"In ""Coronation Street"", what did Tracey Barlow name her daughter, born in 2004?"

Tracy Barlow | Coronation Street Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Kate Ford (2002 to present) Tracy Lynette Barlow (née Langton, previously Preston and McDonald) is the daughter of Deirdre Barlow and Ray Langton . Born on 24th January 1977 , Tracy was raised by Deirdre and her second husband Ken Barlow , who adopted Tracy after Ray lost touch with the family. Tracy was a sensitive, unpredictable child who took disappointment hard. She was close to Deirdre but the end of Ken and Deirdre's marriage in 1990 marked a turning point in their relationship - like Ken, Tracy hoped they would reconcile and felt betrayed when Deirdre had other boyfriends. She grew into a moody, sullen teenager who questioned everything Deirdre did and at sixteen moved out to live in digs, tired of being treated like a child. Their relationship hit its lowest ebb in 1995 when Samir Rachid died while on his way to donate a kidney to Tracy, who was ill after taking a bad ecstasy pill. Tracy's life stabilised when she married Robert Preston and moved to London in 1996 , but six years later she returned to Weatherfield and moved back in with Ken and Deirdre. In the years between, Tracy had turned into a woman who treated life like a game, using and hurting others to satisfy her whims. In 2003 , to win a bet, she nearly drove Roy Cropper to suicide by claiming that they had slept together and fleeced Roy and Hayley by selling them her daughter, even though Steve McDonald was Amy 's father. When Amy's true parentage was revealed, Tracy used her daughter to split up Steve and his wife Karen , but Steve used Tracy for access to Amy. In 2006 , Tracy found out that her boyfriend Charlie Stubbs had cheated on her, and took revenge by murdering him. She hoped to get away with it by claiming it was self-defence but her scheme backfired and she was sentenced to life in prison. Three years later, Tracy was released on bail pending a retrial when the forensics expert from her trial was discredited but few people were happy to see her and a fracas with Claire Peacock on 1st January 2011 put her in hospital for several weeks. During 2011 she attempted to win Steve back in order to make a family with him and Amy and began trying to make him split from his wife Becky . She succeeded and lied about Becky pushing her down a flight of stairs causing her to miscarry. Steve and Tracy got married, only for the truth to be revealed and they separated as Becky left. They divorced the following year. After a brief stint of employment at Prima Doner , Tracy started work in the packing department at Underworld after quickly becoming involved with co-owner Rob Donovan . The pair were dismissed in June 2013 when it was discovered that they had been "stealing" material from the business. Temporarily working as a telemarketer for Bugden's Bathrooms , Tracy managed the cash converters shop Barlow's Buys . In January 2016 , she reopened the premises as Preston's Petals . Contents Ray and Deirdre with their newborn daughter, 1977 Ray and Deirdre Langton had been married for two years when Deirdre gave birth to their child on 24th January 1977 . Ray registered the birth so he could name their daughter Tracy and use Deirdre's choice, Lynette, as a middle name. When Deirdre found out, she was furious with Ray for going behind her back. With a baby to care for, the Langtons moved from 20 Victoria Street , Weatherfield to 5 Coronation Street . Ray was a partner in building firm Fairclough and Langton , where Deirdre had worked as a secretary. However, a year after Tracy's birth, Ray had an affair with Janice Stubbs , a waitress at Dawson's Cafe , effectively ending his and Deirdre's marriage. They planned to move to Holland for a fresh start, but Deirdre chose to stay in Weatherfield with Tracy while Ray went to Holland. Ray didn't say goodbye to Tracy and sent occasional letters and Christmas presents. In the meantime, Deirdre and Tracy were taken in by Emily Bishop at No.3 . Now a single parent, Deirdre soon became exhausted and in March 1979 was happy to let friend Sally Norton look after T


What is the name of the model village near Birmingham, owned by a trust, that was founded for the employees of Cadbury in 1895?

John Cadbury John Cadbury John Cadbury The Cadbury family dynasty was started in 1824 by John Cadbury, and strengthened by his sons George and Richard. A devout Quaker, John saw cocoa and chocolate as healthy alternatives to alcohol. He also led a campaign to prohibit the employment of boys as chimney sweeps, and formed the Animals Friend Society, the predecessor to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The same Quaker motivation in his descendants led to the foundation of Bournville Village in the late 1800s for both Cadbury's factory and its workers, and in turn inspired his American competitor, Milton S. Hershey, to do the same. [1] 1801 -- John Cadbury is born. His father was Richard Tapper Cadbury (c. 1768 -- 1860.) Originally Quakers from Exeter, his parents moved to Birmingham in 1794, and set up a silk and drapery shop, and became quite wealthy. John had nine brothers and sisters: James, Ann, Maria, Lucretia, Sarah, Emma Joel (1811 -- 1905), Elizabeth Head, Richard, Benjamin Head, and Joel. Some sources say that no higher education routes were open to John, but that's not quite true: the Manchester Academy in York (now Manchester-Harris College at Oxford University) was open to religious nonconformists. In any event, John decided to follow a career in business. 1818 -- At the age of 17, John apprenticed with a tea dealer in Leeds. 1824 -- At the age of 23, John returned to Birmingham and opened a one-person shop at 93 Bull Street, next to his father's store which sold drapery and silk, in a fashionable part of town. John sold tea, coffee, hops for beer, mustard and drinking chocolate (aka cocoa.) He had a plate glass window installed (a novelty for the time), and hired a Chinese man to work the counter in Chinese costume. John started advertising himself right away. He placed his first newspaper advertisement on 1st March 1824 in the Birmingham Gazette. To make drinking chocolate, he ground up the cocoa beans in mortars and pestles, blended it with sugar, and formed it into blocks for the customers to take home. Customers would use it by scraping some off as a powder into hot water or milk. 1826 -- John married Priscilla Ann Dymond (1799 -– 1828.) 1828 -- Priscilla died. The couple did not have any children. 1831 -- John decided to expand his capacity in cocoa and drinking chocolate. He kept the store, but he rented an old malthouse to use as a factory for chocolate manufacturing. 1832 -- John remarried to Candia Barrow (1805 -–1855.) They would have seven children in all, though one died as an infant and only three others made it past the age of thirty-two. The children were: John (1834 -- 1866), Richard (1835 -- 1899), Maria (1838 -- 1908), George (19 September 1839 -- 1922), Joseph (1841 -- 1841), Edward (1843 -- 1866), and Henry (1845 -- 1875.) 1839 -- John and Claudia were living in Edgbaston, Birmingham. 1842 -- By now, John was making eleven different kinds of cocoa, and sixteen different kinds of drinking chocolate. 1847 -- John rented a larger factory on Bridge Street , in Birmingham city centre off Broad Street. Up till now, his brother, Benjamin Head Cadbury (1798 -- 23 January 1880; married Candia Wadkin 1803 -- 1887: no sons, seven daughters) had worked in their parents' drapery shop. In 1847, John brought Benjamin into the business as a partner, and they traded as the "Cadbury Brothers of Birmingham." 1849 -- John got his nephew, his sister Sarah's son, Richard Cadbury Barrow, to look after the retail side of things in the store on Bull Street. That small store would evolve into the Barrow Stores of Birmingham, which lasted in business until the 1960s. 1850 -- John brought his son Richard on board. Richard was just fifteen at the time. Richard would later marry an Elizabeth Adlington (1838 -- 1868); they seem to have had around 24 children, one of which was William Adlington (1867 -- 1957), later to play a large role in the business. William himself would later have close to 20 children. 1854 -- On 4 February, Cadbury's received a Royal Warrant from Queen Victoria. 1855 -- Jo


"Who won an Oscar for directing ""Slumdog Millionaire"", which also won an Oscar for Best Picture?"

Oscars 2009: Slumdog Millionaire wins eight Academy Awards including best picture and best director - Telegraph Oscars Oscars 2009: Slumdog Millionaire wins eight Academy Awards including best picture and best director Slumdog Millionaire has swept the Academy Awards, winning eight Oscars  including the coveted best picture and best director. By Catherine Elsworth in Los Angeles 6:48AM GMT 23 Feb 2009 The night of triumph sealed the Mumbai-set British film’s unlikely dominance of Hollywood’s glittering award season. The Oscar haul equals that of Richard Attenborough’s Gandhi, which scooped eight Oscars in 1983, though falls short of The English Patient, Anthony Minghella's Second World War romance, which won nine Academy Awards in 1997. Slumdog, a rags-to-riches fairy tale about an orphan who appears on India’s version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire, had already accrued a wealth of awards in the build-up to the Oscars, including seven Baftas and four Golden Globes , and was favourite in most of the 10 categories in which it was nominated, including best picture. It beat fellow nominees The Curious Case of Benjamin Button , Frost/Nixon , Milk , and The Reader to win the award, the last of the night, which was announced by Steven Spielberg. Accepting the best picture statuette, Christian Colson, the film’s British producer, said the production was “a collaboration between hundreds of people”. Related Articles 23 Feb 2009 He made reference to the fact the low-budget film almost failed to get released. "Together we've been on an extraordinary journey,” he said, surrounded by members of the cast and crew. “When we started out, we had no stars, we had no power or muscle. "We didn't have enough money, really, to do what we wanted to do. But what we had was a script that inspired mad love in everyone who read it. "We had a genius for a director, we had a cast and a crew who were unwavering in their commitment and whose talents are up on the screen for you to see." “Most of all we had passion and belief. And our film shows that if you have those two things, anything is possible.” Earlier Danny Boyle picked up the coveted best director Oscar for Slumdog, which has made around $150 million worldwide since its November release. The film also won Oscars for best adapted screenplay, best original score and song, best sound mixing, film editing and cinematography. Only seven other films in the 81-year-history of the Oscars have won eight or more awards. Slumdog’s haul overtook that of Shakespeare in Love, which won seven statuettes in 1999 and was the last British film to dominate the Oscars. Start your free 30 day Amazon Prime trial»


What sweet syrup is produced when sugar is refined and, when fermented, produces rum?

