Who composed 'The Little Russian Symphony'?

Tchaikovsky Symphony No 2, Movement 1, The Little Russian, (1/2) - Sydney Youth Philharmonic - SYO - YouTube Tchaikovsky Symphony No 2, Movement 1, The Little Russian, (1/2) - Sydney Youth Philharmonic - SYO Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Mar 21, 2010 Part 1 - Tchaikovsky Symphony No 2 "The Little Russian" Movement 1, Andante Sostenuto performed by The Sydney Youth Philharmonic. Conducted by Brian Buggy OAM. This full symphony orchestra is for musicians aged 14 - 20 years old. Best viewed larger by clicking the "480p" button. Click here for Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejrE9r... Recorded live on 20 March 2010 at the Sydney Youth Orchestras SYO Autumn Concert at Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Australia. The Orchestra's website is http://www.syo.com.au Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian: Пётр Ильич Чайковский, tr. Pëtr Il'ich Chaikovskiy ) often Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky in English; May 7, 1840[O.S. April 25] -- November 6, 1893 [O.S. October 25]) is a Russian composer of the Romantic era. His wide ranging output includes symphonies, operas, ballets, instrumental and chamber music and songs. He wrote some of the most popular concert and theatrical music in the classical repertoire, including the ballets Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker, the 1812 Overture, his First Piano Concerto, his last three numbered symphonies, and the opera Eugene Onegin. Symphony No. 2 Tchaikovsky composed his Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 in 1872. One of Tchaikovsky's very joyous compositions, it was successful upon its premiere; it also won the favor of the group of nationalistic Russian composers known as "The Five", (Mily Balakirev - the leader, César Cui, Modest Mussorgsky, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, and Alexander Borodin). Because Tchaikovsky used three Ukrainian folk songs to great effect in this work, it was nicknamed the "Little Russian" (Russian: Малороссийская, Malorossiyskaya) by Nikolay Kashkin, a friend of the composer as well as a well-known musical critic of Moscow. Ukraine was at that time frequently called "Little Russia". Despite its initial success, Tchaikovsky was not satisfied with the symphony. He revised the work extensively in 1879-80, substantially rewriting the opening movement and shortening the finale. This revision is the version of the symphony usually performed today, though there have also been advocates for the original version. Among those advocates was the composer's friend and former student, Sergei Taneyev, who was himself a noted composer and pedagogue. Movement 1 Andante sostenuto - Allegro vivo (C minor). A solo horn playing a Ukrainian variant of "Down by Mother Volga" sets the atmosphere for this movement. Tchaikovsky reintroduces this song in the development section, and the horn sings it once more at the movement's conclusion. The rather vigorous second subject utilises a melody which would also be used subsequently by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in his Russian Easter Festival Overture. The end of the exposition, in the relative major of E flat, leads straight into the development, in which material from both themes is heard. A long pedal note leads back to the second subject. Unusually, Tchaikovsky does not repeat the first subject theme in its entirety in this section, as is conventional, but instead uses it solely for the coda. Initial Success Tchaikovsky played the finale at a gathering at Rimsky-Korsakov's house in St. Petersburg on January 7, 1873. To Modest, he wrote, "The whole company almost tore me to pieces with rapture—and Madame Rimskaya-Korsakova begged me in tears to let her arrange it for piano duet". Neither Balakirev nor Mussorgsky was present. Borodin was there and may have approved of the work himself. Also present was music critic Vladimir Stasov. Impressed by what he heard, Stasov asked Tchaikovsky what he would


Which actress played Agatha Christie's Miss Marple in five films?

Julia McKenzie plays Agatha Christie Miss Marple for first time - Telegraph Julia McKenzie plays Agatha Christie's Miss Marple for first time Actress Julia McKenzie has made her first appearance as Agatha Christie's crime-solving spinster Miss Marple. Julia McKenzie in her new role as Miss Marple Photo: SWN By Anita Singh, Showbusiness Editor 3:25PM BST 01 Jul 2008 McKenzie was pictured on set wearing Miss Marple's trademark tweeds during filming of ITV1's Murder Is Easy in Blewbury, Oxfordshire. She has taken over from Geraldine McEwan, who announced her retirement from the role earlier this year. Agatha Christie fans will be keen to see how McKenzie will interpret Miss Marple. She is the seventh actress to play the much-loved sleuth, following the likes of Gracie Fields, Margaret Rutherford and Angela Lansbury. Joan Hickson was perhaps the best known, playing her on the BBC from 1984 to 1992. Murder Is Easy sees Miss Marple investigate a series of murders in the hitherto peaceful village of Wychwood-under-Ashe, aided by handsome former policeman Luke Fitzwilliam (Benedict Cumberbatch). The two-hour film, to be broadcast later this year, also co-stars Sylvia Syms and Jemma Redgrave. McKenzie, 67, is perhaps best known to television viewers for the 1980s sitcom Fresh Fields and is an acclaimed stage actress, winning an Olivier award for her performance as Mrs Lovett in the National Theatre production of Sweeney Todd. She has said of her latest role: "I'm very excited but also slightly daunted by the enormous responsibility that comes with taking on such an iconic role. Just about everybody in the world knows about Miss Marple and has an opinion of what she should be like. So I'm under no illusions about the size of the task ahead. And I suppose I'll have to remind myself how to knit." Mathew Prichard, grandson of Agatha Christie and chairman of the company which owns the rights to her work, said: "I can imagine Julia McKenzie playing Miss Marple with exactly the right balance of sympathy and intelligence, and I confidently predict that she will become a Miss Marple to rank with the very best."


What was the former name of the African city of Harare?

Harare - definition of Harare by The Free Dictionary Harare - definition of Harare by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Harare Also found in: Thesaurus , Encyclopedia , Wikipedia . Ha·ra·re  (hə-rär′ā) The capital and largest city of Zimbabwe, in the northeast part of the country. Founded by the British in 1890, it is a manufacturing and tobacco-processing center. Its name was changed from Salisbury in 1982 to honor a 19th-century African leader. Harare (həˈrɑːrɪ) n (Placename) the capital of Zimbabwe, in the northeast: University of Zimbabwe (1957); industrial and commercial centre. Pop: 1 527 000 (2005 est). Former name (until 1982): Salisbury Ha•ra•re the capital of Zimbabwe, in the NE part. 675,000. Formerly, Salisbury. ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: capital of Zimbabwe , Salisbury Republic of Zimbabwe , Rhodesia , Southern Rhodesia , Zimbabwe - a landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly called Rhodesia; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1980 Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: TelOne to launch FTTH and Wi-Fi The non-fiction works, mostly written in the journalese style, include Shebeen Tales: Messages from Harare (1994), Palaver Finish (2002) and various other articles published in newspapers such as the South African Mail and Guardian, archived on the its webpage as an author. Zimbabwe hospital reopens after patient tests negative for Ebola Primary school children in urban Harare and other developing countries are often not the target of many food aid programs implemented either by government, United Nations agencies or Non-Governmental Organisations and yet they make up a significant proportion of any given population in developing countries. Copyright © 2003-2016 Farlex, Inc Disclaimer All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.


Who wrote the 1927 novel 'To the Lighthouse'?

Quotes from Virginia Woolf's Book "To the Lightouse" published in 1927  Virginia Woolf (Adeline Virginia Stephen), from Hyde Park Lane, London (1882 - 1941) was an English writer, and one of the foremost  modernists  of the twentieth century. During the  interwar period , Woolf was a significant figure in London literary society and a central figure in the influential  Bloomsbury Group  of intellectuals. Her most famous works include the novels  Mrs Dalloway  (1925),  To the Lighthouse  (1927) and  Orlando  (1928), and the book-length essay  A Room of One's Own  (1929), Virginia Woolf's "To the Lighthouse" was first published in 1927. Woolf was experimenting with fiction, using psychoanalysis. She wrote, "I suppose that I did for myself what psychoanalysts do for their patients. I expressed some very long felt and deeply felt emotions. And in expressing it I explained it and then laid it to rest." "What is the meaning of life? That was all- a simple question; one that tended to close in on one with years, the great revelation had never come. The great revelation perhaps never did come. Instead, there were little daily miracles, illuminations, matches struck unexpectedly in the dark; here was one.”  “To want and not to have, sent all up her body a hardness, a hollowness, a strain. And then to want and not to have- to want and want- how that wrung the heart, and wrung it again and again!”  “For now she need not think of anybody. She could be herself, by herself. And that was what now she often felt the need of - to think; well not even to think. To be silent; to be alone." “For it was not knowledge but unity that she desired, not inscriptions on tablets, nothing that could be written in any language known to men, but intimacy itself, which is knowledge”


Which cyclist won the first medal for Team GB at the 2012 Olympic Games?

