Apart from England, which European country was a chief setting for the James Bond film Goldfinger ?

James Bond travel adventure | CNN Travel More on CNN: James Bond destinations around the world 'Ejector seat? You're joking!' Aston Martin DB5: Bond's car of choice before product placement became a bigger part of a Bond mission. From there, head south to Britain's National Motor Museum at Beaulieu, another lavish estate that currently houses “Bond in Motion,” an exhibition featuring the world's largest collection of Bond vehicles, including Connery's Aston Martin DB5 and Moore's amphibious Lotus Esprit S1. Bond in Motion; John Montagu Building, Beaulieu, Brockenhurst, Hampshire, SO42 7ZN; +44 1590 612345;  www.beaulieu.co.uk London 'Good evening, Moneypenny.' MI6's distinctive headquarters on the banks of the Thames. In “The World is Not Enough,” Pierce Brosnan escapes an explosion by leaping through the blast hole in a speedboat. The scene was filmed using a 15-meter-high replica of the building. Back in London, report to M16 headquarters on the south side of Vauxhall Bridge, a regular fixture in the series since the Pierce Brosnan era. From nearby Embankment Pier hire a Bond-themed Ribcraft ride –- dubbed the fastest boats on the Thames -- and relive the thrilling chase downriver in “The World Is Not Enough.” The Ultimate Spy Experience; +44 20 3 245 1177; 60-minute charter for £450;  www.thamesribexperience.com Saving the world has always featured pretty highly in Bond's job description, but it's hard to imagine the jet-setting agent ever going green to save the planet, or slumming it with the wedding anniversary weekenders and language students on the Eurostar. So make for City Airport and charter a private jet for the flight south to the Cote d'Azur, swooping low over the Eiffel Tower, scene of the 50-something Moore's memorably labored pursuit of Grace Jones in “A View to a Kill.”  altitudeprivatejet.com ; +44 20 3151 0988 Monaco 'Vodka martini. Shaken not stirred.' In Monaco, super-athletic Xenia Onatopp caught Bond's eye. A palm tree-studded tax haven for the languid super-rich and an unabashed symbol of Eurotrash chic, Monaco has all the trappings of a classic Bond location. Yet, apart from an appearance in “Never Say Never Again” (Connery's non-canonical remake of "Thunderball"), the principality had to wait until 1995's “Goldeneye” for its starring role. Monte Carlo's iconic casino served as the backdrop for a smoldering game of baccarat between Pierce Brosnan and Famke Janssen's Xenia Onatopp. Don your tuxedo for an evening of Chemin de Fer -- minimum stake €500 (US$652) per game -- in one of its salons privés. Monte Carlo Casino; Escalier du Casino, 98000 Monaco; +377 98 06 21 21  www.casinomontecarlo.com   Swiss Alps 'You don't look like the sort of girl who should be ditched.' The Furka Pass, one of the greatest driving roads in the Alps, according to "Ultimate Drives." Blow your winnings on a private helicopter for a speedy transfer to another regular Bond playground: the Swiss Alps . Get behind the wheel of an Aston Martin V8 Vantage S –- ejector seat not included -- for a high-octane ride through sweeping alpine scenery including the Furka Pass, the setting for the cat-and-mouse duel between Connery's DB5 and Tania Mallet's Ford Mustang in “Goldfinger.”  Ultimate Drives James Bond Aston Martin Driving Break; +41 43 542 0867; from €1,813 (US$2,344) per person; www.ultimatedrives.net 'I've ordered you a steak.' Piz Gloria houses an exhibition of memorabilia and clips from “On Her Majesty's Secret Service," and offers a panoramic view of more than 200 summits. Another nearby landmark is Piz Gloria, the rotating restaurant atop the 2,970-meter (9,745-feet) Schilthorn summit, which served as Blofeld's lair in “On Her Majesty's Secret Service” -- Australian George Lazenby's underrated sole outing as a kilt-wearing 007 in 1969 –- and now serves Bond-themed buffet breakfasts and nerve-calming vodka martinis to skiers about to tackle the “Inferno,” a 14.9 kilometer (9.2 mile) run dropping almost 2,000 meters (6,560 feet). Piz Gloria ; Höheweg 2, 3800 Interlaken, Switzerland; +41 33 856 21 56 Continuing the wint


Donald Tusk aged 56 is the current Prime Minister of which country ?

Remarks to the Press by Vice President Joe Biden with Prime Minister Donald Tusk of Poland | whitehouse.gov Remarks to the Press by Vice President Joe Biden with Prime Minister Donald Tusk of Poland Prime Minister’s Chancellery Warsaw, Poland 1:56 P.M. (Local) VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN:  Mr. Prime Minister, these are challenging times. And I've known you for a while and the President and I have great respect for you, and we're absolutely confident that we are up to the challenge.  It’s more important today than ever that friends stand with one another and be unequivocal about it.  That's why I'm here in Poland, as a steadfast ally, an ally as -- a country -- as strong an ally as a country can wish to have, and you are among the best allies America has, Mr. Prime Minister. Ukraine -- it's an almost unbelievable set of events that has brought us here.  The President asked me to come to Warsaw today to reaffirm the United States’ solemn commitment, solemn NATO commitment, and to consult with Poland’s leaders about the situation in Ukraine.  The people of Ukraine have shown tremendous courage and they’ve worked very hard to realize their aspirations for a more democratic future, free of oligarchy and corruption; for a Ukraine connected to institutions and markets of Europe, but respectful of Ukraine’s deep cultural and economic ties to its neighbors.  Unfortunately, Russia’s leaders have responded with a brazen -- brazen military incursion, with a purposeful ratcheting up of ethnic tensions inside Ukraine, with a rushed and illegal referendum in Crimea that was, not surprisingly, rejected by virtually the entire world, and now, today, with steps to annex Crimea.  We join Poland and the international community condemning the continuing assault on Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and the blatant -- the blatant violation of international law by Mr. Putin and Russia. Russia has offered a variety of arguments to justify what is nothing more than a land grab, including what was said today.  But the world has seen through -- has seen through Russia’s action and has rejected the logic -- the flawed logic behind those actions.  Countries like Poland have shown that real progress comes from open societies who, in fact, have open markets, not from invasion and aggression.  Thirteen of the 15 countries on the Security Council of the United Nations voted to condemn the referendum in Crimea as illegitimate.  Even China decided it could not support it and abstained, and Russia -- Russia stood alone, naked in front of the world, for the aggression that they had undertaken.  It's a simple fact that Russia’s political and economic isolation will only increase if it continues down its current path and it will, in fact, see additional -- additional sanctions by the United States and the EU. As the Prime Minister and I discussed in a fairly long meeting we had this morning, as we impose costs on Russia for violating international law we have to be equally resolute in supporting the regime -- supporting the government in Ukraine right now.  The United States is working to provide a billion-dollar loan guarantee, technical assistance to prepare for free and fair elections, and support for reforms that will allow the IMF to provide a stronger stabilization package for Ukraine. The Prime Minister and I discussed how the United States and Europe can carry forward its support for Ukraine and the Ukrainian people in the face of their immediate needs.  The Prime Minister and I reviewed our mutual commitments as NATO allies.  The United States and Poland stand shoulder-to-shoulder in vital missions around the world.  But recent events remind us that the bedrock of our alliance remains collective self-defense, as enshrined in Article 5 of the NATO Treaty.  Our intent is that NATO emerge from this crisis stronger and more unified than ever. If you want to know what we think, President Obama and I view Article 5 as a solemn commitment not only for our time, but for all time.  We take it deadly serious, and our commitment is absolutely unwavering


Viktor Orban aged 50 is the current Prime Minister of which country ?

Oct. 3 2014 3:13 PM Hungary at the Turning Point How Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his populist-right party is slowly destroying his country’s democracy. By Yigal Schleifer   Protesters march hand in hand around the controversial World War II monument being built by the Hungarian government in Budapest’s Szabadsag Square. Their sign says, “Dialogue, Not Double Speak.” Photo by Yigal Schleifer BUDAPEST, Hungary—It’s a few days before the May 25 European Parliament elections, and the streets of Budapest are awash with colorful campaign posters urging Hungarians to vote for delegates to represent their country in Brussels. It would be a shining display of democracy in action, a comforting reminder of Hungary’s 10-year membership in the European Union after decades of repressive communist rule, if not for the fact that almost all the signs are for one party—the ruling populist-right Fidesz. The party’s campaign advertising is inescapable. On subway platforms, its trademark orange greets commuters as they step off their trains. On sidewalks, signs proclaiming the party’s simple, yet telling slogan—“Only Fidesz!!”— are plastered on 15-foot-high, circular advertising kiosks towering over pedestrians. And on the highway into Budapest from the airport, I count so many billboards featuring the half-smiling face of Fidesz leader Prime Minister Viktor Orban, that it reminds me of 1980s Romania, when roads were lined with nothing but signs extolling the virtues of communist strong man Nicolae Ceausescu. Here and there I see opposition posters, mostly plastered on pieces of cheap plywood, nailed together around tree trunks or utility poles. This isn’t by accident. After being in power from 1998 until 2002, Fidesz regained control of the parliament in 2010 with a two-thirds majority. The party soon began passing legislation at will—including laws restricting the location of billboards. This drove the country’s second-largest outdoor advertising firm—owned by a government opponent—out of business, leaving the industry dominated by a company owned by a former Fidesz party treasurer.  Advertisement Fidesz’s slate of candidates easily won the May race for Hungary’s seats in the European Parliament. But the victory came on the heels of a far more critical win: Orban and his government were re-elected in April, again with a two-thirds majority. According to Freedom House—a human rights watchdog group based in Washington, D.C.— the party’s winning streak comes at a cost. In its recently issued “Nations in Transit” report, which tracks democratic development in the region stretching from Central Europe to Central Asia, Hungary was named one of the worst backsliders. “Hungary’s multiyear governance decline … remains the most poignant reminder that democratization in post-communist Europe is neither complete nor irreversible,” the report said. “Without counterbalancing improvements, any further deterioration in governance, electoral process, media freedom, civil society, judicial independence or corruption under Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s recently reelected government will expel Hungary from the category of ‘consolidated democratic regimes’ next year.” This shift is a setback not only for Hungary, but for the wider post–Cold War project of spreading the European Union’s democratic principles of good governance, rule of law, and human and civil rights to countries that had precious little experience with those ideals during the Soviet years. “Hungary is a critical case. It had the best chance of making it to the level of a certain type of Western-style democracy,” says Dieter Dettke, a former German diplomat currently teaching at Georgetown University. “It had the most exposure to the West during the Soviet period with its ‘goulash communism,’ ” he adds, using the term for its more open version of communism that flirted with elements of free market capitalism and rejected the Stalinist oppression of the 1950s. “It was Hungary that helped bring down the Berlin Wall by opening up its borders for East Germans who were escaping.” As Peter Kreko,


What is the name of Oxford University’s Cricket Ground ?

