"Who wrote the novel ""The Water Babies""?"

The Water Babies by Charles Kingsley | Featured Books : Stella & Rose's Books The Water Babies by Charles Kingsley View current stock of this title  The Water Babies, subtitled by its author as A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby, on closer examination has been seen as more than just a fairy tale  by many. It can also be seen as a story rich in moral lessons and religious parallels. Written for his son Grenville, Charles Kingsley's  popular fable was first serialised in MacMillan's Magazine on a monthly basis, from August 1862 through to March 1863. It was first published in book form in 1863 with two full page illustrations by J. Noel Paton. The Story: The book tells the story of Tom, a young chimney sweep, who is cruelly treated by his master, Mr. Grimes. During a new job at the posh 'Harthover', Tom loses his way and accidentally falls down the chimney into the wrong room. He lands in the bedroom of the squire's daughter, Ellie. Tom examines the room and is 'puzzled' to see 'a washing-stand, with ewers and basins, and soap and brushes and towels; and a large bath, full of clean water - what a heap of things all for washing!' He then becomes aware of his own dirty, disheveled appearance, by means of a looking glass in Ellie's room. 'And looking round, he suddenly saw, standing close to him, a little ugly, black, ragged figure, with red eyes and grinning white teeth'. Above right: 'Ellie's Room', illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith . On waking and seeing the dirty and 'ragged' Tom in her bedroom, Ellie began to scream, so alerting the rest of the household to the incident. A chase ensues, during which Kingsley cleverly uses the undergrowth and flora and fauna to show Tom in a different environment to the city; his usual surroundings. It reflects the freeness that Tom feels, as he runs away. Tom's realization of his dirtiness makes him desire to be clean: 'I will be a fish, and swim in the water. I must be clean, I must be clean'. With that, 'suddenly, he found himself, not in the outhouse on the hay, but in the middle of a meadow, over the road, with a stream just before him...' Tom enters the stream and so he begins his magical adventures beneath the waves as a Water-baby. Left: An illustration by Alice B. Woodward . When Tom starts his journey to the sea, he is alone, but is always watched by the ever-present 'Queen of all fairies ' and his other 'brothers and sisters', who long to play with him, but are warned that he first needs to 'learn lessons from the animals'. Below right: Queen of the Fairies. Illustration by Warwick Goble . During his adventures undersea, Tom meets many exciting and wonderful creatures that are all new to him, such as 'water-monkeys' and 'water-squirrels'. Unfortunately, 'he was very fond of hunting and teasing animals, just for fun' The water animals soon stay away from Tom and he becomes very lonely, until he happens upon a dragonfly, who becomes his friend and tells him stories. Some of the water-creatures, however, are not so pleasant. He crosses paths with an otter and her family, who are intent on 'salmon for breakfast'. Later, he comes across them again, when he tries to help a 'clumsy' lobster who has been caught in a fisherman's pot. The otter wants the lobster for dinner too! After a close escape helping the lobster, Tom almost immediately comes across a fellow water-baby - 'A real live water-baby, sitting on the white sand.' They meet and Tom finds his whole 'water-baby' family and is taken to their home - St. Brandan's fairy isle. The water-babies in this chapter are shown to be 'all the little children whom the fairies carry off because people are not kind to them in the land-world'. Left: Tom is befriended by the Dragonfly. Illustration by Anne Anderson . Tom is as happy as can be - but is soon up to his old tricks of tormenting the water-animals. Very soon, we are introduced to Mrs. Bedonebyasyoudid, who serves out punishments to all the adults in the human world, who have been cruel to children. Then Mrs. Doasyouwouldbedoneby comes to visit the water-babies, 'the most nice, soft, fa


"From what Asian language is the word ""batik"", to describe a means of dyeing cloth using wax to shield certain areas from the process, derived?"

Batik : definition of Batik and synonyms of Batik (English) [ˈbatɪk] ) is a cloth that is traditionally made using a manual wax-resist dyeing technique. Batik or fabrics with the traditional batik patterns are found in (particularly) Indonesia , Malaysia , Japan , China , Azerbaijan , India , Sri Lanka , Egypt , Nigeria , Senegal , and Singapore . Javanese traditional batik, especially from Yogyakarta and Surakarta , has notable meanings rooted to the Javanese conceptualization of the universe. Traditional colours include indigo , dark brown, and white, which represent the three major Hindu Gods (Brahmā, Vishnu, and Śiva). This is related to the fact that natural dyes are most commonly available in indigo and brown. Certain patterns can only be worn by nobility; traditionally, wider stripes or wavy lines of greater width indicated higher rank. Consequently, during Javanese ceremonies, one could determine the royal lineage of a person by the cloth he or she was wearing. Other regions of Indonesia have their own unique patterns that normally take themes from everyday lives, incorporating patterns such as flowers, nature, animals, folklore or people. The colours of pesisir batik, from the coastal cities of northern Java, is especially vibrant, and it absorbs influence from the Javanese, Arab, Chinese and Dutch cultures. In the colonial times pesisir batik was a favourite of the Peranakan Chinese, Dutch and Eurasians .[ citation needed ] UNESCO designated Indonesian batik as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity on October 2, 2009. As part of the acknowledgment, UNESCO insisted that Indonesia preserve their heritage. [1] Contents 9 References   Etymology Although the word's origin is Javanese , its etymology may be either from the Javanese amba ('to write') and titik ('dot' or 'point'), or constructed from a hypothetical Proto-Austronesian root *beCík, meaning 'to tattoo' from the use of a needle in the process. The word is first recorded in English in the Encyclopædia Britannica of 1880, in which it is spelled battik. It is attested in the Indonesian Archipelago during the Dutch colonial period in various forms: mbatek, mbatik, batek and batik. [2] [3] [4]   History   Wax-resist dyed textile from Niya (Tarim Basin) , China   The carving details of clothes worn by Prajnaparamita , 13th century East Java statue. The intricate floral pattern similar to traditional Javanese batik. Wax resist dyeing technique in fabric is an ancient art form. Discoveries show it already existed in Egypt in the 4th century BCE, where it was used to wrap mummies; linen was soaked in wax, and scratched using a sharp tool. In Asia, the technique was practised in China during the T'ang dynasty (618-907 CE), and in India and Japan during the Nara period (645-794 CE). In Africa it was originally practised by the Yoruba tribe in Nigeria, Soninke and Wolof in Senegal. [5] In Java , Indonesia , batik predates written records. G. P. Rouffaer argues that the technique might have been introduced during the 6th or 7th century from India or Sri Lanka. [5] On the other hand, JLA. Brandes (a Dutch archeologist) and F.A. Sutjipto (an Indonesian archeologist) believe Indonesian batik is a native tradition, regions such as Toraja , Flores , Halmahera , and Papua , which were not directly influenced by Hinduism and have an old age tradition of batik making. [6] Rouffaer also reported that the gringsing pattern was already known by the 12th century in Kediri , East Java . He concluded that such a delicate pattern could only be created by means of the canting (also spelled tjanting or tjunting; pronounced  [ˌtʃanˈtiŋ] ) tool. He proposed that the canting was invented in Java around that time. [6] The carving details of clothes wore by Prajnaparamita , the statue of buddhist goddess of transcendental wisdom from East Java circa 13th century CE. The clothes details shows intricate floral pattern similar to today traditional Javanese batik. This suggested intricate batik fabric pattern applied by canting already existed in 13th century Java or even ea


"Now in the ""Galleria dell'Accademia"" in Florence, the Renaissance masterpiece, 'The Statue of David"" is by which sculptor?"

Accademia Gallery in Florence: Michelangelo's David, Accademia Gallery Tickets The Accademia Gallery Museum in Florence An Unofficial Guide to the Galleria dell’Accademia museum The Galleria dell’Accademia – or Accademia Gallery – in Florence, Italy , is without a doubt most famous for its sculptures by the great Renaissance artist, Michelangelo. His Prisoners (or Slaves), his St. Matthew and, above all, the magnificent statue of David within the Tribune are what first draw most of the hundreds of thousands of visitors the museum welcomes every year. The main halls at the Accademia also offers visitors works by great Italian artists such as Sandro Botticelli, Domenico Ghirlandaio, Pontormo, Andrea del Sarto, Allessando Allori and Orcagna, to name just a few of the painters. Many of the works of art that were commissioned by and were part of the collection of the powerful Medici family were donated to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany by the last of the Medici so that these magnificent works could be enjoyed by everyone and are part of the cultural patrimony of humankind. The most recent section, the Museum of Musical Instruments , displays old, one-of-a-kind masterpieces by Stradivari and Bartolomeo Cristofori, inventor of the piano, also commissioned by the Medici. Give yourself time when visiting the Accademia Gallery, a must-see while in Florence. To better plan your visit to the museum, this online informational guide offers general information on opening hours, admissions and more in the Plan Your Visit section and details on the halls, main artworks and itineraries in Explore the Museum . If your time is limited in Florence and want to skip the long line in the busy seasons, we offer information on how and where you can buy your tickets to the Accademia as well as book a guided tour or private guide to accompany you as you discover the masterpieces of the past.


"Which actor has appeared in the most ""Carry On"" films making a total of 26 appearances?"

1000+ images about WHAT ♡ A ♡ CARRY ♡ ON! on Pinterest | Carry on, Kenneth williams and Butterworth Pinterest • The world’s catalog of ideas WHAT ♡ A ♡ CARRY ♡ ON! The Carry On films are a sequence of 31 low-budget British comedy motion pictures produced between 1958 and 1992. The films' humour was in the British comic tradition of the music hall and seaside postcards. Producer Peter Rogers and director Gerald Thomas drew on a regular group of actors, the Carry On team, that included Sidney James, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims, Kenneth Connor, Peter Butterworth, Hattie Jacques, Bernard Bresslaw, Barbara Windsor and Jim Dale 32 Pins774 Followers


Which motor-manufacturer produces a model called the Scenic?

