Who was manager of Manchester United, when they were last relegated?

Frankly Mr Spencer: A Moment in Time - 1973-74 When Man United Were Relegated Thursday, 27 December 2012 A Moment in Time - 1973-74 When Man United Were Relegated The season is 1973-74 and Manchester United have been in steady decline since they became the first English club to lift the European Cup in 1968. After winning the title in 1967, they were pipped to the post by Manchester City a year later.  But 1969 saw them finish 11th and Matt Busby decided to retire from the manager’s role and move upstairs to become General Manager.  Reserve team coach, Wilf McGuinness was chosen to replace him from June 1969.  Under McGuinness United finished 8th in 1969-70 but by December 1970 they were languishing in 18th place and it cost McGuinness his job.  McGuinness could consider himself a little unfortunate in that he had lead United to both League Cup and FA Cup Semi-Finals but the board expected more. Busby was then brought back to take over temporary control for the rest of the season and 24pts from a possible 38 propelled them to another 8th placed finish.  United then cast their net outside the club for a permanent replacement and Frank O’Farrell was plucked from Leicester City. United were top by Christmas 1971, but won just 5 games in the second half of the season losing 11 and ended up in 8th again.  On 16th December 1972 United were 3rd from bottom of the First Division and travelled to Selhurst Park to meet bottom club, Crystal Palace.  They were hammered 0-5, O’Farrell was sacked and the club’s directors announced George Best would never play for the club again, as he had gone missing once too often. Scotland manager, Tommy Docherty was appointed three days later having retired from international management.  He restored Best to the team but United were a club in decline and they finished 18th, just 7pts from the drop.  Their lack of ability in scoring goals was all the more evident as Bobby Charlton was the club’s top scorer with a pitiful 6 goals.  The team had scored just 44 in 42 league matches and conceded 60.  Only 2 other sides gave away more goals that season.  United were clearly a club in free-fall and to make things worse Bobby Charlton retired at the end of the season.  Off too were Best and Dennis Law.  Law had made just 11 appearances that season, and his goal in the opening day defeat at home to Ipswich Town, was his only one of the season.  He then moved to neighbours, City.  They were knocked out of the FA Cup by Wolves at the Third Round stage, and also suffered the embarrassment of being dumped out of the League Cup  at Old Trafford by Bristol Rovers.    Squad Goalkeepers Alex Stepney (aged 30, 42 appearances, 2 goals) Tommy Docherty signed Stepney from Millwall, when he was manager of Chelsea, but he only made 1 appearance before moving to United in 1966.  Made his debut at the start of 1966-67 season.  Was part of the side which won the League in 1967 and the European Cup in 1968.  Eventually left the club in 1978 after making over 400 appearances. Defenders Jim Holton (aged 22, 34 appearances, 2 goals) Born in Scotland, Holton started his professional career at Shrewsbury before moving to United in 1972.  Big favourite with the crowd he eventually moved to Sunderland in 1976.  Played in Scotland’s World Cup team in 1974 Martin Buchan (aged 24, 42 appearances) Another Scot, he started his career at Aberdeen before Frank O’Farrell made him United’s record signing, £120,000 in February 1972.  Later captained the club to FA Cup success in 1977, and played for the club up to 1983. Steve James (aged 24, 21 appearances, 2 goals)  Made his League debut in 1968 as replacement for Bill Foulkes.  Tommy Docherty clearly didn’t rate him and he moved on after the 1974-75 season. Tony Young (aged 21, 29 appearances, 1 goal) Made his debut as a substitute against Ipswich in September 1970 and was originally a promising midfielder.  He later converted to full-back and had two good seasons up to 1974 but was replaced by Stewart Houston. Arnie Sidebottom (aged 20, 2 appearances) Probably more famous as a cricketer


15 Interesting Facts About Penguins - Penguin Trivia By Melissa Mayntz Updated December 05, 2016. Penguins are some of the most recognizable and beloved birds in the world. They are also some of the most unique and amazing birds because of their physical adaptations to survive in unusual climates and to live mostly at sea. Do you know what makes penguins so special and interesting? Penguin Trivia There are 18 species of penguin in the world. While some species are widespread and thriving, 13 of them have declining populations, and five of them are considered endangered and facing possible extinction if strong protection and conservation measures are not taken.   Penguins are primarily found only in the Southern Hemisphere . While most people associate penguins with Antarctica , they are much more widespread and penguin populations can also be found in South America, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand, as well as many small islands in the southern Pacific Ocean. In captivity, penguins can be found all over the world.   The naturally northernmost penguin species is the Galapagos penguin , which lives year-round near the equator on the Galapagos Islands , and is the penguin that can cross into the Northern Hemisphere, which it may do while feeding.   continue reading below our video How to Turn Your Hobby into a Small Business Penguins lost the ability to fly millions of years ago, but their powerful flippers and streamlined bodies make them very accomplished swimmers. They are the fastest swimming and deepest diving species of any birds and can stay underwater up to 20 minutes at a time.   While swimming, penguins will leap in shallow arcs above the surface of the water, a practice called porpoising . This coats their plumage with tiny bubbles that reduce friction, allowing them to swim as fast as 22 miles per hour (35 kph). It may also help them evade predators and allows them to breathe more regularly, and some scientists theorize that they may make these leaps out of sheer joy.   The light front and dark back tuxedo-like coloration of classic penguin plumage is called countershading and provides superb camouflage from above and below to protect penguins in the water. It also helps disguise penguins from their prey so they can hunt more successfully.   Penguins are carnivores that catch all their food live in the sea. Depending on the species they can eat a variety of different marine animals, including fish, squid, shrimp, krill and other crustaceans. Because their diets are so specialized, penguins are called piscivorous .   Penguins’ eyes work better underwater than they do in the air, giving them superior eyesight to spot prey while hunting, even in cloudy, dark or murky water.   The emperor penguin is the largest penguin species, standing up to 48 inches tall and weighing up to 90 pounds when mature and not fasting to incubate eggs. The little penguin is the smallest penguin at just 12 inches tall and weighing only 2 pounds.   The yellow-eyed penguin is believed to be the rarest penguin species, with only approximately 5,000 birds surviving in the wild, though population numbers fluctuate. They can only be found along the southeastern coast of New Zealand and smaller nearby islands.   Penguins are highly social, colonial birds that form breeding colonies numbering in the tens of thousands. They may use the same nesting grounds for thousands of years and the largest colonies can number in the millions, but parents and chicks use their superb hearing to easily keep track of one another even in a crowd.   Emperor penguins and king penguins do not make any sort of nests. Instead, a single egg for each mated pair is incubated on a parent’s feet and kept warm by a flap of skin called a brood pouch. Incubation can take 8-10 weeks and occurs during winter, so the egg must always be kept warm and safe.   Emperor penguin males will incubate their eggs for two months in the winter without eating while the females are at sea. During that time, they live off their fat reserves and may lose half their body weight. When the f


Which classical composter wrote 'The Snow Maiden' and 'The Golden Cockerel'?

Rimsky-Korsakov: The Snow Maiden, The Golden Cockerel, Mlada - Classical Archives Rimsky-Korsakov: The Snow Maiden, The Golden Cockerel, Mlada There are no reviews for this album. CD 1 1.Tsar Dodon in his Palace 8:53 4.The Wedding and Lamentable End of Dodon 3:56 3.Tsar Dodon as Guest of the Queen of Shemakha 6:40


"""When you happen to know today is Wednesday and starts like sounding like Sunday, there is something seriously wrong somewhere"" is the opening line of which John Wyndham novel?"

The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham | Excerpt | ReadingGroupGuides.com by John Wyndham The End Begins When a day that you happen to know is Wednesday starts off by sounding like Sunday, there is something seriously wrong somewhere. I felt that from the moment I woke. And yet, when I started functioning a little more smartly, I became doubtful. After all, the odds were that it was I who was wrong, and not everyone else—though I did not see how that could be. I went on waiting, tinged with doubt. But presently I had my first bit of objective evidence—a distant clock struck what sounded to me just like eight. I listened hard and suspiciously. Soon another clock began, on a hard, decisive note. In a leisurely fashion it gave an indisputable eight. Then I knew things were awry. The way I came to miss the end of the world—well, the end of the world I had known for close on thirty years—was sheer accident: like a lot of survival, when you come to think of it. In the nature of things a good many somebodies are always in hospital, and the law of averages had picked on me to be one of them a week or so before. It might just as easily have been the week before that—in which case I'd not be writing now: I'd not be here at all. But chance played it not only that I should be in hospital at that particular time, but that my eyes, and indeed my whole head, should be wreathed in bandages—and that's why I have to be grateful to whoever orders these averages. At the time, however, I was only peevish, wondering what in thunder went on, for I had been in the place long enough to know that, next to the matron, the clock is the most sacred thing in a hospital. Without a clock the place simply couldn't work. Each second there's someone consulting it on births, deaths, doses, meals, lights, talking, working, sleeping, resting, visiting, dressing, washing—and hitherto it had decreed that someone should begin to wash and tidy me up at exactly three minutes after 7 a.m. That was one of the best reasons I had for appreciating a private room. In a public ward the messy proceeding would have taken place a whole unnecessary hour earlier. But here, today, clocks of varying reliability were continuing to strike eight in all directions—and still nobody had shown up. Much as I disliked the sponging process, and useless as it had been to suggest that the help of a guiding hand as far as the bathroom could eliminate it, its failure to occur was highly disconcerting. Besides, it was normally a close forerunner of breakfast, and I was feeling hungry. Probably I would have been aggrieved about it any morning, but today, this Wednesday, May 8, was an occasion of particular personal importance. I was doubly anxious to get all the fuss and routine over because this was the day they were going to take off my bandages. I groped around a bit to find the bell push and let them have a full five seconds' clatter, just to show what I was thinking of them. While I was waiting for the pretty short-tempered response that such a peal ought to bring, I went on listening. The day outside, I realized now, was sounding even more wrong than I had thought. The noises it made, or failed to make, were more like Sunday than Sunday itself—and I'd come round again to being absolutely assured that it was Wednesday, whatever else had happened to it. Why the founders of St. Merryn's Hospital chose to erect their institution at a main-road crossing upon a valuable office site, and thus expose their patients' nerves to constant laceration, is a foible that I never properly understood. But for those fortunate enough to be suffering from complaints unaffected by the wear and tear of continuous traffic, it did have the advantage that one could lie abed and still not be out of touch, so to speak, with the flow of life. Customarily the west-bound busses thundered along trying to beat the lights at the corner; as often as not a pig-squeal of brakes and a salvo of shots from the silencer would tell that they hadn't. Then the released cross traffic would rev and roar as it started up the inclin