London 2012: Team GB wins first Olympic medals - BBC News BBC News London 2012: Team GB wins first Olympic medals 29 July 2012 Read more about sharing. Close share panel Image caption Rebecca Adlington (l) won Team GB's second medal on Sunday, while some events still had empty seats and others were disrupted by rain Team GB has won its first London 2012 medals, with cyclist Lizzie Armitstead taking silver in the women's road race. Swimmer Rebecca Adlington has taken bronze in the final of the 400m freestyle. London 2012 chairman Lord Coe insisted Olympics venues were "stuffed" with sports fans, after a row about empty seats on Saturday. However, on Sunday empty seats could be seen at several sports, including basketball, volleyball and tennis. Armitstead, 23, from Otley near Leeds, was beaten to the gold at the end of the 140-kilometre race by Holland's Marianne Vos in a sprint finish on The Mall. She said: "I'm really, really happy. Maybe later I'll start thinking about that gold, but I'm happy with silver at the moment." Adlington, 23, who lost her title to Camille Muffat of France, said she was glad she had won a medal at a home games. "The crowd were just absolutely amazing, this is what I wanted, this is what picks you up, this is what gets you from fourth to third and gets us on that podium. I know so many people wanted me to get the gold and sorry about that, but I tried my absolute hardest, I'm so pleased with that." She later tweeted: : "Ahhhhhhhh bronze medal!!! Can't believe it! SOOO happy its unreal! The crowd was incredible! THANK YOU to everyone, your support is amazing!" Adlington's battle to hold on to her 800m freestyle title will begin with heats on Thursday morning before Friday night's final. In other Olympic developments: Police say 16 people have been arrested over ticket touting at the Olympics during the past two days Three people have been charged after 182 were held following a Critical Mass cycle ride near the Olympic Park on Friday Lord Coe spoke out as the row mounted over unfilled seats in several Olympic venues. At some venues, seats in the accredited "Olympic family" areas - reserved for groups including officials, sports federations, athletes, journalists and sponsors - have remained empty. Media captionSebastian Coe: "I'm not sure that naming shaming is what we are into" "I don't think you will be seeing this as an issue, long-term through the Games," he told a press conference. Organisers Locog said it would fill some of the empty seats with servicemen and women, as well as local students and teachers. It said it would also sell more tickets, after some 1,000 tickets were released on the London 2012 website on Saturday night. A system has been introduced similar to the one used at Wimbledon, where people coming out of the stadium handed on their tickets so the seats could be made available to others. A Locog spokesman added that it would examine options to upgrade the tickets of members of the public and move them into accredited areas. Olympics coverage online On Sunday, empty seats were seen at venues including basketball at the Olympic Park, where troops filled the gaps, tennis at Wimbledon and volleyball at Earl's Court. Around 100 seats at the gymnastics at the North Greenwich Arena were also given to troops. But many other venues were full, including boxing, judo and fencing at ExCel, badminton at Wembley Arena and shooting at the Royal Artillery Barracks. American Paul Fondie, who now lives in Kew, west London, said he was frustrated by the number of empty seats at the men's gymnastics at the O2 on Saturday. Image caption Lizzie Armitstead (r) won silver in the women's road race He said he and his wife had not been able to take their six-year-old son because they could not get an extra ticket. "It tainted my experience of the Olympics - it was our moment to come under the microscope and show that London can do it well." Andy Murray has claimed his first Olympic singles victory, beating Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka 6-3 6-3. And Briton Ben Ainslie opened his quest for a fourth


Who carried the British flag at the closing ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games?

London 2012 Olympics: Sir Chris Hoy receives honour of carrying Great Britain flag for opening ceremony - Telegraph Advertisement London 2012 Olympics: Sir Chris Hoy receives honour of carrying Great Britain flag for opening ceremony Sir Chris Hoy was confirmed as the flag bearer for the British team at  Friday's Olympic opening ceremony.   Image 1 of 3 Honour: Sir Chris Hoy with the Team GB flag ahead of his role in the opening ceremony Photo: GETTY IMAGES   Olympian: Sir Chris Hoy was a unanimous choice Photo: PA   Image 1 of 3 Sir Chris Hoy, centre, carries the Union Jack at the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008 Photo: PA By Paul Kelso , Chief Olympic Correspondent 7:50AM BST 23 Jul 2012 Follow The extraordinary honour has been delivered following a poll of all 542 members of Team GB and comes after the triple Olympic champion carried the flag at the closing ceremony in Beijing four years ago. Hoy will lead out the team when they become the last of the 204 competing nations to enter the arena at the opening ceremony. Hoy was the unanimous choice of athletes in a number of the 31 teams polled by the British Olympic Association, and was declared the overwhelming winner. He said: "I'm absolutely delighted and honoured to have been voted as the flag bearer for Team GB. To lead out your team at a home Olympics is truly a once in a lifetime opportunity and one that that I can't wait to experience in just a few days time." The Scot emerged from a shortlist of nine that also included some of the most distinguished names on the British team. Related Articles Hoy 'will never have a moment like this again' 23 Jul 2012 Also on the list were: Tim Brabants, the Beijing 1,000m flat-water canoe champion; shooter Richard Faulds, who won double-trap gold in 2000; open-water swimmer Kerri Ann-Payne, a silver medallist in Beijing; Sara Stevenson, who won taekwondo bronze four years ago; archer Allison Williamson, a bronze medallist in 2004, who is appearing in her sixth Olympics; and rower Katherine Grainger, who has won three successive Olympic silver medals. Other potential leading contenders, triple-Olympic champion Ben Ainslie and Rebecca Adlington, were not in contention because their competition schedules mean they are not free to attend the opening ceremony. As well as voting for who will lead the team that athlete’s poll, conducted over the weekend, will determine who has the honour of taking the athletes’ oath on behalf of all 10,500 competitors at the opening ceremony. The BOA has determined that whoever came second in the poll would take the oath, with Grainger and Williamson in contention. The selected athlete will take part in a key element of the formal part of the ceremony, swearing the oath along with a selected judge. The chosen athlete holds a corner of the Olympic flag and says: “In the name of all the competitors I promise that we shall take part in these Olympic Games, respecting and abiding by the rules which govern them, committing ourselves to a sport without doping and without drugs, in the true spirit of sportsmanship, for the glory of sport and the honour of our teams.” Hoy’s selection confirms his status as one of the most respected as well as most successful of British Olympians. He was the face of British Cycling’s remarkable success at the 2008 Games, winning three of the seven gold medals plundered in the Beijing velodrome (Nicole Cook won an eighth on the road). On Thursday it was confirmed that Hoy will defend only two of the three titles he won in China, having been overlooked for the sprint in favour of Jason Kenny. If he defends both the keirin and the team sprint titles he will overhaul Sir Steve Redgrave as the most decorated British Olympian, with six gold medals. More than 200 British athletes and officials are expected to march behind the Union flag in the stadium, though competition schedules mean many are unable or reluctant to disrupt their preparation. The BOA has given anyone competing within 48 hours of the ceremony finishing in the early hours of Saturday morning leave to stay away. It would


Who was the author of the 1938 novel 'Scoop'?

The 100 best novels: No 60 – Scoop by Evelyn Waugh (1938) | Books | The Guardian The 100 best novels: No 60 – Scoop by Evelyn Waugh (1938) Evelyn Waugh’s Fleet Street satire remains sharp, pertinent and memorable Evelyn Waugh: ‘Scoop is a kind of farewell to his beginnings as a literary enfant terrible.’ Photograph: Bettmann/Corbis Share on Messenger Close Evelyn Waugh once said that journalism was the enemy of the novel, and urged all novelists who were serious about their art to get out of newspapers as soon as they could afford it. Perhaps only a writer and satirist so alert to the corruptions of newspaper life could have written a book as sublimely entertaining as Waugh’s tale of nature columnist William Boot, an innocent abroad, like many of his protagonists. Subtitled “a novel about journalists”, Scoop is the supreme novel of the 20th-century English newspaper world, fast, light, entertaining and lethal. Remarkably, it’s a satire revered among successive generations of British hacks, the breed so mercilessly skewered by Waugh, a one-time special correspondent for the Daily Mail. Even in the age of online journalism, with many old practices facing extinction, its insights into the British press remain sharp, pertinent and memorable. It was Waugh’s experiences in Ethiopia, during the Abyssinian crisis of 1935-36, that provided the raw material for a wicked romp through the more absurd byways of Fleet Street in the 1930s. Actually, in its combination of farce and pathos, Scoop derives less inspiration from Ethiopia than from the world of Waugh’s brilliant early fiction such as Decline and Fall and Vile Bodies. But there is a difference. As Cyril Connolly wrote in Enemies of Promise: “The satire of Evelyn Waugh in his early books was derived from his ignorance of life. He found cruel things funny because he did not understand them, and he was able to communicate that fun.” Later, Waugh’s comic vision would mature and darken into books such as Brideshead Revisited and the Sword of Honour trilogy. So, published in the late 30s, Scoop is a kind of farewell to his beginnings as a literary enfant terrible. As Scoop opens, it’s the other Boot, John, a self-serious literary novelist, author of Waste of Time, who is introduced as the confidant of Mrs Algernon Stitch, a classic Waugh hostess from Mayfair. It’s La Stitch’s dinner party gossip with Lord Copper, the megalomaniac press magnate, and proprietor of the Daily Beast, that inspires the blunder that will animate the plot: the herbivorous Boot at large in the surreal mayhem of Ishmaelia’s civil war. Waugh had already satirised colonial Africa in Black Mischief (1932), and Boot’s adventures occur within the privileged bubble of the foreign press corps. Scoop, as its title suggests, is a satire not on colonial sideshows, but on the eternal quest for breaking news, the endless competition between the Brute and the Beast. It remains celebrated in newsrooms across the English-speaking world for its portraits of Lord Copper, Mr Salter, and the thrill-seeking foreign correspondent, Jakes, together with those deathless hacks, Corker and Pigge. Many of these caricatures might remind some readers of Waugh’s debt to Dickens, but Scoop remains fiercely modern. So little has really changed. The six words of “Up to a point, Lord Copper” conjure a marrow-freezing universe of corporate fear. Most famous of all, there’s the glorious parody of the “feather-footed” vole questing through the “plashy fen”, a pointed reminder of the deep sentimentality always to be found in the Street of Shame. A note on the text Scoop was published by Chapman & Hall in 1938, and almost at once there was a quest for models. Fleet Street folklore says that William Boot was based on William Deedes, and that Lord Copper derives from Lord Northcliffe and Lord Beaverbrook. In fact, for the origins of all Waugh’s characters, the truth is probably more complicated. Scoop was made into a BBC serial in 1972 and also a television film scripted by William Boyd in 1987, starring Denholm Elliott, and directed by Gavin Milla


Droitwich and Kidderminster are towns in which English county?

Towns and Villages in Worcestershire The gateway to Worcestershire, Broadway Tower is a unique Capability Brown Folly Tower open to visitors wanting to experience great English heritage in an inspiring location. Malvern Hills, Worcestershire The Malvern Hills boast some of the most spectacular views in the Midlands and is a great place for walking, running, cycling or just enjoying the countryside.


In which year was the fifty pence piece first issued?

