What do the Americans call what we call a coffin?

Obama Quietly Orders Millions of Disposable Coffins? : snopes.com Claim:   The Obama administration has ordered $1 billion worth of 'disposable coffins' for use with 'FEMA camps.' FALSE Examples:   [Collected via e-mail, January 2014] Wondering if this outrageous rumor is true. I saw it on facebook: Obama Quietly Orders One Billion Dollars Worth of Disposable FEMA Coffins   Origins:   A several-year-old conspiracy rumor about the U.S. government's supposedly having stockpiled thousands of plastic coffins (or coffin liners) for use in conjunction with "FEMA internment camps" was resurrected in January 2014 by an article positing that the Obama administration had "quietly ordered $1 billion worth" of "disposable FEMA coffins": Obama has been operating behind the scenes to prepare an action in case of an American revolt that will not only squash a revolution, but kill many of its participants. The first step of this action would be to disarm the American people, and throw anyone that is, or might be, a threat into a detention center — a FEMA camp. During the course of the revolt, many will die, both in battle and in the camps — an what will be, FEMA coffins in various locations.   This rumor resurfaced in October 2014 during the midst of public concern over an outbreak of Ebola, with claims that the coffins (or coffin liners) were being stockpiled in anticipation of a large number of fatalities from that disease in the U.S. However, the story and pictures are several years old, the objects shown have nothing to do with Ebola or FEMA or any other agency of the U.S. government, and the pictured items were around long before Barack Obama was first elected to the presidency of the U.S. in 2008. What's shown in the photos displayed with the "FEMA camp" story are not "plastic coffins" or "disposable coffins," but rather what's known as burial vaults or grave liners. These liners don't hold human remains in themselves; they're a protective shell that coffins are placed into before interment in areas where water seepage or ground subsidence is an issue. As the Morgan County Citizen reported in 2008, tens of thousands of these liners were stored on leased land in Madison, Georgia, back in the 1990s by their manufacturer, the nearby Vantage Products Corporation (based in Covington, Georgia), for distribution to other areas on an as-needed basis. Since the coffin liners are made to withstand the elements, there was no need for Vantage to store them indoors, so they simply leased a large, unused outdoor field for use as a warehouse. Nonetheless, Vantage's storage situation eventually gave rise to wild conspiracy theories which flared up in 2008, rumors that claimed some half million of the liners (about ten times the actual number being stored in Georgia) were the property of the U.S. government and were being stockpiled in anticipation of a biological disaster, the implementation of martial law, or the imprisonment of thousands of U.S. citizens in FEMA-run concentration camps: Type in "Madison, GA" under Google's Blog Search, and it shows up on the first page. Search "Madison, GA" on YouTube, and it's the first video that shows up. Web sites like Alex Jones' Infowars.com and AboveTopSecret.com are talking about it. As of late, some of these sources have started to link the government, particularly the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to rows and rows of black, plastic "coffins," 500,000 to be exact, currently being stored outdoor in a field within the city limits of Madison. Theories abound as to whether these are being stored near a major transportation hub (Atlanta) in an effort by the government to prepare for American victims of biological warfare, or whether they are being stored for a natural, or man-made, disaster. Even more sinister, some of these sources speculate that these "coffins" are part of a conspiracy on the part of the government that involves the institution of martial law, the separation of desirable and non-desirable citizens, according to government opinion, and the establishment of American concen


Where was the armistice which halted the Korean War signed in 1953?

1. Composition 19. A Military Armistice Commission is hereby established. 20. The Military Armistice commission shall be composed of ten (10) senior officers, five (5) of whom shall be appointed by the Commander-in-Chief, United Nations Command, and five (5) of whom shall be appointed jointly by the Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army and the Commander of the Chinese People's Volunteers. Of the ten members, three (3) from each side shall be of general of flag rank. The two (2) remaining members on each side may be major generals, brigadier generals, colonels, or their equivalents. 21. Members of the Military Armistice Commission shall be permitted to use staff assistants as required. 22. The Military Armistice Commission shall able provided with the necessary administrative personnel to establish a Secretariat charged with assisting the Commission by performing record-keeping, secretarial, interpreting, and such other functions as the Commission may assign to it. Each side shall appoint to the Secretariat a Secretary and an Assistant Secretary and such clerical and specialized personnel as required by the Secretariat. Records shall be kept in English, Korean, and Chinese, all of which shall be equally authentic. 23. (a) The Military Armistice Commission shall be initially provided with and assisted by ten (10) Joint Observer Teams, which number may be reduced by agreement of the senior members of both sides on the Military Armistice Commission.   (b) Each Joint Observer Team shall be composed of not less than four (4) nor mire than six (6) officers of field grade, half of whom shall be appointed by the Commander-in- Chief, United Nations Command, and half of whom shall be appointed by the Commander-in-Chief, United Nations Command, and half of whom shall be appointed jointly by the Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army and the Commander of the Chinese People's Volunteers. Additional personnel such as drivers, clerks, and interpreters shall be furnished by each side as required for the functioning of the Joint Observer Teams. 24. The general mission of the Military Armistice Commission shall be to supervise the implementation of this Armistice Agreement and to settle through negotiations any violations of this Armistice Agreement. 25. The military Armistice Commission shall: (a) Locate its headquarters in the vicinity of PANMUNJOM (37 57'29" n, 126 40'00" e). The Military Armistice Commission may re-locate its headquarters at another point within the Demilitarized Zone by agreement of the senior members of both sides on the Commission. (b) Operate as a joint organization without a chairman. (c) Adopt such rules of procedure as it may, from time to time, deem necessary (d) Supervise the carrying out of the provisions of this Armistice Agreement pertaining to the Demilitarized Zone and to the Han River Estuary. (e) Direct the operations of the Joint Observer Teams. (f) Settle through negotiations any violations of this Armistice Agreement. (g) Transmit immediately to the Commanders of the opposing sides all reports of investigations of violations of this Armistice Agreement and all other reports and records of proceedings received from the Neutral nations supervisory Commission. (h) Give general supervision and direction to the activities of the Committee for Repatriation of Prisoners of War and the Committee for Assisting the Return of Displaced Civilians, hereinafter established. (i) Act as intermediary in transmitting communications between the Commanders of the opposing sides; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not be construed to preclude the Commanders of both sides from Communicating with each other by any other means which they may desire to employ. (j) Provide credentials and distinctive insignia for its staff and its Joint Observer Teams, and a distinctive marking for all vehicles, aircraft, and vessels, used in the performance of its mission. 26. The Mission of the Joint Observer Teams shall be to assist the Military Armistice Commission in supervising the carrying out of the provisions


Which current Premier League football club are the only club to have won all four top divisions and both major cups in English football?

The Founding Clubs of the English Football League: Where Are They Now? | Bleacher Report The Founding Clubs of the English Football League: Where Are They Now? By Jamie Ward , Senior Analyst Dec 29, 2008 Use your ← → (arrow) keys to browse more stories 12.7K 16 Comments Football became a professional sport in the summer of 1885 with the very first league being contested in 1888 by just 12 clubs. An incredible 120 years later and 11 of the 12 teams are still up and running. The original set up of the league is the oldest of its kind in the world and has had 130 different clubs involved since its formation. Alongside the twelve teams of the Football League, stood the twelve clubs of the rival football association—the Football Alliance. It was created a year later and run along side the Football league for three seasons before it was decided that the two seperate associations would merge to create two divisions contended by the clubs. The Founders of The Football League Accrington(folded 1896), Aston Villa, Blackburn, Bolton, Burnley, Derby, Everton, Notts. County, Preston North End, Stoke, West Bromwich Albion, Wolverhampton Wanderers. The Founders of The Football Alliance Ardwick (Man City), Birmingham St. George (Disbanded 1892), Bootle (Dropped out), Burton Swifts (Folded 1910), Crewe Alexandra, Darwen, Grimsby Town, Lincoln City, Long Eaton Rangers, Newton Heath (Man United), Nottingham Forest, The Wednesday (Sheffield Wednesday), Small Heath (Birmingham City), Stoke, Sunderland Albion (Disbanded), Walsall Town Swifts (Walsall FC). Accrington FC: (not to be confused with accrington stanley) Current league position: Folded Accrington FC resigned from the Football League after it was relegated to the second division in 1892-93, finishing one place above Newton Heath who themselves were in their very first season. Aston Villa: Current League Position: sixth (first tier) Founded in Aston in 1874, the club is now one of the most successful in the current English league with 20 titles to their credit, including seven league titles and seven FA Cups. Aston Villa are noted to be the the ones who came up with the idea for the Football League, William McGregor, a director of the club was the person who pionered the format that became the corner stone of the modern game. Blackburn Rovers: Current League Position: 19th (first tier) Blackburn Rovers are one of only three clubs who are founding members of both the Football League and the Premier League. The Lancashire club is also one of only four to have won the Premier League title since its creation in 1992. Bolton Wanderers: Current League Position: 11th (first tier) The Greater Manchester based club has played football in all four professional divisions and have recently seen European football for the first time in their history, reaching the UEFA Cup in 2005-06 Burnley FC:  Current League Position: fifth (second tier) A club that has not been in the top Football League division since 1976, Burnley have also experienced the threat of relegation in to non-league football on more than one occasion. Derby County: Current League Position: 18th (second tier) Derby are currently one of eleven clubs that have played in every season of league football since its creation. They have two English League titles, one FA Cup and just one appearance in Europe, reaching the semi-finals in the European Cup. Everton FC: Current League Position: sixth (first tier) With nine Football League titles, five FA Cups, and a European Cup to their credit, the Liverpool based club has contested more seasons (106) in the top tier than any other club. Notts County: Current League Position: 17th (fourth tier) Established in 1862, Notts County are the oldest club from all of the professional teams currently playing. FA Cup winners in 1894, County have never spent much time in the first division and have plyed their trade in the lower leagues for the majority of their history. Preston North End: Current League Position: seventh (second tier) Preston have the honour of being the very first champions in the origi


What festival is celebrated with bread baked from the first grains of wheat harvested?

