In the Bible, who was the servant of Sarah who became the concubine of Abraham and mother of Ishmael?

HAGAR in the BIBLE: Sarah's slave, Abraham's concubine Hagar means ‘stranger’. She was from Egypt, never fully accepted into the tribe. Sarah may be a short version of Ummu-sarra, ‘the great mother is queen’. Abraham means ‘ancestor of many people’. Ishmael means ‘God hears’. Hagar was lost twice, but God heard her cry for help. Note: At the beginning of the story of Hagar, Sarah and Abraham are called Sarai and Abram; later in the story, God makes a promise to them, a covenant, and changes their names to Sarah and Abraham. To minimize confusion, ‘Sarah’ and ‘Abraham’ are used throughout. Main themes of the story Nothing is impossible to God. God had promised Abraham he would be the father of many nations, so when Sarah became post-menopausal she looked for ways to make this happen. She did not trust in God enough to leave the matter in His hands. The foundation of the Arab nations. According to the Koran, Abraham, Hagar and Ishmael were ancestors of the Arab nations, and of the prophet Mohammed. The Koran says it was at Mecca that God saved Hagar and her son from death by thirst. Muslim ritual reflects this: every year for thirteen centuries Muslims performing the Hajj have retraced Hagar’s steps as she desperately searched for water. Hagar represents women in the Bible who are excluded or despised. This might happen because they are childless in a society that valued mothers (as Sarah was at first) or a slave in a hierarchical society (as Hagar was at first). Mother and beloved child The story has two episodes: 1 The conception and birth of Hagar’s son Ishmael ( Genesis 16:1-16 ). Hagar was an Egyptian slave girl in the tribe of Abraham. She belonged to Sarah, the alpha female of the tribe. When Sarah could not conceive she gave Hagar to her husband as a surrogate. Hagar became pregnant, and God promised that her child would be the ancestor of a great nation. She bore a son, Ishmael. 2 The expulsion of Hagar and Ishmael ( Genesis 21:1-21 ). Hagar was never fully accepted into the tribe despite being the mother of Abraham’s child, and in the end she was rejected completely and expelled into the desert. But God protected her twice from Sarah’s hatred by sending an angel, and eventually Hagar lived as a free woman, not a slave. See MAPS OF BIBLE LANDS for the location of this story Hagar — victim? or upwardly mobile? Read Genesis 16:1-16 The story of Hagar took place during the late Bronze Age between 2000 and 1550BC, corresponding to the Middle Kingdom period in Egyptian history. Hagar was an Egyptian girl who was a slave in the household of Sarah, a Hebrew princess. Sarah may have acquired Hagar as part of the generous bride-price paid to her husband Abraham by Pharaoh in Egypt (this story is in Genesis 12:10-20 ). Ancient wall painting of beautiful Egyptian women It was an accepted practice at the time to give servants and slaves as part of the dowry of a wealthy young woman. If Hagar was a gift from Pharaoh, she was probably an accomplished servant with valuable skills. Becoming the servant of a nomadic tribeswoman may have been a step down socially for her. You might take a look at Egyptian love poems in Women in the Bible: the story of Potiphar’s Wife: it will give you some idea of the comparative sophistication of the Egyptians. Hagar was always disadvantaged among the Hebrew women because she was a foreigner and a slave. This was ironic, since she came from a land that was socially and politically advanced and possessed cities, temples and elaborate burial sites. Egypt had a complex economic system that regulated trade and commerce throughout its empire, and its theology and religion were sophisticated and well ordered. Hagar must have found the living conditions of the Hebrews quite primitive by comparison. It seems that Hagar’s new owner Sarah could not conceive a child, which was after all the primary function of a tribal leader’s wife. In her own eyes and in the estimation of the tribe she was a failure, and her barren state was a constant torment. She decided to offer her slave Hagar to Abraham as a surrogate


Who was the first Irish poet to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1923?

Nobelprize.org Share this: Award Ceremony Speech Presentation Speech by Per Hallström, Chairman of the Nobel  Committee of the Swedish Academy , on December 10, 1923 Very early, in the first bloom of youth,  William Butler Yeats emerged as a poet with an indisputable right  to the name; his autobiography shows that the inner promptings of  the poet determined his relations to the world even when he was a  mere boy. He has developed organically in the direction indicated  by his emotional and intellectual life from the very  beginning. He was born in an artistic home - in Dublin - thus beauty  naturally became a vital necessity for him. He showed artistic  powers, and his education was devoted to the satisfying of this  tendency; little effort was made to secure traditional schooling.  He was educated for the most part in England, his second  fatherland; nonetheless his decisive development was linked to  Ireland, chiefly to the comparatively unspoiled Celtic district  of Connaught where his family had their summer home. There he  inhaled the imaginative mysticism of popular belief and popular  stories which is the most distinctive feature of his people, and  amidst a primitive nature of mountain and sea he became absorbed  in a passionate endeavour to capture its very soul. The soul of nature was to him no empty phrase, for Celtic  pantheism, the belief in the existence of living, personal powers  behind the world of phenomena, which most of the people had  retained, seized hold of Yeats's imagination and fed his innate  and strong religious needs. When he came nearest to the  scientific spirit of his time, in zealous observations of the  life of nature, he characteristically concentrated on the  sequence of various bird notes at daybreak and the flight of  moths as the stars of twilight were kindled. The boy got so far  in his intimacy with the rhythm of the solar day that he could  determine the time quite exactly by such natural signs. From this  intimate communion with the sounds of morning and nighttime, his  poetry later received many of its most captivating traits. He abandoned his training in the fine arts soon after he had  grown up in order to devote himself to poetry, for which his  inclination was strongest. But this training is evident  throughout his whole career, both in the intensity with which he  worships form and personal style and, still more, in the  paradoxically audacious solution of problems in which his acute  but fragmentary philosophical speculation sought its way to what  he needed for his own peculiar nature. The literary world he entered, when he settled down in London at  the end of the eighties, did not offer him much positively, but  it at least offered him fellowship in opposition, which to  pugnacious youth seems particularly dear. It was filled with  weariness and rebellion toward the spirit of the times which had  prevailed just before, namely that of dogmatic natural science  and naturalistic art. There were few whose hostility was so  deeply grounded as that of Yeats, altogether intuitive,  visionary, and indomitably spiritualistic as he was. He was disturbed not only by the cocksureness of natural science  and the narrowness of reality-aping art; even more, he was  horrified by the dissolution of personality and the frigidity  which issued from scepticism, by the desiccation of imagination  and emotional life in a world which at best had faith only in a  collective and automatic progression to the sacred land of  Cockaigne. Events proved him to be terribly right: the «paradise» which could be reached by humanity with such  schooling, we have now the dubious advantage of enjoying. Even more beautiful kinds of social utopianism, represented by  the greatly admired poet William Morris, did not captivate such  an individualist as young Yeats. Later he found his way to the  people, and then not as an abstract conception, but as the Irish  people, to whom he had been close as a child. What he sought in  that people was not the mass


What is the name of the disc shaped region beyond the orbit of Neptune, discovered in 1992, which contains dwarf planets and small icy bodies?

Dwarf Planets, Pluto, Kuiper Belt & Oort Cloud A diagram showing solar system orbits. The highly tilted orbit of Eris is in red. Dwarf Planets: 10 Need-to-Know Things Smaller Than Our Moon If the sun were as tall as a typical front door, Earth would be about  the size of a nickel and dwarf planet Pluto, one of the larger known  dwarf planets, would be the size of the head of a pin. Long Trip Dwarf planets orbit our sun, a star. Most are located in the Kuiper  Belt, a region of icy and rocky debris beyond Neptune. Ceres, the  closest dwarf planet, is the largest world in the main asteroid belt  between Mars and Jupiter. What's in a Day? Days on dwarf planets vary. One day on dwarf planet Ceres, for example, takes about nine Earth hours (the time it takes for Ceres to rotate once). It takes Ceres about 4.5 Earth years to go around the sun. Hard Worlds Dwarf planets are solid rocky and/or icy bodies. It all depends on their location in the solar system. Moon Check Dwarf planets cannot support life as we know it. World Class Pluto was considered a planet until 2006. But the discovery of similar worlds prompted scientists to change the definition of a planet to better describe the different kinds of worlds of our solar system. Dwarf Planets: Overview While similar to planets in many ways, dwarf planets share their orbits around the sun with other objects such as asteroids or comets. The first five recognized dwarf planets are: Ceres | Pluto | Eris | Haumea | Makemake Dwarf Planets: In Depth Dwarf planets are a lot like regular planets: They both have enough mass and gravity to be nearly round - unlike odd-shaped asteroids. They both travel through space in a path around the sun. The big difference? A dwarf planet's path around the sun is full of other objects like asteroids and comets. A  regular planet has a clear path around the sun. Most of the major  impacts with other objects in its orbit happened billions of years ago.  There is not much left over to get in the way. There may be dozens of dwarf planets in our solar system. So far, we've classified just a handful: Closest to home, Ceres is the largest and most unique resident of the main asteroid belt  between Jupiter and Mars. It also is the first dwarf planet to be  visited by a spacecraft - NASA's Dawn mission. Pluto is the most famous dwarf planet. Discovered in 1930, it was long  classified as our solar system's ninth planet. Pluto and its busy system  of moons orbits the sun in the Kuiper belt, a region of icy debris  beyond Neptune. Astronomers discovered Eris, a Pluto-sized world, in 2003. It takes icy Eris 557 Earth years to complete a single orbit around our sun. Two more confirmed orbit the sun in the icy zone beyond Neptune - Haumea and Makemake. Dwarf Planets: Trivia Little Rocks Dwarf planets are very different from their larger planetary cousins.  It would take about 30,000 of them to create a world the size of Earth. Closest Dwarf Planet Ceres is the only dwarf planet found outside of the Kuiper Belt. Fast Football Dwarf planet Haumea is one of the fastest rotating objects in our solar  system. Haumea spins so fast that it has pulled itself into the shape  of a squashed American football. Bring a Flashlight High noon on Pluto would look a lot like a moonlit night here on Earth.  The sunlight that reaches Pluto is about 1,000 times dimmer than what we  see here on Earth and provides little warmth. Distance Runner Even though it traveled at speeds 30 times greater than the fastest  fighter jet, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft still took more than nine  years to get to Pluto. Camera-Shy Planet Even our most  powerful telescopes show little more than fuzzy blobs when pointed  across billions of kilometers at Pluto and Charon. It took the New  Horizons spacecraft nine and a half years of space travel to get the  only close up images. Mission Milestone New Horizons is the only spacecraft to explore the Kuiper Belt up close. Long, Strange Trip Pluto is so far away it takes 248 years to orbit the sun -- so long it  still hasn't finished on


Who was the only US President to serve two non-consecutive terms of office?

