Who replaced Judas Iscariot as one of the twelve disciples?

Bible Study - The Man Who Replaced Judas Questions? Search all 6,500+ Bible studies on this website. Just type in topic word(s) or a question. Due to extensive use of high-quality maps and illustrations, this educational website is best-viewed with a minimum screen-resolution width of 1280 pixels The Man Who Replaced Judas by Wayne Blank Matthias, an abbreviated form of Mattathias, meaning a gift of God, was a disciple of Jesus Christ who was among those who witnessed everything from the ministry of John The Baptist to Christ's ascension. Although Matthias is mentioned specifically by name only once in The Bible , he most certainly played a prominent role in the early church after having been selected to replace Judas Iscariot among The Twelve Apostles , and he most certainly will, as the Scriptures below make plain, be a prominent member of the Kingdom of God. The Choosing Of Matthias "Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet [shown in the photograph, see also The Mount Of Olives ], which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey away; and when they had entered, they went up to the upper room, where they were staying, Peter and John and James and Andrew , Philip and Thomas , Bartholomew and Matthew , James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot and Judas the son of James. All these with one accord devoted themselves to prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers." (see Mary's Other Children? ) "In those days Peter stood up among the brethren, the company of persons was in all about a hundred and twenty, and said, "Brethren, the Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke beforehand by the mouth of David [i.e. King David ], concerning Judas who was guide to those who arrested Jesus. For he was numbered among us, and was allotted his share in this ministry." "Now this man bought a field with the reward of his wickedness; and falling headlong he burst open in the middle and all his bowels gushed out. And it became known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the field was called in their language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood." "For it is written in the book of Psalms, 'Let his habitation become desolate, and let there be no one to live in it'; and 'His office let another take.'" "So one of the men who have accompanied us during all the time that The Lord Jesus went in and out among us, beginning from the baptism of John until the day when He was taken up from us - one of these men must become with us a witness to His resurrection." "And they put forward two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias. And they prayed and said, "Lord, Who knowest the hearts of all men, show which one of these two Thou hast chosen to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside, to go to his own place." And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias; and he was enrolled with the eleven apostles." (Acts 1:12-26 RSV) Why Was A Replacement Apostle Needed? The Twelve Apostles served the Gospel's purpose in their human lifetime, but they will also have a major role to play in the Kingdom of God: "You are those who have continued with Me in My trials; and I assign to you, as My Father assigned to Me, a kingdom, that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel." (Luke 22:28-30 RSV) "And in the Spirit he carried me away to a great, high mountain, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, having the glory of God, its radiance like a most rare jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal. It had a great, high wall, with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and on the gates the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel were inscribed; on the east three gates, on the north three gates, on the south three gates, and on the west three gates. And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb." (Revelation 21:10-14 RSV) Fact Finder: What caused


The Finch family of Maycomb, Alabama feature in which 1960 novel?

To Kill A Mockingbird: Setting Narrative Elements: Setting—Time and Place Setting  Time and Place To Kill a Mockingbird is set in Maycomb County, an imaginary district in southern Alabama.         The time is the early 1930s, the years of the Great Depression when         poverty and unemployment were widespread in the United States. For         parts of the deep South like Maycomb County, the Depression meant         only that the bad times that had been going on for decades got a         little bit worse. These rural areas had long been poor and undeveloped.         Black people worked for low wages in the fields. White farmers were         more likely to own land, but they were cash poor. It was common         for children to go to school barefoot, and to suffer from ringworm         and other diseases. Although automobiles had been around for some         years, most farm families still depended on horses for transportation         and to plow their fields. Scout's family, the Finches, belong to the elite         of local society. Atticus Finch is an educated man who goes to work         in a clean shirt. The family owns a nice house and can afford to         hire a black housekeeper. Still, the Finches are well-off only in         comparison with the farm families who live in the same county. They,         too, have little money. Instead         of bringing people together, the shared experience of poverty seemed         to contribute to making the South more class-conscious than other         parts of the country. One reason why people like Scout's Aunt Alexandra         place so much importance on family background and "gentle breeding" is that these concepts were just about all that could be counted         on to separate a family like the Finches from the truly poor. The         advantages of education, a professional career, and owning one's         own home did not last long if a family happened to have a run of         bad luck. The fear that the family's position could only get worse,         never better, helped to turn some people into social snobs. You will notice that none of the characters in         this story takes much interest in the world beyond Maycomb County.         When Scout's class studies current events in school, most of the         children are not even sure what a "current event" is.         Even the adults seem to take little interest in such developments         as the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt or the rise of Adolf         Hitler in Germany. People seldom travel far from their homes. And         they almost never eat a meal in a restaurant, even a cheap restaurant.         When Dill eats in a diner, this is enough to make him a minor celebrity         in Scout's eyes. Of course, the most important difference         between the South of the 1930s and the South today is that in the         1930s a system of segregation was in force. Any African-American         (and, for that matter, any white) who challenged the system of segregation         publicly would have been in serious danger of being killed by prosegregation         fanatics. In fact, segregation was taken so much for granted that         it is not even described in the novel in so many words. Not even         Atticus Finch, the character who represents idealism and a devotion         to justice, ever attacks the basic system of segregation. Nevertheless,         just because Atticus believes a "black man's word" over         a white man and woman's, many people in Maycomb feel that he is         undermining the system that keeps whites on top of the social order.   Activities Tasks 1 The story is set in a small town


"Who wrote the poem that begins ""Oh, to be in England, now that April's there""?"

Poem:~ O, To Be In England Now That April 's There ~ Robert Browning ~ Read by Samuel West - YouTube Close Poem:~ O, To Be In England Now That April 's There ~ Robert Browning ~ Read by Samuel West Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Apr 29, 2014 "Home-Thoughts From Abroad', Read by Samuel West. Robert Browning (7 May 1812 -- 12 December 1889) was an English poet and playwright whose mastery of dramatic verse, especially dramatic monologues, made him one of the foremost Victorian poets. "Home-Thoughts, from Abroad" was written in 1845 while Browning was on a visit to northern Italy, and was first published in his Dramatic Romances and Lyrics. 'One of the greatest sources of poetical delight is description, or the power of presenting pictures to the mind'. So said Dr. Johnston and in the poetry of natural the world vivid pictures abound. Who can fail to recognise the imagery of a 'host of golden daffodils' ( and, indeed, the poem), or the description of the skylark as if soars in the sky above? The most insignificant creatures have fascinated the poets: the tiniest frog or spider or bee, the humble mole, each has given rise to a portrait in words. The seasons have also provided inspiration: the pleasures of ambling along a country lane in Spring; the 'mists and mellow fruitfulness' of Autumn; The silvery sharpness of a frosty Winters's day. For many poets, the small details in nature have confirmed a spiritual belief. Others have witnessed, often idealised, a simpler way of life, now largely passed. But it is the depth of feeling that nature instils in the poet which truly captures our hearts: 'Oh, to be in England now that April's there' ! David Ansdell


Adele — Ethnicity of Celebs | What Nationality Ancestry Race by ethnic on July 8, 2011 Birth Name: Adele Laurie Blue Adkins Place of Birth: Enfield, London, England Date of Birth: 5 May 1988 Ethnicity: English, Welsh Adele is an English singer and songwriter. She is known for her soulful voice and her 2011 hit single Someone Like You. Her mother, Penny Susan Adkins, is English, and her father, Mark Evans, is Welsh. She has stated that as a young child, she was a fan of the Spice Girls, but as she got older, she became influenced by R&B artists such as Mary J. Blige and Destiny’s Child. Adele’s paternal grandparents are John Evans and Rose. Adele’s maternal grandparents are John R. Adkins and Doreen M. Brooks. In a 2015 Dutch interview, Adele stated “…all my family are so thin, they’re Turkish, Spanish and English”. It is not clear if she was referring to having Turkish and/or Spanish ancestors, or to family through other connections (like marriage). Birth record of Adele’s mother – https://familysearch.org Marriage record of Adele’s maternal grandparents, John R. Adkins and Doreen M. Brooks – https://familysearch.org kathclick/bigstock.com


The fashion retailer `H&M' has its headquarters in which country?

How Zara Grew Into the World’s Largest Fashion Retailer - The New York Times The New York Times Magazine |How Zara Grew Into the World’s Largest Fashion Retailer Search How Zara Grew Into the World’s Largest Fashion Retailer By SUZY HANSEN Continue reading the main story Photo Jackets from Zara’s fall 2012 collection await inspection at a factory in Arteixo, Spain. Credit Pedro Guimarães for The New York Times Galicia, on the Atlantic coast of northern Spain, is the homeland of Generalissimo Francisco Franco, but is otherwise famous for being a place people try to leave. For much of the 20th century, hundreds of thousands of gallegos, as they are called, emigrated to countries as far away as Argentina to escape Galicia’s rural poverty. Today, however, even as Spain teeters on the edge of economic catastrophe, the Galician city La Coruña has attracted notice as the hometown of Amancio Ortega Gaona, the world’s third-richest man — he displaced Warren Buffett this year on the Bloomberg billionaire index — and the founder of a wildly successful fashion company, Inditex, more commonly known by its oldest and biggest brand, Zara. Ortega has never given an interview, according to his communications department, nor does he attend award ceremonies or parties. He rarely allows his picture to be taken. Pablo Isla, who took over the company when the 76-year-old Ortega stepped down as chairman last year, rarely gives interviews or waves to the camera, either. In fact, the public face of Inditex is its soft-spoken communications director, Jesus Echevarría, who, as I discovered during a recent visit to the Inditex complex, is perhaps the only communications director on the planet who all but apologizes whenever he must answer questions about Inditex’s runaway success. The company’s outward modesty reflects its surroundings. La Coruña is a quiet place, typically European in its humdrum perfection: tidy highways and compact cars, clean taxis, no need to worry about tipping. The week I visited in late July, the conservative national government was threatening to implement a new austerity plan, and unemployment among people under 30 in Spain hit 50 percent, but the city seemed calm. Restaurants were busy, beaches packed. People dozed on La Coruña’s seaside boulders, while their dogs leapt in the water. The city is a little more than 300 miles from Madrid and 555 miles from Barcelona. It’s an odd location for an aggressive, global company like Inditex. The campus (located in the industrial area of Arteixo, next door to La Coruña) consists of corporate headquarters for the entire company, as well as headquarters for Zara and Zara Home, two of Inditex’s eight brands. There are also factories and a distribution center where clothes are loaded onto trucks to be sent around the world. The factories are directly across from the corporate offices. The main building, where I waited for my hosts, somewhat resembled a hospital waiting room, with rows of plain boxy black chairs and little else. Apart from a single poster of a fashion model, nothing adorned its white walls. No flowers, no words, no ads, no fashion magazines, no style. The setting felt appropriate for the age of austerity, even if Inditex is one company in Spain that is actually thriving. Continue reading the main story Inditex is a pioneer among “fast fashion” companies, which essentially imitate the latest fashions and speed their cheaper versions into stores. Every one of Inditex’s brands — Zara, Zara Home, Bershka, Massimo Dutti, Oysho, Stradivarius, Pull & Bear and Uterqüe — follow the Zara template: trendy and decently made but inexpensive products sold in beautiful, high-end-looking stores. Zara’s prices are similar to those of the Gap: coats for $200, sweaters for $70, T-shirts for $30. Advertisement Continue reading the main story Inditex now makes 840 million garments a year and has around 5,900 stores in 85 countries, though that number is always changing because Inditex has in recent years opened more than a store a day, or about 500 stores a year. Right now there are around


Sidney and Beatrice Webb founded which London educational establishment in 1895?