Renault Scenic road tests and car reviews Fred, Leicestershire Renault Scenic             2006 - 2009 Could you help me on this please... i have a scenic 1.6 petrol and replaced the rear pads and calipers and then to find out i had to replace the electric hand brake motor.... Anyways i have put the car back together and when i pull the hand brake on i get a grinding noise from the new motor but the hand brake does come on now and im afraid i will blow the motor how could i prevent this from happening.. when i looked at what was causing the grinding noise its was the spindle that goes in to the gearbox is there a way of setting this so it does not make the noise... any help would be grateful in this mater thanks Fred jane newstead, North Lincolnshire Renault Scenic             2006 - 2009 my partner bought a Renault megane scenic 1/4 expression with 73.500 miles on the clock in silver its very nice reliable people carrier yes it runs nice I like the digital speedo & stereo sounds great with 6 speakers its great on petrol does about 50mpg if he drives it steady it has a good safety rating we got it for peanuts under £1.000 a bargain price with nearly a full mot its best car for the money weve ever bought we bought it to move things to our new home the car has lots of space a ideal family car gotta say we love the car its got great spec for a 1/4 petrol it has alloy wheels & rear fog lights deffo get another Renault megane scenic 1/4 petrol 5 stars Lance Forrest, England Renault Scenic             2003 Just upgraded from an older version, but sorry never again will I risk a Renault. They are over complicated in many aspects of the car, to such a degree that it is "bound to fail". The electronic hand brake is a disaster! In design, keep the basic things simple. There are unnecessary, over done design parameters. Keep things non chip driven as far as possible, because every owner is beginning to despise your products. You just canât rely on a Renault. They are made to confuse, perplex and fail sooner rather than later, and I have had 8 Renaults in a row!. This is my last. Bye bye Renault.. Mark Carter, Wales Renault Scenic       1.9 dci Privilage       2004 My Wife loves the car, I wish I could say the same! Where do I start with the list of things that have gone wrong? I bought this car when my son was born 5 years ago, but broke my ankle at the same time, so I wasnât really interested in car paperwork. Then the problems started... I found out just by chance that it had passed its MOT with a list of advisory notices (The Renault dealer had removed the 2nd page so the notices were not attached to the MOT). The advisories never sorted and the deale said that as they were just advisories and didnât need fixing to sell the car. Within 6 months water was pouring into the car and the electric windows started falling down. Eventually the dealer agreed to sort this. Then I noticed that the aircon had never worked (never fixed), which was followed by the heater packing up costing £390. Next the dashboard packed up, replacement cost £100 by Renault dealer, I was annoyed but paid it. This was followed by the gearbox linkage breaking (a tiny bit of plastic snapped but no, you have to buy the whole lot at £270 plus labour). Its also needed a couple of new batteriesfollowed by the best of all.... the Turbo packing up! I asked the dealer "So if I buy a new turbo it will be sorted?" to which they replied "Erm, we will not know until we fit the turbo". A fitted turbo costs £1000! Then on to engine problems, the deale advised "This will cost £1000 to remove then fix the problem or maybe another £1000, maybe more.. we wonât know until the engine is taken out." I then read on the net that this seems to a common problem with the 1.9 dci engine. SCRAP IT! Itâs just not worth the hassle or cost. Iâve NEVER had a car with so much go wrong with it. Itâs felt like something major has gone wrong with it every year. Lee Inskip, England Renault Scenic             2004 My wifeâ


Which battle, the first major engagement of the Crimean War took place on 20th September 1854?

Battle of the Alma, 20 September 1854 Battle of the Alma, 20 September 1854 Tweet The Battle of the Alma was the first major engagement between the British, French and Russians in the Crimean War . The Allied armada had aimed to concentrate in Balchik Bay, fifteen miles north of Varna but delayed due to bad weather. Lord Raglan arrived in Balchik on the 5 September but found that the French commander, Marshal Armand Jacques Leroy de St Arnaud had already left. It wasn't until the 8 September, with the invasion fleet now strung out, had Raglan finally caught up with him. Raglan learnt that the French now favoured a landing at Kaffa, 100 miles east of Sebastopol. A conference the next day rejected Kaffa and Raglan, as well as eleven other British and French officers, sailed to reconnoitre the west coast of the Crimean Peninsula. They returned to the rendezvous where the rest of the fleet had gathered, forty miles west of Cape Tarakan. The site of the invasion was now in Calamita Bay, some thirty miles north of Sebastopol. The fleet proceeded eastwards and the Allies occupied the small port of Eupatoria on the 13 September with the main landings taking place the next day and continuing for four days due to stormy weather. The Allies Move South The Allies started to move south on the morning of the 19 September. The British were on the left flank with two regiments of light cavalry in front of them, while the French and Turks were adjacent to the coast on the right. The Allies subsequently came to the small Bulganek River, which was the first of four major water obstacles to be crossed (the other three were the Alma, Katcha and Belbec Rivers - the Tchernaya River flowed southeast from the Bay) before reaching the Bay of Sebastopol which divided its northern suburbs from the southern dockyards. Raglan sent across the light cavalry to investigate the sighting of Russian Cossacks beyond. As they crossed the sun caught the bayonets of massed Russian infantry hidden in dead ground, waiting in ambush. The cavalry skilfully withdrew covered by 6 and 9pdr field guns. The first skirmish on Crimean ground had occurred. The march resumed the following day, with the knowledge that the Russians were gathering in strength on the south bank of the Alma, the second river that ran into the Black Sea only five miles from the Bulganek. The northern bank of the river (from which the Allies had to cross from) sloped gently into the river while the southern bank rose, in some places, to fifteen feet, and then to between 300 and 500 feet, presenting an ideal position from which to dominate the river and its approaches. Where the river ran into the sea there was a 350ft cliff with an old Tartar fort overlooking the river-mouth. The three villages in the area (going west to east, Almatamack, Bourliouk and Tarkhanlar) were all on the northern bank and had fords leading to a wagon track, which was suitable for artillery. The old Post Road that led from Eupatoria to Sebastopol passed close to Bourliouk, crossed a wooden bridge and climbed through a gorge dominated by Kourgane Hill (450ft) to the east and Telegraph Height (named from the unfinished telegraph station on the top) to the east. Raglan, who had been in conference with St Arnaud the evening before, had refused to be committed to a stringent plan of battle by the Frenchman. As the Allies approached the Alma River and discerned the overall dispositions of the Russian forces under Prince Menshikov, Raglan's caution the night before was justified. He did however, now accept the basic plan under pressure from St Arnaud, but declined to throw the British forces against the strongest part of the Russian defence at a definite time. Ideally the moment would come after the French had taken the Heights on the right flank and the Russians were disorganised and in some confusion, but Raglan was determined that only he could choose the precise moment. The Russian Position Prince Menshikov had discounted the possibility of a serious attack from the west of Telegraph Hill and thought that the Post Road would


After rising near Mallerstang in the Yorkshire Dales, which river flows through Kirkby Stephen arc Appleby-in-Westmoreland on its way to the sea?

The Historic Counties Trust :: Historic Counties Descriptions The Historic Counties Trust Historic Counties Descriptions The counties are listed along with their Historic Counties Standard (HCS) Number and their HCS Code. 01  ABN  Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire is a Highland county. Its coastline rounds the "Cold Shoulder" of the Highlands, Buchan, on which coast are the fishing towns of Fraserburgh and Peterhead. The county's coast then stretches round to the county town, Aberdeen and the River Dee, the lower reaches of which form its southern border with Kincardineshire. The coast is largely rocky with few headlands. Aberdeenshire reaches inland along the valley of the Don and up the Dee deep into the Grampian Mountains. In these inland parts the county beyond Buchan are mountain and forest, but with fertile valleys. The City of Aberdeen is the landward heart of the North Sea oil business. This has made Aberdeen one of Britain's wealthiest towns and also a centre of engineering excellence. Aberdeen is home to one of the four ancient universities of Scotland. Inland, Aberdeenshire contains several "Munroes" (mountains over 3,000 feet), of which the highest is Ben Macdhui, standing at 4,296 feet, on the Banffshire border. Main Towns: Aberdeen, Ballater, Braemar, Dyce, Fraserburgh, Huntly, Inverurie, Peterhead. Main Rivers: Balmoral; Slains Castle, Peterhead; Provost Skene's House, Aberdeen; Loanhead Stone Circle. Highest Point: 1,950 sq miles 02  AGL  Anglesey Anglesey (Sir Fôn) is an island county. Anglesey is separated from Caernarfonshire on the mainland by the Menai Straits, spanned by the Britannia Bridge and the Menai Suspension Bridge. Anglesey is the only county in Wales that is not mountainous, the highest point being Holyhead Hill (703 feet). Its northern coast is rocky and a haven for nesting seabirds, choughs and ravens. Elsewhere the coast is gentler and dotted with shingle and sandy beaches. There are many antiquities, including the impressive Beaumarais Castle, built by Edward I. The main rivers are the Braint and the Cefni. Off the west coast of the Isle of Anglesey but linked by a causeway, is Holy Island. Holyhead on Holy Island is the main ferry terminal between Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland. Anglesey's most important industries are agriculture and tourism (one of the biggest drawing attractions being the village of Llanfairpwllgwyngythgogerychwerndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch). Main Towns: Beaumaris, Holyhead, Llanerchymedd, Menai Bridge, Newborough, Trearddur Bay. Main Rivers: 276 sq miles 03  ANG  Angus Angus is a square-shaped county on the east coast of Scotland. The main town is Dundee, which grew to wealth on jute manufacture, shipbuilding and whaling. Now more diversified industry keeps it going. Angus rises from the lowlands coast up to the mountains, amongst which are the isolated Braes O' Angus, famed for their beauty. Angus can be divided into four parallel and very distinctive districts; in the north the Grampians, in the south the Sidlaw Hills, between them Strathmore, and the coastlands in the east. The shire was also once known as Forfarshire from its county town, Forfar. Forfar was a royal residence for some centuries, and the place where Malcolm III granted new titles to his nobility (a scene Shakespeare portrayed, though he portrayed it on the bloody fields of Dunsinane in Perthshire). Main Towns: Forfar, Arbroath, Brechin, Carnoustie, Dundee, Fintry, Kirriemuir, Montrose. Main Rivers: 889 sq miles 04  ANM  Antrim A coastal county of Ulster, bounded to the north and east by the sea, to the west by the River Bann and Lough Neagh from which the Bann flows. The county's southern border is the River Lagan, which flows into the North Channel in the Belfast Lough. Thus Antrim is surrounded by water. Belfast, the main city of Antrim, is also the major city (and capital) of Northern Ireland. The town of Antrim itself, near the shore of Lough Neagh, is a modest market town. Antrim consists of a number of distinctive areas. In the northeast of the county, running down into the sea, are t


In mythology, the Maenads {pronounced 'my-nads') were frenzied followers of which god or goddess?

