Which British pop group reached number one in the UK charts for the only time in their career on July 2nd 1977 with the song 'So You Win Again'?

UK MUSIC CHARTS, No.1 Singles 1: Al Martino - Here In My Heart - 14/11/1952. 1953 2: Jo Stafford : You Belong To Me - 16/1/1953 3: Kay Starr : Comes A-Long A-Love - 23/1/1953. 4: Eddie Fisher: Outside Of Heaven - 30/1/1953. Feb 5: Perry Como: Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes - 6/2/1953 March 6: Guy Mitchell: She Wears Red Feathers - 13/3/1953 April 7: Stargazers: Broken Wings - 10/4/1953 8: Lita Roza: (How Much Is) That Doggie In The Window - 17/4/1953 9: Frankie Laine: I Believe - 24/4/1953 June 10: Eddie Fisher: I'm Walking Behind You - 26/6/1953 Aug 11: Mantovani Song: from 'The Moulin Rouge' - 14/8/1953 Sept 12: Guy Mitchell: Look At That Girl - 11/9/1953 Oct 13: Frankie Laine: Hey Joe - 23/10/1953 Nov 14: David Whitfield: Answer Me - 6/11/1953 15: Frankie Laine: Answer Me - 13/11/1953 1954 16: Eddie Calvert: Oh Mein Papa 8/1/1954 March 17: Stargazers: I See The Moon 12/3/1954. April 18: Doris Day: Secret Love 16/4/1954 19: Johnnie Ray: Such A Night 30/4/1954 July 20: David Whitfield: Cara Mia 2/7/1954 Sept 21: Kitty Kallen: Little Things Mean A Lot 10/9/1954 22: Frank Sinatra: Three Coins In The Fountain 17/9/1954 Oct 23: Don Cornell: Hold My Hand 8/10/1954 Nov 24: Vera Lynn: My Son My Son 5/11/1954 25: Rosemary Clooney: This Ole House 26/11/1954 Dec 26: Winifred Atwell: Let's Have Another Party 3/12/1954 1955 27: Dickie Valentine: Finger Of Suspicion 7/1/1955. 28: Rosemary Clooney: Mambo Italiano 14/1/1955 Feb 29: Ruby Murray: Softly, Softly 18/2/1955 March 30: Tennessee Ernie Ford: Give Me Your Word, 11/3/1955 April 31: Perez Prez Prado & His Orchestra: Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White 29/4/1955 May 32: Tony Bennett: Stranger In Paradise 13/5/1955 33: Eddie Calvert: Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White 27/5/1955 June 34: Jimmy Young: Unchained Melody 24/6/1955 July 35: Alma Cogan: Dreamboat 15/7/1955 36: Slim Whitman: Rose Marie 29/7/1955 Oct 37: Jimmy Young: The Man From Laramie 14/10/1955 Nov 38: Johnston Brothers: Hernando's Hideaway 11/11/1955 39: Bill Haley & His Comets: Rock Around The Clock 25/11/1955 Dec 40: Dickie Valentine: Christmas Alphabet 16/12/1955 1956 41: Tennessee Ernie Ford: Sixteen Tons 20/1/1956. Feb 42: Dean Martin: Memories Are Made Of This 17/2/1956 March 43: Dream Weavers: It's Almost Tomorrow 16/3/1956 44: Kay Starr: Rock And Roll Waltz 30/3/1956 April 45: Winifred Atwell: Poor People Of Paris 13/4/1956 May 46: Ronnie Hilton: No Other Love 4/5/1956 June 47: Pat Boone: I'll Be Home 15/6/1956 July 48: Frankie Lymon And The Teenagers - Why Do Fools Fall in Love 20/7/1956 Aug 49: Doris Day - Whatever Will Be Will Be (Que Sera, Sera) 10/8/1956 Sept 50: Anne Shelton - Lay Down Your Arms 21/9/1956 Oct 51: Frankie Laine - A Woman In Love 19/10/1956 Nov 52: Johnnie Ray - Just Walking In The Rain 16/11/1956 1957 53: Guy Mitchell.. Singing The Blues 4/1/1957 54: Tommy Steele.. Singing The Blues 11/1/1957 55: Frankie Vaughan.. The Garden Of Eden 25/1/1957 Feb 56: Tab Hunter.. Young Love 22/2/1957 April 57: Lonnie Donegan.. Cumberland Gap 12/4/1957 May 58: Guy Mitchell.. Rock-A-Billy 17/5/1957 59: Andy Williams.. Butterfly 24/5/1957 June 60: Johnnie Ray.. Yes Tonight Josephine 7/6/1957 61. Lonnie Donegan.. Puttin' On The Style / Gamblin' Man 28/6/1957 July 62. Elvis Presley.. All Shook Up 12/7/1957 Aug 63. Paul Anka.. Diana 30/8/1957 Nov 64. The Crickets.. That'll Be The Day 1/11/1957 65. Harry Belafonte.. Mary's Boy Child 22/11/1957 1958 66. Jerry Lee Lewis.. Great Balls Of Fire 10/1/1958 67. Elvis Presley.. Jailhouse Rock 24/1/1958 Feb 68. Michael Holliday.. The Story Of My Life 14/2/1958 69. Perry Como.. Magic Moments 28/2/1958 April 70. Marvin Rainwater.. Whole Lotta Woman 25/4/1958 May 71. Connie Francis.. Who's Sorry Now 16/5/1958 June 72. Vic Damone.. On The Street Where You Live 27/6/1958 July 73. Everly Brothers.. All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette 4/7/1958 Aug 74. Kalin Twins.. When 22/8/1958 Sept 75. Connie Francis.. Carolina Moon / Stupid Cupid 26/9/1958 Nov 76. Tommy Edwards.. All In The Game 7/11/1958 77. Lord Rockingham's XI.. Hoots Mon 28/11/195


Which actress played the jilted Baroness Elsa Schraeder in the film The Sound Of Music?

Eleanor Parker - as the Baroness in The Sound of Music Eleanor Parker The Cool, Sophisticated Baroness Who did she play in The Sound of Music? Eleanor Parker was the glamorous Baroness (Elsa Schraeder) in The Sound of Music movie. She (The Baroness) lived in Vienna, was a widow, affluent, and loved the high society life. The Captain used to take trips to Vienna to meet up with her. However she did not fit in with the family, and the children made it very obvious that they disapproved of her, and definitely didn’t want her as a stepmother when the Captain announced their wedding intentions. She came across as a cold person, and wanted to send the children to boarding school. She was the one responsible for deviously making Maria leave the house unannounced, to return to the convent. No wonder participants at The Sound of Music Singalong are encouraged to make catty meeoowing noises every time she appears on the screen. Surrounded by a musical family, she very much stands out as being the only non-musical person there, and is excluded from the musical bond that there is with the others in the von Trapp household. She has no singing part, and shows obvious jealousy towards Maria for being united in the family's music. Eleanor Parker was perhaps the biggest “name” to join the cast. Director Robert Wise wanted her in The Sound of Music to add credibility to the movie, as most of the other actors were relatively unknown. During filming in Salzburg, Parker would enjoy the evenings unwinding in the Bristol Hotel, where many of the actors were staying, singing along with other members of the cast and crew to Christopher Plummer in full flow on the piano. She said: The Baroness: "Why didn't you tell me?" Max: 'What?' The Baroness: 'To bring along my harmonica.' "Somewhere out there is a lady who I think will never be a nun. Auf Wiedersehen, darling." "There's nothing more irresistible to a man than a woman who's in love with him." Eleanor Parker before The Sound of Music She was born Eleanor Jean Parker in Cedarville, Ohio, USA on June 26th 1922. Her Dad was a mathematics teacher. She always wanted to be an actress, loved performing in school plays, and went on to act in shows in Cleveland, where the family had moved to. She traveled down to California to study at the Pasadena Playhouse, was spotted by a Warner Brothers scout, and at the age of 18 was signed by them. Her movie career started with a role in Soldiers in White in 1942. The previous year she had a false start, as her scenes in They Died With Their Boots On were cut. She appeared in several 'B' Grade movies in the early 1940’s before graduating up to ‘A’s permanently. She had roles in films like Mission To Moscow (1943), Between Two Worlds (1944), and Of Human Bondage (1946). Most of her success came in the early 1950’s with three Oscar nominations – Caged (1950) (she won the best actress award at the Venice Film Festival), Detective Story (1951), and Interrupted Melody (1955). She also put in a strong performance in The Man with the Golden Arm (1955) in which she played opposite Frank Sinatra. Parker had to have all her hair shaved off for her role as a convict in ‘Caged’! However, she is best remembered for her relatively small role as The Baroness in The Sound of Music, no doubt due in large part to the huge success of the film. The variety of her roles showed what a highly talented and versatile actress Eleanor Parker was. If you would like to see Eleanor in any of her movies, visit our store for a great selection. These attributes led to her being dubbed Woman of a Thousand Faces, the title of her biography, written by Doug McClelland in 1989. Eleanor Parker After The Sound of Music Eleanor appeared in several unsuccessful movies after playing The Baroness, but appeared in many TV series throughout the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. Her last appearance was in Dead on the Money (1991). In 1963 she won an Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress for appearing in an episode of the TV series The Eleventh Hour, and a Golden Globe Nomination in 1970 for Best Lead Actres


What type of bird is a 'Silver Trumpeter'?

