Who was the last person to hold the title ‘Queen of Ireland’?

The British Queen The British Queen Queen since 6 February 1952 HM Queen's Diamond Jubilee 2012 Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary) was born on 21 April, 1926 at 17 Bruton Street, London. Her birthday is officially celebrated in Britain on the second Saturday of June each year. The day is referred to as “ the Trooping of the Colour ”, the  official name is “the Queen’s Birthday Parade”. Queen Elizabeth II is a 'constitutional monarch'*. This means that although she is officially the head of the state, the country is actually run by the government, led by the Prime Minister. *The English Bill of Rights Act of 1689 curtailed the power of the sovereign and confirmed Parliaments place at the heart of the English constitution. From this date English Monarchs (now British Monarchs) would rule in partnership with Parliament. Where does the Queen live? The Queen lives at Buckingham Palace in London. Interesting Fact: There has not been a Queen of England since 1707. Queen Ann was the last ever King or Queen of England. From 1707, the monarch, although living in England, has been known as either the Monarch of the Kingdom of Great Britain (as Queen Anne was) or of the United Kingdom (as Queen Victoria was). The Official Title of the Queen Her Majesty The Queen's title in the United Kingdom is: 'Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland'. When did Queen Elizabeth come to the throne? Queen Elizabeth II ascended the throne on February 6, 1952 upon the death of her father, King George VI . Her Coronation, at Westminster Abbey, followed on June 2, 1953. (A new king or Queen begins to rule as soon as their succession to the throne has been announced. But the coronation - when the crown is placed on the monarch's head - may not happen until months later.) The queen celebrated her Golden jubilee (50 years since her accession) in 2002. Head of State Queen Elizabeth II is the United Kingdom's Head of State. She is queen of 16 former British colonies, including Australia, Canada and New Zealand; and head of the Commonwealth, a multinational body created after the dissolution of the British empire. Follow this link to find out what jobs the Queen does Who is the Queen married to? The Queen as married to the HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, the son of Prince and Princess Andrew of Greece and Denmark. They married on 20 November 1947. The Duke is Queen Elizabeth's third cousin; they share Queen Victoria as a great-great-grandmother.   Why is Queen Elizabeth II's husband a prince rather than a king? In the British monarchy, the husband of a female monarch does not have any recognized special status, rank, or privileges. Prince Philip was a prince from birth.             He is the son of Prince Andrew of Greece and was born Prince of Greece and Denmark. Upon his marriage to then-Princess Elizabeth in 1947, Philip was given the title "Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merion, and Baron Greenwich," and was made a Knight of the Garter. (He became a British citizen around this time and renounced his Greek and Danish titles). Elizabeth II was coronated in 1953, and in 1957, she granted Philip the title "Prince of the United Kingdom." Interesting Fact: The wife of a male monarch (e.g. the Queen Mother was the wife of King George VI) takes on her husband's rank and style upon marrying, becoming Queen. She is known as the Queen consort (                                wife and consort of a reigning king) (                             A consort is a spouse , usually of royalty.) What is Queen Elizabeth's surname? The Queen does not normally use a surname (she doesn't need a passport or a driving licence for example), but on the few occasions where it has been necessary, i.e. when serving with the ATS during World War II, she has used the surname 'Windsor'. (source: www.royal.gov.uk) The British royal family changed their last name from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor in 1917. Why? World War One broke out in 1914 an


“Your name will also go on the list; what is it?”

Dad's Army - The Deadly Attachment - NL Ondertiteld - '... Your name vill also go on ze list!..'.. - YouTube Dad's Army - The Deadly Attachment - NL Ondertiteld - '... Your name vill also go on ze list!..'.. Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Dec 19, 2015 Dad's Army is a BBC television sitcom about the British Home Guard during the Second World War. Dad's Army is the best comedy ever written. It was written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft and broadcast on BBC television from 1968 to 1977. The sitcom ran for 9 series and 80 episodes in total, plus a radio version based on the television scripts, a feature film and a stage show. The series regularly gained audiences of 18 million viewers and is still repeated worldwide. Cast Capt. Mainwaring - Arthur Lowe (22 sept. 1915 – 15 april 1982) Sgt. Athur Wilson - John Le Mesurier (5 april 1912 – 15 nov. 1983) LCpl. Jack Jones - Clive Dunn (9 januari 1920 – 6 november 2012) Pte James Frazer - John Laurie (25 March 1897 -- 23 June 1980) Pte Joe Walker - James Beck (21 februari 1929 - 6 augustus 1973) Pte. Charles Godfrey - Arnold Ridley (7 jan. 1896 — 12 maart 1984) Pte Frank Pike - Ian Lavender (16 February 1946 - ) Warden Hodges - Bill Pertwee (21 July 1926 – 27 May 2013) Vicar Reverend Timothy Farthing - Frank Williams (July 2 1931 - ) Verger Mr. Yeatman - Edward Sinclair (3 febr. 1914 – 29 aug. 1977) Mrs. Fox - Pamela Cundell (15 January 1920 – 14 February 2015) Mrs. Pike - Janet Davies (14 Sept 1927 – 22 Sept 1986) Shirley - Wendy Richard (20 juli 1943 – 26 februari 2009) David Croft (7 september 1922 – 27 september 2011) Jimmy Perry (20 September 1923 – 23 October 2016) Authenticity is vital to Perry, who remembers the time he was at Rada, rehearsing with fellow actors, when a secret onlooker turned out to be George Bernard Shaw. “He said, ‘I enjoyed your show tremendously. I laughed a lot. But you’ve got to understand one rule of comedy: you must have reality, otherwise it’s rubbish.’” In any case, thanks to its successful repeats Dad’s Army is guaranteed immortality. But to what does Perry attribute our enduring love of Captain Mainwaring and co? “It’s because we reminded the British people of their finest hour. It had wobbly back projection and cardboard scenery, but also the truth… and great artists that brought it to life.” Simon Blackwell ‘To create comedy that generations of people genuinely love is rare, and he managed it time and again’. Perry’s work on the show – along with that of the producer, David Croft – created one of the most popular British television programmes of all time’. Jack Dee ‘Amazing contribution to British telly. Watched Dad's Army only yesterday. Still as funny as when I watched it as a kid.’ Vicki Michelle ‘a brilliant comedy writer & true gentleman. He leaves us such a legacy’ Ian Lavender ‘Jimmy, he has been a part of my life for such a long time. ‘He was half of one amazing partnership, it brings back so many wonderful memories… lots of good times together with much laughter…’ David Schneider ‘Thanks to Jimmy Perry for the sublime Dad’s Army, the perfect sitcom, and for making me laugh for over 40 years.’ Shane Allen, BBC controller of comedy commissioning, said: ‘Jimmy Perry is a Goliath of British comedy writing. His work will be enjoyed and appreciated for many years to come’. Miranda Hart ‘Thank you Jimmy Perry. You made our world a funnier and brighter place.’ Nigel Farage tweeted: Jimmy Perry created and co-wrote the fantastic Dad's Army, my favourite comedy of all time.' Tom Watson 'We grew up laughing at Jimmy Perry's hilarious characters. One of our greatest TV writers who will not be forgotten.' Ruth Madoc ‘Being on set was quite hard work, but great fun. We weren’t allowed to laugh. One particular series we’d been naughty giggling on set. This didn’t go down very well with David and Jimmy, so they mad


Which 2008 presidential biopic was directed by Oliver Stone?

W. (2008) - 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 A chronicle of the life and presidency of George W. Bush . Director: a list of 38 titles created 22 Aug 2011 a list of 22 titles created 20 Nov 2011 a list of 25 titles created 01 Oct 2012 a list of 25 titles created 02 Jan 2015 a list of 36 titles created 7 months ago Search for " W. " 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. 1 win & 7 nominations. See more awards  » Videos A biographical story of former U.S. president Richard Milhous Nixon, from his days as a young boy to his eventual presidency which ended in shame. Director: Oliver Stone Now out of prison but still disgraced by his peers, Gordon Gekko works his future son-in-law, an idealistic stock broker, when he sees an opportunity to take down a Wall Street enemy and rebuild his empire. Director: Oliver Stone A New Orleans DA discovers there's more to the Kennedy assassination than the official story. Director: Oliver Stone Two Port Authority police officers become trapped under the rubble of the World Trade Center. Director: Oliver Stone A young and impatient stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on illegal inside information taken through a ruthless and greedy corporate raider who takes the youth under his wing. Director: Oliver Stone The biography of Ron Kovic. Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, he becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for. Director: Oliver Stone An American photojournalist gets caught in a political struggle at El Salvador in 1980. Director: Oliver Stone The final movie in Oliver Stone's Vietnam trilogy follows the true story of a Vietnamese village girl who survives a life of suffering and hardship during and after the Vietnam war. As a ... See full summary  » Director: Oliver Stone     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.2/10 X   The story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band The Doors and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison , from his days as a UCLA film student in Los Angeles, to his untimely death in Paris, France at age 27 in 1971. Director: Oliver Stone A rude, contemptuous talk show host becomes overwhelmed by the hatred that surrounds his program just before it goes national. Director: Oliver Stone Edit Storyline Oliver Stone's biographical take on the life of George W. Bush, one of the most controversial presidents in USA history, chronicling from his wild and carefree days in college, to his military service, to his governorship of Texas and role in the oil business, his 2000 candidacy for president, his first turbulent four years, and his 2004 re-election campaign. Written by Anonymous Biography  | Drama  | History Motion Picture Rating           ( MPAA ) Rated PG-13 for language including sexual references, some alcohol abuse, smoking and brief disturbing war images | See all certifications  » Parents Guide: 17 October 2008 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: $10,505,668        (USA) (17 October 2008) Gross: Did You Know? Trivia Admiral Deb Loewer , who was on President Bush's detail the morning of 9/11, was the film's technical advisor. See more » Goofs Cheney says "Atta met Saddam's intel chief in Czechoslovakia." Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993, ten years earlier. See more » Quotes White House Reporter, John : Mr President. After 9/11 what would you say your biggest mistakes would be and what lessons have you learned from them? George W. Bush : Um... uh... Now, I wish you would have given me this written question beforehand, John, so I... So I could prepare for it. Well... You know, I... I just, uh... uh... John, I'm sure historians will say, "Gosh," you know. "I wish he could have done better." You know, this way or tha


Who is the narrator of Three Men in a Boat?

Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog) Characters | GradeSaver Buy Study Guide J. The narrator of the novel, most likely based on Jerome himself. J. has a dog named Montmorency, and two friends, George and Harris. He sees himself as intelligent, hard-working, and competent, but his behavior in the novel suggests otherwise. Like his friends, J. is a hypochondriac. George A good-natured banker, and one of J.'s best friends. Of the three men, he is portrayed as the only one who is seriously dedicated to his job. He brings a banjo on the boat trip and tries to learn how to play it. Harris A friend of George and J., who joins them on the trip. Although the novel's flashbacks suggest that J. and Harris (full name William Samuel Harris) have known each other for a long time, J. actually dislikes Harris a great deal. He constantly criticizes Harris for being lazy and uncultured, and writes that "there is no poetry about Harris – no wild yearning for the unattainable" (18). Montmorency


In science, what symbol is normally used for the speed of light?

Speed & Velocity – The Physics Hypertextbook Discussion speed What's the difference between two identical objects traveling at different speeds? Nearly everyone knows that the one moving faster (the one with the greater speed) will go farther than the one moving slower in the same amount of time. Either that or they'll tell you that the one moving faster will get where it's going before the slower one. Whatever speed is, it involves both distance and time. "Faster" means either "farther" (greater distance) or "sooner" (less time). Doubling one's speed would mean doubling one's distance traveled in a given amount of time. Doubling one's speed would also mean halving the time required to travel a given distance. If you know a little about mathematics, these statements are meaningful and useful. (The symbol v is used for speed because of the association between speed and velocity, which will be discussed shortly.) Speed is directly proportional to distance when time is constant: v ∝ s (t constant) Speed is inversely proportional to time when distance is constant: v ∝ ⅟t (s constant) Combining these two rules together gives the definition of speed in symbolic form. v =  t 4 hour This is the answer the equation gives us, but how right is it? Was 75 kph the speed of the car? Yes, of course it was… Well, maybe, I guess… No, it couldn't have been the speed. Unless you live in a world where cars have some kind of exceptional cruise control and traffic flows in some ideal manner, your speed during this hypothetical journey must certainly have varied. Thus, the number calculated above is not the speed of the car, it's the average speed for the entire journey. In order to emphasize this point, the equation is sometimes modified as follows… v̅ =  Δs Δt The line over the v indicates an average or a mean and the Δ (delta) symbols indicate a change. This is the quantity we calculated for our hypothetical trip. In contrast, a car's speedometer shows its instantaneous speed, that is, the speed determined over a very small interval of time — an instant. Ideally this interval should be as close to zero as possible, but in reality we are limited by the sensitivity of our measuring devices. Mentally, however, it is possible imagine calculating average speed over ever smaller time intervals until we have effectively calculated instantaneous speed. This idea is written symbolically as… v =  Δt dt …or, in the language of calculus speed is the first derivative of distance with respect to time. If you haven't dealt with calculus, don't sweat this definition too much. There are other, simpler ways to find the instantaneous speed of a moving object. On a distance-time graph, speed corresponds to slope and thus the instantaneous speed of an object with non-constant speed can be found from the slope of a line tangent to its curve. We'll deal with this later in this book. velocity In order to calculate the speed of an object we need to know how far it's gone and how long it took to get there. A wise person would then ask… What do you mean by how far? Do you want the distance or the displacement? A wise person, Once upon a time Your choice of answer to this question determines what you calculate — speed or velocity. Average speed is the rate of change of distance with time. Average velocity is the rate of change of displacement with time. And for the calculus people out there… Instantaneous speed is the first derivative of distance with respect to time. Instantaneous velocity is the first derivative of displacement with respect to time. Speed and velocity are related in much the same way that distance and displacement are related. Speed is a scalar and velocity is a vector. Speed gets the symbol v (italic) and velocity gets the symbol v (boldface). average Δt dt Displacement is measured along the shortest path between two points and its magnitude is always less than or equal to the distance. The magnitude of displacement approaches distance as distance approaches zero. That is, distance and displacement are effectively the same (have the same magnitude)


In which sitcom did a Jack Russell terrier called Eddie appear?

Frasier's Best Friend 'Eddie' Dies Email Moose, the feisty Jack Russell terrier who played Eddie on TV’s Frasier, has died, his trainer, Mathilde Halberg, tells PEOPLE. “He was 16-and-a-half years old, and he just had an incredible charisma and was a such a free spirit,” said Halberg. Moose, considered the Lassie of the ’90s, died Thursday night of old age at Halberg’s Los Angeles-area home. Moose retired from showbiz when he was 10 and was replacd by a younger lookalike named Enzo for the final two seasons of Frasier. Although he also starred in the 2000 Frankie Muniz-Kevin Bacon feature My Dog Skip (as the older Skip), he was best known for stealing scenes from Kelsey Grammer on the long-running Emmy-winning NBC sitcom. “He was always trying to put Frasier in uncomfortable circumstances,” said his trainer, who had rescued him in the early 1990s. “I saved him from the pound. His owners called me as a last resort,” Halberg recalled. “He was extremely mischievous, always escaping, chewing up things and running off. When he killed a neighbor’s cat and chased some horses, that was it.” Not that anyone who owns a Jack Russell would find such behavior surprising. “But then,” remembered his trainer, “he began his career, and he will never be forgotten.” Show Full Article


Jimmy Wales was the co-founder of which major Web site?

Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales blasts “deranged” companies editing their own pages | TechCrunch Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales blasts “deranged” companies editing their own pages Posted NASA tests first rocket engine designed to send humans to Mars In a chat with Guy Kawasaki at South by Southwest, Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales spoke out about self-interested parties editing their own pages on the Internet’s collaborative encyclopedia. “Companies think it’s a powerful marketing tool but I think they’re deranged and should leave us alone,” said Wales. Yet he believes that the best public relations teams know better and would rather avoid the embarrassment of getting caught publishing something misleading. “The top PR companies tend to be very good about their interactions with Wikipedia,” Wales insists. Wales spoke of the origins of Wikipedia, which was a pivot from the now-defunct Nupedia. “In order to succeed we had to be more academic than a traditional encyclopedia,” he said. Wikipedia, and the umbrella of sites under the Wikimedia Foundation are among the most prolific on the Internet. Alexa.com ranks Wikipedia.org as the 7th-most trafficked site in the world. And that’s without the help of China, where Wikipedia is banned. Wales said that the shift to SSL security has made it harder for countries to filter portions of Wikipedia. “We won’t compromise and they don’t seem likely to compromise anytime soon,” he says of China. Wales also touched on the team’s ongoing legal battle with the United States, with concerns over the NSA surveillance. These were “serious implications for freedom of expression,” according to Wales. Related Articles


Who was born Vera Margaret Welsh on 20th March 1917?

Vera Lynn - Biography - IMDb Vera Lynn Jump to: Overview  (4) | Mini Bio  (1) | Spouse  (1) | Trivia  (16) | Personal Quotes  (3) Overview (4) 5' 7" (1.7 m) Mini Bio (1) Vera Lynn was born on March 20, 1917 in East Ham, London, England as Vera Margaret Welch. She was previously married to Harry Lewis. Spouse (1) (1941      - 1999) (his death) (1 child) Trivia (16) Subject of a song on Pink Floyd's "The Wall" and in the movie of the same. Refers to the 1942 "We'll Meet Again". She was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1969 Queen's New Year Honours List and the DBE (Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1975 Queen's Birthday Honours List. Released a comeback single in the 70s called "Don't You Remember When" which was written and produced by Lynsey de Paul . Had a radio show during the war for the BBC titled 'Sincerely Yours' where she sang requests in the form of a letter to troops overseas, visited their wives and visited the troops abroad in Burma. Bestselling autobiography 'Vocal Refrain' and bestselling war memoirs 'We'll meet again' Husband Harry Lewis was a musician in the Bert Ambrose orchestra where Vera was a singer. Retired in 1995 after singing outside Buckingham Palace at the 50th V.E. Day celebrations. She often appears at war shows and made a surprise appearance at the 60th V.E Day show in London (2005). Left school at 14 to work in a factory, after working a few weeks in the factory she decided to return to singing in clubs A regular guest on Tallulah Bankhead radio show 'The Big Show'. Brother: Roger Daughter: Virginia Penelope Ann Lewis, born 10th March 1945 Had a hugely successful music career. Which included being the first British female to top the American Billboard charts with "Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart" in 1952. That same year she had 3 top ten hits in the first ever official UK Singles chart on November 14th 1952. In 1957 she topped the UK Singles chart with "My Son, My Son" which featured the Frank Weir Orchestra. On 13th September 2009 her greatest hits collection, "We'll Meet Again - The Very Best of Vera Lynn", topped the UK album chart, making her the oldest artist ever to do so, aged 92. Made many trips to remote camps near the front during World War II, in the Pacific theater of operation; to entertain and visit the troops. She is now widowed and residing in Ditchling in East Sussex. [June 2004] She was awarded the CH (Companion of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2016 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to entertainment and charity in East Sussex, England. Personal Quotes (3) I've never claimed to be a great singer but I've always given my best, and I've loved what I've done, and had a very good life. You hear people go on about unpopular wars, but show me a popular one. Nobody in their right mind wants to go to war, but when it happens you have to get behind your troops. I got so many letters. I still get them now, and I'm always moved by them. It seemed extraordinary that soldiers would come back from the war and write to thank me for what I had done. It made me feel very humble, and that's why I've always done everything I can to thank them back. See also


In which city was the first Disney theme park opened in 1955?

