In which opera does the character Scarpia appear?

Tosca | The Opera 101 The Opera 101 Fill out the fields below to contact us! Your name * Recordings About Tosca is one of the most lethal of operas. None of the central characters make it to the end alive, hero or villain. Unsurprisingly then, it's a thrilling melodrama often dismissed as one-dimensional and tawdry. You’d be foolish to go in with this attitude however, Puccini takes an overtly theatrical tale and makes it astonishingly moving. Tosca is fundamentally historical fiction, a vague knowledge of the period is highly useful, though it is very much the 18th Century as seen through 19th Century eyes. Luckily it still works as seen through 21st Century eyes because at its core, Tosca is tale of romance over politics; featuring a heroic painter, a despicable ruler and an opera superstar, Tosca herself! Productions of Tosca can go a variety of ways though predominantly it remains an opera that is staged fairly literally. Expect a big church to open the evening and an impressive battlement to close it. Characters A sweet, bumbly priest who gets his facts badly wrong in Act I. Synopsis Act I - Running Time: 45 mins We begin in Sant'Andrea della Valle, a large church in Rome. Angelotti comes pelting in, he has just escaped from prison, and hides in a small, private chapel within the church. Our hero for the evening, Cavaradossi enters to resume his work. He is a painter and has been commissioned to paint a picture of Mary Magdalene for the church. The scristan bumbles about and offers Cavaradossi some food, which he refuses. Cavaradossi gets his first big aria of the evening, “Recondita Armonia”. Jonas Kaufmann sings "Recondita Armonia" Angelotti bursts out, revealing himself to Cavaradossi. They are old friends but as Cavaradossi is on the brink of assisting Angelotti, who should show up but Tosca herself. Cavaradossi quickly gives Angelotti his food and hides him away again. The jealous Tosca is convinced she overheard Cavaradossi talking to someone, believing it to be another woman. She sees Cavaradossi's new painting, recognizing the image as that of Marchesa Attavanti and turns jealous again. Cavaradossi calms her down with “Qual’occhio al mondo”, what eyes in the world could compare to hers! Tosca (Karita Matilla) and Cavaradossi (Marcelo Álvarez), Met Opera She leaves, still demanding that he change the eyes, and Angelotti reappears. Cavaradossi shows him a secret way out and gives him a key to his villa, informing him of a hiding place in the well of the garden. Cannon fire is heard, announcing the escape of a prisoner (Angelotti), Angelotti quickly flees. Scarpia (Falk Struckmann), Metropolitan Opera The sacristan returns with the church choristers, celebrating the news that Napoleon has been defeated. However things quickly turn sour as Scarpia arrives with his lackeys. They believe Angelotti is hiding in the church and searching the place find the empty food basket and a fan belonging to Attavanti. Scarpia interrogates the sacristan and learning Cavaradossi has been here, becomes convinced that he is on the right track. Tosca comes back looking for Cavaradossi. Scarpia connives to make her jealous by showing her the Attavanti fan. He succeeds and Tosca leaves to confront Cavaradossi unaware that she is to be followed by Scarpia’s men. A truly epic scene of gloating is delivered by Scarpia culminating in the magnificent, “Te Deum”. Act II - Running Time: 40 mins It is later the same day and the curtain rises on Scarpia’s apartment. He has been unable to find Angelotti but has arrested Cavaradossi and sent a note for Tosca to come to his apartment. Cavaradossi is dragged in and interrogated. He reveals nothing and as Tosca arrives he is taken away to be tortured. In his parting words he tells Tosca to tell Scarpia nothing, no matter his suffering. Cavaradossi Sings his joy, Sarasota Opera Tosca initially resists Scarpia but after hearing Cavaradossi’s screams of pain she crumbles and reveals the location of Angelotti. Cavaradossi is dragged back in and upon hearing that Tosca has broken, he is absolutely devas


Which stand-up comedian ran 43 marathons in 52 days in 2009 in order to raise money for Sport Relief?

Cele|bitchy | Eddie Izzard, 54, completes 27 marathons in 27 days: admirable or nuts? Eddie Izzard, 54, completes 27 marathons in 27 days: admirable or nuts? Charitable Causes , Eddie Izzard 54 year-old comedian Eddie Izzard has just completed 27 marathons in 27 days, raising almost $2 million for Sports Relief. He designed his South African challenge as a tribute to President Nelson Mandela, who spent 27 years in jail. Eddie, who has a new cop show in the works, ran despite heat exhaustion, dehydration and sunstroke. This marks his second Sports Relief, which is a biennial fundraiser for Comedy Relief . In 2009 he completed the equivalent of 43 marathons in 52 days . Eddie originally attempted the 27/27 challenge in 2012 but had to pull out due to health reasons. Just five days in to this latest endeavor, Eddie was medically advised to rest . That rest day left him to run a double marathon on Day 27, which he did last Sunday. On Sunday, British comedian Eddie Izzard finished a double marathon in Johannesburg, South Africa – a great feat on its own, but those races completed a larger charity challenge in which he ran 27 marathons in 27 days. Izzard, 54, completed his final 26.2-mile run at the feet of a large statue of former South African President Nelson Mandela, in whose honor the challenge is structured. (He ran one marathon each day for every year Mandela was imprisoned.) Izzard’s efforts raised more than $1 million for this year’s Sport Relief, according to the BBC, a biennial charity effort. At the run’s end, Izzard was at a literal loss for words (and almost out of breath) as he spoke to the BBC, at one point breaking into tears. “Thank you. It’s been the hardest thing I’ve ever done. I’m very tired,” he said. “So thank you for everyone who’s donated. This was tough. So don’t do this at home. I don’t know if I can say much more.” [From People] Side note: Eddie was not racing. He executed each marathon as his body allowed, which included walking or slow jogging at times. This is a good article that talks about the physical toll and what his recovery is expected to be. Eddie’s passion has always fueled him. He is known as a strong voice for transvestism, stepping on stage in a dress before his cross-dressing could be leaked in a lurid manner. The film Believe documents Eddie’s determined comeback to regain his confidence after being accused of fraud for recycling material in 2000. Long vocal about politics, he has declared he will run for mayor of London in 2019 unless a strong Labour candidate runs, in which case he will run for Parliament. Eddie loves to set goals for himself and doesn’t stop until he meets them. When John Cleese calls you “ the lost Python ,” you would likely be allowed to rest on your laurels. Not Eddie, he looks for the next Brass Ring to grab and I respect the hell out of his determination.


b Who was the country music singer who gave up his seat to the Big Bopper on the plane that crashed, killing Buddy Holly in 1959?

The day the music died - Feb 03, 1959 - HISTORY.com The day the music died Share this: The day the music died Author The day the music died URL Publisher A+E Networks On this day in 1959, rising American rock stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson are killed when their chartered Beechcraft Bonanza plane crashes in Iowa a few minutes after takeoff from Mason City on a flight headed for Moorehead, Minnesota. Investigators blamed the crash on bad weather and pilot error. Holly and his band, the Crickets, had just scored a No. 1 hit with “That’ll Be the Day.” After mechanical difficulties with the tour bus, Holly had chartered a plane for his band to fly between stops on the Winter Dance Party Tour. However, Richardson, who had the flu, convinced Holly’s band member Waylon Jennings to give up his seat, and Ritchie Valens won a coin toss for another seat on the plane. Holly, born Charles Holley in Lubbock, Texas, and just 22 when he died, began singing country music with high school friends before switching to rock and roll after opening for various performers, including Elvis Presley. By the mid-1950s, Holly and his band had a regular radio show and toured internationally, playing hits like “Peggy Sue,” “Oh, Boy!,” “Maybe Baby” and “Early in the Morning.” Holly wrote all his own songs, many of which were released after his death and influenced such artists as Bob Dylan and Paul McCartney. Another crash victim, J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson, 28, started out as a disk jockey in Texas and later began writing songs. Richardson’s most famous recording was the rockabilly “Chantilly Lace,” which made the Top 10. He developed a stage show based on his radio persona, “The Big Bopper.” The third crash victim was Ritchie Valens, born Richard Valenzuela in a suburb of Los  Angeles, who was only 17 when the plane went down but had already scored hits with “Come On, Let’s Go,” “Donna” and “La Bamba,” an upbeat number based on a traditional Mexican wedding song (though Valens barely spoke Spanish). In 1987, Valens’ life was portrayed in the movie La Bamba, and the title song, performed by Los Lobos, became a No. 1 hit. Valens was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001. Singer Don McLean memorialized Holly, Valens and Richardson in the 1972 No. 1 hit “American Pie,” which refers to February 3, 1959 as “the day the music died.” Related Videos


What French name is given to the showjumping competition where the main object is jumping higher and higher obstacles, over 5 rounds?

