For which county was Gary Sobers playing when he hit six sixes in one over?

BBC Blogs - Wales - Sobers hits the cricket world for six Sobers hits the cricket world for six Monday 02 September 2013, 15:26 Read more about sharing. The date is 31 August 1968. The great West Indian all-rounder Gary Sobers strides to the wicket at St Helen's in Swansea. He is playing for Nottinghamshire in a county match against Glamorgan. And he is about to make cricketing history. In one devastating over Sobers proceeds to smash the unlucky Glamorganshire bowler Malcolm Nash for no fewer than six sixes. Words cannot hope to catch the excitement and the enthusiasm of the crowd as ball after ball is dispatched over the boundary ropes. It is cavalier cricket, as only the West Indies teams seem able to play, at its very best. Gary Sobers Sobers' score of 36 runs for the over is a new world record, beating the previous highest score - five sixes and a four - of 34. That old record was held by Ted Alleston and had stood for 57 years. Nobody ever thought it could be equalled, let alone beaten, but they reckoned without the mercurial Gary Sobers. Garfield (Gary) Sobers was born in Bridgetown, Barbados on 28 July 1936 and made his cricketing debut for the island when he was just 16 years old. A good all-round sportsman who also excelled at soccer, Sobers knew where future lay in cricket, and it was not long before he was playing for the full West Indies team. His rise to success and fame were meteoric. Although initially regarded mainly as a bowler it soon became clear that this was no ordinary talent. He could bat, bowl and field with skill and agility that left lesser mortals gasping in wonder. Over the next few years he took the sporting world by storm. He recorded what was then the world's highest test score when, in 1958, he made 365 not out. It was a total that stood for over 30 years and was only beaten in 1994 when Brian Lara recorded 375. Knighted by the Queen for his services to sport, Sobers' achieved many wonderful highlights in his career. But his greatest moment undoubtedly came at Swansea in 1968. Malcolm Nash, the Glamorganshire bowler, was a very good cricketer who normally bowled medium fast deliveries. That day he was experimenting with slow bowling - as he later said, Sobers ended his slow bowling career on 31 August. Five of his deliveries were smashed over the ropes, one of them disappearing into St Helen's Road. The fifth ball, however, was actually caught by Glamorgan fielder Roger Davis. Unfortunately for Davis - and for Nash and Glamorgan - he toppled over the boundary ropes as he caught the ball. Sobers smiled ruefully. Only a season before that would have been judged out but the rules had just changed. From the 1968 season onwards, balls that were taken over the boundary fence by a fielder were to be given as runs. So it was another six for Sobers. By becoming the first batsman to score six sixes in an over - in the first class game - Gary Sobers ensured himself a place in the record books. No matter how many times he played for the West Indies, no matter how many centuries he managed to score, people still want to know about the time he hit six sixes in one over. And Malcolm Nash is not forgotten, either - although he would probably prefer not to be reminded of the occasion every time a journalist talks to him. After his retirement from the game Nash moved to California in the USA where, for years, he worked to encourage American youngsters to take up the game of cricket. Sobers' record stood alone and unmatched - it will, of course, never be bettered - for many years. It was equalled when the Indian batsman Ravi Shastri hit six sixes off the bowling of Tilak Raj while playing for Bombay against Baroda in 1985, a feat that effectively ended Tilak's cricket career. England fast bowler Stuart Broad also suffered the indignity of having his bowling smashed for six sixes in 2008 but this was in a Twenty20 game and conditions and intent were very different from the first class county game. Gary Sobers remains one of the most magical cricketers ever to play the game. And it is good to think that Wales


Which King novel was set at the Overlook Hotel?

Overlook Hotel | Stephen King Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Share The Overlook in Stanley Kubrick's The Shining. The Overlook Hotel was a secluded hotel located in the Rocky Mountains. During its history it was the site of many unsavory activities, including suicides, gangland hits, and many suspicious changes of ownership, yet the hotel remained a luxurious destination known for its sumptuous grounds and spectacular mountain view.  In the novel, The Shining , the Overlook was destroyed when the hotel's winter caretaker, Jack Torrance , allowed the outmoded boiler to go untended until it exploded, burning the Overlook to the ground. Jack's wife Wendy and his son Danny Torrance are the only two survivors. Years later, Andrew Pomeroy , an amateur painter, was employed by a magazine to sketch the ruins of the hotel. Pomeroy disappeared during the assignment. Later on in 1982, his body was found inside the ruins of the hotel, no one knowing how it was possible. In the film, Stanley Kubrick's The Shining , the Overlook Hotel's exterior is represented by Timberline Lodge at Mt. Hood in Oregon. The interiors of the Overlook are based heavily on the Ahwahnee Hoteel at Yosemite. The film's Colorado Lounge is a near copy of the Grand Lounge at Ahwahnee. The elevators and Lobby of both are also nearly identical. It has been noticed that from scene to scene the layout of the Overlook changes. There are several impossible shots in the film. The Shining In The Shining, Jack Torrance, his wife Wendy Torrance and son Danny Torrance arrive at the Overlook Hotel just as everyone is checking out. They are given a grand tour by Mr Ullman. Danny is told by Halloran, the hotels chef, that the hotel has a bad history and warns him to stay out of Room 237. The Torrances watch everyone leave the hotel until the last person leaves and they are alone in the hotel. At first, the hotel seems to be a blessing to Wendy and Jack and Wendy claims this is the happiest she has ever been. But Danny is hiding dark secrets, and soon starts to see terrifying visions and ghosts. Danny enters Room 237 one day and finds a dead corpse in the bath, which smiles at him and captures him and strangles him. He is found by Wendy, who blames Jack. However, Danny tells Wendy that it was Miss Massey and Jack enters the room. He finds nothing, but hears the footsteps of Miss Massey coming towards him. Jack flees the room, frightened, and the room is not entered again. Danny starts seeing more terrifying visions and the topiary animals come to life. Jack Torrance slowly starts to go crazy and the ghost of the previous caretaker convinced him to kill his wife and son so that the hotel can inherit Danny's power. Danny calls to Halloran for help with his Shining, and he comes. The hotel finally starts to show its evil power and the ghosts come alive around Wendy, Danny and Halloran. The hotel manages to murder Jack by brutally chopping his face off with the roque mallet. Wendy, Danny and Halloran escape the hotel just as the boiler explodes, destroying the hotel.


Under which other name did King write novels in the 1970s?

Stephen King: Chronological List of Books and Stories 1983 - Cycle of the Werewolf 1984 - The Talisman (written with Peter Straub) 1985 - Skeleton Crew (stories, including "The Mist") continue reading below our video Best Vacation Reads of 2015 1985 - The Bachman Books (novel collection) 1986 - It 1987 - The Eyes of the Dragon 1987 - Misery 1987 - The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three 1988 - The Tommyknockers 1988 - Nightmares in the Sky (Photo book with text by King) 1988 - Dark Visions 1989 - Dolan's Cadillac (limited edition) 1989 - My Pretty Pony (limited edition) 1990 - The Stand: The Complete & Uncut Edition 1990 - Four Past Midnight (stories) 1991 - Needful Things 1991 - The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands 1992 - Gerald's Game 1995 - Rose Madder 1995 - Umney's Last Case 1996 - The Green Mile (originally published as a monthly serial consisting of six parts: The Two Dead Girls, The Mouse on the Mile, Coffey's Hands, The Bad Death of Eduard Delacroix, Night Journey, and Coffey on the Mile) 1996 - Desperation 1997 - The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass 1998 - Bag of Bones 1999 - Storm of the Century 1999 - The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon 1999 - The New Lieutenant's Rap (limited edition) 1999 - Hearts in Atlantis 1999 - Blood and Smoke (audio book) 2000 - Riding the Bullet (electronically published novella) 2000 - The Plant(electronically published) 2000 - On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (nonfiction autobiography) 2000 - Dreamcatcher 2001 - Black House (written with Peter Straub) 2002 - From a Buick 8 2002 - Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales 2003 - The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger (revised edition) 2003 - The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla 2004 - The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah 2004 - The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower 2004 - Faithful: Two Diehard Boston Red Sox Fans Chronicle the Historic 2004 Season 2005 - The Colorado Kid 2006 - The Secretary of Dreams 2006 - Cell


Which football club’s ground is closest to the river Mersey?

What league football ground is closest to the River ... Home > Forum > C H A T > What league football ground is closest to the River ... What league football ground is closest to the River ... Back 233 VIEWS 2 REPLIES Back   29th Jun 2011 - 18:53 29th Jun 2011   What league football ground is closest to the River ... What league football ground is closest to the River Mersey ? Those who had to Google it...confess!    0 members like Clive Smith's post The following 0 members like Clive Smith's post:   30th Jun 2011 - 09:09 30th Jun 2011     Well I knew it was Stockport County having been to an away match once and some locals told us when chatting but seeing as they are not legue club now I did google it for next nearest and apparantly its Man U?   0 members like Chris Freear's post The following 0 members like Chris Freear's post:   30th Jun 2011 - 10:00 30th Jun 2011   Quote: Well I knew it was Stockport County having been to an away match once and some locals told us when chatting but seeing as they are not legue club now I did google it for next nearest and apparantly its Man U?


In the Sermon on the Mount who did Christ say ‘shall be called the children of God’?