Disneyland's Grand Opening Store      After years of planning, Walt Disney's very  first theme park  Disneyland opened its gates at 2:30PM on Sunday July 17, 1955 in Anaheim, California. Television crews, Art Linkletter, Ronald Reagan, Bob Cummings, the Mouseketeers, Thurl Ravenscroft, California Governor Goodwin J. Knight and over 28,000 guests witnessed the opening of Walt's dream. Broadcast on ABC at 4:30PM, it was the biggest live telecast to date.       Eighteen-year-old Bob Penfield operated the King Arthur Carousel that day - he was suppose to operate Peter Pan's Flight, but the attraction kept breaking down. "On Opening Day I remember standing on the Carrousel when they lowered the drawbridge for the first time and all of the kids came running across." Penfield went on to become the longest working Cast Member in Disneyland history!      Charlie Ridgway, a reporter working for the Los Angeles Mirror-News was covering the opening of Disneyland on that hot July day. He later went on to work for Disney as a publicist before relocating to Orlando, Florida to run Disney's public-relations department for  thirty years!      Actor Ronald Reagan (who would later become president of the United States) introduced 53-year-old Walt Disney - "And now, Walt Disney will  step forward to read the dedication of Disneyland." Walt christened his 160-acre park with these now famous words (penned by Winston Hibler):       The park offered 5 themed lands with a total of  18 attractions . Disneyland  opened as invitation only on this day, given to studio workers, construction workers, the press and officials  of company sponsors. (The park opened to the general public the following day -  July 18 .) Because tickets to the  grand opening were counterfeited, a surprising 28,000-plus attended. The day was marked by numerous disasters, including a traffic jam, a shortage of food, and a gas leak in Fantasyland. Even a chunk of window from the Mark Twain Steamboat crashed on the head of an invited state senator! Disneyland encouraged visitors to arrive before 4:15PM, as during the live ABC telecast the park's gates were closed from 4:20PM to 5:30PM.      Cast Member Ron Dominguez was working as a ticket taker at Disneyland's main gate. "I was a Ticker Taker. Opening Day was a hectic day. The plan was to invite people at different hours so that we could spread out all of the arrivals. But it didn't work out that way. Everyone wanted to come out early to see the stars." Dominguez  would spend his entire career at the park eventually becoming a top executive (between 1971-1994). Ironically he grew up on one of the Anaheim orange groves later purchased by Disney for the theme park. The Dominguez family house was located just about where the entrance to the Pirates of the Caribbean is!      Celebrities visiting Disneyland that day included Frank Sinatra, Jerry Lewis, Sammy Davis Jr., Danny Thomas, Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher.  July 17, 1955 was known by Disneyland old-timers as  "Black Sunday" (because of the numerous mishaps)  ... yet in those first 7 weeks more than a million  people walked down Disneyland's Main Street USA! OPENING DAY  OPENING OF DISNEYLAND Nine-year-old Bonnie Williams was an opening day guests because her church youth group was invited. She was among the first children to cross the drawbridge into Fantasyland and ride Disneyland's rides! "I remember seeing Walt," she says. "He looked like a giant. I told him, 'I saw you on TV!' The whole day was magical. I felt like a real princess."  "To all who come to this happy place: welcome. Disneyland is your land. Here age relives fond memories of the past...and here youth may savor the challenge and promise of the future. Disneyland is dedicated to the ideals, the dreams and the hard facts which have created America ... with the hope that it will be a source of joy and inspiration to all the world." THIS SITE MADE IN THE USA A rusty-haired 12-year-old named Tom Nabbe also visited Disneyland. Tom and his mom stood outside the park's entrance seeking autographs from Hollywood st


Plovdiv is the second city of which European country?

Plovdiv, Bulgaria: Europe's Oldest Inhabited City | The Huffington Post Plovdiv, Bulgaria: Europe's Oldest Inhabited City 07/14/2013 12:59 am ET | Updated Sep 12, 2013 280 Jennifer Walker Anglo-Hungarian Ex-Physicist, Writer and Compulsive Traveler As the bus drove through Plovdiv's suburbs, after a two-hour journey from the capital Sofia, I felt like I was visiting an old friend. I have had an inner obsession with Plovdiv for years. My fixation with the myth of Orpheus led me to the lands of ancient Thrace, right to this historic city situated between the Rhodope Mountains (the legendary homeland of Orpheus), the Thracian Plains and the Balkan Mountain Range. Plovdiv Roman Theater, photo credit: Jennifer Walker The sun already burned in May, amplifying the car fumes in the Hristo Botev Boulevard as we made our way from the bus station, and even finding our hostel became an adventure. The street signs sprawled in Cyrillic script fortified the impression of being on the "other side of Europe". The road curved past the tall chestnut trees shading the street, under the flaking houses that paved the way to our guest house. On first impression, Plovdiv was slightly dilapidated with a sense of fading grandeur, a quality I love in old cities. I adored Plovdiv instantly, but the best thing was that I knew there was more to discover in the hot and dusty streets of Bulgaria's second city. Hills peeked up above flaking façades adorned with elaborate plasterwork. The city had seven hills once, like Rome, but they were used as quarries over the centuries, leaving the city with only five, maybe six hills that can be classed as such, where the three hills of the old town are the most prominent. Plovdiv's history dates as far back as 4000BC, when it began life a Neolithic settlement. It is one of the World's most ancient cities and Europe's oldest inhabited city -- even beating Athens. The settlement was originally Thracian, but it became a major Greek and then a Roman city known as Philippopolis, named after the King of Philip II of Macedon, Alexander the Great's father, who conquered the city in 342BC. Plovdiv became a city in tune with the ever-changing evolution of history. Plovdiv Old Town, photo credit: Jennifer Walker Echoes of Plovdiv's past still wink behind fenced off excavation areas in the center, hinting at Roman columns and overgrown Thracian ruins on the hillside. The narrow streets of the city's Revival era old town coiled up the hill, taking us up, across the large stone clad pavements radiating the heat as we sweated up the hill searching for the city's history. Our base instincts took us down the most shaded roads, leading us into Plovdiv's Roman Theater. The Theater overlooks the city, with views all the way over to the Rhodope Mountains that span the southern fringe of Bulgaria and all the way into Greece. There were no crowds here, just a couple of people scattered about the marble stones and the towering colonnade of the reconstructed stage. Encased with a fence of metal bars, a rope cord stretched across a gap, marking the entrance to the Theater. The ticket collector sat under the shaded veranda enlaced with flowers and vines only meters away. I handed over 5 Lev (2.50€) to the ticket collector as a cat brushed my leg. I caught sight of another tabby ducking under a bush by the ring of worn down marble seats. "Too many cats," he said to me, "I look after all of them. I have five at home and about twelve here. But, someone has to take care of them." He pointed to a sack of dry cat food, but I didn't catch sight of any of Plovdiv's "Roman Cats" for the rest of the afternoon. I could only make out a hum of distant traffic as I walked through Plovdiv Old Town's deserted streets. I found it surreal, and refreshing, to stroll through a city as beautiful and as historically significant as Plovdiv, without encountering endless shops selling tat for tourists or restaurants where determined waiters try to drag you in. I caught the scent of lilacs and the subtle background noise of crockery behind opened wooden shutters. P


In which town is the Devonshire Campus of the University of Derby?

Our Campuses Our three campuses: Derby, Buxton and Chesterfield Our three safe and friendly campuses are all located in the English county of Derbyshire. They're all easy to get to by road and rail. Derbyshire's an area offering high standards of living, fantastic employment prospects, and which ranks among the least expensive places to live in the UK.


Where in England is the Ceremony of the Keys held every evening?

Ceremony Of The Keys - Book Now | Tower Of London | Historic Royal Palaces Ceremony of the Keys Ceremony of the Keys Be part of this 700 year old ancient ceremony! Tickets are issued free of charge but, due to the popularity of the ceremony, it is necessary to book as far in advance as is possible. Tickets can only be booked online. About the Ceremony of the Keys The Ceremony of the Keys is the traditional locking up of the Tower of London and has taken place on each and every night, without fail, for at least 700 years. The importance of securing this fortress for the night is still very relevant because, although the Monarch no longer resides at this royal palace, the Crown Jewels and many other valuables still do! The Ceremony of the Keys is fully booked until January 2018. Booking conditions Tickets are non-transferable. We are not able to change names on bookings under any circumstances. There is a maximum number of tickets that are available to any one applicant.  Multiple bookings under the same name or address will be cancelled and will be refused entry on the night. We do not accept bookings by groups, schools or third parties, tour operators etc.  Any bookings will be cancelled. We are not able to offer a waiting list. Attending the Ceremony of the Keys Please bring the e-ticket accessed via the link on your booking confirmation.  Visitors will be admitted to the Tower under escort at 21.30 hrs (9.30pm) precisely. Please note that late arrivals will not be admitted. The ceremony will conclude at 22.05 hrs (10.05pm) after which all visitors will be escorted to the exit. There are no toilet or refreshment facilities available. Photography is not permitted during any part of the ceremony. You may also be interested in... E-newsletter sign up Sign up for our regular e-newsletter for the latest news and events at our six historic royal palaces


On which day are American Presidential elections always held?

