"Which group won the BRIT award for ""Best British single record"" in the years 1993, 1994 and 1996 ?"

BRIT Awards: Best British Single Winners (1977 - 2011) - Video - Capital Schedule BRIT Awards: Best British Single Winners (1977 - 2011) - Video As listeners of Capital FM are now voting for the BRIT Awards 2012 Best British Single, we take a look back at previous BRIT's winners of the prestigious category. The winner of this year's most prestigious and hotly contested award category at the BRIT Awards will be announced at the O2 Arena on 21st February 2012.  The longlist features songs by Adele ('Someone Like You'), Ed Sheeran ('The A Team'), Example ('Changed The Way You Kissed Me'), JLS featuring Dev ('She Makes Me Wanna'), Jessie J ('Price Tag'), The Wanted ('Glad You Came'), Olly Murs featuring Rizzle Kicks ('Heart Skips A Beat'), One Direction ('What Makes You Beautiful'), Pixie Lott ('All About Tonight') and Military Wives ('Wherever You Are'). Whoever walks away from the 2012 event with the sought after BRIT Awards' statue will be in good company. We take a look back at previous winners in the Best British Single category. Best British Single 2011: Tinie Tempah - 'Pass Out' British born rapper Tinie Tempah tied with Arcade Fire for most awards won by a single artist at the 2011 BRITs. In addition to scooping the Best British Single award for 'Pass Out', he also took home the gong for British Breakthrough Act.  It was a busy night for Tinie - between his two acceptance speeches he took to the stage to perform a medley of his hits, including 'Pass Out', 'Written In The Stars' and 'Miami 2 Ibiza'. Watch Tinie Tempah's 2011 BRIT Awards performance below. Latest Tinie Tempah News - Tinie Tempah - 'Pass Out' (Official Video) Best British Single 2010: JLS - 'Beat Again' As well as taking home the award for Best British Single for Vodafone Big Top 40 No.1 'Beat Again', Marvin, JB, Oritse and Marvin also left the 30th BRIT Awards ceremony with the gong for British Breakthrough Act. They were pipped to the post of most gongs won by Lady Gaga, who left the event with the award for all three possible international categories she could win in (International Female, International Breakthrough Act and International Album).  JLS made a dramatic entrance for their performance of 'Beat Again', arriving on stage via zip wires which lowered them from the rafters of Earl's Court in London. Leather clad, they were joined on stage by dozens of backing dancers. Watch JLS' 2010 BRITs performance below. Latest JLS News - JLS Featuring Dev - 'Beat Again' (Official Video) Best British Single 2009: Girls Aloud - 'The Promise' Cheryl, Nicola, Sarah, Nadine and Kimberley had the audience guessing if they were naked behind giant pink feather fans when the girls appeared on stage at Earls Court to perform their Best British Single-winning hit, 'The Promise'. When the fans came down, Girls Aloud revealed tiny gold-sequinned leotards.  It was the only award of the night for Girls Aloud; Welsh singer Duffy was the big winner of the 2009 event, scooping three awards including the one for Best British Album. Watch Girls Aloud's 2009 BRIT Awards performance below. Latest Girls Aloud News - Girls Aloud - 'The Promise' (Download on iTunes) Best British Single 2008: Take That - 'Shine' A self-confessed "p***ed" Alan Carr took to the stage at Earls Court to present Take That with their British Single award for supermarket Morrisons' soundtrack 'Shine'. It was the second win of the night for Gary, Mark, Howard and Jason, who earlier in the evening took the award for British Live Act, and was the second year in a row they picked up the British Single award, which, apparently, was a closely fought vote between Take That and Leona Lewis, with the band and The X Factor queen neck and neck until the eleventh hour. Take That - 'Shine' (Download on iTunes) Best British Single 2007: Take That - 'Patience' After winning the award for British Single for comeback track 'Patience', Take That took to the stage all dressed in black for a stripped back performance of the 'Beautiful World' album hit. Other winners on the night - which was hosted by Katy Perry's ex Russell


"Which singer won the BRIT award for ""Best British single record"" in the years 1999, 2000 and 2001 ?"

BBC News | ENTERTAINMENT | Brit Awards: Did you know...? Tuesday, 16 January, 2001, 12:53 GMT Brit Awards: Did you know...? No prizes for guessing who won the first Brit Award... The Brit Awards have hailed British stars from the Beatles to Blur. BBC News Online charts its history, revealing some surprising facts about the winners and losers. It's that time of year again, when the UK music industry salutes its heroes and hopefully boosts a few record sales into the bargain. The Brit Awards, which celebrate the successes of UK and overseas music, can be traced back to the big hair and hip-hugging flares of 1977. Since then, 294 awards have been handed out. Brits facts and figures Most awards: Annie Lennox, 8 (7 as an individual and 1 with Eurythmics) Most nominations: George Michael, 17 Most successful loser: Jamiroquai (13 nominations, no wins) Most successful year: Blur in 1995, 4 wins Most successful band: Manics Street Preachers, 2 wins Best dance: M People and The Prodigy, 2 each The ceremony was created to celebrate the 100th anniversary of recorded sound, and the achievements of the growing UK record business. Not surprisingly, the first recipients of the best album prize were The Beatles, for the groundbreaking Sgt Pepper's Lonely Heart Club Band. Cliff Richard was voted best male, and US duo Simon and Garfunkel won the overseas gong. But it took the pair six takes to get their song Bookend/Old Friends right for inclusion in the show. Annie Lennox: More awards than anyone else Hosted by the British Phonographic Institute (BPI), the awards took place at London's Wembley Conference Centre. Although organisers hoped to make it an annual event, the next Brit Awards did not grace the stage until 1982. They are voted for by more than 1,000 people, including BPI member companies, DJs, music press, TV presenters, music industry members, lawyers, accountants, promoters and NUS entertainment officers. This eclectic group have voted singer and Eurythmics member Annie Lennox as the Brits' champion of champions. She has received eight awards - seven for most successful British female artist and one with the Eurythmics. Take That: Most awards for best single Just behind is Robbie Williams. He has also won eight awards but only five as a solo artist, the three others were with Take That. Michael Jackson has six awards and Phil Collins and U2 are at joint third with five awards each. The prize for the most nominations goes to George Michael, with a whopping 17, although Blur and Sir Elton John have been nominated 14 times. And, surprisingly, Jamiroquai takes the gong for the most successful loser. The highly successful band and its lead singer Jay Kay have been nominated 13 times but have never won an award. More facts and figures Best British male: Phil Collins, three awards Best British single: Take That, three awards Best British video: Robbie Williams, two wins Most successful international female artist: Bj�rk, three awards Best international group: U2, four awards Most performances at awards: Simply Red, four times The Brits also unite Take That and Phil Collins - they have each won a particular category three times, the band for best single and Collins for best British male. Bj�rk remains in a class of her own, with three awards for most successful international female artist - more than anyone else in that category. But although the Brits gives equal nods to men and women's categories, it does not grant its presenters the same equality. Of the show's 18 presenters, only three have been women - Davina McCall in 2000, Cathy McGowan in 1990 and Samantha Fox in 1989. Bjork: Popular with the judges She and Mick Fleetwood presented the show but received very bad press for introducing the wrong acts, not being able to read the autocue and generally taking it miles away from the slick show it is today. Government minister Kenneth (now Lord) Baker was also booed by the audience, who felt pretty disgruntled at the whole affair. He is not the only member of the government to have fallen foul of the Brits. In 1998, Deputy Prime Mini


What undersea rail tunnel, 33.5 miles long is the longest operational underground railway tunnel in the world ? It was completed in 1988 and connects the islands of Honshu and Hokkaido in Japan.

7 record-breaking tunnels from around the world | Fox News 7 record-breaking tunnels from around the world Published        April 04, 2013 Facebook 0 Twitter 0 livefyre Email Print Tunnels provide travelers with a quick and easy way to access hard-to-reach destinations, so it’s no surprise that every year cities map out new tunnel designs. But high-tech building materials and advances in design are allowing for engineering feats never seen before.  At higher altitudes, over longer distances, here are seven record-breaking tunnels that are stand alone tourist destinations.   1. Gotthard Base Tunnel, Switzerland AlpTransit Gotthard Ltd. Once completed in 2016, the Gotthard Base Tunnel will be the longest railway tunnel in the world. The 35-mile tunnel cuts under the Swiss Alps at 8,000 feet below sea level and is expected to reduce travel time between Zurich and Milan by about an hour. The building of the tunnel was an arduous feat as eight lives were lost during the process. For an up-close look at the construction, the public can visit a multimedia exhibition for free or take a tour of a construction site along the tunnel. 2. Yerba Buena Island Tunnel, California Caltrans To cross over the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, drivers must travel through Yerba Buena Island by way of the Yerba Buena Island Tunnel. The tunnel, completed in 1936, remains the largest single-bore tunnel in the world, measuring 76 feet wide and 58 feet high. To accommodate the large amount of traffic that travels across the bridge, the tunnel consists of two decks, each carrying five lanes.    3. Lærdal Tunnel, Norway Innovation Norway Stretching 15 miles long, the Lærdal Tunnel is the longest road tunnel in the world. The tunnel cuts through a mountain range that sits between the cities of Oslo and Bergen, providing a faster and safer route for drivers, especially during the wintertime. To keep drivers alert during the 20-minute underground journey, architects built in three “caves” or resting areas that feature vivid blue and yellow lights. 4. Aizhai Extra Large Suspension Bridge, China Hunan Government This two-way, four-lane bridge is the highest and longest tunnel-to-tunnel suspension bridge in the world. The bridge, built to ease traffic, measures almost 4,000 feet long and crosses over a canyon 1,164 feet deep. It carries the Jishou-Chadong Expressway, which runs through a total of 18 different tunnels. 5. Channel Tunnel Eurotunnel The Channel Tunnel, commonly referred to as the Chunnel, is the world’s longest undersea tunnel. Of its 31 miles, 23 miles are situated beneath the English Channel. The tunnel transports passengers and freight from Folkestone, Kent in England to Coquelles, Pas-de-Calais in France in as little as 30 minutes. As an added bonus, the Le shuttle and Eurostar trains that travel through the tunnel operate 365 days a year. 6. Seikan Tunnel, Japan Hokkaido Railway Company Until the Gotthard Base Tunnel is completed in 2016, the Seikan Tunnel holds the title of the longest operational railway tunnel in the world. Completed in 1988, the tunnel measures 33.5 miles long and links the islands of Honshu and Hokkaido. It is located almost 800 feet below sea level (beneath the Tsugaru Strait), making it one of the deepest railway tunnels in the world. Before the installation of the tunnel, ferries carried passengers across the strait, but when a typhoon sank five ferries killing over 1,000 people, Japan honed in on a new means of transportation.    7. Fenghuo Mount Tunnel, China AP The Fenghuo Mount Tunnel is the world’s highest railway tunnel, reaching an elevation of 16,093 feet. The tunnel encases part of the scenic Golmud-to-Lhasa route, which is a route on the Qinghai-Tibet Railway. The train that travels the railway is nicknamed the “rocket to the rooftop of the world” because 80% of its route is at an elevation above 13,000 feet. To compensate for the lack of oxygen at such an altitude, the train is equipped with two oxygen sources as well as personal oxygen canisters. Advertisement


A Royal Society report of 1713 found in favour of Isaac Newton, in a long running dispute with which mathematician over the invention of Calculus ?

