The now defunct food hamper firm Farepak was based in which city?

Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Corporate Rescue: September 2009 Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Corporate Rescue Some news and views from UK academia and practice on the law, policy and practice of insolvency Wednesday, 30 September 2009 Evaluation of EC Insolvency Regulation - consultation period end date postponed - now 29th October 2009 A one-month extension has been given to the evaluation exercise of the EC Insolvency Regulation, which was due to close yesterday. See here for the original blog post . The deadline is now the 29th October 2009. The Insolvency Service sought views on Council Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000 of 29 May 2000 on Insolvency Proceedings (“the EC Insolvency Regulation”). As the Insolvency Service note, "The EC Insolvency Regulation was adopted by the Council of the European Union on 29 May 2000, becoming operative on 31 May 2002. The Regulation (which has direct effect in Member States) aims to provide an ordered regime governing the administration of the affairs of an insolvent whose centre of main interests is in the EU, recognising that cross border issues can arise in insolvency proceedings. Its principal objective is that insolvency proceedings should operate efficiently and effectively. It aims to achieve this principal objective by ensuring that: • measures to be taken regarding an insolvent debtor’s assets are co-ordinated where the activities of an undertaking have a cross-border effect, and • incentives for parties to transfer assets or judicial proceedings from one Member State to another, seeking to obtain a more favourable legal position (forum shopping), are avoided." In relation to their consultation the Insolvency Service note, "The European Commission is required to report on the Regulation by 1 June 2012, and, in preparation, intends to launch a study of the Regulation in 2010. In order that we may be in a position to inform and influence the Commission's report, we are carrying out our own evaluation of the Regulation in advance of the Commission's study. We wish to gather information on the experiences of individuals working with the Regulation in practice to assess whether or not it meets its objectives, focusing on the following 7 main areas: General experience of operating the provisions Centre of Main Interests (which determines where main proceedings may be opened) The interaction of main and secondary proceedings The applicable law in any given case The opening of proceedings UK insolvency laws - best in the world! - schemes of arrangement to have their day The Insolvency Service will be pleased to note two recent articles in Accountancy Age and The Financial Times , which extol the virtues of English and Welsh corporate insolvency laws. The two articles highlight a species of Delaware effect in relation to the English and Welsh corporate insolvency laws. We are, it seems, luring in companies to our jurisdiction. Similar effects have been seen on the personal side of insolvency recently, as noted on this blog . Whilst some may carp and question the efficacy of attracting such risk to our shores, others, such as the Lord Mandelson at BIS, will see this as further news that UK plc is increasingly becoming a more attractive place to do business, and indeed, fail in business. I was particularly interested to note that: "They say a range of European companies are considering relocating so that they can use "schemes of arrangement" or insolvency proceedings to force through debt restructurings if they cannot agree terms with all their stakeholders." I have recently written at length on this issue for Butterworths' Journal of International and Financial Law (July 2009). See here . Schemes have for too long been neglected. It seems as if they are now to have their time in the sunlight. Picture Credit: http://www.made-in-china.com/image/2f0j00ApEtTOQGBaHLM/Fishing-Lure.jpg News reaches me from the BBC that the administrators of Farepak have started to send out cheques to creditors of the failed food hamper company. The article notes: "Administrators acting for the collapsed Christmas hamp


What colour is the ribbon on the Victoria Cross?

Victoria Cross Heroes :: The Victoria Cross Victoria Cross Heroes The Victoria Cross The VC can be awarded to women although no woman has yet received one. Originally the VC could not be awarded posthumously, i.e. to anyone who had died whilst performing the act of gallantry; this was changed by an incident in 1900 although formal recognition of posthumous awards did not take place until 1920. The VC can be awarded to civilians if they are "serving with the armed forces"; so far, only five have been bestowed (four in the Indian Mutiny in 1857-58 and one in Afghanistan in 1879). When first awarded, Army VCs were issued with crimson ribbons and Navy VCs had blue ribbons. When the RAF was formed in 1918, it was decided to adopt crimson for all three services rather than introduce a third colour. The VC takes precedence over all other British awards and decorations, even the great orders of chivalry. Under the original statutes for the VC, medals could be forfeited (i.e. cancelled) if the recipient was later found guilty of "dishonourable conduct". In total, eight VCs were forfeited, including one to an officer, for a variety of crimes including theft and bigamy. The last was forfeited in 1908 and the practice was discontinued in 1920. The original motto suggested for the obverse (front) of the VC was "For the Brave" but this was vetoed by Queen Victoria who felt that it implied that any serviceman not given the medal was not brave; at her instigation therefore the legend "For Valour" was adopted. All VCs are cast from worthless bronze cannon metal originally sourced from two supposedly Russian guns captured at Sebastopol during the Crimean War. These had been used up by the end of 1914 however, since which time bronze from two Chinese guns (probably captured during the Second China War in 1860) has been used. Each and every VC should be engraved with the details of the name, rank and unit (or service) of the recipient on the reverse of the suspension bar, and with the date of his act of bravery within the central circle on the back of the cross itself. However, at least two genuine VCs are known to exist which do not have any date on the reverse, an enigma for which there is no logical explanation. When a large number of men collectively performed a recognised act of bravery, the VCs (usually more than one) for the action were chosen by ballot amongst the men involved; forty-six have been awarded by this method, the last being for the famous Zeebrugge Raid in April 1918.


In which year did Desmond Tutu win the Nobel Peace Prize; WPC Yvonne Fletcher shot at Libyan Embassy; Winter Olympics open in Sarajevo?

Lyn Paul website: Lyn Paul then... 1984 Lyn sings new versions of the New Seekers ' two number 1 hits - I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (which had originally featured Eve Graham on lead vocal) and You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me . She also sings cover versions of Boney M's Rivers Of Babylon ( 1978 ), the Goombay Dance Band's Seven Tears ( 1982 ), Mary Hopkin's Those Were The Days ( 1968 ) and The Seekers' The Carnival Is Over ( 1965 ). The album enters the Top 100 UK album chart on 1st December, peaking at number 25 and spending 15 weeks on the chart. As the panto season approaches Lyn travels down to Southsea, near Portsmouth, where she and Mike Berry appear in Mother Goose at the Kings Theatre. The cast features George Lacy as Mother Goose, Bill Maynard as the grasping Squire and Janet Fielding as Jill. On 21st December the local newspaper reports that, despite a few first night hitches, the show was greeted with "squeals of delight and howls of laughter." ( The News, 21st December 1984, page 11 ) Incidentally... Seven years after supporting the New Seekers on their 1977 UK tour, Hazell Dean makes her début on the UK singles chart. Her first single, a cover of the Ruby and the Romantics' hit Our Day Will Come, had been released without success in 1975 . A second single, I Couldn't Live Without You For A Day, followed in 1976 . The song was entered in that year's Song For Europe contest but lost out to the Brotherhood of Man's Save Your Kisses For Me. It was at this point that Dean (who then spelled Hazel with just the one 'l') was spotted by Dusty Springfield's manager Vic Billings. Under his management Dean changed her tune from cabaret to disco and had a minor dancefloor hit in the USA and Canada with her third single, Got You Where I Want You. By the time she toured with the New Seekers she was promoting her fourth single, Look What I've Found At The End Of A Rainbow. The tour programme confidently predicted that she would soon "join the ever-growing band of female singers who have obtained chart status." Yet it was only in 1984 when Hazell Dean discovered "gay disco" - in the form of Searchin' and Whatever I Do (Wherever I Go) - that the prophesy came true.   Blues musician and broadcaster Alexis Korner dies on 1st January. BBC Radio 1 bans Relax by Frankie Goes to Hollywood. Dan White, a former San Francisco city supervisor who had been convicted of manslaughter for shooting dead the city's Mayor, George Moscone, and fellow supervisor Harvey Milk, is paroled from Soledad Prison on 6th January after serving only five years and one month. Johnny Weissmuller (Tarzan) dies on 20th January, aged 79. Soul singer Jackie Wilson dies in New Jersey on 21st January. The first Apple Macintosh computer goes on sale on Tuesday, 24th January, two days after it had been announced to the world in a commercial aired during Super Bowl XVIII. It is the first personal computer with a mouse and a graphical user interface. Council workers and teachers in London hold a strike on 24th January in protest at the government's plans to abolish the Greater London Council and the Inner London Education Authority. The Foreign Secretary, Sir Geoffrey Howe, announces on 25th January that staff at the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) are to be banned from belonging to trade unions.  Feb The President of the USSR, Yuri Andropov, dies on 9th February, aged 69. Elton John and Renate Blauer get married in Sydney on 14th February. On 18th February Italy and the Vatican sign a Concordat ending Roman Catholicism as the State religion. On 26th February US Marines withdraw from the Lebanese capital, Beirut. The Prime Minister of Canada, Pierre Trudeau, announces his resignation on 29th February, after more than 15 years in office.  Mar Tony Benn returns to Parliament as the MP for Chesterfield. UK coal miners go on strike on Monday, 12th March. There is solid support for the strike in Yorkshire but miners in the Midlands turn up for work as usual. On Wednesday, 14th March the Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams is seriously wounded in the


The city of Cork, Ireland, lies on which river?

