"Who succeeded the late David Vine as presenter of BBC's Ski Sunday""?"

Hazel Irvine – Pro Snooker Blog Nationality: Scottish Snooker Presenter Since: 2001 Career Highlights: Working as a presenter for the BBC at the summer Olympics in 1992, 1996, 2000, 2005 & 2008, Presenting the World Snooker Championship (as well as other tournaments), from 2002-2008, Becoming the youngest-ever presenter of Grandstand in 1997, Regularly presenting Ski Sunday for the BBC   Snooker Career Following the retirement of the late David Vine back in 2000, the BBC sought to freshen up their coverage of snooker in Britain and the following year decided that both Hazel Irvine and Ray Stubbs would be the new faces of the sport. Despite having no previous experience of covering snooker, Hazel has thrown herself into the sport and over the last few years has become a popular figure with both the players and the viewers. She has largely been an ever-present at the events, though she did miss the 2009 World Championship following the birth of a baby girl, Gina in the weeks leading up to the tournament. Other Roles Hazel began her broadcasting career working on the radio before moving over to Scottish Television to work as a sports reporter. Soon enough though she was recruited by the BBC and following a stint as presenter of its Sportscene programme in Scotland, was chosen to anchor Grandstand on a Saturday afternoons, becoming the youngest-ever person to do so. Other roles both before and during her time working on snooker include presenting both the Winter and Summer Olympics for the BBC on several occasions, hosting their Ski Sunday programme and also reporting on the London marathon.


Which US president is currently featured on the $5 bill?

$100,000 bill: Which presidents are on our money? | Periodic Table of the Presidents Periodic Table of the Presidents $100,000 bill: Which presidents are on our money? By PJ Creek Here are the U.S. Presidents that appear on U.S. dollars that are currently circulated: $1 Bill:       George Washington first appeared on the one-dollar bill in 1869 – just seven years after the bill was first printed.  The first person to appear on the one-dollar bill was the Secretary of the Treasury at the time Salmon P. Chase (1861-1864).  The Federal Reserve estimates that the average dollar bill has a lifespan of about 5.9 years.  According to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing , the one-dollar bill makes up about 45% of currency printing production. $2 Bill:       The two-dollar bill features Thomas Jefferson on the front of it.  Jefferson has been on the two-dollar bill since 1869.  Interestingly enough, the first two-dollar bill was printed in 1862 and featured the face of the first Secretary of the Treasury (and Jefferson political adversary) Alexander Hamilton.  Despite the government’s best efforts since its creation, the two-dollar bill remains one of our country’s least circulated bills.  The most recent printing of the two-dollar note was the 2003 series. $5 Bill:       The portrait of Abraham Lincoln has appeared on the five-dollar bill since 1914.  Like other federal reserve notes (dollar bills), the five-dollar bill is composed of one-fourth linen and three-fourths cotton.  Look closely, the five-dollar bill also contains red and blue security fibers. $20 Bill:       Andrew Jackson replaced Grover Cleveland on the twenty-dollar bill in 1928 – one hundred years after Jackson was first elected as president.  Due to Andrew Jackson’s somewhat controversial nature, some groups have petitioned the government to remove his face from the twenty-dollar bill.  But as it stands now, “Old Hickory” will continue to be dispensed out of ATMs across America. $50 Bill       Ulysses S. Grant first appeared on the fifty-dollar bill in 1913.  According to the Federal Reserve , a fifty-dollar bill has an estimated life span of 3.7 years.  A $100 bill, on the other hand, has an estimated life span of 15.0 years.  Like Jackson, Grant has faced opposition to his appearance on U.S. currency.  In both 2005 and 2010, legislation was brought to Congress to have Ronald Reagan’s face put on the fifty in place of Grant’s , but these measures were voted down.  “Unconditional Surrender” Grant does not give up his position easily. Large Denominations – Not currently in production. According to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing , in 1969 the Department of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve System announced that currency notes in denominations of $500, $1,000, $5,000, and $10,000 would be discontinued due to lack of use. $500 Bill       William McKinley has been on the $500 bill since 1928.  If you find a $500 bill laying around somewhere, don’t worry.  It’s legal tender, and it may be used.  However, you’d probably be better off selling it to a numismatic dealer or collector instead of buying a new iPad. $1,000 Bill           Grover Cleveland appears on the $1,000 bill.  Cleveland was on the twenty-dollar bill before he was replaced by Andrew Jackson in 1928.  In April 2013, a $1,000 bill from 1891 sold at auction for $2.5 million.  It was not Cleveland’s image, however, that graced the front of the bill.  It was U.S. General George Meade.  Who knew money could actually be worth so much money? $5,000 Bill       James Madison, “The Father of the Constitution,” is on the $5,000 bill.  Madison has appeared on the bill since 1918. $100,000 Bill       Woodrow Wilson’s image is on the largest U.S. note ever printed – the $100,000 gold certificate, series 1934.  These notes were printed from December 1934 to January 1935.  According to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing , the $100,000 bills were used for transactions between Federal Reserve Banks and were not circulated among the general public. Coins Here are the U.S. Presidents that appear on coins that ar


Which internationally known jazz singer and anti-apartheid campaigner died in November 2008?

Miriam Makeba overleden / Miriam Makeba died | TIELESTEK RSS Feed Miriam Makeba overleden / Miriam Makeba died   1 comment De Zuid-Afrikaanse zangeres en anti-apartheidsstrijdster Miriam Makeba is in de nacht van zondag op maandag in Italië aan een hartaanval overleden. Zij is 76 jaar geworden. Makeba had in het Zuid-Italiaanse Castel Volturno deelgenomen aan een antimaffiaconcert uit solidariteit met de schrijver Roberto Saviano, die bedreigd wordt door de georganiseerde misdaad. Na het concert voelde zij zich onwel. Opname in het ziekenhuis mocht niet baten. Zij is in het harnas gestorven. Makeba werd in de jaren ’50 bekend als jazzzangeres. In 1967 scoorde ze een wereldhit met het nummer Pata Pata. Een jaar ervoor kreeg ze een Grammy voor een plaat die ze samen maakte met entertainer Harry Belafonte. The South-African singer and anti-apartheid campaigner Miriam Makeba died in the night from Sunday to Monday in Italy of a heartattack. She was 76. Makeba had in the Southern-Italian Calstel Volturno taken part in an anti-maffia concert in sympathy with the writer Roberto Saviano, who is being threatened by the organized crime. After the concert she felt indisposed. Admittance to the hospital was to no avail. She died in harness. In the fifties Makeba became famous as a jazz singer. In 1967 she had a worldwide hit with the song Pata Pata. A year earlier she was awarded a Grammy for a record she recorded with entertainer Harry Belafonte. Share this:


Dayron Robles of Cuba broke which athletic world record in 2008?

Cuba's Robles breaks men's 110m hurdles world record - Beijing2008 - Sport Cuba's Robles breaks men's 110m hurdles world record Dayron Robles, of Cuba, celebrates after setting a new 110 m hurdles world record in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Photo: AP June 13, 2008 - 9:21AM Cuba's Dayron Robles broke the world 110m hurdles record by clocking 12.87sec at the IAAF Grand Prix meeting here today. Robles beat the previous record of 12.88sec set by China's Olympic champion Liu Xiang on July 11, 2006 in Lausanne, Switzerland. Liu could only finish in fourth place here. "What a time! I wasn't expecting that," said Robles. "I'm very happy. I don't know if I can beat Liu Xiang in Beijing. But we'll see." The 21-year-old Cuban, a silver medallist over 60m hurdles at the world indoor championships in 2006, missed out on a medal at this year's event in Valencia in March when he pulled up, thinking Liu had made a false start. He has been targeting Welshman Colin Jackson's long-standing 60m indoor record of 7.30sec, running a 7.33sec this winter. He also set the world lead of 12.92sec last year. "When he ran 7.33sec indoors, I knew he was capable of beating both the indoor and outdoor records," said Robles' coach Santiago Antunez. "He was feeling great and I was expecting something magical. To beat a world record, you have to have a perfect race, almost faultless. It has been easy here." Roaring out of the blocks, Robles left the field for dead, double Olympic and world silver medallist Terrence Trammell of the United States coming in second at 13.21sec. "Everyone's surprised," said the American. "Nobody was expecting such a race." AFP


Which famous European Cathedral took 632 years to compete?

