Which Canadian singer was born, Roberta Joan Anderson in 1943?

Joni Mitchell | Canadian singer-songwriter | Britannica.com Canadian singer-songwriter Alternative Title: Roberta Joan Anderson Joni Mitchell David Bowie Joni Mitchell, original name Roberta Joan Anderson (born November 7, 1943, Fort McLeod, Alberta, Canada ), Canadian experimental singer-songwriter whose greatest popularity was in the 1970s. Once described as the “Yang to Bob Dylan ’s Yin, equaling him in richness and profusion of imagery,” Mitchell, like her 1960s contemporary, turned pop music into an art form . Joni Mitchell, 1991. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Mitchell studied commercial art in her native Alberta before moving to Toronto in 1964 and performing at local folk clubs and coffeehouses. After a brief marriage to folksinger Chuck Mitchell, she relocated to New York City , where in 1967 she made her eponymous debut album (also known as Songs to a Seagull). Produced by David Crosby , this concept album was acclaimed for the maturity of its lyrics. With each successive release, Mitchell gained a larger following, from Clouds (which in 1969 won a Grammy Award for best folk performance) to the mischievous euphoria of Ladies of the Canyon (1970) to Blue (1971), which was her first million-selling album. By the early 1970s Mitchell had branched out from her acoustic base to experiment with pop , rock , and jazz , notably on Court and Spark (1974), which ultimately became her best-selling album. The Hissing of Summer Lawns (1975) further indicated a transition to a more complex, layered sound. Whereas earlier albums were more confessional in their subject matter, The Hissing of Summer Lawns, on which she satirized the role of the 1970s housewife, showed Mitchell’s movement toward social observation. Although she had a number of pop hits, especially in 1970 with “ Big Yellow Taxi ” and “ Woodstock ” (this song about the famous festival spawned three hit cover versions by other artists), Mitchell’s impact was as a long-term “album artist.” With its carefully precise yet improvisational feel, her music is at times difficult to listen to. She does not opt for straight melody or satisfying conclusions. “My music is not designed to grab instantly. It’s designed to wear for a lifetime, to hold up like a fine cloth,” she once said. With Hejira (1976) and Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter (1977), she continued to disregard commercial considerations, while Mingus (1979) was considered by many as beyond the pale. An album that began as a collaboration with the jazz bassist Charles Mingus ended up as a treatment of his themes after his death. Mitchell moved ever further beyond her own experience, delving not only deeper into jazz but also into black history; the album was as much a voice for the dispossessed as it was a biography of Mingus. Though fans were confused, Mingus remains a brave homage that does not fit neatly into either the rock or jazz genre . Britannica Stories Scientists Ponder Menopause in Killer Whales Having proved that she could make commercially successful albums and win critical acclaim, Mitchell became a prestige artist. Moreover, because her songs had become hits for others, she was a source of considerable publishing revenue for her record companies. As a result, they went along with her musical experiments. After Mingus, however, Mitchell stood back a little from the pop world. From the beginning of her career she had illustrated her own album covers, so it was not surprising that in the 1980s she began to develop her visual art, undecided about whether to concentrate more on painting or music. Although not as prolific as in the 1960s and ’70s, Mitchell continued to create penetrating imaginative music, from the Thomas Dolby-produced Dog Eat Dog (1985) to the more reflective Night Ride Home (1991) and the Grammy Award -winning Turbulent Indigo (1994). Having dealt with international political and social issues such as Ethiopian famine on Dog Eat Dog, she returned by the early 1990s to more personal subject matter—singing about true love, for instance, on Turbulent Indigo. Though unworried about pop c


"In the poem, ""The Owl and the Pussycat"", by Edward Lear, how much was paid to the pig for the ring at the end of its nose?"

The Owl And The Pussy-Cat Poem by Edward Lear - Poem Hunter The Owl And The Pussy-Cat Poem by Edward Lear - Poem Hunter The Owl And The Pussy-Cat - Poem by Edward Lear Your browser does not support the audio element. Autoplay next poem The Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea In a beautiful pea green boat, They took some honey, and plenty of money, Wrapped up in a five pound note. The Owl looked up to the stars above, And sang to a small guitar, 'O lovely Pussy! O Pussy my love, What a beautiful Pussy you are, You are, What a beautiful Pussy you are!' Pussy said to the Owl, 'You elegant fowl! How charmingly sweet you sing! O let us be married! too long we have tarried: But what shall we do for a ring?' They sailed away, for a year and a day, To the land where the Bong-tree grows And there in a wood a Piggy-wig stood With a ring at the end of his nose, His nose, With a ring at the end of his nose. 'Dear pig, are you willing to sell for one shilling Your ring?' Said the Piggy, 'I will.' So they took it away, and were married next day By the Turkey who lives on the hill. They dined on mince, and slices of quince, Which they ate with a runcible spoon; And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand, They danced by the light of the moon, The moon,


Which actress played the title role of Sylvia Broome on the 2005 'The Interpreter'?

The Interpreter (2005) - 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 Political intrigue and deception unfold inside the United Nations, where a U.S. Secret Service agent is assigned to investigate an interpreter who overhears an assassination plot. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC Getting on the train by Anne-Katrin Titze 9 September 2016 12:19 PM, -08:00 | eyeforfilm.co.uk a list of 39 titles created 25 Sep 2012 a list of 22 titles created 02 Nov 2013 a list of 37 titles created 02 Feb 2014 a list of 28 titles created 14 Nov 2014 a list of 34 titles created 06 Sep 2015 Search for " The Interpreter " 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. 3 wins & 2 nominations. See more awards  » Videos CIA operative Valerie Plame discovers her identity is allegedly leaked by the government as payback for an op-ed article her husband wrote criticizing the Bush administration. Director: Doug Liman A US Army colonel and a civilian woman supervising him must track down stolen Russian nuclear weapons before they're used by terrorists. Director: Mimi Leder An Interpol agent attempts to expose a high-profile financial institution's role in an international arms dealing ring. Director: Tom Tykwer A thirtysomething bank clerk from St Albans has his small-town life exploded by the arrival of his Russian mail-order bride. Director: Jez Butterworth     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.6/10 X   Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch reluctantly pacts with a stock-man in order to protect her new property from a takeover plot. As the pair drive 2,000 head of cattle over unforgiving landscape, they experience the bombing of Darwin, Australia, by Japanese forces firsthand. Director: Baz Luhrmann Edit Storyline Escalating events begin when U.N. interpreter Silvia Broome alleges that she has overheard a death threat against an African head of state, spoken in a rare dialect few people other than Silvia can understand. With the words "The Teacher will never leave this room alive," in an instant, Silvia's life is turned upside down as she becomes a hunted target of the killers. Placed under the protection of federal agent Tobin Keller, Silvia's world only grows more nightmarish. As Keller digs deeper into his eyewitnesses' past and her secretive world of global connections, the more suspicious he becomes that she herself might be involved in the conspiracy. With every step of the way, he finds more reasons to mistrust her. Is Sylvia a victim? A suspect? Or something else entirely? And can Tobin, coping with his own personal heartache, keep her safe? Though they must depend on one another, Silvia and Tobin couldn't be more different. Silvia's strengths are words, diplomacy and the subtleties of ... Written by Sujit R. Varma The truth needs no translation. See more  » Genres: Rated PG-13 for violence, some sexual content and brief strong language | See all certifications  » Parents Guide: 22 April 2005 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: £1,589,829        (UK) (15 April 2005) Gross: Matobo is the name of a National Park in Zimbabwe. See more » Goofs The building where Simon Broome is shot, the Monumental, is a bullfighting ring, a remnant of Mozambique's Portuguese era. At the end of the film, as Silvia reads from her brother's list, she calls it a soccer stadium. See more » Quotes See more » Connections (Belfast, Northern Ireland) – See all my reviews Entry to the United Nations headquarters in New York (and being directed by Sydney Pollack) was enough to make Nicole Kidman sign up for this enjoyable, if not a little formulaic, political thriller. Hollywood's golden girl teams up with man of the moment Sean Penn in this well-paced and intense tale which unfolds against a backdrop of


What was the family name of the Italian artist, Michelangelo?

Michelangelo | Italian artist | Britannica.com Italian artist Alternative Title: Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni Michelangelo Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni born Giotto Michelangelo, in full Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (born March 6, 1475, Caprese, Republic of Florence [Italy]—died February 18, 1564, Rome, Papal States ), Italian Renaissance sculptor, painter, architect, and poet who exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of Western art . Michelangelo. Stefano Bianchetti/Corbis Michelangelo was considered the greatest living artist in his lifetime, and ever since then he has been held to be one of the greatest artists of all time. A number of his works in painting , sculpture , and architecture rank among the most famous in existence. Although the frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel (Vatican; see below ) are probably the best known of his works today, the artist thought of himself primarily as a sculptor. His practice of several arts, however, was not unusual in his time, when all of them were thought of as based on design, or drawing . Michelangelo worked in marble sculpture all his life and in the other arts only during certain periods. The high regard for the Sistine ceiling is partly a reflection of the greater attention paid to painting in the 20th century and partly, too, because many of the artist’s works in other media remain unfinished. Detail of a ceiling fresco by Michelangelo, 1508–12; in the Sistine Chapel, Vatican City. © David Bleja/Fotolia A side effect of Michelangelo’s fame in his lifetime was that his career was more fully documented than that of any artist of the time or earlier. He was the first Western artist whose biography was published while he was alive—in fact, there were two rival biographies. The first was the final chapter in the series of artists’ lives (1550) by the painter and architect Giorgio Vasari . It was the only chapter on a living artist and explicitly presented Michelangelo’s works as the culminating perfection of art, surpassing the efforts of all those before him. Despite such an encomium, Michelangelo was not entirely pleased and arranged for his assistant Ascanio Condivi to write a brief separate book (1553); probably based on the artist’s own spoken comments, this account shows him as he wished to appear. After Michelangelo’s death, Vasari in a second edition (1568) offered a rebuttal. While scholars have often preferred the authority of Condivi, Vasari’s lively writing, the importance of his book as a whole, and its frequent reprinting in many languages have made it the most usual basis of popular ideas on Michelangelo and other Renaissance artists. Michelangelo’s fame also led to the preservation of countless mementos, including hundreds of letters, sketches, and poems, again more than of any contemporary. Yet despite the enormous benefit that has accrued from all this, in controversial matters often only Michelangelo’s side of an argument is known. Early life and works Scientists Ponder Menopause in Killer Whales Michelangelo Buonarroti was born to a family that had for several generations belonged to minor nobility in Florence but had, by the time the artist was born, lost its patrimony and status. His father had only occasional government jobs, and at the time of Michelangelo’s birth he was administrator of the small dependent town of Caprese. A few months later, however, the family returned to its permanent residence in Florence. It was something of a downward social step to become an artist, and Michelangelo became an apprentice relatively late, at 13, perhaps after overcoming his father’s objections. He was apprenticed to the city’s most prominent painter, Domenico Ghirlandaio , for a three-year term, but he left after one year, having (Condivi recounts) nothing more to learn. Several drawings, copies of figures by Ghirlandaio and older great painters of Florence, Giotto and Masaccio , survive from this stage; such copying was standard for apprentices, but few examples are known to survive. Obviously talen


Who was Lord Admiral of the English Fleet at the time of the Spanish Armada, Sir Francis Drake being his second in command?

