The American movie star Kevin Spacey has been the artistic director of which London Theatre for the past 3 years?

Kevin Spacey - Biography - IMDb Kevin Spacey Biography Showing all 137 items Jump to: Overview  (3) | Mini Bio  (1) | Trade Mark  (5) | Trivia  (89) | Personal Quotes  (38) | Salary  (1) Overview (3) 5' 10" (1.78 m) Mini Bio (1) Kevin Spacey Fowler better known by his stage name Kevin Spacey, is an American actor of screen and stage, film director, producer, screenwriter and singer. He began his career as a stage actor during the 1980s before obtaining supporting roles in film and television. He gained critical acclaim in the early 1990s that culminated in his first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the neo-noir crime thriller The Usual Suspects (1995), and an Academy Award for Best Actor for midlife crisis-themed drama American Beauty (1999). His other starring roles have included the comedy-drama film Swimming with Sharks (1994), psychological thriller Seven (1995), the neo-noir crime film L.A. Confidential (1997), the drama Pay It Forward (2000), the science fiction-mystery film K-PAX (2001) In Broadway theatre, Spacey won a Tony Award for his role in Lost in Yonkers. He was the artistic director of the Old Vic theatre in London from 2004 until stepping down in mid-2015. Since 2013, Spacey has played Frank Underwood in the Netflix political drama series House of Cards. His work in House of Cards earned him Golden Globe Award and Emmy Award nominations for Best Actor. As enigmatic as he is talented, Kevin Spacey has always kept the details of his private life closely guarded. As he explained in a 1998 interview with the London Evening Standard, "the less you know about me, the easier it is to convince you that I am that character on screen. It allows an audience to come into a movie theatre and believe I am that person". There are, however, certain biographical facts to be had - for starters, Kevin Spacey Fowler was the youngest of three children born to Kathleen Ann (Knutson) and Thomas Geoffrey Fowler, in South Orange, New Jersey. His ancestry includes Swedish (from his maternal grandfather) and English. His mother was a personal secretary, his father a technical writer whose irregular job prospects led the family all over the country. The family eventually settled in southern California, where young Kevin developed into quite a little hellion - after he set his sister's tree house on fire, he was shipped off to the Northridge Military Academy, only to be thrown out a few months later for pinging a classmate on the head with a tire. Spacey then found his way to Chatsworth High School in the San Fernando Valley, where he managed to channel his dramatic tendencies into a successful amateur acting career. In his senior year, he played "Captain von Trapp" opposite classmate Mare Winningham 's "Maria" in "The Sound of Music" (the pair later graduated as co-valedictorians). Spacey claims that his interest in acting - and his nearly encyclopedic accumulation of film knowledge - began at an early age, when he would sneak downstairs to watch the late late show on TV. Later, in high school, he and his friends cut class to catch revival films at the NuArt Theater. The adolescent Spacey worked up celebrity impersonations ( James Stewart and Johnny Carson were two of his favorites) to try out on the amateur comedy club circuit. He briefly attended Los Angeles Valley College, then left (on the advice of another Chatsworth classmate, Val Kilmer ) to join the drama program at Juilliard. After two years of training he was anxious to work, so he quit Juilliard sans diploma and signed up with the New York Shakespeare Festival. His first professional stage appearance was as a messenger in the 1981 production of "Henry VI". Festival head Joseph Papp ushered the young actor out into the "real world" of theater, and the next year Spacey made his Broadway debut in Henrik Ibsen 's "Ghosts". He quickly proved himself as an energetic and versatile performer (at one point, he rotated through all the parts in David Rabe 's "Hurlyburly"). In 1986, he had the chance to work with his idol and future mentor, Jack Lemmon , on a production o


In the TV series what is the Vicar of Dibley's name?

The Vicar of Dibley (TV Series 1994–2007) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error A boisterous female minister comes to serve in an eccentricly conservative small town's church. Stars: Geraldine forms a book club at which Alice deciphers the Da Vinci Code and works out that she is the last living descendant of Jesus Christ. Geraldine,however,is depressed. She has conducted a ... 9.1 Geraldine is so popular that everybody wants her round for Christmas dinner so she won't be alone - Jim and Frank, Alice and her family,who are even more bizarre than Alice herself and the Hortons. ... 8.9 Hugo and Alice are finally married,with two bridesmaids dressed up as Teletubbies. There is a nasty moment when a woman bursts in and accuses the groom of being already married but,not to worry,she's... 8.6 Famous Directors: From Sundance to Prominence From Christopher Nolan to Quentin Tarantino and every Coen brother in between, many of today's most popular directors got their start at the Sundance Film Festival . Here's a list of some of the biggest names to go from Sundance to Hollywood prominence. Watch the video Related News a list of 49 titles created 15 Jul 2012 a list of 22 titles created 20 Jan 2013 a list of 44 titles created 16 Jan 2014 a list of 45 titles created 09 Apr 2014 a list of 41 titles created 16 Aug 2015 Title: The Vicar of Dibley (1994–2007) 8/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. 6 wins & 17 nominations. See more awards  » Photos Comedy about Ben, a dentist, and his family. They don't exactly get along well. Stars: Robert Lindsay, Zoë Wanamaker, Gabriel Thomson A snobbish housewife is determined to climb the social ladder, in spite of her family's working class connections and the constant chagrin of her long suffering husband. Stars: Patricia Routledge, Clive Swift, Geoffrey Hughes French and Saunders (TV Series 1987) Comedy This BBC comedy skit show is the brainchild of longtime comedy duo Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. Each episode would feature satire on British life, television, and parodies on big box ... See full summary  » Stars: Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Simon Brint Edina Monsoon and her best friend Patsy drive Eddie's sensible daughter, Saffron, up the wall with their constant drug abuse and outrageous selfishness. Stars: Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha Matt Lucas and David Walliams, the creators of this character-comedy sketch show, delight in all that is mad, bad, quirky and generally bonkers about the people and places of Britain. Stars: Matt Lucas, David Walliams, Tom Baker The misadventures of the staff of a retail floor of a major department store. Stars: Mollie Sugden, John Inman, Frank Thornton Gavin & Stacey (TV Series 2007) Comedy | Romance Gavin and Stacey have been continuing their romance on-line and by telephone for the last six months. Now they want to be together but will their friends and family let them? Stars: Joanna Page, Mathew Horne, Alison Steadman Victor Meldrew is a retiree who attracts bad luck. If he's not driving his long suffering wife Margeret crazy with his constant moaning, he's fighting with neighbors. Stars: Richard Wilson, Annette Crosbie, Doreen Mantle A part-improvised comedy about a couple bringing up their three young children. Stars: Hugh Dennis, Claire Skinner, Tyger Drew-Honey Not Going Out (TV Series 2006) Comedy The mishaps of slacker Lee, Lee's best mate Tim, Lee's long-suffering landlady and the love of Lee's life, Lucy, and Tim's well-meaning but dim-witted girlfriend Daisy. Stars: Lee Mack, Sally Bretton, Katy Wix The Little Britain team parodies the various types of characters associated with life in a major British airport. That includes flight and ground staff from regular - and low budget ... See full summary  » Stars: Matt Lucas,


In the children's nursery rhyme who was the black sheep's second bag of wooF for?

Early Years Experience songs for children - Nursery Rhymes theme - other themes include action, transport, food, nursery rhymes, animals, weather Yes Sir, yes Sir, three bags full. One for the Master, And one for the Dame, And one for the little boy who lives down the lane. Blow, wind, blow! Blow, wind, blow! And go, mill, go! That the miller may grind his corn; That the baker may take it, And into rolls make it, And send us some hot in the morn. Bobby Shaftoe Bobby Shaftoe's gone to sea, Silver buckles on his knee. He'll come back and marry me, Bonny Bobby Shaftoe. Bobby Shaftoe's fine and fair, Combing down his auburn hair. He's my friend for evermore, Bonny Bobby Shaftoe. Cobbler, Cobbler, Mend my Shoe Cobbler, cobbler, mend my shoe. Get it done by half past two. Half past two is much too late! Get it done by half past eight Come to the Window And carry the good king's daughter Over the one-strand river Hark!, Hark! The dogs do bark. The beggars are coming to town. Some in rags, And one in a velvet gown. Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush Here we go 'round the mulberry bush, The mulberry bush, Here we go 'round the mulberry bush, So early in the morning. These are the chores we'll do this week, Do this week, These are the chores we'll do this week, So early every morning. This is the way we wash our clothes, Wash our clothes, This is the way we wash our clothes, So early Monday morning. This is the way we iron our clothes, Iron our clothes, This is the way we iron our clothes, So early Tuesday morning. This is the way we scrub the floor, Scrub the floor, This is the way we scrub the floor, So early Wednesday morning. This is the way we mend our clothes, Mend our clothes, This is the way we mend our clothes, So early Thursday morning. This is the way we sweep the floor, Sweep the floor, This is the way we sweep the floor, So early Friday morning. This is the way we bake our bread, Bake our bread, This is the way we bake our bread, So early Saturday morning. This is the way we get dressed up, Get dressed up, This is the way we get dressed up, So early Sunday morning. Here we go 'round the mulberry bush, The mulberry bush, Here we go 'round the mulberry bush, So early in the morning Hey Diddle Diddle The cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon. The little dog laughed to see such fun, And the dish ran away with the spoon. Hickory Dickory Dock The mouse ran up the clock. The clock struck one, Higglety, Pigglety, My Black Hen Higglety, Pigglety, my black hen, She lays eggs for gentlemen. Gentlemen come every day, To see what my black hen doth lay. Sometimes nine, and sometimes ten. Higglety, pigglety, my black hen How Many Miles to Babylon? How many miles to Babylon? Three score and ten. Can I get there by candlelight? Aye, and back again. If your feet are nimble and light, You'll get there by candlelight Humpty Dumpty Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the King's horses, And all the King's men. Couldn't put Humpty together again Humpty Dumpty was a powerful cannon used during the English Civil War (1642-49). It was mounted on top of the St Mary's at the Wall Church in Colchester, defending the city against siege in the summer of 1648. The church tower was hit and the top of the tower was blown off, sending "Humpty" tumbling to the ground. The King's men (infantry) and horses (cavalry) tried in vain to mend him. (Courtesy of the East Anglia Tourist Board.) Hush, Little Baby Hush, little baby, don't say a word Mama's gonna buy you a mockin'bird If that mockin'bird don't sing Mama's gonna buy you a diamond ring If that diamond ring turns brass, Mama's gonna buy you a looking glass If that looking glass gets broke Mama's gonna buy you a billy goat If that billy goat don't pull, Mama's gonna buy you a cart and mule If that cart and mule turn over Mama's gonna buy you a dog named Rover If that dog named Rover won't bark Mama's gonna buy you a horse and cart If that Horse and Cart fall down, Then you'll be the sweetest little baby in town. Hush-a-bye, Baby I can do the tap dance I can do th


What was the name of the Aztec leader defeated by Cortez?