Fifty Pence Coins - A Brief History of the 50 Pence Coin The Very Highest Quality Coins... The Story of the Fifty Pence Piece Obverse of the Fifty New Pence Introduced in 1969 Britannia Reverse of the 1969 Fifty New Pence Reverse of 1973 Fifty Pence Reverse of 1994 D-Day Commemorative Fifty Pence Reverse of 1998 Britain's 25th Anniversary of EU Membership Fifty Pence Reverse of 1998 50th Anniversary of the National Health Service Fifty Pence Reverse of 2000 Public Libraries Fifty Pence Reverse of 2008 Silver Proof Fifty Pence - Shield of Arms A Brief History The fifty pence evolved from the half sovereign, which was first issued in 1544 in the reign of Henry VIII. The original value of the half sovereign was ten shillings. We recount the story of the sovereign on our sovereign story page, and of the half sovereign on our half sovereign story page. Silver half pound coins had also been issued between 1559 and 1646. The last coins of the old £sd system to be issued for circulation were dated 1967, and the first decimal coins were 10 and 5 pence coins dated 1968, which were the direct equivalent of the florin and shilling. A New Coin With An Ancient Pedigree The first 50 pence issued was dated 1969, and was equivalent to ten shillings. The half sovereign had last been issued in 1926, and ten shilling banknotes had been introduced following the passing of the Currency and Bank Notes Act on 5th August 1914. The last ten shilling notes were issued on or about the 15th February 1971, and no fifty pence notes were issued, so that the fifty pence coin effectively replaced the ten shilling note. Inflation and the reduced purchasing power of the ten shilling note, had led to the life span of the note being only about 6 months, and it had become too expensive to continue to use such a low value note. Coins, being made of metal, frequently endure a century in circulation. Rule Britannia The design chosen to be used on the new fifty pence needed to be familiar yet distinctive. Britannia was chosen as the motif on its reverse, and this seems to have been a good choice. Britannia had appeared for the first time almost 2,000 years previously on Roman coins of Hadrian, and she had appeared regularly on British coins for over 400 years since 1672, and used on all British pennies issued between 1797 and 1967. Britannia became a link between the familiar tradition of the old £sd coinage and the new decimal system. The new version of Britannia for the fifty pence was designed by Christopher Ironside. We tell the Story of Britannia on her own page. Equilateral Curve Heptagon Another distinctive feature of the new fifty pence at its introduction in 1969, was its shape. It was the world's first equilateral curve heptagon. There may have been previous seven-sided coins, we can't remember, but the curved sides of the fifty pence are calculated so that the diameter at any point on the coin is the same. No Longer "New" When first introduced, like all the new decimal coins, the value of the fifty pences was designated as "new pence" rather than "pence", to help differentiate between old and new pence. The "new" label continued until 1981, and from the 1982 issue, the word "new" was discontinued. The only coin to have broken this convention was the 1973 fifty pence, the reverse inscription of which merely said "1973 FIFTY PENCE", having omitted the word "NEW" nine years before any other denomination. Downsizing In 1997, the fifty pence was reduced in size and weight, although coins of both sizes were issued in that year. The larger size coin was withdrawn from circulation as from midnight on February 28th 1998. The diameter was reduced from 30.00 mms. to 27.30 mms., and the weight was reduced from 13.5 grams to 8.00 grams. Inflation, and production costs of coins, had seen the introduction in 1982 of a new twenty pence coin, followed by a new pound coin in 1983 to replace the pound note. The shrinking of the fifty pence was part of the trend towards smaller and lighter coins. At the time, as most changes, this was generally criticised, but most people


Who is the male star of the 2000 film 'The Beach'?

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Who was the only US President to remain a bachelor?

James Buchanan | whitehouse.gov Air Force One James Buchanan James Buchanan, the 15th President of the United States (1857-1861), served immediately prior to the American Civil War. He remains the only President to be elected from Pennsylvania and to remain a lifelong bachelor. Tall, stately, stiffly formal in the high stock he wore around his jowls, James Buchanan was the only President who never married. Presiding over a rapidly dividing Nation, Buchanan grasped inadequately the political realities of the time. Relying on constitutional doctrines to close the widening rift over slavery, he failed to understand that the North would not accept constitutional arguments which favored the South. Nor could he realize how sectionalism had realigned political parties: the Democrats split; the Whigs were destroyed, giving rise to the Republicans. Born into a well-to-do Pennsylvania family in 1791, Buchanan, a graduate of Dickinson College, was gifted as a debater and learned in the law. He was elected five times to the House of Representatives; then, after an interlude as Minister to Russia, served for a decade in the Senate. He became Polk's Secretary of State and Pierce's Minister to Great Britain. Service abroad helped to bring him the Democratic nomination in 1856 because it had exempted him from involvement in bitter domestic controversies. As President-elect, Buchanan thought the crisis would disappear if he maintained a sectional balance in his appointments and could persuade the people to accept constitutional law as the Supreme Court interpreted it. The Court was considering the legality of restricting slavery in the territories, and two justices hinted to Buchanan what the decision would be. Thus, in his Inaugural the President referred to the territorial question as "happily, a matter of but little practical importance" since the Supreme Court was about to settle it "speedily and finally." Two days later Chief Justice Roger B. Taney delivered the Dred Scott decision, asserting that Congress had no constitutional power to deprive persons of their property rights in slaves in the territories. Southerners were delighted, but the decision created a furor in the North. Buchanan decided to end the troubles in Kansas by urging the admission of the territory as a slave state. Although he directed his Presidential authority to this goal, he further angered the Republicans and alienated members of his own party. Kansas remained a territory. When Republicans won a plurality in the House in 1858, every significant bill they passed fell before southern votes in the Senate or a Presidential veto. The Federal Government reached a stalemate. Sectional strife rose to such a pitch in 1860 that the Democratic Party split into northern and southern wings, each nominating its own candidate for the Presidency. Consequently, when the Republicans nominated Abraham Lincoln, it was a foregone conclusion that he would be elected even though his name appeared on no southern ballot. Rather than accept a Republican administration, the southern "fire-eaters" advocated secession. President Buchanan, dismayed and hesitant, denied the legal right of states to secede but held that the Federal Government legally could not prevent them. He hoped for compromise, but secessionist leaders did not want compromise. Then Buchanan took a more militant tack. As several Cabinet members resigned, he appointed northerners, and sent the Star of the West to carry reinforcements to Fort Sumter. On January 9, 1861, the vessel was far away. Buchanan reverted to a policy of inactivity that continued until he left office. In March 1861 he retired to his Pennsylvania home Wheatland--where he died seven years later--leaving his successor to resolve the frightful issue facing the Nation. The Presidential biographies on WhiteHouse.gov are from “The Presidents of the United States of America,” by Frank Freidel  and Hugh Sidey. Copyright 2006 by the White House Historical Association. Learn more about James Buchanan 's niece who served as First Lady, Harriet Lane .


Who was the Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess Athena?

Athena (Minerva) – Greek Goddess of Wisdom and War. | Greek Mythology Pantheon Athena (Minerva) Greek Goddess - Art Picture by chatgr Athena (Minerva) Greek Goddess - Art Picture by chatgr Athena (Roman equivalent is Minerva) was the goddess who symbolized wisdom. She was also the goddess of war. The Greeks were the first people who achieved logical thinking and formulated global laws for the operation of the universe. It was natural to coin a goddess who personified the wit and wisdom. Besides, even the way of the birth of the goddess was such that testified her properties. The grey-eyed daughter sprang from the head of omnipotent and omniscient Zeus. The nymphs of the mountain and the Oceanids in Crete, without the knowledge of Cronus, raised Zeus, the father of gods and men. By that time, he chose to fall in love with Metis. She was the most prudent of all her sisters. With her advices, she decisively helped Zeus to get the final victory. She gave Zeus the magical herb, which forced the terrible child-eater Cronus to pull out of his stomach all the gods he had swallowed. Metis was the first wife of Zeus or according to others, the first mistress. At a feast held in Olympus to formalize their relationship, Uranus and Gaia revealed to their grandson that Metis would give him firstly a daughter and then a son who would become so strong, that he would be the first of the gods. Athena (Minerva) Greek Goddess - Art Picture by GenzoMan Athena (Minerva) Greek Goddess - Art Picture by GenzoMan The oracle from his ancestors put him into thinking. Therefore, when he saw that Metis was pregnant, he could not settle down. So Zeus asked for an herb from his grandmother Gaia. According to the myth, whoever ate that herb would become as small as the size of a little finger. Gaia did not refuse to the favor he asked and she gave him the herb. Then Zeus ran on Metis and gave it to her to swallow, saying that this herb would help her give birth to strong children. Metis believed him, but shortly after swallowing the herb, she began diminishing. Zeus then opened his huge mouth and swallowed her. He did the same trick as his father, but he quashed both his wife and the child that was in her womb. Once Zeus swallowed Metis, he immediately gained all the wisdom of the world. He knew every moment what was good and what was bad.   After a few days, something began to bother him in his head. He felt like a little sword gently touching his mind. Nevertheless, as time passed the discomfort became more intense and the head ache stronger.  Athena (Minerva) Greek Goddess - Art Picture by TaekwondoNJ Athena (Minerva) Greek Goddess - Art Picture by TaekwondoNJ Zeus was in terrible pain. All goddesses tried to soothe him with magic herbs, but nothing seemed to ease the pain. He screamed and knocked on the ground, so that the whole Olympus echoed and trembled by his harrowing voices. One night, Zeus could not bear it anymore and called Hephaestus to come to his palace with his huge hammer. His son arrived sweaty and grimy. Zeus was in terrible pain. All goddesses tried to soothe him with magic herbs, but nothing seemed to ease the pain. He screamed and knocked on the ground, so that the whole Olympus echoed and trembled by his harrowing voices. One night, Zeus could not bear it anymore and called Hephaestus to come to his palace with his huge hammer. His son arrived sweaty and grimy.   The moment Zeus saw him, he said: "Quickly Hephaestus, give my head a strike with your hammer in order to save me once and for all from this torment." Athena (Minerva) Greek Goddess - Art Picture by zelda994612 The divine blacksmith paused, rolled his eyes, and refused to do so. However, Zeus was not joking. Enraged, he threatened Hephaestus that he will throw him for the second time from Olympus. The terrified young god said: "Forgive me father, forgive me mother Hera and all you Olympians. But as you also see, I cannot do otherwise." Shortly after, he picked up his huge hammer and hit it with all his strength at the head of his father. Then in front of the amazed eyes


Which Charles Dickens novel follows the life of Nell Trent and her grandfather?

