Which breed of Terrier gives its name to a county in South West Ireland and apparently became a mascot for Irish patriots seeking independence from England?

Terrier World Features/Open Shows/Information I wonder Who Voted This Lot In? Strike Up The Bloody Band! And The Band Played On As Brains Played An Ace Once Again   CHAIRMEN AND VICE CHAIRMEN OF THE COMMITTEES, SUB-COMMITTEES OF THE KENNEL CLUB General Committee Mr W R Irving (Chairman) Mr M Townsend (Vice Chairman) Finance and General Purposes Committee Mr W R Irving (Chairman) Mr M Townsend (Vice Chairman) Club Sub-Committee Mrs A P Bliss (Chairman) Mr S C Ford (Vice Chairman) Crufts Sub-Committee Mrs E A Macdonald (Vice Chairman) Disciplinary Sub-Committee Mr A W Young (Chairman) Mr S A Croxford (Vice Chairman) Disciplinary Sub-Committee (Scotland) Breed Standards and Stud Book Sub-Committee Mr F Kane (Chairman) Mrs M J Purnell-Carpenter (Vice Chairman) Field Trials Sub-Committee Mr A C M Rountree (Chairman) Mr A W Young (Vice Chairman) Judges Sub-Committee Mr S C Luxmoore (Chairman) Mrs E A Macdonald (Vice Chairman) Show Executive Sub-Committee Mr K A W Young (Chairman) Mr R Price (Vice Chairman) Activities Sub-Committee Mr S C Ford (Chairman) Mrs S Garner (Vice Chairman) Young Kennel Club Management Committee Mrs V O Foss (Chairman) Mrs P Dufty (Vice Chairman) Good Citizen Dog Scheme Working Party Mr M Cooke (Chairman) Safe and Sound Working Party Mr G King (Chairman) Accreditation Scheme for Instructors in Dog Training and Canine Behaviour Board Mr P Rawlings (Chairman) Mrs A White (Vice Chairman) KC/BSAVA Scientific Advisory Group (Electronic) Prof M E Herrtage (Chairman) Go To Top Of Page Kennel Club welcomes home secretary’s criticism of dog control orders KC Dog, the Kennel Club’s group in place to help responsible dog owners protect their rights, has today welcomed the comments made by Home Secretary, Theresa May, criticising dog control orders. During a speech in London denouncing existing anti-social behaviour legislation, Mrs May echoed the Kennel Club’s belief that dog control orders are largely ineffective and do not act as a deterrent for irresponsible owners, calling the sanctions “ludicrous”. Dog control orders were introduced under the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005, giving local authorities the power to place restrictions upon dog walkers and issue penalties for failure to comply. Caroline Kisko, Kennel Club Communications Director, said: “The Kennel Club is encouraged that the Home Secretary has recognised the failings of dog control orders and we are hopeful that the government will take this forward. “KC Dog has worked closely with local authorities and dog walkers across the UK, and our experience shows that councils can combat irresponsible behaviour by discussing problems and developing solutions alongside the local community, without resorting to restrictions.” Go To Top Of Page SUBMISSION OF SHOW CATALOGUES All Secretaries are reminded that Kennel Club Regulations require every show/trial to submit a copy of the Catalogue, fully marked up with the results, within fourteen days (7 days for Working Trials) of the event. The timely submission of Championship show catalogues in particular aids quick turn around in issuing Certificates and Stud Book numbers to dog owners. Stud Book numbers and Challenge Certificates are issued in strict show date order sequence. Consequently, if a Society fails to submit its Catalogue to the Kennel Club within fourteen days of the show, it considerably delays the dispatch all of the awards made at subsequent events. Obedience, Agility and Working Trial societies are also reminded that they have to send the Kennel Club additional information over and above the catalogue; failure to send this information also delays the issuing of certificates. Last year, there were a total of 159 Championship Show/Trial Societies which were in breach of the Regulations, despite reminders being issued. Therefore, as the late submission of a catalogue delays the issuing of certificates and contravenes the regulations, societies will now be routinely referred to the Committee for consideration; such consideration could result in the society being issued with a warning o


Which year of the 20th century saw the famous St Valentne's Day Massacre?

St. Valentines Day Massacre St. Valentines Day Massacre Updated February 29, 2016. What Was the St. Valentine's Day Massacre? Around 10:30 a.m. on St. Valentine's Day, February 14, 1929, seven members of Bugs Moran's gang were gunned down in cold blood in a garage in Chicago. The massacre, orchestrated by Al Capone , shocked the nation by its brutality. The St. Valentine's Day Massacre remains the most notorious gangster killing of the Prohibition era. The massacre not only made Al Capone a national celebrity, it also brought Capone the unwanted attention of the federal government. The Dead: Frank Gusenberg, Pete Gusenberg, John May, Albert Weinshank, James Clark, Adam Heyer, and Dr. Reinhart Schwimmer Rival Gangs: Capone vs. Moran During the Prohibition era, gangsters ruled many of the large cities, becoming rich from owning speakeasies, breweries, brothels, and gambling joints. These gangsters would carve up a city between rival gangs, bribe local officials, and become local celebrities. By the late 1920s, Chicago was split between two rival gangs: one led by Al Capone and the other by George "Bugs" Moran . continue reading below our video The St. Valentine's Day Massacre Capone and Moran vied for power, prestige, and money; plus, both tried for years to kill each other. In early 1929, Al Capone was living in Miami with his family (to escape Chicago's brutal winter) when his associate Jack "Machine Gun" McGurn visited him. McGurn, who had recently survived an assassination attempt ordered by Moran, wanted to discuss the ongoing problem of Moran's gang. In an attempt to eliminate the Moran gang entirely, Capone agreed to fund an assassination attempt and McGurn was placed in charge of organizing it. The Plan McGurn planned carefully. He located the Moran gang's headquarters, which was in a large garage behind the offices of S.M.C. Cartage Company at 2122 North Clark Street. He selected gunmen from outside the Chicago area, to ensure that if there were any survivors, they would not be able to recognize the killers as part of Capone's gang. McGurn hired lookouts and set them up in an apartment near the garage. Also essential to the plan, McGurn acquired a stolen police car and two police uniforms. Setting Up Moran With the plan organized and the killers hired, it was time to set the trap. McGurn instructed a local booze hijacker to contact Moran on February 13. The hijacker was to tell Moran that he had obtained a shipment of Old Log Cabin whiskey (i.e. very good liquor) that he was willing to sell at the very reasonable price of $57 per case. Moran quickly agreed and told the hijacker to meet him at the garage at 10:30 the following morning. The Ruse Worked On the morning of February 14, 1929, the lookouts (Harry and Phil Keywell) were watching carefully as the Moran gang assembled at the garage. Around 10:30 a.m., the lookouts recognized a man heading to the garage as Bugs Moran. The lookouts told the gunmen, who then climbed into the stolen police car. When the stolen police car reached the garage, the four gunmen ( Fred "Killer" Burke , John Scalise, Albert Anselmi, and Joseph Lolordo) jumped out. (Some reports say there were five gunmen.) Two of the gunmen were dressed in police uniforms. When the gunmen rushed into the garage, the seven men inside saw the uniforms and thought it was a routine police raid. Continuing to believe the gunmen to be police officers, all seven men peacefully did as they were told. They lined up, faced the wall, and allowed the gunmen to remove their weapons. Opened Fire With Machine Guns The gunmen then opened fire, using two Tommy guns , a sawed-off shotgun, and a .45. The killing was fast and bloody. Each of the seven victims received at least 15 bullets, mostly in the head and torso. The gunmen then left the garage. As they exited, neighbors who had heard the rat-tat-tat of the submachine gun, looked out their windows and saw two (or three, depending on reports) policemen walking behind two men dressed in civilian clothes with their hands up. The neighbors assumed that the police had st


In which UK city are the headquarters of Morrisons?

Morrisons cuts 720 jobs at Bradford head office - BBC News BBC News Morrisons cuts 720 jobs at Bradford head office 16 April 2015 Image copyright Simon McKeating Image caption Morrisons is cutting 720 staff at its headquarters in Bradford A total of 720 jobs are set to be lost at Morrisons' head office in Bradford. The supermarket said it was beginning a consultation about a "simplified management structure" at its West Yorkshire base, which currently employs 2,300 people. Morrisons said it had also begun recruiting 5,000 shop floor staff for its stores across the country. Chief Executive David Potts said the business had made "tough but necessary decisions". The supermarket said it would be offering opportunities for voluntary redundancy and staff would be offered a role in Morrisons stores, with some redeployed in other parts of the business. Morrisons said it would not "rule in or out" the possibility that head office managers would offered new roles on checkouts or stacking shelves. "They could be made redundant but they will certainly be made the offer of a job within the business," said a spokesman. By Danni Hewson, Business Correspondent, BBC Yorkshire It's almost unheard of for a new chief executive to come into a business and not make changes. David Potts jumped into the hot seat last month and has already created waves. The biggest loser in this latest shake-up must be Bradford. The head office on Gain Lane employs 2,300 people. The cuts announced today will cut that by almost a third. Although affected staff are being offered the chance to find alternate positions within the company, the reality is many are unlikely to take up that offer. Geographically many of the stores may be too distant without relocation and the positions on offer there and across the rest of the business may be unsuitable. In recent months Bradford's unemployment rate has been falling but it is still well above the national average of 2.1% and the loss of such a large number of jobs can't fail to register. It was a tough decision says the company, an even tougher decision is likely to face those staff who've been given the bad news today. Mr Potts added: "We are focusing on the things that matter to our customers. "That means having more of our staff in our stores, improving product availability and helping customers at our checkouts. "To support this, we need a simpler, faster and cost-conscious head office and that requires some tough but necessary decisions." In March Morrisons reported profits down by 52% to £345m, its worst results in eight years. Mr Potts joined the business in March to replace Dalton Philips who left after five years at the helm of the firm. Meanwhile, the company has started on the closure programme of the M local stores that it has earmarked for the axe. Last month it announced that it would close 23 M local stores during the year, resulting in the loss of 380 jobs. It said four stores have been closed, with the remaining 19 to shut over the next few months. Image copyright Morrisons


Which cricket county finished runners-up in Division Two to Derbyshire this year, despite the fact that they never lost a match all season?

