Which Arthur Miller play aroused controversy over his portrayal of his failed marriage to actress Marilyn Monroe?

Arthur Miller - Biography - IMDb Arthur Miller Jump to: Overview  (4) | Mini Bio  (1) | Spouse  (3) | Trivia  (45) | Personal Quotes  (15) Overview (4) 6' 2½" (1.89 m) Mini Bio (1) Arthur Asher Miller was born on October 17, 1915, in New York City, to Augusta (Barnett) and Isidore Miller. His family was of Austrian Jewish descent. His father manufactured women's coats, but his business was devastated by the Depression, seeding his son's disillusionment with the American Dream and those blue-sky-seeking Americans who pursued it with both eyes focused on the Grail of Materialism. Due to his father's strained financial circumstances, Miller had to work for tuition money to attend the University of Michigan. It was at Michigan that he wrote his first plays. They were successes, earning him numerous student awards, including the Avery Hopwood Award in Drama for "No Villain" in 1937. The award was named after one of the most successful playwrights of the 1920s, who simultaneously had five hits on Broadway, the 'Neil Simon (I)' of his day. Now almost forgotten except for his contribution to "Gold Diggers of 1933," Hopwood achieved a material success that the older Miller could not match, but he failed to capture the immortality that would be Miller's. Hopwood's suicide, on the beach of the Cote d'Azur, inspired Norman Maine's march into the SoCal surf in A Star Is Born (1937). It seemed to encapsulate the American dilemma: the achievement of success was no panacea for an America soul-sick from its pursuit. Like Fitzgerald, Miller tasted success at a tender age. In 1938, upon graduating from Michigan, he received a Theatre Guild National Award and returned to New York, joining the Federal Theatre Project. He married his college girlfriend, Mary Grace Slattery, in 1940; they would have two children, Joan and Robert. In 1944, he made his Broadway debut with "The Man Who Had All the Luck," a flop that lasted only four performances. He went on to publish two books, "Situation Normal" in '44, and "Focus" in 1945, but it was in 1947 that his star became ascendant. His play "All My Sons," directed by Elia Kazan , became a hit on Broadway, running for 328 performances. Both Miller and Kazan received Tony Awards, and Miller won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. It was a taste of what was to come. Staged by Kazan, "Death of a Salesman" opened at the Morosco Theatre on February 10, 1949, and closed 742 performances later on Nov 18, 1950. The play was the sensation of the season, winning six Tony Awards, including Best Play and Best Author for Miller. Miller also was awarded the 1949 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The play made lead actor Lee J. Cobb , as Willy Loman, an icon of the stage comparable to the Hamlet of John Barrymore : a synthesis of actor and role that created a legend that survives through the bends of time. A contemporary classic was recognized, though some critics complained that the play wasn't truly a tragedy, as Willy Loman was such a pathetic soul. The fall of such a small person as Loman could not qualify as tragedy, as there was so little height from which to fall. Miller, a dedicated progressive and a man of integrity, never accepted the criticism. As Willy's wife Linda said at his funeral, "Attention must be paid," even to the little people who were crucified alongside the capitalist gods in the pursuit of the American Dream. In 1983 Miller himself directed a staging of "Salesman" in Chinese at the Beijing Peoples' Art Theatre. He said that while the Chinese, then largely ignorant of capitalism, might not have understood Loman's career choice, they did have empathy for his desire to drink from the Grail of the American Dream. They understood this dream, which Miller characterizes as the desire "to excel, to win out over anonymity and meaninglessness, to love and be loved, and above all, perhaps, to count." It is this desire to sup at the table of the great American Capitalists, even if one is just scrounging for crumbs, in a country of which President Calvin Coolidge said, "The business of America is business," t


Mechanics Bay Airport serves which New Zealand city?

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What is the name of the ‘cake’ which is flat, round, made of licorice and named after a Yorkshire town?

Ten tasty treats named after the towns they come from Ten tasty treats named after the towns they come from Updated on 12 November 2013 | 0 Comments Share the love Are you lucky enough to live in a town which has its very own cake, pie, cheese, fish, or even soup named after it? We take a look at ten delicacies named after the place they originate from. Arbroath Smokies A type of smoked haddock which was invented, as the legend goes, in the small Scottish fishing village of Auchmithie, three miles northeast of Arboath. Apparently a shop caught fire there one night, ‘cooking’ barrels of haddock preserved in salt as it spread … next morning, the locals discovered that the ‘ruined’ haddock was in fact very tasty. It’s a nice story, but it’s far likelier that the villagers were descended from Scandinavians, where fish is smoked in a very similar way. Smokies are still exclusively produced in the region today, and Iain R. Spink is leading the way – he’s often extolled the virtues of Smokies on TV shows such as Jamie’s Great Britain and Rick Stein’s Food Heroes, and his Smokies were named one of the top 50 foods in the UK last year. You can order Arbroath Smokies from Iain online . Banbury Cake Not to be confused with an Eccles Cake, which came decades after, a Banbury Cake is a currant-filled spiced flat pastry cake more oval in shape than round. They used to be made and sold exclusively in Banbury, Oxfordshire, and the recipe dates back to the mid-sixteenth century at least.  Apparently it was Edward Welchman who made the first batch at his shops on Parsons Street, but the recipe has been adapted a fair bit since then and can now include everything from rum to rose water, nutmeg and mixed peel. Caerphilly Cheese Caerphilly is a crumbly, white, cow’s milk cheese originating from the Welsh town of the same name. Apparently, the cheese was not invented in Caerphilly; only sold at a market there for the first time. It’s pretty salty and was developed over time to be so, in order to stock the coal miners of the area up with the salt they lost over the course of a hard day’s work. Original Caerphilly is dry in the middle and creamy around the edges – but its production was halted during World War II, as all the nation’s milk was sent to the Cheddar factories to help with the war effort. After the war, the same cheddar factories started making their own Caerphilly, creating a dry and crumbly texture. The latter is mostly how it’s known today.   Cullen Skink A thick, creamy and fragrant Scottish soup made from smoked haddock, potatoes and onions (main picture). To be truly authentic, Cullen Skink must be made with Finnan haddie (cold smoked haddock), and be served alongside Scottish oatcakes. Usually, it would be the starter at a formal Scottish dinner. The soup originates from the town of Cullen in Moray, on the north east coast of Scotland, and is fairly similar in taste and texture to American chowder, although it is smokier. ‘Skink’ is a Scots word for a shin, knuckle or hough of beef, all of which were used to make soup – hence the word ‘skink’ eventually ended up meaning ‘soup’. It’s still often served in restaurants throughout Scotland, and it’s the perfect soup for chilly winter nights. Bath Oliver biscuit You’ve very likely had one of these with cheese before. A Bath Oliver is a hard, savoury biscuit made from flour, butter, yeast and milk and it was invented by physician William Oliver of Bath, Somerset around 1750. Apparently Mr Oliver bequeathed his coachman, Mr Atkins, the recipe upon his deathbed, together with £100 and ten sacks of wheat flour to get started – it made Atkins a very rich man. The Bath Oliver business was passed from company to company, and the biscuits are now made by James Fortt – you can buy them in Waitrose . Apparently they go well with wine as well as cheese. Chorley Cake Is it a Banbury Cake, is it an Eccles Cake? No, it’s a Chorley Cake! Again, these sweet treats are puck-shaped and fruit-filled, but this time they originate from Chorley in Lancashire. Chorley Cakes (or ‘Fly Pie’, as the locals


Who directed the 1997 film ‘Jackie Brown’?

Jackie Brown (1997) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error A middle-aged woman finds herself in the middle of a huge conflict that will either make her a profit or cost her life. Director: Quentin Tarantino (written for the screen by), Elmore Leonard (novel) Stars: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC Famous Directors: From Sundance to Prominence From Christopher Nolan to Quentin Tarantino and every Coen brother in between, many of today's most popular directors got their start at the Sundance Film Festival . Here's a list of some of the biggest names to go from Sundance to Hollywood prominence. a list of 36 titles created 24 Dec 2011 a list of 28 titles created 26 Jan 2012 a list of 25 titles created 26 Mar 2014 a list of 26 titles created 25 Nov 2015 a list of 46 titles created 1 month ago Search for " Jackie Brown " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for     1     Oscar. Another    7 wins & 21 nominations. See more awards  » Videos Two separate sets of voluptuous women are stalked at different times by a scarred stuntman who uses his "death proof" cars to execute his murderous plans. Director: Quentin Tarantino The Bride continues her quest of vengeance against her former boss and lover Bill, the reclusive bouncer Budd and the treacherous, one-eyed Elle. Director: Quentin Tarantino The Bride wakens from a four-year coma. The child she carried in her womb is gone. Now she must wreak vengeance on the team of assassins who betrayed her - a team she was once part of. Director: Quentin Tarantino Two criminals and their hostages unknowingly seek temporary refuge in an establishment populated by vampires, with chaotic results. Director: Robert Rodriguez After a simple jewelry heist goes terribly wrong, the surviving criminals begin to suspect that one of them is a police informant. Director: Quentin Tarantino Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and psychopathic serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media. Director: Oliver Stone In Detroit, a lonely pop culture geek marries a call girl, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood. Meanwhile, the owners of the cocaine - the Mob - track them down in an attempt to reclaim it. Director: Tony Scott Directors: Allison Anders, Alexandre Rockwell, and 2 more credits  » Stars: Tim Roth, Amanda De Cadenet, David Proval After an experimental bio-weapon is released, turning thousands into zombie-like creatures, it's up to a rag-tag group of survivors to stop the infected and those behind its release. Director: Robert Rodriguez Directors: Robert Rodriguez, Eli Roth, and 3 more credits  » Stars: Kurt Russell, Rose McGowan, Danny Trejo Directors: Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez, and 1 more credit  » Stars: Mickey Rourke, Clive Owen, Bruce Willis In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner's vengeful plans for the same. Directors: Quentin Tarantino, Eli Roth Stars: Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, Eli Roth Edit Storyline The middle age stewardess Jackie Brown smuggles money from Mexico to Los Angeles for the arms dealer Ordell Robbie. When she gets caught by the agents Ray Nicolette and Mark Dargus with ten thousand dollars and cocaine in her purse, they propose a deal to her to help them to arrest Ordell in exchange of her freedom. Meanwhile Ordell asks the fifty-six year-old Max Cherry, who runs a bail bond business, to release Jackie Brown with the intention of eliminating her. Jackie suspects of Ordell's intention and plots a complicate confidence game with Max to steal half a million dollar from Ordell. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil This Christmas, Santa's Got A Brand New Bag See


In the game of Scrabble, the ‘C’ tile is worth how many points?

