Born in Armagh on April 6th 1928, what is the more famous name of the politician and former church minister who is also known as Baron Bannside ?

Horoscope of celebrities born on April, 6, [1/3] 33,387 clicks, 694th man, 1,230th celebrity Biography of Paul Rudd Paul Stephen Rudd (born April 6, 1969) is an American film, television, and stage actor. Early life Rudd was born in Passaic, New Jersey, the son of Jewish immigrants from England; his family's original surname was "Rudnitzky". His father, Michael Rudd, is a historical tour guide who was formerly the vice president of World Airways, while Rudd's mother managed a television station. He was raised in Overland Park, Kansas. He attended high school at Shawnee Mission West, and college at the University of Kansas, where he was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity.  Career Rudd's breakout performance was in the 1995 film Clueless. Additional credits include Wet Hot American Summer, Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, The Cider House Rules, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, William S... 21,077 clicks, 1,466th man, 2,515th celebrity Biography of Zach Braff Zachary Israel Braff (born April 6, 1975) is an American television and film actor, director, screenwriter, and producer. During the 2000s, he became known for his role as J.D. on the NBC sitcom Scrubs as well as starred in several films. Braff also wrote and directed 2004's Garden State. The soundtrack record, which he selected and produced, earned him a Grammy for Best Soundtrack Album in 2005. Height: 6' (1.83 m)  Early life Braff was born in South Orange, New Jersey, to a Jewish family. His parents, Hal Braff, a trial attorney and professor, and Anne Brodzinsky, a clinical psychologist, divorced and re-married others during Braff's childhood. One of his siblings, Joshua, is an author. Braff has wanted to be a filmmaker since his early childhood, and has described it as his "life... 18,273 clicks, 1,897th man, 3,240th celebrity Biography of Christian Ranucci Christian Ranucci (April 6, 1954 Avignon ï¿½ July 28, 1976 Marseille) was one of the last people executed in France, having been convicted of the abduction, sexual assault, and murder of a young girl, Marie-Dolorï¿½s Rambla. He was tried in Aix-en-Provence in Southern France on March 9-March 10, 1976 and sentenced to death. His appeal for a second trial was overturned by a higher court on July 16. President Valï¿½ry Giscard d'Estaing refused his pardon for Ranucci only ten days after the case's arrival to his office, much quicker than the usual clemency process. He was executed by guillotine at Baumettes prison in Marseilles. In his last words he said to his lawyers, who were witnessing the execution, were "Rehabilitate me" There has been some controversy regarding Ranucci's guilt. A bo... 16,947 clicks, 2,181st man, 3,696th celebrity Biography of Ram Dass Dr. Richard Alpert (born April 6, 1931), also known as Baba Ram Dass, is a contemporary spiritual teacher who wrote the 1971 bestseller Be Here Now. He is well-known for his association with Timothy Leary at Harvard University in the early 1960s, both having been dismissed from their professorships for experiments on the effects of psychedelic drugs on human subjects. He is also known for his travels to India and his association with the Hindu guru Neem Karoli Baba. Youth and college Alpert was born to a prominent Jewish family in Newton, Massachusetts. His father, George Alpert, was one of the most influential lawyers in the Boston area and president of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, as well as one of the leading founders of Brandeis University and the Albert Einstein ... 16,045 clicks, 2,383rd man, 4,025th celebrity Biography of Tadeusz Kantor Tadeusz Kantor (6 April 1915 ï¿½ 8 December 1990) was a Polish painter, assemblage artist, set designer and theatre director. Kantor is renowned for his revolutionary theatrical performances in Poland and abroad. Born in Wielopole Skrzyńskie, Galicia (then in Austria-Hungary), Kantor graduated from the Cracow Academy in 1939. During the Nazi occupation of Poland, he founded the Independent Theatre, and served as a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakï¿½w as well as a directo


Which theatre, situated in Salford and opened in the year 2,000 is named after a British painter who lived from 1887 to 1976 ?

L. S. Lowry - The Full Wiki The Full Wiki More info on L. S. Lowry   Wikis       Note: Many of our articles have direct quotes from sources you can cite, within the Wikipedia article! This article doesn't yet, but we're working on it! See more info or our list of citable articles . Related top topics From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia L. S. Lowry L.S Lowry at work. Front cover image from the biographical book of Lowry's life & work Going to the Match (1928), Coming from the Mill (1930) Industrial Landscape (1955) Honorary Doctor of Letters Laurence Stephen Lowry (1 November 1887 – 23 February 1976) was an English artist born in Barrett Street, Stretford , Lancashire . Many of his drawings and paintings depict nearby Salford and surrounding areas, including Pendlebury , where he lived and worked for over 40 years at 117 Station Road (B5231), opposite St. Mark's RC Church. Lowry is famous for painting scenes of life in the industrial districts of Northern England during the early 20th century . He had a distinctive style of painting and is best known for urban landscapes peopled with human figures often referred to as "matchstick men". He also painted mysterious unpopulated landscapes, brooding portraits, and the secret 'marionette' works (the latter only found after his death). Because of his use of stylised figures and the lack of weather effects in many of his landscapes he is sometimes characterised as a naïve [1] 'Sunday painter' although this is not the position of the galleries that have organised retrospectives of his works. [2] [3] [4] [5] A large collection of Lowry's work is on permanent public display in a purpose built art gallery on Salford Quays , appropriately named, The Lowry . Contents Advertisements Early life He was born on Barrett street (now a community centre on shrewsbury street Old Trafford, previously a district of Stretford).His family called him Laurie. It was a difficult birth, and his mother Elizabeth, who had been hoping for a girl, was uncomfortable even looking at him at first. Later she expressed her envy of her sister Mary, who had "three splendid daughters" instead of one "clumsy boy". Lowry's father Robert, a clerk for the Jacob Earnshaw and Son Property Company, was a withdrawn and introverted man who Lowry once described as "a cold fish" and "(the sort of man who) realised he had a life to live and did his best to get through it." After Lowry's birth his mother's health was too poor for her to continue teaching. She is reported to have been gifted and respected, with aspirations of becoming a concert pianist. She was an irritable, nervous woman who had been brought up to expect high standards by her stern father. Like him she was controlling and intolerant of failure. She used illness as a means of securing the attention and obedience of her mild and affectionate husband and she dominated her son in the same way. Lowry often maintained in interviews conducted later in his life that he had an unhappy childhood, growing up in a repressive family atmosphere. Although his mother demonstrated no appreciation of her son's gifts as an artist, a number of books Lowry received as Christmas presents from his parents are inscribed to "Our dearest Laurie." At school he made few friends and showed no academic aptitude. His father was affectionate towards him but was, by all accounts, a quiet man who was at his most comfortable fading into the background as an unobtrusive presence. [6] [7] Education After leaving school, Lowry signed himself up for some private art lessons in the evenings on antique and freehand drawing. In 1905 Lowry managed to secure a place at the Manchester Municipal College of Art , where he studied under the French Impressionist artist Pierre Adolphe Valette . In 1915 he 'graduated' to the Salford School of Art where he was to continue studying until 1925. Here, he developed his interest in industrial landscapes and began to establish his style. [8] Death of his mother His father died in 1932, leaving debts. His mother was subject to neurosis and depression, and became bed


Which ex President of the National Union Of Mineworkers was revealed as being a police informer after his death in 1993 ?

25 years after the Great Miners’ Strike – International Socialism by ISJ Jack Robertson The year-long miners’ strike which started in March 1984 marked a decisive turning point in the history of the class struggle in Britain. In the 20th century it is only matched by the General Strike of 1926. Normally presented as essentially an ideological clash between the prime minister at the time, Margaret Thatcher, and the president of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), Arthur Scargill, the strike actually marked the culmination of an extended period of class conflict going back to the mid-1960s, during which a number of deep-seated problems in British capitalism had remained unresolved. Of these, not least was how to deal with the underlying strength of shop-floor organisation which had emerged during the post-war boom years in a number of key industries, including coal mining. 1 As we now know, the government eventually succeeded in beating the miners, but only through the biggest policing operation ever used in any industrial dispute in this country and by paying out astronomical sums to enable the electricity industry to run on oil rather than coal. This article aims to look in some detail at three particular aspects of the strike. The first is the context in which the dispute took place, concentrating on the series of attempts made by successive Labour and Tory administrations to handle the nascent shop stewards movement. It will also look at the series of points in the dispute at which the miners came close to victory, and will attempt an overall assessment of the aftermath of this historic battle. The rise of shop stewards’ organisation The strike had deep roots. Thatcher’s priority was to deal once and for all with what she regarded as “the enemy within”, the organised workers responsible for the explosion of militancy which had toppled the Tories in 1972 and again in 1974. Despite enormous setbacks in the late 1970s, workers’ organisation in key industries—coal, engineering, the docks—still posed a serious threat and the miners were regarded by the Tories to be the biggest obstacle, not least because they were one of the few groups of workers to have survived relatively intact and they could still draw confidence from their great victories in 1972 and 1974. To explain the origins of the special regard in which the miners were held, both by the government and by other workers, we need to go back to the period immediately after the Second World War when shop-floor organisation became especially strong in sectors such as engineering and the car industry as well as in the docks, in the print and in the coal industry. This strength was maintained despite a long process of depoliticisation that took place within the working class in Britain during the 1950s and 1960s. For most of this period the leaderships of the largest manual unions (except for the Transport and General Workers Union, TGWU) were controlled by the Labour right wing and the largest white-collar unions were officially non-political. In many industries the collaboration of right wing, and occasionally left wing, Labour leaders with the employers during a period of capitalist expansion and rising real wages generally meant a very low level of industrial action. But things were very different in some key industries. The largest of these was engineering where unofficial stoppages were the norm. Unofficial disputes did not necessarily represent a challenge to the right wing national union leaders. Most of them typically involved only individual sections in a particular factory or workplace; what was important was the way that workers in large sections of engineering and the motor industries had found themselves able, under conditions of full employment, to turn a system of payment by results called piecework into a mechanism for raising wages, section by section, far above the rates negotiated nationally between the employers and the right wing union leaders. The shop stewards who negotiated over the piece rates in the section often came to be regarded by the


Which Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland who was born in 1626 had The nickname 'Tumbledown Dick' ?