Show jumping : definition of Show jumping and synonyms of Show jumping (English) See also: Show hunter  and Show hunter (British)   Proper show jumping attire, as seen in the show jumping phase of a three-day event. Attire at an event includes a mandatory armband as seen here, although the armband is not required in general show jumping. People unfamiliar with horse shows may be confused by the difference between hunter classes and jumper classes. Hunters are judged subjectively on the degree to which they meet an ideal standard of manners, style, and way of going. Conversely, jumper classes are scored objectively, based entirely on a numerical score determined only by whether the horse attempts the obstacle, clears it, and finishes the course in the allotted time. Jumper courses often are colorful, and at times, quite creatively designed. Jumper courses tend to be much more complex and technical than hunter courses, because riders and horses are not being judged on style. Hunters have meticulous turnout and tend toward very quiet, conservative horse tack and rider attire. Hunter bits , bridles , crops , spurs , and martingales are tightly regulated. Jumpers, while caring for their horses and grooming them well, are not scored on turnout, are allowed a wider range of equipment, and riders may wear less conservative attire, so long as it stays within the rules. Formal turnout always is preferred, however, and a neat rider gives a good impression at shows. In addition to hunters and jumpers, there are equitation classes, sometimes called hunt seat equitation, which judge the ability of the rider. The equipment, clothing, and fence styles used in equitation more closely resemble hunter classes, although the technical difficulty of the courses may more closely resemble jumping events.   Courses and rules   Show Jump Course   Diagram of a show jumping course Jumper classes are held over a course of show jumping obstacles, including verticals, spreads, double and triple combinations , usually with many turns and changes of direction. The intent is to jump cleanly over a set course within an allotted time. Time faults are assessed for exceeding the time allowance. Jumping faults are incurred for knockdowns and blatant disobedience, such as refusals (when the horse stops before a fence or "runs out") (see "Modern Rules" below). Horses are allowed a limited number of refusals before being disqualified. A refusal may lead to a rider exceeding the time allowed on course. Placings are based on the lowest number of points or "faults" accumulated. A horse and rider who have not accumulated any jumping faults or penalty points are said to have scored a "clear round." Tied entries usually have a jump-off over a raised and shortened course, and the course is timed; if entries are tied for faults accumulated in the jump-off, the fastest time wins. In most competitions, riders are allowed to walk the initial course, but not the jump-off course (usually the same course with missing jumps, e.g., 1, 3, 5, 7, 8 instead of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) before competition to plan their ride. Walking the course before the event is a chance for the rider to walk the lines he or she will have to ride, in order to decide how many strides the horse will need to take between each jump and from which angle. Going off course will cost time if minor errors are made and major departures may result in disqualification. The higher levels of competition, such as "A" rated shows in the United States, or the international "Grand Prix" circuit, present more technical and complex courses. Not only is the height and width ("spread") of an obstacle increased to present a greater challenge, technical difficulty also increases with tighter turns and shorter or unusual distances between fences. Horses sometimes also have to jump fences from an angle rather than straight on. For example, a course designer might set up a line so that there are six and a half strides (the standard measure for a canter stride is twelve feet) between the jumps, requiring the rider to adjust


Which important battle took place in North Eastern Ireland on 12th July 1690?

1690 on the Boyne - Ireland's Iconic Battle for the British Throne By Bernd Biege Updated July 02, 2016. On July 1st, 1690, two armies consisting of Danish, French, Dutch, Huguenot, German, English and even Irish troops met on the banks of the River Boyne near Drogheda . Both were led by men insisting that they alone were the rightful King of England. The main force of both armies never took part in the fighting. The Battle of the Boyne was not decisive in any way. It wasn't even about Ireland - yet it became one of the most iconic events in Irish history. 1688 - The Glorious Revolution To explain the Battle of the Boyne one has to start at the root cause of it. King James II of England, a Stuart, aroused the suspicions of the Westminster parliament by his reactionary politics and his definite leanings towards the Catholic church. Succeeding his brother Charles II as king, James was already 51 years old and not expected to last. Or build a dynasty - he was childless. And next in line for the throne was Mary, Charles' niece, married to William - an obscure European nobleman currently Stadtholder of the (staunchly Protestant) Netherlands. continue reading below our video Tipping Etiquette Around the World While his religious beliefs might have been tolerable for a while, James' claim to being the absolute ruler got the Houses of Parliament's collective feathers immediately into a ruffle. Less than 40 years ago a king's head was chopped off for similar aspirations. Four months after James II accession the first rebellion under the Duke of Monmouth (his nephew, albeit illegitimate) failed. The "Bloody Assizes" followed, ringing home the reality of absolute kingship. The final straw arrived on June 10th, 1688, in the form of the Prince of Wales - as if by magic James had suddenly succeeded in creating a male heir! Catholic succession was ensured. William then put all his eggs into one basket, sailed for England and landed at Brixham on November 5th, 1688. Ensuring the support of English dissidents, William marched upon London, manage to throw James out of England. The "Glorious Revolution" was a success and on February 13th William and Mary were crowned joint sovereigns - after signing the Bill of Rights and effectively making absolute monarchy impossible. Jacobites Versus Williamites The Glorious Revolution ripped Britain politically apart - supporters of "the Old King" vowing to resist the political change by force. They became collectively known as the Jacobites, James being the English version of the Biblical name Jacob. Not surprisingly supporters of King William became known as Willamites. To view this conflict as a religious issue is a futile exercise - though James' Catholicism caused suspicion and ultimately led to his downfall. Political issues were far more important. And the Protestant William actually had the support of Pope Innocent XI. And William's European allies were mainly drawn from the League of Augsburg - an anti-French cabal of nobility, but including Catholic states as well. Battleground Ireland Ireland became a battleground almost by accident - having left England, James II had de facto handed William the crown on a silver plate. His only hope of restoration was linked to a return to his realm. And only one part was considered secure and sympathetic enough - Catholic Ireland, effectively ruled by the Jacobite Tyrconnel. Tyrconnel was determined to hold on to power in Ireland and played a diplomatic cat-and-mouse-game involving William, James and Louis XIV of France. With French blessings and military support James II landed at Kinsale on March 12th, 1689, bent on re-conquering Ireland, than Scotland, then England. Several Jacobite successes followed and the Siege of Derry began on April 16th, the Williamites were seemingly losing on a big scale. And James even managed to establish his own parliament in Dublin. But the military campaign of the Duke of Schomberg, at that time a Brandenburg general "on loan" to William, almost reversed the situation. And on June 14th, 1690, William III entered Ireland at


Which author lived at Abbotsford House near Galashiels in the Scottish borders?

Abbotsford House Home of Sir Walter Scott Discover Abbotsford, the home of Sir Walter Scott; one of Scotland’s most fascinating places. Created almost 200 years ago on the banks of the River Tweed in the Scottish Borders, Abbotsford was the culmination of Scott’s creative ambitions as a writer and the fount of his inspiration. Explore the historic house and discover a treasure trove of intriguing objects and unusual artefacts which inspired Scott’s greatest poems and novels. Learn about Scott’s life and achievements, browse the gift shop, dine in style in our restaurant or simply relax and unwind as you wander through the beautiful formal gardens and tranquil woodlands. Throughout the winter, while the House is closed, walk Scott's picturesque estate and warm yourself in our cafe.


Which Brazilian won the Wimbledon Women's Singles title in 1959, 1960 and 1964, and was runner-up in 1965 and 1966?

Wimbledon Champions: Women's top 25 - Telegraph Wimbledon Champions: Women's top 25 9:41AM BST 28 Jun 2008 Former champion Bjorn Borg reveals his top 25 women while Mark Hodgkinson and Kaz Mochlinski profile the players. Louise Brough 1948-1950, 1955 No player has ever dominated Wimbledon more completely than did Brough in the three Championships between 1948 and 1950. Not only did she collect three of her four singles titles in that time, but she reached the final of every event, winning eight out of nine. The only final she lost was the mixed doubles in the middle year, when she played 117 games in three finals that involved five hours 20 minutes' playing time on Centre Court on the final Saturday of the tournament. Her hard volleying was ideally suited to the Wimbledon grass courts, which she again demonstrated in adding a last singles victory in 1955. It was her 13th title in total at the All England Club and she did not drop a set in winning it. With Margaret du Pont, she also collected a remarkable 12 women's doubles successes in the US Championships. Maria Bueno 1959-1960, 1964 The lithe and elegant Brazilian brought sex appeal to the Wimbledon lawns, improving the SW19 libido. All the men in the Centre Court crowd fell in love with Bueno after she won her first Wimbledon title in 1959, after which she was given a prize of a clothes voucher and then flown back in a presidential jet to a ticker-tape parade in Sao Paolo. In future years she titillated Wimbledon by wearing a white dress with a pink lining, and also won two more titles, in 1960 and 1964. Maureen Connolly 1952-1954 Her first love was horse riding, but Maureen Connolly's mother could not afford the lessons and she turned to tennis. 'Little Mo' snaffled a hat-trick of Wimbledon titles, from 1952-54, and was a popular figure back home in the United States. But that did not stop her from speaking of "the dark destiny" of her tennis career. "I always believed greatness on a tennis court was my destiny, a dark destiny at times, where the court became my secret jungle and I, a lonely, fear-stricken hunter. I was a strange little girl armed with hate, fear and a golden racket," Connolly once said. Margaret Court 1963, 1965, 1970 'Big Marge' dominated the tour in the 1960s and 1970s, winning her first two Wimbledon titles, as Margaret Smith, in 1963 and 1965. She quit the circuit in 1966 to marry and start a family, but returned to the game as Margaret Court, and in 1970 won all four majors to achieve the grand slam. On the Wimbledon leg of that feat, Court and the American Billie Jean King contested what was one of the greatest finals in the tournament's history, with the Australian eventually closing out a 14-12, 11-9 victory. In addition to her three Wimbledon trophies, Court won a further 21 grand slam singles titles, taking her singles tally to 24, and many consider her to be the greatest female player to have ever stepped on Centre Court. Lindsay Davenport 1999 American Lindsay Davenport may have won Wimbledon as well as the US and Australian Opens , plus an Olympic gold medal, in an illustrious career. But her greatest achievement is perhaps showing that it is still possible to succeed in modern tennis as a mother. After giving birth to a baby son 12 months ago, she returned to win two of her three tournaments before the end of the year and has continued to notch up further victories in 2008. She made her breakthrough by winning the women's singles at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996, but she secured full recognition as one of the best players of her generation only when she clinched the Wimbledon title in 1999. In an emotional final Davenport overcame Steffi Graf, who was playing her last major match. To underline her dominance that year, the American added the women's doubles with her compatriot, Corina Morariu, too. Chris Evert 1974, 1976, 1981 Known as the 'Ice Maiden' for having icicles in her veins on court, the American won her first Wimbledon title in 1974. That same year, her fiancé, Jimmy Connors, won the men's crown and the two of them danced toge


For which film did Jack Lemmon receive the Best Actor Oscar in 1973?

