What type of port can be found at Pegwell Bay in Kent and at Ryde on the Isle of Wight?

How Kent fell in love with the hovercraft, romanced it, then dumped it at the start of the 21st century - News - Kent News How Kent fell in love with the hovercraft, romanced it, then dumped it at the start of the 21st century 14:05 15 November 2015 Cross-Channel hovercraft leaving Dover Nick Hawkes We take a look back to find out where it all went wrong for what was once such a state-of-the-art mode of transport Email this article to a friend To send a link to this page you must be logged in. Usurv Hovercraft on its final journey into Dover Fifteen years ago, the county finally bid farewell to what, for years, had been one of the most popular forms of cross-Channel transport. The hovercraft was once upon a time a very modern method of transport; harnessing technology, speed and style. It flew above the choppy waters, taking passengers over the busy Dover to Calais route in a mere 30 minutes, hitting speeds of some 60 knots – close to 70mph. Dover was not alone during its hey-day either – a service from Thanet operated too. The hovercraft era promised so much... but ultimately, pardon the pun, ran out of air. The catamarans which replaced the hovercraft Granted, those who travelled in them often found the journey a little, shall we say, ‘lumpy’ but for speed and efficiency it was hard to argue. They may have been noisy – as the giant fans processed the air which acted as a cushion upon which the vessel bounced across the waves – but they were admired by many. So when Hoverspeed ran its final service from Dover to Calais, and return, on October 1, 2000, it signalled the end of an era. Replaced by the more futuristic and smoother catamarans – although also slower – the hovercrafts now only operate a commercial service in the Solent – whisking people to and from the Isle of Wight. Today, the Channel Tunnel may still take a little longer, but the journey time is similar and the weather rarely interferes in its operation. So just what wrong with the once might hovercraft? Pete Boast is the trustee and treasurer at the Dover Transport Museum. He told KoS: “It is a shame these giants of the sea have gone. But the ferries and later the Channel Tunnel put them out of business because they were able to take so many more cars and passengers at once.” Hovercraft could take just over 50 cars per crossing. The catamarans - which have long since also been rested – took around 90. The ferries of today, can take close to 1,000. Capacity versus cost is everything, and for the hovercraft across the Channel, the sums stopped adding up. There was also the small issue of limited space in the passenger cabin itself - a far cry from the expanse offered by the ferries. Adds Mr Boast: “But they were magnificent to see coming and going from the port. “Of course, the hovercraft landing pad at the Western Docks is the last thing to go. The harbour is modifying the port there and this pad will soon be dug up. “I used the hovercraft many times and am personally sorry it has gone. “We have one of their giant propellers sitting outside the museum here, and it must stand about 15 feet tall. And they had four of these things on top of the cabins. “They were a sight to see but made so much noise you would have to feel sorry for the people who lived quite close to the harbour. They may not be so sad they have finally gone.” Today the hovercraft operates in Portsmouth, but now far more popular are the one or two-man playthings for adventurers and thrillseekers. The British Hovercraft Company in Sandwich says it’s built around 1,000 over the past 15 years. Hard to believe, but it all started with a visionary and empty cans of cat food and coffee tins and a vacuum cleaner. It dawned on Sir Christopher Cockerell more than half a century ago that perhaps the way for us to leave our island nation was to fly above the water rather than through it. But his idea was that it flew only a few feet above the water, using the fluid dynamics of the surface to support a vessel on a cushion of air. Cockerell came up with the obvious name of hovercraft when his working proto


What is the nickname of Football Premiership club Bournemouth?

Bournemouth's rise to Premier League football - CNN.com — AFC Bournemouth (@afcbournemouth) May 3, 2015 5. The club were on the verge of oblivion — twice While the club is finding its way onto the back pages for footballing reasons, it was financial troubles that nearly put Bournemouth out of existence twice in the last 20 years. It became Europe's first community-owned club when a supporter's trust was set up in 1997. Players had to host a bucket collection in the town to help raise the funds. In the 2007-08 season, Bournemouth went into administration once more and were seconds away from liquidation until chairman Jeff Mostyn wrote a check for £100,000 ($153,000) to stave off the debt collectors. After starting the 2008-09 campaign with a 17-point deduction, they were saved from relegation in the final home game of the season when club legend Steve Fletcher scored the winning goal to stop the team falling out of the bottom division of the Football League. 6. They are coached by the 'Manager of the Decade' Former player Eddie Howe was tasked with rescuing the team from what looked like certain relegation, following a 17-point deduction, from League Two on New Year's Eve 2008. At the time, he was England's youngest ever league manager at the age of 31. In six years, and over two spells, he's taken the club he supported as child from the bottom of the ladder to within one game of playing in front of an estimated worldwide audience of four billion people. He is only one of a handful of managers ever to lead their team through all three divisions to Premier League promotion. This has all been enough to earn him the first Football League Manager of the Decade award at a ceremony held in April. The achievements of Eddie Howe at Bournemouth make me wonder whether we've possibly found the English 'special one'. — Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) April 27, 2015 7. It'll be worth at least £120 million ($183,500,000 dollars) to a team that has never spent big The club is owned by enigmatic Russian Maxim Demin. Not much is known about the media-shy petro-chemical magnate who's based in Switzerland. His interest in the club came after having a house built by former chairman and owner Eddie Mitchell in the upmarket Sandbanks -- once the fourth most expensive place to buy property in the world. After buying out the property developer of his home, he has bankrolled the club of late, investing around $15 million by most reports. But the team's promotion will earn them unprecedented sums in Europe's most profitable league. The figure is a minimum -- if Bournemouth stay up, they will benefit from the new TV rights deal worth $7.8 billion to the Premier League, banking them a further $153 million. The team's biggest transfer has been the purchase of top scorer Callum Wilson for $4.6 million. 8. Bournemouth won't be the only team you've never heard of in a top European league. Carpi, a team who play in front of crowds of around 4,000 people, earned their place in Italy's Serie A on Wednesday. They have made the rise from the fifth tier of Italian football, one better than Bournemouth. CNN also wrote about the ascent of tiny Eibar who represented themselves well in a first season in Spain's La Liga. Eibar only has a population of 22,000 people compared to Bournemouth being home to nearly 200,000 people. 9. The club changed their name to top the league The team changed its name from Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic Football Club to AFC Bournemouth so they could top the league alphabetically while at the same time sounding similar to the names of great teams in Europe. The Cherries nickname comes from playing on the site of the Cooper-Dean estate which was home to a number of cherry orchards. The team also play in red and black stripes. A photo posted by AFC Bournemouth (@officialafcb) on Mar 3, 2015 at 1:45pm PST 10. The town has the best beaches in the Premier League The town grew in popularity back in the 18th century as a pleasant place to escape London's smog and relax on the golden sands of its 11 kilometer coastline. Manager Eddie Howe beli


Wakefield, Morley and Rothwell in Yorkshire are the three corners of which triangle?

From garden to plate, rhubarb crumble biscuits From garden to plate, rhubarb crumble biscuits August 1, 2016 by admin Leave a Comment It’s great to eat local, and you can’t get much more local than the garden. My own endeavours at horticulture have proved decidedly lacklustre. However, I’m lucky to live where I do. Local gardeners, and poultry keepers, provide a great supply of really local produce. Those hand-made For Sale signs that spring up on footpaths and in front gardens in the summer always draw me in for further investigation. This week, on route to Boy’s tennis camp in Purton, we bagged ourselves a bargain; a giant marrow and a handful of rhubarb for less than a pound. I wasn’t sure about the marrow, but the rhubarb suggested numerous possibilities for a sweet and comforting dessert; a stalwart crumble, mixed with almonds and berries, encased in buttery puff pastry and topped with lashings of ice-cream, or a minimalist scoop of vibrant sorbet. There are two types of rhubarb; natural outdoor rhubarb and the forced variety. My purchase, of course, was the free-range, home-grown variety. Garden rhubarb heralds the start of spring. Its season stretches through the warmer months, with a tendency to become coarser in late summer. Forced rhubarb, on the other hand, is available from January onwards. It comes in time for all those comforting crumbles and compotes, a harbinger of warmth and the longer days ahead. Forced rhubarb is grown in the dark. Reportedly harvested by candle-light to keep it tender, it has yellow leaves and fucshia pink stems. It is often grown in the so-called Rhubarb Triangle in Yorkshire, a nine square mile area between Wakefield, Morley and Rothwell. Its stems have to be removed from the root by hand, a labour intensive process. A combination of factors which explains why Waitrose rhubarb (£2.60 for three stems) costs eight times as much as my humble purchase. We wanted something slightly more adventurous than crumble with our Purton rhubarb. I’ve recently been working my way through Miranda Gore-Browne’s Biscuit, and her recipe for rhubarb crumble biscuits had the added benefit of providing something for the following day’s lunchbox as well. Ingredients For the base 115 g unsalted butter 115 g demerara sugar, or palm sugar (this is what I use, for its lower GI) 1 large egg (or two small bantams’ eggs) 180 g plain flour 1 tsp orange zest Method Preheat the oven to 180 degrees/ gas mark 4. Line two baking trays with well-greased baking paper. (I usually liberally brush with olive oil). Cream together the butter and sugar. Then beat in the egg. Add the flour, bicarbonate, zest and vanilla essence and combine well. Fold the rhubarb into the mixture. Mould into a dough (use floured hands, although this bit can be messy). Put 10-12 dollops of the mixture at least 3cm apart onto the trays. Bake for 10 minutes. In the meantime, make the crumble topping by rubbing the butter into the flour making breadcrumbs (just as you would with a regular crumble). Then add the sugar and zest. Take the biscuits out of the oven. Smooth them down gently with a palette knife, then sprinkle the crumble mix over the top of each biscuit and return to the oven for a further five minutes or until golden round the edges. Remove from the oven. Allow the biscuits to cool a little if you like, but these are best served warm. Pair with some soft fruit and icecream, yoghurt or crème anglaise. For more inspiration on how to use rhubarb, why not visit Great British Chefs .


Winston Smith spends most of 1984 trying to learn the lines to which song?

