Who was President of France immediately before Nicolas Sarkozy?

Nicolas Sarkozy | president of France | Britannica.com president of France Nicolas Sarkozy, (born January 28, 1955, Paris, France), French politician who served as president of France (2007–12). Nicolas Sarkozy, 2006. AP Sarkozy was born to immigrant Greek and Hungarian parents. He qualified as a lawyer (1981) and pursued advanced studies in political science at the Institut d’Études Politiques in Paris (1979–81). An ambitious and highly skilled politician, Sarkozy in 1983 was elected mayor of Neuilly-sur-Seine , where he served until 2002. He first made his mark on the national scene in 1993 when he became budget minister and official spokesman in the government of Prime Minister Édouard Balladur . Balladur had been put forward by rightist politicians, including Jacques Chirac , to serve as prime minister under Socialist Pres. François Mitterrand , with the idea that someone—such as Chirac—would contest the 1995 presidential election. Sarkozy, however, encouraged Balladur to run for president himself and thereby earned the lasting enmity of Chirac, to whom he had once been very close. Balladur lost to Chirac, and Sarkozy was shut out of the subsequent centre-right government of 1995–97. In 2002, after Chirac’s reelection as president was quickly followed by the election of another centre-right administration, Sarkozy returned to office as interior minister, a post he held for nearly two years until he became finance minister in March 2004. Soon after, however, Chirac asked him to choose between his government post and becoming president of the centre-right Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) party, the neo-Gaullist successor party to the Rally for the Republic that Chirac had founded. Sarkozy chose the UMP job and quit the government in November 2004. In the wake of the May 2005 referendum in which French voters rejected the proposed European Union (EU) constitution, Chirac invited Sarkozy to return as interior minister in a new government to be headed by Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin . In late 2005 Sarkozy had to contend with three weeks of rioting in the less-affluent suburbs of Paris and other cities. Although critics blamed him for inciting the car-burning protesters by calling them “scum,” his supporters approved of his hard-line stance on law and order as well as his call for tougher immigration laws. In 2007 Sarkozy ran for president of France. He finished first in the initial round of voting on April 22, winning 31 percent of the vote. In the runoff election on May 6, Sarkozy defeated Ségolène Royal of the Socialist Party , capturing 53 percent of the vote. Sarkozy was sworn in as president on May 16, 2007. He promised a “rupture” with France’s past, including radical economic reforms that would reduce taxes and liberalize the country’s labour market, and closer relations with the United States . Nicolas Sarkozy delivering a speech, May 2007. Thomas Coex—AFP/Getty Images Ringling Bros. Folds Its Tent In the parliamentary elections of June 2007 Sarkozy’s UMP did less well than expected but still well enough to provide a comfortable majority for the new government of François Fillon, whom Sarkozy had appointed as prime minister just after assuming the presidency. In the subsequent cabinet reshuffle, Sarkozy made several surprising appointments, including the country’s first woman finance minister ( Christine Lagarde ), the first full cabinet member of North African origin (Rachida Dati), and a maverick Socialist (Bernard Kouchner) as foreign minister. Sarkozy also chose Socialists for several other key appointments. In the first few months of his presidency Sarkozy carried out some of his promised labour market and tax-cutting reforms. He decided not to scrap the 35-hour maximum on the standard workweek (a landmark Socialist law) but rather to use tax relief on overtime pay to moderate the law’s rigidity. Other new business-friendly laws restricted the right to strike and cut off unemployment payments to people who turned down certain job offers. Sarkozy also won narrow approval from the legislature for a co


"Complete this Groucho Marx quote: ""Go, and never darken..."""

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In 1962, Maurice Wilkins and two others won the Nobel Prize for Medicine for the discovery of what?

Maurice Wilkins - Biographical Maurice Wilkins The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1962 Francis Crick, James Watson, Maurice Wilkins Share this: Maurice Wilkins - Biographical Maurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins was  born at Pongaroa, New Zealand, on December 15th, 1916. His  parents came from Ireland; his father Edgar Henry Wilkins was a  doctor in the School Medical Service and was very interested in  research but had little opportunity for it. At the age of 6, Wilkins was brought to England and educated at        King Edward's School, Birmingham. He studied physics at St. John's College, Cambridge,        taking his degree in 1938. He then went to Birmingham        University, where he became research assistant to Dr. J. T.        Randall in the Physics Department. They studied the luminescence        of solids. He obtained a Ph.D. in 1940, his thesis being mainly        on a study of thermal stability of trapped electrons in phosphors,        and on the theory of phosphorescence, in terms of electron traps        with continuous distribution of trap depths. He then applied these        ideas to various war-time problems such as improvement of cathoderay        tube screens for radar. Next he worked under Professor M. L. E.        Oliphant on mass spectrograph separation of uranium isotopes for        use in bombs and, shortly after, moved with others from Birmingham        to the Manhattan Project in Berkeley, California, where these studies        continued. In 1945, when the war was over, he was lecturer in physics at  St.  Andrews' University, Scotland, where Professor J. T. Randall  was organizing biophysical studies. He had spent seven years in  physics research and now began in biophysics. The biophysics  project moved in 1946 to King's College, London, where he was a member of the  staff of the newly formed Medical Research Council Biophysics  Research Unit. He was first concerned with genetic effects of  ultrasonics; after one or two years, he changed his research to  development of reflecting microscopes for ultraviolet  microspectrophotometric study of nucleic acids in cells. He also  studied the orientation of purines and pyrimidines in tobacco  mosaic virus and in nucleic acids, by measuring the ultraviolet  dichroism of oriented specimens, and he studied, with the  visible-light polarizing microscope, the arrangement of virus  particles in crystals of TMV and measured dry mass in cells with  interference microscopes. He then began X-ray diffraction studies  of DNA and sperm heads. The discovery of the well-defined  patterns led to the deriving of the molecular structure of DNA.  Further X-ray studies established the correctness of the Watson - Crick proposal  for DNA structure. Relevant publications are «The molecular  configuration of deoxyribonucleic acid. I. X-ray diffraction  study of a crystalline form of the lithium salt», by R.  Langridge, H. R. Wilson, C. W. Hooper, M. H. F. Wilkins, and L.  D. Hamilton in J. Mol. Biol., 2 (1960) 19, and «Determination of the helical configuration of ribonucleic  acid molecules by X-ray diffraction study of crystalline  amino-acid-transfer ribonucleic acid», by M. Spencer, W.  Fuller, M. H. F. Wilkins, and G. L. Brown in Nature, 194  (1962) 1014. Wilkins became Assistant Director of the Medical Research  Council Unit in 1950 and Deputy Director in 1955. A  sub-department of Biophysics was formed in King's College, and he  was made Honorary Lecturer in it. In 1961 a full Department of  Biophysics was established. He was elected F.R.S. in 1959, given the Albert Lasker Award  (jointly with Watson and Crick) by the American Public Health  Association in 1960, and made Companion of the British Empire in  1962. He married Patricia Ann Chidgey in 1959; they have a daughter  Sarah and a son George. He finds his recreations in his  collection of sculptures and in gardening. From Nobel Lectures , Physiology or Medicine 19


Peter Adamson played which character in Coronation Street?

Peter Adamson | Coronation Street Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Share Peter Adamson ( 16th February , 1930 - 17th January , 2002 ) was a British actor best known for his portrayal of the womanising hard man Len Fairclough in Coronation Street from 1961 to 1983 . He had made his theatre debut in 1948 and the year after joined the Fortesque Players in Bury . For five years he acted and produced weekly melodramas, forming his own company in 1954 and producing summer shows in Weston-Super-Mare. His initial television roles were for Granada in Skyport and Knight Errant before first appearing in Coronation Street in February 1961 . After twenty-two years of being one of the programme's most popular and recognisable performers, Peter's Street career was threatened by his arrest in April 1982 for allegedly indecently assaulting two 8-year old girls in a Lancashire swimming pool. Producer Bill Podmore stood by him, Granada supported his defence financially, and in July 1983 he was found not guilty. However, Peter had been previously suspended by Podmore for writing articles and giving interviews to the press that criticised his fellow cast members, and the producer sacked Adamson for breach of contract after learning that he had sold his memoirs to a tabloid newspaper. Len Fairclough was killed off the programme in December 1983 in an off-screen car accident, and in a deliberate attempt to demonize the character played by the controversial Adamson, it was revealed that Len had died returning home from his mistress, cheating on screen wife Rita Fairclough . Peter Adamson had become a hard drinker, perhaps stemming from constant financial troubles, during his time on the Street, and was suspended from the programme over it in 1969 . Years after his sacking, Peter appeared to confess his guilt over the 1982 swimming pool incident in a rambling, possibly drunken, interview with a Sun reporter, although he always maintained that there was no sexual intent. Adamson's wife passed away in 1984 , and in 1991 he declared himself bankrupt, thanks in large part to high legal bills from his 1983 court case that Granada wouldn't pay after his sacking. Peter died of stomach cancer in Lincoln in 2002 .


Which was Status Quo's only not hit single, which came in 1974?

