Although courted by his political opponent, Stephen Douglas, Mary Todd chose to marry which future American president?

Stephen A. Douglas - Facts & Summary - HISTORY.com Stephen A. Douglas A+E Networks Introduction Stephen A. Douglas (1813-1861) was a U.S. politician, leader of the Democratic Party, and orator who espoused the cause of popular sovereignty in relation to the issue of slavery in the territories before the American Civil War (1861-1865). He was re-elected senator from Illinois in 1858 after a series of eloquent debates with the Republican candidate, Abraham Lincoln, who defeated him in the presidential race two years later. Lincoln's War Machine 4min ‹ › Born in Vermont , Douglas studied law in Canandaigua, New York , before moving to Illinois in 1833, where he became involved in politics. As a youth he had been captivated by Andrew Jackson , and it was as a Jacksonian that he built his career. He played an important part in the organization of the Democratic party in Illinois, introducing such new devices as party committees and nominating conventions and pushing for party regularity and discipline. He enjoyed a lasting popularity among the small farmers of the state, many of whom had migrated from the border South, and he used his popularity to establish a tightly knit Democratic organization. Did You Know? After moving to Illinois in the 1830s, Stephen A. Douglas briefly courted Mary Todd, who went on to marry his future rival, Abraham Lincoln. After holding several state offices, Douglas ran for Congress in 1837, losing by the narrow margin of thirty-five votes. Six years later, he was elected to the House of Representatives, where he sat for two terms. In 1847, he was elected U.S. senator, a position he held until his death in 1861. Douglas was involved in every major issue to come before the nation during his years in Washington . As chairman of the House and Senate Committees on Territories, he developed a strong interest in the West. One of his first legislative proposals was a program that included territorial expansion, the construction of a Pacific railroad, a free land (homestead) policy, and the organization of territorial governments. ‘You cannot fix bounds to the onward march of this great and growing country,’ he declared. He believed in America’s unique mission and manifest destiny, was a leading proponent of Texas annexation, demanded the acquisition of Oregon , and supported the war with Mexico . A man of great energy and persuasive power, standing only five feet four inches tall, Douglas became known as the Little Giant. When slavery became a divisive political issue during the Mexican War, Douglas’s romantic nationalism faced a new challenge. Fearing that the issue might disrupt the Republic, he argued for the doctrine of popular sovereignty-the right of the people of a state or territory to decide the slavery question for themselves-as a Union-saving formula. He led the fight in Congress for the Compromise of 1850 . Four years later, he incorporated the doctrine in the Kansas- Nebraska Act, thus repealing the Missouri Compromise of 1820. Douglas’s hopes for the country suffered a setback when the act aroused bitter opposition from northern antislavery elements, who eventually formed the Republican party. During the 1850s, he continued to fight for popular sovereignty in Congress and in Illinois, where the state election campaign of 1858 was highlighted by his famous debates with Abraham Lincoln . He blamed the agitation over slavery on abolitionists in the North and disunionists in the South, trying to find a middle way that would preserve the Union. Slavery, he believed, must be treated impartially as a question of public policy, although he privately thought it was wrong and hoped it would be eliminated some day. At the same time, he saw in popular sovereignty an extension of local self-government and states’ rights and charged his opposition with seeking a consolidation of power on the national level that would restrict individual liberty and endanger the Union. Douglas’s popularity waned as the party system foundered on the slavery question. Proposed as the Democratic candidate for president in 185


What is the capital of former USSR republic of Kyrgystan?

Kyrgyzstan | history - geography | Britannica.com Kyrgyzstan Alternative Titles: Kirghizia, Kirgiz Soviet Socialist Republic, Kirgiziya, Kyrgyz Republic, Kyrgyz Respublikasy Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyz Respublikasy (Kyrgyz); Respublika Kirgizstan (Russian) (Kyrgyz Republic) Form of government republic with one legislative house (Jogorku Kenesh, or Supreme Council [120]) Head of state Literacy: percentage of population age 15 and over literate Male: not available Country Data Overview (PDF) Kyrgyzstan, country of Central Asia . It is bounded by Kazakhstan on the northwest and north, by China on the east and south, and by Tajikistan and Uzbekistan on the south and west. Most of Kyrgyzstan’s borders run along mountain crests. The capital is Bishkek (known from 1862 to 1926 as Pishpek and from 1926 to 1991 as Frunze). Hiker on a track in the Tien Shan, Kyrgyzstan. Jerry Kobalenko—Photographer’s Choice/Getty Images The Kyrgyz, a Muslim Turkic people, constitute more than half the population. The history of the Kyrgyz in what is now Kyrgyzstan dates at least to the 17th century. Kyrgyzstan, known under Russian and Soviet rule as Kirgiziya, was conquered by tsarist Russian forces in the 19th century. Formerly a constituent (union) republic of the U.S.S.R., Kyrgyzstan declared its independence on Aug. 31, 1991. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Land Relief Kyrgyzstan is, above all, a mountainous country. At its eastern extremity, next to the Uighur Autonomous Region of Sinkiang, China, rises Victory (Pobedy) Peak , at 24,406 feet (7,439 metres) Kyrgyzstan’s highest peak. Mount Khan-Tengri (22,949 feet) is on the border with Kazakhstan. These mountains stand in the core of the Tien Shan system, which continues eastward into China. On the southern border lie the Kok Shaal-Tau, Alay, Trans-Alay (Zaalay), and Atbashi ranges. Rocky streambed in the Kyrgyz Range of the Tien Shan, near Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. © David Tomlinson/NHPA To the southwest are two great hollows, the Fergana Valley and another valley close to Mount Khan-Tengri. The latter valley is bounded by the westward-thrusting arms of the Kungey-Alatau and Terskey-Alatau ranges and contains Lake Ysyk-Köl (Issyk-Kul), whose clear, deep waters are fed by the snow-covered peaks. The rugged mountain-and-basin structure of much of the country, and the high alpine plateau of the central and eastern regions, are separated from the Fergana Valley on the west by the Fergana Range , running southeast to northwest, which merges into the Chatkal Range . The Chatkal Range is linked to the Ysyk-Köl region by a final enclosing range, the Kyrgyz . The only other important lowlands in the country are the Chu and Talas river valleys in the north, with the capital, Bishkek, located in the Chu. The country’s lowland areas, though occupying only one-seventh of the total area, are home to most of its people. Drainage Vitali Klitschko Between 1926 and 1989 the urban portion of the Kyrgyz population grew from almost nothing to more than one-fifth, though the Kyrgyz remained a minority in most cities and towns. During this period fewer than one-fourth of the inhabitants of the capital, Frunze (now Bishkek), were Kyrgyz; Slavs made up more than half of the city’s population. Town dwellers, largely non-Kyrgyz, comprise less than two-fifths of the country’s total population. Southern Kyrgyzstan tends to be rural and Islāmic, but the more urbanized, Western-oriented north has traditionally dominated the country. Traditional Kyrgyz cemetery near Tokmak. Upperhall—Robert Harding World Imagery/Getty Images People Most Kyrgyz speak a language belonging to the northwestern , or Kipchak, group of the Turkic languages; Russian is also spoken, and official language status has been accorded to both Kyrgyz and Russian. The Kyrgyz were formerly a transhumant (nomadic) people who were settled into collectivized agriculture by the Soviet regime. Besides Kyrgyz, the country’s population includes minorities of Russians , Uzbeks , Ukrainians , and Germans (exiled to the region from European parts of the Soviet Union in 1941), as well


In which city can you see the original statue of the Venus de Milo?

Venus de Milo: Greek Statue by Alexandros of Antioch Hellenistic Period . Introduction One of the most famous examples of sculpture     from Ancient Greece , the Venus de Milo is an armless marble statue of Aphrodite - the Greek goddess of love and beauty - which was     sculpted during the Hellenistic period between about 130 and 100 BCE.     A little larger than life size, it is believed to be the work of the sculptor Alexandros of Antioch, after an inscription on its plinth (now     lost). This graceful figure of a goddess has fascinated art lovers for     almost two centuries, ever since its discovery, in 1820, on the small     Greek island of Melos in the Aegean. Arguably the most well-known statue     in the history of sculpture , it     is on public display in the collection of Greek     sculpture at the Louvre Museum in Paris. Other celebrated Hellenistic marbles include The Punishment     of Dirce (known as The Farnese Bull) (2nd century BCE, National     Archeological Museum, Naples) and The Three Graces (2nd century     BCE, Louvre, Paris). Another Hellenistic Greek marble statue of Aphrodite (1st century BCE), called the Venus of Arles, which     bears something of a resemblance to the Venus de Milo, is also     in the Louvre. See also our review of the famous Hellenistic marble known     as Laocoon and His Sons (42-20 BCE). SCULPTURE APPRECIATION the Venus de Milo, see our educational essays:   History The Venus de Milo was unearthed     on the Greek island of Melos (Milos), one of the southwestern Cyclades     group. It was found in a field by a young farmer called Yorgos Kentrotas,     buried in a wall niche within the ruins of the ancient city of Milos.     The stone sculpture was in two main pieces: (1)     the upper torso, and (2) the legs, covered in drapery. Several other sculptural     fragments were discovered close by, including a separate left arm (and     hand) holding an apple, and an inscribed plinth with a clear reference     to a sculptor called "...sandros from Anchiochia on the Meander". The farmer was assisted in his recovery     of the statue by Olivier Voutier, a French naval officer from the French     fleet anchored nearby. As news spread of the find, a second French officer,     Jules Dumont d'Urville, notified the French Consul to the Ottoman Empire     in Constantinople Charles-Francois de Riffardeau, Marquis de Riviere.     He in turn arranged for the statue to be shipped to France, where it was     presented as a gift to Louis XVIII, who duly donated it to the Louvre. At the time, the museum was still feeling     the loss of the Medici Venus, a famous work of ancient     art which had been returned to Italy in 1815, after the defeat of     Napoleon at Waterloo. As a result, in order to boost the value of its     new acquisition, it was decided to ignore the plinth, with its inscription     identifying Alexandros of Antioch as the sculptor, so as to allow the     statue to be attributed instead to Praxiteles (c.375-335 BCE), one of the greatest sculptors of the Classical era. In order to accomplish this, the authorities launched     a major propaganda campaign promoting the significance of the work, which     they craftily dated to Praxiteles' Classical era (480-323 BCE) - an action     which did much to delay the emergence of an accurate scholarly assessment     of the sculpture. Since then, the Venus de Milo has been dated     to the later Hellenistic period (323-27 BCE) and attributed to the less     well-known stone sculptor Alexandros of Antioch.     Characteristics     and Analysis of the Venus de Milo The statue is made from Parian marble and     stands some 6 feet 8 inches tall, without its plinth. It is thought to     portray Aphrodite, the ancient Greek goddess of physical love and beauty.     (The Roman equivalent is the goddess Venus.) According to


At the 2012 London Olympics Ireland won only one gold medal - at which sport?

