By winning the Mercury Music Prize in 2011 who is the only artiste to have won this prize twice?

Mercury Prize winners: Where are they now? | Gigwise by Alexandra Pollard | Photos by WENN Mercury Prize winners: Where are they now? Whatever happened to Speech Debelle? Or that little known band Arctic Monkeys?   1992, Primal Scream: The indie band won the very first Mercury for their era-defining debut Screamadelica. Unfortunately, drug abuse and in-band fighting took its toll and their next few releases were not as well-received. However, against all odds Bobby Gillespie and co soldiered on and are still a fixture on the music scene, with great acclaim for their latter releases cementing their status as legends. 1993, Suede: 22 years on from their Mercury winning debut, Suede are still going strong. Admittedly, there was a decade long hiatus, but the band released their sixth album, Bloodsports, in 2013, and its commercial and critical success bodes well for its follow-up, Night Thoughts, which is coming in 2016. We should point out that East 17 were nominated in the same year, and it would have been quite brilliant if they'd won. 1994, M People: M People's second album, Elegant Slumming, won the Mercury Prize 20 years ago. Following this, the band released two more multi-platinum selling albums, and a greatest hits before taking an extended hiatus in 1998. In 2013, they reunited for an extensive UK tour to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Elegant Slumming, but they've done nothing since. 1995, Portishead: After the band's brilliant debut album, Dummy, won the Mercury back in 1995, Portishead withdrew from the spotlight for three years before releasing their eponymous second album. Fans had to wait over ten years for their third, which was released in 2008 after a hiatus. They still play occasional tours, and played a stunning headline set at Latitude Festival this summer. 1996, Pulp: They released four albums before 1996, but it took Different Class - the album that remains their most iconic - to finally clinch the Mercury, beating out the likes of Oasis and Manic Street Preachers. Despite having not released a new album since 2001, Pulp are still together (aside from a brief hiatus in the 00s) and touring, and remain as popular as they ever were. 1997, Reprazent: The drum and bass act formed by Roni Size were a new kind of Mercury band - their pioneering drum and bass music was described by critics as a "masterpiece" and the awards judges clearly agreed. Since then, they've released two new albums, but neither quite topped the success of their debut. They disbanded in 2008, but have since reformed and toured some of the biggest European festivals. 1998, Gomez: Following their win, Gomez were chosen to cover The Beatles' 'Come Together' for a $100 million Philips Electronics ad campaign. Despite this, and the fact that their next two albums reached the UK top ten, Gomez's following four efforts failed to make much of an impact. They're still going though, and with a small but dedicated fanbase. 1999, Talvin Singh: The Indian producer, affiliated with the Asian Underground electronica movement, beat the likes of Blur and Manic Street Preachers to the Mercury Prize with his album OK. Despite the win, it only sold 90,000 copies, and his fame has only diminished since then. He did win a UK Asian Music Award in 2010 for 'Commitment To Scene' though. (photo: Facebook / Talvin Singh). 2000, Badly Drawn Boy: The indie singer-songwriter and serial hat wearer, real name Damon Michael Gough, was awarded the Mercury for his album The Hour Of Bewilderbeast. Prior to this, Gough hadn't enjoyed much commercial success, but this album is recognised as the critical and commercial peak of his career. This festival season, he's been playing the album in full, and occasionally having hissy fits on-stage. 2001, PJ Harvey: Harvey had been a working musician for 18 years when she won the Mercury for her fifth album Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea. Has she been successful since? Well, ten years later, she won again. Her new album, The Hollow Of The Hand, which she recorded as part of a public art installation, is due out this


Which Scottish league team have the nickname 'The Bairns'?

The Bairns: A Falkirk Story - Stories - FMS Forum The Bairns: A Falkirk Story Started by Chip , Feb 11 2016 05:32 PM Please log in to reply 5 replies to this topic Posted 11 February 2016 - 05:32 PM The Bairns: A Falkirk Story - Introduction     Hello and welcome to my newest Football Manager story. I'll quickly introduce myself (again  ) before I start attempting to interest you with what my story is going to be about. My name is Chip and I am an aspiring football coach from Scotland. I currently have my Level 1.1 and 1.2 badges and have booked my 1.3 for next month. I started playing Football Manager 2010 but I didn't really have any idea what was going on since I was only 13 (yes, I am now 19 for you maths geeks out there!) and all I knew was how to play FIFA! But as each year went by I started finding my way more with Football Manager until it became a real addiction when I settled into FM14. I'm no expert at the game and for a while I used 'plug-and-play' tactics but even then I never had the patience to lead a lower league team to European Glory. Now that I've decided to become a football coach, I find myself a lot more interested in the tactical side of things in the game and I now, try to, create my own tactics. Anyway, time to stop boring you now and get on to the good (or, probably, bad) stuff, the game itself.   I've written a story or two before on these forums but I've never actually followed through with one until the end. I've read some great stories over last couple of years including Ana's amazing Turkish adventure and Ed's unbelievable story with a tiny Italian team, along with other great stories. These, as well as reading various blogs on Football Manager, have all inspired me to begin writing another story for you all to, hopefully, enjoy. I am trying to promise myself that I will 100% stick to this story either until I get sacked or have done everything possible that I set out to do.       I have chosen to begin a save with the Scottish Championship side Falkirk. Why? Well I started a save with Coventry City however my terrible recruitment kept me stuck in League 1 and I got bored so I wanted to try another LLM game and Falkirk fitted right into what I'm looking to do with this save/story.    Falkirk were founded in 1876 and currently play in Scotland's second tier, the Scottish Championship. They are nicknamed The Bairns (as the title of the story suggests) and are fierce rivals with Dunfermline who play in the league below, League 1. There are 6 legends at the club, only one of them is a manager though, and I aim to become another. Falkirk start the game with 2 star reputation and to increase that is one of my long-term goals for this save.   The club boast 'superb' youth facilities and also have 'impressive' training facilities. The youth facilities is one of the main reasons I chose this team, I will be trying as much as possible to develop youth players through the academy however this will not be a strict guideline. The Falkirk Stadium can hold 8,750 people, all seats, however it is owned my the council which leaves me questioning what happens if we would like to upgrade the stadium, or even move to another location to build a new one. If anyone knows, I would be more than happy to hear about it!   Falkirk have never won the Scottish Premiership. This is another one of my aims for this save. They have achieved Scottish Cup victory on 2 occasions, Scottish Championship winners 7 times, League One winners once, and Petrofac Training Cup (equivalent to England's Johnstone's Paint Trophy, I think) 4 times.    So, a quick recap and overview of my short-term and long term goals for this save.   Short-term Goals (this season)   1 - Finish in top 3: You may think this is an unambitious objective but for my first season at the club, and while Rangers and Hibs are in this league, I would like to set a good base for next season when we have a more realistic chance of actually winning the league and gaining automatic promotion. However, if we can achieve automatic or promotion through the play-offs this s


The WW2 allied invasion of where was codenamed Operation Shingle?

The allies at Anzio: Rare photos from WWII | Fox News Us The allies at Anzio: Rare photos from WWII On January 22, 1944, six months after the Allied invasion of Sicily, American and British troops swarmed ashore at Anzio, roughly 30 miles south of Rome. The brainchild of Winston Churchill and dubbed Operation Shingle, the attack caught German troops stationed along the Italian coast largely by surprise; but after the initial onslaught, the Germans dug in. The next four months saw some of the fiercest, most prolonged fighting in World War II’s European Theater. Read more and see all the pictures at Life.com.  Riddled with bullet holes American soldiers inside hospital tent riddled with holes caused by German shrapnel from long range gun attacks that killed 5 and wounded 8 patients in the tent. (George Silk / Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images) riddled-with-bullet-holes In the catacombs American commanders planning stategy in an underground American HQ, housed in a centuries old network of catacombs, during the battle for control of the Anzio area. (George Silk / Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images) in-the-catacombs Moment of silence Medic, Pvt. E. Armitage from Massachusetts, laps up sunshine after winter months at the mouth of his foxhole, Anzio, 1944. (George Silk / Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images) moment-of-silence Field hospital tents Aerial view of American field hospital tents erected during ongoing fight for control of the Anzio beachhead area. (George Silk / Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images) field-hospital-tents Checking the wounded American and British soldiers checking on comrade laying in street who was just wounded by shell fragments during the ongoing battle to take the Anzio area from German occupying forces. (George Silk / Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images) checking-the-wounded


Who presents the Million Pound Drop on television?

The Million Pound Drop - All 4 The Million Pound Drop Episodes About the programme Davina McCall presents a new series of specially themed games and contestants along with some well-known faces attempt to answer seven questions correctly in order to beat the Drop Mobile Game


At what weight did Alan Minter win his boxing world title?

Tony Sibson Vs Alan Minter Dual Signed European Middleweight Championship Official Onsite Programme || Boxing Memorabilia || Champs UK MUHAMMAD ALI Tony Sibson vs Alan Minter DUAL SIGNED European Middleweight Championship Official Onsite Programme Tony Sibson vs Alan Minter DUAL SIGNED & (INSCRIBED by Sibson "Best Wishes") European middleweight championship official on-site 16 page programme, 15th September 1981, Wembley Arena, Wembley, London. Condition very good (scorecard has been marked by an enthusistic fight fan, numerous light creases on front cover however, signatures are clear & bold). Sibson W TKO 3 Please view shipping amounts or please contact us for any other enquiries. Shipping Amount:   £ Tony Sibson - HBO Feature With Minter Highlights Tony Sibson (born 9 April 1958 in Leicester, England). A Middleweight, Sibson fought during the 1970s and 1980s, winning 55 of his 63 bouts, including 31 by knockout. He fought Marvin Hagler for the WBA and WBC middleweight titles in February 1983, losing by a technical knockout in the sixth round. Five years later he challenged Frank Tate for the IBF title, this time losing by a 10th round TKO. Sibson also moved up to Light heavyweight and lost to Dennis Andries in a bout for the WBC title in 1986. Alan Minter won the bronze medal at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games. Soon after, Minter began his career in London on Halloween night of the same year by knocking out Maurice Thomas in six rounds. Minter won five fights in a row by knockout, and in 1973, Pat Dwyer became the first boxer to go the distance with him, over eight rounds in London. Minter won his next five fights, three by knockout, before tasting defeat for the first time after the refree stopped the fight in the eighth round to King George Aido due to bad cuts suffered by Minter. Two more wins followed before facing Jan Magziarz, who beat him twice in a row (once in the eighth and once in the sixth) again due to cuts. 1974 was a mixed year for Minter, beating Tony Byrne by a decision in eight, losing in two to Ricky Torres (again on cuts), having a third fight with Magziarz result in a no contest in four rounds, and closing the year with a win in eight rounds by decision in his first international fight, against Shako Mamba in Hamburg, Germany. 1975 was the year that saw Minter shine. He won four fights in a row, including another bout in Hamburg, and by the end of the year, he challenged Kevin Finnegan for the British Middleweight title, winning it by a 15 round decision. In 1976 he won six fights, to make it ten wins in a row. Among the boxers he beat were Billy Knight by a knockout in two and Finnegan once again, by decision in 15, both in defence of his British title, along with former World title challenger Tony Licata, knocked out in six, and American Olympic Games Gold medal winner Ray Seales, beaten in five. These wins gave Minter a ranking among the top ten Middleweight challengers of the time. In 1977, he won the European Middleweight title by beating Germano Valsecchi by a knockout in five in Italy. But in his next fight his winning streak ended when he lost to former World title challenger Ronnie Harris by a knockout in eight. Minter returned to top ten challenger status by upsetting the former Welterweight and Jr. Middleweight World champion Emile Griffith with a ten round decision win in Monte Carlo, but then, he lost his European title to Gratien Tonna by a knockout in eight at Milan. He closed '77 with a third 15 round decision win over Finnegan to retain his British title. 1978 was a sad year for Minter, although he won all three of his bouts. On February 15, at the Muhammad Ali-Leon Spinks I undercard in Las Vegas, he won his first bout in the United States by knocking out Sandy Torres in five. Then, he went to Italy once again, to regain his European Middleweight title by knocking out Angelo Jaccopucciy in twelve rounds. Jacopucciy died a few days after the bout, in another boxing tragedy. Minter finished his year by avenging his loss to Tonna with a six round knockout. In 1979, Minter won all four


Who originally played the title role in the musical 'Heathcliff on the London stage?