The Spanish Armada Museums The Spanish Armada The spectacular but unsuccessful attempt by King Philip II of Spain to invade Elizabethan England in 1588. The Armada is for the English the classic foreign threat to their country and a powerful icon of national identity. The English Fleet gives battle to the Spanish Armada: A Spanish galeas occupies the foreground, an English “race” galleon to her left and right. English ships carry the red cross of St George on a white background: Spanish Armada June to September 1588: click here to buy this picture The previous battle in the British Battles series is the Battle of Flodden The next battle in the British Battles series is the Battle of Edgehill Battle: The Spanish Armada. Date: June to September 1588. Area of the Armada campaign: The English Channel, the North Sea and the seas around the North and West of Scotland, the Orkneys and the West of Ireland. Combatants in the Armada campaign: The Armada (Spanish for “Fleet”), manned by Spaniards, Portuguese, Italians, Germans, Dutch, Flemings, Irish and English against the English Fleet assisted by the Dutch Fleet. Commanders in the Armada campaign: Spanish commanders were the Duke of Medina Sidonia and the Duke of Parma against the English commanders Lord Howard of Effingham, High Admiral of England, Sir John Hawkins, Sir Martin Frobisher, Sir Francis Drake, Lord Henry Seymour and Sir William Winter. The Armada June to September 1588: Lord Howard in the Ark attacks San Martin, flagship of the Duke of Medina Sidonia. Both ships carry the red cross on the white background, the crusader symbol and the symbol of St George: click here to buy this picture Size of the navies in the Armada campaign: The Spanish Armada sailed with around 160 ships. The English mobilised up to 200 ships in the Channel. Unknown numbers of Dutch vessels harassed and attacked the Armada and hemmed the Duke of Parma’s forces into their harbour of Dunkirk. Ships, organization, tactics and equipment: The descent of the Spanish Armada on England in 1588 ocurred at a time of profound change in sea warfare. The Spanish represented the old tradition while the English fought with a new design of warship and new tactics. In medieval warfare at sea soldiers added castles to the merchant trading vessel at the front and the rear (fore castle and after castle) and at the top of the mast and fought their fleets as if on land, discharging arrows and handguns, boarding the enemy ships and conducting hand to hand fighting.   The ships incorporated by the Spanish in the Armada represented this tradition. The main Spanish vessels were galleons, sailing ships that rode high out of the water with towering fore and after castles from which handheld firearms were discharged; while the crews grappled the enemy ships so that soldiers could board and capture them. Their height and broad beam made these ships awkward to sail. English captains, particularly John Hawkins and Francis Drake, inspired a new form of ship for the Queen’s Navy, the “race ship”, of which around 25 were built. Lower in the water, with a long prow and much reduced fore and after castles, these sleek ships carried more sophisticated forms of rigging, enabling them to sail closer to the wind, making them faster and more manoeuvrable than the Spanish ships. England had no standing army, so her naval vessels were crewed by sailors alone. English fighting ships relied increasingly on gunnery rather than boarding to defeat an enemy. The route of the Spanish Armada in 1588, up the Channel into the North Sea, North About into the Atlantic and down the west coast of Ireland. The map shows the known wrecks of Armada ships. Of the 120 ships in the Armada half were lost many just disappearing. The map shows the sites of the engagements between the Armada and the English Fleet at Eddystone, Portland, Isle of Wight, Calais and Gravelines. Of the Armada’s complement of 30,000 soldiers and sailors 20,000 were lost: map by John Fawkes Initially the English attempted to disable the Armada ships with long range gunfire. This form o


"According to the opening line of the poem by W.B. Yeats, ""I will arise now and go to"" ....where?"

What is the particular appeal of this escapist poem, and what is the effect of the repetition of the line 'I will arise and go now'? "Lake Ilse of... | eNotes September 5, 2012 at 8:48 PM The particular appeal of the poem "The Lake Isle of Innisfree" by William Butler Yeats is the sense of freedom inherent in the poem through one withdrawing from society and living a life of solitude and seclusion with nature. This is appealing to many readers of the poem, especially when read against the backdrop of today's often hectic and chaotic society. From the opening line of the poem it is evident to the reader that the writer has had enough of the society he is presently a part of; the line "I will arise and go now," indicates that it is time for the writer to make a change in their life situation. It is time for them to take action for their own health - their physical, mental, and spiritual health. Therefore, he will go now to Innisfree and live a life that is hopefully more content. Contentment will come from working with the earth, and through enjoying and engaging the life forms that inhabit the earth. The writer has already made his plans that will contribute to an enhanced life:      Nine bean-rows will I have there, a hive for the honey-bee; The goal of the writer is to live alone, which alludes to the idea that he has had enough of dealing with other human beings on a daily basis. Therefore, the appeal of this poem is inherent in the original question asked - escapism and escapist actions that will take him far from his usual environs, as well as family, friends, relatives, neighbors, co-workers, and acquaintances. The poem is appealing because the writer is trying to achieve peace and he realizes that peace "comes dropping slow." Consequently, achieving peace is something that is often rare, and always worthwhile. Therefore it is something of value to people and worth sacrificing for, which in the case of this poem is the sacrificing of another way of life. The effect of the repetition of the line "I will arise and go now" is that it is a hint of the writer's mortality and the proverbial march of time. He will arise and continue on with his life to its inevitable end. Life continues on as methodically and regularly as the lapping of water on the lake shore. The writer hears this water lapping and knows his life is progressing towards old age, if he isn't already old. The writer seeks peace and contentment in his golden years.


Who became the first President of the newly formed Republic of Tanzania in 1964, a position he held until his retirement in 1985?

Tanzania | Article about Tanzania by The Free Dictionary Tanzania | Article about Tanzania by The Free Dictionary http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Tanzania Also found in: Dictionary , Thesaurus , Acronyms , Wikipedia . Tanzania (tăn'zənē`ə, –zăn`ēə, Swahili tänzänē`ä), officially United Republic of Tanzania, republic (2005 est. pop. 36,766,000), 364,898 sq mi (945,087 sq km), E Africa, formed in 1964 by the union of the republics of Tanganyika and Zanzibar. For a description of the island of Zanzibar, and its history until 1964, see Zanzibar Zanzibar , semiautonomous archipelago, Tanzania, E Africa, in the Indian Ocean c. 20 mi (32 km) off the mainland, consisting of the island of Zanzibar or Unjuga (1994 est. pop. 800,000), 600 sq mi (1,554 sq km), Pemba, and neighboring smaller islands. ..... Click the link for more information. . Other islands include Pemba Pemba , island (1988 est. pop. 265,000), c.380 sq mi (980 sq km), NE Tanzania, in the Indian Ocean just off the E African mainland. Pemba is part of the semiautonomous archipelago of Zanzibar within Tanzania, and is divided into two regions. ..... Click the link for more information.  and Mafia as well as several smaller islands. Mainland Tanzania is bordered on the south by Mozambique, Malawi, and Zambia; on the west by Congo (Kinshasa), Burundi, and Rwanda; on the north by Uganda and Kenya; and on the east by the Indian Ocean. Lake Nyasa forms part of the southern boundary, Lake Tanganyika part of the western boundary, and Lake Victoria part of the northern boundary. Dar-es-Salaam Dar-es-Salaam [Arab.,=haven of peace], city (1994 pop. 2,000,000), on a bay of the Indian Ocean. The former capital of Tanzania, it is the country's largest city and its communications, and economic center. ..... Click the link for more information.  is the former capital and largest city of the republic. The Tanzanian legislature moved to the new capital of Dodoma Dodoma , city (1994 est. pop. 215,000), capital of Tanzania, central Tanzania. It is the trade center for an agricultural region producing beans, seeds, corn, peanuts, grains, coffee, tea, and tobacco. Cattle are also raised and marketed. ..... Click the link for more information.  in 1996, but many government offices still remain in Dar-es-Salaam. Land and People Mainland Tanzania falls into three major geographical zones—a narrow lowland coastal strip along the Indian Ocean; a vast interior plateau; and a number of scattered mountainous regions. The coastal zone (10–40 mi/16–60 km wide) receives considerable rainfall and has much fertile soil. The plateau (average elevation: 3,500–4,500 ft/1,070–1,370 m) extends over most of the interior and is cut in two places by branches of the Great Rift Valley Great Rift Valley, geological fault system of SW Asia and E Africa. It extends c.3,000 mi (4,830 km) from N Syria to central Mozambique. The northernmost extension runs S through Syria and Lebanon, the Jordan valley, the Dead Sea, and the Gulf of Aqaba. ..... Click the link for more information. . The western branch contains Lake Tanganyika and the eastern branch runs through central Tanzania about 500 ft (150 m) below the level of the plateau; the two branches merge just north of Lake Nyasa. The plateau receives little rainfall, but in most parts there is enough to support agriculture. The Serengeti National Park Serengeti National Park, c.5,700 sq mi (14,800 sq km), NE Tanzania, est. 1941. The internationally famous park attracts large numbers of tourists to see the world's largest concentrations of wildebeest and gazelle (which number over 1,000,000 each), as well as large numbers of ..... Click the link for more information. , one of the country's several wildlife reserves, is east of Lake Victoria, and Lake Rukwa is in the southwest. The mountainous regions include Mt. Meru Meru, Mount , extinct volcano, 14,979 ft (4,566 m) high, NE Tanzania, near Mt. Kilimanjaro. Coffee is grown on its lower slopes. ..... Click the link for more information.  (14,979 ft/4,566 m) and Mt. Kilimanjaro Kilimanjaro , highest mountain o


In the TV comedy 'Last of the Summer Wine', what is the name of Nora Batty's husband?

