The City of Brotherly Love, and Beantown The City of Brotherly Love, and Beantown September 08, 2013 Fireworks explode over the Philadelphia Museum of Art during an Independence Day celebration, July 4, 2013, in Philadelphia. Share Copy and paste the embed code below. The code has been copied to your clipboard. Pop-out player Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories. Almost all American cities have nicknames. They help establish a city’s identity. They can also spread unity and pride among its citizens. Two east coast cities -- Philadelphia and Boston -- were both important in the early history of the United States. Philadelphia is best known as “The City of Brotherly Love.” Fireworks explode over the Philadelphia Museum of Art during an Independence Day celebration, Thursday, July 4, 2013, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) In 1681, King Charles the Second, of England, gave William Penn a large amount of land to establish a colony. The king named the colony Pennsylvania in honor of Penn’s father. William Penn was a Quaker. He brought his beliefs about equality, religious freedom and brotherly love to this new land. Penn was also an expert in Latin and Greek. He established a city and named it Philadelphia, which is Greek for “brotherly love.” An ancient city called Philadelphia was also noted in Christianity’s holy book, the Bible. Philadelphia became the social, political and geographical center of the American colonies. In the late 1700s, many events that took place in Philadelphia gave birth to the American Revolution and independence. For example, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed in the city. Philadelphia was the temporary capital of the new nation from 1790 to 1800. Some of Philadelphia’s other nicknames are “The Quaker City,” “The Cradle of Liberty” and “The Birthplace of America.” Philadelphia is a long name. So many people just call it “Philly.” A Philly cheese steak Boston is another important city. It is one of the oldest cities in the United States. In 1630, Puritan settlers from England established Boston in what would become the state of Massachusetts. Several major events took place in Boston before and during the American Revolution. You may have heard of the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party and the Battle of Bunker Hill. So, like Philadelphia, Boston is called “The Cradle of Liberty.” Another nickname is “The Cradle of Modern America.” Re-enactors march away from the Old State House following a public reading of the United States Declaration of Independence, part of July Fourth Independence Day celebrations, in Boston, Massachusetts July 4, 2013. However, Boston's most famous nickname is “Beantown.” But it was not because the city grew a lot of beans. In the 1700s, Boston was a major trading center. It received a lot of sugarcane from the West Indies. Beans baked in molasses -- a sugar product -- became a favorite food in the city. Today, no companies there make Boston baked beans. Restaurants in Boston rarely serve it. But many Americans eat this tasty dish at home. This program was written by Shelley Gollust. I’m Barbara Klein. You can find more Words and Their Stories at our website, voaspecialenglish.com.


Which Australian city was originally called Port Jackson?

Australian Cities, States and Territories - Tourism Australia Add Share Mainland Australia is the world’s largest island but also the smallest continent. The country is divided into six states and two territories.   What are Australia's cities, states and territories? Mainland Australia is the world’s largest island but also the smallest continent. The country is divided into six states and two territories. Australian Capital Territory The  Australian Capital Territory  (ACT) bounds the national capital of  Canberra  and is the centre of government. The Australian Capital Territory is located approximately 290 kilometres (180 miles) south of Sydney, and is home to a number of important national institutions, including Parliament House, the Australian War Memorial and the National Gallery of Australia. New South Wales New South Wales  (NSW) is Australia’s oldest and most populous state. New South Wales was originally settled as a penal colony on the shores of Port Jackson where the bustling capital city of  Sydney  now stands. Sydney is the nation’s largest city and is renowned for its idyllic beaches, great walks and world-class dining. New South Wales is also home to popular attractions including the Blue Mountains and the Hunter Valley wine region.  Northern Territory At the top end of Australia lies the  Northern Territory  (NT).  Darwin , on the northern coast, is the capital, and  Alice Springs  is the principal inland town. Alice Springs is the physical heart of Australia, almost exactly at the nation's geographical centre. The Northern Territory is home to the famous  Uluru  (Ayers Rock),  Kata Tjuta  (the Olgas) and  Kakadu National Park .   Queensland Queensland  (QLD) is Australia’s second-largest state (in size) and is home to the world famous  Great Barrier Reef , the world’s most extensive subtropical rainforest and the beautiful Queensland Islands – including the World Heritage-listed  Fraser Island .  Brisbane  is the state’s capital; it enjoys more winter sunshine and warmth than most Australian cities and is perfect for outdoor activities and water sports. South Australia South Australia  (SA) sits in the southern central part of the country, and covers some of the most arid parts of the continent. The state’s capital is  Adelaide  and is a great base for exploring the  Barossa  wineries, the  Flinders Ranges  and  Kangaroo Island . South Australia has a thriving arts scene and is known as the ‘Festival State’, with more than 500 events and festivals taking place there each year.  Tasmania Tasmania  (TAS) is separated from mainland Australia by the Bass Strait and is the smallest state in Australia. The capital,  Hobart , was founded in 1804 as a penal colony, and is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. One-fifth of Tasmania is covered by national parks and wilderness – abundant in driving routes and walking trails – and it is one of the world’s most mountainous islands.  Victoria Victoria  (VIC) is the smallest of the mainland states in size but is home to the country’s second most populated city,  Melbourne . Often referred to as the nation’s cultural capital, Melbourne is famed for its graffiti laneways, fashion-forward boutiques and booming café scene. Victorians' enthusiasm for sport is also legendary and this is where  Australian Rules football  began. The only thing more sacred than  the footy  is Melbournians love of coffee, and here you’ll find some of Australia’s best flat whites, cappuccinos and piccolo lattes.  Western Australia Western Australia  (WA) is Australia’s largest state and is a place of true contrasts: from desert in the east to 13,000 kilometres of pristine coastline on the west. The state’s capital is  Perth ; the fourth most populous city in Australia and famed for its uncrowded beaches, parklands and fresh seafood. Off the coast of Esperance, in the state’s south, is Middle Island, which is home to the extraordinary pink-coloured  Lake Hillier . Australia also administers Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Christmas Island, the Cocos (or Keeling) Islands, the Coral S


In which city was the first US Presidential inauguration held, prior to Washington DC becoming the capital?

The Presidential Inauguration in History The Presidential Inauguration in History Help Site Map Text Only The First Inauguration It was in New York City, out nation's first capital, that George  Washington became the first President of the United States. Congress had  planned for the new government to begin its responsibilities on March 4, 1789,  but a harsh winter made travel difficult, and it wasn't until April 6 that  enough congressmen arrived in New York to count the electors' votes and  announce, "Whereby it appears that George Washington, Esq. Was unanimously  elected President, --and John Adams, Esq. Was duly elected Vice President of  the United States of America" It took several days for the exciting news to reach Mount Vernon,  General Washington's home in Virginia. He set off for the capital, leaving  behind his wife, Martha, who would join him later. He traveled by coach and on  horseback through Baltimore, Wilmington, and Philadelphia, finally arriving in  New York City aboard a grand barge that had been rowed from New Jersey across  Newark Bay. Meanwhile John Adams, his Vice President-elect, and the Congress  were deciding what the new Chief Executive's official title should be.  Adams preferred "His Most Benign Highness," but a congressional committee  settled on the title we still use today: "President of the United States." Inauguration Day, April 30, began with the sounds of ceremonial  artillery and church bells ringing across the city. At noon, General Washington  made his way through large crowds to Federal Hall, where both houses of  Congress were assembled for swearing-in. New York Chancellor Robert Livingston  read the oath, and Washington, his right hand on a Bible, repeated the words  inscribed in the Constitution: "I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully  execute the office of the President of the United States and will, to the best  of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United  States." President Washington added the words, "So help me God," a custom  followed by every President since. Inaugural Traditions The First Inauguration gave rise to many traditions that continue today.  For example, President Washington followed his swearing-in with an Inaugural  Address, a special speech written for the occasion. In 1793, the oath of office  for Washington's second term was administered by William Cushing, an  Associate Justice of the Supreme Court and the first in a long line of Supreme  Court Justices to preside over Presidential Inaugurations. Thomas Jefferson was the first to be sworn in as President in  Washington, D.C., the location chosen for the permanent capital and the site of  all but a handful of Inaugural ceremonies. Jefferson showed his taste for  simplicity by going on foot to the Capitol for the oath-taking and returning to  his boardinghouse afterwards for dinner. After his second Inauguration,  however, Jefferson rode on horseback from the Capitol to the President's  House (the name then used for the White House) amid music and a spontaneous  gathering of mechanics from the nearby Navy Yard  a procession that grew  into today's Inaugural Parade. Jefferson's second Inauguration also began the tradition of the  Inaugural Open House, when the executive mansion was opened to all who wished  to greet the President after his swearing-in. The popularity of the Open House  would later cause our seventh President, Andrew Jackson, to flee through a  window after a mob of well-wishers stormed the White House, ruining furniture  and breaking china in their eagerness to see him. In 1865, despite growing  concern about safety, Abraham Lincoln shook some 6,000 hands after his second  Inauguration. President Grover Cleveland, realizing that the White House could  no longer accommodate such crowds, instead held a review of the troops from a  flag-draped grandstand just outside, adding another element to the Inaugural  Parade. Presidents have celebrated in many ways since George Washington danced  the minuet after hi


Who wrote the plays 'Cavalcade', 'Bitter Sweet' and 'Hay Fever'?

Coward Plays: 2: Private Lives; Bitter-Sweet; The Marquise; Post-Mortem: "Private Lives", "Bitter-Sweet", The "Marquise", "Post-Mortem" Vol 2 (World Classics): Amazon.co.uk: NoÃ«l Coward: 9780413460806: Books From the Publisher PRIVATE LIVES; BITTER-SWEET; THE MARQUISE; POST-MORTEM This second volume of Coward's plays includes Private Lives; Bitter-Sweet; The Marquise; Post-Mortem plus an Introduction by Sheridan Morley and a chronology of Coward's life and career. About the Author Noël Coward was born in 1899 in Teddington, Middlesex. He made his name as a playwright with The Vortex (1924), in which he also appeared. His numerous other successful plays included Fallen Angels (1925), Hay Fever (1925), Private Lives (1933), Design for Living (1933) and Blithe Spirit (1941). During the war he wrote screenplays such as Brief Encounter (1944) and In Which We Serve (1942). In the fifties he began a new career as a cabaret entertainer. He published volumes of verse and a novel (Pomp and Circumstance, 1960), two volumes of autobiography and four volumes of short stories: To Step Aside (1939), Star Quality (1951), Pretty Polly Barlow (1964) and Bon Voyage (1967). He was knighted in 1970 and died three years later in Jamaica. What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item? NoÃ«l Coward Â£17.99 Amazon Prime


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Six is the first 'Perfect Number', i.e. a number that is the sum of all of its factors (excluding itself), which is the second?