Grover Cleveland - U.S. Presidents - HISTORY.com Grover Cleveland A+E Networks Introduction Grover Cleveland (1837-1908), who served as the 22nd and 24th U.S. president, was known as a political reformer. He is the only president to date who served two nonconsecutive terms, and also the only Democratic president to win election during the period of Republican domination of the White House that stretched from Abraham Lincoln’s (1809-65) election in 1860 to the end of William Howard Taft’s (1857-1930) term in 1913. Cleveland worked as a lawyer and then served as mayor of Buffalo, New York, and governor of New York state before assuming the presidency in 1885. His record in the Oval Office was mixed. Not regarded as an original thinker, Cleveland considered himself a watchdog over Congress rather than an initiator. In his second term, he angered many of his original supporters and seemed overwhelmed by the Panic of 1893 and the depression that followed. He declined to run for a third term. Google Early Career Stephen Grover Cleveland was born in Caldwell, New Jersey , on March 18, 1837. He was the fifth of nine children of Richard Falley Cleveland (1804-53), a Presbyterian minister, and Anne Neal Cleveland (1806-82). In 1841, the family moved to upstate New York , where Cleveland’s father served several congregations before his death in 1853. Did You Know? Grover Cleveland vetoed twice as many congressional bills as all 21 of the presidents who preceded him combined--414 vetoes in his first term. Cleveland left school following his father’s death and started working in order to help support his family. Unable to afford a college education, he worked as a teacher in a school for the blind in New York City and then as a clerk in a law firm in Buffalo, New York. After clerking for several years, Cleveland passed the state bar examination in 1859. He started his own law firm in 1862. Cleveland did not fight in the American Civil War (1861-65); when the Conscription Act was passed in 1863, he paid a Polish immigrant to serve in his place. Sheriff, Mayor and Governor Cleveland’s first political office was sheriff of Erie County, New York, a position he assumed in 1871. During his two-year term, he carried out the death sentence (by hanging) of three convicted murderers. In 1873, he returned to his law practice. He was persuaded to run for mayor of Buffalo in 1881 as a reformer of a corrupt city government. He won the election and took office in 1882. His reputation as an opponent of machine politics grew so rapidly that he was asked to run as the Democratic candidate for governor of New York. Cleveland became governor in January 1883. He was so opposed to unnecessary government spending that he vetoed eight bills sent up by the legislature in his first two months in office. But while Cleveland was popular with the voters, he made enemies within his own party, particularly the powerful Tammany Hall political machine in New York City. However, he won the respect of New York state assemblyman and future U.S. president Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) and other reform-minded Republicans. Cleveland was soon regarded as presidential material. First Term in the White House: 1885-89 Cleveland won the Democratic presidential nomination in 1884 in spite of the opposition of Tammany Hall. The 1884 presidential campaign was ugly: Cleveland’s Republican opponent, U.S. Senator James G. Blaine (1830-93) of Maine , was implicated in several financial scandals, while Cleveland was involved in a paternity case in which admitted that he had paid child support in 1874 to a woman who claimed he was the father of her child. In spite of the scandal, Cleveland won the election with the support of the Mugwumps, Republicans who considered Blaine corrupt. Once in office, Cleveland continued the policy of his predecessor, Chester Arthur (1830-86), in basing political appointments on merit rather than party affiliation. He tried to reduce government spending, using the veto more often than any other president up to that point. Cleveland was a noninterventionis


Who plays the part of Charles Xavier in the 2011 film `X-Men First Class'?

‘X-Men: First Class’: James McAvoy is ready to get bald for a sequel | Hero Complex – movies, comics, pop culture – Los Angeles Times ‘X-Men: First Class’: James McAvoy is ready to get bald for a sequel June 02, 2011 | 3:56 p.m. James McAvoy plays a young Charles Xavier in "X-Men: First Class." (20th Century Fox) “X-Men: First Class” star James McAvoy was back at his home in London on Wednesday and waiting for the film’s opening weekend with the mix of anxiety and excitement you might expect. The film, directed by Matthew Vaughn, has been enjoying some stellar early reviews , and the actor who now plays Charles Xavier can’t help wondering if that means he will be losing his hair and his on-screen sense of humor in the months and years to come. The Fox film that opens Friday is a prequel to previous “X-Men” films — this one is set in the 1940s and 1960s — and Vaughn and producer Bryan Singer  have talked about two more films that would follow this new story and add chapters that would fall, chronologically, in the decades leading up to the earlier movies. In those, Patrick Stewart portrayed Xavier as a serious man with big thoughts and a bald pate (a “sexless monk,” as McAvoy has called him ), and that has McAvoy thinking about the grim future and the razor’s edge. “Ideally you have a story arc that lasts three movies and at the end of the third it leaves you ready for the story in ”X-Men 1,’ ” McAvoy said by phone. “It would be nice to explore things in two more films. In this one, Magneto has gone through his major metamorphosis; he kind of found himself. Charles is dealing with his new life and [issues that present themselves] in this movie. And we still are left with the big question: How does he lose his hair? In the comic books there’s a very clear and easy answer, but we didn’t go with that. In the comics it happened when he was very young and when his powers activated. We’ve obviously gone away from that. Now, obviously, we can’t start the next movie with him bald. Not only is that easy and cheap, we’d be passing up an opportunity for a cool story point. I don’t know what it is — we need to come up with something that justifies doing it. Maybe he got some dodgy Australian shampoo….” 'X-Men: First Class' premiere What has McAvoy heard regarding a sequel? “I keep hearing bits and bobs from the different founts that there are or the different mouths that there are on this job,” said the 32-year-old actor, best known for “The Last King of Scotland” and “Atonement.” “All I know is that if this one makes some money, they will definitely want to make another one. We’ve had pretty strong critical reaction thus far. I don’t know if they’d make it just on the back of that, if they didn’t make the kind of money they hope for. I don’t know, but I can’t see them making it just on that. I just hope that, if it happens, they make it because they found a story they like rather than making it just because there’s more money to be made. I’ve been lucky that, even though I’ve done a couple of bad or silly movies in the past, that’s the way they ended up; the studios made them because they were passionate about them. I’d hate to be in something that started right off as something cynical.” James McAvoy and Michael Fassbinder in "X-Men: First Class" (Fox) He added: “We all want to make money, but there was also a cool idea and a cool story. Everybody thought, ‘Oh great, there’s a prequel/reboot,  just what we don’t need,’ but the idea was to explore that thing that fans were crying out for, those tiny moments in the other movies were you see Sir Patrick and Sir Ian [McKellen, who played Magneto] come together. Those moments were few and far between, but they were some of the most intriguing parts of those films. I think the idea of building a movie around that is what inspired this and, for me, validated doing this.” Vaughn is not a tight-lipped guy, to say the least, and McAvoy has read or seen the reports of the director spitballing ideas (among them the delicious idea of Magneto playing a part in the JFK assassination, a nugget rep


Which British Prime Minister wrote a novel 'Savrola' in 1898, while serving as an army officer in India?

Winston Churchill | Military Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG , OM , CH , TD , DL , FRS, Hon. RA (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 (that is, for most of the Second World War ) and again from 1951 to 1955. Widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the 20th century, Churchill was also an officer in the British Army , a historian, a writer, and an artist. He is the only British Prime Minister to have received the Nobel Prize in Literature, and was the first person to be made an honorary citizen of the United States . Churchill was born into an aristocratic family as the grandson of the 7th Duke of Marlborough . His father, Lord Randolph Churchill , was a charismatic politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer; his mother, Jennie Jerome , was an American socialite. As a young army officer, he saw action in British India, The Sudan, and the Second Boer War . He gained fame as a war correspondent and wrote books about his campaigns. At the forefront of politics for fifty years, he held many political and cabinet positions. Before the First World War, he served as President of the Board of Trade , Home Secretary, and First Lord of the Admiralty as part of the Asquith Liberal government . During the war, he continued as First Lord of the Admiralty until the disastrous Gallipoli Campaign caused his departure from government. He then briefly resumed active army service on the Western Front as commander of the 6th Battalion of the Royal Scots Fusiliers . He returned to government as Minister of Munitions , Secretary of State for War , and Secretary of State for Air . After the War, Churchill served as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Conservative (Baldwin) government of 1924–29, controversially returning the pound sterling in 1925 to the gold standard at its pre-war parity, a move widely seen as creating deflationary pressure on the UK economy. Also controversial was his opposition to increased home rule for India and his resistance to the 1936 abdication of Edward VIII . Out of office and politically "in the wilderness" during the 1930s, Churchill took the lead in warning about Nazi Germany and in campaigning for rearmament. On the outbreak of the Second World War , he was again appointed First Lord of the Admiralty. Following the resignation of Neville Chamberlain on 10 May 1940, Churchill became Prime Minister. His steadfast refusal to consider defeat, surrender, or a compromise peace helped inspire British resistance, especially during the difficult early days of the War when Britain stood alone among European countries in its active opposition to Adolf Hitler . Churchill was particularly noted for his speeches and radio broadcasts, which helped inspire the British people. He led Britain as Prime Minister until victory over Nazi Germany had been secured. After the Conservative Party lost the 1945 election, he became Leader of the Opposition to the Labour ( Attlee ) government. After winning the 1951 election, he again became Prime Minister, before retiring in 1955. Upon his death, Elizabeth II granted him the honour of a state funeral, which saw one of the largest assemblies of world statesmen in history. [1] Named the Greatest Briton of all time in a 2002 poll, Churchill is widely regarded as being among the most influential people in British history, consistently ranking well in opinion polls of Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom . Contents Jennie Jerome, Lady Randolph Churchill , mother of Winston Churchill Born into the aristocratic family of the Dukes of Marlborough , a branch of the noble Spencer family , [2] Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, like his father, used the surname "Churchill" in public life. [3] His ancestor George Spencer had changed his surname to Spencer-Churchill in 1817 when he became Duke of Marlborough , to highlight his descent from John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough . Churchill's father, Lord Randolph Churchill , the t


Which English crime writer coined the 'Guinness is good for you' slogan while working as a copywriter?

