In which modern-day African country was the author Wilbur Smith born?

Wilbur Smith - Worldwide Bestselling Author : Books and Films : The Thriller Novels Wilbur Smith - Worldwide Bestselling Author “When it comes to writing the adventure novel, Wilbur Smith is the master; a 21st Century H. Rider Haggard” - Vanity Fair. Search Extracts Blood was the fertiliser that made the African soil bloom... From under the shadow of the Mountains of the Moon and the deep, brooding Forests of the Tall Trees, to the hidden opulence of Taiwan and the panelled boardrooms of power in the heart of London, a tough, determined man and a dedicated woman begin their fight against the forces of greed, evil and corruption... In Zimbabwe, Dr Daniel Armstrong, world-famous TV naturalist, films the slaughter of a herd of elephant: closing in as their blood stains the soil and their death song echoes around the stillness of the valley, his professionalism is tinged with a deep sadness. In London, anthropologist Kelly Kinnear is forced into violent confrontation with the shareholders of the most powerful conglomerate in the City of London, warning them of the destruction of an African country and of a people – the Bambuti – she has come to love as her own. Combining breathtaking realism with thrilling suspense, Elephant Song is a gripping adventure from the world's master storyteller – a journey deep into the heart of a wild, magnificent continent, threatened for ever by the destructive hand of man. ' With Wilbur Smith the action is never further than the turn of a page.' – The Independent 'Sex, money, ambition fear and blood ... an emotional stampede.' – The Daily Mail Listen to an Audio Extract from 'Elephant Song' Text Extract from 'Elephant Song' It was a windowless thatched building of dressed sandstone blocks, that Daniel Armstrong had built with his own hands almost ten years ago. At the time he had been a junior game ranger in the National Parks' administration. Since then the building had been converted into a veritable treasure house. Johnny Nzou slipped his key into the heavy padlock, and swung open the double doors of hewn native teak. Johnny was chief warden of Chiwewe National Park. Back in the old days, he had been Daniel's tracker and gunbearer, a bright young Matabele whom Daniel had taught to read, write and speak fluent English by the light of a thousand campfires. Daniel had lent Johnny the money to pay for his first correspondence course from the University of South Africa which had led much later to his degree of Bachelor of Science. The two youngsters, one black and one white, had patrolled the vast reaches of the National Park together, often on foot or bicycle. In the wilderness they had forged a friendship which the subsequent years of separation had left undimmed. Now Daniel peered into the gloomy interior of the godown and whistled softly. 'Hell, Johnny boy, you have been busy since I've been away.' The treasure was stacked to the roof beams, hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of it. Johnny Nzou glanced at Daniel's face, his eyes narrowed as he looked for criticism in his friend's expression. The reaction was reflex, for he knew Daniel was an ally who understood the problem even better than he did. Nevertheless, the subject was so emotionally charged that it had become second nature to expect revulsion and antagonism. However, Daniel had turned back to his cameraman. 'Can we get a light in here? I want some good shots of the interior.' The cameraman trudged forward, weighed down by the heavy battery packs slung around his waist, and switched on the hand-held arc lamp. The high stacks of treasure were lit with a fierce blue-white light. 'Jock, I want you to follow me and the warden down the length of the warehouse,' Daniel instructed, and the cameraman nodded and moved in closer, the sleek Sony video recorder balanced on his shoulder. Jock was in his middle thirties. He wore only a pair of short khaki pants, and open sandals. In the Zambezi valley heat his tanned bare chest was shiny with sweat and his long hair was tied with a leather thong at the nape of his neck. He looked like a pop


Mikhail Fokine was the chief choreographer to which ballet company from 1909-1914?

Mikhail Fokin - Biography - IMDb Mikhail Fokin Jump to: Overview  (2) | Mini Bio  (1) | Spouse  (1) | Trivia  (1) Overview (2) Mini Bio (1) Mikhail Fokin (Michel Fokine) was a Russian-American choreographer and dancer. He was born Mikhail Mikhailovich Fokin on April 23, 1880 in St. Petersburg, Russia. He was the seventeenth of eighteen children, only 5 of whom grew to adulthood. His father, Mikhail Fokin, was a wealthy Russian merchant in St. Petersburg. His mother, Catherine, was a migrant from Germany. Fokin studied ballet from the age of 9 at the Ballet class of the Imperial Theatre School in St. Petersburg. Upon his graduation in 1898, Fokin was hired in the rank of soloist with the Imperial Russian Ballet at Mariinsky Theatre. He made his stage debut in 'Paquita' (1898), as a partner with the famous Anna Pavlova . He also resumed a teaching career at the girls junior class from 1902, becoming the youngest faculty member at the Imperial Ballet School. Fokin became dissatisfied with the stagnant traditional choreography based on solo performances and dominated by hand gestures. A mere dancing to the background music was not for Fokin. His new ideas reformed the classic dance and expanded beyond the boundaries of traditional school. Fokin introduced changes to the dancer's movements, by upgrading the principles of mime, posture and gesture to "free movement" of the entire body of a dancer. While his ideas were not accepted by the conservative management of the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre, Fokin and his partner, Anna Pavlova , won attention of the Russian group of art connoisseurs known as 'Mir Iskusstva' (aka World of art), such as Prince Volkonsky, Alexandre Benois , and Sergei Diaghilev . Among Fokin's early works were the choreography for 'Chopiniana' (1903), later revised as 'Les Sylphides', ballet 'Acis and Galatea' (1905), and 'The Dying Swan' (1907), performed as a solo dance by Anna Pavlova . Fokin was the first great choreographer who worked with Sergei Diaghilev for his "Ballets Russes" in Paris during 1909-1914. There he fully implemented his ideas of an ensemble dance with the grater interplay between the dancers and music. Even before his work with Sergei Diaghilev , Fokin brought innovations to the genre of classical ballet by creating a new format of "one-act ballet." However, for the "Ballets Russes" productions he made revisions and updates to his earlier ideas, such as 'Les Sylphides', premiered in 1909 at Theatre du Chatelet in Paris. His most significant works for Diaghilev's "Ballets Russes" were 'Firebird' (1909), starring his wife Vera Fokine, 'Carnival' (1909), starring Vaslav Nijinsky , and 'Petrushka' (1911) on the music of Igor Stravinsky . Fokin also choreographed 'Daphnis and Chloe' (1912) by Maurice Ravel , and 'Scheherazade' (1910) and 'Le coq d'or' (The Golden Cockerel, 1914) on the music of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov . Mikhail Fokin's mutually beneficial collaboration with Sergei Diaghilev came to an end in 1914. Fokin terminated their hectic relationship, because he was jealous of Diaghilev's close association with Vaslav Nijinsky . In 1914 Fokin returned to Russia and lived there until 1918. In 1919 he moved to New York and founded his own ballet school. During the 1930s, Fokin toured the world with the Covent Garden Russian Ballet, and created the ballet "Paganini" set to the music of Sergei Rachmaninoff . Fokin staged more than 70 ballets in many countries all over the world. His choreography survived through the commercialization of dance. His best known works were 'Chopiniana' (also known in a revised version as 'Les Sylphides'), 'Le Carnival' and 'Le Pavillion d'Armide'. Fokin's work with Sergei Diaghilev prepared ground for the era of the powerful innovator George Balanchine . He died on August 22, 1942. Fokin's wife Vera Fokine continued teaching in Fokin's studio in New York. Fokin's choreographic miniatures are still performed by many ballet troupes across the world. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Steve Shelokhonov Spouse (1)


In which North American city was singer Bryan Adams born?

Bryan Adams’ First Concert Was David Bowie | FishbowlNY © 2016 Adweek All Rights Reserved Bryan Adams’ First Concert Was David Bowie Advertisement Comment It doesn’t get much better than writing a blog post about David Bowie while listening to the Bowie tribute channel in question. For iHeartRadio’s 24-7 stream of the work of the man born David Robert Jones, the thoughts of famous artists have been gathered and recorded. Some of these are also highlighted in an associated blog post and the one that really jumped out to us is from Bryan Adams: “In 1974, I went to one of my first concerts, actually it might have been 1973 thinking about it. I was living in Ottawa in Canada, and the word on the street was David Bowie was coming to town. He’d already had a bunch of records out that were huge and the tour he was doing at the time was the Diamond Dogs Tour and I ended up working with his musical director many years later; Michael Kamen on some songs but, getting back to the show. It was a great show. It was the first show I’d ever seen.” Kamen passed away in 2003. Other artists who chatted with iHeartRadio when they came in to record guest DJ spots, about Bowie, include Duran Duran’s Nick Rhodes, Seal and Alabama Shakes lead singer Brittany Howard. The David Bowie Tribute channel, launched Monday, also mingles with the greatest hits various comments from Bowie himself. P.S. Adams was right with the first date. The Bowie show he saw took place on June 15, 1974 . The Ottawa Civic Centre stop was in fact one of the very first on the Diamond Dogs North American itinerary.


Who Invented Monopoly? Who invented Monopoly? By Erik Arneson Question: Who invented Monopoly? Answer: Here's the answer according to the official Monopoly web site : "It was 1934, the height of the Depression, when Charles B. Darrow of Germantown, Pennsylvania, showed what he called the Monopoly game to the executives at Parker Brothers ." But there's more to the story. Darrow's design was strikingly similar to one patented on January 5, 1904, by Lizzie J. Magie, a Quaker woman from Virginia. He game was called The Landlord's Game and was based on the philosophy that the renting of land and real estate produced an unearned increase in land values that profited a few individuals (landlords) rather than the majority of the people (tenants). You can read more about Monopoly's origins in this article written by About.com's Guide to Inventors, Mary Bellis. More about the history of Monopoly is also available on this site.


In Greek mythology who was the sister of Helen and wife of Agamemnon?