"Last of the Summer Wine" The Mysterious Feet of Nora Batty (TV Episode 1985) - 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 The Mysterious Feet of Nora Batty  TV-PG | The size of Nora's feet becomes an point of contention between Foggy & Compo ... When interrogating Wally yields no information, the Boys take to finding out for themselves whether Nora has big feet or if it's all stocking! Director: a list of 261 titles created 05 Oct 2011 a list of 10000 titles created 07 Nov 2012 Title: The Mysterious Feet of Nora Batty (10 Feb 1985) 7.3/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Add Image Add an image Do you have any images for this title? Edit Storyline The size of Nora's feet becomes an point of contention between Foggy & Compo ... When interrogating Wally yields no information, the Boys take to finding out for themselves whether Nora has big feet or if it's all stocking! 10 February 1985 (UK) See more  » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Goofs When the trio are knocked into the stream, we see them going over the wall at all angles. Yet, when we see then from Nora's perspective, they are all standing up, and wet only about half way to their knees. See more » Frequently Asked Questions (United Kingdom) – See all my reviews The start of series 8 and we have reached 1985.This is going to be Foggy's final series as actor Brian Wilde announced he was to leave. If you look at the pub scenes you can tell from the way the customers were dressed that we are really at this 1980s look. Forget the New Romantic fashion of the early 1980s, here we just had people looking a little smarter, a bit more better groomed and this is in a pub in Yorkshire. I'll ignore Compo in all this. This is an episode of two halves here. It starts Clegg being whimsical again about Hitler as they walk across the moors before the subject turns to the size of Nora Batty's feet. Of course they need an expert and it turns out to be Wally and it is a virtuoso performance from actor Joe Gladwin as he is dragged into the pub. As the years went on, his part increased and he made the most of it. There is that great line he comes out with, given the small stature of his size what would happen if Nora was attacked. 'i'd have to stand there helpless. Helpless! She could have the bloke mauled to death before I could pull her off.' The second part loses a little impetus when the attention turns to Nora herself until the ending as the trio try to measure her feet while she has climbed a ladder. However I did wince when the trio themselves fall off the ladder in to the shallow stream below. That was a steep fall. 0 of 0 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you? Yes


The secret recipe for which famous sauce, marketed by Lea and Perrins, has recently come to light, after the disclosure that it was found in a skip near the factory?

20130321_ca_ottawa by Metro Canada - issuu issuu Play INSTANT CROSSWORD at your local lottery retailer today! YOU COULD UNWIND WITH YOUR DAILY NEWSPAPER OR YOU COULD UNWIND WITH You could win up to $50,000 by scratching and matching letters to make words. knowyourlimit.ca News worth sharing. NO NICKELBAC K GUARANTE E hero of the silver screen even as a young dude, david bowie was contributing songs and music to the movies. metro looks at some of the diamonds and the dogs PAGES 32 & 33 Falling hemlines Designers thinking pink, ladylike, oversized and fur – lots and lots of fur – for fall fashion PAGE 37 Ottawa curler gets the win for Canucks Rachel Homan’s two victories tie Canada with Russia PAGE 43 Canada cuts foreign aid to China CIDA rethink. In 20102011, Canadians sent close to $30 million in aid to China Canada has cut direct foreign aid to China in an international-assistance overhaul. It’s one of 14 countries that get their aid cut or eliminated as the Canadian International Development Agency chops $377 million by 2014-2015. CIDA is aiming to target funds more precisely and work more with the private sector. Many have questioned why China gets aid from Canada, given its economic status, military muscle and increasing influence on world affairs, including a growing development budget of its own. “When you go to the eastern part of China, which is probably where 99 per cent of Canadians, if they go to China, do go, places like Beijing or Shanghai, they would put to shame almost any Canadian city,” said Bruce Muirhead, associate vice-president of external research at the University of Waterloo, who studied the issue of Canadian aid to China. “But if you go a little bit into the interior, it’s a completely different situation. ... It’s not the urban areas where CIDA puts its money, it’s in the rural areas. Those people really need help.” Most aid went to programs helping China reform legal and environmental policy. Aid will continue through international groups and humanitarian channels, if needed, but CIDA Minister Julian Fantino says the end of the China program is recognition of the country’s emergence as the world’s second-largest economy. the canadian press First nations ready for a fight on keystone: Chief Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam speaks during a news conference Wednesday in Ottawa. Adam and others said First Nations peoples are poised to fight proposed pipelines such as the Keystone and Northern Gateway projects. See page 9.  ADRIAN WYLD/THE CANADIAN PRESS NEWS metronews.ca Thursday, March 21, 2013 03 Ottawa tumbles in city-ranking list SEAN MCKIBBON/METRO Winds blow vapour from buildings on the Ottawa skyline as temperatures hover near -40 C with windchill in Ottawa on January 24. THE CANADIAN PRESS FILE City’s emissions-reduction progress tough to track Environment. Ottawa to host greenhouse-emissions roundtable on Saturday ALEX BOUTILIER alex.boutilier@metronews.ca A 2009 decision to change the way the City of Ottawa accounts for air pollution has made it virtually impossible to determine how the city has fared in its efforts to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. The city’s 2004 Air Quality and Climate Change Action Plan, now expired, set a target of reducing corporate and community GHG emissions to 20 per cent below 1990 levels by 2012. But because of a decision in 2009 to change the way the city tracked GHG emissions, it’s hard to say if the city hit those targets. Instead, 2004 is now used as a baseline measure. An emailed statement, which the city’s corporatecommunications division said could be attributed to environmental-services manager Dixon Weir, indicates that changes in the methodology of emissions calculation and reporting rendered the 1990 baseline inaccurate. An interview, requested last week by Metro, was not granted. The city would not say what progress it’s made on its GHG targets. There was some indication, prior to the change, that the city was making progress — at least as far as their own operations were concerned. “The City of Ottawa as a corporate entity emitt


In classical mythology, of what was Plutus, (not to be confused with Pluto), the God?

Plutus | Greek mythology | Britannica.com Greek mythology Re Plutus, in Greek religion, god of abundance or wealth, a personification of ploutos (Greek: “riches”). According to Hesiod, Plutus was born in Crete, the son of the goddess of fruitfulness, Demeter , and the Cretan Iasion . In art he appears chiefly as a child with a cornucopia , in company with Demeter and Persephone. In Aristophanes’ Plutus he is blind and cannot tell good from evil until his sight is restored. He was sometimes confused with Pluto (Hades), god of the underworld. Learn More in these related articles: in mystery religion: Eleusinian ...during which she came to Eleusis, refused to make the grain grow. Finally, Hades was bidden to send Kore back to earth. She came back to light as the grain maiden and gave birth to her son Plutus (Kore, “the maiden”; Pluton, “the rich one”; Plutus, “wealth,” especially in grain). But, because Kore had eaten a pomegranate seed, a symbol of death and... in Iasion in Greek mythology, according to Homer and Hesiod, Cretan youth loved by Demeter, the corn goddess, who lay with him in a fallow field that had been thrice plowed. Their son was Plutus, the wealth within the soil. According to Apollodorus, Iasion attempted to ravish the goddess and was struck by lightning hurled by Zeus. In Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Book IX, Iasion... 2 References found in Britannica Articles Assorted References Eleusinian mystery mythology  (in mystery religion: Eleusinian ) External Links plutonium - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up) A radioactive transuranium element, plutonium is important as an ingredient in nuclear weapons and as fuel for nuclear reactors. It is produced by deuteron bombardment of uranium-238 in a cyclotron, and also exists in trace quantities in naturally occurring uranium ores. There are 16 known isotopes (plutonium-238 was discovered in 1992) of the element. Plutonium was first detected in 1941 by Glenn T. Seaborg, Joseph W. Kennedy, and Arthur C. Wahl. Article History Corrections? Updates? Help us improve this article! Contact our editors with your feedback. MEDIA FOR: You have successfully emailed this. Error when sending the email. Try again later. Edit Mode Submit Tips For Editing We welcome suggested improvements to any of our articles. You can make it easier for us to review and, hopefully, publish your contribution by keeping a few points in mind. Encyclopædia Britannica articles are written in a neutral objective tone for a general audience. You may find it helpful to search within the site to see how similar or related subjects are covered. Any text you add should be original, not copied from other sources. At the bottom of the article, feel free to list any sources that support your changes, so that we can fully understand their context. (Internet URLs are the best.) Your contribution may be further edited by our staff, and its publication is subject to our final approval. Unfortunately, our editorial approach may not be able to accommodate all contributions. Submit Thank You for Your Contribution! Our editors will review what you've submitted, and if it meets our criteria, we'll add it to the article. Please note that our editors may make some formatting changes or correct spelling or grammatical errors, and may also contact you if any clarifications are needed. Uh Oh There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later. Close Date Published: December 06, 2007 URL: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Plutus Access Date: January 18, 2017 Share


In 2009, Yas Marina was the circuit for which country's first ever Formula One motor race?

