King Alexander I, assassinated in Marseilles in 1934, was king of which country?

Live footage of King Alexander’s Assassination (1934) | The Public Domain Review ..or BROWSE BY TAG Live footage of King Alexander’s Assassination (1934) One of the most notable newsreel films in existence – footage showing the assassination of King Alexander of Yugoslavia on 9th October, 1934. While the exact moment of shooting was not captured on film, the events leading to the assassination and the immediate aftermath were. The body of the chauffeur (who had been killed instantly) became jammed against the brakes of the car, allowing the cameraman to continue filming from within inches of the King for a number of minutes afterwards. The film was later revealed to have been manipulated slightly in order to give the audience the impression that the assassination had been captured on film. Three identical gunshot sounds were added to the film afterwards, when in reality Chernozemski shot over ten times, killing or wounding a total of 15 people. The exact moment of assassination was never filmed. On Tuesday 9 October 1934 the King Alexander arrived in Marseilles to start a state visit to the Third French Republic, to strengthen the two countries’ alliance in the Little Entente. While Alexander was being driven in a car through the streets along with French Foreign Minister Louis Barthou, a gunman, Vlado Chernozemski, stepped from the street and shot the King and the chauffeur. Alexander died instantly, slumped backwards in the car seat, eyes open. Barthou was wounded in the arm but died later due to inadequate medical treatment. The assassin, Vlado Chernozemski, was a Bulgarian, member of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO) and an experienced marksman. Immediately after assassinating King Alexander, he was cut down by the sword of a mounted French policeman, and then beaten by the crowd. By the time he was removed from the scene, he was already dead. ( Wikipedia ) Related Content Documentary In this section of the site we bring you curated collections of images, books, audio and film, shining a light on curiosities and wonders from a wide range of online archives. With a leaning toward the surprising, the strange, and the beautiful, we hope to provide an ever-growing cabinet of curiosities for the digital age, a kind of hyperlinked Wunderkammer – an archive of materials which truly celebrates the breadth and variety of our shared cultural commons and the minds that have made it. Some of our most popular posts include visions of the future from late 19th century France , a dictionary of Victorian slang and a film showing the very talented “hand-farting” farmer of Michigan . With each post including links back to the original source we encourage you to explore these wonderful online sources for yourself. Check out our Sources page to see where we find the content. BROWSE BY MEDIUM


Air fight pioneer Amy Johnson vanished over which river?

Famous people who died in aviation accidents Famous People Who Died in Aviation Accidents 1940s NC21789 cn:2188 Flying through a thunderstorm in turbulence     the plane nosed over and plunged to earth. Lightning strike disabled crew     and caused loss of    control. All 25 aboard killed. details in Oxford,     England Airspeed AS10  Oxford Mk II While ferrying an aircraft for the RAF from Prestwick to Kidington, she became lost in poor weather and parachuted into the     Thames River and drowned. Her body was     never recovered. 1 killed.   49, Canadian co-discoverer of insulin Near     Gander, Newfoundland Lockheed     Hudson MK III bomber T9449 Crashed into trees at the side of a lake, 10     miles out of Gander en route to England. Double engine failure. Banting     died of his injuries a few days later. Three out of 4 aboard killed.   NC28394 3204 The aircraft crashed into a hill in pine woods, near Chandler Field, while attempting to make an instrument landing approach in rain and fog. Pilot error. 9 of 16 aboard killed. details in 19, American pilot and poet Roxholm, England VZ-H Spitfire V Magee was killed when his VZ-H Spitfire V collided with an Oxford Trainer from Cranwell Airfield during World War II. 1 killed.   real name Alice Jane Peters Near     Las Vegas, Nevada Douglas DC-3 NC1946  cn:3295 Flight     3, crashed into Mt. Potosi. Lombard was returning from a war bond promotion.     The aircraft drifted off course for reasons unknown. All 22 aboard killed including     Lombard's mother and press agent. details in 50, chief designer of the German autobahn. Third Reich minister for     armaments and munitions. Rastenburg, Germany The aircraft crashed after exploding shortly after taking off.   48, founder of     Lufthansa Airlines Mühlberg/Elbe, Germany von Gablenz's plane which he was piloting, crashed after experiencing     mechanical failure. 2 killed.   39, the Duke of Kent Near     Dunbeath, Scotland DQ-M cn:W4026 The     plane crashed while on a flight to Iceland during WWII. The aircraft was     part of the 228th Squadron RAF.  The plane hit high ground at Eagle     Rock in the Scottish Highlands in poor visibility. Possible navigation     error but exact cause unknown.  All 14 aboard killed. Oct 23, 1942 41, composer and song writer Palm     Springs, California NC16017 cn:1555 Midair collision with an Army B-34 bomber. The bomber pilot attempted to     draw attention to his friend the co-pilot in the airliner and struck the     tail of the airliner. All 12 aboard the airliner killed. The bomber landed     safely.


Whish 1996 multi Oscar winning film was based on a novel by Michael Ondaatje?

1996 Academy Awards® Winners and History Shine (1996, Australia/UK) Actor: GEOFFREY RUSH in "Shine", Tom Cruise in "Jerry         Maguire", Ralph Fiennes in "The English Patient",         Woody Harrelson in "The People vs. Larry Flynt", Billy         Bob Thornton in "Sling Blade" Actress: FRANCES MCDORMAND in "Fargo" ,         Brenda Blethyn in "Secrets & Lies", Diane Keaton         in "Marvin's Room", Kristin Scott Thomas in "The         English Patient", Emily Watson in "Breaking the Waves" Supporting Actor: CUBA GOODING, JR. in "Jerry Maguire", William H. Macy         in "Fargo" , Armin Mueller-Stahl         in "Shine", Edward Norton in "Primal Fear",         James Woods in "Ghosts of Mississippi" Supporting Actress: JULIETTE BINOCHE in "The English Patient", Joan Allen         in "The Crucible", Lauren Bacall in "The Mirror         Has Two Faces", Barbara Hershey in "Portrait of a Lady",         Marianne Jean-Baptiste in "Secrets & Lies" Director: ANTHONY MINGHELLA for "The English Patient", Joel Coen         for "Fargo" , Milos Forman         for "The People vs. Larry Flynt", Scott Hicks for "Shine",         Mike Leigh for "Secrets & Lies" In          the 1996 awards race, four of the five Best Picture nominees          were from independent studios - and financed outside of mainstream          Hollywood. 1996 was therefore dubbed "The Year of the          Independents," plus films from abroad. For the first time          in Oscar history, none of the major Hollywood studios (including          Paramount, MGM, Warner Bros., UA, Fox, Columbia, Universal,          or Disney's Buena Vista) were represented among the Best Picture-nominated          films for 1996. All the pictures nominated for Best Picture          were low-budget, independent films - with the sole exception          possibly being Tri-Star's Jerry Maguire, the closest          nominee to a major, mainstream Hollywood studio. [The surge          for independent films wouldn't last long - in 1997, the big-studio,          big-budget Titanic (1997) swept the Oscars.] The big winner of the year was writer/director          Anthony Minghella's The English Patient (a Saul Zaentz/Miramax          film). [20th Century Fox studios dropped its support during          pre-production, letting it go to the independent Miramax.]          It was a prestigious, three hour long World War II saga/romance          composed of flashbacks, conspiracies, and ambiguities and based          on an adaptation of Michael Ondaatje's novel, about a French-Canadian          nurse who cares for a mysterious, dying burn patient ('The          English Patient') in a ruined, abandoned monastery in Italy's          Tuscany, after he was wounded in a WWII plane crash in the          African desert. It had twelve nominations and nine Oscar          wins - Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress,          Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Sound, Best Original          Dramatic Score, Best Costume Design, and Best Film Editing.          It lost its nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay (Minghella),          Best Actor (Fiennes) and Best Actress (Scott Thomas). Its nine Oscar wins made it the third most-awarded          film in Academy history - and tied it with two other films          with nine wins: Gigi (1958), and The Last Emperor           (1987). Previously, only two other films had more wins: Ben-Hur          (1959) (with eleven). With its Best Picture win for the expensively-made          film, producer Saul Zaentz became a multiple Oscar-winning          producer over a span of twenty years with over twenty Oscars          for


Which English city has a Railway Station called Forster Square?

Book train tickets to Bradford Forster Square for Bradford City The closest train station to Bradford City is Bradford Forster Square Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club, to use its full name, is located in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire. The club was founded in 1903 and is currently (2013-14 season) in League One, the third tier of English Football.  In the 2012–13 season, they became the first ever team from the fourth tier of English football to reach a major domestic Wembley cup final, the Football League Cup, losing 5–0 to Swansea City. The club's stadium is called Valley Parade and has a capacity of 25,136. How to get to Bradford City by train From Bradford Forster Square railway station take a short walk to Bradford city centre and Bradford City Address: Coral Windows Stadium, Valley Parade, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, BD8 7DY © Directrail.com, a brand of Direct Ferries Ltd - all rights reserved.


Which element discovered in 1782 has the symbol Te?

Chemical Elements.com - Tellurium (Te) Bentor, Yinon. Chemical Element.com - Tellurium. <http://www.chemicalelements.com/elements/te.html>. For more information about citing online sources, please visit the MLA's Website . This page was created by Yinon Bentor. Use of this web site is restricted by this site's license  agreement . Copyright © 1996-2012 Yinon Bentor. All Rights Reserved.