The Old Curiosity Shop - Ljudbok - Charles Dickens - Storytel The Old Curiosity Shop 0.0 0 5 Författare: Charles Dickens Inläsare: Mil Nicholson Finns som ljudbok. The Old Curiosity Shop is a novel by Charles Dickens published in 1841. The plot follows the life of Nell Trent and her grandfather, both residents of The Old Curiosity Shop in London. The Old Curiosity Shop tells the story of Nell Trent, a beautiful and virtuous young girl of 'not quite fourteen.' An orphan, she lives with her maternal grandfather in his shop of odds and ends. Her grandfather loves her dearly, and Nell does not complain, but she lives a lonely existence with almost no friends her own age. Her only friend is Kit, an honest boy employed at the shop, whom she is teaching to write. Secretly obsessed with ensuring that Nell does not die in poverty as her parents did, her grandfather attempts to provide Nell with a good inheritance through gambling at cards. He keeps his nocturnal games a secret, but borrows heavily from the evil Daniel Quilp, a malicious, grotesquely deformed, hunchbacked dwarf moneylender. In the end, he gambles away what little money they have, and Quilp seizes the opportunity to take possession of the shop and evict Nell and her grandfather, to live as beggars. The Old Curiosity Shop was one of two novels (the other being Barnaby Rudge) which Dickens published in his weekly serial Master Humphrey's Clock, which lasted from 1840 to 1841. It was so popular that New York readers stormed the wharf when the ship bearing the final instalment arrived in 1841. The Old Curiosity Shop was printed in book form in 1841. Språk: Engelska Kategori: Klassiker


Which blood group is known as the 'universal donor', because it can be given to all blood groups?

Blood Groups, Blood Typing and Blood Transfusions Blood Groups, Blood Typing and Blood   Transfusions     The discovery of blood   groups Experiments with blood transfusions, the transfer           of blood or blood components into a person's blood           stream, have been carried out for hundreds of years.           Many patients have died and it was not until 1901,           when the Austrian Karl Landsteiner discovered human           blood groups, that blood transfusions became   safer. Mixing blood from two individuals can lead to   blood clumping or agglutination. The clumped red   cells can crack and cause toxic reactions. This can   have fatal consequences. Karl Landsteiner discovered   that blood clumping was an immunological reaction   which occurs when the receiver of a blood transfusion   has antibodies against the donor blood cells. Karl Landsteiner's work made it possible to determine   blood groups and thus paved the way for blood   transfusions to be carried out safely. For this   discovery he was awarded the Nobel Prize in   Physiology or Medicine in 1930.   What is blood made up of? An adult human has about           4–6 liters of blood circulating in the body.           Among other things, blood transports oxygen to   various parts of the body. Blood consists of several types   of cells floating around in a fluid called   plasma. The red blood cells contain hemoglobin, a   protein that binds oxygen. Red blood cells transport   oxygen to, and remove carbon dioxide from, the body   tissues. The white blood cells fight infection. The platelets help the blood to clot, if you   get a wound for example. The plasma contains salts and various kinds of   proteins.     What are the different blood groups? The differences in human blood are due to the           presence or absence of certain protein molecules           called antigens and antibodies. The antigens are           located on the surface of the red blood cells and the           antibodies are in the blood plasma. Individuals have           different types and combinations of these molecules.           The blood group you belong to depends on what you   have inherited from your parents. There are more than 20 genetically determined   blood group systems known today, but the AB0 and Rh   systems are the most important ones used for blood   transfusions. Not all blood groups are compatible   with each other. Mixing incompatible blood groups   leads to blood clumping or agglutination, which is   dangerous for individuals. Nobel Laureate Karl Landsteiner was involved in   the discovery of both the AB0 blood group (in 1901) and Rh blood   group (in 1937).   AB0 blood grouping system According to the AB0 blood group system there are           four different kinds of blood groups: A, B, AB or 0   (null). Blood group A If you belong to the blood group A, you have A     antigens on the surface of your red blood cells and B     antibodies in your blood plasma. Blood group B If you belong to the blood group B, you have B           antigens on the surface of your red blood cells and A     antibodies in your blood plasma. Blood group AB If you belong to the blood group AB, you have both A           and B antigens on the surface of your red blood cells           and no A or B antibodies at all in your blood     plasma. Blood group 0 If you belong to the blood group 0 (null), you have           neither A or B antigens on the surface of your red           blood cells but you have both A and B antibodies in     your blood plasma.   Rh factor blood grouping system     Many people also have a so called Rh factor on the           red blood cell's surface. This is also an antigen and           those who have it are called Rh+. Those who haven't           are called Rh-. A p


What was the first name of Italian statesman and writer Machiavelli?

Niccolo Machiavelli | Italian statesman and writer | Britannica.com Italian statesman and writer William L. Shirer Niccolò Machiavelli, (born May 3, 1469, Florence, Italy —died June 21, 1527, Florence), Italian Renaissance political philosopher and statesman, secretary of the Florentine republic , whose most famous work, The Prince (Il Principe), brought him a reputation as an atheist and an immoral cynic. Niccolò Machiavelli, oil painting by Santi di Tito; in the Palazzo Vecchio, Florence. Mondadori Portfolio/age fotostock Early life and political career From the 13th century onward, Machiavelli’s family was wealthy and prominent, holding on occasion Florence’s most important offices. His father, Bernardo, a doctor of laws, was nevertheless among the family’s poorest members. Barred from public office in Florence as an insolvent debtor, Bernardo lived frugally, administering his small landed property near the city and supplementing his meagre income from it with earnings from the restricted and almost clandestine exercise of his profession. Bernardo kept a library in which Niccolò must have read, but little is known of Niccolò’s education and early life in Florence , at that time a thriving centre of philosophy and a brilliant showcase of the arts. He attended lectures by Marcello Virgilio Adriani, who chaired the Studio Fiorentino. He learned Latin well and probably knew some Greek, and he seems to have acquired the typical humanist education that was expected of officials of the Florentine Chancery . In a letter to a friend in 1498, Machiavelli writes of listening to the sermons of Girolamo Savonarola (1452–98), a Dominican friar who moved to Florence in 1482 and in the 1490s attracted a party of popular supporters with his thinly veiled accusations against the government, the clergy, and the pope. Although Savonarola, who effectively ruled Florence for several years after 1494, was featured in The Prince (1513) as an example of an “unarmed prophet” who must fail, Machiavelli was impressed with his learning and rhetorical skill. On May 24, 1498, Savonarola was hanged as a heretic and his body burned in the public square. Several days later, emerging from obscurity at the age of 29, Machiavelli became head of the second chancery (cancelleria), a post that placed him in charge of the republic’s foreign affairs in subject territories. How so young a man could be entrusted with so high an office remains a mystery, particularly because Machiavelli apparently never served an apprenticeship in the chancery. He held the post until 1512, having gained the confidence of Piero Soderini (1452–1522), the gonfalonier (chief magistrate) for life in Florence from 1502. Britannica Stories Obama Acts to Protect the Arctic During his tenure at the second chancery, Machiavelli persuaded Soderini to reduce the city’s reliance on mercenary forces by establishing a militia (1505), which Machiavelli subsequently organized. He also undertook diplomatic and military missions to the court of France; to Cesare Borgia (1475/76–1507), the son of Pope Alexander VI (reigned 1492–1503); to Pope Julius II (reigned 1503–13), Alexander’s successor; to the court of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I (reigned 1493–1519); and to Pisa (1509 and 1511). In 1503, one year after his missions to Cesare Borgia, Machiavelli wrote a short work, Del modo di trattare i sudditi della Val di Chiana ribellati ( On the Way to Deal with the Rebel Subjects of the Valdichiana). Anticipating his later Discourses on Livy, a commentary on the ancient Roman historian, in this work he contrasts the errors of Florence with the wisdom of the Romans and declares that in dealing with rebellious peoples one must either benefit them or eliminate them. Machiavelli also was a witness to the bloody vengeance taken by Cesare on his mutinous captains at the town of Sinigaglia (December 31, 1502), of which he wrote a famous account. In much of his early writings, Machiavelli argues that “one should not offend a prince and later put faith in him.” Structures of Government: Fact or Fiction? In 1


Queens Park Rangers defender Jose Bosingwa plays international football for which country?

