Since 1980, what has been the official country residence of the British Foreign Secretary?

Twenty seven Filipinos awarded UK Chevening Scholarships – biggest ever batch from the Philippines - News articles - GOV.UK Twenty seven Filipinos awarded UK Chevening Scholarships – biggest ever batch from the Philippines From: Philippines Twenty seven Filipinos have been awarded the prestigious Chevening Scholarships by the UK Government for the coming academic year. The scholars were recently honoured at a reception hosted by Ambassador Asif Ahmad at his residence on 25 August. The event was attended by the families of the scholars, members of the Chevening alumni network in the Philippines and scholarship co-sponsors, Bank of the Philippine Islands ( BPI ), GlaxoSmithKline Philippines ( GSK ), Megaworld Foundation and Shell Philippines Inc. British Ambassador Asif Ahmad said: I’m delighted to see so many Chevening Scholarships awarded in the Philippines this year. This is our biggest number ever so these future leaders are making history. Working with our partners, we are very fortunate to have been able to increase the number of scholarships this year, reflecting our strong commitment to a dynamic UK-Philippine relationship. And we plan to see this number increase next year. The application window for that is now open so I urge all potential future leaders with a dynamic vision for the future to seriously consider Chevening. Competition for scholarships remains intense, so my warm congratulations to our 27 successful scholars. I’m sure your time in the UK will help you develop your vision and plans and allow them to be put into effect when you return to the Philippines. Ambassador Ahmad also thanked BPI , GSK , Megaworld and Shell for their support which has helped send the biggest batch of Filipino scholars to the UK. The Chevening Scholars are: Ysmael Mangorsi, Maila Beniera, Maria Carmen Fernandez, Tasneem AbdulRauf, Asnin Pendatun, Maria Lourdes Gregorio, Edy Lynn Santiago, Julius Lotilla, Paul Zambrano, Ianela Carla Ortiz, Benedict Nisperos, Carizza Castelo, Anya Palileo, Micaela Papa, Asryman Rafanan, Raymond Astillas, Robert Siy, Aison Garcia, Rhio Fuentes-Nuylan, Margarita Villanueva, Miguel Dorotan, Carmela Fonbuena, Emilio Marañon III, Baby Ruth Villarama, Marc Cebreros, Irene Valones and Ivan Ledesma. They will pursue Masters degrees at different educational institutions in the UK in the fields of: finance and economics, law & human rights, trade, art & film, health and sciences, governance and peace & conflict studies. Chevening Scholarships are awarded by the British Government to those who have a vision and drive to become future leaders in their chosen fields and countries. The scholarships were named after the Chevening House, the British Foreign Secretary’s official country residence. Applications to Chevening Scholarships are ongoing; log on to www.chevening.org/apply for more information. Notes to Editors: Chevening Scholarships are the UK Government’s global scholarship programme, funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office ( FCO ) and partner organisations. The scholarships support study at UK universities – mostly one year Master’s degrees – for individuals with demonstrable potential to become future leaders, decision-makers, and opinion formers.Chevening began in 1983 and has developed into a prestigious international awards scheme. Chevening Scholars come from over 160 countries and territories worldwide (excluding the USA and the EU), and over 1,500 scholarships were awarded in 2015/2016. There are over 43,000 Chevening Alumni around the world who comprise an influential and highly regarded global network. There are approximately 1,500 Chevening Awards globally on offer for the 2016/2017 academic cycle. These scholarships represent a significant investment from the UK Government to develop the next cohort of global leaders. The name ‘Chevening’ comes from Chevening House in Sevenoaks, Kent – currently the joint official residence of the UK’s Foreign Secretary. More information is available at www.chevening.org To qualify for a Chevening scholarship, the applicant must: Be a Filipino citi


How many orbits of the earth did John Glenn make in Mercury-Atlas 6 in 1962?

An American orbits earth - Feb 20, 1962 - HISTORY.com An American orbits earth Publisher A+E Networks From Cape Canaveral, Florida, John Hershel Glenn Jr. is successfully launched into space aboard the Friendship 7 spacecraft on the first orbital flight by an American astronaut. Glenn, a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps, was among the seven men chosen by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in 1959 to become America’s first astronauts. A decorated pilot, he flew nearly 150 combat missions during World War II and the Korean War. In 1957, he made the first nonstop supersonic flight across the United States, flying from Los Angeles to New York in three hours and 23 minutes. Glenn was preceded in space by two Americans, Alan B. Shepard Jr. and Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom, and two Soviets, Yuri A. Gagarin and Gherman S. Titov. In April 1961, Gagarin was the first man in space, and his spacecraft Vostok 1 made a full orbit before returning to Earth. Less than one month later, Shepard was launched into space aboard Freedom 7 on a suborbital flight. In July, Grissom made another brief suborbital flight aboard Liberty Bell 7. In August, with the Americans still having failed to make an orbital flight, the Russians sprinted further ahead in the space race when Titov spent more than 25 hours in space aboard Vostok 2, making 17 orbits. As a technological power, the United States was looking very much second-rate compared with its Cold War adversary. If the Americans wanted to dispel this notion, they needed a multi-orbital flight before another Soviet space advance arrived. It was with this responsibility in mind that John Glenn lifted off from the launch pad at Cape Canaveral at 9:47 a.m. on February 20, 1962. Some 100,000 spectators watched on the ground nearby and millions more saw it on television. After separating from its launching rocket, the bell-shaped Friendship 7 capsule entered into an orbit around Earth at a speed of about 17,500 miles per hour. Smoothing into orbit, Glenn radioed back, “Capsule is turning around. Oh, that view is tremendous.” During Friendship 7‘s first orbit, Glenn noticed what he described as small, glowing fireflies drifting by the capsule’s tiny window. It was some time later that NASA mission control determined that the sparks were crystallized water vapor released by the capsule’s air-conditioning system. Before the end of the first orbit, a more serious problem occurred when Friendship 7‘s automatic control system began to malfunction, sending the capsule into erratic movements. At the end of the orbit, Glenn switched to manual control and regained command of the craft. Toward the end of Glenn’s third and last orbit, mission control received a mechanical signal from the spacecraft indicating that the heat shield on the base of the capsule was possibly loose. Traveling at its immense speed, the capsule would be incinerated if the shield failed to absorb and dissipate the extremely high reentry temperatures. It was decided that the craft’s retrorockets, usually jettisoned before reentry, would be left on in order to better secure the heat shield. Less than a minute later, Friendship 7 slammed into Earth’s atmosphere. During Glenn’s fiery descent back to Earth, the straps holding the retrorockets gave way and flapped violently by his window as a shroud of ions caused by excessive friction enveloped the spacecraft, causing Glenn to lose radio contact with mission control. As mission control anxiously waited for the resumption of radio transmissions that would indicate Glenn’s survival, he watched flaming chunks of retrorocket fly by his window. After four minutes of radio silence, Glenn’s voice crackled through loudspeakers at mission control, and Friendship 7 splashed down safely in the Atlantic Ocean. He was picked up by the USS destroyer Noa, and his first words upon stepping out of the capsule and onto the deck of the Noa were, “It was hot in there.” He had spent nearly five hours in space. Glenn was hailed as a national hero, and on February 23 President John F. Kenne


Who was the Roman god of the underworld?