Jack Lemmon | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos | AllMovie twitter Biography               by Lucia Bozzola A private school-educated everyman who could play outrageous comedy and wrenching tragedy, Jack Lemmon burst onto the movie scene as a 1950s Columbia contract player and remained a beloved star until his death in 2001. Whether through humor or pathos, he excelled at illuminating the struggles of average men against a callous world; as director Billy Wilder once noted, "There was a little bit of genius in everything he did." Born in 1925, the son of a Boston doughnut company executive, Lemmon was educated at Phillips Andover Academy and taught himself to play piano as a teen. A budding thespian by the time he entered Harvard, he was elected president of the famed Hasty Pudding Club. After his college career was briefly interrupted by a stint in the Navy at the end of World War II, Lemmon graduated from Harvard and headed to New York to pursue acting. By the early '50s, Lemmon had appeared in hundreds of live TV roles, including in the dramatic series Kraft Television Theater and Robert Montgomery Presents, as well as co-starring with first wife, Cynthia Stone, in two short-lived sitcoms. After Lemmon landed a major role in the 1953 Broadway revival of Room Service, a talent scout for Columbia Pictures convinced the actor to try Hollywood instead. Defying Columbia chief Harry Cohn's demand that he change his last name lest the critics take advantage of it in negative reviews, Lemmon quickly made a positive impression in his first film, the Judy Holliday comic hit It Should Happen to You (1954) and quickly became a reliably nimble comic presence at Columbia. A loan out to Warner Bros. for the smash Mister Roberts (1955), however, truly began to reveal his ability. Drawing on his Navy memories to play the wily Ensign Pulver, Lemmon held his own opposite heavyweights Henry Fonda and James Cagney and won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his fourth film. A free-agent star by the end of the 1950s, he began one of his two most auspicious creative collaborations when writer/director Billy Wilder tapped him to play one of the cross-dressing musicians in the gender-tweaking comic classic Some Like It Hot (1959). As enthusiastically female bull fiddler Daphne to Tony Curtis' preening Lothario sax player Josephine, Lemmon danced a sidesplitting tango with millionaire suitor Joe E. Brown and delivered a sublime speechless reaction to Brown's nonchalant acceptance of his manhood. Fresh off a Best Actor nomination for Hot, he then gave an image-defining performance in Wilder's multiple-Oscar winner The Apartment (1960). As ambitious New York office drone C.C. Baxter, who climbs the corporate ladder by loaning his small one-bedroom to his philandering bosses, Lemmon was both the likeable cynic and beleaguered romantic, perfectly embodying Wilder's sardonic view of a venal world. Lemmon's turn as the put-upon quotidian schnook pervaded the rest of his career. Determined to prove that he could play serious roles as well as comic, Lemmon campaigned to play Lee Remick's alcoholic husband in Blake Edwards' film adaptation of the teleplay Days of Wine and Roses (1962). Revealing the darker side of middle-class desperation, Lemmon earned still more critical kudos and another Oscar nomination. Despite this triumph, he returned to comedy, re-teaming with Wilder and The Apartment co-star Shirley MacLaine in Irma la Douce (1963). Though the love story between a Parisian prostitute and a cop-turned-lover in disguise was a lesser effort, Irma la Douce became a major hit for the trio. Continuing to display his skill at offsetting his characters' unseemly behavior with his innate, ordinary-guy affability, Lemmon's mid-'60s comic roles included a lascivious landlord in Under the Yum Yum Tree (1963) and a homicidal husband in How to Murder Your Wife (1965). Lemmon began his second legendary creative partnership when Wilder cast Walter Matthau opposite him in The Fortune Cookie (1966). The duo's popularity was cemented when they r


"Which composer wrote the 1944 oratorio ""A Child of our Time""?"

A Child of Our Time | Portland Symphonic Choir A Child of Our Time Wednesday, May 11 | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall   Join with us and experience an evening of outstanding choral music and thought provoking visual imagery, as the Portland Symphonic Choir present’s Michael Tippett’s oratorio, “A Child of Our Time.” Conscientious objector Michael Tippett wrote this work in the midst of WWII, and it was performed in 1944, months before the end of the war. The work, carefully laid out in three parts, was written in response to the events that led to Kristallnacht, the wave of anti-Jewish pogroms that began in 1938. Tippett examines the underlying themes that informed that event. He interweaves African American spirituals with references to the oratorios of Bach and Handel in a timeless work about human light and darkness, despair and hope, and the dreadful destruction of war. The Oregon Jewish Museum has partnered with the Portland Symphonic Choir to curate a series of images that will be projected during the performance, adding a powerful visual component to the event. “We are thankful for OJM’s partnership on this project,” says Dr. Steven Zopfi, Artistic Director for the Portland Symphonic Choir. “We believe that the images will truly bring to life the experience the composer was living as he wrote the work, and will engage our community in a deeper understanding of social justice issues throughout time.” As you listen and experience the visual display, themes of light and dark resolve into optimism, and we celebrate the overcoming of adversity while still recognizing the work left to do. Come early and discover what social justice programs and organizations are operating here in the greater Portland-Metro area. Several nonprofit organizations will be partnering with the choir and providing information about how we can all best serve our community through awareness, activism and voluntarism. Joining 140 members of the Portland Symphonic Choir onstage will be 49 members of the Portland Sinfonietta and four outstanding soloists, featuring: Marlette Buchanan, Soprano Marlette is an accomplished performer of opera, musical theatre and other genres of music and has been noted by reviewers  as a “soprano of extended range, flexibility, warmth, color… and beauty”. Ms. Buchanan’s operatic roles include  Fiordiligi and Despina in Cosi fan Tutte, Euridice in Orfeo ed Eduridice, Marenka in The Bartered Bride, Antonia in The Tales of Hoffman,  Blanche in Dialogue of the Carmelites as well as roles in Porgy and Bess. Her musical theatre credits include roles in Showboat, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Once on this Island, and Ragtime. Marlette is a graduate of Boston University with a Master of Music degree. She attended Fisk University for a Bachelor of Arts degree where she toured nationally and recorded as the lead soloist with the Jubilee Singers. A regional finalist at the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, Ms. Buchanan also was a finalist in the national MacAllister Awards and the Eleanor Lieber Awards. Her concert performances include Orff’s Carmina Burana, Fanshawe’s African Sanctus, Spohr’s Sechs Deutsches Lieder, and Carter’s Spiritual Cantata.  Ms. Buchanan has recorded with a broad range of recording artists extending her versatility in vocal performance. Additionally, she can be heard as the soloist in the film documentary entitled The Freedom Riders. Andre Flynn, Bass Baritone An active performer in the Northwest for more than 30 years in opera, oratorio, concert and recital, Flynn’s appearances with Portland Opera include Don Prudenzio in Il Viaggio a Reims, Dr. Grenvil in La Traviata, Montano in Otello, Angelotti in Tosca and many others. Recent credits include Cadmus in Semele in the Baroque Opera Workshop, 2nd Handwerkbursche in Wozzeck in the Astoria Music Festival and Ferrando in Il Trovatore with the Portland SummerFest Opera. With Eugene Opera, he has performed Bonze in Madama Butterfly and Simone in Gianni Schicchi. Most recent oratorio performances include Dvorak’s Stabat Mater and Handel’s Messiah with Boise


Through which artery does deoxygenated blood flow from the heart to the lungs?

Blood Flow in the Lungs About Watch and Favorite Watch Watching this resources will notify you when proposed changes or new versions are created so you can keep track of improvements that have been made. Favorite Favoriting this resource allows you to save it in the “My Resources” tab of your account. There, you can easily access this resource later when you’re ready to customize it or assign it to your students. Blood Flow in the Lungs Pulmonary circulation in the lungs is responsible for removing carbon dioxide from and replacing oxygen in deoxygenated blood. Learning Objective Outline the path of pulmonary circulation: blood flow in the lungs Key Points Oxygen-depleted blood is pumped away from the heart via the pulmonary arteries . The lung 's capillaries line small sacs in the lungs called the alveoli . The alveoli are the site of oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange in the lungs. Air is inhaled through the nose or the mouth and fills the lungs. Oxygen passively flows from the air inside the alveoli into the blood in the alveolar capillaries, while carbon dioxide passively flows in the opposite direction. The air, along with the diffused carbon dioxide, is then exhaled. The oxygenated blood then leaves the lungs through pulmonary veins , which return it to the left heart, completing the pulmonary cycle. Terms Register for FREE to remove ads and unlock more features! Learn more Full Text The pulmonary circulatory system is the portion of the cardiovascular system in which oxygen-depleted blood is pumped away from the heart to the lungs via the pulmonary artery. Oxygenated blood is then returned to the heart via the pulmonary vein. From the right ventricle of the heart, blood is pumped through the pulmonary semilunar valve into the left and right pulmonary arteries (one for each lung) and travels through the lungs. The pulmonary arteries carry deoxygenated blood to the lungs, where they release carbon dioxide and pick up oxygen during respiration. The pulmonary arteries divide into thin-walled capillaries closely associated with the alveoli, small air sacs in the lungs where gas exchange occurs. Air is inhaled through the nose or the mouth and fills the lungs. Oxygen passively flows from the air inside the alveoli into the blood in the alveolar capillaries, while carbon dioxide passively flows in the opposite direction. The air, along with the diffused carbon dioxide, is then exhaled.


General Suharto was the 2nd president of which country from 1967 to 1998?

