Born in 1963, whose real name is Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou?

George Michael - Biography - IMDb George Michael Jump to: Overview  (5) | Mini Bio  (1) | Trade Mark  (1) | Trivia  (39) | Personal Quotes  (34) Overview (5) 6' (1.83 m) Mini Bio (1) George Michael was born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou in Finchley, north London, in the United Kingdom, to Lesley Angold (Harrison), a dancer, and Kyriacos Panayiotou, a restaurateur. His father was a Greek Cypriot, and his mother was of English background. He first discovered fame as a musician when he and school friend, Andrew Ridgeley , formed the pop group Wham! . Success came fast and furious with their first album, 'Fantastic' (1983) hitting the UK number one spot. Wham! survived for five years and during that time the group notched up four number one singles and two number one albums. Most of their other releases made top three. George also contributed to the Band Aid Single 'Do They Know It's Christmas' (1984), and scored two further solo number one hits with 'Careless Whisper' and 'A Different Corner'. Following the break-up of Wham! , George went on to have a hugely successful career as a solo artist, his debut album 'Faith' (1987) - and the single of the same name - both achieving instant and international success. The album has since been certified Diamond. Over the last four decades George has notched up 8 number one albums in the and 13 number one singles in the UK (including Wham! , Band Aid , and the 'Five Live' EP). In the U.S. he has achieved 2 number one albums and 10 number one singles, with numerous other number one hits throughout the rest of the world. He has performed duets with artists including Aretha Franklin , Elton John , Queen , and Lisa Stansfield , and actively participates in charitable causes, Live Aid and the Freddie Mercury concert for AIDS being just two of the more prominent examples. According to a BBC documentary, George donated more than five million pounds towards various charities. Whilst with Wham!, he donated all the proceeds of 'Last Christmas' (1984) to charity. The single reached number two in the UK and George also performed simultaneously on the number one charity record 'Do They Know It's Christmas?'. George released the single 'December Song' in 2008 as a free download: his hope was that purchasers would donate money to charity. He remained in contact with his Wham! partner and long-time friend Andrew Ridgeley until his death in 2016. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous Trade Mark (1) Powerful, smooth and soulful voice Trivia (39) He was arrested in April 1998 at a public restroom in Beverly Hills for committing a lewd act in front of an undercover police officer. As a result, for the first time he spoke publicly about being gay. BBC talk show host Michael Parkinson dedicated an episode of his Parkinson (1971) series to an interview with him. Michael also wrote and released the song "Outside", which had lyrics and a music video mocking the whole incident. The arresting police officer filed a civil suit against Michael for defamation of character, but it was dismissed. He enjoyed four UK number one singles with Wham: "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go" (1984), "Freedom" (1984), "I'm Your Man" (1985) and "The Edge of Heaven" (1986). His song "Father Figure" was sampled for PM Dawn 's hit "Looking Through Patient Eyes". He collaborated with Queen and Lisa Stansfield on the British chart-topping "Five Live" (EP) of 1993. The first three singles of George Michael's solo career all went to the number one position on the UK chart: "Careless Whisper" (1984), "A Different Corner" (1986) and "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (1987). The latter was a duet with Aretha Franklin . His song with Wham! , "Last Christmas", is the best selling UK hit never to get to number one, reaching the number two position in December 1984, being re-issued and reaching the number six position the next December and being re-issued again and reaching the number 45 position in December 1986. It spent a total of 24 weeks on the UK chart. He sang on the number one and number two Christmas singles of 1984, Band Aid's "Do They Know I


George Ford is a player and dad Mike Ford is the coach at which English rugby club?

Mike Ford: My sacking has affected George's form but my son will bounce back for England Mike Ford: My sacking has affected George's form but my son will bounce back for England Mike Ford (c) poses with his two sons George (r) and Joe in 2011  Credit: Getty Gavin Mairs , Rugby News Correspondent 30 May 2016 • 10:00pm George Ford will depart for Australia on Tuesday for the three-Test tour with a message of strong support from his father Mike, the former England and Bath coach, who insists that the fly-half has the mental strength to bounce back from his poor kicking display in the victory over Wales. Ford Snr was at Twickenham on Sunday when sections of the crowd booed and jeered his son as he missed two penalties and four conversions during England’s 27-13 triumph in the Old Mutual Wealth Cup match. George Ford missed six of seven kicks at goal in the match  Credit: REX Ford will now face strong competition for the No. 10 shirt from Saracens fly-half Owen Farrell, who played at inside centre during the Six Nations. Farrell was also England’s first-choice kicker during the Grand Slam triumph, with Luther Burrell, named in the squad as the replacement for the injured Manu Tuilagi, now a strong contender for the inside centre position. Mike Ford admitted that his son, who was England’s fly-half during the Grand Slam campaign, had been affected by his father’s recent sacking as director of rugby at Bath. Mike Ford left Bath earlier this month Credit: Action Images But Ford Snr, who brought George to Bath from Leicester in 2013, was certain that his missed kicks at Twickenham would not impact on his ability to lead the England line in the first Test in Brisbane a week on Saturday. “George is a strong kid and has achieved quite a lot in his short career so far and you forget how young they are, these kids, and also the affect of my sacking on him,” Mike Ford told The Telegraph. “We are unbelievably tight and close and it affects him that I got sacked. He doesn’t want that, he is like every child whose dad loses his job but, with George, he has then got to go out and play for England. “It affects your life and he took it badly, like we all did. We talked about it and told him he would be all right, just go out and train well. “But the thing about him – and there have been times when he has missed kicks at Bath – is that it never affects his performance. “He doesn’t shrink away from things, he keeps getting ball on the front foot and keeps trying things. He is pretty courageous. “A lot of players would say ‘take me off’ but it doesn’t worry him what people perceive or what the critics say. He just works unbelievably hard every day. “It has been a long season for them all, and there is fatigue but I have no doubt that he will bounce back. He has done it many times in his career.” Watch | Sir Ian McGeechan: How England can beat Australia 01:24 George Ford received strong backing from Eddie Jones after the match, with the England head coach criticising those who booed the player. His father claimed he did not hear the negative reaction from the crowd but admitted it had been tough to watch his son struggle with his kicking performance. “You want your son to do really well and, when he misses a kick, it affects you. But he will bounce back. He has started 19 games and England have won 17 out of the 19 games. People soon forget. “George’s greatest thing at the minute is the way he brings other people into the game – J J [Jonathan Joseph] and Anthony [Watson] will vouch for that and Luther [Burrell] on Sunday.” Ford is in daily contact with his son and his message to George last night was to remember the things he had already achieved in the game. “He is very good to talk to but he also needs an arm around him,” Ford added. “Don’t forget, George, you are a world-class player. “He seeks perfection every day, and there is nothing wrong with that, but it is impossible to get it. But as long as he is seeking it and doing the best he can, then he will always be on the right track. “Remember the strength you have got in terms of what y


What surname is shared by the Formula 1 champions in 1962, 1968, and 1996?

List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions - Wikicars List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions Wikicars, a place to share your automotive knowledge Grand Prix Drivers Association (GPDA) The Formula One World Drivers' Championship (WDC) is awarded by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) to the most successful Formula One race car driver over a season, as determined by a points system based on Grand Prix results. The Drivers' Championship was first awarded in 1950 , to Nino Farina . The first driver to win multiple Championships was Alberto Ascari , in 1952 and 1953 . The FIA do not officially declare the Champion until the end of the season, but a driver is said to have "clinched" the Championship after it is no longer possible for another to obtain more points than them, even if the former driver were to not compete in the remaining races of the season, and the latter to score the maximum number of points possible. The Drivers' Championship has been clinched in the final race of the season 23 times in the 58 seasons it has been awarded. The earliest in a season that the Drivers' Championship has been clinched was in 2002 , when Michael Schumacher secured the title with six races remaining. Overall, twenty-nine different drivers have won the Championship, with German Michael Schumacher holding the record for most titles, at seven. Schumacher also holds the record for most consecutive Drivers' Championships, winning five from 2000 to 2004 . The current Drivers' Champion is Jenson Button, who won his first World Championship in 2009 . Contents * Indicates the team also won the Constructors' Championship (awarded since 1958 ). ↑   Fangio shared the win of the 1951 French Grand Prix with Luigi Fagioli . ↑   Fangio competed in the 1954 Argentine and Belgian Grands Prix with Maserati , then completed the season with Mercedes . ↑   Fangio shared the win of the 1956 Argentine Grand Prix with Luigi Musso . ↑   Fangio shared 2nd position in the 1956 Monaco and Italian Grands Prix with Peter Collins . ↑   Hill won the Championship at the 1961 Italian Grand Prix , where teammate Wolfgang von Trips died after an accident in the race. ↑   Surtees became the first person to win World Championships on motorcycles and cars, having previously won seven titles in both 350cc and 500cc. ↑   Rindt died during practice for the 1970 Italian Grand Prix , but his Championship was not confirmed until two rounds later, making him Formula One's first (and only) posthumous World Drivers' Champion. ↑   Andretti became Champion after teammate Ronnie Peterson died following an operation due to a collision at the 1978 Italian Grand Prix . ↑   Narrowest margin of victory ever, after half points were awarded at Monaco due to early finish because of bad weather. ↑   Ayrton Senna won the 1989 Japanese Grand Prix , but was disqualified for cutting the chicane after receiving a push-start from track-side marshalls. McLaren appealed the decision but lost, handing Prost the title. ↑   Damon Hill is the son of Graham Hill, who won the Drivers' Championship in 1962 and 1968 , making them the first father-son pair to both win Drivers' Championships. ↑   Michael Schumacher scored 78 points during the 1997 season , only 3 points behind Villeneuve. However, Schumacher was disqualified from the championship, leaving Villeneuve with a 39 point margin over Heinz-Harald Frentzen with 42 points. ↑


What was the name of the family who lived at no.42 in a post-2000 tv series?