Rivers of Ireland | Look Around Ireland Rivers of Ireland Rivers of Ireland The rivers of Ireland are one of the most intriguing elements of the landscape. In proportion to the size of the island of Ireland, there exists a huge amount of rivers and river kilometres. The River Shannon is the longest in the British Isles. Apart from the 10 longest rivers listed below, there are shorter but significant rivers of great importance to the towns and cities they pass through or where they enter the sea. Some of these would include the River Lagan, which exits through Belfast, the River Foyle, which forms a very wide expanse of water as it exits through Derry City. The Avonmore and Avonbeg Rivers form the famous Meeting of the Waters joining as the River Avoca and then enter the Irish Sea at the busy port of Arklow in County Wicklow .   10 Longest Rivers of Ireland River Shannon                     386km   The Avoca The River Avoca is somewhat unusual as it begins as two separate rivers, the Avonmore (in Irish, Abhainn Mhór, meaning “large river”) and the Avonbeg (Abhainn Bheag, meaning “small river”). These two rivers converge to form the Avoca. This happens at the “ Meeting of the Waters ”, a place of incredible scenic beauty.The river itself is located in the county of Wicklow and enters the sea at Arklow. It flows through the Irish village also named Avoca which is the setting for the BBC series “Ballykissangel”. Despite its amazing natural beauty, major concerns have arisen in recent years concerning pollution of the river.   The Bandon The Bandon is a river located in Co. Cork . It rises in the Shehy Mountains in the west of the county and flows eastward through Dunmanway, Balineen, Enniskeane, Bandon and Inishannon to Kinsale Harbour. The river is a good fishing area and has an estimated catch of 1300 salmon and a similar catch of sea-trout per year.   The Bann The Bann is the longest river in Northern Ireland , stretching a total of 129 kilometres from the Mourne Mountains in County Down to the northern coast of Ireland, entering the Atlantic Ocean at Portstewart. The Bann is unusual as it flows into the very large Lough Neagh at Bannfoot, Co. Armagh before continuing its journey northward. The has led to the River Bann being divided into two rivers; the Upper Bann which lies to the south of Lough Neagh and the Lower Bann which lies to the north. Numerous activities take place along the Bann, including cruises, canoeing, rowing, waterskiing, angling and several others.   The Barrow The Barrow is one of the “Three Sisters” rivers which are comprised of the Nore, the Suir and the Barrow. All three rise in the same mountainous area of Tipperary and flow in a southerly direction. It is 192 kilometres in length (the second longest in Ireland) and enters the Atlantic Ocean at Waterford. It also links with the Grand Canal at Athy, which connects Dublin with the Shannon in the west. The Barrow also passes through the town of New Ross in Co. Wexford where the replica famine ship “ The Dunbrody ” can be seen.   The Boyne The River Boyne, one of the more well-known Irish rivers, has its source near Edenderry, Co. Offaly . It is approximately 112 kilometres in length and enters the Irish Sea at Drogheda. The River Boyne is a highly popular fishing area, particularly for trout and salmon fishing, and also boasts many beautiful scenic views along its course. However, the Boyne is most renowned for its prominence in Irish history and folklore. The Battle of the Boyne took place in 1690 near Drogheda along the banks of the river and would be considered one of the most famous battles in Irish history. Steeped in Celtic mythology, the River Boyne is also believed to be the location of “ The Salmon of Knowledge ”, an ancient Irish legend.   The Corrib The River Corrib is located in Co. Galway and is one of Ireland’s shortest rivers, a mere 6 kilometres in length. Despite this, it is quite well-known as it flows through the heart of Galway City after travelling the short distance from Lough Corrib where it rises. The Corrib is also one of


Who described life in the Royal Navy as: 'rum sodomy, and the lash'?

When and why did Winston Churchill say: 'The traditions of the Royal Navy are rum, sodomy and the lash'? | Notes and Queries | guardian.co.uk YESTERYEAR When and why did Winston Churchill say: 'The traditions of the Royal Navy are rum, sodomy and the lash'? CHURCHILL'S description of the Royal Navy is included in the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations as having appeared in the book, Former Navy Person, by Sir Peter Gretton. The Oxford Dictionary suggests that Churchill's phrase should be compared with naval phrases dating from the 19th century - 'Rum, bum and bacca' and 'Ashore, it's wine, women and song, aboard it's rum, bum and concertina'. It looks as though here, as elsewhere, Churchill took an earlier quotation and improved upon it. In The Irrepressible Churchill, compiled by Kay Halle (Robson Books, 1985), Churchill is said to have used the phrase in 1913, when he was First Lord of the Admiralty. According to 'an ear-witness', he was having trouble with some of his admirals at a strategy meeting. One of them accused him of having impugned the traditions of the Royal Navy, provoking the reply: 'And what are they? They are rum, sodomy and the lash'. Edward Hewlett, Bexhill-on-Sea, E Sussex.


What is the capital of the Republic of Sudan?

Sudan Facts, Facts about Sudan capital city, currency, language, population, symbols Sudan Facts Where is Sudan? Situated in northern Africa, Republic of Sudan shares its borders with Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, and Libya to the northwest. What is the capital of Sudan? Khartoum is the capital of Sudan. It is a tripartite metropolis and is located where the two Niles, White and Blue Nile, meet. The etymology of its name is uncertain. It was founded in 1821 by Ibrahim Pasha and was an important point for the slave trading. How big is Sudan? Sudan is the 16th largest country in the world. It covers an area of 728,215 square miles and has an estimated population of 30,894,000. What is the currency of Sudan? The official currency of Sudan is Sudanese Pound. Its ISO 4217 code is SDG and is subdivided into 100 qirish. It is regulated by Bank of Sudan. Which is the largest city of Sudan? Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, is the largest city of Sudan. It has an estimated population of 639,598 and covers a total area of 5,274,321. What is the official language of Sudan? There are more than hundred languages spoken in Sudan. Arabic and English are the official languages of Sudan. What is the religion of Sudan? According to the CIA World Factbook, 97% of the population are Muslims. Remaining 3% of the population adhere to either animist and indigenous beliefs or Christianity. What is the literacy rate of Sudan? The total adult literacy rate of Sudan is 69%. Who is the political leader of Sudan? Sudan is widely known as an authoritarian state where all powers are vested in President. Officially, it is a federal presidential representative democratic republic, where the President is the head of the state, head of the government, and Commander-in-chief of the Army. Omar al-Bashir is the President of Sudan since 1989. He is also the head of the National Congress Party. Ali Osman Taha is the current and the first Vice President of Sudan. He assumed office on July 9, 2011. When is the National Day of Sudan celebrated? National Day of Sudan is celebrated on January 1. On this day in 1956, the first modern Sudanese government was established. The governments of Egypt and Britain agreed on granting Sudan independence by signing a treaty. A special ceremony was held at the People's Palace and the flag of Sudan was hoisted. What is the economy of Sudan like? In 2009, the GDP of Sudan was $ 92.83 billion, while its and Per Capita income was $2,300. Approximately 40% of the population live below poverty line. Unemployment rate stands at 18.7%. Services sector accounts for 38.2% of the GDP, followed by agriculture (32.6%), and industry (29.2%). Oil, cotton ginning, textiles, cement, edible oils, sugar, soap and pharmaceuticals are some of the important industries in the country. Major export markets are China, Japan, and Indonesia, while major imports are with China, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, India, and Italy.


What colour in the intense pigment in cadmium sulphide?

Artist Grade Oil Colors - Gamblin Artists Colors Artist Grade Oil Colors Click swatches below to enlarge. Tint = Color + Titanium Zinc White Tone = Color + Portland Grey Medium Shade = Color + Chromatic Black Details The color yellow appears to advance. It has the highest reflectivity of any color. Today hearing “yellow” many painters will think of Cadmium Yellow – brilliant and opaque. Cadmium Yellow replaced toxic chrome (lead) yellows. Although more expensive than Chrome Yellow, Cadmium Yellow was used by landscape painters, including Claude Monet, because of its higher chroma and its greater purity of color. Painters today can choose from among the cadmium yellows of the impressionists as well as the modern and more transparent hansa yellows. Hansa yellows retain their intensity in tints and make beautiful glazes. Hansa Yellows can boost cadmiums in mixes; enabling brighter secondaries. Indian Yellow has been prized for hundreds of years and is ideally suited for glazing. In its transparency, it makes a glowing warm yellow—as if a painting were suddenly lit with summer sunshine. Before the Industrial Revolution, painters used Yellow Ochres or Orpiment (sulfide of arsenic). Occasionally painters found some Gamboge, a strongly colored secretion from trees that resembles amber. Gamboge was used for glazing before Indian Yellow became available in the middle of the 19th century. To make Indian Yellow, cows were force fed mango leaves and given no water. Their urine was collected in dirt balls and sold as “pigment.” The resulting artists’ color was a warm transparent glazing yellow. But Indian Yellow was lost somewhere between the decline of cruelty to animals and the rise of manufactured pigments. In the 20th century, the most transparent of the yellows that we at Gamblin call “Indian Yellow” is a light stable diarylide pigment. In its transparency, it makes a glowing warm yellow—as if a painting were suddenly lit with summer sunshine. A color with obscure origins, Naples Yellow was originally lead antimoniate. Assyrian artists used this pigment to make ceramic glaze. Contemporary history of this color begins in the 18th century but “Naples Yellow” means more a color than a chemical composition. Rubens used this color extensively for skin tones. Because the original pigment is lead based, Robert Gamblin formulated an excellent copy at a reasonable price. Hansa yellow pigments were first made in Germany just before World War I. They are organic pigments that are semi-transparent and lightfast (Hansa Yellow Light is Lightfastness II, and Hansa Yellow Medium & Deep are Lightfastness I). In their masstones, Hansa Yellows resemble Cadmium Yellows but the similarity ends there. Hansa Yellows make more intense tints and cleaner secondaries, especially when mixed with other organic (modern) colors like Phthalo Blue and Green. Because they are more transparent, Hansa Yellows have great value as glazing colors. Painters can also take advantage of the “temperature” shifts of the Hansas –- from coolest yellow (Hansa Yellow Light) to warm golden yellow (Hansa Yellow Deep). Cadmium Chartreuse: This opaque greenish-yellow, close to the “line” between yellow and green, fills a gap in color space between Cadmium Lemon and Cadmium Green. Cadmium Chartreuse is among the most intense colors in the Gamblin palette. Pigment: CP cadmium zinc sulfide, phthalo emerald (PY 35, PG 36) Vehicle: Alkali refined linseed oil Lightfastness I, Series 4, OPAQUE,  SDS Cadmium Lemon: This is the coolest shade of Cadmium Yellow. Pigment: CP cadmium zinc sulfide (PY35) Vehicle: Alkali refined linseed oil Lightfastness I, Series 4, OPAQUE,  SDS Cadmium Yellow Light is a bright, cool chemically pure Cadmium color – one step warmer than our Cadmium Lemon. Excellent opacity Pigment: Concentrated cadmium zinc sulfide (PY 35) Vehicle: Alkali refined linseed oil Lightfastness I, Series 4, OPAQUE,  SDS Cadmium Yellow Medium: Pure medium yellow with great opacity and naturally muted tint. This chemically pure cadmium color replaced toxic chrome yellow for the Impressi


Herdwick and Swaledale are breeds of which animal?