7N.35339 I (WHO HAVE NOTHING)   (Donida-Stoller-Leiber) 3:01 Neighbour, Neighbour (Valier) 2:43 Produced by John Schroeder Release Date: 9th. September 1966 Debut single, issued with little embellishment from the original   demo. "I (Who Have Nothing)" was originally a hit for Ben E. King in   America and the song provided a top ten hit in the U.K. charts for   Shirley Bassey, in 1963. The Spectres' version failed to chart.   Promotion copies were pressed. Now deleted. 7N.35352 HURDY GURDY MAN (Lancaster-Barlow) 3:15 Laticia (Lancaster) 3:00 Produced by John Schroeder Release Date: 18th. November 1966 The band's first attempt at a self-penned single (not to be confused   with the Donovan song with the same title). "Hurdy Gurdy Man" is   often incorrectly shown in Quo discographies as written by just Alan   Lancaster. Yellow Piccadilly promotion copies were pressed. Now   deleted. 7N.35368 (WE AIN'T GOT) NOTHIN' YET (Gilbert-Scala-Esposito) 2:18 I Want It (Lynes-Coghlan-Rossi-Lancaster) 3:01 PICCADILLY Produced by John Schroeder Release Date: 10th. February 1967 "(We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet" was a cover version of the Blue Magoos' American hit. The Spectres' version failed to chart, but the group   did receive some attention in the music press. Yellow Piccadilly   promotion copies were pressed. Now deleted. THE TRAFFIC JAM 7N.35386 ALMOST BUT NOT QUITE THERE (Barlow-Rossi) 2:45 Wait Just A Minute (Lynes) 2:12 PICCADILLY Produced by John Schroeder Release Date: 16th. June 1967 The group changed their name, in March 1967 to 'The Traffic'. The   name change brought the band some unexpected publicity, as Steve   Winwood had left the Spencer Davis Group and called his new group   Traffic. The Traffic then became 'The Traffic Jam'. The publicity   from the name dispute helped "Almost But Not Quite There" reach the   edge of the charts, but the B.B.C. banned the single on grounds that   the lyrics were 'too suggestive'. Yellow Piccadilly promotion copies   were pressed. Now deleted. THE STATUS QUO 7N.17449 PICTURES OF MATCHSTICK MEN (Rossi) 3:08 Gentleman Joe's Sidewalk Cafe (Young) 2:59 BLUE PYE Produced by John Schroeder Release Date: 5th. January 1968 "Pictures Of Matchstick Men" was the band's first single to be   released on the main Pye label (Piccadilly records being a   subsidiary of Pye). Another name change, this time to 'The Status   Quo' (the 'The' was dropped in 1969). It was originally intended   that "Gentleman Joe's Sidewalk Cafe" be the 'a' side, but the band   were so pleased with the production on "Pictures Of Matchstick Men" that it was chosen as the 'a' side. "Pictures Of Matchstick Men" became the band's first hit, entering the chart on the 24th. January   1968. The single reached the number seven position and spent twelve   weeks in the chart. It was also a hit in the American charts   reaching the number twelve position. Yellow Pye promotion copies   were pressed showing the year of pressing as 1967. The 'b' side was   shown with the extended title of "Gentleman Joe's Sidewalk Cafe (75c   Minimum)" on later copies. Now deleted. 7N 17497 BLACK VEILS OF MELANCHOLY (Rossi) 3:13 To Be Free (Lynes) 2:35 BLUE PYE Produced by John Schroeder Release Date: 29th. March 1968 Criticised for sounding too like "Pictures Of Matchstick Men", "Black Veils Of Melancholy" failed to chart. Yellow Pye promotion   copies were pressed. The single was issued with two different label   designs. Now deleted. 7N.17581 ICE IN THE SUN (Wilde-Scott) 2:10 When My Mind Is Not Live (Parfitt-Rossi) 2:48 BLUE PYE Produced by John Schroeder Release Date: 26th. July 1968 "Ice In The Sun" became the band's second hit single when it entered   the chart on the 21st. August 1968. The single reached the number   eight position and spent twelve weeks in the chart. Yellow Pye   promotion copies were pressed. Now deleted. 7N.17665 MAKE ME STAY A BIT LONGER (Rossi-Parfitt) 2:53 Auntie Nellie (Lancaster) 3:17 Produced by John Schroeder Release Date: 31st. January 1969 Despite favourabl


James Harding is the editor of which daily newspaper?

Times editor James Harding resigns | Media | The Guardian The Times Times editor James Harding resigns One of youngest editors of the Murdoch-owned newspaper says it was made clear News Corp wanted to make new appointment Editor of the Times James Harding is resigning after five years in charge. Photograph: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters Wednesday 12 December 2012 10.55 EST First published on Wednesday 12 December 2012 10.55 EST Close This article is 4 years old James Harding has resigned as Times editor after five years, telling journalists on the paper that he was leaving because News Corporation had made it clear it wanted him to go. Harding summoned staff to a meeting at 3.30pm on Wednesday to announce that he had resigned. He will leave the paper at the end of the month and it is understood he is unlikely to stay on in another job at Times publisher News International or parent company News Corp. In his resignation speech in the Times newsroom Harding told shocked colleagues: "It has been made clear to me that News Corporation would like to appoint a new editor of the Times. I have, therefore, agreed to stand down. I called Rupert [Murdoch] this morning to offer my resignation and he accepted it." Harding added: "This job is a constant privilege and I hope you will, like me, look back with a sense of achievement at the work we have done." He said he was "proud" of the paper's campaigns on tax avoidance, adoption and cycling and its "unflinching foreign coverage". He thanked Murdoch for the "great honour" he did him in appointing him editor of the paper and said it was "a privilege and a point of pride" to work there. Those in the newsroom for the announcement said that Harding was hugged by his emotional deputy editor Keith Blackmore, who will take over as interim editor. In tears, Blackmore said that he was "the best editor the times ever had". John Witherow, the editor of the Sunday Times for the last 15 years, is being tipped as a possible replacement, along with his deputy Martin Ivens. The appointment of a new Times editor must be approved by the independent directors of Times Newspapers , the News International subsidiary that publishes it, as part of a legally binding agreement entered into by Murdoch when he acquired the paper in 1981. Stunned Times journalists took to Twitter to express their shock. Sports journalist Patrick Kidd said he was "immensely saddened" by Harding's "enforced resignation". He was "universally admired, a real positive force". Reporter Fay Schlesinger tweeted : "James Harding's departure is a massive loss for us. Office quietest I've ever known it." The timing of the resignation is particularly surprising given that Harding is been leading negotiations between editors and with No 10 in the wake of the Leveson inquiry over how to design a reformed system for press regulation that will operate without statute. He is understood to have been in close talks with No 10 about how to create a body to certify the work of the press regulator that would be set up by royal charter – and chaired last Wednesday's meeting at the Delaunay restaurant, at which editors broadly agreed to sign up to the non-statutory provisions of the Leveson report . Rupert Murdoch , chairman and chief executive of News Corp, said: "James has been a distinguished editor for the Times, attracting talented staff to the paper and leading it through difficult times. I have great respect for him as a colleague and friend, and truly hope we can work together again." Harding said in News International's official statement: "For any journalist, it is an extraordinary privilege and a point of pride to see your work appear beneath the masthead of the Times, the greatest name in newspapers in the world. "I feel hugely honoured to have been given the opportunity to edit the paper and deeply grateful for the experience of working among the finest journalists in the world. This paper has an unrivalled history and, I am extremely confident, a long and impressive future ahead of it." Harding was appointed in late 2007 following the promotio


Lusitania - World War I - HISTORY.com Google Prelude to Lusitania: Germany Announces Unrestricted Submarine Warfare When World War I erupted in 1914, President Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) pledged neutrality for the United States, a position that the vast majority of Americans favored. Britain, however, was one of America’s closest trading partners, and tension soon arose between the United States and Germany over the latter’s attempted quarantine of the British Isles. Several U.S. ships traveling to Britain were damaged or sunk by German mines, and in February 1915 Germany announced unrestricted submarine warfare in the waters around Britain. Did You Know? The Lusitania made its maiden voyage in 1907. When it was sunk in 1915, the ocean liner was on the return leg of its 101st roundtrip voyage across the Atlantic. In early May 1915, several New York newspapers published a warning by the German Embassy in Washington , D.C., that Americans traveling on British or Allied ships in war zones did so at their own risk. The announcement was placed on the same page as an advertisement of the imminent sailing of the Lusitania liner from New York back to Liverpool. The sinkings of merchant ships off the south coast of Ireland prompted the British Admiralty to warn the Lusitania to avoid the area or take simple evasive action, such as zigzagging to confuse U-boats plotting the vessel’s course. The Lusitania Sinks: May 7, 1915 The captain of the Lusitania ignored the British Admiralty’s recommendations, and at 2:12 p.m. on May 7 the 32,000-ton ship was hit by an exploding torpedo on its starboard side. The torpedo blast was followed by a larger explosion, probably of the ship’s boilers, and the ship sank off the south coast of Ireland in less than 20 minutes. It was revealed that the Lusitania was carrying about 173 tons of war munitions for Britain, which the Germans cited as further justification for the attack. The United States eventually protested the action, and Germany apologized and pledged to end unrestricted submarine warfare. However, in November of that same year a U-boat sunk an Italian liner without warning, killing more than 270 people, including more than 25 Americans. Public opinion in the United States began to turn irrevocably against Germany. America Enters World War I On January 31, 1917, Germany, determined to win its war of attrition against the Allies, announced it would resume unrestricted warfare in war-zone waters. Three days later, the United States broke diplomatic relations with Germany, and just hours after that the American ship Housatonic was sunk by a German U-boat. On February 22, Congress passed a $250 million arms appropriations bill intended to make the United States ready for war. In late March, Germany sunk four more U.S. merchant ships, and on April 2 President Wilson appeared before Congress and called for a declaration of war against Germany. On April 4, the Senate voted to declare war against Germany, and two days later the House of Representatives endorsed the declaration. With that, America entered World War I. Tags


The Grand National has been run at Aintree since 1839 except for 1916-18 when it was run where?