Trumpeter Swan < Back Description: The Trumpeter Swan is the largest waterfowl species native to North America.  Most Trumpeters weigh 21-30 pounds, although large males may exceed 35 pounds.  The male is called a cob; the female is called a pen. With a wingspan over 7  feet, these snow-white birds are truly spectacular. Standing on the ground, an  adult Trumpeter stands about 4 feet high. Trumpeter Swans belong to the avian Order Anseriformes, Family Anatidae, along with ducks and geese. Trumpeters have broad, flat bills  with fine tooth-like serrations along the edges that strain water when the birds  eat aquatic vegetation. Their long necks allow them to uproot plants in 4 feet  of water. Trumpeters are often confused with the far more common Tundra Swan  (formerly Whistling Swan, Cygnus columbianus), the only other native swan  that occurs regularly in North America. Tundra Swans can be seen in the upper  Midwest during spring and fall migration. Observers have described the Trumpeter's call as resonant, deep and loud,  sonorous, and trumpet-like. Hence the bird's name: Trumpeter Swan. The Tundra  Swan has a high-pitched, quavering call resembling that of a Canada Goose  (Branta canadensis) or Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens). From a  distance the calls of a flock of Tundra Swans may be likened to the sound of a  pack of baying hounds or distant 'whoops' and 'hollers.' Becoming familiar with  these calls will aid identification. The Tundra Swan has a 6 to 7-foot wingspan, weighs 13-20 pounds, and stands  about 3 feet tall. Both species are white with a black bill. A swan in its first  year is called a juvenile or cygnet. Juvenile Trumpeter and Tundra Swans are  grayish. Tundra cygnets are more silver gray than the darker Trumpeter cygnets,  which are sooty gray in the head and neck areas. Swan cygnets do not become all  white until about a year old. In their first summer, Trumpeter and Tundra Swan  cygnets have pink bills with black tips. The bills turn all black during the  first winter. One notable difference between these two species is the head and bill  profile. The Tundra's bill is slightly dish-shaped or concave and is smaller in  proportion to its smoothly rounded head. The bill of the Trumpeter appears heavy  and somewhat wedge-shaped in proportion to its large angular head, similar to  the head profile of a Canvasback duck. Other field characteristics of the Tundra Swan include a distinct yellow spot  in front of the eye on about 80 percent of the birds. In contrast, the Trumpeter  Swan has a red border or stripe, like lipstick, on the edge of its lower  mandible. This red border, however, may sometimes appear on a Tundra Swan's  bill, and some Trumpeters may have a yellow mark in front of the eye. The best  way to distinguish the two species is by their calls. A third swan species is not native to the Midwest. The Mute Swan (Cygnus  olor) is found commonly along the East Coast and is present in parts of the  Midwest. The Mute Swan is a Eurasian bird first introduced by European  immigrants. This is the swan that typically is featured in art work and  folklore. Mute Swans are an undesirable exotic species that harass native  waterfowl and uproot large quantities of aquatic vegetation. Almost all North  American breeding populations of Mute Swans were established by the escape or  accidental release of captive birds. Close to a Trumpeter in size, the Mute Swan is easily distinguished from  other swans by its orange bill and prominent black fleshy knob extending from  the base of the bill to the forehead. Mute Swan cygnets have two distinct color  phases: the royal phase (brownish) or the Polish phase (white). Unlike Trumpeter  and Tundra Swan cygnets, the Mute cygnet has either a dark bill (royal phase) or  pinkish bill (Polish phase) during its first summer; the bill turns orange  during the first year. Mute Swans typically hold their necks in an S-curve with the bill pointed  downward. Though described as silent, Mutes actually utter a variety of call  notes, in


What nationality was Marie Tussaud who founded the famous wax museum?

Marie Tussaud | Deskarati Marie Tussaud Posted on February 21, 2011 by Deskarati Anna Maria “Marie” Tussaud (1 December 1761 – 16 April 1850) was a Swiss artist known for her wax sculptures and Madame Tussaud’s, the wax museum she founded in London. She was born in Strasbourg; her father, a soldier named Joseph Grosholtz, was killed in the Seven Years’ War just two months before Marie was born. Her mother, Anne-Marie Walder, took her to Bern where she moved to work as a housekeeper for Dr. Philippe Curtius (1741–1794). There she took Swiss nationality. Curtius was a physician, and was skilled in wax modelling, which he used to illustrate anatomy. Later, he started to do portraits. Tussaud called him uncle. Curtius moved to Paris in 1765, starting work to set up a cabinet de cire (wax exhibition).In that year he made a waxwork of Louis XV’s last mistress, Madame du Barry, a cast of which is the oldest work currently on display. In 1767, Tussaud and her mother joined Curtius and also moved to Paris. The first exhibition of Curtius’ waxworks was shown in 1770, and attracted a big crowd. In 1776, the exhibition moved to the Palais Royal and, in 1782, Curtius opened a second exhibit, the Caverne des Grands Voleurs, a precursor to the later chamber of horrors, on Boulevard du Temple. Curtius taught Tussaud the art of wax modelling; she showed a lot of talent and started to work for him. In 1778, she created her first wax figure, that of Jean-Jacques Rousseau. She later modelled other famous personages, such as Voltaire and Benjamin Franklin. From 1780 to the Revolution in 1789, she taught art to the sister of Louis XVI. Members of the royal family were so pleased with her work that, on their invitation, she lived at Versailles. In Paris, Tussaud became involved in the French Revolution and met many of its important figures, including Napoleon Bonaparte and Robespierre. On 12 July 1789, wax heads of Jacques Necker and the duc d’Orléans made by Curtius were carried in a protest march two days before the attack on the Bastille. Tussaud was arrested during the Reign of Terror together with Joséphine de Beauharnais; her head was shaved in preparation for execution by guillotine. But thanks to Collot d’Herbois’s support for Curtius and his household, she was released. Tussaud was employed to make death masks of the victims of the guillotine. When the mob stormed the Bastille, Madame Tussaud was forced to make death masks of the revolution’s most infamous dead such as Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, Marat, and Robespierre. Her death masks were held up as revolutionary flags and paraded through the streets of Paris. Soon, Madame Tussaud was searching through sanitaries collecting the most illustrious heads she could find. When Curtius died in 1794, he left his collection of waxworks to Marie. In 1795, she married François Tussaud. They had two children, Joseph and François. In 1802, Marie went to London together with Joseph, then four years old, her other son staying behind. As a result of the Napoleonic Wars, she was unable to return to France, so she travelled with her collection throughout Great Britain and Ireland. In 1821 or 1822, her other son, François, joined her. In 1835, she established her first permanent exhibition in Baker Street, on the “Baker Street Bazaar”. In 1838, she wrote her memoirs. In 1842, she made a self-portrait which is now on display at the entrance of her museum. Some of the sculptures done by Tussaud herself still exist. She died in her sleep in London on 16 April 1850. She was 88 years old. There is a memorial tablet to Madame Marie Tussaud on the right side of the nave of St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, Cadogan Street, London.


Khartoum is the capital of which country?

Khartoum | national capital, Sudan | Britannica.com national capital, Sudan Al-Fāshir Khartoum, Arabic Al-Khurṭūm,  (“Elephant’s Trunk”), city , executive capital of The Sudan , just south of the confluence of the Blue and White Nile rivers. It has bridge connections with its sister towns, Khartoum North and Omdurman , with which it forms The Sudan’s largest conurbation. Originally an Egyptian army camp (pitched 1821), Khartoum grew into a garrisoned army town. The Mahdists besieged and destroyed it in 1885 and killed Major General Charles George Gordon , then the British governor-general of the Sudan. Reoccupied in 1898, Khartoum was rebuilt by Governor-General Lord Kitchener and served as the seat of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan government until 1956, when the city became the capital of the independent republic of The Sudan. The Republican Palace in Khartoum city, The Sudan Authenticated News International Khartoum is a major trade and communications centre, with rail lines from Egypt , Port Sudan , and Al-Ubayyiḍ , river traffic on the Blue and White Nile rivers, and an international airport. Built along spacious tree-lined avenues, its principal buildings include the palace, parliament, Sudan National Museum, University of Khartoum (formerly Gordon Memorial College, 1902), Nilayn University (formerly the Khartoum Branch of the University of Cairo, 1955), and Sudan University of Science and Technology (1950). There are Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Coptic cathedrals as well as Greek and Maronite churches and several mosques. Besides acting as a trading centre, Khartoum also produces textiles, gums, and glass and serves as a printing and food-processing centre. An oil pipeline between Khartoum and Port Sudan was completed in 1977. Because of immigration from other regions and from western Africa , Khartoum exhibits less of an Arabian cultural influence than its sister towns, even though most of its population speaks Arabic. Pop. (1983) city, 476,218; metropolitan area, 1,343,651; (1993) city, 924,505; (1990 est.) metropolitan area, 1,950,000. Learn More in these related articles: in Sudan


Kampala is the capital of which country?

Kampala | national capital, Uganda | Britannica.com national capital, Uganda Moroto Kampala, capital and largest city of Uganda . It occupies a series of hills at an elevation of about 3,900 feet (1,190 metres) and is situated in the southern part of the country, just north of Lake Victoria . Kampala lies just north of Mengo, the capital of the kingdom of Buganda in the 19th century. It was selected in 1890 by Capt. Frederick (later Lord) Lugard as the headquarters of the Imperial British East Africa Company. Lugard’s fort on Old Kampala Hill remained the Ugandan colonial administrative headquarters until 1905, when it was moved to Entebbe . In 1962 Kampala (a municipality since 1949) became the capital of independent Uganda. Parliamentary and commercial buildings, industry, and residential areas are separated into sectors. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Rubaga Cathedral in Kampala, Uganda. Picturepoint, London Situated in the country’s most prosperous agricultural section, Kampala exports coffee, cotton, tea, tobacco, and sugar. Although second industrially to Jinja (40 miles [64 km] east-northeast), the city has numerous food, metal-products, and furniture enterprises and a tractor-assembly plant. It is the headquarters for most of Uganda’s large firms and the chief market for the Lake Victoria region. Kampala has a technical institute and is the seat of Makerere University , which was founded in 1922 and became a university college in 1949 and a university in 1970; for many years it was the only such educational institution in East Africa . Kampala also has the Uganda Museum. The city is home to several mosques (including the white Kibuli Mosque), Hindu temples, and Christian churches (notably Namirembe Anglican Cathedral and Rubaga and St. Peter’s Roman Catholic cathedrals). Kampala is the hub of the nation’s road network and lies on the railway from Kasese to Mombasa, Kenya . It is also served by Port Bell (6 miles [10 km] east) on Lake Victoria and by Uganda’s international airport at Entebbe (21 miles [34 km] south-southwest). Pop. (2008 est.) 1,480,200. Learn More in these related articles: in Uganda


Who was the only non-English person to win the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award during the 1980's, he was an Irishman and achieved the feat in 1985?