Cologne Cologne The cathedral that took 632 years to build dominates cosmopolitan Cologne May 15th, 2014 Diana Plater Cologne’s famous cathedral is magnificent, but it's by no means the only attraction of one of Germany’s most visited cities. Cologne Cathedral: it attracts about 20,000 visitors a day It’s Friday afternoon and the square outside Cologne’s gothic cathedral is thronged with people, both locals and people like me, tourists keen to explore this marvellous structure. Our guide hands out headsets and manoeuvres us past the crowds. Pointing towards the scaffolding that covers parts of the cathedral’s stone walls, she tells us the locals have a saying about the cathedral that took 632 years to build. “The day it’s completed will be the end of the world,” she laughs. While it was technically finished in 1880 the Dom, as it is referred to by all and sundry, is continually being repaired. Weather, pollution and the bombs of World War II see to that. Despite the presence of 20,000 visitors daily, it is still a working church with a congregation. In Roman times the early Christians gathered here. The first church on the spot was finished in 800AD. Several churches, each bigger than the last, followed. But the edifice that is Germany’s most-visited site came about because Cologne needed a cathedral grand enough to hold the bones of the Magi, or Three Wise Men. It was these relics that made the cathedral a leading pilgrimage site in Europe. For me, the stellar attraction is the glorious stained-glass windows that miraculously survived World War II despite being hit by 14 large aerial bombs. I literally gasp when I see them.   For me, the stellar attraction is the glorious stained-glass windows that miraculously survived World War II despite being hit by 14 large aerial bombs. I literally gasp when I see them, especially a modern abstract by Gerhard Richter. On a sunny day they spread the light across the congregation, uniting heaven and earth, just as the original mediaeval builders planned. The climb up 533 steps to the platform on the south tower also takes my breath away. It’s worth it, though, because you get a feeling of just how immense the cathedral is and why in 1996 UNESCO declared it a World Heritage site. I also discover an amazing view of the city, looking out across the rooftops to the Rhine River and its bridges. I look down on some of the city’s museums, one of the reasons Cologne is a magnet for art, culture and history lovers. These range from Museum Ludwig, with one of the best Pop Art collections in Europe, to the Romisch-Germanisches Museum built above the remains of a Roman town villa. Other museums document Nazi history, archaeology, Jewish culture and sport, just to name a few. But there’s two in particular many tourists are drawn to. One is 4711 House, a white neo-Gothic building, with a shop on the ground level. Its museum on the first floor tells the history of 4711 Eau de Cologne, for so long one of the world’s most popular scents. The name comes from the number the building was given by French troops in the 18th century. Guided tours here need to be booked ahead. The Schokoladen (chocolate) museum, built to look like a box of chocolates, on the banks of the Rhine, recounts the 4000-year history of this sweet substance. The museum’s shop is a chocoholic’s delight and not to be missed is the fountain filled with 200 kilograms of fresh Lindt chocolate. Cologne is a cosmopolitan, party town - it’s said to have more pubs per population than any other German city.   The sounds of people meeting for drinks and dinner at Cologne’s many bars and breweries drift to me from the square below. It is only 4.30pm, but Cologne is a cosmopolitan, party town - it’s said to have more pubs per population than any other German city. It’s also the country’s centre of gay culture. Cologne’s ongoing prosperity stems partly from being a traffic hub, with all high-speed trains stopping at its train station next to the cathedral and the Cologne-Bonn airport nearby, as well as its role as host to more than 50 internatio


What decimal number is represented by the binary 101 (read as one zero one)?

Binary Number System Binary Number System A Binary Number is made up of only 0s and 1s. 110100 Example of a Binary Number There is no 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 in Binary! A "bit" is a single binary digit. The number above has 6 bits. Binary numbers have many uses in mathematics and beyond. In fact the digital world uses binary digits . How do we Count using Binary? Binary But then there is no symbol for 2 ... what do we do?   Well how do we count   in Decimal?   This is the last digit in Decimal   So we start back at 0 again, but add 1 on the left The same thing is done in binary ...   Now start back at 0 again, but add 1 on the left ••• When we run out of digits, we ...   ... start back at 0 again, but add 1 on the left And that is what we do in binary ...   Start back at 0 again, but add 1 on the left ••• start back at 0 again, and add one to the number on the left... ... but that number is already at 1 so it also goes back to 0 ... ... and 1 is added to the next position on the left ••••• Start back at 0 again (for all 3 digits), add 1 on the left ••••••••• See how it is done in this little demonstration (press play button): Decimal vs Binary Here are some equivalent values: Decimal: Here are some larger equivalent values: Decimal: "Binary is as easy as 1, 10, 11." Now see how you can use Binary to count past 1,000 on your fingers: In the Decimal System there are Ones, Tens, Hundreds, etc In Binary there are Ones, Twos, Fours, etc, like this: This is 1×8 + 1×4 + 0×2 + 1 + 1×(1/2) + 0×(1/4) + 1×(1/8) = 13.625 in Decimal   Numbers can be placed to the left   or right of the point, to show values greater than one   and less than one. 10.1 The number to the left of the point    is a whole number (such as 10)   As we move further left, every number place gets 2    times bigger. The first digit on the right means halves (1/2).   As we move further right, every number place gets 2 times smaller (half as big). Example: 10.1 The "10" means 2 in decimal, The ".1" means half, You can do conversions at Binary to Decimal to Hexadecimal Converter . Words The word binary comes from "Bi-" meaning two. We see "bi-" in words such as "bicycle" (two wheels) or "binocular" (two eyes). When you say a binary number, pronounce each digit (example, the binary number "101" is spoken as "one zero one", or sometimes "one-oh-one"). This way people don't get confused with the decimal number. A single binary digit (like "0" or "1") is called a "bit". For example 11010 is five bits long. The word bit is made up from the words "binary digit" How to Show that a Number is Binary To show that a number is a binary number, follow it with a little 2 like this: 1012 This way people won't think it is the decimal number "101" (one hundred and one). Examples Example: What is 11112 in Decimal? The "1" on the left is in the "2×2×2" position, so that means 1×2×2×2 (=8) The next "1" is in the "2×2" position, so that means 1×2×2 (=4) The next "1" is in the "2" position, so that means 1×2 (=2) The last "1" is in the ones position, so that means 1 Answer: 1111 = 8+4+2+1 = 15 in Decimal Example: What is 10012 in Decimal? The "1" on the left is in the "2×2×2" position, so that means 1×2×2×2 (=8) The "0" is in the "2×2" position, so that means 0×2×2 (=0) The next "0" is in the "2" position, so that means 0×2 (=0) The last "1" is in the ones position, so that means 1 Answer: 1001 = 8+0+0+1 = 9 in Decimal Example: What is 1.12 in Decimal? The "1" on the left side is in the ones position, so that means 1. The 1 on the right side is in the "halves" position, so that means 1×(1/2) So, 1.1 is "1 and 1 half" = 1.5 in Decimal Example: What is 10.112 in Decimal? The "1" is in the "2" position, so that means 1×2 (=2) The "0" is in the ones position, so that means 0 The "1" on the right of the point is in the "halves" position, so that means 1×(1/2) The last "1" on the right side is in the "quarters" position, so that means 1×(1/4) So, 10.11 is 2+0+1/2+1/4 = 2.75 in Decimal "There are 10 kinds of people in the world, those who understand binary n


"In the TV comedy ""Dad's Army"", what was the name of Captain Mainwaring's wife?"

Captain Mainwaring's wife takes centre stage in new Dad's Army film Friday 5 February 2016 at 10:05AM Captain Mainwaring’s wife speaks! For anyone who knows the Dad’s Army TV series, this fact alone will be enough to tell you that the movie version is marching to a very different tune.  In the original series, Mrs Mainwaring is a recluse, a woman who "hasn’t left the house since Munich”, according to Captain Mainwaring. She is the perfect running gag, heard about but not seen, the beloved “little woman” at the heart of Mainwaring’s silly little universe. The movie version does away with all that comedy coyness, and puts Captain Mainwaring's wife on the front line. Elizabeth Mainwaring (played with blustering efficiency by Felicity Montagu) doesn’t just talk in the film: she is the one who wears the trousers, bossing her husband about in public and bringing the wives of Walmington-On-Sea under her wing. “Man and woman united in common cause,” Elizabeth trumpets proudly, as she marshals the ladies of the town into making bandages for the Home Guard. “Whatever you say dear,” Captain Mainwaring replies bashfully. This bayonet charge for an equal marital footing inevitably takes the film a long way from the television original. For one thing, we see much more of the Home Guard’s home lives than we ever did in the TV series, and not just over at the Mainwarings. 'Uncle' Arthur Wilson is always seen at Private Pike's house, enticed by his Mum Mavis's 'roly poly' pudding. Corporal Jones is more than capable of ‘slipping a sausage’ to one of the women waiting for rations outside his butcher’s shop (apparently, there is life in the old dog yet). Then there is alluring journalist Rose Winters (played by Catherine Zeta Jones), whose tempting advances threaten to set off a full-blown mutiny in the ranks of Walmington's finest. And finally, the other women of the town have ideas of their own about who the German spy in their midst could be... Whether this wins over Dad's Army devotees remains to be see. The TV series, like every classic sitcom, is a delicate comedy habitat, where each character takes their place in the food chain of command. Adding Mrs Mainwaring feels a bit like parachuting a rhinoceros on to the South Downs: brave, probably foolhardy, and bound to cause a kerfuffle with people who have always wondered what a rhino looked like without ever actually wanting to meet one. Then again, maybe this is the best way to translate an adored TV series for a new generation? After all, how much movie mileage is there in a bunch of old codgers stamping up and down a church hall? One thing's for sure, Mrs Mainwaring is mute no longer – and that's bound to set tongues wagging. You can read a full interview with the stars of Dad's Army – and get a free book about the show's history – in this week's Radio Times, available in shops and on the  newsstand ...


Which London station was designed by Brunel and completed in 1854?

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Which Roman road ran from London to York via Lincoln?

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


Where is the largest Gothic cathedral in England?