Wozzeck | opera by Berg | Britannica.com opera by Berg musical composition Wozzeck, opera in three acts by Austrian composer Alban Berg , who also wrote its German libretto , deriving the story from the unfinished play Woyzeck (the discrepancy in spelling was the result of a misreading of the manuscript) by Georg Büchner . The opera premiered in Berlin on December 14, 1925. Of all rule-breaking avant-garde operas, it is the oldest of those that appear in the active repertoire . Background and context A dark story of madness and murder , Wozzeck is an adaptation of Büchner’s groundbreaking and highly influential work, which was in progress at the author’s death in 1837 and was not performed until 1913. After seeing the play’s Vienna premiere, Berg determined to base an opera on it, but his progress on the work was slowed by the advent of World War I and military service. He completed the opera in 1922 and published the vocal score privately in 1922. He presented orchestral excerpts from the opera in concert in 1924. When Berg’s work came to the stage at the Berlin Staatsoper a year later, it was an immediate hit. Its success dismayed Berg, who felt that the work should have been too modern for wide acceptance, and he began to question whether he had fallen short of his overall intention. Portrait of Alban Berg by Arnold Schoenberg, 1910; in the collection of the Vienna Museum. Art Media/Heritage-Images Berg tells the tale of Wozzeck’s madness with rhythmic and melodic fragments that carry moods from one scene to the next. As his mentor Arnold Schoenberg had taught him, Berg underlaid his music with compositional patterns going back hundreds of years. His harmonic structures sometimes verge into atonality , leaving the listener with no clear sense of the direction in which the music might move next. Atonality was an idea then in vogue among the Schoenberg circle, and it seemed ideally suited to reflect the protagonist’s precarious mental state and his descent into madness. Cast and vocal parts Marie, Wozzeck’s common-law wife (soprano) Wozzeck, a soldier (baritone) the Captain (tenor) Setting and story summary Wozzeck is set in a town near a military barracks during the first quarter of the 19th century. Act I The soldier Wozzeck and his captain debate morality . The Captain suggests that, because Wozzeck has an illegitimate child, Wozzeck is immoral. Wozzeck maintains that poor people cannot afford morality. Later, while cutting wood, he finds himself tormented by strange visions. Meanwhile, Marie—the mother of Wozzeck’s child—is watching a military band and admiring the Drum Major. Wozzeck arrives, wanting to share his visions, but he cannot bring himself to stay with her. To earn more money, Wozzeck submits himself to the Doctor’s bizarre medical experiments. Meanwhile, tempted by the advances of the Drum Major she has been admiring, Marie yields to her impulses. Act II In Marie’s room, Wozzeck asks her about the new earrings she possesses. Unwilling to admit that they were a gift from the Drum Major, she says she found them, and only after Wozzeck’s departure she admits to herself that she feels guilt for the lie. The Captain and the Doctor interrupt their dark conversation to goad Wozzeck about Marie’s behaviour. Wozzeck confronts her, trying to force an admission of infidelity. When he sees her dancing with the Drum Major at the beer garden, he is overcome with rage. Later, the Drum Major mocks Wozzeck and beats him. Act III


Who directed the film Picnic at flanging Rock?

Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) - IMDb IMDb 17 January 2017 4:34 PM, UTC NEWS There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Picnic at Hanging Rock ( 1975 ) PG | During a rural summer picnic, a few students and a teacher from an Australian girls' school vanish without a trace. Their absence frustrates and haunts the people left behind. Director: a list of 38 titles created 18 Jan 2012 a list of 27 titles created 11 Sep 2013 a list of 42 titles created 03 Jan 2015 a list of 25 titles created 07 Nov 2015 a list of 46 titles created 20 Nov 2015 Title: Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) 7.6/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Won     1     BAFTA Film Award. Another    3 wins & 11 nominations. See more awards  » Videos Edit Storyline Three students and a school teacher disappear on an excursion to Hanging Rock, in Victoria, on Valentine's Day, 1900. Widely (and incorrectly) regarded as being based on a true story, the movie follows those that disappeared, and those that stayed behind, but it delights in the asking of questions, not the answering of them. Written by David Carroll <davidc@atom.ansto.gov.au> A recollection of evil See more  » Genres: 2 February 1979 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: El enigma en las Rocas Colgantes See more  » Filming Locations: $27,492        (USA) (26 June 1998) Gross: Did You Know? Trivia The opening lines spoken by Miranda, "What we see and what we seem are but a dream, a dream within a dream" are a paraphrase of lines from the poem A Dream within a Dream, by Edgar Allan Poe. The lines appear as the last two lines of each of the two verses of the poem, with a slight rearrangement in the wording. See more » Goofs Miranda cuts the Valentine's Day cake with a clean kitchen knife. However, the next shot shows the cake cut down the middle, and the same knife lying beside it clean and bare, as if it had never been used. See more » Quotes [first lines] Miranda : What we see and what we seem are but a dream, a dream within a dream. See more » Connections (Canada) – See all my reviews Even though this has been described as a film about sexual repression (and Peter Weir may have thought he was making such a film), I don't think it is--rather, it is a celebration of the dreamy, self contained sexuality (or rather pre-sexuality) of young adolescent girls just before they seriously turn their attention to men. Sure, they may be living in a society straitjacketed by Victorian mores, but the girls really don't seem to be the unhappier for this, non withstanding the earthy maid's comments that she feels sorry for them. Miranda and her friends seem completely content and at ease in their languid, hothousey world of poetry, pink and white bedrooms, and mutual crushes (I was reminded of the similarly dreamy, self contained little universe of the sisters in "The Virgin Suicides--another film that is supposedly about repression). During the noon day nap at Hanging Rock, the girls, heads resting in one another's laps, are in a state very much resembling post coital bliss--far from seeming repressed, they are among the most content women I've ever seen on screen. It is quite arguable that Victorian morality had something to do with their sexuality turning inward like this, but all this does is lend credence to the truism that repression intensifies sexuality--which may explain the lingering fascination the Victorian era has for the modern age, and why one of its most striking symbols of its oppressiveness--the corset--is also very erotically charged. The girls' disappearance into the eerie black land form (that seems to have faces at times, bringing to mind fairy tales about trolls who steal golden haired children) suggests that at in their present state they are so contented that anything else life might hold for them could only be a letd


What was the first name of notorious murderer Doctor Crippen?

Appeal judges asked to clear notorious murderer Dr Crippen | UK news | The Guardian The Observer Appeal judges asked to clear notorious murderer Dr Crippen Dr. Hawley Crippen and Miss Ethel Le Neve in the dock on trial for the murder of the late Mrs. Crippen, c. 1910. Photograph: Bettmann/CORBIS Saturday 6 June 2009 19.01 EDT First published on Saturday 6 June 2009 19.01 EDT Close This article is 7 years old The case of one of the most notorious murderers in British history, Hawley Crippen, is to be referred to the Court of Appeal, where the infamous doctor may secure a posthumous pardon 99 years after he was hanged. The Criminal Cases Review Commission has been secretly examining the safety of Dr Crippen's conviction and officials believe that senior judges should now decide whether he is innocent of the murder of his wife in 1910. Cases are referred to the appeal court if the commission feels there is a "real possibility" that the conviction will be ruled unsafe and quashed. At the centre of the case is DNA evidence that may establish the innocence of the American-born Crippen. Lawyer Giovanni Di Stefano and leading QC James Lewis, acting for Patrick Crippen, a relative of the doctor, said they were told last Friday that the case would be referred to the court in a development that may make Crippen the victim of the longest miscarriage of justice in British history rather than a name that is a byword for murder most foul. Crippen was hanged and buried in the grounds of Pentonville prison after a jury found him guilty. According to prosecutors at his Old Bailey trial in 1910, the homeopathic practitioner poisoned his unfaithful wife, Cora, dissected her body and buried the remains in the cellar of their north London home. Police found a corpse with no head, bones or genitals. Preparations are already under way to begin the exhumation of Crippen's body at Pentonville. Descendants of Crippen said yesterday that they were "90%" certain that the body would be ferried back to Michigan in the US, where the Crippens have a family burial plot. Lawyers claim that such a development might also reveal the contents of a series of letters apparently buried in his coffin and which purportedly reveal the "truth" behind the body in the cellar. Key to the case are the results of DNA tests from US forensic biologists which show that the remains in the cellar could not be those of Crippen's wife because they belong to a man. Di Stefano, who was one of Saddam Hussein's defence team and who submitted the evidence to the commission after two years' work, said: "We have been told categorically that the case is being referred and we are now just waiting for the paperwork. The body was a man and so the pardon is deserved." The chief justice, Lord Alverstone, directed the Old Bailey jury in 1910 with concerns over the gender of the corpse by saying: "Of course, if it was a man ... the defendant is entitled to walk out of that dock." Lewis, whose prosecution cases include ex-Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, has agreed to represent Crippen in court. Crippen's place in criminal history is cemented by the fact that he booked a passage on a ship to Canada taking his mistress, Ethel Le Neve, disguised as his teenage son. The pair were recognised by the liner's captain, who famously used the new Marconi telegraph system to alert Scotland Yard. Yesterday Patrick Crippen said: "It is time to clear the family name. A lot of Crippens in the US are embarrassed to talk about Hawley." A spokesman for the commission confirmed that it had investigated Crippen's conviction, but said he had not been informed of a referral.


Kummel is a Russian liqueur extracted from what?

Kummel // Products // Combier Liqueurs Recipes Kümmel, also called kummel or kimmel, is a sweet, colorless liqueur flavored with caraway seed, cumin, and fennel. Originally, the words kümmel, kummel, and kimmel were somewhat generic terms in the German, Dutch, and Yiddish languages, respectively, meaning both caraway and cumin. Combier Kümmel made its debut at the Combier Distillery in the mid-19th century satisfying the demands of British, Dutch, German and Russian elite enamored with the liqueur’s medicinal and aromatic properties. It is re-released today with the same powerful, lifted aromas and refined taste it became known for more than 150 years ago. Combier Kümmel is best served cold either neat or over ice.


Which monarch was threatened by the Rye House Plot?

Rye House Plot | English history | Britannica.com English history Wesselényi Conspiracy Rye House Plot, (1683), alleged Whig conspiracy to assassinate or mount an insurrection against Charles II of England because of his pro-Roman Catholic policies. The plot drew its name from Rye House at Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, near which ran a narrow road where Charles was supposed to be killed as he traveled from a horse meet at Newmarket. By chance, according to the official narrative, the king’s unexpectedly early departure in March foiled the plot. Ten weeks later, on June 1, an informer’s allegations prompted a government investigation. The facts remain cloudy, but the named figures in the plot included James Scott, Duke of Monmouth ; Arthur Capel, Earl of Essex ; Lord William Russell ; Algernon Sidney ; Sir Thomas Armstrong; Robert Ferguson; and Lord William Howard. All had allegedly met at the house of one Sheppard, a London wine merchant, and at their own houses and discussed various means of ridding the country of Charles II or denying the succession to his openly Roman Catholic brother, the future James II . The Rye House assassination was but one of the schemes discussed. After the plot’s exposure, Essex was arrested and died in the Tower of London , probably a suicide; Russell, Sidney, and Armstrong were tried, convicted of treason, and beheaded; the other figures escaped punishment. Learn More in these related articles:


Alex Waugh, brother of Evelyn, wrote a first novel about life at a public school, what was it?