Sidney and Beatrice Webb - New World Encyclopedia Sidney and Beatrice Webb Next (Siege) Sidney James Webb, 1st Baron Passfield (July 13, 1859 – October 13, 1947) and Martha Beatrice Potter Webb (January 22, 1858 - April 30, 1943) were British socialists , economists, and reformers, the early members of the Fabian Society . Together with George Bernard Shaw , Annie Besant , Graham Wallas , Edward R. Pease, and Sidney Olivier, they turned the Fabian Society into the pre-eminent political-intellectual society in England in the Edwardian era and beyond. Contents 5 Credits With their socialist ideas, Beatrice and Sidney Webb deeply influenced British political thought and British institutions. They wrote several important works in empirical sociology that provided the blueprint for the British welfare state. Their founding of the London School of Economics had a major influence on economic thought and educational institutions not only in Britain, but far beyond. All this, however, was done in a way that did not demand credit for themselves, and thus their influence is often unremarked. For the Webbs, their partnership in their work and as husband and wife—initially surprising to many, as it contravened the expectations of society in their day—together with knowing that they had been a part of laying the foundation for a new order in society was satisfaction enough. Biography Early life and career of Sidney Webb A self-portrait Sidney Webb was born on July 13, 1859, in London , to a professional family. His father held radical political views and supported John Stuart Mill in the 1865 General Election. Sidney started to work at the age of 16, holding down an office job. In his spare time, he studied law at Birkbeck College, University of London, obtaining qualifications to enter the Civil Service. Webb taught at the London Working Men's College and contributed to the Christian Socialist journal. While at the university, Webb developed an interest in socialist ideas, and in 1885 joined the Fabian Society . Webb agreed with the ideas of the society that capitalism had created an unjust social system and needed to be replaced with a better system. The early members of the society included Edward Carpenter, Annie Besant , Walter Crane, and George Bernard Shaw . Webb immediately started to work on finding the facts that supported society’s claims, publishing articles on different social issues. He wrote Facts for Socialists in 1887, Facts for Londoners in 1888, and The Eight Hour Day in 1891. Facts for Socialists, in particular, served as the Fabian Society's statement that public knowledge of the facts of industrial society was the essential first step toward societal reform. Webb argued for abolishing of laissez-faire and for an active role of government in economics. He rejected Marxist ideas of revolution as the necessary requirement for social change and advocated instead the need for reforms. In 1892, Webb married Beatrice Potter, who shared his interests and beliefs. The money she brought with her enabled him to give up his clerical job and concentrate on his political activities. Early life and career of Beatrice Potter Beatrice Webb Beatrice Potter was born on January 22, 1858, in Gloucester, England , the daughter of railway magnate Richard Potter and Laurencina Heyworth. She received basic education at her home, reading most of the works in her father’s library and enjoying discussions with her father's visitors. Her mother died while Beatrice was young. Beatrice's early life was one of privilege, and she inherited a private income upon the death of her father. However, Beatrice started to question the capitalist social system and spent long hours with the people from the working class. She helped her cousin, Charles Booth , in research for his book, The Life and Labour of the People in London, learning a great deal about the hard life of London ’s poor . Beatrice Potter made several important contributions to political and economic theories of the Co-operative movement. It was, for example, she who coined the terms “Co-


Holden Caulfield is the main character in which 1951 novel?

The 100 best novels: No 72 – The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger (1951) | Books | The Guardian The 100 best novels The 100 best novels: No 72 – The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger (1951) JD Salinger’s study of teenage rebellion remains one of the most controversial and best-loved American novels of the 20th century JD Salinger in New York, November 1952. He was soon to move to Cornish, New Hampshire, where he became ever more reclusive. Photograph: San Diego Historical Society/Getty Images Share on Messenger Close JD Salinger’s Holden Caulfield is to the 20th century what Huckleberry Finn is to the 19th: the unforgettably haunting voice of the adolescent at odds with a troubling world. Holden, the opposite of Huck, is an unhappy rich boy who has done a bunk from his posh secondary school, Pencey Prep, in Agerstown, Pennsylvania. He begins his first-person narrative in words that echo the famous opening of Twain’s novel ( No 23 in this series ), a frank disavowal of “all that David Copperfield kind of crap”. Holden declares that he isn’t going to tell us “about this madman stuff that happened to me around last Christmas just before I got pretty run-down”. Actually, that’s just what he does, writing (apparently in retrospect from California) about three days in December 1949 when, having been chastised by his school “for not applying myself”, he plays truant over a long and memorable weekend in Manhattan. Holden is tortured by the battle to come to terms with himself, with his little sister Phoebe, and their dead brother Allie. Like many adolescents, he feels that the world is an alien, hostile and comfortless place run by “phonies”. One of the many remarkable things about Salinger’s portrayal of Holden Caulfield is that he seems to be fully inside the head of this troubled 16-year-old when the author himself was almost twice that age. Salinger had fought in Europe as an infantryman, after landing at Utah Beach on D-day, and later saw action at the Battle of the Bulge. Quite a lot of the downtown action in The Catcher in the Rye (a night out in a fancy hotel; a date with an old girlfriend; an encounter with a prostitute, and a mugging by her pimp) might almost as well describe a young soldier’s nightmare experience of R&R. That’s just one reading. Salinger’s masterpiece (he published comparatively little after its appearance) has also influenced later writers with angry protagonists, from Martin Amis’s Charles Highway to Philip Roth’s Portnoy and many others besides. The Catcher in the Rye remains the crazy, and often very funny, distorting mirror in which generations of British and American teenagers will examine themselves. At the same time, it instructs them to give nothing away to “the phonies” who ruin all our lives. “Don’t ever tell anybody anything,” says Holden Caulfield, echoing Huck Finn again. “If you do, you start missing everybody.” A note on the text (and its afterlife) The Catcher in the Rye had some difficulty finding a publisher. One editor judged its protagonist simply “crazy”. The New Yorker, which had favoured Salinger’s stories, stalled with indecision. Eventually, it was published on 16 July 1951, by Little, Brown in Boston, with a famous, award-winning cover designed by E Michael Mitchell. Salinger had been working towards his masterpiece, in sketches and drafts, for a decade and more. Some of his earliest short stories, written as a student, contain characters reminiscent of those in The Catcher in the Rye. Indeed, while still at Columbia, Salinger wrote a story, The Young Folks, that included a character described as a prototype of Sally Hayes (Holden’s old flame). In November 1941, Salinger also sold a story (Slight Rebellion Off Madison), featuring a disaffected teenager with “prewar jitters” named Holden Caulfield, to the New Yorker. After the outbreak of war, in which Salinger served as an infantryman, the piece was considered unpatriotic and did not get published until December 1946. Meanwhile, another story entitled I’m Crazy, containing material that was later used in The Catcher in the


Which TV presenter was married to Lady Carina Fitzalan-Howard, daughter of the late Duke of Norfolk?

Sir David Frost dies at 74 after suffering heart attack on board cruise liner Queen Elizabeth | Daily Mail Online comments Veteran broadcaster Sir David Frost has died from a heart attack while on a luxury liner – far from specialised medical assistance. Sir David, 74, was on the Queen Elizabeth on its way from Southampton to Lisbon, preparing to give a talk later in the cruise about his career, when he collapsed on Saturday night. The Cunard line refused to say what emergency medical treatment he received on board. But NHS advice makes clear that only specialist hospitals are likely to have the facilities to treat major heart attacks. In particular, the ‘gold standard’ response involves a primary angioplasty – in which a wire frame called a stent is inserted to keep open a blocked artery – within two-and-a-half hours of an attack. Scroll down for video Veteran broadcaster Sir David Frost has died of a heart attack at 74. Pictured with wife Carin It is thought unlikely that the small medical centre on a cruise liner would have the equipment necessary for such a treatment. The Queen Elizabeth is understood to have two doctors on board and three nurses. Last night a Cunard spokesman refused to give details of Sir David’s treatment for reasons of confidentiality. ‘However, we have a full medical team on board and are well equipped to treat the range of patients that present from general practice complaints up to and including intensive care treatment and emergency medicine,’ she said. RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share Sir David, who leaves three sons, Miles, 29, Wilfred, 28, and George, 26, was travelling alone, although his wife Lady Carina, 61, second daughter of the Duke of Norfolk, had accompanied him on previous cruises. A spokesman last night refused to detail repatriation plans, but the Queen Elizabeth is continuing to sail towards Lisbon, where it is due to dock tomorrow morning. It is likely that Sir David’s body will then be flown home. Sir David with Sir Michael Parkinson in 2008. They worked together many times during their extensive television careers Sir Michael described a 'non-judgmental interviewer' with a strong sense of morality. He said: 'He was guided in his life by deep principles - I never heard him say a nasty word about anybody and I never heard him swear. 'When you think of all the stuff he was responsible for, never mind the Nixon interview and the two television companies he helped set up too, it's remarkable. 'He was just an extraordinary guy, non-judgmental in that he didn't bring any prejudices to his work. 'But it's not right to say he was a "soft" interviewer - he had a totally persuasive interview style which led to the unmasking of a scoundrel.' Sir David , who probably interviewed more world figures from royalty, politics, the Church, show-business and virtually everywhere else, than any other living broadcaster, was the most illustrious TV inquisitor of his generation. He not only won virtually all the major television awards available, but his professional activities were so diverse that he was once described as 'a one-man conglomerate'. Friends and colleagues from his 40-year career spoke of their shock at the broadcasters death. Stephen Fry wrote: ‘Oh heavens, David Frost dead? No!! I only spoke to him on Friday and he sounded so well. Excited about a house move, full of plans ... how sad.’   His interview with the doomed American President 'Tricky Dicky' Richard Nixon in 1977 was a TV classic. TV personality Esther Rantzen said: ‘I think fellow interviewers have always been awestruck by David Frost's capacity to elicit memorable, sometimes historically significant quotes from all the movers and shakers or our time - presidents, prime ministers, A*list celebrities . ‘But for all of us who had the pleasure of knowing him socially, it is his kindness, generosity, loyalty and humour that we will miss so much.’ TV presenter Loyd Grossman described the 'irreplaceable' journalist as a ‘master of current events’, adding: ‘I can't think of any other b


