Leon Frank Czolgosz assassinated which US president in 1901?

Leon Frank Czolgosz (1873 - 1901) - Genealogy Leon Frank Czolgosz Share your family tree and photos with the people you know and love Build your family tree online Share photos and videos Alpena, Alpena County, Michigan, United States Death: in Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, United States Cause of death: Executed in the electric chair Place of Burial: Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, United States Immediate Family: Half brother of Charles Czolgosz and Antoine Czolgosz Occupation: Anarchist, Assassin of US President William McKinley Managed by: NewspaperARCHIVE.com Text: ... September John Scherwood, well known lumber- man, stated that Leon Czolgosz worked In a cedar camu near South drench ..." Date: NewspaperARCHIVE.com Text: "...H Anarchist Supposed to Be Leon Czolgosz of De- troit Fires Two Bullets Into the President's Body. IN OF A FRIEND Extends Hand u if t... Date: Compilation of Published Sources Text: ... Leon Czolgosz, an avowed Anarchist. President McKinley was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, the Union Veteran ..." Date: Text: ... On September 26th, Leon Czolgosz was sentenced to die during the week beginning October 2Sth. The sentence ..." Date: Compilation of Published Sources Text: ... by Leon Czolgosz seems to have been less than was anticipated, and that is regarded as highly favorable to him. It is admitted that the ... Date: Compilation of Published Sources Text: ... The mans name is Leon ... Czolgosz. He is of Polish-German extraction. His home is in Cleveland. He is an avowed Anarchist, and an arde... Date: Compilation of Published Sources Text: ... Leon Czolgosz, an avowed Anarchist. President McKinley was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, the Union Veteran Legion and othe... Date: Text: ... On September 26th, Leon Czolgosz was sentenced to die during the week beginning October 28th. The sentence ..." Date: Compilation of Published Sources Text: ... by Leon Czolgosz seems to have been less than was anticipated, and that is regarded as highly favorable to him. It is admitted that the ... Date: Compilation of Published Sources Text: ... The mans name is Leon ... Czolgosz. He is of decided Polish extraction. His home is in Cleveland. He is an avowed Anarchist, and an ard... Date: Compilation of Published Sources Text: ... Leon Czolgosz, an avowed Anarchist. President McKinley was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, the Union Veteran Legion and othe... Date: Compilation of Published Sources Text: ... The man s name is Leon ... Czolgosz. He is of decided Polish extraction. His home is in Cleveland. He is an avowed Anar chist, and an ar... Date: About Leon Frank Czolgosz From the English Wikipedia page on Leon Czogolsz: Leon Czolgosz (Polish pronunciation: [ˈt͡ʂɔlɡɔʂ]; May 1873[1] – October 29, 1901; also used surname "Nieman" and variations thereof)[3] was the assassin of U.S. President William McKinley. In the last few years of his life, he claimed to have been heavily influenced by anarchists such as Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman. Early life Czolgosz was born in Alpena, Michigan,[4] in 1873, one of eight children (six sons and two daughters)[5] of Mary (née Nowak) and Paul Czolgosz, Polish Catholic immigrants from Prussia.[2][6] According to Andrey Dovnar-Zapolskiy, writing for Komsomolskaya Pravda, Czolgosz's ancestors were immigrants from what is now Belarus. His father might have immigrated to the US in the 1860s from Astravets in Hrodnenskaya Oblast (near Vilnius). At immigration, he stated his ethnicity as Hungarian and changed his surname from Zholhus (Жолгусь, Żołguś) to Czolgosz.[7] He was baptized in St. Albertus Catholic Church.[8][citation needed] His family moved to Detroit when he was five years old. He left his family farm in Warrensville, Ohio, at the age of 10 to work at the American Steel and Wire Company with two of his brothers. After the workers of his factory went on strike, he and his brothers were fired. Czolgosz then returned to the family farm in Warrensville. At the age of 16, he was sent to work in a glass factory in Natrona, Pennsylvani


Which company -whose factory was in North London-made the standard 303 British Army issue rifle?

Fine Sporting Collectables Ltd-   Item   Code ag0117, Price ï¿½2100 (GBP) A Calisher & Terry breech loading percussion 30 bore sporting rifle serial no. 558. This speciman was retailed by J.B. Palmer but is marked C&T inside the lock. The rifle used a paper cartridge which was inserted into the breech and a percussion cap was then placed on the nipple and the rifle was fired. Good bore with 5 groove rifleing. Octagonal twist barrel 29" to the breech block. Great untouched condition. Engraving crisp. Leopard head on the lock and a wild boar head on the trigger guard.Original stock varnish. A rare rifle and a good quality example.     Item   Code ag0127, Price SOLD (GBP) A good quality mahogany gun case with a label for H. Holland 98, New Bond st. London. will take upto 30 3/4" barrels. Remains of original lining and some partitions. Very good condition and lovely colour. There is an old crack to the lid which stops after about 10" and could be filled to make it invisible if desired.     Item   Code ag0128, Price SOLD (GBP) A superb .577 Braendlin Albini Patent three band rifle retailed by H. Holland and supplied as one of only 500 rifles which were ordered by the South Australian Government in 1867. It is in fantastic untouched condition with virtually all the original finish. Well figured stock and excellent bore. Probably unused. This order for rifles is summarised in a very interesting article at http://www.militaryrifles.com/Australia/SouthAustAlbini.htm A very rare opportunity to acquire one of these rifles in virtually mint condition.     Item   Code ag0132, Price SOLD (GBP) A very rare and unusual mid 19th century two band .577" percussion rifle which bears a resemblence to the .577" Enfield rifle. The lock and barrel and very similar to an Enfield but the crescent buttplate and trigger guard are different to the standard service Enfield. The barrel is rifled with three grooves and is 34 1/2" long. There looks to have been something engraved on top of the barrel near the breech which has been removed. In superb untouched and uncleaned condition with lots of finish. The ramrod has brass covers in two places to avoid wear on the inside of the barrel. The only markings are underneath the barrel and are shown in one of the photos. It is possible that the N&H stamped under the barrel could be Northall & Hands who were listed in 1861 for Gun and Pistol Maker at 9 Upper Hospital Street, Birmingham. Is this some sort of experimental prototype or possibly made for export to the USA or even Russia? Much cheaper than you could buy a standard Enfield in this condition.     Item   Code ag0101, Price SOLD (GBP) An East India Company .65" calibre percussion service pistol made in Britain prior to the Indian Mutiny for use by Indian troops. London proof marks. Stamped with the EIC lion on the lock and on the stock together with the stockers name. The inside of the lock is stamped Davis who was presumably the contractor who made the lock. In much better condition than normally encountered with this model of pistol and very sleepy and untouched. Measures 15 3/4" overall.     Item   Code ag0126, Price SOLD (GBP) A 10B pinfire double barrelled shotgun by C. Maybury using Dougall Lockfast Patent closure. 27" barrels which cam forward before dropping as per the Dougall Patent. Birmingham proof marks as an 11 bore but in reality it takes a 10B cartridge case. Retains lots of case colours and barrel brown. All the engraving is crisp. Excellent condition. Stock extension and toe and heel but plates with a checkered panel between. A very good looking gun with an interesting patent.     Item   Code ag0110, Price ï¿½SOLD (GBP) A Birmingham proved percussion pistol made for the East India Government in 1871. Extremely well marked with various EIG ordnance stamps. The stock is stamped Joseph Bourne & Son who were the makers. Superb untouched all original condition. All the original blue remains on the barrel and the lock has bright case colours. I have had three of these in the last 12 years and this is the best one in t


On television who played Dr Elizabeth Corday in the medical drama ER, and River Song in Dr Who?

BBC Doctor Who River Song's Journal - YouTube BBC Doctor Who River Song's Journal 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 Jan 17, 2013 From BBC America Shop: Your life takes on new dimensions in time and space when you keep track of it in this meticulous replica of River Song's journal -a gift from the eleventh Doctor to help her record the timeline of their relationship. Inside its TARDIS-inspired blue covers, neatly lined pages invite you to document whatever you wish, from starry ideas and intergalactic dreams, to meaningful details and observations of your own adventures on earth. Details: http://www.bbcamericashop.com/books/d... About River Song: River Song is an archaeologist from the future who the Doctor keeps meeting in the wrong order. Their first encounter was in The Library (as seen on a Series 4 episode titled Silence in The Library) but we haven't yet seen where she first met him. Her diary contains everything about The Doctor's life, something that The Doctor shouldn't know about it yet. SPOILERS! Sadly though, The Doctor knew how she dies (as seen on a Series 4 episode titled Forest of the Dead) so when the two meet each other at the crash of the Byzantium, share that picnic at Asgard and whatever they did together at the Singing Towers, he'll have a terrible secret that he won't be able to tell her. At the end of a Series 6 episode titled A Good Man Goes to War, she was revealed as Melody Pond, the daughter of Amy Pond and Rory Williams. Played by Alex Kingston who was well known by her formidable characters she played on British and American television such as Dr. Elizabeth Corday on the long-running drama ER, which she played from 1997 to 2004. She has starred in films such as 'Croupier' (alongside Clive Owen) and 'Essex Boys' (opposite Sean Bean). She has also appeared on TV series such as 'Lost in Austen,' 'CSI,' 'Without a Trace,' 'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit' and 'FlashForward. Category


What was the Christian name of the Bond villain Goldfinger?

