The wines Latour and Margaux are produced in which region of France?

Wine Facts Online: Kinds of Wine: Wine By Region: Europe: France: Bordeaux: Left Bank: Medoc: Margaux The Château Palmer is one of the leading Margaux estates. This photo is in the public domain. An impressive 21 out of 61 out of the Médoc's classified wines are in Margaux. Margaux has only one of the 1ers crus, but supports itself with five 2ers crus, no less than ten 3ers crus, three 4ers crus, and two 5ers crus. As a result, even the most snobbish wine aristocrats will find at least one wine to buy here, and average wine drinkers will be able to find reasonably priced wine. Commonly cited examples of great wines outside the classification include châteaux Labegorce-Zede and Siran. One of the five 1ers crus in Médoc is from Margaux. Château Margaux: This 800-year-old estate has been among the top Margaux producers since it started making wine. Thomas Jefferson, on a trip to Bordeaux, cited it as a particularly good manufacturer of wine. The quality of the wine suffered from instability in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. Then a change of ownership brought the wine's old reputation back. Although the gap between the château and its lower-rated competitors is nowhere near as large as the classification would lead one to believe, it is usually considered the top estate in its appellation. This wine is a fixture in the cellars of all serious Bordeaux collectors. Pure, silky tannins, a velvety texture, and a diversity of powerful but smooth flavors make Margaux what it is. Although the 2005 vintage is especially acclaimed, vintages such as 2004 are also highly subtle and feature layered aromas and flavors. Wines from this château generally cost $200 at the least, range up to $600 or so for good vintages, and are between $1,000 and $2,000 for the 2005. Five of the 14 2ers crus are in Margaux: Château Brane-Cantenac: This château was owned by a devoted baron who named the winery after himself (Brane) and the commune it was listed under (Cantenac.) Despite the long history, quality has been up and down, but since showing a strong revival in the 1990s and 2000s, the wine showcases noble flavors and a good compromise between elegance and complexity. Prices have charted the wine's increase in popularity, rising to consistently $70, so this château will rarely be a place to find a bargain. Château Durfort-Vivens: This winery is now owned by the same people that own Brane-Cantenac. If history repeats itself, this affordable wine is soon to increase greatly in quality...and price. Right now, the wines are obscure and are hard to find even at superstores, but are well-priced at less than $50. Château Lascombes: Just like several of the other 2ers crus in Margaux, Lascombes had a long history of great wine, was classified highly in 1855, continued to make great wine, and then suddenly turned around and ran up a bad reputation in the 1950s and 1960s, possibly due to a change of ownership. The wine improved somewhat, but it has really gotten better since being acquired by an American firm in 2001, which has modernized the château's technique and brought its reputation back up to spec. Highly structured but opulent and aromatic, the wine now showcases typical Margaux flavors. Par prices are at $70 now, but are likely to be on the rise soon. Château Rauzan-Gassies: This wine sank into obscurity after a long, colorful history. Powerful but as refined as any Margaux, the wines are not unlikely to make a comeback. Right now, prices (around $40) are hard to resist considering the prestigious appellation. For bargain hunters wanting to add a Margaux to their collection, this is a wine to look at for sure. Château Rauzan-Ségla: Much more prominent than the other Rauzan, Rauzan-Ségla has optimized its land and gained a solid critical pedigree. These wines tend towards being a little fuller than your average Margaux, but underneath strong tannins they have the same refined flavors. Overall an elegant style is the norm. The highly praised 2005 vintage costs $130, but other vintages are usually much more affordable. A majority—10—of the 14 3ers crus ar


Who provided the voice for Chef in South Park?

Jerome "Chef" McElroy | South Park Archives | Fandom powered by Wikia Boys: [one or all] "Bad." Chef: "Why bad?" Chef used the word "children" often, even for a singular child. For example, he referred to Cartman as "children" in " Cartman's Mom Is a Dirty Slut " and " Spontaneous Combustion ," Stan in " Kenny Dies ," and Butters in " The Simpsons Already Did It ". He also tended to use "fudge" as a euphemism for "fuck," particularly in early episodes. While most of the inhabitants of South Park are Caucasian, Chef was one of the very few residents in town who was African American; in fact the only other black people to consistently live in South Park are Token and his parents, who were not prominent characters until the fourth season. As a result, Chef (usually affectionately, though not always) referred to most people in town with the racial slur "crackers", often "cracker-ass", including the children. Aside from cooking, Chef was passionate about singing - he wrote the song, " Stinky Britches " which was later covered by Alanis Morissette. He was based on such 1970s African American singers as Isaac Hayes and Barry White. Often, he agreed to give the boys advice in the form of songs, but wound up singing about having sex. However, over time, like many earlier characters on the show, his role, especially as a singer, diminished, and in later seasons he did not sing much. By the time his death occurred, he had not sang any songs in 4 years or so. Despite his preoccupations with women and sex, Chef was generally one of the few level-headed adults in South Park. In addition to dispensing advice to "the children", Chef spoke out against outrageous ideas, and helped save South Park/the world in general from disasters on numerous occasions. However, Chef was not above performing nonsensical acts, such as buying a fancy TV that he couldn't even program . Chef would often explain mature themes to the boys . In earlier seasons, Chef was often approached by the children when they were unfamiliar with a sexual term or practice. This happened so often that it eventually got on Chef's nerves, leading him to say, "Goddammit, children, why do I always have to be the one to teach you these things?", but went on to explain to them whatever they wanted to know anyway. Chef’s last name suggests he could be at least partially of some Celtic descent, and indeed his parents live in Edinburgh, Scotland. In " Chef Goes Nanners ", he briefly converted to Islam and adopted the name "Abdul Mohammed Jabar Rauf Kareem Ali", but converted back to Christianity by the end of the episode. Death Chef's gruesome death. The fate of Chef was revealed in the Season 10 premiere, in which voice clips taken from previous episodes were linked together to form new dialogue to support the plot of " The Return of Chef ". In the episode, Chef was brainwashed into becoming a child molester by the Super Adventure Club , an organization which combines outdoors activities with sex tourism and bizarre religious beliefs, some of which seem akin to those held by the real-life Church of Scientology. At the end of the episode, Chef was burned, battered, impaled, shot, his face, including one eyeball, was pulled off, and his limbs were torn apart by a grizzly bear and a mountain lion, and he finally defecated as he died as a reference to the episode " Something Wall-Mart This Way Comes ". The town held a moving memorial service for him, in which Kyle gave a eulogy stating, "We shouldn't be mad at Chef for leaving us, we should be mad at that fruity little club for scrambling his brains" - a not-so-subtle jab at Scientology. Darth Chef Darth Chef, as seen in "The Return of Chef". Chef's body was secretly recovered by the Super Adventure Club, who managed to revive him as a "Darth" Chef, mimicking the ending to Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith . He was revived by the Super Adventure Club in a Darth Vader-esque suit (albeit with a helmet similar to a chef's hat) and was given a red spatula lightsaber. After that, the Super Adventure Club leader Connelly began the sce


Which Swedish DJ and record producer had a UK Number One single in 2013 with 'Wake Me Up'?

Avicii scores fastest selling single of 2013 so far with Wake Me Up 21 July 2013 Avicii scores fastest selling single of 2013 so far with Wake Me Up Tim Bergling, AKA Avicii, has scored the fastest selling single of 2013 so far with Wake Me Up, entering the Official Singles Chart at Number 1! 3370 By Dan Lane Tim Bergling, AKA Avicii, has scored the fastest selling single of 2013 so far with Wake Me Up, entering the Official Singles Chart at Number 1! Congratulations to 23-year-old Swedish DJ and producer Avicii - his latest track, Wake Me Up, has become the fastest selling single of 2013 so far, entering the Official Singles Chart at Number 1 today! According to the Official Charts Company’s sales data, Wake Me Up sold nearly 267,000 in its first week on sale, which beats the previous record set by Robin Thicke’s Blurred Lines back in May of this year by some 76,000 copies. It is also the biggest single week sale since The Justice Collective’s cover of The Hollies’ He Ain’t Heavy claimed the 2012 Christmas Number 1 with sales of over 269,000 copies. Avicii, AKA Tim Bergling, scored his first Number 1 single in the UK in February of this year with I Could Be The One with Dutch DJ Nicky Romero. He had previously enjoyed two other Top 5 hits in 2011 – Collide with Leona Lewis and Levels,which was later sampled by Flo Rida for his 2012 Number 1 hit, Good Feeling. After its fifth non-consecutive week at Number 1, Robin Thicke’s Blurred Lines FT TI and Pharrell Williams slides to Number 2, while John Newman’s Love Me Again (3), Icona Pop’s I Love It FT Charli XCX (4), and Will.I.Am’s Bang Bang (5) complete this week’s Official Singles Chart Top 5. New Entries and High Climbers Former Disney princess Selena Gomez scores her second Top 10 hit today with Come & Get It (8). The track is taken from her debut solo album, Stars Dance, which is out in the UK tomorrow (Monday, July 22). Breach, AKA Hertfordshire DJ Ben Westbeech, debuts one place behind Selena with his “sleazy” house anthem Jack (9). Meanwhile, Avril Lavigne clocks up her 13th Top 40 single with Here’s To Never Growing Up, which is new in today at Number 14, while X Factor star Lucy Spraggan scores her second with Lighthouse (26). This week’s new entries are completed by Kings Of Leon‘s  Supersoaker (32). Supersoaker is the first track to be culled from their upcoming sixth album, Mechanical Bull, and was released on Wednesday. And finally, Calvin Harris’ Thinking About You FT Ayah Marar, climbs 21 places to make its Top 40 debut at Number 28 two weeks ahead of its August 4 release date.The track is the ninth single to be taken from Calvin’s chart-topping third album 18 Months.  The Official Singles Chart Top 10 is as follows. See the Official Singles Chart Top 100 in full after 7pm here . 1


The Bislett Games held in Oslo are part of the Diamond League in which sport?