José Bosingwa - TheChels.info - The Chelsea Football Club Wiki Queens Park Rangers Trabzonspor José Bosingwa da Silva (born 24 August 1982) is a Portuguese international right back who played for Chelsea between 2008 and 2012. Signed from Porto in the summer of 2008, he made 48 appearances in his first season, but his second was disrupted by a knee injury that was sustained in October 2009. He required further surgery in March 2010 meaning he missed out on the majority of the double-winning 2009-10 season , however he was an FA Cup winner in 2009 , and also played in the club's FA Cup and UEFA Champions League final victories in 2012. Contents 6 Chelsea honours Before Chelsea Born in the Democratic Republic of Congo to a Portuguese father and a Congolese mother, Bosingwa moved with his parents at a very young age to Seia, Portugal, in the Guarda District. He was picked as a youth to play for Boavista, where he stayed until signed by José Mourinho in 2003–04 for Porto, where he was used sparingly, playing only 11 league games that season. He made his UEFA Champions League debut on September 16, 2003, in a 1–1 away draw with Partizan, playing eight matches in the club's victorious campaign. Fully established as a right-back (he started as a defensive midfielder) and Porto's first-choice since the 2004–05 season, after the departures of Paulo Ferreira and veteran Carlos Secretário, Bosingwa was a vital element in the team's four league titles in five seasons. Chelsea career 2008-09 Bosingwa signed for Chelsea for £16.3m prior to the 2008-09 season on a three-year deal, joining the club after Euro 2008, along with Portugal national team boss Luiz Felipe Scolari and fellow international Deco . On 16 July, Bosingwa was presented with the number 16 shirt, but was handed the number 17 for Chelsea on 8 August, swapping with Scott Sinclair . Bosingwa scored his first goal for Chelsea against Stoke City on 27 September , and scored again for Chelsea with a stunning left-footed goal against West Bromwich Albion from 25 yards. Towards the end of the season, Bosingwa was banned for three European matches as a result of comments he made about the referee on Portuguese television following Chelsea's clash with FC Barcelona on 17 April 2009 in the second-leg of the semi-final of the Champions League. Chelsea went out on the away goals rule after having several penalty appeals turned down by referee Tom Henning Øvrebø. Bosingwa commented "I don't know whether he's a referee or a thief", and later apologised for his choice of words. The ban was later reduced to two matches on appeal. 2009-10 In the build-up to the 2009-10 season, rumours in the media linking Bosingwa to a move to Bayern Munich were ended on 19 June 2009, when chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge conceded defeat in his club's attempt to sign the Portuguese defender. Bosingwa started the season as first choice right back for Chelsea under new manager Carlo Ancelotti , but sustained a knee injury in October, missing the rest of Chelsea's season. The club announced in early March that Bosingwa required further surgery, ruling him out of the 2010 World Cup. Despite playing in 8 games of Chelsea's title-winning Premier League season, Bosingwa did not receive a winners' medal, with 10 appearances being the requisite number required. 2010-11 After exactly a year on the sidelines, Bosingwa returned to first team action on 16 October as a 75th-minute substitute in a 0-0 draw against Aston Villa . The Portuguese international went on to appear regularly during the 2010-11 season , his opportunities enhanced by the need for regular right back Branislav Ivanović to cover at centre back. Bosingwa made 26 appearances in all competitions, but had failed to dislodge the Serbian as first choice right back by the end of the season. 2011-12 Bosingwa found himself back in favour at the start of the 2011-12 season under new manager André Villas-Boas , with Branislav Ivanović selected at centre back. He scored his first goal since 2008 in the third match of the season; a 3-1 home win against Norwich C


Which actor plays Detective Inspector Alan Banks in the ITV series 'DCI Banks'?

Order of Inspector Banks Books - OrderOfBooks.com Home | Characters | Authors Order of Inspector Banks Books Inspector Alan Banks is a fictional character featured in a series of novels as well as short stories by English-Canadian author Peter Robinson . After working in the Unsolved Crime Squad for the Metropolitan Police in London, Banks got sick and tired of the materialism of the big city, packed his bags and left for the (fictional) town of Eastvale near Yorkshire. He works there as Detective Chief Inspector. The series has been adapted into a television series by ITV called DCI Banks, with the title character played by Stephen Tompkinson. The Inspector Banks series began in 1987 with the novel Gallows View. Ever since then, Robinson has written approximately one new book per year in the series. Below is a list of Peter Robinson’s Inspector Banks books in order of when they were originally published (and in chronological order): Publication Order of Inspector Banks Books Gallows View The Summer That Never Was (2003) All the Colours of Darkness (2008) Publication Order of Inspector Banks Short Stories Going Back (2009) Notes: Dry Bones That Dream is also known as Final Account. Dead Right was also published as Blood at the Root. The Summer That Never Was is also known as Close To Home. Caedmon’s Song is also known as The First Cut. If You Like DCI Banks Books, You’ll Love… Order of Books » Characters » Order of Inspector Banks Books Salopfarmer couple of errors here – Blood Right was not also published as Dead at the Root, it should be Dead Right was also published as Blood at the Root. Also Caedmon’s Song does not appear in the List though I suppose it is not strictly an Inspector Banks novel, though it is a precursor to Friend of the Devil. SMS A novel in the DCI Alan Banks series has been omitted! The novel in the series following “Bad Boy” is “Before the Poison.” SMS I apologize! I am in error (not for the first time). “Before the Poison” is a stand-alone novel by Peter Robinson. eten1031 Hi Thanks for making the lists. I find so many book series here There’s one correction for this one. In Dark Places is the US name of the book Abattoir Blues according to Robinson’s website. http://www.inspectorbanks.com/books/ And there are two new books When the Music’s Over – 2016 No Cure for Love – 2015 Abattoir Blues – 2014 (US title, In the Dark Places) Monthly Newsletter! Every month, one subscriber will win a $50 gift card for Amazon. We will send you one e-mail a month notifying you of any hot new books announced or coming out, as well as any new additions to the site. Navigation How often do you visit the library? I work there! More than once a week Once a week A few times a year Once a year or less


The song 'Memory', is a show tune from which musical?

Cats Musical - Memory - YouTube Cats Musical - Memory Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Jul 22, 2007 Cats is an award-winning musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats and other poems by T. S. Eliot. The show has been performed around the world in numerous productions and has been translated into more than 20 languages. Category


Ciampino Airport serves which European city?

Ciampino Airport - All Information on Rome Ciampino Airport (CIA) View all departures Your Complete Guide to Rome Ciampino Airport The historic Italian airport was inaugurated in 1916 and is one of the country’s oldest airports still in operation. Located just 12 km (ca. 7.5 miles) southeast of Rome’s city centre, Ciampino Airport has become one of Italy’s busiest aviation hubs, ever since budget airlines have claimed Ciampino as their gateway into the Mediterranean country. Passenger numbers have steadily risen, although congestion over Rome’s airspace has forced the Italian government to think about a third airport, after Ciampino and Leonardo da Vince Airports, to deal with the rise in passenger traffic. Around 5.5 million people use the airport annually. Among the low-cost airlines serving the hub are Ryanair and Wizz Air. Passengers have four terminals with an information desk in each at their disposal, when they arrive. The arrivals areas and the General Aviation Terminal all have cash points and a branch of Banca di Roma is also represented in one of the terminals. Destinations available from Rome Ciampino Airport include Leipzig in Germany, Glasgow, London and Manchester in the UK, Budapest in Hungary, Eindhoven in the Netherlands, Milan, Brindisi and Bari in Italy, Ibiza, Barcelona and Palma de Mallorca in Spain as well as Paris in France and Krakow in Poland among many other European cities. For families with children there are even nurseries at the arrivals and departure zones, not to mention numerous cafes, restaurants and bars to deal with large and small appetites. Airport shops are plentiful at the four terminals and Duty Free shopping is also available for passengers with boarding cards. The airport is designed barrier-free with disabled passengers in mind and taxi services can be found just outside the arrivals halls. Rates for journeys into central Rome and other parts of the city are fixed, so no squabbles over pricing can arise at the end of a journey. An average journey into the city centre will cost around EUR 35.00 to EUR 40.00. Within a 3 km distance of the airport passengers with overnight accommodation needs will find Hotel Villa Giulia. The hotel is just a short walk from the train station which links the airport complex with Rome and other parts of Italy, as well as to Ciampino Airport itself. Airport buses link directly to the small Ciampino railway station and the fare is just EUR 1.00 per person for a single journey. From there passengers can board trains to Rome’s main train station. There are other bus services which can take passengers directly to the main train station in central Rome, too. The COTRAL/Schiaffina buses operate on a 15 minute interval basis leaving Ciampino for the Anagnina stop of Metro Line A. The buses operated by Terravision Ltd, Schiaffini and the official BusShuttle will take around 40 minutes to reach Roma Termini, the main train station in the city. Naturally, there are a number of car rental providers based at the airport, too. Passengers have a choice of well-known car rental suppliers like Avis, Europcar, Hertz, Sixt and Thrifty for example. Due to the high number of passengers frequenting the airport, it is recommended to make car hire reservations in advance of the day of arrival. Ciampino airport lies within the huge Greater Ring Road (GRA), namely the A90/E80 motorway that circles Greater Rome. Once motorists are on the GRA, they can join other motorway connections to all parts of Italy and the rest of Europe.


If you landed at Linate Airport, which European city would you be in?

Linate Airport Contact Linate International Airport. Airport code: LIN Linate Airport is one of the major airports found in Milan, Italy. This airport is located in the extreme suburbs of East Milan, approximately 8 kilometers from the Milan city center. The name of the airport came from the small village where it is located, in the town of Peschiera Borromeo. This airport was originally known as ï¿½Airport Enrico Forlaniniï¿½ as a tribute to the great Italian inventor and aeronautical pioneer who was born in Milan. The buildings of this airport are in the Segrate Municipality but the larger part of the airportï¿½s field is in the Peschiera Borromeo municipality. The airport was built next to Idroscalo of Milan back in the 1930s when the Taliedo airport, located on the southern border of Milan, became too small to handle commercial traffic. However, as from 1930, the airport has been completely rebuilt two times - in the 1950s and in the 1980s. Linate Airport is connected to the Malpensa Airport by highways that are well served by service buses. The airport serves twenty different airlines that mostly serve other airports in Europe.  In addition, it serves as the arrival airport for EasyJet, which is a low cost United Kingdom carrier. At the moment the airport has only one terminal for both domestic and international flights. From central Milan you can easily access Linate Airport through XXII Marzo and Viale Corsica from the ring road as the airport has excellent links to Italyï¿½s northern network via the ring road which usually circles Milan. In addition there are buses that will take you to and from the airport. You can catch these buses at the Milan city center and it will only cost you 2.50 Euros. There is also a taxi rank that is just outside the arrivals area of the airport. A taxi costs approximately 15 Euros per journey to and from the airport. When you hail a taxi to the airport you will alight at the departures. All these transportation options have made the airport quite accessible to travelers. Due to the proximity of Linate Airport to Milan city it is mainly used for domestic and short haul international flights. With two runways and an estimated 8.3 million passenger a year, the airport is normally served by many domestic, international, regular and low fare airlines. This airport offers direct flights to many airports in Europe and connections to other parts of the world. Linate Airport Contact


The song 'I Know Him So Well', is a song from which musical?