Why is America's Election Day On a Tuesday In November? Question: Why Is Election Day on a Tuesday in November? Answer: Federal law in the United States requires that the presidential election be held every four years on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. In modern society that seems like an arbitrary time to hold an election, but it made a lot of sense in the 1800s. In the early decades of the United States, the date for the election of the president would be set by the individual states. Those various election days, however, almost always fell in November. The reason was simple: under an early federal law, the electors for the electoral college were to meet in the individual states on the first Wednesday of December. And according to a 1792 federal law, the elections in the states (which would choose the electors) had to be held within a 34-day period before that day. Beyond meeting legal requirements, holding elections in November made good sense in an agrarian society, as the harvest would have been concluded. continue reading below our video 4 Tips for Improving Test Performance And the harshest winter weather would not have arrived, which was a consideration for those who had to travel to a polling place. In a practical sense, having the presidential election held on different days in different states was not a major concern in the early decades of the 1800s. Communication was slow, and when it took days or weeks for election results to become known it didn't matter if states held elections at different times. As communication improved with the introduction of the railroad and the telegraph , it seemed obvious that election results in one state might influence the voting yet to occur in another. And as transportation improved, there was also a fear that voters could travel from state to state and participate in multiple elections. In the early 1840s Congress decided to make a standardized date for holding presidential elections across the country. Congress Standardized Election Day in 1845 In 1845 Congress passed a law establishing that the day for choosing presidential electors (in other words, the day for the popular vote that would determine the electors of the electoral congress) would be every four years on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. That formulation was chosen to fall within the time frame determined by the aforementioned 1792 law. And making the election the first Tuesday after the first Monday also ensured that the election would never be held on November 1, which is All Saints Day, a Catholic holy day of obligation. There is also a legend that merchants in the 1800s tended to do their bookkeeping on the first day of the month, and scheduling an important election on that day might interfere with business. The first presidential election held in accordance with the new law was held on November 7, 1848. In that year's election, the Whig candidate Zachary Taylor defeated Lewis Cass of the Democratic Party, and former president Martin Van Buren , who was running on the ticket of the Free Soil Party. Why Hold the Presidential Election on a Tuesday? The choice of a Tuesday is most likely because elections in the 1840s were generally held at county seats, and people in outlying areas would have to travel from their farms into town to vote. Tuesday was chosen as people could begin their travels on a Monday, and thus avoid traveling on the Sunday sabbath. Holding important national elections on a weekday seems anachronistic in the modern world, and it's no doubt true that Tuesday voting tends to create obstacles and discourages participation. The introduction of early voting procedures in many American states in recent elections has addressed the problem of having to vote on a specific weekday. But, generally speaking, the tradition of voting for the president every four years on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November has continued uninterrupted since the 1840s.


Which British fabric has an ‘Orb’ trade mark?

History of Harris Tweed History of Harris Tweed Our Shop and Warehouse - Harris Tweed Isle of Harris Northton Isle of Harris - Black Face sheep cross the incoming tide looking for better pasture. Clò-Mòr - Harris Tweed Cloth - A wide selection of Harris Tweed cloth available in plain, herringbone, checks and tartans. Rough grazing in the hills - The ever changing landscape is an inspiration for our weavers, creating new and exciting tweeds. The Iconic Orb Mark on Harris Tweed - All our tweeds are stamped with the orb mark of the Harris Tweed Authority. The Colour of Tweed - Our Harris Tweed is suitable for furnishings and clothing, plus everything in-between, from furniture upholstery to wedding dresses. Our Harris Tweed Warehouse - Hundreds of tweeds in every colour pattern and length. Come and browse next time your in Tarbert! Famous Beaches on the Isle of Harris - The colour of the land and seascapes reflected in our Harris Tweed. Hebridean Wool - Our wool is hand-twisted for each order, washed and then dried in the Hebridean sunshine. History of Harris Tweed The following article is published here by kind permission of Angus MacLeod Archive   The inhabitants of the Western Isles of Scotland like those in many parts of the country manufactured cloth, entirely by hand, for domestic and local use, long before the industrial revolution reached Scotland. 'Clò-Mòr', later called 'Harris Tweed' was one of the fabrics manufactured by hand, by the Islanders, from their own wool, in their cottages during the long winter evenings. Harris Tweed It is generally accepted that Clò-Mòr was first referred to as Harris Tweed when the Countess of Dunmore, whose family were the proprietors of the North Harris Estate, took an interest in the cloth about 1840. Harris Tweed would probably never have come to the notice of the general public, was it not for the philanthropic work of a number of persons and agencies, mainly before, but also after the end of the 19th century. Prominent among these were Lord and Lady Dunmore, Mrs Thomas, Mrs Mary Stewart Mackenzie of Seaforth, Lady Gorash Cathcart, Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland, Mrs Platt of Eishken, Scottish Home Industries Association, Highland Home Industries, the Crofters Agency and others. The activities of these and other people on behalf of the cottage industry were motivated by considerations other than personal profit. It is obvious that the main consideration was social and economic, the welfare of the ordinary people of the Outer Hebrides. It was an industry of the people, for the people, and in this respect was unique. Cottage industry Thus we see that the Harris Tweed Industry was originally a cottage industry, producing an article made entirely by hand. Early marketing The product was marketed as a result of the activities of the individuals and agencies mentioned above and this was done from the middle of the 19th century, and by the turn of the century Harris Tweed had gained for itself a very good reputation. The cloth was attracting attention for its characteristics and good quality, and therefore it was able to create its own market on its own merits. Original reputation It was during this early period the fabric earned for itself the good reputation and name that established Harris Tweed as a cloth of quality and distinction. Commercial interests were not slow to appreciate the potential value of the good will and the name 'Harris Tweed'. Early imitation Power woven imitation Harris Tweed began to appear in the British market by the end of the 19th century and the practise eventually spread to the European continent and even as far afield as Japan. Orb trade mark The necessity for a protective Trade Mark was appreciated early in the 20th century. Eventually the Harris Tweed Association Ltd was formed in 1909 and subsequently the Orb definition Trade Mark was registered in 1910. The Orb Trade Mark was of course originally confined, by its definition, to the article made entirely by hand. Mainland carding By this time, that is during the first decade of the 20th century, c


Born 1917, which Australian painter is well known for his portraits of outlaw Ned Kelly?

Ned Kelly Australian Ironoutlaw | Ironoutlaw.com sidney             nolan > maree coote > art gallery > more             artists > sculpture > skin             and ink Sidney               Nolan’s Ned Kelly Exhibition was held at the               Museum of Modern Art, Heide Gallery in 1997. Below               are examples of his valuable visual insight to the               Ned Kelly legend. An extract by John Reed, written               for the introduction to the catalogue of The Kelly               Paintings of Sidney Nolan 1946-47 held at Velasquez               Gallery, April 1948 gives some insight into the artist               and his work: For                 those of us who rank Sidney Nolan as one of the                 two or three painters in Australia of real significance,                 this Exhibition - his first one-man show in a                 Public Gallery - is of quite outstanding importance.                 We believe its value in the history of Australian                 painting is already assured. Australia has not                 been an easy country to paint. A number of artists                 have sensed something of what it holds and one                 or two - the early Roberts and Streeton - have                 succeeded in giving us glimpses of it which were                 movingly true; but we have waited many years                 for a mature statement to cover both the landscape                 and man in relation to the landscape. In                 my opinion this has now been achieved by Sidney                 Nolan in the group of 27 paintings exhibited,                 and it is a remarkable achievement indeed, necessitating                 as it has the most sensitive and profound harmony                 between symbol, legend and visual impact. That                 this has been accomplished in language of the                 utmost simplicity is in itself an indication                 of the strength of the artist's vision and discipline,                 while at the same time it should allow those who are responsive to the elemental things which                 move us all to find ready response in themselves                 to what the paintings have to give. Sidney Nolan              was born in 1917 in Carlton, Victoria. In the mid 1930s              Nolan studied at the National Gallery of Victoria after              hours while working in the art department              of a hat factory. His first patrons were John and Sunday              Reed from Heide Gallery and he exhibited with the Contemporary              Art Society from 1939-1947. His career was interrupted              by his war service, however he did manage to produce              a series at Dimboola. In 1945 he began his best known              series of works based on Ned Kelly and the bushranger              legend, which were exhibited in Paris in 1948. In 1951,              Nolan held his first exhibition at the Redfern Gallery              starting his international success. Other well known              works include his Leda and Swan, African and Gallipoli              series. For the next thirty years Nolan travelled and              exhibited extensively, while also producing designs              for ballets and plays, book covers and illustrations.


In The Mikado who does Nanki-Poo love and eventually marry?

Mikado Plot The Mikado The Plot Our story begins in the town of Titipu in Japan where, having introduced themselves, Japanese nobles meet a wandering minstrel named Nanki-Poo. He tells them of his love for Yum-Yum whom he first saw as he was playing in the Titipu town band. Yum-Yum was engaged to Ko-Ko, a cut price tailor, but he has been sentenced to death for flirting, so Nanki-Poo returns to find his beloved Yum-Yum and marry her. The death sentence for flirting is the idea of the bloodthirsty ruler of Japan, the Mikado. The gentlemen of Titipu decide to get round this law by creating Ko-Ko Lord High Executioner on the grounds that he is then unlikely to execute himself. All the senior Titipu civil servants resign in protest at these shenanigans only to find that the ambitious Pooh-Bah snaps up all their jobs, salaries and perks to become Lord High Everything Else. Ko-Ko is set to marry Yum-Yum who arrives with her girl friends, Pitti Sing, Peep-bo and Yo-Ko - three little maids from school. When Yum-Yum sees the handsome Nanki-Poo, she is overjoyed since she does not love Ko-Ko, but duty makes her reluctantly realise that her wedding with the recently ennobled cheap tailor must take place. Then a crisis hits the town. The Mikado is coming to visit Titipu to check that his savage law has been carried out. Since Nanki-Poo has decided to kill himself because he cannot marry Yum-Yum, Ko-Ko convinces him to become the necessary victim the Mikado wants to have executed. Nanki-Poo agrees on the condition: that he weds Yum-Yum and they enjoy a month's married bliss before he gets the chop - after which, Ko-Ko can marry her. This seems to fit the bill, and everyone rejoices until another crisis descends in the frightening person of Katisha, an aristocratic older lady who was engaged to Nanki-Poo before he fled the court unable to face marrying her. She tries to reveal Nanki-Poo's identity as the son of the Mikado and heir to the Japanese throne, but the local people refuse to listen to her, and she storms off vowing revenge. On Yum-Yum's wedding day, Ko-Ko brings news that due to another cruel law, the wife of a beheaded man must be buried alive, a fate Yum-Yum does not relish on account of its stuffiness. Pooh-Bah and Ko-Ko decide that the only solution is to do a snow job on the Mikado. They will let Yum-Yum and Nanki-Poo get married, pack them off abroad on a honeymoon, then draw up false documents and lie to the Mikado about the execution. Accompanied by Katisha, the Mikado arrives and is informed by Ko-Ko, Pooh-Bah and Pitti-Sing of the alleged execution of Nanki-Poo. The deceit boomerangs however, since yet another crazy Japanese law insists that no matter how ignorant of their actions, everyone remotely associated with the death of the heir apparent must be boiled alive. Since the bloodthirsty and husband-hungry Katisha is keen to see the plotters killed, the only solution seems to be for someone to marry Katisha as quickly as possible, then get her to beg the Mikado for mercy. Ko-Ko draws the short straw and marries the dragon lady. When Nanki-Poo and his wife appear, there is a lot of complicated explaining to be done. Fortunately, by a justification even crazier than the fictitious laws of the stage Japan, Ko-Ko manages to placate the Mikado, and with laughing song and merry dance, everyone lives happily ever after. England has produced centuries of great writers and creative artists, but only very few have spoken a universal language, been taken to the hearts of the English speaking world and become popular institutions - icons of English speaking civilisation. It's all a matter of producing recognisable characters, lovable or otherwise, who speak and sing the language of the people. Chaucer did it. Shakespeare did it. Dickens did it. Shaw, perhaps, did it. And Gilbert and Sullivan did it with a derry down derry and a willow, tit willow, tit willow. Even those high- brows who hate G & S - and what other writers of comic opera in the world are recognised by the mere initials of their surnames? - are infuriated by th


What is the name of the device from which cards are dealt in a casino?