Derbyshire finish as top dogs in Division Two - LVCC final week review - Mail Online - Around The Wicket 17 September 2012 11:32 AM Derbyshire finish as top dogs in Division Two - LVCC final week review By Ben Winstanley So thatâs it for this season; after hard-fought battles at the top of both divisions in a rain-affected LV= County Championship season, we know which counties can call this campaign a success. Last seasonâs runners-up Warwickshire won the title with a week to spare, so this week we start with the second tier, where there was still plenty to play forâ¦ Division Two Congratulations to Derbyshire, who made good on their early-season promise and took the Division Two title with a final-day win over Hampshire at home. James Vinceâs 114 was the highlight of their first-innings total of 272, and the game was beautifully poised when they bowled Hampshire out for 275 in an innings that went over three days due to rain. At that point Kent were struggling at Glamorgan and Yorkshire looked good for a win at Essex (more on those later), so although the odds were always in favour of Derby going up, it looked as if Yorkshire were set to take the trophy. A sterling bowling display, and a true team effort, went a long way to ensuring that wouldnât happen, with six bowlers taking wickets as they overcome some middle-order resistance to bowl Hampshire out for 198. Usman Khawaja played the role of Mr Reliable, following up his first-innings 71 with an unbeaten 72 to see them home. Top of the tree: Derbyshire captain Wayne Madsen celebrates with the trophy and his team-mates A fine achievement from Karl Krikkenâs side, who will next year compete in Division One for the first time since 2000 â the first year of the two-division Championship. The county had not, before this year, finished higher than fifth in the second tier; a fact that puts their superb achievement into context. Krikken, a Derbyshire stalwart of 26 years, said: âItâs the best feeling Iâve had at Derbyshire. Even though we won things here in the early 90s, I was an individual. With being a coach and working with the team all year, Iâm delighted 20 fold. Iâm so pleased for the players because theyâve worked hard this campaign and they thoroughly deserve it. Weâre the only side to win six games and all those victories came from taking 20 wickets. Other sides have had the benefit of contrived finishes where theyâve not had to do the hard work of bowling opponents out. Weâve bowled teams out twice and weâve knocked off the runs. Our success has been hard earned over the course of a tough season.â                                                      A fine career: the retiring Robert Croft Yorkshireâs 239-run win over Essex gave them the same number of points as the champions, but they go up as the second-best side as Derbyshire won six games while they won five. Their success was more expected than Derbyâs but going unbeaten for the season is an excellent effort and ensured they go back up at the first time of asking. They made 312 in their first innings, Adam Lyth top-scoring with 67, and when Azeem Rafiq dismissed Owais Shah to make it 34-4 they would have expected to emerge from Chelmsford with victory. They bowled the hosts out for 177 and racked up 252-8 (Rafiq hitting 75 from No 8) before declaring.  The Essex top order didnât do a much better job than first time around, and were quickly 34-3. Rafiq continued his excellent match, finishing with 5-50 and eight wickets in the game as Essex were bowled out for 148. The fine margins of a rain-affected season were clear: if Yorkshire had scored 38 more runs in the first innings, they would have been going up as champions. But the important thing is they are back in the top tier.                                    Top display: Adam Lyth finished with an average of 53 for the season Kent were the only other team with a chance of going up going into this week and Robert Croft, in his final game for Glamorgan, helped ensure that they would be the ones to miss out. Glamorganâ


On which comedian's radio show did Sid James star for almost six years beginning in 1954 as a character with the middle name Balmoral?

Tony Hancock Appreciation Society - Sid James Sid James HHH Collectibles Sleeve Notes | Sid James With his battered features, wicked leer and possibly the most recognisable laugh in show business, Sid James appeared to the world as a streetwise Cockney ex-heavyweight boxer, an image that he actively encouraged because he knew that it would endear him to millions of fans worldwide. But Sid was no more an East End boy than he was a fighter. "Nobody could ever think of me as a star, " Sid once said. " All I can do is play myself." But being 'himself' was all he needed, because Sid James was loved by millions worldwide, and when he tragically died on stage at the Sunderland Empire on 26th April 1976, the world lost a unique talent. Laurie and Reine Cohen had been living in Johannesburg for a year when Reine discovered she was pregnant. In 1911 she gave birth to a boy, who they decided to call Maurice after one of Laurie's older brothers. The couple had been touring the theatres as an accomplished vaudeville act, usually as second-spotters, and with Maurice's arrival the act was temporarily broken up. Thankfully, Laurie, billed as Lou James, was an accomplished stand-up comedian, so he was able to support the family fairly comfortably. On May 8th 1913, Reine gave birth to a second boy in the back room of her grandmother's house in Hancock Street, Newcastle, Natal. The boy was named Sidney Joel Cohen although it was shortened by other family members to Sollie. 'As soon as my mother was able to get up and about my parents were on tour again,' Sid later recalled. 'I was in a skip in the wings while my mum and dad were on stage doing their act.' By the age of three Sollie found himself thrust in front of the footlights and for a time it must seemed as though this was destined to be his future, as part of the family vaudeville act. But in 1919 Reine and Lou were spotted by an agent who offered them a tour of Australia. They had no hesitation in accepting the offer. Sollie and Maurice were unceremoniously left with relatives in Natal while their parents left to pursue their careers. As far as Sollie was concerned it was an act of betrayal that shattered his relationship with his parents -especially his mother - forever. When the Australian tour finally finished in 1921, Reine returned home alone to collect her children. Now eight years of age, Sollie was sent to Hospital Hill Primary School, where his cousin Joel Cohen was a pupil. To add further confusion, the family had taken to calling Joel 'Sidney'. It was the young lads class teacher who resolved the problem. 'From now on you will be Joel, and Sollie, you will be called Sidney.' Sidney returned home and informed his mother of the name change. 'Okay,' she said 'we may as well change your surname, too.' The following day Sidney walked into school and told his teacher that from now on he would be known by a new name...Sidney James. Sid was not a good pupil. Academically he showed very little ability or interest and was often playing truant. He left school without any formal qualifications and was allocated a place at a nearby Trade School where it was hoped he'd learn to be an electrician. When that failed his mother handed him an ultimatum. He could either join the family business (Reine had opened a hairdressing salon a few years earlier) or he could get out and fend for himself. He chose the former. Surprisingly, Sid found that he had an aptitude for cutting hair and after serving a year's apprenticeship under his uncle, Sonnie Solomon, he was cutting and styling hair for some of Marie Tudor Salon's more valued customers. One of them was the daughter of Joseph Delmont, a rich and respectable member of Johannesburg's Jewish community. Berthe Sadie (Toots) Delmont shared Sid's interest in music and dance -in particular Jazz and the Charleston. This interest rekindled Sid's childhood enjoyment of performing and began to undermine his 'forced' career. After several arguments he quit his job although his growing reputation as a


What H was the Christian name of Mr Royce, founder of the car company Rolls Royce?

Rolls-Royce history timeline – Rolls-Royce 2013 1884 Rolls-Royce grew from the electrical and mechanical business established by Henry Royce in 1884. Royce built his first motor car in 1904 and in May of that year met Charles Rolls, whose company sold quality cars in London. Agreement was reached that Royce Limited would manufacture a range of cars to be exclusively sold by CS Rolls & Co – they were to bear the name Rolls-Royce. 1906 Success with the cars led to the formation of the Rolls-Royce company in March 1906 and to the launch of the six-cylinder Silver Ghost which, within a year, was hailed as 'the best car in the world'. 1914 At the start of the First World War, in response to the nation's needs, Royce designed his first aero engine – the Eagle, providing some half of the total horsepower used in the air war by the allies. The Eagle powered the first direct transatlantic flight as well as the first flight from England to Australia – both in the Vickers Vimy aircraft. 1931 The late 1920s saw Rolls-Royce develop the 'R' engine to power Britain's entry in the International Schneider Trophy seaplane contest. It established a new world air speed record of over 400mph in 1931. Subsequently it established new world records on both land and water. More importantly, as subsequent events were to prove, it gave Rolls-Royce the technological base to develop the Merlin, which Royce has begun to work on before his death in 1933. 1940 The Merlin powered the Hawker Hurricane and Supermarine Spitfire in the Battle of Britain. Demand for the Merlin during the Second World War transformed Rolls-Royce from a relatively small company into a major contender in aero propulsion. 1944 In parallel, Rolls-Royce began development of the aero gas turbine, pioneered by Sir Frank Whittle. The Welland engine entered service in the Gloster Meteor fighter in 1944 and Rolls-Royce had the confidence immediately after the war to commit itself to the gas turbine, in which it had a technological lead. 1953 Rolls-Royce entered the civil aviation market with the Dart in the Vickers Viscount. It was to become the cornerstone of the universal acceptance of the gas turbine by the airline industry. The Avon-powered Comet became the first turbojet to enter transatlantic service and in 1960, the Conway engine in the Boeing 707 became the first turbofan to enter airline service. 1959 The other major manufacturers in Britain between the wars were Armstrong Siddeley, Blackburn, Bristol, de Havilland and Napier. The leader among these was Bristol which, in 1959, merged with the motor car and aero-engine maker Armstrong Siddeley. Three other smaller engine companies were absorbed into Bristol Siddeley and Rolls-Royce in 1961. Finally, the capability of the British aero-engine industry was consolidated when Rolls-Royce and Bristol Siddeley merged in 1966. 1960 With the emergence of the widebody airliners in the late 1960s, Rolls-Royce launched the RB211 for the Lockheed L-1011 Tri-Star. 1971 Early problems with the RB211 led to the company being taken into state ownership, and the flotation of the motor car business in 1973 as a separate entity. The three-shaft turbofan concept of the RB211 has now established itself at the heart of the Rolls-Royce world-class family of engines. 1987 Rolls-Royce returned to the private sector, undergoing a number of mergers and acquisitions to create the only company in Britain capable of delivering power for use in the air, at sea and on land. 1990 In 1990, Rolls-Royce formed an aero engines joint venture with BMW of Germany. Rolls-Royce took full control of the joint venture from January 2000. The legal name of the company is now Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG. 1995 Allison Engine Company in Indianapolis was acquired. Allison brought with it major new civil engines including the AE3007 for Embraer's new regional jet, and existing, successful defence programmes. 1998 Rolls-Royce Motor Cars was sold by Vickers to Volkswagen, although BMW hold the rights to the name and the marque for use on Rolls-Royce cars, having acquired t