About Us - Diamond League - Oslo Diamond League Meeting history and The Bislett Alliance "The world record track" The first international athletics meeting was held at Bislett in 1924. Torshaug IF staged large events called "the Americans meetings" from 1924 to 1937. The first world record at Bislett was actually set at the first meeting. The Dutch Adriaan Paulén (1903-1985) clocked the time of 63.8 in 500m in 1924. A total of 12 official and 2 unofficial world records were set at these meetings. In 1946, the European Athletics Championships were held at Bislett. Between 1947 and 1965, a number of different organisers staged the meetings, and the meetings had a variety of names. During this period, Bislett's collection of official world records increased from 14 to 30. Today, we can proudly say that Bislett Stadium is worthy of being called “the World Record Track”. No less than 65 world records have been set at the stadium. Adding the 4 junior world records brings the total to 69. Go to the Stadium section to get a list of all the 69 world records.   THE BISLETT ALLIANCE IS FOUNDED   On several occasions, the meetings produced large financial deficits. Considerable financial means was used to attract the best athletes, and the weather wasn't always cooperative. Hoping that they by joining forces and splitting the risks could work on a much larger scale than before, the three athletics associations BUL, Vidar and Tjalve in 1965 formed the Bislett Alliance. In 1965, Tjalve staged its anniversary event, where Ron Clarke of Australia set a new world record in the 10,000m, and from 1966 onwards the Bislett Alliance has been organising the Bislett Games. In the first years, there were two meetings a year, but then just one meeting in the summer. World records were broken on a regular basis, and Bislett and the games became known all over the world. In 1999, the magazine Sports Illustrated ranked Bislett stadium as the fifth best sports venue of the 20th century.   sportsillustrated.cnn.com/centurys_best/news/1999/06/02/top_venues/   In 1993, the Bislett Alliance together with Zurich, Brussels and Berlin formed the meeting series Golden Four. In 1998, more meetings were added to the series and it changed its name to the Golden League. The very first Golden League meeting was held at Bislett on 9 July 1998 and the last one on 3 July 2009. As of the 2010 season, a new athletics World Series was set up, called the Diamond League. Bislett Alliansen played a role in forming the series together with the 14 other organisers and the international athletics federation (IAAF) and is also proud to be one of the 3 events, Zurich, Brussels and Oslo, which have been a part of all the most important series: Grand Prix, Golden Four, Golden League and IAAF Diamond League. The first IAAF Diamond League took place in Doha 14 May 2010.   ARNE HAUKVIK AND THE STRAWBERRY PARTY   Arne Haukvik became the driving force behind the Bislett Alliance meetings. As a keen member of the Bondeungdomslaget (BUL), he had taken part in the organising of athletics meeting since his return from the United States in 1955. It was also Arne Haukvik who started the tradition with the strawberry parties. Haukvik was Ron Clarke's manager and had much contact with the Australian. Clark brought his family over to Europe when he was running there, and since they had children of the same age, Haukvik invited Clark and his family into his home. There he served strawberry with cream - a traditional Norwegian summer dish. And the journalists who came to talk to Clark were of course given the same treatment. Little by little the strawberry party became an official press meeting for athletes, journalists and everyone that held positions in athletics, small and big celebrities. The party was held in Haukvik's garden at Økern in Oslo up until 2000, and from 2001 it has taken place at the Oslo City Hall. Arne Haukvik passed away in 2002 and did not got to see the great new stadium that opened 29 July in 2005. The new stadium brought new possibilities and the spectators and the athl


On which ship did Japan surrender to the USA in 1945?

BBC ON THIS DAY | 2 | 1945: Japan signs unconditional surrender Search ON THIS DAY by date   About This Site | Text Only 1945: Japan signs unconditional surrender Japanese officials have signed the act of unconditional surrender, finally bringing to an end six years of world war. In the presence of 50 Allied generals and other officials, the Japanese envoys boarded the American battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay to sign the surrender document. Within half-an-hour of the signing, a convoy of 42 US ships entered Tokyo Bay and landed 13,000 American troops. The Supreme Commander of the Allied powers, US General Douglas MacArthur, briefly addressed the dignitaries on the deck of the battleship urging them to comply with the terms of the surrender "fully, promptly and faithfully". I am safe and in good health. I am a prisoner of war in Japan and am being well treated People's War memories » He continued: "It is my earnest hope and, indeed, the hope of all mankind, that from this solemn occasion a better world shall emerge out of the blood and carnage of the past; a world founded upon faith and understanding, a world dedicated to the dignity of man and the fulfilment of his most cherished wish, for freedom, tolerance and justice." He also referred to the nuclear bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, saying they had "revised the traditional concept of war". The world had had its last chance, he said, and if it did not devise some greater and more equitable system Armageddon would be at its door. Under the terms of the ceasefire, Japan has agreed to end all hostilities, release all prisoners of war, and comply with the terms of the Potsdam declaration, which confines its sovereignty to the four main islands which make up Japan. It has also agreed to acknowledge the authority of the US supreme commander. Although Emperor Hirohito will be allowed to remain as a symbolic head of state. From today the occupying force will be rapidly increased to about 500,000. British landing forces are expected to be relieved by US Army troops within a few days. Some will return home to Britain, others may be deployed for the reoccupation of surrendered ports. The Japanese Prime Minister, Prince Higashi Kuni, broadcast an appeal to his people to obey the terms of the surrender. He said the Japanese had to face defeat squarely and "suffer even the insufferable" in seeking to comply with the Emperor's surrender proclamation. Marshal Joseph Stalin has welcomed the unconditional surrender of Japan. Under the terms of the agreement the disputed southern Sakhalin and the Kurile Islands will pass into Soviet hands. The islands have been occupied by Japan since the Russo-Japanese war of 1904.


In which English town or city would you find the Marlowe theatre?

Marlowe Theatre The Friars, Canterbury, Kent. CT1 2AS  Box Office: 01227 787787 The Marlowe Theatre is owned and managed by Canterbury City Council. The New Marlowe Theatre Project is proud to be supported by:


Who wrote the Booker prize-winning novel Moon Tiger?

Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively | Books | The Guardian Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively Week four: readers' responses Friday 21 May 2010 19.06 EDT First published on Friday 21 May 2010 19.06 EDT Share on Messenger Close While readers who come to hear an author discuss his or her book at the Guardian book club are usually fans, those who contribute to the blog on the book club website are sometimes detractors. The impatient and unimpressed are at least as likely to take to the keyboard as the enthusiastic, especially if the book in question has been garlanded with any awards. So there is something unusual about the unanimity of readers writing about Penelope Lively's Moon Tiger on the book club website. Contributors all wanted to express their admiration – but also their sense that Lively's novel has not had its critical due. Readers who tried to describe the book's pull focused on the character of its protagonist and occasional narrator, Claudia Hampson, an elderly, dying historian, recalling the fragments of her life from her hospital bed. "Claudia is . . . confused and irascible, and not particularly endearing," observed one, yet the same reader admitted she was "one of my all-time favourite literary heroines". Another, who found him- or herself drawn to the novel, added, "perhaps because I am intrigued by characters that may, at first, appear wholly unsympathetic". "But is she wholly unsympathetic?" asked another. "From the very beginning there's an impish, bloody-minded charm that is extremely alluring . . . I think a truly unsympathetic protagonist would be someone lacking the kind of charisma that Claudia has." The narrative structure made Claudia's selfishness peculiarly vivid. A reader at the book club spoke of Claudia's lack of maternal affection for her awkward daughter, Lisa, as a reason for believing in her. "I remember reading this book when it first came out and thinking – yes! Someone else is a bad mother!" Another had enough affection for her to feel disappointed that she "sells out" by allowing her historical book about Mexico to be made into an evidently vulgar and trivial film. She becomes, the author agreed, as bad as the specious Jasper, the sometime lover whom she likes to condemn for his exploitation of history in his TV programmes. (Though Claudia is punished by the novelist for her flirtation with film-celebrity culture by being in a Riviera car crash with a fading film star.) One reader, who had read Lively's memoir of her childhood in Egypt, expressed some doubt about the author's assurance that Claudia had nothing of her. She might not have her character, but did she not have some of the same memories of wartime Egypt? "I think she has quite a lot of you." Another pointed out that Claudia's frequent reflections on history sound as if they might be the author's reflections too. What about the novel's romance? Unknown to her family and friends, the most important episode of Claudia's life has been her affair with a young tank officer, killed not long after she met him. What would have happened if he had not died? Would Lively's anti-heroine have been any less selfish or "impossible"? One reader sketched out the alternative plot. "I found myself imagining a different kind of story, where he doesn't die, and they get together after the war, and it all fizzles out and he doesn't any longer have the lean, bronzed body . . . and she's much more successful than him, and he's jealous of Gordon when he finds out about Gordon." (Gordon being the adored elder brother with whom Claudia perhaps had an incestuous relationship.) What did she think of this "whole other novel"? Lively rather went along with the "scenario", recalling that Tom had murmured something to Claudia about becoming a farmer after the war and remarking: "Well, I do not see Claudia as a farmer's wife." What is most remarkable about Moon Tiger is its narrative method, scrambling chronology in imitation of its protagonist's own recollections. In response to questions, Lively explained that she had written the novel in just the order in which it


The Household Cavalry is made up of two regiments, the Life Guards and which other regiment?