Ireland's challenge at London 2012 Ireland's challenge at London 2012 Updated / July 20, 2012 16:10 The London 2012 version of Team Ireland will consist of 65 athletes in total By Niall O’Flynn Since the foundation of the state, Ireland can boast just eight gold medals from the Olympic Games. In Irish terms, Ron Delany’s gold (1,500m, 1956) is a truly singular achievement – Ireland’s only gold medal in a sixty-year span, from 1932 to 1992; Ireland’s first Olympic gold for twenty-four years, thirty-six years before the next. ‘It is the single most important sporting achievement by any Irish athlete, ever,’ says the former Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, John O’Donoghue. ‘It’s as simple as that.’ Michael Carruth agrees: ‘For the absolute No. 1 Irish sporting moment, it would have to be Ronnie’s win in Melbourne in 1956. Totally No. 1.’ The last man to win Olympic gold for Ireland (boxing, 1992) smiles – ‘And I’m No. 2.’ For those who hope to follow in their golden footsteps, however, the omens are not good. By the time of the London Games, 56 years will have elapsed since Ireland’s last Olympic track and field gold. John Tracey (silver, marathon, 1984) and Sonia O’Sullivan (silver, 5,000m, 2000) came close, and so did Eamonn Coghlan (fourth place twice – in the 1,500m in 1976 and the 5,000m in 1980). And they were all very special athletes, world champions in their respective events. So, why, as another Games approaches, do we still expect so much from Ireland’s Olympians? Where will the next success come from? Will it be in equestrian sports, an area of expertise in which Ireland traditionally excels? Will it be sailing, shooting, or triathlon? Is there any chance of success in track and field? Or will it, again, be boxing, as so many expect? According to investment bank Goldman Sachs, Ireland will win one gold medal, and four medals in total, at the London Games. The bank, applying the techniques of picking investment winners to a study of the Olympics, predicted that Ireland will finish in 46th place in the medals table, well in the vanguard of the 200+ competing nations. That would be a significant improvement on 2008, when Ireland's three boxing medals, Ken Egan's silver and the two bronze medals won by Paddy Barnes and Darren Sutherland, pushed Ireland to joint 61st, with Austria and Serbia. In London, Ireland will be represented by an even bigger boxing team - six in all, including, for the first time, a woman, the reigning world and European champion, Katie Taylor. The four-time world champion is unquestionably Ireland's best hope for a medal in London, but she is acutely aware that the prize will not be easily claimed. Taylor says: 'I am aware of the expectation that is on me, but nobody expects more of me than myself.' Ireland head boxing coach Billy Walsh, who masterminded Ireland's three medals in Beijing, insists that Taylor will be the one to beat in London. 'Katie is the flagship of the women's sport and one of the main reasons it got into the Games. Other countries are chasing her and trying to find ways to beat her. Without improvement they would be catching up on her, but Katie continues to improve. She is only 26 and time is still on her side.' In London, Ireland will be represented by 65 athletes, across 14 sports. That's a substantial improvement on Beijing, when 54 Irish qualified, in 12 sports, and Athens, when the Irish squad numbered just 49. For the first time, Ireland will have representatives in modern penthathlon (Natalya Coyle), women's judo (Lisa Kearney) and women’s boxing (Taylor). There have been improvements, too, in results, with Irish Olympic sports culling well over a hundred medals in the three-year lead-in to London: 2009-2012. A 2012 report on the Irish Sports Council's High Performance Programme, which has, since 2001, pumped €86 million of taxpayers' money into top-level sport, indisputably shows Irish teams and athletes winning an increasing proportion of world and European medals - and proves that, whether we like it or not, a 'money in, medals out' system works. In the ru


Which card game variant takes its name from the French for ‘railway’?

Chemin de Fer, the most classic card game at the Casino - Venice Casino Download the Rules FROM THE START TO TODAY Chemin de fer is the classic card game. Glamorous, magical and exciting, it is a game that has always thrilled the greatest gamblers the world over. It seems that the origins of this game date back to the medieval period, when a game called “Baccarat” was played with Tarot cards. These special cards were considered magical and were often decorated by famous artists and used to tell fortunes. The game reached France at the beginning of the sixteenth century, where before being introduced to the casinos, it first enjoyed a lengthy period as an exclusive game played only by the nobility. The name of the game, “Chemin de Fer”, which means railway in French, comes from the fact that the grid drawn on the green baize Baccarat table resembles railway lines and the card shoe or sabot (a card holder that distributes the cards and is passed round the table from player to player) looks like a small train. Casinó di Venezia holds a series of Chemin de Fer tournaments with prestigious prizes in the most exclusive salons of its elegant renaissance palazzo, Ca’ Vendramin Calergi THE GAME The table is kidney-shaped and seats nine people. The table has eight boxes drawn on it for the players, plus a special recess, which is where the Croupier sits. In the centre of the table there are three baskets. The main, largest one called the “sibyl” is where used cards are put at the end of every coup (round). The two other openings, on the right and left of the sibyl are for tips. There is a fourth slot on the right of the Croupier, for the chips that constitute the Casino’s commission as we will see later. A steward called the “Changeur” always stands near the table. Their job is to assist the Croupier by helping to change up chips and banknotes. To do this the Changeur is entrusted with a stock of Casino chips. The game is played with six decks of fifty-two cards (six jeux de 52 cartes): three decks with card backs of one colour and three decks with card backs of a different colour. This makes a total of 312 cards. The aim of the game is to reach a score of 9 points or as near to 9 as possible by adding together the values of the two or three cards drawn. The lowest score is zero (Baccarat). Aces count as one point, the picture cards and 10s count as zero and the other cards are worth the value shown on them. The end score is obtaining by adding together the value of the cards minus 10 wherever possible (8 + 7 = 15 - 10 = 5). The players (jouers) play against each other, not against the Casino, and the croupier directs play only, ensuring that the rules are observed and taking a 5% (cagnotte) commission of any sums the banker (le banquier) wins for the Casino. To begin the game at least six players must be sitting at the table, which has eight places. Players who wish to take a place at the table must first ask the Game Supervisor. Players who are standing may also take part in the game within the prescribed limits. One of these limits is that they may only stake the box in front of them and they may not change position during a hand. The game begins with the player sitting at box no. 1 (banker), who lays a stake equal or higher than the minimum table limit specified by the Game Supervisor. If the banker wins, he may continue, but to stay in the game, he must bet the entire stake (original bet + win). If, on the other hand, the banker (la banque) loses or retires after at least one valid round (passes the bank on), the hand passes onto the next player (from left to right). A hand is a sequence of one or more rounds (coups). At each round the banker takes four cards from the sabot, the first and third are for the “punter” (le ponte, i.e. the other player), the second and fourth are for the bank. When the cards have been dealt the punter looks at his cards without showing them and decides whether or not to call for a third card by saying “card” or “no card” (carte ou pas de carte). If the punter has scored 8 or 9, he must announce th


Who was the President of the USA at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries'?

Milestones: 1830–1860 - Office of the Historian Milestones: 1830–1860 United States Maritime Expansion across the Pacific during the 19th           Century The westward expansion of the United States during the 19th century was not           limited to North America, but rather included an ongoing push to establish a           stronger U.S. presence in and across the Pacific Ocean. This maritime expansion,           driven mostly by commerce, had important implications for U.S. foreign           policy. “Flying Cloud” (James E. Buttersworth, 1859–60) The appeal of profits to be earned from the China trade served as the initial           impetus to motivate U.S. citizens and officials to enter into the Pacific           region. China was the source of some of the world’s most           sought after commodities—tea, porcelain, and silk—and Western merchants had           sought access to this highly lucrative trade since at least the 17th century.           Following U.S. independence, U.S.-based merchants continued to seek opportunity           in China. In February 1784 the Empress of China became the first ship to sail           from the United States to China, and in its wake came a steady flow of merchants           in search of wealth. During the first decades of the 19th century, U.S.           merchants amassed sizable fortunes that they subsequently invested in the           development of their homeland. As this trade grew, U.S. traders built a small           outpost in China and their interactions with Chinese subjects became more           complex and occasionally contentious. The U.S. Government realized that it had           to establish formal diplomatic ties in order to protect the interests of its           citizens. In the wake of war between Britain and China, and the subsequent           opening of diplomatic relations between those two countries, the United States           moved to negotiate its own treaty with the Chinese Government. The resulting           agreement, the Treaty of             Wangxia , was ratified in 1844, and soon thereafter U.S. ministers and           consuls took up residence in China’s capital and port cities. Making the journey to China and maintaining the U.S.           presence there also required a network of ports extending across the Pacific           Ocean, and as such, the China trade soon drove the United           States to expand its presence throughout the Pacific region. Perhaps most           significantly, when Commodore Matthew Perry sailed his ships to Japan in 1853,           his primary motivation was to establish a foothold that would strengthen the           U.S. position for trade and diplomacy in the region. In other words, the United           States opened relations with Japan in large part to           enhance its status in China. On a smaller scale, as U.S. merchants began to stop           at many of the Pacific Islands to replenish supplies and acquire goods to trade           with Chinese merchants, the U.S. Government appointed consuls to several of           these places. For example, consulates were established in Fiji in 1844, Samoa in           1856, and the Marshall Islands in 1881. The U.S. presence in Hawai’i grew out of           the need for a substantial base of operations in the Pacific to support U.S.           interests in China. Ultimately this need became so great,           and the U.S. presence so large, that the United States annexed the islands in 1898. Commodore Matthew Perry The process of U.S. maritime expansion in the Pacific eventually became a goal in           and of itself, culminating in the acquisition of the Philippines f


In which of the United States is Cape Cod?