10 Gothic Cathedrals of Medieval Europe – Touropia Travel Experts Last updated on November 7, 2016 in World Religions 15 Comments Gothic cathedrals are not the religious building of the ancient Goths, but rather cathedrals built in the Gothic architecture. Just as Vandalism doesn’t have anything to do with the Vandals, Gothic architecture has nothing to do with the Goths. It’s a style of architecture that developed in France out of the Romanesque style in the 12th century and was simply known as the “French Style”. Gothic architecture spread to all of Western Europe and continued to evolve until well into the 16th century, before being subsumed into Renaissance art. Only then it was called “Gothic”, and not in a positive way as the Goths were considered rude and barbaric. The Gothic style emphasizes verticality and light. This appearance was achieved by the development of certain architectural features such as the clustered columns, ribbed vaults and flying buttresses. Although the architecture is used in many castles, palaces and town halls it is the magnificent Cathedrals of Europe that really demonstrate the beauty of Gothic architecture. 10St Stephen's Cathedral St Stephen’s Cathedral (Stephansdom), situated at the heart of Vienna , has survived many wars and is now a symbol of the city’s freedom. The Gothic cathedral stands on the ruins of two earlier churches and was largely initiated by Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria, in the 14th century. Its most recognizable characteristic, the diamond-patterned tile roof, was only added in 1952. 9Burgos Cathedral The Burgos Cathedral is a medieval cathedral in Burgos, dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It is famous for its vast size and unique Gothic architecture. Construction of Burgos Cathedral began in 1221, and after a lengthy hiatus of almost 2 centuries, was completed in 1567. In 1919 the cathedral became the burial place of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (“El Cid”), and his wife Doña Jimena. 8Reims Cathedral Reims Cathedral was the church in which numerous French monarchs were officially crowned. It was built on the site of the basilica where Clovis was baptized by Saint Remi, bishop of Reims, in AD 496. The cathedral was completed by the end of the 13th century, with the west front added in the 14th century. 7Milan Cathedral flickr/ giovanni_novara An exceptionally large and elaborate Gothic cathedral on the main square of Milan , the Duomo di Milano is one of the most famous buildings in Europe. It is one of the largest Gothic cathedrals in the world. Construction began in 1386 under Archbishop Antonio da Saluzzo in a Late Gothic style more typically French than Italian. It took five centuries to complete the famous cathedral. 6Seville Cathedral wikipedia/ Ingo Mehling Built on the site of a grand Almohad Mosque, Seville’s medieval cathedral was built to demonstrate the city’s power and wealth after the Reconquista. At the time of its completion in the 16th century, it supplanted the Hagia Sophia as the largest cathedral in the world. It is still the largest Gothic cathedral and the third-largest church in the world. The builders used some columns and elements from the mosque, most famously the Giralda, a minaret converted into a bell tower. 5York Minster One of the two largest Gothic cathedrals in northern Europe (alongside Cologne Cathedral in Germany), York Minster dominates the skyline of the ancient city of York. York Minster incorporates all the major stages of Gothic architectural development in England. The present building was begun in about 1230 and completed in 1472. The “Great East Window” inside the cathedral is the largest expanse of medieval stained glass in the world. 4Notre Dame de Paris flickr/ MPD01605 Notre Dame de Paris is a beautiful Catholic cathedral in the fourth arrondissement of Paris . Begun in 1163 it was essentially complete by around 1345. One of the most famous French Gothic cathedrals, the Notre Dame a great example of French Gothic architecture, sculpture and stained glass. During the French Revolution in the 1790s, much of its sculptures and treasure


Which American terrorist group of the early 1970s took its name from a line in a bob Dylan song?

Western Terrorists - TV Tropes Western Terrorists You need to login to do this. Get Known if you don't have an account Share YMMV Basically, a group of terrorists who are mostly from the West (Typically defined as North America and Europe (With the possible exceptions of Turkey, Cyprus, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Kazakhstan and Russia, which can fall under Asia and the East instead), though South America and Oceania can also be included), and who are mainly influenced by cultural, political or religious ideas of Western origin. The trope may also cover a single individual. What makes someone "Western" can be rather hazy and difficult to define, since it's not simply a matter of where the person was born or grew up (many Islamic terrorists, generally regarded as non-Western, lived the majority of their lives in the West, and for that matter many elements of Islamic culture - coffee and yogurt, for instance, were originally Arabic and Turkish foods, respectively - have profoundly influenced Western society and vice versa, making it tough to ascertain who's "Western" and who's not). Generally, a "Western terrorist" is a terrorist fighting for something that has been an issue in the West for a long time - an ideological offshoot, for better or worse, of the legacies of the European feudal system, the Renaissance, the Enlightenment, or the scientific revolution launched in the seventeenth century, like anarchism, communism, Christian religion, environmentalism, nationalism, or racism, as opposed to an issue most strongly associated with another culture (like non-Christian religion, which of course raises the fascinating question of whether to classify Israeli terrorists as Middle Eastern or Western. Same with South African terrorists , which could be classified as either African or Western). Bear in mind that an apparently non-Western terrorist group may be secretly led by Western terrorists acting as The Man Behind the Man . For example, this would be the case if an apparent Islamic terrorist group turned out to be part of a secret neo-Nazi plot to provoke World War III (unlikely, yes, but stranger things have happened). Creators may opt to draw from Real Life terrorism cases, from Anders Breivik to the Oklahoma City bombers Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols, to the civilian mass-murders orchestrated in Northern Ireland , instead of the arguably more topical example of Middle Eastern terrorists. They may find Western terrorism more interesting than its counterparts in the rest of the world, simply because it is much more multidimensional in scope. Additionally, using Western villains often seems like an easy way of skirting any racial or ethnic Unfortunate Implications (though many Middle Easterners are of Caucasian descent, or at least look it). However, there is also danger with this approach: if used in improbable contexts, or to replace non-Western terrorists in an adaptation or update, the use of Western terrorists can start to look like a cheap case of Acceptable Targets . Some groups of Western Terrorists that have appeared in media and news are various Animal Wrongs Group , whose actions have been dubbed eco-terrorism. There are also militia groups . Other examples include extreme nationalists, racial supremacists, violent leftists, religious radicals and separatist movements. The Troubles in Northern Ireland is a notable example - a definitely European dispute, with white Christians involved in sectarian violence which included riots and violence. (On the other hand, the Irish Republican terrorist/resistance movement is definitely anti-colonialist, and anti-colonialism is usually thought to be a non-Western theme.) A similar notable example are the conflicts between Russians and Chechnyan separatists in the Russian republic of Chechnya. In recent years, there are those who commit terrorism in the West as lone wolves without being affiliated with known established terrorist organizations; often they are psychopathic young people subscribing to some nihilistic ideology that makes sense only to them (Jared Loughner


"Who wrote ""Little Lord Fauntleroy"" in 1885?"

Frances Hodgson Burnett - Exodus Books Just for Fun Frances Hodgson Burnett Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett (November 24, 1849 – October 29, 1924) was an English playwright and author. She is best known for her children's stories, in particular Little Lord Fauntleroy (published in 1885-6), A Little Princess (1905), and The Secret Garden (1911). Frances Eliza Hodgson was born in Cheetham, near Manchester, England. After her father died in 1852, the family eventually fell on straitened circumstances and in 1865 emigrated to the United States, settling near Knoxville, Tennessee. There, Frances began writing to help earn money for the family, publishing stories in magazines from the age of 19. In 1870 her mother died and in 1872 she married Swan Burnett, who became a medical doctor after which they lived in Paris for two years where their two sons were born before returning to the US to live in Washington D.C. There she began to write novels, the first of which (That Lass o' Lowries), was published to good reviews. Little Lord Fauntleroy was published in 1886 and made her a popular writer of children's fiction, although her romantic adult novels written in the 1890s were also popular. She eventually wrote some forty novels and a variety of books for children, as well as writing and helping to produce stage versions of Little Lord Fauntleroy and A Little Princess. Burnett enjoyed socializing and lived a lavish lifestyle. Beginning in the 1880s, she began to travel to England frequently and bought a home there in the 1890s where she wrote The Secret Garden. Her oldest son, Lionel, died of tuberculosis in 1892, which caused a relapse of the depression she struggled with for much of her life. She divorced Swan Burnett in 1898 and married Stephen Townsend in 1900, and divorced him in 1902. Towards the end of her life she settled in Long Island, where she died in 1924 and is buried in Roslyn Cemetery, on Long Island. Did you find this review helpful? Related Links


In a film of the 1950s, what was the name of the car in which Kenneth Moore and Dinah Sheridan travelled from London to Brighton?

Bring on the real actors (From HeraldScotland) Jobs Business Directory Local Info Dating Buy Sell Book an Ad Bring on the real actors The cars are the stars when Hollywood shouts lights, cameras, Roller! Allan Laing goes on the road again to revisit movies with celebrity wheels CARS in films? No problem. Carousel, Carrington, Carlito's Way, Carrie, Caravaggio, Carnal Knowledge, Khartoum (OK, maybe not Khartoum), and every Carry On movie you care to mention. But films where the car's the star? Now that's slightly more problematic. The damnable thing is that, once you set yourself up to write the definitive piece about movie motors, you become a hostage to fortune. Memory will ensure that you make some glaring omissions. Still, you can rest assured that somewhere out there, an anorak-clad film buff/car enthusiast is waiting, pencil poised, to write in and correct you. So, the caveat done and dusted, here we go with what you might call the auto-biography. In alphabetical order they are Loading article content Back To The Future (1985) - Wacky scientist Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) turned a stainless-steel, made-in-Belfast-until-the-company-went-pear-shaped Delorean into the most famous time machine of the eighties and dispatched Marty McFly (Michael J Fox) back 30 years to turn his wimpish father into a real man. Robert Zemeckis directed the equally successful sequels (imaginatively titled Back To The Future II and III) also had Zemeckis holding the megaphone. Batman (1989) - The first big-screen Batmobile (used in the original 1966 movie starring Adam West) was a 1955 Lincoln, specially adapted by the legendary Hollywood car customiser George Barris. Almost a quarter of a century later director Tim Burton called in the same Barris to create another mean machine for caped crusader Michael Keaton. The car was built from the remains of two Chevy Impalas found in a London scrap merchant's. They were welded together and given a 114-inch wheel base. Rolls Royce Olympus Spey engines formed the nose cones on the car bonnet and the front turbine blades came from Harrier jets. Blues Brothers (1980) - Elwood tells Jake: ``It's got a cop motor. A 440 cubic-inch plant. It's got cop tyres, cop suspension, cop shocks. And it's a model built before catalytic converters so it'll run on regular gas. Is it the new Bluesmobile or what?'' It was a 1974 Dodge Monaco, one of fewer than 5000 specially built for police use only. And it looked as though all of them were destroyed in the last 20 minutes of this brill movie. Universal built eight identical Bluesmobiles for the movie (all of them in the Chicago PD livery); seven of them were write-offs by the end of filming. Dozens more Monacos were used in the car chase. Bonnie and Clyde (1967) - Lashings of 1930s gangster cars featured in Arthur Penn's technically brilliant and very bloody movie about two of America's most infamous public enemies number one (played by Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway). For the final shoot-out scene, the gruesome twosome's car (built by the aforementioned George Barris) was riddled with bullets from a .45 calibre Thompson sub-machine gun to give that authentic look. Bullitt (1968) - A classic film which featured what is arguably the finest car chase in the history of motion-pictures. Steve McQueen (stunt driving himself) knocked hell out of his green 400hp Mustang fastback, chased by a hitman in a black Dodge Charger through the hills of San Francisco's Mission District. You'll believe a car can fly . . . Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) . . . And, talking of which, here's a slapstick movie about a wacky inventor who creates a car and gives it magical properties. Starring Dick Van Dyke, it was written by Roald Dahl. The car, by the way, was named after a series of racing cars, built in the 1920s and based on a Mercedes Benz model. Days of Thunder (1990) - A predictable, cliche-ridden, and frankly best-forgotten movie from Tony Scott set in the world of stock-car racing and starring Tom Cruise. The camera work is excellent and there's some pretty cool racing footage. But


Which football league club plays home games at the London Road Stadium?