What is the surname of singer Florence of 'Florence and the Machine'?

Florence Welch - Singer - Biography.com Florence Welch Florence Welch is the lead singer of the English indie rock band Florence and the Machine. She can be heard on popular songs such as "Kiss with a Fist" and "Shake It Out." IN THESE GROUPS Famous British People Synopsis Born on August 28, 1986 in Camberwell, England, Florence Welch was raised in a family of writers and academics. She took to music at an early age and created her own band, which she named Florence and the Machine. The band met with success beginning in 2006, and became famous a few years later with their debut album, Lungs (2009). On the album, Welch's voice can be heard on popular songs such as "Kiss with a Fist" and "Shake It Out." In 2011, Florence and the Machine released its second studio album, Ceremonials. Early Life Born on August 28, 1986 in Camberwell, England, Florence Mary Leontine Welch, better known as Florence Welch, is the lead singer of the English indie rock band Florence and the Machine. Raised in a family of accomplished writers and academics, Welch received her education at the Camberwell College of Arts before dropping out to pursue a musical career. Some of Welch's talents came from her father, Nick, an advertising executive who was himself a musical performer in his 20s. Welch's mother, Evelyn, a professor of renaissance studies and academic dean of arts at Queen Mary, University of London, also influenced her daughter, but in quite a different way. Welch said in an article in Q Magazine that a lecture of her mother's impressed her and inspired her to aspire to make music with "some of the big themes—sex, death, love, violence—that will still be part of the human story in 200 years' time." Commercial Breakthrough Welch's big break came in December 2006. Drunk at the Soho Revue Bar in London, Welch cornered host Mairead Nash—of the DJ duo Queens of Noize—in the bathroom and sang to her Etta James's "Something's Got a Hold on Me." A week later, the Queens of Noize invited Welch back to open for their club night. "She belted it out, and I was thinking, 'Oh ... my ... God,'" Nash told The Telegraph in a June 2009 article. "I had literally never heard anyone with such a powerful voice ever. I turned to [DJ partner Tabitha Denholm] and said, 'I have to manage her.'" Florence and the Machine initially consisted of Welch, her friend Isabella "Machine" Summers and a drum kit and ended up becoming a seven-piece band by 2009. In 2007, Welch recorded with the band Ashok, which released an album with the earliest version of her song "Happy Slappy"—later renamed "Kiss with a Fist"—and made a hit. Shortly after the release of the album, Welch resigned from Ashok. After signing up with Nash, Florence Welch and the Machine rose to fame. The band released its debut album, Lungs, in the United Kingdom in July 2009 and met great success, peaking at No. 1 in the United Kingdom and at No. 2 in Ireland. When it was released for download in the United States several weeks later, the album debuted at No. 17 on the Billboard Heatseekers Album chart. "Kiss with a Fist," released as the album's lead single, was featured on a number of film and television series soundtracks. A number of the band's other singles were also used as theme songs or featured in several American television shows, including Grey's Anatomy and So You Think You Can Dance. The band itself made an appearance in a 2011 episode of Gossip Girl. An article in The Sunday Times of London called Welch the "most peculiar and most highly acclaimed female singer of the moment: poetic, literate, hurricane-voiced, prime to climbing up lighting rigs on stage." It went on to say that Welch is "a bamboozling concoction of cake-berserk 7-year-old child, mystical soothsayer and will-o'-the-wisp for whom life is a 'constant acid trip.'" More Career Successes and Challenges In the midst of writing music for Florence and the Machine's new album in early 2010, Welch was offered the chance to travel to Los Angeles to work with producers and writers of American pop music. Although she was tempted at first, W


Which Egyptian goddess had the head of a cow?

The Goddesses of Ancient Egypt PHOTO CREDIT: Above photo by John Rickman Photography, San Jose, California. The Goddesses of Ancient Egypt by Shira   Introduction Religious traditions from the ancient Middle East can be a rich source of creative inspiration for the modern-day dancer, poet, painter, or Pagan practitioner. The attributes, personalities, and stories of deities are often a mirror for our own human foibles, and many fascinating stories have come down to us through the centuries. This information about the goddesses of ancient Egypt may inspire your own creative interpretations.   Protection against contagious diseases & evil spirits Totemic Form About Her Cult Cult Center: Bubastis (Nile delta) Rituals honoring Bast included light-hearted barge processions and orgiastic ceremonies. Her cult can be traced back to about 3,200 BCE, and she became a national deity when Bubastis became the capital of Egypt circa 950 BCE. Legends One legend said Bastet accompanied the sun god Ra's boat of a million years on its daily journey through the sky, and at night she fought Ra's enemy, the serpent Apep. Name in Hieroglyphics Bastet's name means, "She of the perfume jar," and therefore the first symbol in her name is that of a perfume jar. Another name for the perfume jar is a "bas-jar". This symbol can be written by itself to refer to Bast, or it can be followed by the loaf symbol which indicates that the feminine "t" sound should appear at the end of the name. The symbol of the seated goddess is also optional. Depicting Bastet In art, Bastet is depicted as either a cat-headed woman carrying a sistrum and basket, or as a whole cat. Often, in either form, there are kittens at her feet. If doing a theatrical portrayal of Bast, these elements may be useful in building the character: Dressing as a cat, or wearing a cat mask. Carrying a sistrum. Incorporate music and dance into the character.   About Her Cult Cult Center: Dendera (Upper Egypt) Hathor was the Egyptian goddess of motherhood and all that is best in women. In her aspect as goddess of music and dancing, her emblem was the sistrum, an ancient musical percussion instrument. All Egyptian women worshiped her, from the queen to the lowliest woman of the land, and she was the protectress of pregnant women. Hathor was said to nurse the Pharaoh, the living Horus. This led to identifying the queen with Hathor, so the queen as chief priestess led the other priestesses, the concubines of the god, in the dancing and music-making which were their part in the temple ritual of Horus and the other gods. Legends According to a story told on the walls of a shrine in King Tutankhamen's tomb, as the sun god Ra grew older, he became fearful of his enemies and asked Hathor to help him. She took on the job with a vengeance and turned into Sekhmet, the lioness goddess, and seemed to enjoy the killing. Ra then worried that she would wipe out the entire human race, so he had red dye mixed in ale and spread about the land. Hathor, thinking it was blood, drank it and became so intoxicated that she forgot her assignment and humankind was saved. Pacified by the beer, she resumed her persona as the beautiful Hathor and returned to Ra. Name in Hieroglyphics The name "Hathor" means "house of Horus," and therefore in hieroglyphics her name is written as a falcon (representing Horus) inside a box that represents the floor plan of a house. Depicting Hathor According to legend, Hathor was the nurse of Horus the Younger, which is why she is often depicted as either a cow or as a woman with the head of a cow. In some temples, such as the Temple of Hatshepsut at Thebes (Luxor), a cow's head is carved at the tops of some columns to represent Hathor. See the example to the right. The Egyptian Museum in Cairo also displays many mirrors showing the cow's head on the handle. Although Hathor was the earliest goddess to be depicted wearing a headdress of cow horns with a sun disk, Isis later also was depicted with this style of headdress. In some cases, the only way to tell which goddess a particular image repr


The fashion retailer 'Zara' has its headquarters in which country?