Auric Goldfinger | Villains Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Complete Monster “ No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die! There is nothing you can talk to me about that I don't already know. „ ~ Goldfinger's most famous quote Auric Goldfinger is the titular main antagonist from the 1964 film Goldfinger. He is a powerful gold smuggler, jeweler and metallugrist and the head of his gold company "Auric Enterprises". He was portrayed by the late Gert Fröbe, whose voice was dubbed over in post-production by Michael Collins. Contents [ show ] Film Biography Goldfinger was a wealthy jeweler who worked mainly with gold (as his name implies), being known as the biggest gold collector of the world. He had his own gold resources, but he was being investigated for smuggling illegal gold. James Bond was ordered to investigate him, discovering that Goldfinger smuggled gold in the parts of his own car, which was completely made of gold. When Goldfinger learned about the investigation, he invited Bond for a friendly golfing game, where he threatened 007 to stay out of his business, ordering his bodyguard Oddjob to give 007 a demonstration, so Oddjob took out his hat and threw it at a statue, cutting it by the neck. Despite the threat, Bond continued investigating, which led to his capture. Goldfinger only spared him thanks to a bluff from Bond, instead imprisoning the agent at his ranch. Overhearing a meeting of Goldfinger and his associates, Bond eventually learned that Goldfinger was planning to invade Fort Knox, the U.S.'s fortified gold reserve. Scheme Goldfinger during Operation Grand Slam At first, Bond thinks that Goldfinger was planning to steal the gold, but after having a drink with Goldfinger (who said that he had no intention in stealing the gold), Bond soon learns that Goldfinger actually intends to destroy Fort Knox with an atomic bomb made from China (on behalf of Mr. Ling, Goldfinger's nuclear specialist from China), which would render the gold useless and validate Goldfinger's value of gold, thus making him the richest man in the world. To ensure that his plan would be successful, Goldfinger plans to have his fellow band of female pilots to spray nerve gas around the vicinity that would kill thousands of citizens, which will allow him and his forces to enter Fort Knox without resistance. He also decides to bring Bond along (as he plans to have him handcuffed to the bomb to finalize his plan). However, before the plot went into effect, Bond convinced Goldfinger's personal pilot Pussy Galore to help him thwart Goldfinger's plans. To that end, she secretly called Washington and switched the nerve gas to a more harmless one that would send citizens into a temporary sleep. At Fort Knox, Goldfinger has Bond strapped to the bomb and bids him farewell before learning out in horror that several U.S. soldiers have arrived to the scene. Posing as a U.S. army officer, Goldfinger betrays Mr. Ling by shooting him and Oddjob and Kisch by trapping them inside the vault with the bomb. Goldinger manages to escape after shooting down several U.S. soldiers while Oddjob stays behind to ensure that Goldfinger's plan must succeed, even at the cost of his life and killing Kisch to ensure that no one disarms the bomb. Bond nearly gets cut in half by an industrial laser when Goldfinger has him strapped to a table Though Bond manages to finish off Oddjob by electrocuting him, he has trouble trying to disarm the bomb. After the U.S. soldiers manages to finish the rest of Goldfinger's men, they get in their bomb expert to successfully disarm the bomb for good, thus foiling Goldfinger's plot. After the battle is won, Bond is sent to Washington in a private jet to meet the president, only to find out that Goldfinger has boarded the plane earlier, left the tied-up pilots in the hangar and had Miss Galore pilot the jet. Goldfinger plans to finish off both Bond and Galore for ruining his plans, but during a moment of carelessness, Goldfinger is attacked by Bond and the two fight in the airplane. During the fight, Goldfinger accidentally shoots a window of the cab


Which country will stage the 2018 Winter Olympic Games?

Pyeongchang set to begin journey toward 2018 Winter Games | Toronto Star Sochi 2014 Pyeongchang set to begin journey toward 2018 Winter Games After two failed bids, the South Korean city of Pyeongchang won the right to stage the 2018 edition of the Winter Games in the mountains of Gangwon province east of Seoul. As part of Sunday's closing ceremonies in Sochi, South Korea will receive the Olympic flag as they will be hosting the next Winter Olympics in 2018. No word on whether music sensation Psy will be on hand.  (Michael Kovac / Getty Images file)   By John PyeThe Associated Press Sat., Feb. 22, 2014 SOCHI, RUSSIA—Even before the Sochi Games come to a close, organizers of the next Winter Olympics are promising to do them Gangwon style. After two failed bids to host the Winter Games, the South Korean city of Pyeongchang won the right to stage the 2018 edition in the mountains of Gangwon province east of Seoul. Organizing committee president Kim Jin-sun held a news conference Saturday to provide an update on preparations and to answer questions about issues including security, North Korea’s participation and whether NHL players would compete in the Olympic hockey tournament. “Tomorrow, the Sochi Games will be closed and the Olympic flag will be handed over to Pyeongchang,” Kim said. “That’s the moment the Pyeongchang Games essentially begin” It has become a tradition for the current and next Olympic host cities to complete a symbolic exchange of the baton during the closing ceremony. From his side, handover ceremony executive director Yoon Ho-jin is promising the Pyeongchang segment will “showcase Korea’s unique artistry and culture in a global format” in a show featuring “world renowned cast members” on Sunday. Article Continued Below Could that mean PSY performing Gangnam Style in Sochi? They won’t say. What the Korean organizers were willing to discuss is planning and construction for 2018, with Kim saying they’re moving “in the right direction for all functional areas.” Russian organizers were heavily criticized for a budget that reached a reported $51 billion (U.S.) due to costs associated with building almost all the venues and infrastructure from scratch. The 2014 organizing committee also attracted criticism for the late delivery of many official hotels and because the weather — not surprisingly for a Black Sea coastal resort — was a touch warm for the Winter Games. The Pyeongchang committee said many of its venues in the ski resort area were already built and the cost of staging the games would be around $2 billion plus $7 billion for infrastructure — more than half of which is expected to pay for a high-speed rail line that should cut the commute to one hour between the capital and the Olympic host city. Adding to the cost in Russia was a massive security operation, with authorities deploying more than 50,000 police and soldiers amid threats from Muslim insurgents. Security will be intense for the 2018 Games, too, given the fact Pyeongchang is located near the demilitarized zone that separates the two Koreas. The province itself was divided between North and South Korean after the 1950-53 Korean War. But Pyeongchang organizers are confident the Games will promote peace and hope North Korean athletes — absent at Sochi —will compete in 2018. “I know North Korea has some winter sport facilities and interest is growing in these sports,” Kim said. “I hope winter sports will develop in North Korea, and four years from now North Korean athletes will be able to come. “If that happens, it will be a very good thing.” South Korea hosted the Summer Olympics in 1988, and Pyeongchang organizers want to promote the rapid economic development in their country in the years since. “Thirty years ago, the world saw a developing country,” Kim said. “Just one generation later, the world will see a truly developed Korea through these Games.”


Appearing for the first time in 1946, who, l say who, was the rooster featured in a series of Looney Tunes and Merry Melodies cartoons?

Character Guide | Looney Tunes Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Main article: A. Flea Ape Waiter An ape waiter that serves booze (beer) to customers in the following shorts: Lady, Play Your Mandolin! and Goopy Geer . Aunt Jemima An advertising character for a syrup company, this woman appeared in  September in the Rain and  Tin Pan Alley Cats . Some sources say she appeared in The Looney Tunes Show (Episode 12: Double Date), but this is unconfirmed. Add a photo to this gallery Unnamed Alley Cat A black cat who has appeared in the following shorts: Angel Puss , It's Hummer Time , Early to Bet and A Fractured Leghorn . Adolf Hitler Ali Baba and His Men Arabians that Porky is sent to capture in the short  Ali-Baba Bound . Ala Bahma Main article: Ala Bahma Alexander Woolcott Impersonator A parrot who appeared in  Curtain Razor . Asian Tweety A Chinese accented bird who appears in  Tweety and the Beanstalk and bears a resemblance to Aooga. Alien Invaders Alien Invaders are Men From Mars. In Kitty Kornered , the Alien Invaders are secretly pussycats in disguise trying to torment Porky out of his home. Air Force Ants Ants who work as an army/air force to defeat their enemies. They have appeared in Target Snafu,  Of Thee I Sting , and  Ant Pasted . Add a photo to this gallery Adolph Kitler Adolph Kitler is a cat that is a parody of Hitler. His only appearance is in  The Fifth-Column Mouse . Alligators Animal predators who attempt to eat up their pray. They were seen in  A Cartoonist's Nightmare ,  Hare-Abian Nights , and  Water, Water Every Hare . Angus MacRory Main article: Angus MacRory Angel Packed Cats Angel cats who have appeared in 3 shorts:  Angel Puss ,  Back Alley Oproar , and  Notes to You . Ant An unnamed ant character is seen in the short,  Foney Fables . He is small in height. The Angry Fish Main article: Babbit and Catstello Babbit and Catstello are cats based on the comedic duo Abbott and Costello . Although the short, fat character calls the other one "Babbit", the tall, skinny one never addresses his partner by name; the name "Catstello" was invented later. In their first three cartoons, the "Babbit" character was voiced by Tedd Pierce , and Mel Blanc performed "Catstello". Originally, the pair were cats in pursuit of a small bird for their meal in the 1942 Bob Clampett -directed cartoon A Tale of Two Kitties , a cartoon notable for the first appearance of the bird character, who would eventually become Warner Bros. cartoon icon Tweety Bird . The hapless duo fail in every attempt to capture the bird, establishing the pattern that would be used time and again in future Tweety cartoons. Three years later, Babbit and Catstello reappeared in the similarly named Tale of Two Mice , directed by Frank Tashlin . Though their characterizations were the same, the two were now mice, living in a hole in the wall of a typical cartoon kitchen. Their goal in this cartoon was the cheese in the kitchen's refrigerator, the only obstacle being the resident housecat. Babbit attempts to coerce Catstello (often by beating him up) into going after the cheese solo, using various methods to get it (which involved Catstello getting hurt). However, in the end, it is Swiss cheese, which Babbit can't stand. Angrily, Catstello beats him up and begins force-feeding the cheese, uttering one of his archetype Lou Costello 's famous lines: "Oh — I'm a baaaaad boy!" (At one point in A Tale of Two Kitties , he similarly =1946. They play the pets of the real Abbott and Costello , Costello's dog, refers to Abbott's dog as 'Babbit'. Finally, six months later in October 1946, Robert McKimson returned to the pair in The Mouse-Merized Cat , wherein Babbit uses a book to hypnotize Catstello. Babbit has Catstello believe he's a dog in order to scare off the cat so they can get to the food in the refrigerator. However, the cat soon studies hypnosis and is able to reverse Babbit's spell. This results in Catstello running back and forth between the two as they continue use hypnosis. Finally, Catstello becomes fed up with Babbit making him the fall guy, and turns


Henri IV was the first French king of which House in 1589?

1000+ images about France: Henri IV 1553-1610 on Pinterest | Belle, Portrait and Births Pinterest • The world’s catalog of ideas France: Henri IV 1553-1610 Henri IV (13 December 1553 – 14 May 1610). King of Navarre (as Henry III) from 1572 to 1610 and King of France from 1589 to 1610. He was the first French monarch of the House of Bourbon. He succeeded Henri III. His parents were Antoine de Bourbon and Jeanne d'Albret (Jeanne III of Navarre). Married (1) Margeurite de Valois (no issue), (2) Marie de Medici. Succeeded by his son Louis XIII. 54 Pins50 Followers


Buckminster-Fullerene, made up of spheres of 60 atoms is an allotrope of which element?

