Which four letter word beginning with I is the person who leads prayers in a Mosque?

Ritual Prayer: Its Meaning and Manner Ritual Prayer: Its Meaning and Manner Ritual Prayer: Its Meaning and Manner Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani Prayer is one of the central elements of Islamic practice and worship. Indeed, it is the second of the Five Pillars of Islam and, along with the testimony of faith, the pilgrimage to Mecca, fasting the month of Ramadan and paying the poor tax, forms the essential framework of religious life for Muslims. More than that, the observance of the ritual prayer forms the framework of each Muslim’s day, from the pre-dawn morning prayer to the night prayer that precedes sleep. Prayer’s Importance in Islam Prayer, in the ritual sense, is an obligation of the faith, to be performed five times a day by adult Muslims. According to Islamic law, prayers have a variety of obligations and conditions of observance. However, beyond the level of practice, there are spiritual conditions and aspects of prayer which represent its essence. In the Holy Qur’ān, Allah says: وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ I created the jinn and humankind only that they might worship Me. Thus, prayer first and foremost, is the response to this Divine directive to worship the Creator. Prayer represents the individual’s affirmation of servanthood before the Lord of Creation and submission to His Omnipotent Will. It also represents a willing acknowledgment of our weakness and neediness by seeking Divine Grace, Mercy, Abundance and Forgiveness. Prayer, then, is a willful, directed action by the believer, seeking direct, unmediated communication with Allah, for Muslims believe that every human being is of interest to the Divine. It also represents a concrete manifestation of the Islamic conception of freewill, in that the decision to pray is one that must be made by each individual. In this way, prayer is a uniquely “human” form of worship, for all other creatures submit without question to Allah’s Will and are engaged in His praise, glorification and remembrance, as the Holy Qur’ān asserts: تُسَبِّحُ لَهُ السَّمَاوَاتُ السَّبْعُ وَالأَرْضُ وَمَن فِيهِنَّ وَإِن مِّن شَيْءٍ إِلاَّ يُسَبِّحُ بِحَمْدَهِ وَلَـكِن لاَّ تَفْقَهُونَ تَسْبِيحَهُمْ إِنَّهُ كَانَ حَلِيمًا غَفُورًا and there is not a thing but hymneth His praise; but ye understand not their praise. Prayer, by its very nature, is a form of request or entreaty, and thus requires the full conscious participation of the one praying, with will, intellect, body and soul. The one engaged in prayer is in direct connection with the Creator Who hears everything the supplicant says and responds – though not necessarily in the affirmative – to each request. This is the concrete manifestation of Allah’s role as The Hearer, The Aware and The Responsive, which represent three of the ninety-nine Holy Names and Attributes of Allah that form the basis of the Islamic conception of the Divine. In Islam, there are two forms of prayer. One has ritual, formal requirements and manners, which are essential to its correct observance. This is called šalāt. The other form is supplicatory prayer, and in its more general sense, represents an open-ended conversation with Allah, which may occur at any time or place, with few restrictions or requirements. It is called du¿a. Supplication The term du¿a is derived from the Arabic verb meaning “to supplicate” or “to call upon.” Other similar terms for such prayer are munājah, nidā, and aļ-ļaru¿a. Munājah means “a secret conversation with Allah,” usually with the intention of seeking delivery and relief. Referring to this form of prayer, Allah says in the Holy Qur’ān: قُلْ مَن يُنَجِّيكُم مِّن ظُلُمَاتِ الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ تَدْعُونَهُ تَضَرُّعاً وَخُفْيَةً لَّئِنْ أَنجَانَا مِنْ هَـذِهِ لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الشَّاكِرِينَ Say: Who delivereth you from the darkness of the land and the sea? Ye call upon Him humbly and in secret, (saying): If we are delivered from this (fear) we truly will be of the thankful. Nidā means “to call upon Allah while withdrawn from people.” The Holy Qur’ān relates the story of the prophet Zachariah who, having no


Which four letter word beginning with M describes the Wise Men from the East who brought gifts to the infant Jesus?

Dictionary of Catholic Terms DICTIONARY OF CATHOLIC TERMS A Abortion: Deliberate termination of pregnancy by killing the unborn child. Such direct abortion, willed either as an end or a means, is gravely contrary to the moral law. The Church attaches the canonical penalty of excommunication to this crime against human life. Abraham: The man of faith and patriarch of Israel with whom God made a covenant which promised him land in which to live and many descendants, a great people for whom the Lord would be their God. Through Abraham God formed the people to whom he would later give the law by revelation to Moses. With the advent of Christ, the people of Israel would serve as the root to which the Gentiles would be grafted by their coming to believe. Absolution: Part of the sacrament of penance. It is the formal declaration by the priest that a penitent's sins are forgiven. Abstinence: Refraining from certain kinds of food or drink as an act of self-denial. Usually refraining from eating meat. Official days of abstinence from meat for Catholics are Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. Acedia: A less common synonym for sloth, one of the seven "capital" sins. Acolyte: A liturgical minister appointed to assist at liturgical celebrations. Priests and deacons receive this ministry before they are ordained. Lay men may be installed permanently in the ministry of acolyte through a rite of institution and blessing. Adam: According to the creation story in Genesis, the first man. From this story the Church has learned that humanity was originally created in a state of holiness and justice and that the first ancestors of the human race lost this state for themselves and all humanity by their sin, original sin. Christ is called the second or new Adam because he ushered in the new creation by forgiving sin and restoring humanity to the grace of God's friendship lost by original sin. Adoration: The acknowledgment of God as God, Creator and Savior, the Lord and Master of everything that exists. Through worship and prayer, the Church and individual persons give to God the adoration which is the first act of the virtue of religion. The first commandment of the law obliges us to adore God. Adultery: Marital infidelity, or sexual relations between two partners, at least one of whom is married to another party. The sixth commandment and the New Testament forbid adultery absolutely. Advent: The liturgical seaSon of four weeks devoted to preparation for the coming of Christ at Christmas. All Saints Day: The day on which Catholics remember all the saints of the Church, whether officially canonized or not. It is celebrated on November 1st. All Souls Day: The day on which Catholics remember the dead and pray for them recognizing that they may still need to be brought to perfection. It is observed on November 2nd. Almsgiving: Money or goods given to the poor as an act of penance or fraternal charity. Almsgiving, together with prayer and fasting, are traditionally recommended to foster the state of interior penance. Altar: The center and focal point of a Church, where the sacrifice of Christ on the cross is made present under sacramental signs in the Mass. Among the Israelites the altar was the place where sacrifices were offered to God. The Christian altar represents two aspects of the mystery of the Eucharist, as the altar of sacrifice where Christ as the sacrificial victim offers himself for our sins and as the table of the Lord where Christ gives himself to us as food from heaven. Amen: A Hebrew word meaning truly; it is so; let it be done, signifying agreement with what has been said. The prayers of the New Testament and of the Church's liturgy, and the Creeds, conclude with amen. Jesus used the word to introduce solemn assertions, to emphasize their trustworthiness and authority. Analogy of Faith: The coherence of the truths of the faith among themselves and within the whole plan of Revelation. Anamnesis: The remembrance of God's saving deeds in history in the liturgical action of the Church, which inspires thanksgiving and praise. Every Eucharisti


Which four letter word beginning with N is a star showing a sudden large increase in brightness, then gradually returning to its original state over a period of weeks to years?

The "Face On Mars" - Google Groups The "Face On Mars" The Viking missions to Mars in the late 1970s produced more information about the Red Planet than had been gathered in all the previous centuries of study by Earth-bound astronomers and observers. The primary mission of the Viking program was to search for signs of life on the surface of Mars. Two landers containing sophisticated biological laboratories studied soil samples in a variety of tests which, it was hoped, would prove or disprove the existence of life. The results of these tests indicated that Mars contained no life, at least at these landing sites. However, Viking gathered volumes of data on the weather, soil chemistry and other surface properties and mapped the surface using low-to-moderate resolution cameras on the two orbiters. Shortly after mapping began in 1976 an interesting image taken by the Viking 1 Orbiter was received at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., which contained a surface feature resembling a human or ape-like face. The photo was immediately released to the public as an interesting geological feature and dubbed the "Face on Mars." Shortly afterwards other photos of the same area were taken, and some scientists believed that the formation appeared to be a face due to the lighting angles as seen from the Orbiter. Origin Of Features Examined Over the years, some people began to raise questions about the origins of the features. A few ideas and theories arose speculating that the features may have been built by aliens in the distant past. These theories are based largely on the results of computer photo enhancements and other analytical techniques performed on the Viking images beginning in the early 1980s. Most planetary geologists familiar with the set of photos, however, concluded that the natural processes known to occur on Mars -- such as wind erosion, Mars quakes, and erosion from running water in the distant past -- could account for the formation of the complicated fretted terrain of the Cydonia region, including the face. Because the entire data set includes only nine low-to-moderate resolution photos, scientists say that there just is not enough data available to justify what would be an extraordinary conclusion that the features are not natural in origin (many scientists question whether images alone would be enough to settle the matter). Such a proven discovery of extraterrestrial life or artifacts would be one of the greatest discoveries in human history, and, as such, demand the most rigorous scientific investigation. However, despite the phenomenal nature of such a potential discovery, no one in the scientific community -- either in the U.S. or worldwide -- has ever proposed an investigation for a mission to study these features. Until more data is gathered, many scientists consider the probability that the features are anything other than natural in origin are just too low to justify the major expenditure of public funds which such an investigation would entail (more on this below). What is agreed on is that a greater number of high resolution images of this area should be gathered. Following the failure of the Mars Observer mission in August, 1993, NASA proposed a decade-long program of Mars exploration, including orbiters and landers. The program, called Mars Surveyor, would take advantage of launch opportunities about every 2 years to launch an orbiter and a lander to the Red Planet. The first mission, consisting of an orbiter to be launched in 1996, will map the surface and take high- and medium-resolution images of particular features on the Martian surface that are of high interest. NASA intends to make observations of the Cydonia region making the best effort feasible, either with the first orbiter or on follow-on missions, to obtain images of the "face" and nearby landforms. Quite aside from the interest generated by these curious features, Cydonia has long been regarded as an area of high scientific importance, ever since the first detailed images were returned by NASA's Viking spacecraft in the late 19


Which four letter word beginning with P is a beaver skin used as a standard unit of value in the fur trade?

