Which Gilbert & Sullivan operetta has the subtitle “Flowers of Progress”?

Utopia, Limited - The Gilbert & Sullivan Very Light Opera Company -The Gilbert & Sullivan Very Light Opera Company - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A. The Gilbert & Sullivan Very Light Opera Company Utopia, Limited An Un-Utopian Utopia The Gilbert & Sullivan Very Light Opera Company was founded with the intention to produce all of the Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, including the lesser known and rarely performed Utopia, Limited and The Grand Duke.  While members of the company understood that there were reputed problems with Utopia, Limited, the company still decided to produce the work in 1988. Early in the rehearsal process, however, the company began to understand why Utopia, Limited had a reputation for being problematic and why it was so seldom performed.  The operetta’s dialogue is overwritten, it includes some poor music, contains unfinished plot lines and is simply too long.  Zoe Kuester, the production’s Stage Director, and Wendy Evans, the Artistic Director, did what they could to make the piece performable by cutting some lines of the excessive dialogue and trimming a third verse from two or three songs.  Unfortunately, their well-intended efforts were “too little, too late.” The company produced Utopia, Limited and it was politely received, but the company members fully understood that the piece was substantially inferior to the other Gilbert and Sullivan operettas that the company had produced and there was little desire ever to do it again. A Lesson Learned When the company decided to produce The Grand Duke, Gilbert and Sullivan’s other “problematic” operetta, in 1991, it had learned from its experience with Utopia, Limited.  The company had come to understood that neither of these operettas could be produced successfully unless they were first edited, rewritten and revised.  A committee of company members was formed to do that work on The Grand Duke.  The result was a revised libretto that resulted in a successful, very well received production of the operetta.  It was so successful that the company chose to produce The Grand Duke again in 2003 and did so for a third time in 2014 . Revising Utopia, Limited Eventually, the company felt that it should make another attempt to produce Utopia, Limited.  Before doing so and in light of its experience with The Grand Duke, however, the company understood that the operetta needed to be edited, rewritten and revised.  During the summer of 2007, the company assembled a “rewrite committee” to take on the project.  The committee included Stephen Hage, Dean Laurance, Holly Windle, and Lesley Hendrickson, who was slated to direct the upcoming production. The revision of Utopia, Limited began with editing of the text.  As noted above, the operetta’s dialogue is overwritten and the task of deleting a significant amount of the excessive text, along with making some minor textual revisions, was the obvious first step.  The committee deleted only one song, King Paramount’s, “First You’re Born” considering it a poorly written number that didn’t further the plot. After these simpler choices were made, the committee made some more radical revisions to the operetta. The character of Calynx was cut.  Calynx served only as a source of exposition at the beginning of the operetta.  His dialogue was easily rewritten and given to Salata, Melene and Phylla, the Utopian maiden characters who were already on stage in the opening scene.  (GSVLOC Revised Libretto, pages 2 – 3) More significantly, the character of Lord Dramaleigh was cut, as was his introductory music in the Act I Finale.  One of the significant problems with Utopia, Limited is that there are six “Flowers of Progress” whom it takes an excessively very long time to introduce.  Of the six “Flowers of Progress,” this character, whose societal role included censoring theatrical productions, was clearly the one who would be the least missed!  Cutting Lord Dramaleigh shortened the excessively long Act I Finale, by cutting one of two verses of a song shared with Blushington.  As a result, while a verse of the song was cut, no actual


Which book by Mark Haddon was the Booker Prize winner in 2003?

The Man Booker Prize Winner and Shortlist Books 2003 (download torrent) - TPB The Man Booker Prize Winner and Shortlist Books 2003 Type:  Get this torrent (Problems with magnets links are fixed by upgrading your torrent client !) This torrent Includes the winner of 2003 Man Booker prize and 2 out of 5 books from the shortlist as well as 4 books from the longlist (To make up for the missing shortlist books). Don't forget to check out the 2004 to 2012 Lists already uploaded by Me.        Click "Man Booker Prize" tag to see the other torrents.  Book 01 - Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre (Winner) Book 02 - Brick Lane by Monica Ali (Shortlist) Book 03 - Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood (Shortlist) Book 04 - Elizabeth Costello by J. M. Coetzee (Longlist) [No Table of Contents] Book 05 - The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The NightTime by Mark Haddon (Longlist) Book 06 - The Light of Day by Graham Swift (Longlist) Book 07 - Yellow Dog by Martin Amis (Longlist)                Format 1 - .ePUB                Format 2 - .Mobi         All my Ebook uploads are separated by Genre Tags         **Support Your Favorite Authors By Buying Their Books**          Check out all my Magazine and ebook uploads here. https://thepiratebay.se/user/azizex666/


The Italian word for “scratched drawings” is used commonly n English. What is the word/

The Italian word for "scratched drawings" is used commonly in English. What is it? - thinkypedia.com The Italian word for "scratched drawings" is used commonly in English. What is it? westsidecity answers: Not sure but i know that the term graffiti originally referred to the inscriptions, figure drawings, etc found on the walls of ancient ruins, as in the Catacombs of Rome or at Pompeii. So i would say graffiti is a pretty sure bet.


In English the word describes a complete failure. In Italian it describes a straw covered bottle. What is the word?

Wine & Champagne Bottles Wine & Champagne Bottles Click here to move to the Organization & Structure Summary. Wine and champagne (carbonated or "sparkling" wine) bottles were, generally speaking, produced in a much more limited variety of shapes than the spirits/liquor containers discussed above.  (Note: On this page the term "champagne" is referring to all sparkling wines, not just those from that region of France.)  A large majority of wine/champagne bottles are round in cross section; square, rectangular, or other body shapes are unusual, though they do exist to a minor extent with wine bottles, especially in the 20th century.  Champagne, being carbonated, pretty much had to be contained in round heavy glass bottles (like all carbonated beverages) since round bottles are inherently stronger than other shapes, all other things being equal (glass thickness & quality).  In addition, a large majority of wine/champagne bottles were (and continue to be) produced in some shade of olive green, with amber and aqua/colorless glass occasionally used; other colors were unusual (McKearin & Wilson 1978, Van den Bossche 2001).  Sizes of wine bottles can vary widely from small "sample" sizes of a few ounces to very large demijohns and carboys that held many gallons.  Champagne bottles were typically made in limited sizes with a very large majority being less than a half gallon. Wine - primarily the fermented juice of grapes - has been a common beverage since at least 2000 B.C.  The fermentation of grape juice creates alcohol (typically 10-15% by volume) which both preserves the juice - enhancing the potential for long term storage - and adds extra dimensions and characteristics of particular appeal to humans since time immemorial.  Wine is, of course, an extremely popular beverage today around the world.  Wine was historically stored in wooden casks, clay/ceramic amphorae and jugs, and other containers though some bottles were likely being used for wine storage as early as the time of Christ (Munsey 1970, Van den Bossche 2001).  Bottles for containing, distributing, or dispensing wine were common in the U. S. from the mid 17th century to the present day.  The earliest wine and spirits bottles in the American colonies were typically English made imports as no significant production of these type bottles was likely done on American soil until the late 18th century (McKearin & Wilson 1978).  Wine being one of the most common beverages of the past 300-400 years (next to water and possibly beer/ale) results in wine bottles and fragments being one of the most commonly encountered items on historic sites.  The exception to this is during National Prohibition in the U.S. (1919 to 1933) when the production (and it was hoped, consumption) of alcoholic beverages was made  illegal, though of course, production was still occurring either for sacramental (particularly wine) purposes, for "medicinal purposes" (requiring a doctors prescription), for in-home use, or simply illegally.  See the discussion on the subject in the introduction to the Bottle Typing/Diagnostic Shapes: Liquor/Spirits Bottles page. Wine/champagne bottles have followed very similar and relatively narrow design patterns during the entire period covered by this website - the 19th to mid-20th centuries.  One distinctive feature of most wine/champagne bottles which is not common on other bottles is the presence of a kick-up or push-up in the base.  In the wine world this basal indentation is known as a "punt" though that term was not apparently used by glass makers.  Wine and champagne bottles today closely follow many of the same dominant designs that were used in the mid to late 19th century.  This includes the ubiquity of the cork (or now synthetic cork substitutes) accepting champagne finishes and the continued presence of punts (Shultz 1980).  Because of this lack of diversity this webpage is relatively brief.  As with all historic bottle types and shapes however, there is a wide variation of subtle differences to be found w


Three Manchester United players were in the 1966 England World Cup winning squad. Bobby Charlton and Nobby Styles were two – who was the third?

Simon Hattenstone tracks down the legendary 1966 World Cup squad | Football | The Guardian Close This article is 10 years old George Cohen won only one trophy in his football career. Still, if you're going to bag just the one, you might as well make it the World Cup, he says. Three years on, a knee injury ended his career; 10 years on, he was diagnosed with cancer of the bowel; 40 years on, he's beaten the cancer three times, seen his nephew Ben become a World Cup winner in rugby, and is talking about his lucky life. Cohen, the right-back in 1966, was one of the England team's unsung heroes. He grew up in and played for Fulham throughout his career. He was strong and fast and disciplined, he rarely did anything flash like score a goal or beat a man and, like his team-mates, he was the product of a very particular era. They were working-class boys, born to postwar austerity, rationing. Cohen's father was a gas-fitter, his mother worked for London Transport. Cohen, known as Moyshe to his friends despite not being Jewish, was a talented boxer. He considered making a go of it professionally, but his dad was having none of it. "Use your brains son," he told young George, recommending a career as an electrician. He joined the Fulham ground staff when he was 17. "I got £20 for my signing-on fee, £28 for my monthly wage, and we had a couple of good results where I got another £8 in bonuses, so in the end I took home £50. I said to my dad, 'Look at that, Dad, I got £50 this month' and I could have bitten my tongue. My father was earning £10-12 gross for a 40-hour week. Here was a little twit coming home saying I've earned £50 after tax. My father just looked at me and smiled. I can see the smile now. It haunts me." Look at the pictures from the post-final celebration and the England players, all red shirts and goofy smiles (except for Bobby Moore, who was always immaculate and gorgeous), symbolised innocence, industry, stiff upper lip, triumph. The team became iconic, like the Beatles or the first men on the moon. And the individuals who made up that team seemed very different from today's footballers - they could just as easily have been down the mines as parading football's greatest trophy around Wembley. I was only three years old when England won the World Cup, but I grew up with their victory. It seemed to be part of the national curriculum. I can't remember how many times we were shown the film of the final on an afternoon in class as an example of what was possible in life. The team made more money than most of their non-playing friends, but they hardly made a fortune. For the majority, their career was over by the time they hit 30. Then they had to settle down and find themselves jobs in the real world. What became of the team of 1966? Did it transform their lives? Do they envy the loaded modern footballer? I was warned finding out wouldn't be easy - the boys of 66 would expect to be paid for their time, and some simply don't like talking about it. Cohen is the first to agree to be interviewed. We meet at a smart hotel in Tunbridge Wells, the town where he lives with Daphne, his wife of 50-odd years, and where he works as a property developer. He is made for blazers and starched white shirts, and could easily be mistaken for ex-military. How would he describe himself as a footballer? "The biggest assets I had were speed and strength," he says. "I was chunky, never fat. We didn't have the food to be fat." As a boy, he remembers seeing the toffs go into the local private tennis courts, while he and his friends spent their time chasing each other round the block - that's why he was so fast, he says. Did football seem glamorous to him when he started out? He smiles, "You got to eat at some wonderful places. One in particular, the Midland hotel in Manchester was sumptuous. For a youngster, going there for the first time, it was absolutely magnificent. The hors d'oeuvres trolley was something you wouldn't believe - it revolved on an axis like a wheel. It was a meal on its own." By the time the World Cup finals came round in 196


