Who is the current Shadow Home Secretary?

BBC News - Ed Miliband's shadow cabinet and ministerial teams Ed Miliband's shadow cabinet and ministerial teams Click on the faces for profiles Here are details of Ed Miliband's ministerial team following his October 2013 reshuffle. This page is no longer being updated. For latest, click here . ED MILIBAND - LABOUR LEADER The then 40-year-old beat older brother and former foreign secretary David to the Labour leadership in 2010 by the narrowest of margins, with the backing of the trade unions proving decisive. Attempted to shake-off his "Red Ed" tag by talking about the "squeezed middle" - but faced criticism the party lacked direction. He launched a two-year policy review and consultation exercise on "refounding" Labour as a more modern and inclusive party. He faced criticism his leadership lacked edge, but won support over his reaction to the phone-hacking scandal - and his decision to burn the party's bridges with Rupert Murdoch's media empire. The son of a Marxist intellectual and an MP since 2005, he was formerly an adviser to Gordon Brown. After entering Parliament, he enjoyed a rapid rise, becoming energy and climate change secretary in 2008. Married his long-term partner and mother of his two young children, Justine Thornton in 2011. ED BALLS - SHADOW CHANCELLOR As Gordon Brown's chief economic adviser, he was at the chancellor's side for many years. After being elected an MP in 2005, he quickly became a Treasury minister but had to deny accusations of briefing against Tony Blair. Later he became schools secretary and narrowly held on to his seat in the 2010 election after being targeted by the Tories. Came third in the Labour leadership contest and was named shadow home secretary, despite being tipped for shadow chancellor. His public calls for Labour to change its position on the deficit were widely seen as having lost him the job. However, following Alan Johnson's resignation in January 2011, Mr Balls, at the age of 44 , became shadow chancellor after all. Married to shadow cabinet colleague Yvette Cooper. YVETTE COOPER - SHADOW HOME SECRETARY AND MINISTER FOR WOMEN AND EQUALITIES Popular throughout the party, the then 42-year old got the most votes of any MP in the shadow cabinet elections. A former journalist with the Independent, she was marked out early on as a rising star after being elected in 1997. Two years later, at the age of 30, she became a minister - the youngest at the time. She rose quickly up the ministerial ladder, working in the Treasury before becoming work and pensions secretary. Was urged by some to run for the leadership but decided against it, saying it was not the right time. Another of those seen as a potential shadow chancellor, she was in fact appointed shadow foreign secretary in Ed Miliband's first front bench line-up, but moved to the home affairs brief after Alan Johnson's resignation. Married to Ed Balls - they are the first married couple to serve as cabinet ministers at the same time. They have three children. DOUGLAS ALEXANDER - SHADOW FOREIGN SECRETARY The former solicitor is one of only a handful of senior Labour figures who were close to both Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. Once Gordon Brown's speechwriter, he served as Scottish secretary and transport secretary under Tony Blair and international development secretary under Gordon Brown. Blamed by some for the election that never was in 2007 after urging Gordon Brown to call a snap poll. Aged 43 , he co-ordinated the 2010 Labour general election campaign. Backed David Miliband in the leadership contest, chairing his campaign. TRISTRAM HUNT - SHADOW EDUCATION SECRETARY Historian Tristram Hunt, MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central since 2010, was promoted from shadow minister to shadow education secretary in the October 2013 reshuffle. He replaced Stephen Twigg. Mr Hunt is best known as a regular newspaper columnist, broadcaster and history lecturer. After taking a first-class degree in history from Cambridge University, he served as an exchange fellow at the University of Chicago before returning to Cambridge to complete his doctora


Who won the African Cup of Nations recently?


Who won the Women’s Singles at the 2015 Australian Open Tennis Championships?