Fay Weldon | Interesting Literature Interesting Literature Posted by interestingliterature Before he wrote Midnight’s Children – the 1981 novel which would win not only the Booker Prize for that year but the ‘Booker of Bookers’ award in 1993 – Salman Rushdie worked in advertising. It was during this period in the 1970s that Rushdie came up with several classic advertising slogans: ‘Naughty but nice’ (to advertise cream cakes), ‘That’ll do nicely’ (for American Express credit cards), and ‘Irresistibubble’ (for Aero chocolate bars). He also came up with this, for the Daily Mirror: ‘Look into the Mirror tomorrow – you’ll like what you see.’ Rushdie has said that his work in advertising ‘taught me to write like a job. If you have the client coming in that afternoon for his new campaign, you can’t not have it. You have to have it. What’s more, it has to be good.’ George Orwell may have described advertising as ‘the rattling of a stick inside a swill-bucket’ in his novel Keep the Aspidistra Flying (1936), a book which shows a man with high literary ambitions being ‘reduced’ to the work of writing advertising jingles and rhymes. But Marshall McLuhan described it as ‘the greatest art form of the twentieth century’. And certainly, many popular and celebrated writers of the twentieth century and beyond have put their mark on this modern art form. Rushdie is one name among many. The author of The Satanic Verses had actually failed the initial test he took for J. Walter Thompson, a leading advertising company (which was run by none other than the thriller writer, James Patterson). But he persevered, spurred on by a friend’s assurance that it was ‘really easy’. Many a small thing has been made large by the right kind of advertising. – Mark Twain Fay Weldon, author of The Life and Loves of a She-Devil (1983), is another novelist who started out in the field of advertising. In this connection she is probably most famous for writing the slogan ‘Go to work on an egg’, in support of a large advertising campaign in Britain in the 1950s supported by the Egg Marketing Board. But Weldon didn’t in fact write the slogan: it was ‘hatched’ (sorry, we couldn’t resist) by someone else, and Weldon merely helped to popularise the slogan (we say ‘merely’, but at the time Weldon occupied the senior role of Head of Copywriting and she was instrumental in making the phrase known in households up and down the country). One slogan which Weldon did write was ‘Vodka gets you drunker quicker.’ This was never used, though, as it was rejected by her bosses. (And this at a time before drink awareness was as high as it is now!) While we’re talking drink, it was Dorothy L. Sayers, crime writer and creator of the detective Lord Peter Wimsey, who originated several Guinness slogans used in the 1920s, such as (reputedly) ‘Guinness is good for you.’ (She used her experience working in advertising for the 1933 Lord Peter Wimsey novel, Murder Must Advertise.) One legend has it that the brewery had initially sought an endorsement from homegrown Irish talent, the playwright and well-known alcoholic, Brendan Behan, but the best he could come up with was ‘Guinness makes you drunk.’ (If only all ad campaigns were so honest!) However, this story is unverified and Guinness have denied that they ever sought a slogan from Behan. Advertising is the very essence of democracy. – Anton Chekhov Another writer to lend his services to the advertising industry was F. Scott Fitzgerald, more famous as the author of The Great Gatsby and ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’. He wrote the slogan ‘We keep you clean in Muscatine’ for a local steam laundry company. Other writers who cut their teeth on advertising include Don DeLillo, Martin Amis, and Joseph Heller, author of Catch-22. If Marshall McLuhan was right and advertising is a great art form, then it raises the question of the relationship between literature and advertising. Can literary talent be honed by a spell working in the world of Mad Men?


Which horse, trained by Jonjo O'Neil, won the 2010 Grand National?

Jonjo O'Neill Trainer - 2010 Grand National Winner /in Featured Trainers , Irish National , Trainers /by Simone Wright As both jockey and trainer Jonjo O’Neill has reached virtually every height this great sport has to offer, along the way overcoming adversity, including beating cancer. He has held a dual-purpose licence since 1986 and was based in Penrith for 15 years before partnering up with JP McManus who purchased Jackdaws Castle in 2001 and agreed to let Jonjo rent the magnificent training establishment. The team’s first runner from their new Gloucestershire base came 28 days later in a three-mile novice chase at Stratford. Gladly, it was a winner and he has never looked back. Jonjo O’Neill is the only person to register a seasonal tally of 100 winners as both a jockey and trainer In his first full season at Jackdaws Castle, Jonjo propelled himself into fourth place in the trainers’ championship and sent out 114 winners for the first time, where highlights included four winners at Aintree’s Grand National meeting. Securing his position as one of the top race horse trainers. In the 2006/7 season Jonjo sent out 126 winners, his runners earned well over £1,900,196.00 in prize money for his owners and over the years some magnificent horses have been trained at Jackdaws including Synchronised, Sunnyhillboy, Alfie Sherrin, Albertas Run, Wichita Lineman, Butler’s Cabin, Drombeag and of course, 2010 Grand National winner Don’t Push It. 2010 was an epic year for Jonjo O’Neill and his connections when Don’t Push It won the 2010 Grand National, giving Jonjo, JP McManus and AP McCoy the title – a first for each of them. He has saddled 27 Grand National runners since his first in 2003 and in 2012 entered Sunnyhillboy who was beaten to second place and despite another go in 2013 unseated his rider and wasn’t raced in the 2014 renewal. Jonjo O’Neill remains the only person to register a seasonal tally of 100 winners as both a jockey and trainer and additionally, he is the only person to ride and train a winner on the Flat, and over fences and hurdles at Ascot. FOLLOW JONJO ON TWITTER


Which TV cartoon series features the Griffin family of Quahog, Rhode Island?

Quahog, Rhode Island | Family Guy Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Quahog (pronounced "KO-hog") is a fictional city in Newport County, Rhode Island where the animated television comedy Family Guy is set. The Griffin Family , the Brown family , the Swanson family , and Glenn Quagmire live on Spooner Street , with the Griffin family residing at 31 Spooner Street . The population of Quahog in " Tom Tucker: The Man and His Dream " is 800. The ZIP code, as revealed in " FOX-y Lady ", is 00093. Peter's birth certificate in " Quagmire's Mom " gives the location as Newport County . Contents [ show ] History Quahog was founded by Griffin Peterson , who had been exiled to America by King Stewart III in " Peter's Progress ". The king later gave Peterson control over Quahog after Peterson beat him in a talent show. A myth was later created that said that Quahog was founded by Miles "Chatterbox" Musket with the assistance of a magical talking clam. People and places in Quahog Mayor Adam West is the mayor of Quahog. Quahog's local celebrities are the anchors of its Channel 5 news show, Tom Tucker and Diane Simmons . Their Japanese newswoman is called Tricia Takanawa .  The Drunken Clam is a bar that Peter and his friends frequently visit along with his friends; Joe Swanson, who is a paraplegic police officer, Cleveland Brown who is a deli owner and Glenn Quagmire who is an airline pilot and general Ladies man. Peter works as an assembly worker in a toy factory in early episodes, but is a self-employed fisherman and an employee of the fictitious Pawtucket Brewery in later episodes. In " E. Peterbus Unum " it is found out that Peter's house is not part of Quahog, and not even part of the United States of America, in which he calls the new territory Petoria . Petoria was originally to be called Peterland, but a local gay bar had already taken it. In " Peter's Got Woods ", Brian and his new girlfriend Shauna Parks , decide to propose a changing of James Woods Regional High School to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. However, Peter, feeling betrayed by Brian and left out, retaliates against Brian by bringing James Woods on the night of the school meeting to protect the name. Real-world locations Seth MacFarlane , the show's creator, had been a resident of Rhode Island, and leaves unequivocal Rhode Island landmarks from which one may infer intended locations for events. Several times every episode, the actual Providence skyline can be seen in the distance. The three buildings that are depicted are, from left to right and furthest to closest, One Financial Plaza, 50 Kennedy Plaza, and the Bank of America Tower. This ordering of buildings and the angle at which they are viewed (see figure at right) indicates that Quahog is primarily west of downtown Providence. If Quahog is to have a counterpart in Rhode Island geography and be consistent with this, it would have to be either Johnston, Rhode Island; Cranston, Rhode Island; North Providence, Rhode Island; Scituate, Rhode Island; or a western portion of Providence itself. However, in a few episodes Quahog is shown to have a coastline such as " Fifteen Minutes of Shame ", " Fore Father ", and " The Perfect Castaway ", which only Cranston and Providence possess. This is supported by the fact that the real-world "31 Spooner Street" is located in Providence, immediately west of Roger Williams Park. MacFarlane has said in a DVD commentary that the street was named after Spooner Hill Road, along which is his boyhood home. Also, a map seen in "Fifteen Minutes of Shame" does not resemble a map of the neighborhood of the actual Spooner Street. In " Not All Dogs Go To Heaven ", the 'zoomout' at the end shows Quahog to be somewhere between Cranston and Warwick, almost directly north of the Theodore Francis Green Airport. In " E. Peterbus Unum ", a map of Rhode Island is shown with Quahog shown in red with Quahog appearing to be in the vicinity of Tiverton, Rhode Island. MacFarlane, in an interview with local WNAC Fox 64 News, has stated that the town is modeled after Cranston, Rhode Island. The name Quahog A


Who won the Best Actress Oscar in 2010 for her role as Leigh Anne Tuohy in the film 'The Blind Side'?

