The Chelt, Frome,Teme and Vyrnwy are all tributaries of which UK river?

Tributaries of the River Severn :: Geograph Britain and Ireland Tributaries of the River Severn John M This gallery shows a representative collection of photographs taken by Geograph contributors for the tributaries of the River Severn. The first post gives an overview of the tributaries from the source in Wales to the Bristol Channel and further posts give a collection of photographs for the individual tributaries including their tributaries. See also the articles for a photographic record of the River Severn from source to sea : The tributaries of the Rivern Severn The Afon Clywedog joins the Severn at Llanidloes The Afon Cerist with its tributary Afon Trannon joins the Severn upstream of Caersws The Afon Carno joins the Severn upstream of Caersws The Manchrig Brook joins the Severn at Caersws The Mochdre Brook joins the Severn upstream of Newtown The Bechan Brook joins the Severn at Aberbechan The River Mule joins the Severn at Abermule The River Rhiw joins the Severn below Berriew The River Camlad with its tributary the Caebrita joins the Severn at Montgomery The Lledan Brook with its tributaries Nant y Caws Brook and Cefn Yspin Brook joins the Severn near Welshpool. The River Vyrnwy with its tributaries the River Banwy , River Morda and River Tanat joins the Severn at Melverley, Shropshire. The River Perry joins the Severn at Montford Bridge. The Rea Brook with its tributaries the Weston, Worthen and Workhouse Brooks joins the Severn at Shrewsbury. The River Tern with its tributaries the River Roden , River Meese and River Strine joins the Severn at Attingham Park. The Cound Brook joins the Severn at Eyton on Severn The Sheinton Brook joins the Severn at Sheinton The Dean Brook joins the Severn near Hifnal The River Worfe joins the Severn above Bridgnorth. The Mor Brook with its tributary the Tiddle Brook rises south of Much Wenlock and joins the Severn at Crateford. The Borle Brook joins the Severn at Arley The Dowles Brook joins the Severn above Kidderminster The River Stour with its tributary the Smestow Brook joins the Severn at Stourport-on-Severn. The River Salwarpe joins the Severn above Worcester The River Teme with its tributaries the River Clun , River Onny , River Corve and River Rea joins the Severn downstream of Worcester. The Warwickshire Avon with its tributaries the Bow Brook, River Isbourne, River Arrow, River Dene, River Leam and River Sowe joins the Severn at Tewkesbury. The River Chelt joins the River Severn at Wainlode The River Leadon joins the Severn at Over The River Frome joins the Severn at Upper Framilode The Little Avon joins the Severn at Berkeley Pill The River Wye with its tributary the River Lugg joins the Severn at Chepstow. The Bristol Avon flows into the Severn through the Avon Gorge. The River Usk flows into the Severn estuary just south of Newport. Sun, 16 Mar 2008 11:24 River Teme (from the Ichryn source near Offaï¿½s Dyke to Powick Bridge, Worcester) Flowing along the England/Wales border, via Leintwardine, Little Hereford, Burford, Stanford, Knightsford, Bransford, Worcester and the historic Civil War battlefield. Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:40 Rea Brook and tributaries from Marton Pool to join the River Severn at Shrewsbury Worthen Brook and Workhouse Brook Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:18 River Corve, (Tributary of the River Teme) from Bourton in Corvedale to Ludlow, Shropshire Brockton, Shipton, Hungerford Mill, Beambridge, Lawton, Great Sutton, Stanton Lacy and to join the River Teme at Ludlow Burway Bridge at Ludlow was washed away in the storms in summer 2007 Tributaries of the River Corve Brockton Brook rising on Wenlock Edge and flowing through Cottage Pool Tugford Brook rising at Five Springs on the Brown Clee and other tributaries Pye Brook with a tributary Clee Brook rising near Clee St Margaret Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:16 Rea Brook and River Rea (Tributary of the River Teme) from the northern slopes of Brown Clee, Shropshire to join the River Teme at Newnham Bridge, Worcestershire Neen Savage Borle Brook from Upton Cressett, Shropshire joining the River Severn at Arley Sat, 12 Apr 2008


In which American state is the animated TV series King of the Hill set?

King of the Hill | King of the Hill Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia King of the Hill Share Ad blocker interference detected! Wikia is a free-to-use site that makes money from advertising. We have a modified experience for viewers using ad blockers Wikia is not accessible if you’ve made further modifications. Remove the custom ad blocker rule(s) and the page will load as expected. The show's title card. From left to right: Ladybird, Bobby, Hank, Peggy, and Luanne King of the Hill is an American animated series created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels , that ran from January 12, 1997 to September 13, 2009 on FOX. It centers on the Hills, a small-town Methodist family in Arlen , Texas. It attempts to retain a realistic approach, seeking humor in the conventional or mundane aspects of everyday life. Judge and Daniels conceived the series after a run with Judge's Beavis and Butt-head on MTV, and the series debuted on the Fox Network on January 12, 1997, becoming a hit early on. The series' popularity has also led to syndication around the world, including every night on Cartoon Network's late night programming block Adult Swim. The show has risen to become one of Fox's longest-running series, and the second longest-running American animated series, behind The Simpsons . In 2007, it was named by Time magazine as one of the top 100 greatest television shows of all time. The title theme was written and performed by The Refreshments. King of the Hill has won two Emmy Awards and has been nominated for seven since its inception. Contents History Conception In early 1995, after the successful run of Beavis and Butt-head on MTV, Mike Judge co-created King of the Hill with former Simpsons writer Greg Daniels . Judge was a former resident of Garland, a suburb of Dallas , Texas considered the basis for the setting of the series, the fictional Arlen . Mike Judge conceived the idea for the show, drew the main characters, and wrote a pilot script. Fox teamed the cartoonist with an experienced prime-time TV writer. Greg Daniels rewrote the pilot script and created several important characters that did not appear in Judge's first draft (including Luanne and Cotton ), as well as some characterization ideas (e.g., making Dale Gribble a conspiracy theorist). Initial success After its debut, the series became a huge success for Fox and was named one of the best television series by various publications, including Entertainment Weekly, Time and TV Guide. For the 1997-1998 season, the series became one of Fox's highest rated programs and nearly outperformed The Simpsons in ratings. During the fifth and sixth seasons , Mike Judge and Greg Daniels became less involved with the show. They eventually focused on the show again, though Greg Daniels steadily became more involved with other projects. Facing cancellation The series' tenth season was largely composed of episodes that did not air the previous season due to frequent sporting event preemptions. During the tenth season, in 2005, the show was scheduled to be canceled; however, it managed to attract high ratings and was renewed. Fox renewed the series for seasons eleven and twelve , making it the second longest-running animated television series after The Simpsons. The thirteenth season episode " Lucky See, Monkey Do " became the first episode of the series to be produced in widescreen high-definition when it aired on February 8, 2009. Settings, characters, and themes Setting King of the Hill is set in the fictional town of Arlen, Texas . In a 1995 interview prior to the show's debut, Judge described the setting as "a town like Humble." In a more recent interview, Judge has cited Richardson, Texas, a Dallas suburb, as the specific inspiration for Arlen. Despite the fictitious locale, the show strives to portray the region accurately, going so far as to have annual research trips to Texas for the writing staff. Time magazine praised the authentic portrayal as the "most acutely observed, realistic sitcom about regional American life bar none". Arlen includes settings such as Rainey Street , where the


Which SI unit is named after an engineer born in Greenock in 1736?

James Watt, horoscope for birth date 19 January 1736, born in Greenock, with Astrodatabank biography - Astro-Databank James Watt Biography Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer whose improvements to the Newcomen steam engine were fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution in both his native Great Britain and the rest of the world. While working as an instrument maker at the University of Glasgow, Watt became interested in the technology of steam engines. He realised that contemporary engine designs wasted a great deal of energy by repeatedly cooling and re-heating the cylinder. Watt introduced a design enhancement, the separate condenser, which avoided this waste of energy and radically improved the power, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness of steam engines. Eventually he adapted his engine to produce rotary motion, greatly broadening its use beyond pumping water. Watt attempted to commercialise his invention, but experienced great financial difficulties until he entered a partnership with Matthew Boulton in 1775. The new firm of Boulton and Watt was eventually highly successful and Watt became a wealthy man. In his retirement, Watt continued to develop new inventions though none were as significant as his steam engine work. He died on 25 August 1819 at the age of 83. Watt has been described as one of the most influential figures in human history. He developed the concept of horsepower and the SI unit of power, the watt, was named after him.


Stella Artois originates from which Belgian city, the name being shown on its bottles and cans?