SparkNotes: 1984: Book One: Chapters VII–VIII Book One: Chapters VII–VIII → Book One: Chapters IV–VI Book One: Chapters VII–VIII, page 2 page 1 of 2 Summary: Chapter VII Winston writes in his diary that any hope for revolution against the Party must come from the proles. He believes that the Party cannot be destroyed from within, and that even the Brotherhood, a legendary revolutionary group, lacks the wherewithal to defeat the mighty Thought Police. The proles, on the other hand make up eighty-five percent of the population of Oceania, and could easily muster the strength and manpower to overcome the Police. However, the proles lead brutish, ignorant, animalistic lives, and lack both the energy and interest to revolt; most of them do not even understand that the Party is oppressing them. Winston looks through a children’s history book to get a feeling for what has really happened in the world. The Party claims to have built ideal cities, but London, where Winston lives, is a wreck: the electricity seldom works, buildings decay, and people live in poverty and fear. Lacking a reliable official record, Winston does not know what to think about the past. The Party’s claims that it has increased the literacy rate, reduced the infant mortality rate, and given everyone better food and shelter could all be fantasy. Winston suspects that these claims are untrue, but he has no way to know for sure, since history has been written entirely by the Party. In the end the Party would announce that two and two made five, and you would have to believe it. (See Important Quotations Explained ) Winston remembers an occasion when he caught the Party in a lie. In the mid-1960s, a cultural backlash caused the original leaders of the Revolution to be arrested. One day, Winston saw a few of these deposed leaders sitting at the Chestnut Tree Café, a gathering place for out-of-favor Party members. A song played—“Under the spreading chestnut tree / I sold you and you sold me”—and one of the Party members, Rutherford, began to weep. Winston never forgot the incident, and one day came upon a photograph that proved that the Party members had been in New York at the time that they were allegedly committing treason in Eurasia. Terrified, Winston destroyed the photograph, but it remains embedded in his memory as a concrete example of Party dishonesty. Winston thinks of his writing in his diary as a kind of letter to O’Brien. Though Winston knows almost nothing about O’Brien beyond his name, he is sure that he detects a strain of independence and rebellion in him, a consciousness of oppression similar to Winston’s own. Thinking about the Party’s control of every record of the truth, Winston realizes that the Party requires its members to deny the evidence of their eyes and ears. He believes that true freedom lies in the ability to interpret reality as one perceives it, to be able to say “2 + 2 = 4.” Summary: Chapter VIII (See Important Quotations Explained ) Winston goes for a walk through the prole district, and envies the simple lives of the common people. He enters a pub where he sees an old man—a possible link to the past. He talks to the old man and tries to ascertain whether, in the days before the Party, people were really exploited by bloated capitalists, as the Party records claim. The old man’s memory is too vague to provide an answer. Winston laments that the past has been left to the proles, who will inevitably forget it. Winston walks to the secondhand store in which he bought the diary and buys a clear glass paperweight with a pink coral center from Mr. Charrington, the proprietor. Mr. Charrington takes him upstairs to a private room with no telescreen, where a print of St. Clement’s Church looks down from the wall, evoking the old rhyme: “Oranges and lemons, say the bells of St. Clement’s / You owe me three farthings, say the bells of St. Martin’s.” 1


What is the Kiwi Fruit commonly called in New Zealand?

What is a Kiwi Fruit? (with pictures) What is a Kiwi Fruit? Originally Written By: Michael Pollick Revised By: G. Wiesen Last Modified Date: 15 December 2016 Copyright Protected: 10 most extreme places on Earth A kiwi fruit, also called a "kiwi," "kiwifruit," or "Chinese gooseberry ," is a sweet, citrusy, brownish-green fruit approximately the size of a chicken's egg. The fruit's skin is covered with a soft fuzz, which can be removed with a knife or peeler to make it easier to eat. Kiwi fruit contains an enzyme that acts as a meat tenderizer, and many cooks add kiwi to meat dishes specifically for its tenderizing quality. Appearance and Texture The flesh of a kiwifruit can be golden or deep green, depending on the variety. Scattered throughout a kiwi are edible black seeds similar to those found in poppies. When sliced lengthwise, a kiwi looks quite a bit like a miniature melon. Sliced horizontally, the round kiwi sections become popular garnishes for fruit platters and other decorative presentations. Taste and Uses It can be difficult to describe the taste of a kiwi. The sweetness of the flesh and the slight crunch of the seeds are similar to a strawberry in many respects. Its texture also suggests a hint of banana, with a slight firmness to the flesh, although it has a citrus bite similar to pineapple . Kiwi is often eaten raw, on its own or with other fruits. A whole kiwi can be eaten like an apple; the skin is edible, although many people prefer to peel it off due to its fuzzy texture. It can be sliced and added to cold salads, or scooped out the peel with a spoon. Hot deserts, like pies and tarts, can incorporate the fruit, as can frozen yogurt , sherbet, and puddings. If used with dairy products, however, it should be eaten right away or it will break down the proteins in the milk. Raw kiwifruit, like pineapple, should not be added to gelatin desserts as it breaks down the structure of such dishes. The juice is often combined with strawberry juice in fruit cocktail drinks. It can be combined with lemons or limes, sugar, and sparkling water to make a refreshing summer drink. It's often combined with rum in alcoholic beverages. Buying and Storing the Fruit When choosing kiwi, shoppers should look for firm fruit with no obvious wrinkles, bruises, or soft spots. The fruit is ready to eat when it looks plump, has a pleasant smell, and feels slightly soft. They can be kept at room temperature for several days to fully ripen. Kiwi will keep in the refrigerator in a plastic bag for up to a week. Nutritional Information Very high in vitamin C — one fruit provides nearly 1.5 times a person's daily recommended intake — kiwi fruit is also high in potassium , vitamin E, folate, and antioxidents. It also has more than 2 grams of fiber, without the skin; eating the skin will add more. There are 61 calories per 100 grams, but a whole one usually weighs a little less than this, and has 45 - 55 calories, depending on the size. Cultivation Kiwi grow on long vines, often requiring a lot of space to spread out. They are often supported by trellises, since vines can grow to 24 feet (7.3 meters) long or more. The leathery leaves are large, oval, and deep green. Large cream or white flowers bloom for several weeks in the late spring. These plants are dioecious , meaning that they produce either male or female flowers; both types are needed for the plant to produce fruit. These plants need a long growing season — about eight months without frost — and do not react well to sudden cold temperatures. Most varieties do need a period of dormancy in the winter, however, with at least a month or so of temperatures near or slightly above freezing. They prefer sunny locations, and need a lot of water to thrive, although the soil should be well drained. History The kiwi is named after a flightless bird from New Zealand, although the fruit is originally from China. The previous name, " Chinese gooseberry ," is also misleading since it is not a true member of the gooseberry family. The fruit is actually part of the Actinidia genus, and there


What is the name of actress Gwyneth Paltrow's oldest child?

Gwyneth Paltrow - Biography - IMDb Gwyneth Paltrow Biography Showing all 128 items Jump to: Overview  (4) | Mini Bio  (1) | Spouse  (1) | Trade Mark  (4) | Trivia  (83) | Personal Quotes  (31) | Salary  (4) Overview (4) 5' 9" (1.75 m) Mini Bio (1) A tall, wafer thin, delicate beauty, Gwyneth Kate Paltrow was born in Los Angeles, the daughter of noted producer and director Bruce Paltrow and Tony award-winning actress Blythe Danner . Her father was from a Jewish family, while her mother has German, and some English and Irish, ancestry. When Gwyneth was eleven, the family moved to Massachusetts, where her father began working in summer stock productions in the Berkshires. It was here that she received her early acting training under the tutelage of her parents. She graduated from the all-girls Spence School in New York City and moved to California where she attended the UC Santa Barbara, majoring in Art History. She soon quit, realizing it was not her passion. She made her film debut with a small part in Shout (1991) and for the next five years had featured roles in a mixed bag of film fare that included Flesh and Bone (1993); Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994); Se7en (1995); Jefferson in Paris (1995); Moonlight and Valentino (1995); and The Pallbearer (1996). It was her performance in the title role of Emma Woodhouse in Emma (1996) that led to her being offered the role of Viola in Shakespeare in Love (1998), for which she was awarded the Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild and Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role. She broke her much publicized engagement to actor Brad Pitt in 1997 citing as the reason the fact that neither she nor Pitt felt that they could pursue their respective careers and at the same time maintain a happy marriage. They remain good friends. Since then, her roles have included The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), Shallow Hal (2001), Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004), Iron Man (2008), Two Lovers (2008), and Country Strong (2010). - IMDb Mini Biography By: Tom McDonough Spouse (1) Attended and graduated from the Spence School in New York City (1990). Voted "Most Stuck-up" in Movieline magazine's 100 Most. [October 1998] (August 15, 1998) Gave $21,000 watch to boyfriend Ben Affleck as a birthday present. Named one of People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in the World (1998). Engaged to actor Brad Pitt on December 20, 1996. Confirmed as the next Calvin Klein model (1996). Attended the University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB) for one year as an Art History major. After spending a time in her early teens in Talavera De la Reina, Toledo, Spain, she can speak fairly good Spanish. Turned down the role of Emma Peel in the movie The Avengers (1998). Met with James Cameron for the role of Rose DeWitt Bukater in Titanic (1997), which went to Kate Winslet . A couple sued Gwyneth for an undisclosed amount claiming that the actress injured them during an April 1999 car accident. Spends Thanksgiving every year with Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw at their home in the Hamptons. As part of research for her role as an obese woman in Shallow Hal (2001), wore the 200-pound latex "fat" suit she used for the film to a bar where people refused to make eye contact with her and treated her rudely. She said that this experience made her saddened by the injustice faced by overweight people in society. Has been friends with Maya Rudolph (of Saturday Night Live (1975) fame) since she was seven. Sticks to a macrobiotic diet. Owned a flat in London, England. Older sister of Jake Paltrow ; first cousin of actress Katherine Moennig , whose roles include Jacqueline 'Jake' Pratt on Young Americans (2000) and Shane McCutcheon on The L Word (2004), and Hillary Danner ; niece of Harry Danner . TV commercials and print ads for Spain's department store chain El Corte Inglés' spring line (2002). Did her own singing in the comedy-drama movie Duets (2000). Attended Crossroads High School in Santa Monica, California for one year. (April 13, 2003) Attended the ceremony in Talavera De la Reina, Toledo, Spain, in wh


What is the oldest railway station in Liverpool?