Perfect Numbers Perfect Numbers updated September, 1999 with newly discovered perfects       Since the beginning , mathematicians have assigned mystical, magical, and even sacred properties to numbers.  In the days of the Greeks, one such set of numbers were the perfects.  A "perfect" number is a whole number that equals the sum of its divisors (except itself).  Six is the first perfect, because 1,2, and 3 are factors, and 1+2+3 = 6.  The next perfect is 28 (1,2,4,7,14).  Early Christian and Jewish observers noted the obvious perfection of 6 and 28, for the Earth was created in six days and the moon circles the Earth every 28.  In fact, St. Augustine argued that "Six is a number perfect in itself, and not because God created all things in six days; rather the inverse is true; God created all things in six days because the number is perfect.  And it would remain perfect even if the work of the six days did not exist."  (The City of God, Book 11, Chapter 30).  The "perfection" seemingly ends here, because the next two perfects are 496 and 8128.      With these four perfects; 6, 28, 496, 8128; the ancients made observations that: Perfect numbers end in either six or eight. Perfect numbers are even. The ending number would alternate between six and eight. The first perfect has one digit, the second has two, the third three, the fourth four,   so the fifth must have five.      Well, they weren't exactly right...all known perfects do end in either 6 or 8, but unfortunately, there isn't a recognizable pattern.  As far as observation two goes, well, nobody can prove it yet.  Observation four is even more of a letdown, because the fifth perfect is eight digits: 33,550,336 - and they go skyward in size from there - more on that later, but for now, more fascinating history:      Euclid and the Prime Number Connection  In Euclid's day, these four perfects were all that were known.  Incredibly, he saw that for each of these perfects, the formula 2n - 1(2n - 1) produces perfects for the prime n values of 2, 3, 5, 7.  Example: For n=2, 21(22 - 1) = 2(3) = 6. Notice that 2n-1 is also prime.  Euclid (brilliantly?) proved that 2n - 1 (2n - 1) yields an even perfect number when 2n - 1 is a prime number.  Note also that not all primes work for n to yield a perfect. In the 1700's, Euler expanded on Euclid's formula and proved that it will yield all of the even perfect numbers.       Mersenne Primes.  Today, numbers generated by the expression 2n - 1 are known as Mersenne numbers, named after Marin Mersenne, a monk, scholar, and generally cool guy.  If the number generated happens to be prime, it is known as a Mersenne prime.  Thanks to Euclid, you can use that Mersenne prime to automatically find a perfect number.  In fact, when a new Mersenne prime is discovered, you can be sure I'm having a good day.  I'm looking for the next Mersenne Prime during spare CPU cycles on my computer.  You can too!  See the link at the top of this page.      Oh, by the way, Mersenne was no slouch either.  In 1644, he boldly proclaimed that the Mersenne numbers 213 - 1, 217 - 1, and 219-1 are all prime.  He was right!       The known perfects:  Because the perfects get huge fast, I'll give you n, where n plugs into the expression  2n - 1(2n - 1) to yield the perfect.  The actual computation is left to you!  Although 36, 37 and 38 are listed, there may be other perfects in between them that have not yet been discovered. 2       I gotta get me some primes!  Now, if you only had a source of primes, you could make a "possible perfect" generating program.  Remember that Euclid's formula doesn't work for every prime, so you have to factor each number you get out of it to see if it is perfect.  So where do you get this stream of primes?  Here's one possibility:       The Sieve of Eratosthenes.  The sieve algorithm can be used to find prime numbers rather quickly.  The algorithm is simple:  Make a list of numbers, starting with two and incrementing by one; for example: 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17, and so on.      Two is the first prime, but you know that e


To which period in American history does the term antebellum refer?

Antebellum Period Facts, information and articles about the Antebellum Period, before the Civil War Antebellum Period summary: The Antebellum Period in American history is generally considered to be the period before the civil war and after the War of 1812, although some historians expand it to all the years from the adoption of the Constitution in 1789 to the beginning of the Civil War. It was characterized by the rise of abolition and the gradual polarization of the country between abolitionists and supporters of slavery. During this same time, the country’s economy began shifting in the north to manufacturing as the Industrial Revolution began, while in the south, a cotton boom made plantations the center of the economy. The annexation of new territory and western expansion saw the reinforcement of American individualism and of Manifest Destiny, the idea that Americans and the institutions of the U.S. are morally superior and Americans are morally obligated to spread these institutions. The Cotton Economy In The South In the South, cotton plantations were very profitable, at least until overplanting leached most of the nutrients from the soil. Advances in processing the fiber, from Eli Whitney’s cotton gin to the development of power looms and the sewing machine, increased demand for cotton to export from the South to England and the mills of New England. Plantation owners were able to obtain large tracts of land for little money, particularly after the Indian Removal Act was passed in 1830. These plantations depended on a large force of slave labor to cultivate and harvest the crop—most white farmers in the 19th century wanted and were able to obtain their own farms as the U.S. expanded south and west, and slaves not only provided a labor source that couldn’t resign or demand higher wages, their progeny insured that labor source would continue for generations. The demand for slave labor and the U.S. ban on importing more slaves from Africa drove up prices for slaves, making it profitable for smaller farmers in older settled areas such as Virginia to sell their slaves further south and west. Most farmers in the South had small- to medium-sized farms with few slaves, but the large plantation owner’s wealth, often reflected in the number of slaves they owned, afforded them considerable prestige and political power. As the quality of land decreased from over-cultivation, slave owners increasingly found that the majority of their wealth existed in the form of their slaves; they began looking to new lands in Texas and further west, as well as in the Caribbean and Central America, as places where they might expand their holdings and continue their way of life. Early Industrialization and the Rise in Manufacturing in the North The early industrial revolution began with textile industry in New England, which was revolutionized by Samuel Slater. Slater was a former apprentice in one of Britain’s largest textile factories who emigrated to Rhode Island after learning that American states were paying bounties to people who could help replicate British textile machines, such as the spinning jenny, although the British government forbade the export of the machines or emigration of people with knowledge of them. In 1787, the horse-powered Beverly Cotton Manufactory had begun operating in Beverly, Massachusetts; in 1793, Slater opened the first fully mechanized mill in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. His system of independent mills and mill towns spread through the Blackstone Valley into Massachusetts. In the 1820s, Slater’s system was supplanted by the more-efficient Waltham or Lowell system. The Waltham system included power looms in the mill, rather than Slater’s practice of having weaving done at local farms. The Waltham system also included specialized, trained employees to run the looms—mainly young women—giving rise to the concept of wage labor, which gradually began overtaking previous forms of labor, such as apprenticeship and indentured servitude, family labor, and slavery in industrialized areas. A population shift from farms to


Whose first novel was titled 'Desperate Remedies'?

desperate remedies : definition of desperate remedies and synonyms of desperate remedies (English) 5 External links   Plot summary In Desperate Remedies a young woman, Cytherea Graye, is forced by poverty to accept a post as lady's maid to the eccentric Miss Aldclyffe, the woman whom her father had loved but had been unable to marry. Cytherea loves a young architect, Edward Springrove, but Miss Adclyffe's machinations, the discovery that Edward is already engaged to a woman whom he does not love, and the urgent need to support a sick brother drive Cytherea to accept the hand of Aeneas Manston, Miss Adclyffe's illegitimate son, whose first wife is believed to have perished in a fire; however, their marriage is almost immediately nullified when it emerges that his first wife had left the inn before it caught fire. Manston's wife, apparently, returns to live with him, but Cytherea, her brother, the local rector, and Edward come to suspect that the woman claiming to be Mrs. Manston is an imposter. It emerges that Manston killed his wife in an argument after she left the inn, and had brought in the imposter to prevent his being prosecuted for murder, as the argument had been heard (but not seen) by a poacher, who suspected Manston of murder and had planned to go to the police if his wife did not turn up alive. In the novel's climax, Manston attempts to kidnap Cytherea and flee, but is stopped by Edward; he later commits suicide in his cell, and Cytherea and Edward marry.   Publishing History After Hardy had trouble publishing his first novel , he was told to "attempt a novel with a purely artistic purpose, giving it a more 'complicated' plot than was attempted with his first, unpublished novel ." The publication of Desperate Remedies was Hardy's breakthrough, and the first of a long string of novels that propelled him to the forefront of Victorian letters. [1]   Criticism Some critics cite "quasi-gothic" elements in Desperate Remedies. It was positively reviewed in the Athenaeum and Morning Post . However, the review in the Spectator excoriated Hardy and his work, calling the book "a desperate remedy for an emaciated purse" and that the unknown author had "prostituted his powers to the purposes of idle prying into the way of wickedness." [2] Hardy wrote of the review, "alas... the Spectator brought down its heaviest leaded pastoral staff on the prematurely happy volumes...the bitterness of that moment was never forgotten, at that moment I wished I was dead." [3]   References ^ C.J.P. Beatty's introduction to the 1975 publication of Desperate Remedies ^ Tomalin, Claire. "Thomas Hardy." New York: Penguin, 2007. ^ F.E. Hardy, The Life of Thomas Hardy 1840-1928 (1962) pg.84   External links


Piri-piri sauce originates in which county?