Matthew 5: Sermon on the Mount | Grace Communion International Grace Communion International Matthew 5: Sermon on the Mount 2000, 2013 Even non-Christians have heard of the Sermon on the Mount. Christians have heard many sermons on it, but still find parts of it hard to understand—and hard to apply in our lives. John Stott puts it this way: "The Sermon on the Mount is probably the best-known part of the teaching of Jesus, though arguably it is the least understood, and certainly it is the least obeyed" (The Message of the Sermon on the Mount, InterVarsity Press, 1978, p. 15). Let's study it again. Perhaps we will find new treasures as well as old. The beatitudes “Now when [Jesus] saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, and he began to teach them” (Matt. 5:1-2). The crowds probably followed him, as they often did. The sermon was not designed for the disciples only. Jesus told them to spread his teachings throughout the world, and Matthew wrote it down for more than a billion people to read. These teachings are for everyone who is willing to listen. First come the beatitudes (the word “beatitude” comes from the Latin word for blessed): “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven” (v. 3). What does it mean to be “poor in spirit”? Low self-esteem, low interest in spiritual things? Not necessarily. Many religious Jews called themselves “the poor,” for they often were poor, and they looked to God to supply their daily needs. So Jesus may have been referring to the faithful. But “poor in spirit” suggests something more. Poor people know that they have needs. The poor in spirit know that they need God; they feel a lack in their lives. They do not imagine that they are doing God any favors by serving him. But Jesus says that the kingdom is for people like them. It is the humble, the dependent, who are given the kingdom of heaven. They must trust in the mercy of God. “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted” (v. 4). This statement includes an irony, since the word for “blessed” can also mean “happy.” Happy are the sad, Jesus says for at least they have the comfort of knowing that their trials are temporary. Everything will be set right. But note that the beatitudes are not commands – Jesus is not saying it is spiritually superior to mourn. But in this world, many people are already mourning, and Jesus says that they will be comforted – presumably by the coming of the kingdom. “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth” (v. 5). In ancient society, land was often taken away from the meek. But in God’s way of doing things, that will also be set right. “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled” (v. 6). Those who ache and yearn for justice (the Greek word for righteousness also means justice), will receive what they seek. Those who suffer from evil, who want things to be set right, will be rewarded. In this age, God’s people suffer from injustice, and we long for justice. Jesus assures us that our hopes will not be thwarted. “Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy” (v. 7). We need mercy in the day of judgment. Jesus is saying that we therefore should show mercy in this age. It is inconsistent for anyone to want justice, and yet cheat others, or to want mercy and yet be unmerciful. If we want the good life, we must live a good life. “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God” (v. 8). A pure heart has only one desire. Those who seek only God will be sure to find him. Our desire will be rewarded. “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God” (v. 9). The poor will not achieve their rights through violence. God’s children need to rely on him. We should show mercy and humility, not anger and strife. We cannot live in harmony with a kingdom of righteousness by acting unrighteously. Since we want the peace of God’s kingdom, we should live in the way of peace. “Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of hea


How Bad Was Jezebel? - Biblical Archaeology Society Reviews How Bad Was Jezebel? Read Janet Howe Gaines's full article about Jezebel in the Bible and later depictions as it appeared in Bible Review Janet Howe Gaines   •  09/17/2016 Read Janet Howe Gaines’s article “Jezebel” as it originally appeared in Bible Review, October 2000. The article was first republished in Bible History Daily in 2010.—Ed.   Who Was Jezebel? Israel’s most accursed queen carefully fixes a pink rose in her red locks in John Byam Liston Shaw’s “Jezebel” from 1896. Jezebel’s reputation as the most dangerous seductress in the Bible stems from her final appearance: her husband King Ahab is dead; her son has been murdered by Jehu. As Jehu’s chariot races toward the palace to kill Jezebel, she “painted her eyes with kohl and dressed her hair, and she looked out of the window” (2 Kings 9:30). Image: Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum, Bournemouth, UK/Bridgeman Art Library. For more than two thousand years, Jezebel has been saddled with a reputation as the bad girl of the Bible, the wickedest of women. This ancient queen has been denounced as a murderer, prostitute and enemy of God, and her name has been adopted for lingerie lines and World War II missiles alike. But just how depraved was Jezebel? In recent years, scholars have tried to reclaim the shadowy female figures whose tales are often only partially told in the Bible. Rehabilitating Jezebel’s stained reputation is an arduous task, however, for she is a difficult woman to like. She is not a heroic fighter like Deborah, a devoted sister like Miriam or a cherished wife like Ruth. Jezebel cannot even be compared with the Bible’s other bad girls—Potiphar’s wife and Delilah—for no good comes from Jezebel’s deeds. These other women may be bad, but Jezebel is the worst. 1 Yet there is more to this complex ruler than the standard interpretation would allow. To attain a more positive assessment of Jezebel’s troubled reign and a deeper understanding of her role, we must evaluate the motives of the Biblical authors who condemn the queen. Furthermore, we must reread the narrative from the queen’s vantage point. As we piece together the world in which Jezebel lived, a fuller picture of this fascinating woman begins to emerge. The story is not a pretty one, and some—perhaps most—readers will remain disturbed by Jezebel’s actions. But her character might not be as dark as we are accustomed to thinking. Her evilness is not always as obvious, undisputed and unrivaled as the Biblical writer wants it to appear. In the free eBook Paul: Jewish Law and Early Christianity , learn about the cultural contexts for the theology of Paul and how Jewish traditions and law extended into early Christianity through Paul’s dual roles as a Christian missionary and a Pharisee. Ahab and Jezebel in the Bible The story of Jezebel, the Phoenician wife of King Ahab of Israel, is recounted in several brief passages scattered throughout the Books of Kings. Scholars generally identify 1 and 2 Kings as part of the Deuteronomistic History, attributed either to a single author or to a group of authors and editors collectively known as the Deuteronomist. One of the main purposes of the entire Deuteronomistic History, which includes the seven books from Deuteronomy through 2 Kings, is to explain Israel’s fate in terms of its apostasy. As the Israelites settle into the Promised Land, establish a monarchy and separate into a northern and a southern kingdom after the reign of Solomon, God’s chosen people continually go astray. They sin against Yahweh in many ways, the worst of which is by worshiping alien deities. The first commandments from Sinai demand monotheism, but the people are attracted to foreign gods and goddesses. When Jezebel enters the scene in the ninth century B.C.E., she provides a perfect opportunity for the Bible writer to teach a moral lesson about the evil outcomes of idolatry, for she is a foreign idol worshiper who seems to be the power behind her husband. From the Deuteronomist’s viewpoint, Jezebel embodies everything that m


Which famous Elizabethan was executed for treason by King James in 1618?

Biography of Sir Walter Raleigh (1552-1618) By Christopher Minster Biography of Sir Walter Raleigh: Walter Raleigh (1552-1618) was an English courtier, explorer, writer, privateer, sailor and poet. Raleigh was a favorite of Queen Elizabeth I , and she granted him many titles, positions and estates before he fell out of favor. He was one of many Europeans who searched South America for the legendary city of El Dorado and his failure to find it was a factor in his execution in 1618. Childhood of Walter Raleigh: Records are poor, but Walter was probably born sometime in 1552 in Devon, England. The Raleigh (sometimes spelled Ralegh) family had aristocratic roots but not much money. His father had married three times and Walter had several half-brothers, some of whom would also rise to fame in the Elizabethan courts. Walter enrolled at Oriel College when he was sixteen: he was a brilliant young man. He left his studies for a time to fight in France and returned to study law around 1575. Raleigh’s Rise to Prominence at Court: continue reading below our video 4 Tips for Improving Test Performance Young Walter was to accompany his half-brother, Sir Humphrey Gilbert, in 1578 when he led an expedition west to find the fabled Northwest Passage . Because of weather and Spanish attacks, the expedition never really got under way. Stephen went to Ireland instead, and Walter went with him. Walter put down a rebellion of Irishmen and captured and executed some Spanish troops sent to support the Irish. When he returned to London, he was able to use his experience in Ireland to secure a position of advisor in court on Irish affairs. He soon charmed the Queen with his good looks and quick wit: he may have been one of her lovers, although there is little evidence to prove that he was. According to legend, he placed his own cloak over a puddle so that she could cross without getting her shoes muddy. Roanoke: In 1584 Raleigh, by now a favorite at court and one of the most influential men in Britain, received royal permission to establish a colony in the New World. He sent out an expedition which returned with tales of a fertile land on the shores of North America: Raleigh named it "Virginia" in honor of his Queen. He arranged for a group of colonists to settle Roanoke Island in 1585: the expedition was ill-equipped and returned to England. A second colony, established in 1587, mysteriously disappeared, and to this day historians are unsure what happened to it. Fall From Grace: In 1592 Raleigh married one of Queen Elizabeth's maids of honor, Elizabeth Throckmorton, in secret: the Queen was most displeased and threw both of them in the Tower of London . Raleigh, charming fellow that he was, soon talked his way back out, but he never regained the Queen's favor as he had before and his many enemies at court smelled blood in the water. Raleigh had a plan to win the Queen's favor back, however: he would present her with the gold of El Dorado. El Dorado: By then, the myth of El Dorado had made its way all over the globe. El Dorado was a legendary city, lost somewhere in the unexplored wilds of South America, rumored to be the wealthiest city of the world. Thousands of Europeans had set out in dozens of expeditions over the decades since Pizarro's stunning conquest of the mighty Inca Empire. By 1595, El Dorado was rumored to be in the highlands of Guyana. The city was not there, or anywhere else: there was nothing more to El Dorado than the fevered dreams of gold-hungry explorers, yet it had an irresistible pull on men like Raleigh. He made his queen promises of great riches and told her that he would find her a prize equal to the vast fortunes delivered to Spain by Cortés and Pizarro. First Expedition to El Dorado: Raleigh outfitted five ships with men and supplies and set out on February 6, 1595. They crossed the Atlantic and scouted military positions on the Spanish Main: they were, after all, deliberately invading Spanish territory. Raleigh captured a Spanish settlement on the Island of Trinidad: the big prize was the capture of Antonio de Berrio,


What do you get if you multiply volts by amperes?

