Whose album ‘13’ issued last year was their first studio album since ‘Forbidden’ in 1995?

Artist Shop News   Hi, folks, Today's newsletter continues with the collections.  But before we get to that, here is what is probably the last update on the infamous UK Ultimate Collector's Edition Box Set.   Second Pressing Now Available!!! UK/Ultimate   Collector's Edition ....CDs + Blu-Rays + Book Box Set $189.99 As you all know, after months of working out quality control issues that plagues the UK Ultimate Collector's Edition, the box set was finally released...and then went immediately out of print!  New copies were fetching several hundreds of dollars!   Recently I noted that a second pressing was in the works and slated for a late December/early January release.  That pressing has been completed and is now available!!!  Be warned, though, there were only 2000 copies planned for this second pressing!  So there's no telling how long it will be available and, like the first run, it could disappear fairly quickly.  Don't waste time.  Order your copy right away!     Now back to our regular programming.  Today we're going to continue on with the " Pittsburgh " Collection.  There's plenty still left from the previous offering.  All prices have been dropped, so get'em now before someone else does!  This collection runs the gamut from progressive to jazz, blues, pop, soul, classic rock, etc.  As is usual with collection sales there is only one copy of each title below.  So if you see something you want, let me know right away. If you'd like to order anything you see in today's newsletter, you'll find ordering options at http://www.artist-shop.com/order.htm . Or if you're a regular customer and want to use the info from your last order, feel free to drop me an e-mail with your selections.       And of course we still have the ever popular Anonymous   & BB Collections .   As customary, prices have dropped since the lists were last sent out with MOST titles down to a SINGLE DOLLAR!  For a single dollar you can try something you're curious about but have never heard before!  Everything must go!!!  Anonymous, who is one of your fellow Artist Shop Newsletter subscribers, has realized that he now has more music in his collection than he can ever listen to in a lifetime and has decided to break the ties to a large part of it while donating all his proceeds to charity. In his mother's memory, part of that will go to the American Cancer Society. Also benefiting will be the St. Jude Children's Reasearch Hospital and the Unicef International Children's Fund. (BTW, if anyone else out there is in the same situation and has a large collection, more than you'll ever listen to in a lifetime, that needs curating, please drop me a note .)  Below you'll find a list of books, DVDs and CDs for sale. Anonymous is a real progressive music fan and the majority of the CDs from his collection are imports. I should mention that for each title below, there is only ONE copy available. So if you see something you want, let me know right away!   CD Artists VA/Los Hijos del Agobrio y del Dolor If you're interested in any of those book subjects or CD & DVD artists, let me know which and I'll send you a list of titles available.     The BB Collection Another of your fellow Artist Shop Newsletter subscribers has decided it's time to thin out his collection.  Below you'll find a list of progressive, new age, ambient, pop, rock and a few other genres thrown in for good measure all being let go at a nice price.  (If you need to thin out your own collection, drop me a note and let me know what you've got).   As is usual in the case of such collections, there is only one copy available for each title on the list.  So if you see something you want, let me know ASAP.   You can order at https://www.artist-shop.com/secure.htm .  Or if you're a regular customer and want to use the info from your last order, just email me at artshop@artist-shop.com .   Various Artists - A.D. Music Ltd. Promotional Sampler Vol. 1 ....CD $1.00 Various Artists - After the Storm [2CD] ....2 CD $5.00 Various Artists - Best of Progressive Rock ....CD $1.00 Various Artists - Colossus of Rh


Stella McCartney became Creative Director of which Paris Fashion House in 1997?

London Fashion Week - Stella McCartney Stella McCartney Showrooms Stella McCartney Born and raised in London and the English countryside, Stella McCartney graduated from Central St Martins in 1995. A signature style of sharp tailoring, natural confidence and sexy femininity was apparent in her first collection. A lifelong vegetarian, Stella McCartney does not use any leather or fur in her designs, and she supports PETA. But Stella does use wool, silk, and other animal-derived fabrics in her designs. In March 1997 McCartney was appointed Creative Director of Paris fashion house Chloé, following in the footsteps of Karl Lagerfeld. Lagerfeld was less than impressed with the house's choice, stating, "Chloé should have taken a big name. They did, but in music, not fashion. Let's hope she's as gifted as her father." Despite initial scepticism, McCartney's designs have enjoyed considerable commercial and critical success. She was accompanied to Chloé by her assistant and friend Phoebe Philo, who later replaced her as design director. In 2001, Stella McCartney launched her own fashion house under her name in a joint venture with Gucci Group (now Kering) and showed her first collection in Paris. Her collections are now distributed in over 50 countries through 600 wholesale accounts including specialty shops and department stores. In 2003, Stella McCartney launched her first perfume, Stella. In January 2007, McCartney launched a skincare line, CARE. She launched a new lingerie line in 2008, and in 2010, the Stella McCartney Kids collection was launched for newborns and children up to age 12. Contact details


Since 1961 what has been the name of the city known from 1589 to 1925 as Tsaritsyn?

Gorod.Tsaritsyn - Webfont & Desktop font « MyFonts 4 fonts: $30.00 About this font family The general idea: it is a hanger in a tsar palace on which all crowned persons have hung up their crowns before going to bed. A few jokers' caps are hanging also on some hooks of the hanger. Release: in the form of “gorod.Tsaritsyn” font with four styles. Symbols of Normal and Bold styles have the cut strokes (sans serif), symbols of Italic styles have no an inclination, but have the sharp counterstrokes (serifs) at the ends of vertical strokes and at the corners for the greater expressiveness. More… We have to explain the meaning of word “gorod”. It is a “city of” in Russian. The city of Tsaritsyn was founded in 1589 as a fortress for protection of Russian lands against attacks of Mongol-Tatar armies. The first outpost was built on the steep turn of the river Volga on the island opposite the place where the river Tsaritsa flows into it. But the outpost was burnt at the beginning of XVII century and then was built up anew now on the bank of the Volga not far from the Mamaev Hill that became afterwards “the main height of Russia” (we'll explain this while our new font “gorod.Volgograd” get ready in its describing article). As the Russian borderline moved forward to the East and to the South Tsaritsyn was losing its importance as an outpost but developed as a transport junction and industrial center. This city was a witness of the “senseless and ruthless” (as Alexander Pushkin wrote on his “The Captain Daughter” narrative) peasants uprisings under the leadership of Stepan Rasin (1670) and Emelian Pugatchov (1774), and at the beginning of XVIII century it was the center of Cossack self-goverment during Bulavin’s revolt. In the Civil War 1918-1919 Tsaritsyn city became the region of severe battles between the Red Army of Workers and Peasants and the nobleman White Guard. During the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 years it was completely destroyed. It is known as the most eastern place which fascist armies reached during the Second World War. In 1925 Tsaritsyn was renamed to Stalingrad, since 1961 it has had the new name - Volgograd. Now it is a modern city which was built up anew after war, it is situated on 100 kilometers of the Volga bank, has population about 1 million people. MyFonts debut: Jan 26, 2004 Font Name ff fi fl ffi ffl st ct Punctuation


Which motorway crosses the original Severn Bridge – the M4 was diverted when the second crossing opened?

Severn Bridge - YouTube Severn Bridge Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Sep 8, 2011 The Severn Bridge seen from the English side of the river. From 1966 to 1996, the bridge carried the M4 motorway. On completion of the Second Severn Crossing, the motorway from Olveston on the English side to Magor was renamed the M48. Carries 4-lane M48 motorway


Which future England football manager played in the team beaten 6 - 3 by Hungary at Wembley in 1953?

My Football Facts & Stats | England National Football Team Statistics 1872-2016 Statistics detailing the results achieved against  of all  England's 86 different international opponents played so far with chronological table The England National football team is the joint oldest in the world, formed at the same time as Scotland's National Team . England played their first international match against Scotland at Scotland's invitation, at Hamilton Crescent in Scotland on 30th November 1872. Over the next forty years, England played exclusively with the other three "Home Nations" - Scotland, Wales and Ireland (later, Northern Ireland). The games were made competitive with the advent of the British Home Championship, sometimes called "Home Internations", from 1883 to 1984. Before Wembley was opened in 1923, England had no permanent home ground. England joined FIFA in 1906, playing its first ever game outside the British Isles in 1908. However, the relationship between the two was strained mainly due to the status and definition of amateurs, resulting in the British nations' departure from FIFA in 1928, before rejoining in 1946.  As a result, England did not compete in a FIFA World Cup until 1950, in which they were beaten in a 1-0 defeat against the United States, failing to get past the first round. England's first ever defeat on home soil to a non-UK team was a 0-2 loss to Ireland on September 21, 1949 at Goodison Park, Liverpool. A 6-3 loss in 1953 to Hungary was England's first ever defeat to a non-UK team at Wembley. England are one of the more successful footballing teams, being one of only seven countries to ever win the FIFA World Cup, which they did in 1966 when they hosted the finals. They defeated West Germany 4-2 in extra time in the Final. Since then, however, they have only reached the semi-finals once, losing to West Germany on penalties. Nevertheless, they remain a prominent team on the global stage, usually just inside or close to  the top ten rankings of both FIFA and ELO.  Although Walter Winterbottom was appointed as the first ever full time manager in 1946, the team was still picked by an FA  committee until Alf Ramsey took over in 1963. Under Ramsey, England experienced its greatest ever success, winning the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final against West Germany 4-2 after extra time. Geoff Hurst famously scored a hat-trick in the final. The 1966 World Cup was also held in England. England qualified for the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico as reigning cup holders. They reached the Quarter-finals but were knocked out by West Germany. England failed to qualify for both the 1974 and 1978 World Cups. In 1982, England under Ron Greenwood qualified for FIFA World Cup in Spain after a 12-year absence and were eliminated from the second round without losing a match. The team under Bobby Robson fared better as England reached the quarter finals of the 1986 FIFA World Cup and finished fourth in the tournament four years later, which was the best performance in the World Cup since 1966. Graham Taylor's short reign as Robson's successor ended after his England failed to qualify for the 1994 FIFA World Cup, but then the 1996 European Championships were held in England, and under new coach Terry Venables the team had its best ever performance at a European Championship, reaching the semi-final. The England team of the 1990s and 2000s hasn't progressed beyond the quarter finals of any international tournament apart from Italia 90 and Euro 96. Sven-Göran Eriksson took charge of the team between 2001 and 2006 and was the first non-English manager of England. Steve McClaren was appointed as the head coach following the 2006 World Cup. The reign was marked with little success, with England failing to qualify for the 2008 European Championships. McClaren left on 22 November 2007, after only 16 months in charge and making him the shortest tenured full time England manager ever since the inauguration of the post in 1946. He was replaced by the former Real Madrid and AC Milan manager Fabio Capello. The Italian was the second foreign mana


Which musical by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone made its London debut last year?

