How are the states of Ajman, al-Fujairah, Ras-al Khaimah, Sharjah, Umm al-Quwain and two others collectively known?

UAE UAE UAE Overview The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a federation of seven states situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman and Saudi Arabia. The seven states, termed Emirates, are Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah, and Umm al-Quwain. The UAE, rich in oil and natural gas, has become highly prosperous after gaining foreign direct investment funding in the 1970s. The country has a relatively high Human Development Index for the Asian continent, ranking 39th globally, and had a GDP purchasing power parity of $164.4 billion in 2007 according to the CIA. Before 1971, the UAE were known as the Trucial States or Trucial Oman, in reference to a nineteenth-century truce between Britain and several Arab Sheikhs. The name Pirate Coast was also used in reference to the area's emirates in the 18th to early 20th century. Emirates The United Arab Emirates is a federation which consists of seven emirates. The largest emirate is Abu Dhabi which contains the nation's capital city Abu Dhabi. Five emirates have one or more exclaves, in addition to the main territory. The seven emirates: Abu Dhabi Umm al-Quwain Politics The Presidency and Premiership of the United Arab Emirates is de facto hereditary to the Al Nahyan clan of Abu Dhabi and the Al Maktoum clan of Dubai. The Supreme Council, consisting of the rulers of the seven emirates, also elects the Council of Ministers, while an appointed forty-member Federal National Council, drawn from all the emirates, reviews proposed laws. There is a federal court system; all emirates except Ras al-Khaimah have joined the federal system; all emirates have both secular and Islamic law for civil, criminal, and high courts. Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan was the union's president from the nation's founding until his death on November 2, 2004. The Federal Supreme Council elected his son, Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, president the next day. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan is the heir apparent. Climate Demographics The UAE population has an unnatural sex distribution consisting of more than twice as many males as females. The 15-65 age group has a male(s)/female sex ratio of 2.743. UAE's gender imbalance is the highest among any nation in the world followed by Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, and Saudi Arabia - all of which together comprise the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The GCC states are also what most South and Southeast Asians refer to as the Persian Gulf especially in context of emigration. UAE has one of the most diverse populations in the Middle East. 19% of the population is Emirati, and 23% is other Arabs and Iranians. An estimated 73.9 percent of the population is comprised of non-citizens, one of the world's highest percentages of foreign-born in any nation. In addition, since the mid-1980s, people from all across South Asia have settled in the UAE. The high living standards and economic opportunities in the UAE are better than almost anywhere else in the Middle East and South Asia. This makes the nation an attractive destination for Indians, Filipinos, Pakistanis, and Bangladeshis along with a few thousand Sri Lankans. In 2006, there were approximately 2.15 million Indian nationals, Filipino nationals—OFW, Bangladeshi nationals, and Pakistani nationals in the UAE, making them the largest expatriate community in the oil-rich nation. Persons from over twenty Arab nationalities, including thousands of Palestinians who came as either political refugees or migrant workers, also live in the United Arab Emirates. There is also a sizable number of Emiratis from other Arab League nations who have come before the formation of the Emirates such as Egyptians, Somalis, Sudanese and other Gulf Arab states, who have adopted the native culture and customs. Further, Somali immigration also continued in the 1990s as a result of the Somali civil war. There are also residents from other parts of the Middle East, Baluchistan region of Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan, Africa, Europe, Post-Soviet states, and North


Who together with Nicholas Crane has been the main presenter of 'Coast'?

BBC - Press Office - Coast presenter biographies Nicholas Crane   Nicholas Crane is a geographer and a journalist. A regular     contributor to The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph, he is the     author of nine books and has also found time to undertake a 10,000 kilometre     mountain walk across Europe, from the Atlantic to the Black Sea.   Gripped by the pedestrian bug, he has also attempted to     walk in a straight line along the length of England.   In addition to Coast, Nicholas is working on a second     series of Map Man for BBC TWO, after the first series received critical acclaim last year.   Nicholas's most recent published work is Mercator: The     Man Who Mapped the Planet - the first English-language biography of the     world's greatest cartographer.   In 1993 Nicholas was awarded the Royal Scottish Geographical     Society's Mungo Park medal. In 2000 he won the USA's Polartec Adventurer     of the Year Award, for a lifetime devoted to bold, low-impact adventure.   Nicholas is a Fellow of The Royal Geographical Society,     sits on the Council of the Royal Geographical Society, and is a member     of The Royal Society of Literature.   He is married with three children, and lives in London.   What have been the 'highs' and 'lows' of filming     Coast? One of the highs has definitely got to be seeing the metholic     footprints exposed between the tide lines in the Gwent Levels in the Bristol     Channel.   One of the most dramatic moments was jumping off a lifeboat     in the Irish Sea in November to survive in freezing seas for the ten minutes     it takes on average to be rescued.   A low was probably the few alarming moments when we got     stuck on Bell Rock because we had problems with the inflatable boat that     took us there.   Another high was flying in the coastguard helicopter off     the coast of the Outer Hebrides to see what role they play in safeguarding     the rural communities there. I got a real insight into the courage and     dedication of a group of people who don't often get much credit for doing     a dangerous job which is virtually always in difficult conditions.   What is your favourite UK coastal place and why? One is Blakeney Point in Norfolk because it's one of     those wonderfully remote spots. You can lose yourself there amongst the     sand dunes. It's a dynamic part of the British coastline which is changing     quickly. In Tudor times there was a port there, and you can trace the     outline of the port - it's now the village green.   Cape Wrath is one of my other favourite places in the     top left hand corner of Scotland. It's wonderfully remote, with fantastic     cliffs and big white sandy beaches. It was the turning point for the Viking     ships as they travelled along the coast, and the trip to the point is     wonderful, whether walking or going on the minibus that runs during the     summer.   What is your favourite coastal activity? Walking, sailing, kayaking, and lying on the sand with     my eyes closed feeling the sun beating down on me.   What is the best thing you've found at the coast? Space and solitude. I'm from central London, so it's nice     to go to the coast and get away from it all. At the coast you're on an     exciting junction between sea and land.   What hobbies do you have? My main passion is to write books, and I'm going to go     back to writing again soon once I've finished all my television commitments.     I also have three children, so they become your hobby - mucking about     with them.   Where do you holiday on the UK coast? As a family we holiday in the UK and our most recent breaks     have been to the Outer Hebrides and Assynt - a stretch of remote coast     - and Cape Wrath on the north west coast of Scotland.   What is your favourite seaside food? It has to be a toss-up between     fresh scallops from a little pub I know in


Who is the only person to have won an Oscar for acting and screen writing?

Academy Awards Best Screenplays and Writers Carl Foreman: (6 Nominations, 1 Win) Oscar win: Nominations: Champion (1949), The Men (1950), High Noon (1952) , The Guns of Navarone (1961), Young       Winston (1972) Oliver Stone: (6 Nominations, 1 Win) Oscar win: Midnight Express (1978) Nominations: Platoon (1986), Salvador (1986), Born       on the Fourth of July (1989), JFK (1991), Nixon (1995) Robert Benton: (5 Nominations, 2 Wins) Oscar wins: Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), Places in the Heart       (1984) Nominations: Bonnie and Clyde (1967) , The Late Show (1977), Nobody's       Fool (1994) Joseph L. Mankiewicz: (5 Nominations, 2 Wins) Oscar wins: A Letter to Three Wives (1949), Nominations: Skippy (1930/31), No Way Out (1950), The Barefoot       Contessa (1954) Michael Wilson: (5 Nominations, 2 Wins) Lawrence of Arabia (1962) + (+ Wilson was posthumously given his Oscar nominated credit - and       in the case of The Bridge of the River Kwai (1957) , his Oscar (in 1985) -       due to his blacklisting and working on each screenplay anonymously.       The credited and awarded screenwriter, Pierre Boule, could not speak       or write English.) George Seaton: (4 Nominations, 2 Wins) Oscar wins: Miracle on 34th Street (1947), The Country Girl (1954) Nominations: The Song of Bernadette (1943), Airport (1970) Stanley Shapiro: (4 Nominations, 1 Win) Oscar wins: Pillow Talk (1959) Nominations: Operation Petticoat (1959), Lover Come Back       (1961), That Touch of Mink (1962) Melvin Frank: (4 Nominations, 0 Wins) Nominations: The Road to Utopia (1946), Knock on Wood (1954), The Facts of Life (1960), A Touch of Class (1973) Edward Anhalt: (3 Nominations, 2 Wins) Oscar wins: Panic in the Streets (1950), Becket (1964) Nominations: The Sniper (1952) Dalton Trumbo: (3 Nominations, 2 Wins) Oscar wins: Roman Holiday (1953) , The Brave One (1956)+ Nominations: Kitty Foyle (1940) (+ Trumbo wrote The Brave One (1956) under the       pseudonym Robert Rich due to blacklisting, and received his award       shortly before his death in 1976.) Frances Marion: (3 Nominations, 2 Wins) Oscar wins: The Big House (1929/30), The Champ (1931/32) Nominations: The Prizefighter and the Lady (1932/33) Waldo Salt: (3 Nominations, 2 Wins) Oscar wins: Midnight Cowboy (1969) , Coming Home (1978) Nominations: Serpico (1973) Alvin Sargent: (3 Nominations, 2 Wins) Oscar wins: Julia (1977), Ordinary People (1980) Nominations: Paper Moon (1973) Ruth Prawer Jhabvala: (3 Nominations, 2 Wins) Oscar wins: A Room with a View (1985), Howards End (1992) Nominations: The Remains of the Day (1993) Alan Jay Lerner: (3 Nominations, 2 Wins) Oscar wins: Gone        With the Wind (1939) . Joan Harrison became the first screenwriter       to be nominated in two different categories in the same year: Rebecca (1940) (Best Screenplay) and Foreign Correspondent (1940) (Best       Original Screenplay). Both films were directed by Alfred Hitchcock Emeric Pressburger became the first (and       only) screenwriter to be nominated in three different       screenwriting categories in a single year: Best Original Story (The       Invaders (1942) aka The 49th Parallel (win)), Best Original       Screenplay (One of Our Aircraft is Missing (1942)), and Best       Screenplay - Adapted (also for The Invaders (1942)) George Froeschel, Claudine West and Arthur Wimperis       were the first trio of screenwriters to be nominated in the same year in the same category (Best Screenplay), for Mrs. Miniver (1942) (with James Hilton, with whom they won)       and for Random Harvest (1942) Benjamin Glazer became the first screenwriter       to win Best Screenplay for two different screenplay catagories: Best       Adapted Screenplay (Seventh Heaven (1927/28), the first screenplay adaptation Oscar ever awarded) and Best Original Story      (Arise, My Love (1940)) The visually compelling, Oscar-winning short film with a minimal