Which make of car was the first to be powered by gas turbine?

Plymouth 1946-1959: Plymouth Turbine Cars Plymouth Turbine Cars by Jim Benjaminson . Copyrighted by Jim Benjaminson. Reprinted by permission. Originally printed by Motorbooks International. “The car was moving under its own power. I was driving it and Sam Williams was sitting next to me. Dave Borden was in the back seat. “Word had gotten out that we were going to try a turbine car for the first time. We started it and started to move out and the crowd cheered. It was quite an exciting event. There must have been 300 people hanging out of windows and leaning over the roof. With the cheers and the applause I suppose the rest of the place must have wondered what in the hell was going on over there. Word got around pretty fast. That was the fall of 1953.” With those words, George Huebner Jr. recalled the first impromptu public showing of Chrysler Corporation's first gas turbine-powered automobile as it was driven around Chrysler's Highland Park complex. The car, a white-over-beige 1954 Plymouth Belvedere two-door hardtop, was not the first turbine-powered automobile in the world (Rover's Jet 1 held that distinction), but it did carry a distinction no car had to that time—it was the first production automobile in the world to be powered by a gas turbine. Chrysler's turbine program dated back to World War II. In 1945, Chrysler had been issued a contract by the U.S. Navy's Bureau of Aeronautics to develop a turboprop engine. Work on an automotive version of the engine didn't begin in earnest until 1949 when the Navy contract ran out. Development work consisted of improvements to the compressor, regenerator, burner controls, and other necessary gearing and controls needed to adopt a gas turbine to automotive use. Key obstacles were cost and materials availability; completely new tooling and manufacturing methods would have to be developed if a turbine engine was to be mass produced. Turbine engines, by their very nature, required special metal alloy and ceramic parts to withstand the extreme temperatures generated. Chrysler engineers were faced with two engine designs to choose from, either single- or two-shaft, and chose to develop the two-stage turbine (a gas generator stage and a power turbine stage). In its simplest form, a turbine draws in air which is then compressed (and heated) before being subjected to mixing with fuel. In its first stage, the mixture is again compressed before passing on to the second or power turbine stage. Gas turbines were noted for extremely high exhaust temperatures, a problem Chrysler engineers solved by rerouting the exhaust gasses through rotating heat exchangers or regenerators. At the power turbine stage turbine blades could be operating at over 70,000rpm, a speed that had to be reduced through a series of reduction gears before power could be directed to a car's transmission. News of Huebner’s October 1953 test drive of the first turbine-powered production car wasn't released to the general public until March 25, 1954. With a mid-June dedication set for Chrysler's new Chelsea, Michigan, testing facilities, it was only natural that Chrysler would want to showcase its latest engineering developments during the ceremonies. Chrysler engineers had begun to set up a 1953 Dodge sedan as the first turbine-powered car. With the fast approaching Chelsea dedication the switch to a more sporty Plymouth body style-at a time when Plymouth sales were lagging severely-was probably more of a public relations move than an engineering decision. Plymouth needed as much favorable publicity as it could generate even though the Chrysler Corporation gas turbine was just that-a corporate turbine rather than a Plymouth turbine. The public got its first look at the Plymouth Belvedere Turbine when it was displayed at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City from April 7 to 11. The Waldorf showing was a static display; it wouldn't be until the June 16 dedication ceremonies at Chelsea that the press and public would see and hear the turbine run, and then only in a series of "drive-bys" past the visitors' grandstands


Perseus Perseus See More Perseus Pictures > According to the myth, there once was a king named Acrisius , who had a beautiful daughter named Danae . The Oracle of Apollo told Acrisius that there would come a day when Danae 's son would kill him; so he locked Danae in a bronze tower so that she would never marry or have children. The tower had no doors, except for one very small window. Danae was very sad, until one day, a bright golden light came through the small window; a man appeared holding a thunderbolt in his hand and although Danae knew he was a god, she didn't know which one. The man said, "Yes, I am a god and I wish to make you my wife. I can turn this dark prison into a wonderful, sunny and blooming land." Indeed, the horrible prison turned into fields as beautiful as the Elysian Fields themselves, but one day Acrisius saw light coming out of the small window. He told his men to tear down one of the walls. When he entered, he saw Danae smiling and holding a baby on her lap. This was Perseus . Acrisius was furious, so he locked Danae and baby Perseus in a large chest and cast them out to sea. Somehow, they managed to arrive safely to the island of Seriphos, where Polydectes ruled. The king's brother, Dictys, who was a fisherman, caught the chest in his net and pulled it to shore, freeing Danae and her son. Perseus grew up to become a strong young man. Polydectes heard about Danae and asked her in marriage, but she rejected him. If it wasn't for Perseus , Polydectes would have married Danae by force; so the king decided to create a plan to get rid of the young man. Polydectes pretended to marry the daughter of his friend. Everybody had to bring a wedding present, including Perseus . However, Perseus , being poor, had not brought anything, and Polydectes pretended to be furious. After a heated discussion, Perseus said he would bring him anything the king would ask; so Polydectes asked for the head of the Gorgon Medusa . Perseus set forth on his adventure; he wandered for days, searching for the Gorgons lair. One night, in an unknown country he realized how hopeless things were. Medusa was a horrible creature, who had snakes growing out of her head instead of hair, and a terrifying gaze that literary petrified anyone who would look into her eyes. In his despair, a tall woman and a young man with winged sandals appeared and introduced themselves as goddess Athena and god Hermes . Hermes said that they were all siblings as Perseus was in fact the son of Zeus , so they would help him in his quest; so Hermes offered him his winged sandals and the sickle that was used by Cronus to castrate Uranus ; while Athena gave him her shield, so that Perseus would not have to look straight into Medusa 's eyes. They also gave him further information on how to find the lair of Medusa . So Perseus went to the cave of the Graeae , who would lead him further in his adventure. The Graeae were three women who shared a single eye among them. So, when one of them was about to give the eye to one of the others, Perseus grabbed it and blackmailed them to aid him. So, the Graeae informed him that he should find the Nymphs of the North to get the Cap of Darkness which would make him invisible, as well as a magic bag. After getting these two items, Perseus eventually went to the lair of Medusa and her sisters, whom he found sleeping. He wore the Cap of Darkness, and unseen managed to kill Medusa using the sickle; he then used the shield to carry the head and place it into the magic bag, for even though it was dead, the head still have the potential to turn someone into stone. Medusa 's sisters woke up and attacked Perseus , but he flew away using his winged sandals. On his way back to Seriphus, he had many adventures; in one of them, he came across the Titan Atlas , who was condemned to carry the heavens on his shoulders. To release him of his pain, Perseus turned him into stone using Medusa 's head, so that he would no longer feel the weight of his burden. Later on, he saw what looked like a statue chained to a rock, so he went to investigate.


Janet Street Porter was once the editor of which British newspaper?

