Which British pop star active since the 1970's has released albums called Up, So and Us?

80s Superstars: Where Are They Now? | Sunny 95 80s Superstars: Where Are They Now? May 7, 2013 Ahhh, the 80s. Big hair, fluorescent apparel. See before and after photos of some of the decade’s biggest stars and find out what they’ve been up to since hanging up the spandex! Ally Sheedy Then: Another brat pack princess and the enigmatic “freak” of the Breakfast Club bunch, Ally could often be found next to her peers in various John Hughes films throughout the decade. Now: In 1992, Sheedy married actor David Lansbury, the nephew of actress Angela Lansbury and son of Edgar Lansbury, the producer of the original production of Godspell. The couple have a daughter, Rebecca, born in 1994. In May 2008, it was announced thatSheedy had filed for divorce. Andrew McCarthy Then: Andrew McCarthy’s famous Brat Pack roles included Class, St. Elmo’s Fire and Pretty in Pink, but Andrew also found success in other classic ’80s movies like Mannequin and Weekend at Bernie’s. Now: Today, Andrew is still acting in film and television and has appeared in a number of on- and off-Broadway productions including The Boys of Winter and Side Man. Andrew is divorced and has two children. Annie Lennox Then: After achieving minor success in the late 1970s as part of the new wave band The Tourists, she and fellow musician David A. Stewart went on to achieve major international success in the 1980s as Eurythmics. Lennox is the most recognised female artist at the Brit Awards, winning a total of eight awards. She has also been named the “Brits Champion of Champions” Now: Lennox embarked on a solo career in the 1990s with her debut album, Diva (1992), which produced several hit singles including “Why” and “Walking on Broken Glass”. To date, she has released five solo studio albums and a compilation album, The Annie Lennox Collection (2009). She is the recipient of eight Brit Awards, four Grammy Awards and an MTV Video Music Award. In 2002, Lennox received a Billboard Century Award; the highest accolade from Billboard Magazine.In 2004, she won both the Golden Globe and the Academy Award for Best Original Song for “Into the West”, written for the soundtrack to the feature film The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Anthony Michael Hall Then: Anthony Michael Hall (whose name is actually Michael Anthony Hall) was the loveable geek, struggling with his own high expectations in The Breakfast Club.  Hall got his start in 1983’s National Lampoon’s Vacation, as Chevy Chase’s son.  He really established himself as an (always geeky) actor, when he starred in the John Hughes film Sixteen Candles in 1984, before starring in both The Breakfast Club and Weird Science in 1985.  After these films Hall was stereotyped as a geek (which probably wasn’t helped by his, well, geeky looks).  He joined the cast of Saturday Night Live for one year in 1985, and is the youngest cast member of SNL to this day. Now: After his 1988 film Johnny Be Good flopped, Hall took a two years off acting due to a drinking problem, before returning in Edward Scissorhands, this time as a villain.  He then starred as billionaire Bill Gates in 1999’s Pirates of Silicon Valley.  From 2002-2007 he starred in the hugely successful television series Dead Zone, based on the novel by Stephen King.  His most recent film role was as a reporter in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight. B-52’s Then: Rooted in New Wave and 1960s rock and roll, the group later covered many genres ranging from post-punk to pop rock. Now: After rising to superstar status with 1989’s Cosmic Thing, the album that included mega hit Love Shack, and releasing Good Stuff, the B52s spent the next 16 years on hiatus and writing their 2008 album Funplex. They have also announced a 2013 summer tour with the Go-Go’s. The Bangles Then: Everyone fell in love with brown-eyed girl Susanna Hoffs of The Bangles in the eighties. Except for the other members of the band, who resented her for constantly being in the limelight. Their most famous records, Manic Monday from 1985 and EternalFlame from 1989, marked them out as one of the key girlbands o


In the Bible, which prophet is usually accepted as the author of the book of Lamentations?

When Was the Book of Lamentations Written? - Questions & Answers Questions & Answers When Was the Book of Lamentations Written? When Was the Book of Lamentations Written?  Discuss (7) The common conception is that the book of Lamentations , which mourns the destruction of the first Holy Temple and the ensuing exile of the Jewish nation, was written in reaction to those tragic events. Many paintings depict the prophet Jeremiah, the author of Lamentations, penning the work while in the background Jerusalem and the Temple are going up in smoke. In actuality, the widely accepted Jewish view is that Lamentations (or at least the bulk of it) was penned years before the actual calamitous events it depicts. The first Temple was destroyed in the year 423 BCE. Seventeen years earlier, G‑d instructed Jeremiah, “Take for yourself a scroll and write upon it all the words that I have spoken to you concerning Israel and concerning Judah . . . Perhaps the house of Judah will hear all the evil that I plan to do to them, in order that they should repent, each man of his evil way, and I will forgive their iniquity and their sin.” Jeremiah, who was imprisoned at the time (apparently because King Jehoiakim was tired of listening to Jeremiah’s prophecies foretelling the fall of Jerusalem), dictated to his devoted student Baruch ben Neriah three chapters, each chapter consisting of 22 verses, each verse beginning with a different letter, following the order of the Hebrew alphabet. These chapters vividly and heart-wrenchingly describe the tragedies and calamities that would befall Judah. The chapters speak in past tense, lamenting these events as if they had already occurred. Baruch wrote these chapters on a scroll and, at the prophet’s instruction, read them to the people gathered in the Temple. Ultimately, the document was read before King Jehoiakim, who upon hearing only the first few verses callously tossed the scroll into the fireplace. G‑d then instructed Jeremiah to rewrite the prophecies. Jeremiah again dictated the prophecies to his student, this time adding an additional chapter—one that contained 66 verses, the first three starting with the letter aleph, the next three with a beit, and so on. 1 The first three chapters that Jeremiah wrote constitute chapters 1, 2 and 4 of the book of Lamentations. The 66-verse chapter he added is chapter 3. Chapter 5—the only chapter that isn’t an alphabetical acrostic, though it too contains 22 verses—was added by Jeremiah at a later time. (Chapter 4 was originally composed as a eulogy for King Josiah (Yoshiyahu), Jehoiakim’s father. 2 Unlike Jehoiakim, Josiah was a truly saintly individual, as the Torah testifies ( II Kings 23:25) : “Before him there was no king like him who returned to G‑d with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his might, according to the entire Torah of Moses, and after him no one [of his stature] arose.” 3 ) And indeed, seventeen years later, on the ninth of Av in the year 3338 from creation, the Temple was destroyed and the Jews led into captivity—precisely as Jeremiah had prophesied. 4 Ever since, the book of Lamentations is read every year on the eve of the ninth of Av. May G‑d soon comfort us and usher in the time when we will be doubly consoled with the coming of Moshiach and the rebuilding of the Holy Temple. Footnotes


Members of the Wormwood family are some of the leading characters in which 2011 musical that won an Olivier award?

Tim Minchin · THE MATILDA THE MUSICAL STORY Stratford-Upon-Avon | West End, London | Broadway, New York | US Tour | Australia | Toronto, Canada The RSC’s Matilda The Musical website has tickets available for the West End , Broadway , Sydney and the US Tour . It also has slightly less Minchin-centric information, than this page, in the form of videos, cast and production information, clips of the cast recordings, all their social media accounts and more. But as a head-start here they are on Twitter: @MatildaMusical , @MatildaBroadway and @MatildainOz . Teachers and children will find many creative writing resources on the RSC Education Department’s interactive website MatildaSchoolResources.com . If you still want more then Angry (Feet), Tim’s official fansite, has a Matilda sub-forum . Information regarding the performance rights for Matilda The Musical can be found here . Matilda the Musical (in 20 minutes) will be released for schools and amateur youth groups (i.e. performers aged 16 years or younger) in the UK and Ireland ONLY from 4th March, 2014. This version will be available for a limited time prior to the official release by MTI of Matilda the Musical Junior Version (currently in development). Tim with the Stratford-upon-Avon Matildas: Kerry Ingram, Adrianna Bertola and Josie Griffiths (Original production cast from Stratford-upon-Avon November 2010) Matilda Roald Dahl ’s children’s novel Matilda was first published in 1988 with illustrations by Quentin Blake . It is the story of a very bright and rebellious little girl, with special powers. Matilda’s parents, Mr and Mrs Wormwood, have no time for her and treat her as a nuisance. She spends most of her time reading books from the library astonishingly quickly, whilst they watch the telly and Mr Wormwood sells dodgy used cars. At school things are no better as despite the care and support of her teacher, the lovely Miss Honey, Matilda has to contend with the terrifying headmistress Miss Trunchbull who rules the school with cruelty and fear. Matilda fights against the injustices at home and at school. Eventually she decides the grown-ups should be taught a lesson and in the process discovers her supernatural powers Chapter One: Stratford-Upon-Avon In December 2008, director Matthew Warchus approached Tim about writing the music and lyrics for a stage musical adaptation of Roald Dahl’s famous book, to be produced by The Royal Shakespeare Company. Tim had little hesitation: not only was the chance to write for the RSC impossible to resist, but as a life long fan of Dahl, he had – coincidentally – attempted to secure the stage rights to Matilda ten years earlier, when he was writing for theatre in Perth, WA. Working from Kelly’s script adaptation, Tim wrote his first draft in the middle of 2009, with the first workshop production taking place in London in September. A significant restructuring and a short period of rewriting was undertaken in the autumn, and – with Tim on tour in Australia – a second workshop took place in November. Over the new year big changes took place, characters were discarded, songs were binned, scenes were conflated, and inevitable crisis talks ensued, but not until Tim returned from Australia in March did the final push begin. Warchus, Kelly, Minchin, RSC dramaturge Jeanie O’Hare, and legendary musical supervisor Chris Nightingale spent an intense two months renovating the script. The final workshop production took place at the end of June, further adjustments were made, and rehearsals started in September 2010. The Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-Upon-Avon. Photo by Kathryn Sinnott Following the dress rehearsal on the 6th November 2010 the show was performed to its first public audience, three days later, on the 9th at the Courtyard theatre in Stratford-Upon-Avon and was extremely well received. The previews continued for a month, with everyone working hard to tighten it up and tweak it into perfection. Finally Matilda, A Musical opened on the 9th December with the industry press in heavy attendance. The audience rose delightedly to their feet


Which Labour MP has been Chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee since 2007?

