The 81 mile Speyside Way runs from Buckie to which town and resort in the Cairngorms?

Great walk - Review of Speyside Way Long Distance Trail, Aviemore, Scotland - TripAdvisor Review of Speyside Way Long Distance Trail Aviemore to Buckie, Aviemore, Scotland Website Idyllic Varied Walking Route in the Scottish Highlands” Reviewed June 28, 2013 The Speyside Way is one of Scotland's official long distance routes. The "regular route" runs about 66 miles, from the railway station in Aviemore north to the trail's end monument near the center of Buckie, on Moray Firth. (Some walkers do it north to south.) There are two spur trails as well - the Tomintoul spur of about 16 miles, and the Dufftown spur of about 9. Many people do one or both of these spurs in addition to or instead of sections of the regular route, in order to add beauty and a little more challenge to the walk and to allow walkers to take the two free tours and tastings at Glenlivet and Glenfiddich distilleries. When we walked the route in June 2013, we did both both spurs, and omitted the Grantown to Ballindollach section from the regular route; this gave us a walk total of about 75 miles. There are also other routes and trails in the area that sometimes intersect with the Speyside Way, including Badenoch , Dava and Moray Coast trails. The Speyside Way has some diverse scenery, including frequent views of the River Spey (a famous fishery for salmon and sea trout), but it does not have a lot of elevation gain or loss, and is generally not very difficult as compared to some other British long walks such as, for example, the West Highland Way. Lodging and food are generally not very hard to find, although there are some 10-mile stretches where it is infrequent. There is a helpful official Speyside Way site (Speysideway.com), which contains a listing of lodgings as well. When we did the walk in June, 2013, we walked 75 miles in six days, as follows: Day 1 - Aviemore to Boat of Garten to Nethy Bridge to Grantown on Spey - about 17 miles. Day 2 - Our B & B owner, for a reasonable charge, drove us down to Tomintoul to do the spur. After 8 miles, we did the Glenlivet tour and tasting, and then spent the night in the area. Day 3 - We finished the 8-mile Tomintoul spur to Ballindollach, and then walked 10 more miles to Ablerlour, for an 18 mile day. The Tomintoul spur is pretty and has some nice up and down walking. Day 4 - Walked 4.5 miles to Dufftown (took Glenfiddich Distillerytour/tasting), and 4.5 miles to Craigellachie, for 9-mile day. Day 5 - 13 miles to Fochabers, a pleasant and varied section. Day 6 - final 11-mile section to Moray Firth, and then to Buckie town center monument; scenic and flat. A prominent characteristic of the Speyside Way is the 50 or so single malt whisky distilleries in the area (out of 100 in Scotland) including Glenlivet, Glenfiddich, Balvenie, Macallan, Tamdhu, Aberlour and others. This has caused some to call this the "Whisky Walk" or "Whisky Way". The single malt industry is booming in Scotland, and increasingly elsewhere. Learning about and dabbling in single malt is an interesting part of the experience. Slainte! There are several guide books, and a few companies that will transport luggage or arrange lodging, if you wish. We used the 2010 first edition of Alan Castle's Cicerone Guide Book, with strip map included, and found it very satisfactory. While walkers can decide for themselves what the highlights are, some of ours were: meeting and chatting with locals and other walkers; the exceptional single malt tours and tasting opportunites, including Whisky Castle in Tomintoul, Mash Tun in Aberlour, and Highlander Inn in Craigellachie; very nice lodging, including Garden Park B & B in Grantown, Bank House in Glenlivet, Mash Tun in Aberlour, Bridge View B & B in Craigellachie, and Highlander Hotel in Buckie; tasty meals, including Old Bridge Inn and Restaurant in Aviemore; Croft Inn in Glenlivet; Mash Tun in Aberlour; Quaich in Fochabers; and Highlander Hotel in Buckie; others included Walker's awesome Shortbread in Aberlour and Baxter's food outlet and visitor's center in Fochabers. The level of friendliness and hospitalit


What is the next line of this 1926 song ‘Pack up all my cares and woe, here I go, singing low, ..........’?

Leselig Leselig Tenk deg en notatbok på et bord i en kafé. Her kan du av og til se nye, påbegynte tekster mens de er i arbeid: work in progress, og skisser, notater og lignende. (På www.skogmosafe.com er det lagt inn ferdige, publiserte tekster.) Copyright: Bjørn Skogmo 2010, 2011. I tillegg er det enkelte sangtekster og musikk, som ikke tilhører meg, samt to-tre sjeldne dikt. 13.10.2014 Klær er korteste vei til aktiv kommunikasjon.  Bjørn Skogmo  (2012)                     * kommunikasjon kommer av å kommunisere Lagt inn av Agnar Mykle: Lasso rundt fru Luna  Wikipedia:  Lasso rundt fru Luna er en  roman  av den norske forfatteren  Agnar Mykle , utgitt i  1954 . Handlingen foregår i tre tidsplan. Fra et nåtidstidspunkt ser hovedpersonen  Ask Burlefot  tilbake på sitt år som ung handelsskolebestyrer i en småby i Nord-Norge. Tilbakeblikk til oppvekst og gymnasår er det tredje tidsplanet. Litteraturhistorikeren  Øystein Rottem  karakteriserer romanen som en «dannelsesroman med omvendt fortegn» [1] : den handler om oppbruddet og tilværelsen i det fremmede, men også om det umulige i å «vende hjem»; hovedpersonen har brent bruer og kommet til en bitter erkjennelse av sin annerledeshet. Lagt inn av I’ve already been told what’s been said Oh, I’ve been listening till it twisted my head No more words I’ve already been talking too long is on the tip of your tongue Why don’t we do something ‘Cause there’s a hell of a lot to be done Why don’t we sing something ‘Cause there’s a hell of a lot to be sung Why don’t we lay off our liberal views ‘Cause there’s a hell of a lot to be won Why don’t we do something Mikael Wiehe 10.03.2012 Ikke noe særlig En dag falt det en dame ned fra himmelen, hun satt kanskje på en gren i et tre, og hun falt i armene på Franz Grütter, og han sto der med en dame i armene.    Det er vel ikke noe særlig, sa alle.    Eller noe gledelig, sa jeg.    Og Franz Grütter stod der med en dame i armene - med hår liksom, med ansikt liksom og så videre. Og jeg lurer på hvordan vi skal avslutte denne historien. Men i mellomtiden er den allerede slutt, og Franz Grütter står der og har en dame i armene. - fra "Magasin Paris" (1993) av Peter Bichsel. Oversatt av J.E. Vold  Lagt inn av Mine venner kom for å ta meg, blant dem en vakker kvinne. Oi oi, tenkte jeg, nå er det ute med meg, jeg har ingenting å stille opp mot dette her. Så jeg gikk liksågodt over på deres parti, smigret over at de brydde seg om meg, jeg la meg ned og så sjelfullt opp, jeg tenkte det kanskje kunne hjelpe. Og hun bøyde seg over meg for å se på meg da, kvinne var hun jo. De er smarte som sender sine sterkeste først, tenkte jeg og kysset henne. Og de voktet nøye på henne og på oss begge for ikke å bli lurt. Men hvordan regne med kjærlighet, når en sitter slik i det? Jeg stolte på den. oversatt av Jan Erik Vold  Lagt inn av 13.01.2012 Varmetid Eg skulle nok ha levd i dinosaurane si tid. Då var det høveleg varmt. Dei ville vore mykje større enn meg, men eg ville vore mykje klokare. Medan dei dundra over markene og plaska gjennom sumpene og åt kvarandre opp ville eg sitje heime og finne opp elden og hjulet og krutet og andre nyttige saker. Dei ville snart finne ut at dei hadde bruk for meg. For livet var aldri greit for ein dinosaur. Kjærleikslivet var t.d. ofte ein samanhengande katastrofe. Før eller seinare kom dei til punktet: No må eg vite om ho elskar meg eller ikkje. Gå og hent han som er så jævla smart! — Ragnar Hovland Dinosaurar, frå Sjølvmord i Skilpaddekaféen  Lagt inn av 14:17 Ingen kommentarer: 08.12.2011 "Hva binder oss sammen, egentlig," spør hun og ser ut som hun har tenkt å gi seg for dagen med å montere bokhyller, men ikke fordi hun var utslitt, snarere med en energi som om hun var klar for en større oppgave: lastingen av et cargoskip eller sveisingen av en armada før grålysningen. Espen Stueland: Kjærlighet i tide og utide. Lagt inn av 02:48 Ingen kommentarer: 08.11.2011 All true artists, whether they know it or not, create from a place of no-mind, from inner stillness.  Eckhart Tolle  Don't be trapped by dogma Your time is limited, so


Who wrote the plays ‘Jumpers’ and ‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead’?

SparkNotes: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead: Context Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Tom Stoppard Table of Contents Plot Overview Tom Stoppard was born Tomas Straussler to a Jewish family on July 3, 1937, in Zlín, Czechoslovakia. He fled with his parents to Singapore in 1939 to escape the Nazis. A few years later, at the height of World War II, he went with his mother and younger brother to India to escape the invading Japanese. His father, a doctor, stayed behind in Singapore but later drowned on his way to join his wife and sons. In India, his mother met and married Kenneth Stoppard, a major in the British army. Along with his stepfather, mother, and brother, Stoppard moved to Bristol, England, in 1946, just as India declared its independence from Britain. By all accounts, Stoppard wholeheartedly embraced British culture and eventually ceased to speak Czech. A love of English wordplay and constant references to English literature run throughout his literary output, which includes plays, screenplays, and fiction. At age 17, Stoppard left school and started working as a journalist, reviewing plays and writing news features for such papers as the Western Daily Press and Bristol Evening World. In 1962, he became a theater critic for Scene magazine in London. Around this time, he also began writing plays for the radio and television, including A Walk on Water (1963) and The Dissolution of Dominic Boot (1964). A novel, Lord Malaquist and Mr. Moon, was published in 1966. Stoppard wrote a one-act play in 1964 called Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Meet King Lear, which he then rewrote, expanded into three acts, and retitled as Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. This new version premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 1966. An extremely successful production at the National Theatre in London in 1967 led to a debut on Broadway in the United States later that year. Stoppard went on to win the Evening Standard Award for Most Promising Playwright in 1967, and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead earned the Plays and Players Best Play Award in 1967 and a Tony Award for Best Play in 1968. While Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead remains Stoppard’s most famous play, his other work has garnered critical acclaim and won several awards. In all, Stoppard has written more than twenty plays. Most are performed in both London and New York City, the two epicenters of theater. Critics generally cite Jumpers (1973) and Arcadia (1993) as his best plays. Among his many accolades are the Prix Italia (for Albert’s Bridge, 1968), Evening Standard Award for Best Comedy (Travesties, 1974), the 1976 Tony Award for Best Play (Travesties), the 1976 New York Critic Circle Award (Travesties), and Antoinette Perry Award for Best Play (The Real Thing, 1984). In the 1970s, Stoppard began speaking out against the imprisonment and treatment of political dissidents in his native Czechoslovakia, including that of fellow playwright Vaclav Havel. A friendship with another political prisoner, Viktor Fainberg, inspired Stoppard’s play Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (1976). Still another work, a play written for television called Professional Foul (1977), was created especially for Amnesty International’s Prisoner of Conscience Year. Although Stoppard wrote plays throughout the 1980s, he also began working in the movies. His rewrite of the script for Terry Gilliam’s Brazil (1985) earned a Best Screenplay Award from the L.A. Film Critics Association. Stoppard wrote the script for Steven Spielberg’s Empire of the Sun (1987), and he did an uncredited rewrite on Spielberg’s Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989). To secure financing for a movie version of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Stoppard decided to write the screenplay and direct the film himself (1990). The movie, which starred Gary Oldman and Tim Roth, earned the Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival in 1990. His other screenplay credits include Billy Bathgate (1991), The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), and Bond 22 (2007), the next James Bond film in that franchise. His screenpl


The Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha are the two Houses of the Parliament of which country?