Plus | Define Plus at Dictionary.com plus more by the addition of; increased by: ten plus two is twelve. 2. with the addition of; with: He had wealth plus fame. adjective more (by a certain amount). 6. Electricity. pertaining to or characterized by positive electricity: the plus terminal. 7. Mycology. (in heterothallic fungi) designating, in the absence of morphological differentiation, one of the two strains of mycelia that unite in the sexual process. 8. having a certain quality to an unusual degree: He has personality plus. A bicycle is cheaper than a car, plus it doesn't pollute the air. adverb Idioms 15. pluses and minuses, the good and bad points of something; the advantages and disadvantages; the pros and cons : She spent hours listing the pluses and minuses of each of the apartments she had looked at, trying to narrow down her choices. Origin of plus Latin 1570-1580 1570-80; < Latin plūs more; akin to Greek pleíōn, Old Norse fleiri more, Old English feolu, fela, German viel, Gothic filu, Old Irish il, Greek polý many Usage note Expand Since plus as a preposition has long had the meanings “more by the addition of” and “with the addition of,” it was but a short step to a newer use, mainly in informal writing and speech, as a conjunction meaning “also, and, furthermore.” Although this use is increasing, many object to it, and it is rare in more formal writing. And plus is likewise objected to, especially for being redundant: The paper was delivered two hours late, and plus it was soaking wet. plu plew . ne plus ultra [ne ploo s oo l-trah; English nee pluhs uhl-truh, ney] /ˈnɛ ˌplʊs ˈʊl trɑ; English ˈni ˌplʌs ˈʌl trə, ˈneɪ/ Spell the most intense degree of a quality or state. plew noun, Older Use (in Western U.S. and Canada) . 1. a beaver skin, especially one of prime quality. Origin Expand 1790-1800; < Canadian French pelu; French: noun use of pelu haired, hairy (now obsolete or dial.); see poilu Dictionary.com Unabridged Examples from the Web for plus Expand Contemporary Examples plus read Matt DeLuca on the long trail of abuses by Apple and Brian Ries on people who have said 'iQuit!' The Third Window Anne Douglas Sedgwick Then an addition table, from one plus   one to five plus five. The Aliens Murray Leinster At twelve-ten plus forty-five seconds, he and his platoon were to "go over the top" and plunge into the inferno of No Man's Land. The Martian George Du Maurier This, plus its number of days, gives the item for the following month. British Dictionary definitions for plus Expand increased by the addition of: four plus two (written 4 + 2) 2. with or with the addition of: a good job, plus a new car adjective (prenominal) Also positive. indicating or involving addition: a plus sign 4. another word for positive (sense 8), positive (sense 9) 5. on the positive part of a scale or coordinate axis: a value of +x 6. indicating the positive side of an electrical circuit 7. involving positive advantage or good: a plus factor 8. (postpositive) (informal) having a value above that which is stated or expected: she had charm plus 9. (postpositive) slightly above a specified standard on a particular grade or percentage: he received a B+ rating on his essay 10. (botany) designating the strain of fungus that can only undergo sexual reproduction with a minus strain noun (informal) something positive or to the good 14. a gain, surplus, or advantage Mathematical symbol + Usage note Plus, together with, and along with do not create compound subjects in the way that and does: the number of the verb depends on that of the subject to which plus, together with, or along with is added: this task, plus all the others, was (not were) undertaken by the government; the doctor, together with the nurses, was (not were) waiting for the patient Word Origin C17: from Latin: more; compare Greek pleiōn, Old Norse fleiri more, German viel much ne plus ultra the extreme or perfect point or state Word Origin literally: not more beyond (that is, go no further), allegedly a warning to sailors inscribed on the Pillars of Hercules at Gibraltar plew noun


Which four letter word beginning withR is a large, flightless South American bird, resembling a small osrtich?

The Conundrum of English Words - Welcome and Thank You for Taking Time From Your Busy Schedule to Visit Welcome and Thank You for Taking Time From Your Busy Schedule to Visit 0 Comments   If you visited one of my other blogs, dmyatesmusings.blogspot.com/2016/07/the-conundrum-of-english-words.html or https://dmyatesjournalings.wordpress.com/2016/07/08/the-conundrum-of-english-words/ then you're ready for the answers, and here they are: lam - to hit someone hard; attack auk - a short-winged diving seabird found in northern oceans, typically with a black head and black and white underparts. rhea - a large flightless bird of South American grasslands, resembling a small ostrich, with grayish-brown plumage. elan - energy, style, and enthusiasm alee - on the side of a ship that is sheltered from the wind. lac - a resinous substance secreted as a protective covering by the lac insect, used to make varnish, shellac, sealing wax, dyes, etc. ess - a thing shaped like the letter S scrod - a young cod, haddock, or similar fish, especially one prepared for cooking And those more archaic words? staid - sedate, respectable, and unadventurous hymned (this is the past tense) - praise or celebrate (something) noes - plural of no; a negative answer or decision, as in voting akin - of similar character And what about the word game using NDDBEA 11 3-letter words: add, and, bad, bed, ban, dab, dad, deb, den, end, nab 9 4-letters: abed, band, bade, bead, bean, dean, dead, bane, bend 1 6-letter: banded (past tense of band) Wasn't this fun?


Which four letter word beginning with S is an Arab marketplace or bazaar?

Is there any word that ends with the letter Q? - Quora Quora Answer Wiki 8 Answers Quora User, English is not perfect, but it is a lingua franca, so knowing it is good for all Answer: Many words in Arabic end in the equivalent of the letter "q". One of them is Iraq. Here is an article: http://grammar.yourdictionary.co... Most words that end with the letter Q are borrowed into English from other languages. Many words from the Inuit (formerly called Eskimo) language end with Q. Scrabble players take note, for one particular example includes not just a word that ends with the letter Q, but a word that both begins and ends with Q. The word Qallunaq in the Canadian Oxford English Dictionary is defined as ‘a person not of Inuit descent, a white person’. Another word from the Inuit language that ends in Q is umiaq, a type of boat made by stretching animal skins over a wooden frame. If you’re feeling Canadian now with all these wonderful Inuit words, then add a third word ending in Q to your vocabularly: Auyuittuq National Park. The Arabic language also provides more examples of words that end in the letter Q. The suq, also spelled souk, is an Arabic word for a marketplace. And finally there’s talaq, a type of divorce under Islamic law. Place names in Africa and the Middle East ending in Q include the country of Iraq, as well as Halq al-Wadi in Tunisia, often shortened to simply Halq.


Which four letter word beginning with U is the pigmented layer of the eye, lying beneath the sclera and cornea, and comprising of the iris, choroid and ciliary body?

Full text of "The embryology, anatomy and histology of the eye" See other formats 55   ^.   Digitized by the Internet Archive  in 2007 with funding from  IVIicrosoft Corporation   http://www.archive.org/detaHs/embryologyanatomOObrowrich   The Embryology  Anatomy and Histology of the Eye   BY EARL J. BROWN, M. D.  Professor of Histology of the Eye, at the Chicago Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat College   WITH ILT.ITSTRATIOXS MADE FROM TRANSVERSE SECTIONS OF THE HITMAN EVE EXT.ARGED BY MICRO PHOTOGRAPHY   The Physiology of Vision   BY WM. D. ZOETHOUT, Ph. D., (U. of C.)  Professor of Physiology in thejenner Medical College and nt the Bennet College of Eclectic Medicine, Chicago. /   ILLUSTRATIONS KY THE AU'IHOR   CHICAGO:  Hazlitt Sc Walker, Publishers.  1906   Copyrighted  11)05  BY HAZLITT & WALKER    FOREWORD.   In approaching this work, perhaps a word of explana- tion to the reader may be desirable. It is not undertaken because the author thinks there is a lack of knowledge about the eye; neither have there been any new facts dis- covered which would merit the production of these arti- cles. It is therefore not the intention to bring out any new facts, but to put the known and widely scattered facts in a more comprehensible form and to illustrate the subject so thoroughly and completely that it will be made more easy for the beginner and more interesting to those who find it necessary to review the subject.  All the illustrations of the structures of the eyeball and smaller structures will be microphotographs taken from mi- croscopic slides in the author's possession, while the coarser structures of the orbit will be illustrated by drawings, as these structures are too large for the tissues to be mounted on microscopic slides.  The microscopic slides used to photograph the foetal eye are from the pig and were procured at the Armour pack- ing house by collecting the foetal pigs at the gutting table. These foetesis ran from two millimeters to forty millimeters in length, and the mounting of the slides was done by Dr. Slonaker, at the Chicago University.  The slides used in photographing the adult eye were made by Dr. Slonaker when he wrote his thesis on the acute area of vision. These slides have been used in my illustrated lectures before optical and medical societies for several years, and they have been enjoyed so much by my hearers and I have received so many requests for them in a i)er- manent form, that it is in response to these wishes that the   ■iS^22   b FOREWORD.  author lias determined to perpetuate these pictures and place them in the reach of every one who is interested in the eye ; otherwise these articles would never have appeared.  A few words about the physical development of the foetus might be of benefit before the illustrations are studied. The foetus is first represented by one cell, the ovum. This is fertilized by the spermatozoa; then there is a multiplication of cells. These increase very rapidly, and the first definite form assumed is a tube, representing the worm, and this tube has two walls ; one is the outer covering and the other lines the inside. The outer is known as the cpiblast (mean- ing above) and the inner the hypoblast (meaning below). Then there is a layer developed between these two layers. This layer is known as the mesablast (meaning the middle). From the epiblast is developed the skin and nervous sys- tem. From the hypoblast is developed the alimentary canal and all the internal organs which communicate with the alimentary canal. From the middle layer, or mesoblast, is developed the connective tissue, blood vessels, muscles, bones, etc.  From the foregoing we see that in the study of the eye we are most especially concerned in the epiblast, as it forms the nervous system and therefore the brain, and the inner seat or sensory coat of the eye, and some one has well said that the eye is a part of the brain placed near the surface, back of an opening, where it may receive impres- sions from


Which four letter word beginning with X is an Arctic fork-tailed gull?