Blackjack Glossary Blackjack glossary Blackjack terms, meaning of words: Terminology, Jargon, Slang, Vocabulary. A 21+3 - Blackjack and 3-card Poker at the same time. 21+3 is a European-style Blackjack game with a high paying 3-card side bet similar to the very popular Pairs Plus bet in the Three Card Poker game. No special poker skill is required. Anchor - Last taken sit to the dealer's right. B Banker - In a card game, dealer or the players who books the action of the other bettors at the table. Bankroll - The total amount of money you have the intention of gambling with. Basic Strategy - In blackjack, the set of plays that you should make to maximize your advantage. Blackjack - Total of 21 on your initial two-card hand. Burn Cards - Remove cards from the top of the deck and place them in the discard tray after a shuffle and cut. Break - Exceeding the hand total of 21. Bust - same as Break, exceeding the hand total of 21. C Camouflage - Anything a skilled gambler does to conceal their activities from the casino. Camouflage can include mixing in playing and betting behavior that mimics typical gamblers, or using disguises, appearing to be drunk, or any number of other possible ploys intended to throw the casino's scrutiny off. Card Counting - Recording (in memory) played cards (usually high cards) so as to establish a conditional probability advantage on the remaining cards against the dealer. Card Sharp - A person who is an expert at cards. Charlie or Five Card Charlie - A blackjack rule variation where if you get 5 cards without busting, you win that hand. CSM - Continuous Shuffling Machines, introduced by casinos as an anti card counters in Blackjack. Cut - To split the deck of cards before they are dealt. Cut Card - Colored faceless plastic card used to cut the cards after the shuffle. D Deal - To give out the cards during a hand. Discard Tray - A tray on the dealer�s right side that holds all the cards that have been played or discarded. Double Down - You can double your initial bet following the initial two-card deal, but you can hit one card only (you must take one additional card). To do this the player turns over his/her first two cards and places an equal bet alongside the original bet. This a good bet if the player is in a strong situation and when the dealer's card is weak. Most casinos will allow you to double down on any two cards. Some casinos will also let you double down after splitting and some will limit your doubling down to hands that total ten or eleven. Draw - (Also Hit.) Call a card or adding a new card to your current hand. Double Down (Doubling Down) - Double your initial bet following the initial two-card deal, but you can hit one card only. In blackjack, it is the players option to double their original bet in exchange for receiving only one more card. To do this the player turns over their first two cards and places an equal bet alongside the original bet. E Early Surrender - Surrender allowed before the dealer checks for blackjack. Even Money - Cashing in your bet immediately at a 1:1 payout ratio when you are dealt a natural blackjack and the dealer's showing card is an Ace. F Face Cards - Jacks, Queens and Kings. Face Down Game - Your first card is placed face up while the second one is placed face down. Face Up Game - Both your cards are placed face up. First Base - First taken seat to dealer's left - where the first card is dealt. Five Card Charlie - A blackjack rule variation where if you get 5 cards without busting, you win that hand. H Hard Hand - (Also Hard Total.) A hand without an Ace, or with an Ace valued at 1 is said to be Hard in that it can only be given one value, unlike a 'Soft' hand. Heads Up or Heads On - A head to head play with the dealer - no other players are involved. Hit - (Also Draw) Call a card or adding a new card to your current hand. The card received is also called a hit. Hole Card - In blackjack, the facedown card that the dealer gets. In stud and hold �em poker, the facedown cards dealt to each player. I Insurance - Side bet up to half the initial bet agains


Which model was described as the ‘Face of ‘66’?

Twiggy Pictures, Photo Galleries, Bio & Rating - AskMen AskMen Messages You have no messages Notifications You have no notifications Twiggy Twiggy With her boyish haircut, wide-eyed expression, and mod clothes, Twiggy was named the "Face of '66" by London's Daily Express, thus launching a worldwide phenomenon that rivaled Beatlemania. She turned her back on modeling at the age of 19, and reemerged as the singing, dancing and acting star of The Boy Friend (1971). Subsequent film roles followed, but Twiggy found more success on the stage, appearing in critically acclaimed productions such as My One and Only. Appeal Twiggy's stick-like physique was a radical reversal from the voluptuous ideals of female perfection from previous generations. Being all of 91 pounds and measuring a meager 31-22-32 during the height of her prominence in the late '60s, a Newsweek cover story of the day described her as "four straight limbs in search of a body" and as having the "frail torso of the teenage choirboy." There may have been more curvaceous women selling a certain image of femininity, but Twiggy's unusual sex appeal came through in her confident, blasé demeanor. She helped change the concept of what made a woman sexy without adapting to the norm of the times. Foot fetishists take note: Twiggy has one of the smallest shoe sizes of any model. Success At the peak of her popularity in the mid to late '60s, Twiggy was one of the most recognized faces and names in the world, and undoubtedly the best known model up to that point. She was named the "Face of '66" in the UK after only a brief period in the modeling profession. She was Britain's biggest moneymaker of 1967, the best paid model of the '60s, and was mobbed everywhere she went when she first visited the U.S. in the late '60s. In February 1967, Twiggy became the first model to be featured in Madame Tussaud's famous wax museum. The following year, some 200,000 Twiggy dresses were sold worldwide, and Twiggy merchandise such as coloring books and dolls were also popular products. Twiggy switched gears when she debuted in The Boy Friend, a critical and box-office hit directed by Ken Russell. She won two Golden Globes for her performance, in the categories of Best Actress and Most Promising Newcomer. In 1984, she was nominated for a Tony for her singing and dancing in the Broadway musical, My One and Only. During the '90s, Twiggy's name was being thrown around the modeling industry when the waif look made a comeback. Models such as Kate Moss and Amber Valletta gained notice for what was being touted as the Twiggy look for the '90s, or less flatteringly, the heroin-chic image. In perhaps the ultimate tribute to the "Face of '66," Marilyn Manson's former bassist is named Twiggy Ramirez (partly) in her honor. Twiggy Biography Leslie Hornby was born on September 19, 1949, in Neasden, a working-class suburb of London. The youngest of three girls, each born seven years apart, Lesley became interested in fashion and learned to sew at an early age so that she could make herself clothes that would keep her on the cutting edge of fashion trends. In 1965, 15-year-old Leslie met Nigel Davies, a man 10 years her senior. Nigel and his brother Tony worked in a hair salon, and it was apparently Tony who gave Leslie her nickname. Due to her ultra-thin frame, he first referred to her as "Sticks," then "Twigs," and finally settled on the moniker that would stick with her for life, "Twiggy." what's in a name? Davies first considered going into the garment business with Twiggy. However, a certain boyish, "elfin" haircut helped launch Twiggy's career as a fashion model. Nigel changed his name to Justin de Villeneuve and became Twiggy's manager, as well as her romantic interest. Within weeks of her debut as a model, the Daily Express declared her the "Face of '66," after a writer from the paper saw her picture hanging in Leonard's hair salon in Mayfair. And with that, the supermodel phenomenon was born. By 1966, Twiggy's line of clothing had been launched and became a sensation in Europe, and especially the UK


‘Hit and Miss’ was the theme tune to which TV pop show?

Hit and Miss (Theme from the TV Series "Juke Box Jury") - YouTube Hit and Miss (Theme from the TV Series "Juke Box Jury") Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Dec 5, 2014 Provided to YouTube by Warner Music Group Hit and Miss (Theme from the TV Series "Juke Box Jury") · John Barry Seven Plus Four Hit And Miss


Which German canal links the North Sea with the Baltic?

Kiel Canal | canal, Germany | Britannica.com Kiel Canal Alternative Titles: Eider Canal, Kaiser-Wilhelm Canal, Nord-Ostsee Canal, Nord-Ostsee-Kanal, North Sea–Baltic Sea Canal Related Topics Palatine Chapel Kiel Canal, German Nord-Ostsee-Kanal, English North Sea–Baltic Sea Canal, waterway in northern Germany , extending eastward for 98 km (61 miles) from Brunsbüttelkoog (on the North Sea , at the mouth of the Elbe River ) to Holtenau (at Kiel Harbour on the Baltic Sea ). The canal has been enlarged twice and is today 160 metres (526 feet) wide and 11 metres (37 feet) deep and is spanned by seven high-level bridges that have about 43 metres (140 feet) of clearance for ships beneath them. The locks are 45 metres (146 feet) wide by 327 metres (1,072 feet) long. The canal constitutes the safest, most convenient, shortest, and cheapest shipping route between the two seas. The Kiel Canal, which runs from the mouth of the Elbe River to the Baltic Sea, at Kiel, Germany. A.G.E. FotoStock The canal, built between 1887 and 1895, initially served German military needs by eliminating the necessity for ships to travel northward around the Danish peninsula. It was enlarged between 1907 and 1914 to accommodate large naval ships. Prior to World War I the canal (then known as the Kaiser-Wilhelm Canal) was owned by the German government. The Treaty of Versailles (June 28, 1919) laid down regulations that, in effect, internationalized the canal, while leaving it under German administration. Traffic on the canal was subject only to general police, shipping, sanitary, and customs regulations. These provisions were repudiated by Adolf Hitler in 1936. Since World War II the conditions of the Treaty of Versailles guaranteeing freedom of navigation have again been practiced. The canal remains an important route for Baltic shipping.


