In the TV sitcom Rising Damp, what was the name of Rigsby's cat?

LeonardRossiter.com: Rigsby Online - Story of Rising Damp - The TV Series See Main Biographies page for appearances and biographies.  Rupert Rigsby played by Leonard Rossiter Landlord of the boarding house. Extremely prejudiced, especially toward students and blacks (examples of both of which reside in his home). Married (Veronica, during wartime, and on pain of death by her father's shotgun), but now separated. Has a shoplifting brother, Ron, in Accrington. Wears one set of clothes: holey green cardigan, minus most buttons, shiny grey trousers, worn red slippers (but still has his demob suit, minus its pockets' linings). Participation in World War II sketchy at best. Has tendency to embellish war stories. Dislikes children (after receiving a singed beard while playing Santa one Christmas). Has barred any romance in the house (probably based on jealousy). Lusts after Ruth Jones, a tenant and spinster. Only companion is Vienna, his flea-bitten cat.  Ruth Jones played by Frances de la Tour Tenant of the boarding house. University administrator, responsible for the accommodation of students.Thirty-something spinster with few previous beaus (one being a policeman who always wore his uniform, hence the need to keep swinging their arms to show they weren't handcuffed together). Has brought a womanly touch to the dingy lodgings (eg. blue water in the toilet) and never complains about her room (unlike the other tenants).  Continually rebuffs Rigsby's advances. Lusts after black student tenant Philip Smith, but eventually falls in love with and moves out to live with librarian Desmond, but returns after it doesn't work out. Eventually accepts Rigsby's hand in marriage but gets cold feet before the service.  Alan Moore played by Richard Beckinsale Tenant of the boarding house. Medical student at the local university. A kind, gentle sort of chap, with boyish good looks, which have, nevertheless, resulted in a noticeable absence of girlfriends, despite his boasting to the contrary. Still very much under his parents' wings (he goes home at the weekends), he is rather cowardly and gullible, but enjoys playing tricks on Rigsby with his room-mate Philip Smith. Graduates as a doctor and leaves the house.  Philip Smith played by Don Warrington Tenant of the boarding house. Town and country planning student at the local university. Alleges he is from Africa and has ten wives. A black, well-spoken, well-dressed gentleman, with tribal makrs and a long history of girlfriends, much to the annoyance of room-mate Alan. Is lusted after by Miss Jones, much to the annoyance of Rigsby. Has no interest in Miss Jones, much to the annoyance of Miss Jones. Is often the butt of Rigsby's racist, bigoted comments.  The Series     Series One was broadcast from December 13th 1974 to January 17th 1975, and was an immediate success. It was a personal triumph for Leonard Rossiter, his first sitcom role. Each week, viewers learned more and more about each of the characters. Rigsby would go to even greater lengths to win affection from Miss Jones, while being victim to Alan and Philip's pranks. Rigsby would carry around his overweight, slothful cat Vienna (which Leonard hated off-set. Although a cat-lover, he used to complain that Vienna smelled awful), barging into the boys' room without knocking, trying to catch them 'up to something', which they never were. Mocking Philip, his race and his culture, while trying to be a father-figure to Alan, Rigsby came over as cold, pretentious and chauvinistic, but at the same time vulnerable, a sad, lonely figure of a man who longed for love and happiness in his twilight years. As Eric Chappell says: "Rigsby wanted to be part of their lives, which became irritating for them... and he was always coming through doors without knocking, saying he had right of access - which really meant access to their lives, not just their rooms." The first series of any sitcom is much concerned with establishing the characters and their lives, and Eric displayed this very well in the scripts, which often drew on the script from The Banana Box


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In the Spiderman films, how is his enemy Norman Osborn better known?

Who Is The Mysterious 'Amazing Spider-Man' Villain? - MTV Who Is The Mysterious 'Amazing Spider-Man' Villain? archive-Ryan-Rigley 07/05/2012 Amidst the fireworks and barbeques of July 4th, people all across the country had but one thing on their minds: Who will be the villain in the "Amazing Spider-Man" sequel? With an astounding $35 million in the bank from Tuesday alone, "Amazing" is set to make upwards of $140 million by Sunday night. On top of that, Sony's plans to make a sequel have already expanded into making "Amazing Spider-Man" a trilogy . Clearly, there are big things at work here — perhaps even Sinister Six levels of big, but that's another story entirely. While "Amazing" has been getting a lot of buzz lately, there is one particular [article id="1689023"]post-credits scene[/article] that has garnered the most speculation by far. This, of course, has everything to do with the appearance of a still-unknown villain. In said post-credits scene, we get a glimpse of Dr. Curt Connors locked away in an asylum and visited by a mysterious, silhouetted gentleman who seemingly disappears into thin air. While it's not made clear who this man is exactly, it's safe to assume that he is a representative of Oscorp and that he will have a bigger role to play in the upcoming sequel. So, who the heck was that guy? The mystery remains wide open, but here are the classic Spidey villains we think fit the bill perfectly. Electro Max Dillon, a former electrical engineer, gained the ability to manipulate electricity after being struck by lightning while working on a power line. Transforming himself into a living electrical capacitor, Electro is now one of Spider-Man's deadliest enemies. Given the large amounts of lightning in the post-credits scene, it would make complete sense if the silhouetted man turned out to be Electro. Sandman Escaped convict Flint Marko had his cells spliced with sand molecules due to radiation from a nuclear-weapon testing on an abandoned beach. Now, Flint's body is made of a sand-like substance, allowing him to duplicate himself and shape-shift. (We assume you don't know any of this because you, like the responsible moviegoer you are, forgot that "Spider-Man 3" ever existed.) The silhouetted man in the post-credits scene had the incredible ability to disappear at a moment's notice, which could easily be explained if he was made of sand. Mysterio A former stuntman and special-effects artist, Quentin Beck uses his movie-magic knowhow to commit crimes and mess with Spider-Man. Donning a fish-bowl helmet and cape, Mysterio is the self-proclaimed master of illusion. He's also a skilled magician, hypnotist, chemist and engineer. The mysterious, silhouetted man might have been able to vanish into thin air, but what if he was never actually in the asylum in the first place? Maybe he was just an illusion. Chameleon Dmitri Smerdyakov gained his uncanny knack for disguises through his many years of service as a Russian spy. Utilizing a microcomputer on his belt buckle, Dmitri is able to change his appearance at the push of a button. The Chameleon is in fact the first major supervillain Spider-Man ever faced. With the ability to become anyone instantaneously, breaking into a heavily guarded asylum would prove to be quite a simple task for the Chameleon. Norman Osborn Better known as the Green Goblin, Norman Osborn is truly Peter Parker's greatest enemy. After an experiment gone horribly wrong, Osborn is granted superhuman abilities but is also driven completely insane. The fact that Osborn had been hinted at all throughout "The Amazing Spider-Man" makes us think that he would be the most logical choice to be the villain in the sequel. As for his little disappearing act? Let's just chalk that one up to stealthiness. Share your prediction in the comments below! Check out everything we've got on "The Amazing Spider-Man." For breaking news and previews of the latest comic book movies — updated around the clock — visit SplashPage.MTV.com .


