"Which King of England allegedly ordered the murder of the ""Princes in the Tower"", although some historians refute this claim?"

Richard III Society  |  LEARN MORE The Controversies The Princes in the Tower Thomas More's murder account The Princes in the Tower were the two sons of King Edward IV of England. The elder of the two succeeded to the throne as Edward V on the death of his father in April 1483. Some six weeks later, Richard, Duke of Gloucester, uncle of the two boys, proclaimed himself king as Richard III. His nephews were at that time living in the royal apartments in the Tower of London where they were seen sporadically until about mid-July 1483. After this they were never seen again. Their fate was a mystery at the time and has been ever since. Rumours about the disappearance of the princes and their uncle's part in it soon began to circulate on the continent, where those who were disaffected by the current regime had taken refuge. However, it was only after Richard's own death that the accusations became more substantive and they are still popularly believed. The few facts that are known do not, however, support the traditional story, which was that they had been smothered by James Tyrell, Master of the Horse to Richard III, with the help of two men, Miles Forest and John Dighton. The bodies were then buried at the foot of a flight of stairs in the Tower. This story is well known from Shakespeare's play The Tragedy of King Richard III and from his major source for this story, Thomas More's The History of King Richard III. The Bones from the Tower The Tower of London © Geoffrey Wheeler This story is often said to have been confirmed by the discovery of the bones of two children within the foundations of a staircase in the Tower of London in 1674. In 1678 some bones, said to be the same ones, were interred in an urn in Westminster Abbey as the bones of the princes by order of Charles II. In 1933 they were exhumed and, after examination, were declared to be the bones of two children of the right age and thus assumed to be the bones of the princes. Neither sex nor century of death could be determined, however. With the advance of knowledge and with new techniques available, the conclusions of the 1933 examination are now disputed. The categorical statements made in the report which followed the examination would not now be made by modern forensic scientists, who would stress the uncertainties in the determination of age, sex, family relationship, date of death and so on. To take just one example, modern forensic techniques show that the ages arrived at for the two skeletons are highly disputable and they may both be younger than they would be if they were the princes. Furthermore, the age gap between the two children appears to be less than the three years that separate the births of Edward and Richard, the two princes. Assigning a date to the bones could not be done at all in 1933. Using radiocarbon dating, it would now be possible to at least assign a century to them, and indeed probably come as close as a date with a margin of error of plus or minus about 15 years. This would at least enable us to know whether we were talking about late medieval bones or Roman bones, for example. It is likely that in the future even more accurate dating will be possible. The urn containing the 'bones' in Westminster Abbey Another major deficiency in 1933 was the lack of a reliable method for establishing a family relationship between the two bodies. In the report a relationship was largely assumed, and unreliable techniques then applied to prove it. No attempt was made to determine their sex. With such young children this is difficult, but new techniques being developed will soon make it possible. More reliable methods have been developed since 1933, particularly DNA testing. With this powerful new technique it is possible to determine whether the children were male or female, to show if a relationship existed between them and whether they were both descended from the same person. The drawback in this particular case is that for this test to work a comparison between the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in the bones and that in a person descended in an unbro


Who was the first athlete to win successive Olympic Gold Medals in the 1500m, since before the First World War, doing so in 1980 and 1984?

The Olympic Greats - who would you put in your top 20 all-time Olympic athletes? | Daily Mail Online The Olympic Greats - who would you put in your top 20 all-time Olympic athletes? comments 20 GOLDEN GREATS Who are the fastest, highest and strongest of all time? Who deserves the ultimate accolade as the greatest Olympian? Comparing different sports and eras is inevitably flawed. But for the sake of debate in the build-up to Beijing, here is a shot at the 20 greatest Olympians of the modern Games, based on their medal hauls, toughness of opposition, profile of their event and impact and significance in the history of sport's greatest festival. Olympian Carl Lewis 1 CARL LEWIS - Greatest Olympian of all time by whatever yardstick you apply. Brought speed, grace and technique to athletics for a decade and his eight gold medals, earned against the toughest of opposition, speak for themselves. At his first Olympics in Los Angeles in 1984 he won four golds at 100 metres, 200m, long jump and sprint relay. Won the 100m and long jump in 1988 and in 1992, after suffering a viral infection at the US trials, added another long jump and relay gold. Simply the best. Jesse Owens 2 JESSE OWENS - Opened gates of opportunity for the likes of Lewis and generations of black athletes. Owens' achievements at the 1936 Berlin Games cannot be underestimated. To the fury of Adolf Hitler, Owens lifted four golds in the 100m, 200m, sprint relay and long jump, single-handedly rendering the mighty Third Reich ridiculous. Measure of his phenomenon is that in 1935 he set six world records in one day and his long jump world record lasted for more than 25 years. Steven Redgrave 3 STEVEN REDGRAVE - Many might argue that Redgrave, who won his fifth successive gold in Sydney 2000 in the coxless fours, is the greatest Olympian of all time and it is a phenomenal achievement of enduring class and stamina. But all his medals have come as part of a team and rowing, albeit one of the founder sports of the modern Games, does not produce the same intensity of opposition as some of the more high-profile events. As a sportsman, however, Redgrave is peerless - he even won the British Bobsled championship in 1989. Paavo Nurmi 4 PAAVO NURMI - Dominated distance running in the 1920s, winning a record nine Olympic golds and adding three silvers for a record total of 12 Games medals. No wonder they nicknamed him 'the Flying Finn'. His range was incredible, lifting the title at 1500m, 5000m, 10,000m, steeplechase and cross-country. Denied even more medals when the International Olympic Committee controversially dubbed him a professional. Carried the flame at the opening ceremony in 1952, receiving the biggest cheer of the Games. Emil Zatopek 5 EMIL ZATOPEK - Marathon man or masochist? This Czech army captain was the only man ever to win the 5,000m, 10,000m and marathon - the first time he had run the event - in the same Games in Helsinki in 1952. A phenomenal feat of long-distance running, which saw him destroy Britain's world record holder Jim Peters in the marathon. Ten minutes after his 5,000m triumph wife Dana won the javelin gold. In London four years earlier Zatopek had also won the 10,000m in a world record time, lapping all but two of the field. Mark Spitz 6 MARK SPITZ - No swimmer in history, not even Aussie phenomenon Ian Thorpe, was more deserving of the accolade 'champion of the world' than the flying machine from California. Aged 22 he won seven gold medals in four days at the Munich Olympics, all in world record times. He had vowed to make up for winning only two golds, a silver and a bronze, at Mexico in 1968. As he admitted "I was ruthless, cunning, deceitful, aggressive" - in short, the classic characteristics of a winner. 7 LASSE VIREN - No-one perfected the art of peaking for athletic competition quite like the languid Finn. An ordinary performer throughout the year, he came alive at the Olympics, winning the double of 5,000m and 10,000m in 1972 and 1976. Devastating last-lap pace was his hallmark but he will also be remembered for his courage and tenaci


In which 18th century ballad opera do the characters MacHeath, Jenny Diver and Sukey Tawdrey appear?

ExecutedToday.com » 1741: Jenny Diver, a Bobby Darin lyric? 1741: Jenny Diver, a Bobby Darin lyric? March 18th, 2008 Headsman On this date in 1741,* at Tyburn ‘s largest mass-execution of the mid-18th century, renowned cutpurse Jenny Diver was hanged along with 19 others. Born Mary Young in Ireland around 1700, the girl was abandoned as a child but deserted a benefactor’s household to take passage to London where she meant to work as a seamstress. What the Newgate Calendar reads as ingratitude, the modern reader might more sympathetically see as the allure of a burgeoning city for a teenager full of dreams. Dreams may nurture the spirit, but flesh must have bread. Like countless others through time — indeed, like countless other clients of Tyburn — Jenny found metropolis less than convivial to aspirations of honest labor. Unable to live on her stitching, Jenny found more lucrative employment for her manual dexterity in a sizable gang of thieves — of which her uncovered criminal puissance gave her mastery. The Newgate Chronicle bursts with almost doting memoirs of her agile fingers, like this one: [S]he procured a pair of false hands and arms to be made, and concealing her real ones under her clothes she repaired on a Sunday evening to the place of worship above mentioned in a sedan-chair, one of the gang going before to procure a seat among the more genteel part of the congregation, and another attending in the character of a footman. Jenny being seated between two elderly ladies, each of whom had a gold watch by her side, she conducted herself with seeming great devotion; but when the service was nearly concluded she seized the opportunity, when the ladies were standing up, of stealing their watches, which she delivered to an accomplice in an adjoining pew. Not neglecting also to celebrate the gang’s more Sting-like ruses, like this hilarious turn of the tables on a credulous cuckolder: Jenny dressed herself in an elegant manner, and went to the theatre one evening when the king was to be present; and during the performance she attracted the particular attention of a young gentleman of fortune from Yorkshire, who declared, in the most passionate terms, that she had made an absolute conquest of his heart, and earnestly solicited the favour of attending her home. She at first declined a compliance, saying she was newly married, and that the appearance of a stranger might alarm her husband. At length she yielded to his entreaty, and they went together in a hackney-coach, which set the young gentleman down in the neighbourhood where Jenny lodged, after he had obtained an appointment to visit her in a few days, when she said her husband would be out of town. … The day of appointment being arrived, two of the gang appeared equipped in elegant liveries, and Anne Murphy [another thief] appeared as waiting-maid. The gentleman came in the evening, having a gold-headed cane in his hand, a sword with a gold hilt by his side, and wearing a gold watch in his pocket, and a diamond ring on his finger. Being introduced to her bed-chamber, she contrived to steal her lover’s ring; and he had not been many minutes undressed before Anne Murphy rapped at the door, which being opened, she said, with an appearance of the utmost consternation, that her master was returned from the country. Jenny, affecting to be under a violent agitation of spirits, desired the gentleman to cover himself entirely with the bed-clothes, saying she would convey his apparel into another room, so that if her husband came there, nothing would appear to awaken his suspicion: adding that, under pretence of indisposition, she would prevail upon her husband to sleep in another bed, and then return to the arms of her lover. The clothes being removed, a consultation was held, when it was agreed by the gang that they should immediately pack up all their moveables, and decamp with their booty, which, exclusive of the cane, watch, sword, and ring, amounted to an hundred guineas. The amorous youth waited in a state of the utmost impatience till the morning, when he rang the b


"Which pop groups first singles release, in 1979, was entitled, ""Sultans of Swing""?"