Clytemnestra Clytemnestra See More Clytemnestra Pictures > In Greek mythology, Clytemnestra was the wife of Agamemnon , king of Mycenae or Argos . She was the daughter of Tyndareus and Leda , rulers of Sparta , and sister of Castor , Polydeuces , and Helen . When her sister Helen and wife of Agamemnon 's brother, Menelaus , was abducted by Paris and was taken to Troy , Agamemnon decided to help his brother and bring his wife back, thus starting the Trojan War . Before the army left for Troy , Agamemnon was forced to sacrifice his daughter Iphigenia , as he had caused the wrath of Artemis . While he was away, Clytemnestra started an affair with Aegisthus , with whom she plotted against her husband. Clytemnestra was angry with her husband, both because of her daughter's sacrifice, as well as because Agamemnon had killed her first husband and taken her by force. Upon his return from Troy , Agamemnon was welcomed by his wife. When he went to take a bath, Clytemnestra threw a net on him and stabbed him. Agamemnon 's concubine, Cassandra , who was outside the palace, had foreseen the plot, but as she was cursed by the god Apollo , no one believed her and she reluctantly accepted her fate and was slain. Aegisthus and Clytemnestra took the rule of Mycenae for seven years, until Orestes , the son of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon , returned and killed his mother and her lover as revenge for his father's death. Clytemnestra Is also called Clytaemnestra.


Who designed the dome of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome?

Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome: History, Architecture History     of Illuminated Manuscripts Introduction The Basilica Papale di San Pietro in the Vatican City, commonly known as Saint Peter's Basilica, is the     most famous Roman Catholic church in the world and one of the holiest     sites in Christendom, dating back to Roman     architecture of the early     Christian art period. The basilica, now the Pope's principal church,     was built according to tradition above the burial site of St. Peter, one     of the twelve disciples of Jesus and the first Bishop of Rome, who was     martyred in the year 64 CE. To maintain this tradition, Popes are now     buried within the basilica. Designed as a replacement for the old Constantinian     church (where, for instance, King Charlemagne had been crowned Holy Roman     Emperor on Christmas Day 800) which had been erected around 320 CE, construction     of the present building was begun in 1506 (under Pope     Julius II ) and completed in 1626 (under Pope Urban VIII). Admired     for its Renaissance sculpture as well as its fusion of Renaissance and Baroque architecture , the design,     construction and decoration of Saint Peter's involved the greatest Old     Masters of the day, including Alberti, Raphael, Bramante, Michelangelo,     and Bernini. Note that it is called a papal basilica rather than a cathedral,     since it is not the seat of a bishop: the Arch Basilica of St. John     Lateran is actually the cathedral church of Rome. The latter functions     as the principal church for worshippers who live in Rome, whereas the     former serves as the focal point for all pilgrims who come to Rome, as     well as locals.     Background: Art and     Religion From the ninth century onwards, the Christian     Church was inextricably linked with the fine arts of architecture (for basilicas, cathedrals, churches, abbeys like Cluny), sculpture (both reliefs and statues) and painting (altarpiece panels as well as monumental works), for which it became the     greatest sponsor and patron across Europe. It also commissioned many types     of decorative art, including stained     glass (notably in Gothic     cathedrals ), and tapestry art , as     well as a huge range of mural painting (Sistine Chapel) illuminated     manuscripts and miniature painting .     In south-eastern Europe, in particular, it commissioned numerous items     of mosaic art and a wealth of icon-painting .     All these beautiful designs and objects of religious     art were created in order to inspire religious congregations with     the Christian message. In fact, at certain times, such as during the mid-16th     century Counter-Reformation, sculptors and painters were given detailed     instructions about how the precise features of a New Testament story should     be presented. So it is no surprise that Saint Peter's Basilica itself     - the world centre of the Roman Church - is lavishly endowed with many     different types of art .   Structure and     Dimensions Built out of travertine stone, Saint Peter's     is 452 feet high, 730 feet in length, and 500 feet in width, with an interior     length of just over 693 feet (roughly 211 metres). Covering an area of     2.3 hectares (5.7 acres or about 50,000 square feet), and large enough     for 60,000 people, it used to be the largest Christian church in the world,     but in 1989 it was exceeded in size by the church in Yamoussoukro, Cote     d'Ivoire. Interior Decoration:     Nave, Chapels, Sculpture Pilgrims entering the basilica are monitored     by church officials and members of The Swiss Guard. Inside, the basilica     is cruciform in shape, with an elongated nave in the form of a Latin cross.     The nave is framed by wide aisles giving access to a number of chapels.     These include: the Chapel of


In which British city would you find Shawfield Greyhound Stadium?

Shawfield Greyhound Stadium | Martyn McLaughlin Shawfield Greyhound Stadium // Shawfield Greyhound Stadium ‘ Catch Me If You Can ‘ from The Scotsman Magazine. While nearly all else around it has been razed to the ground courtesy of spurious regeneration initiatives, Shawfield continues to stand proudly in a corner of Glasgow. An anachronism it may be, but it makes for a hugely entertaining evening out, especially if you’re watching the people and not the dugs. EVERY morning, he is gently stirred awake from his temperature-controlled bedroom at 7:30am, rising from his slumber to find a bountiful breakfast awaits him. Most days, it consists of sardines on toast, but his chef is no stranger to late requests at early hours, preparing soup, or even a meaty broth. Sufficiently sated, he returns beneath his fleece blanket for a nap, rousing again by mid-morning to head outside for a short canter. Another doze is followed by a beef lunch, and a spell on the treadmill, before his personal trainer offers up a pedicure and massage. Come evening, he eschews the bright lights. He is still young, in his prime. Revelry can wait. Two digestive biscuits provide his only luxury, eaten shortly before 9pm, before he returns to bed for the night. If sheer talent alone is not enough to ensure sporting greatness, sometimes even an unflinching dedication and discipline cannot assuage the doubters. In the case of Barnfield On Air, however, there are few waiting to be converted. Even among the punters, secretive little men who normally stand stubbornly by their own combination of labyrinthine statistical analysis and inexplicable intuition, nearly everyone is in agreement: this three-year-old is predestined for glory. “In the Byzantine world of greyhound racing, the only thing faster than Barnfield On Air is the rate that superlatives are being used to describe him” In the Byzantine world of greyhound racing, the only thing faster than Barnfield On Air is the rate that superlatives are being used to describe him. “The Desert Orchid of Dogs?” is a headline one racing expert recently posed. Such grand sobriquets are justified by his record to date. He has “done the clock” – dogspeak for breaking the track record – at no fewer than four British venues in the past year. Capable of speeds of 40 miles per hour, last year he brought home over £42,000 in winnings. He even has his own website. “He’s one in a million, I’ve not seen a dog like him in 30 years,” says Paul Brown, greyhound editor of the punter’s bible, the Racing Post, and a man who has judged more dogs than a Crufts official. “Top greyhounds sell for up to £40,000, but Barnfield On Air is worth at least double that. But if he was mine I’d never sell him, he’s priceless.” This year, many fancy Barnfield, or Barney as he is known, for the Triple Crown of greyhound racing: winning the Scottish, English and Irish derbies. It is a Herculean challenge, achieved previously only by a handful of dogs. No-one in his camp is without optimism, however. Sam Poots, a 43-year-old recruitment agency boss from Essex, has a quarter share in Barney. It was he who bought the dog as a pup in Ireland, after receiving gushing advice from a friend in Tipperary. Now, he is Barney’s trainer, and believes him capable of clinching the “Impossible Treble” and his place in the greyhound hall of fame. “As soon as I saw him, I knew he was special. He just flew over the track. That’s where I got the ‘on Air’ name from,” says Poots. SHAWFIELD GREYHOUND STADIUM offers a cold reception for potential world-beaters, even if they are of the canine variety. Located in a neglected pocket to the south-east of Glasgow city centre, it faces a grim 1970s housing estate, where sheet metal, rather than glass, adorns the windows. Across the other side of Rutherglen Road stands another monument to an aged sport: the West of Scotland Indoor Bowling Club. Around both buildings are signs of encroaching retail park anonymity; corrugated iron shells, home to the likes of Halfords and Tilemania. The stadium opened in 1932, and thrived for many


Who was the Liberal Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1892 to 1894?

BBC - History -   Historic Figures: William Ewart Gladstone (1809 - 1898) z William Ewart Gladstone    © Four-times Liberal prime minister of Great Britain, Gladstone was one of the dominant political figures of the Victorian era and a passionate campaigner on a huge variety of issues, including home rule for Ireland. William Ewart Gladstone was born on 29 December 1809 in Liverpool, the son of a prosperous merchant. He was educated at Eton and Oxford University and was elected to parliament in 1832, as a Tory. He made his mark from the start and held junior offices in Robert Peel's government of 1834 - 1835. Although he was slowly moving towards liberalism, in 1843 Gladstone entered Peel's Conservative cabinet. When the Conservatives split in 1846, Gladstone followed Peel in becoming a Liberal-Conservative. Between 1846 and 1859 Gladstone was politically isolated, although he held some cabinet posts, including chancellor of the exchequer, a position he would ultimately hold three times. In 1859, he joined the Liberals, becoming their leader in 1867 and the following year, prime minister for the first time. His government created a national elementary programme and made major reforms in the justice system and the civil service. Ireland was always a focus for Gladstone. In 1869 he disestablished the Irish Protestant church and passed an Irish Land Act to rein-in unfair landlords. A heavy defeat in the 1874 general election led to Gladstone's arch-rival Benjamin Disraeli becoming Conservative prime minister, and Gladstone retired as Liberal leader. He remained a formidable government opponent, attacking the Conservatives over their failure to respond to Turkish brutality in the Balkans - the 'Eastern Crisis'. In 1880, Gladstone became prime minister for the second time, combining this with the office of chancellor for two years. His failure to rescue General Charles Gordon from Khartoum and slow reaction to other imperial issues cost him dear, and in 1885 the government's budget was defeated, prompting him to resign. Gladstone's third (1886) and fourth (1892 - 1894) terms as prime minister were dominated by his crusade for home rule in Ireland. The years he was out of office were devoted to the issue as well. His first home rule bill in 1886 split the Liberal Party and was rejected. In 1893, another home rule bill was rejected by the House of Lords. Gladstone found himself increasingly at odds with his cabinet and, in 1894, he resigned. He died of cancer on 19 May 1898 and was buried in Westminster Abbey.


"From which Shakespeare play does the following line come ""All that glisters is not gold""?"