What C was the Christian name of Mr Rolls, founder of the car company Rolls Royce?

ROLLS ROYCE Charles     Rolls    and    Henry Royce   Agreement     was reached that Royce Limited would manufacture a range of cars to be     exclusively sold by CS Rolls & Co ï¿½ they were to bear     the name Rolls-Royce. The company was formed on March     15, 1906.     The company moved to Derby     in 1908.       In     1910, Rolls made the world's first there-and-back flight across the     Channel, without landing, a monumental feat in its day. He took off from     Swingate near the Duke of Yorks school, and just over an hour later he     landed back in Dover after circling French soil by air. He was given a     hero's welcome when he landed, as he had become a true aviation pioneer.   Rolls-Royce is a set of several companies, all deriving from the automobile and     aero-engine company founded by Henry Royce and Charles S. Rolls in 1906.  Rolls Royce plc, by     far the most significant in economic terms, is a British engineering     firm these days specializing in turbine-based products, particularly     aero engines, but providing a wide range of civil and military     engineering products and services. Official site: http://www.rolls-royce.com/   Charles     Stewart Rolls 27 August 1877 to 12 October 1910 - 33 years     Charles     Rolls was born at 35 Hill Street, Berkeley Square, London into a wealthy     landed family with much property. In London these properties derived     rents of ï¿½46,000 per annum and in addition there were large estates in     Monmouthshire, South Wales.  His father, John Allan Rolls, was a     Justice of the Peace and High Sheriff of the County and later became     Baron Llangattoch of the Hendre in August l892.  The Hendre is     Welsh for Winter Dwelling or main house.   At     the time Rolls was born F. H. Royce was resident in the Old Kent Road,     London and may well have been a tenant of the Rolls' Estates and as he     was a Post Office messenger until September 1877 when he was apprenticed     to the Great Northern Railway, quite possibly delivered congratulatory     telegrams to Mrs. Rolls on the birth of Charles.  The Rolls family     soon acquired a permanent London address - South Lodge, Rutland Gate,     South Kensington.  Rolls attended Mortimer Vicarage Preparatory     School in Berkshire and then Eton until March 1894.  He installed a     dynamo at The Hendre and wired part of the house.  He crammed to     gain entrance to Cambridge University at Trinity College where he was a     keen cyclist and gained a half Blue in 1896 and made Captain 1897.   In     October 1896 he went to Paris and purchased with his fatherï¿½s     assistance a 3 3/4 hp Peugeot Phaeton - the first ever car based at     Cambridge.  He became known as "Dirty Rolls" and "Petrolls" because of his ï¿½hands onï¿½ approach.  Rolls graduated in January     1898 with Class II Ordinary Bachelor of Arts degree by Special     Examination in Mechanism and Applied Science, and gained a Master of     Arts in 1902.  He was accepted as student member of the Institution     of Civil Engineers in February 1898.  Rolls spent time in the     workshops of London and North Western Railway at Crewe.  He had a     reputation for being very careful with money, economical with food and a     very modest intake of alcohol.       CSR     made his first balloon flight on 8 September 1898.  This is shown     above. In 1900 Rolls won the 1,000 miles reliability trial promoted by     Lord Northcliffe and organised by his partner, Claude Johnson, also a     founder member and Secretary of the Automobile Club.  In     1903 Rolls established a world land speed record of 93 mph in Dublin     driving a 30 hp Mors.  This was a French car models of which he     imported and distributed.   In     1904, via a mutual friend and another founder member of the Automobile     Club, a Mr. Henry Edmunds introduced Rolls to


Brideshead Revisited, written in 1945, was a famous novel by which famous author?

Brideshead Revisited | novel by Waugh | Britannica.com novel by Waugh Moby Dick Brideshead Revisited, satirical novel by Evelyn Waugh , published in 1945. According to Waugh, a convert to Roman Catholicism , the novel was intended to show “the operation of divine grace” in the affairs of a particular group of people. This is revealed through the story of the wealthy Roman Catholic Marchmain family as told by Charles Ryder , a friend of the family. Despite the seeming indifference to, or outright repudiation of, the church by various members of the family—particularly Lord Marchmain, his daughter Julia, and his son Sebastian—by the end of the novel each has shown some sign of acceptance of the faith. Learn More in these related articles: in Marchmain family fictional upper-class Roman Catholic English family featured in the novel Brideshead Revisited (1945) by Evelyn Waugh. The family consists of Lord Marchmain, who lives in Italy with his mistress, Cara; Lady Marchmain, a devout Roman Catholic who lives at the country estate of Brideshead; and their children, Brideshead (Bridey), Sebastian, Julia, and Cordelia. 4 References found in Britannica Articles Assorted Reference discussed in biography  (in Evelyn Waugh ) character of 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: February 02, 2016 URL: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Brideshead-Revisited-novel-by-Waugh Access Date: January 09, 2017 Share


What is the seven letter name of the hat traditionally worn by a Town Crier?

Glossary of Hat Terms Glossary of Hat Terms  Hat & Head size   A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I  J   K   L   M   N   O  P   Q  R   S   T   U  V   W   X   Y   Z   Search    Tip: First click anywhere on the page below this line. If using    I.E. Explorer go to, Edit  Find (on This Page) Abacca: (Musa textilis) A    plant grown in the Philippines that produces the    fiber used in the production of sisal and sinamay. Abraham Lincoln: Abraham Lincoln�s    hat was a silk stovepipe (top hat) which was made for him by George Hall of    Springfield, Illinois. He wore it because of the President�s lack of    interest in his appearance! Ammana: Large wound turban worn by Muslim's. Bandeau :  A headband of material,   structured or unstructured. Baseball cap:  Cloth cap   with  brim. Originally worn by baseball players ,now worn as a general leisure hat. Beaver: A expensive felt hat made from felted   beaver fur. Bearskin: A large furry   high crowned hat, which is part of a uniform worn by the Coldstream Guards Beret: Cap made from felt, felted jersey or fabric with soft, wide, circular crown. Best stuff: 19th century term for rabbit fur, including the   backs and the best parts of the sides mixed together. Bicorne: Hat of the late 18th and early 19th century: wide brims were folded up to   form two points. Biretta: Square cap worn by clergy the crown   has three or four projections. Block:  A wooden form used as a mould to shape, by hand a brim or   crown. Blocking: Is the term used to describe the action of molding a hat shape. Boater: Flat-topped hat with small flat   brim. traditionally, made of stiffened straw braid. Bonnet: Women's   or girl's head-dress, with deep brim and ribbons to tie under the chin. Bonnet rouge: Red cap worn during the French Revolution as a symbol of liberty. Bowler: Oval   hat with round, rigid crown and a small, shaped, curved brim. Also known as a derby, because the style was   made popular by the Earl of Derby in 19th century England. Breton: Women's hat with domed crown and brim turned-up all around. Bridal veil: White or ivory veil worn during wedding ceremony.  Brim:  Projecting edge of a hat. Buckram: Stiff netting used to make hats. May be blocked or sewn. Once used by   milliners to make blocks for limited use. Bumping: Term used for the process   of final felting of a hood, further compressing and felting of hoods done in a bumping   machine. Calotte : A close-fitting   skull cap as worn by the Roman Catholic Clergy. Canadian Mountie's Stetson: Official head-dress of the Royal Canadian Mounted   Police. Canotier: Boater (French). Cap: A hat with a small brim at the front. Capeline: Roughly shaped crown and brim of felt or straw, to be blocked into hat   shape. Carroting: Preliminary treatment of wool or fur with   acids, to curl the hairs. Produces a reddish-yellow colour which is the origin of the name. Catherinette:  French term for milliners. Named after St Catherine   the patron saint of milliners. The 27th of November is St Catherine's Day. Caul: Historical term for a a   net or close-fitting indoor head-dress,   or the plain back part of the same. Cavalier hat: A wide-brimmed, plumed hat worn by cavaliers in the 17th century: the   right side of the brim was pinned up to the crown so that the wearer's sword arm could   move freely above the shoulder. Chef's hat  White, starched bonnet with tall crown . French   tradition states that a chef�s hat should have 100 pleats to represent the   number of different ways in which a great chef can prepare eggs. Chira: Indian Turban Cloche: Women's hat of the 1920's. Close-fitting round crown, with no brim or a   small flare at the brim edge.  Coalman hat: A short visor cap with a protective flap at the   back, derived from a hat worn by English coal deliverers to protect their backs from dust. Cockade: Ornamental rosette of ribbon or cloth, worn on a hat   as a badge of office or as a decoration. Cocked hat: An    old-fashioned three-cornered hat. Cocktail hat: A


What is the name of the now 46 year old British man whose extradition to the USA, for breaking into American computer systems, was recently blocked by Home Secretary Theresa May?