Who will run the Select Committees? - BBC News BBC News Read more about sharing. Close share panel Sometime during the 2001-05 Parliament an MP complained to me "in a select committee, no-one can hear you scream". * Since then the power of the Commons network of committees shadowing government departments or pursuing cross-cutting issues has risen sharply. Which is why dozens of MPs were campaigning for their chairs, even before the formal relaunch of the committee system. Perhaps it was the savaging the Treasury Committee handed out to the titans of the City of London after the Credit Crunch in 2007, perhaps it was the need for MPs to justify their existence in the wake of the expenses scandal , but the committees somehow discovered the self-confidence to bare their teeth across the last two parliaments. During the coalition years, they were frequently a serious influence on government policy - the Health Committee on NHS reform, the Treasury Committee and its cousin the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards on cleaning up the financial services industry. The question now is whether they have passed the zenith of their influence, and will carry less clout in holding a majority government to account. Maybe. But the sheer number of MPs, ambitious, independent-minded types, running to chair them suggests otherwise. Trouble making The system works like this: first there is a share-out of committee chairs between the three largest parties in the House. Image copyright Conservative Party Image caption Sarah Wollaston was a critic of NHS reform Some, like Public Accounts and Backbench Business, are reserved to the Opposition, but the rest are parcelled out in proportion to the parties' strength. The major changes in the latest division of the spoils are that the Conservatives will now take the chair of the Justice Committee (previously held by Lib Dem veteran Sir Alan Beith) while the SNP will take two chairs: Scottish Affairs and Energy and Climate Change. Then elections are held in which all MPs vote, for example, for the best Conservative to chair a Conservative-allocated committee like Treasury or Education. And where several candidates are in the running, this means that the winner will be the one with the widest appeal to MPs from other parties. In the last Parliament this led to accusations of Opposition trouble-making, when by-elections were held to replace the Conservative chairmen of the Health and Defence committees, and on each occasion the winner was a candidate with a maverick reputation - for Health, Dr Sarah Wollaston, an initial critic of the government's NHS reforms, for Defence, Rory Stewart, who defies categorisation. By the time of those elections, of course, the MPs had a pretty good idea of the people they were choosing. The difference now is that there are 182 new MPs in the Commons, who will not necessarily know much about the candidates before them, and who may, therefore vote on name recognition. The older hands - now beginning to enjoy some of the luxurious perks of Commons seniority - may vote for the most accomplished parliamentarians, or at least that is what the optimists hope. We shall see. Candidates Which brings us to the races themselves. Some key committee chairmen have performed so effectively that they face little challenge. Andrew Tyrie, Sarah Wollaston and Bernard Jenkin seem to be in that category, at the moment. Mr Jenkin's Public Administration Committee will have constitutional affairs added to its brief, following the decision to wind up the dedicated Political and Constitutional Reform Committee. Image copyright EPA Image caption Is Keith Vaz's position as chairman of the Home Affairs Committee under threat? One sitting chairman who may face a challenge seems to be Keith Vaz on the Home Affairs Committee, where a couple of strong rivals, including an ex-minister, are rumoured. And there are some hot contests elsewhere: with Michael Gove metaphorically (but not literally) on the woolsack as lord chancellor and secretary of state for justice, and with reform to the UK's rela


Which scientist first described the laws of planetary motion between 1609 - 1612?

Johannes Kepler The German astronomer Johannes Kepler, b. Dec. 27, 1571, d. Nov.    15, 1630, was the first strong supporter of the heliocentric    theory of Copernicus and the discoverer of the three laws of    planetary motion. He attended seminaries at Adelberg and    Maulbronn before studying theology, philosophy, and mathematics    at the University of Tubingen. At Tubingen, Kepler's scientific    ability attracted the notice of the astronomer Michael Maestlin.     Through Maestlin, Kepler became a supporter of the Copernican    theory, although his teacher continued to expound officially the    old Ptolemaic system. Kepler had planned to enter religious life,    but he accepted a chair in mathematics and astronomy at Graz. At the age of 24, Kepler published Mysterium cosmographicum    (Cosmographic Mystery, 1596), in which he defended the Copernican    theory and described his ideas on the structure of the planetary    system. Influenced by the Pythagoreans, Kepler viewed the    universe as being governed by geometric relationships that    conform to the inscribed and circumscribed circles of the five    regular polygons. Although he was not a Copernican himself, Tycho Brahe, the    mathematician at the court of Emperor Rudolph II at Prague, was    so impressed with Kepler's work that in 1600 he invited Kepler to    come to Prague as his assistant. Confronted with the Catholic    persecution of the Protestant minority in Graz, Kepler gladly    accepted. When Brahe died the following year, Kepler was    appointed his successor and thus inherited Brahe's scientific    legacy. This legacy included many accurate positional determinations of    the planets, especially those of Mars. Kepler now embarked on an    intensive study of the true orbits of the planets. Abandoning the    ancient belief that the planets must move in perfect circles,    Kepler concentrated on Mars. He proved that the orbit of Mars is    an ellipse, with the Sun occupying one of its two foci. This,    the first of Kepler's laws of planetary motion, appeared in    Astronomia nova (New Astronomy) in 1609, with the second "law of    areas" governing planetary velocity. Always guided by the concept of beauty in the structure of the    universe, and specifically by a theory of harmony in geometric    figures, numbers, and music, Kepler, in his Harmonices mundi    (Harmonies of the World, 1619), announced his third law--a    relationship between the orbital periods and the distances of the    planets from the Sun. His belief that the Sun regulates the    velocity of the planets was a milestone in scientific thought,    laying the foundation for Newton's theory of universal    gravitation. Among Kepler's numerous scientific contributions are an    influential treatise on the theory of optics (1604), a treatise    on optics as applied to telescope lenses (1611), a work offering    physical explanations of the appearance of a nova in 1604, and an    enthusiastic acceptance of and elaboration on Galileo's    observations with a telescope (1610). His Epitome astronomiae    Copernicanae (Introduction to Copernican Astronomy, 1618-21)    became one of the most widely read treatises on astronomy in    Europe. Kepler's last great work, known as the Rudolphine Tables    (1627), was a widely used compilation of accurate tables of    planetary motion. The posthumous Somnium (Dream, 1634), on which Kepler labored    until shortly before his death, is indicative of his fertile    mind. In this work, Kepler describes a journey to the Moon and    discusses the existence of lunar inhabitants. A crucial link    between the thought of Copernicus and that of Newton, Kepler was    an important figure in the 17th-century scientific revolution.


Which celestial body is the only dwarf planet and largest asteroid found in the inner solar system?

Celestial Body - Universe Today   Universe Today by Jerry Coffey [/caption]The term celestial body is as expansive as the entire universe, both known and unknown. By definition a celestial body is any natural body outside of the Earth’s atmosphere. Easy examples are the Moon, Sun, and the other planets of our solar system. But those are very limited examples. The Kuiper belt contains many celestial bodies. Any asteroid in space is a celestial body. So, what do you write about with such a broad topic? How about a sampling of five of my favorites and leave it at that for now? Which five, though. Well, let’s cover Ceres, the Kuiper belt, the asteroid Cruithne , Achernar, and Apophis. Ceres is a celestial body that is by far the largest and most massive asteroid in the belt between Mars and Jupiter. It is approximately the size of Texas or 975km x 909 km with a mass of 9.5×1020. It actually represents 1/3 of all of the mass of the asteroid belt. It has enough mass for self gravity which is a major requirement to be considered a dwarf planet. It revolves around the sun every 1679.819 days with a very small axial tilt. The surface is relatively warm. The high temperature is thought to be in the neighborhood of -38°C(235 K). Ceres has a visual brightness magnitude of +6.9 to +9. When it is at the brightest point possible, Ceres is nearly bright enough to be seen with the naked eye. It can be seen with binoculars whenever it is above the horizon on a completely dark night. The Kuiper belt contains many a celestial body. It is actually a disk-shaped region in the outer solar system lying beyond the orbit of Neptune and extending to a distance of about 50 astronomical units, containing thousands of small icy bodies, some of which are on highly elliptical orbits, periodically visiting the inner solar system as comets. It is thought to be a collection of the remnants of the formation of the solar system. Who knows what may be found when we are able to send spacecraft to its edges? As a celestial body, the asteroid Cruithne is sort of small and indistinct until you consider that it is locked in a 1:1 orbit with the Earth. The asteroid is sometimes referred to as the Earth’s second moon. It is not a true moon because the Earth’s gravity does not effect it nor does its effect the Earth. Cruithne’s nearest pass to Earth is .1 AU (40 moon lengths), although right now it never comes closer than .3 AU. The asteroid sort of runs like a corkscrew around the Earth while both are revolving around the Sun. The asteroid Cruithne is in a normal elliptic orbit around the Sun. Its revolution around the Sun, approximately 364 days at present, is almost equal to that of the Earth. Because of this, Cruithne and Earth appear to follow each other in their paths around the Sun. The celestial body Achernar is a bright, blue, B3-type star of six to eight solar masses lying approximately 144 light years away. It is classified as a dwarf, but it is 3,000 times more luminous than our Sun. It is in the deep southern sky and never rises above 33°N. Achernar is best seen from the southern hemisphere in November; it is circumpolar below 33°S. Achernar spins so quickly that is spherical in shape. The distance along its equator is 50% greater than its polar diameter. It is the brightest star in the Eridanus constellation. It is also the 9th brightest star in the night sky. Of the 10 brightest stars, other than our Sun, it is the hottest and bluest. The celestial body Apophis is one of the most intriguing, to me. It is the stuff that many sci-fi legends have been based on. Apophis is most famous for the stir it caused in 2004. The asteroid was discovered on its way towards the Earth and was predicted to have a 2.7% chance of impacting the Earth. That in and of itself is not significant. Objects impact the Earth on a yearly basis. The size of Apophis was the major concern. Even a small chance that an asteroid the size of a small town hitting the Earth rightly caused a large commotion. It achieved the highest score ever on the Torino scale and it stayed on