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In which castle was Mary Queen of Scots executed in 1587?

The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots, 1587 The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots, 1587 Printer Friendly Version >>> Mary's troubles began six days after her birth in 1542. It was on that day that her father, King James V of Scotland, died and the infant was declared Queen of the Scots. She was immediately thrust into a caldron of political turmoil containing a broiling mix of the long-standing enmity between Scotland and England, the fragility of the Tudor succession to the English throne, England's rivalry with France, and the religious violence between Catholics and Protestants. Young Mary As the great-granddaughter of England's Henry VII, Mary was next in line to the crown of England after Henry VIII's children - Edward, Mary and Elizabeth. The Scots attempted to remove the threat posed to Henry's succession by pledging the new-born Mary to marriage with his son Edward. This plan soon self-destructed, however, and the Scots turned to their old ally (and England's old enemy) France. Mary was sent there at age six for her upbringing and education. The 18-year-old Mary (now a confirmed Catholic) returned to Scotland in 1561 to reign as Queen of her subjects (now confirmed Protestants). Contrary to all expectations, Queen and subjects initially achieved an accommodation. However, this situation quickly deteriorated. In 1565 Mary married her first cousin Henry, Lord Darnley and gave birth to a son - James - the following year. In 1567, her husband was murdered and Mary quickly married the Scottish Earl of Bothwell an action that outraged the Scottish nobility who promptly imprisoned Mary and forced her to abdicate her throne to her one-year-old son, James. The following year Mary escaped from her prison but was forced to flee across  the border with England after the defeat of her supporters at the Battle of  Langside, near Glasgow, on May 13. Instead of the refuge she anticipated, Mary  was immediately  imprisoned by Queen Elizabeth and spent the next 19 years shuffling from castle  to castle while her cousin deliberated what to do with her. Mary became a lighting  rod for plots and rumored plots against Elizabeth. Finally, in 1587, Elizabeth  was persuaded to end the threat to her throne once and for all and ordered  Mary's execution. "No, no, Madam you must die, you must die!" Mary's execution took place at Fotheringhay Castle. Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantome was a member of the French nobility who accompanied Mary during her internment. He provides us with a sympathetic account of Mary's execution that begins with the arrival of a delegation from Queen Elizabeth announcing that the former Queen of the Scots is to be executed the next day: ADVERTISMENT "On February 7, 1587, the representatives of the English Queen, reached the Castle of Fotheringay, where the Queen of Scotland was confined at that time, between two and three o'clock in the afternoon. In the presence of her jailer, Paulet, they read their commission regarding the execution of the prisoner, and said that they would proceed with their task the next morning between seven and eight o'clock. The jailer was then ordered to have everything in readiness. Without betraying any astonishment, the Queen thanked them for their good news, saying that nothing could be more welcome to her, since she longed for an end to her miseries, and had been prepared for death ever since she had been sent as a prisoner to England. However, she begged the envoys to give her a little time in which to make herself ready, make her will, and place her affairs in order. It was within their power and discretion to grant these requests. The Count of Shrewsbury replied rudely: 'No, no, Madam you must die, you must die! Be ready between seven and eight in the morning. It cannot be delayed a moment beyond that time.' " "Please help me mount this. This is the last request I shall make of you." Mary spent the rest of the day and the early hours of the next morning writing farewell letters to friends and relatives, saying goodbye to her ladies-in-waiting, and praying. We rej


"Who wrote the novel ""Tess of the D'Urbervilles"" in 1891?"

Pictured: The beautiful farm girl who inspired Thomas Hardy to write Tess of the D'urbervilles | Daily Mail Online comments The TV adaptation of Thomas Hardy's romantic saga Tess of the D'urbervilles is topping the ratings. And now a photograph of the the real-life inspiration for the central character is published for the first time. Augusta Way was 'Tess Durbeyfield' of the novel. In the book, Tess was the eldest daughter in a poor, rural working family - a fresh, pretty country girl with a good heart and a sensitive soul.  The middle-aged woman pictured below with her husband, was just 18 when Hardy spotted her milking a cow on a Wessex farm. Historic character: Augusta Way with her husband Arthur Bugler. Years before this picture was taken, Augusta helped inspire Thomas Hardy to pen Tess of the D'urbervilles when she was spotted milking a cow on a Wessex farm He was so attracted to the beautiful teenager that he had her in mind three years later when he wrote his famous novel in 1891. The full title was Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented. A four-part BBC adaptation starring Gemma Arterton as Tess started last night. In another photo, Augusta is seen with her daughter Gertrude who was later chosen by Hardy to play Tess in a stage show 33 years after he wrote the book. He selected her for the lead role in the production by the Hardy Players because she looked so much like her mother, who had inspired the character. Her younger sister Norrie Woodhall, now 102, who has found the pictures, said Hardy described Gertrude as 'the impersonator of Tess'. Enlarge   Happy family: Augusta, second right, at a picnic with her husband Albert and their daughters Norrie, left, and Gertrude. The daughters went on to star for the Thomas Hardy players, with Gertrude taking the lead as Tess in the play of the book because she looked like her mother She said that the literary great wanted her to go on stage in London with him, but Hardy's wife Florence put an end to Gertrude's acting career due to jealousy. She said: 'Thomas Hardy told us that he used to walk past our mother each day when she was milking. 'She was a beautiful woman. He said himself that the memory must have entered his mind when he was creating the character of Tess. 'So when we did the play years later he cast Gertrude in the role. 'She must have been, for him, a reincarnation of the real Tess in our production. 'Gertrude was very good and wanted to be an actress but Florence put a stop to that.'  Hardy first spotted Augusta Way in 1888 when she was just 18. The author, who was 48 at the time, regularly walked past her grandfather's dairy farm on his way to the Kingston Maurward estate near Dorchester, Dorset. Star turn: Actress Gemma Arterton who plays Tess in the BBC 1 adaptation of Tess of the D'urbervilles which started last night. The four-part dramatisation has already attracted millions of viewers Inspired: Author Thomas Hardy who wrote Tess of the D'urbervilles in 1891 Then in 1891 he used his memory of Augusta milking cows when writing Tess. Norrie, who is a member of the Hardy Players today, said: 'Hardy used to walk to Kingston Maurward as the lady who lived there thought he was clever and gave him great encouragement. 'On his way he would walk past a grey manor house where my mother Augusta and three other families lived. 'My grandfather ran a dairy there and my mother and her sisters would sit outside and milk the cows. 'It was before my mother married when she was about 18 years old. She was very beautiful and must have caught his eye. 'I do not believe Hardy ever spoke to my mother though as he was a very shy person. He would never have made advances.'  Augusta married Arthur Bugler soon after and went on to have daughters Eileen, Gertrude, Norrie and a son also called Arthur. Norrie and Gertrude joined the local Hardy Players as teenagers and were directed by Hardy himself. Widow Norrie, whose full name is Augusta Noreen, said: 'My mother gave me her name but I didn't look like her and never grew as tall. 'But Gertrude and my moth


According to the nursery rhyme, when did the Queen of Hearts make some tarts?

Nursery Rhymes | The Queen of Hearts | lyrics The Queen of Hearts All on a summer's day. The Knave of Hearts, And took them clean away. The King of Hearts, And scolded the knave full bore. The Knave of Hearts, And vowed he'd steal no more. Tags


Who is the current holder (May 2009) of the Olympic and World record for the 100 metres at 9.69 seconds?