What is the real first name of the singer Lulu?

Lulu - Actress, Singer, Journalist - Biography.com Famous Female Journalists and Nonfiction Writers Synopsis Scottish singer Lulu was born on November 3, 1948, in Lennox Castle, Glasgow. Growing up, she was the eldest of four and resided in a two-room tenement in Lennoxtown. Lulu went on to become best known in the United States for her performance of the song "To Sir With Love," which was featured in the 1967 film of the same name, starring Sidney Poitier. She continues to perform till to this day on solo projects, as well as in collaborative efforts—and has also tackled endeavors in film and books, and on TV and the stage. Early Years Famed singer Lulu was born Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie on November 3, 1948, in Glasgow, Scotland. Lulu may have inherited her stellar voice from her dad, who worked in a meat market. At age 15, she had already become a singing sensation. Lulu went on to earn her place in the spotlight in May 1964, with her standout version of The Isley Brothers' tune "Shout." At the time, she was part of the group the Luvvers. However, after a few more chart toppers, Lulu decided to venture out as a solo artist. In 1966, she went on a tour with British band the Hollies that included a concert in Poland, which made Lulu the first female singer from England to sing live behind the Iron Curtain. Acting and Stardom One year later, though, was when Lulu really made an international splash as both a singer and an actress. She appeared in the 1967 film To Sir, With Love alongside Sidney Poitier. She belted out the film's theme song (which had the same title as the movie) in a memorable scene. The song skyrocketed to No. 1 on the charts in America. Simultaneously, Lulu's success back in Britain continued with more hits and TV appearances. In fact, in 1968, she became the host her own BBC 1 TV series, Happening for Lulu. More TV work would follow throughout her life. Personal Life At the same time that many changes were transpiring in the young star's professional life, just as many dramatic events were taking place in her private one. At age 20, on February 18, 1969, Lulu got hitched to Bee Gees band member Maurice Gibb, who himself was only 19 at the time. But like many celebrity pairings, this one faltered. After just four years, the two split, which Lulu attributed in various interviews to Gibb's rock 'n' roll lifestyle and excessive drinking. In 1977, the singer tied the knot with hairdresser John Frieda. Their union lasted 20 years and produced one son, Jordan Frieda. Lulu has admitted in press interviews and in her 2002 memoir I Don't Want to Fight that she was also romantically linked to the late Davy Jones of the Monkees and the iconic performer David Bowie. Constant Career Highlights Between and after her marriages, Lulu continued to achieve many memorable successes in a variety of entertainment areas. In 1974, she crooned the title song to the James Bond movie The Man With the Golden Gun. In, 1984, she starred in a London revival of the musical Guys and Dolls. Lulu has always worked hard to stay relevant over the decades. Along with the British boy band Take That, in 1993 she recorded a cover version of the Dan Hartman song "Relight My Fire," which reached No. 1 on the British charts. That same year, she achieved her first hit as a songwriter, the Grammy-nominated tune "I Don't Wanna Fight," which was recorded by Tina Turner. The new millennium was also good to Lulu. She was honored as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2000 by the British government. Two years later, Lulu put out a duets album, teaming up with such mega-musicians as Paul McCartney and Elton John. She also published a book in 2010, Lulu's Secrets to Looking Good. The artist seems to show no desire to slow down in any facet of her life. Lulu said in 2010 on the Daily Mail's website, "I'm 62 this year and people often ask me how I look so good for my age. I eat well, exercise and I know what looks good on me. I'm a grandmother to Isabella, who was born just after Christmas, which is an absolute joy. I never want t


Which religious faith was founded in the 19th century, in what is now Iran and has its headquarters in Haifa(Israel)?

History of the Baha'i Faith - ReligionFacts ReligionFacts Baha'i Timeline History of the Baha'i Faith The Bahá'í Faith was founded in Iran in the mid-19th century by Mirza Hoseyn 'Ali Nuri, who is known as Bahá'u'lláh, which in Arabic: "Glory of God". The Bahai religion has a short, but important history and learning it is necessary to understanding the Bahai worldview. The Bahai faith has experienced in creased popularity in the West as its openness to all religions aligns with the religious relativism growing in that part of the world. (Also see Bahai beliefs) Like many other religions, Bahai has experienced seasons of peace as well as seasons of persecution; times of stagnation and times of increase. All of these moments work together to form the present state of the Bahai faith. Below the reader will find an overview of Bahai history along with links to more in-depth articles. The Bahai religion: past and present Historical and Religious Context As Christianity was born out of Judaism and Buddhism grew out of Hinduism, the Bahá'í Faith has its roots in Shi'ite Islam. A major doctrine of "Twelver" Shi'ite Islam is the expected return of the 12th imam (successor of Muhammad), who will renew religion and guide the faithful. The Báb In 1844, Mirza 'Ali Mohammad of Shiraz in Iran proclaimed the imminent appearance of a new messenger of God who would overturn old beliefs and customs and usher in a new era. He identified himself as the forerunner of this prophet, assuming the title of "the Báb" (Persian: "Gateway"). The Báb's teachings quickly spread throughout modern-day Iran, provoking strong opposition from both the Shi'ite Muslim clergy and the government. The Báb was arrested and, after several years of incarceration, was executed by a firing squad in 1850. Large-scale persecutions of his adherents, the Babis, followed and ultimately cost 20,000 people their lives. Bahá'u'lláh One of the Báb's earliest and most ardent disciples was Mirza Hoseyn 'Ali Nuri, who had assumed the name of Bahá'u'lláh (Persian: "Glory of God") when he renounced his social standing and joined the Babis. Bahá'u'lláh was arrested in 1852 and jailed in Tehran. During his imprisonment, he realized he was the prophet whose coming had been predicted by the Bab. He was released in 1853 and exiled to Baghdad, where his leadership revived the Babi community. In 1863, shortly before being moved by the Ottoman government to Constantinople, Bahá'u'lláh declared to his fellow Babis that he was the messenger of God foretold by the Bab. An overwhelming majority of Babis acknowledged his claim and thenceforth became known as Bahá'ís. Bahá'u'lláh was subsequently confined by the Ottomans in Adrianople (now Edirne, Turkey) and then exiled to Acre in Palestine (now ' Akko, Israel). 20th Century Before Bahá'u'lláh died in 1892, he appointed his eldest son, 'Abd ol-Baha (1844–1921), to be the leader of the Bahá'í community and the authorized interpreter of his teachings. 'Abd ol-Baha actively administered the movement's affairs and spread the faith to North America, Europe, and other continents. He appointed his eldest grandson, Shoghi Effendi Rabbani (1897–1957), as his successor. The Bahá'í faith underwent a rapid expansion beginning in the 1960s, and by the late 20th century it had more than 150 national spiritual assemblies (national governing bodies) and about 20,000 local spiritual assemblies worldwide. Persecution in Iran Since the Bahá'í Faith's birth, it has faced resistance and persecution from Iran. Many Bahá'ís, including the Bab, have become martyrs or imprisoned by the Iranian government. As is often the case, the persecution has arisen from a combination of religious and social factors. Religiously, many Shi'ite Muslims regard the Bahá'í Faith as an Islamic heresy. Objectionable beliefs of the Bahá'ís include the idea that there are more prophets to come after Muhammad, that the Qur'an has been upstaged by Bahá'u'lláh's writings, that women should play an active role in society, that there is no importance of the holy war (jihad), and that clergy ar


Who is the author of the 'Shopaholic' series of 'Chick Lit' books?

