Who played the role of Ashley Wilkes in Gone With The Wind?

Leslie Howard/Ashley Wilkes -         Gone With The Wind Fansite         Gone With The Wind Fansite Websites ***Leslie Howard***Ashley Wilkes***Leslie Howard***Ashley Wilkes***           Leslie Howard Stainer was born to Hungarian parents in London on April 3, 1893, and went to Dulwich College. After school, he worked as a bank clerk until the outbreak of World War I, when he went into the army. In 1917, diagnosed as shell-shocked, he was invalided out and advised to take up acting as therapy. In a few years, his name was famous on the stages of London and New York. He made his first movie in 1914 (The Heroine of Mons (1914). Howard married Ruth Martin in 1916, and they had 2 children. He became known as the perfect Englishman (slim, tall, intellectual and sensitive), a part that he played in many movies, and a part women would dream about. His first sound movie came in 1930, Outward Bound (1930), an adaptation of the stage play in which he starred. In Never the Twain Shall Meet (1931) and Smilin' Through(1932), he played the Englishman role to the hilt. His screen persona could perhaps best be summed up by his role as Sir Percy Blakeney inThe Scarlet Pimpernel (1934), a foppish member of society.           It was Howard who insisted that Humphrey Bogart get the role of Duke Mantee in The Petrified Forest (1936), a role that Bogart had played in the stage production. As he became more successful, he also became quite picky about which roles he would do, and usually performed in only two films a year. In 1939, he played the character that will always be associated with him, that of Ashley Wilkes, the honor-bound disillusioned intellectual Southern gentleman in  Gone with the Wind  (1939).           However, war clouds were gathering over England, and he devoted all his energy on behalf of the war effort. He directed films, wrote articles and made radio broadcasts. He died in 1943, when the KLM plane he was in was shot down by German fighters over the Bay of Biscay. Source:  http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001366/bio Ashley Wilkes           George Ashley Wilkes is a true southern gentleman. Born in 1836, he enjoyed the beautiful things in life, such as literature and music. His mother died when he was young, so one of his sisters, India Wilkes, became the lady of the house. He also had another sister, named Honey Wilkes.           Ashley Wilkes had known for some time that he would marry Melanie Hamilton, his cousin. "The Wilkeses always marry their cousins." His youngest sister, Honey, was engaged to Charles Hamilton, Melanie's brother. Ashley and Melanie's engagement was not announced for some time because "Miss Melly wasn't well." But, with all the war talk going around, they decided to annouce it before a war did start.            Ashley did not want there to be a war, but if there was one, he would still fight. "Most of the misery of the world has been caused by wars. And when the wars were over, no one ever knew what they were about." Then, that same day, the war started, and Ashley rushed off to enlist, even though he didn't believe in it. But he was going to do the gentlemanly thing and fight, because "If Georgia fights, I go with her." But before he went off to war, he was married to Melanie, despite the fact that Scarlett O'Hara told him that she loved him. But she married Charles Hamilton, Melanie's brother.             Two years after the war started, Ashley came home for a few days during Christmas. He spent all of those days in Atlanta, with Melanie by his side. The day he was leaving, he kissed Scarlett goodbye, even though Melanie was upstairs. Scarlett told Ashley that she still loved him, but he did not reply. He just told her good-bye.            During the war, Ashley was captured at Gettysburg, and was sent to Rock Island, a Yankee prison. Melanie and Scarlett did not know if he was alive or not. But after the war ended, he made his way back and found everyone at Tara, Scarlett's home. This was one of the few plantations that was not burnt. Here, Ashley found that he and Melanie had a child, named Beau. Th


Nevil Shute Foundation—Title "A Town Like Alice/The Legacy" Review by Darci Evans Nevil Shute is a classical author for any time period. He was born in 1900 and based his writing on his life occurrences. Early on, Shute was earning his living as an aeronautical engineer, doing stress calculations. His job became an incentive, with his writing becoming second priority, and suffering because of it. There is a gap in his publications spanning the Depression years of 1932-1937, during which time he founded Airspeed in the airship industry, which took up a majority of his time. Once Airspeed ceased to occupy all of his energies, Shute once again turned to writing. In 1938 when he published Kindling, Shute deviated his writing style from that of his earlier works. He escaped the standard subjects of drama; using his experiences raising capital for Airspeed through stocks and bonds, and experimenting with his own cures for England’s economic problems. Up to this point, he had not produced any memorable works, but he was learning to use his own experiences for background and his character development skills were blossoming. In the 1940's he began writing his "war novels", all penned under British censorship, with an undeniable patriotism. He continued using the war as subject matter well into the 1950's, when he abandoned it altogether. His next works, dubbed the "anti-war set" by Richard La Ven a literary critic, imparts the fact that Shute had the opportunity to travel to India, Burma, the Dutch East Indies, and Australia. His world augmented and here his works took on a multitudinous luster more often associated with Shute. The divergent novels Shute has written makes placing him in a time period arduous. A Town Like Alice appears to be a war novel on the surface, being published in 1950, but it was written when he was presumably doing some traveling in southeast Asia and Australia. The level and depth of his writing in Alice shows that he was indeed learning to draw upon his own experiences to create critically acclaimed works. Alice would most appropriately conform to the genre of the sociological novel. The book portrays a community and how it deals with the changes due to world conflicts. In the post World War II aftermath, Jean Paget was quite anxious to escape from Malasia back to England, never thinking she would ever again see this place that held the multitude of horrible memories she now possessed. When she inherited a legacy, that all transfigured and she decided to thank the small village that took her and the other women in by digging them a well in the village's center. Little did she know at the time, but she would never return back to her home in England. Soon the little village had a well in the center instead of three miles away, and many other developments, compliments of Jean. It was here that she learned of Joe Harmon still alive and working in the outback. After some confusion, she joins him in Willstown where he works on a station in the outback. Jean, after having experienced the luxuries of Alice Springs on her way to Willstown, decides to start a shoe factory like the one she worked for in England. One thing leads to another, and suddenly there is an ice cream parlor, a hairdresser, a cinema, a pool house, a rec center, and a swimming pool. In the meantime, she in engaged to Joe, but they are delaying marriage until Jean's business in town is stable and capable of running in her absence. The effect of Jean's keen business sense and determination brought about a new resolve for Willstown as it prospered, bringing new people. Among those included ranch hands and women, who in the past, left Willstown for towns with more to offer. Nevil Shute offered innovation in may of his novels. With each new work, he developed his skills to fabricate a novel more improved than the one preceding it. In A Town Like Alice, Shute allows a woman to be the eagle-eye entrepreneur to renovate a small one-horse town in the outback. In a time period when women were viewed as homemakers and mothers, Shute uses the strong wi


ABBA - Biography - IMDb Biography Jump to: Trade Mark  (1) | Trivia  (27) Trade Mark (1) Flamboyant on-stage gear / knee-high platform-soled boots / tinsel headgear Trivia (27) 6th April 1974: Won the Eurovision Song Contest in Brighton, England, with the song "Waterloo". Anni-Frid Lyngstad was the only non-Swedish member of the group. She is Norwegian. In 1975, "SOS" became the first song with a palindromic title recorded by a group with a palindromic name - Abba - to score a Top 20 hit on the pop charts. Created the band's name ABBA by taking the first letter of the first name of each band member and flanking the males' initials with the females' initials. Artists who have requested permission to use samples of ABBA songs include: Fugees ("The Name of the Game" for "Rumble in the Jungle"), Madonna ("Gimme Gimme Gimme" for "Hung Up"), etc. Their popular songs were mostly composed by Björn Ulvaeus (lyrics) and Benny Andersson (music). Not only were ABBA the most successful Swedish band in pop history, they were the most successful pop act to emerge from a Eurovision Song Contest victory (1974), apart from Céline Dion, who represented Switzerland in 1988. At the Swedish premiere of Mamma Mia! (2008), the foursome were seen together, in public, for the first time in 22 years. As of 2008, more than 30 million fans worldwide have seen the stage production "Mamma Mia!" When adapted for the screen, Mamma Mia! (2008) went on to become the most successful movie in the UK's box office history, outstripping the record heretofore held by the Harry Potter series. In addition to Mamma Mia! (2008), an earlier film that also features the music of ABBA is the highly acclaimed Muriel's Wedding (1994). Before 1974, the members of the group resisted using the name ABBA, which was what fans and disk jockeys were starting to call them. A Swedish seafood company had trademarked the name in 1906. (As with the singing group, the seafood company's name was an acronym. It stands for "AB Bröderna Ameln" which translates to "Ameln Brothers, Ltd.") In 1974, the two ABBAs agreed to a deal where the singing group would pay a licensing fee to the seafood company in exchange for the use of its name. All four members of the group were the first-born children in their respective families. Anni-Frid Lyngstad was an only child. The other three each had one sister and no brothers. Have sold over 375 million records, making them the fourth best-selling music artists in the history of music. "Abba Gold" has sold over 28 million copies worldwide. It is Abba's most successful album and one of the biggest-selling albums of all time. It is the third biggest selling album of all-time in the UK with sales exceeding 4.6 million copies. "Abba Gold" has occupied every position in the top 75 of the U.K. album chart, while also appearing in the chart every year since the release except for 2002 and 2006. It now jointly holds the title of longest time spent in the album charts (490 weeks in the Top 100) with "Greatest Hits Vol 1" by Queen. Their 1976 single "Fernando" has sold 10 million copies worldwide. In Australia the single spent 14 weeks at number one and 40 weeks on the singles chart. It topped the chart in 13 countries and sold over 6 million copies in 1976 alone. Have never scored a top 10 album in the U.S. Their highest charting album there is "ABBA: The Album" which made #14 in 1978. "Dancing Queen" is their only US number single. They scored 9 other top 20 hit singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 between 1974 and 1980. The band only ever toured 3 times in its history. This was mainly to do with them wanting to be the headliner and not the opening act. In fact, they had only played 23 live dates in total before their 1979 tour in support of "Voulez Vous". That tour was the only time the band toured North America and would also prove to be their last world tour. Were once offered a billion dollars to do a reunion tour. During one of their live shows in Perth in 1977, an anonymous phone call informed that there was a bomb somewhere at the venue. Everyone except


Which many headed monster was slain by Hercules?