How Rum is Made - Ministry of Rum How Rum is Made The Garden - a night at an island still Rum production begins with sugar cane. To this day, mature sugar cane is harvested by hand - grueling machete work - in many parts of the world. The cut cane is promptly transported to the mill where it is crushed in a machine. The crushing extracts the sugar cane juice from the fibrous pulp. The crushed pulp waste is burned to generate power to crush the cane and sometimes to heat a distillation column. Depending where you are, the pulp waste can later be burned to generate power or to heat the still. Now that you have the sugar cane juice, three different things can happen: One, you can proceed directly to fermenting and distilling the sugar cane juice. This is what they do in the French West Indies (Martinique and Guadalupe). Understandably, this most direct approach yields rum that most closely preserves the vegetal characteristics of the cane. Two, you can cook down and concentrate the sugar cane juice into a syrup. This syrup is itself a stable sweetening product, but the syrup can also be fermented and distilled. A few distilleries work with fermented syrup, because it gives them most of the characteristics of sugar cane juice that they are looking for, while enabling them to distill all year, not just at the harvest. Three, you can process the juice into molasses and crystallized sugar. The crystallized sugar is sold as a sweetening product, and the molasses is sold to a distillery to be fermented and distilled into rum. Most rum is distilled from fermented molasses. The fermentation process varies by distillery, and there's a great deal of variation involved. At one extreme is "natural fermentation," where yeasts inherent in the environment are relied upon to ferment the sugars in open vats. At the other extreme, fermentation is tightly controlled under laboratory-like conditions. For efficiency and predictability, most commercial rum fermentation processes fall between these two extremes; distilleries purchase and add the specific yeast cultures they want and take basic precautions appropriate to their environment. Time is also factor for fermentation; some ferments last only several hours while others can take up to two weeks. The next step is distilling. The concept and basic mechanics of distillation are simple. A fermented liquid is heated in a sealed vessel to approximately 175 degrees Fahrenheit, evaporating the alcohols from the liquid. The alcohols are then re-condensed and collected, yielding the raw spirit. However, the reality of distillation is extremely complex. There is virtually no seemingly trivial detail that lacks the potential to affect the end product. Distillation is a science, and success depends on a great deal of expertise, but craftiness, habit, mother nature, superstition, and luck all play a role. The designs of stills (the primary apparatus of distillation) also vary wildly. They are broadly organized into two groups: pot stills and continuous stills. Many stills combine elements of both pot and continuous stills. Nearly every still is a unique design (if only by virtue of how it is installed), and each still is hand-built. Every still has its innumerable quirks, and those quirks have their mysterious consequences. Some stills are profoundly simple devices, where others have multiple stages and features that enable different components of the alcohol to be separated. (Some distillers want to remove particular chemical components from their rum. Sometimes these chemicals that are undesirable for a rum are useful for other purposes. Large distilleries may collect byproducts to sell to other industries, such as the artificial flavor industry. Regardless, what comes out the end of the still is raw, hot rum that absolutely, positively couldn't have been made anywhere else. Note: some liquor products are marketed - proud and loud - as pot-still products, as if that distinction alone were definitive. Another common marketing conceit is touting the number of distillations a spirit has undergone. Don't a


In which country was there a civil war which lasted several decades following independence in November 1975, when three main guerrilla groups, the FNLA, MPLA and UNITA, fought each other?

Early Angola - Discover your Country's Long History Discover your Country's Long History _ Angola Early life Angola, officially the Republic of Angola (Portuguese: República de Angola, pronounced: [ʁɨˈpublikɐ dɨ ɐ̃ˈɡɔla];  Kikongo, Kimbundu, Umbundu: Repubilika ya Ngola), is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city. The exclave province of Cabinda has borders with the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Portuguese were present in some—mostly coastal—points of the territory of what is now Angola, from the 16th to the 19th century, interacting in diverse ways with the peoples that lived there. In the 19th century they slowly and hesitantly began to establish themselves in the interior. Angola as a Portuguese colony encompassing the present teritory was not established before the end of the 19th century, and "effective occupation", as required by the Berlin Conference (1884) was achieved only by the 1920s. Independence was achieved in 1975, after a protracted liberation war. After independence, Angola was the scene of an intense civil war from 1975 to 2002. The country has vast mineral and petroleum reserves, and its economy has grown on average at a two-digit pace since the 1990s, and especially since the end of the civil war. However, its level of human development is rather low, and its life expectancy and infant mortality rates are both among the worst-ranked in the world. Etymology The name "Angola" comes from the Portuguese colonial name Reino de Angola, appearing as early as Dias de Novais's 1571 charter. The toponym was derived by the Portuguese from the title ngola held by the kings of Ndongo. Ndongo was a kingdom in the highlands between the Kwanza and Lukala Rivers nominally tributary to the king of Kongo but which was seeking greater independence during the 16th century. Early migrations and political units Khoisan hunter-gatherers are the earliest known modern human inhabitants of the area. They were largely replaced by Bantu tribes during the Bantu migrations, though small numbers remain in parts of southern Angola to the present day. The Bantu came from the north, probably from somewhere near the present-day Republic of Cameroon. When they reached what is now Angola, they encountered the Khoisan, Bushmen and other groups considerably less technologically advanced than themselves, whom they easily dominated with their superior knowledge of metal-working, ceramics and agriculture. The establishment of the Bantu took many centuries and gave rise to various groups who took on different ethnic characteristics. During this period of time, the Bantu established a number of political units ("kingdoms", "empires") in most parts of what today is Angola. The best known of these is the Kingdom of the Kongo that had its centre in the northwest of contemporary Angola, but included important regions in the west of present day Democratic Republic of the Congo and Republic of Congo as well as in southern Gabon. It established trade routes with other trading cities and civilizations up and down the coast of southwestern and West Africa and even with the Great Zimbabwe Mutapa Empire, but engaged in little or no transoceanic trade. Portuguese presence on the coast Colonial history of Angola and Portuguese West Africa The geographical areas now designated as Angola entered into contact with the Portuguese in the late 15th century, concretely in 1483, when Portugal established relations with the Kongo State, which stretched from modern Gabon in the north to the Kwanza River in the south. In this context, they established a small trade post at the port of Mpinda, in Soyo. The Portuguese explorer Paulo Dias de Novais founded Luanda in 1575 as "São Paulo de Loanda", with a hundred families of settlers and four hundred soldiers. Benguela, a Portuguese fort from 1587 which became a town in 1617, was another important early settlement


"Who played Paris in the film ""Troy"", released in 2004?"

Troy (2004) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error An adaptation of Homer's great epic, the film follows the assault on Troy by the united Greek forces and chronicles the fates of the men involved. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON TV Famous Directors: From Sundance to Prominence From Christopher Nolan to Quentin Tarantino and every Coen brother in between, many of today's most popular directors got their start at the Sundance Film Festival . Here's a list of some of the biggest names to go from Sundance to Hollywood prominence. a list of 25 titles created 03 Mar 2012 a list of 21 titles created 15 Jul 2014 a list of 42 titles created 04 Jan 2015 a list of 25 titles created 09 May 2015 a list of 44 titles created 3 months ago Search for " Troy " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for     1     Oscar. Another    4 wins & 19 nominations. See more awards  » Videos King Leonidas of Sparta and a force of 300 men fight the Persians at Thermopylae in 480 B.C. Director: Zack Snyder A bored married couple is surprised to learn that they are both assassins hired by competing agencies to kill each other. Director: Doug Liman Danny Ocean and his eleven accomplices plan to rob three Las Vegas casinos simultaneously. Director: Steven Soderbergh Danny Ocean rounds up the boys for a third heist, after casino owner Willy Bank double-crosses one of the original eleven, Reuben Tishkoff. Director: Steven Soderbergh Tells the story of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with bizarre consequences. Director: David Fincher Daniel Ocean recruits one more team member so he can pull off three major European heists in this sequel to Ocean's 11. Director: Steven Soderbergh Greek general Themistokles leads the charge against invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god Xerxes and Artemisia, vengeful commander of the Persian navy. Director: Noam Murro Hancock is a superhero whose ill considered behavior regularly causes damage in the millions. He changes when one person he saves helps him improve his public image. Director: Peter Berg Years after a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters, the sole survivor in New York City struggles valiantly to find a cure. Director: Francis Lawrence Detective Sherlock Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England. Director: Guy Ritchie An American military advisor embraces the Samurai culture he was hired to destroy after he is captured in battle. Director: Edward Zwick Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick Dr. Watson join forces to outwit and bring down their fiercest adversary, Professor Moriarty. Director: Guy Ritchie Edit Storyline As the Greeks fall, they decided to head back home. King Priam decides to have one last battle with the Greeks to leave Troy for good. It was a night battle so the Greeks didn't knew, raining them down with flaming arrows and lighting huge balls of dry branches and rolling them down at the beach. It was a battle that Achilles wasn't in, but his cousin Patroclus pretended to be him by wearing his armor, his sword, his helmet, and his moves. Hector finally had a battle with Achilles not knowing it wasn't him. Patroclus was fast but Hector was faster, causing him to cut Patroclus's neck and finishing him with a sword to the heart. Written by DCE Rated R for graphic violence and some sexuality/nudity | See all certifications  » Parents Guide: 14 May 2004 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: Untitled 'The Illiad' Project See more  » Filming Locations: £89,286        (UK) (14 May 2004) Gross: Did You Know? Trivia The character of Briseis was first given to Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan but she declined due


To end The War of 1812, the USA and Great Britain signed which treaty on 24 December 1814?