Sophie Kinsella (Author of Confessions of a Shopaholic) edit data Madeleine Wickham (born 12 December 1969) is a bestselling British author under her pseudonym, Sophie Kinsella. Educated at New College, Oxford, she worked as a financial journalist before turning to fiction. She is best known for writing a popular series of chick-lit novels. The Shopaholic novels series focuses on the misadventures of Becky Bloomwood, a financial journalist who cannot manage her own finances. The books follows her life from when her credit card debt first become overwhelming ("The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic") to the latest book on being married and having a child ("Shopaholic & Baby"). Throughout the entire series, her obsession with shopping and the complications that imparts on her life are central themes. Gemm Madeleine Wickham (born 12 December 1969) is a bestselling British author under her pseudonym, Sophie Kinsella. Educated at New College, Oxford, she worked as a financial journalist before turning to fiction. She is best known for writing a popular series of chick-lit novels. The Shopaholic novels series focuses on the misadventures of Becky Bloomwood, a financial journalist who cannot manage her own finances. The books follows her life from when her credit card debt first become overwhelming ("The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic") to the latest book on being married and having a child ("Shopaholic & Baby"). Throughout the entire series, her obsession with shopping and the complications that imparts on her life are central themes.


Swansea City FC now play their home games at the Liberty Stadium. What was the name of their previous stadium?

Liberty Stadium | Swansea City FC | Football Ground Guide Football Ground Guide Address: Morfa, Swansea, SA1 2FA Telephone: 01792 616 600 Ticket Office: 0844 815 6665 Pitch Size: 114 x 74 yards Pitch Type: Grass Club Nickname: The Swans or The Jacks Year Ground Opened: 2005 Home Kit: All White With Gold Trim Away Kit: Sky and Navy Blue External View Looking Towards The North Stand North Stand WHAT'S IS THE LIBERTY STADIUM LIKE? The Club moved to the Liberty Stadium in 2005, after spending 93 years at their former Vetch Field home. Built by Interserve for a cost of around £30m, it is located near to the former site of the Morfa Athletics Stadium on the West side of the River Tawe. The stadium was christened White Rock by the Swansea residents, but was renamed the Liberty Stadium under a 10 year corporate sponsorship deal. Although fairly conservative in its design, the stadium is still impressive. It is completely enclosed with all four corners filled with seating. Each of the four stands is two tiered and three are of the same height. The West Stand at one side of the pitch is slightly taller, having a row of 28 corporate hospitality boxes, situated above the upper tier. The Club's offices are also located behind this stand. An unusual feature is the great use of transparent roofing towards the South End of the stadium. This allows more natural light into this area, making for an interesting effect. Both ends have an electric scoreboard situated on the front of their roofs, although for some reason the scoreboard at the North End is larger than the one at the South End. Outside the stadium at the South West corner, by the club shop and ticket office, is a statue of former Swansea legend Ivor Allchurch. The stadium is shared with Ospreys Rugby Union Club. FUTURE STADIUM DEVELOPMENTS The Club have put in a formal planning application to extend the capacity of the Liberty Stadium to 34,000. The first phase of the developments would see an additional tier being added to the East Stand, increasing the number of seats by 6,000. This would be followed at a later stage with additional tiers being added to both ends of the stadium. No time scales have been announced as to when these developments would take place.   WHAT IS IT LIKE FOR VISITING FANS? Away fans are housed in the North Stand at one end of the stadium. Up to 2,000 fans can be accommodated in this area, although this allocation can be reduced to 1,000 for teams with a smaller following. The views of the playing action from this area are excellent as there is a good height between rows and the leg room is probably one of the most generous of any stadium that I have visited. The concourses are spacious, with food and beverage outlets, plus a number of television sets, for pre-match and half time entertainment. As you would expect from a new stadium the facilities are good. Away fans are separated from home fans by two metal barriers, with a line of stewards and Police in-between. Interestingly, the main singing contingent of home fans, have, in the traditions of the Vetch Field, situated themselves along one side of the pitch in the East Stand, rather than at the South end of the stadium.  David McNeil informs me; 'As a West Brom fan on holiday in Swansea, I visited the new stadium for the first League game against Tranmere. The stadium is very impressive and the facilities inside the stadium are excellent. Large concourse and great views from the stands. The atmosphere generated by the Swansea fans was excellent throughout the 90 minutes and it will become an intimidating place just as the Vetch used to be. Pre-match entertainment was enjoyed by my kids especially the antics of Cyril the Swan. Great day out, would love to visit the ground again when West Brom play there'.  Tickets will not be sold to away supporters by Swansea City on the day of the match, so do not travel unless you already have a ticket from your own Club. It is also worth bearing in mind that the Swansea fans are passionate about their club and this can make for an intimidating atmosphere. Exercise


What sort of Tuesday did the Rolling Stones sing about in their 1967 hit?

Ruby Tuesday - The Rolling Stones | Song Info | AllMusic The Rolling Stones google+ Song Review               by Richie Unterberger "Ruby Tuesday" is a good candidate for the most melodic Mick Jagger-Keith Richards composition ever, and it was a number one hit in early 1967. This is one of the few Rolling Stones songs that could be fairly said to be as melodic as any of the best Lennon-McCartney compositions. That's not to say that some of their more basic hits weren't great; it's more to note that the Rolling Stones did write some classic pop melodies as well. It also employs a very effective contrast between the moods of the verses and choruses. The verses, softly sung by Jagger, with a bit of vocal harmony; at the end of the very first line, he hits one of the lowest notes in his entire oeuvre, so low, in fact, that he has trouble hitting it clearly. Those verses are backed by gentle piano and wonderful recorder (by Brian Jones). The choruses, on the other hand, are far more harder-hitting, introducing drums and yearning harmonized vocals, taken at a mid-tempo rock pace before coming to a dramatic pause at the conclusion of each one. The very brief recorder solo by Jones -- in a plaintive, almost quasi-classical Renaissance style, as it is throughout the recording -- that dominates the instrumental tag adds an appropriately melancholic touch to the classic. In lyrical as well as musical attitude, "Ruby Tuesday" seems a notable departure from the kinds of putdowns the Stones had specialized in during the mid-'60s. The girl who is "Ruby Tuesday" seems to be a very promiscuous if very seductive and desirable one. Rather than complaining about her stuck-upness, however, Jagger's vocal seems wistfully observational, rather than critical, acknowledging that there is no way to permanently possess the affections of this free spirit. (According to Roy Carr in The Rolling Stones: An Illustrated Record, the song is "supposedly about a well-known groupie.") "Ruby Tuesday," interestingly, was intended as the B-side of "Let's Spend the Night Together." When the A-side turned out to be too hot to handle for many radio programmers due to its sexual implications, they played the flip side -- no great loss to the Stones (who got their number one single with it), or to the audience, since it was a better song anyway. Like another Stones ballad, "Lady Jane," "Ruby Tuesday" would be subjected to an elongated, Baroque-classical-psychedelic-soul treatment by the Rotary Connection on their 1967 debut album. The most noted interpretation, unexpectedly, may have been by folk-rock singer Melanie, who did an anguished, slow, and surprisingly credible version on her 1970 Candles in the Rain album. Appears On


What is the name of Gilbert and Sullivan's Modern Major General?

