On a suit of armour, the poleyn would protect which part of the body?

Medieval Armour Armour   Mail, or chainmail, made of interlocking iron rings, which may        be riveted or welded shut is believed to have been invented in Eastern        Europe about 500 BC. Gradually, small additional plates or discs        of iron were added to the mail to protect vulnerable areas. Hardened        leather and splinted construction were used for arm and leg pieces.        A coat of plates was developed, an armour made of large plates sewn        inside a textile or leather coat. Early plate in Italy, and elsewhere in the 13th15th century        were made of iron. Iron armour could be carburised or case hardened        to give a surface of harder steel. Plate armour became cheaper than        mail by the 15th century as it required less labour and labour had        become much more expensive after the Black Death, though it did        require larger furnaces to produce larger blooms. Mail continued        to be used to protect those joints which could not be adequately        protected by plate, such as the armpit, crook of the elbow and groin.        Another advantage of plate was that a lance rest could be fitted        to the breast plate. The small skull cap evolved into a bigger true helmet, the bascinet,        as it was lengthened downward to protect the back of the neck and        the sides of the head. Additionally, several new forms of fully        enclosed helmets were introduced in the late 1300s. Probably the most recognised style of armour in the World became        the plate armour associated with the knights of the European Late        Middle Ages, but continuing to the early 17th century Age of Enlightenment        in all European countries. By about 1400 the full harness of plate armour had been developed        in armouries of Lombardy. Heavy cavalry dominated the battlefield        for centuries in part because of their armour. In the early 15th century, advances in weaponry allowed infantry        to defeat armoured knights on the battlefield. The quality of the        metal used in armour deteriorated as armies became bigger and armour        was made thicker, necessitating breeding of larger cavalry horses.        If during the 1415th centuries armour seldom weighed more        than 15kgs, than by the late 16th century it weighed 25 kg. The        increasing weight and thickness of late 16th century armour therefore        gave substantial resistance. In the early years of low velocity firearms, full suits of armour,        or breast plates stopped bullets fired from a modest distance. Crossbow        bolts would seldom penetrate good plate, nor would any bullet unless        fired from close range. In effect, rather than making plate armour        obsolete, the use of firearms stimulated the development of plate        armour into its later stages. For most of that period, it allowed        horsemen to fight while being the targets of defending arquebuseers        without being easily killed. Full suits of armour were worn by generals        and princely commanders right up to the second decade of the 18th        century. It was the only way they could be mounted and survey the        overall battlefield with safety from distant musket fire. The horse was afforded protection from lances and infantry weapons        by steel plate barding. This gave the horse protection and enhanced        the visual impression of a mounted knight. Late in the era, elaborate        barding was used in parade armour. Gradually starting in the mid 16th century, one plate element after        another was discarded to save weight for foot soldiers. Back and        breast plates continued to be used throughout the entire period        of


What is the name of the largest lake lying wholly in Canada?

What are the biggest lakes in Canada? What are the biggest lakes in Canada? What are the biggest lakes in Canada? The biggest lakes in Canada are the Great Lakes, Great Slave Lake, and Great Bear Lake. The Great Bear Lake is the largest lake that is found entirely within Canada. Lake Huron and Lake Superior, which straddle the US-Canada border, are larger. The Great Bear Lake is the 7th largest in the world and the 4th largest on the North American continent. It is found on the Arctic Circle in the Northwest Territories. Its total volume is 536 cu mi or 2,236 km3, and its surface area is 12,028 sq mi or 31,153 km2. The Great Bear Lake empties into the Mackenzie River through the Great Bear River and is surrounded by taiga or boreal forest. It has the shape of a large amoeba with five arms � Smith, Dease, McTavish, McVicar, and Keith � meeting in a common centre. The lake lies between the Interior Plains and the Kazan Uplands. The only community that lives on the Great Bear Lake is the Charter Community of Deline, and the area is accessed by Deline Airport. Commercial fishing is prohibited because the lake is the home to relic species that regenerate slowly in ice-cold water. The Great Slave Lake is the world�s 9th largest lake, the deepest lake on the North American continent, and the 2nd largest in the Northwest Territories. It covers an area of 10,502 sq mi or 27,200 km2 and is 300 miles (480 kilometres) long. The Great Slave Lake is named after Slavey (also Deh Gah Got'ine, Slave, or Awokanak), a group of Athapaskan-speaking people that lives in the Canadian Subarctic. The Great Slave Lake, along with Athabasca and the Great Bear, are remnants of a postglacial pool. The lake is very deep and is frozen 8 months a year. It is a water reservoir for many streams and rivers, including Snowdrift, Snare, Yellowknife, Beaulieu, and others. The Dettah ice road is an ice road on the lake, connecting Dettah with Yellowknife. Towns situated on the Great Slave Lake include Fort Resolution, Hay River Reserve, Hay River, and Yellowknife. The first people to settle around the lake are North American Aboriginal peoples. The Great Lakes are a group of lakes that connect to the Atlantic through the Great Lakes Waterway and the Saint Lawrence Seaway. They are situated on the Canada-United States border and form the world�s largest group of lakes. The group consists of Lakes Huron, Michigan, Superior, Ontario, and Erie and comprises 21 percent of the surface fresh water in the world . The drainage basin of Lake Ontario covers a small portion of Pennsylvania and parts of New York and Ontario. Toronto, Hamilton, and other industrial centres are located on the shores of Lake Ontario. The US shore is less intensely farmed and less urbanized than the Canadian shore. Lake Michigan is the only lake from the group that is entirely within the US. The drainage basin of Lake Michigan includes portions of Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois.


Formed by the merger of two government departments, what is the name of the combined organisation responsible for the collection of duty, VAT and Income Tax?

Collaborative working and mergers: an introduction - GOV.UK GOV.UK Collaborative working and mergers: an introduction Published 1 November 2009 Guidance from the Charity Commission for all charities who may be considering working in partnership or merging with other organisations. 1. Introduction 1.1 What is this guidance about? The Charity Commission is often asked to advise charities on issues they should take account of when seeking to work collaboratively or to merge. Based on its experience, this guidance sets out the issues and factors that need to be taken into account before taking any decision to go further. The commission has also identified the key stages and practical steps that are involved in the different options. The publications Choosing to collaborate: helping you succeed and Making mergers work: helping you succeed are also available. 1.2 ‘Must’ and ‘should’: what the commission means The word ‘must’ is used where there is a specific legal or regulatory requirement that you must comply with. ‘Should’ is used for minimum good practice guidance you should follow unless there’s a good reason not to. The commission also offers less formal advice and recommendations that trustees may find helpful in the management of their charity. 1.3 Scope of this guidance This guidance highlights some key issues for charity trustees and, where applicable, their staff on the subject of collaborative working and mergers. It describes ways of working in partnership as well as the different types of structures and processes involved. It is intended to help charity trustees decide whether they want to proceed and, if they do, what the different stages and issues are. This guidance concentrates on the role of the commission in both partnership working and mergers and outlines the support it is able to offer. The guidance includes some case study examples of collaborative working and mergers. Section 2 illustrates different forms of collaboration and partnership and describes both the formal and informal structures that a number of charities might use in working together. Section 3 describes what a merger means in practice for a charity and also covers key considerations for trustees: costs, the role of the Chief Executive and the legal issues that might arise. Section 4 is concerned with the issue of ‘due diligence’ - a technical term used to describe how a charity should assure itself that merging with a new organisation is in the best interests of the charity and is a good ‘fit’. 1.4 What does the commission mean by the terms ‘collaborative working’ and ‘merger’? In this guidance ‘collaborative working’ describes joint working, by two or more charities, on a project or venture in order to fulfil their purposes, whilst remaining as separate organisations. The project or venture may relate to any aspect of the charities’ operational activity, including administration, resource sharing and streamlining of costs, service delivery and fundraising activity, or advertising and raising public profile. Sometimes a decision to work together can lead to the formal merger of two or more charities. The commission uses the word ‘merger’ to describe the transfer or combination of the assets (and liabilities) of two or more separately registered charities. This will result in some or all of the parties restructuring or dissolving. In such cases, either a new charity is formed or one charity assumes control of another. 1.5 Technical terms used in this guidance Although the commission has tried to write this guidance in everyday language, there are some technical terms it has to use in places. This list explains some of them: Charitable company: means a company (usually limited by guarantee): formed and registered under the Companies Act 2006, or to which the provisions of the 2006 Act apply and which is established for exclusively charitable purposes which may or may not be registered as a charity (some may be too small to be registered and some may be exempt from registration on other grounds) Chief executive: is used to refer to the most


Which London theatre was the first public building to be lit entirely by electricity?

Users say Time Out says The Northbank was the first area in London to get electric street lighting, and The Savoy Theatre was the first public building in the world to be lit entirely by electricity. More than 100 years on and the Strand and nearby Villiers Street will be decorated with London's greenest Christmas lights, powered by a biofuel based on cooking oils collected from London's restaurants. Seriously. Shining from 4pm daily.


What kind of animal is a 'Bichon Frise'?