Gemma Arterton to play Joan of Arc on London stage - BBC News BBC News Gemma Arterton to play Joan of Arc on London stage 1 July 2016 Close share panel Image copyright Mads Perch Image caption Arterton will play Joan of Arc, the French warrior who was burned at the stake in 1431 Former Bond girl Gemma Arterton will play Joan of Arc later this year in a London production of George Bernard Shaw's 1923 play St Joan. The 30-year-old, recently seen as Nell Gwynn on the West End stage, will play the teenaged warrior from 9 December to 18 February at the Donmar Warehouse. Arterton, who starred in 2008 Bond film Quantum of Solace, told the Daily Mail that Shaw's play had "a lot of soul". Yet she admitted that she was not "the obvious choice" to play the title role. "It's not the type of thing I usually play," the actress told the Mail's Baz Bamigboye. "My characters have usually got a bit more sass." Notable past Joans include Dame Sybil Thorndike, Dame Joan Plowright and Jean Seberg, who played Shaw's martyred heroine on film in 1957. Image copyright PA Image caption The actress shared the Royal Box at Wimbledon on Wednesday with Sir Cliff Richard (right) Arterton was nominated for back-to-back Olivier awards for her roles in Nell Gwynn and West End musical Made in Dagenham. The Gravesend-born actress also played the title role in The Duchess of Malfi at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse in London in 2014. Josie Rourke, the Donmar Warehouse's artistic director, said she was "thrilled" to be directing the "luminous and compelling" Arterton at the Covent Garden venue. Other plays in the theatre's 2016 autumn season include One Night in Miami, which recreates a real-life encounter in 1964 between boxer Cassius Clay, activist Malcolm X, singer Sam Cooke and American Football player Jim Brown. Rourke said the recent death of Muhammad Ali - the name Clay adopted in 1964 - had given Kemp Powers' 2013 play "a new and added poignancy". One Night in Miami, to be directed by actor and playwright Kwame Kwei-Armah, runs at the Donmar from 6 October to 3 December. Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts , on Instagram at bbcnewsents, or email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.


What is the name of the substitute for Silver invented in 1745 by Thomas Bolsover?

metalwork | Britannica.com Metalwork Written By: silverwork Metalwork, useful and decorative objects fashioned of various metals, including copper , iron , silver , bronze , lead , gold , and brass. The earliest man-made objects were of stone, wood , bone , and earth. It was only later that humans learned to extract metals from the earth and to hammer them into objects. Metalwork includes vessels, utensils, ceremonial and ritualistic objects, decorative objects, architectural ornamentation, personal ornament, sculpture, and weapons. General processes and techniques Many of the technical processes in use today are essentially the same as those employed in ancient times. The early metalworker was familiar, for example, with hammering , embossing, chasing, inlaying, gilding , wiredrawing, and the application of niello, enamel, and gems. Hammering and casting All decorative metalwork was originally executed with the hammer. The several parts of each article were hammered out separately and then were put together by means of rivets, or they were pinned on a solid core (for soldering had not yet been invented). In addition, plates of hammered copper could be shaped into statues, the separate pieces being joined together with copper rivets. A life-size Egyptian statue of the pharaoh Pepi I in the Egyptian museum, Cairo, is an outstanding example of such work. After about 2500 bce, the two standard methods of fabricating metal—hammering and casting—were developed side by side. The lost-wax , or cire perdue (casting with a wax mold), process was being employed in Egypt by about 2500 bce, the Egyptians probably having learned the technique from Sumerian craftsmen (see sculpture ). Long after the method of casting statues in molds with cores had superseded the primitive and tedious rivetting process, the hammer continued as the main instrument for producing art works in precious metals. Everything attributable to Assyrian , Etruscan , and Greek goldsmiths was wrought by the hammer and the punch. Embossing, or repoussé metalwork: Non-Western metalwork Embossing (or repoussé) is the art of raising ornament in relief from the reverse side. The design is first drawn on the surface of the metal and the motifs outlined with a tracer, which transfers the essential parts of the drawing to the back of the plate. The plate is then embedded face down in an asphalt block and the portions to be raised are hammered down into the yielding asphalt. Next the plate is removed and re-embedded with the face uppermost. The hammering is continued, this time forcing the background of the design into the asphalt. By a series of these processes of hammering and re-embedding, followed finally by chasing, the metal attains its finished appearance. There are three essential types of tools —for tracing, for bossing, and for chasing—as well as a specialized tool, a snarling iron or spring bar, which is used to reach otherwise inaccessible areas. Ornament in relief is also produced by mechanical means. A thin, pliable sheet of metal may be pressed into molds, between dies, or over stamps. All of these methods have been known from antiquity. Chasing doorstop Chasing is accomplished with hammer and punches on the face of the metal. These punches are so shaped that they are capable of producing any effect—either in intaglio (incising beneath the surface of the metal) or in relief—that the metalworker may require. The design is traced on the surface, and the relief may be obtained by beating down the adjacent areas to form the background. Such chased relief work sometimes simulates embossed work, but in the latter process the design is bossed up from the back. The detailed finish of embossed work is accomplished by chasing; the term is applied also to the touching up and finishing of cast work with hand-held punches. Engraving To engrave is to cut or incise a line. Engraving is always done with a cutting tool, generally by pressure from the hand. It detaches material in cutting. When pressure is applied with a hammer, the process is called carving. Inlaying Art & Ar


Who directed the 2010 Disney film Alice in Wonderland?

Alice in Wonderland (2010 film) | Disney Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Alice in Wonderland (2010 film) 40,565pages on Share Ad blocker interference detected! Wikia is a free-to-use site that makes money from advertising. We have a modified experience for viewers using ad blockers Wikia is not accessible if you’ve made further modifications. Remove the custom ad blocker rule(s) and the page will load as expected. For the 1951 Disney animated film, see Alice in Wonderland . Alice in Wonderland [Source] Alice in Wonderland is a 2010  fantasy adventure film directed by Tim Burton , written by Linda Woolverton , and stars Mia Wasikowska , Johnny Depp , Helena Bonham Carter , Anne Hathaway , Crispin Glover, Michael Sheen and Stephen Fry . It is an extension of the Lewis Carroll novels Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. The film uses a technique of combining live action and CGI animation. In the film, Alice is now 19 years old and accidentally returns to Underland, a place she previously visited 13 years ago. She is told that she is the only one that can slay the Jabberwocky , a dragon controlled by the Red Queen. Burton said the original Wonderland story was always about a girl wandering around from one character to another and she never felt a connection emotionally, so he wanted to make it feel more like a story than a series of events. He doesn't see this as a sequel to previous films or a re-imagining. It premiered in London at the Odeon Leicester Square on February 25 , 2010. It was released in Australia on March 4, 2010 and the United States and the United Kingdom on March 5 , 2010 through Walt Disney Pictures in Disney Digital 3-D and IMAX 3-D, as well as in regular theaters. The film was a huge box office success, one of the first films to gain $1 Billion, and set a trend of "adult" fairytales amongst them Oz: The Great and Powerful , Into the Woods  (which also featured Johnny Depp and Frances De La Tour), Maleficent and Cinderella (which also featured Helena Bonham Carter). Despite this, it received mixed reviews by critics and audiences. Many of which compared it to Walt Disney's  animated film of the same name , claiming it lacked the nonsence, illogical charm that both the book and the animated film was so famous for. Contents [ show ] Plot The story begins with Charles Kingsleigh trying to sell his project to some men. His talk is interrupted by 6-year-old Alice who had that nightmare again. She tells her father she saw many strange creatures including a dodo bird, a white rabbit wearing a waistcoat, a smiling cat, and a blue caterpillar. Alice wonders if she has gone mad, which Charles responds she is. He tells her that all the best people are mad. Thirteen years later, after her father's death, Alice attends a party with her mother at the Victorian State. Alice learns that it's an engagement party for herself and Hamish, a snobby man Alice dislikes. Alice begins to see a Rabbit in a waistcoat and during Hamish's proposal, Alice pursues the White Rabbit. Alice falls down a rabbit hole, full of objects floating in midair, into a room full of many doors. Trying each one, she finds only the smallest door can be opened with the key. Alice notices on the table a "Drink Me" bottle. Believing it to be a dream, she drinks some and shrinks down to 2 feet tall, enough to fit through the door. But the door is locked and she left the key on the table. Alice attempts to retrieve it while unknown voices comment if she's the wrong or right Alice. Alice finds the "Eat Me" cake. She takes a bite and grows to 20 feet. Alice picks up the key and drinks the whole "Drink Me" bottle. She shrinks again and unlocks the door. Alice enters the door into a vast garden residing in Underland . Exploring it, she runs into the White Rabbit, the Dormouse , Tweedledum, Tweedledee , and the Dodo . The group take Alice to Absolem the caterpillar , where they consult a calendar like scroll detailing the every day in Underland known as the Oraculum . Eventually on Frabjous day, Alice has to slay the Jabberwocky, but Al


Daltonism is usually better known as which medical condition?