Men's Cricket | Oxford University Sport Men’s Cricket Club OUCC is one of the most prestigious cricket clubs in the country. The First-Class facilities at the University Parks have been graced by some of the most famous cricketers of all time, producing many Blues who have gone on to represent their country such as Imran Khan, Douglas Jardine, and M.J.K Smith Today the club has two men’s teams the Blues (1st Team) and the Authentics (2nd team) also known as the Tics! Both teams play many friendly matches and compete in BUCS leagues and knockout competition. Both teams seasons are building towards their respective Varsity matches in varying forms of the game. Players who excel are also included in the Oxford MCCU programme, Oxford is one of the six centres in the UK. Contact details


On TV, if Pete Waterman was the Hitman, who was Her ?

The Hitman and Her | Music | The Guardian A history of dance music The Hitman and Her 1988 - 1992: Number 19 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of dance music Pete Waterman and Michaela Strachan. Photograph: ITV / Rex Features/ITV/TPC Share on Messenger Close In 1988, there were two versions of a social revolution. The first, fuelled by ecstasy, involved climbing over fences chased by the police. You knew rave had made it when a teenage Ian Beale namechecked Sunrise on EastEnders. Capitalism looked doomed. The second version started on ITV at 1am (repeated – like some loop of hell – at 4am). The Hitman and Her was hosted by northern soul expert and model railway enthusiast Pete Waterman (The Hitman) and abused animal-stroker in waiting Michaela Strachan (Her). Each week, they came to you live!!! from Mr Smiths!!! in Warrington!!! (or Bananas!!! Bolton's ultimate pleasuredome!!! – two years down the line, ripping out the mirror balls to become a superclub co-owned by Ryan Giggs, Mick Hucknall and Chris Evans). The Hitman and Her could simply have satisfied itself with displaying the cold harsh reality of any discotheque from 1975 to 1988 – Club 18-30 games like putting chipolatas down the diamanté Speedos of "the dancers" (Eugene & Storm) or passing custard-filled balloons between the breasts of dead-eyed girls with Bonnie Tyler hair. But somehow, between The Hitman and Her being commissioned and made, rave and ecstasy happened – so what you got instead was a fantastic disconnect: a shunt of a TV programme that managed to capture the weird transition of Britain from Rita, Sue and Bob Too! to nightmare Creamfields with a corporate Vodafone tent, plugged in serendipitously to the exact moment when it switched. One minute, the hordes would be shuffling to Touch Me by Sam Fox, with a Sam Fox-ish lookalike being lowered from the ceiling in a plastic gondola, half-heartedly "touching herself" as punters tried to look up her skirt. The next, a 46-year-old cameraman would be doing his best to crash-zoom in and out of a solitary gurner, stumbling about to Acid Tracks or Spank Spank by Phuture Pfantasy Club. The Hitman and Her was such a mystifying anomaly on TV (largely because in the days before reality TV, it was one of the few places in the schedules where you could see real people doing real things – looking bored, getting drunk and trying to get off with each other) that The Late Show sent Paul Morley to try and analyse it. The item ends with him simply standing in the middle of the dancefloor, for the first and last time in his life, speechless.


In which year was corporal punishment officially banned in British State Schools ?

CORPORAL PUNISHMENT IN BRITISH SCHOOLS An over-the-desk slippering in the fictional film "Melody" (1971) Corporal punishment in schools With comments by C. Farrell External links on this page were all working in July/August 2016. UNITED KINGDOM: School CP Corporal punishment in British state schools, and also in private schools receiving any element of public funding, was banned by parliament in 1987. For an overview of the events leading up to abolition, and its aftermath, see a Jan 2007 newspaper article, "Sparing the rod" .     In the remaining private schools it was banned in 1999 in England and Wales , 2000 in Scotland , and 2003 in Northern Ireland . Most had anticipated the legislation and abandoned CP voluntarily several years earlier. A few Christian private schools held out, and fought the ban through the courts, ultimately without success (see links below).     What did CP in British schools involve? There is no single, simple answer. This page is mainly about state schools in England and Wales. Because Scotland has its own distinct education system with different traditions, there is a separate article about CP in Scottish schools . Private schools, about which even fewer generalisations are possible, will have to await separate treatment elsewhere. (But see this 1973 newspaper article for a round-up of the caning situation then prevailing at seven "top" private schools.)     The state education system in England and Wales used to be highly decentralised, and there were always wide variations of practice between schools, even between different schools of the same kind in the same area. The only rule laid down by central government was that all formal CP was supposed to be recorded in a punishment book.(1) (1) Department of Education, Administrative Memorandum 531, 1956 (but this was only a codification of a requirement laid down much earlier).     The 100+ local education authorities (LEAs) in England and Wales -- created in 1902 to replace the old local school boards -- formulated their own rules, or in some cases decided not to have any rules.(2) These varied a lot, but most were not very specific about the modus operandi. It is easier to list the few maverick oddities than to try to summarise the majority: thus, the tawse was specified instead of the cane in a handful of places, including Newcastle, Gateshead, Manchester (which changed over from the cane in 1907 ), and Walsall . Just one LEA, Coventry, bizarrely required all canings for both sexes, even at secondary level, to be applied to offenders' hands and not to their backsides. Two others, Kingston and Richmond, in my view much more sensibly, came close to saying the opposite -- that caning of the hands was strongly discouraged as potentially injurious.(3) Richmond was also unusual in adding that girls, unlike boys, must not be caned at all, though they could be slapped with the open hand. (2) Under Section 23 of the Education Act 1944. (3) A point of view dating back at least to 1903 .     Only two LEAs laid down a maximum number of strokes (East Sussex, 3 strokes; Durham, 6 strokes). 18 required the act to be done in private; 10 mandated a witness to be present. About half of all LEAs said that only women teachers could punish girls, but only two, Inner London and Oxfordshire, also laid down that only men could cane boys. Some (Barnet, Brent, Clwyd, Derbyshire, Mid-Glamorgan, Oxfordshire) forbade the caning of girls other than on their hands while explicitly stating that boys could be disciplined either on the hands or on the clothed buttocks. Some LEAs confined themselves to prohibiting teachers from hitting pupils' heads or boxing their ears. Some restricted the number of staff permitted to inflict CP, e.g. to the head teacher and those specifically delegated by him or her. At least one (Bradford) laid down that the punishment must follow as soon as possible after the offence. Three (Newcastle, Shropshire, Wiltshire) said just the opposite: that there should be a cooling-off period before discipline was administered.(4) (4) Guide to LEAs' Corpora


Reaching number one in the British pop charts in May 1996, what was the two word title of the record that was performed by David Baddiel and Frank Skinner accompanied by the band The Lightning Seeds that was the official England song for the 1996 European Football Championships ?

On this day in MUSIC - Page 223 - Historum - History Forums On this day in MUSIC User Name Need help with the website? Contact Us anytime. Art and Cultural History Art and Cultural History Forum - Music, Literature, Mythology, Visual Arts, Sports, Popular Culture Page 223 of 370 From: On a mountain top in Costa Rica. yeah...I win!! Posts: 15,056 in 1686 - Johann Quirsfeld, composer, dies at 43. in 1723 - Giuseppe Scarlotti, composer is born. in 1726 - Michel-Richard Delalande, composer, dies at 68. in 1744 - Augustin Holler, composer is born. in 1757 - Ignaz Joseph Pleyel, composer is born. in 1780 - Michael Henkel, composer is born. in 1799 - Johann Andre, composer, dies at 58. in 1820 - Martin Andreas Udbye, composer is born. in 1821 - Opera "Der Freischutz" is produced (Berlin). in 1822 - Henry David Leslie, composer is born. in 1850 - Richard Heuberger, composer is born. in 1850 - Antoni Weinert, composer, dies at 99. in 1859 - Joseph Hartmann Stuntz, composer, dies at 65. in 1876 - August Rockel, composer, dies at 61. in 1892 - Edward Steuermann, composer is born. in 1901 - Jimmy Dale, Bronx NYC, orchestra leader (Sonny and Cher) is born. in 1903 - Jeanette MacDonald (American American soprano and actress) is born at Philadelphia. She started a career as a chorus girl and model in N.Y. (1920) and unexpectedly won encomia for her starring role in the musical The Magic Ring (1923). She then attained wide recognition as a singing actress via 29 films, especially those in which she paired with Nelson Eddy: Naughty Marietta (1935), Rose Marie (1936), Maytime (1937), The Girl of the Golden West (1938), Sweethearts (1939), New Moon (1940), Bittersweet (1940), and I Married an Angel (1942). She made a belated operatic debut as Juliette in Montreal (May 1944); she also sang in Chicago, but her voice was too small to meet the demands of the large opera halls. - Died at Houston, Jan. 14,1965. in 1904 - Manuel Rosenthal, Paris France, composer (Bootleggers) is born. in 1905 - Eduard Tubin (Estonian composer) is born. in 1906 - Kay Kyser, Rocky Mount NC, orch leader (Kay Kyser's Kollege) is born. in 1907 - Benny Payne, Phila, pianist (Billy Daniels Show) is born. in 1909 - Learmont Drysdale, composer, dies at 42. in 1910 - Ray McKinley (US jazz drummer, singer, bandleader; Dorsey Brothers/Glenn Miller) is born. in 1911 - Franjo Zaver Kuhac, composer, dies at 76. in 1913 - Sammy Cahn (Samuel Cohen), (US award winning lyricist, songwriter and musician) is born at N.Y, June 18,1913; Remarkably prolific, in a career lasting more than 50 years—from the 1930s to the 1980s—Cahn wrote lyrics for songs used in at least 137 motion pictures. He maintained long-running collaborations with composers Saul Chaplin, Jule Styne, and James Van Heusen, but also worked with many others. He earned 26 Academy Award nominations for Best Song, far more than any other songwriter, and he won four Oscars, for 'Three Coins in the Fountain/' "All the Way/' "High Hopes/7 and "Call Me Irresponsible/' Among his other major hits were "I've Heard That Song Before," "It's Been a Long, Long Time," and "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" He enjoyed a special relationship with Frank Sinatra, who recorded many more of his songs than those of any other lyricist. Though Cahn prided himself on being a professional able to turn out lyrics on demand, he was also a craftsman noted for intricate internal rhymes, and an unabashed romantic whose songs were mostly devoted to hopeful declarations of love. Cahn was the son of Polish immigrants Abraham and Elka Riss Cohen; his father ran a restaurant. Cahn took violin lessons as a child, and as a teenager he joined the group Frankie Miggs and His Pals of Harmony. He wrote both music and lyrics to his first published song, "Shake Your Head from Side to Side," but soon entered into a songwriting partnership with the group's pianist, Saul Kaplan, whom he persuaded to change his name to Chaplin. (Cahn changed his own name from Cohen to Kahn to avoid confusion with a comedian named Sammy Cohen, then altered the spelling to Cahn


What was the famous two word title that was given to Henry Stewart who was King Consort Of Scotland between 1565 and 1567 and was married to Mary Queen Of Scots ?