IB Chemistry higher level notes: Allotropes of carbon IB syllabus for first examinations 2016 14.4 - Allotropes of carbon 14.4.1 Describe and explain the structures and     properties of diamond, graphite and fullerene. Students should recognize     the type of hybridization present in each allotrope and the delocalization     of electrons in graphite and C60 fullerene. Allotropy Allotropes are different physical forms of the same element. All elements     are made up uniquely of their own atoms and therefore any physical differences     must be a consequence of how the atoms are joined together - their arrangement     within the bulk structure. Many elements exhibit allotropy as there are often varous ways in which     the atoms can be linked together into molecules and also different ways     in which the molecules can be arranged to make larger structures. In the case of carbon, the atoms form either giant macromolecular structures     (diamond and graphite) in which all of the atoms in the bulk structure     are joined together by covalent bonds making giant molecules, or smaller     molecules (buckminster fullerene) in which there are only discrete molecules     made up of 60 carbons in a structure resembling a football (hence the     nickname 'bucky balls') Diamond Each carbon in a diamond crystal is bonded to four other carbon atoms     making a giant macromolecular array (lattice). As each carbon has four     single bonds it is sp3 hybridised and has tetrahedral bond     angles of 109º 28' Properties of diamond Hard Many strong covalent bonds holding the structure together Click on the image        with the left mouse button and drag to get a different view. (if you can't see the image you        have to download chime ) Brittle All of the bonds are directional and stress will tend       to break the structure (In a malleable substance, such as for example       a metal, the bonding is non-directional and can still act if the particles       are displaced with respect to one another). Insulator All of the valence (outer shell) electrons are used       in bonding. The bonds are sigma and the electrons are located between       the two carbon nuclei being bonded together. None of the electrons       are free to move Insoluble There are only very weak Van der Waal's attractions       between the carbon atoms and the water molecules whereas the carbon       atoms are bodned very tightly to one another. Very high melting point Many strong covalent bonds holding the structure together       - it requires massive amounts of energy to pull it apart   Graphite Again the carbon atoms are bonded together to make a giant structure     but in this case all of the carbons are bonded to only three neighbour     and are sp2 hybridised. As the sp2 hybridisation     results in planar structures, there are giant 2 dimensional layers of     carbon atoms and each layer is only weakly linked to the next layer by     Van der Waal's forces. Physical properties of graphite explained by considering     the structure and bonding Property Graphite structure Soft and slippery Many strong covalent bonds holding the structure together       but only in 2 dimensions. The layers are free to slide easily over       one another. Graphite powder is used as a lubricant. Click on the image with the left        mouse button and drag to get a different view. (if you can't see the image you        have to download chime ) Brittle All of the bonds are directional within       a layer and stress across a layer will tend to break them. Graphite       rods used for electrolysis easily break when dropped. Electrical conductor Only three of the valence (outer shell)       electrons are used in sigma bonding. The other electron is in a 'p'       orbital which can overlap laterally with neighbouring 'p' orbitals


Which Rolling Stones 1964 No.1 hit was a cover of a 1956 blues recording made by Howlin’ Wolf?

Howlin’ Wolf | Sun Record Company iTunes Biography Howlin’ Wolf quickly became a local celebrity, and soon began working with a band that included both Willie Johnson and guitarist  Pat Hare . His first recordings came in 1951, when he recorded sessions for both the  Bihari brothers at  Modern Records and  Leonard Chess ‘  Chess Records . Chess issued Howlin’ Wolf’s  How Many More Years in August 1951; Wolf also recorded sides for Modern, with  Ike Turner , in late 1951 and early 1952. Chess eventually won the war over the singer, and Wolf settled in  Chicago, Illinois c. 1953. Upon arriving in Chicago, he assembled a new band, recruiting Chicagoan Joseph Leon “Jody” Williams from Memphis Slim’s band as his first guitarist. Within a year Wolf enticed guitarist  Hubert Sumlin to leave Memphis and join him in Chicago; Sumlin’s terse, curlicued solos perfectly complemented Burnett’s huge voice and surprisingly subtle phrasing. Although the line up of Wolf’s band would change regularly over the years, employing many different guitarists both on recordings and in live performance including Willie Johnson,  Jody Williams , Lee Cooper, L.D. McGhee, Otis “Big Smokey” Smothers, his brother Abe “Little Smokey” Smothers,  Jimmy Rogers , Freddie “Abu Talib” Robinson, and  Buddy Guy , among others, with the exception of a couple of brief absences in the late ’50s Sumlin remained a member of the band for the rest of Wolf’s career, and is the guitarist most often associated with the Chicago Howlin’ Wolf sound. In the 1950s Wolf had four songs that qualified as “hits” on the Billboard national R&B charts: “How Many More Years”, his first and biggest hit, made it to #4 in 1951; its flip side, “Moanin’ at Midnight”, made it to #10 the same year; “ Smoke Stack Lightning ” charted for three weeks in 1956, peaking at #8; and “I Asked For Water” appeared on the charts for one week in 1956, in the #8 position. In 1958, Wolf’s first albumMoanin’ in the Moonlight album, a compilation of previously released singles. was released. His 1962 album  Howlin’ Wolf is a famous and influential blues album, often referred to as “The Rocking Chair album” because of its cover illustration depicting an acoustic guitar leaning against a rocking chair. This album contained “ Wang Dang Doodle “, “ Goin’ Down Slow “, “ Spoonful “, and “ Little Red Rooster “, songs which found their way into the repertoires of British and American bands infatuated with  Chicago blues . In 1964 he toured Europe as part of the American Folk Blues Festival tour produced by German promoters  Horst Lippmann and Fritz Rau. In 1965 he appeared on the television show Shindig at the insistence of  The Rolling Stones , who were scheduled to appear on the same program and who had covered “Little Red Rooster” on an early album. He was often backed on records by bassist and songwriter  Willie Dixon who is credited with such Howlin’ Wolf standards as “ Spoonful “, “ I Ain’t Superstitious “, “Little Red Rooster”, “ Back Door Man “, “ Evil “, “Wang Dang Doodle” (later recorded by  Koko Taylor ), and others. In September, 1967, he joined forces with  Bo Diddley and  Muddy Waters for The Super Super Blues Band album of Chess blues standards, including “The Red Rooster” and “Spoonful”. In May of 1970, Howlin’ Wolf, his long-time guitarist  Hubert Sumlin , and the young Chicago blues harmonica player Jeff Carp traveled to London along with Chess Records producer Norman Dayron to record the  Howlin’ Wolf London Sessions LP, accompanied by British blues/rock musicians  Eric Clapton ,  Steve Winwood ,  Ian Stewart ,  Bill Wyman and  Charlie Watts and others. He recorded his last album for Chess, The Back Door Wolf, in 1973. Chess released a Howlin’ Wolf compilation album,  Chess Masters , in 1981. Unlike many other blues musicians, after he left his impoverished childhood to begin a musical career, Howlin’ Wolf was always financially successful. Having already achieved a measure of success in Memphis, he described himself as “the onliest one to drive himself up from the Delta” to Chicago, which he did,


What was Australian tennis player Margaret Court’s maiden name?

Court, Margaret Jean - Woman - The Australian Women's Register Smith, Margaret (maiden name, 16 July 1942 - 27 October 1967) Summary Margaret Court was one of Australia's greatest sportswomen. She won 62 grand slam titles and, in 1970, was the second woman in history to win the Australian, French, U.S. and Wimbledon titles in a calendar year. Winner of the ABC Sportsman of the Year Award in 1963 and 1970, Margaret Court was appointed to the Order of the British Empire - Member (Civil) on 1 January 1967 for services to sport and international relations. In 1970 she also won the Walter Lindrum Award. In January 2003, Tennis Australia renamed Melbourne Park's Show Court One to the Margaret Court Arena. She was the recipient of the 2003 Australia Post Australian Legends Award, and featured on a special 50c stamp. In 2006 she was awarded the International Tennis Federation's (ITF) highest accolade, the Philippe Chatrier Award. Details When Margaret Court (née Smith) was thirteen years old Frank Sedgeman, the Australian tennis champion, told her that she was so talented, she could be the first Australian women to win Wimbledon. Eight years later she achieved that goal, and then spent the next decade or so creating tennis records. In 2007, she remains the most prolific winner, male or female, of major championships, having notched up 62 titles in singles, doubles and mixed doubles between 1960 and 1975, including seven straight Austrlian Championships between 1960-1966. She took the Australian, French, Wimbledon and U.S. singles titles all within 1970 to become the second female Calendar Year Grand Slam winner at after Maureen Connolly, who achieved the feat in 1953. She is the only player to achieve a Calendar Year Grand Slam in doubles as well as in singles. In purely statistical terms, her nearest all time 'rivals', Martina Navratilova, with 56 majors, and Roy Emerson, heading the men with 28, are a long way behind. Court has 24 titles in singles alone, three ahead of Steffi Graf when she left the game. Putting this into some contemporary perspective, Roger Federer, with ten grand slam titles and Serena Williams, with eight, still have some work to do if they are going to catch her. As the citation to accompany her 1979 induction in to the International Tennis Hall of Fame reads, 'For sheer strength of performance and accomplishment there has never been a tennis player to match Margaret Smith Court.' Not bad for an ordinary girl from regional Australia. Born in July, 1942, Margaret Smith was, quite literally, a fighter from the moment she drew breath. Her mother nearly died giving birth to her and Margaret was very ill upon arrival. Fortunately, she lived to grow up and go to school in Albury, New South Wales, a regional centre in the state's southeast situated on the Murray River. Her circumstances were not affluent. Her parents owned neither the house they lived in, a very modest, two bedroom, thin-walled, asbestos dwelling with a tin roof that stretched to fit a family of six, nor a car. Margaret was lucky, therefore, that she lived across the road from twenty-four grass tennis courts. She was also lucky that the coach there, Wally Rutter, spotted her and took the time to nurture her talent. It was Rutter who brought her to the attention of Sedgeman and it was Sedgeman who encouraged her to come to Melbourne so that she could make the most of her potential. At 16 she moved to Melbourne to widen her experience and to receive specialist coaching. In retrospect, she also thinks she was lucky to grow up a tomboy in a neighbourhood full of sports mad boys, with whom she regularly competed. She suggests, however, that it was 'determination to succeed and to be the best' rather than competitiveness that later drove her to succeed. Whatever the motivation, there is no doubt that she became the best, although she never really sat down to measure how good she was until she'd finished playing. She didn't know exactly how many titles she had won until she retired and even then that was only because someone else (English commentator


Which cloud formation is abbreviated to Cs?