Keeping Score in Scrabble - Letter Tiles and Point Values How to Keep Score in Scrabble Keeping Score in Scrabble Knowing how to keep score in Scrabble is simple, but it’s also important. Each letter in Scrabble has its own value, while certain points on a Scrabble board are worth more points than others. Finally, there are a few special circumstances where Scrabble scoring differs than in other points of the game. Scrabble Letter Tiles – Point Values Below is a table showing the point values of each tile in Scrabble. I’ll include a table to show how many of each letter exists in a standard Scrabble game, as well. When you play one of these letter tiles on the Scrabble board, you get the point value indicated on the letter tile. Scrabble Point Distribution A – E – I – O – - U – L – N – R – S – T = 1 point D – G = 2 points B – C – M – P = 3 points F – H – W – Y – V = 4 points K = 5 points J – X = 8 points Q – Z = 10 points The following table shows how many of each letters there are in a standard game of Scrabble. In all, there are 100 tiles to play in any given Scrabble game. Scrabble Letter Distribution 1: J – K – X – Q – Z 2: B – C – F – H – M – P – W – Y – V – Blank Tiles 3: G 4: D – L – S – U 6: N – R – T 10: E Double and Triple Scores When any of the letters of a word you place on the board covers a double or triple score, apply that modifier to your word score. If it’s a double or triple letter score, only modify the score for the letter on that tile. If it’s a double or triple word score, add up the score for all the tiles and then multiply the amount by the modifier. If you happen to cross two or more modifiers with your word, apply all of them. If you cross a triple letter score and a double word score, then multiple the triple score letter by x3 and then multiple the whole word score by x2. If you happen to cross two word multipliers, then remember to multiple the word score by both values. In this way, scores can reach large numbers. There is a limiting factor to the scores made by these tiles, though. That’s because, once used, these tiles can’t be reused for the purposes of multipliers. Reusing Double and Triple Scores After a double-word or triple-word score has been used and figured, that space will not be worth a double- or triple-word score again in the game. The same goes for double-letter and triple-letter scores. For example, imagine that a letter tile saying double-word score, like the one you play off of at the beginning of the game, is “activated” at the beginning of the game. Whoever plays off that tile first gets a double-word score. But the next player who builds a word off that same letter does not get a double-word score. This rule is there for several purposes, but it keeps people from simply beating opponents by playing an -s or -ed or -ing at the end of words on the board. You can still do so, but you won’t score as many points (or more) if the original word played involved double- or triple-word scoring. 50 Point Bonus If at any time, you use all 7 tiles in your rack one on play, you get an automatic 50 point bonus. This does not apply in the endgame scenario when you have less than 7 letters on your rack, of course. Final Scores in Scrabble Who “goes out” also has a big affect on the score. Eventually, the letter tiles will run out. When this happens, you will have a dwindling number of letter tiles on your rack. When this happens, the first person to get rid of all the letters on their rack on their turn “goes out”. The scoring is not yet finished, though. Every player with letters should add up the point values of those letters. These players should subtract that letter amount from their score. Once this is done, the point value for all those letters should also be added up collectively and added to the score of the person who “went out” or got rid of all their letter tiles first. In this way, the winner of a Scrabble game is often determined by who goes out first. This can be forgotten or only half-applied with new Scrabble players, so knowing how to score correctly in Scrabble is imp


How many red stripes are on the national flag of Austria?

flag of the United States of America | Britannica.com Flag of the United States of America Written By: See Article History Alternative Titles: Old Glory, Star-Spangled Banner, Stars and Stripes national flag consisting of white stars (50 since July 4, 1960) on a blue canton with a field of 13 alternating stripes, 7 red and 6 white. The 50 stars stand for the 50 states of the union, and the 13 stripes stand for the original 13 states. The flag’s width-to-length ratio is 10 to 19. Related Topics Betsy Ross After the American Revolution began, the first unofficial national flag—known as the Continental Colours (or, incorrectly, as the Grand Union Flag or the Cambridge Flag)—was hoisted at Prospect Hill in Charlestown (now in Somerville, Mass.) on Jan. 1, 1776; it was raised, it appears, at the behest of Gen. George Washington , whose headquarters were nearby. The flag had 13 horizontal stripes (probably of red and white or of red, white, and blue) and, in the canton, the first version of the British Union Flag ( Union Jack ). It was used at forts and on naval vessels. Another popular early flag, that of the Sons of Liberty , had the 13 stripes only. The various 18th-century “Don’t Tread on Me” flags had only local significance, but in the 20th century such designs were popularized by political protesters. The first official national flag, formally approved by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1777, was the Stars and Stripes. The blue canton was to contain 13 stars, but the layout of the stars was left undefined, and several patterns are known. The designer of the flag, Congressman Francis Hopkinson , may have had a ring of stars in mind to symbolize (in the words of the flag law) “a new constellation.” Today that pattern is popularly known as the “ Betsy Ross flag,” although the claims of her descendants that she made the first Stars and Stripes and that she used the ring pattern are unsubstantiated. Rows of stars (4-5-4 or 3-2-3-2-3) were common, but other variations also existed. The new Stars and Stripes formed part of the military colours carried on Sept. 11, 1777, at the Battle of the Brandywine , perhaps its first such use. Similar Topics flag of the Confederate States of America The Stars and Stripes changed on May 1, 1795, when two more stars and two more stripes were added to reflect the admission to the union of Vermont (1791) and Kentucky (1792). (One such flag was the 1,260-square-foot [117-square-metre] “Star-Spangled Banner,” made by Mary Pickersgill, that Francis Scott Key saw at Fort McHenry in September 1814, inspiring his patriotic poem .) In 1818, after five more states had been admitted, Congress enacted legislation pertaining to a new flag, requiring that henceforth the number of stripes should remain 13, the number of stars should always match the number of states, and any new star should be added on the July 4 following a state’s admission. This has been the system ever since. In all, from 1777 to 1960 (after the admission of Hawaii in 1959) there were 27 versions of the flag—25 involving changes in the stars only. An executive order of Oct. 29, 1912, standardized the proportions and relative sizes of the elements of the flag; in 1934 the exact shades of colour were standardized. There is no official assignment of meaning or symbolism to the colours of the flag. However, Charles Thomson , secretary of the Continental Congress, in describing the proposed Great Seal, suggested the following symbolism: “White signifies purity and innocence, Red, hardiness & valour, and Blue…signifies vigilence, perseverence [sic] & justice.” As with many other national flags, the Stars and Stripes has long been a focus of patriotic sentiment . Millions of children have traditionally recited the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag at the start of each school day, and the lyrics of the national anthem are also concerned with the flag. Some veterans’ groups have pressured legislators to adopt laws or a constitutional amendment prohibiting flag desecration, but such legislation has been opposed on the grounds that it would i


In which 1976 horror film did John Travolta appear with Sissy Spaceck?

Carrie (1976) - IMDb IMDb 17 January 2017 4:34 PM, UTC NEWS There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Carrie White, a shy, friendless teenage girl who is sheltered by her domineering, religious mother, unleashes her telekinetic powers after being humiliated by her classmates at her senior prom. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 37 titles created 15 Nov 2010 a list of 32 titles created 02 Aug 2012 a list of 24 titles created 17 Jul 2013 a list of 34 titles created 4 months ago a list of 31 titles created 3 months ago Search for " Carrie " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for     2     Oscars. Another    3 wins & 5 nominations. See more awards  » Photos A family's home is haunted by a host of ghosts. Director: Tobe Hooper     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.5/10 X   Several people are hunted by a cruel serial killer who kills his victims in their dreams. While the survivors are trying to find the reason for being chosen, the murderer won't lose any chance to kill them as soon as they fall asleep. Director: Wes Craven When a teenage girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two priests to save her daughter. Director: William Friedkin Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield to kill again. Director: John Carpenter Two siblings visit their grandfather's grave in Texas along with three of their friends and are attacked by a family of cannibalistic psychopaths. Director: Tobe Hooper A young couple move into an apartment, only to be surrounded by peculiar neighbors and occurrences. When the wife becomes mysteriously pregnant, paranoia over the safety of her unborn child begins to control her life. Director: Roman Polanski A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a new killer, who targets the girl and her friends by using horror films as part of a deadly game. Director: Wes Craven A group of camp counselors is stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp which, years before, was the site of a child's drowning. Director: Sean S. Cunningham Mysterious deaths surround an American ambassador. Could the child that he is raising actually be the Antichrist? The Devil's own son? Director: Richard Donner There is panic throughout the nation as the dead suddenly come back to life. The film follows a group of characters who barricade themselves in an old farmhouse in an attempt to remain safe from these flesh eating monsters. Director: George A. Romero     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.9/10 X   A reimagining of the classic horror tale about Carrie White, a shy girl outcast by her peers and sheltered by her deeply religious mother, who unleashes telekinetic terror on her small town after being pushed too far at her senior prom. Director: Kimberly Peirce After a famous author is rescued from a car crash by a fan of his novels, he comes to realize that the care he is receiving is only the beginning of a nightmare of captivity and abuse. Director: Rob Reiner Edit Storyline It's nearing the end of the school year. High school senior Carrie White is a social outcast, largely due to being unwise to the ways of the world based on her upbringing. Her mother, Margaret White, is a religious fanatic, her extreme views primarily targeted against sex, which she believes is a sin. She even believes natural associated processes such as menstruation are a sin, about which she has refused to mention to Carrie. Mrs. White's beliefs were taken to that extreme largely because of her own failed marriage and her husband Ralph long ago having run off with another woman. The only adult authority figure who tries to help Carrie


Which human sub-species was named after a valley near Dusseldorf in Germany, where they were known to have lived?