Which comedian died on stage during the TV show “Live From Her Majesty’s” in April 1984?

LiveLeak.com - The Death of Tommy Cooper (Raw) The Death of Tommy Cooper (Raw) The Death Of Comedian Tommy Cooper, On The London Stage 1984 Tommy Cooper was a welsh-born, British prop comedian and magician, famous for the red fez he always wore, and the persona he crafted of a magician whose tricks always go wrong. Cooper died on April 15, 1984, as he performed live on television for a variety show entitled “Live from her Majesty’s”. During a sketch in which he was to pull numerous objects from a gown, just after his assistant helped him put the gown on, Copper collapsed and sat against the curtain while the audience and his assistant laughed, thinking it was an impromptu part of his act. He then fell backwards onto his back, creating more laughs. However, as the minutes passed, it was apparent that something had actually gone wrong, and it wasn’t part of his act. Another curtain was closed to hide where he had fallen, and other acts carried on on the fr Loading the player ...


What is the more common name of the garden plant Calendula?

Common Name: Pot Marigold | Scientific Name: Calendula Officinalis - DoctorSchar.com Common Name: Pot Marigold | Scientific Name: Calendula Officinalis Family Name: Compositae Introduction Early on in my search for botanical substances that inspired the body to vital health was this. Any plant that has long been used to heal injured skin, reported to stimulate fast and miraculous skin healing, was a good candidate for investigation. If the plant, say Calendula, had the ability to make broken skin heal super fast, it probably had the ability to stimulate the body to heal super fast. This could not be a less dramatic herb. Its common, its cheap, and its widely used to treat diaper rash. But, my studies revealed that this is an excellent full body health stimulant, and one that should be used for more than the diaper bag. It is, by the by, a close relation to chamomile and echinacea, two fantastic health stimulants. RESOURCES Chapter from Backyard Medicine Chest Chapter from My PhD Thesis Notes from the Eclectic Physicians Fact Sheet Part Used: Flowers In a Word: Skin Healer Reasonable Uses: minor wounds, burns, abrasions, pressure sores, bed sores, diaper rash, jock itch, athletes foot fungus, thrush, oral and genital herpes, sore throat, mouth ulcers, infected gums. History and Traditional Uses The ancient healers Dioscorides and Pliny called calendula an excellent skin healer. During the Dark Ages, medieval healers felt it was so healing it had to be magical. Plants with powerful healing powers have always been associated with magic- it was a way for the people to explain the inexplicable healing touch contained in the plant. Calendula’s ability to heal up damaged skin was so incredible people thought it would lend power to love charms or charms of protection. A classic European skin healer, Calendula was a primary ingredient in ointments, balms, salves, and creams. Scientific Back Up Calendula is related to burdock and chamomile, herbs that are also used for their skin-soothing properties. Skin healing is a family business. Calendula’s chemical ingredients include compounds that reduce inflammation and combat infection from bacterial, fungal, and viral sources. In addition, compounds in calendula actually help the skin knit itself back together after a tear has occurred. In Germany, calendula is specifically recommended for treating hard-to-heal leg ulcers and mouth and throat irritations. Russian research indicates that tincture of calendula may have promise as a treatment for herpes simplex outbreaks and certain flu viruses. It may even have promise as a cancer fighter—specifically, against skin cancer. Research suggests that the plant stimulates the immune system which in turn is better able to attack abnormal cells and microbial invaders. Herbalists Use It To… Dampen Diaper Rash There is nothing more pathetic than a child suffering with diaper rash. Since the earliest day mothers have use Calendula to take the red and the pain out of a bad case of diaper rash. Calendula cream should be applied with every change of diaper to get the problem under control and keep it gone. Hinder Herpes Calendula tincture or cream can be used to keep a herpes outbreak from happening and or limit an attack once it has started. This includes oral and genital herpes. The tea or tincture should be taken internally and the cream applied externally. Fight Fungus Athletes foot, jock itch, and nail fungus are all caused by `parasitic fungi feed on the human body. Calendula comes packing with anti-fungal compounds that keep these unpleasant infestations under control. The cream should be applied four times a day until the problem clears. Upgrade Gum Health Calendula is used as a gargle to improve problem gums, especially those inclined to bleeding and infection. The tea or tincture should be gargled with morning and night after brushing the teeth. Heal hurts A small bottle of Calendula tincture can be kept in the medicine chest for those moments when disaster strikes. It can be used in lieu of antibiotic creams to treat minor cuts, burns, abra


Who starred in and directed the 1993 film “A Bronx Tale”?

Robert De Niro directs 'A Bronx Tale' on Broadway: Why the 1993 film was a hit - CSMonitor.com Robert De Niro directs 'A Bronx Tale' on Broadway: Why the 1993 film was a hit Latest News Robert De Niro arrives at the Hollywood Film Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in 2015 in Beverly Hills, Calif. Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP/File View Caption of Actor Robert De Niro will co-direct a Broadway musical adaptation of the 1993 film “A Bronx Tale,” in which he both directed and starred in. Mr. De Niro is co-directing the musical with Jerry Zaks, who also helmed the 2011 Broadway production of “Sister Act” and the 2004 Broadway production of “La Cage aux Folles,” among other work.  De Niro has starred on Broadway himself, appearing in a 1986 production of the play “Cuba and His Teddy Bear.”  Recommended: Famous movie lines: How well do you know them? “Bronx” tells the story of a young boy whose father (De Niro in the film) disapproves of the activities of mobsters but who becomes involved with them after the young boy, Calogero, decides not to tell the police what he knows about a murder.  Photos of the Day Photos of the Day 01/17 When the 1993 film was released, it was mostly received positively by critics.  Washington Post reviewer Desson Howe wrote that the film “doesn’t have an original bone in its body,” but New York Times critic Janet Maslin called the movie “a warm, vibrant and sometimes troubling portrait of the community.... [De Niro’s] work here, as both actor and director, is impressively unobtrusive.”  And Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times found the film to be “a very funny movie sometimes, and very touching at other times. It is filled with life and colorful characters and great lines of dialogue, and De Niro, in his debut as a director, finds the right notes as he moves from laughter to anger to tears.”  As for the musical adaptation of “Bronx,” songs will be supplied by Glenn Slater and Alan Menken, who previously collaborated for the Broadway musical “The Little Mermaid” (Mr. Menken composed the music for the 1989 film, with lyrics for the movie by Howard Ashman, who is also credited for the Broadway musical). Next up Get the Monitor stories you care about delivered to your inbox. Daily


Which famous architect designed the unbuilt Roman Catholic Cathedral in Liverpool?

BBC - Culture - Fantastical buildings that were never built Design Fantastical buildings that were never built From the planned centrepiece of Hitler’s New Berlin to a 4-km-high (2.5 mile) steel structure that was to rise above Tokyo – Jonathan Glancey looks at architects’ impossible dreams. By Jonathan Glancey 6 November 2014 When Berlin fell in May 1945 British and American interrogators were particularly keen to speak to Albert Speer, the dynamic architect who had prolonged the war against Germany through his extraordinary effectiveness as Hitler’s Minister of Armaments and War Production. He had also led the design of Germania, a monumental, although unbuilt New Berlin, composed of imperious avenues and parade-ground squares lined with improbably large civil and commercial buildings. In his final days in the Führerbunker below the gardens of the Reich Chancellery, a grandiloquent neo-classical design by Speer completed in record time in late 1930s, Hitler had pored over models of Germania. The biggest of all its buildings was to be the Volkshalle – the People’s Hall – a colossal domed structure based on the Emperor Hadrian’s Pantheon in Rome. Hitler had made sketches for such a building himself as early as 1925, although his visit to Rome in May 1938 to see the Pantheon confirmed his desire to go one better than the Romans. If their empire had survived four centuries, his would last a thousand years and so needed buildings designed for an extremely long-term future. Luckily for everyone, the Third Reich missed its target by 988 years. View image of (German Federal Archives /CC BY SA 3.0-de) (Credit: German Federal Archives /CC BY SA 3.0-de) Speer discussed the Volkshalle with British and US structural engineers in 1945, one of whom told me that the interior of the auditorium would have been so vast that when filled to capacity with 180,000 sieg-heiling Nazis, clouds would have formed beneath its coffered dome; it might even have rained on the party faithful, although presumably nothing would have dampened their enthusiasm for the rantings of their victorious leader. To give a sense of the preposterous scale of this, one of the biggest of history’s unbuilt buildings, the dome of St Peter’s, Rome, the world’s biggest church, could have been lowered through the 46-metre diameter oculus – or circular hole at the top of the dome to let in daylight – of the 290-metre high Volkshalle. Could it have been built? In all probability yes, as despite suggestions that the Volkshalle would have collapsed under its own weight, an extensive use of steel in the construction of the dome, and copper sheathing, would have enabled Speer to achieve his imperious goal. Sky’s the limit If Speer’s was among the most grandiose of unrealised architectural projects, X-Seed 4000 must surely be the tallest yet proposed by any architect. What amounted to a habitable, man-made Mount Fuji was dreamed up in 1995 by Peter Neville, an architect working for Japan’s construction giant, the Taisei Corporation. Founded in 1873, Taisei has designed, engineered and built numerous challenging bridges, tunnels and stadiums, but nothing quite like this. A demonstration of the company’s ambition and skill, this steel skyscraper formed in the guise of a hollow mountain, was to have been 4 km (2.5 miles) high, slightly taller in fact than Mount Fuji itself. The 500,000 to one million people who might have lived and worked here would have shot up and down the tower’s 800 floors in maglev trains. Taisei and Neville insisted that X-Seed 4000 would have been, if not a doddle, not so very difficult to build. Issues of security and Japan’s endemic problem with earthquakes and typhoons aside, the cost would have been prohibitive. In 2014 prices, this sensational, science-fiction style skyscraper would have cost at least $1.05 trillion. Even Albert Speer might have raised an eyebrow. At a press conference held in Chicago in October 1956, the 87-year-old architect and American legend Frank Lloyd Wright unveiled The Illinois, a mile-high skyscraper. The theatrical drawings W