How Zara became the world's biggest fashion retailer - Telegraph Retail and Consumer How Zara became the world's biggest fashion retailer A rare insight into the story and business model behind Inditex, the owner of  Zara, and its founder Amancio Ortega, the third richest man in the world Staff review items from the latest range in the main design studio at Inditex HQ Photo: INDITEX By Graham Ruddick 9:14AM BST 20 Oct 2014 A digital mirror that allows you to try on clothes without actually taking them off the shelf sits on one side of the room, next to it is a self-service till where shoppers can pay for their clothing and remove the security tag without a shop assistant. This is the future of retail in front of your eyes. They stand in a room full of new technology at a large industrial complex in Arteixo, a small town in northern Spain. From the outside, the industrial estate does not appear that different to the standard collection of offices, warehouse and factories typical in the UK. However, it is home to the biggest fashion retailer in the world, a company that has reset the boundaries for what shoppers expect from a high street clothing store. This is a rare glimpse into the world of Inditex, the owner of Zara – a company that does not advertise, still manufactures products in Europe and relies heavily on its store managers. Inditex is notoriously guarded and private, a legacy of its founder, Amancio Ortega, who was born in 1936 in northern Spain into humble origins and is today the third richest man in the world. Ortega and his business partner Rosalia Mera opened their first store in the city of A Coruna, close to Arteixo, in 1975. They wanted to call the shop Zorba, after their favourite film, Zorba the Greek. However, a bar further down the street had adopted the same name, so Ortega and Mera were forced to adapt. Given that the Zorba name was already on the store, they tried to think of a name that would still use most of the letters. They settled on Zara, a brand now present in every corner of the globe. Related Articles Zara owner posts slowest profit growth in five years 19 Mar 2014 This flexibility and efficiency has remained at the heart of Inditex, the company built from Zara that now runs 6,500 shops in 88 different countries and includes seven other brands, including Bershka, Pull & Bear, and Massimo Dutti. The business model built by Ortega is unique. Zara stores around the world receive deliveries twice a week and products designed at the headquarters in Arteixo reach stores three weeks later. This is a staggering pace, helped by the fact that between 51pc and 55pc of clothing is manufactured in what the company describes as “proximity” markets, Spain, Portugal, Turkey and Morocco, instead of Asia. This model is regularly described as “fast fashion”, but Pablo Isla, chief executive and chairman, insists Inditex is “much more” than that. “It is too narrow for everything that is Inditex,” he explains. “You see the stores and you can’t imagine what is behind them.” If there is a secret to Inditex’s success it is the connection between stores, the in-house designers, and its factories. Twice a week, a store manager will send an order to HQ. This is based on the sales data for the store but also anecdotal evidence from shoppers about what they like and don’t like. The commercial team will then compile the order, adding in new products and balancing out demand with other stores, before sending it to Inditex’s manufacturing hub. Within two days, the order has reached the store. At the same time, the commercial team is a liaising with the in-house designers, who they sit next to in the offices at Inditex HQ. When sales trends are identified – either from evidence in stores or the catwalk – the commercial team will work with the designers to develop new products to meet the trends. New fashions are then produced in relatively small batches, so flops can be disregarded after their first appearance and hits can be followed quickly by similar incarnations. The commercial and design teams are vast – covering


Which Chinese Year began on February 10th 2013?

Chinese New Year 2013 date February 10th | Year of the Snake 2019 60 Year Cycle of the Chinese New Year Calendar Unlike western calendars, the Chinese calendar has names that are repeated every 60 years.  Within the 'Stem-Branch' system is shorter 'Celestial' cycle of 12 years denoted by animals.  Furthermore, the Chinese believe that people born in a particular year take on the characteristics of the animal associated with that year.    Rat    Ox   Tiger  Rabbit Dragon Snake Horse Sheep Monkey Rooster  Dog   Pig Another dimension of the Chinese zodiac is the 5 'Terrestrial' elements of metal, water, wood, fire and earth. If the year ends in 0 it is Yang Metal. If the year ends in 1 it is Yin Metal. If the year ends in 2 it is Yang Water. If the year ends in 3 it is Yin Water. If the year ends in 4 it is Yang Wood. If the year ends in 5 it is Yin Wood. If the year ends in 6 it is Yang Fire. If the year ends in 7 it is Yin Fire. If the year ends in 8 it is Yang Earth. If the year ends in 9 it is Yin Earth. Start date for the Chinese New Year Calendar 2013 and following years The lunar Chinese New Years dates are: 2013 - Feb 10;  2014 - Jan 31;  2015 - Feb 19; 2016 Feb 8th; 2017; Jan 28th. Since Snakes are born under the same Animal Sign, they often share  likes and dislikes. Following are similar likes and dislikes of the Snake personality. Snakes Likes: Gems and Stones: Topaz, Jasper, Bloodstone Suitable Gifts include: binoculars, Tarot cards, oils and   lotions, stamp collection Hobbies and Pastimes: Astrology, painting, touring, photography Snakes Dislikes: Being interrupted, being mislead personally or professionally,   failure. Five Further Thoughts from Will and Guy If a rich man ate a snake, they would say it was   because of his wisdom; if a poor man ate it, they would say it was   because of his stupidity. - Saudi Arabian Proverb Kill the snake of doubt in your soul, crush the   worms of fear in your heart and mountains will move out of your way.   - Kate Seredy Snake is a sign in the Chinese Zodiac. People born   in the Year of the Snake tend to be calm, determined, passionate.   [1917, 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013] Native Americans associate the shedding of a   snake's skin with rebirth. Chinese Zodiac Snakes are rich in wisdom and   charm, are romantic and deep thinking and your intuition guides you   strongly. Avoid procrastination and a stingy attitude towards   money. Keep a sense of humour about life. The Snake would be most   content as a teacher, philosopher, writer, psychiatrist and fortune teller. The Snake 搞笑清洁笑话 in Chinese roughly     translates into clean funny jokes. 干净免费笑话,故事图片、视频剪辑 means clean free jokes, stories pictures and video-clips. Will and Guy's Amusing and Funny Chinese Fishing Story Wang Chien-Ming, (王建 in Mandarin), having settled down to fish at the  edge of the river in Guangdong province, soon realized that he had  forgotten to bring any bait. Slightly annoyed with himself, Wang noticed a little snake passing by  who had caught a worm.  Knowing it was the year of the snake, Wang  grabbed the snake and robbed him of his worm.  Then later, feeling  sorry for the little snake with no lunch, he snatched him up again and  poured a little beer down his throat.  Then he continued happily  with his fishing. An hour or so later Wang felt a tug at his trouser leg. Looking down,  he saw the same snake with three more worms in his mouth.................. How To Speak Chinese Funny I thought you were on a diet................Wai Yu Mun Ching? This is a tow-away zone......................No Pah King Our meeting is scheduled for next week......Wai Yu Kum Nao? Staying out of sight............................Lei Ying Lo See more funny Chinese  speak 20 Number 6 It was Chinese New Year.  Bill and Jackson had just staggered back home from a hard night's drinking when they noticed that a menu from the new restaurant next door had come through the letter box.  On a whim they decided to celebrate the Chinese New Year with a t


On an Indian restaurant menu what ingredient is found in a dish with `murgh' in its name?

A Guide to Ordering Indian Food: Indian Menu Terms & Dishes (Part-I)   A Guide to Ordering Indian Food: Indian Menu Terms & Dishes (Part-I) In my previous post- A Guide to Ordering Indian Food: What You Need to Know Before You Order I started you off with the basics of Ordering from an Indian Menu, the components of an Indian Meal and how it’s served to access how much to order. In this post I’ll cover roughly what some of the names you may come across on an Indian Menu and their meanings which will help you decide what you’d like to Order the next time your at an Indian restaurant. The Names of Indian Dishes The naming of Indian foods is not nearly as complex as it looks or sounds! The dishes are often named by the cooking process involved in preparing them (like Tandoori Chicken), or from the place the food originated from (like Kashmiri Aloo from the Kashmir region), or the culture it was adapted from (like Mughlai Biryani which comes from the famous Mughal culture), or the main ingredient in it (like Chicken Adraki which is made with mainly ginger and chicken)or the texture or dominant flavor of the finished dish (for example Reshmi Kabab with literally means Silken or smooth referring to the succulent bits of chicken or Achaari Murg with its pickle-style flavors). Indian Menus generally list dishes as two word options, usually the first word telling you what is cooked, the second word describing how it is cooked or any of the above references. General Terms Translated Murg or Murgh: is the Hindi word for Chicken Gosht or Gosh: is the Urdu word for meat mainly lamb, beef or mutton (which is goats meat…more commonly used across Indian instead of lamb). In India with it’s vast majority of Hindu’s that don’t eat beef it is usually means mutton or lamb. Keema/Kheema: is the Hindi word for mince (it could be mice chicken, mutton, lamb or beef) Aloo: is the Hindi word for Potato Mutter: is the Hindi word for Peas Palak: is the Hindi word for Spinach Chole or Channa: is the Hindi word for Chickpeas. Malai: is the Hindi word for Cream. It signifies a dish thickened or enriched with fresh Cream. Ghee: is the Hindi word a type Clarified Butter Chai: is the Hindi word for Tea with milk Common Dishes on Indian Menu’s Appitizers or Starters Indian Appetizers or starters as they are known are usually dry dishes that come in bite sized portions on a platter. The following dishes are often found on Indian Menu’s under Starters. Tandoori Kebabs These are marinated meat pieces cooked on metal skewers in an Indian clay oven called tandoor, which is where the word tandoori comes from. The secret of the marinade is the use of yogurt which binds the spices to the meat and acts as a tenderizer. The most popular Tandoori dish is the Tandoori Chicken. Other tandoori dishes you’ll find on the menu include Malai Kebab (creamy kebab), Reshmi Kebab(meaning succulent kebab) and Sheekh Kebab(spiced mince meat kebab). Tikka Tikka means bits or chunks. A marinade made with spices and yogurt, often used on cubes of chicken or paneer (Indian cottage cheese), Tikkas are often mild due to the yogurt. The pieces marinated in a Tikka Masala(spice mix) are also cooked in a tandoor. Pakoras or Pakodas Crunchy batter fried fritters of various vegetables like cauliflower, Spinach, potato, eggplant, capsicum or whole chillies, onion or paneer (Indian cottage cheese). The batter is usually made of besan (gram flour) and a few spices. The vegetables are dipped in the batter to coat them completely and then deep fried. It’s served with a chutney or ketchup. Papad The Papad or Papadum as it’s also known can best be described as a type of Tortilla. Typically it is made from lentil, chickpea, black gram or rice flour. The dough of a Papad is shaped into a thin, round flat breads and then dried (traditionally in the sun) and can be cooked by deep-frying, roasting over an open flame, toasting, or microwaving, depending on the desired texture. It can be served plain as a crunchy snack or is sometimes topped with a kind of salsa of tomato, onion, coriander and chilli wh


Scott Quigg is a current British World Champion, at which sport?