I KNOW HIM SO WELL (Lyrics) - YouTube I KNOW HIM SO WELL (Lyrics) Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Mar 8, 2013 For educational purposes only and no copyright infringement intended. Materials used belong to their respective lawful owners. About the song: "I Know Him So Well" is a song from the concept album and subsequent musical Chess by Tim Rice, Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus. In this duet, two women -- Svetlana, the Russian chess champion's estranged wife, and Florence, his mistress -- express their bittersweet feelings for him and at seeing their relationships fall apart. The duet was number one in the UK for four weeks in 1985 when released as a single by Elaine Paige (as Florence) and Barbara Dickson (as Svetlana), who laid down their vocals separately and never met during the recording of the song, only for the video and subsequent performances on Top of the Pops and the European tours. This recording remains in the Guinness Book of Records as the biggest selling UK Chart single ever by a female duo. Paige also appeared in the original London West End stage production of Chess. In the United Kingdom on 18 September 2004, the BBC's All-Time Greatest Love Songs (hosted by Lionel Richie) saw the duet performed live by Paige and Dickson, together for the first time in 20 years, to a rapturous reception. Paige played her solo demo recording of the song on her BBC Radio 2 show, Elaine Paige on Sunday. In January 2011 the Official Charts Company released a list of the top 10 All Time Best Selling Duets in which "I Know Him So Well" was placed seventh in the chart. Category Standard YouTube License Music


In the 1966 film 'Carry on Cowboy', who plays The Rumpo Kid?

Download Carry on Cowboy (1966) YIFY Torrent for 1080p mp4 movie in yify-torrent.org Screenshots (click to view large image) The Reviews for Carry on Cowboy (1966) 1080p Carry on in the saddle Reviewed byauthorwritingVote: 8/10 I have a weakness for western movies and maybe that's the reason why I enjoy this one so much when I find so many others in the series to be bland and boring. It predates Blazing Saddles and, to my mind, makes better use of genre cliches. Sid James is superb as the Rumpo Kid. As are the rest of the regulars though Kenneth Williqams' accent takes some getting used to. The studio sets look suitably like the American frontier and the plot involves all the western conventions from cowardly sheriffs, Indians and the obligatory bar room brawl.  Carry on laughing indeed. CARRY ON COWBOY (Gerald Thomas, 1965) *** Reviewed byMARIO GAUCI ( [email protected] )Vote: 7/10 This is not only one of the best sustained efforts from the “Carry On” crew but a classic film in its own right. I had mentioned it as a rare example of a British Western spoof when I recently watched THE FROZEN LIMITS (1939) with The Crazy Gang; incidentally, the film’s style is pretty close to that of BLAZING SADDLES (1974) – but it actually anticipates Mel Brooks by almost a decade!  There are so many inspired gags in this outing (right from the opening sequence with the black-clad Rumpo Kid arriving in town and immediately gunning down three men, only to then ask himself “I wonder what they wanted?”) that it’s hard to remember them all – even a mere couple of hours later. Notable, however, is the merciless lampoon of the Wyatt Earp legend by making its namesake here (played by soon-to-be Dr. Who Jon Pertwee) – and whom the Mayor even addresses as Twerp – completely useless, being both short-sighted and hard of hearing!  The “Carry On” stalwarts are in top form, foremost among them Sidney James (as the afore-mentioned Rumpo Kid, amiable outlaw leader – in urgent need of cash at the saloon, he excuses himself to casually hold-up the bank situated just opposite!), Kenneth Williams (as the Mayor of Stodge City – reportedly, he lifted his American accent from legendary comedy producer Hal Roach), Jim Dale (as Marshall P. Knutt, a sanitary engineer mistaken for the new sheriff because of his name!), Charles Hawtrey (as the unlikeliest Indian Chief ever – he’s actually introduced emerging from a tepee-cum-lavatory!) and Joan Sims (as the traditionally sultry saloon hostess); besides, Angela Douglas (who subsequently appeared in three more “Carry Ons” and would later become Mrs. Kenneth More!) – playing the real-life Annie Oakley – makes for an extremely charming gun-toting heroine. The last third of the film turns into a spoof on the seminal HIGH NOON (1952) – with Dale left to face James and his gang alone in a delightful, and most original, climax. Incidentally, the sheriff’s heroic resistance of a stagecoach raid by Hawtrey’s Indian warriors (ending with James – who engineered it – disappointingly quipping, “I’ve met braver cowards than you braves!”) was actually the work of Douglas i.e. in the vein of THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE (1962); Dale’s subsequent awkward coaching in the handling of firearms, then, is hilarious. Another influence from classic Westerns is in the catfight between Sims and Douglas – in this case drawing on DESTRY RIDES AGAIN (1939). While CARRY ON COWBOY’s send-up of a popular genre easily makes it one of the gang’s best-known entries, I was surprised to learn that it’s not held in highest regard by even staunch fans of the series – such as the people behind the official “Carry On” website, citing its (deliberate) lack of authenticity as a major drawback; I couldn’t disagree more since, to my mind, the level of humor and ingenuity displayed throughout is soaring indeed for this erratic (and idiosyncratically crude) brand-name... camp cowboys Reviewed bypetersj-2Vote: 6/10 I know the credit for the definitive comedy western mostly goes to Mel Brooks Blazing Saddles I think this is a pretty good contender. Weser


Who preceded Nicolas Sarkozy as President of France?

Nicolas Sarkozy | president of France | Britannica.com president of France Nicolas Sarkozy, (born January 28, 1955, Paris, France), French politician who served as president of France (2007–12). Nicolas Sarkozy, 2006. AP Sarkozy was born to immigrant Greek and Hungarian parents. He qualified as a lawyer (1981) and pursued advanced studies in political science at the Institut d’Études Politiques in Paris (1979–81). An ambitious and highly skilled politician, Sarkozy in 1983 was elected mayor of Neuilly-sur-Seine , where he served until 2002. He first made his mark on the national scene in 1993 when he became budget minister and official spokesman in the government of Prime Minister Édouard Balladur . Balladur had been put forward by rightist politicians, including Jacques Chirac , to serve as prime minister under Socialist Pres. François Mitterrand , with the idea that someone—such as Chirac—would contest the 1995 presidential election. Sarkozy, however, encouraged Balladur to run for president himself and thereby earned the lasting enmity of Chirac, to whom he had once been very close. Balladur lost to Chirac, and Sarkozy was shut out of the subsequent centre-right government of 1995–97. In 2002, after Chirac’s reelection as president was quickly followed by the election of another centre-right administration, Sarkozy returned to office as interior minister, a post he held for nearly two years until he became finance minister in March 2004. Soon after, however, Chirac asked him to choose between his government post and becoming president of the centre-right Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) party, the neo-Gaullist successor party to the Rally for the Republic that Chirac had founded. Sarkozy chose the UMP job and quit the government in November 2004. In the wake of the May 2005 referendum in which French voters rejected the proposed European Union (EU) constitution, Chirac invited Sarkozy to return as interior minister in a new government to be headed by Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin . In late 2005 Sarkozy had to contend with three weeks of rioting in the less-affluent suburbs of Paris and other cities. Although critics blamed him for inciting the car-burning protesters by calling them “scum,” his supporters approved of his hard-line stance on law and order as well as his call for tougher immigration laws. In 2007 Sarkozy ran for president of France. He finished first in the initial round of voting on April 22, winning 31 percent of the vote. In the runoff election on May 6, Sarkozy defeated Ségolène Royal of the Socialist Party , capturing 53 percent of the vote. Sarkozy was sworn in as president on May 16, 2007. He promised a “rupture” with France’s past, including radical economic reforms that would reduce taxes and liberalize the country’s labour market, and closer relations with the United States . Nicolas Sarkozy delivering a speech, May 2007. Thomas Coex—AFP/Getty Images Ringling Bros. Folds Its Tent In the parliamentary elections of June 2007 Sarkozy’s UMP did less well than expected but still well enough to provide a comfortable majority for the new government of François Fillon, whom Sarkozy had appointed as prime minister just after assuming the presidency. In the subsequent cabinet reshuffle, Sarkozy made several surprising appointments, including the country’s first woman finance minister ( Christine Lagarde ), the first full cabinet member of North African origin (Rachida Dati), and a maverick Socialist (Bernard Kouchner) as foreign minister. Sarkozy also chose Socialists for several other key appointments. In the first few months of his presidency Sarkozy carried out some of his promised labour market and tax-cutting reforms. He decided not to scrap the 35-hour maximum on the standard workweek (a landmark Socialist law) but rather to use tax relief on overtime pay to moderate the law’s rigidity. Other new business-friendly laws restricted the right to strike and cut off unemployment payments to people who turned down certain job offers. Sarkozy also won narrow approval from the legislature for a co


Thomas Gradgrind and Josiah Bounderby are characters in which Charles Dickens novel?

