"Who sang on a record released in November 2010, ""Boom boom boom, even brighter than the moon moon moon""?"

Firework (song) | The Katy Perry Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia —Katy Perry Perry stated to MTV News about the song: "People are coming back and almost adopting it as their own anthem, and it's hard, I think, to write an anthem that's not cheesy, and I hope that this could be something in that category. I hope this could be one of those things where it's like, 'Yeah, I want to put my fist up and feel proud and feel strong. But I also don't want to be cheesy, it's a fine line, and I think 'Firework' ..... would be like the opus or my one song — if I had to pick a song to play — 'cause it has a great beat. But it also has a fantastic message" This is evident with the level of the passion in her singing, which is common with her live performances, with similar attributes to other songs such as " I Kissed a Girl " which is why there's an instrumental section. Lyrics {{Scroll box |content=[Intro: 2Pac] I ain't got no motherfucking friends That's why I fucked your bitch, you fat motherfucker Take money West Side, Bad Boy killers Take money You know who the realest is We bring it too Take money, take money [Verse 1: 2Pac] First off, fuck your bitch and the clique you claim Westside when we ride, come equipped with game You claim to be a player, but I fucked your wife We bust on Bad Boys, niggas fucked for life Plus Puffy trying to see me, weak hearts I rip Biggie Smalls and Junior M.A.F.I.A. some mark-ass bitches We keep on coming while we running for your jewels Steady gunning, keep on busting at them fools You know the rules Lil' Caesar go ask your homie how I'll leave you Cut your young ass up, leave you in pieces, now be deceased Little Kim, don't fuck around with real G's Quick to snatch your ugly ass off the streets So fuck peace! I'll let them niggas know it's on for life Don't let the Westside ride the night haha Bad Boy murdered on wax and killed Fuck with me and get your caps peeled You know [Hook: 2Pac] See, grab your Glocks when you see 2Pac Call the cops when you see 2Pac, oh Who shot me, but your punks didn't finish Now you about to feel the wrath of a menace Nigga, I hit 'em up [Interlude: 2Pac] Check this out, you motherfuckers know what time it is I don't know why I'm even on this track Y'all niggas ain't even on my level I'm going to let my little homies ride on you bitch-made ass Bad Boy bitches Take money [Verse 2: Hussein Fatal] Get out the way, yo, get out the way, yo Biggie Smalls just got dropped Little Moo' pass the MAC and let me hit him in his back Frank White needs to get spanked right for setting traps Little accident-murderer, and I ain't never heard of ya Poisonous gats attack when I'm serving ya Spank you, shank your whole style when I gank Guard your rank cause I'ma slam your ass in the paint Puffy weaker than the fuckin' block I'm running through, nigga And I'm smoking Junior M.A.F.I.A. in front of you, nigga With the ready-power Tucked in my Guess under my Eddie Bauer Your clout petty/sour, I push packages every hour I hit 'em up [Hook: 2Pac] Grab your Glocks when you see 2Pac Call the cops when you see 2Pac, oh Who shot me, but your punks didn't finish Now you about to feel the wrath of a menace Nigga, I hit 'em up [Verse 3: 2Pac] Peep how we do it, keep it real as penitentiary steel This ain't no freestyle battle All you niggas getting killed with your mouths open Trying to come up off of me, you in the clouds hoping Smoking dope, it's like a sherm high Niggas think they learned to fly But they burn, motherfucker, you deserve to die Talking about you getting money, but it's funny to me All you niggas living bummy – why you fucking with me? I'm a self-made millionaire Thug livin', out of prison, pistols in the air haha Biggie, remember when I used to let you sleep on the couch And beg a bitch to let you sleep in the house? Now it's all about Versace, you copied my style Five shots couldn't drop me, I took it and smiled Now I'm back to set the record straight With my AK, I'm still the thug that you love to hate Motherfucker, I'll hit 'em up [Verse 4: Kadafi] I'm from N-E-W Jers' where plenty o


Barry Bonds is an all-time great in what sport?

Why Barry Bonds is baseball's all-time best player. | Sports on Earth Barry Bonds, shown here in 2002, was intentionally walked 688 times in his career -- and pitchers that didn't walk him often regretted it. (Getty Images) Best. Not greatest: best. I want no part of the word "greatest." This time of year it barely even means anything outside of whatever post-hoc definition is needed to support other arguments. If we're going to talk about Barry Bonds's place in baseball history, let's kick "greatest" to the same curb where we left "most valuable" a few weeks back and focus instead on best, which in relation to sports we can take to mean "demonstrating the absolute highest standard of performance and ability in his field, both in relation to his contemporaries and his historical predecessors." We're also going to use the word "player" here not only to differentiate Bonds from the guys who throw off a mound for a living but to avoid the word "hitter," as there are few things I'm less interested in doing than debating whether or not Ted Williams hitting .400 or Pete Rose having 4256 career hits means either of them were the best "pure hitter" of all time. "Pure hitting," or what scouts call the contact tool, is just one facet of the skillset a batter brings to the plate. Obviously neither Williams nor Rose were slouches in the other two primary aspects of hitting -- discipline and power -- but their contact tools were what made both players legends. First things first: I'm throwing Babe Ruth out of this discussion altogether. Not only does he have some significant value tied up in pitching, but he played his entire career in the pre-integration era, and I think that's a significant strike against the relative quality of the league in that era. Now, is that Ruth's fault? No, it's not. Does it matter that it's not Ruth's fault? Not even slightly. Comparing players from the various post-integration, post-expansion eras is hard enough without trying to shoehorn in a guy who played in a whites-only league with half the teams. Ruth is being removed from consideration not because he's unqualified, but because there's no good-faith way to truly compare him to Barry Bonds. Ted Williams is going to be collateral damage here too, since his career straddled integration and ended two years before expansion began. Some might find it problematic to toss two of the most highly regarded players in the history of the sport aside so quickly, but it's necessary when considering the evolution of the game and the industry. Baseball in the 1920's and 30's, when Ruth played, might as well be an entirely different sport taking place on an entirely different planet. With the advent of professionalism, the growth of the sport, and the inexorable forward march of technology, Major League Baseball in 2012 is a higher quality product with stronger, faster, healthier, and -- due to the immediate financial security of their jobs -- more focused players than it was 70 years ago. It's been so long, there's not really even anyone left to have nostalgia for that period of baseball history anymore. Hell, if I'm nostalgic for anything it's the Steroid Era. I miss the dingers. With Ruth and Williams consigned to history, we need to build a list of candidates from the remaining greats. If you trust Wins Above Replacement to provide a ballpark approximation of a player's career value, and I do, then the top five players since integration are Barry Bonds (158.1), Willie Mays (150.8), Hank Aaron (137.3), Alex Rodriguez (111.4), and Rickey Henderson (106.8). I think these are the right names in the right order; the only other guys over 100 WAR in that time frame are Mickey Mantle, Mike Schmidt, and Frank Robinson, and I'm comfortable saying Rickey and Rodriguez are where they should be in relation to those guys. (Side note on Ted Williams: even though our endpoints have lopped off a significant amount of his value, he's still 24th on the list post-integration. If we make a special exception and give him credit for those years, his career 119.8 WAR puts him between A


What is the name for the hair that surrounds a lion's neck?

Lions: Facts & Information Lions: Facts & Information By Alina Bradford, Live Science Contributor | October 2, 2014 09:20pm ET MORE Credit: Lion image via Shutterstock Lions are large felines that are traditionally depicted as the "king of the jungle." These big cats once roamed Africa, Asia and Europe. However, now they are found in only two areas of the world and are classified into two subspecies. Asiatic lions live in India's Gir Forest; African lions live in central and southern Africa. Though they look similar, these two subspecies are very different in size, habitat, diet and more. Size & characteristics The African lion is 4.5 to 6.5 feet (1.4 to 2 meters) long from its head to its rump, and its tail measures from 26.25 to 39.5 inches (67 to 100 centimeters) long. African lions typically weigh 265 to 420 lbs. (120 to 191 kilograms).  Asiatic lions tend to be much bigger, according to the  World Wildlife Federation  (WWF). They weigh 300 to 500 lbs. (120 to 226 kg) and are 6.56 to 9.18 feet (200 to 280 cm) long. Their tails measure 23.62 to 35.43 inches (60 to 90 cm). Male lions are generally larger than females and have a distinctive mane of hair around their heads. The mane's function is to make the male look more impressive to females and more intimidating to other males, according to the  San Diego Zoo . The mane also protects the male's neck during fights over territory or mating rights. An African Lioness takes a swipe at remote camera in the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. Credit: © naturepl.com / Anup Shah / WWF-Canon Habitat African lions live in Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Tanzania, the Central African Republic, South Sudan and other parts of sub-Saharan Africa. They wander a territory of 100 square miles (259 square kilometers), according to  National Geographic . This territory consists of scrub, grasslands or open woodlands.  Asiatic lions are found only in the Gir Forest National Park in India. This park is a wildlife sanctuary on 877.37 square miles (1,412 square km) of land. The land includes a deciduous forest, grasslands, scrub jungle and rocky hills. Diet African lions eat large animals that they find in the grasslands, including antelopes, zebras and wildebeest. Asiatic lions eat large animals as well, such as goats, nilgai, chital, sambhar and buffaloes. They are also known to eat smaller animals. Habits Lions are very social cats and live in groups called prides. Asiatic and African lion prides are very different, though. African lion prides consist of up to three males, around a dozen females, and their young, according to National Geographic. There are prides that have as many as 40 members, though.  Asian lions divide themselves into two prides. The females have a pride and the males have a pride. They only come together during mating season. With both types of lion prides, the females stay put. All of the females in a pride are usually related to each other because females tend to stay with the pride in which they are born. Males, on the other hand, wander off to create their own pride when they are old enough. Offspring Woodland Park Zoo Credit: Ryan/Woodland Park Zoo At 3 to 4 years old, males and females are ready to mate. The female has a gestation period of around four months. She will give birth to her young away from others and hide the cubs for the first six weeks of their lives. At birth, the cubs are only around 3 lbs. (1.5 kg). They are also completely dependent on their mother. All of the females in a group of lions mate at the same time. After the first six weeks, the cubs are taken care of by all of the females and will often nurse from females other than their mother, according to the San Diego Zoo . Classification/taxonomy The taxonomy of lions recognized by most experts is: Kingdom: Animalia Genus & species: Panthera leo Subspecies: Panthera leo leo (African lion), Panthera leo persica (Asiatic lion) The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) only recognizes these two subspecies, while the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS), maintained b


What is the title given to the widow of the holder of a title which has been passed on to another?