War of 1812 ends - Dec 24, 1814 - HISTORY.com War of 1812 ends Publisher A+E Networks The Treaty of Peace and Amity between His Britannic Majesty and the United States of America is signed by British and American representatives at Ghent, Belgium, ending the War of 1812. By terms of the treaty, all conquered territory was to be returned, and commissions were planned to settle the boundary of the United States and Canada. In June 1812, the United States declared war against Great Britain in reaction to three issues: the British economic blockade of France, the induction of thousands of neutral American seamen into the British Royal Navy against their will, and the British support of hostile Indian tribes along the Great Lakes frontier. A faction of Congress, made up mostly of western and southern congressmen, had been advocating the declaration of war for several years. These “War Hawks,” as they were known, hoped that war with Britain, which was preoccupied with its struggle against Napoleonic France, would result in U.S. territorial gains in Canada and British-protected Florida. In the months following the U.S. declaration of war, American forces launched a three-point invasion of Canada, all of which were repulsed. At sea, however, the United States was more successful, and the USS Constitution and other American frigates won a series of victories over British warships. In 1813, American forces won several key victories in the Great Lakes region, but Britain regained control of the sea and blockaded the eastern seaboard. In 1814, with the downfall of Napoleon, the British were able to allocate more military resources to the American war, and Washington, D.C., fell to the British in August. In Washington, British troops burned the White House, the Capitol, and other buildings in retaliation for the earlier burning of government buildings in Canada by U.S. soldiers. The British soon retreated, however, and Fort McHenry in Baltimore harbor withstood a massive British bombardment and inspired Francis Scott Key to pen the “Star-Spangled Banner.” On September 11, 1814, the tide of the war turned when Thomas Macdonough’s American naval force won a decisive victory at the Battle of Plattsburg Bay on Lake Champlain. A large British army under Sir George Prevost was thus forced to abandon its invasion of the U.S. northeast and retreat to Canada. The American victory on Lake Champlain led to the conclusion of U.S.-British peace negotiations in Belgium, and on December 24, 1814, the Treaty of Ghent was signed, ending the war. Although the treaty said nothing about two of the key issues that started the war–the rights of neutral U.S. vessels and the impressment of U.S. sailors–it did open up the Great Lakes region to American expansion and was hailed as a diplomatic victory in the United States. News of the treaty took almost two months to cross the Atlantic, and British forces were not informed of the end of hostilities in time to end their drive against the mouth of the Mississippi River. On January 8, 1815, a large British army attacked New Orleans and was decimated by an inferior American force under General Andrew Jackson in the most spectacular U.S. victory of the war. The American public heard of the Battle of New Orleans and the Treaty of Ghent at approximately the same time, fostering a greater sentiment of self-confidence and shared identity throughout the young republic. Related Videos


According to the English nursery rhyme, what clothes was Wee Willie Winkie wearing when he ran through the town?

Top 50 English Nursery Rhymes for Toddlers & Preschoolers | World Of Moms Top 50 English Nursery Rhymes for Toddlers & Preschoolers Wom Editorial For most kids across the world, early schooling is incomplete without some good ol’ nursery rhymes! Even if their medium of education isn’t English, it’s quite likely that they know at least one or two of the classics. Here are 50 of the most popular English nursery rhymes for toddlers and preschoolers, perfect for any occasion! 3247 engaged Hug Advertisement A child’s first introduction to music is usually his mother’s lullabies. Along with regional songs, these also include nursery rhymes. As the baby grows, rhymes also become a way to entertain and soothe him. As for active toddlers and preschoolers, they’re at the right age to have fun with some music! This is why it's a brilliant time to introduce them to books with nursery rhymes , especially ones that have brightly coloured pictures in them. Your child is going to love reciting these rhymes at the next family gathering! Here are 50 of the most popular nursery rhymes for kids – perfect for any occasion or just to sing along for no rhyme or reason. Nursery Rhymes That Encourage Learning Nursery rhymes for kids don’t just entertain; they also help in learning basic concepts like numbers, letters, colors as well as moral values. Here are the best nursery rhymes for toddlers to begin learning! Bingo: This is one of the most fun rhymes to sing along to, especially on along road trip! With lots of repetition, it encourages learning spelling, letters and also strengthens memory. There was a farmer who had a dog, And Bingo was his name-o. B-I-N-G-O B-I-N-G-O B-I-N-G-O Ten little, nine little, eight little Indians Seven little, six little, five little Indians Four little, three little, two little Indians One little Indian boy. Humpty Dumpty: Who can forget Humpty Dumpty? The poor guy had such a stroke of bad luck, but gave us a rhyme to remember! Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the King's horses, And all the King's men Couldn't put Humpty together again! Monday’s Child: It doesn’t matter which day your child was born on – he’s sure to love this nursery rhyme that teaches the seven days of the week. You can get a Fun & Learn CD to add further fun to your rhyming session! Mondays child is fair of face, Tuesdays child is full of grace, Wednesdays child is full of woe, Thursdays child has far to go, Fridays child is loving and giving, Saturdays child works hard for his living, And the child that is born on the Sabbath day Is bonny and blithe, and good and gay. The Queen of Hearts: The knave of hearts steals some tarts; so what happens to him? Nothing good for sure! This is a cute rhyme that shows that it’s bad to steal. The Queen of Hearts she made some tarts all on a summer's day; The Knave of Hearts he stole the tarts and took them clean away. The King of Hearts called for the tarts and beat the Knave full sore The Knave of Hearts brought back the tarts and vowed he'd steal no more. Well Known Classic Nursery Rhymes A list of most popular nursery rhymes can’t be without the classic hits! These are the rhymes that are most likely to be taught in preschools and kindergarten across the world, and the ones that stay with us through the years! Hot Cross Buns: Who wants hot cross buns? Just listening to this classic will make you crave for a freshly baked, warm bun! Hot cross buns! Hot cross buns! One a penny two a penny- Hot cross buns If you have no daughters, give them to your sons One a penny two a penny - Hot cross buns Mary Had a Little Lamb: This is usually one of the first playschool rhymes in English that is taught. Unfortunately, no playschool will let Mary’s lamb in! Mary had a little lamb, Little lamb, little lamb. A nursery rhyme about seemingly unrelated events happening – each one sillier than the last! Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon. The little dog laughed to see such fun And the dish ran away with the spoon! To Market To Market: You can turn this


What term is applied to the fusion of Roman, Greek and Persian cultures that reached its peak after the 4th century AD during the reign of Justinian, and is seen in mosaics, frescoes, metal work, ivory carving and silk weaving?

Archaeology Wordsmith Archaeology Wordsmith class CATEGORY: typology; technique DEFINITION: A general group of artifacts, like hand axes" which can be broken down into specific types like "ovates" etc." classic example CATEGORY: artifact DEFINITION: A subjective term used to refer to a specific point specimen which represents the truest form of a particular point type or blade. classic orders of architecture SYNONYMS OR RELATED TERMS: order of architecture CATEGORY: structure DEFINITION: The Grecian Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian and the Roman Tuscan, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite orders as defined by the particular type of column and entablature in one basic unit. A column consists of a shaft together with its base and its capital. The column supports a section of an entablature, which constitutes the upper horizontal part of a classical building and is itself composed of (from bottom to top) an architrave, frieze, and cornice. The form of the capital is the most distinguishing characteristic of a particular order. The five major orders are: Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, Tuscan, and Composite. classic, Classic, Classical SYNONYMS OR RELATED TERMS: Classical Age, Classic Period CATEGORY: culture; chronology DEFINITION: A general term referring to the period of time when a culture or civilization reaches its highest point of complexity and achievement. In a broader sense, the term often describes the whole period of Greek and Roman antiquity with the following breakdown: Early Classical Period 500-450 BC, High Classical Period 450-400 BC, and Late Classical 400-323 BC. Specifically, the term describes, in New World chronology, the period between the Formative ( Pre-Classic) and the Post-Classic, which was characterized by the emergence of city-states. During the Classic stage, civilized life in pre-Columbian America reached its fullest flowering, with large temple centers, advanced art styles, writing, etc. It was originally coined for the Maya civilization, initially defined by the earliest and most recent Long Count dates found on Maya stelae, 300-900 AD. A division between Early and Late Classic was arbitrarily set at 600 AD, but since in some areas, e.g. Teothihuacan, great civilizations had already collapsed, some scholars regard this date as marking the end of the Classic Period. By extension, the word came to be used for other Mexican cultures with a similar level of excellence ( Teotihuacán, Monte Albán, El Tajín). In these areas the cultural climax was roughly contemporary with that of the Maya, and the term Classic took on a chronological meaning as well. The full Maya artistic, architectural, and calendric-hieroglyphic traditions took place during the Early Classic. Tikal, Uaxactún, and Copán all attained their glory then. In the Late Classic, between 600-900 AD, ceremonial centers in the Maya Lowlands grew in number, as did the making of the inscribed, dated stelae and monuments. The breakdown of the Classic Period civilizations began with the destruction of the city of Teotihuacán in about 700 AD. Some date the Classic period to 300-900 AD. classical SYNONYMS OR RELATED TERMS: Classic, Classical CATEGORY: artifact DEFINITION: A general term referring to the period of time when a culture or civilization reaches its highest point of complexity and achievement. In a broader sense, the term often describes the whole period of Greek and Roman antiquity with the following breakdown: Early Classical period 500-450 BC, High Classical period 450-400 BC, and Late Classical 400-323 BC. Specifically, the term describes, in New World chronology, the period between the Formative ( Pre-Classic) and the Post-Classic, which was characterized by the emergence of city-states. During the Classic stage, civilized life in pre-Columbian America reached its fullest flowering, with large temple centers, advanced art styles, writing, etc. It was originally coined for the Maya civilization, initially defined by the earliest and most Recent Long Count dates found on Maya stelae, 300-900 AD. A division between Early and Late Classic


Which city was hit by a magnitude 6.2 earthquake about 5 kilometers below its centre at 12:29 a.m. 23 December 1972, killing around 5,000 of the 400,000 population, injuring 20,000 and leaving over 250,000 homeless?

