Wikipedia is a familiar internet website, but specifically which film is the subject of the website Wookieepedia?

Wookieepedia | Wookieepedia | Fandom powered by Wikia "So we'd call it Wookiepedia? [sic]" ―Chad Barbry, first suggesting the name of the Star Wars Wiki [src] Steven Greenwood at Celebration IV Wikipedia is a collaboratively developed, free content encyclopedia. It is a general-knowledge encyclopedia, rather than being specific to one topic (as Wookieepedia is Star Wars –specific). Because of this, it is not always particularly friendly to in-depth knowledge specific to a given fictional universe. Founded in 2001 , Wikipedia allows anyone to edit it. Due to the broad nature of its editors, the site covers a wide variety of topics, and has millions of articles. Chad Barbry, under the screenname of " Cbarbry ," was a regular contributor to Wikipedia, participating in a number of different subjects within the online encyclopedia, including Biblical history and technology since October 17 , 2004 . [1] In January of 2005 , Steven Greenwood joined Wikipedia under the screenname of " Riffsyphon1024 ," adding articles in the subject of geography and popular culture. Immediately after working on these articles of interest, he took the job of sorting the various Star Wars articles on the site. As Wikipedia was concerned, only notable items would have complete articles, with the rest of the minor subjects with descriptions on a giant list. Planets, characters, weapons, and vehicles were all done in this manner. Over a short period of time, Steven found that he disliked this format and sought another way to gather and place information on the saga and its Expanded Universe. On January 21 , Steven posted on a section on a talk page regarding the creation of a new Star Wars Portal, but suggested that instead of a portal it should be a wiki. [2] Chad Barbry Two days later, Chad entered the discussion and began working out ideas with Steven. Both agreed that this new project would run alongside Wikipedia as a separate, but equal entity—something more than simply a WikiProject . It was here in the discussion that Chad proposed the new nickname of "Wookieepedia," which caught on with Steven and others immediately, and the idea was trailblazed (Steven's request of "Wicketpedia" was an alternate name which did not work nearly as well). However, since Steven was not sure how a new wiki would be created, Chad contacted Angela of then Wikicities (now Wikia) and requested the creation of the new wiki. Wiki creation The very first Star Wars Wiki logo (5–22 March 2005) The second Star Wars Wiki logo (22 March 2005 – 8 January 2006) Other Wikipedia contributors seemed to be getting more hostile toward new Star Wars articles, so in February 2005, Chad decided to make a request of the Wikipedia Board of Trustees to make a "Star Wars Wiki." His intent was more than just another WikiProject, but an official sister project similar to Wikiquotes. He thought the best solution was a separate, but linked project—a project that was separate enough for the "anti-cruft" Wikipedians, but still one that was officially Wikipedia, so there would be no need for redundant articles between the projects. In early March 2005, after meeting, the board came back with their answer. They did not want to move Wikipedia the direction proposed by Chad, but recommended creating a Star Wars Wikia. Angela of Wikia was on the Board of Trustees, and contacted Chad to let him know of the board's decision and to set up the new Star Wars Wiki. [3] Part of the process that Angela set up was creating interwiki links so Wikipedia could link to Star Wars Wiki articles and vice versa. The wiki came online on March 4, 2005, though it sat idle for a few days. Chad, now under the screen name of "WhiteBoy," [3] was the first user to officially edit the new wiki on March 9 , starting with the logo and the moving of articles from Wikipedia to Star Wars Wiki space. The next day, Steven joined the site, using his previous Wikipedia screenname. [4] A third Wikipedian edited that day as well, and was able to add some key image templates to the wiki, before leaving the project altogether. [5] By th


Which jockey rode 100/1 outsider Foinavon to victory in the 1967 Grand National following a mass pile-up at the 23rd fence?

The five 100-1 outsiders who won the Grand National : Features : Grand National The five 100-1 outsiders who won the Grand National Free Bet Mon Mome was the last 100-1 Grand National winner. Dan Fitch takes a look back at the five 100-1 outsiders, who defied the odds to win the Grand National. The Grand National course at Aintree has a reputation of being the toughest event in racing. Run over a distance of four miles and 876 yards and punctuated by 30 challenging fences, it's little wonder that sometimes the form book can go out of the window and a rank outsider can win the race. Since the race was first ran in 1839, there have been a handful of occasions when a real no-hoper shocked the nation by winning at Aintree. Here are the five 100-1 outsiders to have won the Grand National. 1928 - Tipperary Tim The first 100-1 horse to win the Grand National was Tipperary Tim. As the race was about to start, Tipperary Tim's jockey William Dutton heard a friend call out "Billy boy, you'll only win if all the others fall down." As fate would have it, 41 of the 42 riders did fall down, leaving Tipperary Tim to win the race ahead of the re-mounted Billy Barton. The two horses were the only finishers, after a melee at the Canal Turn in treacherous weather conditions. 1929 - Gregalach One year after Tipperary Tim made history, Gregalach became the second successive 100-1 shot to win the Grand National. The horse was given such lengthy odds having fallen at Sandown, just eight days prior to the race at Aintree. Gregalach's jockey Robert Everett rode a clever race in which he gradually gained ground on the leaders and overtook the legendary Easter Hero on the second to last fence, before winning the race by six lengths. 1947 - Caughoo As if the fact that the 100-1 outsider Caughoo won the 1947 Grand National isn't exciting enough, legend has it that his victory wasn't exactly legit. With the Aintree course covered in a thick fog, it has long been rumoured that Caughoo hid behind a fence in the early stages of the race, only to emerge towards the end of the race and win by 20 lengths. Caughoo's jockey Eddie Dempsey was beaten up by another rider after the race, but it seems that this was unwarranted, as photographic evidence emerged years later, clearly showing Caughoo jumping Becher's Brook on two separate occasions. 1967 - Foinavon The most famous 100-1 winner of them all was Foinavon, who entered into Grand National folklore by winning the race amidst a mass pile-up and ended up having a fence named after him. Foinavon was lagging behind the other 27 remaining runners, as they approached the 23rd fence. Popham Down veered wildly to the right as it came to the fence, which resulted in a melee. The only horse to jump the fence first time was Foinavon, who was lagging so far behind that his jockey John Buckingham could steer away from trouble. Although 17 re-mounted horses gave chase, no one could catch Foinavon. 2009 - Mon Mome A total of 42 years passed after Foinavon's victory, before Mon Mome became the next 100-1 winner of the Grand National. Venitia Williams became only the second woman to train a Grand National winner, while Mon Mome's jockey Liam Treadwell rode the horse to victory on his Grand National debut.


Which bank had the advertising slogan 'The bank that likes to say yes'?

Database of slogans. Advertising slogans for banks. Bank, banking slogan Trustee Savings Bank ( now - Lloyds TSB) Ad slogan: The bank that likes to say Yes The Royal Bank of Scotland Advertising slogans: Make it happen.      Where      people matter Advertising slogan: Your Life. Anything is possible. Be with AIB Barclays bank Slogans: Barclays. Fluent in finance  It's      our business to know your business Chase Manhattan Bank Tagline: Chase. The right relationship is everything Commonwealth Bank of Australia Advertising slogan: Commonwealth. Make it happen ING Direct bank Marketing slogan: ING Direct. Save Your Money! ABN AMRO bank Advertising slogan: ABN AMRO. Making more possible Scotiabank, Canada


In chess notation, which is the only piece that is represented by a letter that does not begin the name of the piece it represents?

Learn Chess: Notation A FEN string is made up of 6 fields:   FEN strings      contain separators between fields using      blank spaces: Field #1: Chess pieces setup: This      field number 1 is comprised of 8 strings      or sections of letters and numbers      separated by slashes ( / ): Each      string or section represents a rank or a      row of 8 squares of the Chess board      running from left to right and starting      from the uppermost section of the board      (black pieces).      Every rank is filled up with letters taken from the standard English names:      “P”= Pawn, “N”= Knight, “B”= Bishop,      “R”= Rook, “Q”= Queen, “K”= King, and      numbers from 1 to 8. White pieces are      identified by uppercase letters (PNBRQK)      and black pieces by lowercase letters      (pnbrqk). Adjacent or contiguous empty      squares are identified with a single      digit number (1 to 8), e.g.: a whole      empty row of 8 squares should be      represented by an “/8/”, not as      “/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/” and this also      applies to any other lower amount of      contiguous empty      squares in a row. The      following image is an alternate way of      visualizing the board with the above FEN      file: Fig. 13 Field #2: Active player or color: The      field #2 represents the active color or      to indicate which player moves next. Letter “w” means white moves next,      letter “b” means black moves next. Field #3: Castling availability: Field #3      (KQkq) indicates castling options for      both colors and can have one or more      letters: “K” (white can castle      Kingside), “Q” (white can castle      Queenside), “k” (black can castle      Kingside), and “q” (black can castle      Queenside). If neither side can castle, this is      “-”. Table below shows all      possible options for field #3: KQkq


"The organisation ""Sons of the desert"" is an official international appreciation society that is devoted to which film characters?"