SparkNotes: Hard Times: Analysis of Major Characters Analysis of Major Characters Themes, Motifs & Symbols Thomas Gradgrind Thomas Gradgrind is the first character we meet in Hard Times, and one of the central figures through whom Dickens weaves a web of intricately connected plotlines and characters. Dickens introduces us to this character with a description of his most central feature: his mechanized, monotone attitude and appearance. The opening scene in the novel describes Mr. Gradgrind’s speech to a group of young students, and it is appropriate that Gradgrind physically embodies the dry, hard facts that he crams into his students’ heads. The narrator calls attention to Gradgrind’s “square coat, square legs, square shoulders,” all of which suggest Gradgrind’s unrelenting rigidity. In the first few chapters of the novel, Mr. Gradgrind expounds his philosophy of calculating, rational self-interest. He believes that human nature can be governed by completely rational rules, and he is “ready to weigh and measure any parcel of human nature, and tell you what it comes to.” This philosophy has brought Mr. Gradgrind much financial and social success. He has made his fortune as a hardware merchant, a trade that, appropriately, deals in hard, material reality. Later, he becomes a Member of Parliament, a position that allows him to indulge his interest in tabulating data about the people of England. Although he is not a factory owner, Mr. Gradgrind evinces the spirit of the Industrial Revolution insofar as he treats people like machines that can be reduced to a number of scientific principles. While the narrator’s tone toward him is initially mocking and ironic, Gradgrind undergoes a significant change in the course of the novel, thereby earning the narrator’s sympathy. When Louisa confesses that she feels something important is missing in her life and that she is desperately unhappy with her marriage, Gradgrind begins to realize that his system of education may not be perfect. This intuition is confirmed when he learns that Tom has robbed Bounderby’s bank. Faced with these failures of his system, Gradgrind admits, “The ground on which I stand has ceased to be solid under my feet.” His children’s problems teach him to feel love and sorrow, and Gradgrind becomes a wiser and humbler man, ultimately “making his facts and figures subservient to Faith, Hope and Charity.” Louisa Gradgrind Although Louisa is the novel’s principal female character, she is distinctive from the novel’s other women, particularly her foils, Sissy and Rachael. While these other two embody the Victorian ideal of femininity—sensitivity, compassion, and gentleness—Louisa’s education has prevented her from developing such traits. Instead, Louisa is silent, cold, and seemingly unfeeling. However, Dickens may not be implying that Louisa is really unfeeling, but rather that she simply does not know how to recognize and express her emotions. For instance, when her father tries to convince her that it would be rational for her to marry Bounderby, Louisa looks out of the window at the factory chimneys and observes: “There seems to be nothing there but languid and monotonous smoke. Yet when the night comes, Fire bursts out.” Unable to convey the tumultuous feelings that lie beneath her own languid and monotonous exterior, Louisa can only state a fact about her surroundings. Yet this fact, by analogy, also describes the emotions repressed within her. Even though she does not conform to the Victorian ideals of femininity, Louisa does her best to be a model daughter, wife, and sister. Her decision to return to her father’s house rather than elope with Harthouse demonstrates that while she may be unfeeling, she does not lack virtue. Indeed, Louisa, though unemotional, still has the ability to recognize goodness and distinguish between right and wrong, even when it does not fall within the strict rubric of her father’s teachings. While at first Louisa lacks the ability to understand and function within the gray matter of emotions, she can at least recognize that they exis


Who was the Greek equivalent of the Roman god Vulcan?

Vulcan (mythology) facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about Vulcan (mythology) Myths and Legends of the World COPYRIGHT 2001 Macmillan Reference, USA Vulcan An ancient god of fire in Roman mythology, Vulcan is the counterpart of the Greek god Hephaestus, the god of fire and patron of metalwork and crafts. The tales about Vulcan, who is sometimes called Mulciber (the smelter), are all based on Greek myths about Hephaestus. The son of Zeus* and Hera* (or, in some versions, of Hera alone), Hephaestus was lame and deformed. Some stories say that Zeus threw him from Olympus* for taking Hera's side in a quarrel with Zeus and that Hephaestus became lame as a result of the fall. Other myths say that Hephaestus was born lame and that Hera threw him from Olympus because she was ashamed of his deformity. He landed in the ocean and was rescued by sea nymphs, who raised him in a cave under the sea and taught him many skills. Hephaestus became a master craftsman. One day he gained his revenge on Hera by creating for her a golden throne that contained a trap. When she sat on the throne, the trap closed and imprisoned her. The other gods begged Hephaestus to release Hera, but he would not listen. Finally, the god Dionysus* made Hephaestus drunk and obtained the key to the trap. As craftsman for the gods, Hephaestus built palaces and other beautiful and wondrous things that enabled the Olympians to live in great luxury. He also fashioned thunderbolts for Zeus, armor for the heroes Achilles* and Aeneas* that made them invincible, and a scepter for King Agamemnon* that gave him great power. Some legends say that Hephaestus created Pandora so that Zeus could take revenge on Prometheus* for giving fire to humans. Hephaestus later made the chains that bound Prometheus to a mountain. patron special guardian, protector, or supporter nymph minor goddess of nature, usually represented as young and beautiful invincible too powerful to be conquered scepter rod or wand that serves as a symbol of royal authority Hephaestus often appeared as a comic figure in myths and had little luck in love. One time he took an ax and split Zeus's skull to  relieve a headache, and the goddess Athena* sprang fully grown from the head. He fell in love with Athena, but she rejected him. He also courted Aphrodite*, who accepted his offer of marriage but then had love affairs with others, including the god Ares*. Hephaestus fashioned a fine golden net and caught his wife and Ares in it. He then called the other gods so that they could laugh at the couple, but instead they mocked Hephaestus. The gods often made fun of him because of his limp and his soot-covered face, which came from working over the fire at his craft. The Greeks believed that Hephaestus had a workshop on the volcanic island of Lemnos in the Aegean Sea. There, he taught the people the arts of metalwork, for which they became famous. The Romans thought that their god Vulcan lived and worked under Mount Etna, a volcano on the island of Sicily, and had workshops on Olympus and beneath other volcanoes as well. Each year in August, the Romans held a festival in honor of Vulcan called the Vulcanalia. See also Achilles; Aeneas; Aphrodite; Athena; Fire; Greek Mythology; Hera; Pandora; Prometheus; Roman Mythology; Zeus. Cite this article Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography. MLA The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable © The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable 2006, originally published by Oxford University Press 2006. Vulcan1 in Roman mythology, the god of fire; equivalent of the Greek Hephaestus . His lameness, and his betrayal by his wife Venus for Mars , are both subjects for literary allusion; he is also taken as the type of a blacksmith or metalworker. Vulcanist a supporter of the theory (now accepted) that rocks such as granite were formed by solidification from the molten state, as proposed by the Scottish geologist James Hutton and others, rather than by precipitation from the sea. Cite this article


An erotic icon of the mid-1970s, which actress died at the age of sixty in October 2012?

Sylvia Kristel, Erotic Movie Star, Dies at Age 60 - Us Weekly Sylvia Kristel, Erotic Movie Star, Dies at Age 60 October 18, 2012 @ 9:30 AM   By  Justin Ravitz Sylvia Kristel at Midem in Cannes, France in 1976. Credit: Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images Erotic film icon Sylvia Kristel -- who starred in the groundbreaking 1974 film Emmanuelle -- died Wednesday at age 60 following a long battle with cancer, her rep told the Associated Press. The Dutch model-turned actress played a stunning young wife in the artful erotic film Emmanuelle, which chronicled her charater's erotic escapades in Thailand; an estimated 350 million people have since seen the film. One of the biggest movie stars to emerge from the Netherlands, with over 50 international films on her resume, she went on to star in sequels to Emmanuelle plus similarly erotic films like Lady Chatterly's Lover and Mata Hari. When she made it to America -- and Hollywood -- Kristel succumbed briefly to drugs and alcohol. PHOTOS: Fave stars from past decades "I wish I could have skipped that part of my life," she admitted in a 2005 interview. Of her daring choice of roles, she has said, "love dictated what I did," explaining that her partner, Belgian writer Hugo Claus, convinced her to do Emmanuelle. When casting for the film, director Just Jaeckin was immediately taken with Kristel's beauty -- even though she had zero acting experience.


Gainsborough and Stamford are towns in which English county?

Things to do in Lincolnshire | Days Out | Places to Visit You are here:  Counties -> Things to do in Lincolnshire Things to do in Lincolnshire Page Contents Lincolnshire, situated on the East Coast, is England's fourth largest County, encompassing coastal resorts, fen lands, vales and wolds. Lincolnshire holds a wealth of heritage sites, seaside resorts and unspoiled countryside in which to relax. The Red Arrows RAF display team are based in the County and can be seen from time to time practising their adventurous displays in the sky above Lincolnshire. The historic City of Lincoln has many historic attractions. The triple towered Cathedral dominates the city and is surrounded by medieval buildings. The Norman Castle (begun in 1068 by William the Conqueror), holds events in the summer. Walk along its walls for magnificent views of the City and surrounding countryside. One of only four surviving originals of the Magna Carta, sealed by King John after his meeting with the Barons at Runnymede in 1215, is housed in the Victorian prison building of Lincoln Castle. The countryside surrounding the City of Lincoln is bounded by the towns of Gainsborough , Sleaford and Woodhall Spa , where Lincolnshire Tourism can be accessed. This is an area rich in history, with hidden hamlets and ancient woodlands. The Rivers Witham, Slea and Till ensure rich farmland and opportunities for good fishing within the area. In north Lincolnshire the rolling chalk of the Wolds meets the lush Ancholme Valley. Visit Barton Upon Humber , to see Europe's longest single span suspension bridge. Walkers can traverse the Viking Way, from the Humber Bridge to Lincoln. The market town of Epworth , is the birthplace of world Methodism - the Wesley family home, the Old Rectory, is now a museum. Brigg is home to one of England's great horse fairs, dating from the 13th century and held every year in August. The Fenland of Lincolnshire, the marshy land around The Wash, has been drained for centuries to create some of Britain's richest agricultural land. Visit the towns of Boston , Crowland and Spalding , to enjoy their unique atmosphere and the peace and tranquillity of the surrounding countryside. Contact Fens Tourism in Spalding for waterways, walking and cycling guides to the Lincolnshire Fens. The Vales of south west Lincolnshire have several nature reserves noted for their wildlife and many rare plants. The area has plenty of historic attractions to entrance its visitors, such as Grimsthorpe Castle and Burghley House . Lincolnshire Tourist Information Centres in Grantham and Stamford have brochures and information on the area. The chalk uplands of the Lincolnshire Wolds are an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and contain the only upland landscape between Kent and Yorkshire. A pleasant area of rolling hills, streams, deep valleys and beech woods. There are lots of circular walks and cycleways in the area. The village of Somersby, in the south of the area is the birthplace of Alfred Lord Tennyson. The landscape of distant views and wide horizons were inspiration for his poem "In Memoriam".