Carl Frampton vs Scott Quigg: Frampton wins on a split points decision, read full fight report from ringside - Telegraph Carl Frampton vs Scott Quigg: Frampton wins on a split points decision, read full fight report from ringside Twenty-nine year-old survives a late onslaught to win on a points decision,  writes Gareth A Davies Frampton celebrates with his belts Photo: Getty By Gareth A Davies and Adam Hurrey 11:19AM GMT 27 Feb 2016 30000 This page will automatically update every 30 secondsOn Off Latest Quigg gets some high-profile suport Carl Frampton on top in his triumphant fight against Scot Quigg Scott Quigg was consoled by Wayne Rooney after the fight last night. This from Gareth A Davies: Carl Frampton enjoyed the spoils on Saturday night with ten thousand revellers from Northern Ireland rejoicing in the unification triumph over Scott Quigg, as Manchester was bathed in green. In the opposing dressing room, Bury lad Quigg was consoled by England football captain Wayne Rooney after losing by split points decision - 115-113, and 116-112 twice on the judges' cards. Promoter Eddie Hearn revealed that Quigg was in tears after the fight after his first loss in his 34th fight, and it emerged Manchester United captain Rooney had been one of the first to speak to Quigg in the intimate moments after defeat. Quigg joked: "He said to keep my chin up - I said I'd have to keep it straight first," in reference to the fact that it may have been broken in the fourth round. Read the rest of the story right here . 00:25 The Gareth A Davies report from Manchester Carl Frampton earned a split decision in the hugely-anticipated super-bantamweight clash with rival Scott Quigg for the World Boxing Association and International Boxing Federation titles here in Manchester, but it was the Northern Irishman who bossed the first two thirds of the contest and hung on grimly as Quigg battled back to make it a thriller in the last three rounds. Both men fancy the job again. The judges scored it 115-113 to the Bury man, and 116-112 twice to the away fighter, though quite how one judge saw it for the deposed WBA champion will remain a mystery. Frampton looked to have won at least seven - or eight - rounds. Quigg was immediately seeking a rematch. And Frampton did not disagree. "He caught me with a good shot in the fourth and I think my jaw's gone," explained Quigg. "The punches I got hit with didn't hurt. One judge saw it my way but fair play to him - it was a great fight. With the judges scorecards, I should've started faster but I wasn't getting hit clean. It's how the judges saw it and I won't discredit them. I want a rematch." Frampton said: "I couldn't believe it was a split - I don't know what that lad was watching. As long as I got the hand at the end of the fight that is the main thing. I think he needs to have a good hard look at himself the judge who gave it Quigg's way. I knew it was going to be a boring fight. We had to sell it but I knew I had the brain to do that and make it boring. We have a great rivalry. Of course we could do it again." The third all-British world unification title fight between two British boxers in history, which had built to fever pitch in the last week, failed to ignite in the early rounds and only delivered in excitement in the last third of the contest, which provided the thrilling action which we had expected from the start given the history and nature of the two men, who were both unbeaten coming into the toughest challenge that either one had ever faced. Frampton finished the contest fighting on instinct, well ahead on the cards, as Quigg threw everything he had, alternating attacks between head and body. Outthought and then outfought for the first eight rounds, it was hard to score for Quigg, who was never hurt but outboxed by volume and technique by Frampton. Frampton had insisted that he had the greater all-round ability, which he showed over the championship distance. Frampton was so far ahead on the cards it left Quigg having to chase a finishing shot. It was not until the ninth that Quigg looked ca


Who succeeded Peter as Bishop of Rome, so becoming the second Pope?

Bishop of Rome Bishop of Rome The Roman Catholic Church from Apostolic times has literally followed the Bible in the establishment of good order in the Church. According to Paul's letters to Timothy and Titus there are three orders to the organization and leadership of the Church (sometimes known as ecclesiastical order or hierarchy): episcopos or bishops, presbyteros or elders, commonly translated priests, and diaconos or deacons. The first in order and the greatest in authority is the episcopos, the bishop. 1 Tim 3:1-2 This saying is trustworthy: whoever aspires to the office of bishop (episcopes) desires a noble task. Therefore, a bishop (episcopon) must be irreproachable, married only once, temperate, self-controlled, decent, hospitable, able to teach ... Tit 1:7,9 For a bishop (episcopon) as God's steward must be blameless, not arrogant, not irritable, not a drunkard, not aggressive, not greedy for sordid gain, holding fast to the true message as taught so that he will be able both to exhort with sound doctrine and to refute opponents. Luke, in the Acts of the Apostles, distinguishes the shepherding role of the episcopos/bishop. Acts 20:28 Keep watch over yourselves and over the whole flock of which the holy Spirit has appointed you overseers (episcopous), in which you tend the church of God that he acquired with his own blood. The shepherding role of the apostle Peter as episcopos was related by John. Jn 21:15-17 When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord, you know that I love you." He said to him, "Feed my lambs." He then said to him a second time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord, you know that I love you." He said to him, "Tend my sheep." He said to him the third time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" Peter was distressed that he had said to him a third time, "Do you love me?" and he said to him, "Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you." (Jesus) said to him, "Feed my sheep." The Roman Catholic Church believes that the twelve apostles were the first episcopes, receiving at the Last Supper their leadership order to serve when Jesus told them "Do this in remembrance of Me." Peter, as demonstrated in the biblical portrait of him, exercised a leadership role first among the other apostles and early Christians, and then later in Rome before his martyrdom there in 67/68 AD. Peter's presence in Rome is indicated in his first letter. The name "Babylon" is used here as a cryptic name for the city of Rome, a characteristic of writings done during times of persecution. During Peter's time (witnessed by his own martyrdom) and most New Testament times (witness the Book of Revelation--classic persecution literature), Rome took on the characteristics of the most outstanding example of a world power hostile to God--ancient Babylon. 1 Peter 5:12-13 I write you this briefly through Silvanus ... The chosen one at Babylon sends you greeting, as does Mark, my son. Clement of Rome (I Clement) and Irenaeus (To the Romans) both attest to Peter's presence and death in Rome. Paul makes mention of Linus, a Christian at Rome. Irenaeus (Adversus Haereses, 3, 3, 3) tells us that the same Linus was Peter's first successor as bishop of Rome. 2 Timothy 4:21 Eubulus, Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and all the brothers send greetings. Two great historians of the Church, Eusebius of Caesarea, a bishop and historian of the Council of Nicaea, and Augustine, bishop and theologian, preserve for us the list of successors of the bishop of Rome to their own time. They attest to the sense and realization the Church had to the need for historic succession to the Bishop of Rome. Eusebius (260-339), The History of the Church, Book 3, 324 AD After the martyrdom of Paul and Peter, the first man to be appointed Bishop of Rome was Linus. ... Linus, who is mentioned in the Second Epistle to Timothy as being with Paul in Rome, as stated above was the first after Peter to be appointed Bishop of Rome. Clement again, who became


"Who wrote the poem that begins ""April is the cruellest month""?"

April is the Cruelest Month (Especially on Tax Day) | Academy of American Poets Academy of American Poets The Academy of American Poets is the largest membership-based nonprofit organization fostering an appreciation for contemporary poetry and supporting American poets. For over three generations, the Academy has connected millions of people to great poetry through programs such as National Poetry Month, the largest literary celebration in the world; Poets.org, the Academy’s popular website; American Poets, a biannual literary journal; and an annual series of poetry readings and special events. Since its founding, the Academy has awarded more money to poets than any other organization. browse poems & poets April is the Cruelest Month (Especially on Tax Day) Posted Listen to Poetry on Your Commute "April is the cruellest month . . ." begins the first line of The Waste Land, the signature modernist poem by T. S. Eliot . The 15th of April could easily be named the cruelest day of April, as it is the annual deadline for Americans to mail their tax returns, and checks, to the Internal Revenue Service. To mark National Poetry Month on past tax days, the Academy of American Poets and the American Poetry & Literacy Project distributed thousands of free copies of The Waste Land at selected post offices across the country to taxpayers rushing to make the deadline. Eliot's poem, a landmark of twentieth century poetry, was published in 1922 to a fire-storm of reviews—some praising the work for capturing the confusion of the "modern" age following World War I and some cursing its difficult, discontinuous voice. The poem's disconnectedness is clearly deliberate, but Eliot supplied guideposts for the reader in his extensive notes that accompanied the long poem (434 lines). A clue from Eliot about the poem was embodied in its original title, which was "He do the Police in Different Voices." The advice Ezra Pound gave, while making numerous deletions and editorial changes to the body of the poem, was to use instead "The Waste Land" as the title. Words and images in the first line and elsewhere in The Waste Land echo Walt Whitman 's great poem, "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd." Whitman's poem commemorates the death of Abraham Lincoln, who was assassinated while lilacs were in bloom. The Waste Land also contains numerous allusions to the Holy Grail legend. Images of death and rebirth repeat throughout the poem, leading poets and critics to a continuing debate about whether this is a poem of despair or of salvation. more texts


What was patented in 1965 by Owen Finlay McLaren?

Mother of invention | The Independent Lifestyle Mother of invention The Material World: It seems the buggy is one of those artefacts which fulfil their purpose so efficiently they can't be improved Friday 22 September 1995 23:02 BST Click to follow Indy Lifestyle Online In his book The Evolution of Useful Things, Henry Petroski, a design historian, draws the conclusion that form follows not function, but failure. Inventors notice the shortcomings of existing objects and produce new versions, eliminating the faults. Although Petroski looks at all sorts of things, from knives and forks to push-button telephones, he nowhere glances in the direction of anything to do with babies. This neglect is shared by other designers (did Leonardo come up with the changing table?), and may partly explain why the umbrella-fold baby buggy - a light, slim, portable pushchair that can be collapsed and erected with one hand and one foot - is such a recent addition to our material comforts. But if Petroski had looked here, he would have found a neat illustration of his theory. Alain Prost never drove one Thirty years ago, a retired British aeronautical engineer called Owen Finlay Maclaren (no relation to the McLaren F1 supercar) found himself spending a lot of time at airports helping his daughter to get her young family on and off aeroplanes. Again and again they struggled with a pushchair that was heavy and bulky, even when folded. Back home, Maclaren drew on his knowledge of lightweight but strong structures to invent a prototype buggy. It was made of aluminium and weighed, at 6lbs, less than most newborn babies. But the crucial innovations were the two X-shaped hinges at the back and under the seat, which enabled it to get narrower as well as flatter when folded. The plot unfolds Maclaren filed his patent on 20 July 1965. The first buggies went on sale in 1967. Ten years later his Northamptonshire factory was producing more than half-a-million a year. Today, the simple Maclaren E-type, built at the same factory (now the single largest user of aluminium tubing in Britain), is still a best-seller, and you will see the inventor's name on many other models (he died in 1978 a rich man). There have been refinements - twin versions, better brakes, swivel wheels to improve steering, reclining seats to accommodate babies as well as older children, shoulder carrying straps, feet to make them free-standing when folded - but the basic design remains the same, whether it's part of the E-type (pounds 39.99 from Mothercare) or the swallow-top deluxe (pounds 195 from Harrods). It seems the baby buggy is one of those artefacts which fulfil their purpose so efficiently that they can't be improved. The wonder then is that no one thought of those X-hinges sooner. Back to Petroski: form follows failure, but different innovators perceive different failures at different times. In other words, inventions reflect the needs and priorities of their time. For centuries parents depended on their arms for carrying their children. When longer journeys became necessary, along came litters and wagons pulled by adults, or ponies if you were rich. Pulling was arduous and undignified, but everyone could push. Enter the perambulator., to be usurped in turn by folding carrycots and pushchairs. Thirty years ago, when people became dissatisfied with these awkward contraptions, it must have been because they wanted their children to be much more portable than they had ever been before. Children? What children? The beauty of the buggy is that it allows us to carry on with our hectic lives almost as if we had never had children. Will it, too, come to seem unsatisfactory? It is certainly possible to envisage a time, at least in London, when the pavements become so broken and uneven that it will become impossible to push anything along them. Hoverbuggies? Jetbuggies? Meanwhile, I would like to suggest a motor. You laugh? They have motors on golf trolleys. Maclaren, as it happens, is one of the biggest suppliers of wheels to the golf trolley industry, and its parent company, Sunleigh