Neanderthal, Germany - Factbites Neanderthal Neanderthal man. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 The unique anatomy of Neanderthals probably reflects the fact that they were the first hominid to spend extensive periods of time in extremely cold environments, having evolved in Europe at the onset of the most recent glaciation of that continent (see Pleistocene epoch). Neanderthal phylogeny remains somewhat enigmatic, despite the relative abundance of fossil remains. Culturally, Neanderthals are closely associated with a stone-tool tradition known as the Mousterian of the middle Paleolithic. www.bartleby.com /65/nn/Nndrtlmn.html   (526 words) Tony's HISTORY Neanderthal man a subspecies of homo sapien, the species to which contemporary humans belong, known as human neandertalensis after Neanderthal, Germany, the valley where the first specimen was found. The unique anatomy of Neanderthals probably reflects the fact that they were the first hominid to spend extensive periods of time in extremely cold environments, having evolved in Europe at the onset of the most recent glaciation of that continent. Controversy also persists regarding the fate of Neanderthals, with opinion divided between those who argue that they became extinct and were replaced by modern man and those who argue that their anatomical distinctions were diluted through gene flow with other homo sapien. www.angelfire.com /pro/history2/man   (360 words) Neanderthals were a species that lived in Europe and western Asia from more than 200,000 years ago to about 30,000 years ago. Neanderthals are believed to have been relatively sophisticated, but lacking in humans'higher reasoning functions. That study suggested that Neanderthals and humans split from a common ancestor a half-million years ago and backed the theory that Neanderthals were an evolutionary dead end. www.foxnews.com /wires/2006Jul21/0,4670,NeanderthalGenome,00.html   (474 words) Neanderthal at AllExperts Neanderthals had many adaptations to a cold climate, such as large braincases, short but robust builds, and large noses — traits selected by nature in cold climates, as observed in modern sub-arctic populations. The Neanderthals were fully bipedal and had a slightly larger average brain capacity than a typical modern human, though it is thought the brain structure was organised differently. In popular idiom the word neanderthal is sometimes used as an insult, to suggest that a person combines a deficiency of intelligence and an attachment to brute force, as well as perhaps implying the person is old fashioned or attached to outdated ideas, much in the same way as "dinosaur" or "Yahoo" is also used. en.allexperts.com /e/n/ne/neanderthal.htm   (3073 words)   Archaeological Sites   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12) It was about 1829 or 1830 when fragments from the skull of a Neanderthal child were found in Belgium, and in 1848 a full skull of an adult was found in Gibraltar. Of course this is disputable with the evidence of the average brain size of a Neanderthal compared with that of a modern human. Neanderthals seemed to live primarily in Europe and in Western Asia, this is concluded because most of the fossils were found in these areas. www.mnsu.edu /emuseum/archaeology/sites/europe/neanderthal.html   (525 words)   Early Histories: Neanderthals   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12) Early human, Neanderthal man (Homo sapiens neanderthalensis), existed between 230,000 and 30,000 years ago and is generally considered a subspecies of Homo sapiens. Neanderthal fossil remains were first found in Neanderthal, W. Germany in 1856 . The so-called classic Neanderthals were robust and had a large, thick skull, a sloping forehead, and a chinless jaw. www.mikedust.com /history/neanderthal.html   (176 words) Analysis of one million base pairs of Neanderthal DNA : Article : Nature Neanderthals are the extinct hominid group most closely related to contemporary humans, so their genome offers a unique opportunity to identify genetic changes specific to anatomically fully modern huma


Which epic poem by John Milton tells the story of the Fall of Adam and Eve?

Paradise Lost | Epic Poetry Paradise Lost Home Paradise Lost Paradise Lost is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John Milton (1608-1674). The first version, published in 1667, consisted of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse. A second edition followed in 1674, arranged into twelve books (in the manner of Virgil's Aeneid) with minor revisions throughout and a note on the versification. It is considered by critics to be Milton's major work, and helped solidify his reputation as one of the greatest English poets of his time. The poem concerns the Biblical story of the Fall of Man: the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Milton's purpose, stated in Book I, is to "justify the ways of God to men". Synopsis The poem is separated into twelve "books" or sections, the lengths of which vary greatly (the longest is Book IX, with 1,189 lines, and the shortest Book VII, with 640). The Arguments at the head of each book were added in subsequent imprints of the first edition. Originally published in ten books, a fully "Revised and Augmented" edition reorganized into twelve books was issued in 1674, and this is the edition generally used today. The poem follows the epic tradition of starting in medias res (Latin for in the midst of things), the background story being recounted later. Milton's story has two narrative arcs, one about Satan (Lucifer) and the other following Adam and Eve. It begins after Satan and the other rebel angels have been defeated and banished to Hell, or, as it is also called in the poem, Tartarus. In Pandæmonium, Satan employs his rhetorical skill to organise his followers; he is aided by Mammon and Beelzebub. Belial and Moloch are also present. At the end of the debate, Satan volunteers to poison the newly created Earth and God's new and most favoured creation, Mankind. He braves the dangers of the Abyss alone in a manner reminiscent of Odysseus or Aeneas. After an arduous traversal of the Chaos outside Hell, he enters God's new material World, and later the Garden of Eden. At several points in the poem, an Angelic War over Heaven is recounted from different perspectives. Satan's rebellion follows the epic convention of large-scale warfare. The battles between the faithful angels and Satan's forces take place over three days. At the final battle, the Son of God single-handedly defeats the entire legion of angelic rebels and banishes them from Heaven. Following this purge, God creates the World, culminating in his creation of Adam and Eve. While God gave Adam and Eve total freedom and power to rule over all creation, he gave them one explicit command: not to eat from the Tree of the knowledge of good and evil on penalty of death. The story of Adam and Eve's temptation and fall is a fundamentally different, new kind of epic: a domestic one. Adam and Eve are presented for the first time in Christian literature as having a full relationship while still being without sin. They have passions and distinct personalities. Satan, disguised in the form of a serpent, successfully tempts Eve to eat from the Tree by preying on her vanity and tricking her with rhetoric. Adam, learning that Eve has sinned, knowingly commits the same sin. He declares to Eve that since she was made from his flesh, they are bound to one another ‒ if she dies, he must also die. In this manner, Milton portrays Adam as a heroic figure, but also as a greater sinner than Eve, as he is aware that what he is doing is wrong. After eating the fruit, Adam and Eve have lustful sex. At first, Adam is convinced that Eve was right in thinking that eating the fruit would be beneficial. However, they soon fall asleep and have terrible nightmares, and after they awake, they experience guilt and shame for the first time. Realizing that they have committed a terrible act against God, they engage in mutual recrimination. Eve's pleas to Adam reconcile them somewhat. Her encouragement enables Adam and Eve both to approach God, to "bow and sue for grace with suppliant knee"


What was the name of the horse that won the 1990 English Grand National?

Grand National: Mouse Morris - From tragedy to triumph for Aintree winner - BBC Sport Grand National: Mouse Morris - From tragedy to triumph for Aintree winner By Frank Keogh From the section Horse Racing Share this page Rule The World's victory was a remarkable story in many different ways "He was doing overtime for me, poor old Tiff. It's just Disneyland, fairytale stuff." The words of Grand National-winning trainer Mouse Morris on a day when the famous race delivered a plot Hollywood might struggle to match. Irishman Morris had just won the Aintree marathon for the first time with the aptly named Rule The World, less than a fortnight after landing the Irish equivalent with Rogue Angel. Tiff, or Tiffer, is the nickname of his beloved son Christopher, who died last year aged 30 of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning in Argentina. It was like karma. The tragedy. Then the triumph. Teenage jockey David Mullins was enjoying his own fairytale too after his first ride in the race, with the celebrations shared by airline boss Michael O'Leary. The Mouse that roared Mouse Morris has few airs and graces, which belies his rather refined family background. The son of Lord Killanin, former International Olympic Committee chief, he is a quietly spoken, scraggy-haired Irishman who must smoke 40 cigarettes a day - at a conservative estimate. Michael Morris earned the nickname Mouse when he was an amateur rider. His brother Redmond is a film producer whose credits include 'The Reader'. The 2016 Grand National might be another project. Morris celebrates Rogue Angel's win at the Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse Mouse was sent to Ampleforth College in Yorkshire, although reports suggest he "showed little enthusiasm" for school. He wanted to be a jockey, showed enthusiasm for that and became one of the best of his generation, including winning Cheltenham's Queen Mother Champion Chase twice in the 1970s on Skymas. Mouse, who is based in Tipperary, turned to training 36 years ago. This first National triumph, after 17 previously unsuccessful runners, adds to a CV that includes a Cheltenham Gold Cup triumph with War Of Attrition in 2006. When I asked him on Friday if he might do the Irish-English National double, he looked to the skies and said: "He's answered the question once, he might not answer a second time." Rule The World - rule breaker There are various theories about what you need to win the National, but 33-1 outsider Rule The World did not pay any heed to them. This was his first win over fences, in the most famous horse race in the world. What's in a name? Ruler of The World - Won the Derby at Epsom 2013 Rule The World - Won the Grand National at Aintree 2016 Two serious pelvic injuries meant the horse had spent some time on the sidelines, but he was nursed back to fitness and finished a narrow runner-up in last year's Irish National. "When you consider the injuries he has been through you can only call him a horse of iron, but a pure gentleman," said Morris, who turned 65 on Monday. Hard lines elsewhere For much of the race it looked like the joint favourite The Last Samuri might triumph for trainer Kim Bailey, who has also had his lows since winning here with Mr Frisk in 1990. Bailey, back in the limelight in recent years at his Gloucestershire base after some fallow seasons, had to settle for second this time, while 100-1 chance Vics Canvas was third, ahead of Gilgamboa and Goonyella. Mixed feelings then for Gary O'Brien, a part-owner of Vics Canvas and full-time TV presenter on the At The Races channel, who was part of the BBC Radio 5 live commentary team. "If someone else was going to win, then I'm glad it's Mouse," he said. Robbie Dunne had to work hard to stay on board Vics Canvas Jockey Robert Dunne somehow managed to stay aboard Vics Canvas despite a major blunder at Becher's Brook first time round, and keep him in contention. "I couldn't believe what I was watching. I was just in disbelief after all the ground he lost. I am incredibly proud of him. I thought [winning] might even happen," added O'Brien. Beforehand, the c


Which chemical element is represented by Zr on the Periodic Table?