Liverpool's Historic Rail Tunnels - Liverpool - LocalWiki Liverpool's Historic Rail Tunnels Liverpool's Historic Rail Tunnels Victoria/Waterloo Tunnel to the left with Byrom Street Cutting - Lime Street Tunnel centre - Wapping Tunnel to the right. The Victoria/Waterloo and Wapping Tunnels are awaiting recommission. Liverpool was a pioneer in railways with the earliest examples of the world's first innovative rail infrastructure found in the city. There are spurious claims from around the world of first in rail tunnels. Americans claim the oldest tunnel under streets is the Atlantic Avenue tunnel of 1844, in New York - sealed up in 1861 it was forgotten until rediscovered in 1980. London claim the Brunel tunnel under the River Thames. The Liverpool tunnels pre-date any tunnel in New York or London. A proposed scheme to reuse the disused tunnels: Extending Rapid Transit Merseyrail Edge Hill Junction Edge Hill Junction and tunnels. Located east of of Liverpool's city centre, Edge Hill is situated at the top of an escarpment that rises from the River Mersey. The land flattens out at this point. In 1829, the Liverpool to Manchester passenger railway entered from Manchester in the east, with the passenger terminal located at Crown Street, Edge Hill. In order to transport goods to and from Liverpool docks, the 1.26 mile Wapping Tunnel was bored under Liverpool to the South End Docks. Seven years later in 1836, a 1.07 mile tunnel was bored from Edge Hill to Lime Street in Liverpool's city centre. Twelve years after the Lime Street tunnel was bored in 1848, the 2.07 mile Victoria/Waterloo Tunnel was bored under Liverpool's city centre to the north end docks. Edge Hill became a major junction, sidings and goods terminal. Three major tunnels fanned out west from Edge Hill. To access the Crown Street station site, just west of the Edge Hill junction, a deep long cutting was cut out of solid rock. The cutting is also known as the Cavendish Cutting. At the western end of this cutting two tunnels were bored. One short tunnel to Crown Street Station,known as the Crown Street Stephenson Tunnel, and the other the long 1.26 mile long Wapping Tunnel, running to the South End Docks. Edge Hill Junction Map Edge Hill Junction & Crown Street Freight Yard outlined in red. In blue, the 1829 single track Stephenson Tunnel terminated at Crown Street. The world's first passenger station was at the end of the 1829 tunnel. In green, the Wapping tunnel to Kings Dock runs below the Crown Street station. In blue, the 1846 two track tunnel for extra freight lines to Crown Street, is shorter than the 1829 tunnel. The cutting is deep. The Moorish Arch was between Chatsworth Dr and the three tunnel heads in the cutting. The Moorish Arch location was adjacent to the first Edge Hill station in the deep cutting. The steam winding engines were in side rooms in the cutting near the Moorish arch. The 50 yard long two track 1836 tunnel to Lime Street is in green at Edge Hill Station. The open Lime Street cutting can be seen running away to the north west from the 1836 tunnel. In green, the Waterloo Tunnel's portal is north of Edge Hill station.  The tunnel terminates at Waterloo Dock. Crown Street Stephenson Tunnel - 1829 Edge Hill Cutting and Edge Hill Station,1830 Edge Hill cutting - 291 yards Crown Street Stephenson tunnel right, 1.26 mile Wapping Tunnel in the middle. To the left the short 1846 Crown Street tunnel Running to Crown Street Station, 1829. Built by George Stephenson, a single track tunnel 291 yards long was bored from the deep cutting at the Edge Hill junction to Crown Street, to serve the world's first passenger railway station. However the tunnel is: The dilapidated state of the Cutting today. The left 1846 tunnel is used for parking trains. The others tunnels are disused. The dilapidated state of the Cutting from the air. Looking from the east The 1846 Tunnel at the bottom - looking from the west. The cutting is at the top. The oldest rail tunnel in the world running under streets. The second oldest rail tunnel in the world after


If you walked into the party like you were walking onto a yacht, what colour was your scarf?

CARLY SIMON LYRICS - You're So Vain CARLY SIMON LYRICS [Whisper:] Son of a gun. You walked into the party like you were walking onto a yacht Your hat strategically dipped below one eye Your scarf it was apricot You had one eye in the mirror as you watched yourself gavotte And all the girls dreamed that they'd be your partner They'd be your partner, and... You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you You're so vain, I'll bet you think this song is about you Don't you? Don't You? You had me several years ago when I was still quite naive Well you said that we made such a pretty pair And that you would never leave But you gave away the things you loved and one of them was me I had some dreams, they were clouds in my coffee Clouds in my coffee, and... You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you You're so vain, I'll bet you think this song is about you Don't you? Don't You? I had some dreams they were clouds in my coffee Clouds in my coffee, and... You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you You're so vain, I'll bet you think this song is about you Don't you? Don't You? Well I hear you went up to Saratoga and your horse naturally won Then you flew your Lear jet up to Nova Scotia To see the total eclipse of the sun Well you're where you should be all the time And when you're not you're with Some underworld spy or the wife of a close friend Wife of a close friend, and... You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you You're so vain, I'll bet you think this song is about you Don't you? Don't You? Don't You? You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you You're so vain, I'll bet you think this song is about you Don't you? Don't You? Visit www.azlyrics.com for these lyrics. Thanks to daniella, Megan Thielking, Starla Quail for correcting these lyrics. Writer(s): Carly Simon


If satsumas were Japanese and mandarins were Chinese, which oranges were North African?

Citrus Pages / Mandarins ï¿½ Gï¿½rard Paillard / INRA History and distribution today Mandarins were grown in China and Japan on a large scale since the 16th century. Mandarin was the last of the important citrus fruits to arrive in Europe as late as the early 19th century. In 1805, two varieties of the Mandarin oranges were brought into England from Canton. From England, they were introduced into the Mediterranean region. By 1850, the fruit was well-established in Italy. Some time between 1840 and 1850, a mandarin from China was imported by the Italian Consul and planted at the Consulate in New Orleans. It was carried from there to Florida and later reached California. The 'Owari' Satsuma arrived from Japan in 1878 , and nearly a million budded trees were planted in the Gulf States from 1908 to 1911. Another variety, the King Mandarin, was sent from Saigon to California in 1882.  In 1892 or 1893, two fruits of 'Ponkan' were sent from China to Florida, and seedlings from there were distributed and led to commercial propagation. Commercial production of mandarins started in the early 1900's. The biggest mandarin producers today are China, Spain, Japan, Brazil and Turkey. The biggest mandarin exporters are Spain, China, Morocco, Turkey and South Africa. See: Introduction, Citrus world production 2007/08 .   The group of mandarins The fresh citrus market worldwide has changed dramatically in the past 20 years.  Consumers and supermarkets now prefer easy-peeling, seedless, tasty mandarins with nice rind color. As a result, mandarins are now the fastest growing sector of the fresh citrus industry in California and world wide.  Mandarin, its hybrids and relatives together form the largest group in the genus Citrus. The number of commercially important mandarin varieties almost equals the number of all  other horticultural Citrus types combined. The Citrus Research Station of the French National Institute of Agricultural Research on the Mediterranean island of Corsica boasts over 350 named mandarin cultivars and hybrids in the catalogue of its holdings, four trees of each variety. Counting the cultivars of presumably same origin under alternative names leaves approximately 240 different mandarin varieties. Many of the pictures on this mandarin page come from the collection of the Corsica experiment station. Taking into account that more than 100 named satsuma cultivars exist in Japan alone, over 450 mandarin types are known today and the estimated number of commercially grown mandarin varieties in the world is more than 300.   Classification The classification of mandarins is more complicated than that of other citrus types. The grouping of all mandarins into 3 species by the American author Swingle earlier seemed too arbitrary and the division into 36 mandarin species and their subtypes by the Japanese author Tanaka seemed too elaborate. The system followed by Robert Willard Hodgson in his book ' Horticultural varieties of Citrus ' (chapter 4. of ' The Citrus Industry '), which divides mandarins into four species, was in use for a long time.  Deliciosa (Mediterranean mandarin), nobilis (King type) and unshiu (satsumas) formed species of their own because of their origin, distribution and characteristics. All other mandarin types (common mandarin, clementines, tangerines, tangors, tangelos and their hybrids) were grouped under reticulata. In this presentation all mandarins are classified Citrus reticulata Blanco according to the current botanical practice. For each type the earlier classifications are given as synonyms. The small-fruited mandarin relatives are listed separately at the end. The mandarin varieties are divided into seven groups of mandarins on this page and six groups in the Mandarin hybrids page. The  Mandarin types table (see below), serves as an index to the 13 types and over 70 varieties briefly described with an adjoining picture and over 30 closely related cultivars of theirs are mentioned. On this and the adjoining Mandarin hybrids page there are over 100 different  kinds of mandarin.     Cultivation Unlike


Bowie's video for 'Let's Dance' was recorded in which country?

Bowie Downunder: Let's Dance Video bowiedownunder.com Let's Dance Video Prior to the aboriginal rights theme championed by Midnight Oil and years before the outback Australian theme of Crocodile Dundee was the video to David Bowie's 'Let's Dance'. With     an un mistakenly Australian cast, the video featured a series of themes     from both rural and urban Australia - aborigines, Sydney Harbour and outback     scenes. By taking a lateral spin on the song's lyrics to bring forward the cause     of Aboriginal rights, it offered the first evidence of a hands-on     sociopolitical role from Bowie. The principal locations were Sydney and     the sheep farming outpost of Carinda. In the following article courtesy of Rolling Stone magazine, we look back to the time that was 1983. In Australia, David Bowie was a man without masks. Open, jokey, very . . . warm is the only word. Back home - which for Bowie these days is Switzerland, March is an unmistakably wintry month; but halfway round the world in Sydney, even as autumn arrived, a brilliant sun still bathed the beaches at Bondi and Manly, and in the clear, caressing night air, the stars seemed like so many crushed diamonds strewn across the antipodean sky. It was a paradise perfectly suited to Bowie's new menschlich mood, his gathering thaw. Photograph by "Stranded" from the Aus Rock forums ....Escaping from LA. probably saved his life, he says. Another turning point came in December 1980, three months after he released his last album, Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps). He was in New York at the time, on Broadway, winding up his well-received tour with the Elephant Man. He still remembers the night-it was very late-that he got the awful news from May Pang, John Lennon's former secretary. Lennon had been murdered. ...."The handful of performances after that," Bowie says, "were absolutely awful. Just awful. A whole piece of my life seemed to have been taken away; a whole reason for being a singer and songwriter seemed to be removed from me. It was almost like a warning. It was saying: we've got to do something about our situation on earth." ....Bowie put his musical persona on low-profile and set about making a real home for himself and Joey in the pristine countryside near Geneva, He grew reflective. "Having a child to care for points up one's purpose, it really does. To see him grow, and be excited about the future-and then you think: 'Oh, shit, the future, yes. I'd forgotten about that, old son. Um ... I'll see what I can do....... Photograph by "Stranded" from the Aus Rock forums Bowie and Australia IT IS THIS SEA CHANGE, OF SORTS, THAT HAS brought Bowie back to Australia. He first came here in 1978, on his last concert tour, and at each city where he did a show he would rent a Land Rover or some similarly rugged vehicle and clatter off into the outback, the parched and haunting bush. He was hypnotized: here was a country the size of the United States with a population of some 15 million people. Culturally, it had the upbeat, can-do character of America in the Fifties, before so Much went so wrong there; but physically-with its idyllic coasts and endless arid plains, and its singular wildlife - it was unlike any place else on earth. ....But, like America, Australia had an ugly racial secret: the policies adopted toward the native Aborigines by the European settlers who began arriving on the continent in the late eighteenth century-many of them convicts and their keepers-could most gently be described as genocidal. On what is now the island state of Tasmania, Bowie learned, the indigenous Aboriginal population had been utterly extinguished. Photograph by "Stranded" from the Aus Rock forums ...."As much as I love this country," he says, "it's probably one of the most racially intolerant in the world, well in line with South Africa. I mean, in the north, there's unbelievable intolerance. The Aborigines can't even buy their drinks in the same bars-they have to go round the back and get them through what's called a 'dog hatch.' And then they're fo


Live Aid featured a video of Bowie duetting with which rock star?