Where did it all go wrong for the beer they call 'wife beater'? | Daily Mail Online Where did it all go wrong for the beer they call 'wife beater'? By VICTORIA MOORE Last updated at 17:54 15 November 2007 You know how depressing it is when the local you've happily been sinking pints at for years suddenly seems to be going downhill? Well a few months ago, landlord Dave Edwards of the Rose & Crown in Worthing on the South Coast began to notice that was exactly what was happening to his own pub. As his bar manager, a man who doesn't mince his words, puts it: "We're a nice place with nice, often more mature, customers. We have a Thai restaurant in the evenings, and they come for a quiet drink and something to eat. "Then suddenly - I'm not a snob - but we started getting all these loudmouthed yobs in. Younger drinkers, 19 to 30-year-olds, and builders and labourers. Scroll down for more... "They weren't fighting - we'd never have let things get to that stage - but they were creating, and it was bad enough to make the other customers start leaving early." Dave noticed that besides being trouble, all these "rogue elements" had something else in common. When they asked for "the usual", it always meant the same thing: a pint of Stella Artois. "With Stella, we got a minimum amount of drinking and a maximum amount of aggravation," says Dave. "It didn't appear to be a social drink and seemed to have an adverse effect on people. Everyone who was drinking Stella was a pain." His solution was blindingly simple. He cancelled his order for Stella Artois and replaced it with another lager, San Miguel. Within a matter of weeks, the rowdy crowd had found somewhere else to drink and it was business as usual at the Rose & Crown. Everyone, it seemed, was happy. Well perhaps not quite everyone. For InBev, the company which owns the enormously successful and profitable beer, this incident was further worrying proof that Stella Artois, once best known for its unashamedly upmarket advertising slogan, "reassuringly expensive", has, as a member of the drinks trade phrases it, "done a Burberry" - the fashion house which became the designer label of choice for football thugs. In short, it has gone from being a product with a certain degree of class to one associated with all the wrong sort of people. Despite heavily discounted prices, sales of Stella Artois in Britain have slumped recently with take-home sales down five per cent. Perhaps this is not surprising when own-brand supermarket lagers are now cheaper even than mineral water at an astonishing 22p per can. But Stella's owner is now trying to fight back with a new multi-million pound advertising campaign. It has dropped the "reassuringly expensive" slogan ("but only for the time being," insists a spokesman), and is attempting to reposition the lager with a Continental set of ads that doesn't mention "Stella" at all. "It would be naive to say no [there isn't an image problem]," admits a spokesman for InBev. Scoll down for more... Image problem? Just a bit! The drink, which at 5.2 per cent alcohol is stronger than many other lagers and therefore makes people drunker and sometimes more aggressive more quickly, has acquired the unflattering soubriquet of "wife beater". "I first heard someone refer to it as that two or three years ago," says Zak Avery, a beer trade commentator who owns a specialist off-licence in Headingley near Leeds. "I think that to use a term like that laughingly as a nickname for a beer is crass. But it seems to happen. "It comes from the people they refer to in America as "poor white trash", or "trailer trash", and there's a particular item of clothing, a white sleeveless vest, that gets called the "wife beater vest". "The sort of person who might live that lifestyle, and wear that top, was co-opted to describe the average Stella drinker - though I should stress it's not something I necessarily believe is fair." None of this is compatible with the sophisticated and upmarket image that Stella has tried to push, using TV ads with such high production values they look like expensi


Give a year in the life of the German artist Albrecht Durer.

Albrecht Durer, German Albrecht Durer, German (1471-1528) Albrecht Durer was born in Nuremberg, Germany on May 21, 1471, the second of eighteen children in the family of a master goldsmith of some repute. Fifteen of the children of this family died at an early age and Durer’s mother was often sickly, especially in the last years of her life. Although his father was not pleased with his artistic ambitions, at the age of fifteen, Durer was apprenticed to a painter. Durer was probably the greatest artist in German history. By adopting the new forms of the Italian quattrocento and connecting them to the already robust tradition of the German print, he almost single-handedly provoked the Northern Renaissance. For all-around inquisitiveness, he was surpassed only by his older contemporary, Leonardo da Vinci. Durer was interested in everything, from the nap of rabbit’s fur to the theory of human proportion. His graphic work was a sustained paean to the diversity of the world. His curiosity was insatiable, and it drove him to constant journeying; Durer was the first cultural tourist. He seems to have been the first great artist to act on the idea that response to different cultures is part of the creative process itself. Even the disease that ruined his health, malaria, was a souvenir: a mosquito bit him when he ventured into the salt marches of Zeeland to draw yet another marvel, a dead whale. Durer started traveling in 1490; he was not quite nineteen. He had spent four years apprenticed to a master painter and engraver, Michael Wolgemut; he now set off to Colmar, to work under Martin Schongauer. But he took two years reaching Colmar, and when he did, Schongauer was dead. His restless wanderings across Europe included two trips to Venice and were capped by a year-long sojourn in The Netherlands, where he was a celebrity among celebrities, moving in a nimbus of fame through a circle that included Erasmus himself. In moving from Nuremberg to Venice, Durer reversed a whole direction of cultural priorities. The center to which German artists had previously looked were Bruges and Ghent in Flanders and the northern Gothic style shaped there by artists like the Van Eycks and Hugo van der Goes. What fascinated Durer was Italian humanism and all that flowed from the discovery of classical antiquity. But in fact, the trips to Venice did not radically change his style. They did give him confidence when Giovanni Bellini, the Venetian artist he most admired, became his friend. He said, “Here I am a gentleman, at home I am a parasite.”, from which it appears that Durer knew more about the business of being a successful expatriate than most travelers ever discover. Durer married Agnes Frey in 1494, visited Venice that year for the first time, returned there again in 1505 and stayed until 1507. Meanwhile he built a great house which still stands on the castle hill in Nuremberg. Durer was almost piously devoted to his parents and had many warm friendships. Among them was that of a patrician, witty, intellectual widower-playboy named Willibald Pirkheimer who became his special intimate. But he was the most indifferent, rudest of husbands. Without compunction he used his fifteen-year-old wife’s dowry to set up his graphics workshop and used her to sit in markets and fairs selling his prints. He wrote coarsely of her. He usually traveled without her and many years later, when he did take her on a trip to the Netherlands, he allowed her to accompany him to only one of the many banquets given in his honor and when they stayed at home, she was left to eat upstairs with the maid. Obviously in his perception, she was a provincial bore who could not keep intellectual and social pace with her agile husband. He was a popinjay, dressing in the most chic Italian fashions. He cherished and believed every kind of attention and pandering compliment, yet he acknowledged the likelihood that he was being scoffed at behind his back. He longed to be considered a gentleman. The success of Durer’s work led the way for other German artists, Matthias Grunewald, Albrech


"Which Beatles song opens with the lyric Words are flowing out like endless rain into a paper cup""?"

THE BEATLES LYRICS - Across The Universe THE BEATLES LYRICS Words are flowing out like endless rain into a paper cup They slither while they pass, they slip away across the universe Pools of sorrow waves of joy are drifting through my opened mind Possessing and caressing me Nothing's gonna change my world Nothing's gonna change my world Nothing's gonna change my world Nothing's gonna change my world Images of broken light which dance before me like a million eyes They call me on and on across the universe Thoughts meander like a restless wind Inside a letter box they Tumble blindly as they make their way Across the universe Nothing's gonna change my world Nothing's gonna change my world Nothing's gonna change my world Nothing's gonna change my world Sounds of laughter shades of life are ringing Through my open ears inciting and inviting me Limitless undying love which shines around me like a million suns And calls me on and on across the universe Jai guru deva om Nothing's gonna change my world Nothing's gonna change my world Nothing's gonna change my world Nothing's gonna change my world Jai guru deva


Of which US rock band is Steven Tyler a founder member and lead singer?

Steven Tyler store | aerosmith.com | janiesfund.org Steven Tyler (born Steven Victor Tallarico; March 26, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and former television music competition judge, best known as the lead singer of the Boston-based rock band Aerosmith, in which he also plays the harmonica, and occasional piano and percussion. He is known as the "Demon of Screamin'"[1] due to his high screams and his wide vocal range. He is also known for his on-stage acrobatics. During his high-energy performances, Tyler usually dresses in bright, colorful outfits with his trademark scarves hanging from his microphone stand. In the 1970s, Tyler rose to prominence as the lead singer of Aerosmith, which released such milestone hard rock albums as Toys in the Attic and Rocks, along with a string of hit singles, including "Dream On", "Sweet Emotion", and "Walk This Way". In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Tyler had a heavy drug and alcohol addiction, and the band's popularity waned. Tyler and bandmate Joe Perry became known as the "Toxic Twins" due to their drug abuse. In 1986, Tyler completed drug rehabilitation and Aerosmith rose to prominence again when Tyler and Perry joined Run–D.M.C. for a re-make of the classic Aerosmith song "Walk This Way", which became a Top 5 hit. Aerosmith subsequently launched a remarkable comeback with the multi-platinum albums Permanent Vacation, Pump, Get a Grip, and Nine Lives, which produced a combined thirteen Top 40 singles and won the band numerous awards. During this time, the band embarked on their longest and most extensive concert tours, promoted their singles with conceptual music videos, and made notable appearances in television, film, and video games. In the wake of this success, Tyler emerged as one of the most enduring rock icons. Since the late 1980s, he has embarked on several solo endeavors including guest appearances on other artists' music (working with artists as diverse as Alice Cooper, Mötley Crüe, Santana, Pink, and Keith Anderson), film and TV roles (including as a judge on American Idol and several cameo and guest appearances in other programs and films), authoring a bestselling book, and solo work (including the Top 40 hit single "(It) Feels So Good" in 2011). While tension with his Aerosmith bandmates boiled in 2009 and 2010 after he fell off the stage at a concert, had a relapse with prescription drugs (which he successfully received treatment for in 2009),[2] and signed on to American Idol without telling his bandmates, Tyler has continued to record music and perform with Aerosmith, after more than 45 years in the band. In May 2015, Tyler released the country single "Love Is Your Name", followed by the second single "Red, White & You" in January 2016; his debut solo album is expected to be released in 2016. Tyler is included among Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Singers.[3] He was ranked 3rd on Hit Parader's Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time. In 2001, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Aerosmith, and in 2013, Tyler and his songwriting partner Joe Perry received the ASCAP Founders Award and were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.


Which city, home to the tallest and largest Gothic cathedral in France is the capital of Picardy region and the Somme department?