Cape Cod | peninsula, Massachusetts, United States | Britannica.com peninsula, Massachusetts, United States Lucius D. Clay Cape Cod, hooked sandy peninsula of glacial origin encompassing most of Barnstable county, southeastern Massachusetts , U.S. It extends 65 miles (105 km) into the Atlantic Ocean , has a breadth of between 1 and 20 miles (1.6 and 32 km), and is bounded by Cape Cod Bay (north and west), Buzzards Bay (west), and Vineyard and Nantucket sounds (south). The Elizabeth Islands are located to the southwest, and the islands of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket lie to the south. The Cape Cod Canal , 17.5 miles (28 km) long, cuts across the base of the peninsula, separating it from the mainland; it shortens the shipping distance between New York City and Boston by more than 75 miles (120 km). Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Scenics of America/PhotoLink/Getty Images Cape Cod was named by Bartholomew Gosnold , an English explorer who visited its shores in 1602 and took aboard a “great store of codfish.” In 1620 the Pilgrims landed at the site of Provincetown , on the hooked tip of Cape Cod, before proceeding to Plymouth . Bourne Bridge spanning the Cape Cod Canal, Massachusetts. Denimadept The cape’s climate is influenced by its overall proximity to the Atlantic Ocean and the presence of both the Gulf Stream current and the Labrador Current ; the climate tends to be moderate compared with that of the mainland, with warmer winters and cooler summers. Plant life includes beach grasses, heath, and trees such as white cedar, red maple, pitch pine, and beech. Shorebirds and seabirds such as piping plovers and terns are abundant. The cape’s favourable climate, scenic beauty, and proximity to the Eastern Seaboard’s major urban areas have made it one of the country’s premier tourist and vacation destinations. During the summer coastal towns and villages such as Barnstable , Bourne , Chatham, Dennis , Eastham , Falmouth , Harwich , Hyannis , Provincetown, Sandwich , Truro , Wellfleet , and Woods Hole become densely populated resorts and busy fishing ports. There is a major oceanographic institution at Woods Hole, established in 1930. An airport and summer ferries link Provincetown, the northernmost town, to Boston ; ferries also connect Provincetown and other points on the cape with Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, both also major tourist and vacation destinations. The economy of Cape Cod is boosted by Otis Air National Guard Base (in Bourne, Mashpee, and Sandwich). Limited farming produces extensive crops of cranberries, as well as asparagus. Similar Topics


Which son of Eric the Red is considered to be the first European to land in North America?

The Viking Explorer Who Beat Columbus to America - History in the Headlines The Viking Explorer Who Beat Columbus to America October 8, 2013 By Christopher Klein Share Did a Viking explorer travel from Greenland to modern day Canada in the 11th century, beating Christopher Columbus by nearly 400 years? Share this: The Viking Explorer Who Beat Columbus to America Author The Viking Explorer Who Beat Columbus to America URL Google As Leif Erikssson Day approaches, the United States commemorates the explorer credited with the first European expedition to North America. Nearly 500 years before the birth of Christopher Columbus, a band of European sailors left their homeland behind in search of a new world. Their high-prowed Viking ship sliced through the cobalt waters of the Atlantic Ocean as winds billowed the boat’s enormous single sail. After traversing unfamiliar waters, the Norsemen aboard the wooden ship spied a new land, dropped anchor and went ashore. Half a millennium before Columbus “discovered” America, those Viking feet may have been the first European ones to ever have touched North American soil. Exploration was a family business for the expedition’s leader, Leif Eriksson (variations of his last name include Erickson, Ericson, Erikson, Ericsson and Eiriksson). His father, Erik the Red, founded the first European settlement of Greenland after being expelled from Iceland around A.D. 985 for killing a neighbor. (Erik the Red’s father, himself, had been banished from Norway for committing manslaughter.) Eriksson, who is believed to have been born in Iceland around A.D. 970, spent his formative years in desolate Greenland. Around A.D. 1000, Eriksson sailed east to his ancestral homeland of Norway. There, King Olaf I Tryggvason converted him to Christianity and charged him with proselytizing the religion to the pagan settlers of Greenland. Eriksson converted his mother, who built Greenland’s first Christian church, but not his outlaw father. Icelandic legends called sagas recounted Eriksson’s exploits in the New World around A.D. 1000. These Norse stories were spread by word of mouth before becoming recorded in the 12th and 13th centuries. Two sagas give differing accounts as to how Eriksson arrived in North America. According to the “Saga of Erik the Red,” Eriksson crossed the Atlantic by accident after sailing off course on his return voyage from Norway after his conversion to Christianity. The “Saga of the Greenlanders,” however, recounts that Eriksson’s voyage to North America was no fluke. Instead, the Viking explorer had heard of a strange land to the west from Icelandic trader Bjarni Herjolfsson, who more than a decade earlier had overshot Greenland and sailed by the shores of North America without setting foot upon it. Eriksson bought the trader’s ship, raised a crew of 35 men and retraced the route in reverse. After crossing the Atlantic, the Vikings encountered a rocky, barren land in present-day Canada. Eriksson bestowed upon the land a name as boring as the surroundings—Helluland, Norwegian for “Stone Slab Land.” Researchers believe this location could possibly have been Baffin Island. The Norsemen then voyaged south to a timber-rich location they called Markland (Forestland), most likely in present-day Labrador, before finally setting up a base camp likely on the northern tip of the island of Newfoundland. The Vikings spent an entire winter there and benefitted from the milder weather compared to their homeland. They explored the surrounding region abounding with lush meadows, rivers teeming with salmon, and wild grapes so suitable for wine that Eriksson called the region Vinland (Wineland). After spending the winter in Vinland, Eriksson and his crew sailed home to windswept Greenland with badly needed timber and plentiful portions of grapes. Eriksson, who would succeed Erik the Red as chief of the Greenland settlement after his father’s death, never returned to North America, but other Vikings continued to sail west to Vinland for at least the ensuing decade. In spite of North America’s more bountiful re


Who created the US animated series ‘Family Guy’ in 1998?

Family Guy (TV Series 1999– ) - 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 ON DISC ALL In a wacky Rhode Island town, a dysfunctional family strive to cope with everyday life as they are thrown from one crazy scenario to another. Creators: Stewie and Brian explore a series of alternate universes. 9.0 Brian and Stewie travel back in time to January 31, 1999 and witness the events that took place in the very first episode of Family Guy, "Death Has a Shadow". 8.7 After an incident at the Emmys, the FCC overreacts, so Peter decides to start his own cable network, until the FCC shut him down and start censoring his life. 8.6 a list of 35 titles created 12 Aug 2013 a list of 33 titles created 14 Sep 2013 a list of 40 titles created 29 Jun 2014 a list of 21 titles created 04 Aug 2014 a list of 47 titles created 3 days ago Search for " Family Guy " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb 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. Peter becomes a DJ when he and the guys try to start a podcast. Most Recent Episode Rob Gronkowski moves in behind the Griffins; Stewie begins beekeeping, and gives them steroids, which makes them aggressive. Previous Episode Won     6     Primetime Emmys. Another    26 wins & 80 nominations. See more awards  » Videos American Dad! (TV Series 2005) Animation | Comedy The random escapades of Stan Smith, an extreme right wing CIA agent dealing with family life and keeping America safe, all in the most absurd way possible. Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Wendy Schaal, Dee Bradley Baker The Simpsons (TV Series 1989) Animation | Comedy The satiric adventures of a working-class family in the misfit city of Springfield. Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Nancy Cartwright, Julie Kavner South Park (TV Series 1997) Animation | Comedy Follows the misadventures of four irreverent grade-schoolers in the quiet, dysfunctional town of South Park, Colorado. Stars: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Isaac Hayes Fry, a pizza guy, is accidentally frozen in 1999 and thawed out New Year's Eve 2999. Stars: Billy West, John DiMaggio, Katey Sagal In the unreal world of Sacred Heart Hospital, intern John "J.D" Dorian learns the ways of medicine, friendship and life. Stars: Zach Braff, Donald Faison, Sarah Chalke Bob's Burgers (TV Series 2011) Animation | Comedy Bob Belcher, along with his wife and three children, try to run their last hope of holding the family together, which is running Bob's dream restaurant. Stars: H. Jon Benjamin, Dan Mintz, Eugene Mirman A hedonistic jingle writer's free-wheeling life comes to an abrupt halt when his brother and 10-year-old nephew move into his beach-front house. Stars: Jon Cryer, Ashton Kutcher, Angus T. Jones The adventures of the Family Guy (1999) neighbor and deli owner, Cleveland Brown. Stars: Mike Henry, Sanaa Lathan, Kevin Michael Richardson A woman who moves into an apartment across the hall from two brilliant but socially awkward physicists shows them how little they know about life outside of the laboratory. Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco Covert black ops and espionage take a back seat to zany personalities and relationships between secret agents and drones. Stars: H. Jon Benjamin, Judy Greer, Amber Nash Modern Family (TV Series 2009) Comedy | Romance Three different, but related families face trials and tribulations in their own uniquely comedic ways. Stars: Ed O'Neill, Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen A father recounts to his children, through a series of flashbacks, the journey he and his four best friends took leading up to him meeting their mother. Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders Edit Storyline Sick, twisted and politically incorrect, the animated series features the adventures of the Griffin family. Endearingly ignorant Peter and his stay-at-home wife Lois reside in Quahog, R.I., an


The Limehouse Declaration, issued on 25th January 1981, effectively launched which UK political party?

