Which legendary race horse was the subject of a major feature film in 2003?

Famous Race Horses "); Famous Race Horses Here you will find online histories, biographies, and tributes to famous race horses from around the world. If a horse you like isn't listed here and also doean't appear on any of the multi-horse sites listed below, that probably means nobody has done a website for him/her. Updated 10/16/2007. North America Multi-horse Sites - check these if your favorite isn't listed Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame - bios and photos of Canadian champions and hall of famers, many entries here are not on other sites. Has thoroughbreds, standardbreds, jockeys, drivers, and more. Directory of Thoroughbred Race Horses - an extensive listing of champion horses with short notes about each and a link to bios for many of them. Gallery of Greats - from Thoroughbred Champions with photos and history of many past greats Hall of Fame Inductees - the equine members of the Racing Hall of Fame The Horses of Calumet Farm - from the International Museum of the horse includes all their greats from 1932 to 1982 in alphabetical order from Alydar to Wistful Unofficial Thoroughbred Hall of Fame - has a ton of bios for other horses not listed below, many with photos Affirmed Affirmed - the 1978 Triple Crown winner with photos Affirmed - from Thoroughbred Champions Affirmed vs. Alydar - all about their famous rivalry Affirmed Breyer Model Horse - a new 12" model with his markings copied exactly. Affirmed and Alydar: Thoroughbred Legends - a book by Timothy Capps Afleet Alex Afleet Alex Preakness Winner - photos from the win plus lots of info about Alex and his connections Afleet Alex Belmont Winner - photos from the win plus more of info about Alex and his connections Afleet Alex at Gainesway - photos from his first appearance after retiring to Gainesway for his stud career Afleet Alex Profile - his connections, birthdate, pedigree, and lots of links to other info from my Triple Crown special. Afleet Alex - his official site Alydar Alydar - from the Unofficial Hall of Fame Alydar - from Thoroughbred Champions Affirmed and Alydar: Thoroughbred Legends - a book by Timothy Capps Alysheba dead - The 1987 Kentucky Derby winner and 1988 Horse of the Year had to be euthanized on March 27 due to injuries from a fall in his stall at the Kentucky Horse Park. Here is a look at his career and a few photos. Assault Assault - the Texas bred Triple Crown winner with some very good photos from King Ranch Assault - the 1946 Triple Crown winner with photos Assault - from Thoroughbred Champions Barbaro Barbaro Tribute - A collection of 20 photos from his career, including a few you probably haven't seen before. Barbaro Update - All the news about his injury, treatment, and eventual demise. Kentucky Derby Winner Barbaro - Lots of photos from his big day plus stats and info about his connections. Barbaro News - from the University of Pennsylvania Veterinary Hospital with their latest news and a photo album. Barbaro Beanie Baby - a portion of the proceeds go to the Barbaro Fund. Kentucky Derby 132 Review - featuring 116 photos from Barbaro's Kentucky Derby win Barbaro: A Nation's Love Story - by Pamela K. Brodowsky and Tom Philbin out the end of February Barbaro: The Horse Who Captured America's Heart - by Sean Clancy coming out in May Barbaro: America's Horse - by Shelley Mickle for kids coming out in March Barbaro - A Legacy of Hope - a beautiful new Fred Stone hand signed and numbered limited edition print Best Pal - from his owners Golden Eagle Farm. Unfortunately they have taken it down so I am linking to an archived version so the photos may not work. Black Gold Black Gold - from the Hall of Fame Black Gold - from the Unofficial Hall of Fame 1924 Kentucky Derby - detailed story from Thoroughbred Times Black Gold - from the Fair Grounds Hall of Fame. His grave in the infield at the Fair Grounds. Sadly, since Churchill Downs bought the Fair Grounds they have removed the Hall of Fame from online so this link to a web archive copy is all that remains now. Black Gold - from Thoroughbred Champions Black Gold - a book by Margueri


In which Winter Olympics city did John Curry win gold in 1976?

BBC ON THIS DAY | 11 | 1976: John Curry skates to Olympic gold About This Site | Text Only 1976: John Curry skates to Olympic gold Figure skater John Curry has won Britain's first Olympic gold in the sport. It is the country's first medal at the winter games for 12 years. Before tonight's winning performance, Britain's highest place in the men's figure skating had been fourth. Skating before a crowd of 10,000 in Innsbruck's Olympic Eisstadion, Curry took to the ice leading the field after the first two stages of the men's figure skating. His five minute performance was described by The Times as "masterly in its cool beauty of movement". Showered with carnations He executed three immaculate triple jumps, but it was his artistic interpretation of the music that put his performance above those of his rivals. The nine judges gave him a forest of 5.9s for both technical merit and artistic impression. The Soviet judge was a bit tougher with 5.8 and 5.9 and the Canadian judge gave him two 5.8s. The 26-year-old from Birmingham was showered with carnations as he paused on the ice at the end of his performance to give his mother a wave across the stadium. Another British skater, Robin Cousins, finished 10th and Glyn Jones finished 16th. Curry shared the medal podium with Vladimir Kovalyov, of the Soviet Union, who took silver and Canadian Toller Cranston who secured the bronze. Afterwards he said: "I shall go to the world championships and then perhaps I shall retire from amateur skating. Perhaps I might form a theatre of amateur skating." He said he had enjoyed the Olympic competition more than he thought, "It's been very exciting - the perfect end to my amateur career and the perfect start to my professional career - I hope." Curry told a news conference two weeks ago he had had no intention of becoming a skater. Dancing was his first love but his father, a precision engineer, did not approve. Then at the age of seven, he saw one of the Wembley ice pantomimes on television and was immediately captivated by skating. He went on to win his first competition at the age of eight - and in 1967 he won the British Junior championship. He took 11th place in the Sapporo Olympics and since then has continuously held the British championship. For the past three years he has been training in the United States with the US women's champion, Dorothy Hamill, under coach Carlo Fassi.


What was the gangster George Nelson's best known nickname?

Baby Face Nelson | American gangster | Britannica.com American gangster Alternative Titles: George Nelson, Lester Gillis Baby Face Nelson near Fox River Grove, Illinois Related Biographies Baby Face Nelson, byname of George Nelson, original name Lester Gillis (born 1908, Chicago , Illinois , U.S.—died November 27, 1934, near Fox River Grove, Illinois), American gunman and bank robber noted for his vicious killings and youthful looks. FBI mug shots of Baby Face Nelson, 1931. FBI From petty crime Nelson graduated into labour racketeering, working for Al Capone (1929–31) and other bootleg bosses; he was let go, however, proving too violent even for them. He then turned to bank robberies, joining with John Dillinger on two occasions (1934). Listed as Public Enemy Number One by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), he was killed in a wild shoot-out with FBI agents. Learn More in these related articles: Corrections? Updates? Help us improve this article! Contact our editors with your feedback. MEDIA FOR: You have successfully emailed this. Error when sending the email. Try again later. Edit Mode Submit Tips For Editing We welcome suggested improvements to any of our articles. You can make it easier for us to review and, hopefully, publish your contribution by keeping a few points in mind. Encyclopædia Britannica articles are written in a neutral objective tone for a general audience. You may find it helpful to search within the site to see how similar or related subjects are covered. Any text you add should be original, not copied from other sources. At the bottom of the article, feel free to list any sources that support your changes, so that we can fully understand their context. (Internet URLs are the best.) Your contribution may be further edited by our staff, and its publication is subject to our final approval. Unfortunately, our editorial approach may not be able to accommodate all contributions. Submit Thank You for Your Contribution! Our editors will review what you've submitted, and if it meets our criteria, we'll add it to the article. Please note that our editors may make some formatting changes or correct spelling or grammatical errors, and may also contact you if any clarifications are needed. Uh Oh There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later. Close Article Title: Baby Face Nelson Website Name: Encyclopædia Britannica Date Published: January 27, 2012 URL: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Baby-Face-Nelson-American-gangster Access Date: January 19, 2017 Share


Which American owned a yacht called 'Honey Fitz'?

Ex presidential yacht Honey Fitz undergoing refit — Luxury Yacht Charter & Superyacht News Ex presidential yacht Honey Fitz undergoing refit June 22, 2010 Written by Chelsea Built in 1931 by the Defoe Shipbuilding Company in Bay City, Michigan, motor yacht Honey Fitz is now undergoing a refit at Moores Marine in Florida as craftsmen return it to its former glory. John F. Kennedy named the Presidential yacht as “Honey Fitz Yacht”, after being elected as President of the United States of America in honour of his grandfather. Yacht Honeyfitz - Photo Credit Richard Graves John F. Kennedy’s Grandfather John f. Honey Fitz and his wife Mary Josephine Hannon were a well-known figure in Boston. Honey Fitz was the first Irish migrant to be named Mayor of Boston from 1906 to 1907 and then again in 1910 to 1914. Motor yacht Honey Fitz served five U.S. presidents, however it was William Kallop, who now owns the classic yacht, that commissioned Moores to repair a section of the hull, but the project has since expanded into a large-scale restoration. “This boat has been cut up so much over the years it’s like, What was this boat like?” “It’s a beautiful boat though.” Moores commented to The Palm Beach Post. More than 30 supports are holding the yacht in place while James Moores and crew try to realign the hull by twisting it about 15 degrees and replace much of the underside of the 93 ft yacht. Much of the aft side of the yacht remains exposed, revealing the metal pipes and wires. Workers are trying to strike a balance between restoring the classic yacht Honey Fitz to its specifications when it was a presidential vessel and ensuring its long-term durability. “These boats are disappearing at such a rapid rate, and once they’re gone they’re not going to come back,”  “We’re losing our maritime history.” Moores said, who has worked on over 100 restoration projects, and called this project “the pinnacle point” in his career. Yacht Honey Fitz transom Photo Credit Mark Randall Sun Sentinel Moores notes that “The crew is using strategies, such as laminating the wood panels so they fit tightly together, that had not been developed at the time of the yacht’s construction, but the modern technology won’t be noticeable to the naked eye.” In a June 1932 article in Yachting magazine which was written before the boat became a presidential vessel or was renamed Honey Fitz called the yacht, then named Lenore II a “characteristically American” vehicle, because of its ability to travel for extended distances and reach 24 mph. The yacht Lenore II was commissioned by Sewell Avery, a wealthy businessman. She was commandeered by the United States when World War II broke out and the ship was and equipped with larger engines, gun turrets and rocket launchers. After the war, President Harry Truman and subsequent presidents used the ship as a transport vessel until Richard Nixon put it up for sale in April 1970. It was John F. Kennedy who made the classic motor yacht Honey Fitz famous, renaming it after his grandfather, John F. Fitzgerald, known to many as “Honey Fitz.” Kennedy and his family would spend time basking on the boat’s deck, enjoying their time atop the yacht which was considered too small to hold members of the Secret Service, according to documents from the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. Superyacht News Related to "Ex presidential yacht Honey Fitz undergoing refit"


Which god in Greek myth, the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite, is messenger of the sea?