Words whose 4th letter is E Words whose 4th letter is E Abdest (n.) Purification by washing the hands before prayer; -- a Mohammedan rite. Abject (a.) Cast down; low-lying. Ablen () A small fresh-water fish (Leuciscus alburnus); the bleak. Abreast (adv.) Side by side; also, opposite; over against; on a Absence (n.) A state of being absent or withdrawn from a place or from companionship; -- opposed to presence. Absent (a.) Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied; as, an absent air. Absent (v. t.) To take or withdraw (one's self) to such a distance as to prevent intercourse; -- used with the reflexive pronoun. Absentness (n.) The quality of being absent-minded. Accede (v. i.) To approach; to come forward; -- opposed to recede. Accelerate (v. t.) To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of; -- opposed to retard. Acceleration (n.) The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as, a falling body moves toward the earth with an acceleration of velocity; -- opposed to retardation. Accept (v. t.) To receive with a consenting mind (something offered); as, to accept a gift; -- often followed by of. Accessible (a.) Open to the influence of; -- with to. Accession (n.) The act of coming to or reaching a throne, an office, or dignity; as, the accession of the house of Stuart; -- applied especially to the epoch of a new dynasty. Achenium (n.) A small, dry, indehiscent fruit, containing a single seed, as in the buttercup; -- called a naked seed by the earlier botanists. Acred (a.) Possessing acres or landed property; -- used in composition; as, large-acred men. Adieu (interj. & adv.) Good-by; farewell; an expression of kind wishes at parting. Adreamed (p. p.) Visited by a dream; -- used in the phrase, To be adreamed, to dream. Adventist (n.) One of a religious body, embracing several branches, who look for the proximate personal coming of Christ; -- called also Second Adventists. Adventitious (a.) Accidentally or sparingly spontaneous in a country or district; not fully naturalized; adventive; -- applied to foreign plants. Adventurous (n.) IncAdventurous (n.) Full of hazard; attended with risk; exposing to danger; requiring courage; rash; -- applied to acts; as, an adventurous undertaking, deed, song. Advert (v. i.) To turn the mind or attention; to refer; to take heed or notice; -- with to; as, he adverted to what was said. Advertise (v. t.) To give notice to; to inform or apprise; to notify; to make known; hence, to warn; -- often followed by of before the subject of information; as, to advertise a man of his loss. Affection (n.) A settled good will; kind feeling; love; zealous or tender attachment; -- often in the pl. Formerly followed by to, but now more generally by for or towards; as, filial, social, or conjugal affections; to have an affection for or towards children. Affectionate (a.) Strongly incAfferent (a.) Bearing or conducting inwards to a part or organ; -- opposed to efferent; as, afferent vessels; afferent nerves, which convey sensations from the external organs to the brain. After (a.) To ward the stern of the ship; -- applied to any object in the rear part of a vessel; as the after cabin, after hatchway. Afterguard (n.) The seaman or seamen stationed on the poop or after part of the ship, to attend the after-sails. Aftermost (a. superl.) Hindmost; -- opposed to foremost. Agree (v. i.) To yield assent; to accede; -- followed by to; as, to agree to an offer, or to opinion. Agreeable (a.) Agreeing or suitable; conformable; correspondent; concordant; adapted; -- followed by to, rarely by with. Agreeable (a.) In pursuance, conformity, or accordance; -- in this sense used adverbially for agreeably; as, agreeable to the order of the day, the House took up the report. Agreeableness (n.) Resemblance; concordance; harmony; -- with to or between. Agreeably (adv.) In accordance; suitably; consistently; conformably; -- followed by to and rarely by with. See Agreeable, 4. Ailette (n.) A small square shield, formerly worn on the shoulders of kn


Charlotte Cooper won which event at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris?

Charlotte COOPER - Olympic Tennis | Great Britain Charlotte COOPER Olympic Games 1900 Charlotte Cooper, the first female Olympic champion In winning the women’s tennis singles title at Paris 1900, Charlotte Cooper became the first female athlete to win Olympic gold in an individual event. A record breaker Charlotte Cooper was one of the great women’s tennis champions of the late 19th-century, a time when the ladies’ game was played in long dresses. A member of the Ealing Lawn Tennis Club, Cooper won her first Wimbledon singles title in 1895, aged 25, and would go on to repeat the feat on four further occasions. She was a wife and a mother by the time she won the last of those titles, in 1908, when she became the oldest winner of the prestigious tournament at the age of 37 years and 296 days, a record that stands to this day. Her 11 singles finals between 1895 and 1912 represented another Wimbledon record, which she held outright until 1994, when it was equalled by Martina Navratilova. Fun and games in Paris Also known as Les concours internationaux d'exercices physiques et de sports, the 1900 Paris Olympic Games took place between mid-May and late October, and were held as part of the city’s Exposition Universelle (World Fair). Women made their first appearance on the Olympic stage, competing in archery, sailing, equestrianism, croquet, boules, life-saving, fishing, golf and tennis. Held in July, the tennis tournament took place on clay courts installed in the rural surroundings of the Ile de Puteaux, in the middle of the Seine, with Cooper entering the women’s singles and the mixed doubles. History in the making One of the few female players at the time to serve overarm, Cooper was a superb volleyer and played an attacking game, rushing up to the net at every opportunity. She collected her first gold medal of the Games in the mixed doubles with her compatriot R.F. Doherty, the pair beating Hélène Prévost of France and Great Britain’s Harold Mahony 6-2, 6-4 in the final. Cooper dominated the women’s singles, winning all her matches in straight sets. After accounting for the USA’s Marion Jones 6-2, 7-5 in the semi-final, she got the better of Prévost once more in the final on 11 July, winning 6-1, 6-4 to become the first woman to win Olympic gold in an individual event. A life devoted to tennis Cooper continued to compete at the highest level for a number of years after the Paris Games, contesting her last Wimbledon singles final in 1912, by which time she had turned 42. She went on to appear in the women’s doubles final with Dorothea Douglas the following year, a full 18 years after her maiden singles triumph. The sprightly Cooper continued to play the game she loved right through to the 1950s, and died at home in Helensburgh, Scotland, on 10 October 1966 at the age of 96.


What is the title of Sean Connery’s fourth James Bond film?

Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Jul 7, 2010 Thunderball (1965) is the fourth spy film in the James Bond series after Dr. No (1962), From Russia with Love (1963) and Goldfinger (1964), and the fourth to star Sean Connery as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Ian Fleming, which in turn was based on an original screenplay by Jack Whittingham. It was directed by Terence Young with screenplay by Richard Maibaum and John Hopkins. The film follows Bond's mission to find two NATO atomic bombs stolen by SPECTRE, which holds the world ransom for £100 million in diamonds, in exchange for not destroying an unspecified major city in either England or the United States (later revealed to be Miami). The search leads Bond to the Bahamas, where he encounters Emilio Largo, the card-playing, eye-patch wearing SPECTRE Number Two. Backed by the CIA and Largo's mistress, Bond's search culminates in an underwater battle with Largo's henchmen. The film had a complex production, with four different units and about a quarter of the film consisting of underwater scenes. Category


Which British satirical and current affairs magazine was first published on 1961?

50 Years Ago Today (25 Oct 1961): The British satirical magazine ‘Private Eye’ was first published – ActiveHistory All the latest additions to the www.activehistory.co.uk! 50 Years Ago Today (25 Oct 1961): The British satirical magazine ‘Private Eye’ was first published Private Eye is a fortnightly British satirical and current affairs magazine, edited by Ian Hislop. Since its first publication in 1961, Private Eye has been a prominent critic and lampooner of public figures and entities that it deemed guilty of any of the sins of incompetence, inefficiency, corruption, pomposity or self-importance and it has become a self-styled “thorn in the side” of the British establishment. It has always received criticism from some quarters for its irreverent style and for its willingness to print stories that are controversial and allegedly defamatory. This was reflected in the past by the large number of libel lawsuits against it, a phenomenon for which it became notorious. As Britain’s best-selling current affairs magazine such is its long-term popularity and impact that many recurring in-jokes from Private Eye have entered popular culture.


A jewelled copy of which famous book of poems was amongst the cargo lost on the Titanic?

Love poem : The Movie of Our Life The Movie of Our Life The Movie of Our Life In the movie of our life, starring you and me. Hollywood is in for a treat, wait until they see. The stage is all ours, so let's put on a good show. We act these roles so well, but they will never know. Shakespeare seems out of date, Romeo and Juliet got old. Baby they have nothing on us, so let our story be told. We write romance scenes, like forever had no end. It all comes so natural, with an amazing girlfriend. the end is far from now. Nothing can break us up, not even a broken vow. People watch the notebook, is that all Hollywood's got? Girl, you and me alone, make those scenes look hot. They'll write a story one day, and a movie to go with it. Just get us to act it out, It would be the greatest hit. We may never be Hollywood's hottest, Brad and Angelina will be in the past. It will last as long as their careers, but baby you and I will forever last. Report copyright violation/inappropriate text Rate and comment this poem If you'd like to comment/rate this poem or you want to publish your own poetry on "Poems & Quotes", sign-up here! Latest comments Titanic...... "Titanic" redirects here. For other uses, see Titanic (disambiguation). RMS Titanic departing Southampton on 10 April 1912 Career Port of registry: Liverpool, United Kingdom Route: Southampton to New York City Ordered: 17 September 1908 Builder: Harland and Wolff, Belfast Yard number: 401 Laid down: 31 March 1909 Launched: 31 May 1911 (not christened) Completed: 2 April 1912 Maiden voyage: 10 April 1912 Identification: Radio callsign "MGY" Fate: Foundered on 15 April 1912 on her maiden voyage General characteristics Class and type: Olympic-class ocean liner Tonnage: 46,328 GRT Length: 882 ft 6 in (269.0 m) Beam: 92 ft 0 in (28.0 m) Height: 175 ft (53.3 m) (keel to top of funnels) Draught: 34 ft 7 in (10.5 m) Depth: 64 ft 6 in (19.7 m) Decks: 9 (A-G) Installed power: 24 double-ended and 5 single-ended boilers feeding two reciprocating steam engines for the wing propellers and a low-pressure turbine for the center propeller;[1] output: 46,000 HP Propulsion: Two 3-blade wing propellers and one 4-blade centre propeller Speed: Cruising: 21 kn (39 km/h; 24 mph). Max: 24 kn (44 km/h; 28 mph) Capacity: Passengers: 2,435, crew: 892 Notes: Lifeboats: 20 for 1,178 people RMS Titanic was a passenger liner that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after colliding with an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton, UK to New York City, US. The sinking of Titanic caused the deaths of 1,514 people in one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in history. She was the largest ship afloat at the time of her maiden voyage. One of three Olympic class ocean liners operated by the White Star Line, she was built between 1909-11 by the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast. She carried 2,223 people. Her passengers included some of the wealthiest people in the world, as well as over a thousand emigrants from Great Britain and Ireland, Scandinavia and elsewhere seeking a new life in North America. The ship was designed to be the last word in comfort and luxury, with an on-board gymnasium, swimming pool, libraries, high-class restaurants and opulent cabins. She also had a powerful wireless telegraph provided for the convenience of passengers as well as for operational use. Though she had advanced safety features such as watertight compartments and remotely activated watertight doors, she lacked enough lifeboats to accommodate all of those aboard. Due to outdated maritime safety regulations, she carried only enough lifeboats for 1,178 people - slightly more than half of the number travelling on the maiden voyage and one-third her total passenger and crew capacity. After leaving Southampton on 10 April 1912, Titanic called at Cherbourg in France and Queenstown (now Cobh) in Ireland before heading westwards towards New York.[2] On 14 April 1912, four days into the crossing and about 375 miles (600 km) south of Newfoundland, she hit an iceberg at 11:40 pm (ship's time; GMTâ�'3). The g


‘2 Become 1’, ‘Say You’ll Be There’ and ‘Viva Forever’ were all number one hit singles by which British group?