Guide to Picardy and its main tourist attractions. About-France.com Gites in Picardy       Since 2016, Picardy has been combined with the larger region to the north, Nord– Pas-de-Calais , to make up a larger region which has curiously been given the name Hauts de France,  though it is probably the most low-lying of all the regions in France.   Picardy - or Picardie as it is written in French - consists of three departments, the Oise (60), capital Beauvais; the Aisne (02) capital Laon, and the Somme (60), whose capital Amiens, is also the regional capital. In historic terms, the southern part of this modern region, including virtually all of the Oise department, was not part of the Province of Picardy, but was added to the region when it was created in the twentieth century.     Lying in the historic centre of action of western Europe, in the triangle between Paris, Amsterdam and London, Picardy is an area with a very rich history. It was in this part of France that were fought some of the most famous battles of French and European history, notably  the battle of Crécy, and the battle of the Somme. And in the course of the last thousand years, areas that are now part of modern region of Picardy have been ruled over at different times by the English, the Habsburgs, the Spanish and the French. Laon cathedral (12th century) , and city ramparts       In past centuries, the region was relatively prosperous; its productive farmlands, including a large expanse of flat or relatively flat land, created wealth in local towns and cities, a wealth now reflected in the many fine gothic churches and cathedrals of the region.      In modern economic terms, Picardy is a region that is divided quite distinctly into two areas. The department of the Oise and the southern tip of the Aisne, in the south of the region, are economically attached to the Paris region; towns like Beauvais, Chantilly and Compiègne, though towns in their own right, form part of the outer circle of suburban Paris, with many people commuting from here into Paris. Even Amiens, the regional capital, is sufficiently close by commuter train to be home to many people working in Paris; though in the case of Amiens, which is an industrial and commercial city, people commute both ways.     As for the northern part of the region, including the departments of the Somme and most of the Aisne, these areas are largely agricultural. Agriculture in the region is particularly centered on cereals and crops. And while cereal production is the the principal agricultural activity of the region, Picardy is also the leading French region for the production of sugar beet (37% of total  national production), France being the world's largest producer of sugar beet. Reaching Picardy : By train from Paris Gare du Nord , or from Lille, Calais or Boulogne By car from the UK: the easiest way is to cross to Calais, then drive down either of the motorways in the direction of Paris or Reims. Whether taking the A16, the A26 or the A1 motorway, drivers driving south from Calais will find themselves in Picardy within an hour. By plane: Beauvais has an airport with direct low-cost flights from the UK. Otherwise, Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) airport is just a few kilometres from the southern limits of the Picardy region. Main tourist attractions and sites in Picardy Somme area Albert, Thiepval (80): Sites and monuments to the victims of the Great War, notably the Battle of the Somme. (see WW1 sites and map ). There are many more First World War sites and monuments in Picardy Amiens (80): One of the finest of the main mediaeval gothic cathedrals of France. Baie de Somme (80): important wetland area at the mouth of the river somme, famous for its wildlife ( bird sanctuary ). there is also a small steam railway popular with tourists. Péronne (80) : Historial de la Grande Guerre - Museum of the Great War. Trilingual displays, Samara (80) Between Abbeville and Amiens. Prehistoric living history museum on the site of a prehistoric settlement and Roman oppidum. Reconstructed prehistoric dwellings, animations Ai


Which country's top tier soccer league has teams called Helsingborgs IF and Kalmar FF?

Swedish football: A beginner’s guide to the Allsvenskan - The Local Swedish football: A beginner’s guide to the Allsvenskan The Local 2 April 2009 14:07 CEST+02:00 With the Swedish football season kicking of this weekend, Nic Townsend separates the title hopefuls from the relegation woefuls in a team by team analysis of the Allsvenskan . The first thing many newcomers to Sweden will notice about the Allsvenskan , the top tier of the country’s domestic football , is the low playing standard. Schoolboy errors and comical goals will amuse neutrals as much as they’ll frustrate fans. Like many smaller European leagues, the Allsvenskan has had its most talented players poached by other leagues and at increasingly younger ages too. Swedish clubs have also struggled in European competitions, denying the Allsvenskan its share in Champions League riches. Even many Swedes have come to prefer the leagues of England, Spain and Italy over their own, so why should foreigners be interested? Well, for one, the Allsvenskan is possibly the most even and unpredictable league in Europe. While the big competitions are increasingly dominated by the same handful of clubs, nine different teams have won the Allsvenskan Guld in the last eleven seasons. Very little separates the top teams from the bottom and often the title race goes right down until the final minutes of the final round. This season, at least six clubs can boast the right credentials to mount a serious tilt at the title, while others have every reason to believe they have a chance too after watching Kalmar’s title winning season last year. With many teams comprised of local players, playing at suburban stadiums where the fans still stand in terraces, the Allsvenskan also has a simpler down-to-earth feel compared to the bigger leagues. It will remind fans what football was like before Sky TV. So, do your research, pick a team, learn your key players and arch rivals, and get down to a game. IFK Göteborg Arguably the Manchester United of Swedish football, IFK are one of the most popular clubs in Sweden with supporter groups all over the country. They are the only club in Scandinavia with European trophies having won the UEFA Cup in 1982 and 1987. In 1995 IFK made it as far as the Champions League quarter finals beating Barcelona and Manchester United on the way. The club later went through a period of decline and financial turmoil but a title win in 2007 and a strong finish to 2008 mean Blåvitt (Blue & Whites) are back and likely to be strong contenders again this year. They can boast a squad of exciting youngsters including emerging Swedish internationals Mattias Bjärsmyr, Pontus Wernbloom and Gustav Svensson. Other key players include former Sunderland winger Tobias Hysen (son of IFK legend Glenn Hysen) and defender Karl Svensson who returns to Gothenburg after an unsuccessful stint at Glasgow Rangers. Malmö FF If IFK are Manchester United than Malmö FF are Liverpool. In 1979 Malmö lost to Nottingham Forest in the European Cup final, and to date remain the only Swedish club to progress so far in Europe’s premier club competition. A number of Swedish internationals have started their careers in the Himmelsblått (Sky Blues), the most famous being Zlatan Ibrahimovic. However like IFK, Malmö’s domestic dominance has since been broken. Last year the club finished a disappointing 9th and if manager Roland Nilsson doesn’t produce results he could soon be living off A-kassa unemployment insurance. Captain Daniel Andersson is still a regular in the Swedish squad, while Jeffrey Aubynn and Edward Ofere are also important players. AIK Along with IFK and Malmö FF, AIK round out the ‘big three’ of Swedish football. The trio easily have the largest fan bases and at present AIK are attracting the largest crowds in the Allsvenskan. With a fearsome reputation for hooliganism and universally disliked by opposition supporters, the boys from Solna are very much Sweden’s answer to Leeds United or Millwall. Nicknames include ‘gnagare’ (Rodents) and ‘råtta’ (Rat). Their derbies against fellow Stockholmers


What name is given to a triangle in which two sides are equal in length?

Triangles - Equilateral, Isosceles and Scalene Triangles A triangle has three sides and three angles The three angles always add to 180° Equilateral, Isosceles and Scalene There are three special names given to triangles that tell how many sides (or angles) are equal. There can be 3, 2 or no equal sides/angles: Equilateral Triangle Three equal angles, always 60° Isosceles Triangle Triangles can also have names that tell you what type of angle is inside: Acute Triangle All angles are less than 90° Right Triangle Has a right angle (90°) Obtuse Triangle Has an angle more than 90° Combining the Names Sometimes a triangle will have two names, for example: Right Isosceles Triangle Has a right angle (90°), and also two equal angles Can you guess what the equal angles are? Play With It ... Try dragging the points around and make different triangles: You might also like to play with the Interactive Triangle . Perimeter The perimeter is the distance around the edge of the triangle: just add up the three sides: Area The area is half of the base times height. "b" is the distance along the base "h" is the height (measured at right angles to the base) Area = ½ × b × h The formula works for all triangles. Note: a simpler way of writing the formula is bh/2 Example: What is the area of this triangle? (Note: 12 is the height, not the length of the left-hand side)   Base = b = 20 Area = ½ × b × h = ½ × 20 × 12 = 120 The base can be any side, Just be sure the "height" is measured at right angles to the "base": (Note: You can also calculate the area from the lengths of all three sides using Heron's Formula .)   Why is the Area "Half of bh"? Imagine you "doubled" the triangle (flip it around one of the upper edges) to make a square-like shape (a parallelogram ) which can be changed to a simple rectangle : THEN the whole area is bh, which is for both triangles, so just one is ½ × bh.


Which nickname for Haydn's Symphony Number 94 comes from a sudden loud chord at the end of a quiet opening theme of the second movement?

Haydn Symphony No.94 - An Introduction | Symphony Haydn Symphony No.94 - An Introduction Haydn Symphony No.94 “The Surprise” – An Introduction The Symphony No. 94 in G major (Hoboken 1/94) is the second of the twelveso-called London symphonies (numbers 93-104) written by Joseph Haydn. Itis usually called by its nickname, the Surprise Symphony , although inGerman it is more often referred to as the Symphony " mit dem Paukenschlag  "("with the kettledrum stroke"). The work is among the most popular of Haydn'ssymphonies and is frequently performed and recorded. Nickname (the Surprise) Haydn's music contains many jokes, and the 'Surprise' Symphony includesprobably the most famous of all: a sudden loud chord in the theme of thevariation-form second movement after a tranquil opening. The music thenreturns to its original quiet dynamic, as if nothing had happened, and theensuing variations do not repeat the joke. Composition and premiere Haydn wrote the symphony in 1791 in London for a concert series he gaveduring the first of his two visits to England (1791–1792). The premiere tookplace at the Hanover Square Rooms in London on March 23, 1792, withHaydn leading the orchestra seated at a fortepiano.As with Haydn's England visits in general, the premiere was greatlysuccessful. One reviewer wrote that the symphony was "equal to the happiestof this great Master's conceptions." In his feeble old age Haydn rememberedthe premiere with nostalgia, recounting to his biographer Griesinger:... it was my wish to surprise the public with something new, and to make adebut in a brilliant manner, in order not to be outdone by my pupil Pleyel  [whowas leading a rival series of concerts] ... the first Allegro of my Symphony wasreceived with countless bravos, but the enthusiasm reached its highest point in the Andante with the kettledrum stroke. Ancora, ancora! sounded fromevery throat, and even Pleyel complimented me on my idea.  Toward the end of his active career Haydn wove the theme of the secondmovement into an aria of his oratorio The Seasons


Which BBC local radio station based in Southampton covers Hampshire, Dorset and the Isle of Wight?