On Titles (If you find this useful, you can say thank you by buying one of my books. ENGLISH TITLES IN THE 18TH AND 19TH CENTURIES by Jo Beverley Member of the RWA Hall of Fame for Regency Romance. "Arguably today's most skilful writer of intelligent historical romance." Publishers Weekly This brief run-down of English titles is for use by fiction writers. It is by no means comprehensive, but covers the more common situations arising in novels set in the above periods. At the end I address the question of choosing fictional titles. The English peerage basically runs according to primogeniture, ie the eldest son gets nearly everything. If a peer has no eldest son, the title and possessions that belong to it go to the next male heir, probably a brother or nephew. There are a very few titles that can pass to a female if there is no direct heir, but they will revert to the male line when the lady bears a son. (Such as the monarchy.) Some titles can automatically pass through a female heir (when there is no male heir) and most can be revived by subsequent generations by petitioning to the Crown. But that's getting into more complicated areas. If your plot depends on something unusual, please do research it thoroughly before going ahead. The eldest son is called the heir apparent, since he is clearly the heir. If there is no such son, the next in line is called the heir presumptive since, no matter how unlikely (the duke is actually an ancient Benedictine Monk on his death bed) the possibility of a closer heir being created is still there. Thus an heir presumptive does not hold an heir's title, if any. (See below about heir's titles.) If a peer dies leaving a wife but no son, the heir inherits unless the widow says she might be with child. It is for her to do that. If she stays silent, it is assumed that she is not. If she's pregnant, everything waits until the child is born. An heir must be legitimate at birth to inherit a title, though that could mean a marriage ceremony performed while the mother is in labor. A peer may raise bastards with devotion and/or marry the mother later, but a bastard child can never be his legal heir. Peers automatically had seats in the House of Lords. Note, however, that courtesy titles (those held by heirs) do not give seats, or any of the other privileges of the peerage. Most peers do not use their surnames as their title. Thus, the usual pattern would be something like Sebastian Burgoyne, Earl of Malzard. He is Lord Malzard never Lord Burgoyne. (Or, for that matter, Lord Sebastian.) As an author, you might like variety, but take as a general rule is that no one ever had two forms of address. THE RANKS OF THE PEERAGE A) Leaving aside royalty, the highest rank is DUKE. His wife is the DUCHESS. They will be duke and duchess of something, eg. Duke and Duchess of Ithorne. Address is "your grace", though familiars may address them as Duke and Duchess eg "Fine weather for shooting, eh, Duke?" or may address the duke by title. "Care for more port, Ithorne?" NOTE that the duke will also have a family name, ie. surname (such as Cavendish) but will not use it in the normal course of events. The duchess does not use the surname at all. If Anne Pitt marries the Duke of Stone (whose family name is Cherry), she will be Duchess of Stone and will informally sign herself Anne Stone, not Anne Cherry. The duke's eldest son is his heir and will have his father's second-best title as his courtesy title. Nearly all peers have a number of titles marking their climb up the ranks. The heir to a duke is often the next lowest ranking peer, a marquess (or marquis -- spelling is optional, but both are pronounced markwess.) The title could, however, be an earldom, or even a viscountcy. Remember, a courtesy title does not give the holder a seat in the House of Lords or other privileges of the peerage. If the heir has a son before the heir becomes duke, that son will take the next lowest title as a courtesy title. If the heir dies before his father, his eldest son becomes the heir apparent and takes his father's title. Apart


Uranus's Moon Oberon - Universe Today   Universe Today by Matt Williams In 1610, Galileo’s observed four satellites orbiting the distant gas giant of Jupiter. This discovery would ignite a revolution in astronomy, and encouraged further examinations of the outer Solar System to see what other mysteries it held. In the centuries that followed, astronomers not only discovered that other gas giants had similar systems of moons, but that these systems were rather extensive. For example, Uranus has a system of 27 confirmed satellites. Of these, Oberon is the outermost satellite, as well as the second largest and second most-massive. Named in honor of a mythical king of fairies, it is also the ninth most massive moon in the Solar System. Discovery and Naming: Discovered in 1787 by Sir William Herschel, Oberon was one of two major satellites discovered in a single day (the other being Uranus’ moon of Titania). At the time, he reported observing four other moons; however, the Royal Astronomical Society would later determine that these were spurious. It would be almost five decades after the moons were discovered that an astronomer other than Herschel observed them. Initially, Oberon was referred to as “the second satellite of Uranus”, and in 1848, was given the designation Uranus II by William Lassell. In 1851, Lassell discovered Uranus’ other two moons – later named Ariel and Miranda – and began numbering them based on their distance from the planet . Oberon was thus given the designation of Uranus IV. Size comparison between the Earth, the Moon, and Uranus’ moon of Oberon. Credit: Tom.Reding/Public Domain By 1852, Herschel’s son John suggested naming the moon’s his father observed Oberon and Titania , at the request of Lassell himself. All of these names were taken from the works of William Shakespeare and Alexander Pope, with the name Oberon being derived from the King of the Fairies in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Size, Mass and Orbit: With a diameter of approx. 1,523 kilometers, a surface area of 7,285,000 km², and a mass of 3.014 ± 0.075 x 10²¹ kilograms, Oberon is the second largest, and second most massive of Uranus’ moons. It is also the ninth most massive moon in the solar system. At a distance of 584,000 km from Uranus, it is the farthest of the five major moons from Uranus. However, this distance is subject to change, as Oberon has a small orbital eccentricity and inclination relative to Uranus’ equator. It has an orbital period of about 13.5 days, coincident with its rotational period. This means that Oberon is a tidally-locked, synchronous satellite with one face always pointing toward the planet. Since (like all of Uranus’ moons) Oberon orbits the planet around its equatorial plane, and Uranus orbits the Sun almost on its side, the moon experiences a rather extreme seasonal cycle. Essentially, both the northern and southern poles spend a period of 42 years in complete darkness or complete sunlight – with the sun rising close to the zenith over one of the poles at each solstice. Voyager 2: So far, the only close-up images of Oberon have been provided by the Voyager 2 probe, which photographed the moon during its flyby of Uranus in January 1986.  The images cover about 40% of the surface, but only 25% of the surface was imaged with a resolution that allows geological mapping. In addition, the time of the flyby coincided with the southern hemisphere’s summer solstice, when nearly the entire northern hemisphere was in darkness. This prevented the northern hemisphere from being studied in any detail. No other spacecraft has visited the Uranian system before or since, and no missions to the planet are currently being planned. Composition: Oberon’s density is higher than the typical density of Uranus’ satellites, at 1.63 g/cm³. This would indicate that the moon consists of roughly equal proportions of water ice and a dense non-ice component. The latter could be made of rock and carbonaceous material including heavy organic compounds. Spectroscopic observations have confirmed the presence of crystalline water ice in the sur


Who holds the records as the youngest and oldest winner in the Men's singles at the Australian Open tennis tournament?

Tennis Records and Statistics Tennis Records and Statistics ALL-TIME GRAND SLAM SINGLES     TITLE LEADERS (6 or more, thru 2016 US Open)   PLAYERS TO WIN THE CAREER GRAND SLAM Fred  Perry Career Grand Slam achievers (by age completed) Player ** Age as at the end of the tournament LOWEST RANKED GRAND SLAM FINALISTS Open Era ALL LEFTY GRAND SLAM FINALS Open Era Petr Korda d. Marcelo Rios 1984 Wimbledon John McEnroe d. Jimmy Connors 1982 Wimbledon Jimmy Connors d. John McEnroe 1977 U.S. Open Guillermo Vilas d. Jimmy Connors 1977 Australian (Jan.) Roscoe Tanner d. Guillermo Vilas 1975 U.S. Open Manuel Orantes d. Jimmy Connors 1969 U.S. Open Rod Laver d. Tony Roche 1968 Wimbledon Rod Laver d. Tony Roche Most games lost en route     to a Grand Slam final Open Era Attempts to win first Grand Slam (Open Era) Player Unless     Noted, Stats Thru 2016 Season   PLAYERS TO WIN THREE STRAIGHT GRAND SLAMS (Open Era) (through 2016 US Open) Won 3 or more consecutive Grand Slam titles Rod  Laver 1969  Australian Open, 1969 Roland Garros, 1969 Wimbledon, 1969 US Open Pete  Sampras 1993 Wimbledon, 1993 US Open, 1994 Australian  Open Roger  Federer 2005 Wimbledon, 2005 US Open, 2006 Australian  Open Roger  Federer 2006 Wimbledon, 2006 US Open, 2007 Australian  Open Rafael  Nadal 2010  Roland Garros, 2010 Wimbledon, 2010 US Open Novak Djokovic 2011 Wimbledon, 2011 US Open, 2012 Australian Open Novak Djokovic 2015 Wimbledon, 2015 US Open, 2016 Australian Open, 2016 French Open   PLAYERS TO WIN FOUR STRAIGHT GRAND SLAMS (All-Time) (through 2016 US Open) Won 4 or more consecutive Grand Slam titles Don Budge 1937 Wimbledon, 1937 US Open, 1938 Australian Open, 1938 French Open, 1938 Wimbledon, 1938 US Rod Laver 1962  Australian Open, 1962 Roland Garros, 1962 Wimbledon, 1962 US Open Rod  Laver 1969  Australian Open, 1969 Roland Garros, 1969 Wimbledon, 1969 US Open Novak Djokovic 2015 Wimbledon, 2015 US Open, 2016 Australian Open, 2016 French Open   CONSECUTIVE GRAND SLAM FINALS (Open Era) Player 10 – 2005 Wimbedon - 2007 US Open 2 8 – 2008 Roland Garros - 2010 Australian Open 3 6 – 2015 Australian Open - 2016 Roland Garros 4 5 – 2011 Roland Garros - 2012 Roland Garros   winning a Slam Final after saving match points Australian 1960 - Rod Laver d. Neale Fraser 57 36 63 86 86      -- Saved 1 M.P. 1947 - Dinny Pails d. John Bromwich 46 64 36 75      86 -- Saved 1 M.P. 1927 - Gerald Patterson d. John Hawkes 36 64 36      18-16 63 -- Saved 5 M.P.   2004 - Gaston Gaudio d. Guillermo Coria 06 36      64 61 86 -- Saved 2 M.P. 1934 - Gottfried von Cramm d. Jack Crawford 64      79 36 75 63 -- Saved 1 M.P. 1927 - Rene Lacoste d. Bill Tilden 64 46 57 63      11-9 -- Saved 2 M.P.   Wimbledon (not including the Challenge      round) 1948 - Bob Falkenburg d. John Bromwich 75 06 62      36 75 -- Saved 3 M.P. 1927 - Henri Cochet d. Jean Borotra 46 46 63 64      75 -- Saved 6 M.P.   1936 - Fred Perry d. Don Budge 26 62 86 16 10-8      -- Saved 2 M.P. Hard court title leaders (Open Era) Player Most clay court titles (Open Era) Rank MOST ACES HIT IN A MATCH since 1991 MOST ACES WITHOUT A DOUBLE FAULT since 1991 OPEN ERA MATCH WINNING STREAKS   FASTEST SERVES IN TENNIS - RADAR GUN LEADERS fastest individual serves recorded     since 1991 (all guns) Player MOST CONSECUTIVE GRAND SLAMS PLAYED (Open Era) (Through the 2016 US Open) Rank Consecutive Grand Slam Events Played 1. OTHER STATS (most in a year): Singles Titles Won: 16 - Vilas (1977) Doubles       Titles Won: 17 - McEnroe (1979) Doubles Team Titles Won: 15 - Fleming/McEnroe (1979) Match Win Pct.: .965 (82-3) - McEnroe (1984) ATP Single Season Prize Money Record: $21,592,125 - Djokovic (2015) Youngest Titlist: 16yrs, 2mos - Krickstein (Tel Aviv 1983) Oldest Titlist: 43yrs, 11days - Rosewall (Hong Kong 1977) Lowest Ranked Winner: No. 550 - Hewitt (Adelaide 1998) Longest Singles Match (games): 183 - Isner d. Mahut (2010 Wimbledon 1st RD) Longest Singles Match (time): 11:05 - - Isner d. Mahut (2010 Wimbledon 1s