Grand National – talkHorseRacing The Grand National History The best loved horse race on the British calendar, the official Grand National was first held at Aintree in 1839, although the first race at Aintree took place three years earlier. The Grand National was founded by William Lynn who, during the early Nineteenth Century, was the innkeeper of the Waterloo Hotel in Liverpool. After sponsoring the Waterloo Cup, a successful hare coursing event, Lynn conceived the idea of hiring some land on which to hold race meetings and, in 1829, he began leasing Aintree racecourse. Horse racing took place at Aintree from 1829 until 1835 with three meetings being held each year. In 1836 Lynn took his plans one step further when he initiated the very first Steeplechase (a race course with obstacles) at Aintree held on 29th February 1836, which was famously won by The Duke and his rider, Captain Becher. The Aintree Steeplechase was a huge success and continued for the next two years although the race was moved to Maghull, another racecourse in Liverpool. In 1839 the Steeplechase was moved back to Aintree and dubbed the Grand Liverpool Steeplechase, now regarded as the very first Grand National. The 1839 Steeplechase was won by Lottery with the renowned rider Captain Becher falling into a brook at the sixth obstacle, now known as Becher’s Fence. Sine 1839 the Grand National has been raced every year except during the Second World War when it was suspended for four years. During the First World War the race continued but was held at Gatwick (now the airport) instead of Aintree. The race was introduced to radio listeners in 1927 and in 1960 the Grand National was televised for the first time with its popularity continuing to increase ever since. The Race The Grand National is a Steeplechase competition requiring horse and jockey to successfully complete two circuits of a 2.25 mile completing the race with a 494 yard run. The course has sixteen obstacles each of which must be negotiated twice by the contestants with the exception of the Chair and the Water Jump which must be completed the first time around the course only. The fences in the order set out on the course are as follows: 1 & 17 – Thorn Fence: 4’7” high and 2’9” wide 2 & 18 – Second Fence: 4’7” high and 3’6” wide. 3 & 19 – Westhead: 5’ high this is made more difficult by a 6’ ditch just before the fence. 4 & 20 – Plain Fence: 4’10” high and 3’ wide. 5 & 21 – Spruce Dressed Fence: 5’ high and 3’6” wide 6 & 22 – Becher’s Brook: Named after Captain Becher, who fell off his horse at this point in the race in the first Grand National. This is the most challenging fence on the course. The fence is 4’9 high at the take-off side of the obstacle but is 6’9 high on the landing side, taking the horse by surprise. 7 & 23 – Foinavon Fence: Named after Foinavon, the only horse to negotiate the fence in 1967 at the first attempt, this obstacle is the smallest fence on the course at 4’6” high and 3’ wide. 8 & 24 – Canal Turn: Covered in hawthorn branches this has a canal on the landing side of the fence requiring horses to turn 90 degrees to avoid the water. 9 & 25 – Valentine’s Brook: Similar to the Canal Turn, this has a brook on the landing side of the fence which is 5’6” wide’ 10 & 26 – Thorn Fence: 5’ high and 3’ wide. 11 & 27 – Booth:5’ high and 3’ wide this is made more difficult by a 6’ wide ditch on the take-off side of the fence. 12 & 28 – 5’ high and 3’ wide this has a ditch on the landing side of the fence. 13 & 29 – 4’7” high and 3’ wide. 14 & 30 – 4’7” high and 3’ wide. This is the final jump of the course. 15 (negotiated only once) – 5’3 high on the take-off side of the fence and 4’8 high at the landing side of the fence this is made more difficult by the increased height of the turf on landing as well as a 6’wide ditch on the take-off side. 16 (negotiated only once) – 2’9’ high’ on the take-off side and 3’2 on the landing side, this is made even more difficult by an 8’10 channel of water just after the obstacle, creating an extremely challenging and spectacular finish to the


"Burns refers to a ""cutty sark"" in his poem"" Tam O'Shanter"" but what precisely is a ""cutty sark""?"

Cutty Sark Interpretation Translation Cutty Sark a famous British sailing ship, built in 1869, which carried tea from China and then, after 1879, wool from Australia. From 1895 until 1922, the Cutty Sark was owned by the Portuguese, and then she became a training ship for British sailors. Since 1957 she has been open to visitors at Greenwich . Her name comes from the ‘cutty sark’ (short shirt) worn by one of the witches in the poem Tam o’ Shanter by Robert Burns . * * * ▪ British ship       three-masted British clipper ship, launched at Dumbarton, Dunbarton, Scot., in 1869. It was 212 feet 5 inches (64.7 metres) long, 36 feet (11 metres) wide, and had a net tonnage of 921; the name ( meaning “short shirt”) came from the garment worn by the witch Nannie in Robert Burns's poem Tam o'Shanter. On Feb. 16, 1870, the Cutty Sark left London on its maiden voyage, sailing to Shanghai by way of the Cape of Good Hope. The vessel served in the English-Chinese tea trade through the 1870s, later in the Australian wool trade, and finally as a training ship. In 1957, fully restored, the ship was installed in a concrete dry berth near the Thames at Greenwich, London, and was opened to the public by Queen Elizabeth II as a maritime relic and sailing museum. In 2006 the Cutty Sark was closed for extensive renovations. The following year it was severely damaged by fire. * * *


Which French word commonly used in English means an awkward clash or inopportune occurrence, and is also a fencing term?

Full text of "Word Formation In English" See other formats 28/2/2015   List of French expressions in English - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   List of French expressions in English  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia  English contains many words of French origin, such as art, competition, force, machine, money, police, publicity, role, routine, table, and many other anglicized French words. These are pronounced according to English rules of phonology, rather than French. Around 45%^ of English vocabulary is of French origin, most coming from the Anglo-Norman spoken by the upper classes in England for several hundred years after the Norman Conquest, before the language settled into what became Modern English.  This article, however, covers words and phrases that generally entered the lexicon later, as through literature, the arts, diplomacy, and other cultural exchanges not involving conquests. As such, they have not lost their character as Gallicisms, or words that seem unmistakably foreign and "French" to an English speaker.  The phrases are given as used in English, and may seem correct modern French to English speakers, but may not be recognized as such by French speakers as many of them are now defunct or have drifted in meaning. A general rule is that, if the word or phrase retains French diacritics or is usually printed in italics, it has retained its French identity.  Few of these phrases are common knowledge to all English speakers, and for some English speakers most are rarely if ever used in daily conversation, but for other English speakers many of them are a routine part of both their conversational and their written vocabulary.  Contents  ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ  Not used as such in French — Found only in English — French phrases in international air-sea rescue — See also — References   Used in English and French  A  agogo  in abundance. In French this is colloquial.  a la  in the manner of/in the style of^ a la carte  lit. "on the menu"; In restaurants it refers to ordering individual dishes rather than a fixed-price meal. Aperitifs with amuse-gueules  a la mode  idiomatic: in the style; In the United States, the phrase is used to describe a dessert with an accompanying scoop of ice cream (example: apple pie a la mode). In French, it also means trendy.  http://en.wi ki pedi a.org/wi ki/Li st_of_French_expressions_i n_Engl i sh 1/48   28/2/2015 List of French expressions in English - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia  Boeuf a la mode for instance is a beef recipe with ale, carrots and onions.   a propos  regarding/concerning (the correct French syntax is a propos de)  accouchement  confinement during childbirth; the process of having a baby only this latter meaning remains in French  acquis communautaire  used in European Union law to refer to the total body of EU law accumulated thus far.  adieu  lit. "to God"; farewell; it carries more weight than au revoir Arete ("goodbye," literally "until re-seeing"). It is definitive,  implying you will never see the other person again. Depending on the context, misuse of this term can be considered as an insult, as one may wish for the other person's death or say that you do not wish to see the other person ever again while alive. It is used for au revoir in the south of France^ and to denote a deprivation from someone or something.  aide-de-camp  lit. "camp helper"; A military officer who serves as an adjutant to a higher-ranking officer, prince or other high political dignitary.  aide-memoire  lit. "memory aid"; an object or memorandum to assist in remembrance, or a diplomatic paper proposing the major points of discussion  Allons-y!  "Let's go!"  The letter "y" is the place, as in "il y a" ("there is").  amour propre  "Self-love", Self-respect.  amuse-bouche or amuse-gueule  lit. "mouth amuser"; a single, bite-sized hors d'ceuvre. In France, the exact expression used is amuse-gueule, gueule being slang for mouth (gueule is the mouth of a carnivorous animal; when used to describe the


The Midlands Grand National is run on which racecourse?

BBC - Stoke & Staffordshire - Radio Stoke - The Midlands Grand National You are in: Stoke & Staffordshire > Radio Stoke > Praise and Grumble > The Midlands Grand National Uttoxeter Race Course. The Midlands Grand National In 1969, the first Midlands Grand National steeplechase was run at Uttoxeter Racecourse in Staffordshire… and it is still going strong On Saturday 3 May 1969, on a day when the Beatles were number 1 in the pop charts, a new horse race was inaugurated.  But so unregarded was the racecourse on which it was run, that ‘The Midlands Grand National’ hardly caused a ripple in the racing press. And that was a shame, for the winner Happy Spring was coming to the end of a fine career – which had seen him be only one of six horses ever to have beaten the legendary Arkle. Midlands Grand National turns 40 Decade on and it's a different story as 2009 marks the 40th anniversary of this great local sporting institution. The Midlands Grand National, which is sponsored by the beer company John Smith, is now a major day in the racing calendar, and the most popular occasion at Uttoxeter Racecourse. Help playing audio/video The race comes at the end of a week of the Cheltenham Festival, so there is extra attention paid to it.  Add to that the number of Irish people who finish off their week in Britain by coming on to Uttoxeter to cheer on the many Irish horses that take part - and the town is buzzing on the day! Local hotels fill up, and thousands of visitors swell the town’s pubs and restaurants. Looking back – the highlights 1975: Rag Trade, owned by society hairdresser ‘Teasy Weasy’ Raymond, is victorious.  A year later the horse won the Grand National. 1977:  Watafella – trained by a young Jenny Pitman, finishes third, but is later awarded the race when it is discovered that the first two horses weren’t eligible to take part! 1986: The Thinker wins and, the following season, takes the Cheltenham Gold Cup in the year when it was run in the snow. 1988:  Local man, the late Sir Stanley Clarke (the chairman of St Modwen developers), takes over the racecourse and transforms it. He was the founder of the Northern Racing group, which went on to own and run racecourses all over the country. 1990: Another Jenny Pitman-trained victor. (Five years on, Willsford would also win the Scottish National). 1991: The date of the race is switched to March.  Bonanza Boy, the last horse to win the Welsh National in successive years, romps away by 20 lengths. 1997: Seven Towers beats Lord Gyllene, owned by chairman Stanley Clarke, into second place at Uttoxeter.  But, three weeks later at Aintree, Lord Gyllene, ridden by Tony Dobbin, is triumphant in a Grand National runaway victory. 2001:  Stanley Clarke is knighted. 2002: The Bunny Boiler, named after the character played by actress Glenn Close in the film Fatal Attraction, is the winner and completes the Midlands Grand National’s series of ‘National’ winners by taking the Irish equivalent at Fairyhouse the following month. 2004: The race has to be abandoned even though 15,000 spectators are already inside the racecourse - as fierce winds crash across Staffordshire. Sir Stan Clarke dies later this year. +++ MIDLANDS GRAND NATIONAL FACTS & FIGURES  The race was first televised in 1971.  No horse has ever won the race twice.  The 1979 winner Jimmy Miff ran in the race a total of six times.  The oldest winner  - at 13 years - remains the inaugural hero Happy Spring.  Philip Hobbs has won the race both as a jockey (1985) and as a trainer (1989 and 1995).  Female trainers have won the race six times.  Only six horses took part in 2000.  Bonanza Boy was both the shortest priced winner (15-8) and the horse that carried the highest weight to victory (11st 10lb).  Lowest weight carried was 9st 7lb by Grey Sombrero in 1971 – never to be beaten as the minimum is now 10st.  The race has been cancelled three times – in 1983 (waterlogged), 2001 (foot and mouth disease), and 2004 (high winds).  The race is now run – and has been on 22 occasions - over an extended four miles and one furlong.  Tw


What is the capital of the southern Italian region of Puglia?

