Which bridge crossing The River Thames did Queen Elizabeth II open on 17th March 1973?

London Bridge | London Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia London Bridge is a bridge between the City of London and Southwark in London , England, over the River Thames . Situated between Cannon Street Railway Bridge and Tower Bridge , it forms the western end of the Pool of London . On the south side of the bridge are Southwark Cathedral and London Bridge Station ; on the north side are the Monument to the Great Fire of London and Monument tube station . It was the only bridge over the Thames downstream from Kingston until Westminster Bridge opened in 1750. The bridge carries part of the A3 road, which is maintained by the Greater London Authority; the bridge itself is owned and maintained by the Bridge House Estates (see City Bridge Trust), an independent charity overseen by the City of London Corporation. Tower Bridge is often mistakenly referred to as London Bridge. The area between London Bridge and Tower Bridge on the south side of the Thames is managed by the London Bridge Business Improvement District (BID) Company. Contents Edit A bridge has existed at or near the present site over the period from the Roman occupation of the area, nearly 2,000 years ago. The first bridge across the Thames in the London area, probably a military pontoon bridge, was built of wood by the Romans on the present site around 50 AD. Around 55 AD, a piled bridge was constructed, and the local Britons built a small trading settlement next to it—the town of Londinium. The settlement and the bridge were destroyed in a revolt led by Queen Boudicca in 60 AD. The victory was short-lived, and soon afterwards the Romans defeated the rebels and set about building a new walled town. Some of the 2nd century Roman wall has survived to this day. The new town and bridge were built around the position of the present bridge, providing access to the south-coast ports via Stane Street (the A3 route) and Watling Street (the A2). The bridge fell into disrepair after the Romans left. As Londinium was also abandoned, there was little need for a bridge at this point and in the Saxon period the river was a political boundary between the hostile kingdoms of Mercia and Wessex. With the impact of the Viking invasions, the reconquest of the Roman city by the kings of Wessex and its re-occupation by Alfred the Great, the political conditions arose for a Saxon bridge crossing to be placed here. However, there is no archaeological evidence for a bridge before Aethelred's reign and his attempts to stem the Sweinian invasions of the 990s. In 1014, according to a much later skaldic tradition, the bridge was pulled down by the Norwegian prince Olaf, as he was aiding King Aethelred in what, if true, was a successful bid to divide the defending forces of the Danes who held the walled City of London plus Southwark, thereby regaining London for the Anglo-Saxon king. This episode might have inspired the well-known nursery rhyme "London Bridge is Falling Down", although the version of the song known today refers to the many bridges that were destroyed and rebuilt, and the trading done on the shops over it ("Silver and Gold") in the 14th century, so the song's origin is presumably of a much later date. The earliest contemporary written reference to a Saxon bridge is in 1016, when it was by-passed by King Cnut's ships in his war to regain the throne from Edmund II "Ironside". The rebuilt Norman London Bridge was destroyed in 1091 by a storm that spawned a T8/F4 tornado, which also struck St Mary-le-Bow, and is known as the London Tornado of 1091. The repair or replacement of this was carried out by William II "Rufus" through forced labour, along with the works at the new St Paul's Cathedral and the development of the Tower of London . It was destroyed yet again, this time by fire, in 1136. "Old" (Medieval) London Bridge Edit An engraving by Claes Van Visscher showing Old London Bridge in 1616, with Southwark Cathedral in the foreground. The spiked heads of executed criminals can be seen above the Southwark gatehouse. Following the 1136 destruction, some rebuilding was carried out duri


Pop band ABBA wrote the song ‘Chiquitita’ to commemorate the 1979 ‘International Year of the….’what’?

ABBA | Music Hub | Fandom powered by Wikia Björn Ulvaeus ABBA was a Swedish pop/dance group active from 1972 to 1982 who won the Eurovision song contest. The band was formed of Anni-Frid Lyngstad , Agnetha Fältskog , Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus . The band members were previously married but since have split up. They topped the charts worldwide from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s. The name "ABBA" is an acronym formed from the first letters of each of the group member's given name. They remain a fixture of radio playlists and are one of the world's best selling bands, having sold more than 370 million records world wide. Contents Edit Benny Andersson (born on 16 December 1946 in Stockholm, Sweden) was a member of a popular Swedish pop-rock group, The Hep Stars , that performed covers of international hits, from the age of 18. The Hep Stars were known as "The Swedish Beatles"; they even set up Hep House, their equivalent of the Apple Corps. Benny Andersson played keyboards and eventually started writing original compositions for his band, many of which became major hits including "No Response" that hit #3 in 1965 , "Sunny Girl", "Wedding", "Consolation", all of which hit #1 in 1966 . [1] Andersson also had a fruitful songwriting collaboration with Lasse Berghagen , with whom he composed his first Svensktoppen entry "Sagan om lilla Sofi" ("The Story of Little Sophie") in 1968. Björn Ulvaeus (born on 25 April 1945 in Gothenburg, Sweden) also began his musical career at 18 (as a singer and guitarist), when he fronted The Hootenanny Singers , a popular Swedish folk - skiffle group. Ulvaeus started writing English language songs for his group, and even had a brief solo career alongside. The Hootenanny Singers and The Hep Stars sometimes crossed paths while touring, and on one occasion in June 1966 Ulvaeus and Andersson decided to write a song together. Their first attempt was "Isn't It Easy to Say", a song later recorded by The Hep Stars. Stig Anderson was the manager of The Hootenanny Singers and founder of the Polar Music label. He saw potential in the collaboration, and encouraged them to compose more. Both also began playing occasionally with the other's bands on stage and on record, although not until 1969 did the pair write and produce some of their first real hits together: "Ljuva sextiotal" ('Merry Sixties'), recorded by Brita Borg and The Hep Stars' 1969 hit "Speleman" ("Fiddler"). On July 6, 1971, Björn and Agnetha Fältskog got married. Andersson wrote and submitted the song "Hej, Clown" for the 1969 Melodifestivalen , the Swedish Eurovision Song Contest finals. The song tied for first, but re-voting relegated Andersson's song to second place. [2] On this occasion, Andersson briefly met his future spouse, singer Anni-Frid Lyngstad , who also participated in the contest. A month later, the two had become a couple. As the two bands began to break up, Andersson and Ulvaeus teamed up and eventually recorded their first album together in 1970, called Lycka ("Happiness"), that included original compositions sung by both men. Ulvaeus still occasionally recorded and performed with The Hootenanny Singers until the summer of 1974, and Andersson took part in producing their records. Agnetha Fältskog (born on 5 April 1950 in Jönköping, Sweden) had a #1 record in Sweden when she was only 17, and was soon noted by the critics and songwriters as a talented singer/songwriter of schlager style songs. Fältskog's main inspiration in her early years were singers like Connie Francis . Along with her own compositions, she recorded covers of foreign hits and performed them on tours in Swedish folkparks . She submitted an original song for Melodifestivalen at 17 years old, titled "Försonade" ("Redeemed"), but it was rejected. She briefly met Anni-Frid Lyngstad for the first time during a TV show in January 1968, and Björn Ulvaeus at a concert venue a few months later. During filming of a Swedish TV special in May 1969, Fältskog met Ulvaeus again, and they were married in 1971. Fältskog and Ulvaeus eventually got involved in each other


Footballer David Beckham, born 2nd May 1975, played for which English football club between 1993 and 2003?

David Beckham | David Beckham Football Player David Beckham Football Player Posted on February 23, 2011 by ikercasillasfootball The full name of David Beckham is David Robert Joseph Beckham. He was born on 2nd May 1975. He is an English football player currently playing for Los Angeles Galaxy. He is one of the best midfielders there is. Beckham’s career began when he signed a professional contract with Manchester United, making his first-team debut in 1992 aged 17.[6] During his time there, United won the Premier League title six times, the FA Cup twice, and the UEFA Champions League in 1999.[6] He left Manchester United to sign for Real Madrid in 2003, where he remained for four seasons,[7] clinching the La Liga championship in his final season with the club.[8] In January 2007, it was announced that Beckham would leave Real Madrid for the Major League Soccer club Los Angeles Galaxy,[9] signing a five-year contract with them on 1 July 2007. While a Galaxy player, he spent two loan spells in Italy with Milan in 2009 and 2010. In international football, Beckham made his England debut on 1 September 1996, at the age of 21. He was made captain from 15 November 2000[10] until the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals,[11] during which he played 58 times. He earned a much-publicised hundredth cap against France on 26 March 2008,[12] and became the all-time outfield player appearance record holder on 28 March 2009 when he surpassed Bobby Moore’s total of 108 caps.[5] With 115 career appearances to date he has stated that does not intend to retire from international football, having missed the 2010 World Cup through injury and not featuring in England manager Fabio Capello’s post-World Cup plans.[13] Beckham has twice been runner-up for FIFA World Player of the Year[6] and in 2004 was the world’s highest-paid footballer when taking into account salary and advertising deals.[14] Beckham was the first British footballer to play 100 Champions League matches.[6] He was Google’s most searched of all sports topics in both 2003 and 2004.[15] With such global recognition he has become an elite advertising brand and a top fashion icon.[16][17] When joining the MLS in 2007 he was given the highest player salary in the league’s history, with his playing contract with the Galaxy over the next three years being worth $6.5m per year.[18][19][20][21] Beckham is married to former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham (née Adams).[22] The couple have three sons and are expecting a fourth and currently reside in Beverly Hills, California. Posted on February 23, 2011 by ikercasillasfootball Beckham playing for Milan In 2008, Beckham’s success in the England national team under Fabio Capello led to speculation that he might return to Europe in order to retain match fitness for the World Cup qualifying matches in 2009. On 30 October 2008, Milan announced that Beckham was to join them on loan from 7 January 2009.[95] Despite this and other speculation, Beckham made it clear that the move in no way signalled his intent to leave MLS and announced his intent to return to the Galaxy in time for the start of the 2009 season in March.[96] Many at Milan both within and outside of the club expressed serious reservations about the transfer, with it considered by some players no more than a marketing move.[97] At Milan, he chose the number 32 shirt previously worn by Christian Vieri, as both the number 7 and 23 shirts were already used by Alexandre Pato and club captain Massimo Ambrosini, respectively. After his physical, Beckham was reportedly told by a club doctor that he believed he can continue playing football for another five years, when he will be 38.[98] Beckham made his Serie A debut for Milan against Roma on 11 January 2009 and played 89 minutes of the 2–2 draw.[99] He scored his first goal in Serie A for Milan in a 4–1 victory over Bologna on 25 January, his third appearance for the club.[100] Though Beckham was expected to return to L.A. in March, after impressing at the Italian club, scoring two goals in his first four matches and assisting on several m


In Greek mythology who was punished for not returning the love of Echo by falling in love with his own reflection and pining away and dying, with a flower replacing his body?