'The Book of Mormon': Trey Parker, Matt Stone introduce London debut 'The Book of Mormon': Trey Parker, Matt Stone introduce London debut The South Park duo thank their "crazy" fans for queuing up for tickets. Don't Miss Share November 10 2016 10:29 AM July 20 2016 2:56 PM Latest News Share 5 minutes ago 8:33 PM Share 12 minutes ago 8:26 PM Share 19 minutes ago 8:19 PM Share 46 minutes ago 7:51 PM 1 hour ago 7:23 PM Must Read Share January 06 2017 5:21 PM Share 18 hours ago 2:03 AM Share January 06 2017 8:09 PM Share January 06 2017 7:15 PM January 03 2017 5:00 PM Released on Tuesday, Feb 26 2013 26 February 2013 5:30 PM Shares It seems appropriate that the day after animation offender Seth MacFarlane presents an Oscars ceremony celebrating the musical that The Book of Mormon finally hits town. Already a Tony Award-winning success on Broadway, this first preview showing in London plays to a packed crowd of megafans and is introduced by Trey Parker ("The star of BASEketball"), Matt Stone, co-writer Robert Lopez and director Casey Nicholas. ©  Joan Marcus Advertisement - Continue Reading Below The team joke to the "crazy" people who camped outside the venue overnight for tickets that no show is worth that level of dedication... except maybe this one. As we leave with big, stupid grins on our faces, we're inclined to agree. The plot is a simple one. Preppy, Gleetastic goody-tap-shoes Elder Price (Gavin Creel) and Jonah Hill/limpet/Eric Cartman hybrid Elder Cunningham (Jared Gertner) are an odd couple packed off on a mission to an AIDS-ridden, warlord-threatened village in Uganda. As Price starts to lose hope, Cunningham steps into his own with his unusual methodology. ©  Joan Marcus That warlord is the female circumcision-fixated General Butt F**king Naked (because "when I drink your blood for power, I do it butt-f**king-naked"). One of the villagers has a persistent problem with maggots in his scrotum. The South Park duo clearly haven't lost their ability to perfectly pitch material between childish obscenity and "aaaaah" pointmaking. Like Jerry Springer: The Opera before it, the play will likely annoy some sections of the press. As with Richard Thomas and Stewart Lee's work, those most annoyed will likely never see it. It's easy to scream offence at a character calmly explaining that he's going to "f**k a baby" because he believes it will cure his AIDS. But divorcing that line from the context of the situation, character and set-up of the entire production completely misrepresents it. ©  Joan Marcus For what it's worth, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has actually given its tentative acceptance/blessing to the production. Given its overriding moral message, which isn't a million miles away from the ode to faith of Life of Pi, that's not too surprising. Melodically, the musical numbers in The Book of Mormon aren't quite as catchy as those in South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut, but they're not far off. 'Hasa Diga Eebowai' deconstructs 'Hakuna Matata' with devastating effectiveness. 'I Am Africa' remorselessly pillories Bono and every other gap-yearing bore for their patronising treatment of the continent. MacFarlane got mixed reviews for his shaky attempt to join the Establishment with the Oscars gig. Fellow cartoon bad boys Trey and Matt have already wowed the US critics, and seem destined to do the same here with a ridiculous, hilarious and very accomplished production. The Book of Mormon runs at The Prince of Wales Theatre until August 24, 2013


On which national radio station does John Suchet broadcast each weekday morning?

Album reviews: The magic of Finzi and sublime cello classics - Classic FM Classic FM Album Reviews Now Playing Album reviews: The magic of Finzi and sublime cello classics 4 March 2016, 22:38 Throughout the week Classic FM's presenters bring you the best new recordings, including world exclusives and premiere broadcasts of latest releases. Premiere play John Suchet gives an exclusive first broadcast of Stephen Hough's new recording. Dvorak/Schumann: Piano Concertos Stephen Hough/City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Andris Nelsons Hyperion CDA68099 Classic FM has the exclusive first play of two piano concertos from the award-winning combination of the brilliant Stephen Hough and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Schumann and Dvorák each wrote just one piano concerto, the latter being performed here in its fearsomely challenging original version. Exclusive: Stephen Hough plays Schumann's Piano Concerto John Suchet introduces the world premiere play of the new recording of Stephen Hough playing the Schumann piano concerto with the CBSO under Andris Nelsons. 17:27 Introit: The Music of Gerald Finzi Aurora Orchestra/Nicholas Collon Decca 4789357   It’s the 60th anniversary this year of the death of Gerald Finzi, who had the wonderful knack of capturing the essence of the English countryside in his music. This album spreads its net widely over a whole range of works, employing the talents of some exceptional musicians, including the violinist Thomas Gould and the saxophonist Amy Dickson. Nicholas Collon and the Aurora Orchestra he founded, are first class, playing arrangements specially commissioned from some of the country’s best arrangers by the Finzi Trust – the ‘guardians’ of this wonderful repertoire. After 6pm each weekday evening, John Brunning showcases a track from his Drive Discovery, a fantastic new release. Cantus Christian Pierre La Marca/Les Ambassadeurs/Alexis Kossenko Sony Classical 88875098932 The brilliant French cellist Christian-Pierre La Marca may still be young but he already ranks among the masters of his instrument. This original album takes famous sacred pieces and transcribes them for the cello. The repertoire covers ranges from Allegri to Taverner, and includes some of the most important names in sacred music. Isolating the melodies of Mozart, Bach, Vivaldi and Pergolesi reveal the strength and intensity of their expression, even without words. Elgar and Walton: Cello Concertos Steven Isserlis/Philharmonia Orchestra/Paavo Järvi Hyperion CDA68077   Steven Isserlis returns to the Elgar Concerto 20 years after his last recording, and the added maturity he brings to bear is everywhere apparent. Indeed this is one of the most satisfying recordings this now much loved work has received. Isserlis’s admiration for the piece is conveyed, not just in his playing, with the Philharmonia under Paavo Jarvi, but also in a vigorous liner note, which makes much of the fiasco of the first performance. Isserlis blames the conductor Albert Coates for taking up all the rehearsal time for his part of the concert, leaving Elgar, who was conducting, and the soloist Felix Salmond, too little time to work on the piece, with an under-prepared orchestra. The Sunday Times critic Ernest Newman wrote; “Never has so great an orchestra made so lamentable a public exhibition of itself!” Lady Elgar was especially upset with Coates, and died within a few months.  Isserlis wears his heart on his sleeve here, declaring, tongue in cheek, that Coates should have been charged with her manslaughter! This exceptional 73-minute issue finds room not just for Walton’s underrated Cello Concerto, composed in 1956 for the Russian/American virtuoso Gregor Piatigorsky, but also for Holst’s Invocation, and his daughter Imogen Holst’s Fall Of The Leaf (1963) for solo cello, that Isserlis played at the composers 70th birthday back in 1977. Erato 2564605204   Haydn is arguably the most underappreciated great composer. He was so prolific that much music of real quality he composed passes unnoticed. True of almost everything on this fine album by


The Americans call this punctuation mark a period. What do we call it?

Why is the '.' punctuation mark called a 'period' in American English versus a 'full stop' in British English? - Quora Quora Thomas Wier Without going into the full history of things, that dot started out in the 3rd century BC from the ancient Greeks. Originally a high, middle and low dot to denote certain pauses, it eventually ended up being a low dot by the time printing appeared in Europe in the 1300s. The English abbot Aelfric (in AD 950s to 1010s) was the first to use the word "period" in the original sense of the Greek underdot (which basically functioned as a comma). Then around the 16th century, grammarians then changed the meaning of "period" to mean that dot when used to end a sentence. That gave rise to "full stop" (alt. fullstop) as the alternative name for that punctuation mark with that terminal function. Since then, British and American usage pretty much stuck to those lines. Americans preferred more 'prescriptiveness' and kept "period" because it's the traditional 'name' for the mark, whereas British preferred a more 'descriptive' name and chose "fullstop." Printing people, however, call the period/fullstop a "full point" (fullpoint). Written Mar 21, 2015 The word "dot" would make more sense (like in French)! However, calling it a dot might have been too easy for most grammarians (or too close to the French), who --at the time-- were probably drunk (the French too :)), at best! Of course, we have no way of knowing how intelligent thess "grammarians" (the ones who thought of "period" and"full stop" were)! Blindly, many people continue to follow like sheep and get slaugthered! So, both names are lacking in common sense, just like the spelling system is lacking in being systematic in English! Par for the course, I suppose! When you have a language that cannot spell half its words, why would we think it can find the right word for a period full stop (:)) 90 Views


Who played Nurse Mildred Ratched in the 1975 film ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’?

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest ( 1975 ) R | A criminal pleads insanity after getting into trouble again and once in the mental institution rebels against the oppressive nurse and rallies up the scared patients. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 26 titles created 30 Sep 2012 a list of 34 titles created 28 Dec 2012 a list of 25 titles created 20 Jan 2013 a list of 22 titles created 17 Oct 2013 a list of 44 titles created 3 months ago Title: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) 8.7/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Won     5     Oscars. Another    30 wins & 13 nominations. See more awards  » Videos A young F.B.I. cadet must confide in an incarcerated and manipulative killer to receive his help on catching another serial killer who skins his victims. Director: Jonathan Demme A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where an evil and spiritual presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from the past and of the future. Director: Stanley Kubrick The lives of two mob hit men, a boxer, a gangster's wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption. Director: Quentin Tarantino Henry Hill and his friends work their way up through the mob hierarchy. Director: Martin Scorsese Forrest Gump, while not intelligent, has accidentally been present at many historic moments, but his true love, Jenny Curran, eludes him. Director: Robert Zemeckis The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son. Director: Francis Ford Coppola Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his modus operandi. Director: David Fincher An insomniac office worker, looking for a way to change his life, crosses paths with a devil-may-care soap maker, forming an underground fight club that evolves into something much, much more. Director: David Fincher In German-occupied Poland during World War II, Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazi Germans. Director: Steven Spielberg A sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend. Director: Sam Mendes Mathilda, a 12-year-old girl, is reluctantly taken in by Léon, a professional assassin, after her family is murdered. Léon and Mathilda form an unusual relationship, as she becomes his protégée and learns the assassin's trade. Director: Luc Besson The early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York is portrayed while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on the family crime syndicate. Director: Francis Ford Coppola Edit Storyline McMurphy has a criminal past and has once again gotten himself into trouble and is sentenced by the court. To escape labor duties in prison, McMurphy pleads insanity and is sent to a ward for the mentally unstable. Once here, McMurphy both endures and stands witness to the abuse and degradation of the oppressive Nurse Ratched, who gains superiority and power through the flaws of the other inmates. McMurphy and the other inmates band together to make a rebellious stance against the atrocious Nurse. Written by Jacob Oberfrank If he's crazy, what does that make you? Genres: 19 November 1975 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: Atrapado sin salida See more  » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia In 1993, the movie was deemed "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. See more » Goofs After McMurphy hijacks the bus and is drivin


Who partnered John McEnroe to win 4 Wimbledon Gentlemen’s Doubles titles?