Film Studies Film Studies Me and My Movies What genre have I chosen? The genre I have chosen to do is comedy, the reason I have chosen this genre is because I think everyone loves a good comedy, plus laughing releases endorphin’s which make you feel good on the inside. Comedies are a type of genre where you can watch them over and over again and not get bored where as if you were watching a horror film you already know what happens and the suspense is gone but with comedies it’s all about having a laugh. Fandom The term Pepperpots refers to the middle- aged, matronly types played by the men in Monty Python. A Pepperpot is normally overweight and wears old fashioned hats. Pepperpots are given different names in various sketches such as Mrs Premise, Mrs Nesbitt, Mrs Smoker, Mrs Conclusion and Mrs Non- Smoker. Another Fandom is Laurel and Hardy’s The Sons of the Desert; they are the official international appreciation society. It began in Birmingham in 1953 when a meeting between Laurel and Hardy and a young American student called John McCabe, a friendship began between these three and when John suggested to Stan Laurel that an organisation should be made to promote the study and show the work, The Sons of the Desert was formed. Intertextuality Intertextuality is when you reference text with another text. How is it used? It’s used a lot in comedy films; the most famous film that uses Intertextuality is the scary movie franchise. Scary is basically a whole intertextual film because it’s a parody of a selection of horror films and copy’s scenes and situations from famous horror films. Another film that uses a lot of intertextuality is Epic Movie, this also depicts scenes from other films such as The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Tim Burton’s rendition of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Harold and Kumar Get the Munchies. Social Network Social networking is a huge part of marketing for films, and is used often, especially in the comedy genre; there are official Facebook pages for films such as The Hangover, Superbad, Bridget Jones, Identity Thief and Silver Linings Playbook. Some of these pages have millions of likes and Facebook also tells you how many people are talking about it so the page creator knows how many people are talking the film. I also went on twitter and looked for comedy actors and I found a twitter account for Happy Madison which is Adam Sandler’s production company and found that they promoted their films by uploading trailers and posters and progress with new films coming out such as Grown-ups 2, they also have an Instagram account which contains photos of posters, actors and them on set which then builds a buzz around the film which then flocks in the audience to see the film. Preview/Post Experience I looked at the film Hot Fuzz and went on www.totalfilm.com and looked at what was written before the film came out, on this website it seems as though there is a lot of hype for this film and people seemed excited for this film, even Total Film itself! They have uploaded trailers and posters to get the word about. When I looked at a video on YouTube I also looked at the comments below and the ones from before the film came out are about how good it looks but the more recent comments state that the trailer shows all the best bits of the film, unfortunately this happens with most trailers but there is also comments saying that the film is amazing. I also had another look on Facebook to see what had been said and it was basically just full of fans posting how much they love the film even now, the last post was on the 12th of May 13 so even 6 years after the film’s release its still a big hit. Bibliography Laurel and Hardy Photo- aramblingguy.wordpress.com Scary Movie Photo- doblaje.wikia.com The Angels Share How was it promoted? I looked on twitter and the director Ken Loach doesn’t have a twitter but The Angels Share is still being promoted by Ken Loach’s fans and organisations like ‘Siskel Film Center’, ‘World Magazine’ and ‘Kendall Cinema’. The world premiere of The Angels


"Which organisation, formed in 1824, has the motto ""Train one, save many""?"

Life Saving Organizations Life Saving Organizations Composite Country Statistical Information ( PDF )   Antigua and Barbuda Search and Rescue  -- ABSAR began as an organization to assist in logistical support for missing vessels in the waters surrounding Antigua & Barbuda. Over the past several years they have taken an active role in providing medical and rescue services for the Antigua Race Week and the Antigua Classics Regatta. They are a group of volunteers using borrowed boats to provide these services to the public at no cost.   Australian Maritime Safety Authority  -- The Australian Maritime Safety Authority is a largely self-funded government agency with the charter of enhancing efficiency in the delivery of safety and other services to the Australian maritime industry.   Australian Volunteer Coast Guard  -- The Australian Volunteer Coast Guard is a voluntary organisation formed in 1961 to promote safety in the operation of small craft. It guards the coast in the most effective way - initially by education, example, examination and finally by search and rescue.   Bahamas Air Sea Rescue Association  -- BASRA is the only search and rescue organization in The Bahamas. They are a volunteer group that is supported solely by donations from private individuals and businesses.   BRK - WASSERWACHT  (Water Guard) -- A volunteer water rescue organization which operates mostly on inland lakes and streams.     BULSAR  - Bulgarian Search and Rescue -- Enroll, train and employ Volunteers and Professionals for Maintaining, Coordinating and Providing Operations for Search and Rescue at Sea.     Canadian Coast Guard  -- "The CCG will ensure the safe and environmentally responsible use of Canada's waters, support understanding and management of oceans resources, facilitate the use of our waters for shipping, recreation and fishing, and provide marine expertise in support of Canada's domestic and international interests."   Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary Unit 74 -- Kitkatla, BC Canadian Lifeboat Institution -- The Canadian Lifeboat Institution has been in operation for over 15 years. During that time members have participated in over 2,500 rescues, working in close cooperation with other search and rescue organizations. The Canadian Lifeboat Institution does not attempt to replace the Canadian Coast Guard or its Auxiliary. Rather, they provide vessels and trained crews to assist local, provincial and national agencies to save those in peril on the waters of Canada following the model of The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (see below). Canadian National Search and Rescue Secretariat  -- The National Search and Rescue Secretariat (NSS) is an independent agency of government, reporting to the Lead Minister for Search and Rescue (the Minister of National Defence). The NSS was established in 1986 to support and promote the activities of the National SAR Program (NSP) as a means to achieve highly effective and economically responsible search and rescue programs throughout Canada. Canadian Power & Sail Squadrons  -- Canadian Power & Sail Squadrons has been connecting enthusiastic boaters for 70 years and has played a major role in boating culture in Canada. A nationwide organization of recreational boating enthusiasts with over 30,000 active members. Our instructors help recreational boaters improve their boating safety knowledge as well as their vessel handling and navigation skills. Students successfully completing the CPS Boating course or the Pleasure Operator Card (PCOC) exam receive a one year complimentary membership with access to member benefits. Chiliean Volunteer Search and Rescue  - Valparaiso - It is a private organization without profit aims whose objective is to safeguard the human life in the sea being its management directed by a Director.   Citizens Rescue Orgranization (CITRO) Netherlands Antilles.  -- CITRO is a Search And Rescue Organization in Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles at approx. 12N068W, legally anchored in a private foundation. Main activities of CITRO are the search for and rescue of human lives in distress


The Gobi desert is situated in China and which other country?

Where is the Gobi Desert located? | Reference.com Where is the Gobi Desert located? A: Quick Answer The Gobi Desert is located in Asia in northern and northwestern China as well as parts of southern Mongolia. It has several distinct features including the Eastern Gobi Desert Steppe, the Alaskan Plateau and the Gobi Lakes Valley. Full Answer The Gobi Desert is 932 miles long and 497 miles wide, covering more than 500,000 square miles in Asia. The Eastern Gobi Desert Steppe is 100,000 square miles, and is the most eastern point of the desert, located in both China and Mongolia. The Alaskan Plateau covers more than 250,000 square miles, and contains the Great Gobi National Park in Mongolia. The Gobi Lakes Valley is located north of the Alaskan Plateau, and covers 53,800 square miles between mountain ranges.


In a game of scrabble, the letter V is worth how many points?

10 Words That Will Win You Any Game of Scrabble | Mental Floss 10 Words That Will Win You Any Game of Scrabble Hasbro Like us on Facebook Whether you consider winning at Scrabble a case of extreme luck or supreme spelling ability, here are 10 words that—if conditions are right—will help you trump any opponent. 1. Oxyphenbutazone Definition: An anti-inflammatory medication used to treat arthritis and bursitis. Conditions: The theoretically highest-possible scoring word under American Scrabble play—as calculated by Dan Stock of Ohio—has never actually been played … and probably never will (unless you’re really, really lucky). That’s because it has to be played across three triple word score squares and build on eight already-played (and perfectly positioned) tiles. Points: 1,778 2. Quizzify Definition: To quiz or question. Conditions: Not only will you need to draw the game’s only Q and Z tiles (there’s only one of each), but a blank tile, too (in place of the second Z). Play this verb as your first word across two triple word squares with the Z on a double letter score square and you’ve got the game’s most valuable eight-letter bingo. Points: 419 3. Oxazepam Definition: An anti-anxiety drug. Conditions: All that stress will melt away if you can build on one existing letter , play across two triple word score squares, place one of the most valuable tiles (i.e. X or Z) on a double letter score square and net a 50-point bingo. Points: 392 4. Quetzals Definition: The national bird of Guatemala as well as one of its monetary units. Conditions: Placement is everything to score this whopper of a word: Building on one letter, use all seven letters on your rack for a 50-point bingo, with Q and S on triple word score square and Z on a double letter score space. Points: 374 5. Quixotry Definition: A romantic or quixotic idea or action. Conditions: In 2007, Michael Cresta used an already-played R and all seven of his tiles across two triple word score squares to earn the most points ever on a single turn, which aided in a second record for the full-time carpenter: the highest-ever individual game score (830 points). Points: 365 6. Gherkins Definition: A small pickle, made from an immature cucumber. Conditions: In 1985, Robert Kahn paid tribute to the pickle at the National Scrabble Championship in Boston—using an E and R already on the board—to set a record for a non-bingo word score. Points: 180 7. Quartzy Definition: Resembling quartz. Conditions: “Quartzy” held the record for highest-ever single turn score until “Quixotry” nearly doubled its total in 2007. Play it across a triple word score square with Z as a double letter score, with a 50-point bingo for using all seven letters on your rack. Points: 164 8. Muzjiks Definition: A Russian peasant. Conditions: On its own (with no bonuses or extra points), “muzjiks” is worth an impressive 29 points. But exhaust all of your tiles on your first turn to spell it, and you’ll earn more than four times that—which is what player Jesse Inman did at the National Scrabble Championship in Orlando in 2008 to earn the record for highest opening score. Points: 126 9. Syzygy Definition: An alignment of three celestial bodies. Conditions: Forget trying to pronounce it (though, for the record, it’s “SIZ-i-jee”). Instead, just remember how to spell it—and that it’s worth 21 points au naturel . You’ll need one blank tile to make up for the lack of Ys (there are only two in the game). For a higher total, land the Z on a double letter score square and the final Y on a triple word score square. Points: 93 10. Za Definition: Slang term for pizza. Conditions: Big words are great and all, but two-letter words can also score big . And be especially annoying to your opponent. Build on two As—one directly below, the other directly to the right of a triple letter square—to spell this two-letter delectable across and down. Points: 62


"Which bank had the advertising slogan ""come and talk to the listening bank""?"