Breeds of Livestock - Herdwick Sheep — Breeds of Livestock, Department of Animal Science Breeds of Livestock, Department of Animal Science Breeds of Livestock - Herdwick Sheep Breeds of Livestock - Herdwick Sheep Herdwick The Herdwick   is found in the Lake District of northwestern England, on the Fells of Westmorland   and Cumberland. They are a carpet wool and meat breed. The lambs are born   with black faces, legs and blue-roan fleeces which lighten in the adults.   The males are horned and the females are polled or naturally hornless. Reference:


"Which group had a 1982 No. 1 hit with ""Do You Really Want To Hurt Me""?"

Do You Really Want To Hurt Me? by Culture Club Songfacts Songfacts The four members of Culture Club wrote the songs for their first album Kissing To Be Clever together, with singer Boy George coming up with the lyrics. On this song, he later admitted that he wrote the lyrics about his relationship with their drummer Jon Moss. They had an affair for about six years that was kept hidden from the public, and George often felt hurt and emotional. At first, Boy George didn't want this released as a single because it was such a personal song for him. When it was released, it hit #1 in 23 countries. Boy George told Q magazine September 2008: "Our first two singles failed. That single was our last chance. But I threatened to leave if (the label) released it. I didn't think it was us; it wasn't club music. It wouldn't stand up to Spandau Ballet. But I was wrong. It was so personal in a way that our other songs weren't. It was about Jon. All the songs were about him, but they were more ambiguous." This was Culture Club's first single released in the United States. It was a huge and unlikely hit for the British band, who embarked on an American tour in 1983 to gain traction in that country. The song crossed over to Adult Contemporary radio, where most listeners had no idea the lead singer dressed like a girl. MTV, whose library was mostly British bands when they launched, had acclimated their US audience to guys in makeup, so Culture Club wasn't so shocking on the channel and the group developed a huge audience of young people who liked the sound and the look. The "look" was authentic: Boy George had been wearing makeup and women's clothes since his school days, and while he exaggerated it for publicity, it was his preferred style. In a 1983 Trouser Press interview, the singer explained: "I wear my hair this way 'cause it makes my face look longer, my hat because it makes me look taller, black clothes because they make me look thinner, and makeup because it makes me look prettier." The band came up with the soft reggae beat and put the song together when they found they had some spare studio time during a recording session for the Peter Powell show on BBC Radio One. Their bass player Mikey Craig brought a Caribbean influence to the band's sound. Boy George surprised a lot of people who met him in person, as his substantial size and manly speaking voice belied his feminine appearance. At least one line in this song addresses how perceptions can be wrong. He told Musician magazine in October 1983: "There's a line from 'Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?' that says, 'Everything's not what you see,' which is basically what I believe. It's kind of boring when things are just what they are." In the book 1000 UK #1 Hits by Jon Kutner and Spencer Leigh, Boy George said: "'Do You Really Want To Hurt Me' is a really well-constructed song. It's probably the only proper song we've got with proper chord sequences and keyboard changes in it. It's just very musical. The most powerful songs in the world are love songs. They apply to everyone - especially kids who fall in and out of love more times than anyone else. At the end of the day, everybody wants to be wanted." In the 1998 film The Wedding Singer, which is set in the '80s, a member of the wedding band named George is clearly modeled after Boy George. At one point, he is thrust into the spotlight and sings this - twice. In January 2009, one TV news program reporting the demise of the former Culture Club frontman Boy George said it was a case of life imitating art. The previous month, the openly homosexual George O'Dowd was convicted of the false imprisonment of a male escort. He was said to have handcuffed the man to the wall in his London apartment and beaten him with a metal chain. A Guardian correspondent reported that in an apparently accidental allusion to the 1982 hit, Heather Norton for the prosecution, asked the jury: "Did he really have to hurt him?" At least one newspaper used a similar headline; this was O'Dowd's second conviction in recent years; he had previously been ordered by a U


Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins died with which other country music star in a 1963 plane crash?

Patsy Cline Plane Crash in Camden Tennessee. Nashville Newspaper 4 OPRY STARS DIE IN CRASH Plane Debris Yields Bodies At Camden Camden - The remains of four country music personalities, including three nationally known Grand Ole Opry stars, were found this morning in the scattered bits of a private plane which crashed in rugges woodlands near here. The victims were Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas, Hawkshaw Hawkins, and Randy Hughes, believed to be the pilot of the ill-fated aircraft. The wreckage was discovered about 6 a.m. after a night-long search by Highway Patrol, Civil Defense and local officers. Parts of the yellow plane and bits of human flesh were scattered over a 60-yard area a mile off Highway 70 about three miles west of Camden. The wreckage was between the highway and a ranger tower, which had served as a base of operations for searchers. Civil Defense official Dean Brewer, asked whether all four bodies had been located, replied: "There's not enough to count . . . They're all in small pieces."The plane left Dyersburg about 6 p.m. Tuesday for a flight to Nashville. The entertainers had been in Kansas City for a benefit performance for the late Cactus Jack Call, a disc jockey. Sam Webb, whose farm is near the dense woodlands said he saw a plane circling his home about 7 p.m. and that it was "revving up its motor. . . going fast and then slow, like it was attempting to climb." Webb said the plane left his sight and then he heard something "like it struck the top of some trees." The weather in the area at the time of the accident was termed "extremely turbulent." Investigators of the Civil Aeronautics Board were enroute to the crash scene to make a detailed probe of the wreckage in an effort to learn the cause of the smashup. Meanwhile in another phase of the investigation, Dr. J.S. Butterworth, CAB medical examiner, and Dr. A. T. Hix, Benton County Medical Examiner were examining the remains of the four victims. The wreckage was located by searchers using field glasses in the fire tower and almost simultaneously by ground searchers Lewis and Claude Bradford, brothers who farm near the scene, and W. J. Hollingsworth of Sandy River Road. The plane apparently struck a large tree before hitting the ground. Pieces of the aircraft were hanging in the tree and a three-foot hole marked the spot where the main part of the fuselage struck the ground. The terrain in the area is so rugged that some searchers returning during the night were covered with bruises, scratches and blood and according to one observer, "looked like they had been in a bear fight." The wreck scene is about five miles west of the Tennessee River. After the wreckage was located, about a 100 cars lined Old Stage Road, about 150 yards from the scene. Benton County Sheriff Loye Furr described the area as "full of woods, hills, hollows and swamps. Refueling Stop The single-engine plane stopped at Dyersburg to refuel and the Dyersburg Airport manager, Bill Braese, said the occupants "had a cup of coffee." *  Patsy Cline  *  Hawkshaw Hawkins * Cowboy Copas *   Randy Hughes * TENNESSEE CONCERTS SEARCH ENGINE Website by Pat Adams. pat@tennesseeconcerts.com Editor: Pat Adams - Nashville TN Email: pat@tennesseeconcerts.com music artistry. I counted them among my close friends and extend my deep and sincere sympathy to their families." of WSM's Grand Ole Opry. God On My Side "God was on my side," Billy Walker said today. "Else how can you explain my being here -- and Patsy, Copas and Hawk and Randy gone." Walker, a Columbia recording artist and member of the Grand Ole Opry, was one of the entertainers who appeared on the benefit show the past said the tall, hefty Texan. "I was not scheduled to ride in the plane. room for me in the four-seater. So I went out and back on a commercial flight. There was some kidding about my size and how I weighed too much to get in the small ship. Ironic isn't it that the final appearances of Patsy, Hawk, Copas and Randy would be for commented Walker who lives on Jasperson Drive in Madison (a suburb of Nashville). Walker's recent recent r


Scurvy is a disease resulting from deficiency of which vitamin?

Scurvy - Symptoms, Causes, Treatments Scurvy Treatments What is scurvy? Scurvy is a disease that affects the blood vessels, skin, and the body’s healing process, resulting in anemia, hemorrhaging of the skin, and gum disease (gingivitis). Scurvy occurs when your diet is deficient in vitamin C. Scurvy is uncommon in the United States, and those most at risk are older adults and alcoholics suffering from malnutrition. Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble vitamin, meaning the body neither produces nor stores the vitamin. To maintain good health, vitamin C must be replenished frequently. If your diet is lacking in fruits and vegetables, you may be at risk of an inadequate level of vitamin C. Conditions that cause malnutrition may be associated with scurvy. Looking for a Doctor? Search Now Find a Nutritionist Near You You may find that the signs and symptoms of scurvy are constant or occur only periodically. The types of symptoms associated with scurvy vary among individuals. Some people with scurvy have only mild symptoms, such as fatigue, while others may develop severe anemia and recurrent infections. The 10 Best Sources of Protein Fortunately, scurvy can be readily and effectively treated with nutritional supplements to resolve deficiencies in vitamin C. Changes in your lifestyle can also reduce your risk of developing scurvy, include limiting alcohol intake, eating a well-balanced diet that includes a variety of fruits and vegetables, not smoking, and always taking all medications and supplements as prescribed. In some cases, if left untreated, scurvy can lead to severe vitamin-deficiency anemia that should be immediately evaluated in an emergency setting. Seek immediate medical care (call 911) if you, or someone you are with, have any of these serious symptoms, including difficulty breathing or shortness of breath, fainting or change in level of consciousness or lethargy, generalized swelling, muscle pain, uncontrollable bleeding, or rapid heart rate (tachycardia). Seek prompt medical care if you are being treated for scurvy but mild symptoms worsen, recur, are persistent, or give you any reason for concern.


Which is the oldest of the English classic horse races?