Lord Jenkins of Hillhead, OM - Telegraph Politics Obituaries Lord Jenkins of Hillhead, OM Lord Jenkins of Hillhead, formerly Mr Roy Jenkins, who has died aged 82, was  one of the most successful politicians of the post-war years - a notably  effective Labour minister, President of the European Commission and the  principal begetter of the Social Democratic Party. Photo: REX Comments Although the SDP did not last, it effectively brought about a realignment of British politics by forcing the Labour Party to change. The other most enduring parts of Jenkins's legacy are the reforms which he introduced, or to which he gave fair wind, in his first spell at the Home Office, from 1965 to 1967. Such measures as the abolition of censorship in the theatre, the legalisation of abortion, and the decriminalisation of homosexuality have become - for better or for worse - staple elements of British society. On the other hand, his virtuous achievement, as Chancellor of the Exchequer between 1967 and 1970, in staving off a second devaluation and restoring the balance of payments, and his honourable refusal to reflate just before the 1970 election, were reckoned (though not by Jenkins) among the causes of Labour's defeat in 1970. Equally, his success, as President of the European Commission between 1977 and 1981, in creating the European Monetary System, attracted as much criticism as praise. And while his bold attempt to create a third force in British politics did not (in his own phrase) "finish up a few fields from the end of the runway", it failed to soar into the Elysium. Jenkins himself, with his keen worldly sense, could not forget that the highest office of all had eluded him. Indeed, in his memoirs he suggested that he possessed "more sensible views about how to lead a government than many of those who have actually done it". Related Articles Christopher Price, Labour MP 24 Feb 2015 Between 1968 and 1972 he was the favourite to succeed Harold Wilson. By his own account, he might have done so in 1968 if he had been more ruthless in undermining an unpopular Prime Minister. His failure to achieve the prize at a later date was chiefly due to the consistency, force and integrity with which he maintained his pro-European convictions in a party whose members were divided on the issue. He was also handicapped in the Labour Party by his tendency to treat the words "liberal" and "civilised" as interchangeable. He was never a puritan, nor did he disdain a title. He enjoyed the company of Sir Ian and Lady Caroline Gilmour and of Princess Lee Radziwill, Jackie Kennedy's sister; and his essentially mondaine outlook was well caught by Marie-Alice de Beaumarchais, wife of the French ambassador in London in the 1950s. Jenkins, she said, "told me once he could never have been in love with anybody who was not very fond of Jennifer [his wife]". Such attitudes had little appeal to the more rugged Labour stalwarts. The aura of radical chic that clung to Jenkins was encapsulated in the sobriquet "Smoothiechops" which Private Eye bestowed upon him. His spiritual ancestors were the Liberal politicians of the early part of the 20th century, in particular Asquith, of whom he published an first-rate biography in 1964, and whose grandson Mark Bonham Carter became a close friend. His voice, with its drawling emphases and rhotic defects, only added to the upper-class impression, as did his legendary taste for claret (or "clawet" as he rendered it). It did not help, either, that he was so obviously clever - and witty too. The virtues which served him so well as an author - clear exposition, broad knowledge, balanced judgment and elegant phrasing - did not always win the same esteem in the political cockpit. Yet Jenkins's style was deceptive. If his relish for good living was immense, so were the energy and self-discipline which he brought to his work. If he seemed a cold and remote figure to strangers, as a political patron he was remarkable for the loyalty and consideration which he showed to intimates. And if he appeared to be more of a Whig than a radic


On which Scottish Island would you find Rothesay Castle?

Rothesay Castle (Scotland): Top Tips Before You Go - TripAdvisor “Great for kids (small and big)” Reviewed November 9, 2016 All that was needed was the quiz sheet and a couple of pencils to keep our grand children fully occupied for our visit to this castle. They must have completed half a dozen tours of the whole site. The castle history is very interesting and we would recommend a tour to anyone visiting the Isle of Bute. Helpful?


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In the nursery rhyme, when Lucy Locket lost her pocket who found it?

Lucy Locket Lost Her Pocket - English Children's Songs - England - Mama Lisa's World: Children's Songs and Rhymes from Around the World Lucy Locket Lost Her Pocket England This rhyme can be found in A History of Nursery Rhymes (1899) by Percy B. Green. Green wrote, "Two of the courtesans of Charles II's time were Lucy Locket and Kitty Fisher. The following rhyme suggests that Kitty Fisher supplanted Lucy Locket in Charles' fickle esteem". "Lucy Locket Lost Her Pocket" is sung to the tune of "Yankee Doodle Went to Town"... Lucy Locket Lost Her Pocket Nursery Rhyme Lucy Locket lost her pocket, Kitty Fisher found it; Not a penny was there in it, Only ribbon round it. Lucy Locket Lost Her Pocket Nursery Rhyme Lucy Locket lost her pocket, Kitty Fisher found it; Not a penny was there in it, Only ribbon round it. Advertisement Notes Charles II ruled from 1660 until 1685, during a time known as the Restoration (after the Puritans ruled England under Cromwell). Here's another version of Lucy Locket: Lucy Locket lost her pocket, Kitty Fisher found it; Nothing in it, nothing in it, But the binding round it. Download 2nd MP3 recording performed by 17 talented university student musicians who were sisters in the Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity for Women at California State University-Stanislaus in 2007. The musical score the recording is based on comes from Our Old Nursery Rhymes (1911) arranged by Alfred Moffat. Download Thanks and Acknowledgements The first illustration comes from Kate Greenaway's Mother Goose (1881) and the second illustration is from The Baby's Bouquet, A Fresh Bunch of Rhymes and Tunes by Walter Crane (1878). The second version of the rhyme (and the 3rd illustration) is from The Real Mother Goose (1916), illustrated by Blanche Fisher Wright. The 4th illustration is from The Little Mother Goose (1912), illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith. The 5th illustration is by H. Willebeck Le Mair from Our Old Nursery Rhymes (1911), arranged by Alfred Moffat. Thanks so much!


What is the Russian word for ‘little water’?

Vodka | Define Vodka at Dictionary.com vodka an unaged, colorless, distilled spirit, originally made in Russia. Origin of vodka 1795-1805; < Russian vódka, equivalent to vod(á) water + -ka noun suffix Dictionary.com Unabridged Examples from the Web for vodka Expand Contemporary Examples Add chocolate milk, vodka, whiskey, ice in blender and blend. Historical Examples There were also a couple of bottles of vodka, or Russian whiskey, upon which Stevens seized eagerly. The North Pacific Willis Boyd Allen Silently, Foma drank a glass of vodka, then another, and a third. Foma Gordyeff Maxim Gorky Men who know Russia tell me that the peasants really were happy, even under the twin despotisms of vodka and Czar. Foma Gordyeff Maxim Gorky It was hopeless, he added, to think of getting sleighs built while vodka was running like water amongst the people. British Dictionary definitions for vodka Expand noun 1. an alcoholic drink originating in Russia, made from grain, potatoes, etc, usually consisting only of rectified spirit and water Word Origin C19: from Russian, diminutive of voda water; related to Sanskrit udan water, Greek hudōr Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Word Origin and History for vodka Expand n. 1802, from Russian vodka, literally "little water," from voda "water" (from PIE *wedor, *wodor; see water (n.1)) + diminutive suffix -ka. Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper


In The Planets by Gustav Holst, which planet is the Magician?

Gustav Holst: The Planets - VI. Uranus, The Magician - YouTube Gustav Holst: The Planets - VI. Uranus, The Magician Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on May 1, 2010 The Planets, performed by the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Richard Hickox Category


What subatomic particle was discovered by James Chadwick in 1932?

James Chadwick -Atomic Theory - Home James Chadwick -Atomic Theory This is James Chadwick,he was born in Cheshire,England. He was born on October 20th,1891. He died on July 24,1974. Chadwick made a fundamental discovery in the doorman of nuclear science. He proved the existence of neutrons. James predicted the atom would have a neutron. He established that atomic number is determined by the numbers of protons in an atom. He also discovered the fourth subatomic particle,the neutron. James was most famous for his discovery of the neutron in an atom. Which took place in 1932. During the time period he was alive world war two was taking place during 1939 through 1945. This is one of the famous work that was painted in James Chadwick's time. It is made by Georges Seurat. The painting is called A Sunday on La Grande Jatte. James Chadwick died in 1974 in Cambridge,Endinburg Create a free website


Complete the name of the US baseball team the Atlanta _______.

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What is the name of the school in Croydon attended by Amy Winehouse, Leona Lewis, and Adele among many other performers?

Amy Winehouse - Biography - IMDb Amy Winehouse Biography Showing all 79 items Jump to: Overview  (5) | Mini Bio  (1) | Spouse  (1) | Trade Mark  (5) | Trivia  (36) | Personal Quotes  (31) Overview (5) 5' 2½" (1.59 m) Mini Bio (1) Amy Winehouse was a five-time Grammy Award-winning English singer-songwriter known for such hits as 'Rehab' and 'You Know I'm No Good' among her other works. She was born Amy Jade Winehouse, on September 14, 1983, in Enfield, London, England to a Jewish family with Russian ancestry on her mother's side. Her father, Mitchell Winehouse, was a taxi driver; her mother, Janis Winehouse (nee Seaton), was a pharmacist. Her family shared her love of theater and music. Amy was brought up on jazz music; She received her first guitar at age 13 and taught herself how to play. Young Amy Winehouse was a rebellious girl. At age 14, she was expelled from Sylvia Young Theatre School in Marylebone, London. At that time she pierced her nose and tattooed her body. She briefly attended the BRIT School in Croydon, and began her professional career at 16, performing occasional club gigs and recording low cost demos. At age 19, she recorded her debut, Frank (2003), a jazz-tinged album that became a hit and earned her several award nominations. During the next several years, she survived a period of personal upheaval, a painful relationship, and struggles with substance abuse. Her 2006's album 'Back on Black' was an international hit, and 'Rehab' made No. 9 on the US pop charts. Her big break came in 2008. Amy Winehouse became the first British female to win five Grammy Awards on the same night, February 10th, 2008, including Best New Artist and Record of the Year for 'Rehab'. Her Grammy performance was broadcast from London via satellite, because she was unable to appear in person in Los Angeles due to temporary problems with her traveling visa. Following her success at the Grammy Awards, Winehouse gave a string of highly successful performances during the year 2008. In June, she was suddenly hospitalized with a serious lung condition. However, she left hospital for one evening to perform for Nelson Mandela on his 90th birthday celebration in London's Hyde Park. She sang her hits Rehab and Valerie, drawing cheers and applause form the crowds and a smile from Mandela. Winehouse also performed for Roman Abramovich 's party in Moscow; there she earned $2 million for her one-hour gig. Amy Winehouse developed a distinctive style of her own. Her signature beehive hairstyle has become the model for fashion designers, while her vulnerability, her fragile personality and self-destructive behavior was regular tabloid news, and subject of criticism and controversy. In April 2008 she was named the second greatest "ultimate heroine" by the British population at large, and a month later was voted the second most hated personality in the UK. George Michael called her the "best female vocalist he has heard in his entire career," while Keith Richards warned that she "won't be around long" if her behavior doesn't change. Musically, Amy Winehouse created a cross-cultural and cross-genre style. She experimented with an eclectic mix of jazz, soul, pop, reggae, world beat and R&B. She had a special ability to channel hurt and despair into her performances. Her voice, phrasing and delivery sometimes sounded like a mix between Billy Holliday , Dinah Washington and Sarah Vaughan , and coupled with similarities in personal problems, she at times resembled another incarnation of legendary "Lady Blues". Amy Winehouse died at the age of 27, on 23 July 2011, in her London home following a long-running battle with alcohol addiction. She was cremated at Golders Green Crematorium and her ashes were laid to rest in Edgwarebury Jewish Cemetery in London, United Kingdom. Her death caused considerable mourning worldwide. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Steve Shelokhonov Spouse (1) Long black hair styled into a '60s-inspired beehive Extreme black eyeliner Jangly, eccentric dancing while on stage Deep soulful contralto vocals Attended the Brit School with singer


Which 1987 film concerns the experiences of disc jockey Adrian Cronauer?