Evelyn Waugh Biography - eNotes.com Evelyn Waugh Biography Homework Help Evelyn Waugh Biography Evelyn Waugh’s biting attacks on British society and its mores were matched only by his love for them. Therein lies the unique achievement of Waugh’s work, which satirized British aristocratic life with great affection. His seminal novel, Brideshead Revisited, perfectly captures this seeming dichotomy. The expansive novel, regularly ranked among the century’s greatest, is a kind of soap opera writ large, with wry observations about its upper-crust characters. At the same time, it is heralded for perfectly capturing the pre-World War II moment in Britain. Questions of faith, which were so crucial to Waugh’s beliefs, also figure prominently in the epic novel. Ultimately, perhaps it was Waugh’s faith that allowed him to balance his blatant criticisms with knowing warmth. Facts and Trivia Though his father and older brother were writers and editors, Waugh did not immediately take up the pen. He first tried being an artist. Despite the alleged homosexuality of his youth, Waugh was married twice. His first (and quite short-lived) marriage was to a woman whose name also happened to be Evelyn. Waugh wrote three novels, dubbed the Sword of Honour trilogy, about his experiences during World War II. In his adulthood, Waugh became a devout and conservative Catholic. He was very vocal about his dissatisfaction with the changes instituted by the Church in the 1960s. Waugh put out an extraordinary body of work during his lifetime, but that was only a portion of his writing. Waugh’s diaries and correspondence were released posthumously. link Link Evelyn Waugh Published by Salem Press, Inc. From the 1940’s until his death in 1966, Evelyn Arthur St. John Waugh (waw) served as bête noire for left-wing critics on both sides of the Atlantic, a role he seemed to enjoy. He was born in London on October 28, 1903, the second son of Arthur Waugh, author and managing director of the publishing firm of Chapman and Hall, and Catherine Charlotte Raban. Evelyn’s father and brother, Alec, had attended Sherborne School, but Alec had been expelled and shortly thereafter published The Loom of Youth (1917), a sensational exposé of public school life. Sherborne was thus out of the question for Evelyn, so he attended Lancing College before going up to Oxford University. In 1925 Waugh left Hertford College, Oxford, with a modest third-class degree in history. As a young man whose father and elder brother were firmly established as professional writers and editors, he might have been thought a natural candidate for a literary career himself. Instead, he tried several fields first—including art, to which he was strongly attracted—before turning to letters. He served brief tenures as a schoolmaster at two obscure public schools. The experience was a profoundly unhappy one, which led to Waugh’s attempted suicide by drowning, yet it also furnished the material for his first novel. In the autumn of 1927, Waugh met Evelyn Gardner. The two were soon married, and Waugh’s literary career was launched with two books: Rossetti, a commercial failure published in 1928, and Decline and Fall, a critical and commercial success appearing the same year. Decline and Fall is a madcap satire in the style of Voltaire’s Candide (1759), with an ironic depiction of Oxford, spurious and neurotic schoolmasters, and the penal system (which Waugh likens to an English public school). In 1930 his Vile Bodies satirized the Bright Young People, the English equivalent of flappers in the United States. This novel, like his first, was wildly funny, and he had found his audience. In contrast, his personal life was in ruins—just as he achieved literary success, his wife of fewer than two years deserted him for another man. That he peppered his novels with faithless young wives for the rest of his career testifies to the depth of his bitterness. In 1929 he had begun traveling in the Mediterranean with his wife. After his divorce, he traveled incessantly for three years—in Abyssinia, Africa, and South Ame


On which island is Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas?

Nassau & Paradise Island | The Official Site of The Bahamas Nassau & Paradise Island Welcome Nassau Paradise Island! Discover Nassau & Paradise Island With the lure of a big city and the ease of tropical utopia, Nassau & Paradise Island are considered by many as, well, paradise. Nassau, the capital of The Bahamas, is a bustling metropolitan hub full of culture and modern amenities. To the north lies Paradise Island. Its name tells you everything. It’s 685 acres of pure euphoria, developed almost exclusively to delight and accommodate visitors. The island boasts resorts, hotels, restaurants, shops, nightlife, a golf course, an aquarium and a casino. To download our Downtown Nassau & Paradise Island & Cable Beach Map & Visitor Guide please click here I love welcoming new people to my island and watching them enjoy firsthand all the exciting activities that we have to offer. Antia Butler, Nassau What Makes Nassau & Paradise Island Unique Nassau, the capital city of The Bahamas, is located on 21-mile-long New Providence, our 11th largest island. Nassau’s main harbor is protected by Paradise Island. The harbor attracted settlers in the early days, particularly pirates. In fact, Nassau’s population consisted mainly of pirates until 1718, when The Bahamas first Royal Governor, Woodes Rogers expelled them, restored order and built Fort Nassau. The Bahamas for centuries adopted Rogers’ motto, “Expulsis Piratis, Restituta Commercia,” which means, “Pirates Expelled, Commerce Restored.” Now, 212,000 people call New Providence Island home, with a large portion of them residing in Nassau. The Legendary Blackbeard Legendary pirate, Blackbeard (Edward Teach), impacted Nassau's history. The British Colonial Hilton is built on the site of his former residence, Old Fort Nassau (circa 1697). A replica of the well that supplied his water is on the property. Historic Heritage Sites New Providence is home to Gambier, Adelaide, and Fox Hill—three historic villages settled by liberated slaves in the 1800s. The villages still maintain their rich African heritage and culture and sightseeing tours can be arranged by appointment. The Retreat Gardens The Retreat Gardens is an 11-acre property that houses one of the largest private collections of rare and exotic palms in the world—about 170 species. It is one of four national parks in New Providence and headquarters of The Bahamas National Trust (BNT). Pompey Museum Formerly called Vendue House, Pompey Museum is named for courageous slave, Pompey, from The Exumas. Built sometime before 1769, it became a museum in 1992, and houses a permanent exhibit dedicated to the African experience in The Bahamas. Here are some popular Places to Stay on Nassau & Paradise Island


Which European city was called Vindobona by the Romans?

Vindobona | Article about Vindobona by The Free Dictionary Vindobona | Article about Vindobona by The Free Dictionary http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Vindobona Also found in: Dictionary , Thesaurus , Wikipedia . Vienna, town (1990 pop. 14,852), Fairfax co., N Va., a residential suburb of Washington, D.C.; inc. 1890. There is computer software research. Originally called Springfield, Vienna became the site of Fairfax county's first courthouse in 1742. Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts is on the city's outskirts. Nearby is the enormous Tysons Corner Center mall, which attracts shoppers from the N Virginia–Washington, D.C., area. Vienna (vēĕn`ə), Ger. Wien, city and province (1991 pop. 1,539,848), 160 sq mi (414 sq km), capital and largest city of Austria and administrative seat of Lower Austria, NE Austria, on the Danube River. The former residence of the Holy Roman emperors and, after 1806, of the emperors of Austria, Vienna is one of the great historic cities of the world and a melting pot of the Germanic, Slav, Italian, and Hungarian peoples and cultures. Located on a plain surrounded by the Wienerwald (Vienna Woods) and the Carpathian foothills, it is a cultural, industrial, commercial, and transportation center. The city is divided into 23 districts grouped roughly in two semicircles around the Innere Stadt, or Inner City. Vienna's industries, mainly concentrated on the left bank of the Danube and in the southern districts, produce electrical appliances, machine tools, paper, and clothing. There are also large oil refineries, breweries, and distilleries. The annual Wiener Messe, an industrial fair (est. 1921), attracts buyers from all over the world. Vienna's musical and theatrical life, its parks, coffeehouses, and museums, make it a great tourist attraction; tourism is of great signficance for the city's economy. The modern city dates from Francis Joseph Francis Joseph or Franz Joseph, 1830–1916, emperor of Austria (1848–1916), king of Hungary (1867–1916), nephew of Ferdinand, who abdicated in his favor. ..... Click the link for more information. 's reign (1848–1916). By 1860 the old ramparts around the inner city had been replaced by the famous boulevard, the Ringstrasse. The principal edifices on or near the Ringstrasse are the neo-Gothic Rathaus, with many statues and a tower 320 ft (98 m) high; the domed museums of natural history and of art, in Italian Renaissance style; the Votivkirche, one of the finest of modern Gothic churches; the parliament buildings, in Greek style; the palace of justice; the famous opera house and the Burgtheater, both in Renaissance style; the Künstlerhaus, with painting exhibitions; the Musikverein, containing the conservatory of music; and the Academy of Art. Among Vienna's many other museums are the Albertina, a state museum housed in an 18th-century building, and the Kunstforum, a bold contemporary exhibition space. Near the Albertina is the famous Spanish Riding Academy and the Austrian National Library, completed in 1726. In the late 20th. cent, Danube Island was developed as one of the largest urban parks in Europe; the neighboring Danube City development includes many modern buildings. History Originally a Celtic settlement, Vienna, then called Vindobona, became an important Roman military and commercial center; Emperor Marcus Aurelius resided there and died there (A.D. 180). After the Romans withdrew (late 4th cent.), it rapidly changed hands among the invaders who overran the region. The Magyars, who gained possession of Vienna early in the 10th cent., were driven out by Leopold I of Babenberg Babenberg , ruling house of Austria (976–1246). It possibly descended from, or succeeded, a powerful Franconian family of the 9th cent. from whose castle the city of Bamberg probably took its name. ..... Click the link for more information. , the first margrave of the Ostmark (see Austria Austria , Ger. Österreich [eastern march], officially Republic of Austria, federal republic (2005 est. pop. 8,185,000), 32,374 sq mi (83,849 sq km), central Europe. ..... Click the


Which Canadian/American novelist won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1976?