Spice Girls - 2 Become 1 - HD 720p + Lyrics - YouTube Spice Girls - 2 Become 1 - HD 720p + Lyrics Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Jun 4, 2010 LYRICS: Dream of you and me together Say you believe it say you believe it Free your mind of doubt and danger be for real don't be a stranger We can achieve it we can achieve it Come a little bit closer baby Get it on get it on 'cause tonight is the night When 2 become 1 I need some love like I've never needed love before Wanna make love to ya baby I had a little love now I'm back for more Wanna make love to ya baby Set your spirit free, it's the only way to be Silly games that you were playing Empty words we both were saying Let's work it out boy, let's work it out boy Once again if we endevour Love would bring us back together Take it or leave it, take it or leave it Are you as good as I remember baby? Get it on, Get it on 'cause tonight, is the night, When 2 become 1 I need some love like I've never needed love before Wanna make love to ya baby I had a little love, now I'm back for more Wanna make love to ya baby Set your spirit free, it's the only way to be Be a little bit wiser baby, Put it on, put it on 'cause tonight is the night When 2 become 1 I need some love like I've never needed love before Wanna make love to ya baby I had a little love, now I'm back for more Wanna make love to ya baby I need some love like I've never needed love before Wanna make love to ya baby I had a little love, now I'm back for more Wanna make love to ya baby Set your spirit free, it's the only way to be It's the only way to be It's the only way to be DESCRIPTION: "2 Become 1" is a pop song performed by the British group Spice Girls (Melanie Chisholm, Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton, Victoria Beckham and Melanie Brown). It was the third single released from their debut album Spice. It was their first ballad released as a single. Different from their previous material, which was more up-tempo and dance-based. "2 Become 1" became the group's third consecutive number-one and their second million-selling single in the UK. Released in December 1996, it stayed at the top of the UK singles chart for three weeks, taking the coveted Christmas number one slot, and was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). In the US, the single was released in July 1997, peaking at four (the group's third consecutive top five) and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It was one of their most successful singles, peaking inside the top ten on the majority of the charts it entered. The music video was directed by Big TV!, and the photography was in charge of the cinematographer Stephen Keith-Roach, who also worked in other music videos like Jamiroquai's "Virtual Insanity" and U2's "Discotheque". It features the five girls in Times Square in New York City with fast moving cars appearing around multi-coloured lights, appearing in various places around the city, either alone, with one other member, or as a quintet. Sometimes the closing scene would not be shown on television due to the song fading out to an instrumental which lasts for forty seconds. The video is intercut with scenes of lovers experiencing moments of togetherness and closes with a deer wandering the streets, such a scene, according to the group's first official book Girl Power!, gave them a running gag all throughout the shoot- "Whenever anyone made a mistake it was, 'Oh deer'". In the same book Victoria Beckham comments: "It was really weird having to sing passionately into the camera, I was feeling a right mug in front of all those people singing "wanna make love to ya baby". Category


Who wrote the 1953 novel ‘The Go-Between’?

Hartley: The Go-Between Click above to visit the entire site The Go-Between by L P Hartley (1953; NYRB, 2002) L P Hartley's The Go-Between projects the memories of a man in his sixties, looking back on the summer of 1900, when he turned thirteen at a grand country house in Norfolk. Rented by the family of a prep-school chum, Brandham Hall is Leo Colston's dream of England not least because it actually belongs to a viscount. An intelligent boy, highly attentive, as English prep school boys will be, to matters of rank, Leo notices a great deal, including many things that he doesn't understand, chief among them the lusty amour that he himself facilitates by playing postman to his friend's beautiful sister, Marian, and a neighboring farmer, Ted. There is reason to believe that Hartley didn't understand it himself. In his introduction to the NYRB reprint, Colm Tï¿½ibï¿½n tells us that the homosexual author was not sympathetic toward the bucolic Tristan and Isolde who figure so powerfully in the uncomprehending Leo's world. It is clear from letters and articles that Hartley disapproved of [the love] affair and expected the reader to do so as well. He set out, he wrote, to produce "a story of innocence betrayed, and not only betrayed but corrupted." When he gave a talk at Leicester a few month's after the book's publication, he was surprised to discover that his audience had sympathy with Marian and Ted. "I wonder," he wrote to his publisher, "what the Midlands are coming to." Although Leo initially idealizes both Marian and Ted, each of them is eventually rather nasty to him. He is especially shocked when Marian, who has made him her protï¿½gï¿½ and taken him to nearby Norwich to kit him out with decent summer clothes, turns on him. That he's surprised by her outburst tells us more about him than it does about her: he has just refused to deliver a note to Ted. This is his reasoning: now that she is all but officially engaged to Viscount Trimingham (the impoverished owner of the great house), surely she cannot wish to have further correspondence of the "darling darling darling" sort with Ted! He's wrong about that. "You come into this house, our guest," she stormed, "we take you in, we know nothing about you, we make a great fuss of you ï¿½ I suppose you wouldn't deny that? ï¿½ I know I have ï¿½ and then I ask you to do a simple thing which a child in the street that I'd never spoken to would do for the asking ï¿½ and you have the infernal cheek to say that you won't! We've spoilt you. I'll never ask you to do anything for me again, never! I won't speak to you again!" Marian goes on to insult Leo by claiming that he's after some sort of compensation: "You want paying, that's what you want." He snatches the note and takes it to Ted, where has has a correspondingly unpleasant encounter. The spell is broken: Leo wants to leave Brandham Hall at once, despite the big birthday party planned in his honor. He is more offended by the lovers' indiscretion (which is as much of their conduct as he can imagine) than the sternest dowager would be, because he invests the code of good conduct with a romantic chivalry that would never trouble a doughty, sharp-eyed battleaxe. Although I doubt very much that Hartley intended any references to Wagner's opera, he has made a heartbroken King Marke of Leo: "innocence betrayed." We register Leo's dismay, of course, but at the forefront of our concern is risk discovery that Marian and Ted continue to court ï¿½ discovery of which we've been heavily forewarned. Doubly kept in the dark ï¿½ not only can't we see what Leo can't see, but we're shut out by his lack of interest in Marian and Ted. In a less blessed novel, we should curse the novelist for ignoring the very matter that keeps us turning the pages, but we are too busy turning the pages of The Go-Between to spare any attention for curses. Curses, as it happens, are Leo's specialty. With the lightest touch in the world, Leo tells us about a "success" that he has had at school: shortly after he places a curse on two bullying tormenters, they


Dahomey was an African kingdom in which present-day republic?

Kingdoms of West Africa - Dahomey / Benin Behanzin 1892 - 1894 The French begin take control of the territory during the Dahomey War using mainly African troops, quite possibly from neighbouring tribes only   too happy to end the kingdom's dominance of the region. 1894 - 1898 French vassal. 1894 - 1958 Dahomey is incorporated along with many other West African states into France 's West Africa colony. 1933 - 1934 French governor. Also in Somaliland, West Africa, & Madagascar . 1938 - 1940 French governor. Also in Somaliland, & Madagascar . 1958 The state is granted autonomy as the republic of Dahomey , followed by full   independence two years later. A period of instability follows, with   Marxism-Leninism being adopted as the official ideology. Modern Dahomey / Benin AD 1960 - Present Day The kingdom of Dahomey in West Africa was ended by French colonial occupation in 1894, after they took control during the   Dahomey War of 1892-1894.   The state was granted autonomy as the republic of Dahomey in 1958, followed by full   independence in 1960. A period of instability followed, with   Marxism-Leninism being adopted as the official ideology. However, the country continued to bear its   old name   until 1975, when it was neutrally renamed the republic of Benin to appease   the large number of ethnic groups which formed part of the relatively new   modern state. The name came from the Bight of Benin, which itself gained its   name from the Benin empire. Today the country is one of Africa's most stable   democracies, although it is severely under-developed and corruption is rife.   Elements of voodoo, which are still practised in countries such as Haiti ,   originated from the West African coast which includes Benin. The religion is   celebrated on the country's annual Voodoo Day. Today the country is bordered   by Togo in the west, Burkina Faso to the north-west, Niger to the   north-east, and Nigeria to the east. 1972 The country has experienced almost continuous strife following independence,   overseen by a democratic government which has seen frequent changes in   ruler. In 1972, a military coup led   by Mathieu Kï¿½rï¿½kou overthrows the ruling council and establishes a Marxist   government. 1972 - 1991 Mathieu Kï¿½rï¿½kou Dictator. Stood down after free elections. 1975 Kï¿½rï¿½kou renames the country the People's Republic of Benin. 1979 Kï¿½rï¿½kou's Marxist military council is dissolved and elections take place,   albeit with Kï¿½rï¿½kou as the only candidate allowed. Mathieu Kï¿½rï¿½kou, dictator of Dahomey who oversaw its change of         name to Benin, is seen here in 2006, after the conclusion of his         successful term as the country's democratically elected president 1989 - 1990 The country has undergone an economic crisis in a decade which forces Kï¿½rï¿½kou to   abandon Marxism in favour of a parliamentary system. The following year the   country's name is changed on 1 March to the Republic of Benin. 1991 Kï¿½rï¿½kou loses free elections to Nicï¿½phore Soglo and steps down. He later   stands for the 1996 elections, which he wins, and governs fairly, without   attempting to change the new 1990 constitution to allow him to remain in   power. 2006


Who plays William Hurt’s wife Sarah in the 1988 film ‘The Accidental Tourist’?

