Who directed the 1968 film ‘Rosemary’s Baby’?

Rosemary's Baby (1968) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error A young couple move into an apartment, only to be surrounded by peculiar neighbors and occurrences. When the wife becomes mysteriously pregnant, paranoia over the safety of her unborn child begins to control her life. Director: User Lists Related lists from IMDb users a list of 25 titles created 30 Jan 2011 a list of 36 titles created 16 Apr 2014 a list of 24 titles created 24 May 2015 a list of 47 titles created 28 May 2015 a list of 32 titles created 11 months ago Search for " Rosemary's Baby " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Won     1     Oscar. Another    9 wins & 12 nominations. See more awards  » Videos When a teenage girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two priests to save her daughter. Director: William Friedkin Mysterious deaths surround an American ambassador. Could the child that he is raising actually be the Antichrist? The Devil's own son? Director: Richard Donner Carrie White, a shy, friendless teenage girl who is sheltered by her domineering, religious mother, unleashes her telekinetic powers after being humiliated by her classmates at her senior prom. Director: Brian De Palma A sex-repulsed woman who disapproves of her sister's boyfriend sinks into depression and has horrific visions of rape and violence. Director: Roman Polanski Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield to kill again. Director: John Carpenter A bureaucrat rents a Paris apartment where he finds himself drawn into a rabbit hole of dangerous paranoia. Director: Roman Polanski Two siblings visit their grandfather's grave in Texas along with three of their friends and are attacked by a family of cannibalistic psychopaths. Director: Tobe Hooper A wealthy San Francisco socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people. Director: Alfred Hitchcock     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.5/10 X   Several people are hunted by a cruel serial killer who kills his victims in their dreams. While the survivors are trying to find the reason for being chosen, the murderer won't lose any chance to kill them as soon as they fall asleep. Director: Wes Craven Oskar, an overlooked and bullied boy, finds love and revenge through Eli, a beautiful but peculiar girl. Director: Tomas Alfredson A family's home is haunted by a host of ghosts. Director: Tobe Hooper A private detective hired to expose an adulterer finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption and murder. Director: Roman Polanski Edit Storyline Rosemary and Guy Woodhouse move into an apartment in an opulent but gothic building in Manhattan. Their landlord Edward "Hutch" Hutchins attempts to dissuade them from doing so: the building has an unsavory history. They discover that their neighbors are a very friendly elderly couple named Roman and Minnie Castevet, and Guy begins to spend a great deal of time with them. Strange things begin to happen: a young woman Rosemary meets in the laundry commits suicide, Rosemary has strange dreams and hears strange noises and Guy becomes remote and distant. Then Rosemary falls pregnant and begins to suspect that her neighbors have special plans for her child. Written by Goth <brooks@odie.ee.wits.ac.za> 12 June 1968 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: El bebé de Rosemary See more  » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia Rosemary's Baby is closely associated with The Omen and The Exorcist. But whereas those movies both became big franchises, with many sequels and prequels and remakes between them, Rosemary's Baby only had o


How many starting players are in a basketball team?

Team stats, details, videos, and news. | NBA.com Conf. East17 - 94th 6.5 GB Div. Southeast4 - 41st 0 GB


Fratricide is the killing of one’s what?

fratricide - Wiktionary fratricide The killing of one's brother (or sister ). 1856, Mrs. William Busk, Mediæval Popes, Emperors, Kings, and Crusaders: Or, Germany, Italy and Palestine, from A.D. 1125 to A.D. 1268 [1] , volume IV, London: Hookham and Sons, OCLC 2480341 , page 294: The new accusation brought by Urban against Manfred of murdering his sister-in-law's embassador – it may be observed that, tacitly, he acquits him of parricide, fratricide, and nepoticide – requires a little explanation. 2014, Albert Lee Strickland, “Familicide”, in Michael John Brennan, editor, The A–Z of Death and Dying: Social, Medical, and Cultural Aspects ISBN 978-1-4408-0344-4 , pages 205–206: Terms related to familicide include filicide (the killing of one's child or children), uxoricide (the killing of one's wife), fratricide or sororicide (the killing of one's brother or sister), avunculicide (the killing of one's uncle), and nepoticide (the killing of one's nephew). A person who commits this crime . 1936, H. A. L. Fisher, A History of Europe, Edward Arnold Publishers, p.376, The conversion of Russia to Christianity was effected, it would seem by a monster of cruelty and lust. That Vladimir (980–1015) was a fratricide, who maintained 3,500 concubines, has not prevented his canonization as a saint. (military, by extension) The intentional or unintentional killing of a comrade in arms . 1999, Richard M. Swain, Lucky War: Third Army in Desert Storm , DIANE Publishing, page 180, From January on, Third Army also spent a good deal of energy trying to solve the problem of fratricide, the killing or injuring of one's own forces by what is ironically called 'friendly fire,'...


Dubris was the Roman name for which English port?

PORTVS DVBRIS Portvs Dvbris Type: Fort, Villa, Pharos, Town Roads Possible Coastal Road: E (5) to Folkestone (Kent) N (12) to Rvtvpiae (Richborough, Kent) Trackway: WSW (13) to Portvs Lemanis (Lympne, Kent) N (9) to Worth Portus Dubris - The Port on the river Dubras The town appears as one of the termini of the third route in the British section of the Antonine Itinerary of the late-second century. Iter III is entitled "the route from Londinium to Portus Dubris - sixty-six thousand paces", and places Portum Dubris 13 miles away from Durovernum (Canterbury, Kent). Dover is next mentioned in the Notitia Dignitatum of the late-fourth century. Under the heading "at the disposal of the respectable man, the Count of the Saxon shore in Britain", the entry Dubris is listed between the entries for Othona (Bradwell, Essex) and Portus Lemanis (Lympne, Kent). The final mention of the Roman port occurs in the Ravenna Cosmology (R&C#71) of the seventh century, which lists the name Dubris between the entries for Portus Lemanis (Lympne, Kent) and Durovernum Cantiacorum (Canterbury, Kent). "Dover Kent. Dubris 4th cent., Dofras c.700, Dovere 1086 ( DB ). Named from the stream here, now called the Dour, a river-name (Welsh/Gaelic) *dubras meaning simply 'the waters'." (Mills) Epigraphic Evidence from Portus Dubris There are only three inscriptions on stone recorded in the R.I.B. for Dover, all of them added since the work was first published. There is an excellent inscription dedicated to the Matres by a government official from the provincial capital (vide infra), and another text which reads EVSEB III IV IV or "Euseb[ius?] three four four" (RIB 65c; Britannia xiv (1983), p.336, no.1). The final text is severely damaged, reading ... ... ...VSI... ...ST... (RIB 65d; Britannia ix (1978), p.474, no.3), which defies translation. Dedicatory Inscription to the Mother Goddesses by a Stator Consularis ST COS OL CORDIVS CANDID MATRIB ITALICIS AEDEM FECIT VSLM "The governor's messenger from the offices of London,¹ Cordius Candidus, for the Mother Goddesses of the Italians, has made this temple, willingly and deservedly fulfilling a vow." (RIB 65b; Britannia viii (1977), pp426-7, no.4) This portion of the text has been expanded ST[ator] CO[n]S[ularis] O[fficina] L[ondini] . The title stator consularis is literally translated as 'one who establishes or upholds [the edicts] of the consular governor'. The Dover Entry in the Notitia Dignitatum Praepositus militum Tungrecanorum, Dubris ( Notitia Dignitatum xxviii.14; 4th/5th C.) Garrison Port of the Classis Britannica A major fort of the Classis Britannia was established at Dover c.85AD as a replacement for their old fort at Richborough. The town developed during the late-1st century. Around 90AD twin lighthouses or Pharos were built on the north cliffs (at NGRef. TR3141 and TR3241). These were originally around 25m high with 4m thick walls made of stone with a rubble infill, octagonal in exterior shape with a 4m square central space. The second century fort covered (0.8ha) and is the suspected headquarters of the Classis Britannica or 'the British Fleet'. Around 270AD the second-century fort was replaced with a substantial 'Saxon Shore' fort, and it ceased to be a base of the Classis Britannica at the same time. By the fourth century there were two lighthouses at Dubris, set on the cliff tops overlooking the port to either side of the River Dour. The north-eastern pharos was the first to be built, possibly as early as the first century. Only a fragment of the south-western lighthouse has survived, which contained re-used roof-tile material stamped Classis Britannica, giving an early fourth century construction date. Only the northern pharos has survived to any extent, protected within the confines of Dover Castle, beside St. Mary's Church. See: Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names by A.D. Mills (Oxford 1998); The Roman Inscriptions of Britain by R.G. Collingwood and R.P. Wright (Oxford 1965); All English translations, including any inherent mistakes, are my own. This page was last modified: 27/1/


Which 18th century British author described a second marriage as ‘The triumph of hope over experience’?

