Which largely autobiographical 1957 novel is narrated by the character Sal Paradise?

On the Road Audiobook | Jack Kerouac | Audible.com "Good reading of an awful story" Maybe I missed the point of this entirely and there were some beautiful thoughts and moments, some of which will stick with me but really this was just an endless dull tale. It was really a long ramble which could end with an apologetic 'guess you had to be there' as we follow Sal (Kerouac) on his journeys frequently in search of or joined by Dean (Cassady) this, for me, was unfortunate because I could not stand Dean, he came across as terrible human being in whom Sal is completely disillusioned. I much preferred the cameos from other beats but was instead dragged along with Sal and Dean. As I said I may be missing the point entirely but the discovery of self was really just a glorified bumming across the country avoiding any sense of responsibility and that got tiring quickly, this is the most effort I've experienced in trying to finish a book in a long long time. "No Sunset on this Era" I have long meant to read this book but I had resisted in case it didn't live up to its legendary status. In the end, I think it was the fact that Matt Dillon was to narrate it that persuaded me to take the plunge. I now feel vindicated on two scores; first, the legend is alive and well and, secondly, Dillon was a terrific narrator. There's no point spending too much time on the plot. The listener needs to experience it with Sal Paradise, with the words blowing through your mind like wind through your hair and the drug of sex and excitement invading your imagination like the drugs that invade Sal's system. It is the seminal "Road" tale populated with huge characters like Dean Moriarty and Marylou, his "little sharp chick", the Frenchman poet, Remi, Carlo Marx (poet and adulterer), Montana Slim and "Big Ed" Dunkel. Sal, it seems, is a metaphor for Kerouac and you can trace the rest of the characters through the many reminiscences written about this work by the characters themselves. But, in my opinion, the story is not the main thing. It's the living of it that makes it eternal. I found it a bit like looking back on a fond, but now past, phase of my life (not that my was ever as eventful as Sal's). It has that intimate feel of your own personal memories. I wrote a lot of notes about it to write this review, but most of them are just not important enough to mention, although they seemed important at the time. Again, these are like the events in the book. Returning to Dillon, really there is not much to say. He captures the book's racy sexuality, the atmosphere of a jazz age and and a youth that was looking for something that is too elusive to capture. There were times when he brought to mind Springsteen ("Lost in the Flood", "Backstreets") and at other times Van Morrison ("Coney Island"). Musical and noisy. I enjoyed this journey. "On The Road: A Journey that Never Ends" What did you love best about On the Road? Every time listen to this book I hear something new in it. Some new rhythm, some new character, some forgotten tenderness. What was one of the most memorable moments of On the Road? The prose is sublime, like when Paradise is creating an image in his head of Dean's drunken hobo father, "...falling down in drunken alley nights, dropping his yellowed teeth one by one into the gutters of the west,..". This is Saul Bellow and Steinbeck rolled into one irresistible rhythmic highway that rolls back and forth across a great jazz-bop, marijuana fuelled continental dream, from Long Island to Los Angelus in a country that has largely disappeared, and largely stayed the same. Which scene was your favorite? Too many to mention. Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you? When Dean is being isolated and exposed as a fraud and a conman. One is compelled to feel for him, to forgive him, to pull his unpacked case into the car and head for the next horizon. Any additional comments? The narration by Matt Dillon is the finest I have heard for any book. He is obviously a fan of the book. To none-American ears sometimes American accented narr


The Stoop is the home of which Rugby Union team?

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Which Paris Metro Line 1 station is named after a US President?

american presidents - Paris Forum - TripAdvisor american presidents - Paris Forum Review a place you’ve visited JOIN Which Paris hotels are on sale? mm/dd/yyyy mm/dd/yyyy american presidents Oct 29, 2009, 5:21 PM In preparing for our trip to Paris, I've noticed that the French have named several streets and train stations after some of our past Presidents--Wilson, FDR, Kennedy, etc. is there anything in Paris recently named after W? Report inappropriate content Travelers interested in this topic also viewed... Show Prices 21. Re: american presidents Oct 31, 2009, 2:09 PM This begs the question: is there a street anywhere in the USA that bear the name of a famous French person? (artist, scientist ..) By the way, many French towns, not just Paris, have a President Kennedy street or avenue and other US presidents are honoured in a few provincial towns. Report inappropriate content 22. Re: american presidents Oct 31, 2009, 2:22 PM I know that IrishRovr was joking...as always..but the metro station George V is named after the UK King. V being the Roman numeral, not the letter. That station is at the corner of the Avenue George V...where there is a great hotel, the George V. "George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 1910 through World War I (1914–1918) until his death in 1936. He was the first British monarch of the House of Windsor, which he created from the British branch of the German House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha." Now another question: any hotel named after a US president ? One destination mentioned in this post 23. Re: american presidents Oct 31, 2009, 2:25 PM Lafayette Square in Washington D.C.? I also know there is at least a Curie High School in Chicago, although Madame Curie was actually Polish, she spent the major portion of her life in Paris - I stood outside her former home on the Ile St. Louis this past summer. I'm sure there must be more Lafayette places. One destination mentioned in this post Oct 31, 2009, 2:44 PM Wikipedia has a pretty good list of French names in the United States : Oct 31, 2009, 2:53 PM How about the entire state of Louisiana ? One destination mentioned in this post Oct 31, 2009, 2:55 PM Or L'Enfant Plaza in DC? Report inappropriate content 27. Re: american presidents Oct 31, 2009, 3:05 PM And at a minimum there is at least one hotel name after each of Washington , Wilson, Roosevelt and Kennedy. My bet is there are probably multiples of several of these. One destination mentioned in this post Nov 01, 2009, 4:50 AM cdyks - <i hope we will be good ambassadors when we travel there in January.> Your comment is the first step - the second is to learn the courtesies in French along with when to use them (greeting the folks in a shop when you enter and taking your leave before you exit, etc). Beyond that, smile and use the good manners your mother taught you, and you'll be fine. Report inappropriate content Nov 01, 2009, 6:19 AM Three Connils asked, " This begs the question: is there a street anywhere in the USA that bear the name of a famous French person? (artist, scientist ..) By the way, many French towns, not just Paris, have a President Kennedy street or avenue and other US presidents are honoured in a few provincial towns." Rochambeau Avenue, Bronx, NYC Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, Comte de Rochambeau (1 July 1725 – 10 May 1807) was a French aristocrat, soldier, and a Marshal of France who participated in the American Revolutionary War. During the French Revolution, he commanded the Armée du Nord , but was arrested during the Reign of Terror and narrowly escaped the guillotine. Lafayette Street NYC is named for the Marquis de Lafayette , whose arrival with French troops in support of the Continental Army decisively ended the Revolutionary War. & Everyone knows where the Statue of Liberty comes from. 2 destinations mentioned in this post


"Whose last literary work was the TV play ""Karaoke and Cold Lazarus""?"

Karaoke - Show News, Reviews, Recaps and Photos - TV.com EDIT Daniel Feeld is a successful screenwriter whose world is coming to pieces. He is suffering agonizing pain in his nether regions on two counts: (1) a physical illness in his bowels that his doctors repeatedly misdiagnose, and (2) an insufferable director who, in an obsessional effort to place the actress who is also his mistress at the centre of every shot, is bent on wrecking Feeld's latest drama, called Karaoke. Through a haze of pain dulled first by alcohol and then by morphine, Daniel begins to notice people all around him seem to be repeating scraps of dialogue from his play. Is his script a psychic forecast of reality, or has he himself only been lip-synching to some prewritten karaoke script? When he discovers he has accidentally named his repulsive little villain after an actual (and dangerous) person, he must reconsider the relationship between his real and fictional worlds. Then he is given the opportunity to grant a boon that only someone in his position can do with equanimity. Together with the companion series Cold Lazarus, which picks up Daniel Feeld's story 374 years later, this was Dennis Potter's last work, written after he was diagnosed with advanced cancer of the pancreas with a prognosis of just three months to live. It is therefore a conscious summation and farewell and, as Potter says in the introduction to the scripts of both series, "a glancing valediction to all the previous works as well." Potter's characteristic self-referentiality therefore transcends the three levels of Potter, Feeld and Oliver Morse. (Morse is to Feeld what Feeld is to Potter and, in a brilliant bit of casting, was played by Ian McDiarmid, who so closely resembles Potter that some preview critics believed that the author, closing the referential circle, was himself appearing as his protagonist's protagonist, so to speak.) It encompasses material directly and indirectly quoted from earlier Potter dramas such as: Son of Man Blue Remembered Hills Pennies from Heaven (the song itself stands at the centre of Karaoke's denouement), Lipstick on Your Collar (e.g., Karaoke's opening sequence), Blackeyes and, above all, The Singing Detective. Initial critical response to Karaoke was hotly divided, largely over the matter of self-quotation which some saw as a weakness. Others, however, accepting this feature as one of the givens (the "cutting-room floor" and the Steenbeck editing console that dominate the drama), discovered a narrative fabric with a richness and complexity as great as, or greater than, that found in Potter's previously established masterpieces. ========================= Runtime: 50 min (4 episodes) Country: UK Language: English Color: Color ========================== Crew: Directed by Renny Rye Writing credits (in alphabetical order) Dennis Potter Original Music by Christopher Gunning Cinematography by Ashley Rowe Film Editing by Clare Douglas Casting by Mary Selway Sarah Trevis Production Design by Gary Williamson Art Direction by Sarah Jane Cornish Paul Cross Costume Design by Janty Yates Makeup Department Alan Boyle .... makeup artist: Albert Finney Elaine Davis .... makeup artist Carmel Jackson .... makeup artist Dorka Nieradzik .... hair designer Dorka Nieradzik .... makeup designer Production Management Shelley Powell .... post-production supervisor Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Adam Goodman .... second assistant director Sallie Anne Hard .... third assistant director Nick Heckstall-Smith .... first assistant director Jo Marshall .... third assistant director Art Department John Bohan .... construction coordinator Judy Farr .... set dresser Sarah Hauldren .... assistant art director Robin Heinson .... painter Chas Johnson .... property master Dave Morris .... property buyer Sound Department Mark Auguste .... sound editor Simon Firsht .... sound maintenance Dominic Lester .... dubbing mixer John Midgley .... sound recordist Robin O'Donoghue .... dubbing mixer Clive Osborne .... boom operator Visual Effects by Stuart Brisdon .... visual speci


Brothers O'Kelly, Rudolph, Ernie, and Marvin were founder members of which US group?