Awards Hosts & Presenters speakers, Awards & Entertainment speakers from Atlantic Speaker Bureau Adam Kay is a British comedy writer and performer. Adam Kay is well known for his television writing credits including Mongrels and Crims. Adam Richman Self-educated food expert, Adam is known as being the host of the hit food travel show ‘Man Vs. Food’. Adam Richman grew up in the food Mecca of New York City and began his love affair with food early on, sampling all of the diverse culinary specialties The Big Apple had to offer. From samosas to sushi, even at a young age, Adam had a desire to taste it all. A self-educated food expert and trained sushi chef, since 1995 he has kept a travel journal including each of the restaurants he visited and what he learned from the trip. Adam has subsequently worked in nearly every echelon of the restaurant world coast-to-coast. The nature of his work allowed him to feed his appetite for discovering the best local dishes across America, all of which found their way into his ever-expanding food journal. Although described as a bit on the husky side, to maintain his health while indulging for his show on The Travel Channel’s Man v. Food (which he began hosting in 2008), Richman exercises twice a day while he is on the road. Adam Savage Adam Savage is best known for his work in Sci-Fi movies and his role in MythBusters. Adam Savage has spent his life gathering skills that allow him to take what’s in his mind and make it real. Adam is a maker, a dreamer, a cinephile, a craftsman and a tireless advocate for getting one’s hands dirty. He has multiple hobbies and is passionate about restoring his vintage four-wheel drive vehicle, and researching and accruing new pieces for his movie prop collection. But his true love is his family. He lives with his wife, twin boys, and their two amazing dogs. Ade Adepitan Ade is a nationally loved paralympic basketball champion and TV presenter. Ade Adepitan MBE is a successful and respected Paralympic athlete who has won medals with the Great Britain wheelchair basketball team. He was an Ambassador for London's 2012 Olympic bid and now sits on the advisory board of LOCOG. He is also a consultant for Channel 4's Paralympic coverage. He has featured on many television programmes and series as an actor, presenter or guest, particularly for the BBC. Adil Ray Adil Ray is the creator and star of BBC1’s primetime sitcom Citizen Khan. He is also a versatile broadcaster and presenter. Adil Ray is a British actor and radio and television presenter. He stars in the BBC One comedy Citizen Khan, which he created and co-writes, as well as presenting on various BBC radio stations. Adrian Chiles Adrian is a popular British television and radio presenter particularly in current affairs and politics. He is also working for ITV Sport covering top football matches. Adrian initially started working for the BBC by carrying out work experience on the Business Breakfast show. He was successful and soon switched to working for the BBC’s radio channels, working on Radio 4’s Financial World Tonight. He soon moved to Radio 5 Live and had his own show – Chiles on Saturday – which was awarded a Sony Radio Academy Gold Award in 2002. In 2010, Adrian left the BBC and began working as a sports presenter for ITV. He was a presenter on Daybreak (a breakfast show) for about a year. He also presents That Saturday Night Show. Alain de Botton "Forcing people to eat together is an effective way to promote tolerance." Alain is known as the peoples' philosopher and best known for his aim to bring philosophy to the masses in a non-threatening or intimidating manner. Also a best-selling author. Described as the "peoples' philosopher", Alain has written a panoply of successful books, ranging in topics from love, architecture, travel, literature, and religion. His books have gone on to be best-sellers in 30 different countries. When Alain is not writing, he can be found at 'the School of Life', a book store and workshop dedicated to a new vision of education, which aims to expand on his mantra that our


Who won the Oscar for Best Film Director in 1986 for the film 'Out of Africa'?

OSCARS GO TO 'OUT OF AFRICA' AND ITS DIRECTOR, SYDNEY POLLACK - NYTimes.com OSCARS GO TO 'OUT OF AFRICA' AND ITS DIRECTOR, SYDNEY POLLACK By ALJEAN HARMETZ, Special to the New York Times Published: March 25, 1986 HOLLYWOOD, March 24— ''Out of Africa,'' a stately epic about the Danish novelist Isak Dinesen's years on a coffee plantation in Kenya, swept its way to seven Oscars tonight at the 58th annual Academy Awards ceremonies - including best picture, director, and adapted screenplay. Sydney Pollack was the surprise winner as director of the movie. He won a second award as its producer. The other major awards presented at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion of the Los Angeles Music Center were scattered among half a dozen movies. William Hurt took an Oscar as best actor for his performance as a jailed homosexual who spins lavish cinematic fantasies in ''The Kiss of the Spider Woman.'' Geraldine Page, a sentimental favorite who had been nominated seven times without winning, took home the golden statuette as best actress for her role as an elderly woman who wants to go home again, in ''The Trip to Bountiful.'' Steven Spielberg's ''Color Purple,'' which had been tied with ''Out of Africa'' for the most nominations - 11 - did not win a single award. For her role as a Mafia princess in John Huston's black comedy ''Prizzi's Honor,'' Anjelica Huston won the evening's first Oscar. Thirty-eight years ago, John Huston directed his father, Walter Huston, in a performance that won an Oscar as best supporting actor. The Oscar to his daughter was a bookend for the 79-year-old director's career. After stopping to hug Jack Nicholson, her long-time housemate and her co-star in ''Prizzi's Honor,'' Miss Huston said, ''This means a lot to me since it comes from a role in which I was directed by my father. And I know it means a lot to him.'' A 50-Year Career Rewarded In addition to Miss Page, sentiment ran strongly for Don Ameche, who won the supporting-actor Oscar for his performance as an elderly man who is rejuvenated by aliens, in ''Cocoon.'' For a long 30 seconds, Mr. Ameche stared down bemusedly at the thousands of Academy members who were giving him a standing ovation. It was his first nomination in a career that began 50 years ago. ''You have given me, and I hope I have earned, your respect,'' he said. When Miss Page's name was announced, she was unable to get out of her seat for a long moment because of people crowding around her. She moved slowly to the stage amid a standing ovation that wouldn't stop, even when she tried to speak. ''Thank Horton Foote for all this,'' she said of the film's author. ''Mainly it's Horton!'' Earl W. Wallace, William Kelley and Pamela Wallace shared the award for best original screenplay for ''Witness.'' Kurt Luedtke was honored for his adaptation of ''Out of Africa.'' The award for best foreign-language film went to ''The Official Story'' (Argentina), a drama about an upper-middle-class woman who begins to fear that her beloved adopted daughter is a child of someone murdered by the state. The award was presented by Norma Aleandro, the movie's star, who wept as she read the name of the winner. ''Say You, Say Me'' from ''White Nights,'' with music and lyrics by Lionel Richie, won the prize as best song. The award for original score was presented to John Barry for ''Out of Africa.'' Technical Awards to 'Africa' Among the technical awards, ''Cocoon'' won for visual effects, and ''Out of Africa'' received three statuettes: for sound, art direction and for David Watkins's cinematography, which re-created the dazzling vistas of Kenya in 1914. The sound effects editing award went to ''Back to the Future,'' the biggest commercial success of 1985. Akira Kurosawa's ''Ran,'' with its stylized Japanese battle costumes, won for costume design. Audrey Hepburn, who gave the award to ''Ran's'' designer, Emi Wada, also got a standing ovation. The award for makeup went to ''Mask,'' for its creation of the lion face of a boy born with an incurable bone disease. The animated short film ''Anna and Bella,'' about two sisters wh


What is the name of the National Lottery draw where players pick five numbers from a range of 1 to 39 and one number from a range of 1 to 14?

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A skillet is an alternative name for which cooking item?

Cookware Guide Types and Uses | Williams Sonoma Our Essentials list is comprised of the eight pieces of cookware that will allow you to cook just about anything you want—your kitchen workhorses, if you will. Some exceptional recipes might require you to repurpose certain pieces, if all you have are these eight (e.g. you may have to use your Dutch oven as a tagine), but, in general, these guys will get the job done. Fry Pan A flat-bottomed pan with a long stick handle and low sides that flare out at an angle to encourage air circulation and allow for easy flipping or turning of food. Best For: Fast cooking: frying, searing, browning. Consider This: 8-, 10- and 12-inch-diameter pans are the most useful. It's a good idea to have at least one fry pan with a nonstick surface for making eggs and one with a regular surface for higher-temperature cooking. Saucepan A heavy pan with a flat base, tall vertical sides that are roughly the same measurement as the pan’s diameter, and a long stick handle. Larger sizes should have a “helper handle” on the far side of the pan. Best For: Cooking with a fair amount of liquid: simmering, boiling, cooking grains, poaching eggs and making sauces. Consider This: 1–1.5 qt., 2–2.5 qt., 3 qt. and 4 qt. are the most useful sizes, but if you have to choose just one, select a 3 or 4 qt. Sauté Pan A pan with a wide, flat bottom; vertical, moderate sides; and a long stick handle. Larger sizes should have a "helper handle" opposite the stick handle. Best For: Fast cooking while shaking, tossing or stirring food: sautéing (“sauter” is a French word that means “to jump”). Consider This: A 4-qt. pan is the most versatile. It's a good idea to select a sauté pan with a cooking surface other than nonstick so that you can achieve the best browning and caramelization. Multipot A tall pot similar to a soup or stockpot with a large perforated insert for cooking food in water and a smaller perforated insert for steaming food above water. Best For: Use the large insert for boiling and easy straining of large quantities of foods like pasta or corn. Use the smaller insert for steaming vegetables and other foods. Consider This: Multipots are available in 6-qt., 8-qt. and 12-qt. They can be used to make small batches of stock, soup or stew. Dutch Oven A large pot with vertical sides slightly shorter than the pot’s diameter, two sturdy loop handles and a heavy, tight-fitting lid. (aka French Oven or Cocotte) Best For: Long, slow cooking, often with some liquid that’s allowed to circulate inside the vessel: stews, braises, roasts, casseroles. Consider This: 5-qt. and 7-qt. ovens are the most popular and most useful sizes. For a quick calculation, count one quart of capacity for each serving. Roaster A large rectangular pan with low sides to allow the oven's heat to reach as much of the food as possible. Often used in concert with a roasting rack, which elevates food above the cooking surface. Best For: Cooking in the dry heat of the oven at relatively high temperatures. Consider This: While roasters with a nonstick finish make for easy cleanup, a roaster with a regular cooking surface will yield better gravy. Griddle A broad, flat pan often with a nonstick or stick-resistant finish that sits flat on a stovetop over one or two burners. Best For: Fast-cooking foods that benefit from a large, smooth cooking surface: pancakes, thin steaks, grilled cheese, bacon, eggs. Consider This: If you plan on cooking meat on your griddle, look for a pan with a depression around the rim to catch grease. Grill Pan A pan with a ridged cooking surface designed to resemble the grates of an outdoor grill, and low sides for increased air circulation. Best For: Higher-temperature cooking: grilling, searing. Consider This: To attain the best grill marks on your food, select a cast-iron or enameled cast-iron grill pan. Many of the pieces on our Beyond the Basics list are relatives of the eight pans on our Essentials list. They have slight variations that make them a better fit for certain tasks or types of food, but you can still cook a wide rang


In mythology, what was the name of the Greek Goddess of Wisdom?