Which jockey won the Derby two years running in 2003 and 2004?

Epsom Derby: Kieren Fallon, 51, to ride Across The Stars - BBC Sport BBC Sport Epsom Derby: Kieren Fallon, 51, to ride Across The Stars 24 May From the section Horse Racing Share this page Read more about sharing. Frankie Dettori and Kieren Fallon at York earlier in May Kieren Fallon is set to ride Across The Stars for old ally Sir Michael Stoute in the Derby at Epsom next month. The 51-year-old jockey is enjoying another comeback in Britain and Ireland after a spell in the United States. Across The Stars is owned by Saeed Suhail, for whom Fallon won the Derby on the Stoute-trained Kris Kin in 2003. In other Derby news, top Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien indicated he is likely to run four horses - US Army Ranger, Port Douglas, Deauville and Idaho. US Army Ranger heads the betting for the Classic on 4 June along with Dante Stakes winner Wings Of Desire, the mount of Frankie Dettori for trainer John Gosden. The Dettori-Gosden partnership won last year with Golden Horn, and the trainer was pleased with his leading 2016 contender's workout at Epsom on Tuesday morning. "The horse did it nicely. We had not come here to do a flat-out piece of work, we came here to learn about the track," said Gosden. Dettori added: "To compare him to Golden Horn is a bit unfair. With Golden Horn I had sleepless nights, with this one I just hope for the best." Frankie Dettori on Wings Of Desire (centre) at Epsom's Breakfast With The Stars event Fallon seeks fourth Derby win As for Fallon, Suhail's racing manager Bruce Raymond said the owner was pleased to have the six-time champion jockey riding for him. "It's good to have him and to reunite the winning combination of the three of them," said Raymond Fallon has won the Derby three times - on Oath (1999) for Henry Cecil, plus Kris Kin and Light Shift (2004) for Stoute. This will be his 12th ride in the race - his last when seventh on the Godolphin-owned True Story two years ago. Across The Stars has won one of his four starts and was most recently seen when finishing third in the Lingfield Derby Trial after a slightly troubled passage. Something about U Stoute is also due to saddle the well-touted Ulysses, a son of Epsom Classic winners Galileo and Light Shift, and impressive winner of a maiden race at Newbury on only his third start, on 13 May. Andrea Atzeni has been booked to ride for the Newmarket trainer, who has five Derby winners to his name including Shergar (1981) and Workforce (2010). "He's a real well-balanced, good-actioned athlete with an Epsom pedigree," said Stoute of Ulysses. "He's more mature [than Across The Stars], ready for it and I'm certainly very hopeful of his chance." Ulysses, and US Army Ranger, will bid to become the first Derby winner to begin with the letter U. The victors since the first running in 1780 have represented 23 letters of the alphabet, with X and Z also yet to pass the post first. Ulysses won at Newbury for Ryan Moore, who is expected to partner US Army Ranger for his employers Coolmore Approximate Derby odds (24 May, 11:30 BST) 7-2 US Army Ranger, Wings Of Desire 7-1 Cloth Of Stars, 8-1 Ulysses, 10-1 Deauville, Moonlight Magic, 16-1 Port Douglas, Massaat, 25-1 Bar Share this page


Who wrote the plays 'Forty Years On' and 'The History Boys'?

The truth behind the History Boys - Telegraph The truth behind the History Boys   Making history: Alan Bennett and Nicholas Hytner    Sentimental education: a scene from The History Boys  12:01AM BST 21 Jun 2004 Alan Bennett's new play The History Boys has received rave reviews – and caused a meltdown at the box office. As it continues in repertory at the National Theatre, the playwright and his director Nicholas Hytner held a platform discussion. Here, in this edited version of their conversation, they reveal the highs and lows of taking a play from a supermarket aisle to the stage Nicholas Hytner It would be fair to say that when he is writing a new play Alan Bennett doesn't just keep his cards close to his chest – they're glued there. We live quite close to each other so I see him often in the food aisles at Marks & Spencer and have nagged him relentlessly, ever since I came back to the National, for a new play. And about six months ago I ran into him cycling along to the shops and he said he might have something for me in a couple of weeks. I had no idea what he was going to write about. Never do. So the first question is, why did you write it? Alan Bennett I think I started writing it about 18 months ago and I can see that, of the three teachers in the play, I've had experience of two of them. I'd been taught at my own school in Leeds by somebody like Mrs Lintott, in a very straightforward, factual way. And then the way I got a scholarship to Oxford and how I got my degree really was via the method the character called Irwin uses in the play. So in a sense, I am Irwin. The person I have had no experience of at all is Hector, the charismatic teacher; I only knew about teachers like that from talking to other people, and also from reading. Related Articles 24 January 2003: The National's new adventurer [interview with Nicholas Hytner] 21 Jun 2004 Temperamentally I cleave to that kind of teacher and that kind of teaching – while at the same time not thinking it practical. I suppose that the three teachers came out of trying to reconcile that. I think plays do tend to come out of things that you can't actually resolve other than by writing a play about them. Though I'm nervous about going too much into how these things work because I'm frightened they might not work the next time. NH I think the play has generally been taken to be an unequivocal endorsement of Hector and his approach. It never felt like that to me. I think most parents would be, to a certain degree, dubious about a teacher who had absolutely no regard for results. You'd be more likely to support the headmaster's obsession with getting your children into university. The play is intellectually even-handed. There is nothing in it that says Hector right, Irwin wrong, Mrs Lintott wrong – and yet emotionally, it veers the other way. AB I think, of the three teachers, Stephen Campbell Moore, who plays Irwin, has the hardest job because he doesn't have the audience's sympathy until two thirds of the way through the second act. Both Hector and Mrs Lintott have the audience on their side whereas he – who is teaching and getting results, which, in the ordinary way, parents would approve of – is not thought to be sympathetic until he reveals himself as quite vulnerable. That came as a surprise to me when I saw it rehearsed. In a sense, it takes the actors to show you what you've written. NH For those who haven't seen the play, Hector is the teacher who has no programme, who believes, to quote Housman, "all knowledge is precious whether or not it serves the slightest human use". Mrs Lintott believes that what the boys require is a firm foundation of fact. Irwin is the teacher brought in to get the boys into Oxbridge. He considers the truth to be something that can be manipulated to impress examiners and regards culture, poetry, art to be commodities that you can buy into to spice things up. That is essentially the ideological battleground of the play. So, do you think there is such a thing as absolute historical truth? AB I don't know. That's one of the reasons why


In which country is the Dong the main unit of currency?