Wiki for Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing — Last.fm Wiki "Sultans of Swing" was the first single release of the British rock band Dire Straits . It was first recorded as a demo at Pathway Studios, North London, and quickly acquired a following after it was put in the rotation at Radio London. It did not take long for the popularity to find its way to record executives, and Dire Straits were offered a contract with Phonogram, a British record company. The song was then re-recorded and released in both the United Kingdom and the United States, though the demo version remained on the original UK Vertigo single. It entered the American music pop charts in early 1979. Unusually, the success of this single release came more than six months after the relatively unheralded release of the band's debut album in October of 1978; the song reached the top 10 in both the UK and the U.S., reaching number 8 on the UK Singles Chart and number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and helped drive sales of the album, which also became a hit. With its Dylanesque lyrics and economic guitar fills, the song was a marked change from the waning disco style and the nascent punk movement. The arrangement of "Sultans of Swing" was straightforward: two guitars, a bass, and a straight 4/4 beat on the drums. Dire Straits ' original lineup has Mark Knopfler on vocals and lead guitar, David Knopfler on rhythm guitar, John Illsley on bass, and Pick Withers on drums. The song's story is that of the diverse members of a working-class jazz group who only want to play their distinctive sound in a small London club, and don't care how popular they are. One player mentioned by name, "Guitar George", may have been a reference to musician George Borowski . Although he was not given co-writer's credits on the song, Columbia recording artist Bill Wilson is said to have written many of the lyrics to the song while he and Knopfler were both studio musicians working a session in Nashville . During a live performance of the song in Indianapolis, circa 1991, Wilson had this to say before the song: "I do this thing I cowrote about, I guess, it's been about 12 years ago I wrote the lyrics and a friend of mine used to work a lot of sessions for my old producer, Bob Johnston, and worked a session with this fellow from England by the name of Mark Knopfler. Has his own group over there called Dire Straits. He had this little melody. It sounded like "Walk, Don't Run". And he had this little story concerning a band that nobody wanted to listen to. Only a few people show up to hear. So we got together one night after the session and tossed these lyrics around on a napkin and I guess I wound up writing most of the lyrics to the tune. made enough money to buy a new Blazer that year I remember, so… didn't do too bad. It goes like this…". The album version of the song featured a critically acclaimed extended guitar solo, reaching #22 on Guitar World's list of the greatest guitar solos. Knopfler improvised and expanded that solo many times during live performances. The definitive live version of the song came as an 11-minute epic performance at the 1988 Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute concert in London when Eric Clapton teamed up with the band to play the song. * This song was often covered live by alternative metal band System of a Down . * Former Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio covered this song periodically on his post-Phish solo tours.


"Which Lawn Tennis player of the 1970's later had a brief acting career, appearing in the 1983 James Bond film, ""Octopussy""?"

Vijay Amritraj | The Leela Palaces & Resorts | ZoomInfo.com The Leela Palaces & Resorts HQ Phone: +91 22 6691 1234 Get ZoomInfo Grow + Get 10 Free Contacts a Month Please agree to the terms and conditions I agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . I understand that I will receive a subscription to ZoomInfo Grow at no charge in exchange for downloading and installing the ZoomInfo Contact Contributor utility which, among other features, involves sharing my business contacts as well as headers and signature blocks from emails that I receive. India Company Description The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts is owned and operated by Hotel Leelaventure Ltd. headquartered in Mumbai. The luxury hotel group manages seven award-winning hotels in India which includes prime urban locations in Bangalore, Gurgaon, Mumbai, New Delh ... more Find other employees at this company (1,967) Background Information Web References (194 Total References) Mr. Vijay ... www.tennisindustrymag.com [cached] The newly elected board members are: USTA First Vice President Katrina M. Adams, who won 21 doubles titles on the WTA Tour; Vijay Amritraj, a former world top-20 player and current lead anchor for ESPN Star Sports; David Bell, Chairman Emeritus of the Interpublic Group, Laurie Erlandson, a CPA formerly with Arthur Andersen & Co and now an active community leader; David B. Ford, President of DBF Associates and Senior Advisor to Gatemore Capital Management, LLC; David I. Goulden, President and COO of EMC® Corporation; Hall of Famer Charlie Pasarell, former owner of the BNP Paribas at Open at Indian Wells, who was the No.1 ranked player for the United States in 1967; Barbara van Beuren, Manager Director at Anbau Enterprises; and Stewart Wicht, President and CEO of Rolex Watch U.S.A., Inc. ... India's most celebrated tennis player Vijay Amritraj has been the Lead Anchor and Host for ESPN Star Sports since 1991. Based in Singapore, the venture operates 25 ESPN and STAR Sports branded television networks and 3 broadband sports networks throughout Asia, transmitting in 5 languages (English, Cantonese, Hindi, Korean and Mandarin). In addition, Amritraj serves as Chairman of Grey First Serve, Sri Lanka's leading advertising agency, Director of The Leela Group of Hotels in India, and he is a Brand Ambassador for Rolex and Jaguar Land Rover. As a player, Amritraj was ranked as high as world No. 16 in singles and world No. 23 in doubles, winning 16 singles titles and 13 doubles titles over the course of his career. He served as captain of the Indian Davis Cup for much of the late 1970s and 1980s, helping India reach the finals in 1974 and 1987. Amritraj was President of the ATP Tour Player Council from 1989 - 1992 and again in 1994, and he was unanimously elected to Honorary Membership of The All England Lawn Tennis Club at Wimbledon in 2001. Additionally, Amritraj has played an active role with the United Nations. He addressed the United Nations in May 1988, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Special Committee against apartheid in South Africa. He was awarded the prestigious Pierre Coubertin Award by the United Nations in Paris in November 1988 and is the only Asian to receive the honor. He was also appointed United Nations Messenger of Peace on February 9, 2001 by Secretary General Kofi Anan. In 2006, Amritraj founded The Vijay Amritraj Foundation, an international charity serving the destitute of India. Vijay Amritraj - Speaker Profile | Global Speakers Bureau two brothers started their education at Don Bosco Egmore and later graduated from Loyola College, Chennai. Playing tennis came naturally in the Amritraj family. His sports career began in 1973, where Vijay achieved his first significant success reaching the quarter-finals stage at two Grand Slam Men's Singles events. The same year he reached the quarterfinal of Wimbledon and U. S. Open. He compiled a career singles win-loss record 384-296, winning 16 singles titles to go along with 13 in doubles. In the 1980's Vijay had a brief acting career in films such as James Bonds film "Octo


What Are Jalapeño Peppers? What Are Jalapeño Peppers? Updated November 18, 2016. Jalapeño peppers (pronounced "holl-a-PAY-nyo") are medium-sized chili peppers with a mild to moderate amount of heat. One of the most common chili peppers, jalapeños are green when picked and are usually used while green. But jalapeños will turn red as they ripen, both on the plant and after they've been picked. They can be eaten when red, too. They're no hotter when red, but their flavor is somewhat fruitier and less grassy. Like most hot peppers, jalapeños vary in heat based on all kinds of factors, including the amount of sunlight, the pH level of the soil in which they grew, and others. Jalapeño peppers register between 2,500 and 8,000 Scoville heat units on the Scoville Scale . Because they are relatively mild, Jalapeño peppers can be eaten whole. Jalapeños stuffed with cheese, breaded and deep-fried are a popular appetizer. Jalapeños can also be pickled and served as a condiment. In addition, jalapeños are widely used in making salsas , sauces, and bottled hot sauces. continue reading below our video How to Sharpen a Knife Like a Professional Jalapeño peppers can be dried and smoked, in which case they are called Chipotles. Chipotle chilis can be ground and used as a spice.


"In the TV comedy series, ""'Allo, 'Allo"", what was the name of Rene Artois' wife, played by Carmen Silvera?"

Cafe Rene - 'Allo 'Allo: The Characters "You stupid woman!" Edith Melba Artois The wife of cafe owner and reluctant resistor Rene Artois, Edith is tone-deaf and cannot hold a tune in a bucket - but she still believes she is a musical star and insists on singing songs in the cafe's "cabaret" each night. Most customers either block their ears with cheese, or simply leave. Upon her husband's supposed "death", she became the owner of Cafe Rene, and as a "rich widow", she was then courted aggressively by both Monsieur Alphonse the undertaker and Capt. Bertorelli. Played by Carmen Silvera . Yvette Carte-Blanche The lead waitress at Cafe Rene, Yvette has had an affair with Rene since before the show began. She often begs him to run away with her to some remote place like Switzerland where they can live together in bliss, but Rene feels he must regain his Cafe first -- and that means remarrying Edith now that his original self is "dead". Played by Vicki Michelle . Catchphrases: "Ohhh... Rene!" Maria Recamier Another waitress at Cafe Rene, Maria's last name is tricky to find. In only one episode, she mentions it, and if not for subtitling we wouldn't know how it's spelled at all (see episode 3.3, Secret Passages). Just like Yvette, Maria has also been carrying on an affair with Rene through the years. She has no idea that Rene also loves Yvette, and also believes that Rene should run away with her. She speaks French with an unfortunate tendency to spit when she gargles her "r"s, leaving most listeners damp when she gets excited. She is also very short, so Rene has her stand on a chair in order to hug and caress her. When the cafe staff was imprisoned in the Prisoner of War camp (episode 4.1, Stalag Luft 4), Maria attempted to escape by making a large Red Cross parcel, addressing it to the Cafe, and boxing herself inside it (she is small enough that this would work). Unfortunately, she did not put enough postage on it, and the parcel was returned to Switzerland. We have never heard from her again. Played by Francesca Gonshaw . Mimi Labonq After Maria accidentally posted herself to Switzerland, Rene advertised to hire a replacement waitress. Mimi answered the ad, and due to the fact that she was planted as a secret agent for the resistance, she was hired. She is a vicious, bloodthirsty, revenge-seeking killer who wants nothing more than to poison and kill all the "German swine", but she falls instantly in love with Rene and begins an affair with him. Rene handles the situation well - and after all, Mimi is about the same size as Maria. But Mimi sings and dances incredibly well, and even made a bid to replace Madame Edith in the Cafe's cabaret. Played by Sue Hodge . Fanny La Fan Madame Edith's frail mother Fanny was once a dancer for the Folie Bergere, and had a beautiful singing voice. Her beauty and voice lured many a young man to her, including a brash young artist named Vincent who gave her paintings and in a fit of jealousy cut off his ear and mailed it to her. But though men sought her hand for many years, her heart belonged to a pair of brothers - Roger & Ernest Leclerc. Unfortunately, the brothers were thieves and forgers and were soon arrested and thrown in jail, and Fanny pined for her lost loves. Years later, as a nearly-bedridden old lady living above her son-in-law's cafe, she was shocked to find that one of her lost loves, Roger Leclerc, had broken out of prison and made his way to the cafe as part of a Resistance plan. Though very old and generally frail, and preferring to keep to her now-motorized wheelchair, she can still wow a crowd on occasion with a song and "dance". Due to her constant presence, the Resistance chose to hide the radio beneath her bed; the speaker is in the chamber pot. When a message is coming in on the radio, the Resistance have wired her bed so the bedknobs flash - but Fanny doesn't understand this and is constantly shocked and scared by the "flashing knobs." Played by Rose Hill . Catchphrases: "The flashing knobs!" Michelle Dubois Leader of the Nouvion branch of the French


"""Hey There"" and ""Hernando's Hideaway"" are songs from which stage & film musical?"