PHOTOS: 2010 Oscar Nominations Photos - ABC News ABC News − 2010 Oscar Nominations Meryl Streep is nominated for her role as chef extraordinaire Julia Child in "Julie and Julia." "Julia, that spirit was very like my mother's spirit," Streep told ABC "World News" anchor Diane Sawyer. "Joie de vivre. She had it. And a great sense of fun and [an] infectious ability to bring people along in whatever adventure she cared to take charge of." Streep recently won the Golden Globe in the best actress category for her role as Julia. Columbia Pictures 2010 Oscar Nominations Meryl Streep is nominated for her role as chef extraordinaire Julia Child in "Julie and Julia." "Julia, that spirit was very like my mother's spirit," Streep told ABC "World News" anchor Diane Sawyer. "Joie de vivre. She had it. And a great sense of fun and [an] infectious ability to bring people along in whatever adventure she cared to take charge of." Streep recently won the Golden Globe in the best actress category for her role as Julia. Columbia Pictures 2010 Oscar Nominations Penelope Cruz showed off her acrobatic skills in the film "Nine," a role that garnered her an Oscar nomination in the best supporting actress category. Cruz plays one of many love interests of actor Daniel Day-Lewis in the musical. The Weinstein Company, via AP 2010 Oscar Nominations Gabourey Sidibe was new to the big screen when she debuted in "Precious," but has already garnered worldwide praise, and now an Oscar nomination for her role in the film as Claireece Precious Jones. Director Lee Daniels is also nominated in the best director category. Lionsgate 2010 Oscar Nominations Sandra Bullock is nominated in the best actress category for her role as Leigh Anne Tuohy in "The Blind Side." Bullock won her first Golden Globe for the role. This is her first Oscar nomination. The film is also nominated in the best film category. According to Variety, "The Blind Side" is the first film with a female lead to surpass the $200 million mark at the box office. Warner Bros. 2010 Oscar Nominations Are In! The sleeper science fiction thriller "District 9," with its relatively unknown cast and low production budget, was included among the 10 films for best picture. Sony 2010 Oscar Nominations Are In! Maggie Gyllenhaal received her first Oscar nomination as a supporting actress in "Crazy Heart." Her co-star Jeff Bridges was also nominated for best actor. Fox Searchlight Pictures 2010 Oscar Nominations Are In! The Coen Brothers dark comedy "A Serious Man" is nominated in the best film category. The film stars Larry Gopnik (Michael Stuhlbarg), a Jewish professor who is grappling with life's meaning. Actors Fred Melamed and Sari Lennick are shown in a scene from the film. Wilson Webb/Focus Features, via AP 2010 Oscar Nominations Are In! At age 80, Christopher Plummer is enjoying one of the best years of his career. The veteran actor received an Oscar nomination for best supporting actor for his performance as Tolstoy in "The Last Station." He was nominated in the same category for a Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild award. Sony 2010 Oscar Nominations Helen Mirren is nominated for her riveting performance as Countess Sofya in "The Last Station." Sofya is the wife of Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy (Christopher Plummer). Mirren shared some tips for the red carpet with Time magazine. "You have got to be prepared to answer the most obvious question with grace and as if you've never been asked that before. You get 'How are you feeling?' every time. But you have to answer it as if you have never heard it before. Be prepared. Have a lot of energy. Enjoy it. Feel open and warm. And you'll be fine." Warner Bros. 2010 Oscar Nominations Breakout actress Carey Mulligan dazzled audiences with her role in "An Education." She is nominated in the best actress category. "She's probably as good as Kate Winslet and even Helen Mirren," Entertainment Weekly senior writer Dave Phillips told ABCNews.com. Sony Pictures 2010 Oscar Nominations Mo'Nique stunned audiences in her Golden Globe-winning role as monstrous mother Mary Le


Which British group released the albums 'Pablo Honey', 'The Bands' and 'OK Computer' in the 1990s?

Radiohead: Pablo Honey: Collector's Edition / The Bends: Collector's Edition / OK Computer: Collector's Edition Album Review | Pitchfork April 16 2009 Radiohead's first three albums are given expanded 2xCD reissues.  When Capitol released a few different shortcuts through Radiohead's career late last year, we were indifferent to its cause, citing a lack of need and poor selection. Most fervent Radiohead fans would have wasted their money buying these packages, and most people interested in the band would be best served by their actual albums. Well, Capitol has now begun to roll out those parent albums-- starting with the group's three 1990s releases (Pablo Honey, The Bends, OK Computer)-- again, without the band's participation. This time, however, the label is doing it right, dressing the releases up with the right accoutrements: B-sides from the era (and since the era overlapped with two-part CD singles, there are plenty), radio sessions, and music videos. For an epochal, era-defining band, Radiohead had an unusual beginning, looking like they'd wind up one-hit wonders, chancers callously attaching themselves to a sound and moment yet with few ideas of their own. That first hit, "Creep", with its loud/soft dynamic and self-loathing lyric, fit snugly into the post-Nirvana alt-rock landscape-- no surprise: Radiohead copped as much from 80s indie rock as their Pac NW brethren did. Yet instead of being hamstrung by platinum success, Radiohead abandoned careerist moves for artistic ambitions, moving quickly to incorporate the record-collector's music of post-rock and Mo Wax, the post-dance, spiritually nurturing end of UK rock, and the pre-millennial tension of IDM and trip-hop. By the end of the 90s, Radiohead hadn't supplanted U2, R.E.M., Oasis, and Metallica as the world's biggest rock band. But it was largely agreed upon that they were the world's best-- and with hindsight, arguably, along with the White Stripes, the last indie-friendly group to conquer the world and punch in the same weight class as early 90s alt-rock giants like Nine Inch Nails, Pearl Jam, Green Day, or Red Hot Chili Peppers. That they used this critical and commercial currency to such dazzling effect on Kid A and Amnesiac is still one of the highlights of this decade; that the press, especially in the UK, chose the more familiar and necrophiliac "new rock revolution" over the relatively pioneering Radiohead is one of the decade's lows. UK rock, for all its heady artistry and visionaries throughout the 60s, 70s, and 80s, had been slumming it a bit when Radiohead first emerged. Size and grandeur, which would become the goals for too many UK guitar bands by the end of the Britpop era, were largely missing from that country's indie scene when Radiohead started recording in 1992. Sure, the Stone Roses had trumpeted their own greatness a few years earlier, but most of the era's indie music was introspective, bands content to gaze at their shoes rather than aim for the back of the venue. Radiohead's early, full-bodied music was, in most circles then, dismissed as empty Americanisms-- and not without reason. The expansive Pablo Honey set-- the 12-song album accompanied by 22 extras-- mostly highlights a group in hock to U.S. indie heroes Pixes and Dinosaur Jr. (with the occasional R.E.M. homage tossed in-- see: "Lurgee"). The loose "Anyone Can Play Guitar" and delicate "Thinking About You" thankfully break up the 120-minute mood, but most of the rest of the album is squarely in the post-grunge wheelhouse. That's not always a bad thing: "Stop Whispering", opener "You", and a re-recorded version of early single "Prove Yourself" hold up well-- and "Creep" has oddly gotten better with age. Elsewhere, the dreadful "Pop Is Dead", and songs like "How Do You?", "I Can't", "Ripcord", and "Vegetable" are run of the mill at best. If Pablo Honey didn't betray hints of the band Radiohead would become, neither did its B-sides. Unlike contemporaries such as Blur, who used their non-album material to explore new ideas or moods, Radiohead's Pablo Honey-era work is primarily


What is the name of the Crusader castle which is now a Unesco World Heritage site, which lies west of Horns in Syria?

Krak des Chevaliers - Ruined Concentric Crusader Castle in Syria Krak des Chevaliers BOOKS   Krak des Chevaliers is a Crusader fortress in Syria. It is one of the most important preserved medieval military castles in the world, and one of the most spectacular. T. E. Lawrence described it as “perhaps the best preserved and most wholly admirable castle in the world”. In its prime it garrisoned some 2,000 men. In places the walls are 100 feet thick. It is also known as Kerak des Chevaliers and as Crac des Chevaliers. It is one of many fortresses that were part of a defensive network along the border of the old Crusader states. The fortress controlled the road to the Mediterranean, and from this base, the Knights Hospitallers could exert some influence over Lake Homs to the east to control the fishing industry and watch for Muslim armies gathering in Syria. It was built in limestone, in 1031 and extensively altered in the period 1150–1250 It is now owned by the syrian government and is open to the public (Apr–Oct: 9am–6pm ; Nov–Mar: 9am–4pm). Although partially ruined, Krak has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2006. The word Krak comrs from the Syriac karak, meaning fortress. Krak is known in Arabic as Hisn al Akrad, the Castle of the Kurds. It was called by the Franks Le Crat and then by a confusion with karak (fortress), Le Crac. Drawing of Krak as it would have looked     Location The castle is located east of Tripoli, Lebanon, in the Homs Gap, on top of a 650-metre-high hill along the only route from Antioch to Beirut and the Mediterranean Sea. It lies 90 miles northwest of Damascus and approximately 40 km west of the city of Homs, close to the border of Lebanon, and is administratively part of the Homs Governorate of Syria. Google map showing the location of Krak des Chevaliers   Google map showing Krak des Chevaliers   History The original fortress was built in 1031 for the emir of Aleppo. He installed a colony of Kurds in that year. During the First Crusade in 1099 it was captured by Raymond IV of Toulouse, but then abandoned when the Crusaders continued their march towards Jerusalem. It was reoccupied again by Tancred, Prince of Galilee in 1110. It lay in the Crusader state of Tripoli whose counts werea branch of the St-Gilles Family, Counts of Toulouse.. In 1142 it was given by Raymond II, Count of Tripoli, to the Knights Hospitallers. Krak des Chevaliers was the headquarters of the Knights Hospitaller during the Crusades. It was expanded between 1150 and 1250 and eventually housed a garrison of 2,000. In 1163 the fortress was unsuccessfully besieged by Nur ad-Din Zengi, after which the Hospitallers became an essentially independent force on the Tripolitanian frontier. By 1170 the Hospitallers' modifications were complete. In the late 12th and early 13th century earthquakes caused some damage and required further rebuilding. Saladin unsuccessfully besieged the castle in 1188 - he decided to by-pass the castle after just a day. In 1217, during the Fifth Crusade, King Andrew II of Hungary strengthened the outer walls and financed the guarding troops. In 1271 the fortress was besieged by Mamluk Sultan Baibars on April 8 with the aid of heavy trebuchets and mangonels. To conquer the castle, Baibars used a trick, presenting a forged letter from the Crusader Commander in Tripoli, ordering the defenders to surrender the castle. Without this trick, Krak would probably never have fallen. The Crusaders were allowed to leave the castle safely, provided they returned to a Christian country and not return to Arab lands. Baibars refortified the castle and used it as a base against Tripoli. He also converted the Hospitaller chapel to a mosque. In 1935, the castle was bought by the French government. Restoration began under the supervision of Pierre Coupel, who had undertaken similar work at the Tower of the Lions and the two castles at Sidon. The castle was made a World Heritage Site, along with Qal’at Salah El-Din, in 2006, and is now owned by the Syrian government. The fortress is one of the few sites where Crusader ar


Which German composed the 1911 opera 'Der Rosenkavalier'?