Gary McKinnon saved from extradition after ten year fight – Naked Security Share on Reddit Gary McKinnon, the British hacker who has been fighting a high profile campaign for ten years to avoid extradition to the United States, has had his extradition blocked by the UK government. Theresa May, the British Home Secretary, told MPs at the House of Commons that the extradition would be blocked for human rights reasons, as there are concerns that 46-year-old McKinnon, who suffers from Asperger’s syndrome, would commit suicide if sent for trial in America. Here’s part of what Theresa May told the House of Commons: Mr McKinnon is accused of serious crimes. But there is also no doubt that he is seriously ill. He has Asperger's Syndrome, and suffers from depressive illness. The legal question before me is now whether the extent of that illness is sufficient to preclude extradition. After careful consideration of all of the relevant material, I have concluded that Mr McKinnon's extradition would give rise to such a high risk of him ending his life that a decision to extradite would be incompatible with Mr McKinnon's human rights. I have therefore withdrawn the extradition order against Mr McKinnon. 46-year-old McKinnon, who has Asperger’s syndrome, has admitted hacking into United States military systems in late 2001 – but claims that he was hunting for evidence of UFOs, anti-gravity propulsion systems and extraterrestial technology. The UK authorities will now decide if McKinnon should face charges in Britain. What do you think about the case of Gary McKinnon? Leave a comment below. Here are some of the past stories we have written about this fascinating case:


What is the name of the editor of BBC's Newsnight who recently resigned following a Panorama probe into the Jimmy Saville affair?

Jimmy Savile: Fresh BBC's Panorama investigation may be delayed | Daily Mail Online comments The BBC was at the centre of a new controversy over Jimmy Savile last night after it emerged that a planned Panorama investigation on the scandal may be delayed. Staff on the BBC1 current affairs show confirmed yesterday that they had previously been told that the ‘quick-turnaround’ programme would be going out on Monday. Contributors were also informed that the investigation was going to air the night before BBC director-general George Entwistle’s appearance in front of the culture, media and sport select committee on Tuesday. New controversy: The airing of a Panorama investigation into the allegations surrounding Sir Jimmy Savile, pictured at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in 2003, may be delayed Timely: Any delay would mean the show is aired after BBC director-general George Entwistle appears before MPs over the Savile allegations on Tuesday But now it has emerged that the BBC could move the show to later in the week, blaming the fact that it might not be ready for Monday. RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share This would mean any damaging revelations would air after the BBC chief had appeared in front of MPs. Tom Giles, editor of Panorama, said yesterday that his team were ‘working very hard’ to get the show on air as soon as they could. Panorama editor Tom Giles said his team are working 'very hard' to get the show aired as soon as possible But one MP said it would be ‘extraordinary’ if it did not go out on Monday, while another said there would ‘need to be a very good reason why not’. Former Newsnight political editor Michael Crick, now at Channel 4 News, described the fact that Panorama was set to go out the night before Mr Entwistle’s appearance as a ‘huge problem’ for him. The programme is in part expected to probe what role executives including Mr Entwistle and director of news Helen Boaden had in the decision to drop a Newsnight investigation into Savile’s activities. Critics have suggested that the programme was dropped to protect the corporation’s reputation, but the BBC has repeatedly denied that any pressure was put on Newsnight editor Peter Rippon to pull the investigation. The suggestion that the Panorama programme could be moved back has raised new questions about the BBC’s handling of the issue. Conservative MP John Whittingdale, who chairs the committee which will be interviewing Mr Entwistle, said: ‘Given that one of the major issues is the suggestion that the BBC has been trying to suppress an investigation into this issue, if it were not transmitted on Monday there would need to be a very good reason.’ Liberal Democrat MP Adrian Sanders, who also sits on the  committee, said of the potential Panorama delay: ‘I find that extraordinary and would expect Entwistle to give a full explanation when he comes before the committee.’ Yesterday the BBC was asked by women’s groups to investigate whether ‘institutional sexism’  was partly to blame for the alleged abuse by Savile. Apology: The director-general of the BBC George Entwistle has previously issued a 'profound and heartfelt apology' to Jimmy Savile's victims Investigation: Scotland Yard is now investigating the Jimmy Savile abuse case involving dozens of potential victims


What is the nine letter name of the small, silk skullcap that is worn by certain Roman Catholic clerics, they vary in colour according to rank?

Knights of the Altar - Vestments Vestments Knights of the Altar Cassock The cassock, an item of clerical clothing , is a long, close-fitting, ankle-length robe worn by clerics of the Roman Catholic Church , Eastern Orthodox Church , Anglican Church , and some clerics of the Reformed , and Lutheran churches. The cassock derives historically from the tunic that was formerly worn underneath the toga in classical antiquity . The word cassock probably comes from the word "casaque" which means cloak; or cassaca, which means white. In older days, it was known in Latin as vestis talaris. Although the cassock was formerly the universal everyday clothing of the clergy, many have abandoned it as in favour of a clerical suit of more conventional design. In current usage, wearing of the cassock may be a mark of a traditional cleric; its abandonment, a rejection thereof. Amice The amice is a liturgical vestment used mainly in the Roman Catholic Church, in some Anglican churches, and in the Armenian Church . It consists of a white cloth connected to two long ribbon-like attachments, by which it is fastened around the shoulders of the priest. Before the liturgical reforms of 1972 , its use was mandatory for all Roman Catholic Masses , but it is only required today if the alb does not cover the priest's ordinary clothing. Many priests choose to wear the amice for reasons of tradition or to prevent damage to their other vestments due to perspiration. Certain mendicant Orders, such as the Dominicans and Franciscans, and some other orders with hooded habits, often donned the amice over the raised hood. The priest, or minister, then fastened the ribbons - crossed at the chest - behind his chest. The alb was donned over the hood/amice, and fastened. The hood/amice could then be retracted neatly around the collar. In several Mediaeval uses, such as the Sarum Rite , the amice bore a broad stiff band of brocade or other decoration, giving the impression of a high collar. These were called apparelled amices. This practice was abandoned at Rome at about the end of the 15th century, but continued in other parts of Europe until much later. By 1907, however, the practice was no longer tolerated in Roman Catholic liturgy, but still exists within many Anglican communities. Curiously enough, this collar-like amice spread to the Armenian Church , where is retained as a normal part of the priestly vestments among the Armenian Orthodox , who call it varkas. While donning the amice, the priest first drapes the amice over his head (as with a hood), then lowers it to his neck, tying it around his torso. During this action he prays a short prayer asking God to clothe him with the "helmet of salvation". Alb The alb, one of the liturgical vestments of the Roman Catholic , Anglican and many Protestant churches, is an ample garment of white linen coming down to the ankles and usually girded with a cincture . It is simply the long linen tunic used by the Romans of old. In Early Medieval Europe it was also normally worn by secular clergy in non-liturgical contexts. [1] . It is the oldest liturgical vestment, and was adopted very early by Christians , and especially by the clergy for the Eucharistic liturgy. Nowadays, the alb is the common vestment for all ministers at Mass , both clerics and laypersons , and is worn over the cassock and under any other special garments, such as the stole , dalmatic or chasuble . If the alb does not completely cover the neck of the cassock an amice is then required to be worn underneath the alb. Otherwise the amice is optional. The shortening of the alb for use outside a church has given rise to the surplice and its cousin the rochet worn by canons and bishops . Post Tridentine albs often were made with lace. Since then, this detail has fallen out of style, except in parts of the Anglo-Catholic movement and some Roman Catholic parishes. In many Anglican parishes, the alb is decorated with apparels . In most High Anglican churches the Alb is an undergarment worn under the vestments. In some lower and broad Anglican Churches the Alb i


"""He's a poor lad"", was a famous saying of which sports commentator who died in 1986?"