Who directed and starred in the 2008 film “Grand Torino”?

Gran Torino (2008) - 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 From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC Disgruntled Korean War veteran Walt Kowalski sets out to reform his neighbor, a Hmong teenager who tried to steal Kowalski's prized possession: a 1972 Gran Torino. Director: a list of 25 titles created 27 Aug 2011 a list of 22 titles created 04 Mar 2014 a list of 34 titles created 09 May 2014 a list of 31 titles created 13 Oct 2014 a list of 22 titles created 31 Jul 2015 Search for " Gran Torino " 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     1     Golden Globe. Another    20 wins & 17 nominations. See more awards  » Videos A determined woman works with a hardened boxing trainer to become a professional. Director: Clint Eastwood Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon a drug deal gone wrong and more than two million dollars in cash near the Rio Grande. Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner's vengeful plans for the same. Directors: Quentin Tarantino, Eli Roth Stars: Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, Eli Roth In Miami in 1980, a determined Cuban immigrant takes over a drug cartel and succumbs to greed. Director: Brian De Palma In a future British tyranny, a shadowy freedom fighter, known only by the alias of "V", plots to overthrow it with the help of a young woman. Director: James McTeigue After John Nash , a brilliant but asocial mathematician, accepts secret work in cryptography, his life takes a turn for the nightmarish. Director: Ron Howard Unscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookmakers, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers, and supposedly Jewish jewelers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond. Director: Guy Ritchie The lives of guards on Death Row are affected by one of their charges: a black man accused of child murder and rape, yet who has a mysterious gift. Director: Frank Darabont Will Hunting, a janitor at M.I.T., has a gift for mathematics, but needs help from a psychologist to find direction in his life. Director: Gus Van Sant The Bride wakens from a four-year coma. The child she carried in her womb is gone. Now she must wreak vengeance on the team of assassins who betrayed her - a team she was once part of. Director: Quentin Tarantino Following the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action. Director: Steven Spielberg With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner. Director: Quentin Tarantino Edit Storyline Walt Kowalski is a widower who holds onto his prejudices despite the changes in his Michigan neighborhood and the world around him. Kowalski is a grumpy, tough-minded, unhappy old man who can't get along with either his kids or his neighbors. He is a Korean War veteran whose prize possession is a 1972 Gran Torino he keeps in mint condition. When his neighbor Thao, a young Hmong teenager under pressure from his gang member cousin, tries to steal his Gran Torino, Kowalski sets out to reform the youth. Drawn against his will into the life of Thao's family, Kowalski is soon taking steps to protect them from the gangs that infest their neighborhood. Written by alfiehitchie Rated R for language throughout, and some violence | See all certifications  » Parents Guide: 9 January 2009 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: $271,720        (USA) (12 December 2008) Gross: Did You Know? Trivia In terms of box office, Gran Torino (2008) is the most successful Clint Eastwood movie ever, both in the U.S. an


With which instrument do you associate jazz musician Erroll Garner?

Erroll Garner @ All About Jazz Read more Born in Pittsburgh in 1921 (Sy Johnson's biographical note in The Erroll Garner Songbook has June 15, 1923 as Garner's birthdate), Errol Garner started playing piano at the age of two (three according to Johnson). He never learned to read music, probably because it was never a necessity for him. He learned to play the 'novelty' styles of Zez Confrey and others from listening to 78 records, a style which used steady left hand chord rhythms to support very free right-hand melodic interpretations. This provided a perfect basis for the hard-swinging jazz style that Garner was to pioneer. At the age of seven, Garner began appearing on radio station KDKA in Pittsburgh with a group called the Candy Kids, and by the age of eleven he was playing on the Allegheny riverboats. Garner began to attract attention after he moved to New York in the early forties, and shortly afterwards he made his first recordings. By 1950, Garner had established himself an international reputation, and from that point until his death on January 2, 1977, he made countless tours both at home and abroad, and produced a huge volume of recorded work. Garner's style evolved out of the 'novelty rags' of the twenties. More contemporary jazz influences include Earl Hines, another Pittsburgh native, and the rhythm compings of Freddie Green (Count Basie's longtime guitarist). But Garner was ultimately a very idiosyncratic player, and he doesn't fit well into any of the standard piano style groupings of 40's and 50's jazz. His characteristic traits are of course his steady, guitaristic, left hand compings, and, most obviously, his octaval treatments of melodies and solo lines. The major seventh arpeggio in octaves which introduces Garner's biggest hit, Misty is an example. Another typical Garnerism is the pizzicato, super-syncopated introduction. These intros are often highly independent of the main part of the piece. They range from fanciful to sassy, but always their choppy staccato serves to highten the driving effect once Garner turns on his relentless left hand rhythm.


What is the parliamentary constituency of Caroline Lucas, former leader of the Green Party?

Caroline Lucas is first Green Party Leader Caroline Lucas is first Green Party Leader Caroline Lucas is first Green Party Leader 5 September 2008 Caroline Lucas has won the Green Party's first ever leadership election. Lucas defeated her rival for the leadership, Ashley Gunstock, by a margin of 2559 votes to 210 - 90%. Lucas, who is the party's candidate for the target constituency of Brighton Pavillion, said: "I am deeply honoured to have been elected as the first leader of the Green Party. "I am also delighted to have Adrian Ramsay elected alongside me as our party's first Deputy. His work for the past ten years in Norwich, transforming an inactive party into the largest group of Green councillors in Britain is truly inspirational."Britain needs Green leadership now. None of the other parties has the vision or the courage to tackle the real challenges we face today - the accelerating climate crisis, and Victorian levels of inequality. "We need a Green New Deal to tackle the impact of rising prices and increased unemployment.We need to invest the proceeds of a Windfall tax on massive energy company profits into making the homes of ordinary people warmer and fuel bills more affordable. "As Leader I will work tirelessly to get our positive Green message across to the public, and to see more Greens elected to deliver social and environmental justice in towns and cities across the country. "Adrian Ramsay, who supported Lucas for leader, was elected unopposed. Councillor Ramsay, who heads the Green opposition group on Norwich Council, said: "I'm honoured to be elected the first Deputy Leader of the Green Party. It's a crucial time for the Greens as we build towards winning our first seats at Westminster in the next General Election. At a time of rising fuel prices growing concern about the effects of climate change, Green polices offer real solutions for the country." Watch the announcement:


Who created the cartoon strip “The Perishers”?

The Perishers (Comic Strip) - TV Tropes The Perishers You need to login to do this. Get Known if you don't have an account Share WMG The Perishers was a long-running British newspaper comic strip, appearing in the Daily Mirror from about 1959 until its final cancellation in 2006. The strip was mostly written by Maurice Dodd, who also worked as an advertising copywriter. In actual fact, Dodd was neither the strip's creator, nor its original writer — the strip was jointly created by its original artist Dennis Collins, and the Daily Mirror's entertainments editor, while its first writer, Ben Witham got fired within weeks after the first few strips were regarded as dismally unfunny — but his name has always been the one most closely associated with the strip. Until 1983 it was drawn by Dennis Collins, in a highly detailed style which subsequent artists could never quite match. As of 2010 the Mirror is reprinting 1960s strips with Collins art and new colouring, somewhat squashed to fit a modern comic page and containing some updates to topical material - e.g., Maisie's references to "That nice Mr. Wilson " are now directed to "That nice Mr. Cameron ". The strip features a group of urban schoolchildren and a dog. As such it is sometimes described as a British equivalent of Peanuts , although it has a very different art style and relies on quirkily British humour in the tradition of music hall and Spike Milligan (Charlie Brown and Snoopy were featured since the late 50s in the Daily Sketch and the Daily Mail since the 1970s). The Alcoholic : Tatty Oldbitt. Bad Liar : "Poor Girl", a kid who tries to plead poverty as an excuse for getting Wellington (who really is poor) to part with all his birthday presents. Never mind that she has a poor butler, maid, chauffeur etc. and wears a fur coat she got from the impoverished furriers. A Boy and His X : Wellington and Boot are a boy and his Old English Sheepdog. Cigar Chomper : Fiscal is always chomping on a chocolate cigar, as part of the general millionaire stereotype. Cloud Cuckoolander : Marlon and occasionally Boot - the latter frequently believed himself to be an 18th century Lord transformed into a dog by a vengeful gypsy. Comic-Book Time : Lampshaded by Wellington in one New Year strip, when he notices that he and his friends never seem to get any older. Depending on the Artist : After Dennis Collins retired, Maurice Dodd drew the strip for over a decade, but it was obvious that his drawing skills weren't really anywhere near those of Collins. The third and final artist, Bill Mevin didn't quite pull off a perfect imitation of Collins, but it was a pretty good one nonetheless. The Ditz : Marlon. Free-Range Children : especially when they go on holiday without adult supervision. Garden Hose Squirt Surprise : One mid-60s had Wellington asking Maisie to inspect the end of a hose while he went to adjust the "hydro control valve". Soon afterward Maisie found him leaning against a wall, and being Genre Savvy assumed that as soon as she took his place the wall would fall on her. She did it anyway, "just to go along with the gag", and a lampppost fell on her instead . Hollywood Magnetism : There's a strip where Wellington is demonstrating a magnet to Marlon, and he turns it backward so it will repel things. In reality, magnets will only repel other magnets, and only when their like poles are facing each other. It's Been Done : On one occasion Marlon took up inventing for a hobby. When his friends pointed out that his inventions (fire, the wheel and the horse and cart) had all been invented by other people, he wasn't worried because he invented them quicker and was therefore catching up. Minor Living Alone : Wellington lives alone in a squat with his dog, even managing to go to school with the other kids. Before moving into the squat, he and Boot lived in a section of concrete sewer pipe that had been left lying around in a closed builder's yard. No Communities Were Harmed : The kids lived in Croynge, which suggests a South London district modelled on Croydon and Penge. Once a Season : Onc


Which element, atomic number 5, has the chemical symbol B?