Hydra - definition of hydra by The Free Dictionary Hydra - definition of hydra by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/hydra 1. Greek Mythology The many-headed monster that was slain by Hercules. 2. Astronomy A satellite of Pluto. 3. A constellation in the equatorial region of the southern sky near Cancer, Libra, and Centaurus. Also called Snake2. 4. A persistent or multifaceted problem that cannot be eradicated by a single effort. [Middle English Idra, from Latin Hydra, from Greek Hudrā, Hydra, a water serpent; see wed-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] hy·dra  (hī′drə) n. pl. hy·dras or hy·drae (-drē) Any of several small solitary freshwater hydrozoans of the genus Hydra and related genera, having a cylindrical body and a mouth surrounded by tentacles. [New Latin Hydra, genus name, from Latin Hydra, Hydra; see Hydra.] hydra (ˈhaɪdrə) n, pl -dras or -drae (-driː) 1. (Animals) any solitary freshwater hydroid coelenterate of the genus Hydra, in which the body is a slender polyp with tentacles around the mouth 2. a persistent trouble or evil: the hydra of the Irish problem. [C16: from Latin, from Greek hudra water serpent; compare otter] Hydra (ˈhaɪdrə) n (Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a monster with nine heads, each of which, when struck off, was replaced by two new ones Hydra (ˈhaɪdrə) n, Latin genitive Hydrae (ˈhaɪdriː) (Astronomy) a very long faint constellation lying mainly in the S hemisphere and extending from near Virgo to Cancer hy•dra (ˈhaɪ drə) n., pl. -dras, -drae (-dri) for 1–3, gen. -drae (-dri) for 4. 1. (often cap.) a water monster of Greek myth having nine heads, each of which, if cut off, grew back as two. 2. any freshwater polyp of the family Hydridae, having a cylindrical body with a ring of tentacles surrounding the mouth. 3. a persistent or complex problem that presents new obstacles even as existing ones are overcome. 4. (cap.) the Sea Serpent, a southern constellation extending through 90° of the sky. [1325–75; Middle English ydre < Middle French < Latin < Greek hýdrā water serpent; compare otter ] hy·dra (hī′drə) Any of several small freshwater polyps having a simple cylindrical body with a mouth-like opening surrounded by tentacles. The young develop from eggs or from buds. ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:


If you ate the fruit of a Malus tree what would you be eating?

Apples, Wild Crabapples | Eat The Weeds and other things, too Wild Apple tree in October in Pownal Maine. Photo by Green Deane Malus sieversii, Hard-Core Apples Wild Apples are one of the most common over-looked foraging foods. People take one taste, spit it out, and go on their way. Because of the story of Johnny Appleseed (who was a real person) most folks think apples aren’t native to North America. There were plenty of apples here when Europeans arrived, but they were Wild Apples not cultivated apples. What’s the difference? Taste and size. Most wild apples are small and sour, domesticated apples tend to be larger and sweeter. What most people don’t know is that wild apples can be baked or roasted (as in near an open fire or in an oven) and made very tasty. While some wild apples are too bitter to eat even after cooking many are transformed into good eats. Well-treated wild apples can be sweet. When I was a kid foraging in the Maine woods wild apples were very common. In fact, of the eight or so feral apple trees I knew of only one had a cultivated heritage. It was a Golden Delicious, and my least favorite. The rest were usually sour raw but wonderful when roasted by a campfire (and no pots to clean.)  Unfortunately there are few if any Wild Apples in this area of Florida. It is simply too hot. They like northern climes and people liked wild apples, too. No less a person than New England native Henry David Thoreau wrote a 10,000 word essay on the Wild Apple. Many wild apples are better cooked than raw. The domestic apple as we know it has been around some 6,000 years and came from Kazakhstan. There apple trees growing to 60 feet were the dominant species of the forest. That is something to think about, apple trees the size of Oaks, a forest of them… Orchards there today are remarkable in that the trees are very resistant to disease, unlike commercial crops. Further, two apples from that area — the Red Delicious and the Golden Delicious — are the parents of 90% of modern commercial eating apples. The Red Delicious was hybridized into the Fuji and the Empire, and the Golden Delicious into the Gala, the Jonagold, the Mutsu, the Pink Lady and the Elstar. The Granny Smith (below right) however, came from a back yard in Australia. One Granny Smith sprouted in 1868 It originated in 1868 from a chance seedling propagated by Maria Ann Smith (née Sherwood) born 1799, died 9 March 1870. Researchers think the now well-known green apple was a chance cross between Malus sylvestris, a European Wild Apple — perhaps from France via Tasmania — with the domestic apple M. domestica. Widely propagated in New Zealand, it was introduced to the United Kingdom around 1935 and the United States in 1972. Each Granny Smith apple today is a clone. Actually every commercial apple is a clone.  One cultivated apple that does grows in Florida is the Apple Anna, which was a chance seedling found in the Bahamas and can  withstand the summer heat. Worldwide some 55 million tons of apples are harvested annually worth some $50 billion a year. Americans eat on average, as of this writing, 126 apples a year each. Meanwhile wild apples, which are free, feed mostly wildlife. Often a wild apple’s taste will be moderated because of hybridizing with cultivated apples. There are no hard and fast rules identifying which are edible raw. You just have to taste and experiment with each wild apple tree you find. They also usually have more cholesterol-reducing pectin than cultivated apples thus are added to other fruits and domestic apples when making jelly. Incidentally, there is no such species as a “crabapple” per se.  Crabapple, like “pearl onion” is  a reference to size. Crabapples, like pearl onions, are small and any small apple can be called a crabapple, any small onion can be a pearl onion.  The fascinating aspect of apples is that every apple seed is totally different than the parent. Something like snow flakes no two apple seeds are genetically alike thus what kind of tree each will produce is a mystery. Every named apple you eat came originally from just


Spanish Bayonet and Adam’s Needle are types of which household plant?

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Who was Hitler’s private secretary between 1943 and 1945?

NAZI HITLER HITLER ADOLF HITLER HITLER NAZI - Google Groups NAZI HITLER HITLER ADOLF HITLER HITLER NAZI Showing 1-1 of 1 messages Adolf Hitler Winston Churchill Ww2 World War II Germany Army History Battle Two Military Documentary Tank Second Power Front Europe Soldiers Ww1 Russia Britain nazi natzi Nazism third reich SS GESTAPO berlin bunker hess usenet search Gunter d'Alquen - Chief Editor of the SS official newspaper, Das Schwarze Korps ("The Black Corps"), and commander of the SS-Standarte Kurt Eggers. Ludolf von Alvensleben - commander of the SS and police in Crimea and commander of the Selbstschutz (self-defense) of the Reichsgau Danzig-West Prussia. Max Amann - Head of Nazi publishing house Eher-Verlag Benno von Arent - Responsible for art, theatres, and movies in the Third Reich. Heinz Auerswald - Commissioner for the Jewish residential district in Warsaw from April 1941 to November 1942. Hans Aumeier - deputy commandant at Auschwitz Artur Axmann - Chief of the Social Office of the Reich Youth Leadership. Leader of the Hitler Youth from 1940 through war's end in 1945. [edit] BErich von dem Bach-Zelewski - Commander of the "Bandenkämpfverbände" SS units responsible for the mass murder of 35,000 civilians in Riga and more than 200,000 in Belarus and eastern Poland. Herbert Backe - Minister of Food (appointed 1942) and Minister of Agriculture (appointed 1943). Richard Baer - Commander of the Auschwitz I concentration camp from May 1944 to February 1945. Alfred Baeumler - Philosopher who interpreted the works of Friedrich Nietzsche in order to legitimize Nazism. Klaus Barbie - Head of the Gestapo in Lyon. Nicknamed "the Butcher of Lyon" for his use of torture on prisoners. Josef Berchtold - Very early Party member, and the second Reichsführer-SS from 1926-27. Gottlob Berger - Chief of Staff for Waffen SS and head of the SS's main leadership office. Werner Best - SS-Obergruppenführer and Civilian administrator of Nazi occupied France and Denmark. Hans Biebow - Chief of Administration of the Lódz Ghetto. Paul Blobel - SS commander primarily responsible for the Babi Yar massacre at Kiev. Werner von Blomberg - Generalfeldmarschall, Defence Minister 1933-1935, Minister of War and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces 1935-1938. Forced out in the Blomberg-Fritsch Affair Hans-Friedrich Blunck - Propagandist and head of the Reich Literature Chamber between 1933 and 1935. Ernst Boepple - State Secretary of the General Government in Poland, serving as deputy to Deputy Governor Josef Bühler. Deeply implicated in the "Final Solution" Ernst Wilhelm Bohle - leader of the Foreign Organization of the German Nazi Party from 1933 until 1945. Martin Bormann - Head of the Party Chancellery (Parteikanzlei) and private secretary to Adolf Hitler. Philipp Bouhler - Chief of the Chancellery of the Führer of the NSDAP and leader of the Action T4 euthanasia program. Viktor Brack - Organiser of the Euthanasia Programme, Operation T4 and one of the men responsible for the gassing of Jews in the extermination camps. Otto Bradfisch - Commander of the Security Police in Lódz and Potsdam. Karl Brandt - Personal physician of Adolf Hitler in August 1944 and headed the administration of the Nazi euthanasia program from 1939. Walther von Brauchitsch - Generalfeldmarschall, Commander-in-Chief of the German Army 1938-1941. Wernher von Braun - Aerospace engineer; head of the V-2 rocket program at Peenemunde. Subsequenly worked for the US Army and NASA, designing America's pioneering rockets including the Redstone, Atlas and Saturn V Alois Brunner - Commander of the Drancy internment camp outside Paris from June 1943 to August 1944. Reportedly "the world's highest-ranking Nazi fugitive believed still alive."[1] Walter Buch - Jurist and supreme magistrate of the Nazi party. Josef Bühler - State secretary for the Nazi-controlled General Government in Kraków during World War II. Josef Bürckel - Politician and leading member of the Schutzstaffel from November 1937. Anton Burger - Commandant of Concentration camp Theresienstadt between 1943 and 1944. [edit] CHe


Appointed Feb 1942, Who was Minister for War Production and Armaments?