Directory of Financial Taglines - The Financial Brand The Financial Brand LEARN MORE Directory of Financial Taglines Here is the largest collection of financial slogans and taglines you’ll find anywhere. If there is a tagline from a bank or credit union you’d like added to the list, please use the form at the bottom of this page. Over 1,000 Bank & Credit Union Taglines… and Counting! 121 Financial Credit Union – Banking Focused on You 1st Advantage Bank – Expertise you need. Service you deserve! 1st Financial Federal Credit Union – The Better Way To Bank 1st Mariner Bank – We Built This Bank For You. 1st National Bank – Grow With Us 1st National Bank – At Home With First 1st National Bank of So. Florida – Your First Choice 1st Source Bank – Your partners from the first. A+ Federal Credit Union – With You Every Step. Abbey National Bank – Because life’s complicated enough. Abbey National Bank – Get the Abbey habit. Abbey National Bank – Investments with Abbey endings. Abbey National Bank – More ideas for your money. Abbey National Bank – Turning banking on its head. Abington Bank – Banking for people with better things to do! ABN AMRO Bank – Making more possible. ABNB Federal Credit Union – Open. Honest. Hardworking. Absa Bank – Today, tomorrow, together. Access National Bank – The Difference is Access Achieva Credit Union – Dream it. Achieve it. Acru – MONEY + LIFE Addison Avenue FCU – We listen. You prosper. Advantage Plus FCU – Not for profit. For people. Afena Credit Union – We’re already there. Affinity Group Credit Union – Changing lives; one member at a time! Affinity Plus FCU – Not for Profit. For People. AIG – We know money. AIG – The strength to be there. Air Force FCU – A higher financial altitude. Al Hilal Bank – It’s all about you. Alabama Teachers Credit Union – Learn Together. Alden Credit Union – Banking. No Boundaries. Align Credit Union – Connecting all your banking needs. Alive Credit Union – Bank Healthier. Live Happier. Allegacy FCU – Unlike Your Bank Allegacy FCU – Smart Banking for the Good Life Allegacy FCU – Helping You Make Smart Financial Choices Alliance & Leicester – Now that’s a real plus! Alliance Community Federal Credit Union – Where Dreams Get Wings! Alliant Bank (Alabama) – We know Allianz – Insurance solutions from A to Z. Allianz – The Power on Your Side Ally Bank – Straightforward. Alpine Bank – A bank you can actually like. Alpine Bank – Making Your Dreams Come True Allstate – You’re in Good Hands AltaOne FCU – Reach new heights. Amcore Bank – Making It Easy for You American Eagle FCU – The right way to go. American Express – My life. My card. American Express – Do more. American Express – Don’t leave home without it. American Express – OPEN American National Bank – American Dreams Come True American State Bank – Banking for you. American West Bank – Simply . . . Better Banking Amica – We keep our promises to you. Amplify FCU – Bank less. Live more. AmSouth Bank – The relationship people. Anchor Bank (a) – Balance Your Best Interests. Anchor Bank (b) – Banking beyond the ordinary. Andhra Bank – Where India Banks ANZ – The better we know you, the more we can do. Apple Bank – We’re good for you. Ardent Credit Union – Grit Makes Great. Argent Credit Union – Money. For Life. Armed Forces Bank – Every Story Matters Arizona FCU – Experience the power of us. Arizona State Credit Union – One State of Mind. ASB Bank – creating futures Associated Bank – A Good Fit. Astoria Federal Savings – Putting people first. Atlantic Capital Bank – Bank in the right direction Atlantic Financial FCU – Always Where You Are Atlantic Southern Bank – The Bank You Always Wanted Aventa Credit Union – The Common Thread Avenue Bank – the difference is real. Aviva – Taking care of what’s important. Aviva – Forward Thinking B Pay – Easy as can B Banco Popular – Make Dreams Happen Bancorp South – Right where you are. Bancorp South – Let’s Grow Together Bank2 – Twice the Bank Bank First National – For Better Banking, Think First Bank of America – Life’s Better When We’re Connected Bank of America – Bank of Opportunity


"Which jockey rode 50/1 outsider ""Last Suspect"" to victory in the 1985 Grand National?"

Last Suspect 1985 Grand National /in Horses /by Simone Wright Last Suspect was the horse that nobody saw coming in the 1985 Grand National, given that he only got there due to the insistent begging of his jockey Hywel Davies and his owner, the Duchess of Westminister didn’t actually initially want him (or any of her horses, including the great Arkle ) to run in the National. From Above Suspicion out of last Link, Last Suspect was bred by the Countess of Mount Charles, and the brown gelding couldn’t really have asked for better in terms of breeding – his sire had been a regular winner on the Flat and his dam had won the Irish Grand National . Unfortunately the brown gelding was moody, unreliable, disinterested and was known for pulling himself up in chases – which he demonstrated beautifully in his Warwick prep-race for the Grand National. Following this unruly performance both his owner and his trainer Tim Forster decided there and then that he should be withdrawn from the National. Davies however had other ideas – he himself had been at death’s door in a crashing fall months earlier, and truly believed that the horse could win – he had never fallen in a race, had never unseated a jockey, and had great stamina, so on trying to convince Forster and failing, he then decided to telephone the Duchess herself. Forster, though having already won the National twice with Well To Do and Ben Nevis and went on to receive an OBE in the 1999 New Year’s Honours List, was well-known for his pessimism, and although his owner may have conceded defeat to Davies, did not share any enthusiasm for Last Suspect’s National success. The gelding made his debut at 50-1, and was up against the previous year’s winner Hallo Dandy , twice runner-up Greasepaint, the up and coming West Tip, as well as Mr Snugfit, who was on great winning form. Added to this Davies was putting up three pounds overweight. The race didn’t start well – Hallo Dandy fell at the first fence along with three others, and the second circuit saw West Tip looking like he was going to be the clear winner, but fell at the second Becher’s. Mr Snugfit got himself into the lead, ahead of Last Suspect, Greasepaint and Corbiere, but Last Suspect closed the gap at the last. Last Suspect was retired following his National victory, but his owner changed her mind when he demonstrated no sign of flagging in the run up to the 1986 National when he won two marathon races. However, now he was twelve years old, with eleven more pounds to carry compared to Mr Snugfit who only had an extra seven and was the 13-2 favourite. He was never in contention in the race and it seemed that he had returned to his previous form of being reluctant to race, and was pulled up in the second circuit when he started labouring. This retirement was definitely his last! Some say that one of the golden rules of betting on the National is to never bet on any horse priced at more than 40-1 or less than 5-1 as prior to Mon Mome, the 100-1 winner in 2009, the only horse to win outside those prices was Last Suspect. But it just goes to show – it can happen!


Which eleven letter word is used to describe a person who performs on a tightrope?

Circus Vocabulary an athlete who performs acts    requiring skill and agility and coordination applaud clap one's hands or shout after    performances to indicate approval amusement park a commercially operated park with    stalls and shows for amusement announcement a public statement about something    that is happening or going to happen audience a gathering of spectators or    listeners at a public performance balancer an acrobat who balances himself or other objects in difficult positions band a group of musicians playing music for dancing booth a small shop at a fair for selling goods or entertainment bow a decorative interlacing of ribbons bow bend the head or the upper part of    the body in a gesture of respect or greeting bicycle a cycle that has two wheels and that are moved    by foot pedals bumping cars electric cars on    a ring which people can ride and bump in each other for fun cannon a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels caravan a camper equipped with living quarters carousel large mechanical merry-go-round with seats for    children to ride on cashier an employee who receives and pays out money clown a person who amuses others by funny behavior confetti small pieces or streamers of coloured    paper that are thrown around on festive occasions costume the dress worn during a show culprit someone who did something wrong elephant one of the animals usually found performing circus    tricks entertainment an activity that amuses you Ferris wheel rotating mechanism consisting of a large upright wheel with suspended    seats that remain upright as the wheel turns; provides a ride at an    amusement park flaming hoops a circular band with fire used at the circus for    animals to jump through hoola hoop a rigid circular band of plastic or wood horse one of the animals usually found performing circus    tricks juggler a performer who juggles objects and performs tricks of manual facility lion tamer an animal trainer who tames wild animals lorry a large truck designed to carry    heavy loads magician someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience monocycle a cycle with a single wheel that is driven by pedals moustache an unshaved growth of hair on the    upper lip musical instruments various devices that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds performance a play or a piece of music or other    entertainment performer an entertainer who performs a    dramatic or musical work for an audience parade a procession of people walking together pins a club-shaped wooden object used by jugglers ring the middle part of the circus tent where the show takes    part ringmaster the person in charge of performances in a circus ring roller coaster elevated railway in an amusement park usually with sharp curves and steep    inclines seal one of the animals usually found performing circus    tricks, especially with balls, hoola hoops and pins. spectator someone who looks at something star someone who is very skilled in what he or she does swing a mechanical device used as a plaything to    support someone swinging back and forth tawny of a light brown to brownish orange    colour technicolour a portable shelter in which there is the circus show tiger one of the animals usually found performing circus    tricks tightrope tightly stretched rope or wire on which acrobats perform high above the    ground top hat a man's hat with a tall crown trapeze a circus acrobat using swings trick a funny act done for fun or amusement which can    sometimes be illusory to be thought of as magical troupe a travelling group of circus performers trunk a large strong case used when    traveling or for storage unicycle a cycle with a single wheel that is driven by pedals vanish


In Greek mythology, what was the name of the giant with 100 eyes who was slain by Hermes?