Puglia – Italy Travel Guide Where to Go in Puglia Puglia: Fast Facts The Italian name for the region is Puglia, and although this is also used commonly in English you may also see Apulia used to refer to this same area. The proper Italian name, Puglia, is pronounced POOL|yah. The capital city of Puglia is Bari (pronounced BAH|ree). There are two UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Puglia, both man-made. One is the 13th century Castel del Monte near Bari, and the other is a singular type of limestone structure called “trulli.” Trulli are found in several towns in southern Puglia, but the UNESCO Site is the town of Alberobello. In addition to the four bodies of water that touch Puglia’s coasts (Adriatic and Ionian Seas, Strait of Otranto and Gulf of Taranto), the region also borders the Italian regions of Molise, Campania, and Basilicata. The spur that protrudes from the boot’s ankle in northern Puglia is called the Gargano promontory. Famous people from Puglia include silent film star Rudolph Valentino, 17th century Pope Benedict XIII, footballers Antonio Cassano and Marco Materazzi, Italian singer-songwriter (he co-wrote “Volare”) Domenico Modugno, and 1960s Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro. People from Puglia are called pugliesi (plural). The singular version is pugliese. DOWNLOAD OUR TRAVEL GUIDES   Where to Stay in Puglia Puglia’s popularity as a beach destination means that there is no shortage of accommodation options along the coasts. During the high season, they’re more apt to be booked up (and more expensive), while in the shoulder seasons you’ll have more luck. And because Puglia is so far south, you can often experience warm enough weather during the winter to make a trip to the region’s beaches a good idea. For anyone in search of more budget-friendly lodging than traditional hotels, don’t overlook the listings for hostels – many smaller family-run hotels are listed under hostels because of their cost rather than their rooms. Note that the rail network outside the major cities and towns in Puglia isn’t great, so if you plan to explore much you’ll need to rent a car or get to know the bus system instead. Here are some links to articles about hotels and hostels in some of the cities in Puglia: Agriturismo in Puglia What to Do & See in Puglia As has been mentioned a few times already, the beaches of Puglia are the region’s biggest tourism draw. There are beach resort towns lining the coast from the north where the spur pops out into the Adriatic, down around the heel on the Ionian Sea, and into the instep and the Gulf of Taranto. Plus, no matter where you are in the region, you’re never far from the water. Aside from the beaches, Puglia is also famous for its history. The UNESCO-designated “trulli” are one of the region’s big attractions, and if you’re lucky you’ll even get to stay in a hotel or vacation rental that’s built in “trulli” fashion. There are Roman and Greek ruins in Puglia, castles and other buildings from many different centuries, picturesque medieval town centers, and artifacts archaeologists have found from several historic periods. Thanks to its major port cities, Puglia is a popular jumping-off point for visits to other parts of the Mediterranean, including Albania, Greece, Montenegro, and Croatia. Where to Go in Puglia Puglia’s larger cities and towns may be the most obvious on maps of the region, but each of the smaller towns along the long coastline have the potential to be an excellent base for a beach-centric holiday in Puglia. Even if you stay in a town that’s further inland, the region is narrow enough that you can still spend time at the beach by taking day trips to the coast that’s nearby. Here are a few of the cities and towns of Puglia you might have on your list: Bari – Capital of Puglia, major port and economic center in southern Italy, home to 11th century basilica, 12th century cathedral, and 12th century castle Brindisi – Port and beach resort city in southern Puglia on Adriatic, home to 13th century and 15th century castles Lecce – Beautiful historic city in southern Puglia, home to


Which Austrian composer was accidentally shot dead by an American soldier in September 1945?

Music History: Anton Webern (1883-1945) Music History Friday, December 3, 8883 Anton Webern (1883-1945) Anton [Friedrich Wilhelm von] Webern (December 3, 1883, Vienna, Austria - September 15, 1945) spent much of his youth in Graz and Klagenfurt, and began studies at Vienna University in 1902, where he studied musicology with Guido Adler, writing his thesis on the Choralis Constantinus of Heinrich Isaac (1455-1517.  This interest in early music would greatly influence Webern's compositional technique by employing large-and-small scale palindromic form and in the restricted use of materials. Webern's earliest works are late-romantic and were neither published nor performed in his lifetime. These include the orchestral tone poem Im Sommerwind (1904) and the Langsamer Satz (1905) for string quartet. The composer studied with Arnold Schoenberg, writing his Passacaglia, Op. 1 as his graduation piece in 1908. Harmonically speaking, the work is a step forward into a more advanced language, and the orchestration is somewhat more distinctive than his earlier endeavor. One element that is typical is the passacaglia form itself and a distinguishing feature of Webern's later work was to be the use of traditional compositional techniques (especially canons) and genres (as was also the case with Schoenberg) in new melodic and harmonic contexts. Webern met Schoenberg's student Alban Berg during this time and the three mutually influenced each other as a triumvirate Second Viennese School of composers. For a number of years, Webern and Berg wrote pieces which were freely atonal, much in the style of their teacher's early atonal works -- but in the former's case briefer and tautly organized, the latter's more post-romantic and wide-ranging. After graduating, Webern took a series of conducting posts at theatres in Ischl, Teplitz, Danzig, Stettin, and Prague before moving back to Vienna. *** Entflieht auf Leichten Kähnen, for a cappella choir on a text by Stefan George, Op. 2 (1908) Five Lieder on Der Siebente Ring, for voice and piano, Op. 3 (1908) Five Lieder after Stefan George, for voice and piano, Op. 4 (1909) Five Movements for String Quartet, Op. 5 (1909) Six Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6 (1910) Four Pieces for Violin and Piano, Op. 7 (1910) Two Lieder, on Texts by Rainer Maria Rilke, for voice and piano, Op. 8 (1910) [Webern, 1912] *** Like almost every composer who had a career of any length, Webern's music changed over time. However, it is typified by very spartan textures, in which every note can be clearly heard; carefully chosen timbres, often resulting in very detailed instructions to the performers and use of extended instrumental techniques (flutter tonguing, col legno, and so on); wide-ranging melodic lines, often with leaps greater than an octave; and brevity: the Six Bagatelles for String Quartet, Op. 9 (1913) last about three minutes in total. *** Five Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 10 (1913) I. Sehr ruhig und zart II. Lebhaft und zart bewegt III. Sehr langsam und ausserst ruhig IV. Fliessend, ausserst zart Three Little Pieces for Cello and Piano, Op. 11, (1914) Four Lieder, for voice and piano, Op. 12 (1917) Four Lieder, for voice and orchestra, Op. 13 (1918) While Webern never used his middle names, he dropped the von in 1918 as directed by the Austrian government's reforms after World War I. In Vienna, the composer helped run Schoenberg's Society for Private Musical Performances from 1918 through 1922. *** Six Lieder for Voice, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Violin, and Cello, Op. 14 (1921) Five Sacred Songs, for voice and small ensemble, Op. 15 (1922) *** Webern conducted the Vienna Workers Symphony Orchestra from 1922 to 1934. *** Five Canons on Latin texts, for high soprano, clarinet and bass clarinet, Op. 16 (1924) Three Traditional Rhymes, for voice, violin (doubling viola), clarinet and bass clarinet, Op. 17 (1924) *** With the Drei Geistliche Volkslieder, for voice, Eb clarinet, and guitar, Op. 18 (1925), Webern used Schoenberg's 12-tone method for the first time, and all his subsequent works used this technique. ***


The Trilby hat derives its name from the stage adaptation of a 1894 novel by which author?

Fedora / Trilby - The Hat Company The Hat Company Fedora / Trilby  There are 52 products. The Fedora, and its little brother, the Trilby, are two of the most famous and timeless of all men’s hats. The Fedora features a wide brim, a hat-band or ribbon and a pinched and indented crown. The Trilby is similarly shaped, but typically has a shorter brim (and a tighter upturning at the back). The Fedora first appeared in 1882 as a female h... The Fedora, and its little brother, the Trilby, are two of the most famous and timeless of all men’s hats. The Fedora features a wide brim, a hat-band or ribbon and a pinched and indented crown. The Trilby is similarly shaped, but typically has a shorter brim (and a tighter upturning at the back). The Fedora first appeared in 1882 as a female hat. After 1924, when Prince Edward of Britain started wearing them, the Fedora was adopted by men and became part of their fashion replacing bowlers, flat caps and top hats. The trilby was once viewed as the rich man's favored hat. The hat's name derives from the stage adaptation of George du Maurier 's 1894 novel Trilby . A hat of this style was worn in the first London production of the play, and promptly came to be called "a Trilby hat" Worn by Humphrey Bogart, Frank Sinatra, Cary Grant, Prohibition-era gangsters, Indiana Jones


Which British Prime Minister had a type of hat named after him?