Zirconium   - Element information, properties and uses | Periodic Table Chemistry in its element: zirconium (Promo) You're listening to Chemistry in its element brought to you by Chemistry World, the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry. (End promo) Chris Smith Hello and welcome to our tour of the unusual, exciting and deadly aspects of the elements that make up the world around us.  We're kicking off our journey through the Periodic Table with a chemical that sometimes masquerades as diamond but is equally at home in the core of a nuclear reactor or even in an ironworks.  To tell the story of this mysterious entity which is otherwise known as zirconium, here's chemist and award winning author John Emsley. John Emsley Zirconium.  Wear it flashing on your finger, or unseen within your frame, it holds the key to nuclear energy, and it's got a gem-like name. It's zirconium. The name zirconium comes from the Arabic word zargun which refers to a golden-hued gemstone known since Biblical times called zircon. Today artificial gems are made from Zirconium oxide known as cubic zirconia and they sparkle with more brilliance than diamond although they are not as hard. What distinguishes them from real diamond is their higher density of 6.0 g cm-3 compared to diamond's 3.52. Zirconium is abundant in S-type stars in which heavier elements are formed by neutron capture. Traces are also present in the Sun. Rock brought back from the moon was found to have a surprisingly high zirconium content. Down here on Earth zircons has shown that life might have started much earlier than once thought. These were found in Australia in the year 2000 were 4.4 billion years old, and their oxygen isotope ratio of O16/O18 showed they could only have been formed when there was liquid water on the surface of the Earth, and this was nearly 500 million years earlier than previously assumed. In the Middle Ages colourless gemstones of zircon were thought to be an inferior kind of diamond, but that was shown to be wrong when a German chemist, Martin Klaproth (1743-1817), analysed one in 1789 and discovered zirconium. Klaproth was unable to isolate the metal itself. That was achieved in 1824 by the Swedish chemist Jöns Jacob Berzelius but there was little use for it or its chemical compounds, and so it languished for a century or more. Today this element is widely used, as zircon, as Zirconium oxide and as the metal itself. Zirconium is to be found in ceramics, foundry equipment, glass, chemicals, and metal alloys. Zircon sand is used for heat-resistant linings for furnaces, for giant ladles for molten metal, and to make foundry moulds. Mixed with vanadium or praseodymium zircon makes blue and yellow pigments for glazing pottery and tiles. Zirconium oxide is used to make heat resistant crucibles, ceramics and abrasives. A red-hot crucible made from it can be plunged into cold water without cracking. Zirconium oxide is to be found in ultra-strong ceramics that are stronger and sharper even than toughened steel and are used for knives, scissors and golf irons. Production of pure zirconium oxide is almost 25 000 tons per year, and it also goes into various chemicals that end up as cosmetics, antiperspirants, food packaging, and even fake gems. The paper and packaging industry is finding zirconium compounds make good surface coatings because they have excellent water resistance and strength. Equally important is their low toxicity. Zirconium metal has an oxidised surface which is both hard and impervious to chemical attack making it ideal not only for chemical plants but for body implants such as hip replacement joints. Zirconium-aluminium alloy is used for top of the range bicycle frames because it combines strength and lightness. Zirconium metal had some hidden assets which suddenly brought it to prominence in the late 1940s; it was found to be the ideal metal for inside nuclear reactors and nuclear submarines. It does not corrode at high temperatures, nor absorb neutrons to form radioactive isotopes. Even today the nuclear industry buys almost all of


‘Timen of…..’where’? is a play by William Shakespeare?

William Shakespeare Biography William Shakespeare Biography    Bookmark this page    Manage My Reading List Personal Background Only a few documents chronicle William Shakespeare's life, and thus, scholars have been forced to attempt a reconstruction of the playwright's years based on whatever official records have survived. Shakespeare's father moved to Stratford-upon-Avon from nearby Snitterfield sometime before 1557, when he married Mary Arden, the daughter of a prosperous farmer. John Shakespeare was a leather worker and merchant, who held several posts in local government after he settled in Stratford. After the couple married, they had eight children. William Shakespeare was the third child and the first son born to the couple. His baptism was recorded April 26, 1564, and although the exact date of his birth is not known, it is now celebrated on April 23, which is also the day on which he died in 1616. Education and Marriage Shakespeare's education is a matter of speculation, because no school records have ever been found; likely, he attended the local grammar school, King's New School, which was free. Shakespeare probably began school at the age of 4 or 5, as most boys did, in a school affiliated with the grammar school. At age 7, he would have transferred to King's New School, which emphasized a liberal arts education. Shakespeare would have learned Latin while at this school, since the study of Latin was central to most Elizabethan education. His education ended after grammar school, and Shakespeare did not attend university. In November 1582, an 18-year-old Shakespeare married 26-year-old Anne Hathaway. Their daughter Susanna was baptized six months later. On February 2, 1585, twins, Hamnet and Judith, were also baptized. Hamnet died at age 11, but both Susanna and Judith lived to be adults, marrying, and providing Shakespeare with grandchildren. Career Highlights There are no definitive records of Shakespeare's life between the birth of his twins in 1585 and reference to his stage success, noted in a letter dated 1592, but it is thought that he went to London sometime around 1587 or 1588. Records indicate that Shakespeare appeared as an actor and as a playwright. He also made money as shareholder in an acting company, The Lord Chamberlain's Men, and as such, he would have received a share of the gate receipts. But most actors and playwrights depended on patronage for their survival, and this was also true for Shakespeare. Eventually, Shakespeare became one of the owners of the Globe theatre, which was built in 1599. He later became an investor in the Blackfriars theatre, which opened in 1609. Shakespeare wrote many of his plays specifically for performance in these two theatres. Shakespeare's Literary Works Shakespeare was very casual about the publication of his works, apparently having little interest in saving his writings. The 1623 Folio contains most of Shakespeare's plays, but they were not published in chronological order and do not include the dates of their original composition. Instead, the best scholars can do is to examine the Quarto editions, published during Shakespeare's life, or references from contemporary letters or diaries and try to determine from those dates the possible timeframe for a play's first performance. After careful research, scholars have assigned probable dates of composition to Shakespeare's work, and those dates, used by the editors of the Oxford Shakespeare and adopted by other editors, including the editors of the Norton Shakespeare, will be used in the following discussion of the texts' probable dates of composition. In general, the plays before 1600 were histories and romantic comedies. After 1600, tragedies became the focus of Shakespeare's work, while the problem-comedies, such as Measure for Measure, were darker in content, exploring serious social and moral problems. The first play written by Shakespeare is thought to be Two Gentlemen of Verona, first published in the 1623 Folio, but thought to have been composed in 1590-1591. The Taming of the Shrew was also first pu


What is the staff called carried by rulers on ceremonial occasions as a symbol of imperial authority?

sceptre - definition of sceptre in English | Oxford Dictionaries Definition of sceptre in English: sceptre An ornamented staff carried by rulers on ceremonial occasions as a symbol of sovereignty: ‘imperial regalia of orb and sceptre’ figurative ‘a blue worker's smock is his robe of office, his sceptre a venerable hoe’ More example sentences ‘The roof is ornamented with three cherubs, representing England, Scotland and Ireland, supporting the royal crown and holding the sceptre, sword of state and ensign of knighthood.’ ‘Room after room of the Armoury reveals incredible riches, including the imperial crown, mace and sceptre of the Tsars.’ ‘In her left hand she carries the sceptre of state; in her right the orb.’ ‘Each was swathed in robes of black, and all carried the sceptre that befitted their station.’ ‘As an act of humility, before a mass to which she had invited the poor, she gave the royal scepter to the most indigent and had the royal crown placed on his head.’ Synonyms View synonyms Origin Middle English: from Old French ceptre, via Latin from Greek skēptron, from skēptein (alteration of skēptesthai) lean on. Pronunciation: Matching verbs to collective nouns Which of these sentences is correct? Each band perform three songs. Each band performs three songs. Which of these sentences is correct? The band are the best singers I've ever heard. The band is the best singers I've ever heard. Which of these sentences is correct? People needs to be aware of the dangers. People need to be aware of the dangers. Which of these sentences is correct? Every family owns a TV. Every family own a TV. Which of these sentences is correct? The interview panel comprises three women. The interview panel comprise three women. Which of these sentences is correct? Which team is going to win? Which team are going to win? Which of these sentences is correct? We believe the jury have reached their verdict. We believe the jury has reached their verdict. Which of these sentences is correct? More people are shopping online. More people is shopping online. Which of these sentences is correct? The gang has escaped. Which of these sentences is correct? Some people hates technology. You scored /10 practise again? Retry Most popular in the world Australia


Sauternes wine comes from which country?

2007 Coutet, Sauternes - SKU : 2007 Coutet, Sauternes 2007 Coutet, Sauternes SKU #1054168 95 points Wine Spectator Offers fascinating aromas of cooked apple, clove and honey that follow through to a full body, with superlively acidity and spicy blanched almond and honey character on the palate. Long and powerful, showing amazing botrytis character, with so much spice and richness, yet also freshness. Even better than the superb 2006. Best after 2015. (3/2010) 94 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate Tasted single blind against its peers. The Chateau Coutet 2007 has a very intense bouquet with lemon curd and orange blossom mixed with clear honey. There is impressive precision here, almost crystalline. The palate is medium-bodied with very fine viscous entry, great weight and intensity with racy acidity. There is also much tension cutting through the layers of viscous fruit on the sorbet-like finish. This is a typical Coutet through and through and it should age effortlessly over 20-30 years. Tasted January 2011. (2/2012) 93 points Wine Enthusiast The aromas are intensely sweet, full of orange marmalade and honey. The palate goes more for spice, with oranges and brown sugar allied to fresh fruits, apricots and lychees. The final flavors are delicious and enticing. (6/2010) 92 points Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar Full medium gold. Pineapple, orange, toffee, nutty oak and a whiff of spun sugar on the enticing nose. Sweet but youthful and tangy, with lively acidity and underlying minerality giving an incisive quality to the bright core of pineapple and apricot fruit. At once rich and sharply focused, finishing with excellent length and verve. This should evolve slowly. (8/2010) ST 92 Real Time Inventory by location: The item you have chosen is not in stock in our retail stores or within our main warehouse. Product turnaround time varies by location of inventory and your chosen method of         shipping/pickup. For a detailed explanation click         here . Product Reviews: Varietal: Semillon - A rich, viscous, full-flavored but subtly-scented and botrytis-prone white grape, Sémillon reaches magical heights when infected with "noble rot" and combined with even small amounts of the aromatic and high-acid Sauvignon Blanc to make Sauternes, one of the world's most revered and longest-lived wines, and in the sweet wines of surrounding regions like Barsac. Sémillon's most famous incarnation is in the wines of Château d'Yquem, one of the world's most expensive wines, and one that has been known to evolve for centuries. It frequently dominates, but not by much, in the oak-aged whites of Bordeaux's Graves and Pessac-Léognan, creating honeyed and viscous wines that are unlike any others. Elsewhere in Bordeaux and around France it takes on a supporting role in the wines of Entre-Deux-Mers and the Médoc. While planted throughout France, Europe, California and Washington, Sémillon's role as underling usually keeps it out of the spotlight with a few winery-specific exceptions. However, the grape is allowed to shine in Australia's Hunter Valley, where it is used to make an elegant dry wine often called, perplexingly, Hunter Valley Riesling. It also makes some incredible dry, oaked wines from the Barossa and lovely stickies in the style of Sauternes. Country: France - When it comes to wine, France stands alone. No other country can beat it in terms of quality and diversity. And while many of its Region, Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne most obviously, produce wine as rare, as sought-after and nearly as expensive as gold, there are just as many obscurities and values to be had from little known appellations throughout the country. To learn everything there is to know about French wine would take a lifetime. To understand and appreciate French wine, one only has to begin tasting them. Click for a list of bestselling items from all of France . Sub-Region:


A ‘Fresh Breeze’ is what number on the Beaufort Scale?