BBC - Southampton - Frequently Asked Questions Friday,       25 July, 2002 15:00 BST Frequently Asked Questions This    is a list of the most commonly asked questions we get e-mailed to us at    BBC Southampton. Have a check through and your query may be answered. We    love to hear any comments or suggestions about the site - you can e-mail    the team who put it all together at southampton@bbc.co.uk SEE          ALSO View          a printable          version of this page. What       area do you cover? BBC Southampton is one of the first of the new BBC Where I Live Sites       launched outside of London. All of the new sites have been dedicated       to smaller areas than their television counterparts to help give a       more local and unique service. BBC Southampton covers the city of       Southampton, and the surrounding area - Hampshire, Dorset and the       Isle of Wight. BBC Oxford is live in the north of the BBC South region. Berkshire , Surrey and Sussex and Kent have       their own sites. For the full list of Where You Live Sites, go to       the England Homepage . I can't find what I'm looking for on       the website! Have a look at the Site       Map which shows you all the sections of the the BBC Southampton       site. Or you can try the BBCi Search at the top of each page - it'll       find what you're looking for on the BBC Southampton pages, on the       rest of the BBCi or on the rest of the internet. Why don't you stream football commentary? The BBC does not own the rights to webcast football commentary. However       you can follow matches online with live text commentary - you'll find       links on our Saints , Pompey and Cherries pages. Can I listen to BBC Radio Solent online? We do stream BBC Radio Solent's news and sport bulletins. Unfortunately streaming radio is very expensive. We have no current       plans to add streaming of all programmes. Watch this space - occasionally       we will stream some of Radio Solent's large outside broadcasts. Can I get more details about a feature I       heard on BBC Radio Solent, or saw on South Today? Easy - just go to the BBC       Radio Solent website . It's got details of all the main features       the station is running, as well as contact numbers and e-mail addresses. For TV, you can email the South Today team via the South       Today website . How can I let you know about something that       could go on your news pages? Email us the details with a contact phone number or send in a press release to BBC Southampton,       BBC Broadcasting House, 10 Havelock Road, Southampton, SO14 7PU. You       could also email it to BBC       South Newsgathering for South Today and Local Radio's attention. Can I publicise an event on the listings page? Yes - go to the Listings page and fill in all the details. The Listings is a free service for       all types of music and arts events. Can I write an article for the site? Of course! We always welcome your contribution and love to hear your       ideas for what should be on the site. Make sure you e-mail us first       on southampton@bbc.co.uk with your idea. We can't guarantee that we will publish everything       submitted - so get in touch first. You could also review a gig, concert       or show you've seen on our U-Review page. I can't access the audio and video clips You'll need to download Real       Player - it's free, and if you need any help in getting it       onto your system, have a look at the BBC       download guide We currently do not support Windows Media Player on this site. Why is my telly picture bad? For any technical queries, you'll need to call reception advice on       0870 010 0123. For TV, radio and digital reception information, you       could also look up the BBC's Reception       Ad


Giving his name to an adjective meaning sanctimonious and hypocritical, Seth Pecksniff appears in which Charles Dickens novel?

Bluebeards and brainiacs: literary characters who enter the language | Books | The Guardian Written language Bluebeards and brainiacs: literary characters who enter the language From Mrs Malaprop to Lothario to the Grinch, some characters are so memorable that they leap from fiction into the dictionary. Take an alphabetical tour of the origins of some of our most familiar – and not-so-familiar – literary eponyms Hugely memorable … detail from Gustave Doré's illustration of Rabelais' Gargantua. Illustration: Stefano Bianchetti/Corbis Paul Anthony Jones Tuesday 29 July 2014 11.21 EDT First published on Tuesday 29 July 2014 11.21 EDT Close BLUEBEARD The monstrous Duke Bluebeard first appeared in Charles Perrault's collection of fairytales, Histoires ou contes du tempes passé, in 1697. A serial murderer who kills a string of wives and keeps their bodies locked in a secret room in his castle, Bluebeard soon came to refer to any violent womaniser or wife-killer in 18th-century English, while a Bluebeard's closet or Bluebeard's room is anywhere a person keeps something they wish to remain a secret. BRAINIAC Before it became a nickname for an exceptionally clever or geekish person, brainiac was the name of a super-intelligent adversary of Superman who first appeared in an edition of Action Comics in 1958. BUNBURYING In Oscar Wilde's Importance of Being Earnest (1899), Algernon admits to having a fictitious friend called Bunbury – "an invaluable permanent invalid" – who supposedly lives away in the country, and whom he "visits" whenever he wishes to excuse himself from a social obligation. Bunburying, a term Wilde himself coined in the play, has since been widely adopted beyond the theatre for similar prevarication. CELADON An enormous 5,000-page French novel called L'Astrée (1627) by Honore d'Urfé features a character named Céladon, who habitually dresses in green-coloured ribbons. A pale green-grey colour and a similarly coloured type of porcelain are both named after him. DANDIE DINMONT Dandie Dinmont terriers originated in the Scottish borders in the 17th century, where their long, low bodies made them effective hunters of badgers and otters. They took their name from a character in Sir Walter Scott's novel Guy Mannerling (1814) who owned two of the dogs, Pepper and Mustard. FRANKENSTEIN Mary Shelley's Frankenstein was published when its author – who chose to remain anonymous until the second edition was printed in 1823 – was just 20 years old. The Oxford English Dictionary has since traced the earliest allusive use of its title back to 1827, when the writer Charles Lamb first used Frankenstein as a verb meaning "to assemble from disparate parts". More recently it's inspired its own prefix denoting genetically modified or scientifically engineered produce, like "Frankenfoods" or "Frankencrops". GARGANTUAN Gargantua was the name of a giant created by François Rabelais in a series of bawdy 16th-century comic novels, notably La vie très horrifique du grand Gargantua, or The Very Horrific Life of Great Gargantua (1534). The books are well known for their coarseness and their crude humour: Gargantua is born with a yard-long erection and immediately demands a pint of ale to drink, while his mother, having already endured an 11-month pregnancy, demands his father be castrated to prevent him from impregnating her ever again. The adjective gargantuan, literally referring to anything of Gargantua's size, first appeared in the late 1500s, while a related (and criminally underused) noun gargantuism has been used to mean "an enormously extravagant but impractical idea" since the mid-19th century. GOODY TWO-SHOES The original goody two-shoes was the title character in a nursery story, The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes, published anonymously in 1765 but usually credited to Oliver Goldsmith. Although Goldsmith's was apparently the first published version of the story, references to its title character have since been uncovered as far back as the mid-1600s, suggesting it might originally have been a local folktale. GRANGOUSIER A grangousi


In imperial measurement, how many pints in a quart?

Quarts to Pints - How many pints in a quart? Quarts to Pints Conversion How many pints in a quart? The conversion factor from quarts to pints (for both fluid and dry) is 2. To find out how many pints in quarts, multiply by the factor or simply use the converter below. 1 Quart = 2 Pints [US, UK, Fluid or Dry] Quart and pint are imperial and US customary fluid and dry volume measurement units. In imperial system, there is only one size for both fluid and dry measurements. The abbreviation for quart is "qt" and for pint is "pt". For pints to quarts converter, please go to pints to quarts For other volume unit conversions, please go to Volume Conversion Converter


Poet Laureate Word Counter Poet Laureate A poet laureate (plural: poets laureate) is a poet officially appointed by a government, or conferring institution, who is often expected to compose poems for special events and occasions. United States Poet Laureate The Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress serves as the nation's official lightning rod for the poetic impulse of Americans. During his or her term, the Poet Laureate seeks to raise the national consciousness to a greater appreciation of the reading and writing of poetry. The Poet Laureate is appointed annually by the Librarian of Congress and serves from October to May. In making the appointment, the Librarian consults with former appointees, the current Laureate and distinguished poetry critics. The position has existed under two separate titles: from 1937 to 1986 as "Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress" and from 1986 forward as "Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry." The name was changed by an act of Congress in 1985. The Laureate receives a $35,000 annual stipend funded by a gift from Archer M. Huntington. The Library keeps to a minimum the specific duties in order to afford incumbents maximum freedom to work on their own projects while at the Library. The Laureate gives an annual lecture and reading of his or her poetry and usually introduces poets in the Library's annual poetry series, the oldest in the Washington area, and among the oldest in the United States. This annual series of public poetry and fiction readings, lectures, symposia, and occasional dramatic performances began in the 1940s. Collectively the Laureates have brought more than 2,000 poets and authors to the Library to read for the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature. External Links: Current U.S. Poet Laureate  |  Past U.S. Poets Laureate | Past U.S. Poet Laureate Projects | List of U.S. Poets Laureate by State Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom The post of Poet Laureate is a special honour awarded to a poet whose work is of national significance. Its holder is a salaried member of the British royal household, but the post has come to be free of specific duties. Although Ben Jonson apparently filled this role as early as 1616 under James I, the first official British poet laureate was John Dryden in 1668. The post is a lifetime appointment. The role was entitled the Poet Laureate of the Kingdom of England until the Acts of Union 1707, when it became the Poet Laureate of the Kingdom of Great Britain. The present title, Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom, has been used since the Acts of Union 1800. The post was traditionally held for life with John Dryden being the only holder to have been dismissed, in 1688, due to his refusal to swear an oath of allegiance to the new king, William III. However, starting with Andrew Motion in 1999, the appointment is made for a fixed term of 10 years. In May 2009 Carol Ann Duffy became the first woman, the first Scot and the first openly gay person to be appointed to the position. Role and rewards The role of Poet Laureate is an honorary position that entails no specific duties, although there is an expectation that the holder will write verse for significant national occasions. An annual honorarium is provided, which is currently set at £5,760. The holder is also traditionally rewarded with a butt of canary or sack, which is approximately equivalent to 477 litres (105 gallons) of sherry. Cash payments, however, have been presented as an alternative to wine: in 1952, for example, John Masefield was instead given £27 (equivalent to £579 in 2013).