Lammas - The Celtic Cross Quarter Festival - Living Shamanically Rebekah | August 1, 2016 | Lunascope | No Comments Its Lughnasadh – or Lammas today – the Celtic cross quarter festival to celebrate the grain-mother, heralds the beginning of the new season and welcomes in the harvesting of the first wheat fields and the first fruits of autumn. Lammas comes from the word ‘loaf-mass’ because loaves of bread were baked with the first grains of harvested wheat. People would wear brightly coloured clothes and ribbons and perform rites and rituals for the villagers. Traditionally, a Catherine-wheel was taken to the top of a hill, set alight and rolled down signifying the Sun’s descent towards darkness and the beginning of the new season of autumn. It was a time when the tribes gathered for feasting and honouring the Earth Mother, Pachamama, Gaia, our provider. This festival heralds change, as we gather the harvest grains that will provide food for the winter months, and the seeds to provide us with food for next year. To celebrate this grain and fruit festival bake cakes and bread and include local, hand-picked berries and fruit that are now ripe and ready to eat. Offer some to the Goddess in thanks that there is enough to eat and take some time to remember those around the world that are starving. Celebrate Lammas together with some friends and stay up all night dancing and feasting. Give something of meaning to each other and share your abundant energy. Play, dance, create, enjoy and celebrate the end of high summer and the power of the Sun. Related Posts


In 'Last of the Summer Wine' what character did Brian Wilde play?

Brian Wilde: Foggy in 'Last of the Summer Wine' | The Independent Brian Wilde: Foggy in 'Last of the Summer Wine' Friday 21 March 2008 00:00 BST Click to follow The Independent Online In the long-running, gentle sitcom Last of the Summer Wine, Brian Wilde established himself as the best-loved "third man" among the ageing trio of eccentrics who whiled away the hours in the Yorkshire Pennines by recalling memories past, mulling over the trials and tribulations of the present, and – despite their years – making plans for the future. He had two spells with the BBC programme written by Roy Clarke, which did much for tourism in the West Yorkshire village of Holmfirth. Wilde joined Last of the Summer Wine as Foggy Dewhirst in 1976, for its third series, to replace the actor Michael Bates, who had played Cyril Blamire since the 1973 pilot but had had to leave two years later after being diagnosed with terminal cancer. Foggy was the perfect foil to Bill Owen's carefree, shabby Compo and Peter Sallis as the wry Cleggy. With quiet pomposity and sometimes bombastic mutterings, he introduced military tactics into their madcap adventures. He managed to clear the village café of customers with his recollections of jungle warfare and, at other times, would shock unsuspecting locals by jumping out from a secret lookout post while camouflaged. Wilde even did some of his own stunts – once, with his leg in plaster, being put in a wheelchair at the top of a hill, which he then had to roll down. One of his favourite episodes was about the reopening of a railway line, which Foggy announced to his friends by blowing a whistle and waving a flag. "I liked it when the engine moved away and we thought Compo was on it and we looked round and he was standing next to us,"recalled Wilde. "The engine was going by itself and we all started running after it – that was a funny scene." Wilde decided to leave in 1985 but was persuaded to return five years later, following the departure of Michael Aldridge, who had filled the gap by taking on the newly created role of the kind and gentle Seymour Utterthwaite. Wilde remained until 1997. He later reflected: "When I returned to the show in 1990, it was like starting again. There were so many new faces. I'm not sure that I enjoyed the second lot as much as the first. I was older and less happy about location work." Although Last of the Summer Wine provided Wilde with his longest-running television role, he is also remembered by viewers for another classic sitcom, Porridge (1974-77), starring Ronnie Barker as the old lag Fletcher, who cynically exploited the prison system. In a performance of understatement and subtlety, Wilde played Mr Barrowclough, the soft-centred and ineffectual prison warder who believed that those in jail would only learn trust by being shown trust. "You had the old, hard-bitten warders who felt prisoners were inside to be punished, and a new wave of officers coming through who were interested in rehabilitating prisoners," said Wilde, reflecting on the different styles of Barrowclough and his superior, the governor played by Fulton Mackay. Inevitably in a sitcom, Barrowclough was easily conned by Fletcher and other inmates. He would also confide in Fletcher about his domestic problems – caused by a wife who had affairs with the postman, a marriage-guidance counsellor and others. Wilde's only regret about the role was that it never turned out to be as prominent as in the 1973 pilot, Prisoner and Escort, when Barrowclough was seen taking Fletcher to Slade Prison, in the wilds of Cumbria. "I had lots to do in it," he said, "whereas in other episodes I wasn't given so much, which was sad." Born in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, in 1927, Wilde grew up in Hertfordshire, then trained at Rada and gained a grounding in acting at repertory theatres. He worked his way up to the West End, appearing in the Peter Ustinov play The Moment of Truth (Adelphi Theatre, 1951), and soon landed small parts on screen, starting with the BBC murder-mystery Black Limelight (1952) and the film Street Corner (1953). Wil


Founded in 1999 by BBC4 TV, for what is the Samuel Johnson Prize awarded?

Autism Study 'Neurotribes' Wins Samuel Johnson Book Prize Autism Study 'Neurotribes' Wins Samuel Johnson Book Prize Monday, 02 Nov 2015 05:24 PM Close       A   A    LONDON (AP) — A book that challenges readers to think differently about autism has won Britain's leading literary award for nonfiction. U.S. writer Steve Silberman's "Neurotribes" was awarded the 20,000 pound ($31,000) Samuel Johnson Prize at a ceremony in London Monday. It is the first science book to take the prize, founded in 1999 and usually dominated by history and biography. Silberman, a reporter for Wired magazine, explores the history of autism as a recognized condition, and the many mysteries that still surround it — including why its occurrence appears to have skyrocketed. He also looks at the modern "neurodiversity" movement that seeks to recognize, accept and celebrate people with cognitive differences. Historian Anne Applebaum, who chaired the judging panel, said Silberman blended popular science, history and journalism in a book that ranges from the science of the brain to "the impact of the movie 'Rain Man' on popular culture." "It an unusual, genre-breaking kind of book, and also a book that's very deeply motivated by a set of ideals," Applebaum said. "It's an argument about autism and how we should see it as a different way of thinking." Silberman beat five other finalists, including Laurence Scott's look at humanity in the cyber-era, "The Four-Dimensional Human," and Samanth Subramanian's account of Sri Lanka's civil war, "This Divided Island." Also shortlisted were Jonathan Bate's poet biography "Ted Hughes: The Unauthorized Life"; Robert Macfarlane's literary nature tour "Landmarks"; and Emma Sky's war memoir "The Unravelling: High Hopes and Missed Opportunities in Iraq." Named for the 18th-century essayist and lexicographer, the Samuel Johnson Prize recognizes English-language books from any country in the areas of current affairs, history, politics, science, sport, travel, biography, autobiography and the arts. Online: www.thesamueljohnsonprize.co.uk © Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Click Here to comment on this article Close


Who did Brendan Barber succeed as General Secretary of the TUC?

Interview: Brendan Barber, general-secretary of the TUC | Society | The Guardian Share on Messenger Close Brendan Barber joined the TUC, according to a mischievous member of the organisation's general council, because he found his old job as researcher for the ceramics, glass and mineral products industry training board too exciting. The head of the trade union movement can chuckle at the joke after a week in which he was confusingly presented as a nutcase dragging Britain back to a strike-ridden anarchy of the 1970s and, simultaneously, a militant moderate holding back the hordes trying to storm the New Labour barricades. So which was it? "I was basically trying to pick my way down the middle," says a still bemused TUC general-secretary. The panic in the public prints and on the airwaves was sparked by Tony Blair's decision on Tuesday to invite a posse of trade unionists to No 10 to endorse a TUC plan to set up a forum to discuss public services. Barber sat at the cabinet table in the seat usually occupied by the chancellor, his colleagues fanning out to the left and right to nab an empty chair rather than signify political preference. Opposite were the PM, deputy prime minister John Prescott, trade secretary Patricia Hewitt, cabinet office maestro Douglas Alexander and skills minister Ivan Lewis. Vera, the No 10 woman with the urn, poured the tea and Blair put the woes of the Hutton inquiry behind him for 45 minutes to tackle problems in education, health, local authorities and the civil service. Barber admits he never expected such an intense reaction to an initiative he regards, in his trademark style, as sensible rather than sensational. "I do think the media characterisations of all of this are kind of ludicrous," he says. "At the one extreme this is the government surrendering all autonomy and giving the unions a veto power over policy or it's a totally meaningless talking shop at the other extreme. "I just think you cannot win when people just reach for some of the tired old clichés about 'the brothers are back' and 'beer and sandwiches' and so on. "I want us to have a modern, intelligent dialogue with the government so that we can make a good case that they will respond to." Holding such a dialogue with the government next week in Brighton at the 135th annual congress of the TUC will, however, be difficult, if not nigh on impossible. Blair will travel to the south coast to tell a few funny stories at the private general council dinner, and the chancellor is virtually guaranteed a standing ovation if he delivers one of his "Brother Brown" speeches. But the agenda is dominated by motions attacking, criticising and denouncing the government over everything from plans to raise university tuition fees, foundation hospitals, privatisation and the PFI to the invasion of Iraq via pensions, manufacturing and employment rights. Barber, presiding over his first congress since he succeeded John Monks as general-secretary earlier this year, will risk looking like the wrong man in the wrong job at the wrong time in a newly assertive labour movement. "What? Isolated since my 96% vote six months ago? I don't feel isolated," he insists. He is a high priest of the new unionism, preaching social partnership and working closely with employers during an era when the shots are increasingly called by a more confrontational, assertive left-led generation of union leaders grouped under the "awkward squad" banner. Use the term "awkward squad" and Barber visibly winces. Yet the accomplished deal-maker, a veteran of smoke-filled rooms before cigarette bans cleaned up negotiations, has been around long enough to know how to exploit variations in the style and politics - indeed rivalries - of union leaders. "I don't like the 'awkward squad' labelling. I don't think labelling makes much sense," he says. "Those who are identified as the 'awkward squad' have different issues. They find it demeaning to be labelled as some kind of clique or whatever. It's all too far simplistic to identify people in this way." Barber, 53, spent his first 16 years


Opened in 1914, what is Edinburgh's main concert hall?