The Accidental Tourist (1988) directed by Lawrence Kasdan • Reviews, film + cast • Letterboxd Review by Ruth ★★★½ So I finally got around to my 'birth film'. I was born at 9am on the 23rd of December 1988, and this film was released in the states on that morning as well. Given that 80's Hurt is one of my personal favourite leads, and it's Kasdan-Hurt-Turner like in Body Heat, I was mildly excited. And early on, the film delivers. It's like a proto-Reitman, particularly Up in the Air. Also, despite wearing a conventional oscar bait sheepskin, it's a rather unconventional film that merely seeks to achieve moments of truth. And it does that. Unfortunately, the film is also rather inconsistent, so I cannot quite award this film with 4 stars, but it is close. Also, this is definitely… Review by BillyStevenson Based on one of Anne Tyler's most popular Baltimore novels, The Accidental Tourist stars William Hurt as Macon Leary, a travel writer struggling to come to terms with the death of his twelve-year old son. After parting ways with his wife Sarah, played by Kathleen Turner, Macon moves back in with his oddball siblings, and strikes up a tentative friendship with Muriel Pritchett, a dog trainer, played by Geena Davis. What follows would play out as a fairly conventional romantic comedy were Macon not such an impoverished, monotone character, sleepwalking through every scene with a catatonic passivity that often makes the film feel more like a still life than a human drama. As the author of the bestselling “Accidental Tourist”… Review by RoundMyWay ★★½ Macon has separated from his wife after the violent death of their son. He and his siblings are used to routine to a stifling degree. Then Macon meets Muriel, a dog trainer, and he begins to take chances. His old life, however, is hard to completely pull away from. I can't tell whether it's an artistic choice that everyone but Geena Davis’ character is sleepwalking through this film or it's poor direction. William Hurt looks like he's in chronic pain throughout and Kathleen Turner, Ed Begley Jr, and David Ogden Stiers are underutilized. The woman who plays Mason’s sister, Rose, on the other hand, has a huge role and is painful to watch. The film is also unnecessarily long due… Review by Lyn Jensen ★★ Here's an example of how any resemblance between the best-selling book and the film adaptation is pure coincidence. Hollywood took Anne Tyler's quirky complex character study and boiled it down to yet another Eternal Triangle. Whole sections of the plot are missing. William Hurt is the husband who writes a business travel column--The Accidental Tourist. Kathleen Turner is his wife, and Geena Davis is his girlfriend. None give poor performances but Hurt and Davis are miscast. Turner is the only one whose acting goes beyond reciting lines. Hurt's character here is a romantic leading man, when the theme calls for a character actor--a middle-aged Ordinary Joe in crisis. Davis won a Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance, but more likely… Review by Not Pauline Kael It begins with the numb grief of a punctilious Baltimore travel writer, Macon Leary (William Hurt), whose 12-year-old son was senselessly shot by a gunman in a Burger Bonanza. Macon has become such a depressed loner that his wife (Kathleen Turner) leaves him. The movie, directed by Lawrence Kasdan, who wrote the screenplay with Frank Galati, closely follows the 1985 Anne Tyler novel, and it's about Macon's coming to life. A fiercely eager oddball (Geena Davis) who pulls him into her bed turns out to be his salvation. The plot construction is that of a screwball comedy of the 30s: poor working girl has the life force that upper-class prig needs. But people talk a formal, affected English that sounds… Review by Jeff King ★★ Meh. By no means a bad movie, but I don't have much to say here. It just exists without really saying anything to me or doing enough to make me care about what it might have been trying to say. William Hurt (who really was in essentially every movie in the 1980s) is a man in a relationship that is end


Hymenopetrous Formicidae is the scientific name for which insect?

Family Formicidae - Ants - BugGuide.Net Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Ants (Formicoidea) » Ants (Formicidae) Family Formicidae - Ants Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies) No Taxon (Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps) Superfamily Formicoidea (Ants) recent advances in taxonomy summarized in( 1 ), also see( 2 )( 3 )( 4 ) Explanation of Names Latin formica ant( 5 ) ant goes back to Old English aemete, aemette( 5 ) -- perhaps a compound of ai-/ā- 'off, away' + maetan/mait 'to cut, engrave' (hypothetical root), that may have referred to either the ants' biting habits or indented body( 5 ); an archaic Modern English variant: emmet Numbers over 700 spp. in 80 genera in our area( 6 )( 7 ); 14,000 spp. in ~300 genera of 20+ subfamilies( 8 ); faunal checklists for many US states provided on( 9 ), QC checklist here ( 10 ) Overview of our faunaTaxa not yet in the guide are marked (*) and linked to AntWeb pages( 6 ) Family FORMICIDAE 1-25 mm Identification Primitively, antennomere and palp segment counts are typical for Aculeata, antennae 12-segmented (13 in males), palp formula 6,4. These are variously reduced among different genera, with some ants having as few as 6 antennomeres and palp formula 1, 1. Such reductions are most common in ants with strictly subterranean or cryptic biology. Ants can be distinguished from wasps by the constriction ("cinctus") of the rear portion of the waist or second abdominal segment, to form a well-distinguish node or scale, this segment named the petiole; the third abdominal is often similarly constricted (postpetiole, characteristic of the largest NA subfamily, Myrmicinae, and of Pseudomyrmecinae and most Ecitoninae). The elbowed antennae distinguish ants from other wingless wasps. Ants are usually black, brown, or reddish, and live in colonies with well-defined castes (typically a worker caste of sterile females and a reproductive caste of winged males and females). +"...virtually all ant keys are for workers only. Since males ... and often queens, can be radically different in appearance from workers, you have to collect the worker stage at the same time as the reproductives." ( Eric Eaton ) Key to subfamilies & Midwestern genera in( 11 ) Terminology: ant anatomy diagram Guides: NA( 6 ); New England( 12 ) (good for most of the e. NA); se. US( 13 ) Range Worldwide and throughout North America, from coastal habitats to the alpine. Habitat Most North American species nest in soil, in leaf litter, or in dead wood, but toward the south, more and more arboreal species occur. All species of Pseudomyrmex are arboreal or stem-inhabiting, as are many Camponotus, Temnothorax, Crematogaster. Some species forage subterraneously, cryptically in litter or wood, while most forage on the ground and low vegetation. Arboreal species usually, and many terrestrial ones, often, forage high in trees, especially in quest of honeydew or extrafloral nectar. Season Most ant species forage in warm, humid weather, diurnally in cooler and moister climates, mostly nocturnally in deserts. Ants retreat into the nest from cold or extreme, especially dry, heat. Winged reproductive castes are reared in spring or summer. Typically, they fly shortly after reaching adulthood, but in many species of the the formicine genera Camponotus, Prenolepis & Nylanderia, alates overwinter in the parent nest and fly the following spring. Most ant species forage in warm weather, retreating from cold or extreme, especially dry, heat. Prenolepis is exceptional in foraging mainly in the cooler months, even on warm days in winter. Food Food varies by genus and species. Most species are to a greater or lesser degree predators or scavengers, and have a sweet-tooth, gathering extrafloral or less often floral nectar, hemipteran honeydew, lycaenid larval exudates, or fruit juice for their sugar content. Elaisomes of myrmecochorous seeds may provide a significant source of amino acids, monosacchari


In which UK city is Pleasure Beach Railway Station?

Hotels near Pleasure Beach Railway Station, Accommodation close to Pleasure Beach Railway Station UK | Lets Book Hotel map Opposite Blackpool Pleasure Beach, this small, family-run guest house has clean, modern en-suite bedrooms with a flat-screen TV. There is free WiFi in all areas. The welcoming Seaforth Guest House is... more info on seaforth guest house The owners were very friendly and the rooms were lovely and clean. The breakfasts were excellent. It was a very warm and inviting guesthouse and my family and I had an amazing stay there. - My family all had a great time at the Seaforth Guest House, it was close to anemities, staff were lovely and the room was spotless i would recommend Seaforth t... what people say » o anyone. map Facing the Pleasure Beach on the Blackpool’s South Promenade, this friendly, family-run hotel has free parking and free Wi-Fi. With modern rooms and a bar, there are also delicious breakfasts. Black... more info on henson hotel We often come to Blackpool for a long weekend during the illuminations but hadn't stayed in the Henson before. There were 5 of us, all family, in 3 separate rooms and we were well taken care of from day one. I would recommend this hotel to anyone and would definitely look to the Henson for vacancies first the next time we are coming down. - The p... what people say » eople running the hotel where excellent, Rooms where lovely andclean, and the location was just what we wanted. You can see the big onewhilst you are having breakfast. Superb would definately stay again. map This family-run hotel is on Blackpool’s South Shore, opposite Blackpool Pleasure Beach and 900 metres from Sandcastle Water Park. It has free Wi-Fi, free parking, and a bar. The Elmfield offers bed a... more info on elmfield The 'home from home' feel and Donna and John were very friendly, helpful and welcoming. The breakfast and service was excellent, nothing was too much trouble. Brilliant all round for families. We will definitely stay there again and also recommend to family and friends. - How helpfull and friendly the owners John and Donna were, the breakfast were... what people say » very good and lasted us until well into the afternoon. Very handy for the pleasure beach. Will be going back there again. map With free parking and free Wi-Fi, The Delton Hotel is directly opposite Blackpool Pleasure Beach. Offering cooked breakfasts and live entertainment, it is just 80 metres from The Promenade. The spaci... more info on delton hotel I booked the last available room. It was comfortable, sparkling clean, and just what we wanted for a weekend break. The staff were friendly and helpful, and really nice. The location of the hotel was ideal, close to the tram stop so the car could be left parked at the hotel, near to the Pleasure Beach, and yet quiet. - We are enjoyed at the plac... what people say » e but very disappointed with freeview TV frozen all the time so we give up - we were outing almost time. Bed mattress a bit too sofa and couldnt sleep few hours - But staff, breakfast, good price, pub (cheap than NI) are fantastic. Thanks for a lovely 3 nights x x map Just 10 minutes' walk from Blackpool Pleasure Beach in a semi-residential area, this 4-star Art Deco-style building offers modern rooms with en suite bathrooms, free Wi-Fi, and free parking is availab... more info on the corona Lovely location in residential area just one street back from promenade and less than 5 minute walk to Pleasure Beach. Owners friendly and very efficient. Breakfast was excellent and so was bar meal at night. We had our dog with us and she was very welcome in hotel. We hope to return again to this lovely hotel. - The owners and staff were ext... what people say » remely friendly and helpful. The breakfast was delicious and the rooms and public areas were spotless. The prices are a little higher than some other hotels in the area but definitely worth it in my opinion for the friendly service, comfortable rooms and the cleanliness throughout. map Situated on Blackpool Seafront, The Broadway Hotel is a 2-


Which Bronte sister used the pseudonym Currer Bell?

The Brontë Pseudonyms: A Woman's Image — The Writer and Her Public The Brontë Pseudonyms: A Woman's Image — The Writer and Her Public Marianne Thormahlen, University of Lund, Sweden This essay, which was originally published in English Studies (1994) as 'The Bronte Pseudonyms', appears in the Victorian Web with the kind permission of the author and the English Studies publishers Swets & Zeitlinger, who retain copyright. Notes to this WWW edition Numbers in brackets indicate page breaks in the print edition and thus allow users of VW to cite or locate the original page numbers. Text links take you to material not in the original print version. [GPL]. Adrian Kang, Chew Yong Jack, and GPL created the HTML version, converting footnotes. GPL also linked the text to other portions of the Victorian Web. Clicking on superscript numbers brings you to the top of the left column; hitting the back button on your browser returns you to your place in the body of the main text. Notes 1. Emily Brontë: A Biography (Oxford, 1971), pp. 185-6. On Charlotte and Miss Currer, see also Gérin's Charlotte Bronte: The Evolution of Genius (Oxford, 1967), p. 309, and F.B. Pinion, A Brontë Companion: Literary Assessment, Background, and Reference (London, 1975), p. 278. The first person (as far as I am aware) to suggest that Charlotte may have borrowed her pseudonym from Miss Currer was 'the Hon. Lady Wilson of Eshton Hall' in the 'The Brontës as Governesses', Brontë Society Transactions 9 (1939), 217-18. See also Clifford Whone's report on The Keighley Mechanics' Institute, 'Where the Brontës Borrowed Books', Brontë Society Transactions 11 (1950), 345. (Whone noted the occurrence of Miss Currer's name among Institute members but did not outline any other relevant points in support of the connexion.) 2. Adopting a surname as a first name was of course a convenient way of concealing a person's sex; after all, the choice of 'proper' Christian names that could have been used by men and women alike was severely limited. Charlotte's Shirley was given this 'masculine cognomen' in default of heirs male, pioneering it as a first name for women; see E.G. Withycombe, The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names (Oxford, 1945), p. 118. 3. On phrenology in Charlotte's novels, see Wilfred M. Senseman's 'Charlotte Brontë's Use of Physiognomy and Phrenology', Brontë Society Transactions 12 (1967), 286-89, a recapitulation and part-reproduction of an article in Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters, 38 (1953), and Ian Jack, 'Physiognomy, Phrenology and Characterisation in the Novels of Charlotte Brontë', Brontë Society Transactions 15 (1970), 377-91. For Anne's use of phrenology, see my 'The Villain of Wildfell Hall: Aspects and Prospects of Arthur Huntingdon' The Modern Language Review 88.4 (October 1993), 834-6. 4. Subtitled A Study of the Bronte Sisters as Early-Victorian Female Novelists, it appeared in 1966 (Gothenburg and London). Another well-researched and informative dissertation, on an adjacent subject, by a Swedish Brontë scholar appeared eight years later, Harriet Björk's The Language of Truth: Charlotte Bronte, the Woman Question, and the Novel, No. 47 in Lund Studies in English (Lund, 1974). 5. See Frank, A Chainless Soul, p. 216, and Chitham, Emily Brontë, p. 198. (Clifford Whone did suggest that the name of another Keighley Mechanics' Institute member, one William Ellis, Esq., might have supplied Emily's pseudonym, but the absence of any further links detracts from the likelihood of this idea; see 'Where the Brontës Borrowed Books', 345.) 6. Cf. Margot Peters's account of Arthur Bell Nicholls's (successful) attempt at vindicating Ireland, and his own Irish family, in the prejudiced Charlotte's eyes; Unquiet Soul: A Biography of Charlotte Bronte (London, 1975), p. 396. — This is not to say that that ancestry was unimportant to the Brontës' personalities and their artistry; see, for instance, Edward Chitham, The Brontës' Irish Background (London, 1986). (There are also many references to the Celtic origins of the Rev. Patr


What is the title of late singer Roy Orbison’s first UK number hit single?

Only the Lonely - Roy Orbison | Song Info | AllMusic Only the Lonely google+ Song Review               by Richie Unterberger Other than "Oh, Pretty Woman," "Only the Lonely" is Roy Orbison's most famous and successful song. It is also the song that, more than any other, defined his career. When Orbison recorded "Only the Lonely" in 1960, he had only a couple of very moderate hits, and some moderate success as a songwriter, to show for about five years in the business. "Only the Lonely" changed all that, not just because it shot to number two, but also because it defined his image and musical identity. Prior to the song, Orbison had been typecast as an also-ran rockabilly singer at Sun Records. Although he wasn't a bad rockabilly act, "Only the Lonely" played to his true strengths: an operatic, pain-stricken pop/rock balladeer, a master of odes to heartbreak and maintaining dignitiy while fighting largely losing battles. The record screamed hit from its first few bars: a team of vocalists gently crooning "dum dum dum, dum-be-doo-wah" and other such syllables to an instantly memorable bittersweet melody, ending by singing the title phrase. That was the cue for a pause and Orbison to enter with his sorrowful yet strong tones, the backup vocalists continuing to act as a Greek chorus of sorts to his lines throughout the verse. The melody and phrasing got especially dramatic in the latter parts of the verses, as the backing arrangement kept dramatically pausing after three rapid bows of the violin in a row, leaving Orbison to muse alone, his range gradually ascending to Caruso territory. As the track progressed, it added symphonic violins that were quite advanced for a 1960 pop/rock production, the strings sometimes swooping in different ways as ripostes to various lines in Orbison's lyric. Roy hit a particularly glass-shattering note at a pause in the last verse, unveiling the full extent of his astonishing upper range. "Only the Lonely" is a great tune and a great production, but much of what puts it over is Orbison's attitude: he may be in wrenching misery, but that's not going to keep him from taking chances on romance in the future. Chris Isaak, who was probably more influenced by early-'60s stars such as Orbison and Ricky Nelson than any other late-20th century rock star, covered "Only the Lonely" on his Baja Sessions album. Appears On


Which Austrian composer is known as the ‘Father of the String Quartet’?

Franz Joseph Haydn: Father of the String Quartet Franz Joseph Haydn: Father of the String Quartet Home  /  Authors, Artists and Vagrants  / Franz Joseph Haydn: Father of the String Quartet Franz Joseph Haydn: Father of the String Quartet Posted on Categories: Authors, Artists and Vagrants Tags: Franz Joseph Haydn Share this: Franz Joseph Haydn (March 31, 1732 – May 31, 1809) was an Austrian composer. He was one of the most important, prolific and prominent composers of the classical period. He is often called the “Father of the Symphony” and “Father of the String Quartet” because of his important contributions to these genres. He was also instrumental in the development of the piano trio and in the evolution of sonata form. A life-long resident of Austria, Haydn spent much of his career as a court musician for the wealthy Hungarian aristocratic Esterházy family on their remote estate. Isolated from other composers and trends in music until the later part of his long life, he was, as he put it, “forced to become original”. At the time of his death, he was one of the most celebrated composers in Europe. Joseph Haydn was the brother of Michael Haydn, himself a highly regarded composer, and Johann Evangelist Haydn, a tenor. He was also a close friend of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and a teacher of Ludwig van Beethoven. Joseph Haydn was born in Rohrau, Austria, a village near the border with Hungary. His father was Mathias Haydn, a wheelwright who also served as “Marktrichter”, an office akin to village mayor. Haydn’s mother Maria, née Koller, had previously worked as a cook in the palace of Count Harrach, the presiding aristocrat of Rohrau. Neither parent could read music; however, Mathias was an enthusiastic folk musician, who during the journeyman period of his career Want to read the full article? Sign up for free Jane Austen Membership or if you are an existing user please login Existing Users Log In


Basement, Splash, Upstairs and Robin Hood are all terms used in which game?

Darts | Dart Games | Dart Rules Glossary Of Dart Terms & Phrases ANNIE'S ROOM: The number 1. ARROWS: Darts. BABY TON: A score of 95, usually by scoring five 19's. BAG O' NUTS:A score of 45. BARREL: The part of a dart you grip, right behind the point. BASEMENT: The double-3. BREAKFAST: A score of single-5, single-20, single-1 in a game of x01. This was based on the typical price of a bed-and-breakfast, 26 pence. BUCKET OF NAILS: Landing all three darts in the 1's. BUCKSHOT: When you're darts land wildly all over the board. BULL: The center of the board. BULLSEYE: The center of the board. BUST: Hitting more than you needed in an x01 game, and the darts don't count. C: In a Cricket game this refers to high scores base on the number of darts scored. For example a triple-20, single-20, single-20 would be called a C-5 because "5 darts" were scored with three darts. CHUCKER: A player who just "chucks" the darts at the board, doesn't aim or care. CIRCLE IT: When a player scores a single digit (less than 10) with three darts, his team-mates would shout out "Circle it!" to the scorekeeper to highlight the terrible throw. CLOCK: The dart board. CORK: The center of the board. This comes from the cork in the end of a keg where it is tapped. The ends of kegs were used for targets in the begining of darts. DIDDLE FOR MIDDLE: A throw to see who gets one dart closer to the bullseye to determine who shoots first in the game. DOUBLE: The thin outer ring of the board, it usually counts for two times the number hit. DOUBLE IN: A double is needed to start the game. DOUBLE OUT: A double is needed to win the game. DOUBLE TOP: The double-20. DOUBLE TROUBLE: Not being able to hit the double needed to win the game. DOWNSTAIRS: The lower portion of the board, usually in refernce to the 19's in a game of x01. EASY IN: A game that requires no special shot to begin scoring. FEATHERS: The "wings" at the end of a dart that make it fly straight. Also known as flights. FEATHERS: The number 33. FLIGHTS: The "wings" at the end of a dart that make it fly straith. Also known as feathers. HAT TRICK: A score of three bullseyes. HOCKEY: The line you you stand behind and throw the darts from. ISLAND: The actual playable area of a dart board (inside the doubles ring). If you miss, your "Off the island". LEG: One game of a match. MAD HOUSE: The double-one, because it can drive you crazy trying to hit one in a game of x01. MIDDLE FOR MIDDLE: A throw to see who gets one dart closer to the bullseye to determine who shoots first in the game. MONGER: A person who deliberately scores many more points than needed to win the game. MUGS AWAY: Loser of the previous game goes first in the next game. MURPHY: A score of single-5, single-20, single-1 in a game of x01. Based on Murphy's Law. OCHE: The line you you stand behind and throw the darts from. POINT MONGER: A person who deliberately scores many more points than needed to win the game. POPCORN: When the darts land so close to each other, they knock their flights out. RIGHT CHURCH, WRONG PEW or RIGHT HOUSE, WRONG BED: When you a double or triple, but the wrong number. ROBIN HOOD: When you shoot a dart into the shaft of another. SHAFT: The part of a dart behind the barrel when the flights are mounted. SHANGHAI: A score of a single, double and triple in the same number. In some games this is an automatic win. This is also the name of a game. SHUT OUT: When you lose a game without ever scoring in it. SKUNKED: When you lose a game without ever scoring in it. SLOP: Darts that score, but not where you wanted them. SPIDER: The metal web that divede the dart board. SPLASH: Darts that score, but not where you wanted them. STRAIGHT IN: A game that requires no special shot to begin scoring. THREE IN A BED: Three darts in the same number. THROW LINE: The line you you stand behind and throw the darts from. TOE LINE: The line you you stand behind and throw the darts from. TON: A score of 100 in a game of x01. Scores over 100 would be called a "ton-whatever" for example, a ton-thirty would be a score of 130. triple: The thin inn


Saleem Sinai is the chief protagonist and narrator in which 1980 novel by Salman Rushdie?

SparkNotes: Midnight’s Children: Analysis of Major Characters Analysis of Major Characters Themes, Motifs & Symbols Saleem Sinai Saleem Sinai is the protagonist and narrator of Midnight’s Children. He is born, along with one other child, at the exact moment of India’s independence. His identity, however, is switched at birth. As a result, he is raised by a prosperous family in Bombay, while his counterpart and future rival, Shiva, is raised in poverty. Saleem has the powers of telepathy and a preternaturally acute sense of smell, which allow him to find the other children of midnight and create the Midnight’s Children’s Conference. As he approaches his thirty-first birthday, he says he is nearing death. His body is literally falling apart, and it’s only a matter of time before he crumbles into dust. Driven by a desire to beat his biological clock, Saleem narrates his life story to his devoted and loving caretaker, Padma. His tale, which begins with his grandfather Aadam and is at times unreliable and contrived, represents not only his individual life story but also the entire history of postcolonial India. All the major events in his life correspond to important political events in Indian history, leading him to compare his narrative to religious texts. Given his fantastic birth and extraordinary powers, the prime minister of India, Indira Ghandi, seeks to destroy him along with the other midnight’s children. Padma Padma is Saleem’s loving companion and caretaker, and she will become his fiancée at the end of the novel. She is the audience for Saleem’s narrative. With strong, hairy forearms, a name associated with dung, and a cynical and often impatient ear, Padma represents the antithesis to Saleem’s magical, exuberant, freewheeling narration. She hurries the narrative along, imploring Saleem to get on with the plot rather than veering off into tangents, and often she expresses doubts as to the veracity of Saleem’s account. As a rhetorical device, Padma allows Rushdie the chance to acknowledge explicitly any doubts or frustrations the reader may feel in response to the novel. She is the practical voice of criticism. Because she is there to counteract its most extreme tendencies, she supports the novel’s more willfully excessive indulgences. Saleem’s frequent interruptions, digressions, and self-obsession are all, to some degree, made possible by Padma’s expressions of doubt and frustration: the two sides work together to create a holistic reading experience. By explicitly taking into account the difficulties of the narrative, Rushdie is able to move beyond them. Shiva Born at the stroke of midnight and named after the Hindu god of destruction, Shiva is Saleem’s rival and counterpart. Switched at birth with Saleem, Shiva is robbed of his affluent birthright and raised in abject poverty. Blessed with a pair of enormous and powerful knees, Shiva is a gifted warrior and, therefore, a foil for the more mild-mannered Saleem. Shiva represents the alternate side of India: poor, Hindu, and as aggressive as Saleem is passive. As a young child, he is the leader of a street gang and possibly a murderer. He is driven by a determinedly individualist perspective and grows up unable to form any human attachments. Although he is a violent character, he is, nonetheless, a tragic figure, damaged and shaped by the forces of history and class. During the 1971 war between India and Pakistan, Shiva lives up to his name and becomes a war hero, eventually promoted to the rank of major. Along with his military reputation, Shiva also becomes a noted lover among the women of Indian high society, siring a number of illegitimate children. In the end, Shiva hunts Saleem down and turns him over to one the camps opened during Indira Gandhi’s state of Emergency, where Saleem, along with the other midnight’s children, is administered an operation that renders him sterile. In this way, Shiva manages to effectively destroy the children of midnight. The Widow Indira Gandhi was the prime minister of India from 1966–1977, then again from 1980–1984, a term tha


The Tom Robinson Band sang about what colour Cortina in 1978?

Tom Robinson Band- Grey Cortina - YouTube Tom Robinson Band- Grey Cortina 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 Nov 19, 2015 From- Power in the Darkness(1978) Category


How many players in a team are on the field at one time in a game of shinty?

How many players on a soccer team | Starting players in a football game How Many Players are on a Soccer Team? Published on Jun 20, 2014 Know the required number of players in every football game. How many players do play in a football game? The answer is 11: one player plays goalkeeper while the other ten play as forwards, midfielders, or defenders. The the number of players for a regulation football game is determined by FIFA rules (A). There are different number of players for kids’ and youth soccer (B), indoor soccer (C), futsal (D), beach soccer (E), and paralympic football (F). A. FIFA Laws In international and FIFA-regulated games such as the UEFA, the official number of players on a football field is eleven. However, a team may start with fewer players if it is impossible to come up with 11. The minimum number of players that FIFA allows is seven. A match is halted when more than four players of the same team are booked with a red card . FIFA rules are adopted by major soccer tournaments and most outdoor football leagues. B. Youth and kids’ football Kids start playing the regular 11-a-side football at the age of 12. Young footballers aged 10 years old and below have different numbers of players per team. U10 footballers play with 8 players on each side while U8 soccer players play four on four. Kids six years and under play three on three. C. Indoor soccer There are six players in an indoor football game. Hence, this variant of soccer is also called six-a-side. Of the six, one plays goalkeeper while the others play either as defenders or attackers. D. Futsal In futsal, five players play at a time. One of them plays goalkeeper, just like in outdoor soccer. A team may have up to seven substitute players. The number of substitutes allowed to come in during a game of futsal is unlimited. Futebol de salão, a variant of soccer which is very similar to futsal, also has five players per side. E. Beach soccer Five players play in a regulation beach football or beasal game. One player plays as goalkeeper. Substitutes are allowed for an unlimited number of times. F. Paralympic football The number of players who can play in paralympic football is either five or seven. Players who have visual impairments usually play five-a-side football while those with neurological disorders play seven-a-side.


The Morganza Spillway (or Morganza Control Structure) is on the western bank of which US river?

Morganza Spillway/Floodway and Old River Control Structure - Louisiana Environmental Action Network Louisiana Environmental Action Network Home » Our Work » Uncategorized » Morganza Spillway/Floodway and Old River Control Structure Morganza Spillway/Floodway and Old River Control Structure Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) The Morganza Spillway east of Melville, Louisiana, was opened on May 14, 2011, to divert Mississippi River water into the Atchafalaya Basin. The diversion of Mississippi River water was necessary to lower the Mississippi River flood stage and reduce pressure on the levee system along the lower portions of the river. The opening of the Morganza Spillway was initiated in order to protect Baton Rouge and New Orleans from being flooded by the over topping of their levees and reduce the possibility of levee failure. Diverting Mississippi River water into the Atchafalaya River and Atchafalaya Basin Update and Ground Patrol for Louisiana Environmental Action Network and Lower Mississippi Riverkeeper by Wilma Subra  May 20, 2011 Morganza Spillway Structure The Morganza Spillway east of Melville, Louisiana, was opened on May 14, 2011, to divert Mississippi River water into the Atchafalaya Basin. The diversion of Mississippi River water was necessary to lower the Mississippi River flood stage and reduce pressure on the levee system along the lower portions of the river. The opening of the Morganza Spillway was initiated in order to protect Baton Rouge and New Orleans from being flooded by the over topping of their levees and reduce the possibility of levee failure. On May 22, 2011, 17 of the 125 bays in the Morganza Spillway were open and allowing Mississippi River water to flow into the Atchafalaya Basin. As the Mississippi River water passed through the Spillway, the water was roaring, foaming, creating rapids and dispersing water into the air on the Atchafalaya Basin side of the spillway. A crane mounted on a barge was rapidly placing large sand bags along the Mississippi River side of the levee, adjacent to the Spillway structure, to stabilize and raise the elevation of the levee. The water on the MIssissippi River side of the Spillway structure was near the top of the levees on either side of the Spillway. Large sand bags had been placed on top of the levee system to raise the level of protection where the Mississippi River levee system joins the Morganza spillway levees. Mississippi River water flowing through the Morganza Spillway. The Morganza Spillway down stream from the Morganza Spillway structure was flooded with diverted Mississippi River water and the water was moving down the spillway and flooding agricultural fields, homes and businesses. The harvesting of the wheat crop in the Morganza Spillway area was completed just prior to the opening the spillway. The corn, soybean, rice and sugarcane crops within the Morganza Spillway have been destroyed by the flood waters. Meanwhile, the crops outside of the Morganza Spillway are desperate for rain. Security in the area of the Morganza Spillway was very tight and access was very limited as compared to two weeks earlier when access was unlimited. Sheriff deputies and National Guard troops guarded the spillway structure and blocked the access roads in the area. Traffic was not allowed to stop or park within five miles of the spillway structure. Old River Control Complex The Old River Control Complex, northeast of Simmesport, Louisiana, diverts 30% of the Mississippi River flow into the Atchafalaya River on an ongoing basis. The Old River Control Complex consist of four structures that divert Mississippi River water into the Atchafalaya River: Auxiliary Structure, Low Sill Structure, Over Bank Structure, and the Sidney A. Murray, Jr. Hydroelectric Station. The Auxiliary Structure had all six gates open and the Low Sill Structure had 15 bays opened on May 22, 2011. The two structures were responsible for the largest portion of flow of Mississippi River water into the Atchafalaya River. The Over Bank structure had a small rate of flow. The Hyd


Lindum Colonia was the Roman name for which English city?

Learn and talk about Lindum Colonia, Ancient Roman forts in England, Archaeological sites in Lincolnshire, Coloniae (Roman), Former populated places in Lincolnshire Roman Imperial Lindum Colonia, was the Roman name for the settlement which is now the City of Lincoln in Lincolnshire . It was founded as a Roman Legionary Fortress during the reign of the Emperor Nero (58-68) or possibly later. [1] Evidence from Roman tombstones suggests that Lincoln was first garrisoned by the Ninth Legion , Hispana which probably moved from Lincoln to found the fortress at York around c.71 A.D. Lindum was then garrisoned by the Second Legion Aduitrix, which then went on to Chester in 77-8 A.D. [2] Probably under the reign of Domitian and most likely after 86 A.D., the fortress became a Colonia , a settlement for retired soldiers sanctioned by the Emperor. [3] The Colonia now developed and a second enclosure, often referred to as the ‘‘Lower Colonia’’ was added between the Upper Colonia and the River Witham . Evidence has been uncovered for the Forum , baths, temples, buildings and shops of the Colonia which was enclosed by walls. The walls of the Upper Colonia started to be built in the earlier part of the 2nd century A.D., [4] while the Lower Colonia was walled in either the late 2nd or early 3rd centuries. The Roman settlement also spread to the south of the river Witham in the area known as the Wigford. In the early 3rd century A.D. with the re-organisation of the Roman Empire, a case can be made that Lindum Colonia had become the provincial capital of Britannia Secunda and possibly a Bishop from Lincoln was present at the Council of Arles in 314. [5] In the 4th century A.D. Lincoln continued to develop and there is increasing evidence for Christianity , but in the 5th century, following the departure of the Romans, Lindum declined and was largely deserted. Contents Name[ edit ] The name is a Latinized form of a native Brittonic name which has been reconstructed as *Lindon ( lit. "pool" or "lake"; cf. modern Welsh llyn ). [6] The primary evidence that modern Lincoln was referred to as Lindum comes from Ptolemy’s Geography which was compiled in about 150 AD, where Lindum is referred to as a polis or town within the tribal area of the Corieltauvi . In the Antonine Itinerary , a road book of the mid-2nd century A.D., Lindum is mentioned three times as Lindo in the Iter or routes numbered V, VI and VIII. Then, in the Ravenna Cosmography , a listing of towns in the Roman Empire compiled in the 7th century AD., Lincoln is referred to as Lindum Colonia. [7] As the Roman colonia for veteran soldiers at Lincoln is thought to have been established during the reign of the Roman Emperoer Domitian (81-96), it has been suggested that the full name of the Colonia would have been Colonia Domitiana Lindensium, but, as yet, there have been no Roman inscriptions found that confirm this. [8] Construction[ edit ] Tombstone of Gauis Valerius, a standard bearer of the Ninth Legion. Found on the South Common, Lincoln https://romaninscriptionsofbritain.org/inscriptions/257 The Romans conquered this part of Britain in AD 48 and shortly afterwards built a legionary fortress , possibly south of the River Witham . This was soon replaced, around the year 60, by a second fort for the Ninth Legion , high on a hill overlooking the natural lake formed by the widening of the River Witham (the modern day Brayford Pool ) and at the northern end of the Fosse Way Roman road . That pool is very likely to have given Lincoln its name. [9] Development[ edit ] Roman north wall of Lindum Colonia The Ninth Legion , Hispana was probably moved from Lincoln to found the fortress at York around 71 A.D. Then, after a probable short occupation by the Second Legion, who had moved to Chester by 77-78A.D. [10] the Legionary fort would have been left on a care and maintenance basis. The exact date that it was converted into a colonia is unknown, but a generally favoured date is 86 A.D. [11] This was an important settlement for retired legionaries, established by the emperor Domitian within t


In the Harry Potter series of book, what is the name of Hermione Granger’s pet cat?

Crookshanks | Harry Potter Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia "There's something funny about that animal! It heard me say that Scabbers was in my bag!" —Ron after one of Crookshanks' failed attempts to catch Scabbers [src] Hermione holding Crookshanks on the Hogwarts Express Crookshanks played an instrumental part in Sirius Black 's attempts to enter Hogwarts Castle for the purpose of procuring Peter Pettigrew , who was masquerading as Scabbers , Ron Weasley 's beloved pet rat. Crookshanks immediately took a disliking to Scabbers, (perhaps because he was half- kneazle and could detect frauds) trying to attack him through Ron's clothes the first time they met. Afterwards, Crookshanks independently sought Scabbers out, causing the rat to seek hiding places. When Scabbers took off to hide in Rubeus Hagrid 's hut, Ron was convinced that Crookshanks had eaten him. This caused a row with Hermione, until he was found at Hagrid's. Events of 6 June, 1994 Crookshanks met Sirius Black in his Animagus form of Padfoot on the Hogwarts grounds several times, and stole the passwords to Gryffindor Tower from Neville Longbottom to help him get into the castle. Crookshanks helped Sirius lure Harry, Ron, and Hermione into the Shrieking Shack . During the scuffle between Harry and Sirius, Crookshanks attempted both to steal Harry's wand and attack Harry, and when both failed, set himself over Sirius' heart. The hesitation that Harry felt gave enough time for Professor Remus Lupin to arrive. Ron allows Crookshanks to sniff his tiny owl Crookshanks led the way back through the tunnels. However, when Lupin transformed into a werewolf , Pettigrew stole Lupin's wand and stunned both Ron and Crookshanks, escaping. After all this, Ron accepted Crookshanks as a remarkable animal companion, asking for his 'judgement' of the small owl that Sirius had offered to him as compensation for the loss of Scabbers to confirm that the owl wasn't another Animagus . [3] Crookshanks did not react to the tiny owl, therefore it was decided that there was nothing wrong with it. 1994-1995 Crookshanks curled up on Hermione's lap in the Gryffindor Common Room Crookshanks soon became more friendly to others; for example, he once curled up in Harry Potter 's lap when Harry was waiting to hear from Sirius. However, he still remained unusually perceptive and disapproving of bad behaviour, judging by how he stared at Harry and Ron while they made up answers for their Divination homework. [4] Ginny Weasley (who Ron claimed was a great lover of cats [5] ) seemed fond of Crookshanks; she enjoyed playing with him, and was able to coax him out in the kitchen of Grimmauld Place during an Order of the Phoenix meeting, rolling butter beer corks for him to catch. [6] Second Wizarding War During the height of the Second Wizarding War , Hermione and Crookshanks came to stay at the Burrow , but Hermione left with Harry and Ron after Bill Weasley and Fleur Delacour 's wedding reception was interrupted by Death Eaters . [7] It is unknown what happened to Crookshanks while Hermione was searching for Horcruxes ; most likely, he stayed in the Weasley's care, given Ginny's fondness of cats. Alternately, he may have left the Weasley household alone. Physical appearance


Which was the first spaceflight that landed the first humans on the moon in July 1969?

1969 July 20: Apollo 11 - First Man on the Moon - YouTube 1969 July 20: Apollo 11 - First Man on the Moon 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 Jul 19, 2013 If you like PC Games visit: http://www.freemmorpgtoplay.com/ Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first humans on the Moon, Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, on July 20, 1969, at 20:18 UTC. Armstrong became the first to step onto the lunar surface six hours later on July 21 at 02:56 UTC. Armstrong spent about two and a half hours outside the spacecraft, Aldrin slightly less, and together they collected 47.5 pounds (21.5 kg) of lunar material for return to Earth. A third member of the mission, Michael Collins, piloted the command spacecraft alone in lunar orbit until Armstrong and Aldrin returned to it just under a day later for the trip back to Earth. If you like PC Games visit: http://www.freemmorpgtoplay.com/ Category


Boris Tadic became President of which European country in July 2004?

Serbian president Tadic resigns to prompt early election — RT News Tags Breakaway regions , Election , Kosovo , Politics , The Balkans Tadic is set to leave the office April 6, after that Slavica Djukic Dejanovic, the speaker of parliament, will become the acting president until a new head of state is elected. Serbia's parliamentary speaker is expected to call a vote for May 6, the same day that general elections are already scheduled.  According to the Law on the Election of the President, the vote must be called at least 30 days before the election takes place, which means by April 7 if the vote is to go ahead on May 6, reports Balkan Insight. Tadic's presidential term would have expired at the end of this year. He decided to opt for an early vote to boost the chances of his Democratic Party, which has been slipping in recent pre-election polls against Nikolic's populist Serbian Progressive Party. Dragan Bujosevic, editor of the Serbian daily Politika, told Balkan Insight that later on Tadic "would risk losing, as he would go into the second round [of the presidential polls] with [opposition leader Tomislav] Nikolic." Tadic, whose main goal was to bring Serbia closer to the European Union, said the challenge will be tough, and called on voters to choose which way they want the country to go. “I'm offering a road of European integration,” Tadic said. “I will run in that election with optimism because of the positive trends in our country.” Apart form advocating the integration of Serbia into the European Union, Tadic is known for his firm stance on the troubled Kosovo region. He believes Serbia should only join the EU with his country's sovereignty over Kosovo. However, it is Kosovo’s proclaimed independence that was one of the reasons behind the constant faltering of the talks on Serbia’s EU membership, even after the European Commission recommended making the country an official candidate on 12 October 2011. Another condition for full EU accession put to Belgrade was cooperation with the War Crimes Tribunal in The Hague – and under Tadic it did. It resulted in Serbia handing over former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, arrested in Belgrade in July 2008. In October 2009, The Hague put Karadzic on trial, accusing him of several war crimes, including ordering the 1995 Srebrenica Massacre. Court proceedings over another suspect, Bosnian Serb ex-General Ratko Mladic, will start in May. The most wanted war crimes suspect in the Bosnian conflict, Mladic had been on the run for 16 years before his arrest in January 2011. In July, Serbia extradited its last war-crimes suspect, Goran Hadzic. He will now be tried in The Hague by the tribunal for the former Yugoslavia over crimes he allegedly committed in the early 1990s. Tadic was elected president in 2004. The presidential term in Serbia lasts five years and one person can only be elected twice. Tadic, however, can run for a third consecutive term, as Serbia's new constitution was adopted in 2006 and his first term does not count.