Suharto | president of Indonesia | Britannica.com president of Indonesia Xanana Gusmão Suharto, (born June 8, 1921, Kemusu Argamulja, Java , Dutch East Indies [now Indonesia]—died Jan. 27, 2008, Jakarta , Indon.), army officer and political leader who was president of Indonesia from 1967 to 1998. His three decades of uninterrupted rule gave Indonesia much-needed political stability and sustained economic growth, but his authoritarian regime finally fell victim to an economic downturn and its own internal corruption. Suharto AP Like many Javanese , Suharto used only his given name, without a surname. The son of a minor official and trader in Yogyakarta , he aspired from his youth to a career in the military. After graduating from high school and working briefly as a bank clerk, he joined the Dutch colonial army and then, after the Japanese conquest in 1942, switched to a Japanese-sponsored home defense corps, receiving training as an officer. With Japan’s surrender in 1945, he fought in the guerrilla forces seeking independence from the Dutch. By the time Indonesia became a republic in 1950, Suharto had distinguished himself as a battalion commander in central Java and achieved the rank of lieutenant colonel. Over the next 15 years he rose steadily through the ranks of the Indonesian army, becoming a colonel in 1957, a brigadier general in 1960, and a major general in 1962. In 1963 Suharto was routinely appointed to head the army strategic command, a Jakarta-based force used to respond to national emergencies. Indonesia’s leader, President Sukarno , had meanwhile cultivated close ties with the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) and with China, but the army had remained strongly anticommunist. On September 30, 1965, a group of disgruntled left-wing army officers and some PKI leaders tried to seize power in Jakarta, killing six of the army’s seven senior generals. Suharto was one of the highest-ranking officers to escape assassination, and, as head of the strategic command, he led the army in crushing the coup within a few days. Sukarno was suspected of complicity in the coup, and power now began to shift to the army. In the following months, Suharto directed a purge of communists and leftists in public life, and his example was followed in exaggerated form by vigilantes in a grand massacre of communists throughout the country in which hundreds of thousands lost their lives. Suharto, by now army chief of staff, took effective control of the Indonesian government on March 12, 1966, though Sukarno remained nominal president for another year. Suharto banned the PKI and began formulating new policies to stabilize the country’s economy and political life, which had approached the brink of chaos in the last years of Sukarno’s rule. In March 1967 the People’s Consultative Assembly (the national legislature) appointed Suharto acting president, and in March 1968 it elected him to a five-year term as president. Britannica Stories Ringling Bros. Folds Its Tent As president, Suharto instituted a policy he called the New Order , relying on the help of American-educated economists to reinvigorate the Indonesian economy. Western investment and foreign aid were encouraged, and Indonesia’s domestic oil production was greatly expanded, with the resulting revenues used to fund infrastructure and development projects. By 1972 Suharto had succeeded in restoring steady economic growth while also reducing the annual rate of inflation from a high of 630 percent in 1966 to less than 9 percent. In foreign affairs, he pursued an anticommunist, pro-Western stance. Indonesia rejoined the United Nations (from which Sukarno had withdrawn it), and in 1967 it became a founding member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). In 1976 Indonesia forcibly annexed the Portuguese colony of East Timor despite widespread international disapproval. Though he was careful to follow constitutional forms, Suharto’s government was basically an authoritarian regime based on the power of the military, which insinuated itself deeply into every branch of the gove


Give a year in the life of Dr Samuel Johnson.

Samuel Johnson - Biography and Works. Search Texts, Read Online. Discuss. Samuel Johnson Biography of Samuel Johnson Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), oft-quoted biographer, poet and lexicographer wrote A Dictionary of the English Language (1755), published in two folio volumes. In his time it was the most comprehensive English language dictionary ever compiled and remained the standard reference for over a century. The first edition included a ï¿½Grammar and History of the English Languageï¿½ and thousands of quotations from such authors as John Dryden , William Shakespeare and John Milton to illustrate the use of the over 42,000 words it containedï¿½many more were added in subsequent editions. At a time when literacy rates were improving and the realm of print media was expanding at a rapid pace, pamphlets, newspapers and magazines were becoming available at a reasonable cost. So, standard spellings, uses and meanings of words such as ï¿½Cough: A convulsion of the lungs, vellicated by some sharp serosity. It is pronounced coffï¿½ was required among printing houses. Johnson was hired by a group of London booksellers and paid a little over ï¿½1500 to create this ambitious work. Having outlined his A Plan of an English Dictionary in 1747 Johnson, not without his sense of humour added several bon mots to the dictionary including ï¿½Lexicographer: a writer of dictionaries, a harmless drudge.ï¿½ The undertaking took almost nine years to complete. I have protracted my work till most of those whom I wished to please have sunk into the grave, and success and miscarriage are empty sounds: I therefore dismiss it with frigid tranquillity, having little to fear or hope from censure or from praise. (A Dictionary, Preface) By the time it was completed, Johnson was tired of it all and felt snubbed and forgotten. As well as the few advances from the publishing group, Lord Chesterfield patronised him with the paltry sum of ï¿½10 for his efforts. However, when the publication date was nearing Chesterfield publicly praised it hoping for a dedication. This resulted in Johnsonï¿½s scathing letter, positing many questions including ï¿½Is not a Patron, my Lord, one who looks with unconcern on a Man struggling for Life in the water and when he has reached ground encumbers him with help?ï¿½ Johnsonï¿½s bitterness is noted in several of his definitions including that of Patron: ï¿½One who countenances, supports or protects. Commonly a wretch who supports with insolence and is paid with flattery.ï¿½ While often plagued by the ï¿½black dogï¿½ of melancholia, anxiety and loneliness, financial difficulties and self-doubt, Johnson found his voice in the written wordï¿½little did he know it would still be heard over two centuries later. From humble beginnings as the son of a bookseller, Johnson became one of the most widely respected 18th century scholars. Like his father he was a High Churchman and showed tolerance to those outside of his faith. From Oxford University he was awarded an honorary Master of Arts degree in 1755 and a Doctor of Laws degree in 1775; Trinity College, Dublin bestowed upon him with an honorary Doctor of Laws degree in 1765. He wrote fiction and nonï¿½his works covering subjects as varied as theatre, biography, politics, religion, and travel as well as French, Latin, Greek, and Italian translations. Upon the successful publication of his Dictionary Johnson enjoyed the esteem of Londonï¿½s literary circle and became great friends with many other prominent men of the time including Adam Smith , Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmund Burke, and Oliver Goldsmith with whom he founded the ï¿½Clubï¿½, later known as the Literary Club. During the course of their friendship, Scottish lawyer and author James Boswell (1740-1795) wrote the definitive biography of his friend titled The Life of Johnson (1791). As I had the honour and happiness of enjoying his friendship for upwards of twenty years....I have spared no pains in obtaining materials concerning him....and have been favoured with the most liberal communications by his friends.... I trust, I shall


In Greek mythology, which King of Lydia (560-547BC) was noted for his fabulous wealth?

CROESUS • FREE-TRANSLATOR.COM • Definition of Croesus "Croesus" Quotes from Famous Books ... case," said I, "the game is up, and the whole scheme exploded. I would as soon undertake to evoke the ghost of Croesus." ... — Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 360, October 1845 • Various ... her behalf. "Now, Mrs. Smith, I'll make a bargain with you. There is a rich widower on the big boat, and he's got lots of niggers and money. I'll give him to you if you'll go on that boat; and, I tell you, he's rich as Croesus." I had to enter somewhat into these familiarities, and told her I would not think of being so selfish as to take ... — A Woman's Life-Work - Labors and Experiences • Laura S. Haviland ... Babylonian sexagesimal system, a system which owes its origin and popularity, I believe, to the fact that sixty has the greatest number of divisors. Shekel was translated into Greek by Stater, and an Athenian gold stater, like the Persian gold stater, down to the times of Croesus, Darius, and Alexander, was the sixtieth part of a mina of gold, not very far therefore from our sovereign. The proportion of silver to gold was fixed as thirteen or thirteen and a third to one; ... — India: What can it teach us? - A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge • F. Max Mueller ... thinking that whatever I said was the wisest and the wittiest, and that whatever I did was the best. The simplest little jeu d'esprit of mine seemed to him wonderfully witty. Once, when he said, 'I wish for your sake, dear, I were as rich as Croesus,' I answered, 'You are Croesus, for you are king of Lydia.' How often he used ... — The Complete Works of Whittier - The Standard Library Edition with a linked Index • John Greenleaf Whittier ... a martial spirit is abroad in the Third Estate. Walbrook s'en va t'en guerre. If there is one moneyed man in the lot, it seems sufficient to keep the others going. I often wonder how you manage; for, to do you justice, you don't plunder your Croesus. You deserve statues—as Sydney Smith ... — Guy Livingstone; - or, 'Thorough' • George A. Lawrence ... Latin name given him by Jesuit missionaries in China; his real name was K'ung-foo-tseu. He was born about 550 B.C., in the province of Loo, and was the contemporary of Belshazzar, of Cyrus, of Croesus, and of Pisistratus. It is claimed that Confucius was a descendant of one of the early emperors of China, of the Chow dynasty, 1121 B.C.; but he was simply of an upper-class family of the State of Loo, one of the provinces of the empire,—his father and grandfather having been prime ministers ... — Beacon Lights of History, Volume I • John Lord ... manner, mentions his large possessions and riches; but were he as rich as Croesus, he should not have my consent, if he has no greater merit; though that is what the generality of parents look out for first; and indeed an easy fortune is so far from being to be disregarded, that, when attended with equal merit, I think it ought to have a preference given to it, supposing affections ... — Pamela (Vol. II.) • Samuel Richardson ... daring antagonist. I had to-day an extraordinary—the usual prejudice, my dear Herle, is, I believe, somewhat inclined to that pronunciation of the word,—the most extraordinary windfall. I am rich, and I protest King Croesus himself sha'n't intimidate me to-night. Come!" he cried, and he drew from his pocket a plump purse and emptied its contents upon the table; "come, lay ... — Gallantry - Dizain des Fetes Galantes • James Branch Cabell ... hand to his mouth and hissed out some foul gibberish or other, and said afterwards that it was Greek. Trimalchio himself then favored us with an impersonation of a man blowing a trumpet, and when he had finished, he looked around for his minion, whom he called Croesus, a blear-eyed slave whose teeth were very disagreeably discolored. He was playing with a little black bitch, disgustingly fat, wrapping her up in a leek-green scarf and teasing her with a half-loaf of bread ... — The Satyricon, Complete • Petronius Arbiter ... gold and silver inks


"Which battle of 1805 is also known as ""The Battle of the Three Emperors""?"