Hades - Ancient History Encyclopedia Hades by Mark Cartwright published on 19 July 2012 Hades was both the name of the ancient Greek god of the underworld ( Roman name: Pluto) and the name of the shadowy place below the earth which was considered the final destination for the souls of the dead. Perhaps the most feared of the gods, he is described by both Homer and Hesiod as ‘pitiless’, ‘loathsome’, and ‘monstrous’ Hades. Hades The God Following the overthrow of first the Titans and then the Giants by the Olympian gods, Hades drew lots with his brothers Zeus and Poseidon to decide which part of the world each would rule. Zeus received the sky, Poseidon the seas, and Hades the underworld. Perhaps a less prominent protagonist in the tales of mythology than the other Olympian gods, Hades, nevertheless, must have been held in superstitious awe by many ordinary Greeks. Indeed, even to speak his name was avoided; instead epithets were used such as Eubuleus (giving good advice). There are also accounts of sacrificial practices made in honour of Hades, carried out at night and where the blood of victims was left to seep down into the earth to reach the underworld god. Remove Ads Advertisement Hades was the only god not to reside on Mount Olympus, dwelling instead in a dark palace beneath the earth. The god also had a helmet made by Hephaistos which rendered the wearer invisible, and it was this helmet that was used by Athena when she fought Ares in Homer’s account of the Trojan War in the Iliad and by Perseus in his quest for the head of Medusa . Hades was the only Greek god not to reside on Mount Olympus, dwelling instead in a dark palace beneath the earth. In mythology, Hades fell in love with Persephone , daughter of Zeus and Demeter , and abducted her to live with him. When Hermes discovered this, he demanded Persephone be returned to Demeter and it was decided that if she had not eaten any food from Hades, she could return to the upper world. However, Hades tricked the girl into eating a pomegranate seed and therefore she could only return to the living for half of the year. This myth was symbolic perhaps of the cycle of life and death, planting and harvest. The celebration of Persephone’s return to the upper world was probably a part of the famous Eleusian Mysteries performed at the sanctuary of Demeter at Eleusis . In Archaic and Classical Greek art, Hades is most often represented as a more mature man, bearded and holding a sceptre, a two-pronged spear, a libation vase, or a cornucopia - symbolic of the mineral and vegetable wealth which comes from the ground. On occasion he is seated on an ebony throne or rides a chariot pulled by black horses, often with Persephone at his side. Advertisement Hades The Underworld The god Hermes was believed to lead souls to the river Styx in the underworld, at which point the aged boatman Charon ferried them to the gates of Hades where Kerberos - the ferocious three-headed dog (or fifty-headed according to Hesiod) with serpents coming out of its body - stood guard to keep souls in rather than to keep others out. It was for payment to Charon that bereaved family members put a coin in the mouth of the deceased (for Greeks the traditional coin was the low-value obol). The unburied or those without the means to pay the boatman were condemned to wander the Earth as ghosts. This belief hints at the ambiguous nature of Hades. It was not necessarily a place of torment and suffering but in most cases, simply the final resting place of the soul. On arrival at the gates of Hades, the final destination of the souls was determined by an assessment of their actions whilst they were alive. Traditionally, the three judges of souls were Minos, Rhadamanthys, and Aiakos, themselves noted for their honourable lives. Souls judged to have led especially good lives were first taken to drink the waters of the River Lethe which made them forget all bad things, and then they were taken to the idyllic Elysian Fields. Those souls judged to have led bad lives were put in the hands of the Furies and taken to Tartarus


Who, in Formula One, between 2006 and 2010, was the youngest Formula One driver to: drive at a Grand Prix meeting, score points, lead a race, secure pole position, win a race and win the championship?

Formula 1: Rating the Best Drivers of the Modern Era | Bleacher Report Formula 1: Rating the Best Drivers of the Modern Era Use your ← → (arrow) keys to browse the slideshow Paul Gilham/Getty Images Two past world champions. Hamilton and Button, acknowledge Vettel as new title holder 10.4K 22 Comments The 2011 Formula 1 season is drawing to a close with Sebastian Vettel totally dominating the scene. This young German is Formula 1's version of what Roger Federer is to tennis: clean living, super achieving, almost too-good-to-be-true role model. When a new force emerges, comparisons are inevitably made with past greats, and the proud German sports public already refers to Vettel as “baby Schumi.” However, while he idolises Michael, it is no secret that Sebastian wants to be recognised for his own achievements. He is raking in records in true Schumacher fashion, but just how good is he compared to other drivers of the modern era? Top driver lists have been produced for many years, and their merits will always be debated. When we attempt to compare the efforts of people that competed in different eras, it can never be conclusive. We have to level the playing fields a bit more. This exercise is my effort to scientifically compare composite statistics of the drivers that competed after the turn of the century. They had similar cars at their disposal, raced on the same tracks and often competed against each other. What is more, we have seen them in action ourselves—they are not merely historical statistics! Mark Thompson/Getty Images Formula One commentators Martin Brundle and David Coulthard To ensure nobody was overlooked, I compiled a comprehensive list of drivers’ standings at the end of each season since 2000, before fleshing it out with their career records. This provided a shortlist of 19 drivers that needed further analysis. Michael Schumacher set the benchmark as the the complete package—a fitter, hands-on and at times a ruthless driver, he had the uncanny ability to deliver when it was needed. Commentator Martin Brundle once said that Schumacher “drove by the seat of his pants.” He could interpret track conditions, compute information and relay valuable data to his team while concentrating on the job at hand—driving a Formula 1 car! Button arrived on the scene in 2000 while Alonso, Raikkonen and Montoya joined in 2001, followed by Mark Webber, a relatively late starter, in 2002. Lewis Hamilton ’s arrival in 2007 changed the face of Formula 1 when he became the first black champion in 2008. Robert Kubica's unfortunate accident in Canada opened the door for Sebastian Vettel at the USA Grand Prix. The performance led to him replacing Christian Klein at Toro Rosso for the final seven races of the 2007 season. The rest is history! My research highlighted the similarities (and differences) in this crop of exceptional drivers. They all excelled in karting before progressing into junior racing programs and eventually Formula 1. Some had wealthy parents or sponsors subsidising their expensive hobbies, while others had to work harder to achieve their goals. Most of them cut their F1 teeth in less reliable back markers, while Hamilton had an easy way straight into a top team. They have different driving styles, as well as lifestyles. Sadly, some of them never fulfilled the high expectations as they allowed distractions to interfere along the way. We can only speculate what could have happened if Raikonnen or Montoya showed the dedication and determination of Michael Schumacher. Paul Gilham/Getty Images Red Bull Racing brainstrust at work I adopted the principle that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. While statistics tell an important side of the story, the most successful driver still has that something extra that allows him to reach the top of the pile—the X-factor that separates the also-rans from the superstars. By contrast, some drivers allowed destructive forces to spoil their success rate. Step 1 was to analyse each of the 19 drivers’ vital statistics in greater detail—wins, poles, podiums, fastest laps, cham


What is a Parsec? - Universe Today   Universe Today by Stephanie Bender Video If you’re into astronomy, or just a fan of any science fiction franchise worth its salt, then chances are you’ve heard the term parsec thrown around. But what is a parsec exactly? Basically, it’s a unit of length used to measure the astronomically large distances between objects beyond our Solar System. One parsec is the distance at which one astronomical unit subtends an angle of one arcsecond. A parsec is equivalent to 3.26 light years, and since a light year is the distance light travels in 1 year 9.4 trillion km, 1 parsec equals 30.8 trillion km. The term parsec is a combination of 2 words, parallax (par) and arc second (sec). Parallax means something looks like it changed its location because you changed yours. For example, if you stand on your porch and look across the street, you will see a house on your left and a house on your right. If you go across the street and look at the same houses from your neighbor’s backyard, they will be on the opposite sides. Did the houses move? Of course not. You changed your location. Since you are in a different place, facing a different direction, they appear to be in different places. Likewise, two different people, in two different parts of the world, might see the exact same event in the sky or outer space; yet, it might appear entirely different due to their locations. Astronomers measure parallax by measuring how distant stars shift back and forth as the Earth travels around the Sun. Astronomers measure the position of the stars at one time of the year, when the Earth is at a position in its orbit around the Sun, and then they measure again 6 months later when the Earth is on the other side of its orbit. Nearby stars will have shifted a tiny amount compared to more distant stars, and sensitive instruments can detect the change. Now for the second part of “parsec”: arcsecond. In this instance, we’re not referring to a measure of time. It’s a part of a measurement of angle. Imagine the horizon around you broken up into 360 slices, or degrees. Each slice is about twice the width of the full moon. An arcminute is 1/60th of a degree, and an arcsecond is 1/60th of an arcminute. So astronomers measure the size of objects, or the parallax movement of stars in degrees, arcminutes and arcseconds. So, to put those terms together, a parsec is the parallax of one arcsecond. Just a warning, you’re going to need to dust off your trigonometry for this. If you create a triangle, where one leg is the distance between the Earth and the Sun (one astronomical unit), and the opposite angle, measured by how far the star moves in the sky, is one arcsecond, the star will be 1 parsec away, the other leg of the triangle. For example, the closest star in the sky, Proxima Centauri, has a parallax measurement of 0.77233 arcseconds – that’s how far it shifts in the sky from when the Earth shifts its position by 1 astronomical unit. If you put this into the calculation, you determine that Proxima Centauri is 1.295 parsecs away, or 4.225 light years. We have written many articles about the parsec for Universe Today. The article explains how the astronomical unit might need to be changed as the Sun loses mass. Here’s an article from NASA that explains how to derive the parallax measurement . Still doesn’t make sense? Check out his episode of Astronomy Cast where we explain various methods astronomers use to measure the Universe. Episode 10: Measuring Distance in the Universe . “For example, the closest star in the sky, Proxima Centauri, has a parallax measurement of 0.77233 arcseconds – that’s how far it shifts in the sky from when the Earth shifts its position by 1 astronomical unit” Based on the diagram, should it say “…by 2 astronomical units”?