BBC - Comedy - The Kumars at No. 42 The Kumars at No. 42 The Kumars at No. 42 Bringing friends home to meet the family is always a worry. ...but when the "friends" include Jerry Hall, Melvyn Bragg, Donnie Osmond and Stephen Fry and your family includes overprotective mother Madhuri, pompous paterfamilias Ashwin and mischief-making, lustpot grandma Sushila it's a total nightmare. The Kumars was an indirect spin-off from Goodness, Gracious Me devised by its star Sanjeev Bhaskar, along with partner Meera Syal and executive producer Anil Gupta, as a way of adding life to the increasingly tired chat-show by placing it in the heart of a family sitcom. The "sit" of the show saw Bhaskar cast as Sanjeev Kumar, stay-at-home scion of the Kumar family, which has decided to get one-up on the neighbours by turning the front room into a TV studio, allowing Sanjeev to invite leading celebs over to be interviewed. Unfortunately, the Kumars refuse to leave Sanjeev to his task, with the result that guests found themselves having to field his questions while at the same time fending off vast plates of pakoras from mum, "good advice" from dad and (in the case of the male guests) forceful sexual advances from granny. A mix of sitcom, scripted chat, genuine interview and occasional improvisation (particularly from Syal who played her role with obvious relish), on paper the Kumars should never have worked. Luckily it was played out in a studio, rather than on paper, and was an immediate success. The format also spawned several adaptations overseas, including Greeks on the Roof in Australia, The Ortegas on Fox in the US, Ghaffar at Doraji in Pakistan and Batiwalla House No 43 in India.  Without the creators of the original format, however, many of these series proved very short-lived, though repeats of the original are still shown across the globe.


To within two years either way, when did Rupert Bear first appear in the Daily Express?

Bookride: Rupert Annual 1973 Rupert Annual 1973 (Alfred Bestall.) THE RUPERT ANNUAL.The Daily Express, London 1973. Current Selling Prices $20,000+/£10000+ Rupert annuals are a popular series published by the 'Daily Express'. I am not sure whether today's children read them much but I remember them as magical books and alot of kids read them into their teens. Grown ups now pay serious money for the right ones. Some people found them slightly scary, but they would probably now find some of Harry Potter's encounters frightening. They still appear every day in the Express. Certainly they are highly collectable in England and possibly by British expats all over the globe. At the excellent World Collector's net they have a good guide to all Rupert collectables -not just books but records, 'plush' bears, various games, jigsaws and Lledo diecast vans, string puppets, and the Bendy Toys' rubber Rupert which could be posed in various ways. There are also many badges and brooches and 'pins.' Of the books they say: A lady called Mary Tourtel was the creator of Rupert, and her first cartoon strip appeared in the Daily Express on the 8th November 1920. The little bear, in many ways similar to today's character though a bit more 'bear-like', and with baggier trousers, was shown setting out to the shops in the village of Nutwood. The caption was in verse. Mary designed many of Rupert's chums, too, including Bill Badger, Podgy Pig and Edward Trunk and dreamt up the strange, almost surreal world of Nutwood which featured people in medieval dress wandering amongst a mix of incongruities such as clothed animals (who often kept unclothed animals as pets), 'normal' humans, and weird scientific inventions. Mary was fond of using magic to whisk her bear hero away from trouble; her successor, the much-respected Alfred Bestall who took over in 1935, relied on proper twists in the plot. He also introduced a host of new characters, such as Pong-Ping, Bingo Pup, the Professor, Merboy and Tigerlily. Alfred drew the stories up till 1965, and his last adventure was 'Rupert and the Winkybickies', though he continued to work on the annuals. In 1973, he was upset when a white Rupert was featured on the cover, rather than the traditional brown. Alfred had planned his beautiful painting around a brown bear, and felt there was no contrast between the white Rupert and the pale sky behind him. He was also aware that, artistically, there should have been a shadow on Rupert's face. To appease the artist, a handful of annuals from that year were printed with a brown Rupert, and today, to discover a 1973 annual with a brown-faced Rupert is a collector's dream. VALUE? A fine copy is appearing in auction at Duke's of Dorchester this week. It is estimated at £5000 to £7000. Another copy in a lot is estimated at £5000 to £8000. The fact that that there are two might give a hardened dealer pause for thought as there are only supposed to be about 15 in existence. Duke's, in a slightly different version of the tale, say: 'Alfred Bestall was asked to provide the cover illustration for the 1973 annual and as per his earlier designs, gave Rupert his usual brown face whilst the illustrations within the annual show Rupert with a white face. After printing a small run of the annual, the Express decided to alter Bestall's original colourings of Rupert, changing him from brown to white at the request of many young readers who could not understand why Rupert was brown on the cover but white inside. Bestall was incensed at this decision and never illustrated another cover for the Express. The remaining run of the 1973 annual with a white faced Rupert on the cover continued to use Bestall's signature but the publishers altered the colour of the signature to disguise it in an attempt to appease Bestall. The limited number of brown faced 1973 annuals printed makes this annual particularly rare and only 12 others are believed to exist.' I shall watch this auction and report back. Early Rupert annuals can fetch good money and the 1936 annual can currently be found on the web in a j


The Lech, Enns, Ipel and Nera are all tributaries of which major river?

Danube Danube This article is about the river. For other uses of "Danube", see Danube (disambiguation). Danube The 2850 kmDanube at Budapest Origin Black Forest ( Schwarzwald-Baar, Baden-Württemberg, Germany ) Mouth Black Sea ( Romania and Ukraine ) Basin countries Romania (28.9%), Hungary (11.7%), Austria (10.3%), Serbia (10.3% combined), Germany (7.5%), Slovakia (5.8%), Bulgaria (5.2%), Bosnia and Herzegovina (4.8%), Croatia (4.5%), Ukraine (3.8%), Czech Republic (2.6%), Slovenia (2.2%), Moldova (1.7%), Switzerland (0.32%), Italy (0.15%), Poland (0.09%), Albania (0.03%) Length 30 km before Passau: 580 m³/s Vienna : 1,900 m³/s just before Delta: 6,500 m³/s [Peak discharge at Iron Gate Dam 15,400 m³/s on 13 April 2006.] Basin area 801,463 km² The Danube (ancient Danuvius, ancient Greek Ἴστρος Istros) is the longest river of the European Union and Europe 's second-longest (after the Volga ). It originates in the Black Forest in Germany as two smaller rivers—the Brigach and the Breg—which join at Donaueschingen, and it is from here that it is known as the Danube, flowing generally eastwards for a distance of some 2850 km (1771 miles), passing through several Central and Eastern European capitals, before emptying into the Black Sea via the Danube Delta in Romania . The Danube has been an important international waterway for centuries, as it remains today. Known to history as one of the long-standing frontiers of the Roman Empire , the river flows through—or forms a part of the borders of—ten countries: Germany , Austria , Slovakia , Hungary , Croatia , Serbia , Bulgaria , Romania , Moldova , and Ukraine ; in addition, the drainage basin includes parts of ten more countries: Italy , Poland , Switzerland , Czech Republic , Slovenia , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Montenegro , Republic of Macedonia , Moldova , and Albania . The names of the river ( German : Donau, Slovak: Dunaj, Albanian: Danubi, Polish: Dunaj, Hungarian: Duna, Croatian: Dunav, Serbian: Дунав / Dunav, Bulgarian: Дунав (Dunav), Romanian: Dunăre, Ukrainian: Дунай (Dunay), Italian: Danubio, Latin: Danuvius, modern Greek: Δούναβης, Turkish: Tuna, Slovene: Donava, local Yiddish: Duner - דונער and Tine - טינע) are all ultimately derived from the Proto-Indo-European *dānu, meaning "river" or "stream". Still nowadays don in Ossetic language means both "water" and "river". Other major European river names with this Indo-European root for "stream" include the Donets, Dnieper, Dniester, the Don River, Russia and the River Don, England. Geography Tributaries The confluence of the Sava into the Danube at Belgrade. The river to the left is Sava. The land to the right of the picture is the "Veliko Ratno Ostrvo" island in the Danube. The Danube's tributary rivers reach into ten other countries. Some Danubian tributaries are important rivers in their own right, navigable by barges and river boats of shallow draught. Ordered from source to mouth, the main tributaries are: Iller - Lech - Regen (entering at Regensburg) - Isar - Inn (entering at Passau) - Enns - Morava - Leitha - Váh (entering at Komárno) - Hron - Ipel - Sió - Drava - Vuka - Tisza - Sava (entering at Belgrade) - Tamiš - Velika Morava - Caraş - Jiu - Iskar - Olt - Vedea - Argeş - Ialomiţa - Siret - Prut Cities The Danube Bend at Visegrád ( Hungary) is a popular destination of tourists The Danube flows through the following major cities: Regensburg - Germany, capital of Upper Palatinate Passau - Germany Linz - Austria , capital of Upper Austria Krems - Austria Bačka Palanka - city in Serbian province of Vojvodina Novi Sad - capital of the Serbian province of Vojvodina Belgrade - the capital of Serbia Smederevo - Serbia Izmail - Ukraine Modern navigation The Danube is navigable by ocean ships from the Black Sea to Brăila in Romania and by river ships to Kelheim, Bavaria; smaller craft can navigate further upstream to Ulm, in Germany. About 60 of its tributaries are also navigable. The Iron Gate, on the Romanian-Serbian border Since the construction of the German Rhine-Main-Danube Canal in 1992, the river has been part of


What river flows through the Welsh city of Newport?

River Usk Flows through Newport - YouTube River Usk Flows through Newport Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Dec 31, 2006 A view of the mighty River Usk from the George Street Bridge, Newport, Gwent Category


After the Nile, what is the next-longest river in Africa?