Which TV cop was quite easily persuaded out of retirement by Superintendent Innocent?

Lewis review, ITV: 'comforting' - Telegraph TV and Radio Lewis review, ITV: 'comforting' The series opener of Lewis walked a fine line between cosy convention and dramatic  variation, says Anna Leszkiewicz 4 Laurence Fox and Kevin Whately star in ITV's Lewis Photo: ITV By Anna Leszkiewicz 10:00PM BST 10 Oct 2014 There's a comforting regularity about Lewis — much like the chiming of Oxford's church bells. Even its premise, as a continuation of Morse, promised viewers something they had already seen before, many times over, but with just enough variety to keep a few questions hovering in their minds. The set up was essentially the same: the fizzing intelligence, sullen temperament and eye for obscure classical references we found in Morse was transplanted to Laurence Fox's Hathaway, and Lewis (Kevin Whately) kept up the rough-around-the-edges approach to detecting that sustained the franchise's necessary chalk and cheese formula. The only minor difference was that the power dynamic had been flipped. The 2013 series was supposed to be the end of Lewis, after Whately and Fox both decided the show could not go on. The decision to bring the show back, particularly in light of ITV's hugely successful Morse prequel Endeavour, could therefore seem a little too much like flogging a dead horse. It's true, some rather contrived plot developments were necessary to reunite the two detectives in this episode, the first of a two-parter. Hathaway, having spent several weeks brooding in Spanish cathedrals, decided he didn't really want to quit at all, and returned to Thames Valley Police promoted to Detective Inspector. Lewis, enjoying his supposed retirement in tea-drinking, boat-building domestic bliss with pathologist Dr Hobson (Clare Holman), was easily persuaded by Superintendent Innocent (Rebecca Front) to "help out" a struggling Hathaway on his first murder case, his previous determination to leave melting away in seconds. But the consuming commitment to the job that both detectives have shown throughout the programme made these simultaneous changes of heart slightly plausible, and it was played well: with exasperated sighs from Dr Hobson, groaning refrains of "once a copper, always a copper", and sheepish expressions from Hathaway and Lewis. The makers of the show walk a fine line between cosy convention and dramatic variation, introducing just enough change to disrupt the programme's traditional dynamic without altering any of its staple features. The power balance was turned on its head once again, with Hathaway now instructing Lewis on how he could best aid the investigation without running it. Hathaway was struggling with his new responsibilities, becoming more obsessive, and Laurence Fox turned up the "tortured genius" dial to 11, his upturned black collar and somehow even more prominent cheekbones lended him an angular, distinctly Sherlockian air. And the new addition of Angela Griffin as earnest DS Lizzie Maddox promised to shake things up, despite her being mostly confined to the background in this introductory episode. Related Articles


Cassegranian, Gregorian and Schmidt are all types of what?

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Relative density is the density of a substance relative to what?

Relative density - definition of relative density by The Free Dictionary Relative density - definition of relative density by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/relative+density Related to relative density: Archimedes Principle relative density relative density n (Units) the ratio of the density of a substance to the density of a standard substance under specified conditions. For liquids and solids the standard is usually water at 4°C or some other specified temperature. For gases the standard is often air or hydrogen at the same temperature and pressure as the substance. Symbol: d See also specific gravity , vapour density ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:


What was the nickname of the American gangster and bank robber Charles Floyd?

1000+ images about Gangsters_Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd on Pinterest | Pretty boy floyd, Robin hoods and Days in Forward Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd - Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd, shot and killed by FBI agents a year after the Kansas City Massacre; the Bureau insisted that he was one of the killers, but Floyd denied being one of the killers with his dying breath. See More


Which king of Corinth is a byword for fruitless toil?

Sisyphus | Music The Myth of Sisyphus Sisyphus is a sinner who was condemned by Zeus in Tartarus to an eternity of rolling a boulder up a mountain until it nearly reaches the top, then watching it roll back down again. Sisyphus was founder and king of Corinth, or Ephyra as it was called in then. He was notorious as the most cunning dishonest knave on earth. His greatest triumph came at the end of his life, when the god Hades came to claim him personally for the kingdom of the dead. Hades had brought along a pair of handcuffs, a comparative novelty, and Sisyphus expressed such an interest that Hades was persuaded to demonstrate their use – on himself. And so it came about that the high lord of the Underworld was kept locked up in a closet at Sisyphus’s house for many a day, a circumstance which put the great chain of being seriously out of whack. Nobody could die. A soldier might be chopped to bits in battle and still show up at camp for dinner. Finally Hades was released and Sisyphus was ordered summarily to report to the Underworld for his eternal assignment. But the wily one had another trick up his sleeve. He simply told his wife not to bury him and then complained to Persephone, Queen of the Dead, that he had not been accorded the proper funeral honors. What’s more, as an unburied corpse he had no business on the far side of the river Styx at all – his wife hadn’t placed a coin under his tongue to secure passage with Charon the ferryman. Surely her highness could see that Sisyphus must be given leave to journey back topside and put things right. Kindly Persephone assented, and Sisyphus made his way back to the sunshine, where he promptly forgot all about funerals and such drab affairs and lived on in dissipation for another good stretch of time. But even this paramount trickster could only postpone the inevitable. Eventually he was hauled down to Hades, where his indiscretions caught up with him. For a crime against the Gods – the specifics of which are variously reported – Sisyphus was condemned to an eternity of hard, frustrating and fruitless labor. His assignment was to roll a great boulder to the top of a great mountain. However, each and every time Sisyphus, by the greatest of exertion and toil, nearly attained the summit of this mountain, the enchanted boulder rolled all the way back down the slope again. This is simply the story of our lives. The God’s have specific punishments for specific crimes. The punishment for dishonesty is toil, endless fruitless toil. This is also a metaphor for the exact same punishment bestowed upon Adam and Eve, for their treachery in the garden. Nearly everyone here is experiencing this in some form. This is an analogy for lower forms of consciousness. Virtue is rewarded with heightened consciousness. Fair Use Notice: This website claims copyright exemption to make use of any and all means of media movie clips, music sounds and video for the sole purpose of the betterment of mankind. Non-public domain contents of this site not otherwise copyrighted are Copyright © 2013-2017, www.secretofthevine.com , All Rights Reserved.


According to De Gaulle France had 246 what?

Charles de Gaulle - Wikiquote Charles de Gaulle Jump to: navigation , search Men can have friends, statesmen cannot. Charles-André-Joseph-Marie de Gaulle ( 22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970 ), in France commonly referred to as le général de Gaulle, was a French military leader and statesman. During World War II, he reached the rank of Brigade General and then became the leader of the Forces Françaises Libres ("FFL" — the "Free French Forces") . Between 1944 and 1946, following the liberation of France from German occupation, he was head of the French provisional government. Called to form a government in 1958, he inspired a new constitution and was the Fifth Republic 's first president, serving from 1958 to 1969. This article needs cleanup. Please review Wikiquote:Templates to determine how to edit this article to conform to a higher standard of article quality. Contents All my life I have had a certain idea of France. Toute ma vie, je me suis fait une certaine idée de la France. Opening sentence of his Mémoires de guerre. I have understood you! Je vous ai compris ! Said before the population of Algiers after they had called upon him to take power, June 4, 1958. Long live free Quebec! Vive le Québec libre! Said in 1967 on the balcony of Montréal City Hall. It caused a diplomatic uproar with Canada and inflamed the Quebec sovereignty movement. France has no friends, only interests. Clementine Churchill: "General, you must not hate your friends more than you hate your enemies" De Gaulle (in English): "France has no friends, only interests." (De Gaulle did not speak specifically of France, but of all nation-states, including Britain. This remark was in line with his saying "Men can have friends, statesmen cannot",*Les hommes peuvent avoir des amis, pas les hommes d'Etat., in Interview, December 9, 1967). Yes, it is Europe , from the Atlantic to the Urals, it is Europe, it is the whole of Europe, that will decide the fate of the world. Oui, c'est l'Europe, depuis l'Atlantique jusqu'à l'Oural, c'est toute l'Europe, qui décidera du destin du monde. 23 November 1959, Strasbourg. The phrase shown in bold is the most often quoted excerpt. De Gaulle was expressing his vision of Europe's future. Now she is like everyone else. Maintenant, elle est comme les autres. Spoken at the funeral of his daughter Anne, who had Down Syndrome, February 1948 France cannot be France without greatness. Early life[ edit ] When we were children, we often played war. We had a fine collection of lead soldiers. My brothers would take different countries: Xavier had Italy; Pierre, Germany. Or they would swap around. Well, I, gentlemen, always had France. Reminscing during an ocean voyage to Tahiti, quoted in The Atlantic, November 1960 World War II[ edit ] France has lost a battle, but France has not lost the war. La France a perdu une bataille, mais la France n'a pas perdu la guerre. Poster À tous les Français (To All Frenchmen), August 1940. À tous les Français was designed and displayed in London to accompany the Appel du 18 juin (Appeal of 18 June) following defeat at the Battle of France. The pair are considered to be the founding texts of the Résistance. At the root of our civilization, there is the freedom of each person of thought, of belief, of opinion, of work, of leisure. A la base de notre civilisation, il y a la liberté de chacun dans sa pensée, ses croyances, ses opinions, son travail, ses loisirs. Speech, November 25 1941. Let us be firm, pure and faithful; at the end of our sorrow, there is the greatest glory of the world, that of the men who did not give in. Soyons fermes, purs et fidèles ; au bout de nos peines, il y a la plus grande gloire du monde, celle des hommes qui n'ont pas cédé. Speech, July 14 1943. "Do you know that you have caused us more trouble than all the rest of our European allies?" "I do not doubt it. France is a great power." Conversation with Anthony Eden , recounted in de Gaulle's Mémoires de guerre. Quoted in The Atlantic, November 1960. It is unnecessary, for the Republic has never ceased to exist. I was the Repu


In a James Bond film what was Operation Grand Slam intended to rob?