The English Classic Races | UK Flat Horse Racing Guide | HorseRacing.co.uk Want your site listed here? Contact Us . Classic Races British flat racing - meaning the races are run on 'the flat', without jumps - are the most traditional form of horse racing. The Classics, or Classic Races, are a series of five flat races, held annually and restricted to horses which are three years of age. The five races, which are subdivided into two separate competitions, the Triple Crown and the Fillies' Triple crown, are held at three different race courses; Newmarket , Epsom Downs and Doncaster . The Classic Races are so popular that bookmakers all across the UK offer year-round antepost betting on the events; allowing punting professionals to benefit from excellent early odds. The five Classic Races in the United Kingdom are: 2,000 Guineas Stakes This race is held at the famous Newmarket Racecourse , on the Rowley Mile, in late April or early May, and is run over a distance of one mile. The 2,000 Guineas Stakes was first held on 18th April 1809. It is open to fillies and colts, female and male three-year-olds, and is the first race of the Classics season. The 2,000 Guineas Stakes is also part of the Triple Crown, a separate cup comprised of the three classic races which allow horses of either sex to enter. 1,000 Guineas Stakes The second race of the Classics also takes place at Newmarket 's Rowley Mile at the same time as the 2,000 Guineas Stakes (late April or early March). The 1,000 Guineas Stakes was first introduced on 28th April 1814, five years after the 2,000 Guineas Stakes was established. It is open to fillies only, female horses of three years, which makes it part of the Fillies' Triple Crown, the fillies-only version of the Triple Crown mentioned above. As the 2,000 Guineas Stakes, it is run over the course of one mile. Epsom Oaks The race, conducted at Epsom Downs racecourse in Surrey, is the third of the Classics races, as well as the second event in the Fillies' Triple Crown. Like the 1,000 Guineas Stakes it is a contest for female three-year-olds only. The Epsom Oaks race was established in 1779, one year before the Derby Stakes premiered. It takes its name from 'The Oaks' a home rented by the 12th Earl of Derby in the Epsom area. The race takes place over a distance of one mile, four furlongs and ten yards. Epsom Derby Also known as simply The Derby to locals and as the Epsom Derby to the international audience, is the fourth race of the Classics series. It is run at Epsom Downs over a distance of one mile, four furlongs and ten yards - as the Epsom Oaks -; a meeting taking place annually in early June. As it is open to colts and fillies, it is also the second leg of the Triple Crown. The very first Epsom Derby was held on 4th May 1780, with Diomed, a colt from the stables of Lord Bunbury taking first place. St. Leger Stakes The last race of the Classics, the Triple Crown and- strangely - the Fillies' Triple Crown is hosted at Doncaster , and run over a distance of one mile, six furlongs and 132 yards every September. The St Leger Stakes is the longest of the Classic races and was introduced in 1777, named in honour of local army officer and politician Anthony St. Leger.


St Helens RLFC won all three trophies in Super League 2006. Which is the only other club ever to do this?

Saints Heritage Society Year On Year Information 1873 Founded 19 November 1873 St Helens are one of the oldest members of the Rugby Football League. Founded as St Helens Football Club on 19 November 1873 at the Fleece Hotel by William Douglas Herman. 1874 First Match The Saints played their first ever match on 31 January 1874 against Liverpool Royal Infirmary 1890 Knowsley Road: The club moved from the City Ground in 1890 where they had shared with St Helens Recs when neither were members of the Northern Rugby Football Union, to Knowley Road. 1895 Aug St. Helens, along with 20 other clubs, resign from the Rugby Union at a meeting held at the George Hotel in Huddersfield. 1895 Sep Saints defeat Rochdale Hornets 8-3 at Knowsley Road in their inaugural Northern Union fixture. 1897 Apr Batley defeat Saints 10-3 in the inaugural Challenge Cup final played at Headingley. 1906 The number of players on each side reduced from 15 to 13 and Line Outs abolished. 1906 Jan Frank Lee and Tommy Barton appear for England in the 3 all draw with the Other Nationalities at Wigan, and thus become the club's first Internationals. 1908 In December, scum half Arthur Kelly becomes Saints' first colonial import. 1909 Apr Warrington inflict upon St. Helens their record defeat 78-6. 1909 Feb Saints defeat the first Australian Tourists 9 nil. 1912 Billy Briers announces his retirement. The last playing member who had defeated     Rochdale Hornets in the first Northern Union match, Billy had scored 114 tries for     the club in 512 appearances. 1913 St. Helens Recs join the Lancashire Combination. 1915 May Huddersfield defeat Saints by a record 37 points to 3 in the Challenge Cup     final played at Watersheadings, Oldham. 1917 Due to a shortage of players, 12 aside rugby is introduced. 1918 Dec Saints re open and are beaten 20 points to nil by St. Helens Recs at City     Road, in a friendly fixture. 1918 Jan Saints are defeated 22 nil by Widnes. They then 'close down' due to a lack     of finances. 1919 Jan Competitive rugby restarts and Saints are defeated by St. Helens Recs 24-3     at Knowsley Road. This is the first 'official' fixture between the teams. 1920 Dec 24,000 fans pack Knowsley Road for the 'derby' encounter against Wigan     and see Lord Derby open the new Pavilion. 1922 Stan and George Lewis sign from Pontypool RUFC, making their debuts in the 24-     13 home victory over Featherstone Rovers. 1923 Jessie Skepper helped form Saints' Supporters' Club. 1926 Mar Alf Ellaby scores two tries on his debut against Keighley at Knowsley     Road. 1926 Nov Saints defeat arch rivals St. Helens Recs by 10 points to 2 at Wilderspool,     Warrington to win the Lancashire Cup for the first time. It was Saints' first major     trophy triumph. 1927 Alf Ellaby finishes the season with 50 tries for Saints. A record! 1928 Seven players from St. Helens are selected to tour 'Down Under' for the 1928 Tour.     These are thus the first Saints' or Recs' players to earn such a honour. Alf Ellaby,     Les Fairclough, Alf Frodsham and Ben Halfpenny were selected from Saints, whilst     the Recs provided Frank Bowen, Oliver Dolan and Albert Fildes. 1929 Oct Arthur Atkinson of Castleford, converts a penalty kick from 75 yards, at      Knowsley Road. He was kicking towards the Dunriding Lane end of the ground      and was assisted by the wind! Castleford won 20-10. 1930 May Widnes surprisingly defeat Saints 10-3 in the Challenge Cup final. It was     only the second final to be played at Wembley. 1932 Alf Ellaby and Albert Fildes (now a Saint) are selected for the 1932 Tour. 1932 Mar Alf Ellaby scores 6 tries against Barrow. The first Saint to achieve such a     feat. 1932 May St. Helens defeat Huddersfield 9-5 at Bell Vue, Wakefield to win the     League Championship for the first time. 1937 Saints become a Limited Liability Company. 1939 Jan Saints defeat St. Helens Recs 5-3 at City Road, in their last ever meeting. 1945 Aug Widnes beat Saints 20-8 at Naughton Park, i


Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce, and who else formed the pop group 'Cream'?

Cream - The First Supergroup Cream - Ginger Baker, Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce - the world's first super-group was born in 1966... CREAM MYTHICAL BLUES GODS by Howard Druckman The virtuoso playing of Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker made Cream the first band of soloists. In their two year career they brought the blues to a whole generation of white rockers and spawned legions of power trios, boogie bands and heavy metal groups... According to rock critic Dave Marsh, Cream created “the fastest, loudest, most overpowering blues-based rock ever heard, particularly onstage.” Though they lasted only two years, Cream sold 15 million records; earned the first certified platinum album in history (for the double set Wheels of Fire); played to standing-room-only audiences across Europe and North America; and redefined the instrumentalist’s role in rock. Indeed, the trio is often cited as the first “supergroup.” Eric Clapton’s passion and fluidity on guitar inspired a spate of “Clapton is God” graffiti in London; Ginger Baker’s brutal intensity helped create the tradition of the drum solo in rock; and Jack Bruce was one of the first bassists to introduce a jazz sensibility to a hard rock format. Eric Clapton, born in March, 1945, was first inspired by Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, and later by Jerry Lee Lewis. He quickly graduated from a plastic guitar to a real one, and from small-town Ripley to cosmopolitan London. There, he immersed himself in the nascent British blues scene, playing in the Roosters and Casey Jones & the Engineers before achieving an axemaster’s reputation with the Yardbirds and John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers. In the last Bluesbreakers lineup, Jack Bruce was playing bass. He left to join Manfred Mann, but not before Clapton had become excited enough by his work to want to form a band. When drummer Ginger Baker, about to leave the jazz- tinged Graham Bond Organisation, asked Clapton if he wanted to start a band, the trio became inevitable. Despite animosity between Bruce and Baker, Cream was formed in July, 1966. They made their debut at the 1966 Windsor Festival in England, and rapidly established their legendary live style — a combination of high-volume blues jamming, extended solos and flashy instrumental showmanship. Their first album, Fresh Cream , was released in January, 1967 , to moderate U.K. success. It included such chestnuts as Skip James’“I’m So Glad” and Muddy Waters’“Rollin’ And Tumblin’,” and like their live show expanded the possibilities of blues playing far beyond the traditional limits of slavish imitation. It also turned a legion of white rockers on to the sound, and in April, when it hit the U.S. charts, a host of followers — boogie bands, power trios and heavy metal groups — was spawned. In the meantime, though, flower power, psychedelia and Jimi Hendnx were making their way across the Atlantic. Consequently, Cream’s second LP, Disraeli Gears, was filled with short, pungent rock originals drenched in fuzz-tone, wah-wah and other then-revolutionary guitar effects. It was released in December, 1967, and a few months later “ Sunshine Of Your Love ” reached number five on the U.S. charts. Spicy, sophisticated rockers like “Tales of Brave Ulysses” and “Swalbr” became FM underground radio staples. This was when Clapton’s comparisons to the Deity began, as he became the focus of the guitar cult that developed in the late ‘60s. Naturally, success was accompanied by tension. Egos bloated, personalities clashed; when Bruce and Baker weren’t fighting amongst themselves — which wasn’t often — they complained of Clapton’s virtual domination of the band. There were also tensions between Clapton’s blues approach and the rhythm  section’s jazz snobbery (it was almost inevitable that three overpowering improvisers would step on each other’s musical toes). Offstage, Cream’s drug abuse was mythic. All three indulged in grass, acid and coke. Baker was using heroin heavily, and Clapton started dabbling down a road that would eventually lead him to a hard, isolated two-year heroin addiction. Against this


Britney Spears was married for two days to who?