Usain Bolt New World Record 100m In 9. 58 Seconds In Berlin.Gold medal in Beijing 9.68 sec - YouTube Close Usain Bolt New World Record 100m In 9. 58 Seconds In Berlin.Gold medal in Beijing 9.68 sec Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Aug 16, 2009 Usain Bolt New World Record 100m In 9. 58 Seconds.Olympic Games.World Champion.Athletics. Fast runner.Sprint.Race.Competition.Gold Medals.decathlon.200 metres racing.International Victory.200 m final.400m final relay.jamaica.Jeux Olympiques. Guitar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1p3A... Usain St. Leo Bolt, OJ, C.D. (pronounced /juːˈseɪn/;[7] born 21 August 1986), is a Jamaican sprinter and a three-time Olympic gold medalist. He holds the world record for the 100 metres, the 200 metres and, along with his teammates, the 4x100 metres relay. He also holds the Olympic record for all three of these races. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Bolt became the first man to win three sprinting events at a single Olympics since Carl Lewis in 1984, and the first man to set world records in all three at a single Olympics. In 2009 he became the first man to hold the 100 and 200 m world and Olympic titles at the same time. Bolt distinguished himself with a 200 m gold medal at the 2002 World Junior Championships, making him the competition's youngest-ever gold medalist. In 2004, at the CARIFTA Games, he became the first junior sprinter to run the 200 m in under 20 seconds with a time of 19.93 s, breaking Roy Martin's world junior record by two-tenths of a second. He turned professional in 2004, missing most of his first two seasons due to injuries, but he competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics. In 2007, he beat Don Quarrie's 200 m Jamaican national record with a run of 19.75 s. In May 2008, Bolt set his first 100 m world record with a time of 9.72 s. He set world records in both 100 m and 200 m events at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics: 100 m record time of 9.69 s broke his own previous record of 9.72 s; with a record time of 19.30 s he broke previous record of 19.32 s by Michael Johnson at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. In August 2009, a year after the Beijing Olympics, he lowered his own 100 m and 200 m world records to 9.58 s and 19.19 s respectively at the 2009 World Championships.[8] His record breaking margin in 100 m is the highest since the start of digital time measurements.[9] His achievements in sprinting have earned him the media nickname "'Lightning Bolt".[10] Bolt announced that he would double-up with the 100 metres and 200 metres events at the Beijing Summer Olympics, and the new 100 m world-record holder was the favourite to win both.[69][70] Michael Johnson, the 200 m and 400 m record holder, personally backed the sprinter, saying that he did not believe that a lack of experience would work against him.[71] Bolt qualified for the 100 m final with times of 9.92 s and 9.85 s in the quarter-finals and semifinals, respectively.[72][73][74] Bolt held a considerable lead over his rivals in the closing stages of the 100 m final. In the Olympic 100 m final, Bolt broke new ground, winning in 9.69 s (unofficially 9.683 s) with a reaction time of 0.165 s.[75] This was an improvement upon his own world record, and he was well ahead of second-place finisher Richard Thompson, who finished in 9.89 s.[76] Not only was the record set without a favourable wind (+0.0 m/s), but he also visibly slowed down to celebrate before he finished and his shoelace was untied.[77][78][79] Bolt's coach reported that, based upon the speed of Bolt's opening 60 m, he could have finished with a time of 9.52 s.[80] After scientific analysis of Bolt's run by the Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics at the University of Oslo, Hans Eriksen and his colleagues also predicted a sub 9.60 s time. Considering factors such as Bolt's position, acceleration and velocity in comparison with second-


"Whose words are used in the 1916 hymn ""Jerusalem"" composed by Hubert Parry?"

Hubert Parry: Jerusalem (Orch. Elgar) - YouTube Hubert Parry: Jerusalem (Orch. Elgar) Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Apr 20, 2013 Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, 1st Baronet (27 February 1848 -- 7 October 1918) was an English composer, teacher and historian of music. Parry's first major works appeared in 1880. As a composer he is best known for the choral song "Jerusalem", the coronation anthem "I was glad", the choral and orchestral ode Blest Pair of Sirens, and the hymn tune "Repton", which sets the words "Dear Lord and Father of Mankind". His orchestral works include five symphonies and a set of Symphonic Variations. After early attempts to work in insurance, at his father's behest, Parry was taken up by George Grove, first as a contributor to Grove's massive Dictionary of Music and Musicians in the 1870s and 80s, and then in 1883 as professor of composition and musical history at the Royal College of Music, of which Grove was the first head. In 1895 Parry succeeded Grove as head of the College, remaining in the post for the rest of his life. He was concurrently professor of music at the University of Oxford from 1900 to 1908. He wrote several books about music and music history, the best-known of which is probably his 1909 study of Johann Sebastian Bach. Both in his lifetime and afterwards, Parry's reputation and critical standing have varied. His academic duties were considerable, and prevented him from devoting all his energies to composition, but some contemporaries such as Charles Villiers Stanford rated him as the finest English composer since Henry Purcell; others, such as Frederick Delius, did not. Parry's influence on later composers, by contrast, is widely recognised. Edward Elgar learned much of his craft from Parry's articles in Grove's Dictionary, and among those who studied under Parry at the Royal College were Ralph Vaughan Williams, Gustav Holst, Frank Bridge and John Ireland... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubert_P... "And did those feet in ancient time" is a short poem by William Blake from the preface to his epic Milton a Poem, one of a collection of writings known as the Prophetic Books. The date of 1804 on the title page is probably when the plates were begun, but the poem was printed c. 1808. Today it is best known as the anthem "Jerusalem", with music written by Sir Hubert Parry in 1916. The poem was inspired by the apocryphal story that a young Jesus, accompanied by his uncle Joseph of Arimathea, a tin merchant, travelled to what is now England and visited Glastonbury during the unknown years of Jesus. The legend is linked to an idea in the Book of Revelation ( 3:12 and 21:2) describing a Second Coming, wherein Jesus establishes a new Jerusalem. The Christian Church in general, and the English Church in particular, has long used Jerusalem as a metaphor for Heaven, a place of universal love and peace. In the most common interpretation of the poem, Blake implies that a visit by Jesus would briefly create heaven in England, in contrast to the "dark Satanic Mills" of the Industrial Revolution. Blake's poem asks four questions rather than asserting the historical truth of Christ's visit. Thus the poem merely implies that there may, or may not, have been a divine visit, when there was briefly heaven in England... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_did_... Lyrics & English Translation


From which country does Red Stripe lager originate?

Red Stripe Jamaican Lager | Desnoes & Geddes Limited | BeerAdvocate Desnoes & Geddes Limited Alcohol by volume (ABV): 4.70% Availability: Year-round Notes / Commercial Description: In 2012, Diageo moved production of the U.S. supply of Red Stripe from Jamaica to the U.S.; The supply is produced by City Brewing Co. in La Crosse, Wisconsin and the Latrobe Brewing Company in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, which was the main brewery for Rolling Rock for over 60 years. Desnoes & Geddes will still make Red Stripe for Jamaica, Brazil, Canada and Europe. Added by BeerAdvocate on 11-30-2000 BEER STATS 3.42/5  rDev +14% look: 3.25 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.5 Look: Pours a goldish color, nothing special but not the worst. Slight head which quickly dissolves upon pouring. Smell: Nothing unique about the smell at all. Taste: Not an overwhelming taste, easily drinkable on a hot day for sure. Its not as filling as other lagers we have tried. Feel: Red Stripe goes down real easy, does not leave an unpleasant taste. Does not fill you up like other lagers might. Can easily have 4-5 of these and not feel like a fat slob. Overall: This is a good, but not great beer. Definitely recommend it if you are stuck in a rut and want something new. Can usually find a 6 pack for around 9 dollars. It is very drinkable and tasty enough to keep you interested. Good for parties/bbqs. Good for day drinking.  741 characters look: 4 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75 Review: 500ml Can of Red Stripe: ABV: 4.7% The taste of Jamaica On pour we get a light golden yellow colour, that produces a big frothy white head, with a lot of nice carbonation. The beer looks ok. A nice head that maintains, and some nice lacing. A slight beery smell on the nose, real lagery aroma. Malts and grains, but overall not a whole lot to smell. Faint. On taste I get a very nice mouthful of tastes, a filling and refreshing feel in the mouth. Tastes ok, mostly creamy, with some cereals tastes, and a good bit of grain. Nice enough. There is a very stringent taste though (lemon and lime), that lingers throughout which is not very nice and is very pointed. But overall has a real lagery taste and is quite sessionable Hard to rate and not bad, but would like to try again.  792 characters 2.25/5  rDev -25% look: 2.25 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.25 This beer is slightly below average for a lager. It has a taste that is neither good or bad. it is over priced for a subpar lager. There is nothing special here.  162 characters 2.47/5  rDev -17.7% look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5 Not much to say here. The lace lasted...surprise. Otherwise this is just another American adjunct beer. Jamaican style? Give me a break. This tastes like a Pabst Blue Ribbon with a tad more bitterness. It's sad that many of the once notable beers from other countries (Kirin, Harp, Becks, Lowenbrau...I could go on and on) have been bought by corporate America's bean counters and marketing geniuses for their name and past reputation. This is quite possibly the reason for the craft beer surge. We know better. Excuse the rant. Back to Red Stripe. No worse than a Heineken, if you get my drift. American adjunct lager? Go for a Narraganset if you can find one.  663 characters look: 2 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2 | overall: 3 This is a nice beer that has just enough character to be enjoyable. It's pale color leaves a lot to be desired mainly due to reminding drinkers of the standard adjunct lagers it resembles. It's smell is pleasant and inviting. The taste is hard to define. It's certainly not off putting, but It's difficult to consistently detect. While there is a bit of character in its feel, there's not much. Overall, Red Stripe is a pleasant experience.  440 characters 3.57/5  rDev +19% look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5 first beer of the day, straight out of the freezer, on a warm September afternoon..... is why i give this baby a FOUR on taste! but seriously.... it's not bad. on par with a Coors i


In London, HMS Belfast is moored between Tower Bridge and which other bridge?

London Tower Bridge - River Thames England Can you find the locations of the photographs on the map? Use the aerial photograph option on the map page. Tower Bridge has stood over the River Thames in London since 1894 and is one of the most recognised bridges in the world. Before it was built the only bridge in London was London Bridge. Photograph of the bridge raised Two large towers rise 200 feet above the Thames A pair of glass-covered walkways stretch between the two towers for pedestrians. There is a charge to use the walkways today. Tower Bridge is sometimes mistakenly called London Bridge , which is the next bridge upstream. When the bridge opened to river traffic in 1894, it was raised and lowered 1,000 times per year. Today, few ships actually travel on the Thames, so the bridge opens less than 100 times per year.