Project MUSE - Love and Marriage in 18th-Century Britain Love and Marriage in 18th-Century Britain Wendy Moore (bio) William Hogarth graphically depicted the pitfalls of arranged marriage in his cautionary cartoon series Marriage à-la-mode, published in 1745. Samuel Johnson famously described second marriages as the "triumph of hope over experience." The Georgians' fixation with wedlock was no accident. The secret of a successful marriage was one of the most hotly debated topics in the salons and coffee-houses of 18th-century England, and the outcome of this febrile discourse set the tone for our modern-day Western approach to marriage based on the ideal of a harmonious, companionable partnership founded in mutual love. 1 The shift in ideas about marriage was profound. At the beginning of the 18th century most marriages among landed or moneyed families were essentially financial arrangements designed to cement powerful alliances and exchange or acquire land and property. Although people in working-class and agricultural communities were more or less free to choose their own partners for life—albeit generally within the same narrow economic group and geographical area—the vast majority of marriages among aristocratic, wealthy, and middle-class families were arranged by parents with the prospective bride and bridegroom having little or no say. Children were often betrothed in infancy and married in their teens, frequently to partners they barely knew and sometimes with disastrous consequences. Lord Halifax in his Advice to a Daughter, published in 1688, made the prospects plain when he explained: "It is one of the Disadvantages belonging to your Sex, that young Women are seldom permitted to make their own Choice." 2 But if Lord Halifax—and presumably his daughter—was prepared to accept such an arrangement, others were not. In a scathing indictment of marriage published in 1700, the writer Mary Astell demanded to know: "If Marriage be such a blessed State, how comes it, may you say, that there are so few happy marriages?" 3 She remained a spinster. When the 23-year-old Lady Mary Pierrepont was betrothed by her father in 1712 to an Irish aristocrat she had never met, she described her wedding arrangements as "daily preparations for my journey to Hell." 4 Rather than descend into eternal torment, she eloped and married her lover, Edward Wortley Montagu, just days before the planned ceremony. Click for larger view View full resolution From William Hogarth's Marriage à-la-mode, "The Toilette Scene," 1745. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division [reproduction number, LC-USZ62-112875]. As a growing number of thwarted young lovers voted with their feet, so criticism of arranged marriages increased during the first half of the 18th century. Hogarth's popular series of six scenes, which depict the tragic outcome of a marriage contracted by money-grasping parents and silver-tongued lawyers between a debauched young earl and the daughter of a rich merchant, reflected the mood. The writer Hester Chapone characterized such matches as "Smithfield bargains," in reference to the famed London meat market, and exclaimed, "so much ready money for so much land, and my daughter flung in into the bargain!" 5 At the same time, the emphasis on self-expression, free will, and personal feelings in early 18th-century novels such as Daniel Defoe's Roxana (1724) and Samuel Richardson's Pamela (1740) was blamed for undermining the concept of arranged marriages and fueling expectations of romantic love. 6 Whether the rising popularity of novels really influenced views on marriage or simply reflected changing opinion can probably never be determined. But certainly the former was the perception among disapproving older generations. François Fénelon, Archbishop of Cambray, in his Instructions for the Education of a Daughter, translated into English in 1713, warned of the dangers of girls reading "romances" and then being "astonished, not to find in the World real Persons, who may answer to these Romantick Heroes." 7 Pressure from disgruntled pa


Which real-life couple starred in the 1994 remake of the film ‘The Getaway’?

The Getaway Reviews & Ratings - IMDb IMDb 39 out of 49 people found the following review useful: Steamy, Entertaining Re-Make from United States 2 June 2006 This was a very entertaining, if morally way below par, action movie which consistently keeps your attention with intense scenes. Kim Bassinger probably looked as good as she ever looked which is saying a lot. She has one of the steamiest scenes I've ever seen on a mainline film (my tape was the "unrated" version) but at least it was with her real-life husband (at the time) Alec Baldwin. This re-make of the 1972 film also has Michael Madsen, James Woods, Mike Morse and Jennifer Tilley - all playing sleazy characters. They are so bad they make Baldwin & Bassinger look like monks. This movie is not exactly Mary Poppins. There's almost too much of a mean edge to it....almost. Perhaps I enjoy ogling Bassinger too much to can this movie for its baseness. Whatever, this entertains to the degree that it makes it a very quick two hours. There is no way you could get bored watching this film. Was the above review useful to you? 31 out of 37 people found the following review useful: Am I the only one who loves this movie? from Fremont, CA 4 February 2000 The action scenes are top notch. Maybe I'm just a sucker for colorful characters and the bank heist angle is well done. Best of all is Alec Baldwin's character, Doc. Baldwin and the rest of the cast really deliver their lines with panache. Bank jobs, car chase, cat-and-mouse in a four story hotel, steamy sex, crazy characters.... what else do you want? Was the above review useful to you? 25 out of 31 people found the following review useful: a interesting remake Author: sole reviewer 20 March 2002 I tend to like the original more yet the 1994 remake THE GETAWAY, was a very good film. The strength of this version is the modren pacing and action also the revamped dialouge and several additional characters. I bumped into david morse once...of note is his role in this film. THE GETAWAY works because the chemistry of sex and violence between the characters played by BALDWIN and BASINGER works. It's not cheesy or contrived. This film is a tale of moral love betrayal and the classic analogy of there being no honor among thieves. The remake follows pretty much the same plot as the STEVE MCQUEEN classic yet takes a few different turns. Fans of the original will like this version as well, one nice aspect is that it maintains a similar look to the original. During the early 1970's several films like this and GONE IN 60 SECONDS had the same visual flair. This film matches the tone of the original and succeeds as a modren film for contemporary audiences. Was the above review useful to you? 18 out of 21 people found the following review useful: Worthwhile remake 19 February 2005 *** This review may contain spoilers *** I recently had the opportunity to watch this movie and the 1972 version back to back (the modern version first). I was amazed at how exactly some of the minute details in the original movie were repeated in the remake. The garbage bin, the locker gimmick, the character of the innkeeper and paint truck owner. It was interesting at how many of the touches were not unnecessarily "modernized". (I like that). I was able to enjoy both versions. Some people made comments disdaining the remake, but I thought it was a worthy movie, if just because it was a more sexy polished version. --I admit I'm biased, because I thought Kim Basinger was one of the hottest women I've seen in movies (I can't believe she was over 40 when she made the film). Her action/shooting scenes near the end were also very well done. The chemistry between her and Alex Baldwin was also superb, I guess due in some part to the fact that they were (or were going to be) a husband-wife couple in real life too. I also liked the movie to enjoy the differences between the actors (and interpretation) within the almost exact same construct. Steve McQueen's more hardboiled tightly wound character to Alec Baldwin's character who seemed to have a more innate gentleness (sort


In January 1986, George Younger took up which British cabinet post

Secretary of State for Defence : Wikis (The Full Wiki) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Secretary of State for Defence Incumbent: Politics portal view • talk • edit The Secretary of State for Defence, popularly known as the Defence Secretary, is the senior United Kingdom government minister in charge of the Ministry of Defence , chairing the Defence Council . It is a Cabinet position. The position was created in 1964 as successor to the posts of Minister for Coordination of Defence (1936–1940) and Minister of Defence (1940–1964). Contents Minister for Coordination of Defence (1936–1940) Lord Chatfield served as the second and final Minister for Coordination of Defence. The position of Minister for Coordination of Defence was a British Cabinet -level position established in 1936 to oversee and co-ordinate the rearmament of Britain's defences. The position was established by Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin in response to criticism that Britain's armed forces were understrength compared to those of Nazi Germany . This campaign had been led by Winston Churchill and many expected him to be appointed as the new minister, though nearly every other senior figure in the National Government was also speculated upon by politicians and commentators. Despite this, Baldwin's choice of the Attorney General Sir Thomas Inskip provoked widespread astonishment. A famous remark was "This is the most cynical appointment since Caligula made his horse a consul". [1] The appointment is now regarded as a sign of caution by Baldwin who did not wish to appoint someone like Churchill who would have been interpreted by foreign powers as a sign of the United Kingdom preparing for war, as well as a desire to avoid taking onboard a controversial and radical minister. In 1939 Inskip was succeeded by First Sea Lord Lord Chatfield . When the Second World War broke out, the new Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain formed a small War Cabinet and it was expected that Chatfield would serve as a spokesperson for the three service ministers, the Secretary of State for War , the First Lord of the Admiralty and the Secretary of State for Air ; however political considerations resulted in all three posts being included in the Cabinet and Chatfield's role proved increasingly redundant. In April 1940 the position was formally wound up and the functions transferred to other Ministers. Name ( National Government ; War Government ) Ministers of Defence (1940–1964) The post of Minister of Defence was responsible for co-ordination of defence and security from its creation in 1940 until its abolition in 1964. The post was a Cabinet level post and generally ranked above the three service ministers, some of whom, however, continued to also serve in Cabinet. On his appointment as Prime Minister in May 1940, Winston Churchill created for himself the new post of Minister of Defence. The post was created in response to previous criticism that there had been no clear single minister in charge of the prosecution of World War II . In 1946, the post became the only cabinet level post representing the military, with the three service ministers - the Secretary of State for War , the First Lord of the Admiralty , and the Secretary of State for Air , now formally subordinated to the Minister of Defence. Name


Alice Fitzwarren was the wife of which Lord Mayor of London?

Dick Whittington | Dickwhittington.org Winter opening times apply   View full times here Call Dick Whittington on 01452 831000 for all enquiries Dick Whittington Dick Whittington was born in Pauntley near Newent sometime in the middle of the fourteenth century. Quite how he found his way to London in the first place is unknown but the earliest recorded mention of him in the City seems to be in 1379 when he contributed 5 marks to a municipal loan. Whittington was a mercer by trade and in fact he served as Lord Mayor of London on three separate occasions: first in 1397, then again in 1406-7, and for the third and final time in 1419-20. The famous nursery-rhyme account of his life has him arriving in the capital a poor orphan from the West of England, having heard that the streets of London were paved with gold. Unfortunately he found himself the victim of repeated beatings by the cook in the household of a rich merchant who had given him shelter and so (according to his entry in the D.N.B.) He stole away from Leaden hall Street early in the morning of All Hallows Day, and left the City behind him, but as he rested at Highgate he heard Bow bells ring out a merry peal, which seemed to say: Turn again, Whittington, Lord Mayor of London Whereupon he returned to his pots and spits and married Alice Fitzwarren (his master’s daughter), and rose thrice to be Lord Mayor of London. Whittington’s cat had been on a lengthy voyage on a ship belonging to Dick’s master while the young Whittington was having such a rough time of things back in Leaden hall Street. The vessel stopped to take on provisions at a previously unknown part of the Barbary Coast where the king of that country, whose palace was overrun with rats and mice, bought the cat for an enormous price. Dick never saw his beloved cat again but the sales proceeds were shipped back to England and on the return from that particular overseas investment he and his wife Alice lived happily ever after.


What are author J.R.R. Tolkien’s first names?