Colour blindness - Better Health Channel Colour blindness People who are colourblind usually have difficulty with the colours green, yellow, orange and red. Colour blindness is usually inherited and affects more boys than girls. Colour blindness is caused by a lack of particular colour-sensitive cells in the back of the eye. People who are colourblind can't see some colours or see them differently from other people. Colour blindness is inherited, and affects more boys than girls. Out of 20 boys, it is likely that one or two will have a colour vision problem. The term colour blindness is misleading. A more precise term is colour vision deficiency (CVD). People who can't see all colours can still see things (other than colour) as clearly as people who are not colourblind.  Very few people who are colourblind are blind to all colours. The usual colours that people have difficulty with are greens, yellows, oranges and reds.  Eye cells and vision All the cells and nerve pathways in the eye and brain are present from birth. In the retina, at the back of the eye, the two types of cells are: rod cells – these are sensitive to light, but they do not see different colours. We use rod cells to see things around us at night, but only in shades of black, grey and white cone cells – these react to brighter light and help us to see detail in objects. They also pick up colours. There are three types of cone cell, which pick up red, green and blue light respectively. By combining the messages from each set of cone cells, we get the wide range of colours that we normally see. Someone who is colourblind lacks one or more of these types of cone cells. Symptoms of colour blindness in children The signs that your child may be colour blind include: difficulties recognising and identifying different colours beyond the age of around four years the inability to separate things by their colour.  The symptoms are often so mild that some children do not know they are colour blind. Parents may find signs of colour blindness when children are learning their colours.  Inheritance of colour blindness Colour blindness is most commonly a genetic condition. Some colour blindness is genetically inherited, while other colour blindness arises as a result of a genetic change (mutation) during development.  Red–green colour blindness Red–green colour blindness is usually inherited. It occurs in about eight per cent of males and only about 0.4 per cent of females. This is because the genes that lead to red–green colour blindness are on the X chromosome (sex-linked).Males have only one X chromosome and females have two. In females, a functional gene on only one of the two X chromosomes is sufficient to produce normal colour vision. Blue–yellow colour blindness Only five per cent of people who are colourblind have blue–yellow colour blindness. This is equal in males and females, because the genes for it are located on a non-sex chromosome (Chromosome 7).  Non-inherited genetic colour blindness Colour blindness is not always inherited. It can also be due to other causes, including: a chromosomal change (mutation) during development trauma that causes brain or retinal damage degenerative eye disease. Challenges of colour blindness Many tasks that we do each day rely on us being able to separate things by their colour. There are varying degrees of colour vision deficiency, and the degree of intensity of the light and the nearness of the object can also affect colour vision ability.  If people are not able to see the difference in colour, they have to rely on detecting other differences. For example, a person may only be able to tell red and green traffic lights apart by their position (red above green). On a dark, wet night this may be difficult to do.  Driving and colour blindness Many people with red–green colour blindness will be able to get a car driver licence, but may not qualify for a commercial driver licence or may have restrictions that mean they cannot drive at night.  Most people who are colour blind can identify the difference between the red and green l


from Idylls of the King: The Passing of Arthur by Alfred, Lord Tennyson | Poetry Foundation from Idylls of the King: The Passing of Arthur by Alfred, Lord Tennyson from Idylls of the King: The Passing of Arthur Related Poem Content Details That story which the bold Sir Bedivere, First made and latest left of all the knights, Told, when the man was no more than a voice In the white winter of his age, to those With whom he dwelt, new faces, other minds.        For on their march to westward, Bedivere, Who slowly paced among the slumbering host, Heard in his tent the moanings of the King:        "I found Him in the shining of the stars, I mark'd Him in the flowering of His fields, But in His ways with men I find Him not. I waged His wars, and now I pass and die. O me! for why is all around us here As if some lesser god had made the world, But had not force to shape it as he would, Till the High God behold it from beyond, And enter it, and make it beautiful? Or else as if the world were wholly fair, But that these eyes of men are dense and dim, And have not power to see it as it is: Perchance, because we see not to the close;— For I, being simple, thought to work His will, And have but stricken with the sword in vain; And all whereon I lean'd in wife and friend Is traitor to my peace, and all my realm Reels back into the beast, and is no more. My God, thou hast forgotten me in my death: Nay—God my Christ—I pass but shall not die."        Then, ere that last weird battle in the west, There came on Arthur sleeping, Gawain kill'd In Lancelot's war, the ghost of Gawain blown Along a wandering wind, and past his ear Went shrilling, "Hollow, hollow all delight! Hail, King! to-morrow thou shalt pass away. Farewell! there is an isle of rest for thee. And I am blown along a wandering wind, And hollow, hollow, hollow all delight." And fainter onward, like wild birds that change Their season in the night and wail their way From cloud to cloud, down the long wind the dream Shrill'd; but in going mingled with dim cries Far in the moonlit haze among the hills, As of some lonely city sack'd by night, When all is lost, and wife and child with wail Pass to new lords; and Arthur woke and call'd, "Who spake? A dream. O light upon the wind, Thine, Gawain, was the voice—are these dim cries Thine? or doth all that haunts the waste and wild Mourn, knowing it will go along with me?"        This heard the bold Sir Bedivere and spake: "O me, my King, let pass whatever will, Elves, and the harmless glamour of the field; But in their stead thy name and glory cling To all high places like a golden cloud For ever: but as yet thou shalt not pass. Light was Gawain in life, and light in death Is Gawain, for the ghost is as the man; And care not thou for dreams from him, but rise— I hear the steps of Modred in the west, And with him many of thy people, and knights Once thine, whom thou hast loved, but grosser grown Than heathen, spitting at their vows and thee. Right well in heart they know thee for the King. Arise, go forth and conquer as of old."        Then spake King Arthur to Sir Bedivere: "Far other is this battle in the west Whereto we move, than when we strove in youth, And brake the petty kings, and fought with Rome, Or thrust the heathen from the Roman wall, And shook him thro' the north. Ill doom is mine To war against my people and my knights. The king who fights his people fights himself. And they my knights, who loved me once, the stroke That strikes them dead is as my death to me. Yet let us hence, and find or feel a way Thro' this blind haze, which ever since I saw One lying in the dust at Almesbury, Hath folded in the passes of the world."        Then rose the King and moved his host by night, And ever push'd Sir Modred, league by league, Back to the sunset bound of Lyonnesse— A land of old upheaven from the abyss By fire, to sink into the abyss again; Where fragments of forgotten peoples dwelt, And the long mountains ended in a coast Of ever-shifting sand, and far away The phantom circle of a moaning sea. There the pursuer could pursue no m


Waterway Gazetteer for Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - River Soar Navigation) – CanalPlanAC 1 mile and 1¾ furlongs 1 lock 1 mile and 3½ furlongs 1 lock Near to the Railway Bridge on Leicester to Burton Mineral Line 1 mile and 4¾ furlongs 2 locks Built in the 1840's as the Leicester to Burton Mineral Line. Popular with generations of youth as a diving board in hot weather. 1 mile and 5 furlongs 2 locks 1 mile and 5¾ furlongs 2 locks 1 mile and 6 furlongs 2 locks and exit of the Old River Soar 1 mile and 7¾ furlongs 3 locks 2 miles and ½ furlongs 3 locks The new Swan Bridge 1998 is paired with Walnut Street Bridge (Upperton Road Bridge) to create a roundabout 2 miles and ½ furlongs 3 locks 2 miles and 2¼ furlongs 3 locks 2 miles and 3½ furlongs 3 locks Moorings for city between Newarke and Soar Lane Bridges 2 miles and 4 furlongs 3 locks 2 miles and 4½ furlongs 3 locks 4 miles and ½ furlongs 4 locks 4 miles and 1 furlong 5 locks 4 miles and 1¼ furlongs 5 locks 4 miles and 4¾ furlongs 5 locks 4 miles and 6¼ furlongs 5 locks 4 miles and 6½ furlongs 5 locks 4 miles and 7¾ furlongs 6 locks 5 miles and 3¼ furlongs 6 locks 5 miles and 3¼ furlongs 6 locks 5 miles and 4¼ furlongs 6 locks 5 miles and 4¾ furlongs 6 locks 6 miles and ¾ furlongs 6 locks 6 miles and 4¾ furlongs 6 locks 6 miles and 5¼ furlongs 6 locks 6 miles and 5½ furlongs 7 locks River Soar returns bypassing the Lock 6 miles and 6 furlongs 7 locks River Soar returns bypassing the Lock 6 miles and 6½ furlongs 7 locks 7 miles and 3 furlongs 7 locks 7 miles and 4½ furlongs 7 locks 9 miles and 2¾ furlongs 8 locks 9 miles and 3 furlongs 8 locks River Wreake exits to bypass the Lock 9 miles and 5¾ furlongs 8 locks 9 miles and 6¼ furlongs 8 locks River Wreake returns bypassing the Lock 9 miles and 7¾ furlongs 9 locks The River Wreake, as a tributary, joins the River Soar 10 miles and 3¼ furlongs 9 locks The weir exit / mill stream has a footbridge over it 10 miles and 3½ furlongs 9 locks 10 miles and 4 furlongs 9 locks Road Bridge between Rothley and Cossington, 1 mile to either 10 miles and 4¼ furlongs 10 locks 10 miles and 4½ furlongs 10 locks River Soar returns bypassing the Lock 10 miles and 5 furlongs 10 locks 10 miles and 5½ furlongs 10 locks 11 miles and 6½ furlongs 10 locks 11 miles and 7¼ furlongs 10 locks 11 miles and 7¼ furlongs 11 locks 11 miles and 7½ furlongs 11 locks 18 miles and 5½ furlongs 14 locks 18 miles and 6¾ furlongs 14 locks 18 miles and 7¾ furlongs 15 locks 19 miles and 1 furlong 15 locks 19 miles and 4 furlongs 15 locks 19 miles and 6¼ furlongs 16 locks River Soar returns bypassing the Lock 19 miles and 7¼ furlongs 16 locks 20 miles and 4¾ furlongs 16 locks 20 miles and 5¼ furlongs 16 locks 20 miles and 7¾ furlongs 16 locks 21 miles and 1¾ furlongs 16 locks River Soar exits to bypass the Lock 21 miles and 2¼ furlongs 16 locks Mooring between here and Zouch Lock. Public house by canal. 21 miles and 2½ furlongs 16 locks 21 miles and 3¼ furlongs 16 locks 21 miles and 5 furlongs 16 locks 21 miles and 5¾ furlongs 16 locks River Soar returns bypassing the Lock. This arm is navigable, but mooring is very restricted. 21 miles and 6½ furlongs 17 locks 23 miles and 3½ furlongs 17 locks 23 miles and 4½ furlongs 17 locks 23 miles and 5¾ furlongs 17 locks River Soar exits to bypass the Lock 24 miles and ¾ furlongs 17 locks 24 miles and 2¾ furlongs 17 locks River Soar returns bypassing the Lock 24 miles and 3¼ furlongs 18 locks No exit at other end of arm 24 miles and 5½ furlongs 18 locks 24 miles and 6 furlongs 18 locks Known also as Kegworth Shallow Lock 24 miles and 6¼ furlongs 18 locks The current lock replaces an older lock which is still pretty much intact, albeit buried, parallel to the new lock 26 miles and 1½ furlongs 19 locks River Soar returns bypassing the Lock 26 miles and 1¾ furlongs 20 locks 26 miles and 4¼ furlongs 20 locks 26 miles and 6¾ furlongs 20 locks No access at this end. River Soar exits to bypass the Lock 26 miles and 7¾ furlongs 20 locks Used as a flood lock so both sets of gates may be open. Bridge is over the middle of the loc


What colour is the artists pigment called celandine?