Bowie’s Live Aid magic: An unforgettable show, from the spine-tingling “Heroes” to his audacious “Dancing in the Street” duet - Salon.com Log out Sign in Tuesday, Jan 12, 2016 4:00 PM UTC Bowie’s Live Aid magic: An unforgettable show, from the spine-tingling “Heroes” to his audacious “Dancing in the Street” duet Even in the legendary Live Aid line-up, Bowie's set stood out for its power, energy, empathy and charm Topics: aol_on , David Bowie , Live Aid , mick jagger , Music , Entertainment News (Credit: AP/Joe Schaber) “It’s twelve noon in London, seven AM in Philadelphia, and around the world it’s time for: Live Aid ….” On July 13, 1985, David Bowie would take the stage at Wembley Stadium as part of the Live Aid benefit concert. Bowie would take the stage around 7:20 p.m. in London, falling in between Queen (who, remember, had just ended their set with that incredible version of “We Will Rock You”/“We Are The Champions”) and The Who. But you’d never know it from the way the man casually strode onto the stage, his light gray suit not even displaying the tiniest wrinkle despite being out and about in it all day, topped by a formidable blond pompadour that would defy heat, humidity, and the earth’s gravitational pull. As his band hit the intro to “TVC-15,” Bowie went to the front of the stage and with a giant smile, acknowledged the crowd. Crisply and exactly on cue, he grabbed the mic and dove head first into the song. He would swagger and smirk and sway his hips from side to side. Not letting Bono be the only one to get away with stalking the stage, Bowie would hop down onto the platform below the monitors and work the crowd from end to end, heading stage left specifically to acknowledge a flag adorned with the lightning bolt Aladdin Sane image. This wasn’t a band Bowie had ever played live with before (more on this below), and while some fans longed for the understatement of an Eno or a Fripp, or the practiced precision of long-time Bowie collaborators such as Carlos Alomar and Earl Slick, it was the energy of this band of newcomers that sold the material this day. This wasn’t an established artist rolling out the parade of hits with nothing to lose. Everyone on that stage was at the top of their A game. It was a mix of excitement, energy, and sheer terror that combined for a bright, crisp performance that invigorated the crowd at this point in a very long day. The unmistakeable guitar riff of “Rebel Rebel” was up next, and the Wembley crowd began singing the melody back as soon as the band had gone through one refrain. Bowie would hold his mic out for the crowd to answer on the “Hot tramp/I love you so” chorus, and the grin on his face from the response tells you everything you need to know. In his exuberance, Bowie would grab one of the backing singers to engage in a quick pas de deux (and from the look on her face, it wasn’t rehearsed) while the band vamped on the bridge. More than anything, the crowd’s roar of recognition at the intro to “Modern Love” reminded them, and television, and Bowie himself, that just a few years earlier he had been at the top of the charts around the globe. On the Serious Moonlight tour, “Modern Love” was a gently rollicking good time; at Live Aid it was a rolling freight train, full speed ahead. A hush would fall over the massive crowd as the intro to “’Heroes’” started. Over the musicians, Bowie would tell the crowd, “I’d like to thank and introduce my band, who got together so quickly to do this show for me. I am forever in their debt.” It was then that he introduced Kevin Armstrong on guitar, Matthew Seligman on bass, Pedro Ortiz on percussion, Neil Conti on drums, Clare Hurst on saxophone, Tessa Niles and Helena Springs on backing vocals, and Thomas Dolby on keyboards and backing vocals. He went on to dedicate the song “To my son, to all our children, and to the children of the world.” With that, the crowd fell quiet once again for the opening verse. “’Heroes’” is a song that has transcended its original meaning many times over at this point, and at Live Aid it soared into anthem stat


Bowie's mother appeared with him in the innovative video for which song?

David Bowie | New Music And Songs | David Bowie About David Bowie The cliché about David Bowie is that he was a musical chameleon, adapting himself according to fashion and trends. While such a criticism is too glib, there's no denying that Bowie demonstrated a remarkable skill for perceiving musical trends at his peak in the '70s. After spending several years in the late '60s as a mod and as an all-around music hall entertainer, Bowie reinvented himself as a hippie singer/songwriter. Prior to his breakthrough in 1972, he recorded a proto-metal record and a pop/rock album, eventually redefining glam rock with his ambiguously sexy Ziggy Stardust persona. Ziggy made Bowie an international star, yet he wasn't content to continue to churn out glitter rock. By the mid-'70s, he'd developed an effete, sophisticated version of Philly soul that he dubbed "plastic soul," which eventually morphed into the eerie avant pop of 1976's Station to Station. Shortly afterward, he relocated to Berlin, where he recorded three experimental electronic albums with Brian Eno. At the dawn of the '80s, Bowie was still at the height of his powers, yet following his blockbuster dance-pop album Let's Dance in 1983, he slowly sank into mediocrity before salvaging his career in the early '90s. Even when he was out of fashion in the '80s and '90s, it was clear that Bowie was one of the most influential musicians in rock, for better and for worse. Each one of his phases in the '70s sparked a number of subgenres, including punk, new wave, goth rock, the new romantics, and electronica. Few rockers have ever had such lasting impact. David Jones began performing music when he was 13 years old, learning the saxophone while he was at Bromley Technical High School; another pivotal event happened at the school, when his left pupil became permanently dilated in a schoolyard fight. Following his graduation at 16, he worked as a commercial artist while playing saxophone in a number of mod bands, including the King Bees, the Manish Boys (which also featured Jimmy Page as a session man), and Davey Jones & the Lower Third. All three of those bands released singles, which were generally ignored, yet he continued performing, changing his name to David Bowie in 1966 after the Monkees' Davy Jones became an international star. Over the course of 1966, he released three mod singles on Pye Records, which were all ignored. The following year, he signed with Deram, releasing the music hall, Anthony Newley-styled David Bowie that year. Upon completing the record, he spent several weeks in a Scottish Buddhist monastery. Once he left the monastery, he studied with Lindsay Kemp's mime troupe, forming his own mime company, the Feathers, in 1969. The Feathers were short-lived, and he formed the experimental art group Beckenham Arts Lab in 1969. Bowie needed to finance the Arts Lab, so he signed with Mercury Records that year and released Man of Words, Man of Music, a trippy singer/songwriter album featuring "Space Oddity." The song was released as a single and became a major hit in the U.K., convincing Bowie to concentrate on music. Hooking up with his old friend Marc Bolan, he began miming at some of Bolan's T. Rex concerts, eventually touring with Bolan, bassist/producer Tony Visconti, guitarist Mick Ronson, and drummer Cambridge as Hype. The band quickly fell apart, yet Bowie and Ronson remained close, working on the material that formed Bowie's next album, The Man Who Sold the World, as well as recruiting Michael "Woody" Woodmansey as their drummer. Produced by Tony Visconti, who also played bass, The Man Who Sold the World was a heavy guitar rock album that failed to gain much attention. Bowie followed the album in late 1971 with the pop/rock Hunky Dory, an album that featured Ronson and keyboardist Rick Wakeman. Following its release, Bowie began to develop his most famous incarnation, Ziggy Stardust: an androgynous, bisexual rock star from another planet. Before he unveiled Ziggy, Bowie claimed in a January 1972 interview with Melody Maker that he was gay, helping to stir int


Any direct route from New York state to Wisconsin transects which Canadian province?

Eastern Canada driving - Canada Forum - TripAdvisor Eastern Canada driving - Canada Forum Review a place you’ve visited JOIN Which Canada hotels are on sale? mm/dd/yyyy mm/dd/yyyy Eastern Canada driving Feb 08, 2011, 9:45 AM I am planning a trip in Eastern Canada for about 12 days with my wife, leaving Toronto around Aug 8. Plan to drive most part of it in Quebec , New Brunswick and Nova Scotia , before flying to NY. Will definitely spend time seeing the beautiful cities of Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec City . We love natural scenery and wildlife. I was in Banff and Jasper last year, and we both could not get enough of that beautiful snow capped mountains and lakes. Welcome any suggestions to help me plan our trip better. Which national park? what is my best option for whale watching? Driving from Quebec City to Halifax is very long. Only worth while if there is enough interests in between. Otherwise, we will hop on a plane. Thank you. Travelers interested in this topic also viewed... Show Prices 1. Re: Eastern Canada driving Feb 08, 2011, 11:42 AM Hi singsong1; You may find it next to impossible to find a one-way car rental from Toronto to Quebec City , a distance of approx. 500 miles / 800 km. If you do find a company that will allow the one-way rentals, it will most likely come with a high "one-way drop fee", as the vehicle must somehow be returned to the point of origin, towed if necessary. Taking the car all the way to Halifax from Toronto will be cost prohibitive ! Eastern Canada can NOT be compared to the Rocky Mountains, so if it is "beautiful snow capped mountains" that you are expecting, this is the wrong part of the country to be exploring. 12 days isn't very long to visit such a large part of Canada, as you have planned. Toronto is Canada’s largest city, 4th largest in Canada & the US after New York , Los Angeles & Chicago. You could spend an entire week in Toronto and still have plenty to see and do ! Ottawa requires a minimum of 2 days. Montreal requires 2-4 days to see. Quebec City requires 3 - 5 days to visit. About a 3 hour drive east of Toronto (180 miles / 290 km.) and about a 2 hour (103 miles / 165 km) drive from Ottawa, is the town of Gananoque (pronounced GAN-AN-OCK-WAY), the "Gateway to the Thousand Islands". From there you can take a boat tour of the 1000 Islands. 2. Re: Eastern Canada driving Feb 08, 2011, 12:11 PM Hi singsong1, First, your whale question: probably the place with the highest concentration of whales in southern Canada is the mouth of the Saguenay River, where it enters the St. Lawrence Estuary from the north. The town closest to this location is Tadoussac, Quebec , which is a bit of a capital for whale watching - not only to whales concentrate here more than they do anywhere in the maratime provinces, with early august being prime time, but there is a population of rare beluga whales. However, if you are traveling towards Halifax you'll be on the south shore of the St. Lawrence, while Tadoussac is on the north. So, you may want to go whale watching from one of the towns on the south shore, such as Riviere-du-Loup or Trois-Pistoles. Whale watching boats based in those towns would visit the same whales, they'd just spend more time crossing the St. Lawrence to get to them. (I have been whale watching from Trois-Pistoles several times, always with lots of success.) If you decide you'd rather go to Tadoussac, you can travel along the north shore of the St. Lawrence from Quebec City to Tadoussac and then take a ferry south across the St. Lawrence to continue east (there are ferries from Sainte-Simeon to Riviere-du-Loup and from Les Escoumins to Trois-Pistoles). My comments on whales also in part answer your question about things to do between Quebec City and Halifax, as any of the whale watching destinations I mentioned are about 2 to 3 hours east of Quebec City. Now if you are taking the most direct route to Halifax, Riviere-du-Loup is the only one of those destinations that is strictly speaking on your way as from there you will follow the trans-Canada highway south towards Fredricton;


In 1886 Franz von Soxhlet suggested that which wine process could be applied to milk?