William J. Clinton | whitehouse.gov Air Force One William J. Clinton Bill Clinton is an American politician from Arkansas who served as the 42nd President of the United States (1993-2001). He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first baby-boomer generation President.  During the administration of William Jefferson Clinton, the U.S. enjoyed more peace and economic well being than at any time in its history. He was the first Democratic president since Franklin D. Roosevelt to win a second term. He could point to the lowest unemployment rate in modern times, the lowest inflation in 30 years, the highest home ownership in the country's history, dropping crime rates in many places, and reduced welfare rolls. He proposed the first balanced budget in decades and achieved a budget surplus. As part of a plan to celebrate the millennium in 2000, Clinton called for a great national initiative to end racial discrimination. After the failure in his second year of a huge program of health care reform, Clinton shifted emphasis, declaring "the era of big government is over." He sought legislation to upgrade education, to protect jobs of parents who must care for sick children, to restrict handgun sales, and to strengthen environmental rules. President Clinton was born William Jefferson Blythe III on August 19, 1946, in Hope, Arkansas, three months after his father died in a traffic accident. When he was four years old, his mother wed Roger Clinton, of Hot Springs, Arkansas. In high school, he took the family name. He excelled as a student and as a saxophone player and once considered becoming a professional musician. As a delegate to Boys Nation while in high school, he met President John Kennedy in the White House Rose Garden. The encounter led him to enter a life of public service. Clinton was graduated from Georgetown University and in 1968 won a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University. He received a law degree from Yale University in 1973, and entered politics in Arkansas. He was defeated in his campaign for Congress in Arkansas's Third District in 1974. The next year he married Hillary Rodham, a graduate of Wellesley College and Yale Law School. In 1980, Chelsea, their only child, was born. Clinton was elected Arkansas Attorney General in 1976, and won the governorship in 1978. After losing a bid for a second term, he regained the office four years later, and served until he defeated incumbent George Bush and third party candidate Ross Perot in the 1992 presidential race. Clinton and his running mate, Tennessee's Senator Albert Gore Jr., then 44, represented a new generation in American political leadership. For the first time in 12 years both the White House and Congress were held by the same party. But that political edge was brief; the Republicans won both houses of Congress in 1994. In 1998, as a result of issues surrounding personal indiscretions with a young woman White House intern, Clinton was the second U.S. president to be impeached by the House of Representatives. He was tried in the Senate and found not guilty of the charges brought against him. He apologized to the nation for his actions and continued to have unprecedented popular approval ratings for his job as president. In the world, he successfully dispatched peace keeping forces to war-torn Bosnia and bombed Iraq when Saddam Hussein stopped United Nations inspections for evidence of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons. He became a global proponent for an expanded NATO, more open international trade, and a worldwide campaign against drug trafficking. He drew huge crowds when he traveled through South America, Europe, Russia, Africa, and China, advocating U.S. style freedom. 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. For more information about President Clinton, please visit


Trout Quintet | work by Schubert | Britannica.com work by Schubert Alternative Title: “Piano Quintet in A Major” Related Topics Carmina Burana Trout Quintet, byname of Piano Quintet in A Major, five-movement quintet for piano and stringed instruments by Austrian composer Franz Schubert that is characterized by distinctive instrumentation and form. In the summer of 1819 Schubert visited the Austrian town of Steyr , about halfway between Vienna and Salzburg , with his friend Johann Michael Vogl, a baritone of the Vienna court opera and a tireless promoter of the young composer’s works. Vogl’s friends often gathered at private homes for informal recitals, at which Schubert’s songs and piano works enjoyed great popularity. One of the circle was Sylvester Paumgartner, a wealthy music lover who allowed Schubert free use of his music room and staged midday concerts in his salon. He commissioned from Schubert a new work, for which he specified the same unusual instrumentation that Johann Nepomuk Hummel had used a few years earlier in his opus 87 quintet: piano , violin , viola , cello , and double bass . (Most piano quintets are written for piano and string quartet —two violins, viola, and cello.) Portrait of Franz Schubert, oil on wood by Gábor Melegh, 1827; … G. Dagli Orti/DeA Picture Library/Learning Pictures Schubert quickly composed an evocative work that takes the conventional Classical period four-movement format (that is, the structure of the sonata ) and interpolates a set of variations before the finale to create the unusual five-movement structure. The first movement features a rippling triplet figure that begins in the piano part and moves on to the other instruments. After the tranquil “ Andante, ” movement evokes brisk folk dances . The fourth-movement theme and variations are based upon one of Schubert’s own songs, “ Die Forelle ” (German: “The Trout”)—a favourite of Paumgartner’s. The theme is first plainly stated; then in the subsequent variations each of the five instruments has a turn with the melody. In the “ Allegro ” finale the rippling triplets from the opening reappear. The overall mood of the composition is light and bright, but the weighting of the instrumental texture toward the bass range helps give the piece nuance and depth. It has endured as a favourite in the chamber music repertoire .


Rivers of Ireland | Look Around Ireland Rivers of Ireland Rivers of Ireland The rivers of Ireland are one of the most intriguing elements of the landscape. In proportion to the size of the island of Ireland, there exists a huge amount of rivers and river kilometres. The River Shannon is the longest in the British Isles. Apart from the 10 longest rivers listed below, there are shorter but significant rivers of great importance to the towns and cities they pass through or where they enter the sea. Some of these would include the River Lagan, which exits through Belfast, the River Foyle, which forms a very wide expanse of water as it exits through Derry City. The Avonmore and Avonbeg Rivers form the famous Meeting of the Waters joining as the River Avoca and then enter the Irish Sea at the busy port of Arklow in County Wicklow .   10 Longest Rivers of Ireland River Shannon                     386km   The Avoca The River Avoca is somewhat unusual as it begins as two separate rivers, the Avonmore (in Irish, Abhainn Mhór, meaning “large river”) and the Avonbeg (Abhainn Bheag, meaning “small river”). These two rivers converge to form the Avoca. This happens at the “ Meeting of the Waters ”, a place of incredible scenic beauty.The river itself is located in the county of Wicklow and enters the sea at Arklow. It flows through the Irish village also named Avoca which is the setting for the BBC series “Ballykissangel”. Despite its amazing natural beauty, major concerns have arisen in recent years concerning pollution of the river.   The Bandon The Bandon is a river located in Co. Cork . It rises in the Shehy Mountains in the west of the county and flows eastward through Dunmanway, Balineen, Enniskeane, Bandon and Inishannon to Kinsale Harbour. The river is a good fishing area and has an estimated catch of 1300 salmon and a similar catch of sea-trout per year.   The Bann The Bann is the longest river in Northern Ireland , stretching a total of 129 kilometres from the Mourne Mountains in County Down to the northern coast of Ireland, entering the Atlantic Ocean at Portstewart. The Bann is unusual as it flows into the very large Lough Neagh at Bannfoot, Co. Armagh before continuing its journey northward. The has led to the River Bann being divided into two rivers; the Upper Bann which lies to the south of Lough Neagh and the Lower Bann which lies to the north. Numerous activities take place along the Bann, including cruises, canoeing, rowing, waterskiing, angling and several others.   The Barrow The Barrow is one of the “Three Sisters” rivers which are comprised of the Nore, the Suir and the Barrow. All three rise in the same mountainous area of Tipperary and flow in a southerly direction. It is 192 kilometres in length (the second longest in Ireland) and enters the Atlantic Ocean at Waterford. It also links with the Grand Canal at Athy, which connects Dublin with the Shannon in the west. The Barrow also passes through the town of New Ross in Co. Wexford where the replica famine ship “ The Dunbrody ” can be seen.   The Boyne The River Boyne, one of the more well-known Irish rivers, has its source near Edenderry, Co. Offaly . It is approximately 112 kilometres in length and enters the Irish Sea at Drogheda. The River Boyne is a highly popular fishing area, particularly for trout and salmon fishing, and also boasts many beautiful scenic views along its course. However, the Boyne is most renowned for its prominence in Irish history and folklore. The Battle of the Boyne took place in 1690 near Drogheda along the banks of the river and would be considered one of the most famous battles in Irish history. Steeped in Celtic mythology, the River Boyne is also believed to be the location of “ The Salmon of Knowledge ”, an ancient Irish legend.   The Corrib The River Corrib is located in Co. Galway and is one of Ireland’s shortest rivers, a mere 6 kilometres in length. Despite this, it is quite well-known as it flows through the heart of Galway City after travelling the short distance from Lough Corrib where it rises. The Corrib is also one of