Adopt a Bichon Frise | Dog Breeds | Petfinder Adopt a Bichon Frise Tenerife dog, Bichon Tenerife, Bichon a Poil Frise ••••• See more adoptable Bichon Frise dogs available on Petfinder Watch Video About Bichon Frise Dogs Dogs 101: Bichon Frise Bichon Frise Dog Temperament Perky, bouncy and playful, the Bichon Frise's happy-go-lucky outlook endears him to all. He is friendly toward strangers and other dogs and pets, and is very good with children. He is sensitive, responsive and affectionate, as eager to cuddle as he is to play. He can bark a lot. Bichon Frise Dog Care Although small, the Bichon is an active dog and needs daily exercise. His needs can be met with a vigorous indoor game or, better, a romp in the yard or a short walk on leash. The white powder-puff coat needs brushing and combing every other day, plus scissoring and trimming every two months. He doesn't shed, but the loose hairs become entangled in the coat and can mat. He may be difficult to keep white in some areas. This is not a dog that should live outdoors. Bichon Frise Dog Health Minor concerns: tooth loss, cataract Occasionally seen: none Tibetan Terrier Interested in the history of the Bichon Frise dog breed? The Bichon Frise has his roots in the Mediterranean, originally produced by crossing the Barbet (a large water dog) with small, white lap dogs. This cross eventually produced a family of dogs known as Barbichons, which was later shortened to Bichons. The Bichons were divided into four types: the Bichon Maltaise, Bolognese, Havanese and Teneriffe. The Teneriffe, which was to later become the Bichon Brise, developed on the Canary Island of Teneriffe, probably having been taken there by Spanish seafarers in ancient times. In the 14th century, Italian sailors brought specimens back from the island to the Continent, where they quickly became favored pets of the upper class. Following a series of French invasions of Italy in the 1500s, the little dogs were adopted by the French. They were special pets of Francis I and his successor, Henry III. They also enjoyed popularity in Spain, but for some reason, the breed's popularity waned throughout Europe. He did experience a brief resurgence during the reign of Napoleon III in the early 19th century, but once again quickly faded from favor. This began a new chapter in the Bichon's history, as he sank from court favorite to common street dog. The Bichon survived, however, because of his propensity for performing tricks, he teamed with peddlers and organ grinders to entertain passerbys or fair-goers for money. With the advent of World War I, the little dogs were nearly lost. A few dogs were brought back home by soldiers, but no real effort to save the breed was made until a few French breeders began an earnest effort to establish the breed. In 1933, the name officially became Bichon a Poil Frise (Bichon of the curly coat). The breed was threatened once again, this time by World War II, and it was not until he came to America in the 1950s that his future became more secure. Even then, the Bichon Frise did not catch on until he received a new hair cut and greater publicity in the 1960s. The breed suddenly caught the attention of fanciers and was recognized by the AKC in 1971. Copyright © 1998, 2005 by Barron's Educational Series, Inc. based on ENCYCLOPEDIA OF DOG BREEDS by D. Caroline Coile, Ph.D. Shelters with Bichon Frise Dogs Some animal welfare organizations with Bichon Frises ready for adoption: No matches found


In which town or city is the 'Land of Green Ginger?

"Play for Today" Land of Green Ginger (TV Episode 1973) - 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 Faced with the prospect of being sent to work abroad, Sally Brown returns home from London to Hull, to see if she still feels the same attachment for her home town - and for her old ... See full summary  » Director: a list of 1408 titles created 09 Sep 2015 a list of 106 titles created 4 months ago Title: Land of Green Ginger (15 Jan 1973) 8/10 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. Add Image Add an image Do you have any images for this title? Edit Storyline Faced with the prospect of being sent to work abroad, Sally Brown returns home from London to Hull, to see if she still feels the same attachment for her home town - and for her old boyfriend Mike Thurlow. Will she decide to take the job abroad or return to live with Mike in Hull? Written by Anonymous 15 January 1973 (UK) See more  » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia The title song, sung by Hull folk group The Watersons, was "The North-Country Maid". See more » Quotes [on the train to Hull] Reynolds : Are you travelling to Hull? Reynolds : Going back home? Sally Brown : Just for the weekend. How did you guess? Reynolds : Experience... plus instinct. People from Hull, they all have this mysterious northern mist behind their eyes. Sally Brown : It takes a clever feller to talk rubbish like that. Reynolds : No, what it is, it's envy. [...] (Ireland) – See all my reviews The city of Hull may not seem to be the most romantic of settings, but this Play For Today is a touching story of love that might have been. Sally Brown returns to her hometown to visit her mam's new home on an anonymous new high-rise outside Hull.Her real motive is to discover the depth of commitment of her boyfriend Mike. Mike is a trawler man with the hope of a captain's ticket, but Sally wants him to get a shore job. Sally also is upwardly mobile, with the certainty of a promotion to a job abroad.Will she take this, or come back to Hull to settle down. But more than this, Land Of Green Ginger is a beautiful depiction of the life and times of the people of Hull at an historic point in the history of the east coast of England. Reference is made to the coming Humber bridge, the demolition of the old housing stock and the creation of the tower block. And with the benefit of hindsight we plead with Mike not to devote himself to the trawler man's life which would,in a few years, be destroyed by the imposition of quotas and regulations. For a period piece like this, Sally is an extremely strong, determined female character. At the end, we know who has the more promising future. 4 of 4 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you? Yes


Name the leader of the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission who spent time in Iraq looking for 'weapons of mass destruction' prior to the invasion of Iraq?

Iraq WMD Timeline: How the Mystery Unraveled : NPR Iraq's history with chemical, biological and nuclear weapons is a long and winding path that eventually ended in an American invasion of the country. Related Iraq Timelines Timeline: Saddam's Violent Road to Trial Dec. 29, 2006 In between Saddam Hussein's rise and fall from power, Iraq developed and used so-called weapons of mass destruction (WMD). It also reluctantly submitted to international inspections and destroyed its stockpiles and means of WMD production. In the end, though, the government's opaque and obstinate nature made it difficult for outsiders to tell exactly what Iraq was doing, if anything, in the realm of WMD. Saddam Becomes President ::: July 16, 1979 Saddam Hussein becomes president of Iraq after pushing his cousin Ahmad Hasan al-Bakr to resign. Iran-Iraq War Begins ::: Sept. 22, 1980 Iraq invades Iran, beginning a war that ends in stalemate eight years later. Israel Attacks ::: June 7, 1981 Israeli warplanes make a surprise attack on the French-built Osirak nuclear reactor near Baghdad. Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin says that his country had to act before Iraq could successfully build a nuclear weapon to use against the Jewish state. Saddam Hussein's Iraqi government says the reactor was not part of a plan to build nuclear weapons. Chemical Attacks on Iran ::: 1983 Media reports describe Iraqi use of chemical weapons against Iranian forces. Mustard gas is the first weapon used. In 1984 reports say Iraq uses the nerve agent Tabun. Gassing the Kurds ::: March 1988 Iraq uses chemical weapons against its own population during an attack on the rebellious Kurdish city of Halabja. Invading Kuwait ::: Aug. 2, 1990 Iraq invades Kuwait, easily overwhelming its tiny neighbor. Resolution 687 Bans Iraq WMD ::: April 3, 1991 Shortly after Iraq is ejected from Kuwait by an international military coalition, the United Nations Security Council passes its first resolution addressing Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) in Iraq. Resolution 687 states that Iraq must destroy its presumed stockpile of WMD, and the means to produce them. It also limits the country's ballistic missile capability. The U.N. Special Commission (UNSCOM) is established to oversee the inspection, destruction and monitoring of chemical and biological weapons. The International Atomic Energy Agency is asked to document and destroy Iraqi efforts to develop nuclear weapons. Iraq accepts the resolution three days later, agreeing to disclose the extent of its WMD program to inspectors. Article continues after sponsorship Iraq unilaterally destroys WMD equipment and documentation in an effort at concealment of pre-war work. Resolution 715 Demands Compliance ::: Oct. 11, 1991 Responding to Iraq's consistent efforts to interrupt or block inspection teams, the U.N. Security Council passes Resolution 715 . The resolution says Iraq must "accept unconditionally the inspectors and all other personnel designated by the Special Commission". 'Defensive' Biological Weapons ::: May 1992 Iraq officially admits to having had a "defensive" biological weapons program. Weeks later, UNSCOM begins the destruction of Iraq's chemical weapons program. Progress is halted in July when Iraq refuses an inspection team access to the Ministry of Agriculture. Denial and Acceptance ::: 1993 Inspections are again held up when Iraq attempts to deny UNSCOM and the IAEA the use of their own aircraft in Iraq. In late 1993 Iraq accepts resolution 715. Nuclear, Chemical Weapons Programs Destroyed ::: 1994 UNSCOM completes the destruction of Iraq's known chemical weapons and production equipment. IAEA teams largely complete their mandate to neutralize Iraq's nuclear program, including the destruction of facilities Iraq had not even declared to inspectors. Defection and Revelation ::: Aug. 8, 1995 Hussein Kamel, the former director of Iraq's Military Industrialization Corporation, responsible for all WMD programs, defects to Jordan. As a result, Iraq admits to a far more developed biological weapons programs than it had previously disc


Who played the part of 'Jimmy' in the 1970s TV comedy 'The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin', going on to further success in 'As Time Goes By'?