Gilbert and Sullivan - "I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General" (Major-General's Song) - YouTube Gilbert and Sullivan - "I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General" (Major-General's Song) Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Aug 23, 2012 I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General (often referred to as the Major-General's Song or Modern Major-General's Song) is a patter song from Gilbert and Sullivan's 1879 comic opera The Pirates of Penzance. It is perhaps the most famous song in Gilbert and Sullivan's operas. It is sung by Major-General Stanley at his first entrance, towards the end of Act I. The song satirises the idea of the "modern" educated British Army officer of the latter 19th century. It is one of the most difficult patter songs to perform, due to the fast pace and tongue-twisting nature of the lyrics. The song is replete with historical and cultural references, in which the Major-General describes his impressive and well-rounded education, but he says that his military knowledge has "only been brought down to the beginning of the century." The character of Major-General Stanley was widely taken to be a caricature of the popular general Sir Garnet Wolseley. Lyrics I am the very model of a modern Major-General, I've information vegetable, animal, and mineral, I know the kings of England, and I quote the fights historical From Marathon to Waterloo, in order categorical;a I'm very well acquainted, too, with matters mathematical, I understand equations, both the simple and quadratical, About binomial theorem I'm teeming with a lot o' news, With many cheerful facts about the square of the hypotenuse. I'm very good at integral and differential calculus; I know the scientific names of beings animalculous: In short, in matters vegetable, animal, and mineral, I am the very model of a modern Major-General. I know our mythic history, King Arthur's and Sir Caradoc's; I answer hard acrostics, I've a pretty taste for paradox, I quote in elegiacs all the crimes of Heliogabalus, In conics I can floor peculiarities parabolous; I can tell undoubted Raphaels from Gerard Dows and Zoffanies, I know the croaking chorus from The Frogs of Aristophanes!b Then I can hum a fugue of which I've heard the music's din afore,c And whistle all the airs from that infernal nonsense Pinafore. Then I can write a washing bill in Babylonic cuneiform, And tell you ev'ry detail of Caractacus's uniform:d In short, in matters vegetable, animal, and mineral, I am the very model of a modern Major-General. In fact, when I know what is meant by "mamelon" and "ravelin", When I can tell at sight a Mauser rifle from a Javelin,e When such affairs as sorties and surprises I'm more wary at, And when I know precisely what is meant by "commissariat", When I have learnt what progress has been made in modern gunnery, When I know more of tactics than a novice in a nunnery— In short, when I've a smattering of elemental strategy— You'll say a better Major-General has never sat a gee.f For my military knowledge, though I'm plucky and adventury, Has only been brought down to the beginning of the century; But still, in matters vegetable, animal, and mineral, I am the very model of a modern Major-General. Conductor: Isidore Godfrey


Ownership of which worldwide publishing concern gave Conrad Black control of the Daily Telegraph?

Mathew Horsman on Conrad Black's latest move | The Independent Mathew Horsman on Conrad Black's latest move Monday 29 April 1996 23:02 BST Click to follow The Independent Online Can it be that the City and Conrad Black, the controversial media baron, will finally get what each has long been wanting - rid of each other? Certainly last week's offer by Black's Hollinger International to buy out the minority shareholders of the Telegraph Group looks pitched high enough to succeed. By paying pounds 273m for the third of the group his US-based company does not already own, Black hopes to get full control of the Daily Telegraph's cash flow, which would give him fire-power to finance future acquisitions. The City, meanwhile, is being offered a chance to end its acrimonious partnership with the Canadian-born entrepreneur, with whom relations have been sour for at least two years. Some institutional shareholders don't like Black because they remember how he sold shares to investors only weeks before the Daily Telegraph joined the profit-sapping cover-price war in mid-1994, a move that sent the group's shares plummeting. Black doesn't like the City because he thinks it is arrogant, clubbish and, well, English. The specifics aside, Black's latest manoeuvre ought to be of great interest even to those not directly involved. For a start, anyone in the newspaper business should take heart. Consider that the current offer, at pounds 5.70 a share (including a 10p special dividend), is a pound higher than the pounds 4.70 Black was prepared to pay just a year ago, in his first attempt to take the group private. Back then, Black argued that the cover-price war and the escalating cost of newsprint conspired to cloud the Telegraph Group's profit outlook. He simply wasn't ready - and nor were his bankers - to offer a premium price. The independent directors of the group, which publishes the Daily Telegraph and the Sunday Telegraph, and which owns 25 per cent of the huge Australian publishing concern Fairfax, held out for pounds 5 a share. They believed that the cover-price war couldn't last forever, and that newsprint prices would moderate at some point. The independent directors were right. The Daily Telegraph has already been able to raise its cover price, in two stages, to 40p, and there may be room for another increase soon It all depends, of course, on Rupert Murdoch, whose cut-rate Times started the broadsheet price war in 1993. Just as important to the Telegraph Group's prospects will be newsprint costs. The Daily Telegraph uses a lot of newsprint to print its million copies a day, and has been hammered in the past 18 months by price rises. The most recent - 9 per cent - could be the last for a while, and will provide some welcome stability. Indeed, minority shareholders might be forgiven for holding out for more money despite the fact that independent directors are recommending the latest offer. If Black's Hollinger International is prepared to cough up pounds 5.70 a share to get its hands on the whole company, might it not go even higher? Dissident shareholders will also be aware that Black has done ridiculously well with his Telegraph investment. He got control 10 years ago of the then-struggling company with an initial payment of about pounds 30m. Using the latest offer as a benchmark, the group would be worth about pounds 760m today. Can't he sweeten the pot? Black desperately wants the shares. After all, he is making his second effort in the space of a year. The reason is simple. Black wants Fairfax, the leading Australian publisher. Until the last Australian election, his chances of increasing the Telegraph Group's 25 per cent stake in Fairfax were nil, thanks to media ownership rules. But the new government will relax the limits, and may allow Black to up his holding. Regulation is only one stumbling block. The bigger problem is money. He can raise it in the market, of course, but investors prefer some collateral. That is where the Daily Telegraph's cash flow helps. Hollinger International could easily raise fresh funds on the st


Which is the highest number used in a Sudoku puzzle?

The 10 Hardest Logic/Number Puzzles The 10 Hardest Logic/Number Puzzles Tweet The goal of this mini-project is to find and describe the 10 hardest logic and/or number puzzles out there. The current list is by no means definitive, your comments and suggestions are more than welcome (use the form at the bottom of this page ). The puzzles, in no particular order: 1. The World's Hardest Sudoku Sudoku is easily the most played and most analyzed puzzle in the world, so coming  up with the hardest one is no mean feat. In 2012, Finnish mathematician Arto Inkala claimed to have created the "World's Hardest Sudoku",  which the Telegraph rated "11 out of 5 stars" :-).  Arto's web site has more information on how the puzzles are rated . At Sudokuwiki.org it is claimed  that Arto's puzzle is the 3rd known hardest (although apparently the hardest puzzle listed there is in fact relatively  easy). Their discussion of rating  Sudoku puzzles . 2. The Hardest Logic Puzzle Ever American philosopher and logician George Boolos described this puzzle (and called it "The Hardest Logic Puzzle Ever" :-), devised by Raymond Smullyan and published in the Harvard Review of Philosophy in 1996: Three gods A, B, and C are called, in no particular order, True, False, and Random. True always speaks truly, False always speaks falsely, but whether Random speaks truly or falsely is a completely random matter. Your task is to determine the identities of A, B, and C by asking three yes-no questions; each question must be put to exactly one god. The gods understand English, but will answer all questions in their own language, in which the words for yes and no are da and ja, in some order. You do not know which word means which. This type of puzzle first appeared in a book by Russian scientist M. Bongard in 1967. They became more widely known after Douglas Hofstadter mentioned them in his book "Gödel, Escher, Bach". Easily the most information on Bongard problems can be found on Harry Foundalis' site . To solve the puzzle, you have to find a rule that the 6 patterns on the left hand side conform to. The 6 patterns on the right do not conform to this rule. For example, the first problem on this page has as a solution: all patterns on the left are triangles. 5. The Hardest Calcudoku Puzzle A Calcudoku is similar to a Killer Sudoku, except that (1) any operation can be used to compute the result of a "cage" (not only addition), (2) the puzzle can be any square size, and (3) the Sudoku rule of requiring the numbers 1..9 in each 3×3 set of cells does not apply. It was invented by Japanese math teacher Tetsuya Miyamoto, who called it "Kashikoku naru" ("smartness"). Identified in the same way as the Killer Sudoku puzzle shown above, the hardest Calcudoku was a 9×9 puzzle published on the 2nd of April 2013, which only 9.6% of the regular puzzlers at calcudoku.org managed to solve. Click on the puzzle to try and solve it yourself :-). If you're not up for solving it yourself, check out this step-by-step solving analysis by "clm". A Calcudoku variation using the modulo operator is a good candidate as well. It appeared in the Calcudoku, 101 Advanced Puzzles book, and clearly was the least-solved puzzle, with one math professor writing that it took him 5 hours to solve, spread over multiple days... If you'd like to try it yourself, you can find it here . 6. The Hardest "Ponder this" Puzzle IBM Research has been publishing very challenging monthly puzzles since May 1998 on their "Ponder this" page. Judging from the number of solvers for each, the hardest number puzzle is the one from April 2009: Design a storage system that encodes 24 information bits on 8 disks of 4 bits each, such that: Combining the 8*4 bits into a 32 bits number (taking a nibble from   each disk), a function f from 24 bits to 32 can be computed using   only 5 operations, each of which is out of the set {+, -, *, /, %, &, |, ~} (addition; subtraction, multiplication; integer division,   modulo; bitwise-and; bitwise-or; and bitwise-not) on variable   length integers. In other words, if every