Who wrote the 'Wedding March' taken from his incidental music to Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' written in 1842?

Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn - Wedding March from "A Midsummer Night's Dream" [HD] - YouTube Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn - Wedding March from "A Midsummer Night's Dream" [HD] Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Jan 24, 2014 At separate times, Felix Mendelssohn composed music for William Shakespeare's play, A Midsummer Night's Dream. In 1826, near the start of his career, Mendelssohn wrote a concert overture (Op. 21). In 1842, only a few years before his death, he wrote incidental music (Op. 61) for a production of the play, into which he incorporated the existing Overture. The incidental music includes the world-famous Wedding March. The German title reads Ein Sommernachtstraum. The intermezzo between Acts IV and V is the famous Wedding March, probably the most popular single piece of music composed by Mendelssohn, and one of the most ubiquitous pieces of music ever written. Felix Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" in C major, written in 1842, is one of the best known of the pieces from his suite of incidental music (Op. 61) to Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream. It is one of the most frequently used wedding marches, generally being played on a church pipe organ. At weddings in many Western countries, this piece is commonly used as a recessional, though frequently stripped of its episodes in this context. It is frequently teamed with the "Bridal Chorus" from Richard Wagner's opera Lohengrin, or with Jeremiah Clarke's "Prince of Denmark's March", both of which are often played for the entry of the bride. The first time that Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" was used at a wedding was when Dorothy Carew wed Tom Daniel at St Peter's Church, Tiverton, England, on 2 June 1847 when it was performed by organist Samuel Reay. However, it did not become popular at weddings until it was selected by Victoria, The Princess Royal for her marriage to Prince Frederick William of Prussia on 25 January 1858. The bride was the daughter of Queen Victoria, who loved Mendelssohn's music and for whom Mendelssohn often played while on his visits to Britain. An organ on which Mendelssohn gave recitals of the "Wedding March", among other works, is housed in St Ann's Church in Tottenham. Franz Liszt wrote a virtuoso transcription of the "Wedding March and Dance of the Elves" (S. 410) in 1849-50. Vladimir Horowitz transcribed the Wedding March into a virtuoso showpiece for piano and played it as an encore at his concerts. --------------------------------------------------- The text above is taken from Wikipedia, under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Audio source: Youtube Audio Library Painting source: National Gallery of Art We have done extensive research for each of the pictures and songs used on our channel. To the best of our knowledge, the copyright licenses of this picture and this song allow for their use in these circumstances. If we have made a mistake, and that is not the case, please contact us at hdclassicalmusic@outlook.com, and we will take immediate measures. Also, if you want to make any suggestions, just contact us at the same address. Category


Which sauce is made by mixing and heating soy sauce, sake or mirin (rice wines) with sugar?

Eden Foods Mirin, rice cooking wine Have some on hand? Go Here to browse EDEN Recipes that use this product. Quick Overview 'Ajino-haha' Mirin is traditionally made in Japan of U.S.A. Lundberg™ organic short grain brown rice, brewed in cedar kegs. Essential in dashi noodle broth, teriyaki sauce, marinades, and sushi rice. Shoyu and mirin are the right and left hands of Japanese cooking. Mirin with some shoyu is a supreme marinade. Details Eden Mirin is made by first washing and steaming California grown Lundberg Family Farm organic brown rice for several hours. After cooling it is mixed with a bit of rice koji (Aspergillus oryzae) called seed koji. The rice mixture is placed in a temperature and moisture controlled koji room for three days where it is stirred daily to ensure proper growth of the koji enzymes. The rice koji is then placed in cedar kegs and mixed with more steamed rice and water. This rice mixture is called 'moromi,' or rice wine mash, that is allowed to ferment for two months. At this time sea salt is added, as well as more steamed rice, koji and water. It is allowed to ferment for another three months. After fermentation is complete, the mixture is pressed through cotton sacks and filtered to remove rice residue. It is heated to 85°C. for 3 to 4 seconds. Mirin's alcohol content, about ten percent, quickly evaporates when cooked with food or may be removed by heating it to the boiling point, and allowed to cool before adding to uncooked foods. Mirin originated in Japan during the 15th century and was initially made by simply mixing cooked sweet rice together with sake, a traditional Japanese rice wine. In the 16th century mirin brewers began distilling this sweet wine in an effort to prolong its shelf life. This distilled wine called 'shochu', or 'fire spirits,' had a very high alcohol content. Over the next several centuries brewers further experimented with shochu by adding cooked sweet rice and rice koji enzymes and eventually sea salt to further reduce the alcohol content. Originally mirin was very expensive and not affordable to the general public. Eventually its virtue as a seasoning was discovered and mirin began to be used in Japan's highest, most elegant form of cooking, 'Kaiseki,' or tea ceremony cooking. Over the years mirin's popularity as a seasoning increased among the general public as it became more affordable, but the quality of most mirin sharply declined. Today most commercial mirin is made from molasses, glucose, artificially produced koji enzymes (many of which are genetically engineered), cornstarch, ethyl alcohol, preservatives and other additives that are simply mixed with water and fermented very quickly. Chemical denaturing additives are used instead of sea salt to reduce the alcohol content. The results are less healthful and inferior in quality and flavor. Eden Mirin is of superior quality containing no artificial ingredients. Eden Mirin is low in sodium and carbohydrate. It is fat free and cholesterol free. The natural sugar content in the mirin is due to the fermentation of the rice and is in the form of complex carbohydrate grain sugar or maltose. Mirin is also a source of naturally occurring amino acids, organic acids and enzymes. Eden Mirin is mildly sweet with a hint of sour and salty flavors. Eden Mirin can be used as a multipurpose liquid seasoning for grilled dishes such as tofu, tempeh, fish, seafood and vegetables. It adds complexity to soups, noodle broth, sauces, poached fish and tofu dishes, marinades, gravies, salad dressings and sautéed vegetable dishes. It can be combined with Eden Organic Brown Rice Vinegar and added to cooked sushi rice; this gives the rice a glossy appearance. To prepare dipping sauce for noodles, grilled foods, tofu, batter fried tempura and other foods, simply combine a little mirin with any Eden Shoyu Soy Sauce and a little freshly grated ginger or a pinch of Eden Wasabi (Japanese Horseradish) powder. Eden Mirin produces a beautiful, shiny finish for glazing pie crusts and pastries. It can also be used in making desserts such as poached f


Usually black and white, what kind of creature is a Jacob?

Sheep Breeds Sheep Sheep Breeds For further information on sheep breeds and setting up your own flock, see 'Establishing Your Flock', programme 1 in the DVD series 'Sheep on Your Smallholding'         Badger Face Welsh Mountain - Torddu, the Welsh name meaning 'black belly' have distinct black stripes above the eyes and a black stripe running from under the chin to the belly and continuing underneath to the end of the tail. The legs are black with a tan stripe. The fleece can be white, grey or light brown, but preference is given to the lighter shades. The wool should be firm and medium length (7-10 cm). The Torwen, the Welsh name meaning 'white belly' show the reverse colouring, but with a smaller eye stripe. Their bodies should be compact and strong and of medium size. Both Torddu and Torwen rams are horned and weigh up to 90kg. Ewes are polled and weigh up to 60kg. Easy lambing and low cost maintenance. "The Badger" is a hardy ewe fed only half a kilo of concentrate with hay or silage. Producing up to 180% live lambs weaned at about 16 weeks. Slaughter weights reach 40kg. Ewes in all locations continue to produce good lamb crops for up to 10 years. Plenty of milk and strong lambs with plenty of "get up and go" make "the badger" an ideal low labour input breed for extensive lamb production either bred pure or used to produce fat lambs straight from the ewe when crossed with continental or Suffolk rams. Society website: http://www.badgerfacesheep.co.uk Balwen Welsh Mountain - A sheep for all seasons. One of the original Welsh breeds of sheep the Balwen remains as one of the most striking and versatile of all the rare breed sheep. The sheep has a base colour of black, dark brown or dark grey. It has a white stripe running from the pole of the head to the top of the nose, four white feet and half white tail. Average mature ewe weighs 40-50kgs, rams 45-60kgs. The Balwen Welsh Mountain Sheep is a small very hardy breed. They are easy to manage, having very few of the health problems associated with many of today's larger breeds of sheep. They have excellent feet, requiring very little attention, and can get by with only a minimum of supplementary feeding at peak times of the year. The ewes make excellent mothers, having very few lambing problems and plenty of milk to feed the lambs. At their first lambing, most ewes have single lambs. But after that, under the right conditions many twin, and some have even reared triplets. Crossbred ewes can rear lambs economically, and with speed. Society website: http://www.balwensheepsociety.com Beltex - A medium sized sheep, long in the body. It is wedge-shaped from a narrow shoulder to a distinctive large, double-muscled hindquarter. The head is generally white in colour but may have black, blue or brown shadings or patches. The fore face is short and thick. The fleece is tight, dense of medium staple length. Average male bodyweight 95kg. Beltex sheep were first introduced to Britain from Belgium in 1989. They originated from hybrid sheep bred in Belgium. Beltex is primarily a terminal sire to cross with British sheep and half-bred continental sheep. Beltex-sired lambs are born with ease and are thrifty. Society website: http://www.beltex.co.uk Berrichon Du Cher - A polled white faced sheep with a medium fleece of high quality. The body being compact well muscled and medium to large status. Average mature ewe weighs 90kg, rams 130kg. A well fleshed sheep originating from the Cher region of France. Its primary role has been that of a terminal sire producing quick growing easy fleshed lambs capable of being finished at a range of weights to suit varying market specifications and demands. Society website: http://www.berrichonsociety.com Beulah Speckled Face - The face and legs are free from wool and distinctly speckled. Ewes are hornless, as are the majority of rams. A long head is preferred with erect ears pointing slightly forward. The fleece is white, free from any other colours, varying from high quality to longer coarse fibres. Lambing percentages average 160% -170%. Average mature e


St George's is the capital of which Caribbean island?