A History of Edinburgh A BRIEF HISTORY OF EDINBURGH By Tim Lambert EDINBURGH IN THE MIDDLE AGES Edinburgh began as a fort. Castle Rock is an easily defended position so from earliest times it was the site of a fort. In the 7th century the English captured this part of Scotland and they called this place Eiden's burgh (burgh is an old word for fort). In the 10th century the Scots re-captured the area. Late in the 11th century King Malcolm III built a castle on Castle Rock and a small town grew up nearby. By the early 12th century Edinburgh was a flourishing community. In 1128 King David I founded Holyrood Abbey. The Abbey was manned by Augustinian canons who gave their name to Canongate. (Gate does not mean a gate in a wall it is from the old word 'gait' meaning road). In the Middle Ages there were friars in Edinburgh. Friars were like monks but instead of withdrawing from the world they went out to preach. In Edinburgh there were Dominican friars (called black friars because of their black costumes) and Augustinian friars (known as grey friars). Both orders lived in friaries on the southern edge of Edinburgh. Medieval Edinburgh was famous for making wool cloth. Nearby was the settlement of Leith which acted as Edinburgh's port. The main export was hides. Cattle and sheep were sold at a market in Cowgate. They were then butchered in the town. After 1477 grain and hay were sold in the Grassmarket. In 1329 Edinburgh was given a charter (a document granting the townspeople certain rights) a sign of its growing importance. However in 1296 the English captured Edinburgh castle. They held it until 1322. Edinburgh suffered in constant warfare between Scots and English. In 1385 the English burned St Giles Kirk and the Town Hall. Despite this Edinburgh continued to grow and by the 15th century it was Scotland's de facto capital. At the end of the 15th century the king built Holyrood House. John Knox's House was also built at the end of the 15th century. EDINBURGH IN THE 16th CENTURY By 1500 Edinburgh probably had a population of 12,000. It rose to about 15,000 by 1550. It seems very small but towns were tiny in those days. By the standards of the time Edinburgh was a large town. As it grew a suburb was built around Canongate. Between 1513 and 1560 a wall was built south of Edinburgh to keep out the English. However the English attacked in 1547 and they sacked Edinburgh castle. They returned in 1547. Edinburgh was also besieged in 1571 during a civil war. Edinburgh also suffered from outbreaks of the plague. There were severe attacks in 1585 and 1645. However each time Edinburgh recovered. In the late 16th century an English writer described Edinburgh: 'From the Kings Palace in the east the city rises higher and higher to the west and consists mainly of one broad and very fair street. The rest of the side streets and alleys are poorly built and inhabited by very poor people. And its length from east to west is about a mile while the width of the city from north to south is narrow and cannot be half a mile'.Huntly House was built c. 1570 and Edinburgh university was founded in 1583. Canongate Tolbooth was erected in 1591. Lauriston Castle was built in 1593. EDINBURGH IN THE 17th CENTURY In the 17th century Edinburgh grew in size and prosperity. This was despite outbreaks of plague in 1604 and 1645. Meanwhile in 1621 thatched roofs were banned in Edinburgh as they were a fire hazard. Gladstones land was built in 1620 by Thomas Gladstone. Lady Stairs House was built in 1622. In 1623 George Heriot, a merchant left money in his will to found the Heriot school. Moray House was built c. 1628-1630. Acheson House was built in 1633. Parliament House was built in 1632-39. In 1633 Charles I was crowned in Edinburgh. However he alienated the people of both England and Scotland. In Scotland the last straw was when he tried to changed the peoples religion by introducing a new prayer book. A riot began in St Giles cathedral when somebody threw a stool at the Dean's head. The rioting spread to other churches in Edinburgh. After months of unrest a


Which artist (1518-1594), born Jacopo Comin, also known as Jacopo Robusti, is known by a nickname taken from his father's occupation as a dyer?

Jacopo Robusti Tintoretto - Artist Biography for Jacopo Robusti Tintoretto Jacopo Robusti Tintoretto Jacopo Robusti Tintoretto was active/lived in Italy.  Jacopo Tintoretto is known for religious figure painting. The Artist   click to hear Jacopo Tintoretto, September 29, 1518 - May 31, 1594 Tintoretto was an artist of immense output and dramatic style who emerged from the Venetian School of painting.  He was one of the best known Venetian painters next to Titian (1485 - 1576), having very briefly trained under the master.  Tintoretto had high ambitions, and adorned an inscription in his studio that said, "Michelangelo's design and Titian's Color."  In this he sought to produce the brilliant compositional methods of Michelangelo, while using the bold coloring of Titian; a goal of the highest order for Renaissance painting. He is often said to herald a Baroque style of painting. Tintoretto was born Jacopo Comin and called Jacopo Robusti in youth,   ...  Displaying 750 of 3751 characters. Subscriber Members, please Sign In for artist biographies and for all services.  Others, full text is available on Fridays. If you are not currently a member, please See Details about membership, which includes biography access, auction records, and many other features available to our day, month, or yearly Subscriber Members!


Stoke City FC now play their home games at the Britannia Stadium. What was the name of their previous stadium?

Stoke City | Premier Skills English Stoke City Stoke City Stoke City was founded in 1863 and are the oldest team in the Premier League and the second oldest professional football club in the world.  Stoke play their home games at The Britannia Stadium, which has a capacity of 27300. Stoke have played at The Britannia since 1997, before this time they played at the Victoria Ground, which had been their home sine 1878. The current manager is Mark Hughes, who has also managed Blackburn Rovers, Manchester City, Fulham and QPR in the Premier League as well as being a successful player for Manchester United, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Chelsea. Stoke City play in red and white striped shirts, white shorts and white socks. "Every manager, when they come into a new environment and a new club, will have doubters. It is up to you to win people over." Stoke manager, Mark Hughes. Stoke's nickname is 'The Potters', in the past many people from Stoke were employed making china (plates and cups etc.) in the potteries, which is the name for the factories where china was made. The football team became known as the potters and this was the job of many of the players, who at that time had to have a main job in addition to playing football. Bojan scoring for Stoke. Stoke have never won a league title, the highest they have finished was 4th in 1946-47. Stoke have played a total of 9 seasons in the Premier League and prior to 2014/15, their highest position was 11th in 2009-10, but they have finished in 9th position for the last two seasons. Stoke have won the League Cup once, in 1972 and were runners-up in the FA Cup in 2011, when they lost 1-0 to Manchester City. Marko Arnautovic was Stoke's top scorer last season. In 2015/16, Stoke City finished 9th in the Premier League for the second consecutive season, which equalled, once again, their best-ever finish in the Premier League and their best finish in the top division since 1974/75. Stoke’s top scorer was Austrian international Marko Arnautovic, with 12 goals. With ex-Manchester United player Mark Hughes as manager, Stoke City are playing a much more attractive style of football and Stoke fans will be hoping they can finish in the top half again this season. With new players like Welsh international Joe Allen, signed from Liverpool, and the Egyptian winger, Ramadan Sobhi to add to a squad that includes four ex-Barcelona players (Bojan Krkic, Marc Muniesa, Moha El Ouriachi and Ibrahim Afellay) Stoke look like they will do well this season. Will it be like the Nou Camp at Stoke this season? Prediction 2016/17: 9th


Who presents the TV series 'Extreme Fishing'?

Extreme Fishing with Robson Green (TV Series 2008–2011) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Extreme Fishing with Robson Green  45min Actor Robson Green, an experienced fly-fisherman, journeys the globe in search of some of the wildest and most elusive fish the seas have to offer. Stars: 16 September 2011 8:00 AM, -08:00 | Virgin Media - TV Around The Web a list of 25 titles created 09 Oct 2011 a list of 537 titles created 28 Sep 2012 a list of 1178 titles created 22 Apr 2013 a list of 56 titles created 05 May 2013 a list of 127 titles created 24 Jul 2014 Title: Extreme Fishing with Robson Green (2008–2011) 8/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Add Image Add an image Do you have any images for this title? River Monsters (TV Series 2009) Documentary | Adventure | Mystery Jeremy Wade searches the world for legendary and flesh-eating freshwater fish. Stars: Jeremy Wade, Daniel Göz, Tim Mousseau Wild Catch/Chasing Monsters (TV Series 2012) Adventure | Reality-TV In this new series, Cyril Chauquet takes us on a mission to seek out the world's most colossal underwater creatures in the remotest corners of the planet. From the crystal-clear, ... See full summary  » Stars: Cyril Chauquet Monsters Inside Me (TV Series 2009) Documentary Stories of people who have contracted and survived rare and deadly diseases, infections, or parasites. Stars: Dan Riskin, Tony Dadika, Nastasha Strang


Who is the Chief of Police in Puccini's opera 'Tosca'?