Greek Goddess Names - A Complete List Note that clicking on Greek goddess names that have links will take you to a detailed description of that particular goddess. Not all goddesses have a link to a separate page. Greek Goddess Names A-B Achelois - One of the moon goddesses. Alcyone - One of the seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione. Alectrona - Early Greek goddess of the sun. Amphitrite - (a.k.a. Salacia) The wife of Poseidon and a Nereid. Antheia - Goddess of gardens, flowers, swamps, and marshes. Aphaea - (a.k.a. Aphaia) A Greek goddess who was worshipped exclusively at a single sanctuary on the island of Aegina in the Saronic Gulf. Aphrodite - (a.k.a. Anadyomene, Turan, Venus) Goddess of love and beauty. Artemis - (a.k.a. Agrotora, Amarynthia, Cynthia, Kourotrophos, Locheia, Orthia, Phoebe, Potnia Theron) Goddess of the moon, hunting, and nursing. Astraea - The Star Maiden - a goddess of justice, included in Virgo and Libra mythologies. Até - Goddess of mischief. Athena - (a.k.a. Asana, Athene, Minerva, Menerva) Goddess of wisdom, poetry, art, and the strategic side of war. Atropos - (a.k.a. Aisa, Morta) One of The Fates - She cut the thread of life and chose the manner of a persons death. Bia - The goddess of force. Brizo - A prophet goddess and protector of mariners, sailors, and fishermen.   Calliope - One of the Muses. Represented epic poetry. Calypso - (a.k.a. Kalypso) The sea nymph who held Odysseus prisoner for seven years. Celaeno - The name of a wife of Poseidon. Ceto - (a.k.a. Keto) a sea monster goddess who was also the mother of other sea monsters. Circe - (a.k.a. Kirke) A goddess who transformed her enemies into beasts. Clio - One of the Muses. She represented History. Clotho - (a.k.a. Nona) One of the Fates - Spun the thread of life from her distaff onto her spindle. Cybele - (a.k.a. Agdistis, Magna Mater, Meter, Meter Oreie) Goddess of caverns, mountains, nature and wild animals. Demeter - (a.k.a. Ceres, Demetra, Tvath) Goddess of the harvest. Doris - A Sea Nymph, mother of the Nereids. Eileithyia - (a.k.a. Eileithyiai, Eilithia, Eilythia, Eleuthia, Ilithia, Ilithyia, Lucina) Goddess of childbirth. Electra - (a.k.a. Atlantis) One of the seven Pleiades. Elpis - (a.k.a. Spes) The spirit of hope. Enyo - (a.k.a. Bellona) A (minor) goddess of war, connected to Eris. Eos - (a.k.a. Aurora, Eosphorus, Mater Matuta, Thesan) Goddess of the Dawn. Erato - One of the Muses - represents Lyrics/Love Poetry. Eris - (a.k.a. Discordia) Goddess of strife, connected to Enyo. Euterpe - One of the Muses - represents Music/Lyrics/Poetry. Gaia - (a.k.a. Celu, Gaea, Terra) Goddess of the Earth, also known as Mother Earth.   Kotys - (a.k.a. Cotys, Cottyto, Cottytus) A Dionysian goddess whose celebrations were wild and liscivious. Lacheses - (a.k.a. Decima) One of the Fates. Measured the thread of life with her rod. Maia - (a.k.a. Mya, Fauna, Maia Maiestas, Bono Dea) One of the seven Pleiades, Goddess of fields. Mania - (a.k.a. Mania, Manea) Goddess of insanity and the dead. Melpomene - One of the Muses - represented Tragedy. Merope - One of the seven Pleiades, married to king Sisyphos. Metis - Titan goddess of wisdom. Nemesis - (a.k.a. Rhamnousia, Invidia) Goddess of retribution (vengeance). Nike - (a.k.a. Victoria, Nice) Goddess of victory. Nyx - (a.k.a. Nox) Goddess of night. Greek Goddess Names P-S Peitha - (a.k.a. Peitho, Suadela) Goddess of persuasion. Persephone - (a.k.a. Persephassa, Persipina, Persipnei, Persephatta, Proserpina, Kore, Kora, Libera) Goddess of the Spring who lives off-season in the Underworld. Pheme - (a.k.a. Fama) Goddess of fame and gossip. Polyhymnia - One of the Muses - represents sacred poetry and geometry. Rhea - (a.k.a. Cybele) Goddess of nature. Selene - (a.k.a. Luna) Goddess of the Moon and the 'mother' of vampires. Sterope - (a.k.a. Asterope) One of the seven Pleiades, who bore a child of Ares. Styx - A Naiad who was the first to aid Zeus in the Titan war. (Not to be confused with the river Styx). Greek Goddess Names T-Z


What type of fruit or vegetable is a Howgate Wonder?

Malus domestica Howgate Wonder - Apple Howgate Wonder - Dobbies Garden Centres Malus domestica Howgate Wonder Apple Howgate Wonder A great cooking apple which can be enjoyed all winter A cooking apple that you can store which means that you don't need to fill the freezer or use them in a hurry. The apples have red skins and a sharp flavour which is also great for juice. Where? Happiest in full sun and moist, rich soil. Give this tree plenty of room so that it can spread its branches. How? Dig organic matter into the soil before planting - homemade garden compost or well rotted manure is fine. Water your tree occasionally in dry weather until it has established. To get a crop of apples there needs to be another apple tree nearby which flowers around the same time, to act as a pollinator. This variety is in flowering group 3, so will need a neighbour from flowering group 2, 3 or 4. Apple 'Howgate Wonder' was introduced in 1915 by Mr George Wratten. It originated in his garden in Howgate Lane, on the Isle of Wight. Dobbies plant guarantee We’re so confident of the quality of all our hardy plants that we offer a lifetime guarantee. Please click here for more info.


In jazz music, what instrument was Dizzie Gillespie famous for playing?

Dizzy Gillespie dizzy gillespie . american jazz   musician . b 1917 . d 1993 John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie, one of the greatest   Jazz trumpeters of 20th century and one of the prime architects of the bebop movement in   jazz, was born in Cheraw, South Carolina and died in Englewood, New Jersey.           Nicknamed "Dizzy" because of his zany on-stage antics, Gillespie, a brass virtuoso, set   new standards for trumpet players with his innovative, "jolting rhythmic shifts and   ceaseless harmonic explorations" on the instrument during the 1940's period, which   ushered in a definitive change in American Jazz music from swing to bebop. The last of   nine children, Gillespie was born into a family whose father, James, was a bricklayer,   pianist and band leader: Dizzy's mother was named Lottie. Dizzy's father kept all the   instruments from his band in the family home and so the future trumpet great was around   trumpets, saxophones, guitars and his father's large upright piano (his father tore down   one of the walls of the house to get the piano in ) most of his young life. James use to   make all of his older children practice instruments but none of them cared for music.   Dizzy's father died when he was ten and never heard his youngest son play trumpet,   although he did get the chance to hear him banging around on the piano, because Dizzy   started trying to play this intrument at a very early age.           In 1930,   Gillespie tried learning how to play the trombone but his arms were too short to play it   well. That same year he started playing a friend's trumpet and heard one night over the   radio a broadcast of Roy Eldridge playing trumpet in Teddy Hill's Orchestra, that was   playing at the Savoy Ballroom in New York City. Young Gillespie, then 13, loved Eldridge's   playing and the entire band. From that day on, he dreamed of becoming a jazz musician.           In 1933,   after graduating from Robert Smalls secondary school, Gillespie received a music   scholarship to attend Laurinburg Institute, in North Carolina. He stayed there for two   years, studying harmony and theory until his family moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,   in 1935. In Philadelphia, Gillespie began playing trumpet with local bands, learning all   of his idol Eldridge's solos from records and radio broadcasts: it was in Philadelphia   that he picked up his nickname of "Dizzy.". In 1937, "Dizzy" moved to   New York and replaced Eldridge in Teddy Hill's Orchestra. After a couple of years   Gillespie moved on to Cab Calloway's band in 1939.           In 1937,   Gillespie met his future wife, Lorraine, a chorus dancer at the famed Apollo Theater: they   were married in 1940 and remained together until his death. Gillespie worked with many   bands during the early 1940's (Chick Webb, Fletcher Henderson, Benny Carter, "Fatha" Hines and Billy Eckstine's seminal band ) before teaming up with Charlie   Parker in 1945. Their revolutionary band ushered in the bebop era and was one of the   greatest small bands of the 20th century. An arranger and composer, Gillespie wrote some   of the greatest jazz tunes of his era: songs such as "Groovin' High", "A   Night in Tunisia" and "Manteca" are considered jazz classics today..           With his   trumpet and its upturned, golden bell, goatee, black horn rim glasses and beret, Gillespie   became a symbol of both jazz and a rebellious, independent spirit during the 1940's and   50's. His interest in Cuban and African music helped to introduce those music's to a   mainstream American audience. When he died he was famous and beloved everywhere and had   influenced entire generations of trumpet players all over the world who loved and emulated   his playing and his always positive, upbeat, optimistic attitude.                                                                                Quincy Troupe Biography   copyright Mason Editions 2000 and Quincy Troupe. Biography may not be   repr


What type of fruit or vegetable is a Pentland Javelin?

Independent assessment of the Pentland Javelin potato variety The parents of Pentland Javelin are both unnamed varieties APPEARANCE, TASTE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF PENTLAND JAVELIN The Pentland Javelin Potato An average looking first early potato but Pentland Javelin comes tops for taste. Best used as boiled in salads or as new potatoes this is a waxy variety which keeps its shape well. The skin is light brown with very few eyes, the flesh is light cream which stays that colour when cooked. The plants are of medium height so can be grown in most conditions. Disease resistance is above average and this variety suffers very little slug damage. POSITIVE POINTS FOR PENTLAND JAVELIN Top tasting new potato, can be left in the ground to mature further. NEGATIVE POINTS FOR PENTLAND JAVELIN No significant negative points, although this variety takes a week or two longer to bulk up compared to other first earlies. BUYING PENTLAND JAVELIN SEED POTATOES Pentland Javelin is not a common variety of potato but is readily available online and sometimes in garden centres. Suttons Seeds (a GardenFocused approved supplier) sell Pentland Javelin seed potatoes (and many other varieties) which are not only correctly certified but they are graded by size to avoid unduly small seed potatoes being sold. Click here for more information and to buy  Pentland Javelin online. A 1kg bag will contain about 11 good sized seed potatoes. We recommend buying your seed potatoes from certified suppliers because those sold in supermarkets for consumption can be a source of disease and pest. We would avoid buying them from online general retailers such as as Amazon or E-bay unless you know exactly who is supplying the seed potatoes. Buying seed potatoes from the discount store can be a good deal but it  can also result in a sub-standard crop. The discount stores take the second  quality seed potatoes whereas the more specialist suppliers take the best  quality. Unfortunately you will only find this out after you have carefully  tended your crop for several months. ALTERNATIVES TO  PENTLAND JAVELIN POTATOES The key qualities of this variety are flavour and their ability to remain in  the ground to be harvested when required. On that  basis the International  Kidney potato must be a good  alternative as is Orla . For other potato varieties which we have fully reviewed, click the drop down box below, select a variety and then click the More Information Button. The planting and harvest dates used below are correct for the UK average. If you want them to be even more accurate and adjusted for your area of the UK click here . It only takes a minute and the adjustment affects every date in this site and lasts for six months. WHEN TO CHIT / SPROUT PENTLAND JAVELIN POTATOES We recommend that you start chitting / sprouting Pentland Javelin potatoes in the third week of February 2017. This will give them four to five weeks to develop healthy sprouts just at the time when they are ready to be planted out. Keep the potatoes in cool but light conditions to ensure they grow short, green sprouts. Click here for our page dedicated to chitting / sprouting potatoes in the UK and Ireland. WHEN TO PLANT PENTLAND JAVELIN POTATOES Pentland Javelin potatoes are first earlies potatoes and they are ready for harvest, if conditions are correct, 15 weeks after the seed potatoes are planted. The key factor governing the time for planting all potatoes is the date of the last frost in your area. Even a touch of frost can damage potato plants if their foliage is above ground, an unexpected severe frost can kill them completely. The date for planting Pentland Javelin potato seed can be calculated on the basis that seed potatoes will take four weeks before they appear above ground. Given also that you want them to appear above ground only when the danger of frost has passed (the last week of April is the UK average) the last week of March 2017 is about right time to plant them. WHEN TO HARVEST PENTLAND JAVELIN POTATOES The harvest date for all potatoes is not


In mythology, what was the name of the Greek Goddess of Marriage and Birth?