2015 Australian Open -- Women's semifinals Only Maria Sharapova stands between Serena Williams and her 19th major title. We look back at Serena's 18 Grand Slam triumphs ahead of Saturday's Australian Open final. 2 Related It's the first time since 2004 that the top two seeds will meet in the women's final at Melbourne Park. The 33-year-old Williams will be the oldest player to reach the Australian Open final in the Open era. She won each of the previous five Aussie Open title matches she played in. Sharapova won the 2008 title, but was comprehensively outplayed in her two other trips to the final -- by Williams in 2007 and by Victoria Azarenka in 2012. Williams, who has been struggling with a cold for a week, said she'd recover from a tough workout in the all-American semifinal against Keys, who pounded her with heavy groundstrokes and a big serve for the first set. "She pushed me really hard the first set ... and I had to really dig deep mentally to get through that," Williams said. "It was a little frustrating. I had like nine or 10 match points and couldn't close it out. That doesn't happen so much. She played like she didn't have anything to lose." Keys, playing in her first Grand Slam semifinal, saved seven match points on serve in a penultimate game that lasted more than 11 minutes. Williams kept her cool, though, wasting one match point on her serve before closing with an ace to reach her 23rd major final. "I think she can be the best in the world," Williams said of Keys. "The way she played today, I definitely think she has potential to be No. 1 -- and win Grand Slams." Williams was at her best after dropping her opening service game, finishing the match with just one double-fault, firing 13 aces and defending when she needed to defend. Maria Sharapova has beaten Serena Williams only twice in 18 meetings.  MAL FAIRCLOUGH/AFP/Getty Images Keys, who beat fourth-seeded and Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova in the third round and Venus Williams in the quarterfinals, had control until she was broken in the sixth game. She held in the 12th game, closing with an ace to force a tiebreaker, but quickly fell behind 4-1 with Serena firing two aces. She saved two set points with aces but had no chance of extending the tiebreaker when Williams hit another unreturnable serve, and started jumping for joy. Williams broke early in the second set and raced to a 5-1 lead before Keys held, temporarily denying victory for the woman who inspired her to take up tennis. Until now, Keys had never made it past the third round of a major. But the Australian Open marked many firsts for the American teen. "Did I think it was going to happen here? Not particularly. But I'm very happy it did," said Keys, who won over many fans with her sense of humor and big smile "This week has definitely shown me that I can play the top players, and I can do well against them. I can play the No. 1 player in the world in a pretty close match." Top-ranked Williams hasn't been in peak form in Australia, starting with a lackluster hit-out at the Hopman Cup, but has found a way to reach her first final at Melbourne Park since 2010. "I was so off. I felt like I wasn't moving well. I just wasn't feeling great on the court," she said. "It's been so long since I've even been in a final here. I was kind of like, 'Oh, let me just try.' My theory now is to relax and play the match as best as I can." One-Sided Affair Serena Williams is 16-2 all-time against Maria Sharapova and 4-1 in Grand Slam events heading into the Australian Open women's singles final. The tale of the tape: Williams


To which school of art did Jackson Pollock and Mark Rotho belong?