OUR PARLIAMENT (29) Andaman & Nicobar Islands 1 (30)   Chandigarh 1 (31) Dadra & Nagar Haveli 1 (32) Daman & Diu 1 (33) NCT of   Delhi 7 (34)   Lakshadweep 1 (36)   Anglo-Indians (if nominated 2 by the President under Article 331 of the   Constitution) RAJYA SABHA Rajya Sabha   is the Upper House of Parliament. It has not more than 250 members. Members   of Rajya Sabha are not elected by the people directly but indirectly by the   Legislative Assemblies of the various States. Every State is allotted a   certain number of members. No member of Rajya   Sabha can be under 30 years of age. Twelve of   Rajya Sabha members are nominated by the President from persons who have   earned distinction in the fields of literature, art, science and social   service. Rajya Sabha   is a permanent body. It is not subject to dissolution but one-third of its   members retire every two years. Rajya Sabha was duly constituted for the   first time on April 3, 1952 and it held its first sitting on May 13, that   year. There are at   present 245 members in Rajya Sabha, distributed among different States and   Union Territories as follows: (1) Andhra   Pradesh 18 (29) NCT of   Delhi 3 (30)   Pondicherry 1 (31)   Nominated by the President under 12 Article 80(1)(a) of the Constitution Presiding   Officers Lok Sabha   elects one of its own members as its Presiding Officer and he is called the   Speaker. He is assisted by the  Deputy Speaker who is also elected by   Lok Sabha. The conduct of   business in Lok Sabha is the responsibility of the   Speaker. The   Vice-President of India is the ex-officio Chairman of Rajya   Sabha. He is elected by the members of an electoral college consisting of   members of both Houses of Parliament. Rajya Sabha also elects one of its   members to be the Deputy Chairman. Functions of   Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha The main   function of both the Houses is to pass laws. Every Bill has to be passed by   both the Houses and assented to by the President before it becomes law. The   subjects over which Parliament can legislate are the subjects mentioned   under the Union List in the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.   Broadly speaking, Union subjects are those important subjects which for   reasons of convenience, efficiency and security are administered on   all-India basis. The principal Union subjects are Defence, Foreign Affairs,   Railways, Transport and Communications, Currency and Coinage, Banking,   Customs and Excise Duties. There are numerous other subjects on which both   Parliament and State Legislatures can legislate. Under this   category mention may be made of economic and social planning, social   security and insurance, labour welfare, price control and vital statistics. Besides   passing laws, Parliament can by means of resolutions, motions for   adjournment, discussions and questions addressed by members to Ministers   exercise control over the administration of the country and safeguard peopleï¿½s   liberties. Difference   between Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha (1) Members   of Lok Sabha are directly elected by the eligible voters. Members of Rajya   Sabha are elected by the elected members of State Legislative Assemblies in   accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of single   transferable vote. (2) The normal life of every Lok Sabha is 5 years only while Rajya Sabha is a   permanent body. (3) Lok Sabha   is the House to which the Council of Ministers is responsible under the   Constitution. Money Bills can only be introduced in Lok Sabha. Also it is Lok   Sabha which grants the money for running the administration of the country. (4) Rajya   Sabha has special powers to declare that it is necessary and expedient in   the national interest that Parliament may make laws with respect to a matter   in the State List or to create by law one or more all-India services common   to the Union and the States.


Which team did Spain beat in the Final of the 2010 FIFA World Cup?

2010 FIFA World Cup Final: How Spain Won It | Bleacher Report 2010 FIFA World Cup Final: How Spain Won It By Yoosof Farah , Senior Writer Jul 13, 2010 Use your ← → (arrow) keys to browse more stories Denis Doyle/Getty Images 0 Comments To the watching world, Soccer City in Johannesburg played host to a boring, brutal 19th FIFA World Cup Final in which Howard Webb's deleterious mistakes were the only factor on the outcome. And to the expert few, world football's pinnacle match in South Africa saw tactical perfection executed from both sides and hence leading to the tight, tense, closely-contested encounter with only one moment of magic able to break the mould and provide the world with a victor. But it was a moment of magic that was always going to come from just one team, Spain, with head coach Vicente Del Bosque winning the tactical battle against counterpart Bert Van Marwijk, who's Netherlands team were set up with the wrong tactics from the outset. Here is how Spain overcame the dirty Dutch and achieved such a remarkable feat in South Africa by using the right tactics. The Obvious: Passing Play A very obvious reason for La Furia Roja 's success, but one cannot deny the importance of head coach Vicente Del Bosque's gameplan for his team to virtually pass the ball into the back of the opponents' net. First of all, the passing play was pivotal to Spanish glory as it nullified the threat of Wesley Sneijder, Arjen Robben and Robin Van Persie (who cut a very frustrated figure) for large periods of the match, due to the Netherlands' lack of possession and limited time on the ball. Also, it allowed Spain to control the tempo of the game, something which gives them a somewhat superiority complex over their opponents. Again Del Bosque proved his mastery at psychological warfare, as the Dutch players went overboard on the 'hostile assertion' tactic set up by their coach Bert Van Marwijk and the technical team, conceding needless fouls and unnecessarily getting a player sent-off when it mattered most; all due to the frustration of not being able to take possession of the ball from the Spanish. The passing play set up by Del Bosque was also a very intelligent way of instilling discipline in his own players; no long range shots allowed was the order, as the ball had to be passed inside the penalty area at least before making an attempt on goal. This meant Spain, whilst boring the spectators as they waited for the perfect opportunitiy, were able to thread through Andres Iniesta twice, as well as Cesc Fabregas, for sublime goalscoring chances with just the goalkeeper to beat. Contrast that to the Netherlands, and every other team in the tournament, who take multiple attempts at goal from a long distance, and you'll see why Spain ended up as World Champions. La Selección Española played the Arsenal way, i.e. waiting for the right chance to score, but the only difference is, Spain actually managed to perfect it and win major titles, where Premier League club Arsenal still haven't. Fast Is Better Than Slow Former FC Barcelona left-back and Netherlands captain Giovanni Van Bronckhorst was playing his last ever professional football match in that World Cup final before retiring from the sport completely. And in his professionally callous way, Vicente Del Bosque decided he would make life hell for the full-back by exploiting his lack of pace, first with Pedro Rodriguez, and then with Jesus Navas after realising the former played too centrally to fully exploit Gio's slowness. Navas' introduction made the Spanish a real threat on every attack, as the Sevilla winger was ordered by Del Bosque to play the opposition full-back's game of being pushed down the wing, but then exposing his lack of pace by charging down right to the goal line before putting a cross into the penalty area. Van Bronckhorst simply couldn't deal with Navas and needed help from teammates; problem with that is, it creates space for other Spanish players to either shoot or put a delivery into the box. Coach Bert Van Marwijk recognised this by replacing Gio with Edson Braafh


How was the bird Pinguinus impennis commonly known?

Seabirds | Marine life | Ecosystem | Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture Razorbill Illustration: Jón Baldur Hlíðberg Some of the largest seabird colonies in the world can be found in Iceland. 25 seabird species are known to have nested in Iceland and at least 29 others have been sighted. Many other species that we usually associate with other ecosystems do in fact also rely on the ocean for part of the year. The seabird community around Iceland is composed of relatively few but very abundant species. The most important group is the auks with 6 species, of which 4 are extremely abundant. Many bird species only stay around Iceland in winter to take advantage of the high summer productivity but overwinter in southern locations. The most famous example of this, as well as the most extreme, is the Arctic tern. It spends the summer in the Arctic and the winter in the Antarctic (of course it is summer there by then). Others such as the northern fulmar are resident in Icelandic waters all year round. There are also a few cases, such as little auks and some gull species, where the birds overwinter in Iceland but migrate further north during the summer to feed and nest. Besides the classical seabirds described below, many other species benefit from the marine environment. Two species of divers (Gaviidae) and two species of phalaropes (Phalaropus spp.) are, for example, usually associated with freshwater lakes or wetlands but are actually only found on the ocean in the winter. Many species of wading birds (Charadriiformes) are also dependent on the seashore, the interface between sea and land. On the other hand, several species that we associate with the marine environment can, and often will, thrive on land. This is for example common among the gull species. Fulmars and related birds (Procellariiformes) The northernfulmar (Fulmaris glacialis) is, together with the puffin, the most abundant seabird around Iceland; the former with 1 to 2 million breeding pairs and the latter with 2 to 3 million. It might seem surprising that only one century ago the fulmar was not particularly abundant. This is probably because it is a surface feeding scavenger and has benefited enormously from the fisheries. Other related species nesting in Iceland are Manx shearwater (Puffinus puffinus), storm petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus), and Leach´s petrel (Oceanodroma leucorrhoa). These are quite common, but inconspicuous and not well known to the public because they are almost purely open ocean birds and therefore rarely seen. Albatrosses are in this group and have only been spotted a few times around Iceland. Fulmars are not hunted in Iceland but eggs and chicks were harvested in the past. Gannets and cormorants (Pelecaniformes) These are among the largest of the seabirds and therefore quite conspicuous. Gannets and cormorants are, however, quite different. Gannets (Sula bassana) are the largest seabirds around Iceland and are famous for their high velocity dives into the ocean to catch fish. Cormorants are clumsy flyers but among the best divers of all birds. Two species are found around Iceland, the great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) and shag (P. aristotelix). Both are quite common. Gannets and cormorants have been hunted in Iceland throughout the centuries but adult gannets are now protected. Ducks (Anseriformes) Only one species of duck in Iceland is truly marine, the common eider (Somateria mollissima). It is very abundant and quite conspicuous as it lives exclusively in shallow marine waters. The numbers of eiders around Iceland are kept artificially high since the bird is semi-domesticated. Eiderdown harvesting has been economically quite important through the ages. The down is collected from the nests and in return farmers actively protect the nesting sites during the breeding period. Many other species of ducks feed on the seashore and in shallow coastal waters in winter. Gulls (Lari) Many species of gulls can be found around Iceland. Some, such as herring gulls (Larus argentatus) and great black-backed gulls (L. marinus) nest and live around I


Which dynasty ruled China in the year 1AD?