"Who directed the 2003 film starring Ewan McGregor, Billy Crudup and Albert Finney called ""Big Fish""?"

Big Fish (2003) - 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 A frustrated son tries to determine the fact from fiction in his dying father's life. Director: Famous Directors: From Sundance to Prominence From Christopher Nolan to Quentin Tarantino and every Coen brother in between, many of today's most popular directors got their start at the Sundance Film Festival . Here's a list of some of the biggest names to go from Sundance to Hollywood prominence. a list of 30 titles created 16 Apr 2012 a list of 47 titles created 12 Jan 2014 a list of 25 titles created 02 May 2014 a list of 29 titles created 18 Jul 2014 a list of 48 titles created 23 Nov 2015 Search for " Big Fish " 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. Nominated for     1     Oscar. Another    1 win & 62 nominations. See more awards  » Videos A gentle man, with scissors for hands, is brought into a new community after living in isolation. Director: Tim Burton Earth is invaded by Martians with unbeatable weapons and a cruel sense of humor. Director: Tim Burton Ichabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate the decapitations of 3 people with the culprit being the legendary apparition, the Headless Horseman. Director: Tim Burton The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, AKA Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett. Based on the hit Broadway musical. Director: Tim Burton A couple of recently deceased ghosts contract the services of a "bio-exorcist" in order to remove the obnoxious new owners of their house. Director: Tim Burton An ambitious but troubled movie director tries his best to fulfill his dream, despite his lack of support. Director: Tim Burton An imprisoned vampire, Barnabas Collins, is set free and returns to his ancestral home, where his dysfunctional descendants are in need of his protection. Director: Tim Burton When a corrupt businessman and the grotesque Penguin plot to take control of Gotham City, only Batman can stop them, while the Catwoman has her own agenda. Director: Tim Burton The Dark Knight of Gotham City begins his war on crime with his first major enemy being the clownishly homicidal Joker. Director: Tim Burton A poet falls for a beautiful courtesan whom a jealous duke covets. Director: Baz Luhrmann Tells the story of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with bizarre consequences. Director: David Fincher An offbeat romantic comedy about a woman who doesn't believe true love exists, and the young man who falls for her. Director: Marc Webb Edit Storyline United Press International journalist Will Bloom and his French freelance photojournalist wife Josephine Bloom, who is pregnant with their first child, leave their Paris base to return to Will's hometown of Ashton, Alabama on the news that his father, Edward Bloom, stricken with cancer, will soon die, he being taken off chemotherapy treatment. Although connected indirectly through Will's mother/Edward's wife, Sandra Bloom, Will has been estranged from his father for three years since his and Josephine's wedding. Will's issue with his father is the fanciful tales Edward has told of his life all his life, not only to Will but the whole world. As a child when Edward was largely absent as a traveling salesman, Will believed those stories, but now realizes that he does not know his father, who, as he continues to tell these stories, he will never get to know unless Edward comes clean with the truth before he dies. On the brink of his own family life beginning, Will does not want to be the ... Written by Huggo An adventure as big as life itself. Genres: Motion Picture Rating           ( MPAA ) Rated PG-13 for a fight scene,


Which musical was written by Tim Rice with two ex-members of ABBA?

Tim Rice | Biography & History | AllMusic google+ Artist Biography               by Jason Ankeny Famed for his enormously successful collaboration with composer Andrew Lloyd Webber , lyricist Tim Rice was born November 10, 1944, in Buckinghamshire, England. After fronting the little-known pop combo the Aardvarks during the early '60s, he worked at a law firm before first teaming with Lloyd Webber in 1965 to author the musical The Likes of Us; the show never reached the stage, however, and the two went their separate ways, with Rice accepting a position with EMI Records. He reunited with Lloyd Webber in 1968 for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, a pop musical inspired by the Biblical character Joseph; the original production, lasting just 20 minutes, was first mounted at London's Colet Court School, and subsequent expanded performances at Westminster's Central Hall and St. Paul's Cathedral led to a Decca cast recording issued in early 1969. Rice and Lloyd Webber 's next collaboration, the 1970 rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar, rocketed the duo to international renown; first documented as a double album featuring performers including Murray Head , Deep Purple 's Ian Gillan , and Yvonne Elliman , the LP topped the American pop charts, and successful productions were soon mounted both on Broadway and in London's West End. (The latter, which premiered August 9, 1972, at the Palace Theater, later surpassed Oliver! as the longest-running musical in British theater history.) The Jesus Christ Superstar feature film followed in 1973, the same year Rice and Lloyd Webber began work on their next project, a musical based on the life of Eva Peron, the wife of Argentine president Juan Peron; highlighted by singer Julie Covington 's international chart-topper "Don't Cry for Me Argentina," the 1976 album Evita appeared nearly two years prior to the show's mid-1978 opening at the Prince Edward Theater, with the subsequent Broadway production winning seven Tony Awards. Rice 's next major production, 1983's Blondel, was authored in tandem with composer Stephen Oliver, while for the follow-up Chess, he teamed with ex- ABBA members Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus . A musical inspired by the events of the Cold War, Chess first surfaced as a 1984 album which generated the Elaine Paige / Barbara Dickson U.K. number one "You Know Him So Well" as well as Murray Head 's U.S. chart smash "One Night in Bangkok." The stage show replaced Evita at the Prince Edward Theater in 1986 and proceeded to run for three years; its Broadway counterpart, however, was a colossal financial failure, closing after just 68 performances. In 1986, Rice and Lloyd Webber reunited for Cricket, a 25-minute comedy commissioned in honor of the Queen's 60th birthday, but otherwise Rice maintained a low profile in the years to follow before taking over for the late Howard Ashman to complete work on the 1992 animated Disney feature Aladdin. The soundtrack's "A Whole New World," written with composer Alan Menken , topped the U.S. charts and went on to take home an Academy Award. Remaining at Disney, Rice next teamed with Elton John for 1993's The Lion King; the most successful animated picture of all time, it too earned an Oscar for Best Original Song, in this case the smash "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" The following year Rice and Menken wrote several new songs for the Broadway production of Beauty and the Beast, inspired by the 1991 Disney film blockbuster; in 1997, The Lion King was adapted for the Broadway stage as well. In the interim, Rice collaborated with composer John Farrar for Heathcliff, a musical based on the Emily Brontë novel Wuthering Heights which was first issued as a 1995 LP featuring Cliff Richard before making its London stage debut the following year. He and Menken also re-teamed for King David, which appeared on LP in 1997 but for a handful of a handful of previews remained otherwise largely unseen. Rice next reunited with Elton John for the 1998 stage musical Aida and the 2000 animated feature The Road to El Dorado.


The Dalai Lama fled Tibet in 1959 due to its occupation by troops from what country?