Comparison of the approaches of Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko to Abstract Expressionism | the howl of colours the howl of colours Abstract expressionism , action painting , Jackson Pollock , Mark Rothko Abstract Expressionism has been considered by many art historians as an equivalent of Analytical Cubism in the middle of the twentieth century because ‘it appeared to illuminate new aesthetic problems and demanded new paradigms to solve them.’ [1] Although some of the artists are framed within the School of New York, the fact is that in practice they did not form any uniform style movement, some of them painted with apparent spontaneity, others with certain self-limitation. However, in the first instance they reacted against the prevailing social realism and regional style during the Great Depression and were encouraged to abandon stylistic conventions of the past, focusing on the qualities of their particular medium. Later, after the impact of World War II, they developed a historical and public art, documenting, analyzing and striving to transfigure the experience of human collective as a result of the collapse of the war and depression. [2] This essay firstly aims to compare the approaches of Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko to the beginnings of Abstract Expressionism, the relationship between artistic practice and political, social and ideological circumstances which were latent during the Great Depression. Secondly, to contrast the evolution of their painting in the post-war period, when they adopted the abstraction as a new paradigm of practice and critical value. [3] In the first place, although the first works of Pollock and Rothko were committed to socialist politics, artists abandoned early the social realist painting in the United States. [4] In relation with some works requested by the Federal Art Project, which reflect a type of art that functions as ‘an element of self-definition and insight in society,’ [5] Rothko and Pollock were interested in aspects which go beyond the current social reality. The works The Omen of the Eagle (1942, National Gallery of Art, Washington) by Rothko and Male and Female (1942-43, Philadelphia Museum of Art) by Pollock distance from realism and begin the exploration of ritual and totemic issues. However, these works were not still within the framework of abstraction, but it possessed a more figurative character. For instance, it can be seen that Rothko’s work is composed of several overlapping rows, in which different elements are described, from heads or Greek columns to eagles or human feet. In the same way, Pollock’s painting, though less figurative than the previous example, shows two figures, male and female, that dominate the composition. Psychoanalysis, particularly the psychologist Carl Jung’s theory, is another influence in Pollock and Rothko’s art. It is presented as an opportunity to discover, understand and work both in their unconscious and their art. [6] Jung believed in the existence of a common substrate for human beings of all times and places in the world, consisting of primitive symbols that a content of the psyche that is beyond reason is expressed, the ‘collective unconscious’. [7] Both artists applied in the realization of their work surrealist techniques, particularly automatism. They were interested in the fields of irrational subconscious, where rest the prenatal memory, the survival of ancestral traditions and automatic and instinctive activity of the spirit. [8] Rothko’s work Geologic Reverie (1946, Los Angeles County Museum of Art) denotes influence by Joan Miró. Its schematic forms are embedded in a soft background; horizontal divisions remind horizons in the landscapes of Miró. [9] Likewise, Pasiphaë (1943, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York) by Pollock introduces three figures, two of them standing and one horizontally, forming a complex field of enigmatic symbols through the practice of automatism, using his unconscious to arrange the composition. [10] Although there are some aspects that bring the works of Pollock and Rothko closer at this st