Nuuk – The Capital of Greenland - shopping, museum visits, etc. Read more COLOURFUL NUUK Greenland’s capital Nuuk is a city of vitality, surrounded by immense nature and filled with vibrant Greenlanders leading fascinating lives of old traditions, modern twists, and diverse influences. Home to gourmet restaurants, fashion boutiques, and the Northern Lights inspired Katuaq Cultural Center, Nuuk is the center of modern Greenland. However, a stroll through the picturesque Old Harbor shows that history and traditions remain strong in this growing city.  “I really like Nuuk. We came to this big place and it is like a cultural Copenhagen with lots of offers. I was quite surprised!” Nuuk 10.jpg The cultural centre Katuaq in Nuuk is a strong national symbol and it mirrors the northern lights in the winter sky Camilla Hylleberg, All Rights Reserved Nuuk 03.jpg Greenland's capital Nuuk has several cafés and they are popular destinations for the city's younger generations David Trood, All Rights Reserved Nuuk 12.jpg Nuuk is known for its fine dining and a number of restaurants specialize in dishes made from fresh Greenlandic ingredients Camilla Hey, Visit Greenland, All Rights Reserved “I was surprised at how cosmopolitan Nuuk is! I was surprised at the availability of so many different kinds of things and the quality of everything. It was nice!” 0 Nuuk is full of experiences not found anywhere else in Greenland. Marvel at mummies in the Greenland National Museum . Try a tasting flight of local craft beers at Greenland’s largest microbrewery. Learn about urban arctic living and the move toward Greenlandic independence with a city and parliament tour. Evaluate new and old expressions of Inuit culture at the Nuuk Art Museum. Play collegiate at Greenland University and see students preparing as Greenland’s future leaders.     Nuuk 07.jpg Nuuk is the home of higher education in Greenland and the youth in the city take part in shaping the future of the nation Mads Pihl, Visit Greenland, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 A STYLISH ARCTIC METROPOLIS The dining and shopping scene in Nuuk is the most diverse in the country, a veritable melting pot of original Greenlandic character with fresh global influence. Stroll the pedestrian walkway in city center to window-shop at boutiques, souvenir shops , and Nuuk Center. Relax with a cup of strong coffee (and the obligatory piece of cake) in one of the city’s many bustling cafés. And make reservations at one of Nuuk’s fine dining restaurants where the only thing that rivals the intense flavors of Greenlandic delicacies is the chef’s artistic presentation. You can also rent a bike in the sports-shop Pikkori Sport that is located in the centre, and bike around the city. Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, was founded in 1728 by the missionary Hans Egede. Nuuk has approximately 16,800 residents. There are two hotels in Nuuk – Hotel Hans Egede with a new conference center with seating for 300 and Hotel Nordbo. There is also a Seamen’s Home and a number of small accommodations.   Nuuk 05.jpg The only suburb in Greenland is the picturesque Qinngorput in Nuuk Mads Pihl, Visit Greenland, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Nuuk 02.jpg Northern lights are commonly seen in the night sky from September till April even in the middle of Greenland's capital Nuuk Hans Christian Sivertsen, All Rights Reserved Nuuk 11.jpg Nuuk is the home of the national assembly, Inatsisartut, and it is the seat of government, Naalakkersuisut Camilla Hylleberg, All Rights Reserved Nuuk 08.jpg Several day hikes offer spectacular views of Greenland's capital Nuuk, like here from the top of Store Malene right behind the city Sofia Rossen, All Rights Reserved Nuuk 09.jpg Greenland's capital Nuuk is deeply connected to its landscape and nature dominates the rhythm of the city Mads Pihl, Visit Greenland, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 DISCOVER NUUK FJORD Nuuk Fjord is sometimes overlooked in favor of its icier neighbors to the north, but this intricate water system is the second largest in the world, packed with inlets and islands open for exploration by boat or kayak . Local boat trip oper


What was the name of the wife of Edward II?

King Edward II King Edward II Remains: Buried, Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England Gender: Male Nationality: England Executive summary: King of England, 1307-27 Edward II, King of England, the fourth son of King Edward I by his first wife Eleanor of Castile, was born at Carnarvon Castle on the 25th of April 1284. The story that the king presented the newborn child to the Welsh as their future native prince is quite unfounded, for Edward was only made Prince of Wales in the Lincoln parliament of 1301. When a few months old, he became by his elder brother's death the heir to the throne, and Edward I took great pains to train him in warfare and statecraft. He took part in several Scots campaigns, but all his father's efforts could not prevent his acquiring the habits of extravagance and frivolity which he retained all through his life. The old king attributed his son's defects to the bad influence of his friend, the Gascon knight Piers Gaveston, and drove the favorite into exile. When Edward I died on the 7th of July 1307, the first act of the prince, now Edward II, was to recall Gaveston. His next was to abandon the Scots campaign on which his father had set his heart. The new king was physically almost as fine a man as Edward I. He was, however, destitute of any serious purpose, and was, as William Stubbs says, "the first king after the Conquest who was not a man of business." He cared for nothing but amusing himself, and found his chief delight in athletics and in the practice of mechanical crafts. He was not so much vicious as foolish, and wanting in all serious interests. He had so little confidence in himself that he was always in the hands of some favorite who possessed a stronger will than his own. In the early years of his reign Gaveston held this role, acting as regent when Edward went to France -- where, on the 25th of January 1308, he married Isabella, the daughter of Philip the Fair -- and receiving the earldom of Cornwall with the hand of the king's niece, Margaret of Gloucester. The barons soon grew indignant at Edward's devotion to his "brother Piers", and twice insisted on his banishment. On each occasion Edward soon recalled his friend, whereupon the barons, headed by the king's cousin Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, went to war against king and favorite, and in 1312 treacherously put Gaveston to death. Edward was not strong enough even to avenge his loss. He was forced to stand aside and suffer the realm to be governed by the baronial committee of twenty-one lords ordainers, who, in 1311, had drawn up a series of ordinances, whose effect was to substitute ordainers for the king as the effective government of the country. But in all the ordinances nothing was said about the commons and lower clergy. Parliament meant to the new rulers an assembly of barons just as it had done to the opponents of King Henry III in 1258. The effect of their triumph was to change England from a monarchy to a narrow oligarchy. During the quarrels between Edward and the ordainers, Robert the Bruce was steadily conquering Scotland. His progress was so great that he had occupied all the fortresses save Stirling, which he closely besieged. The danger of losing Stirling shamed Edward and the barons into an attempt to retrieve their lost ground. In June 1314 Edward led a great army into Scotland in the hope of relieving Stirling. On the 24th of June his ill-disciplined and badly led host was completely defeated by Robert Bruce at Bannockburn. Henceforth Bruce was sure of his position as king of Scots, and his pitiless devastation of the northern counties of England was his wild vengeance for the sufferings his land had previously experienced from the English. Edward's disgraceful defeat made him more dependent on his barons than ever. His kinsman, Thomas of Lancaster, had now an opportunity of saving England from the consequences of the king's incompetence. He had shown some capacity as a leader of opposition, but though he had great wealth, and was lord of five earldoms, he had small ability and no constructive pow


Introduction Introduction to Graphology Graphology, sometimes called handwriting analysis, is the study of handwriting with the aim of revealing the character and personality of the writer and his or her strengths, weaknesses and abilities. Psychological methods (psychometric tests) have been developed, particularly for industry, to ascertain the personality of potential recruits and probe the inner secrets of their characters. These tests are taken by the applicants under supervision, and their answers to specific questions are then evaluated. However, the recruits have to be there in person and may know what is expected of them. Graphology has no such fetters. It can be carried out anywhere, by mailing the candidate’s handwritten letter of application to the graphologist and awaiting his or her report. The candidates will no doubt be aware that their handwriting is being examined and should have no fear of this being done. The assessment must, however, be carried out by a fully experienced analyst who is conversant with the industry concerned and who has a basic understanding of psychology as well as a practical knowledge of people. Handwriting springs from the unconscious and contains a great deal of information which can form the basis of character interpretation. Each time we write we are under the influence of inner feelings and emotions that dictate our mood at the time of writing. Handwriting is, in fact, ‘brain-writing’ which transmits instructions through the motor nervous system to the hand holding the pen. These instructions make the fingers expand and contract to produce writing. This is an expressive movement, a mixture of conscious thought and unconscious automatic responses to stimulation learned as a part of bodily movement. An individual’s handwriting is as unique as his or her voice pattern and fingerprints: no two are exactly alike. We therefore produce a graphic picture of ourselves every time we put pen to paper, and a graphologist can interpret this picture in terms of personality expression and character – not only the way the writer wishes to be seen, but how he or she really is. Of course a piece of writing can be studied at any time after it has been written, whether after 2 minutes or 200 years, as in the case of historical documents. And since an individual’s personality changes overtime, these changes can be studied in handwriting samples, for instance to help in a biography or in the case of a disputed will. Graphology is a way of fully understanding friends, colleagues and relatives, or indeed anyone whose handwriting you can examine, and of discovering the way they think – whether by logic, intuition or both. It can also highlight behavioural characteristics such as argumentative tendencies and aggression, an ostentatious manner which perhaps compensates for feelings of inferiority, genuine friendliness and emotional control, conventional habits, manipulation or jealousy, so paving the way for a more rewarding relationship. You may ask, ‘Can anyone be a graphologist?’ The answer is yes, particularly if you are interested in people and have a fair ability for observation and deductive perception. It depends of course upon how deeply you want to go into the subject – whether merely for interest or as a serious study. People will tell you that their handwriting changes. Yes, of course it does: it depends upon how you are feeling at the time of writing – depression, optimism, happiness, anxiety and other emotional states will affect the script slightly. But the basic structure is unlikely to change. If you suspect that it has changed, see another sample of writing written at a time: when the writer was not under the influence of extraordinary conditions. A memorandum to oneself or a diary will also look different from a letter of application for a job. And of course, as a person progresses through life, any mental or emotional changes will gradually be reflected in his or her writing over the years. A ‘copybook’ writer, who adheres to the basic form of letters as taught at school, may