All that glitters is not gold All that glitters is not gold William Shakespeare Quotes Home "All that glitters is not gold" - A Famous Quote by William Shakespeare This famous quote originated in the play by William Shakespeare - the actual word is 'Glisters' but over time this is commonly referred to as 'Glitters'. This section provides answers to the following questions about this famous Shakespeare quote: Who said that? Which play the quote come from? What was the name of the speaker? In which Act or Scene can the whole quote, or saying, be found? Shakespeare Quote - "All that glitters is not gold" Prince of Morocco: "All that glisters is not gold." The Merchant of Venice (Act II, Scene vii)   Famous Shakespeare Quote Although set in different times many of the most famous quotes about life and love by William Shakespeare are still relevant today.  Did you know that William Shakespeare is credited by the Oxford English Dictionary with the introduction of nearly 3,000 words into the language. It's no wonder that expressions from his works in literature, including the "All that glitters is not gold" quote, are an 'anonymous' part of the English language. Many people continue to use this "All that glitters is not gold" quote by William Shakespeare in famous quotes about life. "All that glitters is not gold" "All that glitters is not gold" Who said that? Which play did the quote come from? What was the name of the speaker? In which Act or Scene can the whole quote, or saying, be found? Short Famous Quotes about life from Famous Shakespeare Quotes All that glitters is not gold All that glitters is not gold - Famous Shakespeare Quote - Book - Speaker - Play - Line - Lines - Quote - Qoute - William Shakespeare - Act - Scene - Soliloquy - Origin - Saying - Name - Meaning - Quotation - Phrase - Book - Speaker - Play - Line - Lines - Book - Speaker - Play - Line - Lines - Quote - Qoute - William Shakespeare - Act - Scene - Soliloquy - Origin - Saying - Name - Meaning - Quotation - Phrase - Book - Speaker - Play - Line - Lines - All that glitters is not gold - Written By Linda Alchin


Which book of the Old Testament includes the Ten Commandments?

The Old Testament The Old Testament Basic Facts of the Faith: Old or New Testament? INTRODUCTION The Bible has two main divisions. The first division is called the Old Testament. The second division is called the New Testament. The Old Testament includes the first 39 books of the Bible. It begins with Genesis and ends with the book of Malachi. The Old Testament tells the story of Gods dealings (working) with mankind from the beginning of the world until the birth of Jesus. THE WRITINGS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT The Old Testament was first written in the Hebrew language. The 39 books of the Old Testament were written by several different men. These men received the message which they wrote from God. In the New Testament, we learn how these writers received the message they wrote: "For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but men spake from God, being moved by the Holy Spirit" (2 Peter 1:21). THE DIVISIONS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT We have learned that the Bible has two major divisions, the Old Testament and the New Testament. The Old Testament can be further divided into four main sections. These sections are: Law, History, Poetry, and Prophecy. THE BOOKS OF LAW The first 5 books of the Old Testament make up the first section of LAW. The books in this section are: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. These books were written by Moses, the great servant of God. Genesis is the story of the beginning of all things. In Genesis we learn about the beginning of man and woman, marriage, sin, death, different languages, the nation of Israel, and Gods plan to save man from his sins. Genesis also tells about men such as Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph. These men are often called Patriarchs. The word "patriarch" means "a father," or a "head of a family." The book of Genesis tells us about the Patriarchal Age (from Adam and Eve to Moses receiving the ten commandment Law on Mount Sinai). In the Patriarchal Age the people did not have Gods commandments written down in the Bible. Instead, God spoke directly to the patriarchs and revealed His commandments and teachings to them. Exodus tells about the nation of Israel. God had chosen Israel to be His special people. From Israel God planned later to bring Jesus to be the Saviour of the world. The people of Israel had gone to live in Egypt during a time of famine (no food). The Egyptians made slaves of them. Exodus tells the story of how God sent Moses to lead the people of Israel out of Egypt. Leviticus and Deuteronomy contain the first written law which God gave to mankind. This law was given to Moses on Mount Sinai. It contains the Ten Commandments and many other laws. This law of Moses was given ONLY to the nation of Israel (Exodus 19:3; Deuteronomy 5:1ff). It was to last until the death of Christ on the cross. Christ fulfilled the law of Moses and took it out of the way. Read Matthew 5:17,18; Galatians 3:23-28; Colossians 2:13,14. Numbers is a book of history and also contains some of the laws which God gave to Israel. It tells about Israels wanderings in the desert for 40 years before they entered the land of Canaan. THE BOOKS OF HISTORY The second section of the Old Testament is called History. This section contains 12 books. They are: Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings, 1 and 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther. These 12 books tell the history of the nation of Israel. They tell about the wars in which God helped Israel destroy the wicked people of Canaan. They tell about the building of Gods temple in Jerusalem. They tell how Israel became a rich, powerful nation but later divided into two separate kingdoms called Judah and Israel. These books also tell how the people of Israel forgot about their God and worshipped idols (false gods). God punished them for their sins by permitting other nations to make slaves of them. But whenever Israel repented [decided to stop doing wrong things and turn back to God, doing things Gods way], God permitted them to return to their home. THE BOOKS OF POETRY There are five books in this section. They are


What name is given to a cap or covering topping off a wall?

Paving Expert - AJ McCormack and Son - Hard Landscape Features - Walls and Brickwork   Introduction This page looks at some of the basic features of the types of walls used in hard-landscaping. It covers only simple, free-standing walls, up to 1200mm in height, and retaining walls. The method used to build all sorts of walls is covered on the Brickwork Basics page, which should be read in conjunction with this page unless you are already familiar with bricklaying techniques.   Simple Wall The diagram below illustrates the salient points of constructing a low wall of the type found in most landscaping applications. This shows a double skin wall, 225mm wide on the left and a single skin wall, 100mm wide, on the right. A single skin wall is only suitable to a height of around 450mm; anything higher should be double-skinned for stability. Any wall higher than 1.2 metres must be designed by a structural engineer, who will take account of prevailing ground conditions, planned usage etc. and design a wall suitable to the project.   Foundations Walls must be built on a solid foundation. Nowadays, we use a concrete strip footing which is basically a trench filled with mass concrete of strength C20 or greater, with reinforcing steel for high, heavy or load-bearing walls. Where the strip footing will be carrying a heavy and/or structural wall, the trenches are commonly lined with a flexible sheet material that is designed to accommodate any slight movement from ground heave and so protrect the building from additional stresses. These liners, known as 'clayboard' and the like, are not essential for small garden walls but would not cause any problems if included. Spreader courses In some parts of the country, we come across walls built directly onto solid clay with spreader courses used to distribute the weight of the wall over a larger area. These comprise a number of courses of bricks that successively decrease in width as they head upwards, the theory being that the load of the wall is 'spread' over a larger footprint. As some of the properties supported by these spreader courses have managed to remain upright for in excess of a century, ther must be some validity to the method, even though it would not be used nowadays, thanks to the advent of reliable concretes. It is permissible to build a wall on top of an existing concrete slab for small outbuildings, but again, any wall higher than 1.2m, which most walls for buildings will be, must be professionally designed. Any footing should be at least 100mm wider on each edge than the thickness of the intended brickwork. So, for a 225mm thick wall, we will typically pour a 450mm wide footing. For load-bearing walls, the strip footing may be 600mm wide. The footing is typically 150mm thick, though this may be reduced to 100mm for smaller walls on good ground, or increased for heavier walls on bad ground. Foundation detail The depth of the footing depends on ground conditions. Ideally, the footing should be poured on top of bedrock or solid, firm clay, but this is not always possible, and so, on bad ground, the footing may be made wider and used to distribute the weight over a larger area of sub-grade, a process sometimes known as 'rafting'. In the relatively mild climate of Britain and Ireland, the top of the footing should be at least 150mm below ground level to give 'frost cover', but in areas where the good clay or bedrock is deeper, it can be 1 metre or more below ground level.   A word about Frost Cover Frost cover is provided to prevent the foundation being affected by frost heave; Freezing causes an expansion in volume of water which can 'swell' a sub-grade (normally a clay), lifting the foundation and the wall it carries in the process, only for the whole lot to subside once again when a thaw occurs. Repeated freeze-thaw cycles can have devastating and/or catastrophic results. The temperate maritime climate of Britain and Ireland means we are not severely affected by this phenomenon, so 150-300mm is usually regarded as sufficient depth for frost cover, but continental Europe and


Which author wrote a series of books about the police investigator 'Thomas Linley'

ELIZABETH GEORGE, AUTHOR A Banquet of Consequences 2015 The unspoken secrets and buried lies of one family rise  to the surface in Elizabeth Georgeï¿½s novel of crime, passion, and tragic  history. As Inspector Thomas Lynley investigates the London angle of an  ever more darkly disturbing case, his partner, Barbara Havers, is  looking behind the peaceful faï¿½ade of country life to discover a twisted  world of desire, deceit, and murder. For more information and reviews of this  book, click here.   Just One Evil Act 2013 Barbara Havers is at a loss: The daughter of her friend Taymullah Azhar  has been taken by her mother, and Barbara canï¿½t really helpï¿½Azhar had  never married Angelina, and his name isnï¿½t on Hadiyyahï¿½s, their  daughterï¿½s, birth certificate. He has no legal claim. Azhar and Barbara  hire a private detective, but the trail goes cold. Azhar is just beginning to accept his soul-crushing loss when Angelina  reappears with shocking news: Hadiyyah is missing, kidnapped from an  Italian marketplace. The Italian police are investigating, and the Yard  wonï¿½t get involved, until Barbara takes matters into her own hands ï¿½ at  the risk of her own career. For more information and reviews of this  book, click here.   Believing the Lie 2012 Inspector Thomas Lynley is mystified when he's sent   undercover to investigate the death of Ian Cresswell at the request   of the man's uncle, the wealthy and influential Bernard Fairclough.   The death has been ruled an accidental drowning, and nothing on the   surface indicates otherwise. But when Lynley enlists the help of his   friends Simon and Deborah St. James, the trio's digging soon reveals   that the Fairclough clan is awash in secrets, lies, and motives. For more information and reviews of this  book, click here.   This Body of  Death April, 2010 On compassionate leave after the murder of his wife, Thomas Lynley  is called back to Scotland Yard when the body of a woman is found  stabbed and abandoned in an isolated London cemetery. His former team  doesnï¿½t trust the leadership of their new department chief, Isabelle  Ardery, whose management style seems to rub everyone the wrong way. In  fact, Lynley may be the sole person who can see beneath his superior  officerï¿½s hard-as-nails exterior to a hiddenï¿½and possibly  attractiveï¿½vulnerability. For more information and reviews of this  book, click here.   Careless in Red May, 2008 Scotland Yardï¿½s Thomas Lynley returns to investigate what may be a   perfect crime.  On a lonely stretch of coastline, Lynley  discovers the body of a young man. Thus begins a quest to unmask a  clever and ruthless murderer. But this time, Lynleyï¿½s not   in charge. Heï¿½s a witnessï¿½and possibly even a suspect. The local   detective leading the investigation soon figures out that Lynley can   help. So can his former associate Barbara Havers, whom Scotland Yard   sends to Cornwall, ostensibly to assist in the investigation, but   unofficially to check up on Lynley and possibly win him back to the   Yard. For more information and reviews of this  book, click here.   What Came  Before He Shot Her October, 2006 The brutal, inexplicable death of Inspector Thomas Lynleyï¿½s wife has  left Scotland Yard shocked and searching for answers. Even more  horrifying is that the trigger was apparently pulled by a  twelve-year-old boy. Who is he? Where did he come from? And what were  the circumstances that led to his final act of desperation? That story begins on the other side of London in rough North Kensington,  where the three, mixed-race, virtually orphaned Campbell children are  bounced first from their grandmother to their aunt.   For more information and reviews of this  book, click here.   With No One As  Witness March, 2005 Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley takes on the case of his career. When it comes to spellbinding suspense and page-turning excitement, New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth George always delivers. As th


An 'aficionado' originally referred to a fan of which sport?