1–999 AD World History Viking Ship (c. 900) 1–49 Birth of Jesus Christ (variously given from 4 B.C. to A.D. 7). After Augustus, Tiberius becomes emperor (dies, A.D. 37), succeeded by Caligula (assassinated, A.D. 41), who is followed by Claudius. Crucifixion of Jesus (probably A.D. 30). Han dynasty in China founded by Emperor Kuang Wu Ti. Buddhism introduced to China. 50–99 Claudius poisoned (A.D. 54), succeeded by Nero (commits suicide, A.D. 68). Missionary journeys of Paul the Apostle (A.D. 34–60). Jews revolt against Rome; Jerusalem destroyed (A.D. 70). Roman persecutions of Christians begin (A.D. 64). Colosseum built in Rome (A.D. 71–80). Trajan (rules A.D. 98–116); Roman empire extends to Mesopotamia, Arabia, Balkans. First Gospels of St. Mark, St. John, St. Matthew. 100–149 Hadrian rules Rome (A.D. 117–138); codifies Roman law, rebuilds Pantheon, establishes postal system, builds wall between England and Scotland. Jews revolt under Bar Kokhba (A.D. 122–135); final Diaspora (dispersion) of Jews begins. 150–199 Marcus Aurelius rules Rome (A.D. 161–180). Oldest Mayan temples in Central America (c. A.D. 200). 200–249 Goths invade Asia Minor (c. A.D. 220). Roman persecutions of Christians increase. Persian (Sassanid) empire re-established. End of Chinese Han dynasty. 250–299 Increasing invasions of the Roman empire by Franks and Goths. Buddhism spreads in China. Classic period of Mayan civilization (A.D. 250–900); develop hieroglyphic writing, advances in art, architecture, science. 300–349 Constantine the Great (rules A.D. 312–337) reunites eastern and western Roman empires, with new capital (Constantinople) on site of Byzantium (A.D. 330); issues Edict of Milan legalizing Christianity (A.D. 313); becomes a Christian on his deathbed (A.D. 337). Council of Nicaea (A.D. 325) defines orthodox Christian doctrine. First Gupta dynasty in India (c. A.D. 320). 350–399 Huns (Mongols) invade Europe (c. A.D. 360). Theodosius the Great (rules A.D. 392–395)—last emperor of a united Roman empire. Roman empire permanently divided in A.D. 395: western empire ruled from Rome; eastern empire ruled from Constantinople. 400–449 Western Roman empire disintegrates under weak emperors. Alaric, king of the Visigoths, sacks Rome (A.D. 410). Attila, Hun chieftain, attacks Roman provinces (A.D. 433). St. Patrick returns to Ireland (A.D. 432) and brings Christianity to the island. St. Augustine's City of God (A.D. 411). 450–499 Vandals destroy Rome (A.D. 455). Western Roman empire ends as Odoacer, German chieftain, overthrows last Roman emperor, Romulus Augustulus, and becomes king of Italy (A.D. 476). Ostrogothic kingdom of Italy established by Theodoric the Great (A.D. 493). Clovis, ruler of the Franks, is converted to Christianity (A.D. 496). First schism between western and eastern churches (A.D. 484). 500–549 Eastern and western churches reconciled (519). Justinian I, the Great (483–565), becomes Byzantine emperor (527), issues his first code of civil laws (529), conquers North Africa, Italy, and part of Spain. Plague spreads through Europe (542 et seq.). Arthur, semi-legendary king of the Britons (killed, c. 537). Boëthius, Roman scholar (executed, 524). 550–599 Beginnings of European silk industry after Justinian's missionaries smuggle silkworms out of China (553). Mohammed, founder of Islam (570–632). Buddhism in Japan (c. 560). St. Augustine of Canterbury brings Christianity to Britain (597). After killing about half the population, plague in Europe subsides (594). 600–649 Mohammed flees from Mecca to Medina (the Hegira); first year of the Muslim calendar (622). Muslim empire grows (634). Arabs conquer Jerusalem (637), conquer Persians (641). 650–699 Arabs attack North Africa (670), destroy Carthage (697). Venerable Bede, English monk (672–735). 700–749 Arab empire extends from Lisbon to China (by 716). Charles Martel, Frankish leader, defeats Arabs at Tours/Poitiers, halting Arab advance in Europe (732). Charlemagne (742–814). Introduction of pagodas in Japan from China. 750–799 Charlemagne becomes king of the Franks (771). Caliph Harun


The 1993 film ‘The Pelican Brief’ was based on whose 1992 book?

The Pelican Brief (1993) - 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 A law student uncovers a conspiracy, putting herself and others in danger. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 25 titles created 23 Aug 2011 a list of 25 titles created 01 Oct 2011 a list of 46 titles created 01 Dec 2012 a list of 22 titles created 23 Jul 2013 a list of 30 titles created 01 Apr 2015 Title: The Pelican Brief (1993) 6.5/10 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. 1 win & 2 nominations. See more awards  » Videos A quadriplegic ex-homicide detective and his female partner try to track down a serial killer who is terrorizing New York City. Director: Phillip Noyce A US Army officer, despondent about a deadly mistake he made, investigates a female chopper commander's worthiness for the Medal of Honor. Director: Edward Zwick On a US nuclear missile sub, a young first officer stages a mutiny to prevent his trigger happy captain from launching his missiles before confirming his orders to do so. Director: Tony Scott A Florida police chief must solve a vicious double homicide before he himself falls under suspicion. Director: Carl Franklin A man obsessed with conspiracy theories becomes a target after one of his theories turns out to be true. Unfortunately, in order to save himself, he has to figure out which theory it is. Director: Richard Donner Homicide detective John Hobbes witnesses the execution of serial killer Edgar Reese. Soon after the execution the killings start again, and they are very similar to Reese's style. Director: Gregory Hoblit A young boy who witnessed the suicide of a mafia lawyer hires an attorney to protect him when the District Attorney tries to use him to take down a mob family. Director: Joel Schumacher The secret US abduction of a suspected terrorist leads to a wave of terrorist attacks in New York that lead to the declaration of martial law. Director: Edward Zwick A young lawyer joins a prestigious law firm only to discover that it has a sinister dark side. Director: Sydney Pollack In the midst of the Gulf War, soldiers are kidnapped and brainwashed for sinister purposes. Director: Jonathan Demme A young woman fakes her own death in an attempt to escape her nightmarish marriage, but discovers it is impossible to elude her controlling husband. Director: Joseph Ruben John Quincy Archibald takes a hospital emergency room hostage when his insurance won't cover his son's heart transplant. Director: Nick Cassavetes Edit Storyline Two Supreme Court Justices have been killed. Now a college professor, who clerked for one of the two men, who's also having an affair with one of his students, is given a brief by her, that states who probably, wanted to see these two men dead. He then gives it to one of his friends, who works for the FBI. When the FBI director reads it, he is fascinated by it. One of the president's men who read it, is afraid that if it ever got out, the president could be smeared. So, he advises the president to tell the director to drop it, which he does. But later the professor and the girl were out and he was drunk and when he refused to give her the keys she stepped out of the car. When he started it, it blew up. She then discovers that her place has been burglarized and what was taken were her computer and her disks. Obviously, her brief has someone agitated. She then turns to her boyfriend's friend at the FBI, he agrees to come meet her but before he does someone shoots him and takes his place... Written by rcs0411@yahoo.com See All (175)  » Taglines: From the author of "The Firm" and "The Client" and the director of "Presumed Innocent" and "All The President's Men." See more  » Genres: Rated PG-13 for momentary language and some violence | See all certifications  » Parents Guide: 17 December 1993 (USA) See more


Espoo and Tampere are the second and third largest cities by population in which European country?

Finland Real Estate New selections, advertisements published after 2014-06-25 only Finland Real Estate Country Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It is the eighth largest country in Europe in terms of area and the most sparsely populated country in the European Union. Finland is a country of thousands of lakes and islands – 187,888 lakes (larger than 500 m²) and 179,584 islands. One of these lakes, Saimaa, is the fourth largest in Europe. The landscape is mostl...y flat with few hills, and its highest point, the Halti at 1,324 meters, is found in the extreme north of Lapland at the border between Finland and Norway. Landscape is covered mostly (75 percent of land area) by coniferous taiga forests and fens, with little arable land. Finland is one of the few countries in the world whose surface area is still growing. The Finnish climate is suitable for grain farming in the southernmost regions, but not further north. Finland has a humid and cool semi continental climate. The climate type in southern Finland is a northern temperate climate. Winters of southern Finland (average temperature of day is below 0) are usually 4-5 months long. Summers in the southern Finland last 4 months (from the mid of May to mid of September). In Northern Finland, particularly in the Province of Lapland, a subarctic climate dominates, characterized by cold, occasionally severe, winters and relatively warm summers. Winters in north Finland are nearly 7 months long, summers in the north are quite short, only 2-3 months. Finland is a representative democracy with a semi-presidential parliamentary system. Aside from state-level politics, residents use their vote in municipal elections and in the European Union elections. Finland has a highly industrialized free-market economy with a per capital output equal to that of other western economies such as France, Germany, Sweden or the UK. Finland has good results in many international comparisons of national performance such as the share of high-technology manufacturing, public education, health care, the rate of gross domestic product growth, and the protection of civil liberties. Capital Helsinki Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the southern part of Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, by the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is 579,016 (30 June 2009), making it the most populous municipality in Finland by a wide margin. The foreign-born population stands at around 10%. Helsinki, along with the neighbouring cities of Vantaa (Vanda), Espoo (Esbo), and Kauniainen (Grankulla), constitutes what is known as the capital region, with over 1,000,000 inhabitants. The Greater Helsinki area contains 12 municipalities and has a population of over 1,300,000. The Greater Helsinki accounts for a quarter of the population of Finland, 29% of jobs, and a third of the GDP. Helsinki is Finland's capital for business, education, research, culture, and government. Greater Helsinki has eight universities and six technology parks. Some 70% of foreign companies operating in Finland have settled in the Helsinki region. The immigration of rural residents has made it one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in Europe. Finland's main international airline hub, Helsinki-Vantaa Airport is 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the city center, with direct flights around the world. The busy Helsinki–Tallinn route takes 1.5 hours by hydrofoil, 4 hours by ferry, and 18 minutes by helicopter. Two other big cities in Finland, Tampere and Turku, can be reached in 1.5–2 hours by trainand 1.5–2.5 hours by car. Biggest cities Espoo Espoo is a city and municipality of Finland. With a population of approximately 240,000 it is the second most populated city in Finland. It is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area along with the cities of Helsinki, Vantaa, and Kauniainen. Espoo shares its eastern border with Helsinki and Vantaa, while enclosing Kauniainen. Today, Espoo is the only municipality in Finland


Which of Picasso’s ‘periods’ came first - from 1901 to 1904?