Winston Churchill - Biography - IMDb Winston Churchill Biography Showing all 160 items Jump to: Overview  (5) | Mini Bio  (1) | Spouse  (1) | Trade Mark  (4) | Trivia  (92) | Personal Quotes  (57) Overview (5) 5' 8" (1.73 m) Mini Bio (1) Born in Blenheim Palace, the residence of his grandfather, the 7th Duke of Marlborough. His father was the Duke's third son, Lord Randolph Churchill. His mother, Jennie Jerome, was the daughter of an American financier. After passing through famous English public schools such as Harrow, he went on to fulfill his ambition for a life in the army. He fought in various parts of the British Empire until in 1900 when he won the Conservative seat in Oldham in the general election. From here until 1929 he held various offices in British Parliament. The 1930s saw Adolf Hitler rise to power and dominate much of Europe. When war was declared between Britain and Germany in 1939, Neville Chamberlain was British Prime Minister. On May 10, 1940 Hitler's forces struck at Holland, Belgium, and France. Chamberlain was seen by many as a weak leader and they longed for a more forceful leader with whom Britain could feel safe. Churchill, then First Lord of the Admiralty, was chosen to become Prime Minister (at the age of 65). It could be said that Churchill's fiery energy had never been experienced before in British politics and suddenly it seemed as though Britain could face the Naz giant. He made a speech on 13 May: "You ask: 'What is our policy?' I will say: 'It is to wage war by sea, land and air, with all our might and with all the strength that God can give us: to wage war against a monstrous tyranny, never surpassed in the dark lamentable catalog of human crime.' That is our policy. You ask: 'What is our aim?' I can answer in one word: 'Victory! Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory there is no survival.'" The United States entered the war after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The US's participation was excellent news to Churchill and after success on D-Day and as the Nazi forces were gradually forced back, the war in Europe gradually drew to a close. He was re-elected as Prime Minister in 1951 but because of deteriorating health he left the public scene. He died at Hyde Park Gate, London, on January 24, 1965 at the age of 90. He had succeeded in the uniting of thought and deed. He had succeeded in uniting everyone in the common purpose, inspiring them with fortitude and strength to face whatever hardships that would have to be incurred in the process of first surviving and ultimately winning the war. His daughter Mary wrote to him on his death bed: "I owe you what every Englishman, woman, and child owes you -- liberty itself." - IMDb Mini Biography By: Matthew Stephenson <stephenn@pavilion.co.uk> Spouse (1) ( 12 September  1908      - 24 January  1965) (his death) (5 children) Trade Mark (4) Fiercely energetic public speeches with heavy emphasis on determination Dry sarcastic wit Trivia (92) The atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki, "Fat Man", was christened by US Gen. Leslie Groves with Churchill in mind. The Hiroshima bomb, "Little Boy", was originally called "Thin Man", in honor of Franklin D. Roosevelt . He is buried in a modest churchyard in Bladon, not far from his birthplace at Blenheim Palace. Chartwell, his country house, is open to the public. Much of his painting was done there. The first American combat ship named after a foreigner, the guided-missile cruiser USS Winston S. Churchill, was launched on 17 April 1999. In 1963, by Act of Congress, he was granted honorary US citizenship, the first recipient since Lafayette. He was too infirm to travel to Washington, DC, to receive the honor in person, which was collected by his son and grandson. He was created a Knight of the Most Noble Order of Garter on 24 April 1953. The award was not made in any of the usual Honours Lists. Both he and his Foreign Secretary Sir Anthony Eden had declined this honor in 1945, feeling it inappropriate following the landslide Genera


In which 1952 Howard Hawks film did Marilyn Monroe co-star with Cary Grant and Ginger Rogers?

Monkey Business (1952) - 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 A chemist finds his personal and professional life turned upside down when one of his chimpanzees finds the fountain of youth. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC Film Acquisition Rundown: Bleecker Street Picks Up ‘Megan Leavey,’ Imagination Worldwide Buys ‘Paint It Black’ and More 13 January 2017 9:00 AM, -08:00 | Indiewire User Lists Related lists from IMDb users a list of 40 titles created 13 Feb 2011 a list of 41 titles created 07 Oct 2013 a list of 29 titles created 10 Nov 2014 a list of 42 titles created 14 Dec 2014 a list of 44 titles created 26 Dec 2014 Search for " Monkey Business " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for     1     Golden Globe. See more awards  » Videos Captain Henri Rochard is a French officer assigned to work with Lieut. Catherine Gates. Through a wacky series of misadventures, they fall in love and marry. When the war ends, Capt. ... See full summary  » Director: Howard Hawks Showgirls Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw travel to Paris, pursued by a private detective hired by the suspicious father of Lorelei's fiancé, as well as a rich, enamored old man and many other doting admirers. Director: Howard Hawks The title river unites a farmer recently released from prison, his young son, and an ambitious saloon singer. In order to survive, each must be purged of anger, and each must learn to understand and care for the others. Directors: Otto Preminger, Jean Negulesco Stars: Robert Mitchum, Marilyn Monroe, Rory Calhoun Three women set out to find eligible millionaires to marry, but find true love in the process. Director: Jean Negulesco Molly and Terry Donahue, plus their three children, are The Five Donahues. Son Tim meets hat-check girl Vicky and the family act begins to fall apart. Director: Walter Lang When billionaire Jean-Marc Clement learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue, he passes himself off as an actor playing him in order to get closer to the beautiful star of the show, Amanda Dell. Director: George Cukor A naive but stubborn cowboy falls in love with a saloon singer and tries to take her away against her will to get married and live on his ranch in Montana. Director: Joshua Logan Dr. Noah Praetorius falls in love with Debra, a student who finds out that she is pregnant by her old boyfriend. Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz When his family goes away for the summer, a so far faithful husband is tempted by a beautiful neighbor. Director: Billy Wilder After being dumped by his girlfriend, an airline pilot pursues a babysitter in his hotel and gradually realizes she's dangerous. Director: Roy Ward Baker As two couples are visiting Niagara Falls, tensions between one wife and her husband reach the level of murder. Director: Henry Hathaway A rich businessman and a young woman are attracted to each other, but he only wants an affair while she wants to save her virginity for marriage. Director: Delbert Mann Edit Storyline Barnaby Fulton is a research chemist working on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. While trying a sample dose on himself, he accidentally gets a dose of a mixture added to the water cooler and believes his potion is what is working. The mixture temporarily causes him to feel and act like a teenager, including correcting his vision. When his wife gets a dose that is even larger, she regresses even further into her childhood. When an old boyfriend meets her in this state, he believes that her never wanting to see him again means a divorce and a chance for him. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net> 7 November 1952 (Sweden) See more  » Also Known As: Darling I Am Growing Younger See more  » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia Olive Care


Which is the smallest, most westerly and most southerly of the Canary Islands?

El Hierro island - Tenerife Webcams Tenerife Webcams You are in Tenerife Webcams > Uncategorized > El Hierro island This is a webcam in Uncategorized . (21 votes) Finally there is a webcam from El Hierro island! The following weather cam from Meteo Las Puntas provides a valley view from Las Puntas. El Hierro is probably one of the best kept secrets in the Canary Islands. The smallest, most southerly and most westerly of Spain, has kept it out of mainstream tourism and helped to conserve its unspoiled beauty. There are no traffic lights or lifts on this island, and it was designated a World Biosphere Reserve in 2000. More than sixty per cent of the island is protected and the Hierro giant lizard is only seen on this island. Webcam source: laspuntas.myipcamera.com You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.    You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site. Possible Related Webcams See also other webcams in Uncategorized . Live satellite view The following image is from Meteosat 9 satellite just a few minutes/hours ago (there is... 14 Responses to “El Hierro island” Saludos desde la isla de El hierro. May 29th, 2010 at 10:10 pm Comunico nueva dirección en web cam que retrasmite en tiempo real. Muchas gracias por incorporarla a tu web. November 10th, 2010 at 8:55 pm Alf Says: Gracias webmaster de Las Puntas. El enlace que me diste en octubre era interno :). November 26th, 2010 at 1:39 pm anonimo Says:


At which football ground was the FA Cup Final played the year prior to the 1923 opening Wembley final?

Wembley Stadium | London | Football Ground Guide Football Ground Guide Address: Empire Way, London, HA9 0WS* Telephone: 0844 980 8001 Stadium Tours: 0800 169 9933 Pitch Size: 105m x 68m Year Ground Opened: 2007** Looking Towards The East Stand North Stand Looking Towards The West Stand External View WHAT IS WEMBLEY STADIUM LIKE? Well it may have been late in opening and over budget, but the new stadium has certainly been worth the wait and the extra expenditure. To say that it looks superb, is really an understatement. 'Fantastic', 'tremendous', such words probably still don't do it enough justice. But what is really great about the stadium, is that it has its own individual identity and character. From the moment you see the Arch towering over the stadium in the distance, then you know that this is going to be something special, and special it is. Plus unlike a number of other stadiums around the world that host a number of sporting events including football, Wembley is primarily for football and is the home of the England team. No wonder that it is labelled the 'Home of Football'. The old Wembley closed its doors in 2000 and was due to re-open in August 2005, but delays meant that the new stadium was not ready until March 2007. Designed by Foster & Partners and HOK Sport, the stadium which was built by Multiplex cost £737m to construct.  The stadium is totally enclosed and comprises three tiers, with both sides of the stadium being slightly larger than the ends. These sides are semi circular in construction and although on a larger scale are reminiscent of the similar designs at the Emirates & City Of Manchester Stadiums. Both these side stands large upper and lower tiers, with a smaller middle tier sandwiched in-between. This middle tier overhangs the large lower tier and has a row of executive boxes at the back of it. At each end there is a large video screen, which is moulded into the third and hence is an integral part of the stadium. The stadium has a complicated looking roof, that initially appears retractable and could if necessary be used to enclose the stadium from the outside elements. However, just over one third can be moved, so that the pitch will always be open to the elements. Unlike the old stadium whereby the players would enter the field of play from a tunnel at one end, the players now enter the field in the conventional way, onto the half way line from the North Stand, where the Royal Box is situated. The most striking external feature of the stadium is 'The Arch', towering some 133 metres above it. It comprises of white tubular steel, that can be seen for many miles across London and looks particularly spectacular at night when it is lit up. Oddly you can't see much of the Arch from inside the stadium. It does though have a practical use in being a load bearing support frame for the roofs of the stands. It reminds me of some sort of theme park ride and I half expect to see people being propelled over it.... now that would be interesting to watch at half time! A bronze statue of Bobby Moore, is situated in front of the stadium. The legendary England World Cup winner, gazes down on fans coming up Wembley Way. WHAT IS IT LIKE FOR VISITING SUPPORTERS? Seeing Wembley for the first time, you can't help but be impressed with the sheer quality of the place. From escalators to transport fans up to the top tier to the 'landscaped concourse, you can see that no expense has been spared. Although not the most generous of leg room that I have come across, it is still more than adequate and there is good height between rows. Add to this that there literally is not a bad seat in the house (even seats at the very top of the upper tier have excellent views) and with the roofs of the stadium being situated very close to the crowd, then a full house should generate an excellent atmosphere. The top tier (Level 5) is particularly steep, which may cause a few to be a bit short of breadth as they reach the top, but at least this angle ensures that the spectators are kept as close to the playing action as they possibly can


Who is the Greek equivalent of Aurora, the Roman Goddess of the Dawn?