Battle of Austerlitz, 1805 – The Art of Battle Animation not displaying properly? Alexander I and Mikhail Kutusov versus Napoleon Bonaparte: A French army under Bonaparte feigns weakness against an Allied army under Alexander and Kutusov. Can Kutusov overcome the Allied command’s dysfunctional overconfidence and somehow prevent Bonaparte from attaining the glorious, decisive victory he seeks? Also known as the Battle of Three Emperors. Significance .  Despite being known as the preeminent decisive victory, Austerlitz had little to no lasting impact. The Russians joined the Fourth Coalition against Bonaparte the very next year and it took only four years for Austria to recover and seriously threaten La Grande Armée as part of the Fifth Coalition. If anything, as Horne argues, Austerlitz was        . too complete a victory. As with Hitler in 1940, or, in more recent times, with the Arab-Israeli Six Day War of 1967, the defeated were too humiliated, the victor given too great a sense of superiority for the long term future to consolidate the victory. If Austerlitz raised Napoleon to the pinnacle of his success, it also turned his head and filled it with the delusion that no force, or combination of forces could now stop him conquering the world. (1979: 175).  . Austerlitz also taught the Allies more than it did the French. Kutusov, who had argued for drawing Bonaparte deeper into Eastern Europe while the Allies grew stronger on all fronts, was vindicated by Austerlitz and would be largely permitted to execute such a strategy when France invaded Russia in 1812. By 1813, the Allies knew to simply avoid battle with Bonaparte himself and defeat his subordinates until overwhelming superior force could be brought against him.  . Analysis  . Bonaparte remarked after the battle that it was as if both armies were marching under his command. This comment is difficult to dispute as the Allies had done exactly what he had hoped and expected them to do. They did not even do it well: the plan was not given to subordinates in proper time, and called for too many troops to wait behind the Goldbach crossings than be used as any sort of reserve. Even if the Allied plan had gone well and had forced its way across the Goldbach and swung north, the terrain did not favour such an attack north. Furthermore, such a position did not seem advisable considering Davout’s corps was advancing north, putting the Allied main attack force between two French forces.  . While this battle turned out to be Bonaparte’s masterpiece, I would argue that it was more of a near-run affair than it appears in hindsight. For example, the timing of the French main attack was thrown off considerably by Lichtenstein’s mistaken deployment; his disruptive shift to the north delayed the Allied rear columns from advancing off the Pratzen Heights. This meant that the Pratzen Heights were a lot less empty than Bonaparte had hoped, and the exhausted, raw recruits that were there defended it more fiercely than anyone could have expected. Bernadotte, tasked with supporting Soult’s attack and occupying the Pratzen Heights, did not perform particularly well; his maneuvers lacked the speed and initiative of the typical French corps commander in La Grande Armée. Constantine’s aggressive attacks on Soult’s left wing division at Stary Vinogrady achieved some success at a critical point in the battle. Had Kutusov been able to keep back some Allied units from Buxhowden’s main attack in reserve and exploit Contantine’s success, the battle could have had gone quite differently. The Allied units were slow to react and even slower to maneuver, but had Soult’s attack been disrupted more effectively, Allied subordinates on the left may have been able to redeploy some of their forces from the jammed Goldbach crossings to meet Soult’s attack frontally. Notes . I decided to use Castle’s estimates for the numbers on each side for the usual reasons: they are the most recent and detailed (2005: 217-225). Castle’s work is also important in dispelling the legend of the lakes, which he devotes a chapter


What title did Sophie Rhys-Jones receive after her marriage to Prince Edward?

BBC - History - Prince Edward's wedding (pictures, video, facts & news) Prince Edward's wedding Prince Edward's wedding 19 June 1999 Prince Edward married Sophie Rhys-Jones at St George's Chapel in Windsor. At the couple's request, the ceremony was primarily for family and friends and did not follow the pattern of previous royal weddings. Photo: Prince Edward, his wife Sophie Rhys-Jones and her pageboys and bridesmaids leave St George's Chapel in Windsor after their marriage, 19 June 1999. (Press Association) Introduction Prince Edward and Sophie's public romance A look at the differing childhoods and career paths of Edward and Sophie, leading up to the announcement of their engagement. A look back at the differing childhoods and career paths of Prince Edward and Sophie Rhy-Jones, leading up to the announcement of their engagement. Prince Edward announces his engagement Prince Edward announces his engagement to Sophie Rhys-Jones and their plans for a family wedding at Windsor. Prince Edward announces his engagement to long-term girlfriend Sophie Rhys-Jones, and their plans for a family wedding at St George's Chapel, Windsor. Crowds cheer the wedding of Prince Edward to Sophie Peter Hunt reports from Windsor as crowds gather to cheer the wedding of Prince Edward and Sophie Rhys-Jones. Peter Hunt reports from Windsor as crowds gather in the streets outside St George's Chapel, to cheer the wedding of Prince Edward and Sophie Rhys-Jones. Highlights from Prince Edward's wedding Jennie Bond reports on the wedding of Prince Edward and Sophie Rhys-Jones at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. Jennie Bond reports on the wedding of Prince Edward and Sophie Rhys-Jones at St George's Chapel, in the grounds of Windsor Castle, before family and close friends. This event features in: More information about: Prince Edward's wedding How the couple met Prince Edward, the third and youngest son of the Queen, was born on 10 March 1964. Educated, like his brothers Charles and Andrew, at Gordonstoun in Scotland, he became head boy and excelled in drama. He also showed an early interest in the media and listened to the radio avidly. He read history at Cambridge University where he continued his theatre interests. After university he entered the Royal Marines but resigned his commission three years later. Keen to pursue his love of acting and performing, he began television presenting. In 1993 the prince set up his own television company, Ardent Productions, (notable for producing It's a Royal Knockout). Sophie Rhys-Jones was born in Oxford on 20 January 1965. After attending school and college in Kent, she worked for a London public relations firm and later a radio station. It was at a strategy session for a charity event that the pair had their first formal meeting in 1993. Their relationship began soon after, and their engagement was announced in January 1999. The wedding day Prince Edward married Sophie Rhys-Jones at St George's Chapel in Windsor. The Queen revived the 11th Century title of the Earl of Wessex for the groom, and the bride became Her Royal Highness, the Countess Wessex. Prince Edward walked to the chapel for the late afternoon ceremony with his two supporters, Prince Charles and Prince Andrew. Sophie arrived traditionally late and climbed the steps of the chapel accompanied by a fanfare from the band of the Royal Marines. She wore a dress designed by Samantha Shaw, which consisted of a long fitted coat with long sleeves and an ivory train, made from hand-dyed silk organza and silk crepe, with rows of pearls and crystal beading. She also wore a diamond tiara from the Queen's private collection and a pearl necklace. At the couple's request, the wedding was primarily for family and friends and did not follow the pattern of previous royal weddings. Guests were asked to wear "evening dress" and no hats. However, the Queen Mother did wear a lavender hat. Princes William and Harry, and Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie attended, but the Duchess of York was not invited. After the ceremony a procession of open-topped, horse-drawn carriag


In 2003 the National Trust opened a house called 'Mendips' to the public. Which famous person grew up there?

Mimi Smith | The Beatles Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia This page uses Creative Commons Licensed content from Wikipedia ( view authors) . As there are far too many pages of this type, this page must be edited to be original at the earliest possible moment. This tag must not be removed until the rewrite is done — doing so is a (possibly criminal) violation of Wikipedia's copyright. Mimi Smith Mary Elizabeth "Mimi" Smith (née Stanley) (24 April 1906 – 6 December 1991) is best known as the maternal aunt and parental guardian of the English musician John Lennon . She was born in Liverpool, England and was the eldest of five daughters in the Stanley family. Lennon lived with Mimi and her husband George Smith for most of his childhood. He remained close to her throughout his life, although Mimi was highly dismissive of Lennon's girlfriends and wives. The Beatles ' success later enabled Lennon to buy her a bungalow in Poole, Dorset, where she lived until her death in 1991. Contents Edit According to Lennon, the Stanley family once owned the whole of Woolton village. [1] Mimi's father, George Stanley, was born in the Everton district of Liverpool in 1874, and became a sailor. Mimi's mother, Annie Jane Millward, was born in Chester around 1875, to Welsh parents. [2] [3] Annie gave birth to a boy and a girl, who both died shortly after birth, and then had Mary, known as 'Mimi' (1906-1991), Elizabeth 'Mater' (1908-1976), Anne 'Nanny' (1911-1988), Julia 'Judy' (1914-1958), and Harriet 'Harrie' (1916-1972). [4] [5] After the birth of all of his daughters, Mimi's father retired from sailing and found a job with the Liverpool and Glasgow Tug Salvage Company as an insurance investigator. He moved his family to the Liverpool suburb of Woolton, where they lived in a small terraced house at 9 Newcastle Road, which is close to Penny Lane. To help her mother, Mimi had to take a matriarchal role in the Stanley house, looking after the whole family. Despite this, Mimi wore sensible dresses, and always looked as if she was on her way to a weekly garden club meeting. [5] Mimi based everything on decorum, honesty, and a black-and-white attitude: either you were good enough or you were not. [5] Lennon's school friend Pete Shotton later commented that "Mimi had a very strong sense of what was right or wrong". [5] Annie Stanley died in 1945, so Julia Lennon had to take care of her father with help from Mimi. [6] Career Edit When other girls were thinking of marriage, Mimi talked of challenges and adventures that arose from her attitude of stubborn independence. She once confided that she never wanted to get married, as she hated the idea of being "tied to the kitchen sink". [7] She became a resident trainee nurse at the Woolton Convalescent Hospital and later worked as a private secretary for Ernest Vickers, who was an industrial magnate with businesses in Manchester and Liverpool. She had long-term plans to buy a modest house in a respected suburb of Liverpool one day so that she could entertain the "scholars and dignitaries of Liverpool society". [7] Marriage and Mendips Edit 10-year-old Lennon (right) and his cousin Stanley Parkes by the front door at Mendips. In early 1932 Mimi met George Smith, a tall and stocky milkman, who lived across from the hospital where Mimi worked and to which he delivered milk every morning. [7] George and his brother, Frank Smith, operated a dairy farm and a shop in Woolton that had been in the Smith family for four generations. [8] George started seriously courting Mimi, but was constantly thwarted by Mimi's indifference and her father's interference. George Stanley would only allow the couple to sit in the back room at Newcastle Road when he or his wife were in the front room, and before it grew too late he would burst into the back room and loudly order George home. The courtship lasted almost seven years, but George grew tired of waiting, so after delivering milk to the hospital one morning he gave Mimi an ultimatum that she must marry him, "or nothing at all!" [7] On 15 September 1939 she finally married George.