10 Longest Rivers In The World - 10 Most Today 10 Longest Rivers In The World Nature If you’ve always been wondering what’s the longest river in the world? Well, we’re here to help.  Here’s a comprehensive list of the all the longest rivers in the world including the longest of them all, the Nile River. The Longest River in the World 1. Nile River, North-East Africa – 6,650 km (4,132 miles). Its water resources are shared by eleven countries, namely, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, South Sudan, Sudan and Egypt.In particular, the Nile is the primary water resource and life artery for Egypt and Sudan Nile river at Cairo, Egypt 2. Amazon River, South America – 6,400 km (3,976 miles). Its the second longest river in the world and is by far the largest by waterflow with an average discharge greater than the next seven largest rivers combined. The Amazon flows in the following countries: Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guyana 10 Longest Rivers In The World: The Amazon 3. Yangtze River, China – 6,300 km (3,917 miles). The longest river in Asia 10 Longest Rivers In The World: Yangtze River 4. Mississippi – Missouri – Jefferson, North America – 6,275 km (3,902 miles). The Mississippi flows mainly in the United States (98.5%) and the rest in Canada (1.5%). It flows towards the Gulf of Mexico 10 Longest Rivers In The World: Mississippi River 5. Yenisei – Angara – Selenge, Asia – 5,539km (3,445 miles). Flows mainly in Russia (97%) and the rest in Mongolia. The largest river system flowing to the Arctic Ocean. Rising in Mongolia, it follows into Russia and drains in Kara Sea 10 Longest Rivers In The World: Yenisei River 6. Yellow River, China – 5,464km (3,395 miles) Also known as Huang He, it is the second-longest river in Asia after the Yangtze 10 Longest Rivers In The World: Yellow River, China 7. Ob – Irtysh, Asia – 5,410km (3,364 miles), It flows in the following countries: Russia, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia 10 Longest Rivers In The World: Ob River, China 8. Paraná – Río de la Plata, South America – 4,880km (3,030 miles). Flows in Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia and Uruguay 10 Longest Rivers In The World:Parana River 9. Congo – Chambeshi, Africa – 4,700km (2,922 miles) – The world’s deepest river with measured depths in excess of 220 m (720 ft). It is the third largest river in the world by volume of water discharged 10 Longest Rivers In The World: Congo River 10. Amur – Argun, Asia – 4,444km (2,763 miles). The river forms the border between the Russian Far East and Northeastern China 10 Longest Rivers In The World: Amur River


Andrei Lugovoy and Dmitry Kovtun are suspects in the murder of whom?

Police warned UK businessman that Litvinenko suspects may have targeted him | World news | The Guardian Alexander Litvinenko Police warned UK businessman that Litvinenko suspects may have targeted him Tim Reilly says police told him he may have been an intended target rather than accidentally poisoned by attempt on Russian dissident Andrei Lugovoi, left, and Dmitri Kovtun during a radio interview in Moscow in 2006. Photograph: Reuters TV/Reuters Thursday 12 February 2015 10.09 EST Last modified on Thursday 12 February 2015 19.05 EST Share on Messenger Close Police warned a British businessman that he may have been an additional intended target of the men accused of murdering Alexander Litvinenko , the inquiry into the Russian’s death has heard. Tim Reilly, a specialist in the Russian energy industry, told the inquiry into Litvinenko’s death that he had suffered an episode of severe and still unexplained illness shortly before the Russian died. Forensic tests after Litvinenko’s death showed that the businessman’s workplace and car had been contaminated by polonium-210, the radioactive substance used in the killing. Reilly, at the time a senior executive at the private security company Erinys International, told the inquiry that he had been working with Litvinenko in the months before the murder in November 2006. Litvinenko had introduced him to Andrei Lugovoi and Dmitri Kovtun, the two men later accused of his murder, in a bid to broker a multimillion-pound deal with the giant Russian energy company Gazprom . The four men met on a number of occasions during the summer and autumn of 2006 in the Erinys boardroom in central London, he said. Following one of those meetings, on 16 October, the inquiry has already heard, Litvinenko had vomited violently but recovered, in what police believe was an early attempt on his life. Lugovoi and Kovtun are accused of administering a second, fatal dose of the deadly radioactive isotope during a meeting with Litvinenko at a London hotel on 1 November, from which he died 22 days later. Forensic testing after his death later found “substantial” radioactive contamination in the Erinys boardroom, while Reilly was also found to have traces of polonium in his body as well as in his car. During the 16 October meeting, Reilly said, Lugovoi and Kovtun encouraged him to drink tea, but he declined because it was a very hot day and he had already drunk a lot of water. “They kept saying to me, ‘Well, don’t you want tea?’ You know, they were joking, saying English [people] drink tea.” Though he could not remember the exact date, Reilly said, on one occasion in October, at around the time that he had held a number of meetings with the men, he had himself become extremely ill with diarrhoea and “horrendous, migraine-type symptoms. They were worse than anything I had ever had, because I do get migraines. I threw up and I felt just dreadful. “I’ve never had an illness like it before and I’ve never had one since,” he said. Shortly after the Russian dissident’s death, Reilly told the inquiry, police officers told him “that they were not entirely convinced that I was not also an intended target. They were ambivalent about that, but they couldn’t cancel it out.” Reilly, a fluent Russian-speaker, said that he had met Litvinenko through the Russian’s work for an associated corporate intelligence company that shared the Erinys office space. Litvinenko had done “very, very good work” for the company in providing detailed intelligence reports on Russian businesses and individuals that Reilly said he immediately recognised as having been compiled for the Russian security service, the FSB. This suggested, he said, that “this guy clearly has a link into Moscow, into FSB or former KGB”. Litvinenko, himself a former FSB officer who had fled the country after becoming a whistleblower, then introduced him to Lugovoi in summer 2006. “He mentioned he had a friend from his time in Russia who was also ex-KGB who had contacts in the security world ... and that it would be useful perhaps to meet this guy who [might] be able to i


What play was Abraham Lincoln watching when he was assassinated?

What Play Was Lincoln Watching? What Play Was Lincoln Watching? Plays/Drama Expert By Wade Bradford Most of us probably know that Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth . And many of us even know the name of the playhouse: the Ford Theater. However, I don't bump into too many people who are familiar with the play Lincoln was watching that fateful night on April 14th, 1865. Our American Cousin by Tom Taylor was the play Lincoln watched the night of his assassination. John Wilkes Booth, in addition to being a conspirator, was a working actor, so he knew that the light hearted comedy would garner loud belly laughs from the audience, providing the ideal moment in which to muffle the blast of a pistol. (He also anticipated a large crowd because special fliers had been made to announce that the president would be in attendance -- not the best security measure in retrospect.) Our American Cousin is a silly tale in three acts about a "uncivilized" American who arrives in England to claim a old British manor. Romantic subplots and jokes at the expense of both lower and upper ecominc classes ensue. continue reading below our video 10 Facts About the Titanic That You Don't Know When the play was first performed in the 1850s, one of the supporting characters (the ridiculous Lord Dundreary) became so popular, that the actor who originated the role, E. A. Sothern, began creating a string of ad libs to meet the demands of the humor-craving audience. According to many historians, Booth knew the play well, and knew that a certain line of dialogue in Act Three would propel the audience into its loudest burst of laughter. When the leading actor chastised another character with the line, "you sockdologizing old man-trap!" that is when Booth attacked, and sadly, the rest is history.


What is the correct term for a period of play in polo?

Period of play - definition of period of play by The Free Dictionary Period of play - definition of period of play by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/period+of+play Also found in: Thesaurus , Wikipedia . ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Noun 1. period of play - (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds; "rain stopped play in the 4th inning" quantity , measure , amount - how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify game - a contest with rules to determine a winner; "you need four people to play this game" athletic game - a game involving athletic activity golf hole , hole - one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course; "he played 18 holes" chukka , chukker - (polo) one of six divisions into which a polo match is divided inning , frame - (baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat set - a unit of play in tennis or squash; "they played two sets of tennis after dinner" bout , round , turn - (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive first period - the first division into which the play of a game is divided second period - the second division into which the play of a game is divided final period - the final division into which the play of a game is divided half - one of two divisions into which some games or performances are divided: the two divisions are separated by an interval period - (ice hockey) one of three divisions into which play is divided in hockey games quarter - (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided; "both teams scored in the first quarter" over - (cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch


When washing clothes, what does a triangle with a cross through it represent?

Washing & Laundry Symbols: Washing Instruction Symbols & Fabric Labels Tips Washing Symbols  Understanding the washing instructions on your clothing labels can be confusing. We are here to help you get it right with some top tips that will help you remember the meaning of washing symbols.  Washing Instruction Symbols Do not bleach! A triangle with an X through it simply means that you should not bleach this item.                                                                                The hand gives it away with this one. Bring hand and wash together and what do you get? Hand wash any clothes with this symbol. A double line represents a wool wash that needs a gentle cycle. Think of the double line as ‘double the thickness’ for the material and you should be able to remember this one. One single line means a synthetic wash, which should be on a medium cycle. The temperature should match the label. Stay clear of the dry cleaners and your clothes will thank you for it – a washing symbol that saves you money! This is a cotton wash on the hottest temperature your washing machine has. The double line earlier represented thick wool, no line should remind you of a ‘thin’ material cotton. Drying Laundry Symbols You can throw your clothes in the dryer if they have this symbol. A clear circle in a box means all clear for the tumble dryer, it even looks like a tumble dryer! Bringing us to the opposite symbol, same with a cross means don’t use the tumble dryer. The best way to remember this one is that it looks like a tumble dryer and the cross means “No”. Think of the line as your clothing flat on a table. This square symbol is asking you to dry your clothes flat if you can. Ironing Instruction Symbols  A symbol that needs no explanation, iron and an X means ‘no ironing’. So if you are struggling with getting rid of any kinks then check for the other drying laundry symbols listed above. Good news for some. You can use a cool iron to keep this item of clothing looking hot. Bad news for anyone that doesn’t like ironing! The dots represent the temperature of the iron. Two dots means that you should keep the iron warm but not too hot for this garment. Stepping it up to three dots means it is time to make your iron hot hot hot! Just remember to keep the iron moving, you don’t want an iron shaped hole in your favourite item of clothing. We hope our washing symbols guide will help you to avoid any washing faux pas in the future. Please also take a moment to read our stain removal guide and top tips for banishing odours.


Launched in 2000, which website announced on Jan. 20th 2016 that it was soon to close?

Friends Reunited website to close down - BBC News BBC News Friends Reunited website to close down By Zoe Kleinman Technology reporter, BBC News 18 January 2016 Image caption The Friends Reunited website is still live Friends Reunited - one of the UK's first social networks - has announced it will soon close. One of its founders Steve Pankhurst explained in an email that the platform was still used by "a handful of members" but that it was "no longer used for the purpose it was built for". Friends Reunited launched in the year 2000 and was bought by broadcaster ITV for £175m ($250m) in 2005. However, it failed to keep pace with other social networks. Image copyright Friends Reunited Image caption Friends Reunited launched in 2000 It was sold to comic publisher DC Thomson for only £25m in 2009 and Mr Pankhurst wrote in a blog post that the company had offered it back to him a couple of years ago. Pankhurst and business partner Jason Porter agreed to take on the site for a trial period to see if they could revitalise it. "It became clear that most of the actual users coming to the site were using it purely as a messageboard," wrote Mr Pankhurst. "And I also realised that of the more than 10 million users registered, a lot had done so over a decade ago and hence their contact details were out of date. Image copyright Friends Reunited Image caption Friends Reunited was redesigned a few times during its life "But importantly - it hasn't covered its costs and like any business this can't continue indefinitely. "Therefore, whilst it's sad, I believe it's time to move on and put Friends Reunited to bed." Mr Pankhurst is now planning to launch a new service called Liife. This will be somewhere for people to plot key moments in their lives, but only to share them with those who were involved rather than a wider audience. However, social media consultant Sue Llewellyn warned: "The market is incredibly crowded with all of these things and I honestly can't see there is space for it. "I understand totally about the privacy side - privacy is a big thing and it's getting bigger - but I can't see a need for Liife. "I really wish them luck and I'm happy to eat my virtual hat if it works."