"These are the first lines from what song: ""There's a saying old, says that love is blind, Still we're often told, ""seek and ye shall find""', So I'm going to seek a certain lad I've had in mind""?"

Lyrics! Lyrics! My Fave Songs I love music and i just thought it might be nice to have the lyrics to my fave songs put up. U can tell a lot about a person just from their taste in music. I got most of these lyrics from www.lyrics.ch. The links are different colours coz some songs only stay my favourite for about a week or so, and i can;t be bothered to delete them, so those songs are in purple, but my all time fave songs which i love and never get sick of are in *DRUMROLL* PINK!! ^o^ (And the Green ones are undecided) Enjoy!!! Here is the list of songs on this page, in order.. Title As Long As You Love Me Backstreet Boys Although loneliness has always been a friend of mine I'm leaving my life in your hands People say i'm crazy and that i am blind Risking it all in a glance And how you got me blind is still a mystery I can't you out of my head Don't care what is written in your history As long as you're here with me ~Chorus~ I don't care who you are Where you're from Don't care what you did As long as you love me Who you are Don't care what you did As long as you love me Every little thing that you have said and done Feels like it's deep within me Doesn't really matter if you're on the run It seems like we're meant to be ~Chorus~ I've tried to hide it so that no-one knows But i guess it shows When you look into my eyes What you did and where you're coming from I don't care As long as you love me, baby Oooooooooooooooooohhhh Where did we lose our way Girl it's drivin' me insane And I know I just need one more chance To prove my love to you If you come back to me I'll guarantee That I'll never let you go ~Chorus~ Can we go back to the days our love was strong Can you tell me how a perfect love goes wrong Can somebody tell me how you get things back The way they use to be Oh God give me a reason I'm down on bended knee I'll never walk again until you come back to me I'm down on bended knee So many nights I dream of you Holding my pillow tight I know I don't need to be alone When I open up my eyes To face reality So this is who I am, And this is all I know, And I must choose to live, For all that I can give, The spark that makes the power grow And I will stand for my dream if I can, Symbol of my faith in who I am, But you are my only, And I must follow on the road that lies ahead, And I won't let my heart control my head, But you are my only And we don't say goodbye, And I know what I've got to be Immortality I make my journey through eternity I keep the memory of you and me inside Fulfill your destiny, Is there within the child, My storm will never end, My fate is on the wind, The king of hearts, the joker's wild, But we don't say goodbye, I'll make them all remember me Cos I have found a dream that must come true, Every ounce of me must see it though, But you are my only I'm sorry I don't have a role for love to play, Hand over my heart I'll find my way, I will make them give to me Immortality There is a vision and a fire in me I keep the memory of you and me, inside And we don't say goodbye We don't say goodbye With all my love for you And what else we may do We don't say, goodbye And no one else can be What you have been to me You'll always be You will always be the girl In my life for all times ~Chorus~ Mama you know i love you (oh you know i love you) Mama Mama you're the queen of my heart Your love is like Mama i just you to know Lovin' you is like food to my soul You're always down for me Have always been around for me even when i was bad You showed me right from my wrong (yes you did) And you took up for me When everyone was downin' me You always did understand You gave me strength to go on There was so many times Looking back when i was so afraid And then you come to me And say to me And no one else cando What you have done for me You'll always be The girl in my life ~Chorus~ Never gonna go a day without you Fills me up just thinking about you I'll never go a day Without my mama When The Lights Go Out Five (You know what I mean) (You're looking kind of fly tonight, girl) (What's up?) Baby, when the lights go out (He


On 14 November 1910, Eugene Burton Ely was the first to do what in an aeroplane?

Californians and the Military: Eugene Burton Ely: The California National Guard's First (Naval) Aviator Footnotes   The  history of Naval Aviation rightly begins with the story of a  California National Guardsman by the name of Eugene Burton Ely.   Eugene was born in Davenport, Iowa on  October 21, 1886. He was raised on the family farm outside of  Williamsburg and attended local schools there before attending  Iowa State University where his interests "in all things  mechanical" intensified. Following his graduation in 1904,  he moved to California, settling down in San Francisco, where  he became active in the automobile business. He naturally loved  automobiles and their engines and soon became an expert driver,  first as a chauffeur and then doing some local automobile racing becoming one of this nation's first auto racers. It was here in San Francisco that he met and, in 1907, married the lovely Miss Mabel Hall, of Corte Madera, California. Mrs. Ely was a petite little brunette, with big black eyes. She took a serious interest in her husbands' career, and would go on to play an active role in his subsequent aviation career, acting as both manager and publicist. But in 1909, the two moved to Portland, Oregon, where the couple purchased a home, and Eugene took up work as an automobile salesman with E. Henry Wemme, a local auto dealer. In February 1910, shortly following America's First International Air Meet in Los Angeles, Wemme had purchased one of Glenn Curtiss' first 4-cylinder Biplanes and took the agency for them in the Northwest. However, never having flown himself, nor having any actual knowledge of aeroplanes, Wemme found himself unable to fly the Curtiss Biplane. Eugene, believing that flying was probably as easy as driving a car, offered to try to fly the little 4-cylinder biplane, but only wound up crashing it instead. Feeling so badly about the mishap, Ely bought the wreck from Wemme. Eugene spent several weeks making repairs to the Curtiss biplane, then very cautiously proceeded to teach himself to fly. Eugene quickly acquired the feel of the aeroplane and was in the air by April 1910, was making short straightaway hops. For the next two months he would continue to practice with this new contraption until he felt he had mastered the little flying machine. Ely was awarded the Aero Club of America's Pilots Certificate No. 17. (1) The Draw of Riches and Fame After doing considerable flying in the Portland area, Eugene realized he could earn more money flying than by selling cars and decided to undertake some exhibition work entirely on his own. He and his wife Mabel traveled to Winnipeg, Canada, for his first exhibition in early June 1910. There he made two successful flights. The couple then moved onto Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he entered the Twin Cities flying meet held on June 22nd to 25th of that year. It was there, in Minneapolis, where Eugene would compete against some of America's most experienced pilots. The competition which proved to be a major turning point in his new career. Also, flying at the Twin Cities flying meet was aviation's pioneers Charles Willard, Bud Mars and Glenn H. Curtiss. Curtiss had become a dominant figure in aviation circles. By 1910, Curtiss' aeroplanes were more famous than those of the Wright Brothers and Curtiss himself had become a dominant figure in aviation. Glenn Curtiss was always looking for possible new exhibition flyers and at that event he took quite a liking to the young Ely. Ely had a logical theory of flight and a ken interest in the machines themselves. He spent a lot of his time on the ground working with his plane, learning everything he could about his machine. Simply put, Eugene was interested in everything about the aeroplane and this impressed Curtiss. What's more, Ely had a natural flying ability. Curtiss immediately signed Ely on as one of his exhibition men. Appendage of the Curtiss Exhibition Team The following week, Eugene found himself on an East Coast tour as a part of the Curtiss Exhibition Team. Acting as his manager, Mabel would


"The song ""Invisible Sun"" was banned by the BBC in 1981. Who was the artist?"

BBC NEWS | UK | Northern Ireland | Troubles tunes which annoyed Auntie Troubles tunes which annoyed Auntie By Johnny Caldwell BBC News It may not get the biggest cheer of the night but the Police's hit Invisible Sun might well generate the most conversation among those attending the group's gig at Belfast's Stormont Estate. The Police play Stormont as part of their world tour The song was banned by the BBC in 1981 because of its overtly political, Northern Ireland-inspired lyrics, which refer to the "barrel of an Armalite" and "keeping out of trouble like the soldiers say". And it continues: "And they're only going to change this place by killing everybody in the human race." The Police, reformed and on a world tour, play Stormont, the seat of Northern Ireland's fledgling assembly, on Friday night. Their video for Invisible Sun, which featured on the same album as Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic, also contained footage of life in Belfast and beyond during the Troubles. However, Sting and the boys were far from the only act to be sanctioned by Auntie over a song linked to Northern Ireland's Troubles. Songs referring to the Troubles in Northern Ireland were often banned Paul McCartney and Wings' response to the events of Bloody Sunday, Give Ireland Back to the Irish, similarly fell foul of the BBC in 1972. In fact the song title was even not allowed to be mentioned on the air, and it was refered to on Radio 1's chart countdown as "a record by the group Wings". Around the same time, McGuinness Flint's Let The People Go which was linked to internment in Northern Ireland was also banned by the BBC. 'Tiocfaidh Ar La' More recently in 1993 hip-hop outfit Marxman's Sad Affair, which protested against the presence of British troops in Northern Ireland, was almost universally banned by UK radio stations, including those operated by the BBC. The song, also contained the Irish phrase "Tiocfaidh Ar La", or 'Our day will come', which is associated with Irish republicans. The most famous song the BBC has banned is probably Frankie Goes to Hollywood's "Relax". While it has no obvious link with Northern Ireland, it demonstrated that being taken off the airwaves isn't necessarily a bad for the artist concerned. Relax was banned while at number six in the charts, but went on to top the UK singles chart for no less than five weeks.