Global Disaster Watch: 2004 - Disasters Global Disaster Watch Monitoring natural disasters: climate change, cyclones, drought, earthquakes, flooding, hurricanes, landslides, meteors, mystery booms, pandemics, solar flares, tropical storms, tsunamis, volcanoes, unusual animal behavior, weather extremes, wildfires; disaster archives 1998-present. *Updated daily Monday through Friday around noon. No update on Saturdays and Sundays, unless there are big events.* 2004 - Disasters [This page has the year's articles without the links. Some of the source articles are no longer available, due to news sites keeping many of their articles available for only a limited time. I have another page containing the same info with all the URLs if you need them.] Friday, December 31, 2004 *Five days after Sunday's massive earthquake and giant tsunami created one of the worst natural disasters the world has seen, the number of dead continues to rise and has surged past 120,000. *More than 27,000 Sri Lankans were killed by Sunday's tsunami and one in 12 Sri Lankans has reportedly been left homeless. The Sri Lankan population is dazed by the death and destruction, and fears another tsunami could hit. *There are many eyewitness accounts of birds and animals migrating before earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. The scientific evidence for them possessing a sixth sense is lacking, but if the reports are confirmed, they could possibly be used in the future as an early warning system for humans. *The desperate attempts of three U.S. earthquake monitors to warn nations situated on the Indian Ocean of the approaching tsunami emerged yeasterday. A mere 18 minutes after the earthquake, the officials issued a Pacific-wide e-mailed tsunami warning, but realised that most potential victims were not among the center's Pacific nation clients, because the biggest impact would be in the Indian Ocean. They said, "We talked to the state department Operations Centre and to the military. We called embassies. We talked to the Navy in Sri Lanka, any local government official we could get hold of." The desperate effort was to warn people thousands of miles away to get off beaches. The frustration was knowing that even if government leaders could be reached, most countries had no effective civil defence mechanism for getting the information to the people. The geophysicists worked through the night sounding the warning as the tsunami continued to sweep across the vast ocean basin. *A crystalline meteorite weighing at least 16 kilograms has hit a house in the southeast of Iran. *The dam supplying 80 per cent of Sydney, Australia's water has dropped to a record low level. Thursday, December 30, 2004 *India's last active volcano, in the Andaman and Nicobar islands, has erupted in the aftermath of the earthquake that set off tsunamis. The volcano, known as Barren 1, is located 135km north-east of the capital Port Blair on Barren Island and last erupted in 1996. *A mud volcano at the inhabited Baratang Island in Middle Andaman has erupted but the administration said there was no cause for concern. Mud keeps bubbling in the volcano and there is considerable heat. The volcano is located on one side of the Baratang Island, which is about 100 km from Port Blair. The Geological Survey of India said that barring some aftershocks, it has not found any major activity in the Andaman and Nicobar region, including eruption from any of its dormant volcanoes. *Thousands of bodies continue to wash up onshore along coasts and up to five million people have been displaced by the tsunamis that have killed over 125,000 people in Asia. Aftershocks continue to rock traumatised survivors. Relief workers have finally got to some remote areas on the west coast of Sumatra, near the quake's epicentre. But many other areas are still out of reach, and there are fears the death toll is likely to rise still further. *BBC correspondents' reports: Most people at the relief centers say the islands which were their homes until now are no longer inhabitable; People are getting desperate; There are still bo


Which city is built on both sides of the Tigris, 200 miles from the Persian Gulf?

Mesopotamia - 2 | Britannica.com Mesopotamia history of the region in southwestern Asia where the world’s earliest civilization developed. Displaying 1 - 100 of 132 results Adad weather god of the Babylonian and Assyrian pantheon. The name Adad may have been brought into Mesopotamia toward the end of the 3rd millennium bc by Western (Amorite) Semites. His Sumerian equivalent was Ishkur and the West Semitic was Hadad. Adad had... Adapa in Mesopotamian mythology, legendary sage and citizen of the Sumerian city of Eridu, the ruins of which are in southern Iraq. Endowed with vast intelligence by Ea (Sumerian: Enki), the god of wisdom, Adapa became the hero of the Sumerian version of the... Adiabene petty kingdom that was a vassal state of the Parthian empire (247 bc – ad 224) in northern Mesopotamia (now Iraq). Its capital was Arba-ilu (Arbela; modern Irbīl). In the 1st century ad its royal family embraced Judaism; the queen mother Helena (d. ad... Akkad ancient region in what is now central Iraq. Akkad was the northern (or northwestern) division of ancient Babylonian civilization. The region was located roughly in the area where the Tigris and Euphrates rivers (see Tigris-Euphrates river system) are... Akshak ancient city of Mesopotamia on the northern boundary of Akkad, identified by some authorities with the Babylonian city of Upi (Opis). About 2500 bc Akshak was conquered by Eannatum, king of Lagash. About a century later Akshak temporarily established... Anbar ancient Mesopotamian town located on the left bank of the Euphrates River, downstream from modern Ar-Ramādī in central Iraq. Originally called Massice and Fairuz Sapur, it was destroyed by the Roman emperor Julian in ad 363. The town was rebuilt and... Anshar in Mesopotamian mythology, the male and female principles, the twin horizons of sky and earth. Their parents were either Apsu (the watery deep beneath the earth) and Tiamat (the personification of salt water) or Lahmu and Lahamu, the first set of twins... Anu Mesopotamian sky god and a member of the triad of deities completed by Enlil and Ea (Enki). Like most sky gods, Anu, although theoretically the highest god, played only a small role in the mythology, hymns, and cults of Mesopotamia. He was the father... Arpad ancient city in northwestern Syria. Arpad is frequently mentioned in the Old Testament and in Assyrian texts. Coming under Assyrian influence in the 9th century bc, Arpad regained its independence in 754, and it successfully sided with Sardur II of Urartu... Asalluhe in Mesopotamian religion, Sumerian deity, city god of Ku’ara, near Eridu in the southern marshland region. Asalluhe was active with the god Enki (Akkadian: Ea) in rituals of lustration (purification) magic and was considered his son. He may have originally... Ashur ancient religious capital of Assyria, located on the west bank of the Tigris River in northern Iraq. The first scientific excavations there were conducted by a German expedition (1903–13) led by Walter Andrae. Ashur was a name applied to the city, to... Ashur in Mesopotamian religion, city god of Ashur and national god of Assyria. In the beginning he was perhaps only a local deity of the city that shared his name. From about 1800 bc onward, however, there appear to have been strong tendencies to identify... Ashur-uballit I (reigned c. 1365–30 bc), king of Assyria during Mesopotamia’s feudal age, who created the first Assyrian empire and initiated the Middle Assyrian period (14th to 12th century bc). With the help of the Hittites he destroyed the dominion of the Aryan Mitanni... Ashurbanipal last of the great kings of Assyria (reigned 668 to 627 bc), who assembled in Nineveh the first systematically organized library in the ancient Middle East. Early life. The life of this vigorous ruler of an empire ranging initially from the Persian Gulf... Ashurnasirpal I king of Assyria 1050–32 bc, when it was at a low ebb in power and prosperity caused by widespread famine and the pressure of western desert nomads, against whom Ashurnasirpal warred constantly. His father, Shamshi-Adad IV,


What was first brought to Europe by Francisco Fernandes, and sent as a treat by Jean Nicot to Catherine de Medici?

Francisco Fernandes introduces tabacco to Europe Francisco Fernandes introduces tabacco to Europe by gary_satanovsky Smoking is now swiftly falling out of fashion (and for good reason), but for centuries after it migrated over from the Americas, it was the height of fashion — and medicine. A pipe of tobacco was thought to be the perfect remedy for everything from chronic diseases to minor aches and pains. It was even thought “imbecility” could be improved with the addition of a little tobacco. Stories of the cure-all crop often credit Sir Walter Raleigh, the avid smoker who brought tobacco back with the Virginia colonists, but there was in fact another who is widely accepted as the first man to bring tobacco back to Europe. On this day, March 5, in 1558, the Spanish physician Francisco Fernandes, sent to Mexico to investigate their flora, is said to have introduced tobacco to Europeans for the first time, bringing back the “herb panacea.” Tobacco conquered all of Europe soon thereafter. After gaining popularity in the court of Spanish King Phillip II, the following year it was introduced by the Spanish to the French aristocratic Medici family. Catherine de Medici reported the miracle drug cured her of her crippling headaches and gave it the name that sticks today, “Nicotania.” Today’s History


Which American situation comedy created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman premiered on NBC on September 22, 1994?

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In the Christian calendar, what is the name for the Sunday before Easter, the first Sunday of Holy Week?

The Days of Holy Week The Days of Holy Week Dennis Bratcher Holy Saturday Holy Week is the last week of Lent , the week   immediately preceding Easter or Resurrection Sunday.  It is observed in many Christian   churches as a time to commemorate and enact the suffering (Passion) and   death of Jesus through various observances and services of worship. While   some church traditions focus specifically on the events of the last week of   Jesus’ life, many of the liturgies symbolize larger themes that marked   Jesus’ entire ministry. Observances during this week range from daily   liturgical services in churches to informal meetings in homes to participate   in a Christian version of the Passover Seder . In Catholic tradition, the conclusion to the week is called the Easter Triduum (a triduum is a space of three days usually accompanying a   church festival or holy days that are devoted to special prayer and   observance). Some liturgical traditions, such as Lutherans, simply refer to "The Three Days."  The Easter Triduum begins Thursday evening of Holy Week with   Eucharist and concludes with evening prayers Easter Sunday. Increasingly, evangelical churches that have tended to look with   suspicion on traditional "High-Church" observances of Holy Week are now   realizing the value of Holy Week services, especially on Good Friday (see Low Church and High Church ). This has a solid theological basis both in   Scripture and in the traditions of the Faith. Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the   German theologian who was executed by the Nazis, wrote of the Cost of   Discipleship and warned of "cheap grace" that did not take seriously   either the gravity of sin or the radical call to servanthood: "When Jesus   bids a man come, he bids him come and die." It is this dimension that is well served by Holy Week observances, as   they call us to move behind the joyful celebrations of Palm Sunday and   Easter, and focus on the suffering, humiliation, and death that is part of   Holy Week. It is important to place the hope of the Resurrection, the   promise of newness and life, against the background of death and endings. It   is only in walking through the shadows and darkness of Holy Week and Good   Friday, only in realizing the horror and magnitude of sin and  its   consequences in the world incarnated in the dying Jesus on the cross, only   in contemplating the ending and despair that the disciples felt on Holy   Saturday, that we can truly understand the light and hope of Sunday morning! In observing this truth, that new beginnings come from endings, many   people are able to draw a parable of their own lives and faith journey from   the observances of Holy Week. In providing people with the opportunity to   experience this truth in liturgy and symbol, the services become a powerful   proclamation of the transformative power of the Gospel, and God at work in   the lives of people. The entire week between Palm Sunday and Holy Saturday is included in Holy   Week, and some church traditions have daily services during the week.   However, usually only Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, and Good Friday are   times of special observance in most churches. Palm Sunday (or Passion Sunday) Holy Week begins with the sixth Sunday in Lent.  This Sunday observes the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem that   was marked by the crowds who were in Jerusalem for Passover waving palm   branches and proclaiming him as the messianic king. The Gospels tell us that   Jesus rode into the city on a donkey, enacting the prophecy of Zechariah   9:9, and in so doing emphasized the humility that was to characterize the   Kingdom he proclaimed. The irony of his acceptance as the new Davidic King   (Mark 11:10) by the crowds who would only five days later cry for his   execution should be a sobering reminder of the human tendency to want God on   our own terms. Traditionally, worshippers enact the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem by the   waving of


Which perennial herb, crocus sativus, has purple flowers and orange coloured stigmas?