KVA to KW, How to Convert Watts to VA and kVA to kW Simplified --  Converting Volt-amps to Watts the easy way, VA to Watts, Amps to A, watts to  kVA Custom design and manufacture of state-of-the-art power   supplies, battery packs, battery chargers, AC Adapters, and power supplies for   OEMs in a Hurry Basics of AC power calculatoin Since watts     is volts times amps, what is VA? VA (or volt-amps) is also volts times amps,     the concept however has been extended to AC power. For DC current VA = Watts (DC current). In AC if the     volts and amps are in phase (for example a resistive load) then the equation is     also VA=Watts (resistive load) where V is     the RMS voltage and A the RMS amperage. In AC, the     volts and amps are not always in phase (meaning that the peak of the voltage     curve is does not happen at the peak of the current curve). Think of pushing a     swing. The greatest force is applied when the swing stops at the peak, but the     greatest velocity is at the bottom of the arc. When you have reactive circuit     elements the current can't keep up with the voltage, but lags behind. So in AC,     if the volts and amps are not precisely in phase you have to calculate the     watts by multiplying the volts times the amps at each moment in time and take     the average over time, i.e. the integral of V*A dt over a full cycle. The ratio     between the VA (i.e. rms volts time rms amps) and Watts is called the power     factor PF. VA·PF = Watts (any load,     including inductive loads) In other words, volt-amps x    power factor = watts. Similarly, KVA*PF = KW, Or kilovolt-amps times power    factor equals kilowatts. When you want     to know how much the electricity is costing you, you use watts. When you are     specifying equipment loads, fuses, and wiring sizes you use the VA, or the rms     voltage and rms amperage. This is because VA considers the peak of both current     and voltage, without taking into account if they happen at the same time or     not. Finding the Power Factor How do you     find the power factor? This isnt easy. The idea is that you multiply the amps times the volts for every increment of time and take the sum and average.     You then divide this by the power you would have calculated if the amps and     volts are exactly in phase. Since the voltage and current can be out of phase     (which is the whole point of power factor) the power factor can be anywhere     between zero and one. For computer power supplies and other supplies that are power factor corrected the power factor is usually over 90%. For high     power motors under heavy load the power factor can be as low as 35%. Industry     standard rule-of-thumb is that you plan for a power factor of 60%, which     somebody came up with as a kind of average conservative power     factor. Converting VA to Amps How to     convert VA to amps? Use the following formula: A = (Va * Pf)/V Where A     stands for the RMS amps, VA stands for volt-amps, V stands for RMS volts and PF     stands for the power factor. Converting VA to Volts How to     convert VA to volts? Use the following formula: V=(Va*Pf)/A Where V     stands for RMS volts, A stands for the RMS amps, VA stands for volt-amps, and     PF stands for the power factor. What is KVA?


Which is the largest city within the Arctic Circle?

THE WORLD GEOGRAPHY: 10 Largest Cities Within the Arctic Circle Thursday, December 8, 2011 10 Largest Cities Within the Arctic Circle There are 10 cities with a population of around 30,000 or more which are north of the Arctic Circle (latitude 66° 33′ 44″N) and therefore have at least one day per year when the sun never rises. All of these cities are in Russia (mostly the northwest) or Norway. In contrast, the largest city north of the Arctic Circle in North America is Barrow, Alaska, with only around 4,000 people. While the cities below are quite cold, most still have a milder climate than anyplace north of the Arctic Circle in North America. 10. Kirovsk, Russia Kirovsk at night  -   photo source Population: 28,639 inhabitants Latitude:    67°32'N Kirovsk is a town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located at the spurs of the Khibiny Massif on the shores of the Lake Bolshoy Vudyavr, 175 kilometers (109 mi) south of Murmansk. The city is the center of a mining complex that produces apatite and nephelite, raw materials for the superphosphate and aluminum industries. The northernmost botanical garden in Russia is located in Kirovsk. 9. Kandalaksha, Russia Population: 35,659 inhabitants Latitude:    67°09'N Kandalaksha is a town in Kandalakshsky District of Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located at the head of Kandalaksha Gulf on the White Sea (the south of Kola Peninsula), beyond the Arctic Circle. The settlement has existed since the 11th century. The seaport connects Kandalaksha to the entire World and Kandalaksha bay is one of the major points of interest not only for the town but also for the Kola Peninsula. 8. Monchegorsk, Russia Population: 45,381 inhabitants Latitude:     67°54'N Monchegorsk is a town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located on the Kola Peninsula, 145 kilometers (90 mi) south of Murmansk, the administrative center of the oblast. A neat, fairly prosperous town set between several lakes, Monchegorsk makes a good base for exploring the centre and south of the Kola Peninsula - although the approach from the south is hardly encouraging as you pass through expanses of stunted or nonexistent vegetation, and then encounter the enormous Severonikel Kombinat factory whose past sulphur emissions are responsible for the ecological devastation. Nickel smelting here ceased in the late 1990s but it will be a while before the environment recovers. 7. Bodø, Norway Population: 47,282 inhabitants Latitude:    67°18′20″N Bodø is the administrative centre of Nordland County. With its 47 000 residents it is the second largest town in Northern Norway, with excellent communications and fully modern facilities. Bodø is the perfect base for visiting some of Norway's most famous attractions, including Saltstraumen, the world’s strongest tidal current, the Svartisen glacier and the islands of Lofoten. Here you will also find Norway's national Aviation Museum. Despite its location just north of the Arctic Circle, Bodø features a subpolar oceanic climate, with chilly (but not cold) winters and cool summers. 6. Severomorsk, Russia Population: 50,076 inhabitants Latitude:    69°04′N  Severomorsk is a closed town located along Kola Bay, not far from Murmansk. It’s the main base of the Russian Northern Fleet and home of many surface ships. Its residents are mostly officers, their families and sailors – people who are involved in it in one way or another. No strangers at all. That’s why there is virtually no criminality and one feels absolutely relaxed walking along its streets at night. People are very friendly, most of them are intelligent and polite. 5. Apatity, Russia Population: 59,690 inhabitants Latitude:    67°34'N Located in the center of the Kola Peninsula, the city of Apatity lies between beautiful "Imandra", the largest lake in the Murmansk region, and the Khibiny mountains, whose highest peak, Yudychvumchorr, stands 1200 m (3.900 ft) above sea level. Apatity is the second largest city in the Murmansk region, with a population about 60,000. Founded in 1966, the city was named for one of its most abundant natural resources, apatite, the ra


Lake Eyre is the lowest point of which country?

Lowest Land Points Below Sea Level Map | Depression Elevations By David K. Lynch, Thule Scientific Each pushpin on the map above marks the lowest point in one of Earth's ten structural depressions  with the lowest land elevations.  Use the controls in the upper left corner of   the map to zoom in for a closer look. You can change from satellite images to  maps with the controls in the upper right corner. Thanks to Google for   letting us use their services to make this fun map and to Brad Cole for creating it! Introduction: Dozens of land areas of the Earth sit below current sea level. The ten with the lowest elevations are listed below, along with a Google Map showing their locations. The lowest land area is the shoreline of the Dead Sea Depression and the largest below-sea-level depression by surface area is the Caspian Depression. A total of 33 countries have land below sea level. What Causes Most Below-Sea-Level Depressions? Most major depressions are associated with tectonic plate boundaries. They form when converging plates deform or when spreading centers open. A few are volcanic in origin. Most of these depressions are in the northern hemisphere for a good reason: this is where most of the land is and where most of the plate boundaries occur. Many are found in the vicinity of where the African, Arabian and Eurasian plates meet. Most are found in hot desert regions of the planet where high evaporation rates prevent them from filling with water. A few are found in temperature climes. Many well-populated places in the world are below sea level. About a third of the Netherlands including Schiphol Airport is below sea level. So too are the Jordan River and parts of many coastal cities including New Orleans and Bangkok. Other regions below sea level are the Enriquillo-Cul de Sac Depression (Hispaniola), Chott Melrhir Depression (Algeria), Sebkhet Shunayn and Sabkhat Ghuzayyil (Libya), Shatt al Gharsah (Tunisia), Lammefjord (Denmark), Sebkha Tah (Morocco), Hachiro-gata (Japan), Sariqarnish Kuli (Uzbekistan), The Fens (UK) and Lake Eyre, Australia. Of the two hundred and fifty five recognized countries or protectorates in the world, 33 have land below sea level . Most of these are only a few meters down. Some below-sea-level depressions are dry, most others have salt lakes. The lakes are undrained, which means water flows in but does not flow out. Since water cannot flow up hill, the lakes cannot empty into the sea like most do and so they accumulate salt as their waters evaporate. Where does the salt originate? Some of it comes from ancient sea floor salt deposits that have been uplifted then weather and release the salt which reaches the depressions via rivers. Many other rocks weather to yield sodium and chlorine ions that are carried to the lake by rivers. The Sea of Galilee is below sea Level but is a freshwater lake because it drains into the Dead Sea through the Jordan River. Owing to variations in rainfall, evaporation rates, and human water use, most of the lake levels fluctuate from year to year. Some have come and gone in historic times. The present Salton Sea was produced by a canal construction accident in 1905, though the lake has come and gone naturally many times in the last thousand years. The lowest exposed land on Earth is at the Dead Sea shore, at -413 meters. The deepest lake bottom in a below-sea-level depression also belongs to the Dead Sea at -750 meters. Lake Baikal in Russia is at an elevation of 447 meters, but with a maximum depth of 1637 meters, its bottom lies at -1190 meters. The Bentley Subglacial Trench in Antarctica reaches 2555 meters below sea level. It is the lowest point on Earth that is not covered by ocean, although it is covered by ice. The trench is huge, roughly the size of Mexico. The deepest point on the ocean floors is -10,916 meters in the Mariana Trench. Trenches are the upper most parts of subduction zones and there are dozens of trench locations that are more than 5000 meters below sea level. Strictly speaking, most of the surface o


Chicory Tip’s release Son of My Father was the first UK No.1 to feature which instrument?