Greek mythology and myths | Tour Site 1. Introduction to Greek mythology acropolis, Athens, Greece Greek mythology in general is supposed to give us a picture of how mankind used to think and feel many years ago. The old people in Greece used to consider Greek mythology to be similar to a religion. The myths lead us back in time to when man had a connection to the earth and nature; they take us back in time to a strange beautiful animated world. Nobody know if these myths were first told in this way or when they were first told exactly but many great and very famous poets have been created through the myths. The Greeks did not believe that the Gods created the universe; instead they believed that the universe was created by the Gods. Before the Gods there was only heaven and earth, the Titans were heaven and Earth. We have tried to write out the myths in an easy and an interesting way, with not too much but not too less of each myth. I have read each myth a couple of times by a few different authors and then have written them in my own way. I hope you enjoy reading through the myths. 2. The Titans Aesculapius, Greek mythology The Titans were also often called the older Gods. Nobody knows for how long exactly they were in the universe. They were huge in size and had unbelievable strength. There were a lot of them but they don’t all appear in Mythology. The leader of the Titans and the most important was called Cronus, (Saturn in Latin) He remained the leader until his own son Zeus took over his throne and also assumed all the power for himself.  It has been said that when Zeus took over his fathers throne, Cronus ran away to Italy, where he introduced the Golden Age, which was a period of peace and happiness that lasted for all the entire duration of his reign. Some other Titans that we should mention are Ocean, a river that circled around the world; Ocean’s wife Tethys; Hyperion, the father of the dawn, the moon and the sun; Mnemosyne, which means memory; Themis, most often translated as justice, Lapetus was important because of his sons, Atlas, who bore the earth on his shoulders, and Prometheus, who was the savior of all mankind. These were the only Titans otherwise called older Gods, which did not entirely disappear with the arrival of Zeus, but they took a lower place in Mythology. The 12 Olympian Gods were the highest in authority among the Gods that succeeded to the Titans. They were named the Olympians because they lived on Olympus; Olympus is the highest mountain in the central area of Greece. The entrance to where they lived, slept and feasted on ambrosia and nectar, was guarded by a very big gate of clouds, kept by the seasons. 3. The 12 Gods of Olympus (the Olympian Gods): Zeus in Greek mythology ZEUS (Jupiter in Latin) was the chief; he dethroned his Father Cronus and then had a draw with his brothers Poseidon and Hades for their share in the universe. Zeus won the draw and became the main ruler of the Gods. He was the lord of the sky, the rain and the cloud gatherer. His weapon was a thunderbolt, which he hurled at those who displeased him. He was married to Hera but was famous for his many affairs with other women. He was also known as the God that punished those who lied or broke oaths. POSEIDON (Neptune in Latin) was the brother of Zeus. After his Father Cronus was dethroned he took part in a draw between his two brothers Zeus and Hades in order to share the power of the world. His prize was to become the ruler of the sea. The Greeks on both sides of the Aegean were sea men and he was widely worshiped by these people. Besides being the ruler of the sea, he also gave the first horse to man, so he was honored as much for the one as for the other. He married Amphitrite, a granddaughter of the Titan Oceanus.  As well as horses, he had some connection with bulls. His weapon was a trident, which could shake the earth, and shatter any object. He was the most powerful Olympian god, after Zeus. Greek mythology HADES (Pluto in Latin) was the second brother of Zeus that took place in the draw after his father was de


What is the name of the farm in the 1995 film to which orphan Flora Poste, played by Kate Beckinsale, is sent to live with her relatives?

The Kate Beckinsale Picture Pages Shooting Fish Background: Pale-skinned, fine-boned British actress Kate Beckinsale gained recognition for her portrayal of altruistic con artist Georgie in the independent hit Shooting Fish (1997). Directed by Stefan Schwartz, she nabbed a Catalonian International Film Festival Award. A year later, she turned film criticsï¿½ heads again with her supporting role of cool and catty WASP university graduate Charlotte Pingress in the independent ensemble drama The Last Days of Disco, where she netted a London Critics Circle Film Award. Initially making an impression on worldwide audiences with her performance as the lovable, virginal Hero in the Shakespeare outing Much Ado About Nothing (1993), Beckinsale went on to take roles in such high-profile films as Cold Comfort Farm (1995), Michael Bayï¿½s lavish World War II epic Pearl Harbor (2001), the romantic-comedy Serendipity (2001, with John Cusack), the fantasy film Underworld (2003), the Sci-fi film Van Helsing (2004) and the Oscar-winning film The Aviator (2004, directed by Martin Scorsese). Beckinsaleï¿½s admirers should not miss her performances in the upcoming Underworld: Evolution (2006) and Click (2006). Off screen, Kate Beckinsale was listed as the 63rd of Stuff magazine's ï¿½102 Sexiest Women in The Worldï¿½ (2002) and was named England's ï¿½Number 1 Beautyï¿½ by Hello Magazine (2002). As for her private life, Beckinsale was involved with Edmund Moriarty, whom she dated while she was a student at Oxford. In 1995, she began a long-term relationship with Welsh actor Michael Sheen, but they broke up in 2003. With Sheen, Beckinsale shares a daughter named Lily Sheen (born in 1999). On May 9, 2004, she married director Len Wiseman. Anorexic Kate Childhood and Family: London native Kate Beckinsale Loe was born on July 26, 1973, to British celebrity parents Richard Beckinsale and Judy Loe. Her father died of a heart attack when Kate was six, leaving the little girl in the care of her mother. Noticeably gifted from a very young age, Kate won prizes in several young writing competitions, most notably for three short stories and three poems at the British bookseller W. H. Smith Young Writers' competition. As a teenager, she became anorexic, for which she had to endure four years of five-day-per-week analysis. Spending most of her time in London, Kate was educated at the Londonï¿½s Godolphin and Latymer private school. Following in her parentsï¿½ footsteps, she gradually began acting after graduation. Already known by the British public in the early 1990s, Kate decided to attend Oxford University's New College, where she majored in French and Russian Literature. After studying for three years and spending her last year of studies in Paris, Kate came to the decision to leave her studies and fully focus on her acting career. She met director Len Wiseman while on the set of 2003ï¿½s Underworld. Shortly after this, the couple became engaged on June 14, 2003, and then married on May 10, 2004, in Bel-Air, California. Before her marriage, Kate had a daughter named Lily Sheen, who was born on January 31, 1999, from her previous relationship with actor Michael Sheen. Much Ado About Nothing Career: Daughter of British television actors, Kate Beckinsale wanted to become an actress just like her parents and so she steadily took on roles for British television after finishing school. Starting with a speaking part in the television miniseries "Devices and Desires" (1991), 18-year-old Beckinsale had a major TV acting debut in CBSï¿½s television movie One Against the Wind (1991). Costarring as Judy Davisï¿½ rebellious daughter Barbe Lindell, she became widely known to British audiences. The film was also broadcast in America at the end of that year. Also in 1991, Beckinsale began studying at a university and sporadically appeared in TV films. While in her first year at Oxford, Beckinsaleï¿½s big breakthrough arrived when she was cast in the supporting role of the sweet, virginal Hero in Kenneth Branaghï¿½s movie adap


Which rapper’s real name is Shawn Carter?

Rapper Jay-Z Sentenced To Probation | Billboard Rapper Jay-Z Sentenced To Probation 12/7/2001 COMMENTS As expected, rapper Jay-Z (real name: Shawn Carter) has been sentenced to three years probation for stabbing a record producer at a New York nightclub, prosecutors said. The Grammy-winning artist ... As expected, rapper Jay-Z (real name: Shawn Carter) has been sentenced to three years probation for stabbing a record producer at a New York nightclub, prosecutors said. The Grammy-winning artist pleaded guilty in October to misdemeanor assault, admitting he stabbed Lance "Un" Rivera at a club party on Dec. 1, 1999. Carter accused Rivera of making and selling counterfeit copies of one of his recordings, then stabbed him with a five-inch knife at least twice, according to a police account. As part of a plea agreement, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Micki Scherer sentenced Carter, 31, to three years probation. The rapper refused to talk to reporters, but his lawyer, Ben Brafman, said his client was pleased the case was resolved. Rivera, 35, did not file a lawsuit against the rapper, and the two settled out of court for between $500,000 and $1 million. Rivera later told prosecutors he was not interested in pursuing the case. As previously reported , Jay-Z's episode of MTV2's "Unplugged" series is scheduled to air Dec. 15 on the network. The performance, which finds him backed by an acoustic band and a string quartet, features a cameo appearance by Mary J. Blige. Copyright 2001 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.


Pelota - Spanish to English Translation | Spanish Central pelota jugar a la pelota : to play ball 5 pasar la pelota familiar : to pass the buck 6 jugar a la pelota to play ball tener pelota por to have a passion for Seen & Heard What made you want to look up pelota? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible). Spanish Quizzes


Which poet wrote the collection ‘Birthday Letters’?

Poetry Magazines - Life after Plath: Birthday Letters, by Ted Hughes Life after Plath: Birthday Letters, by Ted Hughes Mick Delap talks to Erica Wagner, Literary Editor of The Times What can I tell you that you do not know Of the life after death? That is the question with which Ted Hughes begins one of the later poems in Birthday Letters. As in nearly all the eighty eight poems in the collection, he’s talking directly to the poet Sylvia Plath, his wife for seven years, before her suicide in February 1963, and the mother of his two children. In Life after Death, he recalls in painful and moving detail how he and the children coped with the immediate aftermath of her death, in a flat in Primrose Hill, near London Zoo, in the frozen weeks of one of the coldest winters of the century. Only to find a strange sort of solace: Dropped from life, We three made a deep silence In our separate cots. We were comforted by wolves. Under that February moon and the moon of March The Zoo had come close. And in spite of the city Wolves consoled us. Two or three times each night For minutes on end They sang. They had found where we lay.... They wound us and enmeshed us In their wailing for you, their mourning for us, They wove us into their voices. We lay in your death, In the fallen snow, under falling snow. Ever since Plath died, Hughes had resolutely kept his own counsel, in the face of often bitter and highly public wrangling about the nature of their life together. Then, after nearly thirty five years of silence on the subject, it was revealed towards the end of January 1998 that Hughes was finally going to speak out, by publishing a hitherto unsuspected collection of poems written over the years since Plath died, about his life with her. The Times, recognising a major literary event, announced a six part serialisation. And over the next week, proceeded to print a representative twelve of the eighty eight “Birthday Letter” poems. The poems had been selected by the Literary Editor of The Times, Erica Wagner, who also provided a running commentary. The columnist “NB” in sister journal, the TLS, rather sourly accused The Times of “treating the whole thing as a soap opera in verse”. Hughes stayed well out of sight, letting the poems do all the speaking for him. And when Birthday Letters was finally published on 29th January, it became an instant best seller. Six weeks later, Magma’s Mick Delap went to Wapping to ask Erica Wagner about a phenomenon she had helped create. MD: Had you been at all involved in the earlier Plath/Hughes controversies? EW: I had read both their work when I was at school and university, and afterwards. I remember reading Janet Malcolm’s The Silent Woman when it first appeared in the New Yorker, and of course I had known something of the controversy. But I had always felt it unfortunate that there seemed to be a division into two camps. You were either in the Hughes camp, or the Plath camp. This was something I never liked or wanted to be a part of. MD: Sylvia Plath died in 1963. Ted Hughes has been famously silent, or almost silent, since then about their seven years together. In 1981 we had the very spare introduction that Hughes wrote to Plath’s Collected Poems. There is an implicit acknowledgement there of the fact that they were together when she wrote most of the poems. But it appears a very flat and a rather cold, academic, document. So why do you think Hughes has now decided to publish this very personal record of their life together? EW: I wouldn’t venture to answer that, because I think only Hughes can answer that. I didn’t have any direct dealings with him when I was preparing the serialisation, and I wouldn’t wish to speak for him. Perhaps even he couldn’t give you a coherent answer. One of the things that comes across most strongly in the book is how deeply felt these poems are; and to explain away feelings like that is rarely possible. MD: The feelings seem to me to range from an immense and continuing grief, through regret, and even into a kind of humour. In The Beach, for instance, when he’s recount


What was the surname of US outlaw brothers Bob, Jim, Cole and John?

James-Younger Gang James-Younger Gang Frank James (1843 - 1915) Franklin "Frank" James (January 10, 1843 – February 18, 1915) was a famous American outlaw. He was the older brother of outlaw Jesse James.   He was born Alexander Franklin James in Kearney, M... history The James-Younger Gang was a notable 19th-century gang of American outlaws that included Jesse James. The gang was centered in the state of Missouri. Membership fluctuated from robbery to robbery, as the outlaws' raids were usually separated by many months. At various times, it included the Younger Brothers (Cole, Jim, John, and Bob), the James Brothers (the infamous Jesse James and his brother Frank), Clell Miller, Arthur McCoy, Charlie Pitts, John Jarrette (who was married to Cole's sister Josie), Bill Chadwell (alias Bill Stiles), and Matthew "Ace" Nelson. Contrary to frequent reports, the James brothers and Younger brothers were not related, at least not by blood. Starting in 1879, after the demise of the James-Younger Gang, the James brothers committed further crimes with Clell Miller's brother Ed, the Ford brothers (Robert and Charles), Bill Ryan, Dick Liddil, and the Hite Brothers Wood and Clarence. The James-Younger Gang had its origins in a group of Confederate bushwhackers who fought in the bitter partisan conflict that wracked the divided state of Missouri during the American Civil War. This group's postwar crimes began in 1866, though it did not truly become the "James-Younger Gang" until 1868 at the earliest, when the authorities first named Cole Younger and both the James brothers as suspects in the robbery of the Nimrod Long bank in Russellville, Kentucky. It dissolved in 1876, after the capture of the Younger brothers in Minnesota after the ill-fated attempt to rob the Northfield First National Bank. Three years later, Jesse James organized a new gang and renewed his criminal career, which came to an end with his death in 1882. During the gang's period of activity, it robbed banks, trains, and stagecoaches in Missouri, Kentucky, Iowa, Texas, Arkansas, Kansas, and West Virginia.


Martian relates to which planet in our solar system?

Solar System, Solar System Information, Facts, News, Photos -- National Geographic More » Our Cosmic Neighborhood From our small world we have gazed upon the cosmic ocean for thousands of years. Ancient astronomers observed points of light that appeared to move among the stars. They called these objects "planets," meaning wanderers, and named them after Roman deities—Jupiter, king of the gods; Mars, the god of war; Mercury, messenger of the gods; Venus, the goddes of love and beauty, and Saturn, father of Jupiter and god of agriculture. The stargazers also observed comets with sparkling tails, and meteors or shooting stars apparently falling from the sky. Since the invention of the telescope, three more planets have been discovered in our solar system: Uranus (1781), Neptune (1846), and, now downgraded to a dwarf planet, Pluto (1930). In addition, there are thousands of small bodies such as asteroids and comets. Most of the asteroids orbit in a region between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, while the home of comets lies far beyond the orbit of Pluto, in the Oort Cloud. The four planets closest to the sun—Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars—are called the terrestrial planets because they have solid rocky surfaces. The four large planets beyond the orbit of Mars—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—are called gas giants. Tiny, distant, Pluto has a solid but icier surface than the terrestrial planets. Nearly every planet—and some of the moons—has an atmosphere. Earth's atmosphere is primarily nitrogen and oxygen. Venus has a thick atmosphere of carbon dioxide, with traces of poisonous gases such as sulfur dioxide. Mars's carbon dioxide atmosphere is extremely thin. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are primarily hydrogen and helium. When Pluto is near the sun, it has a thin atmosphere, but when Pluto travels to the outer regions of its orbit, the atmosphere freezes and collapses to the planet's surface. In that way, Pluto acts like a comet. Moons, Rings, and Magnetospheres There are 140 known natural satellites, also called moons, in orbit around the various planets in our solar system, ranging from bodies larger than our own moon to small pieces of debris. From 1610 to 1977, Saturn was thought to be the only planet with rings. We now know that Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune also have ring systems, although Saturn's is by far the largest. Particles in these ring systems range in size from dust to boulders to house-size, and may be rocky and/or icy. Most of the planets also have magnetic fields, which extend into space and form a magnetosphere around each planet. These magnetospheres rotate with the planet, sweeping charged particles with them. The sun has a magnetic field, the heliosphere, which envelops our entire solar system. Ancient astronomers believed that the Earth was the center of the universe, and that the sun and all the other stars revolved around the Earth. Copernicus proved that Earth and the other planets in our solar system orbit our sun. Little by little, we are charting the universe, and an obvious question arises: Are there other planets where life might exist? Only recently have astronomers had the tools to indirectly detect large planets around other stars in nearby solar systems. —Text courtesy NASA/JPL


The toy ‘Metal Lazy Spring’ is better known by what name?

Slinky Dog | Pixar Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia "I knew you were right all along, Woody. I never doubted you for a second." —Slinky In the first film , Slinky is first seen coming out from under Andy 's bed. He likes playing checkers with Woody . He is also one of the toys who believes it was an accident when Woody knocks Buzz out the window. He isn't happy about Woody's disappearance. He catches the lights when Woody calls them from the window of Sid's room  until a grumpy Mr. Potato Head snatches them. When he and the other toys see Buzz's severed arm, Slinky looks devastated at what his friend seems to have done. Woody desperately pleads with him to help, but all he can do is close the curtains of Andy's window. He is also guilty when he sees Woody telling the truth. He and the other toys make amends and assist Buzz, Woody and RC to make it to the moving van . He uses his stretching ability in an attempt to pull them into the van, but when RC's batteries rapidly drain, he becomes stretched to the breaking point. He loses his grip on Woody and gets sprung back into the moving van without them. He appears to be badly damaged, and the toys try and comfort him while he laments he should have held on longer. He looks ecstatic when Woody uses the rocket strapped to Buzz to return to them. His slink has been fixed at the end of the film, when the toys have been settled in Andy's new room . Toy Story 2 "I may not be a smart dog, but I know what road kill is." —Slinky In the second film , when Woody is looking for his hat to go to Cowboy Camp with Andy, it's Slinky who ends up finding Woody's hat. The bad news is that he got it from Buster , Andy's dog. After Al McWhiggin steals Woody, Slinky goes on the mission led by Buzz to rescue their valuable friend. The rescue squad uses Slinky's coil as a bungee cord to jump from Andy's house . Slinky also has to use two traffic cones (one on his head, another on his tail) when crossing the street due to his unique size and structure. At Al's Toy Barn , while searching in Al's office with a newer Buzz Lightyear action figure that the toys mistake for Andy's, Slinky encounters two Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots on Al's desk and asks them if they have seen "a cowboy doll with a bad arm" (referring to Woody), only to indirectly cause the two robots to fight. As Al enters the office, the New Buzz orders the toys to stow away in Al's bag, then they arrive at an apartment that houses Al's Penthouse . After entering the apartment through an air vent, they climb up an elevator shaft and arrive at the topmost floor with help from a rising elevator. When the toys break into the penthouse, Slinky and Bullseye have a growling match that Jessie tries to stop, but Slinky uses his coil to tie up Jessie and Bullseye. He then orders his allies to grab Woody and escape, but they are stopped by Andy's Buzz, who proves that he is the one that the toys recognize, to Slinky's relief. Slinky feels disappointed when Woody intends to stay with his Roundup gang to be put in a museum , and takes a possibly one last look at Woody before he leaves with the others, but brightens up when Woody declares that he is coming with them. After Al packs up Woody and the Roundup collection into his case and leaves the penthouse, the toys jump onto the elevator, and Buzz opens the emergency hatch on the elevator and uses Slinky to fish Woody out. Just as Slinky opens the case and grabs Woody's hands, the elevator reaches the lobby and Al steps out, causing Slinky to become stretched out, but Stinky Pete grabs Woody and pulls him back into the case, making Slinky accidentally release Woody and rebound. After the toys leave the apartment, they hijack a Pizza Planet delivery truck , and Slinky controls the pedals of the truck to chase Al to Tri-County International Airport . At the airport, Slinky follows Buzz, but his hind legs become stuck to one of the luggage handles, and is unable to follow Buzz as he becomes overstretched again. However, he is able to rejoin with the other toys as they stun Stinky Pete with flash cameras and f


Koala: Facts, Baby, Eat, Live, Endangered, Dangerous, Preditors   Koala The Koala is small, fuzzy, and cute. It has gray to brown colored fur with a white underbelly. It lazily makes it way through the tree branches to eat, sleep, and nurse its young. Spending most of its lifecycle in the trees, it only descends to the ground if necessary. Koalas are adored by many for their small size and cartoon-like features. The Koala is a marsupial. BABY KOALAS Mothers give birth and raise only one baby koala at time. During the mothers lifecycle she will produce up to six cubs. A newborn kaola baby is called a “joey” and does not resemble an adult since it is born blind with undeveloped features. A joey measures under one inch in length. Upon birth the joey makes its way to the mother’s pouch and attaches itself inside. It then develops its eyes, legs, and fur. In fact it lives in the mother’s pouch for about six months. When it emerges from the pouch it takes on the familiar cute and cuddly appearance of an adult. Eventually the baby koala transfers itself to the mother’s back to hitch a free ride. It continues to nurse off the mother’s milk for up to a year and eats eucalyptus leaves. Some baby koalas want to use the safety of the pouch longer than necessary but their size prohibits them from climbing back inside. When the next joey is born it is time for last season’s baby to say goodbye. WHAT DO KOALAS EAT? Eucalyptus leaves is the only food koalas eat. Although the leaves are poisonous to most animals, they have special bacteria that live in their stomachs to break down and digest them. Their diet includes up to one pound of leaves a day. The koala has special teeth adapted for their eucalyptus diet. The majority of their front and back teeth act like scissors to chop the leaves into pieces suitable for digestion. Eucalyptus leaves have a fair amount of moisture hence koalas seldom drink water. Plant specie information about eucalyptus trees indicate there are many different varieties in the wild. In fact each koala is particular about what kind they will eat. Baby koalas acquire their taste for specific varieties by adulthood. One of the main reasons koalas are endangered in some areas is the destruction of native eucalyptus forest habitats. Eucalyptus leaves are high in fiber and low in nutrients. In addition to eating large amounts, koalas are able to survive on their diet since they have a slow metabolic system to conserve nutrients and energy. Since they have no natural predators in Australia, this adaptation is not to their disadvantage. KOALA FACTS Size: Up to 3 feet in length. Weight: 20 to 30 pounds. Lifespan: Koala information gathered from both wild and captive habitats suggest koalas live to be around 15 to 20 years. Definition: The koala is a nocturnal marsupial and is a herbivore. Fun fact: The word “marsupial” is from the Latin word “marsupium”, which translates to “pouch”. Body structure: Its head has a long black nose, small round eyes, and big ears. It has strong limbs and the claws of its paws are designed to grasp and climb branches easily. The koala body structure is small and not “top heavy”, enabling it to maneuver and balance on tree branches. Sleeping time: Up to 20 hours a day! Communication: Scratch and scent markings. Vocalization sounds: screeches, bellows, murmurs. Diet: Koalas eat only eucalyptus leaves. Habitat: Majority populations are in the south eastern regions of Australia. Baby Koalas: Weight: under 0.04 ounces. Size: under 1 inch in length. Mating Season: Breeding is from October through March. Gestation period: 30 to 35 days. Age of Maturity: 2 to 3 years. Endangered status: Status dependent on country (see Endangered section) Predators: No natural predators. Enemies: Man. Subspecies Information: Northern (adustus), Intermediate (cinereus), and Southern (victor). Major adaptations: Slower metabolism, paws with claws adapted for climbing/hanging, scissor like teeth for processing eucalyptus leaves. WHERE DO KOALAS LIVE? The koala’s habitat is in the c


Poet and author Oscar Wilde is buried in which European city?

Poets Graves|Poets & Poetry Forum For his mourners will be outcast men And outcasts always mourn'   Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde is     buried in Pï¿½re Lachaise Cemetery ,  Paris, France, Europe. (Also buried here are Jim  Morrison and the French poet Paul Eluard.)   Oscar Wilde's Grave complete with  graffiti Whilst in Reading Gaol Wilde received an ear injury which was     not properly treated. Late in 1900 he developed further infections which led to meningitis, and his     subsequent death at the age of 46. He died penniless and alone in a Paris hotel.  On     his deathbed he converted to Catholicism. By becoming a catholic he enacted one of     his well known witticisms: The Church of England is the best to live in, but the     Catholic Church is the best to die in. He is also reputed to have  said, on being presented with an expensive medical bill, ' I suppose  that I will have to die beyond my means'. He was     originally buried in the Bagneaux Cemetery but his remains were moved to Pï¿½re     Lachaise - the French National Cemetery - on July 19, 1909. However, the famous     tomb, sculpted by Jacob Epstein was not added until 1914. It is now  visited by hundreds of thousands of visitors each year - many of whom  are gay men who come to pay their respects. The tomb is covered in  lipstick kisses. The ashes of     Robert Ross (a former lover) are also buried in the tomb.


Which nation’s football team prevented England from competing in the 1974 FIFA World Cup finals?

1974 FIFA World Cup in Germany - Soccer Betting Odds and Props for all Major Football Events Around the World Germany 1974 World Cup Betting Year: 1974 Participants: 16 Countries: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, East Germany, Haiti, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Scotland, Sweden, Uruguay, West Germany, Yugoslavia, Zaire Championship: West Germany 2, Netherlands 1 Top goal scorer: Grzegorz Lato, Poland (7) In 1974, teams met in Germany to compete for a new trophy: the FIFA World Cup. Also new were the tight security measures at the tournament, brought into effect because of the assassination of Jewish athletes at the Munich Olympics two years earlier. The opening ceremonies were held on June 13. Pele was on hand, even though he had decided not to play in what would have been his fifth World Cup. The action kicked off with defending champion Brazil playing Yugoslavia to a 0-0 tie -- hardly an exciting opener. This tournament became known as the "World Cup of Quality," with three outstanding teams in Holland, Poland and West Germany. One of the biggest showdowns of the tournament was the Brazil-Holland game played on July 3. Brazil, missing its potent offense of years past, fell to the speedy Dutch team 2-0. In the championship game, Holland scored on a penalty kick before West Germany even touched the ball, but the Germans came back for a 2-1 victory in front of 79,000 fans in Munich. In a futile effort to boost his country's performance, Zaire's President Motubo awarded each of his players with a car, a trip for two to anywhere in the world and a house just for qualifying. Perhaps he should have held out a little longer: When Zaire got to Germany, it lost to Scotland 2-0, Brazil 3-0 and was trounced by Yugoslavia 9-0. World Cup Germany 1974 Schedule and Results Group 1 Results


Which world championship darts player walks onto the stage to the tune of ‘Rabbit’ by Chas and Dave?

The Guide Magazine Issue 43 by Guide Media Group - issuu issuu GUIDE WORKINGTON // MARYPORT // COCKERMOUTH // KESWICK THE EVENTS | FESTIVALS | LIFESTYLE | FOOD | & MORE www.theguidemags.com March / April 2015 | 1 2 | The Guide Magazine Managing Director Stephen Murphy T: 01946 816 716 stephen@theguidemediagroup.com Office Admin Manager Steffany Clarke T: 01946 816 719 steffany@theguidemediagroup.com Graphic Designer Nicky Proniewicz T: 01946 816 728 nicky@theguidemediagroup.com Graphic Designer Kerry Cook T: 01946 816 728 kerry@theguidemediagroup.com Writer Danielle Murphy T: 01946 816733 danielle@theguidemediagroup.com A Word FROM THE Editor T he March/April edition of The Guide can mean only two things; spring is here and we’re another year older. Yes, we’re very proud to say that this edition marks our seventh birthday! We’re celebrating seven years with a bumper issue. Not only is this edition of your favourite local publication full of celebrity interviews including Darts World Champion Adrian Lewis, top comedians Dave Spikey and Jo Caulfield and punk legend Steve Ignorant. It’s got all the best of local events and an all new Home and Garden section. While the weather is still on the chilly side, the nights are getting brighter, bulbs are starting to sprout and pretty soon lambs will be prancing through the fields. Spring is a time for new beginnings and for many of us it’s a time to say goodbye to the old and hello to the new; with this in mind take a peek at our Home and Garden section. It’s full of helpful hints, tips and advice on how to brighten up your home and get your garden ready for summer. As Easter and the first of the years bank holidays will soon be upon us there’s no excuse not to get the paint brushes or the gardening gloves out. It’s not just your home and garden that need brightening up this season. We’ve got everything you need to know about the latest trends for spring and how to brighten up your wardrobe, your make up bag and your hair style. If you would like to see business feature in the May/June edition of the Guide or any of our other magazines (The Carlisle Guide and The Whitehaven Guide) then get in touch and tell us what you do, we’re already working on it. Ali and the team xxxxx Advertising/Distribution Paul Seath T: 01946 816720 paul@theguidemediagroup.com Published by EOL Publications, The Guide Media Group, Phoenix Enterprise Centre, Jacktrees Road, Cleator Moor, Cumbria, CA25 5BD. All feature articles and advertising is copyright of EOL Publishing. Printed by The Magazine Printing Company. Photographer Jim Davies Front Cover Amy Brammall Editor Ali Hipkin T: 01946 816 715 ali@theguidemediagroup.com GUIDE MAGAZINES /workingtonguide @workingtonguide March / April 2015 | 3 We Are Celebrating 7 Years W e started up The Guide seven years ago to instill a bit of local pride, celebrate all that Allerdale has to offer and bring local businesses and local people together. We feel like weâ€™ve suceeded but none of that would have been possible if it wasnâ€™t for our readers and our happy cutomers, the adver tisers you see dotted throughout The Guide; they make it free, they make it possible and they make it happen. So please suppor t them where you can and help us to continue to bring you the best of all things local! 4 | The Guide Magazine 42 Alan Spedding Recipe Chowder MOTORING & SPORT 48  Pirelli Rally  Iconic Rally Returns WHATâ€™S ON 64-69 What's On Listings Music, Theatre, Film, Comedy, Other March / April 2015 | 5 Feature | Dave Spikey Putting the punch in Punchlines ALI HIPKIN talks to Phoenix Nights star Dave Spikey ahead of his upcoming Keswick gig at theTheatre By The Lake, on Thursday April 23 T hey say laughter is the best medicine and comedian Dave Spikey was just the tonic I needed when I spoke to him, coughing and spluttering, ahead of his performance in Keswick. He certainly empathised having been struck by a cold not long before me. Full of northern charm, anecdotes and good humour Dave gave me a new lease of life for the afte


What is the fifth planet from the sun? | Socratic What is the fifth planet from the sun? Start with a one sentence answer Then teach the underlying concepts Don't copy without citing sources Write a one sentence answer... Answer: I want someone to double check my answer Describe your changes (optional) 200 Cancel The fifth planet from the Sun is Jupiter. Explanation: The five planets in order from the Sun are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars and Jupiter. There is an asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter and in earlier days people believed that the fifth planet was residing there. However, the asteroid belt consists of myriads of small bodies down to rocks. The biggest of them is called Ceres and now we recognize Ceres as a dwarf planet. So, strictly speaking, Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun. Was this helpful? Let the contributor know! Yes


Who was the only Canadian-born British Prime Minister?

The Canadian-born British Prime Minister, Andrew Bonar Law | Leaders and Legacies Home » Columns » The Canadian-born British Prime Minister, Andrew Bonar Law The Canadian-born British Prime Minister, Andrew Bonar Law September 26, 2014 in Columns , Leaders from History Leave a comment By Arthur Milnes Since his tragic death in 1923, only months after he became Britain’s prime minister, Andrew Bonar Law (who served only 209 days in the UK’s top political job) has not done well in the historical sweepstakes.  Despite his significance in British politics during the early part of the 20th century, especially considering his service as Tory leader in the run-up to the First World War and beyond, he has, sadly, remained, “The Unknown Prime Minister.” This sad descriptive is said to have been bequeathed him by Herbert Henry Asquith the very day Bonar Law was interred at Westminster Abbey. Asquith is reputed to have remarked it was very fitting the “Unknown Prime Minister” was buried near the Unknown Soldier in the Abbey. Few biographies have been written, and his name is rarely invoked by either historians or his heirs to leadership in the modern-day British Conservative party. Since the Brits have done as much as possible to forget him, it high time we Canadians fill the void. Bonar Law, after all, was the only British prime minister to have been born in Canada — and the only one ever born outside the U.K. It also has to be noted that his closest friend in adult life was none other than his fellow Canadian Max Aitken, known in British society, and now, before history, as Lord Beaverbrook. We should start the campaign to repatriate Bonar Law’s historical reputation back to Canada, where at least we do our best to honour it already. The Presbyterian manse in Rexton, N.B., where the future statesman of Britain and Empire was born on Sept. 16, is already a historic site. (It was called Kingston at the time of Bonar Law’s birth). It is proudly funded by the residents of the tiny village and a few years back the provincial government of New Brunswick provided a generous infusion of funds. (Bonar Law’s father ministered to the congregation there for more than 30 years). Open from June until mid-September each year, the Bonar Law Historic Site, restored to interpret life on a 19th century working farm in Canada, boasts free admission, offers guided tours in French or English, has a gift shop, and has a place where visitors can picnic.  Thanks to concern for the historical memory of a British prime minister, visitors to the Canadian site will continue in the years ahead to learn about the early years of a British PM. The site is located on Andrew Bonar Law Avenue and features a cairn to honour Bonar Law, which was unveiled in 1925. Though the population of Rexton is only about 1,000 people, the village’s website proudly trumpets the fact that a British prime minister was born there and villagers have taken the time to place a biography of Bonar Law on their homepage. It might not be Trafalgar Square or Chartwell, but it is something. So, I have to ask my British friends the age-old question: What have you done for Bonar Law lately? Canada’s Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, has done his part. During his historic address to the British Parliament in 2013, Harper invoked Bonar Law. “Some will tell you that I am the second Canadian Prime Minister to address the British Parliament,” he said, ““the truth be told, I am the third. It is true that William Lyon Mackenzie King was the only other Prime Minister of Canada to address a gathering such as this. But Andrew Bonar Law often addressed this Parliament, during the 1920s, in his capacity as Prime Minister of Great Britain. And he was also Canadian, born in New Brunswick, just a few leagues removed  from the place where my own ancestors settled after arriving from England in 1774.” While visiting London a few years ago, I stood in awe at Westminster Abbey, breathing in millennia of British history in that hallowed place. During a special moment on the tour for me as a Canadian, I was able to l


In which UK city is Great Victoria Street railway station?

Disused Stations: Belfast Great Victoria Street Station Date of visit: 19.4.2014 Notes: Great Victoria Street was the Great Northern Railway of Ireland (GNRI) terminus in the city of Belfast. The GNRI had the second largest railway system on the island of Ireland and part of its network was the main line that linked the cities of Belfast and Dublin. Belfast Great Victoria Street had opened on 12 August 1839 as the northern terminus of the 7½-mile Ulster Railway (UR) which connected the city to Lisburn. A through route to Dublin was only created when the Dublin & Belfast Junction Railway (D&BJR) opened the final section of its line, a bridge over the river Boyne at Drogheda 5 April 1855 (although a temporary wooden bridge had been in situ during 1853 for the Dublin International Exhibition). Belfast Great Victoria Street was located on the west side of the street from which it took its name and at the time of its opening it was known simply as Belfast. The station was a fine sturdy building that had two platforms and three tracks. The exterior was classical in influence, with its main two-storey block linked to shorter two-storey wings by single-storey sections. The ground floor stonework was rusticated and windows were rectangular with elaborate architraves. The upper storeys had round-headed windows with hoods. The central block was topped by a balustrade. The entrance to the main block was projected forward and was also topped by a balustrade and had pairs of impressive columns. A generous porte-cochère stood in front of the central block. The track gauge of the UR was 6ft 2in. At the time of opening there were seven services in each direction between Belfast and Lisburn and on the first day of service 3,000 people were carried. In the early years there were no third class coaches on the UR. The UR reached Portadown in 1842. At the same time the Dublin & Drogheda Railway (D&DR) started to build their line using a gauge of 5ft 2in which caused consternation amongst the board of the UR who saw that line as a means of creating a link to Dublin. Major General Pasley RE was called in to arbitrate and he came up with a compromise of 5ft 3in which became the standard gauge for the island of Ireland. The UR had to re-gauge their line at a cost of £20,000. In 1848 the UR reached Armagh. The March 1850 timetable showed 7 departures and 8 arrivals Mondays-to-Saturdays and 3 trains in each direction on Sundays. In 1852 the UR renamed the station Victoria Street as, by that time, two other railway companies had opened termini in the city. The station was renamed Great Victoria Street in 1856 by which time through services were running to Dublin. By 1858 the UR was able to run services to Londonderry. Originally there had been a level crossing at the west end of the station but it was replaced with a bridge, named the Boyne bridge, in 1863. In 1875 the D&DR and the D&BJR merged to form the Northern Railway of Ireland. A year later the UR agreed to merge and the company became the Great Northern Railway Company Ireland (GNRI). By the 1880s the station had been expanded to six platform faces which were protected from the elements by a trainshed roof. Some of the platforms extended to the south side of the Boyne Court bridge. The GNRI network had also expanded by this time and served many locations including Bundoran, Cavan, Cookstown and Newcastle. The December 1895 timetable showed 32 departrures from Great Victoria Street on weekdays serving destinations including Armargh, Clones, Dublin, Drogheda, Londonderry Lisburn and Omagh. In the period running up to the Great War the GNRI had its most profitable years. Many long distance trains that ran from Great Victoria Street had restaurant cars and there were even sleeping car services to Dublin Amiens Street and Londonderry Foyle Road. The outbreak of war in August 1914 initially brought additional traffic to Great Victoria Street and to the GNRI network generally but within a few years shortages caused problems as did rising wage bills. The Easter Rising in 1916 caused additional prob


In 1665, Thomas Willett was appointed the first Mayor of which city?

Thomas Willett First Mayor of New York Thomas Willett was born in Norfolk, England in 1610. Because his parents were Puritans (dissenters), his early years were spent in Leyden, Holland and he spoke both English and Dutch fluently, a skill that would prove to be of great importance in his later life. Willett sailed on board the Mayflower to the Plymouth Colony in 1629 and although only 19 years old, he took an active part in the Colony's affairs and held many offices of trust. Around 1640, Willett began trading with the Dutch in New Amsterdam and acquired property both there and in Fort Orange. By 1650, he had a small fleet of ships and traded with Holland and the West Indies. Willett was well known to Director-General Stuyvesant, who appointed him to negotiate the Treaty of Hartford on behalf of the Dutch, and the treaty document bears Willett's signature. In 1662, Stuyvesant appointed Willett to another diplomatic mission, this time at Fort Orange, to negotiate a peace treaty with the Mohawk and the Kennebec tribes. Amazingly, during all this time, Willett remained part of the English colonial administration in Massachusetts. When Colonel Richard Nicoll's fleet arrived in Long Island, Willett and Governor Winthrop of Connecticut joined his expedition and both were part of the delegation that met with Director-General Stuyvesant to arrange the Articles of Surrender. Nicoll then sent Willett to accept the Dutch surrender of Esopus and Fort Orange and while in the latter settlement, Willett concluded a new treaty between the English and the Iroquois. On June 22, 1665, Governor Nicoll appointed Willett as first Mayor of New York, identifying him as the most competent official to effect the transition from Dutch to English rule. As mayor, Willett was chief magistrate of the Mayor's Court and presided over the first jury trial in the New York colony. In 1677, Willett again served as Mayor and was a member of Governor Lovelace's Council, 1668-1673. When the Dutch resumed control of the colony in 1673, much of Willett's property was confiscated by the authorities and he returned to Massachusetts where he died at his home on Narraganset Bay on August 14, 1674. A memorial tablet was installed on the main floor of City Hall on November 14, 1913. Surrounded by a grapevine border with the coat-of-arms of the City of New York at the time of Mayor Willett's service, it bears the following inscription: MDCX Thomas Willett MDCLXXIV The First Mayor of New York Under a Patent granted by James, Duke of York, he was appointed in 1665 for a one year term by Governor Richard Nicolls and served a second term in 1667. SOURCES Elizur Yale Smith. Captain Thomas Willett, First Mayor of New York. New York History, Vol. 21, No. 4, October 1940 New York (State). Legislature. Documents of the Assembly of the State of New York, Leg. Doc. No. 57 (1914)


Sara Lownds was the first wife of which US singer/songwriter?

Sara Dylan (Actress) - Pics, Videos, Dating, & News Sara Dylan Female Born Oct 28, 1939 Sara Dylan, born Shirley Marlin Noznisky (or Novoletsky) and later known as Sara Lownds, was the first wife of singer-songwriter Bob Dylan and mother of singer Jakob Dylan. She was married to Bob Dylan from November 1965 until June 1977. related links Anne Margaret Daniel: The Rhymers' Club, Part One: Bob Dylan And Edgar Allan Poe Huffington Post - Jun 29, 2013 '\n    \n\n Before you begin reading, please listen to this link of Bob Dylan\'s Theme Time Radio Hour, Episode 35, \"Women\'s Names.\" It\'s Dylan reading Edgar Allan Poe\'s last poem, \"Annabel Lee,\" to the appropriate accompaniment of seagulls and the sound of waves in the background. \n\n Would you like to understand Bob Dylan? Get in line -- folks have been wanting this for the past half century and good luck. You can, however, understand, and appreciate more through his view of ... Serial Murder Suspect: 'i'm Not The Monster They Say Killed These Women' Huffington Post - Jun 18, 2013 '\n     SAN RAFAEL, Calif. -- Joseph Naso, serving as his own attorney in his trial for the decades-old killings of four women, used his opening statement to give jurors a thorough personal history, replete with childhood photos, saying he is not the \"monster\" prosecutors have made him out to be. \n\n The 79-year-old defendant\'s opening statement Monday came after prosecutors spent the morning showing graphic images of the four women\'s bodies discovered in Northern California, leading... Edward M. Weinman: You're Not Here Huffington Post - Jan 22, 2013 '\n     It\'s about 30 minutes before Sleuth debuts at the 2007 Venice Film Festival. After too many drinks, I find myself downstairs in the theater\'s bathroom, in front of a urinal, unzipping my trousers to relive myself when who should walk in but Michael Caine. \n\n Talk about stage fright. This is Sir Michael Fu**ing Caine. He\'s that intimidating. \n\n Sleuth, co-starring Caine and the ubiquitous Jude Law (directed by Kenneth Branagh), was not nearly as notable as my bathroom encoun... Five Things You Need To Know Today, June 22 Chelmsford Patch - Jun 22, 2012 ' Today is Friday, June 22. Here are five things you need to know today: \r\n 1. Heat wave:Â Today will be sunny with a high of 92 degrees, and the third day of temperatures over 90 degrees. \r\n 2. Live entertainment:Â TonightÂ Live Entertainment at the Cafe MadridÂ starts at 6:30 p.m. \r\n Â 3. Fencing:Â Is your child interested in fencing? AnÂ Introduction to Fencing Class will be offered this summer. \r\n 4. Blogs:Â Thanks to our local state rep candidates, most recently Mara Dolan, for blogging ... Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Sara Dylan. CHILDHOOD 1939 Birth Born on October 25, 1939. TEENAGE 1956 16 Years Old He was shot dead by a drunken fellow East European immigrant on November 18, 1956. … Read More Sara Noznisky had one brother Julius, sixteen years her senior. Read Less Show Less …  Sara Dylan (born October 25, 1939 as Shirley Marlin Noznisky), is the first wife of singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. Read Less In 1959, Noznisky was wed to magazine photographer Hans Lownds, during which time she was known as Sara Lownds. In 1959, Sara moved to New York City and quickly married magazine photographer Hans Lownds, Sara was his third wife. … Read More Lownds persuaded her to change her name to Sara because his first wife named Shirley had left him and he did not want to be reminded of his previous marriage. Sara and Hans lived in a large five-story house on 60th Street in Manhattan, between Second and Third Avenues. Sara had a modeling career and appeared in Harper's Bazaar as the 'lovely luscious Sara Lownds'âand then became pregnant. Their daughter Maria was born October 21, 1961. Within a year of the birth, the marriage began to fail. Read Less TWENTIES Show Less Sara started going out on her own, driving around town in an MG sports car Hans had given her, and gravitated to the youthful scene in Greenwich Village. Sometime in early 19


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Satyriasis is excessive, often uncontrollable, what in a man?

satyriasis - definition and meaning satyriasis from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition n. Excessive, often uncontrollable sexual desire in and behavior by a man. from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License n. Uncontrollable sexual desire, found in a man (contrast to nymphomania) n. The quality of excessive sexual passion in a male from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English n. Immoderate venereal appetite in the male. from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia n. A diseased and unrestrainable venereal appetite in men, corresponding to nymphomania in women. n. In pathology, lepra.


In which Charles Dickens novel does the fictional character Sam Weller appear?

Charles Dickens Biography Charles Dickens Biography    Bookmark this page    Manage My Reading List Charles Dickens (1812-70) was born in Portsmouth, on the south coast of England, but his family moved to Chatham while he was still very young. His most pleasant childhood years were spent in Chatham, and re-creations of these scenes appear in a disguised form in many of his novels. His father, John Dickens, was a minor clerk in the Navy Pay Office and, like Mr. Micawber in David Copperfield, was constantly in debt. In 1822, John Dickens was transferred to London, but debts continued to pile up, and the family was forced to sell household items in order to pay some of the creditors. Young Charles made frequent trips to the pawnshop, but eventually his father was arrested and sent to debtors' prison, and at the age of twelve, he was sent to work in a blacking warehouse, where he pasted labels on bottles for six shillings a week. This experience was degrading for the young boy, and Dickens later wrote: "No words can express the secret agony of my soul. I felt my early hopes of growing up to be a learned and distinguished man, crushed in my breast." The situation is an exact parallel to David Copperfield's plight at the wine warehouse. Even after his father was released from prison and the family inherited some money, his mother wanted him to continue with his job. Later, for two and a half years, Dickens attended school at Wellington House Academy, and then in 1827, at the age of fifteen, he began work as a clerk in a law office and taught himself shorthand so he could report court debates. At the same time, he was learning about life in London and frequently attended the theater, even taking acting lessons for a short time. Meanwhile, Dickens had fallen in love with Maria Beadnell, a frivolous young girl whose father objected to his daughter's being courted by a young reporter from a lower middle-class background. Nothing came of this relationship, but it probably intensified Dickens' efforts to make something of himself. In 1832, he began working as a parliamentary reporter for two London newspapers, and two years later, he joined a new paper, the Morning Chronicle, where he was asked to write a series of sketches about London life. This request resulted in Sketches by Boz, which appeared in installments that were later, in 1836, published in book form. Dickens' career as an author was begun. This led to an offer to write a monthly newspaper series about a group of humorous English clubmen. These pieces became The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, and after they appeared, Dickens' reputation as a writer was assured. He now felt financially secure and quit his job as a parliamentary reporter to devote all his time to writing. He married Catherine Hogarth in April 1836; however, the marriage was never a happy one and Dickens separated from his wife twenty years later. His writing output increased, and a number of novels, including Oliver Twist and Nicholas Nickleby, were published — first in monthly installments and then as novels. By the 1840s, Dickens was the most popular writer in England. In 1849, he began one of his most important novels, David Copperfield. His friend John Forster proposed that he tell the story in the first person, and this suggestion proved to be a perfect method for Dickens to fictionalize the background of his early life. David Copperfield became the "favorite child" of its author and in it Dickens transcribed his own experiences, producing not only a fine novel, but a disguised autobiography as well. But the novel is not pure biography; rather, it is Dickens' experiences made into fiction. In the novel, David escapes from the warehouse to a sympathetic aunt, and he marries Dora after the "timely" death of her father. This did not happen in real life, and it is almost as though Dickens were reconstructing parts of his childhood the way he wished it had been. In the novel, too, Dickens shows his contempt for his parents (in the guise of the Murdstones) for sending him to the blacking factory, a


A septennium is a period of how many years?