With which series of films do you associate the character Emmett Brown, Ph.D.?

Emmett Brown | Total Movies Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Back to the Future Dr. Emmett Lathrop "Doc" Brown, Ph.D., is a fictional character in the Back to the Future trilogy. He is the inventor of the first time machine, which he builds out of a DeLorean sports car. The character is portrayed by Christopher Lloyd in all three films, as well as in the live action sequences of the animated series. He is voiced by Dan Castellaneta in the animated series. The character's appearance and mannerisms are loosely inspired by Leopold Stokowski and Albert Einstein. In 2008, Dr. Emmett Brown was selected by Empire magazine as one of The 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time, ranking at #76. Character background Emmett refers to himself as "a student of all sciences" and is depicted as a passionate inventor. His homes in 1985 and 1955 are shown to contain various labour-saving gadgets, and he tests an intended mind-reading device on Marty McFly, during the scene in Back to the Future when the latter visits him in 1955. He appears to be heavily influenced by scientists of previous eras, naming successive pet dogs Copernicus and Einstein, and having portraits of Isaac Newton, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Edison and Albert Einstein in his laboratory. He also states in Back to the Future Part III that his favorite author is Jules Verne, and reveals to Marty that his family name was originally von Braun before World War I, possibly an allusion to the real-life and contemporary rocket scientist Wernher von Braun. Emmett's family moved to Hill Valley, the fictional setting of the series, in 1908. Although initially wealthy because of his family's savings, Emmett states in Back to the Future that he spent his "entire family fortune" on his time travel project. Newspaper clippings at the beginning of the film show the Brown mansion was destroyed by fire in 1962, and the property sold to developers; Doc subsequently resided in the mansion's garage. Once broke, Doc established a privately owned business to offer 24-hour scientific services, building ingenious devices for his customers. Emmett's work appears to be highly regarded; a scene from Back to the Future Part II shows a newspaper article describing his winning an award for his work. However, he is shown as absent-minded at times, and various statements by other characters inhabiting Hill Valley indicate that he is generally regarded as strange, eccentric, or insane. He often speaks with wide-eyed expressions and broad gestures—"Great Scott!" being one of the character's well-known catchphrases—and tends to be overly verbose in his delivery, referring in one case to a school dance as a "rhythmic ceremonial ritual". No film in the trilogy shows Emmett having any friends besides Marty and Jennifer, Marty's girlfriend. The films do not depict how Doc and Marty originally met, but production notes and comments by franchise creators Bob Zemeckis and Bob Gale have stated that Doc and Marty met several years prior to the events of Back to the Future, when Marty sneaked into Doc's lab after being warned by his parents to stay away from him. Happy to be revered as 'cool', Doc hired Marty as his part-time lab assistant. In the original timeline, in contrast with Marty's unassertive father, George McFly, Doc is an encouraging and supportive mentor figure for Marty. Doc's positive influence in turn allows Marty to mentor George in 1955, which appears to encourage his later success as a novelist, and help him become a better husband and father. One line in particular, "If you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything," originates from Doc. Marty repeats it to George in 1955, who repeats it back to Marty in the "improved" 1985 shown at the end of Back to the Future. Back to the Future alludes to Doc being involved with illegal and criminal enterprises—albeit as a means to obtain items for his inventions he could not purchase legally—but he is naïve and flippant about the consequences of his actions. In an early scene, he excitedly tells Marty how he cheated Libyan terrorists out of stolen plu


Born in 1964, which model is nicknamed The Body?

Elle Macpherson - Model - Biography.com Elle Macpherson Model Elle Macpherson put the super in "supermodel." In her day, she was known as "The Body" because of her stunning height and figure. IN THESE GROUPS Famous People Born in Sydney Synopsis Australian supermodel Elle Macpherson was discovered while on a ski vacation in Colorado. Her height (six feet) and athletic build earned her the nickname "The Body." She graced the covers of four Sports Illustrated swimsuit editions, modeled lingerie for Victoria's Secret and appeared in Playboy. Macpherson also launched her own lingerie business and has appeared in films. Early Life Model and actress Elle Macpherson was born Eleanor Nancy Gow on March 29, 1964, in Sydney, Australia. Nicknamed "The Body," the six-foot-tall Macpherson is one of a handful of figures credited with putting the "super" in the word "supermodel." Even prior to her ascendancy to modeling fame, Macpherson was no stranger to the high life. After her parents divorced in her early teens, her mother remarried multimillionaire Neil Macpherson, the owner of a chain of stereo equipment stores. After a brief stint studying law at Sydney University, Macpherson was "discovered" while on a ski vacation in Aspen, Colorado. A contract with Click Model Management soon followed. Supermodel Success Like so many of her contemporaries, Sports Illustrated's swimsuit edition was her springboard to public fame. The powerful, athletic Macpherson graced four SI covers (1986-'88, 1994). In addition to appearances in the mainstay publications of the modeling world, Macpherson parleyed her SI success into contracts with Victoria's Secret and Playboy. For her work in the latter, she netted a whopping $25,000 per page. The spread was ten pages long. For a time, Macpherson was one of the wealthiest models in the business. She marketed a series of her own photo calendars and starred in a successful fitness video. In 1995, People magazine included her in its "50 Most Beautiful People" issue. Other Endeavors But by the mid-1990s, she turned her attention to acting. She appeared in several films, including Sirens (1995), Batman and Robin (1997) and most recently A Girl Thing (2001), a miniseries for the Showtime Network. She also appeared in a few episodes of the hit TV sitcom Friends. Critical responses to her attempts at acting were at best mixed, and at worst, unflattering. Macpherson also experienced mixed success in the business arena. Her personal line of lingerie, Elle Macpherson Intimates, is the top selling brand in Australia. However, her partnership with fellow supermodels Claudia Schiffer and Naomi Campbell in the creation of the Fashion Café was less fruitful. The troubled restaurant venture went into bankruptcy in 2000. Personal Life Macpherson's first marriage to Gilles Bensimon, a fashion photographer and publication director at Elle, ended in divorce in 1990. In 1998, she and longtime boyfriend Arpad "Arkie" Busson had a son, Flynn. Macpherson and Busson were married in 2002 and had their second child, Aurelius Cy Andrea, in 2003. The coupled separated in 2005. Macpherson has since dated real estate developer Jeffrey Soffer, beginning in 2011. The couple is currently engaged. Fact Check We strive for accuracy and fairness. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us ! Citation Information


Which actor links the films ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’, ‘Dante’s Peak’, and ‘Mamma Mia!’?

Pierce Brosnan - IMDb IMDb Actor | Producer | Soundtrack Pierce Brendan Brosnan was born in Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland, to May (Smith), a nurse, and Thomas Brosnan, a carpenter. He lived in Navan, County Meath, until he moved to England, UK, at an early age (thus explaining his ability to play men from both backgrounds convincingly). His father left the household when Pierce was a child and although... See full bio » Born: Share this page: Related News a list of 27 people created 06 Dec 2010 a list of 32 people created 20 Feb 2011 a list of 22 people created 13 Mar 2011 a list of 25 people created 04 May 2012 a list of 25 people created 14 Oct 2014 Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDbPage How much of Pierce Brosnan's work have you seen? User Polls Nominated for     2     Golden Globes. Another    18 wins & 18 nominations. See more awards  » Known For  2017 The Son (TV Series) ( announced ) Eli McCullough  1991 Victim of Love (TV Movie) Paul Tomlinson  1991 Murder 101 (TV Movie) Charles Lattimore  1982 Nancy Astor (TV Mini-Series) Robert Gould Shaw  1980 Murphy's Stroke (TV Movie) Donnelly / Edward O'Grady Soundtrack (2 credits)  2008 Mamma Mia! (performer: "Our Last Summer", "SOS", "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do", "When All Is Said And Done", "Waterloo")  2002 Evelyn (performer: "On the Banks of the Roses", "The Parting Glass") Hide   1993 The Myth, the Magic, the Man (TV Movie) (special thanks) Hide   2017 The 74th Golden Globe Awards (TV Special documentary) Himself - Presenter  2015 No Escape: Behind the Scenes (Video documentary short) Himself  2010-2015 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) Himself - Guest - Episode #8.116 (2010) ... Himself - Guest  2015 Prominent! (TV Series)  2014 Evening Urgant (TV Series) Himself  2014 Reel Junkie (TV Series) Himself  2014 Weekend Ticket (TV Series short) Himself  2011-2014 Good Morning America (TV Series) Himself - Guest  2010-2014 Made in Hollywood (TV Series) Himself  2008-2014 Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) Himself  2014 Inside Edition (TV Series documentary) Himself  2010-2014 The Insider (TV Series) Himself / Himself - Mrs. Doubtfire  2014 CBS News Sunday Morning (TV Series documentary) Himself - Guest  2004-2014 Live! with Kelly (TV Series) Himself - Guest  2010-2014 Cinema 3 (TV Series) Himself  2004-2013 Tavis Smiley (TV Series) Himself - Guest  2013 Larry King Now (TV Series) Himself - Guest  2012 MSN Exclusives (TV Series) Himself (2013)  2011 Elizabeth Taylor: A Tribute (TV Movie documentary) Himself  2010 Días de cine (TV Series) Himself  2010 Janela Indiscreta (TV Series) Himself  2010 Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV Series documentary) Himself  2009 The Movie Loft (TV Series) Himself  2008 Mama Mia!: Becoming a Singer (Video documentary short) Himself  1999-2008 The Daily Show (TV Series) Himself - Guest  2008 Mamma Mia: Outtakes (Video short) Himself / Sam (uncredited)  2007 Balls of Steel (TV Series) Himself  2007 2007 Britannia Awards (TV Special) Himself  2006 Close Up (TV Series) Himself - Interviewee  2006 La rentadora (TV Series) Himself  2006 Creating an Icon (Video documentary short) Himself  2006 Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles (Video documentary short) Himself  2006 Driven to Bond: Remy Julienne (Video documentary short) Himself  2006 GoldenEye: Building a Better Bond (Video documentary short) Himself  2006 Just Another Day (TV Special documentary short) Himself  2006 The Hong Kong Press Conference (Video documentary short) Himself  2006 The Making of The Matador (Video documentary short) Himself  2006 Bloody Business (Video documentary) Himself  1997-2006 Film 2016 (TV Series) Himself  1999-2006 The View (TV Series) Himself - Guest  2006 Jean-Michel Cousteau: Ocean Adventures (TV Series documentary) Narrator  2005 Young Hollywood Awards (TV Special) Himself  2004-2005 Richard & Judy (TV Series) Himself - Guest  1999-2004 Charlie Rose (TV Series) Himself - Guest Himself - Outstanding Irish Contribution to Cinema Award Winner  2004 T4 (TV Series)  2004 This Morning (TV Series) Himself - Guest  2004 Biography (TV Series documentar


Which ‘Carry On’ actor was married to Janet Brown from 1947 until his death in 1979?