Piri Piri Sauce Recipe : Emeril Lagasse : Food Network Cranberry Sauce Recipes 4.8 6 How is this a piri piri sauce though if it doesn't use piri piri chilies? Anonymous 2016-03-19T14:15:45Z item not reviewed by moderator and published Excellent sauce I use it in everything now that Ive discovered it! Nicole 22 2015-01-24T05:42:26Z item not reviewed by moderator and published This sauce is so great! I love having it on hand to cook with. I never can find poblano peppers so I substitute Serrano peppers and it gives a nice amount of heat. This oil is so good to scramble eggs in. Stephanie S. 2013-07-13T16:47:12Z item not reviewed by moderator and published Just returned from Portugal and the first thing I did was Google Piri Piri! I got addicted to the stuff. This is actually better than the stuff in the bottle that we had on our trip.. Jesse W Jones 2010-09-06T13:00:34Z item not reviewed by moderator and published I think this is pretty good actually. I like flavor with a decent amount of heat and this fulfills my requirement on both counts. I modified it a bit because I was short 1 poblano pepper. So I incorporated 1 Sweet Red pepper instead. It is rich with all of the olive oil. I had to stop myself from eating it like salsa! This is a great way to use up extra peppers to avoid tossing them. Scott B. 2008-11-21T21:19:45Z item not reviewed by moderator and published Adds flavor as well as heat JULIE M. 2005-01-05T12:39:57Z item not reviewed by moderator and published On TV


"Name the pop song from this opening line; ""The moment I wake up, before I put on my make-up""."

Aretha Franklin - I say a little prayer ( Official song ) HQ version , Photos / Photoshoots - YouTube Aretha Franklin - I say a little prayer ( Official song ) HQ version , Photos / Photoshoots 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 Oct 30, 2010 Lyrics: The moment I wake up Before I put on my makeup I say a little pray for you While combing my hair now, And wondering what dress to wear now, I say a little prayer for you Forever, and ever, you'll stay in my heart and I will love you Forever, and ever, we never will part Oh, how I love you Together, forever, that's how it must be To live without you Would only meen heartbreak for me. I run for the bus, dear, While riding I think of us, dear, I say a little prayer for you. At work I just take time And all through my coffee break-time, I say a little prayer for you. Forever, and ever, you'll stay in my heart and I will love you Forever, and ever we never will part Oh, how I'll love you Together, forever, that's how it must be To live without you Would only mean heartbreak for me. I say a little prayer for you I say a little prayer for you My darling believe me, ( beleive me) For me there is no one but you! Please love me too (answer his pray) And I'm in love with you (answer his pray) Answer my prayer now babe (answer his pray) Forever, and ever, you'll stay in my heart and I will love you Forever, and ever we never will part Oh, how I'll love you Together, forever, that's how it must be To live without you Would only mean heartbreak for me (oooooooooh) Category


"Name the pop song from this opening line; ""As the snow flies on a cold and grey Chicago morn, and a poor little baby child is born""?"

Songs About California Songs About California Full List of California Songs with Comments and Lyrics Can You Help to Identify This Song? (This list is much too long for its own good. Instead of trying to browse it, go to one of the short lists above then click on the "Artist" link to come to this page.) Some of these songs are about the state itself, but most just reference a place in the state like a highway, a city, the weather, or a "California Girl." This list would be more accurately called "Songs that Refer to Somewhere in California or Something About the State" but that's a lousy title. A lot of songs have been written about California. Many of them describe a journey to or a longing to return to an coastal paradise with constant sun, abundant new opportunities, and where everyone is eternally young and beautiful - basically a mythical place that bears little resemblance to the real Golden State now or ever. (The Spanish named the territory after a mythical island paradise they were searching for that was supposed to be full of gold and inhabited by black women whose queen was named Califa. That didn't pan out, either.) Other songs describe the disappointment the singers find after getting to California when they discover that it's no better than where they came from. Apparently, recording a California song is now a requirement if you're a musician, even if it's only to show that you hate California stereotypes or the Entertainment Industry Establishment. Musicians such as Local H and Brooke White are even writing songs about California Songs while other musicians write about how much they hate the state. It's all good, and it's all here on the list if I know about it. This list is in alphabetical order by artist, not by title. I'll add new songs to the list as I discover them. Let me know if there is something not here that should be. The lyrics come from the Internet, and we all know how unreliable it can be. Also, be aware that some of these songs may contain explicit lyrics. Links to song versions on YouTube or elsewhere are included if I could find them For a much longer list, divided by regions, check out Wickipedia's List of songs about California . Here's a list of Songs About Herps to go along with the list of songs about California to make songs about CaliforniaHerps complete. The lyrics shown here are all the property and copyright of their owners and are provided here for educational purposes only. Shortcut to Artist Last Name Title (Click link to listen to song) Description 2Pac (see Shakur, Tupac )     A Ryan Adams Goodnight, Hollywood Blvd. Alt country, indie rock... genres seem pretty meaningless these days, but whatever you want to call it, New Yorker Adams does it very well. From 2001, this is one of those slow sad piano  songs with strings. "La Cienega Just Smiled" - which is probably a reference to another street in LA - La Cienega blvd. - is another slow Adam's song from the same album "Gold" released in 2001. "It's happening baby They're putting up the chairs Taking the money And all we can do is pray Pray for tomorrow And do this all in time to the music That screams like a child in the back of your mind In a clown's saloon So goodnight Hollywood Blvd, goodnight, See ya soon Goodnight Hollywood Blvd, see you sometime Yeah, right " Admiral Radley I Heart California A 2010 song from a California Indie rock band made up of members of two influential California Indie rock bands, Earlimart, from LA, and Grandaddy, from Modesto. Long walks on the 5? What, did they break down? "I am California... yeah? Ice tea in my hair Drugs fall out of diaper bags As midwesterners stare Long walks on the 5 Truck stops and the symphony And I'll be here when I die I heart California... I love California I heart California I heart California... I love California I heart California" Adele Hello Adele does a little bit of California Dreaming In this song from her 2015 album "25" in which she also shows that she doesn't understand how Caller ID works. "Hello, it's me I was wondering if after all these yea


Which modern sport is similar to the 18th century game `battledore'?

A Covent Garden Gilflurt's Guide to Life: A Salon Guest... Toys and Games of the Long 18th Century Thursday, 16 January 2014 A Salon Guest... Toys and Games of the Long 18th Century Play is a universal aspect of childhood, with toys and games found everywhere from prehistoric archeological sites to our living room floors as we avoid stepping on little bits of Lego and Barbie doll shoes. Knowing how children (and adults) played and what they played with paints a vivid picture for me of what life was like in an historical era. I feel a little transported to that era myself. That is the crux of world-building, a skill every writer must have whether they are creating their own fantasy world, or recreating an historical one. So I was thrilled when my most recent project found me writing about a group of children and I had to figure out how to play with them. How often do you get to research toys and get to call that work? What fun! I was surprised to find that many of the toys and games of the Georgian era would be familiar to children and parents of today. While some have fallen out of common use, many toys common to that period are tucked away in playrooms, bedrooms and living rooms of our own homes today. Our ancestors would either make toys and games at home, or, as became increasingly common into the late Georgian era, purchase them at a knack shop or a nicknackatory.  I love that name! The production of consumer goods vastly increased during the 18th century meaning a much greater variety of toys were available to children and their parents, beyond the simple wooden dolls, miniature animals or hobby-horses of earlier periods. Moreover, parents of this era did not commonly subscribe to the early philosophy of making children into miniature adults, but rather allowing them to be children and amuse themselves accordingly. While toys were often expensive, poorer families could buy cheaper ones made out of paper - soldiers, dolls, rooms with figures to put in them, all to be cut out and made up by the children at home. Outside Play Children love to play outside. Many of the pass times our 18th century ancestors enjoyed would seem so familiar that contemporary children would not hesitate to join in the fun. Skipping rope was a common pastime for both boy and girls. In fact, during the medieval era, only boys skipped rope as strenuous exercise was not considered healthy for girls. During the Regency era though, girls clearly enjoyed the sport as well. Hopscotch is another equally ancient game. It may have originated in ancient Rome, but was certainly popular in the 17th century. In the game, players draw out a grid of numbered rectangles in a specified pattern. They toss a small object into the numbered spaces and hop or jump through the spaces to retrieve the object. Continuing the theme of ancient games, children of both sexes enjoyed the game of battledore and shuttlecock, a predecessor of badminton. . Drawings from ancient Greece suggest this game originated there over 2000 years ago. Players, armed with rackets, tried to bat a feathered shuttlecock back and forth, without a net, and keep it in play as long as possible Lydia Maria Child in her book, Girl’s Own Book (1833), suggests: Little girls should not be afraid of being well tired (playing battledore and shuttlecocks) that will do them good but excessive fatigue should be avoided especially where it is quite unnecessary. Girls risked little fatigue with the game of lawn bowls, a game originating in the 13th century. In this game, the objective was to roll balls so they would stop close to a smaller ball. The game was prohibited by multiple monarchs including Edward III and Richard II for fear it might impinge on the practice of archery. Ironically archery was another common outdoor sport for our Georgian ancestors. Games with hoops were also popular. Boys would roll metal and wooden hoops, propelling them with another stick. Girls would play the more sedate game of graces. Girls would hold two slender sticks and catch a ribboned hoop on the sticks. They would


Which north-west venue is considered to be the spiritual home of Northern Soul music from 1973 until its closure in 1981?