Celandine Celandine Swallowwort Tetterwort Celandine is a perennially growing herb that grows to an utmost height of 2.5 feet (45 cm) and has branching stems with swellings at the nodes. The leaves of celandine are soft, intensely divided having lobed leaflets that alternately broaden along the lower part of the stem. Celandine produces vivid yellow flowers during the period between April and September. As soon as any portion of the celandine herb breaks, it gives out a pungent, gummy orange sap that has a disagreeable odour. Going by classical antiquity, people have a belief that celandine thrived with the arrival of swallow's spring and the herb dried up when the swallows departed during fall. Therefore, this herb was called chelidonium, which is the same as its common name swallowwort or ï¿½swallow herb'. According to another fable, swallows utilized the sap or juice of celandine to reinforce the vision of their young ones. Taking a cue from this, humans also used the juice obtained from the herb in the form of eye drops to cure cataracts . However, this particular therapeutic use of the herb was stopped several years back. Abiding by the doctrine of signatures, herbalists have taken the vivid orange hued juice of celandine in the form of a heavenly sign which was a medication for liver diseases as well as jaundice . In effect, the juice of the celandine herb was also used to eradicate warts as well as make calluses softer. The plant's name ï¿½tetterwort' is derived from the use of its orange color juice in traditional herbal medicine to cure skin complaints , for instance, blisters and pimples as well as maladies that were earlier known as tetters. Parts used Aerial parts. Uses For long, celandine has been used in the form of an herbal medication. Conventionally, this herb was used in the form of an ophthalmic to cure as well as clear vision . In contemporary herbal medicine, celandine is employed more in the form of a gentle tranquilizer, detoxifying herb, antispasmodic agent, and for soothing the bronchial tube muscles, intestines as well as other organs of the body. The latex or sap of this herb is extensively used topically to heal warts. In addition, people ought to use caution particularly when the herb is used internally, since it encloses venomous alkaloids . The leaves as well as the sap or latex of the herb are pungent, alterative, antispasmodic, antiseptic, caustic, diaphoretic (any medicine that induces perspiration ), cholagogue (any medication that encourages secretion of bile ), diuretic, laxative, narcotic as well as a hydrogogue (any medicine that facilitates discharge of body fluids from the bowels). Celandine is also used to treat asthma , bronchitis , jaundice, whooping cough , gallstones as well as pains in the gallbladder. Celandine plants are harvested during the spring when they begin to bloom. While it is best to use this herb fresh, it may also be dried up and used later when necessary. Even the roots of celandine plant are used and they are harvested during autumn and dried for use when needed. Celandine possesses anti- caner and analgesic properties. This herb forms an important ingredient of drugs for treating stomach ulcers . In addition, celandine plants possess profuse amount of acrid vivid orange hued sap or latex, which causes strong skin stains and is a potent irritant. This sap or juice is used to eradicate ringworm , warts and corns. Moreover, this juice is also employed to get rid of films formed over the cornea of the eye. Plants of this species also enclose alkaloid chelidonine that is comparable to the alkaloid papaverine present in poppies . Alkaloid chelidonine has produced antispasmodic as well as tranquilizing consequences on the bronchi and the bile ducts. Nevertheless, the results of using this alkaloid have proven to be unpredictable, particularly when the herbal preparation was done some time back. In addition, celandine also encloses the alkaloid sparteine that facilitates in restoring the regular pace to weak arrhythmic myocardial. Celandine is a versatile herb and i


Who wrote, directed and played the devil in the radio 4 series 'Old Harry's Game?

Old Harry's Game - An Insiders' Guide to Hell - British Comedy Guide Old Harry's Game - An Insiders' Guide to Hell Written by: Ian Wolf Old Harry's Game is a BBC Radio 4 sitcom written, directed and starring Andy Hamilton all about humanity, "as seen through the eyes of one of its greatest observers - Satan". The Prince of Darkness has a lot on his plate. He was thrown out of Heaven for trying to rebel against God (or Nigel to give him his real name), although Satan claims it was more of a, "management restructuring". After the proposal, there was a lot of thunder, lightning, f-ing and blinding. Satan came to find he had horns, goat legs, and was in a place that was much, much hotter. Satan's time in Hell is mainly spent punishing sinners that arrive into his domain. Sinners tend to be divided into different sections. There is the 'Writer's Block', where authors are punished by demonic versions of their own creations, 'The Pit of Zealots', where every religious fundamentalist is pressed up against a black gay atheist, and the 'Pope Enclosure', where the worst Popes in history (i.e. nearly all of them) are forever eight months pregnant. Also in Hell, you get to see many famous people for who they really were. In the land of the living, we consider Jane Austin to be a polite lady who wrote several great books. In Hell, it is revealed that she was actually an incredibly violent thug. Not only that, but Oscar Wilde is a Millwall supporter, Goliath is smaller than Janette Krankie , and Mahatma Gandhi is a drunk. The latter of which is being punished forever by being made to wait at a bar where the barman never quite catches your eye. However, due to increased rates of sinning and the rising number of non-believers, Hell is becoming increasingly overcrowded and Satan himself is becoming cynical and world-weary - or rather underworld-weary. Amongst the people in Hell include Professor Richard Whittingham ( James Grout ), a good man who did nothing wrong in his life, and is only in Hell because he did not believe in God. When he first arrives in Hell, he thinks that it is not real, and it takes him some time to realise the awful truth. Most of the show's early episodes consist of arguments between the Professor, who believes humanity is basically good, and Satan, who is constantly trying to prove that humans are fundamentally bad. Another notable resident in Hell is Thomas Quentin Crimp ( Jimmy Mulville ), who killed the Professor and himself in a car crash. The head of a privatised water company during his time alive, Thomas is the evilest human being ever to have existed, having lied, cheated, stolen, murdered and adulterated during his life. When Thomas defends himself by saying that he did not kill millions of people like Hitler, Satan usually claims that it was only because he never got around to it. Thomas is therefore given special punishments, such as being turned into a form of amoebic dysentery in the bowels of Robert Maxwell. In the first series, Satan is assisted by a demon called Gary ( Steve O'Donnell ), but after Thomas persuaded him to overthrow Satan as ruler of Hell, Gary was removed from his post and was replaced by Scumspawn ( Robert Duncan ), a stupid and sycophantic demon who gets his name due to the fact he is horribly ugly. Scumspawn's main problem however is that he is too kind to everyone, in particularly Thomas, who tries to use him to in an attempt to get less punishments. James Grout , who played Professor Whittingham, left the programme after series five because of ill-health, and thus it was written into the show at this time that the Professor finally made it into Heaven. It was during the fifth series that Old Harry's Game began to develop more detailed plots, with the focus shifting to the concern about the overcrowding of Hell. With God (David Swift) not wanting to do anything about the problem, it is up to Satan to try to do the impossible and make people good. In series six, a new character, historian Edith Barrington ( Annette Crosbie ) arrived in Hell, believing that she was murdered. She a


What is the SI derived unit of electrical capacitance?

SI    An asterisk ( * ) indicates the default context, an at sign (@) indicates an abbreviation, and under the prefixes column, SI indicates that the unit takes all SI prefixes, IEC indicates that the unit takes IEC prefixes, and SI+ and SI- indicate that the unit takes only positive and negative SI prefixes, respectively.  Refer to a unit in the Units package by indexing the name or symbol with the context, for example, farad[SI] or abF[EMU]; or, if the context is indicated as the default, by using only the unit name or symbol, for example, farad or abF.


Who is the author of novels titled Charlotte Grey and The Girl at the Lion d'Or?

The Girl at the Lion D'or by Sebastian Faulks · OverDrive: eBooks, audiobooks and videos for libraries Fiction Literature A beautifully controlled and powerful story of love and conscience, will and desire which begins when a mysterious young girl arrives to take up a post at the seedy H-tel du Lion d'Or in a small French town in the mid-1930s. The Girl at the Lion d'Or is the first book in Sebastian Faulks' French trilogy of novel. Birdsong and Charlotte Gray are also available from Random House Audio Books, read by Samuel West.


Which composer is best known for his works Requiem in D minor and Pavane in F sharp minor?

Gabriel Faure (Composer) - Short Biography Born: May 12, 1845 - Pamiers, Ariège, Midi-Pyrénées, south of France Died: November 4, 1924 - Paris, France Gabriel Urbain Fauré was a French composer, organist, pianist and teacher. He was one of the foremost French composers of his generation, and his musical style influenced many 20th-century composers. Among his best-known works are his Pavane, Requiem, nocturnes for piano and the songs Après un rêve and Clair de lune. Although his best-known and most accessible compositions are generally his earlier ones, Fauré composed many of his most highly regarded works in his later years, in a harmonically and melodically much more complex style. Fauré was born into a cultured but not especially musical family. His talent became clear when he was a small boy. At the age of nine, he was sent to a music college in Paris, where he was trained to be a church organist and choirmaster. Among his teachers was Camille Saint-Saëns , who became a lifelong friend. After graduating from the college in 1865, Fauré earned a modest living as an organist and teacher, leaving him little time for composition. When he became successful in his middle age, holding the important posts of organist of the Église de la Madeleine and director of the Paris Conservatoire, he still lacked time for composing; he retreated to the countryside in the summer holidays to concentrate on composition. By his last years, Fauré was recognised in France as the leading French composer of his day. An unprecedented national musical tribute was held for him in Paris in 1922, headed by the president of the French Republic. Outside France, Fauré's music took decades to become widely accepted, except in Britain, where he had many admirers during his lifetime. Fauré's music has been described as linking the end of Romanticism with the modernism of the second quarter of the 20th century. When he was born, Frédéric Chopin was still composing, and by the time of Fauré's death, jazz and the atonal music of the Second Viennese School were being heard. The Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, which describes him as the most advanced composer of his generation in France, notes that his harmonic and melodic innovations influenced the teaching of harmony for later generations. During the last twenty years of his life, he suffered from increasing deafness. In contrast with the charm of his earlier music, his works from this period are sometimes elusive and withdrawn in character, and at other times turbulent and impassioned. Biography Early years Gabriel Fauré was the 5th son and youngest of six children of Toussaint-Honoré Fauré (1810-1885) and Marie-Antoinette-Hélène Lalène-Laprade (1809-1887). According to the biographer Jean-Michel Nectoux, the Fauré family (pronounced "Faoure" in the local dialect) dates to the 13th century in that part of France. The family had at one time been substantial landowners, but by the 19th century its means were reduced. The composer's paternal grandfather, Gabriel, was a butcher whose son became a schoolmaster. In 1829 Fauré's parents married. His mother was the daughter of a minor member of the nobility. He was the only one of the six children to display musical talent; his four brothers pursued careers in journalism, politics, the army and the civil service, and his sister had a traditional life as the wife of a public servant. The young Fauré was sent to live with a foster mother until he was four years old. When his father was appointed director of the École Normale d'Instituteurs, a teacher training college, at Montgauzy, near Foix, in 1849, Fauré returned to live with his family. There was a chapel attached to the school, which Fauré recalled in the last year of his life: ן¿½ I grew up, a rather quiet well-behaved child, in an area of great beauty. ... But the only thing I remember really clearly is the harmonium in that little chapel. Every time I could get away I ran there ן¿½ and I regaled myself. ... I played atrociously ... no method at all, quite without technique, but I do remember that I wa


How is the Chilean Pine or auricaria known more familiarly in the UK?