A BRIEF HISTORY OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC A BRIEF HISTORY OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC Pin It A brief History of Electronic Music from 1876 – 1989. Focusing on Classic Hits and Albums. There is also a clear focus on Classic Synthesizers and Electronic Music Innovation from The Music Telegraph to the Cubase Software Sequencer. 1876 – Elisha Gray by accident creates a single note Oscillator and discovers it creates a Humming Sound. He named this electronic Instrument as The Musical Telegraph. The Music Telegraph 1897 – Thaddeus Cahi a 20th Century Inventor creates Teleharmonium. A very large version of what would become the Hammond Organ. 1920 – The Theremin was invented by Lev Sergeevich Termen. 1929 – RCA Released the Thereminvox the first commercial Theremin. 1930 – Leon Theremin released the Rhythmicon a machine capable of playing simple Rhythms. A very early predecessor to The Drum Machine. 1934 – The Hammond Organ makes its debut as a Commercial Musical Product. 1954 – The Wurlitzer electric piano was launched a String less Instrument. 1957 – The RCA Mark II Sound Synthesizer developed at Columbia University; it was the first to be programmable. 1959 – Harold Bode started developing a Modular Synthesizer, which included multiple Oscillators and Filters. The Wurlitzer Sideman Drum Machine launched to commercial success. 1961 – Bob Moog took Harold Bodes technology and developed the Iconic Moog Synth, which was the first to have a variable Voltage Controller. The Minimoog 1963 – Delia Derbyshire of The BBC’s Radiophonic Workshop using Ron Grains Music Score created the Iconic Dr Who Theme. She was sampling recorded Sounds recorded on Analogue Tape. 1968 – Wendy Carlos the Classical Pianist released the Album Switched-On-Bach. This was the first big selling Electronic Music Album. Most notably wrote on a Moog. 1970 – Kraftwerk Form. Releasing their self titled LP Kraftwerk. The Moog now had become Portable with the development of the Minimoog Model D 1971 – Chicory Tip’s Son Of My Father Single Tops the Charts across Europe this was the first Electronic Led Hit. The Synthesizer had become the Main Instrument. 1972 – The Arp Odyssey was launched, a popular competitor to the Minimoog. Eko released The ComputeRhythm, the first programmable Drum Machine. The first Digital Sampler the Computer Music Melodian was released. 1973 – Pink Floyd release the Progressive Rock Album Dark Side Of The Moon. An Electronic Fuelled album with Analogue Synthesizers and Tape Effects selling 50 Million Copies. Kraftwerk Autobahn 1974 – Kraftwerk releases the Electronic Album Autobahn, which also had pure Electronic Percussion. The Single Autobahn becomes a Hit across the Globe. 1975 – The Moog Polymoog was Released. 1976 – Jean Michelle Jarre releases the pioneering Album Oxygen. 1977 – Giorgio Moroder releases the Hit Electronic single “From Here To Eternity” David Bowie released the Low Album, which was his first to heavily experiment with Electronic Instruments. Donna Summer releases the first Electronic Dance Hit, I Feel Love. Throbbing Gristle release the first Industrial Album entitled The 2nd Annual Report. 1978 – The Human League forms in Sheffield, UK. They were one of the first Synthpop Bands in the World. Ultravox! Led by the singer John Foxx released Systems Of Romance and album rich with Synthesizers and Electronic Effects. Roland release the CR-78 Drum Machine The first New Romantic Band Visage form. Members include the DJ/Drummer Rusty Egan, Steve Strange and Midge Ure of The Rich Kids. Cabaret Voltaire releases the Extended Play EP. Mute Records is launched by Daniel Miller The Singer Gary Numan then went solo and released The Futurist Electronic The Pleasure Principle Tops The Charts along with the Single Cars. Gary Numan had become the Worlds First Popular Music Synth Star The Polymoog became his trademark sound. The Fairlight CMI was Born with a Wave Editor this was a feature rich Sampling Synth with a Wave Editor. Throbbing Gristle release the first full Industrial Album 20 Jazz Greats Ryuichi Sakamoto releases the song Riot In Lagos on


Tommy and Tuppence Beresford were the leading characters in which drama series?

Partners in Crime: meet the cast of the new BBC1 Agatha Christie drama starring Jessica Raine and David Walliams By Ben Dowell Sunday 26 July 2015 at 8:30PM After ITV’s dominant Poirot and Miss Marple years, Agatha Christie's less well-known detectives Tommy and Tuppence are featuring in a new BBC1 series starring David Walliams and Jessica Raine in the roles. There are two self-contained stories over three episodes each. The first is The Secret Adversary, which updates Christie’s 1922 story to 1952 and kicks of the Cold War mystery with a chance encounter on a Paris train between the husband-and-wife sleuths and an agitated young woman who suddenly disappears. Whilst Tommy is focussed on his fledgling honey business, Tuppence is much more concerned about this missing person, and her investigations bring them into contact with Tommy’s uncle, and Secret Service bigwig, Major Anthony Carter. We learn that the missing woman was carrying a secret recording that will reveal the identity of a legendary Soviet assassin, known only as Mr Brown. Things then get really interesting…. So who are the main characters in The Secret Adversary? David Walliams (plays Tommy Beresford) Tommy is a bit of a lost soul at the beginning of the drama, desperately trying to get a bee keeping business going. During the Second Second World War, he was hit by a catering van on his first day as a soldier so he never got to prove himself on the frontline. So when his wife Tuppence stumbles on an intriguing case of a missing woman and dastardly espionage activities it's his chance to finally become a hero. David Says: "Tuppence is definitely more forthright. She’s braver than Tommy, he’s more on the back-foot, but he means well. Tommy is a bit more of a klutz than Tuppence and is sometimes more of a burden. Together however, Tommy and Tuppence make a good team." Where have you see him before? Where haven’t you seen him? Little Britain star, Britain’s Got Talent judge, star of the BBC comedy Big School, Walliams is one of the most successful performer/entertainers in Britain today. Jessica Raine (plays Tuppence Beresford) Happily married to Tommy, if a little frustrated at being a housewife, Tuppence has definitely reached a point where she feels ready to actively have an adventure rather than read about them in her beloved books. Curious, quick-witted and adventurous she often leaps before she looks. Jessica says:  "When I read this script I was struck by what a unique and fabulous part it was for a woman. Tommy and Tuppence are a team, and there's no sense of her playing second fiddle to her husband.  Sometimes when you play a character they can rub off on you, and I felt more adventurous and energised while being Tuppence. She is an enormous amount of fun to play." Where have you seen her before? Perhaps best known for her performance as Call the Midwife's Jenny Lee, Raine is becoming increasingly prolific and has recently been seen in Sky Arts crime drama series Fortitude and Wolf Hall, where she played Jane Boleyn. Matthew Steer (plays Albert Pemberton) Albert Pemberton is a friend of Tommy's from the war, who now works as a chemistry teacher at a boy’s school with plenty of equipment and techniques at his disposal that are useful to them. He is a bubbly character with lots of enthusiasm, ideas and inventions but he's not necessarily the guy you want in the field. Something of a young Q from Bond, he has a prosthetic (wooden) hand following a mishap while working for the bomb squad during the war. Matthew says: "The Albert I play is very different to the original; [scriptwriter] Zinnie [Harris] had really developed and transformed him, also giving him a wooden hand, so in that respect I was free to create and go with what I felt was right. He is however a little bored of life in the classroom and wants a bigger piece of the action and is envious of Tommy and Tuppence and their adventures." Where have you seen him before?  Recently appeared in British film Urban Hymn, Kenneth Branagh’s Cinderella, and BBC3’s sitcom Siblings. Clarke Peters (plays Juli


The Plaka is the old historical neighbourhood of which capital city?

Acropolis View Hotel Plaka | Location & Map CONTACT LOCATION & MAP Overlooking Athens Town, one of the finest hotels of the Capital is Plaka Hotel. The Capital ambience is carried, almost intact, into a theatrical set up where everyone can become a protagonist in one's own special way. Hotel Plaka, situated in the most prestigious location of central Athens, Plaka area. Hotel provides a perfect base for a stay in Greece’s capital, only two blocks from Monastιraki metro station with direct lines from the airport and port of Piraeus.  Syntagma square station, is just 4-5 min away where is the airport bus terminal. On your doorstep are all major interests of Athens but if you wish to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city, the roof garden provides to you moments of relaxation, and unique views to Acropolis and the old city. At the center of the Greek mainland lies the prefecture of Attica, known to most due to its capital, the interesting city of Athens. This place gathers pieces from all the parts of the history of Greece, since it remained the center of civilization and culture for many centuries. Places to visit in Athens near us are: Parthenon on top of Acropolis Rock,  Lycabetus Hill,  the various museums, the National Garden,  Plaka district with the traditional market Monastiraki. Athens has also many museums as:  The new Acropolis museum, Benaki, National historical, Archaeological, Cycladic Art, Byzantine, National gallery of art, Greek folk art. They are all so close to the hotel! In Athens are also many theatres such as:  Dora Stratou,Theatre of Herodes, Atticus Theatre of Filopappos (in the summer) Concert Hall, National Opera ... Others places on the door step of hotel Plaka are: Parliament ( Change of the guard) Presidential Palace


Which instrument was primarily played by band leader Count Basie?

Count Basie, 79, Band Leader And Master of Swing, Dead Count Basie, 79, Band Leader And Master of Swing, Dead by JOHN S. WILSON Count Basie, the jazz pianist whose spare, economic keyboard style and supple rhythmic drive made his orchestra one of the most influential groups of the Big Band era, died of cancer yesterday morning at Doctors' Hospital in Hollywood, Fla. He was 79 years old and lived in Freeport, the Bahamas. Mr. Basie was, along with Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman, one of the pre-eminent bandleaders of the Big Band era in the 1930's and 40's. Mr. Basie's band, more than any other, was the epitome of swing, of jazz that moved with a built-in flowing intensity. This stemmed primarily from the presence in the rhythm section, from 1937 to the present, of both Mr. Basie on piano and Freddie Green on guitar. As one critic put it, they "put wheels on all four bars of the beat," creating a smooth rhythmic flow over which Mr. Basie's other instrumentalists rode as though they were on a streamlined cushion. Among his band's best-known numbers were "One O'Clock Jump," "Jumpin' at the Woodside," "Li'l Darlin'" and "April in Paris." Mr. Basie, a short, stocky, taciturn but witty man who liked to wear a yachting cap offstage, presided over the band at the piano with apparent utmost casualness. He flicked out tightly economical, single-finger passages, directing his musicians with a glance, a lift of an eyebrow or a note hit gently but positively in passing. His piano style, which often seemed bare and simple, was an exquisitely realized condensation of the florid "stride" style of Fats Waller and James P. Johnson with whom Mr. Basie started. Unostentatious as Mr. Basie appeared, his presence was a vital factor in directing his band or any group of musicians with whom he might be playing. There was a memorable concert at Town Hall several years ago when a number of musicians, including Mr. Basie, were scheduled to perform in a variety of combinations. A group that included some Basie sidemen was on stage, playing in a ragged, desultory fashion, when Mr. Basie arrived. The pianist in the combo gave up his seat to Mr. Basie who sat down, tinkled a few introductory notes, looked up at the drummer, nodded at the rest of the group and, when the combo took off, the musicians were playing as brilliantly and cleanly as they had been disheveled only a few moments before. Started Out a Drummer Mr. Basie was born in Red Bank, N.J., on Aug. 21, 1904, an only child who was christened William. He started out to be a drummer. But the obvious talents of another young Red Bank drummer, Sonny Greer, who was Duke Ellington's drummer from 1919 to 1951, discouraged young Basie and he switched to piano. While he was in his late teens, he gravitated to Harlem, where he encountered Fats Waller. "I had dropped into the old Lincoln Theater in Harlem," Mr. Basie once recalled, "and I heard a young fellow beating it out on an organ. From that time on, I was a daily customer, hanging onto every note, sitting behind him all the time. He got used to seeing me, as though I were part of the show. One day he asked me whether I played the organ. 'No,' I said, 'but I'd give my right arm to learn.' "The next day he invited me to sit in the pit and start working the pedals. I sat on the floor watching his feet and using my hands to imitate him. Then I sat beside him and he taught me." Beginning in Vaudeville Through Mr. Waller, Mr. Basie got a job as an accompanist with a vaudeville act called Katie Crippen and Her Kids. He became an accompanist to the blues singers Clara Smith and Maggie Jones and he worked in a 14th Street dance hall. Then he joined a touring show headed by one Gonzel White, playing piano in a four-piece band. The Gonzel White show was stranded in Kansas City, Mo., a fateful location for Mr. Basie. For a year he played piano accompaniment to silent moves and then joined Walter Page's Blue Devils in Tulsa, Okla., a band that included--in addition to Mr. Page, a bassist--Jimmy Rushing, the blues signer, b


What nationality was the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest?