Chemical Elements.com - Boron (B) Commercial Site Containing Information about the Source of Boron If you know of any other links for Boron, please let me know Bentor, Yinon. Chemical Element.com - Boron. <http://www.chemicalelements.com/elements/b.html>. For more information about citing online sources, please visit the MLA's Website . This page was created by Yinon Bentor. Use of this web site is restricted by this site's license  agreement . Copyright © 1996-2012 Yinon Bentor. All Rights Reserved.


After whom is the international airport at Genoa named?

How to Travel to Genoa, Italy | USA Today How to Travel to Genoa, Italy Genoa's location on the northern Italian coastline near France makes it a convenient location to visit. (Photo: Medioimages/Photodisc/Photodisc/Getty Images ) Guide to Hoboken Restaurants Genoa is located on the Italian Riviera near the French border. Its status as an important port was established in the 6th century B.C. and is known as the boyhood home of Christopher Columbus, for whom the city's airport is named. Traveling to Genoa is relatively simple, with numerous options available to visitors. It is situated within 200 miles of numerous major cities and is the largest seaport on the northeastern Italian coast. Step 1 Drive to Genoa. The closest major city to Genoa is Milan, approximately 90 miles to the north on the A6 motorway. Nice, France, is about 120 miles to the east on the A10 motorway, which runs along the Mediterranean coast. Additionally, Genoa is within two hours' driving distance of numerous other cities, including Turin (Torino), Florence (Firenze) and Livorno. Step 2 Fly into the city. Genoa has an international airport that accepts flights from all over Europe. As of early 2011, most flights into Genoa from North America require a connection in another city, frequently Milan, Madrid, Paris or Frankfurt. Flights from most major European cities to Genoa are between one and two hours. Step 3 Take a bus. Italy's bus system offers a wide range of connections to Genoa from cities and towns all over the country. Additionally, international buses, especially those from the French Riviera offer service to Genoa. Eurolines operates buses throughout Europe that arrive in nearby Milan; regional buses can take you the rest of the way to Genoa. Bus schedules can change frequently; check at the local bus station for the most up-to-date information. Step 4 Ride a train. Genoa has two large train stations in that are connected by a shuttle. Each of these stations accepts trains from across Europe, and it is a major hub for travel between Spain, France and cities such as Rome, Venice and Naples. Trains arrive in Genoa multiple times per day and include regional and international carriers. Step 5 Arrive by sea. In addition to ferries from many areas on the eastern Italian coast, Genoa is also an international ferry hub. Regular ferries arrive from Spain and Tunisia at least once per day during the summer season. Mediterranean cruises frequently have ports of call in Genoa or terminate at its docks. Tip Check the expiration date on your passport; it will need to be valid for at least six months after the date of your planned departure from Italy. References


Whose statue, in Merrion Square, is known to irreverent Dubliners as “The Fag on the Crag”?

Travel... Dublin Getting There Ok, so you fancy a weekend break. You can’t afford Europe, you’re sick of London and well, the countryside just isn’t your thing. You’re looking for some culture, some history, excitement, shops, fine foods and well, yes, you want booze, and lots of it. So, where better to go than Dublin? It’s just a short trip away, over the Irish Sea, plane and ferry fares are next to nothing. Situated on the south east coast of Ireland, Dublin has a reputation for being a schizophrenic city, where poverty, wealth, grandeur and deprivation live side by side, mixed together in no particular order, each feigning ignorance of the others existence. For one small city, Dublin has an extraordinarily large personality, with such a grand history of literature, religion, politics, music and war that even the likes of London would blush in comparison. James Joyce, Oscar Wilde, George Bernard Shaw, Jonathon Swift and W.B Yeats are but a few of the literary greats spawned by the city. Michael Collins, whose actions later sparked Bloody Sunday, began his political career in Dublin. And of course, what a different place the world would be with out those fine staples of the Irish diet - Guinness and whiskey? As you’d expect, much is made of Dublin’s history, with statues, monuments and museums dedicated to just about every famous Irish man there ever was. As such, it is almost impossible to turn a corner without bumping into something that has made its way into the guide books. From the statue of Oscar Wilde in Merrion Square (locally known as the fag on the crag) to the World of Guinness, every particle of Dublin’s history is made accessible and welcoming to the idle traveller.  The best and most entertaining way of taking in all of Dublin’s sights is to take one of the city tour buses. Several companies operate tours, each varying in quality, so be careful which one you choose. It is said that the first thing that any visitor to Dublin will notice are it’s people, their pride of the city, pride of the struggles, pride of the history and an eagerness to share it all with you. This is certainly true of the tour buses. Leaving the bus behind, some places are more worthy of closer attention than others. If history is your bent you’ll be attracted to Trinity College, parts of which date back to 1700 and are interesting to look at as pieces of architecture alone. Looking into the Old Library, however, will give you the opportunity to see the Book of Kells, a monk’s account of the Viking invasion, which is thought to date back to around AD 800. Another important aspect of the history of Dublin, and indeed of any Irish town, is “the troubles”. The General Post Office on O’Connell Street is where the 1916 Easter Rising began and still bares the marks of gun fire in its fine outer columns. St Stephen’s Green, at the end of Grafton Street, memorial to soldiers of the Boer War, is also an area where much of the Easter Rising fighting took place. If you’ve had enough history and are in the mood for some serious shopping, then Grafton Street is the place to go. Home to the cities most exclusive (and expensive) stores, Grafton Street is a constantly flowing stream of people, so popular that you’re unlikely to find a bargain in a single shop. Be that as it may, it’s the fashionable place to be and if you’ve not been to Grafton Street, you’ve not been to Dublin. Equally exclusive and probably even more expensive, is the Powerscourt Townhouse Shopping Centre, just off Grafton Street. Full of designer clothes and posh restaurants it is the former house of the Viscount Powerscourt, dating back to the 1770’s. If your purse strings can’t quite stretch to the extravagance of the above, then O’Connell Street is worth a look, with some good shops and more affordable prices. More alternative shops can be found in the ever popular Temple Bar area. Long ago founded as an area of ill repute, Temple Bar has retained its artistic influence of the 18th century and is now home to the bohemian shops, bars and restaurants of the city. Dublin’s musical


Vitamins and minerals - Vitamin A - NHS Choices Vitamins and minerals - Vitamin A  Share: Vitamin A is also known as retinol and has several important functions. These include: helping your immune system to work as it should against infections helping vision in dim light keeping skin and the linings of some parts of the body, such as the nose, healthy Good sources of vitamin A Good sources of vitamin A include: cheese fortified low-fat spreads milk and yoghurt Liver is a particularly rich source of vitamin A, although this means you may be at risk of having too much vitamin A if you eat liver more than once a week (see below). You can also contribute to your vitamin A intake by including good sources of  beta-carotene in your diet, as this can be converted into vitamin A by the body. The main food sources of beta-carotene are: yellow, red and green (leafy) vegetables, such as spinach, carrots, sweet potatoes and red peppers yellow fruit such as mango, papaya and apricots How much vitamin A do I need? The amount of vitamin A adults need is: 0.7mg a day for men 0.6mg a day for women You should be able to get all the vitamin A you need from your daily diet. Any vitamin A your body doesn't need immediately is stored for future use. This means you don't need it every day. What happens if I take too much vitamin A? According to some research, having more than an average of 1.5mg a day of vitamin A over many years may affect your bones, making them more likely to fracture when you are older. This is particularly important for older people, especially women, who are already at risk of osteoporosis . This is where your bone density reduces and you have a higher risk of fractures. If you eat liver or liver pâté more than once a week, you may be getting too much vitamin A. Many multivitamins contain vitamin A. Other supplements, such as fish liver oil, are also high in vitamin A. If you take supplements containing vitamin A, make sure your daily intake of vitamin A from food and supplements does not exceed 1.5mg. If you eat liver every week, don't take supplements that contain vitamin A. If you are pregnant Having large amounts of vitamin A can harm your unborn baby. Therefore, if you are pregnant or thinking about having a baby, do not eat liver or liver products, such as pâté, because these are very high in vitamin A. Also, do not take supplements that contain vitamin A. Ask your GP or midwife if you would like more information. What does the Department of Health advise? You should be able to get all the vitamin A you need by eating a varied and balanced diet. If you take a supplement that contains vitamin A, don't take too much, because this could be harmful. Liver is a very rich source of vitamin A. Do not eat liver or liver products, such as pâté, more than once a week. You should also be aware of how much vitamin A there is in any supplements you take. If you are pregnant or thinking of having a baby: do not take supplements containing vitamin A, including fish liver oil, unless advised to by your GP do not eat liver or liver products, such as pâté, because these are very high in vitamin A Women who have been through the menopause and older men, who are more at risk of osteoporosis, should avoid having more than 1.5mg of vitamin A a day from food and supplements. This means: not eating liver or liver products, such as pâté, more than once a week, or having smaller portions of these taking no more than 1.5mg of vitamin A a day in supplements (including fish liver oil) if you do not eat liver or liver products not taking any supplements containing vitamin A (including fish liver oil) if you eat liver once a week Having an average of 1.5mg a day or less of vitamin A from diet and supplements combined is unlikely to cause any harm. Page last reviewed: 18/02/2015


What is the more common name for the garden flower Antirrhinum?