"Best Formula One Race Promoter 2009" awarded to Yas Marina CircuitUAE - The Official Web Site - News "Best Formula One Race Promoter 2009" awarded to Yas Marina Circuit posted on 22/12/2009: 760 views The Yas Hotel will be home to a trophy recently awarded to Yas Marina Circuit by the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), the governing body for world motor sport. At the annual FIA Gala held in Monaco last week, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was named the 2009 "Race Promoter of the Year". "We are grateful to the many people and organisations in our community who helped deliver this world-class project," said His Excellency Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of Yas Marina Circuit. "So it is quite fitting that we continue to celebrate this success with the trophy on permanent display at the Yas Hotel where everyone can still feel part of this significant achievement." The inaugural Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was made possible through the collaboration of many partners including Aldar, the builders of the circuit; Etihad Airways, the title sponsor; the Automobile and Touring Club of the UAE (ATCUAE) which provided the sporting-related operations, the Higher Security Committee, Takatof volunteers, the Department of Transport, and Flash for its Yasalam city-wide entertainment schedule. The award not only acknowledged the spectacular setting of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, but the promotion of the first ever twilight race. Upcoming events scheduled at Yas Marina Circuit include: GP2 Asia Series, 5/6 February: F1's future champions return for Round Two of the 2009/2010 Championship V8 Supercars Australia, 19/20 February: The world's biggest and best Touring Car Series brings bumper-to-bumper action to Yas Marina Circuit The International Drag Racing Festival, 26/27 March (TBC): America's top fuel dragsters for the first time in the Middle East FIA GTs, 2/3 April (TBC): The world's top sports car series - Emirates News Agency, WAM RELATED ARTICLES


Which 19th century classical composer had the Christian name of Bedrich?

Bohemian composers The composers of Bohemia Europe during the latter part of the 19th century, much like Europe in the late 20th century, was a complex place, in which there was sometimes a fine line between patriotic movements premised on the idea of the nation as a universal moral conception, and movements that were manipulated by the practitioners of British geopolitics, to the end of destabilizing strategically important regions. The purpose of this article is to call attention to a movement that represented a nationalism of the best sort, optimistic and morally uplifting. In the case of the land which today is called the Czech Republic, a "People's War" was waged in which the most powerful weapon was music. The movement for Czech independence from the Hapsburg empire is the sole example in history of a war of independence where the generals were composers, and the infantry were orchestras. The area occupied by the modern Czech Republic was, in earlier times, the kingdom of Bohemia. Bohemia was for centuries one of the political, cultural, and religious centers of Europe. But like neighboring Moravia and Slovakia, Bohemia waged a continuing struggle to maintain its independence from its expansion-minded neighbors. After the Battle of White Mountain in 1620, Bohemia was extinguished as a nation and absorbed into the Hapsburg Empire, until the end of the first world war. By the end of the eighteenth century only the peasantry spoke Czech; it had been otherwise superseded by German as the national language. But the music of Bohemia, the most characteristic feature of her national culture, remained alive. During the eighteenth century, the musical tradition of Germany had an important influence in Bohemia. Many of the greatest Bohemian composers ultimately resided in Germany. One example was Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745), who settled in Dresden. Not much is known about Zelenka; at the Dresden court, it was forbidden to publish or even copy his music. Of his surviving compositions, his trio sonatas in particular have a grandeur and contrapuntal mastery which can only be compared to Zelenka's friend and colleague, Johann Sebastian Bach. Another example was Jan Vaclav Antonín Stamic (1717-1757), known in Germany as Johann Wenzel Stamitz, who with his sons Jan and Karel founded the well-known Mannheim School. In Mannheim they set a new standard of quality for orchestral performance in all of Europe, and expanded the compositional format of the symphony, paving the way for Franz Joseph Haydn. As well, there was Beethoven's close friend Antonín Rejcha (1770-1836), who played the flute in the same Bonn orchestra where the young Beethoven played the viola. The orchestra was conducted by Rejcha's uncle, Josef Rejcha, also a composer. And finally, there was the piano virtuoso and composer Jan Ladislav Dussek (1760-1812), whose compositions represent a conceptual bridge of sorts, between the method of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and that of Ludwig van Beethoven. Dussek's piano compositions were among those assigned by Frederick Chopin, to his pupils. Although these composers wrote with a method and style similar to that of their German counterparts, there is a uniquely and recognizably Czech aspect as well, characterized by a special kind of harmonic and rhythmic audacity. It was during the latter part of the nineteenth century that Bohemian music really came into its own, and emerged as a potent weapon of cultural warfare. The principal figures in this period were Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884) and Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904). Bedrich  Smetana Smetana is regarded as the founder of a Czech national music. An ardent patriot, he manned the barricades during the 1848 Prague uprising, which was crushed by the Hapsburgs. He wrote at that time a song called Pisen svobody (Song of Freedom) that is familiar to Americans thanks to the bilingual recording by Paul Robeson. Smetana came to conceive of musical composition as a patriotic mission. An important milestone for the growing cultural movement for Czech independence was the laying of the fou


Domenico Gaetano were the Christian name of which 19th century composer?

Gaetano Donizetti | Italian opera composer | Britannica.com Italian opera composer Alternative Title: Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti Gaetano Donizetti Gioachino Rossini Gaetano Donizetti, in full Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti (born Nov. 29, 1797, Bergamo , Cisalpine Republic —died April 8, 1848, Bergamo, Lombardy , Austrian Empire), Italian opera composer whose numerous operas in both Italian and French represent a transitional stage in operatic development between Rossini and Verdi. Among his major works are Lucia di Lammermoor (1835), La fille du régiment (1840), and La favorite (1840). In his serious operas he developed considerably the dramatic weight and emotional content of the genre , and his comic operas have a sparkling wit and gaiety all their own. Gaetano Donizetti, portrait by Giovanni Carnevali; in the Museo Donizettiano, Bergamo, Italy. Courtesy of the Museo Donizettiano, Bergamo, Italy Early life. The youngest of three sons of the caretaker of the monte di pieta (the municipal pawnshop), Donizetti began his musical studies with Giovanni Simone Mayr , a Bavarian priest who was musical director of Sta. Maria Maggiore, Bergamo’s chief church, and also a successful composer of opera. As a choirboy Donizetti did not shine, but Mayr perceived in him a nascent musical ability and secured his entry into the Liceo Filarmonico (the music school) at Bologna, where he had a thorough training in fugue and counterpoint . His father hoped he would become a church composer, but, though he did compose a vast quantity of sacred music, his natural instinct was for the theatre. Listen: “ An exerpt from Nemorino’s aria “ Una furtiva lagrima ” from Act II of Gaetano … Donizetti scored his first success with Enrico di Borgogna, which first appeared in 1818 at the Teatro San Luca, in Venice, and during the next 12 years he composed no fewer than 31 operas, most of them produced at Naples and now forgotten. In 1830 his Anna Bolena, produced in Milan, carried his fame abroad to all the European capitals and eventually across the Atlantic. Two years later he scored another lasting success with L’elisir d’amore (The Elixir of Love), a comedy full of charm and character with a libretto by Felice Romani, the best theatre poet of the day. Lucrezia Borgia (1833), also with a libretto by Romani, consolidated his reputation at La Scala in Milan and elsewhere. Like the opera composers Gioacchino Rossini and Vincenzo Bellini before him, he next gravitated to Paris, where his Marino Faliero, though not a failure, suffered from comparison with Bellini’s I Puritani, produced a few weeks before. Donizetti then returned to Naples for the production of his tragic masterpiece, Lucia di Lammermoor, on Sept. 26, 1835. Britannica Stories Listen: Donizetti, Lucia di Lammermoor, prelude Prelude from Gaetano Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor; from a 1953 … In 1828 Donizetti had married Virginia Vasseli, the sister of one of his closest friends in Rome; they made their home in Naples. He was deeply devoted to her and never really recovered his spirits after her death, soon after the stillbirth of a son, in 1837. His distress was exacerbated by the fact that none of the three children born to them survived birth. It seems clear that syphilis , to which Donizetti himself later succumbed , was already taking its toll of his family. Success in Paris. Salut à la France ” from Act II of Gaetano … Donizetti continued to work in Naples until 1838, when municipal censors objected to the production of his Poliuto, which dealt with a Christian martyr , on the ground that the sacred subject was unsuitable for the stage. He thereupon returned to Paris, where the field had been cleared for him by Bellini’s early death and Rossini’s retirement. There he revived some of his best operas, though Lucrezia Borgia had to be withdrawn because of objections by Victor Hugo , on whose drama the libretto was based. Poliuto was produced in 1840 as Les Martyrs with a French text by Eugène Scribe . It was preceded two months earlier by the opéra comique La fille du régiment ( The


Which driver won the inaugural Formula One race in Abu Dhabi in 2009, thus cementing his runners up spot in the Formula One World Drivers Championship?

FORMULA 1 FORMULA 1 by vikb2 Sahara Force India Formula One Team, the trading name of Force India Formula One Team Limited, is a Formula One racing team based in Silverstone , United Kingdom which currently holds an Indian licence. The team was formed in October 2007 when a consortium led by Indian businessman Vijay Mallya and Michiel Mol bought the Spyker F1 team for € 90 million. [4] Force India F1 represents increased Indian participation within Formula One, with Greater Noida having hosted the first Indian Grand Prix in 2011 . [5] The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile confirmed the change in name from Spyker to Force India on 24 October 2007. [6] After going through 29 races without scoring points, Force India won their first Formula One world championship points and podium place when Giancarlo Fisichella finished second in the 2009 Belgian Grand Prix , [7] Force India scored points again in the following race when Adrian Sutil finished fourth, and set the team’s first fastest lap, at the Italian Grand Prix . Its best championship result was 6th in 2011. In October 2011, Indian company Sahara India Pariwar , purchased 42.5% of Force India F1’s shares at US$ 100 million. [8]   Main article: Jordan Grand Prix The team has its origins in the Jordan Grand Prix team, which entered Formula One racing in 1991 based at the Silverstone racing circuit. Jordan enjoyed many years in Formula One, winning four races and achieving third place in the 1999 constructors title. However, like many of the smaller teams in the 2000s, financial problems meant the team’s performance dried up, and team owner Eddie Jordan sold the team to the Midland Group in 2005. Midland F1 & Spyker Main articles: Midland F1 Racing and Spyker F1 The renamed Midland F1 Racing team spent two seasons at the back of grid, before owner Alex Shnaider sold the team to Spyker Cars mid-way through the 2006 season. [9] Spyker F1 scored a point in 2007 and briefly led the European Grand Prix ; despite this, the team once again hit financing issues, [10] and was sold on to Indian businessman Vijay Mallya, Chairman of United Breweries Group and Michiel Mol , Spyker’s Formula One Director. [4] Force India The team, bought for € 88 million, [11] was renamed as Force India Formula One Team for the 2008 season, and retained team principal Colin Kolles , Chief Technology Officer Mike Gascoyne and driver Adrian Sutil . [11] Beginnings and Ferrari engines (2008) Adrian Sutil testing for Force India in January 2008. After retaining Adrian Sutil for the team’s first season, Force India conducted winter tests for the second driver and testing roles. Ex-Renault driver Giancarlo Fisichella was chosen for the race seat, and Vitantonio Liuzzi secured the reserve role; [12] they were to drive an updated version of the Spyker F8-VIIB chassis with Ferrari engines, christened the Force India VJM01 . [13] Testing of the car begun in February, after the gold, tungsten and white liveried car was launched at the Gateway of India in Mumbai . [14] With an increased budget and wind tunnels from defence company EADS , [15] the team set itself the target of beating Super Aguri , a squad which spent the previous seasons contesting at the back with Force India’s predecessors. [15] Giancarlo Fisichella leads Adrian Sutil at the 2008 Canadian Grand Prix . Melbourne was the scene of Force India’s first race, and although the Australian Grand Prix gave the team a poor start with both drivers retiring in the first few laps, [16] the following race in Malaysia saw Fisichella’s twelfth place earn the team’s first finish. After disappointing results in the opening races, Sutil gave the team the chance to score its first points in the wet Monaco Grand Prix , but towards the end of the race Kimi Räikkönen ‘s Ferrari lost control and hit Sutil’s car causing immediate retirement. [17] Although a furious Gascoyne called for Raikkonen to be penalised, [18] overtakes under yellow flag conditions would have meant Sutil receiving a time penalty post-race, dropping him out of points. [19] Continuous updates