Nuremberg Trial Judgements: Albert Speer | Jewish Virtual Library Nuremberg Trial Judgements: Tweet Speer is indicted under all Four Counts. Speer joined      the Nazi Party in 1932 . In 1934 ,      he was made Hitler's architect and became a close personal confidant. Shortly thereafter      he was made a Department Head in the German Labour Front and the official      in charge of Capital Construction on the staff of the Deputy to the      Fuehrer, positions which he held through 1941 .      On 15th February, 1942 ,      after the death of Fritz Todt ,      Speer was appointed Chief of the Organisation Todt and Reich Minister for Armaments and Munitions (after 2nd September, 1943 ,      for Armaments and War Production). The positions were supplemented by      his appointments in March and April, 1942, as General Plenipotentiary      ,for Armaments and as a member of the Central Planning Board, both within      the Four Year Plan. Speer was a member of the Reichstag from 1941 until      the end of the war. Crimes against Peace The Tribunal is of opinion that Speer's activities                   do not amount to initiating, planning, or preparing wars of aggression,                   or of conspiring to that end. He became the head of the armament industry                   well after all of the wars had been commenced and were under way. His                   activities in charge of German Armament Production were in aid of the                   war effort in the same way that other productive enterprises aid in                   the waging of war, but the Tribunal is not prepared to find that such                   activities involve engaging in the common plan to wage aggressive war                   as charged under Count I or waging aggressive war as charged under Count                    II . War Crimes and Crimes against                  Humanity The evidence introduced against Speer under Counts Three and Four relates entirely to his participation in the slave labour programme.                   Speer himself had no direct administrative responsibility for this programme.                   Although he had advocated the appointment of a General Plenipotentiary                   for the Utilisation of Labour because he wanted one central authority                   with whom he could deal on labour matters, he did not obtain administrative                   control over Sauckel. Sauckel was appointed directly by Hitler under                   the decree of 21st March, 1942, which provided that he should be directly                   responsible to Goering ,                   as Plenipotentiary of the Four-Year Plan. As Reich Minister for Armaments and Munitions and General                   Plenipotentiary for Armaments under the Four-Year Plan, Speer had extensive                   authority over production. His original authority was over construction                   and production of arms for the OKH. This was progressively expanded                   to include naval armaments, civilian production and finally, on 1st                   August, 1944, air armament. As the dominant member of the Central Planning                   Board, which had supreme authority for the scheduling of German production                   and the allocation and development of raw materials, Speer took the                   position that the Board had authority to instruct Sauckel to provide labourers for industries under its control and succeeded


Which Admiral was responsible for restoring the German navy between 1939 and 1943?

Grossadmiral Erich Raeder - WWII General - WWII Forums → WWII General We Need Your Help - Become a Site Supporter For 16 years we've been delivering WWII discussion and research, help support our efforts for the next 16 years. Become a WW2 Forums Patron ! Grossadmiral Erich Raeder Started by Kai-Petri , May 23 2003 07:47 PM Please log in to reply 3 replies to this topic Posted 23 May 2003 - 07:47 PM Hitler and Raeder RAEDER, Dr. phil. h. c. Erich (RK) (1876 - 1960) Born: 24. Apr. 1876 in Wandsbek, near Hamburg. Died: 6. Nov. 1960 in Kiel. Promotions: Grossadmiral: 1. Apr. 1939; Generaladmiral: 20. Apr. 1936; Admiral: 1. Oct. 1928; Vizeadmiral: 10. Sep. 1925 (with seniority retroactive to 1. Apr. 1925); Konteradmiral: 1. Aug. 1922; Kapitän zur See: 29. Nov. 1919; Fregattenkapitän: 26. Apr. 1917; Korvettenkapitän: 15. Apr. 1911; Kapitänleutnant: 21. Mar. 1905; Oberleutnant zur See: 1. Sep. 1900; Oberleutnant zur See (Patentierung vorbehalten-- probationary?): 9. Apr. 1900; Leutnant zur See: 1. Jan. 1899; Unterleutnant zur See: 25. Oct. 1897; Seekadett: 13. May 1895; Kadett: 16. Apr. 1894. Assignments: Oberbefehlshaber der Kriegsmarine: 1. Oct. 1928-Jan. 1943. Marineschule u. Spezialkurse: 15. Apr. 1896-10. Oct. 1897. Training Ship "Gneisenau": 18. Apr. 1895-14. Apr. 1896. Basic Training & School Ship "Stosch": 1. Apr. 1894-17. Apr. 1895. Postwar Prosecution: Tried by International Military Tribunal, Nuremberg. Sentenced to life imprisonment, 1. Oct. 1946. Released, 26. Sep. 1955 due to ill health. Decorations & Awards: Ritterkreuz des E.K.: 30. Sep. 1939. 1939 Spange zum 1914 EK I; 1939 Spange zum 1914 EK II; 1914 EK I; Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer; Goldenes Parteiabzeichen Erich Raeder, the son of a headmaster, was born in Wandsbek, Schleswig-Holstein, on 24th April, 1876. After a good classical education he entered the Imperial Navy in 1894. He made rapid progress and became Chief of Staff to Franz von Hipper in 1912. During the First World War he saw action and was highly decorated for his efforts in the large sea battle of Skagerrack, north of Denmark. He also served as chief of staff of Vize Admiral Franz von Hipper. In 1928 hewas promoted to admiral and head of the German Navy. Erich Raeder was an officer of the "old school". He kept the traditional salute, forbid his officers to take active part in politics and refused to discharge valuable, older officers of jewish faith or origin! Raeder, Dönitz and Lütjens together protested against the Kristallnacht!!!(???) He kept working hard and made the Z-plan a reality in January '39. Later, in spring the same year he got promoted to Grossadmiral. Raeder disliked the domestic policies of the National Socialist German Workers Party (NSDAP) but supported Adolf Hitler in his attempts to restore Germany as a great power. In 1939 Hitler promoted Raeder to the rank of grand admiral, the first German to hold this post since Alfred von Tirpitz. Raeder strategy was to build a German Navy that could challenge the British Navy. This brought him into conflict with Hermann Goering who as director of the German economy directed more resources to the Luftwaffe than the navy. In October 1939 Raeder sent Adolf Hitler a proposal for capturing Denmark and Norway. He argued that Germany would not be able to defeat Britain unless it created naval bases in these countries. In April 1940 Hitler gave permission for this move but he was disappointed by the heavy losses that the German Navy suffered during the achievement of this objective. Raeder supported Operation Sealion, the planned German invasion of Britain, but argued that first the Luftwaffe had to gain air superiority. When Hermann Goering failed to win the Battle of Britain Reader advised Hitler to call off the invasion. He was also a strong opponent of Operation Barbarossa. Adolf Hitler grew increasingly disillusioned with the performance of the German Navy and after the Luetzow and Admiral Hipper failed to stop a large Arctic convoy he accused his commander of incompetence. Raeder resigned in January, 1943 and was replaced by Karl Doeni


Who played Andy McNab in the BBC dramatisation of Bravo Two Zero?

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | McNab best-seller to become film McNab best-seller to become film Sean Bean played Andy McNab in the TV film Bravo Two Zero The BBC is making Andy McNab's best-seller Boy Soldier into a film after securing the rights to the book. Its sequel Payback, also co-written with Robert Rigby, has been acquired as part of the deal. The children's books are the first in a series of four about Danny and his struggle to join the army. Former SAS soldier McNab's best-selling book Bravo Two Zero, based on his experiences in the Gulf War, was made into a TV film starring Sean Bean. The soldier-turned-author left the SAS in 1993 as the most decorated soldier in the British Army at the time. The real identity of McNab, which is not his real name, is kept secret and whenever he appears on television his face is always hidden in shadow to disguise him. 'Fantastic thriller' After writing the non-fiction book Bravo Two Zero he then turned his hand to fiction, penning more than 10 novels. He and writing partner Rigby are currently adapting Boy Soldier for the film version. Rigby is a TV scriptwriter who most notably works on children's drama Byker Grove. Boy Soldier and Payback have sold more than 110,000 copies since they were published in 2005. "We are delighted to be renewing our relationship with Andy after Bravo Two Zero," said David Thompson, head of BBC Films. "Boy Soldier is both a fantastic thriller and a moving story of the relationship between a boy and his grandfather. "The project also represents BBC Films' commitment to make more ambitious films for wider audiences."


Who wrote The Little House on the Prairie?

Little House on the Prairie (TV Series 1974–1983) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Little House on the Prairie  TV-PG | The life and adventures of the Ingalls family in the 19th century American West. Creator: The romantic futures of longtime rivals Laura and Nellie take shape in the sixth season finale. First, Almanzo proposes to Laura, but Charles says that the marriage is on hold until Laura's 18th ... 9.2 On Eliza Jane's recommendation, Laura gets her first teaching job out of town. Almanzo offers to drive her to and from the school, and their relationship continues to blossom. But a hitch is thrown ... 9.2 The sixth-season begins with several new stories. First, there's the arrival of new teacher Eliza Jane Wilder and her handsome brother, Almanzo. Rivals Laura and Nellie have their eye on the 25-... 9.1 a list of 43 titles created 29 Nov 2011 a list of 42 titles created 18 Sep 2012 a list of 36 titles created 01 Apr 2013 a list of 24 titles created 5 months ago a list of 29 titles created 4 months ago Title: Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983) 7.4/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for     3     Golden Globes. Another    17 wins & 35 nominations. See more awards  » Videos The life and trials of a 1930s and 1940s Virginia mountain family through financial depression and World War II. Stars: Jon Walmsley, Mary Beth McDonough, Eric Scott The trials and adventures of a female doctor in a small wild west town. Stars: Jane Seymour, Joe Lando, Shawn Toovey     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.7/10 X   Albert Quinn Ingalls wants to be a doctor. But soon he discovers that he is fatally ill. He decides to spend the rest of his life in Walnut Grove. Meanwhile children from school are preparing for their traditional climbing of the mountain. Director: Victor French A witch married to an ordinary man cannot resist using her magic powers to solve the problems her family faces. Stars: Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York, Dick Sargent The Cunningham family live through the 1950s with help and guidance from the lovable and almost superhuman greaser, Fonzie. Stars: Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Marion Ross Chronicles liberal ex-hippies Steven and Elyse Keaton, their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child Andrew. Stars: Michael J. Fox, Michael Gross, Meredith Baxter A wacky alien comes to Earth to study its residents, and the life of the human woman he boards with is never the same. Stars: Robin Williams, Pam Dawber, Ralph James Monica, Tess, and Andrew are a trio of angels sent to Earth to tell depressed and troubled people that God loves them and hasn't forgotten them. Stars: Roma Downey, Della Reese, John Dye The misadventures of a large family united when two widowed people married. Stars: Robert Reed, Florence Henderson, Ann B. Davis Seven men and women are stranded on an uncharted island following a torrential storm. Stars: Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Jim Backus The goings-on in the life of a successful African American family. Stars: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Keshia Knight Pulliam This comedy drama focused on a family with eight very independent children. Stars: Dick Van Patten, Lani O'Grady, Connie Needham Edit Storyline A long-running drama based upon the "Little House" series of books by Laura Ingalls Wilder, "Little House on the Prairie" follows the lives of the simple, farming Ingalls family: Charles, Caroline, Mary, Laura, Carrie and then Grace and the later adopted Albert, James and Cassandra, who settle into a quaint little house on the banks of Plum Creek near the small town of Walnut Grove during the late 1800s. Often narrated by Laura, the series follows her simple farm upbringing from her childhood until her adulthood with Almanzo Wilder with whom she


Formula 1, which team was Jim Clarke mostly associated?

Jim Clark - 1963, 1965 Jim Clark Share He never intended to make racing a way of life, let alone become the best in the world in a sport that for him began as farm boy's hobby. And when the sport took Jim Clark's life the racing world mourned the loss of one of its best-loved champions, the unassuming Scottish driving genius whose personal integrity and admirable human qualities endeared him to fans and rivals alike. Nearly invincible in the car, he seemed vulnerable out of it and was always a reluctant hero. Few champions were as dominant. Fewer still are remembered so fondly. 1 / 5 1962: Jim Clark of Team Lotus signs autographs for fans. © Sutton Images Monte Carlo, May 1963: Jim Clark took pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix but then retired his Lotus 25 from the race. He was classified eighth, his lowest placing of the year. © Schlegelmilch Spa, June 1963: Jim Clark came from eighth on the grid to win the Belgian Grand Prix by almost five minutes from the Cooper of Bruce McLaren. It was his first of seven victories en route to his first world title. © Schlegelmilch Brands Hatch, July 1964: Reigning champion Jim Clark checks the mirrors on his Lotus 25 before practice for the British Grand Prix. He went on to win the race, the last of his three victories that year. © Sutton Images Nurburgring, August 1965: Jim Clark celebrates the German Grand Prix win that brought him his second world title with Lotus team boss Colin Chapman (right). © Schlegelmilch James Clark, junior, was born on March 4, 1936, and brought up with his four sisters on the family farm in Scotland's Berwickshire hills near the border with England. There was plenty of room to roam around the Clark's large acreage where flocks of pedigree sheep grazed peacefully and where Jim Clark would always feel most at home. It was worlds away from international motorsport, a subject he first read about in books and magazines when, at 13, he went to a private school in Edinburgh, where he also played cricket and was quite good at hockey. When it came to using vehicles for sporting pursuits Jim had to overcome parental opposition to using them for anything other than utilitarian purposes. Having first driven the family car around the fields in secret, and then been allowed to drive farm tractors alone, Jim got his driver's license on his 17th birthday, by which time he had left school and was working full time on the farm. For personal transport he bought a Sunbeam Talbot and in 1956 began using it to compete in local rallies and driving skill tests. He soon graduated to winning club races in a variety of sportscars entered for him by wealthy enthusiast friends, without whose encouragement he might have progressed no further. When he won he found being the focus of attention embarrassing. He also felt guilty about racing against his family's wishes. Goaded on by his friends, the reluctant racer began to take it more seriously, demonstrating an outstanding natural talent that amazed everyone, and certainly surprised the man himself.  In 1958 Clark was given a sleek little Lotus Elite coupe to race at Brands Hatch, where he immediately impressed the winner in an identical car, Lotus founder Colin Chapman. Invited by Chapman to race a Lotus Formula Junior, Clark immediately excelled and was promoted to Team Lotus for the latter part of the 1960 Formula One season. In Belgium that year he suffered through one of the worst weekends in Formula One history. Early in the race at Spa Chris Bristow crashed fatally in a Cooper. Clark just managed to avoid the terribly mutilated body as it lay on the track but his Lotus was spattered with blood. A few laps later Clark's friend and Lotus team mate Alan Stacey lost control when he was hit in the face by a bird and he was killed. Clark admitted that the gruesome disasters nearly put him off racing forever. Thereafter he hated Spa with a vengeance and yet he would win there four times in succession. In 1961 his first complete Grand Prix season was blighted by his involvement in a collision at Monza with the Ferrari of Wolfgang


Who won the 2013 World Touring Car Championship?

FIA WTCC – Real cars, real racing FIA WTCC 2016 Season Highlights Clip 03 December 2016 Check out the WTCC 2016 season highlights clip, premiered during the FIA Prize Giving ceremony on 2 December in Vienna. A spectacular year full of racing and emotion. OVER THE LINE -QATAR 25 November 2016 The final over the line of the year, with Norbert Michelisz, Taigo Monteiro, Yvan Muller and Jose Mario Jopez, it's a fine end to a crazy day. Time to say goodbye 25 November 2016 Some message for Yvan Muller from all of those who have raced him and respected his skills over the last 11 years, it's quite something to watch. If you're going to do it, go all in! 25 November 2016 We had our own go at the Mannequin Challenge in the Main race in Qatar, but we did it Live! The best action from the WTCC MAIN RACE in Qatar 25 November 2016


In 2014 Carl Crutchlow will ride what make of Moto GP bike?

motogp.com · Cal Crutchlow GRAN PREMIO GENERALI DE LA COMUNITAT VALENCIANA Profile In 2007 Cal Crutchlow made his debut in British Superbikes, but his status in the racing world rose quickly after claiming the 2009 World Supersport title, prompting the Briton to join the World Superbike series the following year. Crutchlow was then quickly recruited for MotoGP™ and his debut with the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 team in 2011 saw the British rider achieve a best GP career finish of fourth in Valencia and lift the Rookie of the Year title. Crutchlow remained with the Tech3 team for 2012, at the controls of the 1000cc Yamaha, with which he took a major leap forward in results and scored his first MotoGP™ podium finish at Brno. He remained with the team for a third year in 2013 – scoring two pole positions and four rostrum finishes - before joining Ducati Team for 2014 alongside former Tech3 teammate Andrea Dovizioso. Crutchlow’s championship position at the end of 2014 was 13th, compared to fifth in 2013, with a mid-season announcement being made that he would join CWM LCR Honda for a fresh start in 2015. His switch to LCR Honda started well with a podium in Argentina, but the 2015 Honda proved a difficult machine to handle and Crutchlow ended the year in eighth place overall. For the first time in three seasons the Brit remained with the same team as he and the LCR Honda squad looked to challenge for more podiums in 2016 among a raft of rule changes.


Who was displaced from power by Fidel Castro?

Fidel Castro - Cold War - HISTORY.com Fidel Castro A+E Networks Introduction Cuban leader Fidel Castro (1926-2016) established the first communist state in the Western Hemisphere after leading an overthrow of the military dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista in 1959. He ruled over Cuba for nearly five decades, until handing off power to his younger brother Raúl in 2008. During that time, Castro’s regime was successful in reducing illiteracy, stamping out racism and improving public health care, but was widely criticized for stifling economic and political freedoms. Castro’s Cuba also had a highly antagonistic relationship with the United States–most notably resulting in the Bay of Pigs invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis. The two nations officially normalized relations in July 2015, ending a trade embargo that had been in place since 1960, when U.S.-owned businesses in Cuba were nationalized without compensation. Castro died on November 25, 2016, at 90. Google Fidel Castro: Early Years Castro was born on August 13, 1926, in Birán, a small town in eastern Cuba. His father was a wealthy Spanish sugarcane farmer who first came to the island during the Cuban War of Independence (1895-1898); his mother was a domestic servant for his father’s family who bore him out of wedlock. After attending a couple of Jesuit schools–including the Colegio de Belén, where he excelled at baseball–Castro enrolled as a law student at the University of Havana. While there, he became interested in politics, joining the anti-corruption Orthodox Party and participating in an aborted coup attempt against the brutal Dominican Republic dictator Rafael Trujillo . Did You Know? In addition to the Bay of Pigs invasion, the United States made several failed attempts on Fidel Castro's life, including poisoning his cigars with Botox. In 1950, Castro graduated from the University of Havana and opened a law office. Two years later, he ran for election to the Cuban House of Representatives. The election never happened, however, because Batista seized power that March. Castro responded by planning a popular uprising. “From that moment on, I had a clear idea of the struggle ahead,” he said in a 2006 “spoken autobiography.” Castro’s Revolution Begins In July 1953, Castro led about 120 men in an attack on the Moncada army barracks in Santiago de Cuba. The assault failed, Castro was captured and sentenced to 15 years in prison, and many of his men were killed. The U.S.-backed Batista, looking to improve his authoritarian image, subsequently released Castro in 1955 as part of a general amnesty. Castro ended up in Mexico , where he met fellow revolutionary Ernesto “Che” Guevara and plotted his return. The following year, Castro and 81 other men sailed on the yacht “Granma” to the eastern coast of Cuba, where government forces immediately ambushed them. The estimated 18 survivors, including Castro, his brother Raúl and Guevara, fled deep into the Sierra Maestra Mountains in southeastern Cuba with virtually no weapons or supplies. According to Castro, the revolutionaries started reorganizing with only two rifles,. But by early 1957 they were already attracting recruits and winning small battles against Rural Guard patrols. “We’d take out the men in front, attack the center, and then ambush the rear when it started retreating, in the terrain we’d chosen,” Castro said in his spoken autobiography. In 1958, Batista tried to snuff out the uprising with a massive offensive, complete with air force bombers and naval offshore units. The guerrillas held their ground, launched a counterattack and wrested control from Batista on January 1, 1959. Castro arrived in Havana a week later and soon took over as prime minister. At the same time, revolutionary tribunals began trying and executing members of the old regime for alleged war crimes. Castro’s Rule In 1960, Castro nationalized all U.S.-owned businesses, including oil refineries, factories and casinos. This prompted the United States to end diplomatic relations and impose a trade embargo that still stands today. Meanwhile, in Apr


Story of Our Lady of Lourdes, France and Saint Bernadette The Apparitions  of Our Lady  of Lourdes, France 159th Apparition Anniversary and Feast Day, February 11, 2017 Pictures of Lourdes and Bernadette at bottom of this page. Incorrupt body of Saint Bernadette Live Webcam from the Grotto in Lourdes >>> http://en.lourdes-france.org/tv-lourdes/ Story of Saint Bernadette & Our Lady of Lourdes Written by Victor Cembellin   Lourdes is a village in France where Our Blessed Mother appeared eighteen times to Bernadette Soubirous in 1858. Her  messages to Bernadette are ageless and apply to all of us today. Bernadette Soubirous was born on January 7, 1844. She was the first child of Francois Soubirous and Louise Soubirous (Casterot). Her father was a miller who provided a comfortable living for his family. Bernadette had six brothers and two sisters. Only three of her siblings lived beyond the age of ten. These loses bonded the family together in strength and love. Bernadette once said that she had never heard her parents quarrel. The family was always at peace. This solid family foundation left Bernadette emotionally balanced in times of trouble and when faced with poverty and illnesses which were to come. A series of events which began in 1854 changed their lives. Bernadette's father was falsely accused of stealing two sacks of flour and was imprisoned for many days. There was a drought which lasted for two years and drastically affected the wheat harvest and work at the mill. And finally, the steam mills that resulted from the Industrial Revolution put Francois' mill out of business, and he was out of work. The family was reduced to living in a one-room dwelling called the Cachot, which was formerly used as a jail. During this same period Bernadette contracted cholera. The high fevers caused her to suffer physically the rest of her life. She suffered emotionally also. She felt the heart ache of being excluded as people pointed to her family as the ones who live in the Cachot. Her physical illnesses prevented her from going to school. At age 14 she spoke only the dialect of Lourdes. She was unable to read or write or speak French, and the Catechism was taught in French only. She went to Mass, but she was not allowed to receive Holy Communion with her friends. Sometimes Bernadette's only comfort was her mother's love. Later, Fr. Pomian prepared Bernadette for First Holy Communion. There was something about Bernadette that moved the Hosts of Heavenly Hearts. She was blessed with eighteen divine apparitions, and the world is forever changed and will never forget Bernadette. The First Apparition - Thursday, February 11, 1858: After dinner on the Thursday before Ash Wednesday, Bernadette's mother told her children that there was no more wood in the house. Bernadette and her sister, Toinette, and a neighbor friend, Jeanne Abadie, went to the river Gave to gather wood. They had to cross a canal of cold water. Fearing that she would have an asthma attack, Bernadette stayed on the bank, and the other two girls crossed the stream and picked up wood under the grotto until they disappeared along the Gave. Bernadette heard a great noise like the sound of a storm, but nothing was moving. She was frightened and stood straight up, loosing all power of speech and thought. She turned her head towards the Grotto of Massabieille and saw in the opening of the rock a rosebush, one only, moving as if it were very windy. Almost at the same time, there came out of the interior of the grotto a golden-colored cloud, and soon afterwards, a Lady, young and beautiful --exceedingly beautiful -- the likes of whom she had never seen, came and placed herself at the entrance of the opening above the rosebush. She looked at Bernadette and immediately smiled and signaled her to advance, in a way that a mother motions her child to come near. Bernadette took out her rosary and knelt before the Lady, who also had a rosary on her right arm. When Bernadette tried to begin saying the rosary by making the sign of the


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Who topped the UK charts in 1977 with ‘Yes, Sir, I Can Boogie’?

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The vegetable we call chicory is known as what in the USA?

Chicory Chicory Wild Chicory Wild Succory The plant known as the chicory, or the succory, is a member of the daisy family of plants - Asteraceae. The botanical name or the plant is Cichorium intybus L., this is a perennial herb. Chicory is native to Europe and originally grew only there, however, it has been transplanted to other places and is now found growing in wild on the side of roads as well as in fields in North America and other temperate regions of the world. The chicory herb can reach from three to more than five feet when fully grown. This herb is a very conspicuous plant because of the attractive azure blue flowers it bears in season. Roasted chicory root is used as an additive in coffee , and the plant has been cultivated in large commercial plantations in Europe for many years to meet the demands of the beverage industry. The roasted chicory root is sometimes used as a coffee substitute as well aside from its use as an additive in coffee . The leaves of the chicory plant are also in demand in markets around the world; the leaves are used in the preparation of salads and eaten raw as greens. One result of active cultivation of the chicory is the existence of many cultivated varieties of the plant. These different varieties of the chicory differ from one another mainly in the size and the texture of the leaves and the roots. The root of the chicory is utilized in traditional European folk medicine; the root is mainly used in the role of a mild and non irritating general herbal tonic. The root was also employed as a general herbal diuretic remedy and particularly valued for its laxative effect. Traditionally, the chicory is stated to benefit the liver by protecting it from the effects of excess coffee, the chicory is also said to be a counter stimulant alleviating the deleterious effects of drinking excessive amounts of coffee. In present day Egypt, the root of the chicory is still valued as a traditional folk remedy for treating tachycardia - rapid heartbeats in a person. Chicory leaves, which have been bruised are seen as a good poultice for external complaints on the skin, and bruised chicory leaves are often applied to bring relief from local swellings and inflammation of the skin. The leaves of the chicory are additionally valued as a leafy green vegetable being relished as a vegetable dish. On chemical analysis, a surprisingly big number of chemical compounds were identified in the root of the herb, however, not a single one of these compounds proved to be particularly active or beneficial, physiologically speaking. The chemical constituents found in the chicory root included 11% to 15% of the polysaccharide inulin - the level of this sugar rose up to 58% if the plant fraction being examined came from cultivated plants. About 10% to 22% of the extract was composed of the plant sugar fructose . The two sugars formed the largest fractions, in addition, the bitter principles lactucin and lactucopicrin, some tannin , a fatty and a volatile oil , and trace amounts of several other compounds were also extracted from the chicory root. The polysaccharide inulin is of special interest, when looking at the root fraction from the culinary point of view. When the chicory root is roasted, the inulin in it undergoes chemical conversion to form a compound known as oxymethylfurfurol. This compound has an aroma that is similar to coffee, this is the reason that chicory is mixed with coffee. A scientific report that has been around for more than half a century in the clinical literature, states that the compound lactucin and to some degree, the compound lactucopicrin, are capable of inducing a sedative effect on the central nervous system and can antagonize the stimulating abilities of any beverage containing the alkaloid caffeine . The results of this report are significant. The clinicians utilized rabbits and mice in the study and the results obtained may explain some of the old traditional tales about the ability of chicory to counter the unwanted "nervous" effects of coffee on the human body. At the same time, there i


In which 1971 film did Clint Eastwood play the d.j., and Jessica Walter the disturbed fan?

Play Misty for Me (1971) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Play Misty for Me ( 1971 ) R | A brief fling between a male disc jockey and an obsessed female fan takes a frightening, and perhaps even deadly turn when another woman enters the picture. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 31 titles created 17 Dec 2011 a list of 24 titles created 20 Dec 2011 a list of 26 titles created 20 May 2012 a list of 30 titles created 16 Mar 2014 a list of 29 titles created 18 Sep 2015 Title: Play Misty for Me (1971) 7/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for     1     Golden Globe. See more awards  » Photos A classical art professor and collector, who doubles as a professional assassin, is coerced out of retirement to avenge the murder of an old friend. Director: Clint Eastwood An Arizona deputy goes to New York City to escort a fugitive back into custody. Director: Don Siegel     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.4/10 X   A hard but mediocre cop is assigned to escort a prostitute into custody from Las Vegas to Phoenix, so that she can testify in a mob trial. But a lot of people are literally betting that they won't make it into town alive. Director: Clint Eastwood While imprisoned in a Confederate girls' boarding school, an injured Union soldier cons his way into each of the lonely women's hearts, causing them to turn on each other, and eventually, on him. Director: Don Siegel A gunfighting stranger comes to the small settlement of Lago and is hired to bring the townsfolk together in an attempt to hold off three outlaws who are on their way. Director: Clint Eastwood An idealistic, modern-day cowboy struggles to keep his Wild West show afloat in the face of hard luck and waning interest. Director: Clint Eastwood Wes Block is a detective who's put on the case of a serial killer whose victims are young and pretty women, that he rapes and murders. The killings are getting personal when the killer ... See full summary  » Director: Richard Tuggle As the film opens on an Oklahoma farm during the depression, two simultaneous visitors literally hit the Wagoneer home: a ruinous dust storm and a convertible crazily driven by Red, the ... See full summary  » Director: Clint Eastwood A mysterious preacher protects a humble prospector village from a greedy mining company trying to encroach on their land. Director: Clint Eastwood Breezy is a teen-aged hippy with a big heart. After taking a ride with a man who only wants her for sex, Breezy manages to escape. She runs to hide on a secluded property where stands the ... See full summary  » Director: Clint Eastwood A rape victim is exacting revenge on her aggressors in a small town outside San Francisco. "Dirty" Harry Callahan, on suspension for angering his superiors (again), is assigned to the case. Director: Clint Eastwood The San Fernando Valley adventures of trucker turned prize-fighter Philo Beddoe and his pet orangutan Clyde. Director: James Fargo Edit Storyline Disc jockey Dave Garver attracts the amorous attentions of a demented fan named Evelyn Draper. Evelyn lets Dave pick her up at a bar; later at her apartment Evelyn admits that she is the cooing caller who repeatedly asks Dave to play the Erroll Garner classic "Misty." From then on, the film is a lesson in how one casual date can turn your whole life around. Evelyn stalks Dave everywhere, ruins his business lunch, assaults his maid, mutilates his house and all of his belongings, and finally threatens to butcher his girlfriend Tobie Williams. You'll never be able to hear that song again without looking over your shoulder. Written by alfiehitchie ...an invitation to terror... See more  » Genres: 12 November 1971 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: Did You Know? Trivia The rights to the song "Misty" were obtained after Clint Eas


TV. Which TV family lives at 0001 Cemetery Lane?

The Addams Family Mansion | Addams Family Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia The Addams Family Mansion Share The Addams family's mansion has had many different incarnations over the years. It made its first appearance (at least, the interior did) at the same time as Morticia and Lurch , in one of Charles Addams ' cartoons. The house was depicted as a dilapidated mansion that had been condemned (and was seemingly haunted, due to the strange creatures at the top of the staircase). Since then, it had become almost a character itself, and served as the main setting for the rest of the cartoons featuring the Addams family. Stories surrounding the mansion (in video games, primarily) are common, and the house's origins and specific nature are explored more deeply in The New Addams Family than any other incarnation. Contents [ show ] Television Series In the Addams Family Series , the house was given an address: 0001 Cemetery Lane. Its design was also changed somewhat. Instead of being a dilapidated house, it was now practically a museum filled with odd statues, trophies, and other interesting things. The house also sported a Play Room with medieval racks, nailbeds, iron maidens, and stockades for "relaxing." The house once again became a condemned mansion in the New Scooby-Doo Movies TV show, in which the Addamses made a guest appearance. In the following series , the Addamses bought a recreational vehicle which resembled their mansion and drove it around the country. In the Halloween special an entirely different mansion is shown. Film Series The two Addams Family movies, 1991's The Addams Family and 1993's Addams Family Values , along with the 1990's animated series , resurrected the mansion's original exterior design from the Charles Addams cartoons. The movie The Addams Family had the mansion appearing exactly as it did in Charles Addams' drawing of the family about to dump boiling oil on a group of carolers from the roof (a gag that was acted out in the opening sequence of the previous film). The New Addams Family The New Addams Family provided a cross between the original TV show's mansion and the movie/comic strip's mansion. The mansion remained a condemned building (According to Morticia , it had actually been condemned five times), and the interior had various dangerous objects and odd statues just like the original TV show. The entrance gate (nicknamed, appropriately, "Gate" in the original TV show and the 1991 film ) was now overgrown with foliage. A cemetery was moved next to the house (a change that also occurred in the two feature films and the 1977 reunion special), and there were now various secret rooms and passages. The mailbox and door knockers seem to be alive. When Gomez and Morticia first moved in as the home's owners (though Gomez and Grandmama had been residents even before then), they thought it was haunted. They regret that it wasn't, "but you can't have everything." But the existence of the ghost of Aunt Minerva proves otherwise (though she may have "moved in" just recently). It's also mentioned that the home is made of titanium instead of wood (and is consequently bomb-proof), [1] has 26 (or maybe 27) rooms -- if Fester has made a new addition with his cannon [2] -- and the house has apparently been in the family for centuries. The area surrounding the house can be described briefly as a wasteland, with swamps, a moat, and the like. The address was also changed to 1313 Cemetery Lane, perhaps in a reference to 1313 Mockingbird Lane, the home of The Munsters. The interior of the house seens to be disproportionately bigger than the outside view suggests, as seen in how many runaway guests become competely lost in what seems to be dozens of rooms, hallways and staircases. The house is also filled with deathtraps (carefully or carelessly positioned by Fester or Wednesday, deadly beasts, deadly plants, booby traps, explosives and whatnot. In the stage musical, the mansion was moved to four acres in Central Park, New York City. The Rooms and places There are somewhere between 25 and 30 rooms in the Addams Fami


Darts. What is the lowest score not possible to score with one dart?

Lowest score impossible to get with 3 darts., page 1 Lowest score impossible to get with 3 darts. page: 1 link     On a regular dartboard, with 3 throws. What is the lowest possible score you can't hit. Disregard the rules that you have to throw out with a double. I got the answer by trying, but I want to know if theres a elegant way of getting the right answer. Um, wouldn't that be "1"? It's the lowest score, and you can't hit (to) it in three darts... Maybe you mean highest possible score... hmm, I'm thinking 301 - 141 = 160. You start at 301, right? reply to post by BcnDiamond   if a dart must hit the scoring section the answers 3, if it just has to hit the board, the answer is 0, so lowest score you can('t) hit would be 0 i guess. [edit on 23/1/09 by pieman] Good question, would be interesting to know. 172, i would guess. reply to post by BcnDiamond   if a dart must hit the scoring section the answers 3, if it just has to hit the board, the answer is 0, so lowest score you can('t) hit would be 0 i guess. [edit on 23/1/09 by pieman] He means with 3 scoring darts what is the least you cannot score. Any combination of 3 scoring darts, what is the lowest you cannot get. oh right, i get ya, triple 20 is the highest scoring slot so 180 is the highest score on three darts, that'll leave 121 if you're playing 301 and 321 if you're playing 501. EDIT: hang on, nope, still don't think i get it. cannot get, what?!? [edit on 23/1/09 by pieman]   301 - 3*20 - 3*20 - 9 = 172 So a triple 20, another triple 20, and a nine would give you 172, so that is a possible score with three darts... LOL , what i mean is: You start from zero, then throw three darts, which must hit. What is then the lowest possible score you can't hit. The answer will come to you, if you calculate a couple possibilities, but really im looking for a simple explanation or formula for the correct answer.   301 - 3*20 - 3*20 - 9 = 172 So a triple 20, another triple 20, and a nine would give you 172, so that is a possible score with three darts... You have misread the question. He is asking what is the lowest number you cannot score with 3 scoring darts. I think it is 172, as you cannot get that with 3 darts. If you guys can find a lower number than good luck to anyone. LOL , what i mean is: You start from zero, then throw three darts, which must hit. What is then the lowest possible score you can't hit. The answer will come to you, if you calculate a couple possibilities, but really im looking for a simple explanation or formula for the correct answer. So is there a number lower than 172 that you can get? have you worked out the answer? LOL , what i mean is: You start from zero, then throw three darts, which must hit. What is then the lowest possible score you can't hit. The answer will come to you, if you calculate a couple possibilities, but really im looking for a simple explanation or formula for the correct answer. So is there a number lower than 172 that you can get? have you worked out the answer? Yes there is, but your talking about numbers here and certain possibilities there must be a formula or something to calculate the answer. Ill give you a few thoughts before giving the answer. I think the answer is the sum of dart 1 maximum score dart 3 first impossible score to hit with one dart (or in different order) I dont think there is a formula for the first impossible score with one dart, you just have to go threw all the possibilities [edit on 23-1-2009 by Just-Think] Consider the points you could make, with three darts. You can get 0-5 points by missing the first two darts: miss, miss, miss = 0 miss, miss, four = 4 miss, miss, five = 5 Then, you can get 6-11 points by hitting two triple 1's, and another miss or 1-5: triple 1, triple 1, miss = 6 triple 1, triple 1, one = 7 triple 1, triple 1, two = 8 triple 1, triple 1, three = 9 triple 1, triple 1, four = 10 triple 1, triple 1, five = 11 That pattern repeats: two triple 2's plus another dart give 12-17: triple 2, triple 2, miss = 12 triple 2, triple 2, one = 13 triple 2, triple 2, two = 14 triple 2, triple


Who wrote the famous children’s book ‘Heidi’, published in 1880?

Heidi | Girlebooks By Johanna Spyri ⋅ Read Our Review (32 votes) Written in 1880 by Swiss author Johanna Spyri, the Heidi books are the best known works of Swiss literature. The story focuses on events in the life a young orphan sent to live with her grumpy grandfather in the Swiss Alps. Just as she is beginning to get used to her surroundings, Heidi is sent away from the tranquility of the mountains to tend to a sick cousin in the city. Much more than a children's story, the story is also a lesson on the nature of freedom. This edition is an English translation. The illustrated edition contains color illustrations by Maria L. Kirk.


In 1980, who briefly joined her family band Clannad, before leaving to perform solo?

Enya -  song of the sandman lullaby - YouTube Enya -  song of the sandman lullaby Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Feb 12, 2013 Enya (born Eithne Ní Bhraonáin; Irish pronunciation: [ˈɛnʲə nʲiː ˈvˠɾˠiːn̪ˠaːnʲ], anglicised as Enya Brennan; 17 May 1961) is an Irish singer, instrumentalist, and songwriter. Enya began her musical career in 1980, when she briefly joined her family band Clannad before leaving to perform solo. She gained wider recognition for her music in the 1986 BBC series The Celts. Shortly afterwards, her 1988 album Watermark propelled her to further international fame and she became known for her distinctive sound, characterised by voice-layering, folk melodies, synthesised backdrops and ethereal reverberations.[2] She has performed in 10 languages.[3] Enya continued to enjoy steady success during the 1990s and 2000s; her 2000 album A Day Without Rain sold 15 million copies,[4] and became the top selling new age album of the 2000s in the US, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[5] She was named the world's best selling female artist of 2001.[6] She is Ireland's best-selling solo musician[7] and is officially the country's second-largest musical export after the band U2.[8] Her records sales were more than 75 million worldwide,[9] with over 26.5 million in album sales in the US.[10] Her work has earned her four Grammy Awards and an Academy Award nomination. Category


Aka zinc blende, and consisting largely of zinc sulphide, what is the chief ore of zinc?

Zincblende - definition of Zincblende by The Free Dictionary Zincblende - definition of Zincblende by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Zincblende Also found in: Thesaurus , Encyclopedia , Wikipedia . sphal·er·ite  (sfăl′ə-rīt′) n. The primary ore of zinc, occurring in usually yellow-brown or brownish-black crystals or cleavage masses, essentially ZnS with some cadmium, iron, and manganese. Also called blende, zinc blende. [Greek sphaleros, slippery, deceitful (from its being easily mistaken for galena) (from sphallein, to trip, from sphalos, fetter, pair of stocks; akin to Sanskrit skhalate, he stumbles, and Armenian sxalem, I stumble) + -ite .] sphalerite (ˈsfæləˌraɪt; ˈsfeɪlə-) n (Minerals) a yellow to brownish-black mineral consisting of zinc sulphide in cubic crystalline form with varying amounts of iron, manganese, cadmium, gallium, and indium: the chief source of zinc. Formula: ZnS. Also called: zinc blende [C19: from Greek sphaleros deceitful, from sphallein to cause to stumble] sphal•er•ite


Which country has two stacked triangles as its flag?

Vexillology - the Study of Flags Vexillology - The Study of Flags Vexillology - The Study of Flags Facts and Information About Flags The Kiribati flag is unique with a yellow bird flying over a yellow rising sun, and the lower half is blue with three horizontal wavy white stripes to represent the ocean.  Source: CIA World Factbook, 2007 By  Katherine Schulz Richard, Geography Intern Updated August 31, 2015. Vexillology is the scholarly study of something seen very associated with geography - flags! The word comes from the Latin "vexillum," meaning "flag" or "banner." Flags originally helped ancient armies coordinate on the battlefield. Today, every country and many organizations have a flag. Flags can represent land or maritime boundaries and possessions. Flags are usually hoisted on a flagpole and flown so that everyone can be reminded of the values and history of the country. Flags incite patriotism and respect for those who lost their lives fighting for its values. Common Flag Designs Many flags have three vertical (pales) or horizontal (fesses) divisions, each of a different or rotating color. France's Tricolore has vertical divisions of blue, white, and red. Hungary's flag has horizontal bands of red, white, and green. The Scandinavian countries all have crosses of different colors on their flags, representing Christianity. Denmark's flag is the oldest flag design still in use, as it was designed in the 13th century. continue reading below our video Test Your General Science Knowledge Many flags, such as Turkey , Algeria , Pakistan , and Israel have images of religious symbols, such as crescents to represent Islam. Many countries in Africa have green, red, black, and yellow on their flags, representing people, bloodshed, fertile land, and hope for independence and peace (for example - Uganda and the Republic of the Congo ). Some flags show national coats of arms or shields, such as Spain . Vexillology Is Based on Colors and Symbols A vexillologist is someone who designs flags. A vexillographer studies flags and what their shapes, patterns, colors, and images represent. For example, the flag of Mexico has three colors - green, white, and red, formed in vertical lines of equal size. In the center is a picture of the Mexican coat of arms, a Golden Eagle eating a snake. This represents Mexico's Aztec history. Green represents hope, white represents purity, and red represents religion. Vexillographers also study the changes made to flags through time. For example, the previous flag of Rwanda had a large "R" in the middle. It was changed in 2001 ( new flag ) because the flag was largely seen as a symbol of the horrific 1994 Rwandan genocide. Prominent Vexillologists and Vexillographers There are perhaps two main authorities on flags today. Dr. Whitney Smith, an American, coined the term "vexillology" in 1957 when he was a teenager. Today, he is a flag scholar and helped create the North American Vexillological Association in the late 1960s. He runs the Flag Research Center in Massachusetts. Many countries have recognized his great abilities and asked for his help designing their flags. He was chosen to design the flag of Guyana in 1966. After studying the country's culture, economy, and history, he made green represent Guyana's agriculture, gold represents great mineral deposits, and red represents the people's great determination and love for their country. Graham Bartram is a British vexillologist who designed the most commonly used flag for Antarctica . It has a light blue background with a white map of Antarctica in the center. The United States Flag The United States' flag has thirteen stripes, for the thirteen original colonies, and one star for every state. The United Kingdom Flag The United Kingdom's flag, called the Union Jack , is a combination of the flags of patron saints St. George, St. Patrick, and St. Andrew. The Union Jack appears on the flag of numerous other countries and territories, which were historically or currently are possessions of the United Kingdom. Unusually Shaped or Designed Flags Every coun


In 1988, who became the first woman elected to serve a Muslim state?

Benazir Bhutto | About Benazir Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto was a Pakistani politician who chaired the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), a centre-left political party in Pakistan. Bhutto was the first woman elected to lead a Muslim state, having twice been Prime Minister of Pakistan (1988–1990 & 1993-1996). She was Pakistan's first and to date only female Prime  Minister. About Benazir   Benazir Bhutto was the first lady to rule any muslim country in this world. She was also one of the most   influential leaders of south asia. Benazir Bhutto was born in Karachi, Pakistan to a prominent political family. At age 16 she left her homeland to study at Harvard's Radcliffe   College. After completing her undergraduate degree at Radcliffe she studied at England's Oxford University, where she was awarded a second degree in 1977. Later that year she returned to Pakistan where her father, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, had been elected prime minister, but days after her arrival, the military seized power and her father was imprisoned. In 1979 he was hanged by the military government of General Zia Ul Haq. Bhutto herself was also arrested many times over the following years, and was detained for three years before being permitted to leave the country in 1984. She settled in London, but along with her two brothers, she founded an underground organization to resist the military dictatorship. When her brother died in 1985, she returned to Pakistan for his burial, and was again arrested for participating in anti-government rallies. She returned to London after her release, and martial law was lifted in Pakistan at the end of the year. Anti-Zia demonstrations resumed and Benazir Bhutto returned to Pakistan in April 1986. The public response to her return was tumultuous, and she publicly called for the resignation of Zia Ul Haq, whose government had executed her father. She was elected co-chairwoman of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) along with her mother, and when free elections were finally held in 1988, she herself became Prime Minister. At 35, she was one of the youngest chief executives in the world, and the first woman to serve as prime minister in an Islamic country. Only two years into her first term, President Ghulam Ishaq Khan dismissed Bhutto from office. She initiated an anti-corruption campaign, and in 1993 was re-elected as Prime Minister. While in office, she brought electricity to the countryside and built schools all over the country. She made hunger, housing and health care her top priorities, and looked forward to continuing to modernize Pakistan. At the same time, Bhutto faced constant opposition from the Islamic fundamentalist movement. Her brother Mir Murtaza, who had been estranged from Benazir since their father's death, returned from abroad and leveled charges of corruption at Benazir's husband, Asif Ali Zardari. Mir Murtaza died when his bodyguard became involved in a gunfight with police in Karachi. The Pakistani public was shocked by this turn of events and PPP supporters were divided over the charges against Zardari. In 1996 President Leghari of Pakistan dismissed Benazir Bhutto from office, alleging mismanagement, and dissolved the National Assembly. A Bhutto re-election bid failed in 1997, and the next elected government, headed by the more conservative Nawaz Sharif, was overthrown by the military. Bhutto's husband was imprisoned, and once again, she was forced to leave her homeland. For nine years, she and her children lived in exile in London, where she continued to advocate the restoration of democracy in Pakistan. In the autumn of 2007, in the face of death threats from radical Islamists, and the hostility of the government, she returned to her native country. Although she was greeted by enthusiastic crowds, within hours of her arrival, her motorcade was attacked by a suicide bomber. She survived this first assassination attempt, although more than 100 bystanders died in the attack. With national elections scheduled for January 2008, her Pakistan People's Party was poised for a victory that would make Bhutto prime


Who was sacked as Cardiff City manager on December 27th, 2013?

Malky Mackay sacked by Cardiff - ITV News 27 December 2013 at 1:43pm Malky Mackay sacked by Cardiff Cardiff City have sacked Malky Mackay as manager. His exit had been widely predicted after owner Vincent Tan last week sent him an email demanding he resign or be sacked. Tan has attacked Mackay for airing the club's "dirty linen" in public. Cardiff City's owner, Vincent Tan, has issued a statement on his decision to sack manager Malky Mackay, saying it was "no longer fair" for the "uncomfortable state of affairs" around his posting to continue, according to Wales Online . Cardiff City's owner, Vincent Tan, has spoken out on his sacking of manager Malky Mackay Credit: Adam Davy/PA Wire/Press Association Images "There has been a good deal of publicity generated by and about Mr Malky Mackay over the last few months," Tan said. "Indeed far too much dirty linen has been exposed to the public gaze. "But, I stress, not by me. Indeed, I have deliberately not responded to this, hoping that the club can be judged on its football rather than personalised arguments about who said what to whom. "I have, however, regretfully concluded that it is no longer fair to the club, its players, its fans, or the public more generally, for this uncomfortable state of affairs to continue. Cardiff City Football Club means far too much to us all for it to be distracted by this." Fans protested against controversial owner yesterday Hundreds of Cardiff City fans gathered before the side's 3-0 home defeat to Southampton to protest against owner Vincent Tan. Fans have been unhappy with the Malaysian businessman who changed the club's colours from blue to red and sent Malky Mackay an email demanding he resign or be sacked . Despite the ultimatium being briefly lifted, the 3-0 Boxing Day defeat against Southampton proved to be the 42-year-old's final game in charge. A large group of fans protested against the controversial owner. Credit: PA Wire Fans of all ages turned out with posters to show their anger about the way Vincent Tan is running the club. Credit: PA Wire Fans show their support for the Scottish manager. Credit: PA Wire


Who played the title character in ‘Father, Dear Father’ (1968 – 1973)?

Father Dear Father (1968) Cast and Crew, Trivia, Quotes, Photos, News and Videos - FamousFix Photo Credit: bakerboy Father, Dear Father is a British television sitcom produced by Thames Television for ITV from 1968 to 1973 starring Patrick Cargill . It was subsequently made into a spin-off film of the same title released in 1973. Wikipedia Contents From this profile you will find 2 photos , 20 lists ,         and key facts about Father Dear Father! Related Lists


Since 2009, who has played Lee Mack’s character’s father in ‘Not Going Out’?

Not Going Out characters - British Comedy Guide Played by: Lee Mack Unburdened by ambition or drive, lazy Lee drifts from one ill-advised job to another. His was an ice cream van man for a while. In the first series Lee lived off the goodwill and generosity of his landlady Kate. They started with an easy-going, comfortable friendship however it soon begun to move into un-charted waters when it became apparent they both fancied each other. The problem was Lee couldn't really act on his feelings as Kate used to go out with a guy called Tim... who just happens to be Lee's best mate! Lee defuses most situations by using jokes - he finds it hard to be serious - a character trait which often gets him into trouble. When Kate moves back to America, Tim puts the flat up for sale - leaving Lee potentially facing homelessness. At first Lee announces he'll buy the flat himself however his inability to earn a steady income means he eventually ends up renting the spare room from the new owner - Tim's younger sister Lucy. It isn't long before Lee finds he has feelings for his new landlady too, she is after all quite attractive. Once again there were barriers in the way of Lee having a relationship though - in this case it was the fact that Lucy already had a boyfriend, the rich and suave Guy. Lee doesn't make much of an attempt to hide what he thinks of Guy - taking the mickey out of his age soon becomes a funny hobby. Guy and Lucy have since split up, but still Lee hasn't quite managed to make a move on Lucy yet... Lucy (Series 2-8) AKA: Lucy Adams.  Played by: Sally Bretton Lucy has spent a number of years in Zurich working as a successful business women. Upon returning to England she has bought the flat and now reluctantly rents out the spare room to Lee (it was part of the deal). Lucy is very career-minded. She is a young, confident, successful go-getter. As a result there is a lot of tension between Lucy and Tim, who is her brother - he's jealous of her, whilst she thinks he's an underachiever. Much of the sibling-rivaly stems from the fact that Lucy is the favourite sibling with their mum and dad, whilst Tim is looked upon as a disappointment. During the second series Lucy was going out with Guy - her boss and a man 20 years her senior. Despite the fact she was dating Guy there was clearly some romantic tension when Lee is in the same room. At the end of the series two Lucy and Guy split - does this now mean Lee has a chance? Frank (Series 3-8) Played by: Bobby Ball Frank is Lee's lazy and feckless father. He can often be found dossing in Lucy's flat or in some kind of trouble that Lee is forced to help him get out of. Toby (Series 7-8) Played by: Hugh Dennis Toby is Lee and Lucy's new neighbour. He lives with his controlling wife Anna, which is why he can often be found down the pub with Lee, even though the two share little in common. Geoffrey Played by: Timothy West (Series 2-3)   Geoffrey Whitehead (Series 4-8)   Geoffrey is Lucy and Tim's dad. He thinks his son is a wet blanket (he's right), but loves his daughter very much. Geoffrey is stern and to the point, and doesn't hide the fact that he doesn't like Lee. Wendy (Series 2-8) Played by: Deborah Grant Wendy is Lucy and Tim's kind and caring mother. Lee often says, normally by accident, inappropriate things in front of her. He ties himself in knots trying not to say anything too sexual to her. Tim (Series 1-5) AKA: Tim Adams.  Played by: Tim Vine Tim is Lee's best mate. He's rather uptight and sensible - they make an odd pair. Before Kate moved back to America, Tim used to do everything he could to continue to see his ex-girlfriend. He'd often turn up at the flat with a rubbish excuse for being there. He even tried to get Kate back by inviting her to his Grandma's funeral in a hope she'd feel sorry for him! Tim works as an accountant for the local council. He is not what you would call a risk-taker or a party animal. He has made one big mistake in his life though - having a brief romantic encounter with a girl quite a bit younger than he is - it's something Kate never let


Trains on which line were suspended in January, after wet concrete flooded a control room?

Victoria Tube line part shut hit by wet concrete flood - BBC News BBC News Victoria Tube line part shut hit by wet concrete flood 23 January 2014 Image copyright Us Vs Th3m Image caption The control room was flooded with wet concrete during upgrade work Part of the Victoria London Underground line has been suspended after wet concrete flooded a control room. Transport for London said the mixture of concrete and water was being used to "fill voids" while upgrade work was being carried out at Victoria Station. The line has been suspended between Warren Street and Brixton. Peter McNaught from London Underground (LU), said it would not run for the rest of the night, and that services would start later on Friday morning. The operations director for the Bakerloo, Central and Victoria lines, said: "We apologise for the delays and disruption to passengers travelling on the Victoria line today. "Our engineers continue to work hard to repair the damaged equipment and get the line up and running as soon as possible. " Media captionBBC London's Warren Nettleford spoke to passengers unable to travel on the Victoria line Website Us Vs Th3m reported that about three rows of relay equipment were submerged in the concrete and published a number of pictures . LU said the damage was caused by contractors, who were working on the new station in an area next to the Victoria line signal control room. The equipment was damaged when water and cement leaked into a room containing it. Passengers are being advised to use the Northern and Bakerloo lines and replacement buses are running between Green Park and Brixton. Customers travelling to interchange with national rail services from Victoria station can also use the District line to St James' Park station which is a five minute walk from Victoria station. Tickets will continue to be accepted on South Eastern Trains, South West Trains, Greater Anglia, London Overground and London Buses via reasonable routes. Image copyright Us Vs Th3m Image caption Equipment was submerged in the concrete The RMT union said: "LU technicians are on site now working flat out to clear up the mess and get services back on line, proving once again that it's directly employed public sector staff who are needed to deal with this kind of emergency, making a nonsense of Boris Johnson's Tube staff cuts plans." The union is set to take strike action from midday on 4 and 11 February, for 48 hours, over LU's plans to close all ticket offices with the loss of 750 jobs. The transport authority has said the closures will lead to more staff on platforms to help travellers and that the Tube would run 24 hours a day on five lines. TfL has yet to comment on the union's statement, however Phil Hufton, LU chief operating officer, has previously said it is committed to implementing changes without compulsory redundancies.


Camden Town, Edgware and Burnt Oak are all on which line?

Camden Town to Edgware - Northern Line - Tubewalker: The Tube, on Foot Tubewalker: The Tube, on Foot Northern Line: Camden Town to Edgware East Finchley to Mill Hill East and High Barnet West Ruislip to Perivale Hampstead Ponds in Hampstead Heath, with the swimming area in the distance There's something slightly parable-esque about the route of this walk. It starts off with the abandon of youth in carefree Camden Town and rises to the top of the pile in Hampstead, before being brought down to earth by police action around Colinwood and left to go to seed in Burnt Oak and Edgware. I'm sure Simon Mann, the old Etonian who's just been slammed into an Equatorial Guinean jail for a failed coup, would appreciate the metaphorical aspects of the journey. I was lucky enough to be joined by my friend Struan, with whom I shared nine months of enjoyable mayhem at my last employer. Good company always enhances a walk, and it's particularly rewarding when the sun is shining in a clear blue sky and there's no prospect of rain. My only regret is that when we finally decided we'd covered enough miles to warrant a rewarding pint in the sun, the supply of good pubs dried up completely... so if you're considering this walk and fancy a pint en route, make sure you get it in before you cross the M1, because if there's a line in the sand, that's definitely it. Camden Town to Chalk Farm Camden Lock Camden Town is a town of two halves. When I walked along the High Barnet branch with Bill the other day, we struck north along Kentish Town Road, where the theme was social housing, and lots of it. Sure, it was pretty good social housing and I'm sure a fairly hefty proportion of it is private these days, but it really doesn't compare to the part of Camden that lies along Chalk Farm Road, which is exquisite. We started off with a detour along Inverness Street so I could pay homage to The Good Mixer pub, where I used to go every lunch time when I worked around the corner in Bayham Street. I'd head off via the Tube station with our art editor Tony, where we'd pick up Melody Maker (me) and the NME (Tony) before heading to the Mixer to sink two or three pints and play pool before sloping back for an afternoon of writing and snoozing back in the office. Back then the Mixer was a renowned Camden landmark and would regularly crop up in the pages of the music papers, as Food Records was round the corner and all sorts of famous people would crop up there. I have no idea whether it's still the case, and I'm too old to care, but it was fun to say hello again. The Roundhouse Just up the road is Camden Lock, which these days feels more like a canalside Covent Garden that the slightly risqué market it used to be. A Starbucks sits overlooking the lock and the boutiques are clean, fresh and tailored for the tourist onslaught, and although I'm sure there are plenty of purists who mourn the grittier days, I like the new cosmopolitan feel, particularly on a sunny day, when sitting by the canal, sipping on a latte and watching the world go by is an enjoyable way to spend a morning. A little further on, Stables Market appears to have the builders in, so no doubt the cleansing operation continues apace, and a little further on, the Roundhouse has had the same treatment, and it now positively gleams by the roadside. A famous music venue, the Roundhouse was originally built in 1847 as a turntable engine shed for turning steam trains around, as steam engines couldn't reliably reverse and they had to be physically turned around at the end of the line. The tracks are long gone and its high ceiling makes it a popular place for kicking out the jams, a journey that started in 1966 with a gig featuring the Soft Machine and Pink Floyd to celebrate the launch of the underground newspaper International Times . It's had its ups and downs since, but following its redevelopment in 2006, it seems to be doing well. Chalk Farm station Chalk Farm station is a wedge-shaped building a little further north, clad in the familiar Leslie Green ox-blood red terracotta tiles of the Charing Cross, Eu