EILEITHYIA - Greek Goddess of Childbirth (Roman Lucina) EILEITHYIA Relieve (elêluthyia) Eileithyiae and the birth of Athena (detail), Athenian black-figure kothos C6th B.C., Musée du Louvre EILEITHYIA (Ilithyia) was the goddess of childbirth and labour pains. According to some there were two Eileithyiai (Eileithyiae)--one who furthered birth and one who protracted the labour. Her name means "she who comes to aid" or "relieve" from the Greek word elêluthyia. Her Roman counterpart was Lucina ("Light bringer") or Natio ("Birth"). When Alkmene (Alcmena) was in labour with Herakles (Heracles), Hera sent Eileithyia to stay the birth and so kill mother and child. However, Alkmene's handmaiden Galinthias spied the goddess seated before the door with her arms and legs crossed, and cried "a son is born." The goddess leapt up in surprise, releasing her magical grip on the womb, allowing the child to be born. Eileithyia was furious at being tricked by the woman and transformed Galinthias into a polecat. Eileithyia was depicted as a woman wielding a torch, representing the burning pains of childbirth, or with her arms raised in the air to bring the child to the light. She was closely identified with the goddesses Hera and Artemis , both of whom bore epithets of her name. FAMILY OF EILEITHYIA PARENTS [1.1] ZEUS & HERA (Hesiod Theogony 921, Apollodorus 1.13) [1.2] HERA (Homer Iliad 11.270, Pindar Nemean Ode 7, Pausanias 1.18.5, Diodorus Siculus 4.9.4, Aelian On Animals 7.15, Nonnus Dionysiaca 48.794) OFFSPRING [2.1] EROS (Pausanias 9.27.2) ENCYCLOPEDIA EILEITHYIA (Eileithuia), also called Eleithyia, Eilethyia, or Eleutho. The ancients derive her name from the verb eleuthein, according to which it would signify the coming or helping goddess. She was the goddess of birth, who came to the assistance of women in labour; and when she was kindly disposed, she furthered the birth, but when she was angry, she protracted the labour and delayed the birth. These two functions were originally assigned to different Eileithuiai. (Hom. Il. xi. 270 xvi. 187, xix. 103; comp. Paus. i. 44. § 3; Hesych. s. v. Eileithuiai.) Subsequently, however, both functions were attributed to one divinity, and even in the later Homeric poems the Cretan Eileithyia alone is mentioned. (Hom. Hymn. in Apoll. Del. 98, &c., Od. xix. 188.) According to the Iliad the Eileithyiae were daughters of Hera, the goddess of marriage, whom they obeyed. (Hom. Il. xix. 119; comp. Pind. Nem. vii. init.; Ov. Met. ix. 285, &c.; Anton. Lib. 29.) According to Hesiod (Theog. 922) Zeus was the father of Eileithyia, and she was the sister of Hebe and Ares. (Apollod. i. 3. § 1.) Artemis and Eileithyia were originally very different divinities, but there were still some features in their characters which afterwards made them nearly identical. Artemis was believed to avert evil, and to protect what was young and tender, and sometimes she even assisted women in labour. Artemis, moreover, was, like Eileithyia, a maiden divinity; and although the latter was the daughter of the goddess of marriage and the divine midwife, neither husband, nor lover, nor children of her are mentioned. She punished want of chastity by increasing the pains at the birth of a child, and was therefore feared by maidens. (Theocrit. xxvii. 28.) Frequent births, too, were displeasing to her. In an ancient hymn attributed to Olen, which was sung in Delos, Eileithyia was called the mother of Eros. (Paus. i. 18. § 5. ix. 27. § 2.) Her worship appears to have been first established among the Dorians in Crete, where she was believed to have been born in a cave in the territory of Cnossus. From thence her worship spread over Delos and Attica. According to a Delian tradition, Eileithyia was not born in Crete, but had come to Delos from the Hyperboreans, for the purpose of assisting Leto. (Herod. iv. 35.) She had a sanctuary at Athens, containing three carved images of the goddess, which were covered all over down to the toes. Two were believed to have been presented by Phaedra, and the third to have been brought by Erysichthon from D


What type of kitchen utensil is a ladle?

The 19 Best Cooking Utensils to Buy in 2017 The 19 Best Cooking Utensils to Buy in 2017 Shop for the best cooking utensils and tools to stock in your kitchen By Donna Currie Sign Up for Our Free Newsletters Thanks, You're in! There was an error. Please try again. Please select a newsletter. Please enter a valid email address. Did you mean ? Cooking Terms and Ingredients Updated December 28, 2016. If you’re stocking a new kitchen or you’re upgrading to better equipment, it’s wise to choose quality products that will do a good job and last a long time. And if they look good while you’re using them, that’s an added bonus. While not everyone cooks the same foods, and not everyone has the same cooking skills, there are some tools that just about everyone needs in the kitchen, no matter what’s being served. Whether you’re looking for something that stirs, preps, measures, or serves, there are tools that are just right for you. Courtesy of Amazon.com. Buy from Amazon A rubber spatula is a simple thing, but it still benefits from good design. This one has an angled head that’s great for stirring, and it’s made from silicone so it holds up to high heat. The price is high compared to many spatulas, but it’s the one you’ll grab first every time. Check Amazon rating » Courtesy of Amazon.com. Buy from Amazon While all-metal turners are still being sold, flexible silicone turners are becoming more popular since they can be used in nonstick pans without worrying about scratching. This large turner can handle a big burger or a pancake with ease and is flexible enough to sneak under cookies, even if they’re a little close together. The handle has the standard OXO soft grip that’s easy to hang onto. Check Amazon rating » Courtesy of Amazon.com. Buy from Amazon Wooden spoons are a long-time kitchen staple, and for good reason, they’re even gentle enough for modern nonstick pans. The spoons in this three-piece set have a slightly larger handle for a more comfortable grip than many inexpensive spoons on the market. One big plus for wooden spoons is that the handles don’t get hot. The downside is that you shouldn’t wash them in the dishwasher or let them soak too long. Check Amazon rating » Courtesy of Amazon.com. Buy from Amazon A can opener might be one of those tools that you won’t think much about until you need one, but in the end you’ll definitely need one. This can opener cuts the can lid without leaving a sharp edge, and the lid gripper hangs onto the lid for safe disposal. The opener can be used either right- or left-handed and it has a soft-grip handle that is designed to be less tiring to hold. It’s mostly white with your choice of three different accent colors. Check Amazon rating » Courtesy of Amazon.com. Buy from Amazon Having a good peeler makes cooking easier, faster, and much more enjoyable, and this one checks all those boxes. If you do a lot of cooking and peeling, you might want to have two or more of these peelers, so you’ve got an extra when there’s one in the dishwasher or when you have guests who want to help in the kitchen. Some cooks also prefer a y-shaped peeler, which is one of our best slicing tools to buy . Check Amazon rating » Courtesy of Amazon.com. Buy from Amazon If you serve your meals family style, you need something to get the potatoes from bowl to dinner plate. This three-piece set could be just what you’re looking for. It has three spoons, two solid ones, plus a slotted spoon for serving foods that might be sitting in sauce. The design is classic enough to look good with almost any flatware you might already own. Check Amazon rating » Courtesy of Amazon.com. Buy from Amazon Soup is the ultimate comfort food, but to get it from pot to bowl, you need a ladle. This one has a long enough handle to make it useful in your largest pot. Not just for soup, it’s also great for chili, spaghetti sauce, or any similar food that you need to remove from a pot. It might be a bit on the pricey side, but it’s heavy duty and will last a lifetime. Check Amazon rating » Courtesy of Amazon.com. Buy from Amazon There’s really


What is the name of the National Lottery draw where players pick five main numbers which can be any number between 1 and 50, then the players selects two different lucky star numbers from a pool of eleven balls?

How to play euromillions | How to play The National Lottery How to play: Euro Millions Lottery Select lottery: EuroMillions is a transnational lottery, launched on 7 February 2004 by: France's Francaise des Jeux Spain's Loterias y Apuestas del Estado And the United Kingdom's Camelot The first draw was held on Friday 13 February 2004 in Paris. Initially, only the UK, France, and Spain participated, with the Austrian,    Belgian, Irish, Luxembourg, Portuguese and Swiss lotteries joining for the 8 October 2004 drawing. Draws are held every Tuesday and Friday night at 21:45 CET in Paris. A standard EuroMillions ticket costs €2.00, £2.00 or CHF3.00 per line played, depending on the local currency. (An option, called Plus, currently available only    in Ireland and Portugal, adds €1.00 per line.) The cost of playing in the UK increased from £1.50 to £2.00 per line on 7    November 2009, due to the combination of: the EUR/GBP exchange rate, and an automatic entry in its Millionaire Raffle. All prizes, including the jackpot, are tax-free (except in Switzerland) and are paid as a lump sum. Please note the prices quoted are for buying directly from a retailer, the tickets priced on this website include syndicate management fees,    credit card processing fees etc. and the purpose is to provide a fully managed syndication service for expats as well as anyone who wishes    to run an office/private lottery pool and have their tickets managed by an independent and autonomous third party. How to play Each Euromillions ticket must be filled out as follows: The player selects five main numbers which can be any number from 1 to 50. The player selects two different lucky star numbers from a pool of 11 numbers. Draws take place at 9:45pm every Tuesday and Friday in Paris, France. The gameplay changed on Tuesday 10 May 2011 with a second weekly draw and the number of "lucky stars" in the Pacquerette machine    increasing from 9 to 11. A prize for matching two main numbers and no lucky stars was also introduced on the same date. Lottery results and prize breakdown for: Euromillions, Draw date: 2016-12-27 Draw results Booster fund 8.6% The booster fund is available to contribute to the jackpot, for example to boost the initial jackpot in a sequence of growing jackpots.    The amount utilized each week is determined in advance by the participating lotteries. Interesting odds: The odds of winning any prize at all are 1 in 13 The odds of getting none of the 50 main balls but getting both lucky stars is approximately 1 in 95. This means that it is less likely than getting 2 main balls and one lucky star (1 in 46). However, there is no prize for only getting      2 lucky stars. As of May 10, 2011, 8.6% of the prize fund is allocated to a "Booster Fund" which can be used to boost the jackpot prize. The figures for the estimated prize are just a guide, and the actual amount varies according to the total in the prize fund and the number      of winners for each prize. (Estimated prizes as per reverse of UK playslip). If the Jackpot is not won, it rolls over to the following week. Effective November 7, 2009 new rules were put in place regarding rollovers.      The new rules introduce the Jackpot Pool Cap. The jackpot will continue to rollover until the Jackpot reaches or exceeds €185,000,000,      the Jackpot will remain at €185,000,000 and any additional prize money rolled over will be added to the jackpot pool for the next lower      prize level containing at least 1 winner (5 main numbers + 1 Lucky Star or possibly even just 5 main numbers). After winning the Jackpot with a Jackpot Pool Cap, the Jackpot Pool Cap grows by €5,000,000. (In other words, after the capped Jackpot of €185,000,000 is won, the next Jackpot Pool Cap is €190,000,000, then the next time €195,000,000 etc.). If the €190,000,000 Jackpot is still not won, the Jackpot will continue to be €190,000,000 for the next draw if it is won, and again any      additional prize money will be added to the jackpot pool for the next lower p


What was the surname of the East London gangsters, whose christian names were Charles and Eddie, who in the 1960's ran their own scrapyard business and were seen as the main rivals to the Kray twins?