ARGUS PANOPTES (Argos) - Hundred-Eyed Giant of Greek Mythology Hermes slaying Argus Panoptes, Athenian red-figure vase C5th B.C., Kunsthistorisches Museum ARGOS PANOPTES was a hundred-eyed giant of Argolis in the Peloponnese. Once when Zeus was consorting with the Argive Nymphe Io , his jealous wife Hera appeared on the scene. The god quickly transformed her into a white heifer but the goddess was not deceived and demanded the animal as a gift. She then appointed Argos Panoptes as its guard. Zeus sent Hermes to surreptitiously rescue his lover. The god lulled the giant to sleep with his music and slew him with his sword. From this conquest he earned the title Argeiphontes "Slayer of Argos". Hera rewarded Argos for his service by placing his hundred eyes on the tail of her sacred bird, the peacock. FAMILY OF ARGUS [1.1] GAIA (Acusilaus Frag, Aeschylus Suppliants 305 & Prometheus Bound 566, Apollodorus 2.4, Nonnus Dionysiaca 20.35) [2.1] ARGOS & ISMENE (Apollodorus 2.4) [3.1] EKBASOS (Apollodorus 2.4) [4.2] ARESTOR & MYKENE (Pausanias 2.16.4) ENCYCLOPEDIA ARGUS (Argos), surnamed Panoptes. His parentage is stated differently, and his father is called Agenor, Arestor, Inachus, or Argus, whereas some accounts described him as an Autochthon. (Apollod. ii. 1, 2, &c.; Ov. Met. i. 264.) He derived his surname, Panoptes, the all-seeing, from his possessing a hundred eyes, some of which were always awake. He was of superhuman strength, and after he had slain a fierce bull which ravaged Arcadia, a Satyr who robbed and violated persons, the serpent Echidna, which rendered the roads unsafe, and the murderers of Apis, who was according to some accounts his father, Hera appointed him guardian of the cow into which Io had been metamorphosed. (Comp. Schol. ad Eurip. Phoen. 1151, 1213.) Zeus commissioned Hermes to carry off the cow, and Hermes accomplished the task, according to some accounts, by stoning Argus to death, or according to others, by sending him to sleep by the sweetness of his play on the flute and then cutting off his head. Hera transplanted his eyes to the tail of the peacock, her favourite bird. (Aeschyl. Prom. ; Apollod. Ov. ll. cc.) Source: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. CLASSICAL LITERATURE QUOTES Hesiod or Cercops of Miletus, Aegimius Frag 6 (from Scholiast on Homer's Iliad 2. 24) (trans. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C8th or C7th B.C.) : "[Title of Hermes] Argeiphontes (Slayer of Argos). According to Hesiod's tale he [Hermes] slew [Argos] the herdsman of Io." Hesiod or Cercops of Miletus, Aegimius Frag 5 : "And [Hera] set a watcher upon her [Io], great and strong Argos, who with four eyes looks every way. And the goddess stirred in him unwearying strength: sleep never fell upon his eyes; but he kept sure watch always." Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 566 ff (trans. Weir Smyth) (Greek tragedy C5th B.C.) : "Io : Oh, oh! Aah! Aah! A gad-fly (oistros), phantom (eidôlon) of earth-born (gêgenês) Argos is stinging me again! Keep him away, O Earth! I am fearful when I behold that myriad-eyed herdsman. He travels onward with his crafty gaze upon me; not even in death does the earth conceal him, but passing from the shades he hounds me, the forlorn one, and drives me famished along the sands of the seashore.  The waxen pipe drones forth in accompaniment a clear-sounding slumberous strain. Alas, alas! Where is my far-roaming wandering course taking me? . . . I cannot discern how to escape my sufferings." Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 669 ff : "[Io tells her story :] Yielding obedience to such prophetic utterances of Loxias [Apollon], he [Io's father Inakhos (Inachus)] drove me away and barred me from his house, against his will and mine; but the constraint of Zeus forced him to act by necessity. Immediately my form and mind were distorted, and with horns, as you see, upon my forehead, stung by a sharp-fanged gadfly I rushed with frantic bounds to Kerkhnea's sweet stream and Lerna's spring. But Argos, the earth-born (gêgenês) herdsman, untempered in his rage, pursued me [as the gadfly], peering with his many eye


The flag of Haiti consists of which two colours?

Haiti | VexiWiki | Fandom powered by Wikia 3:5 [3] The flag of Haiti consists of two equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and red with a centred white rectangle bearing the coat of arms, which contains a palm tree flanked by flags and two cannons above a scroll bearing the motto L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE ("Union Makes Strength"). [4] The Flag Day is celebrated in Haiti on May 18th. It commemorates the events of 1803 when the national leaders Dessalines and Petion in the city of Arcahaie agreed on an official flag. [5] Civil flag and ensign Edit The colours on the flag depict the French tricolour . The top part of the flag is blue in colour which signifies the coloured population and its African connection. The red colour of Haiti flag is the symbol of the multi ethnic race of the country. The blue and red bands represent the union of black and mulatto Haitians. [3] History Edit The ideas of the French Revolution of 1789 permeated Haitian society, then under French rule, and eventually led to a slave revolt in 1791. At first the French Tricolor was used as a symbol of belief in the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen. In 1803, however, Haitians removed the white stripe from the Tricolor, and the new blue-red flag, representing the black and mulatto populations only, became the symbol of the Haitian masses. Through the 19th century different flags were in use by independent Haitian states, although the basic designs were either vertical stripes of black and red or horizontal stripes of blue and red with distinctive coats of arms added in the centre. After the overthrow of Emperor Faustin-Élie Soulouque in 1859, Haiti remained under the blue-red flag. In 1936, during the Olympic Games in Berlin it was discovered that the civil flag of Haiti is identical to the flag of Liechtenstein . To avoid confusion, Liechtenstein decided to modify its flag (a yellow crown was added). [6] When François ("Papa Doc") Duvalier came to power. He spoke of a "black revolution" for the nation and in 1964 altered the national flag to the black-red vertical stripes that had been used by Faustin-Élie, King Henry I, and Emperor Jacques I. Duvalier was succeeded by his son, Jean-Claude ("Baby Doc"), but the latter was forced to flee the country in 1986. As of February 25 of that year the old blue-red flag was re-established. [7] Haitian rebels (1791)


"Which group, on May 18th 1974, reached number one in the UK charts with the record ""Sugar Baby Love"", staying there for four weeks?"

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


In Greek mythology, what was the name of the three headed dog that guards the gates of the Underworld?