Who overthrew the regime of King Idris of Libya in 1969?

Qaddafi leads coup in Libya - Sep 01, 1969 - HISTORY.com Qaddafi leads coup in Libya Share this: Qaddafi leads coup in Libya Author Qaddafi leads coup in Libya URL Publisher A+E Networks Muammar al-Qaddafi, a 27-year-old Libyan army captain, leads a successful military coup against King Idris I of Libya. Idris was deposed and Qaddafi was named chairman of Libya’s new governing body, the Revolutionary Command Council. Qaddafi was born in a tent in the Libyan desert in 1942, the son of a Bedouin farmer. A gifted student, he graduated from the University of Libya in 1963 and the Libyan military academy at Banghazi in 1965. An ardent Arab nationalist, he plotted with a group of fellow officers to overthrow King Idris, who was viewed as overly conservative and indifferent to the movement for greater political unity among Arab countries. By the time Qaddafi attained the rank of captain, in 1969, the revolutionaries were ready to strike. They waited until King Idris was out of the country, being treated for a leg ailment at a Turkish spa, and then toppled his government in a bloodless coup. The monarchy was abolished, and Idris traveled from Turkey to Greece before finding asylum in Egypt. He died there in Cairo in 1983. Blending Islamic orthodoxy, revolutionary socialism, and Arab nationalism, Qaddafi established a fervently anti-Western dictatorship in Libya. In 1970, he removed U.S. and British military bases and expelled Italian and Jewish Libyans. In 1973, he took control of foreign-owned oil fields. He reinstated traditional Islamic laws, such as prohibition of alcoholic beverages and gambling, but liberated women and launched social programs that improved the standard of living in Libya. As part of his stated ambition to unite the Arab world, he sought closer relations with his Arab neighbors, especially Egypt. However, when Egypt and then other Arab nations began a peace process with Israel, Libya became increasingly isolated. Qaddafi’s government financed a wide variety of terrorist groups worldwide, from Palestinian guerrillas and Philippine Muslim rebels to the Irish Republican Army. During the 1980s, the West blamed him for numerous terrorist attacks in Europe, and in April 1986 U.S. war planes bombed Tripoli in retaliation for a bombing of a West German dance hall. Qaddafi was reportedly injured and his infant daughter killed in the U.S. attack. In the late 1990s, Qaddafi sought to lead Libya out of its long international isolation by turning over to the West two suspects wanted for the 1988 explosion of an airliner over Lockerbie, Scotland. In response, the United Nations lifted sanctions against Libya. The United States removed its own embargo in September 2004. After years of rejection in the Arab world, Qaddafi also sought to forge stronger relations with non-Islamic African nations such as South Africa, remodeling himself as an elder African statesman. In February 2011, as unrest spread through much of the Arab world, massive political protests against the Qaddafi regime sparked a civil war between revolutionaries and loyalists. In March, an international coalition began conducting airstrikes against Qaddafi strongholds under the auspices of a U.N. Security Council resolution. On October 20, Libya’s interim government announced that Qaddafi had died after being captured near his hometown of Sirte. More on This Topic


What must a dish described as 'Lyonnaise' contain?

Lyonnaise Potatoes | MrFood.com Lyonnaise Potatoes You must be logged in to add a private note. Login | Register My Notes ONLY YOU see your private notes. We are adding the recipe to your Recipe Box. This was added to your Recipe Box. You must be logged in to add a recipe. Login | Register Share This Recipe COOK TIME 35 Min Don't let the fancy name fool you! Lyonnaise Potatoes are so easy, yet so elegant. What a perfect holiday side dish for Thanksgiving, Christmas or any entertaining in between. Best part, they cook up in a skillet, leaving you plenty of oven space when you need it most. You can see why it's one of our favorite lyonnaise potato recipes! No matter what easy dinner idea you're cookin' up, as long as you have a side dish helping of Lyonnaise Potatoes, you know you're in good shape. What You'll Need: 6 Idaho Russet potatoes, peeled and quartered 3/4 teaspoon salt 1 onion, coarsely chopped What To Do: Fill a medium saucepan three-quarters full with water and bring to a boil over high heat. Add potatoes, and cook 10 to 15 minutes, or until fork-tender; drain and set aside to cool slightly.   Cut potatoes into 1/8-inch slices and place in a medium bowl; gently stir in salt and pepper then set aside.   In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat and saute onions until browned. Add onions to potatoes; mix well.   Spread mixture evenly in skillet and cook 12 to 14 minutes over medium heat, until potatoes are browned, turning halfway through cooking. Serve immediately.   Notes At Joe's Stone Crab Restaurant they only use Idaho® potatoes in this recipe because they give this recipe the best taste and consistency. The Mr. Food Test Kitchen agrees. Click here for more great recipes using Idaho® potatoes! Looking for more great holiday recipes? Check out our free eCookbook, Thanksgiving Side Dishes: 35 Family-Favorite Recipes for Thanksgiving Sides . If you loved these Lyonnaise Potatoes, be sure to check out our recipe for Oven Roasted Potatoes .


In the novel 'Wuthering Heights', in which city is the waif Heathcliff found and adopted by Mr Earnshaw?

Common questions about Wuthering Heights When did Heathcliff embrace Catherine’s body? He didn't. The idea of Heathcliff digging up Catherine's body is one of the best known myths about Wuthering Heights. Sometimes, it is said, he just embraces her, sometimes he even dances with her lifeless corpse. But the reality is very different. The incidents with Catherine's body take place in chapters 16 ( near the end ) and 29 ( about halfway ). In chapter 16, Heathcliff visits her body in her room at Thrushcross Grange and places a lock of his hair in her locket (my italics). Mrs. Linton's funeral was appointed to take place on the Friday following her decease; and till then her coffin remained uncovered, and strewn with flowers and scented leaves, in the great drawing-room. Linton spent his days and nights there, a sleepless guardian; and—a circumstance concealed from all but me—Heathcliff spent his nights, at least, outside, equally a stranger to repose. I held no communication with him: still, I was conscious of his design to enter, if he could; and on the Tuesday, a little after dark, when my master, from sheer fatigue, had been compelled to retire a couple of hours, I went and opened one of the windows; moved by his perseverance to give him a chance of bestowing on the faded image of his idol one final adieu. He did not omit to avail himself of the opportunity, cautiously and briefly; too cautiously to betray his presence by the slightest noise. Indeed, I shouldn't have discovered that he had been there, except for the disarrangement of the drapery about the corpse's face, and for observing on the floor a curl of light hair, fastened with a silver thread; which, on examination, I ascertained to have been taken from a locket hung round Catherine's neck. Heathcliff had opened the trinket and cast out its contents, replacing them by a black lock of his own. I twisted the two, and enclosed them together. In chapter 29, after her funeral, we find this: He turned abruptly to the fire, and continued, with what, for lack of a better word, I must call a smile: 'I'll tell you what I did yesterday! I got the sexton, who was digging Linton's grave, to remove the earth off her coffin lid, and I opened it. I thought, once, I would have stayed there: when I saw her face again—it is hers yet!—he had hard work to stir me; but he said it would change if the air blew on it, and so I struck one side of the coffin loose, and covered it up: not Linton's side, damn him! I wish he'd been soldered in lead. And I bribed the sexton to pull it away when I'm laid there, and slide mine out too; I'll have it made so: and then by the time Linton gets to us he'll not know which is which!' and this: 'Of dissolving with her, and being more happy still!' he answered. 'Do you suppose I dread any change of that sort? I expected such a transformation on raising the lid—but I'm better pleased that it should not commence till I share it. Besides, unless I had received a distinct impression of her passionless features, that strange feeling would hardly have been removed. It began oddly. You know I was wild after she died; and eternally, from dawn to dawn, praying her to return to me her spirit! I have a strong faith in ghosts: I have a conviction that they can, and do, exist among us! The day she was buried, there came a fall of snow. In the evening I went to the churchyard. It blew bleak as winter—all round was solitary. I didn't fear that her fool of a husband would wander up the glen so late; and no one else had business to bring them there. Being alone, and conscious two yards of loose earth was the sole barrier between us, I said to myself 'I'll have her in my arms again! If she be cold, I'll think it is this north wind that chills me ; and if she be motionless, it is sleep.” I got a spade from the tool-house, and began to delve with all my might—it scraped the coffin; I fell to work with my hands; the wood commenced cracking about the screws; I was on the point of attaining my object, when it seemed that I heard a sigh from some one above, close at the edge o


Which French king was known as 'The Sun King'?

Why was Louis XIV called the sun king? Why was Louis XIV called the sun king? Jan 4, 2011 History Share Louis XIV, also known as France’s Sun King, had the longest reign in all of European history. There is much speculation on to why he has been called the Sun King, and some would say it is due to the amount of accomplishments that he achieved during his reign of power. Of course others may call him this due to the fact that he chose the sun as his emblem and his symbol of power. The sun is also associated with Apollo. Apollo was the god of peace and arts, and one could easily compare Louis XIV to Apollo when it comes to the arts. Louis XIV also brought peace, and fought to continue to bring peace. The king also had many solar habits, one could say. For instance his work habits and his ritual rising can also be compared to the actions of the sun. He chose the sun as his symbol and some believe that he may have thought his role of king of France was similar to role of the sun in the universe. That is a mighty big comparison to make, but this belief is thought to be one of the reasons why the Louis XIV called himself the sun king. Many people have also called this sun king, the best king to ever serve. Perhaps it was the fact that he reigned for 72 years. Perhaps it was the fact that during his reign he helped to change France forever. While he was king, France became stabilized and also become one of the strongest powers in Europe. All of the things that have been said about the sun king are positive and glowing, perhaps another reason why he is called the sun king. Without the sun we cannot survive, and perhaps without the rule of Louis XIV, France would not have been able to survive during those times either.Similar Posts:


Who was manager of the England football team from 1946 to 1962?