Beaufort Wind Scale Beaufort Wind Scale Developed in 1805 by Sir Francis Beaufort, U.K. Royal Navy Force Sea surface smooth and mirror-like Calm, smoke rises vertically Scaly ripples, no foam crests Smoke drift indicates wind direction, still wind vanes 2 Small wavelets, crests glassy, no breaking Wind felt on face, leaves rustle, vanes begin to move 3 Large wavelets, crests begin to break, scattered whitecaps Leaves and small twigs constantly moving, light flags extended 4 Small waves 1-4 ft. becoming longer, numerous whitecaps Dust, leaves, and loose paper lifted, small tree branches move 5 Moderate waves 4-8 ft taking longer form, many whitecaps, some spray Small trees in leaf begin to sway 6 Larger waves 8-13 ft, whitecaps common, more spray Larger tree branches moving, whistling in wires 7 Sea heaps up, waves 13-19 ft, white foam streaks off breakers Whole trees moving, resistance felt walking against wind 8 34-40 Gale Moderately high (18-25 ft) waves of greater length, edges of crests begin to break into spindrift, foam blown in streaks Twigs breaking off trees, generally impedes progress 9 41-47 Strong Gale High waves (23-32 ft), sea begins to roll, dense streaks of foam, spray may reduce visibility Slight structural damage occurs, slate blows off roofs 10 48-55 Storm Very high waves (29-41 ft) with overhanging crests, sea white with densely blown foam, heavy rolling, lowered visibility Seldom experienced on land, trees broken or uprooted, "considerable structural damage" 11


‘The Clockwork Orange’ is the nickname of which British city’s underground railway system?

New trains for the “Clockwork Orange” sub-surface rail network | Rail.co.uk New trains for the “Clockwork Orange” sub-surface rail network Published: 5th March 2016 Glasgow Subway deal for Swiss and Italians Glasgow Subway is to get new trains in a £200 million deal with a consortium of Swiss and Italian companies. Known to generations of Glaswegians by the unofficial title of “Clockwork Orange” because of its colour scheme and frequency of service, the underground railway has long been noted as a bastion of British engineering. Its nickname tends to be frowned upon officially, with the designation “Glasgow Subway” being preferred. The biggest of Scotland’s seven regional transport partnerships, Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT), operates the Glasgow Subway, a circle line of twin tracks on a gauge of four-feet. Opened in 1896 it originally used cable haulage until modernisation and electrification in the 1930s. There have been other modernisation schemes since, including recent refurbishment and reconstruction of several stations. Existing trains were refurbished in Scotland but will soon be due for complete replacement. The new trains are expected to be in traffic by the year 2020. The trains will be in four-car sets compared to today’s trains which are made up of three-car units. SPT has announced that the contract for new trains and associated signalling has gone to the Stadler Bussnang AG / Ansaldo STS Consortium. Stadler are Swiss train-builders while the Italian firm Ansaldo made its name for signalling. Jonathan Findlay, who chairs SPT, said: "The new rolling stock will provide the travelling public with a much improved journey experience and the system will be more flexible in terms of frequency and availability." Trains will be capable of operation without drivers. There will be dedicated spaces on the trains for wheelchair-users for the first time. A new transport interchange is under construction at Govan. There are convenient connections with buses at several stations, and interchanges with ScotRail at Partick and Glasgow Queen Street (where the adjacent Subway station is named “Buchanan Street”). St Enoch is the nearest Subway station to Glasgow Central. External Links


Miss Able and Miss Baker, the first living creatures to return alive to Earth from space, aboard the flight Jupiter AM-18 in 1959, were what type of animals?

After 50 Years, Space Monkeys Not Forgotten : NPR After 50 Years, Space Monkeys Not Forgotten Embed Embed After 50 Years, Space Monkeys Not Forgotten After 50 Years, Space Monkeys Not Forgotten Embed Embed Miss Baker, a squirrel monkey, is tucked inside her capsule and ready to launch into space aboard a Jupiter missile. She traveled into space on May 28, 1959, along with Able, an American-born rhesus monkey. NASA hide caption toggle caption NASA Miss Baker, a squirrel monkey, is tucked inside her capsule and ready to launch into space aboard a Jupiter missile. She traveled into space on May 28, 1959, along with Able, an American-born rhesus monkey. NASA Able is extricated from the nose cone after it was recovered from the ocean. NASA hide caption toggle caption Able is extricated from the nose cone after it was recovered from the ocean. NASA In Huntsville, Ala., there is an unusual grave site where, instead of flowers, people sometimes leave bananas. The gravestone reads: "Miss Baker, squirrel monkey, first U.S. animal to fly in space and return alive. May 28, 1959." Fifty years ago, when Baker made her famous flight, she had some company in the nose cone of the Jupiter ballistic missile: a rhesus monkey named Able. Able and Baker were shot about 360 miles up into space and experienced about nine minutes of weightlessness. Their safe return occurred two years before any humans flew into space, and it made them huge celebrities. The monkeys appeared on the cover of Life magazine, and at a press conference, news correspondents "pushed each other and clambered over chairs to get closer," reported The New York Times. Meanwhile, the newspaper noted, "the monkeys were far less excited than the humans. They munched peanuts and crackers." Early Space Travelers Able and Baker were not the first living creatures to return to Earth alive from space, although that myth seems to be out there, says Chris Dubbs, co-author of the book Animals in Space: From Research Rockets to the Space Shuttle. Article continues after sponsorship In 1947, the United States sent up fruit flies, which were the first living things to travel into space, Dubbs says. "And then they started sending monkeys." America's first attempt to send up a monkey was in 1948. For over a decade, all monkey flights failed for one reason or another, Dubbs says. In one case, the rocket exploded. Another monkey died on impact when its parachute failed. After another parachute failure, a monkey plummeted into the sea and was never recovered. One monkey mission saw the animals return home safely, but their vehicle hadn't traveled high enough for them to actually reach space. Meanwhile, the Soviets were sending up dogs and having success bringing them back alive from suborbital flights, Dubbs says. At least 30 of those animals returned alive. The first animal who actually orbited the planet was a dog named Laika, though she did not survive the entire flight. She was launched in 1957 in Sputnik 2. "Americans were aware of this," Dubbs says, "and the space race was clearly on by the time that Able and Baker came on the scene." Two Tiny Astronauts Able was a rhesus monkey, and Baker was a much smaller squirrel monkey. Because the rhesus monkey is revered by some in India, U.S. officials stressed that Able had been born not in India, but in Independence, Kan. The monkeys' missile blasted off in the early morning hours from Cape Canaveral and traveled 1,700 miles in 16 minutes, reaching an altitude of about 360 miles. The bright missile lit up the dark sky, says Joseph Guion, who commanded the Navy vessel USS Kiowa that retrieved the monkeys. "You could read a newspaper on the bridge of the ship, it was so bright," he says. "The nose cone arced down, almost like a shooting star, down toward the water. It just came down very rapidly and — boom — it was gone." He and his crew at first thought it had sunk. But then a lookout spotted the nose cone bobbing in the water, and they struggled to get it on board. Military personnel on the ship checked on the monkeys and then sent out a m


Which scientist was appointed as Chemical Assistant at the Royal Institution by Humphrey Davy in March 1813?

Humphry Davy Humphry Davy ▼ Primary Sources ▼ Humphry Davy Humphry Davy, a woodcarver's son, was born in Penzance in 1778. After being educated in Truro, Davy was apprenticed to a Penzance surgeon. In 1797 he took up chemistry and was taken on by Thomas Beddoes, as an assistant at his Medical Pneumatic Institution in Bristol . Here he experimented with various new gases and discovered the anesthetic effect of laughing gas (nitrous oxide). Davy published details of his research in his book Researches, Chemical and Philosophical (1799). This led to Davy being appointed as a lecturer at the Royal Institution. He was a talented teacher and his lectures attracted large audiences. In 1806 Davy published On Some Chemical Agencies of Electricity . The following year he discovered that the alkalis and alkaline earths are compound substances formed by oxygen united with metallic bases. He also used electrolysis to discover new metals such as potassium, sodium, barium, strontium, calcium and magnesium. Davy was now considered to be Britain's leading scientist and in 1812 was knighted by George III . His biographer, David Knight, wrote: "On 8 April 1812 Davy was knighted by the prince regent, and on the 11th he and Jane Apreece were married by the bishop of Carlisle at Jane's mother's house in Portland Place. They spent their honeymoon in Scotland, staying with eminent people; Davy took his little apparatus with him, and conducted some researches on gunpowder. He gave up his courses of lectures, and wrote up his Elements of Chemical Philosophy the same year. This, dedicated to Jane, dealt with his own work, and was meant to be the first of a multi-volume set, but it did not sell well, for it was not a satisfactory textbook and his researches were accessible in the Royal Society's Philosophical Transactions." Michael Faraday saw Davy lecture in 1813: "Sir H. Davy proceeded to make a few observations on the connections of science with other parts of polished and social life. Here it would be impossible for me to follow him. I should merely injure and destroy the beautiful and sublime observations that fell from his lips. He spoke in the most energetic and luminous manner of the Advancement of the Arts and Sciences. Of the connection that had always existed between them and other parts of a Nation's economy. During the whole of these observations his delivery was easy, his diction elegant, his tone good and his sentiments sublime." In 1813 Faraday became his temporary assistant and spent the next 18 months touring Europe while during Davy's investigations into his theory of volcanic action. In 1815 Humphry Davy invented a safety lamp for use in gassy coalmines, allowing deep coal seams to be mined despite the presence of firedamp (methane). This led to some controversy as George Stephenson , working in a colliery near Newcastle , also produced a safety lamp that year. Both men claimed that they were first to come up with this invention. Stephenson wrote in The Philosophical Magazine in 1817: "The principles upon which a safety lamp might be constructed I stated to several persons long before Sir Humphrey Davy came into this part of the country. The plan of such a lamp was seen by several and the lamp itself was in the hands of the manufacturers during the time he was here." One of Davy's most important contributions to history was that he encouraged manufacturers to take a scientific approach to production. His discoveries in chemistry helped to improve several industries including agriculture, mining and tanning. Sir Humphry Davy died in 1829.