Dionysus and Yeshua/2 Treading the Winepress: Part 2 The Epiphany of Miraculous Dread 12.9 Dionysus Dionysus was the ancient Greek god of fertility, ritual dance, and mysticism, the mysterious and paradoxical god of altered states, of ecstasy and terror, of wildness and of the most blessed deliverance - the mad god whose apperance sends mankind into madness. Euripedes famously called him "most gentle and most terrible". Dedicated to John Fork for 'perceiving' Dionysus Fig 12.10: An early Coptic portrait of Dionysus illustrates the cultural links with Jesus (unknown) Commentary on Euripides  Bacchae: A companion reading investigating, through  Euripedes play, the relationship between Dionysus and the Judeo-Christian  tradition in relation to Greek culture of the divine and conflicts  between women and men over reproductive rights and rites. Many people Christians would be horrified to think that Jesus is in some way a manifestation of Dionysus, but the parallels are complex and deep. Like Jesus, Dionysus is a God in human form, who dies and is resurrected, born of a mortal mother by a divine father. Like Jesus, Dionysus is a god whose tragic passion is re-enacted by eating his flesh and drinking his blood. Like Jesus, Dionysus is a miraculous god associated with the immortality of the soul. Like Christianity, the religion of Dionysus spread like wildfire. Like Jesus, Dionysus is the God of the visionary state acheived through the sacrament. The rites of Dionysus frequently involved violent sacrificial death, which would make a Christian cringe. But we have to recognise that this violence was to become magified to an extraordinary degree in Christianity. The example of the Crucifixion provoked tens of thousands of Christians to walk voluntarily into the cruellest of matryrdoms. Just like the vengeful Dyonisian priest swung his axe at the fleeing priestesses, the Inquisition and Witch Hunts then turned the blood back upon itself, resulting in millions of deaths across Europe. The Pangs of the Messiah have long outlived the rending of Dionysus. He supposedly invented wine making and was considered the patron of poetry, song, and drama. He is often pictured as an 'effeminate' or ridiculous youth, or as a bearded man. Among the 12 gods on Mount Olympus, he was depicted as a handsome young man often carried in a leopard-drawn chariot. Dressed in fawnskin shirt and holding drinking cup and thyrsus (staff), he was typically accompanied by deer and attended by Pan, Satyrs and Maenads (Grollier). It was believed that Dionysus arose from the dead each year at Delphi and reigned during the three winter months, while Apollo was away. Two celebrations were regularly held in Athens in his honor: the Greater Dionysia, in March, and the Lesser Dionysia, in December. On January 6 th, Christ's Epiphany, a similar festival of Dionysus, was previously kept in the Aegean Islands and Anatolia. The Dionysian festivities were often orgiastic; worshippers were sometimes overcome with ecstasy and enthusiasm or religious fervor. The central feature of his worship was called sparagmos: the tearing apart of a live animal, the eating of its flesh, and the drinking of its blood; participants believed they were in fact partaking of the god's body and blood. Plays were also staged at these festivals. Although an ancient god, Dionysus was often pictured as a newcomer, who travelled bearing gifts demanding recognition and punishing the unbelievers. It is thus believed that Dionysus made his way into Greece as a foreigner, and that he was able to receive recognition only after overcoming powerful opposition. It is held that he came over the Aegean sea, out of Phrygia or Lydia, from the Thracians who had migrated to Asia Minor in the eighth century, and that his victory over the orthodox believers may not be dated prior to the year 700 BC. The mainland of Greece, itself, is designated as the third seat of the Dionysiac movement, because the great excitement which the arrival of Dionysus evoked there is supposed to have been only a re-awakening of an age-o


"Who wrote the novel ""Barchester Towers""?"

Barchester Towers - Wikisource, the free online library Barchester Towers Barchester Towers (1857) is the second novel in Trollope's six-part Chronicles of Barsetshire series. 252147Barchester TowersAnthony Trollope1906 "'Shall I begin, ma'am?' said Harry" Copyright, 1902, by Published November, 1902. PUBLISHERS' NOTE Among minor English novelists Anthony Trollope occupies the foremost place. In fact, there are few of the greatest who excel him in originality and delicacy of humor and the faithful portrayal of character. His work lacks very little of being that of genius. He was born in 1815; spent the greater part of his life in the postal service, as inspector in Ireland, England, and abroad; and died in 1882. In 1862 he visited the United States, and on his return published an account of his travels which was of considerable service in correcting English opinions on American affairs. "Barchester Towers," perhaps the best, certainly the most delightful, of his novels, was published in 1857. Its scene is the cathedral town of "Barchester" (suggested by Salisbury), about which cluster a number of his most fascinating tales. The life of this imaginary town—the doings of its ecclesiastical dignitaries and of their neighbors—Trollope reveals with the exactness of a local historian and with inimitable humor. "I had formed for myself," he says, "so complete a picture of the locality, had acquired so accurate a knowledge of the cathedral town and the county in which I had placed the scene, and had become by a long-continued mental dwelling in it so intimate with sundry of its inhabitants, that to go back to it and write about it again and again has become one of the delights of my life." To peruse what he wrote is certainly one of the delights of the reader of English fiction. As pictures of contemporary life Trollope's works are unsurpassed. They may, as has been truly said, "fall into temporary oblivion, but when the twentieth century desires to estimate the nineteenth, they will be disinterred and studied with an attention accorded to no contemporary work of the kind, except, perhaps, George Eliot's 'Middlemarch.' " CONTENTS


What commissioned rank in the British Army is equivalent to that of Air Commodore in the Royal Air Force?

Air Commodore | Military Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit Air Commodore is a 1 star rank and the most junior air officer rank, being immediately senior to Group Captain and immediately subordinate to Air Vice-Marshal . It has a NATO ranking code of OF-6 and is equivalent to a Commodore in the Royal Navy or a Brigadier in the British Army or the Royal Marines . Unlike these two ranks, however, it has always been a substantive rank. Additionally, air commodores have always been considered to be air officers whilst Royal Navy commodores have never been classified as officers of flag rank and British Army brigadiers have not been considered to be general officers since 1922 when they ceased to be titled as brigadier-generals. The equivalent rank in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF), Women's Royal Air Force (WRAF) (until 1968) and Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service (PMRAFNS) (until 1980) was Air Commandant. Origins Edit On 1 April 1918, the newly created RAF adopted its officer rank titles from the British Army , with officers at what is now Air Commodore holding the rank of Brigadier-General . In response to the proposal that the RAF should use its own rank titles, it was suggested that the RAF might use the Royal Navy 's officer ranks, with the word "Air" inserted before the naval rank title. Although the Admiralty objected to this simple modification of their rank titles, it was agreed that the RAF might base many of its officer rank titles on Navy officer ranks with differing pre-modifying terms. It was also suggested that Air Officer ranks could be based on the term "Ardian", which was derived from a combination of the Gaelic words for "chief" (ard) and "bird" (eun), with the term "Fourth Ardian" or "Flight Ardian" being used for the equivalent to Brigadier-General and Commodore. However, the rank title based on the Navy rank was preferred and Air Commodore was adopted on 1 August 1919. RAF insignia, command flag and star plate Edit The rank insignia is a light blue band on a broad black band worn on the both the lower sleeves of the tunic or on the shoulders of the flying suit or the casual uniform. On the mess uniform , Air Commodores wear a broad gold ring on both lower sleeves. The command flag of an air commodore has one narrow red band running through the centre and is rectangular with a cut-away section giving it two tails. It is the only RAF command flag of this shape and it is similar in shape to that of a Royal Navy commodore's broad pennant . The vehicle star plate for an Air Commodore depicts a single white star (Air Commodore is equivalent to a one star rank) on an air force blue background. An RAF Air Commodore's sleeve/shoulder insignia An RAF Air Commodore's sleeve mess insignia Air Commodore broad pennant Edit Churchill in his air commodore's uniform at the 1943 Tehran Conference RAF flying squadrons and stations may appoint Honorary Air Commodores. For example, Prince Charles is RAF Valley 's Honorary Air Commodore and Winston Churchill was 615 Squadron 's Honorary Air Commodore. [2] As the title suggests, this is an honorary position bestowed by the Queen and it does not grant the recipient command of a unit or formation. It is designed to strengthen the bond between the military unit and the individual and promote the role of the Air Force amongst the public. Serving officers, such as Prince Harry and Prince William, may be granted an equivalent appointment to the honorary rank. In such cases the individual is made an Honorary Air Commandant and they retain their regular rank. [3] Larger air force organizations or formations may by honoured by having an air commodore-in-chief appointed in their name. These appointments are rare and to date have been reserved for senior members of the Royal Family. Air commodore-in-chief is not a rank and such an appointment does not convey the rank of air commodore upon the recipient. Other air forces The rank of Air Commodore is also used in a number of the air forces in the Commonwealth, including the Bangladesh Air Force , Ghana Air Force , Ind


Designed by Edvard Eriksen, which bronze statue in Copenhagen is based on a Hans Christian Andersen character?

The Little Mermaid | Visitcopenhagen The Little Mermaid Next At Langelinje Pier you will find one of Copenhagen's most famous tourist attractions: The sculpture of The Little Mermaid. 23 August 2013 she turned 100 years old. Unveiled on 23 August 1913, The Little Mermaid was a gift from Danish brewer Carl Jacobsen to the City of Copenhagen. The sculpture is made of bronze and granite and was inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale about a mermaid who gives up everything to be united with a young, handsome prince on land. Every morning and evening she swims to the surface from the bottom of the sea and, perched on her rock in the water, she stares longingly towards the shore hoping to catch a glimpse of her beloved prince. Fell in love Carl Jacobsen fell in love with the character after watching a ballet performance based on the fairy tale at the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen. The brewer was so captivated by both the fairy tale and the ballet that he commissioned the sculptor Edvard Eriksen to create a sculpture of the mermaid. Inspired by a ballerina The sculpture was inspired by ballerina Ellen Price, who in 1909 danced the lead role in the ballet The Little Mermaid at the Royal Theatre . However, Ellen Price would not model in the nude for sculptor Edvard Eriksen. Thus Eriksen’s wife, Eline Eriksen, posed for the sculpture of The Little Mermaid. The headless mermaid The little mermaid has several times been the victim of vandalism. Twice she has lost her head, once the arm was sawn off, and several times she has had paint poured on her. But every time she is rescued and restored, so she can stay in her place by the water and bid travellers welcome to Copenhagen harbour . Last updated by Nyhavn 1051, København K Especially during summer Nyhavn is the perfect place to end a long day. Have dinner at one of the cosy restaurants or do like the locals and buy a beer from a nearby store and rest your feet at the qu... Amalienborg Palace 1257, København K Amalienborg Palace is a must for anyone with a taste for royal history and the life of Denmark’s royal family who still resides inside the palace. Experience royal history at the museum and sense the... The Netto Boats 1056, København K Make yourself comfortable in one of the blue Netto-Boats and see Copenhagen from the water front. Enjoy the scenery that passes by while your guide tells about the sights in Danish, English, and Germa... Open Top Tours - Bus and boat 1410, København K Explore Copenhagen's castles and other major sights by bus, and then discover the city from the water with a cool breeze in your hair and fresh air in your lungs. Bus (16 stops) - main attractions: ...


What is the principal currency unit of Paraguay?

Paraguayan monetary unit - definition of Paraguayan monetary unit by The Free Dictionary Paraguayan monetary unit - definition of Paraguayan monetary unit by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Paraguayan+monetary+unit monetary unit - a unit of money guarani - the basic unit of money in Paraguay; equal to 100 centimos Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: Copyright © 2003-2017 Farlex, Inc Disclaimer All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.