British northern soul - Ready steady girls! British northern soul - Ready steady girls! Delicious British female northern soul For its devotees, northern soul was, in its heyday, more than just a type of music: it was a lifestyle – one that involved amphetamine-fuelled all-night dances, badges and intense club rivalry. It is a peculiarly British phenomenon, although its sound was predominantly American. As time moved on, however, songs by British artists began to creep onto turntables and succeeded in filling the dance floors of clubs of northern England. Here, we play tribute to the northern soul scene with a short history and our pick of the 30 best northern soul sounds performed by British female singers. People often ask what northern soul is. Perhaps the simplest definition is that of DJ-turned-pop-producer Ian Levine. “Northern soul is basically the Motown sound that other people tried to imitate,” he once said. Playlists became more varied over the years, but Motown certainly popularised the driving beat that came to characterise much of northern soul. When The Beatles covered three Motown hits on their second LP, Britain began a love affair with the Detroit label that endures today. (See our Motown girls  and Motown males  cover version specials for more information.) As more British bands began to cover American R&B records, it became cool to know the originals. Mods were the first to catch on to this. But as Motown and American R&B began filling the UK charts, Mods felt their sound was losing its exclusivity and started searching for more obscure material. Ironically, the term ‘northern soul’ was coined – where else? – in the south of England. Dave Godin of London’s Soul City record shop was looking for a shorthand way of describing the kind of, by then, dated soul that was being looked for by northern customers to the shop. Hence ‘northern soul’. One of the first clubs to cater for this demand was the Twisted Wheel in Manchester. It opened its doors in 1963 and after switching venue in 1965, it became a magnet for soul fans from across the north west and beyond thanks to its all-night opening hours. Other clubs sprang up too, including the Golden Torch in Stoke-on-Trent. But after the Twisted Wheel closed in 1971, two clubs in particular became the centre of the northern soul universe: the Blackpool Mecca and the Wigan Casino. The rivalry between the two was intense. And as time went on, the problem for both was that finding sufficient quantities of ‘new’ old, obscure records to ‘break’ became increasingly difficult. Each club found a different way to tackle this – the Mecca began playing 1970s funk, while the Casino stuck with 1960s sounds but opted for more pop, as long as it had the same pounding beat. It is thanks to this policy by Casino DJs that many of the Brit girl tracks featured here were rediscovered. Some purists maintain, however, that these records are not proper northern soul. For its 100,000+ members, the Casino years of 1973 to 1981 remain the halcyon days of northern soul. In 1978, America’s Billboard magazine even crowned it the best disco in the world. After the club’s closure – to make way for a civic centre extension that never, in fact, materialised – other clubs continued to meet the demand for dance all-nighters. These included venues in Manchester, Rotherham, Stafford and Hinckley. Here we salute the scene with a veritable northern soul jukebox: 30 of the best Brit girl dance tracks of the 1960s to grace the decks of northern England’s clubs in later decades. By their very definition, our choices are highly subjective, but they are presented strictly in alphabetical order. 1. Barry St John : Everything I touch turns to tears ‘Covering up’ records – literally, hiding a record’s label – was a popular practice among northern soul DJs as a way of preventing their rare finds being reissued and becoming less in demand. This track was covered up as being by Florence De Vore. 2. Beryl Marsden : Break-a-way This song, a cover of an Irma Thomas track, was produced by no less than Ivor Raymonde,


Who replaced 'Sid & Dick' as the main writer for Morecambe and Wise?

Eddie Braben was Morecambe and Wise's secret weapon | Television & radio | The Guardian TV and radio blog Eddie Braben was Morecambe and Wise's secret weapon The Thick of It, Veep and Peep Show writer Simon Blackwell on how the beautiful rhythms of Braben's jokes made him the comedy writer's comedy writer Simon Blackwell Tuesday 21 May 2013 10.06 EDT First published on Tuesday 21 May 2013 10.06 EDT Pinterest Eddie Braben's work for Morecambe and Wise ranks among the best and funniest of any British comic writing because in many ways it defines it. Braben's rhythms are the quintessential rhythms of British comedy – the comedy of bathos. Eric and Ernie began their careers trying to imitate the smart cross-talk and rapid one-liners of US double acts such as Abbott and Costello. This is still evident in much of their 1960s work, scripted by Dick Hills and Sid Green. But it's Braben's tumbling lines, with Eric puncturing the pomposity of Ernie, or their celebrity guests, that we think of when we recall probably the most-loved comedians of the last 50 years. When Eric, as the Duke of Wellington, lies on a bed with Vanessa Redgrave's Empress Josephine: ERIC: Would you like something to warm you up? VANESSA: (Seductively) I would very much. ERIC: Good, I think I've got some extra-strong mints in my greatcoat. Or in a sketch with Dame Flora Robson, when Eric offers her some impressive-looking wine: ERIC: I can recommend it — it's the '83. DAME FLORA: 83? ERIC: Yes – 83 bottles for fifteen and nine. The rhythm of Eric's line there, the cascade down to "fifteen and nine", that's the Eddie Braben rhythm. And it's a beautiful thing. Braben encouraged Morecambe and Wise to do sketches where they shared a double bed, to help cement their transformation away from Abbott and Costello and towards Laurel and Hardy – two idiots, one of whom doesn't think he is an idiot. But the innocence of this new dynamic allowed Braben to sneak through some far less innocent lines. In one of these bed sketches, Ernie is boasting to Eric about his family's art collection: ERNIE: My mother had a Whistler. ERIC: Now there's a novelty. Again, deflated pretension. But also, at that point, around 20 million people in a BBC primetime audience had a mental image of a whistling vagina. Scriptwriter behind the Morecambe and Wise television shows Published: 21 May 2013


Levens Hall in Cumbria is famous for what sort of garden, claimed to be the world's oldest?

Neurologist decorates Welwyn Garden City house by carving bushes into shape of hands and SKULL | Daily Mail Online comments Most people would be content with simply mowing their grass and decorating their garden with a gnome. But one neurologist clearly wasn't content with just pruning his garden - and has spent nearly 20 years carving fantastic shapes out of his bushes, including the shape of a skull. Jeremy Gibbs' latest addition to his eye-catching garden is a macabre-looking skull and a giant pair of hands. Hands up if you like topiary! Jeremy Gibbs' home in Welwyn Garden City has giant ivy hands that scale the side of building Shear brilliance: This huge skull adorns the home of the creative brain specialist - and is a joy to his neighbours Instead of tangled ivy plants climbing his house, his bushes' 15ft green hands creep up the wall. And forget a friendly row of flowers welcoming visitors up his drive - instead, guests are met with a huge skull. The brain specialist has also adorned his £800,000 home with elaborate topiary including a series of animals holding hands. RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share The 57-year-old medic, who works for East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, has been carving 'brilliant' sculptures in his garden for nearly two decades. His neighbour William Osborne, 65, said: 'I have always thought they are brilliant. 'How nice is it to see something original. It took me a while to realise what they were at first but they are wonderful.' Residents on his street have been stopping to admire a set of menacing 15ft hands carved onto the side of his £800,000 home HOW TOPIARY HAS SHAPED THE WORLD'S GARDENS The trend for topiary may have died out during the 18th Century - but there are still parts of the world that have kept the artform blooming. Levens Hall, in Cumbria, is recognised by the Guinness Book of Records as being the oldest topiary garden in the world. Some of the trees and bushes are three hundred years old and the layout of this garden has changed little since their planting and initial training in the 1690s. The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, is home to a huge West Highland Terrier carved out of flowers, designed by the artist Jeff Koons. Ladew Topiary Gardens in Maryland, America, are home to elaborate topiary scenes - the most famous being a hunt scene complete with riders, horses, dogs and a fox, inspired by owner and 1930s socialite Harvey Ladew, who spent time in England fox-hunting. Another neighbour, Gillian Sainsbury, 75, added: 'People seem to enjoy them and they are quite pretty.' Residents on his street in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, have been stopping to admire the work. The art of topiary was first used by the Egyptians in 4,000BC, when they began to neatly trim their plants into box hedges, the European and Boxwood Topiary Society said. The Romans introduced the design to Europe after many of the box hedges were planted in villas during the reign of Emperor Augustus in 100BC. In the Dark Ages the skill was taken to Europe, where hedges were transformed into different shapes - a popular one being a tiered design now called 'the wedding cake'. During the Tudor period the art form became very popular in Britain, with Henry VIII's Hampton Court Palace decorated with deer, greyhound and boat designs. In the 18th Century, famed landscape architect Lancelot 'Capability' Brown preferred a natural garden, moving the trend away from pruned and deliberate shapes. Dr Gibbs yesterday declined to comment on his spectacular garden.


What name is given to the condition where a captive begins to sympathise with their captors?

Stockholm syndrome | definition of Stockholm syndrome by Medical dictionary Stockholm syndrome | definition of Stockholm syndrome by Medical dictionary http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Stockholm+syndrome   Definition Stockholm syndrome refers to a group of psychological symptoms that occur in some persons in a captive or hostage situation. It has received considerable media publicity in recent years because it has been used to explain the behavior of such well-known kidnapping victims as Patty Hearst (1974) and Elizabeth Smart (2002). The term takes its name from a bank robbery in Stockholm, Sweden, in August 1973. The robber took four employees of the bank (three women and one man) into the vault with him and kept them hostage for 131 hours. After the employees were finally released, they appeared to have formed a paradoxical emotional bond with their captor; they told reporters that they saw the police as their enemy rather than the bank robber, and that they had positive feelings toward the criminal. The syndrome was first named by Nils Bejerot (1921–1988), a medical professor who specialized in addiction research and served as a psychiatric consultant to the Swedish police during the standoff at the bank. Stockholm syndrome is also known as Survival Identification Syndrome. Description Stockholm syndrome is considered a complex reaction to a frightening situation, and experts do not agree completely on all of its characteristic features or on the factors that make some people more susceptible than others to developing it. One reason for the disagreement is that it would be unethical to test theories about the syndrome by experimenting on human beings. The data for understanding the syndrome are derived from actual hostage situations since 1973 that differ considerably from one another in terms of location, number of people involved, and time frame. Another source of disagreement concerns the extent to which the syndrome can be used to explain other historical phenomena or more commonplace types of abusive relationships. Many researchers believe that Stockholm syndrome helps to explain certain behaviors of survivors of World War II concentration camps; members of religious cults; battered wives; incest survivors; and physically or emotionally abused children as well as persons taken hostage by criminals or terrorists. Most experts, however, agree that Stockholm syndrome has three central characteristics: The hostages have negative feelings about the police or other authorities. The hostages have positive feelings toward their captor(s). The captors develop positive feelings toward the hostages. Causes & symptoms Stockholm syndrome does not affect all hostages (or persons in comparable situations); in fact, a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) study of over 1200 hostage-taking incidents found that 92% of the hostages did not develop Stockholm syndrome. FBI researchers then interviewed flight attendants who had been taken hostage during airplane hijackings, and concluded that three factors are necessary for the syndrome to develop: The crisis situation lasts for several days or longer. The hostage takers remain in contact with the hostages; that is, the hostages are not placed in a separate room. The hostage takers show some kindness toward the hostages or at least refrain from harming them. Hostages abused by captors typically feel anger toward them and do not usually develop the syndrome. In addition, people who often feel helpless in other stressful life situations or are willing to do anything in order to survive seem to be more susceptible to developing Stockholm syndrome if they are taken hostage. People with Stockholm syndrome report the same symptoms as those diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD): insomnia , nightmares, general irritability, difficulty concentrating, being easily startled, feelings of unreality or confusion, inability to enjoy previously pleasurable experiences, increased distrust of others, and flashbacks. Diagnosis Stockholm syndrome is a descriptive term for a


In 1847, which Bristol company was the first British company to make a chocolate bar?