Aficionado | Define Aficionado at Dictionary.com aficionado [uh-fish-yuh-nah-doh; Spanish ah-fee-thyaw-nah-th aw, ah-fee-syaw-] /əˌfɪʃ yəˈnɑ doʊ; Spanish ɑˌfi θyɔˈnɑ ðɔ, ɑˌfi syɔ-/ Spell [uh-fish-yuh-nah-dohz; Spanish ah-fee-thyaw-nah-th aws] /əˌfɪʃ yəˈnɑ doʊz; Spanish ɑˌfi θyɔˈnɑ ðɔs/ (Show IPA) 1. an ardent devotee; fan, enthusiast. Expand Expand 1835-1845 1835-45; < Spanish: literally, amateur, past participle in -ado -ate 1 of aficionar to engender affection, equivalent to afición affection 1 + -ar infinitive suffix Dictionary.com Unabridged Examples from the Web for aficionado Expand The Best Coffee Table Books of 2014 Robert Birnbaum December 12, 2014 So she was an aficionado of classical music, for soundtracks or otherwise? British Dictionary definitions for aficionado Expand noun (pl) -dos (-dəʊz; Spanish) (-ðos) 1. an ardent supporter or devotee: a jazz aficionado 2. Spanish, from aficionar to arouse affection, from aficiónaffection 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 aficionado Expand n. 1845, from Spanish aficionado "amateur," specifically "devotee of bullfighting," literally "fond of," from afición "affection," from Latin affectionem (see affection ). "Most sources derive this word from the Spanish verb aficionar but the verb does not appear in Spanish before 1555, and the word aficionado is recorded in the 1400's" [Barnhart]. In English, originally of devotees of bullfighting; in general use by 1882. Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper


In Greek mythology who was the son of Poseidon and God of the Wind?

AEOLUS - the Greek God of the South Wind (Greek mythology) AEOLUS Also known as AEOLOS, AIOLOS God of the South Winds The son of POSEIDON , he stores his winds in goatskin bottles. Used with care they are beneficial but popping corks with abandon brings on tempests. SISYPHUS claimed AEOLUS was his dad, but you know what a shifty character he was, so don’t let him cloud your judgment. AEOLUS FACTS AND FIGURES In charge of : the South Wind God of : South Wind Celebration or Feast Day : Unknown at present Good/Evil Rating : Unknown at present Popularity index : 25247 Cite this Link to this page HTML: To link to this page, just copy and paste the text below into your blog, web page or email. Godchecker entry on AEOLUS, the Greek God of the South Wind BBCODE: To link to this page in a forum post or comment box, just copy and paste the text below: [url=http://www.godchecker.com/pantheon/greek-mythology.php?deity=AEOLUS]Godchecker entry on AEOLUS, the Greek God of the South Wind[/url] Cite this article Here's the info you need to cite this page. Just copy the text in the box below. Saunders, Chas, and Peter J. Allen, eds. "AEOLUS - the Greek God of the South Wind (Greek mythology)." Godchecker. Godchecker.com / CID, 31 Oct. 2013. Web. 19 January 2017. . 31 October 2013 by Rowan Allen. Editors: Peter J Allen, Chas Saunders References: Coming soon.


Where in the human body can you find the 'Choroid'?

Cow Eye Dissection Guide with Pictures Like 34 Dislike 27 A cow eye is very similar to the eye of a human. By dissecting and examining the anatomy of a preserved cow eye, you can learn how your own eye forms images of the world and sends these images to your brain. This dissection guide is complete enough for a high school lab, or the pictures can be used to just get an idea of what the eye looks like inside. This eye dissection kit comes with everything you need for a real dissection. Observation: External Anatomy Click for full size pdf Look carefully at the preserved cow eye . The most noticeable part of the eye is the large mass of gray tissue that surrounds the posterior (back) of the eye and is attached to the sclera. The second most noticeable part of the eye is the cornea, located in the anterior (front) part of the eye. Due to the fact that the eye has been preserved, the cornea is cloudy and bluish-gray in color. It may also be wrinkly and seem a bit 'deflated'. On the posterior side of the eye, nestled in the fat and muscle tissue, there is a noticeably round protuberance that feels stiffer than the surrounding tissue. This is the optic nerve, and it sends the images collected in the eye to the brain. Dissection: Internal Anatomy 1. Place the cow eye on a dissecting tray . The eye most likely has a thick covering of fat and muscle tissue. Carefully cut away the fat and the muscle. As you get closer to the actual eyeball, you may notice muscles that are attached directly to the sclera and along the optic nerve. These are the extrinsic muscles that allow a cow to move its eye up and down and from side to side. Keep cutting close to the sclera, separating the membrane that attaches the muscle to it. After removing the excess tissue, the sclera and optic nerve should be exposed but still intact. Click for full size pdf 2. Using a sharp scalpel , cut through the sclera around the middle of the eye so that one half will have the anterior features of the eye (the cornea, lens, iris, and ciliary body) and the other half will contain the posterior features (most noticeably where the optic nerve is attached to the eye). The inside of the eye cavity is filled with liquid. This is the vitreous humor. Depending on how the specimen was preserved, it will be either a dark liquid that will flow out easily, or a slightly gelatinous material that you can pour out to remove. (In a living eye, the vitreous humor is clear and gel-like.) 3. Flip the anterior half of the eye over so that the front of it is facing upward. Using a pair of sharp scissors , cut the cornea from the eye along the boundary where the cornea meets the sclera. When the scissors have cut in far enough, a clear fluid will start to seep out - this is the aqueous humor. While cutting out the cornea, be careful to not accidentally cut the iris or the lens. After removing the cornea, pick it up and look through it. Although it is cloudy due to the degrading of the tissue, it is still fairly transparent. Notice the toughness and strength of the cornea. It is designed this way to protect the more delicate features found inside the eye. Click for full size pdf 4. With the front of the anterior half of the eye facing up, locate the iris. Notice how the iris is positioned so that it surrounds and overlaps the lens. This position allows the iris to open and close around the lens to allow different amounts of light into the eye. In bright light, the iris contracts to let in less light. In dim light, such as at night, the iris expands to let in more light. 5. Flip the anterior half over and examine the back half. Locate the lens and ciliary body. The ciliary body surrounds the lens, allowing it to change the shape of the lens to help the eye focus on the object it is viewing. Click for full size pdf 6. After examining both sides of the anterior half of the eye, pull the lens out. While the cow was alive, the lens was clear and very flexible. In a preserved cow eye, the lens will most likely have yellowed and become very hard. However, it may still be possible to look throu


Which colonial power ruled Tanganyika before the British?

African Resistance to Colonial Rule African Resistance to Colonial Rule Benjamin Talton – Temple University While African resistance to European colonialism is often thought of in terms of a white and black/European and African power struggle, this presumption underestimates the complex and strategic thinking that Africans commonly employed to address the challenges of European colonial rule. It also neglects the colonial-era power dynamic of which African societies and institutions were essential components. After the Berlin Conference of 1884–85, at which the most powerful European countries agreed upon rules for laying claim to particular African territories, the British, French, Germans, Italians, Spanish, Belgians, and Portuguese set about formally implementing strategies for the long-term occupation and control of Africa. The conquest had begun decades earlier—and in the case of Angola and South Africa, centuries earlier. But after the Berlin Conference it became more systematic and overt. The success of the European conquest and the nature of African resistance must be seen in light of Western Europe's long history of colonial rule and economic exploitation around the world. In fact, by 1885 Western Europeans had mastered the art of divide, conquer, and rule, honing their skills over four hundred years of imperialism and exploitation in the Americas, Asia, and the Pacific. In addition, the centuries of extremely violent, protracted warfare among themselves, combined with the technological advances of the Industrial Revolution, produced unmatched military might. When, rather late in the period of European colonial expansion, Europeans turned to Africa to satisfy their greed for resources, prestige, and empire, they quickly worked their way into African societies to gain allies and proxies, and to co-opt the conquered kings and chiefs, all to further their exploits. Consequently, the African responses to this process, particularly the ways in which they resisted it, were complex.   The Complexities of Resistance Adding to the complexity was the fact that rapid European imperial expansion in Africa did not necessarily change relationships among African communities. Those in conflict with one another tended to remain in conflict, despite the impending threat from the French, British, Germans, and other powers. There was, moreover, no broadly accepted African identity to unite around during this period. The strongest identities were communal and, to a lesser extent, religious, which begins to explain the presence of African participants in European conquests of other African societies. During the second half of the nineteenth century, for example, in what is now Ghana, conflict between the Fante and Asante, which predated British designs on the kingdom of Asante, motivated the Fante to join the British against the Asante, who at the time seemed to be their greatest threat. The complexity of Africans' political relationships among themselves, then, influenced the nature of their resistance to colonial rule. As they resisted European invasions, they confronted both European and African soldiers. That is, they confronted a political hierarchy imposed by Western Europeans that included African proxies. The power was European, but the face of it on the local level was often African. Despite these seeming contradictions, it remains insufficient to speak of African responses to the imposition of colonial rule as a choice between either collaboration or resistance.   It was possible to resist colonial rule through collaboration with the colonizers in one instance and in the next to resist European authority. It was also possible to limit European political control through some form of collaboration with European generals or colonial administrators. This is all to suggest that Africans evaluated their circumstances, assessed possible actions and consequences, to make rational responses. Some form of resistance, moreover, remained constant during the period of formal European political dominance. Ethiopia stands alone, however


Founded in France in 1945 and with currently 39 international editions, which monthly women's fashion magazine published its first UK edition in 1985?