Crocus - Homeopathy Homeopathy Saffron Crocus Crocus sativus The homeopathic remedy crocus is derived from the flower of the plant saffron crocus (botanical name Crocus sativus). Saffron is basically a spice that is obtained from the flower of saffron crocus, a plant species belonging to crocus in the Iridaceae (a large family of typically perennial geophytic herbs having rhizomes or corms). The flowers of Crocus sativus produce three stigmas, all away from the attachment of a carpel. The stigmas are dried out and used in culinary as an agent to season as well as coloring the cooked foods. Since long, saffron has been considered to be the most costly spice of the world by weight. It is indigenous to south-west Asia. In general, saffron tastes bitter and smells like iodoform (a penetrating odour something like the smell of hay), which is attributed to the presence of chemicals like safranal and picrocrocin. Crocin is a carotenoid dye that permits saffron to provide a rich golden yellow color to the foods as well as textiles. Saffron has been cultivated since long and, according to available ancient records, it dates back to over 3,000 years. The natural ancestor of domesticated saffron crocus was known as Crocus cartwrightianus. People began cultivating saffron by selecting the specimens that had exceptionally long stigmas. In this process, Crocus sativus, a disinfected mutant, emerged from Crocus cartwrightianus in the latter phase of the Bronze Age Crete. According to experts, saffron was documented for the first time in an Assyrian botanical reference in the 7th century BC. This botanical reference was compiled under Ashurbanipal, who was the ruler of Assyria at that time. In due course, people have been able to uncover documentation pertaining to the medicinal use of saffron for over 4,000 years to treat as many as 90 different health conditions and ailments. Crocus sativus or the domesticated saffron is a perennial plant that flowers in autumn and does not grow in the wild. The domesticated saffron is a sterile triploid variety that has its origin in Crocus cartwrightianus that has its roots in Central Asia. This variety of saffron came from the eastern Mediterranean region and, as aforementioned, flowers in autumn. It is said that the saffron crocus is a result of the extensive artificial selection of Crocus cartwrightianus by the cultivators who were looking for plant whose flowers have exceptionally long stigmas. Since this variety of saffron is sterile, the purple flowers of the plant are unable to produce seeds that are viable. Hence, for reproduction, this plant has to rely on humans, who dig up the corms or underground bulb-like parts that are used for storing starch , break apart the corms and they replant them. Usually, a corm is able to survive only for one season. It reproduces through such division (usually one corm is broken up into ten parts or ï¿½cormlets') and each of these divisions give rise to a new plant. The corms of the domesticated saffron are basically petite brown balls or globules growing up to 4.5 cm or 1.8 inches in diameter. The plants undergo aestivating (something akin to hibernation in animals) during spring, the saffron plant gives rise from 5 to 11 slender and almost vertical green leaves - each of them growing up to 40 cm or 16 inches in length. The purple buds emerge during autumn. The vividly colored flowers of saffron appear only in October, when nearly all other flowering plants have discharged their seeds. The saffron flowers have a wide variety of colors ranging from pale pastel shade of lilac to a more dark and streaky mauve. When the plants are in full blossom, their average height is even less than 30 cm or 12 inches. Each flower produces a three-pronged style and each of these prongs of the style ends with a bright crimson stigma that is anything between 25 mm and 30 mm (0.98 inches to 1.2 inches) long. The long red-colored stigmas of Crocus sativus (domesticated saffron) actually form the source of the spice saffron. Ancient Greek physician Hippocrates was the first to us


"Pol Pot became the de facto leader of which country in mid-1975, forcing city dwellers to relocate to the countryside to work in collective farms and forced labor projects, toward a goal of ""restarting civilization"" in ""Year Zero"", which resulted in the deaths of an estimated 1.7 to 2.5 million people, approximately 21% of the population?"

Pol Pot - Political & People Background Wallpapers on Desktop Nexus (Image 197323) Pol Pot Wallpaper Description: Saloth Sar or Minh Hai, (May 19, 1928 – April 15, 199 , widely known as Pol Pot, was the leader of the Cambodian communist movement known as the Khmer Rouge and was Prime Minister of Democratic Kampuchea from 1976–1979. Pol Pot became the de facto leader of Cambodia in mid-1975. During his time in power, Pol Pot imposed a version of agrarian collectivization, forcing city dwellers to relocate to the countryside to work in collective farms and forced labor projects, toward a goal of "restarting civilization" in "Year Zero". The combined effects of slave labor, malnutrition, poor medical care, and executions resulted in the deaths of an estimated 1.7 to 2.5 million people, approximately 21% of the Cambodian population. In 1979, after the invasion of Cambodia by neighbouring Vietnam in the Cambodian–Vietnamese War, Pol Pot fled into the jungles of southwest Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge government collapsed. From 1979 to 1997 he and a remnant of the old Khmer Rouge operated from the border region of Cambodia and Thailand, where they clung to power and United Nations recognition as the rightful government of Cambodia. Pol Pot died in 1998 while held under house arrest by the Ta Mok faction of the Khmer Rouge. Since his death, rumours that he was poisoned have persisted. Sarkozette Uploaded by Sarkozette on Oct 13, 2009 . Pol Pot - Desktop Nexus People Download free wallpapers and background images: Pol Pot. Desktop Nexus People background ID 197323. Saloth Sar or Minh Hai, (May 19, 1928 – April 15, 199 , widely known as Pol Pot, was the leader of the Cambodian communist movement known as the Khmer Rouge and was Prime Minister of Democratic Kampuchea from 1976–1979. Pol Pot became the de facto leader of Cambodia in mid-1975. During his time in power, Pol Pot imposed a version of agrarian collectivization, forcing city dwellers to relocate to the countryside to work in collective farms and forced labor projects, toward a goal of "restarting civilization" in "Year Zero". The combined effects of slave labor, malnutrition, poor medical care, and executions resulted in the deaths of an estimated 1.7 to 2.5 million people, approximately 21% of the Cambodian population. In 1979, after the invasion of Cambodia by neighbouring Vietnam in the Cambodian–Vietnamese War, Pol Pot fled into the jungles of southwest Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge government collapsed. From 1979 to 1997 he and a remnant of the old Khmer Rouge operated from the border region of Cambodia and Thailand, where they clung to power and United Nations recognition as the rightful government of Cambodia. Pol Pot died in 1998 while held under house arrest by the Ta Mok faction of the Khmer Rouge. Since his death, rumours that he was poisoned have persisted. Rating: 4.3 Leave a comment...


Where will the longest railway tunnel be, when it is opened in 2017?

The world's longest tunnel is finally open - Business Insider The world's longest tunnel is finally open Jun. 2, 2016, 12:15 AM 4,391 print Oct.  2010 Amsteg, Switzerland: A worker and a visitor stand at the  construction site of the NEAT Gotthard Base Tunnel at the  Erstfeld-Amsteg section October 5, 2010. With a length of 57 km  (35 miles) crossing the Alps, the world's longest train tunnel  should become operational at the end of 2017. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann GENEVA (AP) — Just like Hannibal in ancient times, Swiss  engineers have conquered the Alps. More than 2,200 years after the commander from the ancient North  African civilization of Carthage led his army of elephants and  troops over Europe's highest mountain chain, the Swiss have  completed another gargantuan task: Burrowing the world's longest  railway tunnel under the Swiss Alps to improve European trade and  travel. European dignitaries on Wednesday inaugurated the 57-kilometer  (35.4-mile) Gotthard Railway Tunnel, a major engineering  achievement deep under the Alps' snow-capped peaks. It took 17  years to build at a cost of 12.2 billion Swiss francs ($12  billion) — but workers kept to a key Swiss tradition and brought  the massive project in on time and on budget. Many tunnels crisscross the Swiss Alps. The Gotthard Pass itself  already has two — the first, also for trains, was built in 1882.  But the Gotthard base tunnel is a record-setter eclipsing Japan's  53.8-kilometer (33.4-mile) Seikan Tunnel as the world's longest —  and it also bores deeper than any other tunnel, running about 2.3  kilometers (1.4 miles) underground at its maximum depth. The tube bores through the Gotthard massif that includes the  2,500-meter (8,200-foot) Piz Vatgira on the way to Italy. It is  part of a broader, multi-tunnel project to shift the haulage of  goods from roads to rails amid concerns that heavy trucks are  destroying Switzerland's pristine Alpine landscape. The tunnel's impact will be felt across Europe for decades. The thoroughfare aims to cut travel times, ease roadway traffic  and reduce the air pollution spewed from trucks traveling between  Europe's north and south. Set to open for commercial service in  December, the two-way tunnel can handle up to 260 freight trains  and 65 passenger trains per day. Swiss planners have dreamed of such a tunnel for decades, and  Gotthard's 17 years of construction don't include the many years  spent to scope out suitable paths. ST.  GOTTHARD, Switzerland: A miner climbs on excavated rocks after a  giant drill machine broke through at the final section  Sedrun-Faido, at the construction site of the NEAT Gotthard Base  Tunnel March 23, 2011. Crossing the Alps, the world's longest  train tunnel should become operational at the end of 2016. The  project consists of two parallel single track tunnels, each of a  length of 57 km (35 miles). REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann Switzerland pulled out all the stops for Wednesday's  inauguration. Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, President  Francois Hollande of France and Italian Prime Minister Matteo  Renzi all came to southern Switzerland for an upbeat, glitzy  celebration featuring musical bands, dancers and even a theme  song for the tunnel. Under purple neon lights, performers dressed in orange miners'  suits and protective helmets danced atop a moving rail car, while  others in skimpy outfits feigned wrestling and trapeze artists  hung from chains or ropes. The tunnel runs between the German-speaking Swiss town of  Erstfeld in the north to the Italian-speaking town of Bodio in  the south, cutting through central Switzerland. The tunnel  journey takes about 20 minutes for passenger trains. Split-screen TV images Wednesday showed two trains in opposite  directions entering and leaving the tunnel entrances nearly  simultaneously. The project, funded in part by Swiss taxpayers and fees on  trucks, received financial support and industrial know-how from  around the European Union. Although Switzerland isn't one of the  bloc's 28 members, the EU


Who, in Greek legend, stole fire from the sun to give life to man?