Pablo Picasso's Blue Period Biography Pablo Picasso's Blue Period - 1901 to 1904 The Blue Period of Picasso is the period between 1900 and 1904, when he painted essentially monochromatic             paintings in shades of blue and blue-green, only occasionally warmed by other colors. These somber works, inspired by Spain but             painted in Paris, are now some of his most popular works, although he had difficulty selling them at the time.            Picasso settled in Paris in 1904, having spent a few difficult years with no fixed studio and little artistic             success. While back in 1903, he had produced his Blue Period works, which seemed to reflect his experience of             relative poverty and instability, depicting beggars, street urchines, the old and frail and the blind. This period's starting point is uncertain; it may have begun in Spain in the spring of 1901, or in Paris             in the second half of the year. In choosing austere color and sometimes doleful subject matter - prostitutes,             beggars and drunks are frequent subjects - Picasso was influenced by a journey through Spain and by the suicide             of his friend Carlos Casagemas, who took his life at the LHippodrome Cafe in Paris, France by shooting himself             in the right temple on February 17, 1901. Although Picasso himself later recalled, "I started painting in blue             when I learned of Casagemas's death", art historian Helene Seckel has written: "While we might be right to             retain this psychologizing justification, we ought not lose sight of the chronology of events: Picasso was not             there when Casagemas committed suicide in Paris ... it was only in the fall that this dramatic event emerged             in his painting, with several portraits of the deceased". At this time Picasso was very open to artistic influences around him, and events of these years would have a major            effect on his: the exhibition of Fauve works, particularly those of Henri Matisse . Picasso responded to the new avant-grade            developments of the Fauve painters in Paris by exploring new directions himself, creating his ground-breaking style. Picasso's depression didn't end with the beginning of his rose period, which succeeded the blue period and in which             the color pink dominates in many of his paintings. In fact, it lasted until the end of his cubist period (which followed the rose period)             and only in the period thereafter, which was his neo-classicist period, did Picasso's work begin the show the playfulness that would             remain a prominent feature of his work for the rest of his life. Picasso's contemporaries didn't even distinguish between a             blue and a rose period but regarded the two as one single period. Starting in the latter part of 1901 he painted several posthumous portraits of Casagemas, culminating in the gloomy allegorical painting La Vie , painted in 1903 and now in the Cleveland Museum of Art . The same mood pervades             the well-known etching The Frugal Repast (1904),             which depicts a blind man and a sighted woman, both emaciated, seated at a nearly bare table. Blindness is a recurrent theme in Picasso's works of this period, also represented             in The Blindman's Meal (1903, the Metropolitan             Museum of Art) and in the portrait of Celestina (1903). Other frequent             subjects include female nudes and mothers with children. A significant influence on Picasso's blue period paintings was his visit to a woman's prison called St. Lazare in Paris, where nuns served as             guards. The Two sisters is an example of how Picasso used to mix daily reality with Christian iconography. The po


What name is given to the long pole used to propel a punt?

Punt - definition of punt by The Free Dictionary Punt - definition of punt by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/punt  (pŭnt) n. An open flatbottom boat with squared ends, used in shallow waters and usually propelled by a long pole. v. punt·ed, punt·ing, punts v.tr. 1. To propel (a boat) with a pole. 2. To carry in a punt. v.intr. To go in a punt. [Probably Middle English *punt, from Old English punt, from Latin pontō, pontoon, flatbottom boat, from pōns, pont-, bridge; see pent- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] punt′er n.  (pŭnt) Football n. A kick in which the ball is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground. v. punt·ed, punt·ing, punts v.tr. To propel (a ball) by means of a punt. v.intr. 1. To execute a punt. 2. Informal To cease doing something; give up: Let's punt on this and try something else. [Perhaps from dialectal punt, to strike, push, perhaps alteration of bunt.] punt′er n. intr.v. punt·ed, punt·ing, punts 1. Games To lay a bet against the bank, as in roulette. 2. Chiefly British Slang To gamble. [French ponter, from obsolete pont, past participle of pondre, to put (obsolete), lay an egg, from Old French, to lay an egg, from Latin pōnere; see apo- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] punt′er n. (pʌnt) n (Nautical Terms) an open flat-bottomed boat with square ends, propelled by a pole. See quant 1 vb (Nautical Terms) to propel (a boat, esp a punt) by pushing with a pole on the bottom of a river, etc [Old English punt shallow boat, from Latin pontō punt, pontoon1] punt (pʌnt) n 1. (Soccer) a kick in certain sports, such as rugby, in which the ball is released and kicked before it hits the ground 2. (Rugby) a kick in certain sports, such as rugby, in which the ball is released and kicked before it hits the ground 3. (General Sporting Terms) any long high kick vb 4. (Soccer) to kick (a ball, etc) using a punt 5. (Rugby) to kick (a ball, etc) using a punt [C19: perhaps a variant of English dialect bunt to push, perhaps a nasalized variant of butt3] punt (Gambling, except Cards) (intr) to gamble; bet n 1. (Gambling, except Cards) a gamble or bet, esp against the bank, as in roulette, or on horses 2. (Gambling, except Cards) Also called: punter a person who bets 3. take a punt at informal Austral and NZ to have an attempt or try at (something) [C18: from French ponter to punt, from ponte bet laid against the banker, from Spanish punto point, from Latin punctum] punt (Currencies) (formerly) the Irish pound [Irish Gaelic: pound] (pʌnt) n. 1. a kick, as in football or rugby, executed by dropping the ball and kicking it before it touches the ground. v.t. 2. to kick (a dropped ball) before it touches the ground. v.i. 3. to punt a ball. 4. Informal. to equivocate or delay. [1835–45; compare dial. (Midlands) punt to push, butt] punt′er, n. 1. a small, shallow, flat-bottomed boat with square ends, propelled by poling. v.t. 2. to pole (a small boat) along. 3. to convey in a punt. v.i. 4. to pole a boat along. 5. to travel or have an outing in a punt. [before 1000; Old English (not attested in Middle English) < Latin pontō punt, pontoon ] punt′er, n. 1. to lay a stake against the bank in certain card games, as faro. 2. Slang. to gamble, esp. to bet on sporting events. [1705–15; < French ponter, derivative of ponte punter, point in faro < Sp punto point ] punt′er, n. (pʊnt, pʌnt) n., pl. punt. the basic currency of the Republic of Ireland, which has a fixed value relative to the euro. [1970–75; < Irish < E pound 2] punt , bunt - Punt, as in "kick," may be from bunt, "push," used in baseball to mean "hit the ball softly." See also related terms for kick . kick , punt - The dent in the bottom of a wine or champagne bottle is the kick or punt. See also related terms for kick . punt I will have been punting you will have been punting he/she/it will have been punting we will have been punting you will have been punting they will have been punting Past Perfect Continuous A ball dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground. ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLeg


There are four Cardinal Virtues: Prudence, Temperance, Justice and which other?

Justice, Wisdom, Courage, and Moderation: The Four Cardinal Virtues Justice, Wisdom, Courage, and Moderation: The Four Cardinal Virtues PETER KREEFT These four cardinal virtues are not the only virtues, but they are the cardes, the "hinges", on which all the other virtues turn. The four cardinal virtues – justice, wisdom (prudence), courage (fortitude), and moderation (self-control, temperance) – come not just from Plato or Greek philosophy. You will find them in Scripture. They are knowable by human nature, which God designed, not Plato. Plato first formulated them, but he did for virtue only what Newton did for motion: he discovered and tabulated its own inherent foundational laws. These four are called "cardinal" virtues from the Latin word for "hinge". All other virtues hinge on these four. That includes lesser Virtues, which are corollaries of these, and also greater virtues (the three "theological virtues"), which are the flower of these. These four cardinal virtues are not the only virtues, or even the highest ones. As Einstein surpassed Newton, Jesus most certainly surpassed Plato. But just as Einstein did not contradict Newton but included him, presupposed him, and built on him, so Jesus supernatural virtues do not contradict Platos natural virtues but presuppose them. Plato gives us virtues grammar; Jesus gives us virtues poetry. Back to the future! During the Silly Sixties, I was teaching a course in ethics at Boston College to a class of idealistic, impatient, and antihistorical freshmen whose vision of history was the Dark Ages and then Us. They were eager to save the world, design a new society, and liberate themselves and everyone else (especially those who did not want to be liberated) from the terrible, tyrannical past and to create a "brave new world" for the bright future. So my assigned reading list, composed of Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, and Aquinas, hardly turned them on. They protested, "We know so much more than people in the past did", and were not impressed with my comeback, from T. S. Eliot: "Yes, and they are that which we know." So they asked me whether we could do something more "relevant", something more experimental, something like what other classes were doing: designing their own course instead of being "enslaved" to the hoary past and to the "imposed values" of the teacher. I decided to go along with their scheme for a trial run. I said Id play Socrates with them and together wed try to design a new ethic for a new society, from scratch. I would only be their Socratic questioner, not their lecturer. They were thrilled. Off and running we went, throwing our books temporarily into the ragbag or dustbin of history and consulting only our precious creativity. Now what values do we want in this new society? First of all, do we want a double standard? A different ethic for society and for individuals? No, that was the hypocrisy of past and present establishments. No double standard. All right, next, what does society need? Harmony, cooperation, togetherness, working as one, each doing the thing he can do best for others, for the community, doing your own thing and communalism at once. That sounds like a very progressive notion of justice, better than the old legalistic one. In fact, it sounds like music, which they loved very much. True justice is social music, harmony. What an enlightened idea! What next? What qualities must the leaders have? Not wealth, not power, not privilege, not even sheer intelligence or cleverness, but understanding, insight, sympathy. Into what? Human nature, human needs, human values. And this understanding of theirs has to have a practical side to it. The leaders should know people and their problems and be able to solve them, not just know some abstract ideal. What a nice, relevant redefinition of wisdom! What about heroism? Do we value that, in society and in individuals? Oh, yes. The willingness to freely go beyond the call of duty, to make sacrifices, to choose the difficult thing, to take chances. Courage. Not j


Who playe Mr Lucas in the TV sitcom “Are You Being Served”?