Opera costumes: Alfred Roller, "Der Rosenkavalier" 1911. - YouTube Opera costumes: Alfred Roller, "Der Rosenkavalier" 1911. Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Jun 30, 2010 Figurines y escenografía de Alfred Roller para el estreno de la ópera de Richard Strauss "El caballero de la rosa" (Der Rosenkavalier) en 1911 en la ciudad de Dresde. Director: Ernest von Schuch Escenografía y vesturio: Alfred Roller En imágenes: Octavian Rofrano (mezzosoprano): Eva von der Osten La Mariscala (soprano): Margarethe Siems Sophie von Faninal, joven burguesa, hija de Faninal. (soprano): Minnie Nast Música del vídeo: Trío del acto III: "Marie Theres'!... Hab' mir's gelobt" Die Feldmarschallin - Felicity Lott Octavian - Anne Sofie von Otter Sophie - Barbara Bonney Chor und Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper (Vienna State Opera Chorus and Orchestra) Carlos Kleiber


In which Irish county would you find the Cliffs of Moher?

Cliffs of Moher Tourist Attraction in Ireland, Things to Do in Ireland | Ireland’s most visited natural attraction info@cliffsofmoher.ie The Cliffs of Moher are one of Ireland’s most popular tourist attractions. For advice on visiting at the least busy periods see the Getting Here page. Standing 214m (702 feet) at their highest point they stretch for 8 kilometres (5 miles) along the Atlantic coast of County Clare in the west of Ireland. From the Cliffs of Moher on a clear day one can see the Aran Islands and Galway Bay, as well as the Twelve Pins and the Maum Turk mountains in Connemara, Loop Head to the south and the Dingle Peninsula and Blasket Islands in Kerry. O’Brien’s Tower stands near the highest point and has served as a viewing point for visitors for hundreds of years.


What are the elements with atomic numbers from 57 to 71 in the periodic table called?

List of Elements of the Periodic Table - Sorted by Atomic number energy (eV) Notes: • Density of elements with boiling points below 0°C is given in g/l and in sorted list they are shown before other elements with boling point >0°C. • Earth crust composition average values are from a report by F. W. Clarke and H. S. Washington, 1924. Elemental composition of crustal rocks differ between different localities ( see article ). • Group: There are only 18 groups in the periodic table that constitute the columns of the table. Lanthanoids and Actinoids are numbered as 101 and 102 to separate them in sorting by group. Abbreviations and Definitions: M.P. - melting point B.P. - boiling point Atomic number: The number of protons in an atom. Each element is uniquely defined by its atomic number. Atomic mass: The mass of an atom is primarily determined by the number of protons and neutrons in its nucleus. Atomic mass is measured in Atomic Mass Units (amu) which are scaled relative to carbon, 12C, that is taken as a standard element with an atomic mass of 12. This isotope of carbon has 6 protons and 6 neutrons. Thus, each proton and neutron has a mass of about 1 amu. Isotope: Atoms of the same element with the same atomic number, but different number of neutrons. Isotope of an element is defined by the sum of the number of protons and neutrons in its nucleus. Elements have more than one isotope with varying numbers of neutrons. For example, there are two common isotopes of carbon, 12C and 13C which have 6 and 7 neutrons respectively. The abundances of different isotopes of elements vary in nature depending on the source of materials. For relative abundances of isotopes in nature see reference on Atomic Weights and Isotopic Compositions . Atomic weight: Atomic weight values represent weighted average of the masses of all naturally occurring isotopes of an element. The values shown here are based on the IUPAC Commission determinations ( Pure Appl. Chem. 73:667-683, 2001 ). The elements marked with an asterisk have no stable nuclides. For these elements the weight value shown represents the mass number of the longest-lived isotope of the element. Electron configuration: The distribution of electrons according to the energy sublevels (subshells) in uncharged atoms. The noble gas shown in square brackets (e.g. [He]), marks that all the subshells associated with that element are fully occupied by electrons. Energy levels and sublevels


Which American Football team won the 45th Superbowl on 6 February 2011?

Super Bowl XLII | American Football Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia [9] Super Bowl XLII was the championship game of professional football for the 2007 season , played on February 3, 2008, at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. [10] In one of the most significant upsets in Super Bowl history, [11] the NFC champion New York Giants (13-6), defeated the AFC champion New England Patriots (18-0), by the score of 17-14. If the Patriots won this game they would have completed a perfect season , the first since the 1972 Miami Dolphins , and it would be the only one since the league expanded to a 16-game regular season in 1978 . This game was also a rematch of both teams' regular season-ending game on December 29 2007, which the Patriots won to finish the regular season 16–0, with a score of 38–35 at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. New England opened the bye week as 14-point favorites, but dipped to 12-point favorites by kickoff. [12] In the end, after falling behind late in the fourth quarter, the Patriots lost 14–17 . [13] The telecast was the most-watched Super Bowl in history, with 97.5 million viewers. [8] A record 148.3 million total viewers tuned into the game. It was also the second- most-watched TV program in the United States, behind the 1983 M*A*S*H series finale. [14] Coincidentally, the Phoenix area hosted Super Bowl XXX , the second-most-viewed Super Bowl, with 95.1 million viewers, in 1996. Contents Edit The league contemplated holding Super Bowl XLII in New York City or Washington, D.C. as a symbol of the recovery from the September 11, 2001 attacks. [15] However, New York City was not considered as a finalist, because the proposed renovations to Giants Stadium were still being disputed among its stadium representatives, and the city and the New York Jets at the time had not finalized a plan to build the new West Side Stadium ; ultimately, that deal fell through. [16] NFL owners awarded Super Bowl XLII to Glendale during their October 2003 meeting in Chicago, Illinois, rejecting Washington for a warmer and drier climate. [17] Venue Edit The kickoff for the game was at 4:30 p.m. MST (listed at 4:17 pm by the Fox network). This was the first time a Super Bowl was played on a retractable natural-grass field surface; the University of Phoenix Stadium's removable surface is unique among American sports venues. [18] This was also the second Super Bowl played in a retractable-roof stadium (designed by Peter Eisenman and HOK Sport). During the regular season, the home team decides 90 minutes before kickoff whether the roof would be open or closed, and an open roof must remain open unless weather conditions get worse. However, as a neutral site, the NFL controls the option to open or close without any restrictions. The first time this was employed was in Super Bowl XXXVIII at Reliant Stadium ; the roof was open for pregame and halftime shows and closed during the game. [19] Because there was rain in the scheduled forecast for Super Bowl XLII, the roof was closed for the entire day's activities. During a February 6, 2007, ceremony with Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano, the NFL and the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee unveiled the slogan "Who Wants It More?" along with its mascot "Spike the Super Ball" (an anthropomorphized football with sunglasses and sneakers) and a large "Super Bowl XLII Countdown Clock" at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. [20] The Super Bowl XLII logo was also unveiled, featuring the shape of the state of Arizona in red. The two horizontal white stripes in the middle represent the vertical lines on the University of Phoenix Stadium. The turquoise Roman Numerals represent the Native American culture of Arizona. The red star represents the AFC and the blue star represents the NFC. [20] Teams Main article: 2007 New England Patriots The Patriots, competing in their fourth Super Bowl since the 2001 season, were already billed as one of the greatest teams in NFL history. They compiled a perfect 16-0 record (the first team to go undefeated since the NFL expanded the regu


Which was the first Liverpool group to have their first three singles reach number one in the charts?

BBC - Liverpool - People - You'll Never Walk Alone You are in: Liverpool > People > Your Stories > You'll Never Walk Alone Gerry Marsden You'll Never Walk Alone By Paul Coslett You’ll Never Walk Alone has become indelibly associated with Liverpool, but what is the story behind the famous song? Starting life as a song from a musical, You’ll Never Walk Alone, has made the transition from a terrace chant to an anthem for a city. As part of BBC Radio 2’s Liverpool season, actress Sue Johnston has traced the story of You’ll Never Walk Alone. She asks why a Broadway show tune should have such a connection with Liverpool. Sue Johnston, was nine years old, and living in Whiston when she fell in love with You’ll Never Walk Alone. Since then she says the song has worn itself in to many of her happiest days as well as some of the most terrible. The definitive Liverpool version was a number one hit for Gerry and the Pacemakers in 1963. Magic of the musicals Written by Rodgers and Hammerstein, for the musical Carousel, You’ll Never Walk Alone has been recorded in all styles of music over six decades by artists including Patti La Belle, Frank Sinatra, Elvis, Placido Domingo and Tammy Wynette. Sue Johnston It was through musicals that Sue Johnston first heard the song, “My mum adored the music of Rodgers and Hammerstein, and she’d make me play it on the piano. “Musicals were a big part of both my parent’s lives and a feature of their record collection.” It wasn’t just Sue’s family in Whiston who loved the song, music journalist Paul Du Noyer says You’ll Never Walk Alone was popular in Liverpool long before Gerry and the Pacemakers committed it to vinyl. “The LP of Carousel was an extremely popular one locally. “I can certainly remember my grandparents having a copy and my parents playing it as well. “The big splashy Broadway tunes were always enormously popular within the city, and they were the staples of the pub sing-alongs and neighbourhood get togethers.” However it took the explosion of Merseybeat, and a band managed by Beatles boss Brian Epstein, for You’ll Never Walk Alone to really catch fire. The third of Gerry and the Pacemakers singles, the band had been playing the song live for several years before it was released. “I went to see the film Carousel one afternoon,” says Gerry Marsden. “We’d played the Cavern and it was raining, a horrible day, this would have been about 1959.” The Kop in full voice Marsden was particularly impressed by one song from Carousel and seeking out the sheet music he embarked on persuading his fellow band members to play the tune, “We’d also heard that people like Frank Sinatra had done it, so we listened and thought we’ll do that and put it in the act. “So we played it for years and then we got the chance to record it.” Managed by Brian Epstein, Gerry and the Pacemaker also shared a producer, George Martin, with The Beatles. Gerry and the Pacemakers were the first performers to have their first three singles all reach number one; it was an achievement that wouldn’t be matched until another Liverpool group Frankie Goes to Hollywood did the same in the 1980’s. You’ll Never Walk Alone was the third of the singles after How Do You Do It and I Like It. Both Epstein and George Martin thought the song was too slow to be a hit, but Marsden persuaded them, “We put it out and within a month it was number one,” says Gerry. At around the same time a public address system had been newly installed at Anfield and before the game kicked off the current top ten would be played culminating with the number one record. After You’ll Never Walk Alone fell down the charts it was picked up by the Kop choir, and continued to be sung as the players took to the pitch slowly working its way in to Liverpool society. “People who don’t even know Liverpool hear it and they think of Liverpool,” says Gerry Marsden. “They don’t think of America. “They think of Liverpool and Gerry and the Pacemakers, its crazy.” last updated: 12/06/2008 at 10:38 created: 09/06/2008