Aurora Aurora by Risa Gordon, Clarksville Middle School Aurora is the Roman personification of the dawn. She is also the Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess Eos . Aurora is seen as a lovely woman who flies across the sky announcing the arrival of the sun. Aurora has two siblings: a brother, the sun, and a sister, the moon. She has had quite a number of husbands and sons. Four of her sons are the four winds (north, south, east, and west). According to one myth, her tears cause the dew as she flies across the sky weeping for one of her sons, who was killed. Aurora is certainly not the most brilliant goddess as she asked Zeus to grant one of her husbands immortality, but forgot to ask for everlasting youth. As a result, her husband soon became aged. Aurora is not one of the better-known goddesses. However, Shakespeare refers to her in his famous play Romeo and Juliet. Article details:


Who played the female lead in Howard Hawks' 1959 film 'Rio Bravo'?

Rio Bravo (1959) - IMDb IMDb 17 January 2017 4:34 PM, UTC NEWS 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 A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a cripple, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON TV a list of 26 titles created 06 Jun 2013 a list of 32 titles created 06 Dec 2013 a list of 29 titles created 10 Nov 2014 a list of 49 titles created 30 Aug 2015 a list of 25 titles created 5 months ago Search for " Rio Bravo " 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. Won     1     Golden Globe. Another    1 win & 4 nominations. See more awards  » Videos A Civil War veteran embarks on a journey to rescue his niece from an Indian tribe. Director: John Ford A senator, who became famous for killing a notorious outlaw, returns for the funeral of an old friend and tells the truth about his deed. Director: John Ford     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.7/10 X   Cole Thornton, a gunfighter for hire, joins forces with an old friend, Sheriff J.P. Hara. Together with an old Indian fighter and a gambler, they help a rancher and his family fight a rival rancher that is trying to steal their water. Director: Howard Hawks Dunson leads a cattle drive, the culmination of over 14 years of work, to its destination in Missouri. But his tyrannical behavior along the way causes a mutiny, led by his adopted son. Directors: Howard Hawks, Arthur Rosson Stars: John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, Joanne Dru An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them. Director: Sam Peckinpah A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo and learn something about each other in the process. Director: John Ford After the Civil War, Cord McNally searches for the traitor whose perfidy caused the defeat of McNally's unit and the loss of a close friend. Director: Howard Hawks A drunken, hard-nosed U.S. Marshal and a Texas Ranger help a stubborn teenager track down her father's murderer in Indian territory. Director: Henry Hathaway A cavalry officer posted on the Rio Grande must deal with murderous raiding Apaches, his son who's a risk-taking recruit and his wife from whom he has been separated for many years. Director: John Ford Ranch owner Katie Elder's four sons determine to avenge the murder of their father and the swindling of their mother. Director: Henry Hathaway At Fort Apache, an honorable and veteran war captain finds conflict when his regime is placed under the command of a young, glory hungry lieutenant colonel with no respect for the local Indian tribe. Director: John Ford A dying gunfighter spends his last days looking for a way to die with a minimum of pain and a maximum of dignity. Director: Don Siegel Edit Storyline Sheriff John T. Chance has his hands full after arresting Joe Burdette for murder. He knows that Burdette's brother Nathan, a powerful rancher, will go to any lengths to get him out of jail. Chance's good friend Pat Wheeler offers to help but within 20 minutes of making the offer is gunned down in the street, shot in the back. That leaves his elderly deputy Stumpy, the town drunk Dude - once a deputy and a pretty good shot when he was sober - and a young hand, Colorado, who used to work for Wheeler. Nathan Burdette meanwhile has a couple of dozen men at his disposal. Chance does his best to prepare all the while romancing a pretty gamblers who goes by the name of Feathers. Written by garykmcd See All (128)  » Taglines: John Wayne The big guy with the battered hat... and Dean Martin the ragged woman-wrecked castoff called Dude... and Ricky Nelson The rockin' babyfaced gunfisted kid... And Time Was Running Out T


Three famous English composers died in 1934 - Elgar and Delius were two, who was the third?

Elgar, Edward - E - Composers Composers The Specialists for Classical Music CDs | Vinyl | SACDs | Blu-rays | DVDs Elgar, Edward Elgar, Edward Sir Edward Elgar, 1st Baronet, OM, GCVO born 2nd June 1857 was an English composer. His first major orchestral work, Enigma Variations, was greeted with acclaim. He also composed oratorios, chamber music, symphonies and instrumental concertos.  His compositions also include the Pomp and Circumstance Marches of which No. 1 is often sung to the words "Land of Hope and Glory", notably at The Last Night of the Proms. He was appointed Master of the King`s Musick in 1924. Edward William Elgar was born in the small village of Lower Broadheath outside Worcester, Worcestershire, to William Elgar, a piano tuner and music dealer, and his wife Ann. His delightful Salut d`Amour, one of his earliest successes, dates from 1889, when Elgar had just turned 30: this proved to be a year of great happiness for him, for at that time he married Caroline Alice Roberts - a lady who was to mean so much to him as man and musician. It is not too fanciful to hear, in this charming piece, a musical manifestation of his love for her. In the earlier part of Elgar`s career as a composer, he wrote several short pieces which became very popular indeed. Chanson de Matin is one such, the second of a pair (the other being Chanson de nuit), which carried his name far and wide before his larger orchestra works appeared. It was published in several versions at once: for string orchestra, for small orchestra, for violin and piano and so on - so it is almost impossible to say, with any degree of certainty, which was the original version. But Elgar himself was a good violinist, and it may well be that he would have played this tune through to himself on the violin, before adding a piano part and sending it off to his publishers for their consideration. In any event, it remains a beautiful theme of considerable character and style. If Elgar waited until he was 42 before his major breakthrough, his fame spread rapidly: so much so that by the outbreak of World War 1 he was arguably the most celebrated living British composer, whose reputation had been cemented by a succession of large scale choral and orchestral works. In a curious way, the War changed Elgar - as it touched all Europeans - as his public and private utterances became more sharply defined. During the War Elgar produced, on the one hand, a series of great patriotic works, and on the other, as the War came to its end, a series of three great chamber compositions: the Violin Sonata opus 82, the String Quartet opus 83 and the Piano Quintet opus 84. At the end of his life Elgar began work on an opera, The Spanish Lady, and accepted a commission from the BBC to compose a Third Symphony. His final illness prevented their completion. He died on 23 February 1934. Within four months, two more great English composers - Gustav Holst and Frederick Delius - were also dead.


Which US president died of pneumonia 31 days after his inauguration in 1841?

President Harrison dies after one month in office - Apr 04, 1841 - HISTORY.com President Harrison dies after one month in office Share this: President Harrison dies after one month in office Author President Harrison dies after one month in office URL Publisher A+E Networks Only 31 days after assuming office, William Henry Harrison, the ninth president of the United States, dies of pneumonia at the White House. Born in Charles County, Virginia, in 1773, Harrison served in the U.S. Army in the old Northwest Territory and in 1800 was made governor of the Indian Territory, where he proved an able administrator. In 1811, he led U.S. forces against an Indian confederation organized by Shawnee Chief Tecumseh, and victory at the Battle of Tippecanoe brought an end to Tecumseh’s hopes for a united Indian front against U.S. expansion. In the War of 1812, Harrison gained his greatest fame as a military commander, recapturing Detroit from the British and defeating a combined force of British and Native Americans at the Battle of the Thames. In 1816, he was elected to the House of Representatives and in 1825 to the Senate. Gaining the Whig presidential nomination in 1840, he and his running mate, John Tyler, ran a successful campaign under the slogan “Tippecanoe and Tyler, too.” At the inauguration of America’s first Whig president, on March 4, 1841, a bitterly cold day, Harrison declined to wear a jacket or hat, made a two-hour speech, and attended three inauguration balls. Soon afterward, he developed pneumonia. On April 4, President Harrison died in Washington, and Vice President John Tyler ascended to the presidency, becoming the first individual in U.S. history to reach the office through the death of a president. Related Videos


Which Bradford Bulls Rugby League player scored a hat trick of tries in the 1996 Wembley Challenge Cup Final, and was awarded the Lance Todd Trophy?

BBC News | Rugby League | Grand Final pen pics Friday, October 8, 1999 Published at 11:16 GMT Sport: Rugby League Grand Final pen pics Bradford Bulls Stuart Spruce (full-back, age 28) Among the top three full-backs in Super League, `Sprogger' is a fearless last line of defence and adds a cutting thrust to the Bulls attack. In the England team for next week's trip to France. Tevita Vaikona (winger, 25) Lethal finisher with searing pace who played for Tonga in the 1995 World Cup. Topped the try-scoring charts in 1997 with 40 for Hull and has registered 26 in 42 games for Bradford. Scott Naylor (centre, 27) One of the stars of the season following his move from Salford, Naylor's powerful, barnstorming runs and crunching tackles have endeared him to the Bulls fans. Unlucky not to make the England squad. Michael Withers (centre or winger, 23) Possibly the overseas find of 1999, the former Balmain Tiger has proved a revelation despite being shunted from wing, to centre and to full-back. Exceptional pace and deceptive strength has brought him 21 tries so far. Leon Pryce (winger, 17) Exceptional talent destined for a brilliant future. Former England Schools captain hoping to cap memorable season with a Grand Final winners' ring on his 18th birthday. Nathan McAvoy (centre, 22) Expensive capture from Salford in 1998, the 6ft 4in centre has packed an amazing amount of football into his career so far. Scored 75 tries in 118 appearances for the Reds and played for Great Britain on the 1996 tour of New Zealand at the age of 19. Henry Paul (stand-off or loose forward, 25) In the unique position of playing in successive Super League Grand Finals after collecting a winners' ring with Wigan 12 months ago. Enjoying his new-found freedom with the Bulls and ever dangerous with the ball in hand. Robbie Paul (stand-off or scrum-half, 23) Smouldering talent yet to fully re-discover the form that earned the Lance Todd Trophy for his hat-trick exploits at Wembley in 1996. Popular captain who will switch to stand-off for New Zealand in the Tri-Nations series. Paul Deacon (scrum-half, 20) Another of the game's outstanding prospects who was chosen as vice-captain for England. Wigan-born specialist scrum-half used mainly as an impact player but superb organiser and possesses one of the deadliest boots in the game. Brian McDermott (prop, 29) Former marine who has given loyal service to the Bulls over seven seasons. Played influential role in the club's 1997 title success but has failed to live up to that high standard and usually starts on the bench. Stuart Fielden (prop, 20) Only just turned 20, Fielden has burst on to the scene in 1999 in memorable fashion and fully deserved his place in Great Britain squad. Fearless runner with a fair turn of pace for a big man. James Lowes (hooker, 29) Evergreen hooker who is vying with Saints' Keiron Cunningham for the number nine spot for Great Britain. The 1997 Man of Steel is guaranteed to be near the top of the tackle count and as deadly as ever from acting half-back, with 18 tries in 33 games this year. Paul Anderson (prop, 27) Barnstorming prop determined to make up for lost time after sitting out virtually the whole of 1998 with a serious knee injury. Used effectively to soften up the opposition in the first quarter before giving way to Brian McDermott. In the Great Britain squad. David Boyle (centre or second rower, 28) Robust, dependable forward with the pace to hold his own in the threequarters. The former Canberra man has scored some crucial tries this season. Mike Forshaw (second rower or loose forward, 29) An astute signing from Saracens in 1997, the former Wigan, Wakefield and Leeds forward made the Dream Team and a Great Britain cap in the Bulls' championship-winning season. Been out with a broken leg for the last six weeks but now fully recovered. Bernard Dwyer (hooker or second rower, 32) The veteran of the pack, with 17 seasons of first-grade rugby league behind him. Consistency is the trademark of the former St Helens utility forward. Jamie Peacock (second rower, 21) Another of Bradford's huge