Nobel Prize in Literature | Britannica.com Nobel Prize in Literature any of the prizes (five in number until 1969, when a sixth was added) that are awarded annually from a fund bequeathed for that purpose by the Swedish inventor and industrialist Alfred Bernhard Nobel.... Displaying Featured Nobel Prize in Literature Articles Ernest Hemingway American novelist and short-story writer, awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954. He was noted both for the intense masculinity of his writing and for his adventurous and widely publicized life. His succinct and lucid prose style exerted a powerful influence on American and British fiction in the 20th century. The first son of Clarence Edmonds... Bob Dylan American folksinger who moved from folk to rock music in the 1960s, infusing the lyrics of rock and roll, theretofore concerned mostly with boy-girl romantic innuendo, with the intellectualism of classic literature and poetry. Hailed as the Shakespeare of his generation, Dylan sold tens of millions of albums, wrote more than 500 songs recorded by more... Sir Winston Churchill British statesman, orator, and author who as prime minister (1940–45, 1951–55) rallied the British people during World War II and led his country from the brink of defeat to victory. After a sensational rise to prominence in national politics before World War I, Churchill acquired a reputation for erratic judgment in the war itself and in the decade... Rabindranath Tagore Bengali poet, short-story writer, song composer, playwright, essayist, and painter who introduced new prose and verse forms and the use of colloquial language into Bengali literature, thereby freeing it from traditional models based on classical Sanskrit. He was highly influential in introducing Indian culture to the West and vice versa, and he is... Rudyard Kipling English short-story writer, poet, and novelist chiefly remembered for his celebration of British imperialism, his tales and poems of British soldiers in India, and his tales for children. He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907. Life Kipling’s father, John Lockwood Kipling, was an artist and scholar who had considerable influence on his... Albert Camus French novelist, essayist, and playwright, best known for such novels as L’Étranger (1942; The Stranger), La Peste (1947; The Plague), and La Chute (1956; The Fall) and for his work in leftist causes. He received the 1957 Nobel Prize for Literature. Early years Less than a year after Camus was born, his father, an impoverished worker, was killed in... Bertrand Russell British philosopher, logician, and social reformer, founding figure in the analytic movement in Anglo-American philosophy, and recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1950. Russell’s contributions to logic, epistemology, and the philosophy of mathematics established him as one of the foremost philosophers of the 20th century. To the general... T.S. Eliot American-English poet, playwright, literary critic, and editor, a leader of the modernist movement in poetry in such works as The Waste Land (1922) and Four Quartets (1943). Eliot exercised a strong influence on Anglo-American culture from the 1920s until late in the century. His experiments in diction, style, and versification revitalized English... John Steinbeck American novelist, best known for The Grapes of Wrath (1939), which summed up the bitterness of the Great Depression decade and aroused widespread sympathy for the plight of migratory farmworkers. He received the Nobel Prize for Literature for 1962. Steinbeck attended Stanford University, Stanford, Calif., intermittently between 1920 and 1926 but did... Jean-Paul Sartre French novelist, playwright, and exponent of Existentialism —a philosophy acclaiming the freedom of the individual human being. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1964, but he declined it. Early life and writings Sartre lost his father at an early age and grew up in the home of his maternal grandfather, Carl Schweitzer, uncle of the medical... George Bernard Shaw Irish comic dramatist, literary critic,


Who won the Best Director Oscar for the film 'Out of Africa'?

1985 Academy Awards® Winners and History Witness (1985) Actor: WILLIAM HURT in "Kiss of the Spider Woman", Harrison         Ford in "Witness", James Garner in "Murphy's Romance",         Jack Nicholson in "Prizzi's Honor", Jon Voight in "Runaway         Train" Actress: GERALDINE PAGE in "The Trip to Bountiful", Anne Bancroft         in "Agnes of God", Whoopi Goldberg in "The Color         Purple", Jessica Lange in "Sweet Dreams", Meryl         Streep in "Out of Africa" Supporting Actor: DON AMECHE in "Cocoon", Klaus Maria Brandauer in "Out         of Africa", William Hickey in "Prizzi's Honor",         Robert Loggia in "Jagged Edge", Eric Roberts in "Runaway Train" Supporting Actress: ANJELICA HUSTON in "Prizzi's Honor", Margaret Avery         in "The Color Purple", Amy Madigan in "Twice in         a Lifetime", Meg Tilly in "Agnes of God", Oprah         Winfrey in "The Color Purple" Director: SYDNEY POLLACK for "Out of Africa", Hecter Babenco         for "Kiss of the Spider Woman", John Huston for "Prizzi's         Honor", Akira Kurosawa for "Ran", Peter Weir for "Witness" Sydney          Pollack's grandly-spectacular, handsome romance spanning two          decades, Out of Africa, was based by Kurt Luedtke on          the life, works, and memoirs of Karen Blixen (a Danish writer          who published under the name Isak Dinesen). The romantic biopic          had eleven Oscar nominations and captured all the major          awards, seven in all - except in the acting categories          (Best Picture, Best Director (Sydney Pollack), Best Screenplay          Adaptation (Kurt Luedtke), Best Cinematography (David Watkins),          Best Art/Set Direction, Best Sound, and Best Original Score). Another Best Picture nominee with eleven nominations          was director Steven Spielberg's affecting drama, The Color           Purple (Spielberg's first theatrical feature was the drama The            Sugarland Express (1974) directed many years earlier) -          the first PG-13 rated film to be nominated for Best Picture.          With a largely black cast, it was an adaptation of Alice Walker's          Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about a young black girl growing          to maturity in rural 20th century Georgia. Five of Out of           Africa's seven Oscars directly defeated The Color            Purple's nominations. In fact, The Color Purple didn't          win a single Oscar award. [This 'un-achievement' tied the shutout          record with The Turning Point (1977) - both films had          the most nominations (11) without a single win.] The other three Best Picture nominees were: Australian director Peter Weir's first Hollywood           film - a thriller/romance among the Amish, Witness (with           eight nominations and two wins - Best Original Screenplay           and Best Film Editing) Brazilian director Hector Babenco's first           English-language film based upon Manuel Puig's novel - a           tale of two prisoners confined together in a South American           prison, the small-budget independent film Kiss of the            Spider Woman (with four nominations and one win - for           Best Actor) 79 year-old director John Huston's 40th film,           the dark comedy about the Mafia, Prizzi's Honor (with           eight nominations and one win - Best Supporting Actress). [Huston became the oldest person ever nominated for           a Best Director Oscar with this nomination. He had won many           years earlier as Best Director for The           Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) .] Steven Spielberg was the only director          of a Best Picture nominee who was no


Which vitamin is also called tocopherol?

Vitamin E — Health Professional Fact Sheet Disclaimer Introduction Vitamin E is found naturally in some foods, added to others, and available as a dietary supplement. "Vitamin E" is the collective name for a group of fat-soluble compounds with distinctive antioxidant activities [ 1 ]. Naturally occurring vitamin E exists in eight chemical forms (alpha-, beta-, gamma-, and delta-tocopherol and alpha-, beta-, gamma-, and delta-tocotrienol) that have varying levels of biological activity [ 1 ]. Alpha- (or α-) tocopherol is the only form that is recognized to meet human requirements. Serum concentrations of vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) depend on the liver, which takes up the nutrient after the various forms are absorbed from the small intestine. The liver preferentially resecretes only alpha-tocopherol via the hepatic alpha-tocopherol transfer protein [ 1 ]; the liver metabolizes and excretes the other vitamin E forms [ 2 ]. As a result, blood and cellular concentrations of other forms of vitamin E are lower than those of alpha-tocopherol and have been the subjects of less research [ 3 , 4 ]. Antioxidants protect cells from the damaging effects of free radicals, which are molecules that contain an unshared electron. Free radicals damage cells and might contribute to the development of cardiovascular disease and cancer [ 5 ]. Unshared electrons are highly energetic and react rapidly with oxygen to form reactive oxygen species (ROS). The body forms ROS endogenously when it converts food to energy, and antioxidants might protect cells from the damaging effects of ROS. The body is also exposed to free radicals from environmental exposures, such as cigarette smoke, air pollution, and ultraviolet radiation from the sun. ROS are part of signaling mechanisms among cells. Vitamin E is a fat-soluble antioxidant that stops the production of ROS formed when fat undergoes oxidation. Scientists are investigating whether, by limiting free-radical production and possibly through other mechanisms, vitamin E might help prevent or delay the chronic diseases associated with free radicals. In addition to its activities as an antioxidant, vitamin E is involved in immune function and, as shown primarily by in vitro studies of cells, cell signaling, regulation of gene expression, and other metabolic processes [ 1 ]. Alpha-tocopherol inhibits the activity of protein kinase C, an enzyme involved in cell proliferation and differentiation in smooth muscle cells, platelets, and monocytes [ 6 ]. Vitamin-E–replete endothelial cells lining the interior surface of blood vessels are better able to resist blood-cell components adhering to this surface. Vitamin E also increases the expression of two enzymes that suppress arachidonic acid metabolism, thereby increasing the release of prostacyclin from the endothelium, which, in turn, dilates blood vessels and inhibits platelet aggregation [ 6 ]. Recommended Intakes Intake recommendations for vitamin E and other nutrients are provided in the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) developed by the Food and Nutrition Board (FNB) at the Institute of Medicine of The National Academies (formerly National Academy of Sciences) [ 6 ]. DRI is the general term for a set of reference values used to plan and assess nutrient intakes of healthy people. These values, which vary by age and gender, include: Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA): average daily level of intake sufficient to meet the nutrient requirements of nearly all (97%–98%) healthy people. Adequate Intake (AI): established when evidence is insufficient to develop an RDA and is set at a level assumed to ensure nutritional adequacy. Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL): maximum daily intake unlikely to cause adverse health effects [ 6 ]. The FNB's vitamin E recommendations are for alpha-tocopherol alone, the only form maintained in plasma. The FNB based these recommendations primarily on serum levels of the nutrient that provide adequate protection in a test measuring the survival of erythrocytes when exposed to hydrogen peroxide, a free radical [ 6 ]. Acknowledging "great


Who was the second cricketer to score 36 runs off an over in first class cricket?