Biography – The Tolkien Society J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biographical Sketch By David Doughan MBE Who was Tolkien? Photo by Pamela Chandler. © Diana Willson. Used with permission. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973) was a major scholar of the English language, specialising in Old and Middle English. Twice Professor of Anglo-Saxon (Old English) at the University of Oxford, he also wrote a number of stories, including most famously The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (1954-1955), which are set in a pre-historic era in an invented version of our world which he called by the Middle English name of Middle-earth. This was peopled by Men (and women), Elves, Dwarves, Trolls, Orcs (or Goblins) and of course Hobbits. He has regularly been condemned by the Eng. Lit. establishment, with honourable exceptions, but loved by literally millions of readers worldwide. In the 1960s he was taken up by many members of the nascent “counter-culture” largely because of his concern with environmental issues. In 1997 he came top of three British polls, organised respectively by Channel 4 / Waterstone’s, the Folio Society, and SFX, the UK’s leading science fiction media magazine, amongst discerning readers asked to vote for the greatest book of the 20th century. Please note also that his name is spelt Tolkien (there is no “Tolkein”). Childhood and Youth The name “Tolkien” (pron.: Tol-keen; equal stress on both syllables) is believed to be of German origin; Toll-kühn: foolishly brave, or stupidly clever – hence the pseudonym “Oxymore” which he occasionally used. His father’s side of the family appears to have migrated from Saxony in the 18th century, but over the century and a half before his birth had become thoroughly Anglicised. Certainly his father, Arthur Reuel Tolkien, considered himself nothing if not English. Arthur was a bank clerk, and went to South Africa in the 1890s for better prospects of promotion. There he was joined by his bride, Mabel Suffield, whose family were not only English through and through, but West Midlands since time immemorial. So John Ronald (“Ronald” to family and early friends) was born in Bloemfontein, S.A., on 3 January 1892. His memories of Africa were slight but vivid, including a scary encounter with a large hairy spider, and influenced his later writing to some extent; slight, because on 15 February 1896 his father died, and he, his mother and his younger brother Hilary returned to England – or more particularly, the West Midlands. The West Midlands in Tolkien’s childhood were a complex mixture of the grimly industrial Birmingham conurbation, and the quintessentially rural stereotype of England, Worcestershire and surrounding areas: Severn country, the land of the composers Elgar, Vaughan Williams and Gurney, and more distantly the poet A. E. Housman (it is also just across the border from Wales). Tolkien’s life was split between these two: the then very rural hamlet of Sarehole, with its mill, just south of Birmingham; and darkly urban Birmingham itself, where he was eventually sent to King Edward’s School. By then the family had moved to King’s Heath, where the house backed onto a railway line – young Ronald’s developing linguistic imagination was engaged by the sight of coal trucks going to and from South Wales bearing destinations like” Nantyglo”,” Penrhiwceiber” and “Senghenydd”. Then they moved to the somewhat more pleasant Birmingham suburb of Edgbaston. However, in the meantime, something of profound significance had occurred, which estranged Mabel and her children from both sides of the family: in 1900, together with her sister May, she was received into the Roman Catholic Church. From then on, both Ronald and Hilary were brought up in the faith of Pio Nono, and remained devout Catholics throughout their lives. The parish priest who visited the family regularly was the half-Spanish half-Welsh Father Francis Morgan. Tolkien family life was generally lived on the genteel side of poverty. However, the situation worsened in 1904, when Mabel Tolkien was diagnosed as having diabetes, usually fatal in tho


In which city was tennis player Martina Navratilova born?

Martina Navratilova (Tennis Player) - Pics, Videos, Dating, & News Martina Navratilova Former Tennis Player Female Martina Navratilova is a retired Czech American tennis player and a former World No. 1. Billie Jean King said about Navratilova in 2006, "She's the greatest singles, doubles and mixed doubles player who's ever lived. " Navratilova won 18 Grand Slam singles titles, 31 major women's doubles titles, and 10 major mixed doubles titles.…  Read More related links Murray's Rise To Top 'amazing Accomplishment': Navratilova Yahoo News - Nov 06, 2016 ' Scotsman Andy Murray\'s achievement in becoming men\'s tennis world number one is exceptional women\'s tennis legend Martina Navratilova told the BBC on Sunday. Murray, 29, moved to the top of the rankings for the first time in his career after replacing long-time incumbent Novak Djokovic when Milos Raonic pulled out of their semi-final in Paris on Saturday. The Scot\'s climb to the ATP rankings\' summit -- the first Briton to do so since computerised rankings came in in 1973 -... Us Athletes Jumping Into Heated Presidential Race Yahoo News - Oct 31, 2016 ' As the presidential candidates sprint the final leg of the race for the White House, sports luminaries are lining up behind their preferred candidates. LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Martina Navratilova have said they will vote for Democrat Hillary Clinton on November 8, while Republican candidate Donald Trump has the support of Mike Tyson, Jack Nicklaus and Dennis Rodman. ' Evert Sees Post Serena 'new Era' Taking Shape Yahoo News - Oct 29, 2016 'Women\'s tennis has entered a new era no longer dominated by Serena Williams, 18-time Grand Slam winner Chris Evert said Saturday. \"I don\'t think nobody will dominate in the near future anyway like Serena Williams, and kudos to her, it shows how great she was as a player, but I think now this is how we\'re going to form some new rivalry where the girls will have to play it out,\" she said at the WTA Finals in Singapore. The variety and depth, different age groups, different styles of play,... Maria Sharapova Joins Wtt Smash Hits Charity Tennis Event To Benefit The Elton John Aids Foundation Yahoo News - Oct 05, 2016 'NEW YORK, Oct. 5, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --Â The Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) is pleased to announce that tennis star Maria Sharapova will join Mardy Fish, John McEnroe, Martina Navratilova, Mark Philippoussis, and Andy Roddick to headline World TeamTennis (WTT) Smash Hits at Caesars Palace, a charity night of tennis co-hosted by longtime friends Sir Elton John and Billie Jean King on Monday, October 10, 2016.Â  Also joining the line-up is former world No. 1 doubles sta... Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Martina Navratilova. CHILDHOOD 1956 Birth Born on October 18, 1956. 1962 5 Years Old In 1962, her mother Jana married Miroslav NavrÃ¡til, who became her first tennis coach. … Read More Martina then took the name of her stepfather (adding the feminine suffix "ovÃ¡"), thus becoming Martina NavrÃ¡tilovÃ¡. Her father, Mirek, was a ski instructor and remarried and divorced. When she was eight, he committed suicide. Read Less TEENAGE 1972 15 Years Old …  Navratilova has a sister, Jana, and an older paternal half-brother. Navratilova's grandmother, Agnes Semanska, was a tennis player for the Czechoslovak Federation before the Second World War and had a ranking as high as no. 2 among Czech women during her amateur career.

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What type of animal is Sooty the Bear’s girlfriend Soo?

Soo | Sooty Database Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Sooty (2011) - Brenda Longman History Soo was first featured on The Sooty Show as the girlfriend of the main puppet character Sooty in 1964. Soo is a calm and collected female panda who acts as the foil for both Sooty and Sweep. Soo usually wears a red skirt and bows on her head. In the 1990s series Sooty & Co. , Soo was voiced by Brenda Longman who had previously voiced her in it's predecessor. In December 2007 Soo appeared on, and won, a puppet special of the Weakest Link hosted by Anne Robinson which was originally broadcast on Friday, 28th December 2007 at 18:00GMT on BBC1. She raised £11,500 for her chosen charity, the World Wide Fund for Nature, after defeating Roland Rat thanks to sudden death. On 30 September 2008, Brenda Longman, assisted by Soo, appeared on BBC One's Bargain Hunt, buying antiques at London's Portobello Road and then selling them at Bellmans Auction House in Sussex. On 31 March 2010, Soo appeared in a music video with The Sugarbabes called "Soogarbabes". Trivia Her name is often misspelled as Sue. In Boarding House , she calls herself Susie. However, it is unknown whether this is true or if she was just trying to be posh for the guests arriving at the bed and breakfast. On Tuesday April 9th, 2013, Soo along with Sooty and Sweep appeared as the judging panel in one episode of "The Matt Lucas Awards" Season 2. According to the Sooty & Co. episode Sooty's Magic Solutions , Soo suffers from Arachnophobia, the fear of spiders. In 2009, Soo along with Sooty and Sweep appeared in Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band music video on "Children in Need". Gallery


Who plays the Alfred the butler in the 2005 film ‘Batman Begins’?

‘Dark Knight Rises’: Michael Caine on Alfred’s final scene | Hero Complex – movies, comics, pop culture – Los Angeles Times ‘Dark Knight Rises’: Michael Caine on Alfred’s final scene Dec. 05, 2012 | 8:00 a.m. Michael Caine as Alfred in “The Dark Knight Rises.” (Warner Bros.) Michael Caine distinctly remembers the morning Christopher Nolan turned up at his English country home with a screenplay for the two-time Oscar-winning actor to read. “My instant thought was, I’m going to be in one of these wonderful little dramas, murder thrillers. I’d love that,” Caine recalled during an interview late last week. The screenplay, of course, wasn’t for a film like Nolan’s time-bending indie “Memento” or his crime drama “Insomnia.” It was for 2005’s “Batman Begins,” which ultimately would include some of the same hallmarks as those moody, evocative thrillers — precision, tension, mystery — the signature qualities that would carry forward into “The Dark Knight” and “The Dark Knight Rises,” the last of which comes to DVD and Blu-ray this week. “I thought to myself, I’m a bit old for Batman,” Caine said. “So, I said, ‘Who am I going to play?’ He said, ‘The butler.’ I immediately thought I’ll be spending the entire series saying, ‘Dinner is served’ and ‘Would you like a coffee?’ I thought, well, I’ll read it and turn it down. “I said, ‘OK, I’ll call you tomorrow and let you know whether I want to do it or not,'” he continued. “And this is where I first found out Chris is the most secretive director you’ve ever come across. It’s like working for MI6.” Nolan asked Caine to read the script right away, and the actor obliged while his wife shared a cup of tea with their unexpected guest. And Caine soon discovered that in Nolan’s universe, Alfred Pennyworth, the confidant of the DC Comics caped vigilante, was much more than hired help. “I thought it was wonderful,” Caine said of the role. “He was the foster father of young Bruce Wayne whose parents got killed and started to bring him up. I thought this is a great director. He’s never made a big-budget movie like this and [Warner Bros. has] given him a shot. I thought, I’m going to go with him and I’ll see how we get on.” The answer, it turned out, was quite well. These years later, Caine, who still more often refers to Alfred by his job rather than his first name, considers himself Nolan’s “biggest fan,” comparing the filmmaker to David Lean and praising his ability not just to direct but also to write screenplays and create complex, nuanced characters so often absent from big-budget studio fare. Christopher Nolan on the set of “The Dark Knight Rises.” (Ron Phillips / Warner Bros.) Caine, of course, is hardly alone in that opinion. When “The Dark Knight Rises” was released in July, critics hailed the final installment in the Gotham City triptych, which sees Christian Bale’s Bruce Wayne compelled to don the cowl to battle a masked menace named Bane after years in seclusion. The mission puts him in conflict with Alfred, who fears that time has dulled Wayne’s skills and that returning to the battlefield opposite such an uncompromising foe could end in his destruction. “What happened with Alfred was in the three films — ‘Batman Begins,’ ‘The Dark Knight,’ ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ — that could have made one whole film as a relationship,” Caine said. “It had a beginning, a middle and an end. I watched [Bruce Wayne] go into being Batman, I watched him get into trouble being Batman and at the end I tried to get him out of being Batman and when he wouldn’t I walked away. It was a complete story for me.” Writing in The Times, critic Kenneth Turan called “The Dark Knight Rises” “potent, persuasive and hypnotic,” adding of Nolan, “To have a director this gifted turning his ability and attention to such an unapologetically commercial project is beyond heartening in an age in which the promise of film as a popular art is tarnished almost beyond recognition.” “The thing about Chris is he’s not a normal blockbuster director,” agreed Caine. “Normally when you get these blockbusters, they spend so much money on t


Who was the first US President to appear on television while still in office?