Marvin Isley, Bassist in Isley Brothers, Is Dead at 56 - The New York Times The New York Times Music |Marvin Isley, Bassist in Isley Brothers, Dies at 56 Search Continue reading the main story Marvin Isley, a bassist who provided the foundation for his family’s hit-making R&B band, the Isley Brothers, died on Sunday at a hospice near his home in Chicago. He was 56. The cause was diabetes, said Chris Jasper, a brother-in-law who was the Isley Brothers’ keyboard player for many years. Marvin Isley had fought diabetes for more than 20 years and in 1997 lost his legs to the disease. The band had two distinct phases. The first, in the late 1950s and early ’60s, was as a vocal group made up of the three older brothers: Ronald, as the booming lead singer, and O’Kelly and Rudolph as backup. Then in 1973, Marvin Isley, Ernie Isley, a guitarist, and their cousin Chris joined the group. It was the start of the band’s greatest run of hits. From 1975 to 1980, the Isley Brothers had 14 Top 10 R&B records, including “Fight the Power Part 1,” “Harvest for the World,” and “Livin’ in the Life.” Photo The Isley Brothers in the 1970s. Marvin Isley is third from left. Credit TNECK In 1984, Marvin, Ernie and Chris split from the older brothers and formed their own group, Isley Jasper Isley, and in 1985 had a No. 1 R&B hit, the gospel-inspired “Caravan of Love.” Marvin Isley was born in Cincinnati on Aug. 18, 1953, the youngest son of O’Kelly and Sally Isley. He graduated from C. W. Post College on Long Island in 1976, with a degree in music. Besides his brothers Ernie, Ronald and Rudolph, he is survived by his wife, the former Sheila Felton; a son, Corey; and two daughters, Sidney and Jalen. Advertisement Continue reading the main story “The Isley Brothers are shockingly underappreciated,” said Howard Kramer, the curatorial director of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland. “When Marvin was in the band they were played on white rock ’n’ roll stations, right next to the Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin, and their records are every bit as good.” Correction: June 10, 2010 An obituary on Tuesday about Marvin Isley, the bassist for the Isley Brothers, misstated his relationship to Chris Jasper, the band’s keyboardist. Mr. Jasper was Mr. Isley’s brother-in-law, not his cousin. A version of this article appears in print on June 8, 2010, on Page B15 of the New York edition with the headline: Marvin Isley, 56, Bassist in Isley Brothers. Order Reprints | Today's Paper | Subscribe


Who was the last European man to hold the world one mile record?

World Records for Men's Fastest Mile Times By Mike Rosenbaum Updated September 23, 2016. It’s never been an Olympic or World Championship event, yet the mile remains the only non-metric race distance in which the IAAF recognizes a world record. Long after the other non-metric distances have vanished from the world record books, those 5,280 feet, or 1,760 yards – or about 1.61 kilometers – continue to capture the imaginations of runners and fans alike as a premier middle distance event. The first IAAF-recognized world record in the mile was run by John Paul Jones of the U.S. No, the record doesn’t go back to the American Revolution. This John Paul Jones performed his feat on May 31, 1913, in Allston, Mass., where he completed the mile in 4:14.4. France’s Jules Ladoumegue later brought the mark under 4:10, running 4:09.2 on Oct. 4, 1931, in Paris. The mark crept down toward the 4-minute mark throughout the 1940s. In a 3-year period from July 1942 through July 1945 a pair of Swedes, Gunder Hagg, and Arne Andersson, exchanged the record six times. continue reading below our video Understanding Baseball Hagg ended the give-and-take with a time of 4:01.4 on July 17, 1945. His mark stood for almost nine years, during which time the pundits debated on whether a 4-minute mile was humanly possible, as a runner after runner tried and failed to crack a key psychological – and, as some believed, physical – barrier. The 4-Minute Mile: On May 6, 1954, great Britain’s Roger Bannister answered the questions by running the first sub-4:00 miles, finishing in 3:59.4 while assisted by a pair of pacemakers. Bannister, then a medical student, developed his own training methods – featuring relatively short, intense workouts – that carried him through on a windy day. Bannister ran lap times of 57.5, 60.7, 62.3 and 58.9 seconds. He was timed in 3:43.0 through 1500 meters. While Bannister is famous for shattering the 4-minute barrier, many forget that he held the title for less than seven weeks before Australia’s John Landy finished in 3:58.0 on June 21, 1954. Bannister retired from racing before the end of the year, to devote himself to medicine, but not before racing against Landy in “The Mile of the Century” in Vancouver that August. Landy shot in front by the end of the first lap, hoping to wear out the normally fast-finishing Bannister. But Bannister ran his own race, paced himself, then shot into the lead with less than 90 yards remaining to win in 3:58.8 to Landy’s 3:59.6, the first time two runners topped four minutes in the same race. In 1958 Australia’s Herb Elliott ran 3:54.5 to break the record set the previous year by Derek Ibbotson by 2.7 seconds, the biggest drop in the world record time during the IAAF era. The record returned to U.S. soil in 1966 when the precocious Jim Ryun posted a 3:51.3 time, which he lowered to 3:51.1 the following year. Ryun was the first high school runner to break four minutes, with a time of 3:59 in 1964. At age 18 he owned the U.S. mile record of 3:55.3. At 19 he owned the world record. He was the fourth and, as of 2012, the last American to reign as the mile’s world record-holder. John Walker Cracks 3:50: New Zealand’s John Walker took the record below 3:50 in August 1975 with a time of 3:49.4, fulfilling his promise to the organizers of the meet held in Goteborg, Sweden. Walker convinced meet officials to change the scheduled 1500-meter race to the mile, telling them he’d take a shot at the world record. He was paced through the first half mile, with lap times of 55.8 and 59.3, then sped up on the final two laps, running the third quarter in 57.9 and the fourth in 56.4 seconds. Walker eventually became the first man to run 100 sub-4:00 miles. Great Britain then enjoyed a stretch of 14 years in which three different British runners owned the mark. Just as Hagg and Andersson played give-and-go with the record in the ‘40s, so too did Sebastian Coe and Steve Ovett in 1979-81. In a 25-month stretch, beginning in July 1979 when Coe edged Walker’s mark by four-tenths of a second, Coe owned the record three ti


The BWV catalogue lists the works of which 17/18th century composer?

21st Century Bach - Complete Organ Works Vol 1 / W ... - Signum U.k.: SIGDVD003 | Buy from ArkivMusic SEE, HEAR & LEARN MORE! Notes & Editorial Reviews Works on This Recording Customer Reviews Notes and Editorial Reviews 21ST CENTURY BACHï¿½THE COMPLETE ORGAN WORKS & ï¿½ John Scott Whiteley (org) ï¿½ SIGNUM VISION 3 (DVD: 182:00) BACH Preludes and Fugues: in b, BWV 544; in a, BWV 543; in C, BWV 545. Sonatas: II, BWV 526; I, Read more class="ARIAL12"> BWV 525. Vater unser im Himmelreich. Wo sol lich fliehen hin? Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme. Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten. Alle Menschen müssen sterben. Ach wie nichtig, ach wie flüctig. In dich hab ich gehoffet, Herr. Von Gott will ich nicht lassen. Christ lag in Todesbanden. Jesus Christus, unser Heiland. Erstanden ist der heilï¿½ge Christ. Erschienen ist der herrliche Tag. Von Gott will ich nicht lassen. Allein Gott in der Höh sei Her. Sei gegrüsset Jesu gütig & Interview with Harvard professor Christoph Wolff Most orchestral and instrumental DVDs Iï¿½ve had occasion to review have struck me as being a poor use of what is, and could be, an imaginative and instructional medium. And that is why I found myself quite impressed by this Signum Vision production, because it is the exception to the rule. Granted, there is some campy horror at the very beginning, with a colony of bees swarming over a statue of Bach, and organist John Scott Whiteley walking slowly down the nave of the Abteikirche wearing dark shades and looking every bit the character in a Mafia mob movie. I was half expecting him to draw a gun or be gunned down before he reached the organ loft. But once weï¿½re past this bit of theatrical stage-setting, the DVD gets down to serious business. The main menu is set up in such a way that you can choose the program you wish to access either by organï¿½i.e., the Johann Philipp & Johann Heinrich Stumm instrument at Amorbachï¿½s Abteikirche or the Heinrich Gottfried Trost instrument at Walterschausenï¿½s Stadtkircheï¿½or by all of the pieces as they are ordered on the disc. There is also a third option on the main menu: to play the interview with Professor Christoph Wolff. If you select the option to play the disc by organ, a subsequent screen displays a track listing of all the works on the disc that are performed on that organ, allowing you to choose which one of them you wish to play. Unfortunately, one of the inconveniences of the ï¿½play by organï¿½ mode is that you can only choose one work at a time. In this mode, credits are rolled at the end of the piece, and the disc returns you to the track listing so that you must take action to play the next piece if you wish to continue. Moreover, in the ï¿½play by organï¿½ mode, selecting the track you wish to play is not the only decision you must make; for once having clicked on the track title, a subsequent screen presents and prompts you to make additional selections, depending on the track youï¿½ve chosen. Some, for example, will ask you to choose between a stereo version, a surround-sound version, and a version with commentary. Others, specifically those from the Orgel-Büchlein and the 18 Chorales offer you the choice of a stereo version, a surround-sound version, the chorale with the text in English, or the chorale with the text in German. In the ï¿½play allï¿½ mode, the prompting is limited to whether you want the stereo or the surround-sound version. The voice-over commentary in this mode is not an option, and the disc plays all the tracks continuously without user intervention, dispensing with the between-the-numbers rolling of credits. If you donï¿½t mind listening to the voice-over commentary offered on some of the tracks in the ï¿½play by organ modeï¿½ï¿½which is of course optional, and not a feature on every track anywayï¿½the narrations recorded by Whiteley himself are quite informative. The bonus feature in which Whiteley interviews Harvard professor Christoph Wolff is also quite interesting. Wolff is not only a musicologist, but also an expert on historical keyboard instruments. His knowledge of pe


The 1998 Eurovision Song Contest was held in which English city?