Events Leading to the 1959 Tibetan Uprising The Norbulingka, the Dalai Lama's Summer Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, which was destroyed by the Chinese Army during the 1959 Tibetan Uprising but later rebuilt.  lapin.lapin on Flickr.com Updated October 15, 2015. Chinese artillery shells pummeled the Norbulingka, the Dalai Lama 's summer palace, sending plumes of smoke, fire and dust into the night sky. The centuries-old building crumbled under the barrage, while the badly outnumbered Tibetan Army fought desperately to repel the People's Liberation Army (PLA) from Lhasa... Meanwhile, amidst the snows of the high Himalaya, the teen-aged Dalai Lama and his body-guards endured a cold and treacherous two-week-long journey into India . Origins of the Tibetan Uprising of 1959 Tibet had an ill-defined relationship with China's Qing Dynasty (1644-1912); at various times it could have been seen as an ally, an opponent, a tributary state, or a region within Chinese control. In 1724, during a Mongol invasion of Tibet, the Qing seized the opportunity to incorporate the Tibetan regions of Amdo and Kham into China proper. continue reading below our video Profile of Tenzin Gyatso, Dalai Lama The central area was renamed Qinghai, while pieces of both regions were broken off and added to other western Chinese provinces. This land grab would fuel Tibetan resentment and unrest into the twentieth century. When the last Qing Emperor fell in 1912, Tibet asserted its independence from China. The 13th Dalai Lama returned from three years of exile in Darjeeling, India, and resumed control of Tibet from his capital at Lhasa. He ruled until his death in 1933. China, meanwhile, was under siege from a Japanese invasion of Manchuria , as well as a general breakdown of order across the country. Between 1916 and 1938, China descended into the "Warlord Era," as different military leaders fought for control of the headless state. In fact, the once-great empire would not pull itself back together until after World War II, when Mao Zedong and the Communists triumphed over the Nationalists in 1949. Meanwhile, a new incarnation of the Dalai Lama was discovered in Amdo, part of Chinese "Inner Tibet." Tenzin Gyatso, the current incarnation, was brought to Lhasa as a two-year-old in 1937, and was enthroned as the leader of Tibet in 1950, at 15. China Moves In and Tensions Rise In 1951, Mao's gaze turned west. He decided to "liberate" Tibet from the Dalai Lama's rule and bring it into the People's Republic of China. The PLA crushed Tibet's tiny armed forces in a matter of weeks; Beijing then imposed the Seventeen Point Agreement, which Tibetan officials were forced to sign (but later renounced). According to the Seventeen Point Agreement, privately-held land would be socialized and then redistributed, and farmers would work communally. This system would first be imposed on Kham and Amdo (along with other areas of the Sichuan and Qinghai Provinces), before being instituted in Tibet proper. All the barley and other crops produced on the communal land went to the Chinese government, according to Communist principles, and then some was redistributed to the farmers. So much of the grain was appropriated for use by the PLA that the Tibetans did not have enough to eat. By June of 1956, the ethnic Tibetan people of Amdo and Kham were up in arms. As more and more farmers were stripped of their land, tens of thousands organized themselves into armed resistance groups, and began to fight back. Chinese army reprisals grew increasingly brutal, and included wide-spread abuse of Tibetan Buddhist monks and nuns. (China alleged that many of the monastic Tibetans acted as messengers for the guerrilla fighters.) The Dalai Lama visited India in 1956, and admitted to Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru that he was considering asking for asylum. Nehru advised him to return home, and the Chinese Government promised that communist reforms in Tibet would be postponed and that the number of Chinese officials in Lhasa would be reduced by half. Beijing did not follow through on these pledges. By


The Jewish festival of the Passover is held around the same time as which Christian festival?

Easter Foods About Easter Easter is the time of the Christian year when Christians remember the Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. They believe that Jesus, who they believe was the son of God, died for everyone's wrong-doings and then came back to life three days later to defeat death and evil: so if you believe in Him you will live forever in Heaven. The word 'Easter' comes from two old pagan spring festivals. The old European pagan festival of 'Ostara' that celebrated new life and Arabian Sun festival of 'Ishtar'. The early Christians took over the festivals and turned the pagan festivals of new life to mean the new life that Jesus gave the world when he rose from the dead. Unlike Christmas, when Jesus's birth is celebrated (although we don't know what time of year Jesus was born!), Easter is celebrated around the same time of year that he was killed. This is because Jesus died at the time of the Jewish Passover festival. The Passover festival dates from about 4,000 years ago when Jewish people remember that God saved them from slavery in Egypt. Jesus was a Jew and so celebrated the Passover. Passover takes place in the first month of the Jewish New Year (14-15 of the month of Nisan). The Jewish calendar follows the cycle of the moon, so the date changes a bit every year. The first Jewish Christians added Easter celebrations to the Passover festival and because Jesus rose from the dead on a Sunday, so Easter Day became the first Sunday after Passover. Over the years, the Christian festival moved in date slightly from the Jewish Passover, so they don't now have the same date, but sometimes they are very close! The Christian date for Easter also follows the moon, so it also changes every year. To make things even more complicated, Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter, like Christmas, on a different day to Catholic and Western Christians! For Christians, the full Easter period lasted for a long time. Easter officially starts with Lent on Ash Wednesday , 46 days before Easter Day. (Lent lasts for 40 days but you don't count the Sundays!) Then 39 days after Easter Day, Christians celebrate Ascension Day, when they remember Jesus going back into Heaven and promising to come back to earth one day. Easter officially ends 49 days after Easter Day with the Christian Festival of Pentecost or Whitsun, when Christians remember that God sent his Holy Spirit to help Christians. So Easter is a very busy time for Christians!


What part of the body is affected by conjunctivitis?

How does epidemic conjunctivitis pink eye affect the body? - Bacterial Eye Infections - Sharecare Bacterial Eye Infections How does epidemic conjunctivitis pink eye affect the body? Topics | Eye and Vision | Bacterial Eye Infections | How does epidemic conjunctivitis pink eye affect the body? A Answers (2) A Dr. David R. Demartini, MD , Ophthalmology, answered Epidemic conjunctivitis is usually a very contagious virus that affects the mucus membranes of the eyes but may also affect the mucus membranes of the nose, mouth and throat. Eye doctors often find that Pink Eye sufferers also have a history of cold, sore throat, laryngitis, cough, swollen glands or other viral illness. These patients can often identify the contact person who gave them this virus. Because this virus is often so contagious, the patients are conselled to avoid transmitting the virus to other friends or family.


On 13 November 2010, who became the first boxer to win world titles in eight different weight divisions and the first boxer to win the lineal championship in four different weight classes?

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In England, what breed of dog is raced in an industry which, in 2007, attracted gates of around 3.2 million people at over 5,750 meetings across 26 stadiums?