Fire Magic Folklore, Legends and Myths By Patti Wigington Updated April 12, 2016. Each of the four cardinal elements - earth, air, fire and water - can be incorporated into magical practice and ritual. Depending on your needs and intent, you may find yourself drawn to one of these elements more so that the others. Connected to the South, Fire is a purifying, masculine energy, and connected to strong will and energy. Fire both creates and destroys, and symbolizes the fertility of the God. Fire can heal or harm, and can bring about new life or destroy the old and worn. In Tarot, Fire is connected to the Wand suit (although in some interpretations, it is associated with Swords ). For color correspondences, use red and orange for Fire associations. Let’s look at some of the many magical myths and legends surrounding fire: Fire Spirits & Elemental Beings: In many magical traditions, fire is associated with various spirits and elemental beings. For instance, the salamander is an elemental entity connected with the power of fire - and this isn’t your basic garden lizard, but a magical, fantastical creature. Other fire-associated beings include the phoenix - the bird that burns itself to death and then is reborn from its own ashes - and dragons, known in many cultures as fire-breathing destroyers. The Magic of Fire: Fire has been important to mankind since the beginning of time. It was not only a method of cooking one’s food, but it could mean the difference between life and death on a frigid winter night. To keep a fire burning in the hearth was to ensure that one’s family might survive another day. Fire is typically seen as a bit of a magical paradox, because in addition to its role as destroyer, it can also create and regenerate. The ability to control fire - to not only harness it, but use it to suit our own needs - is one of the things that separates humans from animals. However, according to ancient myths, this has not always been the case. Fire appears in legends going back to the classical period. The Greeks told the story of Prometheus , who stole fire from the gods in order to give it to man - thus leading to the advancement and development of civilization itself. This theme, of the theft of fire, appears in a number of myths from different culture. A Cherokee legend tells of Grandmother Spider , who stole fire from the sun, hid it in a clay pot, and gave it to the People so they could see in the darkness. A Hindu text known as the Rig Veda related the story of Mātariśvan, the hero who stole fire that had been hidden away from the eyes of man. Fire is sometimes associated with deities of trickery and chaos - probably because while we may think we have domination over it, ultimately it is the fire itself that is in control. Fire is often connected with Loki, the Norse god of chaos , and the Greek Hephaestus (who appears in Roman legend as Vulcan ) the god of metalworking, who demonstrates no small amount of deceit. Fire and Folktales: Fire appears in a number of folktales from around the world, many of which have to do with magical superstitions. In parts of England, the shape of cinders which jumped out of the hearth often foretold a major event - a birth, a death, or the arrival of an important visitor. In parts of the Pacific Islands, hearths were guarded by small statues of old women. The old woman, or hearth mother, protected the fire and prevented it from burning out. The Devil himself appears in some fire-related folktales. In parts of Europe, it is believed that if a fire won’t draw properly, it’s because the Devil is lurking nearby. In other areas, people are warned not to toss bread crusts into the fireplace, because it will attract the Devil (although there’s no clear explanation of what the Devil might want with burnt bread crusts). Japanese children are told that if they play with fire, they will become chronic bed-wetters - a perfect way to prevent pyromania! A German folktale claims that fire should never be given away from the house of a woman within the first six weeks after childbirth. Another tale say


With the history of which country is Ghandi associated?

Mohandas Gandhi - Facts & Summary - HISTORY.com Google Early Life Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869, at Porbandar, in the present-day Indian state of Gujarat. His father was the dewan (chief minister) of Porbandar; his deeply religious mother was a devoted practitioner of Vaishnavism (worship of the Hindu god Vishnu), influenced by Jainism, an ascetic religion governed by tenets of self-discipline and nonviolence. At the age of 19, Mohandas left home to study law in London at the Inner Temple, one of the city’s four law colleges. Upon returning to India in mid-1891, he set up a law practice in Bombay, but met with little success. He soon accepted a position with an Indian firm that sent him to its office in South Africa. Along with his wife, Kasturbai, and their children, Gandhi remained in South Africa for nearly 20 years. Did You Know? In the famous Salt March of April-May 1930, thousands of Indians followed Gandhi from Ahmadabad to the Arabian Sea. The march resulted in the arrest of nearly 60,000 people, including Gandhi himself. Gandhi was appalled by the discrimination he experienced as an Indian immigrant in South Africa. When a European magistrate in Durban asked him to take off his turban, he refused and left the courtroom. On a train voyage to Pretoria, he was thrown out of a first-class railway compartment and beaten up by a white stagecoach driver after refusing to give up his seat for a European passenger. That train journey served as a turning point for Gandhi, and he soon began developing and teaching the concept of satyagraha (“truth and firmness”), or passive resistance, as a way of non-cooperation with authorities. The Birth of Passive Resistance In 1906, after the Transvaal government passed an ordinance regarding the registration of its Indian population, Gandhi led a campaign of civil disobedience that would last for the next eight years. During its final phase in 1913, hundreds of Indians living in South Africa, including women, went to jail, and thousands of striking Indian miners were imprisoned, flogged and even shot. Finally, under pressure from the British and Indian governments, the government of South Africa accepted a compromise negotiated by Gandhi and General Jan Christian Smuts, which included important concessions such as the recognition of Indian marriages and the abolition of the existing poll tax for Indians. In July 1914, Gandhi left South Africa to return to India. He supported the British war effort in World War I but remained critical of colonial authorities for measures he felt were unjust. In 1919, Gandhi launched an organized campaign of passive resistance in response to Parliament’s passage of the Rowlatt Acts, which gave colonial authorities emergency powers to suppress subversive activities. He backed off after violence broke out–including the massacre by British-led soldiers of some 400 Indians attending a meeting at Amritsar–but only temporarily, and by 1920 he was the most visible figure in the movement for Indian independence. Leader of a Movement As part of his nonviolent non-cooperation campaign for home rule, Gandhi stressed the importance of economic independence for India. He particularly advocated the manufacture of khaddar, or homespun cloth, in order to replace imported textiles from Britain. Gandhi’s eloquence and embrace of an ascetic lifestyle based on prayer, fasting and meditation earned him the reverence of his followers, who called him Mahatma (Sanskrit for “the great-souled one”). Invested with all the authority of the Indian National Congress (INC or Congress Party), Gandhi turned the independence movement into a massive organization, leading boycotts of British manufacturers and institutions representing British influence in India, including legislatures and schools. After sporadic violence broke out, Gandhi announced the end of the resistance movement, to the dismay of his followers. British authorities arrested Gandhi in March 1922 and tried him for sedition; he was sentenced to six years in prison but was released in 1924 after u


Which capital city is situated on the mainland and 13 islands at the outlet of Lake Malar on the Baltic Sea?

Sweden Sweden Official name: Kingdom of Sweden Area: 449,964 square kilometers (173,732 square miles) Highest point on mainland: Kebnekaise (2,111 meters/6,926 feet) Lowest point on land: Sea level Hemispheres: Northern and Eastern P.M. = noon GMT Longest distances: 1,574 kilometers (978 miles) from north to south, 499 kilometers (310    miles) from east to west Land boundaries: 2,205 kilometers (1,370 miles) total boundary length; Finland 586    kilometers (364 miles); Norway 1,619 kilometers (1,006 miles) Coastline: 3,218 kilometers (2,000 miles) Territorial sea limits: 22 kilometers (12 nautical miles) 1 LOCATION AND SIZE Sweden is located on the Scandinavian Peninsula of northern Europe,     between the countries of Norway and Finland. With a total area of about     449,964 square kilometers (173,732 square miles), the country is slightly larger than the state of California. Sweden is administratively     divided into twenty-one counties. 2 TERRITORIES AND DEPENDENCIES Sweden has no outside territories or dependencies. 3 CLIMATE Because of the influence of the ocean current known as the North     Atlantic Drift and the prevailing air currents, Sweden's average     temperatures are warmer than similar northern countries that lie further     inland. In winter, the average temperature in southern Sweden is     -3°C (26°F). In summer, the average temperature there is     18°C (64°F). Norrland (northern Sweden) is much colder, with a     winter season that extends for up to eight months, with snow remaining     on the ground for about six months. Annual rainfall averages 61 centimeters (24 inches). The western part of     the country along the border with Norway experiences the     country's heaviest precipitation. 4 TOPOGRAPHIC REGIONS The largest of the Scandinavian countries and the fourth-largest country     in Europe, Sweden is one of the countries located farthest from the     equator. It extends from north to south at roughly the same latitude as     Alaska, with about 15 percent of its total area situated north of the     Arctic Circle. The most notable of Sweden's geographical features is its length,     which the Swedes speak of as vart avlanga land (our long, drawn-out land). It shares this and many other features with     its western twin in Scandinavia, Norway, but Sweden is a land of lower     altitudes and less dissected relief than Norway. Four topographical divisions can be discerned in the country, although     they are of unequal size. The largest is Norrland, the northern     three-fifths of Sweden. Characterized by a landscape of hills and     mountains, forests, and large river valleys, it stretches roughly from     the lower reaches of the Dal River northward. Svealand, or central     Sweden, constitutes the second region. It is made up of lowlands dotted     with thousands of lakes. Småland in the south is the third region.     It is an area of forested hills. The fourth region is in the     southernmost part of the country and is known as Skåne (Scania).     Topographically, it is a continuation of the fertile plains of Denmark     and northern Germany. Sweden is located on the Eurasian Tectonic Plate. 5 OCEANS AND SEAS Seacoast and Undersea Features The east and south coasts of Sweden lie on the Baltic Sea, which is     linked to the North Sea by the narrow and shallow straits of the     Kattegat and the Skagerrak. The Gulf of Bothnia, between Sweden and     Finland, is the northern-most extension of the Baltic Sea. All of these     bodies of water are considered to be extensions of the Atlantic Ocean. Sea Inlets and Straits The Kattegat lies along the southwest shore of Sweden. As it reaches the     northernmost extent of Denmark, the Kattegat flows into the Skagerrak     Strait, a triangular body of water that lies between Norway, Sweden, and     Denmark. The Kattegat and Skagerrak are considered part of the North     Sea. The channel of water


What is the common name for a mixture of calcium silicates and aluminium, prepared by prolonged heating of limestone with clay, which slowly hardens when mixed with water?