Solid Chocolate Solid Chocolate Chocolate Information Solid Chocolate British Chocolate is often not given the admiration it deserves.   This is possibly because of the recent ' Chocolate War ' with France and other   European countries who tried to ban British chocolate. However, it is the British we have to thank for producing the first solid chocolate. The British company Fry, trading as J. S. Fry & Sons, is commonly given credit for making the first solid chocolate.   Fry took cocoa powder, extracted cocoa butter and sugar and mixed them to produce the first solid chocolate in 1847.   Fry's sold 'chocolat delicieux a manger' in 1847 and Cadbury Brothers, another British Chocolate manufacturer,   were selling a similar product only two years later. After producing the first ever edible chocoalte bar, Fry's expanded their production and began manufacturing the   Chocolate Cream bar in 1866. In the decades that followed over 220 products were introduced, including, in 1914, the Fry's Turkish bar. At the start of the First World War the company was the largest employer in Bristol.   In 1919 they decided to merge with Cadbury's chocolate and the Fry's division was moved to Somerdale in 1923.   In 1981 the name Fry's stopped being used at Somerdale, but the factory is still a significant manufacturer of   Cadbury's products. To this day Cadbury's continues to be a major producer of solid chocolate for the world market. With many   of the products it has inherited from Fry's it maintains a significant place in the world of chocolate. Fry's Chocolate


What was the surname of father Pierre Auguste, a painter, and his film director son, Jean?

Renoir, Father and Son - The New Yorker Renoir, Father and Son    February 20, 2012 The best movie in New York is playing at the Frick Museum, and it’s by Renoir—not the film director Jean Renoir but his father, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, the artist (or, as he preferred to call himself, the “workman of painting”). It will be playing there through May 13th, and you could say it’s an assemblage of footage—I mean, canvases—by the editor—um, curator—Colin B. Bailey, under the title “ Renoir, Impressionism, and Full-Length Painting .” Of course, it would be quite enough to say that the small but powerful exhibit features nine glorious paintings , but these works are in fact motion pictures: each of them catches life in dynamic instability. Whether the whirl of a dance, the ingratiating bow of a Sunday seducer, or shimmers on an actress’s resplendent dress, each painting preserves not a frozen moment but a movement in an arc of time. Catch the details—such as the gap in the vent of a man’s jacket as he whirls; it’s the sort of thing that only a photograph records but a painter remembers. But praising the artist’s technique is too little in the face of the thrillingly sensuous mysteries that Renoir preserves. His technique is, of course, astonishing (no one else, other than Titian, painted such warm, touchable, translucent skin, and, in some of these paintings, his way with the exquisite folds of fabric are reminiscent of Fragonard) but what distinguishes Renoir’s art is the sense of life, the philosophical wisdom they convey. For any who doubt that this true “peasant of Paris” (to borrow a title from Aragon) brings the power of a coherent worldview, an inner vision of life, to his exquisite paintings, the best source for, so to speak, a soundtrack to his images is the book by his son, Jean, the filmmaker, whose memoir “Renoir, My Father” is both one of the great literary portraits of an artist and a passionate resuscitation of a lost world. Looking at the first painting in the group—aptly, “La Parisienne,” from 1874—I thought about all the subjects that this portrait of a woman of frank mystery in her billowing finery wasn’t, such as the recent Franco-Prussian War and the Paris Commune. Though the delicate beauty, fragile humanity, and fleeting comfort of a mere person can be blown away in seconds by war, a general or head of state can lose or abandon his or her considered plans just as surely for the love of such a person—and a glance into Jean Renoir’s book yields his father’s remark that “becoming aware of Cleopatra’s firm breasts can turn everything upside down just as surely as the knowledge that the earth is round.” Renoir’s art isn’t a refusal of history but an assertion that history lives in the smallest detail, that changes of fashion are changes of mores, that passion and desire rule the world, and that changes in ideas are less important than the subtly shifting textures of daily life. Renoir the painter was a passionate anti-modernist who saw clashes between man and his creations as inevitable, and who claimed that the bewildering increase in the speed of progress during our lifetime had begun with the invention of the tube…. Before the arrival of the tube, we would get drunk only on naturally fermented wine. Piping has brought us the locomotive and the bathroom. It has contributed to the building of Montmartre. When Renoir was a young man, the pipe was just beginning its conquest of the world. Industry was not yet turning out tubing by the yard, like macaroni. The passage prefigures the macaronic vision of plastic tubing from the industrial ironist Jacques Tati’s 1958 satire, “ Mon Oncle .” And there’s one painting in the Frick nine that suggests both the vertiginous bewilderments of technology and its impact on art itself: “The Umbrellas.” From the uniformity and standardization of the dully practical object, Renoir extracts a sort of quasi-Cubist riot of slashing arcs. It’s as if the social rituals themselves were subordinated to and transformed by the abstract forms of the peculiar merchandise. And a pair of detail


Who composed the music for the 2011 ballet 'Ocean's Kingdom'?

Paul McCartney’s ‘Ocean Kingdom’ at City Ballet - The New York Times The New York Times Dance |Hands-On Brand Name Composer For a Ballet Search Continue reading the main story Photo Paul McCartney and Peter Martins at a rehearsal of “Ocean's Kingdom,” which will be put on by the New York City Ballet. Credit M J Kim/MPL Communications THE composer, dressed down in denim and Nikes, strolled into rehearsal at the New York City Ballet’s Studio 2 late last month to see for the first time what the choreographer Peter Martins had made of his score, “Ocean’s Kingdom.” Over the next hour, as the music played from a CD, the 48 dancers portrayed a romance set in a royal undersea court and a magical forest, with nobles, handmaidens and thugs. There were poised geometric ensembles and bursts of individual acrobatics, a ballroom scene, embraces and battles, even a brief bit of drunken comedy, all clearly telling a story. Composer and choreographer watched intently, often leaning together to confer in whispers. At the end the composer leaped to his feet with a standing ovation, exclaiming, “Whoo!” That “Whoo!,” high and sweet, could have come straight out of a Beatles song. Which made sense, because the composer was Paul McCartney, trying his first ballet and being, it turns out, far more hands-on than a typical ballet composer. With “Ocean’s Kingdom” he has taken a part in everything: story, sets, costumes, even elements of the dance itself. As a novice to ballet composing, he approached the project in his own fruitfully naïve way. “The great thing for me was I never worked like this before,” Mr. McCartney said afterward. “One of the reasons I do this is to have new experiences in my life.” Continue reading the main story Mr. Martins, the company’s ballet master in chief, said, “Paul obviously has a great ear, but he also has a great eye and many wonderful ideas, so I was happy to use them as his input really enriched my creative process.” Advertisement Continue reading the main story When the run-through ended, Mr. McCartney chatted for a few moments with some of the lead dancers, who earnestly asked him about nuances of their characters and basked in his approval. Mr. McCartney returned to attend the next full week of rehearsals, said Sara Mearns, one of the company’s principal dancers, who plays the central role of the princess Honorata. City Ballet has often commissioned new ballet scores — Mr. McCartney joins a lineup that includes Wynton Marsalis, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Charles Wuorinen and John Adams — but the composer generally plays a more limited role. Ms. Mearns said Mr. McCartney “was there in all the rehearsals, and he would sit there and watch and he would chime in. He really is a huge part of the process in the ballet, and he really cares a lot about it. This is definitely something new for everybody, to have this kind of energy around a ballet.” “Ocean’s Kingdom” is the centerpiece of the City Ballet’s season. Its opening, on Sept. 22, is the company’s annual gala. And while the score is remote from rock ’n’ roll, Mr. McCartney’s name and music are likely to draw audiences that are not ballet regulars, whether it’s baby boomers who paid hundreds of dollars to see Mr. McCartney this summer at Yankee Stadium or fashionistas curious about costumes designed by his daughter Stella McCartney. The production is budgeted at $800,000, said Katherine E. Brown, City Ballet’s executive director. “It’s on the high side, but not really out of proportion for its size and scope,” she said, citing the size of the company, the full orchestra, and the length of the performance. Mr. McCartney “donated his services,” Ms. Brown said, and Ms. McCartney made “her resources available at a very reduced level.” Photo A rehearsal of “Ocean's Kingdom,” which will be put on by the New York City Ballet. Credit Andrea Mohin/The New York Times For City Ballet, Ms. Brown said, “it’s an investment in repertory building and in audience building.” The annual gala, which has previously raised a little over $2 million, has already drawn more than $3.7 million t


In which present day country is the Biblical land of Sheba?