Flower common names information from Flowers.org.uk Flowers Flower common names Every species of flower has its own particular botanic name that is received when it is first discovered. However, over the years many flower varieties have been granted more common names based on regional, cultural and historical influences. Most typically common names can be generated by: Flower appearance Most common names are created because of the way a certain flower looks, particularly its colour leaf shape and size. Examples are the Lobster Claw (heliconia) and the snapdragon (antirrhinum) which look just the way they sound. Legends and folklore Others have names from legends or folklore that have evolved around a particular plant or flower. Sweet William (dianthus barbatus) gets its common name from an old folktale regarding two young lovers separated by the sea. Country/local area Common names can be applied to the same flowers in different places. An example is the wildflower Caltha palustri which in America is called Marsh Marigold and in England is called Primrose. It’s worth to note that common names are not universal and can create confusion when identifying flowers; however they can give interesting insights on the different culture and traditions of the area where they are used. Interflora has put together a list of some recognisable common flower names that you may come across on your travels, and it’s worth noting that many species of flower have more than one. For universal names, please go to our Flowers Botanic Names section.


Which famous architect designed the Albert Memorial in London?

The Albert Memorial       - Kensington Gardens      - The Royal Parks The Albert Memorial The Albert Memorial The Albert Memorial in Kensington Gardens is one of London's most ornate monuments. It commemorates the death of Prince Albert in 1861 of typhoid. The Albert Memorial is located in Kensington Gardens on Albert Memorial Road opposite the Royal Albert Hall. It is one of London's most ornate monuments, designed by George Gilbert Scott. Unveiled in 1872, The Albert Memorial commemorates the death of Prince Albert, Queen Victoria's husband, who died of typhoid fever at the age of 42. Influenced by the series of 13th Century Eleanor Crosses (Charing Cross perhaps being the most famous) and other statues in Edinburgh and Manchester, the Albert Memorial in Kensington Gardens is one of the grandest high-Victorian gothic extravaganzas anywhere. Officially titled the Prince Consort National Memorial, it celebrates Victorian achievement and Prince Albert's passions and interests. The memorial shows Prince Albert holding the catalogue of the Great Exhibition, held in Hyde Park in 1851, which he inspired and helped to organise. Marble figures representing Europe, Asia, Africa and America stand at each corner of the memorial, and higher up are further figures representing manufacture, commerce, agriculture and engineering. Yet further up, near the top, are gilded bronze statues of the angels and virtues. All around the base of the memorial the Parnassus frieze depicts celebrated painters, poets sculptors, musicians and architects, reflecting Albert's enthusiasm for the arts. There are 187 exquisitely carved figures in the frieze.


Which group, prominent in the 1990’s, featured Chris Novoselic on bass and Dave Grohl on drums/

Nirvana | Biography & History | AllMusic google+ Artist Biography               by Stephen Thomas Erlewine Prior to Nirvana , alternative music was consigned to specialty sections of record stores, and major labels considered it to be, at the very most, a tax write-off. After the band's second album, 1991's Nevermind , nothing was ever quite the same, for better and for worse. Nirvana popularized punk, post-punk, and indie rock, unintentionally bringing them into the American mainstream like no other band to date. While their sound was equal parts Black Sabbath (as learned by fellow Washington underground rockers the Melvins ) and Cheap Trick , Nirvana 's aesthetics were strictly indie rock. They covered Vaselines songs, they revived new wave cuts by Devo , and leader Kurt Cobain relentlessly pushed his favorite bands -- whether it was the art punk of the Raincoats or the country-fried hardcore of the Meat Puppets -- as if his favorite records were always more important than his own music. While Nirvana 's ideology was indie rock and their melodies were pop, the sonic rush of their records and live shows merged post-industrial white noise with heavy metal grind. And that's what made the group an unprecedented multi-platinum sensation. Jane's Addiction and Soundgarden may have proven to the vast American heavy metal audience that alternative could rock, and the Pixies may have merged pop sensibilities with indie rock white noise, but Nirvana pulled it all together, creating a sound that was both fiery and melodic. Since Nirvana were rooted in the indie aesthetic but loved pop music, they fought their stardom while courting it, becoming some of the most notorious anti-rock stars in history. The result was a conscious attempt to shed their audience with the abrasive In Utero , which only partially fulfilled the band's goal. But by that point, the fate of the band and Kurt Cobain had been sealed. Suffering from drug addiction and manic depression, Cobain had become destructive and suicidal, though his management and label were able to hide the extent of his problems from the public until April 8, 1994, when he was found dead of a self-inflicted shotgun wound. Cobain may not have been able to weather Nirvana 's success, but the band's legacy stands as one of the most influential in rock & roll history. Kurt Cobain (vocals, guitar) met Chris Novoselic (born Krist Novoselic ) (bass) in 1985 in Aberdeen, Washington, a small logging town 100 miles away from Seattle. While Novoselic came from a relatively stable background, Cobain 's childhood had been thrown into turmoil when his parents divorced when he was eight. Following the divorce, he lived at the homes of various relatives, developing a love for the Beatles and then heavy metal in the process. Eventually, American hardcore punk worked its way into dominating his listening habits and he met the Melvins , an Olympia-based underground heavy punk band. Cobain began playing in punk bands like Fecal Matter, often with the Melvins ' bassist, Dale Crover . Through the Melvins ' leader, Buzz Osborne , Cobain met Novoselic , who also had an intense interest in punk, which meant that he, like Cobain , felt alienated from the macho, redneck population of Aberdeen. The duo decided to form a band called the Stiff Woodies, with Cobain on drums, Novoselic on bass, and a rotating cast of guitarists and vocalists. The group went through name changes as quickly as guitarists, before deciding that Cobain would play guitar and sing. Renamed Skid Row , the new trio featured drummer Aaron Burkhart, who left the band by the end of 1986 and was replaced by Chad Channing . By 1987, the band was called Nirvana . Nirvana began playing parties in Olympia, gaining a cult following. During 1987, the band made ten demos with producer Jack Endino , who played the recordings to Jonathan Poneman , one of the founders of the Seattle-based indie label Sub Pop. Poneman signed Nirvana , and in December of 1988, the band released its first single, a cover of Shocking Blue 's "Love Buzz." Sub Pop or


Sage Moonblood is the child of which action film actor and director?

Sage Stallone, eldest son of Sylvester Stallone, found dead at 36 Sage Stallone, eldest son of Sylvester Stallone, found dead at 36 mattmcd Tweet Share Sage Moonblood Stallone, the 36-year-old son of Sylvester Stallone who starred alongside his father in "Rocky V," was found dead in his Hollywood apartment on Friday.  The New York Post confirmed his passing with his attorney George Braunstein.  Sources tell The Post that he likely died of an overdose of pills, and that a representative of the LAPD stated, "There is no suspicion of foul play or criminal activity." Sage Stallone was Sylvester Stallone's eldest son from his first marriage to Sasha Czack (they divorced in 1985).  Sage is survived by his brother Seargeoh, and his three half-sisters Sophia, Sistine, and Scarlet. Sage made his film debut playing Robert Balboa, Rocky's son, in 1990's "Rocky V" when he was 14 years old.  The film was both a critical and financial disappointment, with Sylvester Stallone telling The Sun in 2010 that the reason he made the sequel was "I'm greedy — what can I tell you... It was a mistake because the audience didn't want to see the downside of the character. They wanted him to remain on top." Sage also appeared with his father in 1996's "Daylight," but that year also saw him give up acting to be one of the co-founders of Grindhouse Releasing.  Along with his partner, Oscar-winning film editor Bob Murawski, Sage Stallone's company restored and re-released forgotten exploitation films from the 1970s and '80s. Grindhouse Releasing partnered with Quentin Tarantino to bring Lucio Fulci's horror film "The Beyond" to screens in 2010. Reportedly, Sage turned down the chance to reprise his role of Rocky's son in 2006's "Rocky Balboa" to focus on his burgeoning career and a director and producer.  The character was played in the sixth film by Milo Ventimiglia (TV's "Heroes"). Sylvester Stallone has not yet released a comment.  Just yesterday the elder Stallone appeared at Comic-Con International in San Diego, CA to promote his upcoming action film "The Expendables 2."  Stallone was joined on stage by Arnold Schwarzenegger, who makes his first appearance since leaving the office as governor of California in the movie.


Which British Prime Minister is buried in Spynie churchyard, Lossiemouth?

20th Century Prime Ministers 1. Arthur Balfour was the nephew of his predecessor the Marquess of Salisbury. 2. In 1924 Ramsay MacDonald was the first Labour Prime Minister. 3. In 1979       Margaret Thatcher became the first woman Prime Minister.


Which British Prime Minister attended Chatham House School in Ramsgate?