Which Premiership rugby union team play their home games at Adams Park?

Premiership clubs must take ‘urgent steps’ to attract best players and bigger crowds | The Independent Premiership clubs must take ‘urgent steps’ to attract best players and bigger crowds   Saturday 29 March 2014 22:42 BST Click to follow The Independent Online Give us change: So says Saracens’ chief-executive Edward Griffiths Saracens are calling for relegation from the Aviva Premiership to be abolished and the salary cap radically altered to include a minimum spend on players and the scrapping of the upper limit, in order to attract the world’s best players to the competition instead of going to France and Ireland. The league leaders say it is now or never for England’s clubs to up their spending and take advantage of a “golden opportunity” for growth, with England hosting the World Cup in 2015, Sevens joining the Olympic Games in 2016, and rugby’s values of discipline and respect being compared favourably with football’s. The demand for change coincides with the negative news that more than half the teams in the Aviva Premiership have suffered a fall in attendances this season compared with the record levels of four years ago. London Irish, London Wasps, Newcastle Falcons, Northampton Saints, Sale Sharks, Saracens and Worcester Warriors have each seen crowds drop for regular home matches compared with the boom year of 2009-10, when the Premiership had its record average attendance since leagues began in 1987. Wasps have been hardest hit, with the average crowd at Adams Park tumbling from 8,542 in 2009-10 to 5,759 this season, a 32.58 per cent reduction. Even at the four clubs where crowds have risen – Bath (plus 1.87 per cent), Gloucester (8.69 per cent), Harlequins (10.31 per cent) and Leicester (0.6 per cent) – their stadiums are often short of being sold out. But Saracens have been buoyed by turning an estimated £500,000 profit from their club world record 83,889 crowd at Wembley last weekend, and the north London side’s chief executive, Edward Griffiths, believes the likes of Lions stars Leigh Halfpenny, Jamie Roberts and Johnny Sexton and southern-hemisphere luminaries Bryan Habana and Luke McAlister should be diverted from France’s Top 14 into the Premiership. “For the next three or four years the Premiership collectively needs to take urgent steps to make it loud and clear we are open for business and encouraging people around the world to invest,” said Griffiths. “The salary cap keeps the league competitive but if the best players go to France or Ireland then we won’t be the leading league. And relegation is the sword of Damocles – who wants to invest heavily in a club if they could be out of the league in one season? People say to me, ‘what would happen if an Arab businessman bought a club and wanted to buy Dan Carter and Richie McCaw?’ and I’d say ‘great, fantastic – that’s what the league needs’. We do not need a league of clubs that are just trying to survive. It is no good a promoted club spending £1.5 million on a squad. We don’t just want the salary maximum scrapped or maybe raised by negotiation (it is already going up by £500,000 this year to almost £6 million) but a minimum salary cap of £4 million introduced too. I think three of our 12 clubs were below that last season when they were in survival mode.” Worcester, London Irish, Sale and Newcastle have suffered double-digit percentage collapses in their attendances compared with 2009-10. Overall, the average attendance for a regular-season Premiership match, not including those played at Wembley, Twickenham and in the play-offs, is 10,537 this season compared to 11,141 in 2009-10. The overall average crowd for all Premiership matches, including the 10 played at Twickenham and Wembley and in the play-offs, reached a record 13,674 in 2009-10. So far this season, the corresponding figure is 12,294. “I do recognise some clubs say ‘it’s easy for Saracens to talk like that’,” said Griffiths. “But you get the feeling some clubs are more concerned about what each other are doing, than the collective good. It would be a terrible shame if through caution we mi


Who was the Chancellor of West Germany at the time of the reunification of East and West Germany?

Germany: East and West Unite | U.S. Diplomacy and the Berlin Wall Germany: East and West Unite Germany: East and West Unite Intro Throughout the Cold War, many Germans kept hope alive for national unification. President George H.W. Bush and Secretary of State James Baker III endorsed Chancellor Helmut Kohl’s 1989 proposal seeking unity, despite resistance from Britain and France. U.S. and German diplomats worked collegially together on the Two Plus Four Agreement - Two Germanys and Four Allies, finally bringing an end to conflict that emerged in post-War Germany. On August 31, 1990, two Germanys signed a Unification Treaty and on October 1, 1990, the Allies suspended rights to Germany. On October 3, East and West Germany joined together. A new national holiday was born. The Turning “Die Wende” or “The Turning” in German unity was more a like a turning process than a single point in time. Things “turned” in 1989 with mass protests for human rights, escapes through Eastern Europe, the Wall tumbling and Berlin checkpoints opening. In 1990 the turn continued with democratic elections in East Germany, negotiated treaties to implement German unity and the joining of East German states with West Germany. For many, the term has come to symbolize German unity itself. Assets


In which part of the body would you find the zygomatic bone?

zygomatic bone | anatomy | Britannica.com Zygomatic bone See Article History Alternative Titles: cheekbone, malar bone Zygomatic bone, also called cheekbone, or malar bone, diamond-shaped bone below and lateral to the orbit, or eye socket, at the widest part of the cheek. It adjoins the frontal bone at the outer edge of the orbit and the sphenoid and maxilla within the orbit. It forms the central part of the zygomatic arch by its attachments to the maxilla in front and to the zygomatic process of the temporal bone at the side. The zygomatic bone forms in membrane (i.e., without a cartilaginous precursor) and is ossified at birth. Learn More in these related articles: in human skeletal system: The upper jaws The alveolar margin, containing the alveoli, or sockets, in which all the upper teeth are set, forms the lower part of each maxilla, while a lateral projection from each forms the zygomatic process, forming a joint with the zygomatic, or malar, bone (cheekbone). in skull ...form the sides and uppermost portion of the dome of the cranium, and the frontal bone forms the forehead; the cranial floor consists of the sphenoid and ethmoid bones. The facial area includes the zygomatic, or malar, bones (cheekbones), which join with the temporal and maxillary bones to form the zygomatic arch below the eye socket; the palatine bone; and the maxillary, or upper jaw, bones.... 2 References found in Britannica Articles Assorted Reference bones of the face  (in skull )   (in human skeletal system: The upper jaws ) External Links 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 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: July 20, 1998 URL: https://www.britannica.com/science/zygomatic-bone Access Date: January 19, 2017 Share


Which actress won the Best Actress Oscar for the 1989 film 'Driving Miss Daisy'?

1989 Academy Awards® Winners and History My Left Foot (1989, UK) Actor: DANIEL DAY-LEWIS in "My Left Foot", Kenneth Branagh         in "Henry V", Tom Cruise in "Born on the Fourth         of July", Morgan Freeman in "Driving Miss Daisy",         Robin Williams in "Dead Poets Society" Actress: JESSICA TANDY in "Driving Miss Daisy", Isabelle Adjani         in "Camille Claudel", Pauline Collins in "Shirley         Valentine", Jessica Lange in "Music Box", Michelle         Pfeiffer in "The Fabulous Baker Boys" Supporting Actor: DENZEL WASHINGTON in "Glory", Danny Aiello in "Do         the Right Thing", Dan Aykroyd in "Driving Miss Daisy",         Marlon Brando in "A Dry White Season", Martin Landau         in "Crimes and Misdemeanors" Supporting Actress: BRENDA FRICKER in "My Left Foot", Anjelica Huston in "Enemies:         a Love Story", Lena Olin in "Enemies: a Love Story",         Julia Roberts in "Steel Magnolias", Dianne Wiest in "Parenthood" Director: OLIVER STONE for "Born on the Fourth of July", Woody         Allen for "Crimes and Misdemeanors", Kenneth Branagh         for "Henry V", Jim Sheridan for "My Left Foot",         Peter Weir for "Dead Poets Society" Driving          Miss Daisy was the most nominated film and the Best Picture          winner in 1989 (with nine nominations and four wins),          although its director Bruce Beresford was un-nominated and          snubbed as Best Director. [Driving Miss Daisy became          the second film since Grand           Hotel (1931/2) to win the 'Best Picture' Oscar without          a nomination for its director. Wings (1927/28) was          the first 'Best Picture' winner that was also not nominated          for Best Director.] The heart-tugging, sentimental, low-budget film          was an adaptation of Alfred Uhry's Pulitzer Prize-winning stage          play about an aging, feisty Southern white widowed grandmother          (Tandy) and her complex twenty-five relationship with her simple          black chauffeur (Freeman). The plot was based upon Uhry's memories          of his grandmother and a family chauffeur. Its four awards included Best Picture, Best Actress,          Best Adapted Screenplay (Alfred Uhry), and Best Makeup. Oscar-winning          and Pulitzer Prize-winning Alfred Uhry became the first writer          to win both awards for the same material. The film's co-producer,          Lili Fini Zanuck, was awarded the Best Picture honor - she          became the second woman to receive such an honor. [The first woman          in Oscar history to receive an award for co-producing the Best          Picture of the year was Julia Phillips for The Sting (1973).] The other four Best Picture nominees were: Best Director-winning Oliver Stone's biography           of Vietnam veteran and anti-war activist Ron Kovic, Born            on the Fourth of July (with eight nominations and two           wins - Best Director and Best Film Editing). This was Stone's second Best           Director Oscar - he had won three years earlier for Platoon            (1986) Australian director Peter Weir's film about           an unorthodox English teacher at a New England prep school, Dead            Poets Society (with four nominations and one win - Best           Screenplay) director Phil Alden Robinson's own baseball           fantasy - a film adaptation of W. P. Kinsella's novel Shoeless            Joe about an Iowa farmer who builds a baseball diamond in the middle of his cornfield in Field            of Dreams (with three nominations and no wins) writer/director Jim Sheridan's low-budget           film biography of handicapped, cerebral palsy-afflicted Irish