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The Glorious History of Handel's Messiah   |   Arts & Culture | Smithsonian Contact Privacy Policy Terms of Use The Glorious History of Handel's Messiah A musical rite of the holiday season, the Baroque-era oratorio still awes listeners 250 years after the composer's death George Frideric Handel (at age 64 in 1749) produced works, including Messiah that dazzled even the musical titans who would succeed him. (AGE Fotostock) By Jonathan Kandell Smithsonian Magazine              | Subscribe December 2009 George Frideric Handel's Messiah was originally an Easter offering. It burst onto the stage of Musick Hall in Dublin on April 13, 1742. The audience swelled to a record 700, as ladies had heeded pleas by management to wear dresses "without Hoops" in order to make "Room for more company." Handel's superstar status was not the only draw; many also came to glimpse the contralto, Susannah Cibber, then embroiled in a scandalous divorce. From This Story [×] CLOSE In 1823, Beethoven proclaimed Handel to be the "greatest composer that ever lived." (British Library / Bridgeman Art Library International) George Frideric Handel (at age 64 in 1749) produced works, including Messiah that dazzled even the musical titans who would succeed him. (AGE Fotostock) A 1742 printing of Handel's Messiah. (Bridgeman Art Library International) A child prodigy (young Handel in an 1893 painting), the composer later created new Italian operas, challenging rival Giovanni Bononcini, who wrote traditional Italian operas. (Bridgeman Art Library International) Handel—volatile and fond of French cuisine—loomed large on the London scene (Handel in 1704 dueling with a musician). (Bridgeman Art Library International) A caricature of Handel as a pig-snouted glutton who denied a guest food. (Bridgeman Art Library International) Handel worshiped at St. George's Hanover Square church. (Peter Scholey / Alamy) Handel chose Musick Hall in Dublin as the venue for the triumphant première of Messiah on April 13, 1742 (the Hall's entrance arch is all that remains.) (deadlyphoto.com / Alamy) Messiah was met with immediate acclaim (an 1865 performance in London's Crystal Palace). To this day, insists conductor Laurence Cummings, "the feelings of joy you get from the Hallelujah choruses are second to none." (The Granger Collection, New York) Handel Slept Here The men and women in attendance sat mesmerized from the moment the tenor followed the mournful string overture with his piercing opening line: "Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God." Soloists alternated with wave upon wave of chorus, until, near the midway point, Cibber intoned: "He was despised and rejected of men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief." So moved was the Rev. Patrick Delany that he leapt to his feet and cried out: "Woman, for this be all thy sins forgiven thee!" Now, of course, Messiah is a fixture of the Christmas season. Woe to the concert hall in the United States or Britain that fails to schedule the piece around the holiday, when, as well, CD sales and Web downloads of the oratorio soar. For many amateur choirs, the work is the heart of their repertoire and the high point of the year. In most of Handel's oratorios, the soloists dominate and the choir sings only brief choruses. But in Messiah, says Laurence Cummings, director of the London Handel Orchestra, "the chorus propels the work forward with great emotional impact and uplifting messages." This year, the 250th anniversary of Handel's death, has been a boon to the Baroque composer and his best-known work. The commemoration has centered in London, where Handel lived for 49 years, until his death in 1759 at age 74. The BBC has broadcast all of his operas, more than 40 in total, and every one of the composer's keyboard suites and cantatas was performed during the annual London Handel Festival, which included concerts at St. George's Hanover Square church, where Handel worshiped, and at the Handel House Museum ("See Handel Slept Here,"), longtime residence of the man that Ludwig van Beethoven himself, citing Me


The element cobalt gets its name from the German word for what?

How did cobalt get its name? | Reference.com How did cobalt get its name? A: Quick Answer The word "cobalt" comes from the German words "kobalt" and "kobold," meaning "goblin." Miners, who mined this metal, associated the element with this German word because there were superstitions concerning this particular material. In 1735, George Brandt discovered this element when he isolated it. Full Answer Although cobalt is not present in nature in pure form, there are some ores that contain it, including cobaltite and erythrite. The refining process of other metals, such as copper and silver, also produce cobalt as a byproduct. Some applications of cobalt are in electroplating, as an alloying agent and a coloring dye used in glass and paint. Cobalt has the atomic number 27, and its atomic weight is 58.93 grams per mole. Cobalt-60 is a radioactive isotope of cobalt that is useful as a medical treatment for some types of cancer.


Which country was proclaimed a People's Republic on 1 October 1949, following the defeat of forces led by Chiang Kai-shek?

Mao Zedong proclaims People’s Republic of China - Oct 01, 1949 - HISTORY.com Mao Zedong proclaims People’s Republic of China Share this: Mao Zedong proclaims People’s Republic of China Author Mao Zedong proclaims People’s Republic of China URL Publisher A+E Networks Naming himself head of state, communist revolutionary Mao Zedong officially proclaims the existence of the People’s Republic of China; Zhou Enlai is named premier. The proclamation was the climax of years of battle between Mao’s communist forces and the regime of Nationalist Chinese leader Chiang Kai-Shek, who had been supported with money and arms from the American government. The loss of China, the largest nation in Asia, to communism was a severe blow to the United States, which was still reeling from the Soviet Union’s detonation of a nuclear device one month earlier. State Department officials in President Harry S. Truman’s administration tried to prepare the American public for the worst when they released a “white paper” in August 1949. The report argued that Chiang’s regime was so corrupt, inefficient, and unpopular that no amount of U.S. aid could save it. Nevertheless, the communist victory in China brought forth a wave of criticism from Republicans who charged that the Truman administration lost China through gross mishandling of the situation. Other Republicans, notably Senator Joseph McCarthy, went further, claiming that the State Department had gone “soft” on communism; more recklessly, McCarthy suggested that there were procommunist sympathizers in the department. The United States withheld recognition from the new communist government in China. The outbreak of the Korean War in 1950, during which communist Chinese and U.S. forces did battle, drove an even deeper wedge between the two nations. In the ensuing years, continued U.S. support of Chiang’s Republic of China, which had been established on the island of Taiwan, and the refusal to seat the People’s Republic of China at the United Nations made diplomatic relations impossible. President Richard Nixon broke the impasse with his stunning visit to communist China in February 1972. The United States extended formal diplomatic recognition in 1979. Related Videos


What bridge, completed in the 12th century, is on the Rhone?

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"Which company designed the ""safety pin dress"" worn by Liz Hurley to a 1994 Los Angeles film premiere?"

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What sport is competed in the Giro de Italia?

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Memorial Day, formerly known as Decoration Day, a US federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May to commemorate US men and women who died while in the military service, was first commemorated to honour soldiers in which war?

Memorial Day – Wings over Kansas Observances Remembrance of American war dead Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May (May 31 in 2010). Formerly known as Decoration Day, it commemorates U.S. soldiers who died while in the military service. First enacted to honor Union soldiers of the American Civil War (it is celebrated near the day of reunification after the Civil War), it was expanded after World War I. History By 1865 the practice of decorating soldiers’ graves had become  widespread in the North. General John  Logan, National Commander of the Grand Army of the Republic–the  society of Union Army veterans–called for all GAR posts to celebrate a “Decoration Day” on May 30, 1868. There were events in 183 cemeteries in  27 states in 1868, and 336 in 1869. The northern states quickly adopted  the holiday; Michigan made “Decoration Day” an official state holiday  in 1871 and by 1890 every northern state followed suit. The ceremonies  were sponsored by the Women’s Relief Corps, with 100,000 members. By 1870, the remains of nearly 300,000 Union dead had been buried in  73 national cemeteries, located mostly in the South, near the  battlefields. The most famous are the Gettysburg National Cemetery in  Pennsylvania and the Arlington National Cemetery, near Washington. The Memorial Day speech became an occasion for veterans, politicians  and ministers to commemorate the war–and at first to rehearse the  atrocities of the enemy. They mixed religion and celebratory nationalism  and provided a means for the people to make sense of their history in  terms of sacrifice for a better nation, one closer to God. People of all  religious beliefs joined together, and the point was often made that  the Germans and Irish soldiers had become true Americans in the “baptism  of blood” on the battlefield. By the end of the 1870s the rancor was  gone and the speeches praised the brave soldiers both Blue and Gray. By  the 1950s, the theme was American exceptionalism and duty to uphold  freedom in the world. First celebrations In Charleston, South Carolina in 1865 Freedmen (freed slaves) celebrated at the Washington Race Course (today the location of Hampton Park). The site had been used as a temporary Confederate prison camp for captured Union soldiers in 1865, as well as a mass grave for Union soldiers who died there. Immediately after the cessation of hostilities, Freedmen exhumed the bodies from the mass grave and reinterred them properly with individual graves. They built a fence around the graveyard with an entry arch and declared it a Union graveyard. On May 1, 1865, a crowd of up to ten thousand, mainly black residents, including 2800 children, proceeded to the location for events that included sermons, singing, and a picnic on the grounds, thereby creating the first Decoration Day. The first known observance was in Waterloo, New York on May 5, 1866, and each year thereafter. The friendship between General John Murray, a distinguished citizen of Waterloo, and General John A. Logan, who helped bring attention to the event nationwide, was likely a factor in the holiday’s growth. On May 5, 1868, in his capacity as commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, a veterans’ organization, Logan issued a proclamation that "Decoration Day" be observed nationwide. It was observed for the first time on May 30 of the same year; the date was chosen because it was not the anniversary of a battle. The tombs of fallen Union soldiers were decorated in remembrance. South African Americans had their own separate Memorial Days, beginning  with a major celebration on May 1, 1865 in Charleston, South Carolina.  It was the nation’s first Memorial Day. Beginning in 1866 the Southern states had their own Memorial Day,  ranging from April 26 to mid June. The birthday of Confederate President Jefferson Davis , June 3, became a state holiday in 10 states  by 1916. Across the South associations were founded after the War Between the  States to establish and care for permanent cemeteries for