BBC Eurovision Song Contest 1998 trailer - YouTube BBC Eurovision Song Contest 1998 trailer Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Jun 2, 2014 Sir Terry Wogan and Ulrika Jonsson present a trailer for the 43rd Eurovision Song Contest, held in the United Kingdom at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham on Saturday, May 9, 1998. Category


Spurn Head (or Point) stretches across which estuary?

Spurn Point | Natureflip Spurn Point Spurn Point is on the North of the Humber Estuary Spurn Point is on the North of the Humber Estuary © Gbphotostock | Dreamstime.com © Gbphotostock | Dreamstime.com About Spurn Point Spurn Point or Spurn Head Spit is a narrow sand spit stretching into the North Sea on the coast of the East Riding of Yorkshire. Stretching for around 4.8 km (3 mi), it forms the north bank of the Humber Estuary and at its narrowest point, is only 46 m (151 ft) in width. The tip of the Spit, known as Spurn Head, is a designated National Nature Reserve. Here, the mudflats provide habitats for native and migrant birds to feed, breed and overwinter; and many rare and uncommon species have been spotted here. The spit is now only accessible on foot since a tidal surge in 2013 rendered the roadway unsafe. Landscape: Cliff, Landscape: Coast


The Pilgrim's Way ends in Canterbury - where does it start?

Pilgrimage – Canterbury Cathedral Home » Visiting » Pilgrimage menu » A Modern Day Pilgrims’ Welcome Pilgrimage has always been an important part of Christian faith. The desire of Christians to grow in their relationship with God is often described as a journey and going on pilgrimage is a way of letting the outward journey of our bodies enrich and enabling the inner journeys of our hearts and minds. The mode of travel can be important. Some walk, finding the slower pace helps them to notice and engage with the world around them as well as their inner self and God. Others run, cycle, ride on horseback or use other methods of transport. The destination is significant too. Most pilgrim routes are ancient, taking people to places made holy by events that have happened there, in the footsteps of those who have gone before them or the presence of shrines or relics of holy people. Canterbury Cathedral is the destination for those who travel along the pilgrim paths from Winchester and Rochester. It is also the beginning of the route to Santiago de Compostela in Spain and the Via Francigena to Rome. Whatever the reason for your pilgrimage, we’d like to mark it with you. Priests are available throughout the day to offer a pilgrim blessing to those who are setting out and to offer prayers of thanksgiving for those who are arriving. If you know in advance when you will be at the Cathedral, please get in touch with the Visits Office  so that arrangements can be made. If you’re unable to do that, please ask a member of staff when you arrive and we’ll do our very best to find a priest to meet you. May your journey be in peace and safety, may you have good company on the way and joy in your arriving. And don’t forget – the end is also a beginning! For More Information


Alexander Gardens, Moscow, contains whose tomb?

Alexander Garden. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier | izi.TRAVEL Alexander Garden. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Only in English Alexander Garden. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Listen to audio Play Pause Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin . Mobile App The ceremonial wrought-iron gates topped with the gilded double-headed eagles mark the main entrance of the Alexander Gardens – one of Moscow's principle memorial parks. The Gardens run the length of the North-West walls of the Moscow Kremlin. The massive wrought-iron gates of the Alexander Gardens are decorated with military insignia commemorating Russia's victory over Napoleon in 1812. They were made to drawings by the architect Pascale. In fact very many civic projects in Moscow in the early C19th are connected with the name of Tsar Alexander I, during whose rule the victory over France was won. It was Alexander's name, above all others, that people associated with ridding Europe of Napoleon Bonaparte. In 1820 Tsar Alexander I gave royal approval to the building of ornamental gardens along the Kremlin's northern wall. It was a period when the rebuilding of the country after the ravages of war had become the nation's number one priority. The immense cylindrical tower which stands by the gates to the Alexander Gardens is the Arsenal Corner-Tower. Behind it is a slope leading into to Red Square. The tower is topped by a weathercock vane. The Arsenal Tower is the mightiest of the Kremlin's corner-towers. It had originally been called the Sobakina, or Kennel Tower, since the yard of Sobakin barons was behind it. It was renamed the Arsenal Tower when the Arsenal was built next door. The walls are a colossal 4m thick, and the tower is 60m (196feet) high. It was built in 1492 to afford a hidden defensive arrow-slit firing-place across the Neglinnaya River. The Neglinnaya once ran where the Alexander Gardens are now. The tower's foundations sink deep into the ground – there's a natural spring below it, providing the fortress with fresh water, which is documented in the archives as a hiding place in this mysterious tower. When Kremlin restorers were cleaning the old well under the Arsenal tower they found some two hundred stone cannonballs, along with unique items of military uniform – helmets, stirrups, and chain mail. In olden days there had been a river outlet to the Neglinnaya River from the Arsenal Tower. There's even speculation that there was secret access to the tower by boat from the river. Here, at the foot of the Kremlin Wall, is home to a gloomy architectural sculpture – the Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier. The sculpture displays a military helmet alongside the heavy folds of a flag - side-by-side with a bronze five-pointed star is the Eternal Flame. This monument to military valour marks the grave of the Unknown Soldier – a monument to all those who fell in WW2. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is always marked with flowers and wreaths. The inscription on the granite slab of the tomb reads ‘Your name may be unknown, but your deeds are immortal’. To the left on the wall there is a memorial tablet reading ‘1941 – To Those Who Fell For The Motherland – 1945’. The Eternal Flame lit here on May 9th 1967 was lit from a torch brought from the Eternal Flame on the Fields of Mars in Leningrad (today's St.Petersburg). Thirty years later, by Presidential Decree, the Honor Guard – Guard-Post No.1 - which formerly stood on duty at Lenin's Mausoleum was moved to guard the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The Guard is kept by soldiers of the Presidential Regiment, and changed every hour. National Holidays are always marked by official visits to the Tomb, and VIP foreign guests traditionally lay wreaths here. The Memorial Grave of the Unknown Soldier was erected in honour of all those in the Armed Forces who fell in WW2. It was opened to mark the 25th Anniversary of the defeat of Nazi troops attacking Moscow. In 1966 the remains of unknown soldiers who had fallen in the Defence Of Moscow in 1941 were


"In sport, whose victory song is 'Under the Southern Cross I Stand""?"

Under the Southern Cross I Stand [the Australian cricket team’s victory song] Heritage, history, and heroes; literature, legends, and larrikins Under the Southern Cross I Stand [the Australian cricket team’s victory song] 8 May 2013 by IAC · 6 Comments Under the Southern Cross I stand A sprig of wattle in my hand, A native of my native land, Australia, you f***ing beauty! This poem is one used by the Australian cricket team as their “victory song”; to be recited by the team following a win, usually chanted in the confines of their dressing room or at an after-match celebration. The last line of the “official version” is given as “Australia, you little beauty”.[1] The tradition of the Australian cricket team chanting “Under the Southern Cross I Stand” began in 1974, when Rod Marsh gave a rendition of the poem after Australia had beaten England at the Gabba (the Brisbane Cricket Ground, situated in Woolloongabba). The unofficial role of “songmaster” has been handed down through the ranks of Australian cricketers; from Rod Marsh the role was passed on to Allan Border, then David Boon, Ian Healy, Ricky Ponting (also known as “Punter”), Justin Langer, Mike Hussey, and Nathan Lyon. Upon retirement from the team, or becoming team captain, each custodian of the verse appoints his successor.[2] Rod Marsh (also known as “Bacchus”, a reference to the town of Bacchus Marsh) had learnt the verse from the then captain of the Australian cricket team, Ian Chappell, who had heard it in 1963 from another Australian cricketer, Raymond Patrick Hogan. Chappell has expressed the belief that Hogan picked it up from yet another Australian cricketer, John McMahon, who had served in the Australian military during the Second World War. The Australian author Thomas Keneally has reported hearing the song from his father, who also served in the Second World War. This raises the possibility that the poem came from the Australian military.[3] There is indeed evidence that a variant verse was used in the military and universities. Considering that there were many ties between the military forces and the university regiments, the connection between the two is not surprising. Ralph Pridmore, who was a Major in the Australian army, says that the following version was used in the Royal Australian Engineers in the 1960s and 1970s: Two arms, two hands


Which company, opened in 1971, shares its name with a Moby Dick character?

Starbucks is Named After a Moby Dick Character | Broken Secrets Starbucks is Named After a Moby Dick Character By Chad Upton | Editor In 1971, an English teacher, a history teacher and writer started a coffee roasting business in Seattle. It’s not surprising that such an intellectual group would have an affinity for classics like Moby Dick. In fact, Starbucks was nearly called Pequod, the name of the whaling ship in Moby Dick. Thankfully, one of the partners rejected the name. Instead, they went with Starbucks, the name of Pequod’s first mate. Although Starbuck was a fictional young quaker from Nantucket, there were a number of real sailors from that era named “Starbuck.” Naming a coffee company was not the first time the Starbuck name was borrowed either. There is an island in the South Pacific, a popular region for whaling, called Starbuck Island. Starbuck Island was heavily mined for phosphate in the late 1800s and many ships were wrecked there. The high frequency of shipwrecks was probably caused by the reefs that surrounded the island, but there is a mythical explanation too. In Greek Mythology there are seductresses who lure sailors to shipwreck on the coast of their islands. These mythical creatures are called Sirens and the Starbucks logo contains one.


"The musical ""Jersey Boys"" tells the story of which rock 'n roll group?"