American History Timeline Mental Health History Time Line American History Timeline Between about 100,500,000 and 93,900,000 years ago: early Late (Upper) Cretaceous (Cenomanian). Deposition of the sediments began that would become the Dakota Formation. See Wikipedia and Meek and Hayden 1853 .  This deposition marked a reversal from millions of years of erosion. "What were eastern Nebraska and Kansas like 100 million years ago ? In the Central Plains, the Dakota rocks run in a band from southwestern Minnesota , southeastern South Dakota, northwestern Iowa, and eastern Nebraska (Dakota City to Lincoln and Fairbury) to central Kansas, northwestern Oklahoma and northeastern New Mexico . The sediments that became the rocks of the Dakota Group were eroded from Precambrian rocks to the north and east and from Paleozoic rocks to the south. They were deposited in the channels and on the banks of streams that flowed into the lagoons, swamps, estuaries and beaches of an ancient inland sea. This sea, at its greatest extension, reached from the Gulf of Mexico to the Arctic Ocean; it covered most of central to western Nebraska and Kansas during the mid-Cretaceous . This enormous version of the Gulf of Mexico was also the home of the Loch Ness monster-like sea reptiles (plesiosaurs) whose bones are the Central Plains substitute for dinosaurs ." (Bolick and Pabian 1994) CO = Colorado. To its east, Kansas, Nebraska, South and North Dakota are stacked on top of one another to the Canadian border Map of North America highlighting the shallow inland seaways present during the mid-Cretaceous period. By William A. Cobban and Kevin C. McKinney, United States Geological Survey. Available online . 1438 to 1533 The Inca Empire 1492 Columbus's first voyage to America . In December, he visited an island, part of which the Indians called Haiti - the place of the mountains. The Spanish colonised the island and called it Hispaniola. It was the first place occupied by Europeans in the Americas. Spain took what gold it could and the Indians died out. In 1679, the French took the western part of the island and called it Saint Dominigue. Sugar , indigo and black slaves made Saint Dominigue the richest colony in the world by 1789 . 1493 Pope Alexander 6th gave the Americas to Spain , on condition it converted the natives to Christianity. An animal named Haut or Hauthi - Chapter 52, D'une beste assez estrange appellée Haut about page 100 (diiferent prints) Buffon says the native name for the three toed sloth in Brazil comes from the plaintive "a, ï" that it often repeats. Thévet represents this as Haut or Hauthi, others as hay. Buffon incorporated it into the name Bradypus ï. In the Amazon, the native name for the two toed sloth was Unau, hence Bradypus Unau North Atlantic colonies The thirteen European colonies that combined against the British to form the United States of America at the end of the 18th century, were mostly founded by the English and Dutch in the 17th century. The southern colonies, such as Virginia , were mainly founded by orthodox members of the English church with royalist sympathies. The northern states (New England) were founded by their puritan critics. In between were New York and New Jersey , originally settled by the Dutch, and Pennsylvania , a Quaker colony from 1682. 1607 Virginia The first permanent English colony on mainland America was founded by the Virginia Company of London and called "Jamestown, Virginia" (External link: Wikipedia article) . See 1619: legislature and  African slaves - 1749: Augusta Academy - 1773: Public Hospital for Persons of Insane and Disordered Minds - 1774: Virginia Conventions - 1818: University - 1870: Death of Robert Edward Lee Captain John Smith first encountered Iroquois in Chesapeake Bay 1614 New Netherlands The Dutch West India Company explored and began to settle an area north of Virginia in 1614. Peter Minuit and other Dutch settlers settled an island which they bought from the local Indians for 60 gilders worth of goods. He named this New Amsterdam, and the Dutch holdings in the area w


Which one word can mean the following: a winning margin in a race, a part of a bottle or other container near the mouth, or a slang term to kiss and caress amorously?

Catch 22 - Vocabulary List : Vocabulary.com Catch 22 September 13, 2011 By Kashyap J. Rate this list: malignant tumor in bone marrow 'Give him Ewing's tumor,' Yossarian advised Doc Daneeka, who would come to Yossarian for help in handling Hungry Joe, 'and follow it up with melanoma. Milo lifted his arm suddenly and pointed toward the open-air theater, where the milky, dust-filled beam bursting horizontally from the projector slashed a conelike swath in the blackness and draped in a fluorescent membrane of light the audience tilted on the seats there in hypnotic sags, their faces focused upward toward the aluminized movie screen. walk the streets in search of customers But Nately's whore was already bored by the time they started back, and she decided to go streetwalking with two other girls rather than spend more time with him. afterward, and probably only because of Mr. Dolbier, the book was described with approbation in the daily *Times* by the reviewer Orville Prescott, who predicted it would not be forgotten by those who could take it and called it: 'A dazzling performance that will outrage nearly as many readers as it delights.' an Italian variety of cherry tomato that is shaped like a plum With a pensive expression on his oblong, rather pale face, he allowed his gaze to settle on several of the high bushels filled with red plum tomatoes that stood in rows against each of the walls. TO MY MOTHER AND TO SHIRLEY, AND MY CHILDREN, ERICA AND TED CONTENTS: CHAPTER 5 - CHIEF WHITE HALFOAT CHAPTER 6 - HUNGRY JOE CHAPTER 9 - MAJOR MAJOR MAJOR MAJOR CHAPTER 10 - WINTERGREEN CHAPTER 13 - MAJOR - DE COVERLEY CHAPTER 14 - KID SAMPSON any of several trailing blackberry brambles especially of North America Abreast of his trailer, he left the ditch and wove his way speedily toward home through the dense underbrush, in which the only person he ever encountered was Captain Flume, who, drawn and ghostly, frightened him half to death one twilight by materializing without warning out of a patch of dewberry bushes to complain that Chief White Halfoat had threatened to slit his throat open from ear to ear. a member of the Women's Army Corps In a bed in the small private section at the end of the ward, always working ceaselessly behind the green plyboard partition, was the solemn middle-aged colonel who was visited every day by a gentle, sweet-faced woman with curly ash-blond hair who was not a nurse and not a Wac and not a Red Cross girl but who nevertheless appeared faithfully at the hospital in Pianosa each afternoon wearing pretty pastel summer dresses that were very smart and white leather pumps with heels half ... small drought-resistant sorghums having large yellow or whitish grains TO MY MOTHER AND TO SHIRLEY, AND MY CHILDREN, ERICA AND TED CONTENTS: The U.S.O. troupes were sent by General P. P. Peckem, who had moved his headquarters up to Rome and had nothing better to do while he schemed against General Dreedle. Canadian hockey player (born 1948) Thanks to Orr, his roommate, it was the most luxurious tent in the squadron. without the natural or usual covering Yossarian's perceptions were soon so fuzzy that he paid no notice to the beige turban the fat one crowding into him kept wearing until late the next morning when the scheming ten-year-old pimp with the Cuban panatella snatched it off in public in a bestial caprice that exposed in the brilliant Sicilian daylight her shocking, misshapen and denudate skull. a mission to capture or defend something Yossarian did feel almost sick enough to go back into the hospital, and he felt even sicker three combat missions later when Doc Daneeka still shook his melancholy head and refused to ground him. a tube that holds a cigarette while it is being smoked Colonel Cathcart was a very large, pouting, broadshouldered man with close-cropped curly dark hair that was graying at the tips and an ornate cigarette holder that he purchased the day before he arrived in Pianosa to take command of his group. any of several evergreen perennials of the genus Pyrola TO MY MOTHER AND TO SHIRLEY, AND MY CHI


In the 2001 General Election, which celebrity stood in the Stretford and Urmston constituency as an independent candidate attracting 713 votes?

Al Murray and other celebrities who have decided to run for parliament - BBC News BBC News Al Murray and other celebrities who have decided to run for parliament By Leala Padmanabhan BBC News 16 January 2015 Read more about sharing. Close share panel Comedian Al Murray plans to take on Nigel Farage at the general election in his character of the Pub Landlord. Mr Murray will stand for the Free United Kingdom Party (FUKP) pledging that the UK will leave the solar system by 2025 and that Greece will be sold to Kent County Council. The TV star is joining a list of famous figures who've decided to throw their hats into the ring as parliamentary candidates. Here are some of the more memorable ones - including some no-hopers and some notable successes. Willie Rushton Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Willie Rushton challenged Sir Alec Douglas-Home in 1963 under the slogan "Death to the Tories" "Death to the Tories" was actor, cartoonist and satirist Willie Rushton's campaign slogan when he ran against Conservative Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas-Home in 1963. Rushton, who died in 1996, was angry at the machinations in which the patrician Douglas-Home, a hereditary peer, became PM despite not being an MP and had to stand in a by-election to win a Commons seat. Rushton, who contested the Kinross and West Perthshire seat on behalf of Private Eye magazine, polled just 45 votes, having urged voters to support the Liberal candidate at the last minute. Douglas-Home won. Auberon Waugh Image caption Auberon Waugh: who stood up for dog lovers at the 1979 election Journalist Auberon Waugh ran for the "Dog Lovers' Party" in 1979, challenging the former Liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe in his North Devon constituency. Why was Waugh standing up for dog lovers? He was of course referring to Rinka - the dog shot on Exmoor in the scandal involving Thorpe, his alleged homosexual lover Norman Scott and a hitman. Waugh had helped expose the scandal. Waugh lost his deposit but had the gratification of seeing Thorpe lose his seat. Katie Price Image caption "I know it will take a big swing but there's no bigger swinger than me" said Katie Price in 2001 Surgically enhanced former glamour model Katie Price - aka Jordan - pledged free plastic surgery for all, more nudist beaches and a ban on parking tickets in her campaign as an Independent candidate in the Manchester seat of Stretford and Urmston in 2001. Despite promising "a bigger, betta (sic) future" Ms Price won just 713 votes, losing her deposit. Howard Marks Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Howard Marks failed to win over voters in four constituencies in the 1997 general election Author and former drug smuggler Howard Marks appeared on ballot papers four times in the 1997 general election: Norwich South, Norwich North, Neath and Southampton Test. He was unsuccessful in all four seats. No prizes for guessing the single issue in his campaign - the legalisation of cannabis. Esther Rantzen Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The TV presenter and charity campaigner on the trail in Luton South "If the voters think it's worthwhile and they want me, here I am," said Esther Rantzen as she launched her campaign as an Independent candidate in the 2010 general election. Mrs Rantzen, who was made a Dame in the New Year Honours for her charity work, stood on an anti-fraud ticket after the former Labour MP for Luton South, Margaret Moran, was embroiled in the parliamentary expenses scandal. The voters didn't choose Mrs Rantzen, who came fourth with 1,872 votes, narrowly losing her deposit. David Icke Image caption David Icke joined 25 other candidates in the 2008 Haltemprice and Howden by-election Former footballer and sports presenter David Icke was one of the 26 hopefuls contesting the Yorkshire seat of Haltemprice and Howden in 2008, after the surprise decision of Tory MP David Davis to resign and trigger a by-election focused on civil liberties. Mr Icke, an author of books on New Age spiritualism and conspiracy theories, appeared on the ballot paper with no label after refusing to dec


Trevor Eve played 'Eddie Shoestring' on TV, which British actor a former TV soldier played the boss of the radio station he worked for?