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ALLEGORY IN C. S. LEWISï¿½THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE: v 196-94 Institute for Christian Teaching 12501 Old Columbia Pike Silver Spring, MD 20904 USA   Why would a Christian college student be reading fairy tales for homework?ï¿½ Or better yet, why would a Christian English teacher be using fairy tales in a college class on Biblical Literature?ï¿½ The answer might be found when a teacher chooses to introduce a particular book of the Bible with literature that is about the Bible.ï¿½ The gospel of John and one of C.S. Lewis' Narnian Chronicles, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, work well to illustrate the union of fairy tale with Biblical truths. When focusing on the literary aspects used in the gospel of John, a teacher would naturally desire to include a study of poetry as used in John 1, allegory as found in the parables, description as utilized in the parables, dialogue, and thematic organization (Resseguie 295; Kermode 448-53). But when focusing on the introduction of the gospel of John to students, the teacher might want to consider allegory, especially the allegory found in C.S. Lewis' fictional works.ï¿½ Lewis' Narnian Chronicles, and in particular the first of the series, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, "are an important addition not only to the library of children's literature, but also to the rare realm of Christian myth and symbolism.ï¿½ They can be profitably read by adults and will be reread by children after they become adults" (Cunnigham 155). Many students have already read The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe in their childhood years and if they have not, they will be treated to a book full of the medieval imagery of kings, queens and themes of good versus evil.ï¿½ Combined with the medieval images are the fairy tale elements of talking beasts, witches, fauns, giants and dwarfs.ï¿½ All is written in Christian symbolism and allegory: perfect devices for gaining students' attention and introducing, or opening a window, to John's gospel. Why This Story? C. S. Lewis believed that "a children's story is the best art-form for something you have to say" (Lewis, On Stories 32). So he took a fairy-tale image from his childhood, a faun carrying an umbrella, inserted a lion about which he had been having dreams (53) and began a delightful children's story that ended up as Christian allegory only because the Christian "element pushed itself in of its own accord" (46). Children's narrative, in the form of the fairy tale, is simple and straightforward.ï¿½ Lewis liked the fairy tale form because it excluded a love interest and close psychology, And the moment I [Lewis] thought of that [the Fairy Tale] I fell in love with the Form itself: its brevity, its severe restraints on description, its flexible traditionalism, its inflexible hostility to all analysis, digression, reflections, and 'gas'.ï¿½ I was now enamored of it.ï¿½ Its very limitations of vocabulary became an attraction; as the hardness of the stone pleases the sculptor or the difficulty of the sonnet delights the sonneteer.(46-47)   Lewis used the fairy-tale form to "steal past those watchful dragons" (47) of difficult theology that he felt froze the feelings of the individual towards the simplicity of the story of salvation.ï¿½ Therefore he was writing for children "only in the sense that I [Lewis] excluded what I thought they would not like or understand; not in the sense of writing what I intended to be below adult attention" (47).ï¿½ The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is basically the gospel story, written simply, for all (children and adults) to read and enjoy. One finds a freshness, a serious delightfulness, in opening a section of God's book with Lewis' work.ï¿½ This book can help "steal past those watchful dragons" guarding students who have heard the salvation story many times and would therefore be inclined to tune out "one more time," while still appealing to students not raised in a Christian institutional system. Who is C. S. Lewis? Lewis has been a major contributor and well-loved Christian author for both hs non-fictional and


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Who fought Muhammed All in the 'Rumble in the Jungle' in 1974?

Muhammad Ali wins the Rumble in the Jungle - Oct 30, 1974 - HISTORY.com Muhammad Ali wins the Rumble in the Jungle Share this: Muhammad Ali wins the Rumble in the Jungle Author Muhammad Ali wins the Rumble in the Jungle URL Publisher A+E Networks On October 30, 1974, 32-year-old Muhammad Ali becomes the heavyweight champion of the world for the second time when he knocks out 25-year-old champ George Foreman in the eighth round of the “Rumble in the Jungle,” a match in Kinshasa, Zaire. Seven years before, Ali had lost his title when the government accused him of draft-dodging and the boxing commission took away his license. His victory in Zaire made him only the second dethroned champ in history to regain his belt. The “Rumble in the Jungle” (named by promoter Don King, who’d initially tagged the bout “From the Slave Ship to the Championship!” until Zaire’s president caught wind of the idea and ordered all the posters burned) was Africa’s first heavyweight championship match. The government of the West African republic staged the event—its president, Mobutu Sese Seko, personally paid each of the fighters $5 million simply for showing up—in hopes that it would draw the world’s attention to the country’s enormous beauty and vast reserves of natural resources. Ali agreed. “I wanted to establish a relationship between American blacks and Africans,” he wrote later. “The fight was about racial problems, Vietnam. All of that.” He added: “The Rumble in the Jungle was a fight that made the whole country more conscious.” At 4:30 a.m. on October 30, 60,000 spectators gathered in the moonlight (organizers had timed the fight to overlap with prime time in the U.S.) at the outdoor Stade du 20 Mai to watch the fight. They were chanting “Ali, bomaye” (“Ali, kill him”). The ex-champ had been taunting Foreman for weeks, and the young boxer was eager to get going. When the bell rang, he began to pound Ali with his signature sledgehammer blows, but the older man simply backed himself up against the ropes and used his arms to block as many hits as he could. He was confident that he could wait Foreman out. (Ali’s trainer later called this strategy the “rope-a-dope,” because he was “a dope” for using it.) By the fifth round, the youngster began to tire. His powerful punches became glances and taps. And in the eighth, like “a bee harassing a bear,” as one Times reporter wrote, Ali peeled himself off the ropes and unleashed a barrage of quick punches that seemed to bewilder the exhausted Foreman. A hard left and chopping right caused the champ’s weary legs to buckle, and he plopped down on the mat. The referee counted him out with just two seconds to go in the round. Ali lost his title and regained it once more before retiring for good in 1981. Foreman, meanwhile, retired in 1977 but kept training, and in 1987 he became the oldest heavyweight champ in the history of boxing. Today, the affable Foreman is a minister and rancher in Texas and the father of five daughters and five sons, all named George. He’s also the spokesman for the incredibly popular line of George Foreman indoor grills. Related Videos


Which alcoholic drink is added to brandy to make a Sidecar cocktail?

How to Make a Sidecar | Cocktail Recipes - YouTube How to Make a Sidecar | Cocktail Recipes Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Apr 5, 2014 Like these Cocktail Recipes !!! Check out the official app http://apple.co/1I00csa Watch more How to Make Cocktails videos: http://www.howcast.com/videos/510367-... Recipe: 2 oz cognac; 1 oz Cointreau; Ã‚_ oz lemon juice. Shake and strain into a Ã‚_ sugar-rimmed glass. Garnish with orange twist. The Sidecar is a classic cocktail that a lot of people have heard of, but few people actually know how to make, or have even tasted when made properly. The cocktail was invented in the 1920's in France. You'll notice that a lot of classic cocktails start to be invented in Europe in the 1920's. That's because of a little thing called prohibition, which was started in 1919 in the United States, so all of the American bartenders, the ones basically who didn't go and work in underground speakeasy's or went to find another profession, they would go over to Europe and started creating drinks over there. So the Sidecar is made with cognac, which is a French brandy made in the Cognac region of France and Cointreau which is french orange liqueur. It's a sour style cocktail and I love this drink, because I think it's still a really dignified, elegant drink, but it isn't as stiff as a Manhattan or Martini, so if you're looking for an alternative to that. But anyway, let's make a Sidecar. We're going to start with 2 oz. of cognac. So like I said it's a French brandy. Brandy is just distilled fruit, in this case distilled wine and we know France is known for it's great wines. We're going to do a whole ounce of Cointreau. Cointreau is a orange liqueur and it's really high quality. There are other liqueur, orange liqueurs out there, they're triple secs and stuff. Some of them will work okay in a Sidecar, but I really swear by Cointreau. I just think it's the highest quality out there. One whole ounce and this is sweet, so this is going to be your sweetener. There's no simple syrup in this drink, even though it's a sour style drink. I have to a juice a little more lemon. I've got that strainer setup there, that fine strainer. This is one of the drinks that I really like to have the pulps strained out. I think that nice texture justifies that extra step of straining out the lemon juice, but to each his own. So now we're going to do three-quarters of an ounce of lemon juice. I mentioned that Cointreau is your sweetener and there no simple. This is a tart drink, and so if you want it to be a little sweeter it's okay to add just a little simple syrup, just a dash. But I like it made this way and is the classic recipe, by the way. All right, so we're going to shake this drink, because it's got lemon juice in it, which is a non-alcoholic ingredient. We do really need to force those ingredients together, so now we're ready to shake. First though, I'm going to prep our glass. Like I said it's a tart drink, so if you haven't added some simple syrup and are doing it the classic way, we're going to rim the glass with sugar and I'm going to show you how to do that. So we have our glass chilling in the freezer, always a great idea for any cocktail. They'll keep it cold. We're going to set that and now we're going to shake. I'm going to be alone with my shaker for a moment, excuse me. It's hard to look cool shaking, but it is the closest you'll ever get to see me dance, which I look less cool doing. Okay, so I'm not even going to give this a second. This was chilling in the freezer. After we take it out, we let it sit for a minute. As the glass warms up, the condensation will start to form on the rim, and you don't need to use any citrus or anything. You'll notice that it'll just stick right on there. See that? You don't have the mess


Which company's red triangle trademark was the first to registered in England (in 1876)?