Frank Sinatra | Des Nnochiri's Write to Speak Des Nnochiri's Write to Speak 'Cos That's What We Do, Here Hey there! Thanks for dropping by Des Nnochiri's Write to Speak! Take a look around and grab the RSS feed to stay updated. See you around! Filed under: Uncategorized — Leave a comment August 21, 2013 Twin brothers Ronald “Ronnie” Kray (24 October 1933 – 17 March 1995) and Reginald “Reggie” Kray (24 October 1933 – 1 October 2000) were English gangsters who were the kingpins of organized crime in the East End of London during the 1950s and 1960s. With their gang, “The Firm”, the Krays were involved in armed robberies, arson, protection rackets, assaults, and the murders of Jack “The Hat” McVitie and George Cornell. As West End nightclub owners, they mixed with prominent entertainers including Diana Dors, Frank Sinatra, and Judy Garland, and with politicians. During the 1960s, the Krays became celebrities in their own right, interviewed on television, and captured on film by iconic photographer David Bailey. Brothers Gary and Martin Kemp (not twins) of the ’80s British pop band Spandau Ballet played the duo in the 1990 movie “The Krays”. Video comes courtesy of YouTube: That’s the way it played out, on film. Here’s what history has to tell us: Early Life Ronnie and Reggie Kray were born on 24 October 1933 in Hoxton, East London, to Charles David “Charlie” Kray, Sr., (10 March 1907 – 8 March 1983), a scrap gold dealer, and Violet Lee (5 August 1909 – 7 August 1982). Reggie was born about 10 minutes before his twin Ronnie. Their parents already had a six-year old son, Charles Jr, (9 July 1926 – 4 April 2000). A sister, Violet, born 1929, died in infancy. When the twins were three years old, they contracted diphtheria but recovered. Ronnie Kray almost died in 1942 from a head injury suffered in a fight with his twin brother. In 1938, the Kray family moved from Stean Street, Hoxton, to 178 Vallance Road, Bethnal Green. At the beginning of World War II, 32-year-old Charles Kray was conscripted into the army, but went into hiding rather than serve. The twins first attended Wood Close School in Brick Lane and then went Daniel Street School. The influence of their maternal grandfather, Jimmy “Cannonball” Lee, caused the twins to take up amateur boxing, at that time a popular pastime for working class boys in the East End. Both are said to have never lost a match before turning professional at age 19. National Service – or Not The Kray twins narrowly avoided being sent to prison several times, and in 1952 both were called up for national service with the Royal Fusiliers. They reported, but deserted several times, always being recaptured. While absent without leave, the brothers assaulted a police constable who tried to arrest them. They were held at the Tower of London (among the very last prisoners ever to be kept there) before being transferred to Shepton Mallet military prison in Somerset for a month, to await court-martial. They were convicted and sent to the Home Counties Brigade Depot jail in Canterbury, Kent. Their behavior in prison was so bad that they both received dishonorable discharges from the army. Before their conviction, when they were moved from a one man cell to a communal cell, they assaulted their guard with a china vase and escaped. Quickly recaptured, and awaiting transfer to civilian authority for crimes committed while at large, they spent their last night in Canterbury drinking cider, eating crisps (potato chips), and smoking cigarillos courtesy of the young national servicemen acting as their guards. Burgeoning Criminal Careers Their criminal records and dishonorable discharges ended the twins’ boxing careers, and they turned to crime. They bought a run down local snooker club in Bethnal Green, where they started several protection rackets. By the end of the 1950s, the Krays were involved in hijacking, armed robbery and arson, through which they acquired a few clubs and other properties. In 1960 Ronnie Kray was imprisoned for 18 months for running a protection racket and related threats. While he was i


Ex Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher now holds the position of Baroness of where?

Ex-UK Prime Minister Baroness Margaret Thatcher dies, aged 87 | Dilemma X Ex-UK Prime Minister Baroness Margaret Thatcher dies, aged 87 April 8, 2013 Ex-UK Prime Minister Baroness Margaret Thatcher dies, aged 87 BBC News Former Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher has died “peacefully” at the age of 87 after suffering a stroke, her family has announced. David Cameron called her a “great Briton” and the Queen spoke of her sadness at the death. Lady Thatcher was Conservative prime minister from 1979 to 1990. She was the first woman to hold the role. She will not have a state funeral but will be accorded the same status as Princess Diana and the Queen Mother. The ceremony, with full military honours, will take place at London’s St Paul’s Cathedral. The union jack above Number 10 Downing Street has been lowered to half-mast. Video: ‘Iron Lady’ Margaret Thatcher dies at 87 after stroke _________________________ Video: Margaret Thatcher: Obituary of former Prime Minister ________________________ Margaret Hilda Roberts born in Grantham, Lincolnshire. 1940 Attends the University of Oxford to read chemistry and law. Becomes president of the Oxford University Conservative Association, her first political job. 1950 Fights and loses her first parliamentary election to be MP for Dartmouth. 1951 Elected Conservative MP for Finchley. October 1961 Harold Macmillan appoints her junior minister of pensions and national insurance. 1970 After the Conservative victory in the 1970 general election, Edward Heath appoints her secretary of state for education and science, but she loses the position in the 1974 general election defeat. February 1975 Wins leadership challenge against Edward Heath. 4 May 1979 Thatcher is elected Britain’s first female prime minister. She retains the position for 11 and a half years, making her the longest serving prime minister of the 20th century. 2 April 1982 Argentina invades the Falkland Islands. Within days Thatcher sends a huge military task force to the southern Atlantic. 14 June 1982 British forces recapture Port Stanley. Argentina surrenders in what is seen as a resounding victory for Margaret Thatcher, confirming her “Iron Lady” nickname. 9 June 1983 Margaret Thatcher wins her second general election with a majority of 144 seats in the wake of the Falklands war that greatly increased her popularity. Unemployment was at 3 million. 6 March 1984 A national miners’ strike begins under NUM leader Arthur Scargill, in response to the closure of uncompetitive mines. Riots and the miners’ strikes dominate the news as Britain edges towards chaos. The strike collapses after a year, prompting the government to press ahead with its legislation restricting trade union rights. 12 October 1984 Thatcher is the target of an IRA bomb that explodes during the Conservative party conference at the Grand Hotel in Brighton. She escapes uninjured. Five people were killed, including Conservative MP Sir Anthony Berry. 11 June 1987 Thatcher wins a third general election with a majority of 101 seats. 1 April 1990 The hugely unpopular community charge, or “poll tax”, is introduced. Protests against the tax turn into riots. November 1990 A tearful Thatcher leaves Downing Street after losing the support of the party over differences on European Economic Community policy and the poll tax debacle. 30 June 1992 Takes her seat in the House of Lords as Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven. 22 March 2002 Doctors advise Thatcher to give up making public speeches for health reasons after suffering a series of strokes. 1 July 2002 Thatcher publishes a book on international relations, which includes the controversial idea that the UK should leave the EU and join Nafta. 26 June 2003 Thatcher’s husband Denis dies at the age of 88. They had been married for 52 years. 13 October 2005 Thatcher marks her 80th birthday at party in a Hyde Park hotel with the Queen and Prince Philip among the guests. 13 September 2007 Gordon Brown invites Thatcher back to 10 Downing St for a visit. 30 January 2008 David Cameron presents Thatcher with a lifetime achievement award a


Dubris is the Roman name for which coastal town in England?

Roman Sites and Roman Remains in Britain Aldborough Roman Site, Yorkshire Urban Centre Once the capital of a Romanised tribe of native Britons, visitors today can still see two beautiful Roman mosaics as well as the remains of the town wall and a museum exploring the history of the town.   Ambleside Roman Fort, Cumbria Roman Fort Dating back to the reign of the Emperor Hadrian, this fort was originally built for two purposes; to protect the Ravenglass to Brougham Roman Road as well as acting as a supply base for Hadrian's Wall to the north.   Aesica Roman Fort Hadrian's Wall Fort Excavated in the late 19th century, Aesica is the ninth fort on Hadrian's Wall. A Roman bathhouse has also been discovered a short distance south of the fort.   Agricola's Ditch Roman Road / Ditch This enormous earthwork follows the route of Hadrian's Wall from coast to coast, although its purpose has long been argued. It is now thought that Agricola's Ditch (also known as the Vallum) was built as a boundary for the militarised zone around Hadrian's Wall, i.e. so that the local civilians would keep their distance!   Arbeia Roman Fort, Northumberland Hadrian's Wall Fort Once a maritime supply fort for Hadrian's Wall, today Arbeias barracks and gatehouse have been reconstructed and a museum set up to showcase the history of the site.   Ardotalia, Derbyshire Roman Fort This unexcavated fort could have once housed up to 1000 troops and until the late 18th century, the stone remains could still be seen. Unfortunately the remains of the fort now lie underground although it is still possible to make out the ramparts.   Beckfoot (Bibra) Fort, Cumbria Roman Villa Although the mighty Hadrian's Wall stood as the main defensive feature protecting the northern extent of the Roman Empire in Britain, the coastline close to the Scottish border was still exposed to attack. To plug this gap in their defences, the Romans built a series of milefortlets extending down the Cumbrian coast from Hadrian's Wall, linked by a road rather than a wall. Although many of these defences have now been lost, one of the major forts was located at Beckfort. Now just a series of crop marks, the fort was manned by the Romans until around AD 407 and was once home to the Cohors II Pannoniorum, a 500-strong infantry unit from the province of Pannonia, now a region of the Czech Republic. Excavated in 1879, evidence of a civilian settlement, or vicus, was also uncovered.   Bignor Roman Villa, Sussex Roman Villa Boasting some of the most complete Roman mosaics in the country, Bignor Roman Villa was discovered in 1811 by a local farmer and has been a popular visitor attraction ever since. The villa dates from around 200AD and was demolished or burnt down around 200 years later.   Birdoswald Roman Fort, Cumbria Hadrian's Wall Fort This well preserved fort on Hadrian's Wall was built around 110AD and included barracks, granaries, officers mess and even an exercise building (i.e. a Roman gym). There is also a visitor centre which includes displays and artifacts from the fort, and rumour has it that the tea rooms here are also very good!   Binchester Roman Fort, County Durham Roman Fort This large Roman fort was established around AD80 as a defensive measure for the newly built Dere Street. There is still a wonderfully preserved stretch of Roman road at the site, as well as remains of a bath house with underfloor heating.   Brading Roman Villa, Isle of Wight Roman Villa This large Roman villa and courtyard was built in the 1st century AD and despite frequent Anglo-Saxon raids and the occasional fire, remained in use until the 4th century AD. Today all of the 12 ground floor rooms can still be seen, including a fabulous mosaic in the main entertaining room.   Bremenium, Northumberland Roman Fort Bremenium was once an extremely well defended Dere Street fort complete with artillery defences. Remains of catapult emplacements have been found, once used by the Romans to fire boulders at marauders coming down Dere Street from the north.   Bremetennacum, Lancashire Roman Baths This cavalry fort actual