Ramsgate Ramsgate 2007 Schools Wikipedia Selection . Related subjects: Geography of Great Britain Ramsgate Statistics Population: 37,967 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TR385645 Administration District: Thanet Shire county: Kent Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state : United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Kent Historic county: Kent Services Police force: Kent Police Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: South East Coast Post office and telephone Post town: RAMSGATE Postal district: CT11 Dialling code: 01843 Politics UK Parliament: Thanet South European Parliament : South East England Ramsgate is an English seaside town on the Isle of Thanet in East Kent. It was one of the great English seaside towns of the 19th century and is a member of the ancient confederation of Cinque ports. Population: 2001 census 37,967. Ramsgate's main attraction is its coastline and its main industries are tourism and fishing. The town has one of the largest marinas on the English south coast and Port Ramsgate has provided cross channel ferries for many years. History Ramsgate as a name has its earliest reference as Hraefn's ate, or cliff gap, later to be rendered 'Ramisgate' or 'Remmesgate' around 1225 and 'Ramesgate' from 1357. Ramsgate's Royal Harbour Arial photo showing two out of three harbour compartments A map of Ramsgate from 1945 The construction of Ramsgate Harbour was begun in 1749 but not finally completed until about 1850. The two most influential architects of the Harbour were John Shaw Senior and John Shaw Junior. They designed the clockhouse, the obelisk, the lighthouse and the Jacobs Ladder steps . It has the unique distinction of being the only Royal Harbour in the United Kingdom, King George IV having awarded the title following his successful visit with the Royal Yacht Squadron in 1821. It is evident from many accounts of local sea rescues that the Ramsgate tugboats, whilst undertaking salvage work were also able to assist with the saving of lives. The Tugmen performed many a noteworthy task in this regard, either alone or by co-operation with the Lifeboats, which they would regularly tow to the scene of an imminent disaster to stand off whilst the smaller craft would attend. A Lifeboat station was established at Ramsgate as early as 1802, its first Lifeboat having been built for the Trustees of the Harbour by the lifeboat pioneer Henry Greathead. Half a century later however, during which time the station had been closed for 28 years, a new Ramsgate Lifeboat, the 'Northumberland' appeared there in 1851. The lifeboat was named in honour of the lifeboat sponsor, the Duke of Northumberland. The new and prized boat had been built in accordance with the plans of a model that had been the prize-winner in the 1851 national competition for the best design for such a craft. It was in the summer of 1824 that Captain K. Martin, then the Harbour Master at Ramsgate, instituted the proceedings of the first known cricket match on the Goodwin Sands, at low water. Such was the tenacity of local mariners, a tradition sprung up that survives to this day, whereby those so inclined make the journey to the Sands for a leisurely few hours in pursuit of this very English past-time. In 1859 Jerimiah Walker (having previously distinguished himself by his humane, zealous and successful efforts in rescuing the Master and the crew of the Northern Belle), as a seaman of the lugger "Petrel" assisted in the rescue of the crew of the Spanish vessel "Julia", which had become stranded off Ramsgate. For this assistance he was awarded a medal struck on the Authority of Queen Donna Isabella II of Spain, thus Walker is believed to be one of the few men to have received two separate medals issued by different Heads of State. On New Year's Day 1861 an event at sea of considerable loss of life occurred with the wreck of the " Guttenburg". Then, as now, without a doubt, by far the most hazardous area around the Kent coastline to any navigator was the most notorious Goodwin Sands. Electric Tramways & Lighting Co. Ltd. At the tur


Chastity Sun is the child of which female pop singer and actress?

Chaz Bono Through The Years Picture | Chaz Bono: From Chastity to Chaz Through The Years - ABC News ABC News Chaz Bono: From Chastity to Chaz Through The Years + − Chaz Bono Through The Years Born Chastity Sun Bono March 4, 1969, to megastars Cher and Sonny Bono, Chaz Bono detailed his going through gender reassignment surgery and transformation from female to male in his new memoir, "Transition: The Story of How I Became a Man," which is in stores now. In this photo, a 7-month-old Bono plays with mother Cher. Courtesy Chaz Bono Chaz Bono: New Body, New Wardrobe Chaz Bono checks his text messages after doing some shopping at John Varvatos in West Hollywood, Calif., January 14, 2014. FameFlynet Chaz Bono Through The Years Chaz Bono was honored at the 2012 GLAAD Media Awards for his OWN documentary "Becoming Chaz" and with the Stephen F. Kolzak Award given by GLAAD to a gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender entertainer. His mother, Cher, surprised him by turning up in a large afro wig. "HE was adorable,Said wow mom i was so surprised i forgot what i was going 2say!" the singer later tweeted. Jason Merritt/Getty Images Chaz Bono's Proposal to Longtime Girlfriend On the premiere of OWN's 'Being Chaz,' Chaz Bono asks for the hand of his girlfriend Jennifer Elia atop Seattle's Space Needle. 'It's stunning. It's huge, " gushed Elia about her new engagement ring. The couple announced they broke up on December 19, 2011 Courtesy of OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network Chaz Bono Through The Years Born Chastity Sun Bono March 4, 1969, to megastars Cher and Sonny Bono, Chaz Bono detailed his going through gender reassignment surgery and transformation from female to male in his new memoir, "Transition: The Story of How I Became a Man," which is in stores now. In this photo, a 7-month-old Bono plays with mother Cher. Courtesy Chaz Bono Chaz Bono Through The Years Singing sensations Cher and Sonny Bono first lit up the pop charts with their 1965 hit song, "I Got You Babe." This family portrait was taken in 1971 when Chaz Bono was 2, the same year that the popular TV series, "The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour," debuted. Bono is Sonny and Cher's only child. Courtesy Chaz Bono Chaz Bono Through The Years Cher holding 2-year-old Bono. Courtesy Chaz Bono Chaz Bono Through The Years In his documentary, "Becoming Chaz," which debuted at the 2011 Sundance Festival, Bono talked about how he loathed the footage of him from the "Sonny & Cher" years. "I looked retarded on that show," he said in the film. He also talked about his childhood desire to be just like his dad, Sonny Bono. In this photo, the two are dressed in matching houndstooth suits on an episode of "Sonny & Cher" in 1972. CBS Photo Archive Chaz Bono Through The Years Bono has said publically that he always felt like a male trapped in a female shell. Here, Bono is pictured with friend Ricky in 1978. Courtesy Chaz Bono Chaz Bono Through The Years Bono's seventh-grade school picture, 1982. "My seventh- and eighth-grade year was a particularly hellacious year for me," he told "Nightline." "Puberty. And I was at a school that just wasn't appropriate for my needs. It was just very straight, strict academic school." Courtesy Chaz Bono Chaz Bono Through The Years Bono's sexuality first made headlines when he was 18, then still Chastity, and was outed by a tabloid magazine. Bono is shown here with a friend, Heidi, at the Oscars in 1987, where his mother, Cher, won her first Academy Award for Best Actress for the role of Loretta Castorini in "Moonstruck." Courtesy Chaz Bono Chaz Bono Through The Years Cher, Bono and his aunt after one of Cher's shows in 1991. In a 2010 interview with "Nightline's" Cynthia McFadden, Cher said it was difficult for her after her daughter came out as a lesbian. "She had told everybody but me," Cher said at the time, "because she was frightened to tell me...What are people going to think?" Courtesy Chaz Bono Chaz Bono Through The Years As he aged, Bono struggled with being a woman. "I just thought something was wrong with me," Bono told "Nightline." "I was really a man so I never


Which group, prominent in the 1980’s, featured Johnny Marr on guitar, Andy Rourke on bass and Mike Joyce on drums?

The Smiths Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Share Ad blocker interference detected! Wikia is a free-to-use site that makes money from advertising. We have a modified experience for viewers using ad blockers Wikia is not accessible if you’ve made further modifications. Remove the custom ad blocker rule(s) and the page will load as expected. The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982. Based on the songwriting partnership of Morrissey (vocals) and Johnny Marr (guitar), the band also included Andy Rourke (bass), Mike Joyce (drums) and for a brief time Craig Gannon (rhythm guitar). Critics have called them one of the most important alternative rock bands to emerge from the British independent music scene of the 1980s,and the group has had major influence on subsequent artists. Morrissey's lovelorn tales of alienation found an audience amongst youth culture bored by the ubiquitous synthesiser-pop bands of the early 1980s, while Marr's complex melodies helped return guitar-based music to popularity. The group were signed to the independent record label Rough Trade Records , for whom they released four studio albums and several compilations, as well as numerous non-LP singles. Although they had limited commercial success outside the UK while they were still together, and never released a single that charted higher than number 10 in their home country, The Smiths won a growing following, and they remain cult and commercial favourites. The band broke up in 1987 amid disagreements between Morrissey and Marr and has turned down several offers to reform. Welcome to The Smiths Wiki


If you ordered Brochet in a French restaurant, which freshwater fish would you be served?

Behind the French Menu: Écrivisse - Crayfish, Crawdad, or Crawfish. The Écrivisse is the Freshwater Crayfish and may be Among the Crustaceans on Your French Menu. Crustaceans III. My recommended links Saturday, February 9, 2013 Écrivisse - Crayfish, Crawdad, or Crawfish. The Écrivisse is the Freshwater Crayfish and may be Among the Crustaceans on Your French Menu. Crustaceans III. Écrivisse (L')  –   The freshwater crayfish. from by Bryan Newman     The freshwater crayfish is also called a crawfish or crawdad in the USA. Crayfish look like miniature lobsters, which they are not, even though they come complete with claws and antennae.    These crustaceans, despite their fresh-water origins, in France and elsewhere are usually closely associated with seafood restaurants. Despite that they will, as well, be on the menu in other restaurants, or at least their tails will.     Grande Plateau d'Ecrevisses - A large plate of crayfish.       Photograph courtesy of  Perttu Luomala. To see more of Perttu's Flickr Photostream:   www.flickr.com/photos/perttu/5244223483/in/photostream       With crayfish, in France, one of the most recommended wines is Chablis; the same wine often recommended for oysters.. See the post:  C  hablis;   One of France's Finest White Wines and Chablis the Town.              Despite their looks freshwater crayfish are not related to the two-clawed lobster; or at least not in the last 100 million years or so.  Of more importance for the diner is the fact that all the meat in a crayfish, and the largest European ones reach only 200 grams, is in the tail.  If the average crayfish weighs 100 grams, and that’s a maybe, then maybe there will be 30 grams of meat in that tail; however, that can still be a extremely tasty 30 grams. Salade d'Écrevisses - Crayfish salad. http://www.flickr.com/photos/23543100@N00/         The most famous French dish with crayfish is Poulet Marengo – Chicken Marengo.  Poulet Marengo was originally and uniquely prepared for Napoleon I, though, at that time, he was still a general. The dish is named after the Battle of Marengo, Italy, where Napoléon won, for France, one of his many battles with the Austrians. The original dish was simply but tastily made with what Napoléon's  personal chef was able to find locally;  that was chicken, white wine and fresh-water crayfish.        Photograph courtesy of z_aurelie       Today Poulet Marengo and other dishes with Marengo in their names often, have very little connection to the original recipe.  See the post: Napoléon Bonaparte and the FBI!        Crayfish in  France range in size from 10 cm to 15 cm in length, sometimes a  little larger, and  they  will weigh between 60 to 200 grams from head to tail.  Crayfish will usually be served cold when part of a seafood platter, or in a salad, or their tails alone may be served hot as an accompaniment to other cooked dishes.  Getting at the little meat that they have is in the tail is not so effortless, and restaurants will usually have made cuts along the back of the tail that make extracting the meat quite simple.       Photograph courtesy of  Lunatic Asylum Photostudio         Many of the crayfish served are imported, or even when they are locally caught in the wild they may be species  that  have taken over from the original local inhabitants; usually that was a result of over-fishing and the pollution of local sources.  When a French menu names the crayfish being offered the best are considered to be the pattes rouges, the red- clawed or red-legged crayfish followed by the pattes blanche, the white clawed or white-legged crayfish.  The least expensive crayfish is the écrevisse à pattes grêles, the slender legged crayfish, and it is only rarely noted by name; when a crayfish is on the menu unnamed it will be this one.         Écrevisse à Pattes Blanches or  Écrevisse à Pieds Pâles  The White-Clawed Crayfish.     Écrevisse à Pattes Blanches - The White-Clawed Crayfish.  Photograph courtesy of Graham Canny. See Graham's Flickr Photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/31918792@N03/        The Écre


Whose statue, near Trinity College Dublin, is referred to by locals as “The Tart with the Cart”?