CS - Cirrostratus (cloud formation) | AcronymFinder NEXX Systems Announces Acquisition of All Wet Technologies, Inc Divided into sections devoted to low, middle, and high clouds, this field guide to the skies includes such details as the ferocious, storm-producing capabilities of the cumulonimbus, the UFO-like appearance of the altocumulus lenticularis, and the halo-forming tendencies of the cirrostratus. The Cloudspotter's Guide: The Science, History, and Culture of Clouds The cloud types shown on the stamp pane are: Cirrus radiatus, Cirrostratus fibratus, Cirrocumulus undulatus, Cumulonimbus mammatus, Cumulonimbus incus, Altocumulus stratiformis, Altostratus translucidus, Altocumulus undulatus, Altocumulus castellanus, Altocumulus lenticularis, Stratocumulus undulatus, Stratus opacus, Cumulus humilis, Cumulus congestus and Cumulonimbus with tornado.


There are 4 novels (as opposed to short stories) featuring Sherlock Holmes; A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of Four, The Hound of the Baskervilles and which other?

Sherlock Holmes - The Novels eBook by Arthur Conan Doyle - 9782322159291 | Kobo Show more Show less This edition contains the 4 full-length novels featuring Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a graduate of the University of Edinburgh Medical School. A London-based "consulting detective" whose abilities border on the fantastic, Holmes is known for his astute logical reasoning, his ability to adopt almost any disguise and his use of forensic science to solve difficult cases. Table of Contents: - A Study in Scarlet - The Sign of the Four - The Hound of the Baskervilles - The Valley of Fear Buy the eBook


What kind of animal was W. A. Rey’s Curious George?

Curious About George? Curious About George? Celebrate Reading with Curious George! Who isn’t smitten with Curious George? No matter your age,     the inquisitive little fellow who always seems to get into one scrape after another has, in all likelihood,     captured your heart. Perhaps his popularity lies in the predictability of his unpredictability. You know that the second     the man with the yellow hat leaves the house, warning George to be careful, George is going to get into     trouble. And when George starts getting into trouble, he only digs himself deeper. As Margret Rey observed, “George can do what kids can’t do. He can paint a room from the inside.     He can hang from a kite in the sky. He can let the animals out of their pens on the farm. He can do all these     naughty things that kids would like to do.” One cannot give enough credit to the Reys. H. A.’s     delightful illustrations and Margret’s clear and precise turn of phrase may appear effortless, but that’s     only because they labored over each book to achieve that perfect look and tone. Instead of relying on marketing surveys for book ideas, H. A. and Margret Rey each looked to the child within. “I know what I liked as a child," H. A. once said, "and I don’t do any book that I, as a child,     wouldn’t have liked.” About H. A. and Margret Rey Hans Augusto Rey Hans Rey and friend Margret Rey and her cocker spaniel, Scoopy, circa 1956 Hans Augusto Rey was born on September 16, 1898, in Hamburg, Germany. He grew up there near the world-famous Hagenbeck Zoo,     and developed a lifelong love for animals and drawing. Margarete Elisabeth Waldstein (who would be known to most of the world as Margret Rey)     was also born in Hamburg on May 16, 1906. The two met briefly when Margret was a young girl, before she left Hamburg to study art. They were     reunited in 1935 in Rio de Janeiro, where Hans was selling bathtubs as part of a family business and Margret was escaping the political climate     in Germany. Margret convinced Hans to leave the family business, and soon they were working together on a variety of projects. Hans and Margret were married in Brazil on August 16, 1935, and they moved to Paris after falling in love with the city during their     European honeymoon. It was there that Hans published his first children’s book, after a French publisher saw his newspaper cartoons     of a giraffe and asked him to expand upon them. Raffy and the Nine Monkeys (Cecily G. and the Nine Monkeys in the British     and American editions) was the result, and it marked the debut of a mischievous monkey named Curious George. After Raffy and the Nine Monkeys was published, the Reys decided that Curious George deserved a book of his own, so they began     work on a manuscript that featured the lovable and exceedingly curious little monkey. But the late 1930s and early ’40s were a     tumultuous time in Europe, and before the new manuscript could be published, the Reys—both German Jews—found themselves in     a horrible situation. Hitler and his Nazi party were tearing through Europe, and they were poised to take control of Paris. Knowing that they must escape before the Nazis took power, Hans cobbled together two bicycles out of spare parts. Early in the morning     of June 14, 1940, the Reys set off on their bicycles. They brought very little with them on their predawn flight — only warm coats,     a bit of food, and five manuscripts, one of which was Curious George. The Nazis entered Paris just hours later, but the Reys were     already on their way out. They rode their makeshift bicycles for four long days until reaching the French-Spanish border, where they sold     them for train fare to Lisbon. From there they made their way to Brazil and on to New York City, beginning a whole new life as children’s     book authors. Curious George was published by Houghton Mifflin in 1941, and for seventy-five years these books have been capturing the hearts     and minds o


Which song writer and recording artist is the subject of the stage musical “Beautiful”?

BEAUTIFUL The Carole King Musical on Broadway | Official Site for New York Tickets | Home Beautiful the Carole King Musical Newsletter Sign up to get alerts about the latest news and exclusive content from BEAUTIFUL The Carole King Musical. First Name* I would like to receive emails from BEAUTIFUL on Broadway I would like to receive updates about BEAUTIFUL on tour


Who was voted PFA Young Player of the year 2015?

Men’s PFA Players’ Player of the Year: Nominees - News - The PFA Men’s PFA Players’ Player of the Year: Nominees ThePFA.com 16/04/2015 17:04:00 We take a closer look at the nominees for the PFA Players' Player of the Year … DIEGO COSTA PFA Players’ Player of the Year Nominee: Diego Costa Club: Chelsea FC National Team: Spain DOB: 7/10/1988 Diego Costa arrived at Stamford Bridge with a big reputation and has more than justified Chelsea’s extensive efforts to secure his signature. Costa is strong and his robust style is certainly suited to the rigours of the Premier League. He made a great start to the season, scoring seven goals from his first four games and was voted the PFA Fans’ Player of the Month in August. The 26-year-old scored 64 goals in 134 appearances during his spell with Atletico Madrid. At Chelsea Costa has been finding the net at a rate approaching a goal a game, as he sets his sights on adding a Barclays Premier League title to the La Liga crown he won with the Madrid club in 2014. DAVID DE GEA PFA Players’ Player of the Year Nominee: David de Gea Club: Manchester United FC National Team: Spain DOB: 7/11/1990 David de Gea’s journey in the Barclays Premier League is a great example of how world-class talent still requires determination, self-belief, hard-work and resilience. Having joined Manchester United in 2011 for a record British fee for a goalkeeper of £17.8m, the expectation on de Gea was huge. It was widely accepted that the Spaniard was a word-class shot-stopper, but his ability to adapt to the physicality of the English game wasn’t always such a given. After a testing start to his Old Trafford career, de Gea is now arguably United’s key player and is regarded as one of the best goalkeepers on the planet. As we approach the climax of the 2014/15 campaign it is probably a fair assessment to say that Manchester United still remain a team in transition, but under the stewardship of Dutchman Louis Van Gaal, the Red Devils are looking stronger with every game. Whilst earlier in the season some of the Old Trafford faithful were frustrated with the manner of the team’s performances, the three-times European champions still managed to grind out results and this was in no small part due to the brilliance of de Gea. The United goalkeeper at times has looked unbeatable, consistently producing match-winning saves at pivotal moments. In November this resulted in the Spanish international being voted the PFA Fans’ Player of the Month. PHILIPPE COUTINHO PFA Players’ Player of the Year Nominee: Philippe Coutinho Club: Liverpool FC National Team: Brazil DOB: 12/6/1992 There have been a number of stand-out performers in a resurgent Liverpool side this season and few deserve greater plaudits than the young Brazilian. Philippe Coutinho has been an inspiration in a floating midfield role which allows him to exert his influence over games, utilising his pace, poise and deftness of touch. A product of the Vasco da Gama academy, Coutinho continues to show maturity beyond his 22 years. Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is excited by the prospect of his future potential, stating: "He is certainly going to be up there, there is no doubt about that. He has played very well. If he continues to progress the way he has, he will be a world class talent.” EDEN HAZARD National Team: Belgium DOB: 7/1/1991 It is the second year in a row that Eden Hazard has been nominated for both PFA Player’s Player of the Year and PFA Young Player of the year. Signed from Lille in 2012 for a fee reported to be around £32m, Hazard had already won the UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Year in consecutive seasons. In 2011/12 he became the youngest player to win the award, then in the following season he then repeated the feat, an achievement only matched by former Paris Saint-Germain striker Pauleta. Hazard is the current holder of the PFA Young Player of the Year award and has been an inspirational figure in Chelsea’s pursuit of the Barclays Premier League title. Whilst Jose Mourinho has imposed his characteristic steel and a resolve onto the West London cl


David Frost was once married to which of Peter Sellers four wives?

Peter Sellers - Biography - IMDb Peter Sellers Biography Showing all 77 items Jump to: Overview  (4) | Mini Bio  (1) | Spouse  (4) | Trade Mark  (5) | Trivia  (48) | Personal Quotes  (14) | Salary  (1) Overview (4) 5' 8½" (1.74 m) Mini Bio (1) Often credited as the greatest comedian of all time, Peter Sellers was born to a well-off English acting family in 1925. His mother and father worked in an acting company run by his grandmother. As a child, Sellers was spoiled, as his parents' first child had died at birth. He enlisted in the Royal Air Force and served during World War II. After the war he met Spike Milligan , Harry Secombe and Michael Bentine , who would become his future workmates. After the war, he set up a review in London, which was a combination of music (he played the drums) and impressions. Then, all of a sudden, he burst into prominence as the voices of numerous favorites on the BBC radio program "The Goon Show" (1951-1960), and then making his debut in films in Penny Points to Paradise (1951) and Down Among the Z Men (1952), before making it big as one of the criminals in The Ladykillers (1955). These small but showy roles continued throughout the 1950s, but he got his first big break playing the dogmatic union man, Fred Kite, in I'm All Right Jack (1959). The film's success led to starring vehicles into the 1960s that showed off his extreme comic ability to its fullest. In 1962, Sellers was cast in the role of Clare Quilty in the Stanley Kubrick version of the film Lolita (1962) in which his performance as a mentally unbalanced TV writer with multiple personalities landed him another part in Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove (1964) in which he played three roles which showed off his comic talent in play-acting in three different accents; British, American, and German. The year 1964 represented a peak in his career with four films in release, all of them well-received by critics and the public alike: "Dr. Strangelove," for which he was Oscar nominated, "The Pink Panther," in which he played his signature role of the bumbling French Inspector Jacques Clouseau for the first time, its almost accidental sequel, "A Shot in the Dark," and "The World of Henry Orient." Sellers was on top of the world, but on the evening of April 5, 1964, he suffered a nearly fatal heart attack after taking amyl nitrites (also called 'poppers'; an early type of Viagara-halogen combination) while engaged in a sexual act with his second wife Britt Eckland. He has been working on Billy Wilder's "Kiss Me, Stupid" (1964). In a move Wilder later regretted, he replaced Sellers with Ray Walston rather than hold up production. By October 1964, Sellers made a full recovery and was working again. The mid-1960s were noted for the popularity of all things British, from the Beatles music (who were presented with their Grammy for Best New Artist by Sellers) to the James Bond films, and the world turned to Sellers for comedy. "What's New Pussycat" (1965) was another big hit, but a combination of his ego and insecurity was making Sellers difficult to work with. When the James Bond spoof, "Casino Royale" (1967) ran over budget and was unable to recoup its costs despite an otherwise healthy box-office take, Sellers received some of the blame. He turned down an offer from United Artists for the title role in "Inspector Clouseau" (1968), but was angry when the production went ahead with Alan Arkin in his place. His difficult reputation and increasingly erratic behavior, combined with several less successful films, took a toll on his standing. By 1970, he had fallen out of favor. He spent the early years of the new decade appearing in such lackluster B films as "Where Does It Hurt?" (1972) and turning up more frequently on television as a guest on "The Dean Martin Show" and a Glen Campbell TV special. Inspector Clouseau came to his rescue when Sir Lew Grade expressed an interest in a TV series based on the character. Clouseau's creator, writer-director Blake Edwards, whose career had also seen better days, convinced Grade to bankroll a feature instead, and "Re