Archaeologists strike gold in quest to find Queen of Sheba's wealth | Science | The Guardian The Observer Archaeologists strike gold in quest to find Queen of Sheba's wealth A British excavation has struck archaeological gold with a discovery that may solve the mystery of where the Queen of Sheba derived her fabled treasures Archaeologist Louise Schofield stands in front of the mine, believed to have belonged to the Queen of Sheba, in northern Ethiopia. Photograph: The Tigray Trust Saturday 11 February 2012 19.35 EST First published on Saturday 11 February 2012 19.35 EST Close This article is 4 years old A British excavation has struck archaeological gold with a discovery that may solve the mystery of where the Queen of Sheba of biblical legend derived her fabled treasures. Almost 3,000 years ago, the ruler of Sheba, which spanned modern-day Ethiopia and Yemen, arrived in Jerusalem with vast quantities of gold to give to King Solomon. Now an enormous ancient goldmine, together with the ruins of a temple and the site of a battlefield, have been discovered in her former territory. Louise Schofield, an archaeologist and former British Museum curator, who headed the excavation on the high Gheralta plateau in northern Ethiopia, said: "One of the things I've always loved about archaeology is the way it can tie up with legends and myths. The fact that we might have the Queen of Sheba's mines is extraordinary." An initial clue lay in a 20ft stone stele (or slab) carved with a sun and crescent moon, the "calling card of the land of Sheba", Schofield said. "I crawled beneath the stone – wary of a 9ft cobra I was warned lives here – and came face to face with an inscription in Sabaean, the language that the Queen of Sheba would have spoken." On a mound nearby she found parts of columns and finely carved stone channels from a buried temple that appears to be dedicated to the moon god, the main deity of Sheba, an 8th century BC civilisation that lasted 1,000 years. It revealed a victory in a battle nearby, where Schofield excavated ancient bones. Although local people still pan for gold in the river, they were unaware of the ancient mine. Its shaft is buried some 4ft down, in a hill above which vultures swoop. An ancient human skull is embedded in the entrance shaft, which bears Sabaean chiselling. Sheba was a powerful incense-trading kingdom that prospered through trade with Jerusalem and the Roman empire. The queen is immortalised in Qur'an and the Bible, which describes her visit to Solomon "with a very great retinue, with camels bearing spices, and very much gold and precious stones ... Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold, and a very great quantity of spices." Although little is known about her, the queen's image inspired medieval Christian mystical works in which she embodied divine wisdom, as well as Turkish and Persian paintings, Handel's oratorio Solomon, and Hollywood films. Her story is still told across Africa and Arabia, and the Ethiopian tales are immortalised in the holy book the Kebra Nagast. Hers is said to be one of the world's oldest love stories. The Bible says she visited Solomon to test his wisdom by asking him several riddles. Legend has it that he wooed her, and that descendants of their child, Menelik – son of the wise – became the kings of Abyssinia. Schofield will begin a full excavation Schofield said that as she stood on the ancient site, in a rocky landscape of cacti and acacia trees, it was easy to imagine the queen arriving on a camel, overseeing slaves and elephants dragging rocks from the mine. once she has the funds and hopes to establish the precise size of the mine, whose entrance is blocked by boulders. Tests by a gold prospector who alerted her to the mine show that it is extensive, with a proper shaft and tunnel big enough to walk along. Schofield was instrumental in setting up the multinational rescue excavations at the Roman city of Zeugma on the Euphrates before it was flooded for the Birecik dam. Her latest discovery was made during her environmental development work in Ethiopia, an i


Which hat is named after an 1894 novel by George du Maurier?

Adore the fedora: what links an item of men’s headwear and a glamorous fin-de-siècle French actress? | OxfordWords blog Home > Adore the fedora: what links an item of men’s headwear and a glamorous fin-de-siècle French actress? Adore the fedora: what links an item of men’s headwear and a glamorous fin-de-siècle French actress? Most sources agree that the fedora , the familiar soft felt hat with a curled brim and a creased crown, sported by heroes and antiheros alike in period TV and film drama—including Indiana Jones and Don Draper of Mad Men —is named after the eponymous heroine of the 1882 play Fédora, by Victorien Sardou, played in its earliest productions in Paris by the famous French actress Sarah Bernhardt. The Oxford English Dictionary‘s (OED) investigations suggest that this certainly does seem to be the case. But quite how—and why—the name of the female lead in a play became attached to an item of male headwear is a subject of some conjecture. One thing that contemporary evidence does indicate is that a hat in this style was not worn Sarah Bernhardt herself in the play. Wikimedia commons George Du Maurier, Harper, 1894 The hat pictured above may possibly be made of soft felt, but bears little resemblance to the style which later came to bear the name. In addition to pictorial evidence, there are reams of print: the premiere of Fédora generated much excitement, marking Bernhardt’s return to the Parisian stage after a hiatus prompted by an ill-tempered spat with the Comédie Français theatre, and there was a great deal of media coverage, not only in France but in the English-speaking press, much of which described the items of costume she wore in astonishing detail . In this context it would seem likely that if Sarah essayed the portrayal of a Russian princess in the hat now known as a fedora, it would have attracted at least some comment. The dress of the male actors in the play goes largely unrecorded, but no direct evidence has been uncovered connecting any male cast member with this (or any) particular style of hat. Contrast the case of the trilby, named after the heroine of George du Maurier’s 1894 novel, but apparently with allusion to an illustration—by Du Maurier himself—in the novel which depicts one of the male characters, Little Billee, wearing a hat of the appropriate type. So, if no direct connection can be established between the headwear of the cast members, male or female, of Fédora, which premiered in Paris on 11 December 1882, and the style of hat now known by that name, by what process can it have come to pass that, only nine months later, on 26 September 1883, a hat recognizably answering to the modern description is being advertised (with some fanfare) in the New York Sun under the name “Fedora”? New York Sun, September 26 1883 The answer is probably connected to two related factors. Firstly, not only was the play the object of a great deal of attention and excitement on its premiere, it continued to be very successful and popular. Contemporary reviews are nearly universal in their acclaim, especially for the lead actress, and it seems fair, by early 1883, to characterize Fédora as a theatrical sensation. Secondly, those in the fashion trade in the late 19th century were not slow to recognize, and jump wholeheartedly on, a passing bandwagon when they saw one. The latter is a phenomenon acknowledged by one of the aforementioned glowing reviews of the play, from the Chicago Daily Tribune for 7 January 1883: Chicago Daily Tribune, 7 January 1883 The author was proved prescient. In the coming months, blouses, pelisses, silks, redingotes (a type of long coat dress), and indeed hats (for women) which bore the name “Fedora” were all advertised, some examples of which can be seen in the etymology section of the OED entry . It is in this atmosphere of Fédora frenzy that Knox the Hatter, the first known advertiser of the modern fedora hat, launched his new range of men’s hats. It’s very plausible that, in the autumn of 1883, groping for a marketable name with fashionable, vaguely French associations, he


An annual New Year's Day concert is held in the 'Golden Hall' of the Musikverein, in which city?

Tickets to New Year´s Concert Vienna Philharmonic at Musikverein - Golden Hall 2017/2018 tickets | MUSIKVEREIN Golden Hall Tickets | Classical Concerts Vienna | Online tickets | Buy tickets MUSIKVEREIN Golden Hall Tickets BOOK NOW Tickets to New Year´s Concert Vienna Philharmonic at Musikverein - Golden Hall 2017/2018   tickets » Home    » Classical Concerts Vienna    » MUSIKVEREIN Golden Hall Tickets    » Tickets to New Year´s Concert Vienna Philharmonic at Musikverein - Golden Hall 2017/2018   Tickets to New Year´s Concert Vienna Philharmonic at Musikverein - Golden Hall 2017/2018 Venue: Musikverein Next performance (see season calendar above for other dates) Tickets to New Year´s Concert Vienna Philharmonic at Musikverein - Golden Hall 2017/2018 Sat  30 December 2017 Tickets to New Year´s Concert Vienna Philharmonic at Musikverein - Golden Hall 2017/2018 Sun  31 December 2017 Tickets to New Year´s Concert Vienna Philharmonic at Musikverein - Golden Hall 2017/2018 Mon  01 January 2018 Composer/Organizer: Wiener Philharmoniker Neujahrskonzert 2016 WE ORGANIZE TICKETS FOR ALL 3 (THREE) CONCERTS AS A RE-SALE  SERVICE!   Please contact us by E-mail or call for quotes and availability.   Subscribing for tickets for the public drawing can be done on the website of the Vienna Philharmonic between 02.January  till 28th February.   Riccardo Muti will conduct the next New Year's Concert 2018 of the Vienna Philharmonic.   The complete duration of the event is around two and a half hours. Starting at 11.15 a.m.   "Großer Saal" (Large Hall) known as well as:  "The Golden Hall" of the Wiener Musikverein.   The concerts have been held in the "Großer Saal" (Large Hall - The Golden Hall) of the Musikverein since 1939. The dancers come from the Vienna State Opera Ballet and dance at different famous places in Austria, as Schönbrunn Palace, Schloss Esterházy, the Vienna State Opera or the Wiener Musikverein itself.   The concert is broadcasted by national tv´s in now 92. different countries.   It is a culturall event on the first day of the year shared by spectators on all five continents.   The Concert The event has also become a highly ritualized share. Follow the two main parts encores. The second encore (the traditional concert waltz The Blue Danube, Johann Strauss Jr., Op 314, 1867), the audience interrupted with applause during the introductory bars. Afterwards the orchestra wishes to the (global) audience Happy New Year ! Tickets for the New Year Concert 2017/2017 Ticket prices:  New Year's Concert  01.01.2016, 11:15 h see above.  Tickets for the New Year Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic 2016 on written request on: office@vienna-concert.com Concerts on 30.12.2016; 31.12.2016 & 01.01.2017 € 35 - € 1.090 - production prices - the re-sale prices are listed above.   Seats categories at the Golden Hall Musikverein:   Category 1. - Parterre row 4-32; Parterre-Loge 1-7, first row; Balkon Mitte, row 1. Category 2. - Parterre 2-3. row; Parterre Loge 1-4, row 2.; Parterre Loge 8-9, row 1.; Balkonloge 1-5 rechts und Balkon Loge 1-2 links, row 1. Category 3. - Parterre - Loge 5-7, row 2.; Balkonloge 6-8 rechts und Balkonloge 3-5 links, row 1. Category 4. - Parterre row 1., Parterre - Loge 1-4, row 3., Balkon Mitte 2-5 row, Orchester, seats 1-5 Category 5. - Cercle row 3., Balkon Mitte 6.-8. row; Galerie-row 1; Parterre - Loge 5-7, 3. row; Parterre - Loge 8-9, row 2. Category 6. - Cercle, row 1-2. Category 7. - Orchester rechts, seats 6-14; Galerie 2.-6. row; Parterre - Loge 8-9, row3. Category 8. - Orchester links, seats 6-14; Balkonlogen row 2.-3. Category 9. - Orchester links & rechts, seats 15-21; Podium links & rechts, seats 1-18. Category 10. - Standing Room   Brahms Hall "In order not to promise too much it can be said that it has been made into the most beautiful, most magnificent, perfect example of a chamber concert hall that any of us knows in the world.” This was the reaction of a Vienna daily newspaper in October 1993 as the Brahms-Saal was presented to the public after extensive renovation work. The surprise was perfect.