La Tosca (Puccini) - Synopsis La Tosca - Synopsis An Opera by Giacomo Puccini Opera in three acts by Puccini; words by L. Illica and G. Giacosa after the drama, "La Tosca," by Sardou. Produced, Constanzi Theatre, Rome, January 14, 1900; London, Covent Garden, July 12, 1900. Buenos Aires, June 16, 1900. Metropolitan Opera House, New York, February 4, 1901, with Ternina, Cremonini, Scotti, Gilibert (Sacristan), and Dufriche (Angelotti). CHARACTERS FLORIA TOSCA, a celebrated singer Soprano MARIO CAVARADOSSI, a painter. Tenor BARON SCARPIA, Chief of Police Baritone CESARE ANGELOTTI Bass A GAOLER. Bass A SHEPHERD BOY Contralto Roberti, executioner; a cardinal, judge, scribe, officer, and sergeant, soldiers, police agents, ladies, nobles, citizens, artisan, etc. Time: June 1800. Place: Rome. Hariclea Darclée in the title role of the opera, La Tosca (1914). This actress had played the title role in La Tosca's world premiere in Rome on 14 Jan 1900. Three sharp, vigorous chords, denoting the imperious yet sinister and vindictive character of Scarpia -- such is the introduction to "Tosca." Act I. The church of Sant Andrea alla Valle. To the right the Attavanti chapel; left a scaffolding, dais, and easel. On the easel a large picture covered by a cloth. Painting accessories. A basket. Enter Angelotti. He has escaped from prison and is seeking a hiding place. Looking about, he recognizes a pillar shrine containing an image of the Virgin, and surmounting a receptacle for holy water. Beneath the feet of the image he searches for and discovers a key, unlocks the Attavanti chapel and disappears within it. The Sacristan comes in. He has a bunch of brushes that he has been cleaning, and evidently is surprised not to find Cavaradossi at his easel. He looks into the basket, finds the luncheon in it untouched, and now is sure he was mistaken in thinking he had seen the painter enter. The Angelus is rung. The Sacristan kneels. Cavaradossi enters. He uncovers the painting -- a Mary Magdalen with large blue eyes and masses of golden hair. The sacristan recognizes in it the portrait of a lady who lately has come frequently to the church to worship. The good man is scandalized at what he considers a sacrilege. Cavaradossi, however, has other things to think of. He compares the face in the portrait with the features of the woman he loves, the dark-eyes Floria Tosca, famous as a singer. "Recondita armonia di bellezza diverse" (Strange harmony of constrasts deliciously blending), he sings. Meanwhile the Sacristan, engaged in cleaning the brushes in a jug of water, continues to growl over the sacrilege of putting frivolous women into religious paintings. Finally, his task with the brushes over, he points to the basket and asks, "Are you fasting?" "Nothing for me," says the painter. The Sacristan casts a greedy look at the basket, as he thinks of the benefit he will derive from the artists abstemiousness. The painter goes on with his work. The Sacristan leaves. Angelotti, believing no one to be in the church, comes out of his hiding place. He and Cavaradossi recognize each other. Angelotti has just escaped from the prison in the castle of Sant Angelo. The painter at once offers to help him. Just then, however, Toscas voice is heard outside. The painter presses the basket with wine and viands upon the exhausted fugitive, and urges him back into the chapel, while from without Tosca calls more insistently, "Mario!" Feigning calm, for the meeting with Angelotti, who had been concerned in the abortive uprising to make Rome a republic, has excited him, Cavaradossi admits Tosca. Jealously she insists that he was whispering with some one, and that she heard footsteps and the swish of skirts. Her lover reassures her, tries to embrace her. Gently she reproves him. She cannot let him kiss her before the Madonna until she has prayed to her image and made an offering. She adorns the Virgins figure with flowers she has brought with her, kneels in prayer, cr


Who is the wife of King Cepheus, found opposite to him in the night sky?

Cepheus Constellation on Top Astronomer Cepheus Please hover over any star to get more information Cepheus, also known as the King, is a constellation in the northern hemisphere, named after the mythical King Cepheus of Ethiopia (or Joppa), husband of Cassiopeia and father of Andromeda. Cepheus was originally included among the constellations by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy in the 2nd century, along with other constellations related to the myth of Perseus. Ptolemy described the celestial king as wearing a crown-like head-dress similar to those worn by Persian rulers. In Greek mythology, Cepheus was descended from the nymph Io, one of Zeus' favourites, which made him worthy of a place among the stars. His kingdom, Ethiopia, was not in Africa, but between the south-eastern Mediterranean shore and the Red Sea. As punishment for his wife's vanity, Cepheus was instructed by an oracle to chain his daughter to a rock and leave her for the sea monster Cetus. Andromeda was saved by Perseus, whom she later married. Cepheus, however, suffered a more tragic fate. Andromeda had been promised to his brother Phineus, who appeared at her wedding with his followers and started a fight. Perseus, outnumbered, took out Medusa's head, turning everyone who looked at it into a stone. The rival and his followers were defeated, but both Cepheus and Cassiopeia looked at the head too. Poseidon placed them both in the sky; Cepheus with his crown, Cassiopeia , spending half of the year upside down. The constellation Cepheus occupies an area of 588 square degrees and contains one star with known planets. It can be seen at latitudes between +90° and -10° and is best visible at 9 p.m. during the month of November. Most of the stars in Cepheus are third and fourth magnitude, with many binaries and several interesting variables. [2321] alpha Cephei or Alderamin ("the right shoulder" or "the right arm") is the brightest star in Cepheus. It is an A-type subgiant on its way to becoming a red giant, located near the precessional path of the north celestial pole. Alderamin will become the pole star in about 5,500 years. It last held the position around the year 18,000 BC. [2323] beta Cephei or Alfirk ("the herd" or "the flock") is the second brightest star in the constellation. It is a pulsating variable, a triple star that appears as a visual binary comprised of a blue giant and a faint companion star. The primary component is the brightest star in the Beta Canis Majoris group of variable stars. Alfirk is also the prototype for Beta Cephei variable stars, exhibiting variations in luminosity due to pulsations of its surface. It lies 595 light-years away from Earth. [2322] gamma Cephei, also known as Errai, Alrai or Er Rai ("shepherd") is a binary star about 45 light-years distant. Its primary component is an orange subgiant star believed to be 6.6 billion years old. The companion star is thought to be a red dwarf of similar age. Gamma Cephei will take Polaris’ place as the pole star before Alderamin, around the year 4,000. [2327] delta Cephei or Alrediph or Al Radif ("the follower") is a interesting variable binary star with fine colour contrast. It is a fixed double star, with a yellow giant for its primary component and a blue companion with a visual magnitude of 7.5. Delta Cephei is also a prototype for a class of variables, the Delta Cephei variables, which are useful for measuring distance to outlying galaxies. [2328] mu Cephei is a semiregular variable star, a supergiant of a deep red colour. It was named "Garnet Star" by William Herschel, who admired its appearance. In larger telescopes, mu Cephei also shows an orange element. It is one of the brightest, largest stars observed in the Milky Way. [2333] xi Cephei, also known as Kurhah, Alkirdah, Alkurhah or Al Kirduh, is an attractive triple star. The primary component is a blue-white, ‘metallic’ A-type dwarf and the companion is an F7 dwarf similar in colour. The third component is either an M3 dwarf or a line-of-sight coincidence. Kruger 60 is a well known binary star approximately 12.9 light-years dis


The states of Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosrae in the Western Pacific are collectively known as the Federated States of ................. where?

Federated States of Micronesia -YAP, CHUUK, POHNPEI, KOSRAE- - Victory Chapel History The FSM has a rich history dating back several thousand years. The islands were originally settled by ancient people sailing  east from Asia and north from Polynesia. Later discoverers and settlers included the Spanish, Germans, and Japanese and  evidence of their former presence is found throughout the islands. Following the trusteeship under U.S. administration  after W.W. II, the FSM is now independent and self-governing. Most linguistic and archaeological evidence indicates that the islands were first discovered and settled between two  and three thousand years ago. The first settlers are often described as Austronesian speakers possessing horticultural  skills and highly sophisticated maritime knowledge. These first settlers are thought to have migrated eastward from Southeast  Asia to Yap. From there, some migrated south to Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and New Caledonia, and later to Kiribati and the Marshall  Islands. The oral histories of the Micronesian people indicate close affiliations and interactions in the past among the members of the island  societies comprising the present-day FSM. The Lelu ruins in Kosrae (1400 AD) and the Nan Madol ruins of Pohnpei (1000 AD) are impressive  reminders of the accomplishments of these early people. In 1525, Portuguese navigators in search of the Spice Islands (Indonesia) came upon Yap and Ulithi. Spanish expeditions later made the  first European contact with the rest of the Caroline Islands. Spain established its colonial government on Yap and claimed sovereignty over  the Caroline Islands until 1899. At that time, Spain withdrew from its Pacific insular areas and sold its interests to Germany, except for  Guam which became a U.S. insular area. German administration encouraged the development of trade and production of copra. In 1914 German administration ended when the Japanese  navy took military possession of the Marshall, Caroline and Northern Mariana Islands. Japan began its formal administration under a League of Nations mandated in 1920. During this period, extensive settlement resulted in a  Japanese population of over 100,000 throughout Micronesia. The indigenous population was then about 40,000. Sugar cane, mining, fishing and  tropical agriculture became the major industries. World War II brought an abrupt end to the relative prosperity experienced during Japanese civil administration. By the War's conclusion,  most infrastructure had been laid waste by bombing and the islands and people had been exploited by the Japanese Military to the point of  impoverishment. The United Nations created the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (TTPI) in 1947. Pohnpei (formerly Ponape), Kosrae (formerly Kusaie,  and at the time a part of Pohnpei), Chuuk (formerly Truk), Yap, Palau, the Marshall Islands and the Northern Mariana Islands,  together constituted the TTPI. The United States accepted the role of Trustee of this, the only United Nations Trusteeship to be designated  as a "Security Trusteeship," whose ultimate disposition was to be determined by the UN Security Council.  As Trustee, the U.S. was to "promote the economic advancement and self-sufficiency of the inhabitants." The President of the U.S. appointed a High Commissioner of the TTPI, and he, in turn, appointed an administrator for each of the  "Districts" mentioned above. The TTPI remained under the civil administration of the U.S. Navy Department until 1951, when authority passed  to the Department of the Interior. On July 12, 1978, following a Constitutional Convention, the people of four of the former Districts of the Trust Territory,  Truk (now Chuuk), Yap, Ponape (now Pohnpei) and Kusaie (now Kosrae) voted in a referendum to form a Federation under the Constitution of  the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM).  United Nations observers certified this referendum as a legitimate act of self- determination. Thereby, the people reasserted their inherent  sovereign


For a constituency in which town is Ed Miliband an MP?

Rt Hon Edward Miliband MP - UK Parliament Rt Hon Edward Miliband MP Rt Hon Edward Miliband MP Constituency House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA Tel:         020 7219 7318 Hutton Business Centre, Bridge Works, Bentley, Doncaster, DN5 9QP Tel:         01302 875462 Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change May 2010 - Sep 2010 Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Oct 2008 - May 2010 Minister (Cabinet Office) and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Jun 2007 - Oct 2008


What decoration, a Cross, was instituted on 1st July 2009 to commemorate UK armed forces personnel who have died on operations or as a result of an act of terrorism?