11 historical firsts on Mount Everest 11 historical firsts on Mount Everest Eli Reimer, a 16-year-old with Down syndrome, reaches Mount Everest's Base Camp, a 70-mile trek to 17,598 feet. Facebook.com/ TheElishaFoundation April 2, 2013 10 things you need to know today Today's best articles The week's best photojournalism Daily business briefing In 1953, adventurist Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa Tenzing Norgay became the first men to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Ever since, the world's tallest mountain has been calling out to thrill-seekers of all shapes and sizes. More than 3,800 people have attempted to conquer its icy mountain face, and while at least 225 people have died trying, men and women, the blind and the handicapped, the old and the young have all reached it's 29,029-foot peak . But these intrepid folks don't just come for the climb — they also seek to make Mount Everest history. Check out these 11 Mount Everest firsts: 1. First teen with Down syndrome Last month, 16-year-old Eli Reimer successfully climbed the 17,598 feet to Mt. Everest's Base Camp. This is impressive not only because he accomplished as a teenager what millions of adults would never even consider, but also because Reimer is the first teen with Down syndrome to achieve the feat. The Oregon teen made the 70-mile trek with his father and a team of seven to the Himalayan mountain's staging area to raise money and awareness for disabled children. "It's monumental," said the boy's father . "When everyone else was dragging, it was Eli who led the way to the base camp." While he comes close, Reimer is actually not the youngest to take on Everest. In 2010, then-13-year-old Jordan Romero became the youngest person to reach Everest's peak . 2. First 76-year-old A 76-year-old Nepalese man named Min Bahadur Sherchan reached Everest's peak on May 25, 2008. It was Sherchan's first attempt, and he said he was determined to " climb the peak or die trying ." Close behind him in both age and timing was Yuichiro Miura, a 75-year-old Japanese man who reached the summit the very next day to become the second-oldest Everest climber. In 2002, 73-year-old Tamae Watanabe — a retired office worker who lives at the foot of Japan's tallest mountain, Mount Fuji — became the oldest woman  to reach the summit. 3. First under nine hours Sometimes getting to the mountain's peak is less impressive than how quickly you do it. The harrowing climb from the foot of the base camp to the summit usually takes four days, if weather is on your side. But in 2004, stellar Sherpa guide Pem Dorjee covered the same trek in a record 8 hours and 10 minutes . This was actually the second time he earned the title for fastest ascent. In 2003, Dorjee held the record for his 12-hour-and-45-minute ascent for three days until another Sherpa beat his time by just under two hours. 4. First woman to summit Junko Tabei may appear slight, almost fragile looking, but the Japanese mountaineer has a steely determination that helped her to become the first woman to reach Everest's apex. In 1975, Tabei was chosen as one of 15 in the first all-female team to take on the mountain. But only a few days into the journey, the expedition was hit by an avalanche. The team and its Sherpas were buried underneath, and Tabei was knocked unconscious for several minutes before a Sherpa dug her out. But the diminutive climber persevered, becoming the first of her group to reach the top on May 16, 1975. Just 11 days later, a 37-year-old Tibetan woman named Phantog became the second woman to make it to the top. 5. First-ever rock concert In 2007, a cancer awareness group from Colorado reached the greatest of musical heights with a first-ever performance on Everest's rocky mountain face. The Love Hope Strength Foundation lead a team of 40 musicians, cancer survivors, and mountaineers to the 18,600-foot peak of Kala Patthar, situated just above Everest Base Camp. After a fourteen-day trek, the "Everest Rocks" journey culminated in an acoustic concert that raised money for the Nepal Cancer Relief Society. 6. First amputees


What on the human body are the supercilia?

BIOGENESIS COMPANY Supercilia – the eyebrows COMPOSITION OF THE HAIR The major part of hair contains Keratin refers to a family of fibrous structural protein Keratin is the key structural material making up the outer layer of human skin. It is also the key structural component of finger and toe nails.  The chemical composition of hair varies with its color. Darker hair has more carbon and less oxygen; the reverse is true for lighter hair. Average hair is composed of 50.65% carbon, 6.36% hydrogen, 17.14% nitrogen, 5.0% sulfur, and 20.85% oxygen. PARTS OF THE HAIR Full- grown human hair is divided into two principal parts: the root and the shaft. The hair root is that portion of the hair structure located beneath the skin surface. This is the portion of the hair enclosed within the follicle.  The hair shaft is that portion of the hair structure extending above the skin surface. NATURAL COLOR OF THE HAIR The natural color of hair, strength, and texture depend mainly on genetics. The cortex contains coloring matter in the form of minute grains of melanin pigment. Although there is no conclusive scientific proof, it appears that pigment is derived from color- forming substances in the blood, as are all pigments of the human body. The color of a person’s hair depends on the number of grains of melanin in each strand. A person born with hair lacking colour, but appearing white, is called Albino. This is the result of absence of coloring matter in the hair shaft. For successful hair lightening and tinting services, one needs to know about natural hair color and distribution of hair pigment. Graying of Hair Gray hair is caused by an absence of color pigment in the cortical layer. It is actually mottled hair; spots of white or whitish yellow scattered about in the hair shafts. Gray hair grows in that manner from the hair bulbs, and not as another color that turns gray.  In most cases, the graying of hair is a result of the natural aging process in humans, although graying also can occur as a result of an illness or psychosomatic disorder. An early diminishing of pigment brought of by emotional tensions may also be a factor causing hair to turn gray. Premature graying of hair in a young person is usually the result of a genetic defect in pigment formation from birth. Often it will be found that several members of a family are affected with premature grayness


The chairman of which committee oversees Conservative Party leadership elections?

Leadership Elections: Conservative Party - Commons Library briefing - UK Parliament Leadership Elections: Conservative Party Leadership Elections: Conservative Party Published Monday, July 11, 2016 This House of Commons Library briefing paper sets out the current rules for election of a Conservative Party leader, and the background to their introduction. Jump to full report >> 2016 contest On 24 June 2016, the day after the UK’s referendum on its continued membership of the European Union, David Cameron announced his resignation. He stated that in his view, the aim should be to have a new Prime Minister in place by the start of the Conservative Party conference in October. The next leader of the Conservative Party will be announced on 9 September 2016. The 1922 Committee met on 27 June 2016 recommended that the election should be completed by 2 September 2016.  The following day the Conservative Party Board met and instead proposed the leadership election should be completed by 9 September 2016 to allow for the “full participation of members”.  This timetable was agreed by the Board of the full 1922 Committee on 29 June. Nominations opened immediately and closed on Thursday 30 June at midday. The system of electing the Leader of the Conservative Party consists of two stages: Conservative Members of Parliament select a choice of two candidates to present to the membership of the whole Party; Party members vote, on a "one member one vote" basis, for their preferred candidate from a shortlist of two. The result of the first ballot of Conservative Members of Parliament was announced on Tuesday 5 July at 19:00. Theresa May - 165 votes Stephen Crabb - 34 votes Liam Fox - 16 votes Liam Fox was therefore eliminated. Later in the evening Stephen Crabb also confirmed he would drop out. It meant that the third of the three candidates in the ballot in the next round would be elimanted, with the top two due to go forward to the vote by the Conservative Party membership. The second ballot result was announced around 16:30 on Thursday 7 July. Theresa May - 199 votes Andrea Leadsom - 84 votes Michael Gove - 46 votes. On Monday 11 July Andrea Leadsome announced she was withdrawing her candicacy and was supporting Theresa May. David Cameron later announced that he would resign as Prime Minister on Wednesday 13 July following his last Prime Minister's Questions. Theresa May is expected to be confirmed as Prime Minister by Wednesday evening. Leadership election rules A leadership contest can be triggered in two ways; if 15% of Conservative MPs write to the Chairman of the 1922 Committee saying they no longer have confidence in the leader of the Conservative Party, or if he or she resigns. The current rules for electing the leader of the Conservative Party were introduced in 1998. This House of Commons Library briefing paper sets out the current rules, and the background to their introduction. It sets out details of the previous elections held under the current rules.  It also includes brief details of the pre-1998 rules.  The appendices to the note include details of Conservative Party leaders since 1900, election results from 1965-1997, the election rules as set out in the Conservative Party Constitution, and Chairs of the 1922 Committee since 1923.


Which small marine creatures make up the genus hippocampus?