England's Managers - Index England's Managers P 4 W 2 D 2 L 0 F 7:  A 2 The Coaches/Managers BME Players   Not until 1946 did the England national team have a manager or coach.  From 1870, when England played their first match, a friendly not recognised as official, until the Second World War, the team was selected by International Select Committee functionaries, at first the F.A. Secretary and later the F.A.'s International Committee.  Although most of the national teams of Continental Europe and South America had coaches from their beginnings, England's footballing establishment viewed coaching with suspicion in general and as unnecessary at this level in particular.  The selected players simply showed up, took the pitch and played their own game.  Match preparation, if there was time for it, was limited to training runs, conditioning exercises and perhaps a kickabout or two. The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS), a scholarly enterprise based in Wiesbaden, Germany, claims in its book on England's matches before the Second World War that Herbert Chapman was the team "trainer"--a term it uses in the Continental European sense of manager or coach--for the 1-1 draw with Italy in Rome on 13 May 1933 and that Thomas Whittaker was the "trainer" for six matches, the 5-2 win against Scotland at Wembley Stadium on 5 April 1930, the 2-1 loss to Austria in Vienna on 6 May 1936, the 3-2 loss to Belgium in Brussels on 9 May 1936, and the last three pre-war matches in 1939, the 2-2 draw with Italy in Milan on 13 May, the 2-1 loss to Yugoslavia in Belgrade on 18 May, and the 2-0 victory over Romania in Bucharest on 24 May.  IFFHS, England (1872 - 1940), Eire (1924 - 1940), England/Amateurs (1906 - 1940): Full Internationals, pp. 116, 126, 134-35, 147-49 (IFFHS, Wiesbaden, Germany, 2000).   Chapman, the famed Huddersfield Town and Arsenal manager of the 1920's and 1930's, did indeed play an advisory role in England's two-match Continental European tour of 1933, which also included the 4-0 win against Switzerland in Berne on 20 May as well as the draw with Italy a week earlier, but he never received an official appointment with the England team and acted in an entirely informal capacity.  Another historian has the proper perspective:  "in 1933, despite objections from selectors, he acted as unofficial manager to the England team in Italy and Switzerland with considerable success.  His tactical pre-match team talks helped effect a 4-0 victory over a strong Swiss team, and a 1-1 draw against Italy, in Rome."  Tony Say, "Herbert Chapman: Football Revolutionary?", The Sports Historian, vol 16, pp. 81-98 (May, 1996).   Whittaker, too, accompanied the England team on occasion.  But at the time he was the physical trainer for Arsenal, under Chapman at first and, following Chapman's death in early 1934, George Allison.  It was almost certainly that role he filled with England; he certainly never received an appointment making him coach or manager of the England team.  Whittaker did not become a manager himself until 1947, when he succeeded Allison at Arsenal.  The IFFHS itself seems uncertain about Whittaker's role.  While its book names him as trainer in the summaries of six matches taking place in 1930, 1936 and 1939, it inconsistently has him as trainer for only the three 1939 matches in the tabular record that follows the match summaries. The role Chapman or Whittaker filled with the England team was purely on an ad hoc basis.  The F.A. did not give either of them official appointments putting them in charge of the team, and neither ever had anything resembling the authority of a manager or coach over the England team.  For these reasons, it would be inaccurate to include them in the list of England managers/coaches.  When international play resumed in 1946 following World War II's seven-year disruption, Walter Winterbottom was named England's first coach and manager.  For the first few months of his tenure, he had responsibility for the national team as national director of coaching, but in May, 1947, imme


As mentioned in the title of an Arthur Miller 1949 play, what was Willie Loman's occupation?

"Death of a Salesman": Who is Willy Loman? By Wade Bradford Updated October 17, 2016. "Death of a Salesman " is a non-linear play. It interweaves the protagonist Willy Loman's present (the late 1940s) with his memories of a happier past. Because of Willy's frail mind, the old salesman sometimes doesn't know if he is living in the realm of today or yesterday. Playwright Arthur Miller wants to portray Willy Loman as the Common Man. This notion contrasts much of Greek theater which sought to tell tragic stories of "great" men. Instead of Greek Gods bestowing a cruel fate upon the protagonist, Willy Loman makes several terrible mistakes that result in a meager, pathetic life. Willy Loman's Childhood Throughout " Death of a Salesman ," details about Willy Loman's infancy and adolescence are not fully divulged. However, during the "memory scene" between Willy and his brother Ben, the audience learns a few bits of information. Willy Loman was born in the late 1870s. (We learn that he is 63 in Act One). His nomadic father and family roamed across the country in a wagon. continue reading below our video 10 Best Universities in the United States According to Ben, their father was a great inventor, but he doesn't specify what sort of gadgets he created, with the exception of his hand-crafted flutes. Willy remembers being a toddler, sitting around a fire and listening to his father play the flute. It is one of his only memories about his father. Willy's dad left the family when Willy was three years old. Ben, who seems at least 15 years older than Willy, departed in search for their father. Instead of heading north for Alaska, Ben accidentally went south and found himself in Africa at the age of 17. He made a fortune by the age of 21. Willy never hears from his father again. When he is much older, Ben visits him twice -- in between travel destinations. According to Willy, his mother died "a long time ago," probably sometime after Willy matures into adulthood. Did the lack of a father negatively affect Willy's character? Willy is desperate for his brother Ben to extend his visit. He wants to make certain that his boys are being raised correctly. Aside from being unsure about his parental abilities, Willy is self-conscious about how others perceive him. (He once punched a man for calling him a "walrus"). It could be argued that Willy's character flaws stem from parental abandonment. Willy Loman: A Poor Role Model Sometime during Willy's early adulthood, he meets and marries Linda . They live in Brooklyn and raise two sons, Biff and Happy. As a father, Willy Loman offers his sons terrible advice. For example, this is what the old salesman tells teenage Biff about women: WILLY: Just wanna be careful with those girls, Biff, that's all. Don't make any promises. No promises of any kind. Because a girl, y'know, they always believe what you tell 'em. This attitude is adopted all too well by his sons. During her son's teen years, Linda notes that Biff is "too rough with the girls." Happy grows up to become a womanizer who sleeps with women who are engaged to his managers. Several times during the play, Happy promises that he is going to get married -- but it is a flimsy lie that no one takes seriously. Willy also condones Biff's thievery. Biff, who eventually develops a compulsion to steal things, swipes a football from his coach's locker room. Instead of disciplining his son about the theft, he laughs about the incident and says, "Coach'll probably congratulate you on your initiative!" Above all things, Willy Loman believes that popularity and charisma will outdo hard work and innovation. Willy Loman's Affair Willy's actions are worse than his words. Throughout the play, Willy mentions his lonely life on the road. To alleviate his loneliness, he has an affair with a woman that works at one of his client's offices. While Willy and the nameless woman rendezvous in a Boston hotel, Biff pays his father a surprise visit. Once Biff realizes that his father is a "phony little fake," Willy's son becomes ashamed and distant. His father is no longer h


Chesil Beach is in which English county?

Chesil Beach home Chesil beach home Chesil Beach is located on the South coast of England in the county of Dorset. It is a pebble beach 18 miles long and stretches north-west from Portland to West Bay. For much of its length it is separated from the mainland by an area of saline water called the Fleet Lagoon. The Fleet Lagoon is a shallow area of saline water between Chesil Beach and the mainland. It is 13 km long. Its width varies from 900 metres at Littlesea down to just 65 metres in the Narrows. The deepest part is 4-5 metres deep, but all of the mid and upper Fleet is less than 2 metres deep. Hamm Beach is on the eastern side of Chesil Beach facing into Portland Harbour. It is formed from material from the east side of Portland moving north to form the Mere barrier and then Hamm Beach. It is an area of shallow sand dunes overlaying shingle. This website provides information on Chesil and Hamm Beachs and the Fleet Lagoon. Chesil beach and the Fleet looking north from Portland The underwater camera is operational and pictures are displayed in the Visitors Centre. Both of the beachs and the lagoon are important areas for wildlife with a number of national and international designations to help protect this important area. The area lies at the centre of the Jurassic Coast , a UNESCO designated World Heritage Site. The picture gallery contains many pictures of Chesil Beach and the Fleet Lagoon from its southern limit at Portland to its northern limit at West Bay. It also includes a selection of old postcards to illustrate the changes that have taken place over the last 120 years. Live weather data from Chesil Beach is not currently available following a failure of the weather sensors Walking Chesil If you are planning to walk along Chesil Beach there are two important documents you must read. Please go to the Access page to download them Details of access arrangements to Chesil Beach and the Fleet Lagoon can be found by clicking here . There are a number of organisations concerned with the conservation and interpretation of Chesil Beach and the Fleet. Click any of the links below to find out about them.


Which car manufacturer's badge and logo depicts a prancing black horse on a yellow background?