BBC - iWonder - Isaac Newton: The man who discovered gravity Isaac Newton: The man who discovered gravity 25 December 1642 20th March 1727Newton dies A genius with dark secrets Isaac Newton changed the way we understand the Universe. Revered in his own lifetime, he discovered the laws of gravity and motion and invented calculus. He helped to shape our rational world view. But Newton’s story is also one of a monstrous ego who believed that he alone was able to understand God’s creation. His private life was far from rational – consumed by petty jealousies, bitter rivalries and a ruthless quest for reputation. 25 December 1642 Not expected to survive the day You need to have JavaScript enabled to view this clip. How Newton’s early years marked him for life. Clip from Isaac Newton: The Last Magician (BBC Two). Newton was born prematurely on Christmas morning, in Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire. He was a tiny baby, given little chance of survival. The country he was born into was chaotic and turbulent. England was being torn apart by civil war. Plague was an ever-present threat. Many believed the end of the world was imminent. But the hamlet of Woolsthorpe was a quiet community, little touched by either war or plague, which respected Puritan values of sobriety, simple worship and hard work. A lonely boy who hated his stepfather Newton's childhood home of Woolsthorpe Manor, Lincolnshire. Newton’s father had died before he was born. When Isaac was three, his mother left him with his grandmother and married a man from a nearby village. This turbulent start scarred Newton for life. He felt rejected by his family. He hated his stepfather and threatened to burn his house down. At Grantham school, Newton sought solace in books. He was unmoved by literature and poetry but loved mechanics and technology, inventing an elaborate system of sundials which was accurate to the minute. While his mother hoped he would run the family farm, his uncle and his headmaster realised Newton was destined for an intellectual life. Making pies on Sunday night... punching my sister... threatening my Father and Mother Smith to burn them and the house over them. Newton's college notebooks contained a list of childhood sins, written in code 1661 A mathematical mentor You need to have JavaScript enabled to view this clip. What did Newton’s professors teach him – and why did he reject it? Clip from Isaac Newton: The Last Magician (BBC Two). Newton enrolled at Trinity College, Cambridge. Here he found a father figure who set him on the road to important discoveries. Isaac Barrow, Cambridge's first professor of mathematics, steered Newton away from the standard undergraduate texts and towards the big unsolved mathematical problems of the day, such as calculus - a way of describing how things change. Calculus would later be crucial for explaining the universe in mathematical terms. Newton also hunted out new works by men such as Descartes, who argued that the Universe was governed by mechanical laws. Plato is my friend, Aristotle is my friend, but my best friend is truth. Entry in Newton’s notebook, begun in 1664 1665 Newton’s productive plague years You need to have JavaScript enabled to view this clip. See some of the remarkable ideas Newton conceived during this period of isolation. Clip from Isaac Newton: The Last Magician (BBC Two). When Cambridge University was closed because of the plague, Newton was forced to return home. This was the most productive period of his life. Newton was driven by the belief that the path to true knowledge lay in making observations rather than reading books. For example, rather than trust texts on optics, he experimented by sticking a bodkin – a blunt needle – in his eye to see its effect. He laid the groundwork for his theories of calculus and laws of motion that would later make him famous. But, naturally secretive, he kept his ideas to himself. New ideas lead to a revolutionary new telescope You need to have JavaScript enabled to view this clip. Watch this clip to find out how Newton's telescope works. Clip from Isaac Newton: T


In what opera does Police Chief Scarpia appear ?

Tosca | Opera Idaho Soldiers, police agents, altar boys, noblemen and women, townsfolk, artisans (chorus) Overview Giacomo Puccini’s melodrama about a volatile diva, a sadistic police chief, and an idealistic artist contains many famous arias, including “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca) and “E lucevan le stele” (Cavaradossi). Soprano Eleni Calenos returns as the ill-fated title character – Eleni has previously appeared with Opera Idaho in the title roles of La bohème and Madama Butterfly, and as Micaela in Carmen. Steven Crawford returns to conduct his ninth opera for Opera Idaho. Both during his lifetime and in posterity, Puccini's success outstripped other Italian opera composers of his time, and he has been matched in this regard by only a handful of composers in the entire history of opera. Three of Puccini's operas (Tosca, La bohème and Madama Butterfly) rank among the top ten works performed worldwide. This will be Opera Idaho’s fifth production of Tosca, making the opera one of the company’s most oft-performed operas. The most recent production was in 2003. Act I Rome, June 1800. Cesare Angelotti, an escaped political prisoner, rushes into the church of Sant’Andrea della Valle. He hides in one of the chapels just before the painter Mario Cavaradossi arrives to work on his portrait of Mary Magdalene. The painting has been inspired by the Marchesa Attavanti, whom Cavaradossi has seen in the church but does not know. He is struck by the resemblance of the dark-haired beauty of his lover, the singer Floria Tosca, and that of the blonde Marchesa Attavanti. Angelotti, who was a member of the former Bonapartiste government, emerges from his hiding place. Cavaradossi recognizes him and promises help, then hurries him back into the chapel as Tosca is heard calling from outside. She jealously asks Cavaradossi whom he has been talking to and reminds him of their rendezvous that evening. Suddenly recognizing the Marchesa Attavanti in the painting, she accuses him of being unfaithful, but he assures her of his love. When Tosca has left, Angelotti again comes out of hiding. A cannon signals that the police have discovered the escape, and he and Cavaradossi flee to the painter’s house. The sacristan enters with choirboys who are preparing to sing in a Te Deum celebrating the recent victory against Napoleon at the Battle of Marengo. Their excitement is silenced by the arrival of Baron Scarpia, chief of the secret police, who is searching for Angelotti. When Tosca comes back looking for Cavaradossi, Scarpia shows her a fan with the Attavanti crest that he has just found. Seemingly finding her suspicions about her lover’s infidelity confirmed, Tosca bursts into tears. She vows vengeance and leaves as the church fills with worshippers. Scarpia sends his men to follow her to Cavaradossi, with whom he thinks Angelotti is hiding. While the congregation sings the Te Deum, Scarpia declares that he will bend Tosca to his will. Act II In his study at the Palazzo Farnese, Scarpia anticipates the pleasure of having Tosca in his power. The spy Spoletta arrives with news that he was unable to find Angelotti. Instead he brings in Cavaradossi. While Scarpia interrogates the defiant painter, Tosca is heard singing at a royal gala in the same building. Scarpia sends for her and she appears just as Cavaradossi is being taken away to be tortured. Frightened by Scarpia’s questions and Cavaradossi’s screams, Tosca reveals Angelotti’s hiding place. Cavaradossi is brought in, badly hurt and hardly conscious. When he realizes what has happened, he angrily confronts Tosca, just as the officer Sciarrone rushes in to announce that Napoleon in fact has won the battle, a defeat for Scarpia’s side. Cavaradossi shouts out his defiance of tyranny and is dragged off to be executed. Scarpia calmly suggests to Tosca that he would let Cavaradossi go free if she’d give herself to him. Fighting off his advances, she declares she has dedicated her life to art and love and calls on God for help. Scarpia insists, when Spoletta interrupts: faced with capture, Angelotti has killed hi


The Swiss have completed construction of which underground rail tunnel which is over 35 miles long ? This tunnel will provide a railway link through the Alps and will become operational in 2017.

Road tunnel | Article about Road tunnel by The Free Dictionary Road tunnel | Article about Road tunnel by The Free Dictionary http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Road+tunnel Also found in: Dictionary , Thesaurus , Medical , Legal , Wikipedia . tunnel, underground passage usually made without removing the overlying rock or soil. Although tunnels are approximately horizontal, they must be built with sufficient gradient for proper drainage. Tunnels may be ventilated by shafts leading to the surface or by exhaust fans at the ends. Design and Construction Techniques Methods of tunneling vary with the nature of the material to be cut through. When soft earth is encountered, the excavation is timbered for support as the work advances; the timbers are sometimes left as a permanent lining for the tunnel. Another method is to cut two parallel excavations in which the side walls are constructed first. Arches connecting them are then built as the material between them is extracted. Portions of the unexcavated center, left temporarily for support, may be removed later. A tunnel cut through rock frequently requires no lining. Hard rock is removed by blasting. In constructing tunnels under rivers, the ordinary methods can be used as long as a stratum of impermeable material lies between the tunnel and the riverbed. In all cases, however, pumping equipment must be installed. Where mud, quicksand, or permeable earth is present in underwater tunneling, it becomes necessary to provide some means of holding back the water while the enclosing sections of the tunnel are placed in position. For this purpose the shield was devised and first used in 1825 by the French-born engineer Sir Marc I. Brunel when boring between Wapping and Rotherhithe, in England. Considered unsuccessful, the device was not employed again until 1869, when the British engineer James H. Greathead and the American inventor Alfred E. Beach developed improvements at about the same time. Their shields were metal cylinders fitting around the outside of the tunnel, the forward end closed by a diaphragm plate. As the rock or earth was cut away, the shield was shoved forward into the earth by hydraulic rams, compressed air being used to keep seepage to a minimum. The use of the pneumatic shield is now universal in tunneling under rivers. The actual cutting is performed by huge rotating cutter heads, each with up to fifty separate cutters, capable of penetrating 10 mm (1/2 in.) per revolution. River-crossing tunnels are also constructed by dredging a trench in the riverbed and then lowering prefabricated tunnel sections through the water into the trench, where they are connected to each other. The trench and tunnel are then covered over. In 1969, a tunnel was constructed across the Schelde River in Belgium, using sections 330 ft (100 m) long. Often, to speed construction, work is started at both ends. This poses no problem with the cut-and-cover method, but when the tunnel is bored from within, it must be assured that the tubes will actually meet in the center. Modern methods accomplish this with high precision. Significant Historic and Modern Tunnels The origin of tunnel building is disputed. The Egyptians built tunnels as entrances to tombs. The Babylonians built (c.2180 B.C.) a tunnel under the Euphrates using what is now called the "cut-and-cover" method; the river was diverted, a wide trench was dug across its bed, and a brick tube was constructed in it and covered up. The ancient Greeks and Romans built tunnels for carrying water and for mining purposes; some of the Roman tunnels are still in use. One of the first notable tunnels in Great Britain was part of the Grand Trunk Canal. It was nearly 2 mi (3.2 km) long and was completed in 1777. The Mont Cénis Tunnel, a railroad tunnel in the French Alps that opened in 1871 and is now 8.5 mi (13.7 km) long, was probably the first tunnel built using compressed-air drills. The first tunnel of importance in the United States was the tunnel through the Hoosac Range Hoosac Range , southern continuation of the Green Mts., NW Mass


What is the name of the substance obtained from the dried bladders of fish, used in brewing and wine-making ?