What is the name of the international appreciation society of Laurel and Hardy?

Sons of the Desert -- The International Laurel & Hardy    Appreciation    Society Welcome to SONS OF THE DESERT The International Laurel & Hardy Society ABOUT SONS OF THE         DESERT Sons of the Desert is devoted to keeping the lives and     works     of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy before the public, and to have a     good     time while doing it. The group takes its name from a lodge that the comedians     belong     to in the 1933 film Sons of the Desert. In     keeping with     the tongue-in-cheek “desert” theme, each local chapter of the     society     is called a “tent,” and is named after a Laurel & Hardy     film.     Worldwide, there are well over 100 active tents, whose members     meet     regularly to enjoy Laurel & Hardy movies in an informal     atmosphere. “It is important, I think, to realize that Sons of the     Desert     is not a fan club,” explained John McCabe, the team's     biographer, who     founded the Sons in 1965. “The word ‘fan’ derives from ‘fanatic’ and I     hope we are none of us that. I consider us ‘buffs,’ people     having a     connoisseur-like affection for Laurel & Hardy, and being     discriminating in that affection, with fun as our goal and     operative     guide.” To find a Sons tent near you, use the Tent       Search feature in the Sons’ international database. If there is no tent near you, please click       here for more information about our     Utopia tent for delegates-at-large.  If you’d like to form a tent yourself, please click here to     e-mail for     more information, or write to:     Scott MacGillivray     P.O. Box 2102     Natick, MA 01760 USA For answers to frequently asked questions about the     Sons     of the Desert and Laurel & Hardy's films, please click here . Thanks for your interest. We invite you to join us. Best wishes – Scott MacGillivray


Which dancing troupe was founded by irishwoman Margaret Kelly at the Folies Bergere, France in 1932?

Margaret Kelly; founder of Bluebell Girls; 94 | The San Diego Union-Tribune Margaret Kelly; founder of Bluebell Girls; 94 NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE September 21, 2004 Margaret Kelly, a proper Irishwoman better known as Miss Bluebell who founded the Bluebell Girls, the long-legged, high-kicking, slightly clad troupe considered the most glamorous chorus line in Paris and perhaps the world, died in her sleep Sept. 11 at her home in Paris, said her son Patrick Leibovici. She was 94. Founded in 1932, the Bluebell Girls are one of the last remaining companies to dance the traditional cancan, with its flying kicks and punishing splits. They are still the featured act at the Lido, on the Champs-Elysees, performing in glittering clouds of sequins, ostrich feathers, voluminous headgear and not a great deal else. To generations of showgirls – she is said to have trained 14,000 – Ms. Kelly was talent scout, taskmaster, chaperon, mother confessor and dispenser of tea. Until her retirement at 79, she supervised the Bluebells' every performance (two shows a day, seven days a week) with military precision, while ferociously guarding their virtue from a stream of stage-door Lotharios. A global franchise, the troupe toured internationally and had resident companies in Reno and Las Vegas, where a colony of retired Bluebells still live. Bluebell Girls are very beautiful and very tall. As Ms. Kelly told the Los Angeles Times  in 1985, "They must have long legs, be at least 5-foot-10, with high, well-formed derrieres, firm breasts, but not too large because, since the demise of the brassiere, dangling, voluminous breasts appear unpleasant, anti-aesthetic." Her life was the subject of a BBC miniseries, "Bluebell," in 1986, but Ms. Kelly complained that the film's eight hours could scarcely begin to tell her story. She was abandoned as an infant; grew up poor; danced her way across the cabaret stages of Europe as a teenager; worked with Maurice Chevalier, Josephine Baker and Edith Piaf; was interned during World War II; saved her husband from the Nazis; raised four children; could still dance the cancan in her 60s; smoked a pack of cigarettes every day of her adult life; and was awarded the French Legion of Honor and the Order of the British Empire. Margaret Kelly was born in Dublin on June 24, 1910. Shortly afterward, her parents left her with the parish priest and never returned. She was placed with a local woman, who adopted Margaret and moved with her to a suburb of Liverpool, where they lived, Ms. Kelly would later say, a threadbare but happy life. A frail child (she was nicknamed Bluebell by a doctor, struck by her wispy frame and piercing blue eyes), Margaret was advised to take dancing lessons to strengthen her legs. At 14, she was performing in nightclubs in Britain and on the continent. At 19, Ms. Kelly was a featured dancer at the Folies-Bergere in Paris, where she eventually started Les Bluebell Girls. In 1939, she married Marcel Leibovici, a pianist who wrote songs for Piaf. When the Nazis invaded Paris the following year, Ms. Kelly, a British subject, was sent to an internment camp in eastern France. She was released, her son said, only when the Irish ambassador intervened, "much to the delight of the German jailers, because she had by then organized the whole barracks to an English way of life, with teatime and everything." Ms. Kelly returned to Paris, where her husband, who was Jewish, was in hiding. She bribed the concierge of his apartment building, who had betrayed other tenants, to keep his whereabouts secret. Leibovici died in a car accident in 1961. Ms. Kelly is survived by two sons, Patrick of Las Vegas and Francis of Palaiseau, France; a daughter, Florence Shapiro of Las Vegas; and five grandchildren. Another son, Jean-Paul, died in 1996. After the war, Ms. Kelly revived her company at the Lido, scouring the globe to find women who met her precise specifications. Many were English (she thought French girls too short) and classically trained dancers grown too tall for ballet. Risqué even by Paris standards, the Bluebell


"In a tale from Apuleius's ""The Golden Ass"", who did Cupid fall in love with and eventually marry?"

Apuleius - Metamorphoses ("Golden Ass") - Study Guide, Ancient Sexuality and Gender Apuleius' Metamorphoses (aka "Golden Ass") Access Apuleius. The Golden Ass, or, Metamorphoses. Trans. E. J. Kenney. Penguin Classics. London and New York: Penguin Books, 1998. We'll split up the reading thus: Apuleius 1, read pp. 7-76 (books 1-4) Apuleius 2, read pp. 77-146 (books 5-8) Apuleius 3, read pp. 147-214 (books 9-11) Journal Entries Apuleius 1, 2, 3 — Same Question. . . Does the narrative dramatize a value system alien to the Finnis-Nussbaum debate? Does it seem to validate either thinker in any way? Explain. . . . OR, you may, if you like,address this question: We were talking today (19-Nov) about the Salem witch trials (colonial Massachuetts, 1692-1693) as a point of comparison with witchcraft and magic generally in The Golden Ass. The two items that figured prominently in the discussion were: Non-normativity (individuals whose behavior was deemed odd could be vulnerable to accusations of witchcraft), and Satan (deemed the instigator of witchcraft in the community) So, what is non-normative in Apuleius' novel? And is there something like a "Satan"? I suggest that this be approached with particular attention to issues of sexuality and gender — else it's not really relevant to the class. Apuleius Apuleius (full name not known) was born about 123 CE in the North African city of Madaura (present-day M'Daourouch, Algeria). In Apuleius' day, the region's inhabitants included indigenous peoples (forerunners of present-day Berbers), Phoenicians (i.e., Semites originally from present-day Lebanon), and Romans. Punic (Phoenician) was, evidently, commonly spoken; it is not known to what extent Latin was widely known in that part of the Empire in Apuleius' day. Greek will have been largely confined to the educated classes. As for Apuleius himself, dying probably in the latter part of the second century (ca. 170 CE or later), he left us a number of writings in Latin, including, besides the Golden Ass, works of oratory and philosophy. His writings in Greek, including a treatise (one he was quite proud of) on fish, have not survived. Coming from a prominent family, Apuleius received a good education in the neaby city of Carthage (one of the great metropoles of the ancient Mediterranean), Athens, and Rome. It seems virtually assured that he spoke Punic. But fluency and high learning in both Latin and Greek marked him as an unusually well educated man. He was a master orator; his philosophical writings are valued more as a source for Middle Platonic doctrine than for original insights. Two more things are important about him: his evident interest in religious matters, not least (to judge from his novel), the mysteries of the Egyptian goddess Isis , plus his trial on a charge of witchcraft in connection with his marriage to a wealthy widow. It seems he was acquitted; we have the speech he gave. Which is to say, there's something curiously Lucius-like (Lucius being the name of the hero of the Golden Ass) about Apuleius. But there is also much that connects him to a notable Greek writer some seventy-five years his senior: Plutarch. That connection is hinted at in the novel's opening lines, where Lucius, the narrator, tells us he descends from the renowned Greek. Apuleius' Metamorphoses or "Golden Ass" Written in a highly ornate and archaizing Latin probably in the 160s or so, Apuleius' prose novel, the Metamorphoses (known to Saint Augustine as "The Golden Ass"), tells the story of Lucius, a Roman-named Greek youth of means and prominent family. His curiosity about magic gets him changed into a donkey, a transformation that gives him a unique perspective on the foibles, hypocrisies, and misplaced lusts of human beings. Adultery and witchcraft figure prominently; Lucius himself does not escape his asinine shape until he dedicates himself to the worship of the goddess Isis . So on one level, this is a little like Petronius' Satyricon: a comic medley of racy and not so racy episodes with lots of digressions. (Actually, it's a whole lot less racy tha


"What character did Ursula Andress play in the Bond film ""Dr No""?"

Ursula Andress - The Sensuous Nurse - YouRepeat Add our chrome extension to repeat YouTube videos at the click of a button Ursula Andress - The Sensuous Nurse Choose your time range using the slider. Start: Use this link to share your repeat GIF Creation Settings Separate tags with commas or press enter (max 5 tags) Quick GIF Create Ursula Andress The Sensuous Nurse L'Infermiera is a 1975 Italian film starring Ursula Andress, Jack Palance and Luciana Paluzzi, also known by the titles I Will If You Will, The Nurse, The Sensuous Nurse and The Secrets of a Sensuous Nurse. Release date: December 19, 1975 Executive produced by: Romano Dandi Country of origin: Italy, Italy Performances Adone Ursula Andress Ursula Andress is a Swiss-American actress and sex symbol. She is best known for her role as Bond girl Honey Rider in the first James Bond film, Dr. No, for which she won a Golden Globe. She later starred as Vesper Lynd in the Bond-parody Casino Royale. Date of birth: March 19, 1936 Place of birth: Ostermundigen Nationality: United States of America Profession: Actor


Which philosopher was a tutor to Alexander the Great?