Janet Street-Porter | The Independent Janet Street-Porter Photo Bio Janet Street-Porter is a writer, broadcaster and former editor of The Independent on Sunday. She writes a weekly column for The Independent. Appearing regularly on TV shows including Question Time and Loose Women, and having presented series on subjects as diverse as walking, cooking and architecture, she has won several TV awards including a Bafta for originality and the Prix Italia. She has written two memoirs, Baggage and Fall Out, and had a bestseller with Life's Too F***ing Short. Having originally studied architecture, she has commissioned two houses by leading architects. She is an honorary fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Janet Street-Porter Are we creating an atmosphere of exceptionalism for Islam? The fallout from that video is now out of all proportion. When the other Olympic medallists took part in a rally in Trafalgar Square and a reception at Buckingham Palace, Smith was talking to imams and visiting two mosques in East London Young women today have access to contraception and advice about relationships and mental health in a way my generation did not. Their attitude to sex is far more mature than mine More headlines Janet Street-Porter Why growing babies outside the womb is a positive step for us all In the USA, Modern Family actress Sofia Vergara and her ex-fiancé Nick Loeb are embroiled in a bitter legal battle over frozen embryos which were created using his sperm and her eggs when they were in a relationship – and we’re likely to see similar court battles in future Claiming spam fritters are a “heritage dish” is risible. They are tasteless cheap muck and one of the reasons the average British person is expanding, along with deep fried chocolate bars Follow us: Close We've noticed that you are using an ad blocker. Advertising helps fund our journalism and keep it truly independent. It helps to build our international editorial team, from war correspondents to investigative reporters, commentators to critics. Click here to view instructions on how to disable your ad blocker, and help us to keep providing you with free-thinking journalism - for free. Thank you for your support. How to disable your ad blocker for independent.co.uk Adblock / Adblock Plus Click the Adblock/Adblock Plus icon, which is to the right of your address bar. On Adblock click "Don't run on pages on this domain". On Adblock Plus click "Enabled on this site" to disable ad blocking for the current website you are on. If you are in Firefox click "disable on independent.co.uk". Firefox Tracking Protection If you are Private Browsing in Firefox, "Tracking Protection" may cause the adblock notice to show. It can be temporarily disabled by clicking the "shield" icon in the address bar. Ghostery In versions before 6.0 click "whitelist site". In version 6.0 click "trust site" or add independent.co.uk to your Trusted Site list. In versions before 6.0 you will see the message "Site is whitelisted". Click "reload the page to see your changes". uBlock Click the uBlock icon. Then click the big power button to whitelist the current web site, and its state will be remembered next time you visit the web site. Then reload the page. Thank you for supporting independent.co.uk Continue to our site


After The Night Manager, John le Carré: The Movie? What to Read After The Night Manager, John le Carré: The Movie? The film rights to Adam Sisman's biography of John le Carré have been sold to the production company behind The Night Manager Credit: BBC Telegraph Reporters 6 March 2016 • 6:57pm John le Carré’s own life, and career in espionage, might soon become the subject of a film. His biographer Adam Sisman has revealed that the rights to his 2015 book John le Carré: The Biography have already been sold. The book details the novelist’s poor relation with his father, a con-man called Ronnie, and his decision to leave school for Switzerland before joining MI6. Speaking at Bath Literature Festival, Sisman said that the film rights had been bought by The Ink Factory, the production company owned by le Carré’s own sons, Stephen and Simon Cornwell (the novelist’s real name is David Cornwell). The Ink Factory has been behind the recent BBC programme The Night Manager as well as several other adaptations of le Carré’s novels, including the 2014 feature film A Most Wanted Man starring Philip Seymour Hoffman. David Cornwell writes under the pen name John le Carré Credit: Getty Images   Le Carré has had a rich and full life - novelist, champion skier, lady-killer, spy and grand old man of the Left - but he has always been slippery toward interviewers, giving contrary reports and leaving much about his years in intelligence to popular rumour. "I'm a liar," he once said. "Born to lying, bred to it, trained to it by an industry that lies for a living, practised in it as a novelist." John le Carré admits that The Night Manager needed updating It is, however, beyond dispute that le Carré was a spy. In the introduction to the 50th anniversary edition of The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, le Carré explained how he wrote the novel at the age of 30, when “as an intelligence officer in the guise of a junior diplomat at the British Embassy in Bonn, I was a secret to my colleagues, and much of the time to myself”. Top 10 John le Carré novels Le Carré, now 84, seems to have lost his taste for secrecy. Just before Adam Sisman’s biography was published, le Carré announced that he would be writing his first work of non-fiction, a memoir entitled The Pigeon Tunnel, detailing the “secret world” behind his spy novels. Tom Hiddleston on why his Night Manager character could be the next 007 Penguin Random House said that the memoir, which they plan to publish this autumn, would be “an exhilarating journey into the worlds of his ‘secret sharers’ – the men and women who inspired some of his most enthralling novels – and a testament to the author’s unique and personal engagement with the last half-century”.   Adam Sisman, who spent 50 hours interviewing le Carré for his biography, argues that the novelist’s prickly, secretive side has by no means dissolved. “I haven’t seen him since [my]  book was published,” said Mr Sisman at the Bath Literature Festival. “I got a letter from him on publication day, which said: ‘Enjoy your moment in the sun.’ It was quite a nice letter but a little barbed. I think it’s been a bit of a bruising process for him and I’m not surprised by that. I don’t think I would have done my job properly if it hadn’t been.” He added that he did not think he would be invited to Le Carré’s home again.


Which is the only non human land animal to suffer from sunburn?

Why whales get sunburn, but pigs and hippos don't | Daily Mail Online Why whales get sunburn, but pigs and hippos don't comments Sunburn, it is commonly thought, is a uniquely human phenomenon, the result of over-exposure by fair-skinned people to ultraviolet solar radiation against which they have no natural defences. But new scientific research has this week shown that this is not the case. Whales studied in the Sea of Cortez, off the west coast of Mexico, were also found to suffer from severely sun-blistered skin. The fact that whales can get sunburn should not surprise us. Like humans, whales and dolphins have smooth, fur-free skin (seals and their relatives, on the other hand, have thick fur).  Cool pig: Mammals such as pigs avoid sunburn by utilising mud to protect their skin And, as with humans, the darker the whale’s skin the less susceptible it is to sun damage because the dark pigment (melanin) protects against ultra-violet radiation. This new discovery raises the fascinating question of why some animals suffer from sunburn and why some don’t. RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share Of course, fur, especially dark fur, provides the ultimate protection. In compensation, hairless mammals have evolved clever strategies to cope with fierce sunlight. It’s a particular problem for animals such as hippos, rhinos and elephants, which are large and have a relatively small area of skin from which they can lose heat. The solution for hippos is to secrete a red substance (called ‘hippo sweat’) which is an oily liquid containing microscopic particles that are able to scatter ultraviolet light — a highly effective natural sunscreen. The liquid also acts an insect repellent and antiseptic, warding off infections and helping the skin to heal itself if damaged. No wonder several cosmetic firms are trying to copy its properties — as long as they can find a way of eliminating the pungent odour. Elephants and rhinos, on the other hand, use mud and waterbaths to keep the sun at bay. The same principle applies to wild pigs, which have evolved to defend themselves by growing thick fur.  Blisters: Visible marks on the skin of a whale shows it is suffering from sunburn But domestic pigs are bred with much less hair and consequently suffer sunburn and sunstroke. Many farmers have to use suncream to protect their livestock. Even dogs, goats, cattle and sheep, which usually have plenty of fur, can suffer from sunburn — especially breeds with light hair and (usually) corresponding light skin underneath. Newly-shorn sheep are vulnerable to the sun, as are light-coloured dairy cows. It is thought the high levels of chlorophyll (the pigment that gives plants their green colour and turns sunlight into sugars) in the grass they eat exacerbates sunburn by changing the chemical make-up of the skin in some  mysterious way. Animals that are deliberately bred to be hairless — such as breeds of dog including the Chinese Crested and Mexican — are most vulnerable of all. Their thin, pale, exposed skins are totally unadapted to sunlight. Their owners must, therefore, plaster them with high-factor sunscreen even in moderate sunshine. Of course, humans are particularly vulnerable to the sun, especially pale-skinned people who evolved in northern latitudes. Humans who migrated from our original home in Africa to northerly latitudes evolved pale skin. Its extra transparency allows the body to use what limited sunlight there is to manufacture Vitamin D, which is vital for wellbeing. But the downside is a vulnerability to radiation damage. As with all species, the rare mutation which causes albinism — a lack of pigmentation in the skin, fur and iris in the eye — can leave the animal terribly exposed to the sun. For example, Snowflake, an albino lowland gorilla that lived in Barcelona Zoo until its death in 2003, was very sensitive to sunlight and developed a form of skin cancer. It is highly unlikely that he would have lived for long in the wild, certainly not for the 38 years he survived in captivity. Risk: Humans are not the only mammals to suf


What is the longest winning distance in the Epsom Derby?

Epsom Derby The Derby Known in racing circles as The Derby Stakes or simply as The Derby in England, The Epsom Derby is the mother of all flat races. Inaugurated in 1780, The Epsom Derby is the most prestigious and popular flat race in the world. Despite being over 220 years old, The Derby is still as famous and as thrilling as on May 4, 1780 when Diomed won its inaugural race. Its prize money has grown with the times as well, with today's derby offering more than �1 million (�1.25 million in 2007). Staged annually at the Epsom Downs Racecourse in Surrey, England, The Derby is held traditionally on June's first weekend each year. The Epsom Derby ranks among the five British Classic Races. It is the second crown of the English Triple Crown along with the 2,000 Guineas and the St. Leger. The Epsom Derby, which involves a distance of one mile and four furlongs, brings together some of the best three-year-old colts and fillies in the world, although fillies have become rare in recent years. In its long history, only six fillies have ever gone on to win the Epsom Derby, the latest of which was Fifinella in 1916. Today, the Epsom Downs Racecourse hosts separate races over the same distance for fillies (Vodafone Oaks) and older horses (Coronation Cup). Each colt in the Epsom Derby carries nine stone while fillies carry eight stone and nine lbs . Contenders typically tune up for the race by participating in any of a series of races in England and Ireland known as the Derby Trials. According to the record books, 16 Epsom Derby winners previously competed in one of the trials during the 20-year period from 1988 to 2007. The winners of the Epsom Derby typically go on to compete in the major events in the international racing calendar, especially the Breeders Cup in the USA and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in France. The Epsom Derby has been the site of some of the greatest moments and achievements in thoroughbred racing. These include the 1995 race, which was won by Lammtarra in the record time of two minutes, 32.31 seconds, and the 1981 race won by Shergar by 10 lengths, the widest winning margin ever. The Derby has also been the site of some of the most improbably winners ever, including three 100/1 odds winners in 1898, 1908 and 1913. Moreover, the Epsom Derby has been the proving ground not only of the great thoroughbreds in history, but also for some of the best jockeys and trainers. Lester Piggott is the most successful jockey at the Epsom Derby with nine victories. Meanwhile, Robert Robson, John Porter and Fred Darling share the record for most successful trainers with seven wins each to their credit. Thousands of spectators attend the Epsom Derby every year to experience some of the biggest thrills in thoroughbred racing. Spectators are composed of people from all walks of life, the most famous being Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, a regular fixture at the Epsom Derby. The Epsom Derby is an ideal sporting event for tourists as many accomodation options are available near the venue, the Epsom Downs Racecourse, which is about 15 miles to the sout of Central London. Tourists are encouraged to book their hotel accommodations early. The track is accessible by bus, train or taxi cab. Foreign visitors will be hapy to know that the track is a short distance (30 minutes to one hour) to three main airports -- London City Airport, London Gatwick Airport and Heathrow Airport. Bookmakers Epsom Derby


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In which year was Marie Antoinette executed?