Clifford's Tower is all that remains of the castle in which British town or city?

Clifford's Tower, York Clifford's Tower HERITAGE RATING:   ? Clifford's Tower is all that remains of York Castle. William the Conqueror built a wooden castle here in 1086, atop a high conical mound over looking the River Ouse. That first castle was burned by rebellious natives, and a second one built. That building saw one of the most horrifying episodes in York's colourful history in 1190. A mob of citizens rioted against the Jewish population of York, and 1190 of the Jews took refuge inside the castle. Many of the Jews committed suicide rather than allow themselves to be captured by the bloodthirsty mob outside, and more died when the building was set on fire. The remainder were slaughtered by the mob. Another wooden castle was built to replace the burned building, but this blew down in the 13th century. A new stone castle in a quatrefoil shape was built in 1270 on the orders of Henry III. The roof of the tower was lost to fire in 1684. In 1322 the tower gained its present name when Roger de Clifford was executed by Edward II for treason. Clifford was hanged in chains from the walls of the tower, and ever after the building has been "Clifford's Tower". Most of the tower that visitors can see today dates from the 13th century, with some 17th century additions, notably the Debtor's Prison, Female prison, and Assize Court. Spiral staircases lead to the walls, and those who make the climb are rewarded by superb views of the city. There is a minimal charge for admission. English Heritage members admitted free.


Nureyev, Makarova and Baryshnikov all defected from which ballet company?

Mikhail Baryshnikov - Biography - IMDb Mikhail Baryshnikov Jump to: Overview  (4) | Mini Bio  (1) | Trivia  (25) | Personal Quotes  (13) Overview (4) 5' 7" (1.7 m) Mini Bio (1) Boyishly cute, diminutive and strong as a bull, but as graceful as any gazelle or swan, Mikhail Baryshnikov is a household name even to non-balletomanes. Widely considered to be one of the greatest and biggest names in dance. Mikhail began his ballet studies in his native Riga, Latvia. He was accepted by the Leningrad Choreographic School, the associate school of the Kirov Ballet. One of his instructors there was Alexander Pushkin , who had taught Rudolf Nureyev - who defected in Paris and was already making a name for himself in America. Among Baryshnikov's friends at the school were Alexander Godunov (nicknamed Sasha) and "ballerina assoluta" Natalia Makarova . Mikhail joined the Kirov Ballet of Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) and his technique and balletic abilities were so great, he skipped the corps and was immediately put in a soloist position. While doing quite well in Russia, even finding an audience fanbase, the government and dance seemed to be too limiting and frustrating for him. Like other Russian dancers before him and after him, he would soon defect. When the Kirov was touring in Canada, Baryshnikov defected and then quickly became a member of the National Ballet of Canada. Later on, he joined the American Ballet Theatre becoming one of the company's principal dancers. During this time he was reintroduced to 'Gelsey Kirkland' of New York City Ballet, whom he had previously met in Russia, becoming partners both on the stage and in real life. The celebrated partnership went on to become legendary, with their most well-known work being Baryshnikov's version of Tchaikovsky's ballet "The Nutcracker". In 1977, Mikhail made his film debut in The Turning Point (1977), a part written especially for him, where he played Yuri, a superstar ballet defector from Russia who beds more ballerinas than he dances with. Gelsey was also slated to co-star, but she wanted "no part of Hollywood", had objections to the storyline and soon after the two split. The movie went on to be nominated for 11 Oscars, including one for Mikhail. Throughout his life Mikhail had idolized George Balanchine , the great choreographer and ballet master of the early 20th century for his innovation within the art of modern ballet. Thus, in addition to his occasional casting in films, Baryshnikov applied to and became a student of the great Balanchine, learning his choreography styles, taking a sabbatical from the ABT. Mikhail danced "Prodigal Son" and numerous other ballets at NYCB under Balanchine's direction and continued with NYCB until he was offered the position of Artistic Director at ABT. He briefly resumed the role of principal dancer, but was forced to quit professional ballet due to injuries. In the 1990's, he co-founded the White Oak Dance Project, and in 2000 received a lifetime of achievement award at the Kennedy Center Honor Awards. Baryshnikov has been called the greatest male dancer of the 20th century and continues to dance, model and act, both in film and in the theater. - IMDb Mini Biography By: dane youssef Trivia (25) Ballet dancer turned actor Father of four children. He lives with girlfriend Lisa Rinehart . Following his defection in Canada, the first ballet troupe that he performed with was the Royal Winnipeg Ballet in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Mikhail was a 2000 recipient of the John F. Kennedy Center Honors. Children by Lisa Rinehart : Peter Andrew (born 1989), Anna Katerina (born May 22nd 1992) and Sofia-Luisa (born May 24th 1994). Has his own clothing line: "Baryshnikov", plus his own perfume brand: "Misha". Danced with the Kirov Ballet, the American Ballet Theatre and the New York City Ballet. Was artistic director with ABT and even ran his own class outside of ABT - Mikhail Baryshnikov's School of Classic Ballet. Was romantically involved with legendary ballerinas Natalia Makarova and Gelsey Kirkland . Frequently attended legendary New York disco


'Closing Time' published in 1994 was a sequel to which 1961 novel?

Closing Time | novel by Heller | Britannica.com novel by Heller THIS IS A DIRECTORY PAGE. Britannica does not currently have an article on this topic. Learn about this topic in these articles:   in American literature: Realism and “metafiction” ...nightmarish implications. In Catch-22 (1961), Joseph Heller satirized the military mentality with surreal black comedy but also injected a sense of Kafkaesque horror. A sequel, Closing Time (1994), was an elegy for the World War II generation. Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., in Slaughterhouse-Five (1969), described the Allied firebombing of the German city of...


Who succeeded Richard Nixon as US President?

Richard M. Nixon | whitehouse.gov Air Force One Richard M. Nixon Richard Nixon was elected the 37th President of the United States (1969-1974) after previously serving as a U.S. Representative and a U.S. Senator from California. After successfully ending American fighting in Vietnam and improving international relations with the U.S.S.R. and China, he became the only President to ever resign the office, as a result of the Watergate scandal. Reconciliation was the first goal set by President Richard M. Nixon. The Nation was painfully divided, with turbulence in the cities and war overseas. During his Presidency, Nixon succeeded in ending American fighting in Viet Nam and improving relations with the U.S.S.R. and China. But the Watergate scandal brought fresh divisions to the country and ultimately led to his resignation. His election in 1968 had climaxed a career unusual on two counts: his early success and his comeback after being defeated for President in 1960 and for Governor of California in 1962. Born in California in 1913, Nixon had a brilliant record at Whittier College and Duke University Law School before beginning the practice of law. In 1940, he married Patricia Ryan; they had two daughters, Patricia (Tricia) and Julie. During World War II, Nixon served as a Navy lieutenant commander in the Pacific. On leaving the service, he was elected to Congress from his California district. In 1950, he won a Senate seat. Two years later, General Eisenhower selected Nixon, age 39, to be his running mate. As Vice President, Nixon took on major duties in the Eisenhower Administration. Nominated for President by acclamation in 1960, he lost by a narrow margin to John F. Kennedy. In 1968, he again won his party's nomination, and went on to defeat Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey and third-party candidate George C. Wallace. His accomplishments while in office included revenue sharing, the end of the draft, new anticrime laws, and a broad environmental program. As he had promised, he appointed Justices of conservative philosophy to the Supreme Court. One of the most dramatic events of his first term occurred in 1969, when American astronauts made the first moon landing. Some of his most acclaimed achievements came in his quest for world stability. During visits in 1972 to Beijing and Moscow, he reduced tensions with China and the U.S.S.R. His summit meetings with Russian leader Leonid I. Brezhnev produced a treaty to limit strategic nuclear weapons. In January 1973, he announced an accord with North Viet Nam to end American involvement in Indochina. In 1974, his Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger, negotiated disengagement agreements between Israel and its opponents, Egypt and Syria. In his 1972 bid for office, Nixon defeated Democratic candidate George McGovern by one of the widest margins on record. Within a few months, his administration was embattled over the so-called "Watergate" scandal, stemming from a break-in at the offices of the Democratic National Committee during the 1972 campaign. The break-in was traced to officials of the Committee to Re-elect the President. A number of administration officials resigned; some were later convicted of offenses connected with efforts to cover up the affair. Nixon denied any personal involvement, but the courts forced him to yield tape recordings which indicated that he had, in fact, tried to divert the investigation. As a result of unrelated scandals in Maryland, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew resigned in 1973. Nixon nominated, and Congress approved, House Minority Leader Gerald R. Ford as Vice President. Faced with what seemed almost certain impeachment, Nixon announced on August 8, 1974, that he would resign the next day to begin "that process of healing which is so desperately needed in America." In his last years, Nixon gained praise as an elder statesman. By the time of his death on April 22, 1994, he had written numerous books on his experiences in public life and on foreign policy. The Presidential biographies on WhiteHouse.gov are from “The Presidents of the United States of


The coral island of Niue is a self-governing state in free association with which country?