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How many tiles are there in a standard Mah Jong set?

FAQ 7a: Different Types of Mah-Jongg Sets  Mobile users: to display only this frame, tap here. FAQ 7a. Different Types of Mah-Jongg Sets Different types of mah-jongg sets are suitable for different types of mah-jongg. You must make sure that you get the type of set that's suitable for the type of mah-jongg that you play! One of the single most important characteristics of a set is the number of tiles in it. It's not hard to count or calculate the tiles, especially when the tiles are packaged in neat even rows. If you are interested in buying a Mah-Jongg set (either to play the game of Mah-Jongg or to play the tile-matching game of Shanghai), there are many places to shop. You should base your selection on: (1) the type of Mah-Jongg you wish to play (how many tiles does your game require, and does your game require any special mah-jongg tiles); (2) whether or not you can read the Chinese characters of the Craks suit without Western indices (Arabic numerals and Roman letters); (3) what looks and feels nice to you. If you buy a beautiful set but can't use it to play, well, the set is useless for you! Somebody else may well be able to enjoy the set, but you should get a different type of set. You need to make sure you know what you need and want. This FAQ is designed to help you with that. Different sets are comprised of different numbers of tiles, and may or may not come with specific special tiles. Let's take a look at a few representative set types. The picture below shows the tiles of a typical modern American set. Please examine the picture and observe the following: There are 152 tiles. (Note how I laid out the tiles for the photo - 8 rows. There are 19 tiles in a row. 19x8=152! See, it's easy to calculate the tile count.) Note that the number of tiles in American sets fluctuated in the forties, fifties, and sixties (see column 509), and many new sets come with extra flowers, jokers, and blanks. All of the suit tiles, flowers, winds, and jokers are marked with Roman letters (the letters of the English alphabet) and Arabic numerals (the kind of numbers used in the Western world). The red and green dragon tiles depict dragons. The white dragon uses a rectangular design (it's not blank). Eight of the tiles are Jokers. Note that the number of jokers in American sets fluctuated in the forties, fifties, and sixties (see column 509), and many new sets come with extra jokers. The One Bams of this set depict cranes. (The bird varies from set to set.) When you buy an American set, it usually comes in a long case as shown below: American sets come with four or five racks, two or more dice, and some type of wind indicator. American players need a card (shown: the 2001 NMJL card). Often these sets contain extra tiles (extra flowers, jokers, and/or blanks), and colored chips (circular chips with a square hole, reminiscent of old Chinese coins). For more information about those "bits and pieces", see FAQ 7d. For information about the NMJL card, see FAQ 7i. American-style sets are more expensive than Asian-style sets, due to the inclusion of extra tiles and extra accessories. A new American-style set can cost from $80 to $120 (and even more, for special sets of higher-quality materials). NOTE: If you buy an American set, you can use it to play Chinese mah-jongg as well (there are more than the required number of tiles present). But Chinese sets cannot be used to play American mah-jongg (not enough tiles). So if you might want to use your set to play American mah-jongg some day, buy an American set and you can't go wrong. Here's a picture of an older American-style "Mah-Lowe" set, probably from the 1950s or 1960s. I had assumed these tiles of mine were bakelite, but a radio collector friend of mine says yellow mah-jongg tiles are instead catalin (see the Plastics FAQ - FAQ 7c3). This set didn't have enough jokers to play the modern American game, but it had extra flowers, so I made joker labels on my computer printer. This type of set typically goes for from $90-200 on Ebay ("enrobed" tiles go for much more). These tiles are


Who released the 1970 album called Atom Heart Mother?

Pink Floyd releases Atom Heart Mother | World History Project Oct 10 1970 Pink Floyd releases Atom Heart Mother Atom Heart Mother is the fourth studio album by Pink Floyd, released in 1970 by Harvest and EMI Records in the United Kingdom and Harvest and Capitol in the United States. It was recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London, England, and reached number 1 in the United Kingdom, and number 55 in the United States charts, and went gold in the U.S. in March 1994. A re-mastered CD was released in 1994 in the UK, and in 1995 in the U.S. Source: Wikipedia Added by: Dan Harpaz The title track was to have been called "The Amazing Pudding", though Ron Geesin's original score referred to it as "Epic". Its name was changed after Geesin—who co-wrote the piece and arranged the orchestration on the recording—pointed to a copy of The Evening Standard (dated Thursday 16 July 1970), and suggested to Roger Waters that he would find a title in there. The headline was: "ATOM HEART MOTHER NAMED". The piece is a progression from Pink Floyd's earlier instrumental pieces such as "A Saucerful of Secrets". The "Atom Heart Mother" suite takes up all of side one, and is split into six parts, featuring a full brass section and choir which take most of the lead melody lines, while Pink Floyd mainly provide the backing tracks; a reverse of the 1960s pop music practice of using orchestration as the background, and putting the rock band in front. However, there is one section where a bluesy electric guitar solo by David Gilmour takes the lead.


Which Star Wars actress was the daughter of Debbie Reynolds?