May 11 – “Isinglass” — Wine Word of the Day Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 36:05 — 33.2MB) Hello everybody and today is May 11. How many surrealists does it take to screw in a light bulb? Fish! I’m reminded of that riddle because do you know whose birthday it is?  That’s right, Salvadore Dali’s. And that brings us to today’s Wine Word of the Day: Isinglass Okay, this may get a little surreal for you but, Isinglass is (and I’m quoting Wikipeadia again so you don’t think I’m a freak, like Dali), “is a substance obtained from the dried swim bladders of fish. It is a form of collagen used mainly for the clarification of wine and beer.” Lovely, huh? We’ve never used isinglass in Moonstone Cellar’s wine, mind you, but many wineries do in order to make their white wines sparkle. And before you get too grossed out, the isinglass is left behind in the wine making process so it rarely finds its way into a bottle of wine.  However, that still doesn’t sit too well with vegans who don’t appreciate animals being used in their food and beverages. So, I guess they won’t be pairing their clarified white wine with chicken or FISH then, eh? For transcripts, links and more podcasts please go to moonstonecellars.com/wwd.  If you have any suggestions for more words, historical facts, or tips on how to keep my stopwatch from melting, please send emails to wwd@moonstonecellars.com And until next time, Hellooooo Dali. TASTING ROOMORS (Happenings in the Tasting Room) MOONSTONE CELLARS CLUB ANNIVERSARIES Gail Ortenberger                 6 years–off to Africa Kim & Rob Maston             6 years–opening a new steakhouse Rick & Amy Auricchio     6 years Christine Bellwood            6 years


In which Eastern Mediterranean country is the city of Tyre ?

The Biblical Cities Of Tyre And Sidon The Biblical Cities Of Tyre And Sidon Non-Technical - Jan 26, 2010 - by Gary Byers MA Share/recommend this article: Excerpt The names Tyre and Sidon were famous in the ancient Near East. They are also important cities in the Old and New Testaments. Both are now located in Lebanon, with Tyre 20 mi south of Sidon and only 12 mi north of the Israel-Lebanon border. Today each is just a shadow of their former selves... Continue reading Explore Related Articles Gemstone depicting Alexander the Great found at Tel Dor Excavations in Tel Dor have turned up a rare and unexpected work of Hellenistic art: a precious ston... Ezekiel 26:1-14: A Proof Text For Inerrancy or Fallibility of The Old Testament? This article seeks to give Ezekiel 26:1–14 a close reading. Special emphasis will be given to its li... The Tyrian Shekel and the Temple of Jerusalem Every year, a Jewish man, 20 years old and older, paid a voluntary half shekel Temple tax to the Jer... Tags Support Like this artice? Our Ministry relies on the generosity of people like you. Every small donation helps us develop and publish great articles. Please support ABR! This article was first published in the Fall 2002 issue of Bible and Spade. The names Tyre and Sidon were famous in the ancient Near East. They are also important cities in the Old and New Testaments. Both are now located in Lebanon, with Tyre 20 mi south of Sidon and only 12 mi north of the Israel-Lebanon border. Today each is just a shadow of their former selves. Sidon, called Saida today (Arabic for “fishing”), was named after the firstborn son of Canaan (Gn 10:15) and probably settled by his descendants. The northern border of ancient Canaan extended to Sidon (Gn 10:19). Later, Jacob spoke of it as the boundary of Zebulun (Gn 49:13) and Joshua included it as part of the land promised to Israel (Jos 13:6). Sidon was included in the inheritance of Asher, on its northern boundary (Jos 19:28), but it was not taken by that tribe in conquest (Jgs 1:31, 3:3). Settled from the beginning as a port city, Sidon was built on a promontory with a nearby offshore island that sheltered the harbor from storms. Twenty mi south of Sidon, in the middle of a coastal plain, Tyre (called Sour in Arabic today) was constructed on a rock island a few hundred yards out into the Mediterranean (Ward 1997:247). In fact, the city took its name from this rock island. Tyre comes from the Semetic sr (Hebrew Sor, Arabic Sur, Babylonian Surru, Egyptian Dr,) meaning rock. The port of ancient Sidon is believed to have been located in this area. The Sea Castle in the harbor today was originally built as a Crusader fort to protect the harbor. It is believed the Castle sits over the site of the Phoenician temple to Melkart. Michael Luddeni Located at the foot of some of the Lebanese mountain’s southwestern ridges and near the gorge of the ancient Leontes River (the modern Litani), the rich and well-watered plain became the fortified island’s primary source or food, water, wood and other living essentials. Apparently the island was fortified first and called Tyre, while the coastal city directly opposite was settled later. It was originally called Ushu in cuneiform texts (Ward 1997:247) and later Palaetyrus (“old Tyre”) in Greek texts (Jidejian 1996:19). The Canaanites Historical and archaeological evidence indicate both cities were settled by the early second millennium BC and were important seaports long before the Israelites settled in Canaan. Yet, while Sidon was mentioned many times during the Canaanite and early Israelite periods in the Bible, Tyre first appeared as part of Asher’s western boundary (Jos 19:29). Specifically called a “fortified city” in this passage, it was noted as a significant landmark. Tyre does not appear again in the Bible until Hiram, king of Tyre, sends cedar, carpenters, and masons to build David’s house (2 Sm 5:11). While both cities are mentioned in a number of second millennium BC extra-Biblical documents, the most interesting accounts come from the Amarna Letters. Actual letters


"""They also serve who only stand and wait"" is the last line of a sonnet by which English poet ?"

They also serve who only stand and wait | EnglishClub They also serve who only stand and wait This page is about the saying "They also serve who only stand and wait". Possible interpretation: We all have a place in this world and we all perform a function, regardless of our ability or disability. The word order of this sentence may make it more difficult to understand. In normal English it would be something like: "They (those people) who only stand and wait, also serve." Origin: Quotation from the great English poet John Milton (1608-74). After going blind, Milton wrote the poem "On His Blindness". In the sonnet's last line, he reflects that even with his disability he has a place in the world: When I consider how my light is spent Ere half my days in this dark world and wide, And that one Talent which is death to hide Lodged with me useless, though my soul more bent To serve therewith my Maker, and present My true account, lest He returning chide, "Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?" I fondly ask. But Patience, to prevent That murmur, soon replies, "God doth not need Either man's work or his own gifts. Who best Bear his mild yoke, they serve him best. His state Is kingly: thousands at his bidding speed, And post o'er land and ocean without rest; They also serve who only stand and wait. serve (verb): do duties or services for other people stand (verb): have an upright position on one's feet wait (verb): do nothing until something happens Quick Quiz: "They also serve who only stand and wait" suggests that we all have a place in this world whether or not we have a. any disabilities


A Guide to Hunting for Morel Mushrooms - Organic Gardening - MOTHER EARTH NEWS Video A Guide to Hunting for Morel Mushrooms A guide to hunting for Morels. Mushroom hunting can be a wonderful, healthy outdoor experience to share with family and friends. But the thrill of the hunt is only half the enjoyment. By Larry Lonik Fun to find and a treat to eat, it's hard to beat morel mushrooms. PHOTO: DAVID CAVAGNARO Print Email This guide to hunting for morel mushrooms will help you find these delicious gourmet treats. Mushroom hunting can be a wonderful, healthy outdoor experience to share with family and friends. But the thrill of the hunt is only half the enjoyment. Its deliciously earthy, nutty, steak-like flavor makes the morel mushroom the No. 1 target of wild mushroom hunters across North America. The two dozen choicest wild mushrooms on this continent have a range of flavors — light, sweet apricot (chanterelle), eggplant (puffball), meat like (several) — but the morel is king. Thousands of people scour fields and forests annually in North America in search of morels. Not only is it the best-tasting, the morel is also the easiest to identify and safest to eat of all wild mushrooms. Generally, if you find a sponge-like protuberance, 1 to 6 inches tall pushing skyward among fallen forest leaves and grasses on spring days between 60 and 80 degrees, you're in luck. The stems and caps of morels are hollow, and the stem is attached at the base of the cap. It makes a great first mushroom to learn because its spongy shape is so distinctive and easy to identify. This guide to hunting for morel mushrooms will help you secure a bountiful bushel of morels. When and Where to Hunt Morel Mushrooms Morels appear throughout the continent in spring. Trees are just beginning to bud, so relatively unfiltered sunlight warms the earth directly. This triggers the appearance of a number of wildflowers: trillium, phlox, trout lily, Dutchman's breeches, violets, wild strawberries and many more. These flowers, along with temperature, are indicators of when to look for morels. The "where" isn't quite as simple. Where the spores fall, cross pollinate and germinate is basically where morels will grow — after a five-year cycle of nutrient-gathering and storage. Black morels (which appear first) tend to be more exclusively in hardwood forests, but not around any particular type of tree. Finding them is often like a connect-the-dots game. When you find one, be still and look nearby. When the spores that created the morel you just picked were jettisoned years ago, there likely was a wind pattern that blew the spores in a particular path. There may have been a nutrient source or environment (soil type, moisture, pH, etc.) that was conducive for growth. Look for the patterns. White morels, which appear later than the blacks, have a more diverse range of habitats. Forests, fields, orchards, fence rows, hedgerows, islands, railroad tracks, floodplain's and grown-over strip mines are just some of the places the white and giant morels can be found. Unlike the blacks, the whites sometimes tend to congregate around certain types of tree usually ones that are in some stage of dying. Elm, ash, sycamore, cottonwood. Bigger, older trees. As the trees die the root systems break down and are desirable and readily available food sources for morels. This availability of nutrients may allow the growth cycle to advance, shortening the five-year cycle. Good results occasionally can be found in consecutive years in the same location. Morel Hunting: What to Wear, What to Bring When you head out to the woods, wear long pants and a long-sleeved shirt for protection. There can be brambles and poison ivy, the occasional spider web and weather elements to consider. Make sure your clothes and your walking shoes are comfortable. A compass, whistle (for hailing), drinking water and snack are all good accompaniments for your walk. The most important item, however, is your collection bag. Do not use paper or plastic bags, even though they're handy and inexpensive. These bags don't all