Richard Cromwell (Pepys' Diary) Richard Cromwell Wikipedia This text was copied from Wikipedia on 16 January 2017 at 3:25PM. This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (May 2010) 3 September 1658 – 25 May 1659 (264 days) Alternative style Sir Richard Cromwell (4 October 1626 – 12 July 1712) was Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland, and one of only two commoners to become the English head of state, the other being his father, Oliver Cromwell , from whom he inherited the position. Oliver Cromwell had risen from unknown member of Parliament in his forties to being commander of the New Model Army , which emerged victorious from the English Civil War . When he returned from a final campaign in Ireland, Oliver Cromwell became disillusioned at inconclusive debates in the Rump Parliament between Presbyterians and other schools of thought within Protestantism. Parliamentarian suspicion of anything smacking of Catholicism, which was strongly associated with the Royalist side in the war, led to enforcement of religious precepts that left moderate Anglicans barely tolerated. A Puritan regime strictly enforced the Sabbath, and banned almost all form of public celebration, even at Christmas. Cromwell attempted to reform the government through an army-nominated assembly known as Barebone's Parliament , but the proposals were so unworkably radical that he was forced to end the experiment after a few months. Thereafter, a written constitution created the position of Lord Protector for Cromwell and from 1653 until his death in 1658, he ruled with all the powers of a monarch, while Richard took on the role of heir. On his father's death Richard became Lord Protector , but lacked authority. He attempted to mediate between the army and civil society, and allowed a Parliament which contained a large number of disaffected Presbyterians and Royalists. Suspicions that civilian councilors were intent on supplanting the army were brought to a head by an attempt to prosecute a major-general for actions against a Royalist. The army made threatening show of force against Richard, and may have had him in detention; he formally renounced power nine months after succeeding. Without a king-like figure, such as Cromwell, as head of state the government lacked coherence and legitimacy. Although a Royalist revolt was crushed by recalled civil war figure General John Lambert , who then prevented the Rump Parliament reconvening and created a Committee of Safety, he found his troops melted away in the face of general George Monck 's advance from Scotland. Monck then presided over the Restoration of 1660 . Richard Cromwell subsisted in straitened circumstances after his resignation, he went abroad and lived in relative obscurity for the remainder of his life. He eventually returned to his English estate, dying in his eighties. None of his children had offspring of their own and he has no descendants. Contents 10 External links Early years and family (1626–53) Cromwell was born in Huntingdon on 4 October 1626, the third son of Oliver Cromwell and his wife Elizabeth . Little is known of his childhood. He and his three brothers were educated at Felsted School in Essex close to their mother's family home. [1] There is no record of his attending university. In May 1647, he became a member of Lincoln's Inn . [1] He may have served as a captain in Thomas Fairfax 's lifeguard during the late 1640s, but the evidence is inconclusive. In 1649 Cromwell married Dorothy Maijor , daughter of Richard Maijor , a member of the Hampshire gentry. [2] He and his wife then moved to Maijor's estate at Hursley in Hampshire. During the 1650s they had nine children, five of whom survived to adulthood. [3] Cromwell was named a Justice of the Peace for Hampshire and sat on various county committees. During this period Cromwell seems to have been a source of concern for his father, who wrote to Richard Maijor saying, "I would have him mind


Which act that once represented the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest shares it's name with the title of a record that reached number two in the UK Pop Charts for the group The Sweet in 1971 ?

One-Hit Wonder - TV Tropes One-Hit Wonder Page Source You need to login to do this. Get Known if you don't have an account This entry is trivia, which is cool and all, but not a trope. On a work, it goes on the Trivia tab. Share So many messages to convey... But they don't care about any of these... Play that one damn song is what they all say." — Reel Big Fish , "One Hit Wonderful" A one-hit wonder is an artist primarily known for one hit song. If they're lucky, their next single may chart as well, but despite the ubiquitous fame of their first hit, they never really take off. It is not uncommon for a group to be a one-hit wonder then break up, allowing one or more members to become (more) successful solo acts . It is also not uncommon for the one hit to be atypical of their oeuvre . Also compare Tough Act to Follow and One-Book Author . And, of course, if sufficient backlash is applied, they will Never Live It Down . Note that a one-hit wonder on the American charts may be a different story in other countries; many popular European artists, like Gary Numan and Frankie Goes to Hollywood charted only once in America. For that matter, many American artists like Queensrï¿½che have only charted once in their homeland but are popular in foreign markets such as Europe, Asia and Australia. Likewise, there are many artists who only once reached the mainstream Top 40, but are respected figures and even trendsetting within their genre; several such examples are listed below. But usually, a "one-hit wonder" is defined by cultural impact rather than chart placements. For example, if an artist has a massive #1 hit, getting a #40 will technically disqualify them as per Billboard's definition of a one-hit wonder, but it's highly unlikely that the #40 will continue to be remembered over time and they will likely become a textbook example of such an artist (well-known examples of this situation include the cases of Chamillionaire, Tommy Tutone, Rockwell, and Vanessa Carlton ). And their "second hit" doesn't have to only scrape the bottom of the top 40 to ensure they be remembered as such. In fact, there are a handful of artists who were massive in their prime, and even though they still had clearly defined Signature Songs , nobody would ever consider labelling them as one-hit wonders. however, as time goes on, the artists fall so hard into obscurity or the signature song's memetic status and ubiquity so overshadows their other work that their discographies are almost completely forgotten outside of the signature song. Thus, they are looked back upon as a one-hit wonder — acts like Vanilla Ice , Soulja Boy , Rick Astley , and even MC Hammer are commonly thought of as one-hit wonders for this very reason. There are other artists, like Jimi Hendrix , The Grateful Dead and Rush , who are well-regarded legends with plenty of classics under their belts, but through some fluke or stroke of luck, ended up with just one Top 40 hit a piece. Technically under Billboard's definition, these artists are one-hit wonders — The Other Wiki lists all of them in their meticulously sourced one-hit wonder lists . Some observers and music writers believe these acts don't count as one-hit wonders, merely artists that had one Top 40 hit and more of a piece of chart trivia than a specific label. For further reading, and a good definition of who may and may not be a one-hit wonder, check out this 2012 article for The Village Voice. It largely focuses on the specific cases of Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen , both of whom are generally considered one-hit wonders despite the fact that their collaboration "Good Time" became a top 10 hit, but also looks at the term "one-hit wonder" from a broader aspect (for example, Rick Springfield, who had five top 10 hits but is still primarily known for his only #1 hit, "Jessie's Girl"). There are countless examples, so this article will only list a handful of representative samples. Compare No Hit Wonder , wherein an artist manages long-term success without even so much as one big hit, and Two-Hit Wonder , where an artist is luck


Born in Belfast in 1948, the name of which former member of Sinn Fein translates into Irish as 'Gearoid Mac Adhaimh' ?

Newsmaker: Gerry Adams | The National Kagan McLeod for The National Newsmaker: Gerry Adams Updated: May 8, 2014 06:57 PM Related October 6, 1948 Born in Belfast into a strongly republican family 1964 Joins Sinn Fein 1971 Marries Collette McArdle, with whom he has one child, Gearoid 1972 Interned under Britain’s Special Powers Act but released for peace talks in London 1978 Arrested and tried for IRA membership but acquitted 1983 Becomes president of Sinn Fein and elected as abstentionist MP in the UK 1984 Survives assassination attempt by loyalist paramilitaries 1989 Involved in unofficial peace talks, ultimately leading to the Good Friday Agreement of 1998 1998 Elected to the power-sharing Northern Ireland Assembly 2010 Resigns from his UK and, the next year, Northern Ireland seats to stand successfully for election to the Irish parliament 2014 Arrested, questioned and freed without charge over the IRA’s 1972 murder of Jean McConville A peacemaker and visionary or a man with the blood of innocents on his hands ... It may be impossible to know about Gerry Adams without holding a strong opinion on him. With the grey hair and beard, and distinctive spectacles completing the appearance of a rural schoolmaster, Adams is instantly recognisable as the face of Irish republicanism. The president for 31 years of Sinn Fein, which was broadly seen during the Northern Ireland "Troubles" as the political wing of the Provisional Irish Republic Army (IRA), he played a pivotal role in the transition from armed rebellion to constitutional means. He has been likened by supporters to Nelson Mandela and was invited to join a guard of honour when the anti-apartheid leader’s body was handed over to the African National Congress before last year’s South African state funeral. But the judgement of others has been less reverent: "an Armani-clad terrorist" was one description whispered to reporters by a senior aide to Peter Brooke, the then Northern Ireland secretary in the British government, during informal peace talks of the late 1980s and early 1990s. It’s the persistent allegation of active association with terrorism that has propelled Adams, now a member of the Irish parliament after previously sitting in Northern Ireland’s power-sharing assembly, back into the international spotlight. For four days, until his release without charge on Sunday, he was questioned by police investigating the IRA’s kidnapping, murder and burial of a Belfast woman, Jean McConville, in 1972. A Catholic convert and the mother of 10 children, McConville was accused – falsely, according to a later investigation by the Northern Ireland police ombudsman – of selling information about republicans to the British army. The IRA is estimated to have been responsible for the deaths of about half the 3,500 people killed during the Troubles, a wretched period of Ireland’s history stretching from the late 1960s to the turn of the 20th century. Much of the suffering of the conflict has slipped from public awareness in the ensuing years of what another Northern Ireland minister, the late Mo Mowlam, liked to call a "flawed peace". But the McConville murder is one atrocity that refuses to be forgotten. Lingering disquiet and suspicion over the circumstances of her death and the disposal of her body led to Adams being interrogated. One of McConville’s sons, Michael, was 11 when he saw his mother dragged screaming from their home in the Divis Flats, a Belfast stronghold of the IRA. He says that he knows the names of several involved in the abduction but will not publicly reveal them, claiming to have been warned by Adams in the past to be prepared for a "backlash" if he did so. He interpreted the words as a threat; the Sinn Fein leader flatly denies using them. A file on the case has gone to public prosecutors, though there’s speculation in Northern Ireland that further action against Adams is thought unlikely, unless compelling new evidence is uncovered. Adams’ alleged involvement is reportedly described in interviews with two leading IRA activists, both now dead, recorded as par


Which actor played the role of Tom The Policeman, one of the travelling companions of Dr Who in the 1966 film Daleks Invasion Earth 2150 AD ?