What is B.B. King's Real Name? What is B.B. King's Real Name? What is B.B. King's Real Name? GettyImages/Daniel Knighton By Teresa R. Simpson B.B. King Real Name and Biography B.B. King's real name is Riley B. King. He was born in 1925 in Itta Bena, Mississippi, and he moved to Memphis in 1947 . His first major radio appearance was in 1948 on the West Memphis, Arkansas station KWEM. After that, he began appearing on the Memphis radio station WDIA where he later worked as a D.J.   During his time at WDIA, he earned the nickname "Beale Street Blues Boy", which was eventually shortened to "B.B." as he was known thereafter. Sam Phillips, one of Memphis' most prominent and influential music producers, produced some of B.B. King's early work. He hit number one on the Billboard Rhythm and Blues Chart in 1952 and followed up with a string of hits in the 1950s. B.B. King was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1980 , and in the Rock and Rock Hall of Fame in 1987 and was a prolific performer even as he reached his 70s. He passed away on May 14, 2015 from heart failure and complications from diabetes. continue reading below our video America's Best Foodie Cities Memphis marked his passing with a funeral procession down Beale Street. He is buried at the B.B. King Museum in Indianola, Mississippi. B.B. King on Beale Street If you want to experience the legacy of B.B. King in Memphis today, Beale Street is one place you can do so. The B.B. King chain of restaurants has its original location in Memphis at B.B. King's Blues Club at the corner of 2nd Avenue and Beale Street. There are several other locations in Los Angeles, New York City, Nashville, Orlando, West Palm Beach, two in Connecticut, and another Las Vegas. The club offers plenty of barbecue and Southern food and live blues and rock music every single day. B.B. King's Blues Club was named the Best Bar For Music in the 2016 Memphis Most reader poll from the Commercial Appeal. Above B.B. King's blues club is the semi-hidden Itta Bena restaurant . This restaurant is a quiet, romantic spot amidst the bustle and activity of Beale Street. Itta Bena features mood lighting, an upscale atmosphere, and a fine dining menu. B.B. King has a Brass Music Note on Beale Street as well. The Beale Street Brass Notes Walk of Hame commemorates 150 individuals who contributed to Beale Street through their work as musicians, entertainers, producers, or promoters. B.B. King Museum in Indianola, Mississippi The B.B. King Museum in Indianola, Mississippi tells the story of B.B. King's life in the context of the blues, the South, and social change during his life. There are exhibits on the 1930s Mississippi Delta, 1950s Memphis, and the intersection of King's music and the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. The Museum is open Sundays and Monday from noon to 5 p.m. and Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. It has special hours or may be closed during holidays . Adult admission is $15, seniors are $25, and students and youth are $10.


Go Set a Watchman is a sequel to which famous book?

Harper Lee to release To Kill A Mockingbird sequel called Go Set a Watchman | Books | Entertainment | Daily Express BOOKS Harper Lee to release To Kill A Mockingbird sequel - 55 years after first book published ICONIC author Harper Lee will be releasing a sequel to her world famous novel To Kill A Mockingbird. 16:30, Tue, Feb 3, 2015 | UPDATED: 23:04, Tue, Feb 3, 2015 GETTY Harper Lee will be releasing a sequel to her book To Kill A Mockingbird The book, called Go Set A Watchman, is her second book and will be released 55 years after her first novel was published. It features To Kill A Mockingbird character Scout Finch as an adult who returns to the fictional southern town of Maycomb. The book will be released on July 14 by Ms Lee's publisher Penguin Random House. The reclusive author, 88, said she had thought the manuscript for the book had been lost for decades. She said she wrote Go Set A Watchman in the 1950s but her publisher was fascinated by flashbacks in the book to Scout's childhood. GETTY Harper Lee's second book will be called Go Set A Watchman I am humbled and amazed that this will now be published after all these years Harper Lee Ms Lee then wrote a book from the perspective of young Scout which went onto be known as To Kill A Mockingbird. She said: "It features the character known as Scout as an adult woman and I thought it a pretty decent effort. "My editor, who was taken by the flashbacks to Scout’s childhood, persuaded me to write a novel from the point of view of the young Scout. "I was a first-time writer, so I did as I was told." Ms Lee had set aside the manuscript for Go Set A Watchman after the publication of To Kill A Mockingbird.  She said she was delighted when her friend Tonja Carter discovered it attached to an original typescript of To Kill a Mockingbird. Ms Lee said: "After much thought and hesitation I shared it with a handful of people I trust and was pleased to hear that they considered it worthy of publication. "I am humbled and amazed that this will now be published after all these years." UNIVERSAL To Kill A Mockingbird was made into a film starring Gregory Peck The surprise announcement saw Ms Lee's flock to Twitter to post their delight at seeing a sequel to the beloved novel. The terms 'Harper Lee' and 'Go Set A Watchman' both trended on the site after the news emerged. One fan wrote: "A new book by Harper Lee, with Scout as a grown up no less. I'd say that'll be worth the 50 year wait." While another added: "New (old) Harper Lee novel on the way. Fantastic news for all writers and fans of great writing!" Her first novel, which has been taught at schools around the world, was released when she was just 34-years-old in 1960. The book, which won the Pultizer prize, dealt with issues of racism and led to her being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. It was made into an Oscar winning film with Gregory Peck two years later. Most read in Books


The Canary Islands lie due west of which African Country?

The Canary Islands The Canary Islands in Africa The Canary Islands – the Canary Islands is a Spanish archipelago just off the northeast coast West African continent, located 100 km west of the border between Morocco and Western Sahara. The Canary Islands are a Spanish autonomous community and an outer zone of the European Union. The islands are (largest to smallest): Tenerife, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, La Palma, La Gomera, El Hierro, La Graciosa, Alegranza, Isla de Lobos Montaña Clara, Roque del Este and Roque del Oeste. The Canary Islands are legally recognized as a national of Spain. Geographically it is part of the African continent. canary islands The archipelago of beaches, climate, natural attractions and important, particularly Teide National Park and Mount Teide (the third largest volcano in the world), making it a major tourist destination, with over 12 million visitors a year, mainly in Tenerife, Gran Canaria and Lanzarote. The islands have a subtropical climate with long hot summers and winters, moderately warm. [9] Because of its location above the temperature inversion layer, the islands are ideal for astronomical observations. For this reason, two professional observatories, the Teide Observatory in Tenerife and Roque de los Muchachos Observatory was on La Palma island, built on the islands. The capital of the Autonomous Community is by the cities of Las Palmas and Santa Cruz, which in turn are the capitals of the provinces of Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Las Palmas province divided. Las Palmas is the largest city in the Canary Islands since 1768, except for a brief period in 1910. From 1833, the territorial division of the Kingdom of Spain and 1927 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife was the only capital of the Canary Islands until 1927, when a decree ordered that the capital of the Canary Islands are divided as to present.The it remains the third largest city Canary Islands, La Laguna (World Heritage) in Tenerife. During the time of the Spanish empire in the Canary Islands is the main reason for the Spanish galleons stopping on the way to America were from the East because of the favorable wind direction. Etymology The name Islas Canarias is likely derived from the Latin Insula Canaria, meaning “Island of the Dogs”, a name applied originally only to Gran Canaria. According to the historian Pliny the Elder, called King Juba II of Mauritania , Canary Island, because he is “very important, many of Annex dogs.” Another hypothesis is that the dogs were called in fact a kind of monk seal (Canis marinus or “sea bear”, a Latin term for “seal”) was in danger of extinction and is no longer present in the islands Canary. The population density of seals was perhaps the characteristic that most struck the few ancient Romans who established contact with the islands of the sea have Alternatively, it is said that the first inhabitants of the island, the Guanches used to worship dogs, and they mummified dogs in general treated as sacred animals. The ancient Greeks also knew people who live far west of the “dog head” principles, dogs are worshiped on the island. Some assume that the Canary Islands and the ancient Egyptian dog-worship cult of Anubis dog-headed god are closely related, but there is no explanation, which was first given. Geography Tenerife, with 865,070 inhabitants, is both the Canary Islands and Spain, the most populated island. Tenerife is the largest island of the archipelago. The island of Fuerteventura is the second largest of the archipelago and is located 100 km off the African coast. The islands form the Macaronesia ecoregion with the Azores, Cape Verde, Madeira and the wild. The archipelago consists of seven large and several smaller islands, which are all of volcanic origin. The Teide volcano on Tenerife is the highest mountain in Spain, and the third largest volcano in the world on a volcanic island in the ocean. All the islands except La Gomera have been active in the millions of years, four of them (Lanzarote, Tenerife, La Palma and El Hierro) have historical records of eruptions since European


Which group in 1994 released the live Album “Hell Freezes Over”?