10 Things You May Not Know About Marie Antoinette - History in the Headlines 10 Things You May Not Know About Marie Antoinette October 16, 2013 By Christopher Klein Share this: 10 Things You May Not Know About Marie Antoinette Author 10 Things You May Not Know About Marie Antoinette URL Google On the morning of October 16, 1793, Henri Sanson entered the prison cell housing Marie Antoinette, the 37-year-old former queen of France who only hours before had been convicted of treason and sentenced to death. The red-hooded executioner sheared Marie Antoinette’s beloved locks to allow for a quick, clean cut of his guillotine blade. Moments after cutting her hair, Sanson cut off her head as a joyous crowd cheered, “Vive la nation!” More than 220 years after her execution, learn 10 surprising facts about Marie Antoinette. 1. Marie Antoinette was born an Austrian princess. Born in Vienna, Austria, in 1755, Archduchess Marie Antoinette was the 15th and last child of Holy Roman Emperor Francis I and the powerful Habsburg Empress Maria Theresa. 2. She was only 14 years old when she married the future Louis XVI. To seal the newfound alliance between longtime enemies Austria and France that had been forged by the Seven Years’ War, the Austrian monarchs offered the hand of their youngest daughter to the heir apparent to the French throne, Dauphin Louis-Auguste. On May 7, 1770, the 14-year-old royal bride was delivered to the French on an island in the middle of the Rhine River, and a grand procession escorted the archduchess to the Palace of Versailles. The day after Marie Antoinette met the 15-year-old future king of France, the two were wed in a lavish palace ceremony. 3. It took seven years for the future king and queen to consummate their marriage. Politics literally made strange bedfellows in the case of Marie Antoinette and Louis-Auguste. Just hours after they first met, the young teenagers were escorted to the bridal chamber on their wedding night by the groom’s grandfather, King Louis XV. After the king blessed their bed, gave both a kiss and left the room to allow them to start work on producing a royal heir, nothing happened between the two relative strangers that night. Apparently, nothing happened for the next seven years either. The dauphin suffered from a painful medical condition that rendered him impotent, and the palace gossip soon circulated around Europe. Finally in 1777, Maria Theresa dispatched one of her sons, Emperor Joseph II, to Versailles to intervene, and the problem was rectified either because the now King Louis XVI underwent surgery to correct the problem or because, in the words of the emperor, the couple had been “two complete blunderers.” Within a year, Marie Antoinette bore the first of the couple’s four children. 4. Marie Antoinette was a teen idol. Unlike during her years as queen, Marie Antoinette captivated the French public in her early years in the country. When the teenager made her initial appearance in the French capital, a crowd of 50,000 Parisians grew so uncontrollable that at least 30 people were trampled to death in the crush. 5. Her towering bouffant hairdo once sported a battleship replica. As Will Bashor details in his new book, “Marie Antoinette’s Head,” royal hairdresser Léonard Autié became one of the queen’s closest confidants as he concocted her gravity-defying hairdos, which rose nearly four feet high. Autié accessorized the queen’s fantastical poufs with feathers, trinkets and on one occasion even an enormous model of the French warship La Belle Poule to commemorate its sinking of a British frigate. 6. A fairy-tale village was built for her at Versailles. While peasants starved in villages throughout France, Marie Antoinette commissioned the construction of the Petit Hameau, a utopian hamlet with lakes, gardens, cottages, watermills and a farmhouse on the palace grounds. The queen and her ladies-in-waiting dressed up as peasants and pretended to be milkmaids and shepherdesses in their picturesque rural retreat. Marie Antoinette’s elaborate spending on frivolities such as the Pet


"Who first said or wrote ""I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat""?"

'I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat' - the meaning and origin of this phrase Famous Last Words Browse phrases beginning with: I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat Meaning A line from Sir Winston Churchill's WWII speech on becoming prime minister of the UK in 1940. Origin This famous quotation comes from Sir Winston Churchill's speech on 13th May 1940 to the UK's House of Commons. He had recently taken over from Neville Chamberlain as the British Prime Minister. The speech was intended to be a stirring and uplifting call to arms. Churchill was aware of the public hopes that he could change the direction of the war - much in the way that ailing sports clubs hope to change their fortunes by appointing a new manager - and he wanted to make best use of that tide of feeling. He was also well aware of the difficulties ahead and, not wanting to raise false hope, he entered notes of caution and warning. The widely repeated story, that Churchill's radio speeches were voiced by and actor, isn't now believed by most Churchill scholars. He had used the line "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat" on his Cabinet colleagues earlier the same day. Part of his speech was: "I say to the House as I said to ministers who have joined this government, I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat. We have before us an ordeal of the most grievous kind. We have before us many, many months of struggle and suffering.You ask, what is our policy? I can say: It is to wage war, by sea, land and air, with all our might and with all the strength that God can give us; to wage war against a monstrous tyranny, never surpassed in the dark, lamentable catalogue of human crime." The line is often said to have given rise to another phrase, which over time has become more integrated into the language - 'blood, sweat and tears'. That phrase predates Churchill though and had been used several times during the 19th century with allusion to the trials and tribulations of Jesus Christ; for example, this poem, called Christ in the Garden, reprinted in The Huron Reflector in 1845: So deep was his sorrow, so fervent his prayers, That down o'er his bosom rolled blood, sweat and tears; I wept to behold him and asked him his name; He answered, 'tis Jesus, from heaven I came. There's no suggestion that in using 'blood, toil, tears and sweat' Churchill took his lead from this piece of doggerel. He may well though have been conscious of the allusion to Christian symbolism in his speech.


Comice - USA Pears PEAR VARIETIES Comice Comice are among the sweetest and juiciest of all varieties of pears, and are a favorite in holiday gift boxes and baskets. Their flesh is silky soft, and can best be described as creamy in texture, abundantly full of juice, and very sweet. For many pear lovers, Comice is the pinnacle variety of pears. We’ve even seen knees buckle at first bite! FEATURED RECIPES Mulligatawny Soup with Chicken, Pears, and Coconut Tangy Pear Mojito Pear Rice Pudding with Maple and Candied Pecans Pear Compote with Earl Grey & Vanilla Roasted Pears with Camembert Pear and Cardamom Granita with Pistachio Biscotti PEARings Spicy Fish Tacos with Pear Mango Salsa Southwest Chicken and Pear Salad Pear-Stuffed French Toast identifying Comice Comice appear in all sizes, but their shape is unique among varieties; having a rotund body with a very short, well-defined neck. They are most often green in color, and sometimes have a red blush covering small to large areas of the skin surface. However, some newer strains are almost entirely red in color. The succulent Comice can grow to be very large, and the jumbo sized beauties are often the ones that appear in gift boxes. seasonality Although pears of all types have a popular association with the winter holidays, Comice have earned special recognition as the "Christmas Pear." They are often the stars in holiday gift baskets and boxes, purchased in grocery store produce departments. Many stores feature Comice during the holiday season, but don't limit yourself of this special variety to just holidays! You can find Comice pears in many grocery store produce departments for several months of the year. Comice can be purchased from September through March. Look for Northwest Comice pears in the fresh fruit section where you buy produce. ripening Any area of green color on the skin of Comice may take on a slight yellow hue as the fruit ripens, however color is not the best determination for ripeness. Check the Neck for Ripeness™ by applying gentle thumb pressure near the stem end, and when the fruit gives slightly, it is ready to eat. Because Comice have very fragile skins, the pears may appear to be bruised on the surface, but more often than not this does not indicate damage on the juicy interior. Take special care in handling the fruit even before it is ripe. Bruising may not be apparent right away, but can show their signs as the fruit ripens. culinary uses The sweet buttery flesh of Comice can find no better compliment than when served with cheese, especially soft ripening cheeses like Brie, Camembert, or any of the blues. It is the extreme juiciness of Comice, which coincidentally makes them a poor choice for any process requiring cooking, that earns them such high accolades for eating freshly sliced. Ripen a Comice pear, section it and serve with your favorite cheese. Comice aficionados know this combination well... others have yet to realize what they've been missing! Let your tastebuds be your guide! the history of Comice Known properly as Doyenné Du Comice, this French variety of pear was first propagated near Angers in the mid-1800's. The first red sports were discovered in the 1900's near Medford, Oregon. A "sport" is a rare, naturally occurring transformation that develops spontaneously on fruit trees. The first red sport of Comice, discovered in 1960, presented a somewhat striped pattern. A full-red sport was discovered about 10 years later, also in the Medford area LINKS