The History of the Aztecs Thayer Watkins The History of the Aztecs The Valley of Mexico is part of the central highlands and lies at an altitude of about a mile and a half. At the low point of the Valley there is a large lake that made human life sustainable in the generally dry country. Long before the Aztecs came to the Valley  of Mexico the land had seen the rise and decline of a number of other tribal groups. One of these groups built the great city of Teotihuacán. From Teotihuacán its people built an empire. This was during the period of the fourth to the sixth centuries A.D. About 600 A.D. the empire of Teotihuacán was overthrown. Centuries later another empire was created by the people of the city of Tollan (Tula), known as the Toltecs. Their empire lasted from about the  tenth to the twelfth century. Near the end of the twelfth century Tula was captured and burned by its enemies. The Aztecs did not come to the Valley of Mexico until the fourteenth century. Despite the rise and fall of empires there was a continuity of culture in the Valley of Mexico. Agriculture and other technologies were passed down from generation to  generation. A religion evolved as each dominant group absorbed the gods and rituals of  their predecessors. The temples often survived the collapse of an empire. The pyramidal temples of Teotihuacán were honored and utilized by the Aztecs seven centuries after the demise of the Teotihuacán empire. Many gods survived in the culture of the Valley of Mexico but one particular one is of special historical interest, the feathered serpent Quetzalcoatl. Depictions of  Quetzalcoatl are found in Teotihuacán. The Toltecs also worshipped Quetzalcoatl and one king was identified with Quetzalcoatl. That king, personifying Quetzalcoatl,  was apparently driven from power and journeyed with his supporters to the Gulf Coast sailed away vowing to return one day to claim his kingdom. That legend survived several centuries and was a part of the culture of the Aztecs when Cortez and his conquistadores appeared on that same coast. The Aztecs arrived in the Valley of Mexico as homeless wanderers about 1300 A.D. They had to eak out a precarious existence by allying themselves with more powerful tribes  in the area. They finally settled on a marshy island in the Lake. The Aztecs were  successful in retaining this site in part because it was generally an undesirable location and in part it was at an intertice of local empires. Any tribal group considering capturing the Aztecs and their territory risked provoking their more powerful neighbors into a major war. So the Aztecs were left to build their island and a city upon it. They literally built the island in the sense that they extended the island. They did this by driving stakes into the lake bed around an area and lashing the stakes together then filling the enclosure with mud dredged up from the lake bed. The space between the enclosures then served as canals which facilitated the transport of material within the city. The city of Venice was created by a similar process of refugees settling on the sandbar at the mouth of the Po River. The Aztecs called their city  Tenochtitlán after a name the Aztecs used for themselves, Tenochca. The  other name they used for themselves was Mexica. They did not call themselves Aztecs. The founding date of Tenochtitlán was 1325 A.D. The Aztecs of this early Tenochtitlán had accepted the overlordship of the Tepanecs of the city of Azcapotzalco. The Tepanecs were expansionists and defeated the rival empire of Texcoco, but over-reaching leaders of the Tepanecs brought into existence a coalition of peoples who defeated the Tepanecs and restored Texcoco. That coalition included the Tlaxcalans from outside the Valley, a people who were later the crucial allies of  Cortez. From the political turmoil following the collapse of Tepanec power the Aztecs emerged as an independent force. They acquired some territory on the shore of the Lake and formed an alliance with Texcoco


Who was the wife of Osiris in Egyptian mythology?

Ancient Egypt: the Mythology - Osiris Osiris Symbols: crook and flail, djed , White and Atef Crowns, bull, mummified form, throne, Bennu (phoenix) Cult Center: Abydos, Busiris and Heliopolis Myths: " Isis and Osiris " A god of the earth and vegetation, Osiris symbolized in his death the    yearly drought and in his miraculous rebirth the periodic flooding of the    Nile and the growth of grain. He was a god-king who was believed to have    given Egypt civilization. Osiris was the first child of Nut and Geb ,    and therefore the brother of Seth , Nephthys ,    and Isis . He was married to his sister, Isis. He    was also the father of Horus and Anubis .    These traditions state that Nephthys (mother    of Anubis) assumed the form of Isis,    seduced him (perhaps with wine) and she became pregnant with Anubis. The oldest religious texts refer to Osiris as the great god of the dead,    and throughout these texts it is assumed that the reader will understand    that he once possessed human form and lived on earth. As the first son    of Geb, the original king of Egypt, Osiris inherited the throne when Geb    abdicated. At this time the Egyptians were barbarous cannibals and uncivilized.    Osiris saw this and was greatly disturbed. Therefore, he went out among    the people and taught them what to eat, the art of agriculture, how to    worship the gods, and gave them laws. Thoth helped    him in many ways by inventing the arts and sciences and giving names to    things. Osiris was Egypt's greatest king who ruled through kindness and    persuasion. Having civilized Egypt, Osiris traveled to other lands, leaving    Isis as his regent, to teach other peoples what he taught the Egyptians. During Osiris' absence, Isis was troubled with Seth's plotting to acquire    both her and the throne of Egypt. Shortly after Osiris' return to Egypt,    in the twenty-eighth year of his reign, on the seventeenth day of the month    of Hathor (late September or November), Seth and    72 conspirators murdered him. They then threw the coffin in which he was    murdered into the Nile, with his divine body still inside. Isis, with the help of her sister Nephthys, and Anubis and Thoth , magically    located Osiris' body. Upon learning the his brother's body was found, Seth    went to it and tore it into fourteen pieces and scattered them throughout    Egypt. Isis once again found every part of his body, save his phallus (it    had been eaten by the now-cursed Nile fish). She magically re-assembled    Osiris and resurrected him long enough to be impregnated by him so that    she could give birth to the new king Horus. Seth of course was not willing to surrender the throne of Egypt to the    youthful Horus and thus a tribunal of gods met to decide who was the rightful    king. The trial lasted eighty years. Eventually through Isis' cunning she    won the throne for her son. Osiris meanwhile had become the king of the Afterlife. He was believed    to be willing to admit all people to the Duat, the gentle, fertile land    in which the righteous dead lived, that had lived a good and correct life    upon earth, and had been buried with appropriate ceremonies under the protection    of certain amulets, and with the proper recital of certain "divine    words" and words of power. His realm was said to lie beneath Nun ,    in the northern heavens or in the west. It is as the King of the Afterlife that Osiris gained his supreme popularity.    He was originally a minor god of Middle Egypt, especially in comparison    to the gods of Heliopolis and Hermopolis ,    etc. Noting his increasing popularity, and sensing that Osiris would one    day eclipse the adoration of their own gods, the priests of these cities    adopted him into their own cosmogonies. The elements of his story was seen as symbolic of real events that happened    in Egypt. With his original association to agriculture, his death and resurrection    were seen


Who was the first to reach Asia by sailing all the way around the Cape of Good Hope?

Bartolomeu Dias - Exploration - HISTORY.com Bartolomeu Dias A+E Networks Introduction In 1488, Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias (c. 1450-1500) became the first European mariner to round the southern tip of Africa, opening the way for a sea route from Europe to Asia. Dias’ ships rounded the perilous Cape of Good Hope and then sailed around Africa’s southernmost point, Cabo das Agulhas, to enter the waters of the Indian Ocean. Portugal and other European nations already had long-established trade ties to Asia, but the arduous overland route had been closed in the 1450s due to the Ottoman Empire’s conquest of the remnants of the Byzantine Empire. A major maritime victory for Portugal, Dias’ breakthrough opened the door to increased trade with India and other Asian powers. It also prompted Genoan explorer Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), then living in Portugal, to seek a new royal patron for a mission to establish his own sea route to the Far East. Google An Ambitious Plan Almost nothing is known about the life of Bartolomeu de Novaes Dias before 1487, except that he was at the court of João II, king of Portugal (1455-1495), and was a superintendent of the royal warehouses. He likely had much more sailing experience than his one recorded stint aboard the warship São Cristóvão. Dias was probably in his mid- to late 30s in 1486 when João appointed him to head an expedition in search of a sea route to India. Did You Know? According to Greek historian Herodotus of Halicarnassus (c. 484-c. 425 B.C.), Egyptian pharaoh Necho II (d. 595 B.C.) sent Phoenician sailors out from the Arabian Gulf to sail around the African continent. Their journey took three years. João was entranced by the legend of Prester John, a mysterious and probably apocryphal 12th-century leader of a nation of Christians somewhere in Africa. João sent out a pair of explorers, Afonso de Paiva (c. 1460-c. 1490) and Pêro da Covilhã (c. 1450-c. 1526), to search overland for the Christian kingdom in Ethiopia. João also wanted to find a way around the southernmost point of Africa’s coastline, so just a few months after dispatching the overland explorers, he sponsored Dias in an African expedition. In August 1487, Dias’ trio of ships departed from the port of Lisbon, Portugal. Dias followed the route of 15th-century Portuguese explorer Diogo Cão (c. 1450-c. 1486), who had followed the coast of Africa as far as present-day Cape Cross, Namibia. Dias’ cargo included the standard “padrões,” the limestone markers used to stake Portuguese claims on the continent. Padrões were planted at the shoreline and served as guideposts to previous Portuguese explorations of the coast. Dias’ expedition party included six Africans who had been brought to Portugal by earlier explorers. Dias dropped off the Africans at different ports along the coastline of Africa with supplies of gold and silver and messages of goodwill from the Portuguese to the indigenous people. The last two Africans were left at a place the Portuguese sailors called Angra do Salto, probably in modern Angola, and the expedition’s supply ship was left there under guard of nine men. The Expedition Around South Africa In early January 1488, as Dias’ two ships sailed off the coast of South Africa, storms blew them away from the coast. Dias is thought to have ordered a turn to the south of about 28 degrees, probably because he had prior knowledge of southeasterly winds that would take him around the tip of Africa and keep his ships from being dashed on the notoriously rocky shoreline. João and his predecessors had obtained navigational intelligence, including a 1460 map from Venice that showed the Indian Ocean on the other side of Africa. Dias’ decision was risky, but it worked. The crew spotted landfall on February 3, 1488, about 300 miles east of present-day Cape of Good Hope. They found a bay they called São Bras (present-day Mossel Bay) and the much warmer waters of the Indian Ocean. From the shoreline, indigenous Khoikhoi pelted Dias’ ships with stones until an arrow fired by either Dias or one of his men felled a


Catfish Row, Charleston is the setting of which opera?