All About Raw Milk | Paleo Leap All About Raw Milk Get our “getting started” mini-course: Sign up   × After the recent trial of Wisconsin dairy farmer Vernon Hershberger, raw milk is in the political spotlight again: is it healthy? Is it safe? Raw milk advocates insist that pasteurization destroys the nutritional value of milk, while critics fire back with dire statistics about E. Coli and Campylobacter infections. From an evolutionary perspective, a more fundamental question is whether any kind of dairy, pasteurized or not, is healthy. It definitely wasn’t around in the Paleolithic. Aurochs, the first animals that resembled modern cows, were domesticated in Mesopotamia around the time of the agricultural revolution. But the fact that something didn’t exist in the caveman days doesn’t necessarily prove that it’s unhealthy ; it’s just a sign to proceed with caution. Dairy in general is covered in another article ; essentially, it’s a gray area food that has to be an individual decision. Some people can’t digest it at all, or notice that it triggers acne flares. Not everyone has a problem with it, though, and if you tolerate it well, it can add variety and nutrients (especially calcium and high-quality fats) to your diet. And in that case, the raw milk debate is highly relevant. In This Article: Conclusion and Further Reading A Brief History of Milk Processing The first records of milk consumption range from 8,000-10,000 years ago in the Fertile Crescent to 6500 BC in Turkey to approximately 5,000 BC in Africa . Some of these cultures ate only fermented dairy products (kefir, yogurt, and cheese); others drank milk directly. In the Americas, dairy arrived much later, with the first waves of European explorers in the 1500s. All these groups were drinking raw, unpasteurized milk. But what they (and the many superbly healthy raw-milk-drinking cultures documented by Dr. Weston A. Price ) all had in common was a very short path from the cow to the table. In the late 1700s, the social and economic changes of the Industrial Revolution stretched that short supply line into a long, tangled, and astonishingly unsanitary trail. As cities grew, milk had to be carted in from the country. Starting off dubiously clean cans, it was brought in on unrefrigerated wagons or train cars (sometimes piled in dirty ice, sometimes with no effort at all to keep it cold), processed in a dairy plant, poured into bottles that may or may not have been cleaned properly, and dropped off on people’s doorsteps in the early morning to sit there until they woke up and went outside to get it. One researcher estimated that milk could sometimes spend up to 48 hours, unrefrigerated, before it reached the consumer. It would be hard to design a more dangerous distribution system short of pouring E. Coli directly into the milk bottles as they left the plant. Unsurprisingly, milk-borne diseases, including tuberculosis, typhoid, scarlet fever, and diphtheria, were endemic in major industrial areas. This was the state of the milk industry in 1856, when a French scientist named Louis Pasteur made a scientific breakthrough that would eventually change the entire milk production system. Pasteur discovered that by cooking any food to a certain temperature for a certain time, a process he called pasteurization, he could kill the bacteria in it. Pasteur’s original experiments were done on wine, but in 1886, a German chemist named Franz von Soxhlet recommended purifying milk for baby food by the same method. Wherever pasteurization was introduced, it showed immediate benefit, especially among infants. Just to give one example, a French researcher named Pierre Budin studied diarrheal illnesses among Parisian babies in the 1890s, and found that breast-fed babies died at a much lower rate than bottle-fed babies, especially during the summer, when it was hardest to keep milk cool. But among babies who received pasteurized cows’ milk at Budin’s clinic, summer mortality was extremely low (in some years, zero). This indicated that the raw milk-fed babies weren’t dying from lack of es


'Paro' was the largest moai erected on which island?

"El Gigante" and the Stone Moai of Easter Island – Easter Island, Chile | Atlas Obscura See more things to do in Easter Island » Besides its remoteness, Easter Island is, of course, famous for its massive stone sculptures or “Moais.” The largest of these is “El Gigante,” located near the Rano Raraku Quarry, which stands some 72 feet tall (well, 71.93 to be exact). El Gigante weighs in at an astonishing 160-182 metric tons, more then the weight of two full 737 airplanes. However, El Gigante was ambitious even for the master movers of Easter Island. Experts believe that had they finished this Moai (there is some question as to whether they ever intended to), it is unlikely the islanders would have been able to move it. In comparison, Paro, the largest Moai ever erected, is 10 meters (33 ft) high, and weighs 75 metric tons. Though the giant statues have been the subject of many conspiracies and myths, one gradually realizes there are few major mysteries left about them. We know who built them (Polynesian colonizers of the island, the early Rapanui people), how they were built (carved mostly from tuff and polished smooth by rubbing with pumice), how they were likely transported (wooden sledges, log rollers, and ropes), when they were built (between 1250 and 1500 CE), and very probably why. These sculptures (often called heads, though they are in fact disproportionately sized full-body figures, often seen buried halfway in dirt) represent specific ancestors. These representations were erected between the village and chaos — the ocean — as a wall of protection. The two major tribes of Easter Island lived in a tropical rain-forest, a paradise of food and fishing, with plenty of time to put into the Great Work of the statues. According to resident archaeologist Edmundo Edwards, the Polynesians used to sail back and forth across the great distances among the Pacific islands, but at a certain point they used up all the large trees and thereby lost the ability to make large canoes. At this point they became trapped. The old middens (a dump for domestic waste) show that fish bones got progressively smaller as the Polynesians could no longer sail out to deep fisheries. The island is only 45 square miles total. In the 16th and 17th centuries, statue building accelerated, and the population grew, reaching around 40,000. Then, around the year 1160, the whole thing collapsed. Some 2,000 people live on the island now, and the landscape is barren. No trees grow here except for a few invasive and problematic eucalyptus groves. How could a people smart enough to navigate to tiny landfalls on thousands of miles of Pacific ocean and capable of vast engineering projects like the Moai statues be so unable to deal with the coming of a doom which must have been obvious on such a tiny island? It may have been easier then we imagine. A few years ago, locals on Easter Island discovered they could catch and sell lobsters from around the island. They then caught and sold those lobsters until there were no more. Though much is known about the Moais, there’s lots more archaeology to do on Easter Island than digging up stone sculptures. Researchers are just starting on the villages — and their story is one of the most compelling on Earth: Humans can make their own bad luck. In the case of Easter Island, ever larger and larger statues were not the right defense. In conjunction with the Long Now Foundation. Modified from original video and text by Stewart Brand at the Long Now Blog.


Deborah, Diana, Jessica and Pamela were some of the members of which family?

Meet history’s most dysfunctional family Email a friend BEFORE women’s rights fuelled a global debate, there were the Mitford girls. This extraordinary family mixed intelligence and determination, sex, politics, and tragedy. The last member of the clan, Deborah the Duchess of Devonshire , died this week aged 94. She is being mourned by many younger Britons including Mary McCartney who today tweeted, “RIP the Dowager Duchess”. Debt, as her sisters called her, was grandmother of supermodel Stella Tennant and a fixture of the aristocracy. With her goes the last contact with the remarkable Mitford women who lived extraordinary lives they shaped for themselves. One was in love with Hitler, another was a socialist who organised workers in California. Yet another was an author and mistress to some of the most powerful figures of Europe These were Debo’s sisters. JESSICA (1917-1996) Jessica "Decca" Mitford, with her husband Esmond Romilly at Roma Bar in Miami. Jessica was a socialist author, and an outcast from her family. Picture: Mitford/family Historical Romilly/familySource:News Corp Australia The woman known as Decca moved to Spain aged 19 during its civil war in the late 1930s. She married a cousin after opposition from her family, and had a daughter, Julia whom she later ignored, not even mentioning her in an autobiography. Jessica had another daughter, Constance in Washington in 1941. Her husband joined the Canadian air force and went missing in action. She became a US citizen in 1944 and married a civil rights activist. This led her to a life of protests, renouncing her privileged upbringing by supporting Communist campaigns. She was also an investigative journalist and wrote a hugely influential book, “The American Way of Death” exposing the mortuary industry. “You may not be able to change the world, but at least you can embarrass the guilty,” she said at one point. She died having never reconciled with sisters who took a different path. DIANA (1910-2003) Diana Mosley (nee Mitford) (right), and her sister Unity pictured in Germany. Picture from book: Diana Mosley by Anne de Coucy.Source:News Limited Diana was a great beauty whose second husband was Sir Oswald Mosley, leader of the British Union of Fascists which supported Hitler’s Nazis while rejecting a German invasion. The 1936 wedding was held at the home of Joseph Goebbels (Hitler’s Minister of Propaganda), with Hitler himself a guest of honour. Writer and admirer Evelyn Waugh said her beauty “ran through the room like a peal of bells”, but many Britons found her politics unattractive and there were demands she and her husband be detained for the duration of WWII. In an autobiography she said of her political life, “I can’t regret it, it was so interesting.” Another sister went even further in right wing politics. UNITY VALKYRIE (1914-1948) Adolf Hitler and Unity Mitford were understood to have been very close.Source:News Corp Australia Following Diana’s lead, Unity travelled to German, fell in love with Hitler and became part of his close group of friends and advisers. She was torn when war was declared between Britain and Germany. In Munich she tried with kill herself with a small pistol Hitler had given her for protection. The suicide bid failed, and she was sent back to Britain for health care. She never recovered the botched attempt on her own life. Watching these personal and family dramas was the most sophisticated of the Mitfords. NANCY (1904-1973) Author Nancy Mitford was renown for her fiction work Love in a Cold Climate.Source:News Corp Australia The eldest sister was an author and journalist who examined her own aristocratic class in books such as “Noblesse Oblige”. Her fiction includes the big selling “Love in a Cold Climate”. After WWII she ended a sham marriage in which both partners had a variety of affairs, and moved to Paris. She had fallen in love with a French military officer whom she never married. When Nancy was dying Jessica and Diana came to Paris to be with her. But they still could not speak to each other, their political positions kept


The sisters of Dixon of Dock Green's Jack Warner performed as which characters?