Mary Stewart, Queen of Scots (1542 - 1587) - Genealogy Mary Stewart, Queen of Scots Scots Gaelic: Mairi Stiùbhairt, Queen of Scots Also Known As: "Mairi Stiùbhairt", "Mary I.of Scotland", "Marie Stuart", "Mary Queen of Scots", "Marie Queen Consort of France", "Mary", "Queen Of Scots", "42nd Queen of Scots" Birthdate: Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland Death: in Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, England Cause of death: Queen of Scotland, Queen of Scots, Queen of the Scots Managed by: Dec 8 1542 - Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland Death: Feb 8 1587 - Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England Parents: Henry Stuart, François II, Earl Child: About Mary I, Queen of Scots Mary Stuart http://familypedia.wikia.com/wiki/Mary_of_Scotland_%281542-1586%29 Mary I Stewart, Queen of Scots was born on 8 December 1542 at Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, Scotland and was executed on 8 February 1587 at Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, England.  She was also known as Mairi Stiùbhairt, Mary, Queen Consort of France. She was Queen of Scotland from 14 December 1542 to 24 July 1567 Preceded by: James V  (9 September 1513 - 14 December 1542) Succeeded by: James VI  (James I of England and Ireland) (4 July 1567 - 27 March 1625) Coronation: 9 September 1543 Daughter of James V and Mary of Guise Married: François II de France    m. 1558; dec. 1560 Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley   m. 1565; dec. 1567 James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell  m. 1567; dec. 1578 Children: James VI of Scotland and I of England Biography Mary Stewart(Mairi Stiùbhairt)  was the only surviving legitimate child of King James V of Scotland. She was 6 days old when her father died and she was crowned nine months later. In 1558, she married François, Dauphin of France, who ascended the French throne as François II in 1559. Mary was not Queen of France for long; she was widowed on 5 December 1560. Mary then returned to Scotland, arriving in Leith on 19 August 1561. Four years later, she married her first cousin, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley. Their union was unhappy and in February 1567, there was a huge explosion at their house, and Darnley was found dead, apparently strangled, in the garden. She soon married James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, who was generally believed to be Darnley's murderer. Following an uprising against the couple, Mary was imprisoned in Loch Leven Castle on 15 June and forced to abdicate in favor of her one-year-old son, James VI. After an unsuccessful attempt to regain the throne, Mary fled to England seeking the protection of her first cousin once removed, Queen Elizabeth I of England, whose kingdom she hoped to inherit. Mary had previously claimed Elizabeth's throne as her own and was considered the legitimate sovereign of England by many English Catholics, including participants in the Rising of the North. Perceiving her as a threat, Elizabeth had her arrested. After 19 years in custody in a number of castles and manor houses in England, she was tried and executed for treason for her alleged involvement in three plots to assassinate Elizabeth. During the 15th-century reign of Robert III of Scotland, it had been confirmed that the Scottish Crown would be inherited only by males in the line of Robert's children—all sons—who were listed in that parliamentary Act. Females and female lines could inherit only after extinction of male lines. Mary ascended to the throne because, with the demise of her father, James V, Robert III had no remaining direct male descendants of unquestionably legitimate origins. John Stewart, Duke of Albany, grandson of James II of Scotland and at one time regent for the young James V, was the last direct male heir of Robert III (other than the king himself) when he died in 1536. Mary was the first member of the royal House of Stuart to use the Gallicised spelling Stuart, rather than the earlier Stewart. Mary adopted the French spelling Stuart during her time in France, and her descendants continued to use it.[1] Mary at the age of thirteenMary was born on 8 December 1542 at


Published in 1968, what was the four word title of the autobiography of the gay icon Quentin Crisp ?

Boomer Beefcake and Bonding: Quentin Crisp: Homophobic Gay Pioneer Boomer Beefcake and Bonding Mar 21, 2016 Quentin Crisp: Homophobic Gay Pioneer This elegantly-attired, feminine person, who looks a lot like my Grandmother Davis,  is Quentin Crisp (1908-1999), who spent his life saying and doing exactly what he wanted. He didn't like doing housework, so he didn't do any: "after four years, it doesn't get any worse." He liked to wear makeup and feminine clothing, so he did, on the streets of London in the 1930s, even though he was constantly accosted, screamed at, and beat up.  Asked "Who do you think you are?", he replied, "I don't think I'm anyone but myself." Like Jean Genet  and Yukio Mishima, he grew up in an era where gay people were expected to hate themselves and each other.  And he never got over it.  He denigrated "homosexuals," even to gay audiences.  They usually laughed, thinking that he was joking. He wasn't. For most of his life, Quentin Crisp lived in poverty, working mostly as an artist's model, thought he had a wide circle of affluent friends charmed by his nonconformity and acerbic wit. Then in 1968, he published The Naked Civil Servant, arguably the first gay autobiography -- at least the first I ever read -- a trenchant, witty account of of being completely true to yourself as gay and feminine in homophobic London. (The title comes from his job, posing naked for art students, for which he was paid by the government.) In 1975, The Naked Civil Servant was made into a movie starring John Hurt, probably the first gay biography ever broadcast on American and British tv.  And suddenly the 67-year old Quentin Crisp was a celebrity.  He moved to a one-room apartment in New York, where he didn't do any housework. He wrote more books -- How to Have a Life Style, How to Go to the Movies, The New York Diaries.  He appeared in movies -- Hamlet, Orlando, Homo Heights.  He went out to dinner, said witty, trenchant things -- actually, whatever he wanted -- and was taken to events, including Gay Pride events. He was uncomfortable with his new role as a gay icon. The Gay Rights Movement was ridiculous.  "Homosexuality" was a disease, an affliction, and a curse.  Mothers who discovered that they were carrying a gay child should get an abortion.  And why hold AIDS benefits?  AIDS was just "a fad." He went to his grave believing explicitly that every heterosexual, however vile, was superior to every gay person, however noble. That didn't stop him from accepting invitations to appear at Gay Pride events. Posted by


On how many occasions did Jimmy Connors win the men’s singles title at Wimbledon ?

History - 1990s - The Championships, Wimbledon 2017 - Official Site by IBM  READ MORE 1990: A record for Navratilova On a sunny Saturday afternoon, Martina Navratilova produced a near-flawless performance to win her ninth Wimbledon singles title, a record that will take some topping in today's day and age. Competing against fellow American Zina Garrison, Navratilova served and volleyed her way around Centre Court in emphatic fashion, dropping just five games as she took the title 6-1, 6-4. The 33-year-old Navratilova won six consecutive championships from 1982 to 1987 but was made to wait before surpassing Helen Wills Moody's record of eight titles, losing the previous two years in the final to Steffi Graf. But, with Graf disposed of by Garrison in the semi-finals, Navratilova got there eventually, straddling the net to acknowledge her beaten opponent and then, her courtside courtesies complete, sinking down on her knees for an instant of silent communion with the tennis court she loves best. "There were no glitches this time; everything came up nines," she said. "This tops it all, absolutely, because I've worked so hard." 1990: Boris Becker v Stefan Edberg The most defining aspect of the rivalry between Boris Becker and Stefan Edberg was the three successive Wimbledon finals they contested between 1988 and 1990. Having split the titles in '88 and '89, their 1990 encounter was undoubtedly the most riveting.  Edberg, who had been routed by Boris the year before, swept ahead, crunching through the first two sets 6-2, 6-2. But, as was his wont, Becker rallied in typical fashion to win the next two sets 6-3, 6-3, and send the match into a fifth. Becker broke Edberg early in the fifth set, on course for a fourth Wimbledon title, and setting up the possibility of being the first Wimbledon champion to win the last three sets in a five-set match since Henri Cochetin 1927. But, it was not to be. Edberg regained the break and then broke Becker in the ninth game of the set with a topspin lob winner, eventually serving it out for his second Wimbledon title. The Swede went on to win the US Open in 1991 and 1992. 1991: Steffi Graf v Gabriela Sabatini One of SW19's greatest champions arrived at Wimbledon in 1991 having suffered rather a seesaw period, registering one of the worst defeats of her career against Arantxa Sanchez Vicario in the French Open semi-finals, losing her first 6-0 set since 1984. But, as is so often the case, the green grass of the All England Club gave the formerly indomitable German a boost, powering her way to the final. Coming up against friend and rival Gabriela Sabatini, the odds on form were in the Argentine's favour, having beaten Graf in four tournaments in the spring. But Graf was always capable of something special at Wimbledon, and so it proved, the German rallying back from dropping the second set, and holding her nerve to win an epic Centre Court final 6-4 3-6 8-6, the longest final for 15 years. 1991: Middle Sunday One of the wettest first weeks in the tournament's history - just 52 out of about 240 matches were completed by Thursday evening - prompted the decision to stage play on the traditional day off, the Middle Sunday. Gabriela Sabatini and Andrea Strnadova emerged from their dressing room on to Centre Court for their third-round noon showdown. They were greeted by a packed stadium, a seemingly unending roar and enough Mexican waves to fill an ocean. The spectators had raced from the gates for prime, £10-a-head unreserved seats. They had formed part of a queue snaking almost two miles that produced an attendance of 24,894. On No.1 Court, John McEnroe, a three-time champion, did not disappoint his adoring fans with a victory against Frenchman Jean-Philippe Fleurian, while victories for eventual Swedish semi-finalist Stefan Edberg and Arantxa Sanchez Vicario warmed up the effervescent crowd on the main court for the top of the bill: Jimmy Connors. Despite thriving on the atmosphere, Connors was eventually upstaged by fellow American Derrick Rostango, but the atmosphere overtook the results that d


What type of creatures, native to Africa and Asia have several different types, including Olive, Yellow, Chacma and Hamadryas ?