Catfish Row Catfish Row You are here: Home / Sites / Catfish Row Catfish Row Catfish Row (originally called cabbage row) served as the inspirational setting of George Gershwin’s opera, “Porgy & Bess.” The Story of Porgy Porgy was a crippled beggar who got around in a cart drawn by a goat. Porgy’s real name was Sammy Smalls. Bess’ real name was Maggie Barnes. Porgy, in real life, was described in an old Charleston newspaper article, as a mean and vicious person who had killed three men. Unfortunately, in 1924, Porgy took sick, but was believed to have been “fixed” (rooted, voodoo, witch craft) because of the way he was said to have been buried. An article in the Charleston Magazine written by Jack Leland reports that Porgy’s grave was dug North to South because he died an “unrepented” sinner. This would not have been true, for in keeping with black traditions and customs, a deceased would have been buried North to South if they died mysteriously and was believed to have been “rooted.” Turning the grave North to South meant that the spirit could not rest turned that direction and would always haunt the unknown assailant. The person would die in a matter of weeks, and they usually did. Sites Visited


Who became the oldest Olympic 100 metres Champion when he won Gold in 1980?

100m Olympics history - from Jesse Owens to Usain Bolt | Daily Mail Online comments The men’s 100 metres final has been the blue riband event at every Olympic Games, generating the greatest hype and excitement. It is an event done and dusted in 10 seconds or less, but it carries a great history and dozens of stories. Times have tumbled over the decades, with Jim Hines the first athlete to run under ten seconds in an Olympic final in 1968. History men: Jesse Owens (left) was the golden boy in 1936, while Usain Bolt ruled in 2008 But the advance from cinder to rubberized artificial tracks, the advent of hi-tech running spikes and kits, and the fact that Olympic sprinters now devote their entire year to training help to ever lower records. We will have to wait and see if the current world record of 9.58 seconds, held by Usain Bolt, will be bettered in London. But in the meantime, enjoy these video clips of every Olympic 100m final from Berlin in 1936 to the last Olympics in Beijing.   2008 Beijing - Usain Bolt (Jamaica) 9.69 The uncatchable Bolt smashes the world and Olympic records and is so far ahead with 30 metres to go, he cruises over the finish line before celebrating in trademark fashion. 2004 Athens - Justin Gatlin (USA) 9.85 The American Gatlin runs a great race but is almost caught on the line by Portugal’s Francis Obikwelu and his compatriot Maurice Greene. His celebration must also be one of the most reserved in Olympic 100m history.  2000 Sydney - Maurice Greene (USA) 9.87 Following a false start, Greene bursts through the centre to win by a clear margin, an achievement that obviously overwhelms him. 1996 Atlanta - Donovan Bailey (CAN) 9.84 High drama in Atlanta as Britain’s Linford Christie, the defending champion, is disqualified for two false starts. After 10 minutes, the race finally gets underway with Bailey storming from behind to win.  1992 Barcelona - Linford Christie (GBR) 9.96 A great moment for British athletics as Christie, at 32, became the oldest Olympic 100m champion, just edging out Frankie Fredericks of Namibia. 1988 Seoul - Ben Johnson (CAN) 9.79 (*later disqualified) Johnson wins by some distance – and sets a new world record – but is stripped of the title two days later after the post-race drug test indicated steroid use. Carl Lewis, who came in second, was awarded the gold medal. 1984 Los Angeles - Carl Lewis (USA) 9.99 The long limbs of Lewis carry him away from his rivals to win the first of four gold medals at the Los Angeles Games. 1980 Moscow - Alan Wells (GBR) 10.25 The tightest of 100m wins as Wells and Cuba’s Silvio Leonard cross the line in a photo finish, locked on the same time of 10.25. 1976 Montreal - Hasely Crawford (TRI) 10.06 Crawford, in the inside lane, just holds off the challenge of Jamaican Don Quarrie to win the gold and make amends for the 1972 final, when he pulled up and didn’t finish. 1972 Munich - Valeriy Borzov (SOV) 10.14 Borzov, from the Soviet Union, claims a fairly comfortable victory and, with Robert Taylor of the United States second, a small Cold War success. 1968 Mexico City - Jim Hines (USA) 9.95 Hines dominates this race in Mexico City, setting a sub-10 second time which was equal to the world record at the time. This was the first Olympics held on an artificial ‘Tartan’ track.  1964 Tokyo - Bob Hayes (USA) 10.0 Running on a churned-up cinder track in spikes he had to borrow after his were lost, Hayes ran ten seconds flat to equal the then world record. 1960 Rome - Armin Hary (GER) 10.2 Only six in the final in Rome, as the German Hary, running in the outside lane, took gold on the line from Dave Sime of the United States. Britain’s Peter Radford was third. 1956 Melbourne - Bobby Morrow (USA) 10.62 Morrow achieved great fame in the States after winning a hat-trick of gold medals in Melbourne, of which the 100m was the first. 1952 Helsinki - Lindy Remigino (USA) 10.79 In a thrilling final, Remigino appears to lunge forward over the line, thinking he had won. But Jamaica’s Herb McKenley was right behind him and almost took glory. The officials took some t


By what name are the biblical plays of the Middle Ages known?

Theatre in the Middle Ages | Middle Ages Theatre in the Middle Ages Written by Simon Newman The Domesday Book Theatre in the Middle ages covered a wide variety of genres and subject matter.  Some of the most popular genres of plays in the Middle Ages include morality plays, farces, masques and drama.  Medieval drama began with religious and moral themed plays.  An early prominent Medieval playwright was Hrotsvit of Gardensheim of the 10th century.Some other famous examples of Medieval plays include the N-Town plays, the morality play, Everyman, Hildegard of Bingen’s play set to music, OrdoVirtutum. The early Medieval period provides few surviving records of Medieval plays due to the low literacy rate of the general population.  The clergy was also opposed to some types of performance.  Drama began to thrive in the late medieval period, and more records of performances and plays exist from this time. Theater in the Early Middle Ages In the early Middle Ages, churches began to stage dramatized versions of important biblical events.  The churches were faced with explaining a new religion to a majorly illiterate population, so these dramas visualized what would later be able to be read in the Bible.  These productions also celebrated annual religious events.  These productions evolved into liturgical dramas.  The earliest known liturgical drama is the Easter trope, Whom do you Seek, which dates circa 925.  Liturgical drama did not involve actors impersonating characters, but it did involve singing by two groups.  An important playwright in early Medieval times was Hrotsvit, a historian and aristocratic canoness from northern Germany in the 10th century.  Hrotsvit wrote six plays which she modeled after Terence’s comedies.  Though Terence’s comedies show ordinary human subjects and situations involving marriage, sex and love, Hrostvitput a moral and religious spin on Terence’s plays in order to avoid criticism from the church.  She wrote a preface to her collection of plays which stated that her purpose for writing was to save Christians from the guilt that reading Classical Literature instilled in its readers.  She is the first recorded female playwright.  She is also wrotethe first identified Western dramatic works of the post-classical era.  Her works were first published in 1501 and had a large influence on religious drama on the sixteenth century. Following Hrotsvit was another female playwright, Hildegard of Bingen.  Hildegard’s most famous work, OrdoVirtutum, is regarded as the first play set to music, or the first musical.  Her songs were collected into a symphony,Symphoniaarmoniaecelestiumrevelationum, that was set to words from Hildegard’s own hymns, sequences and responsories. Secular Latin plays were an important aspect in the 12th century in England in France.  Other early Medieval performances included mimes, minstrels, storytellers and jugglers who traveled in search of employment.  There is not much information available about specific performances of these entertainers. Theater in the Middle and Late Medieval Period Liturgical dramas spread across Europe and Russia throughout the Middle Ages.  Muslim-occupied Spain was the only area in which liturgical dramas were not present.  However, though there is a large presence of surviving liturgical dramas, most churches only performed one or two per year.  Some churches performed none at all. An important milestone in the development of comedy was the Feast of Fools.  The Feast of Fools was a festival in which the lower clergy were allowed to mock the higher clergy as well as church life.  Comic plays and burlesque skits sometimes filtered into the events of the festival as well.  True comedy did not exist until drama and the liturgy were separated, but the Feast of Fools undoubtedly had an effect on the incorporation of comedy into religious plays. Religious plays began production outside of the church during the 12th century.  The process began by merging shorter liturgical dramas into longer plays which were then performed by laymen rather than clergy.  The play


What is the motto of the Prince of Wales?

Titles and Heraldry Titles and Heraldry The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Prince Harry Titles and Heraldry His Royal Highness is the 21st to hold the title of The Prince of Wales. As Prince of Wales, His Royal Highness holds a number of titles and standards with rules that govern their use. The Prince is strongly identified with his badge The Prince of Wales’s Feathers, the use of which dates back to the 14th Century and the time of Edward, The Black Prince, who was the first Prince of Wales. The Prince is also one of three members of the Royal Family able to grant Royal Warrants of appointment to companies. The company is then entitled to display The Prince of Wales’s Feathers on their products. In addition to the feathers, The Prince has a coat of arms with long historical links with the heraldry of his ancestors. The Prince also has three standards: his Personal Standard, Standard for Scotland and his Standard for Wales. They are used depending on where His Royal Highness is visiting the United Kingdom.  In 2011 The Prince of Wales, along with his son The Duke of Cambridge and The Queen were awarded the honour of new Standards for Canada. These were designed by the Canadian Government to further strengthen the links between Canada and the Crown. In addition to the title The Prince of Wales, His Royal Highness holds a number of other titles.  Some are used depending on where he is in the country such as The Duke of Rothesay when he is in Scotland, and The Duke of Cornwall when he is visiting the South West of England. Other titles have been inherited in the same way but are not actively used, such as the Earl of Carrick.


The city of Durham stands on which river?