Us Map / USA Map / United States Map - Maps and Information About the United States - Worldatlas.com Print this map US HISTORY America's initial Stone Age inhabitants arrived here by traversing the Bering Strait. During the following centuries, a wide variety of Indian cultures developed and prospered across the land. After Columbus made his initial voyage to this New World, word of its potential riches spread across Europe, and explorers and settlers by the thousands soon stepped ashore along the Atlantic Ocean coastline. In 1620, the Pilgrims arrived on the Mayflower, landing in what is modern-day Massachusetts; their settlement named Plymouth survived, and the story of a new nation was subsequently born. One century later Britain's upstart colonies broke from England and declared their new-found independence during the Revolutionary War. The new country of America expanded rapidly, well beyond the reach of the original 13 colonies, and inevitable conflicts and wars over lands rightfully claimed by Native Americans was the result. Indigenous Indians (Native Americans) were stripped of most of their lands and moved to reservations; the central plains were purchased from Napoleon (France); Florida was grabbed from Spain , and the entire southwest (including California) was annexed after a successful war with Mexico . The growing influence and size of the United States of America began to take shape. A few more important facts regarding Native Americans, who were first conquered and displaced by overwhelming military power: as English expansion westward continued, it justifiably experienced wide-spread Amerindian resistance to their new settlements. In the end, many historical experts believe that among the various contributing factors to the ultimate demise of early Native Americans, epidemic disease was the overwhelming cause of their population decline because of their lack of immunity to new diseases brought from Europe. Soon railroads - the driving engines of coast-to-coast commerce - were up and running; the economy exploded and towns sprang up across the land. In the southern states slavery was an on-going, serious problem, and this new and fast-growing nation was soon ravaged by a bloody Civil War between north and south; the north (northern states) eventually won, and slavery was abolished. The end of the Civil War spurred the reintegrating and rebuilding of the Southern states and the greater settlement and development of the American Old West. This was due to a variety of social and technological developments, including the completion of the First Transcontinental Telegraph in 1861 and the First Transcontinental Railroad soon after. The 1867 purchase of Alaska from Russia completed the country's mainland expansion. In 1893, the indigenous monarchy of the Pacific Kingdom of Hawaii was overthrown in a coup led by American residents, and the still-growing United States annexed the archipelago in 1898. Victory in the Spanish–American War the same year demonstrated that the United States was a world power and led to the annexation of Puerto Rico , Guam, and the Philippines. The emergence of many prominent industrialists at the end of the 19th century gave rise to the Gilded Age, a period of growing affluence and power among the business class. Railroads were the major industry then, but the factory system, mining, and labor unions also gained in importance. In the northern states, urbanization and an unprecedented influx of immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe hastened the country's industrialization. The wave of immigration, lasting until the mid-1920s, provided labor and transformed American culture. No stranger to wars, small or large, the U.S. provided significant help in ending World War I; it singlehandedly destroyed the Japanese Empire after they attacked the U.S. at Pearl Harbor; defeated Adolph Hitler and the German Army in World War II, with the heroic assistance of the United Kingdom (UK), and other allied forces, including Russia . Mistakes it has surely made, as segregation and much-needed civil


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Cumberland Gap Cumberland Gap This article is about a United States mountain pass. For other uses, see Cumberland Gap (disambiguation). Not to be confused with the Cumberland Narrows, another water gap through the Appalachian Mountains. Cumberland Gap (el. 1600 ft./488 m.) is a pass through the Cumberland Mountains region of the Appalachian Mountains , also known as the Cumberland Water Gap , at the juncture of the U.S. states of Tennessee , Kentucky , and Virginia . Famous in American history for its role as one key passageway through the lower central Appalachians, it was an important part of the Wilderness Road and is now part of the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. The Cumberland Gap was discovered in 1750 by Dr. Thomas Walker, a Virginia physician and explorer. Long used by Native Americans, the path was widened by a team of loggers led by Daniel Boone , making it accessible to pioneers, who used it to journey into the western frontiers of Kentucky and Tennessee. Location Cumberland Gap is located just north of the spot where the current-day states of Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia meet. The nearby town of Cumberland Gap, Tennessee takes its name from the pass. The gap was formed by an ancient creek, flowing southward, which cut through the land being pushed up to form the mountains. As the land rose even more, the creek reversed direction flowing into the Cumberland River to the north. The gap was used by Native Americans and migrating animal herds. History The gap was named for Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, who had many places named for him in the American colonies after the Battle of Culloden. The explorer Thomas Walker gave the name to the Cumberland River in 1750, and the name soon spread to many other features in the region, such as the Cumberland Gap. In 1769 Joseph Martin built a fort nearby at present-day Rose Hill, Virginia, on behalf of Dr. Walker's land claimants. But Martin and his men were chased out of the area by Native Americans, and Martin himself did not return until 1775. In 1775, Daniel Boone, hired by the Transylvania Company, arrived in the region, leading a company of men to widen the path through the gap to make settlement of Kentucky and Tennessee easier. On his arrival, Boone discovered that Martin had beaten him to Powell Valley, where Martin and his men were clearing land for their own settlement – the westernmost settlement in English colonial America at the time. By the 1790's the trail that Boone and his men built was widened in the 1790s to accommodate wagon traffic. It is estimated that between 200,000 and 300,000 immigrants passed through the gap on their way into Kentucky and the Ohio Valley before 1810. Today 18,000 cars pass beneath the site daily, and 1,200,000 people visit the park on the site annually. U.S. Route 25E passed overland through the gap before the completion of the Cumberland Gap Tunnel in 1996. The original trail was then restored. Historic district The gap and associated historic resources were listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district on May 28, 1980. Geological features The 12-mile (19 km) long Cumberland Gap consists of four geologic features: the Yellow Creek valley, the natural gap in the Cumberland Mountain ridge, the eroded gap in the Pine Mountain, and Middlesboro crater. Middlesboro crater is a 3-mile (5 km) diameter meteorite impact crater in which Middlesboro, Kentucky is located. The crater was identified in 1966 when Robert Dietz discovered shatter cones in sandstone , which led to the further identification of shocked quartz. Shatter cones, a rock shattering pattern naturally formed only during impact events, are found in abundance in the area. In September 2003 the site was designated a Distinguished Geologic Site by the Kentucky Society of Professional Geologists. Without Middlesboro crater, it would have been difficult for packhorses to navigate this gap and improbable that wagon roads would have been constructed at an early date. Middlesboro is the only place in the world where coal is


Between 1903 and 1904, sites in the Australian townships of Albury, Tumut, Orange, Bombala and Dalgety were considered for what purpose?