MAMMALS Mammals are animals that have warm-blood, fur or hair and usually have live babies. A few mammals lay eggs rather than giving birth to live babies, including the platypus and the spiny anteater. All mammals have some type of body hair or fur, though marine mammals, like dolphins and whales, are almost hairless. Over 5,500 species of mammals have been recorded to date, compared to more than 28,000 species of fish and over 1,000,000 species of insects. SKUNK Known for their highly effective and tremendously pungent defensive tactics, skunks are some of the most infamous animals around. Members of the family Mephitidae, the name of these distinctive little mammals likely originated from 1600’s Algonquian language. Although they can vary in appearance, almost all species of skunks are found in the Americas (ranging from Canada to central South America), with the exception of Asian stink badgers, which are generally found in Indonesia and the Philippines. OPOSSUM Often called endearingly ugly, opossums are the only family of marsupials to inhabit the Americas. Originating in South America, these unusual-looking little mammals gradually migrated to Central and North America around three million years ago when the volcanic bridge between the two continents arose from the sea floor, and opossums have migrated further and further north (into southern Ontario, for example) as climate change has allowed them to survive the winter season in many areas. Grouped under the family Didelphidae, their name itself is borrowed from the word in Powhatan language meaning ‘white dog’, and was first recorded in the 1600’s by colonists in Jamestown, Virginia. MOLE Mainly known for their pointy snouts and exceptional digging abilities, moles are small mammals that have adapted to living in self-dug tunnels underground. Belonging to the family Talpidae and native to many areas around the world including Europe, Asia, and North America, there are around 20 ‘true mole’ species of these small creatures. These persistent burrowers are found mainly in either grassland or woodland habitats, though some species are aquatic or semi-aquatic, choosing to construct burrows in the soft banks of ponds or streams instead. WOODCHUCK Woodchucks, groundhogs and whistlepigs – what do they all have in common? Although most people are familiar with the sight and sound of these rodents, few realize that the three names all refer to the same species. Belonging to the family Scuiridae, woodchucks are part of the group of larger ground squirrels referred to as marmots. Their habitat is broadly distributed across northeastern and central Canada and the USA, as far north as Alaska and as far south as Georgia. RACCOON Raccoons are medium-sized mammals native to North America. The raccoon is the largest of the procyonid family, having a body length of 16 to 28 inches and a body weight of 8 to 20 lb. Two of the raccoon's most distinctive features are its extremely dexterous front paws and its facial mask - the area of black fur around the eyes which contrasts sharply with the surrounding white face coloring. This is reminiscent of a "bandit's mask" and has thus enhanced the animal's reputation for mischief. Raccoons are noted for their intelligence. OTTER Otters – their irresistible appearances and humorous antics tend to endear them to animal lovers worldwide. These carnivorous little mammals belong to a branch of the weasel family Mustelidae, and they can be found in habitats on every continent except Australia and Antarctica. There are thirteen different species of otter, each species living in areas close to water, since they’re either semi-aquatic, aquatic, or marine living animals. Otters will hunt and swim in ocean waters, rivers, wetlands, marshes, streams and lakes, staying in shallower areas close to land in order to avoid predators in the water. LYNX Lynx is a member of the cat family. There are four species of lynx within the Lynx genus: Spanish, Canadian, Eurasian lynx and the bobcat. These medium-sized wild cats have short tails, tufts of black hair on t


What was the famous four word nickname that was given to Edward I of England also known as Edward Longshanks ?

6/12/2006 • Military History A case can be made that Edward I was the greatest English king of the Middle Ages. A strong ruler, he was a man blessed with a strong sense of duty. Although he was no democrat, he believed the king should promote the general welfare and place himself above class or faction–a revolutionary concept in the 13th century. Although he has been called ‘the English Justinian’ because of his legal codes, Edward was first and foremost a military man, one of the great generals of the medieval world. Edward was born in June 1239, the son of King Henry III. Weak and indecisive, Henry was not a bad man–just a bad king. He was devoted to his family and took great pleasure in art and architecture. One of his pet projects was the rebuilding of Westminster Abbey in the Gothic style that was just coming into vogue. Unfortunately, Henry’s private virtues became public vices. Because of his devotion to his wife, he gave the queen’s undeserving foreign relatives places at court. Worse still, Henry’s building projects were a drain on the exchequer, and his excessive piety made him a dupe of the papacy. That mix of piety, politics and penury–he was always short of funds–bore bitter fruit. Simon de Montfort, leader of the baronial opposition, led an open revolt that defeated the king at the Battle of Lewes in 1264. Lewes gave Prince Edward his first real taste of combat. As a headstrong young blade of 25, he took exception to the London troops of Montfort’s army, sincerely believing they had insulted his mother. When the battle opened on May 14, Edward led a cavalry charge that scattered the London burghers like dead leaves in a windstorm. Intoxicated by the chase, he began a single-minded pursuit of his fleeing quarry that took him miles from the battlefield. Once his thirst for vengeance was appeased, Edward returned to Lewes–only to find that Montfort had defeated his father’s main army. Assailed from both flanks by Montfort’s knights, the dumbfounded prince was forced to surrender. But a great lesson had been learned–from then on, with few exceptions, his intellect would govern his passions. Eventually Edward escaped, joined forces with Roger Mortimer, Earl of Gloucester, and together they defeated Simon de Montfort at Evesham on August 4, 1265. By then, Edward was king in all but name, since his father was growing old and was as self-absorbed as ever. Fired with chivalric zeal and a surfeit of youthful energy, Prince Edward ‘took the cross’–that is, declared himself a crusader pledged to free the Holy Land from the grip of the Muslim ‘infidels.’ In 1271, Edward reached the Middle East with a small army of 1,000 men and amazed everyone by chalking up a series of victories over the Muslim forces of the Mamluk Sultan Baybars Bundukdari of Egypt. The prince captured Nazareth, scoring a moral victory by liberating the hometown of Jesus Christ, but his forces were too small to consolidate his gains. Once, when Edward was resting in his tent, a Muslim assassin broke in and attacked him with a poisoned knife. The prince quickly killed his assailant but was wounded in the arm. Soon the limb swelled, and the foul-smelling flesh grew black. Gangrene had set in. Handicapped by the lack of medical knowledge at the time, the doctors were baffled and lost hope. But one brave physician cut away the blackened tissue and hoped for the best. By some miracle, Edward survived. The next year, 1272, a truce was arranged between Baybars and the Crusaders, enabling Edward to go home at last. While en route to England, he received word that his father was dead and he was now king in his own right. On August 2, 1274, the new king landed at Dover after an absence of four years. Crowds gave a tumultuous welcome to their new monarch, who, at 6 feet 2 inches, towered over contemporaries. He was handsome, but his piercing blue eyes were slightly offset by a drooping left eyelid. Like most of his Plantagenet dynasty, Edward had a volcanic temper that sometimes erupted into murderous rages. Generally, though, he was too intelligent to let his a


On how many occasions did John McEnroe win the men's singles title at Wimbledon ?


In the human body, what seven letter word describes the loss of the sense of taste ?

Neuroscience for Kids - Taste Like, well, salt! Like a cup of bad coffee All other tastes come from a combination of these four basic tastes. Actually, a fifth basic taste called "Umami" has recently been discovered. Umami is a taste that occurs when foods with glutamate (like MSG) are eaten. Different parts of the tongue can detect all types of tastes. Morever, the simple tongue "taste map" that is found in many textbooks has been criticized for several reasons ( also here ). The actual organ of taste is called the "taste bud." Each taste bud (and there approximately 10,000 taste buds in humans) is made up of many (between 50-150) receptor cells. Receptor cells live for only 1 to 2 weeks and then are replaced by new receptor cells. Each receptor in a taste bud responds best to one of the basic tastes. A receptor can respond to the other tastes, but it responds strongest to a particular taste. The Taste Bud Image from Biodidac There are two cranial nerves that innervate the tongue and are used for taste: the facial nerve (cranial nerve VII) and the glossopharyngeal nerve (cranial nerve IX). The facial nerve innervates the anterior (front) two-thirds of the tongue and the glossopharyngeal nerve innervates that posterior (back) one-third part of the tongue.  Another cranial nerve (the vagus nerve, X) carries taste information from the back part of the mouth. The cranial nerves carry taste information into the brain to a part of the brain stem called the nucleus of the solitary tract. From the nucleus of the solitary tract, taste information goes to the thalamus and then to the cerebral cortex. Like information for smell, taste information also goes to the limbic system (hypothalamus and amygdala). Another cranial nerve (the trigeminal nerve, V) also innervates the tongue, but is not used for taste. Rather, the trigeminal nerve carries information related to touch, pressure, temperature and pain. Cranial Nerves used for taste Did you know? The complete inability to taste is called ageusia, the reduced ability to taste is called hypogeusia, and the enhanced ability to taste is called hypergeusia. Ageusia is a rare disorder. It may be rare because there are three different nerves that carry taste information to the brain. Older people have a reduced sense of taste because their taste buds are not replaced as fast those in younger people. Taste disorders can also be caused by drugs used to treat epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, diabetes and high blood pressure. Damage to the areas of the brain such as the brain stem, thalamus and cerebral cortex may also cause taste problems. A giraffe's tongue can be 29 inches (74 cm) in length. (Turin, M.S. Aardvarks to Zebras, New York: Citadel Press, 1995.) The tongue of a nectar bat (Anoura fistulata) can extend to 150% of its body length. (Muchhala, N., Nature, 444:701-702, 2006.) The tongue of a chameleon can extend to 200% of its body length. (Herrel1, A., Meyers, J.J., Aerts, P. and Nishikawa, K.C., The Journal of Experimental Biology, 204:3621-3627, 2001.)


Sixty three year old Sebastian Pinera is the current president of which South American country ?