Facial Analysis for Skin Resurfacing: Overview, Preoperative History, Isotretinoin and Radiation Facial Analysis for Skin Resurfacing Updated: Sep 15, 2015 Author: Michael Mercandetti, MD, MBA, FACS; Chief Editor: Arlen D Meyers, MD, MBA  more... Share Overview Overview A comprehensive knowledge of laser systems and nonlaser treatment modalities, including light, radiofrequency, and ultrasonic systems; details and treatment parameters; appropriate patient selection; preoperative and postoperative care; and application of new technologies can produce aesthetic results that are satisfactory to both the patient and the surgeon. Before any intervention, a thorough facial analysis must be undertaken in order to promulgate an appropriate treatment plan. The term resurfacing historically referred to ablative procedures of the epidermis of the skin, most often by either carbon dioxide or erbium:YAG laser. Technically, chemical peels, dermabrasion, and to a lesser extent microdermabrasion, among other treatments, could also be considered resurfacing. Current terminology not only includes ablative, but also fractional, nonablative, and sublative, which further stratify modalities of facial resurfacing. Next: Preoperative History With preoperative evaluations, surgeons seek to identify where potential contraindications to laser resurfacing may exist. As with any procedure, a detailed medical and dermatological history with emphasis on wound healing and scar formation is essential. In addition, obtaining a family history of abnormal wound healing, skin disorders, and ethnic background can facilitate an optimal outcome. Contraction of the frontalis muscle is responsible for the creation of the forehead rhytides depicted here. Laser resurfacing may soften these, but the mimetic muscles are better treated with botulinum toxin injections or forehead elevation and release of the frontalis muscle. View Media Gallery If the patient has a history of collagen vascular diseases (eg, lupus, scleroderma, keloid formation ) or immunologic abnormalities such as vitiligo, laser treatment may need to be avoided because these conditions can cause problems with healing and can be relative contraindications to laser resurfacing. The authors routinely request that patients complete a medical questionnaire and an aesthetic questionnaire to help identify prior or concomitant facial cosmetic treatments. With the widespread use of digital photography, standard lighting and photographing techniques are essential to provide appropriate comparative "photos." Additional imaging using blue light, different color light, and polarizing light can also provide information to the patient and practitioner regarding subepithelial skin changes, especially with regards to pigmentation. Different imaging systems are available to assist in facial analysis. Standard- and high-definition digital photography are the most commonly used to document the state of the facial skin prior to, during the postoperative period, and after completion of treatment. Basic photo management software can provide precomparison and postcomparison photos. Systems such as the OMNIA imaging system from Canfield Scientific or the Body Pro from Emage Medical include a camera, lighting system, and background to facilitate image capturing. The OMNIA imaging system uses a Canon EOS Rebel T5i  18-megapixel resolution camera and a 35-mm lens with Canfield Intelliflash XenonFlash. It can be modified with polarizing filters on the camera and flash and relayed to the Mirror medical imaging software to assess hemoglobin and melanin in the facial skin. [ 1 ] An example of an imaging system including both the hardware and software is the VISIA Complexion Analysis System including the VISIA -CR geared for clinical research and The Reveal Imager, a portable device all from Canfield Scientific or the Image Pro Series from Emage Medical. The VISIA Complexion Analysis System uses the RBX multispectral imaging incorporating cross-polarized flash and ultraviolet lighting with Canfield’s Intelliflash system to reduce


Which is the last British monarch to have been born outside the British Isles?

Frequently Asked Questions | Britroyals Frequently Asked Questions When did the last British King fight in         a battle? George II was the last         British King to lead his army in person, during the War of the         Austrian Succession, at the Battle of Dettingen in Bavaria, 27th         June, 1743. The last English King to die in battle was Richard         III at the Battle of Bosworth Field in Leicestershire on 22         August 1485 defeated by Henry Tudor who became Henry VII ending         the Wars of the Roses between the Houses of York and Lancaster         and starting the Tudor dynasty. The last British King to die in         battle was James IV of Scotland killed at the Battle of Flodden Field in Northumberland on 9 September         1513 when the Scots invaded England hoping to take advantage of         Henry VIII's absence in France, but were defeated by English forces         under Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey. How far back can the British Royal Family         trace their roots? Is Queen Elizabeth II really directly descended         from Alfred the Great? She is the 32nd great granddaughter of King         Alfred who 1,140 years ago was the first effective King of         England. He ruled from 871 to 899. I thought that American Independence was         in 1776. Why is it quoted as 1783? The Continental Congress of the 13 American colonies declared         independence in 1776. However, the war continued and independence         from Britain was not achieved until the Treaty of Paris in 1783. Was George III really mad? For most of his reign King         George III was an astute king and politician with a strong         sense of duty. Later in his reign he suffered from recurrent and         eventually permanent mental illness. This baffled medical science         at the time, although it is now generally thought that he suffered         from the inherited blood disease porphyria. He suffered his first         attack in 1788 and by 1810 was unfit to rule. In 1811 his son         George, Prince of Wales, became Regent for 9 years until his father         died in 1820. Who would now be King or Queen if Edward         VIII had not abdicated? Edward VIII abdicated         in 1936 less than a year after becoming King to marry Wallis Simpson.         His younger brother Bertie became King         George VI and was the father of the present Queen         Elizabeth II . He died in 1952, and Edward who had no children         died in 1972. So even if Edward had not abdicated Elizabeth would         now be Queen. She would have come to the throne in 1972 instead         of 1952. Why did Edward VIII have to give up the throne         to marry a divorcee but Prince Charles is still in line to the         throne? Royals who are divorced or marry divorcees do not lose         their position in the line of succession. Edward VIII had a number         of affairs with married women including Wallis Simpson who was         already divorced and still married to her second husband. His         parents King George V and Queen Mary did not approve and refused         to meet her. When George V died Prime Minister Baldwin made it         clear that the Government, popular opinion in the country and the oversees Dominions (now the Commonwealth nations) did not         approve of his plans to marry Wallis. Social attitudes towards         divorce and a women looking for a third marriage were considered         scandalous at the time, and if Edward married against the advice         of his Ministers it would have caused the Government to resign         and a constitutional crisis. Edward chose to


Which European country's flag is three equal horizontal bands of blue at the top, black in the middle and white at the bottom?

Flags of Every Country Follow us... Flags of Every Country Tweet This map shows Flags of every country in the world. Flag description produced from actual flags or the best information available at the time the entry was written. The flags of independent states are used by their dependencies unless there is an officially recognized local flag. Some disputed and other areas do not have flags. Note: Flag description from CIA Factbook and Flag image from Wikipedia. Last updated: Abkhazia Afghanistan three equal vertical bands of black (hoist side), red, and green, with the national emblem in white centered on the red band and slightly overlapping the other two bands; the center of the emblem features a mosque with pulpit and flags on either side, below the mosque are numerals for the solar year 1298 (1919 in the Gregorian calendar, the year of Afghan independence from the UK); this central image is circled by a border consisting of sheaves of wheat on the left and right, in the upper-center is an Arabic inscription of the Shahada (Muslim creed) below which are rays of the rising sun over the Takbir (Arabic expression meaning "God is great"), and at bottom center is a scroll bearing the name Afghanistan; black signifies the past, red is for the blood shed for independence, and green can represent either hope for the future, agricultural prosperity, or Islam note: Afghanistan had more changes to its national flag in the 20th century than any other country; the colors black, red, and green appeared on most of them Akrotiri the flag of the UK is used Albania red with a black two-headed eagle in the center; the design is claimed to be that of 15th-century hero George Castriota SKANDERBERG, who led a successful uprising against the Turks that resulted in a short-lived independence for some Albanian regions (1443-1478); an unsubstantiated explanation for the eagle symbol is the tradition that Albanians see themselves as descendants of the eagle; they refer to themselves as "Shkypetars," which translates as "sons of the eagle" Algeria two equal vertical bands of green (hoist side) and white; a red, five-pointed star within a red crescent centered over the two-color boundary; the colors represent Islam (green), purity and peace (white), and liberty (red); the crescent and star are also Islamic symbols, but the crescent is more closed than those of other Muslim countries because the Algerians believe the long crescent horns bring happiness American Samoa blue, with a white triangle edged in red that is based on the fly side and extends to the hoist side; a brown and white American bald eagle flying toward the hoist side is carrying two traditional Samoan symbols of authority, a war club known as a "Fa'alaufa'i" (upper; left talon), and a coconut fiber fly whisk known as a "Fue" (lower; right talon); the combination of symbols broadly mimics that seen on the US Great Seal and reflects the relationship between the United States and American Samoa Andorra three vertical bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, and red, with the national coat of arms centered in the yellow band; the latter band is slightly wider than the other two so that the ratio of band widths is 8:9:8; the coat of arms features a quartered shield with the emblems of (starting in the upper left and proceeding clockwise): Urgell, Foix, Bearn, and Catalonia; the motto reads VIRTUS UNITA FORTIOR (Strength United is Stronger); the flag combines the blue and red French colors with the red and yellow of Spain to show Franco-Spanish protection note: similar to the flags of Chad and Romania, which do not have a national coat of arms in the center, and the flag of Moldova, which does bear a national emblem Angola two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and black with a centered yellow emblem consisting of a five-pointed star within half a cogwheel crossed by a machete (in the style of a hammer and sickle); red represents liberty, black the African continent, the symbols characterize workers and peasants Anguilla blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the


Who wrote the best selling books Pillars of the Earth and World Without End?