House of Representatives, Debates, 23 September 1903 :: Historic Hansard House of Representatives Mr. Speaker took the chair at 2.30 p.m., and read prayers. page 5384 PETITIONS Mr. CHANTER presented a petition from certain residents of New South Wales, praying the House to pass into law the Bonuses for Manufactures Bill. Petition received. Mr. SYDNEY SMITH presented a petition from the Western Federal Capital League of New South Wales, praying the House to establish a ratio of values as a means of distinguishing the relative importance of the factors of suitability in connexion with the determination of the Federal Capital site. Petition received and read. CANOBOLAS, NEW SOUTH WALES – I wish to know from the Prime Minister if he has obtained the exhibits and minutes of the Capital Sites Commission, and, if so, whether he will make them available to honorable members. Will’ he also consider the advisability of incorporating any information in the exhibits in the document which he proposes to publish ? Sir EDMUND BARTON: Minister for External Affairs · HUNTER, NEW SOUTH WALES · Protectionist – I cannot speak as to the exhibits, though I hope to be in a position to attach those of them which can be conveniently printed to the printed copies of the evidence taken before the Commission. It will be within the recollection of honorable members that yesterday I stated that I had given orders for the evidence to be printed, notwithstanding the decision of the Printing Committee. As to the minutes, I am told that an answer was given in another place, which was strictly in accordance with the law, to the effect that they are the property of the Chairman of the Commission. I. took an early opportunity to have a conversation with him on the subject, and he at once and spontaneously informed me that he had not the slightest desire to adhere to the legal position, but would be very glad if the minutes could be published. Now that the honorable member has asked for their publication, I shall, with the consent of the Chairman, take steps to have them published. Mr A McLEAN: – Will the minutes supply the necessary information as to -cost ? Sir EDMUND BARTON: – They will nob supply any information as to cost. They contain information only as to the meetings and actual decisions of the Commissioners. I may add that I have been assured by the Chairman that there was not one occasion upon which he was called to exercise his casting vote. Mr O’MALLEY: TASMANIA, TASMANIA – In view of the rejection by the Senate of the proposed resolutions for the choosing of the capital site, is it worth while to proceed with similar resolutions here 1 Sir EDMUND BARTON: – I am confident that it is quite worth while to do so. As J indicated last night, I propose that this House shall agree to the motion which I have moved, with such amendments as may be considered, not merely desirable in accordance with the predilections of any honorable member, but necessary, and that - the motion, as amended, shall be sent to the Senate with a message asking for the concurrence of that Chamber. I shall ask the representative of the Government there to take such steps as will bring the question before the members of the Senate for their consideration, and I am not without hope that that procedure will bring about the necessary agreement between the two Houses. page 5385 SOUTH AUSTRALIA, SOUTH AUSTRALIA – Section 8 of the Judiciary Act provides that - A Justice of the High Court shall not be capable of accepting or holding any other office or any other place of profit within the Commonwealth, except any such judicial office as may be conferred upon him by or under any law of the Common wealth. Does the Prime Minister consider that the appointment of a J udge who would be entitled to a pension, either during his term of office on the Commonwealth Bench or after its expiry, under some State Act, would be consistent with that provision ? Sir EDMUND BARTON: Protectionist – I shall take the question which the honorable and learned member has asked as an invitation to the Govern


In what TV series was Oceanic Airlines flight 815 a critical factor?

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"""Peptic"" refers to which activity of the human body?"

Human Body Activities – Digestive System - Homeschool Den Homeschool Den Human Body Activities – Digestive System by homeschooldenadmin · October 23, 2013 We had an amazing time studying the Digestive System.  We did a whole range of hands-on activities from making our own epiglottis  to seeing how the digestive tract works (how nutrients pass through). We made “fake”vomit, measured out the length of the digestive system and more! I also made notebook for the kids as we went through this unit. Our Digestive System Packet is 40+pages has worksheets and activities on the following areas: Part I: Digestive System — Mouth Part II: Digestive System — Swallowing, How the epiglottis works Part III: Digestive System — The Digestive Tract This packet also include lapbook pieces for interactive notebooks.   Here are some of the materials that are included in the Digestive System Packet: The activity directions for “How long is the digestive tract” The kids were impressed with just how long the digestive tract is!!!    The Digestive System Unit Packet now includes lapbook/notebook pieces:     Also included are worksheets and our hand-on activities of the mouth   You will also find worksheets and activity ideas about swallowing, the epiglottis and choking in this packet:     We included all of our hands-on activity ideas in this packet as well:   To purchase all of the worksheets you see above click the button below. Once you pay for this packet, you will immediately receive a link to download this file (which will open in a browser window).  You will also receive an email from Sendowl (the service I use), which will have a link you can click on to download the Digestive System Unit.  (It will say, “You can download your digital products…” with a clickable link.)  Of course, if you have any issues just email me at — liesl at homeschoolden dot com.  You can also reach me by using the contact form on the blog or can reach me over at our Homeschool Den Facebook Page . $4.00 We had two books we really used a lot for these units: Human Anatomy Coloring Book (affiliate link) has pages you can print out and color in. And the The Body Book: Easy-to-Make Hands-on Models That Teach (affiliate link) has really neat models that you can make. We did the joints, bones of the body (see our model here) , and some other things, but more about those in those other posts. Disclosure: Please note that some of the links in this post are affiliate links, and at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you decide to make a purchase. Overview of the Human Body Systems We started this unit with a fun album called the  Human Body Rock  (we borrowed it from the library, but it’s available at Amazon) that we listened to as we made our two trips to the doctors last week (for LD’s allergy shots). The first song goes over the body systems in a fun, general way and we used that as a spring-board for talking about all the systems. We reviewed all the Human Body Systems.  Find out more about our Human Body Systems Packet here: I also made a chart and we wrote down some of the lyrics to the song. immune system — defends our body skeletal system — all your bones excretory system — cleans our body of poisons muscular system — all your muscles endocrine system is in control of the thyroid glands digestive system — mouth and stomach respiratory system — delivers your oxygen nervous system — is your control center circulatory system — is your life pump that keeps your blood flowing


Where is the 82,000 seat Maracana Stadium?

Maracana Stadium - Maracana Stadium Events Maracana Stadium Vacations Share Maracana Stadium is one of the most well-known soccer venues in the entire world. Built in time to host the World Cup in 1950, this stadium in Rio de Janeiro has seen more than its fair share of big time matches. Unfortunately for Brazil soccer fans, the 1950 World Cup saw the nation's beloved national team lose to then rival Uruguay at the Maracana Stadium. This incident, if you will, is still looked upon with disdain by Brazilians, though the national team would rebound nicely, capturing a handful of World Cups in the following decades. Maracana Stadium These days, the Estadio do Maracana, as it is known in Portuguese, still hosts major soccer matches, the bulk of which are played by the main teams in Rio, but those aren't the only events that you can attend. Other Maracana Stadium events include other sports competitions, such as volleyball games, and more than one big ticket performer has put on a big concert there. Past musical Maracana Stadium events include a 1983 concert by KISS, a 1980 performance by Frank Sinatra, and a few concert festivals that featured an array of popular artists, to name a few. In 2014, it is worth noting, the Estadio do Maracana will play host to more World Cup games, as Brazil is the host country, and in 2016, the Opening and Closing Ceremonies for the 2016 Summer Games will also put the famous stadium to use. Macarana Stadium Rio For the final match of the 1950 World Cup, nearly 200,000 people crammed into the Maracana Stadium to see Brazil take on Uruguay. Interestingly enough, the stadium wasn't yet completed at the time. In fact, it wasn't until 1965 that work on the stadium was finished. Since then, renovations have been made to the Estadio de Maracana, and today, its seats can accommodate just over 82,000 people. The elliptical framework of the stadium is still in place, making the stadium easy to recognize, and once inside, visitors will notice the different colors of the various seating sections. Rio de Janeiro Map Macarana Stadium Seating Chart When Maracana Stadium events aren't going on, it is possible to get a look at the inside of the venue on a tour. English-speaking guides are in place for the tours , and should you be interested in enjoying one, you'll get to explore all the of the floors and the dressing rooms. You'll also get a healthy dose of info on Brazilian soccer, which soccer fans will especially appreciate. The stadium is essentially a living museum, and even if you aren't a major soccer fan, the behind-the-scenes tours should prove rewarding. If nothing else, you can say that you've explored one of the world's main soccer temples. Other major world stadiums that are among the biggest soccer temples include England's Wembley Stadium and Spain's Santiago de Bernabeu Stadium. When you're not hanging out at a beach, heading up to the top of Sugarloaf Mountain , or enjoying any other number of fun pursuits on a Rio de Janeiro vacation, visiting the Estadio do Maracana is an attraction that is worth adding to the itinerary. If you can get tickets to a soccer game, then all the better, though the tours are enjoyable enough as well. The Maracana Stadium is essentially found in the heart of the city center, and since every local knows it well, you won't have trouble getting directions. Many people who are heading to a game or planning on taking a tour of this largest stadium in South America use the metro to get there. The metro station of choice is aptly known as Marcana, with gate 16 being the optimal place to exit. Hotels


What is the title of Geri Halliwell's autobiography, published in 1999?