President of Chile | Current Head of State 15.12.2013 - 22:20 | Category: All , South America Leaders Michelle Bachelet, President of Chile (elected on Dec 15, 2013) On 15 December 2013, Bachelet won a runoff election, regaining the presidency. She is the first person to be elected to a second term as President since Arturo Alessandri’s third term ended in 1938. Bachelet previously won the 2006 presidential election in a runoff, defeating center-right candidate and former senator Sebastián Piñera with 53.5% of the vote. Bachelet, a physician with studies in military strategy, served as Health Minister and Defense Minister under her predecessor, President Ricardo Lagos. She is a separated mother of three and describes herself as an agnostic. Aside from her native Spanish, she also speaks, with varying levels of fluency, English, German, Portuguese and French. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Bachelet Sebastián Piñera, Former President of Chile Sebastián Piñera, President of Chile Born December 1, 1949. He was the winner of the second round of the presidential election that took place on Sunday, January 17, 2010, and took office on Thursday March 11, 2010. He is a well known economist, investor, businessperson, politician, former Senator, and leader of the presidential and parliamentary electoral coalition Coalition for Change. Piñera was born in Santiago to Magdalena Echenique Rozas and José Piñera Carvallo who worked for CORFO and was Chile’s ambassador to Belgium and to the United Nations. His maternal lineage is of Basque descent and his paternal lineage is of Asturian descent. He is the third child, with three brothers and two sisters: Guadalupe, José (a former Minister of Labour under Augusto Pinochet), Pablo, Miguel (a well-known Chilean performer), and Magdalena. He is married to Cecilia Morel Montes and has four children: Magdalena, Cecilia, Sebastián and Cristóbal. EDUCATION One year after his birth, the Piñera Echenique family moved abroad to Belgium and later to New York City, where his father was the Chilean ambassador to the United Nations. Piñera returned to Chile in 1955 and was enrolled in the Colegio del Verbo Divino (“Divine Word High School”), from which he graduated in 1967. Piñera then matriculated at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile for his undergraduate degree in economics, from which he was graduated in 1971 with one of the highest grade point averages in the history of the university. Upon graduation, he was awarded the Raúl Iver Oxley Prize, given to the overall best student of each class.  Piñera continued on to Harvard University on a partial Fulbright Program for his postgraduate studies in economics. During his time at Harvard, Piñera and a classmate co-authored an article entitled, “The Old South’s Stake in the Inter-Regional Movement of Slaves” for the Journal of Economic History. He also worked as a teaching fellow during 1975 and 1976. After three years at Harvard, Piñera was graduated with both a master’s and a doctorate in economics. His thesis was entitled, “The Economics of Education in Developing Countries.” Piñera returned to his country in 1976. FOUNDATIONS In 1989, accompanied by Cecilia Morel, Danica Radic, and Paula Délano, Piñera created the Enterprising Women Foundation (Fundacion Mujer Emprende), originally called The House of Youth (La Casa de la Juventud). The foundation aims to assist in the development of young women of lower-income. In 1993 Piñera created the foundation Fundancion Futuro, of which he is president and whose directors are Cristián Boza D., María Teresa Chadwick P., Hugo Montes B., Cecilia Morel M., Renato Poblete S.J. and Fabio Valdés C. The head director of the foundation is Magdalena Piñera. The foundation’s mission is to help in Chile’s development of justice, freedom and democracy. The foundation was renamed to Fundacion Cultura y Sociedad following Piñera’s presidential election win. Under the Fundacion Cultura y Sociedad (formerly Fundacion Futuro) the Grupo Tantauco is created with the mission of environmentalism, and is adm


Introduced in 1977, what is the name of the scheme in the UK that enables disabled people, their family and carers to lease a new car, scooter or powered wheelchair using their Government funded allowance ?

Motability - iSnare Free Encyclopedia Motability This article's tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia. See Wikipedia's guide to writing better articles for suggestions. (June 2008) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message ) Motability is a scheme in the United Kingdom that enables disabled people, their families and their carers to lease a new car, scooter or powered wheelchair, using their Government funded mobility allowance. Currently the Motability scheme has more than 650,000 customers. The scheme was founded in 1977 by Lord Sterling of Plaistow and the late Lord Goodman and launched at Earl's Court , London , on 25 July 1978. It was initially targeted at motorists aged 16–19 years, with some 220 applications being processed at the beginning of the scheme. [1] It is a partnership between the charitable sector, Government , leading banks, and the motor and insurance industries. Since 1978 over three million [2] cars, scooters and powered wheelchairs have been provided to help disabled people with their mobility needs. HM The Queen has been the Chief Patron of Motability since its foundation. Contents 8 External links History and beginnings By the mid 1970s over 40% of households in the country owned a car [3] but disabled people claimed that they were missing out. Only those who could drive themselves received any government help with transport, usually in the form of a blue trike which was unable to take passengers. The Mobility Allowance - now called the mobility component of Disability Living Allowance - introduced by the Government in 1976 broke the mould in giving help regardless of ability to drive. It also signalled the Government's commitment to giving disabled people choice in the form of a cash allowance, rather than imposing certain types of vehicles on them. The Mobility Allowance was a positive advance but it soon became clear that it was not large enough to buy and run even the smallest car. The then Secretary of State for Health and Social Services invited the late Lord Goodman and (now Lord) Jeffrey Sterling to consider how disabled people could use this allowance to affordably obtain a vehicle. Thus Motability was born in 1977 and, often for the first time, disabled people could afford a good quality car from any participating manufacturer, fully insured, serviced, and with breakdown assistance. Motability was set up as a charity so it could also raise funds and make grants, in order to provide customers with a complete mobility package even if their allowance would not cover the type of car and adaptations that they needed. Motability opened up new horizons for many disabled people. Things that were once difficult to do, such as getting to work, going shopping, doing volunteer work, visiting friends, getting to the doctor, going swimming, giving a family member a lift, or enjoying a driving holiday, became easier. For some, enhanced opportunities for further education and profitable full-time employment became a reality for the first time. On 25 July 1978 ten young people attended the first Motability Scheme vehicle handover at Earls Court in London and received the keys to their new vehicles from then Chairman Lord Goodman. Julie Newport, disabled by polio, was one of the ten to receive her keys and commented: "I think it's marvellous," saying the Scheme gave disabled people the freedom and independence they really wanted. Also present were Rt Hon Lord Morris, Rt Hon Lord Jenkin, Allan Beard and Jeffrey Sterling, the present Chairman of Motability. In 2003, Motability celebrated its 25th anniversary with a garden at the Chelsea Flower Show . The garden included a Motability car, an adapted Renault Clio , to symbolise disabled people gaining access to the remotest parts of the countryside. In October 2006, the Scheme hit the two million vehicles mark and Jeffrey Sterling commented: "Family life revolves around the disabled person so if you make someone mobile you don't help two million, it's more like six to eight million." The late Lord Goodman described


A Long Walk To Freedom, published in 1995 was the autobiography of which famous Political figure ?

Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela, Signed - AbeBooks Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela, Signed You Searched For: Results (1 - 30) of 43 1 ISBN 10: 0316874965 ISBN 13: 9780316874960 Used Hardcover First Edition Signed Quantity Available: 1 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: Macdonald Purnell, 1994. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Signed by Author(s)the book is signed on a plate that has been tipped on to the title page. the page comes from a soft cover that was signed with a lengthy inscription. the inscription by Mandela is dated 1996 which was during the period that Mandela served as state president of south africa. the inscription in mandela's distinctive hand reads ' to Daymon and Cullinan, Best wishes to a wonderful pair on your Birthday. may you have many more! N.Mandela 15.6.96'.the Jacket is shelf worn,a few tears. the back flap has been tape repaired.Internally clean.Excellent binding.presents very well in cellophane. signed. Bookseller Inventory # 84bb ISBN 10: 0316909653 ISBN 13: 9780316909655 Used Hardcover Signed Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: Little, Brown and Company, London, 1994. Black Boards. Book Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First UK Edition,14th Printing. 630 pp. "Aan Marius Kleynhans, Wens geluk. Mandela 24. 11 98" Inscribed on the title page. ISBN : 0316909653. Black, paper covered boards, with gilt titles to spine. Hard cover with dust-jacket. 630 pp. Maps to end-papers. Some illustrations in black and white. Ink name, (Marius Kleynhans) on the front free end-paper, above the map. Slight creasing to the foredge of pages 511/512. Light rubbing to the edges of the dust-jacket, especially around the base of the dust-jacket and the folds of the back panel. Small, closed tear (1 cm) to the top fold of the rear panel of the dust-jacket. Dust-jacket now preserved in an acid-free, protective sleeve. Marius Kleynhans worked as a political jounalist with the SABC (South African Broadcasting Corporation) until 1990. He spent much of this period in both Washington and London. In 1990 he was invited to join the Constitutional Development Service as communication advisor to the constitutional negotiations. He stayed with the CDS until after the first national elections. He first met President Nelson Mandela in April 1990. He advised him and others until 1995. The following is sourced from Wikipedia: Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (1918 ï¿½ 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid activist and philanthropist who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was South Africa's first black President. Mandela was a controversial figure for much of his life. Denounced as a communist terrorist by critics, he nevertheless gained international acclaim for his activism, having received more than 250 honours, including the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize (which he shared with F. W. de Klerk), the US Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the Soviet Order of Lenin." "South Africa's first black President, who personifies the struggle for human rights and racial equality, recounts his life. It is an epic tale with a triumphant ending that would scarcely have been credible just a few years ago: from a traditional Tembu childhood, through political activism, the founding of the African National Congress, life imprisonment for treason and violent conspiracy, 27 years behind bars, to release in 1990 and the first multi-racial elections in 1994. Mandela is clear, eloquent and inspiring in this deeply moving testament to idealism, charity and hope." (Kirkus Review, UK) Size: Octavo. INSCRIBED. Hard Cover. Bookseller Inventory # 05817 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: Audio Book CDs, UK, 2004. Book Condition: Excellent. Dust Jacket Condition: Excellent. Signed. A genuine HAND SIGNED Nelson Mandela audiobook 5CD set of his autobiography LONG WALK TO FREEDOM. A superb signed edition of Nelson Mandela's Long Walk To Freedom memoirs. A superb SIGNED NELSON MANDELA edition from the former South African President Nelson M


Which is the oldest of the 31 colleges of the University Of Cambridge ?

Welcome to Peterhouse | Peterhouse Cambridge About Welcome to Peterhouse Peterhouse is the oldest of the constituent colleges in the University of Cambridge.  It was founded in 1284 by Hugo de Balsham, Bishop of Ely, on its current site close to the centre of the City.  As a charitable institution, dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in education, religion, learning and research, Peterhouse has made its own distinctive contribution to society for over 700 years. It is one of the smaller Colleges, housing an intellectual community of some 45 Fellows , 260 undergraduates and 110 graduate students.  Peterhouse is renowned for its stimulating and friendly atmosphere, the diversity of its students and the range of their academic, extra-curricular and social activities, as well as for the quality of its facilities. We hope that this website will help you to find the information about Peterhouse which interests you. If not, please don't hesitate to contact us . Bridget Kendall, MBE


Which is the oldest of the 38 colleges of the University Of Oxford ?