World Without End by Ken Follett, Hardcover | Barnes & Noble® Overview #1 New York Times Bestseller In 1989, Ken Follett astonished the literary world with The Pillars of the Earth, a sweeping epic novel set in twelfth-century England centered on the building of a cathedral and many of the hundreds of lives it affected. Critics were overwhelmed—“it will hold you, fascinate you, surround you” (Chicago Tribune)—and readers everywhere hoped for a sequel.  World Without End takes place in the same town of Kingsbridge, two centuries after the townspeople finished building the exquisite Gothic cathedral that was at the heart of The Pillars of the Earth. The cathedral and the priory are again at the center of a web of love and hate, greed and pride, ambition and revenge, but this sequel stands on its own. This time the men and women of an extraordinary cast of characters find themselves at a crossroad of new ideas—about medicine, commerce, architecture, and justice. In a world where proponents of the old ways fiercely battle those with progressive minds, the intrigue and tension quickly reach a boiling point against the devastating backdrop of the greatest natural disaster ever to strike the human race—the Black Death.  Three years in the writing and nearly eighteen years since its predecessor, World Without End breathes new life into the epic historical novel and once again shows that Ken Follett is a masterful author writing at the top of his craft. Advertising Praise for the Novels of Ken Follett World Without End “[A] well-researched, beautifully detailed portrait of the late Middle Ages…. Follett’s no-frills prose does its job, getting smoothly through more than a thousand pages of outlaws, war, death, sex, and politics to end with an edifice that is as well constructed and solid as Merthin’s bridge. A.” —The Washington Post “Follett tells a story that runs the gamut of life in the Middle Ages, and he does so in such a way that we are not only captivated but also educated. What else could you ask for?” —The Denver Post “So if historical fiction is your meat, here’s a rare treat. A feast of conflicts and struggles among religious authority, royal governance, the powerful unions (or guilds) of the day, and the peasantry…. With World Without End, Follett proves his Pillars may be a rarity, but it wasn’t a fluke.” —New York Post “A work that stands as something of a triumph of industry and professionalism.” —The Guardian (UK) “The four well-drawn central characters will captivate readers as they prove to be heroic, depraved, resourceful, or mean. Fans of Follett’s previous medieval epic will be well rewarded.” —The Union (CA) “Populated with an immense cast of truly remarkable characters…this is not a book to be devoured in one sitting, tempting though that might be, but one to savor for its drama, depth, and richness.” —Library Journal Praise for Ken Follett and The Pillars of the Earth “Follett is a master.” —The Washington Post “Enormous and brilliant…crammed with characters unbelievably alive across the great gulf of centuries…touches all human emotion—love and hate, loyalty and treachery, hope and despair. See for yourself. This is truly a novel to get lost in.” —Cosmopolitan “Wonderful…will fascinate you, surround you.” —Chicago Sun-Times “A towering tale…a ripping read…there’s murder, arson, treachery, torture, love, and lust.” —New York Daily News “Ken Follett takes a giant step.” —San Francisco Chronicle “With this book, Follett risks all and comes out a clear winner…a historical novel of gripping readability, authentic atmosphere, and memorable characterization. Beginning with a mystery that casts its shadow, the narrative is a seesaw of tension, suspense, impeccable pacing…action, intrigue, violence, passion, greed, bravery, dedication, revenge, and love. A novel that entertains, instructs, and satisfies on a grand scale.” —Publishers Weekly “An extraordinary epic buttressed by suspense…a mystifying puzzle involving the execution of an innocent man…the erection of a magnificent cathedral…romance, rivalry, and specta


Which musical instrument is associated with Lang Lang?

How Miles Teller learned to fake drum like a pro in ‘Whiplash’ | New York Post How Miles Teller learned to fake drum like a pro in ‘Whiplash’ Comment(required) October 4, 2014 | 12:50pm So much can be accomplished though movie magic. Men can be made to fly and, through a technological breakthrough known as an “apple box,” Tom Cruise can be made to look almost as tall as his female co-star. Miles Teller as Andrew and J.K. Simmons as Terence Fletcher.Sony Pictures One skill no amount of special effects can help with is an actor’s ability to convincingly play a musical instrument. Teller worked with his instructor and co-star, Nate Lang, right, three to four hours a day for two months.Sony Pictures This challenge is particularly daunting when your entire movie revolves around playing an instrument — in the case of Friday’s “Whiplash,” the drums. If those scenes don’t look good, the movie runs the risk of being associated with another musical instrument: a gong. “Whiplash” stars Miles Teller as a jazz student at a competitive New York music conservatory. He longs to play the skins as well as his idol Buddy Rich, but his biggest challenge is coping with his abusive instructor, Terence Fletcher (J.K. Simmons in a performance that’s earning Oscar buzz). Fletcher verbally abuses his students and forces them to play until blood from their hands splashes across the kit. No blood was spilt to ensure the music scenes were accurate — but it almost was. Compared with other instruments, it’s much more difficult to fake playing the drums. Unlike piano, for example, where an actor’s hands can be hidden from the camera, drumming can’t be cheated. If an actor is out of time, the audience will know. When the actor strikes the cymbal, the audience will know. Neither Tara Reid in “Josie and the Pussycats,” Lou Diamond Philips in “La Bama,” and Tia Carrere in “Wayne’s World,” could deliver a convincing performance with their character’s musical instruments.Everett Collection (3) Go watch Tara Reid behind the kit in “Josie and the Pussycats” and you’ll immediately understand why the camera never lingers on her for more than a second or two. Reid once reported that her instructor, upon seeing her play for the first time, told her, “This is not going to happen.” And it’s not just drumming. Watch Tia Carrere pretend to play bass in “Wayne’s World.” Her left hand stays frozen on the neck and her right fingers flick listlessly in the neighborhood of the strings. Lou Diamond Phillips doesn’t do much better as guitar great Ritchie Valens in “La Bamba,” and equally hilarious is Chow Yun-Fat pretending to smoothly blow the clarinet in “Hard Boiled.” To get the drumming right in “Whiplash,” writer-director Damien Chazelle (himself a drummer) had the novel idea to hire a real musician. Nate Lang, an actor and a member of the New York band the Howlin’ Souls, plays Teller’s rival, Carl. Teller taught himself to play the drums when he was 15, but favored rock ‘n roll, and had to learn the jazz technique.Sony Pictures “Everything has to look correct, especially with jazz drumming, which is a very technical, graceful kind of drumming,” Lang says. Lang, who worked for years with Chelsea’s Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, was also tasked with training Teller. Lang has been playing drums since he was a small child and had taken lessons over the years. Jimmy Macbride, a local jazz drummer and recent Julliard grad, watched the trailer and believed the drumming looked pretty real.Sony Pictures Teller taught himself to play drums when he was 15, but favored rock ’n’ roll. Lang’s first job was to change Teller’s grip from what’s called “matched,” in which both hands hold the sticks the same way, to “traditional,” a grip used by jazz drummers in which the left hand holds the stick a bit sideways, almost like a chopstick. The duo spent about two months working three to four hours a day in an LA rehearsal space. By the end, they began perfecting the songs from the film: “Whiplash” by Hank Levy and Duke Ellington’s “Caravan.” The work paid off. “I think [the drumming] se


Which is the only film of the fantasy genre ever to win the best picture Oscar - full name required?

