Which famous Netherlands writer and philosopher came to lecture at Oxford in 1498?

Desiderius Erasmus (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy) Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Desiderius Erasmus First published Mon Sep 22, 2008; substantive revision Mon Oct 8, 2012 Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam (1467?–1536) was the most famous and influential humanist of the Northern Renaissance, a man of great talent and industriousness who rose from obscure beginnings to become the leading intellectual figure of the early sixteenth century, courted by rulers and prelates who wanted to enhance their own reputations by association with the greatest scholar of the age. He was his generation's finest Latin stylist, in a society that revered good Latin, even more impressive for his much rarer mastery of Greek that few contemporaries could equal. He was a phenomenally productive writer (the most complete edition of his collected works fills ten large folio volumes) and was the first European intellectual to exploit fully the power of the printed word, making the true center of his career not a university or the court of a secular prince or high prelate but the greatest publishing houses of the Netherlands, Paris, Venice, and—above all—Basel. Though most vividly remembered now for his critical satires of abuses in the church and secular society and for his work as editor of the first published edition of the Greek New Testament, he was a prolific and influential author in many genres. He was a leading writer on education, author of five influential treatises on humanist educational theory and even a greater number of widely used and often reprinted textbooks taught in humanistic schools throughout Europe, especially north of the Alps; the producer of excellent critical editions of the works of classical Greek and Latin authors, including translations of Greek texts into the Latin that all educated people of his time could read; and the editor and translator of the works of early Latin and Greek Church Fathers, especially important for translations of Greek patristic literature, which had been little known to the Western church during the Middle Ages; the author of books of spiritual counsel addressed mainly to educated laymen of his time, all written in Latin but several of them quickly translated by other hands into most of the European vernacular languages and frequently reprinted; he even wrote and published Latin poems on both secular and religious themes, the one genre in which he had no lasting influence. The guides to theological method and exegesis of the Bible that he wrote as prefaces to the 1516 and 1518 editions of the New Testament mark a major turn in theology and the interpretation of Scripture and posed a serious challenge to the scholastic theology that had dominated university faculties of theology since the thirteenth century. He was also an active letter-writer, corresponding with contemporaries high and low, famous and obscure, and carefully preserving his letters and publishing some of them since like his Roman models, he regarded the letter as an important literary genre. The one genre in which Erasmus wrote no works at all was philosophy, though he often cited ancient philosophers and dealt (normally in a non-philosophical way) with several intellectual problems of interest to philosophers. 1. Introduction More than any other person, Erasmus through his publications and letters created the intellectual and spiritual milieu into which the Protestant Reformation was born; and more than anyone except Martin Luther, he shaped the early development of that great religious upheaval even though he never joined it. During its early years up to about 1522, he did much, mostly quietly and through private conferences and correspondence, to ensure that Luther was not abruptly silenced and put to death, even though he never fully approved of Luther's ideas and actions and eventually in 1524 broke publicly with him and published an important challenge to his most important doctrine. Though since his early days he had agitated for reform of the church, he always insisted that that reformed church must be one and


In metallurgy, the coating process known as anodising is associated with which metal?

PEO coatings sparking new interest :      Products Finishing Home » Articles » PEO coatings sparking new interest PEO coatings sparking new interest Article           From: Products Finishing, Dr. James Curran, Professor from     Cambridge University Posted on: 6/1/2011 Plasma electrolytic oxide surface treatment for aluminum, magnesium or titanium CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE (+) For nearly a century, materials manufacturers have known that metals exposed to demanding environments can be protected by a simple yet extremely effective process known as anodizing. By immersing metals such as aluminium, titanium and magnesium in a solution that conducts electricity and applying an electric current, the natural oxide on the metal surface thickens and creates a protective outer layer.   Although anodized layers are typically limited to a few microns in thickness and are porous, this simple process can alter the surface appearance of a metal and, importantly, vastly improve its resistance to corrosion and wear. Today, anodized metals enjoy varied and far-reaching applications stretching from construction, through the automotive industry, to consumer products.   More recent modifications have improved this process still further: by using stronger electric fields in a process known as plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO), a wider range of coatings can be produced, and performance can be enhanced. Coatings produced in this way on aluminium, for instance, incorporate a very hard, crystalline phase of aluminium oxide called corundum – known in its naturally occurring form as the minerals sapphire and ruby – that is second only in hardness to diamond.   WHAT IS PEO? Plasma electrolytic oxide coatings are hard, dense, wear-resistant, and well-adhered oxide coatings for metals such as aluminium and magnesium. The process by which they are grown may also be referred to as micro-arc oxidation or spark discharge anodizing. Essentially, it involves the modification of a conventional anodically grown oxide film by the application of an electric field greater than the dielectric breakdown field for the oxide. Discharges occur, and the resulting plasma-chemical reactions contribute to the growth of the coating.   Like anodizing, the PEO process requires immersion of the components in a bath, and uses electrical current to grow a uniform layer of oxide on the surface of the metal, but that’s where the similarity ends. The electrolytes are non-toxic and are free from any heavy metals. They are typically just very dilute aqueous solutions, with just a few litres per gram of salts which can be disposed of at no environmental or commercial cost. The applied electrical currents are generally pulsed at high frequencies and at voltages of over 200V.   These conditions are specially selected so as to give rise to millions of very short-live microscopic discharges – just like bolts of lightning – through the oxide layer. These expose the oxide to temperatures over twice as hot as the surface of the sun (Ref: Dunleavy). It is this intense local injection of energy which can be used to transform the oxide into high performance engineering ceramics such as crystalline alumina.    Whereas conventional anodising can only produce amorphous aluminum oxide, the PEO process can produce a phase more than five times harder (1600-2000 HV0.1) , making the resulting coating far more wear resistant than a hard-anodised layer. The coating is therefore harder than any steels ‑ or even glass and sand ‑ so there are very few things which can scratch or erode it, even on magnesium.   There are many examples of PEO coating enabling the replacement of steel parts with aluminum parts, where the lighter replacement’s harder surface means it can even significantly out-last the original. One such example is sprockets for off-road bikes, which last three-to-four times as long as the heavier steel parts which they replace.   Because the process involves melting and re-solidification of the ceramic, it has a very different structure from a conventional anodized layer.


Which US City is the setting for the original crime series 'CSI, Crime Scene Investigation'?

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) for Rent on DVD and Blu-ray - DVD Netflix English: Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish (Neutral): Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo, English: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Other features Color; interactive menus; scene access; audio commentaries; "Frozen in Time": CSI's season opener; crossover episodes; additional featurettes. Summary of Season 11 (2010) -                         6 discs Under the solid leadership of shrewd single mother Catherine Willows (Marg Helgenberger), Las Vegas's forensic investigation squad tackles a string of challenging homicide cases, including a casino pool shark attack and a vampire and werewolf convention slaying. The eleventh season of this fast-paced murder mystery series features special guest stars Elliott Gould, Andy Dick and teen pop sensation Justin Bieber.


In the 1960's which dictator built the 'Versailles of the Jungle' at Gbadolite?

Gbadolite – Gbadolite, Democratic Republic of the Congo | Atlas Obscura Please separate multiple addresses with commas. We won't share addresses with third parties. Subscribe me to the Atlas Obscura Newsletter Once a small village on the edge of the Democratic Republic of the Congo that was barely even mentioned on most maps, Gbadolite was transformed into the extravagant seat of a dictator who changed the face of the country, but now the tiny town is a ruined complex of despotic extravagance gone to seed. When former journalist Mobutu Sese Seko took power in 1965 with the help of the CIA, he dug deep into the country’s coffers to turn his ancestral village into a glimmering jewel where he could live and entertain like a king unrivaled. Before Mobutu’s reign, Gbadolite was simply a small community of less than 2,000 people living in earthen huts, but the dictator constructed a trio of palaces nearby, a full-service airport, a hospital, a five-star hotel with over 100 rooms, and a land transportation infrastructure that could service the remote area. During Mobutu’s reign the lifestyle for the ruling powers in Gbadolite was lavish and extravagant with fine wines, rare cuisine, and full service entertainment facilities that catered to the dictator and his guests despite the poverty surrounding them and the corrupt source of the wealth. Mobutu’s rule ended in a coup in 1997 and during the ensuing war, much of the extravagant flourishes that the ruler had put in were damaged or destroyed and the shining seat of Mobutu’s power slid into ruin. Today Gbadolite is once again a remote village although some of Mobutu’s remaining supporters still tend to the remains of his crumbling palaces, conducting tours of the once gilded halls and making sure that the memory of the village’s time in the sun doesn’t completely fade.


Which country defeated Great Britain in the Davis Cup in April 2014 to prevent Britain from reaching the semi-finals for the first time since 1981?