In the novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, what is the name of Mr Rochester’s housekeeper?

SparkNotes: Jane Eyre: Plot Overview Plot Overview Context Character List Jane Eyre is a young orphan being raised by Mrs. Reed, her cruel, wealthy aunt. A servant named Bessie provides Jane with some of the few kindnesses she receives, telling her stories and singing songs to her. One day, as punishment for fighting with her bullying cousin John Reed, Jane’s aunt imprisons Jane in the red-room, the room in which Jane’s Uncle Reed died. While locked in, Jane, believing that she sees her uncle’s ghost, screams and faints. She wakes to find herself in the care of Bessie and the kindly apothecary Mr. Lloyd, who suggests to Mrs. Reed that Jane be sent away to school. To Jane’s delight, Mrs. Reed concurs. Once at the Lowood School, Jane finds that her life is far from idyllic. The school’s headmaster is Mr. Brocklehurst, a cruel, hypocritical, and abusive man. Brocklehurst preaches a doctrine of poverty and privation to his students while using the school’s funds to provide a wealthy and opulent lifestyle for his own family. At Lowood, Jane befriends a young girl named Helen Burns, whose strong, martyrlike attitude toward the school’s miseries is both helpful and displeasing to Jane. A massive typhus epidemic sweeps Lowood, and Helen dies of consumption. The epidemic also results in the departure of Mr. Brocklehurst by attracting attention to the insalubrious conditions at Lowood. After a group of more sympathetic gentlemen takes Brocklehurst’s place, Jane’s life improves dramatically. She spends eight more years at Lowood, six as a student and two as a teacher. After teaching for two years, Jane yearns for new experiences. She accepts a governess position at a manor called Thornfield, where she teaches a lively French girl named Adèle. The distinguished housekeeper Mrs. Fairfax presides over the estate. Jane’s employer at Thornfield is a dark, impassioned man named Rochester, with whom Jane finds herself falling secretly in love. She saves Rochester from a fire one night, which he claims was started by a drunken servant named Grace Poole. But because Grace Poole continues to work at Thornfield, Jane concludes that she has not been told the entire story. Jane sinks into despondency when Rochester brings home a beautiful but vicious woman named Blanche Ingram. Jane expects Rochester to propose to Blanche. But Rochester instead proposes to Jane, who accepts almost disbelievingly. The wedding day arrives, and as Jane and Mr. Rochester prepare to exchange their vows, the voice of Mr. Mason cries out that Rochester already has a wife. Mason introduces himself as the brother of that wife—a woman named Bertha. Mr. Mason testifies that Bertha, whom Rochester married when he was a young man in Jamaica, is still alive. Rochester does not deny Mason’s claims, but he explains that Bertha has gone mad. He takes the wedding party back to Thornfield, where they witness the insane Bertha Mason scurrying around on all fours and growling like an animal. Rochester keeps Bertha hidden on the third story of Thornfield and pays Grace Poole to keep his wife under control. Bertha was the real cause of the mysterious fire earlier in the story. Knowing that it is impossible for her to be with Rochester, Jane flees Thornfield. Penniless and hungry, Jane is forced to sleep outdoors and beg for food. At last, three siblings who live in a manor alternatively called Marsh End and Moor House take her in. Their names are Mary, Diana, and St. John (pronounced “Sinjin”) Rivers, and Jane quickly becomes friends with them. St. John is a clergyman, and he finds Jane a job teaching at a charity school in Morton. He surprises her one day by declaring that her uncle, John Eyre, has died and left her a large fortune: 20,000 pounds. When Jane asks how he received this news, he shocks her further by declaring that her uncle was also his uncle: Jane and the Riverses are cousins. Jane immediately decides to share her inheritance equally with her three newfound relatives. St. John decides to travel to India as a missionary, and he urges Jane to accompany him—as his wife.


The ‘Tennis Court Oath’ was signed at the beginning of which revolution?

Third Estate makes Tennis Court Oath - Jun 20, 1789 - HISTORY.com Third Estate makes Tennis Court Oath Share this: Third Estate makes Tennis Court Oath Author Third Estate makes Tennis Court Oath URL Publisher A+E Networks In Versailles, France, the deputies of the Third Estate, which represent commoners and the lower clergy, meet on the Jeu de Paume, an indoor tennis court, in defiance of King Louis XVI’s order to disperse. In these modest surroundings, they took a historic oath not to disband until a new French constitution had been adopted. Louis XVI, who ascended the French throne in 1774, proved unsuited to deal with the severe financial problems he had inherited from his grandfather, King Louis XV. In 1789, in a desperate attempt to address France’s economic crisis, Louis XVI assembled the Estates-General, a national assembly that represented the three “estates” of the French people–the nobles, the clergy, and the commons. The Estates-General had not been assembled since 1614, and its deputies drew up long lists of grievances and called for sweeping political and social reforms. The Third Estate, which had the most representatives, declared itself the National Assembly and took an oath to force a new constitution on the king. Initially seeming to yield, Louis legalized the National Assembly under the Third Estate but then surrounded Versailles with troops and dismissed Jacques Necker, a popular minister of state who had supported reforms. In response, Parisians mobilized and on July 14 stormed the Bastille–a state prison where they believed ammunition was stored–and the French Revolution began. Related Videos


‘Duck and dive’ represents which number in the game of Bingo?

Bingo and Cockney Rhyming Slang - Bingo Terms Bingo Terms Sites of Interest Bingo and Cockney Rhyming Slang In bingo, a lot of the numbers have been given rhyming nicknames that come from Cockney rhyming slang. For example, number 3 is “one little flea”, number 25 is sometimes called “duck and dive” and number 86 is “between the sticks”. Bingo callers – the people who call out the numbers – often improvise or alternate between using different nicknames for the same numbers. So even the number 8, which is usually known as the “fat lady”, may be called as “at the gate”. The number 3 may be called as “cup of tea” or even “monkey on the tree”. Origins of Cockney Rhyming Slang The real Cockney rhyming slang doesn’t use just a rhyming word in place of another word. It’s more complicated than that. It uses just one word out of phrase that rhymes. Take “use your loaf”, which means “use your head”. Originally, someone figured that “loaf of bread” rhymes with head and started using “loaf” instead of “head”. The word took, and “use your loaf” was added to the dictionary of cockney rhyming slang. Consider another example. If you “have a butcher’s”, it means you have a look. This came from “butcher’s hook”, which of course rhymes with “look”. Most recently, even Britney Spears has featured in cockney rhyming slang. Britney Spears rhymes with “beers”, so – you guessed it – “britneys” is used to mean beers. Nobody’s sure exactly why or how Cockneys started using rhyming slang, but many people think it was a way to keep outsiders from knowing what they were saying. This could obviously come in useful, whether the outsiders were coppers or naive visitors to markets. Cockney Rhyming Slang and Bingo Numbers Here are some examples of popular Cockney rhyming slang for bingo numbers. Be warned though, bingo callers may improvise! 2. Me and you, Peek a boo 3. One little flea, Cup of tea, Monkey on the tree 4. The one next door, On the floor, Shut the door 5. Man alive


Which country won the FIFA Award for Most Entertaining Team at the 2006 World Cup?

FIFA World Cup Most Entertaining Team - Football World Cup Most Entertaining Team Football » FIFA World Cup Awards » Most Entertaining Team Most Entertaining Team A relatively new accolade, the Most Entertaining Team Award at the FIFA World Cup was first handed out to Brazil in 1994. After easy victories over Cameroon and Russia, Brazil drew with Sweden and went on win the following match with the USA to advance to the quarter-finals. The match against Netherlands was the one that decisively got them the Most Entertaining Team Award, with a goal-less first half Brazil stepped up the heat scoring twice in the second half to which the Netherlands replied with two goals of their own. Brazil’s Branco fired in a third goal which took them to the final four. Even though the last two matches were uneventful with only one goal from Romario against Sweden in the semi-finals and Brazil winning the World via a penalty shoot-out against Italy in the final match, the Samba Kings were undoubtedly the most entertaining team at the 1994 FIFA World Cup. The Most Entertaining Team award was scooped up by the 1998 World Cup Champions France in the same year. Thrashing South Africa and Saudi Arabia 3-0 and 4-0 respectively France got off to a flying start confirming maximum points in the group after beating Denmark. In the following rounds France continued with their brand of football, beating Paraguay 1-0 followed by a penalty shoot-out win against Italy. The semi-finals saw France conceding their second goal of the tournament yet hitting back and scoring a 2-1 win over Croatia to battle it out with title holders Brazil. France dominated the final match beating the Samba Kings 3-0 to lift the trophy and the award for Most Entertaining Team. The 2002 FIFA World Cup saw co-hosts South Korea winning the Most Entertaining Team after coming out as one of the most surprising packages of the tournament. A 2-0 victory over Poland followed by a 1-1 draw over the USA put South Korea up against Portugal whom they defeated in one of the shock upsets of the tournaments. Drawn against eventual winners Italy, South Korea had to struggle to push the match into extra time where they scored a golden goal in another shock upset and what was to be one of the most memorable World Cup for the South Koreans. The Red Devils then went on to hold Spain to a goalless draw pushing them into a penalty shoot-out to secure a place in the final four. It was in the semi-finals that Germany ended their dream run with 1-0 win, followed by another loss to Turkey which put them in fourth position, nevertheless the Red Devils had done their share of entertaining the crowd and was rightfully awarded the Most Entertaining Team award by FIFA. 2006 saw the Most Entertaining Team award go to another fourth placed team. After underperforming in the 2002 World Cup and the subsequent European Championships, Portugal came into the 2006 World Cup and blew away the competition in the first round winning all three games and walking away with the maximum nine points. The infamous match with Netherlands followed with a record total of sixteen yellow cards shown in the game with Portugal walking away with a slender 1-0 win. The quarter-finals witnessed the match against England progress to a penalty shoot-out with Portugal reaching the semi-finals after a forty year gap. A 1-0 defeat to France saw Portugal fighting for third place. Portugal’s brilliant football did nothing to save them from an evenly matched Germany with the DFB eleven walking away with a 3-1 win. Nevertheless with FIFA naming four Portuguese players in the All-star Squad, the team walked away with the Most Entertaining Team award.