CERBERUS (Kerberos) - Three-Headed Hound of Hades of Greek Mythology Death-Darkness? Heracles and Cerberus the hound of Hades, Caeretan black-figure hydria C6th B.C., Musée du Louvre KERBEROS (Cerberus) was the gigantic, three-headed hound of Haides which guarded the gates of the underworld and prevented the escape of the shades of the dead. Kerberos was depicted as a three-headed dog with a serpent's tail, mane of snakes, and a lion's claws. According to some he had fifty heads although this count may have included the serpents of his mane. Herakles (Heracles) was sent to fetch Kerberos as one of his twelve labours, a task which he accomplished with the aid of the goddess Persephone . Kerberos' name perhaps means "Death-Daemon of the Dark" from the ancient Greek words kêr and erebos. FAMILY OF CERBERUS [1.1] TYPHOEUS & EKHIDNA (Hesiod Theogony 310, Quintus Smyrnaeus 6.260, Hyginus Pref & Fab 30) [1.2] EKHIDNA (Bacchylides Frag 5, Ovid Metamorphoses 7.412) ENCYCLOPEDIA CE′RBERUS (Kerberos), the many-headed dog that guarded the entrance of Hades, is mentioned as early as the Homeric poems, but simply as "the dog," and without the name of Cerberus. (Il. viii. 368, Od. xi. 623.) Hesiod, who is the first that gives his name and origin, calls him (Theog. 311) fifty-headed and a son of Typhaon and Echidna. Later writers describe him as a monster with only three heads, with the tail of a serpent and a mane consisting of the heads of various snakes. (Apollod. ii. 5. § 12; Eurip. Here. fur. 24, 611; Virg. Aen. vi. 417; Ov. Met. iv. 449.) Some poets again call him many-headed or hundred-headed. (Horat. Carm. ii. 13. 34; Tzetz. ad Lycoph. 678; Senec. Here. fur. 784.) The place where Cerberus kept watch was according to some at the mouth of the Acheron, and according to others at the gates of Hades, into which he admitted the shades, but never let them out again. Source: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. ALTERNATE NAMES Heracles, Cerberus and Hecate, Apulian red-figure volute krater C4th B.C., Staatliche Antikensammlungen Homer, Iliad 8. 366 ff (trans. Lattimore) (Greek epic C8th B.C.) : "If in the wiliness of my heart I [Athene] had had thoughts like his, when Herakles (Heracles) was sent down to Haides of the Gates, to hale back from Erebos (the Dark) the hound of the grisly death god (Haides Stygeros), never would he have got clear of the steep-dripping water Styx." [N.B. In Homer the dog is just called "the hound of Haides." Hesiod is the first author to give it the name Kerberos (Cerberus).] Homer, Odyssey 11. 623 ff (trans. Shewring) (Greek epic C8th B.C.) : "[The ghost of Herakles addresses Odysseus in Hades :] ‘He [Eurystheus] once sent me even here [to Haides] to fetch away the hound of Haides, for he thought no task could be more fearsome for me than that. But I brought the hound out of Haides' house and up to earth, because Hermes helped me on my way, and gleaming-eyed Athene.’" Hesiod, Theogony 310 ff (trans. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C8th or C7th B.C.) : "Typhaon [Typhoeus] . . . was joined in love to her [Ekhidna (Echidna)] . . . And next again she bore the unspeakable, unmanageable Kerberos (Cerberus), the savage, the bronze-barking dog of Haides, fifty-headed, and powerful, and without pity." Hesiod, Theogony 769 ff : "And before them [the halls of Haides and Persephone] a dreaded hound (deinos kunos) [Kerberos (Cerberus)], on watch, who has no pity, but a vile stratagem : as people go in he fawns on all, with actions of his tail and both ears, but he will not let them go back out, but lies in wait for them and eats them up, when he catches any going back through the gates." Bacchylides, Fragment 5 (trans. Campbell, Vol. Greek Lyric IV) (Greek lyric C5th B.C.) : "Once, they say, the gate-wrecking, unconquerable son [Herakles] of thunder-flashing Zeus went down to the house of slender-ankled Persephone to fetch up to the light from Hades the jagged-toothed dog [Kerberos (Cerberus)], son of unapproachable Ekhidna (Echidna). There he perceived the spirits of wretched mortals by the waters of Kokyt


The flag of Tunisia consists of which two colours?

World Flags: Interesting Information for Kids on the Flags of the World World Flags Interesting Facts for Kids about the Flags of the World Why are there so many different world flags? What are the most common symbols on flags? What does the colours on the flags mean? So many questions... we will show you the answers here. Well, first let's see why people started using flags. Antique Shield and Spear In earlier centuries certain groups of people had decorated spears and decorated staff which showed their cultural symbols. Later people also used ribbons, leather or silk decorations on the spears to distinguish their group from another group. The early explorers always put crosses or sculptures up when they landed on unknown land, but later they used flags to proclaim their presence or show the sovereignty. Why do countries have flags? Flags in front of the United Nations building Flags a show that we belong to a community, organisation or nation and that we share beliefs, goals, rules and regulations. Flags are national symbols. Every country has got a specific flag as their national symbol. The first flags were flown in the 18th century to tell others that we own a piece of land ('proclaim a possession') and that we rule over the people and land ('proclaim sovereignty'). Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon When Neil Armstrong was the first man to land on the moon and made the first steps on the moon in 1969, he erected an American flag on the moon. Above you can see a picture of this historic event. Tenzing Norgay on Mount Everest 1953 Sir Edmund Hillary and the sherpa Tenzing Norgay, the first men to climb and reach the top of the world's highest mountain, Mount Everest, put up the British 'Union Jack' when they reached the summit of Mount Everest in May 1953. Hillary was in fact from New Zealand and Norgay from Nepal, but as they went on an expedition financed and organised by Britain, they put up the Union flag of the United Kingdom. Important Flags to know EU Flags at the European Union Commission building What's in a Flag? Universal Symbols in World Flags Now which symbols are most used in flags? All cultures use certain symbols which are meaningful to them, some of the symbols are even universal, that is they have the same meaning all over the world. • Sun: The circle of the sun symbolizes unity and energy. Japan is referred to be the "land of the rising sun" and uses the sun (simplified as a circle) in its national flag. Another country using this powerful symbol: Argentina . • Moon: The moon is usually displayed in crescent shape to distinguish it from the symbol of the sun. In combination with a star, the moon represents divinity and especially the Islam. Tunisia has got three powerful symbols in its national flag: the red crescent moon and one red star rest in a white circle representing the sun, which you will see in the picture to the right. Other countries using this symbol: Turkey, Singapore. • Stars: Constellations of stars often represent energy, especially when depicting the night sky or star constellation The flag of the USA is called "Stars and Stripes"Other countries using the stars as symbol: Australia, New Zealand, Brazil. • Cross: In ancient times the cross only symbolized the different points of the compass, in the 4th century however the cross was also taken as the symbol of faith. Countries using this symbol: England (see the flag to the right), Sweden,  Norway  , Switzerland • Triangle: The three points of a triangle represent the Trinity (Father, Son and Holy Spirit) in Christianity. The triangle often also symbolizes strenght and power. Countries using this symbol: Bahamas, Eritrea, Sudan, American Samoa and others • Square: The four even lengths of the square symbolize balance and equal opposites. The Swiss flag is the only square flag in the world. Did you know that the flag of the international humanitarian organization "Red Cross" uses the reverse flag? It has got a red cross on white background. World Flags: Symbols, Shapes and Colours World Flags show different sets of color and s


Oberon is a moon of which planet in our solar system?

Uranus's Moon Oberon - Universe Today   Universe Today by Matt Williams In 1610, Galileo’s observed four satellites orbiting the distant gas giant of Jupiter. This discovery would ignite a revolution in astronomy, and encouraged further examinations of the outer Solar System to see what other mysteries it held. In the centuries that followed, astronomers not only discovered that other gas giants had similar systems of moons, but that these systems were rather extensive. For example, Uranus has a system of 27 confirmed satellites. Of these, Oberon is the outermost satellite, as well as the second largest and second most-massive. Named in honor of a mythical king of fairies, it is also the ninth most massive moon in the Solar System. Discovery and Naming: Discovered in 1787 by Sir William Herschel, Oberon was one of two major satellites discovered in a single day (the other being Uranus’ moon of Titania). At the time, he reported observing four other moons; however, the Royal Astronomical Society would later determine that these were spurious. It would be almost five decades after the moons were discovered that an astronomer other than Herschel observed them. Initially, Oberon was referred to as “the second satellite of Uranus”, and in 1848, was given the designation Uranus II by William Lassell. In 1851, Lassell discovered Uranus’ other two moons – later named Ariel and Miranda – and began numbering them based on their distance from the planet . Oberon was thus given the designation of Uranus IV. Size comparison between the Earth, the Moon, and Uranus’ moon of Oberon. Credit: Tom.Reding/Public Domain By 1852, Herschel’s son John suggested naming the moon’s his father observed Oberon and Titania , at the request of Lassell himself. All of these names were taken from the works of William Shakespeare and Alexander Pope, with the name Oberon being derived from the King of the Fairies in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Size, Mass and Orbit: With a diameter of approx. 1,523 kilometers, a surface area of 7,285,000 km², and a mass of 3.014 ± 0.075 x 10²¹ kilograms, Oberon is the second largest, and second most massive of Uranus’ moons. It is also the ninth most massive moon in the solar system. At a distance of 584,000 km from Uranus, it is the farthest of the five major moons from Uranus. However, this distance is subject to change, as Oberon has a small orbital eccentricity and inclination relative to Uranus’ equator. It has an orbital period of about 13.5 days, coincident with its rotational period. This means that Oberon is a tidally-locked, synchronous satellite with one face always pointing toward the planet. Since (like all of Uranus’ moons) Oberon orbits the planet around its equatorial plane, and Uranus orbits the Sun almost on its side, the moon experiences a rather extreme seasonal cycle. Essentially, both the northern and southern poles spend a period of 42 years in complete darkness or complete sunlight – with the sun rising close to the zenith over one of the poles at each solstice. Voyager 2: So far, the only close-up images of Oberon have been provided by the Voyager 2 probe, which photographed the moon during its flyby of Uranus in January 1986.  The images cover about 40% of the surface, but only 25% of the surface was imaged with a resolution that allows geological mapping. In addition, the time of the flyby coincided with the southern hemisphere’s summer solstice, when nearly the entire northern hemisphere was in darkness. This prevented the northern hemisphere from being studied in any detail. No other spacecraft has visited the Uranian system before or since, and no missions to the planet are currently being planned. Composition: Oberon’s density is higher than the typical density of Uranus’ satellites, at 1.63 g/cm³. This would indicate that the moon consists of roughly equal proportions of water ice and a dense non-ice component. The latter could be made of rock and carbonaceous material including heavy organic compounds. Spectroscopic observations have confirmed the presence of crystalline water ice in the sur


Which city will host the 2014 Commonwealth Games?