Are You Being Served? star Trevor Bannister dies at 76 - BBC News BBC News Are You Being Served? star Trevor Bannister dies at 76 15 April 2011 From the section Entertainment & Arts comments Image caption Trevor Bannister (r) played ladies' man Mr Lucas in Are You Being Served? Are You Being Served? star Trevor Bannister has died aged 76, his brother has confirmed. The actor suffered a heart attack on Thursday at his allotment in Thames Ditton, Surrey, John Bannister said. The actor was best known for his role as ladies' man Mr Lucas in the 1970s BBC sitcom set in a department store but he also worked in the theatre. "He was a good lad, we were all very fond of him," Mr Bannister told BBC News. He added his brother had been doing some repair work on his shed when he became ill. Frank Thornton, who appeared as Captain Peacock in Are You Being Served?, told the BBC he had "many, many happy memories" of his co-star. "He was a very good friend over a long time," he said. "We often met with him and his wife - he was recently at my 90th birthday celebrations in January and that was the last time we saw him. We shall miss him sorely." Born in Durrington, Wiltshire, and the youngest of three children, Bannister did two years' National Service before going to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts. During his career, which spanned five decades, he appeared in TV shows including The Avengers, Dixon of Dock Green, The Saint and Z-Cars. Image caption Most recently Bannister (left) starred in BBC series Last of the Summer Wine He also made regular appearances in the theatre and in pantomime. More recently, the actor had a stint in the long-running BBC series Last of the Summer Wine. In 2009, the actor led the tributes to his Are You Being Served? co-star Wendy Richard and gave a reading at her funeral. Speaking to the BBC at the time about his experiences of working on the sitcom, he said: "The joy of that particular show was the fact that most of us had known each other before we came to do it. "We loved working with each other and had a lot of respect for each other. I think that fun and enjoyment conveyed itself through the screen." He is survived by his second wife Pam and three sons Simon, Timothy and Jeremy.


Who created the newspaper strip cartoon “The Perishers”?

The Perishers (Comic Strip) - TV Tropes The Perishers You need to login to do this. Get Known if you don't have an account Share WMG The Perishers was a long-running British newspaper comic strip, appearing in the Daily Mirror from about 1959 until its final cancellation in 2006. The strip was mostly written by Maurice Dodd, who also worked as an advertising copywriter. In actual fact, Dodd was neither the strip's creator, nor its original writer — the strip was jointly created by its original artist Dennis Collins, and the Daily Mirror's entertainments editor, while its first writer, Ben Witham got fired within weeks after the first few strips were regarded as dismally unfunny — but his name has always been the one most closely associated with the strip. Until 1983 it was drawn by Dennis Collins, in a highly detailed style which subsequent artists could never quite match. As of 2010 the Mirror is reprinting 1960s strips with Collins art and new colouring, somewhat squashed to fit a modern comic page and containing some updates to topical material - e.g., Maisie's references to "That nice Mr. Wilson " are now directed to "That nice Mr. Cameron ". The strip features a group of urban schoolchildren and a dog. As such it is sometimes described as a British equivalent of Peanuts , although it has a very different art style and relies on quirkily British humour in the tradition of music hall and Spike Milligan (Charlie Brown and Snoopy were featured since the late 50s in the Daily Sketch and the Daily Mail since the 1970s). The Alcoholic : Tatty Oldbitt. Bad Liar : "Poor Girl", a kid who tries to plead poverty as an excuse for getting Wellington (who really is poor) to part with all his birthday presents. Never mind that she has a poor butler, maid, chauffeur etc. and wears a fur coat she got from the impoverished furriers. A Boy and His X : Wellington and Boot are a boy and his Old English Sheepdog. Cigar Chomper : Fiscal is always chomping on a chocolate cigar, as part of the general millionaire stereotype. Cloud Cuckoolander : Marlon and occasionally Boot - the latter frequently believed himself to be an 18th century Lord transformed into a dog by a vengeful gypsy. Comic-Book Time : Lampshaded by Wellington in one New Year strip, when he notices that he and his friends never seem to get any older. Depending on the Artist : After Dennis Collins retired, Maurice Dodd drew the strip for over a decade, but it was obvious that his drawing skills weren't really anywhere near those of Collins. The third and final artist, Bill Mevin didn't quite pull off a perfect imitation of Collins, but it was a pretty good one nonetheless. The Ditz : Marlon. Free-Range Children : especially when they go on holiday without adult supervision. Garden Hose Squirt Surprise : One mid-60s had Wellington asking Maisie to inspect the end of a hose while he went to adjust the "hydro control valve". Soon afterward Maisie found him leaning against a wall, and being Genre Savvy assumed that as soon as she took his place the wall would fall on her. She did it anyway, "just to go along with the gag", and a lampppost fell on her instead . Hollywood Magnetism : There's a strip where Wellington is demonstrating a magnet to Marlon, and he turns it backward so it will repel things. In reality, magnets will only repel other magnets, and only when their like poles are facing each other. It's Been Done : On one occasion Marlon took up inventing for a hobby. When his friends pointed out that his inventions (fire, the wheel and the horse and cart) had all been invented by other people, he wasn't worried because he invented them quicker and was therefore catching up. Minor Living Alone : Wellington lives alone in a squat with his dog, even managing to go to school with the other kids. Before moving into the squat, he and Boot lived in a section of concrete sewer pipe that had been left lying around in a closed builder's yard. No Communities Were Harmed : The kids lived in Croynge, which suggests a South London district modelled on Croydon and Penge. Once a Season : Onc


Which tree is sometimes called the “false plane” tree?

Re: Sycamore vs Sweet Gum? *PIC* Re: Sycamore vs Sweet Gum? *PIC* Response To: Sycamore vs Sweet Gum? () John K Jordan >Sweetgum and Sycamore have quite different fruit. (photos below) The bark is much different as well - sycamore bark is very distinctive with mottled "camouflauge" bark that is often peeling - sweetgum is indicated as having deep irregular furrows and ridges. Sweetgum has a fivepointed star leaf; sycamore looks like a maple leaf. According to my references the rays in sycamore are distinctive on a radial section while those in sweetgum are nearly invisible. Note there is another tree commonly known as sycamore: the sycamore maple, acer pseudoplatanus (false plane tree) that has a winged seed like a maple and is sometimes called sycamore plane or plane tree. The common sycamore tree (with the fruit ball) is platanus occidentalis, also called american plane tree, buttonball, buttonwood, water beech. As for sweetgum, I found this in one of my books: "few North American woods equal sweetgum in the beauty of its grain." After working a bit with what I cut yesterday, I can believe it. JKJ


Which county cricket team won seven consecutive county championships in the 1950’s?

Arthur McIntyre: England cricketer who kept wicket throughout Surrey's run of seven consecutive 1950s county titles | The Independent Arthur McIntyre: England cricketer who kept wicket throughout Surrey's run of seven consecutive 1950s county titles Monday 8 February 2010 00:00 BST Click to follow The Independent Online Arthur McIntyre was the wicketkeeper in the great Surrey side that won the County Championship in seven consecutive summers from 1952 to 1958. He was the consummate professional, the best "day in, day out" keeper on the county circuit, standing up to the stumps not only to the Surrey spin twins Jim Laker and Tony Lock but also to the awkward medium pace of Alec Bedser, all of them bowling on lively, uncovered pitches. Unfortunately he played in the same years as the more spectacular Godfrey Evans, and he won only three Test caps. Evans was a showman, lacking the dedication necessary for the six-day-a-week routine, but he could turn on the style on the big occasions. McIntyre grew up in Princes (now Cleaver) Square in Kennington, a quarter of a mile from The Oval. His father was a Scottish bricklayer, often out of work, but he managed to buy his five-year-old boy a cricket bat, shaving off the bottom. In the middle of the square were disused allotments and in the games played there the boy who had the only bat was soon making progress. His schoolmasters at Kennington Road encouraged him, he watched his idol Jack Hobbs whenever he could, and in June 1932, aged 14, he opened the batting at Lord's for the London Elementary Schools. His partner was Denis Compton: they put on 100 together, then, "he hit the ball straight at cover point and ran me out." He joined the Oval groundstaff, where he supervised members' bicycles, turned out for the Young Players of Surrey and was sent one winter to Maidstone to develop his leg-breaks under the tutelage of the great "Tich" Freeman. McIntyre, a "tich" himself at 5ft 5in, was seen as a leg-spinner who also batted, and he progressed into the first team for a few games in 1938 and 1939. Then came the war. He was posted to North Africa and then to Italy, where a large piece of shrapnel had to be extracted from his hip. It was there that he met up with the Bedser twins, who were in the RAF police, and he experienced the rare joys of "clean sheets, lovely ham sandwiches and cricket talk." The pre-war Surrey keeper, George Mobey, was in his forties, and the Bedsers suggested to McIntyre that keeping might be his best route into the side. So "Mac" turned himself into a keeper. In fact he played the summer of 1946 as a specialist batsman, scoring 791 runs, including a century, and winning his county cap. He was working with the great pre-First World War England keeper Herbert Strudwick to improve his glovework, and the following summer the position became his. Alec Bedser liked his keepers standing up, and the slow left-armer Tony Lock became a testing bowler to keep to, particularly with his faster ball. But it was the off-spin of Jim Laker that McIntyre found hardest. On a dusty track at Chelmsford in 1947 Laker's deliveries bounced over his left shoulder and he conceded 33 byes. With the England fast bowler Peter Loader emerging in the early 1950s, it was arguably the best county bowling side of all time – and by then Mac was taking them all with a calm unobtrusiveness. "He was never acrobatic," Peter May wrote. "There was no need, as he was always in the correct position on his two feet." He was a wristy, attractive batsman, keen to get on with it. Though he did not make the runs he might have done as a specialist batsman, he scored seven centuries and completed 1,000 runs in a summer three times. He played the lap shot well and what we now call the slog-sweep, but his running between the wickets was not popular with one or two of the older, heavier players, notably Jack Parker, whom Mac described as "like an old ship going down the wicket." McIntyre was chosen as reserve England keeper for the 1950-51 tour of Australia, captained by Freddie Brown. On the way out he scored a


Which character from children’s literature has a wife called Mildew and a son called Mould?