Household Cavalry | Military Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit Soldiers of the Blues and Royals and Life Guards performing ceremonial duties at Windsor The Household Cavalry as a whole is split into two different units which fulfil two very distinct roles. These are both joint units, consisting of personnel from both regiments. Like other Cavalry formations, the Household Cavalry is divided into regiments ( battalion -sized units) and squadrons ( company -sized sub-units). The whole corps is under the command of the Commander Household Cavalry (formerly Lieutenant-Colonel Commanding Household Cavalry), who also holds the Royal Household appointment of Silver Stick in Waiting. He is a Colonel , and is assisted by a retired lieutenant colonel as Regimental Adjutant . The current Commander is Colonel S H Cowan RHG/D. The first unit is the Household Cavalry Regiment (HCR). It has an active operational role as a Formation Reconnaissance Regiment , serving in armoured fighting vehicles , which has seen them at the forefront of the nation's conflicts. The regiment serves as part of the Royal Armoured Corps , and forms one of five formation reconnaissance regiments in the British Army's order of battle. The HCR has four operational squadrons, three of which are traditional medium reconnaissance squadrons equipped with the combat vehicle reconnaissance (tracked) or CVR(T) range of vehicles (Scimitar, Spartan, Sultan, Samson and Samaritan) and the fourth is referred to as Command and Support Squadron and includes specialists such as Forward Air Controllers . One of HCR's squadrons is assigned to the airborne role with 16 Air Assault Brigade as of 2003. The Regiment is based at Combermere Barracks , Windsor, one mile from Windsor Castle . The men of the Household Division have sometimes been required to undertake special tasks as the Sovereign’s personal troops. The Household Cavalry were called to Windsor Castle on 20 November 1992, to assist with salvage operations following the 'Great Fire' . The second unit is the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment (HCMR), which is horsed and carries out mounted (and some dismounted) ceremonial duties on State and Royal occasions. These include the provision of a Sovereign's Escort, most commonly seen on The Queen's Birthday Parade ( Trooping the Colour ) in June each year. Other occasions include State Visits by visiting Heads of State, or whenever required by the British monarch . The regiment also mounts the guard at Horse Guards . HCMR consists of one squadron from The Life Guards and one from The Blues and Royals and a squadron called Headquarters Squadron which is responsible for all administrative matters and includes regimental headquarters (RHQ), the Riding Staff, Farriers, Tailors and Saddlers. The Regiment has been based (in various forms) at Hyde Park Barracks , Knightsbridge , since 1795. This is three-quarters of a mile from Buckingham Palace. Rank structure Edit Trooper of the Blues and Royals The rank names and insignia of non-commissioned officers in the Household Cavalry are unique in the British Army: Privates in the Household Cavalry, as in several of the regiments in the Royal Armoured Corps , are called " Troopers " Technically, Lance Corporal of Horse is an appointment rather than a rank: a new Household Cavalry corporal is automatically and immediately appointed lance corporal of horse (LCoH), and is referred to as such thereafter. The Warrant Officer ranks are the same as the rest of the army, but appointments include Regimental Quartermaster Corporal and Squadron Corporal Major (WO2) and Farrier Corporal Major and Regimental Corporal Major (WO1), again excluding the word sergeant. Formerly, sergeant was exclusively an infantry rank: no cavalry regiment had sergeants. Only the Household Cavalry now maintains this tradition, possibly because sergeant derives from the Latin serviens (meaning servant) and members of the Household Cavalry, once drawn exclusively from the gentry and aristocracy, could not abide such a title. However this origin may be apocryphal, since ser


A group of girls are befriended by Laurie, the grandson of a rich old gentleman next door, in which novel of 1868?

Little Women: Character Profiles | Novelguide Little Women: Character Profiles Average Overall Rating: 5 Total Votes: 751 Meg:the oldest of the March sisters, Meg is plump and beautiful.  She is sweet tempered and motherly, and has a penchant for pretty things.  She likes to sew, and does her best at running a household, though at times she has trouble. She battles with being poor because she wants so much to have nice things, but adores her family and later her husband.  Jo:the main heroine of the book, Jo is the second oldest sister and a tomboy.  She adores writing of any kind, and plans as a girl to make her fortune with her pen.  She is quick-tempered, but tries hard to be good and pleasing to her parents.  She takes Laurie under her wing and helps to raise him into the man he becomes.  She is often self-sacrificing, and has a strong maternal connection over her sister Beth who she adores.  She is exceptionally dependable, and when their father is away, she acts as the man of the house.  Beth:the quiet sweet-tempered angel of the family, Beth does everything she can to make the house a happy place.  She is shy, and adores playing the piano and singing.  She loves cats and dolls, and takes care of both with a fervor.  Amy:the youngest of the March sisters, Amy is at first selfish and spoiled.  Destined to be the sister who becomes a Lady, Amy concentrates on making herself better than their poverty-stricken life.  She is an artist who loves to portray beauty in all things.  As time goes on, she tempers her nature and becomes a mature loving woman, who puts away her greed for money, and acts more out of her heart.  Mrs. March (Marmee): the mother of the four March sisters, Marmee is the guide of the family.  She appears to have infinite wisdom and patience, and an exceptionally charitable nature.  She wants nothing more than her daughters' happiness, and knows how to teach them the lessons they need to achieve that happiness.  Once a gentlewoman, Marmee knows that there is more to life than riches, and lives off the love of her family and not of money.  Mr. March: A soldier for the north in the civil war, Mr. March is the family's spiritual guide.  When t he military releases him due to injury, he comes home to be a pastor.  Mr. March is very philosophical and bookish, and his family adores him.  Theodore Laurence (Laurie, Teddy): Befriended by Jo, Laurie is the grandson of the March's next door neighbor.  He is impulsive, sensitive, and quickly to temper.  He is also kind and caring towards all of the March sisters. He adores music, is a pet to Jo, and is a gentleman, though he does not look down on the March family for their poverty.  Mr. Laurence:the rich next door neighbor to the March family, Mr. Laurence becomes like a grandfather to the girls.  He is kind, and gives them gifts such as Beth's piano.  Beth becomes his special pet, and though the old man can be gruff and intimidating, the March clan and his headstrong grandson love him.  Hannah: the march's servant and helper, Hannah is their to help the family with all their needs.  She cooks, cleans, and instructs the girls with lessons in life along with Mrs. March. Aunt March: a crotchety old rich woman, Aunt March is both a blessing and a plague to the March sisters.  She leaves her things to the girls when she dies, and pays for Amy to go to Europe for a few years.  She employs Jo to keep her company, and hides her sentimental generous nature behind a hard exterior.  John Brooke:originally Laurie's tutor, Mr. Brooke falls in love and marries Meg.  John is kind and poor, but works hard.  He is exceptionally bright and patient and he has a passion for politics.  Fred Vaughn: a friend of Laurie's who comes from England to visit.  He later courts Amy when she is visiting in Europe. Frank Vaughn: Fred twin, Frank is delicate and sensitive and when he is visiting Beth spends her time talking to him and taking care of him. Kate Vaughn: Fred and Frank's older sister who looks down upon Meg who makes Mr. Brooke stand up for her.  Grace Vaughn: girl Amy's age, who Amy


Who was the son born to Abram (as he was then known) and Hagar in the Old Testament?

Ishmael - First Son of Abraham, Father of Arab Nations By Jack Zavada Updated November 18, 2015. Ishmael was a child of favor, then, like many of us, his life took an unexpected turn. When Sarah , the wife of Abraham , found herself barren, she encouraged her husband to sleep with her maid servant, Hagar, to produce an heir. This was a pagan custom of the tribes around them, but it was not God's way. Abraham was 86 years old when Ishmael was born of that union. Ishmael means "God hears," because God heard Hagar's prayers. But 13 years later, Sarah did give birth, through a miracle of God, to Isaac . Suddenly, through no fault of his own, Ishmael was no longer the heir. During the time Sarah had been barren, Hagar flaunted her child. When Isaac was weaned, Ishmael mocked his half-brother. Angered, Sarah told Abraham to cast the two out. God, however, did not abandon Hagar and her child. They were stranded in the desert of Beersheba, dying from thirst. An angel of the Lord came to Hagar, showed her a well, and they were saved. Hagar later found an Egyptian wife for Ishmael and he fathered 12 sons, just as Isaac's son Jacob would. Two generations later, God used the descendants of Ishmael to save the Jewish nation. Isaac's grandsons sold their brother Joseph into slavery to Ishmaelite traders. They took Joseph to Egypt and sold him again. Joseph eventually rose to become second in command of the entire country and saved his father and brothers during a great famine. Ishmael's Accomplishments: Ishmael grew to become a skilled hunter and archer. He fathered the nomadic Arab nations. Ishmael lived to 137 years old. Ishmael's Strengths: Ishmael did his part to help fulfill God's promise to prosper him. He realized the importance of family and had 12 sons. Their warrior tribes eventually inhabited most of the countries in the Middle East. Life Lessons: Our circumstances in life can change quickly, and sometimes for the worse. That is when we should draw near to God and seek his wisdom and strength . We may be tempted to become bitter when bad things happen, but that never helps. Only by following direction from God can we get through those valley experiences. Hometown: Mamre, near Hebron, in Canaan. Referenced in the Bible: Genesis 16, 17, 21, 25; 1 Chronicles 1; Romans 9:7-9; Galatians 4:21-31. Occupation:


Which king married Elizabeth of York, the daughter of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville?

Elizabeth Woodville: Edward IV's Controversial Queen By Jone Johnson Lewis Updated December 22, 2016. Known for: role in the Wars of the Roses and in the succession between the Plantagenets and Tudors; character in Shakespeare's Richard III (Queen Elizabeth); title character in 2013 television series The White Queen Occupation: Queen Consort to Edward IV Dates: about 1437 - June 7 or 8, 1492 Also known as: Lady Grey, Elizabeth Grey, Elizabeth Wydevill For a list of her children and other family members, see below the biography. Elizabeth Woodville (about 1437 - June 7 or 8, 1492) Most sources stress that Elizabeth Woodville, who married a king, was herself a commoner or minor noble, but it is worth noting that her mother, Jacquetta of Luxembourg , was the daughter of a Count and a descendant of Simon de Montfort and his wife, Eleanor, daughter of England's King John . Jacquetta was the wealthy and childless widow of the Duke of Bedford, brother of Henry V , when she married Sir Richard Woodville. Her sister-in-law Catherine of Valois also married a man of lower station after she was widowed. continue reading below our video 10 Facts About the Titanic That You Don't Know Two generations later, Catherine's grandson Henry Tudor married Jacquetta's granddaughter, Elizabeth of York . Elizabeth Woodville was the eldest of the children of Richard Woodville and Jacquetta, of whom there were at least ten. Maid of honor to Margaret of Anjou , Elizabeth married Sir John Grey in 1452. Grey was killed at St. Albans in 1461, fighting for the Lancastrian side in the Wars of the Roses. Elizabeth petitioned Lord Hastings, Edward's uncle, in a controversy over land with her mother-in-law. She arranged a marriage between one of her sons and one of Hasting's daughters. How Elizabeth met Edward is not known for certain, though an early legend has her petitioning him by waiting with her sons beneath an oak tree. Another story circulated that she was a sorceress who bewitched him. She may have simply known him from court. Legend has her giving Edward, a known womanizer, an ultimatum that they had to be married or she would not submit to his advances. On May 1, 1464, Elizabeth and Edward married secretly. Edward's mother, Cecily Neville , Duchess of York, and Cecily's nephew, the Earl of Warwick who had been an ally of Edward IV in winning the crown, were arranging a marriage for Edward with the French king. When Warwick found out about Edward's marriage to Elizabeth Woodville, Warwick turned against Edward and helped restore Henry VI briefly to power. Warwick was killed in battle, Henry and his son killed, and Edward returned to power. Elizabeth Woodville was crowned Queen in Westminster Abbey on May 26, 1465. Both her parents were present for the ceremony. Elizabeth and Edward had two sons and five daughters who survived infancy. Elizabeth also had two sons by her first husband. One was an ancestor of the ill-fated Lady Jane Grey . Her extensive and, by all accounts, ambitious family was favored heavily after Edward took the throne. Her eldest son from her first marriage, Thomas Grey, was created Marquis Dorset in 1475. Elizabeth promoted the fortunes and advancement of her relatives, even at the cost of her popularity with the nobles. In one of the most scandalous incidents, Elizabeth may have been behind the marriage of her brother, 19 years old, to the widowed  Katherine Neville , the wealthy Duchess of Norfolk, 80 years old. But the "grasping" reputation was enhanced—or created—first by Warwick in 1469 and later Richard III, who each had his own reasons for wanting Elizabeth's and her family's reputation to be diminished. Among her other activities, Elizabeth continued her predecessor's support of Queen's College. When Edward IV died suddenly on April 9 , 1483, Elizabeth's fortunes changed suddenly. Her husband's brother, Richard of Gloucester, was appointed Lord Protector, since Edward's eldest son, Edward V, was a minor. Richard moved quickly to seize power, claiming—apparently with support of his mother, Cecily Neville  —that the child


Which element has atomic number 71 and symbol Lu?