Hernando's Hideaway - 3 versions - YouTube Hernando's Hideaway - 3 versions Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Jun 12, 2008 The great song Hernando's Hideaway, written by Adler and Ross for the musical Pajama Game in 1953. A cool song like this deserves cool performances, and who better than Johnnie Ray to start. 1) Johnnie Ray - 1954 single with Hey There. 2) Boston Pops Orchestra under Arthur Fiedler, from the album "Boston Tea Party". Hey Arthur, The Ventures also did a good version. 3) The Four Lads - from the 1961 Kapp LP "12 Hits" [not their hits, other people's hits]. Johnnie Ray also recorded new renditions of his songs later, on the pictured CD. Mine is the original. Category


In which modern day African country is the town of Ujiji, where Livingstone & Stanley famously met in 1871?

Veronica Lin: February 2011             One of Bismarck ’s achievements was the administrative reforms, which includes developing a common currency, a central bank, and a single code of commercial and civil law for Germany . Bismarck was famous for his diplomacy of Realpolitik, which is a system of politics based on practical, and not necessarily moral, considerations.              From 1871 to 1890 ruled a unified Germany , transforming it into an industrialized society. Between 1870s-80, he engaged in a number of treaties which were considered diplomatic success. German remained powerful; he smartly used potential enemies against each other, and maintained tension between rival nations for the good of Germany . He was removed by Wilhelm II in 1890, the 29 year old emperor who just ascended to his father, Kaiser Wilhelm’s position. Wilhelm II was arrogant and does not have much experience, he basically undid much of Bismarck ’s accomplishments, and leading the way towards World War I. ----------------------------------------------------------- Wilhelm II of Germany excerpted from wikipedia about Wilhem II "Taking power in 1888, he dismissed Chancellor, Prince Otto von Bismarck in 1890 and launched Germany on a bellicose "New Course" in foreign affairs, culminating in his support for Austria in the crisis of summer 1914 that caused World War I. Bombastic and impetuous, he blundered often, making major diplomatic decisions on his own, and allowing his generals to dictate policy during World War I, ignoring the civilian government. An ineffective war leader, he lost the support of the army, abdicated in November 1918, and fled to exile in the Netherlands." ----------------------------------------- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc4HxPxNrZ0&feature=player_embedded     Hey guys :) This is a really awesome video by the National Geographic Magazine about the increase in human population.    Human population have been drastically growing, especially for the past one hundred years. Due to the advancement in science and technology, human's lifespan also lengthened; in the 1960s, an average person lived 53 years, in 2011, it went as high as 69. ( Although you would think most people today live longer than that, you have to consider humans who live in places such as Malawi or Sierra Leone, where an average person pass away at an age of around 40).     As the video mentioned, even though 7 billion sounds like a huge number, it isn't space that we need to worry about, it is balance. In 2008, for the first time ever, more human lived in cities than in rural areas. Like the 19th century, cities today provides people with more opportunites, convenience, and perhaps, it is simply more attractive.     If in 2045, human population really reached 9 million, what will happen to the world? Are we capable of taking care of everybody? Do we have enough resources? Can the Earth handle it?       I have absolutely no idea. 7 Billion: Are You Typical? -- National Geographic Magazine This is a related video that I found very interesting :) Artifact 7:Gap Minder and Analysis           In this graph, I chose income per person (GDP/capita, PPP$ inflation-adjusted) as x and life expectancy (years) as y. I chose several countries from both Africa and Europe to compare the growth over the years and analyze. In Europe, I chose the United Kingdom are in green because they belong to the Middle East and North Africa Region. The rest of the African countries belong to the sub-Saharan Africa , which are in blue. Europe and Central Asia are in orange.            As you can see, European nations as a whole are earning much more money than those countries in blue, while the three countries in North Africa are between them. The same goes for life expectancy; France has life expectancy of 81, and most of the other European countries have life expectancy of over 70. However, for the countries in blue, the life expectancy ranges from 40-60. For North African countries, it is between 60-62.            For the blue countries, their income per person does not get pass 3,


What is the proper name of the flowering plant commonly known as the Red Hot Poker?

Torch Lilies, Tritomas and Red Hot Pokers, How to Grow a Kniphofia plant - Garden Helper, Gardening Questions and Answers Gardening Questions and Answers No-dash-here, you've found The Real Garden Helper! Gardening on the Web since 1997   How to Grow and Care for a Torch Lily The Red Hot Poker Plant Kniphofia uvaria The stately flowers of the Torch Lily provide a dramatic display, when grown in a space where the entire plant is visible. Make this planting space directly in front of an evergreen background, or as a 'stand alone' specimen, and it is sure to turn heads. Red Hot Pokers are one of the favorite flowers for hummingbirds . Kniphofia uvaria is commonly known as a Red Hot Poker, Torch Lily or sometimes a Tritoma Depending on the variety, the flame colored flower spikes will reach 2-5 feet in height. The flower's coloring may range from ivory and orange to coral red. If you have sufficient space, you can select varieties to provide bloom during every month from May through October! Growing and Planting Requirements for Torch Lilies Red Hot Pokers are hardy in USDA zones 5-10 . They must be grown in full sun. Provide adequate spacing for these plants which may spread up to three feet over time. Good drainage is essential to prevent crown rot, otherwise these plants are tolerant of most soil types. Torch Lilies will survive periods of drought but they will grow much better if they are given abundant water during hot weather.


What was the first name of the famous 18th century British sailor and explorer, Captain Cook?

Captain James Cook | British Navigator and Explorer Home:   Library:   Cook, James “I now once more hoisted English Coulers and in the Name of His Majesty King George the Third, took possession of the whole Eastern Coast [of New Holland] from the above Latitude down to this place by the name of New South Wales.” - JAMES COOK James Cook British Navigator and Explorer, 1728 - 1779 James Cook was born on October 27, 1728 in Marton, (near modern Middlesborough), Yorkshire, Britain. Cook commanded three voyages of discovery for Great Britain, and sailed around the world twice. He was the first British ship commander to circumnavigate the globe in a lone ship. Cook was also the first British commander to prevent the outbreak of scurvy by regulating his crew’s diet, serving them citrus fruit and sauerkraut to prevent the disease. He is considered one of the world’s greatest explorers. Cook was an apprentice to a shipping company at age 15, and joined the British Navy in 1755 at the age of 27. In 1768, the British Admiralty appointed Cook, then a Lieutenant, to lead a scientific expedition that would sail to the island of Tahiti in the south Pacific to establish an astronomical observatory. Their mission was to measure an eclipse of the sun by Venus . The Admiralty selected Cook because of his proven skills as a navigator, and for his interest in astronomy. He set out on August 12, 1768 in His Majesty’s Bark Endeavour , arriving in Tahiti on April 13, 1769. On June 3, 1769, Cook successfully measured the time it took Venus to transit the sun, and by doing so obtained data that would help scientists to accurately determine the size of the solar system. Cook was also issued secret orders to seek the great southern continent (“Terres Australes Incognita” or unknown lands in the south) that geographers long believed kept the world in balance. In Cook’s day, the discovery of new lands often lead to great wealth for the nation claiming those lands. His orders were secret because the Admiralty did not want Britain’s international competitors to know about this aspect of Cook’s expedition. Cook searched for Terres Australes to no avail, determining that no such great continent existed. In October 1769, he was the first European to land on New Zealand. The Islands were sighted previously by Dutch Captain Able Tasman in 1642, 127 years before Cook’s landing. New Zealand is named after the Dutch province of Zeelandt (meaning Sea Land). In 1770, Cook conducted a comprehensive survey of the eastern coast of New Holland (now Australia), the part of the continent the Dutch had not technically mapped. On August 22, 1770, he claimed those lands for Great Britain. The name “Australia” was not used until the early 1800s. On Cook’s second journey he sailed farther south than any other European. He circled Antarctica in his famous ship Resolution , but the ice surrounding the continent prevented the sighting of land. The existence of the Antarctica remained unproved until 1840. Upon his return to England in 1775, Cook was promoted to Captain and elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society. In July of 1776, Cook set sail on his third voyage, again in Resolution . His mission was to look for a possible northern sea route between Europe and Asia. In 1778, Cook became the first know European to reach the Hawaiian Islands. Later in 1778, he sailed up the northwest coast of North America, and was the first European to land on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. He continued up the coast through the Bering Strait, and entered the Arctic Ocean. Great walls of ice blocked the expedition, so Cook headed back for the Hawaiian Islands. On February 14, 1779, Cook was stabbed to death by Hawaiian natives while investigating a theft of a boat by an islander. The expedition arrived back in England in October of 1780. If you are aware of books, movies, databases, web sites or other information sources about James Cook or related subjects, or if you would like to comment, please contact us . Resource Menu


What nationality was the writer Oliver Goldsmith?