USES and APPLICATIONS of CHEMICALS elements compounds mixtures formulations More on carboxylic acids    at GCSE Extra Organic Chemistry Notes ,    see also ESTERS and CARBOXYLIC ACIDS . ACIDS HCl,HNO3,    H2SO4 CH3COOH    etc. Compounds containing an 'acidic' H that can be replaced by a    metal or ammonium ion. Acids react with metals, oxides, hydroxides and    carbonates to form salts. If soluble n water give a pH < 7. Uses of acids: Look up individual    acids by name for their uses, too many to list here. Detailed chemistry notes on Acids, Bases, Alkalis, pH,  Neutralisation & Salts GCSE Revision Notes. ACRYLIC MATERIALS e.g.    polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), man-made organic polymers. Large organic    molecules formed by polymerising unsaturated molecules    (alkenes with the C=C double carbon=carbon bond group) such as methyl    acrylate (methyl propenoate), methyl methylacrylate    (methyl 2-methyl propenoate), acrylonitrile    (propenenitrile), acrylic acid (propenoic acid). PMMA when    cast in sheets has the trade name Perspex. Uses of acrylic    materials: They make tough flexible    plastics or sticky resins that can solidified in context    e.g. paints, moulded bone substitute. These resins and    plastics have a huge range of uses. Poly(methyl acrylate) is    used in emulsion form in textile and leather finishes,    lacquers, paints, adhesives and safety glass layers (can    replace glass in many situations).    Poly(methyl methylacrylate), PMMA is a clear plastic material    (Perspex) which can be injection moulded and extruded into a    variety of products e.g. transparent impact resistant    screens like car headlamps-aircraft windows, aquarium tanks,    eye lenses, bone substitutes, signs. Acrylic paints consist of PMMA    'resin' suspended in water mixed with the colour pigment.   Polyacryonitrile is used to make artificial fibres and    elastomers (materials with elastic rubbery properties) for    the textile industry. ALCOHOLS (compounds) e.g. CH3OH,    CH3CH2OH etc. Organic compounds of C,    H and O atoms forming a homologous series of molecules    containing the hydroxyl functional group -OH. They are colourless    molecular liquids at room temperature. Uses of alcohols: Wide range of uses e.g.    fuels, solvents, esters, starting molecule to make other    molecules. Best to see methanol , ethanol    ('alcohol') and esters . ALKALIS Dissolve in water to    give alkaline solutions of pH > 7 because the hydroxide ion,    OH-, is formed. Uses of alkalis: Best to look up individual    acids by name for their uses e.g. sodium hydroxide , calcium hydroxide .    Their single biggest function is to make salts by reaction    with acids. Detailed chemistry notes at Acids, Bases, Alkalis, pH,  Neutralisation & Salts GCSE Revision Notes ALKALI METALS Group 1 elements of the periodic table.    See also GCSE/IGCSE    Alkali Metal Notes and Advanced Level s-block notes Uses of alkali metals: See individual metals and their compounds e.g. sodium , sodium chloride etc. ALKALINE EARTH METALS Group 2 elements of the periodic table. Uses of alkaline earth    metals: See individual metals and their compounds e.g. calcium , calcium carbonate etc. Homologous series of    hydrocarbon compounds of general formula CnH2n+2 where n = 1, 2, 3 etc. Covalent saturated    hydrocarbon molecules consisting of combinations of carbon    and hydrogen atoms. Flammable, smelly colourless    gases or liquids or white waxy solids of little odour, depending on the value    of n. Uses of alkanes: Widely    used as fuels from natural gas, petrol, central heating oil,    paraffin/candle wax etc. Homologous series of    hydrocarbon compounds of general formula CnH2n where n = 2, 3, 4 etc. They are small    unsaturated covalent hydrocarbon molecules of carbon and    hydrogen atoms. They have a C=C double bond which makes them    reactive. The first few in the    series are


Opera Terms Pronunciation Guide Pronunciation Guide: Opera Terms apron - the forward part of    the stage between the curtain and the orchestra pit aria - a song for solo voice with instrumental accompaniment. Arias appear in    cantatas, oratorios, and operas beginning in the 17trh century. Usually they    emphasize musical expression more than the text. The text is often reflective,    rather than descriptive of action. Arias are usually not strophic and they    provide lyric interludes that temporarily pull the listener away from the    action of the story. ballad opera - a form of 18th    century English operatic entertainment that consisted of spoken dialogue    and musical numbers from popular music sources such as ballads, folk songs,    and songs from other plays. The first example was The Beggar's Opera (1728) by John Gay, with music arranged by J. Pepusch. It was a satire of    the Italian opera seria popular in London at the time. baritone - a male voice with    a range between that of the low bass voice and the high tenor. The usual    span is between G and e'. Baritone parts may require either expressive, lyricial    singing or they may be more heroic, as in the title role of Verdi's Rigoletto. baroque - the period in music    history that spans from approximately 1600 to 1750. This period saw the birth    of opera through the efforts of the Florentine Camerata and the works of    Monteverdi.The best known late baroque operas are those of G.F. Handel. bass - the lowest male voice,    frequently subdivided in several categories (see following entries). The    range is between E and c'. This example is Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov. basso buffo - a category of bass voice that specializes in comic roles, frequently seen    in the operas of Mozart and Rossini. Dr. Bartolo in Rossini's The Barber    of Seville is a famous example. basso cantante - a type of bass voice that demonstrates a melodic, singing quality rather    than a comic or tragic one. An example is King Philip in Verdi's Don Carlos. basso profundo - the most serious of the bass voices. Sarastro in Mozart's The Magic    Flute is an example. bel canto - "beautiful song," the traditional art of Italian singing which    emphasizes elegant phrasing, beautiful tone and brilliant technique; bel    canto flourished in the early to mid-19th century, in the works of Rossini,    Bellini and Donizetti. blocking - the moving of people    around the stage by the stage director to set up the patterns that will be    followed during the performance of the opera cabaletta - a brisk aria in Italian opera, generally following a more solemn, thoughtful    one; the cabaletta frequently refers to a contradictory or complimentary    state of mind, and may even lead towards impassioned action from the character    on stage. The term itself comes from the Italian"cavallo" which    means horse: the accompaniment of the cabaletta frequently resembles the    animal's galloping gait. cadenza - a musical flourish, frequently made upon the spot by the performer, which    occurs when an aria or a section of an aria seems to be coming to its close    (its cadence spot); until the time of Verdi, cadenzas were expected to be    improvised by the singer or the performer and were seldom notated precisely    by the composer. The long passage between soprano and flute in the mad scene    of Lucia di Lammermoor is an improvised double cadenza for those performers. Camerata - a gathering of writers and musician who, in the late 16th century, regularly    met to discuss art and experiment with form. In the years prior to 1580,    the gathering assembled at the residence of Giovanni de Bardi, and after 1592, at the home of Jacopo Corsi. Vincenzo Galileo, the astronomer's father,    was among them. Their deliberations led directly to the rise of opera as    a combination of music, drama and stage spectacle. Jacopo Peri, a musician    at the Medici court and a member of t


Which river runs through the city of Paris, France?

A river runs through Paris. - Review of River Seine, Paris, France - TripAdvisor “pretty river Seine” Reviewed April 10, 2012 I loved all the stunning bridges over the Seine and also the way all the young people went down by the river to eat their lunch also the artists selling paintings and pretty cafes, If you are going as a couple bring a Padlock with your names engraved on and put it on the bridges and throw away the key, that was one of the most romantic things I saw and I think there is 2 bridges where you can do this, be prepared as I really wanted to do it but there was no time. Visited March 2012


"Whose life was the 2004 film ""Ray"" about?"