Rewind: Bert Vance's 77-run over | Cricket | ESPN Cricinfo When Bert Vance went for 77, in what must rank as one of the oddest overs in first-class cricket Bert Vance in a more subdued moment © The Cricketer International When people are asked what is the most number of runs to come off one over , thoughts turn to Tilak Raj and Malcolm Nash, who both conceded 36, to Ravi Shastri and Garry Sobers respectively. But in February 1990, Bert Vance went for more than twice that number in what ranks as one of first-class cricket's oddest overs. The incident took place on the final day of Wellington's Shell Trophy match against Canterbury in Christchurch. It was Wellington's last game of the season and they needed to win to ensure that they secured the title. On the final morning they declared their second innings, leaving Canterbury to chase 291 in what turned out to be 59 overs. Canterbury lost early wickets, and as John Morrison, the former New Zealand batsman and at the time Wellington's coach, remembers, they "put the shutters up very early in a run-chase that was very feasible and we just couldn't remove them in the normal way". Although Canterbury had looked like losing when they slumped to 108 for 8, Lee Germon and Roger Ford had stopped the rot and seemed set to hold out for a draw. Although when the penultimate over started Canterbury were eight wickets down, Germon, their wicketkeeper and no dunce with the bat, was still in and on strike. Morrison and Erv McSweeney, Wellington's captain-wicketkeeper, hatched a plan and Bert Vance, the New Zealand batsman who was nearing the end of his career and so had no bowling figures of any note to worry about, agreed to help them. The idea was to feed Canterbury enough runs so that they would get close enough to the target and then perhaps risk their last two wickets going for glory. They began the over on 196 for 8 with Germon 75 not out. Vance proceeded to bowl a succession of no-balls, and of his first 17 deliveries only one - the second - was legitimate. Full-toss after full-toss was lobbed down from two or three yards down the track - "Bert overdid it somewhat," recalled Morrison - and each one was cracked to the boundary past motionless fielders. Germon brought up his hundred off the sixth ball, and in all he took 70 off the over, including eight sixes and five fours. Ford faced two balls midway through the carnage and scored five. The real problems, however, were off the pitch, where the bewildered scorers and scoreboard operators lost track of what was happening and at one point resorted to consulting with spectators to try to resolve the chaos. Even the umpire was left bewildered, only allowing five legitimate deliveries before calling an end to proceedings. The situation had not been resolved when Evan Gray bowled the final over. Unbeknown to both sides, Canterbury had moved to within 18 of victory, and another 17 from Germon off the first five balls levelled the scores. But with the scoreboard rendered inactive as the scorers still battled to make sense of Vance's over, Ford blocked the last delivery of the match. Only when the players returned to their changing rooms did the position become clear. "I nearly had heart failure when I learnt a little time after the game that Canterbury only needed one to win and we had Vance bowling to a very leaky field John Morrison The arguments continued long after the match. "There was all sorts of debate discussing this outrageous situation," recalled Morrison. "Howls of protest and the like, but in the end we were not docked any points, and through a couple of other very fortuitous results we won the championship. As you can imagine I copped a fair bit of flack, but winning the championship took most of the sting out of that... I quickly went from the outhouse to the penthouse!" But the hastily conceived plan had almost backfired. "I nearly had heart failure when I learnt a little time after the game that Canterbury only needed one to win and we had Vance bowling to a very leaky field," Morrison explained. "It was also very po


Who opened his first restaurant 'Harvey's' in 1987?

Bad Boy in the Kitchen - The New Yorker Bad Boy in the Kitchen By Luke Jennings Bad Boy in the Kitchen The New Yorker, April 27, 1998 P. 136 This article is available to subscribers only, in our archive viewer. Get immediate access to this article for just $1 a week by subscribing now. This article is available to subscribers only, in our archive viewer. Get immediate access to this article for just $1 a week by subscribing now. ANNALS OF COOKING about British chef Marco Pierre White. Marco Pierre White first caught the attention of London's beau monde in January of 1987, when his restaurant, Harvey's, opened on Wandsworth Common, South London. Harvey's was an immediate sensation: the food was sublime, the prices were astronomical, and the patron, at 25, was a dangerous new breed of chef. White began his cooking career in 1978, as an apprentice cook at the Hotel St. George, in Harrogate, 15 miles north of Leeds, his hometown. A year later, he moved to the Box Tree, at Ilkley, then the best restaurant in northern England; there he learned the basic elements of classic cuisine. At 19, he left Yorkshire for London and joined Le Gavroche. After 3 years there, White then worked for Chez Nico, La Tante Claire, and Le Manoie aux Quat' Saisons; these restaurants represented the British haute-cuisine establishment of the early '80s. With Harvey's, White offered a startling and sensual menu drawn from the far extremes of the classical. He soon became as well-known for his disrespect of his customers, his egomaniacal tyranny in the kitchen, and his scandalous love life, as he was for his excellent cuisine. Marco stories appeared in the press almost weekly, and the more outrageous White behaved, the harder the London jet set fought to get into his restaurant. He was labeled the "enfant terrible" of British cuisine. In January of 1998, White received his first Michelin star. For a 26-year-old chef-proprietor to win a star within a year of opening his first restaurant was an exceptional achievement. In January of 1990, White was awarded his second Michelin star, and he calculatedly raised his prices. Harvey's continued to do good business, but the pressures were acute, since London was in recession. In August of that year, White's wife of 2 years divorced him. He then had a series of high-profile relationships, before wedding model Lisa Butcher; they were divorced 4 months later. In November of 1992, White opened The Canteen, a smart brasserie, with the actor Michael Caine. That partnership ended a year later, and in September of 1993, White opened The Restaurant--Marco Pierre White in the Hyde Park Hotel, at the behest of Rocco Forte, owner of the hotel. The Restaurant's cuisine was classical French, very grand, very formal, and White decorated the dining room with works from his own private early-20th-century art collection. White also had a new relationship, with Matilda Conejero, a member of the Canteen's staff, and in December of 1993, she bore him a son. (18 months later a second son arrived). In January of 1995, White won his third Michelin star, the guide's highest rating. At 33, he was the youngest chef, and the only Englishman, ever to be so honored. White then reopened the Criterion in October of 1995; and he soon bought 2 new restaurants, Les Saveurs, which he later sold to Rocco Forte, and the Mirabelle. White enjoys pike-fishing, and went fishing with the writer. In November of 1995, the media conglomerate Granada launched a successful hostile takeover bid against the Forte empire. White launched 2 more restaurants, a brasserie called MPW, and Quo Vadis, a long-established Italian restaurant in Soho. The idea that all of White's new restaurants have in common is affordable glamour. A Blairite cuisine has arisin in London, and the new diners out are the demotic-speaking meritocrats of fashion, sport, and the media. Last year, White moved from the Restaurant to the Oak Room at Le Meridien hotel, a Granada property, in Piccadilly. He has transformed it into London's grandest and most expensive


Which British monarch produced the most legitimate children?

Top 10 Philandering English Monarchs - Listverse Top 10 Philandering English Monarchs Kiri Derrick April 21, 2011 In celebration of the upcoming royal wedding I have prepared a list to celebrate another British royal tradition – the mistress. Mistresses have been recognized since written history began. Traditionally a mistress was a woman who was kept, as a lover, by a man who could afford to maintain her lifestyle, the better the mistress the more costly the upkeep. Young women, and often their families, would work to attract the richest and most powerful lovers for the money and status that came with him. Usually this was outside of the mans marriage, but often the wife was aware of the mistress and accepted her presence as the social norm. This does not include women who may have spent a night with a king, but any woman who was kept as a mistress for any length of time. This list will look at 10 of the most prolific philandering English Monarchs and the women they kept. 10 William IV 1 Mistress William IV was king of the United Kingdom for 20 years, but while he was Duke of Clarence he lived with his mistress, an Irish actress named Dorothea Jordan . They never married as they needed permission from the king in order to have a legitimate wedding. They were said to be very much in love and together they had 10 children George FitzClarence 1st Earl of Munster (1794), Henry Edward (1795), Sophia Sidney Baroness De L’Isle and Dudley (1796), Lady Mary Fox (1798), Lieutenant General Lord Frederick FitzClarence (1799), Elizabeth Hay Countess of Erroll (1801), Rear-Admiral Lord Adolphus FitzClarence (1802), Lady Augusta Hallyburton (1803), Lord Augustus FitzClarence (1805) and Amelia Cary Viscountess Falkland (1807). The relationship ended badly in 1811, Dorothea claimed that the split was due to money problems. The surname FitzClarence come from FitzRoy, an Anglo-Norman name meaning “son of the king”. Different versions of this name were used by many royals as a surname for their illegitimate children. 9 George I 2 Mistresses George I came to Britain from Hanover in 1714, after he inherited the throne, and with him he brought his two long-established mistresses. He had divorced his wife Sophia Dorothea of Celle in 1694, and had her imprisoned in the Castle of Ahlden for the rest of her life, after a scandalous affair. Her lover, Philip Christoph von Königsmarck, disappeared one morning never to be seen again, and years later two men confessed that George had paid them to kill him and dump his body in a river. His first mistress was Ehrengard Melusine von der Schulenburg, nicknamed “The Maypole” because she was so thin. Together they had three Illegitimate children: Anna Luise Sophie von der Schulenburg Countess of Dölitz (1692), Melusina von der Schulenburg Countess of Walsingham (1693) and Margaret Gertrude von der Schulenburg, Countess of Oeynhausen (1701). After Georges death she kept a pet raven which she believed was George’s re-incarnated soul. George’s second mistress, Sophia von Kielmansegg, was nicknamed “The Elephant” due to her portly size. In European royalty inbreeding was prolific as families struggled to keep their wealth and power, however this was usually a match between cousins. Sophia was actually George’s illegitimate half-sister as they were both children of Ernest Augustus Elector of Hanover. Sophia’s family have denied she slept with George, but it was common knowledge at British court she was his mistress. Both women were George’s mistresses until his death, in 1727. 8 Edward VIII 3 Mistresses Edward VIII is said to have been quite promiscuous during his youth, and had many affairs with married women, but most of the reports of this are hearsay and very difficult to verify. He had 3 official mistresses, which puts him quite low on this list. Edward met Winifred Dudley Ward, a wealthy socialite, in 1918 at a dinner party, and for the next sixteen years Freda was Edward’s mistress. There is speculation that her son Timothy Ward Seely is actually Edwards illegitimate son, although this remains unproven.


Which element discovered in 1879 has the symbol Tm?

Chemical Elements.com - Thulium (Tm) Bentor, Yinon. Chemical Element.com - Thulium. <http://www.chemicalelements.com/elements/tm.html>. For more information about citing online sources, please visit the MLA's Website . This page was created by Yinon Bentor. Use of this web site is restricted by this site's license  agreement . Copyright © 1996-2012 Yinon Bentor. All Rights Reserved.


What was Spike Milligan's Christian name?