Armed Forces Radio Vietnam | Video | C-SPAN.org Supreme Court November 11, 2006 Armed Forces Radio in Vietnam Adrian Cronauer talked about being a disc jockey in Vietnam and the movie based on his experiences, “Good Morning, Vietnam!” The ninth… read more Armed Forces Radio in Vietnam Adrian Cronauer talked about being a disc jockey in Vietnam and the movie based on his experiences, “Good Morning, Vietnam!” The ninth annual conference of the World War II Veterans Committee for the first time expanded to include the Vietnam War under the new umbrella organization, the American Veterans Center. close Transcript type


Havarti cheese is made in which north European country?

Havarti Havarti $6.55 In Stock About 100 years ago, a farmer’s wife who lived in North Zealand (one of Denmark’s most romantic islands -- a trysting place for lovers) became interested in the art of cheese making. She traveled through Europe to learn the secrets of this craft. Upon her return, she began to experiment with her newly acquired techniques. She named her finest creation after her farm, 'Havarthi'. Today's Cream Havarti is a direct descendant still made in Denmark. It has an ivory interior patterned with a myriad of tiny holes and is mild, creamy and mellow. It is both a table cheese and a dessert cheese to be served with fruit and wine. Size:


In John Steinbeck’s novel The Grapes of Wrath, what is the name of the family whose journey across the USA is traced?

'Grapes Of Wrath' And The Politics of Book Burning : NPR 'Grapes Of Wrath' And The Politics of Book Burning Embed Embed 'Grapes Of Wrath' And The Politics of Book Burning 'Grapes Of Wrath' And The Politics of Book Burning Embed Embed Enlarge this image Clell Pruett burns a copy of The Grapes Of Wrath as Bill Camp and another leader of the Associated Farmers stand by. At the time this photograph was taken, Pruett had not read the novel. Years later, after he read the book at the behest of Rick Wartzman, Pruett declared that he had no regrets about burning it. Kern County Museum hide caption toggle caption Kern County Museum Clell Pruett burns a copy of The Grapes Of Wrath as Bill Camp and another leader of the Associated Farmers stand by. At the time this photograph was taken, Pruett had not read the novel. Years later, after he read the book at the behest of Rick Wartzman, Pruett declared that he had no regrets about burning it. Kern County Museum Rick Wartzman's Obscene In The Extreme examines the banning of The Grapes Of Wrath in Kern County, Calif. hide caption toggle caption Read an excerpt . Sept. 29 marks the beginning of the American Library Association's annual "Banned Books Week," a commemoration of all the books that have ever been removed from library shelves and classrooms. Politics, religion, sex, witchcraft — people give a lot of reasons for wanting to ban books, says Judith Krug of the ALA, but most often the bannings are about fear. "They're not afraid of the book; they're afraid of the ideas," says Krug. "The materials that are challenged and banned say something about the human condition." John Steinbeck's 1939 classic, The Grapes Of Wrath, which chronicles an Oklahoma family's hapless migration westward, is a perfect example. The book was an immediate best-seller around the country, but it was also banned and burned in a number of places, including Kern County, Calif. — the endpoint of the Joad family's migration. Though fictional, Steinbeck's novel was firmly rooted in real events: Three years before the book was published a drought in the Dust Bowl states forced hundreds of thousands of migrants to California. Penniless and homeless, many landed in Kern County. When the book came out, some of the powers that be in the county thought that they had been portrayed unfairly; they felt that Steinbeck hadn't given them credit for the effort they were making to help the migrants. One member of the county board of supervisors denounced the book as a "libel and lie." In August 1939, by a vote of 4 to 1, the board approved a resolution banning The Grapes Of Wrath from county libraries and schools. Article continues after sponsorship Rick Wartzman, author of the new book Obscene In The Extreme, says what happened in Kern County illustrates the deep divide between left and right in California in the 1930s. One powerful local player who pushed for the ban was Bill Camp, head of the local Associated Farmers, a group of big landowners who were avid opponents of organized labor. Camp and his colleagues knew how to get a bill passed in the state Legislature — and they also knew how to be physical. "They knew how to work with tire irons, pick handles and bricks," says Wartzman. "Things could get really ugly and violent." Camp wanted to publicize the county's opposition to The Grapes Of Wrath. Convinced that many migrants were also offended by their depiction in the novel, he recruited one of his workers, Clell Pruett, to burn the book. Pruett had never read the novel, but he had heard a radio program about it that made him angry, and so he readily agreed to take part in what Wartzman describes as a "photo op." The photo shows Camp and another leader of the Associated Farmers standing by as Pruett holds the book above a trash can and sets it on fire. Meanwhile, local librarian Gretchen Knief was working quietly to get the ban overturned. At the risk of losing her job, she stood up to the county supervisors and wrote a letter asking them to reverse their decision. "It's such a vicious and dangerous thing to begin,"


Which British scientist lived at Down House, Kent, now in the care of English Heritage?

Home of Charles Darwin (Down House) | English Heritage Emma has ten children, the last at the age of 48. Darwin's health declines. 1850Tragedy The Darwins' eldest daughter, Annie, dies, probably from tuberculosis. 1850sBotanical Experiments Darwin takes over a corner of the kitchen garden for his ‘experimental beds’, where his investigations into plant evolution lead to key discoveries. Find out why Down House is significant   1858Year of Upheaval With Charles Lyell, Darwin submits a paper on natural selection to the Linnaean Society. His youngest child, Charles Waring, dies from scarlet fever. The house undergoes extensive construction. 1859Natural Selection Darwin completes and publishes On the Origin of Species, providing an explanation for the 'preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life'. 1860A Year of Debate While the world reacts fiercely to Darwin's theories, he remains at Down House, now transformed into a self-sufficient country retreat. It has comfortable rooms, a kitchen garden, greenhouses and an orchard. 1861-8Survival of the Fittest Darwin becomes increasingly ill. He publishes The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication, which uses the phrase 'survival of the fittest'. 1871-6Publications and Renovations Darwin publishes extensively, including The Descent of Man. A two-storey wing and glass-roofed veranda are added to the house, nearly doubling its size. Read a description of Down House 1882Darwin's Death Darwin dies from an angina attack. The family permits him to be buried at Westminster Abbey. The funeral is attended by many distinguished guests. 1896-1921A Place for Learning Emma dies at Down. The house later becomes Downe School for Girls. Another school eventually takes its place but then closes. Down House is left empty. 1927-9Darwinian Restoration Eminent surgeon Sir George Browne buys Down. He restores it, with the help of Leonard Darwin's photographs and memories, and opens it to the public. 1929-83Resident Caretakers Curators take up residence at Down on behalf of the Royal College of Surgeons. There are major repairs. Responsibility eventually passes to the Natural History Museum. 1996-presentRestored to Darwin’s designs English Heritage buys Down House. Structural repairs are carried out, rooms recreated and an exhibition added interpreting Darwin's thoughts as a naturalist. The gardens are also restored.


In the UK what kind of creatures are Eggar, Cinnabar and Herald?