Debbie Reynolds Pokes Fun at Daughter Carrie Fisher's Star Wars Hair While Accepting Lifetime Achievement Award | E! News Debbie Reynolds Pokes Fun at Daughter Carrie Fisher's Star Wars Hair While Accepting Lifetime Achievement Award By Email Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images With a career spanning 66 years,  Debbie Reynolds  was honored tonight for her long list of achievements at the 2015 SAG Awards.  The 82-year-old megastar received the 51st Lifetime Achievement Award at the 21st annual ceremony on Sunday, held at the Shrine Auditorium.  Reynolds' daughter,  Carrie Fisher , presented her mother with the highly coveted accolade, joking to the audience as she took the stage, "I'm very close to this year's Lifetime Achievement Award honoree."  Fisher went on to gush over her mother's achievements, peppering her speech with both thoughtfulness and humor. "This is an extraordinarily kind, gifted, and funny woman who would give you the shirt off her back if Vivien Leigh hadn't once worn it in Gone With the Wind," she said.    PHOTOS: 2015 SAG Awards Twitpics and Instagrams Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images After a montage of Reynolds' work was played, the legendary actress shared a tender moment with her daughter on stage before thanking her fans, friends and the Screen Actors Guild for her illustrious career.  "My favorite picture, well I did a few, was Singin' in the Rain," she said. "I want to thank the Screen Actors Guild for awarding me this tonight, it's very unexpected. I've been in the business now 66 years so I'm very excited to be here."  "Of course I had a wonderful hairdo in that picture," she continued. "Some of you may not remember this but I had a bun. At the back of my head I had a big bun, an ugly bun. I'd warned my daughter Carrie who'd just gotten a part in a picture, Princess Leia in Star Wars and I said 'Carrie be careful of any weird hairdos.' So luckily, George gave her two buns. Thank you, George."  She then mentioned her 1964 musical The Unsinkable Molly Brown and recalled how she "got to sing a wonderful song 'I Ain't Down Yet.'"  Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage "Well, I ain't," she said before concluding, "Thank you all for this wonderful award."  Reynolds' has received Oscar, Emmy, Tony and Golden Globe nominations over the course of her lengthy career. She has starred in more than 50 films, two Broadway shows and two television series, and she most recently appeared alongside  Matt Damon  and  Michael Douglas  in the critically-acclaimed Behind the Candelabra.  The prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award is given annually to an actor who fosters the "finest ideals of the acting profession." Previous recipients include Mary Tyler Moore,  Dick Van Dyke ,  Julie Andrews  and  Betty White .  Congrats!  Brazil E! Is Everywhere This content is available customized for our international audience. Would you like to view this in our US edition? E! Is Everywhere This content is available customized for our international audience. Would you like to view this in our Canadian edition? E! Is Everywhere This content is available customized for our international audience. Would you like to view this in our UK edition? E! Is Everywhere This content is available customized for our international audience. Would you like to view this in our Australian edition? E! ist überall Dieser Inhalt ist für internationale Besucher verfügbar. Möchtest du ihn in der deutschen Version anschauen? E! Is Everywhere This content is available customized for our international audience. Would you like to view this in our German edition? E! est partout Une version adaptée de ce contenu est disponible pour notre public international. Souhaitez-vous voir ça dans notre édition française ? E! Is Everywhere This content is available customized for our international audience. Would you like to view this in our French edition? Yes!


Which instrument did Charlie 'Bird' Parker play?

The Official Site of Charlie "Yardbird" Parker - Biography The only child of Charles and Addie        Parker, Charlie Parker was one of the most important and influential        saxophonists and jazz players of the 1940ï¿½s. When Parker was still a child, his family moved to Kansas City,        Missouri, where jazz, blues and gospel music were flourishing. His        first contact with music came from school, where he played baritone        horn with the schoolï¿½s band. When he was 15, he showed a great interest        in music and a love for the alto saxophone. Soon, Parker was playing        with local bands until 1935, when he left school to pursue a music        career. From 1935 to 1939, Parker worked in Kansas City with several local        jazz and blues bands from which he developed his art. In 1939, Parker        visited New York for the first time, and he stayed for nearly a        year working as a professional musician and often participating        in jam sessions. The New York atmosphere greatly influenced Parker's        musical style. In 1938, Parker joined the band of pianist Jay McShann, with whom        he toured around Southwest Chicago and New York. A year later,        Parker        traveled to Chicago and was a regular performer at a club on 55th        street. Parker soon moved to New York. He washed dishes at a local               food place where he met guitarist Biddy Fleet, the man who taught        him about instrumental harmony. Shortly afterwards, Parker returned               to Kansas City to attend his fatherï¿½s funeral. Once there, he joined        Harlan Leonardï¿½s Rockets and stayed for five months. In 1939,        Yardbird rejoined McShann and was placed in charge of the reed        section. Then, in 1940, Parker made his first recording with the        McShann orchestra. During the four years that Parker stayed with McShann's band, he        got the opportunity to perform solo in several of their recordings,        such as Hootie Blues, Sepian Bounce, and the 1941 hit Confessing the Blues.        In 1942, while on tour with McShann, Parker performed in jam sessions        at Monroeï¿½s and Mintonï¿½s Playhouse in Harlem. There he caught the        attention of up-and-coming jazz artists like Dizzy Gillespie and        Thelonious Monk. Later that year, Parker broke with McShann and        joined Earl Hines for eight months. The year 1945 was extremely important for Parker. During that time        he led his own group in New York and also worked with Gillespie        in several ensembles. In December, Parker and Gillespie took their        music to Hollywood on a six-week nightclub tour. Parker continued        to perform in Los Angeles until June 1946, when he suffered a nervous        breakdown and was confined at a state hospital. After his release        in January 1947, Parker returned to New York and formed a quintet        that performed some of his most famous tunes. From 1947 to 1951, Parker worked in a number of nightclubs, radio        studios, and other venues performing solo or with the accompaniment        of other musicians. During this time, he visited Europe where he        was cheered by devoted fans and did numerous recordings. March 5,        1955, was Parkerï¿½s last public engagement at Birdland, a nightclub        in New York that was named in his honor. He died a week later in        a friendï¿½s apartment. Charles "Yardbird" Parker was an amazing saxophonist who gained        wide recognition for his brilliant solos and innovative improvisations.        He was, without a doubt, one of the most influential and talented        musicians in jazz history.


What is the state capital of Queensland?

Queensland | history - geography - state, Australia | Britannica.com Queensland Annastacia Palaszczuk (Australian Labor Party) Date of admission Seats in federal House of Representatives 30 (of 150) Australian Eastern Standard Time (GMT + 10) 1Mainland and island areas only; excludes coastal water. Queensland, state of northeastern Australia , occupying the wettest and most tropical part of the continent. It is bounded to the north and east by the Coral Sea (an embayment of the southwestern Pacific Ocean ), to the south by New South Wales , to the southwest by South Australia , and to the west by the Northern Territory . The capital is Brisbane , on the state’s southeastern coast. Queensland, Australia. A visit to Townsville, in tropical northern Queensland, Australia, with a side trip to Magnetic … © Fun Travel TV (A Britannica Publishing Partner) Queensland, the second largest of Australia’s states, occupies nearly one-fourth of the continent. The state is more than twice the size of the U.S. state of Texas and seven times larger than the United Kingdom . In terms of land occupancy, however, Queensland is indeed Australia’s largest state, with an occupied area greater than that of the whole of Western Australia . It also is the most decentralized mainland state, with most of its people scattered along the eastern coastline over a distance of 1,400 miles (2,250 km). The rest of the population is dispersed thinly over almost all of the vast interior, posing severe access and communication challenges. With its large area and small population, Queensland’s economy is essentially resource-based, its exports predominantly pastoral, agricultural, and mineral products. More than half of Queensland lies north of the Tropic of Capricorn , and the early Europeans there, unfamiliar with life in the tropics, experienced much adversity in their initial attempts to colonize the region. However, the climate, formerly a handicap, eventually became an advantage. In contemporary times Queensland—under the self-proclaimed title of the “Sunshine State”—has reaped the benefits of rapid growth in tourism, some attractions being sandy surfing beaches, verdant estuaries, picturesque islands, and the Great Barrier Reef , extending for 1,250 miles (2,000 km) off Queensland’s Coral Sea coastline. The state also experienced rapid population growth through “sunbelt” migration to the more attractive coastal regions, although the population in the already sparsely populated interior continued to decline. Area 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 square km). Population (2011) 4,332,739. The Great Barrier Reef, off the coast of Queensland, Australia. Australian Scenics A trip along the Dinosaur Trail in central Queensland, Australia. Stops include Richmond, … © Fun Travel TV (A Britannica Publishing Partner) People Population composition Of the mainland Australian states, Queensland has one of the lowest proportions of persons born overseas, roughly one-sixth of the population in the early 21st century. Early post-World War II immigrants were more attracted to the larger southern cities, particularly where manufacturing employment was expanding rapidly. Especially since 1970, however, Queensland’s population grew quickly, mainly under the impetus of interstate migration but also with overseas contributions, notably from Vietnam and New Zealand.The Vietnamese community , concentrated in Brisbane, is prominent in retail, food, and professional industries. New Zealanders have congregated south of Brisbane in Logan and in the Gold Coast region, both of which have struggled with high rates of unemployment in some areas. Some 3 percent of Queenslanders describe themselves as either Aborigines or Torres Strait Islanders. The majority of these people live in cities and towns, often as an underclass, struggling to maintain their cultural identity and economic well-being. Most of the remainder live in remote communities in the far north, where, locally, they are still in the majority. Settlement patterns Queensland’s population density is low, averaging less than one