Tart Cherry (Pie Cherry, Sour Cherry) | Uncommon Fruit Tart Cherry (Pie Cherry, Sour Cherry) (Prunus cerasus) Background Evans tart cherry Compared to other common tree fruits, cultivar choices for P. cerasus are limited, but those that are available are hardy, adaptable and self-fertile, which limits the need for additional cultivar selection. The gold standard for the tart cherry processing industry continues to be ‘Montmorency’, which was selected in Montmorency, France, more than 400 years ago. There are two types of tart cherry, ‘Morello’ and ‘Amarelle’. ‘Amarelle’ are bright red with clear to yellow flesh. Consumers are most familiar with this type because ‘Montmorency’ is in this group and is the most widely grown cherry for processing. ‘Morello’ types have a dark red fruit with red flesh and dark red juice. Often overlooked in the U.S., this type is of particular interest because the intense pigmentation indicates high anthocyanin levels associated with enhanced nutritional benefits. (See NC State reference, below.) All cherries are known to be excellent sources of vitamins, minerals and nutraceuticals. They are one of the few food sources that contain melatonin, an antioxidant that helps regulate heart rhythms and the sleep cycle (See references, below.) Observations at Carandale Farm Meteor tart cherry plantings in Carandale’s commercial orchard. The tree in the background is 37 years old. Tart cherries have been part of the commercial fruit orchard at Carandale Farm for more than 40 years. ‘Meteor’ has been and continues to be a reliable producer of good quality ‘Amarelle’-type fruit. The semi-dwarf tree has dense foliage that seems to discourage major bird predation. ‘Northstar’ is a dwarf tree that produces ‘Morello’-type fruit, but it had a short life span in the commercial planting. Fruit quality wasn’t consistent, and it was attractive to birds. Based on past experience with tart cherries of both types (‘Amarelle’ and ‘Morello’), Carandale growers were excited to read about an option that might combine the benefits of both. ‘Evans’ (also called ‘Bali’) was being promoted as “the best-selling fruit tree on the Canadian Prairie. Incredibly hardy, possibly even to Zone 2. Large, even huge, crops of English ‘Morello’-type fruit virtually every year.” (See Fedco Trees reference, below.) Dormant Evans tart cherry tree In the spring of 2004, five trees were purchased from St. Lawrence Nurseries . These natural dwarf trees were started from tissue culture, so they are on their own rootstock (not grafted). The trees were small but transplanted well. They have had good resistance to most insect and disease pressure but have shown susceptibility to cherry leaf spot. The tree size, productivity and winter hardiness have met expectations, but the big disappointment is that they are not a ‘Morello’-type cherry and therefore do not have the enhanced anthocyanins, which was a major reason for the trial. (St. Lawrence Nurseries did not promote them as a ‘Morello’-Type cherry, but many other sources did, and continue to do so.) ‘Evans’ is a good cultivar, and if it lives up to its winter hardiness claims, it would still be a good choice for northern areas. Compared to ‘Meteor’, the fruit ripens a little later, may be slightly larger, has comparable yields and is somewhat sweeter when dead ripe. The fruit is softer and may have more handling damage. Susceptibility to brown rot appears to to be about the same.


In the periodic table of elements, which chemical element would come last alphabetically ?

Alphabetical list by Name of the chemical elements of the periodic table For chemistry students and teachers: The tabular chart on the right is alphabethically listed. The first chemical element is Actinium and the last is Zirconium. Please note that the elements do not show their natural relation towards each other as in the Periodic system. There you can find the metals, semi-conductor(s), non-metal(s), inert noble gas(ses), Halogens, Lanthanoides, Actinoids (rare earth elements) and transition metals.


What is the anthem of the European Union ?

EUROPA - The European anthem Europa ECAS Login Create an ECAS account The European anthem The melody used to symbolize the EU comes from the Ninth Symphony composed in 1823 by Ludwig Van Beethoven, when he set music to the "Ode to Joy", Friedrich von Schiller's lyrical verse from 1785. The anthem symbolises not only the European Union but also Europe in a wider sense. The poem "Ode to Joy" expresses Schiller's idealistic vision of the human race becoming brothers - a vision Beethoven shared. In 1972, the Council of Europe adopted Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" theme as its anthem. In 1985, it was adopted by EU leaders as the official anthem of the European Union. There are no words to the anthem; it consists of music only. In the universal language of music, this anthem expresses the European ideals of freedom, peace and solidarity. The European anthem is not intended to replace the national anthems of the EU countries but rather to celebrate the values they share. The anthem is played at official ceremonies involving the European Union and generally at all sorts of events with a European character. Listen to the European Anthem


Who took over the important position of Pope in 2013 ?

Pope Francis named Time's ‘Person of the Year 2013’ — RT News Tags Religion , Mass media , USA , Vatican The iconic title goes each year to the one chosen by prominent US  magazine Time as the individual who had the most influence on the  world and news over the year. "For pulling the papacy out of the palace and into the  streets, for committing the world’s largest church to confronting  its deepest needs and for balancing judgment with mercy, Pope  Francis is TIME's 2013 Person of the Year," as managing  editor, Nancy Gibbs, explained the magazine’s choice. “He took the name of a humble saint and then called for a  church of healing.” “The first non-European pope in 1,200 years is poised to  transform a place that measures change by the century,” Time  wrote about the Argentinian, who outran former NSA contractor and  whistleblower Edward Snowden, who took second place. The Vatican reacted to the news saying that the pontiff is not  looking for fame. “The Holy Father is not looking to become famous or to  receive honors. But if the choice of Person of the Year helps  spread the message of the gospel - a message of God's love for  everyone - he will certainly be happy about that" said  Vatican spokesman, Father Federico Lombardi, as cited by “Today”. Following Pope Benedict’s resignation, the first retirement from  the holy post in 600 years, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of  Argentina became the first Latin American pope in history. Pope Francis has been at the center of public attention since he  took office in March, showing more openness, compared to the  previous pontiffs. Since then he has shaped the global conversation on religion,  urging the Church to be more welcoming, less cold and dogmatic. First, the Pope criticized the Church which had "locked  itself up in small things, in small-minded rules" and should  not be so prone to condemn. Then the pontiff, called the people’s pope, caused surprise with  his words about women and abortions due to poverty or rape,  saying “who can remain unmoved before such painful  situations?" Or by his attitude towards homosexuality: ‘If a homosexual  person is of good will and is in search of God, I am no one to  judge.” These words contrast starkly the position of his predecessor,  Benedict, who fiercely condemned gay rights, calling same-sex  relationships an intrinsic disorder. The people appreciate Pope Francis, who turns 77 next Tuesday,  for his modesty. For instance, he refused to use the traditional  Mercedes previous popes drove, in favor of a 1984 Renault 4  economy car. Meanwhile, as a cardinal he is said to have used the  subway. His public acts of humility, from washing the feet of criminals  to embracing a disfigured man, have reshaped the attitudes of  many people to the Catholic Church. "What makes this Pope so important is the speed with which he  has captured the imaginations of millions who had given up on  hoping for the church at all," Time said in its cover story. Cowardly TIME choses Pope over #Snowden for person of the year (as per #Assange in 2010 who won the popular vote) http://t.co/c3QEeVTE8y — Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) December   11, 2013 Following Snowden in the top 5 were gay rights activist Edith  Windsor, who took her fight all the way to the US Supreme Court  and won, securing marriage for same-sex couples in the United  States at a federal level. Next up was Syrian President Bashar Assad, nominated for his role  in his country’s civil war. And then Texas Republican Senator Ted  Cruz famous for filibustering skills. The tradition of selecting a "Person of the Year" began in 1927,  with the aviator Charles Lindbergh on the cover, following his  historic trans-Atlantic flight. Since the list began, every  serving US President has been a person of the year at least once,  except Calvin Coolidge (who was in office at time of the first  issue), Herbert Hoover, and Gerald Ford. Three popes, including  Francis, have also been on the cover of the magazine as people of  the year.


What is the national anthem of Australia ?

Australian National Anthem - Advance Australia Fair, Lyrics and Music midi Australian National Anthem words and music composed by Peter Dodds McCormick Australians all let us rejoice For we are young and free We've golden soil and wealth for toil, Our home is girt by sea: Our land abounds in nature's gifts Of beauty rich and rare, In history's page let every stage Advance Australia fair, In joyful strains then let us sing Advance Australia fair. Beneath our radiant Southern Cross,  We'll toil with hearts and hands, To make this Commonwealth of ours Renowned of all the lands, For those who've come across the seas We've boundless plains to share, With courage let us all combine To advance Australia fair. In joyful strains then let us sing, Advance Australia fair. Our National Anthem was the  British Anthem "God Save the Queen".  It was decided by those who know that it needed to be changed.  Then they decided to have  some sort of competition where the general public were to submit songs etc.  Anyway apparently none were considered good enough.  That left a choice between "Advance Australia Fair", "Waltzing Matilda" and "God Save the Queen"  This is of course quite ridiculous - a choice between three songs.  Basically if you didn't like the Queen well then that left two.  Hard Yakka if you didn't like any of them. "Advance Australia Fair" was already a fairly popular song among Australians.  So bear up you Aussies who don't like it, you will have to make the best of it - don't we always?  Besides it is not that bad. Many people thought that Waltzing Matilda should be our anthem, the trouble here is of course the  words are about a Swagman - a jolly one - but never-the-less a Swagman who  also steals sheep.  Images Australia would not have a problem with that in fact it would suit Australia's quirky streak. No this does not mean we approve of stealing sheep - we just like the melody. Perhaps we should have two anthems, then we judge the event and play the one most suitable for the occasion. Oh heck let's go for over-kill and play both of them they are both great songs.  Imagine for instance the Olympic Games we would have the longest time, the audience would become rather restless - we might even be run out of town - but what do we care - hey we are doing them a favor it is not everyone who has two anthems. This is of course a little presumptuous assuming we will win a medal. What about the Queen you ask - well we are all grown up now don't you know  Oh yah Oh by the way if you are feeling a bit nostalgic go to the National Anthems of the World page and you can hear "God Save the Queen"  (once our National Anthem) like you have never heard it before.  The musical arrangement is by Images Australia and also the other music featured throughout this site. You will notice that some of the original verses have been left out of the official version and we believe rightly so as they no longer reflect  Australia's present  multi-cultural population.  While it is nice to know they were once included and that Captain Cook  discovered Australia and sailed into Botany Bay etc. etc. it is not applicable for Australia now.  History is history and nothing can change that but we must move on and have an Anthem that all Australians can relate to.  If you want history look it up in a history book or an encyclopaedia it will be much more accurate and informative. We know a lot of people will disagree with our opinion and that is their right, but please don't resort to sending offensive and argumentative e-mails. Verse One


"In the periodic table of elements, which chemical element is the only one to begin with the letter ""V"" ?"