Janet Brown Janet Brown Janet Brown Actor Janet McLuckie Brown (14 December 1923 – 27 May 2011) was a Scottish actress, comedian, and impressionist who gained considerable fame in the 1970s and 1980s for her impersonations of Margaret Thatcher. Brown was born in Rutherglen and educated at Rutherglen Academy. Early in her career, she presented Picture Book on BBC Television in the 1950s. Beginning with Margaret Thatcher's election as the leader of the Conservative Party in 1975, Brown gained increasing prominence because of her realistic impression of the Tory politician. She performed as Thatcher on BBC TV's Mike Yarwood Show, on BBC Radio's The News Huddlines, and on film in the 1981 James Bond film, For Your Eyes Only. In 1979, Brown starred as Thatcher on the comedy album Iron Lady: The Coming Of The Leader, written by Private Eye satirist John Wells and produced by Secret Policeman's Ball series co-creator/producer Martin Lewis and Not the Nine O'Clock News series co-creator/producer John Lloyd. The largely spoken 'song' 'Iron Lady' was released as a single and she promoted it on Top Of The Tops as a new release but it did not chart. During the 1970s and 1980s, she was occasionally confused by some with fellow actress and comedian Faith Brown because they had the same surname and were both best remembered for their Margaret Thatcher impersonations. In 1990, she recorded a spoken word sequence in her Margaret Thatcher voice for Mike Oldfield's album Amarok. Still acting in her 80s, her last role was as Old Lady Squeamish on the London West End stage in a production of Wycherley's The Country Wife at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, which opened in September 2007. She entitled her 1986 autobiography Prime Mimicker. Brown was married to Carry On actor Peter Butterworth from 1947 until his death in 1979. They had two children, a son, actor Tyler Butterworth, and a daughter Emma, who died in 1996, aged 34. Brown never remarried, spending the rest of her life in Hove, East Sussex, until her death following a brief illness in a nursing home in May 2011, aged 87. She is buried alongside her husband Peter Butterworth in Danehill Cemetery, in East Sussex.


Michael Scofield was the protagonist in which popular US tv series?

Michael Scofield is the best TV series character yet. Is he the same in real life? - Quora Quora Watch some more TV series other than Prison Break,you will find much better TV series character. Watch Flash and see Wentworth Miller aka Michael Scofield doing chutiyapa. And in real life neither he or his brother went to prison which he has designed to break out. He is not even a civil engineer. Nah the person that plays Micheal scofield which is wentworth miller is cooler in real life not only not only is he gay but his humble and down to earth! His brave. 407 Views More Related Questions If you could live the life of one character on your favorite TV series, who would that be? Related Questions Written Sep 14 My roommate and I went to the campus dining hall for dinner tonight. It’s a buffet, so you can go through as many times and get as much as you want. The dining hall has a ton of choices, with the best being their ice cream. It’s fantastic soft-serve, and they have it at every meal. I’d finished my pizza and soda and had my head propped on one hand. “I want ice cream.” “Go get some ice cream.” “But I ...


Who played the part of Captain Renault in the classic film ‘Casablanca’?

Casablanca (1942) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications. Director: a list of 21 titles created 18 Sep 2012 a list of 28 titles created 05 Feb 2013 a list of 32 titles created 03 Mar 2013 a list of 27 titles created 4 months ago a list of 49 titles created 1 month ago Search for " Casablanca " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Won     3     Oscars. Another    4 wins & 8 nominations. See more awards  » Videos Following the death of a publishing tycoon, news reporters scramble to discover the meaning of his final utterance. Director: Orson Welles A Phoenix secretary embezzles $40,000 from her employer's client, goes on the run, and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother. Director: Alfred Hitchcock A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbours from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder. Director: Alfred Hitchcock A hapless New York advertising executive is mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and is pursued across the country while he looks for a way to survive. Director: Alfred Hitchcock A criminal pleads insanity after getting into trouble again and once in the mental institution rebels against the oppressive nurse and rallies up the scared patients. Director: Milos Forman A San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her. Director: Alfred Hitchcock Directors: Victor Fleming, George Cukor, and 1 more credit  » Stars: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Thomas Mitchell A jury holdout attempts to prevent a miscarriage of justice by forcing his colleagues to reconsider the evidence. Director: Sidney Lumet When an open-minded Jewish librarian and his son become victims of the Holocaust, he uses a perfect mixture of will, humor and imagination to protect his son from the dangers around their camp. Director: Roberto Benigni An insane general triggers a path to nuclear holocaust that a war room full of politicians and generals frantically try to stop. Director: Stanley Kubrick A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent-film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity. Director: Billy Wilder A bounty hunting scam joins two men in an uneasy alliance against a third in a race to find a fortune in gold buried in a remote cemetery. Director: Sergio Leone Edit Storyline In World War II Casablanca, Rick Blaine, exiled American and former freedom fighter, runs the most popular nightspot in town. The cynical lone wolf Blaine comes into the possession of two valuable letters of transit. When Nazi Major Strasser arrives in Casablanca, the sycophantic police Captain Renault does what he can to please him, including detaining a Czechoslovak underground leader Victor Laszlo. Much to Rick's surprise, Lazslo arrives with Ilsa, Rick's one time love. Rick is very bitter towards Ilsa, who ran out on him in Paris, but when he learns she had good reason to, they plan to run off together again using the letters of transit. Well, that was their original plan.... Written by Gary Jackson <garyjack5@cogeco.ca> See All (148)  » Taglines: As big and timely a picture as ever you've seen! You can tell by the cast it's important! gripping! big! See more  » Genres: Rated PG for mild violence | See all certifications  » Parents Guide: 23 January 1943 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: Everybody Comes to Rick's See more  » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia The French dialogue between Yvonne and the French officer translates as: French Off


Who is credited with commercializing jigsaw puzzles around 1760?

Jigsaw Puzzles | 187 pieces jigsaw puzzle Bookmark A jigsaw puzzle is a tiling puzzle that requires the assembly of often oddly shaped interlocking and tessellating pieces. Each piece usually has a small part of a picture on it; when complete, a jigsaw puzzle produces a complete picture. Jigsaw puzzles were originally created by painting a picture on a flat, rectangular piece of wood, and then cutting that picture into small pieces with a jigsaw, hence the name. John Spilsbury, a London cartographer and engraver, is credited with commercializing jigsaw puzzles around 1760. Created by puzzles4u Published


Born in 1921, who connects ‘Are You Being Served?’ with ‘Last of the Summer Wine’?

Frank Thornton - IMDb IMDb Actor | Soundtrack Frank Thornton was born on January 15, 1921 in Dulwich, London, England as Frank Thornton Ball. He was an actor, known for Last of the Summer Wine (1973), Are You Being Served? (1972) and Gosford Park (2001). He was married to Beryl Jane Margaret Evans. He died on March 16, 2013 in Barnes, London. See full bio » Born: a list of 23 people created 25 Dec 2012 a list of 1295 people created 07 Sep 2014 a list of 31 people created 9 months ago a list of 1682 people created 5 months ago a list of 1955 people created 4 months ago Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDbPage How much of Frank Thornton's work have you seen? User Polls  2004 Holby City (TV Series) Douglas Archer - We'll Meet Again (2004) ... Douglas Archer  2003 Doctors (TV Series)  1995 The Upper Hand (TV Series) Reverend Hale  1990 Mr. Majeika (TV Series) Headmaster  1987 T-Bag Bounces Back (TV Series) Count Boris  1987 The Sooty Show (TV Series) Dr. Hugh  1982 The Gentle Touch (TV Series) Leo  1979 Word for Word (TV Series) Jogran  1971-1977 The Goodies (TV Series) Master of Ceremonies / Waiter  1976 The New Avengers (TV Series) Roland  1975 Shades of Greene (TV Series) Rev. Simon Milan - When Greek Meets Greek (1975) ... Rev. Simon Milan  1975 Whodunnit? (TV Series)  1974 Holiday with Strings (TV Movie) Travel Agent  1974 Crown Court (TV Series) Professor McIver  1962-1973 Steptoe and Son (TV Series) Travel Agency Clerk / The Frenchman / Butler / ...  1961-1973 Armchair Theatre (TV Series) Arthur - groom's father / Station Sergeant / Frank / ...  1972 Love Thy Neighbour (TV Series) The Barman  1971 Bachelor Father (TV Series) Vicar  1969 Mr. Digby Darling (TV Series) Mr. Skidmore  1969 Thicker Than Water (TV Series) Ted Rumbold  1969 The Champions (TV Series) Clerk  1968 Inside George Webley (TV Series) Maitre d'  1967 Harry Worth (TV Series) Inspector Wallace  1966 Coronation Street (TV Series) Danny Roach  1966 The Liars (TV Series) Aldogrando  1965 Emergency-Ward 10 (TV Series) John Ross  1964 The Villains (TV Series) Fowler  1963 The Sentimental Agent (TV Series) Tailor  1963 Benny Hill (TV Series) John Kenwood / Frindyke / Korsikoff  1962 The Odd Man (TV Series) Second Under Secretary - The House of D'Arblay (1962) ... Second Under Secretary  1962 Suspense (TV Series)  1961 Citizen James (TV Series) Ministry Agent  1961 The Rag Trade (TV Series) Mr. Davis  1961 The Avengers (TV Series) Sir William Bonner - Death on the Slipway (1961) ... Sir William Bonner  1961 Hancock (TV Series)  1961 Danger Man (TV Series) Pepe / Police Captain  1959 William Tell (TV Series) Heinburgher / Tax Collector  1956 Call Back Yesterday (TV Movie) Pianist  1952 My Dear Petitioner (TV Movie) Miguel Esteban d'Alvarez  1951 The Empty Street (TV Short) 1st Ambulance man  1950 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV Series) Sailor - The Pop Star (1985) ... (performer: "Chanson D'Amour" (1958) - uncredited) - The Clock (1974) ... (performer: "For He's A Jolly Good Fellow" - uncredited) - Camping In (1973) ... (performer: "Keep The Home Fires Burning") Hide  - Grounds for Divorce (1985) ... (in memory of: 1921 - 2013) Hide   2010 The Unforgettable Mollie Sugden (TV Movie documentary) Himself  2009 Mollie Sugden: A Tribute (TV Movie documentary) Himself  2009 Beyond a Joke (TV Series documentary) Himself  2008 50 Greatest Comedy Catchphrases (TV Movie documentary) Himself  2007 Children in Need (TV Series) Himself / Restaurant Manager  2007 Richard & Judy (TV Series) Himself  2007 This Morning (TV Series) Himself  2004 Britain's Best Sitcom (TV Series) Himself  2003 Comedy Connections (TV Series documentary) Himself  2003 The Sitcom Story (TV Series documentary) Himself  1975-2002 This Is Your Life (TV Series documentary) Himself  2002 The Making of Gosford Park (TV Short documentary) Himself (uncredited)  1999-2001 Funny Turns (TV Series documentary) Himself  1984-2001 Blankety Blank (TV Series) Himself  1998 What's a Carry On? (TV Movie documentary) Himself, at Re-Union (uncredited)  1997 Auntie's TV Favourites (TV Series) Himself  1993-1995 Te