John McEnroe | Titles and Finals | ATP World Tour | Tennis Indianapolis (Outdoor/Hard) Dallas WCT (Indoor/Carpet) Lyon (Indoor/Carpet) 1988 Detroit (Indoor/Carpet) Tokyo Outdoor (Outdoor/Hard) 1986 Scottsdale (Outdoor/Hard) San Francisco (Indoor/Carpet) Los Angeles (Outdoor/Hard) 1985 8 Stockholm (Indoor/Hard) Montreal / Toronto (Outdoor/Hard) Stratton Mountain (Outdoor/Hard) Atlanta (Indoor/Carpet) Chicago (Indoor/Carpet) Milan (Indoor/Carpet) Houston (Indoor/Carpet) Philadelphia (Indoor/Carpet) 1984 13 Masters (Indoor/Carpet) Stockholm (Indoor/Hard) San Francisco (Indoor/Carpet) US Open (Outdoor/Hard) Montreal / Toronto (Outdoor/Hard) Wimbledon (Outdoor/Grass) London / Queen's Club (Outdoor/Grass) Forest Hills WCT (Outdoor/Clay) Dallas WCT (Indoor/Carpet) Brussels (Indoor/Carpet) Madrid (Indoor/Carpet) Richmond WCT (Indoor/Carpet) Philadelphia (Indoor/Carpet) 1983 7 Masters (Indoor/Carpet) Wembley (Indoor/Carpet) Sydney Indoor (Indoor/Hard) Wimbledon (Outdoor/Grass) Forest Hills WCT (Outdoor/Clay) Dallas WCT (Indoor/Carpet) Philadelphia (Indoor/Carpet) 1982 Wembley (Indoor/Carpet) Tokyo Indoor (Indoor/Carpet) Sydney Indoor (Indoor/Hard) San Francisco (Indoor/Carpet) Philadelphia (Indoor/Carpet) 1981 10 Sydney Indoor (Indoor/Hard) US Open (Outdoor/Hard) Cincinnati (Outdoor/Hard) Wimbledon (Outdoor/Grass) London / Queen's Club (Outdoor/Grass) Dallas WCT (Indoor/Carpet) Los Angeles (Outdoor/Hard) Frankfurt (Indoor/Carpet) Milan (Indoor/Carpet) Pepsi Grand Slam (Outdoor/Clay) 1980 9 WCT Challenge Cup (Indoor/Carpet) Wembley (Indoor/Carpet) Sydney Indoor (Indoor/Hard) Brisbane (Outdoor/Grass) US Open (Outdoor/Hard) London / Queen's Club (Outdoor/Grass) Milan (Indoor/Carpet) Memphis (Indoor/Carpet) Richmond WCT (Indoor/Carpet) 1979 10 Wembley (Indoor/Carpet) Stockholm (Indoor/Hard) San Francisco (Indoor/Carpet) US Open (Outdoor/Hard) South Orange (Outdoor/Clay) London / Queen's Club (Outdoor/Grass) Dallas WCT (Indoor/Carpet) San Jose (Indoor/Carpet) Milan (Indoor/Carpet) New Orleans (Indoor/Carpet) 1978 Masters (Indoor/Carpet) Wembley (Indoor/Carpet) Stockholm (Indoor/Hard) San Francisco (Indoor/Carpet) Hartford (Indoor/Carpet) Year San Jose ( w/ Jonas Bjorkman Indoor/Hard) 1992 3 1989 3 Wembley ( w/ Jakob Hlasek Indoor/Carpet) US Open ( w/ Mark Woodforde Outdoor/Hard) Milan ( w/ Jakob Hlasek Indoor/Carpet) 1988 San Francisco ( w/ Mark Woodforde Indoor/Carpet) Los Angeles ( w/ Mark Woodforde Outdoor/Hard) 1986 4 Wembley ( w/ Peter Fleming Indoor/Carpet) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Paris ( w/ Peter Fleming Indoor/Hard) San Francisco ( w/ Peter Fleming Indoor/Carpet) Stratton Mountain ( w/ Peter Fleming Outdoor/Hard) 1985 Dallas ( w/ Peter Fleming Indoor/Carpet) Houston ( w/ Peter Fleming Indoor/Carpet) 1984 7 Masters ( w/ Peter Fleming Indoor/Carpet) San Francisco ( w/ Peter Fleming Indoor/Carpet) Montreal / Toronto ( w/ Peter Fleming Outdoor/Hard) Wimbledon ( w/ Peter Fleming Outdoor/Grass) Madrid ( w/ Peter Fleming Indoor/Carpet) Richmond WCT ( w/ Patrick McEnroe Indoor/Carpet) Philadelphia ( w/ Peter Fleming Indoor/Carpet) 1983 6 Masters ( w/ Peter Fleming Indoor/Carpet) Wembley ( w/ Peter Fleming Indoor/Carpet) San Francisco ( w/ Peter Fleming Indoor/Carpet) US Open ( w/ Peter Fleming Outdoor/Hard) Wimbledon ( w/ Peter Fleming Outdoor/Grass) Los Angeles ( w/ Peter Fleming Outdoor/Hard) 1982 5 Wembley ( w/ Peter Fleming Indoor/Carpet) Sydney Indoor ( w/ Peter Rennert Indoor/Hard) Cincinnati ( w/ Peter Fleming Outdoor/Hard) London / Queen's Club ( w/ Peter Rennert Outdoor/Grass) Philadelphia ( w/ Peter Fleming Indoor/Carpet) 1981 7 Sydney Indoor ( w/ Peter Fleming Indoor/Hard) San Francisco ( w/ Peter Fleming Indoor/Carpet) US Open ( w/ Peter Fleming Outdoor/Hard) Cincinnati ( w/ Ferdi Taygan Outdoor/Hard) Wimbledon ( w/ Peter Fleming Outdoor/Grass) Forest Hills WCT ( w/ Peter Fleming Outdoor/Clay) Las Vegas ( w/ Peter Fleming Outdoor/Hard) 1980 10 Wembley ( w/ Peter Fleming Indoor/Carpet) Sydney Indoor ( w/ Peter Fleming Indoor/Hard) Brisbane ( w/ Matt Mitchell Outdoor/Grass) Maui ( w/ Peter Fleming Outdoor/Hard) San Franc


Which composer became Vice-Kapellmeister to the House of Esterházy in 1761, then Kapellmeister five years later?

Joseph Haydn Biography - Childhood, Life Achievements & Timeline Musicians Joseph Haydn Biography Joseph Haydn was an 18th century Austrian composer of the Classical period. This biography of Joseph Haydn provides detailed information about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline. Quick Facts Michael Haydn, Johann Evangelist Haydn Spouse/Partner: Alois Anton Nikolaus Polzelli Image Credit http://www.oae.co.uk/people/franz-joseph-haydn/ Joseph Haydn was an 18th century Austrian composer of the Classical period who played a major role in the development of chamber music. One of the most prominent composers of his time, he is fondly referred to as "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String Quartet" in recognition of his immense contribution to musical form. Born as the son of a folk musician, he developed an early interest in music. His musically inclined parents recognized their young sonâs talents and arranged for him to acquire musical training. He blossomed into a good singer and performed in a choir while he was a boy. He grew up to be a very talented singer and instrumentalist, but faced many struggles in his attempts to get established in a profession. Initially he worked in a string of jobs without much success before finally finding work as a valetâaccompanist for the Italian composer Nicola Porpora from whom he learned the fundamentals of composition. Joseph Haydn did not receive a systematic training in musical theory; he self-educated himself by studying the works of prominent composers like Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, whom he later acknowledged as an important influence. Eventually he established himself as a famous composer in his own right and was appointed as a court musician of the wealthy EsterhÃ¡zy family. Childhood & Early Life Franz Joseph Haydn was born on 31 March 1732 in Rohrau, Austria to Mathias Haydn, a wheelwright, and his wife, Maria who used to work as a cook before marriage. Both of his parents, especially his father loved music and Mathias was also a folk musician who had taught himself to play the harp. He started displaying his musical gifts from an early age and his parents sent him to live with their relative, Johann Matthias Frankh, the schoolmaster and choirmaster in Hainburg, who promised that he would train Joseph in music. As a young child, he learned to play various musical instruments and received a good basic training. His talents got him noticed by Georg von Reutter, the musical director of St. Stephenâs Cathedral in Vienna, and he invited Joseph to serve as a chorister in Viennaâs most important church. He moved to Vienna in 1740 and stayed at the choir school for nine years during which he acquired a lot of practical knowledge through performing but had little training in musical theory. Over the years he physically matured and by 1749 his voice broke and he was no longer able to sing high choral parts. He was then expelled from the cathedral choir and the choir school. Musical Career Jobless all of a sudden, he struggled to establish himself in a career. Over the next few years he worked at a variety of jobs including that of a music teacher and a street serenader. Since he did not receive any systematic training in musical theory while at the choir school, he embarked on a journey of self-education by studying the works of prominent composers and by practicing the exercises given in manuals of musical theory. In 1752, he caught the attention of the Italian composer and singing teacher Nicola Porpora, who accepted him as valetâaccompanist. It was there that he learned the true fundamentals of composition. His skills developed over time and soon he started writing music along with playing instruments. One of his first compositions, the opera, âDer krumme Teufelâ ("The Limping Devil") was first premiered in 1753 with great success. He gained much in stature over the next few years and was appointed as a musical director and chamber composer for the Bohemian count Ferdinand Maximilian von Morzin, in 1758. In this position he was made in charge of


Who led a raid at Harper’s Ferry in 1859?