Lansdowne Road Hotels - Hotels near Lansdowne Road Dublin Lansdowne Road Hotels UK line: 0141 270 2171 International: +44 141 270 2171 Email: sales@justonehotel.com Dublin - General Information River Liffey, Dublin The vibrancy of modern Dublin belies the fact that it has overcome two major upheavals to attain its present position as a trendy, stylish destination. The first and by far the greater was the Catholic Republic of Ireland’s long, bloody relationship with the United Kingdom and the Protestant enclave of Northern Ireland. The second – less immediately obvious – was the huge influx of funding from the EU towards the end of the last century. This earned the nation the nickname “Celtic Tiger.” But when it started to abate, many felt that Dublin would prove to have been propped up artificially, and would slip back into its old reactionary, inward looking ways. Happily, however, it has kept its newly acquired lustre by relying on its own ingenuity and resources – not to mention the considerable charm of its citizens. Though the Irish economy may now be facing its first downturn in almost twenty years, Dublin looks set to remain a desirable destination. Dublin may not be laid out on the Imperial scale of London or Paris, but a stroll along the boulevards in the heart of the city will leave you in little doubt that it’s a place secure in its reputation as Europe’s westernmost great capital. Grafton Street is an excellent place to begin such a walk. It is presided over by the voluptuous figure of Molly Malone, an 18th century fishmonger (and, reputedly, part-time hussy) who died of fever and is Dublin’s unofficial heroine, commemorated in the ballad and the innumerable pubs that bear her name. Her statue, complete with barrow, is affectionately referred to by locals as the “tart with a cart.” Molly Malone After paying due respect to Molly, you’re ready to set off down Grafton Street itself. The thoroughfare has constant, cheerful bustle about it and is packed with shops, including the incomparable Brown Thomas (see shopping), and lots of traditional pubs. An especially enjoyable stopping off point is Bewley’s café. Being such a celebrated Dublin institution, its invariably packed, but well worth seeing just for the beautiful, 19th century stained glass windows. Having refueled at Bewley’s, continue along hectic Grafton Street then stop off for a brief interlude of peace and quiet in the green spaces Trinity College, with its lovely neo-Classical and Venetian Gothic architecture. From here, stroll along College Green to Temple Bar. This area has earned a partly justified reputation for being infested on weekend evenings with stag and hen parties from the UK, reeling from pub to pub amongst equally inebriated locals. There are a good many somewhat artificial, “Oirish” pubs, in which Guinness, mahogany fittings and fiddle music figure prominently. But during the day the 18th century cobbled streets are saturated with history rather than alcohol: this is the area in which to find many of the city’s most imposing landmarks, including Dublin Castle, City Hall, Christ Church Cathedral and St Patrick’s Cathedral. Leaving Temple Bar, cross the smoothly flowing Liffey at O’Connell Street Bridge and continue onto O’Connell Street itself – Dublin’s other great thoroughfare. In doing so you make the transition from the raffish, tourist-orientated side of the city to a more traditional, “official” aspect of it. This fact is attested to by the many statues of historical figures that line it, all of them very different from alluring Molly Malone. The first is of Irish patriot Daniel O’Connell, who lends the street its name. O’Connell Street is also home to further excellent shops (including the wonderfully grand Clery & Co), as well as the striking, 120 metre tall shard of brushed-stainless-steel called the Millennium Spire. It was designed by British architect Ian Ritchie and has been variously nicknamed "the Spike" and “the stiletto in the ghetto” by local wags. Though striking, it is somewhat out of place with the sense of genteel o


In which war did the “Sack of Badajoz” takeplace?

The Peninsular War, 1811 The Peninsular War, 1811 [ Victorian Web Home —> Political History —> Social History —> The Victorian Revolution in Letter Writing ] These letters graciously have been shared with the Victorian   Web by Eunice and Ron Shanahan; they have been taken from their website .   The letters give an insight into the daily lives and concerns of 'ordinary'   people without whom history would not exist. The letters are a wonderful example   of how much history may be gleaned from such sources. Click  on the image for a larger view I have two letters from officers in Wellington ’s  army, in action in the Iberian Peninsular War. They are both addressed to Mrs  Bowes, the wife of General Foord Bowes. The first one is from her brother, dated  at Villa Vicosa (Portugal), August 14, 1811 addressed simply to Mrs. Bowes,  Gibraltar. The letter has no postal markings, so it was probably carried privately. Gibraltar at this time was a Naval Garrison.  It had been ceded to Britain under the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713, after having  been conquered in 1703/4. I wonder why Mrs Bowes was in Gibraltar: perhaps she  and the General were there waiting for transport to Lisbon. The letter begins  : "My Dear Maria, At length I received your long expected letter of the   3rd July by Mr Deans." Note: If this letter was also sent back by Mr Deans, perhaps this is  why there were no postal markings. I had begun to despair of ever hearing from any of the Family. I have also   received a letter from Julia and one of as late a date as the 7th June from   Nancy, who was at Quebec, she expected my Mother would pass some part of the   summer with her - who was looking very well and young. My father also strong   and well and all the Family. Robert was not satisfied with his Exchange, but   that is always the case when too late." Note: ‘Exchange’ in the military sense is to pass from one  regiment or ship into another by exchange with another officer. "William in the same way and anxious to get home. Colonel Delancy, with   whom I dined when the Army was in camp near ELVAS told me that Susan was coming   home - as Robert is quite re-established in his constitution I should like   very much to hear that he was employed actively somewhere. Canada is a bad   place to make an officer. God knows, I have many reasons to wish to be there,   but as long as my Duty in the the profession I have chosen forbids it, I will   not repine." Note: Since the fall of Quebec, the British had kept a Military Garrison  at Quebec which was engaged in action against the Americans in the Battle of  1812-1814. The letter then goes on to explain the movements of the Army. "The greater part of the Army broke up very suddenly from their Cantonments   [lodgings assigned to troops] and crossed Tagus as taking the route through   Castello Branco and Sabugal, where the Headquarters were on 7th August. The  arrows show the river Tagus, which they had to cross, and Castelo Branca. Some  of the names referred to in these letters are shown - but not the smaller places.  The action took place round about where the arrowheads are pointing. Map adapted from the Software Toolworks World Atlas CD-Rom. Lord Wellington had some object in view when he commenced his secret and   rapid March, but I have understood that it has failed and the Army is to go   into Cantonments about Fundao and Belmonte, in the beginning of September,   he intends besieging Rodrigo — I hope we shall see him here about the end   of October, unless the French Army should form a junction in the north as   they did last year under Massena, their own Corps of course, will unite with   the rest of the Army, General Hill who joined us shortly after the Battle   of Albuera, which has the same Corps of Observations which he had. It consists   of three British Brigades of Infantry, one Division of Cavalry under Sir William   Erskine, and a Portuguese Division under the General Hamilton. The 1st Battalion


In which city are the headquarters of West Mercia Police?

West Mercia Police - West Mercia Police West Mercia Police look up police information in your area Search   READ MORE: Missing 15-year-old found safe and well. Did you witness a collision involving a mobility scooter in Hereford on New Years Day? We are appealing for witnesses after a man was involved in a collision with an unknown vehicle ...  READ MORE: Did you witness a collision involving a mobility scooter in Hereford on New Years Day? Men ordered to pay back £659,000 after investigation into major drug smuggling operation coordinated from Worcestershire


What is the parliamentary constituency of Alex Salmond, leader of the Scottish Nationalist Party?

Salmond: The Man Behind The Nationalist Weather Salmond: The Man Behind The Nationalist Alex Salmond has dreamed of an independent Scotland since he first joined the Scottish National Party in the early 1970s. 12:05, UK, Thursday 21 August 2014 Image Caption: The SNP leader poses with a copy of the 1320 Declaration of Arbroath Mail Alexander Elliot Anderson Salmond was born at home in Linlithgow in 1954, on what is one of the most important days in the Scottish calendar - New Year's Eve. He was the second of four children born to Robert and Mary Salmond, both of whom were civil servants. The future Scottish National Party leader attended school locally and then went on to the University of St Andrews where he took his first step towards his lifelong passion for an independent Scotland by joining the Scottish National Party. Mr Salmond graduated in 1978 with a 2:2 MA honours degree in Economics and Medieval History. He went to work for the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland in 1978, serving as an assistant economist. He moved to the Royal Bank of Scotland in 1980, working there as an assistant economist and then being appointed an oil economist - he later combined that role with that of a bank economist. The early 1980s were a good time personally for Mr Salmond who met and married his wife, Moira, in 1981. Image Caption: The Scottish First Minister with Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon The engineer's daughter was herself a senior civil servant and had been her husband's boss during his time in what was then the Scottish Office. The couple have no children and Mrs Salmond, who gave up her job at the time of her marriage, is known to prefer to keep a low profile. Mr Salmond began his political career in 1987 when he was elected MP for Banff & Buchan. He became leader of the Scottish National Party in 1990 when he beat sole opponent Margaret Ewing by 486 votes. Image Caption: The SNP leader wants to keep the Queen if Scotland becomes independent The General Election of 1992 was a disappointment for the party and its leader when, despite increasing its share of the vote, it failed to win a large number of seats and make the breakthrough it had hoped for. Following a referendum in 1997 when the Scottish electorate backed the setting up of a Scottish Parliament, Mr Salmond was elected as an MSP in 1999. But two years later he resigned as leader after being criticised from within the party about a number of fall-outs with party members. He left the Scottish Parliament. Image Caption: Alex Salmond was opposed to the invasion of Iraq He remained deeply involved in politics, publicly protesting about the 2003 invasion of Iraq in which the UK took part. This was not a new stand; he had also opposed PM Tony Blair's bombing of Serbia in 1999 because it was not backed by a UN Security Council resolution. In 2004, despite having earlier said he would not be leadership candidate for the SNP, Mr Salmond decided to stand and won the contest with more than 75% of the vote. After becoming leader of the SNP, he was elected as an MSP for the constituency of Gordon in May 2007, making political history by becoming the first nationalist to be elected First Minister of Scotland. Image Caption: Mr Salmond addresses MSPs at the Scottish Parliament's official opening Mr Salmond lives with his wife in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, and he lists his hobbies as horse racing, football - he supports Scotland and Heart of Midlothian FC - golf and reading. Top Stories


In which city was actor and writer Michael Palin born?