What does the Latin phrase ‘Ad libitum’ translate to in English?

Appendix:List of Latin phrases (A–E) - Wiktionary Appendix:List of Latin phrases (A–E) Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary Warning, this page may be too large for some browsers. If so, the sections can be reviewed individually: Appendix:List of Latin phrases (A–E) This appendix lists direct English translations of Latin phrases. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases, as Greek rhetoric and literature reached its peak centuries before that of Ancient Rome: Contents a bene placito "from one who has been pleased well" Or "at will", "at one's pleasure". This phrase, and its Italian (beneplacito) and Spanish (beneplácito) derivatives, are synonymous with the more common ad libitum ("at pleasure"). abusus non tollit usum "abuse does not preclude proper use" a caelo usque ad centrum "from the sky to the center" Or "from heaven all the way to the center of the earth". In law, can refer to the obsolete cuius est solum eius est usque ad coelum et ad inferos maxim of property ownership. a capite ad calcem From top to bottom; all the way through. Equally a pedibus usque ad caput. a contrario "from the opposite" Equivalent to "on the contrary" or "au contraire". An argumentum a contrario is an "argument from the contrary", an argument or proof by contrast or direct opposite. a Deucalione a fortiori "from the stronger" Loosely, "even more so" or "with even stronger reason". Often used to lead from a less certain proposition to a more evident corollary. a mari usque ad mare "from sea to sea" From Psalm 72:8, "Et dominabitur a mari usque ad mare, et a flumine usque ad terminos terrae" ( KJV : "He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth"). National motto of Canada . a pedibus usque ad caput "from feet to head" Completely. Similar to the English expressions "from tip to toe" or "from top to toe". Equally a capite ad calcem. See also ab ovo usque ad mala. a posse ad esse "from being able to being" "From possibility to actuality" or "from being possible to being actual" a posteriori "from the latter" Based on observation (i.e., empirical knowledge ), the reverse of a priori. Used in mathematics and logic to denote something that is known after a proof has been carried out. In philosophy, used to denote something that can be known from empirical experience. a priori "from the former" Presupposed, the reverse of a posteriori. Used in mathematics and logic to denote something that is known or postulated before a proof has been carried out. In philosophy, used to denote something that can be known without empirical experience. In everyday speech, it denotes something occurring or being known before the event. ab absurdo "from the absurd" Said of an argument that seeks to prove a statement's validity by pointing out the absurdity of an opponent's position (cf. appeal to ridicule ) or that an assertion is false because of its absurdity. Not to be confused with a reductio ad absurdum , which is usually a valid logical argument. ab abusu ad usum non valet consequentia "a consequence from an abuse to a use is not valid" Inferences regarding something's use from its misuse are invalid. Rights abused are still rights (cf. abusus non tollit usum). ab aeterno "from the eternal" Literally, "from the everlasting" or "from eternity". Thus, "from time immemorial", "since the beginning of time" or "from an infinitely remote time in the past". In theology, often indicates something, such as the universe, that was created outside of time. ab antiquo ab extra "from beyond" A legal term meaning "from without". From external sources, rather than from the self or the mind (ab intra). ab hinc Often rendered abhinc (which in Latin means simply "since" or "ago"). ab imo pectore "from the bottom of my heart" More literally, "from the deepest chest". Attributed to Julius Caesar . Can mean "with deepest affection" or "sincerely". ab inconvenienti "from an inconvenient thing" New Latin for "based on unsuitability", "from inconvenience" or "from hardship". An argumentum ab inconvenienti


Doi Inthanon is the highest mountain in which country?

Doi Inthanon - Climbing Thailand's Highest Mountain Doi Inthanon - Climbing Thailand's Highest Mountain www.doiinthanon.net November 2011 Climbing Doi Inthanon I'd always suspected climbing Thailand's highest mountain was going to be easy. However, I didn't think it would be this easy. Evidently, about 200 other tourists also thought the same thing :) Nevertheless, despite jostling for my turn to be photographed beneath the Thai Highpoint sign, the trip to the summit of Doi Inthanon is still a worthwhile and pleasant one-day excursion from nearby Chiang Mai, especially as there are a number of other interesting attractions in the vicinity of the summit. | The Mountain | Whilst nearby Chiang Mai enjoys year-round temperatures in the 20-30C range, Doi Inthanon is decidly cooler, with temperatures reaching zero during winter (December-January). The mountain is often shrouded in mist and heavy rain is not uncommon. The entire falls within the Doi Inthanon National Park, and while you may think this would open up all sorts of hiking trails, there are infact no hikes/trails to the mountain summit. The only way up is via road. Covered in forest, the mountain is temperate and you'd certainly need at least a light sweater during the winter months. During our November climb, the temperature ranged from 2-12C. | Getting to Doi Inthanon | Whilst it is possible to catch public transport to Doi Inthanon (a bus from Chiang Mai to the base of the mountain and another smaller minibus to the summit), private transport is certainly the most convenient way to get the summit. In addition, with so many other things to see and do in the area, private transport provides the freedom to see these sites in your own time. From Chiang Mai, any number of private and group operators will take you to the mountain. We ended up paying about 2000 Baht (~USD$60-70) to have our own car for the entire day. This allowed us up to take our time up the mountain and then see other sites as desired. We didn't bargain very hard, so it might be possible to get a cheaper price or join a group.   | Getting to the Summit| Getting to the summit is all pretty well sign-posted. The roads are very good and with the number of Thai and foreign tourists visiting the summit, there are loads of ammenties. On the way to the park entrance, most tour companies/guides will first stop at a Hmong roadside market. Here you can buy all sorts of dried fruits, nuts and a few handy crafts. Soon after, you enter the actual park. There is a 200 Baht entry fee per person (for foreigners only) and a 50 Baht car entry fee. Once inside the park there are a number of waterfalls, food stops, toilet stops, lookouts on the way to the summit. We ended up stopping at Sirithan Waterfall on the way up and Wachirathan Waterfall on the way down. Wachirathan is much more developed with a carpark, toilet block, restaurants, whereas Sirthan is just the waterfall. Both are really nice. We also stopped at the Royal Chedi's on the way back from the summit. This really is a must. Despite the hordes of tourists and the why was this built here running through my mind, it's still pretty cool. Built a couple of years ago in honour of the current King and Queen of Thailand, two massive Chedi (a his and her I guess) have been constructed on apposing peaks. Each is essentially a temple, however each has an internal temple with very nice stone relief and other wall paintings. Don't worry if the stair-case to the top of Chedi looks daunting, you can get an esculator up each flight of stairs. Yep, you can stand on walkway to avoid walking for 2 minutes up the staircase (ok, we did it :). As we were there in winter, we missed out on what is apparently quite a spectacular flower festival on each of the two Chedi summits which is held during the warmer months. But back to the summit. Getting to the actual summit is really straight-forward. You can drive almost all the way. There is a big carpark just below the summit. Here there is a Thai Airforce Base (which you can't photograph) and there is then a pretty obvious sig


Which dessert is also known as ‘Omelette Surprise’?

Baked Alaska History, Whats Cooking America Photo courtesy of Epicurious.com   1802 – According to some historians, Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), third president of the United States from 1801-1809, was one of the first to serve ice cream at a state banquet in the White House.  He is reported to have served ice cream encased in hot pastry at a White House dinner during his presidency.  Although the name came much later, it is likely that this was a dish similar to Baked Alaska. An article from the LeRoy PennySaver & News called “An 1802 Menu,” by Lynne Belluscio states the following: A menu of a meal Jefferson offered on February 6, 1802, included “rice soup, round of beef, turkey, mutton, ham, loin of veal, cutlets of mutton, fried eggs, fried beef, and a pie called macaroni.” The desserts included “ice cream very good, crust wholly dried, crumbled into thin flakes; a dish somewhat like a pudding . . .”   Ice cream dishes frequently appeared in visitors’ accounts of meals with Thomas Jefferson.  From the web site The Home of Thomas Jefferson, one visitor reportedly commented: “Among other things, ice-creams were produced in the form of balls of the frozen material inclosed in covers of warm pastry, exhibiting a curious contrast, as if the ice had just been taken from the oven.”   A true Baked Alaska starts with the meringue.  A meringue is a “patisserie” made from egg whites and sugar.  Patisserie is the French word for various preparations made of pastry and generally baked in the oven.   1720 – The book, Larousse Gastronomique, by Prosper Montagn says the following on the history of meringue: Historians of cookery say that this little patisserie was invented in 1720 by a Swiss pastry-cook called Gasparini, who practised his art in Mehrinyghen, a small town in the State of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.  The first meringues made in France were served in Nancy to King Stanislas who, it is said, prized them highly.  It was he, no doubt, who gave the recipe for this sweetmeat to Marie Leczinska. Queen Marie-Antoinette had a great liking for meringues.  Court lore has it that she made them with her own hands at the Trianon, where she also made vacherins, for which a similar mixture is used.  Up to the beginning of the nineteenth century, meringues were shaped in a spoon, as the pastry forcing-bag had not been invented.   1804 –  Omellete surprise, which is virtually identical to Baked Alaska is said to have been first invented by an American-born physicist named Benjamin Thompson Rumford (1753-1814), later known as Count Rumford.  An American Loyalist in the Revolution in Boston, it is said that he served as a spy and informant for the British Army.  He was forced to flee from America to England 1776. He had an interest in cooking and he invented the fire-grate, a double boiler, an oil lamp, a coffee percolator  (drip), and the kitchen range.  As a result of his interest in investigating the resistance of beaten egg whites to heat, which is based on the principle that beaten egg white is a poor conductor of heat, a created a dessert that he called “omellete surprise.”   In The American Heritage Cookbook, Rumford is quoted as saying: “Omelette surpirse was the by-product of investigations in 1804 into the resistance of stiffly beaten egg whites to the induction of heat.”   During the Victorian Era (1937-1901), elaborate ice cream desserts made by local dairies and confectioners were the height of refinement, served at the best teas and formal dinners.  They prided themselves on fancy ice cream “bombes” (ice cream pressed into molds which produced elegant and elaborate frozen desserts in fancy and festive shapes.  These tradition was taken from molded puddings and custards.  These were also known as ice cream cakes. The technique of covering foods with meringue and then baking until the meringue is delicately browned seemed to have been a popular dessert technique during the middle 1850s.   1855 – The cookbook, The Philadelphia Houswife, by Aunt Mary (a pseud for Mary Hodgson) added a few fanciful French desserts as “Apples aux Pommes”


US actress Courtney Cox became famous after appearing in the 1984 video of which US singer/songwriter?