Top 10 Oldest Universities in the World: Ancient Colleges List of Smallest Ranked Colleges and Universities Top 10 Oldest Universities in the World: Ancient Colleges Unfortunately, the U.S. will never boast a medieval university, as this country’s origins, established in 1776 with the Declaration of Independence, were formed when the oldest university in the world already was about nine centuries old. If you’re interested, we do have a list of the oldest universities in the U.S. , by accreditation year. The following list of ten oldest universities in the world shows, through their brief histories, a trend: The university as an autonomous self-governing institution first was developed as religious institutions (madrasahs) that originated in the medieval Islamic world. But, Europe did not fall far behind these Islamic developments, as Italy founded its first university approximately two centuries after the first university developed in Morocco. The last university on this list, the University of Padua in Italy, was founded in 1222 — 270 years before Columbus sailed the Ocean Blue in 1492. This list is compiled of extant universities, although a few of them closed for brief periods from the effects of war or local disputes. On the whole, the European universities on this list have expanded their campuses and enjoy high rankings in the world today. The list below is compiled in order of the university’s founding. University of Al-Karaouine : Located in Fes, Morocco, this university originally was a mosque founded in 859 by Fatima al-Fihri, a woman. It developed into one of the leading universities for natural sciences. It wasn’t until 1957 that the university added mathematics, physics, chemistry and foreign languages. This university is considered the oldest continuously-operating degree-granting university in the world by the Guiness Book of World Records . Al-Azhar University : This university, located in Egypt, is the world’s second oldest surviving degree-granting institute. Founded in 970-972, this university serves as a center for Arabic literature and Sunni Islamic learning. Al-Azhar university concentrates upon a religious syllabus, which pays special attention to the Quranic sciences and traditions of the Prophet Muhammad on the one hand, while also teaching all modern fields of science. Nizamiyya : This series of universities was established by Khwaja Nizam al-Mulk in the eleventh century in what is now present-day Iran. The most celebrated of all the Nizamiyya schools is Al-Nizamiyya of Baghdad, established in 1065 in Dhu’l Qa’da and that remains operational in Isfahan. But, this was just one of many Nizamiyyah schools — others were located in Nishapur, Amul, Mosul, Herat, Damascus, and Basra. The Nizamiyya schools served as a model for future universities in the region, and al-Mulk often is seen as responsible for a new era of brilliance which caused his schools to eclipse all other contemporary learning institutions. University of Bologna : This university was the first higher-learning institute established in the Western world in 1088. The term, “university,” was coined at its creation. Located in Bologna, Italy, this university led the Western world in educational innovations until the period between the two World Wars. At that time, leaders called upon the university to forge relationships with institutions in more advanced countries to modernize and re-invigorate its educational philosophies. This university met the call and, today, is considered a leader in the European university system. University of Paris : This university’s exact founding is unclear; however, teaching from this university existed since 1096. The university was reorganized as 13 autonomous universities in 1970. Often referred to as the Sorbonne after the College de Sorbonne (founded about 1257), this institute grew up in the latter part of the twelfth century around Notre Dame Cathedral as a corporation centered on the fields of arts, medicine, law and theology. In 1968 the cultural revolution commonly known as “the French May” resulte


"Which British bandleader who lived from 1899 to 1969 would you associate with the song ""Somebody Stole My Gal"" recorded in 1931 ?"

YouTube History of Music: Birth of Swing Jazz 1: Big Bands Source:  Wikiwand   Born in 1903 in Pennsylvania, extraordinary pianist Earl "Fatha" Hines , first recorded   per 'Falling' and 'Congaine' on October 23, 1923, with Lois Deppe's Serenaders at the Gennett studio in   Richmond, IN. Hines had left home at age seventeen to play piano    in Philadelphia at a nightclub called the Liederhaus with a band named the    Symphonian Serenaders led by Lois Deppe. He was paid board, two meals a day    and $15 per week. In 1925 he moved to Chicago to play at the Elite No. 2 Club    and tour to Los Angeles with Carroll Dickerson's band. Upon his return he    laid a couple unissued tracks with Kathryn Perry ('Mandy' and  'Sadie   Green') in July of 1926 before recording with Johnny Dodds ' Black Bottom   Stompers in April of '27. That was fortuitous because Johnny was the brother of Baby Dodds , both of whom   were partners of Louis Armstrong and Bud   Scott, all of whom had first recorded together with Lil Armstrong and King Oliver in 1923. Also   in Dodds 's Black Bottom   Stompers were Roy Palmer on trombone and Barney Bigard on trombone. Hines   and Armstrong had met at   the musician's union, with whom he began playing at the Sunset Cafe.   Following Dodds 's Stompers came a   session with Armstrong 's Stompers on   May 9 of '27. Hines found himself with Jimmie Noone and his Apex Club Orchestra in 1928, with whom    he recorded 14 tracks that year, along with additional sides by Louis Armstrong adding   up to 38 with the latter that year. Hines capped 1928 in December with a   string of debut piano solo recordings in Long Island City for QRS and   Okeh. Among fifteen from multiple sessions Red McKenzie is vocalist   on four of them (Okeh). It was also 1928 that Hines began    leading his own orchestra, at the Grand Terrace Cafe owned by Al Capone.   His first issues as a bandleader are thought to have been from a session   on February 13, 1929, yielding two takes of 'Sweet Ella May' and three of   'Everybody Loves My Baby'. With    his orchestra to employ as many as 28 members, Hines began broadcasting nationally on radio    from the Grand Terrace. Touring in the summers, the Grand Terrace closed in    1940, after which Hines took his band traveling year round. In 1943 the draft    for World War II made it difficult for Hines to keep a band together, so he    formed an all female orchestra. It was during that time in the early forties    that Hines began seeding bebop, the first period of modern jazz often associated    with sax man Charlie Parker and trumpeter Dizzy    Gillespie , both of whom passed    through Hines' orchestra. Between 1948 and 1951 Hines played with Louis Armstrong 's    All-Stars, after which he began touring again in 1954 with the Harlem Globetrotters    (an exhibition basketball team). Things slowed down for Hines in the sixties,    when he opened a tobacco shop, though he did tour much internationally. But    the list of prominent musicians with whom Hines played and recorded in the    seventies is nigh endless. Among Hines' notable performances were solos for Duke    Ellington 's funeral, the White House (twice) and the Pope. It is thought    Hines last recorded in 1981 in São Paulo, Brazil: 'One O'clock Jump' among 13 titles on 'Fatha's Birthday' with Marva Josie and the 150 Band. He died in 1983 in Oakland, California. Earl Hines   1923       Bass: Joe Benjamin       Born in 1901 in Denver,   cornetist/trumpeter, Roy Fox , was raised in Hollywood in a Salvation Army family together with    his sister. He first performed in public at age thirteen, playing cornet in    a newsboy band with the 'Los Angeles Examiner'. He next worked as a studio    musician playing bugle for Cecille B DeMille. At age sixteen he joined the Abe Lyman Orchestra .    In 1920 he formed his first band. A couple sources seem to want Fox   recording with the Art Hickman Orchestra


What is the name of the former cabinet minister who, in March 2013 was jailed, along With his ex wife Vicky Price after she agreed to take his speeding points to avoid him losing his licence ?

Ex-minister Chris Huhne and former wife Vicky Pryce both jailed for eight months over speeding points swap scandal | Daily Mail Online Off to jail: Vicky Pryce in prison van as she begins eight-month term along with ex-husband Chris Huhne for speeding points scam Judge said Huhne had lied 'again and again' to avoid prosecution Pryce was 'controlling, manipulative and devious', Justice Sweeney said 'Any element of tragedy is entirely your own fault,' he added Huhne says he wishes his ex-wife had been cleared 'for sake of the family' In interview before being jailed he admitted he 'lied and lied' The pair were in the dock together for 3 hours but did not speak at all Nick Clegg has described the case as 'a personal tragedy' PM says jailing is a reminder no one is above the law


In which English county is the source of the River Trent ?

The River Trent: Facts and Information for Kids | Primary Facts The River Trent: Facts and Information for Kids Posted on Length: 298 km (185 miles) Source: Biddulph Moor, Staffordshire (North Sea, England) Mouth: Humber Estuary (England) Other Facts About The River Trent In the past, the course of the River Trent was used to mark the boundary between the North and the South of England. The River Trent has many tributaries, including: River Derwent, River Idle, River Leen, River Sow and the River Tame. The River Trent flows through the Midlands and many towns and cities have been situated close to it. They include: Stoke-on-Trent, Lichfield, Burton upon Trent, Derby, Nottingham , Newark-on-Trent and Scunthorpe. The Trent is the third longest river in the United Kingdom. Unusually for rivers in Britain, the River Trent flows in a northerly direction. Some people believe that the name of the River Trent is linked to the Celtic word for ‘strong flood’. Over 80 bridges cross the River Trent. Perhaps the most spectacular of these is The Swarkestone Bridge, Britain’s longest bridge made of stone. This bridge is located about 5 miles south of Derby. The River Trent passes through several different English counties: Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire and Yorkshire. The River Trent was an incredibly important trade route (particularly during the 1700s, 1800s and 1900s) and it is one of the main reasons why the Midlands became a key industrial area during the Industrial Revolution. In Nottingham, the River Trent flows under the beautiful Trent Bridge. This is also the name given to Nottingham’s cricket ground. More than 30 different types of fish live in the Trent. Today the water of the Trent is clean and largely free from pollution. This certainly wasn’t the case during the 19th and early 20th centuries when the Trent was polluted by the emissions from the many factories which used its water in their manufacturing processes. This website was extremely helpful especially for my homework! I couldn’t find anything else that was good for kids(me)!! I hope my teacher is happy with it!! I’m doing a project on ‘Rivers’ and even though sometimes it’s boring I just LOVE coming to this website! THANK YOU!! hopefully this website is good enough to make my teacher impressed. thank you I am doing a project about rivers and this is going to impress my teacher and this is a amazing website.


"Which British poet who died in 1850 created works such as ""An Evening Walk"" in 1793, ""Upon Westminster Bridge"" in 1802 and ""The Waggoner"" in 1818 ?"