Michael Palin - Biography - IMDb Michael Palin Biography Showing all 64 items Jump to: Overview  (3) | Mini Bio  (1) | Spouse  (1) | Trade Mark  (2) | Trivia  (23) | Personal Quotes  (33) | Salary  (1) Overview (3) 5' 10½" (1.79 m) Mini Bio (1) Michael Palin is an English comedian, actor, writer and television presenter. He was one of the members of the comedy group Monty Python. After the Monty Python television series ended in 1974, the Palin/Jones team worked on Ripping Yarns, an intermittent television comedy series broadcast over three years from 1976. In 1980, Palin co-wrote Time Bandits with Terry Gilliam . He also acted in the film. In 1984, he reunited with Terry Gilliam to appear in Brazil. He appeared in the comedy film A Fish Called Wanda (1988), for which he won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Pedro Borges Spouse (1) ( 16 April  1966      - present) (3 children) Trade Mark (2) Frequently the most abused, ill-fated characters in a given Monty Python sketch or film Silly characters undone mainly by their own foolishness Trivia (23) He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2000 Queen's Millennium Honors List for his services to television drama and travel documentaries. He is a graduate of Oxford with a degree in History. Member of Monty Python's Flying Circus along with John Cleese , Graham Chapman , Terry Jones , Eric Idle and Terry Gilliam . Children: Thomas (b. 1969), William (b. 1971) and Rachel (b. 1975) Left the Reform Club in London on September 25 1988 for a journey Around the World in 80 Days (1989), accompanied by a BBC TV team. Attended Brasenose College, Oxford University. Whilst filming Full Circle with Michael Palin (1997), Palin helped to hatch a baby crocodile and asked the crew to get a shot of himself with a crocodile in his hand. He is an old boy of the ultra-exclusive and expensive English public school, Shrewsbury School. The section of Monty Python's Meaning of Life (1983) set in the school of "Sudbury" is a reference to his time there. The Virgin Super Voyager train number 221 130 named after him. The public voted him the best-looking member of the Python troupe. His father had a rather serious stutter. This came in handy when he played Ken (the stuttering thief) in A Fish Called Wanda (1988). In a quest for a "Peter Jonesy sort of voice", the casting crew for the original radio series, "The Hitch Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy" approached Palin to play the part of The Book (he turned the part down). The part was eventually given to the very "Peter Jonesy" Peter Jones . The Pythons had little idea how fanatical their American audience had become until they performed the live Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982) live shows that were soon immortalized. According to Carol Cleveland , as the group were exiting backstage one night, a 20-something girl ran up to Palin, screamed "Oh, Michael!", and promptly fainted in his arms. Palin had to pass the girl to others to help, as he was literally shocked into speechlessness. His wide travels are so well known that he now has his own travel website called "Palin's Travels.". In addition to attending the exclusive Shrewsbury School, and later, the University of Oxford; as a lad, he also attended Birkdale School in Sheffield. Was born the son of an engineer in the industrial city of Sheffield, and remains a supporter of Sheffield United Football Club. After Sarah Palin's nomination for John McCain's running mate in the 2008 presidential elections got announced, someone made a YouTube video saying that the wrong Palin got chosen. It proposed Michael Palin, jokingly using clips of him from movies and skits as evidence that he was right for the nomination. London, England: Publication of his memoir 'Halfway to Hollywood: Diaries 1980-1988' [August 2011] While a majority of his ancestry is English, one of his paternal great-grandmothers was Irish. Wrote and acted for Oxford's equivalent of the Cambridge Footlights. Knew Eric Idle and Terry Jones from universit


Which high street chain makes the “Per Una” clothing range?

New Supply Chain Strategies at Old M&S – Andrew Houghton – Medium New Supply Chain Strategies at Old M&S Operations Management About the Business M&S is a company which was formed in 1884 in Leeds, has become an international group with an annual turnover of over £8billion by 1997. M&S experienced a troubling time after 1997 in the market downturn of autumn 1998. Problems They lost a big chunk of their target market, which was women aged 35-55. What went wrong for M&S was that they only bought substantially for two seasons of the year, autumn and winter and only ‘phase bought’ for the rest of the year. Nimbler competitors exploited many more different seasons throughout the year and used this to their advantage. Pre 2000 — Supply chain was too long so long lead times, competitors had higher variety and choicer Post 2000 — Restructuring the supply chain so high costs, implementing the segmentation program Solutions What they did was that they segmented their clothing into four ranges to give women more variety: 1. The Perfect Collection — Classic, stylish merchandise for core customers, 60 lines of clothing including plain, white t-shirts. Easy machine washable and iron able, these were aimed at people with busy lifestyles (working mums for example) 2. The Classic Collection — This range was more aimed at the mature customer by being advertised as comforting, long lasting and versatile. These were high quality, smart and elegant clothes made of the most high quality fabrics 3. The Autograph Range — This was where M&S pulled out all of the stops to attract more customers, bringing in top designers like Julien Macdonald and Phillip Tracey to design clothes and accessories. The aim of this was to allow the customer to have designer quality merchandise at high-street prices. Only in selected stores though. 4. ‘per una’ Range — Launched in September 2001, this range gave customers limited clothing which were deemed very ‘exclusive’ and ‘rare’ and therefore special. The aim of the range was to “provide superb designs at very affordable prices”. The cost of the products was 10% higher than the normal M&S ranges. Made in small batches and scaled down because of the too high customer demand so only in selected stores. Give feedback sheets to customers on what they would like from M&S in the future, so they can continue their flexibility in demand Outsource work to closer places than China to make sure that lead times are reduced and customer satisfaction is high. 4 V’s of M&S Performance Objectives Quality — With their new segmentation of product ranges Cost — Good prices for good quality products Flexibility — Having more varied range of clothes to meet customer demand Dependability — Making sure that lead times are reduced to keep stock high so customers are not disappointed when they get to the store What topics does this case relate to? Operations Strategy — This is due to changing the way they do their operations (for example their supply chain) to make sure that performance objectives are met. Scheduling — With the new ranges M&S have had to schedule the times to make sure that items, are on most occasions available and in stock for customers. A good example of this would be their perfect collection as they need to make sure every day, needed items of clothing, like white t-shirts, are always in stock for customers as their target customers are working women Supply Chain Management — This is with the idea of having Business to Consumer relationships. Also they now use, especially in their per una and autograph ranges, an agile supply chain as there is high variety of products (with the designers) with short lead times. 2 21 Year Old University Student. Starting a new fitness blog called ‘Eating Clean and Living Lean’ in January 2016. Other interests: Technolgy, sport and #SoCent 2


Which song was a top 40 hit for both Oasis and Mike Flowers Pops in 1995?

The Mike Flowers Pops’s Biography —   Free listening, videos, concerts, stats and photos at Last.fm Listeners Biography The Mike Flowers Pops (also known as The Mike Flowers Pops Orchestra) is a British easy listening band fronted by Mike Flowers (real name: Mike Roberts) and supported by the "Sounds Superb Singers" and "Super Stereo Brass". There were between 13 and 14 of them on stage at any time. The band is known for lounge music covers of both older and contemporary pop music. The band became famous in the UK in 1995 when they released a cover version of Oasis' hit song "Wonderwall". Flowers had been recruited by BBC Radio 1 DJ Kevin Greening to cover the 'Hits of 95' for Greening's Saturday show; "Wonderwall" was his first week's project. Chris Evans heard the song and made it 'single of the week' on his Radio 1 breakfast show, telling listeners that this was the original version of the song. The single, issued by London Records under the name The Mike Flowers Pops, was released while the Oasis original was still in the UK Singles Chart, and itself reached the Top 10. Flowers' version peaked at number 2 in the Christmas 1995 chart, beaten to the number 1 spot by Michael Jackson's "Earth Song". Oasis had previously refused to let other novelty acts parody the song, but were said to have enjoyed Flowers' tape so much that they allowed the group to cut it . The B-side of the single featured the songs "Son of God" and "Theme From Memory Man". Following the success of "Wonderwall", The Mike Flowers Pops toured festivals in Europe as well as British universities. At the end of 1996 they toured Britain with Gary Glitter on his last 'Who's in the Gang' tour. They played large venues including Wembley Arena and Birmingham NEC. A cover version of The Doors' "Light My Fire" also reached the Top 40 of the UK chart.


Which element, atomic number 15, has the chemical symbol P?

Chemical Elements.com - Phosphorus (P) Contains an "Introduction to Tungsten", among other things If you know of any other links for Phosphorus, please let me know Bentor, Yinon. Chemical Element.com - Phosphorus. <http://www.chemicalelements.com/elements/p.html>. For more information about citing online sources, please visit the MLA's Website . This page was created by Yinon Bentor. Use of this web site is restricted by this site's license  agreement . Copyright © 1996-2012 Yinon Bentor. All Rights Reserved.