‘Jersey Boys’ finishes Playhouse season on high note FacebookEmail Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Pinterest ‘Jersey Boys’ finishes Playhouse season on high note In case you’ve missed hype in last decade, the jukebox musical tells story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. Post to Facebook ‘Jersey Boys’ finishes Playhouse season on high note In case you’ve missed hype in last decade, the jukebox musical tells story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. Check out this story on delawareonline.com: http://delonline.us/1Tc127a CancelSend A link has been sent to your friend's email address. Posted! A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Join the Conversation Activate your digital access. ‘Jersey Boys’ finishes Playhouse season on high note HOLLY QUINN, Special to The News Journal Published 11:49 p.m. ET May 11, 2016 | Updated 8:41 a.m. ET May 12, 2016 ‘Jersey Boys’ plays at the Playhouse at Rodney Square through Sunday. (Photo: Submitted) 145 CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN COMMENTEMAILMORE The Playhouse on Rodney Square has had a good inaugural season, featuring the Broadway touring companies of “Annie,” “Chicago,” “Mamma Mia!,” “The Blue Man Group,” and “42nd Street.” Now they’re finishing it off on a high note with the much anticipated “Jersey Boys.” “Jersey Boys,” in case you’ve missed the hype over the last 10 years, is a documentary style jukebox musical that tells the story of ‘60s doo-wop/rock ‘n roll icons Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, from the street corner to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. STORY: Master returns to Wilmington Ballet Academy of the Dance for 60th anniversary Where the ABBA musical “Mamma Mia!” works songs into a story that has little relation to the group that made the songs popular, “Jersey Boys,” directed by Des McAnuff, is all about Frankie Valli, Tommy DeVito, Bob Gaudio and Nick Massi, the original Four Seasons. Each member has a season (spring, summer, fall, winter) to narrate part of the story that includes certain details at odds with the clean-cut image they presented. The music, of course, is fantastic, featuring the biggest songs from Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons’ career, from their first No. hit “Sherry” to “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” (a song that was once considered too “weird” for airplay). Aaron DeJesus looks, and, more importantly, sounds like Frankie Valli, one of the most distinct voices in modern music history. The show takes its Frankies so seriously that hopefuls are put through “Frankie Camp” training. The intense commitment to getting Frankie right is one of the things that makes “Jersey Boys” magical – it’s as close as most people will get to seeing the group perform in their heyday. As important as it is for Frankie to be spot on, the other members of the group are just as important. Tommy (Matthew Daily), a struggling musician, invited a teenaged Frankie into his floundering band, convinced he was his ticket to fame; Bob (Drew Seeley) was a teenage one hit wonder whose songwriting would make them stars; and Nick (Keith Hines) set aside his dreams of being in front of his own group to ride the wave of success as the Four Seasons’ bass player. STORY: Wilmington bakery will continue on despite partnership split  Each one has an engaging and sometimes contradictory story to tell. And that’s really what sets “Jersey Boys” apart from other jukebox musicals: The true story is as engaging as the music, and is equally at the heart of the show. It’s why you catch your breath when the horn section comes out during “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,” even though you’ve heard the horn section in that song a thousand times. It changes the way you hear songs you’ve heard your whole life. If you can score a ticket to “Jersey Boys” in Wilmington, consider yourself fortunate. This production is worth the excitement. Holly Quinn is a Wilmington freelance writer. IF YOU GO WHAT: "Jersey Boys" at The Playhouse on Rodney Square WHEN: Through May 15 WHERE: The Chemours Building, 1007 N. Market Street, Wilmington TICKETS: $50-$120, Student and Group discounts available. Purchase tickets at dupontth


The US horse racing Triple Crown comprises the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and which othee?

Triple Crown - Horse Racing Topics - ESPN Triple Crown Winners The Triple Crown of thoroughbred racing is an annual series of three stakes races for 3-year-old horses that takes place over a five-week period in May and June. Winning the Triple Crown -- by finishing first in the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes -- is considered the highest achievement in horse racing. Sir Barton became the first Triple Crown champion in 1919, although the term to describe the feat was not used until 1930. Eleven horses have won the Triple Crown, with the most recent coming in 1978 when Affirmed captured each leg by close margins over rival Alydar. While some other countries have their own version of The Triple Crown of horse racing, the most prestigious is the annual series that takes place in the United States, comprised of the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes. The three races that make up the Triple Crown are among the oldest in North America, with the Belmont Stakes the first of the trio to be staged, in 1867. The fourth-oldest race on the continent and named after New York financier August Belmont, the Belmont Stakes was first held at Jerome Park in the Bronx. After a time at Morris Park, Belmont Park was built in Elmont, N.Y., in 1905 and began to host the 1½-mile Belmont Stakes that year. The Preakness Stakes began in 1873, among the races introduced for the initial spring schedule at Pimlico Race Track in Baltimore. The middle jewel of the Triple Crown has been run at various lengths over the years and now is set at 1 3/16 miles. The Kentucky Derby was first run in 1875, the year that Churchill Downs was built in Louisville by Colonel M. Lewis Clark. The 1¼-mile race, also known as the "Run For The Roses," has emerged to become one of the most recognizable horse races in the world, and is now the longest continuously held sporting event in the country. The three stakes races were not collectively termed the Triple Crown until the early 1930s, and prior to that time there was not a set schedule for the three events. In fact, the Preakness was held earlier than the Kentucky Derby a number of times in its early years and was twice run (in 1917 and 1922) on the same day as the Kentucky Derby. Since 1931, the order of the Triple Crown races has begun with the Kentucky Derby, followed by the Preakness Stakes and concluding with the Belmont Stakes. Modern-day racing now sets the Kentucky Derby on the first Saturday in May; the Preakness takes place two weeks after the Derby, and the Belmont is scheduled three weeks after the Preakness (on either the first or second Saturday of June). The first Triple Crown champion was Sir Barton in 1919, although the achievement of winning all three races was not collectively termed the Triple Crown until 1930. The descendant of a British triple crown winner, Sir Barton failed to place in his first two races as a juvenile before switching owners and trainers prior to competing as a 3-year-old. Not considered a favorite at the Kentucky Derby in 1919, Sir Barton held off more noted challengers for the victory. A win in the Preakness came less than a week later, and the chestnut-colored colt then won the Withers Stakes before taking the Belmont Stakes to complete the first sweep. One of horse racing's legendary champions -- Man O' War -- emerged on the scene the following year, winning every race he entered as a 3-year-old. He set track records while cruising to victory in the 1920 Preakness and Belmont Stakes, and even defeated Sir Barton in a late-season challenge match race. But with Man O' War's handlers deciding not to run him earlier at the Kentucky Derby, the great horse did not claim the Triple Crown. In 1922, Pillory won both the Preakness and the Belmont but, like Man O' War, did not enter the Kentucky Derby, which was held on the same day as the Preakness that year. The scheduling of the three races in the sport's early years saw numerous changes, before the order of the Triple Crown legs (which has been followed to this day) was established i


When salted, smoked and cured, what fish is known as a bloater?

Salted, Dried and Smoked Fish | Bahamas Food Services Bonito – Japanese dried mackeral flakes This is a short description of the most popular products. Kippers, Red Herrings & Bloaters are all the products produced from the same original fish, the Herring. RED HERRING: Whole herrings are soaked in salt brine for 2-3 weeks, then smoked for another 2-3 weeks. The herring is not gutted or split before being processed and has a strong, distinctive flavour and rich red colour. The texture is harder and red herring keeps for a long period of time. BLOATERS: Whole herrings that are soaked and smoked for much less time than Red Herring. The herring is not gutted but may be split during the process. Because these herring are only lighted smoked and cured, they do not keep as long as red herring, and have a milder flavour and softer texture. KIPPERS: Whole herrings are split along the back, gutted and brined for 3o minutes, then smoked for 1-2 days. SALTED CODFISH: Whole fresh cod is headed, gutted, cleaned and filleted, most likely at sea. The fish is salted and dried then packaged for sale. SARDINES are related to Herring fish but are much smaller. Sardines and anchovies are most often salted, smoked and canned with oil. Smoked Herring: 6002007 Split Bloater Herring 1/18 lb Smoked Herring: 6002007 Split Bloater Herring 1/18 lb Popular dishes using salted and dried fish include: Jamaican “Ackee & Saltfish” Bermudian “Codfish & Potato” – Salt Cod with Potato, Avocado, Banana & Boiled Egg Soups, Stews, Sauces “Solomon Gundy” – pickled fish pâté or paste made with red herring or mackeral, popular in Jamaica Smoked Fish Dips are popular in The Bahamas, especially in the Abaco Islands, using Smoked Wahoo, Dolphin (Mahi Mahi), Tuna or Salmon Fish Fritters and Cakes Smoked Herring: 6002007 Split Bloater Herring 1/18 lb 6201013 Herring Whole Round Sea Frozen 1/25.5 lb Sardines: Sea Best Sardines in Oil 5807017 50/4.4 oz Sea Best Sardines in Tomato Sauce (50/125 gm)  5807018 50/4.4 oz


Where was the first Butlin's holiday camp opened in 1936?