Andy Murray levels up Davis Cup tie with straight sets win against Italy's Andreas Seppi | Daily Mail Online comments Andy Murray fiercely criticised the state of the clay court erected beside the Bay of Naples after he defeated Andreas Seppi to level Britain’s Davis Cup tie with Italy at 1-1 on Saturday. ‘The court is pretty dangerous,’ he said. Murray fell awkwardly, running down a ball on his forehand on the second point of the resumption of his match with Seppi, as he raced into the corner of the court that has been in need of constant running repairs due to rain water having got under the covers  on Friday.  He winced as he landed heavily causing his weight to be unevenly distributed through his right knee. Get in: Andy Murray celebrates after finally seeing off his adversary on Saturday morning in Naples Busy day: Murray had earlier completed his straight sets win over Andreas Seppi Souvenir: Murray throws his wristband into the stands following his victory over Seppi All smiles: Andy Murray fist pumps as he jogs off the court Seppi caused him less distress.  Murray, whose progress was halted by nightfall on Friday, let his feelings on the court surface be known in no uncertain terms after he finished off the Italian, 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 before lunch time on Saturday. ‘The court is pretty dangerous,’ he said. ‘That corner, where I fell, is not good enough. If this was the ATP Tour we wouldn’t be using this surface. That’s something we will definitely talk about after the tie. The last thing you want is people getting injured because of a bad surface. It doesn’t need to be like this.’ Stretch: Murray can seal a place in the semi-finals with a victory over Fabio Fognini on Sunday Out in force: Fans draped in Union Jacks turn out to watch Murray in Naples The Italians chose to build a court, alongside the main road running along the water front of Naples, with the intention of playing against Britain in a city renowned for the passion of its football crowd.  Regrettably, the heavy rain that fell before the tie began infiltrated the covers and the ground staff have been unable to prevent the surface in one corner from being cut up whenever a player arrived on his forehand side at full pace. Hitting the deck: Murray labelled the court 'dangerous' during an interview on Saturday Anxious: Judy Murray watches as her son battles for victory Mixed bag: Andy Murray cut a frustrated figure at times but eventually pulled through In control: Andy Murray returns a forehand during his victory against Andreas Seppi Back in form: Murray plays a backhand on his way to a victory victory for Great Britain Not enough: Italy's Andreas Seppi was powerless to prevent the Scot's win Murray’s tenacity, and desire to usher Britain towards their first Davis Cup semi-final since 1981, provided him with the mental fortitude to overcome his fear of injury. Once Murray once the first two games on Saturday, to take a two sets lead, Seppi had a mountain the size of Vesuvius to scale. He was incapable of leaving base camp. The 26-year-old Wimbledon champion had been unwell during the countdown to the tie. ‘I was a little bit tired this morning when I got up, but otherwise I felt alright,’ said Murray.  For most of the match, the British supporters who had travelled to the south of Italy had far more to shout about than the home crowd.  Ouch: Murray pulls up in pain during the opening set against Seppi Frustrated figure: Murray reacts angrily after missing an opportunity t win a point Focused: Seppi returns a Murray serve with a powerful forehand Even so, the Italians were swift to jeer Murray whenever he made a mishit or served a double fault.  It is a reflection of the partisan flavour of the Davis Cup that is part of its magic and appeal.  Home advantage is worth something. Murray is oblivious to such distractions, however. Seppi is a formidable opponent on clay, but for this morning he was destined to finish as runner-up. ‘The last few games went by quite quick,’ said Murray. ‘It was good I managed to finish it off in str


"Which 16th century English composer's works include 'Gaude Gloriosa Dei Mater' and the Christmas mass Puer Natus est Nobis""?"

Thomas Tallis | Classical-Music.com Past Issues Thomas Tallis Thomas Tallis is a biographer’s challenge and a musicological detective’s delight. From the scant records that survive, we know that his world extended from Dover and the nearby Isle of Thanet to Westminster and Waltham Cross. He reached old age, but we cannot be certain about the precise year of his birth (1505?). He spent his final years, by then a Gentleman of the Chapel Royal, in Greenwich and was buried in the parish church of St Alfege. He married in middle age and appears to have died childless. Prosperity and financial hardship marked various points of his career, as did mundane duties such as teaching musical rudiments to the Chapel Royal’s boys. It seems his faith endured in an age of religious upheaval. ‘Tallis is dead, and music dies.’ Fellow composer William Byrd’s moving valediction spoke for all touched by Tallis’s example as a maker of music, teacher and composer in service to four English monarchs. The question ‘Who was Tallis?’ is, in many ways, secondary to the question ‘What was Tallis?’. Younger colleagues knew that he had made a lasting contribution as a composer of church music, as did the Elizabethan copyists who preserved outmoded works from Tallis’s early years. Their high estimation of the man set foundations for his posthumous fame. There could be no finer example to follow than Tallis. Age certainly did little to temper his creative powers. The famous 40-part motet Spem in alium dates from its composer’s sixth decade; the smaller but no less refined In ieiunio et fletu, meanwhile, perhaps dates from his 70th year. Composers of Byrd’s generation forged careers and reputations at a time of growing stability, after the strict imposition of Edward VI’s Protestant reforms and the persecutory bonfires of Mary Tudor’s reign. Tallis, born in the 16th century’s first decade, came of age as a musician under a system wedded to pre-Reformation customs and rites. He went on to write music for a church unrecognisable from that of his upbringing. The fall out from Henry VIII’s break with the Roman Church followed Tallis to Waltham Abbey, one of the last great monastic complexes to be dissolved. As a newcomer to the Augustinian foundation’s musical establishment, he was granted a 20 shilling pay-off and also appears to have gained a music theory book from the Abbey’s library. His early Latin works, written before and after Henry’s reformation, show how Tallis assimilated conservative aspects of English sacred polyphony, elaborate melodic lines and sonorous textures among them, with advanced techniques from the continent. The output of Tallis’s middle years bears witness both to the excellence of his craft and the far reaches of his invention. It also reflects the history of a nation in the grip of religious revolution and counter-revolution. Tallis proved to be an expert trimmer. In the late 1540s, he was among the first to write music for the new Anglican Church. The anthem If ye love me observed the demands of Archbishop Thomas Cranmer and other reformers for clear English-language settings without slavishly setting every syllable to a single note. In short, his was an innovative response to the musical requirements of the Edwardian church. When the Catholic Mary Tudor succeeded her half-brother Edward VI in 1553, Tallis retraced his musical roots and supplied her Chapel Royal with a Latin festal mass, soaring antiphons and responsories. His seven-voice Mass Puer natus est nobis was probably first heard at Christmas 1554 while Philip II of Spain was in London. Tallis drew on his experience of writing for the Latin liturgy in the time of Mary’s father, Henry VIII. He helped revive and preserve an old tradition, surpassing the sacred compositions of his youth. Within the time it took to change royal regimes and their attendant religious practices, Tallis was able to shift from Anglican innovator to Catholic renovator, polishing and perfecting past techniques in his works for the old queen. His votive antiphon Gaude gloriosa Dei mater, for example,


Who was the fifteenth century jail bird who wrote 'Le Morte D'Arthur' - a classic romance of knighthood?

Arthurian Knights: Arthurs Battles Arthurian Knights To come together around the table of equality to discuss all aspects of Arthurian Fact and Fiction Monday, 9 March 2009 Arthurs Battles The Battle of Camlannis is King Arthur's final battle, in which he is mortally wounded by his his nephew Mordred. The story recalls that Arthur and his forces were away in Europe fighting (according to earlier sources) Emperor Lucius or (according to later sources) fighting Lancelot. When Arthur landed back in England, a series of battles ensued that climaxed with the Battle of Camlann. Both Arthur and Mordred are mortally wounded in this battle, but Arthur's army triumphed in the end. While Camlann, Arthur's last battle, is not part of the battle list, it was a battle that was fought in Britain. The battle of Camlann is first mentioned in the Annales Cambriae (ca. 960-980). The name Camlann has a number of possible locations. It is said to have taken place by a river, and the prefix Cam means crooked. The battle probably took place, then, near a crooked river. Slaughter Bridge in Cornwall. Wace, like Geoffrey, speaks of this site in Cornwall as being the final battle Fort Camboglanna (Castlesteads) on Hadrian's Wall. This was one of several Hadrian's Wall forts that saw heavy fighting during the Caledonian invasion. It does not fit with the earliest historic references which refer to Cornwall. Welsh area around Cader Idris. Cader Idris means the Chair of Idris (a legendary giant). The mountain ridge lies near the town of Dolgellau, but its only connection to the Battle of Camlann are the nearby Camlan and Gamlan rivers. Gamlan River is very near the Camlan valley and Cader Idris, also in mid Wales. River Allen runs through the town of Bridge of Allen, just north of Stirling in Scotland. If you accept that Arthur was Scottish, this is a possible site of the final battle. Various stories differ on how the battle started. Geoffrey of Monmouth's account is of a normal battle--both sides lined up and then charged into battle. In many other sources, though, the battle is set of by misunderstanding. Malory makes the beginning of the battle a complete misunderstanding: A knight is bitten by an adder, he draws his sword to kill the snake, and when others saw his drawn sword a battle resulted by mistake. Nennius records that King Arthur fought twelve major battles. The texts of Nennius (AD 796), the Easter Annals, and the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle point to where these battles were geographically, but as in most things to do with King Arthur, there is room for debate as to where events really took place. This list is believed not to be chronological. And the rhyming names in Nennius' original work, indicates that he probably took his list from a rhyming-poem. Nennius could well have taken names from a number of unrelated sources. Some scholars believe that the Roman commander, Lucius Artorius Castus, and King Arthur point to them being the same person when you examine this battle record. Nennius' list is


Which US city filed for bankruptcy in July 2013?