Car Logos, Car Company Logos, Symbols, Emblems and Names | Car Brand Names.com Volvo Logo   A car logo is like a sort of autograph of a car manufacturer, but the logo is even more symbolic and informative. Just a glance at this small emblem can give you an idea of whether it’s a sports car or luxury car, it speaks much about the brand’s image and reputation and the most acquisitive minds can even capture the historical marks. A logo certainly gives zest to a car and that’s why automakers try to invent a peculiar and exquisite visual image to make their cars special and easily recognizable among others. The Most Popular Car Brand Logos If you are eager to learn more about different car logos this section of our website is created for you. Take your time and find out something interesting about your favorite car brands here. Ferrari Logo Everybody knows that a black prancing horse on a yellow background is an iconic symbol of Ferrari sports cars. But where does it come from? The story tells that in 1923 Enzo Ferrari met the mother of Francesco Baracca, an ace of Italian Air Force and the national hero of World War I. She advised Ferrari to use a prancing stallion as a symbol of fortune like her son used to paint on his planes. The famous constructor willingly accepted the idea. He made his horse black to honor memory of the pilot killed in action, and put it on a yellow shield to reflect the color of Modena, Baracca’s birthplace. The emblem also has the Italian national colors on its top. It’s interesting that Ferrari’s logo resembles much the Coat of Arms of Stuttgart in Germany which is the home to Ferrari’s rivalries Mercedes-Benz and Porsche. Lamborghini Logo It is not for nothing that Ferruccio Lamborghini, the world famous Italian manufacturer of luxury sports cars, has chosen a raging bull as a distinctive emblem for his cars. Being a Taurus by zodiac sign, Lamborghini has also had a passion for bullfighting. He was greatly impressed by the bulls of Spanish breeder Don Eduardo Miura and began to put gold charging bulls on his cars emphasizing their power, force and grace. Moreover, many Lamborghini car models got the name of famous bulls: Lamborghini Islero, for example, was named in honor of the animal which killed renowned matador Manolete in 1947. Porsche Logo An engineer with a capital E, Ferdinand Porsche intended to create a unique emblem for his exclusive high-performance cars. After long consideration he finally decided upon the current logo which was chosen to glorify the free people of Württemberg. Red and black stripes and the antlers reflect part of the arms of the Kingdom of Württemberg and the black horse in the middle represents the city of Stuttgart as its capital. It is known that Stuttgart was founded on a former stud farm, hence the horse became the key element of the crest. Moreover, a horse is a symbol of speed, strength and elegance which was important for Porsche while choosing the logo. Bentley Logo Bentley luxury cars have quite simple but at the same time sophisticated logo: letter “B” with two wings. Letter “B”, which is quite clearly, stands for Bentley brothers who created the brand. The wings remind of speed and legerity. The emblem is made in three colors: white, black and silver. The white color traces serenity and appeal, the black one defines elegance and subtlety, and silver hints add style and luxury. Rolls Royce Logo Rolls Royce logo is quite simple at first hand but looks really stylish and professional. It depicts two “R”s which are company’s initials. The letters are put closely together stressing warm friendship between the two founders Charles Rolls and Henry Royce. It is known that the badge on initial Rolls Royce models was colored in red but it changed for black afterwards. As the fame runs, the black color was chosen to express grief after Royce’s death in 1933. However, some reliable sources report that Royce changed the color himself because red badges faded with paint coating. Car Brands


Which Swedish prime minister was assassinated in February 1986 in Stockholm?

Sweden's premier assassinated in Stockholm | From the Guardian | The Guardian Sweden's premier assassinated in Stockholm Roland Stanbridge Saturday 1 March 1986 06.50 EST First published on Saturday 1 March 1986 06.50 EST Share on Messenger Close The Swedish Prime Minister, Mr Olof Palme, died early today after being shot in a central Stockholm street. Witnesses said that Mr Palme, aged 59, was hit in the stomach by two bullets. His wife, Lispeth was with him. The TT news agency said that Mr Palme was shot at close range with a hand gun. Mr Palme, who had led the country for 11 years, was shot near a cinema in central Stockholm at about 11.30 pm. He was rushed to hospital by a taxi driver but was dead on arrival. His wife was understood to have been wounded. The Finance Minister, Mr Kjell-Olof Feldt, confirmed shortly after midnight local time that Mr Palme had been shot and was dead. Police said that Mr Palme was found lying shot on the street at a corner of a central crossing. He was taken to Sabbatsbergs hospital. where he died. A taxi driver was first to see Mr Palme and alerted the police through his switchboard. A police bus was sent to the spot. Police sent out an alert for a dark-haired man aged 35-40 and dressed in a long, dark overcoat. Police were pursuing a Volkswagen car on its way out of the city which was believed to be carrying the suspect. The deputy prime minister, Mr Ingvar Carlsstrom, went to Government House to chair a meeting with other cabinet members. 'We have asked all those we could get to come over here. It is horrible,' he said. A preliminary police report indicated that there were at least four witnesses to the shooting. Two girls sitting in a car near the shooting tried to help Mr Palme, said TT. He seemed to have been hit by two bullets in the stomach, the agency said. Taxi drivers in central Stockholm said police had cordoned off several blocks of the city as the hunt for the killer began. A Downing Street spokesman said that the British Government was appalled by the news. As the Cabinet ministers met there was no immediate indication of who might have been responsible. It was the first major political assassination in Sweden's recent history, where political violence is virtually unknown. Mr Palme often surprised foreign visitors by strolling unescorted to his home in Stockholm's old town. He had two bodyguards to protect him on official functions hut frequently said he was proud that he could walk unattended through the capital and take holidays unescorted in his summer cottage on the island of Gotland. He first became known outmajor critic of the role of the United States in the Vietnam war. As minister of education in 1968 he marched with a North Vietnamese diplomat at an anti-American rally in Stockholm. A year later he was elected Prime Minister. Mr Palme's Social Democrat Government was returned to power for the fourth term last September with a reduced majority amid gathering dissatisfaction in Sweden. His party lost its majority over the country's non-socialist parties, forcing it to rely on Communist support to continue in office. The Social Democrats' sudden dependency on the Communists made Mr Palme's attempts last month to institute a wage freeze all the more difficult. His call for a three-year wage freeze to bring down inflation from 5.5 per cent was rejected by the country's union movement. His controversial budget was regarded as having followed three very profitable years for industry in which the wealthier strata of Swedish society were seen as having benefitted from the Social Democrats' fiscal policies. After his re-election Mr Palme said he hoped for 'a more relaxed style of government,' but after 11 years in office he had come to be regarded by many as representing a one-man band style of leadership. Unsolved shooting of prime minister in 1986 to be reopened by man who investigated 2003 killing of foreign minister Published: 15 Nov 2016


What is the common name of the flowering plant Helianthus Annuus?

Helianthus annuus - Common Sunflower, Wild Sunflower - Southeastern Arizona Wildflowers and Plants Southeastern Arizona Wildflowers and Plants Contact Search for: Synonyms: Helianthus aridus, H. lenticularis Common Names: Common Sunflower, Wild Sunflower Plant Characteristics Growth Habit: Herb/Forb Arizona Native Status: Native Habitat: Desert, Upland, Mountain. It grows in on roadsides, in fields, along desert washes, and in grassy areas. Flower Color: Yellow rays Flowering Season: Spring, Summer, Fall Height: Up to 9 feet (2.7 m) tall, but usually less, around 4 to 6 feet (1.2 to 1.8 m) tall Description: The flower heads are up to 5 inches (13 cm) across and have yellow, pleated rays and a red-brown central disk. The leaves have a rough, scratchy texture and are green, lance-ovate, egg-shaped, or heart-shaped, and up to 1 foot (30 cm) long. The stem leaves are alternate. The leaves and stems are covered in stiff hairs. This wildflower is highly variable and also hybridizes easily. Other similar Helianthus species found here have different leaves (grayish-green in color or shaped differently), are shorter plants, and/or have smaller flowers. Common Sunflowers have many cultivars and are grown as a seed and oil crop, as ornamental garden flowers, and as a wildlife food plant. Birds and squirrels love the seeds. Special Characteristics Allergenic – The glandular hairs on the foliage can cause allergic contact dermatitis in sensitive individuals (sunflower allergy). Butterfly Plant – The flowers attract butterflies, especially Whites and Sulphurs (Family Pieridae) in the fall. Culturally Significant Plant – This wild plant was first cultivated and domesticated by Native Americans for use as a seed crop, and with careful selection, they developed varieties with much larger seeds. The seeds were eaten and also used to make sunflower oil. Edible – The seeds are the typical edible sunflower seeds, but they are very small in wild plants, unlike with the cultivated varieties used for commercial seed production. Poisonous – These otherwise edible plants can accumulate nitrate from the soil, which can sicken cattle that eat the foliage. The mature seeds are not affected and are safe to eat. Classification


Who was the first man to win a Best Actor Oscar, in 1929?

Emil Jannings First Academy Award 1929 plus a Health Care Administration Degree or Masters in Health Administration 1929 was the first year of the Academy Awards,  Emil Jannings a Swiss born German actor won the Best Actor award for his performances in the The Way of All Flesh (1927), and The Last Command (1928). The first Academy Awards ceremony was held on May 16, 1929. At the time talking pictures had began and Jannings became one of a group of foreign actors who, because of their accent, was forced to abandon his career in America. Emil Jannings prior to leaving for Germany and prior to the Awards dinner requested to receive his award is Oscar early.  The Academy agreed, thus making this the first award bestowed. Jannings was a theater actor who went into films. He starred in the 1922 film version of Othello and in F. W. Murnau's The Last Laugh (Der Letzte Mann, 1924), as a proud but aged hotel doorman who is demoted to a restroom attendant. Jannings worked with Murnau on two other films, playing the title character in Herr TartÃ¼ff (1925) and Mephistopheles in Faust (1926). He eventually started a career in Hollywood. In 1929 he won the Oscar for two films, The Way of All Flesh, and The Last Command. His Hollywood career came to an end with the advent of talkies; his thick German accent was difficult to understand, and his dialogue was dubbed by another actor in the part-talkie The Patriot (1928), although after Jannings objected, his voice was restored. He returned to Europe, where he starred opposite Marlene Dietrich in the 1930 film The Blue Angel, filmed in English simultaneously with its German version Der blaue Engel. Emil Janning Academy Award at the Berlin Film Museum (Jacob.Theo/Flickr) variety of motocross gear and dirt bike gear . Emil Jannings passed away from cancer on January 2, 1950. The devastating effects of this disease take a financial, as well as a personal toll. A lack of health insurance for many people and the skyrocketing costs of cancer treatment are just two of the problems in the health care field which require creative solutions. Health care professionals already working in the field should consider a health care administration degree to develop their business acumen, or even a masters in health administration so they can tackle some of the toughest problems in the health care industry. Emil Jannings will live on in film, and hopefully a cure for cancer will be found in the near future so we will not lose any more great actors to this deadly disease.


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