History of Butlins | Our Beliefs and Colourful Story | Butlins YouTube The Butlin's Story We have a history that scans back 80 years. Take a look at how Butlin’s history unfolds and explore how Billy Butlin started his career as a travelling showman, progressed into holiday camps and grew his business into the iconic brand that it is today. Oh, what delightful times we’ve had! 1930s • Skegness opened on 11 April 1936 and within a year it had doubled in size; it was officially opened by Amy Johnson, the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia. Two years later Billy Butlin's chose Clacton-on-Sea for his second camp. 1940s • To help with the war efforts, Billy’s existing camps were given over to the government. Clacton became an Army camp and Skegness became HMS Royal Arthur. Billy was already building a new resort at Filey but was asked to finish it so that it could be used by the military too, and he was also asked to locate and build another two camps at Ayr and Pwllheli, both of which he bought back at the end of the war. 1950s • Indoor heated pools designed to be used ‘whatever the weather’ opened at Ayr, Clacton, Pwllheli and Skegness. And after holidaying in the Caribbean, Billy sees a gap in the market and opens Butlin's Bahamas! 1960s • A further three resorts opened, at Bognor Regis (1960), Minehead (1962) and Barry Island (1966). The 1960s also saw the famous monorails brought to Skegness and Minehead, and other new innovations being opened on the camps including chairlifts, a pool with underwater viewing windows and revolving bars! 1970s • As people fell in love with holidaying abroad, the specialness of the British seaside became lost and the idea of ‘holiday camps’ faded. The Butlin family sold the business to the Rank Organisation. 1980s • 1980, a very sad start to the year for Butlin's as Billy passes away. His funeral precession is lined with Redcoats. In 1986 new Water Worlds are built at the remaining resorts. Then in 1989 our Redcoats receive a new uniform designed by Zandra Rhodes. 1990s • The new owners tried to reverse the downturn by building new accommodation and entertainment venues but sadly Mosney, Filey, Clacton and Barry Island all had to be sold, and Ayr and Pwllheli were transferred to Haven. 1999 saw the magnificent and renowned Skyline Pavilions built across all three resorts to cater for the unpredictable Great British weather. 2000s • The new millennium saw Butlin's bought by Bourne Leisure Holdings. In 2003, our beloved Billy Bear character made his debut, and a year later The Spa in Skegness opened. 2005 saw the very exciting completion of our first on-resort hotel, The Shoreline at Bognor Regis, and after it's success our second hotel, the Ocean Hotel, was built in 2009. 2010s • Bognor Regis welcomed it's third hotel, The Wave Hotel in 2012, and a new swimming complex is built at Skegness in 2013. The following year, a new break designed Just For Tots is launched and Butlin's partners with Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital. Last year our West Lakes chalet village in Minehead was opened, as well as our new Seaside Apartments in Skegness. New breaks such as the Astonishing Family Science Weekend, Horrible Histories and Diversity were introduced.


Which artist's real name may be Robin Gunningham?

Is this Banksy? Elusive graffiti artist 'pictured after his van broke down while installing artwork in New York' | Daily Mail Online comments Reclusive graffiti artist Banksy has apparently been caught on camera overseeing the creation of one of his artworks in New York. A man in a flat cap and paint-spattered overalls was photographed trying to fix a 'moving painting' in a van which had broken down, as part of the artist's month-long 'exhibition' in the U.S. That person is now believed by several newspapers to be the elusive Banksy, who has never confirmed his identity and of whom no picture is definitely known to exist. Scroll down for video Unmasked? This photograph apparently shows reclusive graffiti artist Banksy in New York City Artwork: Banksy was supposedly pictured overseeing this 'moving painting' in a truck in Manhattan last week The artist's real name is thought to be either Robin Banks or Robin Gunningham, but all that is known for sure is that he is from Bristol. Previously photographs purporting to show Banksy were taken in Santa Monica in 2011 and East London in 2007. RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share Both images feature a white man in his 30s of average build with brown hair - making them compatible with the latest image, which was taken in the East Village neighbourhood of Manhattan. Banksy, whose work has been painted on the sides of buildings around Bristol, London and other cities, has always insisted he will never reveal his true identity.   Unique: Inside Banksy's truck was a mobile garden complete with rainbow and babbling brook Mobile: Banksy's art in New York has not just been graffiti, he also created a mobile installation in this tag covered delivery truck Previous appearance: This photo taken in 2011 apparently shows Banksy painting in Santa Monica THE ART OF DECEPTION? EARLIER 'SIGHTINGS' OF THE MYSTERIOUS BANKSY Mystery man: Banksy appears in his 201 film Exit Through The Gift Shop He's the Scarlet Pimpernel of modern art and his true identity remains a jealously guarded secret. A network of myths has grown up around him. That his real name is Robin Banks. That he used to be a butcher. That his parents don't know what he does, believing him to be an unusually successful painter and decorator. Then there's the suggestion that Banksy is actually a collective of artists and doesn't exist at all. Banksy's refusal to reveal himself may have started simply to avoid prosecution for what could be described as acts of vandalism. However by remaining anonymous he has created an air of mystery which has helped him to become one of the most successful artists of his generation. He has been photographed in the past but always wearing a mask or hood. In 2008 he was reportedly 'unmasked' as Robin Gunningham, a former public schoolboy from Bristol with a passion for art. At the time Banksy's agent refused to confirm or deny the story. Banksy then wrote on his website:'I am unable to comment on who may or may not be Banksy, but anyone described as being 'good at drawing' doesn't sound like Banksy to me.' Fans had hoped he would finally reveal himself in his spoof 2010 grafitti film Exit Through The Gift Shop - he did appear in the film however he was heavily pixellated. The film tells the story of an eccentric shop-keeper-turned-documentary-maker who attempts to locate and befriend Banksy, only to have the artist turn the camera back on him and gives few clues as to the artist's identity. Banksy has resurfaced several times since, notably in 2011 when pictures were taken of a man daubing lettering on a water tank in Santa Monica. The story goes that a homeless man had been living inside the tank for years and Banksy's artwork resulted in him being kicked out. Banksy had turned Tachowa Covington’s makeshift Pacific Coast Highway home into a piece of art by spray painting along the side of the bus-sized tank ‘This looks a bit like an elephant’. But after the art world got wind of it someone bought Covington’s squat with the intention of selling to collectors. Banksy reportedly made amends with Covingt


Which is the heaviest natural occurring element?

The heaviest naturally occurring element on Earth? | Chemical connections The heaviest naturally occurring element on Earth? Posted on May 15, 2014 by stu OK, let’s make sure that we’re clear on the question first. By ‘heaviest’, I mean the element with the largest atomic number. By ‘naturally occurring’, I mean pretend that humans have never existed on this planet (probably would have turned out much nicer, eh?). Right, you can’t argue about the question anymore, and if you still want to, go and do it somewhere else – all I want now are arguments about the answer. A lot of people (well, science-y types I guess) when posed with this question will say ‘uranium’. But hang on, naturally occurring uranium can apparently undergo neutron capture reactions followed by beta decay to produce transuranium elements… but I’m struggling to find (primary) literature sources confirming just how far this process goes. Also note that plutonium is thought to be a primordial element (there might be some on Earth that has been around longer than the Earth itself) – the Nature paper is here and a potential rebuttal is here (thanks to Brett Thornton for pointing this out on Twitter ). After digging around Wikipedia for a while (and lots of the sources it links to), I’m fairly convinced that it is safe to say that neptunium and plutonium are found in nature – in naturally occurring uranium deposits and natural nuclear reactors such as the one found at Oklo in Gabon. What about the next few elements though? Well, here’s what Wikipedia has to say: Am: A few atoms of americium can be produced by neutron capture reactions and beta decay in very highly concentrated uranium-bearing deposits. [ link ] Cm: A few atoms of curium can be produced by neutron capture reactions and beta decay in very highly concentrated uranium-bearing deposits. [ link ] Bk: A few atoms of berkelium can be produced by neutron capture reactions and beta decay in very highly concentrated uranium-bearing deposits, thus making it the rarest naturally occurring element. [ link ] Cf: Very minute amounts of californium have been found to exist on Earth due to neutron capture reactions and beta decay in very highly-concentrated uranium-bearing deposits. [ link ] The Wikipedia page on californium also states that: It is the heaviest element to occur naturally on Earth; heavier elements can only be produced by synthesis. Notice that the wording for all of these elements is very similar. And they all cite the same (and only) source – John Emsley’s book Nature’s Building Blocks: An A-Z Guide to the Elements. I don’t have a copy of Emsley’s book to hand and so I’m still in the dark about primary literature sources to back up these claims (I’m not doubting the book, I’d just like to find the original sources). When it comes to the next two elements, einsteinium and fermium , Wikipedia notes that: Einsteinium and fermium did occur naturally in the natural nuclear fission reactor at Oklo, but no longer do so. The source of that claim? Emsley’s book. I really need to get my hands on a copy. In fact, the Wikipedia articles kinda contradict themselves (I think). They say that einsteinium and fermium did occur in the Oklo reactor at some point, but each article also states that: Synthesis of einsteinium/fermium from naturally occurring actinides uranium and thorium in the Earth crust (sic) requires multiple neutron capture, which is an extremely unlikely event. So, how far does neutron capture get you in nature? As far as fermium or not past plutonium? I’ve kinda had this debate before (see here and here ), but it was focused more on the number of naturally occurring elements, not the heaviest. Looking back at those posts does remind me to point out this link that states: All six of these elements (93-98) have been found in very small amounts in samples of uranium-rich pitchblende. Alas, there is no primary source to back up that claim either. So, what is the heaviest element that has shown up on this notional human-free Earth that I’ve dreamed up? I think I’m sticking with plutonium for now,


In literature, which Dickens characters were the owners of a shipping company?