Five famous finals | Super League 2017 | Rugby League Live Scores, Fixtures & Results | Sporting Life Rugby league results 1946: Wakefield 13 Wigan 12. Despite being without four of their stars who were on their way to Australia for the "indomitables" tour, Wigan thought they had won the first final since the end of the Second World War when they led 12-11 with 90 seconds to go. However, a penalty from near the touchline by Wakefield's Billy Stott settled one of the great cliff-hangers and helped make him the first winner of the Lance Todd Trophy as man of the match. Brian Nordgren still had a chance to win it for Wigan but he failed with a penalty from inside his own half - his seventh unsuccessful kick at goal. 1954 - Warrington 8 Halifax 4 (replay). In perhaps the most famous Challenge Cup tie of all, Warrington beat Halifax in the 1954 final replay but the game is not remembered for the rugby but for the world record crowd of 102,569 that squeezed into Odsal Stadium. Although since officially overtaken by a crowd of 107,000 at Stadium Australia for the 1999 NRL Grand Final, Odsal's attendance is arguably still the largest for a rugby league match with most people who attended reckoning around 120,000 were actually present after thousands got in through a broken fence without paying. The final is still the only one without a try after the original game at Wembley had ended in a 4-4 draw. 1968 - Leeds 11 Wakefield 10. The famous "watersplash" final, in which Don Fox missed a last-minute conversion which would have given Wakefield the Cup. Fox had already been named Lance Todd Trophy winner as man of the match when he fluffed the goal from in front of the posts in atrocious conditions. Fox sank to his knees and cut a sad, disconsolate figure on the Wembley turf. "Poor lad," said BBC commentator Eddie Waring while David Coleman's post-match interview remains one of the most painful to watch in British sporting history. 1996 - St Helens 40 Bradford 32. The first Wembley showdown of the Super League era produced a classic, with St Helens coming from 26-12 down to take the spoils with the biggest comeback in Cup final history. Bradford's New Zealand-born captain Robbie Paul made history with the first hat-trick of tries in a Wembley final and became only the seventh player from a losing team to win the Lance Todd Trophy as man of the match. The match also stands as the the highest-scoring Cup final in history, while Bradford's 32 points set a new record for most points scored by a losing team. 1998 - Sheffield 17 Wigan 8. The biggest Cup final upset of all time as mighty Wigan were humbled by a club with little history and few fans. Wigan were back at Wembley for the first time since their record eight-year run ended in 1995 and they were expected to pick up from where they left off. But the unfancied Eagles had other ideas, with scrum-half Mark Aston masterminding a famous victory to lift the Lance Todd Trophy.


Which famous poet, born in 1888, had the middle name 'Stearns'?

T.S. Eliot - Biography - IMDb T.S. Eliot Jump to: Overview  (5) | Mini Bio  (1) | Spouse  (2) | Trivia  (12) | Personal Quotes  (15) Overview (5) 5' 11" (1.8 m) Mini Bio (1) T.S. Eliot ranks with William Butler Yeats as the greatest English language poet of the 20th Century and was certainly the most influential. He was born Thomas Stearns Eliot into the bosom of a respectable middle class family on September 26, 1888 in St. Louis, Missouri. The family had roots in New England, and Eliot spent summers in Gloucester, Massachusetts. There was little doubt that he would matriculate at Harvard -- his cousin, Charles William Eliot was the 24th president of Harvard and turned it into a great research university during his 40-year-tenure -- and after graduating from the Milton Academy in 1906, it was off to Cambridge (on the left sight of The Pond) he went. (His cousin Charles spent his last three years as president during Thomas' first three years at the venerable institution.) Though deeply committed to literature, Eliot studied philosophy with George Santayana, William James, and Bertrand Russell (who was a visiting professor) at Harvard. Eliot completed his undergraduate degree in three instead of the usual four years and stayed on at Harvard as a teaching assistant for another year. He then studied philosophy at the Sorbonne in Paris for a year before returning to Harvard in 1911 to get his PhD. He decided to spend 1914-15 at the University of Marburg in Germany, but his plans were dashed by the declaration of the First World War. He won a scholarship to attend Merton College at Oxford and that changed his life as it put him in the vicinity of London. In London, he met Ezra Pound , Il miglior fabbro (Italian for "the better craftsman," the dedication Eliot gave Pound on the title page of "The Waste Land", which Pound edited), who championed him and provided him with vital contacts. Though Eliot completed his doctoral dissertation, he never returned to Harvard to defend it, so was never awarded his PhD. Eliot had come to loathe academia and supported himself by working in a bank as he forged his literary reputation. (Later, he became an editor at the London publisher Faber and Faber.) Enamored of England, he spent the rest of his life there, becoming a British subject in 1927. Deeply conservative, the rigid class hierarchies of England appealed to him. He eschewed the Unitarianism of his family and became an ardent Anglo-Catholic within the bosom of the Church of England. Time Magazine titled its review of his "Collected Poems" in 1936 "Royalist, Classicist, Anglo-Catholic". Eliot's first marriage to Vivienne Haigh-Wood, whom he wed in 1915 (partly to gain residency in England), was a disaster. Vivienne's biographer, Carole Seymour-Jones, attributed the strain in the marriage partly to what she contends was Eliot's closet homosexuality, though Vivienne's mental instability and poor health were major factors in the deterioration of their relationship. Eliot eventually had to institutionalize her. Eliot also suffered from mental problems and suffered a breakdown in 1921 and was treated at a sanitarium in Switzerland. The brilliant though emotionally troubled artist, whom the New York Times in its obituary called "the poet of gray melancholy,", created some of the greatest masterpieces of English literature, beginning with "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" (written in America and published in 1915) and including "Gerontion "(1920), "The Waste Land" (1922) and "The Hollow Men" (1925). The "Waste Land" was a watershed of literary modernism and revolutionized Anglo-American letters. In addition to his great poetry, Eliot was an accomplished playwright, best known for " Murder in the Cathedral (1951)" (1935), "The Family Reunion" (1935), and "The Cocktail Party" (1949). He won a Tony Award for Best Play when "The Cocktail Party" was produced on Broadway in 1950. Thirty-three years later, Eliot won two more Tony Awards, posthumously, for "Cats", cited for Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score as the lyricist. Based on


Which famous actor, born in 1893, had the middle name 'Goldenberg'?

Romanian Personalities - Edward G. Robinson Edward G. Robinson (1893-1973) Actor, Painter, and Art Collector Real name: Emmanuel Goldenberg A signed photograph of Edward G Robinson, which is owned by the Foundation Born to a Yiddish-speaking Jewish family in Bucharest, he emigrated with his family to New York City in 1903. He had his Bar Mitzvah at First Roumanian-American congregation, and attended Townsend Harris High School and then City College of New York. An interest in acting led to him winning an American Academy of Dramatic Arts scholarship, after which he changed his name to Edward G. Robinson (the G. signifying his original last name). He began his acting career in 1913 and made his Broadway debut in 1915. He made his film debut in a minor and uncredited role in 1916; in 1923 he made his named debut as E. G. Robinson in The Bright Shawl. One of many actors who saw his career flourish in the new sound film era rather than falter, he made only three films prior to 1930 but left his stage career that year and made fourteen films in 1930-32. He married his first wife, the stage actress Gladys Lloyd, in 1927; born Gladys Lloyd Cassell, she was the former wife of Ralph L. Vestervelt and the daughter of Clement C. Cassell, an architect, sculptor, and artist. The couple had one son, Edward Goldenberg Robinson, Jr. (a.k.a Manny Robinson, 1933-1974), as well as a daughter from Gladys Robinson's first marriage. An acclaimed performance as the gangster Rico Bandello in Little Caesar (1931) led to him being typecast as a 'tough guy' for much of his early career in works such as Five Star Final (1931), Smart Money (1931; his only movie with James Cagney), Tiger Shark (1932), Kid Galahad (1937) with Bette Davis and Humphrey Bogart, and A Slight Case of Murder and The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938). In the 1940s, after a good performance in Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940), he expanded into edgy psychological dramas including Double Indemnity (1944), The Woman in the Window (1945) and Scarlet Street (1945); but he continued to portray gangsters such as Johnny Rocco in John Huston's classic Key Largo (1948), the last of five films he made with Humphrey Bogart. 'The Stranger' On three occasions in 1950 and 1952 he was called to testify in front of the House Un-American Activities Committee and was threatened with blacklisting. Robinson became frightened and took steps to clear his name, such as having a representative go through his check stubs to ensure that none had been issued to subversive organizations.[5] He reluctantly gave names of communist sympathizers and his own name was cleared, but thereafter he received smaller and less frequent roles. Still, anti-communist director Cecil B. DeMille cast him in The Ten Commandments in 1956. A cultured and urbane man, Robinson built up a significant art collection, especially of abstract modern art. In 1956, he sold it to Greek shipping tycoon Stavros Niarchos to raise cash for his divorce settlement with Gladys Robinson; his finances had suffered due to underemployment after Hollywood's anti-communist period in the 1950s. That same year he returned to Broadway in Middle of the Night. SPOT NEWS ON THE WIRE - Edward G. Robinson, as editor of a fighting newspaper, with Laraine Day as his efficient secretary, in "The New York Story", Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer drama, with Edward G. Robinson and William Orr. Mervyn LeRoy directed, Sam Marx produced. After DeMille brought Robinson back into movies, his most notable roles were in A Hole in the Head (1959) opposite Frank Sinatra and The Cincinnati Kid (1965), which showcased Robinson alongside Steve McQueen. Director Peter Bogdanovich was considered as a possible director for The Godfather in 1972, but turned it down, later remarking that he would have cast Robinson in the role ultimately played by Marlon Brando. Robinson indeed tried to talk his way into the part (which was how he had won the role of Little Caesar 40 years earlier), but Francis Coppola decided on Brando instead, over the initial objections of the studio. Robinson was popular


"""Oh say can you see by the dawn's early light, what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming"" are the opening words to which famous song?"

The Star Spangled Banner Lyrics and Music The Star Spangled Banner By Francis Scott Key Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming? And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?  On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep, Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes, What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep, As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses? Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam, In full glory reflected now shines in the stream: 'Tis the star-spangled banner! Oh long may it wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!  And where is that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion, A home and a country should leave us no more! Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution. No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave: And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!  Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand Between their loved home and the war's desolation! Blest with victory and peace, may the heav'n rescued land Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation. Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, And this be our motto: "In God is our trust." And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!


"""The hills are bare now and Autumn leaves lie thick and still"" are the opening lyrics to the second verse of which famous song?"