Spike Milligan - Biography - IMDb Spike Milligan Jump to: Overview  (4) | Mini Bio  (1) | Spouse  (3) | Trivia  (27) | Personal Quotes  (9) Overview (4) Terence Alan Patrick Sean Milligan Height 5' 11" (1.8 m) Mini Bio (1) Spike was born an 'Army Brat', the son of an Irish Captain in the British Raj in India. Educated in a series of Roman Catholic schools in India and at Lewisham Polytechnic in England, he spent his formative years playing the fool and playing the trumpet in local jazz bands. He joined the British Army himself (under protest if you believe his auto-biogs) as a conscript at the outbreak of WWII. He served in the Royal Artillery as Gunner Milligan through the North African and Italian campaigns. He got a bit too close to an exploding shell and was hospitalised with shell-shock. On his escape from army life he started his "real" work as an author and humourist. Most famous for 'The Goon Show' with Peter Sellers , Harry Secombe (and originally Michael Bentine ), these radio shows are commonly regarded as re-writing the rules of comedy (even before Monty Python). However under the pressure of writing all the scripts he suffered a breakdown and became a clinical manic-depressive. He was fondly regarded as the last of the great British eccentrics and had written a wealth of comic poetry mainly for children, a few novels and his multi-volume auto-biography. Spike was also a keen (fanatical?) environmental campaigner. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Steve Crook <steve@brainstorm.co.uk> Spouse (3) Trivia (27) Son of Captain L.A. Milligan MSM RA (retd). In 1994 was awarded a British Comedy award for Lifetime Achievement, where he famously referred to Prince Charles as a "little grovelling bastard" live on TV. Spike and June had three children, Laura Milligan , Sean and Sile (born in 1956). Spike and Paddy had a daughter ( Jane Milligan ) in 1964. Spike had a daughter (Romany) by a Canadian journalist in 1975. Spike had a son ( James Maughan-Milligan ) after an affair with Margaret Maughan in 1975. Spike has a younger brother, Desmond Milligan . His family came back to England in 1933 when his father was retired from the British Army in India. Spike's parents and brother Desmond moved out to Woy-Woy, New South Wales, Australia. Spike often visited them out there. Spike has at last been officially recognised by the establishment. He was awarded a knighthood in the 2000 New Years honours list. But because he's an Irish citizen (he refused to take the oath of loyalty when he became stateless in 1960, despite spending 7 years on active service in the British Army) he can only be awarded an honorary knighthood. Once anonymously placed an advert in the 'lonely hearts' section of England's Private Eye magazine which said 'Wanted - rich elderly widow object, murder', and got several replies. Wrote a series of books detailing his experiences in World War Two and afterwards: "Adolf Hitler: My Part In His Downfall", "Rommel? Gunner Who?", "Mussolini: My Part In His Downfall", "Goodbye Soldier", "Monty: My Part In His Victory", "Peace Work", "Where Have All the Bullets Gone?". In October 1964 he appeared in "Oblomov", a play based on a book of the same name by Ivan Goncharov . The play was not a comedy, and he had intended to play his role seriously. However, the play was unsuccessful until Spike began to ab lib. After five weeks of success with the now transformed play it was renamed "Son of Oblomov", changed theaters, and continued to be a hit for several months. Was a skilled musician, and played the trumpet and guitar professionaly during the second world war. His poetry is strongly influenced by Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear . George Martin , the producer of The Beatles , was the best man at his second wedding. Was a member of the Bill Hall Trio, a very successful jazz band near and after the end of WWII. While the band was touring in Yugoslavia, Spike found himself completely without money, and joined the local Communist party in order to recieve a free meal. The inscription on his tombstone reads "Dúirt mé leat go raibh mé bre


What poet wrote this epitaph for his own grave 'Cast a cold eye, on life, on death. Horseman pass by'?

What did W.B. Yeats mean ? - Making an Impression - Tek-Tips What did W.B. Yeats mean ? What did W.B. Yeats mean ? What did W.B. Yeats mean ? (OP) 12 Mar 12 15:20 Under Ben Bulben is a poem written by celebrated Irish poet W. B. Yeats. It was one of the last poems he wrote, and the last three lines decorate his gravestone in Drumcliffe, County Sligo, Ireland. Quote: On life, on death. Horseman, pass by! I was there recently with a group of relatives. We all had many thoughts of what he may have meant but none really convinced me and WEB searches yielded the same. Any Thoughts???   flyboytim (Programmer) 12 Mar 12 19:52 Yeats had an uncomfortable time with Christianity - both Catholic and Protestant - and his epitaph seems to say "I viewed you (God) with contempt in Life, and now in Death, so if there is an Apocalypse, ignore my dead bones, I still want no part of it." - but much more poetically. RE: What did W.B. Yeats mean ? 13 Mar 12 10:20 rjoubert Well that's the best explanation (makes the most sense of the meaning) that I've seen thus far. flyboytim I haven't seen it expressed that way before but it too seems a decent explanation. Sam Quote: Horseman, pass by! My first thought on that one was the Horseman meaning Death. And as Death is one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, that would match, what flyboytim said. Though I wouldn't say, that this is adressing Death for the case of an Apocalypse, only. Overall it's a poetic form of "(let me) rest in peace", with a sad reasoning on not wanting an afterlife (even not in heaven) having had a sad and tragic life, perhaps. Bye, Olaf. CajunCenturion (Programmer) 13 Mar 12 11:33 After reading the entire poem, Under Ben Bulben , I think Yeats is simply acknowledging that he's lived his life and his time is up.  Death is just another part of life, so don't fret over it or make a big deal about it.  Don't let me get in your way.  Get on your horse and live the life you're meant to live. --------------


Which country has a wine growing area called O'Higgins?

O'Higgins Tours | Information About Chile The O’Higgins Region Culture - Nature - Adventure The O’Higgins Region is an area of numerous attractions and traditions that form part of Chile’s cultural and national identity. If you would like to discover a picturesque Chilean town, consider spending your time in Rancagua and its characteristically peaceful surroundings which can boast: Viniculture Along with dozens of vineyards and the world-renowned Carmenere stock, you will find an extensive variety of fine wines and the best wine-growing terrain in Chile, which means among the best in the world! The world-renowned Colchagua and Cachapoal valleys alone bear witness to this bold statement. Culture & History The southernmost fortress of the Inca- the legendary pre-hispanic civilisation originating in the Peruvian Andes- is in this region, along with the Santa Cruz museum, voted “the world’s number 1 People’s Museum” by the UK newspaper, the Independent. The colonial era was but a small part of our history! Industry Along with the picturesque UNESCO world heritage site of Sewell, the world’s largest underground copper mine is in the O’Higgins Region, and from here hail the rescuers of the world-famous 33 miners. Other important regional industries include food production and fruit & vegetable exportation. Nature Set  against a backdrop of stunning natural beauty, Rio Cipreses Nature  Reserve is home to many fascinating species, including the emblematic  Andean Condor, and if that seems too tame, you can see even more animals in the nearby Buin Zoo or the wilderness of Africa in Rancagua Zoo’s Safari Park. Agriculture The O’Higgins Region is the garden of Chile, and fruit and vegetables grown here end up on tables all over the world! Juicy red tomatoes, sweet and crunchy apples, grapes, avocados...they all grow here. The region’s enviable fertility means a large part of Chile’s agricultural output comes from this region alone. Food & Entertainment In addition to Casino Monticello, the largest casino in South America, the Rancagua area offers a variety of top-quality restaurants, Chilean, Asian and Italian to name but a few. We can also organise a traditional buffet-barbecue in the nearby countryside, where you can enjoy typical Chilean meat, wine and fruit. You can enjoy the whole package and all just a short drive from Santiago! Why Choose Us? O'Higgins Tours is a local company based in Rancagua. We offer a more  thorough experience for visitors to this part of Chile with adventure,  historical and archaeological tours and pride ourselves on our  multilingual tour guides who can tell you fascinating facts about our  area that most Chileans don't even know.   About Chile and its People Chilean people are typically of Spanish descent (with their ancestors having migrated to Chile mostly from the Basque, Andalucía,  or Castile regions from colonial times up until the 1970s). There is also an indigenous Chilean population of roughly 5% and a much larger and broader mixed-race mestizo population. Furthermore, there are many Chileans of German, Croatian, Italian, Levantine Arab, British, Swiss, French, or Irish origin. Each of these populations and their descendants have featured greatly in Chilean history and left their own particular mark on its culture and society. The population of the O’Higgins region is largely made up of whites and mestizos and is more or less culturally homogenous, although traditions and superstitions run stronger in rural areas than in urban ones. Chileans are usually more reserved and formal than most of their neighbours and are typically very polite, courteous, respectful and helpful. They pride themselves on being a more sober, law-abiding, ambitious and hardworking lot than their regional counterparts or their Spanish ancestors, and generally life here is more practical and efficient than in other countries in the region. On the whole, things tend to run a lot more smoothly than elsewhere in South America. Certainly, Chile itself is a model of politica


Which modern country was called Dacia by the Romans?