Who was the Greek God of wine, the inspirer of ritual madness and ecstasy, his Roman equivalent being Bacchus?

Bacchus - Roman God of Wine - Crystalinks Bacchus - Roman God of Wine Dionysus or Dionysos, was the god of the grape harvest, winemaking and wine, of ritual madness and ecstasy in Greek mythology. His name in Linear B tablets shows he was worshipped from c. 1500-1100 BC by Mycenean Greeks: other traces of Dionysian-type cult have been found in ancient Minoan Crete. His origins are uncertain, and his cults took many forms; some are described by ancient sources as Thracian, others as Greek. In some cults, he arrives from the east, as an Asiatic foreigner; in others, from Ethiopia in the South. He is a god of epiphany, "the god that comes", and his "foreignness" as an arriving outsider-god may be inherent and essential to his cults. He is a major, popular figure of Greek mythology and religion, and is included in some lists of the twelve Olympians. His festivals were the driving force behind the development of Greek theatre. He is an example of a dying god. The earliest cult images of Dionysus show a mature male, bearded and robed. He holds a fennel staff, tipped with a pine-cone and known as a thyrsus. Later images show him as a beardless, sensuous, naked or half-naked androgynous youth: the literature describes him as womanly or "man-womanish". In its fully developed form, his central cult imagery shows his triumphant, disorderly arrival or return, as if from some place beyond the borders of the known and civilized. His procession (thiasus) is made up of wild female followers (maenads) and ithyphallic, bearded satyrs. Some are armed with the thyrsus, some dance or play music. The god himself is drawn in a chariot, usually by exotic beasts such as lions or tigers, and is sometimes attended by a bearded, drunken Silenus. This procession is presumed to be the cult model for the human followers of his Dionysian Mysteries. In his Thracian mysteries, he wears the bassaris or fox-skin, symbolizing a new life. Dionysus is represented by city religions as the protector of those who do not belong to conventional society and thus symbolizes everything which is chaotic, dangerous and unexpected, everything which escapes human reason and which can only be attributed to the unforeseeable action of the gods. Dionysus was also known as Bacchus and the frenzy he induces, "bakcheia". He is the patron deity of agriculture and the theatre. He was also known as the Liberator (Eleutherios), freeing one from one's normal self, by madness, ecstasy, or wine. The divine mission of Dionysus was to mingle the music of the aulos and to bring an end to care and worry. Scholars have discussed Dionysus' relationship to the "cult of the souls" and his ability to preside over communication between the living and the dead. In Greek mythology Dionysus is made to be a son of Zeus and Semele; other versions of the myth contend that he is a son of Zeus and Persephone. He is described as being womanly or "man-womanish". Dionysus had an unusual birth that evokes the difficulty in fitting him into the Olympian pantheon. His mother was Semele (daughter of Cadmus), a mortal woman, and his father Zeus , the king of the gods. Zeus's wife, Hera, a jealous and vain goddess, discovered the affair while Semele was pregnant. Appearing as an old crone, Hera befriended Semele, who confided in her that her husband was actually Zeus. Hera pretended not to believe her, and planted seeds of doubt in Semele's mind. Curious, Semele demanded of Zeus that he reveal himself in all his glory as proof of his godhood. Though Zeus begged her not to ask this, she persisted and he agreed. Mortals, however, cannot look upon a god without dying, and she perished. Zeus rescued the fetal Dionysus, however, by sewing him into his thigh. A few months later, Dionysus was born. In another version of the same story, Dionysus was the son of Zeus and Persephone, the queen of the underworld. A jealous Hera again attempted to kill the child, this time by sending Titans to rip Dionysus to pieces after luring the baby with toys. Zeus drove the Titans away with his thunderbolts, but only after the Titan


To travel from Manhattan to new Jersey, one may ride the PATH train. For what does the H in PATH stand?

Manhattan travel guide - Wikitravel History[ edit ] Manhattan, the original core out of which modern New York City grew, is now one of the five boroughs of New York City. It's coextensive with New York County, and consists primarily of Manhattan Island. The land was inhabited by Lenape Native Americans when first discovered by European explorers. The Early Years[ edit ] In 1624, the Dutch founded New Amsterdam on Manhattan Island — this is widely counted as the beginning of New York City's history. The Dutch bought the island from the Canarsee Indians for 60 guilders, which is often valued at $24 and around $1,000 in today's dollars. The Canarsee, however, did not do poorly in the exchange — for it was not they, but the Weckquaesgeeks, who controlled most of the island. In 1664, the British captured New Amsterdam and renamed it New York after the Duke of York. During the American Revolution, there were a number of battles fought in Manhattan early on, but for most of the war, the British firmly controlled it and made it the center of their military operations. The British finally withdrew on November 25th, 1783. From 1785 till 1788, New York was the U.S.. capital under the Articles of Confederation, and it was also the U.S.. capital under the Constitution in 1789 and 1790. The construction of the Erie Canal (finished 1825) opened up more ship trade and helped Manhattan prosper greatly. By 1810, New York overtook Philadelphia as the most populous city in the United States. The Formative Years[ edit ] During the Civil War, the New York Draft Riots erupted in July of 1863 and led to 119 deaths. The cause of the riots was multifaceted, including economic ties with the South and anger over the rich hiring draft replacements for $300. However, another factor was the slowly melting pot of diverse immigrants that was coming to define Manhattan. The "old immigrants" had come from Ireland and Germany, while the "new immigrants" were largely Italians and Eastern European Jews. Competition for jobs was intense, and the perceived threat of freed blacks from the South taking those jobs helped trigger the riots. After the war, Manhattan saw further waves of immigration from an even wider diversity of lands. New York and the Statue of Liberty became the symbol of America as a bastion of freedom for the world's "poor, huddled masses." During the 1920's, the Great Migration of African-Americans from the South added a large new element to the city's polyglot make-up. This trend continued until the "white majority" only constituted 58% of the population in 1990. New York City finally expanded beyond Manhattan beginning in 1874 and culminating with the union the City of Greater New York in 1898. The newly-united city continued to grow even in the midst of the Great Depression. The Modern City[ edit ] When veterans came home after World War II, a post-war housing boom began in Manhattan and elsewhere. In the 70's, the economy slumped; in the 80's it exploded until Manhattan (and Wall Street) was the center of the world's economy. During both periods, crime soared. It was not until the 90's that new police methods lowered the crime rates. On September 11th, 2001, two planes hijacked by Jihadists slammed into Manhattan's Twin Towers, and the World Trade Center collapsed, raining debris on the surrounding area. Around 3,000 people died, including fire fighters and police who rushed into the towers to save others. It has been rebuilt, but a memorial and a museum now sit at the site. The new One World Trade Center and Two World Trade Center are the tallest buildings in New York. Orientation[ edit ] The avenues (e.g., Fifth Ave, Seventh Ave) run north-south and are the long, wide streets. The numbered streets (e.g., 14th St, 42nd St) run east-west and start at 1st St (just above Houston St), running up to 220th St at the northern end of the island. (There is one exception to this: Numbered streets are not all parallel to one another in Greenwich Village, which is on the West Side between W Houston St and W 14th St. W 4th St slants to the northwest,


FRELIMO was a political organisation that fought for independence from European rule in which African country?