Medals: campaigns, descriptions and eligibility - GOV.UK GOV.UK Medals: campaigns, descriptions and eligibility From: 7 December 2016, see all updates Details of the medals awarded to service personnel and civilians, and who can receive them. Contents The Ministry of Defence Medal Office issues medals to members of the armed forces and civilians. You can apply for a medal if you meet the criteria. The information in this guide is intended to give a brief overview only. Announcements Long Service and Good Conduct medals New regulations have been released for the single service Long Service and Good Conduct Medals ( LSGC ) (October 2016). Gallantry awards and honours You can’t apply for these awards. You must be recommended to qualify. You can read recommendations for honours and awards at The National Archives. The awards below are listed in the official ‘order of precedence’, The letters in brackets are put after a person’s surname to show their award. Victoria Cross ( VC ) The Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross is the premier Operational Gallantry award given for ‘most conspicuous bravery, or some daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self sacrifice, or extreme devotion to duty in the presence of the enemy’. It may be awarded to all ranks of the services and civilians and can be awarded posthumously. Individuals who perform a further act of such gallantry which would have merited a second award of the VC would be issued with a bar. The MOD Medal Office does not issue this award. George Cross (GC) The George Cross The George Cross is the premier award given for non-operational gallantry or gallantry not in the presence of an enemy. This is awarded for acts of the greatest heroism or of the most conspicuous courage in circumstances of extreme danger. It may be awarded to all ranks of the services and civilians and can be awarded posthumously. The MOD Medal Office does not issue this award. Replacement awards are available from the Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood. Orders of the Bath and the British Empire Read information about the Order of the Bath and the Order of the British Empire . Distinguished Service Order ( DSO ) The Distinguished Service Order is an operational gallantry award given for highly successful command and leadership during active operations. Personnel who perform a further act of such leadership which would have merited a second award of the DSO would be issued with a gold bar. It may be awarded to all ranks of the services. This award is not available posthumously. The MOD Medal Office does not issue this award. Replacement awards are available from the Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood. Conspicuous Gallantry Cross ( CGC ) The Conspicuous Gallantry Cross The Conspicuous Gallantry Cross is an operational gallantry award given to all ranks of the services in recognition of an act (or acts) of conspicuous gallantry during active operations against the enemy. Personnel who perform a further act of such gallantry which would have merited a second award of the CGC would be issued with a silver bar. This award is available posthumously. You can replace a Conspicuous Gallantry Cross if you meet the criteria. Royal Red Cross (Class I) ( RRC ) The Royal Red Cross is a Meritorious award given ‘for exceptional devotion and competency in the performance of actual nursing duties…. over a continuous and long period’. Holders of the first class decoration are known as Members ( RRC ). These awards are only available to the nursing services and are not available posthumously. You can replace a Royal Red Cross (Class I) if you meet the criteria. Distinguished Service Cross ( DSC ) The Distinguished Service Cross The Distinguished Service Cross is an operational gallantry award given to all ranks of the services in recognition of exemplary gallantry during active operations against the enemy at sea. Personnel who perform a further act of such gallantry which would have merited a second award of the DSC are issued with a silver bar, with rounded ends, ornamented by a crown. This award is available


Which Woman Won The Most Oscars? - InfoBarrel Which Woman Won The Most Oscars? 0 0 As we watch movies, most of us don’t think about the elements that had to come together to create the film, or all the people with specific expertise in their field behind the scenes who influenced the finished product’s particular style. While film costumes are created behind the scenes, they are one of the most evident elements on screen.  The way characters are dressed, has a huge impact on how they are perceived.   Often when we think of our favorite scene in a movie, we can remember what the actor was wearing.  Remember Marilyn Monroe’s white dress in Some Like It Hot?  Or Keanu Reeves black coat in The Matrix?  Costumers were responsible for creating the unforgettable clothing for these actors.  Unlike most runway designs that move in and out of the spotlight, effective movie costuming will sometimes be remembered for years, and maybe even decades. The challenge of inventing costumes is to create timeless designs.  It’s not unusual for films to be produced, then left to sit on a shelf because of budget or casting problems.  When this happens it obviously means a release date much later than originally scheduled.  Sometimes that delay may represent months or years.  Costumers must try to keep that in mind and avoid fad clothing that would date a contemporary film. Edith Head was known for her timeless designs and is the most honored costumer in Academy Award history.  She earned a total of eight Oscars for her work and 35 nominations.  It wasn’t uncommon for Head to be nominated for two pictures in one year, one for the category Best Costume Design/Black and White film, and one for Best Costume Design/Color.   In 1951 that’s exactly what happened.  She was nominated and won for All About Eve as well as Samson and Delilah. Head worked hard to make her mark in the studio system and in 1938 finally received recognition, achieving the attention she so well deserved.  But it came only after her predecessor had resigned.  As she evolved, her success would eventually trump the male dominated network of costumers who came before her at Paramount Studios. A Stanford graduate, Head started earning a living by teaching language in LaJolla,  California before moving north to Hollywood for a job as a French teacher at a private school.  There she took art classes in the evening to improve on her drawing ability.  She was determined to earn more money than teaching offered.  She set her sights on designing fashions for the movie industry.  Borrowing sketches from a fellow student with superior drawing talent, she was interviewed and hired as a costume sketch artist at Paramount Pictures.  While she may have tricked her way into the studio, she soon proved herself.  Her initial creations were for silent films and her first picture was 1925s The Wanderer with Wallace Beery and Tryone Power Sr.   It only took Head five years to establish herself as one of Hollywood’s most respected costume designers with a reign at Paramount that lasted 44 years. During that time she received seven of her eight Oscars: The Heiress 1950 A Place In The Sun 1952 Roman Holiday 1954 The Facts Of Life 1961 The Sting 1974 Head was known for some specific and unforgettable designs like the sarong dress worn by Dorothy Lamour in The Hurricane in 1937, and the mink-lined gown that draped Ginger Rogers in the 1944 film, Lady In The Dark.  Head was favored by Alfred Hitchcock and many other film directors and producers. Actresses also appreciated her low key working style, which made her the favorite designer to many leading stars like Audrey Hepburn, Liz Taylor and Natalie Wood.   She worked well with others, even difficult stars like Paulette Goddard who openly flaunted her expensive jewels in front of seamstresses who earned only minimum wage.  Although she was capable of diplomacy in difficult situations, one of Head’s famous quotes reflected on her interaction with actors – “I have yet to see one completely unspoiled star, except for Lassie.”  Head received an Academy Award


Derived from the Etruscan calendar and persisting for around 500 years, into how many days was the Roman week divided prior to the adoption of the Julian calendar?

Hebrew calendar : Wikis (The Full Wiki) The Full Wiki       Note: Many of our articles have direct quotes from sources you can cite, within the Wikipedia article! This article doesn't yet, but we're working on it! See more info or our list of citable articles . Related top topics Hindu units of measurement Did you know ... according to Jewish customs , a yahrzeit candle is lit in memory of the dead on the anniversary of the death on the Hebrew calendar ? Encyclopedia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Hebrew calendar ( Hebrew : הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a lunisolar calendar used by Jews . Today, the calendar is predominantly used for religious observances and by all official institutions in the State of Israel , as well as by Jewish farmers in Israel as an agricultural framework. The calendar is used to reckon the Jewish New Year and dates for Jewish holidays , and also to determine appropriate public reading of Torah portions , Yahrzeits (dates to commemorate the death of a relative), and daily Psalm reading, among many ceremonial uses. Originally the Hebrew calendar was used by Jews for all daily purposes. Following the conquest of Jerusalem by Pompey in 63 BCE (see also Iudaea province ), Jews began additionally following the imperial civil calendar (which was decreed in 45 BCE) for civic matters such as the payment of taxes and dealings with government officials. The principles of the Hebrew calendar are found in the Torah , which contains several calendar-related commandments , including God's commandment during the Exodus from Egypt to fix the month of Nisan as the first month of the year. [1] The Babylonian exile in the 6th century BCE influenced the calendar, including the adoption of Babylonian names for the months. [2] During Temple times and through the Tannaitic period, the Hebrew calendar was observational, with the beginning of each month determined by the high court based on the testimony of witnesses who had observed a new crescent moon . Periodically, the court ordered an extra month added to keep Passover in the spring, again based on observation of natural events. Through the Amoraic period and into the Geonic period, the purely empirical calendar was displaced by calendrical rules, which finally became systematically arranged into a computed calendar. The principles and rules of the current calendar are fully described by Maimonides in the Mishneh Torah . Because of the roughly eleven-day difference between twelve lunar months and one solar year , the year lengths of the Hebrew calendar vary in a repeating 19-year Metonic cycle of 235 lunar months, with an intercalary lunar month added according to defined rules every two or three years, for a total of 7 times per 19 years. Seasonal references in the Hebrew calendar reflect its development in the region east of the Mediterranean Sea and the times and climate of the Northern Hemisphere . The Hebrew calendar's year is longer by about 6 minutes and 25+ 25 / 57 seconds than the present-day mean solar year, so that every 224 years, the Hebrew calendar will fall a full day behind the modern fixed solar year, and about every 231 years it will fall a full day behind the Gregorian calendar year. Years in the Hebrew calendar are labeled with the era designation Anno Mundi ( Latin for "in the year of the world"), abbreviated AM and A.M., ( Hebrew : לבריאת העולם), and are numbered from the epoch that, by Rabbinical reckoning, is the date of the creation of Adam . 30 September 2008 through 18 September 2009 corresponded to Hebrew year 5769 ; the Hebrew year 5770 began at sundown on the evening of 18 September 2009 and will end on 8 September 2010. Contents 10.1 Date converters Structure The Jewish calendar is a lunisolar calendar , or "fixed lunar year," based on twelve lunar months of twenty-nine or thirty days, with an intercalary lunar month added seven times every nineteen years (once every two to three years) to synchronize the twelve lunar cycles with the slightly longer solar year . Each Jewish lunar month starts with the n


'E20' is an internet spinoff from which soap opera?