Araucaria araucana (monkey puzzle) | Plants & Fungi At Kew Discover plants and fungi Araucaria araucana (monkey puzzle) The monkey puzzle was given its name by an observer who thought that monkeys wouldn't be able to climb the spiky branches. Araucaria araucana in Chile (Photo: Martin Gardner) Species information Araucaria araucana (Molina) K. Koch Common name:  monkey puzzle, Chile pine (English); araucaria, pino araucana, pino Chileno, piñonero (Spanish) Conservation status:  Vulnerable (VU) according to IUCN Red List criteria. Declared a Natural Monument in Chile in 1990. Habitat:  Mixed deciduous and evergreen forest, or growing as pure stands; in moist loamy soil or in stabilised volcanic ash; on the lower slopes of mountains. Key Uses:  Ornamental; edible seeds; a valuable timber tree, but logging of wild trees now strictly prohibited; a sacred tree in indigenous culture. Known hazards:  The rigid spines on the trunk and leaf tips are potentially hazardous. This is a tree to avoid climbing! Taxonomy Genus: Araucaria About this species The monkey puzzle or Chile pine (Araucaria araucana) is an evergreen conifer native to Argentina and Chile. It was discovered in about 1780 by a Spanish explorer and introduced to England by Archibald Menzies in 1795. Menzies was a plant collector and naval surgeon on Captain George Vancouver's circumnavigation of the globe, travelling in Captain James Cook's old ship, HMS Discovery. He was served the seeds of this conifer as dessert while dining with the governor of Chile and later sowed them in a frame on the quarter deck, returning home to England with five healthy plants. One of these monkey puzzles could be seen at Kew until it died in 1892. The common name alludes to the fact that the task of climbing the tree, with its sharp branches tightly clothed with spiny leaves, would puzzle even a monkey. Synonym:  Discover more Geography and distribution Native to southwest Argentina and southern and central Chile, where it grows at 600 to 1,800 m above sea level. Description Araucaria araucana pollen cones at Kew An evergreen, pyramid-shaped tree, the monkey puzzle grows up to 50 m high with a trunk circumference of up to 2.5 m. The tree's most distinguishing feature is its leaves. They are stiff, dark green and glossy with a spiny tip and completely cover each branch, closely overlapping each other. The visual effect is wholly unusual and while many consider the appearance of the tree majestic, others find its scaly, almost reptilian foliage somewhat scary. The horizontal branches are produced in tiers and have few side branches. The female cone is globular and up to 20 cm in diameter; the male cone is cylindrical and up to 15 cm long. Trees normally have cones of only one sex, rarely both. Threats and conservation The monkey puzzle is well-adapted to fire, volcanic activity having long caused wildfires in its natural habitat, so this is not a threat under natural circumstances. However, fires resulting from human activities (especially agricultural clearances) cause severe damage to remaining populations of the tree. Research in Chile, carried out under the auspices of the Flagship Species Fund of the U.K.’s Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and Flora & Fauna International (FFI), found at least 80% of the trees remaining in one study area had suffered fire damage. Monkey puzzle stem Despite being officially declared a Natural Monument in 1990 (making it an offence to cut down wild trees), forests outside of protected areas are still subject to high levels of damage due to burning, grazing and conversion to commercial plantations. The majority of the forests occur in a relatively small area of the Chilean and Argentinean Andes; the most threatened populations are in the coastal cordillera in southern Chile. Araucaria araucana is listed in CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) Appendix 1, which includes species threatened with extinction. Trade in specimens of these species is permitted only in exceptional ci


In the bible who is Moses' elder Brother?

Aaron, Brother of Moses Aaron, Brother of Moses See also Aaronic Priesthood ; Moses In the Old Testament, a son of Amram and Jochebed, of the tribe of Levi ( Ex. 6:16–20 ); the elder brother of Moses ( Ex. 7:7 ). Was appointed by the Lord to assist Moses in bringing the children of Israel out of Egypt and to be his spokesman: Ex. 4:10–16, 27–31 ;


Who in Greek mythology was the cupbearer to the gods and Goddess of eternal youth and was later replaced by Ganymede?

GANYMEDE (Ganymedes) - Greek Cup-Bearer of the Gods Gladdening Prince Ganymedes and the Eagle, Greco-Roman mosaic C3rd A.D., Sousse Archaeological Museum GANYMEDES (Ganymede) was a handsome Trojan prince who was carried off to heaven by Zeus in the shape of an eagle where he was appointed as cup-bearer of the gods. Ganymedes was also placed amongst the stars as the constellation Aquarius, his ambrosial mixing cup as Crater, and the eagle as Aquila. Ganymedes was often portrayed as the god of homosexual love and as such appears as a playmate of the love-gods Eros (Love) and Hymenaios (Hymenaeus) (Marital Love). Ganymedes was depicted in Greek vase painting as a handsome youth. In scenes of his abduction he holds a rooster (a lover's gift), hoop (a boy's toy), or lyre. When portrayed as the cup-bearer of the gods he pours nectar from a jug. In sculpture and mosaic art Ganymedes usually appears with shepherd's crock and a Phrygian cap. The boy's name was derived from the Greek words ganumai "gladdening" and mêdon or medeôn, "prince" or "genitals." The name may have been formed to contain a deliberate double-meaning. FAMILY OF GANYMEDE PARENTS [1.1] TROS (Homer Iliad 20.232, Hesiod Catalogues of Women Frag 102, Homeric Hymn 5.203, Diodorus Siculus 4.75.3, Suidas) [1.2] TROS & KALLIRHOE (Apollodorus 3.141) [2.1] LAOMEDON (The Little Iliad Frag 7) ENCYCLOPEDIA GANYME′DES (Ganumêdês). According to Homer and others, he was a son of Tros by Calirrhoë, and a brother of Ilus and Assaracus; being the most beautiful of all mortals, he was carried off by the gods that he might fill the cup of Zeus, and live among the eternal gods. (Hom. Il. xx. 231, &c.; Pind. Ol. 1. 44, xi. in fin.; Apollod. iii. 12. § 2.) The traditions about Ganymedes, however, differ greatly in their detail, for some call him a son of Laomedon (Cic. Tusc. i. 22; Eurip. Troad. 822), others a son of Ilus (Tzetz. ad Lycph. 34), and others, again, of Erichthonius or Assaracus. (Hygin. Fab. 224, 271.) The manner in which he was carried away from the earth is likewise differently described; for while Homer mentions the gods in general, later writers state that Zeus himself carried him off, either in his natural shape, or in the form of an eagle, or that he sent his eagle to fetch Ganymedes into heaven. (Apollod. l. c. ; Virg. Aen. v. 253; Ov. Met. x. 255; Lucian, Dial. Deor. 4.) Other statements of later date seem to be no more than arbitrary interpretations foisted upon the genuine legend. Thus we are told that he was not carried off by any god, but either by Tantalus or Minos, that he was killed during the chase, and buried on the Mysian Olympus. (Steph. Byz. s. v. Arpalia; Strab. xiii. p. 587 ; Eustath. ad Hom. pp. 986, 1205.) One tradition, which has a somewhat more genuine appearance, stated that he was carried off by Eos. (Schol. ad Apollon. Rhod. iii. 115.) There is, further, no agreement as to the place where the event occurred. (Strab., Steph. Byz. ll. cc., Horat. Carm. iii. 20, in fin.) The early legend simply states that Ganymedes was carried off that he might be the cupbearer of Zeus, in which office he was conceived to have succeeded Hebe (comp. Diod. iv. 75; Virg. Aen. i. 28) : but later writers describe him as the beloved and favourite of Zeus, without allusion to his office. (Eurip. Orest. 1392; Plat. Phaedr. p. 255; Xenoph. Symp. viii. 30; Cic. Tusc. iv. 33.) Zeus compensated the father for his loss with the present of a pair of divine horses (Hom. Il. v. 266, Hymn. in Ven. 202, &c.; Apollod. ii. 5. § 9 ; Paus. v. 24. § 1 ), and Hermes, who took the horses to Tros, at the same time comforted him by informing him that by the will of Zeus, Ganymedes had become immortal and exempt from old age. Other writers state that the compensation which Zeus gave to Tros consisted of a golden vine. (Schol. ad Eurip. Orest. 1399; Eustath. ad Hom. p. 1697.) The idea of Ganymedes being the cupbearer of Zeus (urniger) subsequently gave rise to his identification with the divinity who was believed to preside over the sources of the Nile (Philostr. Vit. Apoll. vi. 26; P


Which American wit said 'Outside of a dog, a book is your best friend, and inside of a dog, it's too dark to read'?