Courteney Cox - Biography - IMDb Courteney Cox Biography Showing all 101 items Jump to: Overview  (4) | Mini Bio  (1) | Spouse  (1) | Trivia  (64) | Personal Quotes  (17) | Salary  (14) Overview (4) 5' 5" (1.65 m) Mini Bio (1) Courteney Cox was born on June 15th, 1964 in Birmingham, Alabama, into an affluent Southern family. She is the daughter of Courteney (Bass) and Richard Lewis Cox (1930-2001), a businessman. She was the baby of the family with two older sisters (Virginia and Dottie) and an older brother, Richard, Jr. She was raised in an exclusive society town, Mountain Brook, Alabama. Courteney was the archetypal daddy's girl, and therefore was understandably devastated when, in 1974, her parents divorced, and her father moved to Florida. She became a rebellious teen, and did not make things easy for her mother, and new stepfather, New York businessman Hunter Copeland. Now, she is great friends with both. She attended Mountain Brook High School, where she was a cheerleader, tennis player and swimmer. In her final year, she received her first taste of modeling. She appeared in an advert for the store, Parisians. Upon graduation, she left Alabama to study architecture and interior design at Mount Vernon College. After one year she dropped out to a pursue a modeling career in New York, after being signed by the prestigious Ford Modelling Agency. She appeared on the covers of teen magazines such as Tiger Beat and Little Miss, plus numerous romance novels. She then moved on to commercials for Maybeline, Noxema, New York Telephone Company and Tampax. While modeling, she attended acting classes, as her real dream and ambition was to be an actress. In 1984, she landed herself a small part in one episode of As the World Turns (1956) as a young débutante named Bunny. Her first big break, however, was being cast by Brian De Palma in the Bruce Springsteen video "Dancing in The Dark". In 1985, she moved to LA to star alongside Dean Paul Martin in Misfits of Science (1985). It was a flop, but a few years later, she was chosen out of thousands of hopefuls to play Michael J. Fox 's girlfriend, psychology major Lauren Miller in Family Ties (1982). In 1989, Family Ties (1982) ended, and Cox went through a lean spell in her career, featuring in unmemorable movies such as Mr. Destiny (1990) with Michael Caine . Fortunes changed dramatically for Cox, when in 1994, she starred alongside Jim Carrey in the unexpected hit Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994), and a year later she was cast as Monica Geller on the hugely successful sitcom Friends (1994). It was this part that turned her into an international superstar and led to an American Comedy Award nomination. In 1996 Cox starred in Wes Craven 's horror/comedy Scream (1996) . This movie grossed over $100 million at the box office, and won Cox rave reviews for her standout performance as the wickedly bitchy and smug TV reporter Gale Weathers. She went on to play this character again in each of the three sequels. Not only did her involvement in this movie lead to critical acclaim, but it also led to her meeting actor husband David Arquette . He played her on-screen love interest Dewey, and life imitated art as the two fell in love for real. Their wedding took place in San Francisco, at the historic Grace Cathedral atop Nob Hill, on June 12th, 1999. Joined by 200 guests, including Cox's film star friends Liam Neeson and Kevin Spacey , the happy couple finally became Mr. and Mrs. Arquette. - IMDb Mini Biography By: David Ross Spouse (1) Trivia (64) Underwent laser eye surgery to correct her vision from 20/400 (1999). Dated singer Adam Duritz . Duritz wrote the song "Monkey" for Courteney (from the Counting Crows album "Recovering the Satellites") (1997). Had a six-year relationship with actor Michael Keaton (1989-1995). Originally offered the role of Rachel but she preferred Monica on Friends (1994). Named one of People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in the World and appeared on the cover (1995). Her parents divorced when she was age 10, both remarried. Studied architecture at Mount Verno


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What was the name of the London pub in which gangster Ronnie Kray murdered Geroge Cornell in March 1966?

George Cornell (1928 - 1966) - Find A Grave Memorial London Borough of Tower Hamlets Greater London, England Villain of London's East End during the 1960's and former associate from childhood of the legendary Kray twins. His birth name was George Myers. Cornell moved to South London, and joined the gang of "Mad" Frankie Fraser and Eddie Richardson, arch enemy of the Kray's. Cornell would often talk down to the Krays whenever they tried to muscle in on any dealings with Fraser and Richardson. This displeased the Kray's, particularly Ronnie. Rumour was spreading that Cornell had been calling Ronnie Kray terrible names and mocking him. When Ronnie got word of this it finally made his mind-up that Cornell was to be killed. On the night of the 9th March, 1966, Ronnie got word that Cornell was drinking in the Blind Beggar pub, in the heart of the East End. Ronnie summoned one of his drivers, John 'Scotch Jack' Dickson to take him there along with Ian Barrie his right-hand man. When they arrived at The Blind Beggar, Dickson waited outside while Ronnie and Ian Barrie went inside. Cornell and Albie Woods (fellow Richardson gang member) were seated at the bar. When Cornell saw Ronnie he calmly said, "Well look who's here" in a sneering sort of way. Ronnie did not say a word. He took a 9mm Mauser pistol from his pocket and shot Cornell. Ian Barrie fired some shots into the ceiling. They both turned around and walked out as calmly as they had walked in.There was a record playing on the juke box that had been hit by one of the ricocheting bullets. It was 'The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore' by the Walker Brothers and it kept repeating, "the sun ain't gonna shine any more...any more...any more..." It wasn't long before Ronnie was arrested and put on an identification parade. The witnesses couldn't (more likely wouldn't) identify Ronnie and he was released, a sign of the hold and respect East Ender's had for the Kray Twins. Kray was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder three years later and remained in prison until his death in 1995. (bio by: Kieran Smith)   Cause of death: Shot by Ronnie Kray


The ‘Petit Trianon’ is a small chateau located in the grounds of which palace?

Petit Trianon | OpenBuildings Petit Trianon Our community will shoot love rays from their eyes. Ontotext edited this building last References Wikipedia , licensed under the GFDL Suggestions The Petit Trianon is a small château located on the grounds of the Palace of Versailles in Versailles, France. Design and construction It was designed by Ange-Jacques Gabriel by the order of Louis XV for his long-term mistress, Madame de Pompadour, and was constructed between 1762-1768. Madame de Pompadour died four years before its completion, and it was subsequently occupied by her successor, Madame du Barry. Upon his accession to the throne in 1774, the 20-year-old Louis XVI gave the château and its surrounding park to his 19-year-old Queen Marie Antoinette for her exclusive use and enjoyment. The château of the Petit Trianon is a celebrated example of the transition from the Rococo style of the earlier part of the 18th century, to the more sober and refined, Neoclassical style of the 1760s and onward. The exterior of the château is simple and elegant, architecturally correct, and highly original. Essentially an exercise on a cube, the Petit Trianon attracts interest by virtue of its four facades, each thoughtfully designed according to that part of the estate it would face. The Corinthian order predominates, with two detached and two semi-detached pillars on the side of the formal French garden, and pilasters facing both the courtyard and the area once occupied by Louis XV's greenhouses. Overlooking the former botanical garden of the king, the remaining facade was left bare. The subtle use of steps compensates for the differences in level of the château's inclined location. Marie Antoinette would come to the Petit Trianon not only to escape the formality of court life, but also to shake off the burden of her royal responsibilities. Since all was "de par la Reine" (by order of the Queen), none were permitted to enter the property without the Queen's express permission (not even, it was said, Louis XVI). Such exclusivity alienated the court nobility since only the queen's "inner circle" (including the Princess de Lamballe, and Gabrielle de Polastron, duchesse de Polignac) were invited. A house of intimacy and of pleasure, the building was designed to require as little interaction between guests and servants as possible. To that end, the table in the salles à manger was conceived to be mobile, mechanically lowered and raised through the floorboards so that the servants below could set places sight unseen. The tables were never built, but the delineation for the mechanical apparatus can still be seen from the foundation. Within the queen's apartment, one discerns Marie Antoinette's incessant need for privacy: the decor of her boudoir displays an inventiveness unique to the age, featuring mirrored panels that, by the simple turning of a crank, can be raised or lowered to obscure the windows. Her bedroom, although simple, is also elegant, provided with furniture from Georges Jacob and Jean Henri Riesener. The wallpaper was painted by Jean-Baptiste Pillement. Moberly-Jourdain incident The Moberly-Jourdain incident is alleged to have occurred on August 10, 1901 in the gardens of the Petit Trianon. In 1911, two English academics, Charlotte Anne Moberly and Eleanor Jourdain, pseudonymously published a book entitled An Adventure, in which they claimed to have experienced a time slip during a visit to the Petit Trianon, and seen Marie Antoinette as well as many other people of the same period. The book caused a sensation with the public despite dismissal by critics. about 5 years ago via OpenBuildings.com removed 2 media