Oliver Goldsmith Biography | List of Works, Study Guides & Essays | GradeSaver Goldsmith, Oliver Biography of Oliver Goldsmith Oliver Goldsmith, one of the most popular 18th century English writers, lived a fascinating life of contradictions, between his unquestionable brilliance and self-destructive tendencies. Many details of Goldsmith's life are not precisely known, partially because he seems to have frequently lied to his official biographer, about details as innocuous as his birth year or as significant as his lineage. And yet this fact tells us as much about Goldsmith's life and character as any other detail. Goldsmith was born sometime between 1728 and 1731 to a poor Irish family. He was one of seven children, and his father was a county vicar. When Goldsmith was still young, his father's death forced him to rely on a wealthy uncle for support. In his early days, he was frequently bullied because of facial disfigurement caused by smallpox. Goldsmith never bothered to hide his Irish origins, even maintaining his brogue despite the fact that it would have been considered low-class once he later settled in London amongst more esteemed company. His relationship with his mother was always a complicated one, and he later grew estranged from her. He was always noted for his intelligence, and earned a Bachelor of Arts at Trinity College, Dublin in 1750. While there, he participated in a student riot and was publicly admonished for his role. Despite a strong acumen for literary work, Goldsmith was unable to settle on a career for a long time, flittering between the church, law, and education. In 1752, he began to study medicine in Edinburgh. Though there is no evidence that he ever completed his course of study, he did later practice medicine, and in fact referred to himself as Dr. Goldsmith throughout his career. Goldsmith traveled for many years, until settling in London in 1756. It was here that he finally turned to literature, and his career took off. Though he made a lucrative living through writing history books and literary journals, Goldsmith also lived a free-wheeling life of gambling and generous extravagance that kept him in debt. Amongst his literary output in this period are contributions to Tobias Smollett's Critical Review, and An Inquiry to the Present State of Polite Learning in Europe (1759). His writing also appeared in The Busy Body, The British Magazine, and The Lady's Magazine. A year later, his "Chinese letters" were published in the Public Ledger; these were fictionalized letters in the style of Voltaire that presumed to be written by a Chinese mandarin visiting England. It was during this time period that Dr. Samuel Johnson, one of England's most famous men of letters, became a great admirer of Goldsmith's work. He invited Goldsmith to join his exclusive Turk's Head Club, and through Johnson's patronage, Goldsmith began to publish his first master works, including the novel The Vicar of Wakefield . This novel, along with his masterful comic play She Stoops to Conquer , found great success, and remain his best-loved works. Vicar was particularly important since his advance earnings kept him out of a debtor's prison. During this period, Goldsmith also published his letters and The Life of Richard Nash. He continued to write throughout the 1760's, overseeing several editions of The Vicar of Wakefield during that time. Goldsmith died suddenly on April 4, 1774, after suffering from a kidney disease that he refused to treat properly. It was an early death, but not entirely unexpected considering his lifestyle. His work The Haunch of Venison was published posthumously in 1776. During his life, Goldsmith was equally known for his brilliance and for his insecurity. Always willing to act foolishly, he could come off as extremely generous and gregarious, or as conceited and pretentious. Some biographers see in him a constant contradiction between the high-class post he earned through talent and the low-class heritage he refused to totally eschew. In short, Oliver Goldsmith is one of the most


What nationality was the composer Edvard Grieg?

Edvard Grieg Edvard Grieg Location of death: Bergen, Norway [1] Cause of death: Heart Failure Remains: Cremated (ashes interred at a fjord cliff at Troldhaugen) Gender: Male Nationality: Norway Executive summary: Norway's greatest composer Norwegian musical composer, born on the 15th of June 1843 in Bergen, where his father, Alexander Greig [sic], was English consul. The Grieg family were of Scottish origin, but the composer's grandfather a supporter of the Pretender, left his home at Aberdeen after Charles Edward's defeat at Culloden, and went to Bergen, where he carried on business. The composer's mother, Gesine Hagerup, belonged to a pure Norwegian peasant family; and it is from the mother rather than from the father that Edvard Grieg derived his musical talent. She had been educated as a pianist and began to give her son lessons on the pianoforte when he was six years of age. His first composition, "Variations on a German melody", was written at the age of nine. A summer holiday in Norway with his father in 1858 seems to have exercised a powerful influence on the child's musical imagination, which was easily kindled at the sight of mountain and fjord. In the autumn of the same year, at the recommendation of Ole Bull, young Grieg entered the Leipzig Conservatory, where he passed, like all his contemporaries, under the influence of the Mendelssohn and Schumann school of romantics. But the curriculum of academic study was too narrow for him. He dreamed half his time away and overworked during the other half. In 1862 he completed his Leipzig studies, and appeared as pianist and composer before his fellow citizens of Bergen. In 1863 he studied in Copenhagen for a short time with Gade and Emil Hartmann, both composers representing a sentimental strain of Scandinavian temperament, from which Grieg emancipated himself in favor of the harder inspiration of Richard Nordraak. "The scales fell from my eyes", says Grieg of his acquaintance with Nordraak. "For the first time I learned through him to know the northern folk tunes and my own nature. We made a pact to combat the effeminate Gade-Mendelssohn mixture of Scandinavism, and boldly entered upon the new path along which the northern school at present pursues its course." Grieg now made a kind of crusade in favor of national music. In the winter of 1864-65 he founded the Copenhagen concert society Euterpe, which was intended to produce the works of young Norwegian composers. During the winters of 1865-66 and 1869-70 Grieg was in Rome. In the autumn of 1866 he settled in Christiania, where from 1867 until 1880 he conducted a musical union. From 1880 to 1882 he directed the concerts of the Harmonic Society in Bergen. In 1872 the Royal Musical Academy of Sweden made Grieg a member; in 1874 the Norwegian Storthing granted him an annual stipend of 1600 kronen. He had already been decorated with the Olaf order in 1873. In 1888 he played his pianoforte concerto and conducted his "two melodies for strings" at a Philharmonic concert in London, and visited England again in 1891, 1894 and 1896, receiving the degree of Mus.D. from the university of Cambridge in 1894. He died at Bergen on the 4th of September 1907. As a composer Grieg's distinguishing quality is lyrical. Whether his orchestral works or his songs or his best pianoforte works are submitted to examination, it is almost always the note of song that tells. Sometimes, as in the music to Henrik Ibsen 's Peer Gynt, or in the suite for stringed orchestra, Aus Holbergs Zeit, this characteristic is combined with a strong power for raising pictures in the listener's mind, and the romantic "programme" tendency in Grieg's music became clearer the further writers like Richard Strauss carried this movement. Grieg's songs may be said to be generally the more spontaneous the more closely they conform to the simple model of the Volkslied; yet the much sung "Ich liebe dich" is a song of a different kind, which has hardly ever been surpassed for the perfection with which it depicts a strong momentary emotion, and it is difficult to ascribe gre


Which garden plant, with small, white bell shaped flowers, has the Latin name Convallaria Majalis?

Plants That Have Bell-Like Flowers | Home Guides | SF Gate Plants That Have Bell-Like Flowers Plants That Have Bell-Like Flowers The aptly named bellflower adds color and beauty to any garden. Bell-shaped flowers typically have wide tubes and flared petal tips that give them their form. Yet the term covers a range of plants -- the width and length of both the tubes and the tips of the blooms may vary. There are numerous examples of bell-shaped flowers, both large and small, that are easy to recognize. Bellflower Bellflower (Campanula), with a genus name based on the Latin word for bell, “campana,” epitomizes its name. Most bellflowers are perennials, though some species are biennials or annuals. The blue, white, pink or lavender flowers rise on stalks from 6 inches to 2 feet tall, on either upright or mounding shapes. Different species of bellflowers grow in different U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones. In shaded gardens in USDA zones 1 through 10b, you can grow Campanula glomerata, while Campanula lactiflora grows in either sun or part shade in USDA zones 5b through 10b. All bellflowers need well-drained soil and watering either once a week in warmer climates or once every few weeks in cooler climates. Foxglove Foxglove flowers have a somewhat longer tube than bellflowers. The flowers grow on tall stalks from clumps of large leaves, ranging from purple to white to a variety of pinks. Common foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) is a biennial that thrives in USDA plant hardiness zones 5a through 10b and can reach 4 feet or taller. It thrives in partial or full shade, but you can grow it if you live in a cool climate. All foxgloves need regular watering once a week, and all are poisonous if ingested. Lily of the Valley and Coral Bells Lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis) and Coral bells (Heuchera) are perennials with dainty, bell-shaped flowers dangling from slender stalks. Both grow best in partial shade, although coral bells can grow in full sun if your climate isn't too hot. Lily of the valley flowers are primarily white, with some pink varieties, and hang to one side of the stalk, flanked by broad, glossy leaves. Coral bell flowers can be white, green, red or pink, but the plant is more prized for its leaves, which have scalloped edges and come in many multihued colors. Lily of the valley grows best in USDA plant hardiness zones 1 through 9b and coral bells in USDA zones 5b through 10b. Fuchsia Grown as annuals in most areas, fuchsia (Fuchsia x hybrida) last through the winter only in USDA plant hardiness zones 10 and 11. Its multicolored flowers are bell-shaped with additional petals above the bells and stamens dangling from the bottom of the bell. Gardeners use shrub fuchsias in garden borders and either upright plants or trailing varieties in containers. Fuchsia do best in part to full shade and need a rich, organic soil that retains moisture.


Which Cypriot born, Greek general led the guerrilla organisation, EOKA, in Cyprus, during the 1950's?

EOKA - Phantis EOKA Jump to: navigation , search EOKA Party logo EOKA (Ethniki Organosis Kyprion Agoniston, in English National Organisation of Cypriot Fighters) was a Greek Cypriot military resistance organisation that fought for national self-determination and union ( Enosis ) with Greece in the mid- to late- 1950s . Since Cyprus was under British sovereignty at the time, its objective was to attract world public opinion and support to its cause through sabotage against British installations, armed attacks against British troops and popular passive resistance. Controversy EOKA was, and remains, controversial. While it was popular with the majority of Greek Cypriots at the time and is today considered by many a heroic movement that liberated Cyprus from British rule, there were also some who did not support it. Cyprus's Communist party AKEL was the leading voice against EOKA. AKEL opposed EOKA's violent methods, preferring strikes and demonstrations. Many AKEL members were also opposed to EOKA's nationalist political aspirations. Turkish Cypriots, most of whom did not want to see Cyprus annexed by Greece, inflamed by propaganda broadcasts from Turkey, reacted violently to the EOKA campaign which precipitated the deterioration of intercommunal relations. Indeed, during the summer of 1958 the island verged on civil war. Memoirs of EOKA fighters indicate that at times the organisation did target Cypriots, both Greek and Turkish, who supported the British presence. The British colonial government appeared to exercise a policy of "divide and rule", drawing the majority of members of the island's police force from the Turkish Cypriot community. Whether this was a deliberate policy, or the consequence of widespread Greek Cypriot unwillingness to enrol in the force, remains open to debate. As a result, EOKA perceived its actions as attacking the British government, while the Turkish Cypriots often perceived them as an attack directly against the Turkish Cypriot community. Campaign The organisation was headed by Georgios Grivas , a Cypriot-born Colonel in the Greek army. Its political wing was called PEKA while its youth movement was named ANE . Grivas assumed the nom de guerre Digenis ("two-peoples") in honour of the legendary hero Digenis Acritas , who repelled invaders from the Byzantine Empire during the Middle Ages. EOKA was clandestinely supported by the Greek Government in the form of arms, money and propaganda on radio stations aired from Athens . The EOKA campaign began on April 1 1955 . Over 30,000 British troops were assigned to combat the organisation, which officially claimed the life of 104 British military personnel. In his memoirs, Grivas writes of 8 phases of the struggle: 1. From its inception (1 April 1955) until the arrival of Sir John Harding ( October 3 , 1955). This phase was characterised by acts of sabotage, strikes, demonstrations and sporadic attacks against the British. 2.From the arrival of Harding until the exile of Makarios III ( March 9 , 1956 ). British soldiers are ambushed, the youth movement ( ANE ) is organised, the Battle of Spilia is fought. 3. From the exile of Makarios until the first ceasefire ( August 16 , 1956). The British enact a series of draconian measures and attempt to eliminate EOKA. EOKA counterattack and make an attempt on Harding's life. Mass demonstrations and general strikes continue. 4. Between the first and the second ceasefire ( March 14 1957 ). EOKA continue to attack British military personnel whose presence is swelled by the invasion of the Suez. Turkish-Cypriots demand partition. EOKA fighters Markos Drakos , Michalis Georgalas and Grigoris Afxentiou are killed in battles. 5. From the second ceasefire until Harding's replacement as governor ( November 6 , 1957). EOKA limit their attacks in an effort to get Makarios III freed from exile. Makarios is freed. Turkish-Cypriots co-operate with the British against EOKA. Harding is called home. 6. From Foot's appointment until the announcement of the MacMillan plan ( July 19 , 1958). Sir Hugh Foot replaces Harding and seeks


In India, what are the Eastern and Western Ghats?