AMPHITRITE - Greek Goddess & Nereid Queen of the Sea Amphitrite Encircling Third Poseidon and Amphitrite, Greco-Roman mosaic C4th A.D., Musée du Louvre AMPHITRITE was the goddess-queen of the sea, wife of Poseidon, and eldest of the fifty Nereides . She was the female personification of the sea--the loud-moaning mother of fish, seals and dolphins. When Poseidon first sought Amphitrite's hand in marriage, she fled his advances, and hid herself away near Atlas in the Ocean stream at the far ends of the earth. The dolphin-god Delphin eventually tracked her down and persuaded her to return to wed the sea-king. Amphitrite was depicted in Greek vase painting as a young woman, often raising her hand in a pinching gesture. Sometimes she was shown holding a fish. In mosaic art the goddess usually rides beside her husband in a chariot drawn by fish-tailed horses or hippokampoi . Sometimes her hair is enclosed with a net and her brow adorned with a pair of crab-claw "horns". Her name is probably derived from the Greek words amphis and tris, "the surrounding third." Her son Tritôn was similarly named "of the third." Clearly "the third" is the sea, although the reason for the term is obscure. Amphitrite was essentially the same as the primordial sea-goddess Thalassa . Her Roman equivalent was Salacia whose name means "the salty one." FAMILY OF AMPHITRITE [2.1] OKEANOS & TETHYS (Apollodorus 1.8) OFFSPRING [2.1] RHODE (by Poseidon ) (Apollodorus 1.28) [3.1] KYMOPOLEIA (by Poseidon ) (Hesiod Theogony 817) [4.1] BENTHESIKYME (by Poseidon ) (Apollodorus 3.201) [5.1] SEALS, DOLPHINS, FISH, SHELLFISH (Homer Odyssey 4.404 & 5.440, Aelian On Animals 12.45, Athenaeus Deip. 3.92d, Oppian Halieutica 1.1) ENCYCLOPEDIA AMPHITRI′TE (Amphitritê), according to Hesiod (Theog. 243) and Apollodorus (i. 2. § 7) a Nereid, though in other places Apollodorus (i. 2. § 2, i. 4. § 6) calls her an Oceanid. She is represented as the wife of Poseidon and the goddess of the sea (the Mediterranean), and she is therefore a kind of female Poseidon. In the Homeric poems she does not occur as a goddess, and Amphitrite is merely the name of the sea. The most ancient passages in which she occurs as a real goddess is that of Hesiod above referred to and the Homeric hymn on the Delian Apollo (94), where she is represented as having been present at the birth of Apollo. When Poseidon sued for her hand, she fled to Atlas, but her lover sent spies after her, and among them one Delphinus, who brought about the marriage between her and Poseidon, and the grateful god rewarded his service by placing him among the stars. (Eratosth. Catast. 31; Hygin. Poet. Astr. ii. 17.) When afterwards Poseidon shewed some attachment to Scylla, Amphitrite's jealousy was excited to such a degree, that she threw some magic herbs into the well in which Scylla used to bathe, and thereby changed her rival into a monster with six heads and twelve feet. (Tzetz. ad Lycoph. 45, 649.) She became by Poseidon the mother of Triton, Rhode, or Rhodos, and Benthesicyme. (Hesiod. Theog. 930, &c.; Apollod. i. 4. § 6; iii. 15. § 4.) Later poets regard Amphitrite as the goddess of the sea in general, or the ocean. (Eurip. Cycl. 702; Ov. Met. i. 14.) Amphitrite was frequently represented in ancient works of art; her figure resembled that of Aphrodite, but she was usually distinguished from her by a sort of net which kept her hair together, and by the claws of a crab on her forehead. She was sometimes represented as riding on marine animals, and sometimes as drawn by them. The temple of Poseidon on the Corinthian isthmus contained a statue of Amphitrite (Paus. ii. 1. § 7), and her figure appeared among the relief ornaments of the temple of Apollo at Amyclae (iii. 19. § 4). on the throne of the Olympian Zeus, and in other places. (v. 2. § 3, comp. i. 17. § 3, v. 26. § 2.) We still possess a considerable number of representations of Amphitrite. A colossal statue of her exists in the Villa Albani, and she frequently appears on coins of Syracuse. The most beautiful specimen extant is that on the arch of Augustus at Rimini


Which American state produces the most potatoes?

Potato Profile | Agricultural Marketing Resource Center By Alena Bosse and Michael Boland, Kansas State University. Revised April 2014 by Shannon Hoyle, AgMRC, Iowa State University.   Overview Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) are the fourth most important food crop in the world and the leading vegetable crop in the United States. Together, Idaho and Washington produce more than half of the annual supply, which totaled 463 million cwt in 2012, up 8 percent from the previous year, and was valued at $3.73 billion. The average price for all potatoes decreased in 2012, while yield per acre increased. (NASS 2013). Nearly 60 percent of potato sales are to processors for French fries, chips, dehydrated potatoes and other potato products. The remainder goes to the fresh market, is fed to farm animals or re-used as seed tubers for growing the next season’s crop. (NASS 2013). History Potatoes were first cultivated around 200 B.C. by the Inca Indians in Peru. At that time, potatoes served a wide variety of uses, such as healing broken bones and measuring time. Nearly 4,000 varieties can be found in the Andes. The Spanish brought potatoes to Europe in the 16th century. European consumers were reluctant to adopt the potato. However, due to the sheer practicality of the potato—adaptability, generally plentiful crops and relatively long shelf life, combined with the nutritional value—it was soon widely accepted and consumed. Potatoes were introduced to North America in 1691, and they are thought to have been first planted in New Hampshire in 1719. The first French fries were served some 80 years later at the White House during the presidency of Thomas Jefferson. Production Potatoes remain the top vegetable crop in the United States. They are grown commercially in 30 states, but Idaho grows more potatoes than any other state, followed by Washington. Wisconsin, Colorado and North Dakota are also leading producers of potatoes. In 2012 a total of 1.13 million acres of potatoes were harvested in the United States, up 5 percent from 2011. The average yield increased to 409 cwt per acre, up 10 cwt from 2011. The average price of potatoes decreased by $.76 to $8.65 per cwt. The total value of the potato crop was $3.73 billion (NASS 2013). China is now the world's top potato producer, followed by India, Russia, and Ukraine. The United States is the fifth largest producer of potatoes in the world  (FAO). Processing A specific breakdown of U.S. potato use in 2012 is as follows: 166 million cwt were used in frozen potato products, including frozen fries, tater tots, spiral fries, homefries, wedges and frozen whole potatoes (up 4 percent from 2011). 283 million cwt were used for fresh potatoes, which includes baked, boiled or mashed (up 4 percent from 2011). 56.3 million cwt were used in chips, including shoestrings (down 4 percent from 2011). 50.6 million cwt were dehydrated, including products for potato chips, mashed potatoes, potato pancake mix and some canned stews (up 11 percent from 2001). 23.7 million cwt went to seed (up 8 percent from 2011). 2.46 million cwt were canned, which would be used for small whole potatoes, corned beef hash, various stews, soups, chowders and commercial potato salad (up slightly from 2011). 4.08 million cwt went to livestock feed (increased significantly from 2011)  (NASS 2012). In 2010, 81 plants processed potatoes into potato chips, a decline from the previous year. However, the total volume increased from 42.5 million cwt to 54.7 million cwt. The largest number of processing plants are located in the eastern United States, and they prepare the most potato chips  (NASS 2011). The Economic Research Service 2012 forecast estimated that per person consumption of potatoes during 2010 would total 112.9 pounds, a slight decrease from 2009. Per person consumption can be broken down into 49.8 pounds of frozen potatoes, 35.5 pounds of fresh potatoes, 16.8 pounds of potato chips, 14 pounds of dehydrated potatoes and less than 1 pound of canned potatoes. Exports In 2010, the United States exported 1.6 billion pounds of potato


On which Island did many of the mutineers from HMS Bounty famously settle?

The Bounty, Pitcairn Island, and Fletcher Christian's Descendants The Bounty, Pitcairn Island, and Fletcher Christian's Descendants April 28 marks the anniversary of the world's most famous mutiny by Borgna Brunner Phrases in the Pitcairnese Dialect I starten. – I'm going. Bou yo gwen? – Where are you going? I gwen down Farder's morla. – I'm going down to Father's place tomorrow. Bou yo bin? – Where have you been? I gwen out yenna fer porpay. – I'm going out yonder for red guavas. Foot yawly come yah? – Why did you come here? Up a side, Tom'sa roll. – Up at that place, Tom fell down. Source: Ray and Eileen Young, New Zealand residents descended from Midshipmen Edward Young of the Bounty. Courtesy of the Pitcairn Island Web site. It is not surprising that the most famous of all mutinies , that of the British HMS Bounty , has become ideal fodder for popular history and legend. The mutiny has generated five films (who can think of Fletcher Christian without picturing Marlon Brando ?) as well as countless books (including a historical novel by Mark Twain , The Great Revolution in Pitcairn). Set in the paradisiacal islands of the South Seas, the mutiny involved a host of colorful characters, including the tyrannical Captain Bligh , the aristocratic Fletcher Christian (a distant relation of William Wordsworth's ), numerous uninhibited Tahitian women, and a pack of sailors made up of cockney orphans and ruffian adverturers. Anglo-Tahitian Culture Preserved What has also helped to perpetuate the romantic fascination with the mutiny is the existence of a small community on Pitcairn Island directly descended from the mutineers and their Tahitian wives. Living on a 1.75 square mile volcanic speck in the South Pacific that is surely one of the most isolated places on Earth, the contemporary Pitcairn Islanders still bear the surnames of the eighteenth century mutineers (Tom Christian, for example, is the great-great-great-grandson of Fletcher). The islanders speak a dialect that is a hybrid of Tahitian and eighteenth-century English. It is as if history had been preserved in a petri dish (another admittedly romantic notion about an already widely romanticized past). Paradise The Bounty left England on Dec. 23, 1787, and reached Tahiti in 1788. It was sent to collect a cargo of breadfruit saplings, which was then to be transported to Jamaica where the breadfruit would serve as food for slaves working on the plantations. After sailing 27,000 miles over ten months, the crew spent a sybaritic idyll on Tahiti, where they reveled in the subtropical climate, lush surroundings, and overwhelming warmth and hospitality of the Tahitians. A scientist of the time, gladly abandoning reason for passion, claimed that the Tahitians knew "no other god but love; every day is consecrated to it, the whole island is its temple, all the women are its idols, all the men its worshippers." Many of the men found Tahitian companions, and Fletcher Christian and a Tahitian named Maimiti fell deeply in love and later married. For Christian, Maimiti had the face that launched one mutinous ship. Breadfruit Bligh On April 4, 1789, the Bounty embarked on the second leg of its journey with a cargo of a thousand breadfruit saplings aboard. A little more than three weeks later, near the island of Tonga , the crew, led by first mate Fletcher Christian, staged a mutiny against Captain William Bligh, under whom they claimed to suffer inhuman treatment. Bligh and eighteen loyal sailors were set adrift in a 23-foot open boat. According to Captain Bligh's diary, the mutineers threw breadfruit after him as he was forced off the Bounty, and yelled, "There goes the Bounty bastard, breadfruit Bligh!" Miraculously, Bligh and his loyalists survived the seven-week, 3,600-mile voyage in the cramped boat, finally reaching the island of Timor . Discovering Pitcairn Pitcairn's coordinates are 25 04 S, 130 06 W. After the mutiny, Christian and his sailors returned to Tahiti, where sixteen of the twenty-five men decided to remain for good. Christian, along with eight others, their women,


Who wrote the music for the ballets 'The Firebird' and 'The Rite of Spring'?