A Brief History of Mozambique - Part 1 A Brief History of Mozambique - Part 1 A Brief History of Mozambique - Part 1 Where in Africa is Mozambique?.  Image: ©2006 Alistair Boddy-Evans. Used with Permission By  US Department of State Indigenous Peoples of Mozambique: Mozambique's first inhabitants were San hunter and gatherers, ancestors of the Khoisani peoples. Between the first and fourth centuries AD, waves of Bantu-speaking peoples migrated from the north through the Zambezi River valley and then gradually into the plateau and coastal areas. The Bantu were farmers and ironworkers. Arab and Portuguese Traders: When Portuguese explorers reached Mozambique in 1498, Arab trading settlements had existed along the coast and outlying islands for several centuries. From about 1500, Portuguese trading posts and forts became regular ports of call on the new route to the east. Later traders penetrated the interior regions seeking gold and slaves. Although Portuguese influence gradually expanded, limited power was exercised through individual settlers who were granted extensive autonomy. As a result, investment lagged while Lisbon devoted itself to the more lucrative trade with India and the Far East and the colonization of Brazil. continue reading below our video 10 Best Universities in the United States Under Portuguese Administration: By the early 20th century the Portuguese had shifted the administration of much of the country to large private companies, controlled and financed mostly by the British, which established railroad lines to neighboring countries and supplied cheap – often forced – African labor to the mines and plantations of the nearby British colonies and South Africa. Because policies were designed to benefit white settlers and the Portuguese homeland, little attention was paid to Mozambique's national integration, its economic infrastructure, or the skills of its population. Struggle for Independence: After World War II, while many European nations were granting independence to their colonies, Portugal clung to the concept that Mozambique and other Portuguese possessions were overseas provinces of the mother country, and emigration to the colonies soared. The drive for Mozambican independence developed apace, and in 1962 several anti-colonial political groups formed Frente de Libertação de Moçambique (FRELIMO, also known as the Front for the Liberation of Mozambique), which initiated an armed campaign against Portuguese colonial rule in September 1964. Independence is Achieved: Following the April 1974 coup in Lisbon, Portuguese colonialism collapsed. In Mozambique, the military decision to withdraw occurred within the context of a decade of armed anti-colonial struggle, initially led by American-educated Eduardo Mondlane, who was assassinated in 1969. After 10 years of sporadic warfare and major political changes in Portugal, Mozambique became independent on June 25, 1975. A Draconian One-Party State: When independence was achieved in 1975, the leaders of FRELIMO's military campaign rapidly established a one-party state allied to the Soviet bloc and outlawed rival political activity. FRELIMO eliminated political pluralism, religious educational institutions, and the role of traditional authorities. Supporting the Independence Struggle in Neighboring Countries: The new government gave shelter and support to South Africa's African National Congress (ANC) and the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) liberation movements while the governments of first Rhodesia and later apartheid South Africa fostered and financed an armed rebel movement in central Mozambique called Resistência Nacional Moçambicana (RENAMO, the Mozambican National Resistance). Mozambican Civil War: Civil war, sabotage from neighboring states, and economic collapse characterized the first decade of Mozambican independence. Also marking this period were the mass exodus of Portuguese nationals, weak infrastructure, nationalization, and economic mismanagement. During most of the civil war, the government was unable to exercise effective control out


"Who wrote the poem, ""In Memoriam"", which contains the lines, ""It is better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all""?"

Tennyson Wrote 'Tis Better To Have Loved And Lost' About A Man - KnowledgeNuts KnowledgeNuts Tennyson Wrote ‘Tis Better To Have Loved And Lost’ About A Man By Robert Grimminck on Wednesday, February 5, 2014 “What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.” — Aristotle In A Nutshell The very famous line ” ‘Tis better to have loved and lost, / Than never to have loved at all” is from a Tennyson poem called “In Memoriam A.H.H.” and is commonly mistaken as a line of Shakespeare’s. Though it is often associated with heartbreak after a break up, it was actually written about the author’s best friend who passed away while abroad. The Whole Bushel One of the most well known and beautiful quotes of all time appears in Alfred Tennyson’s “In Memoriam A.H.H.” which he completed in 1849. The poem, which was a favorite of Queen Victoria, is about unexpectedly losing a loved one and the harrowing grief process that follows it. The subject of the poem was Tennyson’s best friend Arthur Henry Hallam (the “A.H.H.” in the title). The two met at Trinity College, Cambridge in 1829, and they shared a love of poetry. Tennyson and Hallam grew closer throughout the year and Hallam even joined the Tennysons for family holidays. He spent three Christmases with the Tennysons at their Somersby home. Upon his first visit, Hallam fell in love with Tennyson’s younger sister, 18-year-old Emily. Aside from being dear friends, Tennyson and Hallam worked on a book of poetry together. The first book had to be published in secret because Tennyson’s father didn’t approve. Nor did he approve of Hallam’s relationship with Emily. Hallam was forbidden from visiting Tennyson’s home until he was 21. However, in February 1831, Tennyson’s father died. As a result, Tennyson could no longer attend Cambridge but Hallam could now visit Emily at Somersby. Also, without his father, and with the aid and support of Hallam, Tennyson published his second book of poetry. In July 1833, after visiting Emily, Hallam traveled to Vienna with his father. Hallam became ill while there, but after a few days of bed rest he was feeling better. On September 15, 1833, Hallam seemed to be on the mend; he was in a good mood and went on a short walk with his father. After returning to the hotel, Hallam went to read his book in front of the fire and his father continued on his walk. When he returned, it appeared that Hallam had fallen asleep. A short time later, his father realized that his son was dead. He had died from a stroke. Tennyson and Emily were devastated by the news. Obviously they were not expecting the young, virile man to die without giving them a chance to say goodbye. They were expecting to see their friend when he returned; instead Tennyson got a letter from Hallam’s uncle which broke the heartbreaking news. Over the next 17 years, Tennyson worked on his epic poem which contains 133 cantos and reflects on the sadness and emptiness that happens when someone unexpectedly vanishes from your life. The poem takes place over the span of three Christmases. At the first Christmas, everyone is incredibly sad because they miss Hallam. It does not feel like celebration because they are reminded he is gone and never coming back. At the second Christmas, they are starting to feel better and enjoy the holiday, but then they feel guilty for having fun without Hallam. In the third Christmas, they still miss their lost friend but are happy and enjoying the holiday. They feel like they can move on and enjoy their life without feeling guilty. The poem ends with Tennyson’s sister’s wedding, which originally should have been to Hallam. The poem shows that life must move on, no matter how hard it is and how much you miss someone. The most famous lines of the poem are found in Canto 27, which is before that first miserable Christmas without his friend. The lines are: I hold it true, whate’er befall; I feel it when I sorrow most; ‘Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all. Show Me The Proof


"Which admiral was executed in 1759, for ""failing to do his utmost"", during the Battle of Minorca?"

‘To Encourage the Others’ – Admiral Byng’s Execution Was a Grim Warning to Royal Navy Officers: ‘Do Your Utmost!’ | militaryhistorynow.com ‘To Encourage the Others’ – Admiral Byng’s Execution Was a Grim Warning to Royal Navy Officers: ‘Do Your Utmost!’  •  1 Comment Vice Admiral John Byng failed to “do his utmost” to prevent the French from capturing the island of Minorca in 1756. As a result, he faced the humiliation of a firing squad on his very own flagship. (Image source: WikiCommons) “Byng’s death had a profound impact on the navy, as it did encourage others to fight and greatly contributed to Britain’s victory in the Seven Years’ War.” By George Yagi Jr. ON MARCH 14, 1757, Royal Navy Vice Admiral John Byng boarded his flagship HMS Monarch for what would be the last time. As the 52-year-old officer waited on the quarterdeck in the company of nine marine guards, instructions were passed to all the men-of-war at anchor nearby in Spithead to dispatch their officers to the 74-gun ship of the line to witness the spectacle that had been planned. As the clock struck twelve, a captain by the name of John Montagu stepped forward from the small crowd that had assembled on the Monarch to inform Byng that it was time — the admiral’s execution was at hand. Byng took his place beside a green velvet cushion, which was set in the middle of an open canvas. With his own two hands, he arranged a blindfold over his eyes then knelt as six marines levelled their muskets at him. Byng clutched a red and white handkerchief, which after a moment’s pause he dropped to the ground. It was the pre-arranged signal to open fire. The marines immediately discharged their muskets at their kneeling commander. As smoke filled the quarterdeck, Byng fell to the deck dead. He would be the last admiral to be executed in the history of the Royal Navy. The “Byng Principle” Vice Admiral John Byng. (Image source: WikiCommons) Sentenced to death for failing to “do his utmost” at the disastrous Battle of Minorca , many historians have since held Byng up as a scapegoat for the Admiralty’s and British government’s own failures at prosecuting the Seven Years’ War . Despite widespread sympathy for the disgraced Byng, including voices from the new government formed under Secretary of State William Pitt , the king refused to heed the call for clemency. On learning of the execution, the French writer, philosopher and playwright Voltaire satirically wrote that the British needed to occasionally execute an admiral from time to time, “in order to encourage the others.” Although his comments were written as a form of mockery, surprisingly, the observation was entirely accurate. Byng’s role in the Minorca fiasco led to what was darkly termed in the Royal Navy the “Byng Principle,” which meant that “nothing is to be undertaken where there is risk or danger.” This sardonic term served as a cautionary reminder to naval officers of the sort of conduct that should be avoided in battle. And just or not, Byng’s death was to instill in them an aggressive fighting spirit that would succeed in turning the war in favour of Britain. John Byng might have given chase to the French fleet at Minorca, instead he withdrew to Gibraltar and left the island to its fate. (Image source: WikiCommons) Failure at Minorca Unlike his successors, Byng was not an aggressive commander. From the outset of his mission to assist the besieged garrison at Minorca, Byng was highly pessimistic about the success of the operation. His orders of March 30 stated, “[I]f you find any attack made upon that island by the French, you are to use all possible means in your power for its relief.” Before even arriving off Minorca, Byng was already making preparations for the defence of Gibraltar. On reaching the Rock, Byng refused to transport 700 soldiers from the garrison to reinforce Fort St. Philip , arguing that they would be a lost when the island fell. He also claimed that the besieging enemy’s cannon would make it impossible to conduct a landing. When the squadron arrived off Minorca, Byng completely failed to carry


Who chaired the convention, which was established by the European Council in December 2001, to produce a draft Constitution for the European Union?