Britney Spears & Jason Alexander â 2 Days | Shortest Celebrity Marriages | XFINITY Send to Friend Britney Spears & Jason Alexander â 2 Days Oops, she did it again! Britney Spears and childhood friend Jason Alexander went all in during a 2004 trip to Las Vegas. The pair said "I Do"...and 55 hours later said "I Don't." âXFINITY Entertainment Staff (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, AP Photo/Danny Moloshok) The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast. More from this Slideshow Split-Second Mar... Everyone knows Hollywood marriages age in dog years, but these famous unions truly take the cake. Keep clicking to check out the shortest celebrity marriages in history. âXFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photos by Getty Images) The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast. Robin Givens & S... Mike Tyson's former flame sure knows how to pick them. Robin Givens married her tennis instructor Svetozar Marinkovic in 1997, but the pair didn't even last a whole day. The duo officially separated within 24 hours and filed for divorce a few months later. âXFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: David Livingston/Getty) The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast. Zsa Zsa Gabor & ... Zsa Zsa Gabor has been married a whopping nine times, so it really is no surprise that she made it onto this list. Gabor wed Mexican attorney and character actor Felipe De Alba in 1963, only to have the marriage annulled the very same day. The reason? Her previous marriage to Michael O'Hara had not been properly dissolved and her union with De Alba was not legally recognized.âXFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Hulton Archive/Getty) The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast. Britney Spears &... Oops, she did it again! Britney Spears and childhood friend Jason Alexander went all in during a 2004 trip to Las Vegas. The pair said "I Do"...and 55 hours later said "I Don't." âXFINITY Entertainment Staff (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, AP Photo/Danny Moloshok) The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast. Francesca Eastwo... After filing for a marriage license on November 17, 2013, Clint Eastwood's daughter Francesca and Jonah Hill's brother Jordan called it quits. The pair wed in a quickie Las Vegas ceremony and reportedly decided to annul the union eight days later. âXFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Gabriel Olsen/Getty) The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast. Carmen Electra &... Carmen Electra married eccentric NBA star Dennis Rodman in November 1998 at Little Chapel of the Flowers in Las Vegas. Rodman filed for an annulment less than two weeks later. "It's easy to get caught up in a moment," Electra told People. "You think it's romantic, but then you realize, 'God, we did it in Vegas?' It's like getting a cheeseburger at a fast-food restaurant." âXFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Steve Grayson/All Sport/Getty) The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast. Catherine Oxenbe... "Dynasty" actress Catherine Oxenberg, the daughter of HRH Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia, married producer Robert Evans on July 12, 1998. The pair did not last and had their marriage annulled nine days later. âXFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photos: Getty) The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast. Tracey Edmonds &... Eddie Murphy and Tracey Edmonds called it quits two weeks after participating in a non-binding wedding ceremony in Bora Bora in 2008. âXFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty) The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast. Sinead O'Connor ... Sinead O'Connor wed Irish therapist Barry Herridge, whom she met on the I


Rise of the Avocets: symbol of the RSPB enjoys record year (From The Argus) 0 comments THE avocet, a wader once close to extinction in the UK, which now flocks to Poole Harbour in its thousands in winter, has enjoyed a record breaking year. The RSPB, whose emblem is the black and white bird, says the south west estuaries are now home to an internationally important population. Avocets returned to Minsmere in Suffolk in 1947 after an absence of more than 100 years, and numbers have continued to grow across the UK. Poole Harbour is of particular importance as a winter refuge for the birds as are the Tamar and Exe. The harbour is now home to a flock of 2,000 avocets in the cold months, an increase from just 25 individuals 30 years ago, representing 40 per cent of the total UK wintering population. "The avocet is a wonderful success story and proves that conservation efforts to save species, and safeguarding special places can really work," said Tony Whitehead, spokesman for the RSPB in Dorset. "It's a delight to watch these elegant wading birds, the RSPB's iconic emblem on our estuaries in winter." Mike Clarke, RSPB's chief executive, said: "Avocets continue to take up residence around the country - often colonising places that we and others have created for them. "They are a symbol of conservation success - and the reason they feature as the logo of the RSPB." There have been other notable successes in the south west this year including the return of storm petrels to the Isles of Scilly and Lundy, bittern numbers are continuing to rise on Somerset reserves and cirl buntings have been re-introduced to Cornwall. Mr Whitehead said: "The south west in winter is one of the best places to watch wildlife. If people haven't yet seen avocet or want really good views of the birds, the best way is to join one of our winter bird cruises. "On these you can also enjoy lots of other winter visitors, from brent geese to godwits, wigeon and a multitude of other wintering birds." There are Poole Harbour cruises on November 29, January 10 and February 13 and cruises landing at Brownsea Island on December 13, January 30 and February 16. Details can be found at rspb.org.uk/events.


What is the celestial visible light spectrum better known as?

HubbleSite - Reference Desk - FAQs Reference Desk Frequently Asked Questions How does light carry information about stars, galaxies and other celestial objects? Light is a form of electromagnetic radiation. Visible light is a narrow range of wavelengths   of the electromagnetic spectrum. By measuring the wavelength or frequency   of light coming from objects in the universe, we can learn something about   their nature. Since we are not able to travel to a star or take samples from   a galaxy, we must depend on electromagnetic radiation to carry information   to us from distant objects in space. The human eye is sensitive to a very small range of wavelengths called visible   light. However, most objects in the universe radiate at wavelengths that our   eyes cannot see. Astronomers use telescopes with detection devices that are   sensitive to wavelengths other than visible light, allowing astronomers to   study objects that emit this radiation, otherwise invisible to us. Computer techniques then code the light into arbitrary colors that we CAN   see. The Hubble Space Telescope is able to measure wavelengths from about   0.1150 to 2 micrometers, a range that covers more than just visible light.   These measurements of light enable astronomers to determine certain physical characteristics of objects,   such as their temperature, composition, and velocity. What is the electromagnetic spectrum? The electromagnetic spectrum consists of all the different wavelengths of   electromagnetic radiation, including light, radio waves, and X-rays. We name   regions of the spectrum rather arbitrarily, but the names give us a general   sense of the energy of the radiation; for example, ultraviolet light has shorter   wavelengths than radio light. The only region in the entire electromagnetic   spectrum that our eyes are sensitive to is the visible region. Gamma rays have the shortest wavelengths, < 0.01 nanometers   (about the size of an atomic nucleus). This is the highest frequency and most   energetic region of the electromagnetic spectrum. Gamma rays can result from   nuclear reactions and from processes taking place in objects such as pulsars, quasars, and black   holes. X-rays range in wavelength from 0.01 – 10 nm (about the size   of an atom). They are generated, for example, by super-heated gas from exploding   stars and quasars, where temperatures are near a million to ten million degrees. Ultraviolet radiation has wavelengths of 10 – 310 nm (about   the size of a virus). Young, hot stars produce a lot of ultraviolet light   and bathe interstellar space with this energetic light. Visible light covers the range of wavelengths from 400 – 700 nm (from the size of a molecule to a protozoan). Our sun emits the most   of its radiation in the visible range, which our eyes perceive as the colors   of the rainbow. Our eyes are sensitive only to this small portion of the electromagnetic   spectrum. Infrared wavelengths span from 710 nm – 1 millimeter (from   the width of a pinpoint to the size of small plant seeds). At a temperature   of 37 degrees C, our bodies give off infrared wavelengths with a peak intensity   near 900 nm. Radio waves are longer than 1 mm. Since these are the longest waves,   they have the lowest energy and are associated with the lowest temperatures.   Radio wavelengths are found everywhere: in the background radiation of the   universe, in interstellar clouds, and in the cool remnants of supernova explosions,   to name a few. Radio stations use radio wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation   to send signals that our radios then translate into sound. Radio stations   transmit electromagnetic radiation, not sound. The radio station encodes a   pattern on the electromagnetic radiation it transmits, and then our radios   receive the electromagnetic radiation, decode the pattern and translate the   pattern into sound. What is a light wave? Light is a disturbance of electric and magnetic fields that t


Who, in the OT of the Bible, was the sister of Moses and Aaron?

Who Was Miriam in the Bible? Who Was Miriam in the Bible? Who Was Miriam in the Bible? Women in the Bible By Ariela Pelaia Updated September 04, 2016. According to the Hebrew bible, Miriam was the older sister of Moses and Aaron . She was also a prophetess in her own right. Miriam as a Child Miriam first appears in the biblical book of Exodus not long after Pharaoh decrees that all newborn Hebrew boys will be drowned in the Nile river. Miriam's mother, Yocheved, has been hiding Miriam's infant brother, Moses, for three months. But as the child grows older Yocheved decides that it is no longer safe for him at home – after all, it would only take one ill-timed cry for an Egyptian guard to discover the child. Yocheved puts Moses in a waterproofed wicker basket and places it in the Nile, hoping the river will carry her son to safety. Miriam follows at a distance and sees the basket float near Pharaoh's daughter, who is bathing in the Nile. Pharaoh's daughter sends one of her servants to fetch the basket from among the reeds and finds Moses when she opens it. She recognizes him as one of the Hebrew babies and feels sympathy for the child. At this time Miriam emerges from her hiding place and approaches Pharaoh's daughter, offering to find a Hebrew woman to nurse the child. The princess agrees and Miriam brings none other than her own mother to care for Moses. "Take this baby and nurse him for me, and I will pay you," Pharaoh's daughter says to Yocheved (Exodus 2:9). Hence, as a result of Miriam's boldness Moses was raised by his mother until he was weaned, at which time he was adopted by the princes and became a member of the Egyptian royal family. (See "The Passover Story" for more information.) Miriam at the Red Sea Miriam does not appear again until much later in the Exodus story. Moses has commanded Pharaoh to let his people go and God has sent the ten plagues down upon Egypt. The former Hebrew slaves have crossed the Red Sea and the waters have crashed down upon the Egyptian soldiers that were pursuing them. Moses leads the Israelite people in a song of praise to God, after which Miriam appears again. She leads the women in a dance while singing: "Sing to the Lord, for God is highly exalted. Both horse and driver God has hurled into the sea." When Miriam is re-introduced in this part of the story, the text refers to her as a "prophetess" (Exodus 15:20) and later in Numbers 12:2 she reveals that God has spoken to her. Later, as the Israelites wander through the desert in search of the Promised Land, the midrash tells us that a well of water followed Miriam and quenched the people's thirst. It is from this part of her story that the relatively new tradition of Miriam's Cup at the Passover seder is derived. Miriam Speaks Against Moses Miriam also appears in the biblical book of Numbers, when she and her brother Aaron speak unfavorably about the Cushite woman Moses is married to. They also discuss how God has spoken to them too, implying that they are unhappy with the status quo between themselves and their younger brother. God overhears their conversation and calls the three siblings into the Tent of Meeting, where God appears as a cloud before them. Miriam and Aaron are instructed to step forward and God explains to them that Moses is different from other prophets: "When there is a prophet among you, I, the Lord, reveal myself to them in visions, I speak to them in dreams. But this is not true of my servant Moses; he is faithful in all my house. With him I speak face to face, clearly and not in riddles; he sees the form of the Lord. Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?" What God seems to be saying in this text is that whereas God appears to other prophets in visions, with Moses God speaks "face to face, clearly and not in riddles" (Numbers 12:6-9). In other words, Moses has a closer relationship with God than other prophets. Following this encounter Miriam discovers that her skin is white and that she is afflicted with leprosy . Surprisingly, Aaron is not afflicted or punished in any way, though


Which comedian swam the English Channel for charity in 2006?