Streamline | The Official Filmstruck Blog – Dr. Who’s on First Dr. Who’s on First Posted by David Kalat on April 23, 2011 Tonight is the season premiere of DOCTOR WHO on BBC America .Â  I have no business promoting a television program on a rival network, when this is (ahem) TCMâs movie blog. . .Â  but DOCTOR WHO is my favorite show, and has been since I was 10.Â  But Iâm no shillâI want to talk about DOCTOR WHO and what makes it great, but Iâll do so by the back door.Â  This week Iâm blogging about one of DOCTOR WHOâs rare forays into the world of cinema, the 1966 Amicus film DALEKS INVASION EARTH 2150 AD starring Peter Cushing! Itâs a curious challenge to write about DOCTOR WHO.Â  This program has been around in one form or another since 1963âwhich means thereâs a huge body of accumulated mythology and behind-the-scenes anecdotes.Â  But this bloat of backstory is so massive as to be alienating to newcomers without being illuminating to longtime fans.Â  Choosing what to say, and what to exclude, is tough. But we can start at the basics: the show is about âDr. Who,â or rather a time traveling superhero who has never revealed his true name and just goes by the pretentious designation âthe Doctor.â To say much more about our hero is one of those challenges alluded to above, because his personality changes every couple of years as the lead actor changes.Â  DOCTOR WHO is very much a star-driven program oriented around its lead actor, and since 1963 there have been eleven different actors in that top role. TV shows routinely face the task of replacing cast members.Â  Sometimes actors become famous and wish to pursue a movie career, or they grow afraid of typecasting, or sometimes die.Â  Every once in a while an actor turns into a raving coke-addled maniac and has to be replaced.Â  Those shows that are ensemble casts built around a central premise, rather than a person, tend to weather such transitions just fineâthink ER, or LAW AND ORDER.Â  Those that are personality-driven, like sitcoms, have a rougher go. DOCTOR WHO is that rare example of a program that actually thrives on replacing its lead, even while it builds its screen identity around that very guy.Â  The trick is a narrative gimmick that says, well, the Doctor is an alien who only looks human, so his species has the ability to survive death by resurrecting in a new form.Â  And with that, the series avoided the need to concoct any messy and implausible explanations of why a beloved actor suddenly disappeared, yet keep on truckinâ as before.Â  If anything, the concept has a certain logic to itâthe Doctor leads a dangerous life.Â  If heâs gonna spend his days fighting monsters and saving planets, every so often heâs gonna get hurt.Â  Yeah, he gets killedâand the show goes on. Along with the onscreen transformations of the lead cast, DOCTOR WHO has endured even more frequent and more radical upheavals in its creative team.Â  There has been a revolving door of producers and head writers who have, over the decades, variously emphasized different elements: Innes Lloyd and Peter Bryant went for lots of monsters and pulpy sci-fi, Barry Letts and Terrence Dicks wanted a socially relevant DOCTOR WHO grounded in 1970s counterculture, Philip Hinchcliffe and Robert Holmes went for gothic horror, Grahame Williams and Douglas Adams opted for comedy. . .Â  you get the picture. This kind of inconstancy in creative vision is reflected down, like a fractal pattern, to the individual episodes.Â  Other shows have well-defined âhouse styles,â in which the storytelling approach, the sets, the cinematography and music all adhere to a single vision enforced from the top.Â  DOCTOR WHO is a free-for-all.Â  Each week the time machine takes the Doctor to a new setting, a new premiseâand with it a new director whose stylistic choices may have no connection at all to anything else that the show has done.Â  You never know what youâre going to get.Â  Current showrunner Steven Moffatt has said the magic of DOCTOR WHO is that it is basically every other TV


Which theatre, situated in Manchester shares it's name with the name of a Greek God who was the son of Zeus and Leto and twin brother of Artemis ?

Voyages to Antiquity | Shore Excursions in 2016 by Voyages to Antiquity - issuu issuu MEDITERRANEAN, AEGEAN, ADRIATIC & ATLANTIC CRUISES 2016 CONTENTS 2 AGADIR Morocco AMMAN Jordan AMMAN/PETRA/DEAD SEA Jordan ANCONA Italy ANTALYA Turkey ATHENS Greece (Hotel Stay) BARCELONA Spain BORDEAUX France BRINDISI Italy CADIZ Spain CANAKKALE Turkey CANNES France CARTAGENA Spain CASABLANCA Morocco CIVITAVECCHIA Italy CORFU Greek Islands DARTMOUTH England DELOS Greek Islands 6 7 8–9 10 11 12 – 15 16 – 17 18 – 19 20 21 22 – 23 24 – 25 26 27 28 – 29 30 31 32 DIKILI Turkey DOVER England DUBROVNIK Croatia EL MARSA Moroccan Sahara FALMOUTH England FEZ/VOLUBILIS Morocco FUNCHAL Madeira GYTHION Greece HERAKLION Crete, Greek Islands HONFLEUR France ISTANBUL Turkey (Hotel Stay) ITHACA Greek Islands IZMIR Turkey KATAKOLON Greece KAVALA Greece KUSADASI Turkey LA CORUNA Spain LANZAROTE Canary Islands LA PALMA Canary Islands LA ROCHELLE France LIMASSOL Cyprus 33 34 – 35 36 37 38 – 39 40 41 42 – 43 44 45 – 47 48 – 51 51 52 53 54 55 – 56 57 58 59 60 61 LISBON Portugal LIVORNO Italy LONDON England MADRID Spain MALAGA Spain MARRAKESH/EL JADIDA Morocco MARSEILLES France MONTE CARLO Monaco MOTRIL Spain MOUNT ATHOS (sailing) MYKONOS Greek Islands NANTES France OPORTO Portugal PALERMO Sicily, Italy PATMOS Greek Islands PIRAEUS Greece PORTOFINO Italy PYLOS Greece RAVENNA Italy RHODES Greek Islands ROME Italy (Hotel Stay) SALERNO Italy SANTORINI Greek Islands SARANDE Albania SETE France SEVILLE Spain (Hotel Stay) SKIATHOS Greek Islands SORRENTO Italy SPLIT Croatia SAINT-MALO France TANGIER Morocco TAORMINA Sicily, Italy THESSALONICA Greece TRAPANI Sicily, Italy VALENCIA Spain VENICE Italy VIGO Spain VOLOS Greece ZADAR Croatia 62 – 63 64 – 65 66 – 68 69 70 – 71 72 – 73 74 75 76 – 77 77 78 78 – 79 80 – 81 82 – 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 – 93 94 95 96 97 98 – 99 99 100 101 102 103 104 – 105 106 – 107 108 109 110 – 111 112 113 114 MEDITERRANEAN, ADRIATIC, AEGEAN & ATLANTIC CRUISES 2016 Dr Samuel Johnson once wrote, "The grand object of travelling, is to see the shores of the Mediterranean. All our religion, almost all our law, has come to us from the shores of the Mediterraneanâ€?. Today, when you consider the variety and splendour of the historical treasures to be found in this region, it is hard to disagree with him. From the great Doric temples of Sicily and the magnificence of the Roman Palace of Diocletian in Split to the sparkling genius of the mosaics of St Mark's in Venice and the glories of Rome, the artistic and architectural jewels of the Mediterranean have dazzled visitors for thousands of years. Inside this brochure you will find information and insight on all the fantastic sites that are featured in Voyages to Antiquity's 2016 cruises. 3 excursions guide Your cruise includes shore excursions, except on the odd occasion, such as at Portofino, and the Greek islands of Mykonos, Ithaca and Skiathos where little or no organised sightseeing is available. Some ports offer multiple opportunities for sightseeing, and in these instances, Voyages to Antiquity offers carefully selected excursions â€“ some as an alternative to the included excursion, some at an additional cost. WHAT TO EXPECT ON TOUR These sightseeing programmes are outstanding but can be challenging. Visits to archaeological sites require walking over uneven surfaces, up and down multiple steps, and therefore a reasonable level of fitness is recommended. Some passengers may decide to take a break on certain days and explore the environs around the port. Look for the symbols above each tour description (see key opposite) to get a good idea of the level of walking that may be involved. Tour durations are approximate and, to be sure you get the most out of the excursion and to avoid 4 overcrowding, the sequence of site visits and operating times may vary. The on-board staff will brief you nightly on the expected plans for the following day. All departure times and meeting points will be advised in the Daily Journal on board. Some countries require you to carry certain document


Which British monarch who was born in 1765 had the nickname 'The Sailor King' ?