Named after a-Dutch astronomer; what is the name of the spherical cloud of comets, which lies about 1 light year from the sun?

Comets: Facts About The 'Dirty Snowballs' of Space Comets: Facts About The 'Dirty Snowballs' of Space By Charles Q. Choi, Space.com Contributor | November 15, 2014 12:46am ET MORE Halley's Comet as photographed May 8, 1910, by Dr. G.W. Ritchey using the 60-inch (1.5-meter) telescope at Mount Wilson Observatory, Calif., during the comet's last appearance. The head of the comet and the beginning of its long tail are shown. Short, straight streaks are background stars. Credit: NASA/JPL A comet is an icy body that releases gas or dust. They are often compared to dirty snowballs, though recent research has led some scientists to call them snowy dirtballs. Comets contain dust, ice, carbon dioxide, ammonia, methane and more. Astronomers think comets are leftovers from the gas, dust, ice and rocks that initially formed the solar system about 4.6 billion years ago. Some researchers think comets might have originally brought some of the water and organic molecules to Earth that now make up life here. To research this hypothesis, the Rosetta mission , which landed a probe on a comet on Nov. 12, 2014, is studying its nucleus and environment, observing how it changes as it approaches the sun. Comets orbit the sun, but most are believed to inhabit in an area known as the Oort Cloud , far beyond the orbit of Pluto. Occasionally a comet streaks through the inner solar system; some do so regularly, some only once every few centuries. Many people have never seen a comet, but those who have won't easily forget the celestial show. Physical characteristics The solid nucleus or core of a comet consists mostly of ice and dust coated with dark organic material , according to NASA, with the ice composed mainly of frozen water but perhaps other frozen substances as well, such as ammonia, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and methane. The nucleus may have a small rocky core. As a comet gets closer to the sun, the ice on the surface of the nucleus begins turning into gas, forming a cloud known as the coma. Radiation from the sun pushes dust particles away from the coma, forming a dust tail, while charged particles from the sun convert some of the comet's gases into ions, forming an ion tail. Since comet tails are shaped by sunlight and the solar wind, they always point away from the sun. At first glance, comets and asteroids may appear very similar. The difference lies in the presence of the coma and tail. Sometimes, a comet may be misidentified  as an asteroid before follow-up observations reveal the presence of either or both of these features. The nuclei of most comets are thought to measure 10 miles (16 kilometers) or less. Some comets have comas that can reach nearly 1 million miles (1.6 million km) wide, and some have tails reaching 100 million miles (160 million km) long. We can see a number of comets with the naked eye when they pass close to the sun because their comas and tails reflect sunlight or even glow because of energy they absorb from the sun. However, most comets are too small or too faint to be seen without a telescope. Comets leave a trail of debris behind them that can lead to meteor showers on Earth. For instance, the Perseid meteor shower  occurs every year between August 9 and 13 when Earth passes through the orbit of the Swift-Tuttle comet. Orbital characteristics Astronomers classify comets based on the durations of their orbits around the sun. Short-period comets need roughly 200 years or less to complete one orbit, long-period comets take more than 200 years, and single-apparition comets are not bound to the sun , on orbits that take them out of the solar system, according to NASA. Recently, scientists have also discovered comets in the main asteroid belt — these main-belt comets might be a key source of water for the inner terrestrial planets. Scientists think short-period comets, also known as periodic comets , originate from a disk-shaped band of icy objects known as the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune's orbit, with gravitational interactions with the outer planets dragging these bodies inward, where they become active come


Who was the US President who sought a third term of office when he ran as a Bull Moose or Progressive candidate?

Bull Moose (Progressive) Party, 1912-1916 Official Name: Progressive Party of 1912 Nicknamed the Bull Moose Party from a quote by Theodore Roosevelt . When asked whether he was fit to be president, he responded that he was as fit as a "bull moose." Origin of the Bull Moose Party: Theodore Roosevelt was president of the United States until 1909. He had finished out the term when William McKinley was assassinated in 1901. He then ran and won the presidency in 1904. He decided not to run again in the 1908 election. William Howard Taft was chosen to run and won the presidency for the Republican Party. In 1912, Roosevelt was unhappy with Taft's time in office and put his name forward to become the Republican Party's nominee again. The Party chose to stick with Taft. This angered Roosevelt who walked out of the convention and then formed his own party, the Progressive Party, in protest. Hiram Johnson was chosen as his running mate. Platform of the Bull Moose Party: True to Roosevelt's progressive beliefs, the platform of the party called for major reforms including women's suffrage, social welfare assistance for women and children, farm relief, revisions in banking, health insurance in industries, and worker's compensation. continue reading below our video Third-Party Candidates in U.S. Elections The party also wanted an easier method to amend the constitution. Election of 1912: In 1912, voters could choose between William Howard Taft who was the incumbent Republican president , Roosevelt who had previously been the Republican president, or Woodrow Wilson , the Democratic candidate. Roosevelt shared many of the progressive policies of Wilson yet his core support came from Republicans who defected from the party. Taft and Roosevelt came away with a combined popular vote of 50% whereas Wilson ended with 43% of the vote. Many historians believe that the Bull Moose Party split the Republican vote there by leading to Wilson's victory although there are some who believe he would have won anyway. End of the Bull Moose Party: While the Bull Moose Party lost at the national level in 1912, it continued putting candidates on the ballot at the state and local elections. However, these candidates did poorly in 1914. The party did hold a convention in 1916 and nominated Roosevelt to run again. When he refused, the party tried to give the nomination to Charles Evan Hughes which led to the dissolution of the party.


Who won the 2010 Wimbledon Men's Singles title?

Wimbledon Mens Players | Mens Singles Champions | Andy Murray | Roger Federer Mens Players Wimbledon Mens Singles We take a look at the mens singles competition, providing background and chances of the players for the 2011 tournament at the All England Club. Many Tennis fans would argue that Wimbledon is the toughest of the four majors to win as it is the only one played on a grass surface. The winner must therefore be versatile in handling the different challenges that playing on grass poses. Please check here for details of the 2010 Wimbledon mens seedings . The 2011 Men’s singles at Wimbledon promises yet again to be as exciting as ever with Roger Federer favourite in the Wimbledon mens singles betting to win the crown once again afre beating Andy Roddick last year. Nadal’s victory in 2008 prevented Federer from becoming the first man in Wimbledon history to record six straight wins, he will be back at SW19 for the first time since and desperate to regain his crown. In some media circles Federer was being written off last year, but he came back to the top when he won the US Open Tennis for the fifth straight year, defeating Britain's Andy Murray in the final. He then lost to Nadal in the Australian Open final in another five set epic, before achieving his greatest moment in tennis, when he won the French Open title for the first time. That win gave him a record equalling fourteen Grand Slams a record he shares with, Sampras and he also became the first man since Andre Agassi to win all four Grand Slam titles. We think that Federer should win once more this year but the following players all have chances Robin Soderling Fred Perry - The last British Mens Single Champion Fred Perry was the last British mens single champion at Wimbledon when he won the title for the third and final time in 1936. Perry, had won the previous two mens singles titles at the 1934 and 1935 Championship and despite being some years ago reports suggest that he was one of the greatest ever Wimbledon champions. Can Scot, Andy Murray emulate the great man this year? Murray has been in outstanding form this year and won the the title at Queens Club last week. He has shot up to number three in the world rankings and is third favourite to win in the mens singles betting. He reached the quarter finals last year where he was beaten by Rafa Nadal. Tim Henman remains the only British player to get to the semi finals in recent years, he achieved this four times in total. Modern Era Mens Wimbledon Champions In recent years, some of the biggest names in mens Tennis have lifted the famous Mens Singles trophy. Four times champion Rod Laver was the first male to claim the title in the open era in 1968 and 1969. Fellow Australian John Newcombe won back to back championships in 1970 and 1971 before Bjorn Borg won four consecutive titles between 1976 - 79. During the 80s, the Wimbledon mens singles title was won by great names such as John McEnroe, Boris Becker and Stefan Edberg, all who won the title on more than one occasion during the decade. American great Pete Sampras dominated the title in the 90s winning the mens singles crown a total of seven times between 1993 and 2000, only Richard Krajicek stopped him from winning a Wimbledon record eight straight titles. In recent years, the mens singles game has been all about Roger Federer who has won the last four Wimbledon mens singles championships and the Swiss star shows no signs of slowing down his dominance of the mens game. Past Wimbledon Mens Singles Winners 1980 B. Borg (Sweeden)


Who plays the part Green Lantern in the 2011 film 'Green Lantern'?