Grenada (Caribbean) Saint George's / La capitale de Grenade, St George's - YouTube Grenada (Caribbean) Saint George's / La capitale de Grenade, St George's Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Apr 17, 2011 History St. George's was built by the French in 1650. This is made apparent by the many red roofed houses in the city. After the Great Fire of 1771, most of the boarding houses on Granby Street were moved to Gouyave. On the 1st of November 1775 there were a Great Fire in the town of St. George's known as the Great Fire of St George's . Following the withdrawal of Bridgetown, Barbados, in the mid 1880s, St. George's went on to become the replacement capital of the former colony of the British Windward Islands. The Tikal was the first art cater shop in Grenada and it was opened in December 1959. In 2004, St. George's and the rest of Grenada were severely battered by Hurricane Ivan. The hurricane left significant destruction across the island and crippled much of the island's infrastructure. It was estimated that some 90% of the island's homes had sustained damage and the nutmeg trees which are key to Grenada's economy were devastated. A year later with the help of international donors (Canada, the United States, and the European Union) Grenada had experienced a significant turn around in rebuilding efforts. By 2007, Grenada had participated as planned in the hosting of the 2007 Cricket World Cup. Though St. George the capital of Grenada was discovered by Christopher Columbus on this third voyage in 1498, the island was relatively neglected until 1650, when it was purchased by the governer of Martinique. The French began their colonization with a series of skirmishes that virtually exterminated the island's native Carib population. The survivors were pushed north to Le Morne des Sauterurs, where rather than surrender they jumped off the cliff to the jagged rocks below. Today the site of the Carib defeat is known as Carib's Leap. Culture Carnival takes place the second week in August. This festival celebrates the emancipation of slaves. The Sunday night celebrations continue into the early morning hours on Monday. On Monday a carnival pageant is held on stage at Queen's Park, this is also where costumes, themes and Calypso Queens are judged. On Tuesdat, St. George vibrates to the sounds of the calypso steel bands as they parade through the streets. You will see many people in colourful costumes, dancing behind the band that they support. There is plenty to eat and drink, the freshly roasted sweet corn is addictive! Weather Grenadians enjoy excellent weather throughout the year. The average is in the high 80'sF. There are two seasons/ The 'dry' season is from January to May and the 'rainy' season for the rest of the year. But you do have short spells of rain in the dry period lasting no more than 5 minutes or so. Grey clouds over the mountains is the first sign of rain. Like most other Caribbean destinations you would expect to find beautiful beaches, tropical sunshine, togther with a friendly welcome but Grenada is unique with its unmistakeable aroma of spices, the mountainous terrain and unexplored coral reefs. Grenada is an independent state withing the commonwealth, with the British Monarch as head represented by the Governor General. Category


Albert II abdicated as King of the Belgians in July 2013, what is the name of his son, the new king?

Belgium's King Albert II abdicates | Fox News Belgium's King Albert II abdicates Published        July 21, 2013 Facebook 0 Twitter 0 Email Print Queen Paola and King Albert II arrive for the Te Deum mass at the Saint Michael and St Gudula Cathedral in Brussels on July 21, 2013. Albert II has abdicated after 20 years as 'King of the Belgians' in favour of his son Philippe, who becomes the seventh monarch of a country deeply divided between its French- and Flemish-speaking halves.  (Belga/AFP) BRUSSELS (AFP) –  Albert II abdicated Sunday after 20 years as 'King of the Belgians' in favour of his son Philippe, who becomes the seventh monarch of a country deeply divided between its French- and Flemish-speaking halves. In a solemn ceremony at the royal palace, Albert signed the act of abdication in front of an audience of some 250 local dignitaries and political leaders, thanking them "for all that you have achieved during my reign". ...,/.,


Horus, the Egyptian god of the sun, war and protection had the head of which creature?

Horus | Mythology Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Hapy , Duamutef , Qebehsenuef , Imseti , Ahy , (the Pharaoh) Horus was considered by the Egyptians to be the sky god. He was the son of Isis and Osiris , born after his father's death at the hands of Set , Horus' uncle (on both sides). He later avenged his father and became Pharaoh of Egypt. His consort is Hathor and he has four sons, who protect the four canopic jars used in mummification; Imseti, Duamutef, Qebehsenuef and Hapi. In some variations of Egyptian Mythology, Horus, in an elder form, is also the brother of Isis, Osiris, Set and Nephthys . He also sometimes accompanied Ra through the Underworld The eye of Horus is an Egyptian sign of protection of the royal power. His symbol is a Falcon, specifically a peregrine. Many Egyptian cities honor this deity. Due to his affiliation with kingship, he is pictured with the combined crown of both Upper and Lower Egypt, representing his link to the king of Egypt, who would rule the entire country. The Pharaoh of Egypt was considered the son of Horus and thus a living god. Horus is one of the most significant deities in ancient Egyptian religion, who was worshipped from at least the late Predynastic period through to Greco-Roman times. Different forms of Horus are recorded in history and these are treated as distinct gods by Egypt specialists.[1]These various forms may possibly be different perceptions of the same multi-layered deity in which certain attributes or syncretic relationships are emphasized, not necessarily in opposition but complementary to one another, consistent with how the Ancient Egyptians viewed the multiple facets of reality.[2]He was most often depicted as a falcon, most likely alanner or peregrine, or as a man with a falcon head.[3] The earliest recorded form of Horus is the patron deity ofNekhen in Upper Egypt, who is the first known national god, specifically related to the king who in time came to be regarded as a manifestation of Horus in life and Osirisin death. The most commonly encountered family relationship describes Horus as the son of Isis and Osiris but in another tradition Hathor is regarded as his mother and sometimes as his wife. Horus served many functions in the Egyptian pantheon, most notably being a god of the sun, war and protection.


The rock musical 'Rent' is based on which Puccini opera?

Rent Rent      The 1996 Broadway rock musical Rent by Jonathan Larson is a modern expression of the Bohemian        ideal. The musical is based extensively on Puccini's La        Boheme , incorporating musical themes, plot twists, and even        lyrics of the opera. However, Rent also examines modern issues,        such as homosexual relationships, AIDS, and drug addiction.      Premiering on February       13, 1996, the musical won widespread acclaim, a group of passionate       fans (who call themselves "Rentheads"), and several       important prizes: the New York Drama Critics Circle Award, six Drama Desk Awards, three Obie Awards, four Tony Awards, and the       Pulitzer Prize.  The musical takes place       in New York City's East Village; its characters are young artists       attempting to make a living while staying true to their ideals.       Many of them are HIV-positive; the need to prove their brief       lives were worthwhile and productive consumes them. They try       to live each day at a time, concentrating on the value of their       relationships with one another.   More than a century later, Murger's     story of Bohemian life continues to resonate. Rent and La Boheme: Similarities  Rent Mimi, a dancer - Roger's love interest Collins, a philosopher Angel Schunard, a musician - Collins's         love interest Maureen, an actress - Mark's former girlfriend Joanne, a lawyer - Maureen's new girlfriend Benny, the landlord Mimi, a seamstress - Rodolfo's love interest Colline, a philosopher Alcindoro, Musetta's new boyfriend Benoit, the landlord Mark and Roger warm themselves in the        first scene by burning Mark's screenplays and Roger's music posters. Rodolfo and Marcello warm themselves in        the first scene by burning Rodolfo's five-act drama. Mimi enters Mark's and Roger's apartment        during a power outage, looking for a light for her candle. Her        first song ends with the words "They call me Mimi." Mimi enters Marcello's and Rodolfo's apartment        looking for a light for her candle. Her first aria begins with        the words "They call me Mimi."  Roger is mezmerized by Mimi's "hair        in the moonlight." Rodolfo sings of Mimi's "sweet visage        bathed in a soft lunar dawn." Maureen sings: "Every single day, I walk down the street I hear people        say 'Baby's so sweet.' Ever since puberty, everybody stares at        me Boys, girls, I can't help it, baby." Musetta sings: "When I walk alone through the street people stop and stare,        and all seek in me my beauty from head to foot." Angel is hired to kill an annoying dog        by drumming incessantly. Schaunard is hired to kill an annoying        parrot by "incessant musical performance" (Groos and        Parker, 14) Roger says he wants to leave town because        Mimi has renewed her relationship with her previous boyfriend,        but Mark encourages him to admit that he is afraid that she will        soon die and does not want to grow too close to her. Rodolfo says he wants to stop his relationship        with Mimi because she is flirtatious, but eventually reveals        to Marcello that she is also deathly ill. After Roger and Mimi's separation, Maureen        finds Mimi "freezing" in a park and brings her to Mark        and Roger's.  After Rodolfo and Mimi's separation,        Musetta meets Mimi, who is "so cold," on the street        and takes her to Marcello and Rodolfo's. As Mimi lies dying, she says to Roger, "I should tell you - I love you" As Mimi dies, she says "I have so many things I want to tell you ... you are my love and all my        life!" Mimi nearly dies of AIDS at the end of        the musical. Mimi dies of tuberculosis at the end of        the opera.