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (TV Series 1976–1979) - 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 The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin  30min BBC Television comedy detailing the fortunes of Reginald Iolanthe Perrin. Disillusioned after a long career at Sunshine Desserts, Perrin goes through a mid-life crisis and fakes his own ... See full summary  » Stars: Reggie asks C.J. for a start-up loan to establish his shop Grot. C.J. thinks it's hush money to keep quiet about his hitting on Elizabeth and lends it to him. Grot sells highly unusual and often ... 9.1 Elizabeth has gone to stay with her sick mother so Reggie uses the opportunity for some afternoon delight with his glamorous secretary Joan, who proves herself to be up for it. Sadly,just as they are... 8.9 Reggie is about to open his fiftieth Grot shop whilst Sunshine Desserts has gone bust and is now a thing of the past. Generously Reggie decides to employ C.J. but makes him wait an extra week for his... 8.8 a list of 46 titles created 12 Jan 2013 a list of 21 titles created 05 Dec 2013 a list of 392 titles created 11 Mar 2014 a list of 26 titles created 13 Sep 2014 a list of 45 titles created 05 Jul 2015 Title: The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976–1979) 8/10 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. Popular sitcom set in a seedy bedsit lorded over by the mean, vain, boastful, cowardly landlord Rigsby. In each episode, his conceits are debunked by his long suffering tenants. Stars: Leonard Rossiter, Don Warrington, Frances de la Tour Terry and Bob from The Likely Lads (1964) continue their life after Terry arrives home from serving in the Army to discover that Bob is about to marry his girlfriend Thelma. Can Thelma lead... See full summary  » Stars: James Bolam, Rodney Bewes, Brigit Forsyth A working-class Cockney bigot with a biased and expirienced opinion of everything shares them bluntly and almost carelessly. Stars: Warren Mitchell, Anthony Booth, Una Stubbs The adventures of two "likely lads" ostensibly set in the North East of England (but filmed in Willesden Junction, London). Terry and Bob have been friends since childhood. Bob is the ... See full summary  » Stars: James Bolam, Rodney Bewes, Don McKillop Alf and Elsie are getting old, Rita's left home, Elsie's confined to a wheelchair. Alf must now do battle with the Social Security system. Stars: Warren Mitchell, Carmel McSharry, Arthur English Albert Steptoe and his son Harold are junk dealers, complete with horse and cart to tour the neighbourhood. They also live amicably together at the junk yard. But Harold, who likes the ... See full summary  » Director: Cliff Owen Terry is divorced from his German wife and has a Finnish girlfriend Christina. At Thelma's suggestion they join her and Bob on a caravan holiday but due to a mishap the men get separated ... See full summary  » Director: Michael Tuchner A satire show using puppets that are charicatures of major public figures. Stars: Steve Nallon, Kate Robbins, Chris Barrie Bless This House centres on life in Birch Avenue, Putney, where travelling stationery salesman Sid Abbott (Sidney James) and his wife Jean (Diana Coupland) live with their teenagers: Mike (... See full summary  » Stars: Sidney James, Diana Coupland, Sally Geeson Classic 1960s British comedy series about a middle aged man and his elderly father who run an unsuccessful 'rag and bone' business (collecting and selling junk). Harold (the son) wants to ... See full summary  » Stars: Wilfrid Brambell, Harry H. Corbett, Frank Thornton This prison comedy is based on the popular British television series of the same name. Long time Slade prison inmate Fletcher is ordered by Grouty to arrange a football match between the ... See full summary  » Director: Dick Clement Ria, a happily married suburban housew


Name the famous male ballet dancer who defected to the west in 1961 while dancing with the Kirov Ballet in Paris?

Famous Male Ballet Dancers - BalletHub Famous Male Ballet Dancers About Ballet October 20th, 2014 There are thousands of dancers in the world but only a handful of famous male ballet dancers.  While famous ballerinas may often have the spotlight, let’s take a look at the men who’ve helped shape ballet into what it is today. Mikhail Baryshnikov Mikhail Baryshnikov When you talk about famous male ballet dancers, there is always one household name that comes up: Baryshnikov.  From dancing to sold out audiences in New York and around the world, to several movies and a season of Sex and the City, Mikhail Baryshnikov’s career has been nothing short of stardom.  Born in Latvia to Russian parents, “Misha” (his nickname, common in Russia for people named Mikhail) began ballet training at the age of 12 and won the Gold Medal at the International Ballet Competition in Varna in 1966.  He soon joined the Kirov Ballet where he danced as a principal until his defection in 1974 in Toronto, Canada while on tour with the company.  He soon left for the US where he joined American Ballet Theatre as a principal from 74-78, where he would often partner Gelsey Kirkland.  From 78-80, he joined New York City Ballet as a principal to dance the works of George Balanchine.  Only two years later, he rejoined ABT as both a principal director and its director.  During this time, he danced to sold out audiences around the world while directing one of the greatest companies in the world. After his departure from ABT, he formed the White Oak Dance Project with Mark Morris, a small modern company.  In 2005, he opened the Baryshnikov Arts Center in New York City which provides space not just for dance, but also theater, film, music and visual arts. Standing about 5’7 and unable to partner taller women when they were up on pointe, Baryshnikov is not your typical tall male ballet dancer.  This however did not stop him from achieving international star status in and out of the ballet world.  He starred in several dance related movies, such as “White Nights,” “The Turning Pointe,” and “Dancers,” movies that he plays the roll of a famous male ballet dancer and also in the spy film “Company Business” where he plays a KGB mole.  He is also known for playing the role of a Russian painter, Aleksandr Petrovsky, on the final season of Sex and the City. While there were famous male ballet dancers before his time, Baryshnikov has certainly played a huge part in shaping ballet into what it is today, especially for male dancers. Ethan Stiefel Ethan Stiefel performing in Swan Lake. Photo by Rosalie O’Connor Next on our list of famous male ballet dancers is Ethan Stiefel, an astounding male dancer of superb technical ability and balletic line who has had an amazing international career.  Stiefel is also widely known for his bad-boy role of Cooper Nielson in the hit ballet movie “Center Stage” played alongside Amanda Schull and Sascha Radetsky. After training at several schools, among School of American Ballet (SAB), he joined New York City Ballet in 1989 as a corps de ballet dancer, leaving just three years later to perform with Zürich Ballet and returning once again a year later to NYCB as a soloist.  He was promoted to principal at NYCB in 1995 and left in 1997 to join American Ballet Theatre as a principal.  Ethan’s talent is immense; he not only has beautiful, balletic lines with his legs and feet but also an ability to perform very difficult, technical ballet steps with an explosive, yet refined, style.  After a 15 years of performing with ABT (23 years total), he retired from the stage with his final performance in July 2012, dancing Ali the Slave in the ballet Le Corsaire. Formerly the dean of the the School of Dance at North Carolina School of the Arts, the director at Ballet Pacifica and more recently at Royal New Zealand Ballet, the dance world has much to look forward to from one of the world’s most talented and famous male ballet dancers. Rudolf Nureyev Rudolf Nureyev, famous male ballet dancer and director of Paris Opera Ballet Rudolf Nureyev easily makes the


Which sport requires a round ball and 'H'- goalposts with a net across their lower half?

List of Sports - every sport from around the world basketball Complete Sports List 3D Archery — a form of archery in which the goal is to strike targets in the shape of animals at unknown distances. 3x3 — a variation of basketball played on a half court with just three players in each team. Abseiling — an adventure sport where the participants descend a steep formation using a rope. (not really a sport). Acroski — athletes on snow skis perform various choreographed routines (once called Ski Ballet) Adventure Racing — an event combining two or more endurance disciplines, such as Orienteering, Cross-Country Running, Mountain Biking, Paddling and Climbing. It is also called Expedition Racing. Aerials — a freestyle skiing discipline in which athletes ski along a take-off ramp, then perform various in-air tricks. Aerobatics — sport aerobatics involves aircraft maneuvers such as rolls, loops, stall turns (hammerheads), and tailslides. Acrobatic Gymnastics — team of gymnasts work together to perform acrobatic moves in combination with dance moves. Aerobic Gymnastics — another name for Sport Aerobics . Aeromodeling — activity using remotely controlled flying model aircraft (not really a sport). Aggressive Inline Skating — Aggressive inline skating is a form of inline skating executed on specially designed inline skates with the focus on grinding and spins. Aikido — Shodokan Aikido (also called Sport Aikido) is a style of the martial art Aikido that is used for competitions. Air Hockey — played on an air-hockey table, participants try to hit a puck elevated on a cushion of air into the opponents goal. Air Racing — a sport involving flying airplanes over a fixed course low to the ground. Airsoft — a skirmish sport in which participants eliminate opponents by hitting them with spherical non-metallic pellets from replica firearms. Similar sports are Laser Tag and Paintball . All-Terrain Boarding — another name for Mountainboarding . Alpine Skiing — commonly known as Downhill Skiing, involves racing down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. There are alpine skiing competitions in disciplines such as slalom, giant slalom, super giant slalom, and downhill. Alpinism — the sport of mountain climbing. American Football — a team sport played on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. Each team attempts to advance an oval ball down the field into the end zone by running or passing it. It is also known in some parts of the world (outside of the US) as Gridiron. In the US it is referred simply as football. Variations include Arena Football , 6-Man Football . American Handball — players use their hands to hit a small rubber ball against a wall. There are three versions (four-wall handball, three-wall handball and one-wall handball) that can each be played by either two, three or four players. It can be compared to squash without rackets. It is very different from the Olympic sport of (Team) Handball . Angling — often used to refer to fishing, it is the principal method of sport fishing Aquabike — a variation of Triathlon , with no running leg. Athletes swim followed by cycling. Aquajogging — water running competitions, athletes race in water while maintaining an upright position. Aquathlon (1) — an underwater sport where two competitors wearing masks and fins wrestle underwater in an attempt to remove a ribbon from each other's ankle band. It is also known as Underwater Wrestling. Aquathlon (2) — a continuous race involving swimming followed by running. It is usually over a shorter distance than the similar Biathle . Artistic Gymnastics — an Olympic sport  where gymnasts perform short routines on different apparatus, such as the Vault , Floor (men and women), Pommel Horse , Rings , Parallel Bars , High Bar (men), and Uneven Bars , Balance Beam (women). Artistic Pool — a trick shot competition on a pocket billiards table in which players score points for performing 56 preset shots of varying difficulty. Artistic Roller Skating — is a sport which consists of a number of events (Figures, Dance, Freestyl


Before he became Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams was bishop of which see between 1991 and 2002?