Jack Warner - Biography - IMDb Jack Warner Jump to: Overview  (4) | Mini Bio  (1) | Trade Mark  (1) | Trivia  (6) Overview (4) 5' 10" (1.78 m) Mini Bio (1) Jack Warner started acting with the Sutton Amateur Dramatics Club after the end of World War I. From 1935, performed in cabaret at the London West End as half of the double act of Warner & Darnell. In addition to starring as Dixon of Dock Green (1955), which ran for over 20 years, he achieved lasting popularity on screen in the role of Joe Huggett, patriarch of a Cockney family, in Holiday Camp (1947), and its three sequels (plus a radio serial). Towards the end of his working life, 1976-80, Warner made a brief return to cabaret, before a stroke brought about his retirement. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous Trade Mark (1) Closing every episode of Dixon of Dock Green (1955) with a salute and the line, "Evenin' all". Trivia (6) Brother of Elsie Waters and Doris Waters . In the film, The Blue Lamp (1950), his character of George Dixon was killed off after 21 minutes. The character was brought back for the TV series of Dixon of Dock Green (1955) and he played the role for 21 years. His arthritis meant his character had to stop walking the beat and become a desk sergeant. His illness was treated with bee-stings. Retired from Dixon of Dock Green (1955) as the series ended in 1976. At aged 80 in real life, he was Britain's oldest bobby. He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1965 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to drama. Was a fully qualified automobile engineer. Prior to World War I, he worked in Paris as a car mechanic and went on to wartime service in France as a driver attached to the Royal Flying Corps. See also


What colour is the directory to the National Gardens Scheme?

National Gardens Scheme (NGS) - Gardens open in Shropshire - Shropshire Community Directory - Shropshire Council National Gardens Scheme (NGS) - Gardens open in Shropshire Description: Every year, public and private gardens throughout Shropshire open for the National Gardens Scheme which raises money for cancer and caring charities. The famous "Yellow Book" includes many of Shropshire's best gardens, some magnificent country estates and some hidden jewels owned by ordinary garden-lovers. All offer a cost-effective day out, with beautiful gardens and home-made refreshments, all raising money for good causes. A leaflet which includes all the gardens open for charity in Shropshire is widely-available at libraries, tourist centres, garden centres and many other sources. A copy can also be obtained by sending a stamped address envelope to the address below. To visit the National Gardens Scheme website, find information about Shropshire Gardens and search using postcode, distance and date range, follow the link.


Which TV series was set in a telephone exchange in Derby?

The Hello Girls (TV Series 1996–1998) - 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 "The Hello Girls" is a "dramedy" about a group of mostly young women working as telephone operators in the city of Derby UK... See full synopsis  » Stars: Famous Directors: From Sundance to Prominence From Christopher Nolan to Quentin Tarantino and every Coen brother in between, many of today's most popular directors got their start at the Sundance Film Festival . Here's a list of some of the biggest names to go from Sundance to Hollywood prominence. 7 June 2016 5:28 AM, -08:00 | Variety - TV News Around The Web a list of 91 titles created 30 Oct 2012 a list of 488 titles created 14 Feb 2014 Title: The Hello Girls (1996–1998) 8.5/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Add Image Add an image Do you have any images for this title? Edit Storyline "The Hello Girls" is a "dramedy" about a group of mostly young women working as telephone operators in the city of Derby UK... See full synopsis  » 5 September 1996 (UK) See more  » Company Credits (South Australia) – See all my reviews The Hello Girls is an excellent drama series (please note it is not meant to be a comedy!) which brings to life the late 1950's in England. The music and the fashions set the mood perfectly and bring back wonderful memories for anyone who was in England at that time (my mum loves it). Each part has been cast to perfection and it is a series I can watch over and over again. The second series continued the excellence by introducing new characters and a particularly good storyline for Sylvia. Enjoy it for what it is, a program which doesn't require swearing, innuendo or jumping camera work to get the stories across. A family program of the old fashioned kind. 3 of 3 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you? Yes


Hadfield near Glossop became the fictional town of Royston Vasey in which TV series?

BBC - Derby - Around Derby - Derbyshire in TV and Film Tour          of Royston Vasey The BBC is not responsible for the content          of external websites. FACTS The          League of Gentlemen is written by Jeremy Dyson, co-written and          performed by Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith. The leader of High Peak Borough Council, Councillor John Hallsworth,          lives in Hadfield and represents Hadfield St Andrews ward. John Garlick ran the Anchor inn and Jonathan Shaw ran the Spinners'          Arms in Hadfield in 1835. PRINT          THIS PAGE View          a printable          version of this page. This multi-award       winning programme delves into the disturbingly dark and distinctly       bizarre behaviour of the most peculiar ‘locals’ on this planet. The League of Gentlemen is written by Jeremy Dyson and CO-written       and performed by Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith. The comedy is set in the village of Royston Vasey - but, in Derbyshire,       we know it better as the otherwise sleepy village of Hadfield. The one main street in Hadfield had looked unchanged since the 1950s       and with one of the shopfronts proclaiming Brigadoon, the casual visitor       could have been forgiven for wondering when the next wake-up call       was due. You'll          never leave! All was       to change when a roving BBC location researcher wandered into town,       running out of time to find a small, quiet northern town that could       pass as a quirky, isolated, fictional town where visitors were frowned       upon and murky secrets dwelt behind every door. One look at the unsuspecting streets of Hadfield and Royston Vasey       was born - the TV filming circus duly rolled into town. Shopfronts were transformed - the old fishmonger's became a veterinary       surgery and the empty estate agent found new life as a dating agency. The little handicraft emporium was transformed into a joke shop one       day and a video rental shop a week later. For the resident enduring the mundane daily drive home, multiple double       takes were in order and wry smiles the reaction to the temporary excitement. Eventually a circus big-top and small funfair were set up nearby and       locals were invited along to populate the attraction.


Which TV series about a women's football team was filmed in Ilkeston?

Playing the Field (TV Series 1998–2002) - 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 The on-the-field trials and tribulations and the off-the-field lives, loves and infidelities of the Castlefield Blues, an underfunded, badly managed ladies football team from South ... See full summary  » Stars: Famous Directors: From Sundance to Prominence From Christopher Nolan to Quentin Tarantino and every Coen brother in between, many of today's most popular directors got their start at the Sundance Film Festival . Here's a list of some of the biggest names to go from Sundance to Hollywood prominence. a list of 6928 titles created 12 Jun 2011 a list of 954 titles created 25 Jul 2012 a list of 981 titles created 24 Sep 2012 a list of 462 titles created 10 months ago a list of 58 titles created 3 months ago Title: Playing the Field (1998–2002) 7.2/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Cold Feet (TV Series 1997) Comedy | Drama | Romance At times comedic and at other times heartbreaking, the series follows the intertwining lives of three Manchester couples at different stages in their relationships. At the start, Adam ... See full summary  » Stars: James Nesbitt, John Thomson, Robert Bathurst Medical drama series about brilliant neurosurgeon Gabriel Monroe. Stars: James Nesbitt, Sarah Parish, Thomas Morrison The trials and tribulations of a group of binmen brought together by their common love of their job. Stars: Edward Woodward, Neil Dudgeon, Stephen Lord Interconnected dramas about the lives of a group of workers at a Manchester textile factory, with each episode focusing on the home life of a different character. Stars: Jack Deam, Tony Mooney, Joan Kempson The relationship between childhood sweethearts, a farmer's daughter and boy from a rich family, turns tumultuous in this modern interpretation of Wuthering Heights Stars: Sarah Smart, Joe McFadden, Alun Armstrong Midnight Man (TV Mini-Series 2008) Drama | Thriller Conspiracy thriller starring James Nesbitt as a down-on-his-luck journalist who uncovers a dangerous secret. Stars: James Nesbitt, Catherine McCormack, Rupert Graves A normal everyday family strike it rich by winning the lottery. Their life dramatically changes with their new-found wealth. Stars: Amanda Redman, Peter Davison, Sarah Smart Three ex-servicemen return to Basra, each for a different reason. Stars: James Nesbitt, Stephen Graham, Warren Brown The story follows Mrs Ros Pritchard, a successful manager of a supermarket. When a couple of politicians make a spectacle of themselves outside her shop, Ros decides to stand for election ... See full summary  » Stars: Jane Horrocks, Steven Mackintosh, Jodhi May Jane Hall (TV Series 2005) Comedy | Drama Edit Storyline The on-the-field trials and tribulations and the off-the-field lives, loves and infidelities of the Castlefield Blues, an underfunded, badly managed ladies football team from South Yorkshire in the north of England whose loyalty to the team, the game and each other far exceeds their chances of ever winning the championship. Written by Mark Smith <msmith@osi.co.uk> 8 March 1998 (UK) See more  » Also Known As: Rankkareita ja mustia sukkia See more  » Filming Locations: (United Kingdom) – See all my reviews I really enjoyed this series but why are none of the regular cast members listed on this page? Lesley Sharp and Lorraine Ashbourne to name just two of them. Mrs Mullen, Mr Mullen, Matthew Mullen, Luke Mullen, Jo Mullen, Theresa Mullen, Geraldine, Dave, Rick all of them are missing! What's going on? I tried to find out the name of an actress who was in this series and her name is not listed. A lot of the actors in this series have gone on to star in many other very watchable programmes. It is disappointing when you look for information on this site and it is missing.


Which actor, born in Hayfield in 1915, supplied the voices of the Mr Men on TV?