Bankrupt Cities, Municipalities List and Map Bankrupt Cities, Municipalities List and Map         Many local governments across the U.S. face steep budget deficits as they struggle to pay off debts accumulated over a number of years. As a last resort, a select few filed for bankruptcy. Governing is tracking the issue, and will update this page as more municipalities seek bankruptcy protection. A federal judge recently approved Detroit's plan to pay off about $7 billion in debt. Detroit previously became the largest U.S. city ever to file for bankruptcy in 2013. Overall bankrupt municipalities remain extremely rare. A Governing analysis estimated only one of every 1,668 eligible general-purpose local governments (0.06 percent) filed for bankruptcy protection from 2008 through 2012. Excluding filings later dismissed, only one of every 2,710 eligible localities (not all states permit governments to file for bankruptcy) filed since 2008. The majority of filings have not been submitted by bankrupt cities, but rather lesser-known utility authorities and other narrowly-defined special districts throughout the country. In Omaha, Neb., more than a dozen sanitary districts have filed for bankruptcy, accounting for nearly a quarter of all Chapter 9 filings since 2010. It's also important to note that only about half of states outline laws authorizing municipal bankruptcy. View our bankruptcy laws map  for each state's policies. List of Bankruptcy Filings Since January 1, 2010 All Municipal Bankruptcy Filings: 51 General-Purpose Local Government Bankruptcy Filings (9): -- City of Hillview, Ky. -- City of San Bernardino, Calif. -- Town of Mammoth Lakes, Calf. (Dismissed) -- City of Stockton, Calif. -- City of Harrisburg, Pa. (Dismissed) -- City of Central Falls, R.I. -- Boise County, Idaho (Dismissed) LAST UPDATED: Aug. 21, 2015 Municipal Bankruptcies Map The map below shows all municipalities filing for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection since 2010, along with local governments voting to approve a bankruptcy filing.   Cities, towns and counties are shown in red. Utility authorities and other municipalities are displayed in gray. Click a marker to view details of each filing. Multiple municipalities have filed for bankruptcy in some cities, such as Omaha, Neb., so not all markers are visible without zooming in on the map. Please note that some listed municipal bankruptcy filings have been dismissed, as indicated.   Detroit Bankruptcy States without laws authorizing municipal bankruptcies often allow for different measures providing financial relief. In Michigan, seven cities and school districts have emergency managers, and another three are under consent agreements. View our  map and story  about the state's efforts to turn around the distressed municipalities. Other Detroit Coverage:


Planet Jupiter: Facts About Its Size, Moons and Red Spot Planet Jupiter: Facts About Its Size, Moons and Red Spot By Charles Q. Choi, Space.com Contributor | November 14, 2014 12:59am ET MORE This photo of Jupiter was taken on Sept. 20, 2010 when Jupiter made its closest approach to Earth since 1963. (Uranus [insert] was visible through telescopes near Jupiter.) Credit: Jimmy Eubanks Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system. Fittingly, it was named after the king of the gods in Roman mythology. In a similar manner, the ancient Greeks named the planet after Zeus, the king of the Greek pantheon. Jupiter helped revolutionize the way we saw the universe and ourselves in 1610, when Galileo discovered Jupiter's four large moons — Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto, now known as the Galilean moons. This was the first time celestial bodies were seen circling an object other than Earth, major support of the Copernican view that Earth was not the center of the universe. Physical characteristics Jupiter is the most massive planet in our solar system , more than twice as massive as all the other planets combined, and had it been about 80 times more massive, it would have actually become a star instead of a planet. Its atmosphere resembles that of the sun, made up mostly of hydrogen and helium, and with four large moons and many smaller moons in orbit around it, Jupiter by itself forms a kind of miniature solar system. All told, the immense volume of Jupiter could hold more than 1,300 Earths. The colorful bands of Jupiter are arranged in dark belts and light zones created by strong east-west winds in the planet's upper atmosphere traveling more than 400 mph (640 kph). The white clouds in the zones are made of crystals of frozen ammonia, while darker clouds of other chemicals are found in the belts. At the deepest visible levels are blue clouds. Far from being static, the stripes of clouds change over time . Inside the atmosphere, diamond rain may fill the skies. The most extraordinary feature on Jupiter is undoubtedly the Great Red Spot , a giant hurricane-like storm seen for more than 300 years. At its widest, the Great Red Spot is three times the diameter of the Earth, and its edge spins counterclockwise around its center at a speed of about 225 mph (360 kph). The color of the storm, which usually varies from brick red to slightly brown, may come from small amounts of sulfur and phosphorus in the ammonia crystals in Jupiter's clouds. The spot grows and shrinks over time, and every now and again, seems to fade entirely. Jupiter's gargantuan magnetic field is the strongest of all the planets in the solar system at nearly 20,000 times the strength of Earth's. It traps electrically charged particles in an intense belt of electrons and other electrically charged particles that regularly blasts the planet's moons and rings with a level of radiation more than 1,000 times the lethal level for a human, damaging even heavily shielded spacecraft such as NASA's Galileo probe. The magnetosphere of Jupiter, which is composed of these fields and particles, swells out some 600,000 to 2 million miles (1 million to 3 million km) toward the sun and tapers to a tail extending more than 600 million miles (1 billion km) behind Jupiter. Jupiter spins faster than any other planet, taking a little under 10 hours to complete a turn on its axis, compared with 24 hours for Earth. This rapid spin makes Jupiter bulge at the equator and flatten at the poles, making the planet about 7 percent wider at the equator than at the poles. Jupiter broadcasts radio waves strong enough to detect on Earth. These come in two forms — strong bursts that occur when Io, the closest of Jupiter's large moons, passes through certain regions of Jupiter's magnetic field, and continuous radiation from Jupiter's surface and high-energy particles in its radiation belts. These radio waves could help scientists to probe the oceans on its moons.   Composition & structure Atmospheric composition (by volume): 89.8 percent molecular hydrogen, 10.2 percent helium, minor amounts of me


What was Reg Vamey's character called in 'On The Buses'?

On the Buses (TV Series 1969–1973) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Jack-the-lad bus driver and conductor Stan and Jack enjoy the female employees more than their work and Inspector Blake is relentless in his attempts to make their lives a misery. Creators: On an exceptionally foggy night Stan refuses to carry on with the journey unless someone walks in front of the bus with a torch. Blakey refuses,as does Olive,travelling with Mum and Arthur on their ... 8.9 Stan samples the home-brewed beer which he has just made. It is very, very strong indeed, so much so that when he goes to work he is already tipsy and Blakey breathalyses him. Thanks to Jack's little... 8.4 Canteen manageress Suzy seems to be favoring Jack and Stan over Blakey and giving them considerably larger portions of food than him so he gets rid of her and replaces her with the austere ex-prison ... 8.4 a list of 38 titles created 11 Feb 2012 a list of 40 titles created 05 May 2012 a list of 43 titles created 18 Sep 2012 a list of 40 titles created 27 Jun 2014 a list of 23 titles created 01 Oct 2015 Title: On the Buses (1969–1973) 7.1/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Stan gets a little annoyed when his Mum and Sister keep buying expensive items on hire purchase, but the money he earns for overtime working as a bus driver means that he can afford it... ... See full summary  » Director: Harry Booth Stan and Jack seek work at a bus driving holiday camp after being fired from the bus company for crashing two buses, only to find Inspector Blake works there also. Director: Bryan Izzard     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.8/10 X   Bus driver Stan Butler agrees to marry Suzy, much to the anguish of Mum, her son-in-law, Arthur, and daughter Olive. How, they wonder, will they ever manage without Stan's money coming in? Then Arthur is sacked, and Stan agrees to delay the wedding. Meanwhile, he hits on an idea: Arthur should learn to drive a bus. Somehow he does just that, and even gets a job. Stan then blackmails the Depot ... See full summary  » Director: Harry Booth Bless This House centres on life in Birch Avenue, Putney, where travelling stationery salesman Sid Abbott (Sidney James) and his wife Jean (Diana Coupland) live with their teenagers: Mike (... See full summary  » Stars: Sidney James, Diana Coupland, Sally Geeson Finally the house that Robin, Chris and Jo share a flat in is demolished an two spin offs are made - Robin's Nest and George & Minded (Mr & Mrs Roper). Stars: Richard O'Sullivan, Paula Wilcox, Sally Thomsett George and Mildred Roper are forced to leave their home in South Kensington (as the landlords in Man About the House (1973)) when they receive a compulsory purchase order from the council. ... See full summary  » Stars: Yootha Joyce, Brian Murphy, Norman Eshley Comic goings on in this series set in an English holiday camp called Maplins. The title comes from the camp's greeting, which the staff are meant to say with enthusiasm but all too often ... See full summary  » Stars: Paul Shane, Ruth Madoc, Jeffrey Holland Now a qualified chef, Robin from "Man About the House" (1973) sets up home with his girlfriend, and a business with his girlfriend's father. Stars: Richard O'Sullivan, Tessa Wyatt, Tony Britton Classic 1960s British comedy series about a middle aged man and his elderly father who run an unsuccessful 'rag and bone' business (collecting and selling junk). Harold (the son) wants to ... See full summary  » Stars: Wilfrid Brambell, Harry H. Corbett, Frank Thornton A rather naive, middle-class man is admitted to a hospital ward and finds that he is sharing it with a working-class layabout and an upper-class hypochondriac. All three of them cause headaches for the hospital staff. Stars: James Bolam, Peter Bowles, Christopher Strauli A working-c


Indonesian Kalimantan, which is divided into 4 provinces, covers the southern three quarters of which island?

Kalimantan Maps and Orientation: Kalimantan, Indonesia Kalimantan Maps and Orientation (Kalimantan, Indonesia) Located on the island of Borneo, Kalimantan is home to a population of approximately 12 million people. Kalimantan forms the main southern region and encompasses some 70% of Borneo, while to the north, both East Malaysia and Brunei are to be found. Since Kalimantan covers such a vast area, getting around can be quite difficult and time consuming, and tours prove to be popular with holiday makers. There are three main ethnic groups residing here - the Malay Indonesians, the Chinese, and the indigenous Dayak tribes. Maps and Orientation of the Island This Indonesian region is divided into a total of four very individual provinces: East Kalimantan - home to the cities of Balikpapan and Samarinda West Kalimantan - with Pontianak being the capital city Central Kalimantan - rather dominated by the Dayak people, with Palangka Raya (Palangkaraya) serving as the provincial capital South Kalimantan - featuring 11 regencies and two cities, Banjarbaru and Banjarmasin The following destinations are relatively close to Kalimantan and shown with their respective directions:


The British Ice Hockey team called the 'Bombers' play in which town?