John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry - Oct 16, 1859 - HISTORY.com John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry Share this: John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry Author John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry URL Publisher A+E Networks Abolitionist John Brown leads a small group on a raid against a federal armory in Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia), in an attempt to start an armed slave revolt and destroy the institution of slavery. Born in Connecticut in 1800 and raised in Ohio, Brown came from a staunchly Calvinist and antislavery family. He spent much of his life failing at a variety of businesses–he declared bankruptcy at age 42 and had more than 20 lawsuits filed against him. In 1837, his life changed irrevocably when he attended an abolition meeting in Cleveland, during which he was so moved that he publicly announced his dedication to destroying the institution of slavery. As early as 1848 he was formulating a plan to incite an insurrection. In the 1850s, Brown traveled to Kansas with five of his sons to fight against the proslavery forces in the contest over that territory. On May 21, 1856, proslavery men raided the abolitionist town of Lawrence, and Brown personally sought revenge. On May 25, Brown and his sons attacked three cabins along Pottawatomie Creek. They killed five men with broad swords and triggered a summer of guerilla warfare in the troubled territory. One of Brown’s sons was killed in the fighting. By 1857, Brown returned to the East and began raising money to carry out his vision of a mass uprising of slaves. He secured the backing of six prominent abolitionists, known as the “Secret Six,” andassembled an invasion force. His “army” grew to include 22 men, including five black men and three of Brown’s sons. The group rented a Maryland farm near Harpers Ferry and prepared for the assault. On the night of October 16, 1859, Brown and his band overran the arsenal. Some of his men rounded up a handful of hostages, including a few slaves. Word of the raid spread, and by morning Brown and his men were surrounded. A company of U.S. marines arrived on October 17, led by Colonel Robert E. Lee and Lieutenant J. E. B. Stuart. On the morning of October 19, the soldiers overran Brown and his followers. Ten of his men were killed, including two of his sons. The wounded Brown was tried by the state of Virginia for treason and murder, and he was found guilty on November 2.The 59-year-old abolitionistwent to the gallows on December 2, 1859. Before his execution, he handed his guard a slip of paper that read, “I, John Brown, am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood.” It was a prophetic statement. Although the raid failed, it inflamed sectional tensions and raised the stakes for the 1860 presidential election. Brown’s raid helped make any further accommodation between North and South nearly impossible and thus became an important impetus of the Civil War. Related Videos


What is the collective name of the two one-act plays by Terence Rattigan set in the Beauregard Private Hotel in Bournemouth?

Separate Tables by Terence Rattigan Directed by Peter Janes 21st - 28th March, 2009 Separate Tables is the collective name of two one-act plays set in the 1950s in the Beauregard Private Hotel, Bournemouth. The first play, entitled "Table by the Window", focuses on the troubled relationship between a disgraced Labour politician and his ex-wife. The second play, "Table Number Seven", is set about eighteen months after the events of the previous play, and deals with the touching friendship between a repressed spinster and a retired English army officer, Major Pollock. TABLE BY THE WINDOW


Which Conservative, the MP for Louth and Horncastle, elected in 1966, is the Father of the House of Commons?

ConservativeHome's Seats & Candidates blog: Louth and Horncastle ConservativeHome's Seats & Candidates blog Sir Peter Tapsell re-adopted for Louth and Horncastle I noted last month that the oldest and longest continuously-serving Conservative MP, Sir Peter Taspell, was about to face a re-adoption vote by the executive committee of the Louth and Horncastle Conservative Association. The meeting took place last Friday at Louth Town Hall and when it came to the vote Sir Peter was "conclusively" re-adopted. According to one source, it was "one of the best selection speeches we had ever heard" in which he talked about his constituency and parliamentary work and the current campaigns in which he he is involved - as well as in highlighting his abilities as an expert on economics and the Middle East. Adds my source: "On the issue that probably was on the mind of all present, his age, he reassured us that he was in good health and the "ism" that we are all familiar with - ageism - was discussed frankly by him". Assuming he is re-elected at the general election, he is now in line to become the Father of the House, having sat in the Commons continuously since 1966. Jonathan Isaby Sir Peter Tapsell seeking re-adoption in Louth and Horncastle on November 27th I recently invited all sitting MPs to tell us whether they had been re-adopted for their constituency and to re-iterate whether they intend standing at the general election. The intention was to focus the minds of both MPs and associations, since any MP who announces their intention to retire after January 1st will cause their local party to have a shortlist of three candidates imposed on them by CCHQ under the "by-election rules". I will shortly publish the list of those who have and haven't so far replied, but one who I have since gathered is yet to be re-adopted is Sir Peter Tapsell, the long-serving MP for Louth and Horncastle. Sir Peter - who will be 80 early next year and is the second oldest MP, after Ian Paisley - was first elected to the Commons in 1959, but lost his Nottingham West seat in 1964 after one term. But he returned in 1966 as MP for Horncastle and has represented that patch of Lincolnshire under one boundary or another ever since. As such, he is the second longest continuously serving MP and will become Father of the House if re-elected at the next election, since the current incumbent, Labour MP Alan Williams, is retiring. I gather that it was only this week that Sir Peter indicated to his local association that he wished to be re-adopted as candidate for the general election. The association's executive committee will therefore meet on November 27th to consider his re-adoption - and I hear noises that some on the committee are minded to vote against his automatic re-adoption. I am not in a position to gauge the extent of the support for such a move, but were Sir Peter to fail to be re-adopted by the executive, the decision would then have to go to a special general meeting of the whole association three weeks later. I'll report any further developments as and when I hear anything. Jonathan Isaby


Give either of the forenames of author H E Bates.

Day's End and Other Stories by H.E. Bates — Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists About H.E. Bates Herbert Ernest Bates, CBE is widely recognised as one of the finest short story writers of his generation, with more than 20 story collections published in his lifetime. It should not be overlooked, however, that he also wrote some outstanding novels, starting with The Two Sisters through to A Moment in Time, with such works as Love For Lydia, Fair Stood the Wind for France and The Scarlet Sword e Herbert Ernest Bates, CBE is widely recognised as one of the finest short story writers of his generation, with more than 20 story collections published in his lifetime. It should not be overlooked, however, that he also wrote some outstanding novels, starting with The Two Sisters through to A Moment in Time, with such works as Love For Lydia, Fair Stood the Wind for France and The Scarlet Sword earning high praise from the critics. His study of the Modern Short Story is considered one of the best ever written on the subject. He was born in Rushden, Northamptonshire and was educated at Kettering Grammar School. After leaving school, he was briefly a newspaper reporter and a warehouse clerk, but his heart was always in writing and his dream to be able to make a living by his pen. Many of his stories depict life in the rural Midlands of England, particularly his native Northamptonshire. Bates was partial to taking long midnight walks around the Northamptonshire countryside - and this often provided the inspiration for his stories. Bates was a great lover of the countryside and its people and this is exemplified in two volumes of essays entitled Through the Woods and Down the River. In 1931, he married Madge Cox, his sweetheart from the next road in his native Rushden. They moved to the village of Little Chart in Kent and bought an old granary and this together with an acre of garden they converted into a home. It was in this phase of his life that he found the inspiration for the Larkins series of novels -The Darling Buds of May, A Breath of French Air, When the Green Woods Laugh, etc. - and the Uncle Silas tales. Not surprisingly, these highly successful novels inspired television series that were immensely popular. His collection of stories written while serving in the RAF during World War II, best known by the title The Stories of Flying Officer X, but previously published as Something in the Air (a compilation of his two wartime collections under the pseudonym 'Flying Officer X' and titled The Greatest People in the World and How Sleep the Brave), deserve particular attention. By the end of the war he had achieved the rank of Squadron Leader. Bates was influenced by Chekhov in particular, and his knowledge of the history of the short story is obvious from the famous study he produced on the subject. He also wrote his autobiography in three volumes (each delightfully illustrated) which were subsequently published in a one-volume Autobiography. Bates was a keen and knowledgeable gardener and wrote numerous books on flowers. The Granary remained their home for the whole of their married life. After the death of H. E Bates, Madge moved to a bungalow, which had originally been a cow byre, next to the Granary. She died in 2004 at age 95. They raised two sons and two daughters. primarily from Wikipedia, with additions by Keith Farnsworth


Uniqlo is a casualwear company based in which country?

UNIQLO: What’s behind the low-cost high-quality casual wears? – Technology and Operations Management Assignments > The TOM Challenge: TOM… > UNIQLO: What’s behind…... UNIQLO: What’s behind the low-cost high-quality casual wears? Written by Taiki Narita ,   Posted on November 26, 2015 UNIQLO is a global casual wear SPA. How does UNIQLO create innovative high quality products, HEATTECH, AIRism, etc., despite low price? UNIQLO UNIQLO, headquartered in Japan, operates 1,639 casual wear stores in 16 countries, including China, US, and UK. The Japan-based company has grown rapidly in global, creating JPY 1.7 trillion (» USD 13.8 bil) of annual revenue and JPY 110 bil (» USD 905 mil) of annual net income as of August 2015. One of the keys to this success is from its excellence of business model.   Business and Operating Models UNIQLO’s business is low cost, highquality SPA (Specialty store retailer of Private label Apparel) model, operating all clothes making process from planning, production, distribution and retail sales. Like other SPAs, UNIQLO produces low-price daily use wears for it s customers. However, the unique point of UNIQLO is its high quality and innovative products with good customer service. I have used UNIQLO wears for about 15 years. Some shirts and inner wears I bought 10 years ago are still working. HEATTECH , the technology for innerwear which moisture-wicking fabric retains heat, keeps people warm in a rigorous winter. AIRism , the technology of quick-dry and light as air for inner wear, keeps customers living in humid area comfortable. I always comfortable to buy products by sales staffs’ kindly and polite service. These unique business strengths, low-cost, high-quality and innovative products with good service, are based on its operation.   Source: Fast Retailing CO, LTD. company website Procurement of Materials UNIQLO procures its fablic from its material manufactures partners. UNIQLO can secure stable, high-quality materials at low cost by ordering large volume. In addition, UNIQLO continuously seeks the highest-quality and lowest-cost material in global and realizes it by directly negotiating with manufactures. Building strategic partnership with Japanese high-quality and innovative manufactures supports UNIQLO’ uniqueness. For example, with Toray, Japanese innovative synthetic fiber manufacture, UNIQLO developed HEATTECH. UNIQLO procures specific spinning and dying denims from Kaihara corporation, Japanese denim fabric manufacture.   Outsourcing Production Unlike other SPAs such as ZARA, UNIQLO outsources its production to partner factories in emerging countries for its low-cost production. UNIQLO doesn’t own factories and holds flexibility to change production partners because the best production location has changed as times goes. Currently, UNIQLO has relationships with factories in China, Vietnam, Bangladesh and Indonesia and Turkey.   Quality Control Since UNIQLO outsources its production to partner factories, quality control is not easy and a critical factor. However, UNIQLO has overcome this problem by its unique “Takumi” system. In Japan, there are many skilled artisans, called Takumi who has great skills to create high-quality products. In order to keep high quality products, UNIQLO builds a Takumi team, consisting 400 textile skilled artisans and sends them to its partner factories all over the world. Moreover, production managers visit factories once a week to resolve quality problems.   Customer service UNIQLO also focus on its customer service at retail stores. It emphasized Japanese style dedicated service, achieving same level of service as exclusive department stores. In the US UNIQLO stores, newly hired employees are sent to stores in Japan for six months and learns UNIQLO’s core values and service style, politeness and efficiency. Moreover, in 2014, UNIQLO created a position of customer satisfaction (CS) store manager who is responsible for maintaining service quality standards at the stores in assigned areas.   Feedback system Facing to customers, sales staffs at retail stores an