Rowan Williams, Baron Williams of Oystermouth | archbishop of Canterbury | Britannica.com Rowan Williams, Baron Williams of Oystermouth archbishop of Canterbury Alternative Title: Rowan Douglas Williams, Baron Williams of Oystermouth in the City and County of Swansea Rowan Williams, Baron Williams of Oystermouth Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Douglas Williams, Baron Williams of Oystermouth in the City and County of Swansea born C.S. Lewis Rowan Williams, Baron Williams of Oystermouth, in full Rowan Douglas Williams, Baron Williams of Oystermouth in the City and County of Swansea (born June 14, 1950, Swansea , Wales ), 104th archbishop of Canterbury (from 2002), a noted theologian, archbishop of the Church in Wales (2000–02), and the first archbishop of Canterbury in modern times chosen from outside the Church of England . Rowan Williams, archbishop of Canterbury, 2006. Scott Barbour/Getty Images Williams was born into a Welsh-speaking family. After attending the Dyvenor Secondary School, he entered Christ’s College, Cambridge , where he earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in theology ; he was awarded a doctorate of philosophy in theology by Wadham College, Oxford , in 1975. After teaching at the College of the Resurrection, Mirfield, he held a series of academic and ecclesiastical appointments, culminating in his professorship of divinity at Oxford (1986–92). He became bishop of Monmouth in 1992 and was enthroned as archbishop of Wales in 2000. His nomination as archbishop of Canterbury in 2002 generated significant controversy because of his liberal views on homosexuality and other matters, though he was supported by stalwarts of the church such as the Rev. Desmond Tutu . Williams opposed the Afghanistan War in 2001 and harshly criticized the Iraq War in 2003. Upon assuming office, Williams faced numerous challenges concerning interfaith relations and internal discipline . He made efforts to improve relations between Christians and Muslims, and he strove to maintain good ties with the Roman Catholic Church, meeting early in his reign with Pope John Paul II in Rome. Although warmly welcomed by the pope , Williams was cautioned by Rome over the consecration of homosexuals as bishops (Williams himself once ordained an openly gay man). Despite differences, Rome and Canterbury continued to work toward better relations. Williams attended John Paul’s funeral in 2005—the first archbishop of Canterbury since the 16th century to do so—and he also attended the installation of Pope Benedict XVI . He visited Benedict at the Vatican in 2006, and they issued a declaration of friendship and continued dialogue while recognizing important differences between the two churches. Within the Church of England the ordination and consecration of openly homosexual individuals remained a controversial issue that threatened to divide the Anglican Communion (the worldwide association of Anglican churches). In 2003 Williams appointed a special commission to address the matter. The commission also explored how Williams could more effectively implement his moral authority over the communion of churches. The issue, however, continued to trouble the church and its archbishop in the following years, as the Episcopal church in America ordained homosexuals, including an openly gay man as bishop, while the Anglican church in Africa staunchly opposed the practice. Britannica Stories Scientists Ponder Menopause in Killer Whales In 2008 Williams faced further controversy when he suggested that the English legal system should adopt parts of Sharīʿah , or Islamic law, as a means to promote social cohesion. He argued that Muslims in England might feel more comfortable addressing financial or marital issues in a Sharīʿah court than in a secular court. Although Williams found support among members of the church hierarchy who recognized his right to raise the matter even if they disagreed with his opinion, others interpreted his remarks as undermining the long tradition of English secular law. In 2011 Williams was an officiant at the royal wedding of Prince Willi


What is the nickname of new Premiership football team Stoke City?

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Who carried out the infamous interview with the Sex Pistols on the Today show in December 1976?

The Sex Pistols and Bill Grundy Television Personalities THE BILL GRUNDY INTERVIEW Often misquoted, this is an accurate transcription of the interview which went out live on 1 December 1976. The original Sex Pistols line-up are seated - from left to right as the camera sees them - Johnny Rotten, Steve Jones, Glen Matlock and Paul Cook. Bill Grundy sits to their left. Standing behind the Pistols are the punk hangers-on from the Bromley Contingent, Siouxsie Sioux, Steve Severin, Simon Barker and 'Simone'. Grundy introduces the band to the cameras. GRUNDY (To camera) They are punk rockers. The new craze, they tell me. Their heroes? Not the nice, clean Rolling Stones... you see they are as drunk as I am... they are clean by comparison. They're a group called The Sex Pistols, and I am surrounded by all of them... JONES (Reading the autocue) In action! GRUNDY Just let us see The Sex Pistols in action. Come on kids... [Film of The Sex Pistols in action is shown; then back to Grundy.] GRUNDY I am told that that group (hits his knee with sheaf of papers) have received forty thousand pounds from a record company. Doesn't that seem, er, to be slightly opposed to their anti-materialistic view of life? MATLOCK No, the more the merrier. GRUNDY Really? JONES You dirty fucker! (Laughter from the group) GRUNDY What a clever boy! JONES What a fucking rotter. GRUNDY Well, that's it for tonight. The other rocker Eamonn, and I'm saying nothing else about him, will be back tomorrow. I'll be seeing you soon, I hope I'm not seeing you [the band] again. From me, though, goodnight. The cheesy signature tune plays [later copied and incorporated into the beginning of Television Personalities 'Where's Bill Grundy Now?' song] and the credits roll. Rotten looks at his watch, Jones starts dancing to the music, and Grundy mutters an off-mic 'Oh shit!' to himself. The story made the front pages of the following morning's newspapers, amidst howls of outrage, including the now infamous Daily Mirror headline - 'THE FILTH AND THE FURY!'. The Pistols had cemented their place in television folklore.


LakeNet - Lakes General Information Description Maracaibo is one of only 17 ancient lakes on earth. It is estimated to be the second oldest, having been created approximately 36 million years ago. Maracaibo is the largest lake in South America and is connected to the Gulf of Venezuela by a narrow strait in the north, making it slightly saline. The Lake Maracaibo basin includes the largest oil fields in Venezuela. It also holds almost a quarter of Venezuela's population. Country


Which government organisation is responsible for the maintenance of motorways and trunk roads?

Highway Maintenance Market Report – UK 2015-2019 Analysis Highway Maintenance Market Report – UK 2015-2019 Analysis Lowest Prices Guaranteed Sources of Information SUMMARY Table Analysis of local authorities with Highway Maintenance Responsibility 2015 - Split by Type of Authority, DLO's and Long Term Contracts ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT Table GDP Data - 2012-2014 - Key Constituent Elements Inflation & Interest Rates Table Exchange Rate Fluctuations 2009-2015 - Sterling To The Dollar, And The Euro, Spot Rates Conclusions LOCAL GOVERNMENT ORGANISATION AND STRUCTURE FOR HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE Background Table Infrastructure Output by Sector (Roads, Railways, Water, Electricity, etc - 2010-2014 - By Value (£m) and % Change By Value Organisation of Local Government in the UK Structure of Authorities Responsible for Highway Maintenance Motorways and trunk roads: England, Scotland and Northern Ireland Highways England Table Structure of Highways England Operational Areas 2015-Regions, Operational Areas Covered, Roads Managed Transport Scotland South Wales and North Wales Trunk Road Agencies Transport NI Non trunk road network: England, Scotland, Wales, Isle of Man, Channel Islands Table Analysis of local authorities with Highway Maintenance Responsibility 2015 - Split by Type of Authority, DLO's and Long Term Contracts TYPES OF CONTRACTS HIGHWAY EXSPENDITURE UK Background Table Autumn Spending Review - Transport Long-term Spending Plans by Programme Area 2015-2021 (Highways England, LA Maintenance, HS2, London Transport etc) Table Department of Transport: Highways Maintenance Funding Allocations to Local Authorities 2015/16 - 2020/21: Total Allocation Highways England Expenditure Table Programme Area Expenditure: Highways England, from Autumn Spending Review 2015/16-2012/21 Scotland Table Motorways and Trunk Roads Expenditure: Scotland 2011/12 - 2015/16 by Work Area (Structural Repairs, Routine Maintenance, Road Improvements etc) Wales Table Roads and Transport Revenue Expenditure Wales (Safety & Routine Maintenance, Planning, Winter maintenance etc) 2008/9- 2013/14 Local authority expenditure on highway maintenance: England: Non motorway and trunk roads Background Table Analysis of Total & Average Spend on Highway Maintenance - by types of council authority 2012 - England, Scotland, Wales and N. Ireland London Boroughs KEY MARKET INFLUENCES AND TRENDS Background Table Alarm Survey 2014 - No. of Potholes, Average Cost and Total Spend - England and Wales Table Local authority overall road maintenance budgets 2013/2014 £m SPECIALIST HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES Introduction Bitumen Macadam Asphalt Surfacing Table Total Production of Hot Mix Asphalt and Macadam Mixes in UK 2009 - 2019 Million tonnes/No. of Production Plants Table Main uses for Bitumen - based Asphalts and Macadams 2015 (Highway Surfacing, Patching/Potholes, Other Surfacing etc) Surface Dressing Table UK Surface Dressing Market: Binder Supply – Bitumen Emulsion - 2009-2019 (000 tonnes) Table Suppliers of surface dressing binders in the UK - Estimated Volumes and Market Share 2015 Surface Dressing Aggregates Resin Anti-Skid Surfacing/High Friction Surfacing Slurry Seal- Micro Surfacing Table Bitumen Emulsion Market - Mix by Surface Dressing/Others : 2009-2019 (000's tonnes) Footpaths Emergency Highway Bitumen Reinstatement Products Background Manhole Levelling Compounds: Table Market Share Analysis of Leading Companies supplying cement-based bagged manhole levelling compounds and setting 2015 Road Studs Table Street Lighting Market Size - Revenue Expenditure and Financing 2013-2014 Table Street Lighting Market 2014-2019 - Split by New Projects/Replacement Equipment, Maintenance, Energy Consumption Types of lighting Direct to Contractor/Direct Labour Organisation Specialist Distributors ASSOCIATED SUPPLIERS AND TRADE ASSOCIATIONS Description Printer format AMA Research AMA Research have published the 2nd edition of the report 'Highway Maintenance Market Report – UK 2015-2019 Analysis'. The report should be of particular interest to clients, contractors and oth


Which breed of moth has the same name as a type of servant?