On May 23rd, Ireland voted in favour of what?

Irish voters back gay marriage in 'social revolution' | Reuters Sat May 23, 2015 | 6:12 PM EDT Irish voters back gay marriage in 'social revolution' By Padraic Halpin and Conor Humphries | DUBLIN DUBLIN The people of Ireland backed same-sex marriage by a landslide in a referendum that marked a dramatic social shift in a traditionally Catholic country that only decriminalized homosexuality two decades ago. After one of the largest turnouts in a referendum there, 62 percent of voters said 'Yes', making Ireland the first country to adopt same-sex marriage via a popular vote. 'Yes' supporters crowded into the courtyard of Dublin Castle to watch in blistering sunshine as results trickled in from around the country were shown on a large screen. They cheered with joy as the final tally was announced and then burst into a rendition of the national anthem. "We woke up today to a new Ireland. The real Irish Republic that I have dreamed of my whole life," said Jean Webster, a 54-year-old administrator who came out as a lesbian eight years ago after separating from her husband. Government ministers waved a rainbow flag from the stage in front of the crowd and one lesbian senator proposed to her partner live on national television. "The answer is yes to their future, yes to their love, yes to equal marriage. That 'Yes' is heard loudly across the world as a sound of pioneering leadership from our people," Prime Minister Enda Kenny told a news conference. "Ireland, thank you." The Catholic Church, which teaches that homosexual activity is a sin, saw its dominance of Irish politics collapse after a series of child sex abuse scandals in the early 1990s and limited its 'No' campaigning to sermons to its remaining flock. The archbishop of Dublin said the result presented a challenge. "It is a social revolution. It's very clear that if this referendum is an affirmation of the views of young people, then the Church has a huge task ahead of it," Archbishop Diarmuid Martin told national broadcaster RTE. "The Church needs to do a reality check." TABOO Ireland follows several Western European countries including Britain, France and Spain in allowing gay marriage, which is also legal in South Africa, Brazil, Canada and some U.S. states, while homosexuality remains taboo and often illegal in many parts of Africa and Asia. U.S. Vice President Joe Biden tweeted: "We welcome Ireland's support for equality. #LoveWins" After Irish expatriates flocked home to vote, 60 percent of registered voters cast their ballot, the highest in two decades. "This is a big placard from the people of Ireland to the rest of the world saying this is the way forward," said David Norris, who began a campaign for gay rights in the late 1970s. The proposal was backed by all political parties, championed by big employers and endorsed by celebrities, all hoping it would mark a transformation in a country that was long regarded as one of the most socially conservative in Western Europe. Only a third of the country backed the decriminalization of gay sex for men over 17 in 1993, according to a poll at the time. When voters narrowly legalized divorce in 1995, only five of the 30 constituencies outside Dublin backed the proposal. This time, all bar one of the 43 voting areas approved the marriage measure. "It changes everything, the worries and fears I had as a young gay kid in Ireland, they're all gone," said Ger O'Keefe, 27, a 'Yes' campaigner from Waterford. "This will tell kids now that you don't need to be afraid." (Editing by Robin Pomeroy) ADVERTISEMENT 1/17 Children wave rainbow flags as they stand with their same-sex marriage supporting parents at Dublin Castle in Dublin, Ireland May 23, 2015. Reuters/Cathal McNaughton + 2/17 Same-sex marriage supporter Panti Bliss reacts at Dublin Castle in Dublin, Ireland May 23, 2015. Irish voters appear to have voted heavily in favour of allowing same-sex marriage in a historic referendum in the traditionally Catholic country, government ministers and opponents of the bill said on Saturday. Reuters/Cathal McNaughton +


Appointed head of OFSTED in 1994, he died on June 23rd. Who was he?

Former Ofsted chief Chris Woodhead dies aged 68 | Education | The Guardian Ofsted Former Ofsted chief Chris Woodhead dies aged 68 Woodhead, who was chief inspector of schools for six years until 2000, was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2006 Chris Woodhead, who has died aged 68. Photograph: Colin Davey/Rex Tuesday 23 June 2015 06.33 EDT First published on Tuesday 23 June 2015 05.57 EDT Close This article is 1 year old The former chief inspector of schools in England and Wales, Sir Chris Woodhead, who had motor neurone disease, has died, according to friends. The 68-year-old, who headed the schools watchdog Ofsted for six years until 2000 and was reviled by teaching unions, was diagnosed with the disease in 2006. He resigned as chief schools inspector after a series of rows with the then education secretary, David Blunkett, despite being seen as a favourite of Tony Blair. Responding to his death, David Cameron, said: “Chris Woodhead started a crucial debate on school standards and reform. Meetings with him were never dull. My thoughts are with his family.” David Cameron (@David_Cameron) Chris Woodhead started a crucial debate on school standards and reform. Meetings with him were never dull. My thoughts are with his family. June 23, 2015 Woodhead was a consistently controversial figure throughout his career – battling with teaching unions and staving off personal scandal. Appointed head of Ofsted in 1994, he was a supporter of tradtional teaching methods as opposed to progressive educational theories. He gained a reputation as the bete noire of the teaching profession – insisting that an estimated 15,000 incompetent teachers had to be removed from classrooms. After a committee of MPs told him he should adopt a less confrontational style , he replied: “I am paid to challenge mediocrity, failure and complacency.” Woodhead rode out a personal storm in 1999 when his ex-wife Cathy accused him of starting a relationship with a sixth-form pupil , Amanda Johnston, while teaching at the Gordano school in Bristol. Woodhead vehemently denied the accusation, saying he had only started a relationship with Johnston several years later in Oxford. He finally resigned in 2000 , after his relationship with Blunkett soured beyond repair. Sir Chris Woodhead obituary Read more Woodhead became chair of the Cognita group of independent schools – which aimed to offer a less expensive private education to those parents who could not afford high fees. He gave up the role as his health deteriorated but remained as chairman of governors at the South Bank international school, which was at the centre of a scandal over a paedophile teacher who had been employed there. In 2005, the Guardian revealed that while head of Ofsted Woodhead had overruled a unanimous decision by his senior inspectors that the improving Islington Green school in north London had passed its inspection, and declared it to be failing . He said the decision had been within his powers. Woodhead also became a columnist with the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Times newspapers and wrote two books about education. In 2002, he was appointed as visiting professor at the University of Buckingham, the UK’s only private university, in a department he helped set up with Anthony O’Hear, one of Margaret Thatcher’s education gurus. Working closely with Prof Alan Smithers, he wanted this to be an “antidote” to the mainstream educational research establishment. Reflecting on Woodhead’s life, Smithers said: “As the head of Ofsted he did not hold back in saying things as his inspectors saw them and he got up some people’s noses – not least because he was so often right. As a friend and colleague he was warm and generous, not at all how he was sometimes caricatured.” The illness that affected Woodhead had, in his later years, left him quadriplegic and in need of constant care from his second wife, Christine. The former Ofsted head said he had always thought human beings have the right to end their own life. In an interview, he revealed he had considered starving himself to death after discovering


What type of rock is formed when lava or magma cools?