Dacia - Ancient History Encyclopedia Dacia by Adrian DUMITRU published on 28 April 2011 Dacia was a region inhabited by the Dacians in the north of the Danube (modern Romania). The kingdom of Dacia was the creation of Burebistas (c. 80-44 BCE), who conquered and united several other Dacian principalities. Burebistas practically destroyed the Celtic tribes of the Scordiscii and subjected, or allied with, the Greek cities of the Western Black Sea coast, from Odessus (today's Varna) to Olbia (near today's Odessa). During the Roman Civil War , the Dacians would probably have come to support Pompey . Burebistas was eventually killed in the same year as Julius Caesar , who allegedly was preparing an expedition against the Dacians and the Parthians. The Dacian kingdom crumbled into four (or five) principalities, only to re-emerge under Decebalus (c. 87-106 CE). He fought victoriously against Domitian 's general Cornelius Fuscus, but he was eventually defeated and forced to sign a peace treaty which made the Dacian kingdom a client of Rome receive Roman money and technical support in return. The situation lasted until Trajan waged two extensive wars (101-102 CE and 105-106 CE) in order to crush the Dacian kingdom and raze all the strongholds. Remove Ads Advertisement Dacia Traiana was a Roman province for nearly 170 years, until the reigns of Gallienus and Aurelian when it was abandoned (c. 271 CE) ,and gradual reduction in the presence of imperial legions eventuated in the withdrawal of the local Roman administration in favour of creating Dacia Aureliana to the south of the Danube in what is now modern Serbia. This was done, in part, to give the illusion that Roman imperial power persevered in the region, even though signs of sociopolitical stress were very apparent. Later, Dacia Aureliana was divided further into two separate provinces: Dacia Mediterranea with its capital at Serdica, and Dacia Ripensis, with its capital at Ratiaria. After 275 CE, Dacia north of the Danube was overrun by various hoards of Goths , Huns , and Avars during the barbarian invasions of the so-called ‘ Migration Age ’. However, Dacia was briefly ‘reconquered’ by Rome during the reign of Constantine the Great. Post-Roman Dacian material culture continued to reveal a strong sense of ‘Romanness’ Interestingly, post-Roman Dacian material culture continued to reveal a strong sense of ‘Romanness’. For example, a 5th century CE Dacian burial contained a Roman type brooch which would have belonged to a well-placed member of society. And at Napoca, cross-dating using pottery remains infers a post-Roman date for the construction of a Roman styled porticus. Similarly, at Porolissum, red-slipped ware (terra sigillata Porolissensis) has been found in a post-Roman (re)construction phase of the forum. If the ceramic dates are substantiated, it may be argued that the Dacians continued utilizing spatial foci and certain architectural designs that were characteristic of Rome. Regardless, collectively the material evidence underscores the centralization of Roman life within post-Roman Dacia. Remove Ads Advertisement Regarding post-Roman period Dacian religious identity, at Porolissum, a Constantinian styled Chi-Rho (symbolizing Jesus Chris) was found inscribed on a vessel. This, in addition to a bronze dove — the symbol of the Holy Spirit — were randomly excavated from unknown contexts (See Gospel of Luke 3:22; Gospel of John 1:32). Interestingly, a cruciform was also found in the forum of Porolissum. The presence of Christian artifacts from post-Roman contexts suggests a parallel Christianization of the province corresponding to contemporary events taking place within the greater Roman world. Additionally, 4th and 5th century CE burials also showcase more affluence and cultural diversity in post-Roman Dacia Porolissensis compared to the Roman period, suggesting a change in the urban status of the local community. For example, in Potaissa, burials containing iron buckles, flint-steel, gold and silver jewelry, amber and embroidery beads have been excavated. It should be


What is the collective noun for lapwings?

What is a group of lapwings called? What is a group of lapwings called? Collective Noun for Lapwings The collective noun for lapwings is the word you would use to describe a group of lapwings. We have identified the following word(s) that you could call a group of lapwings: deceit desert Used in a sentence, you could say "Look at the deceit of lapwings", where "deceit" is the collective noun that means group. As you can see, you simply substitute the word "group" with one of the collective nouns on our list above when describing a group of lapwings.


Where is Rick Stein's famous seafood restaurant?

The Seafood Restaurant | Rick & Jill Stein's restaurant in Padstow Book Now Fresh fish, simply cooked Opened by Rick Stein and Jill Stein in 1975, The Seafood Restaurant in Padstow is famous for establishing an international reputation for the very freshest fish and shellfish, often landed on our doorstep.  Head chef, Stephane Delourme and his team create simple seafood dishes with classic flavours using Rick’s recipes. We have a seafood bar right in the middle of the restaurant where you can watch chefs assembling platters of oysters, langoustines and sashimi. No reservations are required for the bar and you can order anything from the a la carte menu. Gallery


Which South African writer won the Novel Prize for Literature in 1991?

Literature in South Africa Stimulating, entertaining and insightful Literature in South Africa South African literature is as diverse as the country and includes science fiction, magical realism, crime writing, comedy, social realism, reportage and cultural commentary. Two South African writers have won the Nobel Prize for Literature, Nadine Gordimer (1991) and JM Coetzee (2003). Did you know? South Africa's best-selling author is Wilbur Smith. South African literature is rich, diverse and increasingly robust with writers receiving acclaim for works of science fiction, magical realism, crime writing, comedy, social realism, reportage and cultural commentary. One of South Africa’s first writers to receive international recognition is Olive Schreiner. Her semi-autobiographical novel Story of an African Farm was published in 1883. Schreiner was a passionate advocate of feminism, pacifism and free thought. Laurens van der Post, born in the Free State in 1906, is another famous early South African writer. His works include Venture into the Interior, Flamingo Feather and The Lost World of the Kalahari, in which he documented aspects of San culture. Alan Paton's novel Cry, the Beloved Country, published in 1948, became an international literary classic, whilst Nelson Mandela's Long Walk to Freedom is a contemporary classic of non-fiction. Cattle rancher Stuart Cloete found popular success as a writer with adventure stories such as Turning Wheels, a novel of the Great Trek, as did Wilbur Smith, a contemporary bestselling international novelist. Poet Roy Campbell, with his South African literary works such as The Flaming Terrapin, The Wayzgoose and Flowering Rifle, is another significant South African author. Athol Fugard is among South Africa’s greatest dramatists and his plays continue to be performed worldwide. Sol Plaatje was a pioneering black writer whose works such as Native Life and Mhudi have become classics. He is also known for his translations of Shakespeare into Setswana. Two South African writers have won the Nobel Prize for Literature, Nadine Gordimer (1991) and J M Coetzee (2003). Gordimer also won the Booker Prize, while Coetzee was the first writer to win the Booker Prize twice. Among our contemporary literary stars, you will find André Brink, Achmat Dangor, Damon Galgut, Zakes Mda, Njabulo Ndebele, Marlene van Niekerk and Zoë Wicomb. Younger writers like Imraan Coovadia, Kopano Matlwa, Niq Mhlongo and crime fiction writer Deon Meyer, are increasingly popular and several significant Afrikaans authors like Eben Venter, Ingrid Winterbach and Etienne van Heerden are available in English translation. Travel


In which African country is the deep water port of Lobito?

Africa plans many oil refineries, only one likely | Reuters Thu Mar 6, 2008 | 8:31 AM EST Africa plans many oil refineries, only one likely By Margaret Orgill - Analysis | LONDON LONDON A new refinery in South Africa is likely to be the only one to go ahead in the short-term from a slew of projects proposed in sub-Saharan Africa, analysts say. Dozens of developments have been announced in recent years in countries including Angola, Nigeria and Zimbabwe but most will stay on the drawing board due to rising costs, political instability and difficulty obtaining finance. "There's a lot of talk of refineries going ahead, but until you hear of actual investment you have to be cautious," said Tom Pearmain, an analyst at Global Insight. Africa, an increasingly important oil exporter, is a major importer of refined products due to growing demand for fuel and a lack of refining capacity. In Nigeria, the world's eight-biggest crude oil exporter, the government of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, issued 18 licenses to private investors in 2003 to build refineries but many have since been revoked as they have not been built. Investors agreed to build the refineries in return for oil licenses but refining is loss-making in Nigeria due to price controls on fuels, so most projects were abandoned. Only a tiny 6,000 barrels per day (bpd) refinery in the southern Akwa Iboe state is under construction in the West African country, where the authorities have tried unsuccessfully to privatize its four ailing refineries. SOUTH AFRICA MOVES AHEAD The one major project that looks set to move forward is South African national oil company PetroSA's plan, announced last year, to build a $5.85 billion refinery at the deep-water port of Coega, near Port Elizabeth on the south coast. The plant, which would have a capacity of 250,000 bpd, would raise South Africa's refining capacity by more than 30 percent. The company has hired U.S. engineers KBR to carry out a prefeasibility study for the plant. An investment decision will be made in 2010 and the refinery is due to come on stream in 2014 or 2015. "Coega is probably the most viable. It's the seriousness of the project -- they are talking about linking up with other parties and KBR is involved at this stage," Pearmain said. The Coega refinery will provide fuel to meet South Africa's booming energy demand and could also export to neighboring countries, Jorn Falbe, Petro's vice president of new ventures, told Reuters. "There are a lot of (export) opportunities due to unreliable supply," Falbe said. South Africa's own fuel demand is rising fast due to its strong economic growth. Figures from the country's main oil group, the South African Petroleum Industry Association, show diesel consumption climbed 12 percent in 2007. NIGERIA LOOKS AT OTHER OPTIONS In Nigeria, the government is looking at alternative ways of ensuring new refineries are built as part of a review of joint ventures and production sharing agreements with foreign players. One possibility under consideration is to involve oil majors in refining as a condition for their involvement upstream, independent analyst Antony Goldman said. "Offering oil blocks as an incentive has been a disappointment," Goldman said. "The current idea is how to get the majors involved. Nigeria wouldn't be able to attract them on a commercial basis but would have to link it to upstream." While majors have stayed clear of refining in Africa, energy-hungry Chinese oil companies have signed refinery deals but progress has been patchy. Last year, the Angolan government said it would press ahead on its own with a refinery project at Lobito after it cancelled a deal with China's Sinopec to build the plant. The refinery will initially refine 120,000 barrels a day of oil, rising to 240,000 bpd in a second phase. Angola's state oil firm Sonangol had originally slated first production at Lobito for 2009, but this has been put back to at least 2013. Analysts say there is talk of Japan becoming involved in the project in exchange for emergency crude supplies. Other Chinese down


An urodele is another name for which reptile?

Reptiles | Define Reptiles at Dictionary.com reptile n. late 14c., "creeping or crawling animal," from Old French reptile (early 14c.) and directly from Late Latin reptile, noun use of neuter of reptilis (adj.) "creping, crawling," from rept-, past participle stem of repere "to crawl, creep," from PIE root *rep- "to creep, crawl" (cf. Lithuanian replioju "to creep"). Used of persons of low character from 1749. Precise scientific use began to develop mid-18c., but the word was used as well at first of animals now known as amphibians, including toads, frogs, salamanders; separation of Reptilia (1835 as a distinct class) and Amphibia took place early 19c.; popular use lagged, and reptile still was used late 18c. with sense "An animal that creeps upon many feet" [Johnson, who calls the scorpion a reptile], sometimes excluding serpents. And the terrestrial animals may be divided into quadrupeds or beasts, reptiles, which have many feet, and serpents, which have no feet at all. [Locke, "Elements of Natural Philosophy," 1689] An inadvertent step may crush the snail That crawls at ev'ning in the public path ; But he that has humanity, forewarn'd, Will tread aside, and let the reptile live. [Cowper, "The Task," 1785]


Who sang the theme song for the Bond film 'Tomorrow Never Dies'?