'Endless Love' is a song duet by Diana Ross and which singer/composer?

Endless Love - Diana Ross & Lionel Richie - YouTube Endless Love - Diana Ross & Lionel Richie Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Jun 4, 2009 "Endless Love" is a song originally recorded as a duet between soul singers Diana Ross and Lionel Richie, who wrote the song. In this ballad, the singers declare their "endless love" for one another. It was covered by soul singer Luther Vandross with pop/R&B singer Mariah Carey, and also by country music singer Kenny Rogers. The song ranks at number 13 on Billboard's All Time Top 100. Ross and Richie recorded the song for the Motown Records, and it was used as the theme for the film Endless Love starring Brooke Shields. Produced by Richie and arranged by Gene Page, it was released as a single from the film's soundtrack in 1981. While the film Endless Love was a failure, the song became the second biggest-selling single of the year (first was "Physical" by Olivia Newton-John) in the U.S. and landed at number 1 on Billboard's Pop chart, where it stayed for nine weeks from August 9 to October 10, 1981. It also topped the Billboard R&B chart and the Adult Contemporary chart, and landed at number 7 in the UK. The soulful composition became the biggest-selling single of Ross' career, while it was one of several hits for Richie as the 1980s progressed. Ross recorded a solo version of the song for her first RCA Records album, Why Do Fools Fall in Love?, but the famous version was her last hit on Motown. The song was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song for Richie, and was the second song with which Ross was involved that was nominated for an Oscar. It also won a 1982 American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Single. The song was included in Adam Sandler's movie Happy Gilmore when Happy and his girlfriend Virginia are ice skating, and the song begins to play. Virginia says to Happy "I thought we were just going to be friends." To which he responds, "Friends listen to Endless Love in the dark." The song was included as well in the third season of Friends, in which Phoebe walks into Chandler and Joey´s flat, just to find Chandler singing the song and holding Lionel Ritchie's first album, even though the song is included in his fourth album, Back to Front and also in a special 1981 single. The song was also one of the most popular wedding dedication songs in the 1980's. Category


Who was the first poet laureate of the 20th century?

Louisiana Tech University - Frellsen Fletcher Smith - The 19th-Century British Poet Laureates The 19th-Century British Poet Laureates Documents by the 19th-Century British Poet Laureates The post of British Poet Laureate has existed in some form since 1189, and though it was traditionally a position held for life, it is now held for a period of ten years. During the 19th century, five different men held the post, though Henry James Pye was appointed in the late 18th century and served until 1813, and Alfred Austin was appointed in 1896 and served most of his term during the early 20th century. The three men who served in between those two, and who indeed served for 83 of the years of the 19th century, were Robert Southey (served 1813-1843), William Wordsworth (served 1843-1850), and Alfred, Lord Tennyson (served 1850-1892). At Louisiana Tech we are fortunate to have documents by all three of these men in The Frellsen Fletcher Smith Collection, including handwritten poems by all three men. For more information about these documents click on the author links to the left. - Dr. Rick Simmons, Department of English, Louisiana Tech University Above: The signatures of Poet Laureates Robert Southey, William Wordsworth, and Alfred, Lord Tennyson, as they appear on documents in the Frellsen Fletcher Smith Collection.   Louisiana Tech University, A Member of the University of Louisiana System © 2012 Ruston, LA | 318-257-2000 | Directory


The 72-hole British Open Golf scoring record is 267 posted in 1993 at Royal St George's. Who holds that record?

The British Open: Golf's Oldest Major Championship By The Numbers The British Open: Golf's Oldest Major Championship By The Numbers {{article.article.images.featured.caption}} Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Full Bio The author is a Forbes contributor. The opinions expressed are those of the writer. Loading ... Loading ... This story appears in the {{article.article.magazine.pretty_date}} issue of {{article.article.magazine.pubName}}. Subscribe Royal Troon in Troon, Scotland, is the site of the 145th Open Championship. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) The British Open -- the oldest major in golf -- is returning for a ninth time to Scotland's Royal Troon Golf Club, where past champions have had a decidedly American flavor. Golfers from the U.S. have traveled overseas and won the past six Open Championships contested at Royal Troon, stretching from Arnold Palmer's win in 1962 to Todd Hamilton's improbable playoff victory in 2004. Other American winners at Troon include Tom Weiskopf (1973), Tom Watson (1982), Mark Calcavecchia (1989) and Justin Leonard (1997). Of the eight past winners at Royal Troon, which is situated on the rugged west coast of Scotland, five of them count it as their lone major championship. This is the ninth British Open to be played at Royal Troon. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images) A year ago, American Zach Johnson won the season's third major in St. Andrews, Scotland, overcoming severe weather, a crowded leaderboard and the legendary Old Course. The 2015 tournament featured just the second Monday finish in its history after torrential rain closed the Old Course on Friday and gale-force winds halted play on Saturday. Johnson entered the final round three shots behind Jason Day , Paul Dunne and Louis Oosthuizen, but fired a 6-under-par 66 and then won a three-way playoff with Oosthuizen and Marc Leishman. Steady, patient play is key at Royal Troon, where the greens are slick, the gorse is dense and the fairways should be running fast after a dry spring. On the front nine, players will be helped by the prevailing wind off the Firth of Clyde. On the second nine, where five of the six par-4s are in excess of 450 yards, the prevailing wind will be dead in the players' faces. Expect to see some good scoring on the front side and then much more of a struggle coming home on this 7,190-yard, par-71 layout. Here are the other numbers to know heading into the British Open (or the Open Championship for traditionalists): 1: A year ago, Jason Day's birdie putt on the final hole to get into a playoff at St. Andrews came up agonizingly short. That disappointment has since spurred him to seven victories worldwide and golf's No. 1 ranking. Now he's focused on becoming Australia's first British Open winner since Greg Norman in 1993. 2: The number of top-10 finishes for Rory McIlroy in seven previous British Open starts. One came at the 2014 Open Championship, when he won at Royal Liverpool, but he was unable to defend his title last year because of an ankle injury. +2.212: The field's overall scoring in relation to par at the 2004 Open Championship at Royal Troon, the second-highest of the season. The scoring average at Troon in 1997 was +2.433. 3: Jordan Spieth's bid to win three straight major titles last year ended at the British Open, where he fell a stroke short of the playoff. He's improved each year at the season's third major, with a tie for 44th in 2013, a T-36 in 2014 and a T-4 last year. 3: Dustin Johnson is seeking a third win in a row after his breakthrough major title at the U.S. Open and then a victory in his next start at the World Golf Championships - Invitational. 4: Jason Day's tie for fourth place last year was just his first top-10 in five career appearances at the Open Championship. The Aussie has now finished in the top-10 in his past five major starts. Tee times for Rounds 1-2 at Royal Troon: https://t.co/WuYbbxHabR pic.twitter.com/RcfABeAy55


'II Dolce' refers to what in an Italian restaurant?

Il Dolce, Costa Mesa - Menu, Prices & Restaurant Reviews - TripAdvisor Want the lowest hotel prices? You're in the right place. We check 200+ sites for you. Il Dolce, Costa Mesa Is this restaurant good for dining on a budget? Yes Does this restaurant offer takeout or food to go? Yes Is this restaurant appropriate for Kids? Yes Is this restaurant good for dinner? Yes Are the prices at this restaurant mid-range / moderate? Yes Does this restaurant have waiters and waitresses? Yes Is this restaurant good for lunch? Yes Is this a pizza restaurant? Yes Map updates are paused. Zoom in to see updated info. Reset zoom 1902 Harbor Blvd, Costa Mesa, CA 92627-5543 +1 949-200-9107 Sun 12:30 pm - 9:00 pm Mon - Thu 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm Mon - Sat 11:30 am - 3:00 pm Fri - Sat 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm Update Search available times for this restaurant Il Dolce is not available for your requested time. Choose another time, or search restaurants with availability. The time you selected has already passed. All visitor photos 18 Reviews from our TripAdvisor Community Hotels travelers are raving about... All reviews neapolitan pizza pasta best pizza costa mesa area chef Review tags are currently only available for English language reviews. Start your review of Il Dolce   Click to rate Reviewed May 1, 2016 via mobile My wife and I were introduced to Il Dolce by friends a few years ago, and we have been back several times, many times running into other friends, and even once those same friends, when we visit. Il Dolce is that increasingly rare animal in the restaurant world -- a true family operation. The street-side location and simple interior don't... More  Helpful? Roberto B, Owner at Il Dolce, responded to this review Thank you so much for your very nice review. More  FineDinerPatty “Best Neopolitan Pizza!” Reviewed March 17, 2016 This restaurant specializes in Neopolitan Pizza, but also serves several pastas and other Italian. The pizzas with a sprinkling of fresh herbs are incredible -- the fresh herbs go wonderful the yeasty crust. Save room for dessert. They have both tiramisu and - my personal favorite - affogato. This place is right across from Triangle Square in Costa Mesa, and... More  Helpful? “Best Pizza and Pasta in the OC” Reviewed December 10, 2015 I grew up in Italy, my family still lives out there, I moved to the Costa Mesa area in 2009, and the thing I miss the most about Italy is the food. Yes, I miss the food more than my family. But when I get my cravings for a good pasta or pizza I come to Il Dolce. I understand... More  Helpful? Report Roberto B, Owner at Il Dolce, responded to this review Thank you for your review, We have Italian culture, because our family is from Piemonte , Italy. More  dk2000_10


In 1949 who became the first post-WW2 World Heavyweight Boxing Champion?