Project MUSE - Beneath the Surface with Fungus the Bogeyman Beneath the Surface with Fungus the Bogeyman Suzanne Rahn (bio) It has been called "the nastiest book ever published for children," 1 and it stands in a pivotal position among the picture books of the British artist-writer Raymond Briggs. Fungus the Bogeyman (1977; first American edition 1979) offers both the most fully developed fantasy and the most outrageous affront to conventional mores of all Briggs's children's books to date. It also marks the midpoint of a philosophic curve Briggs has been tracing from the cheerful confidence of Jim and the Beanstalk (1970), to the black despair of When the Wind Blows (1982). A close look at Fungus reveals the common concerns that tie these two extremes together, and that make the last book a wholly logical development from the first. Bogies, according to K.M. Briggs's Encyclopedia of Fairies, comprise "a whole class of mischievous, frightening and even dangerous spirits whose delight it is to torment mankind." 2 From this basis in folklore, Raymond Briggs has postulated a race of large, blobby, green-skinned beings who inhabit their own underground world. At night (their day), the Bogeymen emerge to carry on their "work"—frightening human beings with mysterious footsteps, scrapings on windowpanes, and an occasional graveyard appearance; they also cause boils. But we see the daily life of Fungus at home too, eating breakfast with his wife and son, bicycling off to work, and stopping off at a pub on the way back. Meanwhile, as an anonymous narrator fills in a complete picture of Bogeydom, lecturing in academic style on Bogey culture, sports, flora, fauna, and anatomy, Briggs utilizes the full subcreative power of fantasy, supposing not only magical powers (as he does in Father Christmas and The Snowman), but a race of imaginary beings and their entire world. 3 Fungus is Briggs's most deeply fantastic book for children and his most startling. Indeed, both in form and in content, it could scarcely be better calculated to repel the adult reader—or intrigue the young one. In form it is what has been called strip-format book, a hardcover book designed like a comic strip to tell a story by means of a sequence of pictures, several to a page, with dialogue inserted inside "balloons" and explanatory captions above or beneath the frame. 4 Such children's books have been popular in Europe for decades—the Tin-Tin series being especially noteworthy [End Page 5] Click for larger view View full resolution artistically, and Asterix the Gaul for its sophisticated humor—but in America the strip-format never achieved hardcover status, and adult disapproval of softcover comics has been widespread since at least the 1940s. 5 Like several other of Briggs's picture books, Fungus defies this old prejudice. It looks at first glance like an enlarged comic book with frames, balloons, and captions, though in fact Briggs has modified the traditional format considerably. The color scheme is unusual, being dominated not by primary colors but by soft shades of grass-green, blue-green, and brown in the background, and by the brighter yellow-green of the Bogeymen. Also, a large proportion of his page space is devoted to hand-lettered "captions" of extraordinary length that compete with or [End Page 6] even overwhelm the pictures; there are actually more words per page than in many older children's books of conventional design. Click for larger view View full resolution From Fungus the Bogeyman. © 1979 by Raymond Briggs. Reprinted by permission of Random House. The real truth of the matter is that Fungus requires and stimulates above-average literacy in its young readers. Its reading level is, in general, at least sixth grade. Puns and other varieties of word-play, literary allusions, quotations, misquotations (from authors like Milton, Keats, Shelley, and Tennyson), and obscure English words like "scran" and "dwine" and "hodmandod" are scattered lavishly through its pages. Fungus himself and his family are avid readers; the reader is shown the shelves of a


The eldest son of the British monarch traditionally holds which Scottish dukedom?

Duke of Cornwall | Familypedia | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit Some folkloric histories of the British Isles, such as Geoffrey of Monmouth 's History of the Kings of Britain (1136), claim that the first leader of Cornwall was Corineus , a Trojan warrior and ally of Brutus of Troy , the original settler of the British Isles. From this earliest period through the Arthurian period, the legendary Dukes of Cornwall are semi-autonomous if not independent from the High-King or ruler of Britain, while also serving as his closest ally and, at times, as his protector. According to legend, Gorlois , Duke of Cornwall under King Uther Pendragon , rebelled against the latter's rule when the king became obsessed with Gorlois' wife Igraine . Uther killed Gorlois and took Igraine: the result of their union was the future King Arthur . The historical record suggests that, following the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain , Cornwall formed part of the separate Kingdom of Dumnonia , which included Devon , although there is evidence that it may have had its own rulers at times. The southwest of Britain was gradually incorporated into the emerging Kingdom of England , and after the Norman Conquest in 1066 the new rulers of England appointed their own men as Earl of Cornwall , the first of whom was in fact a Breton of 'Cornwall' in Brittany. Edward, the Black Prince , the eldest son of Edward III , was made the first Duke of Cornwall in 1337. After Edward predeceased the King, the duchy was recreated for his son, the future Richard II . Under a charter of 1421, the duchy passes to the sovereign's eldest son. Cornwall was the first dukedom conferred within the Kingdom of England. Succession Edit The dukedom of Cornwall can only be held by the oldest living son of the monarch who is also heir apparent. In the event of a Duke of Cornwall's death, the title merges in the Crown even if he left surviving descendants. The monarch's grandson, even if he is the heir apparent , does not succeed to the dukedom. Similarly, no female may ever be Duke of Cornwall, even if she is heiress presumptive or heiress apparent (that being a distinct and even likely possibility in the future after the passage of the Succession to the Crown Act 2013 ) to the throne. However, if a Duke of Cornwall should die without descendants, his next brother obtains the duchy, this brother being both oldest living son and heir apparent. It is possible for an individual to be Prince of Wales and heir apparent without being Duke of Cornwall. The title "Prince of Wales" is the traditional title of the heir apparent to the throne, granted at the discretion of the Sovereign, [1] and is not restricted to the eldest son. For example, King George II 's heir apparent, the future George III , was Prince of Wales, but not Duke of Cornwall (because he was the King's grandson, not the King's son). When the Sovereign has no legitimate son, the estates of the Duchy of Cornwall revert to the Crown until a legitimate son is born to the Sovereign or until the accession of a new Sovereign who has a son (e.g. between 1547 and 1603) (see more below). James Francis Edward Stuart , son of James II , was born Duke of Cornwall in 1688. Although his father lost the throne, James Francis Edward was not deprived of his own honours. On a Jacobite perspective, on his father's death in 1701 the duchy of Cornwall was merged in the Crown. On a Hanoverian perspective, it was as a result of his claiming his father's lost thrones that James was attainted for treason on 2 March 1702, and his titles were thus forfeited under English law. [2] The current Duke of Cornwall Edit The current Duke of Cornwall is Charles, Prince of Wales , eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II , the reigning monarch. Charles was officially proclaimed Duke of Cornwall at Launceston Castle in 1973. As part of his feudal dues there was a pair of white gloves, gilt spurs and greyhounds, a pound of pepper and cumin, a bow, one hundred silver shillings , wood for his fires, and a salmon spear. Since their marriage, celebrated at the Guildhall in Windsor on


Which constellation contains the bright start Arcturus and is known as “The Herdsman”?

Bootes Constellation, The Herdsman or Plowman TelescopeKing.com / Advice and Guides / Bootes Constellation, The Herdsman or Plowman Bootes Constellation, The Herdsman or Plowman May 17, 2012 Bootes Constellation Bootes Constellation Outline The constellation Bootes is easily visible. Simply look down from the tail of the Big Dipper. Bootes looks like a giant kite with a bright red star at the narrow end. Bootes is also known as the Bear Driver because it leads the Great Bear as it revolves around the North Star. Bootes is usually visualized as a herdsman holding a staff and two dogs on a leash, chasing Ursa Major around the pole. The Bootes constellation has been called many names over time. Some of these names include the Barking Dog, the Loud Weeper, the Pastor and Nimrod. The origin of the word “Bootes” itself is unclear. So suggest it is synonym to “plowman” and others think it represent the shouts of an ox driver. Bootes Mythology The constellation Bootes is associated with several myths. In one, Bootes is a ploughman who drove the oxen which were tied to the polar axis in the Ursa Major constellation, with his two dogs. Bootes’ purpose was to keep the skies turning. A different myth sees Bootes linked with Atlas because of the position of the constellation’s arms near the pole star. Bootes is also said to have invented the plough, which earned him a place in the heavens. Another Greek myth tells the tale of Bootes as Icarius, a grape grower whom the god Dionysus had taught to make wine. When they tasted the wine, Icarius’ friends became so intoxicated that they believed they had been poisoned and so they killed him. When Icarius’ dog Maera brought his daughter Erigone to his body, she hanged herself in despair and the dog died of grief. Zeus then transformed them to constellations: Icarius became Bootes, Erigone was turned into the Virgo constellattion, and the dog became either Canis Major or Canis Minor. Various sources are inconsistent on that point. Bootes Stars and Deep Space Objects The brightest star of Bootes is Arcturus (alpha Bootis) with an apparent magnitude of –1.0. It is the third brightest star in the sky. Arcturus is a red giant 36.7 light-years distant and about 110 times more luminous than the Sun. It has some unusual features besides its distinctive orange color. Arcturus is the fastest moving star in the sky, not in terms of its speed through space, but its speed across the backdrop of the other stars. In about 800 years, Arcturus will be very close to a Moon’s diameter from its current position in respect to the other stars which will have barely moved. Bootes contains several binary stars visible to the naked eye, including Iota, delta and mu. Mu Bootis is a triple star system with a yellow-white F-type subgiant for a primary component.


Which UK instrumental group had top 20 hit singles in the 1960’s with “Globetrotter” and “Robot”?