In which religion is the Tibetan Book of the Dead a revered text?

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Who succeeded Christopher Eccleston as the new Dr Who?

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Curacao Orange Liqueur Cocktail Recipes <<< Page 1: Orange Liqueur Overview Curaçao Cocktails Curaçao (pronounced kurra-sow) liqueur is a sweet, orange-flavored distilled spirit. It is often made from the dried peels of small laraha oranges that are more bitter than common oranges. Curaçao liqueur is the oldest style of orange liqueur known and is often called for in classic cocktail recipes . There are four colors of curaçao available : orange, blue, green, and white. Orange is the most commonly used and if a recipe does not note a specific color, either the orange or white are the best choices. Blue curaçao is the most popular way to create blue cocktails and is found in many of these recipes. Green curaçao is still made, though is not as commonly found as orange or blue curaçao. continue reading below our video Make a Cable Car Cocktail Nonetheless, the color options of curaçao can be used to create drinks of different colors while maintaining the general flavor of the drink. If you do switch out the curaçao to get a different color effect, do be aware of how the color will be affected by the cocktail's other ingredients (e.g. blue curaçao with pineapple juice will create an aquamarine colored drink). Most curacao liqueurs are 30% ABV (60 proof) . Note: Blue curaçao is also available in a non-alcoholic form. This is useful when you want to turn mocktails a shade of blue. This curaçao can often be found in the mixer section of the liquor store, next to the grenadine, sodas, and lime juice.


Which prison is guarded by the Dementors in the Harry Potter books?

Harry Potter - How can Dementors be trusted to guard Azkaban? - Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange Harry Potter - How can Dementors be trusted to guard Azkaban? up vote 25 down vote favorite When Dementors are introduced to the canon, they are said to be the guards of the wizard prison Azkaban. It would seem, comparing to regular real-world prisons, that their duties would be to a) prevent prisoners from escaping (obviously), and b) perform basic caretaking needs for prisoners, such as ensuring they have basic amenities to survive like food and water. As far as I know it is never stated that there are any other workers at Azkaban; it seems to just be the Dementors. However, every encounter with them throughout the books seems to show they are clearly incapable of these tasks. In the third book it is stated that they cannot differentiate between people who deserve their punishment and those who don't and treat all with the same level of severity. While there are obviously many terrible people in Azkaban, surely not all of them deserve such treatment (e.g. criminals with less serious charges). Also, if they just go around attacking everyone they find, how can they be trusted not to do the Kiss on everyone in the prison at their own discretion? It seems like there should have to be some sort of oversight from the Ministry of Magic at the very least, but as far as I know nothing of the sort is ever mentioned. Any thoughts on the matter would be appreciated. Thanks! 4   It always struck me that the prison at Azkaban was massively out of keeping with the rest of the wizarding world, basically a torture factory where the innocent and guilty alike are subject to a 24/7 regime of mental and physical degradation. –  Valorum Mar 18 '14 at 18:32 up vote 29 down vote accepted Dementors are under the control of the Ministry of Magic, at least for the duration of all seven Harry Potter books. During Harry's hearing for violating the Decree for the Restriction of Underage Wizardry in Order of the Phoenix, Dumbledore discusses this with Umbridge, and Fudge confirms Dementors are under Ministry control: ‘If it is true that the Dementors are taking orders only from the Ministry of Magic, and it is also true that two Dementors attacked Harry and his cousin a week ago, then it follows logically that somebody at the Ministry might have ordered the attacks,’ said Dumbledore politely. ‘Of course, these particular Dementors may have been outside Ministry control –’ ‘There are no Dementors outside Ministry control!’ snapped Fudge, who had turned brick red. Dumbledore inclined his head in a little bow. ‘Then undoubtedly the Ministry will be making a full inquiry into why two Dementors were so very far from Azkaban and why they attacked without authorisation.’ Order of the Phoenix - pages 134-135 - Bloomsbury - chapter eight, The Hearing And Dumbledore reiterates this at the Sorting Feast once the students have arrived at Hogwarts for Harry's third year: Dumbledore cleared his throat and continued. ‘As you will all be aware after their search of the Hogwarts Express, our school is presently playing host to some of the Dementors of Azkaban, who are here on Ministry of Magic business.’ Prisoner of Azkaban - page 72 - Bloomsbury - chapter five, The Dementor It's explicitly stated in Prisoner of Azkaban that the Dementors are the guards of Azkaban -- they are not the administrators of the prison itself. Logic suggests that witches and wizards must work at Azkaban, too. And while it doesn't reference Azkaban per se, in Prisoner of Azkaban, in the chapter The Marauders Map, while in the Three Broomsticks, Fudge references a Ministry department called the "Magical Law Enforcement Patrol. Also in Prisoner of Azkaban, we learn that Fudge visited Azkaban himself, where he speaks with Sirius Black and gives Sirius his newspaper (which is how Sirius finds out Peter Pettigrew is stil alive -- he sees Peter, in the Animagus form of Ron Weasley's rat Scabbers, on the front page of the Daily Prophet): ‘Is it true he’s mad, Minister?’ ‘I wish I could say that


What is the administrative centre of Wiltshire?