Quotes about Books, Sayings about Reading Related Quotes      Libraries       Literature       Poetry       Writing Every man likes to be his own librarian... ~Thomas Frognall Dibdin, "Bibliographiana," The Director: A Weekly Literary Journal, 1807 April 11th A good book should leave you... slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading it. ~William Styron, interview, Writers at Work, 1958 Anyone who says they have only one life to live must not know how to read a book. ~Author unknown I fancy that at the beginning some fairy may have offered me the choice between great power and station and the privilege of living always among books, and that I, like the good child in the fairy tale, chose the latter. ~James L. Whitney, "Reminiscences of an Old Librarian," November 1909  [Whitney credits the idea for his statement to Andrew Lang's "Ballade of the Bookworm." —tεᖇᖇ¡·g] A good book on your shelf is a friend that turns its back on you and remains a friend. ~Author unknown A book is the only place in which you can examine a fragile thought without breaking it, or explore an explosive idea without fear it will go off in your face. It is one of the few havens remaining where a man's mind can get both provocation and privacy. ~Edward P. Morgan The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it. ~James Bryce My books—a ragged lot are they...       And yet to me each dingy book       Appeals with such a friendly look... My Goldsmith's muslin coat is torn;       My Boswell I have clothed in cotton;       Old Samuel's leathern suit is rotten;       Macaulay's page is marked with grime       Beyond my power to tell in rhyme... I've read Sir Walter to the core,—       His volumes now are somewhat tattered;       My poets all—Burns, Byron, Keats,       Poe, Coleridge—I have sucked their sweets,       And left the calyx somewhat shattered... ~T.J. Chapman, "My Books," c.1889 There is a great deal of difference between an eager man who wants to read a book and a tired man who wants a book to read. ~G.K. Chesterton Many people, other than the authors, contribute to the making of a book, from the first person who had the bright idea of alphabetic writing through the inventor of movable type to the lumberjacks who felled the trees that were pulped for its printing. It is not customary to acknowledge the trees themselves, though their commitment is total. ~Forsyth and Rada, Machine Learning If there's a book you really want to read but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it. ~Toni Morrison Old Books are best!... What though the prints be not so bright, The paper dark, the binding slight? Our author, be he dull or sage, Returning from a distant age So lives again. We say of right: Old Books are best. ~Beverly Chew, "Old Books Are Best," 1886 A good book has no ending. ~R.D. Cumming Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers. ~Charles W. Eliot Always read something that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it. ~P.J. O'Rourke Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. ~Attributed to Groucho Marx I must say I find television very educational. The minute somebody turns it on, I go into the library and read a good book. ~Groucho Marx     [I]t is pleasanter to eat one's own peas out of one's own garden, than to buy them by the peck at Covent Garden; and a book reads the better, which is our own, and has been so long known to us, that we know the topography of its blots and dog's-ears, and can trace the dirt in it to having read it at tea with buttered muffins, or over a pipe.... ~Charles Lamb, letter to S.T. Coleridge, 11 October 1802 A writer only begins a book, it is the reader who completes it; for the reader takes up where the writer left off as new thoughts stir within him. ~David Harris Russell (1906–1965), Children Learn to Read, 1949 The searching spirit... at wisdom's shrine, Will draw pure draughts from her unfathomed well, And nu


Which British artist's most famous works are The Shadow of Death and The Scapegoat?

1000+ images about William Holman Hunt on Pinterest | Oil on canvas, The decameron and Hunt's William Holman Hunt: Rienzi Vowing to Obtain Justice for the Death of his Young Brother, Slain in a Skirmish between the Colonna and Orsini Factions. Oil on canvas (1848-49) See More


Troglodytes is a genus of small passerine birds in which bird family?

About: Troglodytes (wren) About: Troglodytes (wren) An Entity of Type : animal ,   from Named Graph : http://dbpedia.org ,   within Data Space : dbpedia.org Troglodytes is a genus of small passerine birds in the wren family.These wrens are around 11–13 centimetres (4.3–5.1 in) long. They are brownish above and somewhat paler below, with strong legs. Their short rounded wings and frequently cocked tail have a dark barred pattern. The flight is direct and buzzing.Like other wrens, they are elusive as they hunt for small insects and spiders, but they readily reveal their positions through their loud songs.These are territorial birds, but the tiny winter wren will roost communally in a cavity in cold weather to help conserve heat. Property Troglodytes est un genre d'oiseaux de la famille des Troglodytidae. (fr) Troglodytes es un género de pequeñas aves paseriformes de la familia Troglodytidae. El largo de estas aves es de entre 11 y 12 centímetros. Son típicamente rayados café por encima y un poco más pálidos por debajo, con alas cortas y redondeadas, patas fuertes y una cola de tres picos. El vuelo es directo. Se encuentran principalmente en hábitats algo más fríos que la mayoría de sus parientes. La mayoría de las especies se encuentran en las montañas de México hasta el norte de América del Sur. Tres especies se encuentran en latitudes templadas. (es) Troglodytes Vieillot, 1809 è un genere di uccelli appartenente alla famiglia Troglodytidae, cioè gli scriccioli. (it) Troglodytes is a genus of small passerine birds in the wren family.These wrens are around 11–13 centimetres (4.3–5.1 in) long. They are brownish above and somewhat paler below, with strong legs. Their short rounded wings and frequently cocked tail have a dark barred pattern. The flight is direct and buzzing. Troglodytes wrens are mostly found in somewhat cooler habitats than most of their relatives. Most of the species are found in the mountains from Mexico to northern South America. Five species are found in temperate latitudes: The house wren occurs widely in both tropical and temperate lowlands, but is frequently split into several species. Until recently, the hardy winter wren was believed to have a wide distribution in North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa, but it has recently been split into three species, of which the Eurasian wren is the only wren of any genus found outside the New World. The Cobb's wren of the Falkland Islands is another species which tolerates harsh conditions well. Like other wrens, they are elusive as they hunt for small insects and spiders, but they readily reveal their positions through their loud songs. These are territorial birds, but the tiny winter wren will roost communally in a cavity in cold weather to help conserve heat. (en) Troglodytes is een geslacht van zangvogels uit de familie winterkoningen (Troglodytidae). (nl) Troglodytes – rodzaj ptaków z rodziny strzyżyków (Troglodytidae). (pl) Настоящие крапивники, или просто крапивники (лат. Troglodytes) — род певчих птиц семейства крапивниковых. Мелкие птицы с очень тонким клювом, их длина составляет ок.11-12 см. Оперение мягкое и пушистое, коричневато-каштановое, в нижней части слегка более светлое. На внешней стороне маховых перьев и хвосте заметны характерные полосы. Летают быстро, по прямой линии. В отличие от других видов крапивниковых, обитающих в тропиках и субтропиках, предпочитают более умеренный климат. Крапивник — единственная птица семейства, через Берингов пролив из Америки попавшая на территорию Евразии и успешно там обосновавшаяся. Обитает на обширной территории Европы, Азии и Северной Америки, в том числе и в Российской Федерации. Домовый крапивник гнездится в умеренных широтах Северной и Южной Америки. Вид Troglodytes cobbi, который долгое время рассматривался как подвид домового крапивника, в настоящее время признаётся как отдельный вид — эндемик Фолклендских островов. Остальные виды обитают в горах в Центральной и Южной Америке. (ru) Troglodytes est un genre d'oiseaux de la famille des Troglodytidae. (fr) Troglodytes Vieillot, 1809 è un gener


Which Shakespeare play is mainly set in a forest outside Athens?

The Settings of Shakespeare's Plays   Shakespeare Hits the Big Time Bard Bites Dramatist and Shakespearean scholar Nicholas Rowe was the first to write a critical (annotated) edition of Shakespeare's works. ___ The average length of a play in Elizabethan England was 3000 lines. With 4,042 lines and 29,551 words, Hamlet is the longest Shakespearean play (based on the first edition of The Riverside Shakespeare (1974)). With 1,787 lines and 14,369 words, The Comedy of Errors is the shortest Shakespearean play (also based on the first edition of The Riverside Shakespeare). ___ Shakespeare's late comedies are considered romances: The Winter's Tale, The Tempest, Cymbeline, and Pericles. The Two Noble Kinsman is also sometimes mentioned along side these other plays as a romantic comedy. ___ Love's Labour's Lost has the highest percentage of rhyming lines of all of Shakespeare's plays. According to Shakespearean scholar Tucker Brooke, 62.2% of the lines in Love's Labour's Lost rhyme. The closest competitor is A Midsummer Night's Dream, with 43.4% rhyming lines. ___ The historical time of King Lear is roughly 800 BC, making it the second-earliest setting of any of Shakespeare's plays. Click here to find out the first.


Which goup released their second album 'Ceremonials' in 2011 follow up to their album Lungs?

Florence + The Machine 'Ceremonials' Album Lyrics Florence + The Machine 'Ceremonials' Album Lyrics Lyrics » Florence And The Machine » News Florence + The Machine 'Ceremonials' Album Lyrics English indie pop band Florence and the Machine, led by the flawless Florence Welch, will release on October 31, "Ceremonials", their second studio album, and the follow-up to their 2009 critically-acclaimed LP " Lungs " - It all pointed that it was going to be a difficult task for Florence and Co. to try and top the success and greatness of "Lungs", however Florence has proved to be a unique talent, with so many ideas and talents to yet exploit. Because what she's delivering in "Ceremonials" is utter and pure brilliance, like none would have expected! Second album syndrome? Ha! If you ony liked select tracks in "Lungs", you'll be loving this time each and every track in " Ceremonials ". It's Florence and the Machine at their best!...at least til they bring album number three. Everything in "Ceremonials" sounds very well constructed, EPIC and cleverly produced. Which are your favorite songs? WILL YOU BE BUYING 'Ceremonials'?


The WW2 allied invasion of where was titled Operation Dragoon?

Allied Invasion of Southern France - Operation Dragoon, the Other D-Day_Full Length WWII Documentary - YouTube Allied Invasion of Southern France - Operation Dragoon, the Other D-Day_Full Length WWII Documentary 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. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Mar 9, 2013 ★ CHECK OUT OUR T-SHIRTS: https://bravestgeneration.com/collect... ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/BestFilmArch This video presents the story of Operation Dragoon in World War II. The original title of this video is: "Command Decision: The Invasion of Southern France (1963)". The documentary is a part of "The Big Picture" series produced by the U.S. Army. About Operation Dragoon: Operation Dragoon was the Allied invasion of southern France on 15 August 1944, during World War II. The invasion was initiated via a parachute drop by the 1st Airborne Task Force, followed by an amphibious assault by elements of the U.S. Seventh Army, followed a day later by a force made up primarily of the French First Army. The landing caused the German Army Group G to abandon southern France and to retreat under constant Allied attacks to the Vosges Mountains. Despite being a large and complex military operation with a well-executed amphibious and airborne component, Operation Dragoon is not well known; it came in the later stages of the war and was overshadowed by the earlier and larger Operation Overlord. During planning stages, the operation was known as "Anvil", to complement Operation Sledgehammer, at that time the code name for the invasion of Normandy. Subsequently, both plans were renamed, Sledgehammer becoming Operation Overlord, and Anvil becoming Operation Dragoon. Operation Dragoon was controversial from the time it was first proposed. The American military leadership and their British counterparts disagreed on the operation. Churchill argued against it on the grounds that it diverted military resources that were better deployed in the on-going Allied operations in Italy; instead, he favoured an invasion of the oil-producing regions of the Balkans. Churchill reasoned that by attacking the Balkans, the western Allies could deny Germany oil, forestall the advance of the Red Army of the Soviet Union, and achieve a superior negotiating position in post-war Europe, all at a single stroke. At the time Operation Anvil was first considered, the Allied landing at Anzio had gone badly and planning was put on ice. The operation, now renamed Dragoon, was revived after the successful execution of the Normandy landings, which freed vital amphibious assets. In addition, the Allies were struggling to resupply their growing forces in France, because the Germans had destroyed the port facilities at Cherbourg and a storm had damaged the artificial harbour at Omaha Beach. This made seizure and control of the French ports at Marseilles and Toulon increasingly attractive. The French leaders pressed for an invasion in southern France too. Finally on 14 July 1944 the operation was authorized by the Allied Combined Chiefs of Staff. Prior to the main invasion, the navy insisted that the Hyères Islands, Port-Cros and Levant, had to be neutralized. The guns of the German garrisons on both islands could reach the proposed Allied landing area and the sea lanes that the troops would follow. The First Special Service Force, a joint U.S.-Canadian special forces unit trained in amphibious assault and mountaineering, received the order to take the islands as part of Operation Sitka. The preceding bombing missions together with resistance sabotage acts hit the Germans badly, interrupting railways, damaging bridges, and disrupting the communication network. The landing started on the morning of 15 August. The landings were overwhelmingly successful. On Delta and Alpha beaches, German resistance was low. The Osttruppen surren


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At what weight did Jim Watt win his boxing world title in 1979?