EASTENDERS E20 | Just another WordPress.com site EASTENDERS E20 Posted on December 16, 2010 by shentastic91 EASTENDERS E20 is an internet spinoff of the actual soap opera that is broadcasted on BBC 1 on a Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday evening. It was launched on the 8th of January 2010 to this present day by a group of 16-20year old script writers who attended a E20 summer school. “Transmedia storytelling isn’t just books read on tablet devices, but a move away from traditional linear narratives altogether, towards digital and interactive forms” [Laura Taflinger,Creative Choices] Eastenders E20 fits into the term Transmedia as it tells a story on a variety of media platforms. All the episodes of the spinoff is shown only the internet. This could be because of whom their target audience are, young teenagers are constantly interacting with the web rather than sitting down to watch television the old-fashioned way. The iPlayer for example is linked together with various channels and has become the new home for television, which is still a progressing platform. This allows the E20 community to continuously grow as new viewers join, they have the opportunity to see the series from the very beginning. EASTENDERS E20 is broadcasted across many social media networks such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube as well as their own official website. This has its benefits as the viewer has a variety of options to choose from of places where they’d like to catch up/watch episodes as well as allowing them to interact with cast members. This can be described as a tool that is rapidly growing and a way extending an audience. However, BBC3 is a channel which has been designed for more of a younger audience age ranging from 13-25. Although it has been done once, they could make it more continuous if they broadcasted the Eastenders E20 episodes on BBC3 as a consistent media platform. This could increase the number of viewers that they have as not EVERY young person has access to the web. This means more ways in regulating the way they put out the content produced, even though the BBC are excellent at drawing in their target audiences and know what platforms are more appealing according to ages. A majority of the teens that join the actual soap opera are with their families but producers have made this the opposite factor in the spinoff as it creates a sense of reality for teenagers outside of the media world who live and survive independently without the guidance of their peers. Although producers don’t give viewers to decide on what happens in the next episode they choose their script writers according to their range as the content that they create will elaborate more on the lives of an everyday teenager. This could be saide to be audience participation The design and content of the EASTENDERS E20 website is rather personal and intimate. When entering the site you feel a feeling of ‘homeliness’ which meets the viewers expectations as these characters can relate and understand the pressures teenagers feel in this day and age e.g. stereotyping, negative portrayal. WEBSITE LINK:


Which poet wrote the line 'T'is better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all'?

Tennyson Wrote 'Tis Better To Have Loved And Lost' About A Man - KnowledgeNuts KnowledgeNuts Tennyson Wrote ‘Tis Better To Have Loved And Lost’ About A Man By Robert Grimminck on Wednesday, February 5, 2014 “What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.” — Aristotle In A Nutshell The very famous line ” ‘Tis better to have loved and lost, / Than never to have loved at all” is from a Tennyson poem called “In Memoriam A.H.H.” and is commonly mistaken as a line of Shakespeare’s. Though it is often associated with heartbreak after a break up, it was actually written about the author’s best friend who passed away while abroad. The Whole Bushel One of the most well known and beautiful quotes of all time appears in Alfred Tennyson’s “In Memoriam A.H.H.” which he completed in 1849. The poem, which was a favorite of Queen Victoria, is about unexpectedly losing a loved one and the harrowing grief process that follows it. The subject of the poem was Tennyson’s best friend Arthur Henry Hallam (the “A.H.H.” in the title). The two met at Trinity College, Cambridge in 1829, and they shared a love of poetry. Tennyson and Hallam grew closer throughout the year and Hallam even joined the Tennysons for family holidays. He spent three Christmases with the Tennysons at their Somersby home. Upon his first visit, Hallam fell in love with Tennyson’s younger sister, 18-year-old Emily. Aside from being dear friends, Tennyson and Hallam worked on a book of poetry together. The first book had to be published in secret because Tennyson’s father didn’t approve. Nor did he approve of Hallam’s relationship with Emily. Hallam was forbidden from visiting Tennyson’s home until he was 21. However, in February 1831, Tennyson’s father died. As a result, Tennyson could no longer attend Cambridge but Hallam could now visit Emily at Somersby. Also, without his father, and with the aid and support of Hallam, Tennyson published his second book of poetry. In July 1833, after visiting Emily, Hallam traveled to Vienna with his father. Hallam became ill while there, but after a few days of bed rest he was feeling better. On September 15, 1833, Hallam seemed to be on the mend; he was in a good mood and went on a short walk with his father. After returning to the hotel, Hallam went to read his book in front of the fire and his father continued on his walk. When he returned, it appeared that Hallam had fallen asleep. A short time later, his father realized that his son was dead. He had died from a stroke. Tennyson and Emily were devastated by the news. Obviously they were not expecting the young, virile man to die without giving them a chance to say goodbye. They were expecting to see their friend when he returned; instead Tennyson got a letter from Hallam’s uncle which broke the heartbreaking news. Over the next 17 years, Tennyson worked on his epic poem which contains 133 cantos and reflects on the sadness and emptiness that happens when someone unexpectedly vanishes from your life. The poem takes place over the span of three Christmases. At the first Christmas, everyone is incredibly sad because they miss Hallam. It does not feel like celebration because they are reminded he is gone and never coming back. At the second Christmas, they are starting to feel better and enjoy the holiday, but then they feel guilty for having fun without Hallam. In the third Christmas, they still miss their lost friend but are happy and enjoying the holiday. They feel like they can move on and enjoy their life without feeling guilty. The poem ends with Tennyson’s sister’s wedding, which originally should have been to Hallam. The poem shows that life must move on, no matter how hard it is and how much you miss someone. The most famous lines of the poem are found in Canto 27, which is before that first miserable Christmas without his friend. The lines are: I hold it true, whate’er befall; I feel it when I sorrow most; ‘Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all. Show Me The Proof


What nationality is Petra Kvitova the 2011 Ladies Singles winner at Wimbledon?

Maria Sharapova v Petra Kvitova - Wimbledon 2011 women's final as it happened | Scott Murray | Sport | The Guardian Maria Sharapova v Petra Kvitova - Wimbledon 2011 women's final as it happened The moment of victory Saturday 2 July 2011 06.19 EDT First published on Saturday 2 July 2011 06.19 EDT Share on Messenger Close You can't knock the quality of the Ladies Singles this year. The intensity of the fascinating Marion Bartoli. Amazing comebacks for Venus and Serena Williams. Shocking defeats - possibly of the harbinger variety - for Venus and Serena Williams. Promising performances by Plucky Brits® Heather Watson and Laura Robson. The wildcard heroics of Sabine Lisicki. Barry Davies back in the commentary box. The simply astonishing Kimiko Date-Krumm. It's been a blast. Those who continually knock the women's game want to take a long hard look at themselves in the mirror. And with the dust coming down, the two deserving finalists are Maria Sharapova and Petra Kvitova. The 24-year-old Russian is hot favourite to win her first slam since the Australian Open in 2008 - it would be her second Wimbledon title, after the victory in 2004 which saw her introduce the concept of text messaging to Sue Barker - but the 21-year-old big-hitting left-handed Czech is hotly tipped as a future slam winner. Here's hoping for a classic tussle to put the cherry on a fine 2011 tournament. They'll be out soon to knock up. Play begins at 2pm. The weather: Overcast / sunny. The crowd: Increasingly unfunny. Hugely Talented Sports Star In Feet On Ground shock: Kvitova's just been interviewed on the BBC. A more charming chat you'll do well to lug in on. Do you like designer gear, she's asked? "Nah. I like normal clothes, jeans and t-shirt. Sometimes a dress. I don't want to change, I just want to be like everyone else, I'm nothing special." Here they come. A long march through the clubhouse. Both women are given huge sprays of flowers before they take to the court. Kvitova smiles shyly. Sharapova looks stern and serious. Both look nervous as they wait to be announced to Centre Court. And they have a fair old wait before they're allowed to enter the arena. Which they eventually do, to trademark polite Wimbledon applause. If I'm ranking the flowers, Sharapova's arrangement looks a bit more varied in colour to me. Kvitova's bunch is a tad purple heavy. Too many Purple Flowers (purplus indigo flowerum). Sharapova wins the toss, but strangely allows Kvitova to serve first. Tik tok tik tok tik tok tik tok tik tok tik tok tikky tik tok. They're knocking up. The atmosphere on Centre Court? There's a buzz, albeit a genteel one. Need you have asked? It's nearly 2.10pm; umpire Alison Lang has called time, and we're about to get under way. First set: Kvitova* 0-1 Sharapova (*denotes server). "First set, Miss Petra Kvitova to serve. Ready, play." A shaky start for Kvitova, who hits a forehand into the net, then another way too long. But she wins her first-ever point in a grand-slam final after Sharapova hits long, then sends her opponent skittering this way and that after kicking a beautiful serve wide right. Sharapova comes straight back at her, though, with a couple of big points, Kvitova struggling to return. Sharapova breaks. Not such a strange move to opt to receive, then. A very wise decision. It's only the fifth time Kvitova's serve has been broken all fortnight. First set: Kvitova 1-1 Sharapova*. What a response by Kvitova, who wins the break straight back. The first point looks like it's been won by a lovely cross-court shot, left to right, by Sharapova, but Kvitova races across and whips a delicious winner down the right-hand sideline. Amazing shot, and one that rocks Sharapova on her heels. She's soon 0-40 down, and though she saves the first break point, the inevitable occurs on the next one. This already promises to be a toe-to-toe battle, both women having already landed one huge blow. More, please! First set: Kvitova* 2-1 Sharapova. And now a serve held, though it took some work. Kvitova slices a couple of huge serves out wide, Sharapova overcook


Which US state capital is only accessible by sea and air?