"Who said ""All I need to make a comedy is a park, a policeman and a pretty girl""?"

All I need to make a comedy is a park, a policeman and a pretty girl. - Charlie Chaplin - BrainyQuote All I need to make a comedy is a park, a policeman and a pretty girl. Find on Amazon: Charlie Chaplin Cite this Page: Citation


The Sabine River forms the border of Texas with what other area?

Borders in Dispute: The Sabine Free State and Texas Borders in Dispute: The Sabine Free State and Texas June 11, 2012 Jack H. Schick The French started the whole thing in 1735, when they moved their post at Natchitoches, Louisiana Territory, to across the Red River. The move was, in effect, an invasion of Spanish lands. The governor of Texas, Manuel de Sandoval, did absolutely nothing about it, even after the French began colonizing the area. In 1740, and again in 1744 and 1751, Spain ordered investigations into the French intrusion. Because of this argument, the region, in what is now in southwestern Louisiana, became a disputed, Neutral Ground, and remained so for over a century. For a brief time, it existed as the independent Sabine Free State sandwiched between New Spain (Mexico), and the United States . Manuel de Sandoval, who was born in Santa Fe sometime toward the end of the 1600's, rose to prominence in the colonial army of New Spain. The king appointed him governor of the state of Coahuila in 1729, and, in 1733, as governor of Texas. Though the administrative ‘capital' of Texas was Los Adaes (in western Louisiana), Sandoval chose to reside in San Fernando de Bexar (now, San Antonio), a distant settlement that was under constant attack by Apaches. Due to the governor's ‘distraction' and remote location, in 1735, French commander Louis Juchereau de St. Denis, moved his Natchitoches military post across the Red River and occupied land he knew to be Texas. Sandoval and his deputy at Los Adaes, Jose Gonzales, issued strong protests, with no results. Due to his ineffectual response to the ‘invasion,' Viceroy Juan Antonio de Vizarron y Equiarreta deemed Sandoval's ‘political management' of Texas a failure and replaced him with Carlos Benites Franquis de Lugo in September of 1736. When de Lugo assumed power, he had Sandoval arrested, accusing him of seven counts of official misconduct. In 1737 the Viceroy called both ‘governors' to Mexico City and demanded an accounting.* The charges against Sandoval were dismissed, but he was required to pay a $500 fine for not living in Los Adaes while he was governor and for having incompetent book keeping. He spent several years in prison but was released in 1741. However, the Natchitoches problem remained.  *  The investigation of Sandoval was extensive, filling thirty volumes. An additional forty volumes were collected describing events that occurred in Texas during his tenure. In the early 1800's, the information was important in the negotiations between Spain, France and the United States over the eastern border of Texas. The Sabine Free State Arguments between Spain and France over ownership of the land continued and, in 1753, Texas governor Jacinto de Barrios y Juaregui issued ‘official findings.' The French had, indeed, encroached on Texas. The area in question was west of Arroyo Hondo (Calcasieu River), bordered by the Sabina River to the west and the Red River to the north. Still, nobody did anything about it and when France ceded its Louisiana colony to Spain in 1764, the boundary dispute became irrelevant. The new Spanish possessions were administered from Havana, not Mexico City, though. Napoleon negotiated with Spain the ‘secret' Third Treaty of San Ildefonso and on October 1, 1800, Louisiana was transferred back to France. United States President Thomas Jefferson ‘caught wind' of the treaty and approached Bonaparte's government about purchasing the land. He wanted to secure access to the Gulf of Mexico for the U.S. via the Mississippi River. The French Republic was under siege by Austria, Russia, Prussia and Britain so Napoleon was more than willing to sell the ‘Louisiana Purchase' to help finance the impending war. France took ‘official' control of Louisiana on November 30, 1803 and turned New Orleans over to the United States on December 20th. On March 10, 1804, the rest of the territory was transferred, effectively doubling the size of the United States and enabling potential expansion to the Pacific Coast. However, in all of the ‘agreements,' the 65+ year old boun


"The song ""I Whistle A Happy Tune"" is from which musical?"

I Whistle A Happy Tune Karaoke - YouTube I Whistle A Happy Tune Karaoke 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 Aug 31, 2008 The Lyrics for I whistle a happy tune from the Rogers and Hammerstein musical The King and I *note* this song has no voice, it is just the lyrics, so do not complain Thankyou for all of your comments and i do wish you all good luck with your various exams and auditions. Sorry if I don't reply straight away, it might take a few months. I only come on this account if I have at least 5 video to upload to it. My main account is likeaspideronspeed if you want to check it out :) Category


In the human body, what does melanin determine?

Melanin Melanin by MAD Writer Productions   Melanin is   important because its the most primitive and universal   pigment in living organisms. Melanin is produced in the   pineal gland. Abundantly found in primitive organisms such as   fungi, as well as advanced primates. Furthermore, within each   living organism, melanin appears to be located in the major   functional sites. For example, in vertebrates, melanin is not   only present in the skin, eyes, ears, central nervous system,   it can also be found in the pineal gland, pituitary gland,   thyroid gland, thymus gland, adrenal gland, and the barathary   gland. Melanin is abundantly present in the viscera,   including the heart, liver, arteries, the muscles, and the   gastrointestinal tract; thus, within each and every living   organ which aids the human body melanin appears. Regardless   of what color your skin appears to be all genes in all   creatures on this planet are black because they are coated   with melanin. The amount of   melanin in the skin is one of the most variable of human   traits, and many polygenes are involved. Groups of people or   the population of the world were once classified according to   the skin shade: Black (Nubians), White (Caucasians), Yellow   (Orientals) and Red (Native Americans) etc... We must realize   that just because this is the way they have classified people   does not mean this is the way it should be. The hues of color   of your skin depend on several factors. First is the amount   of melanin in the outer layers of the skin. Melanin acts as a   filter to prevent damage to the delicate deeper layers of the   skin, by penetration of ultraviolet light. There is more   than one type of melanin. You have brain melanin, also known   as neuromelanin, and you have skin melanin. Neuromelanin does   not run parallel with skin melanin. Whether white, red,   yellow, black, or brown, neuromelanin plays an important role   in functioning of the brain, and nervous system. Melanosomes   (small structures within the melanocyte cells where melanin   is synthesized) find their way into the hair cells, giving   them color. (Two types of melanin, one dark brown and one   red, are responsible for all hair shades). Pigments that   contribute to skin color are called carotene, a yellowish   hemoglobin, in blood vessels (pink-red), and melanin (black,   brown, red). Darker skins are dominated by melanin, which is   produced from the amino acid tyrosine, by pigment cells   (melanocytes) in the skin. Melanocytes are characterized by   long, fixed extensions of the outer cell membrane. In humans,   other mammals, and birds, melanin is dispersed permantely   throughout each melanocyte, including the extensions, and is   also, transported to nearby skin cells. In other words, if   you increase the amount of melanin in the skin you become   darker and vice versa. So, what is so   important about melanin? Melanin controls all mental and   physical body activities. Melanin is an extremely stable   molecule, and highly resistant to the digestion by most acids   and bases, and is one of the hardest molecule to ever be   analyzed. If you do not purify your melanin molecule, you   will not heal your body of diseases. In parts of   Africa, India, and Australia the deposits of melanin in the   skin is heaviest because the people have been exposed to the   most intense sunlight for generations. Northern Europeans   have the least amount of deposits in their skin are lighter,   not to mention their weather is cloudy and cool. The   thickness of the outer layer of the skin is also a factor.   People with darker skin complexions have thicker layers of   skin. And this is a factor alone enhances the skins filtering   effect. The thinner the skin the least melanin. When the skin   is very thin, the blood vessels show through and give a   pinkish color. When an individual adapts to the shifting of   the intensity of the sunlight, the skin b


The Volstead Act, that became law in the USA on 28 October 1919, concerned what?

Congress Passes The Volstead Act | World History Project Oct 28 1919 Congress Passes The Volstead Act On October 28, 1919, Congress passed the Volstead Act providing for enforcement of the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution, ratified nine months earlier. Known as the Prohibition Amendment, it prohibited the "manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors" in the United States. The movement to prohibit alcohol began in the early years of the nineteenth century when individuals concerned about the adverse effects of drink began forming local societies to promote temperance in consumption of alcohol. The first temperance societies were organized in New York (1808) and Massachusetts (1813). Members, many of whom belonged to Protestant evangelical denominations, frequently met in local churches. As time passed, most temperance societies began to call for complete abstinence from all alcoholic beverages. The Anti-Saloon League, founded in Ohio in 1893 and organized as a national society in 1895, helped pave the way for passage of the Eighteenth Amendment with an effective campaign calling for prohibition at the state level. By January 1920, thirty-three states had already enacted laws prohibiting alcohol. Between 1920 and 1933, the Anti-Saloon League lobbied for strict federal enforcement of the Volstead Act. Source: Library of Congress Added by: Aimee Lucido The Volstead Act, which reinforced the prohibition of alcohol in the United States of America, was named for Andrew Volstead, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, which oversaw its passage. However, Volstead served as the legislation's sponsor and facilitator rather than its author. It was the Anti-Saloon League's Wayne Wheeler who conceived and drafted the bill. The bill was vetoed by President Woodrow Wilson (largely on technical grounds, because it also covered wartime prohibition) but overridden by Congress on the same day, October 28, 1919. The Act specified that "no person shall manufacture, sell, barter, transport, import, export, deliver, or furnish any intoxicating liquor except as authorized by this act". It did not specifically prohibit the use of intoxicating liquors. The act defined intoxicating liquor as any beverage containing more than 0.5% alcohol and superseded all existing prohibition laws in effect in states that had such legislation. The combination of the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and the laws passed under its authority became known simply as "Prohibition" and enormously affected United States society in the 1920s (popularly known as the Roaring Twenties). Source: Wikipedia Added by: Aimee Lucido “ We have only to look about us in this great city, to observe the traces of the deadly influence of intemperance. Everywhere, we face crime, disease and death, all testify to the necessity of the prosecution of the cause, of steadfast and unwavering effort and prompt action to lead to complete success.” — Charles C. Burleigh, Address to the Whole World's Temperance Convention


"According to the Edward Lear, before ""they danced by the light of the moon"", the Owl and the Pussycat ""dined on mince, and slices of quince"". What did they eat with?"