Chemical Elements.com - Lutetium (Lu) Bentor, Yinon. Chemical Element.com - Lutetium. <http://www.chemicalelements.com/elements/lu.html>. For more information about citing online sources, please visit the MLA's Website . This page was created by Yinon Bentor. Use of this web site is restricted by this site's license  agreement . Copyright © 1996-2012 Yinon Bentor. All Rights Reserved.


Who was voted the first BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 1954?

BBC Sport - Sports Personality of the Year - Sports Personality facts and figures Sports Personality facts and figures Elton John presented the 1984 award to Torvill and Dean Sports Personality of the Year Venue: Birmingham LG Arena Date: Sunday, 19 December Time: 1900 GMT Coverage: Live on BBC One, BBC Radio 5 Live & BBC Sport website. BBC Sports Personality of the Year celebrates its 57th anniversary this year and remains one of the most important fixtures on the sporting calendar. The end-of-the-year television spectacle began in 1954, when it attracted a television audience of 12m, who watched athlete Chris Chataway pick up the main award in recognition of setting the 5,000m world record. Chataway fought off tough competition, beating Roger Bannister to the award, despite Bannister becoming the first man to run a mile in under four minutes that same year - where Chataway was his pacemaker. Votes were cast by postcard back in 1954, with 14,517 votes arriving at BBC HQ. Since Chataway was honoured, there have been 54 sportsmen and sportswomen who have won the coveted title of BBC Sports Personality of the Year, while many others have been recipients of the other BBC Spoty awards. BBC Sport has delved through the archives to look back on the history of Sports Personality of the Year. SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR • BBC's Sports Personality of the Year was created in 1954 by Sir Paul Fox, then editor of the magazine show Sportsview, and was presented by Peter Dimmock. • Dimmock was the first of 11 presenters. Frank Bough, Harry Carpenter, Des Lynam, Steve Rider, Sue Barker, Gary Lineker, Clare Balding, John Inverdale, Adrian Chiles and Jake Humphery have all played their part since. Bough was the longest running presenter, notching up a record 19 shows between 1964 and 1982. • The first show was called Sportsview, before it was re-titled as Sports Review of the Year and then became, as we know it today, Sports Personality of the Year, in 1999. • The event had been hosted at various venues around London before the decision was taken to move the show outside the capital four years ago and give the public the chance to attend the staging. The Birmingham NEC was its first port of call in 2006 and 2007 before the event moved on to Liverpool's Echo Arena in 2008 and the Sheffield Arena in 2009. Birmingham will host the show for a third time in 2010 when the LG Arena hosts the show. • Other venues to have hosted the ceremony include the Savoy Hotel, Grosvenor House Hotel, Television Theatre, Shepherd's Bush Empire, New London Theatre, Queen Elizabeth II Centre and BBC Television Centre. THE MAIN AWARD - IN NUMBERS • Swimmer Ian Black became the youngest winner of the award in 1958, at the age of 17, and golfer Dai Rees is the oldest winner, having picked up the accolade at the age of 44 in 1957. • Kelly Holmes win in 2004 was the 17th time a track and field athlete had received the accolade - the most of any sport. This is followed by motor racing, which has produced six winners. Boxing and football have both provided five winners, with four winners from the world of Cricket. Perhaps surprisingly there has only been one winner from Rugby Union - Jonny Wilkinson in 2003. • Only three people have won the award twice: Henry Cooper (1967 and 1970), Nigel Mansell (1986 and 1992) and Damon Hill (1994 and 1996). • In 1960, the first Overseas Personality of the Year award was picked up by Australian athlete Herb Elliott. The same year, the inaugural Team of the Year prize was presented to the Cooper Formula One Racing team. • Swimmer Anita Lonsbrough was the first female to win Personality of the Year in 1962, with Dorothy Hyman (1963) and Mary Rand (1964) making it a hat-trick of female winners. FACTS AND STATS ON SPOTY'S OTHER AWARDS • Skating duo Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean won Team of the Year twice (1982 & 1983) and Sports Personality of the Year once, in their golden year of 1984. Bobby Moore, Nick Faldo, showjumper David Broome, Steve Redgrave, David Beckham, Jonny Wilkinson, Andrew Flintoff and Ryan Giggs are the only o


Who was British Prime Minister between 1924 and 1929?

BBC - History - Neville Chamberlain z Neville Chamberlain    © Chamberlain was British prime minister between 1937 and 1940, and is closely associated with the policy of appeasement towards Nazi Germany. Arthur Neville Chamberlain was born on 18 March 1869 in Birmingham into a political family. His father, Joseph, was an influential politician of the late 19th century and Neville's older half-brother Austen held many Conservative cabinet positions in the early 20th century and won the Nobel Peace Prize. Chamberlain was educated in Birmingham. After a successful career in business, in 1915 he was appointed lord mayor of Birmingham. In 1916, Lloyd George appointed him director-general of the department of national service, but disagreements between them led Chamberlain to resign. In 1918, Chamberlain was elected Conservative member of parliament for Ladywood in Birmingham and was rapidly promoted. He served as both chancellor of the exchequer (1923 - 1924) and minister of health (1923, 1924 -1929, 1931). In 1937, he succeeded Stanley Baldwin as prime minister. Like many in Britain who had lived through World War One, Chamberlain was determined to avert another war. His policy of appeasement towards Adolf Hitler culminated in the Munich Agreement in which Britain and France accepted that the Czech region of the Sudetenland should be ceded to Germany. Chamberlain left Munich believing that by appeasing Hitler he had assured 'peace for our time'. However, in March 1939 Hitler annexed the rest of the Czech lands of Bohemia and Moravia, with Slovakia becoming a puppet state of Germany. Five months later in September 1939 Hitler's forces invaded Poland. Chamberlain responded with a British declaration of war on Germany. In May 1940, after the disastrous Norwegian campaign, Chamberlain resigned and Winston Churchill became prime minister. Chamberlain served in Churchill's cabinet as lord president of the council. He died a few weeks after he left office, on 9 November 1940.


As which character did Peter Kay sing Once Upon a Christmas Song?

Geraldine McQueen - Once Upon a Christmas Song Lyrics Geraldine McQueen Geraldine McQueen Once Upon a Christmas Song Once Upon a Christmas Song is the second single by fictional character Geraldine McQueen from Britain's Got the Pop Factor.... Peter Kay plays Geraldine with a a magic that few comedians have. Although in reality it would be classed as terrible, you can't help but sing along and catch the tune in your head for days The song has been co-written by Gary Barlow from Take That and Kay and will be released on December 15, 2008. You can listen this catchy song, over and over, and over again here, this is the brand new official video. Geraldine McQueen - Once Upon a Christmas Song Lyrics (Have you been a good little boy?) (Have you been a good little girl?) Once upon a Christmas song, Everybody sang along, You'd see the joy on every face, And the world it seemed a happier place, These songs bought us together (together) Good time memories forever (forever), Now I know what they mean, And what they?ve given to me, I?d have never believed, Because we'd be singing them, Over and over, and over again, Every December they get in our heads, Turn em? up, play em loud, Every Christmas should be the same, Singing them over and over, and over and over again. They say they?re good for the soul (Good for the soul), But someone tell me I don?t know, Why no one seems to write them no more (Write them no more), So the only way to settle the score, Is to all make way for a new one, That keeps the heart of the old one, With a little bit of festive cheer, And you?ll know when Christmas is near, When this record appears, once a year, You?ll be singing this over and over, and over again, Every December you?ll hear it and say, Turn it up, play it loud, Every Christmas should be the same, Singing it over and over, and over and over again, It?s getting in your head (It?s getting in your head), It?s getting in your head (It?s getting in your head), And if your not singing it all night, You?d be telling a lie, You?ll be singing this over and over, and over again, Every December you?ll hear it and say, Turn it up, play it loud, Every Christmas should be the same, Singing it over and over, forever and ever again, Over and over, and over again, (Repeat 7 times) Released Europe December 15, 2008 Recorded 2008 Writers Gary Barlow and Peter Kay Submitted by


Which cartoon character made his screen debut in 1940 in the animated short film A Wild Hare'?