Life Cycle of Butterflies and Moths The life cycle or life history of Butterflies and Moths is:- The Egg or Ovum, The Caterpillar or Larva, The Chrysalis or Pupa  and finally the Adult Butterfly or Moth (the Imago). BUTTERFLY AND MOTH EGGS Eggs come in an incredible variety of shapes, sizes and markings.  Those that are going to hatch out within a week or two are often laid on a leaf, some on the   upper side of the leaf and some on the underside and they may be laid singly, in pairs or in  a large batch depending on the species. A few species drop their eggs into grasses when in flight. Many  species that overwinter as eggs lay them on the trunk, branch or twig of a tree and often close to a bud. Examples of the eggs of twelve butterfly species are shown below. Starting from the top left the species of the eggs is as follows:- Row 6: Alder Moth ( Acronicta alni ), Copper Underwing ( Amphipyra pyramidea ), Light Crimson Underwing ( Catocala promissa ) THE CATERPILLAR OR LARVA Most caterpillars have 3 pairs of true legs and with a few exceptions up to 5 pairs of prolegs or claspers  as illustrated in the picture below. The true legs are segmented with joints and become the walking legs in the adult butterfly or moth. In  most cases the number of prolegs varies from 2 to 5 but some leaf-mining caterpillars and Limacodidae species have none and some Zygaenoidea  have more than 5 pairs. The number of prolegs and their size is often helpful in determining which family or families the caterpillar is   likely to be part of and hence can help in identifying which species it is, examples from a few families can be found below. As a caterpillar   grows in size it becomes too large for its skin which it sheds, typically 4 times, before it changes into a chrysalis. In some cases the   number of prolegs which are visible increases as the caterpillar grows and changes its skin. WHAT'S THAT CATERPILLAR? MOTH CATERPILLARS Trying to work out the species of many caterpillars is often very difficult, not only because of the large number of species but also because  many caterpillars undergo a significant change in their appearance as they grow. One method that can be used to start the identification  process is to try and work out which family grouping the caterpillar belongs to. The following gives some pointers to help decide which of the main  family groups a caterpillar belongs to. The order in which the families are listed below is not taxonomic but is my own suggestion for working through some of the   key identifying characteristics. This starts with caterpillars that only have two pairs of functional prolegs, then three pairs followed by the groups which,  apart from a small number of exceptions, have five pairs of prolegs. In the following examples I have also included pictures of the caterpillars that enthusiasts in the UK are most often asked to identify. NOTE: If you want to see the life history that has been recorded so far for any of the species listed below, click on the scientific name and  it will appear on a separate frame. Family: Geometridae This is a large family with around 300 species either resident or regular migrants to the UK. Virtually all these species have only two pairs   of prolegs, being without those on abdominal segments A3, A4 and A5. The absence of these three pairs of prolegs results in them moving by a looping process   of arching and straightening the body - hence they are often called 'loopers'. The photograph of a Pale Brindled Beauty ( Apocheima pilosaria )  caterpillar is shown below. I am aware of a few species which are classified as Geometers which 'break the rule'. The Orange Underwing ( Archiearis  parthenias ) (picture below) and Light Orange Underwing ( Archiearis notha ) both have varying size vestigial prolegs on segments A3 to A5.  The March Moth ( Alsophila aescularia ) (picture below) and the Light Emerald ( Campaea margaritata ) both have vestigial prolegs on A5.  The Scalloped Hazel ( Odontopera bidentata ) pictured below has two tiny pairs


The Pie at Night is a recent book by which author – he describes it as a companion to his previous book Pies and Prejudice?

The Pie At Night: In Search of the North at Play eBook: Stuart Maconie: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store By Roger Risborough on 15 Oct. 2015 Format: Hardcover Verified Purchase Please forgive my review title - like Stuart Maconie (and I do) I just can't resist a pun, even when it's a very bad one and even when it doesn't really reflect the subject matter that follows. Let's face it, "The Pie At Night" is a terrible pun and a terrible title. And what follows, stretches the brief beyond night-time activities and beyond the north. In fact Maconie, starts out quite rustily like a man in need of a drink to get his writing arm going again after a break since the last book. That apparent thirst is quickly sorted though, and our intrepid author soon settles into his familiar stride, and if part of his intent is to eschew stereo-types about northerner leisure times revolving around too much beer and the wrong sort of foods, then he addresses this by having a pint every 3 or 4 pages generally followed by a whiskey chaser and pie, chips and peas (sometimes beans). So for all the talk of tapas in Halifax and striving for Michelin stars in Manchester, my gastronomic legacy from this book is thinking "I really must have a steak and kidney pudding at the next opportunity". And geographically, he strays as far south as Wolverhampton, claiming it to be effectively part of the north. Come on Stuart, in Pies And Prejudice you were quite specific that the north started at Crewe station, and we know you only went to the Black Country because there is no floodlit horse-racing in the true north (yet). Aside from these snipes, there is a lot to engage with here - especially for us exiled northerners who are hungry for what Maconie is best at - ie reminding us of what is great about the north. Read more ›


The Lines of Torres Vedras were lines of forts built in 1809-1810 during the Peninsular War to defend which city?

Assessment of the Permeability of Historical Defensive Systems: the Case of the Lines of Torres Vedras - Springer , Volume 20,  Issue 2, pp 229-248 First online: 30 March 2016 Assessment of the Permeability of Historical Defensive Systems: the Case of the Lines of Torres Vedras Alexandre B. GonçalvesAffiliated withInstituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de LisboaCERIS-ICIST, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa  Email author   , José AlmeidaAffiliated withInstituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de LisboaAcademia Militar , Helena RuaAffiliated withInstituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de LisboaCERIS-ICIST, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa 10.1007/s10761-016-0334-9 Copyright information Abstract As the largest part of military usage of the territory depends on a thorough analysis of its morphology, spatial analysis with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software reveals a great potential as a way for studying battlefields and/or other military buildings and scenarios from the past, while supporting interpretations of territorial occupation and related organization of military forces through event simulation. This paper presents a GIS-based method to model and assess the permeability of historical defensive systems from the period that preceded the mechanization of warfare of the late nineteenth century, i.e., based on artillery installed in fortifications. The method was applied to analyze the permeability of the Lines of Torres Vedras (LTV) defensive system, a multi-line fortification complex which was operational during the Peninsular War in the beginning of the nineteenth century and located north of Lisbon, Portugal. The structures of the LTV and local terrain were modelled in GIS using a set of proposed parameters that support territorial analysis, combined with the capability of contemporary weaponry. A methodical quantification and combination of these parameters enabled a better understanding of the systemic design of the defensive lines in terms of its permeability, contributing to a discussion of the LTV particular military setting based on the interpretation of these indicators. Global and sectorial analyses of the permeability of the LTV defensive system were conducted. Keywords Territorial analysis GIS Defensive systems Torres Vedras defensive lines Napoleonic Wars Helena Rua is deceased. Introduction GIS in the Analysis of Military Events of the Past In the last decades there have been numerous studies sustained by spatial analysis based on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in the archaeological and historical fields. Given that a large part of archaeological studies depend on geographic context, GIS are of great utility both in heritage management and in fieldwork on archaeological sites, by allowing a simultaneous consideration of form, space and time, all of which are considered separately in traditional approaches. As such, it is possible to recreate ancient structures or simulate past events, quantifying a series of spatial parameters in order to create GIS-based indicators for territorial characterization, allowing new ways to study of the past. Among other applications, GIS have been used as a tool for the analysis of past military events such as the movement of military units and the reconstruction of battles. Despite the spatial inaccuracy of ancient maps (Giordano and Nolan 2007 , pp. 55–70; Tucci and Giordano 2011 , pp. 452–463), numerous researchers have used the modeling, recreation of virtual places and analytical capabilities of GIS to document historical settings where military events took place, enhancing the understanding of the spatiotemporal connections with the physical location on which they occurred. GIS are able to combine ancient and modern maps with terrain representation, and to provide indicators that might be used, for example, to test hypotheses advanced by historians, to analyze the decisions of military leaders, to model and quantify the defensiveness of defended sites (Martindale and Supernant 2009 , pp. 191–204) or to evaluate the ef


The name of which European country appears on its stamps as EESTI?

( 1 ) The abbreviations to use are the ISO  codes, except for Greece and the United Kingdom, for which  EL and UK are recommended (instead of GR and GB). The  former abbreviations were generally taken from the international  code for automobiles and were used until the end of 2002. NB: Do not use  ‘Republic of Ireland’ nor ‘Irish Republic’. Use ‘the Netherlands’ not Holland, which is only part  of the Netherlands (the provinces of North and South Holland);  a capital T is not necessary on ‘the’. In tables ‘Netherlands’  will suffice. Use ‘United Kingdom’ for the Member State, not ‘Great  Britain’, which comprises England, Scotland and Wales;  these three together with Northern Ireland are the constituent  parts of the United Kingdom. The purely geographical term  ‘British Isles’ includes Ireland and the Crown Dependencies  (the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands which are not  part of the United Kingdom). Candidate countries ISO 639 codes and names: see the ISO website .   Irish Up to 31 December 2006, Irish was not included in the working languages of the Community’s institutions. Pursuant to an Agreement made in 1971 between Ireland and the Community, Irish was considered an official Community language, it being understood, however, that only primary legislation was drawn up in that language. On 1 January 2007, Irish became a full EU official language, with a temporary derogation for a renewable period of five years (see Council Regulation (EC) No 920/2005 of 13 June 2005 (OJ L 156, 18.6.2005, p. 3)) stating that ‘the institutions of the European Union shall not be bound by the obligation to draft all acts in Irish and to publish them in that language in the Official Journal of the European Union’, except for regulations adopted jointly by the European Parliament and the Council. This derogation has been extended for a period of five years (until 31 December 2016) by Council Regulation (EU) No 1257/2010 (OJ L 343, 29.12.2010, p. 5). It was extended again by Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2015/2264 (OJ L 322, 8.12.2015, p. 1), but it is to be gradually reduced in scope and eventually brought to an end by 31 December 2021. Maltese A temporary derogation  from the obligation to draft acts in Maltese and to publish them in the Official Journal of the European Union was adopted by the Council on 1 May 2004. This derogation was to be applied for a period of three years, extendable for a further one year, to all acts with the exception of regulations adopted jointly by the European Parliament and the Council (see Council Regulation (EC) No 930/2004 of 1 May 2004 (OJ L 169, 1.5.2004, p. 1)). The Council has decided to stop this derogation in 2007, after the first period of three years. Order of languages in text (unilingual texts) In the text, the order for listing languages will vary according to the linguistic version. In English-language publications, languages should be listed in English alphabetical order: Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish. When an agreement is also written in a non-Union language, the Union languages precede the aforementioned language for protocol reasons. Texts for the web (intranet/Internet) The enlargements have increased the number of languages to such an extent that it is no longer convenient to use separate menu tabs for each language version (‘language’ tabs, small flags, etc.) as they would take up too much space on screen. It is recommended that a drop-down menu be used. —


Which Australian Prime Minister disappeared, presumed drowned in 1967?

On This Day: Australian PM is presumed drowned after going swimming On This Day: Australian PM is presumed drowned after going swimming Julian Gavaghan Pin it Share December 17: Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt vanished and was presumed drowned after going swimming on this day in 1967. The 59-year-old disappeared off Cheviot Beach at Portsea, Victoria only 22 months into his time in office. The Australian Government announced that Holt was officially presumed dead after two days of one of the biggest sea searches in history. It sparked a leadership crisis in his Liberal Party and a host of conspiracy theories, including claims he was a Chinese spy and had been picked up by a submarine. His body was never found and he was only officially declared dead at an inquest held in 2005. Yet a memorial service in Melbourne, where Holt lived and had begun his law career before being elected at MP for one of its suburbs, was held on December 22, 1967. [On This Day: Tutankhamun’s tomb discovered by British explorers] A British Pathé newsreel shows the Prince of Wales, then aged only 19, joining UK Prime Minister Harold Wilson and Tory leader Ted Heath on a plane at Heathrow. U.S. President Lyndon B Johnson – for whom Holt coined the slogan “All the way with LBJ” after committing Australian troops in Vietnam, also attended the service. A year earlier, Holt ensured Johnson was the first American head of state to visit Australia after becoming his strongest ally in the controversial U.S.-led war. He also relaxed “White Australia” immigration policies, gave Aborigines equal rights, decimalised his country’s currency and refused to follow Britain’s pound devaluation. Holt also became embroiled in a scandal over misuse of government aircraft when his party rival John Gorton revealed how the PM misled Parliament over the issue. [On This Day: Great Smog ends after 12,000 Londoners die ] Yet he is today best remembered for his unfortunate disappearance. Holt, an experienced diver, had driven with friends to one of his favourite snorkelling spots to watch British yachtsman Alec Rose sail by while circumnavigating the globe. Despite suffering a recent shoulder injury – and being advised by his doctor not to go swimming – he ignored his group’s pleas and took a dip in Port Phillip Bay. The surf was heavy and the spot, which lies on the tip of the Mornington Peninsula, around 60 miles south of Melbourne, is notorious for strong currents and rip tides. And he soon disappearing from view, prompting his friends to raise the alarm. But despite thousands of personnel from the Royal Australian Navy, Air Force and Army searching, they could find no trace of the prime minister. Despite accounts of Holt’s “incredible powers of endurance underwater”, there had been worries about the leader of the Liberals, who later selected Gorton as PM. Read More


The Skeleton Coast is to be found in which African country?

Africa on the Matrix: Namibia's Skeleton Coast News Skeleton Coast & Kunene Region The treacherous Skeleton Coast reaches north from the town of Swakopmund to Namibia's northern border at the Kunene River. Cold water, carried by the Benguela current flowing north from Antarctica, meets the hot, dry air of the Namib desert and forms an early-morning fog that often penetrates more than 20 miles inland. The currents, the winds, the fog and the absence of protected harbors have made this stretch of Atlantic coastline a hazardous passage for centuries. The morning fog is the only source of moisture for many of the specially-adapted plants that eke out a fragile existence in this forbidding environment. By late morning, the fog begins to burn away, revealing a windswept landscape of shifting sand dunes, crashing waves and the occasional black-backed jackal trotting along keeping a sharp lookout for an opportunistic meal. On the beach, several giant colonies of Cape fur seals (technically a species of sea lion) teem with the bleating sounds of babies and mothers trying to find one another among the multitudes as mothers return from feeding in the ocean. As mothers and babies make their way through the crowd, brief but spirited fights break out as neighbors are jostled and territories are trespassed. At several points along the coast, "ephemeral" rivers traverse the dry sand en route to the sea. The rivers are "ephemeral" because they flow with water only for brief days or weeks during the rainy season. During the rest of the year they appear as dry as the rest of the strand. Looks, however, are deceiving. In many cases, the rivers still carry some water below the surface. Local plants have adapted deep root systems to reach down for the precious water. Desert elephants, which have also adapted to the harsh conditions, have learned to dig holes in the sandy river beds and wait for ground water to seep in. In some places, underground rock layers force the water to the surface in the form of small springs that attract animals from miles around. It is an eerie experience to walk along the edge of the sea. During the heyday of whaling in the 19th century, seamen dismembered their quarry to process the meat and oil and threw the bones overboard. Many of the these bones washed ashore and remain visible today, preserved for more than a century by conditions that even decay-causing bacteria find inhospitable. There are also skeletons of young sea lions, trampled in a stampede in a crowded seal colony or perhaps snatched away by a stealthy jackal, then picked clean by the scavengers. At various points along the shore, one also sees skeletons of ships that have been dashed against the rocks and broken to pieces. In one area, there is a tomb to a seaman who lost his life along the coast (one of many to die but one of the few whose remains could be found). Inland from the Skeleton Coast lies Namibia's Kunene Region (previously known as Kaokoland when the country was under South African control). Although the region is arid, desert elephants, giraffes and many other species have adapted to the dry conditions. In addition, the Himba people have lived in the area for centuries, raising cattle, sheep and goats. Because of their isolation, the Himba have been better able to maintain their traditional lifestyle than many indigenous groups in Africa. Photos from the Kunene Region are available in a pop-up window by clicking on the link below.


Who wrote the 17th century verse play Samson Agonistes?

Samson Agonistes Radio/TV Program | John Milton | Audible.com next page Publisher's Summary Samson Agonistes, the 'dramatic poem' by John Milton, was published in 1671, three years before the poet's death. Written in the form of a Greek tragedy, with the Chorus commenting on the action, it follows the biblical story of the blind Samson as he wreaks his revenge on the Philistines who have imprisoned him. A powerful subject, with a personal resonance for the blind Milton, it is a perfect work for the medium of audiobook, where poetry and drama can be balanced equally. This production, adapted for BBC Radio 3, broadcast in 2008 and directed by John Tydeman, features Iain Glen in the title role, with Samantha Bond as Dalila, Philip Madoc as Harapha and Michael Maloney as the Messenger. Public Domain (P)2014 Naxos AudioBooks More from the same


The song Too Darn Hot features in which musical?

Too Darn Hot (Dance Sequence) - Kiss Me, Kate - YouTube Too Darn Hot (Dance Sequence) - Kiss Me, Kate Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Jun 14, 2009 Kiss Me Kate 2002 UK Cast Category


The memoirs of Jennifer Worth form the basis of which BBC TV drama series?

1000+ images about The Midwife on Pinterest | Helen george, Actresses and BBC Learn more at dailymail.co.uk They can't deliver babies in THAT! After Miranda Hart's dramatic makeover for Tatler, her co-stars on dowdy BBC drama Call The Midwife follow suit for Glamour


Which Scot won a Gold medal at the 1991 World Athletics Championships and a Silver medal at the 1988 Olympics in the 10000 metres – she also won the London Marathon in 1996?

Liz McColgan Liz McColgan 24 May 1964 Athlete Elizabeth ("Liz") McColgan (née Lynch) MBE is a Scottish former middle-distance and long-distance track and road-running athlete. Born Elizabeth Lynch, she grew up in the Whitfield area of Dundee and was a pupil of St Saviour's RC High School. She joined her local athletics club, the Hawkhill Harriers, at age 12 at the advice of her PE teacher Phil Cairns. Coached by Harry Bennett, she soon discovered a talent for distance running and won her first UK titles at the age of 18. Following Bennett's death, McColgan self-coached herself in preparation for the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh in 1986. At the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, McColgan took the gold medal in the 10,000 metres, finishing nearly 12 seconds ahead of the nearest competitor and giving the host country its only gold medal in Athletics. This was followed by a silver medal at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. McColgan was the 1986 NCAA National Champion in the mile run representing the Alabama Crimson Tide in the American collegiate Indoor Track and Field national Championships and was the school's record-holder for the mile run. McColgan won silver in the 3,000 metres at the World Indoor Championships in 1989. She became the only Scot to successfully defended a Commonwealth title at the 1990 games in Auckland, New Zealand, when she took the gold for the 10,000 metres again, as well as taking bronze at the 3,000 metres. In August 1991, she won gold in the 10,000 metres at the World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. In November of that year at the New York City Marathon, her first marathon, she won with a time of 2:27.23, beating the record for a debut marathon by three minutes. In 1992, she won the inaugural World Half Marathon Championships, where she also helped the British team claim the silver medal in the team competition. Later that year, she won the Tokyo International Women's Marathon. In 1996, she won theLondon Marathon with a time of 2 hours, 27 minutes and 54 seconds. McColgan retired from competing in August 2001 when she fractured a bone in her foot while training for selection for the 2002 Commonwealth Games. However she returned in 2004 to win the Scottish Indoor Championships 3000 metres (in 9:31). In 2007, she ran the London Marathon, finishing 25th in 2:50:38. She also completed the 2010 New York Marathon in 3:10:54. In 1987 she married Northern Irish athlete Peter McColgan; they have five children. The eldest, Eilish, won the 2004 British cross country championships in her age-group, was ranked top in Scotland over 800 metres and 1500 metres in her age-group and competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 3000 metres steeplechase. The couple separated in November 2010. On 18 January 2014, McColgan was married to John Nuttall. In December 1991, McColgan appeared on This Is Your Life and was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year. She was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1992 and inducted to the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame in 2004. To make your own nomination download the nomination form  here


+ (pronounced plus) and x (pronounced multiply) are chart- topping albums by which singer?

Emily's Picks: Ed Sheeran's "X" Reviewed - Fugitive Sounds Posted by David Stillman | Jun 28, 2014 | Albums , Reviews | 0 | Ed Sheeran states it best in his song “Take it Back”: “Now I don’t ever want to be perfect, cause I’m a singer that you never wanna to see shirtless, and I accept the fact that someone has to win worst-dressed.” Sheeran’s signature ginger hair and striking resemblance to Ron Weasley from the Harry Potter films simply cannot compete with David Beckham , Channing Tatum , or Ryan Gosling’s trademark, almost otherworldly, good looks. He walks on to a stage armed with just a guitar and his voice. He keeps his private life private, seldom engaging in the press for anything besides music-related promotions. So how, then, has the twenty-three-year old English singer-songwriter managed to sell millions of albums, sell-out Madison Square Garden (twice), and tour around the world, performing to packed houses everywhere he goes? Take a listen to his new album x (pronounced “multiply”), and the answer is pretty evident. The seventeen-track album dropped on June 23rd and continues to rest comfortably at the top of the charts. While many will be quick to classify Sheeran  as a pop artist, his musical style is more of a blend between pop, rap, and R&B soul fused with acoustic coffeehouse folk. X proffers a bit of each of these genres, featuring heartfelt ballads, vengeful love songs, and intense rap tirades. The young artist offers vocals that can only be described as buttery-smooth, alongside wicked guitar chops and loop pedal skills that could easily put to shame any pop artist today. If his musicianship is not enough, he writes or co-writes all of his music, which is easily identified through his passionate lyrics. Similar to artists like Adele or Taylor Swift , Sheeran  writes from personal experiences, occasionally calling out one or two spurned lovers (his new song “Don’t” is allegedly about his ex-girlfriend, pop artist Ellie Goulding , and her affair with One Direction’s Niall Horan whilst the three artists were on tour). As Sheeran  stated in a recent interview: “[I] write about shit that happens.” However, the way in which Sheeran  writes his lyrics is neither immature nor oriented at avenging lovers’ mistakes; rather, it gives listeners a glimpse inside the tumult of his emotions. Unlike many of the pop songs on the radio today, Sheeran ’s tunes are not generally aimed at wooing or spurning the objects of his affection. While he certainly has tracks like this, Sheeran  writes about a broad spectrum of topics, not confining himself to the traditional pop music themes. His track “Take It Back,” which features his rapping prowess, follows his journey from a couch-surfing teen playing guitar to a full-fledged artist, its narrative stretching back to when he was sixteen and homeless, sleeping in subways and strangers’ houses. In “Afire Love,” Sheeran  discusses what it’s like to lose a loved one to disease, in this case Alzheimer’s. It is through the authenticity of these songs that Sheeran ‘s passions are exhibited and the listener is able to understand his emotions. Unlike those of so many artists climbing the charts, Sheeran ‘s lyrics are always masterfully crafted, and often strikingly poignant. If there is anything that x proves, it is that Sheeran  is not afraid to experiment with new styles, techniques, and sounds. Much of his first album, + (pronounced “plus”) featured a more stripped-down feel, while x demonstrates Sheeran ‘s evolution, both as a singer and songwriter. Two tracks on x, “Sing” and “Runaway,” are produced by Pharrell Williams and feature a sound and feel quite removed from the traditional acoustic bent of +-era Ed. X showcases almost every genre of pop music—hip-hop, blues, soul, rap, and pop. Common themes are certainly found among the tracks on x: alcohol, women, and love, most conspicuously. Such consistency of topic creates a cohesiveness to the songs, without making anything sound too repetitive. However, the two tracks available on the deluxe edition of the album, which Sheeran


Which Football League club is known as the Brewers?

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FOUR, released last year is a chart-topping album by which boy band, their last with five members?

Zayn's 'Pillowtalk' Debuts at No. 1 on Hot 100 | Billboard Zayn's 'Pillowtalk' Debuts at No. 1 on Hot 100 Miller Mobley Zayn Malik photographed on Nov. 30, 2015 in Beverly Hills, Calif. The former One Direction member launches on top with his first solo single. Plus, Drake debuts at No. 6 with "Summer Sixteen" and G-Eazy and Bebe Rexha reach the top 10 with "Me, Myself & I." Zayn blasts onto the Billboard Hot 100 (dated Feb. 20) at No. 1 with "Pillowtalk," his first solo single after departing One Direction . The pop singer/songwriter (full name: Zayn Malik) makes his first trip to the top of the Hot 100 after peaking as high as No. 2 with 1D (with the group's 2013 single "Best Song Ever"). He also earns an honor not achieved since a former Beatle more than 45 years ago (read on). Plus, Drake enters the Hot 100 at No. 6 with "Summer Sixteen" and G-Eazy and Bebe Rexha reach the top 10 with "Me, Myself & I." As we do every Monday, let's talk the Hot 100's top 10 and more. Highlights of the airplay, sales and streaming-based Hot 100 post on Billboard.com each Monday, with all charts updated each Tuesday. "Pillowtalk," released Jan. 29 on RCA Records, is just the 25th song ever to debut at No. 1 on the Hot 100. It's the first since Adele's "Hello" arrived at the summit on the Nov. 14 chart. "Pillowtalk" also opens atop the Digital Songs and Streaming Songs charts, with 267,000 first-week U.S. downloads sold and 22.3 million U.S. streams (the fourth-largest streaming start ever) in the week ending Feb. 4, according to Nielsen Music. It also bows at No. 1 on the subscription services-based On-Demand Songs chart (12.7 million on-demand streams), while also boasting 17 million in radio audience. Zayn Malik Speaks Out in Revealing Billboard Cover Story: 'I'm Not Censoring Myself Anymore' The sultry "Pillowtalk" is from Zayn's debut album Mind of Mine, due March 25, the one-year anniversary of his departure from One Direction. Ten more key facts regarding the Hot 100's new leader (the 1,051st No. 1 overall dating to the chart's 1958 launch): >>>  Zayn, born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, is the first U.K. artist to debut at No. 1 on the Hot 100 with a first charted single. He's the third U.K. act to start at the summit overall, following Adele ("Hello," 2015) and Elton John ("Candle in the Wind 1997"/"Something About the Way You Look Tonight," 1997). >>>  "Pillowtalk" marks the first No. 1 debut for an artist's first Hot 100 hit since Baauer's "Harlem Shake" (March 2, 2013). Zayn Debuts at No. 1 on U.K. Singles Chart With 'Pillowtalk' >>>  Zayn goes where One Direction hasn't: to No. 1 on the Hot 100. Before he left the boy band, 1D tallied four top 10s, rising as high as No. 2 with "Best Song Ever" in August 2013. (Without Zayn, the group has landed two more top 10s: "Drag Me Down" and "Perfect," which reached Nos. 3 and 10, respectively, last year.) >>>  Zayn Go-Go's where One Direction hasn't: by reaching No. 2 with 1D and No. 1 as a soloist, he is the first artist in 28 years to peak as high as No. 2 with a group (excluding one-time-only charity acts) and then command the Hot 100 as a solo artist: the Go-Go's reached a high of No. 2 with "We Got the Beat" in 1982; lead singer Belinda Carlisle then led in 1987 with her own "Heaven Is a Place on Earth." >>>  While the definition of "boy band" leaves room for interpretation, Zayn's coronation of the Hot 100 places him in elite company. If we consider the Beatles a founding pop music boy band , Zayn is the first one-time member of a Hot 100-charting boy band to score a No. 1 with a debut single on the survey since George Harrison. The Quiet Beatle launched with the four-week No. 1 "My Sweet Lord"/"Isn't It a Pity" in 1970, following the Fab Four's split earlier that year. >>>  Other prominent one-time boy band members have crowned the Hot 100 solo, but not with their debut Hot 100 hits. On the list: Bobby Brown (apart from New Edition), Michael Jackson (Jackson 5), Ricky Martin (Menudo), Donny Osmond (the Osmonds), Justin Timberlake (*NSYNC) and, the other three Beatles: Jo


Who is the only ‘dragon’ to have appeared in every series of Dragons’ Den?

Half of Dragons' Den investments fall through after the show Business Half of Dragons' Den investments fall through after the show 'They get offered better deals in some cases, or think they don’t need the Dragons,' says Dragons' Den investor Deborah Meaden  Credit: Andrew Farrington Rebecca Burn-Callander , Enterprise Editor 21 February 2015 • 8:00pm Fewer than half the successful pitches on BBC hit show Dragons’ Den ever saw a penny of investment, new research has found. In an analysis of all 143 businesses that successfully won cash on the show between series 1 and 11, just £5.8m of the £13m pledged was ever invested. The study was conduced by Tiger Mobiles, a smartphone comparison site, which unsuccessfully applied to appear on the show in 2008. The deals fall apart after the show due to several reasons, Dragons’ Den investor Deborah Meaden told the Telegraph. “I’ve had entrepreneurs with extremely unfortunate health issues, patent issues, and two or three silences where I never hear from them again.” Issues frequently arise during due diligence, she added. “I spent £5,000 to £10,000 on each company and sometime things aren’t what they seem.” Many entrepreneurs appear on the show primarily to gain publicity for their business. When sales surge following the airing of their episode, they pull out because investment is no longer necessary. “The world explodes for them after Dragons’ Den,” Ms Meaden said. “They get offered better deals in some cases, or think they don’t need the Dragons. But what they find when the publicity dies down is that they still need help running the business.” According to the data, Peter Jones is the the show’s most prolific investor, offering funding to 54 of the 143 businesses. The average amount pitched for is £100,000 and the average amount of equity given up by applicants is 40pc. The highest amount of equity ever given away on the show  was 79pc by RK Records , which has since rebranded as Bannatyne Music. Ryan Ashmore (left) and his business partner Liam Webb, both 18 at the time, sold 79pc of their business in return for £50,000 in cash   The highest amount ever pitched for successfully in the Den is £250,000. However, on both occasions the deals fell through after filming. Series 12 was not included because there was not enough to conduct full due diligence. However, this series could skew the data, adding a record number of investments. “I’ve done nine and got seven away,” said Ms Meaden. At the end of this series, Piers Linney, who recently left the show, could emerge as the Dragon with the highest investment per deal. Kelly Hoppen, who appeared on the show for two series, added: “I was fortunate enough to make some very successful investments in the Den which I am still working with and will continue to do so.” If Dragons do invest in a business, they are involved long-term. Some 38 of the 67 invested firms still have a Dragon on board. Some of the others have successfully exited or bought back the stake, while other have ceased trading. Tiger Mobiles used data from Companies House, Duedil, the Dragons’ Den website and inidividual interviews with founders to compile the report. An interactive analysis of every winning pitch on the Den is  available to view here .   Premium 30 Dec 2016, 2:58pm


Which Football League club is known as the Spireites?

Chesterfield: Drew Talbot one of seven players released by League One club - BBC Sport BBC Sport Chesterfield: Drew Talbot one of seven players released by League One club 12 May Drew Talbot won two promotions from League Two during his seven and a half years with Chesterfield Chesterfield have released seven players, including long-serving full-back Drew Talbot. The 29-year-old joined the club in 2009 and made 243 league appearances. Goalkeeper Aaron Chapman, 25, defender Chris Herd and strikers Mani Dieseruwe, 21, Jordan Slew, 23, and Byron Harrison, 28 have also been released by the League One side. Forwards Rai Simons, 20, Jake Orrell, 18, and 19-year-old Jake Beesley, have all signed new deals. Of the three who have extended their contracts, only Simons has been a regular fixture for the Spireites, making 22 appearances and scoring five goals. Share this page