First presidential speech on TV - Oct 05, 1947 - HISTORY.com This Day in History: 10/05/1947 - Truman Makes TV Address In this This Day in History video clip learn about different events that have occurred on October 5th. Some of the events include Chief Joseph surrenders and the Beatles releasing their first single, Love Me Do. Also, Barry Bonds hits the most home runs in a single season and President Truman makes the first television address. Lead Story First presidential speech on TV Share this: First presidential speech on TV Author First presidential speech on TV URL Publisher A+E Networks On this day in 1947, President Harry Truman (1884-1972) makes the first-ever televised presidential address from the White House, asking Americans to cut back on their use of grain in order to help starving Europeans. At the time of Truman’s food-conservation speech, Europe was still recovering from World War II and suffering from famine. Truman, the 33rd commander in chief, worried that if the U.S. didn’t provide food aid, his administration’s Marshall Plan for European economic recovery would fall apart. He asked farmers and distillers to reduce grain use and requested that the public voluntarily forgo meat on Tuesdays, eggs and poultry on Thursdays and save a slice of bread each day. The food program was short-lived, as ultimately the Marshall Plan succeeded in helping to spur economic revitalization and growth in Europe. In 1947,television was still in its infancy and the number of TV sets in U.S. homes only numbered in the thousands (by the early 1950s, millions of Americans owned TVs); most people listened to the radio for news and entertainment. However, although the majority of Americans missed Truman’s TV debut, his speech signaled the start of a powerful and complex relationship between the White House and a medium that would have an enormous impact on the American presidency, from how candidates campaigned for the office to how presidents communicated with their constituents. Each of Truman’s subsequent White House speeches, including his 1949 inauguration address, was televised. In 1948, Truman was the first presidential candidate to broadcast a paid political ad. Truman pioneered the White House telecast, but it was President Franklin Roosevelt who was the first president to appear on TV–from the World’s Fair in New York City on April 30, 1939. FDR’s speech had an extremely limited TV audience, though, airing only on receivers at the fairgrounds and at Radio City in Manhattan. Related Videos


Castle Howard is in which English county?

CASTLE HOWARD - 1001059| Historic England CASTLE HOWARD List Entry Summary This garden or other land is registered under the Historic Buildings and Ancient Monuments Act 1953 within the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens by English Heritage for its special historic interest. Name: CASTLE HOWARD The garden or other land may lie within the boundary of more than one authority. County: North Yorkshire National Park: Not applicable to this List entry. Grade: I Date of most recent amendment: Not applicable to this List entry. Legacy System Information The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system. Legacy System: Parks and Gardens UID: 2061 Asset Groupings This list entry does not comprise part of an Asset Grouping. Asset Groupings are not part of the official record but are added later for information. List entry Description Legacy Record - This information may be included in the List Entry Details. Reasons for Designation Legacy Record - This information may be included in the List Entry Details. History Legacy Record - This information may be included in the List Entry Details. Details Gardens, pleasure grounds and park with a mixture of geometric and less formal features developed c 1698-1738 by Charles Howard, third Earl of Carlisle and Sir John Vanbrugh (1664-1726 ) possibly with some advice from Stephen Switzer (1682-1745). The monumental scale and conception of the landscape with structures designed by Vanbrugh and Hawksmoor make Castle Howard an outstanding example of what Christopher Hussey has described as the Heroic Age of English landscape architecture, and the adoption of an informal design, possibly by Switzer, for Ray Wood has been seen as decisively important for the development of the `natural' style in England. NOTE This entry is a summary. Because of the complexity of this site, the standard Register entry format would convey neither an adequate description nor a satisfactory account of the development of the landscape. The user is advised to consult the references given below for more detailed accounts. Many Listed Buildings exist within the site, not all of which have been here referred to. Descriptions of these are to be found in the List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest produced by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport. HISTORIC DEVELOPMENT The estate was acquired by the Howard family in 1571 when it was the site of Henderskelfe Castle and village. Henderskelfe was described by John Leland in 1540 who estimated that the park was `4 miles yn cumpace, and hath much fair young wood yn it¿ (quoted in Antiqs J 1979). Charles Howard, third Earl of Carlisle rejected a scheme of c 1698 by George London (d 1714) with canals, avenues and circular lawns. Vanbrugh was consulted and visited the site in 1699, continuing to work on it until his death in 1726. Works to Vanbrugh's designs continued after his death, probably supervised by his assistant Nicholas Hawksmoor (1661-1736) who was responsible for the design of some of the park structures. Later C18 works included the creation of the Great Lake on the north side of the Castle. In 1850 the south parterre was remodelled by W A Nesfield (1793-1881) and the Atlas Fountain (Nesfield with figures by J Thomas, listed grade I) was installed. Nesfield also undertook works to the South Lake and designed a cascade (listed grade II) at its east end. Nesfield's parterre proved expensive to maintain and it was replaced by the ninth Countess in the early 1890s with the present (1998) grass terrace and yew hedges. At the same time the banks of the South Lake were remodelled to give less rigid outlines. Horace Walpole is one of the better known of the many commentators on Castle Howard and following a visit he described it in 1772 as presenting `the grandest scenes of rural magnificence' which allowed him to see `at one view... a palace, a town, a fortified city, temples on high places, woods worthy of being each a metropolis of the Druids, the noblest lawn on earth fenced by half the horizon, and a mausoleum that wou


The headwear item ‘yamulke’ is better known by what name?

Kippah (Yarmulke) - Jewish Religious Garment By Ariela Pelaia Updated July 27, 2016. Kippah (pronounced kee-pah) is the Hebrew word for the skullcap traditionally worn by Jewish men. It is also called a yarmulke or koppel in Yiddish. Kippot (plural of kippah) are worn at the apex of a person's head. After the Star of David , they are probably one of the most recognizable symbols of Jewish identity. Who Wears Kippot and When? Traditionally only Jewish men wore kippot. However, in modern times some women also choose to wear kippot as an expression of their Jewish identity or as a form of religious expression. When a kippah is worn varies from person to person. In Orthodox circles Jewish men usually wear kippot all the time, whether they are attending a religious service or going about their daily lives outside of the synagogue. In Conservative communities men almost always wear kippot during religious services or during formal occasions, such as during a High Holiday dinner or when attending a Bar Mitzvah . In Reform circles, it is equally common for men to wear kippot as it is for them not to wear kippot. Ultimately the decision about whether or not to wear a kippah comes down to personal choice and the customs of the community an individual belongs to. Religiously speaking, wearing kippot is not obligatory and there are many Jewish men who do not wear them at all. What Does a Kippah Look Like? Originally all kippot looked the same. They were small, black skullcaps worn at the apex of a man's head. However, nowadays kippot come in all sorts of colors and sizes. Visit your local Judaica shop or a market in Jerusalem and you will see everything from knitted kippot in all the colors of the rainbow to kippot sporting baseball team logos. Some kippot will be small skullcaps, others will cover the entire head, and yet others will resemble caps. When women wear kippot sometimes they select ones made of lace or that are adorned with feminine decorations. Both men and women usually attach kippot to their hair with bobby pins. Among those who wear kippot, it is not uncommon to have a collection of different styles, colors and sizes. This variety allows the wearer to select whichever kippah suits their mood or their reason for wearing it. For instance, a black kippah might be worn to a funeral, while a colorful kippah might be worn to a holiday gathering. When a Jewish boy has a Bar Mitzvah or a Jewish girl has a Bat Mitzvah , oftentimes special kippot will be made for the occasion. Why Do Jews Wear Kippot? Wearing a kippah is not a religious commandment. Rather it is a Jewish custom that over time has come to be associated with Jewish identity and showing respect for God. In Orthodox and Conservative circles covering one’s head is seen as a sign of yirat Shamayim, which means "reverence for God" in Hebrew . This concept comes from the Talmud, where wearing a head covering is associated with showing respect for God and for men of higher social status. Some scholars also cite the Middle Age custom of covering one's head in the presence of royalty. Since God is the "King of Kings" it made sense to also cover one's head during prayer or religious services, when one hopes to approach the Divine through worship. According to author Alfred Koltach, the earliest reference to a Jewish head covering comes from Exodus 28:4, where it is called mitzneft and refers to a part of the High Priest's wardrobe. Another biblical reference is II Samuel 15:30, where covering the head and face is a sign of mourning. Sources: "The Jewish Book of Why" by Alfred J. Koltach. Jonathan David Publishers, Inc. New York, 1981.


Dydd Iau is Welsh for which day of the week?

BBC Wales - Learn Welsh the Big Welsh Challenge - Days Of The Week Helpful Notes Days Of The Week The days of the week are essential as they crop up all the time.  Just remember to say 'Dydd' in front of each one. Also, it sometimes help to think of something in English to latch on to if you can't remember words. Sunday - Dydd Sul. Think of the sun or Solar. Monday - Dydd Llun. Think of the moon or lunar. Tuesday - Dydd Mawrth. Think of the planet Mars. Wednesday - Dydd Mercher. Think of the planet Mercury. Thursday - Dydd Iau. This is linked to Jove or Jupiter, but think of touching something hot and the exclamation 'Iai!' for Thursday. Friday - Dydd Gwener. Again this is linked to Venus. Think of a beautiful woman called Gwen. Saturday - Dydd Sadwrn.


The quetzal is the basic monetary unit of which country?