O Flower of Scotland - the words. O Flower of Scotland When will we see your like again That fought and died for Your wee bit hill and glen And stood against him The hills are bare now And autumn leaves lie thick and still O'er land that is lost now Which those so dearly held And stood against him Those days are passed now And in the past they must remain But we can still rise now And be the nation again That stood against him Tae think again O Flower of Scotland - Scotland's (unofficial) National Anthem. The Flower of Scotland, written by Roy Williamson of The Corries, is the official anthem of the Scottish Football Team and the Scottish Rugby Team . This very popular one page simple website has lyrics, but no popups, no cookies, no javascripts, and will stay that way. Thanks for your visit! Visit Alba Candles for a range of scented 12 hour candles in a shot glass, in an organza gift bag. Alba Gu Brath!


Which actress plays the title role in the ITV series Vera?

Vera returning for fifth series on ITV, Kenny Doughty joining cast Vera returning for fifth series on ITV, Kenny Doughty joining cast Filming has commenced on four new episodes in Northumberland. Don't Miss Share June 06 2016 10:58 PM Share May 18 2016 10:14 PM Share May 12 2016 11:54 PM December 02 2015 1:00 AM Latest News Share 3 minutes ago 11:18 AM Share 3 minutes ago 11:17 AM 1 hour ago 9:41 AM Must Read Share 11 hours ago 12:01 AM Share 11 hours ago 12:01 AM Share 11 hours ago 12:01 AM Share 9 hours ago 1:50 AM 5 June 2014 11:02 AM Shares ITV's Vera will return for a fifth series in 2015. Filming has commenced in the North East of England on four new episodes of the detective series, with Brenda Blethyn reprising the title role. ©  ITV Helen Turton Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Joining DCI Vera Stanhope in the next series is DS Aiden Healy, played by Stella actor Kenny Doughty. Doughty replaces David Leon, who played DS Joe Ashworth. Meanwhile, series five will also feature the return of Jon Morrison as DC Kenny Lockhart. Cush Jumbo (DC Bethany Whelan), Kingsley Ben-Adir (Dr Marcus Summer) and Riley Jones (DC Mark Edwards) will also reprise their roles in the new episodes. ©  Getty Images David Livingston Blethyn said: "I am so happy to be embarking on series five of Vera and whilst I'll miss David Leon (Joe Ashworth finally got his long awaited promotion - Celine was delighted!), I'm very glad to be reunited with Jon Morrison, Riley Jones, Cush Jumbo and our new member of the team Kenny Doughty. Northumberland, here we come!" Meanwhile, Doughty, added: "I'm really thrilled to be joining Vera. It's such a fantastic show and I'm especially excited to be working alongside the lovely and brilliant Brenda Blethyn." The first episode of the new series will see Vera and Aiden investigate a mysterious death at a caravan park. Filming on the fifth series will continue in the North East until autumn, with the episodes scheduled to air next year.


Which member of the Royal Family has the title 'Baron Greenwich'?

British Billy and the Royal Family: Prince Philip > Royal Air Force Lakenheath > Display PRINT  |  E-MAIL ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England -- I am asked many questions on the topic of the British royal family, and usually when I answer one, it just leads to another. One of my American friends had been watching the recent royal wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, otherwise known as William and Catherine, and noticed a spritely, elderly gentleman, magnificently attired in formal military regalia, attending Her Majesty the Queen to Westminter Abbey and afterwards on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. "Who might that be?" they wondered. It is the same gentleman who has been by our monarch's side for the last 53 years - her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth and Baron Greenwich, better known as Prince Philip. June 10 this year, he will be ninety years of age. On the occasion of their golden wedding in 1997, Queen Elizabeth said of her husband, "He has, quite simply, been my strength and stay all these years, and I, and his whole family, and this and many other countries, owe him a debt greater than he would ever claim or we shall ever know." At his wife's side throughout her reign spanning more than half a century, Prince Philip has carved out a role for himself while supporting her. He was born on the Greek island of Corfu June 10, 1921, a member of the royal family of Greece. His family tree includes members of the royal families of Denmark, Germany, Russia and Britain. He went to Gordonstoun School in Scotland, where he later sent his sons. On leaving, he became a naval cadet at Dartmouth, England, because, as he put it, "the war was coming up and you might as well get started right." During World War II, Prince Philip saw action as a midshipman on the battleship HMS Valiant. When the Italian fleet was trapped off the southern tip of Greece in 1941, Philip manned a searchlight to illuminate the enemy ships and was mentioned in despatches*. Prince Philip's naval career continued after he married Princess Elizabeth in 1947, but the poor health of the King, George VI, meant that the young couple had to take on more public duties. In later life, Prince Philip said he was sorry that he had been unable to continue his career in the navy. The Duke of Edinburgh was someone who might have reached the highest levels in the Royal Navy, but he had to abandon his own ambitions to support the Queen. In addition to accompanying his wife on an incredible number of official functions, even though they are both now well into their eighties, Prince Philip is also patron of some 800 organisations. He is especially interested in scientific and technological research, conservation and the environment and the encouragement of sport. Also keen on the welfare of young people, he launched the highly successful Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme in 1956. Prince Philip is known as a man who speaks his mind and the press enjoys reporting some of his more outspoken and less politically-correct comments. My favourite witticism, however, is when he said, "Where did you get that hat?" to the Queen after her coronation in 1953. I'm sure a down-to-earth sense of humour has helped them both through the years. What people often wonder is why Prince Philip isn't a king. In the British monarchy, the husband of a female monarch does not have any recognized special status, rank, or privileges. In actual fact, Prince Philip does play a major role in royal affairs, but this is not recognized in terms of his title. Interestingly enough, the wife of a male monarch takes on her husband's rank and style upon marrying, becoming Queen, or more accurately, Queen consort. Prince Philip is the son of Prince Andrew of Greece and was born Prince of Greece and Denmark and, upon his marriage to the then Princess Elizabeth, Philip was given the titles Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth and Baron Greenwich and was made a Knight of the Garter. I won't bother you now with all the details of what being a Knight of the Garter entails. Philip became a Britis


In which series of books, first published in 1942, did many of the adventures take place on Kirrin Island?

The Famous Five - Book Series In Order Hardcover    Paperback    Kindle About The Famous Five: The inception of the Famous Five was born out of the mind of Enid Blyton, a British author and creator of a series of books about the Famous Five. For decades, the Famous Five have come alive in the hearts and minds of children everywhere beginning in 1942 when the first novel was written. The Fast Five delve into the iconic adventures of active children of the era, taking their dog Timmy with them everywhere they go. Timmy becomes as much of a developed character as the rest if the four children are. Although she only intended on writing about half a dozen of books featuring her iconic characters, Blyton, geared by the popular demand of the books, went on to author 21 novels featuring Julian, Dick, Anne, Georgina and of course Timmy. The Famous Five are a close knit group; three of them, Julian, Dick, and Anne are siblings and have been close since each of their births. The fourth child in the series is a rather untamable girl by the name of Georgina; fixed with the personality of a tough tomboy and the desire to be called just George; Georgina is also the cousin of the other three children. While they may be welded together as inseparable characters in the series, each have their own unique qualities that make them interesting in their own right. Julian Of all the children, the eldest and the most responsible is Julian. The older brother of Dick and Anne, he is described as being the epitome of what an older brother is; he’s tall and intelligent and the strongest of all. Julian also has a deep sense of compassion and kindness, that vibrates from him and onto the rest of the characters in the series. As he is the eldest, Julian has had enough experience to earn him the gift of cleverness and resourcefulness. Leaning on his guidance, the children find their ways through unique situation and can always rely on “older brother Julian” to see them through. Julian is also considered to be the leader of the famous five; as such he is, as any other brother would be, very protective of his younger sister Anne. In 1942, when the series began, Julian stated as being 12 years old. Dick Dick can be considered to be the funniest of the five. He has a unique sense of humor but gets his kindness and compassionate nature from his older brother Julian. Dick and Georgina are the same age, and thus, are in the same train of thought during most of the children’s adventures. Dick is stated as being 11 in the beginning of the series. As Julian is very protective of his younger sister, Dick is also protective of Anne, but more caring than anything. He has soft spot in his heart for her and does whatever he can to keep her happy and make her laugh when she gets upset throughout the series. Dick gets one of his most memorable mentions in the novel Five on a Treasure Island, where he becomes the hero of the story, using his cleverness and resourcefulness to save the group on an adventure. Georgina Georgina is a classic tomboy. She is the iconic character that represents any girl that grows up in a rural area, among boys as her cousins. Although she bears a beautiful name, Georgina prefers that everyone call her George. She sports short hair and always wears boys’ clothing, much to her content, this appearance often gets her mistaken for a boy. Georgina’s parents Quentin and Fanny are often mentioned in the series, as they are the guardians of the children during their adventures. Quentin, her father has a rather explosive temper which Georgina inherited. She’s a stubborn child and very headstrong however she makes up for it with her loyalty that never falters when it comes to adventures with her mates. Georgina is the owner of Timmy, the dog that often accompanies them on their adventures. She loves her dog very much, and is very possessive and protective over him. Georgina prefers that everyone know that Timmy is her dog, rather than just another member of the group. In many instances, the author of the series Enid Blyton confesses that this character


What is the much more common name of the British Royal named Baroness Marie Christine Anna Hedwig Ida Von Reibbitz?