This research explores the experiences of those who participated as Host City Volunteers. Partnership Working & Co-production This report evaluated the following elements of the HCV project: Partnership working and relationship development – a number of partner organisations worked with Glasgow Life to support delivery of the HCV project. The experiences of a number of these organisations of this process are investigated. Co-production approach to the Our Games exhibition – 13 Host City Volunteers worked with Glasgow Museums staff to co-produce Our Games – an exhibition to celebrate the contribution of HCVs to supporting delivery of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, and which aimed to raise public awareness of the benefits of volunteering. The exhibition was on display at the People’s Palace for 7 months in 2015, and the report explores the experiences of both volunteers and Museums’ staff of the co-production approach. Visitor experience – it is estimated that over 65,000 people visited the Our Games exhibition. Interviews with a small sample of visitors, combined with analysis of customer comments cards,  provide reflections on the visitor experience and the impact of the exhibition.


Which eleven letter word is used to describe the study of weather?

Weather Wiz Kids weather information for kids   Weather   Words Advisory - A forecast issued by the   National Weather Service to highlight conditions that require caution, but are   not thought to be immediately life threatening. Air - The mixture of gases, which form the   atmosphere of the Earth. Air   Pollution  Chemicals or substances in the atmosphere that are   directly or indirectly harmful to living things. Air   Pressure - The weight of air pressing down on earth. Air pressure can   change from place to place, and this causes air to move, flowing from areas of   high pressure toward areas of low pressure. Its the same as barometric   pressure. Alberta   Clipper - A fast-moving low pressure system that occurs during the   winter and sweeps southeast from Alberta, Canada, across the northern Great   Plains and Midwest of the United States. These storms usually bring a few   inches of snow. Almanac - A calendar that uses astronomical information   and weather data. Almanacs list tide data, give the positions of the stars and   forecast weather each day. Alto - A prefix to cloud-type names for clouds generally   found between 3000 and 7000 meters. Alto comes from the Latin word meaning   "middle". Anemometer - A weather instrument that measures the wind   speed. Anticyclone - A high-pressure system that moves in a   clockwise motion. These bring you sunny skies. Arctic   Air - An air mass that originates over Canada and brings us cold   temperatures. Atmosphere - A layer of gases surrounding a planet. The   Earths atmosphere is divided into five layers: exosphere, thermosphere,   mesosphere, stratosphere, and troposphere. Aurora   Borealis - Its often called the "northern lights". It occurs 50 to   100 miles above the earth, when energetic particles from a solar storm cause   the gases in the upper atmosphere to glow. Auroras can last between a few   minutes to several hours. Its common across Alaska and northern   Canada. Autumn - The season of the year that occurs after summer   and before winter. Autumn officially begins in late September. Avalanche - A large body of snow, ice or rock and debris   sliding down a mountain. Worldwide, about one million snow avalanches occur per   year. Backing Wind - A wind that changes its   direction in a counter clockwise motion. For example, a northwest wind changing   to a west wind. Barometer - An instrument that measures air pressure. Barometric Pressure - Its the same as air   pressure. The pressure exerted by the atmosphere at a given point. Beaufort Wind   Scale - A system of estimating and reporting wind speeds. It is based on the Beaufort Force or Number, which is composed of the wind speed, a   descriptive term, and the visible effects upon land objects and/or sea   surfaces. The scale was devised by Sir Francis Beaufort (1777-1857),   hydrographer to the British Royal Navy. Bermuda   High - Its a weather system that often dominates the eastern   United States during the summer. A semi-permanent subtropical high-pressure   system over the North Atlantic Ocean brings in warm and humid air for many days   or weeks at a time. It gets its name because it is sometimes centered near   Bermuda. It contributes to U.S. heatwaves when it extends west into the Gulf of   Mexico and across the Deep South. Blizzard - An intense winter storm with winds of 35   m.p.h. or higher with falling and/or blowing snow to reduce visibility below   1/4 mile for at least three hours. Blowing   Snow Advisory - When wind driven snow reduces the surface visibility   causing dangerous driving conditions. Blowing snow can be falling or snow that   has already accumulated on the ground but is picked up and blown by strong   winds. Breeze - A light wind. Ceiling - The height of the lowest layer   of broken or overcast cloud layer. Cirro - A prefix to cloud-type names for   clouds that are at high altitudes and composed of ice crystals. Cirrus   Clouds - Thin, wispy clouds that form high i


In which northern British city can you find Waverley Railway Station?

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What was the famous name of English singer Terence Edward Parsons? Born in 1930, he once represented the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest.

- Matt Monro - The singers singer - Biography A singer once said "his pitch was right on the nose: his word enunciations letter perfect: his understanding of a song thorough. He will be missed very much not only by myself, but by his fans all over the world". The singer was the legendary Frank Sinatra. The man he spoke about: the irreplaceable Matt Monro High praise indeed then for a boy whose early years knew him under such auspicious names as Terry Fitzgerald, Al Jordan, Fred Flange and his true birth name Terence Edward Parsons. Born on 1st December 1930 in Shoreditch, London, he was the youngest in a family of five. He left school at the age of fourteen and landed his first job as "offal boy" with the Imperial Tobacco Company. Thus followed a string of such jobs. At the tender age of seventeen and a half, he volunteered for the army for twelve years. After two years he volunteered for overseas duty and was posted to Hong Kong. He entered a series of popular talent shows and won seven times. The winner got a half-hour programme on Redifusion, which was Hong Kong's local commercial radio station. He was considered good enough to be booked as a resident guest on the radio station and eventually Redifusion gave him his own programme, "Terry Parson's Sings". After being demobilised in 1953, Terence returned to Britain. To make ends meet he joined London Transport as a bus driver. He became friendly with a couple of musicians and talked them into going to a studio with him. This was the first disc Terry Parsons recorded. It was made in a Glasgow sound studio and entitled "Polka Dots and Moonbeams". While working on a Number 27 bus during the day - he sought to establish himself as a band singer at night. He sang first as Terry Fitzgerald and then as Al Jordan. His biggest break over that period was with the popular Harry Leader Band. Meanwhile copies of his Glasgow disc were sent throughout the music business and came to the attention of Winifred Atwell. She was so impressed that she arranged an introduction to Decca Records and an audition followed. They took the practically unheard of step of launching a new singer with an LP and a recording contract. It was called "Blue and Sentimental". Decca decided he needed a new name. Matt Monro was born. Following on from the contract with Decca, there followed a series of Radio Luxembourg broadcasts with Winifred Atwell and Cyril Stapleton signed Matt for the Show Band Show series. He was asked to record a T.V jingle for a soap firm. This was just the start of what were to feature heavily in Matt's life. During a twelve year span Matt recorded over 40 commercials for notable companies. It was a demonstration disc that eventually turned the tide. Record producer George Martin wanted Matt to record a take-off of Sinatra for one of the tracks on the second Peter Sellers album he was working on. Sellers, himself a master of impersonation admitted that he could never approach Sinatra's style so accurately and suggested they use Matt's version. It became the opening track for the new album "Songs for Swingin Sellers". Matt's version of the track "You Keep Me Swingin", was used on the LP under the name Fred Flange. A lot of interest was stirred up over the mysterious singer and eventually the secret leaked out. Matt was in demand. He was booked for cabaret all over England which led to television and radio dates plus a trip to the U.S.A. Everyone associated with the recording was impressed, especially George Martin, who asked if Matt would record under his own name. He gave Matt a Parlophone contract and became his recording manager. Matt's first disc was the little known "Love Walked In" coupled with "I'll Know Her", but the whole picture changed when he made his second recording, the unforgettable "Portrait of My Love", it reached number three in the charts and stayed there for months Next followed "My Kind of Girl", a hit on both sides of the Atlantic, followed by Matt's first Parlophone LP "Love is the Same Anywhere". In June 1961, Redifusion gave Matt his own television series


Who was the captain of the English Cricket Team during the controversial Bodyline series of 1932 and 1933?