Quezal - definition of Quezal by The Free Dictionary Quezal - definition of Quezal by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Quezal Also found in: Thesaurus , Encyclopedia , Wikipedia . quet·zal  (kĕt-säl′) n. pl. quet·zals or quet·za·les (-sä′lās) 1. Any of several tropical American birds of the genera Pharomachrus and Euptilotis having brilliant bronze-green and red plumage and, in the male, long flowing tail feathers, especially P. mocinno of Central America. 2. See Table at currency . [American Spanish, from Nahuatl quetzalli, large brilliant tail feather.] quetzal quezal n, pl -zals or -zales (-ˈsɑːlɛs) 1. (Animals) Also called: resplendent trogon a crested bird, Pharomachrus mocinno, of Central and N South America, which has a brilliant green, red, and white plumage and, in the male, long tail feathers: family Trogonidae, order Trogoniformes (trogons) 2. (Currencies) the standard monetary unit of Guatemala, divided into 100 centavos [via American Spanish from Nahuatl quetzalli brightly coloured tail feather] quet•zal (kɛ-) n., pl. -zals, -za•les (-ˈsɑ leɪs) 1. any of several large New World trogons of the genus Pharomachrus, esp. P. mocinno, of S Mexico and Central America, with golden-green and scarlet plumage and, in the male, greatly elongated tail coverts. 2. the basic monetary unit of Guatemala. [1820–30; < American Spanish < Nahuatl quetzalli plumage of the quetzal] ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: 1. quetzal - the basic unit of money in Guatemala; equal to 100 centavos centavo - a fractional monetary unit of several countries: El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe and Brazil and Argentina and Bolivia and Colombia and Cuba and the Dominican Republic and Ecuador and El Salvador and Guatemala and Honduras and Mexico and Nicaragua and Peru and the Philippines and Portugal Guatemalan monetary unit - monetary unit in Guatemala 2.


The East Siberian Sea lies in which body of water?

Map of East Siberian Sea, East Siberian Sea Location Facts, Major Bodies of Water, Russia - World Atlas Map of East Siberian Sea, East Siberian Sea Location Facts, Major Bodies of Water, Russia East Siberian Sea The East Siberian Sea, an arm of the Arctic Ocean, is located off the coastline of Siberia in far northeastern Russia. It is bordered by the Laptev Sea and the New Siberian Islands in the west, and by the Chukchi Sea and Russia's Wrangel Island in the east. The northern border (shown) is a mapping opinion of Graphic Maps. This shallow sea is frozen-solid for most of the year, and only navigable during the ice-free months of August and September.


What is the collective name for a group of rhinos?

Animal Groups A pride of lions, a murder of crows, a crash of rhinos, and every other collective noun for animals. This is a listing of every animal congregation I could find after scouring the web. If you see any missing, let me know.


British athlete Tessa Sanderson competed in which field event?

Tessa Sanderson Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com Related Olympians: Wife of Densign White . Medals: 1 Gold (1 Total) Biography A few months after Tessa Sanderson was born, her father went to England in search of work. When her mother joined him a year later, Tessa stayed in Jamaica where she was raised by her grandmother. In the spring of 1965, however, the nine-year-old Tessa was reunited with her parents, although her joy was tempered by the unattractive contrast between her tropical island home and the bleak industrial Midlands where Tessa's parents had settled. After some promising performances in schools competition, Tessa Sanderson joined the Wolverhampton & Bilston AC where, in addition to her obvious potential as a javelin thrower, she showed great promise as a pentathlete. In 1975 she won the first of her eight British javelin titles and the following year she improved the UK record three times before finishing tenth at the Montréal Olympic Games. In 1977, Tessa improved her personal best in the javelin by exactly 10 metres and moved into second place on the all-time list; she then confirmed her position in 1978 by taking the Commonwealth title and finishing second at the European Championships. Her ambitions received a severe setback when she failed to qualify for the final at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, but four years later she took the gold medal in Los Angeles to become the first British woman to win a throwing event at the Olympics. Although injury had prevented her from competing in the European and Commonwealth meets in 1982, she did win the Commonwealth title in 1986. But at the 1988 Olympics she was again handicapped by injury and did not qualify for the final. This was not to be her final Olympic appearance as she returned in 1992, where she narrowly missed a medal, and again at the age of 40 in Atlanta. As of 2011, she is the only British woman to compete at six Olympic Games. After winning her third Commonwealth gold in 1990, she won her eighth WAAA javelin title and earned a place on the team for the European Championships. Surprisingly, this was the first time she had competed in the European Championships since winning a silver medal in 1978, but in Split in 1990 she finished back in 12th place. During her career, Tessa Sanderson set ten UK javelin records, of which five were also Commonwealth bests, and in 1981 she twice posted new UK and Commonwealth records for the heptathlon. After her retirement from competition she founded the Tessa Sanderson Foundation and Academy, a charity which attempts to educate youngsters through sport, and also served as a vice-chair of Sport England. She is also a member of the board of the Olympic Park Legacy Company. Personal Bests: JTold – 73.58 (241-4½) (1983); Hep – 6125 (1981). Results


Who was the Archbishop of Canterbury between 1980 and 1991?

Robert Alexander Kennedy Runcie, 102nd Archbishop of Canterbury Holding an event at Lambeth Palace Robert Alexander Kennedy Runcie, 102nd Archbishop of Canterbury  'One of his three tanks was knocked out by an anti-tank gun and set on fire. Runcie discovered that one of his men was trapped in the tank and went across open ground under enemy fire in order to pull out this remaining man who was unconscious. He succeeded in getting him out.' Citation for Gallantry for the Military Cross: March 1945 The 102nd Archbishop of Canterbury was born in 1921 in Crosby, Liverpool, the son of Robert Dalziel Runcie, a Scottish electrical engineer, and his wife Ann. Educated at Coronation Road council school in Liverpool, he won a scholarship to Oxford University and attended Brasenose College for a year before WWII intervened. He served with the Scots Guards, fighting across northern France and into Germany, being amongst the first British soldiers into the concentration camp at Belsen. In March 1945 he was awarded the Military Cross for bravery, rescuing, under fire, a wounded comrade from a burning tank and also for bravery whilst engaging the enemy. After the war he continued his studies, gaining a first in Greats at Oxford and then training for the ministry at Westcott House in Cambridge. He was ordained deacon in 1950, priest a year later and served two years as a curate in Gosforth, Tyneside, before returning to Westcott as chaplain. He was subsequently appointed Vice-Principal and in 1956 became Dean of Trinity Hall, Cambridge, eventually being appointed Principal of Cuddesdon Theological College in Oxford in 1960.  He became Bishop of St Albans in 1970 and ten years later was transferred to the See of Canterbury, the first Archbishop of Canterbury to result from the new Crown Appointments process which had been announced by Prime Minister Jim Callaghan in 1976. this was the first outworking of a process in which the views of the church were substantively taken into account. Runcie was a reluctant Archbishop, reportedly taking six weeks to give his answer to the offer. Runcie became the first Archbishop of Canterbury to host a visiting Pope.  He had met John Paul II in Accra, when both were visiting Africa and when, in 1982 the Pope visited England, the photograph of the two leaders kneeling in prayer at the tomb of St Thomas a Becket sent shockwaves around the Protestant world. Shockwaves also went through the British establishment when, at the service to mark the conclusion of the war in the Falklands, he remembered the Argentinian war dead, much to the reported fury of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. The international profile of the Church was also brought to the fore when the Archbishops' Envoy, Terry Waite, was kidnapped in 1987 during the last of a series of visits to the Lebanon, where he had played a role in the negotiations over the release of hostages. Waite's release did not come until 1991, well after Runcie's retirement.  During Runcie's time, the General Synod of the church, only ten years old as he took up his appointment, began to flex its ecclesial and political muscles; debates focussed in on controversial issues including biblical morality and the state of the nation. In 1985 the Church published Faith in the City, the highly controversial report of a commission appointed by Runcie to look into urban life. The stark conclusions, charting decline and  deprivation in the inner cities, proved almost too much for the  political establishment which reacted furiously. The report was leaked,  together with a semi-official government rejection as 'a Marxist  document', to a Sunday newspaper in advance of publication. This was a  move which immediately backfired, rallying considerable support for the  recommendations, not only amongst politicians but many more who had some experience of inner city life. The Report's challenge was not only to politicians; the church was tasked with raising millions of pounds to be spent


In medicine, belonephobia is an irrational fear of what?

Enetophobia at The Medical Dictionary Medicines The condition was officially recognized in 1994 in the DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, 4th edition) as a specific phobia of blood/injection/injury type. Phobic level responses to injections cause sufferers to avoid inoculations, blood tests and in the more severe cases, all medical care. It is estimated that at least ten percent of American adults are trypanophobic, and it is likely that the actual number is larger, as the most severe cases are never documented due to the tendency of the sufferer to simply avoid all medical treatment. Types of Trypanophobia Although trypanophobia is defined simply as an extreme fear of medically related shots/injections, it appears in several varieties. Vaso-Vagal Trypanophobia Although most specific phobias stem from the individual themselves, the most common type of trypanophobia, affecting fifty percent of trypanophobes, is an inherited reflex. Approximately 80 % of trypanophobes report that a relative within the first degree exhibits the same disorder. People who suffer from vaso-vagal trypanophobia fear the sight, thought or feeling of needles or needle-like objects. The primary symptom of vaso-vagal trypanophobia is vaso-vagal syncope, or fainting due to loss of blood pressure. The physiological changes associated with this type of trypanophobia also include feeling faint, sweating, nausea, pallor, tinnitus, panic attacks and initially high blood pressure and heart rate followed by a plunge in both at the moment of injection. In this case, the patient is more likely to react passively as opposed to aggressively. Although most phobias are dangerous to some degree, trypanophobia is one of the few that actually kills. In cases of severe trypanophobia, the drop in blood pressure caused by the vaso-vagal shock reflex causes death. The best treatment strategy for this type of trypanophobia is desensitization or the progressive exposure of the patient to gradually more frightening stimuli, allowing them to become desensitized to the stimulus that triggers the phobic response. Associative Trypanophobia Associative Trypanophobia is the second most common type of trypanophobia, affecting thirty percent of needle phobes. This type of trypanophobia is the classic specific phobia in which a traumatic event such as an extremely painful medical procedure or witnessing a family member or friend undergo such, causes the patient to associate all procedures involving needles with the original negative experience. This form of trypanophobia causes symptoms that are primarily psychological in nature, such as extreme unexplained anxiety, insomnia, preoccupation with the coming procedure and panic attacks. Treatments that are effective for this form of trypanophobia include cognitive therapy, hypnosis, and/or the administration of anti-anxiety medications.