What is the world's biggest selling copyrighted board game?

stumbleupon Email Comment In this era when “Halo,” “Call of Duty” and absolutely realistic sports games are the choice of kids and teenagers, it is sometimes fun to look back at where it all came from. Back in the day, all that was needed was a pre-marked surface or board, and game pieces are then moved or placed based on strategy, pure luck, or a combination of the two. A set of rules was used to guide players through the game. These games have survived the test of time, with some even getting translated into video game versions. The number of games sold may be impossible to determine given the fact that some of the games have been around for centuries. Backgammon has been played since at least 3000 B.C., but that still pales in comparison to a game called Senet, which has been around since 500 years before that. It is probably safe to conclude, however, that the best-selling games are the most popular ones. Here now is a list of the top 10 most sold board games ever. 10. Risk Ever played those computer games called Age of Empires and Age of Kings? Those games were preceded by a board game called Risk. Albert Lamorisse, a French movie director, invented the game in 1957. The game required a lot of tactics, strategies and negotiation skills. It is played on a board that divides the planet into 42 territories in six continents. The aim is to occupy as many territories as possible through dice rolls. Whoever has world domination at the end wins the game. It’s a lot like life. 9. Pictionary Pictionary is a board game that involves players guessing specific words or phrases based on the drawings being made by their teammates. It involves, besides the ability to draw and recognize images, a lot of wordplay and vocabulary. Robert Angel invented the game in 1985, with Gary Everson helping out with the design. Western Publishing first published it before being bought by Hasbro in 1994. 8. Trivial Pursuit In 1979, two Canadian journalists wanted to play Scrabble but had to ditch their plans because some of the pieces were missing. Being media people, both were extremely knowledgeable with general information and popular culture. So Chris Haney and Scott Abbott decided to create a game out of it. They enlisted the help of John Haney and Ed Werner to create Trivial Pursuit. Questions were divided into different categories. In 1984, the game sold over 20 million copies. It has spawned several editions, including specially designed sets for tie-ins with movies, like Star Wars and Lord of the Rings. Hasbro bought the rights to the game in 2008 for $80 million. 7. Othello Othello is a board game that involves strategy, tactics and a lot of keen observation. It has been around since at least 1883. The game is also known as Reversi, in which a player tries to have the pieces of the opponent turned to his own color. The ultimate objective is to have as many pieces in your color as possible by the time the last available square is played. 6. Clue Also known as Cluedo, this game involves a lot of deductive reasoning skills. Anthony E. Pratt invented the game in 1949 when Waddingtons in Leeds in England originally published it. Though Hasbro now owns it, the classic game still survives. Players move around the board to different rooms in order to find out the identity and weapon used in the killing of Mr. Boddy (or Dr. Black in some international editions). 5. Monopoly The game itself was introduced in 1934 by Parker Brothers, though some say it can be traced to as early as 1903 when Elizabeth Phillips created a game called The Landlord’s Game. Monopoly involves players moving around the board trying to buy as much property as possible. Rent is then collected from opponents that end up in the property. Those that end up bankrupt are out of the game. 4. Scrabble Scrabble has been around since 1938 when Alfred Mosher Butts designed the game and James Brunot published it. Players place their pieces that bear a single letter across a board either in left to right or downward fashion to form words and score points. To avoid debates about the exis


In which year was the first bikini worn in Britain?

Bikini introduced - Jul 05, 1946 - HISTORY.com Bikini introduced Publisher A+E Networks On July 5, 1946, French designer Louis Reard unveils a daring two-piece swimsuit at the Piscine Molitor, a popular swimming pool in Paris. Parisian showgirl Micheline Bernardini modeled the new fashion, which Reard dubbed “bikini,” inspired by a news-making U.S. atomic test that took place off the Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean earlier that week. European women first began wearing two-piece bathing suits that consisted of a halter top and shorts in the 1930s, but only a sliver of the midriff was revealed and the navel was vigilantly covered. In the United States, the modest two-piece made its appearance during World War II, when wartime rationing of fabric saw the removal of the skirt panel and other superfluous material. Meanwhile, in Europe, fortified coastlines and Allied invasions curtailed beach life during the war, and swimsuit development, like everything else non-military, came to a standstill. In 1946, Western Europeans joyously greeted the first war-free summer in years, and French designers came up with fashions to match the liberated mood of the people. Two French designers, Jacques Heim and Louis Reard, developed competing prototypes of the bikini. Heim called his the “atom” and advertised it as “the world’s smallest bathing suit.” Reard’s swimsuit, which was basically a bra top and two inverted triangles of cloth connected by string, was in fact significantly smaller. Made out of a scant 30 inches of fabric, Reard promoted his creation as “smaller than the world’s smallest bathing suit.” Reard called his creation the bikini, named after the Bikini Atoll. In planning the debut of his new swimsuit, Reard had trouble finding a professional model who would deign to wear the scandalously skimpy two-piece. So he turned to Micheline Bernardini, an exotic dancer at the Casino de Paris, who had no qualms about appearing nearly nude in public. As an allusion to the headlines that he knew his swimsuit would generate, he printed newspaper type across the suit that Bernardini modeled on July 5 at the Piscine Molitor. The bikini was a hit, especially among men, and Bernardini received some 50,000 fan letters. Before long, bold young women in bikinis were causing a sensation along the Mediterranean coast. Spain and Italy passed measures prohibiting bikinis on public beaches but later capitulated to the changing times when the swimsuit grew into a mainstay of European beaches in the 1950s. Reard’s business soared, and in advertisements he kept the bikini mystique alive by declaring that a two-piece suit wasn’t a genuine bikini “unless it could be pulled through a wedding ring.” In prudish America, the bikini was successfully resisted until the early 1960s, when a new emphasis on youthful liberation brought the swimsuit en masse to U.S. beaches. It was immortalized by the pop singer Brian Hyland, who sang “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka-Dot Bikini” in 1960, by the teenage “beach blanket” movies of Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon, and by the California surfing culture celebrated by rock groups like the Beach Boys. Since then, the popularity of the bikini has only continued to grow. More on This Topic


The British hit parade was first published in 1952, what was the first record to be number one?

The UK Number Ones : 1950s Sheet Music Sales Week Ending SONG TITLE Notable Recording(s) + Artist Links Weeks COMMENT 7 Jan 1950 You're Breaking My Heart Ink Spots 2 They were a top close-harmony singing act   of black Americans. 21 Jan 1950 Hop Scotch Polka Billy Whitlock 1 Whitlock wrote the piece with that title,   but called it "Scotch Hot" on the recording! 28 Jan 1950 The Harry Lime Theme Anton Karas 4 (Returned    for 3 weeks from w/e 18/2/50) Famed theme from the spy film "The   Third Man", starring Orson Welles.  The theme was composed by the performer. 4 Feb 1950 Dear Hearts And Gentle People 1: Dinah Shore Song was a radio favourite on the "Billy Cotton Band Show". 11 Mar 1950 Music! Music! Music! Teresa Brewer 6 First major hit for the girl from   Ohio.  She later did badly against UK cover versions. 22 Apr 1950 (If I Knew You Were Comin') I'd've Baked A Cake Eve Young & The Homesteaders 1 Another happy-go-lucky radio favourite   which Billy Cotton helped to popularise. 29 Apr 1950 My Foolish Heart Billy Eckstine 11 He was a deep-voiced star from the 1930s,   still very popular throughout the 50s. 8 Jul 1950 Bewitched (Bothered and Bewildered) 1: Doris Day Written by Rodgers & Hart. Recorded by   Doris Day in 1949. 9 Sep 1950 Silver Dollar (Roll, Roll, Roll) Eve Young & The Homesteaders 7 Similar style to Eve's previous hit, got   the musicians buying again. 28 Oct 1950 Goodnight Irene 1: Frank   Sinatra 2: Jo Stafford 4 A version by the Gordon Jenkins Orch was   at no 1 in the US for 13 weeks. 25 Nov 1950 Rudolph The Red-nosed Reindeer 1: Gene   Autry Christmas song that has remained ever   popular since. 6 Jan 1951 I Taut I Taw A Puddy Tat Mel   Blanc 3 Based on a line from the Tweetie Pie   cartoons.  Mel was the cartoon voice. 27 Jan 1951 Beloved, Be Faithful 1: Teddy Johnson Both of these were top British balladeers   of their time. 3 Feb 1951 The Petite Waltz 1: Anne   Shelton At this time, the most popular dance by   far was the waltz. 17 Feb 1951 The Tennessee Waltz 1: Patti Page 2: Anita O'Day 9 The US country music star    (Patti Page) battled   it out in the UK with a jazz music star (Anita O'Day) a country music waltz. 21 Apr 1951 Mockin' Bird Hill Les Paul & Mary Ford 10 They were of multi-track   recording and amplified electric guitars. 30 Jun 1951 With These Hands Nelson Eddy & Jo Stafford 3 Hits for Shirley Bassey in 1960 and Tom   Jones in 1965. 21 Jul 1951 My Resistance Is Low Hoagy   Carmichael 4 Written by the singer.  Hit for Robin   Sarstedt in 1976. Cole's version is now best known, but it   was Young's first major success. 10 Nov 1951 Longing For You Teresa Brewer 11 Melody based on the classical piece "Waltz Dream" by Oscar Straus. 12 Jan 1952 The Loveliest Night Of The Year 1: Mario Lanza Was on the chart for a record 32 weeks   before making No 1. 23 Feb 1952 There's Always Room At Our House Guy Mitchell 4 First major recording for this US singing   star. 22 Mar 1952 Unforgettable Nat 'King' Cole 10 All-time Nat 'King' Cole classic. 24 May 1952 A-round The Corner Jo   Stafford 3 She was the most popular American female   singer in the UK at this time. 14 Jun 1952 Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart Vera Lynn 10 Immensely popular with people who   remembered the war years. 23 Aug 1952 The Homing Waltz 1: Vera Lynn Successive No 1s for Vera Lynn recordings. 25 Oct 1952 Here In My Heart Al Martino 8 Became the first No 1 on the record-sales   chart. 27 Dec 1952 You Belong To Me 1: Jo Stafford It was Jo Stafford's version that topped the infant records chart. 7 Feb 1953 Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes Perry Como 1 Como's version topped the record charts in UK and US. 14 Feb 1953 Broken Wings 1: Stargazers 2: Dickie Valentine 3: Art & Dottie Todd 6 These three versions were UK hits, but the Stargazers took it to No   1 in the records chart. 28 Mar 1953 (How Much Is) That Doggie In The Window 1: Patti Page Both UK record hits, but Lita Roza made it to the top. 9 May 1953 In A Golden Coach 1: Billy Cotton Band Celebrating the c