Ghats | mountain ranges, India | Britannica.com mountain ranges, India Ponnani River Ghats, two mountain ranges forming the eastern and western edges, respectively, of the Deccan plateau of peninsular India . The two ranges run roughly parallel to the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea coasts, respectively, from which they are separated by strips of fairly level coastal land. In Hindi ghat means “river landing stairs” or “mountain pass” and has been extended in its Anglicized plural form (formerly ghauts) to include the mountains themselves. The word refers as well to riverbanks that have been artificially terraced for bathing for religious purposes and also to ferry landings. Anai Peak, Western Ghats range, eastern Kerala, India. Arunguy2002 The Eastern Ghats include several discontinuous and dissimilar hill masses that generally trend northeast-southwest along the Bay of Bengal. The narrow range has an average elevation of about 2,000 feet (600 metres), with peaks reaching 4,000 feet (1,200 metres) and higher; the high point is Arma Konda (5,512 feet [1,680 metres]) in Andhra Pradesh state. There is a gap in the chain 100 miles (160 km) wide through which the Krishna and Godavari rivers reach the coast; the Godavari runs through a gorge 40 miles (65 km) long. Farther southwest, beyond the Krishna River, the Eastern Ghats appear as a series of low ranges and hills. Southwest of Chennai (Madras), the Eastern Ghats continue as the Javadi and Shevaroy hills, beyond which they merge with the Western Ghats. The mountains’ slopes have sparse forests containing valuable timber. The Western Ghats , which are possibly a fault scarp, are the crest of the western edge of the Deccan plateau. Their steep seaward slopes are deeply dissected by streams and canyonlike valleys, but on the landward side their slopes are gentle and give way to wide, mature valleys. The range extends northward to the Tapti River and southward almost to Cape Comorin at India’s southern tip. The mountains reach elevations of 3,000 to 5,000 feet (900 to 1,500 metres) in the north, rise less than 3,000 feet in the area south of Goa, and are higher again in the far south, reaching 8,652 feet (2,637 metres) at Doda Betta mountain. The Palghat Gap separates the Western Ghats proper from their southward extension, known as the Southern Ghats. The Western Ghats, because they receive extremely heavy rainfall from the southwest monsoon, comprise peninsular India’s principal watershed; rainfall is much lighter inland on the plateau. The high rainfall has produced dense forests on the seaward slopes, with bamboo, teak, and other valuable trees. Some rivers among the Western Ghats have been dammed to produce electric power. A number of hill resorts are located in the mountains. The Western Ghats in Matheran, Maharashtra, India. Nicholas


"""Music of the Night"" and ""All I Ask of You"" are songs from which stage musical?"

All I Ask of You - YouTube All I Ask of You Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Jan 6, 2012 Twenty-second in a series of clips from the 2004 film version of The Phantom of the Opera. Performed by Patrick Wilson as Raoul and Emmy Rossum as Christine. For more Phantom, find us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ThePhantomOfT... Or follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/TheOperaGhosts Or add us to your Google+ Circles: https://plus.google.com/1019282273838... Category


"In the TV comedy series, ""'Til Death Us Do Part"", what was the name of Alf Garnett's daughter, played by Una Stubbs?"

Till Death Us Do Part (TV Series 1965–1975) - IMDb IMDb 17 January 2017 4:34 PM, UTC NEWS 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 Till Death Us Do Part  40min A working-class Cockney bigot with a biased and expirienced opinion of everything shares them bluntly and almost carelessly. Creator: In line with his Tory leader Heath's declaration Alf is now working a three day week but is appalled to find Else is doing the same and she has not cooked him a dinner. This leads to her commenting ... 8.1 While boozing in the pub racist Alf makes Gran laugh by ridiculing the Pakistani, 'Paki-Paddy' who is drinking at the bar, but the laughter ceases when she tells him the strangely half-Irish, ... 8.0 Gran is very ill and Else is very concerned, while Alf is uncaring, they both visit the sick old lady. Alf believing Gran is not long for this world takes her dead husbands pocket-watch for himself, ... 7.7 a list of 24 titles created 15 May 2012 a list of 31 titles created 12 Jun 2015 a list of 45 titles created 05 Jul 2015 a list of 34 titles created 10 Aug 2015 a list of 34 titles created 10 months ago Title: Till Death Us Do Part (1965–1975) 7.4/10 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. 2 wins & 1 nomination. See more awards  » Photos Alf and Elsie are getting old, Rita's left home, Elsie's confined to a wheelchair. Alf must now do battle with the Social Security system. Stars: Warren Mitchell, Carmel McSharry, Arthur English Albert Steptoe and his son Harold are junk dealers, complete with horse and cart to tour the neighbourhood. They also live amicably together at the junk yard. But Harold, who likes the ... See full summary  » Director: Cliff Owen BBC Television comedy detailing the fortunes of Reginald Iolanthe Perrin. Disillusioned after a long career at Sunshine Desserts, Perrin goes through a mid-life crisis and fakes his own ... See full summary  » Stars: Leonard Rossiter, Pauline Yates, John Barron Terry is divorced from his German wife and has a Finnish girlfriend Christina. At Thelma's suggestion they join her and Bob on a caravan holiday but due to a mishap the men get separated ... See full summary  » Director: Michael Tuchner Bless This House centres on life in Birch Avenue, Putney, where travelling stationery salesman Sid Abbott (Sidney James) and his wife Jean (Diana Coupland) live with their teenagers: Mike (... See full summary  » Stars: Sidney James, Diana Coupland, Sally Geeson The adventures of two "likely lads" ostensibly set in the North East of England (but filmed in Willesden Junction, London). Terry and Bob have been friends since childhood. Bob is the ... See full summary  » Stars: James Bolam, Rodney Bewes, Don McKillop Terry and Bob from The Likely Lads (1964) continue their life after Terry arrives home from serving in the Army to discover that Bob is about to marry his girlfriend Thelma. Can Thelma lead... See full summary  » Stars: James Bolam, Rodney Bewes, Brigit Forsyth Classic 1960s British comedy series about a middle aged man and his elderly father who run an unsuccessful 'rag and bone' business (collecting and selling junk). Harold (the son) wants to ... See full summary  » Stars: Wilfrid Brambell, Harry H. Corbett, Frank Thornton Popular sitcom set in a seedy bedsit lorded over by the mean, vain, boastful, cowardly landlord Rigsby. In each episode, his conceits are debunked by his long suffering tenants. Stars: Leonard Rossiter, Don Warrington, Frances de la Tour Ken Boon and Harry Crawford are two middle-aged ex-firemen who start out in business together, initially in Birmingham and later in Nottingham. During the seven series (1986-1992), Ken ... See full summary  » Stars: Michael Elphick, David Daker, Neil Morrissey Accident-prone Frank Spencer fails to navigate the simplest tasks of daily life, while also t


What is the more common name of the fruit of the shrub, vaccinum myrtillus, sometimes known as the whortleberry?

Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry, Whortleberry PFAF Plant Database Physical Characteristics   Vaccinium myrtillus is a deciduous Shrub growing to 0.2 m (0ft 8in) by 0.3 m (1ft). It is hardy to zone (UK) 3. It is in flower from Apr to June, and the seeds ripen from Jul to September. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Bees, flies, lepidoptera, self.The plant is self-fertile. It is noted for attracting wildlife. Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: acid soils and can grow in very acid soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil. The plant can tolerates strong winds but not maritime exposure. Synonyms Vaccinium myrtillus oreophilum, Vaccinium oreophilum Habitats Woodland Garden Sunny Edge; Dappled Shade; Edible Uses Edible Uses: Tea . Fruit - raw or cooked[183]. Sweet and very tasty[2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 13], they make an excellent preserve, their small seeds making them suitable for jam[4]. A slightly acid flavour when eaten raw[4]. The fruit can be dried and used like currants[12]. The fruit is up to 10mm in diameter[200]. A tea is made from the leaves[4, 177, 183]. Medicinal Uses Plants For A Future can not take any responsibility for any adverse effects from the use of plants. Always seek advice from a professional before using a plant medicinally. Tonic . The dried leaves of bilberries are used in the treatment of a variety of complaints[4]. These leaves should be harvested in early autumn, only green leaves being selected, and then dried in gentle heat[4]. The leaves should not be used medicinally for more than 3 weeks at a time[254]. A tea made from the dried leaves is strongly astringent, diuretic, tonic and an antiseptic for the urinary tract[4]. It is also a remedy for diabetes if taken for a prolonged period[4]. Another report says that the leaves can be helpful in pre-diabetic states but that they are not an alternative to conventional treatment[254]. The leaves contain glucoquinones, which reduce the levels of sugar in the blood[238]. A decoction of the leaves or bark is applied locally in the treatment of ulcers and in ulceration of the mouth and throat[4]. A distilled water made from the leaves is an excellent eyewash for soothing inflamed or sore eyes[7]. Whilst the fresh fruit has a slightly laxative effect upon the body, when dried it is astringent and is commonly used in the treatment of diarrhoea etc[4, 7, 254]. The dried fruit is also antibacterial and a decoction is useful for treating diarrhoea in children[254]. The skin of the fruits contains anthocyanin and is specific in the treatment of hemeralopia (day-blindness)[7]. The fruit is a rich source of anthocyanosides, which have been shown experimentally to dilate the blood vessels[238], this makes it a potentially valuable treatment for varicose veins, haemorrhoids and capillary fragility[254]. Other Uses A green dye is obtained from the leaves and the fruit and is used to colour fabrics[7]. A blue or black dye is obtained from the fruit[100, 141]. This can be used as an ink[66]. Cultivation details Requires a moist but freely-draining lime free soil, preferring one that is rich in peat or a light loamy soil with added leaf-mould[11, 200]. Prefers a very acid soil with a pH in the range of 4.5 to 6, plants soon become chlorotic when lime is present. Succeeds in full sun or light shade though it fruits better in a sunny position[17, 200]. Dislikes root disturbance, plants are best grown in pots until being planted out in their permanent positions[200].Tolerates some shade, succeeding in light woodland. Very tolerant of wind and exposure[186]. Plants do not always do well in sheltered positions and they fruit better in an exposed position[115]. They can also form the ground layer in acid woods[186]. A freely suckering shrub when growing well[182]. Plants quickly regenerate from below ground level if they are burnt and also tolerate some grazing[186]. One report says the plant is self-sterile[3], anothe


Which gas, which constitutes a danger in mines, is also known as Firedamp or Marsh Gas?