Life Cycle of Butterflies and Moths The life cycle or life history of Butterflies and Moths is:- The Egg or Ovum, The Caterpillar or Larva, The Chrysalis or Pupa  and finally the Adult Butterfly or Moth (the Imago). BUTTERFLY AND MOTH EGGS Eggs come in an incredible variety of shapes, sizes and markings.  Those that are going to hatch out within a week or two are often laid on a leaf, some on the   upper side of the leaf and some on the underside and they may be laid singly, in pairs or in  a large batch depending on the species. A few species drop their eggs into grasses when in flight. Many  species that overwinter as eggs lay them on the trunk, branch or twig of a tree and often close to a bud. Examples of the eggs of twelve butterfly species are shown below. Starting from the top left the species of the eggs is as follows:- Row 6: Alder Moth ( Acronicta alni ), Copper Underwing ( Amphipyra pyramidea ), Light Crimson Underwing ( Catocala promissa ) THE CATERPILLAR OR LARVA Most caterpillars have 3 pairs of true legs and with a few exceptions up to 5 pairs of prolegs or claspers  as illustrated in the picture below. The true legs are segmented with joints and become the walking legs in the adult butterfly or moth. In  most cases the number of prolegs varies from 2 to 5 but some leaf-mining caterpillars and Limacodidae species have none and some Zygaenoidea  have more than 5 pairs. The number of prolegs and their size is often helpful in determining which family or families the caterpillar is   likely to be part of and hence can help in identifying which species it is, examples from a few families can be found below. As a caterpillar   grows in size it becomes too large for its skin which it sheds, typically 4 times, before it changes into a chrysalis. In some cases the   number of prolegs which are visible increases as the caterpillar grows and changes its skin. WHAT'S THAT CATERPILLAR? MOTH CATERPILLARS Trying to work out the species of many caterpillars is often very difficult, not only because of the large number of species but also because  many caterpillars undergo a significant change in their appearance as they grow. One method that can be used to start the identification  process is to try and work out which family grouping the caterpillar belongs to. The following gives some pointers to help decide which of the main  family groups a caterpillar belongs to. The order in which the families are listed below is not taxonomic but is my own suggestion for working through some of the   key identifying characteristics. This starts with caterpillars that only have two pairs of functional prolegs, then three pairs followed by the groups which,  apart from a small number of exceptions, have five pairs of prolegs. In the following examples I have also included pictures of the caterpillars that enthusiasts in the UK are most often asked to identify. NOTE: If you want to see the life history that has been recorded so far for any of the species listed below, click on the scientific name and  it will appear on a separate frame. Family: Geometridae This is a large family with around 300 species either resident or regular migrants to the UK. Virtually all these species have only two pairs   of prolegs, being without those on abdominal segments A3, A4 and A5. The absence of these three pairs of prolegs results in them moving by a looping process   of arching and straightening the body - hence they are often called 'loopers'. The photograph of a Pale Brindled Beauty ( Apocheima pilosaria )  caterpillar is shown below. I am aware of a few species which are classified as Geometers which 'break the rule'. The Orange Underwing ( Archiearis  parthenias ) (picture below) and Light Orange Underwing ( Archiearis notha ) both have varying size vestigial prolegs on segments A3 to A5.  The March Moth ( Alsophila aescularia ) (picture below) and the Light Emerald ( Campaea margaritata ) both have vestigial prolegs on A5.  The Scalloped Hazel ( Odontopera bidentata ) pictured below has two tiny pairs


Who was-head-of the Argentine military government at the time of the 1982 Falklands conflict?

Falklands War – History Wars Weapons About Falklands War The Falklands War was a military conflict fought between Argentina and the United Kingdom, from April 2 to June 14, 1982, on the Falkland Islands, South Atlantic. It broke out when an Argentinian invading force of 600 men captured the islands during the early hours of April 2. The next day, a small Argentine military unit, composed of 65 marines also seized South Georgia Island. Although the British government had obtained secret information that the Argentines were planning to invade the islands, the British people were shocked and outraged, especially by the fact that the whole population on the Falklands are Anglo-Saxon English-speaking people, with British citizenship, who had been inhabiting the islands since 1833, and that no Argentine had ever been born there. Thus, the British public opinion regarded it as a total foreign aggression on British soil. The man who decided to launch such an invasion was General Fortunato Galtieri, president of Argentina, and army commander who presided over the military junta that ruled the country. The reason for such an unexpected attack was to distract public attention from its domestic problems, such as unemployment, inflation, and growing budget deficit. At the time, the Prime Minister of Great Britain was the Conservative Margaret Thatcher, a single-minded woman of great determination and whom the Argentine military had underestimated. On April 5, two British aircraft carriers, the HSM Invincible and the HSM Hermes, set sail for the Falklands, leading 120 surface vessels and one nuclear submarine. The first military encounters occurred before the British landed on the islands. On May 2, an Argentinian cruiser, the ARA General Belgrano, was sunk by the British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror, as it headed towards the islands; 323 Argentinian sailors got killed, and 700 rescued. On May 4, an Argentine Navy strike aircraft, a Super Étendard, launched a French-made Exocet missile and hit HMS Sheffield, a destroyer Type 42, which sank four days later. Two other British warships an one transport ship were struck and sunk by the Argentinian attack aircraft A4 Skyhawks and Super Ëtendard on May 21, 1982: the HMS Ardent, HMS Antelope, and the Atlantic Conveyor. However, the carrier-based British fighters, Sea Harriers, had begun their hunt for enemy aircraft, shooting down 36 enemy fighters, thus obtaining air superiority for the British fleet. As a result, the British 2 Para Battalion and the 45 Commando Royal Marines were able to land on the shore of San Carlos Bay, on the west coast of Eastern Falkland on May 21. They were followed by other units, such as the 42 Commando, 40 Commando, 3 Para, and Gurkha Rifles. On May 28, the 2 Para men fought the first ground battle of the war, the Battle of Goose Green, in which the British had the difficult task of eliminating machine gun nests and pillboxes located on top hills. Having defeated the Argentines, the British paratroopers headed east, toward Port Stanley, the capital of the Falklands. Meanwhile, the Royal Marines defeated the Argentine Army infantry regiments 12, 4, and 6, and one marine battalion BIM 5 at the battles of Two Sisters, Mount Tumbledown, Mount Kent, Bluff Cove, and others. The British were professional soldiers highly trained during the Cold War to fight against Soviet troops in cold weather conditions. As a result, the cold and windy weather of the Falklands did not affect them as it affected the Argentine conscript soldiers who had only had 2 months of military training in the warm weather of Argentine northern provinces. As the bulk of the British ground forces closed in on Stanley, most of the Argentinian troops panicked and ran away towards the capital, but ferocious battles were fought between the Royal Marines and some hard and stubborn Argentine units. Finally, on June 14, the commander of the Argentine forces on the Falklands, General Mario Menendez, surrendered and signed the cease fire together with the British commander Major General Jeremy Moore. The


"Which pop song includes the lyrics ""and through it all she offers me protection, a lot of love and affection""?"

Robbie Williams Angels Song Lyrics Lyrics sponsored links It's likely your browser's cookies are disabled. You'll need to turn cookies on. We can only display part of these lyrics to any suspicious robots due to licensing restrictions. I sit and wait Does an angel contemplate my fate And do they know The places where we go When we're grey and old 'Cause I have been told That salvation lets their wings unfold So when I'm lying in my bed Thoughts running through my head And I feel the love is dead I'm loving angels instead And through it all she offers me protection A lot of love and affection Whether I'm right or wrong Video


Which mythical character owned a sword named 'Nothung'?

Top 15 Legendary & Fictional Swords Top 15 Legendary & Fictional Swords A sword is made up of a chisel and a haft, with one or two edges for severing and penetrating, and a point for the assault. Swords have been used in warfare since times of yore. Many stories have been blend about and around certain reputated swords, belonging to both real and chimerical characters. We regale here with an account of some legendary swords that continue to captivate us to date. These cutlass, being purely military weapons, are a regalia of power, dignity and exaltation, and all cultures have legends of unsurmountable swords.  The stories of these swords are not the reminiscence of the weapons, but also an account of their wielders. Here are some legendary swords from history, mythology and literature.   Image Source Zulfiqar (‘bifurcated’) is a well-known sword of Islamic history owned by Hazrat Ali, by many accounts, Muḥammad (PBUH) presented Zulfiqar to a young Ali at the Battle of Uhud. During the battle, Ali struck one of the fiercest adversaries, breaking both his helmet and his shield. Muhammad (PBUH) remarked “There is no hero but Ali and no sword except Zulfiqar”. By most historical accounts, Ali used the sword at the Battle of the Trench to cut a fierce Meccan opponent and his shield in two halves. The opponent was Amr ibn Abdawud, whose strength was often compared to that of a thousand men. No one had dared to fight him except Ali, who killed him with one powerful blow. Though Amr wore strong armor and carried powerful weapons, he is said to have been no match to Ali and his sword. The scimitar is one of the oldest and best known symbols of Islam. The sword was also used in the Battle of Karbala by Imam Hussain, and as a result it is seen as a symbol of honor and martyrdom. And it is now believed by the Shias to be in the possession of Imam Mehdi.   Image Source In J. R. R. Tolkien’s fictional prehistory of the world (Arda), Narsil was the sword of King Elendil of the Dúnedain who used it in the War of the Last Alliance against Sauron, the sword in a later age was reforged as Andúril . It appears in The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales. Elendil, however, was killed during the battle and Narsil was broken in shards. His son Isildur then used the hilt-shard of Narsil to cut the One Ring from the finger of Sauron, thus defeating and vanquishing him. The shards of Narsil were passed on as heirloom, until the sword was reforged during the War of the Ring and handed over to Aragorn, who renamed it as Anduril (Sindarin for “The Flame of the West”) Aragorn receiving the sword was an action recognizing him as an heir of Isildur and the rightful king of Gondor. It is also referred to as ‘the sword that was broken’.   Source A flaming sword is a sword glowing with flame by some supernatural power. Flaming swords have existed in legend and myth for thousands of years. According to the Bible, a Cherub with a flaming sword was placed by God at the gates of Paradise after Adam and Eve were banished from it (Genesis 3:24). “He placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.”  Genesis 3:24 Eastern Orthodox of Christianity tradition says that from the time Jesus was born, the flaming sword was removed from the Garden of Eden, making it possible for humanity to re-enter Paradise.   Image Source Excalibur is the legendary sword of King Arthur, sometimes attributed with magical powers or associated with the rightful sovereignty of Great Britain. Sometimes Excalibur and the Sword in the Stone (the proof of Arthur’s lineage) are said to be the same weapon, but in most versions they are considered separate. The sword was associated with the Arthurian legend very early. In Welsh, the sword is called Caledfwlch . There are two swords that appear in Arthurian legends: the Sword in the Stone, which only Arthur could wield, thereby proving his rightful kingship; and the sword given to him by the Lady of the Lake. In some versions there is on


Who played the part of 'Joan' in the 1970s TV comedy 'The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin', going on to further success in 'Coronation Street'?