Vanadium»the essentials [WebElements Periodic Table] Vanadium foil. Vanadium: historical information Vanadium was discovered by Andres Manuel del Rio and Nils Sefström in 1801 at Mexico and Sweden. Origin of name : named after "Vanadis", the goddess of beauty in Scandinavian mythology. The discovery of vanadium happened "twice". The discovery of vanadium was claimed first by Andres Manuel del Rio (a Spanish mineralogist) at Mexico City in 1803. He prepared a number of salts from a material contained in "brown lead" (now called vanadite, from a mine near Hidalgo in Northern Mexico). He found the colours reminiscent of those shown by chromium, so he called the element panchromium ("something which can take or have any colour"). He later renamed the element erythronium ("red") after noting that most of these salts turned red upon heating. It seems he withdrew his claim after a Frenchman, Collett-Desotils, disputed his claim, and it was only 30 years later that it was shown that del Rio's work was, in fact, correct. Iin 1831, Nils Gabriel Sefström (a Swedish chemist) was working with some iron ores and was able to isolate a new oxide. This lead to the element being named in honour of the Northern-Germanic tribes' goddess Vanadis (Vanadis, a by-name of Freya referring to beauty and fertility) because of its beautiful multicoloured compounds. In the same year, Friedrich Wöhler came in to possession of del Rio's "brown lead" and confirmed del Rio's discovery of vanadium, although the name vanadium still stands rather than del Rio's suggestion of erythronium. Metallic vanadium was not made until 1867 when Henry Enfield Roscoe reduced vandium chloride (VCl3) with hydrogen gas to give vanadium metal and HCl. Vanadium around us Read more » Vanadium is essential to sea squirts (ascidians). The concentration of vanadium in sea squirts is a million times higher than in sea water as a consequence of their ability to concentrate vanadium. Vanadium is a necessary part of the diet of rats and chicks, but only is very small amounts. Deficiencies cause reduced growth and impair reproduction. Vanadium is not found as the free metal in nature. It is however found in many minerals, of which perhaps the most important are carnotite [K(UO2)(VO4)1.5H2O], roscoelite [a mica: 2K2O.2Al2O3.(Mg, Fe)O.3V2O5.10SiO2.4H2O], vanadinite [3Pb3(VO4)2.PbCl2], mottramite [Pb, Ca, Cu)3(VO4)2], and patronite (VS4). It is also present in some crude oils. Vanadium has been identified in the spectra of the sun and other stars. Abundances for vanadium in a number of different environments. More abundance data » Location Second ionisation energy : 1414 kJ mol‑1 Isolation Isolation : vanadium is available commercially and production of a sample in the laboratory is not normally required. Commercially, routes leading to matallic vanadium as main product are not usually required as enough is produced as byproduct in other processes. In industry, heating of vanadium ore or residues from other processes with salt, NaCl, or sodium carbonate, Na2CO3, at about 850°C gives sodium vanadate, NaVO3. This is dissolved in water and acidified to give a red solid which in turn is melted to form a crude form of vanadium pentoxide, "V2O5". Reduction of vanadium pentoxide with calcium, Ca, gives pure vanadium. An alternative suitable for small scales is the reduction of vanadium pentachloride, VCl5, with hydrogen, H2, or magnesium, Mg. Many other methodsare also in use. Industrially, most vanadium is used as an additive to improve steels. Rather than proceed via pure vanadium metal it is often sufficient to react the crude of vanadium pentoxide, "V2O5", with crude iron. This produces ferrovanadium suitable for further work. Vanadium isotopes


"Which American pop group, who did not reach the number 1 spot in the U.K., had their most successful number 1 hit in America with ""Livin' on a Prayer"" in 1986 ?"

Daily Music Sheets - Free Downloadable Sheet Music 1.13MB - 1983d ago Alanis Morissette Alanis Nadine Morissette (born June 1, 1974) is a Canadian-born singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She has won 12 Juno Awards and seven Grammy Awards, and has sold over 55 million albums worldwide. Morissette began her career in Canada, and as a teenager recorded two dance-pop albums, Alanis and Now Is the Time, under MCA Records. Her international debut album was the rock-influenced Jagged Little Pill, which remains the best-selling debut album by a female artist in the U.S., and the highest selling debut album worldwide in music history, selling 30 million records worlwide. According to RIAA and United World Charts, Alanis is the biggest selling female rock artist in music. Her following album, Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie, was released in 1998 and was a success as well. Morissette took up producing duties for her subsequent albums, which include Under Rug Swept, So-Called Chaos and latest release Flavors of Entanglement. In February 2005, Morissette became a naturalized citizen of the United States while maintaining her Canadian citizenship. Piano   ... Domenico Alberti Domenico Alberti (c. 1710 – 14 October 1740) was an Italian singer, harpsichordist, and composer whose works bridge the Baroque and Classical periods. Alberti was born in Venice and studied music with Antonio Lotti. He wrote operas, songs, and sonatas for keyboard instruments, for which he is best known today. These sonatas frequently employ a particular kind of arpeggiated accompaniment in the left hand that is now known as the Alberti bass. It consists of regular broken chords, with the lowest note sounding first, then the highest, then the middle and then the highest again. This pattern is repeated. Today, Alberti is regarded as a minor composer, and his works are played or recorded only irregularly. The Alberti bass was used by many later composers, and it became an important element in much keyboard music of the Classical music era. Piano   ... Coldplay Coldplay are a rock band formed in London, England in 1997. The group comprises vocalist/pianist/guitarist Chris Martin, lead guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, and drummer/multi-instrumentalist Will Champion. Coldplay have sold 34.6 million albums, and are also known for their hit singles, such as "Yellow", "The Scientist", "Speed of Sound", "Fix You", "Viva la Vida" and the Grammy Award-winning "Clocks". Coldplay achieved worldwide fame with the release of their single "Yellow", followed by their debut album, Parachutes (2000), which was nominated for the Mercury Prize. Its follow-up, A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002) won multiple awards such as NME's Album of the Year and was later included on Rolling Stone magazine's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list, ranking at #473. Their next release, X&Y (2005), received a slightly less enthusiastic yet still generally positive reception. The band's fourth studio album, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008), was produced by Brian Eno and released again to largely favourable reviews. All of Coldplay's albums have enjoyed great commercial success. Coldplay's early material was compared to acts such as Jeff Buckley, U2, and Travis. Coldplay have been an active supporter of various social and political causes, such as Oxfam's Make Trade Fair campaign and Amnesty International. The group have also performed at various charity projects such as Band Aid 20, Live 8, and the Teenage Cancer Trust. Piano   ... Anatoly Alexandrov Anatoly Nikolayevich Alexandrov (Russian: Анато́лий Никола́евич Алекса́ндров) (May 25 1888 – April 16, 1982) was a Russian composer of works for piano and for other instruments, and pianist. His initial works had a mystical element, but he downplayed this to better fit Socialist realism. He led a somewhat retiring life, but received several honors. Alexandrov was the son of a Professor of Tomsk University. He attended the Moscow Conservatory (which he left in 1915), where he was a pupil of Nikolai Zhilyayev,


"T.V. Sitcoms - What was the name of ""The Vicar of Dibley"", played by Dawn French ?"

The Vicar of Dibley (TV Series 1994–2007) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error A boisterous female minister comes to serve in an eccentricly conservative small town's church. Stars: Geraldine forms a book club at which Alice deciphers the Da Vinci Code and works out that she is the last living descendant of Jesus Christ. Geraldine,however,is depressed. She has conducted a ... 9.1 Geraldine is so popular that everybody wants her round for Christmas dinner so she won't be alone - Jim and Frank, Alice and her family,who are even more bizarre than Alice herself and the Hortons. ... 8.9 Hugo and Alice are finally married,with two bridesmaids dressed up as Teletubbies. There is a nasty moment when a woman bursts in and accuses the groom of being already married but,not to worry,she's... 8.6 Famous Directors: From Sundance to Prominence From Christopher Nolan to Quentin Tarantino and every Coen brother in between, many of today's most popular directors got their start at the Sundance Film Festival . Here's a list of some of the biggest names to go from Sundance to Hollywood prominence. Watch the video Related News a list of 49 titles created 15 Jul 2012 a list of 22 titles created 20 Jan 2013 a list of 44 titles created 16 Jan 2014 a list of 45 titles created 09 Apr 2014 a list of 41 titles created 16 Aug 2015 Title: The Vicar of Dibley (1994–2007) 8/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. 6 wins & 17 nominations. See more awards  » Photos Comedy about Ben, a dentist, and his family. They don't exactly get along well. Stars: Robert Lindsay, Zoë Wanamaker, Gabriel Thomson A snobbish housewife is determined to climb the social ladder, in spite of her family's working class connections and the constant chagrin of her long suffering husband. Stars: Patricia Routledge, Clive Swift, Geoffrey Hughes French and Saunders (TV Series 1987) Comedy This BBC comedy skit show is the brainchild of longtime comedy duo Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. Each episode would feature satire on British life, television, and parodies on big box ... See full summary  » Stars: Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Simon Brint Edina Monsoon and her best friend Patsy drive Eddie's sensible daughter, Saffron, up the wall with their constant drug abuse and outrageous selfishness. Stars: Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha Matt Lucas and David Walliams, the creators of this character-comedy sketch show, delight in all that is mad, bad, quirky and generally bonkers about the people and places of Britain. Stars: Matt Lucas, David Walliams, Tom Baker The misadventures of the staff of a retail floor of a major department store. Stars: Mollie Sugden, John Inman, Frank Thornton Gavin & Stacey (TV Series 2007) Comedy | Romance Gavin and Stacey have been continuing their romance on-line and by telephone for the last six months. Now they want to be together but will their friends and family let them? Stars: Joanna Page, Mathew Horne, Alison Steadman Victor Meldrew is a retiree who attracts bad luck. If he's not driving his long suffering wife Margeret crazy with his constant moaning, he's fighting with neighbors. Stars: Richard Wilson, Annette Crosbie, Doreen Mantle A part-improvised comedy about a couple bringing up their three young children. Stars: Hugh Dennis, Claire Skinner, Tyger Drew-Honey Not Going Out (TV Series 2006) Comedy The mishaps of slacker Lee, Lee's best mate Tim, Lee's long-suffering landlady and the love of Lee's life, Lucy, and Tim's well-meaning but dim-witted girlfriend Daisy. Stars: Lee Mack, Sally Bretton, Katy Wix The Little Britain team parodies the various types of characters associated with life in a major British airport. That includes flight and ground staff from regular - and low budget ... See full summary  » Stars: Matt Lucas,


Who was Margaret Thatcher's most famous press secretary ?