Poetry Daily Prose Feature - Kay Harel: A Natural History of "The Owl and the Pussycat"        With a ring at the end of his nose.      "Dear Pig, are you willing to sell for one shilling              Your ring?" Said the Piggy, "I will." So they took it away, and were married next day              By the Turkey who lives on the Hill.      They dined on mince, and slices of quince,              Which they ate with a runcible spoon;        And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand,        They danced by the light of the moon,                      The moon, the moon,        They danced by the light of the moon. This poem is a meme. Maybe not as ubiquitous as "Kilroy was here" but neither is it as ephemeral as this morning's trending hash tag. Edward Lear's ditty has propagated more like the face painted by Edvard Munch in "The Scream," an image that began life as an artwork in nineteenth-century Norway and evolved in twentieth-century North America into an icky Halloween mask. Shock begot schlock. But the musicians, dancers, performance artists, illustrators, and others who have adapted "The Owl and the Pussycat" comprise a who's who of the highbrow, their every act of creative worship another mutation. And yes, the title has spread in the commercial realm, taken up by gourmet bakers, wedding photographers, luxe bath-product enterprises, a pet-therapy center and a body-piercing shop, a dance school and a vintage-clothing store, etc. There is the eponymous 1970 Hollywood romantic comedy, the poster for which was still being sold in 2015 by Wal-mart. When newlyweds Leticia Lacativa and David Fleischman hiked the 2,144 miles of the Appalachian Trail in 1991, they selected Owl and Pussycat as their "trail names," official pseudonyms for registering at trail shelters on cold nights. So when the Owl and the Pussycat went to sea, they began a journey of three centuries and counting, morphing and relaying messages and staying alive. Why? What is the secret of this poem's appeal? Whence its omnipresence? "The Owl and the Pussycat" is one of those "accurate songs" requested by a poet of incontrovertible gravitas, Wallace Stevens, in a masterpiece of his own, "Notes Toward a Supreme Fiction." Edward Lear (1812-1888) was an accurate man. He not only wrote whimsy with perfect pitch, but earned income as a natural-history illustrator and landscape artist, his eye admired by Charles Darwin and John J. Audubon. In 1830, the London Zoo gave Lear a unique permit to enter cages, where he studied, drew, and communed with representatives of many species. The hand-colored lithographs of parrots he made during the early 1830s are breathtaking in detail and delicacy. In 2012, the British monthly The Scientist marked the bicentennial of Lear's birth, lauding "his stunningly accurate scientific illustrations." The magazine paid obeisance to "The Owl and the Pussycat," printing its first verse and an accompanying sketch Lear drew. The drawing is more cartoon than textbook. Nor do Owl and Pussycat behave realistically. The accuracy is in the precision with which Lear steers the story clear of every rocky romantic obstacle he crashed into. "The Owl and the Pussycat" is an idyll of alliance because the two avoid Lear's every quandary about intimacy, quandaries familiar to those of us who navigate humankind to find a beloved and constant companion, but too big for Edward Lear to circumvent. Owl and Pussycat float in an easy love Lear wished for, an easy love for all time. Millions have swooned as Owl and Pussycat danced by the light of the moon. The extreme romance might hint that Lear was too romantic to manage marriage. Edward Lear lived and died a bachelor, a frail and isolated expat, a romantically challenged misanthrope deeply attached to his cat. Lear never courted nor attained union with a human. In his voluminous diaries and letters, Lear was forever pining after lost male friends and elusive women. Lear's biographers have opined that he felt too poor to wed, too ugly, too peripatetic—he was a n


What was the name given to people who went to California to join in the goldrush in the mid 19th century?

The Gold Rush of 1849 - Facts & Summary - HISTORY.com The Gold Rush of 1849 The Gold Rush of 1849 Author The Gold Rush of 1849 URL A+E Networks Introduction The discovery of gold nuggets in the Sacramento Valley in early 1848 sparked the Gold Rush, arguably one of the most significant events to shape American history during the first half of the 19th century. As news spread of the discovery, thousands of prospective gold miners traveled by sea or over land to San Francisco and the surrounding area; by the end of 1849, the non-native population of the California territory was some 100,000 (compared with the pre-1848 figure of less than 1,000). A total of $2 billion worth of precious metal was extracted from the area during the Gold Rush, which peaked in 1852. Google Discovery at Sutter’s Mill On January 24, 1848, James Wilson Marshall, a carpenter originally from New Jersey , found flakes of gold in the American River at the base of the Sierra Nevada Mountains near Coloma, California . At the time, Marshall was working to build a water-powered sawmill owned by John Sutter, a German-born Swiss citizen and founder of a colony of Nueva Helvetia (New Switzerland). (The colony would later become the city of Sacramento.) As Marshall later recalled of his historic discovery: “It made my heart thump, for I was certain it was gold.” Did You Know? Miners extracted more than 750,000 pounds of gold during the California Gold Rush. Just days after Marshall’s discovery at Sutter’s Mill, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed, ending the Mexican-American War and leaving California in the hands of the United States. At the time, the population of the territory consisted of 6,500 Californios (people of Spanish or Mexican decent); 700 foreigners (primarily Americans); and 150,000 Native Americans (barely half the number that had been there when Spanish settlers arrived in 1769). News Spreads Though Marshall and Sutter tried to keep news of the discovery under wraps, word got out, and by mid-March at least one newspaper was reporting that large quantities of gold were being turned up at Sutter’s Mill. Though the initial reaction in San Francisco was disbelief, storekeeper Sam Brannan set off a frenzy when he paraded through town displaying a vial of gold obtained from Sutter’s Creek. By mid-June, some three-quarters of the male population of San Francisco had left town for the gold mines, and the number of miners in the area reached 4,000 by August. As news spread of the fortunes being made in California, the first migrants to arrive were those from lands accessible by boat, such as Oregon , the Sandwich Islands (now Hawaii ), Mexico , Chile, Peru and even China. Only later would the news reach the East Coast, where press reports were initially skeptical. Gold fever kicked off there in earnest, however, after December 1848, when President James K. Polk announced the positive results of a report made by Colonel Richard Mason, California’s military governor, in his inaugural address. As Polk wrote, “The accounts of abundance of gold are of such an extraordinary character as would scarcely command belief were they not corroborated by the authentic reports of officers in the public service.” The ’49ers Come to California Throughout 1849, people around the United States (mostly men) borrowed money, mortgaged their property or spent their life savings to make the arduous journey to California. In pursuit of the kind of wealth they had never dreamed of, they left their families and hometowns; in turn, women left behind took on new responsibilities such as running farms or businesses and caring for their children alone. Thousands of would-be gold miners, known as ’49ers, traveled overland across the mountains or by sea, sailing to Panama or even around Cape Horn, the southernmost point of South America. By the end of the year, the non-native population of California was estimated at 100,000, (as compared with 20,000 at the end of 1848 and around 800 in March 1848). To accommodate the needs of the ’49ers, gold mining towns had sprung up all over


"Who painted the famous paintings known as ""Children at the Beach at Guernsey"", ""Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette"", ""The Swing"" and ""The Theater Box""?"

About This Theme: Renoir Preferences Renoir Theme Pierre-Auguste Renoir (February 25, 1841–December 3, 1919) was a French artist who was a leading painter in the development of the Impressionist style. As a celebrator of beauty, and especially feminine sensuality, it has been said that "Renoir is the final representative of a tradition which runs directly from Rubens to Watteau." Renoir's paintings are notable for their vibrant light and saturated color, most often focusing on people in intimate and candid compositions. The female nude was one of his primary subjects. In characteristic Impressionist style, Renoir suggested the details of a scene through freely brushed touches of color, so that his figures softly fuse with one another and their surroundings. His initial paintings show the influence of the colorism of Eugène Delacroix and the luminosity of Camille Corot. He also admired the realism of Gustave Courbet and Édouard Manet, and his early work resembles theirs in his use of black as a color. As well, Renoir admired Edgar Degas' sense of movement. Another painter Renoir greatly admired was the 18th century master François Boucher. A fine example of Renoir's early work, and evidence of the influence of Courbet's realism, is Diana, 1867. Ostensibly a mythological subject, the painting is a naturalistic studio work, the figure carefully observed, solidly modeled, and superimposed upon a contrived landscape. If the work is still a 'student' piece, already Renoir's heightened personal response to female sensuality is present. The model was Lise Tréhot, then the artist's mistress and inspiration for a number of paintings. In the late 1860s, through the practice of painting light and water en plein air (in the open air), he and his friend Claude Monet discovered that the color of shadows is not brown or black, but the reflected color of the objects surrounding them. Several pairs of paintings exist in which Renoir and Monet, working side-by-side, depicted the same scenes. Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette, 1876 One of the best known Impressionist works is Renoir's 1876 Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette (Bal du moulin de la Galette). The painting depicts an open-air scene, crowded with people, at a popular dance garden on the Butte Montmartre, close to where he lived. The works of his early maturity were typically Impressionist snapshots of real life, full of sparkling color and light. By the mid 1880s, however, he had broken with the movement to apply a more disciplined, formal technique to portraits and figure paintings, particularly of women, such as The Bathers, which was created during 1884–87. It was a trip to Italy in 1881, when he saw works by Raphael and other Renaissance masters, that convinced him that he was on the wrong path, and for the next several years he painted in a more severe style, in an attempt to return to classicism. This is sometimes called his "Ingres period," as he concentrated on his drawing and emphasized the outlines of figures. Girls at the Piano, 1892, Musée d'Orsay, Paris After 1890, however, he changed direction again, returning to the use of thinly brushed color which dissolved outlines as in his earlier work. From this period onward he concentrated especially on monumental nudes and domestic scenes, fine examples of which are Girls at the Piano, 1892, and Grandes Baigneuses, 1918–19. The latter painting is the most typical and successful of Renoir's late, abundantly fleshed nudes. A prolific artist, he made several thousand paintings. The warm sensuality of Renoir's style made his paintings some of the most well-known and frequently-reproduced works in the history of art. The single largest collection of his works—181 paintings in all—is at the Barnes Foundation, near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Many of Renoir's paintings are nudes, but when it came time to create this theme, I considered if nudes—even tasteful, artistic ones—would be appropriate for Atlas Quest, and finally decided to limit their use only to members who are a part of the Pin-ups group. If you want Renoir's nudes includ


What film character was created by Paul Hogan?