The Very First UK Trademark | SpellBrand® The Very First UK Trademark   0 Logo design goes back thousands of years, when tradespeople used pictures to show exactly what they were selling to make it easy for busy (and often illiterate) shoppers in pre-Tesco days. It is impossible to say exactly when or where the first actual logo design sprung up, or even when the first UK logo design came about.  However, trademarks are another issue entirely. What do you think was the first UK trademark? This is not a matter of argument, but rather a matter of historical record. The first UK trademark, holder of trademark number one at the British Intellectual Property Office, is Bass Pale Ale’s recognizable red triangle logo design. In fact, the Bass company also owns the second trademark as well, for their red diamond. How did Bass end up in this interesting and historical position? The ale company has been a pioneer in marketing and branding for the better part of two centuries. The red triangle trademark was so well recognized that Bass took care to be the first registrant on the first day of January in 1876, when the 1875 UK Trade Mark Registration Act came into effect. In fact, the company forced an employee to spend his New Year’s Eve waiting in the cold outside the registration office to claim the first two trademarks for their red triangle and red diamond logos. Bass was also one of the London Stock Exchange’s original FT 30 companies in 1935. These UK logos have been seen throughout the Western world ever since. Manet’s Bar at the Folies-Bergiere shows the Red Triangle logo design on a bottle, as do forty of Picasso’s paintings. It is also mentioned in a novel by James Joyce. In modern times, we can see this UK logo design on a variety of sports match uniforms. They are a universally recognized part of the Bass brand, which makes them a logo design and branding success story. What do these logos mean? Generally, red is an aggressive colour, although it is also associated with food and drink. A triangle usually means strength, which is an appropriate image for an alcoholic beverage. A diamond usually connotes strength as well, along with quality and wealth. However, the reason these logo designs have lasted so long is likely their simplicity rather than their inherent meaning. They can be readily recognized as part of the Bass company and brand because they have always been associated with it. There is no other company that has a logo similar to these, and they are so simple that it is impossible to confuse them with any other design. A simple red shape really sticks in the consumer’s mind. One of the most remarkable things about the Bass logo isn’t its number—although number one is certainly a notable position. Rather, it is the fact that it has remained relatively unchanged for a remarkable amount of time—over 130 years, in fact. Will your logo design last this long? Mash Bonigala Mash is the Founder & CEO of SpellBrand. Since 1998, Mash has helped 100s of companies differentiate themselves from the competition through Brand Strategy and Brand Identity design. Schedule a call with Mash to discuss how to clearly communicate your brand story. (Follow him on Google+ and Twitter ) Recent Posts Bespoke Suit Maker Website Design Website Designs


Which fashion designer opened a boutique with Malcolm McClaren, and was at the forefront of 'punk' fashion in 1971?

1000+ images about Vivienne Westwood & Malcolm Mclaren on Pinterest | Teddy boys, Vivienne westwood shop and Vivienne westwood Vintage Vivienne Westwood / Malcolm McLaren / Sex Pistols / Seditionaries era vintage Tshirt by SeditionariesInTheUK on Etsy https://www.etsy.com/listing/211058951/vintage-vivienne-westwood-malcolm See More


What is the name of the village in which Mrs. Goggins is the postmistress?

Mrs. Goggins | Postman Pat Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Hair colour: Grey Mrs. Goggins is the postmistress at Greendale Post Office, she was born in Scotland and later moved to Greendale . Contents [ show ] Bio Mrs. Goggins was born in Scotland and later came to Greendale, where she became the postmistress at the local Post Office. She always sorts the letters and parcels that come into the Post Office for the Postman Pat Clifton before he takes them out on his rounds. When Pat started to get overloaded with more and more parcels, Mrs. Goggins ordered a postal trolley for him. Later Mrs. Goggins took in a lost dog and called her Bonnie . She once took over control of the sorting office in Pencaster, whilst Ben was going to play the Blue Flash at Greendale School. Persona Mrs. Goggins is firm, committed and serious about her work, but she is happy to see everyone else enjoying themselves. Job Mrs. Goggins is the postmistress at Greendale Post Office. Inspiration Mrs. Goggins was probably inspired by the shop keeper of Kendal's former Post Office, who became a close friend of John Cunliffe and told him all about the daily work that country postmen do. Appearances Season 1 - Postman Pat's Finding Day, Postman Pat's Birthday, Postman Pat's Rainy Day, The Sheep in the Clover Field, Postman Pat's Tractor Express, Postman Pat's Thirsty Day, Postman Pat's Foggy Day, Postman Pat's Difficult Day, Postman Pat Goes Sledging and Postman Pat takes a Message Season 2 - Postman Pat and the Hole in the Road, Postman Pat and the Suit of Armour, Postman Pat in a Muddle, Postman Pat Misses the Show, Postman Pat Follows a Trail, Postman Pat has the Best Village, Postman Pat Has Too Many Parcels, Postman Pat and the Big Surprise, Postman Pat and the Robot and Postman Pat and the Mystery Tour Season 3 - Postman Pat and the Runaway Kite, Postman Pat and the Hungry Goat, Postman Pat and the Ice Cream Machine, Postman Pat and the Great Greendale Race (cameo), Postman Pat and the Jumble Sale, Postman Pat the Magician, Postman Pat and the Spotty Situation, Postman Pat and the Greendale Movie, Postman Pat Goes Football Crazy, Postman Pat and a Job Well Done, Postman Pat and the Green Rabbit, Postman Pat and the Big Butterflies, Postman Pat and the Troublesome Train (mentioned), Postman Pat and the Flying Saucers, Postman Pat at the Seaside, Postman Pat and the Job Swap Day, Postman Pat's Disappeaing Dotty, Postman Pat's Popstars, Postman Pat and the Great Dinosaur Hunt, Postman Pat and the Midsummer Market, Postman Pat and the Train Inspector, Postman Pat and the Ice Ladder, Postman Pat and the Rocket Rescue and Postman Pat's Perfect Painting Season 4 - Postman Pat and the Big Red Balloon, Postman Pat and the Spring Dance, Postman Pat and the Thunderstorm, Postman Pat and the Fancy Dress Party, Postman Pat and the Playful Pets, Postman Pat and the Runaway Train, Postman Pat and the Pet Show, Postman Pat's Wild West Rescue, Postman Pat's Pied Piper, Postman Pat's Radio Greendale, Postman Pat the Secret Suphero, Postman Pat Goes Undercover, Postman Pat and the Bowling Buddies, Postman Pat's Missing Things and Postman Pat and the Flying Post Season 5 - Postman Pat and the Stolen Strawberries, Postman Pat and the Fantastic Feast, Postman Pat Gets Stuck, Postman Pat and the Go-Kart Race, Postman Pat's Pet Rescue, Postman Pat and the Hedgehog Hideaway, Postman Pat Never Gives Up, Postman Pat and the Double Disguise, Postman Pat's Cat Calmity, Postman Pat and the Popular Policeman, Postman Pat's Noisy Day, Postman Pat and the Cranky Cows, Postman Pat's Big Boat Adventure, Postman Pat's Holiday Hobbies, Postman Pat's Fun Run, Postman Pat's Spy Mission, Postman Pat's Ice'Capade and Postman Pat's Christmas Eve Season 6 - A Runaway Cow, A Tepee, Crazy Robots, Big Balloons, Charlie's Telescope (cameo), Fruit Bats, Precious Eggs, Naughty Pumpkin, A Movie Feast, A Speedy Car, A Disco Machine, A Giant Cake and The Flying Christmas Stocking Season 7 - Postman Pat and Cowboy Colin, Postman Pat and Big Bob Bell, Postman Pat and the Cheeky Sheep, Postman Pat and the


George Cornell was shot by Ronnie Kray in which East End pub in 1966?