The Eagles Reunite for Hell Freezes Over Tour REDDIT Rick Diamond, Getty Images Twenty-two years ago today (May 27, 1994), the Eagles reunited for the first time in 14 years to kick off their Hell Freezes Over Tour at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre in Irvine, Calif. — and it was at least partly thanks to a country star. The Eagles split up in 1980, following the release of their Eagles Live album. The band’s members, including Glenn Frey , Don Felder and Don Henley , had been at odds with each other since their 1979 album, The Long Run, but were contractually obligated to their record company, Elektra Records, to record one final live album before they could disband. Unfortunately, by that time, Frey and Henley were unable to even be in the same room together, so they recorded their vocals in different studios, located in different states even. But while the “Hotel California” singers were ready to walk away from their record-breaking career, their fans weren’t as willing to let them go. In 1993, several country artists — including Trisha Yearwood , Diamond Rio , Alan Jackson , Tanya Tucker and Travis Tritt — recorded an Eagles tribute album, Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles. The record, which features some of the band’s biggest hits, such as “Peaceful Easy Feeling,” “I Can’t Tell You Why,” “Heartache Tonight” and “Best of My Love,” soared to the top of the charts and sold more than 3 million units. Tritt covered the Eagles’ debut single, “Take It Easy,” and asked the band to appear in his video for the tune. It was the first time the group had been together in 13 years, and it served as the impetus for the group members to consider a reunion. Only two months later, Frey and Henley had lunch with their management and agreed to formally reunite. They performed live for the first time in April, at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, Calif., where they shot The Eagles: Hell Freezes Over — given its name because Henley was known for saying after their split that the band would get back together “when hell freezes over” — for an MTV special. The Eagles kicked off their Hell Freezes Over Tour on May 27 and spent most of the next two years on the trek, performing some of their most beloved tunes, including “Tequila Sunrise” and “Lyin’ Eyes.” Their live Hell Freezes Over album was released on Nov. 8, 1994, and includes the No. 1 hit “Love Will Keep Us Alive.” Following Hell Freezes Over, the Eagles remained a touring and recording band and released several more albums, including 2003’s The Very Best Of, which sold more than 5 million units in the United States, and a double studio album, Long Road Out of Eden, in 2007. Felder spent seven more years with the group before he was fired from the band in 2001. Sadly, on Jan. 18, 2016, Frey died due to to complications from rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis and pneumonia. Henley has since said that his friend and bandmate’s death effectively ended the Eagles’ career . Country Music’s Biggest Feuds


In January 1984 Michael Jackson suffered 2nd degree burns whilst making a commercial for which company?

BBC ON THIS DAY | 27 | 1984: Michael Jackson burned in Pepsi ad About This Site | Text Only 1984: Michael Jackson burned in Pepsi ad Michael Jackson has received hospital treatment for serious burns to his head after his hair caught light during a freak filming accident. The 25-year-old entertainer was singing his hit "Billie Jean" for a Pepsi Cola commercial in Los Angeles when the special effects went wrong. Three thousand fans saw a firework display erupt behind the superstar, showering him in sparks and setting light to his hair. Some studio audience members said he was so calm, they thought the incident was part of the act. He was wonderful. He reassured people even as he was being taken away on a stretcher Fan Virgina Watson The singer is reported to have covered his burning hair with his jacket as his brothers and stage hands rushed to help. One member of the audience, Virginia Watson, witnessed the accident. "He was wonderful. He reassured people even as he was being taken away on a stretcher", she said. Michael Jackson was taken to hospital where he was treated for second degree burns. Plastic surgeon Steven Hoeffin said Jackson, who was voted America's entertainer of the year, could need surgery to his head. "He is in discomfort", said the doctor. "It will take a few weeks to determine the hair loss." The superstar is earning a reputed �7m for the series of Pepsi Cola adverts which also feature his four famous brothers. It is part of a huge sponsorship deal the singer agreed last year. The multimillionaire's album "Thriller" has just entered the Guinness book of records as the best selling LP of all time.


Gracepoint is the US version of which British drama series?

Gracepoint - TV Series News, Show Information - FOX Load more About the Show When a young boy is found dead on an idyllic beach, a major police investigation gets underway in the small northern California seaside town where the tragedy occurred. Soon deemed a homicide, the case turns neighbor against neighbor and sparks a media frenzy, which throws the boy’s family into further turmoil and upends the lives of the town’s residents.   Welcome to GRACEPOINT, a new 10-episode mystery event series based on “Broadchurch,” the U.K.’s critically acclaimed hit crime drama. GRACEPOINT is an expansion of the original series, introducing new characters, identifying new suspects and threading new storylines through the gripping narrative that will end when secrets are revealed and the killer is caught. Leading the investigation is Detective EMMETT CARVER (David Tennant, “Broadchurch,” “Dr. Who”), who has just arrived in Gracepoint to fill a high position in the town’s police force. That job previously had been promised to Detective ELLIE MILLER (Emmy Award winner Anna Gunn, “Breaking Bad”), who, in light of the tragedy, must put any resentment aside and work the case with her prickly new boss. Det. Miller must break the news of the crime to her doting husband, JOE (Josh Hamilton, “American Horror Story”), and her son, TOM (newcomer Jack Irvine), who was the best friend of the murder victim, DANNY SOLANO (guest star Nikolas Filipovic, “Falling Skies”). Danny is survived by his grieving parents, MARK (Michael Peña, “End of Watch”) and BETH SOLANO (Virginia Kull, “Boardwalk Empire”), and his rebellious older sister, CHLOE (newcomer Madalyn Horcher), who has an older boyfriend, DEAN IVERSON (Kendrick Sampson, “The Vampire Diaries”), unbeknownst to her parents. All of Gracepoint is pulled into the investigation, including JACK REINHOLD (Emmy Award nominee and Golden Globe Award winner Nick Nolte, “Luck”), a private man who runs the kayak rental service on the beach, as well as the local wildlife observation program , for which Danny volunteered; and SUSAN WRIGHT (Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominee Jacki Weaver, “Silver Linings Playbook”), a mysterious woman, who lives in the RV park near the coast, with her dog. The town’s minister, PAUL COATES (Kevin Rankin, “Justified”), becomes the de facto spokesperson for the community as the media descends on Gracepoint. Danny’s death also impacts tourism, with the decline in visitors felt most harshly by hotel owner GEMMA FISHER (Sarah-Jane Potts, “Kinky Boots,”), a vivacious Brit with secrets of her own. Also touched by Danny’s death is Mark’s apprentice at his plumbing company, VINCE NOVIK (Stephen Louis Grush, “Lucky 7”). The investigation is followed closely by the town’s local newspaper reporter , OWEN BURKE (Kevin Zegers, “Transamerica”), who is Det. Miller’s nephew. Owen’s ambition is fueled by San Francisco Globe reporter RENEE CLEMONS (Jessica Lucas, “Cloverfield”), who has a history with Det. Carver and sets up camp in Gracepoint to cover the case. The riveting crime series carves a powerfully dark wake through the town of Gracepoint with a startling conclusion, as the detectives piece together what happened on the night of Danny’s death. Follow FOX


Who first spoke the words known as The Magnificat”?

The Magnificat: Mary’s Hymn of Praise for Our Lord Privacy Policy THE MAGNIFICAT The Magnificat, taken from Luke’s Gospel (1:46-55), is the Blessed Virgin Mary’s hymn of praise to the Lord. It is also known as the Canticle of Mary in the Liturgy of the Hours, a special collection of scripture readings, psalms, and hymns that constitute what is known as the prayer of the church. (Priests and other religious are required to pray sections from the Liturgy of the Hours each day.) Although the Magnificat has had numerous musical settings from such composers as Palestrina, Bach and Mozart, it can be recited as well as sung. Its name comes from the first line of its text in Latin (“Magnificat anima mea Dominum”) translated in the first line below. Mary proclaims the Lord’s greatness with characteristic humility and grace here. My soul magnifies the Lord And my spirit rejoices in God my Savior; Because He has regarded the lowliness of His handmaid; For behold, henceforth all generations shall call me blessed; Because He who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is His name; And His mercy is from generation to generation on those who fear Him. He has shown might with His arm, He has scattered the proud in the conceit of their heart. He has put down the mighty from their thrones, and has exalted the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He has sent away empty. He has given help to Israel, his servant, mindful of His mercy Even as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his posterity forever. The Magnificat provides great material for meditation on the Visitation, the second Joyful Mystery of the Rosary, pictured above. When the angel Gabriel informs Mary that she is to be the Mother of God, he also tells her of her relative Elizabeth’s pregnancy with John the Baptist. After Mary gives her famous consent to becoming the Mother of God, -- “Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it done to me according to thy word” (Luke 1:38) -- she goes “with haste” (1:39) to help Elizabeth, who is delighted to see her. Our Lady then expresses her joy in the Magnificat. Clearly Mary, in hastening to help her cousin, is focused on service to others. In this way she glorifies the Lord in reflecting (and “magnifying”) His goodness and love. And, of course by becoming the Mother of God she will help Him redeem us for our salvation in His Passion! Speaking of magnifying, Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen once referred to our Blessed Mother as being like “a magnifying glass that intensifies our love of her Son.” Note that Mary’s joyful claim that “all generations shall call me blessed” in no way takes away from her humility. If she seems to boast here, it is much as St. Paul does later on in scripture when he says “whoever boasts, should boast in the Lord” (2 Cor 10:17), that is to say, in God’s work being done through us. In this regard, the Magnificat is more than a prayer of praise. It also reminds us about the essential link between humility and holiness. Just as God has “regarded the lowliness of his handmaid” and “has done great things” for Mary in making her the Mother of his Son, so too “he has put down the mighty from their thrones (with his own might!) and has exalted the lowly.” (Note also our Blessed Mother’s humility in referring to herself in this prayer, as she does in giving her consent to Gabriel mentioned earlier, as the Lord’s handmaid, his servant!) As her Divine Son later stressed “Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled, and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted” (Matt 23:12, also in slightly different words in Luke 18:14 and Luke 14:11). Jesus wasn’t saying anything new here, either! We read similar thoughts in throughout the Old Testament such as in the Psalms and in this example from the book of Sirach “Humble yourself the more, the greater you are, and you will find favor with God.” (Sirach 3:19) The line about God filling “the hungry with good things” resonates later in the Gospels as well, when our Lord says “Blessed are they who hunger and thirst after


Which Booker prize winning writer wrote the slogan “That’ll do nicely” for American Express?