Comedy Biographies Comedy Biographies An occasionally alphabetical rundown of all things comedy, comedians, sitcoms, films and characters Saturday, November 19, 2011 Max Miller was many things, but ultimately he was a comedian. For more than 20 years he was the most popular comedian in the UK.  He was a student of comedy, who honed his art to stay top of his profession. Known as The Cheeky Chappie, cheekiness was a part of his stage persona. He wore clothes that no one else would wear and told jokes and stories that no one else would dare tell. Today he would be known as "edgy".  His comedy could be seen as timeless, he was the archetypal Court Jester with permission to wear what he liked and say what he liked, within reason. His character would not be out of place as a jester in a comedy by Shakespeare or Moliere. With his persona the most innocent phrase could be seen as the rudest double entendre. His audience was his friend, I used the word "was" as he generally seemed to talk to the audience as a single person. He was sticking it to the man, the man being some mythical character off stage that Miller would occasionally check to see if he was listening before carrying on with his story.  He took the audience into his confidence, his act was almost a confidence trick, hoodwinking the audience into believing all his tales and laughing all the more for being allowed in on the jokes. He could build a tension before he set foot on stage, such was the strength of his character. When he did appear, he would play on the tension, his longer jokes would start off slow, a little throwaway line along the way, building up more and more, getting nearer to the audience, reaching out to the crowd over the edge of the stage, checking backstage, pausing, pacing, bringing them in more until the crescendo of the punchline. Anyone who doesn't think telling a joke can be an art form has never watched Max Miller. Even in the little footage that exists you can see the mastery of Miller. Max Miller died on May 7 1963 just as The Beatles were having their first number one hit single. He may not have reached the worldwide heights of the popularity of The Beatles but he remains as one of the greatest British entertainers and for 3 decades he sold out theatres across the UK as the number one comedian in the country. Born in 1894, Miller was of the same generation as Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel, where Chaplin and Laurel had started as comedians early in life, Miller didn't get started in showbusiness until he was 26. Prior to this he had a series of jobs and also served in India and Mesopotamia during the First World War, he had brushes with entertaining and had held thoughts of singing and telling stories for a living. Such thoughts obviously fluorished during the war, alongside concert party performances, a determined Miller (still then known as Harry Sargent, his birth name) set off for London to start his stage career. His first shot was in a talent show with a prize of £6 and a week's professional engagement. Miller came second to a much older act who wasn't well enough to do the week's work, Miller stepped in. His career didn't grow from there though, in fact it stalled in London, where he struggled to find more work, so he headed back to his Brighton home town and there secured work as a comedian for £3 a week. On that summer season Max met a woman who 2 years later became his wife, Kathleen Marsh. Kathleen was a singer at the time but later gave up her career to concentrate on managing Max's, she was a strong force in the management of his business interests and his career. A career which was based largely at this time on revue shows, this often meant Max had to perform with others, not something that he enjoyed. Max needed to be the centre of attention and often annoyed his co-stars by upstaging them. Max's preference was variety and a new agent secured him more solo bookings in variety theatres. Some biographies at this point have a high of Miller's career being a 1931 Royal Variety Performance, yet the records I have seen don't sho


Which Yorkshire town or city has a daily newspaper called the Telegraph & Argus?

Telegraph & Argus | British Newspapers Online The Telegraph & Argus (known locally as the “T&A”) is an evening tabloid newspaper sold from Mondays to Saturdays in and around the City and Metropolitan Borough of Bradford in West Yorkshire, including the neighbouring towns of Keighley, Shipley, Bingley and Ilkley. But that’s just its core distribution area. It’s also sold in Dewsbury in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, Brighouse in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale and Pudsey and Otley in the City of Leeds; and in the smaller towns and villages of the south-eastern Yorkshire Dales, with a couple of hundred copies sold in small numbers as far afield as Scarborough and Lancaster. Its roots lie in two newspapers founded in the nineteenth century. The earlier of the two, a Liberal Party-supporting broadsheet called the Bradford Daily Telegraph


What is the first name of Commander Dalgliesh, the character created by author PD James?

Roy Marsden - IMDb IMDb 8 January 2017 4:30 PM, UTC NEWS Roy Marsden was born on June 25, 1941 in Stepney, London, England. He is an actor, known for The Sandbaggers (1978), Unnatural Causes (1993) and King Solomon's Mines (2004). See full bio » Born: a list of 608 people created 15 Jul 2012 a list of 102 people created 12 Aug 2012 a list of 12 people created 12 May 2013 a list of 49 people created 03 Sep 2015 a list of 81 people created 4 weeks ago Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDbPage How much of Roy Marsden's work have you seen? User Polls Unnatural Causes Commander Adam Dalgliesh (1993)  2015 Partners in Crime (TV Series) Commander Haydock  2011 Holy Flying Circus (TV Movie) Mervyn Stockwood  2011 Silent Witness (TV Series) Prof Nigel Silverlake  2010 Moving On (TV Series) Eddie  2010 New Tricks (TV Series) George Mackie - Where There's Smoke (2010) ... George Mackie  2009 Margaret (TV Movie)  2008 Trial & Retribution (TV Series) Ray Harper  2007 Diamond Geezer (TV Series) Garovski  2006 Eleventh Hour (TV Series) Drake  2006 Foyle's War (TV Series) Ted Cartwright - Bad Blood (2006) ... Ted Cartwright  2005 Vincent (TV Series)  2005 Mysterious Island (TV Movie) Joseph (as Roy Anthony Mould)  1995 Dangerous Lady (TV Mini-Series) Boyd-Templeton  1994 Against All Odds (TV Series) Col Mark Cook  1978 Do You Remember? (TV Series) Frank  1976-1977 Space: 1999 (TV Series) Crael / Alien Invisible  1977 Sister Dora (TV Mini-Series) Redfern Davies - Part 2 (1977) ... Redfern Davies  1977 Survivors (TV Series)  1976 Dickens of London (TV Mini-Series) Stanfield  1976 The New Avengers (TV Series) Frank Turner  1974 Z Cars (TV Series) Tommy  1973 Omnibus (TV Series documentary) Jake  1973 Late Night Theatre (TV Series) Gavin / Bright  1970 Armchair Theatre (TV Series) Gerry Cartland  1969 Comedy Playhouse (TV Series) Nigel  1968 The Jazz Age (TV Series) Gervase Kent-Cumberland  1967 The Fellows (TV Series) Sherratt  1966 Mystery and Imagination (TV Series) Captain Battenburg  1966 Theatre 625 (TV Series) Policeman  1966 The Liars (TV Series) Charles Ponsonby  1965 Secret Agent (TV Series) H.Q. Policeman  1965 The Flying Swan (TV Series) Tony Hassall  1965 Riviera Police (TV Series) Jack  1965 No Hiding Place (TV Series) Gerry Moore  1964 First Night (TV Series) Matthew  2008-2009 The Supersizers Eat... (TV Series) Himself - Narrator - The French Revolution (2009) ... Himself - Narrator (voice) - Medieval (2009) ... Himself - Narrator (voice)  2008 Profiling (TV Series documentary) Himself  1997 Light Lunch (TV Series) Himself  1994 Horizon (TV Series documentary) Himself - Narrator  1979-1984 Call My Bluff (TV Series) Himself  2009 Doctor Who Greatest Moments (TV Mini-Series documentary) Mr.Stroker / Mr. .Stroker  1999 Anglia at Forty (TV Series) Himself Personal Details Other Works: He acted in John Vanbrugh's play, "The Relapse," at the Mermaid Theatre in London, England in a British Actors Theatre Company production with Kate O'Mara, Raymond Mason, Michael Thomas, Richard Heffer, Peter Adamson, and Laura Cox in the cast. See more » Publicity Listings: 1 Interview | 1 Magazine Cover Photo | See more » Alternate Names: Did You Know? Personal Quote: On his television series "Airline": It was one of the most enjoyable programmes I ever made. Learning to fly those old DC-3s was terrific. And I enjoyed playing Ruskin enormously because he had hope. Of course, he was a pain up the tushie most of the time, but then you'd see that youthful desire to actually get out and triumph against enormous odds. I identified with that character the most. Trivia: 2 sons - Joe (born 1982) & Billy (born 1987) See more » Star Sign:


What is combined with potato to create the dish 'Pommes Dauphine'?

Pommes dauphine - ohmydish.com ohmydish.com You are here: Home / Recipes / Pommes dauphine Pommes dauphine Fluffy potatoes, made from scratch with mash and choux pastry, then fried. They have a crunchy outside and a soft inside. Hmm, lovely pommes dauphine! Yield: 6 people | Prep Time: 30 minutes | Cooking time: 10 minutes | Difficulty: Moderate Ingredients pepper, salt and nutmeg to taste sunflower or vegetable oil for frying Kitchen equipment needed Dutch oven or heavy bottomed pan skimmer Pommes dauphine ingredients Preparation — 30 minutes PEEL the potatoes and slice them into chunks. COOK the potatoes in water with salt for about 15 minutes until they’re fully cooked, you can check that easily by poking them with a fork. Cooking time will depend on the size of your potato chunks. Meanwhile slowly heat milk and butter in the medium-sized pan. SIFT the all-purpose flour and add it all at once into the warm milk and butter. STIR it well with a wooden spoon and let it cook on low heat for about 2 minutes. You will notice it will become a smooth kind of batter very soon. Turn off the heat and let it cool off a bit. DRAIN the potatoes and create a smooth puree. The best way to do this is pressing the potatoes through a fine sieve using a ladle while they’re still hot. Bring them to taste using pepper, salt and ground nutmeg. Keep in mind you will be adding the choux pastry later on so use enough seasoning. Let the plain puree cool off a bit, you can now PRE-HEAT the frying oil to a temperature around 175 degrees celsius or 350 degrees fahrenheit. MIX the eggs one by one to the milk, butter and flour batter. It’s important to add the next egg when the egg is fully incorporated. Now you’ve created a hearty choux pastry. Easier than you thought, right? Pommes dauphine Baking the pommes dauphine — 10 minutes If you don’t have a thermometer, you can check if the oil is hot enough with a small piece of paper kitchen towel. When it starts to bubble, it’s ready. COMBINE the puree and choux pastry and use your hands to form small balls. Carefully slide them into the hot oil, don’t overcrowd the pan. FRY the pommes dauphine for 3 to 4 minutes, depending on the size, or until beautiful golden brown. Enjoy these lovely fluffy pommes dauphine! Did you know you can also use the same recipe for potato waffles? You only have to add the mixture to a waffle iron instead of the frying oil. They look amazing and taste awesome! Summary


On a suit of armour, the couter would protect which part of the body?