Which river is spanned by the Clifton Suspension Bridge?

Clifton Suspension Bridge (1864) | Famous Bridges | Bridge Building | Bridges of Dublin Clifton Suspension Bridge (1864) Clifton Suspension Bridge (1864) Bristol, England Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the Clifton Suspension Bridge was opened in 1864 and spans the Avon Gorge and the River Avon, linking the Clifton and Leigh Woods areas of Bristol, England. Plans for a bridge at this location date from the 1750s when William Vick, a Bristol merchant bequeathed a legacy of £1,000 with an instruction that once it accumulated with interest to £10,000 it would be used to construct a stone bridge. By the 1800’s the legacy had not reached the set amount which would in any case have been insufficient for the purpose. In 1829 a competition was held to design what was by then a much needed bridge and a second competition was necessary two years later due to controversy and conflict surrounding the judging of the first entries. Brunel submitted entries to both competitions and when he was unsuccessful in the second he sought a personal meeting with the judging panel. He persuaded the panel to declare him as the winner and he was awarded the contract to build the bridge. Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol, England © By Nic Trott (http://bit.ly/13xBPZq/) [ CC-BY-2.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons Brunel’s design was for a suspension bridge with towers influenced by ancient Egypt and work commenced in 1931 only to be interrupted shortly afterwards by civil unrest which became known as the Bristol Riots. Work resumed in 1836 but the project was beset by financial difficulties and was abandoned in 1843 with only the bridge towers built. It took Brunel’s death in 1859 to revitalise the project when the Institute of Civil Engineers decided to complete the bridge in his memory and raised new funding. Brunel’s design was modified to provide a stronger, higher and wider deck. Work recommenced in 1862 and was completed two years later. The bridge is 412m (1,352 ft) long with a main span of 214m (702 ft) and a width of 9.4m (31ft). The stone towers rising 26m (86 ft) above deck level, although similar in size, are of different design and Brunel’s plan to place sphinx statues on both was omitted. The deck comprising asphalt covered baltic pine timber supported by steel girders lies 75m (245 ft) above high water mark.


Which eponymous musical based on the 1963 Profumo Affair made its debut in London last year?

Aldwych Theatre London - plays, musicals, and comedy stage shows at this London theatre Current Show: The transfer from Broadway of the new show Beautiful - the Carole King Musical . A hit at the National Theatre, Sam Mendes' production of Jim Cartwright's play with songs The Rise And Fall Of Little Voice transferred here in October 1992 with the original cast of Alison Steadman, Jane Horrocks and Pete Postlethwaite for a four month run. The next three productions here had a common link - the accomplished (and busy!) actress Margaret Tyzack appeared in all three! First in February 1993 was Nicholas Hytner's five month revival of Noel Coward's comedy The Importance Of Being Earnest starring Maggie Smith as 'Lady Bracknell' with Margaret Tyzack playing 'Miss Prism'; then in August 1993 it was the transfer here from the National Theatre of Stephen Daldry's 'ground-breaking' revival of JB Priestly's An Inspector Calls featuring designs by Ian MacNeil. Margaret Tyzack joined the cast for the West End transfer playing 'Mrs Birling' - the production itself played a succesful 17 month run here at the Aldwych Theatre before it transferred again, this time to the smaller Garrick Theatre in January 1995. Next up in February 1995 was a 'new' play by Tom Stoppard called Indian Ink in which Margaret Tyzack played the sister of the lead character played firstly by Felicity Kendall and then, later in the ten month run, by Niamh Cusack. When Tom Stoppard's play Indian Ink opened much was made in the press of the play's story requiring Felicity Kendall to (very briefly) disrobe in her first stage nude scene. Based on the same background material and story arc as his 1991 radio play In the Native State, one scene common to both, was a description of a series of extraordinary vintage cars which are unseen on stage, but are heard. But this brought complaints from Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, the founder of the National Motor Museum : "When I saw the preview, the sounds did not always match the models. It was a bit irritating, so I offered to match them if Tom changed some of the names." Hence the cars used - a Bentley, a Daimler, an Isotta Fraschini and a Hispano-Suiza - all sounded authentic. January 1996 saw the arrival from America of the new musical The Fields of Ambrosia . Adapted from Garrie Bateson's 1970 film The Traveling Executioner which starred Stacy Keach, this stage musical version featured music by Martin Silvestri and book and lyrics by Joel Higgins, who also starred. Now recognised as one of the West End's 'Top Ten' musical flops of modern times - the Daily Telegraph said: "The show is clearly doomed but you would be a fool to miss it. It is one of the all-time great bad musicals." - the show run for 9 previews and 14 performances before quickly closing. The prolific theatre impresario Bill Kenwright then brought in a hastily mounted revival of Noel Coward's Present Laughter using a pre-existing set from a previous revival of the comedy seen at the Gielgud Theatre in 1993, though with a new cast cast and director. After an eight week run here the production, starring Peter Bowles, transferred to the Wyndham's Theatre for a further eight weeks. James Goldman's new docu-history play Tolstoy , about the relationship between the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy and his wife during the last couple of weeks of his life, opened here in April 1996. The production, which marked the West End debut of F Murray Abraham in the title role, was unfortunately poor received - in The Independent Paul Taylor complained that it was a "woefully bitty and unfocused play... It's just a mess, like the design. The last new piece at the Aldwych was Fields of Ambrosia ; this, another American try-out, is Fields of Ripe Corn," and John Peter in The Sunday Times moaned that "this bland, banal and mind-bendingly tedious play by James Goldman is chiefly remarkable for having absolutely nothing to say about its subject." A hoped for minimum three month run was cut short to just three weeks and the Aldwych Theatre went dark for five months over summer. After a sell-


According to the Gospel of John, in which village did Jesus raise Lazarus from the dead?

Did Jesus Really Raise Lazarus from the Dead? | Bible.org Did Jesus Really Raise Lazarus from the Dead? A Test Case for Harmonization Between the Synoptics and the Fourth Gospel 1 T. E. Pollard writes, “St. John’s narrative of the raising of Lazarus raises in an acute form some of the most perplexing problems of his gospel, both internally and externally in relation to the synoptics.” 3 The problem presented by the raising of Lazarus is two fold: first, it is staggeringly supernatural; second, the raising of Lazarus appears to be the trigger-event for the crucifixion in John’s narrative. The absence of the raising of Lazarus from the Synoptics has resulted in doubts and denials of its historicity. As John A. T. Robinson says, “If the Synoptic sequence of events is the true one, then the Lazarus incident, or at any rate the key role which it occupies in John, cannot, it is held, be historical.… For the Lazarus incident and its attendant publicity are in John the trigger which sets the legal process in motion.” 4 The difficulty of reconciling the Johannine account with the Synoptic narrative is in some respects more formidable than the fact that a supernatural occurrence is recorded. This problem, for many, is the crucial issue in this discussion, for as Professor C. K. Barrett states, “If a priori opinions, whether negative or positive, be set aside, the chief argument against the historicity of the incident appears to be that there is no place for it in the Synoptic tradition.” 5 Because of time and space limitations, this article will set aside a priori opinions and concern itself with the perception that there is no place for the raising of Lazarus in the Synoptic tradition. Many scholars have noted the parallels between the miracle story in John 11:1-44 and the parable in Luke 16:19-31. 6 Some have proposed that the account of the raising of Lazarus in John is a “conflation of various material in Luke, particularly the parable of Luke 16:19-31 and the Martha and Mary story of Luke 10:38-42, along with the stories of the raising of Jairus’ daughter (Luke 8:40-56…) and the son of the widow of Nain (7:11-17),” or “that there is a common tradition behind the Lazarus story in John and the various other NT accounts of raisings from the dead.” 7 As stated above, the line of reasoning is apparently that if an event this significant had happened, the Synoptics would have included it. The Synoptics do not include the raising of Lazarus, and there appears to be no place for it in their narratives; therefore it could not have happened as John records it. This is not the best approach to history, and we classify such unnecessary exclusions as false dichotomies. We are helped at this point by the admonition of historian David Hackett Fischer. In his book, Historical Fallacies, he says, What can a student do, in the face of a false dichotomy? He can try several stratagems. First, he might attempt to show that the dichotomous terms can coexist. Second, he might demonstrate a third possibility. Third, he might repudiate one or the other or both alternatives. All of these devices will work, in a limited way. But all of them will have the effect of shackling the student’s answer to the fallacious conceptualization he is attempting to correct…In this question, as in so many others, one can only endorse the sensible observation of Reuben Abel: “The continuum in which we live is not the kind of place in which middles can be unambiguously excluded.” 8 I hope to show that these “dichotomous terms” can coexist, that there are several third possibilities, and that one or other or both alternatives can be repudiated. The two possible trigger events given are: (1) either the raising of Lazarus; (2) or the temple cleansing. One, not the other and not both, must be the true catalyst for the crucifixion. This appears to be strikingly simplistic, but it seems to merely push this strand of the argument against the historicity of the raising of Lazarus to its logical ends. I begin with an attempt to repudiate the possibilities as overly simplistic opt


Who became the first American woman in space on June 18th 1983?