Film History Milestones - 1940 Event and Significance 1940 Disney released its animated feature film     masterpiece Pinocchio (1940) - one of the best examples    of the studio's animation talent. This was Disney's second feature-length    animated film, following after Snow    White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) . It. won two Oscars, one for    Best Score and one for Best Song ("When You Wish Upon a Star"). 1940 Disney's groundbreaking Fantasia       (1940) , an outgrowth of the "Silly Symphony" series,       was comprised of classical music pieces and matching animation. It       introduced a "Fantasound" 'stereo-like',       multi-channel soundtrack (an optical 'surround-sound' soundtrack       printed on a separate 35mm reel from the actual video portion of       the film). It cost about four times more than an average live-action       picture. The film received a special certificate at the 1941 Academy       Awards for its revolutionary Fantasound (early stereo). 1940 The first of the seven    Bob Hope-Bing Crosby/Dorothy Lamour "Road" films (spanning 1940-1962) was released: Paramount's Road to Singapore (1940). The original pairing was to be with Jack Oakey and Fred MacMurray, in a film called Road to Mandalay. 1940 "King of the Cowboys" Tom Mix, the first major western film star, died at the age of 60, in a freakish car accident in Arizona. Traveling at a high speed, he suddenly braked to avoid a construction zone and his car rolled over - he was instantly killed by a large aluminum suitcase (placed behind him) that struck him in the head. 1940 In the sixth (and final) film in the Mr. Wong series from     Monogram Pictures, Phantom of Chinatown (1940), Chinese-American actor Keye Luke     took the role of the title character. This marked the first time     an American film featured an Asian character as a lead Asian detective.     In the previous five films in the series, Boris Karloff played the title     character. 1940 Vaudeville and radio stars Abbott and Costello made their big-screen film debut in One Night in the Tropics (1940). However, the two comics were not the major stars of the film, but just minor contract players (they reprised some of their famous stage acts, including a rudimentary "Who's on First"). Their overwhelming popularity as a result of the film led to their own feature film with top billing in the following year - Buck Privates (1941). 1940 The musical Down Argentine Way (1940) featured the first starring role    for Betty Grable. It also featured Don Ameche and Carmen   Miranda in her US film debut. 1940 The first agents began to assemble creative    talent and stories in exchange for a percentage of the film's profits. 1940 Universal's 13-episode serial The Green Hornet (1940) starred    Gordon Jones as the crusading, masked crime-fighting super-hero    and billionaire vigilante (Britt Reid, aka Green Hornet, a modern-day 'Robin    Hood') accompanied by his martial arts sidekick Kato. 1940 Alfred Hitchcock's first American film, Rebecca (1940) ,    won Best Picture at the awards ceremony in 1941. It competed against another    Hitchcock film, his second American film - Foreign Correspondent . 1940 After the conclusion of the filming of Foreign Correspondent (1940) in late May 1940, and before the film's release, Hitchcock learned of the anticipated bombing of London (the Luftwaffe's blitzkrieg), so a new final scene was written (by Ben Hecht) and reshot. It was the propagandistic scene in a London radio station where Joel McCrea appealed to the US: "Hello, America! Hang on to your lights. They're   the only lights left in the world." 1940 John Ford directed The Grapes of Wrath (1940) , his most famous black   and white epic drama - the classic adaptation of John Steinbeck's 1940 Pulitzer   Prize-winning, widely-read 1939 novel. This film was the most popular left-leaning, socialistic-themed   film of pre-World War II Hollywood. 1940 Actor/director/producer/w


In which castle was Mary Queen of Scots beheaded in 1587?

Mary Queen of Scots beheaded - Feb 08, 1587 - HISTORY.com Mary Queen of Scots beheaded Share this: Mary Queen of Scots beheaded Author Mary Queen of Scots beheaded URL Publisher A+E Networks After 19 years of imprisonment, Mary Queen of Scots is beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in England for her complicity in a plot to murder Queen Elizabeth I. In 1542, while just six days old, Mary ascended to the Scottish throne upon the death of her father, King James V. Her mother sent her to be raised in the French court, and in 1558 she married the French dauphin, who became King Francis II of France in 1559 but died the following year. After Francis’ death, Mary returned to Scotland to assume her designated role as the country’s monarch. In 1565, she married her English cousin Lord Darnley in order to reinforce her claim of succession to the English throne after Elizabeth’s death. In 1567, Darnley was mysteriously killed in an explosion at Kirk o’ Field, and Mary’s lover, the Earl of Bothwell, was the key suspect. Although Bothwell was acquitted of the charge, his marriage to Mary in the same year enraged the nobility. Mary brought an army against the nobles, but was defeated and imprisoned at Lochleven, Scotland, and forced to abdicate in favor of her son by Darnley, James. In 1568, Mary escaped from captivity and raised a substantial army but was defeated and fled to England. Queen Elizabeth initially welcomed Mary but was soon forced to put her friend under house arrest after Mary became the focus of various English Catholic and Spanish plots to overthrow Elizabeth. Nineteen years later, in 1586, a major plot to murder Elizabeth was reported, and Mary was brought to trial. She was convicted for complicity and sentenced to death. On February 8, 1587, Mary Queen of Scots was beheaded for treason. Her son, King James VI of Scotland, calmly accepted his mother’s execution, and upon Queen Elizabeth’s death in 1603 he became king of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Related Videos


In which American city are the headquarters of Amazon.com located?

Amazon in the Regrade | NBBJ Amazon in the Regrade Three high-rise office towers, two mid-rise office buildings, one multipurpose meeting center Sustainability Share Amazon in the Regrade NBBJ is working with Amazon, the world’s largest online retailer, to revitalize Seattle’s Denny Regrade neighborhood with new corporate office space, ground-level retail and public amenities. 1 of 11 Amazon in the Regrade When completed, the project will encompass three city blocks and include three high-rise office towers, a mid-rise office building, a multi-purpose meeting center and, most notably, the landmark spheres. 2 of 11 Amazon in the Regrade A dog park on the 17th floor of Doppler, the first completed tower, gives both dogs — which are welcomed into the workplace culture — and their human owners fresh air and open views across the city. 3 of 11 Amazon in the Regrade Public art, plazas and a two-way cycle track on 7th Avenue — with a dedicated entrance for bicycle commuters — are just a few of the streetscape improvements furnished by the project. 4 of 11 Amazon in the Regrade The rapidly filling-in headquarters — Block 19 and the spheres are under construction nearby — builds a neighborhood by emphasizing ground-level public amenities and diversity in building character. 5 of 11 Amazon in the Regrade NBBJ also designed the Center of Energy on three of the lower floors of Doppler, which contains employee amenities such as food venues, meeting areas, labs and alternative workspaces. 6 of 11 Amazon in the Regrade Because choice is increasingly important in the workplace, spaces throughout the Center of Energy are designed to accommodate multiple functions, from dining to team meetings to heads-down work. 7 of 11 Amazon in the Regrade Research has shown that, when stairs are visible and well-designed, as in the Center of Energy, employees are more likely to make the healthy choice of walking instead of taking the elevator. 8 of 11 Amazon in the Regrade The Center of Energy also connects to the top floor of a multi-purpose meeting center, where an employee dining area employs conveyor rollers, like those used in Amazon distribution centers, as room dividers. 9 of 11 Amazon in the Regrade The five-story, arena-style multi-purpose meeting center, which provides seating for 1,600, enlivens the street with ground-level retail and restaurants. 10 of 11 Amazon in the Regrade Subsequent phases will include the spheres currently rising along Lenora Street, along with a second high-rise (at right). 11 of 11


"'Mrs Dalloway' and ""To the Lighthouse' are among the works of which writer?"

SparkNotes: To the Lighthouse: Context To the Lighthouse Table of Contents Plot Overview Virginia Woolf was born on January 25, 1882, a descendant of one of Victorian England’s most prestigious literary families. Her father, Sir Leslie Stephen, was the editor of the Dictionary of National Biography and was married to the daughter of the writer William Thackeray. Woolf grew up among the most important and influential British intellectuals of her time, and received free rein to explore her father’s library. Her personal connections and abundant talent soon opened doors for her. Woolf wrote that she found herself in “a position where it was easier on the whole to be eminent than obscure.” Almost from the beginning, her life was a precarious balance of extraordinary success and mental instability. As a young woman, Woolf wrote for the prestigious Times Literary Supplement, and as an adult she quickly found herself at the center of England’s most important literary community. Known as the “Bloomsbury Group” after the section of London in which its members lived, this group of writers, artists, and philosophers emphasized nonconformity, aesthetic pleasure, and intellectual freedom, and included such luminaries as the painter Lytton Strachey, the novelist E. M. Forster, the composer Benjamin Britten, and the economist John Maynard Keynes. Working among such an inspirational group of peers and possessing an incredible talent in her own right, Woolf published her most famous novels by the mid-1920s, including The Voyage Out, Mrs. Dalloway, Orlando, and To the Lighthouse. With these works she reached the pinnacle of her profession. Woolf’s life was equally dominated by mental illness. Her parents died when she was young—her mother in 1895 and her father in 1904—and she was prone to intense, terrible headaches and emotional breakdowns. After her father’s death, she attempted suicide, throwing herself out a window. Though she married Leonard Woolf in 1912 and loved him deeply, she was not entirely satisfied romantically or sexually. For years she sustained an intimate relationship with the novelist Vita Sackville-West. Late in life, Woolf became terrified by the idea that another nervous breakdown was close at hand, one from which she would not recover. On March 28, 1941, she wrote her husband a note stating that she did not wish to spoil his life by going mad. She then drowned herself in the River Ouse. Woolf’s writing bears the mark of her literary pedigree as well as her struggle to find meaning in her own unsteady existence. Written in a poised, understated, and elegant style, her work examines the structures of human life, from the nature of relationships to the experience of time. Yet her writing also addresses issues relevant to her era and literary circle. Throughout her work she celebrates and analyzes the Bloomsbury values of aestheticism, feminism, and independence. Moreover, her stream-of-consciousness style was influenced by, and responded to, the work of the French thinker Henri Bergson and the novelists Marcel Proust and James Joyce. This style allows the subjective mental processes of Woolf’s characters to determine the objective content of her narrative. In To the Lighthouse (1927), one of her most experimental works, the passage of time, for example, is modulated by the consciousness of the characters rather than by the clock. The events of a single afternoon constitute over half the book, while the events of the following ten years are compressed into a few dozen pages. Many readers of To the Lighthouse, especially those who are not versed in the traditions of modernist fiction, find the novel strange and difficult. Its language is dense and the structure amorphous. Compared with the plot-driven Victorian novels that came before it, To the Lighthouse seems to have little in the way of action. Indeed, almost all of the events take place in the characters’ minds. Although To the Lighthouse is a radical departure from the nineteenth-century novel, it is, like its more traditional counterparts, intimately interested i


Which London theatre, that famously 'never closed', did finally close in 1964 before subsequently reopening as a cinema and a strip club?

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Predominantly which grape is used in the manufacture of sherry?