Cormac McCarthy Biography | List of Works, Study Guides & Essays | GradeSaver McCarthy, Cormac Biography of Cormac McCarthy Cormac McCarthy's work explores the darkest shadows of human nature, but McCarthy himself had a remarkably conventional childhood. He was born Charles Joseph McCarthy in Providence, Rhode Island, on July 20, 1933. He later changed his name to Cormac, meaning "son of Charles," to honor his father. The McCarthys moved to Knoxville, Tennessee, in 1937. The elder Charles, a lawyer, took a job with the Tennessee Valley Authority and remained there for the next thirty years. A number of key themes in McCarthy's works - like peregrination, the human affinity for bloodshed, and strained father-son relationships - are indirectly rooted in his formative experiences. McCarthy grew up Catholic. He went to church regularly and attended a Catholic high school. Then, in 1951, he enrolled at The University of Tennessee. He had only completed only one year of school, however, when he decided to enlist in the U.S. Air Force. He served four years in the military, two of them on duty in Alaska, before returning to the University of Tennessee in 1957, where he found himself slowly gravitating towards fiction writing. After publishing two stories in the campus literary magazine The Phoenix, he won Ingram-Merrill Foundation grants for creative writing in both 1959 and 1960. Convinced of his potential, Cormac McCarthy left university in 1960 to pursue his writing career full time. McCarthy moved to Chicago and became an auto mechanic to support himself while he worked on his first novel. He married Lee Holleman, with whom he has one son, Cullen McCarthy. Soon after Cullen's birth, the McCarthys returned to Tennessee, and their marriage soon crumbled.  However, his personal troubles seem not to have distracted McCarthy from his work. Random House published his debut novel, The Orchard Keeper, in 1965, which won the William Faulkner Award. In fact, William Faulkner's editor, Albert Erskine, edited The Orchard Keeper as well. McCarthy has enjoyed critical support since the beginning of his career. In 1965, he won an American Academy of Arts and Letters traveling fellowship to go to Europe, and subsequently boarded an ocean liner to Ireland. On the trip, he met Annie DeLisle, whom he married in England in 1966. That same year, he was awarded a Rockefeller Foundation grant, which allowed him to tour Europe with his wife. After traveling through England, France, Switzerland, Italy, and Spain, McCarthy and DeLisle settled in Ibiza, off the coast of Spain, so that McCarthy could finish revising his second novel, Outer Dark. McCarthy won the prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship in 1969. He moved with his wife to Louisville, Tennessee, where he fully renovated a barn to serve as their home. There, he leisurely worked his third novel, Child of God . During the mid 1970s, McCarthy also wrote the screenplay for a PBS film called The Gardener's Son. In 1976, McCarthy separated from DeLisle and moved to El Paso, Texas. Perhaps unsettled by the changes in his life, McCarthy returned to a manuscript with which he had been struggling for twenty years, Suttree. His perseverance was rewarded upon its publication in 1979 - critics hailed the book as his finest (some argue that he never surpassed it), and he was awarded the prestigious MacArthur Foundation Grant. Meanwhile, McCarthy and DeLisle's divorce became official in 1981. If critical accolades had been a mainstay of McCarthy's career, popular success eluded him. However, with the 1985 publication of Blood Meridian, his work began to gain mainstream attention. Declared one of the best novels of the twentieth century by literary critic Harold Bloom, Blood Meridian perhaps best captures the bleak cynicism at the core of McCarthy's body of work. In chronicling the escapades of a young runaway who joins a bloodthirsty gang in their hunt for Indian scalps, Blood Meridian reveals the darker side of human nature, the inevitability of suffering and violence, and the tainted legacy of America's front


Who wrote the novel The Grapes of Wrath?

The Grapes of Wrath: 10 surprising facts about John Steinbeck's novel The Grapes of Wrath: 10 surprising facts about John Steinbeck's novel John Steinbeck's 1939 novel The Grapes of Wrath won the Pulitzer Prize Credit: AP Martin Chilton , Culture Editor 16 September 2015 • 1:13pm John Steinbeck, who was born on February 27, 1902, was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1962. His 1939 book The Grapes of Wrath, published 75 years ago on April 14, has sold more than 14 million copies in the past 75 years. Here are 10 things about the novel that may surprise you. The book gave Route 66 its nickname In The Grapes of Wrath, Steinbeck became the first writer to refer to Route 66 – the two-lane, 2,448-mile-road that connects Chicago to Los Angeles – as the "Mother Road". In doing so, he helped capture the road’s image of redemption and turn it into a cultural icon. The fictional Joad family of the novel was an example of the thousands of people migrating to California to escape the despair of the Dust Bowl states, and many used Route 66. "66 is the mother road," Steinbeck wrote, "the road of flight." John Steinbeck in 1962 Credit: AP His novel was burned and banned The Associated Farmers of California dismissed the novel as a "pack of lies" and "communist propaganda". The book was briefly banned in the Soviet Union by Joseph Stalin, because the ruling Communist Party was troubled by the thought that it showed that even the most destitute Americans could afford a car. Steinbeck received death threats and the FBI put him under surveillance. The book was banned in many libraries and copies were symbolically burned in towns across America. When WB Camp, one of the most successful cotton producers in California, presided over its burning in Bakersfield, he said: ''We are angry, not because we were attacked but because we were attacked by a book obscene in the extreme sense of the word.''  It came out on a Friday The book was published on Friday April 14, 1939, on the same day that the film Wuthering Heights, starring Laurence Olivier, had its premiere in New York. It was also the day that President Roosevelt wrote to Hitler to say: "Are you willing to give assurance that your armed forces will not attack or invade the territory or possessions of the following independent nations?" with a list that included Poland, Belgium, France, Great Britain and Ireland. Writing the book stretched Steinbeck's nerves The novel was written over five months (June-October 1938) and his diaries (Working Days: The Journal of The Grapes of Wrath) show a man losing control and confidence. He was writing shortly after the death of his brother-in-law and it was a time in his life when he was plagued by doubts about the prospect of war and worries over the sale of his house in California. "Did ever a book get written under such excitement," he wrote. "My whole nervous system is battered. I hope I’m not headed for a nervous breakdown. My nerves are going fast. . . I wish I could just disappear for a while. So many things to drive me nuts. I’m afraid this book is going to pieces. If it does, I do too." When it was finished he wrote: "It isn't the great book I had hoped it would be. It's just a run-of-the-mill book." The run-of-the-mill book won the 1940 Pulitzer Prize for Literature. He was proud of his research While writing The Grapes of Wrath, Steinbeck visited Arvin Federal Government Camp near Bakersfield, portrayed as "Weedpatch Camp" in the novel. The camp is still used by migrant workers. You should have kept your first edition The first edition Viking Press hardback was 619 pages (260,000 words), cost $2.75 and had a dust jacket illustrated by Elmer Hader. There were around 50,000 printed and it became the bestselling book in America in 1939. By February 1940 the novel was already in its eleventh printing, and 428,900 copies had been sold. A mint condition first edition is now worth more than £15,000. How the title came about The title was taken from The Battle Hymn of the Republic (Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord/He is t


Barcelona Travel Tips from Rail Europe Enjoy the many outdoor cafes of Barcelona A Surreal Journey into the Capital of Catalan In a word, the capital of Catalonia is surreal. Dreamlike, whimsical, daring. It’s no wonder the likes of Dali, Miró and Gaudi sought to create their works of wonderment here. After the 1992 Olympics, Barcelona went through a rebirth, and is now one of the hottest destinations in all of Europe. Swinging nightlife, sultry beaches, the sound of the language (hint: it’s not Spanish) collides to create a sensuous, sublime city. You might arrive into the Barcelona  Franca train station . First built in 1929, it is Barcelona’s most beautiful. With marble, bronze and crystal, the décor, compare to design elements around the rest of the city, is far more traditional and opulent. What makes the station different is that it is made of two buildings surrounding the rail tracks in the shape of a U. Exit the station and be immediately captivated by the city’s energy. Sounds of Spanish guitar echo through the monumental walls of the station, while the aroma of coffee and churros vie for your attention. There’s so much more to Barcelona than La Sagrada Familia, Park Guell and the Joan Miro Museum. When you get off the bus, explore the charming squares, dark passageways of the Gothic Quarter and the beaches, thriving with bombshell Catalonians. And remember to leave your “Spanish” in Madrid . Barcelona will allow you to enjoy a day at the beach in the morning while admiring Gaudi architecture in the afternoon. In the evening, hit up a cava bar to celebrate your surroundings. Cava is the Spanish version of Champagne. Delightful and bubbly, just like the locals. One of the best places in Barcelona to try some is El Xampanet. Operated by the same family since the 1930’s and close to the Picasso Museum, you’ll find marble tables and walls adorned with colorful tiles. For the brave, try the typical, accompanied snack: Anchovies in vinegar. Being in Barcelona will leave you with a smile as stretched as Las Ramblas. While strolling the maze of boulevards, keep a mindful eye on your belongings while playing card games with a street vendor. Located between the Gothic Quarter and El Raval, using a Barcelona Card you can arrive via the Catalunya metro station, one of the city’s oldest and most iconic. Meet an old or new friend in front of Font de Canaletes, a popular gathering spot in the center of it all. From the Barcelona Sants station, you can take off on numerous day trips using RENFE services or perhaps even a quick trip on an AVE high-speed train. The tiny fishing village of Cadaqués, just about two hours away by train to Figueres and taxi/bus to Cadaques has the requisite craggy coastline and vistas that when sundrenched, turn to colors only seen in one’s imagination. Which is probably why many painters came to be inspired, including native son, Salvador Dali. The artist spent his summers here, using the gorgeous backdrop as his inspirational turn to Surrealism. Contributed by: Mick, Rail Europe French Bilingual Staff, studied in France and became a nomad backpacker in Europe. Popular Routes


6 Hotels in Port Erin, UK - Best Price Guarantee - Booking.com reviews Port Erin is located at the more interesting Southern half... Port Erin is located at the more interesting Southern half of the Isle of Man, a quiet seaside village - one might call it a "one horse town". It has a petrol station, a supermarket and a couple of nice places to eat out - but for more amenities of "civilisation" one has to travel a bit... The advantages of Port Erin are in the surrounding scenery and the proximity to interesting places like the idyllic village of Cregneash where time seems to stand still or Milner's Tower on Bradda Head which is not just a nice short walk with spectacular views (Coronation Path) but also the starting point of the scenic Coastal Path up towards Peel. The island's historic capital Castletown or the pretty town Peel are only a short drive away and invite tourists with their picturesque historic town centres, colourful harbours and impressive castles (free entry for members of English, Welsh, Welsh and Irish Heritage trusts). If Port Erin is too quiet after a while, the island's vibrant capital Douglas is less than half an hours drive away - but for travellers who appreciate a bit of peace & quiet, Port Erin may be just the right choice... Andrew


Slain by Hercules, which monster lived in the swamps near the city of Lerna?