Which motorcycle manufacturer made the Trident and Bonneville models?

Triumph Motorcycles Back TRIUMPH HERITAGE Through the Fifties and Sixties, names such as Steve McQueen and Marlon Brando cemented the Triumph legend, while numerous land speed records and race track successes gave bikes like the Thunderbird, Bonneville, Tiger and Trident iconic status. 1902 The first Triumph motorcycle is produced, powered by a 2.2hp Minerva engine and subsequently known as No. 1. 1907 A new 450cc motor making 3.5 hp is produced. As annual production reaches 1,000 units, the factory moves main production to a larger site on Priory Street in Coventry. 1915 Triumph is chosen to supply the Type H ‘Trusty’ motorcycle for Allied military service. Of 57,000 manufactured, 30,000 of the 499cc air cooled single cylinder bikes see active service. 1927 The Coventry factory, now standing at 500,000 sq ft and employing 3000 people, produces 30,000 units per annum. 1936 Triumph’s car and motorcycle businesses are split. Edward Turner is appointed as chief designer. 1937 Turner unveils the 498cc Speed Twin (T100) that has a top speed of over 90 mph. It is the definitive British motorcycle and establishes a pattern for Triumph bikes that will last more than 40 years. 1940 Over 50,000 motorcycles are sold to the military as motorcycle production is geared towards the war effort. The Priory Street factory is demolished on November 14, 1940 in the blitz of Coventry. Temporary premises in Warwick are used until a new plant opens in Meriden in 1942. 1946 With the return of peace, the company focuses on three models, the Tiger 100 (piloted to a maiden win at the 1946 Manx Grand Prix by Eric Lyons), the Speed Twin and the smaller touring 349cc 3T. All models feature a telescopic front fork. 1954 Marlon Brando rides a 650cc Thunderbird 6T in ‘The Wild One’. 1955 Johnny Allen hits 193 mph on the Bonneville Salt Flats, riding a streamliner powered by a tuned 650cc Thunderbird motor.  It’s the start of a remarkable era of performance dominance, when Triumph held the absolute motorcycle land speed record for 15 consecutive years, except for one brief 33-day period. 1959 The iconic T120 Bonneville 650 is introduced. Named in honour of the location of the setting of countless World speed records, the Bonneville is destined to become one of the greatest motorcycles, and the highest selling British twin of all time 1963 A TR6 650 Trophy is ridden, jumped and crashed by Bud Ekins, and more famously Steve McQueen, in ‘The Great Escape’. 1966 Buddy Elmore wins the Daytona 200 on a factory-prepped 500cc Tiger. The Gyronaut X-1, a streamliner powered by two Triumph 650cc motors, records 245.6 mph on the Bonneville Salt Flats. 1967 Gary Nixon proves that last year’s Daytona 200 win was no fluke by repeating the feat aboard a Tiger 100. Further racing success is enjoyed in the Production TT by John Hartle on a production TT. 28,700 Triumphs are sold in the USA. 1968 The 750cc Triple finally makes an appearance, powering both the Trident and the BSA Rocket 3. Evel Knieval attempts to jump the fountain at Caesar’s Palace casino in Las Vegas on a Bonneville. 1969 Malcolm Uphill wins the Production TT on a Bonneville. In the process he puts in the first-ever lap over 100 mph on a production motorcycle. Motorcycle production at Meriden peaks at approximately 46,800 units. 1970 Malcolm Uphill again wins the production TT on a Triple destined for further fame and subsequently referred to as Slippery Sam. 1975 Bonneville production continues after the workers form a co-op to keep the Meriden factory going. Slippery Sam wins the ten lap Production TT for the fifth year running. 1983 The Meriden factory closes its doors. John Bloor acquires the Triumph name and Meriden site and licenses a small number of Bonnevilles to continue to be produced by Les Harris in Devon. 1987 The first ‘new‘ Triumph motor, a 1200cc four cylinder, runs on a test bench. 1990 Triumph returns! Six new models are unveiled at the Cologne Show: The unfaired Trident 750 and 900 Triples, the touring Trophy 900 Triple and 1200 Four and the sports-oriented Daytona 750 Triple and 1000