Lightning Jack (1994) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Lightning Jack Kane is an Australian outlaw in the wild west. During a bungled bank robbery he picks up mute Ben Doyle as a hostage. The two become good friends, with Jack teaching Ben how ... See full summary  » Director: Famous Directors: From Sundance to Prominence From Christopher Nolan to Quentin Tarantino and every Coen brother in between, many of today's most popular directors got their start at the Sundance Film Festival . Here's a list of some of the biggest names to go from Sundance to Hollywood prominence. a list of 35 titles created 20 Feb 2013 a list of 38 titles created 25 Mar 2013 a list of 34 titles created 28 Jan 2014 a list of 44 titles created 10 Feb 2015 a list of 41 titles created 16 Aug 2015 Search for " Lightning Jack " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. A small-time crook becomes convinced he has become an angel after a traumatic incident and resolves to perform the work of one. Director: John Cornell Australian outback expert protects his New York love from gangsters who've followed her down under. Director: John Cornell Australian Outback adventurer Mick "Crocodile" Dundee travels to Los Angeles with his young son while his longtime companion suspects foul play at a movie studio. Director: Simon Wincer An American reporter goes to the Australian outback to meet an eccentric crocodile poacher and invites him to New York City. Director: Peter Faiman Two 'very straight' old timers have to learn how to pass as a loving gay couple after falsely claiming same-sex status to take advantage of newly legislated tax laws. Director: Dean Murphy A father and son who travel from Victoria to Cape York to fulfill their lifelong ambition to fish off Australia's northern tip. Director: Dean Murphy Floating Away (TV Movie 1998) Drama After losing custody of her infant child to her domineering husband, a distressed woman's cross country search for family becomes a journey of self discovery and redemption. Director: John Badham An Australian comedy show hosted by Crocodile Dundee Star, Paul Hogan. Stars: Paul Hogan, John Cornell, Delvene Delaney Open Slather (TV Series 2015) Comedy An Australian sketch show full of crazy and hilarious short stories. Stars: Holly Austin, Hannah Bath, Shane Jacobson Following the lives of a dozen Australian soldiers who served in the Australia and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) during World War I which follows them from the 1915 battle of Galipoli, to ... See full summary  » Stars: Andrew Clarke, Paul Hogan, Jon Blake A disbarred lawyer takes credit for a late friend's book, which becomes a smash hit but the tables turn on him sooner than he suspected. Director: Rowdy Herrington Edit Storyline Lightning Jack Kane is an Australian outlaw in the wild west. During a bungled bank robbery he picks up mute Ben Doyle as a hostage. The two become good friends, with Jack teaching Ben how to rob banks, while they plan Jack's last heist. Written by Rob Hartill A comedy about two outlaws who just wanted to be wanted. Genres: Rated PG-13 for sexual content | See all certifications  » Parents Guide: 11 March 1994 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: Did You Know? Trivia Major League Baseball pitcher 'Roger Clemens (I)' makes an uncredited cameo appearance as the eye-patched outlaw character "Dutch Spencer". See more » Connections Continuous Thunder, But No Real Storm. 12 June 2004 | by tfrizzell (United States) – See all my reviews Funny little time burner has Paul Hogan starring as an Australian outlaw in the U.S. old west. A robbery leads to him kidnapping a young black mute man (Cuba Gooding, Jr.). They become the strangest of friends and have the wildest adventures as they try to become known criminals in a time and pla


Grim Reaper | Myths and Legends Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Myths and Legends Wiki Share In English, death is often given the name the "Grim Reaper" and from the 15th century onwards came to be shown as a skeletal figure carrying a large scythe and clothed in a hooded, black cloak. The nickname Angel of Death, stemming from the Bible, is another name most knows this mythical creature by in some society legends. Other beliefs hold that the Spectre of Death is only a psychopomp, serving to sever the last ties between the soul and the body and to guide the deceased to the next world without having any control over the fact of the victim's death. In many languages, Death is personified by an image of a male, while in others, it is perceived as a female. The main focus on this article is the myths of the Ancient Greeks, the beginning of mythological legends, gods, and temples. Ancient Greece found death to be inevitable, and therefore he is not represented as purely evil. In most Greek documents and stories he is portrayed as a bearded and winged man, or even a young boy. Death or Thanatos, is the counterpart of life; and is often represented as male, to the female image of life. Thanatos (Death) is the twin brother of Hypnos, the god of sleep. He is typically shown with his brother, and is usually considered to be gentle. His job in the mystic realm is to escort the deceased to the god of the underworld, Hades. Once in Hades’ kingdom, Thanatos (Death) hands the dead over to Charon, a skeletal body, black cloaked being awaiting the delivery). This part of the deceased’s journey begins with the “Grim Reaper” who mans the boat over the river Styx. This river separates the land of the living from the land of the dead. Legends and myths say that if the ferryman didn’t receive some form of payment for his services, then the soul couldn’t be delivered to the underworld. The consequence in this theory is the soul is left by the riverside for eternity, never to gain the new beginning. Thanatos' sisters, the Keres, the spirits of violent death, are most times associated with deaths from battle, disease, accident, and murder. They are portrayed as evil, often feeding on the blood of the body after the soul had been escorted to Hades. Dressed in blood stained clothes, they bore fangs and talons for their beastly feast. Media which glorify or make fun of the Grim Reaper are songs: Blue Oyster Cult’s Don’t Fear the Reaper. Movie: Bill and Ted’s Bogus Adventure. Cartoon by Looney Tunes ; the Reaper is portrayed as a bumbling foolish character out to gain Porky’s soul. So in closing, death is a natural part of life, but the journey is only beginning with a visit from the Reaper. A loved one is dying. The sick room is full of machinery droning on endlessly with a kind of white noise. The attendant has dozed off, but suddenly awakens, and in the dim morning light notices a figure standing near the dying person. Startled and frightened, the attendant is frozen in awe. The figure is wearing a long, dark, flowing robe, much like the robes worn by ancient monks, but no face or extremities can be seen. It seems to be in a meditation-type state. The dying person takes a few labored breaths, and finally exhales for the last time. At that moment, the figure is gone..... Another encounter with the most universally recognized ghost or spirit entity of all time, the Grim Reaper - the Angel of Death - a frequent apparition experienced by virtually every culture and religion since Biblical times. Though descriptions vary somewhat, the basic entity is the same - a tall figure felt to be male wearing a long monks robe tied by rope at the waist, sometimes with a sickle or scythe, and sometimes without. A skeleton-like face is occasionally reported, but more often there is no discernable face and no visible extremities. Though there are usually no facial features, the face area is often described as being the darkest dark - almost a black abyss - sometimes with sparkling or shining areas where the eyes should be. When it moves, it seemingly glide


What is the technical term for double vision?

Diplopia Definition - Double Vision Double Vision By Troy Bedinghaus, OD Updated April 10, 2016 Are you seeing double? Double vision is the simultaneous perception of two images of a single object. The images may be displaced horizontally, vertically, diagonally, or rotationally in relation to each other. What is double vision? Double vision usually occurs when the eyes are misaligned, or not pointed at the same object, causing us to see two different images. Both images are sent to the brain which we process as double vision. Most of the time, both of our eyes are pointed at the same object. This produces a clear, single image with just enough difference between the two images to give us a slightly different line of sight. This subtle difference gives us depth perception , often referred to as stereo vision. In fact, the farther apart an animals eyes are, the better depth perception it has. Double vision can cause problems in life, including great difficulty in completing simple tasks. Luckily, the brain naturally guards against double vision by suppressing, or ignoring, one of the two images.  We have a complex set of eye muscles and nerves that communicate with each other to keep both eyes moving along together. Causes of Double Vision The medical term for double vision is diplopia. Diplopia can be intermittent or constant. Because the pathway for the three main nerves that control eye muscle movement is long, complex and originates in the brain, double vision can be a sign of a serious neurological problem. A defect anywhere along these pathways can possibly cause double vision. Some defects are caused by an injury to the head, stroke, aneurysm, brain tumor or brain swelling. Diabetes, hypertension and multiple sclerosis are common diseases that can cause a temporary paralysis of the nerves that control the eye muscles, which may cause double vision. Another cause of double vision is strabismus . Strabismus is a condition that causes the eyes to be misaligned, often referred to as an "eye turn." Most people with strabismus are born with it and have an eye that tends to move inward or outward. Strabismus can also cause one eye to be pointed up or down. In many infants, it is difficult to find a true cause. Sometimes strabismus is caused by a large refractive error (need for prescription glasses) and sometimes eye tumors. Most young children do not suffer from double vision even though their eyes are misaligned. Our brain often compensates and prevents us from seeing double by suppressing one of the images and making it disappear. Our brain learns to ignore the extra image, known as suppression. Children seem to adapt quickly and their brains suppress one of the images quickly. However, when one image is suppressed, a child is at risk for developing amblyopia, often referred to as lazy eye, because the eye is not being used properly. When strabismus develops in adults, double vision is more likely to occur. An adult brain has difficulty suppression one image at first because for a large part of their life, both eyes were functioning to their fullest potential. Monocular Diplopia For the most part, you must have two fully functioning eyes to experience double vision. However, there is one type of double vision that can occur in one eye, called monocular diplopia. The most common cause of monocular diplopia is a cataract . A cataract is a clouding and opacification of the normally, clear lens inside the human eye. Most cataracts develop as we age. Some cataracts can be caused by trauma to the eye. Occasionally, the clouding occurs in sharp junctions in the lens which causes light to split into two when it enters the eyes. Some individuals perceive that as double vision. Astigmatism can also cause double vision out of one eye. Astigmatism , a common vision problem that distorts vision, can sometimes elongate or stretch out an image so much that it appears to be double. Treatment of Double Vision Cover It - The simplest form of treatment of double vision is to cover one eye with a patch.  This quickly eliminates one image


What nationality was Alfred Nobel, founder of the Nobel prize?