Green Lantern (2011) - 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 From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC Reckless test pilot Hal Jordan is granted an alien ring that bestows him with otherworldly powers that inducts him into an intergalactic police force, the Green Lantern Corps. Director: Famous Directors: From Sundance to Prominence From Christopher Nolan to Quentin Tarantino and every Coen brother in between, many of today's most popular directors got their start at the Sundance Film Festival . Here's a list of some of the biggest names to go from Sundance to Hollywood prominence. a list of 31 titles created 18 Jan 2011 a list of 22 titles created 26 Oct 2011 a list of 25 titles created 04 May 2012 a list of 49 titles created 28 Dec 2014 a list of 35 titles created 11 months ago Search for " Green Lantern " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. 2 wins & 5 nominations. See more awards  » Videos Stunt motorcyclist Johnny Blaze gives up his soul to become a hellblazing vigilante, to fight against power hungry Blackheart, the son of the devil himself. Director: Mark Steven Johnson Bruce Banner, a genetics researcher with a tragic past, suffers an accident that causes him to transform into a raging green monster when he gets angry. Director: Ang Lee A man blinded by toxic waste which also enhanced his remaining senses fights crime as an acrobatic martial arts superhero. Director: Mark Steven Johnson Superman reappears after a long absence, but is challenged by an old foe who uses Kryptonian technology for world domination. Director: Bryan Singer     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.8/10 X   Bruce Banner, a scientist on the run from the U.S. Government, must find a cure for the monster he emerges whenever he loses his temper. However, Banner then must fight a soldier who unleashes himself as a threat stronger than he. Director: Louis Leterrier As Johnny Blaze hides out in Eastern Europe, he is called upon to stop the devil, who is trying to take human form. Directors: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor Stars: Nicolas Cage, Ciarán Hinds, Idris Elba A recently slain cop joins a team of undead police officers working for the Rest in Peace Department and tries to find the man who murdered him. Director: Robert Schwentke A look at Wolverine's early life, in particular his time with the government squad Team X and the impact it will have on his later years. Director: Gavin Hood A strange black entity from another world bonds with Peter Parker and causes inner turmoil as he contends with new villains, temptations, and revenge. Director: Sam Raimi     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.1/10 X   Clark Kent, one of the last of an extinguished race disguised as an unremarkable human, is forced to reveal his identity when Earth is invaded by an army of survivors who threaten to bring the planet to the brink of destruction. Director: Zack Snyder Blade, now a wanted man by the FBI, must join forces with the Nightstalkers to face his most challenging enemy yet: Dracula. Director: David S. Goyer An elite military unit comprised of special operatives known as G.I. Joe, operating out of The Pit, takes on an evil organization led by a notorious arms dealer. Director: Stephen Sommers Edit Storyline In a mysterious universe, an elite defense force of peace and justice have existed for centuries. Cocky test pilot Hal Jordan acquires superhuman powers when he is chosen by "the Ring", the willpower-fed source of power, of the Green Lantern Corps. Reluctantly at first, he takes on the challenges these other superheroes face. Putting his self-doubts aside, and spurred on by his sense of duty and love for his beautiful, intellectually equal, colleague, Carol Ferris, he is soon called to defend mankind from Parallax, a powerful, evil being who feeds on fear. He is the uni


Which Booker Prize winner coined the advertising slogan 'Naughty by nice'?

Writing Copy Before Bestsellers - Six Famous Authors And The Advertising Campaigns They Created - The Booktopian Click here for titles from Fay Weldon Salman Rushdie The Man Booker Prize winner was responsible for coining the phrase Naughty But Nice for real-cream TV adverts, and came up with Irresistibubble as the catch phrase for Aero chocolate bars. Click here for titles from Salman Rushdie Ernest Hemingway The Nobel Prize-winning author appeared and wrote the copy for several ads for both Parker Pens and Ballantine Ale, for which he unsurprisingly received payment in both products. Click here for titles from Ernest Hemingway Dorothy L. Sayers The brilliant English crime writer and essayist coined the classic Guinness Is Good For You slogan, during her stint in advertising Click here for titles from Dorothy L. Sayers Brendan Behan Was also asked to think of a slogan for Guinness and took a crate of the famous dark ale as payment. The next morning he turned up with an empty crate and a small piece of paper that said, “Guinness: It Makes You Drunk”. Click here for titles from Brendan Behan Bryce Courtenay Courtenay entered the advertising industry and, over a career spanning 34 years, was the Creative Director behind campaigns that included Louie the Fly, the original Milkybar Kid commercial and the Australian Labor Party’s 1972 election campaign, ‘It’s Time’.


Which horse, trained by Sir Michael Stoute, won the 2010 Epsom Derby?

Epsom Derby: Kieren Fallon, 51, to ride Across The Stars - BBC Sport BBC Sport Epsom Derby: Kieren Fallon, 51, to ride Across The Stars 24 May From the section Horse Racing Share this page Read more about sharing. Frankie Dettori and Kieren Fallon at York earlier in May Kieren Fallon is set to ride Across The Stars for old ally Sir Michael Stoute in the Derby at Epsom next month. The 51-year-old jockey is enjoying another comeback in Britain and Ireland after a spell in the United States. Across The Stars is owned by Saeed Suhail, for whom Fallon won the Derby on the Stoute-trained Kris Kin in 2003. In other Derby news, top Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien indicated he is likely to run four horses - US Army Ranger, Port Douglas, Deauville and Idaho. US Army Ranger heads the betting for the Classic on 4 June along with Dante Stakes winner Wings Of Desire, the mount of Frankie Dettori for trainer John Gosden. The Dettori-Gosden partnership won last year with Golden Horn, and the trainer was pleased with his leading 2016 contender's workout at Epsom on Tuesday morning. "The horse did it nicely. We had not come here to do a flat-out piece of work, we came here to learn about the track," said Gosden. Dettori added: "To compare him to Golden Horn is a bit unfair. With Golden Horn I had sleepless nights, with this one I just hope for the best." Frankie Dettori on Wings Of Desire (centre) at Epsom's Breakfast With The Stars event Fallon seeks fourth Derby win As for Fallon, Suhail's racing manager Bruce Raymond said the owner was pleased to have the six-time champion jockey riding for him. "It's good to have him and to reunite the winning combination of the three of them," said Raymond Fallon has won the Derby three times - on Oath (1999) for Henry Cecil, plus Kris Kin and Light Shift (2004) for Stoute. This will be his 12th ride in the race - his last when seventh on the Godolphin-owned True Story two years ago. Across The Stars has won one of his four starts and was most recently seen when finishing third in the Lingfield Derby Trial after a slightly troubled passage. Something about U Stoute is also due to saddle the well-touted Ulysses, a son of Epsom Classic winners Galileo and Light Shift, and impressive winner of a maiden race at Newbury on only his third start, on 13 May. Andrea Atzeni has been booked to ride for the Newmarket trainer, who has five Derby winners to his name including Shergar (1981) and Workforce (2010). "He's a real well-balanced, good-actioned athlete with an Epsom pedigree," said Stoute of Ulysses. "He's more mature [than Across The Stars], ready for it and I'm certainly very hopeful of his chance." Ulysses, and US Army Ranger, will bid to become the first Derby winner to begin with the letter U. The victors since the first running in 1780 have represented 23 letters of the alphabet, with X and Z also yet to pass the post first. Ulysses won at Newbury for Ryan Moore, who is expected to partner US Army Ranger for his employers Coolmore Approximate Derby odds (24 May, 11:30 BST) 7-2 US Army Ranger, Wings Of Desire 7-1 Cloth Of Stars, 8-1 Ulysses, 10-1 Deauville, Moonlight Magic, 16-1 Port Douglas, Massaat, 25-1 Bar Share this page


Q&A: Investigation into Yasser Arafat's death - BBC News BBC News Q&A: Investigation into Yasser Arafat's death 26 December 2013 Close share panel Image caption Yasser Arafat was flown to France for treatment 17 days into his illness Palestinian President Yasser Arafat died in hospital in France in November 2004, weeks after falling ill at his compound in the West Bank city of Ramallah. French doctors said Arafat had an unidentified blood disorder and gave the cause of death as a stroke. Since then there have been allegations that Arafat was poisoned, possibly with the radioactive element, polonium-210. A series of investigations has been trying to establish whether he was murdered. How did Arafat die? In 2005, the New York Times obtained a copy of Arafat's medical records from two Israeli journalists, Avi Isacharoff and Amos Harel, who had been given them by a senior Palestinian official. According to the records, the 75-year-old's illness began four hours after he ate a meal on the evening of 12 October 2004 inside the Muqataa presidential compound in Ramallah. Israeli forces had kept him isolated there for three years, accusing him of sponsoring a wave of deadly attacks by Palestinian militants. For the next two weeks, he vomited and had abdominal pain and diarrhoea, but did not have a fever. He became stuporous and lost 3kg (6.6lb), according to the records. He was seen by a team of Palestinian, Egyptian, Jordanian and Tunisian doctors, and was treated for flu and thrombocytopenia, an abnormally low blood platelet count. The records indicated that Arafat did not receive antibiotics until 27 October - 15 days after the onset of his illness. Two days later he was flown by helicopter to Jordan and then private jet to the Percy Military Training Hospital in Clamart, outside Paris. It was only once Arafat arrived in Paris that he was diagnosed with a serious blood disorder - disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) - which the French doctors were never able to control and which led to his death. Arafat did improve for a time at Percy hospital, but he slipped into a coma on 3 November, when he was moved to intensive care. He had massive haemorrhagic stroke on 8 November and died three days later . Why do people think he was poisoned? Many senior Palestinian officials claim that Arafat was poisoned by Israel. Israel's prime minister at the time of Arafat's death, Ariel Sharon, saw the Palestinian leader as a terrorist and an obstacle to peace. In 2002, Mr Sharon told the Maariv newspaper that he regretted not "eliminating" Arafat during the invasion of Lebanon in 1982. But he also stressed that Israel had later made a "commitment" not to harm him. However, Mr Sharon is alleged to have told former US President George W Bush in April 2004 that he no longer felt bound by this promise. Israel has strenuously denied that it had anything to do with Arafat's death. On 8 November 2013, Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor told the BBC: "I will state this as simply and clearly as I can: Israel did not kill Arafat, period. And that's all there is to it. The Palestinians need to stop levelling these accusations without a shadow of proof. Enough is enough." What do Arafat's medical records say? Despite extensive testing, the French doctors never discovered the specific cause of the infection that led to the DIC, according to the medical records obtained by the New York Times. Biopsies performed did not show evidence of any infectious agent or cancer, the records state. Tests carried out by a laboratory in Tunis on cultures of blood, stool, urine and bone marrow were also negative. Specimens were sent to three laboratories for standard toxicology tests to detect metals and drugs, but none were found. No post-mortem was performed because Arafat's widow, Suha, did not request one. The Palestinian Authority also chose not to ask for the procedure because they felt it would "turn what is a martyrdom case into a police criminal case", senior Fatah official Nabil Shaath told al-Jazeera . Independent Israeli and American expert


The Rt Hon William Hague - GOV.UK GOV.UK The Rt Hon William Hague Contents Announcements Biography The Rt Hon William Hague MP was appointed First Secretary of State and Leader of the House of Commons on 15 July 2014. He was elected to Parliament in 1989 as the Conservative MP for Richmond (Yorks). Previous roles in government Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict 2014 to 2015


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Who wrote the screenplay for 'You Only Live Twice'?