Charles Dickens - Biography and Works. Search Texts, Read Online. Discuss. Charles Dickens Biography of Charles Dickens Charles Dickens (1812-1870), English Victorian era author wrote numerous highly acclaimed novels including his most autobiographical David Copperfield (1848-1850); ï¿½Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show. To begin my life with the beginning of my life, I record that I was born (as I have been informed and believe) on a Friday, at twelve o'clock at night. It was remarked that the clock began to strike, and I began to cry, simultaneously.ï¿½ As a prolific 19th Century author of short stories, plays, novellas, novels, fiction and non, during his lifetime Dickens became known the world over for his remarkable characters, his mastery of prose in the telling of their lives, and his depictions of the social classes, mores and values of his times. Some considered him the spokesman for the poor, for he definitely brought much awareness to their plight, the downtrodden and the have-nots. He had his share of critics like Virginia Woolf and Henry James , but also many admirers, even into the 21st Century. Gilbert Keith Chesterton wrote numerous introductions to his works, collected in his Appreciations and Criticisms of the works of Charles Dickens (1911) and in his highly acclaimed biography Charles Dickens (1906) he writes: He was the voice in England of this humane intoxication and expansion, this encouraging of anybody to be anything. Critic John Forster (1812-1876) became his best friend, editor of many of his serialisations, and official biographer after his death, publishing The Life of Charles Dickens in 1874. Scottish poet and author Andrew Lang (1844-1912) included a letter to Dickens in his Letters to Dead Authors (1886). Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915) in his Little Journeys (1916) series follows in the footsteps of Dickens through his old haunts in London. George Gissing (1857-1903) also respected his works and wrote several introductions for them, as well as his Charles Dickens: A Critical Study (1898) in which he writes: Humour is the soul of his work. Like the soul of man, it permeates a living fabric which, but for its creative breath, could never have existed. While George Orwell (1903-1950) was at times a critic of Dickens, in his 1939 essay Charles Dickens he, like many others before, again brought to light the author still relevant today and worthy of continued study: Nearly everyone, whatever his actual conduct may be, responds emotionally to the idea of human brotherhood. Dickens voiced a code which was and on the whole still is believed in, even by people who violate it. It is difficult otherwise to explain why he could be both read by working people (a thing that has happened to no other novelist of his stature) and buried in Westminster Abbey. Charles John Huffman Dickens was born on 7 February, 1812 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England (now the Dickens Birthplace Museum) the son of Elizabeth nï¿½e Barrow (1789-1863) and John Dickens (c.1785-1851) a clerk in the Navy Pay Office. John was a congenial man, hospitable and generous to a fault which caused him financial difficulties throughout his life. He inspired the character Mr. Micawber in David Copperfield (1849-1850). Charles had an older brother Frances, known as Fanny, and younger siblings Alfred Allen, Letitia Mary, Harriet, Frederick William known as Fred, Alfred Lamert, and Augustus Newnham. When Dickensï¿½ father was transferred to Chatham in Kent County, the family settled into the genteel surroundings of a larger home with two live-in servantsï¿½one being Mary Weller who was young Charlesï¿½ nursemaid. Dickens was a voracious reader of such authors as Henry Fielding, Daniel Defoe , and Oliver Goldsmith . When he was not attending the school of William Giles where he was an apt pupil, he and his siblings played games of make-believe, gave recitations of poetry, sang songs, and created theatrical productions that would spark a lifelong love of th


In literature, where did Gustav von Aschenbach die?

SparkNotes: Death in Venice: Characters Death in Venice Summary Chapter 1 Gustav von Aschenbach  -  An aging writer, honorable, fastidious, and repressed, of high public status in Germany. He travels to Venice and stays in a hotel where the beautiful boy Tadzio is also a guest. As he gives way to his repressed sexuality and falls in love with Tadzio while embracing beauty and the sensual side of art, he also abandons morality and dignity, abandoning himself to passion, decadence, and ultimately death. Tadzio  -  An intensely beautiful Polish boy of about fourteen. He stays with his mother, sisters, and governess at the same hotel in Venice as Gustav von Aschenbach. Tadzio is pure and innocent but also aware of Aschenbach's interest in him. Jashu -  Tadzio's closest companion at the hotel. He seems to idolize Tadzio, acting as his "vassal." Jashu has glossy black hair, a sturdy build, and a rowdy temperament, serving as a polar opposite to Tadzio.


What collectively are Beas, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, and the Sutlej?

How many rivers flow from India to Pakistan? - Quora Quora How many rivers flow from India to Pakistan? How do they share the water? Mainly, there 6 RIVERS  that flow from India to Pakistan. namely: RAVI SUTLEJ As per Indus Waters Treaty in 1960 The three top rivers in map below - Indus,  Jhelum and  Chenab were awarded to PAKISTAN. [India is allowed to construct projects that doesn't store water (called the "run of the river" hydro electric projects).] The three bottom rivers in the map - Sutlej, Beas and Ravi were completely awarded to INDIA. There are five rivers that flow from India into Pakistan: Indus Ravi Sutlej River Beas(Sanskrit - Vipasa) originates from Rohtang pass. It meets Sutlej at Harike in Punjab(India). And thus Beas does not flow into Pakistan. It ends its journey in India only. Indus(Sindhu) originates near Kailash Mansarovar lake, from snow capped Himalayan peaks of Tibbet. After flowing for 709 kilometers in India, it enters Pakistan. The Jhelum originates in the Pir Panjal near Banihal pass in Kashmir. It flows through the vale of Kashmir, passing through the Wular lake. The Sutlej( called Langqen in Tibet) rises from the Dharma pass on the Zanskar range. It descends into the plains at Ropar in Punjab. The Chenab (Sanskrit - Asikini) has both its headwaters - the Chandra and the Bhaga rise in Lahaul near the two ends of the Bara Lachla pass(4871mts) in Great Himalayan range. It emerges on plains at Riasi in Jammu. The Ravi (Indravati in Sanskrit) risea from the southern slopes of Pir Panjal, west of Mandi. It emerges on the plains at Madhopur. Out of the 5 rivers, Indus and Sutlej originate from China(Tibet). Rest of the rivers originate from India. 4.9k Views · View Upvotes · Answer requested by Sutluj Beas. All of these flow from India into Pakistan of these the 3 northern rivers Indus, Chenab and Jhelum flow 100% through state of J & K before entering Pakistan. Indus water treaty was brokered by world bank and signed in 1960 between India and Pakistan. In this treaty water of 3 northern rivers Indus, Jhelum and Chenab was earmarked for Pakistan and other 3 southern rivers Ravi, Sutluj and Beas exclusively for India. India was forbidden from creating reservoir dams on northern rivers and to guarantee their full flow into Pakistan during Summers. Pakistan was supposed to create Dams on these rivers for storage and able management of water. But Pakistan has failed to do so and more than 60% of water flows into sea unutilised . India looking at potential of hydropower and to make state of J & K through which the 3 northern river flow energy sufficient decided to create run of river hydropower plants example Baglihar, kishanganga, Uri etc. The Indus water treaty has a arbitration clause where each of the country can approach to find solution to grievance against other. Pakistan approached the arbitration board against these run-off-river projects where the board provided solution in accepting India's stand on these power projects and asked India to reduce height of Baglihar dam. 6.4k Views · View Upvotes · Answer requested by


The Kuiper Belt is in the orbit of which planet?

Kuiper Belt Objects: Facts about the Kuiper Belt & KBOs Kuiper Belt Objects: Facts about the Kuiper Belt & KBOs By Nola Taylor Redd, Space.com Contributor | January 22, 2016 01:06pm ET MORE This artist's impression shows the distant dwarf planet Eris in the distance with its moon Dysmonia in the foreground. New observations have shown that Eris is smaller than previously thought and almost exactly the same size as Pluto. Eris is extremely reflective and its surface is probably covered in frost formed from the frozen remains of its atmosphere. Dysnomia appears to be a darker and less reflective body. Credit: ESO/L. Calçada Beyond the gas giant Neptune lies a region of space filled with icy bodies. Known as the Kuiper Belt, this chilly expanse holds trillions of objects, remnants of the early solar system. Dutch astronomer Jan Oort first proposed in 1950 that some comets might come from the the solar system’s far suburbs. That reservoir later became known as the Oort cloud. Earlier, in 1943, astronomer Kenneth Edgeworth had suggested comets and larger bodies might exist beyond Neptune. In 1951, astronomer Gerard Kuiper predicted the existence of a belt of icy objects that now bears his name. Some astronomers refer to it as the Edgeworth-Kuiper Belt. Astronomers are now hunting for a planet in the Kuiper Belt, a true ninth planet , after evidence of its existence was unveiled on Jan. 20, 2016. The so-called "Planet Nine," as scientists are calling it, is about 10 times the mass of Earth and 5,000 times the mass of Pluto.  Let's take a closer look at this distant section of the solar system and the small worlds most commonly known as Kupier Belt Objects (KBOs) and, in recent years, dwarf planets. Artists rendering of the Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud. Credit: NASA Artist's concept of the dwarf planet Haumea and its two satellites (Hi’iaka and Namaka). Credit: SINC/José Antonio Peñas The Kuiper Belt is an elliptical plane in space spanning from 30 to 50 times Earth's distance from the sun, or 2.5 to 4.5 billion miles (4.5 to 7.4 billion kilometers). The belt is similar to the asteroid belt found between Mars and Jupiter, although the objects in the Kuiper Belt tend more to be icy rather than rocky. Scientists estimate that thousands of bodies more than 62 miles (100 km) in diameter travel around the sun within this belt, along with trillions of smaller objects, many of which are short-period comets . The region also contains several dwarf planets , round worlds too large to be considered asteroids and yet not qualifying as planets because they’re too small, on an odd orbit, and don’t clear out the space around them the way the 8 planets do. Kuiper Belt formation When the solar system formed , much of the gas, dust and rocks pulled together to form the sun and planets. The planets then swept most of the remaining debris into the sun or out of the solar system. But bodies farther out remained safe from gravitational tugs of planets like Jupiter , and so managed to stay safe as they slowly orbited the sun. The Kuiper Belt and its compatriot, the more distant and spherical Oort Cloud , contain the leftover remnants from the beginning of the solar system and can provide valuable insights into its birth. The classical Kuiper Belt — the most crowded section — lies between 42 and 48 times Earth's distance from the sun. The orbit of objects in this region remain stable for the most part, although some objects occasionally have their course changed slightly when they drift too close to Neptune. Kuiper Belt Objects This artist's impression shows the distant dwarf planet Eris. New observations have shown that Eris is smaller than previously thought and almost exactly the same size as Pluto. Eris is extremely reflective and its surface is probably covered in frost formed from the frozen remains of its atmosphere. The distant Sun appears to the upper right and both Eris and its moon Dysnomia (center) appear as crescents. Credit: ESO/L. Calçada Pluto was the first true Kuiper Belt Object to be seen, although scientists at the time didn't recog


What was the deadly cargo of the B-29 Bockscar?