Armor For Beginners Armor for Beginners Selecting the Right      Armor / Armor Resources Armor and its composite pieces were known by a number of different      names during the Middle Ages. While this list is by no means      exhaustive or absolute, it provides the most often-used names for      armor pieces in general. Please note that these pieces would have been      named differently depending on the part of the world and the time      period. Aketon - see gambeson. Arming Cap - a type of cap worn underneath a helmet.      It could be either a quilted coif or a smaller helmet worn      underneath a larger one. Arming Doublet - see gambeson. Armor - any protective covering worn upon the body like      clothing. This does not include shields. Also a historical word      describing an entire set of armor. Medieval sources do not refer to ï¿½a      suit of armor,ï¿½ but rather ï¿½an armorï¿½ or ï¿½a harness.ï¿½ Besagews - also sometimes called roundels, besagews      were usually round plates that hung from the shoulder over the front      of the armpit to protect the usually mailed joint. Besagews are only      found on later-period plate armors, mainly for jousting. Bracers - armor that covers the forearms. Sometimes      referred to as vambraces. Derived from the French word for ï¿½arm.ï¿½ Breastplate - as the name implies, a breastplate is the      piece of armor that covers the chest. Sometimes the term breastplate      can refer to a set of pieces that cover both the front and back.      Often it refers to the front part of a cuirass. Camail - the mail drape from the bottom of a helmet that protects the neck and throat. Chausses - protection for the legs, from the thighs down      over the feet. Usually, the term chausses refers to mail armor for      the legs. Otherwise, see cuisses, poleyns, greaves and sabatons.      Derived from the French word for ï¿½hose.ï¿½ Coif - an armored hood. Often made of mail, but sometimes      quilted. Comes from the French word for ï¿½hair.ï¿½ Couter - elbow defense. Cuirass - a defense for the front and back of the torso.      The front part is often referred to as the breastplate,      although a cuirass can also include a plackard. Derived from      the French word for ï¿½leather,ï¿½ as early cuirasses were made from      leather. Cuisses - a defense for the thigh. Cuisses sometimes wrap      all the way around the thigh to protect both the front and the back,      and may be attached to the poleyns. Derived from the French      word for ï¿½thigh.ï¿½ Faulds - defenses for the upper thigh. They often hang from      the plackard and cover the unarmored space between the plackard and the cuisses. Sometimes referred to as tassets. Gambeson - a quilted jacket worn underneath the armor, both      to protect against pinching by the armor and to act as a kind of      cushion to absorb the impact that armor would otherwise transfer to      the body. In some cases, a thick gambeson was the only armor worn at      all by poorer troops. Sometimes called an arming doublet or aketon,      depending on the time and place from which the armor comes. Gauntlets - hand defenses. They can be either ï¿½mittenï¿½      gauntlets, in which the fingers are all armored collectively, or ï¿½fingerï¿½      gauntlets in which each finger is armored separately. In addition,      there are ï¿½demi-gauntletsï¿½ or ï¿½half-gauntletsï¿½ in which only the back      of the hand and wrist are protected, but the fingers are not. Gorget - an armored collar that protects the throat.      Sometimes strapped directly to the breastplate. These were      worn relatively rarely in the Middle Ages, as they interfere with      neck flexibility. However, they are recommended for many modern      re-enactors because they defend against injury to the upper spinal      column. Derived from the French word for ï¿½


In the Bible who called for the head of John the Baptist?

Who Was John the Baptist? : Christian Courier Who Was John the Baptist? by Wayne Jackson “Who was John the Baptist? And what was his relationship to Jesus?” His name was divinely given. It was to be “John” (Lk. 1:13), which derives from a Hebrew term signifying “Jehovah is gracious.” He was known familiarly as “the Baptist” (bearing no relation to the modern sect), which simply means “an immerser, one who administers the rite of immersion” (see Mt. 3:1; 11:11; etc.). The Jewish historian Josephus even refers to John by this designation (Antiquities 18.5.2). The importance of John in the divine scheme of things probably is summed up best in the testimony of Jesus himself. “Among them that are born of women there has not arisen a greater than John the Baptist” (Mt. 11:11). John’s Background and Birth John was born to aged Jewish parents, Zacharias and Elizabeth, who were of a priestly family (Lk. 1:5). Interestingly, John’s mother, Elizabeth, was related to Mary, the mother of Jesus (Lk. 1:36). This devout couple lived in the “hill country” of Judea (Lk. 1:39), perhaps Hebron, a priestly city of the region. Luke has a wonderful summary statement of the character of this Hebrew couple. “And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless” (Lk. 1:6). On the occasion of Zacharias’ exercise of his duty of burning incense in the temple at Jerusalem (a once-in-a-lifetime event for a priest), the angel Gabriel appeared to the elderly gentleman, informing him that his prayers had been heard, and that his wife would bear a son (Lk. 1:13). One must necessarily infer that Zecharias had prayed for a son in earlier times, though Elizabeth was barren, and both of them now were advanced in age (Lk. 1:7). Clearly, John’s conception was miraculous. Incidentally, he was about six months older than Jesus (Lk. 1:26). It was foretold that this child would be filled with the Spirit of God, even from his mother’s womb, and that he would be reared under the strict code of the Nazirite (cf. Num. 6:1-21), an indication of the solemnity of his role in preparing the way for the world’s Redeemer. The Scriptures are silent as to the deaths of John’s parents — though legend has it that Zacharias was slain by Herod the Great, forcing Elizabeth to flee with her babe into the wilderness area of Judea. Luke does say of John: “And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his showing unto Israel” (Lk. 1:80). This desert (or deserted) area “stretches from Jerusalem and Bethlehem eastward some 20 miles down to the Jordan River and the Dead Sea.” It is “a barren region of rugged hills and valleys” (Earle, 30). John the Baptist in Prophecy Any Hebrew familiar with his Old Testament could have expected the ministry of John as a preliminary measure in the divine plan, paving the way for the appearance of the Messiah. Note the following. Isaiah’s Prophecy of John the Baptist Seven centuries before the birth of Jesus, the prophet Isaiah spoke of “the voice of one that crieth,” indeed, of him who would “prepare in the wilderness the way of Jehovah,” and “make level in the desert a highway for our God” (Isa. 40:3). While many commentators find in this prediction an immediate application to Judah’s return from the Babylonian captivity, the New Testament writers see in it an ultimate fulfillment in the preparatory work of John the Baptist (cf. Mt. 3:3; Mk. 1:2-3; Lk. 3:4-6; Jn. 1:23). As professor Webb has observed, with the coming of Jesus, these words “sprang to life again with deeper and fuller meaning.” He comments further: “Although there was a partial return from exile in the years following 539 B.C., spiritually the exile continued until the Messiah came. Only he could solve the deep, underlying problem” (164). John, therefore, was a key figure in the preparation of the Messiah’s work. Malachi’s Prophecy of John the Baptist In the concluding book of the Old Testament, Malachi, on behalf of God, declared: “Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way be


Name the famous male ballet dancer who defected to the west in 1974 while dancing with the Kirov Ballet in Toronto?

Famous Male Ballet Dancers - BalletHub Famous Male Ballet Dancers About Ballet October 20th, 2014 There are thousands of dancers in the world but only a handful of famous male ballet dancers.  While famous ballerinas may often have the spotlight, let’s take a look at the men who’ve helped shape ballet into what it is today. Mikhail Baryshnikov Mikhail Baryshnikov When you talk about famous male ballet dancers, there is always one household name that comes up: Baryshnikov.  From dancing to sold out audiences in New York and around the world, to several movies and a season of Sex and the City, Mikhail Baryshnikov’s career has been nothing short of stardom.  Born in Latvia to Russian parents, “Misha” (his nickname, common in Russia for people named Mikhail) began ballet training at the age of 12 and won the Gold Medal at the International Ballet Competition in Varna in 1966.  He soon joined the Kirov Ballet where he danced as a principal until his defection in 1974 in Toronto, Canada while on tour with the company.  He soon left for the US where he joined American Ballet Theatre as a principal from 74-78, where he would often partner Gelsey Kirkland.  From 78-80, he joined New York City Ballet as a principal to dance the works of George Balanchine.  Only two years later, he rejoined ABT as both a principal director and its director.  During this time, he danced to sold out audiences around the world while directing one of the greatest companies in the world. After his departure from ABT, he formed the White Oak Dance Project with Mark Morris, a small modern company.  In 2005, he opened the Baryshnikov Arts Center in New York City which provides space not just for dance, but also theater, film, music and visual arts. Standing about 5’7 and unable to partner taller women when they were up on pointe, Baryshnikov is not your typical tall male ballet dancer.  This however did not stop him from achieving international star status in and out of the ballet world.  He starred in several dance related movies, such as “White Nights,” “The Turning Pointe,” and “Dancers,” movies that he plays the roll of a famous male ballet dancer and also in the spy film “Company Business” where he plays a KGB mole.  He is also known for playing the role of a Russian painter, Aleksandr Petrovsky, on the final season of Sex and the City. While there were famous male ballet dancers before his time, Baryshnikov has certainly played a huge part in shaping ballet into what it is today, especially for male dancers. Ethan Stiefel Ethan Stiefel performing in Swan Lake. Photo by Rosalie O’Connor Next on our list of famous male ballet dancers is Ethan Stiefel, an astounding male dancer of superb technical ability and balletic line who has had an amazing international career.  Stiefel is also widely known for his bad-boy role of Cooper Nielson in the hit ballet movie “Center Stage” played alongside Amanda Schull and Sascha Radetsky. After training at several schools, among School of American Ballet (SAB), he joined New York City Ballet in 1989 as a corps de ballet dancer, leaving just three years later to perform with Zürich Ballet and returning once again a year later to NYCB as a soloist.  He was promoted to principal at NYCB in 1995 and left in 1997 to join American Ballet Theatre as a principal.  Ethan’s talent is immense; he not only has beautiful, balletic lines with his legs and feet but also an ability to perform very difficult, technical ballet steps with an explosive, yet refined, style.  After a 15 years of performing with ABT (23 years total), he retired from the stage with his final performance in July 2012, dancing Ali the Slave in the ballet Le Corsaire. Formerly the dean of the the School of Dance at North Carolina School of the Arts, the director at Ballet Pacifica and more recently at Royal New Zealand Ballet, the dance world has much to look forward to from one of the world’s most talented and famous male ballet dancers. Rudolf Nureyev Rudolf Nureyev, famous male ballet dancer and director of Paris Opera Ballet Rudolf Nureyev easily makes the


Which is the oldest original London theatre still in regular use?