What was the maiden name of tennis player Billy Jean King?

Players | WTA Tennis English Career in Review Billie Jean King Biography Maiden name is Moffitt ... At age 11, when she bought her first tennis racquet with money saved from odd jobs and was taking free lessons near her home in Long Beach, California, told mom Betty, "I am going to be No.1 in the world" ... Attended Los Angeles State University for three years ... In September 1970 was one of nine players who broke away from the tennis establishment and accepted $1 contracts from promoter Gladys Heldman in Houston; revolt led to the birth of women's professional tennis with the formation of the Virginia Slims Tour and the creation of the Women's Tennis Association, which King spearheaded in 1973 ... Also founded the Women's Sports Foundation in 1974 to increase opportunities for female participation in sports; continues to serve on organization's board ... Co-founder of groundbreaking co-ed professional tennis league WorldTeamTennis in 1974 ... Is involved in a variety of enterprises including publishing, promoting tournaments and tennis exhibitions and has doe extensive tennis commentary for television ... Interests include ballet, old and new movies ... Father, Bill, was an engineer in the Long Beach Fire Dept.; younger brother, Randy Moffitt, was a Major League Baseball pitcher for 13 years ... Wrote book titled We Have Come A Long Way, published in November 1988. No videos found 0 - Ranked No.1 in the world five times between 1966 and 1974 and was in Top 10 a total of 17 years (beginning in 1960); ranked No.1 on US doubles list for a record 12 years, eight with Rosie Casals. - Owns 39 total Grand Slam titles (12 singles, 16 doubles, 11 mixed), third on the all-time list. - Enjoyed greatest success at Wimbledon, where she holds a record 20 titles combined in singles (six), doubles (10) and mixed doubles (four). - Won the singles, doubles and mixed doubles titles at 1973 Wimbledon, one of three players to accomplish a Grand Slam Triple Crown in the Open Era (Court and Navratilova are the others). - Is one of just nine players in history to hold a singles title in each of the four Grand Slam tournaments, along with Court, Connolly, Fry, Graf, Hart, Evert, Navratilova and S.Williams. - Only woman to win the US singles title on four surfaces (grass, clay, carpet, hardcourts). - Oldest player to win professional Tour title by winning 1983 Birmingham at 39 years, 7 months, 23 days. - Unbeaten in 27 Fed Cup doubles matches and third in total wins (with 52); Captain of US Fed Cup team in 1995-96 and 1998-2001. - US Olympic women's tennis team captain in 1996 and 2000. SINGLES Winner (67): 1968 - Wimbledon ; 1969 - Pacific Southwest, South African Open, Natal, Dublin, Stockholm; 1970 - Rome, Sydney, Durban, London Indoors, VS Richmond; 1971 - US Open , San Francisco, Long Beach, Milwaukee, Oklahoma City, Chattanooga, US Indoors-Detroit, Boston, San Diego, Hamburg [German Open], Hoylake, Kitzbuhel, Houston, US Clay Courts, Louisville, Phoenix, London Indoors; 1972 - Roland Garros , US Open , Wimbledon , Phoenix, Richmond, Indianapolis, San Francisco, Tucson, Charlotte, Bristol; 1973 - Wimbledon , Phoenix, Indianapolis, Denver, Nottingham, VS Hawaii, Tokyo [Toray]; 1974 - US Open , San Francisco, Washington DC, Detroit, Akron, US Indoors-New York; 1975 - Wimbledon , Sarasota; 1977 - Lionel San Antonio, Phoenix, San Paulo, San Juan, Japan Invitational, London Indoors; 1979 - Tokyo Sillook, Stockholm; 1980 - Detroit, Houston, Tokyo Sillook; 1982 - Birmingham; 1983 - Birmingham. DOUBLES Winner (101 Open Era): 1980 - US Open (w/Navratilova); 1979 - Wimbledon (w/Navratilova); 1978 - US Open (w/Navratilova); 1974 - US Open (w/Casals), Virginia Slims Championships (w/Casals); 1973 - Wimbledon (w/Casals); 1972 - Roland Garros (w/Stove), Wimbledon (w/Stove); 1971 - Wimbledon (w/Casals); 1970 - Wimbledon (w/Casals), Rome (w/Casals), Queen's Club (w/Casals); 1968 - Wimbledon (w/Casals), Winchester (w/Casals). MIXED DOUBLES Winner (7 Open Era): 1976 - US Open (w/Dent); 1974 - Wimbledon (w/Davidson); 1973 - Wimbledon (w/Davidson), US Open (w


To which school of art did Matisse and Vlaminck belong?

Maurice De Vlaminck - Artist Profile Movement, Style, School or Type of Art: Fauvism is the movement with which Vlaminck will always be most closely associated. However, Fauvism was a very short movement and the artist had a very long career. His work briefly leaned towards Cubism (which he professed to loathe) prior to World War I; afterwards it settled into an Expressionistic style that Vlaminck maintained for the rest of his life. The important thing to remember is that, regardless of which labels we now assign to his work, he (a self-taught artist) operated instinctively. He didn't and wouldn't care what we call his approach--he was simply being true to his gut. Date and Place of Birth: April 4, 1876, Paris Maurice was born to two musicians: Edmond Julien de Vlaminck, his father, was a pianist, violinist and tenor. His mother, Josephine Grillet, who was from Lorraine, was also a pianist. Because the artist grew up in this household, music came as naturally to him as breathing. continue reading below our video 4 Tips for Improving Test Performance In the early years of his adult life, he was able to help support his young family by taking on violin students and getting the occasional paying gig. But, even though it was second-nature, music never lit the fires of passion in Vlaminck that visual art did. Early Life: Young Maurice didn't have the benefit of a top-drawer education, but he was intellectually curious, emotionally fearless and physically imposing. Vlaminck grew to be a tall, strong, red-haired man prone to wearing loud colors and a gaudy wooden necktie. He married for the first time in his teens and worked (in addition to giving music lessons) to support his wife and daughters as a wrestler, billiards shooter, mechanic, laborer and professional cyclist before a bout with typhus weakened him. He also discovered that he could write, and penned several risqué novels--anything to pay the bills. How He Came to Art: Vlaminck had taken a smattering of drawing classes and tried his hand at painting, but it was a chance incident that reportedly led him to make art his career. While serving his mandatory 3-year military obligation, he met the painter André Derain in 1900, when the train on which both men were riding derailed. A lifelong friendship was struck, as well as a deal to share a studio in Chatou. It was in this picturesque Seine valley village--previously popular with the Impressionists--that Vlaminck began painting in earnest. (Never a thought towards selling, mind you. He quite simply was overcome by the urge to paint.) When Art Noticed Him: Vlaminck attended a Parisian van Gogh exhibition in 1901 and was blown away by Vincent's color choices. At this same show, Derain introduced his studio mate to Henri Matisse --perhaps the most bold colorist to ever hold a brush. Vlaminck absorbed these options, and spent the next few years pouring riotously-hued landscapes back out onto canvas. Convinced by Derain and Matisse to show, Vlaminck began exhibiting with them in 1904. The 1905 Salon d'Automne exhibition was where the trio and a few other like minded artists received the (snarky) moniker fauves (wild beasts) from the art critic Louis Vauxcelle. Ironically, the indifferent-to-sales Vlaminck began to sell any- and everything he painted, so in demand were the canvases of this "wild beast." After meeting Paul Cézanne , Vlaminck's work took a turn towards balancing color with more structured compositions. He is best known today for his Fauvism period--a span of no more than seven years. Vlaminck's later work (the bulk of his career) continued to concentrate on color, sell well and be seen in exhibitions that he did not attend. In addition to painting, he produced some fine lithographs, etchings and woodcuts, and authored and illustrated a number of books. Important Works: Man Smoking a Pipe, 1900 Portrait of Derain, 1905 Self Portrait, 1912 The Red Tractor, 1956 See pictures of Maurice de Vlaminck's work in the Special Exhibition Gallery - Vlaminck, a Fauvist Instinct . Date and Place of Death: October 11, 1958, Ru


Which motorcycle manufacturer made the Dominator and Commando models?

History History Twin tube chassis. Cast outrigger and headstock  Öhlins NIX 30 front suspension. Öhlins TTXGP Norton bespoke rear suspension Radially mounted Brembo Monobloc Forged aluminium wheels with carbon option Race spec under seat carbon-fibre fuel tank Gold line axial front brake calipers Conventional style handlebars Integral brake and clutch master cylinders Steel chain guard Head office & production History Norton has long enjoyed a unique place in motorcycle history and continues to draw inspiration from the past whilst building on the Norton legacy for the future. Enjoy a more detailed history of the Norton name by clicking along the timeline below.     1898 The 1898 James Lansdowne Norton (known to all as 'Pa') founded Norton as a manufacturer of "fittings and parts for the two-wheel trade." 1900-1910 By 1902 the first Norton motorcycles were being produced using French and Swiss engines. In 1907 Rem Fowler won the Isle of Man twin cylinder class riding a Norton, the beginning of a strong racing tradition. Success in the very first Isle of Man TT race, followed by wins at Brooklands and other European races, helped cement Norton's reputation as a builder of serious road and race bikes. 1908 saw the company produce the first Norton engined bike, powered by a single cylinder side valve unit and by 1909 Norton motorcycles were on sale in Harrods! 1910-1930 The famous Norton logo, designed by Pa Norton and his daughter Ethel, appeared on the front of the 1914 catalogue and from 1916 Norton Motorcycles carried it on their tanks. In 1925 JL 'Pa' Norton died aged just 56, but not before he saw his motorcycles win the Senior and sidecar TTs in 1924, with the 500cc Model 18, Norton's first overhead valve single. 1930-1950 By the mid 1930s Norton was producing over 4,000 road bikes annually. Between the wars Norton won the Isle of Man Senior TT race ten times and, between 1930 and 1937, won 78 out of 92 Grand Prix races. With the onset of the second world war Norton withdrew from racing but between 1937 and 1945 manufactured almost 100,000 sidevalve motorcycles (almost a quarter of all military motorcycles) as their contribution to the war effort. The company enjoyed further TT victories every year from 1947-1954. 1950-1960 1949 saw the introduction of the twin cylinder Dominator, whilst in 1950 the Featherbed frame was introduced. Lightweight but strong, it was fitted to the Manx Nortons to help negotiate the turns of the Isle of Man track, improving the bikes' handling and contributing to further race success. By 1951 the Dominator and other Norton Cafe Racers were available with the Featherbed frame and its success meant that demand for more traditional frames rapidly diminished. By the end of the 1952 season, Geoff Duke riding for Norton, was the world champion in both the 350cc and 500cc classes and was awarded the OBE. 1960-1980 The 1961 Earls Court motor show heralded the introduction of the Commando, with the engine unit 'isolastically' insulated from the frame for a smooth, vibration-free ride. In the next decade over 500,000 were produced and sold and the Commando was named Motor Cycle News readers 'Machine of the Year' for five successive years. In the 1970s Norton raced under the sponsorship of John Player and the commercial success of the Commando was underlined by the 'Norton Girls' campaign. However this was the decade where the prevalence of Japanese models saw Norton, alongside other great British marques, driven to the brink of extinction. The last Commando was produced in 1976. 1980-2000 In the 1980s the company went through several incarnations - the rights to the name were split between several companies in several countries. The brand was relaunched in Lichfield in 1988 and in 1989 Norton made an emphatic return to racing when Steve Spray won the British Superbike Championship on the all-black JPS bike, a victory repeated in 1994 by Ian Simpson on the Duckhams Norton. The commercial market was slower, though the Wankel engined Interpol 2 motorcycle was popular with police forces and the RAC. Thi