Who replaced Rowan Williams as Archbishop of Canterbury?

Archbishop of Canterbury succession race begins in earnest | World news | The Guardian Archbishop of Canterbury succession race begins in earnest Rowan Williams's replacement is to be chosen. Who are the candidates to lead the trouble Anglican communion? The archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, steps down at the end of the year and it is up to the Crown Nominations Commission to put two names forward as his successor. Photograph: Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/AP Share on Messenger Close Next Wednesday, four women and 15 men on the Crown Nominations Commission will gather for two days of prayer and horsetrading to replace Rowan Williams as archbishop of Canterbury. We know who they are, and when they will meet – but not where, so they can't be doorstepped. Only three members of the commission, chaired by the former Conservative arts minister Lord Luce, are bishops. One of the women and two of the men have no vote, but are there to advise. Five, including one of the women, are priests. The rest are lay people. Almost all the parties of the church are represented and there is even Dr Barry Morgan, a Welshman, to represent the rest of the world for the first time in this process. They will pick two names to present to the prime minister, who is bound to choose the first, unless he proves unable to take the job. The man they choose will have at least five jobs at once in his new post, and very little power in any of them. He is a bishop in Kent. He sits in the House of Lords. He chairs meetings of the bishops of all England. In some very nebulous sense he is also the leader of the Anglican communion, a worldwide body with no agreed doctrine and no discipline, which has rejected all attempts to supply it with either. If the Queen dies, he will crown her successor. When the nation requires religious pageantry, he must supply it and star in it. "The next man has got to be able to hold together the Anglican communion, and to stare down the loony left and the loony right on sexual questions," says Stephen Kuhrt, a south London vicar who represents centrist evangelical opinion. "There are those who want a split as soon as possible, but the vast majority of Anglicans want a working compromise on sexuality. We need someone who can communicate a bit more on a popular level than Rowan, and is a bit tougher." This time last year the two main candidates were John Sentamu, the archbishop of York, and Richard Chartres, the bishop of London. Neither filled the church with much enthusiasm. Sentamu wanted the job too obviously. Chartres has refused to ordain women. Both men are in their 60s, and Sentamu is not in perfect health. This matters because if one of the jobs of the archbishop is to run the Anglican communion – well, to head it, since it is not a body coherent enough to run – he must be in shape for the next Lambeth Conference in 2018, when most of the Anglican bishops of the world will come together. During the Occupy crisis last year, Charters originally wanted the protestors cleared away, but after Giles Fraser resigned the bishop reversed position with blinding speed and conviction. Chartres is hugely experienced, having served as Robert Runcie's chaplain, and he can point to the fact that church attendance in his diocese has grown over the last decade. Sentamu's qualifications are drive, intelligence and a gift for theatre. As a black African former asylum seeker he is able to praise British patriotism extravagantly. He seems at home as a columnist for the Sun on Sunday, where he writes things such as: "We shouldn't be shy about saying how great our country is." He inspires devotion in his staff but two people separately said to me he will never get the job because he sat on the appointments committee for five years, and some of his former colleagues there are determined that he should not. He has drifted out in the betting. "John Sentamu is a great public face for Christianity in this country, but not a great manager of people," says Kuhrt. "Of course, in this job you do have to challenge the Captain Mainwarings if you want anythin


Give an alternative name for the flowering plant 'heartsease'?

Plant Heartsease For World Elder Abuse Awareness Day | Jerry Coleby-Williams Sustainable Gardening in our Continually Surprising Climate Plant Heartsease For World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 27/04/2014 Heartsease, or Johnny Jump Up (Viola tricolor) If subtropical gardeners sow seed of ‘Johnny Jump Up’ this week, they will be flowering just in time for World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on 15th June 2014. World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) recognises the work carried out by the Elder Abuse Prevention Unit and its Helpline 1300 651 192, which offers support, advice and referrals for elder people who are experiencing abuse from their children. WEAAD has chosen the colour purple to represent their mission worldwide because ‘purple denotes wisdom, dignity, independence and creativity’, and they asked me to nominate an easycare, purple flowering plant that people can grow now to flower in winter in time for the 15th June to celebrate their international awareness day. I nominate Heartsease (Viola tricolor) , an old-fashioned, much loved annual. Also known as Heart’s delight, Tickle-my-fancy, Jack-jump-up-and-kiss-me, and Come-and-cuddle-me, this flower has been much loved for brightening winter and spring gardens. Heartsease varieties which most resemble the wild European ancestor are sold in Australia as ‘Johnny Jump Up’, although there is a wide range of alternative colours, plus its modern large-flowered descendants, the pansy (first developed in 1839) come in a variety of colours, including many shades of purple. Did you know? Did you know Heartsease flowers are edible? The flowers have a long history in herbalism and for making dyes, but they can also be eaten. Carefully wash the flowers and remove the green sepals behind the flowers before adding them as a garnish to meals. Try adding Heartsease, Calendula and Nasturtium flowers to a mixed salad, it’ll be beautiful and even more nutritious. The foliage is a different story, and potent extracts from leaves are used to treat a range of ailments, including cancer. No nibbling the leaves! If you sow some Johnny Jump Up now, they will just start flowering in time for 15th June. Green Harvest sells Heartsease seed on line . You could also plant seedlings anytime between now and then, most garden centres sell seed, seedlings and flowering plants from now until spring. Growing tips Find a sunny spot that receives six hours of morning sunshine. Dig the soil to loosen it up. Fork in some well rotted compost, cow or sheep manure, or mushroom compost. Sprinkle half a handful of dolomite per square metre over the surface, lightly raking it in. Plant 10 – 15cm apart, mulching the soil thinly with a layer of chopped sugarcane, and water deeply. I’ve managed to keep Heartsease flowering in my Brisbane garden for over a year. The most important cultural tips are: * Protect from hot afternoon sunshine; * Keep soil damp; * Do not overfeed. A fortnightly application of seaweed solution is sufficient; * Keep plants flowering, removing dead flowers twice weekly; * Prune, shortening stems of leggy or straggly plants back by 2-6cm. This rejuvenates tired plants, encourages bushiness and further flowering. You can propagate new plants by rooting these cuttings in potting mix; Name: Heartsease, or Johnny Jump Up (Viola tricolor); Height: 10-30cm; Sun/ Shade: prefer sun all morning; Sow: March to May; Feed: fortnightly with seaweed solution; Care: deadhead regularly, lightly clip back to rejuvenate plants; Enjoy a little heart’s ease this  World Elder Abuse Awareness Day . Jerry Coleby-Williams


Which comedienne presents the Radio 4 panel game 'Dilemma' and co-presents 'The Great British Bake-Off'?

Awards Hosts & Presenters speakers, Awards & Entertainment speakers from Atlantic Speaker Bureau Adam Kay is a British comedy writer and performer. Adam Kay is well known for his television writing credits including Mongrels and Crims. Adam Richman Self-educated food expert, Adam is known as being the host of the hit food travel show ‘Man Vs. Food’. Adam Richman grew up in the food Mecca of New York City and began his love affair with food early on, sampling all of the diverse culinary specialties The Big Apple had to offer. From samosas to sushi, even at a young age, Adam had a desire to taste it all. A self-educated food expert and trained sushi chef, since 1995 he has kept a travel journal including each of the restaurants he visited and what he learned from the trip. Adam has subsequently worked in nearly every echelon of the restaurant world coast-to-coast. The nature of his work allowed him to feed his appetite for discovering the best local dishes across America, all of which found their way into his ever-expanding food journal. Although described as a bit on the husky side, to maintain his health while indulging for his show on The Travel Channel’s Man v. Food (which he began hosting in 2008), Richman exercises twice a day while he is on the road. Adam Savage Adam Savage is best known for his work in Sci-Fi movies and his role in MythBusters. Adam Savage has spent his life gathering skills that allow him to take what’s in his mind and make it real. Adam is a maker, a dreamer, a cinephile, a craftsman and a tireless advocate for getting one’s hands dirty. He has multiple hobbies and is passionate about restoring his vintage four-wheel drive vehicle, and researching and accruing new pieces for his movie prop collection. But his true love is his family. He lives with his wife, twin boys, and their two amazing dogs. Ade Adepitan Ade is a nationally loved paralympic basketball champion and TV presenter. Ade Adepitan MBE is a successful and respected Paralympic athlete who has won medals with the Great Britain wheelchair basketball team. He was an Ambassador for London's 2012 Olympic bid and now sits on the advisory board of LOCOG. He is also a consultant for Channel 4's Paralympic coverage. He has featured on many television programmes and series as an actor, presenter or guest, particularly for the BBC. Adil Ray Adil Ray is the creator and star of BBC1’s primetime sitcom Citizen Khan. He is also a versatile broadcaster and presenter. Adil Ray is a British actor and radio and television presenter. He stars in the BBC One comedy Citizen Khan, which he created and co-writes, as well as presenting on various BBC radio stations. Adrian Chiles Adrian is a popular British television and radio presenter particularly in current affairs and politics. He is also working for ITV Sport covering top football matches. Adrian initially started working for the BBC by carrying out work experience on the Business Breakfast show. He was successful and soon switched to working for the BBC’s radio channels, working on Radio 4’s Financial World Tonight. He soon moved to Radio 5 Live and had his own show – Chiles on Saturday – which was awarded a Sony Radio Academy Gold Award in 2002. In 2010, Adrian left the BBC and began working as a sports presenter for ITV. He was a presenter on Daybreak (a breakfast show) for about a year. He also presents That Saturday Night Show. Alain de Botton "Forcing people to eat together is an effective way to promote tolerance." Alain is known as the peoples' philosopher and best known for his aim to bring philosophy to the masses in a non-threatening or intimidating manner. Also a best-selling author. Described as the "peoples' philosopher", Alain has written a panoply of successful books, ranging in topics from love, architecture, travel, literature, and religion. His books have gone on to be best-sellers in 30 different countries. When Alain is not writing, he can be found at 'the School of Life', a book store and workshop dedicated to a new vision of education, which aims to expand on his mantra that our