Mike Smith's Hot Hundred UK Hits Writer(s): Earl Shuman & Mort Garson Entered chart 1 Jan       1960; Highest Position: 1; Weeks on chart: 13. Michael Holliday (26 Nov 1924 - 29 Oct 1963) was born in Liverpool, England.  After winning talent contests he was awarded a recording contract with EMI in 1955.  His first major hit came in 1958, and more hits followed until       1960.  He became a major British singing star, and he enjoyed many appearances on radio, television and the stage.  This was his last significant hit; only two minor chart entries       would follow.  He had a mental breakdown in 1961 and died from a suspected drug overdose in 1963. # Although       it was an American song, it had only minor success in the       USA.  A certain Gary Stites had recorded it, but he saw it       stall at a lowly number 77 on the USA charts. 2 Title: Way        Down Yonder In New Orleans Artist: Freddy Cannon Writer(s): John Turner Layton Jr & Henry Creamer Entered chart 1 Jan       1960; Highest Position: 3; Weeks on chart: 18. Freddy Cannon was born on        4 Dec 1940 in Massachusetts, USA.  He is said by some to the        be last of the raw Rock 'n' Roll performers.  He learned to        play guitar at a young age, and cut his first record in 1955 with        a group called The Spindrifts.  His first solo success       ("Tallahassee Lassie") came in 1959.  That single was a success in the USA, reaching number 6 on the        charts and selling a million copies.  Released in the UK on        the fledgling Top Rank label it peaked at number 17.  This       follow-up recording did much better in the UK, and peaked at number       3 in the USA as well.  Like many of his        contemporaries, he continues to perform on the nostalgia circuits        in the 21st century. # This       song was written in 1922 and first appeared in the Broadway musical       production "Spice of 1922".  It has been recorded by       numerous artists over the decades, but Cannon's Rock 'n' Roll       version is the only one to enter the UK charts. 3 Writer(s): Robert Marcucci & Peter De Angelis Entered chart 15       Jan 1960; Highest Position: 1; Weeks on chart: 18. Anthony Newley        (24 Sep 1931 - 14 Apr 1999) was born in east London,        England.  He started an acting career as a teenager, and made        several films during the 1950s.  It was in one film, "Idol On Parade", a 1959 comedy, that he sang a few        songs that launched him into a singing career, with a number of        chart hits during the early 1960s.  He teamed up with Leslie Bricusse        in the early 1960s and they began writing stage musicals        together.  The first was "Stop the World - I Want to Get Off" in which        Newley also performed, and which was a hit show in London and on        Broadway.  This was followed by "The Roar of the        Greasepaint - the Smell of the Crowd" (1965) and Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), based on the children's book by Roald Dahl.  He also continued his acting career in film and on television,        with some stage work through the 1970s and 1980s.  He died in        Florida from cancer at age 67. # This        recording was a cover of the American original by Frankie        Avalon.  It was written by Avalon's manager and record        producer.  Avalon reached number 1 in the USA with the song,        but only number 20 in the UK.  In 1972, Donny Osmond peaked        at number 3 with his recording of the song. 4 Writer(s): Johnny Worth (under pseudonym of        Les Vandyke) Entered chart 22 Jan 1960; Highest Position: 1; Weeks on chart: 18. Adam Faith (23        Jun 1940 - 8 Mar 2003) was born in west London, England.  After various jobs behind the scenes in the film and TV        industries, he cut his first recor


Which award bears the inscription “For Bravery in the Field”?

British Gallantry Medals of the First World War Victoria Cross (V.C.) (Level 1 Gallantry Award) This is the highest award for gallantry. It is awarded for an act of outstanding courage or devotion to duty   in the presence of the enemy. All ranks were, and still are, eligible   when serving with the British and Commonwealth armed forces. The Royal Warrant for the award of the Victoria Cross has essentially remained the same since the inception of the   medal to the present day. It was, and still is, awarded “for most conspicuous bravery, or some daring or   pre-eminent act of valour   or self-sacrifice, or extreme devotion to duty in the presence of the enemy.” (1) The Victoria Cross can also be awarded to civilians if they were under military command at the time of the     act of bravery. The George Cross (G.C.) is an equivalent award but is made to an individual, military or civilian, who has   carried out an act of    special courage when not in the face of the enemy. Origin of the Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross was instituted on 29th January 1856. At the time of the Crimean War (1853-1856) the British military - which consisted of the Royal Navy and the Army -   did not have a gallantry medal open to all ranks. The idea was   put forward to the British House of Commons by a Member of Parliament and ex-Royal Navy man, Captain T Scobell.    It was also suggested as an idea by the then Secretary of State, the Duke of Newcastle. His successor, Lord Panmure, carried  on with the correspondence about the new gallantry medal already established with Prince Albert. Queen Victoria  was very interested in the medal, especially as it was to be named after her. She preferred the name of “Victoria Cross” to the suggested title of “The Military Order of Victoria”. Victoria involved herself by making suggestions   about the design and the metal it could be made of. She was the person who suggested that the design should bear the   words “For Valour” instead of the suggested words “For the Brave”.   The word “valour” extended a special significance to an act of extra special   bravery and courage, which might be considered to be more than an act of “bravery”. Queen Victoria did not like the original copper cross which was submitted for approval. A suggestion was made to   create the medal from the cascabels (the knob and the neck of a breech-loading cannon) of   two Russian cannons captured in the Crimea. As has been examined in a recent study(2), the two 18   pounder cannons   which were provided for creating the Victoria Cross medals were Chinese in origin, not Russian.   One theory is that the guns were captured by the Russians from the Chinese and used against the British Army in the   battle at Sevastopol. It has also been suggested that the metal used for the Victoria Crosses cast during the   First World War did not come from these two original cannons, but from other Chinese guns captured in the   Boxer Rebellion (1898-1901). The Royal Warrant for the Victoria Cross was issued on 29th January 1856. The first investiture ceremony was held   a few months later in Hyde Park on 26th June 1856. 62 awards were issued for acts of valour during the Crimean War (1853-1856). There is approximately 10kg of remaining metal from the two cascabels of the original cannons reputed to have   come from Sevastopol. This is stored in a secure vault and can only be taken out of the vault under an armed guard.   The same jewellers, Hancocks of London, has been responsible for casting the Victoria Cross medal from the first   one to the present day. The Crimson Medal Ribbon Until April 1918 the medal ribbon issued with the Victoria Cross medal was red (or crimson) for Army recipients and blue for   Navy recipients. When the Royal Air Force was formed on 1st April 1918 it was decided that recipients   from all of the three Services should wear the crimson ribbon with the medal. From 22nd May 1920 King George   V stated in a warrant that all recipients would wear the cr


Professional, Garden, Indoor and display are the four official categories of what?

Firework Classifications Buying Advice & Help Firework Classifications When shopping for fireworks or displays you’ll come across a number of terms used to describe their classification. This article explains all! Category 2, 3 and 4 Firework Classifications Category 2 and Category 3 fireworks are those available from your fireworks retailer and which are on sale to the general public. A consumer firework will fall into one of those two categories depending on how much of a safety distance it requires. Typical consumer fireworks warning labels from a Category 3 display firework (left) and a Category 2 garden firework (right) Category 2 items which are also known as garden fireworks require the smallest distance which is 5 metres if the firework is classified to British Standards. However you may see an increasing number of fireworks in the coming years which are classified to new EU/EN standards and the safety distance in that case is 8 metres. One of the newer EN labels. Photo courtesy Fireworks Crazy. Category 3 items which are also known as display fireworks require the greatest distance which is 25 metres for fireworks classified to British Standards. Again, it is likely in coming years you will see a number of fireworks classified to the new EU/EN standards and although the firework will still be Category 3 it may have a different safety distance on the label, for example 15 metres. A firework usually gets its category as a result of its gunpowder content, weight, size and how far it ejects debris. All fireworks on sale to the public have to be extensively tested and classified as either Category 2 or 3. These classifications also impose a noise limit and ensure the firework has a safety fuse and clear instructions on the label. In coming years you will start to see fireworks which carry the CE marking. This is because new legislation came into force in 2010 for all new fireworks imported after that date. However, fireworks imported already are exempt from the new laws and can be sold until 2017. So, don’t be surprised if your fireworks have a mix of old and new labels. Category 4 fireworks are for professional use only. These can include aerial shells and other items banned for sale to the public. Many category 4 fireworks are supplied without a fuse and are extremely dangerous to the untrained. In case you are wondering, Category 1 refers to fireworks which pose a minimal hazard and this classification is usually given to indoor fireworks.   1.3G, 1.4G, HT3 and HT 4 Firework Classifications Now this is where it starts to get more complex! For the purposes of transport and packaging, all fireworks are given a UN classification number, depending on their potential hazard. For consumer fireworks this will be 1.3G or 1.4G and that will be shown on the side of the firework’s original box as an orange diamond with the UN number inside Example of fireworks boxes with 1.4G hazard labels For the purposes of storage, legislation called MSER determines the amount of fireworks which can be stored together and under what conditions. MSER defines fireworks as a Hazard Type depending on the hazard they pose. Consumer fireworks typically fall under Hazard Type 4 (HT4) or Hazard Type 3 (HT3). Now if you are asking yourself “Do I need to worry about this?” the answer is usually no. If you are buying fireworks from a non-specialist (such a supermarket) on or immediately before Guy Fawkes then hazard type and UN classification would not have any relevance. This is the case for example if you are buying selection boxes, sparklers and so on. Or, if you are buying fireworks and letting them off within a couple of days. However if you are buying a lot of fireworks and intend keeping them at home, or if you are keeping fireworks at home for a long time, these classifications do have some importance. You may also have noticed some retailers making a fuss of the fact their fireworks are “old spec” 1.3G fireworks as a selling point. So let’s look into this in more detail. 1.3G and 1.4G is a hazard classification that relates only to transpor


In which horserace did Lester Piggott ride his last English Classic winner?