George Cornell (1928 - 1966) - Find A Grave Memorial London Borough of Tower Hamlets Greater London, England Villain of London's East End during the 1960's and former associate from childhood of the legendary Kray twins. His birth name was George Myers. Cornell moved to South London, and joined the gang of "Mad" Frankie Fraser and Eddie Richardson, arch enemy of the Kray's. Cornell would often talk down to the Krays whenever they tried to muscle in on any dealings with Fraser and Richardson. This displeased the Kray's, particularly Ronnie. Rumour was spreading that Cornell had been calling Ronnie Kray terrible names and mocking him. When Ronnie got word of this it finally made his mind-up that Cornell was to be killed. On the night of the 9th March, 1966, Ronnie got word that Cornell was drinking in the Blind Beggar pub, in the heart of the East End. Ronnie summoned one of his drivers, John 'Scotch Jack' Dickson to take him there along with Ian Barrie his right-hand man. When they arrived at The Blind Beggar, Dickson waited outside while Ronnie and Ian Barrie went inside. Cornell and Albie Woods (fellow Richardson gang member) were seated at the bar. When Cornell saw Ronnie he calmly said, "Well look who's here" in a sneering sort of way. Ronnie did not say a word. He took a 9mm Mauser pistol from his pocket and shot Cornell. Ian Barrie fired some shots into the ceiling. They both turned around and walked out as calmly as they had walked in.There was a record playing on the juke box that had been hit by one of the ricocheting bullets. It was 'The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore' by the Walker Brothers and it kept repeating, "the sun ain't gonna shine any more...any more...any more..." It wasn't long before Ronnie was arrested and put on an identification parade. The witnesses couldn't (more likely wouldn't) identify Ronnie and he was released, a sign of the hold and respect East Ender's had for the Kray Twins. Kray was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder three years later and remained in prison until his death in 1995. (bio by: Kieran Smith)   Cause of death: Shot by Ronnie Kray


What was the name of Lester Piggott's first Derby winner in 1954?

Lester Piggott: at 75 still the Derby's lord of the reins | Sport | The Guardian The Observer Lester Piggott: at 75 still the Derby's lord of the reins The Epsom legend shares his views on modern-day racing and looks back at his illustrious past on the 60th anniversary of his first Derby ride Lester Piggott, the 30-times champion jockey, at the Park Lane Hilton earlier this month. Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Observer Sunday 29 May 2011 03.00 EDT First published on Sunday 29 May 2011 03.00 EDT Share on Messenger Close As the eye picks out Lester Piggott approaching, the mind relocates to Tattenham Corner, where the sharp angles of his frame would coast down the hill at the back of the Derby field, waiting to swoop, ready to assert his ownership of the world's most illustrious Flat race. Piggott is only gliding across a hotel foyer, but the association with Epsom is still instant. In the handshake, his fingers are curled from all the reins he held to steer home 30 Classic winners and nine Derby champions. His face bears softened versions of the creases that scored his features when he was the famished, hardened lord of the weighing-room. And in his eyes now is more of the softness that was so rarely visible behind the mask of the ruthless pilot. In the golden age of sports personalities – Muhammad Ali, Pelé – Piggott acquired charisma by turning his face away from noise and celebrity. He had no use for the tumble of words with which others described their activities. His silence was his calling card. The cold glint in his eye thrilled punters and terrified his rivals. All emotion was excised from the business of winning races. At Epsom, nothing before or since has matched the glamour of him sweeping into the home straight and picking off the leaders on the best horse in a Derby. Saturday brings the 60th anniversary of his first Derby ride, on Zucchero, who finished 13th in 1951. He conquered Epsom's undulations and cambers for the first time three years later on Never Say Die and farmed the great mile-and-a-half fiesta, winning also on Crepello, St Paddy, Sir Ivor, Nijinsky, Roberto, Empery, The Minstrel and Teenoso, the last of his successful Derby mounts, in 1983. He has a tip for us. Piggott first rode for the Queen at Newmarket in 1955 and as our conversation turns to the monarch's Carlton House, favourite for this year's Investec Derby, he says: "It'll probably win, too. He's the obvious one." In his official biography, written with Dick Francis, Piggott picked out his greatest dislike as "people who talk too much", so there is nothing to be gained in his presence from journalistic babble. The trainer Jeremy Tree once asked him: "I've got to speak to my old school, Lester, all the boys at Eton, and tell them all I know about racing. What shall I say?" After a pause, Piggott replied: "Tell 'em you have flu." With his partial deafness and speech impediment, he said he learned to "lip read and watch people's faces," which he still does, intently. He weighs each question carefully and then measures out an answer like a jockey just loosening the reins. He thinks, for example, that Frankie Dettori is the finest of the modern jockeys, and that today's whip is "rubbish" and much less painful to horses than the public understands: "I think today Dettori is still the best. There's a handful of really good jockeys but I think Dettori is the one. Beautiful balance on a horse. Of course, Ryan Moore's good and Kieren Fallon's good but if you really come down to it Frankie's still the best." In his time Piggott was a famously vigorous coercer of horses but was also known for his artistry and his super-human judgment of pace, which looked bred into him through a long ancestry of jockeys and trainers. "I never hit them unless they were answering it. If they were going forward you knew they were responding. But there were a lot of horses I rode I never hit at all because they didn't like it." A quick statistical blizzard: Piggott's 30 Classic wins from 1954-1992 will probably never be surpassed. Since 1900, Willie Carson comes next


"Which religious group publishes a magazine called ""The Watchtower""?"

A Short History of the Watchtower Organization A Short History of the Watchtower Organization Jehovah's Witnesses trace their origins to the nineteenth century Adventist movement in America. That movement began with William Miller, a Baptist lay preacher who, in the year 1816, began proclaiming that Christ would return in 1843. His predictions of the Second Coming or Second Advent captured the imagination of thousands in Baptist and other mainline churches. Perhaps as many as 50,000 followers put their trust in Miller's chronological calculations and prepared to welcome the Lord, while, as the appointed time approached, others watched nervously from a distance. Recalculations moved the promised second advent from March, 1843 to March, 1844, and then to October of that year. Alas, that date too passed uneventfully. After the "Disappointment of 1844" Miller's following fell apart, with most of those who had looked to him returning to their respective churches before his death in 1849. But other disappointed followers kept the movement alive, although in fragmented form. Their activities eventually led to the formation of several sects under the broad heading of "Adventism" including the Advent Christian Church, the Life and Advent Union, the Seventh-Day Adventists, and various Second Adventist groups. An interesting side-note: The Branch Davidians who died at Waco, Texas, under the leadership of David Koresh also trace their roots to the same Millerite source through a different line of descent. In 1935 the Seventh Day Adventist Church expelled a Bulgarian immigrant named Victor Houteff, who had begun teaching his own views on certain passages of the Revelation or Apocalypse, the last book of the Bible. Houteff set up shop on the property at Waco. After first referring to his tiny new sect as The Shepherd's Rod, Houteff and his people in 1942 incorporated and renamed themselves Davidian Seventh Day Adventists. Houteff died in 1955, and in 1961 his wife Florence officially disbanded the sect, but a few followers under the leadership of west Texas businessman Benjamin Roden took over the real estate. Roden died in 1978, leaving behind his wife Lois and his son George to lead the group. Then, in 1987, David Koresh took over the leadership position, and the tragedy that followed is public knowledge. Jehovah's Witnesses, likewise, trace their roots back to the Adventists. But they do not often admit this to outsiders; nor do many Witnesses know the details themselves. JWs are accustomed to defending themselves against the charge that they are a new religious cult. They will often respond that theirs is the most ancient religious group, older than Catholic and Protestant churches. In fact, their book Jehovah's Witnesses in the Divine Purpose asserts that "Jehovah's witnesses have a history almost 6,000 years long, beginning while the first man, Adam, was still alive," that Adam's son Abel was "the first of an unbroken line of Witnesses," and that "Jesus' disciples were all Jehovah's witnesses [sic] too." (pp. 8-9) An outsider listening to such claims quickly realizes, of course, that the sect has simply appropriated unto itself all the characters named in the Bible as faithful witnesses of God. By such extrapolation the denomination is able to stretch its history back to the beginnings of the human family-at least in the eyes of adherents who are willing to accept such arguments. But outside observers generally dismiss this sort of rhetoric and instead reckon the Witnesses as dating back only to Charles Taze Russell, who was born on February 16, 1852, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Originally raised a Presbyterian, Russell was 16 years old and a member of the Congregational church in the year 1868, when he found himself losing faith. He had begun to doubt not only church creeds and doctrines, but also God and the Bible itself. At this critical juncture a chance encounter restored his faith and placed him under the influence of Second Adventist preacher Jonas Wendell. For some years after that Russell continued to study Scripture w


In the Harry Potter series, what is the name of the soul sucking guards from Azkaban?