Geri Halliwell - Singer - Biography.com Geri Halliwell Geri Halliwell was known as "Ginger Spice" in the all-girl, British pop group the Spice Girls. Halliwell has the most No. 1 singles of any female musician in U.K. history. IN THESE GROUPS » quotes “If you want to know Geri Halliwell, listen to my album: it tells you more about me than a documentary ever could.” “I have always wanted a solo career, deep in the darkest pit of myself, but I didn't dare admit it to myself even. It took me a long time to confront my fears.” Geri Halliwell Synopsis Geri Halliwell was born on August 6, 1972 in Watford, England. In 1994, she became "Ginger Spice" in the all-girl, British pop group the Spice Girls. Halliwell quit in 1998 to pursue her solo career, starting with her single, "Look At Me," which sold more than 1 million copies worldwide. Since her run with the Spice Girls, Halliwell has authored a series of children's books and started a swim. Additionally, she has been has the most No. 1 singles of any female musician in U.K. history. Early Life Geraldine Estelle Halliwell, known as "Geri," was born on August 6, 1972 in North Watford, England. She was raised by father Laurence Francis Halliwell, of English and Swedish descent, and half-Spanish mother Ana Maria, from Huesca. Halliwell speaks fluent Spanish and English. She attened the Watford Grammar School for Girls, and took her A-Levels at the Camden School for Girls. In college, she studied English literature and finance. After college, Halliwell worked odd jobs, including as a topless model, a cage dancer at a club in Majorca and a presenter on the Turkish TV show Let's Make a Deal. Commercial Success In 1994, Halliwell became a member of the British, all-girl pop group the Spice Girls. She replaced Suzanne Tinker, who couldn't make it to the last audition. Signed to Virgin Records in September 1995, along with Halliwell, the group was comprised of Victoria Beckham, Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton and Melanie Chisholm. The Spice Girls released their debut single, "Wannabe," in 1996, which hit No. 1 in more than 30 countries, and instituted the girls as a global phenomenon. The song became the biggest-selling single by an all-female group. In November 1996, the Spice Girls released their debut album, Spice in Europe, which was so successful it has been compared to Beatlemania. Halliwell was dubbed "Ginger Spice" by Top of the Pops magazine in 1996, and became known for her outrageous, sexually suggestive outfits, platform heels and red hair. After drifting apart in the late '90s to pursue other projects, the Spice Girls reunited for a series of concerts in 2007 and 2008. In June 2012, the group reunited again, this time to announce the creation of a new musical about the rise and fall of the Spice Girls. Viva Forever!, named after the group's 1998 No. 1 single, is slated to open in London by the end of 2012. In August 2012, the Spice Girls, including Halliwell, performed at the closing ceremonies of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, held in London. Solo Career On May 30, 1998, Halliwell publicly announced that she would be leaving the Spice Girls due to differences within the group. The announcement generated much controversy, and the other members were forced to complete their North American tour without her. Not long after, in 1999, Halliwell released her first solo single, "Look at Me," from her album, Schizophonic, which sold more than 1 million copies worldwide. Her second album, Scream If You Wanna Go Faster, and its hit single, "It's Raining Men," won the International Song of the Year Award at the 2002 NRJ Music Awards. With 11 No. 1 singles—seven as a member of the Spice Girls and four as a solo artist—Halliwell has the most No. 1 songs of any British female singer in U.K. chart history. Halliwell wrote two autobiographies, If Only (1999) and Just for the Record (2002), both chronicling her rise to fame. She also wrote a series of children's books called Ugenia Lavender, which follows the adventures of a 9-year-old narrator. Halliwell is expected to release he


Tony Hawk won 9 gold medals at what annual event between 1995 and 2002?

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"What was the only single by ABBA to reach number 1 on the US ""Billboard"" charts?"

ABBA - Ultimate Rock History Ultimate Rock History BENNY ANDERSSON - KEYBOARDS, SYNTHESIZER & VOCALS BJORN ULVAEUS - GUITAR & VOCALS BIOGRAPHY Before ABBA (1960s) Benny Andersson  (born 16 December 1946 in  Stockholm , Sweden) became (at age 18) the member of a popular Swedish pop-rock group,  The Hep Stars , that performed covers of international hits. The Hep Stars were known as "The Swedish Beatles". They also set up Hep House, their equivalent of the  Apple Corps . Andersson played the keyboard and eventually started writing original compositions for his band, many of which became major hits including "No Response" that hit number 3 in 1965, "Sunny Girl", "Wedding" and "Consolation", all of which hit number 1 in 1966. Andersson also had a fruitful songwriting collaboration with  Lasse Berghagen , with whom he composed his first  Svensktoppen  entry "Sagan om lilla Sofi" ("The Story of Little Sophie") in 1968. Björn Ulvaeus  (born 25 April 1945 in  Gothenburg , Sweden) also began his musical career at 18 (as a singer and guitarist), when he fronted  The Hootenanny Singers , a popular Swedish folk - skiffle  group. Ulvaeus started writing English-language songs for his group, and even had a brief solo career alongside. The Hootenanny Singers and The Hep Stars sometimes crossed paths while touring. In June 1966, Ulvaeus and Andersson decided to write a song together. Their first attempt was "Isn't It Easy to Say", a song later recorded by The Hep Stars. Stig Anderson  was the manager of The Hootenanny Singers and founder of the  Polar Music  label. He saw potential in the collaboration, and encouraged them to compose more. Both also began playing occasionally with the other's bands on stage and on record, although not until 1969 did the pair write and produce some of their first real hits together: "Ljuva sextital" ("Merry Sixties"), recorded by Brita Borg and The Hep Stars' 1969 hit "Speleman" ("Fiddler"). Andersson wrote and submitted the song "Hej, Clown" for the 1969  Melodifestivalen , the Swedish  Eurovision Song Contest . The song tied for first place, but re-voting relegated Andersson's song to second place. On that occasion Andersson briefly met his future spouse, singer  Anni-Frid Lyngstad , who also participated in the contest. A month later, the two had become a couple. As their respective bands began to break up during 1969, Andersson and Ulvaeus teamed up and recorded their first album together in 1970, called  Lycka ("Happiness"), which included original compositions sung by both men. Their spouses were often present in the recording studio, and sometimes added backing vocals; Fältskog even co-wrote a song with the two. Ulvaeus still occasionally recorded and performed with The Hootenanny Singers until the summer of 1974, and Andersson took part in producing their records. Agnetha Fältskog  (born 5 April 1950 in  Jönköping , Sweden) had a number 1 record in Sweden when she was 17, and was soon noted by the critics and songwriters as a talented singer/songwriter of  schlager  style songs. Fältskog's main inspiration in her early years were singers such as  Connie Francis . Along with her own compositions, she recorded  covers  of foreign hits and performed them on tours in Swedish  folkparks . In 1967, she submitted an original song, "Försonade" ("Redeemed") for  Melodifestivalen , but it was rejected. She briefly met Anni-Frid Lyngstad for the first time during a TV show in January 1968, and met Ulvaeus at a concert venue a few months later. During filming of a Swedish TV special in May 1969, Fältskog met Ulvaeus again, and they were married in 1971. Fältskog and Ulvaeus eventually were involved in each other's recording sessions, [7]  and soon even Andersson and Lyngstad added backing vocals to her third studio album Som jag är (As I Am) (1970). In 1972, Fältskog starred as  Mary Magdalene  in the original Swedish production of  Jesus Christ Superstar  and attracted favourable reviews. Between 1967 and 1975, Fältskog released five studio albums. [8] Anni-Frid "Frida" Lyngstad  (born 15 November 1945 in B