Which famous four part opera by Puccini ends with Musetta praying, Mimi dies, Schaunard discovers Mimi lifeless, Rodolfo cries Mimi's name in anguish and weeps helplessly?

TIMELINE OF WORLD HISTORY TIMELINE OF WORLD HISTORY     Giacomo Puccini, in full Giacomo   Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini (born December 22,   1858, Lucca, Tuscany [Italy]ï¿½died November 29, 1924, Brussels,   Belgium), Italian composer, one of the greatest exponents of   operatic realism, who virtually brought the history of Italian opera   to an end. His mature operas include La Bohï¿½me (1896), Tosca (1900),   Madama Butterfly (1904), and Turandot, left incomplete. Early life and marriage Puccini was the last descendant of a family that for two centuries   had provided the musical directors of the Cathedral of San Martino   in Lucca. Puccini initially dedicated himself to music, therefore,   not as a personal vocation but as a family profession. He was   orphaned at the age of five by the death of his father, and the   municipality of Lucca supported the family with a small pension and   kept the position of cathedral organist open for Giacomo until he   came of age. He first studied music with two of his fatherï¿½s former   pupils, and he played the organ in small local churches. A   performance of Giuseppe Verdiï¿½s Aida, which he saw in Pisa in 1876,   convinced him that his true vocation was opera. In the autumn of   1880 he went to study at the Milan Conservatory, where his principal   teachers were Antonio Bazzini, a famous violinist and composer of   chamber music, and Amilcare Ponchielli, the composer of the opera La   gioconda. On July 16, 1883, he received his diploma and presented as   his graduation composition Capriccio sinfonico, an instrumental work   that attracted the attention of influential musical circles in   Milan. In the same year, he entered Le villi in a competition for   one-act operas. The judges did not think Le villi worthy of   consideration, but a group of friends, led by the   composer-librettist Arrigo Boito, subsidized its production, and its   premiere took place with immense success at Milanï¿½s Verme Theatre on   May 31, 1884. Le villi was remarkable for its dramatic power, its   operatic melody, and, revealing the influence of Richard Wagnerï¿½s   works, the important role played by the orchestra. The music   publisher Giulio Ricordi immediately acquired the copyright, with   the stipulation that the opera be expanded to two acts. He also   commissioned Puccini to write a new opera for La Scala and gave him   a monthly stipend: thus began Pucciniï¿½s lifelong association with   Giulio Ricordi, who was to become a staunch friend and counselor. After the death of his mother,   Puccini fled from Lucca with a married woman, Elvira Gemignani.   Finding in their passion the courage to defy the truly enormous   scandal generated by their illegal union, they lived at first in   Monza, near Milan, where a son, Antonio, was born. In 1890 they   moved to Milan, and in 1891 to Torre del Lago, a fishing village on   Lake Massaciuccoli in Tuscany. This home was to become Pucciniï¿½s   refuge from life, and he remained there until three years before his   death, when he moved to Viareggio. But living with Elvira proved   difficult. Tempestuous rather than compliant, she was justifiably   jealous and was not an ideal companion. The two were finally able to   marry in 1904, after the death of Elviraï¿½s husband. Pucciniï¿½s second   opera, Edgar, based on a verse drama by the French writer Alfred de   Musset, had been performed at La Scala in 1889, and it was a   failure. Nevertheless, Ricordi continued to have faith in his   protï¿½gï¿½ and sent him to Bayreuth in Germany to hear Wagnerï¿½s Die   Meistersinger. Giacomo Puccini, 1908.   Mature work and fame Puccini returned from Bayreuth with the plan for Manon Lescaut,   based, like the Manon of the French composer Jules Massenet, on the   celebrated 18th-century novel by the Abbï¿½ Prï¿½vost. Beginning with   this opera, Puccini carefully selected the subjects for his operas   and spent considerable time on the preparatio


Isca Dumnoniorum is the Roman name for which southern city in England?

ISCA DVMNONIORVM Isca Dvmnoniorvm Type: British Capital, Legionary Fort Roads Fosse Way: ENE (18) to Whitley Castle (Whitley Castle, Northumberland) SE (3) to Topsham (Devon) W (17) to North Tawton WNW (17) to Okehampton Fosse Way: ENE (18) to Mvridvnvm Isca Dumnoniorum - The Riverside Settlement of the Dumnonii "Next to these, but more to the west, are the Dumnoni,¹ whose towns are: Voliba [14*45 52�] Uxella [15*00 52�] Tamara [15*00 52�] Isca,² where is located Legio II Augusta³ [17*30 52�]." Above Passage from Ptolemy's Geography of the Second Century The Dumnonii tribe occupied the area now contained within the modern counties of Devon and Cornwall in the extreme south-western part of England. Their neighbouring tribe in Somerset and Dorset were the Durotriges . The first of these Dumnonian towns remains unknown, but the others are Launceston in Cornwall and Plymouth in Devon respectively, the last-named town being, of course, Exeter. The Second Augustan Legion is also known to have been stationed at Gloucester and at Caerleon in Wales. Exeter is listed in two routes of the late-second century Antonine Itinerary , however, it would appear that its inclusion in Iter XII is an error. The remaining route, Iter XV, the last in the British section, is entitled "the route from Calleva to Isca Dumnoniorum", wherein Exeter appears as the southern terminus, named Isca Dumnoniorum and listed some 15 miles from Muridunum (nr. Honiton, Devon). Exeter also appears in the Ravenna Cosmology of the seventh century, this time as the somewhat garbled entry Scadu Namorum (R&C#16), between the unknown entries Melamoni and Termonin, whose names are also probably corrupt. The Roman Legionary Fortress at Exeter The city of Exeter is located at the south-western terminus of the Fosse Way at the head of the Exe Estuary in Devon, and has been permanently occupied for almost two thousand years, which means that the Roman occupation levels now lie many feet below some of the principal parts of the modern city. However, the Second World War created an ideal opportunity for archaeologists to study the early history of the town, when German bombs dropped on this important south coast city/port, penetrated down to the Roman occupation levels. The first Roman military building to be so identified was the principia or regimental headquarters of a Neronian legionary fortress, which was built c.55-60AD and lay below the monumental administrative buildings of the later Flavian period. This H.Q. building lay at the centre of a 37 acre (15Ha) enclosure which is rather small for a legionary fortress, which were usually around 50 acres (20ha) in area, and it seem likely that the camp was never intended to house the full complement of the Second Augusta. This reduction in the legionary complement could be for two main reasons; either the legion had suffered losses of over a thousand men during the earlier campigns throughout southern England, or a number of cohorts were housed elsewhere, perhaps at Corinium in Gloucestershire or even on the Continent. The fact that the fortress was built on a reduced scale must prove that the Roman military did not expect these missing men to suddenly return. "It is probable that there was an auxiliary fort at Exeter itself, which remains to be found below the later legionary base." (Webster, p.159) Legio Secundae Augusta - The Second Augustan Legion For a long time the passage in Ptolemy (vide supra) which placed Legio II Augusta within the lands of the Dumnonii was thought to be in error, whereby the ancient author had mistakenly copied the data for Isca Silurum in South Wales, where a legionary base of the Second was positively known to be situated. However, recent finds have confirmed the presence of this unit during early Neronian times. "The legion's presence at Exeter is supported by the appearance of a stamped roofing-tile there, in a layer dated to the region of 60AD." (Salway, pp.98/99) A legionary bath-house was built inside the fortress sometime between 55-60AD and underwent renovation shortly afterwards c.60-65


Ex Prime Minister Tony Blair was a member of Parliament for which constituency from 1983 to 2007?