Regency History: William IV (1765-1837) William IV (1765-1837) from The History of the Life and Reign of William IV by Robert Huish (1837) Profile William IV (21 August 1765 - 20 June 1837) was the third son of King George III and Queen Charlotte . He was made Duke of Clarence in 1789 and became King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover on the death of his brother George IV on 26 June 1830. "The Sailor King" Prince William Henry was born at Buckingham House on 21 August 1765, the third son of King George III and Queen Charlotte . As the third son, he never expected to become King, and at the age of 13, he embarked on a career in the navy. On 14 June 1779, William joined HMS Prince George as a midshipman under Admiral Digby. Henry Majendie, later Bishop of Chester, was appointed William's preceptor, to instruct and supervise him while at sea.  Prince William as a midshipman from The Life and Times of England's Patriot King by J Watkins (1831) William worked up through the ranks to take command of his own ship, HMS Pegasus, in 1786. He served under Lord Nelson in the West Indies and the two became great friends. He was promoted to Rear-Admiral in charge of HMS Valiant in 1789, but retired from active service the following year. He was made an Admiral in 1798, but the rank was in name only, as was the title of Admiral of the Fleet, which he was granted in 1811. Nelson's Column, Trafalgar Square, London “Silly Billy” As a young man, William was at times over enthusiastic and lacking in tact which led to him being given the nickname of “ Silly Billy ”. He was a blunt man, who had a tendency to use strong language, but his friendly manner made him popular with the public. Dorothea Jordan Dora Jordan etched by GMeunier from Romney from Mrs Jordan by James Boaden (1800) After retiring from the navy in 1790, William lived at Bushy Park with his mistress, the actress Dorothea Jordan , by whom he fathered ten illegitimate children who took the name Fitzclarence. He left her in 1811 when he was forced to marry in order to solve his financial problems. Bushy Park from The History of the Life and Reign  of William IV by Robert Huish (1837) Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen from The History of the Life and Reign of William IV by Robert Huish (1837) William married Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen at Kew Palace on 11 July 1818. The marriage was a happy one, but she was unable to provide William with an heir; she had two daughters who died as infants. Clarence House Clarence House, London Clarence House, which stands beside St James’ Palace, was built for William between 1825 and 1827, to the designs of John Nash. The interior of the house was plainly decorated and the final costs were around £22,000. William continued to live here rather than at Buckingham Palace after he became King. The reign of William IV (1830-1837) William had not expected to inherit the throne, but both his older brothers died before him without legitimate, living issue. Princess Charlotte , George IV’s only child, died in 1817, and then Frederick, Duke of York , died, childless, in 1827, leaving William heir to the throne. William became King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover on 26 June 1830 at the age of 64, on the death of his brother George IV . Frugality William was much more frugal than his brother George IV had been and this gained him popularity; he insisted on a coronation that cost a tenth of what his brother’s had cost. Political reform The reign of William IV saw great political reform. The general election of 1831 led to the formation of a Whig government under Lord Grey who was committed to the extension of the franchise. Against considerable opposition in the House of Lords, the First Reform Act was passed in 1832, increasing the number of people who could vote and redistributing Parliamentary seats more equitably. Lord Grey from The Life and Times of England's Patriot King by J Watkins (1831) Abolition of slavery and other social reforms In 1833, after years of campaigni


Made in July 2006, which city saw US President George W Bush famously say the words ‘Yo Blair, how are you doing‘ at a G8 meeting ?

Tony Blair Tony Blair     The Rt Hon. Tony Blair Tony Blair addressing a news conference at the 2006 G8 summit in Strelna, Saint Petersburg , Russia Spouse Cherie Booth Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born 6 May 1953) is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom , First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, Leader of the UK Labour Party, and Member of the UK Parliament for the constituency of Sedgefield in North East England. As a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom he is also a Privy Counsellor . As First Lord of the Treasury, his official residence is 10 Downing Street in London . Blair became leader of the British Labour Party in July 1994 following the sudden death of his predecessor, John Smith. Under Blair's leadership, the party won a landslide victory in the May 1997 general election, ending 18 years of government by the Conservative Party. Blair is the Labour Party's longest-serving Prime Minister, the only person to have led the party to three consecutive general election victories and the only Labour prime minister to serve more than one full consecutive term. Together with Gordon Brown and Peter Mandelson, Blair is both credited and criticised for moving the Labour Party towards the centre of British politics, using the term " New Labour" to distinguish his pro- market policies from the more collectivist policies which the party had espoused in the past. Blair has described his political philosophy as "modern social democracy" and "the third way". In domestic government policy, Blair has significantly increased public spending on health and education and made controversial structural reforms in these areas. Blair's tenure has also seen the introduction of the minimum wage , constitutional reform such as devolution in Scotland and Wales , and progress in the Northern Ireland peace process. Since the advent of the War on Terror in 2001, a significant part of Blair's political agenda has been dominated by foreign affairs. Blair has strongly supported a number of aspects of US foreign policy, notably by participating in the invasions of Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2003. He has encountered fierce criticism as a result, and the circumstances in which he took Britain to war in Iraq have caused many opponents of the war to perceive him as dishonest. On 7 September 2006 Blair publicly stated he would step down as party leader by the time of the September 2007 Trades Union Congress, but has not yet stated a precise date for his departure. Background and Family Life Tony Blair was born at the Queen Mary Maternity Home in Edinburgh , Scotland , the second son of Leo and Hazel Blair (née Corscadden). Leo Blair was the illegitimate son of two English actors, Charles Parsons and Mary Augusta Ridgway Bridson, whilst Hazel Corscadden's family were Protestants from County Donegal, Ireland . He has one elder brother, William Blair, who is a barrister and a Queen's Counsel (QC), and a younger sister, Sarah. Blair spent the first 19 months of his life at the family home in Paisley Terrace in the Willowbrae area of Edinburgh. During this period his father worked as a junior tax inspector whilst also studying for a law degree from the University of Edinburgh. His family spent three and a half years in the 1950s living in Adelaide , Australia , where his father was a lecturer in law at the University of Adelaide. The Blairs lived quite close to the university, in the leafy suburb of Dulwich. The family returned to Britain in the late 1950s, living for a time with Hazel Blair's parents at their home in Stepps, near Glasgow . Blair spent the remainder of his childhood in Durham , England , his father being by then a lecturer at Durham University. After attending Durham's Chorister School Blair boarded at Fettes College, a famous independent school in Edinburgh, where he met Charlie Falconer, whom he later appointed Lord Chancellor. Blair reportedly modelled himself on Mick Jagger, and is said to have enjoyed a reputation as a conspicuously " cool" young man among his fellow pupils. His teachers, however, were


Having a name meaning ‘Swift Seizer‘ which dinosaur had the description as being about 6 feet 5 inches in length, it had long curved claws for grasping prey and walked on two legs ?

Velociraptor - WOW.com Velociraptor Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velociraptor Updated: 2017-01-08T03:42Z This article is about the dinosaur. For the Kasabian album, see Velociraptor! For other uses, see Raptor (disambiguation) . Lua error: callParserFunction: function "PROTECTIONEXPIRY" was not found. Velociraptor †V. osmolskae Godefroit et al., 2008 Velociraptor ( /vᵻˈlɒsᵻræptər/ ; meaning "swift seizer" in Latin ) [1] is a genus of dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived approximately 75 to 71  million years ago during the later part of the Cretaceous Period . [2] Two species are currently recognized, although others have been assigned in the past. The type species is V. mongoliensis; fossils of this species have been discovered in Mongolia . A second species, V. osmolskae, was named in 2008 for skull material from Inner Mongolia , China . Smaller than other dromaeosaurids like Deinonychus and Achillobator , Velociraptor nevertheless shared many of the same anatomical features. It was a bipedal , feathered carnivore with a long tail and an enlarged sickle-shaped claw on each hindfoot, which is thought to have been used to tackle prey . Velociraptor can be distinguished from other dromaeosaurids by its long and low skull , with an upturned snout. Velociraptor (commonly shortened to "raptor") is one of the dinosaur genera most familiar to the general public due to its prominent role in the Jurassic Park motion picture series. In real life, however, Velociraptor was roughly the size of a turkey, considerably smaller than the approximately 2 m (7 ft) tall 80 kg (180 lb) kg reptiles as seen in the films. Today, Velociraptor is well known to paleontologists , with over a dozen described fossil skeletons, the most of any dromaeosaurid. One particularly famous specimen preserves a Velociraptor locked in combat with a Protoceratops . Contents Description V. mongoliensis compared in size to a human Velociraptor was a mid-sized dromaeosaurid , with adults measuring up to 2.07 m (6.8 ft) long, 0.5 m (1.6 ft) high at the hip, and weighing up to 15 kg (33 lb). [3] The skull, which grew up to 25 cm (10 in) long, was uniquely up-curved, concave on the upper surface and convex on the lower. The jaws were lined with 26–28 widely spaced teeth on each side, each more strongly serrated on the back edge than the front. [1] [4] Velociraptor, like other dromaeosaurids, had a large manus ('hand') with three strongly curved claws, which were similar in construction and flexibility to the wing bones of modern birds . The second digit was the longest of the three digits present, while the first was shortest. The structure of the carpal (wrist) bones prevented pronation of the wrist and forced the 'hands' to be held with the palmar surface facing inwards ( medially ), not downwards. [5] The first digit of the foot, as in other theropods, was a small dewclaw . However, whereas most theropods had feet with three digits contacting the ground, dromaeosaurids like Velociraptor walked on only their third and fourth digits. The second digit, for which Velociraptor is most famous, was highly modified and held retracted off the ground. It bore a relatively large, sickle-shaped claw, typical of dromaeosaurid and troodontid dinosaurs. This enlarged claw, which could grow to over 6.5 cm (2.6 in) long around its outer edge, [6] was most likely a predatory device used to tear into or restrain struggling prey. [6] [7] Skeletal restoration of V. mongoliensis by Jaime A. Headden, 2010. As in other dromaeosaurs, Velociraptor tails had long bony projections ( prezygapophyses ) on the upper surfaces of the vertebrae , as well as ossified tendons underneath. The prezygapophyses began on the tenth tail (caudal) vertebra and extended forward to brace four to ten additional vertebrae, depending on position in the tail. These were once thought to fully stiffen the tail, forcing the entire tail to act as a single rod-like unit. However, at least one specimen has preserved a series of intact tail vertebrae curved sideways into an S-shape, suggesting that there wa


Having a name meaning ‘Winged Finger‘ which dinosaur was described as being a long slender, powerful creature with long narrow jaws, sharp teeth and a wingspan of approximately 3 feet 3 inches ?