Oscars 2016: Why has no sci-fi movie ever won Best Picture? - CSMonitor.com Oscars 2016: Why has no sci-fi movie ever won Best Picture? Latest News 'The Martian,' starring Matt Damon, is nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Actor and Best Picture. Aidan Monaghan/20th Century Fox/AP/File View Caption of This year, according to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, some of the best films looked beyond our own world.  Two of the nominees for the 2016 Oscar Best Picture are “The Martian,” based on Andy Weir’s novel about an astronaut stranded on Mars, and “Mad Max: Fury Road,” set in a future dystopia where both water and gasoline are scarce. The two sci-fi nominees are raising eyebrows, as no sci-fi film has ever won Best Picture and “genre” films in general rarely receive the statuette. The only fantasy film to ever win Best Picture was the 2003 movie “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” and the only horror movie to win Best Picture was the 1991 psychological thriller “The Silence of the Lambs.”  Photos of the Day Our best photos of the year 2016 In an interview with The Christian Science Monitor, Paul Levinson, professor of communication and media studies at Fordham University and author of the time-travel book "The Plot to Save Socrates," says that the members of the Academy "somehow think that science fiction is not as serious as a movie like 'Spotlight.' " In recent years, a few sci-fi movies, including the 2013 movie “Gravity,” the 2010 movie “Inception,” and the 2009 movies “Avatar” and “District 9,” have received Best Picture nods. One contributing factor may be the increased number of nominees. For the 2010 Oscars, the Academy announced that 10 movies would be nominated for the top prize. Now between five and 10 films make the cut.  Levinson says the increased pool of nominees have helped sci-fi movies like these get on the short list. "But science fiction hasn't won," he points out. “Martian” and “Max” are facing particularly stiff competition this year. “Spotlight,” “The Big Short,” and “The Revenant” are all viewed as potential frontrunners, and possible harbingers of Best Picture victory like the Screen Actors Guild Awards and the Directors Guild Awards have gone with mostly different movies. Despite the repeated Oscar snubs, fans seem to love science fiction, if the box office is any indication. Superhero movies are ruling Hollywood, and most of them include sci-fi elements: radioactive spiders, gene mutations, exploding planets – one of the genre’s biggest hits, “Guardians of the Galaxy,” took place almost entirely in space. Long-running science fiction series like “Star Wars” and “Star Trek,” among others, have raked in big commercial successes as well.  In the future, Levinson says he could see someone like "Martian" director Ridley Scott – a titan in science fiction, having directed such films as "Alien" and "Blade Runner" – win the best director award (he's not nominated this year), but the film itself still won't take the top honor, he predicts. "When it comes to individual people, they're usually more likely to be rewarded by best director," Levinson says. This occurred in 2014, when "Gravity" director Alfonso Cuaron received the best director prize but the Best Picture award went to "12 Years a Slave." The lack of Best Picture wins for sci-fi speaks to a larger misunderstanding of the genre, says Levinson. "People just have trouble accepting science fiction as something that has relevance to our real life, which science fiction at its best does," he says. Next up Get the Monitor stories you care about delivered to your inbox. Daily


Give a year in the life of the explorer Abel Tasman.

Biography - Abel Janszoon Tasman - Australian Dictionary of Biography Australian Dictionary of Biography Tip: searches only the name field Tip: Use double quotes to search for a phrase This article was published in Australian Dictionary of Biography , Volume 2, (MUP), 1967 Abel Janszoon Tasman (1603-1659), by Jacob Gerritsz Cuyp National Library of Australia, nla.pic-an2282370 Abel Janszoon Tasman (1603?-1659), mariner, was born at Lutjegast, near Groningen, in the Netherlands. He received a sufficient education to enable him to express his ideas clearly in writing and to become a skilled navigator. He married Claesgie Meyndrix, by whom he had a daughter. After his wife died, he married Joanna Tiercx in January 1632. Soon afterwards, as a sailor before the mast, he sailed for the East Indies, where he was a first mate in February and a skipper in May 1634. In that year in a minor exploration he had a narrow escape from death, when in an incautious landing several of his companions were massacred by people of Ceram. After spending some time in warlike and anti-smuggling operations he returned to Holland in 1637. He sailed for the Indies again in 1638 as skipper of a flute, taking his wife with him. From the outset he was treated as one of the most reliable skippers there. He was at first employed in military and trading voyages, but in 1639 was appointed second-in-command, under Quast, of two ships which set out in June to find islands believed to lie east of Japan. He returned in November from this search. Despite a disastrous death-toll on it, he offered to repeat the search, but was sent instead on trading voyages to Japan and Cambodia. In 1642 he was appointed to command two ships to explore southern and eastern waters. Sailing in August he discovered Van Diemen's Land, New Zealand, the Tonga Islands and some of the Fiji group, and re-explored part of the north coast of New Guinea. On his return to Batavia in June 1643 he was chosen to take part in an expedition to form a settlement in the Tonga Islands from which the Chilean coast was to be raided; while this expedition was preparing, he was ordered to find whether there was a passage into the South Sea between Carpentaria and De Witt's Land. For this purpose he set out with three vessels at the end of January 1644 and, following the coasts from Cape Valsche round to Cape Cloates, satisfied himself that, except perhaps at Endeavour Strait, there was no passage. He was rewarded after his return in August 1644 by confirmation in the grade of commandeur, with a substantial increase in pay dated back to the beginning of his voyage in 1642. The plan to raid Chile was abandoned, and Tasman was appointed to the Council of Justice at Batavia. In mid-1647 he was sent on a mission to the King of Siam and was granted precedence over all Dutchmen in the kingdom. After that mission, he was given command of a fleet of eight vessels which sailed in May 1648 against the Spaniards. His conduct in this operation was unsatisfactory and, after his return in January 1649, proceedings were taken against him for having, when inflamed by liquor, treated one of his sailors in a barbarous way; as a result he was removed from office during the governor-general's pleasure. He was formally reinstated in January 1651, but not long afterwards retired from the service and became a merchant in Batavia. He died there in affluent circumstances in 1659. His daughter by his first marriage had married first Philip Heylman, and later Jacob Bremer. In 1661 permission was given for his widow to marry Jan Meyndert Springer. Tasman was a member of the Reformed Church. He was a brave and energetic mariner, a humane and properly cautious explorer, and a conspicuously able commander, though over-hasty on one occasion at least. Reflections which have been cast upon his courage are the fruit of ignorance. There are two supposed portraits of him: one owned by the Royal Commonwealth Society in London, the other in the National Library in Canberra. Select Bibliography J. E. Heeres (ed), Abel Janszoon Tasman's Journal


Which philosopher is famous for his paradoxes, most notably Achilles and the tortoise?

Zeno’s Paradox of the Tortoise and Achilles Zeno’s Paradox of the Tortoise and Achilles Zeno’s Paradox of the Tortoise and Achilles Zeno of Elea (c. 450 BCE) is credited with creating several famous paradoxes, and perhaps the best known is the paradox of the Tortoise and Achilles. (Achilles was the great Greek hero of Homer’s The Iliad.) It has inspired many writers and thinkers through the ages, notably Lewis Carroll (see Carroll’s Paradox ) and Douglas Hofstadter, both of whom wrote expository dialogues involving the Tortoise and Achilles. The original goes something like this: The Tortoise challenged Achilles to a race, claiming that he would win as long as Achilles gave him a small head start. Achilles laughed at this, for of course he was a mighty warrior and swift of foot, whereas the Tortoise was heavy and slow. “How big a head start do you need?” he asked the Tortoise with a smile. “Ten meters,” the latter replied. Achilles laughed louder than ever. “You will surely lose, my friend, in that case,” he told the Tortoise, “but let us race, if you wish it.” “On the contrary,” said the Tortoise, “I will win, and I can prove it to you by a simple argument.” “Go on then,” Achilles replied, with less confidence than he felt before. He knew he was the superior athlete, but he also knew the Tortoise had the sharper wits, and he had lost many a bewildering argument with him before this. “Suppose,” began the Tortoise, “that you give me a 10-meter head start. Would you say that you could cover that 10 meters between us very quickly?” “Very quickly,” Achilles affirmed. “And in that time, how far should I have gone, do you think?” “Perhaps a meter—no more,” said Achilles after a moment’s thought. “Very well,” replied the Tortoise, “so now there is a meter between us. And you would catch up that distance very quickly?” “Very quickly indeed!” “And yet, in that time I shall have gone a little way farther, so that now you must catch that distance up, yes?” “Ye-es,” said Achilles slowly. “And while you are doing so, I shall have gone a little way farther, so that you must then catch up the new distance,” the Tortoise continued smoothly. Achilles said nothing. “And so you see, in each moment you must be catching up the distance between us, and yet I—at the same time—will be adding a new distance, however small, for you to catch up again.” “Indeed, it must be so,” said Achilles wearily. “And so you can never catch up,” the Tortoise concluded sympathetically. “You are right, as always,” said Achilles sadly—and conceded the race. Zeno’s Paradox may be rephrased as follows. Suppose I wish to cross the room. First, of course, I must cover half the distance. Then, I must cover half the remaining distance. Then, I must cover half the remaining distance. Then I must cover half the remaining distance…and so on forever. The consequence is that I can never get to the other side of the room. What this actually does is to make all motion impossible, for before I can cover half the distance I must cover half of half the distance, and before I can do that I must cover half of half of half of the distance, and so on, so that in reality I can never move any distance at all, because doing so involves moving an infinite number of small intermediate distances first. Now, since motion obviously is possible, the question arises, what is wrong with Zeno? What is the "flaw in the logic?" If you are giving the matter your full attention, it should begin to make you squirm a bit, for on its face the logic of the situation seems unassailable. You shouldn’t be able to cross the room, and the Tortoise should win the race! Yet we know better. Hmm. Rather than tackle Zeno head-on, let us pause to notice something remarkable. Suppose we take Zeno’s Paradox at face value for the moment, and agree with him that before I can walk a mile I must first walk a half-mile. And before I can walk the remaining half-mile I must first cover half of it, that is, a quarter-mile, and then an eighth-mile, and then a sixteenth-mile, and then a thirty-secondth-mile, and so on. Well,


In which year was the Bhopal disaster at the Union Carbide India Ltd. pesticide plant, the privatisation of British Telecom and the Queen opened the Thames Flood barrier?

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The painting 'A Bar at the Folies-Bergere' c1882 displayed at the Cortauld Gallery, London is by which artist?

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Which Shakespeare play takes place in the first years of the newly established Roman Republic?