Stravinsky: The Genius Who Wrote The Rite of Spring Stravinsky: The Genius Who Wrote The Rite of Spring by DavidPaulWagner Igor Stravinsky's brilliant music scores stir up a lot of excitement. In fact, there was a riot at the premiere of his ballet "The Rite of Spring" and the police were called! In one of the most sensational events in music history, there was a riot when Stravinsky's ballet, "The RIte of Spring", was first staged and the police were called in! The music and choreography of the ballet were viewed as just too rhythmically powerful and "primitive". Today his works no longer cause riots but they still stir up passion and excitement! Let us look at the life, music and legacy of this leading 20th century composer. Life of Igor Stravinsky Stravinksy was born in St Petersburg, Russia in 1882. He started studying law but then, from 1902, began to learn music composition and instrumentation under the composer, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.  In 1909 two of Stravinsky's orchestral compositions were heard by Sergei Diaghilev, the Russian ballet impresario and founder of the Ballets Russes (Russian Ballets). Diaghilev was impressed and commissioned him to compose a ballet score, The Firebird (French title, L'oiseau de feu). In 1910 Stravinsky moved from Russia to Paris and then to Switzerland. Over the next few years he composed more works for the Ballets Russes -- the ballet Petrushka, the ballet The Rite of Spring (French title, Le sacre du printemps), and the neo-classical ballet Pulcinella.  In 1913 the audience at the Paris premiere of his ballet, The Rite of Spring, was so scandalized by the orchestral music and by the representation of a blood sacrifice and primitive fertility dances on stage, that a riot broke out and the police had to be called. The riot was actually great for publicity and overnight Stravinsky became the world's most famous composer. From 1920 until 1939 Stravinsky lived in France. The works of this period included the opera-oratorio, Oedipus Rex (1927), the Symphony of Psalms (1930), and the ballet The Card Party (1936). Stravinsky moved residence again in 1939 when he traveled to the United States, where he was to reside until his death. In America he composed ballets such as Orpheus (1947) and The Rake's Progress (1951) and serial music influenced by Schoenberg and Berg, the latter works including his Canticum Sacrum (1955), the ballet Agon (1953-57) and the Requiem Canticles (1966). He toured the world conducting his works, with trips to Australia, Africa and to Soviet Russia (where his work had been banned for almost 30 years until Premier Krushchev invited him for a state visit in 1962). Stravinsky died in New York in 1971. The Rite of Spring (by Igor Stravinsky) With the Joffrey Ballet (1987) Stravinsky's Musical Works Stravinsky's works can be divided into three periods: (1) The Russian Period (1908-19) His earliest music shows a truly original style (e.g. polyrhythms and dissonances) but with some influences from Russian folk music and from Rimsky-Korsakov and Debussy. He first burst onto the world scene with his three celebrated ballets: The Firebird (1910) The Rite of Spring (1913) After these came works with a new, more austere style. For example: Histoire du soldat (The Soldier's Tale) (1918) the ballet Les Noces (The Wedding) (1914; 1919) (2) The Neoclassical Period (1920-54) His neoclassical works included: the opera-oratorio Oedipus Rex (1927) Symphonie des Psaumes (Symphony of Psalms) (1930) the ballet Orpheus (1947) the opera The Rake's Progress (1951) In this period Stravinsky became eclectic and was influence by everything from plainsong to Beethoven to jazz and swing. He also collaborated with great writers such as Jean Cocteau and W. H. Auden. (3) The Serial Period (1954-68) In this period Stravinsky used serial techniques such as we see in the composers Alban Berg and Arnold Schoenberg. From the latter he adopted dodecaphony (or twelve-tone technique). Works in this period included: Canticum Sacrum (1955) Requiem Canticles (1966) Stravinksy Conducts The Firebird Rare vide


Who composed the 'Brandenburg Concertos'?

Brandenburg Concertos | compositions by Bach | Britannica.com compositions by Bach concerto grosso Brandenburg Concertos, six concerti grossi by Johann Sebastian Bach , considered masterful examples of balance between assorted groups of soloists and a small orchestra. The collection was composed circa 1711–20 and dedicated in 1721 to Christian Ludwig, the margrave ( marquess ) of Brandenburg and the younger brother of King Frederick I of Prussia. About 1719, when Bach traveled to Berlin to order a new harpsichord , he performed for Christian Ludwig, who was quite impressed and soon commissioned several works. Two years passed, however, before Bach delivered the so-called Brandenburg Concertos. Such royal requests could be quite lucrative for a composer, but the margrave never paid for Bach’s work, for reasons that remain unclear. It may be that Christian Ludwig knew the pieces were neither newly created nor written specifically for him; rather, they were revisions of works Bach had composed some years earlier for the court at Köthen. Johann Sebastian Bach, oil on canvas by Elias Gottlieb (Gottlob) Haussmann, 1746; in the … © Photos.com/Jupiterimages The Brandenburg Concertos represent a popular music genre of the Baroque era—the concerto grosso—in which a group of soloists plays together with a small orchestra. The word grosso simply means “large,” for there are more soloists than was customary at the time, and the music tends to be more expansive. In the case of the Brandenburg Concerto No. 1, the soloists are so numerous that the work is virtually symphonic. At various points in the composition , Bach crafted solo roles for one violin , three oboes , one bassoon , and two horns —nearly as many musicians as might constitute a small orchestra. The second concerto of the set has a perilously high trumpet solo as well as solos for recorder (or flute ), oboe, and violin. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 features three each of violins, violas , and cellos . Soloists in the fourth concerto include two flutes and a violin and in the fifth a flute, a violin, and a harpsichord. Brandenburg Concerto No. 6, the only piece in the collection to include no violins whatsoever, spotlights the lower strings, supplemented, as always, by the harpsichord. Similar Topics


Which classical composer wrote the 19 'Hungarian Rhapsodies' for piano?

Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 – The Classical Novice MAY COMPOSER: FRANZ LISZT hungarian rhapsody no. 2 in c Sharp minor, 1847-51 Hungarian Rhapsody No 2 is a nine-minute one-movement seductive piece, that swirls between dark heavy melodies and light twinkling notes. It’s fast moving and probably quite complicated to play as many of Liszt’s pieces are, but it brings alive something of the free spirit in me. I can’t help swaying along in time with it. Watch Valentina Lisitsa play this piece Hungarian-born Liszt wrote 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies (12 between 1847-51 and the rest 30 years later). They’re heavily influenced by Hungarian Gypsy music, and it’s easy to hear. There’s a definite hint of accordion-style melodies that evoke the images of bright colours and dancing. But there’s a light, laughter-like component to this piece as well. It feels like fun, like running about as a kid, running everywhere without thinking about it as exercise. And laughing too, laughing so hard there were tears. I was surprised when I first listened to this piece how familiar it was. But I probably shouldn’t have been. There’s a rumour in my family that we’re descended from a gypsy princess, so perhaps there are some ancestral genes at work here. But more likely it’s because it was used extensively in cartoons.   Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny, Tom and Jerry and many others all had episodes featuring Hungarian Rhapsody No2. They’re all rather wonderful and a beautiful representation of the merging of art forms that are accessible to everyone, regardless of age. Watching them they still made me smile, Bugs Bunny probably the most, but then he always was my favourite.   This piece now also makes me think of a lounge room from my childhood with vivid busy wallpaper. Me, small and light limbed kneeling on the threadbare carpet in front of a giant television with legs in the frosty early morning. The cat fighting with me for space in front of the heater and a bowl of cornflakes and tinned pineapple crackling on the floor in front of me.   I love that something created purely for entertainment at the time, like those cartoons, incorporated this magnificent piece of music, written by a man who was himself seductively entertaining to all those who saw him. Liszt wrote Hungarian Rhapsody No 2 around the time of La Campanella, when he’d ended his rock star style touring and settled down to write some serious music. But you can still hear the theatricality in this piece, you can imagine him playing it live, his long hair dancing along with his hands as they moved rapidly up and down the piano. The dramatic is everywhere in Liszt’s life, not just his music. His personal life too was full of affairs with married women, elopement, estrangement, flirtations with religion and the untimely early death of two of his three children (the third in a mirror of her father’s life had an affair with a married-Wagner, and later ended up marrying him herself). And so I think in all of his music, as with any art, bits of his passionate nature seep from his life into ours and we get a little glorious glimpse of a man from 200 years ago. Rabbit Rhapsody


What was invented by James Dewer in 1872?

What was invented by James Dewer in 1872 Vacuum or thermos - MBA - 217 View Full Document What was invented by James Dewer in 1872 Vacuum or thermos flask 84 Who was the Roman goddess of the hearth Vesta 85 Viticulture is the growing of what plants Vines 86 In 1953 what was first successfully transmitted in the USA Colour Television 87 Who wrote the Thin Man in 1934 (both names) Dashiell Hammett 88 Angel falls Venezuela Highest but where second Highest Yosemite USA 89 Whitcome Judson in 1891 invented what for fastening shoes Zip Fastener 90 Who sold Louisiana to the USA in 1803 Napoleon 91 Gregory Pincus, John Rock, Gerhart Domangk developed what Oral Contraceptive 92 The Gloucester E 28/39 first flew in 1941 - what was unusual Whittle Jet Engine 93 Women compete between USA and UK in Wightman Cup - Sport Tennis 94 Woolworth's - the 5 /10 cent store started in which us state 1979 Lancaster Pennsylvania 95 Which actress starred in the original King Kong in 1933 (both) Fay Wray 96 Except Australia 1 New Zealand 1 USA all since 1870 want? America's Cup 97 What's missing from ale that’s included in beer Hops 98 Until 1971 what was the name of Zaire Congo 99 Karl Lienstater discovered which medical breakthrough in 1901 ABO Blood Groups 100 Who is the only American president elected unopposed George Washington 1798 1792 Page 7 This is the end of the preview. Sign up to                   access the rest of the document. TERM 10000 general knowledge questions and answers www.cartiaz.ro No Questions Quiz 6 Answ 10000_questions 12


Who invented the first mass-produced toothbrush in 1780?