First American woman in space - Jun 18, 1983 - HISTORY.com First American woman in space Share this: First American woman in space Author First American woman in space URL Publisher A+E Networks From Cape Canaveral, Florida, the space shuttle Challenger is launched into space on its second mission. Aboard the shuttle was Dr. Sally Ride, who as a mission specialist became the first American woman to travel into space. During the six-day mission, Ride, an astrophysicist from Stanford University, operated the shuttle’s robot arm, which she had helped design. Her historic journey was preceded almost 20 years to the day by cosmonaut Valentina V. Tereshkova of the Soviet Union, who on June 16, 1963, became the first woman ever to travel into space. The United States had screened a group of female pilots in 1959 and 1960 for possible astronaut training but later decided to restrict astronaut qualification to men. In 1978, NASA changed its policy and announced that it had approved six women to become the first female astronauts in the U.S. space program. The new astronauts were chosen out of some 3,000 original applicants. Among the six were Sally Ride and Shannon Lucid, who in 1996 set a new space endurance record for an American and a world endurance record for a woman during her 188-day sojourn on the Russian space station Mir. Related Videos


Which ‘saggy, old, cloth cat’ was illustrated on a 1st class stamp issued in January?

Stamp Master Album News Royal Mail Postal Service 2014 Issue Designed by Interabang Classic Childrens TV Stamp Set The Royal Mail Postal Service has issued 12 new stamps with a postage value of first class named "Classic Childrens TV Stamps" on the 7th of January 2014. The twelve stamps depict popular TV show characters that were broadcast between the years of 1950 and 2014. These stamps are being issued to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Bagpuss. A saggy old cloth cat that first appeared on television screens in 1974, and is consider to be the most popular British childrens TV character of all time. It is also the 50th anniversary of The Magic Roundabout. Each of the twelve childrens TV characters is listed below with reference to the stamps above. Andy Pandy-screened in 1950, top left 1st Ivor the Engine-screened in 1959, middle 1st Dougal-screened in 1965, right 1st Windy Miller-screened in 1966, left 2nd Mr. Benn-screened in 1971, middle 2nd Great Uncle Bulgaria-screened in 1973, right 2nd Bagpuss-screened in 1974, left 3rd Paddington Bear-screened in 1975, middle 3rd Postman Pat-screened in 1981, right 3rd Bob the Builder-screened in 1998, bottom left 4th Peppa pig-screebed in 2014, bottom middle 4th Shaun the Sheep-screened in 2007, bottom right 4th "Classic Childrens TV Stamps" can be purchase as a set of 12, Sheets of 30/60, Presentation pack and FDC. The size of each stamp is 25mm by 25mm with a stamp perforation size of 15 x 15 using the 2cm reference. They were printed by International Security Printers using the gravure printing process. Type of Gum is self-adhesive. Classic Childrens TV Stamps FDC and Stamp Classic Childrens TV Stamps Presentation Pack To order these stamps or to learn more go to http://www.royalmail.com/


Which element is named after the Greek for ‘stench’?

Nexus Research Group - How the elements were named Named after Strontian, a small village in the Western Highlands of Scotland. 2. Elements named after Heavenly               Bodies Helium He From the Greek word "Helios" - the                 Sun. In 1868 during an eclipse of the Sun, Scientists                 observed a spectral line caused by an unknown                 element. They named the element Helium. Twenty                 seven years later in 1895, the element was discovered                 on Earth. Neptunium Np Named after the planet Neptune.                 Find the position of the three planets Neptune,                 Pluto and Uranus in the Solar system. Now find                 the position in the Periodic Table of the three                 elements named after these planets... Plutonium Named after the planet Pluto Uranium U Named after the planet Uranus. The                 element was discovered in 1789, shortly after                 the discovery of the planet. 3. Elements named from Mythology Tantalum Ta Named after the Greek mythological king, Tantalus.                  It was discovered in 1802 and great difficulties were encountered in dissolving its oxide in                  acid to form salts. It proved to be a tantalising                  problem! Niobium Nb Named after Princess Niobe, the                 daughter of King Tantalus. According to legend,                 father and daughter were always found together                 and were very much alike. The two elements Niobium                 and Tantalum are usually found together in nature                 and their properties are very similar. Niobium                 was discovered in North America in 1801 and was                 originally named Columbium. It was renamed in                 1844 after the connections with tantalum was realised.                 Find the positions of both elements in the periodic                 table Thorium Th Named after Thor, the Scandinavian                 God of War and Thunder. It was discovered and                 named in 1828. Coincidentally, thorium is used                 today as a nuclear fuel in nuclear weapons and                 reactors. Titanium Ti Named after Titans, the Greek supermen.                 Titanium is an extremely strong metal which resists                 attack by acids. Vanadium Named after Vandis, the Scandinavian                 Goddess of Beauty. The salts of vanadium have                 beautiful colours. 4. Names that describe their Properties Argon Ar From the Greek word "argos" which                 means idle or lazy. Argon is one of the laziest,                 least reactive elements of all. Bromine From the Greek word "chloros" which                 means green. Chlorine is a green gas. Cobalt Co From the German word "kobold" which                 means goblin or evil spirit. Miners working in                 the cobalt mines sometimes died unexpectedly.                 For this reason the miners thought that the mines contained evil spirits. The real reason for these                 unexpected deaths was that cobalt ores usually                 contained highly poisonous arsenic. Dust from                 the ore probably got on their food or was breathed                 in, causing sudden deaths. Hydrogen H From the Greek words "hydro" a


Emma Thompson plays which author in the recent film ‘Saving Mr Banks’?

Saving Mr. Banks (2013) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC Author P.L. Travers reflects on her childhood after reluctantly meeting with Walt Disney , who seeks to adapt her Mary Poppins books for the big screen. Director: a list of 44 titles created 02 Jan 2014 a list of 32 titles created 03 Jan 2014 a list of 37 titles created 08 Sep 2014 a list of 33 titles created 20 Mar 2015 a list of 25 titles created 11 Jan 2016 Title: Saving Mr. Banks (2013) 7.5/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for     1     Oscar. Another    12 wins & 71 nominations. See more awards  » Videos Edit Storyline When Walt Disney 's daughters begged him to make a movie of their favorite book, P.L. Travers ' Mary Poppins (1964), he made them a promise - one that he didn't realize would take 20 years to keep. In his quest to obtain the rights, Walt comes up against a curmudgeonly, uncompromising writer who has absolutely no intention of letting her beloved magical nanny get mauled by the Hollywood machine. But, as the books stop selling and money grows short, Travers reluctantly agrees to go to Los Angeles to hear Disney's plans for the adaptation. For those two short weeks in 1961, Walt Disney pulls out all the stops. Armed with imaginative storyboards and chirpy songs from the talented Sherman brothers, Walt launches an all-out onslaught on P.L. Travers, but the prickly author doesn't budge. He soon begins to watch helplessly as Travers becomes increasingly immovable and the rights begin to move further away from his grasp. It is only when he reaches into his own childhood that Walt discovers ... Written by Walt Disney Pictures To bring Mary Poppins to life, he needs to work his magic. See more  » Genres: Rated PG-13 for thematic elements including some unsettling images | See all certifications  » Parents Guide: 20 December 2013 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: El sueño de Walt See more  » Filming Locations: $413,373        (USA) (13 December 2013) Gross: Did You Know? Trivia Emma Thompson wrote and played a Mary Poppins-like character in Nanny McPhee (2005) and Nanny McPhee Returns (2010). See more » Goofs When Travers arrives in her hotel room, there are two Winnie the Pooh dolls among the gifts, showing Pooh in his redesigned appearance from the late 1960s. Walt Disney 's merchandise licensee did not yet have the toy rights to this character in 1961. See more » Quotes [first lines] Travers Goff : [voiceover] Winds in the east / Mist coming in / Like something is brewing / About to begin / Can't put me finger / On what lies in store / But I feel what's to happen / All happened before. See more » Crazy Credits At the beginning, the Disney logo is replaced by a special "Walt Disney Presents" logo with the old-fashioned segmented castle. See more » Connections Performed by the Dave Brubeck Quartet Courtesy of Derry Music Company (Stoke on Trent, England) – See all my reviews Saving Mr Banks tells the story of Walt Disney's battle to get the rights to make Mary Poppins into a movie. I wasn't expecting to like this but was completely blown away. It is beautifully put together, is hilarious in parts and very touching and emotional at other stages, but is not overly sappy or cheesy. There are some outstanding performances here. Emma Thompson plays Mrs Travers beautifully - a cantankerous and stubborn lady, yet you can't dislike her. Tom Hanks does a good job of playing Walt Disney - a tough role for anyone but he seems to suit it, so long as you can get past the terrible fake southern accent which is worse than Dick Van Dyke's attempts at an English accent in Mary Poppins. However the stand-out performance is, surprisingly, delivered by Colin Farrell as Mrs Travers' father. He brings amazing range


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‘Houses of the Holy’ in 1973 was the fifth album released by which band, the first three contained the name of the band and the fourth was untitled?