Billingham Bombers information - The Full Wiki The Full Wiki Up to date as of February 02, 2010 An Ice Hockey Wiki article. The Billingham Bombers are an ice hockey team from the town of Billingham in the Stockton-on-Tees borough of Teesside. They are currently members of the English National Ice Hockey League and the Northern League. The Bombers play their home games at the Billingham Forum Ice Rink. The Bombers were founded in 1971 as members of the Northern League. In 1982 they became a founder member of the British Hockey League and changed their name to the Cleveland Bombers. Between 1991 and 1995 the team played under the name of the Teesside Bombers before reverting back to their original name. Between 1982 and 1986 and again between 1990 and 1994, the Bombers played in the Premier League, the top flight division of British ice hockey at the time. In more recent times the Bombers won the English League Northern section regular season championship and Northern section play off championship during the 2005-06 season. References A to Z Encyclopedia of Ice Hockey Nottingham Panthers Statistical History 1946-2000 by Mick A. Chambers External links


Which immigration minister resigned in February 2014 after learning that his private cleaner for seven years did not have permission to work in the UK?

Immigration minister Mark Harper resigns over illegal immigrant cleaner | UK news | The Guardian The Observer Immigration minister Mark Harper resigns over illegal immigrant cleaner Minister behind controversial campaign telling illegal migrants to 'go home' stands down after learning cleaner did not have legal residency Mark Harper, who has resigned from the government. Photograph: Graeme Robertson for the Observer The Observer Immigration minister Mark Harper resigns over illegal immigrant cleaner Minister behind controversial campaign telling illegal migrants to 'go home' stands down after learning cleaner did not have legal residency Saturday 8 February 2014 19.05 EST First published on Saturday 8 February 2014 19.05 EST Close This article is 2 years old Mark Harper, the immigration minister behind the controversial campaign that put "go home" adverts on vans to urge illegal immigrants to leave Britain, has resigned after learning that his private cleaner for seven years did not have permission to work in the UK. Harper, who was steering an immigration bill through the Commons that warns employers of their duty to check the status of employees, notified David Cameron on Friday, when his resignation was accepted "with regret". Downing Street, however, said there was no evidence that Harper "knowingly employed an illegal immigrant". Harper's resignation was accepted just 24 hours after he discovered his cleaner was in the UK illegally. It prompted a mini-reshuffle, with Home Office minister James Brokenshire promoted to Harper's position and Karen Bradley, Conservative MP for Staffordshire Moorlands, filling the former's position. Harper's time in the Home Office will be best remembered for last summer's campaign, which saw mobile "go home" adverts deployed in parts of London. It was a drive that proved futile as well as divisive; within months, Theresa May had conceded the ads were "too much of a blunt instrument" amid reports that only one immigrant had gone home as a result. Other heavily criticised initiatives were the introduction of spot checks in London tube stations. Correspondence between Harper and Cameron, published in a Spectator blog, reveals that on 7 February Harper wrote to the prime minister explaining how he had tried on several occasions to make sure his cleaner had leave to remain in the country. When appointed in September 2012, Harper repeated the background checks into his cleaner, whom he has hired since April 2007. "In retrospect, I should have checked more thoroughly," he conceded to Cameron. After being unable to locate some of the cleaner's documentation, he explained how – aware of employers' responsibilities under the immigration bill – he had again asked her for fresh copies of her passport and other documentation. There was praise from across the political spectrum for Harper's achievements and the swiftness of his resignation. Home secretary Theresa May said Harper should be "proud of the role he has played in sharply reducing immigration to Britain". Keith Vaz MP, chairman of the home affairs committee, said: "The immigration portfolio is one of the toughest in government but he carried out his role with effectiveness and good humour." Cameron wrote: "I have always enormously appreciated your energy and your loyalty. It is typical of you that you should be so mindful of the wider interests of the government and the party in reaching the decision that you have, and I am very grateful for that. "You will be greatly missed, and I hope very much that you will be able to return to service on the frontbench before too long." Shami Chakrabarti, director of Liberty, said it was a "bitter irony" that Harper should "fall foul of a mad and toxic immigration debate" authored by his own government. "The vile immigration bill would turn landlords and vicars into border police, checking people's status before offering them shelter or marriage services," she said. "It's the nasty immigration politics and not the politician that should go." Mark Harper's former cleaner was taken from her room at Yarl's


Which Scottish artist painted the picture 'The Singing Butler'?

Vettriano's Singing Butler in rare exhibition - BBC News BBC News Vettriano's Singing Butler in rare exhibition 4 February 2012 Close share panel Image caption Vettriano's artwork became the most expensive painting by a Scottish artist in 2004 One of the most famous paintings by Fife artist Jack Vettriano has gone on public display for the first time in two decades. The Singing Butler can be viewed at Aberdeen Art Gallery. It is part of an exhibition entitled "From Van Gogh to Vettriano - Hidden Gems from Private Collections". Vettriano's artwork became the most expensive painting by a Scottish artist when it sold for £750,000 eight years ago. The exhibition ends in April. Other artists featured in the exhibition include Monet, Matisse and Lucian Freud and Scottish colourists Peploe and Fergusson. The Singing Butler, which shows a couple dancing on a beach while a butler holds an umbrella over them, has been loaned to the gallery for the exhibition by a private collector in Scotland. Sixty-year-old Vettriano grew up in Methil in Fife. He is reported to sell more posters and postcards than any other artist in the UK. The original canvas of The Singing Butler sold at auction in 2004 for £744,500. In 1992 when Vettriano painted the picture and submitted it for inclusion in the Royal Academy summer show, it was rejected.


The former ground of which football club is depicted in L. S. Lowry's 'Going to the Match'?

Chapter 8: Going to the Match The Transformation of the Match- day Routine at Manchester City FC1 Tim Edensor and Steve Millington In December 1999 the English Professional Footballer’s Association (PFA) lavished £1.9 million on L.S. Lowry’s (1953) oil painting ‘Going to the Match’, depicting football fans converging on Bolton Wanderers’ Burnden Park stadium (Figure 8.1). PFA Chief Executive Gordon Taylor opined how the painting represented ‘the heart and soul of the game and the anticipation of fans on their way to a match’ (BBC News 1999). This iconic image provides an alluring, if romantic glimpse back to a football world untainted by the excesses of the contemporary game, a world where traditional values of community and loyalty are upheld, where routines built up over generations would cumulate on the terraces at 3 p.m. each Saturday. Importantly, as Kelsall reminds us: The identities of these clubs and their grounds was part of, and often a focus for, a stubborn pride, that people had for their community. The roar of the crowds assembled inside these grounds would be a collective assertion of this identity, community and mutual afﬁnity. (Kelsall 2000: 88) ‘going to the match’ focused upon surrounding sites and spaces, the pubs, shops, take- aways, bookmakers, food- stands, alleyways and streets (Kelsall 2000). The match- day routines established in such landscapes over decades con- jures a particular sensory landscape of affordances, spatial practices, perform- ances and power, through which football supporters, street vendors, the police, city authorities and others, produced rhythms of ﬂuctuating intensity and meaning. In the twenty- ﬁrst century, following industrial restructuring and suburban ﬂight, fewer English supporters now reside in such localities and typically drive into the city to watch their team (Crabbe et al. 2006), and the scene depicted by Lowry is disappearing. Yet myths of ‘going to the match’ continue to resonate in extended fan culture, particularly in fanzines or on radio phone- in debates about how match day routines have been disrupted and dislocated through stadium relocation and redesign. Despite this, the exploration of the complex and dynamic relationship between fans and their team rarely extends to uncover how football is embed- ded in everyday life. Stone, for example, calls for greater attention to the ‘every- day and the structuring of football in many people’s lives: the regularity of the match, the topophilic afﬁnity of supporters for their team’s ‘home’ ground and the habitual behaviours that make up football culture’ (2007: 175). And while numerous studies explore fan culture within stadia, few focus on the everyday spaces and routines of match- day experience with an overwhelming concentra- tion on the most passionate or dedicated fans, football hooligans, or groups who resist the embourgeoisment of football (Duke 2002). Figure 8.1 L.S. Lowry: Going to the Match, oil painting, 1953. In this chapter we suggest that the relationships forged between individuals and localities through the rituals and performances that comprise ‘going to the match’, encompassing the everyday spaces that both surround football stadia and comprise journeys to and from them is a neglected aspect of fan culture. As the experience of travelling to and from stadia is being transformed through the contemporary restructuring of football, this is of particular signiﬁcance. The City of Manchester Stadium (COMS) and Manchester City F.C. provide an excellent case study through which to examine how stadium relocation and the loss of a localised place- based identity has impacted on fan culture. In 2003 the club took up residency at the spectacular, iconic COMS, constructed as the centrepiece of an urban regeneration scheme, Sport City, in a former industrial area in East Manchester. This development serves efforts to re- image Manchester at a national and global scale. Previously, City had played at Maine Road in South Manchester since 1923, and the club an


Before it moved to Wales on which London hill was the Royal Mint?

I’ve just struck my first UK coin… | Change Checker I’ve just struck my first UK coin… Striking my very own £1 coin was just one of the highlights of the new Royal Mint visitors centre which opened on the 18th May. I struck my very own ‘Last Round Pound’ Until last week, the workings of the Royal Mint have remained a closely guarded secret, secured behind high fences and guarded by MOD Police. But that’s all changed with the opening of the new Royal Mint Experience. As a keen Change Checker myself, I made sure that I was one of the very first people through the doors on opening day.  And this is what I found… The Royal Mint moved to Llantrisant in Wales in 1968 specifically to strike the new coins that were to be issued as part of decimalistaion in 1971. Before the production of coins moved here, there were two other main Royal Mint locations – The Tower of London and then Tower Hill. For the first time in over 1000 years, the Royal Mint have opened its doors to the general public allowing unprecedented access to the history of our coins and a look behind-the-scenes of the UK’s oldest institution. Let me tell you about my experience… The tour starts with a short introduction to the Royal Mint before being guided over to a separate building to start the factory experience. The Journey of a coin before it reaches our pockets Each UK denomination is made up of different compositions which are agreed between The Royal Mint and HM Treasury but the exact amount is kept top secret. For example, 50ps are made from Cupro-nickel while Two pound coins are made from a combination of Nickel-Brass and Cupro-nickel. These different metals are melted in temperatures that can reach up to 1450°C and then cooled before being rolled into large strips called ‘coils’. Before the strips are rolled into the correct thickness required for the denomination, half a millimeter is shaved from the surface to remove the impurities which leaves it clean and shiny ready for striking. Blanks are then punched from these strips at an extraordinary rate of 8,000 per minute per machine. Depending on the denomination, some coins will have their edge lettering applied. This is to help against counterfeiting. What you may not know though, is the edge lettering is applied before the coin has even been struck. Striking a coin An astonishing 1500 Million coins are issued in the UK every year and this all takes place at the Royal Mint is Llantrisant. Add to this number the amount of coins they strike for other countries and you’ll reach an extraordinary 5 billion coins minted in just one year. That’s 90 million coins a week! I mentioned earlier that the Royal Mint strike coins for as many as 60 other countries around the world. All this takes place in the same warehouse and you will be able to see the forklifts moving coins from machine to machine before they are eventually counted and bagged or boxed according to each countries criteria. “I struck this coin” As part of the Royal Mint experience, visitors can strike their own coins. What’s even more exciting is that I struck a 2016 ‘Last Round Pound’ £1 coin. You’ll know that the ‘Last Round Pound’ will not be entering circulation and is only available to buy in Brilliant Uncirculated condition. This striking process is only open to visitors and so only those who visit the attraction will have the opportunity to strike their very own ‘Last Round Pound’. Adult tickets cost £13.50 and are available to buy from the Royal Mint website. Share this:


What prize for fiction was instigated in 1968?

Literary Awards and Prizes Literary Awards and Prizes Select an Award link to get started   Search tips There are hundreds of book awards, some general, some specific, some based on country or region, some on genre (see Wikipedia's list of literary awards ). I have selected some of the most prestigious and well-known and, for reasons of conciseness and my own personal interests, just those which deal with English language fiction. This database lists the winners and shortlists (where available) of these selected awards for each year. It is also searchable using the search form at the top of each page. You may also be interested in Modern Library's list of the 100 Best Novels or another similar list or the Guardian's list of the Worldwide Top 100 Fiction Books or this combined list or this list of Science Fiction Classics . Award Booker Prize Now known as the Man Booker Prize, a literary prize awarded each year for the best original full-length novel written in the English language by a citizen of either the Commonwealth of Nations (British Commonwealth) or Ireland. Originally called the Booker-McConnell Prize after the Booker-McConnell company began sponsoring the event in 1968 with a �21,000 cash prize. Since 2002, it has been sponsored by the Man Group with a �50,000 prize. Since 2005, a separate biennial prize, the Man Booker International Prize, has also been awarded, for which any living author in the world may qualify. Shortlist: September; Winner: October. ( Website ) British Book Awards Awarded annually since 1990 and promoted by the UK publishing industry, the awards are also known as the 'Nibbies' for the trophy given to winners in a number of different categories. Since 2009, it has become known as the National Book Awards, and was sponsored from 2007 to 2011 by Galaxy and since then by SpecSavers. The prize has been on hiatus since 2014. This database lists the Book of the Year category winners. Winner announced: November. ( Website ) Commonwealth Writers� Prize A leading award for fiction, first bestowed in 1987. It is organized and funded by the Commonwealth Foundation, and is open to new fiction by writers from the any of the countries of the Commonwealth of Nations (British Commonwealth). For each of the four geographical regions, two prizes of �1,000 are awarded, one for Best Book and one for Best First Book; the overall winners earn �10,000 for Best Book and �5,000 for Best First Book. This database lists the Best Book prize only. Shortlist: May; Winner: June. From 2014, the Commonwealth Book Prize has been discontinued to concentrate on short story writers. ( Website ) Costa (Whitbread) Book Award Open to writers from the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Previously known as the Whitbread Book Award from its start in 1971 until 2006, when Costa Coffee, a subsidiary of Whitbread, took over sponsorship. There are six awards each year: Novel, First Novel, Biography, Poetry and Children�s Book (with a prize of �5,000 each) and the Book of the Year (selected from these five winners, with a prize of �25,000). This database lists the Novel prize only. Shortlist: November; Winner: January. ( Website ) Giller Prize The Scotiabank Giller Prize is an annual award that goes to the author of a Canadian novel or short story fiction collection published in English (including translations). Established as the Giller Prize in 1994 by Toronto businessman Jack Rabinovitch in honour of his late wife Doris Giller with a cash reward of Can$25,000, sponsorship of the award was taken over by the Canadian bank Scotiabank in 2005 and the prize package was increased to Can$40,000 for the winner. Shortlist: October; Winner: November. ( Website ) Governor General's Literary Award Created in 1936, and administered by the Canada Council for the Arts since 1957. Prizes are awarded for Canadian literature in both French and English in seven categories: Fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry, Drama, Children's Literature (Text), Children's Literature (Illustration), and Translation. In 2007, the cash prize for this award was raised to


Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006, the Grameen Bank was founded to offer small, collateral free loans to the rural poor of which country?

Nobel Peace Prize Nobel Peace Prize Speech given by The Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee Ole Danbolt MjÃ¸s (Oslo, December 10, 2006) Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Laureates, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, "The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2006, divided into two equal parts, to Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank for their efforts to create economic and social development from below. Lasting peace can not be achieved unless large population groups find ways in which to break out of poverty. Micro-credit is one such means. Development from below also serves to advance democracy and human rights." Those were the words in which the Nobel Peace Prize award was announced on the 13th of October this year. Today the time has come for well-deserved celebration! Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank: congratulations on the Nobel Peace Prize! And congratulations to you, Mosammat Taslima Begum, who will receive the prize on behalf of Grameen Bank. Not all the journalists covering the announcement of the award at the Nobel Institute knew who Yunus and Grameen Bank were. Some thought Grameen Bank was a person. Let that be the reporters' problem. The many who did know of both held that they ought to have received the Peace Prize long ago. In 2002, Bill Clinton put it this way: "Dr. Yunus is a man who long ago should have won the Nobel Prize and I'll keep saying that until they finally give it to him." Now Clinton will no longer need to remind us. This year's award has been well received, internationally, in Norway, and not least in Bangladesh. It almost defies comprehension that when, as chairman of the Nobel Committee, I walk up to a microphone at the Nobel Institute in Oslo and announce that this year's Peace Prize is going to Yunus and Grameen Bank, politicians and papers in large parts of the world begin to comment on, and to a large extent to applaud, the Norwegian Nobel Committee's choice. And what is even harder to believe: there is an outbreak of joyful demonstrations in Bangladesh. For several days one could almost have described the country as closed because of happiness. Many said that this was the greatest thing to have happened to the country since independence in 1971.   In recent weeks, growing numbers of people have become acquainted with the outlines of Yunus's exciting story. Trained in economics in the United States, he returned to Bangladesh in 1972 and took a chair in economics at the University of Chittagong. In 1974 he underwent a personal crisis during the country's famine. It shook him to see such poverty. And he asked himself, "What is the point of all these splendid economic theories when people around me are dying of hunger?" As early as in 1976, he hit on the idea of opening a bank for poor people. He lent 27 dollars out of his own pocket to 42 craftsmen in a little village in Bangladesh, telling them that they could pay the money back when they could afford to. In the weeks that followed, he gave the matter a great deal of thought, and decided that there would have to be an institutional solution. The result was Grameen Bank, which is present today in the vast majority of Bangladesh's thousands of villages, and which since its formal opening in 1983 has lent almost six billion dollars. Today the bank has almost seven million borrowers. Grameen Bank lends 800 million dollars per year, in loans averaging just over one hundred dollars. The bank is self-financing and makes a profit. The repayment percentage is very high. Muhammad Yunus says, "Lend the poor money in amounts which suit them, teach them a few sound financial principles, and they manage on their own". By means of this year's Peace Prize award, the Norwegian Nobel Committee wishes to focus attention on dialogue with the Muslim world, on the women's perspective, and on the fight against poverty. First, we hope that this Peace Prize will represent a possible approach to the Muslim part of the world. Since the 11th of September 2001, we have seen a widespread tendency to demonize Islam. It is an


With a height of 25 kilometres and a volume 100 times greater than its rival on Earth, what is the solar system's tallest known volcano?

5) July 2012 | Anne's Astronomy News July 31, 2012 MACS 1206, a lensing galaxy cluster in Corvus MACS J1206.2-0847 (or MACS 1206 for short) is a galaxy cluster located about 4.5 billion light-years away in the constellation Corvus. The cluster has thousands of galaxies in it, and a total mass of something like a quadrillion (1,000,000,000,000,000!!) times the mass of our Sun. Galaxy clusters like MACS 1206 are perfect laboratories for studying dark matter’s gravitational effects because they are the most massive structures in the universe. Because of their heft, the clusters act like giant cosmic lenses, magnifying, distorting and bending any light that passes through them — an effect known as gravitational lensing. This cluster is a target in a survey that will allow astronomers to construct the most detailed dark matter maps of more galaxy clusters than ever before. These maps are being used to test previous results that suggest that dark matter is more densely packed inside clusters than some models predict. This might mean that galaxy cluster assembly began earlier than commonly thought. MACS 1206 is one of 25 galaxy clusters being studied as part of the CLASH (Cluster Lensing and Supernova survey with Hubble) programme, a major project to build a library of scientific data on lensing clusters. One of the most important tasks of this multi-wavelength survey is studying the distribution of dark matter in these clusters. Dark matter makes up the bulk of the universe’s mass, yet it can only be detected by measuring how its gravity tugs on visible matter and warps space like a fun-house mirror so that the light from distant objects is distorted. Astronomers uncovered 47 multiple images of 12 newly identified faraway galaxies. Finding so many multiple images in a cluster is a unique capability of Hubble, and the CLASH survey is optimized to find them. The new observations build on earlier work by Hubble and ground-based telescopes. Lensing clusters are useful tools for studying very distant objects, because this lens-like behaviour amplifies the light from faraway galaxies in the background. They also contribute to the precise nature of the lensed images because they encapsulate information about the properties of spacetime and the expansion of the cosmos. The era when the first clusters formed is not precisely known, but is estimated to be at least 9 billion years ago and possibly as far back as 12 billion years ago. If most of the clusters in the CLASH survey are found to have excessively high accumulations of dark matter in their central cores, then it may yield new clues to the early stages in the origin of structure in the universe. This image is taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. Image Credit: NASA, ESA, M. Postman (STScI) and the CLASH Team July 30, 2012 N11B, a star-forming region in the Large Megallanic Cloud N11B emission nebula is an active star-forming region of some 100 light-years across, located about 160,000 light-years away in the upper right part of our neighbouring galaxy, the Large Megallanic Cloud (LMC) in the constellation of Dorado. It is a subregion within a larger area of star formation called N11, which spans over 1000 light-years and is the second largest star-forming region in the LMC. It is only surpassed in the size and activity by the Tarantula nebula (or 30 Doradus), located at the opposite side of the LMC. The region around the hot stars on the left of this image is relatively clear of gas, because the stellar winds and radiation from the stars have pushed the gas away. When this gas collides with and compresses surrounding dense clouds, the clouds can collapse under their own gravity and start to form new stars. Farther to the right of the image, along the top edge, are several smaller dark clouds, or globules, of interstellar dust. They are seen silhouetted against the glowing interstellar gas. Several of these dark globules are bright-rimmed because they are illuminated and are being evaporated by radiation from neighbouring hot stars. New stars are now being born inside these globule