Writers and Copywriters: Literature and Advertising | Interesting Literature Writers and Copywriters: Literature and Advertising Posted by interestingliterature Before he wrote Midnight’s Children – the 1981 novel which would win not only the Booker Prize for that year but the ‘Booker of Bookers’ award in 1993 – Salman Rushdie worked in advertising. It was during this period in the 1970s that Rushdie came up with several classic advertising slogans: ‘Naughty but nice’ (to advertise cream cakes), ‘That’ll do nicely’ (for American Express credit cards), and ‘Irresistibubble’ (for Aero chocolate bars). He also came up with this, for the Daily Mirror: ‘Look into the Mirror tomorrow – you’ll like what you see.’ Rushdie has said that his work in advertising ‘taught me to write like a job. If you have the client coming in that afternoon for his new campaign, you can’t not have it. You have to have it. What’s more, it has to be good.’ George Orwell may have described advertising as ‘the rattling of a stick inside a swill-bucket’ in his novel Keep the Aspidistra Flying (1936), a book which shows a man with high literary ambitions being ‘reduced’ to the work of writing advertising jingles and rhymes. But Marshall McLuhan described it as ‘the greatest art form of the twentieth century’. And certainly, many popular and celebrated writers of the twentieth century and beyond have put their mark on this modern art form. Rushdie is one name among many. The author of The Satanic Verses had actually failed the initial test he took for J. Walter Thompson, a leading advertising company (which was run by none other than the thriller writer, James Patterson). But he persevered, spurred on by a friend’s assurance that it was ‘really easy’. Many a small thing has been made large by the right kind of advertising. – Mark Twain Fay Weldon, author of The Life and Loves of a She-Devil (1983), is another novelist who started out in the field of advertising. In this connection she is probably most famous for writing the slogan ‘Go to work on an egg’, in support of a large advertising campaign in Britain in the 1950s supported by the Egg Marketing Board. But Weldon didn’t in fact write the slogan: it was ‘hatched’ (sorry, we couldn’t resist) by someone else, and Weldon merely helped to popularise the slogan (we say ‘merely’, but at the time Weldon occupied the senior role of Head of Copywriting and she was instrumental in making the phrase known in households up and down the country). One slogan which Weldon did write was ‘Vodka gets you drunker quicker.’ This was never used, though, as it was rejected by her bosses. (And this at a time before drink awareness was as high as it is now!) While we’re talking drink, it was Dorothy L. Sayers, crime writer and creator of the detective Lord Peter Wimsey, who originated several Guinness slogans used in the 1920s, such as (reputedly) ‘Guinness is good for you.’ (She used her experience working in advertising for the 1933 Lord Peter Wimsey novel, Murder Must Advertise.) One legend has it that the brewery had initially sought an endorsement from homegrown Irish talent, the playwright and well-known alcoholic, Brendan Behan, but the best he could come up with was ‘Guinness makes you drunk.’ (If only all ad campaigns were so honest!) However, this story is unverified and Guinness have denied that they ever sought a slogan from Behan. Advertising is the very essence of democracy. – Anton Chekhov Another writer to lend his services to the advertising industry was F. Scott Fitzgerald, more famous as the author of The Great Gatsby and ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’. He wrote the slogan ‘We keep you clean in Muscatine’ for a local steam laundry company. Other writers who cut their teeth on advertising include Don DeLillo, Martin Amis, and Joseph Heller, author of Catch-22. If Marshall McLuhan was right and advertising is a great art form, then it raises the question of the relationship between literature and advertising. Can literary talent be honed by a spell working in the world of Mad Men? Share this:


In which country was the 2015 Eurovision song contest held?

Eurovision Song Contest 2015 Grand Final | Eurovision Song Contest Show more Eurovision Song Contest 2015 Grand Final The 60th Eurovision Song Contest was held in May 2015 in the capital of Austria, Vienna, the first time Austria hosted the event since 1967. The right to host the contest came when Conchita Wurst brought home the trophy with her Rise Like A Phoenix from Copenhagen the year before. In order to mark the 60th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, Australia was invited to take part in the Grand Final for the very first time achieving a respectable 5th place. The winner was Måns Zermelöw with his song Heroes providing Sweden with its sixth victory in the Eurovision Song Contest. The 2015 Eurovision Song Contest took place in the Wiener Stadhalle . The the official Eurovision Song Contest logo was refreshed, for the first time since it was launched in 2004. Check out the Full gallery Building Bridges The slogan for the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest was Building Bridges . The theme artwork featured spheres and wave-shapes, symbolising unity as well as diversity. The colours reflected individualism and at the same time building musical bridges, the diversity of the artists, variety of songs and the diverse audience. Australia made its debut whilst Ukraine withdrew from the contest due to the on-going conflict in the country. The Grand Final 27 countries competed in the Grand Final of the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest, the largest number ever. 10 qualifiers from each of the Semi-Finals, the so-called Big Five as well as hosts Austria and special guest Australia all took to the stage. The voting was tense with the three big favourites, Russia, Sweden and Italy battling it out for victory. Sweden's Måns Zermelöw took the trophy with his song Heroes meaning that the Eurovision Song Contest would be hosted by Sweden for the second time in three years. Facts and figures There was considerable interest in hosting the Eurovision Song Contest in Austria and three cities were short-listed; Vienna, Innsbruck and Graz. Over 200 million watched the live shows in 2015 Both Germany and Austria scored zero points - Austria became the first host country ever to do so The top two countries were the exact same as the top two in 2012; Sweden and Russia Results from FYR Macedonia and Montenegro were based on full televoting - this did not affect the results This is the sixth time that Sweden has won the Eurovision Song Contest, only Ireland has won more times; seven in total. Facts & Figures


Who was the owner of Manchester’s Hacienda Club and Factory Records?

Factory Records FACTORY RECORDS FAC421 Factoryrecords.net FACTORY RECORDS-----FACTORY RECORDS-----FACTORY RECORDS------FACTORY RECORDS-----FACTORY RECORDS-----FACTORY RECORDS If you have any new information to contribute, please click here to let me know and I will post it! FACTORY           RECORDS What: Factory Records , legendary label       responsible for the birth of the "Madchester" scene in the 1980s Where: Manchester, UK       (though now defunct) Label Founders: Tony       Wilson, Alan Erasmus, Peter Saville,       Martin Hannett Founded: 1979 The Early Years: Club      Origins: Factory Records began as a club in      1978, started by Tony Wilson and Alan      Erasmus. They were joined by designer      Peter Saville and Producer Martin      Hannett to form Factory Records and      released their first EP, A Factory      Sampler, featuring acts that had      played at their club, in 1979. A very      small operation at first, the label was      initially run from an office in Erasmus' apartment. Success, however, was just      around the corner. Joy Division and New      Order: The first album released by Factory      was 'Unknown Pleasures' by melancholic      Mancunian rock band Joy Division in 1979, at the same      time that their manager Rob Gretto      joined the label. The album received      great critical acclaim, the band      appeared on the front cover of the UK      music mag the NME and recorded a session      for influential BBC DJ John Peel . Wilson credits this      success with turning the label into a      “true business”. Plague by ill health      and depression, singer Ian Curtis      committed suicide in 1980 just before      the release of their 2nd album. The      remaining members went on to enjoy huge      success with Factory as New Order . Other Factory Records      Acts: Joy Division and New Order are the      two Factory Records acts that have had      the longest lasting impact on music, but      it wasn't all about them. Factory worked      with other well known acts, including: A Certain Ratio Factory didn't only put out records,      however. The label was at the center of      a music scene of their own making - the      so called "Madchester" scene - named, of      course, for Manchester, Factory Record's      base. And at the center of that scene      was a Factory Records run club, the      famous (or infamous) Hacienda. The Hacienda: Start to      Finish: In 1982 Gretto had the idea to open a      Factory Records supported club in      Manchester, and thus began The Hacienda.      The club was pivotal in the evolving      music scene in Manchester in the 80s,      and many world famous DJ started their      careers behind the decks there. Designed      by Saville and Ben Kelly, the club was      immediately popular, but due to a policy      of too low entry and drink prices (and      the fact that the large majority of      customers were spending more money buy      drugs from the bouncers than drinks from      the bar), the club rarely made a profit.      However, Hacienda outlived Factory,      finally closing it's doors in 1997. Tony Wilson: Wilson, initially a TV presenter in      Manchester, unquestionably was the      driving force behind the label, and he      loved his city as much as he loved his      label. He was dubbed Mr Manchester for      his work in the development of the city      and towards the end of his life lobbied      heavily for a devolved parliament for      the North of England. After Factory's,      demise he set up In The City , an annual music      industry festival often held in      Manchester that has been responsibl


Into what was Daphne changed as a means of avoiding the advances of the God Apollo?

Meet Apollo, the Greek God of Sun and Music Statue of Apollo There are several myths which recount Apollo's birth. According to the most popular one, Apollo was the son of Zeus and Leto, daughter of the titans Coeus and Phoebe. When Leto was pregnant, Hera , being the jealous wife of Zeus, persecuted the poor girl all over the place. Being aware of her union with the almighty ruler of Olympus, Hera knew that if Leto gave birth to a son, he could ultimately undermine the authority of her own son, Ares . She thus persuaded Gaia not to allow Leto to seek refuge anywhere on Earth. Homer describes in detail all the places where pregnant Leto wandered seeking a place to deliver her child, until Poseidon raised the island of Delos from the sea. But, even then, Hera sought to create more complications for Leto, by preventing the goddess of birth Eileithya to reach her, for nine days. Fortunately, however, with the intervention of the other Olympians who felt pity for poor Leto, she finally managed to give birth to Apollo and Artemis , his twin sister. Apart from Delos, there are other places in Greece, which, according to other myths, claim to be the god's birthplace. These are the island Ortygia, situated near Ephesus in Asia Minor, as well as Tegeira in Boetia and Amphigeneia in Triphylia. In yet another version, Leto changed into a wolf to evade Hera and then sought refuge in Delos to deliver her children. By another account, Leto took her newborn children to a place which was later to be called Lycia (as described a little further down), where she stopped by a spring to bathe. She was chased, however, by local shepherds who, by Zeus's divine intervention, were immediately turned into frogs. Leto, on the other hand, was led by a pack of wolves to the river Xanthus, which she dedicated to her son Apollo. To show her gratitude to the wolves who protected her, she gave the name Lycia (lykos in Greek means wolf) to the land. Encounter with Python Apollo, Artemis and Poseidon It is mentioned in some of the myths, that, even before she gave birth to the twin gods, Leto had been pursued by the female snake monster Python, who had been sent by none other than her sworn enemy Hera, to kill her. After her mother's narrow escape from the horrible monster,little Apollo (he was only four months old at the time), managed to kill Python using his deadly arrows. The battle took place at the foothills of Mount Parnassus, where the Oracle of Delphi was later founded. Following Python's death, the god of light had to, according to custom, purify himself by going into self-exile for a period of eight years. When he returned to Delphi, he was wearing a laurel wreath. In order to pay tribute to the god of music, the Delphi's inhabitants established the Septeria festival, which was held once every nine years. This included a re-enactment of Apollo's deadly encounter with the monster Python. Apollo and his sister Artemis On two occasions, Apollo was punished, because of murders he committed, to serve time as a slave. On the first occasion, the god killed the sons of the Cyclopes, to punish their fathers for inventing the lightning bolt, which Zeus used to kill the god's son, Asclepius. After committing the murders, the god was punished by his heavenly father Zeus, to become the slave of king of Pherae, Admetus. Apollo was also forced to become the servant and shepherd of the Trojan king Laomedon, because he took part in the gods's revolt against Zeus. Poseidon was punished the same way for the same reason. During their slavery, the two gods were ordered to build the tall walls around Troy. When Laomedon did not keep his promise to pay them the agreed fee upon completing their chore, both gods punished him, each in his own way: Apollo sent the plague to his land, while Poseidon sent a sea monster to terrorize the people and ravage the city. Inventor of the flute The music contest between Apollo and Marsyas According to a myth, the god of music, being true to its name, invented the flute, which he gave to Athena , as a present. The goddess, though, w


TV astronomer Brian Cox played keyboards with which group?