Dinosaurs In the News Dinosaurs In the News Entire Chunk of Feathered Dinosaur Discovered in Amber   Scientific American - December 11, 2016 The color appears to have been chestnut brown on top and cream or white on the bottom, but it is possible the colors have been altered by, and it bears repeating here, the 99 million years they've spent in the ground. Dino-bird fossil had sparkly feathers 'to attract mate '   BBC - November 15, 2016 An extinct bird that lived about 120 million years ago had iridescent feathers that it may have used to attract a mate, fossil evidence shows. The prehistoric bird, which was found recently in China, may have puffed up its feathers like a peacock. The bird's feathers are "remarkably preserved", including the chemical that gave them sparkle. The animal belongs to a group of early birds known as enantiornithines, which lived during the Age of the Dinosaurs. All known specimens come from rocks in Liaoning, China, which have yielded numerous fossils of feathered dinosaurs, primitive birds and pterosaurs. Fossilized dinosaur brain tissue identified for the first time   Science Daily - October 28, 2016 Researchers have identified the first known example of fossilized brain tissue in a dinosaur from Sussex. The tissues resemble those seen in modern crocodiles and birds. An unassuming brown pebble, found more than a decade ago by a fossil hunter in Sussex, has been confirmed as the first example of fossilized brain tissue from a dinosaur. The fossil, most likely from a species closely related to Iguanodon, displays distinct similarities to the brains of modern-day crocodiles and birds. Meninges -- the tough tissues surrounding the actual brain -- as well as tiny capillaries and portions of adjacent cortical tissues have been preserved as mineralized 'ghosts'. Giant dinosaur footprint discovered in Mongolia desert   PhysOrg - September 30, 2016 One of the biggest dinosaur footprints ever recorded has been unearthed in the Gobi Desert, researchers said Friday, offering a fresh clue about the giant creatures that roamed the earth millions of years ago. A joint Mongolian-Japanese expedition found the giant print, which measures 106 centimetres (42 inches) long and 77 centimetres wide. One of several footprints discovered in the vast Mongolian desert, the huge fossil was discovered last month in a geologic layer formed between 70 million and 90 million years ago, researchers said. Ancient birds' wings preserved in amber   BBC - June 28, 2016 Two wings from birds that lived alongside the dinosaurs have been found preserved in amber. The "spectacular" finds from Myanmar are from baby birds that got trapped in the sticky sap of a tropical forest 99 million years ago. Exquisite detail has been preserved in the feathers, including traces of colour in spots and stripes. The wings had sharp little claws, allowing the juvenile birds to clamber about in the trees. The tiny fossils, which are between two and three centimetres long, could shed further light on the evolution of birds from their dinosaur ancestors. Rare Dinosaur - Era Bird Wings Found Trapped in Amber   National Geographic - June 28, 2016 Bone, tissue, and feathers show the almost 100-million-year-old wings are remarkably similar to those on modern birds. Two tiny wings entombed in amber reveal that plumage (the layering, patterning, coloring, and arrangement of feathers) seen in birds today already existed in at least some of their predecessors nearly a hundred million years ago. They most likely he belonged to enantiornithes, a group of avian dinosaurs that became extinct at the end of the Cretaceous period. Skin, muscle, claws, and feather shafts are visible, along with the remains of rows of feathers similar in arrangement and microstructure to modern birds. Dinosaurs Migrated Out of Europe as Ancient Supercontinent Broke Up   Live Science - April 29, 2016 Between 230 million and 66 million years ago, dinosaurs plodded across the supercontinent Pangea, and migrated from Europe to other parts of the world. Now, by gathering and comparing all


What was the maiden name of the mother of William Shakespeare ?

Hero, Puck and William Shakespeare discuss the importance of a name - BBC News BBC News Hero, Puck and William Shakespeare discuss the importance of a name 23 April 2016 Close share panel Image copyright AP The plays of William Shakespeare have endured for centuries, and so have many of the names he created for his characters. Some of those names are currently popular, and even a few of the more unusual ones still survive today. For the anniversary of the Bard's death, we spoke to a Hero, a Lysander, a Macbeth and a William Shakespeare to find out how their Shakespearean name has affected their lives. William Shakespeare - the Bard Image copyright William Shakespeare My parents never really explained why they wanted to call me William, but I'm guessing it was because of my father. My father was also called William, but he was the first William that I am aware of in the family. I haven't followed in that family tradition, my son is called Peter and my daughter Susan. I don't remember people commenting on my name when I was growing up. It was during the War, so I guess people had other things on their minds. I have wanted to know more about the name and whether our family is connected to the other William Shakespeare. I looked into the family tree and we think there might be a connection, but we're not sure how legitimate it is. I've been reading about William Shakespeare, but I don't have any other connections to him. I did visit Stratford upon Avon once. I was in a bookshop there and did offer to sit in a corner and sign some books for visiting tourists - I don't think the shop owner got the joke. William Shakespeare, London Macbeth - Macbeth Image copyright Shuna Macbeth Blankenhaus I have always been surrounded with a multitude of cultures and histories, people and experiences, but the one thing that always stays the same, no matter where I am, is the fact that everybody remembers my Shakespearean middle name. My lecturers and fellow students seem to enjoy my name, probably because we study literature and it seems like I was destined for this field of study. When I began studying for my bachelor's degree, in England, there was no question that I would not study English (and German) literature - I am currently studying for my master's in Sweden. I collect Shakespeare works in various editions and in both English and German, because I am interested in how the works are translated and reissued. Shakespeare is an important part of my studies, because his works are constantly referenced or referred to in new works about post-colonialism and world literature. All in all, I love my name and it is very dear to me. I love the funny reactions I get and the fact that I usually only need to introduce myself once. I have never had a real bad reaction towards it, unless you count being associated with bad luck because of your name. Me and my two sisters all share the middle name Macbeth and are, therefore, often referred to as the "three little witches" by the rest of my family. My friends however tend to call me Lady Macbeth when I get angry or say something snobbish (usually about food). So, even if it has just been on a light-hearted and fun level, my Shakespearean name has always followed me around. Shuna Macbeth Blankenhaus, Sweden Ariel Ophelia - The Tempest and Hamlet Image copyright Ariel Meadows My parents obviously love Shakespeare. Ariel was my father's favourite name and he was always intrigued by the shape-shifting sprite seeking freedom, and Ophelia was my great grandmother's name. The Shakespearean connection was not lost on my mother, who was a theatre major in university. It's certainly an icebreaker, and I instantly recognise a Shakespeare fan when introduced if they say: "Ariel, as in The Tempest?" instead of: "Ariel, as in The Little Mermaid?" It does tickle people to discover I have a Shakespearean middle name as well, and I'm pretty sure it always put me on the right foot with my English teachers and literature professors over the years. The name certainly gave me a connection to Shakespeare at an early age, an


In office from March 4th 1897 until September 14th 1901, who was the first US President of the 20th century ?

U.S. President William McKinley Assassinated, 1901 U.S. President William McKinley Assassinated U.S. President William McKinley Assassinated President William McKinley.  Picture courtesy of the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Share By Jennifer Rosenberg On September 6, 1901, anarchist Leon Czolgosz walked up to U.S. President William McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in New York and shot McKinley at point-blank range. After the shooting, it first appeared that President McKinley was getting better; however, he soon took a turn for the worse and died on September 14 from gangrene. Greeting People at the Pan-American Exposition On September 6, 1901, U.S. President William McKinley spent the morning visiting Niagara Falls with his wife before returning to the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York in the afternoon to spend a few minutes greeting the public. By about 3:30 p.m., President McKinley stood inside the Temple of Music building at the Exposition, ready to begin shaking the hands of the public as they streamed into the building. Many had been waiting for hours outside in the heat for their chance to meet the President. Unbeknownst to the President and the many guards who stood nearby, among those waiting outside was 28-year-old anarchist Leon Czolgosz who was planning to kill President McKinley. continue reading below our video What are the Seven Wonders of the World At 4 p.m. the doors to the building were opened and the mass of people waiting outside were forced into a single line as they entered the Temple of Music building. The line of people thus came up to the President in an organized fashion, with just enough time to whisper a "Nice to meet you, Mr. President," shake President McKinley's hand, and then be forced to continue along the line and out the door again. President McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was a popular president who had just started his second term in office and the people seemed clearly glad to get a chance to meet him. However, at 4:07 p.m. Leon Czolgosz had made it into the building and it was his turn to greet the President. Two Shots In Czolgosz's right hand, he held a .32 caliber Iver-Johnson revolver, which he had covered by wrapping a handkerchief around the gun and his hand. Although Czolgosz's swaddled hand was noticed before he reached the President, many thought it looked like it covered an injury and not that it was hiding a gun. Also, since the day had been hot, many of the visitors to see the President had been carrying handkerchiefs in their hands so that they could wipe the sweat off their faces. When Czolgosz reached the President, President McKinley reached out to shake his left hand (thinking Czolgosz's right hand was injured) while Czolgosz brought up his right hand to President McKinley's chest and then fired two shots. One of the bullets didn't enter the president - some say it bounced off of a button or off the president's sternum and then got tucked into his clothing. The other bullet, however, entered the president's abdomen, tearing through his stomach, pancreas, and kidney. Shocked at being shot, President McKinley began to sag as blood stained his white shirt. He then told those around him, "Be careful how you tell my wife." Those in line behind Czolgosz and guards in the room all jumped on Czolgosz and started to punch him. Seeing that the mob on Czolgosz might easily and quickly kill him, President McKinley whispered either, "Don't let them hurt him" or "Go easy on him, boys." Surgery President McKinley was then whisked away in an electric ambulance to the hospital at the Exposition. Unfortunately, the hospital was not properly equipped for such a surgery and the very experienced doctor usually on premises was away doing a surgery in another town. Although several doctors were found, the most experienced doctor that could be found was Dr. Matthew Mann, a gynecologist. The surgery began at 5:20 p.m. During the operation, the doctors searched for the remains of the bullet that had entered the President's abdomen, bu


What nationality was Jules Rimet, the presenter of football's first world cup in 1930 ?