Aristotle - Ancient History Encyclopedia Aristotle by Joshua J. Mark published on 02 September 2009 Aristotle of Stagira was a Greek philosopher who pioneered systematic, scientific examination in literally every area of human knowledge and was known, in his time, as "the man who knew everything", and, later, as "The Philosopher" (so named by Aquinas who felt one needed no other). In the European Middle Ages he is referred to as "The Master" in Dante's Inferno. All of these epithets are apt in that Aristotle wrote on, and was considered a master in, disciplines as diverse as biology, politics, metaphysics, agriculture, literature , botany, medicine, mathematics, physics, ethics, logic, and the theatre. He is traditionally linked in sequence with Socrates and Plato in the triad of the three greatest Greek philosophers. Aristotle was born in 384 BCE in Stagira, Greece , on the border of Macedonia. His father, Nichomachus, was the court physician to the Macedonian king and died when Aristotle was ten years old. His uncle assumed guardianship of the boy and, as a teenager, Aristotle was sent to Athens to study at Plato's Academy where he remained for the next 20 years. He was an exceptional student, graduated early, and was awarded a position on the faculty teaching rhetoric and dialogue. It appears that Aristotle thought he would take over the Academy after Plato's death and, when that position was given to Plato's nephew Speusippus, Aristotle left Athens to conduct experiments and study on his own in the islands of the Greek Archipelago. Aristotle's writings, like Plato's, have influenced virtually every avenue of human knowledge pursued in the west and the east. In 343 BCE Aristotle was summoned by King Philip II of Macedonia to tutor his son Alexander (who, of course, would become Alexander the Great ) and held this post for the next seven years, until Alexander ascended to the throne and began his famous conquests. The two men remained in contact through letters, and Aristotle's influence on the conqueror can be seen in the latter's skillful and diplomatic handling of difficult political problems throughout his career. Alexander's habit of carrying books with him on campaign and his wide reading have been attributed to Aristotle's influence as has Alexander's appreciation for art and culture. Aristotle returned to Athens to set up his own school, The Lyceum, a rival to Plato's Academy. Aristotle was a Teleologist, an individual who believes in `end causes' and final purposes in life, and believed these `final purposes' could be ascertained from observation of the known world. Plato, who also dealt with final causes, considered them more idealistically and believed they could be known through apprehension of a higher, invisible, plane of truth he called the `Realm of Forms'. Aristotle could never accept Plato's Theory of Forms nor did he believe in positing the unseen as an explanation for the observable world when one could work from what one could see backward toward a First Cause. While Plato claimed that intellectual concepts of the Truth could not be gained from experience, Aristotle claimed that they could be and taught these precepts to his students at the Lyceum.  Aristotle's habit of walking back and forth as he taught earned the Lyceum the name of the Peripatetic School (from the Greek word for walking around, peripatetikos). His favorite student at the school was Theophrastus who would succeed Aristotle as leader of the Lyceum.


The Quetzal is the principal unit of currency of which country?

GTQ - Guatemalan Quetzal rates, news, and tools GTQ - Guatemalan Quetzal Guatemala, Quetzal The Guatemalan Quetzal is the currency of Guatemala.   Our currency rankings show that the most popular Guatemala Quetzal exchange rate is the USD to GTQ rate .   The currency code for Quetzales is GTQ, and the currency symbol is Q.   Below, you'll find Guatemalan Quetzal rates and a currency converter.   You can also subscribe to our currency newsletters with daily rates and analysis, read the XE Currency Blog ,   or take GTQ rates on the go with our XE Currency Apps and website.


"The songs 'Too darn hot"" and ""True love"" come from which Cole Porter musical which was filmed in 1956 starring Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly?"

Cole Porter / Songs in Films "They All Fall in Love" Beaches (1988) "I've Still Got My Health" - Bette Midler Because You're Mine (1952) "You Do Something to Me" - Mario Lanza Being Julia (2004) "I Get a Kick Out of You" - Henry Hall and the BBC Dance Orchestra Blazing Saddles (1974) "I Get a Kick Out of You" - Cleavon Little Born to Dance (1936) Original film score (more info) The Boys in the Band (1970) "Anything Goes" - Harpers Bizarre "It All Belongs to You" (more info) Breakfast on Pluto (2005) "Why Am I So Gone About That Gal" - Mitzi Gaynor and Gene Kelly Broadway Melody of 1940 (1939) Original film score (more info) Buena Vista Social Club (1999) "Begin the Beguine" "Let's Misbehave" - Irving Aaronson and his Commanders Can-Can (1960) Film adaptation of stage show (more info) Castle on the Hudson (1940) "Begin the Beguine" (instrumental) Children of the Revolution (1996) "Begin the Beguine" - The Paul Grabowsky Orchestra "I Get a Kick Out of You" "Just One of Those Things" - Louis Armstrong "You're the Top" - Louis Armstrong Chocolate com Pimenta (2003) "Night and Day" - Ella Fitzgerald "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" - Steve Tyrell "Toda vez que eu digo adeus (Ev'ry Time You Say Goodbye)" - C�ssia Eller Chopper (2000) "Don't Fence Me In" - Frankie Laine Confetti (2006) "Night and Day" - Ella Fitzgerald De-Lovely (2004) Film with an interpolated Porter score (more info) Deconstructing Harry (1997) "Rosalie" - The Savoy Hotel Orpheans The Desk Set (1957) "Begin the Beguine" - Katherine Hepburn Divine Inspiration (2002) "I've Got You Under My Skin" - John Gunnery "It's Alright With Me" - John Gunnery "Why Can't You Behave?" - Patrica Watson "I Concentrate on You" - Celia Wells "You're the Top" - Celia Wells and John Gunnery Don't Fence Me In (1945) "Don't Fence Me In" - Roy Rogers Dream for an Insomniac (1998) "Night and Day" - Frank Sinatra Du Barry Was a Lady (1943) Film adaptation of stage show (more info) Earthly Possessions (1999) "Begin the Beguine" - Rick Hardeman Easy to Love (1953) "Easy to Love" - Tony Martin The Eddie Duchin Story (1956) "Just One of Those Things" - Carmen Cavallaro "What is This Thing Called Love?" - Leo Reisman and His Orchestra Edward II (1991) "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" - Annie Lennox Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005) "Love for Sale" - Julie London Entertaining the Troops (1994) "Night and Day" - Dinah Shore Everyone Says I Love You (1996) "Looking at You" - Alan Alda Everything You've Always Wanted to Know About Sex (1972) "Let's Misbehave" - Irving Aaronson and His Commanders Evil Under the Sun (1982) Film with an interpolated Porter score (more info) Eye for an Eye (1996) "Anything Goes" - Mitzi Gaynor Film adaptation of stage show (more info) Forget Paris (1995) "Just One of Those Things" Frantic (1988) "I Love Paris" - Harrison Ford Frauds (1993) "I've Got You Under My Skin" - Marcia Hines with the Bob Cousins Big Band "It's DeLovely" - Bob Cousins Big Band Freaky Friday (2003) "I've Got You Under My Skin" French Kiss (1995) "I Love Paris" - Toots Thielemans "I Love Paris" - Ella Fitzgerald The Gay Divorcee (1934) Film adaptation of stage show (more info) Grand Slam (1933) "Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)" A Grande Arte (1991) "I Get a Kick Out of You" - Sarah Chrétien Great Expectations (1998) The Great White Hype (1996) "I've Got You Under My Skin" - Lou Rawls and Biz Markie Hannah and Her Sisters (1996) "I'm in Love Again" - Bobby Short The Hard Way (1943) "I Get a Kick Out of You" (instrumental) "Night and Day" (instrumental) "I Get a Kick Out of You" (instrumental) High Society (1956) Original film score (more info) Hollywood Canteen (1944) "Don't Fence Me In" (more info) Hollywood Handicap (1938) "Rosalie" - The Original Sing Band Honeymoon for Three (1941) The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945) "Blow, Gabriel, Blow" "You Do Something to Me" - Peg La Centra "What is This Thing Called Love?" - Peg La Centra Husbands and Wives (1992) "What is This Thing Called Love?" - Leo Reisman & His Orchestra I Dood It (1943) "Swingin' the Jinx Away" - Eleanor Powell (film footage fro


What medical term is used for convulsions which arise from severe toxaemia during or shortly after childbirth?

Glossary of Old Medical Terms GLOSSARY OF MEDICAL TERMS USED IN THE   18TH AND 19TH CENTURIES The following glossary of medical terms was assembled as part of a project  on medicine from 1760-1830 but it includes some terms from a wider period.   I have drawn on several sources, including, with the permission of the author, Medical Terms used in the late 18th Century which appeared on  a now obsolete web site written my Melanie McClusky.  Information from Dr Johnson's Dictionary, first published in 1755, is shown in red.  This gives the meaning of the terms as generally understood in the middle of  the 18th century.  Robert Hooper's Physician's Vade-Mecum, published  in 1812 has been used as a source of terms in the early 19th century; many of  the terms mentioned are still in common use. Encyclopaedia Britannica has also been used for some modern descriptions including the names of infectious  organisms. Abortus fever: Brucellosis, a disease caught from  cattle via milk resulting in a fever. Abscess: a swelling in soft tissue filled with pus caused by an infection,  such as a boil. Acute: means a condition of recent origin whereas chronic means of long  standing. Addison's disease:  anaemic condition caused by kidney disease.  A disease characterised by severe weakness, low blood pressure, and a bronzed  coloration of the skin, due to decreased secretion of cortisol from the adrenal  gland.  Thomas Addison (1793-1860) described the disease in 1855.  Synonyms: Morbus addisonii, bronzed skin disease. Ague:  malarial infection characterised by paroxysms (stages of  chills, fever, and sweating at regularly recurring times) and followed by an  interval or intermission of varying duration. Popularly, the disease was known  as "fever and ague", "chill fever", "the shakes."  An  intermittent fever, with cold fits succeeded by hot.  Ague fit: the paroxysm  of the ague.  See also malaria. Ague cake is a hardening of the  spleen caused by malaria. Anaemia: lack of sufficient red blood cells, sometimes caused by iron  deficiency and worsened by the medical practice of bleeding patients for virtually  every condition. Also known as green fever, green sickness. See also chlorosis. Aneurysm: a ballooning of an artery caused by a weakened artery wall. Anascara:  generalised dropsy.  See dropsy. Angina: means choking, angina pectoris is a pain in the chest caused by  narrowing of the coronary arteries. Aphonia:  laryngitis Apoplexy:  paralysis caused by stroke.  Sudden  deprivation of all the internal and external sensation and of all motion unless  of the heart and thorax. Aphthae: or Aphthous fever, see thrush. Aphthous stomatitis: mouth ulcer. See also canker. Ascites:  a build up of fluid in the abdomen caused by heart failure  or kidney disease. See also dropsy. Asthenia:  see debility. Bilious fever:  intestinal or malarial fevers.  See also typhus. Biliousness:  nausea, abdominal pains, headache, and constipation.  Also jaundice associated with liver disease. Black Death or Black plague: bubonic plague, an infectious fever caused  by the bacillus Yersinia pestis transmitted by the rat flea.   The disease in man has three clinical forms: bubonic, in which there is swelling  of the lymph nodes (buboes); pneumonic, in which the lungs are extensively involved;  and septicaemia, in which the bloodstream is infected so rapidly that  death occurs before the bubonic or pneumonic symptoms have appeared.  The  Black Death in Europe killed about one quarter of the population between 1347  and 1351.  The Great Plague in England was 1664-1665 and is described in  the diaries of Samuel Pepys.  It killed 70,000 out of a population of 460,000  in the London area. Synonym: pestis. Black Jaundice: Wiel's disease, a bacterial infection of the liver carried  by rats, which can affect farmers and sewage workers. Blood Poisoning:  septicaemia, an infection throughout the body. Bloody flux:  blood in the stools, see dysentery. Boil:  an abscess of skin or painful inflammation of the ski


In 1981, which American athlete became the first man to run the 110m Hurdles in under 13 seconds?