What type of creature is a kagu (or cagou)?

The kagu or cagou (Rhynochetos jubatus) is a crested, long-legged, and… Shared publicly  -  2016-06-15   The kagu or cagou (Rhynochetos jubatus) is a crested, long-legged, and bluish-grey bird endemic to the dense mountain forests of New Caledonia. It is the only surviving member of the genus Rhynochetos and the family Rhynochetidae, although a second species has been described from the fossil record. Measuring 55 cm (22 in) in length, it has pale grey plumage and bright red legs. Its 'nasal corns' are a unique feature not shared with any other bird. Almost flightless, it spends its time on or near the ground, where it hunts its invertebrate prey, and builds a nest of sticks on the forest floor. Both parents share incubation of a single egg, as well as rearing the chick. It has proven vulnerable to introduced predators, and is threatened with extinction.


A ‘Lace’ anniversary celebrates many years of marriage?

13th Wedding Anniversary - Lace and Lingerie   13th Wedding Anniversary Lace is the traditional AND modern material so definitely a gift with lace in it, or with a lace them, is right on target. Great ideas for lace would be clothing, accessories like scarves, or a floral arrangement with Queen Anne's lace. Filigree lace jewelry would be a perfect match for the 13th anniversary! Lingerie can be a really fun and spicy gift for your wife, but do keep in mind that some women have mixed feelings about lingerie. Many love it, and some are ambivalent. A few might even dislike it. It would be impossible for us to tell you which category your wife fits into so our advice is, if you are unsure, test the water by getting her some fabulous lingerie as a second gift rather than the primary gift. If she loves it and wears it often, then you will know for future reference! For the couple, gifts might be decorative tablecloths, curtains, or other lacey home decor. For jewelry, either go with a lace design in any material or choose a piece with the alternate 13th anniversary modern materials of citrine, moonstone, or hawk's eye. Another option is blue lace agate or crazy lace agate which aren't traditional to the 13th anniversary but are certainly on theme with the lace name. Ultimately it's up to you and what piece you think your wife will most enjoy wearing. Fur is another alternate modern material, but please, only choose faux fur! Don't support what is quite often an unregulated, illegal poaching industry in foreign countries. Please only buy products that celebrate the beauty of Earth's  creatures...alive! For gifts to give your husband, skip the lace. But you probably already figured that one out! :-) Move right on over to the alternate material textiles and get him a useful top he will love wearing, or another fabric gift with the logo of his favorite sports team, a trendy or funny t-shirt if that's his style, or other sports clothing that relate to one of his hobbies.


Who was the father of English monarch Edward VI?

BBC - History - Edward VI z Edward VI    © Edward was king of England for only a few years, and died at 15, but his short reign saw the full-scale introduction of Protestantism. Edward was born on 12 October 1537 at Hampton Court Palace, the only legitimate son of Henry VIII. Henry's desperation for a son had led him to divorce two wives, but Edward's mother, Henry's third wife Jane Seymour, died a few days after his birth. Edward was given a rigorous education and was intellectually precocious, although his health was never strong. Edward became king at the age of nine, when his father died in January 1547. His father had arranged that a council of regency should rule on his behalf, but Edward's uncle, Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, took power and established himself as protector. Somerset and the archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer, were intent on making England a truly Protestant state, supported by the young king. An English Prayer Book was issued in 1549 with an Act of Uniformity to enforce it. In the summer of 1549, peasants in the West Country revolted in protest against the Prayer Book. Kett's Rebellion in Norfolk was focused on economic and social injustices. At the same time, the French declared war on England. The Norfolk rebellion was suppressed by John Dudley, Earl of Warwick. In the atmosphere of uncertainty, Dudley exploited his success by bringing about the downfall of Somerset, who was arrested and later executed. Although Dudley, later duke of Northumberland, never took the title of protector, this is the role he now assumed. Protestant reform was stepped up - the new Prayer Book of 1552 was avowedly Protestant. Altars were turned into tables, religious imagery destroyed and religious orthodoxy was enforced by a new and more stringent Act of Uniformity. It soon became clear that Edward was suffering from tuberculosis and would not live long. Northumberland was determined that his religious reforms should not be undone, so he persuaded Edward to approve a new order of succession. This declared Mary illegitimate and passed the throne to Northumberland's daughter-in-law, Lady Jane Grey, who was a more distant descendant of Henry VIII. Edward died on 6 July 1553. However, Jane was only queen for a few days until, with overwhelming popular support, Mary took the throne.


In 1785, the first crossing of which body of water was made by Francois Blanchard and John Jeffries using a hot air balloon?

Time Line In Depth Tutorials and Information Time Line 1000 b.c.e.: The Chinese invent kites which carried men to scout troops. 1162: Ismail Cevheri, in Constantinople, Turkey, tries to fly using pleated fabric wings. He plummets from the top of a tower and dies. 1250′s: The first suggestion of flight by lighter-than-air devices is made by the English philosopher and theologian Roger Bacon. 1300′s: Marco Polo witnesses kites carrying humans in China. 1490′s-1510′s: Leonardo da Vinci, the famed Italian painter, sculptor, and thinker, sketches out several designs for flying machines, including ornithopters, helicopters, and parachutes. 1536: Frenchman Denis Bolor dies trying to fly using wings flapped by a spring mechanism. 1640′s: In what is believed by some to be the first successful attempt at gliding flight, the Turkish scientist Hezarfen Ahmet Celebi attempted a flight inspired by Ismail Cevheri and Leonardo da Vinci. Celebi constructed a wing out of rush-work and leaped from the Galata tower in Istanbul into a strong headwind. He was witnessed by the Ottoman Sultan Murat IV and a crowd of citizens below to fly 1 mile across the Bosporus strait, but was later exiled and died at an early age. The incident is not given much historical credence today, but remains as the first eyewitness account of a successful manned flight. 1678: A French locksmith named Besnier tries to fly with wings modeled after the webbed feet of a duck. 1709: Father Bartolomeu de Gusmao demonstrates a model hot air balloon to King John V of Portugal. 1783: On June 4, the Montgolfier brothers launch the first successful tethered flight, a balloon propelled by burning a pile of moist wool and old shoes. Three months later, on September 19, their second trial, before King Louis XVI, carries passengers: a rooster, a duck, and a sheep. On November 21, the Montgolfiers construct a hot-air balloon that rises 84 feet into the air, containing human fliers, Jean-Francois Pilatre de Rozier and the Marquis Francois-Laurent d’Arlandes. 1783: On December 1, Jacques-Alexandre-Cesar Charles makes the first solo flight in a hot-air balloon, flying from Paris to Nesle, France. 1784: The French design a model helicopter. 1785: On June 15, De Rozier and a companion become hot-air ballooning’s first fatalities, after falling to their deaths when their hybrid hot-air-and-hydrogen balloon ignites over the English Channel. 1785: The first successful crossing of the English Channel by air is made by the French balloonist Jean-Pierre Blanchard and American John Jeffries, using a hydrogen balloon. The flight lasts almost 3 hours. 1793: French armies use tethered balloons to see several miles beyond enemy lines during the French Revolution. 1795: Jean-Pierre Blanchard makes the first balloon flight in America, traveling from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Gloucester County, New Jersey. President George Washington is one of the dignitaries on hand watching the launch of the hydrogen-filled balloon. It was Blanchard’s forty-fifth flight, and he charged up to five dollars per person to allow people to observe his takeoff in what is today Independence Square. 1797: Andre Jacques Garnerin completes the first parachute jump, leaping from a balloon approximately 2,000 feet in the air. 1799: Sir George Cayley develops the concept of the fixed-wing aircraft configuration that is still used to this day. 1804: Cayley builds and flies the first fixed-wing glider model. 1809: Marie Madeleine Sophie Blanchard, wife of balloonist Jean-Pierre Blanchard, becomes the first female to die during flight when her hydrogen balloon catches fire amid a fireworks display. 1840: The first photograph is taken of the Moon. 1845: The first photograph is taken of the Sun. 1850: The first photograph is taken of a star. 1852: Henri Giffard successfully attaches a steam engine and propeller to a cigar-shaped balloon to create the first airship. 1861-1864: Balloons are used for reconnaissance during the American Civil War, one of the first effective uses of military air power. 1868: Matthew Boulton obtains a


How many coloured rings make up the Olympic Games symbol?

What Do the Olympic Rings Mean? | Mental Floss What Do the Olympic Rings Mean? Getty Images Like us on Facebook In 1894, Pierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin—a French aristocrat and intellectual who had previously attempted to incorporate more physical education in schools—convened a congress in Paris with the goal of reviving the ancient Olympic Games (an idea Coubertin first introduced at a USFSA meeting in 1889). The congress agreed on proposals for a modern Olympics, and the International Olympic Committee was soon formalized and given the task of planning the 1896 Athens Games. After the 1912 Stockholm Games—the first Games featuring athletes from all five inhabited parts of the world—a design of five interlocked rings, drawn and colored by hand, appeared at the top of a letter Coubertin sent to a colleague. Coubertin used his ring design as the emblem of the IOC's 20th anniversary celebration in 1914. A year later, it became the official Olympic symbol. The rings were to be used on flags and signage at the 1916 Games, but those games were canceled because of the ongoing World War. The rings made a belated debut at the 1920 Games in Antwerp, Belgium. Coubertin explained his design in 1931: "A white background, with five interlaced rings in the centre: blue, yellow, black, green and red ... is symbolic; it represents the five inhabited continents of the world, united by Olympism, while the six colors are those that appear on all the national flags of the world at the present time." Coubertin used a loose interpretation of "continent" that included Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania. He never said nor wrote that any specific ring represents a specific continent. Because the rings were originally designed as a logo for the IOC's 20th anniversary and only later became a symbol of the Olympics, it's also probable, according to historian David Young, that Coubertin originally thought of the rings as symbols of the five Games already successfully staged. ANCIENT RINGS?  Popular myth (and an academic article) has it that the rings were inspired by a similar, ancient design found on a stone at Delphi, Greece. This "ancient" design, however, is really just a modern prop. For the 1936 Summer Games in Berlin, Carl Diem, president of the organizing committee, wanted to relay the Olympic Flame from its lighting point in Olympia to the Olympic stadium in Berlin. Diem, it seems, had a flair for theatrics, and included in the relay a stop at Delphi's ancient stadium for a faux-ancient Greek torchbearers' ceremony complete with a faux-ancient, 3-foot-tall stone altar with the modern ring design chiseled into its sides. After the ceremony, the torch runners went on their way, but no one ever removed the stone from the stadium. Two decades later, British researchers visiting Delphi noticed the ring design on the stone. They concluded that the stone was an ancient altar, and thought the ring design had been used in ancient Greece and now formed "a link between ancient and modern Olympics." The real story behind the altar was later revealed, and "Carl Diem's Stone" was moved from the stadium and placed near the ticketed entrance to the historic site. The inspiration for Coubertin's design seems to be a little more modern. Four years before he convened his Olympic congress, he had become president of the French sports-governing body, the Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques (USFSA). The Union was formed from the merging of two smaller sporting bodies, and to symbolize this, a logo of two interlocking rings—one red and one blue, on a white background—was created and displayed on the uniforms of USFSA athletes. "It seems quite obvious," says historian Robert Barney in a 1992 Olympic Revue article, "that Coubertin's affiliation with the USFSA led him to think in terms of interlocked rings or circles when he applied his mind towards conceiving a logo ... indeed, a ring-logo that would symbolize his Olympic Movement's success up to that point in time.... Circles, after all, connote wholeness, the interlocking of


‘Prince Caspian’, ‘The Magician’s Nephew’ and ‘The Silver Chair’ are all books from which series?