"What was advertised with the slogan ""Nice One Cyril""?"

UK television adverts 1955-1985 Breads, spreads, biscuits, crackers, cakes Anchor Butter (1): c.1970 There’s an Anchor sign on Britain’s favourite butter, It’s the Anchor sign that tells you it’s the best. If you like your bread and butter, There’s no other word you’ll utter ’Cos you’ll always want the butter With the Anchor sign! (A little butter sailor singing and dancing to a hornpipe tune) Anchor Butter (2): 1982 Didn’t we have a lov-er-ly time Those far off days with Anchor? Salmon and cucumber butties for you Something cheesy — ain’t it breezy? Somebody’s seen the butler machine! Kiss-me-quick and donkeys So far away — and I Anchor today For those days gone by. You’ve got to Anchor for the real taste of butter! Tune: “Didn’t we have a lovely time the day we went to Bangor”] Anchor Butter (3) There’s an anchor sign on Britain’s favourite butter, It’s the anchor sign that tells you it’s the best. If you want your bread and butter there’s no other name you’ll utter ’Cos Britain’s favourite butter has the Anchor sign Everybody loves it ’cos it tastes so nice, Housewives like it for the lovely price. If you want your bread and butter there’s no other name you’ll utter ’Cos Britain’s favourite butter has the Anchor sign! Big T bread: 1970s Big T, Big T Roll, Big T, Big T in a ba-ag! (The wrapping was one of the first plastic bag types,  which eventually almost replaced wax paper) Blue Band Margarine It’s a good good feeling! Breakaway chocolate biscuit: c.1972 With Eric Idle’s “nudge nudge” advert adapted from Monty Python Breakaway. The milk chocolate suggestive biscuit. Burton’s Bingo caramel bar Sung by Joe Brown in a cockney accent in skiffle style, to the tune of "What a crazy world we’re living in." Burton’s made a biscuit, Favver said "By jingo!" "Muvva’s played a blinder son, she’s gone and bought some Bingo". Sister can’t resist ’em, with all that Ca-Ra-Mel When ’er boyfriend asks for some she says “You go and buy yer own!” Joe:  So do your mouth a favour, and listen you yer ma, Buy a Burton’s Bingo Caramel Bar Sister: With lovely chocolate! Joe:  Buy a Burton’s Bingo Caramel Bar Father: With crispy wafer! Joe:  Buy a Burton’s Bingo Caramel Bar And give us anuvver muvver! Butter (1): 1950s Lady (giving man a sandwich): Here you are. It’s butter too. Real butter. Man: Mmmm: wonderful! Lady: Only butter tastes like butter. Voiceover: Buy some extra butter this week. Butter (2): 1960s With Arthur Lowe and John Le Mesurier AL: What are you doing with that teacake? JLM: Nothing; nothing at all really. AL: You are looking to see if it has got butter in it, aren't you? Well, has it? JLM: It's rather difficult to say. AL: Well, don't keep staring at it. Taste it. That's the only way to tell if there's butter in it JLM: Mmmm. Beautiful butter. AL: Thank goodness for that. Voiceover: Butter tastes so much better. Cadbury’s Chocolate Biscuits: 1950s Good to eat and good for you … Cadbury’s Chocolate Biscuits. Cadbury’s Chocolate Fingers (1): 1960s They’re singular, they’re fingular, They’re biscuits without any bends, They’re long and little, they start at the middle And come to a stop at the ends. They’re long and thin With a chocolate skin — Like sticks in chocolate silk But the most singular thing In a finger is … Cadbury’s Chocolate Fingers (2) Well I got these chocolate fingers now And I know they’re gonna please, They sure taste good, well I knew they would, ’Cos they’re made by Cadbury’s. Well those fingers sure go quickly, And I tell you kids they should, ’Cos when Cadbury’s make the chocolate, It sure makes those fingers good So the next time you buy fingers, Make sure they’re just like these, ’Cos the chocolate makes the fingers, And the chocolate’s Cadbury’s! Cadbury’s Chocolate Fingers (3) [Child trying to fit Cadbury’s chocolate fingers between his own fingers bites the end off to make it fit]: Why are you so clever, Brian? Cadbury’s Chocolate Fingers (4) Brian (counting chocolate fingers in a box): “Firty-one, firty-two …. Younger friend: Wha’ ya doin’ Brian? Brian: I'm counting Cadburys chocolate fin


In which year did Queen Elizabeth make her first Christmas speech?

The Christmas Broadcast, 1957 - YouTube The Christmas Broadcast, 1957 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. Uploaded on Dec 20, 2007 The first televised Christmas Broadcast or 'Queen's Speech', filmed at Sandringham House in Norfolk. Category


What was the tea ration per person per week during World War II?

Sugar rationing in World War 2 – photos | By Anorak on 14 January 2013 | comments 34 Share this: SUGAR was in limited supply during WOrld War 2. Sugar was the first food the US rationed, in the spring of 1942. Photo above: British Agriculture – Sugar Beet – Felstead – 1936. Official rationing began on 8 January 1940 with bacon, butter and sugar. Rations were distributed by weight, monetary value or points. One person’s typical weekly allowance would be: one fresh egg; 4oz margarine and bacon (about four rashers); 2oz butter and tea; 1oz cheese; and 8oz sugar. Meat was allocated by price, so cheaper cuts became popular. Points could be pooled or saved to buy pulses, cereals, tinned goods, dried fruit, biscuits and jam. Julia Castellana uses less sugar for her coffee at the Horn and Hardart Automat, 106 West 50th Street in New York, Feb. 2, 1942, as her eye catches the sign urging patrons to avoid waste, sugar being an important war commodity. (AP Photo/Robert Kradin) The war with Japan cut off U.S. imports from the Philippines, and cargo ships from Hawaii were diverted to military purposes. The nation’s supply of sugar was quickly reduced by more than a third. To prevent hoarding and skyrocketing prices, the Office of Price Administration issued 123 million copies of War Ration Book One, which contained stamps that could be used to purchase sugar. No sugar could legally be bought without stamps, and sugar rationing would continue until supplies returned to normal in 1947. Rationing started on January 8th 1940, when bacon, butter and sugar were rationed (by weight), followed by meat in March 1940 (by price rather than weight). In July 1940, tea, cooking fat, jam and cheese were also rationed (by weight). Eggs and milk were rationed by allocating supplies to shops in proportion to the number of customers registered there. People were permitted one egg per fortnight but this was not guaranteed, as with other foods. Rations varied considerably; the cheese ration, for example, varied from 1oz (30g) per person per week to 8oz (225g). The meat ration worked out at approximately 1lb (500 grams) per week. Miss Virginia Hammel of McLeod County, Minn., war worker in Washington, D.C., wades into the typical American Christmas dinner on Dec. 23, 1942. It includes roast Turkey, Mashed Potatoes and Gravy, Cranberry Sauce, Tomato and Lettuce Salad, peas, string beans, rolls and butter, coffee with cream and sugar, and Mince Pie. Americans will top their dinner off with Mince Pie if their previous helpings have been discreet. This bounty is thanks to the American farmer who overcame such obstacles as Labor and Machinery shortages to provide US with holiday food. (AP Photo) This photo shows customers lining up for sugar at an unknown location during rationing in 1943. (AP Photo) Visitors arriving on Feb. 29, 1942 to inspect the Stage Door canteen for service men on the former site of the Little Club in the 44th Street Theatre Building, west of Broadway, which will open on March 2, under the sponsorship of the American Theatre Wing War Service, Inc., pay an admission fee consisting of the pound of the following foodstuffs: sugar, cheese, a jar of peanut butter, a jar of jelly or five cans of tomato soup. The canteen will be open daily from 5 p.m. until midnight for the duration and will offer service men – free of charge – refreshments, sandwiches, dancing and entertainment. The canteen after March 1. Left to right: Mary Stevenson and Allyn Van Baalen, hostesses; Morris Gest, producer; Rachel Crothers, playwright; Jessie Royce Landis, actress, and Irving Berlin, song writer, Feb. 28, 1942. (AP Photo/Marty Zimmerman) Residents of swank Sutton Place and Park Avenue sent their servants to obtain sugar rationing books at P.S. 59, 228 East 57th Street – but it was no use. The order says members of the family must apply. This is a view of the interior of the school where 67 teachers were on hand to examine applicants in New York, May 4, 1942. (AP Photo) Youngsters at a children’s home in Seattle, Wash., gleefully examine two 25-pound sacks of sug


Barack Obama was a senator for which state?