Jules Rimet - 必应 Sign in Jules Rimet Jules Rimet (French pronunciation: [ʒyl ʁimɛ]; 14 October 1873 – 16 October 1956) was a French football administrator who was the 3rd President of FIFA , serving from 1921 to 1954. He is FIFA 's longest-serving president, in office for 33 years. He also served as the president of the French Football Federation from 1919 to 1942. On Rimet's initiative, the first FIFA World Cup was held in 1930. The Jules Rimet Trophy was named in his honour. He also founded the French football club Red Star Saint-Ouen. Jules Rimet Early life Jules Rimet was born in 1873 in eastern France. His father was a grocer, and the family moved to Paris in 1884 when Jules was eleven years old. He became a lawyer, and in 1897 he started a sports club called Red Star which, due to Rimet's ideals, did not discriminate against its members on the basis of class. One of the sports played at the club was football, which was becoming popular. Jules Rimet Football and FIFA Rimet was involved in the founding of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (International Federation of Association Football, commonly abbreviated to FIFA) in 1904, and, while the fledgling organisation had plans for a global professional tournament, it instead was involved in running an amateur tournament as part of the 1908 Summer Olympics. The First World War put Rimet's and FIFA's plans on hold. Rimet served in the French Army as an officer and was decorated with a Croix de Guerre. Following the war in 1919, he became President of the French Football Federation, and then President of FIFA on 1 March 1921. He would hold the post until 1954 becoming the longest reigning President to date, taking the membership of the organisation from twelve up to 85 nations, despite losing the membership of the English, Welsh and Scottish Football Associations during the early years. After taking up the post he moved once again to start a global tournament, but was opposed by the amateur football associations and Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the International Olympic Committee. The World Cup In 1928 FIFA, under Rimet's leadership, went forward with plans for a "World Cup" which was held in Uruguay due to the nature of the professional game in South America, and in part because the Uruguayan Football Association offered to pay all travel costs. Rimet traveled to Uruguay for the World Cup on SS Conte Verde along with the competing European teams, all the while carrying the trophy in his bag. However Rimet's decisions on where to host the first few World Cups led to criticism: European nations complained about the 1930 World Cup because players would be out of domestic tournaments for three months, which was why only France, Belgium, Romania and Yugoslavia sent teams to compete, and those only competed because of Rimet's influence. The following World Cup was held in Italy under the Fascist rule of Benito Mussolini, which was used to promote its regime; something that Rimet was accused of ignoring. Following the Second World War, the British football associations agreed to take part from the 1950 World Cup onwards, where Rimet himself handed over the trophy to the triumphant Uruguayan team when Uruguay won the tournament for the second time. Rimet's efforts in establishing the tournament earned him a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1956. Jules Rimet Later life and legacy Rimet died in Suresnes, France in 1956, two days after his 83rd birthday. In 2004 he was posthumously made a member of the FIFA Order of Merit, which was collected by his grandson Yves Rimet. He is credited with being the inventor of the World Cup. The original World Cup trophy was named the Jules Rimet Trophy in his honor. It was stolen just prior to the 1966 World Cup in England, but was found by the dog Pickles. Brazil won the tournament for the third time at the 1970 World Cup and was awarded the trophy permanently. It was stolen once more in Rio de Janeiro in 1983 and is believed to have been melted down by the thieves, although there is no conclusive proof of this. Th


What was the Christian name of the father of William Shakespeare ?

William Shakespeare Biography - eNotes.com William Shakespeare Biography Trivia William Shakespeare Biography William Shakespeare left school at age fifteen, and his contemporary Ben Jonson said Shakespeare had “little Latin and less Greek”—so it wasn't his training. It wasn't where he was born, either: Stratford is still a pretty small town even today. It wasn't a long career: Shakespeare wrote all of his great works in about a twenty-five-year span and died relatively young at fifty-two. It wasn't even his story ideas: the Bard adapted almost all his plots from known sources. No, what's impressive about Shakespeare is that his genius seems to have come from nowhere except himself. He penned comedies, tragedies, and lyric poems; and his mastery of language, character psychology, and emotion combined to make him one of the greatest writers in the English language. Facts and Trivia Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway when he was eighteen. She was eight years older and gave birth six months after the wedding—suggesting why they may have married due to a pregnancy. Shakespeare’s will leaves his “second best bed” to his wife. Who got the best bed—and why? In 1890, Eugene Schieffelin released eighty starlings into New York’s Central Park because they were mentioned in Shakespeare’s Henry IV Part I. There are now hundreds of millions of starlings in America. Actors try to avoid saying “Macbeth” in a theater. Tradition (superstition?) says that it brings bad luck, so actors call it the “Scottish play” instead. Some say that Shakespeare didn’t write any of the works staged under his name. This theory became popular in the nineteenth century, and some say you can find clues to the real author (Francis Bacon?) all through the works... if you read closely enough. link Link William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, descended from tenant farmers and landed gentry. His traditional birth date, April 23, 1564, is conjectural. Baptism was on April 26, so April 23 is a good guess—and a tidy one, since that date is also St. George’s Day as well as the date of Shakespeare’s own death. One of Shakespeare’s grandfathers, Richard Shakespeare of Snitterfield, rented land from the other, Robert Arden of Wilmcote. Shakespeare’s father, John, moved to nearby Stratford-upon-Avon, became a prosperous shop owner (dealing in leather goods) and municipal officeholder, and married his former landlord’s youngest daughter, Mary Arden. Thus Shakespeare—the third of eight children but the first to survive infancy—was born into a solidly middle-class family in a provincial market town. During Shakespeare’s infancy, his father was one of the town’s leading citizens. In 1557, John Shakespeare had become a member of the town council and subsequently held such offices as constable, affeeror (a kind of assessor), and chamberlain (treasurer). In 1568, he became bailiff (mayor) and justice of the peace. As the son of a municipal officer, the young Shakespeare was entitled to a free education in the town’s grammar school, which he probably entered around the age of seven. The school’s main subject was Latin studies—grammar and readings drilled into the schoolboys year after year. The Avon River, the surrounding farmlands, and the nearby Forest of Arden offered plenty of opportunities for childhood adventures. When Shakespeare was a teenager, his family fell on hard times. His father stopped attending town council meetings in 1577, and the family’s fortunes began to decline. Matters were not improved in 1582 when Shakespeare, at the age of eighteen, hastily married Anne Hathaway, the twenty-six-year-old daughter of a farmer from the nearby village of Shottery. She presented him with a daughter, named Susanna, approximately five months later. In 1585, the couple also became the parents of twins, Hamnet and Judith. As was then customary, the young couple probably lived in his parents’ home, which must have seemed increasingly crowded. The next mention of Shakespeare is in 1592, when he was an actor and playwright in London. His actions d


Which stage show with music by Willie Russell ends with an emotional song entitled 'Tell Me It's Not True' ?

Willy Russell - Blood Brothers Reviews I << BACK I In the quarter century since         it was premiered at the Liverpool Playhouse, Willy Russell's         musical Blood Brothers has been polished and honed until it returns         shining bright.   It was always a big show but         now it is spread out like an epic with an overture, opening tableau         and scene-setting all taking time before the tale itself gets         under way.   Of course it deserves the         big build up and there is no doubt Russell's music and story         work as well as ever, an explosive mix of drama, comedy and song.The         Liverpool skyline backdrop tells us where we are - and effective         it is, too, if slightly peculiar for those with a knowledge of         city architecture - and a terraced street with Kop and Everton         chalked on the walls underlines that setting.   It is Liverpool in the 1960s         where money was tight for many and Mrs Johnstone, working as         a char, can feel the financial pinch so much that she can give         away one of her newborn twins to her employer just to save expense.   The twins grow up and as many         who know and love the show so well will already understand, it         all ends in bitter tragedy.   But the journey there is what         makes the show work, drama indeed when the debt collectors come         calling on Mrs Johnstone but comedy too as the kids play cops         and robbers in the street.   And there are always Russell's         magnificent songs, here sung by a company who have worked the         show before and know just where to place the emphasis.   Lyn Paul is a glorious Mrs         Johnstone, almost ageing before our eyes as troubles take their         toll, but always able to deliver in a strong voice numbers like         the moving ballad Easy Terms and ultra-catchy Marilyn Monroe.   Sean Jones goes on an emotional         roller coaster ride as the working class twin Mickey, while Mark         Hutchinson plays posh twin Eddie with deadpan ease and a sense         of comic timing. The narrator of Keith Burns is pretty frightening         these days, delivering his prophesies of doom with an exaggerated         stage echo, and Vivienne Carlyle does a nice line in inner torment         as the posh woman who brings up another woman's child, always         fearful of discovery.   The music, directed by Tom         de Keyser, is dramatic and often loud, while the musical still         conquers all and last night received its now regular standing         ovation. PHILIP KEY Liverpool Daily Post A Knockout - 20 years On When Willy Russell's musical        paid its only visit to Bath, in June 1984, tickets were hard        to sell because, despite winning awards in London the year before        it was relatively unknown. Even the dubious attraction of former        world boxing champion John Conteh in the cast did not bring the        crowds flocking. But, more than twenty years        on, such is the enduring appeal of the work that there was standing        room only at this week's first night. In fact by the end of the        performance most of those sitting were also on their feet - applauding. This comic/tragic tale of twins        separated at birth when their mother gives one away to her posh        employer has matured with age particularly in the slickness of        presentation. Linda Nolan gives an emotional        performance as the desperate mother and the strongest musical        moments come in her harmonies with Keith Burns as narrator. Sean Jones and Drew Ashton        are well cast as the brothers, first as seven year olds and moving        through to ill


What nationality is current FIFA President Sepp Blatter ?

Joseph S. Blatter - Past FIFA Presidents - FIFA.com © Getty Images Born 1936 On 8 June 1998 Joseph S. Blatter was elected as successor to Dr João Havelange, becoming the eighth FIFA President. His victory at the 51st FIFA Ordinary Congress in Paris elevated the Swiss, who had already served FIFA in various positions for 23 years, to the highest position in international football. During his tenure, FIFA heavily strengthened its football development activities across the globe and its ability to impact society beyond the field of play by instigating a variety of educational, health and social programmes. Under his stewardship, the organisation widely expanded its portfolio of tournaments by adding the FIFA Club World Cup, the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup and the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. On 2 June 2015 Blatter announced that he would be laying down his mandate at an extraordinary elective Congress, which took place on 26 February 2016 in Zurich. Past Presidents


In office from March 4th 1797 until March 4th 1801, who was the first US President of the 19th century ?