David Walliams relieved after 140-mile Thames charity swim - BBC News David Walliams relieved after 140-mile Thames charity swim 13 September 2011 Close share panel Media captionSpeaking after the end of his epic swim, Walliams said he was "relieved" and "overwhelmed" David Walliams said he felt relieved after completing a 140-mile swim along the length of the River Thames. He reached Westminster Bridge eight days after starting near the river's source, during which he battled illness and rescued a dog. By the time he finished Walliams had raised more than £1m for the Big Splash Challenge for Sport Relief . After his swim, Walliams told the BBC: "A bath is the only water I want to see for quite a while." The comedian had already completed swims across the English Channel in 2006 and the Strait of Gibraltar in 2008 in previous charity events. The Little Britain star entered the water at Teddington Lock on Monday morning, completing a further 15 miles to reach his goal. The last leg of his challenge saw him tackle the tidal stretch of the Thames, with strong currents and undertows, along with busy river traffic. 'Thames tummy' Walliams was greeted on Westminster Bridge by his wife Lara Stone who has been following his progress in a support boat. Fellow comedians Lenny Henry and Miranda Hart and Olympic rower Steve Redgrave were among the huge crowd cheering him on. Image caption David Walliams has raised more than £1m for Big Splash Challenge for Sport Relief As he clambered out of the water just before 18:30 BST towards a podium at County Hall on the southern bank of the Thames, there was a shower of red, white and blue ticker tape. He said as he crossed the finish, there was a wave of "relief that I didn't have to do any more". He began near Lechlade, in Gloucestershire, on 5 September but soon suffered a bout of "Thames tummy" which left him with a high temperature. "It was hard work," Walliams told BBC News. "It was really, really tough and the distance took it out of me. I did a lot of training but I don't know quite how you can prepare for this because it's an endurance event." He said it was "beautiful" coming into London and seeing the Houses of Parliament in the sun. "I felt really proud to be British and really proud that all the people cared," he said. Organisers of the BT Sport Relief Challenge said Walliams's swim had raised £1,093,325 by the time he finished, with more continuing to come in.


The group 'Abba' was formed in which European capital city in 1971?

ABBA on Apple Music To preview a song, mouse over the title and click Play. Open iTunes to buy and download music. Biography The most commercially successful pop group of the 1970s, the origins of the Swedish superstars ABBA dated back to 1966, when keyboardist and vocalist Benny Andersson, a onetime member of the popular beat outfit the Hep Stars, first teamed with guitarist and vocalist Bjorn Ulvaeus, the leader of the folk-rock unit the Hootenanny Singers. The two performers began composing songs together and handling session and production work for Polar Music/Union Songs, a publishing company owned by Stig Anderson, himself a prolific songwriter throughout the 1950s and 1960s. At the same time, both Andersson and Ulvaeus worked on projects with their respective girlfriends: Ulvaeus had become involved with vocalist Agnetha Faltskog, a performer with a recent number one Swedish hit, "I Was So in Love," under her belt, while Andersson began seeing Anni-Frid Lyngstad, a one-time jazz singer who rose to fame by winning a national talent contest. In 1971, Faltskog ventured into theatrical work, accepting the role of Mary Magdalene in a Swedish production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar; her cover of the musical's "Don't Know How to Love Him" became a significant hit. The following year, the duo of Andersson and Ulvaeus scored a massive international hit with "People Need Love," which featured Faltskog and Lyngstad on backing vocals. The record's success earned them an invitation to enter the Swedish leg of the 1973 Eurovision song contest, where, under the unwieldy name of Bjorn, Benny, Agnetha & Frida, they submitted "Ring Ring," which proved extremely popular with audiences but placed only third in the judges' ballots. The next year, rechristened ABBA (a suggestion from Stig Anderson and an acronym of the members' first names), the quartet submitted the single "Waterloo," and became the first Swedish act to win the Eurovision competition. The record proved to be the first of many international hits, although the group hit a slump after their initial success as subsequent singles failed to chart. In 1975, however, ABBA issued "S.O.S.," a smash not only in America and Britain but also in non-English speaking countries such as Spain, Germany and the Benelux nations, where the group's success was fairly unprecedented. A string of hits followed, including "Mamma Mia," "Fernando," and "Dancing Queen" (ABBA's sole U.S. chart-topper), further honing their lush, buoyant sound; by the spring of 1976, they were already in position to issue their first Greatest Hits collection. ABBA's popularity continued in 1977, when both "Knowing Me, Knowing You" and "The Name of the Game" dominated airwaves. The group also starred in the feature film ABBA -- The Movie, which was released in 1978. That year Andersson and Lyngstad married, as had Ulvaeus and Faltskog in 1971, although the latter couple separated a few months later; in fact, romantic suffering was the subject of many songs on the quartet's next LP, 1979's Voulez-Vous. Shortly after the release of 1980s Super Trouper, Andersson and Lyngstad divorced as well, further straining the group dynamic; The Visitors, issued the following year, was the final LP of new ABBA material, and the foursome officially disbanded after the December 1982 release of their single "Under Attack."  Although all of the group's members soon embarked on new projects -- both Lyngstad and Faltskog issued solo LPs, while Andersson and Ulvaeus collaborated with Tim Rice on the musical Chess -- none proved as successful as the group's earlier work, largely because throughout much of the world, especially Europe and Australia, the ABBA phenomenon never went away. Repackaged hits compilations and live collections continued hitting the charts long after the group's demise, and new artists regularly pointed to the quartet's inspiration: while the British dance duo Erasure released a covers collection, ABBA-esque, an Australian group called Bjorn Again found success as ABBA impersonators. In 1993,


An oenophilist is a connoisseur of what?

Oenophilist | Define Oenophilist at Dictionary.com C20: from Greek oinos wine + -phile Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Word Origin and History for oenophilist Expand


Shatt al Arab Encyclopedia  >  Places  >  Asia  >  Middle Eastern and Iranian Physical Geography Shatt al Arab Shatt al Arab (shät äl äˈräb) [ key ], tidal river, 120 mi (193 km) long, formed by the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, flowing SE to the Persian Gulf, forming part of the Iraq-Iran border; the Karun is its chief tributary. The Shatt al Arab flowed through a broad, swampy delta, but the marshlands in Iraq were drained in the early 1990s in order to increase government control over the Arab Shiites (Marsh Arabs) who lived there. Restoration of the marshlands began in 2003, following the invasion of Iraq by Anglo-American forces, but only half the area has been restored. The river supplies fresh water to S Iraq and Kuwait but the construction of dams and the demand for water upstream has led to a greatly increased salt content. The Shatt al Arab is navigable for oceangoing vessels as far as Basra , Iraq's chief port. Iraq and Iran have disputed navigation rights on the Shatt al Arab since 1935, when an international commission gave Iraq total control of the Shatt al Arab, leaving Iran with control only of the approaches to Abadan and Khorramshahr , its chief ports, and unable to develop new port facilities in the delta. To preclude Iraqi political pressure and interference with its oil and freight shipments on the Shatt al Arab, Iran built ports on the Persian Gulf to handle foreign trade. Iran and Iraq negotiated territorial agreements over the Shatt al Arab waterway in 1975, but by the end of the decade skirmishes in the area became prevalent. Full-scale war between the two countries broke out in Sept., 1980, leading to eight years of attacks on coastal areas (see Iran-Iraq War ). The Shatt al Arab remains a source of conflict, as limited water access and unresolved maritime boundaries in the region persist. See R. N. Schofield, Evolution of the Shatt al Arab Boundary Dispute (1986). The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2012, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.


Deva is the Roman name for which English city?

Deva Victrix | Military Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia edit Deva Victrix, or simply Deva, was a legionary fortress and town in the Roman province of Britannia. [1] The settlement evolved into Chester, the county town of Cheshire, England. The fortress was built initially by the Legio II Adiutrix in the AD 70s as the Roman army advanced north against the Brigantes , but completed over the next few decades by the Legio XX Valeria Victrix . Several factors including the presence of an elliptical building unique in legionary fortresses, the method of construction, and the unusual size of the fortress – 20% larger than other Roman fortresses in Britain – suggest that it may have been intended as the base for a potential invasion of Ireland, and perhaps eventually to become the capital of Britain. [2] [3] The fortress contained barracks, granaries, military headquarters, military baths, and an unusual elliptical building that may have acted as the governor of Britain's headquarters. The fortress was rebuilt in stone at the end of the 1st century AD when it was occupied by the Legio XX Valeria Victrix , and again in the early 3rd century. The legion probably remained at the fortress until it eventually fell into disuse in the late 4th or early 5th century. A civilian settlement – or canabae – grew around the fortress and was one of the factors leading to the construction of an amphitheatre to the south east of the fortress. Chester Roman Amphitheatre could have seated between 8,000 and 10,000 people, the largest known military amphitheatre in Britain. The civilian settlement remained after the Romans departed, eventually becoming the present-day city of Chester. There were peripheral settlements around Roman Deva, including Boughton, the source of the garrison's water supply, and Handbridge , the site of a sandstone quarry and the Minerva Shrine . The shrine is the only in situ , rock-cut Roman shrine in Britain. Contents Edit Moulded antefix roof tile showing the badge and standard of Legion XX, from Holt, Clwyd, Wales According to the 1st and 2nd century geographer Ptolemy , Deva was in the lands of the Celtic Cornovii . [4] The Cornovii were a tribe whose lands bordered the Brigantes in the north and the Ordovices in the west and included parts of what is now Cheshire, Shropshire, and north Wales. [5] When the Romans' treaty with the Brigantes – the Celtic tribe occupying most of what is now Northern England – failed, the Romans decided the best way to ensure long term peace was by military conquest. [6] The campaigns were led first by Sextus Julius Frontinus , and later by Gnaeus Julius Agricola . Their expansion into the north of Britannia during the reign of Vespasian meant that the Romans needed a new military base, close to the new frontiers. Chester was a strategic site for a fortress, commanding access to the sea via the River Dee and dividing the Brigantes from the Ordovices. [7] Legio II Adiutrix was despatched to Chester and began the construction of a legionary fortress in the mid AD 70s. [7] The fortress was positioned on a sandstone bluff, dominating the bridge over the river and close to the natural harbour, today occupied by the Roodee racecourse; the bend in the river provided protection from the south and the west. [8] The river was navigable up to the sandstone ridge, so positioning the fortress beyond it would have made access to the harbour difficult. [7] The fortress may have required as much as 2,400,000 litres (530,000 imp gal) of water a day, [9] supplied by fresh water piped in from natural springs in the suburb of Boughton 1.6 kilometres (1.0 mi) to the east. [9] An original section of the Roman fortress wall is visible from the Northgate. Lead ingots discovered in Chester indicate that construction was probably under way by AD 74. [10] There may already have been military buildings on the site, but if so they were demolished to allow the construction of the fortress. [11] The first buildings were built of wood, probably for convenience. [11] They were gradually replaced by more permanent structures