The Mad Monarchist: Royal Profile: Princess Michael of Kent Friday, April 20, 2012 Royal Profile: Princess Michael of Kent HRH Princess Michael of Kent is surely one of the more controversial members of the modern British Royal Family, and one of my favorites for all of that. Whereas most of the “controversial” members of the family attain that distinction for behavior which, for lack of a better word, might be considered too “common”; the Princess of Kent won the distinction for behavior which is a bit too “royal” for these egalitarian times. She was born Baroness Marie Christine Anna Agnes Hedwig Ida von Reibnitz on January 15, 1945 in Karlsbad, Czechoslovakia (today the Czech Republic) to Baron Gunther Hubertus von Reibnitz (a German) and Countess (take a deep breath) Maria Anna Carolina Franziska Walpurga Bernadette Szapáry von Muraszombath, Szèchysziget und Szapár (a Hungarian). After World War II the couple divorced and her father moved to Portuguese East Africa while her mother took the children and moved to Australia where she opened a beauty salon. As she grew up Baroness Marie Christine was often back in Europe and very cognizant of the fact that through the long ancestries of her parents she is related to virtually every royal house in Christendom. While in Germany, hunting wild boar, she met an English banker named Thomas Troubridge; no one too special (when your claim to ‘fame’ is that your older brother is a baronet -you’re no one too special). In 1971 the two were married in London and in 1973 they separated. If it doesn’t work out, it doesn’t work out. It was not until 1977 that the two formally divorced and (for reasons not made public) the following year the Baroness was granted an annulment by the Roman Catholic Church. There was a perfectly good reason for the Baroness to finally want to get around to a formal divorce and annulment: she had met and fallen in love with her soul mate, and someone considerably more important than the kid-brother of a baronet. The lucky man in question was, of course, HRH Prince Michael of Kent, first cousin to HM Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and etc. The very tall Austro-Hungarian aristocrat and the dashing British sailor made quite a handsome couple and they were married, the first time, in a civil ceremony in Vienna, Austria on June 30, 1978. The Baroness then became known to one and all as HRH Princess Michael of Kent, being a royal princess by marriage rather than by birth. On June 29, 1983, with the special permission of the Roman Pontiff, the two had a religious wedding ceremony in London. Because of his marriage to a Roman Catholic, according to the 1701 Act of Settlement, Prince Michael of Kent lost his place in the line of succession to the British throne (not that he was very high on the list anyway). By that time the Prince and Princess of Kent already had a family. In 1979 the Princess gave birth to their first child, Lord Frederick Windsor, and in 1981 to their daughter Lady Gabriella Windsor. Aside from the usual raised eyebrows about her religion, Princess Michael soon began attracting controversy or at least reported controversy by those in the media business who stand to gain from controversy. Some of it was over their income and their residence and the sort of stuff typical on a slow news day in the tabloids. However, more was to be made of the character and attitude of Princess Michael. It was, for instance, reported (and I stress “reported”) that HM the Queen said Princess Michael was “a bit too grand” as part of a trend the media began to follow portraying the princess as arrogant and elitist. In the first place there is no proof the Queen ever said such a thing and, in the second place, there must be more people besides myself who want royals to be a bit “grand”. I would rather that they behave “a bit too grand” than to behave common. However, this was the line of attack the media would use against Princess Michael for a long time. It did not help that she (reportedly again) did not get along well with the much beloved Diana, Princess of


Which famous company, founded in Los Angeles in 1923 is Bob Iger the Chairman and Chief Executive of?

The Walt Disney Company | Disney Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia The Walt Disney Company The Walt Disney Logo Font Type Corporate Website The Walt Disney Company (DIS) (commonly referred to as Disney) is the largest media conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16 , 1923 , by Walt and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into live-action film production, television, and travel. Taking on its current name in 1986 , The Walt Disney Company expanded its existing operations and also started divisions focused upon theatre, radio, publishing, and online media. In addition, it has created new divisions of the company in order to market more mature content than it typically associates with its flagship family-oriented brands. The company is best known for the products of its film studio, the Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group , and today one of the largest and best-known studios in Hollywood . Disney also owns and operates the ABC broadcast television network; cable television networks such as Disney Channel , ESPN , A&E Television Networks , and Freeform ; publishing, merchandising, and theatre divisions; and owns and licenses 14 theme parks around the world . The company has been a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average since May 6 , 1991 . An early and well-known cartoon creation of the company, Mickey Mouse , is the official mascot of The Walt Disney Company. Contents Corporate history 1923–1928: The silent era In early 1923, Kansas City, Missouri animator Walt Disney created a short film entitled Alice's Wonderland, which featured child actress Virginia Davis interacting with animated characters. Film distributor Margaret J. Winkler contacted Disney with plans to distribute a whole series of Alice Comedies based upon Alice's Wonderland. The contract signed, Walt and his brother Roy Disney moved to Los Angeles. On October 16, 1923, they officially set up shop in their uncle Robert Disney's garage, marking the beginning of the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio. Within a few months, the company moved into the back of a realty office in downtown Los Angeles, where production continued on the Alice Comedies until 1927 . In 1926 , the studio moved to a newly constructed studio facility on Hyperion Avenue in the Silver Lake district of Los Angeles. After the demise of the Alice comedies, Disney developed an all-cartoon series starring his first original character, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit , which was distributed by Winkler Pictures through Universal Pictures . Disney only completed 26 Oswald shorts before losing the contract in February 1928, when Winkler's husband Charles Mintz took over their distribution company. Mintz hired away all of Disney's animators except Ub Iwerks to start his own animation studio. 1928–1934: Mickey Mouse and Silly Symphonies In 1928, to recover from the loss of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks created Mickey Mouse . Disney's first sound film Steamboat Willie , a cartoon starring Mickey, was released on November 18, 1928. It was the third Mickey Mouse cartoon, behind Plane Crazy and The Gallopin' Gaucho . It was also the first cartoon to feature synchronized sound. Disney used Pat Powers' Cinephone system, created by Powers using Lee De Forest's Phonofilm system. Steamboat Willie premiered at B. S. Moss's Colony Theater in New York City, now The Broadway Theatre. Disney continued to produce cartoons with Mickey Mouse and other characters, and began the Silly Symphonies series, which was advertised as "Mickey Mouse Presents a Walt Disney Silly Symphony". In 1932, Disney signed an exclusive contract with Technicolor (through the end of 1935) to produce cartoons in color, beginning with Flowers and Trees (1932). Disney released cartoons through Powers' Celebrity Pictures (1928–1930), Columbia Pictures (1930–1932), and United Artists (1932–1937). The popularity of the Mickey Mouse series and the Silly Symphony series allowed Disney to plan fo


Which famous two word titled Beatles song did the band The Arctic Monkeys perform at the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics?

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Which famous science fiction novel of 1951 begins with the main character, Bill Mason, recovering in hospital with his eyes bandaged having missed a giant meteor storm?

MIND MELD: The Best Book Openings | SF Signal Home » Interviews » Mind Meld » MIND MELD: The Best Book Openings MIND MELD: The Best Book Openings Posted on November 26, 2014 by Paul Weimer in Mind Meld // 11 Comments [Do you have an idea for a future Mind Meld? Let us know !] This week we asked our participants to talk about favorite openings of stories and novels… Q: Starting a book or a novella on the right foot is a time honored technique for hooking a reader into reading a book and being drawn through the narrative. What are your favorite opening scenes in novels and stories? What made them effective? Here’s what they said… Beth Bernobich Beth Bernobich is a writer of fantasy, science fiction, and alternate history. Her newest book is The Time Roads, an alternate history novel about time travel, mathematics, and politics. Visit her website at http://www.beth-bernobich.com or follow her on twitter as @beth_bernobich. KAT, INCORRIGIBLE I’ve said many times that Stephanie Burgis’s Kat books are an absolute delight. They’re set in Regency England, where magic is real, but viewed as most improper by Polite Society. Proper has never stopped twelve-year-old Kat Stephenson, however. Imagine a cup of frothy hot chocolate, served in an elegant cup, with a dollop of cream–sweet, but with an edge of that dark chocolate bitterness–a perfect antidote to cold November days. The opening paragraph to Kat, Incorrigible, the first book in the trilogy, is that first sip that tells right away what a treat you’re in for: I was twelve years of age when I chopped off my hair, dressed as a boy and set off to save my family from impending ruin. I made it almost to the end of my front garden. I love this opening because we get a frothy chocolatey cup of voice and humor and a clear signal of the adventures to come. THE KING OF ATTOLIA All four books in Megan Whalen Turner’s The Queen’s Thief series are wonderful, and I could quote you entire scenes that made me laugh, or cry, or both as I kept reading just to see what the main character, Eugenides, would do next. But if I were to pick the best opening among these books, I would choose the third one in the series, The King of Attolia. In this one, we step away from Eugenides’s viewpoint to Costis, a young soldier in the Queen’s guard. Costis is honest and loyal and earnest–perhaps too earnest. He’s the perfect counterbalance to the outrageous Eugenides, and this opening scene shows us the new King of Attolia through the eyes of someone who has every reason to hate the man. Except he doesn’t hate him. He’s angry, yes, and frustrated, but Costis can see beyond his own misery to the king’s difficult circumstances. The first chapter is like a foreshadowing of the rest of the book, with the events and dangers and conflicts writ small. (Or at least, smaller.) Once more, Gen proves himself a master trickster, even if we don’t see the entire trick until the very last chapter. MASTER AND COMMANDER The first scene in Master and Commander, by Patrick O’Brian, is not just the opening to the novel, it’s the introduction to a twenty-book series. The first time I picked up this book, I was entranced by this scene. The prose, the characters, the shifting perspective, the perfectly chosen details that place the reader in an early 19th century music room, crowded with British naval officers, on the island of Minorca–everything works together as perfectly as the musicians themselves. Having re-read the series a dozen times since then, I’ve come to appreciate that scene even more, because as we meet the two main characters for the first time, Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin encounter each other for the first time as well, and that somewhat contentious encounter not only gives us a sketch of them in the moment, it also gives hints of their long story ahead. Kathy the Kindleaholic Kathy F. lives in the real world and doesn’t want to read about it. Books cover most surfaces in her home and the librarians know her name. Hobbies include creating craft fails and blowing up her friends to read lists. She’s had a few writ


"Which famous science fiction novel of 1898 is famous for its ending which states ""After all that mankind had tried, the Earth was saved by the littlest things that God, in his wisdom, had put on this Earth?"