Led Zeppelin: Houses of the Holy (Super Deluxe) – [Record 155] | Head Trip Chronicles Head Trip Chronicles Socials Led Zeppelin: Houses of the Holy (Super Deluxe) – [Record 155] Led Zeppelin: Houses of the Holy. (Super Deluxe Box Set) 2014 Reissue.This is the Super Deluxe Edition of this record, reissued in 2014. This box set also came with two CD’s, one for each record, plus HD digital downloads for both. Houses of the Holy is the fifth studio album by British rock band Led Zeppelin, released by Atlantic Records on 28 March 1973. It is their first album composed of entirely original material, and represents a musical turning point for the band, who had begun to record songs with more layering and production techniques. Containing some of the band’s most famous songs, including “The Song Remains the Same”, “The Rain Song” and “No Quarter”, Houses of the Holy became a huge success, and was certified eleven times platinum by the RIAA. In 2012, it was ranked #148 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. The title track was recorded for the album, but was delayed until the band’s next release, Physical Graffiti, two years later. Standard edition. 1. The Song Remains the Same. 2. The Rain Song. 3. Over the Hills and Far Away. 4. The Crunge. 7. The Ocean. The Wiki. Recording sessions: Much of the album was recorded in Spring 1972 using the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio at Stargroves, a Berkshire country estate owned by Mick Jagger. Some songs from the album had initially been tried out earlier than this, such as “No Quarter”, which was first attempted during a session at Headley Grange. Several of the songs were produced as trial recordings (demos) at the personal studios of guitarist Jimmy Page and bass player/keyboardist John Paul Jones. Having recently installed these studios in their homes, it enabled them to finish the arrangements which had been laid down earlier. In particular, Page was able to present complete arrangements of “The Rain Song” and “Over the Hills and Far Away”, while Jones had developed “No Quarter”. Another bout of recording took place at Olympic Studios in May 1972, and during the band’s 1972 North American tour additional recording sessions were conducted at Electric Lady Studios in New York. Some songs which were recorded from these various sessions did not make it onto Houses of the Holy, namely “Black Country Woman”, “Walter’s Walk”, “The Rover” and also the would-be title-track, “Houses of the Holy”. All of these songs were retained and later released on subsequent Led Zeppelin albums. Composition: This album was a stylistic turning point in the lifespan of Led Zeppelin. Guitar riffs became more layered within Page’s production techniques and departed from the blues influences of earlier records. In the album’s opening opus, “The Song Remains the Same”, and its intricate companion suite, “The Rain Song”, Robert Plant’s lyrics matured toward a less overt form of the mysticism and fantasy of previous efforts. Houses of the Holy also featured styles not heard on the first four Led Zeppelin albums. For example, “D’yer Mak’er” is a reggae-based tune (the name of the song being derived from the phonetic spelling of the British pronunciation of “Jamaica”); “No Quarter” features atmospheric keyboard sounds and an acoustic piano solo from Jones; “The Crunge” is a funk tribute to James Brown; and “The Rain Song” is embellished by Jones on his newly acquired mellotron. The album’s closing song “The Ocean”, which features an a cappella section and a doo-wop influenced coda, is dedicated to “the ocean” of fans who were massing to Led Zeppelin concerts at this point of the band’s career. Subsequently, the title “Houses of the Holy” refers to the massive venues they played full of their adoring fans. According to Led Zeppelin expert Dave Lewis: “In retrospect, ‘Houses of the Holy’ holds its ground with the middle period releases quite admirably. The barnstorming effect of the early era was now levelling off and though devoid of the electricity of ‘Led Zeppelin I’ and ‘II’, or the s


What is the name for the ‘wavy line’ above the letter n in words such as jalapeño and piñata?

How to Type Characters With Tilde Accent Marks How to Type Characters With Tilde Accent Marks How to Type Characters With Tilde Accent Marks Easy Ways to Type Tilde Accent Marks Cultura/Twinpix/Riser/Getty Images By Jacci Howard Bear Updated October 13, 2016. A tilde accent mark is a small wavy line that appears over certain consonants and vowels. Tilde accent marks are found in words like mañana and are common in Spanish and Portuguese languages. In English, tilde accent marks are found on the uppercase and lowercase letters A, N and O as in Ã ã Ñ ñ Õ õ. There are several ways to render a tilde on your keyboard, depending on your platform. On a Mac On a Mac, hold down the Option key while typing the letter N and release both keys. Immediately type the letter to be accented (A, N or O) to create lowercase characters with tilde accent marks. For the uppercase version of the character, press the Shift key before you type the letter to be accented. Note: The Mac keyboard has a tilde key for inline tilde marks, but it can't be used to accent a letter. With Windows Enable Num Lock. Hold down the ALT key while typing the appropriate number code on the numeric keypad to create characters with tilde accent marks. continue reading below our video 9 Tips to Extend Your Phone's Battery If you don't have a numeric keypad on the right side of your keyboard, these won't work. For Windows, the number codes for the uppercase letters are: Alt + 0195 = Ã  For Windows , the number codes for the lowercase letters are: Alt + 0227 = ã  Alt + 0241 = ñ  Alt + 0245 = õ  If you do not have a numeric keypad on the right side of your keyboard, you can copy and paste accented characters from the Character Map. In Windows 10, locate the Character Map by clicking Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Character Map. In HTML In HTML , render characters with tilde accent marks by typing the & ( ampersand symbol ), then the letter (A, N or O), then the word tilde, then ; (semicolon) without any spaces between them, such as: ñ for ñ Õ for Õ On iOS and Android Mobile Devices Using the virtual keyboard on your mobile device, you can access special characters with accent marks, including the tilde. Press and hold the A, N or O key on the virtual keyboard to open a window with various accented options. Slide your finger to the character with a tilde and lift your finger to select it. Tips: In HTML, the characters with tilde accent marks may appear smaller than surrounding text. You might want to enlarge the font for just those characters under some circumstances. In Windows, don't use the numbers at the top of keyboard. Use the numeric keypad and be sure Num Lock is turned on. Some programs may have special keystrokes for creating diacriticals , including the tilde accent marks. See the application manual or help if these keystrokes don't work for creating tilde accent marks.


What is the surname of the character ‘Hawkeye’ in the film and TV series ‘M*A*S*H’?

Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce | Monster M*A*S*H | Fandom powered by Wikia Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce Alan Alda as "Hawkeye" on the M*A*S*H TV series. M*A*S*H character Vital information Captain (O-3), U.S. Army Reserve Job/Role in unit: Chief Surgeon at the 4077th M*A*S*H Home Black, greying (in TV series), Blond, in 1970 MASH film Eye Color: Blue in TV series, Green in MASH film Height: Unnamed wife in MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors Relatives/Children: Dr. Benjamin Franklin Pierce, Sr. (father) Unnamed mother, died when he was 10-years-old Two unnamed sons in MASH: A Novel Appearances Alan Alda (television series) Captain Benjamin Franklin “Hawkeye” Pierce is the lead fictional character in the M*A*S*H novels, film, and television series. The character was played by Donald Sutherland in the film and Alan Alda on television. Contents Edit Born and raised in Crabapple Cove, Maine , Hawkeye is (according to the TV series) the son of Dr. Daniel Pierce. According to the novels, his father is “Big Benjy” Pierce, a lobster fisherman. He attended Androscoggin College, where he played football and intercepted a Hail Mary pass thrown by Dartmouth quarterback John McIntyre . After his medical residency in Boston, Hawkeye is drafted into the U. S. Army and called to serve at the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) during the Korean War. Between long, intense sessions of treating critically wounded patients, he makes the best of his life in an isolated Army camp with heavy drinking, carousing, and pulling pranks on the people around him, especially the unpleasantly stiff and callous Major Frank Burns and Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan. Origin of the nickname “Hawkeye” Edit The novel established that Pierce's nickname of "Hawkeye" was given to him by his father. It comes from the novel The Last of the Mohicans, which Pierce, in Hooker's book, claimed was "The only book my old man ever read."[1] In an episode of the TV series in which Hawkeye believed himself to be in mortal danger due to heavy enemy shelling, he made out a will and left Colonel Sherman T. Potter (who Hawkeye stated was like a father) the edition of The Last of the Mohicans that his father had given him. "It was his favorite book," Hawkeye wrote in the will, implying that he had read more books. Changes in the character Edit Although the Robert Altman film followed Hooker's book somewhat in structure, much of the dialogue was improvised and thus departed even from Ring Lardner, Jr.'s screenplay. The screenplay itself departed from the book in a number of details (e.g. Frank Burns became a major instead of a captain, and was identified with Major Hobson, the zealously religious officer that Pierce and bunk mate Trapper John McIntyre got removed from their tent and, subsequently, the camp), but on the whole, the main characters and mood were left intact. Perhaps the biggest change in Hawkeye's characterization from the book, to the big screen and finally to the small screen comes in his marital status. The Hawkeye of the book is married to Evelyn Pierce with children (according to the sequels) and faithful while in Korea (as far as the reader is concerned). He offers several doctors love advice, "Jeeter" Carroll for example, extolling the virtues of extramarital sex but never partaking himself. The film version of Hawkeye is still married, but gives himself more moral leeway, arguing that he is far from home, no one is ever going to know, and it will reduce stress for both involved. Finally, the film's Hawkeye was transformed into the womanizing and single Hawkeye of the TV series. In the pilot, however, Hawkeye told Lieutenant Dish that he was engaged and in a later first-season episode he broke up with several women, when he believed the war had ended, by telling him that he was married, although it was revealed at the end of the episode that he was lying. A later episode shows in fact Hawkeye had a one year common law relationship with a nurse after graduating from medical college which he revealed to BJ after the woman in question is


Which country did Stephen Fleming captain in test cricket?

Stephen Fleming | New Zealand Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | ESPN Cricinfo Other OD Profile Graceful and determined, Stephen Fleming will go down as his country's most successful captain and one of their best batsman after an international career that spanned 15 years. He owns a series of records, including the first New Zealander to pass 7000 Test runs, a landmark reached during his final series against England in 2008. During his last innings, in Napier, he did just enough to lift his career average over 40. Nine Test centuries is a poor return for such a talent, but Fleming was worth more than his statistics. A stint with Middlesex in 2001 laid the foundations for a successful re-evaluation of his batting methods where the inability to convert half-centuries to centuries did no justice to his quality. But after a breakout innings of 134 not out to steer New Zealand to a classy World Cup victory over South Africa, along with another spell in county cricket, with Yorkshire, Fleming confirmed his greater batting consistency with a career-highest 274 not out against Sri Lanka in the first Test of their 2003 series. He followed that with an equally impressive 192 at Hamilton against Pakistan later that year and was named New Zealand's cricketer of the year in 2004. The date 26 October, 2004 will remain in Fleming's memory, as he gained three New Zealand Test records in facing the Bangladesh attack at Chittagong. Firstly, his 87th Test earned him the record for most caps won by a New Zealander and, in striding to the crease for the 150th time, this was the greatest number of Test innings for New Zealand. And, as he moved to 81, in an innings where he would strike 202, he surpassed Martin Crowe's record aggregate of 5444 runs in Tests for New Zealand. He launched his first book, Balance of Power in December 2004 and, in the following season, captained Nottinghamshire to their first county title since 1987. He had a benign tumour removed from his face in December 2005, during Australia's one-day tour of New Zealand. The following May he made his 100th Test appearance, against South Africa - appropriately at Centurion - although failed to mark the occasion with an innings of substance. A wonderful 262 followed at Cape Town but New Zealand were unable to win the match. The World Cup in the West Indies was Fleming's fourth as a player and third as captain and he led New Zealand to another semi-final. That was his final act as one-day skipper, though, as he announced he was standing down from that half of his role but wanted to continue leading the Test side. He spent the off-season playing at Nottinghamshire and dodging questions about whether he would join the Indian Cricket League. In September he announced he would stay on as a New Zealand Test player but retired from ODIs, and at the same time was relieved of the Test captaincy after a decade in charge, in favour of Daniel Vettori. However, after being tempted by the Indian Premier League he announced his international retirement and the series against England was his last. Will Luke March 2008


Abraham Lincoln served one two-year term in the House of Representatives for a district in which state?