Lighthouses of Niue Lighthouses of Niue Niue (pronounced "new-ay") is an isolated Polynesian island country located in the South Pacific east of Tonga, south of Samoa, and west of the Cook Islands. The island is about 18 km (11 mi) in diameter, surrounded by a coral reef. The population on the island is about 1400. Niue is described as a "self-governing state in free association with New Zealand," not a colony but not quite an independent nation. The village of Alofi, on the west coast, is the capital. The territory has no traditional lighthouses, but there are several minor     lights. It is likely that Maritime     New Zealand has assisted in the installation and maintenance of these lights. Admiralty numbers are from volume       K of the Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals. U.S. NGA List numbers     are from Publication 111. General Sources A useful general map of the island. Range  Rear Light, Alofi, September 2013 photo copyright Adam and Cindy, SV Bravo; used by permission Lightbeacons * [Alofi Range Rear] Date unknown. Active; focal plane 24 m (79 ft); continuous red light. 9 m (30 ft) framework structure carrying a trapezoidal daymark painted on both sides with red and white horizontal bands. A photo is above, and another photo is available, but      the small structure is not seen in Google's satellite       view . The front light is on a similar, smaller structure with a diagonal red band, seen to the left of the rear light in the Panoramio photo . The range guides vessels through the pass in the coral reef. The wharf is known as Sir Robert's Wharf after Sir Robert Rex, the nation's first prime minister. Located at the base of the wharf at Alofi. Site open. Admiralty K4656.1;       NGA 3160. Information available on lost lighthouses: Notable faux lighthouses:


Which Benedictine monk wrote 'Chronica Majora', a history of the world from the creation to 1959?

Paris, Matthew Paris, Matthew ▪ English artist and historian died 1259       English Benedictine monk and chronicler, known largely only through his voluminous and detailed writings, which constitute one of the most important sources of knowledge of events in Europe between 1235 and 1259.       Paris was admitted a monk at the Abbey of St. Albans in England in 1217, and in 1248 he was sent to Norway to reform the Benedictine Monastery of St. Benet Holm on the island of Nidarholm. Apart from this mission and occasional visits to the royal court at Westminster, Winchester, and elsewhere, he remained at St. Albans, assiduously recording contemporary events. His Chronica majora (“Major Chronicles”) incorporates Roger Wendover's Flores historiarum (“Flowers of History”) and continues it from 1235 to 1259. His other chronicles—the Historia Anglorum (“History of the English”), the Flores historiarum, and the Abbreviatio chronicorum (“Summary of the Chronicles”)—are all abridged from his Chronica majora but contain some additional matter. Paris also wrote a history of his own house, the Gesta abbatum monasterii Sancti Albani (“Deeds of the Abbots of the Monastery of St. Albans”). Autograph manuscripts of all these works survive. He wrote biographies of Saint Alban, Edward the Confessor, Saint Thomas Becket, and Edmund Rich, in Anglo-Norman verse, and of Stephen Langton and Edmund Rich, in Latin prose.       As a chronicler, Paris is noteworthy for his detailed knowledge of events all over Europe; for his use of information obtained from the leading figures of his day, such as Henry III and Richard, Earl of Cornwall, both of whom he knew well; for the large number of documents that he included either in his chronicle or in an appendix to it; and for the outspoken expression of his prejudices against, in particular, the king, the foreign favourites at court, and the papacy. * * * Paris, Peace of Look at other dictionaries: Paris,Matthew — Paris, Matthew. 1200? 1259. English monk and chronicler. His Chronica Majora traced the history of the world from the creation to 1259. * * * …   Universalium Paris, Matthew — • Benedictine monk and chronicler (1200 1259) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …   Catholic encyclopedia Paris, Matthew — (ca. 1200–1259)    Matthew Paris was an English monk and Latin chronicler, whose influential account of the early part of the reign of Henry III is admired for its lively narration and for its use of eyewitness accounts, including his own… …   Encyclopedia of medieval literature PARIS, MATTHEW —    English chronicler; a Benedictine monk of St. Albans; author of Chronica Majora, which contains a history written in Latin of England from the Conquest to the year in which he died (1195 1259) …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia Paris, Matthew — (c. 1195 1259)    Chronicler, entered in 1217 the Benedictine Monastery of St. Albans, and continued the work of Roger de Wendover (q.v.) as chronicler of the monastery. In 1248 he went on the invitation of Hacon King of Norway to reform the… …   Short biographical dictionary of English literature Matthew Paris —     Matthew Paris     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Matthew Paris     Benedictine monk and chronicler, b. about 1200; d. 1259. There seems no reason to infer from the name by which he was commonly known that this famous English historian was directly …   Catholic encyclopedia Matthew Paris — For the British newspaper columnist and former MP, see Matthew Parris. Self portrait of Matthew Paris from the original manuscript of his Historia Anglorum (London, British Library, MS Royal 14.C.VII, folio 6r). Matthew Paris (Latin, Matthæi… …   Wikipedia Matthew Parris — Not to be confused with Matthew Paris. For the lawyer and writer on Balkan affairs see Matthew Parish. Matthew Parris Member of Parliament for West Derbyshire In office 3 May 1979 – 8 May 1986 Preceded by James Scott Hopkins …   Wikipedia Matthew 5:17 — Ecclesia et Synagoga, a medieval depiction comparing Jewish and Christian law on the façade of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Matthew 5:17 is the seventee


The Hunting of the Snark by Lewis Carroll | Poetry Foundation The Hunting of the Snark by Lewis Carroll The Hunting of the Snark Related Poem Content Details "Just the place for a Snark!" the Bellman cried,    As he landed his crew with care; Supporting each man on the top of the tide    By a finger entwined in his hair. "Just the place for a Snark! I have said it twice:    That alone should encourage the crew. Just the place for a Snark! I have said it thrice:    What I tell you three times is true." The crew was complete: it included a Boots—    A maker of Bonnets and Hoods— A Barrister, brought to arrange their disputes—    And a Broker, to value their goods. A Billiard-marker, whose skill was immense,    Might perhaps have won more than his share— But a Banker, engaged at enormous expense,    Had the whole of their cash in his care. There was also a Beaver, that paced on the deck,    Or would sit making lace in the bow: And had often (the Bellman said) saved them from wreck,    Though none of the sailors knew how. There was one who was famed for the number of things    He forgot when he entered the ship: His umbrella, his watch, all his jewels and rings,    And the clothes he had bought for the trip. He had forty-two boxes, all carefully packed,    With his name painted clearly on each: But, since he omitted to mention the fact,    They were all left behind on the beach. The loss of his clothes hardly mattered, because    He had seven coats on when he came, With three pair of boots—but the worst of it was,    He had wholly forgotten his name. He would answer to "Hi!" or to any loud cry,    Such as "Fry me!" or "Fritter my wig!" To "What-you-may-call-um!" or "What-was-his-name!" While, for those who preferred a more forcible word,    He had different names from these: His intimate friends called him "Candle-ends,"    And his enemies "Toasted-cheese." "His form is ungainly—his intellect small—"    (So the Bellman would often remark) "But his courage is perfect! And that, after all,    Is the thing that one needs with a Snark." He would joke with hænas, returning their stare    With an impudent wag of the head: And he once went a walk, paw-in-paw, with a bear,    "Just to keep up its spirits," he said. He came as a Baker: but owned, when too late—    And it drove the poor Bellman half-mad— He could only bake Bride-cake—for which, I may state,    No materials were to be had. The last of the crew needs especial remark,    Though he looked an incredible dunce: He had just one idea—but, that one being "Snark,"    The good Bellman engaged him at once. He came as a Butcher: but gravely declared,    When the ship had been sailing a week, He could only kill Beavers. The Bellman looked scared,    And was almost too frightened to speak: But at length he explained, in a tremulous tone,    There was only one Beaver on board; And that was a tame one he had of his own,    Whose death would be deeply deplored. The Beaver, who happened to hear the remark,    Protested, with tears in its eyes, That not even the rapture of hunting the Snark    Could atone for that dismal surprise! It strongly advised that the Butcher should be    Conveyed in a separate ship: But the Bellman declared that would never agree    With the plans he had made for the trip: Navigation was always a difficult art,    Though with only one ship and one bell: And he feared he must really decline, for his part,    Undertaking another as well. The Beaver's best course was, no doubt, to procure    A second-hand dagger-proof coat— So the Baker advised it—and next, to insure    Its life in some Office of note: This the Banker suggested, and offered for hire    (On moderate terms), or for sale, Two excellent Policies, one Against Fire,    And one Against Damage From Hail. Yet still, ever after that sorrowful day,    Whenever the Butcher was by, The Beaver kept looking the opposite way,    And appeared unaccountably shy. The Bellman himself they all praised to the skies—    Such a carriage, such ease and such grace! Such solemnity, too! One could see he was wise,    The mome


The Spangled Drongo can be found in Far Nowrth Queensland Australia Previous Next The Spangled Drongo There’s not many names that suit the character of a creature as aptly as the Spangled Drongo, a sort of yobo of the avian world that’s earned its name through its often comical and clamorous behaviour. The sound this bird makes has been likened to that of a stifled sneeze, followed by a strangled cat-like noise, which is then followed by something that resembles strings being inharmoniously plucked and stretched in an overexerted frenzy. Not all birds, it seems, are meant to bring delight to the ears. Maybe it’s the job of the Spangled Drongo to bring a bit of variety and comic relief into the world. In any case, the spangled part of this bird’s name comes from the blue highlights that adorn its black coat. Spangled, being to sparkle or twinkle. It also has a long and forked tail, which gives the appearance of two distinct feathers being crossed over each other. A born entertainer, the Spangled Drongo is known to chase raw meat that’s been tossed into mid-air, accurately catching it with a spectacular swoop. It also eats insects and small birds, nabbing them in similar fashion. Long wire bristles bordering the bird’s beak help guide prey into its mouth. Also an excellent mimic, the Spangled Drongo picks up sounds it hears and weaves them into its twisted, cacophonous cackle. Interestingly, it’s also often silent, making its behaviour seem even more erratic when in full swing. Typically aggressive towards other species, the Spangled Drongo can be found throughout northern and eastern Australia, as well as New Guinea and eastern Indonesia. They prefer wet forests, but also subsist in woodlands, parks or amongst mangroves. True to its capricious nature, it’s also known to occasionally turn up in Tasmania. In breeding, both sexes take part in building the nest, which is a motley construction of twigs, vines and grass held together with spider webs. This is placed in a horizontal fork of a tree, typically 10 – 20 metres above ground, which the Spangled Drongo will spiritedly defend.