The Observer profile: Brian Cox | Science | The Guardian The Observer profile Putting the fizz into physics The former keyboard player with D:Ream is set to become the nation's favourite scientist after talking us through the subatomic goings-on at Cern. Just don't mention the end of the world... Saturday 13 September 2008 19.01 EDT First published on Saturday 13 September 2008 19.01 EDT Share on Messenger Close In the transient media parlance, Gordon Ramsay is a 'rock star' chef, Dan Snow is a 'rock star' historian and Sarah Palin is now a 'rock star' politician. In the case of Dr Brian Cox , the soubriquet is not so much tired as justified. The scientist who leapt to ubiquity last week, enthusing over what he describes as mankind's 'biggest project since Apollo', had a previous life in a Nineties band with regular gigs on Top of the Pops. Cox played keyboards for D:Ream for the last time in May 1997. The occasion was New Labour's election night party at the Royal Festival Hall, and the song was 'Things Can Only Get Better'. In the years that followed, Britain got Blair and physics got its own ambitious, telegenic communicator in Cox. Today, as Blair's heir is apparently sucked into a black hole, Cox is poised to slip the surly bonds of geekiness and become the god of small things. A youthful 40, without a boffin whisker in sight, and articulating in the kind of regional accent that TV executives find 'warm', Cox became the acceptable face of physics last week when the world's most powerful particle experiment was switched on at the Cern international science centre. In vast underground caverns near Geneva, the £5bn Large Hadron Collider (LHC), where Cox works on a particle detector called Atlas, has begun recreating the conditions present in the universe less than a billionth of a second after the big bang. The event captured the public imagination, or at least the media's, on the day with blanket coverage on Radio 4 and an image on Google's homepage, which the internet company told Cox will have been seen by around half a billion people. To Cox himself fell the role of public oracle, conveying the strange beauty and violence of subatomic particles, and making unfathomably complex science accessible to the man in the street via BBC2's Newsnight, Radio 4, Australia's equivalent of Friday Night with Jonathan Ross and countless other media. He reeled off facts and figures of undeniable wow factor: the accelerator's circumference of 27 kilometres, buried about 100 metres underground; the temperature inside the tube, -271C, colder than space, making it the biggest fridge in the world; a proton beam whizzing around one way - 11,000 times a second, with as much energy as an aircraft carrier going at 30mph - and another proton beam whizzing around the other way; the beams smashing together up to 600 million times a second. Among the aims of the biggest experiment of all time: to isolate the elusive Higgs boson, or 'God particle', which gives the matter in the universe its mass. As Cox put it, with his gift for user-friendly terms, that really means: why is this table solid? Some marginal scientists warned that the LHC might conjure a black hole that would gobble up the entire planet, a gift to any headline writer who ever dreamt of plastering 'End of the world is nigh' on sandwich boards. Cox and his colleagues received cranky emails including implied death threats. Eventually, as peeved as Richard Dawkins at a convention of creationists, he delivered a blunt riposte: 'Anyone who thinks the LHC will destroy the world is a twat.' In this plain-speaking professor from Manchester University, television might have discovered its evangelist for science. Just as history has fresh-faced Tristram Hunt or Bettany Hughes brimming with passion for the subject, so Cox's enthusiasm for physics could be the biggest boost for the subject since David Tennant flourished a sonic screwdriver in Doctor Who. He has the looks, the likes-a-drink-or-two street cred, and still a lingering rebellious streak: he married his American wife, glamorous TV p


In which war was Shakespeare’s Troilus and Cressida set?

Troilus and Cressida | Colorado Shakespeare Festival Colorado Shakespeare Festival June 24 to August 6 2016 Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre Photo by Jennifer M Koskinen Photo by Jennifer M Koskinen Photo by Jennifer M Koskinen Photo by Jennifer M Koskinen “Life every man holds dear; but the dear man holds honor far more precious dear than life.” Directed by Carolyn Howarth God-like heroes, embattled kings, doomed love, and a sinister, snarky clown make Shakespeare’s epic of the Trojan War one of his greatest legends. Like grown-up versions of Romeo and Juliet all too familiar with life’s stark realities, the eponymous lovers face painful choices in this mythic mélange of drama, comedy and history, set in a world on the verge of apocalypse. Classics 101 Series: Join us for our free public lecture on "Troilus and Cressida." June 13, at 6:30 p.m. in the Mount Sanitas Room at the  Boulder Public Library Main Branch  (1001 Arapahoe Ave). Season tickets  and single tickets on sale now Date Opening Night: Saturday June 25 8:00 pm Get a sneak peek of Shakespeare's romantic, tragic Trojan War epic at CSF. Get a behind-the-scenes look at the battle scenes in CSF's "Troilus and Cressida." Dramaturg I doubt you’ve ever heard people claim that Troilus and Cressida ranks high on their list of favorite Shakespeare plays—but it honestly does for me. My first experience with this play came when I was an impressionable 19-year-old, hungry for theatrical experience. I was in a year-long study abroad program in London, struggling with the decision of whether I wanted to pursue theater as a career. On my quest to find the answer, I immersed myself in every theatergoing opportunity. (Thank you, student rush!) I had already seen the more well-known Shakespeare productions in town—among them a fresh-from-drama-school Ralph Fiennes in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Sean Bean as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, and Jeremy Irons as the title character in Richard II—when I stumbled into a performance of Troilus and Cressida. Though I knew it was based on The Iliad, I had little knowledge of the characters and absolutely no experience with the play. It's probably hyperbolic to say that what unfolded before me in the next couple of hours changed my life, but as I sat gripping my seat—and sometimes the arm of the poor chap sitting next to me—I knew I was experiencing something that I wouldn't soon forget. I left the theater, perhaps not with a career plan in place, but certainly with a huge crush on this play. (Seeing Alan Rickman as Achilles didn't hurt, either.)   This play leaves me breathless. It’s so cynical and satirical. The humor is piercing and brutal. (Oh, those Shakespeare insults really fly in this one!) The deaths are violent and horrendous. The lovers are not faithful. The epic heroes behave abominably. And the political leaders manipulate and lie. It felt so fresh and modern when I saw it in London—not at all like a play written hundreds of years ago—and it bears remarkable relevance today. I've taken some liberties with the original text: Women play a much more active role in the war. The time period could be either ancient Troy or somewhere in the future; this play, right now, certainly highlights how history has a tendency to repeat itself. But what I hope shines through, despite my meddling, are the author's keen observations on love, war and heroism. And, of course, all those marvelous insults!   - Carolyn Howarth, Director It is seven years into the Trojan War. The Trojan Prince, Paris, stole Helen from King Menelaus of Sparta, and in retaliation, the Greek army set off to overtake the city of Troy and bring Helen home. Troilus, another prince of Troy, has fallen in love with Cressida, also a Trojan, and implores her uncle, Pandarus, to help him win her heart.              In the Greek camp, their most powerful soldier, Achilles, refuses to leave his tent and remains locked away with his companion, Patroclus. Ulysses devises a plan to spur Achilles back into action by proposing that the strongest soldier of Troy face off with the strongest Gree


Which British King was the last to personally lead an army into battle ?

King George II Was The Last Monarch To Lead His Men Into Battle | Historic Royal Palaces George II made Kensington Palace the centre of his court life George II fell out with both his father and his son He was the last monarch to lead his troops into battle in 1743 at the Battle of Dettingen George II at the palaces As Prince of Wales, George felt that he was unfairly treated by his father – not given enough money and not entrusted with the regency when his father returned to Hanover. Relations between father and son were so sour that George and his wife Caroline were thrown out of court by George I and even, for a time, kept from their own children. In retaliation, they set up their own rival court filled with opposition politicians. History was doomed to repeat itself. After George became King in 1727 (Handel’s Zadok the Priest was composed for his Coronation), George and Caroline’s glamorous son, Prince Frederick, arrived in England and in turn became embroiled in a battle of wills with his parents; he was eventually banished from court in 1737.   In the first ten years of George II’s reign,  Kensington Palace was the glittering centre of court life where politicians, intellectuals and fashionable people vied for favour. George and Caroline used Hampton Court Palace regularly after their accession in 1727, especially during the summer when the palace would be alive with the flirtations, scheming and bickering of courtiers. George II had many mistresses, most notably Henrietta Howard, one of his queen’s closest ladies-in-waiting who were known as Women of the Bedchamber. However, George was devoted to his wife and was devastated by her death in 1737. She had promoted writers, poets and philosophers and court life under her auspices was glamorous and engaging.  After Caroline’s death, the bright and fashionable crowd was gradually replaced by a homely, ageing court residing in Kensington Palace which was by now half shut up and George increasingly focussed on his obsessive love of all things military. Earlier in his reign, George proved himself a good leader in battle and was the last British king to lead his troops into battle. Despite Kensington’s decline, it remained one of George’s favourite palaces right up until his death in 1760.  George II's grandson, George III , was the next monarch after Prince Frederick died in 1751 without ever repairing his relationship with his father. George II, German School, (c.1735 - 40) Royal Collection Trust © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2014 George II on horseback (Battle of Dettingen) © National Army Museum / The Bridgeman Art Library  You may also be interested in...