Horse racing: Lester Piggott, king of the Derby | Sport | The Guardian King of the Derby Clare Balding The great Lester Piggott was the best jockey in the world for decades. He rode his first winner aged 12, his first Derby at 18 and went on to win racing's most famous Classic nine times, a record that will surely never be beaten. Fifty years after that first Epsom success, Lester, famed for his wry sense of humour, a love of money that landed him in jail, his troubled relationships and his astute judgment of horses, talks about his long and eventful life in racing... but not in long sentences Saturday 29 May 2004 19.30 EDT First published on Saturday 29 May 2004 19.30 EDT Share on Messenger Close What is the key quality that a horse must possess if it is to win the Derby? Is it impeccable breeding, stamina, a calm temperament, an ability to quicken up in a matter of strides, the preparation of the trainer, the skill of the jockey or the quality of his form leading up to the race? All of these things matter, but, according to the man who has won more Derbys than anyone else, there is a one-word answer. Lester Piggott thinks, but not for long, before muttering: 'Balance.' A meeting with Lester in the run-up to the Derby is akin to being granted an audience with the Dalai Lama in an attempt to discover the meaning of life. The answer is often shorter than expected. In Lester's case (it is impossible to refer to him as Piggott, for he supersedes the surname epithet), the answer to the eternal conundrum is, and always will be, balance. 'It doesn't matter how big the horse is, you can tell if it's going to act around Epsom,' he says. But how do you know? Do you have to gallop them down a hill? Do you have to ride them in a race? Do you have to feel how they handle a left-hand bend? Do you? Do you? Lester looks mildly amused. The man with all the answers but neither the will nor the capability to explain. 'You just know,' he says. 'A lot of them you can tell just by looking.' Of course you can. Silly me. Lester is not big on words. Nor on giving an opinion, even though he is asked for one on everything from breeding to bread by everyone he meets. His partial deafness and the speech impediment that muffles his voice have contributed to his lack of ostentation although, in truth, his character would have impeded any effort at gregariousness. It suits him just fine not to be the greatest interviewee in the world; and Lester makes himself perfectly understandable when he wants to be understood. The reason that balance is so crucial to success in the Derby is the nature of the course. From the mile-and-a-half start, Epsom climbs to a height of 500 feet above sea level between the seven- furlong marker and the six, from where it sweeps violently downhill and left-handed into Tattenham Corner. Any horse struggling to maintain its pace or being asked to quicken feels as if its legs are being taken from underneath it. Over the next three furlongs, the course drops 90ft, but the gradient becomes more gradual with half a mile to run. As the horses enter the straight, the camber (the course slopes away from the Grandstand to the far rail) accentuates any tiring and any tendency to hang to the left. According to trainer David Elsworth, Epsom is no better than a funfair ride. For Lester, Epsom was a problem to be solved and no one in the history of racing has cracked it more often and with more assurance than L Piggott. The old sage will be 69 this year. He is alert, polite and reserved. It is 50 years since he first won the Derby on Never Say Die, the first of an unprecedented nine victories. His first Derby ride, in 1951 at the age of 15, was an inauspicious start. Lester was on board a talented but temperamental horse called Zucchero, who planted himself at the start and refused to go forward until the rest of the field were granted an unassailable advantage. What did the young jockey learn from his first experience of the Derby? 'Not to get left at the start.' Three years later, and having been suspended for six months for dangerous rid


Which European city lies on the river Aare?

Urban Swimming in Bern, Switzerland - YouTube Urban Swimming in Bern, Switzerland Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Aug 13, 2009 You might know Switzerland for its snow-capped mountains, but on a hot summer's day people take to the rivers and lakes to cool down. Take the plunge in the lovely River Aare, and float through Bern. (Raffaella Rossello, swissinfo.ch, 12.08.2009) Category


Which actor played the villainous swordsman Archie Cunningham in the 1995 film “Rob Roy”?

Rob Roy (1995) - 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 In 1713 Scotland, Rob Roy MacGregor is wronged by a nobleman and his nephew, becomes an outlaw in search of revenge while fleeing the Redcoats, and faces charges of being a Jacobite. Director: a list of 40 titles created 08 Oct 2012 a list of 39 titles created 03 Feb 2013 a list of 38 titles created 27 Mar 2013 a list of 30 titles created 04 Sep 2013 a list of 27 titles created 10 Feb 2015 Search for " Rob Roy " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for     1     Oscar. Another    2 wins & 2 nominations. See more awards  » Videos Edit Storyline In the highlands of Scotland in the 1700s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future, by borrowing money from the local nobility to buy cattle to herd to market. When the money is stolen, Rob is forced into a Robin Hood lifestyle to defend his family and honour. Written by Rob Hartill Honor made him a man. Courage made him a hero. History made him a Legend Genres: Rated R for violence and sexuality | See all certifications  » Parents Guide: 14 April 1995 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: £3,332,390        (UK) (16 June 1995) Gross: Did You Know? Trivia The film was shot entirely on location in Scotland, much of it in parts of the Highlands so remote they had to be reached by helicopter. See more » Goofs The Duke of Argyll is depicted as a man in his sixties. At the time this film is set John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll was in his early thirties. See more » Quotes [first lines] Title Card: At the dawn of the 1700's, famine, disease and the greed of great Noblemen were changing Scotland forever. With many emigrating to the Americas, the centuries-old Clan system was slowly being extinguished. This story symbolises the attempt of the individual to withstand these processes and, even in defeat, retain respect and honour. See more » Frequently Asked Questions Is there anything Liam Neeson can't do? 3 January 2001 | by pattid68 (Columbus OH) – See all my reviews This is one of my favorite movies of all time -- it far outshines Braveheart which made more money and got more attention. Liam Neeson is just exudes manliness in this movie, and if I was Jessica Lange I'd have been liftin' me skirts all the time too. Her portrayal of Mary McGregor is just beautiful -- turns out Mary is just as strong as the man she married. Tim Roth is a little exaggerated as the evil Archie Cunningham but still manages to be believable. I think the two most underrated actors in this film were Eric Stoltz as McDonald and Brian Macardie as Rob Roy's younger brother. The scene in the woods where Cunningham is pursuing MacDonald is simply agonizing to watch, and brilliantly filmed. MacArdie's compassion for Mary McGregor when he learns her secret is so moving, you just want to cuddle the guy and pat him on the head. The final swordfight between Rob and Archibald is amazing, one of the best movie fights I've ever seen -- yes, it's bloody, but death tends to be. Rent this! If you are a Brian Macardie fan, check out Kidnapped. 19 of 29 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you? Yes


In World War Two, which aircraft company manufactured the Stuka?

Ju 87 Stuka Dive Bomber - World War II Vehicles Ceiling: 26,903 ft. Armament Guns: 2× 7.92 mm MG 17 machine gun forward, 1 × 7.92 mm MG 15 machine gun to rear Bombs: Standard load - 1 x 255 lb. bomb, 2 x 50 lb. bombs Ju 87 Stuka - Development: With the Nazi rise to power in 1933, Germany began to rearm. Among those weapons systems the new regime desired was an effective dive bomber. While this need was initially met by the Henschel HS-123, effort continued on other designs. At Junkers, designer Hermann Pohlmann worked on a new dive bomber drawing from the firm's earlier Ju K 47. These efforts were encouraged in 1935 when the German Air Ministry (Reichsluftfahrtministerium - RLM) issued specifications for a new dive bomber. While four firms entered the competition, two were immediately eliminated and the Junkers design squared off against the Heinkel He-118. Powered by an imported Rolls-Royce Kestrel engine, Pohlmann's design was designated Ju 87 V1. While the prototype was built and Sweden and secretly brought to German in 1934, issues with the airframe delayed is completion until late 1935. An ungainly looking aircraft, the Ju 87 V1 possessed inverted gull wings and a braced tail with twin tailfins. Testing with the prototype moved forward but was soon halted when chief test pilot Willy Neuenhofen was killed in a crash on January 24, 1936 when the aircraft's tail section collapsed. Re-tooling the design, Junkers changed the tail design to a single vertical stabilizer. As the design progressed, the Ju 87 V1 met resistance from RLM who were unhappy with its use of an imported engine. To rectify this issue, plans were made to use the Jumo 210 instead. Though testing in early 1936 went well, some Luftwaffe officers felt the aircraft was underpowered and the program was threatened with cancellation. Rescued by Colonel General Ernst Udet , a World War I ace and RLM officer, work continued. The following month, the Ju 87 V1 won the competition after Udet was forced to bail out of his He-118 prototype when the propeller broke apart in flight. Ju 87 Stuka - Design: Designated the Ju 87 Stuka (short for Sturzkampfflugzeug), the new dive bomber was an all-metal, cantilevered monoplane that featured spatted, fixed landing gear. Early models mounted two 7.92 mm MG 17 machine guns in the wings with a single, rear-facing 7.92 mm MG 15 machine gun for the radio operator/gunner. Capable of diving at angles of 60-90°, the Stuka possessed an automatic dive recovery system that engaged when the bomb was released. This allowed the aircraft to safely terminate the dive if the pilot succumbed to g-induced blackout. Built largely of duralumin, the Ju 87 Stuka was constructed in such a way that large segments of the airframe were assembled as single units. This allowed entire sections of the aircraft to be quickly replaced and decreased the time required for major repairs. In 1937, testing of the Ju 87 Stuka continued as several variants of the Jumo 210 were tried in an effort to increase power. As efforts to improve the aircraft continued, production on the Ju 87 A began at Dessau. As these rolled off the line, Junkers completed the design for an upgraded Ju 87 B. Ju 87 Stuka - Variants: The first mass-produced model, the Ju 87 B saw an upgrade to the Jumo 211D engine and addition of sirens mounted on the wings. These were intended to frighten the enemy as the aircraft attacked. Other improvements included redesigned landing gear. A Ju 87 C variant was also created for naval use, though it was only built in small numbers. As World War II progressed, Junkers continued to evolve the Stuka as no replacement was available. In 1941, production began on the Ju 87 D which had an enhanced engine, greater range, and better defensive armament. Ju 87 Stuka - Operational History: The Ju 87 Stuka's combat debut came in 1937 with the German Condor Legion during Spanish Civil War. Initially flying the Ju 87 A, the Legion soon switched to the newer by Ju 87 B. During these operations, no aircraft were lost. Having learned invaluable lessons in Spain, Stuka cr


Who was the Greek equivalent of the Roman goddess Victoria?

Victoria | Roman goddess | Britannica.com Roman goddess Apollo Victoria, in Roman religion , personification of victory, the equivalent of the Greek goddess Nike . She was often associated with Jupiter , Mars , and other deities and was especially worshipped by the army. In later times she had three or four sanctuaries at Rome, including a temple on the Palatine Hill and an altar in the Senate House. Learn More in these related articles: Corrections? Updates? Help us improve this article! Contact our editors with your feedback. MEDIA FOR: You have successfully emailed this. Error when sending the email. Try again later. Edit Mode Submit Tips For Editing We welcome suggested improvements to any of our articles. You can make it easier for us to review and, hopefully, publish your contribution by keeping a few points in mind. Encyclopædia Britannica articles are written in a neutral objective tone for a general audience. You may find it helpful to search within the site to see how similar or related subjects are covered. Any text you add should be original, not copied from other sources. At the bottom of the article, feel free to list any sources that support your changes, so that we can fully understand their context. (Internet URLs are the best.) Your contribution may be further edited by our staff, and its publication is subject to our final approval. Unfortunately, our editorial approach may not be able to accommodate all contributions. Submit Thank You for Your Contribution! Our editors will review what you've submitted, and if it meets our criteria, we'll add it to the article. Please note that our editors may make some formatting changes or correct spelling or grammatical errors, and may also contact you if any clarifications are needed. Uh Oh There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later. Close Date Published: December 13, 2007 URL: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Victoria-goddess Access Date: January 18, 2017 Share