Shakespeare's Romans: Politics and Ethics in Julius Caesar and Coriolanus: Digital Collections for the Classroom Related Resources Introduction When William Shakespeare first staged his Roman tragedies Julius Caesar (1599) and Coriolanus (c. 1608), he did not introduce his audience to new stories. Rather, he reworked characters and events with which most of his audience would have been familiar. For many people in Renaissance England, the ancient Roman republic did not seem remote or exotic. Instead, it served as an important precedent in politics and history, one which had bearing on events and people in Britain. The similarities between seventeenth-century England and classical Rome may not be obvious to twenty-first-century readers. The English were governed by a monarch, or individual ruler, and had been for as long as people could remember. The Roman republic was founded in 509 BCE with the overthrow of the Etruscan king, Tarquin the Proud, and the rebels’ oath to make the people free of tyranny. The republican government, which lasted for almost 500 years, included three principal institutions: the Senate (300 members of the aristocracy who held life-long posts); the tribunes of the people (two powerful officials who represented the poor citizens, or plebeians); and the consuls (two men elected by the Senate and approved by the plebeians). During the republic’s final decades, there was also a dictator, the position that Julius Caesar held at the time of his assassination. For many people in Renaissance England, the ancient Roman republic did not seem remote or exotic. Instead, it served as an important precedent in politics and history. Yet these differences in political structure are not quite as firm as they appear. As the scholar Oliver Arnold explains, “England was a ‘mixed-estate’ rather than an absolute monarchy.” The monarch had to obtain the consent of Parliament, including the House of Lords and the House of Commons, in order “to levy certain kinds of taxes and enact certain kinds of law.” Early modern writers frequently compared the English Parliament to the Roman republic’s Senate and popular tribunate. The English were also mindful of Rome’s role in their early history: Julius Caesar successfully invaded Britain in 54 BCE and the Roman Empire, which succeeded the republic, controlled Britain from 77 to 407 CE. At the broader level of political culture, English people strongly identified themselves as “free” in ways that (they believed) citizens of the Roman republic had been and others in Europe were not. They accepted that they were subject to a monarch, but they drew a distinction between the just ruler and the tyrant. Shakespeare’s representations of rebellion in classical Rome also resonated with political turmoil in the England in which he lived. Henry VIII had established the Church of England, and made himself head, in 1534. In the century that followed, Catholic conspirators repeatedly tried—or were accused of trying—to regain control of the crown, while Protestant rulers worked to consolidate the national Church of England. Elizabeth I, who ruled Britain from 1558 to 1603, thwarted numerous attempts to depose her and install Mary, Queen of Scots, as the ruler of England. Even in her final years, Elizabeth faced a small (nonreligious) insurrection led by her former favorite, the Earl of Essex. Because Elizabeth had no heirs, the question of who would succeed her was the source of considerable anxiety and political jockeying at the turn of the century. When James I assumed the throne in 1603, he alleged three major plots to overthrow him in just the first three years of his reign. Shakespeare’s Romans may not speak to Christian religious conflicts, but they certainly raise questions about the consequences of political overthrow, the motives of conspirators, the effects of charismatic individual leadership, the obligations of virtuous citizenship, and the roles of the people and the aristocracy in government. In short, Julius Caesar and Coriolanus explore issues that would have resonated strongly


Which British artist active since the 1970's has released albums entitled Never for Ever and Aerial?

KATE BUSH - NEVER FOR EVER [1980] - Αντιφωνίες Website: www.katebush.com Catherine «Kate» Bush, CBE (born 30 July 1958) is an English singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. She is known for her eclectic and experimental music as well as her idiosyncratic performances. Bush first came to note in 1978 when, at the age of 19, she topped the UK Singles Chart for four weeks with her debut single, «Wuthering Heights», becoming the first female artist to achieve a UK number-one with a self-written song. She has since released twenty-five UK Top 40 singles, including the top ten hits «The Man with the Child in His Eyes», «Babooshka», «Running Up That Hill», and «King of the Mountain». She has released ten studio albums, all of which reached the UK Top 10, including the UK number-one albums, Never for Ever (1980) and Hounds of Love (1985). She is the first British solo female artist to top the UK album charts and the first female artist ever to enter the album chart at number-one, as well as the first (and to date, only) female artist to have top five albums in the UK charts in five successive decades. Bush has been nominated 13 times for British Phonographic Industry accolades, and in 1987 she won a Brit Award for Best British Female Artist. During the course of her career, she has also been nominated for three Grammy Awards. In 2002, she was recognised with an Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music. Bush was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to music. Early life Bush was born in Bexleyheath, Kent, (now part of the London Borough of Bexley) to English medical doctor Robert Bush (1920–2008) and Hannah Daly (1918–1992; from County Waterford, Ireland). She was raised as a Roman Catholic in their farmhouse in East Wickham with her older brothers, John and Paddy. Bush came from an artistic background: her mother was an accomplished traditional Irish dancer, her father was an accomplished pianist, Paddy worked as a musical instrument maker and John was a poet and photographer. Both brothers were involved in the local folk music scene. John was a karateka at Goldsmiths College karate club and Kate also trained there, becoming known as «Ee-ee» because of her squeaky kiai. One of the instructors, Dave Hazard, later noted in his autobiography that her dance moves seemed to owe something to karate. Her family’s musical influence inspired Bush to teach herself the piano at the age of 11. She also played the organ in a barn behind her parents’ house and studied the violin. She soon began writing her own tunes and eventually added lyrics to them. Musical career 1975–77: Beginnings Bush attended St Joseph’s Convent Grammar School, a Catholic girls’ school (later part of St Mary’s and St Joseph’s School, Sidcup), in Woolwich Road, Abbey Wood, south east London, in the mid-1970s. During this time her family produced a demo tape with over 50 of her compositions, which was turned down by record labels. David Gilmour of Pink Floyd received the demo from Ricky Hopper, a mutual friend of Gilmour and the Bush family. Impressed with what he heard, Gilmour helped the sixteen-year-old Bush get a more professional-sounding demo tape recorded that would be more saleable to the record companies. Three tracks in total were recorded and paid for by Gilmour. The tape was produced by Gilmour’s friend Andrew Powell, who would go on to produce Bush’s first two albums, and sound engineer Geoff Emerick. The tape was sent to EMI executive Terry Slater. Slater was impressed by the tape and signed her. The British record industry was reaching a point of stagnation. Progressive rock was very popular and visually oriented rock performers were growing in popularity, thus record labels looking for the next big thing were considering experimental acts. «Every female you see at a piano is either Lynsey de Paul, or Carole King. And most male music – not all of it but the good stuff – really lays it on you. It really puts you against the wall and that’s what I like to do.


In what year did the Battle of Evesham take place in Britain?

Home | Battle of Evesham   ABOUT THE BATTLE OF EVESHAM In August 2015 Evesham commemorated the 750th anniversary of the historic Battle of Evesham with a fortnight of special events, tours, special guest speakers and a medieval festival featuring one of the largest mid-13th century re-enactments in the country. The town welcomed visitors from all over the country and beyond to enjoy a range of specialist and family friendly events and attractions. The fortnight was opened by John Bercow MP, Speaker of the House of Commons and its included a parade of over 200 horses and soldiers and it even had it’s own “Battle Beer”. The Battle itself was fought on 4 August 1265, 50 years after the Magna Carta between Prince Edward and Simon de Montfort. It was political, personal and bloody! The Prince wanted to free his father King Henry III and take revenge on a man who is credited with starting the first Parliament.


EastEnder Shane Richie to present Saturday night game show 'Reflex' on BBC1 | The Independent EastEnder Shane Richie to present Saturday night game show 'Reflex' on BBC1   Thursday 24 January 2013 17:04 BST Click to follow The Independent Culture Shane Richie will present a new Saturday night game show called 'Reflex' Getty Images EastEnders star Shane Richie has landed a new Saturday night BBC1 game show testing contestants' reaction times and using high-tech slow-motion filming. Each 45-minute programme will see families react more quickly as they are put through a series of tests which could range from being fired through the air to diving through glass panels. At stake will be a £20,000 prize for the team which wins what programme-makers say are "a series of dynamic and extraordinary tests". It is not known yet whether the six-part series will be screened later this year or next. The show's creator Adam Adler from Objective Productions said: "We're creating a fun and entertaining test of human reaction times, covered by bespoke, state-of-the-art super slow-motion technology as well as new techniques which will allow viewers to see things never before captured in a game show." The BBC's executive producer Karl Warner said "Reflex will be the fastest game show on TV, bringing together state of the art technology and brilliant game design that BBC1 families will hopefully enjoy." Richie, 48, who plays Walford's Alfie Moon, has hosted a number of game shows in the past including Lucky Numbers and Win, Lose Or Draw. He also presented a one-off edition of Jim'll Fix It which the BBC screened as a tribute to Jimmy Savile in late 2011, many months before allegations emerged that the late presenter had sexually abused dozens of people. PA


Which spirit is used as the base for a Mai Tai cocktail?

Mai Tai Cocktail - Small Screen Network The Cocktail Spirit with Robert Hess Mai Tai Cocktail The Mai Tai is one of the most well known cocktails from the “Tiki” era… Or is it? Chances are good that if you’ve ever had a Mai Tai, you haven’t had it the way Victor “Trader Vic” Bergeron intended it. Ingredients 1/2 oz fresh lime juice 1 oz dark rum (float) Instructions Pour back into glass without straining. Garnish with a pineapple chunk, cherry and mint sprig. 11:33 am Another enlightening installment of the Cocktail Spirit. So that’s it! I’m making my Mai Tais for my guests the Trader Vic’s way from now on. Not just because this recipe is the original version, but also due largely to the fact that these pseudo-Mai Tais found in many bars today are harder to produce compared to the Trader Vic’s recipe. I know of one bar restaurant where their version of a Mai Tai includes Cherry Herring. How many bars carry that liqueur? A couple of side blurbs about this installment: - Are you going to don a Hawaiian shirt and lay for every show devoted to Tiki drinks? - Blue cura Robert Davies 11 Mar 2008 12:49 pm Couple of tips for the authentic Mai Tai as the Trader intended..  the ice should be chipped or shaved where possible, the mint slapped in your hands prior to garnishing to release the essential oils and the lime that is squeezed should be dropped into the glass and that would have brought the glass to a full capacity.  cheers Robert Hess 11 Mar 2008 1:02 pm Adam, Yes, the Mai Tai sure has diverged quite a bit from how it was originally intended. I’ve seen recipes all over the board. Many times as great drinks, but not a Mai Tai. Yes, I’ll be “properly attired” for all of the upcoming Tiki episodes :-> So you’re saying if I never plan on making an AMF I don’t have to purchase blue curacao? Sweet! And since statistics indicate most web browsing is done at work, I don’t think I’d recommend building up any drinking games around web based content :-> Robert, If I can just get people to make their Mai Tais using this recipe, I’ll be happy. But if they want to go the full nine yards your points are well taken! -Robert PS: Frankly at home, I usually just garnish with a couple cherries, which I always have on hand, while pineapple chunks and mint are more of a “special purchase” item. Mark Seconi 12 Mar 2008 12:32 am Hi Robert, Definitely have enjoyed the Cocktail Spirit series since the very first episode went online; thanks! Given the emphasis on making a true Mai Tai, why are you using light rum and a total of 3oz of rum in this version?  Vic’s original called for 2oz of a fairly aged rum (with nothing “floated” to my knowlege).  While I understand that the particular rum he used no longer exists, attempts to recreate the nuances of that product have been to mix 1oz of an amber/gold rum and 1oz of an aged/dark rum.  So I would have thought 1oz each of the Appleton and Gosling for a total of 2oz would have sufficed; 3oz seems really unbalanced and alcoholic given that the curacao, orgeat and lime juice measures are still similar to the original recipe.  Even the Beachbum holds to the 2oz of rum. Regarding orgeat, have you tried it from Torani, Monin and Trader Vic?  If so, thoughts compared to Fee Bros? Thanks! For Mark Seconi: Concerning Orgeat Syrup… I’m sick and tired of struggling to find any orgeat syrup at a liquor store or culinary market. When poorly supplied by a grocer, make your own batch from scratch. Check out: http://fxcuisine.com/default.asp?Display=26. FXcuisine.com provides a home made Parisian recipe for orgeat syrup that is worth the effort. You’ll never need to shop for this ingredient again. I added some orange flavored water and it is spot on. Blends nicely with the Trader Vic’s Mai Tai drink mix. Robert Hess 12 Mar 2008 7:33 am Mark, As I mentioned, the dark rum float is “optional”, and I use it for precisely what I comment about, to maintain some flavor consistancy as the ice melts and begins to dilute the flavors. I had some friends over a while back and we went through several variations and ratios of this


In the Christian Old Testament of the Bible, which book immediately follows the Pentateuch?

An Introduction to the Old Testament Pentateuch: Herbert . Wolf: 9780802441560: Amazon.com: Books An Introduction to the Old Testament Pentateuch One of these items ships sooner than the other. Show details Buy the selected items together This item:An Introduction to the Old Testament Pentateuch by Herbert . Wolf Hardcover $32.31 In Stock. Only 7 left in stock (more on the way). Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. FREE Shipping on orders over $25. Details Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought Page 1 of 1 Start over Page 1 of 1 This shopping feature will continue to load items. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Page 1 of 1 Start over Sponsored Products are advertisements for products sold by merchants on Amazon.com. When you click on a Sponsored Product ad, you will be taken to an Amazon detail page where you can learn more about the product and purchase it. To learn more about Amazon Sponsored Products, click here . Storm Clouds Rolling In (#1 in the Bregdan Chronicles Historical Fiction Romance Series) Ginny Dye Discover why people worldwide have fallen in love with the 9 books of the historical fiction series - The Bregdan Chronicles. Prepare to be hooked! Tears of the Silenced: A True Crime and an American Tragedy; Severe Child Abuse and Leaving the Amish Misty Griffin One freezing morning in early March I made a dash for a tiny police station in rural Minnesota. Based on the Author's tragic true life story. Ad feedback Special Offers and Product Promotions Editorial Reviews From the Back Cover The Pentateuch—Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy—are the vital first books in the Bible. Understanding the scope, meaning, and events of these five books is integral to understanding the whole of Scripture that follows.   Old Testament expert Herbert Wolf provides layreaders and scholars alike with a strong undergirding of understanding and knowledge in this introduction that reveals both the seriousness and excitement of the Pentateuch. Readers will find Adam, Abraham,  Joseph, Moses, and Joshua in these pages, as well as terrible sin and glorious forgiveness, bloody sacrifices and battles, deadly betrayal and life-giving hope.   Wolf first addresses the overarching themes that flow through the Pentateuch, with special attention given to Moses as author of the five books. He then addresses each book specifically, covering topics such as purpose and scope, and literary structure. He tailors additional study to each specific book, for example:   Genesis — the meaning of “day” in Genesis 1:1—2:3; the extent of the flood; the Abrahamic covenant; the Joseph narrative   Exodus — the significance of the plagues; Passover; the date of the Exodus; the Ten Commandments   Leviticus — meaning of the sacrificial system; the roles of priests and Levites; the Day of Atonement   Numbers — the twelve tribes; forty years in the wilderness; Balaam; preparation for the Promised Land   Deuteronomy — the “Shema;” covenant curses; the promise of blessing


Leo Bloom and Max Bialystock are two of the leading characters in which 2001 musical that won an Olivier award?

The Producers The Producers *Promotions listed are subject to change without notice and based on availability. We make no guarantee that the promotions listed are available. The Producers Information Winner of 12 Tony Awards and 12 Drama Desk Awards. Comedic Musical Production. Based on the Mel Brooks film, The Producers. NYC Shows (advertisements) April 19, 2001 - April 22, 2007 Location: 0.0 out of 5 Stars 0.0% recommended it There are currently no reviews! Be the first to write a review! Sorry, your browser doesnt support iframes. Venue Hotel NO Shows The Producers Photos *Some images shown above are not actual photos from the show, but category representations. Visit the show's web site for actual photos. The Producers Entertaining Songs, Dance Choreography and A Show Full of Laughter are Provided With The Producers on Broadway Located in Billy Elliot the Musical - Broadway Summary Features: The Producers was a well-acclaimed Broadway musical that ran from April 2002- April 2007 at St. James Theater, playing over 2500 performances. Stars such as Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick landed starring roles in this hilarious comedy musical about a greedy, washed up theater producer, Max Bialystock, itching for another  hit show and his accountant, Leo Bloom, who hops on his bandwagon.  Joining forces, these two money-hungry men create the worst Broadway show to ever exist. Why We Go:  The Producers on Broadway combined sharply written lines with brilliant comedy, award-winning acting and musical performances that kept audiences captivated. Celebrity Actors:  Nathan Lane as producer, Max Bialystock, and Matthew Broderick as his accountant, Leo Bloom, played their roles with the outstanding talent, attracting audiences from around the world to this hit Broadway musical. Comedy: While some musicals can be on the cheesy side, The Producers musical was packed full of comedy. The leading characters get themselves into heaps of trouble throughout the play, attempting to trick investors into paying their way to fame and leaving audience members rolling in laughter. Award-Winning Musical: The Producers NYC won an incredible 12 Tony Awards during its first year on Broadway.  Wining awards included "Best Musical," "Best Scenic Design," "Best Costume Design," various best actor awards, and many more, reflecting the talent and incredible stage craft this cast and crew possessed. Inside Knowledge: The Producers musical play stemmed from the 1968 Mel Brooks film with the same name and was tweaked a bit by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan, with the same general storyline and characters remaining the same. Do's and Don'ts: Do Expect Some Adult Themes: The Producers musical was rated PG13 due to comedic references to sex and other adult subject matters.  The terrible Broadway play they produce also features a song and dance number about Hitler and his rise to power. Do See it More Than Once: Audience members who have seen the movie have often preferred the Broadway musical, due to the live energy and interaction.  If The Producers opens back up in New York, don't hesitate to see the play version. Don't Expect a Quiet Audience: Roaring laughter was common throughout the St. James Theater when The Producers on Broadway was playing. Don't Fret Over Front Row: St. James Theater provides great seating from all sections and sometimes further sections from the stage give a better view of the full stage and dance numbers.


In Arthurian legend, what is the name of Lancelot's castle?

Bamburgh Castle | King Arthur & The Knights of the Round Table Bamburgh Castle Northumberland, England Towering above the tiny village of Bamburgh       on the bare, sandy coastline of Northumberland, the massive walls       of this medieval fortress are one of two such places believed to be       the original site of Lancelot's castle of Joyous This is the probable          site of Sir Lancelot's famous castle of Joyous Garde, where          he once gave refuge to Tristan and Iseult, and where he himself          retired to escape the rumours of his liaison with Arthur's Queen. Garde. Interestingly, there was a Dark-Age stronghold       on the same site, which may account for this tradition. In 547 it became the capital of the Northumbrian 'Kingdom' of the       Angles who had settled there in the early part of the sixth century;       as such, it would have been a stronghold of the Saxon alliance, who       were Arthur's prime enemies in his fight to maintain British rule.       At the time, the site was not called Bamburgh, but seems to have been       named 'Din Guayrdi', which may have suggested Joyous Garde to Sir       Thomas Malory, who first described it as Lancelot's holding in his       fifteenth-century Arthurian 'novel', Le Morte d'Arthur.


Which Labour MP has been Chair of the Public Accounts Select Committee since 2010?

Margaret Hodge stands aside as head of spending watchdog | Politics | The Guardian Margaret Hodge stands aside as head of spending watchdog Labour MP will not put herself forward for chair of public accounts committee in this parliament Margaret Hodge, former chair of the public accounts committee. Photograph: Richard Gardner/Rex Wednesday 20 May 2015 04.44 EDT Last modified on Tuesday 19 July 2016 09.38 EDT Close This article is 1 year old Margaret Hodge has said she will not put herself forward for the post of chair of the public accounts committee in this parliament, prompting a scramble for the role among fellow Labour MPs. The MP for Barking has spent five years as head of the committee, which scrutinises government spending. Her time in charge will be remembered for forcing the issues of corporate tax avoidance and the failings of HM Revenue and Customs to the top of the political agenda. The position traditionally goes to a longstanding MP in the main opposition party. Names in circulation include Meg Hillier, who was a member of the committee under Hodge; John Healey, the popular former housing minister; Helen Goodman, the shadow minister for welfare reform under Ed Miliband; and Gisela Stuart, a party moderniser who called for a grand coalition with the Tories in the event of a hung parliament. Hodge said: “I’ve done the job for five years and it has been really hard work but fantastically rewarding. I’ve really loved it. However, I have given it a lot of thought and I decided before the general election that I want to try some new challenges. “I am hugely proud of the work we did as a committee, and a new chair will bring a fresh approach that I’m sure will see it continue to go from strength to strength.” The election of select committee chairs will take place in June. Until 2010, chairs were appointed by the party whips, but the candidates must now canvass support among MPs across the parties to win a chairmanship. Some within Whitehall and Westminster will breathe a sigh of relief that Hodge will no longer be able to interrogate them. Senior civil servants were angered after she asked an HMRC lawyer, Anthony Inglese, to swear an oath before giving evidence to the committee – the first time this had happened for more than a decade. She was accused of grandstanding in her criticisms of corporate executives summoned before the committee. She told Google executives last year: “You do evil,” and she savaged BBC executives. Whistleblowing organisations have praised Hodge for encouraging insiders to come forward to the committee with evidence of wrongdoing within government. She has included evidence from insiders in inquiries into the NHS, welfare-to-work fraud and “sweetheart” deals by tax officials. Over several years, she has shrugged off accusations of hypocrisy after it was claimed she was handed more than £1.5m in shares from a trust established in a tax haven. Hodge, 70, has previously said she would write a book about her time as chair. It is understood she is also considering taking up other offers following her work on tax.


Which British scientist formulated a set of equations that describe electricity, magnetism and optics as manifestations of the same phenomenon, namely the electromagnetic field, in 1873?

1000+ images about Science, scientists, mathematicians, and engineers on Pinterest | Nobel prize in physics, Equation and Nikola tesla Forward Edinburgh-born James Clerk Maxwell (1831-79) is little known by public. Yet his contribution to physics was just as significant: his theory of electromagnetism showed that electricity, magnetism & light are all manifestations of the same phenomenon, the electromagnetic field. Radio, TV & radar were direct consequences of this work. He also pioneered in optics & colour vision. But his religious zeal led him to dispute the evolutionary thinking of Darwin et al & he denounced natural selection See More


What name is given to the region of the solar system that lies immediately beyond Neptune but inside the scattered disc region?

The Solar System Contains Planets - Moons Asteroids Meteorites And Comets. ), Uranus ( ), and Neptune ( ). All planets but two are in turn orbited by natural satellites (usually termed "moons" after Earth's Moon) and every planet past the asteroid belt is encircled by planetary rings of dust and other particles. The planets other than Earth are named after gods and goddesses from Greco-Roman mythology. From 1930 to 2006, Pluto ( ), the largest known Kuiper belt object, was considered the Solar System's ninth planet. However, in 2006 the International Astronomical Union (IAU) created an official definition of the term "planet". Under this definition, Pluto is reclassified as a Dwarf planet, and there are eight planets in the Solar System. In addition to Pluto, the IAU currently recognizes two other dwarf planets: Ceres ( ), the largest object in the asteroid belt, and Eris, which lies beyond the Kuiper belt in a region called the scattered disc. Of the known dwarf planets, only Ceres has no moons. For many years, the Solar System was the only known example of planets in orbit around a star. The discovery in recent years of many extrasolar planets has led to the term "solar system" being applied generically to all the newly discovered systems. Technically, however, it should strictly refer to Earth's system only, as the word "solar" is derived from the Sun's Latin name, Sol. Other such systems are usually referred to by the names of their parent star: "the Alpha Centauri system" or "the 51 Pegasi system". Layout and structure of the solar system. The ecliptic planets of the solar system viewed in sunlight from behind the moon in this Clementine image. From left to right: Mercury, Mars, Saturn. Most objects in orbit around the Sun lie within the ecliptic, a shallow plane which is roughly parallel to the Sun's equator. The planets are very close to the ecliptic while comets and kuiper belt objects are often at significant angles to it. All of the planets (and most other objects) also orbit with the Sun's rotation; in a counter-clockwise direction as viewed from a point above the Sun's north pole. There is a direct relationship between how far away a planet is from the Sun and how quickly it orbits. Mercury, the closest to the sun, travels the fastest, while Neptune, being much farther from the Sun, travels more slowly. Objects orbit in an ellipse around the Sun, so an orbiting object's distance from the Sun varies in the course of its year. Its closest approach to the Sun is known as its perihelion while its farthest point from the Sun is called its aphelion. Although the orbits of the planets are nearly circular (with perihelions roughly equal to their aphelions), many comets, asteroids and objects of the Kuiper belt follow highly elliptical orbits with large differences between perihelion and aphelion. The paths of objects around the Sun travel according to a law of planetary motion discovered by German astronomer Johannes Kepler in the early 1600's. The sun is slightly off to the side of the center of each ellipse at a point called a focus. The focus is actually a point just outside the centre of the Sun called the barycenter of the solar system. Astronomers most often measure distances within the solar system in astronomical units or AU. One AU is the average distance between the Earth and the Sun or roughly 149 598 000 km (93,000,000 mi). Pluto is roughly 39 AU from the Sun while Jupiter lies at roughly 5.2 AU. Informally, the Solar System is sometimes divided into separate "zones"; the first zone, known as the inner Solar System, comprises the inner planets and the main asteroid belt. The outer solar system is sometimes defined as everything beyond the asteroids; however it is also the name often given to the region beyond Neptune with the gas giants as a separate "middle zone." The orbits of the bodies in the solar system to scale (clockwise from top left). One common misconception is that the orbits of the major objects within the Solar System (planets, Pluto and asteroids) are equidistant. To cope with the vast dist


Who narrated the English version of the Spanish animated children's series Pocoyo?

Pocoyo (Western Animation) - TV Tropes A Duck Named Duck Also, Pocoyo's Helicopter-Spaceship-Submarine thingy is called the "Vamoosh" which is a portmanteau of the onomatopaeia "Woosh" and "Vamos" ("Let's go" in Spanish) Pocoyo's own name is a combination of the words "poco" (little) and "yo" (me). Or in other words, "Little me". Bratty Half-Pint : Pocoyo acts like this sometimes. Catchphrase : Unsurprisingly (As he's the most intelligible character and the one who speaks the most) the narrator. "Hooray for X! And hooray for Pocoyo!" Cloud Cuckoo Lander : Fred the octopus, oh God, Fred the octopus. Dark Horse Victory : Sleepy Bird manages to win a race that was only supposed be between Pocoyo and Elly. Granted, the two managed to break their own vehicles and were so busy combining their broken parts to make one, that she slowly passed right by them without their notice. Demoted to Extra : A rare case with Loula the dog, she's still a main character but 3 reccuring characters have more role than her. Edutainment Show : You'd be surprised, but beyond the cute dancing and the adorableness of the show, there are actually morals throughout the show. Large Ham : When they put on a play, Pato plays "THE CRAZY DUCK!" and does ham it up quite well (Which is impressive since he doesn't talk) until he starts resenting playing the villain, and everyone else gets bored and does their own thing. Gentle Giant : Elly, who sometimes scares new characters with her boisterous size and finicky personality, yet is actually extremely kind. Hair-Trigger Temper : On the other hand, Pato gets angry somewhat easily - he's also the most serious and business-like character. Heavy Sleeper : Sleepy Bird. She was literally just put on this show to be asleep all the time. Keet : Baby Bird. Just look at that happy face. Also Octopus. Leitmotif : Pay attention! It's subtle, but most characters have one. The most obvious is Pato's. Limited Wardrobe : Except with Elly. When she dances, she puts on a leotard and tutu. Loads and Loads of Characters : By virtue of there not being Characters Of The Day . If a character makes an appearance in one episode, he will reappear again, no exceptions. Meaningful Name : See Bilingual Bonus above. Nice Guy : The narrator. He's always ready to intervene in all conflicts than arise, he is usually the one that administers the moral of the day, and the characters seem to like him quite a lot - for a disembodied voice he sure has a lot of personality. Granted that the English narrator is Stephen Fry, who is well known for having one of the most whimsically cheerful British voices of all time. No Antagonist : There aren't antagonists on Pocoyo. Although an alien actually tried to be a villain, he was too small to be harmful and had no more choice than doing a Heelï¿½Face Turn . No Fourth Wall : The narrator, Stephen Fry, José María del Río, or Adal Ramones, depending on the version (English, Castilian Spanish, and Latin American Spanish, respectively) asks the viewer to various things from pepping up Pocoyo when he's feeling sad, to waking up Sleepy Bird. Not Allowed to Grow Up : Pocoyo's birthday is on October 14th, but when his "birthday" rolls around, he's still four! Nice Hat : Pocoyo and Pato both have one.