William Wordsworth | Poetry Foundation William Wordsworth Poet Details 1770–1850 Discussing prose written by poets, Joseph Brodsky has remarked, “the tradition of dividing literature into poetry and prose dates from the beginnings of prose, since it was only in prose that such a distinction could be made.” This insight is worth bearing in mind when considering the various prose works of the poet William Wordsworth. For Wordsworth poetic composition was a primary mode of expression; prose was secondary. Wordsworth seems to have written prose mostly in order to find a structure for his poetic beliefs and political enthusiasms. Over the course of a prolific poetic career, in fact, Wordsworth produced little prose, though he did compose two works of lasting general interest, one on poetics—“Preface to Lyrical Ballads”—and the other on the landscape of his native region—his tourist handbook, A Guide through the District of the Lakes, which retains more than a local interest as geographical background to his poems and biography. Wordsworth is not, of course, remembered as a prose writer but as a poet of spiritual and epistemological speculation, a poet concerned with the human relationship to nature. Yet recently, certain critics, as part of a revisionist critique of older interpretations of Wordsworth’s verse, have turned to his political essays for evidence, especially concerning the poet's rejection of his youthful radicalism. Wordsworth's political writings, especially “A Letter to the Bishop of Llandaff,” The Convention of Cintra (1809), and Two Addresses to the Freeholders of Westmoreland (1818), while historically significant, are of primary interest as background for the poetry: for Wordsworth, poetics always determined politics. William Wordsworth, son of John and Ann Cookson Wordsworth, was born on 7 April 1770 in Cockermouth, Cumberland. The Wordsworth children—Richard, William, Dorothy, John, and Christopher—remained close throughout their lives, and the support Dorothy offered William during his long career has attained legendary status. John Wordsworth, William's father, was legal agent to Sir James Lowther, Baronet of Lowther (later Earl of Lonsdale), a political magnate and property owner. Wordsworth's deep love for the “beauteous forms” of the natural world was established early. The Wordsworth children seem to have lived in a sort of rural paradise along the Derwent River, which ran past the terraced garden below the ample house whose tenancy John Wordsworth had obtained from his employer before his marriage to Ann Cookson. William attended the grammar school near Cockermouth Church and Ann Birkett's school at Penrith, the home of his maternal grandparents. The intense lifelong friendship between Dorothy and William Wordsworth probably began when they, along with Mary Hutchinson, attended school at Penrith. Wordsworth's early childhood beside the Derwent and his schooling at Cockermouth are vividly recalled in various passages of The Prelude and in shorter poems such as the sonnet “Address from the Spirit of Cockermouth Castle.” His experiences in and around Hawkshead, where William and Richard Wordsworth began attending school in 1779, would also provide the poet with a store of images and sensory experience that he would continue to draw on throughout his poetic career, but especially during the “great decade” of 1798 to 1808. This childhood idyll was not to continue, however. In March of 1778 Ann Wordsworth died while visiting a friend in London. In June 1778 Dorothy was sent to live in Halifax, Yorkshire, with her mother's cousin Elizabeth Threlkeld, and she lived with a succession of relatives thereafter. She did not see William again until 1787. In December of 1783 John Wordsworth, returning home from a business trip, lost his way and was forced to spend a cold night in the open. Very ill when he reached home, he died 30 December. Though separated from their sister, all the boys eventually attended school together at Hawkshead, staying in the house of Ann Tyson. In 1787, despite poor finances caused by


The 1954 film Demetrius And The Gladiators was the sequel to which film of 1953 ?

Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Demetrius and the Gladiators ( 1954 ) Approved | From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC In 1st century Rome, Christian slave Demetrius is sent to fight in the gladiatorial arena and Emperor Caligula seeks Jesus' robe for its supposedly magical powers. Director: Philip Dunne , Lloyd C. Douglas (based on a character created by: in "The Robe") Stars: a list of 32 titles created 27 Mar 2011 a list of 30 titles created 20 Jul 2012 a list of 39 titles created 16 Feb 2013 a list of 41 titles created 23 Feb 2014 a list of 35 titles created 24 Jan 2015 Title: Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954) 6.6/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. In the Roman province of Judea during the 1st century, Roman tribune Marcellus Gallio is ordered to crucify Jesus of Nazareth but is tormented by his guilty conscience afterwards. Director: Henry Koster Barabbas, the criminal that Pontius Pilate induced the populace to vote to set free, so that Christ could be crucified, is haunted by the image of Jesus for the rest of his life. Director: Richard Fleischer When strongman Samson rejects the love of the beautiful Philistine woman Delilah, she seeks vengeance that brings horrible consequences they both regret. Director: Cecil B. DeMille A fierce Roman commander becomes infatuated with a beautiful Christian hostage and begins questioning the tyrannical leadership of the despot Emperor Nero. Directors: Mervyn LeRoy, Anthony Mann Stars: Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr, Leo Genn After King David sees the beautiful Bathsheba bathing from the palace roof, he enters into an adulterous affair which has tragic consequences for his family and Israel. Director: Henry King In eighteenth-dynasty Egypt, Sinuhe, a poor orphan, becomes a brilliant physician and with his friend Horemheb is appointed to the service of the new Pharoah. Sinuhe's personal triumphs and... See full summary  » Director: Michael Curtiz The life of Jesus Christ. Director: Nicholas Ray The death of Marcus Aurelius leads to a succession crisis, in which the deceased emperor's son, Commodus, demonstrates that he is unwilling to let anything undermine his claim to the Roman Empire. Director: Anthony Mann Directors: George Stevens, David Lean, and 1 more credit  » Stars: Max von Sydow, Dorothy McGuire, Charlton Heston The life and military conquests of Alexander III of Macedon (20/21 July 356 - 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great. Director: Robert Rossen The Iliad's story of the Trojan war, told from the Trojan viewpoint. Director: Robert Wise The fabled Spanish hero Rodrigo Diaz (a.k.a. El Cid) overcomes a family vendetta and court intrigue to defend Christian Spain against the Moors. Director: Anthony Mann Edit Storyline The story picks up at the point where " The Robe (1953)" ends, following the martyrdom of Diana and Marcellus. Christ's robe is conveyed to Peter for safe-keeping, but the emperor Caligula wants it back to benefit from its powers. Marcellus' former slave Demetrius seeks to prevent this, and catches the eye of Messalina, wife to Caligula's uncle Claudius. Messalina tempts Demetrius, he winds up fighting in the arena, and wavers in his faith. Written by Ron Kerrigan <mvg@whidbey.com> It begins where "The Robe" left off! Genres: 4-Track Stereo (Western Electric Recording) Color: Film debut of Michael Conrad . See more » Goofs Near the end of the movie when Peter goes to the house of Messalina to see Demetrius, Messalina throws wine on Peter. The wine stains Peter's under garment on his shoulder and drips on his draped outer toga on his chest. When the camera cuts to another angle, Peter now has a smaller wine spot only on his shoulder with no dripping stains on the chest of the outer toga. When the camera


Which three word named plant is believed to be useful in treating depression, nervous disorders and bedwetting ?

herb data, St. John's Wort, Hypericum Perforatum, Johnswort, Amber, Touch-and-heal, Goat weed,    Hardhay, Klamath Weed, Rosin Rose, Hypericum, Tipton weed Name: St. John's Wort Biological   Name: Hypericum Perforatum Other   Names: Johnswort, Amber, Touch-and-heal, Goat weed,    Hardhay, Klamath Weed, Rosin Rose, Hypericum, Tipton weed, St. John's Wort Parts   Used: Tops and flowers Active    Compounds:   St. John's Wort has a complex and diverse chemical make-up. Hypericin and pseudohypericin are believed to have antidepressive and antiviral properties. Other constituents, such as xanthones and flavonoids, may also contribute to the medicinal actions of St. John's Wort. The following are the active constituents: Essential oil, containing caryophyllene, methyl-2-octane, n-nonane, n-octanal, n-decanal, a- and b-pinene, and traces of limonene and myrcene Hypericins, prenylated phloroglucin derivatives; hypericin, pseudohypericin and hyperforin Miscellaneous; flavonoids, () and (-) - epicatechin. Hypericum extract contains numerous active compounds that together create the antidepressant and antianxiety effects. Hypericum is the first known substance to enhance three key neurotransmitters-    serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine. Preliminary research suggests that St. John's Wort also lowers levels of the stress hormone cortisol and enhances the activity of    gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), a naturally occurring tranquilizer in the brain. It is a very mild, clinically insignificant monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitor.  The mechanism by which St. John's Wort acts as an antidepressant is not fully understood. Early research indicated that this herb mildly inhibits the enzyme monoamine oxidase (MAO). MAO is responsible for the breakdown of two brain chemicals - serotonin and    norepinephrine. By inhibiting MAO and increasing norepinephrine, St. John's Wort may exert a mild antidepressive action. The antidepressant or mood elevating effects of St. John's Wort were originally thought to be due solely to    hypericin, but hypericin does not act alone. St. John's Wort relies on the complex interplay of many constituents such as xanthones and flavonoids for its antidepressant actions. St. John's Wort may also block the receptors that bind    serotonin. History: Ancient Greeks believed that the fragrance of St. John's Wort would cause the evil spirits to fly away. The plant was given magical powers. In ancient Greece, the herb was used to treat many ailments, including sciatica and poisonous reptile bites. In Europe it was used for the topical treatment of wounds and burns. It is also a folk remedy for kidney and lung ailments as well as depression. Remedies   For: Being tested for AIDS Antispasmodic, astringent, expectorant, nervine, vulnerary, anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial. Hypericum was recommended by Hippocrates for "nervous unrest." It has a 2400-year history of folk use for anxiety; sleep disturbances, and worry. Modern medical research has shown that Hypericum can be as effective as prescription antidepressants for mild to moderate depression. However, unlike prescription antidepressants, Hypericum's side effects are few and mild.  The standardized extract of St. John's Wort (containing 0.14 percent    hypericin) has significant support in the treatment of mild to moderate depression. The official German Commission E monograph for St. John's Wort lists psychovegetative disturbances, depressive states, fear, and nervous disturbances as clinical indications for the extract. Clinical studies have shown significant improvement in symptoms of anxiety, apathy,    hypersomnia, and insomnia, anorexia, psychomotor retardation, depression feelings of worthlessness. Clinical double blind studies indicated that St. John's Wort extract (0.3%    hypericin) at a dosage of 300 milligrams three times daily is as effective in relieving symptoms of depression as standard antidepressants but is much better tolerated with fewer side effects. Hypericum is now the number one antidepressant, n


Which year of the 20th century saw the Iranian Embassy siege in London ?