ptarmigan | bird | Britannica.com Ptarmigan See Article History Alternative Title: Lagopus Ptarmigan, any of three or four species of partridgelike grouse of cold regions, belonging to the genus Lagopus of the grouse family, Tetraonidae. They undergo seasonal changes of plumage, from white against winter snowfields to gray or brown, with barring, in spring and summer against tundra vegetation. Ptarmigan differ from other members of the grouse family in having the toes covered with stiff feathers above and below. Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta). Willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus). NPS Photos/Katie Thoresen The common ptarmigan (L. mutus) ranges in the British Isles , Europe, and North America , where it is called rock ptarmigan. Also distributed circumpolarly is the willow ptarmigan, or willow grouse (L. lagopus), a more northerly bird of lowlands. On Rocky Mountain tundra south to New Mexico is the white-tailed ptarmigan. Willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus). White-tailed ptarmigan (Lagopus leucurus) with brown mottled summer plumage. C.A. Morgan Ptarmigan survive winter in the Arctic and mountain-top fastnesses by browsing shrubs and scratching up lichens and leaves; they burrow in snow to sleep. Males, which have harsh cackling calls, begin to display socially in early spring and then separate and display singly in adjoining territories. White-tailed ptarmigan (Lagopus leucurus) with winter plumage. Kenneth W. Fink—Root Resources/EB inc. The name snow partridge, given in many localities to ptarmigan, is best reserved for a ptarmigan-like Asian partridge (see partridge ). Learn More in these related articles: partridge any of many small game birds native to the Old World and belonging to the family Phasianidae (order Galliformes). They are larger than quails, with stronger bills and feet. (For New World birds erroneously called partridges, see grouse; quail. For dwarf partridges of India called bush quail and for... in tundra: Birds Most tundra birds are migratory, staying long enough to nest and molt. One exception is the ptarmigan, which feeds upon willow buds and other exposed plant parts in winter and upon leaves, buds, and flowers in summer. Ptarmigan have heavily feathered feet, which provide some insulation against the winter snow and ice. Several migratory birds feed upon seeds and fruits until insects and spiders... 1 Reference found in Britannica Articles Assorted Reference Corrections? Updates? Help us improve this article! Contact our editors with your feedback. MEDIA FOR: You have successfully emailed this. Error when sending the email. Try again later. Edit Mode Submit Tips For Editing We welcome suggested improvements to any of our articles. You can make it easier for us to review and, hopefully, publish your contribution by keeping a few points in mind. Encyclopædia Britannica articles are written in a neutral objective tone for a general audience. You may find it helpful to search within the site to see how similar or related subjects are covered. Any text you add should be original, not copied from other sources. At the bottom of the article, feel free to list any sources that support your changes, so that we can fully understand their context. (Internet URLs are the best.) Your contribution may be further edited by our staff, and its publication is subject to our final approval. Unfortunately, our editorial approach may not be able to accommodate all contributions. Submit Thank You for Your Contribution! Our editors will review what you've submitted, and if it meets our criteria, we'll add it to the article. Please note that our editors may make some formatting changes or correct spelling or grammatical errors, and may also contact you if any clarifications are needed. Uh Oh There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later. Close Date Published: January 21, 2016 URL: https://www.britannica.com/animal/ptarmigan Access Date: January 19, 2017 Share


Which song opened the 1985 Live Aid concert?

BBC ON THIS DAY | 13 | 1985: Was Live Aid the best rock concert ever? 1985: Was Live Aid the best rock concert ever? Live Aid was billed as the biggest rock event the world would ever see. The 16-hour music marathon, organised by Boomtown Rats singer Bob Geldof, took place in two continents and was beamed live to 1.5 billion people worldwide. Dozens of the world's biggest rock stars took part in the concert and the event raised �30m to help the starving in Africa. Memories from around the world: I was in California and we recorded it on professional VHS decks, edited it down to like 4 hours. My girlfriend at the time was a professional dance-party producer, so we hired a big screen, put it in a dance hall and threw a fabulous dance party using the tapes as our programme. Except for direct costs, all the money raised went to charity - Geldof's African relief fund. As a media event, Live Aid was completely unrivalled. As a charity, it was certainly the most successful. And as a concert, it was 'the big day' for many bands. Bill Claxton, Singapore My friend Debs and I had just arrived in London from Greece. We met up with a couple of Aussie friends who said they had spare tickets for a concert. No real details just that there was a chance a few bands would get together. The tickets were �25 which on our meagre Australian dollar backpacker funds we didn't think we could stretch to. We said no thanks. A couple of days later the tickets were still available so we threw caution, and the food and shelter budget, to the wind and bought the tickets. It's funny to think back now that we really didn't know just how big this thing was and we came so close to missing out! Queen were electrifying and who remembers when the sound failed on Paul McCartney and the only way 70,000 people could let the sound guys know was to boo! I remember the look on Paul's face - surely it would have been the first time EVER he was booed! Live Aid will never be repeated and I will always, always remember the sharing of food with complete strangers and singing and laughing along together. All day. Sensational! Sue Devic, Australia I had been to a party the night before and was feeling a little delicate that gloriously sunny morning on 13/7/1985. I kept telling my girlfriend that we had to get to a TV by midday or my life would be destroyed. We ended up at her Nan's flat when Status Quo kicked things off. After The Style Council her Mum arrived to take us back to her house out in the quiet countryside. I forget the whole running order that day, (I've yet to get the DVD), but my biggest disappointment was Adam Ant who, having had a string of notable hits earlier that decade, chose to sing his new single which not only was crap but also no-one knew it. His career ended that very afternoon. I kept telling my girlfriend that we had to get to a TV by midday or my life would be destroyed. The Crow, UK I can remember having a water fight with my girlfriend in the garden as we had been washing her Dad's car with the patio doors wide open and the TV on full blast. Queen were awesome - Spandau Ballet were okay - Dire Straits smoked - Bob Geldof sitting next to Ian Astbury and using the "F" word (which was brilliantly picked up on by the Spitting Image guys) - there were so many great moments that day. It's funny - now that it's exactly 20 years ago, everyone is talking about it, but I haven't stopped talking about it all during that time - and I wasn't even at the gig! Is it really TWENTY YEARS?!! The Crow, UK It was one of the few days I ever planned to watch TV all day. Queen defintely provided the highlight, Freddie was the most diminutive figure on the stage but he had the world in the palm of his hand. Kevin Critchlow, UK I recall watching Princess Diana obviously enjoying the entire proceedings, while Prince Charles looked like a fish out of water. It was a particularly hot day and the first aid attendants were kept busy cutting off the legs from folks' jeans. Hosepipes were liberally sprayed around to keep the crowd cool. Sunburned arms were a common sight


What weapon is used the Japanese art of kendo?

Kendo Weapons and Equipment - Wing Lam Enterprises Martial Arts Kendo Weapons and Equipment Kendo Weapons & Equipment Kendo Weapons & Equipment Kendo is generally considered a classical budo (martial way), being formulated before the Meiji Restoration. In its most modern form it is practiced more as a sport and to improve the mind of the individual, rather than a form of combat. Kendo, is the art of Japanese fencing. "Ken" or tsurugi is from the character meaning sword. The character for "Do" or michi includes the meaning way or path which translates as "The way of the sword". Kendo equipment consists of the swords, uniform and armor. There are two types of wooden swords used. First, the bokken or bokuto, a solid wood sword made of oak or another suitable hardwood. The bokken is used for basics and forms practice (kata). Second, the shinai, is made up of four bamboo staves and leather. Foam Sparring Long Sword 46" 03945$22.95$20.95 A bokken (Ä¾ï¿½ï¿½, bok(u), "wood", and ken, "sword"), is a wooden Japanese sword, usually the size and shape of a katana, but can be made to replicate any type of sword. Other common shapes are wakizashi and tantï¿½ï¿½. They are also known as bokutï¿½ï¿½ (Ä¾ï¿½ï¿½, "wooden sword"), which is also the usual term in Japan. While bokuto and bokken would generally be shaped like swords, the suburito is a heaftier wooden sword than the bokken and can often look more like a paddle. Bokken are used for the practice of kendo; to learn to make proper strokes and get accustomed to the curvature of the blade, as well as to practice the kata (forms). More than a few kata take advantage of the curvature of the blade and the presence of the tsuba to block the opponent's sword. This is not possible with the straight "blade" of the shinai. The quality of the boken is derived from several factors. The types of wood used, along with the quality of the wood itself, and the skill of the craftsman, are all critical factors in the manufacture of a good quality bokken. While most species of North American red oak are pretty much unsuitable for any serious work with a boken, there are some Asian species of red oak that have a significantly tighter grain, and will last longer. Superior woods, such as Japanese white oak, also known as Kashi, have been a proven staple, having a tighter grain than any red oak wood. Another choice, hickory wood, seems to have a very good blend of the factors that contribute to a wood's suitability (toughness, impact resistance, hardness, etc), while still having a relatively low cost. The use of exotic hardwoods is not unusual when looking at some of the more expensive boken. Some wooden swords are made from Brazilian cherrywood (Jatoba), others from purpleheart, and some very expensive ones made from Lignum Vitae. Tropical woods are often quite heavy, a feature often sought in bokken despite the drawback of these heavy and hard materials having a tendency towards brittleness. Many of the exotics are suitable for suburi (solo practice), but not for paired practice where there is hard contact with other wooden swords or sticks. A suburito is a boken designed for suburi. Suburi, literally "bare cutting," are solo cutting exercises. Suburito are thicker and heavier than normal bokken. One wielding a suburito has to develop both good technique and strong muscles to wield one. Their weight does, however, tend to make them poorly balanced; consequently, they are not used for paired practice. Historically, boken are as old as Japanese blades, and were used for the training of warriors. Miyamoto Musashi, a legendary kenjutsu master, was infamous for fighting fully armed foes with only one or two boken. He defeated several master swordsmen in this way, including Sasaki Kojiro. Sasaki was armed with a deadly Nodachi great sword, but Musashi slew him with a boken he made from an oar during the ferry boat ride to the duel. The term Shoto describes one of the swords that the Samurai of Japan would carry around with them. The Samurai carried two swords.. a long Katana, and a shor


"Who wrote the novel The Virgin and the Gypsy""?"