New Kids on the Block: How Scientists Identify New Species | Dive Training Magazine May 13, 2004 New Kids on the Block: How Scientists Identify New Species Go Back To The Library > Marine Life > New Kids on the Block: How Scientists Identify New Species Library Dive Shop Locator   The picture didn’t match the name. The small red sea horse didn’t look like a juvenile pygmy sea horse even if that’s what the photographer said it was, and even if it was found on a gorgonian fan, which is where you’d find a pygmy sea horse if you were inclined to look for one. But there was no bulbous snout, or tubercles, or three rings on the tail, all of which you’d expect to see in a Hippocampus bargibanti. Well, then, if it’s not H. bargibanti, what is it? If you’re a taxonomist, you worry about these things. Especially when you’re writing a sea horse identification guide. So there sat sea horse scientists Sara Lourie, Amanda Vincent, and Heather Hall, with a bunch of questions and no answers — and no Corpus dilecti to examine as evidence. It’s no wonder that several years later, while doing field work for her doctoral dissertation in Indonesia, Lourie couldn’t help but look for the little buggers. Imagine her surprise when she found several hiding among the branches of gorgonian sea fans. Then imagine when she discovered the smallest of them was pregnant. Well, now. These aren’t juvenile anything. Ladies and gentlemen, meet Hippocampus denise, the world’s newest sea horse — and, at less than 2 cm from nose to tail — also its smallest. “I always imagined all the species in the world had been named,” says Lourie, who earned the honor of naming the new critter after Denise Tackett, the underwater photographer who sent that curious picture. “But there are quite a few out there that haven’t been identified yet.” Apparently so — discovering a new species is surprisingly common these days, given that only a handful of scientists are actually looking to add to the rolls of living creatures. Within the past two years, new species of coral, fish, phytoplankton, giant jellyfish, and a whale — yes, a whale — have been discovered. Some, such as H. denise, were there all along; they were just misidentified. Others swam under the radar until a particularly observant scientist happened to be in the right place at the right time. As a result, between 200 and 300 new species of fishes are “described” in the scientific literature each year, thereby officially becoming a new species. But that’s only a fraction of the unidentified species that are actually collected. The difference comes from the strict process scientists like Lourie have to go through to ensure that what they’re looking at isn’t a rose by any other name. It also says something about how we think about natural science. Naming Names The act of naming plants and animals was formalized in the 18th century, and it’s traced back to Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus. As his colleagues scoured the world on their historic voyages of discovery and collection, Linnaeus and other scientists at European universities were left to name the array of creatures and plants. Considering that even common plants often had more than one “scientific” name, this was no small task. Linnaeus used a system whereby collections of animals with similar traits were collected into a hierarchical system of classification, in family-tree fashion. Genera (more than one genus) were collected into orders, orders grouped into classes, and classes into kingdoms. That’s the basic framework used today, though modern scientists have added to it. In 1758, he published the 10th edition of his encyclopedia of animal names, Systema Naturae. This was the first time he used a binomial naming system — genus and species — and since he adhered to his own classifications most religiously, when other scientists didn’t, its publication is considered the birth of scientific nomenclature, with him as its patriarch. Under the Linnaeus system, Lourie’s sea horse belongs in Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata (because it has a spinal chord), Class Acti


Which river has Newport at its head and Cowes at its mouth?

Newport | Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom | Britannica.com Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom Written By: London Newport, town (parish), Isle of Wight , historic county of Hampshire , southern England . It lies near the centre of the diamond-shaped island at the head of the River Medina ’s estuary, 5 miles (8 km) from its mouth at Cowes . Newport was probably the Roman settlement of Medina, but there is no trace of Saxon or Jute settlement. The first charter was granted between 1177 and 1184, and the borough was incorporated in 1608. Newport early superseded nearby Carisbrooke (now a suburb) as the island’s capital because of its facilities for trade. It remains the island’s agricultural and administrative centre. Parkhurst, a major British maximum-security prison, stands on the outskirts. Pop. (2001) 23,558; (2011) 25,496. Learn More in these related articles: Isle of Wight island, unitary authority, and geographic country, part of the historic county of Hampshire. It lies off the south coast of England, in the English Channel. The island is separated from the mainland by a deep strait known as The Solent. The Isle of Wight is diamond-shaped and extends 22.5 miles (36... Corrections? Updates? Help us improve this article! Contact our editors with your feedback. MEDIA FOR: You have successfully emailed this. Error when sending the email. Try again later. Edit Mode Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom Tips for Editing Submit Tips For Editing We welcome suggested improvements to any of our articles. You can make it easier for us to review and, hopefully, publish your contribution by keeping a few points in mind. Encyclopædia Britannica articles are written in a neutral objective tone for a general audience. You may find it helpful to search within the site to see how similar or related subjects are covered. Any text you add should be original, not copied from other sources. At the bottom of the article, feel free to list any sources that support your changes, so that we can fully understand their context. (Internet URLs are the best.) Your contribution may be further edited by our staff, and its publication is subject to our final approval. Unfortunately, our editorial approach may not be able to accommodate all contributions. Submit Thank You for Your Contribution! Our editors will review what you've submitted, and if it meets our criteria, we'll add it to the article. Please note that our editors may make some formatting changes or correct spelling or grammatical errors, and may also contact you if any clarifications are needed. Uh Oh There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later. Close Date Published: August 29, 2013 URL: https://www.britannica.com/place/Newport-Isle-of-Wight-England Access Date: January 18, 2017 Share


Which instrument has a name that is Italian for ‘small’?

ATLAS of Plucked Instruments - mandolins mandolins Tube mandolins On this page you find the instruments of the mandolin type, with their much confusing names; therefore I am not sure that      all names here are correct. First the historical gut-string mandolinos ,      starting with the gittern from the Middle Ages, to the 1900s      - when they more or less disappeared. Then the separate variety of steel-string mandolins ,      with a variety of names. For a short story about the history of the mandolinos and mandolins see McDonald . Related instruments are the steel-string cittern ,      which you can find on the next page.   L=500 B=130 H=50mm scale 320mm Tube gittern The gittern is a small medieval lute-like instrument.      It can be recognized on old pictures by its smaller size, carved body,      and sickle shaped tuning head. Other spellings are : guittern or quintern. The gittern is carved from one block of wood,      with a thin wooden front and a sickle shaped peghead. The soundhole      is covered with a rosette (as were all early instruments) usually with      delicate wood/ parchment cuttings. Although flush with it, the fingerboard      is usually made of different wood from the (soft) front. The frets are      tied on gut. The open peg head has pegs on both sides, and the end of the peghead      is often decorated with a carving of an animal head. The strings are      fastened to the bridge, which is glued to the front. The gittern was made in several sizes. It has 3 or 4 courses of gut strings which could be tuned      like d' g' d'' g''. Playing is with a quill plectrum, to accompany singing. The name of the "gittern" went to the small 4-course renaissance guitar (see guitars      early ), while the shape was used for mandolinos (see      under). Notice the similarity         with the original Arabian lute gabusi or qanbus (see Africa ) : carved from one piece of wood, pear shaped, sickle shaped peghead,         4 courses.   Tube mandore (also another general name for the gut-string mandolinos) During the Renaissance the gittern changed : from a carved body to a small lute-like body      (made of staves). It resembles very much a small lute, with a carved      rosette, bridge glued to the front, fingerboard flush with the front      and tied-on gut frets. Examples in museums show a wide variety in body      shape. The mandore is much smaller than a lute (about half      the stringlength) and the peghead is sickle-shaped, usually ending in      a square on the front. It has usually 4, but sometimes up to 6 gut courses and was played (like      the lute) with the fingers, not with a plectrum. Tuning would      be c' g' c" g", or g d' g' d". In France this instrument was called mandore and in Italy mandola.     Note that the name mandola was later also used      for a larger size mandolin and that the name mandore later was used for a French mandolino. And in the 18th century      in Germany a large lute would be called mandora (or gallichon).   Tube Vivaldi concerto (ar)mandolino From around 1650s the mandolino developed from      the mandore. It is a smaller version of it. Sometimes it is      called pandurine or armandolino (after the shape of      almonds), and often baroque mandolin (to make clear the difference      with the normal mandolin). In general : a mandolino has a small slender      lute-like body with a sickle-shaped tuning-head (ending in a square)      with pegs from both sides. The wide fingerboard is flush with the front and it has tied-on gut      frets. The         rosette is carved in the front (or inserted layered parchment),         and the bridge is glued to the front. It does not have a scratch-plate. It usually has 4 to 6 courses of gut strings, with a tuning : (gg) (bb) e'e' a'a' d"d" g"g". The mandolino was usually played with the fingers a


To which section of the orchestra does the saxophone belong?

Instrument Families of the Orchestra: String, Woodwind, Brass & Percussion - Video & Lesson Transcript | Study.com Instrument Families of the Orchestra: String, Woodwind, Brass & Percussion Watch short & fun videos Start Your Free Trial Today An error occurred trying to load this video. Try refreshing the page, or contact customer support. You must create an account to continue watching Register for a free trial Are you a student or a teacher? I am a student Start Your Free Trial To Continue Watching As a member, you'll also get unlimited access to over lessons in math, English, science, history, and more. Plus, get practice tests, quizzes, and personalized coaching to help you             succeed. Coming up next: Tempo: Definition and Uses in Musical Forms You're on a roll. Keep up the good work! Your next lesson will play in 10 seconds 0:33 The Four Families Add to Add to Add to Want to watch this again later? Log in or sign up to add this lesson to a Custom Course. Custom Courses are courses that you create from Study.com lessons. Use them just like other courses to    track progress, access quizzes and exams, and share content. Teachers Organize and share selected lessons with your class. Make planning easier by creating your own custom course. Students Create a new course from any lesson page or your dashboard. From any lesson page: Click "Add to" located below the video player and follow the prompts to name your course and save your lesson. From your dashboard: Click on the "Custom Courses" tab, then click "Create course". Next, go to any lesson page and begin     adding lessons. Edit your Custom Course directly from your dashboard. Personalize: Name your Custom Course and add an optional description or learning objective. Organize: Create chapters to group lesson within your course. Remove and reorder chapters and lessons at any time. Share your Custom Course or assign lessons and chapters. Teacher Edition: Share or assign lessons and chapters by clicking the "Teacher" tab on the lesson or chapter page you want to     assign.     Students' quiz scores and video views will be trackable in your "Teacher" tab. Premium Edition: You can share your Custom Course by copying and pasting the course URL. Only Study.com members will be able to access the     entire course. Create an account to start this course today Try it free for 5 days! Lesson Transcript Instructor: Liz Diamond-Manlusoc Liz has taught music for K-12 and beyond. She holds a master's degree in Education Media and Design Technology. There are so many instruments in the orchestra! What similarities and differences can one find between them? How do the instruments work? Find out about the string, woodwind, brass and percussion families in this lesson! The Orchestra Ah, the orchestra. The pinnacle of sophistication, acting as the backdrop for the hoity-toity elite and commercials for expensive cars. But really, it's just a group of musicians getting together to make music. How do they make these instruments work? Which instruments are related and why? The Four Families of the Orchestra To start, we can break the instruments into four families. Each family is grouped by the way the instrument produces vibration. This kind of classification gives us the string family, the woodwind family, the brass family and the percussion family. The String Family When you think of the orchestra, you most likely think of the violin, or at least some sort of string instrument. This is probably because they make up the majority of the instruments in the orchestra, so good thinking! All string instruments use string vibration to produce sound, so it makes sense that they are called the string family! There are four main string instruments. These are the violin, the viola, the cello and the bass. Each of these instruments can be plucked or bowed. The instruments in the string family vary in size. As you can see here, the main difference between the four instruments is their size. As with any instrument, the smaller it is, the higher the pitc