The Sixteenth US President - Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln   ï¿½ Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth President of the United States (1861-1865). He was born on February 12, l809 in a log cabin in Kentucky. When he entered the national limelight he had little experience with politics, and he experienced several failures on the path to the White House. His strength was his great character, which was reflected in his fortitude and strong will to resolve the discord in the Union. Many historians believe his innate wisdom and humanity made him the greatest of all the Presidents. Like Washington, he generated a legend, which is undoubtedly greater for his having been the first President to be assassinated while in office. He was known for his honesty and often wore a stovepipe hat. This six-foot-four-inch President was not an abolitionist; but he regarded slavery as evil. Lincoln grew up living in the wilderness of Kentucky and Indiana. During his entire life, he had less than one full year of formal education; but thanks to his stepmother, he was taught to read and write and do arithmetic at an early age. In 1830, when Abe was twenty-one, the Lincoln family moved to what is now Decatur, Illinois. There he worked as a laborer on farms and flatboats, and even, for a while, as a store clerk in New Salem, where he became a very popular man. In 1832 Lincoln decided to run for a seat in the Illinois House of Representatives as a member of the Whig Party. He was defeated. In fact, Abraham Lincoln lost more elections than he ever won, but he showed great persistence in overcoming the obstacles that belabored him and never gave up. Soon thereafter he was appointed New Salem's postmaster. In 1834 Lincoln again ran for state office, and this time he won the election. Abraham Lincoln served in the Illinois State Legislature (1834-42) and the United States House of Representatives (1847-49). In 1842, while serving as an Illinois legislator, he married Mary Todd. Lincoln had studied the law and become a licensed attorney. At one point, he traveled extensively and made a name for himself as a frontier lawyer. His way of weaving stories and relating to the common man made him very popular. It was during this time that he became known as "Honest Abe." Lincoln supported the Wilmot Proviso, which proposed that slavery in the United States be prohibited in any territory acquired during the Mexican War (1846-1848). Since the Whig Party had a rule that representatives could serve only one term, Lincoln returned to Springfield to practice law. Lincoln's flagging interest in politics was revived in 1854 when Congress passed the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which repealed the dividing line that had been established between free and slave states years earlier by the Missouri Compromise. When Stephen Douglas, a famous orator and Congressman, came to Springfield to defend the bill, Lincoln challenged him. This foreshadowed the famous Lincoln-Douglas debates that were held when Lincoln unsuccessfully challenged Douglas for his Senate seat in 1858. It was at this point that Lincoln finally joined the Republican Party. His staunch support of the party's anti-slavery position, combined with the national prominence gained in his debates with Douglas gave Lincoln clout with the Republicans. At their convention in Chicago he became their standard bearer and won the nomination for President. In 1860, Lincoln defeated Douglas and another Democratic challenger, although with only forty percent of the popular vote. His cabinet was troubled by internal hatred. Lincoln was the first President not born in one of the thirteen original colonies. Also, he was the first President from the Republican Party. Prior to his election as President, seven Southern states had seceded from the Union. In his inaugural address on March 4, 1861, Lincoln reached out to the South by telling them he had no intention of changing slavery as it existed; but he held firm to the ideal that the Union be forever preserved and indissoluble. Soon after this, the Southern states banded together in their


Which Noël Coward play features the eccentric medium and clairvoyant Madame Arcati?

Blithe Spirit Blithe Spirit     Blithe Spirit is a comic play written by Noël Coward which takes its title from Percy Bysshe Shelley’s poem “To a Skylark” (“Hail to thee, blithe Spirit! / Bird thou never wert”). The play concerns socialite and novelist Charles Condomine, who invites the eccentric medium and clairvoyant, Madame Arcati, to his house to conduct a séance, hoping to gather material for his next book. The scheme backfires when he is haunted by the ghost of his annoying and temperamental first wife, Elvira, following the séance. Elvira makes continual attempts to disrupt Charles’s marriage to his second wife, Ruth, who cannot see or hear the ghost. The play was first seen on the West End in London in 1941 and set a new long-run record for non-musical British plays of 1,997 performances. It also did well on Broadway later that year, running for 657 performances. Coward adapted the play for film in 1945, starring Rex Harrison, and directed a musical adaptation, High Spirits, on Broadway in 1964. It was also adapted for television in the 1950s and 1960s and for radio. The play enjoyed several West End and Broadway revivals in the 1970s and 1980s and was revived again in London in 2004. It returned to Broadway in February 2009. Broadway revival began previews on 26 February 2009 at the Shubert Theatre with an official opening on 15 March 2009.Michael Blakemore directed, with the cast starring Angela Lansbury as Madame Arcati, Christine Ebersole as Elvira, Rupert Everett as Charles, Jayne Atkinson as Ruth and Simon Jones as Dr. Bradman. The New York Times found the revival somewhat uneven, calling the opening performance “bumpy”, but praised Lansbury as Madame Arcati. Lansbury won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress, and Martin Pakledinaz was nominated for the Tony for Best Costume Design. The play won the Drama League Award for Distinguished Revival of a Play. Thea Sharrock directed a revival of her production of the play at the Apollo Theatre, London; it ran from 2 March to 18 June 2011, with a cast including Alison Steadman as Madame Arcati, Robert Bathurst as Charles, Hermione Norris as Ruth and Ruthie Henshall as Elvira   Background   The title of the play is taken from Shelley’s poem “To a Skylark”.[1] After his London office and apartment had been destroyed in The Blitz, Coward wrote Blithe Spirit in 1941 during a holiday that he took with actress Joyce Carey to Portmeirion on the coast of Snowdonia in Wales. He wrote it straight through from beginning to end whilst staying at the Fountain 2 (Upper Fountain) suite at Portmeirion and only two lines of dialogue were removed before its first production in London.[2] In his autobiography Coward claimed he wrote the play in five days. During World War II, before Russia and the U.S. joined forces with the Allies, Great Britain was suffering severe casualties and facing German bombing attacks at home. Coward felt that British audiences would want to view an escapist comedy such as Blithe Spirit.[1] The play provoked a small outcry at the time of its first performances, as it was seen to be possibly making fun of death at the height of the war;[3] however, such objections were quickly forgotten, and the play went on to set British box-office records. The subject was timely for many, because people who wished to contact their loved ones that had died in the war were turning to spiritualism. The play’s run of 1,997 consecutive performances set a record for non-musical plays in the West End that was not surpassed until Boeing Boeing in the 1970s. Coward repeats one of his signature theatrical devices at the end of the play, where the central character tiptoes out as the curtain falls – a device that he also used in Present Laughter, Private Lives and Hay Fever.   Productions   The play was first produced at the Manchester Opera House in June 1941, and then premiered in the West End at the Piccadilly Theatre on July 21, 1941, and transferred to the St. James’s Theatre and then the Duchess Theatre for a total of 1,997 performances.[4][5] It was directed by Coward, and


The Prince of Wales feathers appeared on the reverse of which coin from 1971 to 2008?

The 'rare Two New Pence' coin scam | eBay The 'rare Two New Pence' coin scam Paste a YouTube Video URL Please enter a valid YouTube URL Link to an eBay page Only URLs from within eBay are allowed Paste a YouTube Video URL Please enter a valid YouTube URL Link to an eBay page Only URLs from within eBay are allowed Paste a YouTube Video URL Please enter a valid YouTube URL Link to an eBay page Only URLs from within eBay are allowed Paste a YouTube Video URL Please enter a valid YouTube URL Link to an eBay page Only URLs from within eBay are allowed Paste a YouTube Video URL Please enter a valid YouTube URL Link to an eBay page Only URLs from within eBay are allowed Paste a YouTube Video URL Please enter a valid YouTube URL Link to an eBay page Only URLs from within eBay are allowed The very common 1971 2p coin (Mintage 1,406,203,250) How to identify rare 2p coins Many eBay sellers are advertising 'rare' 2p coins, sometimes with absurd starting prices. The vast majority of these are simply ordinary coins that you might find in your everyday change. There is an urban myth that any 2p coin with the old Prince of Wales feathers design and the words "NEW PENCE" instead of "TWO PENCE" is rare and valuable. This is not true! Hundreds of millions of such coins are in circulation! What is true is that in 1983, a very small number of 2p coins were struck with the wrong reverse die, bearing the legend 'NEW PENCE'. These coins were not issued for circulation: all 1983 2p coins were issued only in sets with other coins. Therefore the likelihood of finding one of these is very remote. Normal 2p coins issued in 1971 and from 1975 to 1981, bearing the legend "NEW PENCE", in circulated condition are just worth face value, although the 1976 2p is a little scarcer than the others. They are only worth substantially more than face value if in Uncirculated condition. (The wording "NEW PENCE" was dropped from all British coins starting in 1982). Apart from the extremely rare 'error' 1983 2p, the following dates of 2p's are scarce and collectable as they were only issued in Proof or Specimen sets: 1972, 1973, 1974, 1982, 1983 (with the normal "TWO PENCE" reverse) and 1984. These coins will occasionally be sold as individual specimens when somebody breaks up a set. The 1976 and 2013 2p's were issued for circulation but are fairly scarce: indeed in two years I have only ever found one 2013 2p, so these may well be worth saving for the future. Another scarcity is the 2008 2p with the old reverse (Prince of Wales feathers rather than the new shield design). But please don't bid on a 'rare' 2p coin when it is just a standard ordinary 2p issued in 1971 or from 1975 to 1981 with the words "NEW PENCE" on the reverse! And if someone claims to be selling a genuine 'error' 1983 'New Pence' 2p, please look very carefully at the photographs. These coins were issued only in promotional packs with other uncirculated 1983 coins, and should ideally be in the original packaging, which should show no signs of having been tampered with! Tags: