Meles Meles is the Latin name for which European mammal?

Latin Stuff Latin Stuff about Badgers Eurasian Badger The British Badger is one of the better known badgers     across the world. More correctly, the British Badger should be known as     the European or Eurasian badger - because it lives in Europe and Asia     (including in some parts of China and even Japan). Meles meles The Scientific name for a "British" badger is Meles meles     (in the Melinae Sub-Family, part of the     Mustelidae family - all members of a group of animals called the     Carnivora). Although this would suggest that the badger is a carnivore,     it is actually an omnivore (meaning that it eats both meat and plants). Animals are given scientific names so that experts can put     different species into related groups. For example: Animals are classed as Mammals (part of the Mammalia     class). Within this, animals are divided into Carnivores (part     of the Carnivora order of animals). Within the Carnivores, animals are sub-divided again,     into Mustelids (part of the Mustelidae Sub-family). Once again the Mustelids are divided into the main     Badgers Sub-family of Melinae. The different species of true badger are then included     within this Melinae Sub-family. One such species is the "British" (or Eurasian) badger, called Meles meles according     to its latin Genus. If these names seem strange, it is because most species  were first categorised by Carl Linnaeus in the 18th Century, and Latin  was the language which was used for science in those days. Although, we  use the term "Latin" names, the actual names may be based on Latin or  Greek. Weasel Family Other animals in the Mustelids, include Weasels , Stoats , Polecats , Ferrets , Mink and Pine Martens . This may seem a bit surprising at first, because most weasel-like     animals have long, thin bodies and long tails. Badgers (like Otters and Wolverines ) look     very different, with their short stocky bodies, short tails and short     powerful legs (they look more like small bears). However, in common with     other weasel-like animals, badgers have long strong claws on their front     feet - though these are designed for digging, and not scampering through     the tree-tops. Unlike many related species, the badger has a spine which  is less flexible than species such as martens, polecats and wolverines. Origin of Meles meles The origin of Meles meles is not entirely certain. Even the most     useful reference work on the subject is the Badgers (written by Ernest     Neal and Chris Cheeseman) is a little sketchy. This book suggests that primitive badger-forms existed as long ago as     4 million years - possibly coming from the Pliocene genus Melodon in     China. The original Meles line then evolved from the temporate forests     of Asia, spreading West into Europe. The earliest fossil of the genus Meles is Thoral's badger (Meles Thorali) and was in France at Saint-Villier, near Lyons, and is perhaps     2 million years old. Other similar fossils were found in China, so this     species was probably very widespread. By the early to middle     Pleistocene, Europe was inhabited by badgers similar to the modern     species. These are now referred to as the sub-species Meles meles atavus     (Kormos). The Tree Mellivora capensis The Honey Badger NOTE: It should be seen from the above diagram, that Honey     Badgers are not really badgers; as they are not part of the same sub-family as the "true badgers". However, Honey Badgers are so similar in form and     habits and share the same common name, so they are included here. It     seems a shame to exclude them, as they are very nearly as cute as "our" British badger; and are persecuted in Africa. Eurasian Badger Subspecies We describe our badger as the Eurasian badger (Meles meles) because  this is the name very commonly used in the various books about badgers;  and the name used in the overwhelming majority of peer-review science  journals. It


A new convert to any particular religion or doctrine is known as a what? (Nine letters.)

CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Christian Doctrine Home > Catholic Encyclopedia > D > Christian Doctrine Christian Doctrine Help support New Advent and get the full contents of this website as an instant download . Includes the Catholic Encyclopedia, Church Fathers, Summa, Bible and more  all for only $19.99... Taken in the sense of "the act of teaching" and "the knowledge imparted by teaching", this term is synonymous with CATECHESIS and CATECHISM. Didaskalia, didache, in the Vulgate , doctrina, are often used in the New Testament , especially in the Pastoral Epistles. As we might expect, the Apostle insists upon "doctrine" as one of the most important duties of a bishop ( 1 Timothy 4:13, 16 ; 5:17 ; 2 Timothy 4:2 , etc.). The word katechesis means instruction by word of mouth, especially by questioning and answering. Though it may apply to any subject-matter, it is commonly used for instruction in the elements of religion, especially preparation for initiation into Christianity . The word and others of the same origin occur in St. Luke's Gospel : "That thou mayest know the verity of those things in which thou hast been instructed" (katechethes, in quibus eruditus es  i, 4). In Acts 18:25 , Apollo is described as "instructed [katechemenos, edoctus] in the way of the Lord". St. Paul uses the word twice: "I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that I may instruct [katecheso, instruam] others also" ( 1 Corinthians 14:19 ); and "Let him that is instructed [ho katechoumenos, is qui catechizatur] in the word, communicate to him that instructeth [to katechounti, ei qui catechizat] him, in all good things" ( Galatians 6:6 ). Hence the word, with its technical meaning of oral religious instruction, passed into ecclesiastical use, and is applied both to the act of instructing and the subject-matter of the instruction. The word catechism was also formerly used for the act of instructing ("To say ay, and no, to these particulars, is more than to answer in a catechism"  As You Like It, act iii, sc. 2), as catéchisme is still used in French; but it is now more properly applied to the little printed book in which the questions and answers are contained. The subject will be treated in this article under the three heads: I. HISTORY OF CATECHETICS; III. MODERN CATECHISMS. History of catechetics (1) Oral instruction by means of questions and answers has occupied a prominent place in the scholastic methods of the moral and religious teachers of all countries and of all ages. The Socratic dialogues will occur to every one as brilliant examples. But many centuries before Socrates' day this method was practised among the Hebrews ( Exodus 12:26 ; Deuteronomy 6:7, 20 , etc.). They had three forms of catechizing: domestic, conducted by the head of the family for the benefit of his children and servants; scholastic, by teachers in schools ; and ecclesiastical by priests and Levites in the Temple and the synagogues . Proselytes were carefully instructed before being admitted to become members of the Jewish faith . The regular instruction of children began when they were twelve years old. Thus we read of Christ "in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors , hearing them, and asking them questions. And all that heard him were astonished at his wisdom and his answers" ( Luke 2:46, 47 ). During His public life He frequently made use of the catechetical method to impart instruction: "What think ye of Christ? Whose son is he?" "Whom do men say that the son of man is? . . . Whom do you say that I am?" etc. In His final charge to His Apostles He said: "Teach ye [matheteusate, "make disciples, or scholars"] all nations; . . . . Teaching [didaskontes, "instructing"] them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you" ( Matthew 28:19 ). And after this instruction they were to initiate them into the Church , "baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son , and of the Holy Ghost " (ibid.). (2) In obedience to Christ's command, St. Peter, "standing up with the eleven", declared to the Jews on Pentecost day, and proved to them


Benny Hill’s real first name was Alfred. What was his middle name?

Benny Hill - Everything2.com Benny Hill by allseeingeye Thu Apr 03 2003 at 4:45:30 "The pleasures of drink last but a moment, Cigarettes make you sick, you could die; But the love of a beautiful woman, oh! That's the best thing that money can buy!" Famous for becoming the most international ly recognize d British comedian , Benny Hill is most fondly remembered from his role as host of " The Benny Hill Show ", a television series that ran for four decade s and has been syndicated in over 109 different countries. His unique brand of cheeky humor is known and loved the world over . Who was Benny Hill? Born Alfred Hawthorn Hill on January 21, 1924 (or 1925) in Southampton , England , the boy who would grow to up to be one of England's most famous international comedians dreamed of becoming a star, much like his idol Charlie Chaplin . His grandfather who introduced him to Burlesque shows and the Vaudeville humor that would so strongly influence his future work. His dream of become a comedy star would be fulfilled after many years of hard work. Finding his direction early in life, Benny was a dedicated actor in school play s and local theatre . Before enlisting for mandatory National Service in 1940, Benny had held jobs as a milkman and a drummer . He would draw on these jobs for inspiration later in his career. Returning to London after being discharged from service, Hill adopted his stage name, as a tribute to his favorite comedian at the time, Jack Benny . He landed a job as a theatre manager and various bit parts around town. His first real part came in 1941 with a production of " Stars in Battledress ". Hill later followed the more traditional route of comedians by performing in revues at music hall s and men's clubs . Radio work and a brief partnership with comedian Reg Varney soon followed. Benny's talent for impression s and comic timing landed him his first television role in 1949, with an appearance on "Hi There". Seeing the power of the new medium of television early on, Hill began hosting a handful of variety program s for the BBC in the early 1950s. His first movie role followed in 1956, when he played the role of a bumbling private eye in Who Done It? , a box office flop . His most important role actually came one year earlier. The Benny Hill Show began in 1955. Between 1955 and 1969, when production moved to Thames Television , the show had a wildly irregular schedule. Canceled and renewed over and over, the show still managed to launch Hill to superstardom. Refining his style of cheeky humor, songs and impressions made the show a fan favorite early. Benny also appeared in several more motion pictures, with notable roles in The Italian Job , and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang . In 1969 the move from ATV to Thames Television launched the golden age of the Benny Hill Show. Hill gained national popularity with his saucy comedy. The show was loaded with bawdy humor and sexual innuendo s. The slapstick skits often featuring Hill and a supporting cast of scantily clad women known as " Hill’s Angels " were an instant success. The show was a runaway hit and ran from 1969 till 1989. Benny was on top of the world. What most audiences outside of the United Kingdom know as The Benny Hill Show, was in fact a compilation series of 111 half-hour episodes. These shows were syndicated on North American television beginning in 1979. With the release of the show in North America, Benny Hill became a household name in both the United States and Canada . The show itself has been seen in 109 countries and won a BAFTA as well as Golden Rose Of Montreaux Award. The series amassed a huge cult following, making Hill the most popular British comedian to appear on U.S. television. The compilation series was sold in over 90 other foreign language markets, including Russia and China . Benny's TV career came to an end in 1989, when his show was dropped from ITV , but his popularity continued to build around the world until his death several years later. Benny Hill died alone at his home in Teddington , Middlesex , England on April 18th, 1992, suffe


With the formula C6H12O6, what is also known as grape sugar?

Glucose properties Glucose properties   What is glucose? Glucose is the most important simple carbohydrate (sugar) . It has a crystalline aspect, it is white and its formula is C6H12O6. It is also known as "r grape sugar " because it appears in very high amounts in must (a 30% of its weight) The plants mainly obtain it through the photosynthesis and animals primarily through the diet. Glucose can also be obtained by decomposition through the action of water (hydrolysis) of other carbohydrates such as starch, cellulose, maltose or glycogen. Glucose is fermented by yeast action producing ethyl alcohol and carbon dioxide. Thus, for example, you get the wine from the grapes. Industrially, it is obtained from starch with use of acids or by the action of the water. It is used as a sweetener in food industry and also in leather and dyes industries. In medicine it is given intravenously to treat dehydration or intravenous feeding.   The importance of glucose in the human body Glucose is the source of energy in the body. Glucose appears in the cells and body fluids, being very important how the body regulates its levels and distribution, which is known as blood sugar or glucose in the blood, blood plasma or serum. In this way glucose is an indicator of how the body regulates glucose content in blood.   Glucose levels When levels are above what is considered normal (70 mg / dl and 100 mg / dL) occurs what is known as hyperglycemia, which can be a symptom of a disease, such as diabetes . Glycosuria is the excess of sugar in the urine and can also be a symptom of this disease, but it also manifests itself in healthy people who have ingested too much  sugary food. When levels of glucose in the blood are below normal is considered to produce what is known as hypoglycemia (at less than 50-60 mg per 100 mL). This may be due to poor management of insulin in diabetic patients. In healthy people, it is usually due to excessive consumption of glucose produced by very low calorie diets. Hypoglycemia can also occur in cases of alcoholism or people with liver problems. Croissants, chocolates and pastry are the richest glucose diet sources   Metabolism of carbohydrates Glucose is vital to the human body. Most of the carbohydrates ingested through food, directly or processed, end up as glucose. (More information in Metabolism of carbohydrates ) Fruits are high in sugar (mainly fructose )   Glucose or fructose According to recent studies conducted by the Center for Biomedical Research Network-Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERobn) carried out on animals, prolonged intake of fructose in large amounts increases the body's resistance to insulin, what favors the development of diabetes . Other studies in the United States are on the same line. According to all of them, unlike what was previously thought, fructose is more dangerous than glucose itself since it is able to neutralize the insulin which controls how the sugar is metabolized by the cells. This can lead to the development of many metabolic diseases, including obesity , high cholesterol and triglycerides and insulin-dependent diabetes (type 2) All the studies have concluded that fructose is more dangerous when taken in liquid form than when taken from fresh fruit. It is therefore not advisable to replace a piece of fruit for a fruit juice, and especially bad is the consumption of soft drinks sweetened with fructose or fructose-sweetened products. (More information on this subject in the page of the properties of the fructose )   Simple or complex sugars It is important to moderate the consumption of foods containing simple sugars, either fructose or table sugar (sucrose) (See simple carbohydrates in the listing above). High consumption of these products may be responsible, as we have seen, not only for the development of obesity, diabetes or triglycerides, but also the emergence of other diseases such as premature aging , heart diseases , osteoporosis , tooth decay , gingivitis , Crohn's diseases , ulcerative colitis , reduced resistance to infectious diseases by wea


What word in our language comes from the French for ‘sour wine’?

12 Words Etymologically Related to the Sense of Taste | Mental Floss 12 Words Etymologically Related to the Sense of Taste iStock Like us on Facebook We experience the world through our senses, so it makes sense that our language should reflect those senses. This group of words traces back to the basic elements of taste: sour, bitter, sweet, and salty. 1. EAGER The word eager goes back to the French word aigre, meaning sour. In English, it first took on the sense of sharp, biting, or severe. Then it took on the sense of intense or impatient, which developed into the “ready to go!” sense we know today. 2. VINEGAR Vinegar also goes back to aigre—vin aigre, or sour wine. That’s what vinegar is, after all. 3. OXYGEN In the 18th century, when scientists discovered oxygen, they thought of it as the element whose main characteristic was its role in producing acids. The word oxygen was formed from Greek roots to mean “acid generating.” The German word for it—sauerstoff (sour stuff)—was also formed on this idea. 4. ACERBIC Latin acerbus meant harsh, bitter, or exceptionally sour-tasting. It’s the root of acerbic, which means in a bitter or cutting manner. 5. EXACERBATE Exacerbate also goes back to acerbus, meaning to “make intensely bitter” or, more generally, to worsen. 6. MYRRH Myrrh is a bitter-tasting tree resin used in perfume and incense. The word comes from a Semitic root meaning bitter.  7. LICORICE Licorice goes back to ancient Greek glykus, meaning sweet. It’s also the root of glycerine and glucose. 8. DULCIMER The name of this mellow stringed instrument was formed on Latin dulce + melos, or sweet melody. 9. ASSUAGE When you assuage, you soften or mitigate. It goes back to Latin ad + suavis, or “to sweet.”  10. SALARY A salary, was originally, in ancient Rome, a salarium—money given to soldiers for the purchase of salt. 11. SAUSAGE Sausage, a tube of cured meat, goes back to salsus, meaning salted. 12. SALAD Salad, which can now refer to an unseasoned pile of vegetables, also comes from the idea of “salted.”  All images courtesy of iStock.


The musical term ‘toccata’ comes to us from what language?

Musical Terms and Concepts | SUNY Potsdam Musical Terms and Concepts Musical Terms and Concepts Explanations and musical examples can be found through the Oxford Music Online, accessed through the Potsdam Library page at http://potsdam.libguides.com/music . Click on Music Reference, then Oxford Music Online. Key terms and concepts contour: the shape of the melody as rising or falling conjunct: stepwise melodic motion, moving mostly by step in intervals of a 2nd disjunct: melodic motion in intervals larger than a 2nd, often with a large number of wide skips range: the distance between the lowest and highest pitches, usually referred to as narrow (> octave) or wide (< octave) motive: a short pattern of 3-5 notes (melodic, rhythmic, harmonic or any combination of these) that is repetitive in a composition phrase: a musical unit with a terminal point, or cadence. Lengths of phrases can vary. Related to rhythm: measures or bars: a metrical unit separated by lines in musical notation meter: groups of beats in a recurring pattern with accentuation on strong beats non-metric, unmetrical: free rhythm, no discernable time simple meters: beats subdivided into two parts (2/4, 3/4, 4/4) compound meters: beats subdivided into three parts (6/8, 9/8, 12/8) asymmetrical meters: meters with an uneven number of subdivisions (7/4, 5/8) mixed meters: shifting between meters mensurations: used in music from 1300-1600, the ratios of rhythmic durations Related to harmony: chords: three or more pitches sounding simultaneously triads: three notes that can be arranged into superimposed thirds extended chords: thirds added above the triad, usually as a 9th, 11th or 13th consonance: a harmonic combination that is stable, usually in thirds dissonance: a harmonic combination that is unstable, often including seconds or sevenths parallel motion: two or more parts moving in the same direction and same intervals, as in parallel fifths contrary motion: two or more parts moving in the opposite direction oblique motion: occurs when one voice remains on a single pitch while the other ascends or descends canon: (meaning rule) one melody is strictly imitated by a second part after a delay in the entrance of the second part. In order for the parts to end simultaneously, the canon may break down at the end of the composition. The canonic parts may occur at the unison or some other interval. round: an exact canon, ending at different times, as in ?Row, row, row your boat.? imitation: two or more parts that have the same or similar phrase beginning and with delays between entrances (as in a round or canon), but after the beginning of the phrase, the parts diverge into separate melodies Related to tonality: diatonic: a seven-note scale with a regular pattern of 5 whole and 2 half steps. Diatonic intervals are found within this type of scale. chromatic: using pitches outside of a particular diatonic scale, or using a succession of half steps. major tonality: pitches are related to a central pitch called the tonic. Major scales are used. minor tonality: pitches are related to a central pitch called the tonic. Minor scales are used. modal: refers to music using diatonic scales with Greek names (Western) or non-Western scales modulation: moving from one key area to another key atonality: music that is not tonal or not based on any system of keys or modes bitonality: the simultaneous use of two key areas. polytonality: the simultaneous use of two or more key areas. Related to texture: monophony (noun; monophonic = adjective, as in monophonic texture): literally ?one sound? - one melodic line, without harmony or any accompaniment, which can occur when one person or many people sing a melody simultaneously. Singing in octaves is considered a monophonic texture. homophony (noun; homophonic = adjective): one melodic line with a harmonic accompaniment that supports the melody. polyphony (noun; polyphonic = adjective): two or more parts sung or played simultaneously. heterophony (noun; heterophonic = adjective): multiple voices singing a single melodic line, but with simultan


The use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figure of speech is known as what?

Hyperbole - Examples and Definition of Hyperbole Hyperbole Hyperbole Definition Hyperbole, derived from a Greek word meaning “over-casting” is a figure of speech , which involves an exaggeration of ideas for the sake of emphasis. It is a device that we employ in our day-to-day speech. For instance, when you meet a friend after a long time, you say, “Ages have passed since I last saw you”. You may not have met him for three or four hours or a day, but the use of the word “ages” exaggerates this statement to add emphasis to your wait.  Therefore, a hyperbole is an unreal exaggeration to emphasize the real situation. Some other common Hyperbole examples are given below. Common Examples of Hyperbole My grandmother is as old as the hills. Your suitcase weighs a ton! She is as heavy as an elephant! I am dying of shame. I am trying to solve a million issues these days. It is important not to confuse hyperbole with simile and metaphor . It does make a comparison but unlike simile and metaphor , hyperbole has a humorous effect created by an overstatement . Let us see some examples from Classical English literature in which hyperbole was used successfully. Hyperbole Examples from Literature Example #1 In American folk lore, Paul Bunyan’s stories are full of hyperboles. In one instance, he exaggerates winter by saying: “Well now, one winter it was so cold that all the geese flew backward and all the fish moved south and even the snow turned blue. Late at night, it got so frigid that all spoken words froze solid afore they could be heard. People had to wait until sunup to find out what folks were talking about the night before.” Freezing of the spoken words at night in winter and then warming up of the words in the warmth of the sun during the day are examples of hyperbole that have been effectively used by Paul Bunyan in this short excerpt. Example #2 From William Shakespeare ’s “ Macbeth ”, Act II, Scene II, “Neptune’s ocean wash this blood Clean from my hand? No. This my hand will rather The multitudinous seas incarnadine, Making the green one red.” Macbeth, the tragic hero , feels the unbearable prick of his conscience after killing the king. He regrets his sin and believes that even the oceans of the greatest magnitude cannot wash the blood of the king off his hands. We can notice the effective use of hyperboles in the given lines. Example #3 From W.H Auden’s poem “As I Walked One Evening”, I’ll love you, dear, I’ll love you Till China and Africa meet, And the river jumps over the mountain And the salmon sing in the street, I’ll love you till the ocean Is folded and hung up to dry The use of hyperbole can be noticed in the above lines. The meeting of China and Africa, the jumping of the river over the mountain, singing of salmon in the street, and the ocean being folded and hung up to be dried are exaggerations not possible in real life. Example #4 From “The Adventures of Pinocchio” written by C. Colloid, “He cried all night, and dawn found him still there, though his tears had dried and only hard, dry sobs shook his wooden frame. But these were so loud that they could be heard by the faraway hills…” The crying of Pinocchio all night until his tears became dry is an example of Hyperbole. Example #5 From Joseph Conrad ’s novel “The Heart of Darkness”, “I had to wait in the station for ten days-an eternity.” The wait of ten days seemed to last forever and never end. Function of Hyperbole The above arguments make clear the use of hyperbole. In our daily conversation, we use hyperbole to emphasize for an amusing effect. However, in literature it has very serious implications. By using hyperbole, a writer or a poet makes common human feelings remarkable and intense to such an extent that they do not remain ordinary. In literature, usage of hyperbole develops contrasts. When one thing is described with an over-statement and the other thing is presented normally, a striking contrast is developed. This technique is employed to catch the reader’s attention.


What name is given to a star's outer shell from which light is radiated?

The Lives of Stars The Lives of Stars Download this lecture Stars are a ubiquitous feature of our local Galactic environment. They do not last forever – but form, develop and evolve over timescales of millions or billions of years, eventually to expire in dramatic style. We look at the lifecycles of different kinds of stars, and in particular, what they reveal about our own origins.   Professor Carolin Crawford Outreach Officer at the Institute of Astronomy and Fellow of Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge, and Emeritus Gresham Professor of Astronomy , Carolin Crawford is one of Britain's foremost science communicators. After receiving her PhD from Newnham College, Cambridge, Professor Crawford went on to a series of fellowships from Balliol College, Oxford, Trinity Hall, Cambridge and the Royal Society. In 2004 she was appointed as a Fellow and College Lecturer at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where she is now also the undergraduate Admissions Tutor for the Physical Sciences. Since 2005 she has combined her college role with that of Outreach Officer at the Institute of Astronomy at the University of Cambridge. Professor Crawford’s primary research interests are in combining X-ray, optical and near-infrared observations to study the physical processes occurring around massive galaxies at the core of clusters of galaxies. In particular, she observes the complex interplay between the hot intra-cluster medium, filaments of warm ionized gas, cold molecular clouds, star formation and the radio plasma flowing out from the central supermassive black hole. In 2009 Professor Crawford’s outstanding abilities at science communication were recognized by a Women of Outstanding Achievement Award by the UK Resource Centre for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology, presented for “communication of science with a contribution to society.” Appointed as the 36th Gresham Professor of Astronomy in 2011, Professor Crawford delivered a series of free public lectures where she carried out her intention “to showcase the very latest developments and ideas in astronomy and cosmology, whilst putting them into the context of the process of scientific discovery.” All of Professor Crawford's past Gresham lectures can be accessed here . Read More This is part of the series: Astronomy lectures by Carolin Crawford Subjects     This talk concerns stars, the most easily observable objects in the night sky. The nearest to us − and the most easily studied example − is the Sun, which will be a topic for one of next year’s lectures. They are all massive spheres of gas that exist in the form of stars for only as long as they can fight the inexorable inward pull of gravity by producing energy deep within their core. Stars differ from one another in fundamental properties that may not be so obvious to the first glance, but which dictate that they live out very different kinds of lives and deaths. Stars are not eternal and everlasting, though they may as well seem so compared to human lifespans. Our Galaxy is a dynamic environment - stars are being born, and stars are dying even as you read this; and during their lives they generate all the elements that prove so crucial to the formation of planets, and to our own existence.   DIFFERENCES BETWEEN STARS   To the unaided eye, it is immediately apparent that not all stars shine with the same brightness, and that they are not distributed evenly across the night sky. If you are fortunate to have a clear dark night, you may even see that they are not all simply white in colour: for example there is a marked contrast between the very orangey-red Betelgeuse at one of Orion’s shoulders and the very blue-white Rigel marking his opposite knee. The difference in star colours is best recorded in digital images, as there is not enough light from stars to trigger colour vision in the human eye.    From fairly simple observations we can infer much about the intrinsic physical properties of stars, and it soon becomes apparent that the Sun is only a fairly average and (thankfully!) pretty dull star. Other stars display a


What role did Henry Travers play in a famous and still-popular 1946 film?

Wonderful life of Henry Travers revealed - The Journal Wonderful life of Henry Travers revealed 00:30, 18 Dec 2010 HENRY Travers is one of those actors you’ll almost certainly recognise – but you might not be quite sure why.   Share HENRY Travers is one of those actors you’ll almost certainly recognise – but you might not be quite sure why. Although most famous for his role as bumbling guardian angel Clarence Oddbody in Frank Capra’s heartwarming festive favourite It’s a Wonderful Life, Travers had an astonishing Hollywood career – the highlight being back in 1942 when he was Oscar-nominated as best supporting actor for his role in Mrs Miniver. It is a little-known piece of movie trivia that our region – specifically Berwick-Upon-Tweed – can lay claim to the late star. Allan Foster, author of The Movie Traveller which is a film fan’s guide for the UK and Ireland, found out more about Travers, born Travers Hegarty, when researching his book. “I found it quite difficult to get information,” confesses Allan. “I think what I did in the end is put an advert in a Berwick newspaper. “I found out that his niece or great niece still lived there then – she wrote to me. It was a hand-written letter but she didn’t want it made public that she was his niece and still lived in Berwick. She’d jotted down a few details but that was about it. “I got the impression that the niece was fairly elderly, just by the style of the letter – but I don’t have it any more. That was the only correspondence I had with anyone about him.” According to Allan, Travers was born in Ireland in 1874. However, other sources say he was born in Berwick and some that he was born in Prudhoe. Allan says Travers came to Berwick in the late 1880s when his father Dr Daniel Hegarty settled in Tweedmouth. Educated at Berwick Grammar School, it’s believed he initially trained as an architect before joining the Tweedside Minstrels who performed at local amateur shows. In 1905, he joined the James Wallace Quintet and became a regular on the British theatre scene. But the bright lights of Broadway soon beckoned. Travers changed his name to Henry Travers and became arguably one of Britain’s greatest character actors, often cast as a dignified and amiable senior citizen. As wingless Clarence – ‘angel second class’ – he was sent to earth to save Jimmy Stewart from suicide. “I found that most people didn’t really know who he was – of course as we are coming up to Christmas, a few people might due to his connection with It’s a Wonderful Life,” says Allan, 60, who lives just outside Kelso. “I used to do a spot on Radio Borders about movies where I would ask questions on air. I asked a question about Henry Travers one day, asking if anyone knew who the actor was from a clip I played of It’s a Wonderful Life. Nobody got it! “When you are sat in the studio there are five or six phone lines – all of which have a little light. When people started to phone in five or six lights would flash. With Henry Travers not one flashed. “He is a known face but not a very well- known name. “I know he went to Berwick Grammar School, that he was born in Ireland and that his dad came across to Berwick when Travers was young. “He got involved in amateur dramatics and I think he got involved in a touring drama group. In those days they got booked to go to America – such as the likes of Charlie Chaplin. He saw how good it was over there and never came back.” Allan managed to find his house in Berwick, which still stands. He said: “I can remember the house he lived in – there’s a picture in the book of it. “Berwick has got a railway bridge and a main traffic bridge but it also has an old bridge – one of the single track ones with buttresses. “As you are coming over that bridge with the town behind you – towards the south – you come off the bridge and his house is on the corner. I think it became a care home in later years. It wasn’t a substantial house – just an average looking house.” Film expert Allan – the former chairman of the Scottish Film Society and author of several movie books – rates him highl


What part did Bill Travers play in ‘Born Free’ (1966)?

Obituary: Bill Travers | The Independent Obituary: Bill Travers Thursday 31 March 1994 23:02 BST Click to follow The Independent Online William Lindon-Travers (Bill Travers), actor, conservationist: born Newcastle upon Tyne 3 January 1922; married secondly 1957 Virginia McKenna (three sons, two daughters); died Dorking, Surrey 29 March 1994. BILL TRAVERS was an actor of rugged good looks and a cheery personality at a time when the British film industry was not much interested in creating or maintaining stars. Like such contemporaries as Michael Rennie and Richard Todd he was wooed by the Hollywood studios, but he is best remembered for his British movies. The younger brother of Linden Travers, the charming vamp of the Thirties and Forties, he had much experience in the theatre before making his film debut, in Conspirator (1949). He was first noticed as one of the PoWs in The Wooden Horse (1950) and then as the teacher keen on cricket in Anthony Asquith's film of Terence Rattigan's play The Browning Version (1951). After a number of other supporting roles he played Benvolio in a film which has seemingly gone missing - Romeo and Juliet (1954), gorgeously filmed on locations in Verona by Renato Castellani, who persuaded the Rank Organisation to let him have an amateur Juliet, Susan Shentall, and an unconvincing Romeo, Laurence Harvey: but the director George Cukor liked Travers sufficiently to cast him in MGM's ambitious Bhowani Junction (1956) - much to the actor's satisfaction, as the author of the original novel, John Masters, had been his Brigade Major when he had served in the Chindits. Travers also felt that his six years in the East had given him an insight into the vulnerability of the Eurasian railway superintendent that he played - as well as teaching him the accent that the role needed. The stars were Stewart Granger and Ava Gardner. Before the film was shown Travers was about to join Windsor rep when he was asked to test for Geordie (1955), the first venture of the writer-producer-director team of Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat following the death of Alexander Korda. They had put their own money into the project, but had difficulty persuading the distributor, British Lion, to let them cast a virtual unknown in the title-role - that of a puny Highland lad who takes a correspondence course in physical education and ends up throwing the hammer for the British Olympic team at Melbourne. The critic Gavin Lambert wrote: 'Bill Travers is a young player of individual gifts, and he conveys the shy, honest simplicity of Geordie most pleasingly; this is a performance attractively free of mannerism, and has a genuine freshness.' The film was a great success, both in Britain and in the United States, overshadowing Travers's stint as an earnest young lawyer in Footsteps In The Fog (1955), which starred Stewart Granger and his then wife, Jean Simmons, both being villainous. Granger was under contract to MGM, which did not find him entirely docile. That studio signed the more amenable Travers after liking his work in Bhowani Junction, and cast him as Robert Browning in the remake of The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1956), directed by Sidney Franklin, who had made the original screen version in 1934. John Gielgud offered a more convincing character study of Mr Barrett than Charles Laughton had done; and Jennifer Jones was suitably inhibited as Elizabeth. Henrietta Barrett was played by Virginia McKenna, who became Mrs Travers in 1957. They received a splendid wedding present in William Rose's script for The Smallest Show On Earth (1957), an affectionate and funny comedy about a young couple who inherit a flea-pit and keep it open against the competition of the supercinema round the corner. Their antique staff consisted of Margaret Rutherford, Peter Sellers and Bernard Miles, and they were all of them delightful in this Launder and Gilliat production directed by Basil Dearden. Travers followed with a couple of flops. The Seventh Sin (1957)was MGM's injudicious remake of Somerset Maugham's story The Painted Veil, which had starre


On the London underground only one station contains a single vowel. Which station?

London Underground: 150 fascinating Tube facts - Telegraph Telegraph 150 London Underground facts (including the birth of Jerry Springer in East Finchley station) It's closed today, but it's still interesting Credit: John Stillwell Jolyon Attwooll , Travel writer 9 January 2017 • 11:00am You can't ride it today, thanks to industrial action. But you can learn a few things about the Tube instead.  1. There is only one Tube station which does not have any letters of the word 'mackerel' in it: St John's Wood. 2. The average speed on the Underground is 20.5 miles per hour including station stops. 3. The busiest Tube station is Waterloo, which was used by around 95 million passengers in 2015. In 2014 Oxford Circus took top spot, in 2009 it was Victoria, and in 2005 it was King's Cross,  4. On the Metropolitan line, trains can reach over 60mph. The Night Tube service started on August 19, 2016 Credit: AFP or licensors/DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS 5. The shortest distance between two adjacent stations on the underground network is only 260 metres. The tube journey between Leicester Square and Covent Garden on the Piccadilly Line takes only about 20 seconds, but costs £4.90 (cash fare). Yet it still remains one of the most popular journeys with tourists. 6. Many tube stations were used as air-raid shelters during the Second World War, but the Central Line was even converted into a fighter aircraft factory that stretched for over two miles, with its own railway system. Its existence remained an official secret until the 1980s. 7. Angel has the Underground's longest escalator at 60m/197ft, with a vertical rise of 27.5m. 8. The shortest escalator is Stratford, with a vertical rise of 4.1m. 9. Only 45 per cent of the Underground is actually in tunnels. 10. The longest distance between stations is on the Metropolitan line from Chesham to Chalfont & Latimer: a total of only 3.89 miles. The history of the Tube in pictures 11. The longest continuous tunnel is on the Northern line and runs from East Finchley to Morden (via Bank), a total of 17.3 miles. 12. Aldgate Station, on the Circle and Metropolitan Lines, is built on a massive plague pit, where more than 1,000 bodies are buried. 13. The longest journey without change is on the Central line from West Ruislip to Epping, and is a total of 34.1 miles. 14. The deepest station is Hampstead on the Northern line, which runs down to 58.5 metres. 15. In Central London the deepest station below street level is also the Northern line. It is the DLR concourse at Bank, which is 41.4 metres below. Only 45 per cent of the Underground is actually in tunnels 16. The TARDIS, (Dr Who’s transport) can be found outside Earl’s Court station. Or at least an old police call box can. 17. The London Underground manages about 10 per cent of all green spaces in London. 18. Wildlife observed on the Tube network includes woodpeckers, deer, sparrowhawk, bats, grass snakes, great crested newts, slow worms. 19. Over 47 million litres water are pumped from the Tube each day, enough to fill a standard leisure centre swimming pool (25 metres x 10 metres) every quarter of an hour. 20. The London Underground trains were originally steam powered. 21. The station with the most platforms is Baker Street with 10 (Moorgate also has 10 platforms but only six are used by Tube trains - others are used by overground trains). 22.The District Line has the most stations: 60. There are 270 stations on the network Credit: Dominic Lipinski 23. The Waterloo and City Line has the fewest stations (no intermediate stations) 24. The Underground name first appeared on stations in 1908. 25. London Underground has been known as the Tube since 1890 due to the shape of the tunnels. 26. The first deep-level electric railway line also opened in 1890. 27. The Tube's logo is known as “the roundel” (a red circle crossed by a horizontal blue bar) 28. The station with the most escalators is Waterloo with 23. 29. The total number of passengers carried during 2013/14 was 1.265 billion – making it the world's 11th busiest metro. 30. The highest station above sea lev


Which crime writer created the detectives Jimmy Perez and Vera Stanhope?

Jimmy Perez, Vera Stanhope and Me: in conversation with Ann Cleeves — CoastWord 15:30 Dunmuir Hotel 11 Newhouse Terrace Dunbar, EH42 1LG United Kingdom Ann Cleeves will join us for a thrilling afternoon discussing the inspiration behind her two iconic detectives, Jimmy Perez and Vera Stanhope. The event will be chaired by Dunbar resident, Lorna Hill , who is currently undertaking her PhD research into the role of women in contemporary Scottish and Scandinavian crime fiction with a particular focus on texts written by female authors. In 2006 Ann was the first winner of the prestigious Duncan Lawrie Dagger Award of the Crime Writers' Association for Raven Black, the first volume of her Shetland Quartet. In 2012 she was admitted to the Crime Thriller Hall of Fame, alongside such all-time greats as Colin Dexter, Agatha Christie and Arthur Conan Doyle. Ann's books have been translated into twenty languages and have been adapted extensively for radio and television. This includes five series of Vera, the ITV adaptation starring Brenda Blethyn, which have been broadcast in the UK and worldwide. There have been two series of Shetland, based on her Shetland novels, and a third series is now showing on BBC One. Ann's latest book is a Vera Stanhope story, The Moth Catchers, published in September 2015. She was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters by the University of Sunderland in 2014, in recognition of her outstanding achievements as a crime writer. Brown Paper Tickets Ticket Widget Loading... Click Here to visit the Brown Paper Tickets event page.


Which crime writer created the fictional partnership of Rizzoli and Isles?

Rizzoli and Isles - Partners in crime - Pictures - CBS News Next Det. Lennie Briscoe and many others Jerry Orbach played Det. Lennie Briscoe, right, on "Law & Order" for 12 seasons from 1992-2004. He was joined by Jesse L. Martin, right, as Det. Ed Green from 1999 until Orbach left the show in 2004. Briscoe's other partners were Mike Logan (played by Chris Noth), Rey Curtis (played by Benjamin Bratt) and on the spin-off "Law & Order: Trial by Jury," Hector Salazar (played by Kirk Acevedo). Before Orbach joined the show, Paul Sorvino and George Dzundza played detectives on the series. Credit: AP Photo/NBC Chris Cagney and Mary Beth Lacey Sharon Gless, left, as Chris Cagney, and Tyne Daly as Mary Beth Lacey from "Cagney & Lacey" chased down bad guys and personal demons for 125 episodes. Gless and Daly dominated the Best Actress in a Drama category for six years. Gless won two Emmys and Daly won four. Credit: AP Jimmy McNulty and others At the beginning of HBO's "The Wire," Jimmy McNulty (Dominic West), right, had one true partner, Bunk Moreland (Wendell Pierce). As the show progressed, he worked with lots of other police in a special unit, including Lester Freamon (pictured, left, played by Clarke Peters). McNulty had lots of problems. He was a serious alcoholic, a womanizer and he bent the rules, finally breaking them when created a fictional criminal on the show for the police to pursue. Credit: Paul Schiraldi Maddie and David On "Moonlighting," David Addison (played by Bruce Willis), a quick-thinking private eye, and his business partner, Maddie, frequently bickered and talked to the audience. The show put Willis and his now-famous smirk on the map. After David and Maddie slept together on the show and Cybill Shepherd took a break when she was pregnant with twins, "Moonlighting" often got by on David's charm alone. Plus, the "Taming of the Shrew" episode is great. Photo: Cybill Shepherd and Bruce Willis in "Moonlighting" Credit: Lionsgate Rizzoli and Isles Based on a series of novels by Tess Gerritsen, "Rizzoli & Isles" follows the partnership of Det. Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Dr. Maura Isles. Like "Castle," this series begins with a copycat killing that brings the two professionals together. Photo: Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander as Det. Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Dr. Maura Isles. Credit: Doug Hyun Benson and Stabler Mariska Hargitay, left, as Det. Olivia Benson, and Christopher Meloni as Det. Elliot Stabler on "Law & Order: SVU" are up to their elbows each week in the nastiest cases handled by the NYPD. Meloni will not return to the series for the 2011-2012 season. Who will play Benson's new partner? Credit: NBC Ricardo Tubbs and Sonny Crockett They made pink look macho and introduced slouchy deconstructed Italian suits to the masses. They wore loafers with no socks and t-shirts under suits. And, of course, there was stubble. Oh, and as "Miami Vice" cops, they killed a lot of bad guys, too. Photo: Philip Michael Thomas as Ricardo Tubbs and Don Johnson as "Sonny" Crocket. Credit: AP Ricardo Tubbs and Sonny Crockett Tubbs and Crockett, played here by Jamie Foxx, left, and Colin Farrell in Michael Mann's 2006 film, were grubbier. They still killed lots of criminals, of course. Credit: AP Photo/Universal Pictures Ken Hutchinson and Dave Starsky Robbery-homicide detectives Ken Hutchinson and Dave Starsky tore through the streets of Bay City, Calif., in a Ford Gran Torino for 92 episodes of "Starsky & Hutch" from 1975-1979. Whenever the call sign "Zebra Three" came over their radio, you knew there was going to be some action. Photo: From left, David Soul and Paul Michael Glaser as Ken Hutchinson and Dave Starsky from "Starsky & Hutch" Credit: AP Ken Hutchinson and Dave Starsky For the big screen version of the 1970s show, Ben Stiller played Starsky and Owen Wilson was Hutch. At the end of the movie, the actors shared a scene with their television counterparts, Paul Michael Glaser and David Soul. Photo: From left, Ben Stiller, Paul Michael Glaser, Owen Wilson and David Soul from "Starsky & Hutch," in London


What is the first name of Andy Murray’s elder brother?

Andy Murray may be the star but brother Jamie calls the shots in GB's Davis Cup final dream team - Telegraph Andy Murray Andy Murray may be the star but brother Jamie calls the shots in GB's Davis Cup final dream team The experience of elder brother Jamie Murray will put him in charge when Great  Britain take on Belgium in the doubles Dream team: Jamie Murray (left) calls the shots in the doubles Photo: GETTY IMAGES By Greg Rusedski 9:30PM GMT 27 Nov 2015 Saturday’s doubles match is a humongous deal. If Great Britain come through it, I can’t see Andy Murray losing to David Goffin in the clash of the No 1s on Sunday afternoon. He just will not let that decisive third point get away from him with such a massive prize on the line. • Davis Cup final 2015, doubles live Watch closely, and you might be surprised by the way the Murray brothers interact. Even though Andy is the bigger name and the proven champion, this is what Jamie does for a living. In any doubles team, there is always a dominant partner who calls the shots, and Jamie is the one who has taken charge all the way through this Davis Cup run. It was most obvious during the quarter-final against France, when he was comfortably the best player on the court. Jamie (left) directed operations against France Dom Inglot, who was left out of the team here, has argued that Jamie’s volley is the best in the world, and I would not dispute that. He does have a unique ability that you do not see from many players, and that is the knack of opening his racket face at the last instant and striking an inside-out volley off both flanks. • Davis Cup final, day one: as it happened On the forehand side, he angles the ball away to his left, whereas the backhand one heads right. In effect, this means that he has three options where most net players would only have two: the easier shots down the middle and cross-court. Jamie and Andy make an awesome doubles act Opponents find it hard to adjust to Jamie’s awkward geometry, as they do not come up against it very often, and for that reason he looks to those little faded volleys as his go-to option. Also keep an eye on the chipped service return he plays, especially off the forehand wing, where he loops the ball over the man at the net and into the empty court. That allows him to rush forward and set up the classic doubles wall: two at the net will always have the advantage over two on the baseline. Given the pivotal nature of this rubber, I would expect Belgium to change their stated pairing of Kimmer Coppejans and Steve Darcis, omitting Coppejans in favour of their best player, Goffin. They really cannot afford to lose this point. Interactive: Murray Tennis As for Great Britain, they have the world’s best doubles coach in Louis Cayer, and he will have had the Murrays out there practising their returns and their patterns of movement, getting ready for the specific challenge of playing on this clay court. Louis loves to take a rope on the court. He uses it to show the path of the ball, and to demonstrate that a diagonal move forward is the best way to cover all the angles. • Paul Hayward: If Andy Murray wins, GB wins Because the surface is slow, I do not believe it will be a classic doubles match in which everyone serves and volleys all the time. The trick will be to mix it up, to come forward some of the time as a surprise tactic. Andy needs to aim for a high percentage on his first serve because the Belgians will be trying to attack his second. Jamie’s second serve is actually more penetrative. The Murray brothers practice on the clay The most important thing, though, is that they work so well together. Doubles is a funny game: I used to match up really well with Tim Henman because we were both naturally attacking players and I understood his game well. Whereas, when I played with Andy, we never clicked because we were coming from very different places. But the Murrays have been magnificent as a unit, and they should revel in this unique occasion. A chance to play for the Davis Cup trophy with your brother? What an amazing story. Edmund s


Which capital city was supposedly founded by Yuri the log armed?

Capital of Russia | Article about Capital of Russia by The Free Dictionary Capital of Russia | Article about Capital of Russia by The Free Dictionary http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Capital+of+Russia Related to Capital of Russia: capital of Singapore , Stalingrad Moscow (mŏs`kou, –kō), Rus. Moskva, city (1991 est. pop. 8,802,000), capital of Russia and of Moscow region and the administrative center of the Central federal district, W central European Russia, on the Moskva River near its junction with the Moscow Canal. Moscow is Russia's largest city and a leading economic and cultural center. Moscow is governed by a city council and a mayor and is divided into boroughs. The five major sections of Moscow form concentric circles, of which the innermost is the Kremlin (see under kremlin kremlin , Rus. kreml, citadel or walled center of several Russian cities; the most famous is in Moscow. During the Middle Ages, the kremlin served as an administrative and religious center and offered protection against military attacks. ..... Click the link for more information. ), a walled city in itself. Its walls represent the city limits as of the late 15th cent. The hub of the Russian railroad network, Moscow is also an inland port and has several civilian and military airports. Moscow's major industries include machine building, metalworking, oil refining, publishing, brewing, filmmaking, and the manufacture of machine tools, precision instruments, building materials, automobiles, trucks, aircraft, chemicals, wood and paper products, textiles, clothing, footwear, and soft drinks. Points of Interest Adjoining the Kremlin in the east is the huge Red Square, originally a marketplace and a meeting spot for popular assemblies; it is still used as a parade ground and for demonstrations. On the west side of Red Square and along the Kremlin wall are the Lenin Mausoleum and the tombs of other Soviet political figures; on the north side is the completely rebuilt Kazan Cathedral (constructed in the 17th cent., razed by Stalin, and rebuilt in 1993); and at the southern end stands the imposing cathedral of Basil the Beatified (constructed 16th cent.). One of the most exuberant examples of Russian architecture, the cathedral has numerous cupolas, each a different color, grouped around a central dome. In front of the cathedral stands a monument to the liberators Menin and Pozharski. To the E of Red Square extends the old district of Kitaigorod [Tatar city], once the merchants' quarter, later the banking section, and now an administrative hub with various government offices and ministries. Tverskaya Street (formerly Gorky Street), a main thoroughfare, extends N from the Kremlin and is lined with modern buildings, including the headquarters of the council of ministers; it is connected with the St. Petersburg highway, which passes the huge Dynamo stadium and the central airport. Near the beginning of Tverskaya Street is Theater Square, containing the Bolshoi and Maly theaters. Encircling the Kremlin and Kitaigorod are the Bely Gorod [white city], traditionally the most elegant part of Moscow and now a commercial and cultural area; the Zemlyanoy Gorod [earth city], named for the earthen and wooden ramparts that once surrounded it; and the inner suburbs. In the Bely Gorod is Christ the Savior Cathedral; demolished in 1931 to be replaced by a never-built Palace of Soviets, it was rebuilt in the 1990s. A notable feature of Moscow are the concentric rings of wide boulevards and railroad lines on the sites where old walls and ramparts once stood. Except for its historical core, Moscow was transformed into a sprawling, often drab, but well-planned modern city under the Soviets. Post-Soviet Moscow has seen renewed construction, including the Triumph-Palace (866 ft/264 m, 2003), which echoes Stalin's Gothic-influenced Seven Sisters skyscrapers and is the tallest building in Europe. The tallest freestanding structure in Moscow is the Ostankino Tower (1967), a broadcast tower and tourist attraction that rises 1,771 ft (540 m). Among Moscow's many cultur


In which month are St David’s Day and St Patrick’s Day celebrated in the UK?

St. David's Day in United Kingdom Home   Calendar   Holidays   United Kingdom   St. David's Day St. David's Day in United Kingdom People in Wales and those of Welsh origin celebrate the life of their patron saint, St David, and the Welsh culture on March 1 each year. Many people pin a daffodil or leek to their clothes and some, especially children, wear traditional costumes. Daffodils are sometimes pinned on clothes on St David's Day. Daffodils are sometimes pinned on clothes on St David's Day. ©iStockphoto.com/pixonaut What Do People Do? St David is the patron saint of Wales. March 1 is a day of celebration of both St David’s life and of the Welsh culture in Wales and in countries such as Canada and the United States. Many people attend special church services, parades, choral recitals or Welsh literature readings. Schools plan celebrations, often involving choirs, on the day. The Welsh flag, a red dragon on a white and green background, is displayed prominently and a festive mood prevails. Children, particularly girls, and some adults wear traditional costume. Other people may pin a daffodil or a leek to their clothes as these are symbols of Wales. The traditional meal on St David's Day is cawl. This is a soup that is made of leek and other locally grown produce. Public Life St David's Day is not a public holiday in the United Kingdom or countries such as Canada and the United States. Therefore government offices, schools, post offices and businesses are open. However, it is a day of celebration so many schools, institutions and even businesses will have a special program for the day. Some villages and towns hold special parades so there may be some local disruption to traffic or public transport. Background St David plays a very important role in Welsh culture but little is known about his life. It is believed that he lived to be 100 years old and that he died in 589, but the first texts on his life only appeared around five hundred years after his death. This means that it is difficult to tell which aspects of the St David’s story are true and which are legend. He was supposed to have been very gentle and physically strong and tall despite eating a frugal diet. His parents were Sant, the grandson of a prince of Ceredigion in south-west Wales, and Non, a niece of the legendary King Arthur. St David travelled widely throughout Wales, Cornwall in the south-west of England, Brittany in France and possibly to Ireland and Jerusalem.  He founded several churches and a monastery in Wales and eventually became an archbishop. St David was canonized in 1120 and March 1 was included in the church calendar as St David's Day. People started making pilgrimages to St David’s monastery after he was canonized. A cathedral still stands on its original site. Symbols The Welsh flag, which features a red dragon on a white and green background, is often seen around the date of St David’s Day. Many people also pin a daffodil or a leek to their clothes as symbols of Wales. St. David's Day Observances


Physics. What is the SI unit for amount of substance?

Base unit definitions: Mole Unit of amount of substance (mole) Abbreviations : CGPM, CIPM, BIPM        Following the discovery of the fundamental laws of chemistry,   units called, for example, "gram-atom" and "gram-molecule," were   used to specify amounts of chemical elements or compounds. These   units had a direct connection with "atomic weights" and "molecular   weights," which were in fact relative masses. "Atomic weights" were originally referred to the atomic weight of oxygen, by general   agreement taken as 16. But whereas physicists separated isotopes   in the mass spectrograph and attributed the value 16 to one of   the isotopes of oxygen, chemists attributed that same value to   the (slightly variable) mixture of isotopes 16, 17, and 18, which   was for them the naturally occurring element oxygen. Finally,   an agreement between the International Union of Pure and Applied   Physics (IUPAP) and the International Union of Pure and Applied   Chemistry (IUPAC) brought this duality to an end in 1959/60. Physicists   and chemists have ever since agreed to assign the value 12, exactly,   to the "atomic weight," correctly the relative atomic mass, of   the isotope of carbon with mass number 12 (carbon 12, 12C). The unified scale thus obtained gives values of relative atomic   mass.        It remained to define the unit of amount of substance by   fixing the corresponding mass of carbon 12; by international agreement,   this mass has been fixed at 0.012 kg, and the unit of the quantity "amount of substance" was given the name mole (symbol mol).        Following proposals of IUPAP, IUPAC, and the International   Organization for Standardization (ISO), the CIPM gave in 1967,   and confirmed in 1969, a definition of the mole, eventually adopted   by the 14th CGPM (1971): 1. The mole is the amount of substance of a system which contains   as many elementary entities as there are atoms in 0.012 kilogram   of carbon 12; its symbol is "mol." 2. When the mole is used, the elementary entities must be specified   and may be atoms, molecules, ions, electrons, other particles,   or specified groups of such particles.        At its 1980 meeting, the CIPM approved the 1980 proposal   by the Consultive Committee on Units of the CIPM specifying that   in this definition, it is understood that unbound atoms of carbon   12, at rest and in their ground state, are referred to.


Which ancient measurement ran from the elbow to the tip of the longest finger?

How Long Is a Cubit? | Ark Encounter  How Long Is a Cubit? The Bible tells us the length of Noah’s Ark was 300 cubits, its width 50 cubits, and its height 30 cubits. Plan Your Visit What Is a Cubit? A cubit is an ancient measurement of length based on the distance from the elbow to the tip of the longest finger. Cubit to Inches The actual length of a cubit varied between different ancient groups of people. Here are some samples from Egypt, Babylon, and ancient Israel: Hebrew Short: 17.5in Egyptian Royal: 20.6in Noah’s Cubit Though the original cubit length is uncertain, it was most likely one of the long cubits (about 19.8–20.6 in). If so, the Ark was actually bigger than the size described in most books today, which frequently use the short cubit. How Tall Was Noah? If the 20.4 inch cubit accurately represented Noah's cubit, then Noah would have been approximately 6'3" tall. Cubit Measurement in Ancient Construction In large-scale construction projects, ancient civilizations typically used the long cubit (about 19.8–20.6 in [52 cm]). Cubits in the Bible The Hebrews used at least two different cubits. Solomon’s temple was built according to cubits of “the former measure” (2 Chronicles 3:3), that is, the long cubit. The fact that this was the “former measure” indicates that a different measurement was standard at the time. Ark Encounter’s Cubit Here at Ark Encounter, we’ve chosen to use the Nippur Cubit. At 20.4 inches, this makes the Ark about 510 feet long and over 50 feet tall.


What part of the body is affected by Cholecystitis?

Cholecystitis-Overview Cholecystitis Credits What is cholecystitis? Cholecystitis is inflammation of the gallbladder , a small organ near the liver that plays a part in digesting food. Normally, fluid called bile passes out of the gallbladder on its way to the small intestine. If the flow of bile is blocked, it builds up inside the gallbladder, causing swelling, pain, and possible infection. What causes cholecystitis? A gallstone stuck in the cystic duct , a tube that carries bile from the gallbladder, is most often the cause of sudden (acute) cholecystitis. The gallstone blocks fluid from passing out of the gallbladder. This results in an irritated and swollen gallbladder. Infection or trauma, such as an injury from a car accident, can also cause cholecystitis. Acute acalculous cholecystitis, though rare, is most often seen in critically ill people in hospital intensive care units. In these cases, there are no gallstones . Complications from another severe illness, such as HIV or diabetes , cause the swelling. Long-term (chronic) cholecystitis is another form of cholecystitis. It occurs when the gallbladder remains swollen over time, causing the walls of the gallbladder to become thick and hard. What are the symptoms? The most common symptom of cholecystitis is pain in your upper right abdomen that can sometimes move around to your back or right shoulder blade. Other symptoms include: Tenderness in the right abdomen . Fever. Pain that gets worse during a deep breath. Pain for more than 6 hours, particularly after meals. Older people may not have fever or pain. Their only symptom may be a tender area in the abdomen. How is cholecystitis diagnosed? Diagnosing cholecystitis starts when you describe your symptoms to your doctor. Next is a physical exam . Your doctor will carefully feel your right upper abdomen to look for tenderness. You may have blood drawn and an ultrasound , a test that uses sound waves to create a picture of your gallbladder. Ultrasound may show gallstones, thickening of the gallbladder wall, extra fluid, and other signs of cholecystitis. This test also allows doctors to check the size and shape of your gallbladder. You could also have a gallbladder scan , a nuclear scanning test that checks how well your gallbladder is working. It can also help find blockage in the tubes (bile ducts) that lead from the liver to the gallbladder and small intestine (duodenum). Continued How is it treated? Treatment for cholecystitis will depend on your symptoms and your general health. People who have gallstones but don't have any symptoms may need no treatment. For mild cases, treatment includes bowel rest, fluids and antibiotics given through a vein, and pain medicine. The main treatment for acute cholecystitis is surgery to remove the gallbladder (cholecystectomy). Often this surgery can be done through small incisions in the abdomen ( laparoscopic cholecystectomy ), but sometimes it requires a more extensive operation. Your doctor may try to reduce swelling and irritation in the gallbladder before removing it. Sometimes acute cholecystitis is caused by one or more gallstones getting stuck in the main tube leading to the intestine, called the common bile duct . Treatment may involve an endoscopic procedure (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, or ERCP) to remove the stones in the common bile duct before the gallbladder is removed. In rare cases of chronic cholecystitis, you may also receive medicine that dissolves gallstones over a period of time. WebMD Medical Reference from Healthwise This information is not intended to replace the advice of a doctor. Healthwise disclaims any liability for the decisions you make based on this information.© 1995-2015 Healthwise, Incorporated. Healthwise, Healthwise for every health decision, and the Healthwise logo are trademarks of Healthwise, Incorporated. Pagination


Which birds gather in ‘Screaming Parties’ on summer evenings?

Screaming common swifts flying around in circles - Holstebro, Denmark - YouTube Screaming common swifts flying around in circles - Holstebro, Denmark Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Jul 27, 2011 The Common Swift (Apus apus) is a small bird, superficially similar to the Barn Swallow or House Martin. It is, however, completely unrelated to those passerine species, since swifts are in the separate order Apodiformes. The resemblances between the groups are due to convergent evolution reflecting similar life styles. The scientific name comes from the Ancient Greek ἄπους, apous, meaning "without feet". These birds have very short legs which they use only for clinging to vertical surfaces (hence the German name Mauersegler, literally meaning "wall-glider"). They never settle voluntarily on the ground. The Common Swift was one of the many species described by Linnaeus in his Systema naturae in 1758. The scientific name comes from the Ancient Greek words α "without", and πούς, "feet". The predecessor of the Central European subspecies which lived during the last ice age has been described as Apus apus palapus. Common Swifts are 16--17 cm long with a wingspan of 38--40 cm and entirely blackish-brown except for a small white or pale grey patch on their chins which is not visible from a distance. They have a short forked tail and very long swept-back wings that resemble a crescent or a boomerang. The call is a loud scream in two different tone pitches, of which the higher one is from the female and the lower one from the male. They often form 'screaming parties' during summer evenings where about 10-15 gather and fly around in circles, all calling out to each other. Like swallows, Common Swifts are migratory, and in midsummer they are found in Great Britain and northern Europe, while they winter much further south in southern Africa. Swifts will occasionally live in forests, but they have adapted more commonly to human sites and will build their nests in all suitable hollows in buildings, under window sills, in the corner rafters of wooden buildings, in chimneys, and in smokestacks. A swift will return to the same nesting site year after year, rebuilding its nest when necessary. Young swifts in the nest can drop their body temperature and become torpid if bad weather prevents their parents from catching insects nearby. Swifts spend most of their lives in the air, living on the insects they catch in their beaks. They drink, feed, and often mate and sleep on the wing. Mursejlere flyver i flok


What was the name of the bird killed and eaten by Captain Edmund Blackadder?

Blackadder (Series) - TV Tropes Alternate History : Most noticeably with The Black Adder, which depicts Henry Tudor as losing in the Battle of Bosworth Field, and Richard IV ruling for the next 13 years, before the eventual Henry VII rewrites the history books to scrub out Richard IV's reign. Downplayed with Blackadder II and Blackadder the Third, which does mostly follow the real path of history, albeit with a humorous spin on things. However, two major differences from real history are that Elizabeth I and the soon-to-be-George IV both got killed and replaced by Prince Ludwig and Mr. Blackadder respectively. Blackadder: The Cavalier Years for the most part follows the lead of the second and third series in putting a humorous spin on the English Civil War and the execution of Charles I, but ends by implying that the baby that in real-life became Charles II after the Restoration will end up being killed thanks to Blackadder's treachery, presumably meaning that Blackadder must have found a peasant baby to replace him. Averted by Blackadder Goes Forth which, with only two exceptions — Manfred von Richtoven and Field Marshall Haig — deals entirely with fictional characters and events within the larger setting of World War I . The sole difference between the events of the show and real-world history would be that von Richtoven got shot and apparently killed by Flashheart in 1917, rather than getting killed when his plane was shot down in 1918. Turned Up to Eleven by Blackadder Back & Forth, which gives us two alternate histories; one after Blackadder's first trip through time, in which the French conquered the UK in the 19th century, and one after Blackadder knows that he can change the present, in which the Blackadder dynasty has been in power for centuries. Artistic License ï¿½ History : Many, many examples per episode, to say nothing of the show's overall track record. But hey, Rule of Funny , people! Plus, The Black Adder can explain away its inaccuracies as Henry Tudor doing a lousy job of rewriting history (and, at a stretch, you could say that Prince Ludwig as Elizabeth I and Blackadder as George IV did something similar for the second and third series). Eliminating all artifacts from a 13-year reign would be a difficult trick to say the least. One of the reasons we know of the extremely obscure Roman emperor Elagabalus, who was declared damnatio memoriae and whose name was expunged thoroughly from official histories of the Empire, is because coinage with their face and name on it survives to the present day. And Elagabalus reigned for a mere three years. In the very last episode of the fourth series, averted. The viewers know that World War I ended in 1918, so, when Capt. Darling thinks the war has finally ended, mentioning the year 1917, it becomes clear that the characters are doomed. The Bad Guy Wins : The first series starts with the bad guy, Henry Tudor having effectively won already. Although he loses the Battle of Bosworth Field in the first episode, he eventually ends up claiming the throne thirteen years later after Percy accidentally poisons the royal family to death, then for the real kicker he rewrites the history books to erase Richard IV's reign altogether. Blackadder the Third ends with the most ruthless and evil of Blackadders usurping the identity of Prince Regent. Blackadder Goes Forth ends with all the main cast members falling victim to the madness of modern war, the real villain of this instalment. And to Melchett's questionable strategies. In contrast to the other series, the ending isn't Played for Laughs . Blackadder Back and Forth had the modern incarnation of Blackadder manipulate history via time travel to become King of the United Kingdom and making Baldrick his (puppet) Prime Minister. Blackadder: The Cavalier Years ends with Blackadder defecting to the Roundheads and ratting out both Baldrick and that baby that in real-life grew up to be Charles II. Blackadder's Christmas Carol may very well be the most extreme example: It ends with the uncharacteristically kind-hearted Ebenezer Blackadd


In August 1969, what notable event took place on Max Yasgur’s farm?

History of the Woodstock Music Festival of 1969 Updated August 29, 2016. What Was Woodstock? The Woodstock Festival was a three-day concert (which rolled into a fourth day) that involved lots of sex, drugs, and rock 'n roll - plus a lot of mud. The Woodstock Music Festival of 1969 has become an icon of the 1960s hippie counterculture. Dates: August 15-18, 1969 Location: Max Yasgur's dairy farm in the town of Bethel (outside of White Lake, New York) Also Known As: Woodstock Music Festival; An Aquarian Exposition: Three Days of Peace and Music The Organizers of Woodstock The organizers of the Woodstock Festival were four young men: John Roberts, Joel Rosenman, Artie Kornfeld, and Mike Lang. The oldest of the four was only 27 years old at the time of the Woodstock Festival. Roberts, an heir to a pharmaceutical fortune, and his friend Rosenman were looking for a way to use Roberts' money to invest in an idea that would make them even more money. After placing an ad in The New York Times that stated: "Young men with unlimited capital looking for interesting, legitimate investment opportunities and business propositions," they met Kornfeld and Lang. continue reading below our video 4 Tips for Improving Test Performance The Plan for the Woodstock Festival Kornfeld and Lang's original proposal was to build a recording studio and a retreat for rock musicians up in Woodstock, New York (where Bob Dylan and other musicians already lived). The idea morphed into creating a two-day rock concert for 50,000 people with the hope that the concert would raise enough money to pay for the studio. The four young men then got to work on organizing a large music festival. They found a location for the event up in an industrial park in nearby Wallkill, New York. They printed tickets ($7 for one day, $13 for two days, and $18 for three days), which could be purchased in select stores or via mail order. The men also worked on organizing food, signing musicians, and hiring security. Things Go Very Wrong The first of many things to go wrong with the Woodstock Festival was the location. No matter how the young men and their lawyers spun it, the citizens of Wallkill did not want a bunch of drugged-out hippies descending on their town. After much wrangling, the town of Wallkill passed a law on July 2, 1969 that effectively banned the concert from their vicinity. Everyone involved with the Woodstock Festival panicked. Stores refused to sell any more tickets and the negotiations with the musicians got shaky. Only a month-and-a half before the Woodstock Festival was to begin, a new location had to be found. Luckily, in mid-July, before too many people began demanding refunds for their pre-purchased tickets, Max Yasgur offered up his 600-acre dairy farm in Bethel, New York for the location for the Woodstock Festival. As lucky as they were to have found a new location, the last minute change of venue seriously set back the Festival timeline. New contracts to rent the dairy farm and surrounding areas had to be drawn up and permits to allow the Woodstock Festival in the town had to be acquired. Construction of the stage, a performers' pavilion, parking lots, concession stands, and a children's playground all got a late start and barely got finished in time for the event. Some things, like ticket booths and gates, did not get finished in time. As the date got closer, more problems sprung up. It soon appeared that their 50,000 people estimate was way too low and the new estimate jumped to upwards of 200,000 people. The young men then tried to bring in more toilets, more water, and more food. However, the food concessionaires kept threatening to cancel at the last minute (the organizers had accidentally hired people who had no experience in concessions) so they had to worry about whether or not they could airlift in rice as a backup food supply. Also troublesome was the last-minute ban on off-duty police officers from working at the Woodstock Festival. Hundreds of Thousands Arrive at the Woodstock Festival On Wednesday, August 13 (two days before the Festival was


What was the name of the farmyard cock in the story of Reynard the Fox?

Reynard the Fox – The Gold Scales Why Reynard was not at court It was Whitsuntide; the forest and the fields were happy with flowers and sweet singing birds. All the beasts were stirring, for this was the day when the great meeting of animals was to take place. King Lion had bidden all his subjects to come to his court. None must be absent. So along every way they came: the wolf, the wild cat, the dog, the panther, the badger, Bruin the Bear, and a host of others. One alone was not there, and that was Reynard the Fox. Why he was absent was soon seen. There was hardly one of the beasts who had not some complaint to make about him. The angriest one of all was the wolf. "Your Majesty," he said, "will you please punish that rascal Reynard? Not a day passes when he does not do some mischief to me. It would take many a week to tell you of all the evil he has done. Three of my little children are now sitting at home crying because Reynard has blinded them with dust." "You are not the only one he has harmed," said the dog. "One winter, great king, Reynard stole my last meal, a piece of sausage which I had hidden in a bush." "You have little to grumble about," said the wild cat. "The sausage was mine, Your Majesty! I took it from a shelf in the mill while the miller's wife was asleep. The dog stole it from me." "Look what Reynard did to the hare!" said the panther, pointing to a wound in the hare's neck. "This poor fellow met the fox last week. 'Let me teach you how to say your prayers in Latin,' said Reynard, 'and then you will be able to take a good post in the church.' The hare agreed, and Reynard made him get down on his knees, but before he had said half a dozen words Reynard seized him by the throat, and if I had not come along just then he certainly would have killed him." "These tales would not be told if my uncle were present," cried Reynard's nephew, the badger, angrily. "The wolf has treated my uncle in a very evil manner more than once. Some time ago the wolf and Reynard agreed to work together and share whatever food they got. One day as they were walking behind the hedge that borders the road they saw a man come along with a cartload of fish. Their mouths watered, for they were both hungry, and Reynard soon thought of a plan to get some of the fish. "You stay behind the cart and keep a good watch," he said to the wolf. Then he ran along by the hedge, and came out into the road a long way in front of the carter. Here he lay down in a rut, and when the cart drew near, shut his eyes, held his breath and stiffened his body. "Ah!" said the man when he saw Reynard. "Here's a dead fox. His skin ought to fetch a good sum of money in the next town." With that he picked up the fox and threw him on the back of the cart. No sooner was the man's back turned than Reynard came to life again. Fish after fish he kicked into the roadway, while the wolf followed and picked them up. When the fox had thrown down enough, he jumped to the wolf for a share of the plunder. Here is your share,' said the wolf as he pointed to a heap of fish bones. "I hope you'll enjoy the feast." And off he went. "Well!" said the king, "is there anything more?" "There is," said the badger. "Another time the wolf and the fox heard that a peasant had killed a fat pig and hung it up on a wooden peg in his larder. They both felt very hungry for this pig, so they went to the peasant's house. After a great deal of trouble my uncle was able to get through a window into the larder. With a struggle he managed to throw the pig, peg as well, out of the window. The wolf ran off with the prize, leaving Reynard to get out as best he could. When the fox did get out of the house he was set upon by the peasant's dogs. They gave him a sorry time, but after a long run he escaped from them and made his way back. "When he came up to the wolf, who looked fat and happy, he could see no sign of the pig. "Haven't you saved any for me?" he asked angrily. "Why, of course," answered the wolf. "Nobody can say I am greedy. Here's a tasty titbit for you." And he flung the fox the wooden pe


Amol Rajan is the editor of which national daily newspaper?

Media events: on-stage interviews with Ahmet Altan and Amol Rajan... | Media | The Guardian Media events: on-stage interviews with Ahmet Altan and Amol Rajan... ...and a panel debate asking ‘Whose investigatory power is it anyway?’ Amol Rajan, the only non-white editor of a UK national newspaper. Photograph: Justin Sutcliffe/Guardian Media events: on-stage interviews with Ahmet Altan and Amol Rajan... ...and a panel debate asking ‘Whose investigatory power is it anyway?’ Thursday 20 August 2015 10.55 EDT Last modified on Thursday 11 August 2016 06.13 EDT Close This article is 1 year old Some media events for your diary, beginning with English PEN’s hosting of an interview in a London theatre with the prominent Turkish journalist and author, Ahmet Altan. He was formerly the editor-in-chief and main columnist of the liberal daily newspaper, Taraf , noted for its revelations of Turkish military interventions in politics and as an early partner of Wikileaks. Altan has also written nine novels, including three bestsellers, winning several literary prizes plus awards for championing press freedom. In 2008, he was charged with “denigrating Turkishness” for publishing an article dedicated to the victims of the Armenian genocide. This month, one of Altan’s novels, a thriller entitled Endgame, will be published in English for the first time. To celebrate the fact, English PEN has joined with the publisher Canongate to stage an interview with Altan by Philippe Sands QC. It is expected to deal with his contribution to Turkish journalism and literature along with the threats to freedom of expression in Turkey . The conversation will take place at the Arcola Theatre in Dalston on Sunday 30 August , starting at 7.30pm. Tickets available here . Media Society: mini Fleet Street and surveillance On 7 October, the Media Society, in company with the London Press Club, is staging an interview with the editor of the Independent, Amol Rajan . The first and only non-white editor of a national daily will be in conversation with Phil Harding. Rajan won’t have to move far because it will take place at Northcliffe House, home to his newspaper. The building is a sort of mini Fleet Street, also housing the Mail titles, Metro and the London Evening Standard. It kicks off at 6.30 for 7pm. Tickets available here via Eventbrite . On 19 October, the Media Society, this time in association with the Information Law and Policy Centre, will host a panel debate entitled “Whose investigatory power is it anyway?” Speakers will talk about the government’s intention to amend the law on communications data with a new investigatory powers bill. They will consider the possible dangers for journalism and freedom of expression. On the panel will be Dominic Grieve , the former attorney general; Rachel Logan, of Amnesty International UK; Ewen MacAskill, the Guardian’s defence and intelligence correspondent; and barrister Jessica Simor. It will be chaired by Judith Townend, director of London university’s Centre for Law & Information Policy, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies. The debate, running from 6.30-8.30pm, will take place at Reed Smith in Broadgate Tower, London. Tickets available here via Eventbrite .


In 1917, media baron Max Aitken took what title on his elevation to the peerage?

Beaverbrook Foundation Lord Beaverbrook William Maxwell ‘Max’ Aitken, First Baron Beaverbrook Bt, PC William Maxwell Aitken, the first Lord Beaverbrook, effortlessly traversed the worlds of politics, finance and newspapers, revolutionising them – with not so much as a backward glance – as he did so. Imbued with a small fortune, great restlessness and energy, and an unswerving belief in the British Empire, he moved, as a young man, from his native Canada to London.  There, within a few years, he had propelled himself into Parliament and had acquired the majority shareholding in the Daily Express and the Evening Standard. He quickly gained the reputation of a fearless political fixer, (a reputation, it must be admitted, that was at times unfounded), and he was one of only three men to serve in the Cabinet in both Wars. Aitken revelled in his position as an outsider: ostentatiously keeping his Canadian drawl, largely disdaining overtures of two British monarchs, and enjoying his image as a master of intrigue and mischief maker par excellence. For nearly half a century, when cabinets fell and finance houses collapsed, the whisper across England would always be the same: Where is Max Beaverbrook? Key dates: Sir John William Maxwell Aitken Peter Rudyard Aitken The Early Years Aitken was born on 25th May 1879, the fifth child of William Aitken, a dignified and devout Presbyterian preacher of Scottish extraction. He spent his early childhood in the frontier town of Newcastle, New Brunswick, Canada. Later in life he would recall the hardship of his early years. But this was an undoubted exaggeration: though by no means rich, the Aitken family were able to live comfortably in their Canadian provincial backwater. Young Max attended high school where he showed early signs of an ability to make trouble, and tried and failed to gain entry into Dalhousie University. Moving away from his family, he studied to become a lawyer, and helped another aspiring barrister Richard Bedford Bennett, (who later became Prime Minister of Canada), to gain election to the Legislative Assembly of the North West Territories. He moved again to Halifax, where charm and some luck brought him to the attention of the dominant business family, who employed him to sell bonds on commission. In 1904 John F Stairs opened the newly formed Royal Securities Corporation; Aitken became a minority shareholder and the company’s general manager. Quickly gaining confidence he engineered a number of increasingly large business deals and began setting up companies, with interests as far wide as the Caribbean and England. By 1906, by his own reckoning, he was worth $700,000. He continued to manipulate the markets and create mergers – of which the largest and perhaps most lucrative was the Canadian cement merger – drawing censure on more than one occasion from the Canadian authorities. It is said that there were irregularities in the stock transfer resulting from the conglomeration of the cement plants. Aitken sold his shares, making a large amount of money; and then left for England. Some say that had he stayed in Canada he would have been charged with securities fraud. Introduction To Politics It was to London that Aitken arrived in the spring of 1910, ostensibly to raise capital for the acquisition of a steel company. But it was to politics that he turned. He had met Bonar Law through business; their friendship grew quickly through a mutual belief in tariff reform. To beat such a drum, Aitken needed a parliamentary seat and with the help of Bonar Law and the lesser known politician Edward Goulding, he found candidacy as a Conservative, and then election, in Ashton-under-Lyme, in Manchester.   It was a remarkably swift entry to the Commons, and one that did not go unnoticed. 'Who is Mr Aitken?,' enquired the Daily Mail. It was a question that was to be repeated when Aitken, months later, accepted a knighthood in the 1911 Coronation honours. The party coffers had certainly grown since his arrival, if, so far, his reputation had not. His appearances in the Commons were brie


In which publication could you read a column Called to Ordure written by Gavel Basher?

Private Eye | Open Access articles | Open Access journals | Conference Proceedings | Editors | Authors | Reviewers | scientific events Private Eye is a fortnightly British satirical and current affairs magazine based in London , England , edited by Ian Hislop . Since its first publication in 1961, Private Eye has been a prominent critic and lampooner of public figures and entities that it deems guilty of any of the sins of incompetence, inefficiency, corruption, pomposity or self-importance and it has established itself as a thorn in the side of the British establishment . As of 2013, it is Britain's best-selling current affairs magazine, [2] and such is its long-term popularity and impact that many recurring in-jokes from Private Eye have entered popular culture. Contents 16 External links History The forerunner of Private Eye was a school magazine, The Salopian, edited by Richard Ingrams , Willie Rushton , Christopher Booker and Paul Foot at Shrewsbury School in the mid-1950s. After National Service , Ingrams and Foot went as undergraduates to Oxford University , where they met their future collaborators Peter Usborne, Andrew Osmond, [3] John Wells and Danae Brook, among others. The magazine proper began when Peter Usborne learned of a new printing process, photo-litho offset , which meant that anybody with a typewriter and Letraset could produce a magazine. The publication was initially funded by Osmond and launched in 1961. It was named when Andrew Osmond looked for ideas in the well known recruiting poster of Lord Kitchener (an image of Kitchener pointing with the caption "Wants You") and, in particular, the pointing finger. After the name Finger was rejected, Osmond suggested Private Eye , in the sense of someone who "fingers" a suspect. The magazine was initially edited by Christopher Booker and designed by Willie Rushton, who drew cartoons for it. Its subsequent editor Richard Ingrams, who was then pursuing a career as an actor, shared the editorship with Booker, from around issue 10, and took over at issue 40. At first Private Eye was a vehicle for juvenile jokes: an extension of the original school magazine, and an alternative to Punch . However, according to Booker, it simply got "caught up in the rage for satire". After the magazine's initial success, more funding was provided by Nicholas Luard and Peter Cook , who ran The Establishment – a satirical nightclub – and Private Eye became a fully professional publication. Others essential to the development of the magazine were Auberon Waugh , Claud Cockburn (who had run a pre-war scandal sheet, The Week), Barry Fantoni , Gerald Scarfe , Tony Rushton, Patrick Marnham and Candida Betjeman . Christopher Logue was another long-time contributor, providing a column of "True Stories" featuring cuttings from the national press. The gossip columnist Nigel Dempster wrote extensively for the magazine before he fell out with the editor and other writers, and Paul Foot wrote on politics, local government and corruption. Ingrams continued as editor until 1986, when he was succeeded by Ian Hislop. Ingrams is chairman of the holding company. [4] Nature of the magazine File:Privateeyeposter.jpg 2004 poster in Southwark , by a Private Eye reader, publicising the appearance of a local councillor in the "Rotten Boroughs" column Private Eye often reports on the misdeeds of powerful and notable individuals and has received numerous libel writs . These include three issued by James Goldsmith (known in the magazine as "(Sir) Jammy Fishpaste") and several by Robert Maxwell (known as Captain Bob), one of which resulted in the award of costs and reported damages of £225,000, and attacks on the magazine through the publication of a book, Malice in Wonderland, and a one-off magazine, Not Private Eye , published by Maxwell. [5] Its defenders point out that it often carries news that the mainstream press will not print for fear of legal reprisals or because the material is of minority interest. Unearthing scandals and breaking news Some contributors to Private Eye are media figures or special


Which pop group had a 1984 UK top ten hit record entitled ‘Master and Servant’?

Top 10 Depeche Mode Songs | WatchMojo.com Top 10 Depeche Mode Songs in: lists top 10 hosted by Rebecca Brayton Formed in 1980 in Essex, England, Depeche Mode exploded into the new wave scene with their debut record “Speak & Spell.” By the end of the decade, the band had become extremely successful in electronic music as a result of their synthpop and alternative rock blend. For this list, we’ve chosen our entries based on a combination of the artist’s fan favorites and their most commercially successful songs. Join WatchMojo.com as we count down our picks for the Top 10 Depeche Mode Songs. Special thanks to our users MorghannBale13, aldqbigsquare and Jessica Nunez for submitting the idea on our Suggest Page at WatchMojo.com/suggest