The Capital of Alaska is Not Accessible By Car Date of Admission to the Union- January 3, 1959 Slogan- “North to the Future” State website URL- www.alaska.gov Alaska is the largest state as far as land mass goes, but remains sparsely populated and remote. One might say that Juneau is the most distinct capital city in the U.S due to its relative remoteness. Residents from the rest of the state cannot just drive to Juneau; they must take a plane or a ferry. Geographically not only is Alaska one of the most wild and remote of the 50 states, it harbors what is believed to be the last, large storehouse of petroleum, much of it lying beneath government protected land—National and State parks. While every other state cuts itself into counties, Alaska is measured out in boroughs, a vestige of densely populated regions where municipalities are not so multi-layered. Plenty of northern tier states win awards for extremes of hot and cold, but none can hold a candle to the northern area of Alaska, whose climate is not too dissimilar from that of the North Pole or Arctic Circle. Most people perhaps don’t realize that Alaska was originally a Russian possession. Alaska sits only a short distance across the Bering Sea from the shores of extreme eastern Russia. Perhaps it is these extremes of climate that make it an unlikely place to grow your own food. Seafood is cheap and the foodstuff of choice in many remote towns. Game meat falls outside the typical Angus beef and consists of moose and reindeer. Thanks to the icy temperatures the world-renowned World Ice Art Championships are held annually and sled dog racing is a popular sport. Birding enthusiasts flock to Alaska’s Stikine River each spring to witness the growing population of bald eagles. Socially speaking Alaska suffers from some of the same maladies as do Native Americans in the contiguous states, only more elevated: alcoholism is so much an issue that many communities are dry, yet in contrast, possession of small amounts of marijuana is perfectly legal. In an effort to build a thriving social structure and boost the state’s economy the University of Alaska provides attractive scholarships to the state’s brightest high school graduates.


Who in 1912, after not being invited to perform in the first Royal Command Performance, staged a rival show advertised 'by command of the British public'?

Royal Variety Performance : definition of Royal Variety Performance and synonyms of Royal Variety Performance (English) Website The Royal Variety Performance is a gala evening held annually in the United Kingdom, which is attended by senior members of the British Royal Family , usually the reigning monarch. In more recent years Queen Elizabeth II and The Prince of Wales have alternately attended the performance. The evening's performances showcase a variety of family entertainment, including comedy , singing, dance, magic and other speciality acts, with many of the performers and hosts being popular celebrities—a variety show . The event is organised on behalf of the Entertainment Artistes' Benevolent Fund of which Elizabeth II is patron. All proceeds are donated to the fund. The performance is televised to the public and is considered by many to be a tradition of the Christmas season, being held late in November, or early in December. ITV is now the sole broadcaster, having shared that responsibility with the BBC from 1986 to 2010. [1] The performance is a New Year's tradition in Norway, where it is broadcast at 00:00 on 1 January. Several other European countries also broadcast the show. Contents 9 External links   Background The first performance, on 1 July 1912 was called the Royal Command Performance , and this name has persisted informally for the event. This was held in the Palace Theatre , Shaftesbury Avenue , London, in the presence of King George V and Queen Mary . After correspondence with Sir Edward Moss the King said he would command a Royal Variety show in his Coronation Year 1911, provided the profits went to the Variety Artistes' Benevolent Fund, as the EABF was then known. It was planned to be in the Empire Theatre, Edinburgh, part of the vast Moss Empire group, but the building went on fire a month before the show. After the death of Sir Edward Moss, Alfred Butt was chosen and staged it in 1912. [2] . This was a lavish occasion, and his London Palace theatre was lavishly decorated, complete with some 3 million rose petals. Top performers included Vesta Tilley , George Robey , David Devant , Anna Pavlova , Harry Lauder and Cecilia Loftus . The organisers did not invite Marie Lloyd , because of a professional dispute. Her act was considered too risque and her three public, unsuccessful marriages deemed her unfit to perform in front of royalty. [3] She held a rival performance in a nearby theatre, which she advertised was "by command of the British public". The name of the event was changed to prevent possible royal embarrassment. The Royal Variety became an annual event at the suggestion of King George V from 1921. From 1960 to 1975, ITV broadcast a recorded version of the show, switching to live broadcasts in 1976. From 1986 until 2010, production and broadcast of the show alternated each year between the BBC and ITV, with the BBC usually staging the show in a West End theatre , and ITV in regional theatres outside London. From 2011, ITV have exclusive rights to televise the show. [1] The show has been frequently staged in the London Palladium theatre, and in the 1950s and 1960s a television show based on the same idea, called Sunday Night at the London Palladium and hosted by many entertainers, including Bruce Forsyth , ran for over 20 years. Almost every conceivable sort of act has at one time or another been presented to the monarch at the Royal Command Performance, including The Beatles in 1963, The Supremes in 1968 and The Blue Man Group in 2005. At the Beatles' show on 4 November 1963, John Lennon delivered a line to the well-heeled audience which has passed into legend: "For our last number I'd like to ask your help: Will the people in the cheaper seats clap your hands? And the rest of you, if you'll just rattle your jewellery ..." The money raised by the Royal Variety Performance provides most of the funding for Entertainment Artistes' Benevolent Fund and its home, Brinsworth House , a home for retired members of the entertainment profession and their dependants.   Performances Main article: List


In the Hellenistic system the weekdays were named after the 7 classical planets (Saturn, Sun, Moon, Mars etc), which planet is commemorated by the day we call Friday?

Days of the week | Calendar Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Days of the week Share This page uses content from the English Wikipedia . The original article was at Days of the week . The list of authors can be seen in the page history . As with the Calendar Wikia, the text of Wikipedia is available under Creative Commons License. See Wikia:Licensing . In English the days of the week are, in order, Sunday , Monday , Tuesday , Wednesday , Thursday , Friday , Saturday . The English names for the days of the week derive from the Anglo-Saxon deities stemming from the indigenous pantheon of the Anglo-Saxons . An exception to this is Saturday, which takes its name from the Roman deity Saturn . To varying extents, most regions with dominant Germanic languages practice a similar naming convention, basing most of their week days in recognition of their native Germanic deities . Saturday and Sunday are commonly called the weekend and are days of rest and recreation in most western cultures. The other five days are then known as weekdays . Friday and Saturday are the days of rest in Muslim and Jewish cultures, respectively. The biblical Sabbath lasts from Friday sunset to Saturday sunset. In many countries, including most of Europe, Asia, and South America, Monday is held to be the first day of the week. The traditional view, still prevailing in the English language, holds Sunday to be the first day of the week. This comes from the original astronomical definition of the week, and traveled through Jewish culture and the Church . The international standard ISO 8601 defines Monday as the first day of the week , making Sunday the seventh. Contents Edit Various sources point to the seven day week originating in ancient Babylonia or Sumer , with the planetary week originating in Hellenistic Egypt . It has been suggested that a seven day week might be much older, deriving from early human observation that there are seven celestial objects (the five visible planets plus the Sun and the Moon) which move in the night sky relative to the fixed stars. [1] In any event, a seven day week based on heavenly luminaries eventually diffused both East and West, to the Romans via the Greeks, and to the Japanese via Manicheans , Indians and Chinese. The earliest known reference in Chinese writings is attributed to Fan Ning , who lived in the late 4th century , while diffusions via India are documented with the writings of the Chinese Buddhist monk Yi Jing and the Ceylonese or Central Asian Buddhist monk Bu Kong of the 8th century. The Chinese transliteration of the planetary system was soon brought to Japan by the Japanese monk Kobo Daishi ; surviving diaries of the Japanese statesman Fujiwara Michinaga show the seven day system in use in Heian Period Japan as early as 1007. In Japan, the seven day system was kept in use (for astrological purposes) until its promotion to a full-fledged (Western-style) calendrical basis during the Meiji era. The seven day week is known to have been unbroken for almost two millennia via the Alexandrian , Julian , and Gregorian calendars . The date of Easter Sunday can be traced back through numerous computistic tables to an Ethiopic copy of an early Alexandrian table beginning with the Easter of 311 as described by Otto Neugebauer in Ethiopic astronomy and computus. Only one Roman date with an associated day of the week exists from the first century and it agrees with the modern sequence, if properly interpreted (see below). Jewish dates with a day of the week do not survive from this early period. Order Edit The week as we know it was introduced around the 1st century . It gradually replaced the 8-day Roman nundinal cycle previously in use, and became fully integrated into the calendar (through Christianity ) by order of Constantine I in AD 321 . The order of the days was explained by Vettius Valens and Dio Cassius (and Chaucer gave the same explanation in his Treatise on the Astrolabe ). According to these authors, it was a principle of astrology that the heavenly bodies presided, in succession, over the hours of the day.


What is the American equivalent to Britain's Dartmouth Naval College?

Project MUSE - The State of American Naval History in 2010 The State of American Naval History in 2010 John B. Hattendorf (bio) Andrew Lambert makes several very important points when he emphasizes that the modern study of naval history began in late 19th-century Britain and America with the work of professional naval officers reflecting on the history of their own profession. Their work, as Lambert says, was largely focused as historical study for the professional and practical uses of navies. In addition, he underscores the current need to develop a better appreciation of the historiography of naval history and a broader historical understanding of the nature and character of navies. After reading Lambert's comments, there are a number of further considerations that come to mind. First, the professional uses of naval history by and for the navy have typically differed from those intellectual explorations of the topic in academic settings. As has been the case with military history, naval and military professionals sometimes have had the tendency to deal with history in terms of highly technical issues that can be baffling to those who have not had similar professional and technical training, or alternatively, they have sometimes dealt with history in overly simplistic and celebratory terms. This situation, however, is not limited to naval affairs, but has some comparable dimensions with the histories of other professions, such as medicine, law, art, architecture, etc. It has been, after all, one of the distinctive marks of professionalism to develop a historical understanding and literature about one's profession. The complementing role of academic research has been to bring wider perceptions and broader contextual understanding, which help to break down the insular, self-serving, and self-referencing aspects of historical writing and thinking within professions. Ideally, these two perspectives should not be opposing but complementary. The pairing and interaction between professional naval knowledge and broadly based critical academic analysis of naval activities should ideally lead to a better understanding of naval history. Second, to understand naval history one must be aware that it is just one subspecialty within the general field of maritime history, which focuses broadly on mankind's multiple relationships to the seas and oceans that cover the largest part of our globe. Other subdisciplines within maritime history include geographical exploration, maritime economic, cultural, social, and labor history, maritime science and technology, as well as maritime arts and literatures. Naval history is a distinctive subspecialty because of its dominant relationship with military, diplomatic, political, and international history. Until relatively recently, thinking about navies occurred within the confines of separate national histories—narrative descriptions of individual battles and leaders. Now naval history, both in the academy and in the naval services, benefits from comparative approaches as well as the application of complementary disciplinary approaches from other areas under the broad rubric of maritime history. Third, British naval history is much more vibrant and broadly developed intellectually than United States naval history. North American scholars continue to make some of the leading contributions to British maritime and naval history. Some of these Americans are either British-trained academics or scholars who are in close touch with the current intellectual and academic developments in Britain, such as Daniel A. Baugh of Cornell, John Beeler of Alabama, and Jon Sumida of Maryland. But they are not alone. Scholars in the United States and Canada have also made important and innovative scholarly contributions to other national naval histories. Here the fine work of a number of scholars comes to mind, including that of Richard Unger on the medieval period, Jonathan Dull and James Pritchard on the French Navy, Holger Herwig on the German Navy, Roger Dingman and Mark Peattie on the Japanese Navy, and Carla Rah


Which poet wrote the line 'Beauty is truth, truth beauty - that is all ye know on earth, and all ye need to know'?