Theatres in Victorian London Theatres in Victorian London [ Victorian Web Home —> Authors —> Music, Theatre, and Popular Entertainment —> Theatres ] Much of the following information has been gathered from Frederick and Lise-Lone Marker's in "A Guide to London Theatres, 1750-1880" in The Revels History of Drama in English, Vol. VI: 1750-1880 (1975). They, in turn, consulted H. Barton Baker's History of the London Stage (London, 1904), Allardyce Nicoll's A History of English Drama 1660-1900 (Cambridge, 1966), E. B. Watson's Sheridan to Robertson (Cambridge, Mass., 1926), and The London Stage (Carbondale, Ill., 1962-68). Phyllis Hartnoll's Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre offers more detailed information about many of these nineteenth-century theatres. Additional images and links added by George P. Landow . For supplementary texts, consult the "Reference List" below. Adelphi (Strand) Built in 1806 opposite Adam Street by merchant John Scott (who had made his fortune from a washing-blue) as the Sans Pareil to showcase his daughter's theatrical talents, the theatre was given a new facade and redecorated in 1814. It re-opened on 18 October 1819 as the Adelphi, named after the imposing complex of West London streets built by the brothers Robert (1728-92) and James (1730-94) Adam from 1768. The name "Adelphoi" in Greek simply means "the brothers." Among the celebrated actors who appeared on its stage was the comedian Charles Matthews (1776-1835), whose work was so admired by young Charles Dickens. It had more "tone" than the other minor theatres because its patrons in the main were the salaried clerks of barristers and solicitors. The Adelphi was also noted for melodramas ("Adelphi Screamers") and dramatic adaptations, for example, Pierce Egan's Tom and Jerry, or Life in London, adapted by dramatist T. W. Moncrieff. Its first notable manager was Frederick Yates (1825-42), and its longest-tenured manager Ben Webster (1847-71). The well-known Anglo- Irish dramatist and actor Dion Boucicault performed on its stage in 1860, 1861, 1875, and 1880, while his second wife, Agnes Robertson, appeared on the stage of the Adelphi in 1861, 1875, and 1893. Noted adaptor and Dickensian "pirate" Edward Stirling was acting manager in 1838, and stage director in 1839. The Adelphi has the distinction, according to the research of Philip Bolton, of being the first house to stage an adaptation a work by Charles Dickens , the piece being J. B. Buckstone's "The Christening," a comic burletta (farce) which opened on 13 October 1834, based on "The Bloomsbury Christening," which would eventually be published in the first volume of Sketches by Boz. Indeed, many of Dickens's early works were adapted for the stage of the Adelphi, including The Pickwick Papers as W. L. Rede's The Peregrinations of Pickwick; or, Boz-i-a-na, a three -act burletta first performed on 3 April 1837, Yates's production of Nicholas Nickleby; or, Doings at Do-The-Boys Hall in November-December 1838, and Edward Stirling's two-act burletta The Old Curiosity Shop; or, One Hour from Humphrey's Clock (November-December 1840, January 1841). In 1840, a fresh façade was added, and in 1844 it came under the management of Madame Céleste and comedian Ben Webster, with John Baldwin Buckstone (1802-79) as its principal dramatist. On 28 January 1844, the theatre's lessee, Gladstane, wrote to John M. Kemble, Examiner of Plays in the Lord Chamberlain's offices, for permission to play Edward Stirling's "official" adaptation of Dickens's A Christmas Carol; or, Past, Present, and Future, which opened 5 February. Here, too, on 19 December 1844 Lemon and à Beckett's "official" adaptation of Dickens's The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells that rang an Old Year out and a New One In opened. In total, à Beckett staged six of his plays at the Adelphi between 1844 and 1853. Still manager in 1848, Ben Webster made application on 12 December to the Lord Chamberlain's office for the licensing of Mark Lemon's adaptation of Dickens's The Haunted Man, to op


What was the name of the Russian submarine lost in the Barents Sea in August 2000?

Kursk Submarine Disaster - YouTube Kursk Submarine Disaster Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on May 22, 2014 K-141 Kursk was an Oscar-II class nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine of the Russian Navy, lost with all hands when it sank in the Barents Sea on 12 August 2000. Kursk was a Project 949A Антей (Antey, Antaeus, also known by its NATO reporting name of Oscar II). It was named after the Russian city Kursk, around which the largest tank battle in military history, the Battle of Kursk, took place in 1943. One of the first vessels completed after the end of the Soviet Union, it was commissioned into the Russian Navy's Northern Fleet. Category


What is the nickname of new Premiership football team Hull City?

Hull City - Football - BBC Sport Hull City Cardiff City sign Hull's Scotland international goalkeeper Allan McGregor on loan until the end of the season. 18 Jan York City sign striker Johan ter Horst from Hull City and Wrexham defender Hamza Bencherif for the rest of the season. 17 Jan West Brom have made a bid of about £10m for Hull midfielder Jake Livermore after missing out on Morgan Schneiderlin. 16 Jan New boss Marco Silva guides Hull to victory in his first Premier League match as the Tigers move off the foot of the table. 14 Jan


What name is given to chicken that is split open down the back, flattened and then grilled?

Where Did The Word Spatchcock Come From? Usage Of The Word On The Internet Numerous Sources There are numerous references on the web that use the word as a noun meaning a young chicken, no more than 6 weeks old. Interestingly, we have been unable to find any dictionary definitions which give this meaning. (See below for dictionary references.) The Boston Globe A split, flattened chicken roasts in considerably less time -- much as a butterflied leg of lamb cooks more quickly than the whole leg. "Spatchcock" is the term used in a professional kitchen. The Boston Globe Cutting a chicken in half for broiling is almost as routine as chopping an onion. But keep the halves together in that same flattened position, and it looks as if you've done something complicated to the little bird. Think of it as butterflying the chicken. The real term is to "spatchcock." Alan Davidson explains in The Oxford Companion to Food: "The theory is that the word is an abbreviation of 'dispatch the cock,' a phrase used to indicate a summary way of grilling a bird after splitting it open down the back and spreading the two halves out flat." Davidson speculates that spatchcocked birds originated in Ireland. He has noticed them in Irish cookbooks that date to the 18th century. Besides making an intriguing presentation and being simple to carve, a spatchcocked bird requires less time in the oven. That means that the breast meat won't be dry. It's also easy to make a pocket between the skin and breast meat to stuff the bird with a protective layer of vegetables and seasonings. In Simple French Food, the late Richard Olney wrote about stuffing a flattened chicken with grated zucchini mixed with ricotta and Parmesan cheeses. Olney prepared the recipe on his book-promotion tour in the early 1970s, and for a while it became popular among cooks. We still see spatchcocked chicken on menus around town, sometimes just asimple flattened bird with a mixture of herbs tucked underneath the skin. It always feels new. www.word-detective.com According to the New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, a "spatchcock" is simply "a chicken or especially a game-bird split open and grilled after a simple and speedy method of preparation." In other words, lunch. The origin of "spatchcock" seems to be under debate. The folks at Oxford think it's Irish, and a combination of "dispatch" (as in "quick") and "cock," but the Random House Webster's College Dictionary dismisses that theory and ties the word to "spitchcock," a dish made with fried eels. Even if one likes fried eels (which I do not), this isn't very useful because no one seems to know where "spitchcock" came from, either. Helen's British Cooking Site http://www.hwatson.force9.co.uk/cookbook/recipes/starters/spatchcock.htm 'Indian mode and sea fashion' adds the Victorian colonel's wife from whose cookbook this particular recipe comes. The word spatchcock comes from the dish - a happy rooster one minute and a rather flat-looking grilled chicken the next - all done with great despatch. This simple recipe was a favourite with army officers sent to India by sea, which used to entail several weeks' long voyage. Coops of chickens were kept on board and were a great treat for the bored passengers when despatched and cooked in this way.' Rotisol Asia Rotisseries http://www.rotisol.com.hk/index.html 'New alternative "SPATCHCOCK" chicken rotisseries allow "open"-style cooking. Rotisol rotisseries are equipped with rotary/alternating motors, allowing a choice of cooking styles. In the normal ROTARY setting, the rotisserie will cook spitted chickens perfectly. In the ALTERNATING setting, the machine allows users to cook chicken open "SPATCHCOCK" style.' Usage Of The Word In The United Kingdom Oxford Companion to Food, Alan Davidson, 1999 Oxford University Press Winner of the James Beard Foundation Book Award, Gourmet Magazine calls this book "A food book for all time. A must-have for any serious food follower." "Spatchcock, a culinary term, met in cookery books of the 18th and 19th centuries, and revived towards the end of the 20th