Which mammal has the alternative names of carcajou, Glutton or skunk bear?

wolverine | mammal | Britannica.com Wolverine Alternative Titles: carcajou, glutton, Gulo gulo, skunk bear Related Topics placental mammal Wolverine (Gulo gulo), also called glutton, carcajou, or skunk bear, member of the weasel family (Mustelidae) that lives in cold northern latitudes, especially in timbered areas, around the world. It resembles a small, squat, broad bear 65–90 cm (26–36 inches) long, excluding the bushy, 13–26-cm (5–10-inch) tail; shoulder height is 36–45 cm (14–18 inches), and weight is 9–30 kg (20–66 pounds). The legs are short, somewhat bowed; the soles, hairy; the semiretractile claws, long and sharp; the ears, short; and the teeth, strong. The coarse, long-haired coat is blackish brown with a light brown stripe extending from each side of the neck along the body to the base of the tail. The animal has anal glands that secrete an unpleasant-smelling fluid. Wolverine (Gulo gulo). Alan G. Nelson/Root Resources The wolverine is noted for its strength, cunning, fearlessness, and voracity. It may follow traplines to cabins and devour food stocks or carry off portable items; its offensive odour permeates the invaded cabin. The wolverine is a solitary, nocturnal hunter, preying on all manner of game and not hesitating to attack sheep, deer, or small bears. Wolverines are also adept scavengers, and thus a large portion of their diet comes from scavenging the carcasses of elk , caribou, and other animals. No animal except humans hunts the wolverine. Its fur is valued as trimming for parkas because frost and frozen breath can easily be brushed off the smooth hairs. Solitary during most of the year , the wolverine has a short courtship in February or March. A litter contains one to five young; the female’s gestation period is about nine months. Wolverine (Gulo gulo).


The Asian dhole is a wild variety of what domesticated animal?

Dhole | San Diego Zoo Animals & Plants San Diego Zoo Animals & Plants SUBSPECIES: 10 ABOUT Dholes are dogs! The dhole (pronounced "dole") is also known as the Asiatic wild dog, red dog, and whistling dog. It is about the size of a German shepherd but looks more like a long-legged fox. This highly elusive and skilled jumper is classified with wolves, coyotes, jackals, and foxes in the taxonomic family Canidae. Dholes are unusual dogs for a number of reasons. They don’t fit neatly into any of the dog subfamilies (wolf and fox, for instance). Dholes have only two molars on each side of their lower jaw, instead of three, and have a relatively shorter jaw than their doggie counterparts. Also, female dholes have more teats than other canid species and can produce up to 12 pups per litter. Dholes are incredibly athletic. They are fast runners, excellent swimmers, and impressive jumpers. These skills are critical when the pack is hunting. In some protected areas, they share habitat with tigers and leopards. HABITAT AND DIET Found in eastern and southern Asia, from Siberia in the north to the Malay Peninsula in the south, dholes occupy a wide variety of climates and habitats, including dense forests, scrub, steppes, and alpine regions. They vary in color from charcoal gray to rust red to sandy beige, depending on their habitat. Their tail is brushy and fox-like, often with a black tip. These wild dogs usually have a white belly, chest, and feet, but not always.  Adult dholes have a long tail and rounded ears, and the males tend to be larger and heavier than the females. Dholes are also very good at adapting to their surroundings, like most dog species. They maintain a very large territory—up to 34 square miles (88 square kilometers)! Dholes are incredibly athletic. They are fast runners, excellent swimmers, and impressive jumpers. These skills are critical when the pack is hunting. In some protected areas, they share habitat with tigers and leopards. Dholes are great communicators and use an eerie whistle to communicate with each other. They also use a variety of other noises, including clucks and high-pitched screams that are not found anywhere else in the canid families. One of the reasons dholes keep such a large home range is the need to find enough prey to eat. Dhole packs often hunt as a group, with one lead dog in charge.  The dholes use these sounds when hunting together. Such communication helps them take down prey many times their own body weight. They then swallow the meat in large chunks and actually carry it back to pack members that way! Like other dogs, dholes use their keen sense of smell to track prey. They have even been seen chasing their prey into water to help slow it down. Dholes prey on hoofed mammals—in India, they eat deer, wild pigs, buffalo, and wild goats. In Southeast Asia, dholes feed on deer, gaur, and banteng, and in Siberia, they eat deer, wild sheep, and reindeer. Dholes also eat berries, bugs, lizards, and rabbits and can hunt well on their own if needed.  At the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, the dholes are fed a ground meat diet made for zoo carnivores, bones to chew on twice a week, and thawed rabbits once a week. FAMILY LIFE Dholes, like other dogs, are social and live in a group called a pack. Just like dogs you may know, dholes happily wag their tails at one another in greeting! The pack works together to feed and care for itself. Each pack has 5 to 12 members, but its members also work or play with dholes from outside of their own pack.  Sometimes dhole packs get together to form super packs of up to 30 or more animals. They hunt together, share their prey, and then separate again into the original smaller groups. Inter-pack aggression is rare, perhaps because neighboring packs tend to be related to one another. Dhole packs live in burrows with multiple entrances. Dholes are similar to painted dogs: there is one dominant monogamous pair, and the entire pack contributes to the care and feeding of that pair’s pups. This is called cooperative breeding. Breeding season in November and December in


Which English ground better known for football staged its only Test Match in 1902?

Sheffield's Test Match - July 1902 The Ashes Tour, 1902 Third Test England v Australia Bramall Lane, Sheffield 3rd - 5th  July 1902 (3-day match) It is now a little known fact that a Test Match was once held here in Sheffield, and that Bramall Lane was England's seventh Test Match venue. (The test held at Chester le Street in June 2003 now makes that eight in total) The claim to such status is modest, a solitary test match in 1902 before the balance of power in Yorkshire cricket moved from Sheffield to Leeds.  Bramall Lane was opened in 1855 as a then state-of-the-art ground to attract big cricket matches back to the city. Earlier grounds at Darnall and Hyde Park had lapsed into disuse when their promoter died. The Bramall Lane ground was built outside the city in rural surroundings so as to avoid the smoke and pollution of the town and the actual site itself was selected by the then Duke of Norfolk. Sheffield United Cricket Club was formed to manage the ground with the first match at 'The Lane' being on 30th April 1855 between The Eleven and The Eighteen, two teams drawn from  the several local clubs who agreed to use the ground. . The first big match to be staged was between Yorkshire and Sussex. Not the present county clubs, but sides that represented their counties before organised county cricket began. The visitors had a strong side with John Wisden (of Almanac fame) and the Lillywhites the stars of their day. County games became a regular attraction at Bramall Lane, at a time when the main figures in Yorkshire cricket were based in Sheffield. The county club was formed at a meeting in the city in 1863, and Bramall Lane was proposed as a permanent headquarters for the club.  The late nineteenth century also saw the beginings of Sheffield United AFC. Soccer matches staged at the ground, which was the venue of the worlds first floodlit match on October 14th, 1878 between teams chosen by the Sheffield Association and local clubs. The electric power was generated by two portable engines, one behind each goal; and the lamps, one in each corner of the ground, were on wooden towers 30ft high. They were of 8,000 candle-power, and a crowd estimated at nearly 20,000 saw the Association team win 2-0. Bramall Lane became one of the few first class grounds in England that was shared with another sport. Northampton and Swansea being others.  Negotiations took place to stage a Test Match at Bramall Lane, and this came about in 1902 when England and Australia met in the Third Test of that years Ashes series.  The Ashes, 1902, 3rd Test England v Australia 3,4,5 July 1902 (3-day match)   Umpires: J Phillips (Aus) and W Richards Close of Play: Day 1: Australia 194, England 102/5 (Lilley 0*, Braund 0*) Day 2: England 145, Australia 289, England 73/1 (Jessop 53*, Tyldesley 11*) Australia First Innings VT Trumper                b Braund 1  RA Duff        c Lilley      b Barnes 25  C Hill        c Rhodes      b Barnes 18 *J Darling      c Braund      b Barnes  0  SE Gregory      c Abel       b Barnes 11 MA Noble       c Braund      b Rhodes 47 AJY Hopkins      c Braund      b Barnes 27 WW Armstrong     c & b Braund 25 +JJ Kelly             b Barnes  0  H Trumble              c & b Jackson 32  JV Saunders      not out 0  Extras        (b 3, lb 5)                8 Total         (all out, 66.1 overs)          194 FoW: 1-3, 2-39, 3-39, 4-52, 5-73, 6-127, 7-137, 8-137, 9-194, 10-194. Bowling           O   M   R   W Hirst            15   1   59   0 Braund           13   4   34   2 Barnes           20   9   49   6 Jackson           5.1  1   11   1 Rhodes           13   3   33   1 England First Innings  *AC MacLaren               b Noble        31  R Abel                  b Noble        38  JT Tyldesley     c Armstrong


Which president used Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Don’t Stop’ as his campaign song?