Wiltshire | county, England, United Kingdom | Britannica.com county, England, United Kingdom Henry Saint John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke Wiltshire, administrative, geographic, and historic county of southern England . It is situated on a low plateau draining into the basins of the Bristol Channel , the English Channel , and the eastward-flowing River Thames . Trowbridge , on the western side of the county, is the administrative centre. Sarsen horseshoe of Stonehenge III, Wiltshire, Eng. Katherine Young/EB Inc. The administrative, geographic, and historic counties occupy slightly different areas. The administrative county of Wiltshire is bounded to the north by the administrative county of Gloucestershire , to the northeast by the unitary authority of Swindon , to the east by the unitary authority of West Berkshire , to the southeast by the administrative county of Hampshire , to the south by the administrative county of Dorset , to the southwest by the administrative county of Somerset , and to the west by the unitary authority of Bath and North East Somerset and the unitary authority of South Gloucestershire . Until 2009 the administrative county was divided into four districts: Salisbury , West Wiltshire , Kennet , and North Wiltshire .The geographic county encompasses the entire administrative county together with the unitary authority of Swindon . The historic county of Wiltshire is nearly coterminous with the geographic county but also includes a small area north of Sherston in the district of Cotswold in the administrative county of Gloucestershire. Chalk uplands constitute much of Wiltshire. Salisbury Plain occupies central Wiltshire, and north of the River Kennet are the Marlborough Downs . Along the county’s western border rise parts of the Cotswolds , a range of limestone hills. Between these two upland areas lie the clay vales of Wardour and Pewsey. South of Trowbridge the vales are fairly heavily wooded, in marked contrast to the open, rolling countryside of the uplands. Parts of the Marlborough Downs, the Cotswolds, and the vale of Pewsey have been designated Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Beeches in Savernake Forest, Wiltshire, England. Cheesby Lancashire In prehistoric times the chalk uplands were the most heavily populated parts of England, and Wiltshire has many prehistoric monuments. Stonehenge , 8 miles (13 km) north of Salisbury , dates from the Neolithic Period; its use by prehistoric peoples has been a topic of much debate. Nearby lie other important Neolithic monuments, including those at Avebury and Windmill Hill . The latter is believed to have been a centre of ritual and of seasonal tribal fasting in the 4th millennium bce. Long Neolithic burial mounds, or barrows, abound, as do round burial mounds from the Bronze Age . Durrington Walls , a large ditch-enclosed ceremonial earthwork, dates from the late 3rd millennium bce. During the Iron Age , hill forts were constructed, such as those at Yarnbury Castle, near Berwick St. James, and at Old Sarum, outside Salisbury. Stonehenge, Avebury, and other associated locations were collectively designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1986. Stonehenge, on the Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England. © Gail Johnson/Fotolia The county has played a relatively minor role in national affairs in historical times. There is little evidence of Roman occupation, and in the Middle Ages sheep farming by Cistercian monks was probably the most important activity. Salisbury has long been the ecclesiastical centre of the county and is renowned for its 13th-century cathedral. The cathedral and many other buildings in the county have been designated as being of special architectural and historic interest. Church of St. Mary and St. Nicholas, Wilton, Wiltshire, England. Alan Ford Outside Salisbury and industrial Swindon , agriculture is the most important activity. A large part of Salisbury Plain is occupied by the Ministry of Defense for military purposes. Sand and gravel, chalk, limestone, and clay are worked in various parts of the county. Tourism is of great importanc


"Who played the Waco Kid in the spoof Western ""Blazing Saddles""?"

Blazing Saddles (1974) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error In order to ruin a western town, a corrupt politician appoints a black sheriff, who promptly becomes his most formidable adversary. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC TCM Remembers 2016: A Look Back at Those We Lost This Year 18 December 2016 2:52 PM, -08:00 | Indiewire a list of 21 titles created 14 Mar 2011 a list of 30 titles created 25 Jan 2012 a list of 48 titles created 29 Sep 2013 a list of 39 titles created 06 Apr 2014 a list of 47 titles created 26 May 2014 Search for " Blazing Saddles " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for     3     Oscars. Another    3 wins & 2 nominations. See more awards  » Videos An American grandson of the infamous scientist, struggling to prove that he is not as insane as people believe, is invited to Transylvania, where he discovers the process that reanimates a dead body. Director: Mel Brooks Planet Spaceballs' President Skroob sends Lord Dark Helmet to steal planet Druidia's abundant supply of air to replenish their own, and only Lone Starr can stop them. Director: Mel Brooks Mel Brooks brings his one-of-a-kind comic touch to the history of mankind covering events from the Old Testament to the French Revolution in a series of episodic comedy vignettes. Director: Mel Brooks Directors: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and 1 more credit  » Stars: Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Leslie Nielsen A spoof of Robin Hood in general and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) in particular. Director: Mel Brooks Producers Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom make money by producing a sure-fire flop. Director: Mel Brooks Mel Brooks' parody of Alfred Hitchcock films. Director: Mel Brooks A film director and his strange friends struggle to produce the first major silent feature film in forty years. Director: Mel Brooks At a 1962 college, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those trouble-makers have other plans for him. Director: John Landis An exclusive golf course has to deal with a brash new member and a destructive dancing gopher. Director: Harold Ramis Jake Blues, just out from prison, puts together his old band to save the Catholic home where he and brother Elwood were raised. Director: John Landis Incompetent police detective Frank Drebin must foil an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II . Director: David Zucker Edit Storyline The Ultimate Western Spoof. A town where everyone seems to be named Johnson is in the way of the railroad. In order to grab their land, Hedley Lemar ( Harvey Korman ), a politically connected nasty person, sends in his henchmen to make the town unlivable. After the sheriff is killed, the town demands a new sheriff from the Governor ( Mel Brooks ). Hedley convinces him to send the town the first Black sheriff ( Cleavon Little ) in the west. Bart is a sophisticated urbanite who will have some difficulty winning over the townspeople. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net> From the people who gave you "The Jazz Singer" See more  » Genres: 7 February 1974 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: Did You Know? Trivia The world premiere was at the (now gone) Pickwick Drive-In Theater in Burbank, CA. The guests rode horses into the drive-in for the premiere. The Pickwick was also used for a location in Grease (1978). See more » Goofs Hedy Lamarr 's footprints do not appear in the concrete at Grauman's Chinese Theatre. See more » Quotes [first lines] Lyle : Come on, boys! The way you're lollygaggin' around here with them picks and them shovels, you'd think it was a hundert an' twenty degree. Can't be more than a hundert an' fourteen. See more » Crazy Credits The Warner Bros. Pictures logo is on a black screen nd burns on fire, revealing th


What nationality are the pop group Rush?