"Tomorrow Never Dies" by Sheryl Crow - 007 theme song - YouTube "Tomorrow Never Dies" by Sheryl Crow - 007 theme song 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 Mar 17, 2014 "Tomorrow Never Dies" Opening Title Sequence HD by Sheryl Crow "Tomorrow Never Dies" is a song by Sheryl Crow, which was the theme song to the 18th James Bond film of the same name. The song, co-written by Crow and Mitchell Froom, became her fifth UK Top 20 hit, peaking at No. 12 in 1997. It was picked as the theme song to the 18th James Bond film of the same name. The song, co-written by Crow and Mitchell Froom, Sheryl Crow -- Tomorrow Never Dies Lyrics Darling I'm killed Waiting for you to return Oh what a trill, How You tease, how you leave me to burn [Chorus] It's so deadly my dear The power of wanting you near Until that day, Until the world falls away Until you say there'll be no more good-bye's I see it in your eyes, Tomorrow never dies It's matter on our love affair But you bet your life every night While your chasing them on the knife Your not the only spy out there [Chorus] Until The World Falls Away Until You Say There'll Be No More Good-bye's I See It In Your Eyes... Until That Day Until That Day Until That Day "No Copyright Infringement Intended, Strictly For Promotional Purposes Only! All Rights Reserved To Their Respective Owners." "Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use." Category


Which was the first song played on BBC Radio One?

Flowers In The rain Was NOT The First Record Played On Radio 1 - YouTube Flowers In The rain Was NOT The First Record Played On Radio 1 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 Feb 17, 2013 Having found a recording of the opening of Radio 1 I've found out that Flowers In The rain was not the first record played it was this one. Category


What title is earned by a Moslem who makes a pilgrimage to Mecca?

What happens after a Muslim performs the Hajj to Makkah? What happens after one performs Hajj, the Islamic pilgrimage to Makkah? Answer Many Muslims make only pilgrimage trip during their lifetimes. In the days and weeks after Hajj , many pilgrims thus take advantage of their travel time by visiting the city of  Madinah , 270 miles north of Makkah . The people of Madinah provided refuge to the early Muslim community, when they were being persecuted by the powerful Makkan tribes. Madinah became a center for the  growing Muslim community , and was home to the Prophet Muhammad and his followers for many years. Pilgrims visit the Prophet’s Mosque, where Muhammad is buried, as well as other ancient mosques, and the many historical battle sites and graveyards in the area. It is also common for pilgrims to shop for mementos to bring as gifts to loved ones back home. Prayer rugs , prayer beads , Qurans , clothing , and Zamzam water are the most popular items. Most Muslims leave Saudi Arabia within a week or two after the Hajj is over. The Hajj visa expires on the 10th of Muharram , about a month after the Hajj is finished. When the pilgrims return to their home countries after the journey of Hajj, they return spiritually refreshed, forgiven of their sins, and ready to start life anew, with a clean slate. The Prophet Muhammad once told his followers that, "Whoever performs the Hajj for the pleasure of Allah, and utters no evil words and commits no evil deeds during it, shall return from it as free from sin as the day on which his mother gave birth to him." Family and community members often prepare a celebration to welcome pilgrims home and congratulate them on completing the journey. It is recommended to be humble in such gatherings, and to ask the ones returning from Hajj to pray for your forgiveness, as they are in a strong position to do so. The Prophet said: "When you meet a hajji (on his way home) then greet him, shake hands with him and ask him to beg forgiveness of Allah on your behalf before he enters his home. His prayer for forgiveness is accepted, as he is forgiven by Allah for his sins." For a person returning from Hajj, it is often a bit of shock to return to "regular life" upon returning home. The old habits and temptations come back, and one must be vigilant in changing one's life for the better and remembering the lessons learned during the pilgrimage. It is the best time to turn over a new leaf, nurture a life of faith, and be extra vigilant in fulfilling Islamic duties. Those who have performed the Hajj are often called by an honorific title, “Hajji,” (one who has performed the Hajj).


Rothesay is the principal town of which island?

Rothesay Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland East Side of Rothesay Seen Across the    Harbour   The town of Rothesay gathers around the north facing Rothesay Bay   on the east side of the Isle of Bute. As the   terminus for the 35 minute ferry crossing from Wemyss Bay, with onward   rail connections to Glasgow, it   remains a highly accessible resort: and the improvement and increased capacity   of the ferry service in recent years   reflects steadily improving fortunes after a number of decades of decline. Today's visitor finds a very traditional and good looking resort   that shows all the signs of its Victorian heritage, even down to the Victorian   Toilets on the pier: as far as we know the only toilets in Scotland to be   accorded their own visitor leaflet. Ladies should note that only the gents'   loos are of historical interest: although the Victorian era was named after a   female monarch, it seems that provision for the needs of female visitors was   not high on the agenda of Rothesay's developers at the time. At least there are   now facilities (albeit modern facilities) for female visitors. As well as serving as a gateway to the Isle of Bute, Rothesay is by far the island's   biggest settlement. Here you will find almost all of the island's shops, a   large proportion of the accommodation available on Bute, and a number of key visitor attractions.   These include the Discovery Centre, in the spectacular Winter Gardens building   on the sea front: while in the centre of the town is the circular, moated shell   of Rothesay Castle, much of which   dates back to the early 1200s. A 15 minute walk from the centre of the town are   the remains of St Mary's Church, which is only a century younger, being built in the early 1300s. Rothesay's origins are closely linked with those of its castle   which, despite the attentions of Norse attackers twice in the 1200s, provided a   focus for the town. The castle was a favourite home of a number of early   Scottish kings, and Rothesay received its Royal Charter from Robert III in 1401,   being later declared a free port by James VI in 1585. In May 1685 Rothesay   Castle was attacked during a failed revolt against James VII/II by the Duke   of Argyll. At the time Rothesay was said to be the home port for 80 boats   fishing for herring, but the final demise of the castle seemed to lead to a   period of decline for the town that surrounded it. The 1700s saw a number of   small scale ventures into industrialisation, though none of them especially   successful. Typical of the time was the distillery that was founded here in   1798, failing not long afterwards. It was the introduction of some of the world's earliest steamships   to the Clyde in the early 1800s that proved to be the making of Rothesay. Those   operating these early vessels needed somewhere accessible and attractive to   offer as a destination, and Rothesay fitted the bill admirably. The town was   quickly established as a very fashionable watering hole and improvements to its   harbour came hand in hand with the establishment of regular steamer services   linking Rothesay to Glasgow and   a number of other Clyde Estuary ports. During the same period it also grew as a   herring fishing port. By the late 1800s, the number of steamers calling at Rothesay had   increased to the point where its steamer pier was second busiest on the Clyde,   with only Greenock seeing more   traffic. Residents of Glasgow could reach Rothesay in around an hour by rail   and steamer, and one result was a dramatic increase in the number of hotels and   boarding houses. Once the increasingly mass-market trippers had reached   Rothesay, they could progress to Port   Bannatyne and from there across the island to Ettrick Bay by tram. The peak   year for steamer traffic was 1913, and during the Summer of that year anything   up to 100 steamers each day called at Rothesay. The inter-war years saw Rothesay consolidate its position as a   resort with


What name was given to the regime in France from July 1940 to August 1944?

The French Vichy Regime | Jewish Virtual Library The French Vichy Regime Tweet The Vichy     regime was the French government which succeeded the Third Republic from July 1940 to August 1944. It was proclaimed by Marshal Philippe Pétain following the military defeat of France and the July 10 vote by the National Assembly to grant extraordinary powers to Pétain, who held the title of President of the Council. The “French state,” (L'État Français) in contrast to the “French Republic,” willfully collaborated with Nazi Germany to a high degree: raids to capture Jews and other “undesirables” were organized by the French police not only in the northern zone - occupied by the German Wehrmacht - but also in the southern “free zone” which was occupied only after the Allies invaded  North Africa in November 1942. While Pétain collaborated with the Germans, Charles de Gaulle claimed to incarnate the legitimacy and the continuity of France. Following the liberation of France after Operation Overlord, de Gaulle proclaimed the Provisional Government of the French Republic (GPRF) in June 1944. The GPRF was recognized as the legitimate government of France by all the allies on October 23, 1944. Background of the Vichy Regime On June 10, 1940, the National Assembly, faced with imminent military defeat by Germany, gave full power to Marshal Philippe Pétain. In 1940, Pétain was known mainly as a World War I hero, the winner of Verdun. As last President of the Council of the Third Republic, Pétain suppressed the parliament and immediately turned the regime into a non-democratic government collaborating with Germany. Vichy France was established after France surrendered to Germany on June 22, 1940, and took its name from the government's administrative center in Vichy, southeast of Paris. Paris remained the official capital, to which Pétain always intended to return the government when this became possible. While officially neutral in the war, Vichy actively collaborated with the Nazis, including, to some degree, with their racial policies. It is a common misconception that the Vichy regime administered only the unoccupied zone of southern France (incorrectly named “free zone”, zone libre, by Vichy), while the Germans directly administered the occupied zone. In fact, the civil jurisdiction of the Vichy government extended over the whole of metropolitan France, except for Alsace-Lorraine, a disputed territory which was placed under German administration (though not formally annexed). French civil servants in Bordeaux, such as Maurice Papon, or Nantes were under the authority of French ministers in Vichy. René Bousquet, head of French police nominated by Vichy, exercized his power directly in Paris through his second, Jean Leguay, who coordinated raids with the Nazis. Some historians claim that the difficulties of communication across the demarcation line between the two zones, and the tendency of the Germans to exercise arbitrary power in the occupied zone, made it difficult for Vichy to assert its authority there. On 11 November 1942, the Germans launched Operation Case Anton, occupying southern France, following the landing of the Allies in North Africa (Operation Torch). Although Vichy's “Armistice Army” was disbanded, thus diminishing Vichy's independence, the abolition of the line of demarcation made civil administration easier. Vichy continued to exercise jurisdiction over most of France until the collapse of the regime following the Allied invasion in June 1944. Until August 1945, the Vichy regime was acknowledged as the official government of France by the United States and other countries, including Canada, which was at the same time at war with Germany. Even the United Kingdom maintained unofficial contacts with Vichy for some time, until it became apparent that the Vichy Prime Minister Pierre Laval intended full collaboration with the Germans. The Vichy government's claim to be the de jure French government was challenged by the Free French Forces of Charles de Gaulle, based first in London and later in Algiers, and French gov