Convention on the Future of Europe | Infowars Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Convention on the Future of Europe 170pages on 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 Convention on the Future of Europe (officially the European Convention), was a body established by the European Council in December 2001 as a result of the Laeken Declaration. Its purpose was to produce a draft constitution for the European Union Gisela Stuart was the British representative at the Convention. "I had a meeting with the Budget Commissioner Michaele Schreyer on this subject. She told me the Union needs and independent stream of revenue and it is impossible to have 25 countries voting through their own resources. She suggested a dedicated tax, which would go automatically to the European Union. I told her that i would be happy to consider such a tax provided it was shown on people pay slips. She thought this was a joke in rather bad taste." "In all the proceedings of the presidium, there was an unspoken assumption that the acquis comminautaire - i.e. everything that had been given to the Union as a power or competence - was untouchable. The debate focused solely on where we could do more at European Union level. Any representative who took issue with the fundamental goal of deeper integration was sidelined. Government representatives were accused of being obstructive because they protected national interests. And yet the concerted efforts by the Commission and the European Parliament to enhance their influence was not seen as power grabbing, but being good europeans" "The proceedings were guided by a Presidium consisting of thirteen Convention members. The Convention had no formal legal status to make binding decisions on behalf of the institutions represented by its members. The President and Vice Presidents only represented themselves. The Commission pursued its own interest. MEPs spoke for the institution of the European Parliament, not the people who elected them. "The Presidium was the drafting body, deciding which working groups' recommendations should be accepted and which should be ignored. Laeken had posed a number of questions but rather than answering these questions, after six months of debate, the Presidium presented the Convention members with a skeleton Constitution. Without debate it was simply accepted." "It was very difficult to see how decisions were made. Presidium members would meet in a small room in the Justus Lipsius Building, attendance was limited to thirteen, plus the Secretary General Sir John Kerr, his deputy and the press officer. After six months the Presidium meetings became more frequent and lengthier. Morning session would be followed by private lunches on the top floor. "On several occasions we would retreat to the Val Duchess - a small palace used by the Belgian foreign minister. It was in one of the dinners at Val Duchess that the skeleton of the draft Constitution was given to members of the presidium in sealed brown envelopes the weekend before the public presentation. Who drafted the skeleton and when is still unclear to me, but i gather much of the work was done by Valery Giscard d'Estaing and Sir John Kerr over the summer. "There was little time for discussion or changes." "In the final weeks meetings became open ended, some lasting into the early hours. d'Estaing, Giuliano Amato and Jean-Luc Dehaene were an extemely effective trio The secretariat was very skillful. The agenda issued beforehand was simply indicative and the sheer mass of paper meant that large parts of the text passed through without detailed discussions. It was only in the final months that translations were provided and we were allowed legal advisors. It was not unusual for texts to arrive late and only in French. The president expressed irritation at my inability to conduct legal


Which 1962 film, starring Robert Mitchum in the role of Max Cady, was remade in 1991, with the part being played by Robert de Nero?

233 Movies Starring Robert Mitchum | FeedFliks The Longest Day: Bonus Material  2006  3.7 ★ 100 mins Action & Adventure Rated: NR This companion disc to the gripping war film includes the following featurettes: "A Day To Remember," "Longest Day: A Salute to Courage," "Backstory - The Longest Day," "D-Day Revisted" and "Richard Zannuck on The Longest Day. A Still Gallery and the original theatrical trailer are also included. The Longest Day: Bonus Material  2006  3.6 ★ 100 mins Classics Rated: NR This companion disc to the gripping war film includes the following featurettes: "A Day To Remember," "Longest Day: A Salute to Courage," "Backstory - The Longest Day," "D-Day Revisted" and "Richard Zannuck on The Longest Day. A Still Gallery and the original theatrical trailer are also included. This disc includes the following WWII propaganda films and documentaries: "The Big Picture," "Tokio Jokio," "Hiroshima Nagasaki" and "Hymn of the Nations." Chop Suey  2001  3.4 ★ Documentary Rated: NR Avant-garde filmmaker and photographer Bruce Weber chronicles his transformation of a 16-year-old wrestler into a top model for Ralph Lauren in this artsy film. Along with his discovery of cover boy Peter Johnson (who became an icon to homosexuals), this introspective portrait examines Weber's life through a collage of images, memories, film clips and other snippets, and takes a look at some of the personalities who influenced the artist. Chop Suey  2001  3.5 ★ Documentaries Rated: NR Avant-garde filmmaker and photographer Bruce Weber chronicles his transformation of a 16-year-old wrestler into a top model for Ralph Lauren in this artsy film. Along with his discovery of cover boy Peter Johnson (who became an icon to homosexuals), this introspective portrait examines Weber's life through a collage of images, memories, film clips and other snippets, and takes a look at some of the personalities who influenced the artist. Grass  2000  3.5 ★ 80 mins Documentary Rated: R Narrated by actor and pot activist Woody Harrelson, this slick and snappy documentary chronicles the history of marijuana use and prohibition from the early 1900s through modern day. Biased toward legalization in tone, the clever if subjective film reveals the absurdity of government anti-grass tactics. Comic Tommy Chong also lends his voice to this informative and amusing illustration of how one substance among many has created such a clamor. Grass  2000  3.5 ★ 80 mins Documentaries Rated: R RT:75% Narrated by actor and pot activist Woody Harrelson, this slick and snappy documentary chronicles the history of marijuana use and prohibition from the early 1900s through modern day. Biased toward legalization in tone, the clever if subjective film reveals the absurdity of government anti-grass tactics. Comic Tommy Chong also lends his voice to this informative and amusing illustration of how one substance among many has created such a clamor. The Best of Film Noir  1999  2.6 ★ 120 mins Documentary Rated: NR Tough-talking private investigators meet melodramatic dames in this documentary about the film noir genre of the 1940s and '50s. Jeffrey Wells discusses the history of the genre, and film clips are shown from more than 30 classic movies, including The Big Sleep, Touch of Evil, Double Indemnity, The Maltese Falcon, DOA, Mildred Pierce, Laura, Kiss Me Deadly, This Gun for Hire, The Postman Always Rings Twice and The Bad and the Beautiful. The Best of Film Noir  1999  2.6 ★ 120 mins Documentaries Rated: NR Tough-talking private investigators meet melodramatic dames in this documentary about the film noir genre of the 1940s and '50s. Jeffrey Wells discusses the history of the genre, and film clips are shown from more than 30 classic movies, including The Big Sleep, Touch of Evil, Double Indemnity, The Maltese Falcon, DOA, Mildred Pierce, Laura, Kiss Me Deadly, This Gun for Hire, The Postman Always Rings Twice and The Bad and the Beautiful. James Dean: Race with Destiny  1997  2.6 ★ 94 mins Drama Rated: PG-13 This film tells the story of the meteoric rise and untimely death o


What is the name of the main thoroughfare in Barcelona, which runs from the Placa de Catalunya to the sea?

La Rambla: Barcelona’s Main Street | Spain Travel Guide WhyGo » Spain » Featured Articles » La Rambla: Barcelona’s Main Street La Rambla: Barcelona’s Main Street by Jessica on September 29, 2008 by Jessica | September 29th, 2008   Tweet Most cities have one main street around which not only tourists gather but regular real-life stuff happens everyday. In Barcelona , that street is called La Rambla. It’s just over a kilometer long, but it’s a grand avenue in the best sense of the term and is the central point from which all visits to Barcelona are based. La Rambla, sometimes called Las Ramblas, runs from the Placa Catalunya to Port Vell and it’s a pedestrian-only area. It’s lined by shops and cafes, and many of the vendors have spilled out onto the street itself, so you’ll find shops and market stalls dotting the avenue. You’ll either have to dodge them to keep walking, or stop and see what’s for sale. And really, you’re on vacation – it’s no contest, right? Of course it’s not. You’ll stop. You’ll want to stop. In addition to the shops and restaurants that have store-fronts right on La Rambla, you’ll also find tons of great shops and cafes nearby on side streets. There are also lots of hostels and hotels in Barcelona in this area, and while it’s not the quietest area (so not necessarily advisable if you’re a light sleeper or plan on going to bed early!), it’ll satisfy anyone who’s looking to be right in the heart of the action in Barcelona. This beautiful and bustling tree-lined avenue is generally busy in just about any season, full of people. And while this area is frequented by locals as well as tourists, during the high season especially you’ll probably see mostly tourists strolling on La Rambla. Because of this, it’s a popular spot for pickpockets to ply their trade – so watch your wallet while you’re browsing the shops and enjoying the view. La Rambla is in what’s called the Barri Gotic, or the Gothic quarter of Barcelona, although the Place Catalunya at one end marks the separating point between the Barri Gotic and the Ciutat Vella, or Old City. Either neighborhood is a great place to base yourself if you’re visiting Barcelona, because so much of what you’ll want to see is within walking distance. But if you’re not close enough to La Rambla to walk there, Barcelona’s Metro makes it easy to reach – there are three Metro stops that will put you at various points along the boulevard: Catalunya, Liceu, and Drassanes.


"In the nursery rhyme, ""There was a Jolly Miller"", where did the jolly miller live?"

There Was a Jolly Miller Once - English Children's Songs - England - Mama Lisa's World: Children's Songs and Rhymes from Around the World There Was a Jolly Miller Once This song is often called the "Miller of Dee". There Was a Jolly Miller Once Nursery Song There was a jolly miller once Lived on the river Dee; He worked and sang from morn till night, No lark more blithe than he. And this the burden of his song For ever used to be, "I care for nobody, no, not I, And nobody cares for me."* There Was a Jolly Miller Once Nursery Song There was a jolly miller once Lived on the river Dee; He worked and sang from morn till night, No lark more blithe than he. And this the burden of his song For ever used to be, "I care for nobody, no, not I, And nobody cares for me."*


Who eventually broke Bob Beamon's 23 year-old long jump record, in 1991?

ESPN.com: Beamon made sport's greatest leap Beamon made sport's greatest leap By Larry Schwartz Special to ESPN.com Six seconds. That's all it took for Bob Beamon to leap into history. That's all it took for the slender 22-year-old long jumper to speed 19 strides down the runway, ascend to a height of six feet, stay up in the air like a bird and finally land an incomprehensible 29 feet, 2½ inches later. Of all Olympic records, none is as impressive as the one Beamon stunningly set Oct. 18, 1968 in Mexico City.   Bob Beamon got plenty of air under him on his amazing leap of 29-2½ at the Mexico City Games in 1968. Beamon didn't just set a record; he shattered one. He had leaped where no one had gone before. Not only did he become the first 29-foot long jumper that evening; he became the first to pass 28 feet, too. Records are supposed to be broken by inches, not by demolition. Not Beamon. He snapped the existing mark by almost two feet. He had jumped one foot, 10½ inches farther than his previous best. Soviet jumper Igor Ter-Ovanesyan said, "Compared to this jump, we are as children." English jumper Lynn Davies, the defending Olympic champion, told Beamon, "You have destroyed this event." Before Beamon's leap, the farthest long jump had been 27 feet, 4¾ inches, by Ter-Ovanesyan and Ralph Boston. Jesse Owens had set a record of 26-8¼ in 1935 that had held up for 25 years. But from 1960 to 1967, the record was broken or tied eight times by Boston or Ter-Ovanesyan -- yet it had climbed just 8½ inches. In one jump, Beamon stretched the record by an incredible one foot, 9¾ inches. It was a record Beamon would keep for almost 23 years, until Mike Powell hit 29-4½ on Aug. 30, 1991 at Tokyo. Beamon was born Aug. 29, 1946 in Jamaica, N.Y. When he was an infant, his mother died from tuberculosis. Her death left a void he found difficult replacing. He says his craving for attention to replace a lost mother's love first made him a troublemaker and clown in school. Then he turned to sports. "My high school (in Jamaica) was a jungle," he said. "You had to be constantly alert -- ready to fight or run. If you joined one of the gangs, you might escape harm but you also might be in trouble the rest of your life. If you stayed decent, you stood a good chance of being clobbered every day. So I went hot and heavy for basketball -- and I feel it saved me from being cut up. Basketball is big stuff in New York. If you're good in it, everybody respects you. Nobody would want to ruin your shooting eye or your shooting arm." Beamon was even better in track, and his prep coach convinced him to stick with it. Beamon went to North Carolina A&T to be near his ailing grandmother. He wasn't thrilled by life there, and after his grandmother died he transferred to Texas-El Paso, a growing track power. He worked on his speed and perfecting a technique in which the jumper does not so much jump as walk in the air. ZONE POLL


From 559 BC until 530 BC, Cyrus the Great was the leader of which ancient empire?