Renaldo Nehemiah (Hurdler) - Pics, Videos, Dating, & News Renaldo Nehemiah Male Born Mar 24, 1959 Renaldo Nehemiah is an American athlete who dominated the 110 m hurdle event from 1978 until 1981. He was the world record holder and the first man to run the high hurdles in under 13 seconds. He was ranked number one in the world for four straight years. Nehemiah played in the National Football League (NFL) as a wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers from 1982 to 1985, before returning to athletics from 1986 to 1991. Nehemiah was also know by the nickname "Skeets".…  Read More related links View newly released photos of Renaldo Nehemiah. No photos found for Renaldo Nehemiah News + Updates Tim Layden: Bolt's Vulnerability Among Top Storylines At Track And Field Worlds  Si.Com Google News - Aug 26, 2011 'He is already the fastest American sprint hurdler in history -- faster than Greg Foster, Allen Johnson, two-time Olympic gold medalist Roger Kingdom and Renaldo Nehemiah (yes, tracks are faster, too), but he is still relatively anonymous and says he' Ap Sportlight  Kitsap Sun Google News - Aug 13, 2011 '1981 â Renaldo Nehemiah sets the world record in the 110 hurdles with a time of 12.93 seconds in a meet at Zurich. 1984 â Lee Trevino beats Gary Player and Lanny Wadkins by four strokes to take the PGA Championship. 1993 â Sergei Bubka wins his' Edwin Moses: "Ich Konnte Mir Keine Laufschuhe Leisten"  Hamburger Abendblatt Google News - Aug 09, 2011 'Willie Banks, Renaldo Nehemiah, Evelyn Ashford, Ulrike Meyfarth kannte jeder. Das waren groÃe PersÃ¶nlichkeiten. Heute rennen viele einmal durchs Stadion, winken ins Publikum, geben ein kurzes Interview, und das war's. Man erfÃ¤hrt wenig Ã¼ber sie' Where Are They Now: Renaldo Nehemiah  Um Terps.Com Google News - Aug 04, 2011 'By D'Ambour Lewis Many people remember Renaldo Nehemiah for the way he cleared flights of hurdles with beauty and finesse. He was the first person to break the 13-second barrier - and 30 years later, fewer than a dozen men have done the same' Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Renaldo Nehemiah. CHILDHOOD 1959 Birth Born on March 24, 1959. TEENAGE Show Less Nehemiah was nicknamed "Skeets" as a baby because he crawled so fast. The nickname followed him. He was the national junior champion in 1977, the same year he graduated from Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School in his hometown of Scotch Plains, New Jersey. … Read More Nehemiah's high school personal bests were 12.9 in the 110 meter hurdles and 35.8 in the 300 meter hurdles, so much faster than his competitors that his coach had him compete over 42 inch hurdles (collegiate height) and occasionally train over 45 inch hurdles. Read Less He was Track and Field News "High School Athlete of the Year" in 1977. … Read More After graduating from Scotch Plains-Fanwood, Nehemiah attended the University of Maryland, where he won three NCAA titles (two indoor).

 Nehemiah's sophomore year at UMD proved to be his breakout year. He broke the world record in the 110 meter hurdles twice in two weeks, running 13.16 and then 13.00. Read Less TWENTIES Show Less He won the 1979 IAAF World Cup and Pan-American Games titles, as well as the second of four U.S. national titles. At the 1979 Penn Relays, Nehemiah anchored UMD's shuttle hurdle relay, 4 Ã 400 meter relay, and 4 Ã 200 meter relay, and was named meet MVP. … Read More During the relays he recorded an unofficial split of 19.4 seconds in the 4-by-200 meter relay and a 44.3 second split in the 4 Ã 400 meter relay. Nehemiah described his 400-meter leg as follows: Read Less 1980 21 Years Old The prohibitive favorite to win the 110-meter hurdles in the 1980 Summer Olympics, he was unable to compete due to a 64-nation boycott of the Games. 1981 22 Years Old At the 1981 Weltklasse meeting in ZÃ¼rich, Switzerland, Nehemiah broke the world record for the 110 meter hurdles and became the first person to ever run the race in less than 13 seconds. … Read More In an interview, Nehemiah


Which actor was born David McDonald in Scotland in 1971, taking his stage name from a member of the Pet Shop Boys?

David John McDonald - Genealogy Genealogy Join the world's largest family tree Gender Share your family tree and photos with the people you know and love Build your family tree online Share photos and videos Son of <private> McDonald and Essedale Helen McDonald Husband of <private> Moffett Added 2014-10-31 10:30:58 -0700 by Private User Collection: Added 2014-10-31 10:30:38 -0700 by Private User Collection: Apr 18 1971 - Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Parents: <Private> Macdonald, Helen Essdale (born Macleod) Siblings: Added 2014-10-31 10:30:51 -0700 by Private User Collection: Apr 18 1971 - Bathgate, RU Parents: <Private> Mcdonald, Helen Mcdonald Mcdonald Siblings: Added 2014-10-31 10:30:46 -0700 by Private User Collection: <Private> Macdonald, Helen Tennant (nacida Macdonald) Siblings: Added 2014-10-31 10:30:41 -0700 by Private User Collection: Added 2014-10-31 10:30:44 -0700 by Private User Collection: Added 2014-10-31 10:30:54 -0700 by Private User Collection: Apr 18 1971 - Bathgate, West Lothian Scotland Parents: Circa 1965 - GLASGOW Lanarkshire Scotland Parents: stepchild About David Tennant David Tennant (born David John McDonald; 18 April 1971) is a Scottish actor. In addition to his work in theatre, including a widely praised Hamlet, Tennant is best known for his role as the tenth incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who, along with the title role in the TV serial Casanova (2005) and as Barty Crouch, Jr., in the film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005). Tennant was born in Bathgate, West Lothian, the son of Essdale Helen (née McLeod) and The Rev. Alexander McDonald (known to family and friends as Sandy McDonald). He grew up with his brother Blair and sister Karen in Ralston, Renfrewshire, where his father was the local Church of Scotland minister. Tennant's maternal great-grandparents, William and Agnes Blair, were staunch Protestants from Derry in Ulster, the northern province of Ireland, and were among the signatories of the Ulster Covenant in 1912; William was a member of the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland. Tennant's maternal grandfather, footballer Archie McLeod, met William and Agnes's daughter Nellie while playing for Derry City. McLeod's parents were from the Isle of Mull in the Scottish Highlands and are descended from tenant farmers. At the age of three, Tennant told his parents that he wanted to become an actor because he was a fan of Doctor Who, but they tried to encourage him to aim for more conventional work. He watched almost every Doctor Who episode for years, and he spoke to Tom Baker at a book-signing event in Glasgow. Tennant says he was "absurdly single-minded" in pursuing an acting career. Tennant was educated at Ralston Primary and Paisley Grammar School, where he enjoyed a fruitful relationship with English language teacher Moira Robertson, who was among the first to recognise his potential. He acted in school productions throughout primary and secondary school. Tennant's talent at this young age was spotted by actress Edith MacArthur; after seeing his first role at age 11, she told his parents he would become a successful stage actor. Tennant also attended Saturday classes at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama; at 16, he passed an audition for the Academy, one of their youngest students, and studied there between the ages of 17 and 20, taking his stage name from the Pet Shop Boys frontman Neil Tennant after reading a copy of Smash Hits magazine because there was another David McDonald already on the books of the Equity union. Tennant was flatmates with friend Louise Delamere while at the Academy and gained a bachelor's degree.


What is traditionally given to celebrate the 60th wedding anniversary in the UK?

Wedding Anniversary List: Names by Years Married - Disabled World Wedding Anniversary List: Names by Years Married Print Published: 2011-06-27 (Rev. 2015-06-04) - Contact: Ian Langtree at Disabled World Synopsis: A list of wedding anniversaries by year that includes the names of materials symbols and flowers associated with the anniversary. About Wedding Anniversary A wedding anniversary is defined as the anniversary of the date a wedding took place. Traditional names exist for some of them: for instance, 50 years of marriage is called a "golden wedding anniversary" or simply a "golden anniversary" or "golden wedding". Main Document "In the United States, one can receive a greeting from the President for any wedding anniversary on or after the 50th." What is a Wedding Anniversary? A wedding anniversary is the anniversary of the date a wedding took place. On a wedding anniversary in many countries it is traditional to give a gift to your partner (or couples) that symbolize the number of years of marriage. The names of some wedding anniversaries provide guidance for appropriate or traditional gifts for the spouses to give each other; if there is a party to celebrate the wedding anniversary these gifts can be brought by the guests and/or influence the theme or decoration of the venue. Jump-To: Ring Size Chart Lists of wedding anniversary gifts vary by country. Listed below is a list of wedding anniversaries by year that includes materials, symbols, and flowers associated with the occasion. Wedding anniversary names common to most nations include: Wooden (5th), Tin (10th), Crystal (15th), China (20th), Silver (25th), Pearl (30th), Ruby (40th), Golden (50th), and Diamond (60th). Wedding Anniversary Gifts List 77.4 Facts: Wedding Anniversary The celebration of wedding anniversaries dates back to Roman times when husbands gave their wives a silver wreath for 25 years of marriage, and a gold wreath for 50. Today there are traditional and modern materials related to each wedding anniversary, usually progressing from the weakest to the strongest as the years go by, to symbolize the strengthening of the relationship. In the United States, one can receive a greeting from the President for any wedding anniversary on or after the 50th. In the British Commonwealth domains you may receive a message from the monarch for your 60th, 65th, and 70th wedding anniversaries, and any wedding anniversary after that by applying to Buckingham Palace in the U.K., or to the Governor-General's office in the other Commonwealth realms. An exception being Australia and Canada. The delivery of congratulatory messages marking 100th birthdays and 60th wedding anniversaries is arranged by the Anniversaries Office at Buckingham Palace. In Canada you may also receive a message from the Governor General for the 50th anniversary, and every 5th anniversary after that. In Australia may receive a letter of congratulations from the Governor General on the 50th and all subsequent wedding anniversaries; the Prime Minister, the federal Opposition leader, local members of parliament (both state and federal), and state Governors may also send salutations for the same anniversaries. Roman Catholics may apply for a Papal blessing through their local diocese for wedding anniversaries of a special nature such as their 25th, 50th, 60th, etc. anniversaries.