Gas State - definition of Gas State by The Free Dictionary Gas State - definition of Gas State by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Gas+State Related to Gas State: Liquid State , gases gas n. pl. gas·es or gas·ses 1. a. The state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by relatively low density and viscosity, relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature, the ability to diffuse readily, and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container. b. A substance in the gaseous state. 2. A gaseous fuel, such as natural gas. 3. Gasoline. 4. The speed control of a gasoline engine. Used with the: Step on the gas. 5. A gaseous asphyxiant, irritant, or poison. 6. A gaseous anesthetic, such as nitrous oxide. 7. 8. Slang Idle or boastful talk. 9. Slang Someone or something exceptionally exciting or entertaining: The party was a gas. v. gassed, gas·sing, gas·es or gas·ses v.tr. 1. To treat chemically with gas. 2. To overcome, disable, or kill with poisonous fumes. v.intr. 1. To give off gas. 2. Slang To talk excessively. Phrasal Verb: gas up To supply a vehicle with gas or gasoline: gas up a car; gassed up before the trip. [Dutch, an occult physical principle supposed to be present in all bodies, alteration of Greek khaos, chaos, empty space, coined by Jan Baptista van Helmont (1577-1644), Flemish chemist.] gas (ɡæs) n, pl gases or gasses 1. (General Physics) a substance in a physical state in which it does not resist change of shape and will expand indefinitely to fill any container. If very high pressure is applied a gas may become liquid or solid, otherwise its density tends towards that of the condensed phase. Compare liquid 1, solid 1 2. (General Physics) any substance that is gaseous at room temperature and atmospheric pressure 3. (General Physics) any gaseous substance that is above its critical temperature and therefore not liquefiable by pressure alone. Compare vapour 2 4. (Elements & Compounds) a. a fossil fuel in the form of a gas, used as a source of domestic and industrial heat. See also coal gas , natural gas b. (as modifier): a gas cooker; gas fire. 5. (Pharmacology) a gaseous anaesthetic, such as nitrous oxide 6. (Mining & Quarrying) mining firedamp or the explosive mixture of firedamp and air 7. (Elements & Compounds) the usual US, Canadian, and New Zealand word for petrol See also gasoline 8. step on the gas informal a. to increase the speed of a motor vehicle; accelerate b. to hurry 9. (Military) a toxic or suffocating substance in suspension in air used against an enemy 10. informal idle talk or boasting 11. slang a delightful or successful person or thing: his latest record is a gas. 12. (Physiology) US an informal name for flatus vb, gases, gasses, gassing or gassed 13. (tr) to provide or fill with gas 14. (tr) to subject to gas fumes, esp so as to asphyxiate or render unconscious 15. (General Physics) (intr) to give off gas, as in the charging of a battery 16. (Textiles) (tr) (in textiles) to singe (fabric) with a flame from a gas burner to remove unwanted fibres 17. informal (foll by: to) to talk in an idle or boastful way (to a person) 18. (tr) slang chiefly US and Canadian to thrill or delight [C17 (coined by J. B. van Helmont (1577–1644), Flemish chemist): modification of Greek khaos atmosphere] ˈgasless adj (gæs) n., pl. gas•es, n. 1. a fluid substance with the ability to expand indefinitely, as opposed to a solid or a liquid. 2. any such fluid or mixture of fluids, used as a fuel, anesthetic, asphyxiating agent, etc. 3. 5. an explosive mixture of firedamp with air. 6. Slang. b. a person or thing that is very entertaining or successful. v.t. 7. to supply with gas. 8. to overcome, poison, or asphyxiate with gas or fumes. 9. to treat or impregnate with gas. 10. Slang. a. to talk nonsense to. b. to amuse or affect strongly. v.i. 11. to give off gas, as a storage battery being charged. 12. Slang. a. to indulge in idle, empty talk. b. to become drunk (often fol. by up). 13. gas up, to fill the gasoline tank of


"Which famous sportsman, whose real Christian names were George Herman, was nicknamed, ""The Sultan of Swat""?"

Who Was the Great Bambino? | Wonderopolis Wonder of the Day #549 Who Was the Great Bambino? Who was the Great Bambino? What other nicknames did “Babe" Ruth have? How did he get the nickname “Babe" Ruth? Tags: Listen If you follow professional baseball, you've probably noticed that the best hitters and the best pitchers are usually not the same players. Pitchers tend to focus on pitching and usually don't lead the league in hits or home runs. The best hitters are usually field players that play any position except pitcher. Would you believe that one of baseball's all-time greats was both a fantastic pitcher and a world-class hitter? It's true! Who are we talking about? “Babe" Ruth , of course! George Herman “Babe" Ruth, Jr., was born on February 6, 1895. His famous baseball career lasted from 1914-1935. He got his start in the big leagues as a southpaw pitcher with the Boston Red Sox . In 1919, though, he was traded to the New York Yankees , where he switched to right field and soon became one of the best hitters the league has ever seen. While with the Yankees, “Babe" won seven pennants (American League Championships) and four World Series. His outstanding play earned him many different nicknames. In addition to “Babe" Ruth (more on that name in a bit), you'll also hear him referred to as “the Great Bambino," “the Sultan of Swat " and “the Colossus of Clout ." A year after his retirement in 1935, “Babe" Ruth became one of the first five players elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Over time, his accomplishments have only become more legendary . Today, he's seen as one of the greatest sports heroes of all time — in any sport. His effect on baseball was tremendous . The popularity of baseball exploded in the 1920s, due in large part to “Babe" Ruth's play and outgoing personality . Many baseball experts consider him to be the greatest baseball player ever. He set famous records for home runs that stood for many years. For example, his single-season record of 60 home runs (in 1927) stood until it was broken by Roger Maris in 1961. His record for most home runs in a career (714) stood until it was broken in 1974 by Hank Aaron. So how did George Herman Ruth become “Babe" Ruth? There are several theories about how the nickname came about, but the most likely story involves a famous baseball recruiter named Jack Dunn. Because “Babe" Ruth got started in baseball when he was only 19, another player was thought to have said, “Here's one of Dunnie's babes," when Ruth showed up for spring training . Wonder Words (16) Take the Wonder Word Challenge Wonder What's Next? You won’t want to miss tomorrow’s explosive Wonder of the Day. It’s going to be quite a spectacle! Try It Out The Sultan of Swat. The Great Bambino. The Colossus of Clout. “Babe" Ruth sure had a lot of nicknames, didn't he? Fans often give popular athletes special nicknames to recognize their accomplishments. As one of baseball's all-time greats, “Babe" Ruth certainly earned his multiple nicknames. But what about you? Do you have any nicknames? Whether you currently have a nickname or not, think about what you want to be when you grow up. What kinds of great things do you want to do? If you accomplish your goals, what nickname do you think you would deserve? What nickname would you like to have some day? When you're finished daydreaming about future nicknames, take some time to watch “Babe" Ruth in a couple of old movies. We bet you didn't know “Babe" Ruth was a movie star, too!


"Who composed the music for ""The Threepenny Opera"", the 1928 adaptation of ""The Beggar's Opera""?"

Timeless Power of 'The Threepenny Opera' | The Juilliard School Timeless Power of 'The Threepenny Opera' Author December 2009/January 2010 Juilliard’s versatile fourth-year actors will get to show off their musical talents this month in a production of The Threepenny Opera , directed by Sam Gold. The work, by playwright Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) and composer Kurt Weill (1900-1950), was first performed in its original German as Die Dreigroschenoper at Berlin’s Theater am Schiffbauerdamm on August 31, 1928, with Weill’s wife, Lotte Lenya, in the role of Jenny Diver. The show quickly became an international sensation and its opening number, “Mack the Knife,” achieved iconic status as one of the most popular songs of the century. Bertolt Brecht (left) and Kurt Weill, c. 1928, the year their Threepenny Opera was premiered in its original German. The fourth-year actors will perform the work in December. (Photo by Courtesy of the Kurt Weill Foundation) Lotte Lenya, who played Jenny Diver in the 1928 German premiere of The Threepenny Opera, won a Tony for her performance of the role, in English, in 1956. Above: Lenya performs as Jenny at the Theater de Lys (now the Lucille Lortel Theater) in Greenwich Village (photo c. 1954). (Photo by S. Neil Fujita) Body The source for the work was John Gay’s The Beggar’s Opera (1728), a humorous “ballad opera” with no generic precedent. Gay’s work consisted of dialogue interspersed with 69 songs, mainly popular ballads of the British Isles and France, and well-known opera arias by Handel and Purcell, among others. A satire of both Italian opera conventions and the political corruption of England’s reigning prime minister, Sir Robert Walpole, The Beggar’s Opera was tremendously popular with 18th-century theatergoers and had enjoyed a successful London revival in the early 1920s. In addition to Gay’s text, Brecht also used poems by Rudyard Kipling and Françoise Villon. Translations for all the texts were by made by Brecht’s close collaborator, Elisabeth Hauptmann. Retaining the essential plot and characters of The Beggar’s Opera, The Threepenny Opera updates the setting to Victorian London, where Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum, the “boss of London’s beggars,” owns a shop where he outfits and trains beggars in return for a cut of their takings. When Peachum and his wife learn that their daughter, Polly, has married Macheath, a.k.a. the notorious bandit Mack the Knife, they hatch a plan to bring about Mack’s ruin. Other principal characters include “Tiger” Brown, the chief of police and an old friend and ally of Mack; Brown’s daughter, Lucy, to whom Mack is also secretly married; and Jenny, a prostitute with whom Mack has enjoyed a long and seemingly close relationship. Although Mack is imprisoned twice during the course of the play and is on his way to the gallows at the end of the final act, the king’s mounted messenger saves him at the last minute, providing, in the words of the final chorus, an “alternate conclusion” in which mercy tempers justice—an appropriately ironic ending for the satirical tale. A committed Marxist, Brecht was the most famous practitioner of “ epic theater ,” a genre defined by a non-naturalistic mode of acting, montage-like dramatic construction, and the use of choruses and projections to provide commentary. These techniques are seen throughout The Threepenny Opera, as for example when Jenny steps out of character to deliver the “Pirate Jenny” song—a disruptive moment highlighted in Juilliard’s production by the use of two different actors for the role of Jenny. Brecht utilized such techniques to achieve his goals of breaking down the division between high art and popular culture, and using theater as a platform to advance his political ideals. Commenting on The Threepenny Opera in the program notes of a 1928 performance, he said that the work confronted “the same sociological situation as The Beggar’s Opera: just like 200 years ago, we have a social order in which virtually all strata of the population, albeit in extremely varied ways, follow moral principles—not, of cour


Who was the first British athlete to win an Olympic medal in the 400 m since 1936, winning the silver medal in Atlanta in 1996?