Who invented the toothbrush and when was it? (Everyday Mysteries: Fun Science Facts from the Library of Congress)     Who        invented the toothbrush and when was it invented?          Various        Peoples. 1938 (modern). The toothbrush as we know it today was not invented until 1938.        However, early forms of the toothbrush have been in existence        since        3000 BC. Ancient civilizations used a "chew stick," which was        a thin twig with a frayed end. These 'chew sticks' were rubbed        against               the teeth. The bristle toothbrush, similar to the type used today, was not        invented until 1498 in China. The bristles were actually the stiff,        coarse hairs taken from the back of a hog's neck and attached to        handles made of bone or bamboo. Boar bristles were used until 1938, when nylon bristles were introduced        by Dupont de Nemours. The first nylon toothbrush was called Doctor        West's Miracle Toothbrush. Later, Americans were influenced by        the disciplined hygiene habits of soldiers from World War II. They        became increasingly concerned        with the practice of good oral hygiene and quickly adopted the       nylon toothbrush. Some other interesting toothbrush facts: The          first mass-produced toothbrush was made by William Addis of    Clerkenwald, England, around 1780. The          first American to patent a toothbrush was H. N. Wadsworth,   (patent number 18,653,) on Nov. 7, 1857. Mass production          of toothbrushes began in America around 1885. One of the first electric        toothbrushes to hit the American market was in 1960. It was marketed        by the Squibb company under the name Broxodent. Related          Web Sites About.com        - Inventors - Dental Innovations - History of Dentistry - This        site discusses the history of the toothbrush and toothpaste, including        the first electric toothbrush invented in 1939. Floss.com - This site provides dental trivia and tips as well as              information on the origins of toothpaste and floss. Evolution              and Analysis of the Toothbrush - Kylie W. Sembera's              article, which appeared in the American Society of              Mechanical Engineers Mechanical       Advantage (v. 10, March 2001), discusses the history of the toothbrush               with diagrams comparing classic style toothbrush              designs with today's       styles. History             of Dentistry from the American Dental Association (ADA) -             ADA provides a time line of important dentistry events           and innovations. How             Products are Made: Toothbrush -            Explains and details the manufacturing process of the toothbrush.            Content within the website, except those explicitly noted            otherwise, are Copyright by Thomson Gale. Further          Reading Asimov,             Isaac, and Carrie Dierks. Why do we need to brush             our teeth? Milwaukee, G. Stevens Pub., 1993. 24             p. (Juvenile). Elvin-Lewis,             Memory and Walter H. Lewis. The use of Nature's toothbrush:             the chewing stick. Research Reports - National Geographic           Society, v.16, 1975: 211-231. Giscard            d'Estaing, Valerie-Anne. The second world almanac book            of inventions. New York, World Almanac, 1986. 352 p. Golden,            Irwin B. Teeth for your lifetime: a complete, easy-to-read,            and understandable guide to a lifetime of dental health.            Up


In 1871, Whitcome Judson created what - originally used for fastening shoes?

Zipper History - Invention of the Zipper Invention: zipper in 1913 Function: noun /   zip-per / Originally a trademark. Definition: A fastening device consisting of parallel rows of metal, plastic,        or nylon teeth on adjacent edges of an opening that are        interlocked by a sliding tab. Patent: 1,060,378 (US) issued April 29,1913 Inventor: Criteria; First       to patent. Modern prototype. . Birth: 1880 Death: June 21, 1954 Nationality: Swedish  Milestones: 1851 Patent # 8,540 issued Nov.  25, automatic, continuous clothing closure, Elias Howe, 1893 Patent # 504,037 issued Aug. 25, shoe fastener, hook-and-eye, Whitcomb L. Judson, 1894 Universal Fastener Company formed 1904 Automatic Hook and Eye Company 1905 C-urity, Whitcomb L. Judson, 1913 hookless fastener, Otto Frederick Gideon Sundback, 1917 Patent #      1,219,881 (US) issued Mar. 20, 1917, Talon, separable fastener, Gideon Sundback, 1925 Zipper name, B. F. Goodrich Company, 1928 Hookless Fastener Comapny renamed Talon, Inc. 1934 zipper manufacturing, YKK group, zipper, clothing, fastening device, apparel, Sundback, Gideon  Sundback, Elias Howe, Whitcomb L. Judson, B. F. Goodrich Company,  history, invention, facts, inventor, biography. The Story: After a slow birth and     years of rejection, the zipper found its way into everything from     plastic pencil cases to sophisticated space suits and countless "fly" jokes. The zippers used today are little different then the Gideon     Sundback design of 1917. An early     device similar to the zipper, "an Automatic, Continuous Clothing     Closure", was patented by Elias Howe in 1851, but did not reach the     market. Howe was preoccupied with the sewing machine that he had     patented in 1846. Whitcomb L. Judson loved     machines and experimented with many different kinds of gadgets. He invented a number of     labor-saving items, including the zipper. It came about because of a friends stiff     back.     The problem was that his friend could not do up his shoes.  Judson     came up with a slide fastener that could be opened or closed with one     hand.  This was an absolutely new idea, and in a few weeks Judson     had a working model.  On August 29, 1893, he patented his new "clasp locker."  The earliest "clasp locker"  fasteners were     being used in the apparel industry by 1905, but they weren't considered     practical. The design used today,     based on interlocking teeth, was invented by an employee of Whitcomb Judson's,     Swedish born scientist Gideon Sundback. In 1913 and patented as the "Hookless     Fastener" and after more improvements patented in 1917 as the "Separable Fastener".     Only after Gideon Sundbach, had remodeled Judson's fastener into a more     streamlined and reliable form, was the fastener a success. One of its     first customers was the US Army. It applied zippers to the clothing and     gear of the troops of World War I; When the B. F. Goodrich Company decided to market galoshes with Sundback's     fasteners, the product became popular.  These new galoshes could be     fastened with a single zip of the hand. A Goodrich executive is said to     have slid the fastener up and down on the boot and exclaimed, ï¿½Zip 'er     up,ï¿½ echoing the sound made by this clever device  and the     fasteners came to be called "zippers."  Registered in 1925, zipper     was originally a B.F. Goodrich trademark for overshoes with fasteners.     As the fastener that ï¿½zippedï¿½ came to be used in other articles, its     name was used as well. B.F. Goodrich sued to protect its trademark but     was allowed to retain proprietary rights only over Zipper Boots. Zipper     itself had moved into the world of common nouns Today the YKK Group is most famous for making     zippers, although it also does business in other fastening products,     architectural products, and industrial machinery.


Which country contains provinces called Bihar and Kerela?

Kerala Map Kerala Map Disclaimer Close Disclaimer: All efforts have been made to make this image accurate. However Compare Infobase Limited and its directors do not own any responsibility for the correctness or authenticity of the same. Kerala Location Map Kerala Railway Map Kerala Travel Map Geographically located in the Southwest region of India, Kerala was established on November 1, 1956. Many Malayalam speaking regions were merged together to form this beautiful state that is spread across an area of 38,386 square kilometers. Situated in the extreme of Southwest peninsula of India, this place lies between the Western Ghats on the east and Arabian Sea on the west. The varied demography, different traditions and culture and distinct situation have made it one of the most attractive tourist destinations in India. Fondly known as 'God's Own Country', it is considered as one of the paradises of the world. The state has 14 districts which are further divided into 21 Revenue divisions, Taluks and Revenue Villages. Few of the districts were renamed in the year 1990, such as Thiruvananthapuram (earlier known as Trivandrum). Thiruvananthapuram is the capital of the state, while other important cities include Kannur, Kozhikode, Thrissur, Kolam, etc. Kerala can be accessed through different modes of transports. It is easily reachable through roads, railways and air. The western coast of the state is mostly approachable through national highways and the eastern coast is accessible through state highways. The railway network is spread across the entire state connecting almost every major city and town. There are three major international airports which make Kerala well connected to all the major cities and states in India. Kerala has emerged as one of the most popular tourist places in India. The natural beauty in the form of beaches, mountain ranges, wildlife, backwaters and lush green areas offer a splendid view to the visitors. There are many places to be visited here. The cities and the places in Kerala have significance of their own. Thiruvananthapuram is the capital of the state, where tradition and modernity coexists. Beautiful beaches, monuments and museums, intricately carved temples, art galleries and the greenery makes the city more attractive for the tourists. As the state is blessed by nature, it has something to offer to everyone. Kochi, earlier known as Cochin, is popularly known as 'Queen of the Arabian Sea' and is also called 'Gateway to Kerala'. Beaches, museums and islands are greatest tourist attractions. The boat ride and the live Kathakali performances impress and draw the visitors. A small town and a hill station, Munnar is located in the Southwest of Kerala. Tea plantations, waterfalls, holiday facilities make it a famous resort town. National parks and wildlife are also not to be missed. Activities such as rock climbing, bicycle riding and boating gives the visitors another reason to love this place. The Backwaters of Kerala are other important tourist destinations in the state. They are made up of the interconnected rivers, lakes and canals which merge into Arabian Sea. Houseboat or Kettuvallam rides and the boat races during festivals are alluring for the tourists. Kerala has much more to offer to its visitors. The magical festivals, splendid art forms, exotic cuisines, ayurvedic health vacations give a unique experience to the tourists in the state. Kerala State Information


What is the Capital of Morocco? - Capital-of.com Dates of religious and Civil holidays around the world. www.when-is.com Capital of Morocco The Capital City of Morocco (officially named Kingdom of Morocco) is the city of Rabat. The population of Rabat in the year 2008 was 31,352,000. Morocco, formerly known as French Morocco, is an Arabic speaking country on the coasts of the Atlantic Ocean, Strait of Gibraltar and the Mediterranean Sea. Additional Information


Which country was formerly called Northern Rhodesia?