"Shoestring" Reviews & Ratings - IMDb IMDb 17 January 2017 8:34 AM, PST NEWS trailers and videos full cast and crew trivia official sites memorable quotes Overview 11 out of 12 people found the following review useful: Intense Gripping Crime Show from England 26 May 2001 Shoestring was a unique series, a ratings winner for the BBC it was perhaps the most popular thing around at the time and spurned a fashion for loud pyjama style shirts! At the core of the show was Trevor Eve, a superb actor who played Eddie Shoestring with power and frightening intensity. Always on edge, you never knew how Eddie, the former mental patient turned Private Eye would react, and you kind of guessed another breakdown was always on the cards (none more so than in Mocking Bird). There wasnt a bad episode in this show, and Eve quit after two series leaving us with a show whose legacy was untarnished, giving a good lesson to other series that carry on long past their time. The show gave us some superb cameos too. Toyah Wilcox turns up as a wannabe pop star long before she was one and Christopher Biggins, Peter Dean, Michael Elphick, Eric Richard, Sean Arnold not forgetting Bert Kwouk (better knowk as Peter Seller's sidekick Cato) all turn up in this series. The last episode The Dangerous Game is like a roll call of the future stars of The Bill, Boon, Dear John and I am sure many others besides. Eddie went out on a high and there are rumours that the eagle may fly again, Trevor Eve's wife dropping a less than subtle hint in a recent interview. I must mention Michael Medwin & Liz Crowther as the radio station stalwarts and of course Erica Bayliss, Eddie's long suffering girlfriend without whom this series would have missed something. Despite this, the glory of this show beloged to one man, Trevor Eve. Was the above review useful to you? 7 out of 7 people found the following review useful: One two buckle my shoe...string from United Kingdom 11 October 2003 Why isn't this available on video? So many other series are lauded and repeated over and over (Only Fools and Horses, etc.) and go on forever, turning up at Christmas with so called 'specials'. We could certainly do with some more Eddie as the rumours indicate. But I fear, as the times have now changed, and we have become jaded by the amount of detective dramas that the TV channels pump out as a safe bet to win ratings, some new Shoestring wouldn't look as innovative as it quite clearly was. The Beeb for once has repeated something watchable, as a while back, I was able to see some classic episodes again. Especially good was the one where Eddie loses it with a villain at the end. Get your arse in gear BBC...Put this thing out on DVD!! Now!! Was the above review useful to you? 9 out of 11 people found the following review useful: A fun series from El Cajon, California 17 December 2003 Shoestring, starring: Trevor Eve, Doran Godwin, Michael Medwin and Liz Crowther, is a fun series. Fans, being the resourceful people that we are, share things we enjoy. I would have never gotten to see some of the great British TV series, if I had not met someone on the internet who had introduced me to something that intrigued them. Shoestring is one of those series. It is the story of a frumpy, private investigator called Eddie Shoestring(Trevor Eve). He had a nervous breakdown while working as a computer analyst and smashed his computer with a hammer. He was instituionalized. After a short period of counseling his psychologist taught him to use art as a stress releaser, so when he begins to get nervous he draws caractures of the object of his stress. Eddie lives in the upper room of a terraced house in Bristol, England. His landlady is the Solicitor Erica Bayliss(Doran Godwin) who works with the police. Eddie is often out of work and owes Erica back rent, but she has a soft spot for him, if not an available g-spot. The fact that these two have a sexual relationship is obvious from the beginning. Following a widespread British pattern, the local radio station, Radio West, occaisionally invites local pe


What is the architectural name for the head or top of a column?

Column | Article about column by The Free Dictionary Column | Article about column by The Free Dictionary http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/column Related to column: column chromatography , beam column, vertical architectural support, circular or polygonal in plan. A column is generally at least four or five times as high as its diameter or width; stubbier freestanding masses of masonry are usually called piers or pillars, particularly those with a rectangular plan. In fully developed Egyptian architecture the columns were of gigantic size, spaced very closely together, and were reserved for inner courtyards and halls. In the Aegean area, in pre-Hellenic times, the column type known to have been used is one with a cushionlike cap and with its shaft tapering downward. Subsequent types were the archaic forms of Doric, developed by the Dorians after their coming (before 1000 B.C.) into the region. By the 7th cent. B.C. this Greek Doric had been established in its design. The columns of classical architecture represent the attempt to design proportionings and details that would create maximum structural harmony. It is in the Greek temples of the Periclean Age (5th cent. B.C.), notably in the Parthenon, that the ideal was obtained. In Greek, Roman, and Renaissance architecture the various column types, taken together with the entablatures that they support, form the classical orders of architecture orders of architecture. In classical tyles of architecture the various columnar types fall, in general, into the five so-called classical orders, which are named Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, Tuscan, and Composite. ..... Click the link for more information. . The classical column has the three fundamental elements of base, shaft, and capital. The shaft has a gradual upward tapering (entasis), and the capital that crowns it provides a decorative and structural transition between the circular column and the rectangular entablature. The Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian column types advanced toward perfect proportions and details and formed the basis for the columnar architecture of the Romans. Although Greek columns always had vertical channels or flutes cut in their shafts, those of the Romans were often without them. In Greek buildings the columns were usually structurally indispensable, but the Romans and later the Renaissance and modern architects used them often also as a decorative feature, mostly following fixed rules of proportions. The columns of Romanesque, Byzantine, and Gothic buildings were usually structural elements and were without canons of proportioning. The capitals of the Romanesque and Gothic were often variously decorated with plant and animal forms. The columns of Chinese and Japanese architecture are circular or polygonal wood posts, with bases but without capitals, having instead an ornamented projecting bracket. In Indian architecture columns exhibit great variety of detail: shafts, bases, and capitals are often intricately ornamented. In modern construction most columns are of either steel or reinforced concrete. See Doric order Doric order, earliest of the orders of architecture developed by the Greeks and the one that they employed for most buildings. It is generally believed that the column and its capital derive from an earlier architecture in wood. ..... Click the link for more information. ; Ionic order Ionic order , one of the early orders of architecture. The spreading scroll-shaped capital is the distinctive feature of the Ionic order; it was primarily a product of Asia Minor, where early embryonic forms of this capital have been found. ..... Click the link for more information. ; Corinthian order Corinthian order, most ornate of the classic orders of architecture. It was also the latest, not arriving at full development until the middle of the 4th cent. B.C. The oldest known example, however, is found in the temple of Apollo at Bassae (c.420 B.C.). ..... Click the link for more information. ; capital capital, in architecture, the crowning member of a column, pilaster, or pier. It acts as the beari


In which 2009 TV series did actors Larry Lamb and Alison Steadman appear?

Former EastEnders star Larry Lamb on acting career: I did it for women but my fans are men - Mirror Online TV Former EastEnders star Larry Lamb on acting career: I did it for women but my fans are men Much-loved Mick from Gavin and Stacey reflects on an amazing rise to the top - and blames his earlier serial womanising on his "misogynist" father  Share Silver fox: 'My mid-60s are very nice,’ Larry admits  Share Get soaps updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email Larry Lamb should wear a T-shirt emblazoned with a giant question mark. The man has an insatiable thirst for knowledge – like a human sponge. And the former EastEnders and Gavin and Stacey star has lately been soaking up everything he can learn about the birth of ancient Rome. On Channel 5 on Friday night he’s presenting a new TV documentary series about it and is seen trawling Europe’s Roman remains while passionately explaining the origins of the world’s first superpower. It may seem like an incongruous step from the all too modern-day Albert Square, but 66-year-old Larry says he was always good at history. However, he admits his passion for learning struck late in life. History man: In Rome for his new C5 series One reason is that at school he was thinking less about passing exams and more about scoring with girls. “It was very simplistic for me back then – try and get the job of the bloke who got the most girls,” he says. “I was always interested in history but somehow or other I got this bug about being a doctor. I used to watch Emergency Ward 10 and the people having the best time were the big-shot surgeons. "But to be a surgeon you had to do physics and chemistry and I was absolutely hopeless at them. I failed the exams not just once, but twice, I repeated the year. It was stupid. “Basically I wanted to be successful and surrounded by beautiful women. That was the life for me – I had seen it on the telly. “But what do you know, in my 60s I get the chance to do this,” he says of his Rome series. “Now I can finally do the subjects I should have done back then.” Larry has admitted he was a serial womaniser for part of his life and blames it on being “brought up to be a misogynist” by his father. Frolics: On a ferry with Kate O'Mara in 1980 (Photo: Getty) Though it’s only later in life that he’s become something of a silver fox pin-up. “When you’re in your mid-60s it’s all very nice,” he says, a little bashfully. He adds in a slightly surprised tone that he’s become a pin-up for men too. “Funnily enough the fan mail is more men – 50-50 anyway,” he explains. He says his school failings also had a lot to do with his terrible family life. At nine he was left behind with a domineering and “poisonous” father when his terrified mum upped and left with his baby sister. “My family had all broken up. I was a basket case, a lost soul,” he says. Young Larry would often be forced to stand between his parents begging them not to fight and he agrees that mum Jessie was right to leave “without a shadow of a doubt”. He lived in fear of his dad Ronnie, who ran a fish and chip shop in North London. Larry started working there at five making tea and was gutting fish by seven. He later based the villainous Archie Mitchell in EastEnders partly on Ronnie. Screen death: Killed by a Queen Vic bust on Christmas Day (Photo: BBC) His route into acting, fame, and finally, TV presenting, was far from conventional. His first job was as a lorry driver’s mate, working for an uncle in the waste-paper business. After that he sold encyclopedias in Germany and then, in his 20s, he went to Libya as an oil worker. It was at a Esso refinery in the desert that he first dipped a toe into acting. “I finished up in an amateur theatre group,” he says. “I loved acting on stage and realised I could make a bit of money doing something I loved.” Back in Britain in the early 80s he won a part in the BBC soap Triangle alongside Kate O’Mara. Then he had parts in hit shows including The New Avengers, The Professionals, Minder, Lovejoy, Taggart, Casualty and The