Which brewery won Champion Beer of Britain for the second time in 2012, with 'No 9 Barley Wine', following its success in 1998 with 'Bluebird Bitter'?

Olthwaite: BEER Olthwaite Boozers, Bands and Buildings. Comedy, Films and Trains. Rugby, pies and moans. Tuesday, December 02, 2014 BEER DUNHAM GOOD Some breweries never let you down, no matter whether their beers are light or dark. strong or session - and Dunham Massey is one of them. So it's great DM's getting national recognition after winning Camra's Supreme Champion Winter Beer of Britain title at the Winter Beer Festival in Derby for their 5.2pc porter. Cairngorm Black Gold won silver and Exe Valley Winter Glow bronze. Marble's Stouter Stout got bronze in the stout category. Congratulations to Elland Brewery. Its 1872 Porter has been crowned the Best Beer in Britain at the Camra Great British Beer Festival. Interesting to see in these crafty hoppy times, an 'old school beer' winner. It's superb. Another cracker, Saltaire's Triple Chocolate, was runner-up in the speciality beers category. The lovely Great Orme's Welsh Black was best mild HUDDERSFIELD BEERS ARE BEST IN THE WORLD! Congratulations to Magic Rock and Summer Wine breweries whose beers have been included in a list of the best 350 beers in the world. They are featured in Craft Beer World, a handsome, informative and interesting book by award winning blogger Mark Dredge. Huddersfield's Magic Rock actually has two entries - Magic 8 Ball, a black IPA, and High Wire, a West Coast pale ale, while Holmfirth's Summer Wine has Cohort, a double black Belgian Rye pale ale. The 350 beers are divided into 53 categories, from the familiar mild and bitter to categories such as Belgian Quadrupel and Flemish Bruin. About a third of the beers in the list are from the US, with 40 from Britain including familiar names from The Grove, in Hudds, such as Thornbridge, Fullers, Brewdog, Moor and Buxton. Dredge defines craft beer as 'a knowing, thoughtful way of brewing which is concerned with flavour, variety, ingredients and story', so it's not just about microbreweries and keg beers - cask, bottles, cans and beers by the biggest breweries are featured. It's a good definition as keg has moved far beyond Watneys Red Barrel and some cask and bottle conditioned beers do disappoint. For me, it's hard to keep up with Yorkshire beers, never mind all the interesting looking bottles from abroad in the book. Dredge has a fascinating insight into beers from Iceland, Brazil, New Zealand, Belgium, Germany and many other countries, but I sometimes wonder that in a desire to move beyond and set themselves apart from Camra, beer lovers like Dredge are too eager to embrace American pale and hoppy beers. Dredge says Magic Rock went from 'nought to brilliant in no time' and indeed they've made an incredible impact. I feel dreadfully disloyal because Magic Rock is literally at the end of my road but I find their US-style beers almost undrinkably bitter. A 'tribute' to Lance. Tee-hee Rat Brewery! HURRAH FOR ELLAND Congratulations to the fantastic Elland brewery for winning CAMRA's Supreme Champion Winter Beer of Britain award with their 1872 Porter. In an age of whippersnapper new breweries harping on about hops on their fancy websites, it's good to see an 'old school' brewery with consistently high standards geting recognition. Oct 12: Well, the Huddersfield Beer Festival is here again - it doesn't seem like a year since I was behind the bar at the last one. I can't make it this year but it's always a good do and seems to have found a decent venue - roomy, good bar and plenty of seats (yes, I am old and I like a sit down). Oh - there's a good range of beers, well-kept. BEER OF THE YEAR Aug 12: Congratulations to Coniston for winning best beer in Britain with its No9 Barley Wine, an 8.5% that supposedly tastes like 'a cognac'. Good to see Rudgate Ruby Mild, Hobsons Mild and Purple Moose in the best category lists. Full results: Gold- Coniston, No.9 Barley Wine (from Coniston, Cumbria) Silver- Green Jack, Trawlerboys Best Bitter (from Lowestoft, Suffolk) Bronze- Dark Star, American Pale Ale (from Horsham, West Sussex) Mild category- Gold- Rudgate, Ruby Mild (from York, North Yorkshire) Silver- Hobso


Who supposedly brought about the downfall of Barings Bank in 1995 after suffering losses of $827 million?

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Which space agency built the 'Ariane' rocket?

Ariane 6 / Launch vehicles / Launchers / Our Activities / ESA ESA > Our Activities > Launchers > Launch vehicles Ariane 6 ESA and European industry are currently developing a new-generation launcher: Ariane 6. This follows the decision taken at the ESA Council meeting at Ministerial level in December 2014, to maintain Europe’s leadership in the fast-changing commercial launch service market while responding to the needs of European institutional missions. This move is associated with a change in the governance of the European launcher sector, based on a sharing of responsibility, cost and risk by ESA and industry. The participating states are: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. Ariane 6 objectives and main missions The overarching aim of Ariane 6 is to provide guaranteed access to space for Europe at a competitive price without requiring public sector support for exploitation. Different concepts have been examined for Ariane 6 such as single- and dual-payloads, solid or cryogenic propulsion for the main stage, and the number of stages (three or more), all to cover a wide range of missions:  GEO, either directly or through intermediate orbits, in particular GTO and LEO, Polar/SSO, MEO or MTO, other. The targeted payload performance of Ariane 6 is over 4.5 t for polar/Sun-synchronous orbit missions at 800 km altitude and the injection of two first-generation Galileo satellites. Ariane 6 can loft a payload mass of 4.5–10.5 tonnes in equivalent geostationary transfer orbit. The exploitation cost of the Ariane 6 launch system is its key driver. Launch service costs will be halved, while maintaining reliability by reusing the trusted engines of Ariane 5. The first flight is scheduled for 2020. Ariane 6 elements Artist's view of the two configurations of Ariane 6 Ariane 6 has a ‘PHH’ configuration, indicating the sequence of stages: a first stage using strap-on boosters based on solid propulsion (P) and a second and third stage using cryogenic liquid oxygen and hydrogen propulsion (H). Ariane 6 provides a modular architecture using either two boosters (Ariane 62) or four boosters (Ariane 64), depending on the required performance. Two or four P120 solid-propellant boosters will be common with Vega C, an evolution of the current Vega launcher. The main stage containing liquid oxygen and hydrogen is based around the Vulcain 2 engine of Ariane 5. The upper stage of Ariane 6 builds on developments for the Adapted Ariane 5 ME, and cryogenic propulsion using the Vinci engine. It will be restartable and have direct deorbiting features to mitigate space debris. Flexibility is a design characteristic for A64 and A62. The launcher responds to different market needs by varying the number of boosters in the configuration. The A62, with two P120 solid boosters, will be used mainly in single-launch configurations, while the A64 – with four P120 solids – will enable double launch of medium-class satellites over 4.5–5 t, mainly for commercial market needs. The main characteristics of the Ariane 6 concept are: The total length of the vehicle is about 62 m, The cryogenic main stage holdss about 150 t of propellants, the upper stage holds about 30 t, The external diameter of the cryogenic main stage and upper stages including the part that connects the fairing is about 5.4 m. Ariane 6 way forward ESA is overseeing procurement and the architecture of the overall launch system, industry is building the rocket with Airbus Safran Launchers (ASL) as prime contractor and design authority. An industrial cooperation agreement has been signed between ASL and Avio for the P120C solid motor. While ESA provides the launcher requirements for institutional missions, industry is responsible for identifying commercial market requirements, given its future responsibility in the commercial exploitation of the launch system. Work underway includes maturating key technologies, two parallel test campaigns of the Vinci engine, beginning the procurement of infrastructure, tool


In which city was the 'Encyclopaedia Britannica' first published in 1768?