Remembering the 1980 Iranian Embassy siege | Confusions and Connections You are here: Home » Remembering the 1980 Iranian Embassy siege Remembering the 1980 Iranian Embassy siege Today, May 5, is the 34th anniversary of one of the most memorable stories of the late 20th century. That being the 1980 Iranian Embassy siege in London. I remember the siege quite well. I had just turned 9 a few days earlier but the famous image of the front windows being blown out and dark clad, gas mask wearing people running into the building just stuck in my mind. All of this broadcast, almost, live on TV. The British government tried everything to bring the siege to a peaceful conclusion but, as we know, this didn’t happen. The outcome was broadcast in, at the time, the longest newsflash in television history. This newsflash went on for about 45 minutes. We were kept informed on what was happening at the embassy by a young female reporter who came into her own at the other end of the decade at Tienanmen Square. That being Kate Adie who was reporting the event from hiding behind a car door. In the days leading up to the violent ending of the siege the police tried everything in their psychological handbook to disrupt the terrorists. From organising the cutting of power to the building, changing the flightpath to London Heathrow. One of the best was to get, I think it was British Gas, to do some “maintenance work” nearby so throwing not only lower flying aircraft but the annoyance of pneumatic drills going off all day. Over the years more and more has come out about what happened in government. A lot has been held back because of the Official Secret Act and the “30 year rule”. I’m sure that more will be released over the years when the next block of year rules kick in. I have other vivid memory of the events in early May 1980 This is from the aftermath as I was in London a few months later on a trip to Baden Powell house with the rest of my cub pack. One of the days there we drove past the embassy and saw the fire damage to the front window. The same one that made such dramatic footage a short time before. Over the years we have learnt more and more about what happened inside in the short time that it took the SAS to rescue the hostages and kill, most of, the terrorists. There are still controversial aspects of the operation that are still here today. What happened in the Wireless room is the main area of contention even today. There are also aspects of the siege that showed the sneaky side of the British character. Two BBC employees were at the embassy. Not that unusual as they were there to have their visa applications approved so they can go and cover the revolution that had just happened in the country. They were Sim Harris and Chris Cramer. Chris was taken seriously ill on the 2nd day. It does seem that he did play up how ill he actually was so to be released. This release was one of the best pieces of news that the SAS and police had in the early days of the siege. He could easily, in English, answer all of the questions that were needed that helped plan the operation that ended the siege on May 5. They had already found and talked to the building’s caretaker who told them, ironically, that on SAS advice the embassy should upgrade their ground floor windows and doors to bulletproof glass and a re-enforced steel main door. The terrorists didn’t do themselves many favours as well. It all started when they searched the hostages and didn’t discover that the Policeman on duty at the embassy door was armed throughout the siege. They did do some good things, such as releasing the women over the days as well as a couple of the male hostages. The male hostages, such as Chris Cramer, were released on medical grounds apart form one who was released because he snored so loudly he was annoying the rest of the people in the building. When the raid started it was agreed with all the news agencies at the scene who were broadcasting live to do so on a 10 minute delay so not to tip off the terrorists if they were listening to the radio or watching telev


Former British surgeon Andrew Wakefield became famous in 1998 with his publication Of his research paper which claimed that the vaccine MMR was linked with which human condition ?

How the case against the MMR vaccine was fixed | The BMJ How the case against the MMR vaccine was fixed Feature Secrets of the MMR scare How the case against the MMR vaccine was fixed BMJ 2011; 342 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.c5347 (Published 06 January 2011) Cite this as: BMJ 2011;342:c5347 briandeer.com In the first part of a special BMJ series, Brian Deer exposes the bogus data behind claims that launched a worldwide scare over the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine, and reveals how the appearance of a link with autism was manufactured at a London medical school When I broke the news to the father of child 11, at first he did not believe me. “Wakefield told us my son was the 13th child they saw,” he said, gazing for the first time at the now infamous research paper which linked a purported new syndrome with the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine. 1 “There’s only 12 in this.” That paper was published in the Lancet on 28 February 1998. It was retracted on 2 February 2010. 2 Authored by Andrew Wakefield, John Walker-Smith, and 11 others from the Royal Free medical school, London, it reported on 12 developmentally challenged children, 3 and triggered a decade long public health scare. “Onset of behavioural symptoms was associated by the parents with measles, mumps, and rubella vaccination in eight of the 12 children,” began the paper’s “findings.” Adopting these claims as fact, 4 its “results” section added: “In these eight children the average interval from exposure to first behavioural symptoms was 6.3 days (range 1-14).” Mr 11, an American engineer, looked again at the paper: a five page case series of 11 boys and one girl, aged between 3 and 9 years. Nine children, it said, had diagnoses of “regressive” autism, and all but one were reported with “non-specific colitis.” The “new syndrome” brought these together, linking brain and bowel diseases. His son was the penultimate case. Running his finger across the paper’s tables, over coffee in London, Mr 11 seemed reassured by his anonymised son’s age and other details. But then he pointed at table 2—headed “neuropsychiatric diagnosis”—and for a second time objected. “That’s not true.” Child 11 was among the eight whose parents apparently blamed MMR. The interval between his vaccination and the first “behavioural symptom” was reported as 1 week. This symptom was said to have appeared at age 15 months. But his father, whom I had tracked down, said this was wrong. “From the information you provided me on our son, who I was shocked to hear had been included in their published study,” he wrote to me, after we met again in California, “the data clearly appeared to be distorted.” He backed his concerns with medical records, including a Royal Free discharge summary. 5 Although the family lived 5000 miles from the hospital, in February 1997 the boy (then aged 5) had been flown to London and admitted for Wakefield’s project, the undisclosed goal of which was to help sue the vaccine’s manufacturers. 6 Wakefield’s “syndrome” Unknown to Mr 11, Wakefield was working on a lawsuit, 7 for which he sought a bowel-brain “syndrome” as its centrepiece. Claiming an undisclosed £150 (€180, $230) an hour through a Norfolk solicitor named Richard Barr, he had been confidentially 8 put on the payroll two years before the paper was published, eventually grossing him £435 643, plus expenses. 9 Curiously, however, Wakefield had already identified such a syndrome before the project which would reputedly discover it. “Children with enteritis/disintegrative disorder [an expression he used for bowel inflammation and regressive autism 10 ] form part of a new syndrome,” he and Barr explained in a confidential grant application to the UK government’s Legal Aid Board 11 before any of the children were investigated. 12 “Nonetheless the evidence is undeniably in favour of a specific vaccine induced pathology.” The two men also aimed to show a sudden-onset “temporal association”—strong evidence in product liability. “Dr Wakefield feels that if we can show a clear time link between the vaccination


Which year of the 20th century saw the Chernobyl disaster ?

The Chernobyl Disaster: 25 Years Ago - The Atlantic The Atlantic 39 Photos In Focus The 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster is next month. On April 26, 1986, a series of explosions destroyed Chernobyl's reactor No. 4 station and several hundred staff and firefighters tackled a blaze that burned for 10 days and sent a plume of radiation around the world in the worst-ever civil nuclear disaster. More than 50 reactor and emergency workers were killed at the time. Assessing the larger impact on human health remains a difficult task, with estimates of related deaths from cancer ranging from 4,000 to over 200,000. The government of Ukraine indicated early this year that it will lift restrictions on tourism around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, formally opening the scene to visitors. It's expected, meanwhile, that a 20,000-ton steel case called the New Safe Confinement (NSC), designed as a permanent containment structure for the whole plant, will be completed in 2013.


What is the name of the girlfriend of the cartoon character Yogi Bear ?

Yogi Bear | Fictional Characters Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia TBA Personality Like many Hanna-Barbera characters, Yogi's personality and mannerisms were based on a popular celebrity of the time. Art Carney 's Ed Norton character on The Honeymooners was said to be Yogi's inspiration; [5] [6] his voice mannerisms broadly mimic Carney as Norton. [7] Norton, in turn, received influence from the Borscht Belt and comedians of vaudeville . [6] Yogi's name was similar to that of contemporary baseball star Yogi Berra , who was known for his amusing quotes, such as "half the lies they tell about me aren't true." Berra sued Hanna-Barbera for defamation, but their management claimed that the similarity of the names was just a coincidence. Berra withdrew his suit, but the defense was considered implausible and sources now report that Berra was the inspiration for the name. [8] At the time Yogi Bear first hit TV screens, Yogi Berra was a household name . [9] The plot of most of Yogi's cartoons centered on his antics in the fictional Jellystone Park, a variant of the real Yellowstone National Park . Yogi, accompanied by his constant companion Boo-Boo Bear , would often try to steal picnic baskets from campers in the park, much to the displeasure of Park Ranger Smith . Yogi's girlfriend, Cindy Bear , sometimes appeared and usually disapproved of Yogi's antics. Catchphrases Besides often speaking in rhyme , Yogi Bear had a number of catchphrases , including his pet name for picnic baskets ("pic-a-nic baskets") and his favorite self-promotion ("I'm smarter than the av-er-age bear!"), [10] although he often overestimates his own cleverness. Another characteristic of Yogi was his deep and silly voice. He often greets the ranger with a cordial, "Hello, Mr. Ranger, sir!" and "Hey there, Boo Boo!" as his preferred greeting to his sidekick , Boo Boo. Yogi would also often use puns in his speech, and had a habit of pronouncing large words with a long vocal flourish. Portrayers From the time of the character's debut until 1988, Yogi was voiced by voice actor Daws Butler . Butler died in 1988; his last performance as Yogi was in the television film Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears . After Butler's death, Greg Burson stepped in to perform the role (Butler had taught Burson personally how to voice Yogi as well as his other characters). Greg Burson died in 2008. Jeff Bergman and Billy West also performed the character throughout the 1990s for various Cartoon Network commercials and bumpers. In the Yogi Bear film, the character is voiced by actor Dan Aykroyd . In the animated stop motion sketch comedy show Robot Chicken created by Seth Green , Dan Milano voiced Yogi Bear. [11] Other appearances Yogi, Boo-Boo and his crew are to great lost treasure help by Top Cat in Yogi's Treasure Hunt . TBA Yogi Bear and the Three Stooges Meet the Mad, Mad, Mad Dr. No-No , a 1966 comedy album Live action/Animated feature film A live-action/ computer-animated film titled Yogi Bear was released by Warner Bros. in December 2010. The movie featured Dan Aykroyd as the voice of Yogi Bear. The film, adapting the television series, follows the adventures of Yogi Bear and his pal Boo-Boo in Jellystone Park, as they avoid Ranger Smith who is trying to stop Yogi from stealing picnic baskets. A sequel is in the works. Songs "Yogi" by the Ivy Three (1960), sung in a voice mimicking Yogi Bear. The song reached no. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 Spümcø Ranger Smith and Boo Boo shorts In 1999, animator wikipedia:John Kricfalusi 's Spümcø company created and directed two Yogi cartoons, wikipedia:A Day in the Life of Ranger Smith and Boo Boo Runs Wild . Both shorts aired that year on the wikipedia:Cartoon Network as part of a Yogi Bear special. "Boo Boo Runs Wild" features a fight between Yogi and Ranger Smith, which was edited heavily for broadcast for both violence and torture situations. In 2003, Spümcø created another Boo Boo cartoon, Boo Boo and the Man , which was made with Macromedia Flash and released on Cartoon Network's website. A music video (known as a "Cartoon Groo