Sherry production process | SherryNotes Published on December 4th, 2013 | by Ruben 2 Sherry production process I know a lot of people out there are still struggling with the different types of sherry. Why is a Fino different from an Amontillado or a Pedro Ximénez , or what makes a Pale Cream different from a regular  Cream ? To get a detailed insight, we would need to explain how each type is made and how the production process differs from other types. We’ll get into this further, but I’ve already tried to sum it up in a little diagram. Note that there are seven columns and each column shows the flow of one specific type of sherry:   Now let’s explain the separate steps of the sherry production process:   Grapes, harvesting and pressing Basically it starts with the grape variety. All dry sorts of sherry wines are produced from the Palomino grape (also referred to as Listán). It thrives well on the typical albariza soils of the Jerez area. These grapes are harvested fresh and they are pressed almost immediately. Usually this is done in different stages, each with a different pressure and different specifications of the resulting mosto or must. The first pressing (primera yema) produces the best grape juice, the last is only suited for distilling into brandy. For naturally sweet wines, two other varieties are used: Pedro Ximénez and Moscatel. These are left outside in the Andalusian sun for several hours to several days until the grapes lose some of their moisture and have a higher relative sweetness. The grapes will resemble raisins when they are crushed – higher pressure is needed.   Fermentation After filtering the musts, correcting the pH and treatment with sulphur dioxide to prevent bacterial contamination, the grape juices will start to ferment naturally. In the old days this was done in wooden barrels ( Valdespino still produces its wines that way) but nowadays most bodegas use huge stainless steel tanks that are heated to 23-25°C. Usually a small amount of already fermenting must (pie de cuba) will be added to speed up the initial process. After that, two phases of fermentation (tumultuous and slow fermentation) take place. Musts of Palomino grapes will keep fermenting until nearly all of the available sugars are processed into alcohol – this will lead to a “base wine” ready around the end of Autumn. On the other hand the fermentation of the PX and Moscatel musts will be cut off early in the process by bringing it to 10% alcohol, in order to retain a lot of the sugars. The wine is left to settle during the winter months and it is then fortified to its final strength. At the end of the fermentation process, a layer of flor will naturally occur on these base wines, due to the specific climate conditions of the Jerez area.   Fortification and classification After fermentation the lees will be filtered off and the musts will be classified. The finest, most delicate examples will be fortified to 15 – 15,4% vol. alcohol by adding neutral grape spirit (produced in the La Mancha region, from Airén grapes). The delicate musts are intended for biological ageing, i.e. ageing under a layer of flor, without contact to oxygen. It is called biological because it is the natural way. The slightly courser base wines, which show a less elegancy at this stage, will be fortified to 17 – 18% vol. alcohol. This kills any existing flor and will make sure it doesn’t come back. From that moment, the wine will mature in an oxidative way, with contact to the surrounding air. The result will be an Oloroso. Naturally sweet wines will always be fortified to a higher degree as flor is not wanted in this type of sherry.   Ageing in a solera After the first fortification and a short maturation, the base wines or sobretablas will be classified again. The different categories will then enter a solera, an array of barrels that are arranged in a certain hierarchical way, with the younger wines partially replacing the older wines that are taking out. This is explained in our article about the solera system . Biological ageing will result in a Fino or M


'Bye Bye Love' was which duo's first top ten single in the UK in 1957?

Best Duo: The Everly Brothers Best Duo: The Everly Brothers Pin It By Gillian G. Gaar In the spring of 1957, the irresistible harmonizing of the Everly Brothers broke through in a big way, when “Bye Bye Love” soared to #2 on the pop charts, topped the country charts, and even managed to reach #5 on the R&B charts. It was the first of 15 Top 10 hits Don and Phil Everly would enjoy over the next five years, including the #1 singles “Wake Up Little Susie,” “All I Have To Do Is Dream,” “Bird Dog,” and “Cathy’s Clown.” They still hold the record for the most Top 100 singles by a duo (35). In 1986, they deservedly became among the first inductees into The Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame. THE EVERLY BROTHERS (Phil and Don Everly) sing some of their hits at 1997’s 10th annual Everly Brothers Homecoming concert in Central City, Ky. AP Photo/Messenger-Inquirer, Suzanne Feliciano While much has been said about the influence of rhythm & blues in rock ‘n’ roll, country & western is an equally important element in the equation. Don and Phil Everly, who came from country music, took that influence and melded it with pop and a bit of rock ‘n’ roll swagger, while adding the kind of harmonies for which the word “mellifluous” was created. It was a sound quickly picked up by groups that followed, from the Beach Boys and the Beatles to the Bee Gees and Simon & Garfunkel. Isaac Donald Everly and Phillip Everly, born in 1937 and 1939, respectively, were raised in a musical family and began singing as children. Their father, Ike, worked in radio, and, with his wife Margaret and two sons, headed up The Everly Family Show. The Family Show performed at venues around the Midwest and South as well as on the radio, and by the time the brothers were teens they were showbiz veterans. As the brothers grew older, they decided to split off from the family and form a duo. They relocated to Nashville, where a friend of their father’s, guitarist Chet Atkins, helped them secure a deal with Columbia, also producing their sole session for the label in November 1955. Four songs were recorded, with “Keep A’ Lovin’ Me” b/w “The Sun Keeps Shining” chosen for release. But the single failed to chart, and the brothers were dropped. In 1956, they secured a songwriting deal with music publishers Acuff-Rose, after meeting Wesley Rose, Don having a minor hit when Kitty Wells recorded his song “Thou Shalt Not Steal.” Rose also introduced them to Archie Bleyer, who was then looking for acts for his new label, Cadence Records. The Everlys were promptly signed. Though the brothers were eager to promote their own work, the key song at their first Cadence session in early 1957 (with Atkins again producing) was by the husband and wife team of Boudleaux and Felice Bryant. The couple had tried to place “Bye Bye Love” with other artists, but only the Everlys grasped what could be done with it, matching the song’s country feel with a Bo Diddley-esque beat that made it jump and swing. More hits followed in the wake of “Bye Bye Love” in addition to their #1’s, the next few years saw the release of such classics as “(‘Til) I Kissed You,” “Let It Be Me,” and “When Will I Be Loved.” The parallel third harmonies of the duo (with each line being an equally strong melody line, as opposed to a melody line with a harmony line that highlights or complements the melody) became their trademark sound. After a royalty dispute, the Everlys signed with Warner Bros. Records in 1960, and enjoyed their biggest hit with “Cathy’s Clown” (written by Don), which sold eight million copies. It was the high water mark of their career, and their last #1. Though there were further hits like “Walk Right Back” and “Crying In The Rain,” there were also setbacks, when a dispute with their publisher denied them access to Acuff-Rose songs. A six month stint in the Marines also curtailed their career momentum. Their last Top 10 hit was “That’s Old Fashioned” in 1962; their last Top 40 hit came in 1967 with “Bowling Green.” The duo also grappled with personal difficulties culminating in a dramatic break up when Phil smashed


Who successfully piloted the spacecraft Vostok Six in 1963?

How Valentina Tereshkova's 1963 Vostok-6 Flight Worked (Infographic) How Valentina Tereshkova's 1963 Vostok-6 Flight Worked (Infographic) By Karl Tate, SPACE.com Infographics Artist | June 14, 2013 09:35am ET MORE Tereshkova became the first woman to fly in space on June 16, 1963. Credit: Karl Tate, SPACE.com Infographics Artist On June 16, 1963, at the age of 26, Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to fly in space. Before becoming a cosmonaut, Tereshkova was a textile factory worker and avid  skydiver. Her three-day mission was the 12th human spaceflight in history, following several Russian Vostok and American Mercury flights.  Strapped to her ejection seat, Tereshkova rode inside the 7.5-foot-wide (2.3 meters) pressurized cabin of Vostok-6. She was carried into orbit by an R-7 booster rocket. R-7, the world’s first intercontinental ballistic missile, was originally developed in the 1950s to carry nuclear bombs halfway around the world. A modified version launched Sputnik-1 into orbit in 1957. Tereshkova’s SK-2 space suit was similar to the SK-1 worn by Yuri Gagarin , but modified for a female. Unlike suits for space walking, the SK suits were only meant to be pressurized in an emergency, when cabin pressure was lost. Vostoks 5 and 6 were originally intended to be a dual mission piloted by women. Ultimately, the mission was carried out by a man and a woman. The two spacecraft approached to 3 miles (5 kilometers) of each other but drifted apart as they orbited. After 48 orbits, Tereshkova used manual controls to hold Vostok steady while firing the rocket engine to drop out of orbit. After re-entry through the Earth’s atmosphere, she ejected from the falling spacecraft and descended using her own parachute.


Which store did Barbara Hulanicki open in Kensington in 1964?

Biba | Explore 20th Century London Date Trading Ceased: 1975 The fashion label Biba started as a small boutique in South Kensington, and gradually expanded to become an entire department store. Fashion designer Barbara Hulanicki, with her husband Stephen Fitz-Simon, founded Biba by selling her designs via mail order. They opened their first shop in Abingdon Road, Kensington in 1964. Its popularity increased, and the boutique moved to larger premises in Kensington High Street in 1969, and again in 1971. Hulanicki drew much of her inspiration from retro styles such as Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Victoriana and the glamour of Hollywood. This nostalgic look was a bold contrast to the existing crisp, modern designs of the time. Biba outfits, with their narrow upper arms and slim-fitting designs, suited slender frames. In 1973, with the financial support of Dorothy Perkins and the Fraser group, Biba moved into the empty Derry & Toms department store also on Kensington High Street. The Biba flagship store sold everything from specially packaged baked beans to satin sheets. Biba had become a lifestyle choice, and shoppers could not only purchase a fully co-coordinated outfit, but also cosmetics, soft furnishings, household products such as washing powder, and food. All goods were presented in the distinctive black and gold Biba packaging. The department store had opulent dcor, which featured black glass counters and parlour palms. Shoppers could also be entertained, drinking cocktails in the Roof Garden, where flamingos also lived, or in the Rainbow Room, where live musical performances took place. Despite famous customers such as Brigitte Bardot, Princess Anne, Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithfull, the store was never the exclusive preserve of the rich and famous. Prices were kept deliberately low, and everyone was encouraged to soak up the glamour of an unforgettable shopping experience. Hulanicki's determination to pursue her vision set her at odds with her backers. In 1975, the shop closed down. The story of Biba and Barbara Hulanicki is typical of the 1960s designer retailers. At this time, there was a strong desire by designers to create a new kind of shop, and they refused to moderate their designs for the mass-market. This was combined with contempt for conventional retailing and business knowledge, making London fashion innovative and unique, but also short-lived in many cases.