Dementor | Harry Potter Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Dementors guarding the Muggle-Born Registration Commission trial courtroom During the 1997 infiltration of the Ministry of Magic , while Harry Potter was disguised as Albert Runcorn , he encountered the Dementors in the Muggle-Born Registration Commission court room, where they were used to take away convicted Muggle-borns after interrogation and to terrorise them during interrogation. Dolores Umbridge protected herself and the other questioners with a cat Patronus , which dissipated when Harry stunned her. Harry and Hermione then performed the charm to save the Muggle-borns who had yet to be interrogated from the Dementors. Dementors now stationed at Hogwarts during the height of the Second Wizarding War After Apparating to Hogsmeade , Harry, Ron, and Hermione set off a Caterwauling Charm and hid under Harry's Invisibility Cloak . Unable to find them the Death Eaters dispatched Dementors to attack the trio, as Dementors sensed the presents of others and did not rely on sight. Harry was forced to cast his Patronus to protect the trio from being kissed . They could not Disapparate due to an Anti-Disapparition Jinx placed on the village, and were stuck. Harry drove away the Dementors, but almost gave the three away, as his Patrouns was very distinctive, Aberforth Dumbledore saved them and passed off Harry's stag as his own goat Patronus and ushered the trio into his pub. Dementors participate in the Battle of Hogwarts and are fended of with Patronuses Later, during the Battle of Hogwarts , the Dementors fought on the side of Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters . Harry Potter , Hermione Granger , and Ron Weasley were attacked by large numbers of Dementors, and due to the horrific events they had experienced and witnessed, including the recent death of Fred Weasley , they all had difficulty summoning their Patronuses. In fact, Harry welcomed the fate that came with a Dementor's kiss, but Seamus Finnigan , Luna Lovegood , and Ernie Macmillan attacked the Dementors with their own Patronuses holding them at bay and encouraged Harry to do the same, allowing him to finally summon his Patronus, which caused the Dementors to scatter. Later, Harry encountered more Dementors in the Forbidden Forest , but the presence of James, Lily, Sirius and Lupin, summoned through the Resurrection Stone , shielded him from them. [7] Post 1998 After the Second Wizarding War , the Ministry of Magic became headed by former- Auror and Order of the Phoenix member Kingsley Shacklebolt . Due to their actions during the war (allowing Death Eaters to escape back to Voldemort and joining forces with him themselves), Shacklebolt disbanded the Dementors as guards of the wizard prison . It is unknown where they went or what they did without their only known application. After the Dementors were removed from the prison, Aurors were placed in the prison as guards. Description Appearance Dementors have a humanoid shape, approximately three metres, or 10 feet high, and are covered in dark hooded cloaks of long ripped black cloth, making them closely resemble wraiths. Its body is greyed and decayed looking, like a decomposing corpse, and its breath sounds rattling, like it is trying to "suck more than air" out of a room. Its hands are "glistening, greyish, slimy-looking, and scabbed". They seem to exude cold. A Dementor's mouth A Dementor's face has empty eye sockets, covered with scabbed skin. There is a gaping large hole where the mouth should be, which is used for sucking the soul out of the victim in a process called the Dementor's Kiss , leaving victims in a state generally considered worse than death . The Dementor pulls back its hood and sucks out its victim's soul, leaving the person an empty shell, alive but completely, irretrievably 'gone'. Unlike other creatures, who move through some means of physical support, Dementors can fly freely. The books describe them as able to glide over the ground only, and in any case, they cannot pass through solid obstacles. [2] Dementors are also known to be blind, as


What is the former British Crown colony of the Gold Coast now called?

The British in West Africa The British in West Africa by Jim Jones (Copyright 2014, All Rights Reserved) Go to the syllabus , the reading on Egypt or the reading on French imperialism . Contents Life and Travels .] After 1800, the British government became more directly involved with African exploration. The government sponsored Mungo Park's second expedition in 1805 and sent an expedition to the Ashanti capital at Kumasi, inland from the Gold Coast, in 1817.  In 1819, the government established an Admiralty Cout at Freetown to hear cases involving slave ships seized along the West African coast. Despite the anti-slavery fervor stirred up by the West Africa Squadron and the publication of T. E. Bowditch's influential book, Mission from Cape Coast Castle to Ashantee (London, 1819), British interest in Africa declined from 1815 to the 1840s. The main activity was carried out by merchants at trading posts along the Gold Coast and on James Island at the mouth of the Gambia River. British public interest increased again in the 1840s after an attempt to colonize the Lower Niger Valley for the purpose of producing palm oil in 1841-1842. Although many of the white colonists succumbed to disease, the expedition generated news accounts and stimulated an outpouring of new publications containing traveller's tales. A decade later, William Balfour Baikie achieved a major breakthrough when every member of his expedition returned alive after four months on the Lower Niger River in 1852, thanks to twice-daily doses of quinine taken to prevent malaria. Tapping an oil palm in Sierra Leone Source: T. J. Alldridge, A Transformed Colony THE GAMBIA To sailors heading south along Africa's Atlantic Coast, the Gambia River was a delight. Beginning as a wide, deep estuary, it is navigable for about 120 miles by ocean-going sailing ships, another 80 miles by smaller craft to the Barokunda Falls, and an additional 140 miles to the edge of the Futa Jalon mountains by canoe. Beginning in the 15th century, ships from all parts of Europe dropped anchor in the estuary to refit and find supplies before continuing their voyages. During the era of the slave trade, Europeans and Africans used the Gambia as a route to the interior. In the era of legitimate trade, the Gambia provided safe anchorages for merchant ships seeking peanuts, vegetable gum, animal hides and other local products. In 1889, France agreed to cede a strip of land along each side of the Gambia to the British, and after negotiations that lasted until 1904, finally agreed to a ten-mile wide strip, roughly the area that could be reached by naval artillery of the era. The result was an odd-shaped British colony that was surrounded on three sides by the French colony of Senegal. SIERRA LEONE Sierra Leone comprises the land between coast and the south side of the Futa Jalon mountains. Although it has no large rivers, there are many smaller ones and the area is largely covered with tropical forest. In 1787, British abolitionists began to resettle freed slaves at an agricultural colony called "Freetown" located beside a bay near the "Lion Rock." After a difficult start, they received a government charter for the Sierra Leone Company in 1791. In 1808, the government began to administer the colony directly. The colony became moderately successful thanks to the efforts of American and British Methodist missionaries, immigration by loyalist blacks from the thirteen American colonies and the foundation of Fourah Bay College by the Church Missionary Society. The colony also received annual subsidies from the British Parliament, and by 1833 Freetown's population included two hundred whites and more than 30,000 British Africans (plus an unknwn number of indigenous "up-country" Africans--the original inhabitants of the area). The governor of Sierra Leone received authority over British possessions on the African coast from the Gambia to the Gold Coast. The borders of Sierra Leone were finally delineated in 1895, the year that the British began to build a railroad into the interior.


"Whose first number one album in the UK was ""Every Picture Tells a Story"" in 1971?"

Amazon.com: Every Picture Tells A Story: Rod Stewart: MP3 Downloads TITLE added to MP3 cart Every Picture Tells A Story MP3 Music, March 31, 1998 "Please retry" Your Amazon Music account is currently associated with a different marketplace. To enjoy Prime Music, go to Your Music Library and transfer your account to Amazon.com (US). Fix in Music Library Sold by Amazon Digital Services  LLC. Additional taxes may apply. By placing your order, you agree to our Terms of Use . Related Video Shorts Customers Also Bought These Albums Page 1 of 1 Start over Page 1 of 1 Original Release Date: May 1, 1971 Release Date: March 31, 1998 Label: Island Def Jam Copyright: ℗Â© 1971 The Island Def Jam Music Group Record Company Required Metadata: Music file metadata contains unique purchase identifier. Learn more . Total Length: 40:48 By John Stodder on March 25, 2003 Format: Audio CD In retrospect, Rod Stewart's early career appears to have been a miracle. His later career was a huge disappointment, not because his music was so terrible (it wasn't, really), but because fans like me couldn't believe that an artist who seemed to have developed a seamless blend of folk, rock, soul and country that at once sounded highly traditional and completely innovative would turn his back on his muse. But the muse is in full control on this album, as she was on "Gasoline Alley" "The Rod Stewart Album" and "Never a Dull Moment." Listening to this album in totality after many years (I confess I heard it not as a stand alone, but as part of the highly enjoyable "Complete Mercury Years" set, which is worth getting if you're ready to go the whole hog, and intelligently programs the albums rather than trying to re-sort the songs), what stands out to me is that the hit songs were somewhat arbitrarily chosen. "Maggie May" and "Mandolin Wind" are great songs, with the characteristic viewpoint of Rod's self-penned songs in those days, the betrayed innocent looking back on the bittersweet episodes of his past. He was a troubador for those emotions. But he probably could've gotten just as big a hit out of his gorgeous version of Bob Dylan's "Tomorrow is a Long Time," or his fierce, slide guitar anchored cover of Elvis' "That's All Right," (which has a strange but lovely coda of "Amazing Grace"). It's that consistent. My favorite era of pop music was the late 60s and early 70s, when it seems to me rock music was at its most creative and yet its most deeply-rooted to the American culture. Read more ›