Bodyline | National Museum of Australia   Bill Woodfull, Australian captain, 1933: There are two teams out there; one is trying to play cricket and the other is not. Third Test, January 1933, Adelaide Oval. State Library of South Australia, B8660. The Bradman problem The 1932–33 Ashes series is the most controversial in the history of Australian-English Test cricket. The English team, desperate to contain Australian batsman Don Bradman and win back the Ashes, adopted a controversial strategy. Technically known as ‘fast leg theory’, it was better known as ‘Bodyline’. The Great Depression was weighing heavily on Australians. Unemployment was rising and austerity measures, recommended to the Australian Government by British economists, were widely resented. During Australia’s tour of England in 1930, the young Don Bradman dominated the English bowlers. During the Test series, Bradman scored 974 runs (an average of 139.14) including one single century, two doubles and a triple (334), which broke the world Test batting record. This caused significant disquiet for the English cricketing community but elation in Australia where Bradman returned a hero. Douglas Jardine In preparing for their 1932 tour to Australia, England sought a way to stifle Bradman’s scoring. Their captain, Douglas Jardine, developed an approach in which the ball was bowled fast and short, rising up to the batsman's body while fielders hovered close to the leg side. The strategy was intended to intimidate the batsman, stifle the swing of his bat and force him to play defensively. But it also posed a genuine physical threat. The relationship between Jardine and Australian cricket fans was already tense. During the 1928–29 tour to Australia he was perceived as supercilious and rude. His air of upper-class superiority rankled with the Australian crowds. As captain for the 1932–33 series, Jardine made no efforts to remedy the situation, was uncooperative in press interviews and didn’t provide team details before matches. While Jardine’s character exacerbated the situation, his tactics had the backing of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). The Test series began in Sydney with England winning the match. Bradman was absent due to illness. Australia levelled the score in Melbourne. Then during the third Test in Adelaide, the English captain turned to Bodyline tactics. The already hostile crowd was furious and when one delivery struck Australian captain Bill Woodfull just above the heart it was feared a riot would start. Tempers flared on the field and in the stands, and while Woodfull maintained a diplomatic stance in public, in private he too was furious. Portrait of Donald Bradman. Courtesy of Bradman Museum Trust Collection, Bowral Angry words A key aspect of Australian frustration was that the English tactics seemed to go against all that was valued in cricket: fair play, ethical conduct and a shared cultural understanding of behaviour. In response to the danger faced by the players, the Australian Board of Control for International Cricket sent a tersely worded telegram to the MCC on 18 January 1933: Body-line bowling has assumed such proportions as to menace the best interests of the game, making protection of the body by the batsmen the main consideration. This is causing intensely bitter feeling between the players as well as injury. In our opinion it is unsportsmanlike. Unless stopped at once it is likely to upset the friendly relations existing between Australia and England. The English administrators did not appreciate their players being accused of unsportsmanlike conduct. Not having witnessed the barrage of body blows, they felt that the Australian side was making excuses. The MCC responded sternly on 23 January: We, Marylebone Cricket Club, deplore your cable. We deprecate your opinion that there has been unsportsmanlike play… We hope the situation is not now as serious as your cable would seem to indicate, but if it is such as to jeopardize the good relations between English and Australian cricketers and you consider it desirable to cancel remainder o


Which shade of brownish purple takes its name from the Spanish for flea?

Puke « The Word Detective Puke The Immortal Barf? Dear Word Detective: What does the word “puke” mean in the following sentence: “Wilt thou rob this leathern jerkin, crystal-button, not-pated, agate-ring, puke-stocking, caddis-garter, smooth-tongue, Spanish pouch…”? — George. Hmm. For some reason, I have the odd feeling I’ve wandered into an episode of Jeopardy. Well, OK, what is King Henry the Fourth, Part One, by William Shakespeare? I’d like to expound on that answer, but I must admit that the play in question is not my strong suit. I can, however, recite large chunks of both Hamlet and Macbeth from memory should the need arise further down the page. In any case, our boy Willie certainly had a way with words, and that passage, although probably perfectly intelligible to his contemporaries, presents us with a smorgasbord of mysterious terms. “Leathern jerkin” is fairly simple, meaning a tunic or short jacket made of leather. “Crystal button” and “agate ring” are easily understood indications of wealth and refinement. “Not-pated” is genuinely odd to our ears, since “pate” generally refers to the human head, and Shakespeare cannot have meant that the person under discussion was headless. As it happens, however, the now-obsolete English dialect term “not” (more commonly spelled “nott”) meant “short-haired” or, as is more likely in this case, “bald.” The reference to “caddis-garter” means the man’s stockings were secured with garters made of caddis ribbon, “caddis” being a type of wool cloth. The phrase “puke-stocking” does give one pause. Read with our modern understanding of “puke,” it would seem to imply the unfortunate aftermath of either excess drinking or food poisoning. But there is, fortunately, an entirely different sort of “puke” involved in this passage. In 1598, when Shakespeare wrote his play, “puke” was a very fine grade of woolen cloth, often used to make stockings as well as other garments. This kind of “puke” first appeared in English in the mid-15th century, derived from the Middle Dutch word “puuc,” meaning “the best grade of cloth.” Interestingly, “puke” cloth was, in Shakespeare’s day, usually dyed deep bluish-black or dark brown, leading to the term “puke color.” This “puke,” however, is unrelated to the brownish-purple color we know today as “puce,” which takes its name from the French word for “flea.” Apparently if one looks very, very closely at fleas (I’ll pass, thanks), they are purple-brown in color. Incidentally, our modern “puke” meaning “vomit” is almost as old as the fabric sort of “puke,” first appearing as a verb around 1600. It is thought to be “imitative” in origin, evocative of the sound itself, though it may also have been borrowed from the Dutch “spugen,” meaning “to spit.”


In which English city did entertainer Jimmy Saville sadly pass away recently?

Recap: Jimmy Savile had sex with dead bodies in mortuary, shocking hospital report reveals - Mirror Online News Recap: Jimmy Savile had sex with dead bodies in mortuary, shocking hospital report reveals An investigation into Savile's abuse at Leeds General Infirmary (LGI) heard the now-dead entertainer claimed to have "interfered with the bodies of deceased patients"  Share


"The TV cartoon ""Scooby Doo, Where Are You"" featured the adventures of Scooby Doo and his three human friends Daphne, Velma and Shaggy and which other character, famous for his strikingly blond hair?"

The Scooby Story The Scooby Story INTRODUCTION: Who would ever imagine: A cowardly canine who's afraid of his own shadow, and created as a desperate experiment in new cartoon ideas, rises to [cartoon] superstardom, and inspires a generation of cartoons to follow. The way it would usually start, is with a group of four teenagers and a dog, who are simply on their way to such normal teenage activities as concerts, parties or the beach, in their colorful flower painted van. They would stumble across shady, or supposedly supernatural events, which they would curiously get more involved in and investigate. This would lead them to all sorts of creepy mansions or other seemingly haunted places where they would encounter ghosts and other creepy characters, often associated with some legend or myth, who would chase them around as they found clues to the mystery. Then, they would eventually set a trap, often using their cowardly pet as bait to capture the villain, who would always turn out to be an ordinary human crook in disguise with their intention of scaring people away from the scene of his crime, or from some hidden treasure or other asset he's trying to steal. The theme worked well. On the heels of Scooby, CBS and the other networks clamored for more. Hanna Barbera produced Josie and the Pussycats, which had real villains, but was similar in the idea of teenage sleuths. Then, even more in the line of the Scooby Doo Mystery was a whole plethora of mystery crime-solvers-- the Globetrotters, the Funky Phantom, Clan Chan, Goober and the Ghost Chasers, featuring another cowardly canine, Speed Buggy, Hong Kong Phooey, the Clue Club, featuring two more cowardly canines and Captain Caveman. Scooby's actual creators, Joe Ruby and Ken Spears opened their own studio in the late 70's, and continued the pattern, with Fang Face, Plastic Man, and even later a series of popular video-game characters, such as Donkey Kong and Frogger, and even a living animated Rubik's Cube-- all with crime-solving formats with phony monsters unmasked in the end, who "only did it to scare everyone away". Meanwhile, Scooby himself remained steady foiling ghosts as his fame increased. Soon, famous celebrities would join him in his adventures. The act got so hot that his canine relatives gradually joined him, as monsters got weirder and weirder and his travels spread to all around the world. Scooby then took a few years off from crime solving, only to wind up in such fantastical places as Atlantis and Wonderland, where he finds that the monsters, witches and other mythical characters are no longer phony crooks, but are quite real. He quickly returned to phony ghosts, climbing the corporate ladder of the crime-solving industry to get his own detective agency, and then came the ultimate challenge, as he and his friends teamed up with Vincent Price, king of horror films (in animated form, of course) to capture the 13 most terrifying ghosts of all, which Scooby himself had accidentally released from a chest. Scooby's illustrious career, running longer than any other cartoon show, would end in the nostalgic kick we are in today, where Scooby at times received more air-play than any other cartoon character, and finally has his own live action feature. OUTLINE Scooby's history is divided into the following eras: BOOK 1 Era 1: "Mystery Five" 1969, 70 "Scooby Doo, Where Are You?: 25 (17 first season + 8, 2nd season) half-hour episodes 1972, 73  The Scooby Doo Movies:      24(16+8) hour long episodes featuring famous guests 1976     Scooby Doo/Dynomutt:        16 half-hr episodes, plus "Dynomutt". 1977 Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics:    8 additional half-hour episodes, plus "Laff-A-Lympics" 1978     Scooby's All-stars:           16 half-hr episodes, plus reruns, and other shows 1979     Scooby and Scrappy Doo:     16 half-hr episodes featuring whole gang plus Scrappy Era II: Scooby, Scrappy, and Shaggy (Intermission) 1980-1 "The Scary Scooby Funnies":    60 7 min. episodes (3 per hr, part of "Richie Rich") 1982


What was the name of the Nottinghamshire fast bowler appointed as the main bowler for England in the Bodyline series of 1932 and 1933?