Which film and TV actor is the son of actress Wanda Ventham?

Wanda Ventham - TV Celebrities - ShareTV [Complete List] BIOGRAPHY: Wanda Ventham was born on August 5, 1935 in Brighton, East Sussex, England. She is an actress, known for Asylum (2005), The Blood Beast Terror (1968) and Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter (1974). She has been married to Timothy Carlton since 1976. They have one child. She was previously married to James D. Tabernacle. Spouse (2)Timothy Carlton (1976 - present) (1 child) James D. Tabernacle (1957 - ?) (divorced) (1 child) Mother of actor Benedict Cumberbatch. Trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama She has a daughter named Tracy from her first marriage. She and husband Timothy Carlton play the mother and father of Sherlock Holmes on Sherlock (2010)(TV). Sherlock is of course played by their real-life son, Benedict Cumberbatch. TRIVIA: Mother of actor 'Benedict Cumberbatch' (qv). Trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama Related sites for this celeb


More famous for a series of crime stories, who wrote the 1891 adventure story ‘The White Company’?

The 200 Greatest Adventure Novels of All Time – HiLobrow Enjoy! And please let me know what I’ve overlooked. — J.G. NOTE: This page received 50,000 unique visitors in 2014. That’s a lot of adventure fans! *** Why does my Top Adventures List project stop in 1983? I figure that adventure fans already know which adventure novels from the Eighties, Nineties, and Twenty-Oughts are worth reading; so I’m interested in directing attention to older, sometimes obscure or forgotten adventures. Also, I have friends who’ve published adventures since 1983 — and I don’t want these lists to be biased! In chronological order: 1814. Walter Scott’s 18th c. frontier adventure Waverley. The novel — which sends a young Englishman adventuring in the highlands of Scotland, during the Jacobite uprising which sought to put Bonnie Prince Charlie on the British throne — is regarded as the first historical novel. Note that Scotland, that savage tribal land just across the border from hyper-civilized England, was the original adventure frontier. 1818. Mary Shelley’s Gothic science fiction adventure Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus. From multiple points of view, we read about a brilliant scientist and his creation: a dehumanized creature who longs for love and friendship and, eventually, revenge. PS: There are two editions of the book; the 1831 “popular” edition was heavily revised and tends to be the one most widely read; scholars tend to prefer the 1818. 1820. Walter Scott’s 12th c. knightly adventure Ivanhoe, the protagonist of which makes his first appearance at a tourney in disguise, known only as The Disinherited Knight. (Also at that tourney is a mysterious archer named Locksley. Who can it be?) This popular book was single-handedly responsible for the medievalist craze in early 19th-century England. 1826. James Fenimore Cooper’s frontier adventure The Last of the Mohicans. Cooper’s Leatherstocking tales were popular and influential (esp. in France!), and therefore deserve a mention here — despite the fact that Mark Twain tore Cooper a new one . Despite its flaws — there are many! — this novel features an epic pursuit, and for that alone it deserves a place on this list. 1837–39. Charles Dickens’s crime adventure Oliver Twist. A great adventure, and the Artful Dodger is such a memorable character. 1838. Edgar Allan Poe ’s Gothic sea adventure The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket. Poe’s only complete novel — about a teenager who stows away on a ship, is kidnapped by mutineers and pirates, encounters cannibals, and explores the Antarctic before discovering the key to all Western mystical traditions — has been described as “at once a mock nonfictional exploration narrative, adventure saga, bildungsroman, hoax, largely plagiarized travelogue, and spiritual allegory.” 1844. Alexandre Dumas’s 17th c. swashbuckling adventure The Three Musketeers introduces us to three unforgettable characters: the distinguished, highly educated Musketeer Athos; the religious and scholarly yet womanizing younger Musketeer Aramis; and the Falstaffian Musketeer Porthos. It is their sanguine companion D’Artagnan who coins the classic phrase “All for one, and one for all!” 1844–45. Alexandre Dumas’s avenger-type adventure The Count of Monte Cristo. It’s all here: a wronged man seeking revenge, a jailbreak, poisonings, smugglers, a sex slave (spoiler: she’s freed), and a treasure cave. Serialized in 117 installments, it’s on the long side; still, according to Luc Sante, this story is today as “immediately identifiable as Mickey Mouse, Noah’s flood, and the story of Little Red Riding Hood.” 1847. James Fenimore Cooper’s sea-going adventure The Crater. Fun fact: Adventure aficionados consider this one much superior to his Leatherstocking tales! 1851. Herman Melville ’s sea-going adventure Moby-Dick is, we all know, much more than it appears to be on the surface. It is an allegory of (maybe) man’s gnostic rage against the occluded world in which he lives, separated from real reality. Perhaps more than you want to know about how whaling works, but one of the al


Who played Captain Phillips in the 2013 film of that name?

Captain Phillips Trailer Tom Hanks 2013 Movie - Official [HD] - YouTube Captain Phillips Trailer Tom Hanks 2013 Movie - Official [HD] 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. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on May 10, 2013 Captain Phillips trailer 2013 - Official movie teaser trailer in HD - starring Tom Hanks, Catherine Keener - directed by Paul Greengrass - the true story of Captain Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates. "Captain Phillips" movie hits theaters on October 11, 2013. The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years. The film is directed by Paul Greengrass, from a screenplay by Billy Ray and based upon the book, A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs, and Dangerous Days at Sea, by Richard Phillips with Stephan Talty. The film is produced by Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, and Michael De Luca. Captain Phillips movie trailer 2013 is presented in full HD 1080p high resolution. CAPTAIN PHILLIPS 2013 Movie Cast: Tom Hanks, Catherine Keener Writers: Billy Ray Captain Phillips movie trailer courtesy Sony Pictures. Cieon Movies is your daily dose of everything movies with an extended selection of official licensed movie trailers and movie clips. Category


In 1981, which was the first Space Shuttle to be launched into orbit?

First launching of the space shuttle - Apr 12, 1981 - HISTORY.com First launching of the space shuttle Share this: First launching of the space shuttle Author First launching of the space shuttle URL Publisher A+E Networks The space shuttle Columbia is launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, becoming the first reusable manned spacecraft to travel into space. Piloted by astronauts Robert L. Crippen and John W. Young, the Columbia undertook a 54-hour space flight of 36 orbits before successfully touching down at California’s Edwards Air Force Base on April 14. On September 17, 1976, NASA publicly unveiled its first space shuttle, the Enterprise, during a ceremony in Palmdale, California. Development of the aircraft-like spacecraft cost almost $10 billion and took nearly a decade. In 1977, the Enterprise became the first space shuttle to fly freely when it was lifted to a height of 25,000 feet by a Boeing 747 airplane and then released, gliding back to Edwards Air Force Base on its own accord. Regular flights of the space shuttle began on April 12, 1981, with the launching of Columbia. Launched by two solid-rocket boosters and an external tank, only the aircraft-like shuttle entered into orbit around Earth. When the mission was completed, the shuttle fired engines to reduce speed and, after descending through the atmosphere, landed like a glider. Early shuttles took satellite equipment into space and carried out various scientific experiments. On January 28, 1986, NASA and the space shuttle program suffered a major setback when the Challenger exploded 74 seconds after takeoff and all seven people aboard were killed. In September 1988, space shuttle flights resumed with the successful launching of the Discovery. In subsequent years, the space shuttle carried out numerous important missions, such as the repair and maintenance of the Hubble Space Telescope and the construction and manning of the International Space Station. A tragedy in space again rocked the nation on February 1, 2003, when Columbia, on its 28th mission, disintegrated during re-entry of the earth’s atmosphere. All seven astronauts aboard were killed. In the aftermath, the space-shuttle program was grounded until Discovery returned to space in July 2005, amid concerns that the problems that had downed Columbia had not yet been fully solved. Related Videos


A flittermouse is an archaic name for which animal?

New Page 1         The passage from the Old Word to the New World in the Columbian Exchange was made by animals as well as humans.  Both the non-domesticated and the domesticated animals made an impact on the New World.  For example some of these impacts were the transformation of the grasslands and revolutionizing of labor. Overgrazing by enormous herds of sheep was the reasons for the transformation of the grasslands and the availability of horse, ass, and ox were responsible for the new power force for the land.  They difference between the animals on the different sides of the Atlantic was extraordinary.  The natives only had a few animal servants. They had the dog, two kinds of South American Camels, the guinea pig, and several kinds of fowls.  Before the Columbian Exchange the natives had no beast of burden and did their hard labor entirely on their own.  On Columbusï¿½s second voyage in 1493 he brought horses, dogs, pigs, cattle, chickens, sheep, and goats.  When the explorers brought the new animals across the ocean it introduced a whole new means of transportation, a new labor form, and a new food source.  The animals were rarely troubled by the diseases the humans were.  So while the humans died off, the animals were thriving on the rich wildlife.  The pigs reproduced the fastest and served as meat for the explorers.  Swine herds were found everywhere.  In 1514, pigs had multiplied to about 30,000 in Cuba.  The pig of this time was a little different then todayï¿½s pig, it was more like a speedy wild boar.  Pizarro brought pigs with him to Peru in 1531.  Also De Soto brought them with him to Florida, and the thirteen that he brought multiplied to seven hundred three years later.  This just shows us how rapid they were reproducing.    Horses were extremely plentiful in Europe, especially on the Iberian Peninsula.  The explorers brought their horses across the ocean with them because it was such an essential part of their lives.  The first horses arrived with Columbus in 1493.  The voyage across the Atlantic was not an easy one for the horses because of their size. In the beginning the natives were frightened because they had never seen an animal of such size and power. When the explorers were massacring the natives, they horses took a large part in these battles. Not only for speed but because they still terrified the natives. The horse was an important carrier of information for the explorers as well.  They eventually multiplied and became free in the wild.  Three main grasslands that they occupied and multiplied were Pampas of Argentina, Llanos of Venezuela and Columbia, and the central plains of American West stretching from central Mexico to Canada.    The cattle were another very important animal to the New World.  They were brought to Mexico in 1521.  They also were brought by Columbus on his second voyage in 1493.  They were both domestic and wild. Many of the arriving colonists were already cattleman so they adapted well. The cattle were killed for their hides and also their meat.  Their hides were shipped back to Europe and sold. Cattle were one of the biggest assets of the new world because of the exports and the meat.  Their meat supplied the explorers with the nourishment they needed. One of their downfalls was they destroyed the nativeï¿½s crops because of trampling and grazing.  The black rat came across to the New World by mistake.  They would stowaway on ships and come across on the colonial ports.  They were new to Bermuda and ended up almost destroying an entire colony.  They carried the diseases that plagued the colonists.  The diseases they carried were bubonic plague and typhus.  In some places they killed off the native smaller animals.  Along with most of the other animals, sheep came along with Columbus in 1493.  They were more vulnerable to predators so they had a hard time multiplying.  They had trouble protecting themselves and it was very rare for them to run wild. They also carried diseases that helped kill llamas and alpacas.  Sheep a


Which town on the A49 is almost midway between Ludlow and Hereford?