Gordon Brown - Prime Minister - Biography.com Prime Minister Gordon Brown succeeded Tony Blair as prime minister of the United Kingdom in 2007, and served against the backdrop of a worldwide financial crisis. IN THESE GROUPS Famous People Born in Scotland Synopsis Born in Scotland on February 20, 1951, Gordon Brown succeeded Tony Blair as prime minister of the United Kingdom in 2007, after having served under Blair as chancellor of the Exchequer. He stepped down in 2010 amidst waning popularity of the Labour party, which was due in part to the worldwide financial crisis. Early Life Gordon Brown was born in Glasgow, Scotland on February 20, 1951, to mother Elizabeth Brown and father John Brown, who served as a minister for the Church of Scotland. Brown attended the Kirkcaldy West Primary School and, when he was just 16 years old, won a scholarship to the University of Edinburgh. There, he studied politics and served as chairman of the school's Labour Club. He graduated with honors from Edinburgh in 1972. Early Career Not long after his graduation from Edinburgh, Brown began a short stint as a lecturer there, in 1975, moving on to a teaching position at the Glasgow College of Technology in 1976. In 1980, he switched careers entirely, becoming a current affairs journalist for Scottish TV. Around the same time, he decided to begin graduate studies, re-enrolling at the University of Edinburgh. He obtained a doctorate degree in history from the school in 1982, after writing a dissertation titled, "The Labour Party and Political Change in Scotland, 1918–29." Early Political Career Following an unsuccessful run in 1979 in the House of Commons election, vying for the Edinburgh representative seat, Brown won a seat as a Member of Parliament for Dunfermline East in 1983. At that time, he began a friendship with Tony Blair, also a new MP, representing the Sedgefield constituency. Not long after the election, Brown and Blair led the campaign to modernize the political philosophy of the Labour Party, amending the party's goal of state socialism to a more business-focused strategy. In 1992, Brown was designated as shadow chancellor of the Exchequer, and then became the parliament's Labour Party leader in 1994, following the sudden death of his predecessor, MP John Smith. When the Labour Party beat the Conservative Party in the 1997 general election, Blair became U.K. prime minister and Brown, subsequently, became chancellor of the Exchequer. In his new position, Brown controlled the U.K.'s domestic economy-related policies. Among his first actions were designating the power to set interest rates to the Bank of England, and creating stipulations for the U.K.'s potential adoption of the euro—as of May 2012, the U.K. had still not adopted the euro, nor announced new plans to do so in the future, and the sterling pound remained the nation's unit of currency. During his first two years in office, Brown in large part retained stringent public-spending policies that had been set by the former Conservative administration, which frustrated many of his supporters in the Labour Party. However, in 1998, Brown created plans to designate additional finances to the nation's health, education and overseas aid budgets. His new spending plan was effected in 1999. Not long after, Brown helped to develop new mechanisms for stabilizing the world's financial markets. When the United States declared it would invade Iraq, in 2003, the military decision was initially supported by Britain's Labour Party. However, public support of the war soon dwindled in both the U.K. and U.S., as well as in nations worldwide, creating negative publicity for the Labour Party and, subsequently, Prime Minister Tony Blair. Blair's popularity was declining for other reasons, as well, including an increasingly tense relationship between Blair and Brown that was perhaps best highlighted by a document that surfaced in 2007, disclosing to the public Blair's contemplative plans to possibly remove Brown as chancellor of the Exchequer. In September of 2006, Blair announced his plans


"""The Camels are Coming"" published in 1932 was the first book that featured which popular children's hero created by W.E.Johns?"

Big on Biggles - The Adventures Continue on AbeBooks Big on Biggles More About Biggles During the 1960s, Biggles books were removed from libraries and children's reading lists due to the perception of racial prejudice throughout the books. The publisher Red Fox (a Random House imprint) is reprinting many of the Biggles titles with footnotes that explain slang and military terms used in the books. Biggles first appeared in 1932 in the first issue of Popular Flying magazine in a story called 'The White Fokker". James "Biggles" Bigglesworth was born May 1899 in India. He was the second son of an an administrator in the Indian Civil Service and his wife. Biggles' first encounter with an aircraft was while attending Malton Hall School in Hertbury, England when a Blériot that was forced to land on the school cricket pitch. A "lost" birth certificate allowed Biggles to join the army as a subaltern in the Rifle Regiment in 1916. In the summer of that year he transferred to the Royal Flying Corps and flew in combat in September 1916 with 169 Squadron, RFC. Between the World Wars, Biggles worked as a charter pilot. After World War II, Biggles worked for Scotland Yard as head of a new Special Air Police division. Because of his upbringing in India, Biggles was fluent in Hindi. by Richard Davies Biggles has been fighting off bandits at 2 o’clock since 1932.  He’s legend of children’s literature and one of the great adventure heroes. James Bigglesworth, created by W.E. Johns, starred in almost 100 novels beginning with The Camels are Coming . Johns died while writing Biggles Does Some Homework in 1968 but his hero continues to fascinate readers and collectors more than 40 years after his creator’s death. The fearless flyer  began his literary life as a World War I fighter pilot in the Royal Flying Corps, the precursor to the Royal Air Force. Johns wrote from firsthand experience as he flew fighter planes in the Great War and was shot down in 1918. After the conflict ended, he remained in the RAF until 1927. Much like another British hero James Bond, Biggles was a survivor and time never dimmed his ability to fly to the rescue. Johns wrote about the young Biggles, his adventures in WWI, his career as a charter pilot, his WWII heroics, and then his post-war work in the special air police. Villains could shoot him down every now and again, but Biggles was impossible to kill. Biggles has been translated into many languages and the series is adored by collectors with a love of adventure. It’s common for a rare Biggles book to sell for a four-figure price. 1930s Biggles Breaks the Silence (1949) Biggles’ popularity has waxed and waned over the years. The books have been criticized for clumsy racial stereotyping, old-fashioned attitudes and war-mongering, and been mercilessly parodied by comedians, including Monty Python. The criticism cannot be shrugged off, but Johns began the series in a world completely different to today and that should be considered when revisiting his books. His writing reflects a bygone age, using bygone language and featuring bygone technology - they are old school adventure stories. The World Wars – the two defining events of the 20th century – were the defining events in Biggles’ life and adventure had been the major theme in fiction for boys long before Johns, who was born in 1893, started writing.  Today, Biggles’ first editions are highly collectible, particularly the early stories complete with dust jackets . 1950s


What was the name of the IRA hunger striker who died in 1981 after a 66 day hunger strike?

CAIN: Events: Hunger Strike 1981 - List of Dead Names of Hunger Strikers (1981) Those who died: Bobby Sands (26) Irish Republican Army (IRA) and Member of Parliament (MP) began hunger strike on 1 March 1981 and died on 5 May 1981 after 66 days without food Francis Hughes (25) Irish Republican Army (IRA) joined hunger strike on 15 March 1981 and died on 12 May 1981  after 59 days without food Raymond McCreesh (24) Irish Republican Army (IRA) joined hunger strike on 22 March 1981 and died on 21 May 1981  after 61 days without food Patsy O'Hara (23) Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) joined hunger strike on 22 March 1981 and died on 21 May 1981  after 61 days without food Joe McDonnell (30) Irish Republican Army (IRA) joined hunger strike on 8 May 1981 and died on 8 July 1981 after  61 days without food Martin Hurson (29) Irish Republican Army (IRA) joined hunger strike on 28 May 1981 and died on 13 July 1981 after  46 days without food Kevin Lynch (25) Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) joined hunger strike on xx May 1981 (?) and died on 1 August 1981  after 71 days without food Kieran Doherty (25) Irish Republican Army (IRA) and Teachta Dáil (TD; member  of the Irish Parliament) joined hunger strike on 22 May 1981 and died on 2 August 1981  after 73 days without food Thomas McElwee (23) Irish Republican Army (IRA) joined hunger strike on 8 June 1981 and died on 8 August 1981  after 62 days without food Michael Devine (27) Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) joined hunger strike on 22 June 1981 and died on 20 August 1981  after 60 days without food   Others Who Took Part in the Hunger Strike Brendan McLaughlin Irish Republican Army (IRA) joined hunger strike on 14 May 1981 and was taken off the strike on 26 May 1981 when he suffered a perforated ulcer and internal bleeding Paddy Quinn Irish Republican Army (IRA) joined hunger strike on 15 June 1981 and was taken off the strike  on 31 July 1981 by his family after 47 days without food Laurence McKeown Irish Republican Army (IRA) joined hunger strike 29 June 1981 was taken off the strike on  6 September 1981 by his family after 70 days without food Patrick McGeown Irish Republican Army (IRA) joined hunger strike on 9 July 1981 was taken off the strike on  20 August 1981 by his family after 42 days without food Matt Devlin Irish Republican Army (IRA) joined hunger strike on 14 July 1981 was taken off the strike  on 4 September 1981 by his family after 52 days without food Liam McCloskey Irish National Liberation  Army (INLA) joined hunger strike on 3 August 1981 and ended the strike on  26 September 1981 after 55 days without food when it became clear  that his family would intervene to save his life if he became  unconscious Patrick Sheehan Irish Republican Army (IRA) joined hunger strike on 10 August 1981 and ended the strike on  3 October 1981 after 55 days without food Jackie McMullan Irish Republican Army (IRA) joined hunger strike on 17 August 1981 ended the strike on 3 October  1981 after 48 days without food Bernard Fox Irish Republican Army (IRA) joined hunger strike on 24 August 1981 and was taken off the strike  on 24 September 1981 when his medical condition deteriorated after  32 days without food Hugh Carville Irish Republican Army (IRA) joined hunger strike on 31 August 1981 and ended the strike on  3 October 1981 after 34 days without food John Pickering Irish Republican Army (IRA) joined hunger strike on 7 September 1981 and ended the strike  3 October 1981 after 27 days without food Gerard Hodgkins Irish Republican Army (IRA) joined hunger strike on 14 September 1981 and ended the strike  on 3 October 1981 after 20 days without food James Devine Irish Republican Army (IRA) joined hunger strike on 21 September 1981 and ended the strike  on 3 October 1981 after 13 days without food CAIN       contains information and source material on the conflict       and politics in Northern Ireland. CAIN is based within the University of Ulster. Last modified :


What was the name of the Irish intruder who in 1982 managed to gain access to the Queen's bedroom?

BBC ON THIS DAY | 9 | 1982: Queen fends off bedroom intruder About This Site | Text Only 1982: Queen fends off bedroom intruder A man has broken into Buckingham Palace and spent ten minutes talking to the Queen in her bedroom. At around 0715 BST Michael Fagan, 31, scaled the walls around the palace and shinned the drain-pipe up to the Queen's private apartments. Barefooted and wearing a t-shirt the unemployed father of four evaded electronic alarms and palace and police guards before disturbing the Queen by opening a curtain. Mr Fagan is already due to appear at Bow Street Magistrates' Court tomorrow to face charges of trespass and stealing half a bottle of wine from Buckingham Palace on 7 June. Smoked out The Queen was only able to raise the alarm when he asked for a cigarette. She calmly called for a footman who held the intruder until police arrived. The incident happened as the armed police officer outside the royal bedroom came off duty before his replacement - apparently out walking the dogs - arrived. This is the sixth breach of security at the Queen's London residence this year and raises serious questions about how well protected she is. Last month a man with a knife burst into the forecourt of Buckingham Palace and last year three German tourists camped in the grounds, believing it to be Hyde Park. It is the first time that private royal apartments have been penetrated since Queen Victoria's reign, although the Queen Mother disturbed an army deserter in her bathroom during the Second World War. Queen talks down prowler in her bedroom In Context Michael Fagan was not charged for trespassing in the Queen's bedroom since it was then a civil offence and proceedings would have compromised the Queen's position as head of state. In September 1982 Mr Fagan was acquitted of stealing wine from Buckingham Palace in June. He admitted another charge of stealing a car and the judge at the Old Bailey sent him to a top security mental health hospital in Liverpool, as a patient rather than a criminal. He was released three months later. Since then Michael Fagan has committed several other petty offences. In 1984 aggravated trespass or the act of trespass with the intent to disrupt or obstruct a lawful activity became a criminal offence. In June 2003, a comedian managed to gatecrash Prince William's 21st birthday party at Windsor Castle leading to calls to make the offence of ordinary trespass on royal or government property a criminal offence. Stories From 9 Jul