City of Durham Constituency Image produced from the Ordnance Survey Election-Map service. Image reproduced with kind permission of Ordnance Survey and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland . The City of Durham constituency is in the North East of England (see map below). At the heart of the constituency is Durham City itself, centred about the Cathedral and Castle, with its ecclesiastical and university traditions. Around the city are many villages, some almost towns in themselves. Most  were originally mining villages. There is also a strong rural and agricultural aspect to the constituency. The constituency boundary coincides exactly with that of the City of Durham Council, a district council within the County of Durham. View of Durham Cathedral from the river bank opposite the Fulling Mill Durham Cathedral, towering above the River Wear and the beautiful, medieval City of Durham, dominates the skyline and life of this, one of England's smaller cities. Huddled below the Cathedral and the Norman Castle are narrow, winding streets, now mostly traffic free, and bridges over the river, which curves round the castle and the Cathedral on three sides. The cathedral, 900 years old, and built as it stands today by 1140 A.D., is the shrine of St. Cuthbert, whose bones rest within its walls. For centuries, the Cathedral has been the seat of the Bishops of Durham, who for many hundreds of years were Prince Bishops, with absolute power delegated by the King in London, to rule over Durham and its extensive diocese. Today, Durham is a thriving city, with England's third oldest university, modern industry, well served by modern rail and motorway links. The constituency is not without its problems though. The Tories' deliberate, rapid destruction of the coal mining industry has hit the area hard, and in the former mining communities which surround the city, much hardship was caused and still persists. New industry has been attracted and is still coming, but there remain too many who cannot find employment. To the north, a few minutes away by car or train is the regional capital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, a major centre of industry and commerce. Just as near is Sunderland, one of England's newest cities, although an ancient town, famous for its long tradition of shipbuilding, and like the rest of the Durham area, coal mining, both now gone as a result of the Tories' economic mismanagement.


Who wrote TV scripts under the nom-de-plume 'Gerald Wiley'?

BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | Who was Gerald Wiley? Who was Gerald Wiley? The Magazine answers... No clues to the real identity of Wiley were laid The burning question among producers and writers on The Two Ronnies was what was the true identity of the reclusive Gerald Wiley. Having just completed another successful series of the show, the team behind the Two Ronnies was invited to a Chinese restaurant in the early 1970s. This was a meal few of them wanted to miss, given that the request came from the mystery man who had written many of the sketches. The show had operated an open-door policy for writers, so all submitted suggestions were considered. Barker and Corbett went through them and rated them as if marking schoolwork, with an A, B+, C etc. WHO, WHAT, WHY? A regular feature in the BBC News Magazine - aiming to answer some of the questions behind the headlines Ask a question The producers noted that some of the best sketches came from a man called Gerald Wiley, a writer first credited for a sketch on Frost on Sunday. He had a particular knack for clever wordplay and his work included the famous "fork handles, four candles" sketch later voted the best ever in a television poll. In it, Corbett plays a shop assistant trying to understand what Barker's customer wants. The hunt for Gerald Wiley became a great game, says Barry Cryer, who was one of many writers for the series, and who attended the restaurant. "We had accused Frank Muir and also pointed the finger at Tom Stoppard, who had the same agent," he says. No-one believed Ronnie and he had to stand up twice Barry Cryer Stars queue to pay Barker tribute "Wiley was a recluse and wouldn't come to meetings, so people cancelled appointments just to get to the restaurant. No-one wanted to miss it." When Ronnie Barker stood up and said 'I'm sorry, it was me,' he was told to sit down again, recalls Cryer. "It was a big joke that everyone had claimed to be Gerald Wiley, so no-one believed Ronnie and he had to stand up twice. It was quite a moment when his cover was blown." He had even turned down one of his own scripts, saying "Wiley's lost it, I wouldn't do this one" to maintain his cover, says Cryer, he was so determined his work be accepted on its own merit. 'Shadow of wily' The show's producer at the time, Michael Hurll, says: "The whole point was he would have been embarrassed to put his own name to it because he felt no-one could then say if it wasn't a good script. "Even after that, I'm not sure that he stopped and I wouldn't be surprised if he continued to submit under another name." REASONS TO CHANGE NAMES Writing about a personal issue To experiment in style Other Barker pseudonyms include Jonathan Cobbald and Jack Goetz, but critic Mark Lawson thinks there was significance in him choosing Wiley. "The shadow of 'wily' in that name is typical," he says. "Raised on radio comedy, Barker wrote verbally rather than visually for television, delighting in wordplay." A famous contemporary of Barker was seeking similar cover, for quite a different reason. Alan Ayckbourn wrote for Hark at Barker under the name of Peter Caulfield because he was employed as a BBC radio drama producer at the time and was not supposed to work elsewhere. In the wider world of writing, there can also be more practical reasons. One of the most famous examples was Mary Ann Evans, who assumed the name George Eliot because she thought she would be taken more seriously. The mask of another name also enables writers to experiment without alienating the audience, or give one name to a team effort. But few could have earned a name on a dressing room door, which is what happened to Gerald Wiley at the BBC after Ronnie Barker's revelation. Got a question about the news? Maybe Who, What, Why? can help. Send the Magazine your question using the form below. Name Town/city and country Your question The BBC may edit your comments and not all emails will be published. Your comments may be published on any BBC media worldwide.


Which film features the song 'Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend'?

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) -- (Movie Clip) Diamonds Are A Girls's Best Friend You will receive an email shortly to confirm your email address. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) -- (Movie Clip) Diamonds Are A Girls's Best Friend title details and video sharing options now playing Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) -- (Movie Clip) Diamonds Are A Girls's Best Friend Marilyn Monroe as Lorelei performing the famous number, by Jule Styne and Leo Robin, in the ocean liner lounge, costume by Travilla, set design by Lyle Wheeler, choreography by Jack Cole, in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, 1953. View the TCMDb entry for Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) share video Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) -- (Movie Clip)... Marilyn Monroe as Lorelei performing the famous number, by... Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) -- (Movie Clip) Diamonds Are A Girls's Best Friend Marilyn Monroe as Lorelei performing the famous number, by Jule Styne and Leo Robin, in the ocean liner lounge, costume by Travilla, set design by Lyle Wheeler, choreography by Jack Cole, in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, 1953.> Gentlemen Prefer Blondes - (Original Trailer) Gentlemen prefer Marilyn Monroe... Gentlemen Prefer Blondes - (Original Trailer) Gentlemen prefer Marilyn Monroe preferring diamonds in her most famous musical Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) directed by Howard Hawks.> Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) -- (Movie Clip)... Dorothy (Jane Russell) catches Ernie (Elliott Reid) taking... Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) -- (Movie Clip) Squeezing A Goat Dorothy (Jane Russell) catches Ernie (Elliott Reid) taking snaps of Lorelei (Marilyn Monroe) in private conversation with "Piggy" (Charles Coburn), the girls then plotting what to do, on the ship to Paris, in Howard Hawks' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, 1953.> Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) -- (Movie Clip)... Arguably more provocative than any of co-star Marilyn... Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) -- (Movie Clip) Anyone Here For Love Arguably more provocative than any of co-star Marilyn Monroe's numbers, Jane Russell as Dorothy at the ship's pool with the "Olympic Team," tune by Hoagy Carmichael and Harold Adamson, dance direction by Jack Cole, in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, 1953.> Robert Osborne Intro -- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes... Robert Osborne Introduces Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, 1953. Robert Osborne Intro -- Gentlemen Prefer... Robert Osborne Intro -- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) Robert Osborne Introduces Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, 1953. > Robert Osborne Intro -- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes... Robert Osborne introduces Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, 1953. Robert Osborne Intro -- Gentlemen Prefer... Robert Osborne Intro -- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) Robert Osborne introduces Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, 1953. >


The Kittiwake belongs to which family of birds?

The RSPB: Browse bird families: Gulls Browse bird families Image: Graham Catley Small to large seabirds, many of which also live inland for at least part of the year; some are strictly marine. Most are grey, black and white when fully mature, but extensively marked with various shades of brown during from one to four years of immaturity. They have long, slim wings and can fly exceptionally well, but also strong legs, which give them reasonably good mobility on the ground. They swim buoyantly and often resort to water to roost at night. There are many other gulls around the world that do not visit the UK.


In 1959 which British city became the first to adopt a post code system?

UK TELEPHONE HISTORY UK TELEPHONE HISTORY For BPO Telephone history - click here 1875 Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) of Salem, Massachusetts, USA constructed his first experimental telephone in Boston. Thomas A Watson (1854-1934) assisted Bell in his experiments. Bell was a Scot by birth, and had been born at 16 South Charlotte Street, Edinburgh, UK on 3 March 1847. The Bell family emigrated to Brantford, Ontario, Canada, in 1870 following the deaths of Graham's two brothers from tuberculosis. From here Bell moved to Boston in the United States in 1872 to take up an appointment as a teacher of the deaf. He had inherited an interest in the training of deaf children from his father, Alexander Melville Bell, who had been a teacher of elocution at Edinburgh. Graham Bell's vocation led him to investigate the artificial reproduction of vowel sounds, resulting in a study of electricity and magnetism, and ultimately the development of the telephone. 1876 On 14 February an application was filed in America for a patent for Bell's apparatus for transmitting vocal sounds. Within hours, Elisha Gray of Chicago (1835-1901), a superintendent of the Western Union Telegraph Company, filed a similar application. Bell was granted his patent on 7 March, before Gray. On 10 March Bell reputedly spoke to his assistant Thomas Watson the first recognisable words ever transmitted by telephone, "Mr Watson, come here, I want you". This first articulate sentence was transmitted over 100 feet of wire. Sir William Thompson (later Lord Kelvin) exhibited Bell's telephone to the British Association for the Advancement of Science at Glasgow in September. He described it as "the greatest by far of all the marvels of the electric telegraph". 1877 In July, Mr W H Preece (1834-1913), who later became Sir William Preece, FRS and Engineer-in-Chief of the Post Office, brought to this country the first pair of practical telephones seen in Great Britain. Later in the same year Bell's perfected type of telephone was exhibited at a meeting of the British Association in Plymouth. Also in July, Bell and his financial backers - Thomas Sanders and Gardiner G Hubbard - formed the Bell Telephone Company in the United States. The early demand for the telephone had not been great and prior to forming their company Bell and his partners had struggled in their attempts to promote the new invention. At one point they even offered to sell the Bell patents to the Western Union Telegraph Company - Elisha Gray's employers - for $100,000. At this time the telephone was not seen as a serious rival to the well-established telegraph and the offer was refused. However, following the formation of the Bell Telephone Company, Western Union realised that their telegraph machines were being replaced by Bell's telephones and promptly formed the American Speaking Telephone Company to compete with Bell. The new company employed Thomas A Edison, Elisha Gray and Amos F Dolbear, three leading electrical inventors. 1878 Bell demonstrated the telephone to Queen Victoria on 14 January at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight with calls to London, Cowes and Southampton. These were the first long-distance calls in the UK. The Telephone Company Ltd (Bell's Patents) was formed to market Bell's patent telephones in Great Britain. The company was registered on 14 June with a capital of �100,000. Its premises were at 36 Coleman Street.  It had a capacity for 150 lines and opened with 7 or 8 subscribers.  One of the first telephone lines to be erected in the vicinity of London was from Hay's Wharf, south of the Thames, to Hay's Wharf Office on the north bank. Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) of Milan, Ohio, patented in America a carbon telephone transmitter invented the previous year - a great improvement on Bell's telephone transmitter which worked by means of magnetic current. The first trial of long-distance telephony in Great Britain as a commercial proposition was held on 1 November with a call between Cannon Street in London, and Norwich - a distance of 115 miles - using an Edison transmitter on a telegr


Which Irish rally driver won the 1964 Monte Carlo Rally driving a Mini Cooper?