Redback Spider (Latrodectus hasselti)   Redback Spider (Latrodectus hasselti) Redback Spider on house brick. Photograph copyright: ozwildlife - all rights reserved. Used with permission. Female Redback Spider with Egg Sacs. Photographed under house eaves. Luckily the spider stays put in its web most of the time, making photography fairly easy. Photograph copyright: ozwildlife - all rights reserved. Used with permission. Baby Redback spiders are white with darker spots on back Photograph copyright: ozwildlife - all rights reserved. Used with permission. She sometimes catches small skinks in the web. These are sucked dry and remains are cut from web and dropped to ground. Photograph copyright: ozwildlife - all rights reserved. Used with permission. Female Redback Spider showing distinctive red stripe. These are very common around the house often found under eaves, under patio chairs, around garage doors or any similar dry sheltered place. Sometimes they come into the house where they usually end up euthanased with a fatal dose of insecticide, or squashed with a heavy object. Photograph copyright: ozwildlife - all rights reserved. Used with permission. Female Redback Photograph copyright: ozwildlife - all rights reserved. Used with permission. Female showing red hourglass shape on underside. She has remains of huntsman spider in web. Photograph copyright: ozwildlife - all rights reserved. Used with permission. REDBACK SPIDER FACTS Description The Redback Spider is a black spider with round body. The female is black with red stripe on back. The newly-hatched, baby spiders are creamy white with darker spots on their back. As the young grow they get darken, and develop red or orange hourglass shaped marking on underside, red or orange stripe on back. The head and legs may be brown rather than black, and the body can have white or cream markings coming from the red or orange stripe. Male Redback Spiders are much smaller than the female and are rarely seen. The Redback Spider belongs to the same genus as the American Black Widow Spider. Size


"From which Shakespeare play does the following line come, ""All the world's a stage and all the men and women merely players""?"

All the world's a stage All the world's a stage William Shakespeare Quotes Home "All the world's a stage" - A Famous Quote by William Shakespeare This famous quote originated in the play by William Shakespeare. This section provides answers to the following questions about this famous Shakespeare quote: Who said that? Which play the quote come from? What was the name of the speaker? In which Act or Scene can the whole quote, or saying, be found? Shakespeare Quote - "All the world's a stage" Jaques: All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages. As You Like It Act 2, Scene 7   Famous Shakespeare Quote Although set in different times many of the most famous quotes about life and love by William Shakespeare are still relevant today.  Did you know that William Shakespeare is credited by the Oxford English Dictionary with the introduction of nearly 3,000 words into the language. It's no wonder that expressions from his works in literature, including the "All the world's a stage" quote, are an 'anonymous' part of the English language. Many people continue to use this "All the world's a stage" quote by William Shakespeare in famous quotes about life. "All the world's a stage" "All the world's a stage" Who said that? Which play did the quote come from? What was the name of the speaker? In which Act or Scene can the whole quote, or saying, be found? Short Famous Quotes about life from Famous Shakespeare Quotes All the world's a stage All the world's a stage - Famous Shakespeare Quote - Book - Speaker - Play - Line - Lines - Quote - Qoute - William Shakespeare - Act - Scene - Soliloquy - Origin - Saying - Name - Meaning - Quotation - Phrase - Book - Speaker - Play - Line - Lines - Book - Speaker - Play - Line - Lines - Quote - Qoute - William Shakespeare - Act - Scene - Soliloquy - Origin - Saying - Name - Meaning - Quotation - Phrase - Book - Speaker - Play - Line - Lines - All the world's a stage - Written By Linda Alchin


Who painted the 'Marriage Of The Virgin' found in the Pinacoteca di Brera of Milan?

The Marriage of the Virgin by Raphael – Facts about the Painting View Complete Works The Marriage of the Virgin is part of an altarpiece created for a church at Citta di Castello, Italy and shows the marriage of the Virgin Mary and St. Joseph. The painting, an oil on panel, was completed in 1504 and is an example of Raphael’s increasing maturity and confidence as an artist. His colors here are vibrant, and the faces of his characters are specific and full of calm. Renaissance Mastery In this painting, Raphael shows off his mastery of perspective, for the painting is dominated by a distinctly Italian Renaissance (as opposed to Roman occupied Palestinian) round temple in the background, in the frieze of which the painter has cleverly painted his name and, below it, the date. The front and back doors of this temple are open, and through it the viewer can see a bit of the hazy, sfumato painted background of hills and sky. The temple sits on a cascade of steps that lead down to a plaza with walkways that are picked out in a reddish stone. People in Renaissance garb gather in small groups, seemingly oblivious to the rather momentous marriage that’s happening in the foreground. A Bit of Foreshadowing In the foreground a richly attired high priest clasps the hand of both Mary and Joseph as Joseph prepares to place the ring on Mary’s finger. Behind her stand a group of soft-eye women, her kinswomen perhaps, whose attire is only a little less sumptuous than the priest’s. At the extreme left, the girl in red looks out at us, wistfully. Behind Joseph stands a crowd of disappointed suitors. Indeed, the one standing next to Joseph breaks his wand over his knee in what seems like resignation while another, sad-looking chap also bends his. As the viewer can see, the rod that Joseph holds has burst into flower, and the rods of the other suitors haven’t. Mary, dressed in traditional red gown and blue cloak with her hair held by gauzy veils, looks, well, virginal. Joseph, dressed in something like a priest’s cassock with his saffron colored cloak draped elaborately around him, looks a bit careworn and older than his bride — some legends claim he was a widower. Presaging the man who will become his foster son, he’s the only one of the suitors to wear a beard. He’s also the only person in the picture who is barefoot. Raphael’s Marriage of the Virgin is now in the Pinacoteca di Brera, an art gallery in Milan, Italy. 3 responses to “The Marriage of the Virgin”


In which game would you use the terms 'pung', 'kong' and 'chow'?

Mah-Jong - British Rules - The Game - Playing the Game Chows A chow does not score, so it is only useful in that it may allow a player to call   “Mah-Jong”. Only one chow is allowed in a hand and it’s not allowed when there are only 3 players. There are a number of special hands which, because they are unusual, score 500 or   1,000 points. 1,000 points is the maximum that can be scored in any one hand so, not surprisingly,   a lot of luck is required to go out with such a hand. Some of these special hands do not conform to the 4 sets and a pair described above   but, nevertheless, allow you to declare  Mah-Jong.   Collecting such hands is risky   because, if you are not successful, you could end up with a hand which is worth no   points.


Which pop star called one of his children Peaches- Honey-Blossom?

Peaches Geldof: The wild child who found joy as a mother - Telegraph Celebrity news Peaches Geldof: The wild child who found joy as a mother The death of Peaches Geldof has refocused attention on the tragic events – a  bitter divorce and her mother’s overdose – that have haunted her loving  family Michael Hutchence and Paula Yates in 1994 Photo: ALPHA Follow Sometimes an event will occur that makes everyone want to bury their heads in their hands and say: “God, no, enough.” The death of the young, bright, beautiful, endearingly eccentric Peaches Geldof, who finally seemed to have found meaning in her short life, is one of those occasions. It is not often that one can talk about the public mood with any confidence, but that mood in this case is all shock, sorrow and incredulity. One felt as if one knew Peaches, and what one knew one liked. We were on her side, rooting for her to put the troubles of her too painful, too public youth behind her. The wayward teenager, with her tattoos and penchant for attention-seeking, had finally grown up. In doing so she had blossomed into a resilient woman who appeared to have resolved her motherless state in her own motherhood. She too now leaves motherless children: two young sons, babies, one just short of his first birthday. The word “tragedy” is overused, but in Peaches’s case it is apt. It is no less apt for the narrative she was born into: the Geldof / Yates / Hutchence drama played out on the public stage. Bob Geldof, the rabble-rousing hero who tried to save the world; Paula Yates, his punk princess, as vulnerable as she was charismatic; and Michael Hutchence, the priapic pop star who caused their parting and whose death apparently derived from a sex act. Related Articles Peaches Geldof found dead at age of 25 07 Apr 2014 Theirs was not merely a private drama, but a public and acrimonious spectacle, in which sex, death and newspaper headlines coincided; a story of passion, infatuation and addiction – and lives cut savagely short. At first, there was only romance of the most youthful and tender sort. In 1976, 17-year-old Yates, clad in crinoline and heels, raced through Paris in a snowstorm to claim her Boomtown Rat, then in his mid-twenties. She had declared herself in love, having seen him on television. “It was glamorous in a weird way,” he recalled, “like playing in Paris in a sweaty club, and she’s in a ball gown, and after the gig we go driving around Versailles in the snow.” She was surer than he, boasting of her “Rottweiler” determination to secure her man. Both were soon deeply in love. Together they became Eighties icons. She was the modishly insouciant, peroxide-blonde presenter of The Tube on the newly minted Channel 4; he, the dishevelled campaigning hero behind Band Aid in 1984, Live Aid a year later, creating a First World conscience regarding its Third World responsibilities. The Queen rendered him “Sir Bob” for it, the world judging him sainted despite his foul mouth. In the wake of this triumph, they married, surrounded by rock royalty, at their idyllic Faversham priory, their first daughter, Fifi Trixibelle, already a toddler. The groom looked uncharacteristically dashing in his top hat and tails. His bride was swathed in flowing scarlet, clutching a bouquet of roses and ivy in front of her 17-inch waist. Their apotheosis as golden couple seemed complete. Two more whimsically named daughters followed, Peaches in 1989 and Pixie in 1990. There were discreet affairs, but both strove to create a family life that they had missed out on. Paula, in particular, appeared intent on some sort of parody of a Fifties home journal, describing her mothering philosophy in several books and a Good Housekeeping column. Her own upbringing had been nothing if not unsettled. She was born in Colwyn Bay to a showgirl mother who penned erotic novels. The man she believed to be her father was Jess Yates, the ostensibly saintly, electric organ-playing host of the ITV religious series Stars on Sunday, beloved of the blue-rinse brigade. Sixteen years older than his wife, Yates was a p