Ray (2004) - IMDb IMDb 17 January 2017 4:34 PM, UTC NEWS There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error | Biography , Drama , Music | 29 October 2004 (USA) The story of the life and career of the legendary rhythm and blues musician Ray Charles , from his humble beginnings in the South, where he went blind at age seven, to his meteoric rise to stardom during the 1950s and 1960s. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 47 titles created 20 Feb 2012 a list of 41 titles created 08 Jun 2012 a list of 44 titles created 11 Oct 2012 a list of 38 titles created 09 Sep 2013 a list of 35 titles created 03 Dec 2014 Search for " Ray " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Won     2     Oscars. Another    52 wins & 51 nominations. See more awards  » Photos Two documentary filmmakers chronicle their time in Sonagchi, Calcutta and the relationships they developed with children of prostitutes who work the city's notorious red light district. Directors: Zana Briski, Ross Kauffman Stars: Kochi, Avijit Halder, Shanti Das In the Antarctic, every March since the beginning of time, the quest begins to find the perfect mate and start a family. Director: Luc Jacquet Based on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970's. Director: Kevin Macdonald Two men reaching middle age with not much to show but disappointment embark on a week-long road trip through California's wine country, just as one is about to take a trip down the aisle. Director: Alexander Payne     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.4/10 X   In 1959, Truman Capote learns of the murder of a Kansas family and decides to write a book about the case. While researching for his novel In Cold Blood, Capote forms a relationship with one of the killers, Perry Smith, who is on death row. Director: Bennett Miller A biopic depicting the early years of legendary director and aviator Howard Hughes ' career from the late 1920s to the mid-1940s. Director: Martin Scorsese The story of Harvey Milk , and his struggles as an American gay activist who fought for gay rights and became California's first openly gay elected official. Director: Gus Van Sant Alex Gibney exposes the haunting details of the USA's torture and interrogation practices during the War in Afghanistan. Director: Alex Gibney A politically charged epic about the state of the oil industry in the hands of those personally involved and affected by it. Director: Stephen Gaghan A look at tightrope walker Philippe Petit's daring, but illegal, high-wire routine performed between New York City's World Trade Center's twin towers in 1974, what some consider, "the artistic crime of the century." Director: James Marsh A trio of black female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way. Director: Bill Condon A faded country music musician is forced to reassess his dysfunctional life during a doomed romance that also inspires him. Director: Scott Cooper Edit Storyline The story of Ray Charles, music legend. Told in his adult live with flashbacks to his youth we see his humble origins in Florida, his turbulent childhood which included losing his brother and then his sight, his rise as pianist in a touring band, his writing his own songs and running his own band and then stardom. Also includes his addiction to drugs and its affect on his working life and family life. Written by grantss Taglines: The only thing more extraordinary than the music is the man behind it: Ray Charles. See more  » Genres: Rated PG-13 for depiction of drug addiction, sexuality and some thematic elements | See all certifications  » Parents Guide: 29 October 2004 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: Unchain My Heart: The Ray Charles Story See


With which sport is Michael Jordan, who represented the USA at the Olympic Games in 1984 & 1992, associated?

Michael JORDAN - Olympic Basketball | United States of America Michael JORDAN Michael Jordan’s remarkable achievements make him the greatest basketball player of all time. Amateur exploits Michael Jordan represented the United States at the 1984 Los Angeles Games, just before he turned professional with the Chicago Bulls in the NBA. Jordan led the US team in scoring, averaging 17.1 points per game. They claimed gold, going undefeated throughout the tournament and winning by an average of 32 points per game. Dream Olympic performance NBA professionals were allowed to play in the 1992 Barcelona Games and Jordan was a key part of the US “Dream Team”. He was the team's second highest scorer with 14.9 points per game and made a tournament-high 37 steals. When the US defeated Croatia 117-85 in the final, Jordan earned his second Olympic gold medal. A legend is made Jordan’s reputation as the greatest basketball player in history is rarely disputed. He was voted the NBA's most valuable player of the year five times; he led the league in scoring ten times; and he led the Chicago Bulls to six NBA championships. Lasting legacy Having already retired twice and returned both times, Jordan retired definitively from the NBA in 2003. He finished his career with a record average of 30.12 points a game, the highest in NBA history. In honour of his achievements, his trademark number 23 jersey was retired by the Chicago Bulls.


"Songwriter Jack White (vocals, guitar and piano) and Meg White (drums and occasional vocals) make up which American rock duo who produced three Grammy Award (Best Alternative Music Album) winning albums (""Elephant"", ""Get Behind Me Satan"" & ""Icky Thump"")?"

The White Stripes | Rock Music Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Add Image The White Stripes were an American  rock  duo, formed in 1997 in  Detroit ,  Michigan . The group consisted of  Jack  (songwriter, vocals, guitar, bass and keyboards) and  Meg White  (drums and occasional vocals), who were married from 1996 to 2000. [2 ] [3 ] After releasing several singles and three albums within the  Detroit music scene , the White Stripes rose to prominence in 2002, as part of the  garage rock revival  scene. Their successful and critically acclaimed albums  White Blood Cells  and  Elephant  drew them attention from a large variety of media outlets in the United States and the United Kingdom, with the single " Seven Nation Army " and its now-iconic bass line becoming a huge hit. The band recorded two more albums,  Get Behind Me Satan  in 2005 and  Icky Thump  in 2007, and dissolved in 2011 after a lengthy hiatus from performing and recording. [4 ] The White Stripes used a  low-fidelity  approach to writing and recording. Their music featured a melding of  garage rock  and  blues  influences and a raw simplicity of composition, arrangement, and performance. The duo was also noted for their fashion and design aesthetic which featured a simple color scheme of red, white, and black – which was used on every album and single cover the band released – as well as the band's obsession with the number three. The band's  discography  consists of six  studio albums , one  live album , two  extended plays  (EP), one concert film, one tour documentary, twenty-six  singles , and fourteen music videos. Their last three albums each won the  Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album . [5 ] Contents Edit Jack Gillis , as he was then known, first played as a professional musician in the early 1990s, as a drummer for the Detroit  cowpunk  band  Goober & the Peas . [6 ] This led to work with various other bands, such as the  garage punk  band The Go  (on their 1999 album  Whatcha Doin' ), for whom White played lead guitar, and  Two-Star Tabernacle . [7 ] Also, neighbor Brian Muldoon (later of  The Muldoons ) played drums with and the duo informally called themselves Two Part Resin. [8 ] Their post-breakup  7-inch single  Makers of High Grade Suites, released in 2000 on  Sympathy for the Record Industry , is credited to  The Upholsterers . Gillis also played with  The Hentchmen . Gillis married local  bartender   Megan Martha White  on September 21, 1996. [9 ] [10 ] In unorthodox fashion, he took Meg White's surname. [11 ] While the newly christened Jack White continued to play in multiple bands, Meg White first began to learn to play the drums in 1997. In Jack White's words, "When she started to play drums with me, just on a lark, it felt liberating and refreshing. There was something in it that opened me up." [12 ] The duo then became a band, calling themselves The White Stripes. They first performed publicly on August 14, 1997 at the  Gold Dollar  in Detroit. [13 ] The White Stripes began their career as part of the Michigan  underground  garage rock scene, playing with local bands such as  Bantam Rooster ,  The Dirtbombs , The Paybacks, and Rocket 455. The White Stripes was signed to  Italy Records , a small and  independent  Detroit-based garage punk label, in 1998 by Dave Buick. [14 ] Buick approached them at a bar and asked if they would like to record a single for the label. Jack White initially declined, but eventually reconsidered. [15 ] Their debut single " Let's Shake Hands " was released in February 1998. [16 ] Its first pressing was 1,000 copies on vinyl only. This was followed in October 1998 by the " Lafayette Blues " single. Again, 1,000 copies were released on vinyl only. [17 ] A third single, " The Big Three Killed My Baby " on  Sympathy for the Record Industry  followed in March 1999. During the early phase of their career, Jack and Meg White provided various descriptions of their relationship. In many early interviews, Jack claimed that he and Meg were  siblings ; [18 ] this claim was widely believed and repeated despite rumors


Who was the first president of the Turkish Republic after the overthrow of the Sultan in 1922?

Ataturk and the Modernization of Turkey   "Peace at Home, Peace in the World." M. Kemal Atatï¿½rk   Mustafa Kemal Atatï¿½rk, the founder of the Turkish Republic and it's first President, is the national hero of Turkey. He has founded the modern Turkish Republic out of the ashes of the Ottoman Empire; which was in recession period and came to known as the "the sick man of Europe" at the end of the 18th century. He created a secular state understanding which is unique among Islamic countries. His modern perspective created a new country and a nation with great new visions and aims to achieve ahead. Mustafa Kemal Atatï¿½rk differed from the dictators of his age in two significant respects. First of all, he was a great reformer in terms of changing a country fundamentally in every aspect and making the whole nation believe in these changes in a very short time. And secondly his strong believes in Peace, not only in his own country but all around the world, makes him the most successful leader in the world in the eyes of Turkish People and gives profound inspiration to the world at large. His foreign policy was based not on expansion but on retraction of frontiers; and his home policy was to built a political system that will regenerate his country by transforming the old sprawling Ottoman Empire into a new compact Turkish Republic. One of the best books written about Atatï¿½rk from a foreigner's point of view is the book titled " The Rebirth of a Nation" by Lord Kinross. Once you step in Turkey, you will see his statues, busts and millions of his photos hung all over the country. His name has been given to countless institutions, buildings, streets, parks and suchlike. Foreigners unaware of his accomplishments might think that the Turks are a bit obsessed with a  man now dead for approximately 60 years but no other nation on earth has loved a leader as much as the Turkish nation loves Mustafa Kemal Atatï¿½rk. Emerging as a military hero at the Dardanelles in 1915, he became the charismatic leader of the Turkish national liberation struggle in 1919. As a triumphant commander who crushed the invaders of his country following a series of impressive victories against all odds, he led his nation to full independence. Neither The Turkish Republic nor the Ottoman Empire has never been a colony in the history. At the 1st world war The Ottoman Empire formed allies with Germany and Austria-Hungary so lost the war with them. The wars that are mentioned on this page were against the invading forces after the 1st world war. Mostly against France and Britain. But these forces couldn't succeed totally because Atatï¿½rk started the liberation wars right after they started the invasions and he managed to save at least the lands of today's Turkey. And although those day's Ottoman Empire is today's more than 30 countries, a compact Turkish Republic compared to the Ottoman Empire was formed with the victories of the common Turkish people who didn't hesitate to die for their country at the battle field and of course with the courage, intelligence, and most of all strong believes of their national hero Mustafa Kemal Atatï¿½rk in independence, peace and in Turkish people. He also put an end to the Ottoman dynasty who had ruled the Empire for more than six centuries - and created the Republic of Turkey in 1923, establishing a new government truly representative of the nation's will. As President for 15 years, until his death in 1938, Mustafa Kemal Atatï¿½rk introduced a broad range of swift and sweeping reforms - in the political, social, legal, economic, and cultural spheres - virtually unparalleled to any other country. The world honours his memory as a foremost peacemaker who upheld the principles of humanism and the vision of a united humanity. Tributes have been offered to him through the decades by such world statesmen as lloyd George, Churchill, Roosevelt, Nehru, de Gaulle, Adenauer, Bourguiba, Nasser, Kennedy, and countless others. A White House statement, issued on the occasion of "The Atat