Encyclopaedia Britannica | English language reference work | Britannica.com English language reference work William Benton Encyclopædia Britannica, the oldest English-language general encyclopaedia . The Encyclopædia Britannica was first published in 1768, when it began to appear in Edinburgh , Scotland . The following account sketches the development of the Encyclopædia Britannica from its Scottish beginnings to its established position as a major English-language work of reference with editorial offices in Chicago and thousands of contributors worldwide. First edition The first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica was published and printed in Edinburgh for the engraver Andrew Bell and the printer Colin Macfarquhar by “a society of gentlemen in Scotland” and was sold by Macfarquhar at his printing office on Nicolson Street. The work was issued from December 1768 to 1771 with double-columned pages. The parts were bound in three stout quarto volumes of some 2,500 pages, with 160 copperplate engravings by Bell, and dated 1771. The title page begins as follows: “Encyclopædia Britannica; or, a Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, compiled upon a new plan.” The work could not compete in bulk with the 68 volumes of Johann Heinrich Zedler’s Universal Lexicon or with the French Encyclopédie , whose 17 volumes of text had recently been completed. But it did challenge comparison with all previous dictionaries of arts and sciences, large or small, because of its new plan. Andrew Bell. encyclopaedia: The development of the modern encyclopaedia (17th–18th centuries) Earlier encyclopaedias—save for Denis de Coëtlogon’s An Universal History of Arts and Sciences (1745)—had not given systematic instruction on major subjects at all, either because they aimed at dealing with such subjects in a more general way (as in the Encyclopédie) or because articles on such subjects used their space chiefly in explanations of the technical terms involved (as in Ephraim Chambers ’s Cyclopaedia ). Further, in the latter case, the reader wishing merely to learn the meaning of a technical term had to search through a long article before he could find the information he wanted. The “new plan” of the Encyclopædia Britannica consisted of including “ treatises ” on the arts (i.e., practical arts) and sciences in the same alphabetical series as short articles on technical terms and other subjects, with plentiful cross references from the one type of entry to the other. It was thus intended to satisfy two kinds of readers simultaneously: those wishing to study a subject seriously, who would work their way through the treatises; and those in search of quick reference material, who could instantly turn to what they wanted in its alphabetical order. Similar Topics Google Knol There were more than 40 “treatises” in the first edition, indicated by crossheads (i.e., titles printed across the top of the page). Some of them, such as “Anatomy” at 165 pages, covered their subjects at much greater length than, as well as in different ways from, their counterparts in the Encyclopédie, though the shortest, “Alligation” and “Watch and Clock Work,” were only 2 pages long. A few of the articles without crossheads, such as “Money” at 15 pages and “Mahometans” at 17 pages, exceeded in length some of the treatises . “Smoke,” at 7 pages, instructed the mason on chimney making so that smoky rooms might be avoided. The vast majority of the other articles, however, were only a few lines long, some being hardly more than definitions. There were entries on cities, countries, and rivers and other geographical subjects, but there were no biographies. “Watch and Clock Work” figures from the first edition of the Encyclopædia … Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Inserted after the preface in the first volume was a two-page list of the publications used in compiling the work. Thus “Bleaching” was extracted, paragraph after paragraph with only minor editorial changes and a few omissions, from Francis Home, Experiments on Bleaching (1756); “Bookkeeping” similarly from John Mair, Book-keeping Methodiz


Fado is a type of folk music found in which country?

fado | Portuguese music | Britannica.com Portuguese music Fado, a type of Portuguese singing, traditionally associated with pubs and cafés, that is renowned for its expressive and profoundly melancholic character. Mariza. © Isabel Pinto—Mariza The singer of fado (literally, “fate”) speaks to the often harsh realities of everyday life, sometimes with a sense of resignation, sometimes with the hope of resolution. The music is performed by either a female or a male vocalist, typically to the accompaniment of one or two guitarras (10- or 12-string guitars), one or two violas (6-string guitars), and perhaps also a viola baixo (a small 8-string bass viola). Most of the repertoire follows a duple metre (usually with four beats to a measure), with a text arranged in quatrains or in any of several other common Portuguese poetic forms. Until the mid-20th century many fado performances featured a significant element of improvisation. Inevitably enriched with an array of emotive bodily gestures and facial expressions, fado aims—and indeed, is required—to evoke a penetrating sense of saudade (roughly, “yearning”). There are two distinct styles of fado, the older of which is associated with the city of Lisbon and the younger with the north-central Portuguese city of Coimbra . The Lisbon style emerged in the first half of the 19th century, following the 1822 return to Portugal of the Portuguese government, which had been removed to Brazil during the Napoleonic Wars . It arose in the city’s Alfama district, a socially and economically marginalized area that was a nexus of Iberian, South American (particularly Brazilian), and African peoples and traditions. A diverse array of dance traditions circulated within this milieu , including the Afro-Brazilian lundum; the Brazilian fado (distinct from the song genre that bears the same name); the fofa, which was common both in Portugal and in Brazil; and the Spanish fandango. Also popular at the time was the modinha , a type of Portuguese and Brazilian art song that often was accompanied by the guitar. The musics of these dance traditions merged with the modinha, ultimately giving birth to fado. Similar Topics calypso The popularization of fado in the 1830s is widely attributed to Maria Severa, a tavern singer in the Alfama district and the first famous fadista (singer of fado). To the accompaniment of guitars, Severa sang of real-life woes in the harmonically predictable, notably improvisational, and strikingly mournful manner that came to characterize the Lisbon style. The dark shawl that she wore during her performances, moreover, became a standard accessory for subsequent generations of female fadistas. The second style of fado developed roughly from the 1870s to the 1890s in the university city of Coimbra . In contrast to the Lisbon style, which sprang from a sidelined segment of society, appealed to working-class audiences, and included many female performers, the Coimbra style (also called canção de Coimbra, “songs of Coimbra”) was generally a product and a pastime of the privileged classes, and it was typically performed by men. Cultivated in cafés by college students and university faculty, the new fado drew from the city’s deep literary tradition, as well as from bel canto singing and diverse musical styles brought by students from various regions of Portugal. A further difference between the Coimbra and Lisbon styles was the manner in which they addressed the hardships of everyday life: the fado of Coimbra inspired hope, while that of Lisbon suggested surrender. Other distinctive features of the Coimbra style included a lack of improvisation (performances were solidly rehearsed) and the elevation of the guitarras and violas to a position of prominence from what had been an essentially accompanimental role. Indeed, the Coimbra tradition generated a separate, instrumental repertoire for guitar. Since the late 19th century both styles of fado have continued to develop, gaining audiences well beyond the tavern and café. In the late 1890s and the early decades of the 20th century fado foun


In May 1977 Rod Stewart's 'The First Cut is the Deepest' topped (by the charts but which banned song was widely believed to have outsold it?

Covered Up - TV Tropes Covered Up You need to login to do this. Get Known if you don't have an account Please don't list this on a work's page as a trope. Examples can go on the work's YMMV tab. Share — David Bowie , on performing " The Man Who Sold the World " A specific form of Older Than They Think , in which the Cover Version of a song becomes so iconic that people forget it was a cover at all. The cover becomes the definitive version of the song. To a certain extent, this is generational — if you hear a song before the cover is even recorded, you're less likely to be confused. (It doesn't count if the new version is in a different language. ) This can be a Berserk Button for fans of the original artist. Nowadays, "covers" are used to describe any band performing a not-originally-written song. However, when bands writing all their own songs was a less common practice, covering referred specifically to doing a version of a song in a style similar to that of another artist. The "Weird Al" Effect is this taken Up to Eleven , in which an entirely revised and rewritten version of a song by a different artist becomes more prominent than the original. Somewhat related is Breakaway Pop Hit , where an iconic song (or cover) composed specifically for a film overshadows its film. Compare Sampled Up , and contrast with First and Foremost . See also Revival by Commercialization and Misattributed Song . If you were thinking of the other meaning of "covers," you might be looking for Modesty Bedsheet . Also not related to any Cover Tropes , nor to Revealing Cover Up . Examples: When adding examples, please keep in mind that Alice simply having covered Bob's song isn't this trope. Examples should be added to the main list sorted by song name, but for ease of reference there are also two lists sorted by musician name. If Alice has covered a lot of songs, add examples of this to the "by covering musician" list. If Bob has been covered a lotnote and he has , add examples to the "by covered musician" list. Finally, make sure the song isn't already on the list somewhere. And one final note: Fan Myopia runs quite high when it comes to music, so please avoid the "quick, what band do you think of when you hear X?" cockiness, because chances are not everyone will have the same answer as you.     open/close all folders  Sorted by song name      0 - 9  "1985" is probably Bowling for Soup 's greatest hit, but it is in fact, a cover of a song by SR-71, featuring slightly different lyrics. "99 Problems" was originally the name of a rap song released in 1993 by Ice-T and Brother Marquis. In 2003, Jay-Z borrowed the title and the hook, "I got 99 problems and a bitch ain't one", and recorded his own track called "99 Problems", which far overshadowed the original in terms of popularity. In 2010, Hugo Chakrabongse, a Thai "gangsta-rock" singer signed to Jay-Z's label, borrowed the hook and title again and recorded a bluegrass song called "99 Problems", which has done quite well in alternative rock playlists. Hugo's arrangement was itself covered by The Voice contestant Tony Lucca, who hit the Hot 100 with it in 2012.     A - D  The Specials didn't write "A Message to You Rudy" or "Monkey Man". That was Dandy Livingstone and Toots & the Maytals, respectively. Some people think that "Pressure Drop" is a Specials original. Slightly better informed people think that they were covering The Clash. In fact, the original is by Toots and the Maytals ( Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas players may be more familiar with the original). The Sweet's "AC/DC," by Joan Jett . At the very least, it sounds less brazenly offensive coming from her. The Sweet version seems to be on the radio a lot more, at least on Alice Cooper 's radio show. Billy Ray Cyrus' debut single "Achy Breaky Heart" was first recorded by an obscure act called the Marcy Brothers. Their version was called "Don't Tell My Heart." His daughter covered an unreleased Fefe Dobson song, "Start All Over" for her first non- Hannah Montana solo album, Meet Miley Cyrus. (Another unreleased Dobson song, "As A Blond


What name is given to the fertile, low-lying area of England west and south of the Wash?