The Atomic Bomb at 70: Can Nukes be Nuked? – EnviroReporter.com Junji Sarashina at PSR-LA “Never Again” commemoration in Santa Monica August 5 Survivors, activists gather in Santa Monica to mark 70th anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings News & Analysis 11:01 am Nagasaki Japan August 9, 1945 Forty seven seconds into this fateful minute, the Fat Man atomic bomb detonated just over 1,600 feet above a Nagasaki tennis court. The last thing the players would have seen was the shiny Silverplate B-29 Bockscar U.S. bomber hightailing it away from its deadly cargo before it blew up. A flash brighter than the sun rendered the sky with 7,050 degree Fahrenheit winds roaring at 624 miles per hour. The equivalent of 21 kilotons of TNT ignited above the city for maximum effect, destroying 44 percent of it instantaneously. In that spit-second instant, about half of those killed in Nagasaki – at least 80,000 – were incinerated. Another 60,000 lay gravely injured. “Very large numbers of person were crushed in their homes and in the buildings in which they were working,” according to the Children of the Atomic Bomb website developed by Dr. James N. Yamazaki , UCLA professor emeritus of pediatrics, together with the UCLA Asian American Studies Center. “Their skeletons could be seen in the debris and ashes for almost 1,500 meters from the center of the blast, particularly in the downwind directions.” “Large numbers of the population walked for considerable distances after the detonation before they collapsed and died,” continues Yamazaki. “Large numbers developed vomiting and bloody and watery diarrhea (vomitus and bloody feces were found on the floor in many of the aid stations), associated with extreme weakness. They died in the first and second weeks after the bombs were dropped. During this same period deaths from internal injuries and from burns were common.” 4:15 pm Santa Monica California August 5, 2015 Three days prior to Nagasaki’s destruction, the atomic bomb Little Boy blew up over Hiroshima. Exactly 70 years to the minute, over 200 people gathered for a moment of silence and testimonials in the shadow of Chain Reaction, a 26-foot high sculpture of a nuclear explosion made out of chain links in Santa Monica. The sculpture was designed by Pulitzer-prize winning political cartoonist Paul Conrad, whose son Dave was present for the Never Again – Hiroshima and Nagasaki 70th Anniversary Commemoration organized by Physicians for Social Responsibility – Los Angeles (PSR-LA). The Hiroshima Peace Flame, brought to Los Angeles in 1989 by then Mayor Tom Bradley, flickered in the light Pacific breeze on a nearby table. The Reverend Ryuzen Hayashi of the Koyasan Buddhist Temple tolled a doleful bell seven times to mark the decades the exact moment the bomb exploded over Hiroshima. Attendees then somberly held a moment of silence for all who perished. According to the papers of then-President Harry S Truman , the Hiroshima blast immediately killed 30 percent of the city’s 340,000 people. Over 102,000 men, women and children being obliterated, vaporized, crushed, burned and sliced to death from a tornado of broken glass. Many more would die in hideous ways. Others, like 16 year old Junji Sarashina, managed to survive even as their world was blown apart in a radioactive firestorm. Now 86 and living in Buena Park, the Hawaiian-born Sarashina is one of the hibakusha, the Japanese word for “explosion-affected people” who survived Hiroshima or Nagasaki or both as over 160 people did. Sarashina is a member of the American Society of Hiroshima-Nagasaki A-Bomb Survivors , several of whom attended the Santa Monica event. This reporter first met Sarashina at a Hiroshima commemoration three days earlier at the Koyasan Buddhist Temple in Little Tokyo. Along the walls of the temple were large black and white photographs of the destroyed city, as well as Nagasaki, along with countless burned and vaporized bodies. I struck up a conversation with a Japanese man who said his name was Hector, also looking at the gruesome and astonishing images. “Do you t


For what does the computing acronym FTP stand?

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Which World War 2 operation (later known as Operation Jubilee) took place on 19th August 1942?

The 1942 Dieppe Raid - The Second World War - History - Remembrance - Veterans Affairs Canada Veterans Affairs Canada PDF Version Introduction The Raid on Dieppe, France, on August 19, 1942, was a pivotal moment in the Second World War. With virtually all of continental Europe under German occupation, the Allied forces faced a well-entrenched enemy. Some method had to be found to create a foothold on the continent, and the Raid on Dieppe offered invaluable lessons for the successful D-Day invasion in 1944, saving countless lives in that momentous offensive. Canadians made up the great majority of the attackers in the raid. Nearly 5,000 of the 6,100 troops were Canadians. The remaining troops consisted of approximately 1,000 British Commandos and 50 American Rangers. The raid was supported by eight Allied destroyers and 74 Allied air squadrons, eight belonging to the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). Major-General J.H. Roberts, Commander of the  2nd Canadian Division, was Military Force Commander, with Captain J. Hughes-Hallett, Royal Navy (RN) as Naval Force Commander and Air Vice-Marshal T.L. Leigh-Mallory as Air Force Commander. Although extremely valuable lessons were learned in the Raid on Dieppe, a steep price was paid. Of the 4,963 Canadians who embarked for the operation, only 2,210 returned to England, and many of these were wounded. There were 3,367 casualties, including 1,946 prisoners of war; 916 Canadians lost their lives. Looking for Solutions The Allied situation in the spring of 1942 was grim. The Germans had penetrated deep into Russia, the British Eighth Army in North Africa had been forced back into Egypt, and, in Western Europe, the Allied forces had been pushed across the English Channel to Britain. At this point the Allied forces weren't strong enough to mount "Operation Overlord," the full-scale invasion of Western Europe. Instead, the Allies decided to mount a major raid on the French port of Dieppe. It was designed to test new equipment, and gain the experience and knowledge necessary for planning a great amphibious assault that would one day be necessary to defeat Germany. Also, after years of training in Britain, some Canadian politicians and generals were anxious for Canadian troops to experience battle. To achieve these goals, plans were made for a large-scale raid to take place in July 1942, called "Operation Rutter." Canadians would provide the main assault force, and, by May 20, troops of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division were on the Isle of Wight, in the English Channel, training intensively in amphibious operations. Poor weather in July, however, prevented them from launching Operation Rutter. Many involved in the planning wanted to abandon the raid. Despite the debate, the operation was revived and given the new code name "Jubilee." The port of Dieppe on the French coast remained the objective. The Raid on Dieppe took place on the morning of August 19, 1942. The forces attacked at five different points on a front roughly 16 kilometres long. Four simultaneous flank attacks were to go in just before dawn, followed half an hour later by the main attack on the town of Dieppe itself. Canadians were the force for the frontal attack on Dieppe, and also went in at gaps in the cliffs at Pourville, four kilometres to the west, and at Puys to the east. British commandos were assigned to destroy the coastal batteries at Berneval on the eastern flank, and at Varengeville in the west. The Eastern Flank As the assault force approached the coast of France in the early hours of August 19, the landing craft of the eastern sector unexpectedly encountered a small German convoy. There was a sharp, violent, sea fight, and that noise alerted the German coastal defences, particularly at Berneval and Puys. With the Germans ready to man their defences, the element of surprise was lost. The crafts carrying No. 3 Commando were scattered, and most of the unit never reached shore. Those who did were quickly overwhelmed. One small party of 20 commandos managed to get within 180 metres of the German battery. Their acc


Who had a not hit in 1983 with the song 'Electric Avenue'?

Electric Avenue by Eddy Grant Songfacts Electric Avenue by Eddy Grant Songfacts Songfacts Most American listeners didn't read much into the lyrics, but Grant claims this is a serious song. It refers to a real place in London, and tells the story of a poor man who beholds the things in life he could never achieve. Electric Avenue is a shopping area in the Brixton section of London, named because is was the first street in the area to get electric lights. Brixton was the setting for riots between police and protesters in 1981, which Grant refers to in the opening line, "Down in the street there is violence." This is one of the highest-charting reggae-influenced pop songs ever. Grant, a native of Guyana, had many pop and ska groups in England and Barbados. His first band, The Equals, had three Top 10 hits in England in the 1960s. They were the first multiracial band to find success in the UK. Some interesting chart timing on this song: It made #2 in the UK in January 1983, but didn't reach that position in the US until July. The difference was MTV, which popularized the song when they put the video into rotation not long after Michael Jackson's " Billie Jean " made the network much more accepting of black artists. Many artists, including the Rolling Stones, recorded at Grant's studio in Barbados. A keen businessman, he tried to buy the rights to Bob Marley's songs in 1991, but he was outbid. This was the biggest hit Grant ever had, but he still made showings in the Top 40 internationally with several British singles and "Romancing the Stone" in the US (#26, 1984).


Gibbons and orang-utans are types of which creature?

Habitats Of Apes, Gibbons, Chimpanzees, Gorillas and Orang-Utans Apes are very much similar to humans, and both are the... Habitats Of Apes, Gibbons, Chimpanzees, Gorillas and Orang-Utans By: M.Arslan | 11 , Mar 2013 | Mammals Largest Ape In The World Apes are very much similar to humans, and both are the members of the same super family called Hominoid. Apes look like monkeys but they do not have the external tails and they are commonly larger in size. Gibbons, orangutans, gorillas and chimpanzees belong to the family of apes. These different members of apes family have different habitats. Habitats of Gibbons The smallest members in the family of apes are the 12-13 species of gibbons. Because these are smaller in sizes so gibbons are referred as lesser apes. The natural habitats for gibbons are the South East Asian rain forests which are tropical in nature. They are scattered in the forests of China, Malaysia, Philippines and Burma. Habitats of Orangutans Other habitants of Southeast Asia from the family of apes are most rare and largest apes of this region known as the orangutans. The low-lying swamps in Borneo and the island of Sumatra in Indonesia are the natural habitats of these most intelligent mammals on earth. Habitats of Gorillas Gorillas are the largest apes in the world and are habitants of the African jungle. They live mostly on earth which means they are primarily terrestrial in nature. This largest apes in the world love to live in abandoned lands, swamps, tropical rain forests and low wet lands. Different sub-species of gorillas live in different parts of Africa. Western low-land gorillas live in Cameron, Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. Similarly, eastern mammals of this species live in Zaire. Habitats of Chimpanzees Another member from the apes family being the habitants of Africa is the chimpanzees. Chimpanzees are very much similar to humans in terms of their mental strength and pleasant behavior. The western lands of Africa are the habitats of Chimpanzees which include woodlands, rain forests and swamps forests. They are found in almost 21 central and western African countries.


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Which Dutch physicist formulated the Wave Theory of light?