Alfred Nobel - His Life and Work Alfred Nobel Lists of Nobel Prizes and Laureates Lists of Nobel Prizes and Laureates Alfred Nobel - His Life and Work by Nils Ringertz * Alfred Nobel was born in Stockholm on October 21, 1833. His   father Immanuel Nobel was an engineer   and inventor who built bridges and buildings in Stockholm. In   connection with his construction work Immanuel Nobel also   experimented with different techniques for blasting rocks. Alfred Nobel. Alfred's mother, born Andriette  Ahlsell , came from a wealthy family. Due to misfortunes in  his construction work caused by the loss of some barges of  building material, Immanuel Nobel was forced into bankruptcy the  same year Alfred Nobel was born. In 1837 Immanuel Nobel left  Stockholm and his family to start a new career in Finland and in  Russia. To support the family, Andriette Nobel started a grocery  store which provided a modest income. Meanwhile Immanuel Nobel  was successful in his new enterprise in St. Petersburg, Russia.  He started a mechanical workshop which provided equipment for the  Russian army and he also convinced the Tsar and his generals that  naval mines could be used to block enemy naval ships from  threatening the city. Immanuel Nobel Andriette Nobel The naval mines designed by Immanuel Nobel were simple devices   consisting of submerged wooden casks filled with gunpowder.   Anchored below the surface of the Gulf of Finland, they   effectively deterred the British Royal Navy from moving into   firing range of St. Petersburg during the Crimean war   (1853-1856). Immanuel Nobel was also a pioneer in arms   manufacture and in designing steam engines Painting by Immanuel Nobel demonstrating his sea or naval mines to the Tsar of Russia. Successful in his industrial and business ventures, Immanuel   Nobel was able, in 1842, to bring his family to St. Petersburg.   There, his sons were given a first class education by private   teachers. The training included natural sciences, languages and   literature. By the age of 17 Alfred Nobel was fluent in Swedish,   Russian, French, English and German. His primary interests were   in English literature and poetry as well as in chemistry and   physics. Alfred's father, who wanted his sons to join his   enterprise as engineers, disliked Alfred's interest in poetry and   found his son rather introverted. In order to widen Alfred's   horizons his father sent him abroad for further training in   chemical engineering. During a two year period Alfred Nobel   visited Sweden, Germany, France and the United States. In Paris,   the city he came to like best, he worked in the private   laboratory of Professor T. J. Pelouze, a famous chemist. There he   met the young Italian chemist Ascanio   Sobrero who, three years earlier, had invented nitroglycerine , a highly explosive liquid.   Nitroglycerine was produced by mixing glycerine with sulfuric and   nitric acid. It was considered too dangerous to be of any   practical use. Although its explosive power greatly exceeded that   of gunpowder, the liquid would explode in a very unpredictable   manner if subjected to heat and pressure. Alfred Nobel became   very interested in nitroglycerine and how it could be put to   practical use in construction work. He also realized that the   safety problems had to be solved and a method had to be developed   for the controlled detonation of nitroglycerine. In the United   States he visited John Ericsson, the Swedish-American engineer   who had developed the screw propeller for ships. In 1852 Alfred   Nobel was asked to come back and work in the family enterprise   which was booming because of its deliveries to the Russian army.   Together with his father he performed experiments to develop   nitroglycerine as a commercially and technically useful   explosive. As the war ended and conditions changed, Immanuel   Nobel was again forced into bankruptcy. Immanuel and two of his   sons, Alfred and Emil, left St. Petersburg together a


The Wimbledon tennis tournament that takes place annually in late June and early July runs for how long?

2016 Wimbledon | Tennis | Odds & Tips | UBET WIMBLEDON JUNE 27 - JULY 10, 2016 ALL-ENGLAND CLUB Held annually at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London in late June/early July is the third Grand Slam of the year, The Wimbledon Championships - or simply Wimbledon. The event is the world’s longest running tennis tournament and widely regarded as the most prestigious. To continue the event’s long-time tradition, players are required to wear all white clothing when participating in competitive matches Just under $50 million in prize money is at stake across the singles, doubles and wheelchair doubles competitions, with the ‘gentlemen’s and ladies’ singles winners pocketing roughly $3.5 million each. Like other Grand Slams ( Australian Open , French Open etc) the tournament lasts two weeks, with the finals played on the venue’s famous Centre Court. In the Men’s singles draw, two players have reigned supreme in the open era (1968 onwards). American ace Pete Sampras claimed seven Wimbledon titles between 1981 and 1989 and Swiss maestro Roger Federer equalled that feat from 2003 to 2012. Four Australian men have won the tournament in the open era; Rod Laver and John Newcombe both went back-to-back in 1968-69 and 1970-71 respectively, while Pat Cash (1987) and Lleyton Hewitt (2002) have also managed victories. Other greats in men’s singles that have won the tournament include Bjorn Borg, John McEnroe and Boris Becker. The women’s singles draw has been dominated by Americans in the open era. In the past 47 years of the tournament, US women have won on 27 times. Martina Navratilova is the most successful woman, having won nine Wimbledon titles. Between 1982 and 1987, Navratilova claimed six consecutive titles and featured in the final in the three years after. The Williams sisters, Venus and Serena, have five Wimbledon titles each. On four separate occasions the final has been contested by both sisters, with Serena edging her sister 3-1 in the tournament deciders. Promotions, Odds and Previews


What is the name of a famous concerto by Vivaldi?

Antonio Vivaldi- Bio, Albums, Pictures – Naxos Classical Music. ANTONIO VIVALDI   (1678 - 1741) The Italian composer and violinist Antonio Vivaldi was born in Venice in 1678 and after his ordination in 1703 embarked on an intermittent career in the service of the Ospedale della Pietà, an institution for the education of orphan, illegitimate or indigent girls. It was an establishment with a formidable musical reputation. His later career brought involvement in opera. As a composer Vivaldi was prolific, with some 500 concertos to his credit in addition to a quantity of works for the church and for the theatre. He left Venice in 1741 in the apparent hope of finding new patrons in Vienna, but he died shortly after his arrival in the city. Church Music The surviving church music of Vivaldi includes the well-known Gloria, in addition to a number of settings of psalms and motets. Operas None of the 50 or so operas of Vivaldi remain in standard repertoire, although some are now once again making their appearance. Concertos The most famous of all Vivaldi’s concertos are those of Le quattro stagioni (‘The Four Seasons’), characteristic compositions to which the composer attached explanatory programmatic sonnets. These four concertos, for solo violin, string orchestra and harpsichord, form part of the collection Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’invenzione (‘The Contest of Harmony and Invention’), one of seven collections of such compositions published in the composer’s lifetime. In addition to concertos for solo violin, Vivaldi also wrote concertos for many other solo instruments, including the flute, oboe, bassoon, cello and viola d’amore, and for groups of solo instruments. Chamber Music Vivaldi wrote a number of sonatas and trio sonatas, many of them designed for one or two violins and basso continuo. He also wrote a series of chamber concertos, compositions similar in approach to the solo and multiple concertos but scored for smaller groups of instruments. Box Set Release


Benjamin Franklin is usually credited with the creation of the first pair of what items of optical equipment in the early 1760s?

Benjamin Franklin-Father of the Bifocal Benjamin Franklin-Father of the Bifocal + Larger Font | - Smaller Font Adapted from the important key article by Dr. Charles Letocha, also the wonderful book by Dr. John Levene and finally the comprehensive paper (yet unpublished) by Stuart Green. In 1990 the year of the bicentennial celebration of Benjamin Franklinâ€™s death (1706-1790) a comprehensive article was published by Dr. Charles Letocha, â€œThe Invention and Early Manufacture of Bifocalsâ€�. It presented Benjamin Franklin as the inventor of bifocals. It is still considered the definitive paper on this topic because no new information has surfaced to the contrary during the past 15 years. This current year 2006 is the tercentenary of Franklinâ€™s birth and therefore we can again recognize Franklin for his major role in the development of bifocal eyeglasses. No one else deserves this esteemed honor: Ben Franklin-Father of the Bifocal. The invention of bifocals had been reviewed in great detail by Dr. John R. Levene in Chapter 6 of his book Clinical Refraction and Visual Science, Butterworthâ€™s, 1977. Highly regarded as a diplomat and as a scientist, Franklin is generally acknowledged for all his ingenious contributions to many very practical inventions. He had talents and also numerous interests and his natural curiosity led to the search to discover ways to make things work better. One of his greatest innovations was â€œmy double spectaclesâ€� and Franklin has been quite appropriately recognized and universally admired as their inventor. Certainly among the most useful inventions of all time bifocals have serviced billions of people over the past 200 + years. Compound corrective lenses, usually bifocals or trifocals, and with increasing frequency, progressive multifocal length eyeglasses are the modern-day result of the remarkable evolution from Benjamin Franklinâ€™s original simple and practical creation. THE EVIDENCE SUPPORTING FRANKLIN 1). Benjamin Franklin was a hyperope who likely required eyeglasses originally in the 1730s. By the late 1750s he was usually described wearing them and they became an integral part of his face, at least for distance use. Many paintings and contemporary sketches and satirical cartoons show him represented wearing his eyeglasses. He admitted that he could not â€œdistinguish a letter or even of large print without themâ€�. 2). The Library Company of Philadelphia, founded by Franklin and some of his friends, became Americaâ€™s first lending library. In its print archives there exists a 1764 political cartoon which depicts Franklin wearing an unusual pair of eyeglasses, interpreted by some knowledgeable people as bifocals because the upper portion of each lens appears different from the lower portion. Take a close look and decide for yourself. 3). Von Rohr and several others credit optician Samuel Pierce with making bifocals for Franklin. Pierce described people wearing bifocals in 1775 and he himself may have worn them in the 1760â€™s. Although this is all noted in the Leveneâ€™s chapter no hard evidence is presented. 4). Mr. H. Sykes, an English optician living in Paris, with a business on the Place du Palais-Royale, wrote to Franklin April 24, 1779 and explained the delay in sending Franklinâ€™s order, complained he was having difficulty making the eyeglasses. â€œI should have sent your spectacles sooner, but in compliance with your favor of the 20th inst., have cut a second pair, in which I have been unfortunate for I broke and spoilt three glasses.â€�Sykes had apparently damaged them while â€œcuttingâ€� them in half. The word â€œcutâ€� is emphasized as opposed to the word â€œgrindâ€�. Even Sykesâ€™ charge for this service (18f a pair) was quite excessive when compared to the normal fee of making simple ordinary glasses. 5). During his stay in Passy, outside of Paris, Franklin (serving as the American envoy to the Court of Louis XVI) described in a letter dated August 21, 1784 to his close friend and philanthropist George Whatley: â€¦â€¦.â€�


"What sport is featured in the film ""Field of Dreams"" starring Kevin Costner?"