BBC - A Sporting Nation - Jim Watt wins world lightweight title 1979 Jim Watt wins world lightweight title 1979 © SCRAN If popularity ensured success inside a ring, Glasgow's own Jim Watt might have been Scotland's longest-reigning boxing champion, for the blond southpaw from Bridgeton remains as popular a figure today as a TV boxing pundit as he was as a world champion between 1979 and 1981. Born in the boxing hotbed of Bridgeton in Glasgow's East End on 18 July 1948, Jim Watt's first love was soccer, but the long, harsh winter of 1962-63 scuppered the young would-be footballer's ability to play. Instead he went to the warmer climes of James Murray's Cardowan amateur boxing club at Maryhill. Despite splitting from Murray later on to join top Essex-based English coach and cornerman, Terry Lawless, no-one can deny that under Murray's early inspirational guidance the younger Jim Watt, budding but frustrated soccer player, was transformed into Jim Watt, outstanding amateur southpaw boxer. Watt was good enough to knock out - inside one round - future British European and WBC world welterweight champion, from London, John H. Stracey to take the British Amateur Boxing Association title in 1968. But even then, Jim Watt Esquire was his own man, having an independence of attitude born of losing his beloved dad at the age of 38 to bronchitis. © BBC Consequently, the young Watt had to learn to stand on his own two feet from an early age. Nevertheless, as reigning British ABA lightweight champion, Jim Watt stunned the boxing world by declining the chance to go to the 1968 Mexico Olympics to box for Great Britain. The reason? Watt had already decided to turn pro under the guidance of Jim Murray, a natural loner who ironically idolised that master of social collectivisation, Socialist MP Aneurin Bevan. In the paid ranks there was those who attributed the early Jim Watt's pro career record of only boxing at one single top class London venue in 29 bouts down to his cautious, defensive southpaw style that the boxer had evolved under Murray. However, on the plus side of this scenario, Watt was spared the early career hammerings that have ruined many a young prospect, which, in turn, explains the marvellous, unmarked freshness he brought to world-class boxing once the big career breakthrough took place. On the other hand, boxing in an ultra-defensive style led him to being referred to as 'Jim Who?' because he fought mainly (16 out of 29 bouts) in private members' clubs for what he claims was pocket money for other champions. Yet, even by this stage of Watt's ring career, the southpaw had proved his class, taking Nigerian Jonathon Dele the full 15-round distance in Lagos, Nigeria in a losing bid to win the Commonwealth lightweight crown. Then even more impressively, Watt confounded the pessimists by going the full 15 rounds with Scottish ring legend, from Edinburgh, Ken Buchanan in January 1973 in Glasgow in a defence of Watt's British lightweight title which he had won by stopping Tony Riley in Sheffield in May 1972. In losing over 15 rounds, Watt made many new friends, including Buchanan himself who admitted that southpaw Watt ahd made him toil hard for his 15-round points victory. Then there was a trip to South Africa where Jim Watt beat Springbok Andreas Steyn in his own backyard in 1972. © SCRAN Having split from his former mentor, Jim Murray, Watt's career was radically transformed by a telephone call from fight game manager Terry Lawless in 1976. What followed was a truly life-changing experience for Watt, as Lawless had previously admired him from a distance and had the London fight game promotional connections that James Murray had lacked. So it was that a Scottish boxing champion who used to proudly sing 'Flower of Scotland' in the ring to ringside fans had his most memorable ring triumphs choreographed for him by Essex man Lawless. Who can forget that memorable night of April 1979, in the Kelvin Hall, when, despite being hit with what Jim himself decribes as 'the single hardest punch I ever took in the ring' by Colombian Alfredo


Who originally played the title role in the Phantom of the Opera on the London stage?

Major cast changes for Phantom London | The Phantom of the Opera Major cast changes for Phantom London 10 August, 2012 FROM MONDAY 3 SEPTEMBER 2012 MARCUS LOVETT TO STAR AS ‘THE PHANTOM’ SIMON THOMAS AS ‘RAOUL’ LARA MARTINS AS ‘CARLOTTA’ AND ANNA O’BYRNE AS ‘CHRISTINE’ AT CERTAIN PERFORMANCES Major cast changes will take place in the smash hit Andrew Lloyd Webber musical “THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA” from Monday 3 September. Joining the company will be Marcus Lovett as ‘The Phantom’, Simon Thomas as ‘Raoul’, Lara Martins as ‘Carlotta’ and Anna O’Byrne as ‘Christine’ at certain performances. “THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA” will continue to star Sofia Escobar as ‘Christine’, Cheryl McAvoy as ‘Madame Giry’, Jeremy Secomb as ‘Piangi’, Barry James as ‘Monsieur Firmin’, Gareth Snook as ‘Monsieur André’ and Anna Forbes as ‘Meg Giry’. Marcus Lovett made his Broadway debut in the original Broadway production of “Les Misérables”. His other Broadway credits include the title role in “King David” at the New Amsterdam Theatre, ‘The Phantom’ in “The Phantom of the Opera” at the Majestic Theatre, ‘Billy Bigelow’ in “Carousel” at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre and ‘Alex Dillingham’ in “Aspects of Love” at the Broadhurst Theatre. In the West End Marcus also originated the role of ‘The Man’ in “Whistle Down the Wind” at the Aldwych Theatre. He has been a soloist at Carnegie hall, L’Opera De Paris and the Royal Albert Hall, and is on the cast recordings of “Les Misérables”, “Whistle Down The Wind” and “Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Fiftieth Birthday Celebration at The Royal Albert Hall”. His debut solo album “Marcus Lovett, The Give Moment” was released in 2008. Marcus is also currently the voice of the promotions for “Good Morning America” on ABC and “The Late Show with David Letterman.” Simon Thomas recently starred as ‘Warner Huntington III’ in “Legally Blonde” at the Savoy Theatre. Other recent theatre credits include ‘Rapunzel’s Prince’ in “Into The Woods” at the Open Air Theatre, ‘Tarzan’ in “Tarzan” at the Theatre Neue Flora in Hamburg, ‘Lucien’ in “Marguerite” at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, “Make Me A Song” at the New Players Theatre and “Merry Wives Of Windsor” at the RSC. Lara Martins is a soprano who has enjoyed an international career singing a wide-ranging repertoire. Recent operatic engagements include ‘Sofia’ in “Il Signor Bruschino by Rossini” for the Opéra National de Bordeaux, ‘Blondchen’ in “Entfürung aus dem Serail” for Opera de Marseille, ‘Susanna’ in “Le Nozze di Figaro” for Teatro da Trindade in Lisbon and ‘Clarissa’ in “Die Drei Pintos” and ‘Princess Hirvaia’ in “Dick Whittington and his Cat” at the Bloomsbury Theatre in London. Lara has been awarded several prizes including the English Song Prize and the Anne Wyburd Award at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and first prize at the Concurso de Interpretação de Música do Estoril in Portugal. Anna O’Byrne most recently starred as ‘Christine Daaé’ in the Australian Premiere production of “Love Never Dies”. Anna also features in the filmed version of the production which was released on DVD and Blu-Ray and screened in cinemas all over the world. Anna made her professional debut in the Australian production of “The Phantom of the Opera”, where she covered and performed the role of ‘Christine Daaé’. Anna has also been a Principal Artist at Victorian Opera where she played ‘Polly Peachum’ in the Malthouse Theatre/Victorian Opera co-production of “The Threepenny Opera”, ‘The Gossip’ in “Angélique” and ‘Pamina’ in “Die Zauberflöte”. Other operatic performances include ‘Tamiri’ in “Il Re Pastore” for Lyric Opera of Melbourne, “Die Fledermaus” for In Good Company and “La Clemenza di Tito” for the VCA Opera Studio. THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA became the longest running show in Broadway history on 9 January 2006 when it celebrated its 7,486th performance, surpassing the previous record holder “Cats”. This coincided with the Broadway and the US national touring company celebrating an unprecedented 20,000 performances in the United States. In October 2010 the London production celebrated its 10,


In antiquity the power of what profession was symbolized by a bundle of sticks called a fasces?

Bundle of sticks : Wikis (The Full Wiki) 10 External links Origin and symbolism The traditional Roman fasces consisted of a bundle of white birch rods, tied together with a red leather ribbon into a cylinder, and often including a bronze axe (or sometimes two) amongst the rods, with the blade(s) on the side, projecting from the bundle. [3] It was used as a symbol of the Roman Republic in many circumstances, including being carried in processions, much the way a flag might be carried today. Usage The term is related to the modern Italian word fascio, used in the 20th C. to designate peasant cooperatives and industrial workers' unions. Numerous governments and other authorities have used the image of the fasces for a symbol of power since the end of the Roman Empire . It has also been used to hearken back to the Roman republic, particularly by those who see themselves as modern-day successors to the old republic and/or its ideals. Italian Fascism , which derives its name from the fasces, arguably used this symbolism the most in the 20th century. The British Union of Fascists also used it in the 1930s. However, unlike (for example) the swastika , the fasces, as a widespread and long-established symbol in the West, has avoided the stigma associated with much of fascist symbolism , and many authorities continue to display them, including the federal government of the United States. The fasces was a prominent symbol of Benito Mussolini 's Fascist Party and the movement was named for the axe and rods. Fasces are included in the national emblem of the French Republic . Antiquity "With one hand he returns the fasces, symbol of power as appointed dictator of Rome. His other hand holds the plow, as he resumes the life of a citizen and farmer." — A statue of Cincinnatus in Cincinnati, Ohio . The fasces lictoriae ("bundles of the lictors ") symbolised power and authority ( imperium ) in ancient Rome . A corps of apparitores (subordinate officials) called 'lictors' each carried fasces as a sort of staff of office before a magistrate , in a number corresponding to his rank, in public ceremonies and inspections. Bearers of fasces preceded consuls (and proconsuls ), praetors (and propraetors ) and dictators . During triumphs (public celebrations held in Rome after a military conquest) heroic soldiers — those who had suffered injury in battle — carried fasces in procession. Roman historians recalled that twelve lictors had ceremoniously accompanied the Etruscan kings of Rome in the distant past, and sought to account for the number and to provide etymologies for the name lictor. Believed to date from Etruscan times, the symbolism of the fasces at one level suggested strength through unity. The bundle of rods bound together symbolizes the strength which a single rod lacks. The axe symbolized the state's power and authority. The ribbons binding the rods together symbolized the state's obligation to exercise restraint in the exercising of that power. The highest magistrates would have their lictors untie these ribbons as a warning if approaching the limits of restraint. Fasces-symbolism may derive — via the Etruscans — from the eastern Mediterranean, with the labrys , the Anatolian and Minoan double-headed axe, later incorporated into the praetorial fasces. Traditionally, fasces carried within the Pomerium — the limits of the sacred inner city of Rome — had their axe blades removed. This signified that under normal political circumstances, the imperium -bearing magistrates did not have the judicial power of life and death; within the city, that power rested with the people through the assemblies. However, during times of emergencies when the Roman Republic declared a dictatorship (dictatura), lictors attending to the dictator kept the axe-blades even inside the Pomerium — a sign that the dictator had the ultimate power in his own hands. But in 48 BC, guards holding bladed fasces guided Vatia Isauricus to the tribunal of Marcus Caelius , and Vatia Isauricus used one to destroy Caelius's magisterial chair ( sella curulis ). The fasces in the U


Ormolu was orginally the gilding of which metal in its nitrate form to copper, brass or bronze?