You Only Live Twice (1967) - 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 You Only Live Twice ( 1967 ) Approved | Agent 007 and the Japanese secret service ninja force must find and stop the true culprit of a series of spacejackings before nuclear war is provoked. Director: Harold Jack Bloom (additional story material), Roald Dahl (screenplay) Stars: From $10.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 23 titles created 05 Mar 2013 a list of 24 images created 25 Jul 2014 a list of 23 titles created 10 Dec 2014 a list of 26 titles created 29 Dec 2015 a list of 26 titles created 3 months ago Title: You Only Live Twice (1967) 6.9/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for     1     BAFTA Film Award. Another    1 win & 2 nominations. See more awards  » Videos James Bond heads to The Bahamas to recover two nuclear warheads stolen by SPECTRE agent Emilio Largo in an international extortion scheme. Director: Terence Young A diamond smuggling investigation leads James Bond to Las Vegas, where he uncovers an evil plot involving a rich business tycoon. Director: Guy Hamilton James Bond woos a mob boss's daughter and goes undercover to uncover the true reason for Blofeld's allergy research in the Swiss Alps that involves beautiful women from around the world. Director: Peter R. Hunt James Bond willingly falls into an assassination ploy involving a naive Russian beauty in order to retrieve a Soviet encryption device that was stolen by SPECTRE. Director: Terence Young Investigating a gold magnate's smuggling, James Bond uncovers a plot to contaminate the Fort Knox gold reserve. Director: Guy Hamilton 007 is sent to stop a diabolically brilliant heroin magnate armed with a complex organization and a reliable psychic tarot card reader. Director: Guy Hamilton A resourceful British government agent seeks answers in a case involving the disappearance of a colleague and the disruption of the American space program. Director: Terence Young James Bond is led to believe that he is targeted by the world's most expensive assassin while he attempts to recover sensitive solar cell technology that is being sold to the highest bidder. Director: Guy Hamilton James Bond investigates the hijacking of British and Russian submarines carrying nuclear warheads with the help of a KGB agent whose lover he killed. Director: Lewis Gilbert Agent 007 is assigned to hunt for a lost British encryption device and prevent it from falling into enemy hands. Director: John Glen James Bond investigates the mid-air theft of a space shuttle and discovers a plot to commit global genocide. Director: Lewis Gilbert A fake Fabergé egg and a fellow agent's death lead James Bond to uncover an international jewel-smuggling operation, headed by the mysterious Octopussy, being used to disguise a nuclear attack on N.A.T.O. forces. Director: John Glen Edit Storyline When an American space capsule is swallowed up by what they believe to be a Russian spaceship, World War 3 nearly breaks out. The British Government, however, suspect that other powers are at work as the space craft went down near Japan. S.P.E.C.T.R.E. is the force behind the theft, as James Bond discovers, but its motives are far from clear, and he must first find out where the captured space capsule is held before America and Russia initiate another world war. Written by Graeme Roy <gsr@cbmamiga.demon.co.uk> You Only Live Twice...and "TWICE" is the only way to live! See more  » Genres: 13 June 1967 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: Ian Fleming's You Only Live Twice See more  » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia The primary reason for converting the Toyota 2000GT coupes into convertibles was Sean Connery 's height; he was simply too tall to fit into the GT which was notoriously too small for anyone over 5'8". Connery's heigh


In which Irish county would you find the Hill of Tara?

The Ancient Monuments on the Hill of Tara By Bernd Biege Updated April 12, 2016. One of Ireland's most important ancient places, the Hill of Tara (in Irish called Cnoc na Teamhrach, Teamhair, or most frequently Teamhair na Rí, "Tara of the Kings") can be found less than four kilometres south-east of the River Boyne, between Navan and Dunshaughlin in County Meath . Basically it is a sprawling archaeological complex of ancient earthworks and more refined monuments that is traditionally held to be the seat of the High King of Ireland . And a generally "magical", "sacred" place - though much of this is up to individual belief systems and interpretation of the scarce hard facts that are known about Tara. At First Glance - That's Tara? The first impression most visitors have is a winding, narrow country road, then a car park (often more than crowded), some signs and ... something very much reminiscent of a slightly unkempt and certainly challenging golf course. With visitors meandering and milling about the place, getting almost lost in a wide expanse of Irish countryside with a few discernible ditches and hillocks here and there. continue reading below our video Before Your Road Trip, Watch This If you came looking for a Hibernian version of Camelot, you might as well leave now. Or just have a coffee. Tara is more a state of mind than a real, tangible attraction in the sense of (once) huge erections of royal splendour. In fact, the only immediately noticeable ancient erection would be the Lia Fáil. Which, come to think of it, certainly has a phallic symbolism. But is less splendid than more modern monuments to be found on the site. Being just a stone, after all. Let us have a look at what you can find on the Hill of Tara, though you will have to explore and walk a bit. Staying in the car park, or even in the churchyard (both are the extreme ends of the prepared pathways) is no option. The Ancient Monuments of Tara If you want to explore Tara, you will have to make your (at times slippery, always uneven) way up to the summit of the hill. From here, it is said at least, you are able to see no less than 25% of the Irish mainland. On a clear day you will believe this, on many another day it'll seem a very exaggerated claim. But it is not the view we came for, is it? At the summit you will also find an oval Iron Age hilltop enclosure, a massive "hill fort" measuring no less than 318 metres from north to south, and an impressive 264 metres from east to west. This is surrounded by an internal ditch and an external bank, in military terms as useful as nipples on a breastplate, and an indicator that this was a ceremonial site only. Over the years it became known as the Fort of the Kings (Ráith na Ríogh), or the Royal Enclosure. Within it are further earthworks, a ring fort and a ring barrow with double ditches - they are known as Cormac's House (Teach Chormaic) and the Royal Seat (Forradh). Right in the middle of the Forradh you'll notice a solitary, almost organically formed standing stone. This is believed to be the Stone of Destiny (Lia Fáil), the ancient crowning place of the High Kings. Legend has it that the stone will scream (at a level to be heard all over Ireland) if touched by the rightful king, who also had to meet (and successfully complete) challenges before even being allowed within touching distance. Just north of this all, but still within the Royal Enclosure, you will also find a rather modestly sized Neolithic passage tomb, this is known as the Mound of the Hostages (Dumha na nGiall). Constructed around 3,400 BCE it has some fine carvings in the short passage, which is said to be oriented towards the rising sun on Imbolc and Samhain . Further north, outside the Ráith na Rí, is a ring-fort with no less than three banks, but partially destroyed by the churchyard. This is known as the Rath of the Synods (Ráith na Seanadh). Strangely enough one of the few places in Ireland where Imperial Roman artefacts have been found. Not found here, despite the best efforts of the slightly deluded British Israelites around 1900, was t


What were first used in the Chesterfield Stakes at Newmarket on 11 July 1965?

50 years of starting stalls – UK Horse Racing: Race Cards, Form Tools and Tips /in Horse Racing Blog - News & Info | geegeez.co.uk , News /by IanS Happy 50th birthday to the humble starting stall Fifty years ago today saw a major change to flat racing in Britain, with the introduction of starting stalls to our racecourses. At the time, stalls were under trial, but by the end of the 1965 season, the authorities had decided that they would be employed to start all races, and over the following year they brought into use at every track. The aim was to find a fairer way of starting races, superceding the need for jockeys to find their drawn place as they lined up behind the tape, and on the whole things do work more effectively. Was it surprising that the first stalls guinea pigs (so to speak) were a group of two year year olds? Perhaps the thinking was that as the whole racecourse experience was pretty new to them, they would just take it in their stride as they learned more about what racing was about. Perhaps there was a view that older horses would be more likely to play up at something new. Whatever the reasoning was, an older hand found another way to put his name in the record books, as Lester Piggott rode Track Spare to success in the Chesterfield Stakes at Newmarket. Now more than 4,000 races a year start with the horses being loaded up. The work of the stalls handlers is widely admired even if it isn't well understood how skilled a job it is. This week, Newmarket and Channel 4 are trying to rectify that with a feature on the work of the handlers, of whom there are more than 100 employed by Racetech. A group of retired handlers will be special guests at the track, but of more interest to racing fans will be the activity of Mark Wilson, a deputy team leader and his father Brian, who is now retired. They were busy putting Channel 4 presenter and former jump jockey Mick Fitzgerald through an intensive day learning the role at the British Racing School yesterday. Andy Peverell, Racing Operations and Safety Manager for Racetech explained. “All our applicants must demonstrate that they have previously worked with horses. Mick clearly has a terrific head start in that respect, although our own safety and welfare policies and those of the BHA must be universally applied, so there may well be a lot to learn even for someone with Mick's considerable experience and horsemanship.” If Fitzgerald has passed his course, he'll be working one day at Newmarket as a “pusher” behind the stalls. Tune in to Channel 4's coverage to see how he got on at the Racing School and, hopefully, how he fares helping load up the horses.