Three Types of Rocks That Form When Lava Cools | Sciencing Three Types of Rocks That Form When Lava Cools By Hanna Lee Tidd Jupiterimages/Photos.com/Getty Images Lava rock, also known as igneous rock, is formed when volcanic lava or magma cools and solidifies. It is one of the three main rock types found on Earth, along with metamorphic and sedimentary. Typically, eruption occurs when there is an increase in temperature, a decrease in pressure or a change in composition. There are over 700 types of igneous rocks, all of which have diverse properties; however, they can all be classified into three categories. Extrusive Extrusive, also known as volcanic, rocks are a type of igneous rock that form at the crust's surface as a result of volcanic activity. This type of rock occurs when lava flows on or above the Earth's surface and cools down rapidly. The lava comes from the upper mantle layer, 30 to 90 miles beneath the surface, and cools within a few weeks. Because the magma cools and solidifies quickly, the crystals that form do not have time to grow very large, and therefore most extrusive rocks are finely grained. The most common type of extrusive rock is basalt. Intrusive Intrusive, or plutonic, igneous rocks form underneath the Earth's surface when magma flows into underground chambers or tunnels. The rock is not exposed to the atmosphere above surface, so the magma cools slowly which allows large mineral crystals to form within the rock. It takes thousands of years for Intrusive rocks to form. A mass of this rock type is called an “intrusion.” Granite is the most common type of intrusive igneous rock. Hypabassal Hypabassal, or subvolcanic, rock derives from magma that has solidified at a shallow depth of the volcano, mainly in dykes and sills. This type of rock is formed in between extrusive and intrusive rock, and similarly has a texture in between that of intrusive and extrusive rock. This type of rock is rarer than extrusive and intrusive varieties, and often occurs at continental boundaries and oceanic crusts. Andesite is the most common type of hypabassal rock. Other Types Over 700 different types of igneous rocks have been discovered to date. These vary in terms of appearance, grain size and amount of time that it takes for the lava to cool. A common igneous rock rule is that if lava cools at a faster rate, the rock formed will have finer grains and have a glassy appearance; if rock cools at a slower rate, the grains will be larger and more coarse. Porphyritic rock is a type that has a combination of large and small grains; this occurs when a rock has a mixed cooling history. References


What is the name of Tintin’s fox terrier dog?

Wire Fox Terrier | DOGS | DOGShaadi.com Wire Fox Terrier Home » Breeds » Terriers » Wire Fox Terrier Wire Fox Terrier The Wire Fox Terrier has descended from the old English black and tan, rough-coated terrier from Durham and Wales. Although for many years the Wire and Smooth Fox Terriers were bred and shown together as one breed with two coat varieties, they were recognized as separate breeds in 1985. The Wire Fox Terrier is first and foremost a hunting terrier and should be fit and fast. Its head is long and wedge-shaped, with small dark eyes and V-shaped ears. The body is shorter than it is tall. Its tail is docked. The coat is double, with a soft undercoat and a hard, wiry, broken outer coat. The color should be predominantly white with patches of color. This coat does require dedicated grooming, including regular brushing, combing, and trimming. The undercoat does shed. Show dogs are hand-stripped, although most pets are groomed with clippers. This is a very active breed that requires daily exercise. Walks are not enough; these dogs need to run, play, train, or hunt for small animals and insects in the bush. All exercise should be in a fenced-in yard because if a small animal is seen, the Wire Fox Terrier will be after it immediately. Training is very important, as Wire Fox Terriers are very bright. Training that is fun yet firm and structured can help keep the dog’s mind challenged, and the dog will then be less prone to getting into trouble. When well motivated, these dogs enjoy many canine sports. Tintin’s dog Milou (Snowy) from Adventures of Tintin is a Wire Fox Terrier. Snowy (Milou), an exceptionally white wire fox terrier, is Tintin’s four-legged companion who travels everywhere with him. The bond between the dog and Tintin is deeper than life, and they have saved each other from perilous situations many times. With a few exceptions, Snowy never speaks (although he is regularly seen thinking in human words), since he is “only a dog”. However, he always manages to communicate well with Tintin despite this. Snowy often adds to the story in many interesting ways. For instance, Snowy is the only character in Flight 714 to remember that he was abducted by aliens. Snowy has rescued Tintin (often by gnawing through restraints or seeking help), or gotten him out of a tight spot by biting or distracting a villain, many times throughout the series. Wire Fox Terriers do best in a home where the owner understands the terrier mindset. An active owner can best keep this breed busy and out of trouble. Wire Fox Terriers do well with older children but may be too rowdy for very small kids. They should not be trusted with smaller pets. Health concerns include hip and knee problems, allergies, and Cushing’s disease.


What is the name of the second book in ‘The Lord of the Rings’ trilogy?

Lord of the Rings film trilogy | The One Wiki to Rule Them All | Fandom powered by Wikia Lord of the Rings film trilogy 6,117pages on Share The Lord of the Rings trilogy The poster for the whole trilogy is a montage that features a whole range of characters and scenes from all three movies. Directed by "The trilogy will not soon, if ever, find its equal." — The Lord of the Rings film trilogy comprises three live action fantasy epic films ; The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring ( 2001 ), The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers ( 2002 ) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ( 2003 ). For simplicity, the titles are often abbreviated to 'LotR', with 'FotR', 'TTT' and 'RotK' for each of the respective films. Set in Middle-earth , the three films follow the young Hobbit Frodo Baggins as he and the  Fellowship embark on a quest to destroy the One Ring , and thus ensure the destruction of the Dark Lord Sauron , but the Fellowship becomes broken, and Frodo continues the quest together with his loyal companion Sam and the treacherous Gollum . Meanwhile the Wizard Gandalf and Aragorn , heir in exile to the throne of Gondor , unite and rally the Free Peoples of Middle-earth in several battles cumulating in the War of the Ring . The Wizard Saruman is defeated, the Ring is destroyed, and Sauron and his forces are vanquished. The movies were directed by Peter Jackson and released by New Line Cinema . The trilogy is based on the book The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien and follows its general storyline, despite some deviations. Considered to be one of the biggest movie projects ever undertaken with an overall budget of $280 million, the entire project took eight years, with the filming for all three films done simultaneously and entirely in Jackson's native New Zealand . The trilogy was a large financial success, with the films being the 25th, 17th and 5th highest grossing films of alltime respectively, unadjusted for inflation. The films were critically acclaimed, winning 17 Academy Awards in total, as well as wide praise for the cast and innovative practical and digital special effects. Each film in the trilogy also had Special Extended Editions, released a year after the theatrical release on DVD . Contents Edit The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring movie poster (2001) Director Peter Jackson first came into contact with The Lord of the Rings when he saw Ralph Bakshi 's 1978 film , which he found confusing. Afterwards, he read a tie-in edition of the book during a twelve-hour train journey from Wellington to Auckland when he was seventeen. Jackson's reaction was, "I can't wait until somebody makes a movie of this book because I'd like to see it! In 1995, Jackson was finishing The Frighteners and considered The Lord of the Rings as a new project, wondering "why nobody else seemed to be doing anything about it". With the new developments in computer generated imagery following Jurassic Park , Jackson set about planning a fantasy film that would be relatively serious and feel "real". By October, he and his partner Fran Walsh teamed up with Miramax boss Harvey Weinstein to negotiate with Saul Zaentz who had held the rights to the book since the early 1970s, pitching an adaptation of The Hobbit and two films based on The Lord of the Rings. Negotiations then stalled when Universal Studios offered Jackson a remake of King Kong . Weinstein was furious, and further problems arose when it turned out Zaentz did not have distribution rights to The Hobbit; United Artists , which was in the market, did. By April 1996 the rights question was still not resolved. Jackson decided to move ahead with King Kong before filming The Lord of the Rings, prompting Universal to enter a deal with Miramax to receive foreign earnings from The Lord of the Rings whilst Miramax received foreign earnings from King Kong. When Universal cancelled King Kong in 1997, Jackson and Walsh immediately received support from Weinstein and began a six-week process of sorting out the rights. Jackson and Walsh asked Costa Botes to write a syno


Which popular holiday destination is the largest lake in Italy?

Italian Lakes Tourist, Travel & Accommodation Guide Find and book hotels. With location maps and guest reviews. The Italian Lakes The most famous lakes in Italy are in the north of the country at the edge of the mountains which climb into the Alps. Lake Garda, Lake Como and Lake Maggiore are very large and long, running north to south. Although they aren't close together, they have sometimes been grouped together as 'the Italian Lake District' - an anglicised description evoking the area's poetic and literary connections. Beloved of the romantic poets as well as later writers, statesmen and royalty, the northern Italian lakes are beautiful and atmospheric, where mountains descend to meet the lakeshore, and stately grand hotels dominate pretty lakeside towns. For more than a hundred years, these have been popular destinations for English, American, German and other international visitors. Each is a tourist destination in its own right, and they each offer pretty much the same type of holiday experience. Several firms organise package holidays to the Italian lakes, but as travel connections are quite straightforward, many travellers nowadays prefer to book their own flights and hotels. Independent planning can offer the benefit of saving money by using budget flights or careful hotel selection, as well as offering more choice and flexibility. Milan Bergamo Airport, Brescia and Verona are all good airports for holidays in the lake regions, and the towns on the lakes are all well-connected by trains, buses or ferries. To many, the famous northern lakes are the 'Italian Lakes', but in fact these are not the only attractive expanses of water in the Italian peninsula. Lakes don't come much more dramatic than Lakes Garda and Como, but further south in rather tamer surroundings the independent traveller will find some placid gems. Lake Como Lake Como is more tranquil and wooded than Lake Garda, although here too, you can head easily for more rugged terrain. The lake is a reminder of bygone holiday elegance, with a steamer cruising between resort towns and stately gardens open to the public. Lake Maggiore Lake Maggiore is the second-largest lake in Italy, stretching between Lombardy and Piemonte and reaching into the Alps. The lake gets busy with tourists, particularly in the height of summer, but charming resorts such as Stresa, and the famous gardens of the Borromean Islands, Isola Bella and Isola Madre, make the destination a permanently worthwhile one. Other Italian lakes Between Lake Garda and Lake Como is the smaller, less well-known Lake Iseo (Lago d'Iseo). This is a long, narrow lake with one steep inhabited island and a number of interesting and pleasant tourist attractions around its shores. Further south, and in less alpine surroundings, you will find a selection of Italy's other lakes. In green Umbria , Lake Trasimeno is Italy's fourth-largest lake, a peaceful destination for foreigners who are looking for beautiful landscapes and are finding nearby Tuscany too crowded with their own kind. Trippers can enjoy a picnic and a stroll on the attractive island, Isola Maggiore. > Lake Trasimeno hotels . In Lazio , to the north of Rome, the province of Viterbo contains three charming lakes which are popular with Italians and with those foreign tourists who have discovered them. Lake Bracciano is large and circular, with several attractive and historic little lakeside towns. On a steep hill overlooking the water, Bracciano itself is a town with a lovely small, steep historic centre. The imposing castle is open to the public, with fascinating guided tours (available in English) explaining some of the scandalous past goings-on (illicit lovers, secret passageways, mysterious deaths.. the usual). The castle can also be hired for private events such as wedding receptions (it gained worldwide fame in 2006 as the venue for Tom Cruise's wedding), and the candlelit ramparts at night must be a dream setting. > Lake Bracciano hotels . Lake Bolsena is a circular lake boasting two small islands, located close to Lazio's border with Umbri


Who were the intended targets of the ‘Cat and Mouse’ Act of 1913?