Boxing Historian - Boxing History, facts, stats, prizefighters, history Heavyweight Champion of the World - 1937-1949 Record: 68 Wins, 3 Losses, 0 Draws - 54 KOs Joe Louis, an American Hero and Icon, is maybe        the top fighter in boxing history. He made his professional debut        in 1934 and rang up 68 victories, mostly by raining knee-buckling,        withering blows while registering 54 knockout wins. During his long boxing career (1934-1951) Joe        Louis lost just three bouts. His first loss came when he was just        22-years old and it made worldwide headline news in 1936, when he        was knocked out by former heavyweight champion Max Schmeling of        Germany and the Nazis equated Schmeling's win over Louis to a validation        of Nazi superiority over democracy. One year later, Louis fought        and knocked out James J. Braddock in the 8th round to become the        champion of the world. In 1938, challenged by Nazi Germany, Louis responded        and met Schmeling in a rematch in New York City. From the opening        bell, Louis proceeded to deliver non-stop lefts-and-rights to Schmeling's        head and knocked him out in the very first round - and free countries        around the world celebrated the victory for democracy. After the        second fight Joe Louis successfully defended his title by knocking        out both Tony Galento in 1939 and Bill Conn in 1941. During World War II, Louis along with baseball        legend Babe Ruth became heroes for their war efforts. Louis gave        numerous inspirational speeches to the young men of America and        helped the military with recruiting. After the war, in defense of        his World Crown, Louis Nicknamed the 'Brown Bomber' met Billy Conn        in a rematch, and kayoed him in the 8th round. Louis then beat Hall        of Fame boxing great Jersey Joe Walcott twice in succession and        then retired as Champion of the World after successfully defending        his crown 25 times. In 1950, Joe Louis returned to the ring, but his        comeback attempt resulted in just his second career loss - a 15-round        decision to new champion Ezzard Charles. After knocking out Lee        Savold in a none title bout, Louis, now 37-years old, was knocked        out in the 8th round in a world championship match by Rocky Marciano        in 1951 and Louis then retired permanently. He was elected to the        Boxing Hall of Fame three years later. boxinghistorian.com Where There Is No Wood, The Fire Goes Out,        So Where There Is No Talebearer, History Ceases Jake La Motta Middle Weight Champion of the World 1949-1950 Record: 83 Wins, 19 Losses, 4 Draws... 30 Kos An aggressive, street-style fighter, Jake La Motta        whaled on his opponents with a series of hard punches and his fights        with Sugar Ray Robinson all through the 1940s and early '50s created        sensational headline news. He was the first fighter to beat Sugar        Ray Robinson. Jake La Motta won the middleweight championship        by scoring a 10-round TKO over Marcel Cerdan in 1949, and then defended        his crown when he kayoed Laurent Dauthuille in '50, before losing        to Sugar Ray Robinson in '51. Sugar Shane Mosley His pure physical skills enable him to reign as        Welterweight Champion Professional Debut: Feb 11, 1993 Record: 36-0 including 33 Knockouts (record at the time) Born Sept/7/1971 in Lynwood, California USA April 1, 2001... by staff@boxinghistorian.com In Depth Analysis: Rates as one of the best ever lightweight and        welterweight champion. Mosley's pure physical skills and counter-punching        speed has stopped quite a few of his opponents 'dead in their tracks.'        He's a brash performer a


Which is the largest of the Ionian Islands off the Greek west coast?

Zacynthus | island, Greece | Britannica.com Zacynthus Alternative Titles: Zacinto, Zákinthos, Zákynthos, Zante Related Topics Europe Zacynthus, Modern Greek Zákynthos, also spelled Zákinthos, island , southernmost and third largest of the Ionian Islands (Modern Greek: Iónia Nisiá) of Greece , lying off the west coast of the Peloponnese (Pelopónnisos). Including the tiny Strotádhes Islands to the south, it constitutes the nomós (department) of Zákynthos. Zacynthus is indented by a deep bay with high cliffs on its south coast. The island has an area of 155 square miles (402 square km), the nomós 157 square miles (407 square km). The centre of Zacynthus is a fertile plain bounded on the west by barren limestone hills, 700 to 1,600 feet (200 to 500 metres) high, with many sinkholes and steep sea cliffs. The hills culminate in the 2,480-foot- (756-metre-) high Mount Vrakhiónas. The plain is bounded on the east by a low range of hills. The capital of the island and nomós, Zákynthos town, lies on the east coast on the site of ancient Zacynthus; it is the seat of a metropolitan bishop. Zacynthus, Greece. ElGreco(neu) Zacynthus was named for an ancient Arcadian chief; the 5th-century-bce historian Thucydides said that it was colonized by Achaeans from the Peloponnese. The island was used by the Athenians during the Peloponnesian War and again in 374 bce. The Romans captured it in 211 and 191, annexing Zacynthus to keep it out of the Achaean League . Zacynthus was repeatedly pillaged by the Vandals and Saracens, and in 1185 it was taken, along with the islands of Corfu (Kérkyra), Cephallenia , and Leucas , by Margarito of Brindisi. From 1194 to 1328 it was held by the Orsini and from 1328 to 1482 was in the possession of the counts of Tocchi. Venice was granted the island in 1485, to prevent its falling to the Turks, and held it until 1797, when it was ceded to France by the Treaty of Campo Formio . After a short Russian occupation, it became (1815) part of the British protectorate of the Ionian Islands; it prospered with the revival of Greek culture . In 1864 Zacynthus was ceded, with the other Ionian Islands, to Greece. Both the central plains and eastern hills are cultivated . The chief exports are currants, olive oil, wines, and fresh fruit. Destructive earthquakes were experienced in 1514, 1893, and 1953. The island’s buildings were extensively rebuilt after the last earthquake disaster. Pop. (2001) nomós, 38,883; island, 38,825; city, 11,196. Learn More in these related articles:


L'Aquila, scene of the 2009 earthquake, is the capital of which central Italian region?

After the Quake: The American and Abruzzo | Article: Inside Our Movies | Focus Features After the Quake: The American and Abruzzo By Nick Dawson | August 30, 2010 George Clooney and Violante Placido in a scene from The American shot in Sulmona Nick Dawson looks at how the presence of The American in Abruzzo made a big difference to the secluded Italian region after it was rocked by a massive earthquake. On April 6, 2009, an earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale hit Abruzzo, with its epicenter in the region’s capital, L’Aquila. The quake, which was felt throughout the central part of Italy, killed over 300 and injured 1500. An estimated 15,000 buildings were damaged and 65,000 people were left homeless in the worst earthquake to hit Italy since 1980. Major aftershocks, some registering as high as 5.3, were then felt in the following days, as the region was thrown into chaos.  The earthquake was global news, but it struck home particularly for Anton Corbijn, director of The American, the forthcoming George Clooney hitman movie from Focus Features. Corbijn, the famed photographer-turned-director had fallen in love with Abruzzo a few months earlier when he and Rowan Joffe, the screenwriter of The American, had visited the region on a location scouting trip. Abruzzo was the setting for A Very Private Gentleman, the novel by Martin Booth which had provided the inspiration for The American, and though Joffe’s script had departed somewhat from Booth’s novel, Corbijn felt it was the perfect place to make the movie. What attracted Corbijn to Abruzzo was that it did not have the typical picture-postcard Italian vistas, but was rather “a raw environment, an honest landscape of a type that is rarely seen in movies.” Corbijn continued, “The terrain is rugged and rocky; it’s not generally where tourists go. But it’s a wonderful area that needs preserving; beyond even the earthquake, oil drilling is harming the landscape.” However, the quake meant that the whole idea of shooting in Abruzzo and showcasing the area on film was now in jeopardy. Corbijn had planned to film The American in the towns of Castel Del Monte, Castelvecchio and L’Aquila, with production beginning in September, yet he quickly had to look for alternate possibilities for these three principal locations. L’Aquila, which bore the full force of the earthquake, was absolutely ruled out as somewhere to film, with the medieval town lying in ruins, and most of its 70,000 population now displaced by massive architectural damage. Veteran Italian producer Enzo Sisti was quickly brought on board The American and immediately spearheaded a quest to find locations that could double for the sleepy, maze-like Abruzzo towns that Corbijn was so enamored with. Sisti and his crew worked tirelessly, looking at places all around Italy: Calabria, Puglia, Sicily, Marche, Campania, Lazio, Basilicata, Molise, Liguria, Piemonte. In addition to finding new locations, Sisti also set about assessing the conditions of the original locations and the feasibility of shooting there a few months down the line. Says Sisti, “We’d read in the paper and seen on TV that all the villages were destroyed or damaged by the earthquake, so I told our location managers to go there and take photos of the actual situation in Castel Del Monte and Abruzzo. Then I went there and spoke to the mayors, who said that at the moment everything was closed in the center of the towns, but there was a good chance they could open just for us.” Indeed, the hope of everyone working on the film was that they would find some way for The American to shoot in Abruzzo that fall. “We discussed our shared hope that filming The American would help to boost the region economically,” says Corbijn, “what with the money spent during production and the finished film encouraging tourism in the future.” On May 22, about six weeks after the earthquake, Corbijn – along with Sisti, producer Anne Carey and Focus Features’ head of production, Jane Evans – went on a scouting trip to Castel Del Monte a


Prior to 2005 Alesha Dixon was a member of which girl band?

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