Campaign Songs - List of Popular Political Songs We're not gonna take it, No, we ain't gonna take it, We're not gonna take it anymore. Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton used the American Authors song "Believers" on the campaing trail in 2016. Bryan Bedder / Getty Images Believer, by American Authors Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton, whose campaign was more positive and uplifting than Trump's, released a Spotify playlist for her rallies in 2016. Many of the songs reflected the tone of her 2016 presidential campaign , including the first one on the list, "Believers," by American Authors. The lyrics include: I’m just a believer That things will get better, Some can take it or leave it But I don’t wanna let it go. Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac performs in Anaheim, Calif., in 2009. Kevin Winter/Getty Images Entertainment Don't Stop, by Fleetwood Mac Former Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton adopted the 1977 Fleetwood Mac hit " Don't Stop " for his successful campaign for president in 1992. The band reunited in 1993 to play the sond at the inaugural ball for Clinton. Clinton perhaps chose the song for its inspirational lyrics, which include the lines: Don't stop thinking about tomorrow, Don't stop, it'll soon be here, It'll be better than before, Yesterday's gone, yesterday's gone. Kid Rock performs in Homestead, Fla., in 2012. Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images Born Free, by Kid Rock Mitt Romney , the Republican Party's 2012 presidential nominee, chose the song "Born Free" by rapper/rocker Kid Rock . Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, explained what many thought was an odd choice by saying the two shared a geographic connection: "He loves Michigan and Detroit and so do I." The song includes the lyrics: You can knock me down and watch me bleed But you can't keep no chains on me. I was born free! Tom Petty of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers performs in 2012. Samir Hussein/Getty Images Entertainment I Won't Back Down, by Tom Petty Former Texas Gov. George W. Bush picked Tom Petty 's 1989 hit " I Won't Back Down " for his successful 2000 campaign for president. Petty eventually threatened to sue the campaign for its unauthorized use of the tune, and Bush stopped playing it. The song includes the lines: Gonna stand my ground, won't be turned around And I'll keep this world from draggin' me down Gonna stand my ground and I won't back down Former Alaska Gov. and 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin speaks at a Tea Party rally in 2012. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images News Barracuda, by Heart The 2008 Republican presidential nominee John McCain and his running mate Sarah Palin chose to play the 1970s hit "Barracuda" at campaign events as a play on Palin's high school nickname. But the band Heart , the musicians behind the tune, objected and got the campaign to stop playing it. "Sarah Palin's views and values in no way represent us as American women," band members Ann and Nancy Wilson told Entertainment Weekly. American country singer Patsy Cline is pictured here in 1955. Frank Driggs Collection/Getty Images Crazy, by Patsy Cline Independent Ross Perot, an eccentric billionaire, was one of the most unconventional presidential candidates in American political history. So his choice of campaign song, Patsy Cline 's 1961 love song "Crazy," raised a few eyebrows, particularly among the critics who had dismissed him as such. The lyrics included the lines: Crazy, I'm crazy for feeling so lonely I'm crazy, crazy for feeling so blue I knew you'd love me as long as you wanted And then someday you'd leave me for somebody new Bruce Springsteen performs in New York City in 2012. Mike Coppola/Getty Images Entertainment We Take Care of Our Own, by Bruce Springsteen President Barack Obama chose everyman rocker Bruce Springsteen 's "We Take Care of Our Own" to play following his acceptance speech at the 2012 Democratic National Convention . Like Obama's speech, the Springsteen tune deals with the issue of social responsibility. It includes the lyrics: Wherever this flag's flown We take care of our own American folk


What did President James Buchanan not do that all other presidents did?

James Buchanan - U.S. Presidents - HISTORY.com Google James Buchanan’s Early Years and Personal Life James Buchanan was born on April 23, 1791, in Cove Gap, Pennsylvania , to James Buchanan Sr. (1761-1833), a merchant who had emigrated from Ireland, and Elizabeth Speer Buchanan (1767-1833). The younger Buchanan graduated from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and then studied law. After being admitted to the bar in 1812, he opened a successful practice in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Did You Know? James Buchanan was nicknamed "Old Buck" and "Ten-Cent Jimmy." The latter was given to him by the Republicans in the presidential campaign of 1856 after Buchanan said 10 cents was fair daily pay for manual laborers. A member of the Federalist Party , Buchanan began his political career by serving in the Pennsylvania legislature from 1814 to 1816. In 1820, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, where he remained for the next decade. In Congress, Buchanan aligned himself with the Democrats as the Federalist Party dissolved. After Democrat Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) was elected president in 1828, he appointed Buchanan the U.S. ambassador to Russia in 1831. The following year, Buchanan negotiated a trade and maritime agreement with Russia. Buchanan is the only U.S. president who never married. In 1819, he was engaged to Ann Coleman (1796-1819), the daughter of a wealthy Pennsylvania manufacturer; however, the wedding was called off that same year. When Coleman died unexpectedly soon afterward, rumors circulated that her death had been a suicide. During Buchanan’s time in the White House , his niece, Harriet Lane (1830-1903), assumed the social duties of first lady and became a popular figure. Senator and Diplomat In 1834, after returning from Europe the previous year, James Buchanan was elected to represent his home state in the U.S. Senate. He resigned from the Senate in 1845, when President James Polk (1795-1849) named him U.S. secretary of state. During Buchanan’s tenure in this post, which lasted until 1849, the nation’s territory grew by more than one-third and extended across the continent for the first time. The United States annexed Texas , acquired California and much of the present-day Southwest during the Mexican-American War and secured what would become the Oregon Territory after settling a boundary dispute with Great Britain. The question of whether to extend slavery to America’s newly acquired territories, as well as the moral legitimacy of slavery as an institution, became increasingly divisive issues across the United States. In 1846, Buchanan sided with Southerners who successfully blocked the Wilmot Proviso , which proposed banning slavery in any territory acquired from Mexico in the Mexican-American War. Buchanan later supported the Compromise of 1850 , a series of congressional acts that admitted California as a free state but let the new western territories decide whether they would allow slavery before applying for statehood, a concept that became known as popular sovereignty. In 1853, President Franklin Pierce (1804-1869) appointed Buchanan as minister to Great Britain. In this role, Buchanan helped draft the 1854 Ostend Manifesto, a plan for America to acquire Cuba from Spain. Although never acted upon, the proposal generated protests from anti-slavery Northerners and others in the United States who feared Cuba would become a slave state. Election of 1856 In 1854, President Pierce signed the Kansas- Nebraska Act, which created two new territories and allowed settlers to determine whether they would enter the Union as free states or slave states. Pierce’s support for the Kansas-Nebraska Act hurt him politically, and in 1856 the Democrats opted not to re-nominate him. Instead, they chose James Buchanan, who was living abroad at the time of the controversial bill’s signing and had taken no position on it. In the general election, Buchanan maintained that slavery was an issue to be decided by individual states and territories, while his Republican challenger, John Fremont (1813-1890), an exp


Which king became ‘insane’ in 1453 but apparently ‘recovered’ in 1454?

Henry VI: Insanity and War Henry VI Insanity and War In 1453, shortly before the birth of his son, Edward, the king became insane. The duke of York was made protector (1454) in spite of the protests of Margaret, but when the king recovered, York was excluded from the council. In 1455, York met the Lancastrians at St. Albans in a conflict generally regarded as the first battle of the Wars of the Roses; Somerset was killed, and the Yorkists gained control of the council. York was again protector (1455–56), but thereafter Margaret was in control until 1460 when the Yorkist party won another victory at Northampton. Henry was made a prisoner, and York was named protector and heir apparent to the throne to the exclusion of Henry's own son. York was killed at Wakefield in 1460, but his son Edward defeated the Lancastrian forces at Mortimer's Cross, entered London, and was proclaimed king as Edward IV in Feb., 1461. Henry, who had been rescued from Yorkist captivity at the second battle of St. Albans a few days earlier, now fled to Scotland. He remained there during most of the subsequent fighting until 1465, when he was captured and imprisoned in the Tower of London. When Richard Neville, earl of Warwick , allied himself with Queen Margaret and invaded England in 1470, Henry was restored to the throne, but his second reign was short-lived. The unfortunate king was captured at the battle of Barnet and returned to the Tower. He was murdered there only days after Edward IV's final victory at Tewkesbury in May, 1471. Sections in this article:


King John Lackland King John Lackland Location of death: Newark, Lincolnshire, England Cause of death: Illness Remains: Buried, Worcester Cathedral, Worcester, England Gender: Male Nationality: England Executive summary: Signed the Magna Carta, then reneged John Lackland, King of England, the youngest son of King Henry II by Eleanor of Aquitaine , was born at Oxford on the 24th of December 1167. He was given at an early age the nickname of Lackland because, unlike his elder brothers, he received no land rights in the continental provinces. But his future was subject of anxious thought to Henry II. When only five years old John was betrothed (1173) to the heiress of Maurienne and Savoy, a principality which, as dominating the chief routes from France and Burgundy to Italy, enjoyed a consequence out of all proportion to its area. Later, when this plan had fallen through he was endowed with castles, revenues and lands on both sides of the channel; the vacant earldom of Cornwall was reserved for him (1175); he was betrothed to Isabella the heiress of the earldom of Gloucester (1176); and he was granted the lordship of Ireland with the homage of the Anglo-Irish baronage (1177). Henry II even provoked a civil war by attempting to transfer he duchy of Aquitaine from the hands of his brother Richard the Lionheart to those of John (1183). In spite of the incapacity which he displayed in this war, John was sent a little later to govern Ireland (1185); but he returned in a few months covered with disgrace, having alienated the loyal chiefs by his childish insolence and entirely failed to defend the settlers from the hostile clans. Remaining henceforth at his father's side he was treated with he utmost indulgence. But he joined with his brother Richard and the French king Philip Augustus in the great conspiracy of 1189, and the discovery of his treason broke the heart of the old king. Richard on his accession confirmed John's existing possessions; married him to Isabella of Gloucester; and gave him, besides other grants, the entire revenues of six English shires; but excluded him from any share in the regency which was appointed to govern England during the third crusade; and only allowed him to live in the kingdom because urged to this concession by their mother. Soon after the king's departure for the Holy Land it became known that he had designated his nephew, the young Arthur of Brittany, as his successor. John at once began to intrigue against the regents with the aim of securing England for himself. He picked a quarrel with the unpopular chancellor William Longchamp, and succeeded, by the help of the barons and the Londoners, in expelling this minister, whose chief fault was that of fidelity to the absent Richard. Not being permitted to succeed Longchamp as the head of the administration, John next turned to Philip Augustus for help. A bargain was struck; and when Richard was captured by Leopold, duke of Austria (December 1192), the allies endeavored to prevent his release, and planned a partition of his dominions. They were, however, unable to win either English or Norman support and their schemes collapsed with Richard's return (March 1194). He magnanimously pardoned his brother, and they lived on not unfriendly terms for the next five years. On his deathbed Richard, reversing his former arrangements, caused his barons to swear fealty to John (1199), although the hereditary claim of Arthur was by the law of primogeniture undoubtedly superior. England and Normandy, after some hesitation, recognized John's title; the attempt of Anjou and Brittany to assert the rights of Arthur ended disastrously by the capture of the young prince at Mirebeau in Poitou (1202). But there was no part of his dominions in which John inspired personal devotion. Originally accepted as a political necessity, he soon came to be detested by the people as a tyrant and despised by the nobles for his cowardice and sloth. He inherited great difficulties -- the feud with France, the dissensions of the continental provinces, the growing indifference of Englan