Virgin and the Gypsy, The (unabridged) – Naxos AudioBooks Podcast The Virgin and the Gypsy Reader Georgina Sutton shares her thoughts on reading D.H. Lawrences’s The Virgin and the Gypsy. https://www.naxosaudiobooks.com/audio/Virgin_and_the_Gypsy_Interview.mp3 Reviews For many, the legacy of D. H. Lawrence begins and ends with Lady Chatterly’s Lover. This is unfortunate as the British writer left behind a compelling canon of short stories, novellas, and novels worthy of ongoing attention outside of academic literary circles. The place of The Virgin and The Gypsy in this canon, however, is problematic as it was published posthumously in 1930, four years after it was written, and apparently left as an uncompleted, or at least unpolished, novella. With some justification, what survived has been described as an adult fairy tale, largely due to the overt symbolism of the descriptions and characters. The central cast is the family of a shallow Rector; his blind, domineering, toadlike mother; her mean-spirited spinster sister; and the Rector’s two daughters, Yvette and Lucille. Suspected of being tainted by the life-force of their mother – who abandoned the family when the girls were young – the daughters  are chafing against a world they see as drab, stale, ordinary, meaningless. Then they meet a gypsy family led by a virile father who sparks Yvette’s first flushes of womanhood. On one hand, Yvette is intrigued by the exotic otherness of the gypsy and, on the other hand, feels herself ensnared in the comfortable, if sterile, family nest. The Virgin and The Gypsy uses typical Lawrence tropes and themes; for example, his short story, ’The Horse-Dealer’s Daughter,’ juxtaposes a gray, loveless existence with the hot, fiery power of passion. The barriers in the British class system demonstrated in Lady Chatterly are echoed by the working class gypsy and the protected Yvette. But a reader need not be familiar with Lawrence to be drawn into the vivid, tightly-sketched psychological exploration of circumstances that likely mirror worries we all share – to dare to break out of the familiar or be pulled into a dull conformity that crushes the human spirit. In fact, The Virgin and The Gypsy could serve as a good introduction into the realm of D. H. Lawrence due to its brevity, so long as readers know it contains but a taste of Lawrence’s range. As this is an audiobook that clocks in at 3 hours and 36 minutes, it should be mentioned that reader Georgina Sutton does a nicely credible job of narrating the text. The story doesn’t require a deft hand at accents or dialects, but rather the tone of a storyteller relating the events of friends or family they know intimately. It’s a good read, if one understands it’s a diamond in the rough and can accept the surprisingly melodramatic conclusion. Dr Wesley Britton, BookPleasures Lucille and Yvette Saywell are young girls who feel oppressed in their middle class home in the rectory. The girls are irritated by their old grandmother and angry aunt, and they feel doomed to a life of boredom and middle class existence. But when Yvette meets a gypsy, strange feelings rise in her that threaten all accepted morality of the family and society. As expected, D.H. Lawrence questions and casts aside all accepted morality and societal norms in this short novella. Lucille and Yvette live under the dark cloud of their mother who abandoned her husband and children and ran away with a younger man. Yvette has never been in love and scorns the attention of the young men of her social circle. She is disdainful of her family and her home and openly flouts rules and their idea of morality. These young girls are full of life and promise and feel that they are wasting away in their prison-like home. This is a short novel, but Lawrence packs a lot into it. The characters are well drawn, and easy to recognize: the old grandmother who holds onto her position of power in the house, the frustrated aunt who is angry about wasting away her life and her sex in service to her mother, the loving, ineffective father who wants to be


Which gem is associated with a 60th wedding anniversary?

60th Anniversary - Sixtieth Wedding Anniversary 60th anniversary   60th ANNIVERSARY-SIXTIETH With 60 years of marriage behind you, there is very little that you have not seen. This is a great time to sit back and reflect on the time you have spent together, the accomplishments you have achieved and the happiness you have shared with others. Use the suggestions below to help make your 60th wedding anniversary special. 60th Traditional Anniversary Gift: DIAMOND Modern Gift: DIAMOND Most Popular Song 60 Years Ago: "ALL SHOOK UP" - Elvis Presley Price of Gasoline when you were married: $0.31 / gallon TRADITIONAL & MODERN GIFT: The traditional and modern gifts for the 60th wedding anniversary are diamonds.  Diamond is the most popular stone used in jewelry.  Here are some gift suggestions: earrings, watches, necklaces, pendants, rings and cuff links.  Diamonds are and always have been a girl’s best friend! GEMSTONE:Diamonds are the strongest and most durable substances on earth.  Diamonds are the most popular choice for engagement rings and have become the symbol of true love.  Throughout time, diamonds have been thought to have several powers, such as: protecting against nightmares, phobias, poisons, insanity, witchcraft and demonic possession.  Contrary to popular belief, diamonds are not always colorless.  They can have shades of pink, green, red, blue, yellow and even black.  The most famous diamond in the world is the Hope diamond.  The Hope diamond is 45.5 carats and located at the Smithsonian Natural History Institute in Washington D.C. FLOWER: While there is not a specific flower associated with the 60th wedding anniversary, flowers are always appropriate for an anniversary. Roses, lilies, daisies, carnations and violets are some beautiful suggestions, but any flower that your spouse likes can be professionally bundled and can be given as an anniversary gift. We invite you to visit us for your next anniversary and we will give you more great ideas.


In which decade was the Suez Canal opened; Abrahan Lincioln elected American President; Prince Albert died of typhoid?

Year in Context 1860 17 03 1860 Japanese Embassy arrives aboard the "Candinmarruh" <sic> 24 03 1860 The square-rigged Clipper "Andrew Jackson" arrives in San Fransico from New York in 89 days "clipping" days off average time, and setting the record. Time was money, and the clipper ships were built for speed. 03 04 1860 Pony Express was initiated 14 04 1860 1st Pony Express rider arrives in SF from St. Joseph, Missouri 01 05 1860 1st school for the deaf founded 18 05 1860 The Republican Party nominated Abraham Lincoln for President 23 06 1860 U.S. Secret Service was formed 07 07 1860 Gustave Mahler, the composer, was born in Bohemia 07 09 1860 Grandma Moses, American Primitive painter, was born 06 11 1860 Abraham Lincoln elected president 20 12 1860 South Carolina becomes first state to secede from Union 1861 ?? ?? 1861 Ohioan Generals Grant, Sherman and Sheridan ride off to war 09 01 1861 Mississippi secedes from the union 15 01 1861 Steam elevator patented by Elisha Otis, forming base for his elevator company 17 01 1861 Flush toilet was patented by Mr. Thomas Crapper (Honest 21 01 1861 Jefferson Davis and four other Southern Senators resign from the Senate 29 01 1861 Kansas becomes the 34th state 04 02 1861 Jefferson Davis elected President of the Confederate States of America 08 02 1861 Confederate States adopt Provisional Constitution 15 02 1861 Fort Point completed & garrisoned (but has never fired its cannon in anger) 18 02 1861 Jefferson Davis was sworn in as the first president of the Confederate States of America 28 02 1861 The Territory of Colorado was organized 02 03 1861 Congress creates the Territory of Nevada 19 03 1861 Second Maori War ends in New Zealand 12 04 1861 Civil War begins at Fort Sumter, Charleston, SC 12 04 1861 Confederate troops fire first shots of Civil War at Ft Sumter 03 07 1861 Pony Express arrives in SF with overland letters from New York 16 07 1861 1st major battle of the Civil War -- Bull Run 17 07 1861 the first U.S. paper money was printed 27 07 1861 General George McClellan was placed in charge of the Army of the Potomac 31 07 1861 First storm warnings are published by British Meteorological department 03 08 1861 US Navy's first aircraft carrier launches hot air balloon 05 08 1861 The first income tax of 3% of all income over $800 26 10 1861 Transcontinental telegraph service inaugurated in US (end of Pony Express) 01 11 1861 General George B. McClellan was made general in chief of the Union armies 12 11 1861 U.S. first exports oil to Europe 14 12 1861 Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria, died of Typhoid 1862 ?? ?? 1862 Ohioans LTC R. B. Hayes and Sgt Wm. McKinley saw action at Antietam 30 01 1862 US Navy's 1st ironclad warship, the "Monitor", launched 16 02 1862 14000 Confederate soldiers surrender at Fort Donelson, Tennessee to General Grant earning him the nickname "Unconditional Surrender Grant" 08 03 1862 Duel between Merrimac and Monitor; CSS Merrimac withdrew 08 03 1862 Ned Gordon, last American pirate, was hanged 09 03 1862 The Monitor and the Merrimack do battle at Hampton Roads 11 03 1862 General McClellan was relieved of command 06 04 1862 Battle of Shiloh 07 04 1862 General Ulysses S. Grant's Union forces win the battle of Shiloh, Tennessee 21 04 1862 Congress establishes US Mint in Denver, Colorado 19 05 1862 the Homestead Act becomes law 20 05 1862 The Homestead Act, contributes to development in ND, SD, and OK 12 07 1862 The United States Congress authorizes the Medal of Honor 30 08 1862 Union forces were defeated by the Confederates at the Second Battle of Bull Run 17 09 1862 Battle of Antietam 06 11 1862 Direct Telegraphic link between New York and San Francisco established 13 12 1862 The battle of Fredricksburg was won by the Confederacy 1863 10 01 1863 1st underground railway opens in London 10 02 1863 Tom Thumb and Mercy Lavinia Warren, famous midget couple, wed 26 02 1863 President Lincoln signs the National Currency Act ?? 05 1863 In Paris, Manet's Le D'jeuner sur l'Herbe is refused by the the Salon. The "Salon des Refuses" is opened and there Manet's work