Theory of Light What is light ? Light is part of the  electromagnetic spectrum , the spectrum is the collection of all waves, which include  visible light, Microwaves, radio waves ( AM, FM, SW ), X-Rays, and Gamma Rays. In the late 1600s, important questions were raised, asking if light is made up of particles, or is it waves .? Sir Isaac Newton, held the theory that light was made up of tiny particles. In 1678, Dutch physicist,  Christiaan Huygens , believed that light was made up of waves vibrating up and down perpendicular to the direction of  the light travels, and therefore formulated a way of visualising wave propagation. This became known as 'Huygens' Principle'.  Huygens theory was the successful theory of light  wave motion in three dimensions.  Huygen , suggested that light wave peaks form surfaces like the layers of an onion. In a vacuum, or other uniform mediums, the light waves are spherical, and these wave surfaces advance or spread out as they travel at the speed of light. This theory explains why light shining through a pin hole or slit will spread out rather than going in a straight line ( see diffraction ). Newton's theory came first, but the theory of Huygens, better described early experiments. Huygens' principle lets you predict where a given wavefront will be in the future, if you have the knowledge of where the given wavefront is in the present. At the time, some of the experiments conducted on light theory, both the wave theory and particle theory, had some unexplained phenomenon, Newton could not explain the phenomenon of light interference , this forced Newton's particle theory in favour of the wave theory. This difficulty was due to the unexplained phenomenon of light Polarisation - scientists were familiar with the fact that wave motion was parallel to the direction of wave travel, NOT perpendicular to the to the direction of wave travel, as light does. In 1803, Thomas Young studied the interference of light waves by shining light through a screen with two slits equally separated, the light emerging from the two slits, spread out according to Huygen's principle. Eventually the two wave fronts will overlap with each other, if a screen was placed at the point of the overlapping waves, you would see the production of light and dark areas ( see interference ). Later in 1815, Augustin Fresnel supported Young's experiments with mathematical calculations. In 1900 Max Planck proposed the existence of a light quantum, a finite packet of energy which depends on the frequency and velocity of the radiation. In 1905 Albert Einstein had proposed a   solution to the problem of observations made on the behaviour of   light having characteristics of both wave and particle theory.   From work of Plank on emission of light from hot bodies,   Einstein suggested that light is composed of tiny particles   called photons, and each photon has energy. Light theory branches in to the physics of quantum mechanics, which was conceptualised in the twentieth   century. Quantum mechanics deals with behaviour of nature on the   atomic scale or smaller. As a result of quantum mechanics, this gave   the proof of the dual nature of light and therefore not a   contradiction. Waves have two important characteristics - wavelength and frequency. The   Sine Wave The sine wave is the    fundamental waveform in nature. When dealing with light    waves, we refer to the sine wave. The period (T) of    the waveform is one full 0 to 360 degree sweep. The    relationship of frequency and the period is given by the    equation: f  = 1 / T The waveforms are always in the time domain   and go on for infinity. Wavelength: This is the distance between peaks of a wave.   Wavelengths are measured in units of length - meters, When dealing with  light, wavelengths are in the order of nanometres (1 x 10-9)   Frequency: This is the number of peaks that will travel past a   point in one second. Frequency is measured in cycles per second. The term given to this is   Hertz (Hz) named after t


Which Persian king released the Hebrews from Babylon?

Persia In the Bible - Amazing Bible Timeline with World History Amazing Bible Timeline with World History Easily See 6017 Years of Biblical and World History Together! Menu $0.00 0 items Persia In the Bible Persia is an empire located in southern Asia. It was created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and was destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC. It became a theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia. The Persian Empire is the name used to refer to many historical dynasties that have ruled the country of Persia now known as Iran. Persia’s earliest known kingdom was the proto- Elamite Empire, followed by the Medes, but it is the Achaemenid Empire that emerged under Cyrus the Great that is usually the earliest to be called “Persian.” However, it is placed on the Bible Timeline as early as the 14th century BC based on it’s earliest beginnings. [This article continues after a message from the authors] These Articles are Written by the Publishers of The Amazing Bible Timeline Quickly See 6000 Years of Bible and World History Together Unique Circular Format – see more in less space. Learn facts that you can’t learn just from reading the Bible Attractive design ideal for your home, office, church … Limited Time Offer! Find out more now! > The history of Iran, commonly known as Persia In the Early history, the Elamite kingdom was found in what is now southwestern Iran and Mesopotamia. The nomadic people known as Scythians , Medes , and Persians ranged from Central Asia to the Iranian plateau. Cyrus the great overthrew the Median King to become the ruler of Persia and Media. Cyrus captured Babylon and released the Jews from captivity. Darius, I next became the king. He reestablished and extended the empire, carrying out the administrative reorganization. Darius invaded the Greek mainland but was defeated at the Battle of Marathon. Before 1995, successive states were collectively called the Persian Empire by Western historians. The name Persia has long been used by the West to describe the nation of Iran, its people, or its ancient empire. Persis is derived from the ancient Greek name for Iran. This in turn comes from a province in the south of Iran, called Fars in the modern Persian language and Pars in Middle Persian. Persis is the Hellenized form of Pars, which is the basis for other European nations calling the area Persia. Persians in the Bible King Xerxes ruled over 127 territories in his kingdom. They reached from India all the way to Cush . The story of Esther tells of Persia. (Esther 1:1) This is how Persia is introduced in the Bible. Many historical Persian people have been mentioned in the Bible such as Cyrus the Great who has been referred to as a “Messiah” in the Old Testament. Cyrus the Great freed the Jews from captivity in Babylon through his Edict of Restoration in 538 BC and helped them to go back to the Jerusalem.He helped the Jewish people to rebuild their temples. Many Jewish people worked in the Persian court, and Jewish law was recognized in Persia. Some historians believe that one or all of the three wise men who brought gifts to Jesus at the time of his birth were Persian. They are referred to as “magi” and a magus (the singular of magi) was a Zoroastrian priest. Finally, Persians were some of the first people to convert to Christianity. What Part of the Bible Mentions Persians? 2 Chronicles 36:22 – Cyrus, king of Persia, is tasked to formulate a declaration throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing in the accomplishment of the Lord’s proclamation pronounced by Jeremiah . 2 Chronicles 36:23. Cyrus king of Persia appointed to build a temple for the Lord at Jerusalem in Judah. 2 Chronicles 36:20. He carried into exile to Babylon the remnant, who escaped from the sword, and they became servants to him and his sons until the kingdom of Persia came to power. Ezra 9:9. God has shown kindness and goodness to His people in the sight of the kings of Persia: new life and new living to re-establish the house of God. And restore its ruins, and He has set a wall of prot


"Which TV character had the catchphrases ""Permission to speak, sir?"" and ""Don't panic""?"

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Members of which pop group were jailed in Russia after performing an anti Putin song in Moscow Cathedral?

Pussy Riot: Russia frees jailed punk band members - BBC News BBC News Pussy Riot: Russia frees jailed punk band members 23 December 2013 Close share panel Media captionMaria Alyokhina: "I intend to pursue a career in human rights" Both jailed members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot, whose incarceration sparked a global outcry, have been released under an amnesty law. Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina dismissed the amnesty as a publicity stunt before the Sochi Winter Olympics in February. They both promised to continue their vocal opposition to the government. The women were jailed in August 2012 after performing a protest song in Moscow's main cathedral. Analysis By Sergei ZakinBBC Russian Service As soon as Maria Alyokhina stepped through the prison gates she described the amnesty law under which she was released as a "profanation", since it applied only to a minority of convicts. Most pundits see the amnesty as President Putin's attempt to soften his image in the West and improve his human rights record ahead of the Sochi Olympics in February 2014. Two days after the amnesty came into force Mr Putin pardoned Mikhail Khodorkovsky, once Russia's richest man and his personal foe, in a move that again was widely seen as an attempt to appease the West. At his Berlin news conference on Sunday, Khodorkovsky appeared to strike a conciliatory tone, vowing to stay out of politics and saying that he did not feel hatred towards the man who finally pardoned him after more than 10 years in jail. The Pussy Riot members' stance appears to be less serene. Alyokhina's first words and actions after being freed serve as a sign that this fight is likely to get more fierce and more personal. The act was seen as blasphemous by many Russians, and was condemned by the Orthodox Church. But their conviction for "hooliganism motivated by religious hatred" was criticised by rights groups, anti-Putin activists and foreign governments. The amnesty passed last week aimed to free some 20,000 prisoners. And in a separate move, President Vladimir Putin pardoned former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who was once Russia's richest man, on humanitarian grounds. He was freed after more than 10 years in prison for fraud and tax evasion and has since promised to stay out of politics. 'Totalitarian machine' Both Pussy Riot members said their anti-government stance had not softened, and both promised to form a human-rights group to fight for prison reform. Tolokonnikova shouted "Russia without Putin" as she emerged from a prison hospital in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk. The 24-year-old said her time in jail had not been wasted, adding: "I became older, I saw the state from within, I saw this totalitarian machine as it is. Image caption Nadezhda Tolokonnikova was being held in a Siberian prison hospital "Russia is built on a penal colony. That is why it is so important to change the prison system in order to change Russia." Alyokhina, released in the city of Nizhny Novgorod, 400km (280 miles) east of Moscow, told Russian TV that the amnesty was "a profanation". "If it were possible, if I had had a choice, I would have stayed in prison without a doubt," she said. Pussy Riot: The story so far They were due to be freed in March. But the amnesty law covered women who had children to look after. Both women have children, and so were freed early. They were convicted after performing an obscenity-laced song called Punk Prayer in Moscow's Christ the Saviour cathedral in February 2012. The song was heavily critical of the Orthodox Church's support for the president, calling on the Virgin Mary to "throw Putin out". A third Pussy Riot protester, Yekaterina Samutsevich, was also jailed, but was released on appeal in October 2012. Charges against 30 people arrested while taking part in a Greenpeace protest at a Russian Arctic offshore oil rig may also be dropped later this week under the amnesty law. The group - mostly foreign activists - have been charged with hooliganism.