Top 10 Rush Songs Top 10 Rush Songs REDDIT Hulton Archive, Getty Images It took some time, but  Rush  are finally recognized as rock royalty. After years of being a punching bag for music fans not into complicated time signatures, instrumental grandstanding and twisty sci-fi concepts, Rush saw their reputation swell over the past few years, with famous-people testimonials, movie cameos, induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and a documentary that made them look like the coolest guys in the world fueling the charge. But their longtime fans already know how awesome they are. And we expect to hear from plenty of them after they read our list of the Top 10 Rush Songs. 10 From: ‘Hold Your Fire’ (1987)     The most recent track on our list of the Top 10 Rush Songs comes from their 12th album, one of the band’s late-’80s/early-’90s attempts to stretch their music into new territories. The relatively melodic ‘Time Stand Still’ features backing vocals by Aimee Mann — the first time the eternally insular Rush ever worked with another singer.       The opening track to the band’s follow-up to the career-defining ‘Moving Pictures,’ like most of the songs on ‘Signals,’ scales back the epic scope of Rush’s earlier work. Still, the album was a hit with fans, who took it to the Top 10. ‘Subdivisions,’ the first single, has become a concert favorite since its release 30-plus years ago.       Rush’s follow-up to the surprisingly pop-oriented ‘Spirit of Radio’ (see No. 2 on our list of the Top 10 Rush Songs) is more in step with the band’s, um, technically impressive material, with limbs and notes flying all over the place. Guitarist Alex Lifeson  even fires off one of his all-time greatest solos midway through.   From: ‘A Farewell to Kings’ (1977)     One of the group’s first songs to crack the Top 100, ‘Closer to the Heart’ remains a regular part of Rush’s live shows and a fan favorite. It sort of sticks out on the album it comes from, ‘A Farewell to Kings,’ because it clocks in at less than three minutes and doesn’t push the thematic concept that barely holds the other songs together. The classical guitar, though, fits right in with the rest.       We can’t be the only ones who’ve played some furious air drums to this popular ‘Moving Pictures’ album track, right? ‘Red Barchetta’ features one of Rush’s all-time tightest group performances, a sleek six-minute ride that takes all the twists, turns and curves as effortlessly as the car Geddy Lee sings about.   ‘2112 Overture / The Temples of Syrinx’     Generally regarded by the band’s fiercely loyal fan base as Rush’s masterpiece, the group’s fourth album is really kind of a snooze once you get past the epic title track, which is divided into a 20-minute, seven-movement suite. But that awesome sidelong piece is all the album really needs. The first two parts set it up majestically.       Fans of bloated and eye-rollingly ridiculous prog-rock like to claim ‘2112’ as Rush’s best album (see No. 5 on our list of the 10 Best Rush Songs), but they’re wrong. The band’s true masterpiece is 1981’s ‘Moving Pictures,’ an exercise in restraint, song craft and totally awesome drumming by Neil Peart . It’s also the Rush album containing the least amount of filler. ‘Limelight’ is one of its many highlights.   From: ‘Fly by Night’ (1975)     The title track to the band’s second album was the song that got teenage boys across the continent to pay attention to the Canadian trio. It’s also the song that pretty much got things rolling for Rush. It features Peart’s first appearance with the group, and it introduces the trio’s stylistic signposts: the rolling drums, the airtight band interplay and Lee’s impossibly high vocals. All that’s really missing are lyrics about soul-crushing dystopias and the winged freedom fighters coming to the rescue.       ‘The Spirit of Radio’ almost became Rush’s first Top 40 hit in 1980 before stopping short of the Top 50. It would have been appropriate — not only because of the song’s theme but also because it features one of the group’s most pop-leaning hooks. Still, th


In what year was the Battle of Little Bighorn?

Battle of the Little Bighorn - Native American History - HISTORY.com Battle of the Little Bighorn Battle of the Little Bighorn Author Battle of the Little Bighorn URL A+E Networks Introduction The Battle of the Little Bighorn, fought on June 25, 1876, near the Little Bighorn River in Montana Territory, pitted federal troops led by Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer (1839-76) against a band of Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne warriors. Tensions between the two groups had been rising since the discovery of gold on Native American lands. When a number of tribes missed a federal deadline to move to reservations, the U.S. Army, including Custer and his 7th Calvary, was dispatched to confront them. Custer was unaware of the number of Indians fighting under the command of Sitting Bull (c.1831-90) at Little Bighorn, and his forces were outnumbered and quickly overwhelmed in what became known as Custer’s Last Stand. Google Battle of the Little Bighorn: Mounting Tensions Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse (c.1840-77), leaders of the Sioux on the Great Plains, strongly resisted the mid-19th-century efforts of the U.S. government to confine their people to reservations. In 1875, after gold was discovered in South Dakota’s Black Hills, the U.S. Army ignored previous treaty agreements and invaded the region. This betrayal led many Sioux and Cheyenne tribesmen to leave their reservations and join Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse in Montana . By the late spring of 1876, more than 10,000 Native Americans had gathered in a camp along the Little Bighorn River–which they called the Greasy Grass–in defiance of a U.S. War Department order to return to their reservations or risk being attacked. Did You Know? Several members ofGeorge Armstrong Custer's family were alsokilled at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, including two of his brothers, his brother-in-law and a nephew. In mid-June, three columns of U.S. soldiers lined up against the camp and prepared to march. A force of 1,200 Native Americans turned back the first column on June 17. Five days later, General Alfred Terry ordered George Custer’s 7th Cavalry to scout ahead for enemy troops. On the morning of June 25, Custer drew near the camp and decided to press on ahead rather than wait for reinforcements. Battle of the Little Bighorn: Custer’s Last Stand At mid-day on June 25, Custer’s 600 men entered the Little Bighorn Valley. Among the Native Americans, word quickly spread of the impending attack. The older Sitting Bull rallied the warriors and saw to the safety of the women and children, while Crazy Horse set off with a large force to meet the attackers head on. Despite Custer’s desperate attempts to regroup his men, they were quickly overwhelmed. Custer and some 200 men in his battalion were attacked by as many as 3,000 Native Americans; within an hour, Custer and all of his soldiers were dead. The Battle of the Little Bighorn, also called Custer’s Last Stand, marked the most decisive Native American victory and the worst U.S. Army defeat in the long Plains Indian War. The demise of Custer and his men outraged many white Americans and confirmed their image of the Indians as wild and bloodthirsty. Meanwhile, the U.S. government increased its efforts to subdue the tribes. Within five years, almost all of the Sioux and Cheyenne would be confined to reservations. Tags


In which novel is the character Alan Breck a fugitive from the English?