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Magician's Nephew/The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe/The Horse and His Boy/Prince Caspian/Voyage of the Dawn Treader/The Silver Chair/The Last Battle: C. S. Lewis: 9780064405379: Amazon.com: Books By Tom Croft on November 6, 2013 Format: Kindle Edition Verified Purchase I wanted to have all seven Chronicles-of-Narnia books in a single ebook, and that's exactly what this product delivers. When I pre-ordered this item several months in advance, I was fortunate enough to find it on sale for $12--a real bargain. Upon its release, it was priced at $44.99, which I think is high for a digital box set like this. Fortunately, the price recently dropped to $24.99, which is a decent buy. By comparison, one can currently acquire the seven separate books at $5.98 each and spend just under $42 (not counting any sales tax that might apply). Of course, someone who really wants Boxen (not of interest to me) would still have to get that somewhere else. Based on the publisher's description of this box set, I was afraid there wouldn't be any illustrations at all. I was pleased to discover that the publisher included one illustration at the beginning of each chapter in each book. The other in-line illustrations found throughout the text of the individual ebooks were omitted in this edition, which is aimed at older readers, according to the publisher. I was glad that at least some of the illustrations were included in this edition. However, since I would have preferred that this edition include all of the same illustrations as the seven separate ebooks, I have taken away one star. If you are a Narnia fan and, like me, prefer to have collections of related books in a single ebook to reduce the clutter on your Kindle, I recommend this edition--so long as you don't mind that not all of the illustrations are included. If you're an older reader like me and just want a nice, convenient way to re-read the Chronicles of Narnia, this should meet that need quite nicely. Read more ›


The paint calcamine (or kalsomine) is better known by what name?

Calcimine | Define Calcimine at Dictionary.com calcimine [kal-suh-mahyn, -min] /ˈkæl səˌmaɪn, -mɪn/ Spell a white or tinted wash for walls, ceilings, etc. verb (used with object), calcimined, calcimining. 2. to wash or cover with calcimine. Origin of calcimine Examples from the Web for calcimine Expand Science in the Kitchen. Mrs. E. E. Kellogg If he was tight-fisted wanst, he was as close now as calcimine on a rough-finished wall. Educational Toys Louis C. Petersen British Dictionary definitions for calcimine Expand a white or pale tinted wash for walls verb (transitive) to cover with calcimine Word Origin C19: changed from Kalsomine, a trademark Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


In which sport would a referee say ‘Crouch, Bind, Set’?

'Crouch, bind, set' - scrum laws change again | Stuff.co.nz 'Crouch, bind, set' - scrum laws change again AARON GOILE The IRB will trial a new scrum engagement process from 2015. Relevant offers Rugby Waratahs' Israel Folau wants to wear maroon in a rugby union Origin United States sevens captain Jillion Potter to battle rare form of cancer for second time Fiji men's sevens up for world breakthrough award despite coaching snub at home England rugby prop Joe Marler to miss Six Nations start with broken leg The frustration of reset scrums is set to diminish, and there will be harsher policing of crooked feeds, with the International Rugby Board announcing a new engagement process to be trialled globally. A new 'crouch, bind, set' sequence will be used by referees to set the scrum, designed to enhance player welfare by reducing impact on engagement by up to 25 per cent at elite level. While the changes were set to be in place in both hemispheres' following seasons, the New Zealand Rugby Union will implement the new laws in this year's ITM Cup in order for players to come to grips with the tweaks ahead of the All Blacks' end of year tour to Europe. It is also likely that they will feature in this year's Rugby Championship. In a revision of the current ''crouch, touch, set'' engagement sequence currently being trialled, props will be expected to bind onto, instead of simply touching, their opponent, after the referee has called ''bind''.  The front rows will maintain the bind until the referee calls ''set'', when the packs engage. Implementation of this trial follows extensive evaluation of the sequence during the recent IRB Pacific Rugby Cup, which indicated the possible delivery of a more stable platform leading to fewer resets and more successful scrums. The process was overseen and recommended to the IRB Council by the specialist IRB Scrum Steering Group, which featured 12 scrum experts, including New Zealand guru Mike Cron, after a process of testing and analysis at all levels of the game by the University of Bath in conjunction with England's RFU. IRB Chairman Bernard Lapasset acknowledged that the scrum was a ''fundamental and dynamic'' part of the game and said the trial was about putting players first by delivering a reduction of the forces on engagement at elite level, which could have significant positive effects on long-term player welfare. ''The global implementation of this trial is a positive step, which will be subject to continual monitoring and evaluation,'' Lapasset said. As a follow-on from this, there will be a bigger emphasis on the ball being fed straight into the scrum - a bugbear of many traditionalists - because the modifications should lead to stronger scrummagers who are technically more efficient at contesting. South Africa introduced the new scrum sequence into their school and amateur rugby at the start of the year, foreseeing that it would be introduced to the professional game in due course. A game-wide educational process featuring coach and match official workshops will be rolled out ahead of the trial. Currently there are five prospective law changes being trialled, as well as the one extending the TMO's powers to rule on field of play incidents, and these will be considered by the IRB Council at its annual meeting next year. The new scrum engagement trial will be before the Council at its interim meeting next year. Any amendments that are approved will be in place a year ahead of Rugby World Cup 2015. - Below is a YouTube video of the proposed new scrums in action


Author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson is better known by what name?

Lewis Carroll (Author of Alice in Wonderland) Children's , Poetry , Fiction Influences edit data The Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known by the pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English author, mathematician, logician, Anglican clergyman and photographer. His most famous writings are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass as well as the poems "The Hunting of the Snark" and "Jabberwocky", all considered to be within the genre of literary nonsense. Oxford scholar, Church of England Deacon, University Lecturer in Mathematics and Logic, academic author of learned theses, gifted pioneer of portrait photography, colourful writer of imaginative genius and yet a shy and pedantic man, Lewis Carroll stands pre-eminent in the pantheon of inventive literary geniuses. He also has works published under his re The Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known by the pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English author, mathematician, logician, Anglican clergyman and photographer. His most famous writings are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass as well as the poems "The Hunting of the Snark" and "Jabberwocky", all considered to be within the genre of literary nonsense. Oxford scholar, Church of England Deacon, University Lecturer in Mathematics and Logic, academic author of learned theses, gifted pioneer of portrait photography, colourful writer of imaginative genius and yet a shy and pedantic man, Lewis Carroll stands pre-eminent in the pantheon of inventive literary geniuses. He also has works published under his real name. For more information, please see http://www.answers.com/topic/lewis-ca... ...more


Vermicide is a substance used for killing which creatures?

Vermicide - definition of vermicide by The Free Dictionary Vermicide - definition of vermicide by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/vermicide A substance or agent used to kill worms, especially parasitic worms. ver′mi·cid′al (-sīd′l) adj. vermicide (Elements & Compounds) any substance used to kill worms ˌvermiˈcidal adj a substance used to kill worms. vermicide 1. vermicide - an agent that kills worms (especially those in the intestines) medicament , medication , medicinal drug , medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease agent - a substance that exerts some force or effect Translations n → Wurmmittel nt, → Vermizid nt (spec) ver·mi·cide n. vermicida, vermífugo, agente destructor de vermes (gusanos). Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: Nigella sativa treditional usages (Black seed) Some indications are concerned with the expected effects while using the medicine as in cases used as purging, soothing and vermicide. Medicinal plants used by Ponta Pora community, Mato Grosso do Sul State/Levantamento etnobotanico em Ponta Pora, Estado do Mato Grosso do Sul Plant name Part used Medical utilization Rubia cordifolia Root Anti-inflammatory activity (Manjistha) (Ext), skin diseases and ulcers Sphaeranthus Leaves Skin diseases, antihelminthic, indicus Branches aphrodisiac and stomachache (Gorkha Mundi) Aloe vera Leaves Burns (minor), mouth ulcers, (Aloe) diabetes, wound healing (topical), Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis Azadirachra Leaves Skin disease, boils, indica (Neem) Bark antibacterial activity Curcuma longa Root Root Antiseptic, stomachache, (Haldi or blood purifier, vermicide, Turmeric) carminative and tonic Hemidesmus Root Skin disease and blood indicus purifier (Sarsaparilla or Anant mul) Table 2 Inhibitory effect of the aqueous plant extracts on production of IL-8 and TNF-[alpha] by human PBMCs.


Miss Gatsby and Miss Tibbs were two elderly residents in which UK tv sitcom?

BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | Sitcom quiz Sitcom quiz Sitcom quiz Taking a shameless cue from that fine television institution, University Challenge, here is the Magazine's midweek quiz. Students on the BBC quiz were asked to identify characters from British sitcoms. Can you do any better? 1.) Sitcom quiz Where would you have found Miss Tibbs and Miss Gatsby? Renting a room in Rising Damp Staying at Fawlty Towers Cats in Bless This House 2.) Sitcom quiz In Sorry! Timothy Lumsden was still tied to his mother's apron strings despite being in his 40s. He eventually found love, but what was his girlfriend's name? Pippa Where did Terry and June live? Purley Hampton Wick 4.) Sitcom quiz What was the surname of Bob (on the left) in the 1960s hit, The Likely Lads? Scarborough Ferris 5.) Sitcom quiz James Bolam also played long-term NHS hospital bed occupant Roy Figgis in Only When I Laugh. Who was the doctor he dreaded seeing? Dr Michael Upton In One Foot in the Grave, what had been Victor Meldrew's job before retirement? Librarian Security guard 7.) Sitcom quiz And on a similar note, what did Tom do in the Good Life before turning his back on the rat race? Fridge fitter Where do George and Anthea appear together? Vicar of Dibley Who was bus driver Stan Butler's lecherous sidekick in On The Buses? Jack Harper Many sitcoms feature an annoying neighbour, but which had the particularly irritating Jeffrey Fourmile? Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps George and Mildred Keeping Up Appearances Answers It's staying at Fawlty Towers. The hard-of-hearing old ladies, played by Gilly Flower and Renee Robert, were permanent residents of the hotel and often the subject of Basil Fawlty's sarcasm. It was Pippa. Timothy Lumsden, played by Ronnie Corbett, left home in the last episode to be with her. Muriel was his sister and Annette a former love interest. They lived in Purley's Popular Avenue, on the outskirts of south London. Surbiton was where Tom and Barbara lived in The Good Life and Hampton Wick was George and Mildred's hometown. It's Ferris. His full name, which was not revealed until Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads in the 1970s, was Robert Andrew Scarborough Ferris. Collier was the surname of his co-star Terry, played by James Bolam. It's Dr Gordon Thorpe, who was played by Richard Wilson. Michael Upton was a junior doctor in the sitcom Doctor in the House and Geoffrey Loftus an ill-tempered surgeon. He was a security guard. In the first episode, he lost the job and was replaced by an automated machine. He was a draughtsman for a company that makes plastic toys for cereal packets, but he packed in his job on his 40th birthday for a self-sufficient life. It's in Men Behaving Badly. George and Anthea work for Gary and drive him mad with their old-fashioned approach to life. It was bus conductor Jack Harper. Arthur Rudge was his brother-in-law. It's George and Mildred. Jeffrey is an estate agent who turns his nose up at George. Your Score


‘The Angel of the North’ is the work of which British sculptor?

The Angel of the North - definition of The Angel of the North by The Free Dictionary The Angel of the North - definition of The Angel of the North by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/The+Angel+of+the+North (redirected from The Angel of the North) Also found in: Wikipedia . Angel of the North n 1. (Named Buildings) a steel sculpture of an angel with outstretched wings, created in 1998 by British sculptor Antony Gormley, which stands on a hilltop outside Gateshead, NE England. It stands 20 m (85 ft) high and has a wingspan of 54 m (175 ft) 2. (Architecture) a steel sculpture of an angel with outstretched wings, created in 1998 by British sculptor Antony Gormley, which stands on a hilltop outside Gateshead, NE England. It stands 20 m (85 ft) high and has a wingspan of 54 m (175 ft)


Who was US actor Mickey Rooney’s first wife?

Mickey Rooney: 9 Wives - Much-married celebs - Pictures - CBS News Next Mickey Rooney: 9 Wives Actor Mickey Rooney and his wife, Jan, arrive at the 81st Academy Awards at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, Calif. on Feb. 22, 2009. Although Jan is the actor's ninth wife, the former child star has been married to her since 1978, longer than all his other marriages combined. Rooney's first marriage was in 1942 to Hollywood actress Ava Gardner. It ended in divorce as did all his other marriages except the one to Barbara Ann Thompson, who was murdered in 1966. Credit: VALERIE MACON/AFP/Getty Images Zsa Zsa Gabor: 9 Husbands Ailing actress Zsa Zsa Gabor had eight husbands before she wed Prince Frederic von Anhalt in 1986, who has been at her bedside during her recent illnesses. The Hungarian-born star took her first husband when she was 20 in 1937. Her ex-husbands included the late Conrad Hilton, great-grandfather of Paris Hilton and founder of the Hilton hotel chain. She had her only child, a daughter, with Hilton. Her first seven marriages ended in divorce; her marriage to her eighth husband, Mexican attorney Felipe de Alba, was annulled, reportedly because her previous marriage was not properly ended. One of three famous sisters, Gabor apparently came from a marrying family. Her sister Eva took five trips down the aisle. Credit: AP Elizabeth Taylor: 7 Husbands Academy Award-winning actress Elizabeth Taylor, who died in 2011, was married eight times but had only seven husbands. She was married twice (in 1964 and 1975) to fellow actor Richard Burton whom she met on the set of "Cleopatra" while both were married to others. She took her first husband, Conrad Hilton Jr. (the hotel founder's son) when she was 18. She also was married to actor Michael Wilding, producer Mike Tiodd, singer Eddie Fisher, Sen. John Warner and construction worker Larry Fortensky. Todd was killed in a plane crash; the other marriages ended in divorce. Credit: AP Photo/Christie's Larry King: 7 Wives Talk show host Larry King answers reporters' question at a press conference for Seoul Digital Forum in Seoul, South Korea, May 25, 2011. He has been married eight times to seven different women, His current wife, singer Shawn Southwick, filed for divorce in 2010 but later withdrew the suit when the two reconciled. King was just 18 when he made his first trip down the aisle in 1951 with his high school sweetheart in a marriage that later was annulled. He was to repeat that journey seven more times with six other women. Former Playboy bunny Alene Akins was both his third and fifth wife. Credit: AP Photo/Lee Jin-man Lana Turner: 7 Husbands Kirk Douglas and Lana Turner dance in a scene from Vincente Minnelli's 1953 film "The Bad and the Beautiful." The actress, who died in 1995 at age 75, was married and divorced eight times between 1940, when she took her first husband, bandleader Artie Shaw, and 1972, when she divorced seventh husband Ronald Pellar. Her marriage to second husband Stephen Crane was annulled after just a few months and was followed a month later by a second wedding to him. He was the father of her only child. Credit: AP Photo Jerry Lee Lewis: 7 Wives Jerry Lee Lewis, a rock 'n' roll pioneer, has been married seven times, including once to a 13-year-old first cousin. The backlash from that marriage - his third - almost killed his career. Lewis has said in interviews he was 14 when he first married and his wife was 17. His fourth wife drowned in a swimming pool and his fifth wife died of a methadone overdose. He was divorced from the others, except for his current wife, Judith Brown, whom he married in March of 2012. Credit: Noel Vasquez/Getty Images Gregg Allman: 6 Wives Musician Gregg Allman, founding member of the Allman Brothers band, has had six wives, including singer/actress Cher, with whom he had a son, Elijah Blue. Allman, who writes about his marriages and ex-wives, in his new memoir "My Cross to Bear," has announced his engagement to Shannon Williams, a woman 40 years his junior. Credit: Toby Canham/Getty Images Rex Harrison: 6 Wi


In which US state were the 1692 Witch Trials held?

Before Salem, the First American Witch Hunt - History in the Headlines Before Salem, the First American Witch Hunt October 31, 2012 By Christopher Klein Share Get the real story behind witches, their hats and why they are said to ride on brooms. Share this: Before Salem, the First American Witch Hunt Author Before Salem, the First American Witch Hunt URL Google Thirty years before the infamous Salem witch trials, America’s first witch hunt hysteria swept through another colonial New England town. Find out about the accusations and trials that rattled Hartford, Connecticut, in 1662. In late March 1662, John and Bethia Kelly grieved over the body of their 8-year-old daughter inside their Hartford, Connecticut, home. Little Elizabeth had been fine just days before when she returned home with a neighbor, Goodwife Ayres. The distraught parents, grasping at any explanation for their loss, saw the hand of the devil at work. The parents were convinced that Elizabeth had been fatally possessed by Goody Ayres. The Kellys testified that their daughter first took ill the night after she returned home with her neighbor, and that she exclaimed, “Father! Father! Help me, help me! Goodwife Ayres is upon me. She chokes me. She kneels on my belly. She will break my bowels. She pinches me. She will make me black and blue.” After Elizabeth’s death, accusations of bewitchment flew, and fingers were pointed at numerous townspeople. Hysteria gripped Hartford, a town that a generation before had witnessed the first execution of a suspected witch in the American colonies. Alse (Alice) Young of Windsor, Connecticut, was sent to the gallows erected in Hartford’s Meeting House Square, now the site of Connecticut’s Old State House, on May 26, 1647. Witchcraft was one of 12 capital crimes decreed by Connecticut’s colonial government in 1642. The legal precedent cited by the devoutly Puritan colonists was of a divinely higher order: biblical passages such as Exodus 22:18 (“Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live”) and Leviticus 20:27 (“A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death”). After Young’s public hanging, at least five other Connecticut residents met a similar fate. However, it was in Hartford in 1662, 30 years before the infamous Salem witch trials, that a witch hunt hysteria took hold, resulting in seven trials and four executions. Shortly after Elizabeth Kelly’s death, the pious Ann Cole suddenly became “afflicted,” shaking violently and spouting blasphemy. According to one contemporary account, Cole was “taken with strange fits, wherein she (or rather the devil, as ‘tis judged, making use of her lips) held a discourse for a considerable time.” Cole blamed her bewitchment on neighbor Rebecca Greensmith, described by one townsperson as “a lewd, ignorant, considerably aged woman,” and others already suspected of witchcraft in the Kelly case. The accused began to accuse others, and even their spouses, of being the true witches. In what became a vicious circle, neighbors began testifying against neighbors. Goody Ayres’ husband, perhaps in an attempt to save his wife, joined in the chorus of Greensmith’s accusers. The most damning testimony supposedly came from Greensmith herself, who reportedly admitted to having “familiarity with the devil” and said that “at Christmas they would have a merry meeting” to form a covenant. Greensmith implicated her husband and said she had met in the woods with seven other witches, including Goody Ayres, Mary Sanford and Elizabeth Seager. Neighbors testified that they saw Seager dancing with other women in the woods and cooking mysterious concoctions in black kettles. Two of the suspects, likely the Greensmiths, were subjected to the swimming test in which their hands and feet were bound and they were cast into the water to test the theory that witches are unable to sink. After they were tried, the Greensmiths were indicted “for not having the fear of God before thine eyes; thou hast entertained familiarity with Satan the grand enemy of God and mankind and by his