Roger Daltrey is lead singer with which long-running band?

Roger Daltrey - The Who Roger Daltrey     If any one member of The Who can be said to be the group’s founding member it is singer Roger Daltrey. Born in the West London suburb of Shepherd’s Bush on 1 March 1944, Roger first assembled the group that would become The Who in 1961 while at Acton County School, recruiting John Entwistle and subsequently agreeing to John’s proposal that Pete Townshend should join. In those days Roger, whose daytime job was in a sheet metal factory, even made the band’s guitars, and it was his energy and ambition that drove the group during their formative years. That same energy, coupled with his unwavering resolve, has sustained the group during periods of uncertainty ever since.   Roger’s earliest tastes in music ran to the blues and R&B which formed the setlist during their early years as The Detours, as well as Fifties rock’n’roll, which is reflected in his outstanding interpretations of such noted Who covers as ‘Summertime Blues’ and ‘Shakin’ All Over’. In surrendering his leadership of the band to Pete when the latter became the group’s songwriter, Roger became the mouthpiece for Pete’s lyrics and ideas. At the same time he contributed to the group’s sense of showmanship by developing his unique skill at twirling his microphone lead around like a lasso and, by the time of Tommy in 1969, becoming one of rock’s most iconic sex symbols with his golden curls, bare chest and fringed suede jackets.   The Tommy era saw Roger mature enormously as a vocalist, and nowhere was this maturity more evident that on Who’s Next, whether on the melodies of the beautiful ‘Behind Blue Eyes’ and ‘The Song Is Over’ or, at the other extreme, the torturous scream that climaxes ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’. On Quadrophenia, Pete’s second and more ambitious rock opera, Roger was able to bring all his newfound abilities to bear on rockers like ‘5.15’ or power ballads lie ‘Love Reign O’er Me’ which has since become a concert showcase for his outstanding vocals.   In many respects the experience of singing the Tommy song-cycle enabled Roger to become Tommy Walker, the deaf dumb and blind boy of Pete’s imagination, and it was therefore only natural that he should assume the role in Ken Russell’s movie adaptation of the rock opera in 1975, for which he received a Golden Globe nomination. This in turn led Roger to develop a concurrent career as a film actor while continuing to sing with The Who. Other film credits over the years include Ken Russell’s Lizstomania, the title role in McVicar, Lightning Jack with Paul Hogan, Teen Agent, and numerous roles in TV dramas. He appeared in the US CBS TV show C.S.I. – which uses Who songs as its theme music – as five separate, differently made-up characters, one of them a middle-aged African-American woman. Other US TV appearances include Lois & Clarke (Superman), Midnight Caller, William Tell, Sliders and Highlander as well as Leprechauns for Celtic Leprechaun Ltd and The Bill, the long running UK TV police drama. He has also narrated a series for the History Channel, undergoing extreme hardships similar to those faced by pioneering settlers in America and elsewhere.   Roger has also cultivated a singing career outside of The Who, beginning in 1973 when he found himself on the BBC’s Top Of The Pops, the UK’s then premier chart TV show, promoting the single ‘Giving It All Away’ which reached number five in the UK charts. It was a track from his first solo album Daltrey, released that same year, which he followed up with the albums that include Ride A Rock Horse (1975), One Of The Boys (1977), the soundtrack to McVicar (1980), Parting Should Be Painless (1984) and After The Fire (1985).   Roger has appeared on stage away from The Who on many occasions, and his 1994solo concert at New York’s Carnegie Hall, with The Juillard Orchestra, was the fastest selling event in the venue’s history. The following year he appeared on stage as the Tin Man in a production of The Wizard Of Oz at The Lincoln Centre, and in 1998 he starred as Scrooge in A Christmas Carol at Madison Square Garden. He has


Desmond Miles is the lead character and main protagonist of which series of video games?

Desmond Miles (Character) - Giant Bomb Desmond Miles Objects The Desmond Miles wiki last edited by Tgrills on 02/21/15 03:24PM View full history Desmond Miles is the true protagonist of the Assassin's Creed franchise, though he is not the primary playable character. Desmond was to be raised as an assassin . However, he escaped his parents to see the rest of the world, later becoming a bartender. He is voiced by Nolan North . Childhood During Desmond's childhood, he and his family lived in a secluded assassin hideout known only as "the Farm". There he was put into serious training by his father, William Miles . He always questioned the Assassin-Templar conflict, believing the conspiracy to only exist in the imaginations of the paranoid adults of the Farm. Then one day, he was fed up with his mother and father, calling them crazy, and ran away from the Farm. Soon after running away he did small jobs in New York to earn money. Eventually, he was working in a bar as his first serious job. As an adult he often joked of the conflict, unable to take anything related to the words "Templars" or "assassins" seriously, going as far as to invent a drink called a "Shirley Templar" which is just a Shirley Temple with an added dose of gin. Assassin's Creed Desmond in Assassin's Creed In 2012, Desmond was captured by henchmen working for Abstergo Industries for the Animus Project, which centers around Desmond's minder, Dr. Warren Vidic , subjecting him to the Animus , a machine that extracts a person's genetic memories regarding their ancestors from their DNA. This is where Assassin's Creed begins. It is here that he discovers he is a descendant of Altaïr Ibn la-Ahad , a legendary assassin who lived during the Crusades and worked to defeat the organization known as the Knights Templar . Throughout his captivity, Desmond is subjected to the Animus by and he learns that Abstergo Industries is the modern face of the Templars, who still exist; his parents weren't crazy and the secret conflict for the fate of the world was real. Abstergo was searching the memories of Altair, attempting to find an artifact called a Piece of Eden . After the Animus reveals a map to the Pieces of Eden, Desmond discovers he has somehow absorbed "Eagle Vision", a supernatural trait possessed by Altaïr, which allows the user to identify at a glance who is an enemy, target, and ally. Desmond, however, uses it and discovers invisible hieroglyphics and strange symbols painted all over the walls and floors around the Animus machine. He goes to his room and discovers more strange writing above his bed, which he believes to be blood which turns out to be written by Subject 16 , the previous person in Desmond's position, who went insane from prolonged exposure to the Animus. Around the same time, Lucy Stilman , assistant to Dr. Vidic, reveals herself to be an Assassin, working undercover at Abstergo to fight them from within. She implies that she will help free Desmond when the time is right. Assassin's Creed II Picking up immediately where the first game left off, Assassin's Creed II sees Desmond and Lucy fleeing the Abstergo Industries compound in order to reach a secret Assassin base, but before setting off, Lucy uses the Animus to find the most recent common ancestor of Desmond and Subject 16, which turns out to be another Legendary Assassin, a 16th century Italian nobleman named Ezio Auditore da Firenze . Later, inside the resistance base, Desmond will have the opportunity to utilize an updated "Animus 2.0" which utilizes the "bleeding effect" (which is how Desmond absorbed Altair's Eagle Vision ability) in a controlled manner to allow the user to absorb the skills and instincts of their ancestor through spending time in their shoes. This will allow Desmond to absorb Ezio's master Assassin skills in a matter of days. Additionally, the updated Animus allows Lucy, as well as fellow Assassins Shaun Hastings and Rebecca Crane , to keep in contact with Desmond whilst he accesses a genetic memory. Desmond using the Animus 2.0. After spending a long time on the Animus 2.0,


"How does Rene Descartes' philosophical proposition ""Cogito ergo sum"" translate into English?"

Descartes, Rene | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy Z René Descartes (1596—1650) René Descartes is often credited with being the “Father of Modern Philosophy.” This title is justified due both to his break with the traditional Scholastic-Aristotelian philosophy prevalent at his time and to his development and promotion of the new, mechanistic sciences. His fundamental break with Scholastic philosophy was twofold. First, Descartes thought that the Scholastics’ method was prone to doubt given their reliance on sensation as the source for all knowledge. Second, he wanted to replace their final causal model of scientific explanation with the more modern, mechanistic model. Descartes attempted to address the former issue via his method of doubt. His basic strategy was to consider false any belief that falls prey to even the slightest doubt. This “hyperbolic doubt” then serves to clear the way for what Descartes considers to be an unprejudiced search for the truth . This clearing of his previously held beliefs then puts him at an epistemological ground-zero. From here Descartes sets out to find something that lies beyond all doubt. He eventually discovers that “I exist” is impossible to doubt and is, therefore, absolutely certain. It is from this point that Descartes proceeds to demonstrate God ’s existence and that God cannot be a deceiver. This, in turn, serves to fix the certainty of everything that is clearly and distinctly understood and provides the epistemological foundation Descartes set out to find. Once this conclusion is reached, Descartes can proceed to rebuild his system of previously dubious beliefs on this absolutely certain foundation. These beliefs, which are re-established with absolute certainty, include the existence of a world of bodies external to the mind, the dualistic distinction of the immaterial mind from the body, and his mechanistic model of physics based on the clear and distinct ideas of geometry. This points toward his second, major break with the Scholastic Aristotelian tradition in that Descartes intended to replace their system based on final causal explanations with his system based on mechanistic principles. Descartes also applied this mechanistic framework to the operation of plant, animal and human bodies, sensation and the passions. All of this eventually culminating in a moral system based on the notion of “generosity.” The presentation below provides an overview of Descartes’ philosophical thought as it relates to these various metaphysical, epistemological, religious, moral and scientific issues, covering the wide range of his published works and correspondence. Table of Contents Secondary Sources 1. Life René Descartes was born to Joachim Descartes and Jeanne Brochard on March 31, 1596 in La Haye, France near Tours. He was the youngest of the couple’s three surviving children. The oldest child, Pierre, died soon after his birth on October 19, 1589. His sister, Jeanne, was probably born sometime the following year, while his surviving older brother, also named Pierre, was born on October 19, 1591. The Descartes clan was a bourgeois family composed of mostly doctors and some lawyers. Joachim Descartes fell into this latter category and spent most of his career as a member of the provincial parliament. After the death of their mother, which occurred soon after René’s birth, the three Descartes children were sent to their maternal grandmother, Jeanne Sain, to be raised in La Haye and remained there even after their father remarried in 1600. Not much is known about his early childhood, but René is thought to have been a sickly and fragile child, so much so that when he was sent to board at the Jesuit college at La Fleche on Easter of 1607. There, René was not obligated to rise at 5:00am with the other boys for morning prayers but was allowed to rest until 10:00am mass. At La Fleche, Descartes completed the usual courses of study in grammar and rhetoric and the philosophical curriculum with courses in the “verbal arts” of grammar, rhetoric and dialecti


In the Bible St Paul's conversion to Christianity takes place on the road to where?