Pussy Galore (James Bond) | LGBT Info | Fandom powered by Wikia Pussy Galore (James Bond) Template:James Bond Character Template:Otheruses Pussy Galore is a fictional character from the James Bond film and novel Goldfinger . In the film, she is played by Honor Blackman . Novel biography Edit Template:Spoiler In the novel, Pussy Galore is the only woman in America that runs an organized crime gang. Initially a trapeze artist, her group of women, "Pussy Galore and her Acrobats" were unsuccessful and were later trained as cat burglars . Her group grew into a Harlem lesbian organization known as "The Cement Mixers." In fact, Galore is a lesbian until the end of the novel, at which point she falls in love with Bond. In the novel, her hair is black, and she has the only violet eyes Bond thinks he has ever seen. Her group is enlisted by Goldfinger to aid in "Operation Grand Slam," an operation that would poison the Ft. Knox water supply with nerve gas, and, if successful, would rob the U.S. Bullion Depository at Fort Knox of fifteen billion in gold bullion. Goldfinger enlists the Cement Mixers because he needs a group of criminal women to impersonate nurses in the fake emergency medical teams he plans to send into the poison-stricken Fort Knox. After "Grand Slam" fails, Galore is still working to impersonate a nurse, not a pilot. However, as in the film, she escapes with Bond after Bond kills Goldfinger and his henchman Oddjob aboard an airplane. Film biography Edit In the movie, Pussy is given a less murderous past, and a more important role as the head of a group of all-female pilots called Pussy Galore's Flying Circus (a nod to the circus-connection of the crime group in the novel). In the novel, the nerve gas is supposed to be delivered to the water supply by other agents, but in the movie, Pussy's group has the job of spraying it from private planes. However, it is clear that Pussy thinks the agent is a sleeping gas, and even calls it "Operation Rock-a-bye Baby." Bond's revelation to her that it is an agent of mass murder is the key to turning her into a CIA asset, and given the name of the operation, it's not entirely a joke when Bond comments later, in answering the question of what made her go to the authorities to help him, that somehow he must've appealed "to her maternal instincts." Template:Endspoiler Trivia


Scoop, Muck, Roley and Lofty are whose vehicles?

Bob The Builder Dizzy | eBay Bob The Builder Dizzy Bob the Builder Push Along Vehicles. Scoop - Lift and lower scoops bucket - comes with cement bag accessories. Muck - Muck's bucket lifts and lowers - comes with rocks accessories. BOB THE BUILDER. Th... Condition: Buy it now Free P&P A great collection of vehicles to make role play with Bob toys fun. Travis incl Trailer (One of his front wheels is wobbly - but works fine). He is also not a friction toy. Jackaroo - Very Rare. Buy it now + £0.00 P&P For sale I have Dizzy & Roley  Bob. Roley is in like new condition, only signs of wear & tear is his the grill that has a small scuff mark. I have included a free small Bob, I am unsure if he is a ge...


What is produced by the larva of ‘bombyx mori’?

Bombyx Mori (Silkworm, Jiang Can) | Chinese Herbs Healing Chinese Herbs Healing Art of Herbal Remedies Revealed Menu Leave a reply When it comes to bombyx mori or silkworm, we all know that it is the silk moth larvae or caterpillars, which are grown mainly for the production of bombyx mori cocoon and silkworm silk. However, you may not know the fact that sometimes silkworm are also grown for medicinal purpose. Medicinally it is called Jiang Can in mandarin. This herb has a very good medicinal value for the treatments of infantile convulsions, sore throat, submandibular lymphadenitis, facial paralysis, skin itching and other symptoms. Owing to its enormous health benefits, it has long been noticed and listed in the Shennong Bencao Jing (Shennong’s Root and Herbal Classic), the oldest existing Chinese pharmacopoeia. What is bombyx mori medicinally? Actually it means the dried hardened larvae of Bombyx mori Linnaeus., an animal in the family Bombycidae. This herb is a special medicinal because of its special manufacturing process – it is produced by naturally or artificially infecting Beauveria bassiana (Bals.) Vuillant when they are 4 to 5 years old. Due to its surface is densely covered with white mycelium and conidia, it is also named Bai Jiang Can (literally white stiff silkworm). In addition, because this insect is raised only in silk farm and mainly feeds on mulberry tree leaves, it is also known as Bombyx Batryticatus and mulberry tree silkworm. The life cycle of bombyx mori, from Larva or caterpillar to moth, is so short but it brings us so much benefits. This is a lovely and honorable insect. Main chemical constituents are protein and fat, multiple amino acids, and trace elements of iron, zinc, copper, manganese, chromium, and others. And the white powder on its surface contains ammonium oxalate. Bombyx mori extract benefits In terms of skin care, there are a few Chinese herbs, like Bai Zhi (Angelica Dahurica), that are known for skin rejuvenation. As a matter of fact, bombyx mori is one of them that can make your skin look younger too. According to the information in Shen Nong’s Herbal Classic, it is able to get rid of dark spots and then get you the clear and fair complexion. No wonder nowadays girls love to use it to make DIY facial mask for treating melasma. And modern medical study also found that silkworm contained amino acids, vitamin E, and active element of mercerization, which could adjust hormone secretion, scavenge free radical, and then remove the melasma caused by endocrine disorders and the age pigment and other facial pigmentation due to anti-lipid peroxidation. What’s more, it also has other cosmetic effects, including accelerating the cell metabolism, improving skin microcirculation, eliminating skin dullness and sunburn, and increasing skin elasticity. By the way, bombyx mori l extract has been used as an aphrodisiac supplement in China to boost the sexual drive of men. Modern silkworm’s pharmacological actions 1. Its aqueous-alcoholic extracts have hypnotic, anticonvulsant effects on mice and rabbits; 2. Its extracts have a strong anticoagulant effect in vitro and in vivo; 3. Silkworm powder has a good hypoglycemic effect; 4. Vitro experiments showed that it had a mild inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa; 5. Its alcohol extraction can inhibit the breathing of human hepatoma cells. So, it can be used in the treatment of rectal-tumor type polyps. Selected silkworm herbal remedies From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, it is salty and pungent in flavor and neutral in properties. It goes to three meridians of liver, lung and stomach. Chief functions are dispelling the wind pathogen to arrest convulsion, reducing phlegm and resolving masses. Basic uses and indications include convulsions, sore throat, itchy skin, submandibular lymphadenitis, and facial palsy. Recommended dosage is from 5 to 9 grams. 1. Qian Zheng San. From Yang Shi Jia Cang Fang (Prescriptions Kept in the Yang Family), this formula treats facial paralysis caused by stroke. Other two h


macaroni penguin | bird | Britannica.com Macaroni penguin 1-12-2016 Alternative Title: Eudyptes chrysolophus Macaroni penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus), species of crested penguin (genus Eudyptes, order Sphenisciformes) characterized by a large reddish orange bill, a black face and chin, and a long crest of yellow-orange feathers that contrast with the black feathers on the head. The species is found on the Antarctic Peninsula , on a number of Antarctic and subantarctic islands in the Atlantic and Indian oceans , and on the islands near the coasts of Chile and Argentina. Macaroni penguins are often confused with royal penguins (E. schlegeli), and some ornithologists argue that both groups should be classified as a single species. The common name of ... (100 of 788 words) Macaroni penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus) fighting. © Serge Ouachee


Whose life is the subject of the Hadith?

About Hadith/Sunnah     Active Pages >> About Sunnah / Hadith ?     Sunnah or Hadith  Islam, the Arabic word Sunnah has come to denote the way            Prophet Muhammad (S), the Messenger of Allah, lived his            life. The Sunnah is the second source of Islamic            jurisprudence, the first being the Qurï¿½an. Both sources            are indispensable; one cannot practice Islam without            consulting both of them. The Arabic word hadith (pl.            ahadith) is very similar to Sunnah, but not identical. A            hadith is a narration about the life of the Prophet (S) or            what he approved - as opposed to his life itself, which is            the Sunnah as already mentioned. In M. M. Azami's Studies in Hadith Methodology and            Literature, the following precise definition of a hadith            is given, According to Muhaddithiin [scholars of hadith -ed.] it            stands for 'what was transmitted on the authority of the            Prophet, his deeds, sayings, tacit approval, or description of his sifaat (features) meaning his physical            appearance. However, physical appearance of the Prophet is            not included in the definition used by the jurists.' Thus hadith literature means the literature, which            consists of the narrations of the life of the Prophet and            the things approved by him. However, the term was used            sometimes in much broader sense to cover the narrations            about the Companions [of the Prophet -ed.] and Successors            [to the Companions -ed.] as well. The explosion of Islam in the 7th and 8th centuries            confronted Islamic scholars with a daunting task: to            preserve the knowledge of the Sunnah of the Prophet (S).            Hence the science of hadith evaluation was born. The promise of Allah The promise made by Allah (SWT) in Qur'an 15:9 is            obviously fulfilled in the undisputed purity of the            Qur'anic text throughout the fourteen centuries since its            revelation. However, what is often forgotten by many            Muslims is that the divine promise also includes, by            necessity, the Sunnah of the Prophet (PBUH), because the            Sunnah is the practical example of the implementation of the Qur'anic guidance, the wisdom taught to the Prophet (PBUH)            along with the scripture, and neither the Qur'an nor the            Sunnah can be understood correctly without the other. Allah (SWT) preserved the Sunnah by enabling the            companions and those after them to memorize, write down            and pass on the statements of the Prophet (PBUH), and the            descriptions of his way, as well as to continue the            blessings of practicing the Sunnah. Later, as the purity of the knowledge of the Sunnah became            threatened, Allah (SWT) caused the Muslim Ummah to produce            individuals with exceptional memory skills and analytical            expertise, who travelled tirelessly to collect thousands            of narrations and distinguish the true words of prophetic            wisdom from those corrupted by weak memories, from            forgeries by unscrupulous liars, and from the statements            of the large number of Ulama (scholars), the companions            and those who followed their way. All of this was achieved            through precise attention to the words narrated, and            detailed familiarity with the biographies of the thousands


Britain’s oldest tabloid newspaper closed down in 1971 – what was it called?