Cultural Entity The Wash, United Kingdom around      2,450 kmï¿½ Location      - map: The Wash and its      hinterlands on the eastern coast of England; shared between the      counties of Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire and Norfolk; United Kingdom Origin of name: What was aptly named      Metaris A Estuarium ï¿½ a bay with tidal marshes and mudflats ï¿½ back in Alexander the Greats day started to become      known as The Wash much later on. The first true recorded use of the      word Wysche or Waashe was used in the sixteenth century and described      only the tidal areas of the Rivers Welland and Nene. A century on the      area was referred to as The Washes being a ï¿½a very large armeï¿½ of the      German Ocean. All old accounts refer to the great body of water that      then flowed away on a tide to reveal dry land of great danger. Relationship/similarities with other cultural entities: The project entity area      has an intricate relationship with the adjacent fenland area, which      also reaching back through the years was influenced by being tidal or      from sudden inundation from the sea and rivers. The deeper fen becomes      more peat like in character than that incorporated in this project      area and in the most southern reaches there are true hill forms where      historic towns such as Warboys and the cathedral settlement of Ely sit,      which were once surrounded by a waterland as isles in the Fens. The      similarities between The Wash and Wadden Sea in their cultural      landscape evolution, is one of the main reasons for sharing      experiences through the Lancewad Plan Project. For example, in more      recent history the use of duck decoys in Alter Koog within the      Nordstrand entity of Schleswig-Holstein are similar to those that was      used all around The Wash, and still exist today for example at      Friskney in Lincolnshire. Characteristic elements and      ensembles: Evidence of prehistoric      and medieval life including for example, Roman crop marks and Iron Age      salterns; settlement patterns relating to uplands in the east and      higher inner fenland ridges; Norman building programme evidence in      churches and castles; maritime and farming sectors evident throughout      including evidence of land reclamation and drainage in lower lying      areas of western and southern reaches of area. 2. Geology and geography 2.1 General In its current form, The Wash is an embayment of the North Sea, the largest   estuarine system in the UK today. The hinterlands behind the sea embankments   were once part of this system, and a much larger area of marsh and fenland,   known as the Fens, which spread as far south as beyond Ely in   Cambridgeshire. The five rivers that drain into The Wash today ï¿½ Rivers   Steeping, Witham, Welland, Nene and Great Ouse - drain over 12% of England.   There used to be other rivers that now have been channelled into these five   remaining estuaries. Within the entity project area the hinterlands still reflect their maritime   past, as do the historic settlements of the area. Severe storms and   associated flooding have punctuated the social history of this area, and its   landscape. It has been progressively submerged by rising seas over the last   10-12,000 years. Offshore there are submerged peat and land surfaces, with   associated human artefacts. The submerged sediments are basically continuous   with the reclaimed areas of the Fens, although in places early deposits have   been eroded by deep channels. It is likely that there are historic wrecks   preserved beneath the seabed, but these remain undiscovered due to the   shifting nature of the sands and mud of The Wash.   Map showing regional and county boundaries of England. ï¿½ English Nature. Map of project area with red line delimiting the entity      wh


'An Unearthly Child' was the first episode of which TV series?

"Doctor Who" An Unearthly Child (TV Episode 1963) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Two schoolteachers investigate the personal life of one of their brilliant students and her mysterious grandfather. Directors: a list of 42 titles created 28 Dec 2013 a list of 30 titles created 29 Jun 2014 a list of 30 titles created 28 Sep 2014 a list of 43 titles created 17 Nov 2015 a list of 38 titles created 01 Dec 2015 Title: An Unearthly Child (23 Nov 1963) 8.4/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Edit Storyline Two schoolteachers, Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright, become concerned by the unusual behavior of their fifteen-year-old student, Susan Foreman. When they follow her home, they meet her mysterious grandfather, the Doctor, and find themselves unwilling passengers on his time ship, the TARDIS... Written by Sarah Hadley 23 November 1963 (UK) See more  » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia Susan is reading a book about The French Revolution. In the final serial of the season, "The Reign of Terror", the travellers actually go to Revolutionary France. See more » Quotes The Doctor : [to Ian] You still think it's all an illusion? Ian Chesterton : I know that free movement in time and space is a scientific dream I don't expect to find solved in a junkyard. The Doctor : Your arrogance is nearly as great as your ignorance. A Great Start to a Long Running Series 5 April 2015 | by brian_m_hass (South Dakota, United States) – See all my reviews While growing up, the only "Doctor Who" episodes which I had ever seen were from the 1970's and early 1980's. I did not get a chance to see the earliest episodes of the show until the late 1980's. When I finally had the opportunity to watch "An Unearthly Child," I was thrilled! "An Unearthly Child" did not disappoint me. The episode started with a mystery. When the two school teachers began to investigate the matter, they had no idea of where their inquiries would lead them. The episode featured an excellent story with great characters. It also contained a lot of atmosphere. The ending of this episode was the beginning of one of television's longest-running adventures. For fans of the later episodes of the "Doctor Who" series, "An Unearthly Child" is something of a curiosity. For a television phenomenon which has endured for more than five decades, there is the question of how it all started. I highly recommend "An Unearthly Child." 0 of 0 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you? Yes


Who was MP for Huntingdon from 1979 to 2001?

Mr John Major, former MP, Huntingdon - TheyWorkForYou TheyWorkForYou See full list of topics voted on Consistently voted against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes We have lots more plain English analysis of Mr John Major’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Mr John Major’s full vote analysis page for more. Recent appearances Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation 12 Mar 2001 "Education, education, education" was originally a cry from Lenin, who did not mean it. I suspect that the Secretary of State, who has just left, does mean it. He is sincere and, in his unavoidable absence, I should like to congratulate him on graciously adopting some of the: proposals of my hon. Friend the Member for Maidenhead (Mrs. May), who is shadow Secretary of State. That behaviour is... Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation 12 Mar 2001 If it is nonsense, it is Red Book nonsense. Those figures come from the Red Book. Before the hon. Gentleman mutters into his non-existent beard, he should read the Red Book and check. It is possible that the Chancellor has given us more duff facts; we are used to that. However, if they are duff, that is his responsibility, not mine. There are 2 million more taxpayers and 700,000 more... Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation 12 Mar 2001 The hon. Gentleman ought to know that his Chancellor changed the way in which the figures are quoted in the Red Book, and the actual equivalent of what he has done is an extra 10p on tax The hon. Gentleman may care to examine that matter. [Interruption.] If it is nonsense, it is the Government's nonsense in the Government's own figures. Those are the figures that I am using. I am glad to hear...


The leaves of which plant are the traditional antidote to nettle stings?

How to Treat a Sting from a Stinging Nettle (with Pictures) Cleaning the Area 1 Avoid touching the area at first. If possible, do not touch or rub the affected area for 10 minutes. Pour fresh water over the area without touching. Even though the pain can be intense during the first few minutes, by avoiding any touching or rubbing, you may prevent the pain from lingering for days. [1] The chemical irritants from the plant can dry on the surface of the skin, then they can be removed by soap and water. By avoiding any rubbing or touching at first, the chemicals are not pushed further into the skin, which can cause the painful reaction to last longer, possibly even days. [2] The chemicals released by the plant include acetylcholine, histamine, serotonin, moroidin, leukotrienes, and possibly formic acid. [3] 2 Use soap and water. Soap and water cleans the affected parts of the skin, and removes the chemicals released by the plant that cause the pain, swelling, redness, and itching. In many cases, once the area is washed, the pain either goes away completely, or is greatly reduced. [4] 3 Use a clean cloth. If you are not near soap or water, use a clean cloth to gently remove dirt and plant debris from the area until it can be more thoroughly cleaned. [5] 4 Apply tape. Lightly apply a strong tape, like duct tape, to the area involved, then remove the tape. This can help to remove any remaining fibers that may be lodged in the skin. [6] 5 Try a wax hair removal product. If the tape did not remove all the unwanted plant material from the skin, you can try using a wax hair remover. [7] Apply a layer of the wax removal, let it dry for about 5 minutes, then gently peel off the wax, taking the plant debris along with it. [8] Part 2 Taking Measures for Relief 1 Know what to expect. The stinging, burning, pain, and itching, is quite intense. The duration of the symptoms varies from person to person, and varies depending on the initial measures taken to clean the area as just described. [9] The rash looks similar to hives, with raised areas of whitish blisters. The entire area can appear swollen and inflamed, with a reddish tint to the area affected. [10] 2 Use leaves from other plants. Applying the juices contained in the leaves from either a dock plant or jewelweed plant may help. These plants often grow in the same areas as the nettle plant. Locate either plant, and crush a few leaves to release their juices. Apply the crushed leaves to the area affected. [11] The actual science behind the use of plants to treat this condition is very limited. Yet, this has been common practice in treating a sting from a nettle plant for centuries. [12] A dock weed plant commonly grows in the same general areas as the stinging nettle plant. The plant grows in height from 20 inches to about 50 inches, and the leaves grow to be about 16 inches long. The leaves are very large, oval, have rounded tips, and have a wavy look to the edges. The lower leaves have a reddish color to their stems. [13] A jewelweed plant is the same plant as an impatiens. These plants also grow naturally in the same areas where you may come across a stinging nettle. The chemical content found in the juice from the leaves and stem of a jewelweed plant is reportedly effective at counteracting the sting from a stinging nettle. [14] 3 Avoid scratching. The areas can itch quite strongly, but try to avoid scratching. Scratching can irritate the area even further, possibly break the skin, and cause the symptoms to linger. [15] For young children, you may want to put soft gloves or mittens on their hands to help avoid scratching. Also keep nails short. 4 Use cool compresses. Keep the area covered with cool compresses to help provide some relief from the stinging. The cooler temperature can help to reduce the redness and relieve some of the discomfort. [16] 5 Apply a paste made from baking soda. Using just baking soda and water, make a paste material and apply to the rash. Use cold water in your paste. The paste can help to relieve some of the itching, inflammation, and the burning sensat