Alan Breck Stewart in Kidnapped NEXT  Character Analysis Alan is Davie's best buddy. He's the secondary character, the one who comes closest to competing with Davie's dominance of the plot. Alan is the necessary means by which Stevenson moves the plot from Davie: kidnapped victim to Davie: Highland adventurer. Alan's introduction changes the story from a private tale of hardship into a larger exploration of local customs, practices, and politics. Plus, Kidnapped without Alan would be totally lacking in that bromantic vibe that gives the story so much of its emotional power. What would Batman be without Robin? Butch without Sundance? Sherlock Holmes without Watson? We don't want to suggest that Alan is necessarily Robin, Sundance, or Watson in this scenario. Alan is the one who's been to war against the English, who manages to kill evil Covenant first mate Mr. Shuan, and who winds up training Davie to use a sword. Alan is kind of like Han Solo and Obi-Wan Kenobi rolled into one: he can be kind of dumb and kind of vain, but he's still a mentor to Davie. In fact, much as we love movie references here at Shmoop (and trust us, we really do), it's tough to find a model for the particular relationship between Alan and Davie. This isn't the traditional buddy flick, where two guys go from kind of hating each other to kind of loving each other. Nor is it the traditional master-student kind of movie, where one guy preaches wisdom and the other learns at his feet. Alan is much more experienced than Davie, but he's also weirdly self-absorbed. Witness his totally stupid refusal to change out of the fine clothes that have been used to identify him in wanted posters because he's worried about how he'll look once he gets to France (19.15). Just as Davie is an unusual hero (with his anger-management issues and selfishness) Alan is not your typical teacher figure, filled as he is with childishness and silliness. Alan seems both admirable (with his bravery, courage, and loyalty) and foolish (with his obvious vanity and childlike innocence). Stevenson really does like his characters contradictory, doesn't he? Highland Alan In Davie's "Character Analysis," we mention that he's the perfect bridge between a nineteenth-century English audience and the relatively exotic setting of the eighteenth-century Scottish Highlands. But Davie's a totally untraveled kid of seventeen when Kidnapped begins. Davie needs his own guide to serve as a bridge between his sheltered Lowland life and his new, rough-and-tumble Highland adventures. That person is Alan Breck Stewart. Alan has many of the traits that Davie associates with Highland culture – fanatical loyalty to his clan (the Stewarts), participation in the Jacobite rebellions (see our "Detailed Summary" of Chapter 9), and a thorough knowledge of all the different Highland families and their alliances. But he's relatively open-minded about Davie's different politics. Even though Davie is a member of the enemy party, Alan can overlook this out of respect for Davie as a person. He tells Davie, "ye're a Whig, but ye're a gentleman" (12.31). Considering how much heat there is between Republicans and Democrats in American politics, we have to respect Alan's bipartisanship. Without Alan there to vouch for Davie, he would certainly never have gotten the assistance of Cluny Macpherson or Duncan Dhu Maccoll. Even more fundamentally, all the Highlanders they meet speak Gaelic, a Celtic language. Davie speaks only Scots, which is related to English. It's thanks to Alan's intervention that so much of the dialogue these men speak is comprehensible to Davie and, by extension, to us, the readers. Take for example Alan and Davie's meeting with John Breck, when Davie remarks: Although [John Breck's] English was very bad and broken, yet Alan (according to his very handsome use, whenever I was by) would suffer him to speak no Gaelic (21.23). This point about language use is an indication of Alan's fundamental generosity toward and friendship for Davie, and of his willingness to compromise his Highland practices to help out h


What was the given name of the wife of Prime Minister Harold Wilson?

Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson's former family home goes on sale for the first time since he sold it in 1956  | Daily Mail Online Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson's former family home goes on sale for the first time since he sold it in 1956  Former family home of PM Harold Wilson has gone on sale for £1.7 million The ex Labour leader's property went on sale on day of General Election He lived at the London home before becoming PM between 1948 and 1956 Property was created for famous Australian artist Tom Roberts in 1909 comments The family home of former Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson went on the market for the first time in six decades - on General Election Day. While ballots were being cast across the country, the home of the ex-PM was put up for sale - for a cool £1.7million.  Wilson lived in the Grade II listed property, in Hampstead Garden, north London, with his wife Mary and their two sons between 1948 and 1956 when he was a member of the Labour Cabinet. The family home of former Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson went on the market for the first time in six decades  He then sold the house and moved next door - which bears a historic blue plaque - before relocating to 10 Downing Street in 1964. RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share This is the first time the home has come to the market since that sale in 1956.  The unique home's political history is not its only attraction however.  It was designed by architect Geoffrey Lucas of Parker & Unwin’s architectural practice and built in 1909 in the Suburb. Wilson lived in the Grade II listed property, in Hampstead Garden, north London, with his wife Mary and their two sons between 1948 and 1956 when he was a member of the Labour Cabinet Hampstead Garden Suburb was founded on land bought from Eton College in 1907 by Dame Henrietta Barnett, who also started the Whitechapel Art Gallery, and is internationally recognised as one of the finest examples of early twentieth century domestic architecture. The home itself was created for famous Australian artist Tom Roberts - a key member of the Heidelberg School. RESTRICTIONS ON LISTED HOMES Grade II listed properties are classed as homes or buildings which are particularly important. In the UK they are 370,000 properties which are listed - while 92 per cent of those are Grade II.  Listed properties usually come with building restrictions and permitted development rights are typically suspended. Anyone wanting to carry out work must seek listed building consent from a local planning authority. Even minor changes such as painting or repairs will often need the special permission. Punishment for work without consent is tough- up to a 12-month prison sentence or an unlimited fine. And the works would still need to be rectified. But Grade I and II* buildings may be eligible for English Heritage grants for urgent major repairs. It still boasts many of its original features based around a large living room which was originally the artist's studio. The four bedroom property also includes an interconnecting kitchen and dining room, small outside cellar, large garage and off-street parking. But one of its major attractions is the large, mature south-facing garden and patio. Philip Green, director of sellers Goldschmidt & Howland, said: 'It's unique because most of the houses in the Suburb aren't listed - they're protected by the conservation area of the Suburb but they're not listed. 'It means that parts of the house have been protected whereas a lot of the others have been changed extensively.' Nigel Walker, whose parents, Robert and Betty, originally bought the house from Wilson, told Ham & High Property: 'The house remains configured almost exactly as it was when first built although Walker’s parents made some improvements and the artist’s studio now functions as a family living room. “My mother and father knocked through the wall between the kitchen and the studio, which Mr Roberts evidently had built so that he would not be disturbed by the domestic staff! Not having the wall made the house much more convenient to


Who plays the part of Jessica Fletcher in the TV series 'Murder She Wrote'?

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