Arthur Lowe - IMDb IMDb Actor | Soundtrack Lowe, rotund and professionally indefatigable, rightly gained acclaim as an accomplished comedy character actor; fondly remembered as the irascible "Captain Mainwaring" in the Home Guard comedy series Dad's Army (1968-1977), and as Coronation Street (1960)'s "Leonard Swindley". The only child of a Derbyshire railworker, Lowe gained valuable ... See full bio » Born: a list of 39 people created 26 Oct 2011 a list of 31 people created 19 Dec 2011 a list of 47 people created 25 Feb 2015 a list of 35 people created 06 May 2015 a list of 348 people created 11 months ago Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDbPage How much of Arthur Lowe's work have you seen? User Polls Won     1     BAFTA Film Award. Another    6 nominations. See more awards  » Known For Dad's Army Capt. George Mainwaring / Barry Mainwaring (1968-1977)  1980 Comedy Tonight (TV Movie)  1979-1980 Potter (TV Series)  1977 Cottage to Let (TV Series) Bernard Clayman  1976 Bill Brand (TV Mini-Series) Watson  1976 Shades of Greene (TV Series) Javitt  1975 Churchill's People (TV Series) Epillicus, the Barber  1974 Mr. Men (TV Series short) Narrator  1973 Armchair 30 (TV Series) Alfred Potter  1969 Plays of Today (TV Series) The Headmaster  1969 Rogues' Gallery (TV Series) Mr. Cakebread  1969 ITV Playhouse (TV Series) Eric  1968 The Wednesday Play (TV Series) Colonel Harrup  1960-1968 Armchair Theatre (TV Series) Mr. Godsall / Det. Sgt. Wimpole / Tailor / ...  1967 The Golden Age (TV Series) Sir Robert  1967 The Avengers (TV Series) Benstead  1962 BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV Mini-Series) Slippy Wokingham  1962 Leading the Blind (TV Movie) Fred Oldershaw  1962 Z Cars (TV Series) Jakey Ramsden  1960-1961 No Hiding Place (TV Series) Simpson / Raymond Watkins  1961 The Pursuers (TV Series) Pearson  1960 Sheep's Clothing (TV Series) Mudor  1960 Robert Tavener, Deceased (TV Movie) Leonard Gribble  1960 Boyd Q.C. (TV Series) Mr. Biron  1960 Inside Story (TV Series) Fred  1959 Theatre Night (TV Series) Mr. Filby  1959 All Aboard (TV Series) Sydney Barker, steward - Episode dated 14 February 1959 (1959) ... Sydney Barker, steward  1959 Glencannon (TV Series)  1953-1957 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV Series) Albert Davies  1957 Six Red Hairs (TV Short) Uncle  1956 Theft Royal (TV Movie) Talbot Edwards  1956 Adventure Theater (TV Series) 3rd Drama critic  1956 The Gordon Honour (TV Series) Tim Raffety  1955 Passage of Arms (TV Movie) Servant  1955 The Wise Cat (TV Movie) The Fishmonger / The Cup-bearer  1955 The Olive Jar (TV Movie) Zi' Dima  1954 My Uncle Rollo (TV Movie) Heppon  1954 The Old Grad (TV Movie) Vince Brady  1953 An American Gentleman (TV Movie) Scots business man  1979 Bless Me Father (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - The Season of Goodwill (1979) ... (performer: ""See, Amid The Winter's Snow"" aka Hymn For Christmas Day)  1969 The Coward Revue (TV Movie) (performer: "Could You Please Oblige Us With A Bren Gun") Hide   1982 Looks Familiar (TV Series) Himself - Panellist  1982 Pebble Mill (TV Series) Himself  1978 Prismo Club (Documentary short) Himself - Commentator  1977 Our Show (TV Series) Himself - Guest  1977 Going for a Song (TV Series documentary) Himself - On-screen Participant  1971-1976 This Is Your Life (TV Series documentary) Himself / Himself - Guest  1970 Holiday Startime Special (TV Movie) Himself  1970 The Golden Shot (TV Series) Himself  2016/I 2016: We Remember Part One (TV Movie documentary) Acting Roles (uncredited)  2007 The Story of Jackanory (TV Movie documentary) Himself - 'Jackanory' Storyteller  2007 Timeshift (TV Series documentary) Himself - Storyteller, Jackanory Personal Details Other Works: He acted in Irving Berlin 's musical, "Call Me Madam", at the Coliseum in London, England with Anton Walbrook , Billie Worth , Jeff Warren and Frank Wilson in the cast. See more » Publicity Listings: 2 Print Biographies | 1 Portrayal | 1 Interview | 3 Articles | 2 Magazine Cover Photos | See more » Height: Did You Know? Personal Quote: An actor is an actor is an actor. The less personality


What is the third word of the motto adopted by France in 1946?

French Motto The French Motto The French Motto of the Republic is "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity/Brotherhood" (Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité) During the French Revolution 1787-1799, "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity" was one of many mottos used by revolutionaries to unite and inspire them. In the late 19th Century, the 3rd French Republic adopted the ideas of liberty, equality and fraternity to become their motto. It is a tripartite motto, consisting of three words / ideas. Liberty, Equality and Fraternity - for all French citizens. Robespierre advocated in a speech on the organization of the National Guards (in December 1790) that the words "The French People" and "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity" be written on uniforms and flags, but his proposal was rejected. From 1793 onwards, the words "Unity, indivisibility of the Republic; liberty, equality or death" could be seen painted on the façades of Parisian houses. People in other cities soon followed suit, but the removed the word death, as it invoked memories of the Terror (The Terror was the most bloody time of the Revolution with mass executions taking place either by firing squads, cannon fire or guillotine). For the celebrations on 14 July 1880, the motto was re-inscribed on the triangular gables of public buildings. During the Third Republic, the familiar motto became finally established and written into Constitutions of 1958, 1946 and 1958. Today it is often seen on everyday items such as postage stamps and coins.


In 2006 TV host Victoria Coren won half a million pounds playing which card game?

Victoria Coren Mitchell wins £400,000 in poker tournament | Daily Mail Online The moment TV presenter Victoria Coren Mitchell won £400,000 in poker tournament - bringing her total winnings to £1.43 MILLION Coren Mitchell has become first two-time winner of European Poker Tour The 41-year-old, from London, made history at the event in Sanremo, Italy She fought back from eighth place to win £391,932 cash and £4,000 watch Victory means she is fast becoming one of the world's best female players She is now ranked ninth internationally - with total winnings of £1.43million Coren Mitchell married British comedian David Mitchell in November 2012


On 1st January 2014, which country became the 18th member of the Eurozone?

Latvia becomes 18th member of eurozone | Zee News Latvia becomes 18th member of eurozone IANS | Last Updated: Wednesday, January 1, 2014 - 19:45 0 Follow @ZeeNews Riga: The Baltic nation of Latvia Wednesday became the 18th member of the eurozone after three years of economic struggle. After joining the European Union in 2004, Latvia took some time in joining the euro, with the Latvian government deciding in 2010 to enter the eurozone Jan 1, 2014, Xinhua reported. It applied for eurozone membership in March 2013 and the European Union (EU) supported Latvia's application on the condition that it would curb its inflation and debt level. Latvia's joining marks an easing of the debt-crisis pressure that has lasted for about five years. There have been encouraging signs, particularly in recent months, that an economic recovery is under way in Europe. After contracting up until the first quarter of 2013, the European economy started to grow again in the next two quarters. "Economic growth is expected to gradually gather pace over the forecast horizon to 1.4 percent in the European Union and 1.1 percent in the euro area in 2014," according to the 2013 autumn economic forecast of the European Commission. In 2015, the economic growth of the EU and the eurozone is expected to further accelerate, reaching 1.9 percent and 1.7 percent, respectively. "There are increasing signs that the European economy has reached a turning point," European Commission Vice President Olli Rehn said in September last year. Analysts believe that by joining the eurozone, Latvia will not only benefit from EU's sound ground for economic growth, but also see more convenience from external markets such as China, the US, Canada and Japan, which have held mutual investment or free trade deal talks with the European Union. At the same time, Latvia could enjoy lower borrowing costs and more foreign investment. Moreover, joining the eurozone could trigger the devaluation of Latvia's currency and thus boost the country's exports. Valdis Dombrovskis, Latvia's acting prime minister, said it was an opportunity for the country's economic development as a member of the world's second largest currency, though it should not relax its fiscal policy. "We should know how to use this opportunity in the best possible way so as to facilitate the economic and social development of Latvia," he said, adding that the move to become the eurozone's 18th member would make 2014 an historic year for the country. Tens of thousands of Latvians gathered at a square in capital Riga to celebrate the New Year and the adoption of the euro. The euro and Latvia's national currency lat have been simultaneously in circulation for two weeks, and the lat will cease to be legal tender Jan 15. Latvia is the second Baltic Sea country to adopt the euro, following Estonia in 2011. First Published: Wednesday, January 1, 2014 - 19:43


Which sporting knight made an appearance on The Archers as part of Sport Relief 2014?

News Archive 13th March 2014 | Contactmusic.com Lindsay Lohan has allegedly penned a lengthy list of all the people she has had sex with, and there is a few familiar faces among it.The 27 year-old... 13th March 2014 0:07 'The Big Bang Theory' isn't going anywhere soon, not until 2017 at least. CBS announced on Wednesday (March 12th) that it has ordered three more... 13th March 2014 0:39 Paul Walker's last ever film will definitely be completed.'Fast & Furious 7' has finally been given the green light to resume production on March... 13th March 2014 1:18 A lawyer representing the photographer Justin Bieber is accused of assaulting in Miami, Florida has filed a court motion demanding the singer return... 13th March 2014 1:28 The full extent of former New Found Glory guitarist Steve Klein's legal woes have been revealed in the release of his December (13) arraignment... 13th March 2014 1:28 Pop star Robin Thicke was forced to pull out of a concert in Ontario, Canada on Tuesday night (11Mar14) after experiencing a recurring vocal... 13th March 2014 1:28 Singer/songwriter Sia has blasted Alaska's former governor Sarah Palin for using the song Titanium during a political event over the weekend... 13th March 2014 1:28 Former child star Charlotte Church is planning to head back to school to obtain a degree in physics.The Welsh opera singer-turned-pop star has become... 13th March 2014 1:28 Katie Holmes ended her fashion partnership with stylist Jeanne Yang after realising the label would not survive as she prepared to relaunch her... 13th March 2014 1:28 Filming on the Allman Brothers biopic Midnight Rider is still on hold two weeks after a camera assistant was killed in a freak train accident on the... 13th March 2014 1:28 Reality Tv star Judge Judy has filed her very first lawsuit against an attorney in Connecticut who used her image to promote his personal injury... 13th March 2014 1:28 Supermodel Kate Upton has been named the new face of American fashion retailer Express.The Sports Illustrated beauty has been hired to model the... 13th March 2014 1:28 Actor Benedict Cumberbatch was reportedly involved in a fight during Oscars weekend earlier this month (Mar14).The Star Trek Into Darkness star was... 13th March 2014 1:28 Lindsay Lohan's father has been slapped with a $1 million (£625,000) lawsuit over a failed Girls Gone Wild project.Richard Reitano claims... 13th March 2014 1:28 Actor Bryan Cranston initially rejected a starring role in the new Godzilla movie reboot over fears the script wouldn't live up to his quality... 13th March 2014 1:28 "For me it was just such a normal thing. It became (a thing) because I brought light to it. I have nobody to blame but myself. I brought attention to... 13th March 2014 1:28 "It took me forever to write the email to ask her, like I was writing to someone I had a crush on and you don't want to mess it up... It took a week... 13th March 2014 1:28 "I say 'shut up'! I'm an English Rose thank you very much. I'm not going to dye my skin orange - I'm working too hard taking America by storm to fake... 13th March 2014 1:28 "I'm gonna claim responsibility for everything he ever does from now on, and take half his earnings. He was nothing, just a fat, bald, ginger slob... 13th March 2014 1:28 Former U.S. President Bill Clinton's daughter Chelsea will be making her debut at New York City's acclaimed Tribeca Film Festival in April (14).... 13th March 2014 1:28 "I signed on to the film three-and-a-half months out and I was just on the race track as often as possible. From morning to night, really learning... 13th March 2014 1:28 Shooting for the pilot for CW’s latest superhero outing, 'The Flash' has gotten well and truly underway and there’s plenty of details coming out... 13th March 2014 1:52 Elizabeth Olsen is engaged.The 25-year-old actress and her boyfriend Boyd Holbrook are set to tie the knot after the 32-year-old star popped the... 13th March 2014 1:59 Aaron Paul admits being married to his wife is ''incredible''.The 'Breaking Bad' star and his beau Lauren Parsekian tied the knot in a... 13t


Disney’s recent animated film Frozen is based on which tale by Hans Christian Andersen?