Acts 9 Commentary - Paul's Conversion - BibleGateway.com View Acts 9:1-19 Paul's Conversion The most important event in human history apart from the life, death and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth is the conversion to Christianity of Saul of Tarsus. If Saul had remained a Jewish rabbi, we would be missing thirteen of twenty-seven books of the New Testament and Christianity's early major expansion to the Gentiles. Humanly speaking, without Paul Christianity would probably be of only antiquarian or arcane interest, like the Dead Sea Scrolls community or the Samaritans. Saul the Enemy (9:1-2) With Old Testament imagery for anger--snorting through distended nostrils (Ps 18:8, 15)--Luke builds up the picture of Saul as a rampaging wild beast in his hateful opposition to the disciples of the Lord (compare Acts 8:3; Gal 1:13, 23). When the NIV renders "threats and murder" as murderous threats, something is lost of the reference to the two-part Jewish judicial process (Longenecker 1981:368) and the highlighting of Saul's violence (Lake and Cadbury 1979:99). Saul does not just make threats (compare Acts 4:17, 29); he helps bring about actual executions (8:1; 26:10). Aside from this initial note, Luke gives us no indication of Saul's inner thoughts and motives before, during or after his conversion (but see 7:54-8:1; 26:9-11; Rom 7:7-12; Gal 1:13, 14; Phil 3:4-11). Saul takes action. He goes to Caiaphas (4:6) and receives letters of introduction to the synagogues in Damascus, some 140 miles northeast. He seeks to enlist their aid, or at least permission, to arrest any fugitive Hellenistic Jewish Christians and return them to Jerusalem for trial (22:5). The hostility to Christianity of pre-Christian Saul presents both challenge and hope to any non-Christian. The hope is that if God can turn the fiercest opponent of the Lord into his most willing servant, he has the ability to save anyone. The challenge is not to be deceived by self-satisfaction. Saul was quite content with his life spiritually. But God's sovereign grace arrested him. Saul's Encounter with Christ (9:3-9) As Saul travels to Damascus at midday, he experiences the divine presence: a light from heaven flashing around him and a voice addressing him (compare 7:31/Ex 3:4-10). The descent from Mt. Hermon to Damascus in the plain goes through a region known for violent electrical storms. Though this flashing light may have had the effects of lightning, however, it was a supernatural midday phenomenon. Saul and his traveling companions see the light, but Saul sees more: the risen Lord Jesus in all his resplendent glory (9:17, 27; 22:14; 26:16; 1 Cor 9:1; 15:8). So overwhelming is the sight that Saul falls to the ground (compare Ezek 1:28; Dan 8:17). The sound or voice probably reminds him of the bat-qol ("daughter of the voice"), the way pious Jews believed God had directly communicated with human beings since the gift of prophecy had ceased with Malachi (Longenecker 1981:370). But the divine presence creates confusion for Saul, for if God is speaking with him, who is this heavenly figure addressing him? The voice gives the divine perspective on Paul's activity. With a repeated address (compare Gen 22:11; Ex 3:4; 1 Sam 3:10; Lk 10:41; 22:31) the voice asks, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? Jesus identifies with his disciples, his body (see Lk 10:16; Acts 1:1; 9:1; 1 Cor 12:27; Eph 4:12). In doing so he reveals that Saul's teacher Gamaliel's worst fears have materialized (Acts 5:39). Saul grapples with his dawning realization that his life, though lived in zeal for the one true God even to the point of persecuting the church, has in reality been one of "ignorance in unbelief" (1 Tim 1:13). Through the question "why?" he begins to see that in proving his commitment to God by persecuting the church, he has actually been proving himself an enemy of God. As Saul deeply considers that "why?" and accepts the divine perspective on his actions, his whole spiritual world will be turned upside down. What was gain will become loss (Phil 3:6-9). What was a badge of honor will become


Calabrese is a variety of which vegetable?

Photo By: DK - Vegetable Gardening ©2007 Dorling Kindersley Limited Photo By: DK - Vegetable Gardening ©2007 Dorling Kindersley Limited Photo By: DK - Vegetable Gardening ©2007 Dorling Kindersley Limited Photo By: DK - Vegetable Gardening ©2007 Dorling Kindersley Limited Photo By: DK - Vegetable Gardening ©2007 Dorling Kindersley Limited Photo By: DK - Vegetable Gardening ©2007 Dorling Kindersley Limited Photo By: DK - Vegetable Gardening ©2007 Dorling Kindersley Limited Photo By: DK - Vegetable Gardening ©2007 Dorling Kindersley Limited Photo By: DK - Vegetable Gardening ©2007 Dorling Kindersley Limited Photo By: DK - Vegetable Gardening ©2007 Dorling Kindersley Limited Photo By: DK - Vegetable Gardening ©2007 Dorling Kindersley Limited Photo By: DK - Vegetable Gardening ©2007 Dorling Kindersley Limited Photo By: DK - Vegetable Gardening ©2007 Dorling Kindersley Limited Photo By: DK - Vegetable Gardening ©2007 Dorling Kindersley Limited Photo By: DK - Vegetable Gardening ©2007 Dorling Kindersley Limited Photo By: DK - Vegetable Gardening ©2007 Dorling Kindersley Limited Photo By: DK - Vegetable Gardening ©2007 Dorling Kindersley Limited Photo By: DK - Vegetable Gardening ©2007 Dorling Kindersley Limited Cabbage ‘Pixie’ One of the earliest pointed cabbages, which can be picked young as spring greens or allowed to mature into a firm-hearted cabbage. A reliable crop that can be harvested in time to leave soil clear for spring sowings. Sow: Midsummer Harvest: Midwinter to late spring Soil Preference: Well-drained soil, moist soil Sun or Shade: Full sun, partial or dappled shade Cabbage ‘Marner Early Red’ (syn. ‘Marner Fruerot’) This dense-hearted cabbage is one of the first reds to reach maturity. The outer leaves are tinged with gray; thehead is an intense red and has a peppery flavor best appreciated raw. Sow: Midwinter to early spring Harvest: Midsummer to late summer Soil Preference: Well-drained soil, moist soil Sun or Shade: Full sun, partial or dappled shade Cabbage ‘Derby Day’ A traditional, pale green ball head cabbage for early summer harvest. Its resistance to bolting has long made it popular with gardeners, and the mature cabbages can stand even summer heat. Sow: Late winter to early spring Harvest: Early to late summer Soil Preference: Well-drained soil, moist soil Sun or Shade: Full sun, partial or dappled shade Cabbage ‘Minicole’ F1 Ideal for small gardens, this white ballhead cabbage produces small, uniform heads on compact plants. Plant closely for a bumper harvest of fall cabbages, which will stand in the ground for up to three months. Sow: Early to late spring Harvest: Early fall to early winter Soil Preference: Well-drained soil, moist soil Sun or Shade: Full sun, partial or dappled shade Cabbage ‘Hispi’ F1 Another favorite, this pointed cabbage reliably produces compact, tasty, dark green heads. The cabbages mature rapidly, and successional sowings provide a harvest from late spring into fall. Sow: Late winter to late summer Harvest: Late spring to late fall Soil Preference: Well-drained soil, moist soil Sun or Shade: Full sun, partial or dappled shade Cabbage ‘Red Jewel’ F1 The claret-colored leaves dusted with silver make this one of the best cabbages for ornamental plantings. The tight round heads also taste delicious and will stand in the ground well or store indoors. Sow: Early spring to early summer Harvest: Midsummer to early fall Soil Preference: Well-drained soil, moist soil Sun or Shade: Full sun, partial or dappled shade Cabbage ‘January King 3’ This traditional winter cabbage has good frost resistance and appetizing sweet crunchy leaves. The frilly-edged leaves are tinged with pink and also look beautiful in the winter garden. Sow: Mid-spring to early summer Harvest: Late fall to late winter Soil Preference: Well-drained soil, moist soil Sun or Shade: Full sun, partial or dappled shade Cabbage ‘Tundra’ F1 A cross between a savoy and a white cabbage, this extremely hardy variety produces solid round heads of tasty crisp leaves. The long cropping season makes this a really useful addition to t


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Tommy Cannon - Biography - IMDb Tommy Cannon Jump to: Overview  (2) | Mini Bio  (1) | Trivia  (1) Overview (2) Thomas Derbyshire Mini Bio (1) Robert Harper (Bobby Ball) and Thomas Derbyshire (Tommy Cannon) were both born in Oldham. They met in the early 1960s while working as welders in the same factory. Becoming friends, they formed a club act known as Bobby and Stevie Rhythm, which became the Sherrell Brothers then The Harper Brothers. Initially they were a vocal duo, but over time started to introduce more comedy into their act. They turned professional in the late 1960s, and eventually changed their name to Cannon and Ball. Their first TV appearance was on Opportunity Knocks in 1968, where they came last. Other early TV work included appearances on Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club during the 1970s. However, during this time their work remained predominantly in clubs and theatres. Their last TV series was in 1991, by which time tastes had changed and they were no longer 'fashionable' on TV. Despite this, they continued their theatre summer seasons and pantomimes, where they still drew large audiences. Guest appearances on TV shows have also continued. Although things seemed to be going well in the 1980s, things off-stage looked much bleaker. Over the years they had gradually grown apart, to the extent that they no longer spoke to one another except when work demanded. Bobby was drinking heavily, womanizing, and had gained a reputation for violence. In 1986 Bobby became a Christian, and Tommy followed in 1992. During the 1990s and 2000s Cannon and Ball have continued working, with theatre tours, summer shows, pantomimes and TV appearances keeping them busy. They now also perform regular Christian concerts and 'evening with...' shows where they talk about their life story and their faith. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Darren W Trivia (1)