Henry Rubin: Paranoia in Science Fiction Films of the 1950’s Paranoia in Science Fiction Films of the 1950’s Paranoia in Science Fiction Films of the 1950’s The appealing nature of Science Fiction Films is their ability to use scientific possibilities and radical social arguments to convey their controversial narratives. Richard Hodgens believes some of the most original and thoughtful contemporary fiction has been represented in the Science Fiction film genre (Hodgens 30). So in a broader sense any style, vision or mood can be conveyed within the limitless boundaries of the Science Fiction narrative, especially during the 1950’s in US cinema. This belief is also echoed by Peter Nicholls who argues science fiction was deemed socially insignificant and could play host to political criticism of a kind which might elsewhere have attracted attention of Joseph McCarthy and his Un-American Activities Committee (Clute). Dr. Miles J. Bennell (Kevin McCarthy) is the panicked stricken physician in Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956). Dr. Bennell in the trailer looks into the camera and screams in desperation “They’re here already! You're next! You're next, you're next!” (Invasion of the Body Snatchers Trailer). This line of dialogue from the trailer of Don Siegel’s classic Science Fiction “B” movie sums up the fear and paranoia represented in Hollywood’s Science Fictions films of the 1950’s. These films allowed Hollywood to explore the pervasive anxiety caused by Cold War politics; these films target the ambivalence towards America’s creation of the very weapons that helped catapult the United Sates into superpower status as well as the generalized fear of nuclear proliferation. The Soviet Union extended its control across the continent of Central Europe in 1945. Winston Churchill sent a top-secret telegram to President Truman on May 12, 1945, and he confided with Truman of his uncertainty of what was going on behind the Soviet Union’s Iron Curtain (Churchill 1). The telegram was the first time the Prime Minister of England used his now famous term “Iron Curtain” and may have been the original seed of paranoia which ended up sweeping through the United States as the threat of communism grew under the leadership of Joseph Stalin. As the director and principal scientist of the Manhattan Project at the Los Alamos research lab in Alamogordo, New Mexico, J. Robert Oppenheimer witnessed the first explosion of the atomic bomb in the New Mexico desert. "We knew the world would not be the same" (A Science Odyssey). A collective paranoia was triggered in 1945 and would expand during the 1950’s starting with the end of World War II and the bombings of Nagasaki and Hiroshima. With the threat of nuclear weaponry and radiation, Hollywood recognized and capitalized on this postwar “atomic age” anxiety. In The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), Michael Rennie stars as Klaatu, an alien from a distant planet whose spaceship lands on a baseball diamond in Washington D.C. Klaatu wishes to meet the representatives of earth to deliver a vital message, warning the citizens the dangers of atomic technology. “It is no concern of ours how you run your own planet, but if you threaten to extend your violence, this Earth of yours will be reduced to a burned-out cinder your present We shall be waiting for your answer. The decision rests with you” (The Day the Earth Stood Still). The warning is a similar approach the United States took in cautioning the Japanese during the last days of the war. The United States military dropped leaflets on the Japanese people after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima warning the populace the United States was in possession of the most destructive force ever devised by man (American Experience). In addition, the leaflets encouraged the Japanese to evacuate their cities before the second bomb was dropped, even though they had little chance to escape or surrender. In this chilling spectacle of art imitates life, both invaders intended to warn the populations about the looming dangers through fear and paranoia which jolted the peo


Which Australian Prime Minister famously disappeared whilst swimming off the coast of Victoria on December 17th 1967?

Missing Prime Minister Harold Holt In Mi6-Cia Plot By Giovanni Di Stefano  - Read more - OPCGLOBAL Missing Prime Minister Harold Holt In Mi6-Cia Plot By Giovanni Di Stefano 2014-04-04 10:00:00 Harold Holt disappeared while swimming at Cheviot Beach near Portsea, Victoria on 17 December, 1967. His body was never recovered. Without determining the cause of Holt's death, a joint report by Commonwealth and Victoria Police, submitted in January 1968, concluded that, '... there has been no indication that the disappearance of the late Mr Holt was anything other than accidental'. The report found that his last movements followed a routine domestic pattern, his demeanour had been normal and despite his knowledge of the beach, the turbulent conditions (high winds, rough seas and rip tides) overcame him.   The explanations put forward for a failure to find the body included an attack by marine life, the body being carried out to sea by tides or becoming wedged in rock crevices. While a variety of theories have been expounded about Holt's disappearance, the Commonwealth Government did not deem a formal inquiry necessary, accepting the conclusions of the Police report.       Contrary to the above, Holt was murdered, because he was opposed to American bases such as Pine Gap being built on Australian soil and more important was seeking nuclear weapons for the country.   Prime Minister Harold Holt was murdered late Saturday night on 16th of December 1967, and was reported missing around midday on Sunday 17th of December 1967 while swimming. There was no evidence to support the "official" report of Harold Holt drowning, nor was there any evidence of a Chinese submarine abducting him another wild card theory that was promoted by the Government and it was only 38 years later that an enquiry was held.   The Government contended that no enquiry could be held because of the absence of a body and Australian Law precluded an enquiry without full compliance with the law.   So was it an accident or murder?   On the gusty afternoon of December 17, 1967, a group of five adults arrived at Cheviot Beach, near Portsea, Victoria, and strolled along the Bass Strait beneath the warm Australian sun. Harold Holt was eager for a swim, and after stepping behind a rock outcrop in the sand dunes, he emerged wearing a pair of blue swim trunks. Marjorie Gillespie and her daughter, Vyner, both in bikinis, turned to the water and noticed that the surf, at high tide, was higher than they’d ever seen it. “I know this beach like the back of my hand,” Holt replied, and walked into the surf without breaking his stride.  Immediately, he began swimming away from the beach. Martin Simpson, Vyner’s boyfriend, followed but stopped when he was knee-deep in the surf. “There was a fairly strong undercurrent,” he said, “so I just splashed around without going in too far.” The third man in the group, Alan Stewart, told the others, “If Mr. Holt can take it; I had better go in too.” But he stopped quickly when he felt a tremendous undertow swirling around his legs. He watched Holt swim out into what he considered “dangerous turbulence.”   Marjorie Gillespie had kept an eye on Holt as he swam further away, drifting from them until the water seemed to boil around him and he disappeared. Holts four companions climbed a rocky cliff ( http://aso.gov.au/titles/sponsored-films/holt-film-re-enactment/clip3/ ) as reconstructed in the video clip and searched the water for traces of him. Finding none, they began to panic. Stewart went for help, and within minutes, three SCUBA divers were wading into the water. But the undertow was too strong even for them, and the currents made the water turbid and difficult to see in. They retreated from the surf, climbed a rock and scanned the water with binoculars until police and search-and-rescue teams arrived.   Within an hour helicopters were hovering over the coast, and divers, tethered by safety ropes, were stepping into the churning sea. By sundown, nearly 200 personnel had arrived, including rescuers from Australia’s army, navy and coast guard


What nationality was Kel Nagle, winner of golf's British Open in 1960 ?

Kel Nagle, Winner of 1960 British Open, Dies at 94 | Golf.com Kel Nagle, Winner of 1960 British Open, Dies at 94 More Photo: Bob Thomas/Getty Images Kel Nagle, seen here in Australia in 1970, won the 1960 British Open over Arnold Palmer and finished runner-up to Gary Player at the 1965 U.S. Open. AP News Posted: Wed Jan. 28, 2015 Install App SYDNEY -- Kel Nagle, a former British Open winner, U.S. Open runner-up and a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame, has died. He was 94. The PGA of Australia said in a statement Thursday that Nagle, who won the British Open at St. Andrews in 1960, its centenary year, died overnight at a Sydney hospital. It did not give a cause of death. The Australian golfer, who won a tournament every year for 26 years after turning professional in 1946, collected 61 victories on the PGA Tour of Australasia and two on the U.S. tour. His win at St. Andrews came by one stroke over Arnold Palmer, who was attempting to win his third consecutive major that year after taking the Masters and U.S. Open. Nagle finished second to Gary Player at the 1965 U.S. Open at Bellerive in St. Louis, losing an 18-hole playoff to the South African. Player said then that Nagle was ''one of the best short-game players'' he had seen. Nagle also won the Australian PGA championship a record six times and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2007. He also played on the PGA Senior Tour (now Champions Tour) in the United States in 102 events from 1981-1989. Nagle's other achievements included wins at the 1954 World Cup in Montreal and 1959 World Cup in Melbourne with partner Peter Thomson, a five-time British Open champion. ''It's a sad day for golf, we've lost a champion of our game,'' said PGA chief executive Brian Thorburn. In 1980, Nagle was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for service to the sport of golf and was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1986. ''Kel was a giant of the game,'' said Golf Australia chief executive Stephen Pitt. ''But much more than that, he was an ambassador for his sport and his country, universally liked and admired by his peers.'' For more news that golfers everywhere are talking about, follow  @golf_com  on Twitter, like us on  Facebook , and subscribe to  our YouTube video channel . More From the Web