The Bostonians - Henry James - Author Biography • Where—New York, New York, USA • Education—Attended schools in France and Switzerland;     Harvard Law School • Awards—British Order of Merit from King George V • Died— February 28, 1916 • Where—London, England, UK Henry James was an American-born writer, regarded as one of the key figures of 19th-century literary realism. He was the son of Henry James, Sr. and the brother of philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James. James alternated between America and Europe for the first 20 years of his life, after which he settled in England, becoming a British subject in 1915, one year before his death. He is primarily known for the series of novels in which he portrays the encounter of Americans with Europe and Europeans. James contributed significantly to literary criticism, particularly in his insistence that writers be allowed the greatest possible freedom in presenting their view of the world. James claimed that a text must first and foremost be realistic and contain a representation of life that is recognisable to its readers. His theatrical work is thought to have profoundly influenced his later novels and tales. Life James was born in New York City into a wealthy family. His father, Henry James Sr., was one of the best-known intellectuals in mid-19th-century America. In his youth James traveled back and forth between Europe and America. At the age of 19 he briefly attended Harvard Law School, but preferred reading literature to studying law. James published his first short story, A Tragedy of Error, at age 21, and devoted himself to literature. In 1866–69 and 1871–72 he was a contributor to The Nation and Atlantic Monthly. Among James's masterpieces are Daisy Miller (1879) and The Portrait of a Lady (1881). The Bostonians (1886) is set in the era of the rising feminist movement. What Maisie Knew (1897) depicts a preadolescent girl who must choose between her parents and a motherly old governess. In The Wings of the Dove (1902) an inheritance destroys the love of a young couple. James considered The Ambassadors (1903) his most "perfect" work of art. James's most famous novella is The Turn of the Screw, a ghost story in which the question of childhood corruption obsesses a governess. Although James is best known for his novels, his essays are now attracting a more general audience. James regularly rejected suggestions that he marry, and after settling in London proclaimed himself "a bachelor." F. W. Dupee, in several well-regarded volumes on the James family, originated the theory that he had been in love with his cousin Mary ("Minnie") Temple, but that a neurotic fear of sex kept him from admitting such affections. James's letters to expatriate American sculptor Hendrik Christian Andersen have attracted particular attention. James met the 27-year-old Andersen in Rome in 1899, when James was 56, and wrote letters to Andersen that are intensely emotional: "I hold you, dearest boy, in my innermost love, & count on your feeling me—in every throb of your soul". In a letter from May 6, 1904, to his brother William, James referred to himself as "always your hopelessly celibate even though sexagenarian Henry". How accurate that description might have been is the subject of contention among James's biographers, but the letters to Andersen were occasionally quasi-erotic: "I put, my dear boy, my arm around you, & feel the pulsation, thereby, as it were, of our excellent future & your admirable endowment." To his homosexual friend Howard Sturgis, James could write: "I repeat, almost to indiscretion, that I could live with you. Meanwhile I can only try to live without you." He corresponded in almost equally extravagant language with his many female friends, writing, for example, to fellow-novelist Lucy Clifford: "Dearest Lucy! What shall I say? when I love you so very, very much, and see you nine times for once that I see Others! Therefore I think that—if you want it made clear to the meanest intelligence—I love you more than I love Others." Work James is one of th


In which modern-day African country was the author William Boyd born?

William Boyd | Biography, Books and Facts [Cite This] William Boyd William Boyd is a renowned British popular fiction writer. His major contributions to contemporary English literature include A Good Man in Africa and An Ice-Cream War. Born on March 7, 1952, in Accra, Ghana, Boyd grew up in Ghana and Nigeria. He received his early education from Gordonstoun School and studied for a Diploma course of French Studies at the University of Nice, France. Later, he earned a Masters degree in English and Philosophy from the University of Glasgow. Finally, he attended Jesus College, Oxford and was awarded a PhD in English Literature. Upon completion of his higher studies, Boyd was offered a lectureship at St Hilda’s College, Oxford in the English department, where he taught from 1980-83. While teaching he began working on his first novel A Good Man in Africa, which was published in 1981. It is a black comedy set in the fictional West African country of Kinjanja. The central character, Morgan Leafy, is a disaster-prone British Diplomat with a questionable record. This dark comedy also touches upon the dynamics of British political influences in relation to Western African. Boyd’s reprehensible and morally deplorable character, Morgan Leafy, serves as a representative of British politician and their deplorable behavior. In fact, Leafy makes appearance in Boyd’s another two short stories. According to the author, there is an autobiographical element to his novel and the character of Dr. Murray serves as a portrait of his father. A Good Man in Africa received positive response from most of the critics and became an instant success. Boyd was honored with Whitbread Book Award and Somerset Maugham Award for his contribution. On the success of his novel, he published a short story collection, On the Yankee Station and Other Stories, the very same year. Subsequently, he wrote another novel, titled An Ice-Cream War, in 1982. It is set in colonial East Africa and focuses on the World War I campaigns. The novel is a dark satire that highlights the tragedy of a war waged between the Great Britain and Germany on East African soil. The darkly comic treatment of WWI had the book shortlisted for a Booker Prize and won John Llewellyn Rhys Prize. Another one of his key works is considered to be Any Human Heart (2002) in which he fictionalized and incorporated the creator of James Bond phenomenon, Ian Fleming . It is written in the journal entry form and charts the life of a fictitious 20th century writer, Logan Mountstuart. In addition to novel writing, Boyd also served in the Hollywood as a screenwriter. He adapted Evelyn Waugh’s novel Scoop in a feature film Stars and Bars (1988). His own novel’s movie adaptation, A Good Man in Africa, was released in 1994. For television he is credited for screenwriting dramas, including Armadillo (2001), Any Human Heart (2010) and Restless (2012). William Boyd’s is known for his satiric and comic narratives, which he took a little too far with his publication of a fake biography of Nat Tate. Nat Tate: An American Artist 1928-1960 sketches the life eponymous abstract expressionist painter. The author withheld the status of the book being fictional till its launch party. A number of prominent guests claimed to have known the fictional painter oblivious to the nature of the book. It created quite a buzz at the revelation of the truth. Moreover, Boyd has adapted a literary work of Anton Chekhov for theater as well. His recently published book is a James Bond novel, titled Solo (2013). Buy Books by William Boyd


Which author wrote a series of books about the private investigator 'Jemima Shore'?

Action TV Online Episode Guide - Jemima Shore Investigates TX                 : April 11th - April 27th 1978 (Six episode                 serial) Director : Moira Armstrong Script : Adapted by Julia Morris Cast : Maria Aitken (Jemima Shore), Renée                 Asherson (Mother Ancilla), Brenda Bruce (Sister                 Elizabeth), David Burke (Tony Amyas, MP), James                 Laurenson (Alexander Sharbeck), Doran Goodwin                 (Sister Lucy), Margaret D'arcy (Sister Clare), Kate Binchy (Sister Edward), Linda Slater (Dodo),                 Sarah Webb (Margaret), Michelle Winstanley (Blanche),                 Patsy Kensit (Tessa), Catrina Hylton (Mandy),                 Mary Healey (Beatrice O'Dowd), James Appleby (Joe),                 Susan Engel (Sister Agnes) and Sylvia Coleridge                 (Sister Boniface). Synopsis : Television investigative reporter                 Jemima Shore investigates the mysterious and treacherous                 goings-on at her old school, The Convent Of The                 Blessed Eleanor, and the deadly apparition that                 the students live in fear of - "The Black                 Nun". Notes : This serial was originally transmitted                 8:30pm to 9:00pm on ITV and was produced by Jacqueline                 Davis. JEMIMA                     SHORE INVESTIGATES A                     Splash Of Red (Part 1) TX                 : 8th June 1983 Director : Alan Grint Script : Philip Mackie Cast : Ken Hutchison, Donald Burton, Nigel                 Le Vaillant, Derek Smith, Fiona Victory, Norman                 Jones, Yasmin Pettigrew, Nicholas Cook, Steven                 Mann, Katrine Boorman, Harry Fielder and Alec                 Linstead. Synopsis : The first of a new series featuring                 Patricia Hodge as the investigative journalist                 who, tonight, stumbles over the slashed body of                 the girl in whose flat she was staying. Notes : This serial was originally transmitted                 9:00pm to 10:00pm on ITV. A                     Splash Of Red (Part 2) TX                 : 15th June 1983 Director : Alan Grint Script : Philip Mackie Cast : Ken Hutchison, Fiona Victory, Donald                 Burton, Nigel Le Vaillant, Derek Smith, Norman                 Jones, Yasmin Pettigrew, Nicholas Cook, Steven                 Mann, Katrine Boorman, Steve Plytas and Terry                 Cowling. Synopsis : The final episode of A Splash                 Of Red in which the heroine invites all the murder                 suspects to the flat and unmasks the culprit in                 true Agatha Christie style. The                     Crime Of The Dancing Duchess TX : 22nd June 1983 Director : Alan Grint Script : Simon Brett Cast : Hugh Paddick, Brian Oulton, John                 Junkin, Anthea Holloway, Joan Heal, Stephen Jacobs,                 Bunny May, Stephen Riddle, Adian Hall, Constance                 Cummings and Hugh Burden. Synopsis : As she is leaving the Duchess of                 Montfort's flat, investigative television reporter                 Jemima is fired upon. A                     Chamber Of Horrors Director : Alan Grint Script : Gilly Fraser Cast : Anthony Steel, Don Henderson, Lysette                 Anth