Rhodesia | region, south-central Africa | Britannica.com region, south-central Africa Africa Rhodesia, region, south-central Africa, now divided into Zimbabwe in the south and Zambia in the north. Named after British colonial administrator Cecil Rhodes , it was administered by the British South Africa Company in the 19th century and exploited mostly for its gold, copper, and coal deposits. In 1911 it was divided into Northern and Southern Rhodesia (present-day Zambia and Zimbabwe, respectively); Southern Rhodesia became a self-governing British colony (1923) and Northern Rhodesia a British protectorate (1924). They joined with Nyasaland to become the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (1953–63). See also Malawi . From 1964 to 1979, Rhodesia was the name used by the former Southern Rhodesia , first as a British colony (1964–65), then as a self-declared independent country without international recognition (1965–79). Learn More in these related articles: Malawi landlocked country in southeastern Africa. A country endowed with spectacular highlands and extensive lakes, it occupies a narrow, curving strip of land along the East African Rift Valley. Lake Nyasa, known in Malawi as Lake Malawi, accounts for more than one-fifth of the country’s total... Zimbabwe landlocked country of southern Africa. It shares a 125-mile (200-kilometre) border on the south with the Republic of South Africa and is bounded on the southwest and west by Botswana, on the north by Zambia, and on the northeast and east by Mozambique. The capital is Harare (formerly called... Corrections? Updates? Help us improve this article! Contact our editors with your feedback. MEDIA FOR: You have successfully emailed this. Error when sending the email. Try again later. Edit Mode Submit Tips For Editing We welcome suggested improvements to any of our articles. You can make it easier for us to review and, hopefully, publish your contribution by keeping a few points in mind. Encyclopædia Britannica articles are written in a neutral objective tone for a general audience. You may find it helpful to search within the site to see how similar or related subjects are covered. Any text you add should be original, not copied from other sources. At the bottom of the article, feel free to list any sources that support your changes, so that we can fully understand their context. (Internet URLs are the best.) Your contribution may be further edited by our staff, and its publication is subject to our final approval. Unfortunately, our editorial approach may not be able to accommodate all contributions. Submit Thank You for Your Contribution! Our editors will review what you've submitted, and if it meets our criteria, we'll add it to the article. Please note that our editors may make some formatting changes or correct spelling or grammatical errors, and may also contact you if any clarifications are needed. Uh Oh There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later. Close Date Published: March 24, 2009 URL: https://www.britannica.com/place/Rhodesia Access Date: January 18, 2017 Share


Which 2 surnames are linked to a ‘60s terrorist group that became the Red Army Faction?

Baader-Meinhof.com The Gun Still Speaks: interview with Richard Huffman Originally appeared in The Eye magazine, 1999 By Sam Gaines In the late-'60s and '70s an underground revolutionary group existed in Germany known as the Baader-Meinhof Gang. Decades later, on September 16, 1999, Austrian police killed Baader-Meinhof member Horst Ludwig Meyer in a Vienna shoot-out that started when he and his wife, Andrea Martina Klump, disarmed a Viennese policewoman. His wife was taken into custody. Were these the last two remaining members of the gang? Both were fugitives in hiding believed to be involved in assassinations and bombings-Klump herself is linked to the 1989 murder of Deutsche Bank executive Alfred Herrhausen.The shoot-out that led to Horst Ludwig Meyer's demise transpired a year and a half AFTER the Baader-Meinhof Gang announced, via fax to Reuters, the formal dissolution of the organization and its mission. But whether Left Wing or Right Wing, terrorism never really goes away. This year, author Richard Huffman will publish The Gun Speaks, the first definitive history of the Baader-Meinhof Gang written in English. Huffman's research is exhaustive, but his first encounter with the group was as a boy in Berlin, where his father headed the U.S. Army's very busy Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit. The story of Horst Meyer's death and the capture of his wife, both 43 at the time, received worldwide media coverage since both were reputed members of the Red Army Faction (RAF), one of the most notorious terrorist organizations of the 20th century. But the German press pegged a misnomer onto the organization back in the early '70s-the Baader-Meinhof Gang (BMG)-and the name still sticks today. For three decades, the Baader-Meinhof Gang stood at the vanguard of a war of terror against the powers that be. Industrialists, corporate heads, and government officials were their primary targets, but many of their victims were ordinary citizens and American soldiers. More than 30 people were killed by Baader-Meinhof bombs and bullets, with millions of dollars' worth of property destroyed. Author Richard Huffman's strange engagement with Baader-Meinhof began long before the group's last official statement in April 1998. His father, U.S. Army Col. Chuck Huffman, headed up the Berlin Brigade's Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit at a time when explosive ordnance detonation was a regular occurrence in Germany. The pending publication of Richard Huffman's book, The Gun Speaks: the Baader-Meinhof Gang and the Postwar German Decade of Terror, will tell the story of the organization's reign of terror, and one man's remarkable intersection with one of this century's most fascinating-and violent-underground organizations. In the spring of 1972, 3-year-old Richard Huffman was whiling away his morning in Berlin's Kinder Keller ("Children's Cellar") as his mother attended an officer's club social at Harnack House. Mrs. Huffman and approximately 50 other officers' wives were in the midst of their meals when a man approached the ranking officer's wife and whispered into her ear: a bomb threat. Within moments, the women coolly filed out of the club. On her way out, Mrs. Huffman passed her husband, who was leading his bomb disposal unit in. Huffman's unit was among the elite; only the British bomb disposal units, then very busy in Northern Ireland, ranked alongside. Chuck Huffman's unit defused the bomb-later attributed to Fritz Teufel's radical Movement 2 June faction-with just 15 minutes remaining on the egg timer. All in a day's work for the ordnance expert, to be sure, but it was the germinating seed for his son's obsession with a tumultuous period of German history. The roots of that interest took hold many years later, however, when Richard was an adult. What awaited his discovery-and in some ways, rediscovery-was a tormented period in German and European sociopolitical history. It was a time when "revolution" was more than a slogan and a bandwagon-it was a commitment, a gun, a bomb, and an all-too-real


In which country did the world's first human heart transplant take place?

Chris Barnard Performs World's First Heart Transplant | Western Cape Government Home > Documents > Public Information > C > Chris Barnard Performs World's First Heart Transplant Chris Barnard Performs World's First Heart Transplant The World's First Heart Transplant Mr Washkansky Groote Schuur Hospital was placed centre stage in the world's spotlight when Professor Christiaan Barnard performed the first human heart transplant on the third of December 1967. Sadly, Mr Louis Washkansky (pictured left) only lived for 18 days, succumbing in the end to pneumonia. His new heart beat strongly to the end. Transplanting Life - the Story of Chris Barnard Chris Barnard Christiaan Neethling Barnard was born in the town of Beaufort West, on the edge of the great Karoo, the dry and arid interior of South Africa, in 1922. His father was a preacher and there were 4 boys in the family. He did well at school , learned music and played sport, and decided on leaving school to study medicine at the University of Cape Town. The Barnard family was not wealthy but managed to secure a 3 year scholarship. He stayed with his older brother and walked to the University. There was little money to spare and even less time for leisure. Another problem was language, as his mother tongue was Afrikaans, and he had to learn to express himself in English. After 6 years he graduated and did internship and residency at Groote Schuur Hospital and Peninsula Maternity. He then joined a colleague and moved to a small town, Ceres, and married Louwtjie. The seeds of his future career were sown when one of his patients delivered a baby boy with a heart defect which could not be remedied. The baby died, causing him to think deeply about this and foresee the need for remedial surgery and the replacement of heart valves. Back in Cape Town he studied further for his doctorate in Medicine, but heart surgery pre-occupied him. The heart-lung machine was in its infancy in the USA and considered too dangerous to use in surgical procedures. Chris proceeded with research and more study, working in converted rooms at night at minimal expense. A turning point came when he was offered a chance to work in Minneapolis, USA, under Professor Wagensteen, a great teacher of experimental surgery. The heart lung machine was perfected and this was the gateway to cardiac surgery. The idea of transplanting occurred to Chris. If it was possible with kidneys, why not the heart? After more years of study in USA he returned to SA with a wonderful parting gift from Prof Wagensteen - a heart-lung machine. Groote Schuur Hospital was waiting his return in 1958 to start the first heart unit to perform a cardiac bypass operation. The core of the heart transplant team of the future was formed when the heart lung machine arrived. Chris was again involved in much experimental work and research, and took courses in immunology in USA where immuno -suppressive agents had been developed. Transplant Prelude Back in SA he prepared for kidney transplants and built up surgical expertise. From the legal aspect there had to be clear rules to remove organs from the human body and criterion of death. He performed the first kidney transplant at Groote Schuur on Mrs Edith Black and everything functioned perfectly. It was hailed as a major surgical event in SA. Professor Val Schrire, who had built up the Cardiac Clinic, was informed by Chris in October 1967:"Everything is ready for a heart transplant. We have the team and we know how to do it." In November Prof Schrire called Chris and told him that there was a suitable patient for a heart transplant. Louis Washkansky was suffering from gross heart failure with a short time to live and was prepared to take the chance. One can say the rest is history. A series of events were set in motion which led to the first human heart transplant, a remarkable feat A young woman, Denise Darvall, had been struck by a car and suffered severe brain damage. Her father did not hesitate when approached for permission to donate her organs. On 3 December 1967 the team emerged from 9 hours o


In which region of Germany was the notorious Dachau concentration camp?

Dachau Concentration Camp - Dachau - TracesOfWar.com Dachau Concentration Camp ( Germany - Bayern - Dachau ) Even sixty years after the collapse of the Third Reich the name of the city of Dachau still recalls the memory off the notorious concentration camp (Konzentrationslager (KZ) Dachau) which was established here during the period 1933-1945. Prisoners of more than thirty different nationalities were housed in this camp. Many died owing to the bad living conditions. Also a large number of Dutch were housed in the camp because they had committed acts of resistance against the German occupier. In September 1948 the concentration camp was handed over to the Bayern authorities. The camp was then used as a refugee camp for a considerable time. The SS-barracks remained in use by the American army up to 1972 and ware later used as a police station. In 1960 the crematory building was set up as a provisional museum and five years later the concentration camp was appointed as Gedenkstï¿½tte or memory centre. A new museum was opened at the same time. Nowadays the concentration camp is still open for visitors. A large part of the camp, among which the Jourhaus, the watchtowers and the crematory, is still in its original state. The old huts have disappeared, but two have been reconstructed to give an impression of how it was. In the old main building is a permanent exhibition and a film room. For the Wirtschaftsgebaï¿½de, on the former roll-call, the international Dachau monument, which has been designed by the Yugoslavian artist Glid Nandor, can be found. Further information on the history of Kz-Dachau in Dutch: KZ-Dachau For current visiting hours, please visit the website of the museum. Source


Which European country introduced the world's first diesel locomotive in 1912?

History｜About YANMAR｜YANMAR YANMAR BOAT MANUFACTURING VIETNAM CO.,LTD established in Vietnam 2014 HOKUTO YANMAR CO., LTD. and YANMAR AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT SALES CO., LTD. merged to form YANMAR AGRI JAPAN CO., LTD. YANMAR SYMBIOSIS CO., LTD. established in Japan New Osaka Head Office, the YANMAR FLYING-Y BUILDING, opened YANMAR RUS LLC established in Russia YANMAR AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY VIETNAM CO., LTD. established YANMAR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE - IPB established in Indonesia YANMAR COROMANDEL AGRISOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED established in India YANMAR MUSEUM granted the Building Contractors Society (BCS) Award by the Japan Federation of Construction Contractors Acquired naming rights to the Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan 2013 Yanmar Honorary Chairman, Tadao Yamaoka, passed away YANMAR HOLDINGS CO., LTD. established New brand mark, the FLYING-Y, introduced YANMAR CO., LTD. GLOBAL HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE opened in Japan YANMAR MUSEUM opened in Japan SEIREI INDUSTRY CO., LTD. merged into YANMAR AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. THE RREPRESENTATIVE OFFICE OF YANMAR CO., LTD. IN CAN THO CITY established in Vietnam Production of vertical water cooled diesel engines at YANMAR ENGINE (SHANDONG) CO., LTD. started Production of cast components at PT. YANMAR INDONESIA started "SmartAssist" machine to machine (M2M) service started Became the world's first manufacturer to be certified by Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) for engines in the 19〜37kW class 2012 100th anniversary of the company's founding New Mission Statement introduced HB model, the world's first commercially viable small diesel engine developed by Yanmar in 1933, registered as one of Japan's "Essential Historical Materials for Science and Technology" by the National Museum of Nature and Science in Tokyo Became the world's first manufacturer to be awarded Tier IV certification for vertical water cooled diesel engines by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) Yanmar Logistics Service Co., Ltd. awarded for Eco Modal Shift by Green Logistics Partnership Association 2011 YANMAR INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED established YANMAR R&D EUROPE S.R.L. established in Italy Production of tractors at Thailand-based YANMAR S.P. CO., LTD. started MAIBARA RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CENTER awarded the Good Design Award by the Japan Institute of Design Promotion Facilities damaged during the Great East Japan Earthquake and relief activities carried out 2010 AMMANN-YANMAR S.A. became the wholly owned subsidiary of YANMAR CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT CO., LTD. and adopted the name of YANMAR CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT EUROPE S.A.S. YANMAR AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION CO., LTD. established in Japan 2009 YANMAR CO., LTD. - UK REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE established YANMAR AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT CO., LTD. merged into YANMAR CO., LTD. 2008 KOBE CENTER, YANMAR LOGISTICS SERVICE CO., LTD. established in Japan 2007 YANMAR CO., LTD. - MOSCOW REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE established YANMAR KOTA KINABALU R&D CENTER SDN. BHD. established in Malaysia HB small horizontal water cooled diesel engine model designated Mechanical Engineering Heritage by The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME) 2006 C.U.T. SUPPLY COMPANY LLC established in the U.S.A. by joint venture with MTD YANMAR SOUTH AMERICA INDUSTRIA DE MAQUINAS LTDA. established in Brazil EG 700 tractor series, the first in Japan to be equipped with an HMT continuously variable hydromechanical transmission, launched 2005 YANMAR CO., LTD. - INDIA REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE established New brand mark and mission statement introduced Awarded for electric propulsion systems by The Japan Institute of Marine Engineering (JIME) 2004 YANMAR (U.S.A), INC. merged into YANMAR DIESEL AMERICA CORPORATION to form YANMAR AMERICA CORPORATION YANMAR CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT CO., LTD. established in Japan 2003 YANMAR ENGINE (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD. and SHANDONG SHIFENG YANMAR ENGINE CO., LTD. established in China YANMAR ENERGY SYSTEM CO., LTD. established in Japan 2002 YANMAR CO., LTD. name adopted EY26L medium speed marine diesel engine model launched 2001 P.T. Y


Nicknamed 'Scarlet Speedster', Barry Allen was the alter ego of which comic superhero?

Superheroes: Flash Back to Biographies The Flash is a superhero that first appeared in DC Comic's Flash Comics #1 in 1940. He was created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert. What are Flash's powers? Flash has super-speed. This not only enables him to run fast, but also translates into a number of additional powers. He can think, read, and react at incredible speeds. Also, he can vibrate at such a speed he can walk through walls. Super-speed makes Flash super-powerful! Who is his alter ego and how did Flash get his powers? There have actually been several Flash's over the years each with a different alter ego. There are four main alter egos listed here: Jay Garrick - The original Flash Jay Garrick got his powers by inhaling heavy water vapors after falling asleep in his science lab. He first used his powers to become a star football player. Who can blame him?! Then later he began to use his powers to fight crime. Barry Allen - Barry Allen is a police scientist. He got his powers when a lightning bolt hit his lab and splashed a number of chemicals on him. Becoming Flash was ironic as Barry was slow, methodical, and often late prior to gaining his powers. Wally West - Wally got his powers at the young age of ten when he visited his uncle's laboratory (Uncle Barry Allen who was already Flash). He got some chemicals on him and gained the power of super-speed. Maybe we all should check out this lab! Since he was so young he became Kid Flash. Later on he would take over the role of his uncle as Flash. Bart Allen - Bart is Barry Allen's grandson. He was born with Super-speed, but also fast aging causing him to appear twelve when he was only two years old. Once he got his aging under control he became Impulse. He would later become Kid Flash and finally Flash once he had grown up. Who are the Flash's main enemies? The main enemies of the Flash are called The Rogues. They are led by Flash's archenemy, Captain Cold. Captain Cold has a freeze gun that could freeze and, therefore, stop or slow down Flash. Other members of The Rogues include Mirror Master, Pied Piper, The Trickster, Double Down, and Heat Wave. Fun Facts about Flash The Flash is good friends with superhero the Green Lantern . He often races Superman to see who is the fastest. It usually ends up in a tie. He can move so fast he can travel in time. His nickname is the Scarlet Speedster. The Flash is able to pass into other dimensions and parallel worlds. Part of his powers includes an invisible aura surrounding him that protects him from air friction when traveling at super speeds.


Who, as you might expect, is the patron Saint of Boy Scouts?

The Legend that is Saint George [St. George, Patron of Scouting [Repost] The Legend that is Saint George [St. George, Patron of Scouting [Repost] SOSSI Journal, VOL 47, NO. 4, ^ | July/August 1998 | SOSSI Journal, VOL 47, NO. 4, Posted on 04/23/2007 5:15:56 PM PDT by Salvation The Legend that is Saint George Tom Holmes In different places and times, much of the world has chosen Saint George as a Patron Saint.  His slaying of the dragon as a symbol of the victory of goodness over evil endeared him to many. Scout in the role of Saint George. From Baden-Powell, Scouting for Boys (1908) Lord Robert Baden-Powell had made Saint George the patron Saint of the Scouting Movement.  Baden-Powell had a favorite rhyme about our patron Saint: My warmest good wishes I am sending to you And hoping that the winter is through You will start out afresh to follow the lead Of our Patron Saint George and his spirited steed; Not only to tackle what ever my befall, But also successfully to win through it all And then may you have an enjoyable spell Of hiking, and jolly good camping as well. There is almost nothing known of the early years of Saint George's life.  He was born sometime in the year 263AD, in the city of Lydia near Jerusalem.  His parents were from Cappadonia, a city in present day Turkey.  Is is said that his father was an Arab Sheit. Sometime in his seventeenth year, he enlisted as a calvary soldier in the army of the Roman Emperor Diocletian.  He became a high ranking officer, rising through the ranks because he was a proficient soldier, an able horseman and had a commanding and cheerful attitude. When the Emperor Diocletian began his campaign of persecuting Christians, George, who was a devout Christian, requested an audience with the Emperor and was granted one.  George at this conference pleaded with the Emperor to refrain from this distasteful practice. Diocletian was so annoyed and incensed, that he commanded George to recant his religion.  When he refused, George was arrested, tortured, and finally put to death on April 23, 303AD.  This day is now known as Saint George's Day. Ancient storytellers told legends of an Eastern city called Salem where a terrifying dragon lived in a swamp nearby.  The dragon demanded a daily tribute of sheep and cattle.  Soon, after exhausting these food supplies, the dragon demanded the sacrifice of two children a day.  A lottery system was devised to pick the victims.  Cleodolinda, the daughter of the King, was chosen for that day's sacrifice. As Cleodolinda was sadly proceeding to her doom, along came the knight George.  Seeing the dragon about to gulp down the lovely princess, George promised the citizens deliverance from their troubles.  After making the sign of the cross, he transfixed the dragon with his lance and wounded it with his magic sword Ascalon.  George then had the princess bind the beast with her girdle.  The dragon then became docile and tame, and followed the princess and George back to the city.  There in the market square, George killed the dragon with his lance. As George was killing the dragon, he told the city citizens that this act was to show the power of God.  Not only was the princess saved and the city relieved, but the people gave up their idols and accepted Christianity.  George was said to have married the princess and lived happily ever after. George was canonized by Pope Gelasius in 494AD.  The Pope said St. George was one of those "...whose names are justly reverenced among men, but whose acts are known only to God."  St. George exemplified courage, devotion, piety, leadership, truthfulness and dedication.  Crusaders venerated him and wore his cross (red on a white background).  King Edward III of England chose George to be the patron Saint for the Knight of the Garter.  During this time he also became the patron Saint of Portugal and Italy.  Czarina Catherine II founded the Russian Order of Saint George. If you think of this tale as an allegory rather than a legend; with Saint George representing Christianity and the dragon as paganism, this shows us how goo


Which often embattled city is the supposed resting place of OT patriarch Abraham?

Patriarchs Patriarchs Welcome to a study focused on the lives of the Patriarchs: Isaac, Jacob and Joseph who we call “Covenant Keepers.” The Patriarch Abraham’s life is covered in another study I have written.  These Patriarchs of the nation Israel were descendants of Abraham, uniquely called by God to pass on the faith to the next generation of believers in the One True God. They remained faithful to the Covenant, overcoming obstacles and threats of assimilation and annihilation often waiting years for God to fulfill His Promises, in His timing, to them. This study provides daily questions, audio and/or manuscript teaching, PowerPoint and handouts. It can be used for individual or group settings. A disclaimer: my manuscripts are not word perfect. Instead they are a model for you of what my notes look like when I’ve finished my study. I do not read them as I lecture but I create the manuscript so I can return to them at a later date. Use any and all parts of this material to study and/or teach to others. My hope and prayer for you as you read and study is that you will see yourself as part of God's great narrative, His Story of Grace and Redemption. You will identify with the ups and downs of these ancient people of faith, learning to trust and believe in the One True God. Blessings and love, Dianne Note: The accompanying student study guide for the series may be downloaded to the right. The PowerPoint, Audio, and WordDocs may be downloaded on each page. /assets/worddocs/patriarchs_study.zip Genesis Introduction to the Patriarchs How was your summer? Was it restful? Did you relax? You say you’ve got to be kidding, my busiest time of year at work, kids at home, company, hot Ok, but did you get your summer projects done? I hear a groan. I almost did. My goal was closets. June I did my clothes closet, skipped July, 3 weeks ago my husband and I, this was really scary, tackled my study closet and the game room. My study took all day, the game room took all weekend. We took everything out, he made shelves and we went to Container store 3 times. By the end everything had a “place”. Need to admit not everything is really organized yet, it just has a place. My photos are in that closet= all are there, but they exist in 3 huge plastic boxes, not organized, but in one place. Next summer= organize them or maybe the Lord will return first? Truthfully, I did get a little “sidetracked” because I started looking at them, reminiscing, remembering special times, people, places. These photos, family albums, are so much more than just pieces of paper, part of my life, witnesses to who I am, where I have come from, that part of the narrative, the story of my life: parents, grandparents, great grandparents, hospital where I was born, siblings, second grade class, college sorority, husband, my children, my grandchildren, my life. I thought of how the Bible is the photo album of mankind, snapshots of people and events throughout history, epic narrative of us all. From that perspective, I started to get more excited about our study this fall. We are opening up photos from one family, the family of Abraham. If you weren’t part of our study this spring on the Life of Abraham, that is not going to matter, because this is a continuing story that you can jump in at any point, and we’ll do a little review along the way as we look at photos of the Patriarchs and their families. The burning question we have to ask and answer is “Do these photos that we’re going to look at together, do these life stories, can they say anything really relevant to us today? If they can relate to our lives, if God wants to speak to us thru them, question becomes what will be our response? As we study, will we ask individually the question God what do you have for me, for my life, for right now. You are not the same person you were a year ago, even months ago. The situations of your life are not exactly the same as they were a year ago, and we know they will change tomorrow, life is like that. Today, God what do you have for me today through the study of your Word, promise y


Galway is a county within which Irish province?

Ireland's counties and provinces | Ireland.com Home Discover Ireland Ireland's counties and provinces The island of Ireland is made up of four provinces and 32 counties, and they all have their own unique charms and traditions Glenveagh National Park, County Donegal Connacht Connacht is largely made up of counties on Ireland's western coast. Roscommon is the only county landlocked county in the province. Connacht is home to stunning scenery, including Connemara , Achill Island, and Sligo’s world-renowned surfing coast. Many parts of the province retain their very strong Gaelic traditions, in particular the Aran Islands. The Irish language is spoken throughout Connacht's Gaeltacht (Irish speaking) areas. The five counties of Connacht are Galway , Leitrim , Mayo , Roscommon and Sligo . Clogher Bay, Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry Leinster This eastern province is home to the Republic of Ireland’s capital city Dublin , originally founded by the Vikings. Today, rarely a week goes by without some form of festival happening in the city. Leinster is now the most populated province on the island, with over half the population of the Republic of Ireland living there. The area was heavily colonized over the centuries and, as a result, it's home to many fine examples of medieval, Norman, Georgian and Neolithic architecture. Carlow , Dublin , Kildare , Kilkenny , Laois , Longford , Louth , Meath , Offaly , Westmeath , Wexford and Wicklow are the counties that make up the Leinster region. Munster Two of Ireland’s largest counties are found in Munster: Cork and Kerry . Both have their own names they like to go by. In Cork they consider themselves the “People’s Republic of Cork”, because if there is one thing people from Cork love, it’s Cork. It's also affectionately known as the gourmet county, because of its excellent culinary expertise. “The Kingdom of Kerry” is renowned for its spectacular golf courses and it has won the GAA All-Ireland Senior Football Championships more times than any other team. Plus it has lush green scenery and a stunning coastline that is coveted by visitors while the town of Dingle boasts its own resident dolphin called Fungi (so popular he even has his own Twitter account .) The lunar Burren and Cliffs of Moher are in County Clare and several ancient castles populate the counties of Limerick , Tipperary and Waterford . Waterford is renowned for its exquisite hand-cut crystal glass. Munster’s counties are Clare , Cork , Kerry , Limerick , Tipperary and Waterford . Ulster The combined influences of several different cultures – the Ulster Scots, the Gaels, the Normans and the Anglo-Normans – have sculpted and colored the Ulster landscape in a particularly unique manner. Natural beauties such as Donegal’s Glenveagh National Park, the Mourne Mountains in County Down , Fermanagh’s Lakelands and the Giant’s Causeway in Antrim (seen in all its glory here in Ben Joyner’s competition winning video ) make this part of the island a spectacular place to visit. Meanwhile, the capital of Northern Ireland, Belfast city , played its part in making maritime history as the birthplace of the world's most famous ship: the Titanic .


A two-pronged fitting to which one would attach a (ship's) line or rope?

Word List: Definitions of Nautical Terms and Ship Parts Tweets by @schrisomalis Nautical Terms Ahoy, mateys! This be a fair and true listing of words having to do with ships and sailing, 225 of them in all. These terms come mainly from the great age of sailing ships, the 16th to 18th centuries, and almost all hail from the two great seafaring peoples of the day, those being the brave English and the most hated Dutch. Be fairly warned: I, being a landlubber of the most scurvy sort, know little of such nautical matters aside from what my word-books tell me, so if there are any sea-dogs out there who would deign to correct me on matters of seaman's cant and jargon, ye should holler from atop the crow's nest of your vessels. Ahoy! Word hardwood on either side of bowsprit through which forestays are reeved belay to secure a rope by winding on a pin or cleat bilge lower point of inner hull of a ship binnacle case in which a ship's compass is kept bitts posts mounted on a ship for fastening ropes bluepeter blue flag with white square in centre used as ship's signal boatswain ship's crewmember in charge of equipment and maintenance bobstay rope used on ships to steady the bowsprit bollard short post on a wharf or ship to which ropes are tied boltrope strong rope stitched to edges of a sail bosun anchor carried at bow of a ship bowline rope used to keep weather edge of a sail taut bowsprit spar that extends at bows of a ship brails ropes on edge of sail for hauling up bream to clean a ship's bottom by burning off seaweed bulwark the side of a ship above the deck bumpkin spar projecting from stern of ship bunt middle of sail, fish-net or cloth when slack buntline rope attached to middle of square sail to haul it up to the yard burgee small ship's flag used for identification or signalling cable heavy rope or chain for mooring a ship cabotage shipping and sailing between points in the same country camber slight arch or convexity to a beam or deck of a ship capstan upright device for winding in heavy ropes or cables careen to turn a ship on its side in order to clean or repair it cathead projection near the bow of a ship to which anchor is secured chine the intersection of the middle and sides of a boat chock metal casting with curved arms for passing ropes for mooring ship clew corner of sail with hole to attach ropes coaming raised edge around ship's hatches to keep water out cocket official shipping seal; customs clearance form cofferdam narrow vacant space between two bulkheads of a ship cog single-masted, square-sailed ship with raised stern companionway stairs from upper deck of ship to lower deck cordage ropes in the rigging of a ship cringle loop at corner of sail to which a line is attached crosstrees horizontal crosspieces at a masthead used to support ship's mast davit device for hoisting and lowering a boat deadeye rounded wooden block with hole used to set up ship's stays deadwood timbers built into ends of ship when too narrow to permit framing demurrage delay of vessel's departure or loading with cargo dodger shield against rain or spray on a ship's bridge dogwatch a short, evening period of watch duty on a ship downhaul rope for holding down or hauling down a sail or spar dromond large single-sailed ship powered by rowers dyogram ship's chart indicating compass deflection due to ship's iron earing line for fastening corner of a sail to the gaff or yard ensign part of ship's stern where name is displayed fairlead ring through which rope is led to change its direction without friction fardage wood placed in bottom of ship to keep cargo dry fiddley iron framework around hatchway opening figurehead ornament or (usually female) bust attached to the bow of a ship flagstaff flag pole at stern of a ship fluke part of an anchor that fastens in the ground forebitt post for fastening cables at a ship's foremast forecabin cabin in fore part of ship forecastle short raised deck at fore end of ship; fore of ship under main deck forefoot foremost end of ship's keel foremast mast nearest the bow of a ship foresail lowest sail set


Which future Prime Minister was appointed UK chancellor of the exchequer in 1924?

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom - RationalWiki Prime Minister of the United Kingdom From RationalWiki v - t - e The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is the Head of Government of the United Kingdom . By an unwritten rule, the Prime Minister must be a Member of the House of Commons (the lower house of Parliament). The last Prime Minister from outside the Commons, Lord Salisbury, left the office in 1902. [1] Spencer Perceval remains the only Prime Minister to ever be assassinated, after an angry rich man from Liverpool lost the plot. Contents [ edit ] Appointment The Prime Minister is not directly elected. Instead, the public vote for a single Member of Parliament, a representative from their constituency. There are 650 MPs in total. If one political party has a majority in the Commons, then the leader of that party will be appointed Prime Minister. Otherwise, party leaders will attempt to form a coalition or lead a minority government. Whoever has the support of the most Members of Parliament will generally be the Prime Minister. Note that the monarch's role is purely constitutional , they cannot simply pick their favourite. [ edit ] Evolution of the role The position was not yet created, but historians accept Robert Walpole as the first Prime Minister, as he held the role of First Lord of the Treasury, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Leader of the House of Commons. He spent over twenty years in this role, although was not a Prime Minister in the modern sense, as he was chosen by the monarch, not Parliament. The existence of the role was denied by many, and only received official acknowledgement in 1905, as a member of the order of precedence, making Henry Campbell-Bannerman the first "official" PM. Legal recognition was only given by the Ministers of the Crown Act 1937, before then the "Prime Minister" was simply the most powerful member of the Cabinet, generally the Party Leader of the party with the most seats. [ edit ] Early Prime Ministers Early UK politics was one huge episode of Blackadder. After the mighty Robert Walpole set things going with a twenty-year stint up to 1742, there followed a succession of lords this and dukes of that. Only a few stand out from the pack: Lord North was PM from 1770 to 1782. He presided over the American Revolution, a slow-burning resentment which he stoked to roaring flames with his punitive taxes and laws. After defeat at Yorktown (and struggling to control a week-long series of religious riots in London), he became the first PM to lose a parliamentary motion of no confidence. But he managed to keep the Falkland Islands British. Yay. William Pitt the younger took the job aged 24, fought off Napoleon and brought Ireland into political union with Britain, creating the United Kingdom . The Duke of Wellington, spent his 22 months as Prime Minister getting the first major electoral reform and Catholic emancipation laws through Parliament, despite blaming anything that went wrong in the country on liberals. Robert Peel introduced Income tax and an early industrial safety law, and restricted female and child labour in factories. All rather surprising for a conservative - his batting for that side included creating the country's first police force and making the aristocratic, land-owning Tory party into the modern, business-friendly Conservative Party we all know and love . Benjamin Disraeli (Conservative) and W.E. Gladstone (Liberal) alternated Prime Ministerial duties from 1868 to 1885, and presided over a series of progressive laws that greatly improved life for most people in the UK; a majority of men became eligible to vote, women could own property, and trade unions were legalised. They are also the only nineteenth-century politicians that most twenty-first century people can name, if you don't count royals. [ edit ] Prime Ministers 1900 to 1945 [ edit ] Robert Gascoyne-Cecil (1885-1886, 1886-1892, 1895 - 1902) Gascoyne-Cecil ( Conservative ), later 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, presided over the installation of Workmen's Compensation; the world's shortest war - the Anglo-Zanzib


Which black American singer was known as 'The Hi De Ho Man'?

NPR's Jazz Profiles: Cab Calloway Produced by Dan Gediman; Written by David Ossman   Cab Calloway -- the legendary "Hi De Ho" man -- was a energetic showman, gifted singer, talented actor and trendsetting fashion plate. A truly "larger than life" figure in American pop culture, immortalized in cartoons and caricatures, Calloway also led one of the greatest bands of the Swing Era. Listen to writer Albert Murray talk about the significance of Cab Calloway The middle-class Calloway family hoped their son would become a lawyer like his father. But young Cabell, born in Rochester, New York, on Christmas Day in 1907, and raised primarily in Baltimore, Maryland, wanted to be an entertainer. Cab did attend law school in Chicago, but the hours past sunset found him performing in local nighclubs. It was in such a club where he met trumpeter Louis Armstrong, who taught him to sing in the scat style. Calloway's oldest sister Blanche was also a professional singer, and she helped him land a stage role on the road with the "Plantation Days" revue in 1925. Eventually, Cab left law school to sing with a band called the Alabamians. While on the road, the group went head-to-head, (and state vs. state!) in a battle-of-the-bands with a mid-west ensemble, the Missourians. After the dust settled, The Missourians had won -- Cab would later join and then lead the group. Listen to bassist Milt Hinton and music scholar Gunther Schuller tell how Cab came to lead the Missourians   In 1930, the Cotton Club emerged as a hip new club in Harlem known for its lavish stage shows and talented musicians like Duke Ellington (left). Cab's singing and showmanship captured the attention of the owner and his band was hired to replace the Ellington's band. Listen to saxophonist and arranger Walter "Foots" Thomas talk about how the band got its big break at the Cotton Club In 1931, Cab and his manager, Irvin Mills, put together a song that will forever be identified with Calloway -- "Minnie The Moocher." The tune sold over one million copies and the group soon broke every existing record for all-black band audiences. Listen to saxophonist and arranger Walter "Foots" Thomas recall how "Minnie The Moocher" developed The success of "Minnie the Moocher" and its steady gig at the Cotton Club had Cab's big band in constant demand. The group spent quite a bit of time on the road and when racism reared its ugly head Cab used proceeds from the Cotton Club and "Minnie" money to travel lavishly by chartered train. Listen to Milt Hinton describe his travels with the Calloway Orchestra By the late 1930s, Cab's band was one of the top grossing acts in jazz and had become a proving ground for such young talents as Dizzy Gillespie, Ben Webster, Cozy Cole, Chu Berry and Doc Cheatham. However, by the late '40s, Cab's bad financial decisions -- and gambling -- caught up with him, and the band broke up.   Cab went back to playing in small clubs and eventually landed a part in the Broadway play Porgy and Bess as the character Sportin Life -- a role Calloway would claim that George Gershwin based on him. The show was a huge success, breathing much-needed new life into Calloway's career. Cab's scat singing, dancing, comedic personality and flashy elegance had made him a star and a million-selling recording artist. He continued to perform right up until his death in 1994 at the age of 88. Gunther Schuller sums up Calloway's brilliance as an entertainer: "People still remember Cab Calloway as a dancer and vaudevillian with his wonderful white tuxedos and all of that -- and, as a great, great showman." Listen to Murray explain Calloway's importance in jazz history SHOW PLAYLIST


Which former home of the Earl of Shrewsbury is now an amusement park?

"Towers of Terror; It's Halloween, When Spirits Fly and Things Go Bump in the Night. STEVE WOLLASTON Braves a Theme Park Full of Fright" - Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England), October 31, 2015 | Online Research Library: Questia Article excerpt Byline: STEVE WOLLASTON TAROT cards on the table, I am not a Halloween virgin. Just a sacrifcial lamb. Last year the editor sent me to Alton Towers to sleep over in the ancient ruins, with just the undead for company. I survived. By the skin of my chattering teeth. This year the boss wanted more. He wanted me to spend the night taking part in an exorcism, search for missing explorers presumed dead, and investigate problems in the sewer network. I'm not entirely sure he likes me. And there's surely a health and safety policy somewhere... Obviously I had to go after dark and, of course, nobody else wanted the job. Some friends I have. So off I went to the Staffordshire theme park, with the precariously titled The Haunting Of Molly Crow my first port of call. This scare-maze is a multisensory experience which sees you encounter the possessed house of Molly Crow. Oh, and did I mention, you're blindfolded? Molly died in this very house, engulfed in flames and as the story unfolds around you, you realise she never actually left. Now I don't scare easily. I have done these mazes before, but even I was a quivering wreck by the end of it. This is an attack on the senses and a real psychological thriller for fright fans which builds to an incredible finale. The techniques used to tell the story and play with your brain are simply brilliant. There's nothing more unnerving than people whispering in your ear and grabbing your legs in total darkness. With a name like Terror Of The Towers, my next maze was set deep in the bowels of the historic ruins. It was never going to be a walk in the park. Creepy |post-apocalyptic I was sent in to investigate after a team of explorers had gone missing within the ruins. Me? Investigate? I run away from spiders. The former home of The Earl Of Shrewsbury is a sight to behold in the day. At night, when inhabited by a tribe of demonic monks lurking in the shadows, it's terrifying. Strobe lighting, and plenty of 'jump out of your skin' moments make it really good fun. Once it's over, that is. The other main attraction that has been added to the horror line-up is Sub-Species, a spin-off from the infamous Nemesis ride's back story. This puts you in a post-apocalyptic sewer setting, one inhabited with a community infested by a species from another world. goings-on in the sewers Again, it's absolutely horrible, the setting is horrendous and the characters are the stuff of nightmares, albeit in a theatrical way. As if that wasn't enough, I took part in an extended experience after dark called Operation Lockdown, the scariest attraction they have yet come up with. The two-hour escape room experience is strictly for over 18s and is a hands on adventure designed to put you at the heart of your own horror movie. … Subscribe to Questia and enjoy: Full access to this article and over 10 million more from academic journals, magazines, and newspapers Over 83,000 books Access to powerful writing and research tools Article details Newspapers Encyclopedia


Who upset Elizabeth I by secretly marrying Elizabeth Throckmorton?

Elizabeth Raleigh (Throckmorton) (1565 - c.1647) - Genealogy Elizabeth Raleigh Share your family tree and photos with the people you know and love Build your family tree online Share photos and videos "Bessy Throckmorton", "Lady Elizabeth Raleigh" Birthdate: Apr 26 1565 - Paulerspury, Northamptonshire, England Death: 'F, #146601, b. 1565, d. 1647 Last Edited=20 Oct 2009 'Elizabeth Throckmorton was born in 1565.2 She married Sir Walter Raleigh in 1593.1 She died in 1647.2 '   She was the daughter of Sir Nicholas Throckmorton and Anne Carew.1 From 1593, her married name became Raleigh.1 Citations 1.[S1281] Dr. Andrew Gray, "re: Sir Robert George Maxwell Throckmorton, 11th Bt.," e-mail message to Darryl Lundy, 28 February 2005. Hereinafter cited as "re: Robert George Maxwell Throckmorton." 2.[S3409] Caroline Maubois, "re: Penancoet Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 2 December 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Penancoet Family." 'Born: 16 Apr 1565 'Died: 1618 'Notes: Bess was nineteen when she first appeared at Court. She was the daughter of Sir Nicholas Trhockmorton, Queen Elizabeth's first Ambassador to Paris, and her brother was also a courtier. Both their parents were dead and they relied on the Court for their livelihood. Bess was intelligent, forthright, passionate and courageous. Though Raleigh was in his early forties, the two fell madly in love. In the summer of 1591, Bess discovered she was pregnant and they secretly married. They were together, but catastrophe loomed. Raleigh's young wife, however, could no longer keep her pregnancy secret. Bess gave birth to a baby boy who was quickly put out to a wet nurse so she could resume her place as Lady-in-Waiting. When Sir Walter returned from the sea, he arranged for the baby and nurse to go to Durham House. However, on 31st May 1592, his marriage was discovered. The Queen had not granted permission for such a match and Raleigh was promptly arrested. Elizabeth expected Walter and Bess to sue for a pardon and, while their fate lay in the balance, she even confirmed the lease of Sherborne. 'However, the couple refused such a humiliating course of action and by 7 Aug, that same year, the Queen's favourite had fallen into five long years of disgrace. The couple's first child must have died, but Bess was soon pregnant again and their son, Wat, was born in 1593. 'Said to have carried the shriveled head of her husband in a red leather bag until the end of her days. Father: Nicholas THROCKMORTON (Sir) http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/THROCKMORTON1.htm#Elizabeth THROCKMORTON1 _________ 'Elizabeth, Lady Raleigh (16 April 1565 – c. 1647), née Throckmorton, was Sir Walter Raleigh's wife, and a Lady of the Privy Chamber to Queen Elizabeth I of England. Their secret marriage precipitated a long period of royal disfavour for Raleigh. Biography 'Elizabeth was the daughter of the diplomat Sir Nicholas Throckmorton and Anne Carew. She and her brother Arthur were courtiers to Elizabeth I, and Elizabeth is said to have been intelligent, forthright, passionate and courageous. In due course she and Raleigh, at least twelve years her senior, fell in love. Her pregnancy in the summer of 1591 led to their secret marriage; she gave birth to a baby boy named Damerei, after Sir Walter's claimed ancestors, and immediately returned to court. The child died aged six months old in October 1591 of plague. 'The marriage was discovered on 31 May 1592, and the Queen, who required ladies-in-waiting to get her permission to marry, had Raleigh arrested and imprisoned in the Tower of London and Elizabeth expelled from court. She obtained quarters near her husband at the Tower, where their child probably died. Elizabeth expected the couple to sue for pardon, but they refused and Raleigh fell into disgrace for five years.[dubious – discuss] 'The couple remained devoted to each other, however. Their son Walter was born in 1593. They also had a son named Carew (which was both Elizabeth's mother's maiden name and the name of one of Walter's brothers) whose birthdate is unclear. During Raleigh's absences