UK National Newspapers | Magforum Sunday Herald Launch UK national newspapers  This page covers UK national newspapers that are published from London       (though often printed at satellite sites around Britain, and often       regionalised) and are widely distributed in the UK countries: England,       Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Although all these papers have moved from Fleet Street in the City of London, the name is still often used to refer to the press. Only DC Thomson , the local newspaper and magazine publisher, still has a presence in Fleet St. This ditty is one way of defining the press and its readership: Times readers run the country, Telegraph readers think they run the country, Guardian readers wish they ran the country, Mirror readers would run the country if the Times readers didn't run it already, Mail readers don't know who runs the country, Express readers don't care who runs the country, and Sun readers don't give a damn who runs the country as long as her measurements exceed 38-24-36. This was quoted as an analysis by MPs of the readerships of UK        newspapers in a Guardian diary piece in the early        1980s. There have been many variants of it (including 'FT readers        pay to run the country', 'Mail readers know who should        be running the country' and 'Mirror readers will run the        country once the revolution comes'), but all tend to agree about Sun readers (though many in cruder terms for the last line: 'as long as she's got big tits'). A variant was quoted in the TV series Yes, Prime Minister in 1987. This page includes London's Evening Standard and City AM, a free London financial daily. The UK market for newspapers is unusual in the number of titles        that are nationally distributed. It is also one of the leading markets in terms of digital innovation: the Telegraph was the first national newspaper to launch a website; the Daily Mail has one of the world's most popular websites; and 2016 saw the Independent and its Sunday sister title take the plunge to go online only, while the New Day - a national daily cut-price paper, a 'cheapsheet', launched. British newspapers are analysed        in the following sections: Trinity Mirror Britain's national newspapers National newspapers in 2005 could be grouped into 10 dailies (11 from March 2016 with the closure of the Independent but launches of i and New Day) and 12 Sundays (in 2016, 9 with the closures of News of the World, The Business and Independent on Sunday).        Within these two categories, they split into: popular red top/tabloids;        midmarket; and quality products. The term 'tabloid'        is often used to describe the smaller-sized, downmarket, popular        or red-top dailies (Sun,        Daily Mirror). However, the term was coined as 'tabloid journalism'        by the Daily Mail's founder to describe a 'condensed journalism'        as opposed to the verbose, rambling reports of papers such as the Times (until then, tabloid had referred to a small medicinal tablet).        Most UK newspapers are now tabloid-sized. The        Independent and then The Times adopted the format in 2004        (though they called it 'compact'). The Guardian switched         to the 'Berliner' format (a taller tabloid shape used by Le         Monde)        in September 2005. This left only the Financial Times (which        is printed in about 25 sites around the world) and the Daily        Telegraph as        broadsheets. UK            national newspapers in 2005 Back to top Title Express          Newspapers Ltd (Northern & Shell) 854,480 Express          Newspapers Ltd (Northern & Shell) 948,375 UK             Sunday newspapers Back to top News          of the World (closed 2011) popular          tabloid Guardian Newspapers Ltd (Scott Trust) 444,509 Independent


Which is the only Dickens novel to have a female narrator?

When the I's of Novels Cross Over; Should a Man Try to Write in a Woman's Voice and Vice Versa? - The New York Times The New York Times Books |When the I's of Novels Cross Over; Should a Man Try to Write in a Woman's Voice and Vice Versa? Search Continue reading the main story ''I have a great deal of difficulty in beginning to write my portion of these pages, for I know I am not clever.'' The author of this passage, the prolific and prolifically clever Charles Dickens, demonstrably believed the contrary. What novelists do, after all, is invent characters, and first-person narration, in which an imagined character is given a voice as well as a point of view, is a common convention. But in the cited passage, the speaker is Esther Summerson, the protagonist of the novel, ''Bleak House,'' who alternates chapters with an arch and satiric omniscient narrator more identifiable with the writer himself. Esther is a typically self-effacing and angelic Dickens heroine but the only female narrator in his entire output. And as a result, ''Bleak House,'' published in 1853, remains much discussed as both a narrative anomaly and a social one. ''It was probably the most controversial of his works at the time and is still the subject of enormous discussion among scholars,'' said Alison Case, a professor of English at Williams College and the author of ''Plotting Women,'' a forthcoming book on female narrators in 18th- and 19th-century fiction. ''Dickens's friend, John Foster, said, 'It was an experiment not worthy of success and certainly not successful.' '' This marked an interesting moment in the history of the relationship between writer and narrator, which itself is complex enough to have spawned an academic discipline (called narratology), one of whose more piquant issues is cross-gender narration: that is, male writers speaking in the voice of a female character, and, though historically less often, vice versa. Continue reading the main story ''Male writers seem to take on the first person to prove their virtuosity and/or empathy,'' said Joseph Boone, a narratologist and professor of English at the University of Southern California, ''while, at least historically, women writers, often working under male pseudonyms, might use the male first person as part of their attempt to 'pass' and prove themselves professionally.'' Advertisement Continue reading the main story In the past several decades, female writers have claimed their narrative authority much more aggressively. Indeed, cross-gender narration is a technique that is employed today -- by writers of both sexes -- far more often than it has ever been in the history of the novel (and probably more often than narrations that cross other boundaries, like race and ethnicity). But even so, it's relatively rare, and for many readers, it intensifies the challenge that all novels extend to them -- to suspend disbelief. Reaction to contemporary works like ''Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All'' by Allan Gurganus, ''The End of Alice'' by A. M. Homes and ''Memoirs of a Geisha'' by Arthur Golden is often informed by surprise, if not discomfort, at the gender gap between the teller of the tale and the controlling intelligence behind it. ''People are always asking me how I did it,'' said Mr. Gurganus, in a recent interview, 10 years after the publication of ''Confederate Widow,'' the purported memoir of an uneducated but shrewdly observant woman who at age 15 had married a 55-year-old veteran of the Civil War. ''Hundreds, if not thousands, of women, saying to me: How did you know? But what's weird is not my knowing, it's how weird most people consider that knowing. We live in a culture where it's considered an immense feat to assume a woman's voice.'' Fiction writing is an act of presumption. ''Listen,'' the the voice of the narrator says, ''I have a story to tell.'' Playwrights routinely give voice to characters of the opposite gender, but they do not routinely cede to any character the authority to tell the story the way it is conferred on a narrator in fiction. A first-person narrato


What is The Devil’s Appendix in Cwm Idwal, Snowdonia?

Cwm Idwal Cwm Idwal OS Grid ref:- SH655619 Llyn Idwal and Tryfan The spectacular hanging valley of Cwm Idwal, surrounded by the high peaks of Y Garn (3,107 feet / 947 metres) and Glyder Fawr (3,278 feet / 999 metres), lies in the Glyderau mountain range and is a classic example of a landscape which was dramatically sculptured by ice thousands of years ago. Llyn Idwal, measuring 800 metres long by 300 metres wide, is surrounded by towering high crags, screes, glacial moraines and wind shattered rocks, is named after Idwal, the son of one of the ancient Princes of Wales, Owain, Prince of Gwyneddd, legend relates Idwal was murdered by being drowned in the lake. Tradition further states that no bird flies over the lake, as a result of Idwal's terrible fate. The Cliffs of Cloqwen y Geifr The dark and brooding cliffs of Cloqwen y Geifr ( the Cliff of the Goat) form a dramatic backdrop to the lake. The plume of steam that rises from a crack in  the towering rocks above, once viewed as having sinister origins, bestows another name on the area- Devil's Kitchen. The steam, however is actually the result of moist air coming into contact with the rock face, which forces it upwards, causing it to cool and condense, forming swirling clouds. Devil's Kitchen is known in Welsh as Twll Du, meaning black hole. Cwm Idwal is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), the cwm was also the first nature Reserve in Wales, being designated as such in 1954. Its fascinating geological features drew the famous nineteenth century naturalist Charles Darwin to the area. The area around the lake has much interesting geology and botany and is popular  for walking, climbing and, in the winter months, ice climbing. The Idwal slabs and the cliffs around the head of Cwm Idwal are a particularly popular  for rock climbing. Two further hanging valleys, Cwm Clyd, to the west and Cwm Cneifon, on the  eastern side open into Cwm Idwal. Cwm Idwal is one of the best areas to  see plants which were once very common during the cold glacial periods.The Cwm is the most southerly place in the British Isles where Arctic plants such as moss campion and some alpine saxifrages, including tufted saxifrage (Saxifraga cespitosa) and Saxifraga  nivalis are found to grow in the cracks and crevices. The fascinating insectivorous butterwort catches insects in its leaves. The Snowdon lily (Lloydia Serotina), a protected species, also inhabits the area, a plant  which can only be found in Britain, on Mount Snowdon and the surrounding area, it appears that the Snowdon Lily, known in Welsh as brwynddail y mynydd, has never had a wider British distribution. It is the only member of the genus Lloydia to survive outside central and eastern Asia. The purple veined, white flowers bloom from June onwards. The Snowdonia  hawkweed, (Hieracium snowdoniense) is only known  to occur in Cwm Idwal. Parts of ancient birch trees may be found buried in peat, even though  there are no birches grow nearby today, itself suggestive that the Welsh uplands were formerly far more wooded than they are today. Snowdon Lily image copyright Chris Dixon The Route to Cwm Idwal Distance - around 2.5 km A highly panoramic short walk in the Glyderau range, which involves little ascending. *Commencing at the car park at Ogwen Cottage off the A5 by Lyn Ogwen, keep to the left passing the Information Centre and follow the path which leads upwards along the course of the waterfall, continuing on to    pass through an iron gate. * Continue to follow along the clear stone path, passing a further picturesque waterfall via a wooden bridge. * Follow along the path, which provides panoramic views of Tryfan, Llyn Ogwen and Pen yr Ole Wen, passing the waterfalls at the outflow of Llyn Idwal on the right, until arriving at Cwm Idwal. *Proceed along the track to the left or right to circumnavigate the lake. * Retrace your steps to return to Llyn Ogwen.