Disney’s ‘Frozen,’ a Makeover of ‘The Snow Queen’ - The New York Times The New York Times Movies |From the Heat of Royal Passion, Poof! It’s Permafrost Search From the Heat of Royal Passion, Poof! It’s Permafrost Disney’s ‘Frozen,’ a Makeover of ‘The Snow Queen’ Frozen Directed by Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical PG Continue reading the main story Photo Anna, a princess besotted with a rogue, and Kristoff, the ice dealer who comes to her aid, with Olaf, the snowman who would be a beach bunny, in “Frozen.” Credit Disney A beautiful princess with magical powers that she can’t control; an adorable snowman, with buck teeth and a carrot for a nose, who longs to sunbathe because no one ever told him that heat melts ice; a picture-perfect prince who is revealed to be a scheming, opportunistic cad. Those are among the unconventional characters in the new Disney 3-D animated movie musical, “Frozen,” very loosely based on the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale “The Snow Queen.” They are significant departures from tradition in a film that shakes up the hyper-romantic “princess” formula that has stood Disney in good stead for decades and that has grown stale. Treacly, kissy-kissy endings are not enough anymore. Nowadays, a princess has to show her mettle and earn her happily-ever-after stripes. Allegorically, “Frozen” lacks the purity and elemental power of a classic myth like “Beauty and the Beast,” but at least its storytelling is fairly coherent, and its gleaming dream world of snow and ice is one of the most visually captivating environments to be found in a Disney animated film. There are moments when you may feel that you are inside a giant crystal chandelier frosted with diamonds. It all takes place in the fictional Scandinavian land of Arendelle, whose king and queen die in a shipwreck, leaving the country in the hands of Elsa (the voice of Idina Menzel), the elder of two daughters. This blond, high-strung princess has a secret problem. If she isn’t extremely careful, everything around her freezes when she takes off her protective gloves and waves her hands. Elsa’s best friend is her impulsive redheaded younger sister, Anna ( Kristen Bell ), whom she nearly freezes to death by accident. The sisters become estranged when Anna falls in love at first sight with Hans (Santino Fontana), a too-good-to-be-true prince from a neighboring kingdom, and Elsa forbids them to marry. With one wave of Elsa’s hand, eternal winter descends on Arendelle. She is so horrified by her destructive gift that she retreats to a remote ice palace atop a mountain. Video embed As Arendelle suffers through the deep freeze, the resourceful Anna, who still loves her sister, is determined to track down Elsa, who she believes can reverse the spell. Thus begin Anna’s adventures in mountain climbing. Along the way, she meets Kristoff (Jonathan Groff), a rugged ice dealer who guides a reindeer-driven sleigh. During their “Wizard of Oz”-like quest, they are joined by Olaf ( Josh Gad ), that sweet, wisecracking snowman. “Frozen,” for all its innovations, is not fundamentally revolutionary. Its animated characters are the same familiar, blank-faced, big-eyed storybook figures. But they are a little more psychologically complex than their Disney forerunners. Its princesses may gaze at a glass ceiling, but most are not ready to shatter it. Advertisement Continue reading the main story Is it significant that Jennifer Lee, who directed “Frozen” with Chris Buck, is billed as the first female director of a Disney animated feature film? Perhaps. Ms. Lee is credited as the screenwriter of a story that she and Mr. Buck developed with Shane Morris. That screenplay cautiously incorporates some slangy contemporary argot, but its tone is never desperately hip in the manner of the “Shrek” movies. Most of what fun there is revolves around Olaf, a classic Disney sidekick. Please verify you're not a robot by clicking the box. Invalid email address. Please re-enter. You must select a newsletter to subscribe to. Sign Up Privacy Policy I


What nationality was author Gabriel García Márquez, who died on 17th April?

Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Nobel Prize-winning author, dies at 87 - CNN.com Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Nobel Prize-winning author, dies at 87 By Todd Leopold, CNN Updated 9:55 AM ET, Mon April 21, 2014 Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds. Photos: Photos: Gabriel García Márquez Nobel laureate Gabriel García Márquez – Gabriel García Márquez, the influential, Nobel Prize-winning author of "One Hundred Years of Solitude," died on Thursday, April 17. He was 87. Hide Caption 1 of 10 Photos: Photos: Gabriel García Márquez Nobel laureate Gabriel García Márquez – García Márquez, a native of Colombia, talks on the phone at his home in 1982. He is widely credited with helping to popularize the "magical realism" genre. Hide Caption 2 of 10 Photos: Photos: Gabriel García Márquez Nobel laureate Gabriel García Márquez – King Carl Gustaf of Sweden, right, presents García Márquez with the Nobel Prize in Literature on December 10, 1982. Hide Caption 3 of 10 Photos: Photos: Gabriel García Márquez Nobel laureate Gabriel García Márquez – American actor and director Robert Redford sits with García Márquez in Havana, Cuba, in 1988. Hide Caption Photos: Photos: Gabriel García Márquez Nobel laureate Gabriel García Márquez – García Márquez poses for a portrait in Paris in 1990. Hide Caption 5 of 10 Photos: Photos: Gabriel García Márquez Nobel laureate Gabriel García Márquez – Cuban leader Fidel Castro speaks with García Márquez at the annual cigar festival in Havana in 2000. The author was a vocal leftist and defender of Castro's Cuba. Hide Caption Photos: Photos: Gabriel García Márquez Nobel laureate Gabriel García Márquez – García Márquez gestures during a 2005 meeting in Barcelona, Spain. Hide Caption 7 of 10 Photos: Photos: Gabriel García Márquez Nobel laureate Gabriel García Márquez – U.S. President Bill Clinton speaks with García Márquez at the IV International Congress of the Spanish Language in Cartagena, Colombia, in 2007. García Márquez was regularly denied visas by the United States until President Clinton, a fan of "Solitude," revoked the ban. Hide Caption 8 of 10 Photos: Photos: Gabriel García Márquez Nobel laureate Gabriel García Márquez – García Márquez waves out the window of a train in 2007 upon arriving in his hometown of Aracataca, Colombia. Hide Caption 9 of 10 Photos: Photos: Gabriel García Márquez Nobel laureate Gabriel García Márquez – García Márquez greets the media on his 87th birthday in Mexico city on March 6. Hide Caption Colombia's President declares three days of national mourning The 87-year-old is widely credited with helping to popularize "magical realism" García Márquez stands as one of the most honored authors on Earth The Colombian author died in Mexico City, where he lived Gabriel García Márquez, the influential, Nobel Prize-winning author of "One Hundred Years of Solitude" and "Love in the Time of Cholera," has died, his family and officials said. He was 87. The literary giant was treated in April for infections and dehydration at a Mexican hospital. García Márquez, a native of Colombia, is widely credited with helping to popularize "magical realism," a genre "in which the fantastic and the realistic are combined in a richly composed world of imagination," as the Nobel committee described it upon awarding him the prize for literature in 1982. He was sometimes called the most significant Spanish-language author since Miguel de Cervantes, the 16th-century author of "Don Quixote" and one of the great writers in Western literature. Indeed, Chilean poet Pablo Neruda told Time that "One Hundred Years of Solitude" was "the greatest revelation in the Spanish language since the Don Quixote of Cervantes." The author's cousin, Margarita Marquez, and Colombia's ambassador to Mexico, José Gabriel Ortiz, confirmed the author's death to CNN on Thursday. "We're left with the memories and the admiration to all Colombians and also Mexicans because I think Gabo was half Mexican and half Colombian. He's just as admired in Mexico as he is in (his native) Colombia, all of Latin Americ


Which UK national newspaper was awarded a share in a Pulitzer Prize in 2014?

Pulitzer Prize 2014: The Guardian and Washington Post share acclaim for NSA spying revelations | The Independent Press Pulitzer Prize 2014: The Guardian and Washington Post share acclaim for NSA spying revelations There had been some suggestion winners would be passed over as their reporting was based on documents leaked by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden Monday 14 April 2014 20:37 BST Click to follow The Independent Online Among the journalism categories, the Boston Globe was given a prize by the Columbia University-based panel for breaking news coverage AP The Guardian newspaper and the Washington Post were jointly honoured today with this year’s Pulitzer Prize for public service, recognising the lead roles they took in exposing the sweeping electronic surveillance methods adopted by the National Security Agency based on documents provided by fugitive Edward Snowden. While few in the industry doubted that the impact of the NSA stories qualified them for recognition in this year’s awards, the most prestigious in America for journalism and the arts, there had been some suggestion they might be passed over because they were based on leaks from somebody branded a traitor by the US government. The Pulitzer Prize for fiction was awarded to Donna Tartt for her latest novel, The Goldfinch, a sweeping narrative about a young boy who survives a terror attack in a New York art museum only to make off with a priceless master that comes to take over his young life. The novel is still dominating the best-seller lists. Among the journalism categories, the Boston Globe was meanwhile given a prize by the Columbia University-based panel for breaking news coverage, based on its in-depth and “empathetic” reporting of the Boston Marathon bombing last April and the manhunt that followed it. The winning NSA stories were written by Barton Gellman at the Washington Post and by Glenn Greenwald, Laura Poitras and Ewan MacAskill for the Guardian. Though headquartered in London, the British paper qualified because the material was showcased in particular on its American website, Guardian USA. “I think it’s amazing news,” Ms Poitras said in New York after the prizes were announced. “It’s a testament to Snowden’s courage, a vindication of his courage and his desire to let the public know what the government is doing,” The Boston Globe learned of its Pulitzer on the eve of the first anniversary of the marathon bombing that left three people dead and injured many others.  The newsroom reacted with a minute of silence.