What Happened on March 4th This Day in History 11th What happened This day in History on March 4th U.S. 1933 U.S.A. Franklin D. Roosevelt Saturday, 4th March, 1933 : Franklin D. Roosevelt was inaugurated as the 32nd president of the United States pledging to lead the country out of the Great Depression Germany 1936 Germany Hindenburg First Official Flight Wednesday, 4th March, 1936 : The Hindenburg makes it's First Official Flight in Germany. The Hindenburg built by the Zeppelin Company was 804 ft long filled with highly inflamable hydrogen to provide the lift and four 1,200 hp Daimler-Benz diesel engines giving the airship a maximum speed of 135 km/h (84 mph). To put this in context The Hindenburg was three times the length of a current Jumbo Jet and could carry less than 100 people including passengers and crew. ( Jumbo Jet carries circa 500 including passengers and crew ) U.S. 1987 U.S.A. Iran Contra Affair Wednesday, 4th March, 1987 : President Ronald Reagan addressed the nation on the Iran-Contra affair, acknowledging that talks with Iran had turned into an arms for hostages negotiation. U.S. 1989 U.S.A. Time Inc. and Warner Merge Saturday, 4th March, 1989 :  Time Inc. and Warner Communications Inc. announce plans to merge into the world's largest media and entertainment conglomerate U.S. 1801 U.S.A. Thomas Jefferson 4th March, 1801 : Thomas Jefferson who had been the principal author of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 became the Third President of the United States. U.S. 1793 U.S.A. George Washington 4th March, 1793 : The Electoral College elected Washington unanimously for a second term and on 4th March 1793 he was inaugurated for a second term in the Senate Chamber of Congress Hall in Philadelphia, PA with John Adams as Vice President. U.S. 1902 U.S.A. Triple AAA Started 4th March, 1902: A very useful company called AAA (American Automobile Association) was founded on this day. Before this time, other companies dealing with automobile concerns had existed. However, none of them seemed to last, and to this date AAA is one of the largest automobile organizations established. U.S. 1920 U.S.A. Volstead Act Thursday, March 4th, 1920: By this time the Volstead Act and the 18th Amendment were passed. Both of these pieces of legislation covered various aspects of alcohol prohibition, and a motion was filed to declare these laws unconstitutional. The 18th Amendment was passed by Congress as early as 1917, and the Volstead Act was passed in 1919. These were finally declared unconstitutional in the year 1933. New Frequently Asked Questions About Prohibition U.S. 1925 U.S.A. Surplus Sales Wednesday, 4th March, 1925: Even during this time in history surplus military goods were being offered. In this case, about $150 million dollars worth of Navy goods were being offered to citizens of Charleston. U.S. 1952 U.S.A. The Old Man and the Sea Tuesday, 4th March, 1952: Ernest Hemingway had finished a novel entitled The Old Man and the Sea on this day. This book had one the Pulitzer prize about a year later ( 1953 ). Unfortunately, Hemingway had committed suicide in the year 1961, making The Old and the Sea Hemingway’s last major work of fiction created. U.S. 1954 U.S.A. Warning Of Spread Of Communism Thursday, 4th March, 1954: The U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles had stated a warning about communism around the world. He mentioned the possibility of it spreading to the Western Hemisphere, and in fact communism had at this time. One of the main focuses was the leftist government of Guatemala. This was one of the main areas where the communist has been known to already take root. Dwight D. Eisenhower was also convinced of the spread of communism in this area, and took the stand that it should be eliminated. 1962 Mozambique Plane Crash Sunday, 4th March, 1962: A total of 111 people riding aboard the British DC-7C airliner had lost their lives when it crashed. This tragedy occurred a little over a mile past the takeoff runway as it began its trip from Lourenco Marques Mozambique. U.S. 1965 U.S.A.


Which stage show with music by Claude Michael Schonberg ends with an emotional song entitled 'Do You Hear The People Sing' ?

Les Misérables: The Musical | Les Misérables Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Les Misérables: The Musical This page uses Creative Commons Licensed content from Wikipedia ( view authors) . Les Misérables, or popularly referred to as Les Mis, Les Miz, is a musical based on the novel of the same name by French poet and playwright, Victor Hugo . The music was composed by Claude-Michel Schönberg, and the lyrics were written by Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel, with an English-language libretto by Herbert Kretzmer . Set in early 19th-century France, the plot follows the stories of many characters as they struggle for redemption and revolution. An ensemble that includes prostitutes, student revolutionaries, factory workers, and others joins the lead characters. The musical opened at the Barbican Centre in London, England on 8 October 1985. It is the second longest-running musical in the world after The Fantasticks, the longest-running show in the West End, and the fifth longest-running show in Broadway history. In January 2010, it played its ten-thousandth performance in London, at Queen's Theatre in London's West End. On 3 October 2010, the show celebrated its 25th anniversary with three productions running in the same city: the original show at the Queen's Theatre in London's West End; the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary touring production at the original home of the show, the Barbican Centre; and the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary concert at London's O2 Arena. Contents Edit The Broadway production opened on March 12, 1987, and ran until May 18, 2003, closing after 6,680 performances. It is the fifth longest-running Broadway show in history. A fully re-orchestrated Broadway revival opened on November 9, 2006 at the Broadhurst Theatre. The show was nominated for twelve Tony Awards, winning eight, including Best Musical and Best Original Score. Les Misérables placed first in a BBC Radio 2 listener poll of the "Nation's Number One Essential Musicals" in June 2005, receiving more than 40% of the votes cast. Les Misérables was one of a slew of the British musicals running on Broadway in the 1980s alongside Evita, Cats, The Phantom of the Opera, and Miss Saigon. Emblem Edit The musical's emblem is a picture of the waif Cosette sweeping the Thénardier's Inn, usually shown cropped to a head-and-shoulders portrait with the French national flag superimposed. The picture is based on the illustration by Émile Bayard that appeared in the original edition of the novel in 1862. Characters Edit Jean Valjean , a paroled convict, prisoner 24601, and the protagonist. Failing to find work with his yellow parole note and redeemed by the Bishop of Digne's mercy, he tears his passport up and conceals his identity (under the alias "Monsieur Madeleine") in order to live his life again as an honest man. However, Javert constantly pursues him. Fantine , a single mother who is forced into prostitution in order to pay for her child's well-being. Javert , a police inspector, originally a prison-guard, who becomes obsessed with hunting down Valjean to whom he refers as "Prisoner 24601." Éponine , the young daughter of the sinister Thénardiers who was pampered and spoiled as a child but grows up to be ragged in Paris. She secretly loves Marius. Cosette , Fantine's daughter, who is abused and mistreated by the Thénardiers but whom Valjean later adopts - she soon grows into a beautiful young woman. Marius Pontmercy , a French student and revolutionary who falls in love with Cosette. Monsieur and Madame Thénardier , a crooked couple who own an inn and exploit their customers. They later become a feared band of thieves in the streets of Paris. Enjolras , leader of the student revolutionaries who seek to free the oppressed lower class of France. Gavroche , a hotheaded young boy who is adored by the people and aligns himself with their revolution—he is a true symbol of the youth and boldness of the rebellion. Songs The following are songs featured in the English version of the musical. The lyrics were written by Herbert Kretzmer. Act I Edit French songwriter Alain Boublil had


Covering an area in excess of 130,000 square miles, in which country can you find the 'Taklamakan Desert' the largest to lie wholly in it's own country ?

Thorium Power Is the Safer Future of Nuclear Energy Thorium Power Is the Safer Future of Nuclear Energy By David Warmflash |  January 16, 2015 10:57 am Nuclear power has long been a contentious topic. It generates huge amounts of electricity with zero carbon emissions, and thus is held up as a solution to global energy woes. But it also entails several risks, including weapons development, meltdown, and the hazards of disposing of its waste products. But those risks and benefits all pertain to a very specific kind of nuclear energy: nuclear fission of uranium or plutonium isotopes. There’s another kind of nuclear energy that’s been waiting in the wings for decades – and it may just demand a recalibration of our thoughts on nuclear power. Nuclear fission using thorium is easily within our reach, and, compared with conventional nuclear energy, the risks are considerably lower. Thorium’s Story Ideas for using thorium have been around since the 1960s, and by 1973 there were proposals for serious, concerted research in the US. But that program fizzled to a halt only a few years later. Why? The answer is nuclear weapons. The 1960s and ’70s were the height of the Cold War and weaponization was the driving force for all nuclear research. Any nuclear research that did not support the US nuclear arsenal was simply not given priority. Conventional nuclear power using a fuel cycle involving uranium-235 and/or plutonium-239 was seen as killing two birds with one stone: reducing America’s dependence on foreign oil, and creating the fuel needed for nuclear bombs. Thorium power, on the other hand, didn’t have military potential. And by decreasing the need for conventional nuclear power, a potentially successful thorium program would have actually been seen as threatening to U.S. interests in the Cold War environment. Today, however, the situation is very different. Rather than wanting to make weapons, many global leaders are worried about proliferating nuclear technology. And that has led several nations to take a closer look at thorium power generation. How Thorium Reactors Work The isotope of thorium that’s being studied for power is called Th-232. Like uranium, Th-232 comes from rocks in the ground. A thorium reactor would work like this: Th-232 is placed in a reactor, where it is bombarded with a beam of neutrons. In accepting a neutron from the beam, Th-232 becomes Th-233, but this heavier isotope doesn’t last very long. The Th-233 decays to protactinium-233, which further decays into U-233. The U-233 remains in the reactor and, similar to current nuclear power plants, the fission of the uranium generates intense heat that can be converted to electricity. To keep the process going, the U-233 must be created continuously by keeping the neutron-generating accelerator turned on. By contrast the neutrons that trigger U-235 fission in a conventional reactor are generated from the fuel itself. The process continues in a chain reaction and can be controlled or stopped only by inserting rods of neutron-absorbing material into the reactor core. But these control rods aren’t foolproof: their operation can be affected during a reactor malfunction. This is the reason that a conventional fission reactor has the potential to start heating out of control and cause an accident. A thorium fuel cycle, by contrast, can be immediately shut down by turning off the supply of neutrons. Shutting down the fuel cycle means preventing the breeding of Th-232 into U-233. This doesn’t stop the heating in the reactor immediately, but it stops it from getting worse. The increased safety of thorium power does not end there. Unlike the U-235 and plutonium fuel cycles, the thorium reactors can be designed to operate in a liquid state. While a conventional reactor heading to meltdown has no way to jettison the fuel to stop the fission reactions, a thorium reactor design called LFTR features a plug at the bottom of the reactor that will melt if the temperature of the reacting fuel climbs too high. If that happens the hot liquid would all drain out and the reaction w


The trio The Andrews Sisters consisted of Patty, Maxine and which other ?