Sports films starring Kevin Costner, Draft Day, Tin Cup, Bull Durham | Films | Entertainment | Daily Express FILMS Field of Dreams, Tin Cup, Draft Day: Kevin Costner's greatest sports films FOLLOWING the release of Kevin Costner's latest hit sports drama Draft Day, we're taking a look back at some of the biggest sports movies the star has made PUBLISHED: 20:00, Tue, Jan 27, 2015 PH Kevin Costner has had a career spanning a massive 34 years Kevin Costner’s 34-year film career has seen him cycling, golfing and (of course) playing a lot of baseball. In real life however, Costner prefers sitting in the Arsenal stadium watching the Gunners. While filming Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves he ended up seeing a game by chance and became a fan. So much so that on his 49th birthday he flew from London to Birmingham to watch Arsenal beat Aston Villa 2-0. He also shares his fellow fan’s rivalries confessing that he goes out of his way to avoid Tottenham fans: "They hate my guts, I'm sure of it!" Before Draft Day, Costner generally avoided movies centred on American Football because he disliked telling stories about fictional teams, “I don't like wearing fake uniforms in fake leagues” he recently told ESPN, “I'm a purist.” Draft Day however was fully endorsed by the NFL meaning that the colours, the stadium and the league are all real. The film also features current players Demario Davis James Brewer, Ramses Barden, Zoltan Mesko, and Stephen Hill. The tense drama is directed by the legendary Ivan Reitman (Ghostbusters, Kindergarten Cop) stars Costner as a team manager negotiating a tense period of player picks or drafts.  From the fairway to the batter’s box Costner’s been on cinematic sports pitches for over three decades. To celebrate the DVD release of Draft Day we look at his top sporty 5 roles. PH Kevin Costner and Jennifer Garner Field of Dreams (1989) A stone cold classic weepy. Field of Dreams sees Costner as a loveable Iowa farmer who builds a baseball diamond in a corn field after hearing strange voices. The heart warmer contains one of the most misquoted lines in the history of movies when Costner is told “If you build it, he will come” not 'they'. Look out for the uncredited Matt Damon and Ben Affleck as extras in the Fenway Park scene who were then unknown actors. FUN FACT: The baseball diamond still exists and you can visit and even play baseball there. Tin Cup (1996) "Sex and golf are the two things you can enjoy even if you're not good at them." This romantic comedy sees Costner as a burnt-out pro golfer trying to get into the US Open to win the heart of his rival’s girlfriend, played by the gorgeous Rene Russo. Tin Cup is a quality movie with Kevin in his prime heart throb mode. FUN FACT: Pierce Brosnan was originally considered for the role of the rival. Three years later he would get his own on-screen romance with Rene Russo in The Thomas Crown Affair. Bull Durham (1988) Another classic baseball film, but this one pre-dates Field of Dreams. Bull Durham sees a young Costner and his protégé Tim Robbins getting tangled up with a sports groupie played by Susan Sarandon. Bull Durham was a smash in the US but lesser known in the UK. It's well worth checking out.  FUN FACT: The director found out there really was a baseball player called ‘Crash’ Davis already. When he approached Davis to ask his permission, Davis asked, "Do I get the girl in the end?" Shelton told him he does and Davis agreed. American Flyers (1985) An even earlier movie, American Flyers follows Costner’s character Marcus as he competes in a gruelling bike race through the Rocky Mountains. Not only does he have the mountain to deal with though - he's also struggling to tell his brother he has a brain tumour on route. FUN FACT: The film features the 7-Eleven team, a real life racing team that Lance Armstrong was once part of. For Love of the Game (1999) In For Love of the Game, Costner plays a baseball pitcher looking back over an embattled career while trying to save his relationship and his team. For Love of the Game is another great sports movie grounded by


Which compound on the surface of Mars makes it appear red?

Why Is Mars Red? Why Is Mars Red? August 8, 2012 03:42pm ET MORE Mars is red now, but it may have looked like charcoal in the past. Credit: NASA/ESA/Hubble Team Expect to see a lot of red-orange landscapes over the next few weeks, as the Curiosity rover beams back its first photos of the rugged Martian scenery. But why is Mars red, anyway? The simple explanation for the Red Planet's color is that its regolith, or surface material, contains lots of iron oxide — the same compound that gives blood and rust their hue. But why does Mars have so much iron, why is that iron "oxidized," and why does iron oxide look red? It all started 4.5 billion years ago. When the solar system formed, many of the planets landed a dose of iron. Forged in the heart of long-dead stars , the heavy element swirled around in the cloud of gas and dust that gravitationally collapsed to form the sun and planets. Whereas the bulk of Earth's iron sank to its core when the planet was young and molten, NASA scientists think Mars' smaller size (and weaker gravity) allowed it to remain less differentiated. It does have an iron core, but abundant iron exists in its upper layers, also. Plain-old iron looks shiny black. The element only takes on a reddish tinge when it has been exposed to oxygen, and enough oxygen at that for it to become iron(III) oxide, an atomic fivesome composed of two iron atoms and three oxygen atoms. So why did so much of the iron on Mars' surface oxidize, or gang up with oxygen? In fact, the jury's still out on that one. For sure, some sort of weathering gradually rusted the iron on Mars. But did the ancient rainstorms that are thought to have occurred on a young, wet Mars rust the iron by pounding the regolith with oxygen atoms freed from water molecules ? Or, did the oxidation happen gradually over billions of years, as sunlight broke down carbon dioxide and other molecules in the atmosphere, producing oxidants such as hydrogen peroxide and ozone? Or, as a group of Danish scientists suggested in 2009, have Martian dust storms slowly rusted the iron, by crumbling the quartz crystals that also exist in the regolith and leaving their oxygen-rich surfaces exposed? Because no one yet knows the right explanation, the color of Mars is, in a sense, still a mystery. But however its surface rusted, the compound iron(III) oxide appears red because it absorbs the blue and green wavelengths of the light spectrum while reflecting the red wavelengths. [ Your Color Red Could Be My Blue ] The planet's bloody tinge — visible even from millions of miles away — got it strapped with the name of the Roman god of war, while other civilizations also named the planet for what was once its main distinguishing feature. The Egyptians called it "Her Desher," meaning "the red one," while ancient Chinese astronomers went with "the fire star." Follow Natalie Wolchover on Twitter @ nattyover  or Life's Little Mysteries @ llmysteries . We're also on  Facebook  &  Google+ . Editor's Recommendations


"Who played Neil, the hippie, clinically depressed, pacifist, vegetarian and environmentalist who is victimised by other housemates in the UK TV series ""The Young Ones""?"

Neil Pye | The young ones Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia The young ones Wiki See list of Pye family members Friends: Music by Hawkwind or Marillion Steve Hillage Nigel Planer Played by Nigel Planer , Neil Wheedon Watkins Pye, the hippie , is a clinically depressed , pacifist , vegetarian and environmentalist working towards a Peace Studies degree. He is victimised by other housemates (especially Rick and Vyvyan ) and forced to do the housework, including shopping, cleaning and cooking. He is never acknowledged for it unless it goes wrong. Personality Edit Neil is pessimistic and believes everyone and everything hates him, although he does have two hippie friends - one also named Neil and one named Warlock. This actually makes him the second most sociable character behind Vyvyan. He dislikes most forms of technology, (Except for TV and video) and speaks out for Vegetable Rights and Peace. He is also a chronic insomniac , believing that sleep causes cancer. Neil wants the others to feel sorry for him, or just acknowledge his presence. His attention-seeking ranges from banging himself on the head with a frying pan, being at the other flatmates' beck and call all day long, and in the pilot episode repeatedly attempting suicide. He claims "the most interesting thing that ever happens to me is sneezing". When that happens it results in a big explosion. In the pilot episode " Demolition " Neil is shown to have suicidal tendencies - attempting to kill himself at least three times - however this was not carried through for the rest of the series. Family and background info


Where was the Maguindanao massacre on 23 November 2009, when 58 victims, including a politician's wife, his two sisters, journalists, lawyers, aides, and motorists who were witnesses, were kidnapped and brutally killed?

This Day In History – November 23rd «TwistedSifter     BBC BROADCASTS FIRST EPISODE OF ‘DOCTOR WHO’, THE LONGEST RUNNING SCI-FI SHOW ON TV – NOVEMBER 23, 1963     Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme is listed in Guinness World Records as the longest-running science fiction television show in the world, and as the “most successful” science fiction series of all time, in terms of its overall broadcast ratings, DVD and book sales, iTunes traffic, and “illegal downloads”. It has been recognised for its imaginative stories, creative low-budget special effects during its original run, and pioneering use of electronic music (originally produced by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop). Doctor Who first appeared on BBC television at 17:16:20 GMT on 23 November 1963. The first episode was overshadowed by the assassination of US President John F. Kennedy the previous day. Therefore, the BBC re-aired it prior to the second episode the following Saturday. [ Source ]   The eleven faces of ‘The Doctor’   JACQUES MAYOL BECOMES FIRST FREE DIVER TO DESCEND 100 METERS – NOVEMBER 23, 1976     Jacques Mayol was a French national born in Shanghai, China. He was the first free diver to descend to 100 meters (330 ft) (November 23, 1976), and he managed to descend to 105 meters when he was 56 years old. During the scientific research phase of his career, he tried to answer the question of whether man had a hidden aquatic potential that could be evoked by rigorous physiological and psychological training. On December 22, 2001, Mayol committed suicide by hanging himself in Elba, Italy, at the age of 74. His ashes were spread over the Tuscany coast. Jacques Mayol predicted that, within a couple of generations, some people would be able to dive to 200m and hold their breath for up to ten minutes. Today the no-limits record stands at 214m (Herbert Nitsch, June 2007), and Stéphane Mifsud holds the record for Static Apnea (breath holding underwater) at 11 minutes and 35 seconds (June 2009). [ Source ]   HIJACKING OF ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 961, THIRD DEADLIEST IN HISTORY – NOVEMBER 23, 1996     Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961, a Boeing 767-260ER, was hijacked on 23 November 1996, en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi on a Bombay–Addis Ababa–Nairobi–Brazzaville–Lagos–Abidjan service, by three Ethiopians seeking political asylum in Australia. The plane crash-landed in the Indian Ocean near Comoros due to fuel starvation, killing 125 of the 175 passengers and crew on board, along with the hijackers. The other 50 survived with injuries. At the time this accident took place, it was the second deadliest one involving a hijacked aircraft. However, it shifted to the third place after the occurrence of the September 11, 2001 attacks. The plane was nearly out of fuel as it approached the island group, but the hijackers continued to ignore the captain’s warnings. Out of options, Leul began to circle the area, hoping to land the plane at the Comoros’s main airport. When the plane ran out of fuel, both engines failed. The crew used a ram air turbine to preserve the aircraft’s most essential functions, but in this mode some hydraulic systems — such as the flaps — were inoperative. This forced Leul to land at more than 175 knots (about 320 km/h or 200 mph). Leul tried to make an emergency landing at Prince Said Ibrahim International Airport on Grande Comore, but a fight with the hijackers at the last minute caused him to lose his visual point of reference, leaving him unable to locate the airport. While still fighting with the hijackers, he tried to ditch the aircraft in shallow waters 500 yards (457 m) off Le Galawa Beach Hotel, near Mitsamiouli at the northern end of Grande Comore island. Leul attempted to land parallel with the waves instead of against the waves in an effort to smooth the landing. ET-AIZ’s left engine and wingtip struck the water first. The engine acted as a scoop and struck a coral reef, slowing that side of the aircraft quickly, causing the Boeing 767 to violently spin left and break apart. Isl