Town and Villages Around Hereford, Herefordshire Towns and Villages Around Hereford Abbeydore At the beginning of the Golden Valley is the scattered parish of Abbeydore. It is easy to find by turning off the Hereford to Abergavenny road at Pont... more details Allensmore Though its hamlets, including Cobhall and Winnal, are described in the Domesday Book, Allensmore itself did not appear on the landscape of Herefordshi... more details Ballingham The small scattered village of Ballingham is situated on the river Wye, approximately nine miles from Hereford and nine from Ross-on-Wye. The village ... more details Bartestree The parish of Bartestree consists of 421 acres and it starts at the crossroads on the A438 Ledbury road. The old village of Bartestree lay around the ... more details Belmont Belmont first came into being when a wealthy landowner, Mr Wegg Prosser, built Belmont House and the abbey. He was a recent convert and offered the ab... more details Bishops Frome The approach to Bishops Frome from the west, on the main Hereford-Worcester road, crosses the built up embankment over the flood plain of the little r... more details Blakemere Blakemere is a small roadside village on the B4352 Hereford to Hay-on-Wye road. The focal point is the church, dedicated to St Leonard, the patron sai... more details Brinsop The original village near to the church at Brinsop has long since vanished, but the platforms of former houses can still be seen in adjacent fields, a... more details Bromyard The Domesday Book of 1086 records Bromyard as a large manor belonging to the Bishop of Hereford. In 1652 Silas Taylor wrote: 'Bromyard is a market tow... more details Bullinghope A settlement existed in Bullinghope well before the Norman invasion. Until the Middle Ages Bullinghope and Lower Bullingham were one entity. In 1341 t... more details Burghill Burghill parish is situated just north-west of the City of Hereford. Besides the main village which contains the parish church, there are also the ham... Carey is a tiny hamlet of approximately 20 inhabitants, between the villages of Ballingham and Hoarwithy. ... more details Clehonger Clehonger is situated some four miles from the cathedral city of Hereford and has a population of approximately 2,500, a startling contrast with the c... more details Credenhill Credenhill village has had military connections since about 80 BC, when Celts constructed an earthwork defence system which still remains. After trial... more details Dewsall Dewsall lies about five miles south of Hereford, to the west of the A49 and below Callow Hill. It looks out towards Wales and the Black Mountains. The... more details Dinedor The village of Dinedor lies sheltered at the foot of Dinedor Hill, a local landmark rising to 600 feet above the river meadows just two miles south-ea... more details Eaton Bishop Eaton Bishop, with its neighbour Ruckhall, lies close to the south bank of the river Wye some five miles west of Hereford. Its rich undulating pasture... more details Ewyas Harold This is a fairly large village, population approximately 900, just off the Pontrilas by-pass on the A465, the main Hereford to Abergavenny road, and a... more details Fownhope Fownhope is a picturesque village surrounded by lush meadows, bordered by a fine river with a background of wooded hills. During the spring the wild c... more details Hampton Bishop The village of Hampton Bishop is situated on the B4224 road between Hereford and Mordiford approximately three miles south-east of Hereford. It is bou... more details Holme Lacy Holme Lacy lies some five miles south-east of Hereford, set in pleasant wooded countryside, with water meadows stretching down to the south bank of th... more details Holmer Holmer, Without and Within, sits astride the A49 two miles north of Hereford and includes Twin Tree Tump, the reputed geographical centre of the count... more details Huntington Only two miles north-west of Hereford Cathedral lies the little village of Huntington, which despite its proximity to the city might as well be in the... more details


Graham Moffatt played Albert alongside which comedian in a series of films in the 1930s?

Where's That Fire? Reviews & Ratings - IMDb IMDb 28 December 2016 6:33 PM, PST NEWS 15 out of 15 people found the following review useful: "Morning Mr. Tonks how's the foot?" from Derby, UK 1 May 2006 I was there on 11th June 1975 watching this broadcast on TV (and at prime time) for the first time after decades being a lost film. It's so good you can only marvel at the carelessness that must have been involved, Will Hay was one of the most popular British comedians of the time and yet could still be treated with such disdain. It's another retread of the sublime Oh, Mr. Porter and even used the same sets as Ask a Policeman, this time Hay, Moffat & Marriott are firemen in a ramshackle fire station in rundown Bishop's Wallop. The idea is to modernise things and Hay is also looking for ingredient X to put into his revolutionary foam formula, but a gang of thieves get in the way. The scenes involving moving the station pole have to be the best, relentlessly hilarious and ridiculous stuff and an improvement on a similar scene in Jack's The Boy seven years previously. Climbing the walls of the Tower of London with Percy the horse was another classic bit, the slapstick climax giving way to a breathtaking and poignant exit from the three. The one-liners between the three are fast and furious, their 6th and last film together - Hay moved on afterwards leaving Moffat & Marriott to sidekick for others. Of course not up to Porter's standards Fire is still a very funny family British pre-War b&w film. Was the above review useful to you? 12 out of 12 people found the following review useful: The Engine That Never Made It! from United Kingdom 29 November 2011 Where's That Fire? Is directed by Marcel Varnel and jointly written by Marriott Edgar, Val Guest and J.O.C. Orton. It stars Will Hay, Graham Moffatt, Moore Marriott and Charles Hawtrey. The little town of Bishop's Wallop is home to a fire brigade, three stoic members of the community, Captain Viking (Hay), Jeremiah Harbottle (Marriott) & Albert (Moffatt). Trouble is is that they are completely inept and their record of putting fires out averages out at 1 in 17! Could Captain Viking's new foam formula save their jobs? Is it time that they got up to date and do away with their horse drawn engine? And is that really a film studio wanting to borrow their engine for a movie? The questions will be answered in chaotic fashion. Where's That Fire? Would be Will Hay's last film for Gainsborough Pictures, it would also be the last film that the so called "holy trinity of the British studio system" (Hay, Marriott & Moffatt) would work together. Hay was growing tired of the film making process and started to feel that the comedy provided by the three men was formulaic, the material getting weaker by the picture. To that end, the film carries a tinge of sadness about it, while there is no doubt about it, Hay was right about the formula, because this is the little brother of the far superior Ask A Policeman that the trio made the previous year. Yet although it's not the grand comic masterpiece the three of them deserved to go out on, it's still a film chock full of one line zingers, crazy set-pieces and slapstick a go go. The plot is standard stuff, serving only as a backdrop to the guys bumbling their way thru a number of situations that arise. But it's the execution from the guys that makes Where's That Fire? so much fun. In turn there's a riotous long sequence involving a fireman's pole, where the town inevitably comes to a stand still and chaos reins supreme, a scene where they attempt to put out a fire at a petrol station; only not with water, and the cracking finale that sees our "heroes" at The Tower of London involved in potential robbery and neck deep in Vilking's magic foam. Classic Hay, Moffatt & Marriott fare. Then there is of course the number of comic character interactions that come as part of the script, be it a man with bad foot laid up in bed, or the wonderful appearance of Charles Hawtrey as school swot Woodley (there's something refreshingly funny seeing Woodley getting kick


For which Rugby Union club does Owen Farrell play?

In the spotlight - Owen Farrell - Rugby World TAGS: Rugby World Owen For Colleen Farrell there is such a thing as too much rugby. She obviously knew what she was letting herself in for when she married Andy Farrell, the former Great Britain rugby league star and eight-time England centre in the union code. But with son Owen now the bright young thing of English rugby, talk of the oval ball can become tiresome. “I still live at home so I talk to my dad a lot,” says Owen Farrell, 20. “We watch every game on TV, too, and my mum gets fed up with us constantly talking about rugby. She always comes to watch us play and loves it, but at times she wants to talk about something else.” Unfortunately for Colleen, family conversations look likely to be dominated by rugby for some time to come as Owen’s career continues to move to higher levels. When injuries saw a teenage Farrell parachuted into the Saracens No 10 shirt last year, little was expected, but he took to top-flight rugby like Pat Sharp to Bushtucker Trials in I’m A Celebrity… The goalkicking responsibility didn’t phase him and he excelled throughout the season, his boot providing 17 points in the 22-18 Aviva Premiership final win over Leicester. He has continued in much the same vein this season, even if he’s more often playing in the centre, with new signing Charlie Hodgson lining up at fly-half. Farrell insists that he doesn’t mind where he plays and is just enjoying the chance to learn from his more experienced team-mates. “I got an opportunity last season because of injury and I had to learn quickly,” he says. “Having great players around you and good coaches helps you through it. Wherever I fit in to contribute to the team, I’m concentrating on playing well. I’m still learning and looking at what I need to improve and work on. I learn from playing in the Premiership and I learn off the players around me too. “It’s great being involved in this team and playing with these players. I talk to players at the club like Charlie Hodgson, Brad Barritt and Neil de Kock about rugby all the time. It’s great to play inside and outside players like that. Charlie’s a fantastic player and he’s got a wealth of experience, so to tap into that is brilliant for me.” Farrell is a confident person and has no qualms about asking for advice, saying: “I’ve always been interested in asking questions.” He’s not quite so keen on answering questions about his prospective rise into the England team. The clamour for him to be included in his country’s RBS 6 Nations squad has been growing in recent months but the man himself won’t be drawn on the topic. Proud moment: Owen Farrell with dad Andy at Twickenham “I’m just going to try to keep getting better as a player and do my best to contribute to this Saracens team,” says Farrell. “I’m just going to focus on the match ahead and contributing to that. I’m going to keep working hard, keep improving as a player and playing for Saracens, and if anything comes from that it will be a bonus. “I’m the kind of person who likes to live in the now. I try to be the best I can be today and tomorrow I’ll be the best I can be then.” The best he is right now, with his combination of accurate goalkicking, fluid passing, strong running and hard tackling, is good enough to play for England. So while he is doing his upmost to avoid the hype, he seems destined to follow in his father’s footsteps sooner rather than later – and should, in fact, enjoy more success in the union code. Dad Andy made his rugby league debut for Great Britain aged 18 and was the youngest-ever captain of the side three years later, but he didn’t have the same flourishing career when he crossed codes as a player, though he has impressed as a coach for Saracens. If Farrell junior, who insists it’s not a problem working with his dad every day as it’s all he’s ever known in a professional rugby environment, does make the step up to Test level this season, he’s sure to approach it in the same cool and collected manner with which he deals with crucial kicks at goal. He often looks like the calmest pers