Antique French Ormolu and Porcelain Clock circa 1860 at 1stdibs Height 42 x Width 24 x Depth 14 Dimensions in inches: Height 16.5 x Width 9.4 x Depth 5.5 Ormolu (from French 'or moulu', signifying ground or pounded gold) is an 18th-century English term for applying finely ground, high-carat gold in a mercury amalgam to an object of bronze.The mercury is driven off in a kiln leaving behind a gold-coloured veneer known as 'gilt bronze'. The manufacture of true ormolu employs a process known as mercury-gilding or fire-gilding, in which a solution of nitrate of mercury is applied to a piece of copper, brass, or bronze, followed by the application of an amalgam of gold and mercury. The item was then exposed to extreme heat until the mercury burned off and the gold remained, adhered to the metal object. No true ormolu was produced in France after around 1830 because legislation had outlawed the use of mercury. Therefore, other techniques were used instead but nothing surpasses the original mercury-firing ormolu method for sheer beauty and richness of colour. Electroplating is the most common modern technique. Ormolu techniques are essentially the same as those used on silver, to produce silver-gilt (also known as vermeil). R.C - According to Charles Allix (in his Carriage Clock book), Richard & Cie was founded in Paris in 1848 under a different name and added a branch in London in 1857. Then in 1867 the branch became Richard & Co. of 24 Cannon Street, London. In France, this would be Richard et Cie. Loomes says that the London business lasted until 1881. Allix also says that the inscription "R & C" without the full trademark probably denotes a clock handled by Richard but not made by them. The Richard trademark contains an R and C with a snake's head in between, all enclosed within an oval. Thus my best GUESS is that this clock was sold sometime after 1867 by Richard as a retailer in London. Sevres Porcelain traces its roots in France to early craftsmen who had small manufacturing operations in such places as Lille, Rouen. St. Cloud, and most notably Chantilly. It is from Chantilly that a cadre of workers migrated to the Chateau de Vincennes near Paris to form a larger porcelain manufactory in 1738. French King Louis XV, perhaps inspired by his rumoured relationship with mistress Madame de Pompadour, took an intense interest in porcelain and moved the operation in 1756 to even larger quarters in the Paris suburb of Sevres. Sevres was also conveniently near the home of Madame de Pompadour and the King's own Palace at Versailles. From the outset the king's clear aim was to produce Sevres Porcelain that surpassed the established Saxony works of Meissen and Dresden. Though the French lacked an ample supply of kaolin, a required ingredient for hard-paste porcelain (pate dure), their soft-paste porcelain (pate tendre) was fired at a lower temperature and was thus compatible with a wider variety of colours and glazes that in many cases were also richer and more vivid. Unglazed white Sevres Porcelain "biscuit" figurines were also a great success. However, soft-paste Sevres Porcelain was more easily broken. Therefore, early pieces of Sevres Porcelain that remain intact have become rare indeed. The Sevres Porcelain manufactory always seemed to be in dire financial straits despite the incredibly fine works it produced. In fact, the king's insistence that only the finest items be created may have contributed to the difficulties. Only a limited number of European nobility could afford the extravagant prices demanded for such works. King Louis XV and eventually his heir, the ill-fated Louis XVI, were obliged to invest heavily in the enterprise. Ultimately, the Sevres Porcelain Factory produced items under the name of "Royal" and thus the well-known Sevres mark was born. King Louis XV even mandated laws that severely restricted other porcelain production in France so as to retain a near monopoly for his Sevres Porcelain. The king even willingly became chief salesman for the finest of his products, hosting an annual New Year's Day showing for


Which animated film won an Oscar in 2010 at the 82nd Academy Awards honouring films released in 2009?

Few surprises in Academy Awards nominees - SFGate http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Few-surprises-in-Academy-Awards-nominees-3274282.php Few surprises in Academy Awards nominees MOVIES In a big change for Oscar, 10 titles compete for best picture. Here's how to handicap the list of nominees. Published 4:00 am, Wednesday, February 3, 2010 Image 1of/40 Meryl Streep as "Julia Child" in Columbia Pictures' JULIE & JULIA. Meryl Streep as "Julia Child" in Columbia Pictures' JULIE & JULIA. Photo: Columbia Pictures Image 3 of 40 In this film publicity image released by Fox Searchlight films, Jeff Bridges is shown in a scene from, "Crazy Heart." In this film publicity image released by Fox Searchlight films, Jeff Bridges is shown in a scene from, "Crazy Heart." Photo: Lorey Sebastian, AP Image 4 of 40 The character Neytiri, voiced by Zoe Saldana, left, and the character Jake, voiced by Sam Worthington are shown in a scene from, "Avatar." The film was nominated for an Oscarfor best picture. The character Neytiri, voiced by Zoe Saldana, left, and the character Jake, voiced by Sam Worthington are shown in a scene from, "Avatar." The film was nominated for an Oscarfor best picture. Photo: 20th Century Fox, AP Image 5 of 40 In this film publicity image released by Summit Entertainment, Jeremy Renner is shown in a scene from, "The Hurt Locker." The film was nominated for an Oscar for best picture. In this film publicity image released by Summit Entertainment, Jeremy Renner is shown in a scene from, "The Hurt Locker." The film was nominated for an Oscar for best picture. Photo: Jonathan Olley, AP Image 6 of 40 Animated characters Russell, left, and Carl Fredricksen are shown in a scene from the film, "Up." The film was nominated Tuesday for an Oscar for best picture. Animated characters Russell, left, and Carl Fredricksen are shown in a scene from the film, "Up." The film was nominated Tuesday for an Oscar for best picture. Photo: Disney/Pixar, AP Image 7 of 40 Quint Aaron and Sandra Bullock are shown in a scene from, "The Blind Side." The film was nominated for an Oscar for best picture. Quint Aaron and Sandra Bullock are shown in a scene from, "The Blind Side." The film was nominated for an Oscar for best picture. Photo: Ralph Nelson, AP Image 8 of 40 From left, Sharlto Copley, Mandla Gaduka and Kenneth Nkosi are shown in a scene from, "District 9." The film was nominated for an Oscar for best picture. From left, Sharlto Copley, Mandla Gaduka and Kenneth Nkosi are shown in a scene from, "District 9." The film was nominated for an Oscar for best picture. Photo: Anonymous, AP Image 9 of 40 Fred Melamed, left, and Sari Lennick are shown in a scene from, "A Serious Man." The film was nominated for an Oscar for best picture. Fred Melamed, left, and Sari Lennick are shown in a scene from, "A Serious Man." The film was nominated for an Oscar for best picture. Photo: Wilson Webb, AP Image 10 of 40 George Clooney, left, and Vera Farmiga are shown in a scene from "Up in the Air." The film was nominated for an Oscar for best picture. George Clooney, left, and Vera Farmiga are shown in a scene from "Up in the Air." The film was nominated for an Oscar for best picture. Photo: Dale Robinette, AP Image 11 of 40 Gabourey Sidibe is shown in a scene from "Precious." The film was nominated for an Oscar for best picture. Gabourey Sidibe is shown in a scene from "Precious." The film was nominated for an Oscar for best picture. Photo: Anne Marie Fox, AP Image 12 of 40 Brad Pitt is shown in a scene from, "Inglourious Basterds." The film was nominated for an Oscar for best picture. Brad Pitt is shown in a scene from, "Inglourious Basterds." The film was nominated for an Oscar for best picture. Photo: Francois Duhamel, AP Image 13 of 40 Carey Mulligan is shown in a scene from, "An Education." The film was nominated for an Oscar for best picture. Carey Mulligan is shown in a scene from, "An Education." The film was nominated for an Oscar for best picture. Photo: Kerry Brown, AP Image 14 of 40 Actress Anne Hathaway, left, and Tom Sherak, pr


Who, appointed in 2008, is the Director of Public Prosecutions of England and Wales?

New Director of Public Prosecutions - News stories - GOV.UK New Director of Public Prosecutions From: First published: 23 July 2013 This news article was published under    the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government The Attorney General Dominic Grieve has today announced that Alison Saunders CB will be the new Director of Public Prosecutions. Alison Saunders CB has been announced as the new Director of Public Prosecutions at the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) by the Attorney General, The Rt Hon Dominic Grieve QC MP. Alison, who is currently the Chief Crown Prosecutor London, was chosen following an open competition. This follows Keir Starmer’s decision to step down from the role at the end of October. The Attorney General, the Rt Hon Dominic Grieve QC MP said: Alison will make an excellent Director of Public Prosecutions and is the right person to help the Crown Prosecution Service meet the challenges it will face in the coming years. I am particularly pleased that Alison is the first Head of the CPS to be appointed from within its ranks as proof of the high quality of the professionals that work within the Service. I’d also like to thank Keir Starmer for the great contribution he has made – not only to the CPS but more generally to the criminal justice system. He can be proud of the reforms that he and his staff have led to keep our criminal justice system one of the best in the world. Commenting on her new role, Alison said: I am delighted and privileged to be appointed as the next Director of Public Prosecutions. To lead an organisation of committed and professional staff is an honour especially having worked for the CPS since its inception. I look forward to carrying on with the fantastic work that Keir Starmer QC has undertaken, ensuring the CPS further improves and continuing with reforms, both within the CPS and more widely in the criminal justice system. Director of Public Prosecutions Keir Starmer QC said: I have had the privilege of working with Alison Saunders for five years. She has been an outstanding leader within the CPS and she will make a first rate DPP. Alison will take up post on 1 November 2013. Share this page