Cyrus the Great | Ancient Persia Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Title Shah of Persia Cyrus the Great ( Old Persian : 𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁, Persian : کوروش بزرگ, Kūrošé Bozorg ), (c. 600 BC or 576 – August 530 BC), also known as Cyrus II of Persia and Cyrus the Elder, was the first Zoroastrian Persian Shāhanshāh ( Emperor ). He was the founder of the Persian Empire under the Achaemenid dynasty , which was an empire without precedent— a world-empire of major historical importance. It was under his own rule that the empire embraced all previous civilized states of the ancient Near East, expanded vastly, and eventually conquered most of Southwest Asia and much of Central Asia , from Egypt and the Hellespont in the west to the Indus River in the east, to create the largest empire the world had yet seen. The reign of Cyrus lasted twenty nine to thirty years. Cyrus built his empire by fighting and conquering first the Median Empire then Lydian Empire and the Neo-Babylonian Empire . Either before or after Babylon, he led an expedition into central Asia, which resulted in major campaigns that brought "into subjection every nation without exception." Cyrus did not venture into Egypt , as he himself died in battle, fighting the Scythians along the Syr Darya in August 530 BC. He was succeeded by his son, Cambyses II , who managed to add to the empire by conquering Egypt, Nubia , and Cyrenaica during his short rule. As a military leader, Cyrus left an everlasting legacy on the art of leadership and decision-making and he attributed his success to "Diversity in counsel, unity in command." Cyrus the Great respected the customs and religions of the lands he conquered. It is said that, in universal history the role of the Achaemenid empire founded by Cyrus lies in its very successful model for centralized administration and establishing a government working to the advantage and profit of its subjects. In fact, the administration of the empire through satraps and the vital principle of forming a government at Pasargadae were the work of Cyrus. Aside from his own nation, Iran , Cyrus also left a lasting legacy on Jewish religion (through his Edict of Restoration), human rights , politics , and military strategy , as well as on both Eastern and Western civilizations .


"Which actor played the roles of Fagin in the 1948 version of Oliver Twist, and King Charles I in the 1970 film, ""Cromwell""?"

Oliver Twist (1948) - 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 An orphan named Oliver Twist meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 24 titles created 09 Mar 2012 a list of 23 titles created 18 Dec 2012 a list of 43 titles created 19 Jul 2014 a list of 48 titles created 15 Dec 2014 a list of 30 titles created 2 months ago Search for " Oliver Twist " 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     BAFTA Film Award. Another    1 win & 1 nomination. See more awards  » Photos A humble orphan suddenly becomes a gentleman with the help of an unknown benefactor. Director: David Lean The Passionate Friends were in love when young, but separated, and she married an older man. Then Mary Justin meets Steven Stratton again and they have one last fling together in the Alps. Director: David Lean Cultural mistrust and false accusations doom a friendship in British colonial India between an Indian doctor, an Englishwoman engaged to marry a city magistrate, and an English educator. Director: David Lean Henry Hobson is a successful bootmaker and tyrannical widower of three daughters. The girls each want to leave their father by getting married, but Henry refuses as marriage traditions require him to pay out settlements. Director: David Lean An adaptation of the classic Dickens tale, where an orphan meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master. Director: Roman Polanski This "story of a ship," the British destroyer HMS Torrin, is told in flash backs by survivors as they cling to a life raft. Directors: Noël Coward, David Lean Stars: Noël Coward, John Mills, Bernard Miles A lonely American woman unexpectedly finds romance in Venice, Italy. Director: David Lean Oliver Twist I (TV Movie 1982) Crime | Drama The classic Dickens tale of an orphan boy who escapes the horrors of the orphanage only to be taken in by a band of thieves and pickpockets. Director: Clive Donner The middle-class family of a young woman cannot understand why she delays in marrying a respectable young man. They know nothing about her long-standing affair with a Frenchman. Director: David Lean Set in the wake of the 1916 Easter Rising, a married woman in a small Irish village has an affair with a troubled British officer. Director: David Lean Adapted from a play by Noel Coward, Charles and his second wife Ruth, are haunted by the ghost of his first wife, Elvira. Medium Madame Arcati tries to help things out by contacting the ghost. Director: David Lean Noel Coward's attempt to show how the ordinary people lived between the wars. Just after WWI the Gibbons family moves to a nice house in the suburbs. An ordinary sort of life is led by the ... See full summary  » Director: David Lean Edit Storyline Based on the Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist is about an orphan boy who runs away from a workhouse and meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. Oliver is taken in by the pickpocket and he joins a household of young boys who are trained to steal for their master. This version of Oliver Twist is topped by Alec Guinness's masterly performance of arch-thug Fagin. Written by Jenny Evans <J.Evans@uts.edu.au> A Screen Event To Be Remembered For All Time ! Genres: 30 July 1951 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: As Aventuras de Oliver Twist See more  » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia The company that trained and supplied animals for film and television supplied the Staffordshire Bull Terrier for the role of 'Bullseye' and also the Bull Terrier who played the role of 'Bullseye' in the film adaptation of Lionel Bart's mus


"Which group had a hit record in 1967 with the tune, ""A Whiter Shade of Pale""?"

A Whiter Shade of Pale - Single by Procol Harum on Apple Music One of best songs ever ,come on buy it ,classic Biography Formed: 1967 in London, England Genre: Rock Years Active: '60s, '70s, '90s, '00s, '10s Procol Harum is arguably the most successful "accidental" group creation -- that is, a band originally assembled to take advantage of the success of a record created in the studio -- in the history of progressive rock. With "A Whiter Shade of Pale" a monster hit right out of the box, the band evolved from a studio ensemble into a successful live act, their music built around an eclectic mix of blues-based rock riffs and grand classical themes. With singer/pianist Gary Brooker and lyricist Keith Reid... Top Albums and Songs by Procol Harum 1.


The name of which metallic, chemical, element is derived from the German word for goblin?

Cobalt   - Element information, properties and uses | Periodic Table Chemistry in its element: cobalt (Promo) You're listening to Chemistry in its element brought to you by Chemistry World, the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry. (End promo) Chris Smith Hello - beauty, blue glass, B12 and the best magnets that money can buy.  So why is this week's element named after a goblin? Sarah Staniland I always find the question 'what's your favourite element' a difficult one. There are several front runners for vastly varying reasons; however, always a top contender has to be cobalt because it excels in several important character traits: Cobalt has amazing beauty and strength, as well as great cooperation. All together a highly useful metal. Before I even thought about the chemistry of colour I developed a love for blue glass, something I still collect to this day. Only after studying the transition metal chemistry did I realise that this beautiful blue colour comes from cobalt. Cobalt chloride in fact. However, as far as colours go, cobalt has a few more strings to its bow than just this wonderful blue. Cobalt can also colour glass green, while the hydrated form of cobalt chloride is a beautiful deep rose colour. As you can imagine this colour change due to the presence of water is highly useful, warranting cobalt chloride an ideal moisture indicator. The array of beautiful colours that cobalt produces were never more prevalent to me than when I went to the cobalt mining region called the Copperbelt in Zambia. In this area the huge multicoloured cobalt minerals deposits tower high, with the shores of dams and streams coloured deep rose with silvery blue veins running through. Cobalt it is not found pure in Nature but found in sulphur minerals and usually associated with other transition metals. As you can probably guess from the name of the region in Zambia - the Copperbelt, cobalt is mined as a secondary product to copper that is dominant in the ore of this region. Because of this cobalt is normally recovered from the waste of the primary metal extraction. However these mining hotspots are not the only places on the Earth where high concentrations of cobalt can be found. A huge reserve of several transition metals (including cobalt) can be found in strange nodules on the floors of the deepest oceans. The nodules are manganese minerals that take millions of years to form, and there are many tonnes of cobalt present in this form. So you can see that cobalt is never found alone but always palled up with other transition metals in their ores, mainly copper and nickel. In fact cobalt metal was not isolated and purified until as late as 1735 by the Swedish scientist G. Brandt. Cobalt can also sometimes be found in mixed arsenic ores, and it is cobalt's association with arsenic that gives it its name. The word cobalt comes from the German "Kobolds" which means goblin or trouble maker. It was so called in this early mining region because it was very difficult to smelt without oxidising and smelting would release the associated arsenic vapours which would lead to pretty troublesome or even deadly processing conditions for the worker. The Kobolds were blamed and the name stuck. With the exception of the mining region, cobalt is not very abundant, with only trace amounts in the Earths crust (about 2500 times less than iron). However, it is a metal that is essential for life in the trace amounts. Cobalt is the metal at the centre of vitamin B12 which helps regulate cell development and therefore DNA and energy production in the body. Cobalt has been known and used by people for its beautiful colouring and pigment properties as far back as 2500BC. Egyptian cobalt blue paints and Prussian cobalt oxide necklaces have been dated back to this time while cobalt glass has been found in a Greek vase dated at 100 BC. Cobalt was also used to colour glass in the Chinese Tang dynasty from 618 AD. In fact all the way up until the beginning of the 20th century people have only really exploited cobalt for its beautiful colour. However cobalt