Menstruation and the menstrual cycle | womenshealth.gov Menstruation and the menstrual cycle Menstruation and the menstrual cycle To receive Publications email updates Enter email Submit Menstruation and the menstrual cycle Menstruation is a woman's monthly bleeding. When you menstruate, your body sheds the lining of the uterus (womb). Learn how the menstrual cycle works and what to do if you have painful or irregular periods. Expand all Collapse all What is menstruation? Menstruation (men-STRAY-shuhn) is a woman's monthly bleeding. When you menstruate, your body sheds the lining of the uterus (womb). Menstrual blood flows from the uterus through the small opening in the cervix and passes out of the body through the vagina ( see how the menstrual cycle works below ). Most menstrual periods last from 3 to 5 days. What is the menstrual cycle? When periods (menstruations) come regularly, this is called the menstrual cycle. Having regular menstrual cycles is a sign that important parts of your body are working normally. The menstrual cycle provides important body chemicals, called hormones, to keep you healthy. It also prepares your body for pregnancy each month. A cycle is counted from the first day of 1 period to the first day of the next period. The average menstrual cycle is 28 days long. Cycles can range anywhere from 21 to 35 days in adults and from 21 to 45 days in young teens. The rise and fall of levels of hormones during the month control the menstrual cycle. What happens during the menstrual cycle? In the first half of the cycle, levels of estrogen (the "female hormone") start to rise. Estrogen plays an important role in keeping you healthy, especially by helping you to build strong bones and to help keep them strong as you get older. Estrogen also makes the lining of the uterus (womb) grow and thicken. This lining of the womb is a place that will nourish the embryo if a pregnancy occurs. At the same time the lining of the womb is growing, an egg, or ovum, in one of the ovaries starts to mature. At about day 14 of an average 28-day cycle, the egg leaves the ovary. This is called ovulation. After the egg has left the ovary, it travels through the fallopian tube to the uterus. Hormone levels rise and help prepare the uterine lining for pregnancy. A woman is most likely to get pregnant during the 3 days before or on the day of ovulation. Keep in mind, women with cycles that are shorter or longer than average may ovulate before or after day 14. A woman becomes pregnant if the egg is fertilized by a man's sperm cell and attaches to the uterine wall. If the egg is not fertilized, it will break apart. Then, hormone levels drop, and the thickened lining of the uterus is shed during the menstrual period. See how the menstrual cycle works. What is a typical menstrual period like? During your period, you shed the thickened uterine lining and extra blood through the vagina. Your period may not be the same every month. It may also be different than other women's periods. Periods can be light, moderate, or heavy in terms of how much blood comes out of the vagina. This is called menstrual flow. The length of the period also varies. Most periods last from 3 to 5 days. But, anywhere from 2 to 7 days is normal. For the first few years after menstruation begins, longer cycles are common. A woman's cycle tends to shorten and become more regular with age. Most of the time, periods will be in the range of 21 to 35 days apart. What kinds of problems do women have with their periods? Women can have a range of problems with their periods, including pain, heavy bleeding, and skipped periods. Amenorrhea (ay-men-uh-REE-uh) — the lack of a menstrual period. This term is used to describe the absence of a period in: Young women who haven't started menstruating by age 15 Women and girls who haven't had a period for 90 days, even if they haven't been menstruating for long Causes can include: Stress Serious medical conditions in need of treatment As above, when your menstrual cycles come regularly, this means that important parts of your body are


Swedis-born Nicklas Lidstrom is associated with which sport?

Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Nicklas Lidstrom Nicklas E. Lidstrom Born April 28, 1970, Nicklas Lidstrom is one of the very few elite hockey players to have joined the Triple Gold Club, representing an Olympic gold medal, a World Championship victory and a Stanley Cup win. Lidstrom monopolized the Norris Trophy as the league's best defenceman during his 20-season NHL career and the Hockey News selected him as the 'Best European-trained player ever in the NHL.' The Swedish-born defenceman spent three seasons with VIK Vasteras HK in the Swedish Elite League, and was drafted 53rd overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. Lidstrom joined the Detroit Red Wings in 1991-92, where he earned a Calder Trophy nomination and was named to the NHL's All-Rookie Team. He would go on to play his entire 20-season career with the Detroit Red Wings, collecting extraordinary accolades along the way. One of the greatest defencemen of all time, Lidstrom was awarded the James Norris Memorial Trophy as the league's best blueliner on seven occasions. Only Bobby Orr with eight and Doug Harvey with seven can match Lidstrom's feat. He was selected to the NHL's First All-Star Team on ten occasions and twice was named to the Second All-Star Team. With the exception of the 2004-05 lockout season, Lidstrom participated in the playoffs for 20 consecutive seasons, an NHL record he shares with Larry Robinson. He played in 263 playoff games (three shy of Chris Chelios's record) and was a member of four Stanley Cup championship teams (1997, 1998, 2002 and 2008). Nicklas was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoff's most valuable player in 2002 and in 2008 became the first European-born captain of a Stanley Cup champion. For the last six seasons of his career, Lidstrom captained the Red Wings, replacing the legendary Steve Yzerman upon his retirement. He holds several Red Wings' franchise records, including games played by a defenceman, most regular season goals, assists and points by a defenceman (264, 878 and 1,142), most playoff games (263), goals (54), assists (129) and points (183) by a defenceman. The Detroit Red Wings retired his number 5 on March 6, 2014. Lidstrom's international accomplishments are equally impressive. Prior to his NHL career, Lidstrom competed for Sweden in the World Junior Championship in 1990 and in the 1991 Canada Cup, contributed to a gold medal for his country. After joining the Detroit Red Wings, he was a member of the gold medal-winning Swedish entry at the 1991 World Championships. In 1994, he helped Sweden to the bronze medal at the World Championships and led his homeland to silver at the same tournament in 2004. He also participated with Sweden at the World Cup of Hockey in 1996 and 2004. A four time Olympian, Lidstrom made his Olympic debut with Sweden at the 1998 Winter Olympic Games. He would also compete for his country at the 2002, 2006 and 2010 Olympic Winter Games, earning gold in 2006 to gain entry to the prestigious Triple Gold Club. He was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Hall of Fame in 2014. REGULAR SEASON


Who invented the hovercraft in the 1950’s?

Christopher Cockerell and the History of the Hovercraft By Mary Bellis Updated August 17, 2016. A hovercraft is a vehicle supported on a cushion of air supplied by a powered fan mounted on the craft. The hovercraft was invented by Christopher Cockerell in 1956. The theory behind one of the most successful inventions of the 20th century, the Hovercraft, was originally tested in 1955 using an empty KiteKat cat food tin inside a coffee tin, an industrial air blower and a pair of kitchen scales. Sir Christopher Cockerell developed the first practical hovercraft designs, these led to the first hovercraft to be produced commercially, the SRN1. Cockerell's idea was to build a vehicle that would move over the water's surface, floating on a layer of air. This would reduce friction between the water and vehicle. To test his hypothesis, he put one a smaller can inside a larger can and used a hairdryer to blow air into them. The downward thrust produced was greater when one can was inside the other rather than air just being blown into one can. Background Cockerell was born in 1910 in Cambridge, where his father, Sir Sydney Cockerell, was a museum curator. Christopher Cockerell went to the primary school of St. Faith's. He studied at Gresham's School in Holt, Norfolk. He matriculated to Peterhouse, Cambridge, to read mechanical engineering and was tutored by William Dobson Womersley. He later returned to Cambridge to study radio and electronics. Cockerell worked for the Radio Research Company until 1935 and then for the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company from 1935 until 1951. During the war years, Cockerell worked with an elite team at Marconi to develop radar, a development which Churchill believed had a significant effect on the outcome of the Second World War, and Cockerell believed to be one of his greatest achievements. While at Marconi, Cockerell patented 36 of his ideas. Hel was knighted for his achievement in 1969. The Hovercraft It occurred to Cockerell that if the entire craft were lifted from the water, the craft would effectively have no drag. This, he hoped, would give the craft the ability to attain a much higher maximum speed than could be achieved by the boats of the time. Cockerell's theory was that instead of just pumping air under the craft, as previous inventors had, if the air were to be instead channelled to form a narrow jet around the perimeter of the craft, the moving air would form a momentum curtain, a wall of moving air that would limit the amount of air that would leak out. This meant that the same cushion of high-pressure air could be maintained by a very much smaller engine; and for the first time, a craft could be lifted completely out of the water. He tested his theories using a vacuum cleaner and two tin cans. His hypothesis was found to have potential, but the idea took some years to develop, and he was forced to sell personal possessions to finance his research.


Richard Block and David Quayle founded which British-based DIY retailing company in 1969?

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Which band released a 2007 album entitled ‘Minutes to Midnight’?