Bodyline Bodyline     Bill Woodfull evades a Bodyline ball. Bodyline, also known as fast leg theory, was a cricketing tactic devised by the English cricket team for their 1932–33 Ashes tour of Australia , specifically to combat the extraordinary batting skill of Australia's Don Bradman. A Bodyline bowler deliberately aimed the cricket ball at the body of the opposing batsman, in the hope of creating legside deflections that could be caught by one of several fielders located in the quadrant of the field behind square leg. This tactic caused several injuries to Australian players and led to ill feeling between the two national teams. The controversy eventually spilled into the diplomatic arena. Over the next two decades, several of the Laws of Cricket were changed to prevent this kind of tactic being used again. Genesis of Bodyline The Australian cricket team toured England in 1930. Australia won the five- Test series 2-1, with Don Bradman scoring an astounding 974 runs at a batting average of 139.14, an aggregate record that stands to this day. After the series, Douglas Jardine – who was later appointed England's captain for the 1932–33 English tour of Australia – devised a plan with Nottinghamshire captain Arthur Carr and his two fast bowlers Harold Larwood and Bill Voce to combat Bradman's extraordinary skills. At a meeting in London 's Piccadilly Hotel, the Oxford-educated Jardine asked Larwood and Voce if they could bowl on leg stump and make the ball come up into the body of the batsman. The bowlers agreed they could, and that it might prove effective. Accompanying this bowling line would be a cordon of close fielders set on the leg side. The result was that the batsman had to choose to either take evasive action from balls aimed at his body and head, or attempt to fend the ball away with the bat, possibly giving catching chances to the close-set leg side field. A similar tactic, known as leg theory, has been employed previously, by slow bowlers such as Fred Root and Armstrong, but with more conventionally pitched and much slower deliveries. It was occasionally an effective tactic, but sometimes made for boring watching, like the modern tactic of leg-spin or left-arm bowlers bowling into the rough area of the pitch outside leg stump to restrict a batsman's scoring opportunities. Larwood and Voce practised the plan over the next two seasons of English county cricket, terrorising their opponents as Nottinghamshire finished near the top of the competition each year. By the time the English team left for Australia in October 1932, Larwood and Voce, along with Bill Bowes from Yorkshire, had perfected their attack. The 1932–33 English tour The English players first tried their tactic in a first-class tour match against an Australian XI in Perth , a game in which Jardine rested and gave the captaincy duties to his deputy Bob Wyatt. Seeing the bruising balls hit the Australian batsmen on several occasions in this game and the next angered the spectators. The English players and management were consistent in referring to their tactic as fast leg theory because they considered it to be a variant of the established — and relatively harmless — leg theory tactic. The Australian press came up with the far more evocative and inflammatory term, Bodyline ( see below ). The reporting of the series in England described the tactic as fast leg theory, which caused serious misunderstandings, as neither the English public nor the Board of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) — the governing body of English cricket — could understand why the Australians were complaining about a commonly used tactic and came to the conclusion that the Australian cricket authorities and public were sore losers and "squealers". In the Test matches, Bradman countered Bodyline by moving toward the leg side, away from the line of the ball, and cutting it into the vacant off side field. Whilst this was dubious in terms of batting technique, it seemed the best way to cope with the barrage, and Bradman averaged a creditable 56.57 in the series (compared to his career a


Taking office on September 5th 1939 until June 4th 1948, who was South African Prime Minister for the vast majority of World War Two?

HyperWar: East African and Abyssinian Campaigns [Chapter ] 1 South Africa Declares War On Sunday, 3 September 1939, there came the announcement broadcast by Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the British Prime Minister, that Great Britain and Nazi Germany were at war. France declared war the same day and the Australian and New Zealand governments associated themselves with Britain. Canada would follow suit only on 10 September. Within an hour of Mr. Chamberlain's speech, telephones were ringing in the homes of Cape Garrison Artillery officers and men. By 7 o'clock that evening the guns at Wynyard Battery covering Table Bay and at Queen's Battery, Simonstown, had been prepared for action with mixed detachments of Permanent Force and Cape Garrison Artillery gunners and a sprinkling of Special Service Battalion youths who were being rapidly instructed in the simpler duties on the guns.* There was no sign of H.M.S. Erebus,† which was to have been anchored in Table Bay to provide 15-inch gun protection for Cape Town. Next morning crowds gathered in Parliament Street, Cape Town. The Senate Bill--immediate cause for summoning Parliament at this particular time--was quickly disposed of and the Prime Minister, General Hertzog, rose to make a statement on the world crisis. All day the debate continued on a motion proposed by General Hertzog that the House approve and accept as the policy of the Government of the Union that 'the existing relations between the Union of South Africa and the various belligerent countries will, in so far as the Union is concerned, persist unchanged and continue as if no war is being waged; upon the understanding, however, that the existing relations and obligations between the Union and Great Britain, or any other member of the British Commonwealth of Nations, in so far as such relations or obligations result from contractual undertakings relating to the Naval base at Simonstown, or from its membership in the League of Nations, or in so far as such relations and obligations would result impliciter from the free association of the Union with other members of the British Commonwealth of Nations, shall continue unimpaired and shall be * See Appendix I for developments leading to South Africa's taking over of responsibility for the coastal defences of Simonstown. † As a result of a request from Mr. Winston Churchill in a letter to General Smuts dated 29 October 1939, the Erebus, which was then ready to sail for Cape Town, was retransferred to the Royal Navy (The Second World War, by Winston S. Churchill (Cassell), London, 1948. vol. 1, app. 11, p. 588 ) --1-- 1 The Prime Minister's motion was defeated by 80 votes to 67, and an amendment proposed by General Smuts was adopted by the same majority. Its terms declared that the policy of the Union Government should be based on the following principles and considerations: It is in the interest of the Union that its relations with the German Reich should be severed, and that the Union should refuse to adopt an attitude of neutrality in this conflict. The Union should carry out the obligations to which it has agreed, and continue its co-operation with its friends and associates in the British Commonwealth of Nations. The Union should take all necessary measures for the defence of its Territory and South African interests and the Government should not send forces overseas as in the last war. This House is profoundly convinced that the freedom and independence of the Union are at stake in this conflict and that it is therefore in its true interest to oppose the use of force as an instrument of national policy'. 2 Next day General Hertzog tendered his resignation and the Governor-General, Sir Patrick Duncan, called upon General Smuts, now in his 70th year, to form a new Ministry. The following afternoon, 6 September 1939, South Africa declared war on Germany. 3 SURVEY OF RESOURCES In surveying the country's resources, it was soon clear that published estimates of available trained men for the armed forces were over-optimistic* The Permanent Force--including the Special Servic


In which southern British city can you find St James' Park Railway Station?

St James' Park | Exeter City FC | Football Ground Guide Football Ground Guide Address: Stadium Way, Exeter, Devon, EX4 6PX Telephone: 01392 411 243 Pitch Size: 114 x 73 yards Club Nickname: The Grecians Home Kit: Red and White Away Kit: Fluorescent Yellow & Black Ivor Doble Stand WHAT IS ST JAMES' PARK LIKE? The ground is a mixture of the old and the modern. On one side is the old Grandstand that was originally opened in 1926. It is all seated, covered and has windshields to either side. However, it is in size about half the length of the pitch and although part of it straddles the half way line, it mostly sits to one side towards the St James’ Terrace End. This means that the area to the other side of stand is open and apart from a row of floodlight pylons is unused for spectators. Although not readily apparent from inside the ground, this is due to the very close proximity of a railway line, running behind this side of the ground. The Grandstand also has an unusual set of small floodlights aligned along the front of its roof, that protrude at an awkward angle. It also The team dug outs are also situated on this side. Opposite is the WTS Stand which is the newest addition to the ground and was opened in 2001. This smart looking all seater stand, is single tiered, with some executive boxes located in the middle to the rear. At one end is the Thatchers 'Big Bank' covered terrace, which was opened in February 2000 and replaced a former open terrace. This stand is quite impressive looking and with a capacity of just under 4,000, means it is now the largest terrace left in the Football League. Unusually both the WTS & Thatchers Big Bank Stands, have an open gap between the roof and back of the stands. The other end is a very small open terrace, called the St James Road terrace. This end is given to away supporters. It is that small, you can clearly see a row of houses that sit beyond it, from which the residents get a great view of the game! NEW GRANDSTAND PROPOSALS The Club have received permission from the local council to re-develop the old Grandstand, including the building of new student accommodation behind the existing Big Bank Terrace. The income from the student accommodation would fund the building of a 2,800 capacity stand, including club offices, corporate facilities and team changing rooms. There is also a possibility if budgets allow, to also make improvements to the St James' Road Terrace. Formal timescales have yet to be announced as to when works will take place. WHAT IS IT LIKE FOR AWAY SUPPORTERS? Away fans are mostly housed in the St James’ Road terrace at one end of the ground, where just over 1,000 fans can be accommodated. In addition the Club make 150 seats available to visiting supporters in the Grandstand. The facilities in both these areas are basic. The views from the St James’ Road terrace are not great as due to its limited size fans are situated quite low down and close to the pitch. It is also does not have a cover and is open to the elements. Although the Grandstand is covered, it does have some supporting pillars running across its front which may affect your view. I personally have enjoyed my visits to St James’ Park, with no problems experienced. PUBS FOR AWAY FANS There is a Social Club at the ground itself, which allows in away supporters. Paul Stillwell a visiting Luton Fan informs me; 'Just a minute walk from the away end of the ground is the St Anne's Well on Well Street. Local ales, nicely cooked food, Wifi, BT and Sky Sports and friendly bar staff. It is very popular with away fans'. About a ten minute walk away on Stoke Hill, is the Stoke Arms, which also has BT and Sky Sports. Otherwise, the ground is walkable from the city centre where there are plenty of pubs. Mike Faulkner from Somerset, recommends the Duke Of York and the Amber Rooms in Sidwell Street. Whilst Tony Fort recommends 'The Victoria' on Victoria Road (follow Victoria Street from the back of the Grandstand). As Tony says 'You can park here (for free) but it is a good 10-15 minutes walk from the ground and steep! The


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