Is Beauty Truth and Truth Beauty? - Scientific American Scientific American Is Beauty Truth and Truth Beauty? How Keats's famous line applies to math and science By Martin Gardner on April 1, 2007 by Ian Stewart Basic Books, 2007 The title of Ian Stewart's book (he has written more than 60 others) is, of course, taken from the enigmatic last two lines of John Keats's "Ode on a Grecian Urn": "Beauty is truth, truth beauty,"--that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know. But what on earth did Keats mean? T. S. Eliot called the lines "meaningless" and "a serious blemish on a beautiful poem." John Simon opened a movie review with "one of the greatest problems of art--perhaps the greatest--is that truth is not beauty, beauty not truth. Nor is it all we need to know." Stewart, a distinguished mathematician at the University of Warwick in England and a former author of this magazine's Mathematical Recreations column, is concerned with how Keats's lines apply to mathematics. "Euclid alone has looked on Beauty bare," Edna St. Vincent Millay wrote. To mathematicians, great theorems and great proofs, such as Euclid's elegant proof of the infinity of primes, have about them what Bertrand Russell described as "a beauty cold and austere," akin to the beauty of great works of sculpture. Stewart's first 10 chapters, written in his usual easygoing style, constitute a veritable history of mathematics, with an emphasis on the concept of symmetry. When you perform an operation on a mathematical object, such that after the operation it looks the same, you have uncovered a symmetry. A simple operation is rotation. No matter how you turn a tennis ball, it does not alter the ball's appearance. It is said to have rotational symmetry. Capital "H" has 180-degree rotational symmetry because it is unchanged when turned upside down. It also has mirror reflection symmetry because it looks the same in a mirror. A swastika has 90-degree rotational symmetry but lacks mirror reflection symmetry because its mirror image whirls the other way. Associated with every kind of symmetry is a "group." Stewart explains the group concept in a simple way by considering operations on an equilateral triangle. Rotate it 60 degrees in either direction, and it looks the same. Every operation has an "inverse," that cancels the operation. Imagine the corners of the triangle labeled A, B and C. A 60-degree clockwise rotation alters the corners' positions. If this is followed by a similar rotation the other way, the original positions are restored. If you do nothing to the triangle, this is called the "identity" operation. The set of all symmetry transformations of the triangle constitutes its group. Stewart's history begins with Babylonian and Greek mathematics, introducing their basic concepts in ways a junior high school student can understand. As his history proceeds, the math slowly becomes more technical, especially when he gets to complex numbers and their offspring, the quaternions and octonions. The history ends with the discoveries of Sophus Lie, for whom Lie groups are named, and the work of a little-known German mathematician, Joseph Killing, who classified Lie groups. Through this historical section, Stewart skillfully interweaves the math with colorful sketches of the lives of the mathematicians involved. Not until the book's second half does Stewart turn to physics and explain how symmetry and group theory became necessary tools. A chapter on Albert Einstein is a wonderful blend of elementary relativity and details of Einstein's life. Next comes quantum mechanics and particle theory, with several pages on superstrings, the hottest topic in today's theoretical physics. Stewart is a bit skeptical of string theory, which sees all fundamental particles as inconceivably tiny filaments of vibrating energy that can be open-ended or closed like a rubber band. He does not mention two recent books (reviewed in the September 2006 issue of Scientific American) that give string theory a severe bashing. Lee Smolin's The Trouble with Physics denounces string theory a


Which member of the Cabinet has been the MP for Maidenhead since 1997?

Ministers Ministers Ministers The Rt Hon Theresa May MP On May 12th 2010, the Prime Minister appointed The Rt Hon Theresa May MP as Minister for Women and Equalities in  addition to her appointment as Home Secretary. Ms May has been the Member of Parliament for Maidenhead since May 1997. She lives in her constituency and is an active local campaigner. She has been a keen advocate of positive action to recruit more women Conservatives to winnable seats and was a key architect of the ‘A list’ of preferred candidates. A member of the shadow cabinet since 1999, and a Privy Counsellor since 2003, she has held a number of positions within Parliament since 1997.  Her roles in the shadow Cabinet have included: secretary of state for education and employment, secretary of state for transport, local government and the regions, secretary of state for the family (culture, media and sport), and shadow leader of the House of Commons (2005-09). From 2002 to 2003, she was the first woman chairman of the Conservative Party. The newly appointed Home Secretary most recently held the position of Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and the Shadow Minister for Women. Theresa has been involved in politics at all levels for many years. She was a councillor in the London borough of Merton from 1986 to 1994. She worked in the City before becoming an MP, starting her career at the Bank of England before moving on to hold posts at the Association for Payment Clearing. Lynne Featherstone MP On May 14th 2010, the Prime Minister appointed Lynne Featherstone MP as the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Equalities). Lynne Featherstone was elected as Member of Parliament for Hornsey and Wood Green in 2005. She is an active local campaigner and has lived in the constituency for over 30 years. She served as the Liberal Democrats’ spokesperson for Home Affairs (2005-06), London (2006-07) and international development spokesperson (2006-07), before moving on to be their youth and equalities spokesperson from 2008. Prior to that, she was elected to Haringey Council in 1998 (a position she would hold until 2006), and in 2000 she was elected to the London Assembly, where she chaired the transport committee and served on the health and standards committees and the Metropolitan Police Authority. Before becoming involved in politics, Lynne ran her own design company, and was a strategic design consultant. In her spare time, she has volunteered at the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead, North London.


On which racecourse is the King George VI Chase run?

King George VI Chase: Long Run wins in thrilling finish - BBC Sport BBC Sport King George VI Chase: Long Run wins in thrilling finish 26 Dec 2012 From the section Horse Racing Share this page Read more about sharing. The 15-8 favourite Long Run claimed victory in a thrilling finish to the King George VI Chase at Kempton to win the race for a second time. Amateur jockey Sam Waley-Cohen's mount made a bad mistake five out and also struggled over the final fence under pressure from Captain Chris. The 16-1 shot, who was third last year, had come out of the pack to challenge and jumped the last strongly. But last year's Gold Cup winner dug deep on the run-in to win by a neck. It was a brave call to go on when he did and it was the right call to make Nicky Henderson Long Run trainer Long Run, who had finished second to Kauto Star in last year's race after winning in 2010, had battled hard in the testing heavy conditions and three fences from home looked the most likely winner before Captain Chris and Richard Johnson challenged with Grands Crus (7-1) finishing third. The win saw Long Run become only the seventh horse after the likes of Kauto Star and Desert Orchid to reclaim the King George title. The seven-year-old, who is owned by the jockey's father Robert, will now be hoping to complete another King George/Gold Cup double in Cheltenham in March, but his stable-mate Bobs Worth remains at the head of the betting market at around 4-1 with Long Run at around 7-1. The winning rider said: "He was so brave. I had to keep asking him - I asked him early and maybe I asked too much as he was tired but so brave. "This is his fifth year of competing at this level and he means an enormous amount to us. That was racing at its best for me. I can't put it into words. It's an honour and a privilege." Horses who have reclaimed the King George VI Chase title Halloween - 1952 & 1954 See More Business - 1997 & 1999 Kauto Star - 2009 & 2011 Long Run - 2010 & 2012 Long Run trainer Nicky Henderson was similarly thrilled to see his charge return to winning form. He said: "It was a brave call to go on when he did and it was the right call to make. It was a battle out there today and not the best ground for any of them. He's young but has been doing everything right. "You would have to say last year was a disappointment but he's been running good races all the time." Johnson had a second disappointment when he was handed a nine-day ban by stewards after the race for excessive use of the whip. Johnson was also fined £900 for the offence. Earlier, Henderson enjoyed more success when Darlan put himself in contention for the Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival with a stylish win in the Christmas Hurdle. The five-year-old had shown some good form last year and on his seasonal reappearance he showed his style and picked up well under pressure from jockey Tony McCoy. The 3-1 shot finished four-and-a-half lengths clear of Raya Star (8-1) with Dodging Bullet (8-1) back in third and he is now joint-favourite for the Champion Hurdle. "He looks like a smart horse," said McCoy afterwards. "The race was run at a slow pace and Nicky said to be aware and ride him handy. I was just keeping out of trouble and making sure he got a nice run. Meanwhile, the David Pipe-trained Dynaste maintained his 100% record over fences with an impressive display in the Kauto Star Feltham Novices' Chase. The six-year-old is already favourite for the RSA Chase at the Cheltenham Festival after wins on his first two starts over fences at Cheltenham and Newbury and he cemented his place at the head of the market with an impressive display. Tom Scudamore held up the 8-13 favourite early on but he jumped into the lead four fences from home and won by nine lengths from Hadrian's Approach. Share this page