The Andrews Sisters Follow DL on The Andrews Sisters I love these gals. I think they were just incredibly talented and such consumate entertainers.%0D %0D Is it really true that one of them was a lesbian? If anyone knows any real information, I'd love to hear it. by Anonymous But which one was in the middle? by Anonymous Which one was the Toni twin? by Anonymous It's said that, on sight, servicemen often mistook them for a drag act. by Anonymous reply 5 07/16/2010 Are you talking about Erin Andrews from 'Dancing With The Stars'? I never knew she had sisters, much less that they were entertainers. What happened to them? by Anonymous reply 6 07/16/2010 Don't be a moron. I'm sure the OP is referring to Julie Andrew who became the most well known of her sister act. The lesbian rumor about Julie is the result of a prank gone wrong involving Carol Burnette and Lady Bird Johnson. by Anonymous OP I know who you mean. They're great. by Anonymous reply 8 07/16/2010 Never heard any rumors, but if one of them was a lesbian, it would have been the "funny" one because that's the way it was done in those days.%0D %0D I think Maxene was single. Patty was married to Marty Melcher, before he started going after Doris Day. What a rat fink. by Anonymous reply 9 07/16/2010 A few years ago one of the tabloids ran a story saying that one of the conflicts between Patty and Maxene was that Maxene was a lesbian. Apparently she was married briefly in the fifties and adopted a couple kids, but at the time of her death she was estranged from her children and left most of her estate to her female manager, whom she had adopted as a daugther at some point. by Anonymous reply 10 07/16/2010 [italic]No one?[/italic]%0D %0D Most of us are under 85, OP.%0D %0D I'm shocked someone your age can operate a computer, let alone tap out coherent thoughts on a keyboard. Good for you! by Anonymous Um, 13? Hon, I think that battle was fought and lost long, long ago. by Anonymous reply 15 07/16/2010 The Andrews Sisters were pretty darn great, but the Boswell Sisters rule now and forever.%0D %0D At the link, "It's the Girl." by Anonymous reply 16 07/16/2010 I'm not the OP, r11, but I'm a 29-year-old who bought an "Andrews Sisters" CD when he was 14. by Anonymous reply 17 07/16/2010 r10 has it right. Maxene was the lesbian. There was a 17-year-old feud with Patty that she was trying to resolve. Which gay bar in Minneapolis was once owned by the parents of the Andrews sisters and operated as a deli or something? Is it the Gay 90s? by Anonymous r20, what is a Three X Sisters? by Anonymous reply 21 07/17/2010 They were a jazz trio contemporary of the Boswell's who had the gimmick of wearing eye masks. They were fabulous, but would've had greater success if media were more visual at the time. by Anonymous reply 22 07/17/2010 I'll always remember seeing them in the Broadway show Over Here! though LaVerne had already died. Part of the premise of the show was about them looking for the girl with the perfect voice who could complete their 3 part harmony. Was the Patty/Maxene feud before or after they did the show?%0D %0D Also in the cast of Over Here! were the VERY young John Travolta, Treat Williams, Marilu Henner and Ann Reinking. by Anonymous reply 23 07/17/2010 I found a dead dog and I put it in a wheelbarrow then I pushed the wheelbarrow home and then I took the dog out and put the dog in my panties then I cooked it is that bad lala la la dee la la by Anonymous reply 33 07/17/2010 R29, that poor dear in the middle has no idea what the lyrics are. (Or maybe what she's doing there at all.)%0D %0D Dean Martin made it look like anybody could do what he did. Genius. by Anonymous reply 34 07/17/2010 Bump to a really old thread for a Youtube video of their performance on the Tony Awards for "Over Here." The first number is "Charlies Place", which, alas, made a star of Ann Reinking. You'll also see Treat Williams, John Travolta and Marilu Henner. The sisters are in the second number and it's weird to see that Maxene certainly appears to hate Patty. They're both trying so h


Which Peugeot model won the award for European Car Of The Year in 1988 ?

The new PEUGEOT 308 voted 2014 “Car of the Year” - Peugeot The new PEUGEOT 308 voted 2014 “Car of the Year” The new PEUGEOT 308 voted 2014 “Car of the Year” 03/03/2014 LinkedIn The new PEUGEOT 308 voted 2014 “Car of the Year” On 3 March 2014, at the time of the 84th Geneva Motor Show which opens its doors to the international press the day after, the new PEUGEOT 308 has been crowned with the prestigious title of 2014 “Car of the Year”, awarded by a jury of journalists representing 22 European countries. This award is also valid for the new 308 SW which will be unveiled at Geneva Motor Show.  30 new models from American, Korean, European and Japanese manufacturers, on sale in Europe during 2013, were eligible for the 2014 “Car of the Year” award. The jury, reflecting the interests and tastes of 58 journalists from 22 European countries, has just delivered its verdict on the strong line-up of seven finalist models pre-selected in December : the new PEUGEOT 308 has been selected “Car of the Year” 2014. The new 308 is the 4th PEUGEOT model to be distinguished by the “Car of the Year” award. It comes after the 307 (2002), the 405 (1988) and the 504 (1969). Produced at Sochaux, the brand’s historic cradle, the new 308 was launched in Europe during the last four months of 2013; production and sales in China, the biggest automobile market in the world, will start early in 2015. The 2014 “Car of the Year” title represents the most prestigious recognition for the 308, which embodies the brand’s values of excellence, in terms of its design, elegant and dynamic, efficient concept based on an advanced approach to weight reduction, driving experience with its innovative instruments and controls (the i-Cockpit) playing a part and quality of the highest level. Sales success has already been achieved, with more than 55 000 orders recorded since the launch of the model. From the start of spring, the new 308 range will be expanded by the introduction of a second body style: the 308 SW, a classy and spacious estate which, like the hatchback, takes only its name from its predecessor. To the nine engines available at launch – 4 petrol, 5 Diesel with particularly restrained fuel consumption – will be added at the same time, the exceptional PureTech 3-cylinder 1.2 e-THP 130 hp turbo petrol engine as well as three BlueHDi engines, including the new BlueHDi 1.6 litre 120 hp version with CO2 emissions of just 82g/km, a record in the segment. Receiving the award from Hakan Matson, the president of the jury, Maxime Picat, Brand CEO declared: “With the new PEUGEOT 308, we were convinced that we had achieved a leap in concept, technology and quality and which would soon allow it a place on the podium for the category in Europe. The prestigious 2014 “Car of the Year” award, which I receive today in the names of all of those that contributed towards the development and launch of the model, is the best confirmation of this”.  LATEST_NEWS


"Which Welsh writer's last words are said to have been "" I've had eighteen straight whiskies. I think that's the record. "" ?"

Cult Fiction - Top 10 List - Top Ten List - Top 10 Drunk American Writers - Drunk Writers - Raymond Chandler Quote - Frederick Exley - Harry Crews - Jack Kerouac - Jack London - F. Scott Fitzgerald - Edgar Allan Poe - William Faulkner - Dorothy Parker - Charles Bukowski Top 10 Drunk American Writers #10 - RAYMOND CHANDLER [1888-1959] “Alcohol is like love. The first kiss is magic, the second is intimate, the third is routine. After that you take the girl's clothes off.” #09 - FREDERICK EXLEY [1929-92] "After a month's sobriety my faculties became unbearably acute and I found myself unhealthily clairvoyant, having insights into places I'd as soon not journey to. Unlike some men, I had never drunk for boldness or charm or wit; I had used alcohol for precisely what it was, a depressant to check the mental exhilaration produced by extended sobriety." #08 - HARRY CREWS [1935-2012] "Alcohol whipped me. Alcohol and I had many, many marvelous times together. We laughed, we talked, we danced at the party together; then one day I woke up and the band had gone home and I was lying in the broken glass with a shirt full of puke and I said, 'Hey, man, the ball game's up'." #07 - JACK KEROUAC [1922-69] "As I grew older I became a drunk. Why? Because I like ecstasy of the mind." #06 - JACK LONDON [1876-1916] "I was carrying a beautiful alcoholic conflagration around with me. The thing fed on its own heat and flamed the fiercer. There was no time, in all my waking time, that I didn't want a drink. I began to anticipate the completion of my daily thousand words by taking a drink when only five hundred words were written. It was not long until I prefaced the beginning of the thousand words with a drink." #05 - F. SCOTT FITZGERALD [1896-1940] "First you take a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes you." #04 - EDGAR ALLAN POE [1809-49] "I have absolutely no pleasure in the stimulants in which I sometimes so madly indulge. It has not been in the pursuit of pleasure that I have periled life and reputation and reason. It has been the desperate attempt to escape from torturing memories, from a sense of insupportable loneliness and a dread of some strange impending doom." #03 - Tie: WILLIAM FAULKNER [1897-1962] & DOROTHY PARKER [1897-1967] "“There is no such thing as bad whiskey. Some whiskeys just happen to be better than others. But a man shouldn't fool with booze until he's fifty; then he's a damn fool if he doesn't.” —Faulkner "I'd rather have a bottle in front of me, than a frontal lobotomy." -Parker #02 - Tie: ERNEST HEMINGWAY [1899-1961] & HUNTER S. THOMPSON [1937-2005] "An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools." - Hemingway "I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me." - Thompson #01 - CHARLES BUKOWSKI [1920-94] — READERS' CHOICE! "Drinking is an emotional thing. It joggles you out of the standardism of everyday life, out of everything being the same. It yanks you out of your body and your mind and throws you against the wall. I have the feeling that drinking is a form of suicide where you're allowed to return to life and begin all over the next day. It's like killing yourself, and then you're reborn. I guess I've lived about ten or fifteen thousand lives now." I'm sorry. Buk should be #1 or #2. git drunk!!! Dean Z - 2008-01-07 23:46:06 Are you fucking kidding me? Where the hell is Hunter Thompson ??? Tapiwa - 2008-01-08 02:29:10 I drink to make other people seem more interesting. -- George Jean Nathan Degriz - 2008-01-08 05:06:11 So wheres Thompson? "A man makes a beast of himself to free himself from the pain of being a man" Zac - 2008-01-08 05:20:20 Hemmingway is at number 1. You drunk. AJ - 2008-01-08 06:49:51 i am sorry but this list is definately incomplete without hunter s thompson in the no. 1 place Gonzo for ever. - 2008-01-08 07:07:51 Come on, you have left out one of the most alcohol ridden writers of our generation. The Great Shark Hunt, Hells Angels, so many columns for Rolling Stone. Poetry, prose, madness