Hydra Hydra by Ron Leadbetter The Hydra which lived in the swamps near to the ancient city of Lerna in Argolis, was a terrifying monster which like the Nemean lion was the offspring of Echidna (half maiden - half serpent), and Typhon (had 100 heads), other versions think that the Hydra was the offspring of Styx and the Titan Pallas . The Hydra had the body of a serpent and many heads (the number of heads deviates from five up to one hundred there are many versions but generally nine is accepted as standard), of which one could never be harmed by any weapon, and if any of the other heads were severed another would grow in its place (in some versions two would grow). Also the stench from the Hydra's breath was enough to kill man or beast (in other versions it was a deadly venom). When it emerged from the swamp it would attack herds of cattle and local villagers, devouring them with its numerous heads. It totally terrorized the vicinity for many years. Heracles journeyed to Lake Lerna in a speedy chariot, and with him he took his nephew and charioteer Iolaus, in search of the dreaded Hydra. When they finally reached the Hydras' hiding place, Heracles told Iolaus to stay with the horses while he drew the monster from its hole with flaming arrows. This brought out the hideous beast. Heracles courageously attacked the beast, flaying at each head with his sword, (in some versions a scythe) but he soon realized that as one head was severed another grew in its place. Heracles called for help from Iolaus, telling him to bring a flaming torch, and as Heracles cut off the heads one by one from the Hydra, Iolaus cauterized the open wounds with the torch preventing them from growing again. As Heracles fought the writhing monster he was almost stifled by its obnoxious breath, but eventually, with the help of Iolaus, Heracles removed all but one of the Hydras' heads. The one remaining could not be harmed by any weapon, so, picking up his hefty club Heracles crushed it with one mighty blow, he then tore off the head with his bare hands and quickly buried it deep in the ground, placing a huge boulder on the top. After he had killed the Hydra, Heracles dipped the tips of his arrows into the Hydras' blood, which was extremely poisonous, making them deadly. Other versions say that while Heracles fought the Hydra the goddess Hera sent down a giant crab which attacked his feet). This legend comes from a marble relief dating from the 2nd century BCE found at ancient Lerna, showing Heracles attacking the Hydra, and near his feet is a huge crab. Also other legends say that a stray arrow set alight the forest, and it was the burning trunks which Heracles ripped up and used to cauterize the open wounds. Article details:


Which geological period was named after the word for chalk?

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What was the name of the first space shuttle?

NASA - The Space Shuttle Comments Since 1981, NASA space shuttles have been rocketing from the Florida coast into Earth orbit. The five orbiters — Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour — have flown more than 130 times, carrying over 350 people into space and travelling more than half a billion miles, more than enough to reach Jupiter. Designed to return to Earth and land like a giant glider, the shuttle was the world's first reusable space vehicle. More than all of that, though, the shuttle program expanded the limits of human achievement and broadened our understanding of our world. It all started with STS-1, launched on April 12, 1981, just twenty years to the day after Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space. When astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen launched that morning in Columbia, it was the first time in history a new spacecraft was launched on its maiden voyage with a crew aboard. For an entire generation, the space shuttle was NASA. We've watched a parade of firsts -- Sally Ride, Guy Bluford, Kathy Sullivan, John Glenn and others. We've seen astronauts float free, and launch and repair spacecraft like Hubble which have fundamentally changed our understanding of the universe. In this feature, we look back at the Shuttle's historic missions, the people it flew into space, and its achievements. Interactive Mission Timeline of the Space Transportation System Key The colors of the links correspond to a different orbiter. COLUMBIA


Mho | Define Mho at Dictionary.com mho noun, (used with a singular verb) 1. Electricity. the standard unit of electrical conductance in the International System of Units (SI), equal to the reciprocal of the ohm and replacing the equivalent MKS unit (mho) Abbreviation: S. 1930-35; named after Sir W. Siemens Dictionary.com Unabridged Examples from the Web for mho Expand British Dictionary definitions for mho Expand the former name for siemens Word Origin C19: formed by reversing the letters of ohm (first used by Lord Kelvin) siemens noun (pl) siemens 1. the derived SI unit of electrical conductance equal to 1 reciprocal ohm S Formerly called mho Siemens noun 1. Ernst Werner von (ɛrnst ˈvɛrnər fɔn). 1816–92, German engineer, inventor, and pioneer in telegraphy. Among his inventions are the self-excited dynamo and an electrolytic refining process 2. his brother, Sir William, original name Karl Wilhelm Siemens. 1823–83, British engineer, born in Germany, who invented the open-hearth process for making steel Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


La Peste | Albert Camus | 1st Edition Camus, Albert. La Peste FIRST EDITION, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY CAMUS; one of 2000 copies of Alfa Navarre. Inscribed on half-title: "au Reverend PÃ¨re Dubarle / avec la confiance / Albert Camus". Dubarle was a prominent critic who wrote several studies of Camus's work. “When The Plague was first published in 1947, the majority of French critics greeted it as an allegorical presentation, not only of la condition humaine in general, but also of the particular experience of the German occupation... Yet it would be an extremely limiting interpretation to see in The Plague only the description of a single historical experience. The struggle against plague and occupation are part of a wider struggle, not only against the physical evil inherent in the world, but also against the evil which men, by their blindness and indifference as well as by their cruelty, do to one another” (Philip Thody). La Peste, Camus’s second novel, is perhaps his most effective demonstration of two of the central themes of his work, namely personal morality and the “man in revolt”. Paris: Gallimard, 1947. Octavo, original wrappers; glassine; custom box. Book slightly cocked with a little bit of toning to spine; pages a little toned (as usual). An extremely well-preserved copy in original wrappers. Rare inscribed. Price: $9,700


How many years of marriage are celebrated on your Sapphire anniversary?

After how many years is the sapphire anniversary? | Reference.com After how many years is the sapphire anniversary? A: Quick Answer The 45th anniversary is the sapphire anniversary. Traditionally, sapphires are blue, but sapphires are actually found in a variety of colors and shades. According to Gem Select, natural sapphires are usually pale and light in color. Full Answer After the diamond, the sapphire is the second-hardest mineral on earth. The sapphire is a gem-quality variety of corundum, a mineral. Although corundum is not a rare mineral, the gem variety of this mineral is very rare. Most mined corundum is opaque in color and only suitable for industrial use. When a gem-quality corundum is deep red, it is classified as a ruby, rather than a red sapphire.


Who played The Prisoner on TV in the 1960s?

The Prisoner (TV Series 1967–1968) - IMDb IMDb 13 January 2017 5:53 PM, UTC NEWS There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error After resigning, a secret agent is abducted and taken to what looks like an idyllic village, but is really a bizarre prison. His warders demand information. He gives them nothing, but only tries to escape. Creator: Number 6 vows revenge and goes after a sadistic Number 2 after he drives a fellow village resident to her death. 8.8 After resigning, a secret agent finds himself trapped in a bizarre prison known only as The Village. 8.7 Number 6 wakes up to find the Village totally deserted. 8.7 a list of 27 titles created 10 Jan 2013 a list of 42 titles created 23 Jun 2014 a list of 23 titles created 24 Sep 2014 a list of 37 titles created 21 Oct 2015 a list of 29 titles created 26 Oct 2015 Search for " The Prisoner " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Title: The Prisoner (1967–1968) 8.6/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. 1 win & 1 nomination. See more awards  » Photos Two years after the original "Danger Man" series concluded, it was revamped and retconned. The series returned in a longer format. (1 hour/episode instead of 30 minutes). John Drake was now... See full summary  » Stars: Patrick McGoohan, Peter Madden, Earl Cameron John Drake is a special operative for NATO, specializing in security assignments against any subversive element which threatened world peace. The series featured exotic locales from all ... See full summary  » Stars: Patrick McGoohan, Richard Wattis, Lionel Murton The Prisoner (TV Mini-Series 2009) Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller An update to the cult favorite series from the 1960s about a government agent who is kidnapped and sent to a remote island known as "the Village". Stars: Ian McKellen, Jim Caviezel, Ruth Wilson A quirky spy show of the adventures of an eccentricly suave British agent and his predominately female partners. Stars: Patrick Macnee, Diana Rigg, Honor Blackman John Steed and his new accomplices Purdey and Gambit find themselves facing new and deadly dangers in the bizarre world of espionage. Mixing fantasy with a darker edge, the trio face ... See full summary  » Stars: Patrick Macnee, Gareth Hunt, Joanna Lumley English Lord Brett Sinclair and American Danny Wilde are both wealthy playboys, they are teamed together by Judge Fullton to investigate crimes which the police can't solve. These two men ... See full summary  » Stars: Tony Curtis, Roger Moore, Laurence Naismith Simon Templar, a wealthy adventurer known as The Saint, travels around the world in his white Volvo P1800S. Stars: Roger Moore, Ivor Dean, Leslie Crawford Series of unrelated short stories covering elements of crime, horror, drama and comedy about people of different species committing murders, suicides, thefts and other sorts of crime caused by certain motivations; perceived or not. Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Harry Tyler, John Williams The original surreal sketch comedy showcase for the Monty Python troupe. Stars: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam Ordinary people find themselves in extraordinarily astounding situations, which they each try to solve in a remarkable manner. Stars: Rod Serling, Robert McCord, Jay Overholts Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the Starship Enterprise explore the galaxy and defend the United Federation of Planets. Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley Edit Storyline "The Prisoner" is a unique piece of television. It addresses issues such as personal identity and freedom, democracy, education, scientific progress, art and technology, while still remaining an entertaining drama series. Over seventeen episodes we witness a war of attrition between the faceless forces behind 'The Village' (a Kafkaesque community somewhere between Butlins and Alcatraz) and its m