Linkin Park: Minutes to Midnight - Music on Google Play Full Review Bryan Counts July 22, 2014 Best lp album Seriously if you want Chester's throat shredding screams listen to bleed it out. This one is too good to hate on. I mean it has like 5 of my all time favorite songs on it. Personally I like the mainstream poppy sound better than the screamo rock sound. But this album is definitely a masterpiece in my book Full Review Dustin Shook May 12, 2014 Love it I like every song on the album if i had to pick the least favorites would be: wake, in between and valentines day. Alot of LP fans whine about them changing. I think that is what makes them great is their ability to play all kinds of music. Full Review Scott Wood February 18, 2014 Lost Their Way With This One People call A Thousand Suns their 'Kid A Moment' but I think this album would be better suited to that description. For me LP are first and for most an electronic rock band, and this album took most of those synthetic elements out of the equation. Don't get me wrong, I like pure rock music, nothing but guitar bass and drums etc, but LP's forte is their ability to create unique and original electronic music and unfortunaltey it does not translate well in to this more organic effort. Full Review Chris Martin January 9, 2016 WTH? Five good tracks, one OK track and six bad ones. That's how I rate Minutes to Midnight. I guess everybody's side projects and other distractions caused Linkin Park to lose their signature sound of their first two albums. In my opinion, they should have stayed with it. They should have stayed with the mix of Rap and Nu Metal that made them popular. Full Review J. Matthew May 31, 2014 The mature side of Linkin Park. Personally, this is my favorite album from them. Rock is branching into new sub-genres, and at this generation rock is getting more irrelevant, especially to younger audiences. What makes LP special is its ability to evolve and adapt to new things. Full Review I'm Normal July 29, 2016 Incredible Captivating and innovative. They have the guts to change their sound. Not many bands would change what works. And I appreciate that they had the guts to do what they love. I just wish that No Roads Left and Across The Line made the cut instead of just being a deluxe version song since Google Play never has the deluxe versions of albums. Which sucks come on Google get it together and give us what we really want. Full Review joseph stalin April 6, 2014 I like how This album has both hard rock and soft rock. From given up to leave out all the rest, this album is like meteora mixed with a thousand suns. Full Review September 9, 2013 AWESOME This was a really great album! I bought it the week it came out, listened to it once, let someone borrow it and then I never saw it again... :( Hahaha ; seriously Full Review Victor Ramirez April 10, 2014 Linkin Park This album really reminds me of life and its gifts it has to offer. Though life may bring you down sometimes, you just got to get back up and hit harder. Full Review Zachary Cisco March 27, 2016 Showes they have range A solid effort by the band here as they show they can still bring the raw anger whith tracks like Given up, the rock rap that made them famous with Bleed it Out, and even slow contemplative with tracks like shadow of the day. If you passed this up back then I recommend giving it another listen, I'm sure any fan will find something to love. Full Review Christian Medina October 28, 2014 LP Ever since I heard In The End I fell in love with LP. Even with the daring changes to their sound I still like their music. I hope they continue to bring us good music for years to come. Full Review Katrina Nash March 28, 2015 Best band in the world Lp is epic I have not bought it on phone yet but have bought the disc they are awesome I highly reccomend them my favourite song is what I've done.if u diss them ur my worst enemy/s Full Review Ryan Ogden April 4, 2014 Another masterpiece by my favorite band While not fully as heavy as the first two albums, it alternates from subdued rock song


Which English football club is nicknamed ‘The Toffees’?

Why is the Everton soccer team called the Toffees? | Reference.com Why is the Everton soccer team called the Toffees? A: Quick Answer Nobody knows for sure, but many people believe the Everton soccer team is called the Toffees because a shop owner used to give toffee to fans during game days. Despite the unclear origin, the nickname has stuck around. Full Answer The Everton soccer team is named after a small village that was part of Old England in the northwest region of the country. Later, it merged into Liverpool, which is now where the soccer team plays its home games at Goodison Park, which can hold more than 40,000 fans. The team colors are blue and white, although they wear black during away games. In the 2012-13 season, the team took 6th place with their leading scorer, Marouane Fellaini.


Singer Katy Perry married which British comedian in 2010?

Russell Brand, Katy Perry Married in India - News - The Ledger - Lakeland, FL Russell Brand, Katy Perry Married in India Saturday Oct 23, 2010 at 10:55 AM By PRAKASH BHANDARITHE ASSOCIATED PRESS RANTHAMBHORE NATIONAL PARK, India | British comedian Russell Brand and American pop singer Katy Perry were married today in a traditional Hindu wedding ceremony at a luxury resort in a tiger reserve in northwestern India. A Hindu priest conducted the ceremony, which was attended by family and close friends of the celebrity couple, a hotel official said on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to speak to the media. Security has been stringent with private security guards stationed at the resort and other nearby hotels where guests and the couple are staying for the six-day wedding celebration. Photographers and media reporters were not allowed into the Aman-e-Khas wildlife retreat. The couple have given the exclusive coverage rights to a London magazine, and no other photographers or journalists will be allowed into the resort. The wedding venue was lit up with lamps, colorful lights illuminated the trees and flower garlands festooned the luxury tents at the resort. Both Brand and Perry wore traditional Indian clothes to the wedding. Perry donned a sari, as did a number of other female guests at the ceremony. On Friday, at a prenuptial celebration, Perry, like a typical Indian bride, had henna designs applied on her palms and hands. Meanwhile, a four-member committee had been set up to check noise pollution from the wedding celebration and ensure that animals in the wildlife reserve in India’s Rajasthan state are not disturbed, said Ravi Kumar, a district official. The Ranthambhore National Park, where the resort is located, is home to a host of wildlife species including tigers, leopards, wild boars, hyenas and sloth bears. Press Trust of India news agency said 21 camels, elephants and horses formed part of Brand’s wedding procession from Sher Bagh, another nearby luxury resort, to the Aman-e-Khas. The procession was accompanied by traditional Indian dancers and musicians. Brand proposed to Perry in the historic Indian city of Jaipur over New Year’s Eve, and the couple decided to get married in India. About Us


What was the name of the missionary who is the subject of the 1958 film ‘Inn of the Sixth Happiness’?

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958) Did You Know? Trivia: The real Gladys Aylward (1902 - 1970), born in London, was a former domestic turned missionary in China, best known for her work with children. She became a Chinese citizen in 1936. Four years later, despite being in ill health herself, she shepherded over 100 children over the mountains to safety at the height of the Sino-Japanese war. In 1958, the year this film was released, she founded a children's home in Taiwan, which she continued to run until her death. Known in China as "Ai-weh-deh", or "Virtous One", she continues to be regarded as a national heroine. See more  » Goofs: Errors in geography: Eagle eyed viewers will see many plants in this film which are not commonly found growing wild in China. The location was partly chosen, because Portmeirion had certain Chinese plants growing near it, such as rhododendrons. See more  » Quotes: [first lines] Gladys Aylward :My name is Gladys Aylward. I've written to the head of the missionary society. His reply stated that he'd see me if I ever came to London. If he's busy, I can wait.


Who was the only female competitor in the 1976 Montreal Olympics not to have been subjected to a sex test?

Montreal, 1976 Olympics Montreal, 1976 Olympic Games The 1976 Olympic Games were held in Montreal, Canada. 26 African countries boycotted the Games in response to New Zealand's inclusion. Earlier that year a New Zealand team had undertaken a three-month rugby tour of the racially segregated South Africa, but the IOC refused to ban them. The Soviet Union lead the medal count, followed by the U.S. and East Germany. See the 1976 Medal Count . Trivia The original estimated cost of the Montreal Games had been $310 million, but labor problems, financial mismanagement, the addition of an extravagant stadium, and other expenses - plus increased security, clearly needed after the events of Munich - increased the price tag past $1.5 billion. Canada barred the Republic of China (Taiwan) team from the country, then allowed them to enter if they agreed not to compete as "the Republic of China". The Taiwanese considered this unacceptable and withdraw. Athletes Five American boxers won gold medals, including three future world boxing champs: Ray Leonard, Michael Spinks, and Leon Spinks. No gymnast had ever achieved a perfect score of 10, until 14 year old Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci scored perfect 10's seven times at the 1976-Montreal games, also bagging three gold medals, plus a silver and a bronze on the way. The only female competitor not to have to submit to a sex test at the 1976 Summer Olympics was Princess Anne of the UK, who was competing as a member of the UK equestrian team. As the daughter Queen Elizabeth II, such a test was seen as inappropriate. Share:


Sororal relates to, or is like, which member of the family?

polygyny | marriage | Britannica.com Polygyny Wilford Woodruff Polygyny, marriage in which two or more women share a husband. Sororal polygyny, in which the cowives are sisters, is often the preferred form because sisters are thought to be more mutually supportive and less argumentative than nonsiblings. A typical rule for sororal polygyny is that the eldest girl in a family marries first and that as they come of age her younger sisters join her as cowives; this was a practice in at least 40 Native American cultures during the 19th century. Polygyny has several economic, social, and health advantages over monogamy . In most cultures, women contribute significantly to the wealth of the household and can thus materially benefit from the labour of an additional spouse. Where mortality rates of men consistently exceed those of women, polygyny can be seen as a resolution to the “deficit” of males and the “surplus” of females. Socially, cowives and their children may accrue enhanced status and prestige as members of a large (and therefore inherently prosperous) household. In societies that provide no institutionalized role for unmarried women, the status of a cowife may be preferable to that of a single woman. Polygyny can also have a positive effect on maternal and child health. During postpartum recovery, for instance, cowives can usually rely upon each other to perform the most strenuous work of the household. By creating opportunities for sexual companionship among the other members of the marriage, polygyny also supports the once common expectation that women will remain sexually abstinent for two or more years beginning in the last months of pregnancy (or upon parturition ). This practice fosters adequate birth spacing for the mother to recover from the physiological and emotional stresses associated with pregnancy, lactation , and the care of a young child. Despite certain advantages to both sexes, polygynous families can be fraught with bickering and sexual jealousy. In order to dampen strife, many groups accord seniority to one wife, usually the first. Marital harmony may be additionally fostered by customs that valorize the institution, restrict polygyny to the sororal form, or—especially in matrilineal cultures—support easy and recrimination-free divorce . In most polygynous cultures, some people choose monogamy. This is often explained as a way to avoid marital strife or the expense of supporting several cowives and a multitude of children or as a result of a dearth of eligible or willing women. Learn More in these related articles: