Who plays Father Brown in the 2013 BBC TV series of the same name?

Father Brown (TV Series 2013– ) - 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 Series inspired by the stories of GK Chesterton; a Catholic priest has a knack for solving mysteries in his English village. Creators: Bunty Lady Felicia's niece is suspected of murder while being looked after by Father Brown. 9.0 On the day that Father Brown is visiting Gloucester University to see his old friend Professor Hilary Ambrose, a man suffering from memory loss, a medal from the university's trophy cabinet is stolen... 8.8 Father Brown attends an exhibition of Agnes Lesser's dioramas of murder scenes, which have helped the police solve crimes. She is also seeking his, and other guest's, help to ascertain how exactly ... 8.7 a list of 25 titles created 18 May 2014 a list of 47 titles created 24 Sep 2015 a list of 30 titles created 11 months ago a list of 58 titles created 8 months ago a list of 36 titles created 6 months ago Search for " Father Brown " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. A Cambridgeshire clergyman finds himself investigating a series of mysterious wrongdoings in his small village of Grantchester. Stars: James Norton, Robson Green, Morven Christie Death in Paradise (TV Series 2011) Crime | Drama | Mystery A British inspector is transferred to Saint-Marie's police department, but he hates the sun, sea, and sand. The series follow his investigations into murders on the island. Later series see another British DI head the investigative team. Stars: Danny John-Jules, Elizabeth Bourgine, Sara Martins Midsomer Murders (TV Series 1997) Crime | Drama | Mystery A veteran DCI and his young sergeant investigate murders around the regional community of Midsomer County. Stars: John Nettles, Jane Wymark, Barry Jackson Set in the 1960s, the show follows Endeavour Morse in his early years as a police constable. Working alongside his senior partner DI Fred Thursday, Morse engages in a number of investigations around Oxford. Stars: Shaun Evans, Roger Allam, James Bradshaw Inspector Robert Lewis and Sergeant James Hathaway solve the tough cases that the learned inhabitants of Oxford throw at them. Stars: Kevin Whately, Laurence Fox, Clare Holman With her caustic wit and singular charm, DCI Vera Stanhope and her trusted right-hand man DS Joe Ashworth face a series of captivating murder mysteries set against the breathtaking Northumberland landscape. Stars: Brenda Blethyn, Jon Morrison, David Leon Agatha Christie's Marple (TV Series 2004) Crime | Drama | Mystery An elderly spinster living in the village of St Mary Mead helps her friends and relatives solve mysterious murders. Stars: Geraldine McEwan, Julia McKenzie, Stephen Churchett Our female sleuth sashays through the back lanes and jazz clubs of late 1920s Melbourne, fighting injustice with her pearl-handled pistol and her dagger-sharp wit. Stars: Essie Davis, Nathan Page, Hugo Johnstone-Burt Set amongst the stunning gardens of Europe, Rosemary Boxer and Laura Thyme, two professional gardeners, find themselves drawn into solving mysterious crimes. Stars: Felicity Kendal, Pam Ferris, Ryan Philpott Inspector George Gently (TV Series 2007) Crime | Drama | Mystery With the help of DS John Bacchus, Inspector George Gently spends his days bringing to justice members of the criminal underworld who are unfortunate enough to have the intrepid investigator assigned to their cases. Stars: Martin Shaw, Lee Ingleby, Simon Hubbard Inspector Morse has an ear for music, a taste for beer and a nose for crime. He sets out with Sergeant Lewis to solve each intriguing case. Stars: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, James Grout New Tricks (TV Series 2003) Comedy | Crime | Drama Three retired police officers are drafted in to solve cold cases, with a touch of comedy and drama Stars: Dennis


Which Indian city, the capital of Rajasthan, is known as the ‘Pink’ city?

About Jaipur The Pink City - Jaipur The Pink City About Jaipur The Pink City About Jaipur Jaipur, popularly known as the “Pink City”, and “Paris of India”, is the capital of Rajasthan state, India. Jaipur is worldwide famous for unique Architecture , Vastu, Astrology, Forts , Monuments, Palaces, Art and Craft , Culture and last but not least for unique Food. Heritage of year 1727 is still alive in Jaipur which is the main attraction of Jaipur tour. Jaipur is renowned on international tourism map as one vertex of Golden Triangle of Indian tourism. Many scripts and poems have been written on the beauty of Jaipur city by domestic tourists as well as foreign tourists. Countless documentary movies have been made on Jaipur in last 250 years. In addition to this, it is best to always check the schedules of fairs and festivals of Jaipur at the time of planning your Jaipur tour so that you can witness colorful fairs and festivals of Jaipur. Jaipur History Jaipur was founded on 18th November 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, a Kachawaha Rajput, who ruled from 1699-1744. Initially his capital was Amber (now pronounced as Amer), lies at a distance of 11 km from Jaipur. Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II felt the need of shifting his capital city because of safety reasons as it was likely to be attacked by a Mughal King Bahadur Shah after the death of Aurangzeb. Ever-increasing population and growing scarcity of water also pushed him to set up a well planned city. Jaipur Architecture Jaipur Architecture is world wide famous because of its technical details and beauty. Jaipur Architecture is based on Indian Vastu concepts. Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II – the founder of Jaipur was a great architect and astronomer. He also had a good knowledge of Indian Vastu. This is the reason that the architecture of Jaipur is a wonderful case study for the modern architects of the whole world. Jaipur Geography and Climate Jaipur has a semi-arid climate. Temperatures vary here in different seasons. In the summer months of April to June, average daily temperature remains around 35 degree Calcius in Jaipur. May and June are the hottest months in Jaipur. Temperature reaches up to 40-45 degree Calcius in these months. Annually the rainfall is concentrated in the monsoon months between June (Last of June) and September. It receives over 500 mm (approx 20 inch) of rainfall an average. Jaipur Heritage Jaipur is known as Heritage City because of its rich heritage culture, customs, traditions, fairs and festivals, civilization, and hundreds years old forts and monuments. The glorious architecture of Jaipur the Pink City is renowned across the world. Wonderful Forts and Monuments garland the entire city in a planned manner.


‘Blood and Fire’ is the motto of which charitable organisation?

The Blood-and-Fire Mission of the Salvation Army | Christian History The Blood-and-Fire Mission of the Salvation Army Where did this tuba-playing, kettle-wielding social force come from, and what's it all about? Chris Armstrong Subscribe to Christianity Today and get instant access to past issues of Christian History! Christianity Today Weekly (Weekly) CTWeekly delivers the best content from ChristianityToday.com to your inbox each week. Today in Christian History (Daily) A daily newsletter featuring the most important and significant events on each day in Christian History. Christianity Today Connection (Weekly) Get the inside story with this official newsletter of the global media ministry. Email Address Subscribe to the selected newsletters. Free Newsletters Follow @ctmagazine Joan Kroc's 1.5 billion dollar bequest recently put the Salvation Army on the front pages of many newspapers (and raised important questions about the potential effects of wealth on Christian organizations). But we didn't need the reminder—we've known all about the Army for a long time. Or have we? We tend to associate them with Christmas kettles, brass bands, and the upright, do-gooder stance gently mocked in the Loesser musical (and Marlon Brando movie) Guys and Dolls. Some of us have had more personal contacts: my wife and I still remember fondly the atmosphere of caring and peace in the Army-operated maternity hospital in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where our first three children were born. And in our younger, poorer years, we both sported the latest student chic off the racks of the "Sally Ann" thrift shop on Halifax's grimy Gottingen Street. But do we really know this high-profile national organization? It seems the Army has become such a cultural fixture that the New York Times was actually shocked to discover that it is a Christian denomination whose first allegiance is to its Lord and whose first mission is evangelism. But these commitments have never been far to find. They were the founding principles of this Wesleyan church, and they drove its tremendous nineteenth- and twentieth-century growth. Apostle to the masses William Booth —the Salvation Army's co-founder with his wife, Catherine—was born on April 10, 1829, in Nottingham , England. As Norman Murdoch put it in our Issue #26: William & Catherine Booth , "The Booths were at best laboring class, with little education. His father, 'a Grab, a Get,' by William's definition, died when William was just 14. By that time William was helping to earn the family income by working as a pawnbroker's apprentice. Mrs. Booth ran a small shop in a poor Nottingham district where she sold household wares." Converted at 15 by Wesleyans (British Methodists), Booth soon became caught up in the soul-saving fervor of visiting American Methodist revivalist James Caughey and the bold and systematic approach of Caughey's compatriot, evangelist Charles Grandison Finney . Murdoch tells how Booth set out with a group of friends to evangelize Nottingham's poor. "They held nightly open-air addresses, after which they invited people to meetings in cottages. Their use of lively songs, short exhortations calling for a decision for Christ, visitation of the sick and of converts (whose names and addresses they recorded) all anticipated methods Booth would write into Salvation Army Orders and Regulations thirty years later." In the 1885 publication All About the Salvation Army, William Booth himself sketched the next phase of his ministry in the third person: "General Booth …. became a minister of the Methodist New Connexion, and traveled in a great many parts of England, seeing great success in winning souls, until the year 1861, when he resigned his position as a regular minister, and gave himself up, with his wife, to evangelistic work. After this their labours were very largely owned of God, thousands being received into the various churches as the result. In the year 1865, Mr. Booth was led, by the Providence of God, by no plan or idea of his own, to the East of London, where the appalling fact that the enormous bulk


Which feminist book label was established by Carmen Callil and others in 1973?

Timeline of the Women's Liberation Movement - The British Library Timeline of the Women's Liberation Movement 1960s 1961 - Introduction of the contraceptive pill 4 December 1961 The contraceptive pill was launched in 1961. The pill suppresses women's fertility using the hormones progestogen or oestrogen (or both). In 1961 it was available to married women only, but availability was extended in 1967. The impact was revolutionary for women and men but also revealed that sexual liberation did not always mean women's liberation, as Beatrix Campbell describes. You can find out more about contraception and reproductive rights in Sex, Sexuality, Love and Friendship and Activism . 1964 - Married Women's Property Act revision 25 March 1964 The Married Women's Property Act was first introduced in 1870. It allowed women to be the legal owners of money they earned, and to inherit property. Prior to this Act, everything a woman owned or earned became her husband's property when she married. Revisions in 1882 and 1893 extended married women's rights. The 1964 revision allowed married women to keep half of any savings they'd made from the allowance paid to them by their husbands. This gave women a little more financial independence, but also provided official recognition that many women were still dependent on their husbands for their income in the first place. You can find out more about the impact of the Act and other legislation relating to marriage in Family and Children . 1967 - Abortion Act 27 October 1967 The 1967 Act legalised abortion in the UK, for women who were up to 24 weeks pregnant. Two consenting doctors had to agree that continuing the pregnancy would be harmful either to the woman's physical or mental health, or to the child's physical or mental health when it was born. You can find out more about the Women's Liberation Movement's campaigns around abortion and reproductive rights in Activism . 1968 - Ford machinists' strike, Dagenham 7 June 1968 In 1968, 850 women machinists at the Ford factory in Dagenham went on strike over equal pay. They disputed the classification of their work as unskilled - a label which seemed to justify them being paid less than their male colleagues. You can find out more about this strike, and other campaigns around equal pay for work of equal value in Equality and Work and Activism . 1968 - Barbara Castle becomes First Secretary of State 6 April 1968 Barbara Castle (1910-2002) was elected to Parliament in 1945. She was an MP for the Labour Party and served as Minister of State for Overseas Development, Minister of State for Transport and Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity. In 1968 she was appointed First Secretary of State - she is the only woman ever to have held this position. You can find out more about women in politics in Politics and Legislation . 1969 - Bernadette Devlin becomes youngest MP 17 April 1969 Six days before her 22nd birthday, Northern Irish socialist and republican Bernadette Devlin became the youngest member of the British parliament. You can find out more about women in politics in Politics and Legislation , and women in Northern Ireland in Race, Place and Nation . 1970s  1970 - National WLM conference, Oxford 27 February - 1 March 1970 More than 600 women attended the first national WLM conference in 1970, with a desire to debate a wide variety of issues affecting women. The first four WLM demands were discussed: 1. Equal pay 2. Equal educational and job opportunities 3. Free contraception and abortion on demand 4. Free 24-hour nurseries You can find out more about the WLM conferences in Activism . 1970 - Leeds clothing workers strike February 1970 A strike by Leeds women clothing workers was initiated after the union accepted a low wage rise that discriminated against women. 20,000 women from 45 factories marched in protest. The event was later made into the Play for Today film Leeds - United! You can find out more about the ways in which women campaigned and protested in Activism . You can find out more about equal pay and equality legislation in E


In which Royal Chapel situated in the Tower of London is Anne Boleyn buried?

Was Anne Boleyn buried in the Tower of London? – HeritageDaily – Heritage & Archaeology News Send email Mail Tower of London :  Wiki Commons Anne Boleyn, Queen of England and second wife of Henry VIII was executed within the grounds of the Tower of London. Her crime was a trumpeted up charge of adultery with two men of the court, and incest with her brother. The real reason for her execution was to remove Anne, who was an obstacle to Henry remarrying and having an heir. After Henry set aside his first wife Catherine of Argon, he broke with the Church of Rome to allow him to marry Anne. Henry and Anne were married on the 25th January 1533 and on the 23rd of May 1533 Anne was crowned Queen of England. While Anne gave Henry a daughter, the future Queen Elizabeth I, she failed to produce the male heir that Henry was desperate for. This failure caused Anne’s days as wife number two to be numbered. Henry by this time had identified a replacement, Jane Seymour, one of Anne’s ladies in waiting. Late Elizabethan portrait of Anne Boleyn,  from a lost original of 1533–36 : Wiki Commons On April–May 1536, Henry had Anne investigated for high treason, adultery with two men of the court and incest with her brother. On the 2nd of May, she was arrested and sent to the Tower of London, where she was tried before a jury of her peers and found guilty on the 15th of May. The punishment for this crime of adultery was to be burnt alive. However, Henry commuted the sentence to beheading by sword within the Tower of London. On the 17th of May 1536 George Boleyn, Anne’s brother and the accused men were executed on Tower Hill. Two days later on the morning of the 19th of May, Anne accompanied by her female attendants, made her final walk from the Queen’s House and was led to the scaffold. There she met her death bravely without fear or regret. Her speech on the scaffold to the small group invited to witness the execution was moving and short. “Good Christian people, I am come hither to die, for according to the law, and by the law I am judged to die, and therefore I will speak nothing against it. I am come hither to accuse no man, nor to speak anything of that, whereof I am accused and condemned to die, but I pray God save the king and send him long to reign over you, for a gentler nor a more merciful prince was there never: and to me he was ever a good, a gentle and sovereign lord. And if any person will meddle of my cause, I require them to judge the best. And thus I take my leave of the world and of you all, and I heartily desire you all to pray for me. O Lord have mercy on me, to God I commend my soul.” Just before the sword fell, she was heard to say her final words: “To Jesus Christ I commend my soul; Lord Jesus receive my soul.” While Anne’s execution was efficiently planned, the execution committee failed to organize a funeral, nor prove a proper coffin suited for her position. According to an eyewitness, Anne’s ladies in waiting dealt with the disposal of her body, however it took some time before a coffin was found that was simply an empty arrow chest. Anne was then buried in front of the High Altar, along with her brother within the Chapel of St Peter’s ad Vincula (St Peter in Chains) within the Tower precincts adjacent to the spot where the execution took place. St. Peter’s chapel, Tower of London : Wiki Commons The Chapel Royal of St. Peter ad Vincula (“St. Peter in chains”) is the parish church of the Tower of London. It is situated within the Tower’s Inner Ward and dates from 1520. It is a Royal Peculiar. The name refers to St. Peter’s imprisonment under Herod Agrippa in Jerusalem. In the middle of the 19th century during the reign of Queen Victoria, the entire Tower was “restored,” including the chapel which had fallen into a major state of disrepair. Unfortunately, much of the “restoration” was poorly done, resulting in some serious alteration and damage to the original fabric of the chapel and adjacent buildings. Whilst on a tour of the restoration work in the chapel, Queen Victoria was told of the burials under the chapel floor


Michael Fallon is the current Secretary of State for which Government Department?

The Rt Hon Sir Michael Fallon MP - GOV.UK GOV.UK Secretary of State for Defence The Rt Hon Sir Michael Fallon MP Contents Sir Michael Fallon was elected Conservative MP for Sevenoaks, Kent in 1997. Education Michael was educated at Epsom College and the University of St Andrews. Political career Michael was MP for Darlington from 1983 to 1992. He was a minister in the Department for Education and Science from 1990 to 1992. More recently he has held positions on the Treasury Select Committee and was Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party. He was appointed Minister for Business and Enterprise in September 2012 and Minister of State for Energy in March 2013. In 2014 he also became Minister for Portsmouth. He was appointed Defence Secretary on 15 July 2014. Career outside politics Michael is a former director of Bannatyne Fitness Ltd (fitness clubs), Quality Care Homes plc (nursing homes), Just Learning Ltd (nurseries), Attendo AB (Scandinavian social and health care) and Tullett Prebon plc (inter-dealing broking). Personal life Michael is married and has 2 children. Secretary of State for Defence The Secretary of State for Defence has overall responsibility for the business of the department including: strategic operations and operational strategy, including membership of the National Security Council defence planning, programme and resource allocation strategic international partnerships: US , France, Germany, Saudi Arabia, NATO nuclear operations, policy and organisations strategic communications


Which author wrote the comic play ‘The Admirable Crichton' in 1902?

The Admirable Crichton by J.m.barrie · OverDrive: eBooks, audiobooks and videos for libraries Fiction Short Stories Humor (Fiction) The Admirable Crichton is a comic story written in 1902 by J. M. Barrie. As well as being the author of the greatest of all children's plays, Peter Pan, J. M. Barrie also wrote sophisticated social comedy and political satire. The Admirable Crichton and What Every Woman Knows are shrewd and entertaining contributions to the politics of class and gender, while Mary Rose is one of the best ghost stories written for the stage.


The Pollex is the anatomical name for what part of the human body?

Pollex | Define Pollex at Dictionary.com pollex [pol-uh-seez] /ˈpɒl əˌsiz/ (Show IPA) 1. the innermost digit of the forelimb; thumb. Origin of pollex Examples from the Web for pollex Expand Aurelian William Ware The pollex takes no share in the wing, but projects, strongly armed with a claw, from the upper margin. The Vertebrate Skeleton Sidney H. Reynolds The metatarsus is bald, and the pollex and hallux are very well developed. The Vertebrate Skeleton Sidney H. Reynolds In Orycteropus the pollex is absent, while the other digits are terminated by pointed ungual phalanges. The Vertebrate Skeleton Sidney H. Reynolds The eyes and the ears are large; the pollex is rudimentary, and bears a nail instead of a claw.


Derived from a word meaning ‘rows of lighted lamps’, what is the Hindu Festival of Lights called?

BBC - Religions - Hinduism: Diwali Religions Article explaining the practices and traditions of the Hindu festival of Diwali. On this page Find the date for Diwali 2014 in the multifaith calendar Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, is the most popular of all the festivals from South Asia. It is also an occasion for celebration by Jains and Sikhs . The festival of Diwali extends over five days. Because of the lights, fireworks and sweets involved, it's a great favourite with children. The festival celebrates the victory of good over evil, light over darkness and knowledge over ignorance, although the actual legends that go with the festival are different in different parts of India. The Times of India summed up the modern meaning of Diwali: Regardless of the mythological explanation one prefers, what the festival of lights really stands for today is a reaffirmation of hope, a renewed commitment to friendship and goodwill, and a religiously sanctioned celebration of the simple - and some not so simple - joys of life. Times of India editorial Top Diwali in the UK In Britain, as in India, the festival is a time for thoroughly spring-cleaning the home, wearing new clothes and most importantly, decorating buildings with fancy lights. The British city of Leicester is noted for its Diwali celebrations. Find the date for Diwali 2014 in the multifaith calendar The date of Diwali is set by the Hindu calendar so it varies in the Western calendar. It usually falls in October or November. Diwali is a New Year festival in the Vikrama calendar, where it falls on the night of the new moon in the month of Kartika. Business people regard it as a favourable day to start a new accounting year because of the festival's association with Lakshmi , the goddess of wealth. Diwali is also used to celebrate a successful harvest. The name of the festival comes from the Sanskrit word dipavali, meaning row of lights. Hindu girl in temple holding lamp near gold statue Diwali is known as the 'festival of lights' because houses, shops and public places are decorated with small earthenware oil lamps called diyas. These lamps, which are traditionally fueled by mustard oil, are placed in rows in windows, doors and outside buildings to decorate them. The lamps are lit to help the goddess Lakshmi find her way into people's homes. They also celebrate one of the Diwali legends, which tells of the return of Rama and Sita to Rama's kingdom after fourteen years of exile. In India oil lamps are often floated across the river Ganges - it is regarded as a good omen if the lamp manages to get all the way across. Fireworks Fireworks are a big part of the Diwali celebrations, although in recent years there has been a move against them because of noise and atmospheric pollution and the number of accidental deaths and injuries. Lakshmi, wealth and prosperity For many Indians the festival honours Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth. People start the new business year at Diwali, and some Hindus will say prayers to the goddess for a successful year. Some people build a small altar to the goddess and decorate it with money and with pictures of the rewards of wealth, such as cars and houses. Hindus will leave the windows and doors of their houses open so that Lakshmi can come in. Rangoli are drawn on the floors - rangoli are patterns and the most popular subject is the lotus flower. This because images of Lakshmi traditionally show her either holding a lotus or sitting on one. There is much feasting and celebration, and the Diwali lamps are regarded as making it easy for Lakshmi to find her way to favoured houses. The goddess Kali is celebrated at Diwali in the Bengali and Oriya areas of India. Gambling Many Indians see Diwali as an occasion to gamble. This comes from a legend in which the goddess Parvati played dice with her husband on this day and she said that anyone who gambled on Diwali night would do well. Gifts Diwali is very much a time for buying and exchanging gifts. Traditionally sweets and dried fruit were very common gifts to exchange, but the festival has become a ti


Which actor provides the voice of Po the Kung Fu Panda in the two films in the series?

Jack Black - IMDb IMDb Official Photos » Jack Black was born Thomas Jacob Black in Santa Monica, California, to Judith Love (Cohen) and Thomas William Black, both satellite engineers. He is of British-German (father) and Russian Jewish (mother) ancestry. Black attended the University of California at Los Angeles. While at UCLA, he was a member of Tim Robbins 's acting troupe and it was ... See full bio » Born: a list of 25 people created 01 May 2011 a list of 30 people created 09 Aug 2011 a list of 34 people created 07 Dec 2011 a list of 31 people created 28 Jun 2012 a list of 34 people created 14 Dec 2012 Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDbPage How much of Jack Black's work have you seen? User Polls Nominated for     2     Golden Globes. Another    8 wins & 42 nominations. See more awards  » Known For  2015 Documentary Now! (TV Series) Jamison Friend  2015 Another Period (TV Series) Dan Ringley  2015 Welcome to Sweden (TV Series) Jack Black - Swedish Bachelor Party/Svensexa (2015) ... Jack Black  2015 Workaholics (TV Series)  2014 Broken Age (Video Game) Harm'ny Lightbeard (voice)  2013 Ghost Ghirls (TV Series) Montgomery  2009 Water and Power (TV Series short) The Mayor  2002 Clone High (TV Series) Pusher / Larry Hardcore  2002 The Lewis Lectures (TV Movie) Lewis (voice)  1995 The Single Guy (TV Series) Randy  1995 Pride & Joy (TV Series) Man  1995 All-American Girl (TV Series) Tommy  1994 The Innocent (TV Movie) Marty Prago  1994 Blind Justice (TV Movie) Private  1993 Marked for Murder (TV Movie) Car Thief  1993 Life Goes On (TV Series) Skinhead  1992 Great Scott! (TV Series) Ray  1991 Our Shining Moment (TV Movie) Teenage Boy  2011 My Life As an Experiment (TV Movie) (producer)  2011 Shredd (TV Movie) (executive producer)  2010 Gulliver's Travels (executive producer)  2009 Branson (Documentary) (producer)  2008 D Tour: A Tenacious Documentary (Documentary) (executive producer)  2007 Acceptable TV (TV Series) (executive producer - 20 episodes)  2006 Tenacious D: Hell O'Clock News (TV Mini-Series short) (producer)  2003-2004 Computerman (TV Series short) (executive producer - 6 episodes)  2015 Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - Jack Black (2015) ... (performer: "Born to Be Wild")  2015 Conan (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)  2015 Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - Jack Black/Carly Fiorina/Pedro Martinez (2015) ... (performer: "The Ballad of the Ill-Fated Segment" - uncredited)  2015 The 87th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special) (performer: "Moving Pictures")  2012 One Hit Wonderland (TV Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode)  2012 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Episode #20.146 (2012) ... (writer: "Low Hangin' Fruit")  2011 Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness (TV Series) (performer: "Kung Fu Fighting")  2011 Bernie (performer: "Amazing Grace", "Just As I Am", "Blessed Assurance", "I've Never Been In Love Before", "Seventy-Six Trombones", "Beautiful Dreamer", "He Touched Me", "Love Lifted Me")  2010 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - Episode #2.194 (2010) ... (performer: "The Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth" - uncredited)  2010 iCarly (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)  2009 Guitar Hero: Van Halen (Video Game) (writer: "Master Exploder")  2009 Brütal Legend (Video Game) (writer: "Master Exploder", "The Metal")  2009 Yo Gabba Gabba! (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - New Friends (2009) ... (performer: "You Can't Always Get What You Want" - uncredited)   Rage (TV Series) (1 episode, 2008) (writer - 2 episodes, 2003 - 2006)  2008 Be Kind Rewind (performer: "Ain't Misbehavin'")  2007 The Simpsons (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)  2007 Margot at the Wedding (performer: "Go Tell Aunt Rhody")  2007 American Idol (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)  2007 The 79th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special) (performer: "A Comedian at the Oscars")  2006 Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (writer: "Kickapoo", "Classico", "Baby", "History", "Master Exploder", "Baby S


Which organisation’s flag includes an image of the continents of the world flanked by olive branches on a blue field?

United Nations Organization This page is part of © FOTW Flags Of The World website United Nations Organization  image by Željko Heimer based on images drawn by Graham Bartram 3:5 UN Organizations and Affiliated organizations UNCTAD - UN Conference on Trade And Development UNESCO UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNICEF UN Children's Fund Description of the U.N. flag The blue color is taken from a UN logo at its website at www.un.org - Pantone (PMS 279).  The flag is given as 2:3 or 3:5 or the same ratio as the national flag of the country. A light blue flag with the white emblem in the middle. The emblem consists of a circular map of the earth in azimuthal equidistant projection centered at the North Pole between two olive branches. Željko Heimer, 2 December 2003 In Webster's Concise Encyclopedia of Flags & Coats of Arms , ed. Crampton, reprint 1985: UN: In the center of a light blue field there is the white badge of the UN - a simplified map of the world between the North Pole and 60 degrees south with all the inhabited continents shown in outline. The map is flanked by two olive branches... Blue and white are the colors of the UN, the olive branches symbolize world peace, and the map of the world shows the extent of the UN's sphere of influence. Jarig Bakker, 21 June 1999 The map projection used is Azimuthal Equidistant, centred at the North Pole. As a consequence the parallels shown (which correspond to latitudes of 60 and 30 degrees South, Equator, and 30 and 60 degrees North) are concentric circles and the ratio of their radii is simply 5:4:3:2:1. Also shown are eight meridians (corresponding to the longitudes divisible by 45 degrees); the international 0 and 180 degrees meridians are shown vertically. I believe that this map projection was chosen because in contrast to traditional world maps, no particular nation is emphasized. Jeppe Stig Nielsen, 25 October 2000 The United Nations flag regulations as amended on 1 January 1967 I. DIMENSIONS OF FLAG (1) In pursuance to article 1 of the Flag Code the proportions of the United Nations Flag shall be: (a) Hoist (width) of the United Nations Flag-2 Fly (length) of the United Nations Flag-3; or (b) Hoist (width) of the United Nations Flag-3 Fly (length) of the United Nations Flag-5; or (c) The same proportions as those of the national flag of any country in which the United Nations Flag is flown. (2) The emblem shall in all cases be one half of the hoist of the United Nations flag and entirely centered. Quoted from the US Navy's " Flags, Pennants, and Customs ," NTP 13(B), which for some reason best known to its compilers quotes the UN Flag Code in its entirety, despite the fact that by US regulations the UN flag can be flown aboard US Navy ships and US military installations only to honor a senior UN official paying a visit (as one would fly a foreign flag for a foreign head of state). Joe McMillan, 10 January 2001 The webpage http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/maplib/flag.html provides more information: A/106 (1946) is a report of the Secretary General to the General Assembly, dated 15 October 1946. It is a discussion of the need for a symbol, and says "The present symbol which now appears on the Charter of the United Nations, as well as on badges, passes, letterheads, etc., of the United Nations is a modification of the design created by members of the Presentation Branch of the United States Office of Strategic Services in April 1945, in response to a request for a button design for the San Francisco Conference. This design may be described as follows." There follows the description of the map, including the colors, "in gold on a field of smoke-blue with all water areas in white." The Secretary General goes on, however: "In connection with the adoption of an official seal and emblem for the United Nations, however, it is important to emphasize the fact that the United Nations is not committed to the use of this or any other particular design." A/204 (1946) is the Sixth Committee's report to the General Assembly on the seal and emblem, dated 2 December


In which fictional English county is the radio series ‘The Archers’ set?

BBC launches podcast of The Archers | Reuters Fri Oct 12, 2007 | 7:38 AM EDT BBC launches podcast of The Archers A screenshot of BBC.co.uk/archers, taken on October 12, 2007. Fans of The Archers, the BBC's ''everyday story of country folk'', can keep up with events in Ambridge on their iPods from this weekend, the broadcaster said on Friday. Reuters/www.bbc.co.uk/archers LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Fans of The Archers, the BBC's "everyday story of country folk", can keep up with events in Ambridge on their iPods from this weekend, the broadcaster said on Friday. A global audience of a million people already listen to the world's longest running radio soap opera live on the Internet each month. From Sunday, they will be able to save episodes to their digital music player to listen to the show when they want. First broadcast to a nation still enduring post-war rationing in 1950, the series follows rural life in the fictional English county of Borsetshire. As well as soap opera staples such as affairs and family break-ups, the show also tackles farming issues like genetically modified crops and disease. The series has been described as the radio equivalent of Marmite -- you either love it or hate it. While critics deride it as dull and middle-class, it has a loyal fanbase, said to include Prince Charles, former Prime Minister John Major and actor Stephen Fry. The program's editor Vanessa Whitburn said: "It's the first audio drama to be made available by the BBC in this way and everyone in Ambridge is delighted." The show can be downloaded from www.bbc.co.uk/archers ADVERTISEMENT


A sackbut was an early form of which musical instrument?

sackbut | French musical instrument | Britannica.com French musical instrument See Article History Alternative Title: tenor trombone Sackbut, (from Old French saqueboute: “pull-push”), early trombone , invented in the 15th century, probably in Burgundy. It has thicker walls than the modern trombone, imparting a softer tone, and its bell is narrower. Sackbuts. Multimann The sackbut answered the need for a lower-pitched trumpet that composers of the time sought. Its telescoping slide mechanism is retained in the modern trombone. Learn More in these related articles: Corrections? Updates? Help us improve this article! Contact our editors with your feedback. MEDIA FOR: You have successfully emailed this. Error when sending the email. Try again later. Edit Mode Submit Tips For Editing We welcome suggested improvements to any of our articles. You can make it easier for us to review and, hopefully, publish your contribution by keeping a few points in mind. Encyclopædia Britannica articles are written in a neutral objective tone for a general audience. You may find it helpful to search within the site to see how similar or related subjects are covered. Any text you add should be original, not copied from other sources. At the bottom of the article, feel free to list any sources that support your changes, so that we can fully understand their context. (Internet URLs are the best.) Your contribution may be further edited by our staff, and its publication is subject to our final approval. Unfortunately, our editorial approach may not be able to accommodate all contributions. Submit Thank You for Your Contribution! Our editors will review what you've submitted, and if it meets our criteria, we'll add it to the article. Please note that our editors may make some formatting changes or correct spelling or grammatical errors, and may also contact you if any clarifications are needed. Uh Oh There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later. Close Date Published: July 20, 1998 URL: https://www.britannica.com/art/sackbut Access Date: January 18, 2017 Share


Which chemical element, atomic number 35, takes its name from the Greek word for ‘stench’?

It's Elemental - The Element Bromine The Element Bromine Melting Point: 265.95 K (-7.2°C or 19.0°F) Boiling Point: 331.95 K (58.8°C or 137.8°F) Density: 3.11 grams per cubic centimeter Phase at Room Temperature: Liquid Element Classification: Non-metal Period Number: 4    Group Number: 17    Group Name: Halogen What's in a name? From the Greek word for stench, bromos. Say what? Bromine is pronounced as BRO-meen. History and Uses: The only nonmetallic element that is a liquid at normal room temperatures, bromine was produced by Carl Löwig, a young chemistry student, the summer before starting his freshman year at Heidelberg. When he showed his professor, Leopold Gmelin, the red, smelly liquid he had produced, Gmelin realized that this was an unknown substance and encouraged Löwig to produce more of it so they could study it in detail. Unfortunately, winter exams and the holidays delayed Löwig's work long enough for another chemist, Antoine-Jérôme Balard, to publish a paper in 1826 describing the new element. Balard was credited with the discovery and named it after the greek word for stench, bromos. Today, bromine is primarily obtained by treating brines from wells in Michigan and Arkansas with chlorine . Elemental bromine is a hazardous material. It causes severe burns when it comes in contact with the skin and its vapor irritates the eyes, nose and throat. Most of the bromine produced in the United States was used in the manufacture of ethylene dibromide(C2H4Br2), a chemical added to leaded gasolines that prevented the accumulation of lead compounds within the engine. With the discontinuation of leaded gasolines in favor of unleaded gasolines, the demand for bromine has been greatly reduced. Silver bromide (AgBr), a chemical used in photography, now accounts for the largest use of bromine. Other bromine compounds are used in fumigants, in flameproofing agents and in some compounds used to purify water. Tyrian purple, an expensive purple dye known to ancient civilizations, was produced from an organic bromine compound secreted from a sea mussel known as the murex. Estimated Crustal Abundance: 2.4 milligrams per kilogram Estimated Oceanic Abundance: 6.73×101 milligrams per liter Number of Stable Isotopes: 2   ( View all isotope data ) Ionization Energy: 11.814 eV


What is the only malt whisky distilled on the Isle of Skye?

Talisker Distillery & Visitors Centre | VisitScotland Talisker Distillery & Visitors Centre Isle Of Skye Highlands The only distillery on the Isle of Skye, set on the shores of Loch Harport with dramatic views of the Cuillins. This alluring, sweet, full-bodied single malt whisky is so easy to enjoy, and like Skye itself, so hard to leave. Classic tours available during opening times below - Adults £7.00, Children 8 - 17 year old £3.00, tour lasts approximately 45 minutes. Tasting Tour available Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday (Subject to availability). This experience will start at 1.30pm and finish at 3.45pm to coincide with local buses running between Portree and the Distillery. The tour is £30 per person and we advise you book in advance to save disappointment. Enjoy the only Single Malt whisky from the Isle of Skye. Children under 8 years are welcome in our Visitor's Centre but are not admitted to the production areas Accessible parking or drop-off point Accessibility Accessible parking or drop-off point Lift or stairlift 1 Nov 2016 - 31 Mar 2017 Day 1 Apr 2017 - 31 May 2017 Day 1 Jun 2017 - 30 Jun 2017 Day 1 Jul 2017 - 31 Aug 2017 Day 1 Sep 2017 - 30 Sep 2017 Day 1 Oct 2017 - 31 Oct 2017 Day Skip to content Cookie Policy VisitScotland uses cookies to enhance your experience on our website. By using our website you consent to our use of cookies. Please read our new privacy and cookies statement for more information. I agree  © 2017 VisitScotland. All rights reserved. You will now be directed to our partner's site to complete your booking Terms and conditions This booking system and any information appearing on this page relating to the availability of any accommodation is provided by third parties and not by VisitScotland. It is intended to provide real time availability information relating to accommodation which is also provided by third parties. You may use this booking system to place direct bookings with third party accommodation providers. Any booking you make will not be placed with VisitScotland and we will have no liability to you in respect of any booking. If you proceed to make a booking you will leave our Website and visit a website owned and operated by a third party. VisitScotland does not have any control over the content or availability of any external website. This booking system and any information appearing on this page is provided for your information and convenience only and is not intended to be an endorsement by VisitScotland of the content of such linked websites, the quality of any accommodation listed, or of the services of any third party.


Which Irish poet and dramatist was awarded the Nobel prize in Literature in 1923?

Nobelprize.org Share this: Award Ceremony Speech Presentation Speech by Per Hallström, Chairman of the Nobel  Committee of the Swedish Academy , on December 10, 1923 Very early, in the first bloom of youth,  William Butler Yeats emerged as a poet with an indisputable right  to the name; his autobiography shows that the inner promptings of  the poet determined his relations to the world even when he was a  mere boy. He has developed organically in the direction indicated  by his emotional and intellectual life from the very  beginning. He was born in an artistic home - in Dublin - thus beauty  naturally became a vital necessity for him. He showed artistic  powers, and his education was devoted to the satisfying of this  tendency; little effort was made to secure traditional schooling.  He was educated for the most part in England, his second  fatherland; nonetheless his decisive development was linked to  Ireland, chiefly to the comparatively unspoiled Celtic district  of Connaught where his family had their summer home. There he  inhaled the imaginative mysticism of popular belief and popular  stories which is the most distinctive feature of his people, and  amidst a primitive nature of mountain and sea he became absorbed  in a passionate endeavour to capture its very soul. The soul of nature was to him no empty phrase, for Celtic  pantheism, the belief in the existence of living, personal powers  behind the world of phenomena, which most of the people had  retained, seized hold of Yeats's imagination and fed his innate  and strong religious needs. When he came nearest to the  scientific spirit of his time, in zealous observations of the  life of nature, he characteristically concentrated on the  sequence of various bird notes at daybreak and the flight of  moths as the stars of twilight were kindled. The boy got so far  in his intimacy with the rhythm of the solar day that he could  determine the time quite exactly by such natural signs. From this  intimate communion with the sounds of morning and nighttime, his  poetry later received many of its most captivating traits. He abandoned his training in the fine arts soon after he had  grown up in order to devote himself to poetry, for which his  inclination was strongest. But this training is evident  throughout his whole career, both in the intensity with which he  worships form and personal style and, still more, in the  paradoxically audacious solution of problems in which his acute  but fragmentary philosophical speculation sought its way to what  he needed for his own peculiar nature. The literary world he entered, when he settled down in London at  the end of the eighties, did not offer him much positively, but  it at least offered him fellowship in opposition, which to  pugnacious youth seems particularly dear. It was filled with  weariness and rebellion toward the spirit of the times which had  prevailed just before, namely that of dogmatic natural science  and naturalistic art. There were few whose hostility was so  deeply grounded as that of Yeats, altogether intuitive,  visionary, and indomitably spiritualistic as he was. He was disturbed not only by the cocksureness of natural science  and the narrowness of reality-aping art; even more, he was  horrified by the dissolution of personality and the frigidity  which issued from scepticism, by the desiccation of imagination  and emotional life in a world which at best had faith only in a  collective and automatic progression to the sacred land of  Cockaigne. Events proved him to be terribly right: the «paradise» which could be reached by humanity with such  schooling, we have now the dubious advantage of enjoying. Even more beautiful kinds of social utopianism, represented by  the greatly admired poet William Morris, did not captivate such  an individualist as young Yeats. Later he found his way to the  people, and then not as an abstract conception, but as the Irish  people, to whom he had been close as a child. What he sought in  that people was not the mass


Griffin Park is the home ground of which Championship Football League team?

Griffin Park | Brentford FC | Football Ground Guide Football Ground Guide Address: Braemar Road, Brentford, TW8 0NT Telephone: 08453 456 442 Pitch Size: 110 x 73 yards Club Nickname: The Bees Home Kit: Red, White & Black Away Kit: Grey and White Bill Axeby and Brook Road Stands Braemar Road Stand WHAT IS GRIFFIN PARK LIKE? The ground is rather compact and certainly has an individual feel. On one side is the recently christened Bill Axbey Stand (formerly the New Road Stand), which is named after a long time supporter who watched the Bees for an incredible 89 years before passing away in 2007. This stand is a single tiered, covered all seated stand, which has a number of supporting pillars running across the front of it. The roof of the stand is painted with a large advert, designed to catch the eye of passengers flying into Heathrow Airport. Currently this is an advert for Qatar Airways, but in the past amongst others, it has been for KLM and easyJet. Opposite is the Bees United (Braemar Road) Stand. Again this stand is single tiered, all seated and has a number of supporting pillars. It has a very low roof, which makes you wonder what the view would be like from the very back row of the stand.  At one end is the BIAS Stand (aka the Ealing Road Terrace), which up to 2007, was an open terrace that was given to away supporters. However the Club have now erected a roof on this end and decided to give it back to the home fans. This should really help boost the atmosphere within the stadium. Interestingly the sponsors of the terrace BIAS are not a company but the Brentford Independent Association of Supporters. Opposite is the Brook Road Stand. This stand which was opened in 1986, is a strange affair; a small double decker stand that has seating on the first tier and terracing below. It is known affectionately by the Brentford fans as the 'Wendy House'. The ground is complete with a set of four imposing floodlights. Griffin Park is also used for Chelsea reserve team matches. NEW STADIUM The Club have received planning permission to build a new 20,000 capacity stadium, at Lionel Road (in-between Kew Bridge Railway Station and the M4). The site is just under two miles away from Griffin Park. The scheme will also see the construction of 910 flats and a hotel. The stadium may also be shared with London Welsh Rugby Club. If things go to plan then works could start in early 2017, with Brentford could be kicking off in their new home for the start of the 2019/20 season. WHAT IS IT LIKE FOR VISITING FANS? Away fans are housed in the Brook Road Stand at one end of the ground. This covered two tiered stand has 600 seats in its upper tier and room for around 1,000 fans below in the terrace. The upper tier has good unhindered views of the playing area, whilst below in the lower terraced area there are a couple of prominent supporting pillars, which may affect your view. There is a good selection of refreshments on offer including a selection of Pies (£3.30), Pasties (£3), Hot Dogs (£3.50), Burgers (£3.50), Cheeseburgers (£3.60) and Sausage Rolls (£2). I also have been informed that an enterprising home owner has set up a hot dog and cake stall in their front garden on Brook Road South, just along from the away supporters entrance. Tim Porter a visiting Torquay United supporter adds; 'The home fans were the most friendly I've come across for a long time - before kick-off, the stadium announcer asked all the home fans to put their hands together for the Torquay fans who had made such a long journey. I expected indifferent silence or abuse, but there was almost universal clapping!' I also had an enjoyable visit to Griffin Park and didn't experience any problems.  PUBS FOR AWAY FANS Brentford is famous for being the only ground in England that has a pub at every corner of the ground. The surrounding land was formerly owned by the Griffin Brewery, hence the name Griffin Park. However one of these pubs the Royal Oak is currently closed. The other three; The Griffin (which serves Fullers real ale), The Princess Royal and The New Inn. The New Inn


Which Italian dessert is usually made from egg yolks, sugar and Marsala?

Zabaglione Recipe | SimplyRecipes.com Zabaglione Recipe 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel Ground cinnamon 1 cup heavy cream, whipped Strawberries, raspberries, or biscotti Method 1 Place egg yolks, and sugar in a large, round-bottomed stainless steel bowl. Add grated lemon peel and a pinch of cinnamon and a drop of vanilla extract to the yolk mixture. Pour in the Marsala wine. You can use sweet Vermouth as a substitute for the Marsala. 2 Half-fill a pot with water, bring the water to a simmer and reduce the heat to low. Set the pan or bowl containing the custard mixture over the water; the bottom of the bowl should not touch the water. Whisk the custard mixture, making sure that the water does not boil. This ensures that a gentle, even heat thickens the mixture without curdling it. Whisking traps air in the yolks for a light, fluffy mixture. 3 Continue whisking for about 10 minutes, until the mixture triples in volume, froths up and becomes pale. When it reaches the desired consistency, take the container of custard out of the pot. Slightly thickened, the custard can be used as a sauce. Longer cooking will thicken the custard further, giving it the texture of mousse. Continue whisking for a minute or two to prevent the custard from sticking to its container. 4 Serve the custard while still warm, or, if you want to serve it cool, set it aside for about 15 minutes. Whisk heavy cream until it forms soft peaks; add the whipped cream to the cooled custard and use a whisk to gently fold them together. Reserve some of the whipped cream to serve on top. Ladle the zabaglione into individual dishes. Serve with whipped cream, berries, and/or cookies such as biscotti. Hello! All photos and content are copyright protected. Please do not use our photos without prior written permission. If you wish to republish this recipe, please rewrite the recipe in your own unique words and link back to Zabaglione on Simply Recipes. Thank you! If you make this recipe, snap a pic and hashtag it #simplyrecipes — We love to see your creations on Instagram , Facebook , & Twitter ! Links: Awesome Hannah! Antonietta I was born in Italy and my mom is from Naples. I grew up eating this simply as raw egg yolk whipped with sugar and as kids we whipped it in mugs ourselves with forks!  I’ve never eaten it cooked but.of.course.we don’t eat raw egg anymore in the US so I will try it this way. Sounds yummy. mariuccia We made this all the time when I was growing up. Our measurement was a tablespoon of sugar for each egg yolk. Xavier Xavier I was first introduced to this desert when I was busing tables at a resturant by the name of leaning tower when I was a kid with a apatite for deserts . And now twenty years later I am a J.C and am doing a remodel on the place and find my self craving it . So thanks for info I will try it. Frank arena In 1955, (age 26), while under doctor’s orders to only non- animal foods, my mother ( a Sicilian immigrant) gave me Simple “plain egg yolk & Marsala wine” for my health!….Wasn’t seriously ill again until 2008. My point? Zabaglione is more tha just a dessert.. Good health,


Which Robert L Stevenson novel of 1883 was originally entitled ‘The Sea Cook - A Story for Boys’?

Robert Louis Stevenson :: English Language Poet :: English Poetry Robert Louis Stevenson :: Poet Home :: Poetry :: Short Stories :: Contact :: Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis (Balfour) Stevenson (November 13, 1850–December 3, 1894), was a Scottish novelist, poet, and travel writer, and a leading representative of Neo-romanticism in English literature. He was the man who "seemed to pick the right word up on the point of his pen, like a man playing spillikins", as G. K. Chesterton put it. He was also greatly admired by many authors, including Jorge Luis Borges, Ernest Hemingway, Rudyard Kipling and Vladimir Nabokov. [1] Most modernist writers dismissed him, however, because he was popular and did not write within their narrow definition of literature. It is only recently that critics have begun to look beyond Stevenson's popularity and allow him a place in the canon. Contents 3 Journey to the Pacific 4 Last years 6.7.1 Non-fiction works on the Pacific 7 Works in Scots 12 External links Early life Stevenson[2] was born Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson,[3] in Edinburgh, Scotland, on November 13, 1850. His father was Thomas Stevenson, and his grandfather was Robert Stevenson; both were distinguished lighthouse designers and engineers, as was his great-grandfather. It was from this side of the family that he inherited his love of adventure, joy of the sea and for the open road. Through his mother he was descended from Gilbert Elliott, 1st Baronet of Minto, and was related to Arthur St. Clair. His maternal grandfather, Lewis Balfour, was a professor of moral philosophy and a minister, and Stevenson spent the greater part of his boyhood holidays in his house. "Now I often wonder", says Stevenson, "what I inherited from this old minister. I must suppose, indeed, that he was fond of preaching sermons, and so am I, though I never heard it maintained that either of us loved to hear them." From his mother, Margaret Balfour, he inherited weak lungs (perhaps tuberculosis), that kept him constantly in "the land of the counterpane" during the winter, where his nurse spent long hours by his bedside reading from the Bible, and lives of the old Covenanters. During the summer he was encouraged to play outside, where he proved to be a wild and carefree child, and by the age of eleven his health had improved so that his parents prepared him for the University of Edinburgh by attending Edinburgh Academy, planning for him to follow his father as a lighthouse engineer. During this period he read widely and especially enjoyed Shakespeare, Walter Scott, John Bunyan and The Arabian Nights. He entered the University of Edinburgh at seventeen, but soon discovered he had neither the scientific mind nor physical endurance to succeed as an engineer. When his father took him for a voyage he found—instead of being interested in lighthouse construction—that his mind was teeming with wonderful romances about the coast and islands which they visited. Although his father was stern, he finally allowed him to decide upon a career in literature—but first he thought it wise to finish a degree in law, so that he might have something to fall back upon. Stevenson followed this course and by the age of twenty-five passed the examinations for admission to the bar, though not until he had nearly ruined his health through work and worry. His father's lack of understanding led him to write the following protest: Say not of me that weakly I declined The labours of my sires, and fled the sea The towers we founded and the lamps we lit, To play at home with paper like a child. Marriage and travels The next four years were spent mostly in travel, and in search of a climate that would be more beneficial for his health. He made long and frequent trips to Fontainebleau, Barbizon, Grez, and Nemours, becoming a member of the artists' colonies there. He made frequent trips to Paris visiting galleries and the theatres. It was during this period he first met his future wife Fanny Vandegrift Osbourne, and made most of his lasting friends. Among these included Sidney Colvin, his biogr


Which American businessman presented the original TV series ‘The Apprentice’ which premiered in 2004?

About: The Apprentice (U.S. TV series) About: The Apprentice (U.S. TV series) An Entity of Type : television show ,   from Named Graph : http://dbpedia.org ,   within Data Space : dbpedia.org The Apprentice is an American reality game show that judges the business skills of a group of contestants. It is closely associated with real estate magnate, businessman, and television personality, Donald Trump, who hosted 14 seasons of the show from its inception in January 2004 until 2015. The show is broadcast on NBC. It was created by English-born American television producer Mark Burnett. Billed as "The Ultimate Job Interview", the show features sixteen to eighteen business people who compete over the course of a season, with usually one contestant eliminated per episode. The original prize for the first six seasons was a one-year, $250,000 starting contract to run one of Trump's companies. Each episode typically ended with Trump eliminating one of the contestants with the words, "Yo Property abstract The Apprentice (dt. Der Lehrling) ist eine amerikanische Fernseh-Reality-Show, die von NBC ausgestrahlt wird. Die erste Staffel der Sendung wurde vom Januar bis April 2004 gezeigt. Inhalt dieser als „13-wöchiges Vorstellungsgespräch“ bezeichneten Show ist die Auswahl eines geeigneten Kandidaten für einen mit 250.000 US$ dotierten Einjahresvertrag in einem der Unternehmen von Donald Trump. In wöchentlichen Folgen werden zwei Teams mit einer Aufgabe betraut, deren Ergebnisse zum Schluss verglichen werden. Ein Mitglied des verlierenden Teams wird dann üblicherweise mit den in den USA mittlerweile geflügelten Worten „You're fired!“ (Du bist gefeuert!) aus dem Team entlassen und nach Hause geschickt. Moderator der Sendung ist der amerikanische Immobilienmogul Donald Trump selbst. The Apprentice wird produziert von „Mark Burnett Productions“ mit Unterstützung von „Trump Productions LLC“. Im Juni 2015 verlautete NBC dass Trump nicht mehr dabei sein werde. Im September 2015 gab NBC dann bekannt dass Arnold Schwarzenegger der Ersatz für Trump in The Apprentice wird. (de) The Apprentice est une émission de télé-réalité apparue aux États-Unis sur le réseau NBC. Au centre de l'émission se trouve une célébrité du monde des affaires (Donald Trump dans la première version américaine). Celle-ci fait passer un entretien d'embauche constitué d'épreuves concrètes à plusieurs postulants, les élimine un par un pour enfin proposer au dernier en course un poste très bien rémunéré au sein de son entreprise. (fr) The Apprentice es un programa de televisión estadounidense de la cadena NBC. Es un show estelar en el que participan de 16 a 18 empresarios que compiten por 250.000 dólares y un contrato para dirigir una de las empresas de Donald Trump. El 14 de mayo de 2007, el reality se alejó de las pantallas de NBC, pero el presidente de esta cadena televisiva, Kevin Reilly, dijo que todavía estaba en conversaciones con Mark Burnett y Trump. Sin embargo, el 19 de mayo de 2007, Trump anunció que llevaría su show a una nueva e importante cadena televisiva, pero el 22 de mayo del mismo año, NBC, anunció que volvería a sus pantallas. (es) アプレンティス（原題：The Apprentice）は、アメリカで制作・放送され、ブラジル、イギリスなどでとして制作・放送されているリアリティ番組。Apprentice（アプレンティス）は、「見習い」を意味する英語。 (ja) The Apprentice is een Amerikaanse realityserie van NBC, op de Vlaamse en Nederlandse televisie uitgebracht onder de titel Trumps troonopvolger. Het eerste seizoen kwam gedurende de winter en het voorjaar van 2004 uit. Het programma is geproduceerd door Mark Burnett Productions en Trump Productions LLC. De serie wordt ook wel "de Ultieme Sollicitatie" genoemd waarbij een talentenjacht wordt gecreëerd om uiteindelijk de persoon te vinden die leiding kan geven aan een van Donald Trumps bedrijven. Degene die wint, begint met een salaris van 250.000 dollar. Het format van de serie is aan vele landen verkocht, en nationale versies werden gemaakt door onder andere de BBC, VT4, AVRO en BNN. (nl) The Apprentice é um reality show originado nos Estados Unidos no canal NBC. O programa mostra 16-18 executivos competindo po


Which cartoon character said in a 1988 film “I’m not bad, I’m just drawn that way”?

Jessica Rabbit (Character) - Quotes Jessica Rabbit (Character) Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) Jessica Rabbit :  You don't know how hard it is being a woman looking the way I do. Eddie Valiant :  You don't know how hard it is being a man looking at a woman looking the way you do. Jessica Rabbit :  I'm not bad. I'm just drawn that way. Roger Rabbit : [after bursting in through the drain, holding a gun] Okay, nobody move! All right, you weasels, grab some sky or I let the judge have it. You heard me, I said drop it! Jessica Rabbit :  Roger, darling! Roger Rabbit :  That's right, my dear. I'd love to embrace you, but first, I have to satisfy my sense of moral outrage. Judge Doom :  Put that gun down, you buck-toothed fool! Roger Rabbit :  That's it, Doom. Give me another excuse to pump you full of lead. So you thought you could get away with it, didn't you? Ha! We toons may act idiotic, but we're not stupid. We demand justice. Why, the real meaning of the word probably hits you like a ton of bricks. [a ton of bricks falls on Roger from above] Jessica Rabbit :  Roger! Roger, say something! Roger Rabbit : [Stars circle around Roger's head] Look, stars! Ready when you are, Raoul. [Jessica and Roger are tied up together, about to get dipped by Judge Doom's Dip-O-Matic Vehicle] Jessica Rabbit :  Roger, darling. I want you to know I love you. I've loved you more than any woman's ever loved a rabbit. Judge Doom :  Can you guess what this is? [Turns tap handle, Dip pours out onto a silver plate] Jessica Rabbit :  Oh my God, it's DIP! Judge Doom :  That's right, my dear! Enough to dip Toon Town off the face of the earth! [Removes the curtain, revealing a vehicle that contains a tonne of dip stored] Judge Doom :  Vehicle of my own design; 5,000 gallons of heated dip, pumped at enormous velocity through a pressurized water cannon. Toon Town will be erased in a matter of minutes. Eddie Valiant :  Seriously, what do you see in that guy? [Eddie turns around; Jessica slaps him and walks away] Jessica Rabbit :  I hope you're proud of yourself, and those pictures you took. Eddie Valiant :  So, how long have you known it was Doom? Jessica Rabbit :  Before poor Marvin was killed, he confided in me that Judge Doom wanted to get his hands on Toontown, and he wouldn't stop at anything. Eddie Valiant :  So he gave you the will for safe keeping. Jessica Rabbit :  That's what he told me, except when I opened the envelope, there was only a blank piece of paper inside. Eddie Valiant :  Ha! A joker to the end. Roger Rabbit :  Oh, Love Cup. Jessica Rabbit : [kisses Roger] Oh, Roger! You were a pillar of strength. Eddie Valiant :  Everything's funny to you, ain't it, needlenose? Smart Ass :  You got a problem with that, Valiant? Eddie Valiant :  No, I just want you to know something about the guy you're gonna dip. [Pulls a lever on a calliope, which plays "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down"] Eddie Valiant : [singing] Now Roger is his name / Laughter is his game / C'mon you dope, untie his rope / And watch him go insane. [He starts dancing and tumbling around, as the weasels laugh]


At which Crimean port did F D Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin meet for a conference in February 1945?

Crimean Conference--Prime Minister Winston Churchill, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Marshal Joseph Stalin at the palace in Yalta, where the Big Three met Crimean Conference--Prime Minister Winston Churchill, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Marshal Joseph Stalin at the palace in Yalta, where the Big Three met Title: Crimean Conference--Prime Minister Winston Churchill, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Marshal Joseph Stalin at the palace in Yalta, where the Big Three met           /          /U.S. Signal Corps photo. Date Created/Published: 1945 February. Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-7449 (b&w film copy neg.) Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication. Call Number: PRES FILE - Roosevelt, Franklin D.--International Conferences--Crimean (Yalta) <item> [P&P] Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA Notes: From the collections of Encyclopedia Britannica. Subjects: View the MARC Record for this item. Rights assessment is your responsibility. The Library of Congress generally does not own rights to material in  its collections and, therefore, cannot grant or deny permission to  publish or otherwise distribute the material. For further rights  information, see "Rights Information" below and the Rights and  Restrictions Information page  ( http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/rights.html ). Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication. Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-7449 (b&w film copy neg.) Call Number: PRES FILE - Roosevelt, Franklin D.--International Conferences--Crimean (Yalta) <item> [P&P] Medium: 1 photographic print. Rights assessment is your responsibility. If an image is displaying, you can download it yourself. (Some images display only as thumbnails outside the Library of Congress because of rights considerations, but you have access to larger size images on site.) Alternatively, you can purchase copies of various types through Library of Congress Duplication Services. If a digital image is displaying: The qualities of the digital image partially depend on whether it was made from the original or an intermediate such as a copy negative or transparency. If the Reproduction Number field above includes a reproduction number that starts with LC-DIG..., then there is a digital image that was made directly from the original and is of sufficient resolution for most publication purposes. If there is information listed in the Reproduction Number field above: You can use the reproduction number to purchase a copy from Duplication Services. It will be made from the source listed in the parentheses after the number. If only black-and-white ("b&w") sources are listed and you  desire a copy showing color or tint (assuming the original has any),  you can generally purchase a quality copy of the original in color by  citing the Call Number listed above and including the catalog record  ("About This Item") with your request. If there is no information listed in the Reproduction Number field above: You can generally purchase a quality copy through Duplication Services. Cite the Call Number listed above and include the catalog record ("About This Item") with  your request. Price lists, contact information, and order forms are available on the Duplication Services Web site . Call Number: PRES FILE - Roosevelt, Franklin D.--International Conferences--Crimean (Yalta) <item> [P&P] Medium: 1 photographic print. Please use the following steps to determine whether you need to  fill out a call slip in the Prints and Photographs Reading Room  to view the original item(s).  In some cases, a surrogate  (substitute image) is available, often in the form of a digital  image, a copy print, or microfilm. Is the item digitized? (A thumbnail (small) image will  be visible on the left.) Yes, the item is digitized. Please use the digital image in preference to requesting    the original. All images can be viewed at a large size    when you are in any reading room at the Library of Congress.    In some cases, only


Who wrote the 1946 play ‘The Winslow Boy’?

"The Winslow Boy" "The Winslow Boy" ShareThis A lot of people are mystified that David Mamet chose to adapt and direct for the screen Terence Rattigan's 1946 play The Winslow Boy (which was filmed once before, in 1948, starring Robert Donat). On the face of it, this does seem an odd choice: Rattigan, that minor master of the British "well-made play," is not the first -- or even the fiftieth -- name that springs to mind in connection with the playwright who wrote American Buffalo and Glengarry Glen Ross. In theory, Anton Chekhov wouldn't spring to mind, either, and yet Mamet has adapted or translated The Cherry Orchard, Three Sisters, and Uncle Vanya. The question isn't so much why Mamet would choose to adapt a project so ostensibly far from his temperament; the real head-scratcher is why, for his first film directing someone else's material, he would give himself over to a play that is less than great -- less than, say, something by Chekhov. The answer may be that Rattigan's play is just good enough to appeal to the Victorian gentleman lurking inside Mamet. Rattigan's Winslow Boy has a very pleasing formality, with each character's psychological dimensions calibrated to the millimeter. As you watch the movie, it doesn't seem so strange anymore that Mamet decided to do it: His plays, beneath their surface unruliness, have a great formality, too. As a dramatist, he may indulge in bad manners, but they still are manners. The brittle cadences of Rattigan's upper-crusters are continuous with the jabbing syncopations of Mamet's lowlifes and tricksters. He's obsessed by the ways in which speech camouflages our secret selves. For him, it's the subtext, the pause, that resonates -- even when, as in Rattigan's play, there isn't much inside the characters to resound. Set in 1912, The Winslow Boy is about how a well-to-do family dedicates itself to the defense of their young and presumably innocent son (Guy Edwards) after he is expelled from the Royal Naval Academy for allegedly stealing a five-shilling postal note. Arthur Winslow (Nigel Hawthorne, who is especially fine), the ailing family patriarch, goes up against the Crown to achieve justice; he hires a famous attorney and member of Parliament, Sir Robert Morton (Jeremy Northam), whose dashing conservatism both attracts and repels Winslow's suffragette daughter, Catherine (Rebecca Pidgeon). The final verdict comes at great personal cost to the family, and yet Mamet, who streamlines Rattigan's play and makes it less pontifical, doesn't take the material as far as it can go; he doesn't bring out the arrogance in Arthur's mania. Victory here is shown to be debilitating but not all-consuming, and so we're left with a pleasing fable about the battle of the sexes and the virtues of persistence in a just cause. The neatness of it all is both appealing and appalling, and perhaps this combo is what finally hooked Mamet. Share this story...


Which media executive set up the TV channel CNN in 1980?

Breaking news on CNN - breakingnews.com Download the free Breaking News app for faster updates, alerts and live video. Synopsis Photo: Wikipedia The Cable News Network (CNN) is an American basic cable and satellite television channel that is owned by the Turner Broadcasting System division of Time Warner. It was founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner as a 24-hour cable news channel; however, by April 2016, a CNN executive officially described the channel as "no longer a TV news network" and instead as "a 24-hour global multiplatform network." Upon its launch, CNN was the first television channel to provide 24-hour news coverage, and was the first all-news television channel in the United States. While the news channel has numerous affiliates, CNN primarily broadcasts from the Time Warner Center in New York City, and studios in Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles. Its headquarters at the CNN Center in Atlanta is only used for weekend programming. CNN is sometimes referred to as CNN/U.S. (or CNN Domestic) to distinguish the American channel from its international sister network, CNN International. As of August 2010, CNN is available in over 100 million U.S. households. Broadcast coverage of the U.S. channel extends to over 890,000 American hotel rooms, as well as carriage on cable and satellite providers throughout Canada. Globally, CNN programming airs through CNN International, which can be seen by viewers in over 212 countries and territories. As of February 2015, CNN is available to approximately 96,289,000 cable, satellite, and telco television households (82.7% of households with at least one television set) in the United States. Links


The Hallux is the anatomical name for what part of the human body?

Foot & Ankle Anatomy - Foot Anatomy - HealthCommunities.com Foot & Ankle Anatomy Print Anatomy of the Foot and Ankle The human foot combines mechanical complexity and structural strength. The ankle serves as foundation, shock absorber and propulsion engine. The foot can sustain enormous pressure (several tons over the course of a one-mile run) and provides flexibility and resiliency. The foot and ankle contain: 26 bones (One-quarter of the bones in the human body are in the feet.); 33 joints; more than 100 muscles, tendons and ligaments (Tendons are fibrous tissues that connect muscles to bones and ligaments are fibrous tissues that connect bones to other bones.); and a network of blood vessels, nerves, skin, and soft tissue. These components work together to provide the body with support, balance, and mobility. A structural flaw or malfunction in any one part can result in the development of problems elsewhere in the body (such as back pain ). Abnormalities in other parts of the body can lead to problems in the feet. Parts of the Foot Structurally, the foot has three main parts: the forefoot, the midfoot, and the hindfoot. Top View of Foot Bones Side View of Foot Bones Click on the images to view a larger version. The forefoot is composed of the five toes (called phalanges) and their connecting long bones (metatarsals). Each toe (phalanx) is made up of several small bones. The big toe (also known as the hallux) has two phalanx bones—distal and proximal. It has one joint, called the interphalangeal joint. The big toe articulates with the head of the first metatarsal and is called the first metatarsophalangeal joint (MTPJ for short). Underneath the first metatarsal head are two tiny, round bones called sesamoids. The other four toes each have three bones and two joints. The phalanges are connected to the metatarsals by five metatarsal phalangeal joints at the ball of the foot. The forefoot bears half the body's weight and balances pressure on the ball of the foot. The midfoot has five irregularly shaped tarsal bones, forms the foot's arch, and serves as a shock absorber. The bones of the midfoot are connected to the forefoot and the hindfoot by muscles and the plantar fascia (arch ligament). The hindfoot is composed of three joints and links the midfoot to the ankle (talus). The top of the talus is connected to the two long bones of the lower leg (tibia and fibula), forming a hinge that allows the foot to move up and down. The heel bone (calcaneus) is the largest bone in the foot. It joins the talus to form the subtalar joint. The bottom of the heel bone is cushioned by a layer of fat. Publication Review By: John J. Swierzewski, D.P.M. Published: 30 Dec 1999


Under what pseudonym did Edith Pargeter create the detective Brother Cadfael?

OBITUARY: Ellis Peters | The Independent OBITUARY: Ellis Peters Sunday 15 October 1995 23:02 BST Click to follow The Independent Online Ellis Peters wrote "Mystoricals". More than any other writer of the past half-century, British or American, Peters - or rather Edith Pargeter, under her best-known pseudonym - popularised this, one of the most enthralling of all of detective fiction's many sub-genres: the mystery set in historical times. While not the form's creator (that honour must go to the late Lillian de la Torre, the American crime-writer who cleverly transformed Dr Johnson and Boswell into an 18th-century Holmes and Watson, during the course of over 30 highly ingenious short stories), Pargeter was still hugely successful, and this success not only propelled many other writers into trying their hand at similar scenarios, but actually influenced the commercial direction taken by her last publisher. For a period, in the early 1990s, the crime list of Headline was almost entirely devoted to "Mystoricals" set in one era or another. At a time (the 1970s) when there was a strong vogue for Victorian sleuths, early or late (from Ben Healey's rumbustious Bow Street Runner Jeremy Sturrock to Peter Lovesey's Sergeant Cribb or Donald Thomas's Sergeant Verity), Pargeter deliberately, almost defiantly, went her own way, setting a tale of murder and mystery a full 700 years before then, during the bloody civil war between Stephen and Maud: a fearsome era when, as the ancient chronicler so tellingly put it, "Christ and all his angels slept". This was her 1977 novel A Morbid Taste For Bones (Pargeter had a genius for a clever or arresting title; three others of note being Black is the Colour of My True-Love's Heart, Mourning Raga and A Nice Derangement of Epitaphs). This, as she termed it, "Medieval whodunnit", written at an age (63) when most women of her generation were just starting to enjoy their retirement, attracted attention and gained enthusiastic reviews. Others followed, all featuring the tough, compassionate but immensely pragmatic (because ex-man-of-blood) Brother Cadfael (pronounced Cad-vile). All were set in or around Shrewsbury, creating in the end, via 20 or so books published over a period of nearly two decades, a minor tourist industry; that part of Shropshire being inevitably dubbed "Brother Cadfael" country, in much the same way that Tyneside is "Catherine Cookson" and the Yorkshire Dales "James Herriot" country. In making her monkish sleuth (whose specialist knowledge of herbs and simples proved the undoing of many a wolfish wight) an inhabitant of Shrewsbury's Benedictine Abbey of Saints Peter and Paul, Edith Pargeter did not stray far from her roots. She was born, in 1913, in the shadow of the Wrekin, to the east of Shrewsbury in the tiny hamlet of Horsehay, now virtually submerged into the inelegant sprawl of Telford New Town - in which, on a brand-new and pleasantly landscaped estate, Pargeter resided in Cadfael- donated comfort during her latter days. She was something of a polymath (musicologist, historian, an authority on the Czech language) yet largely self-educated; she never attended university. Instead she spent seven years (1933-40) as a chemist's assistant and wrote in her spare time - successfully, almost from the start. Nineteen thirty-six was Edith Pargeter's year of miracles. During its course, she appeared in the downmarket 20-Story Magazine and at the same time the thumpingly upmarket Good Housekeeping. She also published two novels, one of which was her first historical, Hortensius, Friend of Nero. At this time the publishers Herbert Jenkins, an industrious supplier of popular, entertaining but essentially undemanding dross to the library trade, unintentionally acted as a kind of nursery for tiro writers. The adventure novelist Ralph Hammond Innes largely taught himself to write, producing cheap thrillers for Jenkins, and Pargeter followed the same path, turning out, as "Jolyon Carr", a number of mainly woman-in-peril suspensers. Here, working for the chemist paid off, giving her (like Agath


Which British Prime Minister did John Bellingham assassinate in 1812?

British prime minister assassinated - May 11, 1812 - HISTORY.com British prime minister assassinated Publisher A+E Networks In London, Spencer Perceval, prime minister of Britain since 1809, is shot to death by demented businessman John Bellingham in the lobby of the House of Commons. Bellingham, who was inflamed by his failure to obtain government compensation for war debts incurred in Russia, gave himself up immediately. Spencer Perceval had a profitable law practice before entering the House of Commons as a Tory in 1796. Industrious and organized, he successively held the senior cabinet posts of solicitor general and attorney general beginning in 1801. In 1807, he became chancellor of the exchequer, a post he continued to hold after becoming prime minister in 1809. As prime minister, Perceval faced a financial crisis in Britain brought on by the country’s extended involvement in the costly Napoleonic Wars. He also made political enemies through his opposition to the regency of the Prince of Wales, who later became King George IV. Nevertheless, the general situation was improving when he was assassinated on May 11, 1812. His assassin, though deemed insane, was executed one week later. Related Videos


What is the name of the Queen’s great grandchild, daughter of Zara Tindall (nee Philips)?

Mike Tindall Reveals Name Of Zara Phillips' Baby Mike Tindall Reveals Name Of Zara Phillips' Baby Zara's husband Mike Tindall uses Twitter to announce the name of the Queen's fourth great-grandchild. 13:19, UK, Thursday 23 January 2014 Image Caption: Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall Mail The Queen's granddaughter Zara Phillips has named her baby girl Mia Grace, her husband has announced on Twitter. Her baby, the Queen's fourth great grandchild and the 16th in line to the throne, was born last week. Mike Tindall wrote on Twitter just after 1pm: "For everyone who has asked what our daughters name, it’s Mia Grace Tindall." Zara's pregnancy was announced as the media gathered outside St Mary's Hospital in July last year waiting for Duchess of Cambridge to go into labour. Image Caption: Zara gave up competitive riding after her three-month scan The Olympic silver-medallist had been reluctant early on in her pregnancy to give up competing in show-jumping events. Admitting she was used to being on the go, finding it hard to put her feet up, the professional three-day eventer was photographed taking part in competitions after her 12-week scan. But Zara, 32, soon allowed her sporting prowess to take a back seat, turning instead to baking to fill her days. She and her husband opted not to be told the gender of their baby when offered the opportunity during early hospital scans. :: Watch Sky News live on television, on Sky channel 501, Virgin Media channel 602, Freeview channel 82 and Freesat channel 202. Related Stories


"Who wrote the novels ""Shout at the Devil” and ""When the Lion Feeds""?"

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What is the Capital of Kyrgyzstan? - Capital-of.com Dates of religious and Civil holidays around the world. www.when-is.com Capital of Kyrgyzstan The Capital City of Kyrgyzstan (officially named Kyrgyz Republic) is the city of Bishkek. The population of Bishkek in the year 2008 was 5,356,869. Kyrgyzstan is a Kyrgys and Russian speaking that does not border with any sea. Additional Information


"Which band released albums called ""His 'n' Hers"" and ""Different Class” in the 1990s?"

h2g2 - The 1990s and Pulp - the Band - Edited Entry I always felt that my life was like a film, and that it would turn out all right in the end. - Jarvis Cocker It is difficult to imagine waiting for success as long as singer/songwriter Jarvis Cocker. Over a 16-year period that saw a steady stream of band members walk out 1 , wander off or generally lose interest, as frontman for the band Pulp, Jarvis incessantly wrote music and performed it - as the saying goes - to anyone who would listen. Not many people did. Eventually, in his 30s and with only patchy success, it appeared that the former Sheffield fish-market crab-scrubber was destined to become little more than a local eccentric. Obscurity, it seemed, would simply not let him go. Cocker's undying faith was, however, rewarded when 'My Legendary Girlfriend' became a minor hit in 1991, and Pulp at last began to edge towards the wider public consciousness. With the 1990s incarnation of that peculiar phenomenon known as 'Britpop' about to blossom, Pulp, alongside numerous other home-grown acts - notably Blur , Oasis , Suede , Sleeper, Elastica and Shed Seven - were poised to release a dozen or so excellent albums that would rate among the finest ever to leave this Sceptered Isle. Unlike their stablemates, Pulp's musical influences ranged far wider than guitar-based pop/rock. Here, they had much in common with Blur, who were never shy of wandering away from the guitar - bass - drums power pop format. While the band's current offering - We Love Life - is enjoying good reviews, this entry concerns the three albums for which Pulp are thus-far best remembered: His n Hers, Different Class and This Is Hardcore. They span a remarkable four-year period that saw Jarvis Cocker elevated from provincial also-ran to national icon. His n Hers, 1994 In that green jumper, you can have anything you want - 'Acrylic Afternoons' Whereas the more lucrative American 'alternative' market is largely centred on endless, gloomy self-contemplation and lumbering neo- goth cliché, its British counterpart has usually favoured edged humour welded to an upbeat, confident instrumental track. The Smiths ' string of singles are usually held to be the primary examples of this style. Indeed, it is virtually impossible for any English band post- 1980s to escape comparison, and Pulp are no exception. Both Cocker and Morrissey sang very much in their speaking voices: Lancashire consonants for Morrissey, Yorkshire vowels for Cocker. However, where Morrissey had bemoaned his contemporaries while quivering in the fairgrounds of Whalley Range, Cocker assaulted them head-on. This was apparent throughout His n Hers. Typical of Britpop, it is an examination of and ode to the ordinary. The album is liberally dusted with tables set for tea, visits to your Mum, and kids called David from the garage up the road. Nonetheless, there is passion enough. 'Oh, I wanna take you home. I wanna give you children!' breathes Cocker in 'Babies'. It was 'Babies', together with the bouncy 'Do You Remember The First Time?' that gave Pulp their first glimpses of popular appeal. 'Babies' dealt with adolescent voyeurism with the usual Cocker homing missile frankness: I know you won't believe it's true - I only went with her coz she looks like you! The suffocating familiarity of relationships past their sell-by date was examined in 'Do You Remember The First Time?' In one of his many semi-autobiographical efforts, Jarvis observes that: It makes good sense for you to live together Still, you've bought a toy that can reach the places he never goes. Lamenting unattainable lovers as they sink into staid dreariness is a common theme in Pulp's pre-This Is Hardcore catalogue. 'You never have to face up to the night on your own', indeed. With its focus on the trans-mundane, the album is reminiscent of the kitchen-sink dramas that prodded the social fabric of 1950s Britain. Each track has a central character, and studies their interaction with their day-to-day existence. Hopeless delinquents, uneasy teases and bored mothers - no one, it seems, is inn


What symbol is used to denote a National Trail on footpath signs?

Trail Information and FAQs | National Trails If you have feedback or a question about the Thames Path please contact the  Trail Manager . Trail Information and FAQs Trail Information We have tried to provide answers to the most common questions about the Trail here. If you can't find the information you are looking for please contact us directly and we'll do our best to help. What is the Thames Path? The Thames Path is a long distance walking trail, following England's best known river for 184 miles (294 Km) as it meanders from its source in the Cotswolds through several rural counties and on into the heart of London. On its way the Trail passes peaceful water meadows rich in wildlife, historic towns and cities and many lovely villages, finishing at the Thames Barrier in Woolwich just a few miles from the sea. Easy to reach by public transport, the Thames Path is a gentle Trail, able to be walked by people of all ages and abilities. This National Trail can be enjoyed in many ways, whether for an afternoon's stroll, a weekend's break or a full scale, but relatively gentle, trek of its whole length. How long does it take to complete the Trail? As a guide, using roughly 15 miles/24 Km a day as an average daily walking distance, the Trail can be completed in 14 days allowing for a couple of days’ rest. However it’s important to walk at the pace that suits you, allowing time for exploring and relaxing, and there is no pressure to do it quickly - the Thames Path is there for you to enjoy, and doesn’t have to be a route march! You don’t have to walk it all in one go of course, you can dip in for half or a full day’s walk or complete is section at a time. We are not aware of a record set for the fastest time to complete the whole Trail however The TP100 is a 100 mile continuous trail race along the Thames Path from London to Oxford and records for this are: Female: TP 100 2015 Sally Ford 17:33:42 Male: 2012 Craig Holgate - 15:11:15 Many people successfully complete their own personal challenges either running or walking the Trail. How hard is it? The Thames Path is a gentle Trail, suitable for people with a wide range of abilities. It is mainly flat, with just a few natural slopes. Many places along it can be accessed by people with limited mobility such as users of wheelchairs or mobility scooters, parents with pushchairs or those using a walking stick.  In recent years most of the stiles along the Trail have been replaced with gates. However there are still structures which may be barriers for many people with reduced mobility.  Who manages the Thames Path? The Thames Path is managed by a Management Group composed of representatives of the highway authorities through whose area the Trail passes (22 of them), Natural England, the Environment Agency, Tourism South East, North Wessex Downs AONB and The Chilterns AONB. The Management Group publishes a Thames Path Management Strategy to direct the management of the Trail for five years at a time. Most of the day to day work is undertaken by a small team of National Trails staff, helped by Volunteers managed by the team, based within Oxfordshire County Council's Countryside Access – doing much of the physical maintenance and improvements, and providing a range of information for users. How can I get involved? Volunteers perform a vital role in helping maintain the Thames Path and The Ridgeway National Trails (the two Trails are managed by the same team). They carry out an ongoing programme of maintenance and improvements which includes tasks such as vegetation clearance, installing and repairing signs, gates and workshop tasks. Tasks are carried out on most weekdays and occasional weekends, led by staff from the National Trails team. All tools and training are provided and the tasks are a good way to meet like-minded people. Our newsletter, which can be found on the news page , has a list of all forthcoming tasks on both Trails and is sent to all volunteers who register onto the scheme. Alternatively, volunteers can become 'monitors' by adopting a 2-3 mile section of a Trail, walkin