1964 Monte Carlo Rallye - Photos, History and Profile by Sports Car Digest 3 Comments It is now 50 years since one of the most spectacular victories in the history of international motor sport. On 21 January 1964, the Mini Cooper S won the Monte Carlo Rally for the first time. It was the pairing of Northern Ireland’s Patrick “Paddy” Hopkirk and his co-driver Henry Liddon that pulled off the big surprise, resisting the supposed superiority of significantly more powerful rivals in their small British car. Its faultless run over country roads and mountain passes, ice and snow, tight corners and steep gradients laid the foundations for the underdog-turned-giant-slayer to cement itself in both the hearts of the public and the annals of motor sport legend. Indeed, the Mini’s dominance of the Monte Carlo Rally continued over the years that followed, Hopkirk’s Finnish team-mates Timo Mäkinen and Rauno Aaltonen adding two further overall victories — in 1965 and 1967 — to the British manufacturer’s collection. Now 80 years old, Paddy Hopkirk’s eyes still light up when he recalls the driving qualities of his winning car, “Although the Mini was only a little family saloon, technically it had a lot of advantages. Its front-wheel drive and front-mounted transverse engine were a great advantage, and the fact the car was smaller and the roads were ploughed, they were quite narrow, so I suppose that was an advantage. We were very lucky – the car was right, everything happened at the right time and came together at the right moment.” It was the legendary “Night of the Long Knives”, the penultimate stage of the Monte, which put the Mini Cooper S with car number 37 and the now famous licence plate 33 EJB on course for victory that winter of 1964. Hopkirk crossed the finish line just 17 seconds off the pace set by his chief adversary Bo Ljungfeldt in the far more powerful V8-powered Ford Falcon. The handicap formula at the time — designed to even out the weight and power differences between the various cars — meant the Mini actually led the way in the overall standings. And Hopkirk defended his advantage in the sprint through the streets of Monte Carlo that rounded off the rally. At the winner’s ceremony he shared the cheers of the crowed with his team-mates. Timo Mäkinen’s fourth-place finish and Rauno Aaltonen’s seventh overall set the seal on the success of the Mini Cooper S and ushered in the era of the “Three Musketeers” in the Monte Carlo Rally. The Mini’s victory was celebrated with particular excitement in its native Britain. Hopkirk received a congratulatory telegram from the British government and the Beatles were also among those leading the applause. “I got a telegram from the Beatles,” remembered Hopkirk. “That was followed by a photograph of the four of them autographed to me saying: ‘You’re one of us now, Paddy.’ And it’s very nice to have that nowadays.” Paddy Hopkirk with Morris Mini Cooper S (photo: Paddy Hopkirk with Morris Mini Cooper S Paddy Hopkirk and Henry Liddon in the Mini Cooper at the Rallye Monte Carlo 1964 The triumph of the Mini Cooper S in the 1964 Monte Carlo Rallye was lauded as a sensation by motor sport fans around the world. But this wasn’t a success that came entirely out of the blue: the small car developed by Alec Issigonis, then Deputy Technical Director at the British Motor Corporation, possessed an inherent sporting talent from birth. The first person to spot this potential was John Cooper. The sports car designer was the driving force behind construction of a more powerful version of the car. The Mini produced only 34 hp at launch, but its front-wheel drive, low weight, wide track and comparatively long wheelbase made it an extremely agile four-seater and paved the way for its forays onto race circuits and rally courses. As early as 1960, big-name racing drivers like Graham Hill, Jack Brabham and Jim Clark were spotted testing the cornering flair of the John Cooper-tuned small car on the Silverstone Formula One track. However, the classic Mini was most at home in rally racing. Patt Moss, sister of


Who is the only man to have won both a motorcycling world championship and the Formula 1 World Championship?

“BIG JOHN” SURTEES | THE LONE RACER MOTORCYCLE & F1 WORLD CHAMPION | The Selvedge Yard by JP “BIG JOHN” SURTEES | THE LONE RACER MOTORCYCLE & F1 WORLD CHAMPION In all of history it has happened only once. Only one man has ever won the World Championship in both motorcycle and auto racing– John Surtees. In 1956, at the wee age of 22 yrs old, he became the 500cc motorcycle World Champion. Then in 1960, he switched full-time to auto racing, and was crowned Formula One World Champion in 1964. At 26 yrs of age, he’d become the only man ever to win a World Championship on two wheels and four. There has been no one since, and perhaps nevermore. Grand Prix motorcycle racing career Active years 1972 Italian Grand Prix . 1954 — John Surtees with Norton motorcycles. Surtees rode these machines in the Isle of Man TT races in 1954 , finishing 11th in the Junior race and 15th in the Senior. Over his TT racing career he won on six occasions. In 1960, Surtees moved from motorcycles to car racing, and remains the only man to have been world champion in both. — Photograph via National Motor Museum / HIP / TopFoto . John Surtees racing for MV Agusta. When MV approached him at the end of the 1955 season, young 21-year-old Surtees, who was born into a well-to-do family of motorcycle enthusiasts in Catford, had already won 77 races, mainly with Norton 350’s and 500’s. He was capable of bringing Cascina Costa its first 500 title during his first season with the Italian brand. Inventor of a new style that was challenged and that is at the roots of today’s riding technique with the body outstretched towards the inside of the curve, he won another six titles in the 350 and 500 classes between 1958 and 1960. Of course they were “easy” years for MV due to the fact that the leading rivals pulled out. via . John Surtees getting air… . This pic is often credited as being John Surtees scratching on his father’s Vincent in the 1950s. But it’s been proven now, by his own acknowledgement that it’s not. . Isle of Man TT, 1957 — John Surtees . 1957 — TT Assen, (Left to Right) John Surtees – Keith Campbell – Libero Liberati – Dickie Dale. . 1958 — At the German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring. Germany was banned from taking part in International events following WWII– as such, the German GP only became part of the Formula One World Championship in 1951. (Left to Right)  June Hartle, John Hartle, John Surtees, John Surtees sister & mother. via . John Surtees grew up the son of a London motorcycle dealer, and had his very first professional race in the sidecar of his father’s Vincent, which they handily won. However, they were later disqualified by race officials when discovered his age. In 1950, at just 16 yrs of age, he joined Vincent as an apprentice. John Surtees first made the motorcycling world take notice when, in 1951, he gave Norton’s reigning star Geoff Duke a run for his money in an ACU race at the Thruxton Circuit. . England, 1960 — British motorcycle racer John Surtees fine tunes his Formula II Cooper motorcycle. — Image by © Hulton-Deutsch Collection/Corbis . John Surtees drives his F1 Lotus up University Avenue heading towards the raceway for the 1960 U.S. Grand Prix.  This pic is so rad I want to cry.   via . 1962– John Surtees, driver for Lola-Climax, at the Belgium Grand Prix in Spa-Francorchamps. — Image by © Schlegelmilch/Corbis . Dutch Grand Prix, Zandvoort, Netherlands, 1963 — John Surtees (GB), for Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC in the iconic 156 F1– first built by Ferrari in 1961 to comply with new F1 regulations at the time that lowered engine displacement from 2.5 to 1.5 liters. It was powered by the V6 “Dino” engine (named after Enzo’s late son) that could produce up to 200 hp. The early “sharknose” design was breath-taking, but Ferrari design scrapped it by the end of the ’63 season for the more conventional intake seen above. via . 1963– Richie Ginther, driver for BRM, leads John Surtees, driver for Ferrari, around a corner at the Monaco Grand Prix in Monte Carlo. — Image by © Schlegelmilch/Corbis . Zandvoort, Netherlands, 1964 — John Su


Which car company is named after the founder of Detroit?

The Founding of Detroit | History Today The Founding of Detroit USA America's "motor city" was founded on July 24th, 1701. The motor capital of North America was founded by a man named Cadillac, menaced by one called Pontiac and ultimately given its twentieth-century role by one named Ford. Early European explorers of North America had hoped to discover gold and silver, but found furs instead. It was French fur traders who in 1604 established the first permanent French colony in North America at Port Royal in Nova Scotia. Quebec was founded four years later. French explorers pushed down the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River all the way to the Gulf of Mexico and by 1700 there were 15-25,000 French in North America – farmers, traders, hunters, trappers and missionaries, many of them in isolated forts and trading posts – by contrast with some 250,000 British settlers packed in colonies down the eastern seaboard. New France was closely supervised from Paris. Only Roman Catholics were permitted as settlers and the Jesuits and Franciscans discovered a powerful zeal for converting the native American Indians. A French settler with a promising future ahead of him was Antoine Laumet de Lamothe Cadillac, a Gascon adventurer of tremendous charm and matching unscrupulousness, in his forties. He added de Lamothe Cadillac to his name to make himself sound aristocratic, equipped himself with a bogus pedigree, coat of arms and army commission, and concealed his origins so effectively that his early life has remained obscure ever since. Arriving in North America in the 1680s, he was put in command at the Great Lakes post of Michilimackinack in 1694 and lined his pockets by selling the Indians brandy – illegally and to the fierce disapproval of both the Indian chiefs and the Jesuits – and taking bribes from beaver-pelt traders and smugglers. With approval from Paris, he set out in 1701 to build a fort and trading post on the river between Lake Erie and Lake Huron. The purpose was to control the traffic on the river, secure the rich trade in furs in the Great Lakes region for France and provide a base to help protect the French and their Indian allies against the British. Travelling in birchbark canoes with a hundred or so Frenchmen, an equal number of friendly Indians and the inevitable pair of priests, Cadillac picked a site on a bluff overlooking the strait between Lake Erie and Lake Saint Clair, where he and his men spent some weeks building Fort Ponchartrain du Detroit. It was named in compliment to Louis XIV’s minister of marine and colonies, Louis Phélypeaux de Ponchartrain, while Detroit was French for ‘the strait’. A small settlement developed, though both the colonists and the local Indians objected to Cadillac’s tyrannical and extortionate administration. In 1710, more or less in disgrace, he was packed off to be governor of Louisiana, which was considered a thoroughly undesirable post. He was later recalled to France and spent some time in the Bastille before ending his life comfortably installed as governor of a town in his native Gascony, where he died in 1730. His fake coat of arms would long afterwards adorn Cadillac cars. Detroit meanwhile was surrendered to the British in 1760 during the Seven Years’ War and then unsuccessfully besieged by the Ottawa Indian chief Pontiac, who had forged an unprecedented alliance of practically every Indian people from Lake Superior to the lower Mississippi against the British. However, the British  occupation did not end until 1796, when Detroit came under American control.


What is the meaning of the German word 'spätlese' as applied to wine?

Riesling Report glossary Riesling Glossary To fully understand what makes Riesling such a great wine grape, it's necessary to learn a few specialized wine terms. Plus it's also helpful to know how they're pronounced. Acidity. This is a word we throw around a lot when talking about Riesling. That's because it's the acid that gives a wine it's structure and ageability. There are two types of acidity in Riesling: fruity, ripe tartaric and raw, unripe malic. It's the balance of the two that determines if a wine is crisp and clean or just downright tart. Too little acidity makes for a wine that is soft and flabby. Anbaugebiet. [ON-bow-ge-beet] The German word for wine region. There are 13 Anbaugebeite in Germany. This is the "A" in QbA. AP Number. The Amtliche Prufungs Nummer is the German government's proof to you that the wine has been tested and approved. With certain wines and producers the AP number is the only way to distinguish between separate bottlings from the same vineyard and Prädikat level. It's the last two groups of numbers that are important to the consumer. The last group indicates the year in which the barrel (or lot) was submitted for approval. The next to last group is the barrel (or lot) number. The lot number is your key to distinguishing between wines that, based on the rest of the label, would appear to be the same. Auslese. [OWS-lay-zuh] A German word that means "selected from the harvest." This is the Prädikat level for overripe, late-harvested grapes that are selected cluster by cluster. Often made in the fruity style with residual sweetness, Auslese is considered by most winemakers to be their finest achievement (aside from the rare dessert wines). Top winemakers often make several Auslese from different selections based on botrytis levels. In this case, the wines are distinguished by AP Number, by gold and long gold capsules or by stars after the vineyard name, depending on the winemaker's preference. Beerenauslese/BA. [BEAR-en-ows-lay-zuh] Adding on to the word Auslese in that inimitable German orthographic style, this means "berry selection." Beerenauslese is a rare dessert wine made from extremely overripe grapes that are fully affected by the botrytis mold. The grapes are selected one berry at a time! Bereich. [beh-RYESH] A smaller part of a wine region, usually named for the nearest important town, as in Bereich Bernkastel. Bereich wines are usually quite simple and ordinary, although they can sometimes be pleasant beverages. Botrytis. [bow-TRY-tiss] Also know as Edelfäule in German, or "noble rot" in English, this is the wonderful fungus (botrytis cinerea) that enables winemakers to produce astonishing dessert wines. It draws moisture from the grapes, thus concentrating the sugars and aromatic components that remain in the juice. Botrytis typically adds a rich, honeyed character to Riesling when they are young, becoming more complex with age. Botrytized. [bow-TRY-tissed] Adjective form of botrytis. Please note that it is not "botrytis-ized." Chaptalization. A French invention. The process of adding sugar to the must to increase potential alcohol and thus, the body of a wine. Chaptalization is not allowed in Prädikat wines, but can often be used to good effect in an estate's basic wine (QbA). Charta. An association of winegrowers in Rheingau has created this designation for their dry wines that are specifically meant to accompany food. Edelfäule. [AYDEL-foy-leh] German word for botrytis. Einzellage. [AYN-tsul-law-geh] German word for "single vineyard." Eiswein. [ICE-vine] Quite literally, ice wine. One of the rare Prädikat dessert wines, made from overripe grapes that have frozen solid on the vine. They are harvested quickly and pressed while still frozen, so that only concentrated grape juice is extracted. Most of the water stays in the press as ice, so the resulting wine is very concentrated, but with vibrant, racy acidity. Füder. [FOO-der] A 1,000-liter barrel in the Mosel-Saar-Ruwer region. Goldkapsel. German for gold capsule. These are used to distinguish a special selection wine from it


On the London Underground map, what colour is the District Line?

District Line | London Tube Map London Tube Map Edgware Road The District Line is the busiest sub-surface line (and third busiest overall) on the London Underground, carrying some 188,000 journeys per year, and is represented on the London Tube Map by a green line.  It serves 60 stations and is roughly 40 miles long. Originally built by the Metropolitan District Railway, the District Line first opened in 1868 and was expanded. The company was brought in as part of the 'Underground Group' by Charles Yerkes and was nationalised sometime later, in the 1930s.  The original line has branches to Hounslow West and Uxbridge (now on the Piccadilly line) and as far as Southend-on-Sea as well as Windsor to Ealing Broadway on the Great Western Main Line. Image from the District Line Article on Wikipedia. Most of the trains on the District Line are D Stock, but the Edgware Road to Wimbledon uses C Stock since the platforms between Kensington High Street and Edgware Road are shorter. The D Stock has been refurbished and maintained and has a patriotic red, white and blue livery. The carriages were also upgraded with completely new interiors and CCTV, plus passenger information displays, all maintained out of the Upminster and Ealing Common depots. The District Line is the only line on the tube to traverse the Thames on a bridge, rather than a tunnel. Additionally, the last silver train on the London Tube was unit 7115 (Again, D Stock) which was repainted and refurbished in Feb 2008 - on the District Line. The Line also features on the popular UK Soap, Eastenders as its local tube stop is on the District Line. Film scenes featuring District Line trains are used on the programme, shown running into the fictional Walford East station.


Which common flower has the Latin name 'Bellis Perennis'?

Daisy plant DAISY PLANT   Common daisy characteristics English common name: daisy flower, common daisy, lawn daisy, English daisy, dog daisy, bairnwort, bruisewort or woundwort The English name comes from "day's eye" (eye of the day), in reference to its beauty, as daisy flowers open during the day, and close when the sun goes down. Note: Not to be confused with oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare). - Spanish: margarita común, margarita europea, margarita menor, margarita de los prados, maya, chiribita, pascuita, bellorita o vellorita, mancerina, coqueta. - Catalan: margalida, margalideta, margaridoia spring pasqüeta. - Euskera: ostaiska, ostaika, petxilote, pitxoleta, mitxoloti, mitxolote, basabitxilorea. - Portuguese and Galician: Bonina, Margarida, velorita, rapazinho, margarida vulgar, margarida minor margarida Common, margaridinha, margarida-rasteira. - French: pâquerette, pâquerette vivace - Italian: Pratolina or margheritina comune. - German: Massliebchen, Gewöhnliches Gänseblümchen Scientific name: Bellis perennis L. Etymology: Bellis derives from latin bellus that means "pretty" or " beautiful flower" . Perennis refers to perennial plant, because it does not lose its leaves in winter. Taxonomic Synonyms: Bellis hortensis; Bellis pumila; Aster bellis. Family: Compositae Origin: native plant of central and northern Europe. Widespread in Asia Minor and naturalized in North America and New Zealand. Habitat: common perennial plant in the meadows of Europe, forests, streams and road margins. Especially found in pine forests. It resists frost. Distribution: nearly worldwide, cultivated as an ornamental or wild.   Characteristics of common daisy Daisy (Bellis perennis) is a perennial plant, with herbaceous stems belonging to the plant family Compositae. The common daisy grows as a low rosette (basal leaves) about 15 - 20cm high . It has some rhizomatic roots , cylindrical and creeping. Daisy leaves are oval, spatulate and toothed, bright green, with short petiole. Each leaf has a size between 2 and 5cm. long. All the leaves are in a basal rosette. The inflorescence of this plant is the typical one of composite plants, a floral head. This type of inflorescence is composed of tens or hundreds of tiny flowers. Daisy floral head is is between 16 to 25 mm. in diameter. Each floral head stands on a long peduncle or flower stalk, devoid of leaves from 13 to 20cm high , pubescent.  Flowers are arranged in a flower head surrounded by bracts. The plant flowers appear in spring, in May (hence the name Maya), but remains in bloom until late summer. The daisy flowers have a radiated structure . In the middle of the flower head tubular hermaphrodite yellow flowers are arranged , surrounded by peripheral ray florets that are female. Ray florets are a type of flowers in Compositae plants that resemble the petals of the whole inflorescence , and which are often referred to in the same way. In a whole, the whole flower head resembles a single flower. When we play "she loves me, she loves me not" , we are removing the ray florets or the female flowers of the periphery of the floral disc or floral head. Ray florets of a daisy are white, slightly pink, being a very attractive and colorful flower among meadows and fields. It is a honey plant. In the picture: botanical illustration of the plant parts of common daisy: (1) rhizome (2) basal leaves, (3) flower stalk;         (4) bracts; (5) inflorescence of the plant, where        have numerous tiny yellow flowers.   Flowers open during the day, and close when the sun goes down or there is bad weather. As a result, it is called daisy , which comes from "day's eye" (eye of the day). Daisy flowers follow a heliotropism, that's to say , its floral head aims to follow the sun. These flowers are pollinated by bees, bumblebees, beetles and hoverflies. * More information: video pollinating a flower . The fruit is an achene , 1mm wide , Obovate, pale, flat and pubescent. Inside lies the seed . The seeds are spread by wind, rain, wild animals and even humans Actually, a daisy is


The Oresund Bridge links Copenhagen to which city?

Sweden drops plans for closing bridge from Denmark in emergency - Telegraph Sweden drops plans for closing bridge from Denmark in emergency Plans to tighten control of Oresund bridge, which links Copenhagen with  Sweden's third largest city Malmo The Oresund bridge is pictured from Lernacken on the Swedish side of the Oresund strait  Photo: REUTERS By Reuters 11:22PM GMT 08 Dec 2015 Sweden's government has dropped a plan to tighten control over the influx of migrants by halting road traffic on a main bridge from Denmark in an emergency after a top legal watchdog and the opposition objected, the interior minister said on Tuesday. The minority centre-left government said in November it would widen ID checks to include all public transport to Sweden and tighten asylum rules in a bid to reduce the number of asylum seekers. Last week it said the plans included a proposal to make it possible for the government to halt road - but not railway - traffic to Sweden on security grounds in an emergency, including on the Oresund bridge to Denmark. The Oresund bridge, linking Denmark's capital Copenhagen with Sweden's third largest city Malmo, is extensively used by commuters as well as for freight traffic. Around 20,000 motor vehicles cross it every day. But on Monday, the Swedish Council on Legislation, the top legal watchdog, said the plans to tighten the borders resembled martial law and would violate refugees' right to seek asylum in Sweden. The closed Oresund bridge, which links southern Sweden to Denmark, near Malmo, Sweden  Photo: EPA Anders Ygeman, the interior minister, told state broadcaster SVT on Tuesday that the government would not push the proposals through parliament with support from the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats only and that it would now focus on widening ID checks where it has broader backing. "We have had a discussion both in the government and with the opposition after the council's criticism, and we make the overall assessment that we back down from the authorisation about the bridge and proceed with the part about ID checks," Mr Ygeman said.


How is World War 2 known to the Russians?

Russia World War II Victory Is Putin's Obsession | New Republic By Tikhon Dzyadko April 23, 2014 A joke is making the rounds among Vladimir Putin’s opponents in Moscow: His two main accomplishments as Russia's president are Yuri Gagarin’s trip to space and Russia’s victory in World War II. This biting bit of sarcasm, which takes a swing at Putin's populist rhetoric, actually gets at something much deeper. It reflects Putin’s vision of the country’s development as well as the style in which he communicates with his citizens and the international community. And yet, though people in Russia understand him, those in the West do not. In December 2012, Putin delivered his annual address to the Russian Federal Assembly, where he first mentioned Russia’s lack of “spiritual girders.” This vague pairing of words is actually a fairly accurate one: These days, there’s little that holds Russia together. That it has a common language and system of laws doesn’t really count: There are lots of languages in Russia, and the only functioning law of the land is the law of corruption. There is no Russian Dream and, all these years, no one in the Russian leadership has even tried to invent one. Meanwhile, the moribund Russian economy doesn’t give the country much to be proud of: It has subsisted, year in, year out, on the export of energy. In this void, history becomes the only possible unifier. Putin sees himself as a historical figure. At least, this is what people who spend time with him say. You can see it in his speeches, the way he takes care to associate himself with every period of Russian history: with the Yeltsin years, when he talks about the democratic milestones of the 1990s; with the Soviet era, when he mourns the collapse of the USSR; with the pre-Revolutionary period, when he facilitates the reunification of the Russian Orthodox Church, which splintered shortly after the Bolsheviks took power. All these periods in Russian history are understood differently in Russian society, but there is one theme that isn’t disputed by anyone: The victory in World War II, known in Russia as the Great Patriotic War. Which is exactly why Putin chose it to be the country’s main spiritual girder. The Great Patriotic War, which cost the USSR nearly 30 million lives, has touched nearly every Russian family in some way, and it is the main—if not only—connecting thread unifying Russians today. Putin knows this in part because he is himself from such a family—he says his brother died during the siege of Leningrad ten years before he was born. He knows the power of this painful heritage. And so, wishing to rally Russians around himself, he has begun to use the memory of the war.  But that memory has to be purged of its negative pages, and so Russia now has a Commission to Prevent the Falsification of History. Russian directors have begun to make movies about the war in which the Red Army is completely flawless and free of sin. Historians who question Josef Stalin’s conduct of the war are ostracized. The past that fills the lacunae of the present must be perfect, and it must be so everywhere, which is why the country is suddenly festooned with black-and-orange striped St. George’s ribbons (once the ribbon on a tsarist medal), which were issued to commemorate the feats of Soviet soldiers.  It all began in 2012 when Putin returned to the presidency. Just two days after his inauguration, he let everyone know how he envisions Russia: as a strong power that plays an important role on the world stage. He announced this during the Victory Day parade. Explaining how Russia would fight new evil in the world, he harkened back to the example of how Russia defeated the evil of fascism back in 1945.  “Russia is consistently pursuing a policy of strengthening global security,” he said . “And we have a great moral right to fundamentally and persistently defend our positions, because it was our country that took the main brunt of Nazism.” And, though he didn’t name it outright, it was clear what he meant by the new evil in the world: the United States. This is how Put


Which locks control entry to the Panama canal from the Atlantic end?

Frequently Asked Questions | Official Website for the Panama Canal Expansion Official Website for the Panama Canal Expansion What is the Panama Canal Expansion Program? Click to zoom The Panama Canal Expansion is the largest project at the Canal since its original construction. The project will create a new lane of traffic along the Canal through the construction of a new set of locks, doubling the waterway’s capacity. The Program consists of several components/projects:  Click to download New Locks (Third Set of Locks), which is the construction of two lock complexes, which will create a third lane of traffic. Pacific Access Channel, also known as PAC4, which is the excavation of a 6.1 km-long access channel for the new Pacific locks  to bypass Miraflores Lake. Dredging of the navigational channels along the waterway. Improvements to water supply by raising Gatun Lake maximum operational level by 45 cm to improve the Canal’s water supply and draft.   What is the capacity of the expanded Panama Canal? The existing locks allow the passage of vessels that can carry up to 5,000 TEUs. After the expansion the Post-Panamax vessels will be able to transit through the Canal, with up to 13,000/14,000 TEUs.   What is the objective of the Expansion Program? The main objective of the Expansion Program is to increase capacity to meet demand growth with enhanced customer service. The Expansion will double the Canal’s capacity, having a direct impact on economies of scale and international maritime trade. It will help maintain the Canal’s competitiveness and the value of the maritime route through Panama.   How much is the Expansion Program? The overall program has a cost of US$5.25 billion.   How is it financed? To procure the required financing of US$2.3 billion to complete the expansion of the waterway, the Panama Canal Authority signed contracts with a group of bilateral and multilateral credit institutions. Multilateral and Development Agencies Work on to expand the Panama Canal officially began in September 2007.   How many job opportunities have been created with the Expansion Program? The Panama Canal Expansion Program has become a significant source of job opportunities and training for professionals in different job fields. More than 30,000 jobs have been created since its execution.   How does the program deal with paleontological and archaeological findings? As part of the efforts to preserve the cultural heritage, highly-valuable archaeological items, such as a 16th-century Spanish dagger, pre-Colombian arrowheads and bottles dating from last century have been recovered from excavation sites, restored and preserved. A contract for paleontological research signed by the Panama Canal Authority with the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) concluded in 2012. As a result of the work, 8,862 items were collected and catalogued, of which 5,377 are made up of rock and sediments and 3,485 are fossils. For more information about this project: http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/panama-pire/   How does the program deal with environmental impact? Activities under the Panama Canal Expansion Program abide by strict environmental standards. Along with its contractors for each of the components and in coordination with Panama’s National Environmental Authority (ANAM) and the Aquatic Resources Authority (ARAP), the Canal conducts wildlife rescue and relocation activities as work progresses. Mammals, reptiles and birds have been rescued and relocated to safe areas.   THE THIRD SET OF LOCKS PROJECT What is the Third Set of Locks project? The Third Set of Locks project is the most important component of the Expansion Program. It entails the construction of the two new lock complexes in the Pacific and Atlantic sides of the Panama Canal, creating a third lane of traffic for bigger ships. Each lock complex will have three-steps.   Who was the Contract awarded to? The contract was awarded to international consortium Grupo Unidos por el Canal, S.A. (GUPC). COMPANY How much does this project cost? The Third Set of Locks design-build contract has a


In Texas Hold 'Em poker what follows the 'flop' and the 'turn'?

Texas Holdem Rules - Play Free Texas Hold'em Poker Games Poker Games Texas Hold’em Poker Driven by the popularity of televised poker, Texas Hold'em (more commonly, ‘Hold'em’) has become the world’s most popular poker game, both in live casinos and online at PokerStars. We’ll go into more detail below, but here are the key points you need to know: Every player is dealt two cards, for their eyes only The dealer spreads five cards - three at once, then another, then another - which can be used by all players to make their best possible five-card hand Before and after each card(s) is revealed, players take turns to bet. To stay in the hand and see the next card, all players must have put the same amount of chips in the pot as each other The best poker hand wins the pot It’s a simple game to learn, yet has the potential to be played with a seemingly infinite variety of strategies, tactics and nuance. The Rules of Texas Hold’em Before you begin playing Hold'em, you'll want to learn the rules. In Hold'em, each player is dealt two private cards (known as ‘hole cards’) that belong to them alone. Five community cards are dealt face-up, to form the ‘board’. All players in the game use these shared community cards in conjunction with their own hole cards to each make their best possible five-card poker hand. In Hold'em, a player may use any combination of the seven cards available to make the best possible five-card poker hand, using zero, one or two of their private hole cards. To view the rankings of poker hands, visit the  poker hand ranks  page. The four major variations of Hold'em at PokerStars are distinguished from each other by their betting limits: Limit Texas Hold'em : There is a pre-determined betting limit on each round of betting. No Limit Texas Hold'em : A player can bet any amount, up to all of their chips. Pot Limit Texas Hold'em : A player can bet any amount, up to the size of the pot. Mixed Texas Hold'em : The game switches between rounds of Limit Texas Hold'em and No Limit Texas Hold'em. Each of these Hold'em variations are available to play on PokerStars for free (play money) or for real money. And don’t forget that our free Poker School is always available to help you practice and improve your game. How to Play Texas Hold'em To learn to play Hold'em using a hands-on method, PokerStars offers free poker games in the poker room. To start practicing your poker skills, just visit the  free poker download  page, install the award-winning poker software, and you'll be learning Hold'em in no time. However, if you'd rather familiarize yourself with the rules of Hold'em first, then these instructions should help. The Blinds In Hold'em, a marker called ‘the button’ or ‘the dealer button’ indicates which player is the nominal dealer for the current game. Before the game begins, the player immediately clockwise from the button posts the "small blind", the first forced bet. The player immediately clockwise from the small blind posts the "big blind", which is typically twice the size of the small blind, but the blinds can vary depending on the stakes and betting structure being played. In Limit games, the big blind is the same as the small bet, and the small blind is typically half the size of the big blind but may be larger depending on the stakes. For example, in a $2/$4 Limit game the small blind is $1 and the big blind is $2. In a $15/$30 Limit game, the small blind is $10 and the big blind is $15. In Pot Limit and No Limit games, the games are referred to by the size of their blinds (for example, a $1/$2 Hold’em game has a small blind of $1 and a big blind of $2). Depending on the exact structure of the game, each player may also be required to post an ‘ante’ (another type of forced bet, usually smaller than either blind, posted by all players at the table) into the pot. Now, each player receives his or her two hole cards. Betting action proceeds clockwise around the table, starting with the player ‘under the gun’ (immediately clockwise from the big blind). Player Betting Options In Hold'em, as with other forms of poker,


Who led the investigations into the Bill Clinton / Monica Lewinsky affair?