400 Meter Men's Olympic Medalists GOLD Thomas Burke, USA 54.2 SILVER Herbert Jamison, USA 55.2 BRONZE Charles Gmelin, GBR 58.0 1900 GOLD Maxie Long, USA 49.4 SILVER William Holland, USA 49.6 BRONZE Ernst Schulz, DEN 52.4 1904 GOLD Harry Hillman, USA 49.2 SILVER Frank Waller, USA 49.9 BRONZE Herman Groman, USA 50.0 1906 GOLD Paul Pilgrim, USA 53.2 SILVER Wyndham Halswelle, GBR 53.8 BRONZE Nigel Barker, AUS 54.1 1908 GOLD Wyndham Halswelle, GBR 50.0 1912 GOLD Charles Reidpath, USA 48.2 SILVER Hanns Braun, GER 48.3 BRONZE Edward Lindberg, USA 48.4 1920 GOLD Bevil Rudd, RSA 49.6 SILVER Guy Butler, GBR 49.9 BRONZE Nils Engdahl, SWE 50.0 1924 SILVER Horatio Fitch, USA 48.4 BRONZE Guy Butler, GBR 48.6 1928 GOLD Ray Barbuti, USA 47.8 SILVER James Ball, CAN 47.9 BRONZE Joachim Büchner, GER 48.1 1932 GOLD Bill Carr, USA 46.28 SILVER Ben Eastman, USA 46.50 BRONZE Alex Wilson, CAN 47.4 1936 GOLD Archie Williams, USA 46.66 SILVER Godfrey Brown, GBR 46.68 BRONZE James LuValle, USA 46.84 1948 GOLD Arthur Wint, JAM 46.3 SILVER Herb McKenley, JAM 46.6 BRONZE Mal Whitfield, USA 47.0 1952 GOLD George Rhoden, JAM 46.09 SILVER Herb McKenley, JAM 46.20 BRONZE Ollie Matson, USA 46.94 1956 GOLD Charles Jenkins, USA 46.85 SILVER Karl-Friedrich Haas, GER 47.12 BRONZE Voitto Hellsten, FIN 47.15 BRONZE Ardalion Ignatyev, URS 47.15 1960 GOLD Otis Davis, USA 45.07 SILVER Carl Kaufmann, GER 45.08 BRONZE Malcolm Spence, RSA 45.60 1964 GOLD Mike Larrabee, USA 45.15 SILVER Wendell Mottley, TRI 45.24 BRONZE Andrzej Badenski, POL 45.64 1968 GOLD Lee Evans, USA 43.86 SILVER Larry James, USA 43.97 BRONZE Ron Freeman, USA 44.41 1972 GOLD Vince Matthews, USA 44.66 SILVER Wayne Collett, USA 44.80 BRONZE Julius Sang, KEN 44.92 1976 GOLD Alberto Juantorena, CUB 44.26 SILVER Fred Newhouse, USA 44.40 BRONZE Herman Frazier, USA 44.95 1980 GOLD Viktor Markin, URS 44.60 SILVER Rick Mitchell, AUS 44.84 BRONZE Frank Schaffer, GDR 44.87 1984 GOLD Alonzo Babers, USA 44.27 SILVER Gabriel Tiacoh, CIV 44.54 BRONZE Antonio McKay, USA 44.71 1988 GOLD Steve Lewis, USA 43.87 SILVER Butch Reynolds, USA 43.93 BRONZE Danny Everett, USA 44.09 1992 GOLD Quincy Watts, USA 43.50 SILVER Steve Lewis, USA 44.21 BRONZE Samson Kitur, KEN 44.24 1996 GOLD Michael Johnson, USA 43.49 SILVER Roger Black, GBR 44.41 BRONZE Davis Kamoga, UGA 44.53 2000 GOLD Michael Johnson, USA 43.84 SILVER Alvin Harrison, USA 44.40 BRONZE Greg Haughton, JAM 44.70 2004 GOLD Jeremy Wariner, USA 44.00 SILVER Otis Harris, USA 44.16 BRONZE Derrick Brew, USA 44.42 2008 GOLD LaShawn Merritt, USA 43.75 SILVER Jeremy Wariner, USA 44.74 BRONZE David Neville, USA 44.80 2012


Which King of England was the father of both The Black Prince and John of Gaunt?

Death of John of Gaunt | History Today Death of John of Gaunt Richard Cavendish explains the life and death of Henry IV's father, on February 3rd, 1399 John of Gaunt 'Old John of Gaunt, time-honoured Lancaster', who breathed his last in Leicester Castle on February 3rd, 1399, at the age of fifty-eight, was the son of Edward III, the brother of the Black Prince, the uncle of Richard II, the father of Henry IV and the grandfather of Henry V. Duke of Lancaster and a claimant to the throne of Castile, John of Gaunt (he was born in Ghent in 1340) was the richest nobleman and the greatest subject in England, the owner of huge estates and no fewer than thirty castles. His duchy was almost an independent state and at more or less a snap of the fingers he could raise 1,000 men-at-arms and 3,000 archers. He loved hunting and is reputed to have killed the last wild boar in England, near Rothwell in Yorkshire. Tall and well-built, he was an ardent pursuer of women, too, as well as the patron of Chaucer and John Wycliffe and the Carmelite friars. According to his biographer Anthony Goodman, Gaunt was possibly the most hated man in England, and he was a major target of the Peasants' Revolt of 1381, when his luxurious palace of the Savoy in London was burned. He was inevitably an object of fear and suspicion to his overstrung, fastidious nephew Richard II (one of the first people ever to use a handkerchief, to general astonishment), who tried to inveigle him out of England altogether and away to France as Duke of Guyenne. On September 16th, 1398, Gaunt was at Coventry, with a large crowd which had gathered to watch a trial by battle between his son and heir, Henry Bolingbroke, and Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk, who had quarrelled so bitterly with mutual accusations of treason that the royal council had decided they would have to fight it out. At the last moment, when the two combatants appeared in the lists arrayed in magnificent armour ready to fight to the death, King Richard intervened, forbade the combat and banished both of them. Bolingbroke went to Paris, where he thought of going on crusade, but changed his mind, apparently having been told by the doctors that his father had not long to live. According to the earliest account of the Duke's last days in Leicester Castle, written in Scotland twenty years later, he took to his bed in 'a languor', partly caused by grief and anxiety over his son's exile. Richard visited the sick man and spoke him fair, but left with him some private documents. Whatever was in them, soon after they were read to him, he expired. Another account, not written until the 1440s, has the dying Gaunt showing the King how his genitals had rotted away with disease because of his insatiable appetite for women. His body was taken to London and buried in St Paul's Cathedral on March 16th, which was Passion Sunday. Two days after the funeral, Richard made Bolingbroke's banishment perpetual, but he had little time left himself. Bolingbroke returned in force in July 1400, seized the throne as Henry IV and had Richard murdered. Henry VII's claim to the English crown in 1485 ran back through John of Gaunt, and in Elizabeth I's time the Jesuit Robert Parsons argued that Philip II of Spain was the rightful monarch of England through his descent from Joaõ I of Portugal, who had married Gaunt's daughter Philippa. In Shakespeare's Richard II, however, it is Gaunt who speaks for England and the thrilling speech on 'this royal throne of kings, this sceptered isle...this precious stone set in a silver sea' is placed in his mouth. Related articles


Which German City, close to the border with Luxembourg was the birthplace of Karl Marx, and contains the Porta Nigra, a well-preserved Roman city gate?

Bus from Luxembourg to Frankfurt with Trier, Koblenz Sightseeing in English TakeTours > Europe > Luxembourg > Bus from Luxembourg to Frankfurt with Trier, Koblenz S... Bus from Luxembourg to Frankfurt with Trier, Koblenz Sightseeing in English Tour Code: 643-3672 From USD Friend's Email Address: Your Message: Hello, I found this travel package on TakeTours.com and thought you might be interested. Please take a look and let me know what you think. Verification Code Already have a TakeTours account? Sign In Not registered yet? Create Account and start earning commissions today. Earn 3%-5% commission when your friend makes a purchase through your unique encoded link in the email. Purchases are tracked automatically. See complete details at the TakeTours Affiliate Program If you don't log in or register as affiliate, we can't award you any commission! Sign up here to become an affiliate. Highlights: Visit Trier (Karl Marx Haus, Porta Nigra), Frankfurt (Romer), Koblenz (River Rhine Cruise). Inclusions: Transportation: One-way air conditioned luxury bus transfer service from Luxembourg to Frankfurt English speaking tour guide( Level 2 : semi-guided tour Have a TakeTours account? Please sign in to post your review and earn 100 Loyalty Points. User Email or ID To check out faster and earn loyalty points. learn more? We suggest you to sign up with the same email you used for your purchase. Enter your target tour date range and email address below. We will alert you when your requested tour becomes available! *Your target tour date range: To Please send me TakeTours emails with travel deals, special offers, and other information. ï¿½ Price a Trip, Book Now 1 Departure Date:  8:30am Luxembourg Central Station - Luxembourg ï¿½ Total Fares: TakeTours will refund the price difference for this tour if the price goes down within 14 days after your purchase. Learn More $0.00ï¿½(incl. tax and fees) Create Your Own Private Tour You can use this tour reference to customize you vacation Please select your regions of interest (check all that apply): USA Thank you for signing up for the TakeTours newsletter. Details Price In USD (per person) Sun What if my dates are not available or appear as sold out? Notify Me! What if my dates are not available? We're constantly adding new departures dates and times, as they're made available to TakeTours by our local suppliers. In some cases our suppliers have not yet confirmed their future schedules. So bookmark this page and keep checking back with us if you don't see the dates you're looking for. We also recommend you sign up for TakeTours's monthly email newsletter, in order to stay on top of the latest deals & travel news. Bus&Sightseeing: This bus ride is the most exciting way to get from Luxembourg to Frankfurt. Not only will you travel in the comfort of a top-of-the-line bus, but you will also get to visit some of Europeï¿½s most fascinating locations along the way. This is the best way to travel across Europe! Itinerary In the morning we will leave Luxembourg for Trier, Germany. We will see the Porta Nigra and spend time at the Karl Marx Haus. From there we will drive to Koblenz, DE, where guests will have the chance to take a boat ride on the River Rhine. After lunch we will head to Frankfurt, DE, where upon our arrival we will tour Romer. Then we will return to Frankfurt, where our tour will conclude. Trier, GERMANY More» Trier is a city in Germany on the banks of the Moselle. Trier lies in a valley between low vine-covered hills of red sandstone in the west of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, near the border with Luxembourg and within the important Moselle wine region. «Less Karl Marx Haus More» As its name would suggest, this museum in the German city of Trier was the birthplace of Karl Marx, the perpetually-controversial philosopher who is credited with popularizing the ideas of communism and socialism in the 19th century. «Less Porta Nigra More» "Black Gate" is the largest Roman city gate north of the Alps, a testament to the far reach of the ancient empire. This World Heritage Site was b


Which legendary queen is reputed to have founded Carthage?