In which of Grimm's fairy tales does the wicked witch end up in the oven?

Hansel and Gretel Hansel and Gretel by the Grimm Brothers Hard by a great forest dwelt a poor wood-cutter with his wife and his two children. The boy was called Hansel and the girl Gretel. He had little to bite and to break, and once when great dearth fell on the land, he could no longer procure even daily bread. Now when he thought over this by night in his bed, and tossed about in his anxiety, he groaned and said to his wife, "What is to become of us. How are we to feed our poor children, when we no longer have anything even for ourselves." "I'll tell you what, husband," answered the woman, "early to-morrow morning we will take the children out into the forest to where it is the thickest. There we will light a fire for them, and give each of them one more piece of bread, and then we will go to our work and leave them alone. They will not find the way home again, and we shall be rid of them." "No, wife," said the man, "I will not do that. How can I bear to leave my children alone in the forest.  The wild animals would soon come and tear them to pieces." "O' you fool," said she, "then we must all four die of hunger, you may as well plane the planks for our coffins," and she left him no peace until he consented. "But I feel very sorry for the poor children, all the same," said the man. The two children had also not been able to sleep for hunger, and had heard what their step-mother had said to their father. Gretel wept bitter tears, and said to Hansel, "now all is over with us." "Be quiet," Gretel, said Hansel, "do not distress yourself, I will soon find a way to help us." And when the old folks had fallen asleep, he got up, put on his little coat, opened the door below, and crept outside. The moon shone brightly, and the white pebbles which lay in front of the house glittered like real silver pennies. Hansel stooped and stuffed the little pocket of his coat with as many as he could get in. Then he went back and said to Gretel, "Be comforted, dear little sister, and sleep in peace, God will not forsake us," and he lay down again in his bed. When day dawned, but before the sun had risen, the woman came and awoke the two children, saying get up, you sluggards. We are going into the forest to fetch wood. She gave each a little piece of bread, and said, "There is something for your dinner, but do not eat it up before then, for you will get nothing else." Gretel took the bread under her apron, as Hansel had the pebbles in his pocket. Then they all set out together on the way to the forest. When they had walked a short time, Hansel stood still and peeped back at the house, and did so again and again. His father said, "Hansel, what are you looking at there and staying behind for. Pay attention, and do not forget how to use your legs." "Ah, father," said Hansel, "I am looking at my little white cat, which is sitting up on the roof, and wants to say good-bye to me." The wife said, "Fool, that is not your little cat, that is the morning sun which is shining on the chimneys." Hansel, however, had not been looking back at the cat, but had been constantly throwing one of the white pebble-stones out of his pocket on the road. When they had reached the middle of the forest, the father said, "Now, children, pile up some wood, and I will light a fire that you may not be cold." Hansel and Gretel gathered brushwood together, as high as a little hill. The brushwood was lighted, and when the flames were burning very high, the woman said, "Now, children, lay yourselves down by the fire and rest, we will go into the forest and cut some wood. When we have done, we will come back and fetch you away". Hansel and Gretel sat by the fire, and when noon came, each ate a little piece of bread, and as they heard the strokes of the wood-axe they believed that their father was near. It was not the axe, however, but a branch which he had fastened to a withered tree which the wind was blowing backwards and forwards. And as they had been sitting such a long time, their eyes closed with fatigue, and they fell fast asleep. When at last the


The city of Cleveland in the USA stands on which of the Great Lakes?

Cleveland, OH (CLE) | Great American Stations PlayhouseSquare The Lake Shore Limited and Capitol Limited both glide along the shore of Lake Erie before making their early morning stops at Cleveland’s Lakefront Station north of downtown. From 1971-1972, Amtrak served Cleveland Union Terminal on Public Square in downtown Cleveland. Due to the large size of the facility and the requirement for operators to switch to electric locomotives in order to access the enclosed platforms, Amtrak decided to construct a smaller station that could better accommodate passengers and serve its needs. The new depot opened in 1977 and today sits in good company among waterfront attractions such as the Cleveland Browns Stadium, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, and the Great Lakes Science Center. Lakefront Station is a one-story reddish-brown structure constructed of concrete masonry units. A large and prominent porte-cochère protects passengers arriving by car from rain and snow and allows them to pull right up to the entrance. Typical of 1970s design aesthetics, the trussed support system of the porte-cochère is exposed for all to see. Whereas pre-Modern architects would have hidden this portion of the structure, many Modernists celebrated the functional aspects of their buildings. These architects wanted people who were interacting with their structures to understand how they were assembled, and thus essential components of systems like heating and air-conditioning, water, and electrical were left showing. From the porte-cochère, a covered walkway wraps around the corner to the trackside façade and eventually leads to both the Amtrak and local light rail platforms. Trimmed in a vibrant, deep blue, the covered walkway provides a welcome contrast to the subdued tones of the brown walls. The materials used on the exterior continue into the interior. As sunlight streams down through a central skylight, it hits the exposed trusses that support the roof and throws interesting patterns onto the brown brick floor, which is laid in a basket weave pattern. Exposed ductwork snakes its way through the trusses as do the light fixtures. Since all the ceiling elements are painted white, they tend to recede and produce a sense of airiness which is further enhanced by the floor-to-ceiling windows. Banks of seats are located close to public telephones and a vending area. As one of the premier ports on the Great Lakes and one of Ohio’s largest cities, over the years Cleveland has supported a handful of stations served by numerous rail lines. It also boasted dozens of other railroad-related structures such as freight houses, round houses, crew quarters, and repair shops, most of which are now gone as technology changed and railroad mergers resulted in redundant properties. Located where the Cuyahoga River empties its waters into Lake Erie, Cleveland was founded in 1796 and named for General Moses Cleaveland. Before Ohio existed, the land south of Lake Erie—referred to as the “Western Reserve”—belonged to Connecticut, as many of the original thirteen colonies theoretically spanned the continent from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. Cleaveland was a shareholder in the Connecticut Land Company which had formed in the late eighteenth century to promote settlement in the Western Reserve. He was appointed by the other stockholders to supervise the surveying of the land, a necessary step in its settlement. The capital city of the Western Reserve was placed at the site of Cleveland and the surveyors named it after their leader. The general laid out the basic street plan which included the ten acre Public Square modeled after New England town greens. Once surveying was complete, Cleaveland went back to Connecticut and never returned to the Northwest Territories. Early settlers developed the harbor to take advantage of Great Lakes trade. Canal building fever excited the new nation in the 1820s and 1830s, and Ohio was not to be left out. By 1827, the Ohio and Erie Canal connected Cleveland with Akron forty miles to the southeast and eventually was comp


Which common fish belongs to the family gadidae?

Cod (Gadus ogac) - Pictures and facts - Fish @ thewebsiteofeverything.com In colour the Greenland cod is generally sombre, ranging from tan to brown to silvery. The Cod lives in the demersal , oceanodromous , brackish , marine , depth range 0 - 200 m environment. COD Receives $6,988 Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice COD  Receives $6,988 Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice  The U.S. Department of Justice has awarded College of DuPage a  $6,988. More Cod is the common name for the genus Gadus, belonging to the family  Gadidae, and is also used in the common name for various other fishes. More Cod fisheries are fisheries for cod. Cod is the common name for fish  of the genus Gadus, belonging to the family Gadidae, and this article  is confined to the three species that belong to this genus: the  Atlantic cod, the Pacific cod and the Greenland cod. More Dictionary: cod1 (kŏd) pronunciation   Home > Library > Literature & Language > Dictionaryn., pl., cod, or  cods.  Any of various marine fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus  morhua, an important food fish of northern Atlantic waters. More Com - Cape Cod's #1 source for visitor and  travel information. More Autumn on Cape Cod is a treat!   Cape Cod and islands of Nantucket & Martha's Vineyard feature the  perfect locations for spending time away from home!   Whether you're searching for a Cape Cod hotel, motel or bed & breakfast , a More Lovely Cape Cod is the setting of Four Points by Sheraton Eastham Cape  Cod, a modern full-service hotel. The area features around 27,000  acres of undeveloped beaches, salt marshes, bike trails, kettle ponds  and forests. More i have some frozen cod fillets in my freezer. i want to cook them for  a salad that i will be eating tonight. More The Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority has developed a    great transit system- check them out online. It's easier to take    the jitney buses or trolleys than get lost; they also negotiate    traffic better than average. More A promotion code is your key to redeeming discounts, special  CheapTickets offers and rewards. To redeem, enter your promotion code  below, then look for hotels marked with the icon. We'll apply  the discount to the total cost when you pay. More The white, mild flavored flesh of cod is available throughout the year  and is a wonderful substitute for meat protein with its versatility  making it easily adaptable to all methods of cooking.   Cod belong to the same family (Gadidae) along with both haddock and  pollock. More Hyannis is in the center of Cape Cod and we are right in the center of  Hyannis. The Ultimate location for all Cape Activities. More The Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua, is a demersal gadoid species found on  both sides of the North Atlantic. In the Northwest Atlantic cod occur  from Greenland to North Carolina. In U.S. More Cod is the common name for various marine fish of the genus Gadus of  the family Gadidae, and in particular the well-known food fish Gadus  morhua, the Atlantic cod. More natural resources, the Atlantic cod is recognized as a symbol of   the Commonwealth's natural heritage. More * How to Take Cod Liver Oil for Health    * How to Stay Healthy Taking Cod Liver Oil    * What Are the Benefits of Taking Arctic Cod Liver Oil?    * Health Benefits of Cod Liver Oil More * Massachusetts -> Cape Cod -> Description and travel   Popular Categories:    * Fiction Books    * Children More The Cape Codder Resort & Spa - A Cape Cod hotel and resort in hyannis, MA - a great family vacation or romantic Cape Cod escape.   The Cape Codder Resort & Spa - A Cape Cod hotel and resort in hyannis, MA - a great family vacation or romantic Cape Cod escape. More per night Courtyard By Marriott Cape Cod Hyannis Courtyard By  Marriott Cape Cod Hyannis  3-Star Hyannis, MA  Avg. Rating: 9. More Cape Cod's Destination Guide     OnCape is your one-stop for everything you need to know about Cape  Cod's white-sand beaches, where to stay, what to do and se


In the nursery rhyme, whose wife 'could eat no lean'?