About Barack Obama About Barack Obama Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek. —President Obama   President Barack Obama is the 44th President of the United States. He was born on August 4th, 1961, in Honolulu, Hawaii, to a mother from Kansas, Stanley Ann Dunham, and a father from Kenya, Barack Obama Sr. He was also raised by his grandfather, who served in Patton’s army, and his grandmother, who worked her way up from the secretarial pool to become vice president at a local bank.     He worked his way through school—Occidental College in Los Angeles, Columbia University in New York, and later, Harvard Law School—with the help of scholarship money and student loans. In 1985, Barack Obama moved to Chicago, where he got his start in community organizing on the city’s South Side, working to help rebuild communities devastated by the closure of local steel plants. The President called that time in his life " the best education I ever had, better than anything I got at Harvard Law School ." He has credited that experience as crucial to finding his identity—something that shaped his path to the White House. Barack Obama was elected to the Illinois State Senate in 1996. During his time in Springfield, he passed the first major ethics reform in 25 years, cut taxes for working families, and expanded health care for children and their parents. Elected to the U.S. Senate in 2004, he reached across the aisle to pass the farthest-reaching lobbying reform in a generation, lock up the world’s most dangerous weapons, and bring transparency to government by tracking federal spending online.   Barack Obama was sworn in as president on January 20th, 2009, in the middle of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, at a time when our economy was losing 800,000 jobs a month . He acted immediately to get our economy back on track. Since then, the private sector has added back more than 10 million jobs during the longest, uninterrupted period of job growth in our nation’s history. In his first term, the President cut taxes for every American worker—putting $3,600 back in the pockets of the typical family. He passed historic Wall Street reform to make sure taxpayers never again have to bail out big banks. He passed the landmark Affordable Care Act, helping to put quality and affordable health care within reach for millions of Americans. He ended the war in Iraq and is working to responsibly end the war in Afghanistan.     He’s the first sitting president to stand up for marriage equality , and is fighting for equal pay and a woman’s right to make her own health decisions . He’s made a college education more affordable for millions of students and their families. And he believes it’s time for a comprehensive solution to fix our broken immigration system. The President believes an economy that's built to last starts by growing and strengthening the middle class—that’s why he has a plan to create jobs and restore economic security to working families. He’s been driven by the basic values that make our country great: America prospers when we’re all in it together, when hard work pays off and responsibility is rewarded, and when everyone—from Main Street to Wall Street—does their fair share and plays by the same rules.     INSPIRING A GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT The President's legacy as a grassroots organizer inspired millions. Organizing for Action is proud to be built from the ground up by people who believe that real, lasting change only happens when you organize.


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Which black tea is known as the 'Champagne of Tea'?

Darjeeling Black Tea Information Darjeeling Black Tea Darjeeling Black Tea Darjeeling black tea is also well-known as the “Champagne” of teas because of its crisp and light muscatel flavor.  Darjeeling black tea comes from the Darjeeling region of West Bengal, India, where the conditions are ideal for growing and producing tea.  Although Darjeeling black teas are normally categorized as a black tea, the majority of Darjeeling teas are less that 90% oxidized, so they are much more like a dark Oolong than an actual black tea. Unlike other Indian teas such as Assam teas, the Darjeeling teas produced in India are grown from the small-leaved variety of the Chinese tea tree instead of the more common Assam tea tree.  As mentioned above, Darjeeling tea is known as a black tea, and most people associate Darjeeling teas with being a black tea.  However, India is now producing Oolong and Green versions of Darjeeling teas, and some estates are even producing quite rare white Darjeeling teas. Darjeeling teas in India began being grown and produced during 1841 by one Dr. Campbell who was a civil surgeon in the Indian Medical Service.  When he was transferred to the Darjeeling region in 1839 he began to experiment with planting tea trees from China in Indian soil which continued through the 1840s.  Commercial production of Darjeeling teas did not begin until the 1850s. Now that Darjeeling teas are widely available throughout the world, you must be careful to purchase true Darjeeling teas, not other teas or blended teas marketed as Darjeeling tea.  The amount of Darjeeling tea sold across the world each year is approximately 40,000 tonnes, and the annual production of Darjeeling is only approximately 10,000 tonnes, so to ensure that true Darjeeling teas were authentic, the Tea Board of India now marks true Darjeeling teas with a certification mark and their Darjeeling tea logo.  Much like Champagne in France, Darjeeling tea cannot be grown or manufactured anywhere else in the world besides the Darjeeling region of India. Darjeeling black tea has many different varieties and classifications.  There are two main “flushes”, or plucking times during the year which produce different flavors and aromas to the Darjeeling black tea itself.  The first flush occurs early in the year, generally in March following the spring rains.  First Flush Darjeeling teas are the most highly sought after and have a very gentle light color and aroma, that is crisp, refreshing and has a distinct muscatel flavor.  The second flush is harvested in June and has a much deeper, richer and mellow flavor with a hint of smokiness to the background, this is also a highly sought after tea as the flavor is very smooth with very little astringency. There are also three other “flushes”, the “in-between” flush is harvested between the first and second flush harvests.  The monsoon or rains flush tea is harvested in the monsoon (rainy) season, directly after the second flush has been harvested.  The in-between flush is less withered and oxidized so it is usually the cheapest of the Darjeeling teas and it is rarely exported except for its common use in Masala Chai teas.  The autumnal flush is the last flush of the season and it is harvested late in autumn, with a slightly less delicate flavor, that has a smooth full body and deep richly colored liquor. Along with Darjeeling flushes, they also grade Darjeeling black teas by size and quality.  These grades fall into four basic groups: whole leaf which is premium Darjeeling tea, broken leaf, fannings and dust.  However you will find that in those four groups there are many different designations for Darjeeling tea, including the following grades: Whole Leaf Grades of Darjeeling Black Tea SFTGFOP: Super Fine Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe indicates that it contains many tips and are long and wiry in appearance. The liquors are lighter in color. FTGFOP: Fine Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe. TGFOP: Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe Broken Leaf Grades of Darjeeling Blac


UK, USA, Russia and China are four of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, which country is the fifth?

international relations - Why is China a member of the UN Security Council? - History Stack Exchange Why is China a member of the UN Security Council? up vote 12 down vote favorite 3 The United Nations was formed at the end of world war II, to maintain peace throughout the world. Within the structure of UN, Security Council is ranked above all. There were only five permanent members selected. These nations includes US, UK, USSR(now Russia), France and China. I don't know what criteria was used for this selection, but first four seems obvious to me. US & USSR were two superpowers emerged after war. UK & France were victors and former superpowers, and were still controlling many colonies at that time. But China doesn't fit in picture anywhere. It was not a superpower at that time, neither it had a strong economy or military as of today. Is it because China fought from victor's side or is it due to it's large population, or is it selected as representative of Asia.      Related question: history.stackexchange.com/questions/1356/… . They are not duplicates, but the answers there probably answer this question. Mine certainly does. –  T.E.D.♦ Aug 3 '14 at 15:52      This question would benefit from documenting preliminary research . H:SE's value as a Q&A site and as a reference source is improved if questions demonstrate preliminary research. Have you checked wikipedia ? –  Mark C. Wallace Aug 5 '14 at 9:54      The PRC was elected, by the General Assembly of the UN, to the Security Council in 1971, see: China and the United Nations –  arober11 Sep 16 '15 at 3:39 up vote 15 down vote accepted China (at the time) was one of the "Big Four" Allies (France was not) during World War II. (The "United Nations" originally meant the united, anti-Axis nations.) It's true that the "Big Three" were the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union, but there were a number of much weaker, plausible "number four" states, including China, France, and Poland (the latter two were German-occupied, with large Free French and free Polish contingents). Of these, China was the strongest and most important. France was "number five," added at the end of the war. This hierarchy was put forth by U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who planned on having China as a counterweight after the war against British and French colonialism, and prophetically foresaw China's rise to world power (although in a different form than he envisioned). Although China wasn't very successful in World War II, it played an important role in tying up the Japanese forces, acting as the Pacific "anvil" to the Americans' "hammer." As in Europe, the Americans fought only one fourth of the Japanese army (but most of its navy), with China absorbing most of Japan's remaining power. China's capacity in this regard was demonstrated only six years after World War II, when China spearheaded the "anti-UN" (basically anti-US) efforts in Korea. In order to win World War II, the Axis had to defeat all three of America's major allies; Britain, the Soviet Union and China. Suppose the second worst case scenario, that the Germans had conquered the British Isles (e.g. by submarine warfare) in 1944, and European Russia by the end of 1945. Then America would be the leader of "Free British" forces in India, "Free Russia" forces in Siberia, and "free China." By mid-1945, the Allies had actually recaptured the Philippines, plus parts of Indochina and modern Indonesia, and Japan's Pacific Islands. Then Eisenhower's "Normandy" invasion could have instead liberated Japanese-occupied China in 1945, in cooperation with local Chinese forces. A "United Nations" of North and South America, China, India, Siberia, Australia, and today's ASEAN nations (even if Britain, Russia, Africa and the Middle East were lost to the Germans) would probably have sufficed to wage and win a "Cold War" with the Axis. Take China out of the equation and the "Allies" lose. (This is a thesis of my unpublished World War II book, "Axis Overstretch.") 1   Two points. India was not an independent nation until 1947 and thus would


In 1865 General Robert E. Lee surrendered the Confederate Army to which general?