Margaret Thatcher's former press secretary Sir Bernard Ingham refuses to apologise for telling Liverpool to "shut up about Hillsborough" - Mirror Online Unrepentant: Sir Bernard Ingham (Photo: Getty)  Share Get Liverpool FC updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email Sir Bernard Ingham, formerly the chief press officer to Margaret Thatcher, has reportedly refused to apologise for having blamed innocent Liverpool FC fans for the 1989 Hillsborough disaster. According to a report in the Liverpool Echo, Ingham responded to questions regarding his previously stated views on the disaster by saying: “What have I to apologise for?” The Echo reports that Ingham, now 80, had written a letter to Liverpool fan Graham Skinner (whose friend Eric Hughes died in the disaster) in 1996, which was this week passed to the Hillsborough Family Support Group. In it Ingham reportedly wrote: “I have, however, one suggestion to make: for its own good, Liverpool – with the Heysel disaster in the background – should shut up about Hillsborough. “Nothing can now bring back those who died – innocent people who, by virtue of being in the ground early, had their lives crushed out of them by a mob surging in late.” The Echo reports that it had contacted Ingham at his home in Surrey with regard to the views expressed in the letter, in the light of the findings of the Hillsborough Inquiry which completely rejected the lie that Liverpool fans were in any way responsible for the disaster. Ingham, who admitted he had not read the Hillsborough Report , reportedly refused to apologise for the discredited opinion about "a mob surging in late". Referring to the content of the 1996 letter, he said: “That seems reasonable to me, I most certainly do [think that] if there is any respect for the 96 who died. I think people should be concerned about those who died.” In 2012, before the Hillsborough Report was published, Ingham had reportedly claimed that the day after the disaster Thatcher was briefed by senior police officers that "a tanked-up mob" were responsible for the deaths of the 96. In black and white: The Hillsborough Report exposed the lie that Liverpool fans were responsible - but Sir Bernard Ingham (centre, head bowed, with then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at the ground) hasn't read it (Photo: Getty) This police version of the cause of the disaster has since proved to be utterly false and the police found to have engaged in a concerted effort to peddle a 'tanked-up mob' fiction to shift responsibility on to Liverpool fans.  The Echo reports that the Hillsborough Family Support Group chair Margaret Aspinall responded to Ingham's refusal to apologise by saying: “Just like the woman, he is not for turning. We know the truth and deep down he knows the truth, he just can’t face it. We have proved that he’s wrong.” Like us on Facebook


"In a John Betjeman poem, what lady was... ""burnished by the Aldershot sun"" ?"

Adrian Barlow's blog: John Betjeman and Windlesham Sunday, 5 February 2012 John Betjeman and Windlesham Writing letters to the newspapers, it’s been said, is an entertaining but essentially solitary pastime. Perhaps, but I was touched by how many friends contacted me to say they’d seen my recent (very brief) letter in the Times. It was about a poem by John Betjeman , and I wrote it in answer to an enquiry from the founder of the Betjeman Society as to the identity of Pam, the mountainous tennis player in ‘ Pot Pourri from a Surrey Garden ’. Did she exist? It’s well known that Miss Joan Hunter Dunn was based on a real person, though certainly not on anyone to whom Betjeman ever got engaged, as happens to the nervous young officer at the end of ‘ A Subaltern’s Love Song ’. That’s the poem in which Miss J Hunter Dunn appears, ‘furnished and burnished by Aldershot sun’. In ‘Pot Pourri …’, however, the poet goes one further, and ends by describing confidently the scene and the setting for his eventual marriage to Pam -whoever she may have been.   Pamela Mitford ? Possible but unlikely: she never lived anywhere near Windlesham.   This was my letter as published: Sir, I suspect that John Betjeman’s Pam is as much a figment of his fevered imagination as the wedding he conjures at the end of ‘Pot Pourri from a Surrey Garden’. He imagines “Windlesham bells” ringing out, but the parish church of St. John the Baptist, Windlesham, has only one bell. When my father was rector there in the 1960s, I was sometimes allowed to ring it. The first Betjeman poem I ever encountered was ‘Hunter Trials’  (probably in O’Malley and Thompson’s Rhyme and Reason) but ‘Pot Pourri from a Surrey Garden’ was the second, and I approved of Betjeman because he had written a poem about the place where I lived. I remember, though, being puzzled that he was wrong not only about the bells but about the architecture. In the last stanza he imagines himself and Pam processing up the ‘Butterfield aisle, rich with Gothic enlacement’, but Windlesham Church was neither built nor restored by Butterfield: it was enlarged, in 1874, by Ewan Christian in a notably plain and unadorned style. At the age of fifteen, I had already been to All Saints, Margaret Street in London (rather to my father’s alarm) so I knew what a Butterfield church looked like, and it certainly did not look like Windlesham. The village of Windlesham is described in Pevsner’s Surrey thus: On the Berkshire border, half heath and half meadows. Big C19 houses and a busy nest of Victorian brick boxes on the former; sleek old farms on the latter, which is almost the first true countryside on this bearing coming out of London. It still has the feel, in parts, of an old Surrey village. Its roads have names like Pound Lane, Updown Hill and Snow’s Ride. This commemorates the infamous highwayman, Captain Snow, who used the local Pelican Inn as his base. (The Pelican is now Woodcote House School , where I began - for two terms between school and university - my teaching career.) Did Betjeman have any particular connection with Windlesham? Not that I know. I suspect in fact that he chose the village both because its name conveniently rhymed with ‘Pam’ and, more significantly, because of its dactylic sound: dum-diddy. This is the key rhythmic feature of the poem. From ‘pram in the …’ onwards, phrases like ‘whizzing them …’ ‘size of her …’ and words like ‘slippery’, ‘bountiful’, ‘mountainous’ and ‘arrogant’ are all dactyls. They give the poem its momentum. A friend who contacted me after reading my letter in the paper recalled how easy it was to parody Betjeman. That’s true, of course, and while I was still at school I memorized a splendid parody published in the then infant Private Eye. Lovely lady in the pew Goodness, what a scorcher, phew! What I wouldn’t give to do Unmentionable things to you! If old God is still up there I’m sure He wouldn’t really care, I’m sure he’d say a little lech Never really harmed old Betje. I have never accepted the argument that good poets are literally inimitable: in a way, their ver


"Geography - which ""Strait"" in the North Atlantic lies between Greenland and Iceland ?"

Map of Denmark Strait - World Straits, Denmark Strait Map Location - World Atlas Map of Denmark Strait - World Straits, Denmark Strait Map Location Denmark Strait The Denmark Strait, between Greenland and Iceland, is a navigational passage, 300 miles (480 km) long, and 180 miles (290 km) wide at its narrowest point. The very cold East Greenland current passes through the strait and carries icebergs south into the Atlantic Ocean. Greenland, the world's largest island, (after the continent of Australia) is about 81% ice-capped. Danish colonization began in the 18th century, and Greenland was made an integral part of Denmark in 1953. In 1979 it was granted self-government by the Danish parliament. Denmark still exercises control over Greenland's foreign affairs. Iceland was first settled by Norwegian and Celtic (Scottish and Irish) immigrants during the late 9th and 10th centuries A.D., and boasts the world's oldest functioning legislative assembly, the Althing, established in 930. Independent for over 300 years, Iceland was subsequently ruled by Norway and Denmark. It gained independence in 1944 from Denmark.


"Which American pop group, who did not reach the number 1 spot in the U.K., had a number 1 hit in America with ""Sweet Child O' Mine"" in 1988 ?"