What is the "Jack Sprat" nursery rhyme? | Reference.com What is the "Jack Sprat" nursery rhyme? A: Quick Answer "Jack Sprat" is a traditional English nursery rhyme whose main verse says, "Jack Sprat could eat no fat. His wife could eat no lean. And so between them both, you see, they licked the platter clean." Though it was likely sung by children long before, "Jack Sprat" was first published around 1765 in the compilation "Mother Goose's Melody." Full Answer According to Rhymes.org, a U.K. website devoted to nursery rhyme lyrics and origins, the "Jack Sprat" nursery rhyme has its origins in British history. In one interpretation, Jack Sprat was King Charles I, who ruled England in the early part of the 17th century, and his wife was Queen Henrietta Maria. Parliament refused to finance the king's war with Spain, which made him lean. However, the queen fattened the coffers by levying an illegal war tax. In an alternative version, the "Jack Sprat" nursery rhyme is linked to King Richard and his brother John of the Robin Hood legend. Jack Sprat was King John, the usurper who tried to take over the crown when King Richard went off to fight in the Crusades in the 12th century. When King Richard was captured, John had to raise a ransom to rescue him, leaving the country lean. The wife was Joan, daughter of the Earl of Gloucester, the greedy wife of King John. However, after King Richard died and John became king, he had his marriage with Joan annulled.


Which Indian city was devastated by a toxic gas escape in 1984?

BBC ON THIS DAY | 3 | 1984: Hundreds die in Bhopal chemical accident About This Site | Text Only 1984: Hundreds die in Bhopal chemical accident Hundreds of people have died from the effects of toxic gases which leaked from a chemical factory near the central Indian city of Bhopal. The accident happened in the early hours of this morning at the American-owned Union Carbide Pesticide Plant three miles (4.8 km) from Bhopal. Mr Y P Gokhale, managing director of Union Carbide in India, said that methyl isocyanate gas (MIC) had escaped when a valve in the plant's underground storage tank broke under pressure. Mothers didn't know their children had died, children didn't know their mothers had died and men didn't know their whole families had died
 Ahmed Khan, Bhopal resident
 This caused a deadly cloud of lethal gas to float from the factory over Bhopal, which is home to more than 900,000 people - many of whom live in slums. Chaos and panic broke out in the city and surrounding areas as tens of thousands of people attempted to escape. More than 20,000 people have required hospital treatment for symptoms including swollen eyes, frothing at the mouth and breathing difficulties. Thousands of dead cats, dogs, cows and birds litter the streets and the city's mortuaries are filling up fast. Bhopal resident, Ahmed Khan, said: "We were choking and our eyes were burning. We could barely see the road through the fog, and sirens were blaring. "We didn't know which way to run. Everybody was very confused. "Mothers didn't know their children had died, children didn't know their mothers had died and men didn't know their whole families had died." The Union Carbide factory was closed immediately after the accident and three senior members of staff arrested. Medical and scientific experts have been dispatched to the scene and the Indian government has ordered a judicial inquiry. It is understood the Indian Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi, will be flying to the area within the next few days. In Context This was one of the world's worst industrial accidents.
 Nearly 3,000 people died from the effects of the poisonous gas in the days following the disaster.
 Estimates say that some 50,000 people were treated in the first few days suffering terrible side-effects, including blindness, kidney and liver failure.
 Campaigners say nearly 20,000 others have since died from the effects of the leak.
 Investigations into the disaster revealed that something had gone fundamentally wrong with a tank storing lethal methyl isocyanate (MIC).
 In 1989 Union Carbide, which is now a subsidiary of Dow Chemical, paid the Indian Government £470m in a settlement which many described as woefully inadequate.
 But in 1999 a voluntary group in Bhopal which believed not enough had been done to help victims, filed a lawsuit in the United States claiming Union Carbide violated international law and human rights.
 In November 2002 India said it was seeking the extradition of former Union Carbide boss Warren Anderson from the US.
 Mr Anderson faces charges of "culpable homicide" for cost-cutting at the plant which is alleged to have compromised safety standards.
 In October 2004, the Indian Supreme Court approved a compensation plan drawn up by the state welfare commission to pay nearly $350m to more than 570,000 victims of the disaster.


Which orchestral instrument is the smallest member of the flute family?

All about the flute family Size: About 33cm long - roughly     half the size of the Concert Flute Shape: Unlike the flute, the     Piccolo has only two sections - the Head and the Body. Pitch: The Piccolo plays an octave     higher than the Flute, but because it doesn't have a footjoint can only     go as low as D. Sound: Being the smallest and     highest member of the Flute Family, the sound is very penetrating. Other: The piccolo first became     popular about 200 years ago. Now it regularly used in orchestras, wind     bands and flute choirs.   The Alto Flute Size: About 86cm long. Shape: Very similar to the concert     flute - just longer. Sometimes it has a curly headjoint (as above) to     help reach the keys. Pitch: It is tuned a 4th lower     than the concert flute. Sound: Quieter and more mellow     than the concert flute. Other: The alto flute is a     transposing instrument. When it plays the sound comes out a 4th lower     than the notes on the page.


"In which card game can one score ""one for his knob""?"

One for his nob, two for his heels | The Independent Lifestyle One for his nob, two for his heels William Hartston explores the curious rules and history of one of our oldest and most popular card games Friday 25 July 1997 23:02 BST Click to follow Indy Lifestyle Online Among card games, cribbage has for years been looked down upon as a ragged Cinderella compared with its more affluent sisters, bridge and poker. Yet its mathematical complexities and psychological overtones provide an excitement that devotees insist matches anything offered by those games. The game of six-card cribbage (the most common version), in case you need reminding, works like this: The rules Cribbage is a game for two players, using a standard 52-card pack. Kings rank high, aces low. Points are scored for various card combinations either in hand, or occurring during play. Each player's score is registered by a peg moving along a track of holes on a wooden board. The first player to score 61 points wins the game. (You can, of course, use pencil and paper, but for the true enthusiast the cribbage board is an essential feature of the game.) Cut for deal; the player drawing the lower card is the dealer, the other is given three points for "last" as compensation. (Cribbage is full of such charming twitches of vocabulary.) Six cards are dealt to each player, the remainder placed face down on the table. Each player must then choose two cards to discard. These are left face down to form the "crib", which is not revealed until the end of the hand. The undealt cards are then cut, and the new top card turned up as the "start" card. If it's a jack, the dealer scores two points, "two for his heels". Beginning with the non-dealer, the players then take turns to reveal one card from their hands. The pip values of these (court cards count 10, ace is one) are added to the start card, the running total is announced at each play, and the total pip value may not exceed 31. If it reaches exactly 31, the player whose card was just played scores two points. If you have no card that can be played without exceeding 31, you say "Go" and your opponent plays again if he can. If 31 is reached, or both players say "Go", you start counting again from zero with the remaining cards. Other ways of scoring during play: 15: If you play a card that brings the total to 15 you score two points, "fifteen two". Pair: If you play a card of the same value as the previous card, you score two for a pair. (King and king are, of course, a pair, but king and jack, for example, are not.) Pair royal: If you follow a pair immediately with a third card of the same value, you score six for "pair royal". Double pair royal: And four in a row scores 12. Run: A run of three or more cards of consecutive values (10-jack-queen, or A-2-3-4, for example, but not K-Q-A) scores as many points as cards in the run. Note that the cards do not have to occur in the right order: 7-3-4-6-5 is a perfectly valid five-card run. Last card: If the total of 31 is not reached exactly, one point is scored by whoever played last. When play is completed, each player scores his own hand, adding the value of the start card to the four he kept, as follows: 15: any combination of cards adding up to 15 scores two points. (So, for example, J,Q,5,5,5 would score 14 - each of the fives can pair with jack or queen, and the three fives provide another two points. You would say: "fifteen two, fifteen four, fifteen six ... up to fifteen fourteen, adding two for each scoring combination.) Pair: As during play, a pair counts two, with six points for a "pair royal" (three of the same value) and 12 for all four. Run: Runs of three or more cards score as many points as cards in the run. Flush: Four points if all your cards are the same suit (with a bonus point if the start card is of the same suit) One for his nob: One point for holding the jack of the same suit as the start card. When both players have scored their hands, the dealer exposes the crib and adds its score to his own. The origins of cribbage According to John Aubrey, the game was


Which French World War I general later headed the pro-German Vichy Government in World War II from 1940-1944?