Robert E. Lee surrenders - Apr 09, 1865 - HISTORY.com Robert E. Lee surrenders Publisher A+E Networks At Appomattox, Virginia, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrenders his 28,000 troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the American Civil War. Forced to abandon the Confederate capital of Richmond, blocked from joining the surviving Confederate force in North Carolina, and harassed constantly by Union cavalry, Lee had no other option. In retreating from the Union army’s Appomattox Campaign, the Army of Northern Virginia had stumbled through the Virginia countryside stripped of food and supplies. At one point, Union cavalry forces under General Philip Sheridan had actually outrun Lee’s army, blocking their retreat and taking 6,000 prisoners at Sayler’s Creek. Desertions were mounting daily, and by April 8 the Confederates were surrounded with no possibility of escape. On April 9, Lee sent a message to Grant announcing his willingness to surrender. The two generals met in the parlor of the Wilmer McLean home at one o’clock in the afternoon. Lee and Grant, both holding the highest rank in their respective armies, had known each other slightly during the Mexican War and exchanged awkward personal inquiries. Characteristically, Grant arrived in his muddy field uniform while Lee had turned out in full dress attire, complete with sash and sword. Lee asked for the terms, and Grant hurriedly wrote them out. All officers and men were to be pardoned, and they would be sent home with their private property–most important, the horses, which could be used for a late spring planting. Officers would keep their side arms, and Lee’s starving men would be given Union rations. Shushing a band that had begun to play in celebration, General Grant told his officers, “The war is over. The Rebels are our countrymen again.” Although scattered resistance continued for several weeks, for all practical purposes the Civil War had come to an end. Related Videos


The 'Kilmarnock Volume' features whose poetry?

The Collected Poems of Gavin Turnbull Online - The 18th-Century Common The 18th-Century Common A Public Humanities Website for Enthusiasts of 18th-Century Studies Main menu Dear Sir, if my unnotic’d name, Not yet proclaim’d by trump of fame, Has reach’d your lugs, then swith attend,  This essay of a Bard unkend. –Turnbull, “Epistle to a Black-smith” (1788) The Scottish poet Gavin Turnbull (1765-1816), a younger contemporary of Robert Burns, published two books of poetry in Scotland before emigrating to America in 1795, where he contributed poetry to South Carolina newspapers.  The Collected Poems of Gavin Turnbull  presents the first-ever full collection of Turnbull’s writings. Turnbull, born in the Scottish Borders, started writing poetry as a teenage carpet-weaver in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, in the 1780s.  He published his first book, Poetical Essays, in 1788, followed by Poems in 1794, when he was an actor with a theatre company in Dumfries.  In 1795, he emigrated to the United States, settling in Charleston, South Carolina, where he continued to act and write poetry, publishing not only in Charleston but also in the prestigious Philadelphia magazine Port Folio.  He became a U.S. citizen in 1813 and died in Charleston in 1816.  While he twice issued proposals for a new collection of his writings, and a further invitation to subscribers was published after his death, no collection ever appeared.  Only a handful of his earlier poems have been available in anthologies or online, and his Charleston poems have never previously been collected. The Collected Poems of Gavin Turnbull contains 89 individual poems and songs, organized according to the date of their first publication.  The poems are grouped into one of four sections, following the sequence of the books, manuscript, or periodicals in which they are first found.  Turnbull’s two prose prefaces to the poetry (1788, 1794) and his short play The Recruit (also 1794) are included, but placed last, after the poems, as appendices.  A list of the individual poems and songs in each section and links to the texts are available in the gray drop-down menu on the left-hand side of the screen.  With the few exceptions noted below, this edition only includes each poem once, under the date of its first appearance, and poems that Turnbull subsequently reprinted are not repeated in the later section(s). This edition aims to reproduce Turnbull’s texts as they were encountered by their first readers.  The text used is therefore taken from the first published version, and where a poem was printed two or more times, the earliest text is used, though any substantive differences between early and later texts are fully noted.  The one exception to this general policy is for Turnbull’s poem “The Cottage,” first published in 1788 with four stanzas, for which the edition uses Turnbull’s expanded version with a fifth, more political stanza, from the 1794 collection, also subsequently reprinted in a Charleston newspaper. The first section contains 50 poems and songs, all probably written while he was still living in Kilmarnock, and published in Turnbull’s first book, Poetical Essays (1788), published by subscription and appearing with the imprint of a Glasgow bookseller.  The next short section prints three of Turnbull’s songs which Robert Burns forwarded in a manuscript letter by Robert Burns to George Thomson (October 29, 1793) for possible inclusion in Thomson’s Select Collection of Original Scottish Songs.  The second major section contains the twelve poems or songs that were first published in Turnbull’s second volume, Poems, printed in Dumfries in 1794.  As noted above, Turnbull’s play, The Recruit, which had been included in the 1794 volume, is placed separately with the “Appendices.” After he emigrated to Charleston, South Carolina, Turnbull’s contributions to local newspapers included reprinting some earlier poems, as well as newly-written items.  The third major section of the edition contains twenty-five poems, ranging in date from 1796 to 1809.  Of the twenty-five, twenty-one are items


In which US city did Clint Eastwood's character 'Dirty Harry' fight crime?

Dirty Harry (1971) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error When a mad man calling himself 'the Scorpio Killer' menaces the city, tough as nails San Francisco Police Inspector Harry Callahan is assigned to track down and ferret out the crazed psychopath. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 44 titles created 22 Feb 2012 a list of 43 titles created 02 Jul 2013 a list of 27 titles created 31 Jan 2014 a list of 27 titles created 03 Aug 2014 a list of 25 titles created 6 months ago Search for " Dirty Harry " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. 1 win & 1 nomination. See more awards  » Videos Dirty Harry is on the trail of vigilante cops who are not above going beyond the law to kill the city's undesirables. Director: Ted Post Dirty Harry must foil a terrorist organization made up of disgruntled Vietnam veterans. But this time, he's teamed with a rookie female partner that he's not too excited to be working with. Director: James Fargo A rape victim is exacting revenge on her aggressors in a small town outside San Francisco. "Dirty" Harry Callahan, on suspension for angering his superiors (again), is assigned to the case. Director: Clint Eastwood Dirty Harry Callahan must stop a sick secret contest to murder local celebrities, which includes himself as a target. Director: Buddy Van Horn     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X   Alcatraz is the most secure prison of its time. It is believed that no one can ever escape from it, until three daring men make a possible successful attempt at escaping from one of the most infamous prisons in the world. Director: Don Siegel A Missouri farmer joins a Confederate guerrilla unit and winds up on the run from the Union soldiers who murdered his family. Director: Clint Eastwood A mysterious preacher protects a humble prospector village from a greedy mining company trying to encroach on their land. Director: Clint Eastwood The San Fernando Valley adventures of trucker turned prize-fighter Philo Beddoe and his pet orangutan Clyde. Director: James Fargo When an innocent man barely survives a lynching, he returns as a lawman determined to bring the vigilantes to justice. Director: Ted Post A gunfighting stranger comes to the small settlement of Lago and is hired to bring the townsfolk together in an attempt to hold off three outlaws who are on their way. Director: Clint Eastwood Philo takes part in a bare knuckle fight - as he does - to make some more money than he can earn from his car repair business. He decides to retire from fighting, but when the Mafia come ... See full summary  » Director: Buddy Van Horn Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan couldn't save Kennedy, but he's determined not to let a clever assassin take out this president. Director: Wolfgang Petersen Edit Storyline In the year 1971, San Francisco faces the terror of a maniac known as Scorpio- who snipes at innocent victims and demands ransom through notes left at the scene of the crime. Inspector Harry Callahan (known as Dirty Harry by his peers through his reputation handling of homicidal cases) is assigned to the case along with his newest partner Inspector Chico Gonzalez to track down Scorpio and stop him. Using humiliation and cat and mouse type of games against Callahan, Scorpio is put to the test with the cop with a dirty attitude. Written by commanderblue Clint Eastwood is "Dirty Harry." And boy, does he get all the dirty jobs. See more  » Genres: 23 December 1971 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: Did You Know? Trivia First feature film portraying the San Francisco Police Department's Bureau of Inspectors' Homicide Detail. The success of the film led to the development of the television drama The Streets of San Francisco (1972). See more » Goofs It is often claimed that Harry is incorrect when h


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