Songs About California Songs About California Full List of California Songs with Comments and Lyrics Can You Help to Identify This Song? (This list is much too long for its own good. Instead of trying to browse it, go to one of the short lists above then click on the "Artist" link to come to this page.) Some of these songs are about the state itself, but most just reference a place in the state like a highway, a city, the weather, or a "California Girl." This list would be more accurately called "Songs that Refer to Somewhere in California or Something About the State" but that's a lousy title. A lot of songs have been written about California. Many of them describe a journey to or a longing to return to an coastal paradise with constant sun, abundant new opportunities, and where everyone is eternally young and beautiful - basically a mythical place that bears little resemblance to the real Golden State now or ever. (The Spanish named the territory after a mythical island paradise they were searching for that was supposed to be full of gold and inhabited by black women whose queen was named Califa. That didn't pan out, either.) Other songs describe the disappointment the singers find after getting to California when they discover that it's no better than where they came from. Apparently, recording a California song is now a requirement if you're a musician, even if it's only to show that you hate California stereotypes or the Entertainment Industry Establishment. Musicians such as Local H and Brooke White are even writing songs about California Songs while other musicians write about how much they hate the state. It's all good, and it's all here on the list if I know about it. This list is in alphabetical order by artist, not by title. I'll add new songs to the list as I discover them. Let me know if there is something not here that should be. The lyrics come from the Internet, and we all know how unreliable it can be. Also, be aware that some of these songs may contain explicit lyrics. Links to song versions on YouTube or elsewhere are included if I could find them For a much longer list, divided by regions, check out Wickipedia's List of songs about California . Here's a list of Songs About Herps to go along with the list of songs about California to make songs about CaliforniaHerps complete. The lyrics shown here are all the property and copyright of their owners and are provided here for educational purposes only. Shortcut to Artist Last Name Title (Click link to listen to song) Description 2Pac (see Shakur, Tupac )     A Ryan Adams Goodnight, Hollywood Blvd. Alt country, indie rock... genres seem pretty meaningless these days, but whatever you want to call it, New Yorker Adams does it very well. From 2001, this is one of those slow sad piano  songs with strings. "La Cienega Just Smiled" - which is probably a reference to another street in LA - La Cienega blvd. - is another slow Adam's song from the same album "Gold" released in 2001. "It's happening baby They're putting up the chairs Taking the money And all we can do is pray Pray for tomorrow And do this all in time to the music That screams like a child in the back of your mind In a clown's saloon So goodnight Hollywood Blvd, goodnight, See ya soon Goodnight Hollywood Blvd, see you sometime Yeah, right " Admiral Radley I Heart California A 2010 song from a California Indie rock band made up of members of two influential California Indie rock bands, Earlimart, from LA, and Grandaddy, from Modesto. Long walks on the 5? What, did they break down? "I am California... yeah? Ice tea in my hair Drugs fall out of diaper bags As midwesterners stare Long walks on the 5 Truck stops and the symphony And I'll be here when I die I heart California... I love California I heart California I heart California... I love California I heart California" Adele Hello Adele does a little bit of California Dreaming In this song from her 2015 album "25" in which she also shows that she doesn't understand how Caller ID works. "Hello, it's me I was wondering if after all these yea


"T.V. Sitcoms - What was the name of the lead character, the time traveller, played by Nicholas Lyndhurst in ""Goodnight Sweetheart"" ?"

Nicholas Lyndhurst returns to Goodnight Sweetheart | ATV Today Nicholas Lyndhurst returns to Goodnight Sweetheart July 05, 2016 Broadcasting Doug Lambert Nicholas Lyndhurst is to reprise his lead role of time traveller Gary Sparrow in a one-off special of sitcom Goodnight Sweetheart. “The whole sitcom season is geared towards giving comedy royalty their due recognition, and in Goodnight Sweetheart we have heavy-weight writing and performing talents reunited in this hugely popular and fondly-remembered show. The conceptual update is sublime and it was heart-skipping stuff to read – it’s an absolute belter.” – Shane Allen, Controller of BBC Comedy Commissioning Original creators Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran have written a brand new episode as part of the beeb’s landmark sitcom season. Goodnight Sweetheart a hit for BBC One in the 1990s, and still drawing the viewers to UKTV’s Gold with regular re-reuns, ran for six series set in London between the then present time and the 1940s war years of the capital. The new episode sees us rejoin Nicholas Lyndhurst seventeen years since he last played the character of Gary Sparrow, a former TV repairman and accidental time traveller who leads an extraordinary double life. Now the original creators Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran have written a brand new script which sees Gary Sparrow face the consequences of his time travel and go somewhere he’s never been before, as Goodnight Sweetheart is about to be catapulted into the 21st century. Goodnight Sweetheart will be part of the BBC’s landmark sitcom season celebrating the heritage and legacy of BBC comedy over the past 60 years. The season which airs in the autumn will be revisiting some of Britain’s iconic sitcoms including Are You Being Served?, Porridge and Young Hyacinth – a prequel to Keeping Up Appearances; alongside launching brand new comedy shows including Motherland and Home From Home. “I’ve long been keen to catch up with the life and various times of Gary Sparrow, so it’s an absolute delight to see Goodnight Sweetheart take its place in the landmark sitcom season.” – Jon Rolph, Executive Producer of Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnight Sweetheart was commissioned by Charlotte Moore, Controller of BBC Channels and iPlayer, and Shane Allen, Controller of BBC Comedy Commissioning. Further casting for Goodnight Sweetheart will be announced in due course. Tagged


In baseball, how many players are in a team ?

How Many Players are there in a Baseball team? How Many Players are there in a Baseball team? Home World Bulent Yozgat 05 August 2013 434 Views In the world there are lots of sports and in order to be relaxed and in order to entertain people are doing these sports every day and on the other hand when we look from the general point we see that people are organizing tournaments all over the world in order to entertain and show their abilities in those kind of sports. On this point baseball is one of the most popular kind of sport in the whole world. People are playing baseball and they like it too much extend. There are lots of different tournaments of baseball along the whole world. Now let’s look at the close view to the sport of baseball. What is the Baseball and the history of the sport of baseball. When we look at the basic of the sport of baseball, we can see that the origins of the baseball are based upon the United States of America. It is very popular type of sport and in the countries of Far East like Japan and Korea people are playing it too much extend. In the sport of baseball it is played generally in 10 periods, and in each period in each teams there are not only offensive players but also there are defensive players. And there are other people who are shooting the ball and there is some other who is catching the ball. When we look at the history of the baseball we can see that in the year of 1938 in the city of New York in the United States of America and in the state of Cooperstown the baseball is founded but on the other hand there are some other speculations about the bases of baseball like it is first played in 18th Century.   Especially in the civil war of United States of America the American soldiers play this game and after some time they start to play the baseball professionally and after the soldiers the whole people who are living in the United States of America start to play this king of sport. And then this is much more professional game in the United States of America. In the year of 1871 in the United States of America, “National Professional Baseball Players Center” is founded. Thanks to the center the popularity of the baseball increases too much extend and then that sport is much more popular after this year. When we look at today, almost all of the tournaments in The United States of America is continued by the American League. When we look at the rules of the sport we see that there are 18 people in total and 9 players of these are on the one team and another 9 players are from the another team.  There is a ball and there is a stick in that sport and by using those materials the players are trying to get the point from each other. Most probably in the future baseball will be much more popular.


In baseball, how many innings are in a match ?

College Baseball 101: The Seventh-Inning and Mercy Rules - Banners On The Parkway Banners On The Parkway College Baseball 101: The Seventh-Inning and Mercy Rules The Seventh-Inning And Mercy Rules Made Easy The Mercy Rule is reserved for games like this... Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images Welcome back to another post in our College Baseball 101 series. Last time, I delved into  the NCAA rules on composite/metal baseball bats . My fellow musketeer, MarshallMarks , has also taken some time to discuss  the College World Series . This time around the bases, I'll briefly explore two big differences between college and professional baseball, the seventh inning and mercy rules. One common refrain among casual college baseball fans can be heard every season – exactly how many innings are they supposed to play? Is it seven? Is it nine? Fortunately, the answer isn't too complicated. Ordinarily, the NCAA prefers that teams play full nine-inning games. By further clarifying exactly when a game can be seven innings, they have recently begun to openly encourage teams to have as many nine-inning games as possible. There are two specific exceptions to this policy. Seven-inning games are allowed if (A) it's the final day of an intra-conference series or (B) two teams (in a non-conference match) have a scheduled double header. Because these certain circumstances are fairly uncommon, an overwhelming majority of games in college last the full nine innings. Another rule that separates the different levels of baseball is the mercy rule – which means that one team forfeits a game when the opposing team has a 10-run lead after seven innings. If the game is already scheduled for seven innings, the mercy rule applies in the fifth. Certain conferences have particular tweaks on the rule, applying it only for Sunday games or the final day of a conference series (in an effort to aid the visiting team with travel restrictions). In other conferences, the mercy rule is only permitted if there is a tournament with schedule constraints. Despite all of these selective applications, each and every baseball team feels the same way about the mercy rule – they'd  always rather be the team with a 10-run lead. Well, that will conclude this outing. But rest assured, we'll be back right quick with more college baseball coverage. Just in case you're curious, we'll be getting past the introductory stuff and into the Xavier-specific nitty gritty real soon... Trending Seton Hall Pirates @ Xavier Musketeers 9:00 PM - Cintas Center - Cincinnati, OH


Origin of the Name "Wales". A New Appreciation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentia_(Roman_Britain ) The Wikipedia says: # Its exact location remains uncertain. The name's closeness to the Latin word for wall (valens) has led to the suggestion that it straddled Hadrian's Wall, or entity between Hadrian's Wall and the Antonine Wall. # The Wikipedia article however also admits that this is supposition and that it is uncertain where Valentia was though assumed to be in the North. It says the name may be derived from the Latin for wall "valens"  but admits that this too is supposition. People from this region moved into Northern Wales about the same time as the Anglo-Saxons were conquering England. The Welsh of North Wales considered the people of this region to be part of themselves and of the same stock.  Thomas Burns ("A History of the Ostro-Goths", USA, 1984, p.62) for the 300s-400s CE has Valentia encompassing western Britain i.e. Cornwall, Wales, and  the western coast of England north of Wales. This more or less overlaps the definition of Wales in Ancient Times before its size was reduced by foreign incursions. The "V" and "W" in Latin interchange. Valentia was probably pronounced as "Walentia". Walentia could mean "Land of Wales". "Valentia" was also the name of a Province and city in Southeast Spain ("Valencia"). Valencia, Spain http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valencia,_Spain # The original Latin name of the city was Valentia (Latin pronunciation: /wa'lentia/), meaning "strength", "valour", the city being named for the Roman practice of recognizing the valour of former Roman soldiers after a war. The Roman historian Titus Livius (Livy) explains that the founding of Valentia in the 2nd century BC was due to the settling of the Roman soldiers who fought against Iberian local rebel, Viriatus. # We suggest that the name "Wales" derived from  the Roman "Valentia". Conventional explanations attribute the name to an Anglo-Saxon terms meaning "foreigner".  We do not necessarily dispute this but rather propose that the Anglo-Saxons took an existing name and re-interpreted it in terms of their own language. Such re-interpretation of existing names in ancient times was a common phenomenon. Wikipedia: Wales http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wales Etymology of Wales # The Anglo-Saxon word for 'foreign' or 'foreigner' was Waelisc and a 'foreign(er's) land' was called Walas. The modern English forms of these words with respect to the modern country are Welsh (the people) and Wales (the land), respectively. # Historically in Britain the words were not restricted to modern Wales or to the Welsh but were used indiscriminately to refer to anything that the Anglo-Saxons associated with Celtic Britons, including other foreign lands (e.g., Cornwall), places once associated with Celtic Britons (e.g., Walworth in County Durham and Walton in West Yorkshire),[19] the surnames of people (e.g., Walsh and Wallace) and various other things that were once new and foreign to the Anglo-Saxons (e.g., the walnut). None of these historic usages is necessarily connected to Wales or the Welsh. # The Anglo-Saxon words are derived from the same Germanic root (singular Walh, plural Walha) that has provided modern names for Continental lands (e.g., Wallonia and Wallachia) and peoples (e.g., the Vlachs via a borrowing into Old Church Slavonic),[21][22][23] none of which have any connection to Wales or the Welsh. We have here a commonly held etymological explanation for "Wales" and "Welsh". It could be however that (as commonly happens) the Anglo-Saxons took an existing name and re-interpreted it in terms of their own culture. Wales in Welsh is Cymru (pronounced "Kamru"? meaning "Land of the Cymry") or sometimes Gomru. Wikipedia: Wales  Wikisource has original text related to this article: Moliant Cadwallon The modern Welsh name for themselves is Cymry, and Cymru is Welsh for "Land of the Cymry". The etymological origin of Cymry is from the Brythonic word combrogi, meaning "fellow-countrymen".[24] The use of the word Cym


Much in the news at budget time,exactly what body is known by the acronym OBR ?

Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation - Hansard Online Hansard Online Debate resumed (Order, 8 July). Question again proposed, That— (1) It is expedient to amend the law with respect to the National Debt and the public revenue and to make further provision in connection with finance. (2) This Resolution does not extend to the making of any amendment with respect to value added tax so as to provide— (a) for zero-rating or exempting a supply, acquisition or importation; (b) for refunding an amount of tax; (c) for any relief, other than a relief that— (i) so far as it is applicable to goods, applies to goods of every description, and (ii) so far as it is applicable to services, applies to services of every description. 11.29 am  Share this contribution Good morning, Madam Deputy Speaker. When one cuts through the rhetoric and the headlines that the Chancellor spun, one sees that yesterday’s Budget leaves working people worse off. It is the working families of Britain on low incomes, trying their hardest to do the right thing, who will pay the price for the gap between what the Chancellor said and the truth of what his Budget actually means. The Office for Budget Responsibility has flatly contradicted the right hon. Gentleman’s claim to have lowered taxes, pointing out on the first page of its analysis that tax increases are twice as big any tax cuts over the course of this Parliament. It is a Budget that is entirely concerned with chasing headlines to further the Chancellor’s well known political ambitions, rather than putting the working people of Britain first. Pulling the rug from under people on low incomes with a hefty work penalty in the tax credits system— 3.3 million working families will lose out from these changes, with 500,000 families losing tax credits entirely—despite Tory denials before the election, will hurt those in work.    Share this contribution I did not realise that the hon. Lady was a conduit for the former Labour Chancellor of the Exchequer. I will certainly look closely at what he said, but I did not hear him say those words this morning. I want to ask Ministers about the work penalty that they have introduced into the tax credits system. Did they know before the election that they were going to hit those who needed tax credits to make work pay, or was it deliberately hidden from public view because of the shock that such a cut to incomes would create? This was a Budget that exposed the Chancellor’s skewed priorities—a Budget that failed to build the more productive economy that we need, that ducked long-term decisions on vital infrastructure projects, and that sought to substitute spin for the support people need to go to work.    Share this contribution I will give way to the very eager Conservative Members in a moment, but I want to make a little progress. We do recognise that sensible savings are needed to get the deficit down, and we will support measures that tackle tax avoidance and control overall household benefit levels. We regret that the Budget fails to address the overpayments and errors in welfare expenditure, which have ballooned in recent years during the welfare Secretary’s time in office, let alone his lamentable record on delivering the mythical universal credit, for which so many people are still waiting. As my right hon. and learned Friend the acting Leader of the Opposition said yesterday, we will be a responsible Opposition; we will not oppose for opposition’s sake, and we welcome a number of the Budget measures.    Share this contribution I have not used those words. The hon. Gentleman is reporting words that have apparently been said. I believe it is important that the Opposition today look at the spin and the headlines that the Chancellor created in his Budget yesterday. Less than 24 hours later, the Budget is beginning to unravel—[Interruption.] Have I said something wrong? The Budget is beginning to unravel and I will explain why, but in the spirit of magnanimity I want to explain that there are Budget measures that we welcome. The Budget fails to address the long-te


In which city would you find Frederic Chopin airport ?

Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) Warsaw Chopin Airport Services Warsaw Airport - Chopin Airport Use this website to quickly find the most important information about Warsaw Chopin Airport: Flights (Departures, Arrivals), Parking, Car Hire, Hotels near the airport and other information. Plan your travel to Warsaw Airport with the information provided in this site.   Warsaw Chopin Airport (IATA: WAW, ICAO: EPWA), is an international airport located in the Wlochy district of Warsaw, 10 kilometres south-west of Warsaw City Centre in Poland. Warsaw Airport is the largest and busiest airport in Poland, it handles approximately 40-50% of Poland's air passenger traffic. The biggest airlines at the airport, operating more than 50% of the airport traffic are: LOT Polish Airlines and Wizz Air. Warsaw Chopin Airport (IATA: WAW) is the biggest airport in Poland The airport is located 10 kilometres south of Warsaw Warsaw Chopin Airport served 11,2 Million passengers in 2015 The airport is well conected by rail to Warsaw City Centre There is only one Terminal: Terminal A (joins old Terminal 1 and 2) The top 5 scheduled destinations in 2014 were London (Heathrow, Gatwick and Luton), Paris (CdG and Beauvais), Frankfurt, Amsterdam and Gdansk. According to statistics, in 2015 Warsaw airport handled 11,206,700 passengers. This numbers represents an increase of a 5.8% in terms of passengers and a new record. Terminal There is only one terminal, known as Terminal A. The terminal A is a join of the former Terminal 1 and Terminal 2.   South Hall: Check-in areas A and B. It is the old part of the terminal and has been refurbished and reopened for passenger traffic in June 2015.   North Hall: Check-in areas C, D and E. With the opening of the modernised part of the terminal the airport can accommodate 25 million passengers annually. It operates the departures for all Star Alliance and Oneworld airlines, among others.   Facilities Some of the facilites available at the terminal are: ATMs, Banks and Currency Exchange, Restaurants, Cafés, Shops, Postal Services, Chapel, Areas for Children, VIP Services and Lounges, Rental Car, Parking Spaces. History The airport was opened in 1934 and was almost completely destroyed during World War II.   The airport was rebuilt since 1945, being LOT Polish Airlines the responsible to do that. In 1969, a brand new terminal was operational and one year later, the airport served its first million passengers.   In 1990 after the fall of communism a new terminal was started and finished 2 years later, the Terminal 1. Terminal 2, was built in 2007-2008.   The airport was known as Warsaw - Okecie Airport until it was renamed in 2001 as a tribute for Polish composer Frédéric Chopin. The name Okecie Airport is still being used in some cases.   The most recent changes in the airport were made until 2012 in time for the UEFA Euro 12 football championship. Airlines and destinations There are almost 50 airlines operating at Warsaw Chopin airport, with approximately 300 daily flights daily to international and domestic destinations.   LOT Polish Airlines is the main airline in the airport, generating about 40% of the airport traffic. The second biggest airline in the airport is Wizz Air which is growing rapidly in this airport, increasing the number of available routes.   There also some companies with several charters, such as: Enter Air, Small Planet Airlines and Travel Service Polska.   - Located 10 km south-west downtown Warsaw - In 2015 handled more than 11,2 million passengers - 1 Terminal - 2 Halls: North and South - 300 daily flights approx. - Operates with 50 airlines approx. Transportation - Rail: It is the best way to reach Warsaw city centre. This service was opened in 2012 and connects the airport to the city centre in 20 minutes.   - Bus: The following bus lines connects to Warsaw city centre: 175, 188 and N32 (during night). There is an additional line 148 that goes to Ursynów (south of Warsaw) and Praga (an eastern part of Warsaw). The Metro Station of Wilanowska is connected by bus 331.


"What Chinese dish is described as ""meat-filled dumplings"" ?"

Traditional Dim Sum Chinese Dumpling Recipes By Rhonda Parkinson Updated October 08, 2016. China has been perfecting the art of dumpling making since the Sung dynasty. Chinese dumplings may be round or crescent-shaped, boiled or pan-fried. The filling may be sweet or savory; vegetarian or filled with meat and vegetables. In northern China, it is customary for families to spend New Year's Eve preparing batches of Jiaozi together, to be enjoyed after midnight. And, just as 19th-century English cooks hid a silver thruppence inside each batch of Christmas pudding, one lucky family member may bite into something hard and discover a gold coin inside their dumpling. Recreating homemade versions of dim sum favorites can be a challenge when you're faced with recipes for "Jiaozi," Har Gow," and "Siu Mai," with no pictures. Here is a description of different types of Chinese dumplings, and links to recipes for making them in your own kitchen. These crescent shaped dumplings with pleated edges are normally filled with meat or vegetables, although you'll occasionally find recipes calling for more unusual ingredients such as shrimp and even winter melon. continue reading below our video How to Make Har Gau The filling ingredients are enclosed in a flour and water dough that is thicker than a wonton wrapper . Jiaozi can be boiled, pan-fried or steamed.  These dumplings are very popular during Chinese New Year celebrations. Potstickers  (Guotie, Peking Ravioli) Potsticker dumplings are pan-fried on the bottom and then steamed. It's traditional to flip them over before serving so that the browned, pan-fried side is on top. Potstickers are one of the most popular types of Chinese dumplings. Har Gow (Har Gau) Har Gow are tasty shrimp dumplings with the translucent wrappers served at Chinese dim sum.These plump snacks filled with shrimp and bamboo shoots are famous for their smooth, shiny skin. The secret to the dough is wheat starch, available in Asian markets - you won't get the same result using a flour and water dough or wonton wrappers.  Siu Mai   Also called Cook and Sell Dumplings, these are mild tasting steamed dumplings recognizable by their cup or basket shape, with the filling sticking out at the top. One food writer compared eating Siu Mai to biting into a soufflé, because the dumpling is so soft and puffy. Traditionally they are filled with pork, although shrimp or prawns are also used. Siu Mai are normally made with round skins: use round (gyoza) wrappers or square wonton wrappers cut into circles. Shanghai Steamed Buns Not buns at all, but meat or seafood-filled dumplings famous for being very juicy and flavorful. Shanghai Steamed buns are recognizable for their unique design, as the filled wrapper is gather up into several folds prior to steaming.