Carthage - Ancient History Encyclopedia Carthage by Joshua J. Mark published on 28 April 2011 According to legend, Carthage was founded by the Phoenician Queen Elissa (better known as Dido ) sometime around 813 BCE although, actually, it rose following Alexander 's destruction of Tyre in 332 BCE. The city (in modern-day Tunisia, North Africa) was originally known as Kart-hadasht (new city) to distinguish it from the older Phoenician city of Utica nearby. The Greeks called the city Karchedon and the Romans turned this name into Carthago. Originally a small port on the coast, established only as a stop for Phoenician traders to re-supply or repair their ships, Carthage grew to become the most powerful city in the Mediterranean before the rise of Rome . A Great Trade Centre After the fall of the great Phoenician city of Tyre to Alexander the Great in 332 BCE, those Tyrians who were able to escape fled to Carthage with whatever wealth they had. Since many whom Alexander spared were those rich enough to buy their lives, these refugees landed in the city with considerable means and established Carthage as the new centre of Phoenician trade. The Carthaginians then drove the native Africans from the area, enslaved many of them, and exacted tribute from the rest. From a small town on the coast, the city grew in size and grandeur with enormous estates covering miles of acreage. Not even one hundred years passed before Carthage was the richest city in the Mediterranean. The aristocrats lived in palaces, the less affluent in modest but attractive homes, while tribute and tariffs regularly increased the city’s wealth on top of the lucrative business in trade. The harbour was immense, with 220 docks, gleaming columns which rose around it in a half-circle, and was ornamented with Greek sculpture . The Carthaginian trading ships sailed daily to ports all around the Mediterranean Sea while their navy, supreme in the region, kept them safe and, also, opened new territories for trade and resources through conquest . Advertisement Carthage Against Rome It was this expansion which first brought Carthage into conflict with Rome. When Rome was weaker than Carthage, she posed no threat. The Carthaginian navy had long been able to enforce the treaty which kept Rome from trading in the western Mediterranean. When Carthage took Sicily , however, Rome responded. Though they had no navy and knew nothing of fighting on the sea, Rome built 330 ships which they equipped with clever ramps and gangways (the corvus) which could be lowered onto an enemy ship and secured; thus turning a sea battle into a land battle. The First Punic War (264-241 BCE) had begun. After an initial struggle with military tactics, Rome won a series of victories and finally defeated Carthage in 241 BCE. Carthage was forced to cede Sicily to Rome and pay a heavy war indemnity. Carthage again went to war with Rome when the general Hannibal attacked the city of Saguntum . Following this war, Carthage became embroiled in what is known as The Mercenary War (241-237 BCE) which started when the Carthaginian army of mercenaries demanded the payment Carthage owed them. This war was finally won by Carthage through the efforts of the general Hamilcar Barca . Carthage suffered greatly from both these conflicts and, when Rome occupied the Carthaginian colonies of Sardinia and Corsica, there was nothing the Carthaginians could do about it. They tried to make the best of their situation by conquering and expanding holdings in Spain but again went to war with Rome when the Carthaginian general Hannibal attacked the city of Saguntum, an ally of Rome. The Second Punic War (218-202 BCE) was fought largely in northern Italy as Hannibal invaded Italy from Spain by marching his forces over the Alps. Hannibal won every engagement against the Romans in Italy. In 216 BCE he won his greatest victory at the Battle of Cannae but, lacking sufficient troops and supplies, could not build on his successes. He was defeated by the Roman general Scipio Africanus at the Battle of Zama, in North Africa, in 202 BCE a


Which Italian defender was voted the 2006 FIFA World Footballer of the Year?

Cannavaro wins Fifa world player of the year award | Football | The Guardian Cannavaro wins Fifa world player of the year award Ian Bass Monday 18 December 2006 19.01 EST First published on Monday 18 December 2006 19.01 EST Close This article is 10 years old Fabio Cannavaro has become the first defender to be named Fifa world player of the year after collecting the award at the annual gala ceremony in Zurich. The Real Madrid centre-half captained Italy to World Cup victory in June, beating France in the final. In November the 33-year-old also scooped the Ballon D'Or as European footballer of the year. A fantastic year could have been even better for Cannavaro after his Juventus side won the Italian Serie A title, only to be stripped of it and relegated to Serie B in the wake of the Italian match-fixing scandal. He received 498 votes from the panel of international coaches and captains. Retired France international Zinedine Zidane finished second with 454 while Barcelona's Brazilian forward Ronaldinho was third with 380. Cannavaro said: "It is unusual for a defender to be sitting alongside Ronaldinho and Zinedine Zidane, who do marvellous things all season, so I saw it as a victory just to be here. "I think I have been very lucky this year because we won the World Cup and perhaps this has been very helpful for me to make it here tonight. "The competition was scary, it was so strong. After winning the World Cup and the European footballer of the year award, I do not think I could ask for anything more." Cannavaro paid tribute to Zidane, who retired after headbutting Marco Materazzi during the World Cup final defeat. "When I came to Real everybody asked me what it means to wear the same shirt," said Cannavaro. "I can only say now what I said then: it is an honour to wear the same number as such a great player." Dedicating his win to Italian football after its turbulent year, Cannavaro added: "I'd like to dedicate this to Italian football overall. "Everyone knows the problems we had before the World Cup. It's time for Italian football to grow up and move on and look forward to the future." The Yashin award for the best goalkeeper of the World Cup was presented to Italy's Gianluigi Buffon. And Zidane picked up the consolation of Adidas golden ball award, presented to the outstanding player from the World Cup, while Germany's Miroslav Klose took home the Adidas golden shoe award as leading marksman, having scored five goals in this summer's tournament.


"The ""Cirque de Soleil"" show, based on the Beatles music, is called what?"

The Beatles LOVE: Legendary Musical | Cirque du Soleil About The Beatles LOVE BRIGHTER. BOLDER. BIGGER! New acts, costumes, choreography, technology and music bring a more vibrant and engaging experience to one of the most celebrated shows in the world. The three-time Grammy Award winning LOVE is a Rock 'n' Roll poem, inspired by the poetry of the lyrics and brought to life by a cast of world-class aerialists, acrobats and dancers. Music Director Giles Martin, son of the legendary Beatles producer, Sir George Martin, has heightened LOVE’s listening experience with a completely remixed soundtrack, noting “The show is the closest anyone can get to being in the studio with the band.” Beatlemania is Back Yesterday Reminiscent melancholy rooted in the love that once was and the longing for what could be, a trapeze duet floating through the lyrics of Paul McCartney as his presence serenades them from above. Twist & Shout The character of Sugar Plum Fairy brings the new music to the stage, infecting everyone with a new rhythm. All You Need is Love A montage of The Beatles projected on curtains that fill the audience with wonderful nostalgia and a message of LOVE. Get Back On the rooftop, the end but also the beginning. Help! A madcap medley of flips, twists, and jumps. Here Comes the Sun Four female artists perform aerial yoga in a garden of contemplative light. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds A shimmering figment of our imagination, Lucy floats almost weightlessly through the air. Octopus's Garden A new dimension of strangeness and magic. Previous


"In which West Yorkshire town is TV's ""Last of the Summer Wine"" set?"

Last of the Summer wine actor Jonathan Linsley set for nostalgic return to Holmfirth in 'Crusher in the Cafe' - Huddersfield Examiner Last of the Summer wine actor Jonathan Linsley set for nostalgic return to Holmfirth in 'Crusher in the Cafe' TV and film star returns to Last of Summer Wine land  Share Get daily updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email Crusher is coming home! Actor Jonathan Linsley, who in the 1980s appeared as the terrifying but loveable Crusher in Last of the Summer Wine , is coming back to Sid’s Café in Holmfirth for the first time in almost 30 years. He will be there to meet fans of the show and chat about his life and work. The ‘Crusher in the Café’ event on October 24 will see Jonathan return to one of the long-running sitcom’s most famous locations. He’ll be discussing an acting career that has also seen him appear in some of British television’s biggest hits - including The Bill, Casualty, EastEnders and Dalziel & Pascoe; as well as jetting to Hollywood to appear alongside Johnny Depp in two blockbusting Pirates of the Caribbean films. View gallery As Crusher, Jonathan made his first appearance in Last of the Summer Wine in 1985, being trained to run the famous café by his fearsome Auntie Ivy (Jane Freeman). He was a regular in the series for three years, and became a firm favourite amongst the show’s fans. Jonathan said, ‘It’s true... Crusher will be back in the café for one night only! “Finally, Ivy has left me in charge and after 29 years of of “learning the business”, I’m delighted to be returning to Holmfirth to entertain everyone again”. Actor Jonathan Linsley, aka Crusher from Summer Wine The event has been organised by two lifelong Last of the Summer Wine fans, Andrew T Smith and Bob Fischer, who since 2011 have been running the popular Summer Winos website, watching all 295 episodes of the show in order, and blogging their thoughts as they go. The idea for the event came about after Jonathan agreed to be interviewed for the site. Andrew said, ‘Within five minutes of talking to Jonathan, it became apparent that he had no shortage of wonderful stories to share with the show’s fans. Sid's Cafe in Holmfirth It’s going to be a real pleasure to see him spinning his yarns from behind the café counter’. Bob added: “Once he mentioned that he’d never returned to Holmfirth since leaving the show, the idea became irresistible. This is a complete one-off event, and the café is very intimate, so it’s going to be a really special evening. I’m just wondering if we can persuade him to slip into Crusher’s white overalls again”. Tickets priced at £10 (plus booking fee) can be bought from the Summer Winos website . Like us on Facebook