The World at War - Petain Biography Marshal Henri Philippe Pétain Henri Pétain was a military and political leader and France�s greatest hero in World War I (1914-1918). He was later condemned as a traitor for having headed the pro-German Vichy regime after France's defeat in World War II (1939-1945).      Born in Cauchy-ó-la-Tour in 1856, Pétain was educated at the Saint-Cyr military academy and the École Supérieure de Guerre (army war college) in Paris. As a general during World War I, he won fame for his successful defense of Verdun against the Germans in 1916. Later, as commander in chief, he did much to restore morale in the French army after a series of mutinies in 1917. He was made a marshal of France the following year. During the 1920s Pétain served in French Morocco. In 1934 he was minister of war, and from 1939 to 1940 he was ambassador to Spain.      Following the German invasion of France in 1940, Pétain - then 84 years old - was recalled to active military service as adviser to the minister of war. On June 16, 1940, he succeeded Paul Reynaud as premier of France and soon afterward he asked the Germans for an armistice, which was concluded on June 22. On July 2, with the consent of the Germans, he established his government in Vichy in central France, and on July 10 he assumed the title of chief of state, ruling thereafter with dictatorial powers over that portion of France not directly under German control. Pétain and his prime minister, Pierre Laval, established a Fascist-oriented government that became notorious for its collaboration with German dictator Adolf Hitler. The Vichy government ruled with Germany's approval, appointing all government officials, controlling the press, and practicing arbitrary arrests. The government also passed anti-Semitic laws and rounded up French, Spanish, and Eastern European Jews who were deported to German concentration camps.      After the Allies landed in France in 1944, Pétain went to Germany and then to Switzerland. He returned to France after the war to stand trial for treason. In August 1945 he was found guilty of �intelligence with the enemy� and sentenced to death. The sentence was commuted to life imprisonment, and he was moved to Ile d'Yeu, an island off the coast of Brittany, where he died.


What is the name of the new British steam locomotive No. 60163 built in Darlington and the first mainline locomotive built in the UK since 'Evening Star'?

Rail UK Diesel & Electric Locomotive Class Information Comments: 0 LNER/BR Peppercorn A1 Class 4-6-2 No. 60163 'Tornado' at Edinburgh Waverley Station 2015 London & North Eastern Railway/British Railways Peppercorn A1 Class 4-6-2 No. 60163 'Tornado' at Edinburgh Waverley Station in 2015 The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) Peppercorn Class A1 was a type of express passenger steam locomotive. Forty-nine original Peppercorn Class A1s were built to the design of Arthur Peppercorn (who was the last Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London and North Eastern Railway) during the early British Railways era, but all were scrapped with the discontinuation of steam, with none of the original production run surviving into preservation. In 2008 a brand new 50th Peppercorn A1 locomotive, 60163 Tornado, was completed. 60163 Tornado is a mainline steam locomotive built in Darlington, England. Completed in 2008, Tornado was the first such locomotive built in the United Kingdom since Evening Star, the last steam locomotive built by British Railways in 1960. It is the only example of an LNER Peppercorn Class A1 locomotive in existence, the entirety of the original production batch having been scrapped without preservation. The locomotive's namesake is the Panavia Tornado, a combat aircraft flown by the Royal Air Force. Construction of Tornado began in 1994, and was based at Darlington Works for most of the project, while numerous components such as the boiler were manufactured elsewhere. The project was financed through fundraising initiatives such as public donations and sponsorship deals; further funding came from hiring out Tornado itself for special rail services. Construction was completed in 2008, and full certification of the locomotive was achieved in January 2009. Having been designed with compliance to modern safety and certification standards, Tornado has been conducting passenger services on the UK rail network and on mainline-connected heritage railways since 2008. LNER/BR Peppercorn A1 Class 4-6-2 No. 60163 at Edinburgh Waverley Station Date Photo Taken: 2015


Which Roman road connected Lincoln and Exeter?

Roman roads in Britain Roman roads in Britain Wheeldale Roman Road, North York Moors When the Romans began their conquest of Celtic Britain in 43AD, they found a haphazard collection of roads and paths, most connecting local fields and hamlets, but also some longer distance trade routes (e.g. along the North Downs in Kent, and the Icknield Way along the Chilterns into Norfolk). The Roman administration, however, needed a better network of roads to connect its new towns and army posts and to speed the flow of both trade goods and troops. In building their network of roads the Romans mostly ignored the Celtic paths, partly because the Roman towns and forts were built on new sites away from the Celtic settlements. The most vital priority was the movement of troops and supplies from the channel ports of Richborough, Dover, and Lympne to the military centres at London, Colchester, and the front-line legionary forts. The first frontier was set up along a road extending from Exeter to Lincoln, running through Bath, Gloucester, and Leicester. This was known as the Fosse Way, the first great Roman road in Britain. The Fosse Way has been largely adapted by modern highways. The next military push established a new frontier between Lincoln and York, Wroxeter and Chester, and Gloucester and Caerleon. After these "front-line" roads had been established. The Romans turned their attention to expanding the network of minor roads within their new possessions, to better aid the flow of trade. By 82AD the Romans had pushed north as far as a line between the Clyde and the Firth of Forth. During this campaign alone the army built over 60 forts and over 1200 miles of roads. The imperial posting service, used by Roman officials, maintained inns and relays of horses at intervals of 30 to 50 kilometres along the roads. The minor roads (sometimes called "economic roads") were also built by the Roman army to link economic centres, such as the Mendip lead mines and the Nene potteries, with administrative capitals like Silchester, and the coastal ports. At a best guess there were between 8000-10,000 miles of roads constructed during the first hundred years of Roman occupation. There was a third level of roads at the local level, connecting villas, temples, farms, and villages to larger roads and market towns. The full extent of this road building is apparent when you consider that according estimates by historians, no village or farm was more than 7 miles from a purpose-built road! It is a fallacy to think that Roman roads are always straight. The Roman engineers were no fools - if there was a natural obstacle in the way, the road naturally deviated to go around it. That said, for the most part Roman roads were laid out in straight lines between sighting landmarks. Small hills were cut through, and wet ground covered by causeways, or timber embankments. So, how did the Romans build these famous roads of theirs? The roads were literally highways, raised up on a cambered bank of material dug from roadside ditches. In general there were 3 layers. The first layer of large stones was covered by a second layer of smaller stones, then a top layer of gravel or small stones. Each layer varied in depth from 2-12 inches. Cross-section of a Roman road showing the layering technique and outer dirches The choice of material depended upon what was locally available; in the chalk areas like the Wessex Downs a mix of chalk, flint, and gravel was used. The paved area was edged with upright stones to provide stability, and the major roads had ditches to each side, about 84 feet apart. Tracing the course of Roman roads can be a fun activity. Large scale maps help, as does the excellent Ordnance Survey map of Roman Britain. Almost any straight stretch of road is a candidate, and often the roads follow parish boundaries or hedges. The best unaltered examples of Roman roads in Britain today exist at Wheeldale Moor (North Yorkshire), Holtye (Sussex), and Blackstone Edge (near Littleborough, Greater Manchester). A clue to the existence of former Roman roads is the prefix "st


worcestercathedral.co.uk Exhibition closes Monday 28 November 2016 King John was born on Christmas Eve in 1166. He began his reign in 1199 in control of a vast empire which stretched from Gascony in the south of France all the way up through large regions of France to England, areas in Wales and some parts of Ireland. King John is most famous for agreeing to the Magna Carta, which was a charter of demands made by John's rebellious barons. When he died in October 1216, he had lost most of his French lands, and was in the midst of a civil war against many of his own barons.ï¿½ Read Prof Stephen Church's (of the University of East Anglia)ï¿½articleï¿½for The English Historical Review, on King John's Testament and the Last Days of his Reign.......... Exhibition closes Monday 28 November 2016 King John and Worcestershire Some of King John's favourite hunting grounds were here at Kinver and Feckenham, and he had a special affection for Saint Wulfstan, one of the two great Anglo-Saxon saints whose shrines and tombs were at Worcester. Both Saint Wulfstan and Saint Oswald can be seen in miniature beside the head of John on his effigy. When John came to Worcester he would have stayed in the cathedral priory or castle. There are two or three probable locations for his place of lodging. The first possible place was in the rooms of the prior, who was the monk in charge of the monastery. The second was in the guesthouse of the priory, whichï¿½was located originally inside from the gatehouse and just to the north of it, on the site of the present Guesten. This was later to be replaced by the huge Guestenhall in the later middle ages of which only the ruins survive. An alternative theory is that the early guesthouse was located just south of the Chapter House. John first visited Worcester in October 1189, when meeting the Welsh nobility on behalf of his brother King Richard I. All paid homage to John, except for one, whom John therefore attacked in Carmarthen castle and brought to submission. On Easter Day in the year 1200 King John visited the Cathedral. In 1202 he had ordered the rebuilding of the priory's great Gatehouse (now called Edgar Tower) after a terrible fire, which had damaged the whole city of Worcester. He again visited Worcester in 1205 as part of a national tour to raise forces to recapture his lost French territories. In 1207 John was at Worcester for Christmas, and he gave 100 marks to help with the repairs after the great fire of 1202 and prayed at Saint Wulfstan's golden shrine. However in the quarrel between the Pope and King John, the Bishop of Worcester, Mauger sided with the Papacy. Mauger had been Richard the Lionheart's physician. He was one of the few Bishop's to publish the Pope's interdict in England in 1208, and was consequently forced to flee England. John returned in 1209 to negotiate with the Welsh. Worcester Priory was ordered to give the King in the year 1210 the sum of 200 marks, and instructed to provide him with a cart and four horses. John appeared here once again in 1211 when he was trying to raise troops to invade France, and once more in 1213 when he ordered the monks to elect the Chancellor of the Exchequer Walter de Gray as the new Bishop of Worcester. In 1214 John visited briefly to spend his Christmas at the Cathedral priory, but left on Boxing Day for London. During the civil war at the end of John's reign, the city of Worcester had declared for the rebellious barons. A loyalist army under the Earl of Chester was unable to capture the city. However on 17th July 1216, one of John's loyal lieutenants, Fawkes de Breautï¿½ broke through the defences at Worcester castle and then captured the town. The gold on St. Wulfstan's shrine was melted and used to pay a 300 mark fine. John's last visit to Worcester was on 16 August 1216, ordering the citizens to make a payment to Walter de Beauchamp so that alms might be given to the poor. The Will John had contracted dysentery at Lynn in 1216. Just before his death, John managed to dictate a brief will. The will still survives and is usually on display in