A Chronology: Key Moments In The Clinton-Lewinsky Saga A Chronology: Key Moments In The Clinton-Lewinsky Saga 1995 June 1995: Monica Lewinsky, 21, comes to the White House as an unpaid intern in the office of Chief of Staff Leon Panetta. November 1995: Lewinsky and President Bill Clinton begin a sexual relationship, according to audiotapes secretly recorded later by Linda Tripp. December 1995: Lewinsky moves into a paid position in the Office of Legislative Affairs, handling letters from members of Congress. She frequently ferries mail to the Oval Office. 1996 April 1996: Then-Deputy White House Chief of Staff Evelyn Lieberman transfers Lewinsky to a job as an assistant to Pentagon spokesman Ken Bacon. Lieberman told The New York Times the move was due to "inappropriate and immature behavior" and inattention to work. At the Pentagon, Lewinsky meets Tripp, a career government worker. Summer 1996: Lewinsky begins to tell fellow Pentagon employee Linda Tripp of her alleged relationship with Clinton. 1997 August 1997: Tripp encountered Kathleen Willey coming out of Oval Office "disheveled. Her face red and her lipstick was off." Willey later alleged that Clinton groped her. Clinton's lawyer, Bill Bennett said in the article that Linda Tripp is not to be believed. Fall 1997: Tripp to begin taping conversations in which Lewinsky details her alleged affair with the president. October 1997: Tripp meets with Newsweek's Michael Isikoff, Lucianne & Jonah Goldberg at Jonah's apartment in Washington, according to a Newsweek report. The Goldberg's listen to a tape of Tripp/Lewinsky conversations. October 1997: Lewinsky interviews with U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Bill Richardson for a low level public affairs position. December 1997: Lewinsky leaves the Pentagon. Dec. 8: Betty Currie, Clinton's personal secretary, asks presidential pal Vernon Jordan to help Lewinsky find a job in New York. Dec. 11: Lewinsky meets with Jordan and he refers her to several job leads. Dec. 17: Lewinsky is subpoenaed by lawyers for Paula Jones, who is suing the president on sexual harassment charges. Dec. 28: Lewinsky makes her final visit to the White House, according to White House logs, and was signed in by Currie. Lewinsky reportedly met privately with Clinton and he allegedly encouraged her to be "evasive" in her answers in the Jones' lawsuit. Jan. 7, 1998: Lewinsky files an affidavit in the Jones case in which she denies ever having a sexual relationship with President Clinton. Jan. 9: Tripp delivers the tapes to her lawyer, Jim Moody. Jan. 12: Linda Tripp contacts the office of Whitewater Independent Counsel Ken Starr to talk about Lewinsky and the tapes she made of their conversations. The tapes allegedly have Lewinsky detailing an affair with Clinton and indicate that Clinton and Clinton friend Vernon Jordan told Lewinsky to lie about the alleged affair under oath. Jan. 13, 1998: Tripp, wired by FBI agents working with Starr, meets with Lewinsky at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel bar in Pentagon City, Va., and records their conversation. Jan. 14, 1998: Lewinsky gives Tripp a document headed "Points to make in an affidavit," coaching Tripp on what to tell Jones' lawyers about Kathleen Willey, another former White House staffer. Willey recently had testified about alleged unsolicited sexual advances made by the president in 1993. Jan. 16, 1998: Starr contacts Attorney General Janet Reno to get permission to expand his probe. Reno agrees and submits the request to a panel of three federal judges. The judges agree to allow Starr to formally investigate the possibility of subornation of perjury and obstruction of justice in the Jones case. Tripp and Lewinsky meet again at the Ritz-Carlton. FBI agents and U.S. attorneys intercede and take Lewinsky to a hotel room, where they question her and offer her immunity. Lewinsky contacts her mother, Marcia Lewis, who travels down from New York City by train. Lewis contacts her ex-husband, who calls attorney William Ginsburg, a family friend. Ginsburg advises her not to accept the immunity deal until he learns more. J


In which TV series did the voice of Michael Angelis replace that of Ringo Starr?

Thomas the Tank Engine - Box Set [VHS]: Michael Angelis, Ringo Starr: Amazon.co.uk: Video Thomas the Tank Engine - Box Set [VHS] Michael Angelis (Actor), Ringo Starr (Actor) Rated: Universal, particularly children Format: VHS Tape Currently unavailable. We don't know when or if this item will be back in stock. Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought Page 1 of 1 Start over Page 1 of 1 This shopping feature will continue to load items. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. VHS Release Date: 28 Oct. 2002 Run Time: 54 minutes By A Customer on 20 Sept. 2001 Format: DVD This excellent DVD contains nine Thomas episodes, two songs and three games. The model railway used to film the episodes and the songs is superb and adds an element of reality not found in cartoons. Most of the stories are beautifully narrated by Ringo Starr, who brings the characters (especially the Fat Controller) to life in a charming way. The stories will appeal to children aged two and over, but even younger children (such as my fifteen month old) will enjoy 'watching the trains' and pointing at things they recognise. My personal favourite is Lady Hatt's Birthday Party. The Fat Controller (Sir Topham Hatt) is clearly both devoted to, and terrified of, his wife (a sort of Penelope Keith character), and suffers the most tremendous trials and indignations in order to be on time for her birthday party. Another good story is 'Busy Going Backwards', in which the break van Toad becomes tired of always seeing things slip away from him because he is stuck at the back of the train. 'I have forward thinking views Mr Oliver,' he tells Oliver the Great Western Engine. 'I could be a leader.' And so it turns out when the trucks detach themselves from Oliver at the top of Gordon's hill and the train, now with Toad at the front, runs backwards down the hill out of control. The songs are just as good as the stories and include 'karaoke style' words at the bottom of the screen. Be warned - the tunes are annoyingly catchy and you will find yourself humming 'Donald's Duck' at work ! 'Night Train' is very atmospheric and beautifully filmed, but the rather dark images may be lost a little on young children. The games are a bit simplistic. Read more ›


Which pre Euro German coin was one hundredth of a mark?

Deutsche Mark coins - Exchange yours now Deutsche Mark coins Deutsche Mark coins Exchange yours now Convert your leftover Deutsche Mark coins to cash using our hassle-free online exchange service. Get paid fast for your unused currency from Germany. Deutsche Mark coins were issued by the Deutsche Bundesbank, the German central. They became obsolete in 2002, when Germany adopted the Euro as its national currency. We continue to exchange pre-euro D-Mark and Pfennig coins . The Pfennig is a subunit of the Deutschmark: 1 Mark is equal to 100 Pfennig. Do you have Deutsche Mark coins like the ones in the pictures below? Add the amount you want to exchange to your Wallet . You'll see exactly how much money you'll get for your Deutsche Marks . Click on the Wallet symbol to complete checkout and get paid within 5 days of receiving your currencies.


Ian Kilminster, better known as `Lemmy', is singer with which group?

Lemmy - IMDb IMDb Lemmy was born on December 24, 1945 in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England as Ian Fraser Kilmister. He died on December 28, 2015 in Los Angeles, California, USA. See full bio » Born: Share this page: Related News a list of 27 people created 30 Jul 2014 a list of 27 images created 29 Apr 2015 a list of 40 people created 18 May 2015 a list of 23 people created 1 month ago a list of 21 people created 3 weeks ago Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDbPage How Much Have You Seen? How much of Lemmy's work have you seen? User Polls - Tähdet, tähdet -special (2016) ... (writer: "Mama, I'm Coming Home")  2016 Alleycats (lyrics: "Ace Of Spades" - as Ian Kilmister) / (music: "Ace Of Spades" - as Ian Kilmister)  2016 Special Correspondents (writer: "Ace of Spades" - as Ian Kilmister)  2016 Hola y adiós (TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode) - Episode #1.11 (2016) ... (writer: "Mama, I'm Coming Home")  2016 Benidorm (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Episode #8.3 (2016) ... (writer: "Ace of Spades")  2016 Sing Street (writer: "Stay Clean" - as Ian Kilmister)  2016 Mike & Mike (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Episode dated 6 January 2016 (2016) ... (writer: "Ace of Spades")  2015 NXT TakeOver: London (TV Movie) (writer: "Ace of Spades")  2015 Glastonbury 2015 (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Motörhead (2015) ... (writer: "Stay Clean", "Metropolis", "Over the Top", "Chase Is Better Than the Catch", "Rock It", "Lost Woman Blues", "Doctor Rock") - 2015: Day 9, Part 3 (2015) ... (writer: "Ace of Spades" - uncredited)  2015 Pop Gold (TV Mini-Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Hellraisers (2015) ... (writer: "Overkill (Live)")  2015 Top of the Pops: The Story of 1980 (TV Movie documentary) (writer: "Ace of Spades")  2014 Rage (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Violent Soho Guest Program Rage (2014) ... (writer: "Ace of Spades" - as Ian Kilmister)  2013 Dom Hemingway (as Kilmister, "Ace Of Spades")  2013 Jim Norton: American Degenerate (TV Special documentary) (writer: "Bomber" - as Ian Kilmeister)  2013 Revenge (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Sabotage (2013) ... (writer: "Ace of Spades" - uncredited)  2012 Unfinished Song (writer: "Ace of Spades")  2012 Nitro Circus: The Movie (Documentary) (writer: "Rock Out" - as Ian F Kilmister)  2012 House (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Post Mortem (2012) ... (writer: "Ace of Spades")  2011 Metal Evolution (TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode) - Pre-Metal (2011) ... (writer: "Ace of Spades")  2011 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Episode #3.36 (2011) ... (writer: "Ace of Spades")  2011 Conan (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)  2010 The Last Shot 2 (Short) (writer: "Ace of Spades")  2010 Rude Tube (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Total Stunts (2010) ... (writer: "Ace of Spades" - uncredited)  2010 Lemmy (Documentary) (performer: "Run Rudolph Run", "Neat Neat Neat", "Damage Case", "Boogeyman", "Don't Matter to Me") / (writer: "Damage Case", "I'm So Bad (Baby I Don't Care)", "Burner", "Ace of Spades", "Killed by Death", "Trigger", "Shut You Down", "Teach You How to Sing the Blues", "Whorehouse Blues", "Killers", "(We are) The Road Crew", "One Short Life") / (writer: "Motörhead", "The Chase is Better Than the Catch", "Speedfreak", "White Line Fever", "Bomber", "Boogeyman", "Rock It", "Don't Matter to Me", "Overkill" - as Kilmister)  2010 Live from Studio Five (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Episode #1.115 (2010) ... (writer: "Ace of Spades")  2010 Hesher (writer: "Rock Out" - as Lemmy Kilmister)  2009 Brütal Legend (Video Game) (writer: "Bomber", "Back at the Funny Farm", "In the Black", "Marching Off to War", " (We Are) the Road Crew")  2009 Halloween II (writer: "The Chase Is Better Than The Catch" - as Ian Kilminster)  2009 Guitar Hero: Metallica (Video Game) (writer: "Ace of Spades")  2009 Skins (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Cook (2009) ... (writer: "Ace of Spades")  2008 Bolt (writer: "Dog-Face Boy" - as Ian Kilmister)  2008 How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (writer: "Ace of Spades" - as Ian Kilmister)  2