Cat and Mouse Act - The Full Wiki The Full Wiki More info on Cat and Mouse Act   Wikis Cat and Mouse Act: Wikis Advertisements       Note: Many of our articles have direct quotes from sources you can cite, within the Wikipedia article! This article doesn't yet, but we're working on it! See more info or our list of citable articles . Related top topics List of Measures of the National Assembly for Wales Did you know ... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia WSPU poster 1914 - Museum of London The "Cat and Mouse Act" (officially the Prisoners (Temporary Discharge for Ill Health) Act 1913) was an Act of Parliament passed in Britain under Herbert Henry Asquith 's Liberal government in 1913. It made legal the hunger strikes that Suffragettes were undertaking at the time and stated that they would be released from prison as soon as they became ill. Contents 5 External links Government use After the act was introduced suffragettes were no longer force-fed during their time in prison, which had previously been common practice to combat the hunger strikes. Rather, suffragettes on hunger strike were kept in prison until they became extremely weak, at which point they would be released to recover. This allowed the government to claim that any harm (or even death) which resulted from the starvation was entirely the fault of the suffragette. After this, any wrongdoing on the part of the suffragette would see them put straight back in prison. Background To attain the goal of universal suffrage , the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU, known colloquially as the suffragettes ) engaged in acts of protest such as the breaking of windows, arson, and the "technical assault" (without causing harm) of police officers. Many WSPU members were jailed for these offences. In response to what the organisation viewed as brutal punishment and harsh treatment by the government at the time, imprisoned WSPU members embarked on a sustained campaign of hunger strikes . Some women were freed on taking this action, but this rendered the policy of imprisonment of suffragettes futile. So, the government turned to a policy of force feeding hunger-strikers by nasogastric tube . Repeated uses of this process often caused sickness, which served the WSPU's aims of demonstrating the government's treatment of the prisoners. Faced with growing public disquiet over the tactic of force feeding, and the determination of the jailed suffragettes to continue their strikes, the government rushed the Act through Parliament. The effect of the Act was to permit the release of prisoners who were suffering illness for them to recuperate; however, the police were free to re-imprison offenders again once they had recovered. The intention of the Act was to counter the tactic of hunger strikes undertaken by jailed suffragettes and the damaging consequences for the government's support among (male) voters by the force feeding of women prisoners. If anything, the Act lost the Liberal government support. Unintended consequences of the act The ineffectiveness of the act was very soon evident as the authorities experienced much more difficulty than anticipated in re-arresting the released hunger-strikers, many of whom eluded the police with the help of a network of suffragette sympathisers. The inability of the government to lay its hands on high-profile suffragettes transformed what had been intended as a discreet device to control suffragette hunger-strikers into a public scandal. This act was aimed at suppressing the power of the organisation by demoralising the activists, but turned out to be counter-productive as it undermined the moral authority of the government. The act was viewed as violating basic human rights, not only of the suffragettes but of other prisoners. The Act's nickname of Cat and Mouse Act, referring to the way the government seemed to play with prisoners as a cat may with a captured mouse, underlined how the cruelty of repeated releases and re-imprisonments turned the suffragettes from targets of scorn to objects of sympathy. The Asquith government's impleme


Glenn Frey died in January. Of what pop band was he a member?

Eagles founding member Glenn Frey dies at 67 - LA Times Randy Lewis Contact Reporter Glenn Frey grew up in Detroit, the town best known musically for the catchy R&B music that came out of Motown Records, and the home of hard-charging rock acts such as Bob Seger, Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels and the MC5. So when Frey turned up at the celebrated Troubadour nightclub in West Hollywood in the late 1960s to audition as a singer and guitarist for rising country-rock singer Linda Ronstadt, her manager wasn’t sure he’d be a good fit. “I had pigeonholed him as this punky kid from Detroit who wanted to be a rocker,” John Boylan said Monday. “But he surprised me with the scope of his musical knowledge. The very first rehearsal we had with Linda, we were doing a [Hank Williams] song, ‘Lovesick Blues.’ He knew the country sixth chords that Hank would use — he knew the whole genre already. I figured I would have to teach this guy about ancient country music, but he could have taught me.” Frey went on to become a founding member of the Eagles, one of the most successful bands of all time — a group that will be forever associated with the Southern California country rock sound. (Randy Lewis) Frey died in New York on Monday from the rheumatoid arthritis he’d struggled with for 15 years as well as acute ulcerative colitis and pneumonia. “When they went on tour with me, it was the first time Glenn had ever gone on the road,” Ronstadt recalled Monday. “We didn’t have enough money for everyone to have their own rooms, so the guys had to double up. That’s when Glenn and Don [Henley] started working together. When they said they wanted to form a band of their own, I thought, ‘Hot dog! Yes, you should put a band together.’ The first time I heard them sing ‘Witchy Woman,’ I knew they were going to have hits.” Join the conversation on Facebook >> His death could spell the end of the Eagles, a group whose sound captivated listeners worldwide starting with their first No. 1 hit, “Best of My Love” in 1974, and continuing with such successes as “One of These Nights,” “Lyin’ Eyes,” “Take It to the Limit,” “New Kid in Town,” “Heartache Tonight,” “The Long Run,” and one that became a contemporary standard replayed nightly by bar bands around the world, “Hotel California.” That song explored the darkness they found lurking beneath the bright promises of fame and fortune often dangled in front of musicians, actors and other artists who come to California in pursuit of their dreams. Frey and band mate Don Henley wrote of the excesses they observed — and famously indulged in themselves — in and around Hollywood: Mirrors on the ceiling, The pink champagne on ice And she said, “We are all just prisoners here, of our own device” Besides reaching No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart in 1977, “Hotel California” was subsequently honored with the Grammy Award for record of the year. Glenn Frey songs See more videos In a statement issued Monday, Henley said Frey “was like a brother to me; we were family, and like most families, there was some dysfunction.” That was a reference to the internal tensions the band was notorious for, and which led the group to disband at the end of the 1970s. Henley had famously said the Eagles would reunite “when hell freezes over,” a phrase the band good-naturedly adopted when it did indeed get back together in 1992 for a new round of recordings and regular tours that continued into 2015. “The bond we forged 45 years ago was never broken, even during the 14 years that the Eagles were dissolved,” Henley wrote. “We were two young men who made the pilgrimage to Los Angeles with the same dream: to make our mark in the music industry — and with perseverance, a deep love of music, our alliance with other great musicians and our manager, Irving Azoff, we built something that has lasted longer than anyone could have dreamed. But, Glenn was the one who started it all.” Azoff, who has managed the Eagles for most of their long career, said Frey was as astute in business as he was in music. “He was always telling people, 'When you're in


Where in the UK can you see the giant pandas Yang Guang and Tian Tian?

Arrival of pandas Tian Tian and Yang Guang at Edinburgh Zoo - Announcements - GOV.UK Arrival of pandas Tian Tian and Yang Guang at Edinburgh Zoo From: China This news article was published under    the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government The arrival of pandas Tian Tian and Yang Guang in the UK will play an important part in efforts to save this magnificent but sadly threatened species, and is a reflection of the strength of our relationship with China. Speaking of the arrival of the two pandas today, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said: “I’m delighted by the arrival of pandas Tian Tian and Yang Guang at Edinburgh Zoo today, which is a reflection of the strength of our relationship with China. It shows that we can co-operate closely not only on commerce, but on a broad range of environmental and cultural issues as well. “These two pandas will not just be a fantastic attraction, but their arrival in the UK will play an important part in efforts to save this magnificent but sadly threatened species. “I know that a huge amount of work has gone into securing their loan and they will be a great showcase for UK-China links in science and research.” FCO Minister Jeremy Browne said: “Being able to welcome these pandas today is the culmination of many years’ hard work in both the UK and China, and Edinburgh Zoo’s determination to preserve this iconic species. “The loan symbolises a strengthening of our relationship with China. We are partners for growth and are seeing our business and cultural links grow and expand into new areas all the time. The UK Giant Panda Project is an imaginative element of our future cooperation. I am sure that thousands of British people will enjoy visiting the pandas. “Having seen these incredible animals for myself on my recent visit to China, I feel especially encouraged by the conservation efforts taking place to ensure their future. It is essential that this continues. Edinburgh Zoo’s support through this loan will play a major role in developing research programmes and conserving the bears’ natural environment for future generations.” Share this page


Which relative of the guinea pig is the largest rodent in the world?

Capybara: The World’s Biggest Rodent - PopLyft Share This Story On Facebook Imagine a 200 pound guinea pig! The capybara is the largest rodent in the world, growing up to 4 ft in length and up to 2 feet tall. Their average weight is 108 but one female in Brazil weighed in at a whopping 201 pounds! A close relative of the guinea pig, capybaras live on savannas or in the dense forests of South America. They are capable of running as fast as a small horse, but they are also excellent swimmers, and can remain completely submerged for up to five minutes. They can even sleep in the water, keeping only their noses out in the air. Capybaras eat grass, aquatic plants, fruit, and tree bark. They are very social, and commonly found in groups of 10–20. As many as 50 or 100 individuals might gather near water sources during the dry season. When raised in captivity, they will befriend any other animals around, including dogs, cats, rabbits or birds. By one week of age, the babies can eat grass, but they will continue to suckle from any female in their group for four months. All of the adults help with the little ones, who form a smaller group within the main group. The females make dog-like barks when they are herding the young. The capybara has adapted well to urbanization, and they can be found in many zoos and parks. They have gentle natures, and will usually allow humans to pet them. Although it is illegal in some states, capybaras are occasionally kept as pets in the United States. Physical contact with wild Capies is discouraged as their ticks might carry Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. In some areas, capybaras are farmed, and they are also hunted for their meat and pelts.   In Venezuela, capybara meat is popular during Lent and Holy week, as the Catholic Church previously gave a special dispensation that allows for it to be eaten when other meats are forbidden. Although prey for jaguars, pumas, ocelots, eagles, caimans, and anacondas, capybaras are not a threatened species. Their scientific name (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris), comes from the Greek ὕδωρ (hydor = water) + χοίρος (choiros = pig, hog). Wouldn’t you like to give one of these big, sweet, water piggies a hug ? CLICK