What was the maiden name of tennis player Margaret Court?

Players | WTA Tennis English No videos found 0 ò Accumulated 24 Grand Slam singles titles, 19 doubles and 19 mixed; holds all-time records for most Grand Slam singles titles (24), mixed doubles titles (19) and total titles (62) ò In 1970, became second woman in tennis to achieve the Grand Slam - Australian, Roland Garros, Wimbledon and United States singles titles in the same calendar year; at Roland Garros, trailed Olga Morozova 6-3, 5-2 and suffered from leg cramps before coming back; injured ankle during Wimbledon, so rushed the net as much as possible in defeating Billie Jean King in final; also is the only player to achieve a Grand Slam in both singles and mixed doubles, winning all four mixed titles with Ken Fletcher in 1963 ò In four years, 1962, 65, 69 and 73, won three of the four Grand Slams; only Wimbledon eluded her in 1962, 69 and 73, and Roland Garros in 1965 ò In the 1970 Wimbledon final, defeated Billie Jean King 14-12, 11-9; the 46 games in the match and 26-game first set are both Wimbledon finals records ò One of three women to accomplish Triple Crowns (Grand Slam singles, doubles and mixed doubles titles) at the 1963 Australian and 1970 US Open (King and Navratilova are the others) ò Won the Australian Open a record 11 times ò Never seeded lower than No. 2 at Wimbledon; first appearance was in 1961 ò Lost to Bobby Riggs 6-2, 6-1 on Mother's Day in 1973 in an exhibition match SINGLES Winner (92 Open Era): 1968 - Hurlingham, Manchester, Beckenham, Irish Open, Hoylake, Dutch Open, Berkeley, Dewar-Stalybridge, Dewar-Perth, Dewar-Aberavon, Dewar-Torquay, Queen's Covered Court Champs, Dewar Cup Finals-London; 1969 - Australian Open , Roland Garros , US Open , Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, Caracas, San Juan, Charlotte, Houston, Bournemouth, Hurlingham, Bristol, Newport-Wales, Frinton, Rock Invitation-NY, Merion GC Champs-Philadelphia, US Champs-Boston, Berkeley; 1970 - Australian Open , Roland Garros , Wimbledon , US Open , Perth, Hobart, Victorian Open-Melbourne, ITPA Philadelphia, Vanderbilt-New York, Dallas, South African Open, Sutton, Bournemouth, Guildford, Bristol, Queen's London Champs, Frinton, Budapest International, Dutch Open, Merion Grass Champs-Pennsylvania, Canadian Open; 1971 - Australian Open , Sydney, Perth, Auckland, Durban, South African Open, Hurlingham, Bournemouth, Queen's London GC Champs, Irish Open; 1972 - Western Champs [Cincinatti], VS Newport [RI], VS Oakland, Dewar-Edinburgh, Dewar-Glasgow, Dewar-Birmingham, Dewar-Manchester, Dewar-London, Perth, Sydney; 1973 - Australian Open , Roland Garros , US Open , BMC Oakland, BMC Los Angeles, Washington DC, Miami Indoors, VS Detroit, Chicago, Richmond, Philadelphia, Boston, Jacksonville, Irish Open, Nashville, Allaire [NJ], Newport [RI], World Invitational-Sea Pines; 1974 - West Australian Champs [Perth]; 1975 - Chicago; 1976 - Toyota-Melbourne. DOUBLES Winner (48 Open Era): 1976 - Melbourne (w/Stove); 1975 - US Open (w/Wade), Bridgestone Doubles (w/Wade); 1973 - Australian Open (w/Wade), Roland Garros (w/Wade), US Open (w/Wade); 1971 - Australian Open (w/Goolagong), South African Open (w/Goolagong); 1970 - Australian Open (w/Dalton), Wimbledon (w/Dalton), Melbourne (w/Dalton), Sydney (w/Dalton), Frinton (w/Lloyd), Eastbourne (w/Tegart); 1969 - Perth (w/Tegart), Melbourne (w/Tegart), Sydney (w/Tegart), Brisbane (w/Tegart); 1968 - US Open (w/Bueno), Rome (w/Wade), Manchester (w/Bueno), Berkeley (w/Bueno), Beckenham (w/Bueno), West Kirby (w/Wade), Perth (w/Walkden), Aberavon (w/Walkden), London I (w/Walkden). MIXED DOUBLES Winner (19 Open Era): 1975 - US Open ; 1974 - South Africian Open (w/Riessen); 1972 - US Open (w/Riessen); 1971 - South African Open (w/Stolle); 1970 - US Open (w/Ralston), South Africian Open (w/Riessen); 1969 - Roland Garros (w/Riessen), US Open (w/Riessen); 1968 - Rome (wRiessen), Berkeley (w/Smith), West Kensington (w/Smith). Overall Stats


What was the name of the Girl From Uncle?

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (TV Series 1966–1967) - 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 missions of agent April Dancer of the United Network Command for Law and Enforcement. Creator: Thrush has established a series of "mobile assault teams" that are disrupting operations of U.N.C.L.E. Mark Slate infiltrates one such team and has made recordings that could reveal additional ... 8.8 U.N.C.L.E. tries to persuade a charity worker to accept a position to the throne so a retired gangster does not get it. 8.3 April and Mark infiltrate a youth clinic on Rejuven Isle somewhere in Scandanavia. A Baroness is blackmailing wives of important men and forcing them to pay for the youth injections with top secret ... 8.2 a list of 245 titles created 15 Sep 2013 a list of 36 titles created 17 Sep 2013 a list of 32 titles created 15 Dec 2014 a list of 38 titles created 28 Jul 2015 a list of 40 titles created 6 months ago Title: The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1966–1967) 7.1/10 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. The two top agents of the United Network Command for Law and Enforcement fight the enemies of peace, particularly the forces of THRUSH. Stars: Robert Vaughn, David McCallum, Leo G. Carroll Amos Burke was a Los Angeles chief of detectives who was also a millionaire with a chauffeur-driven Rolls Royce, a mansion, and a high-wheeling lifestyle. The hallmarks of this series were ... See full summary  » Stars: Gene Barry, Gary Conway, Regis Toomey The globe-trotting adventures of amateur detectives Jonathan and Jennifer Hart. Stars: Robert Wagner, Stefanie Powers, Lionel Stander George Baxter was a highly successful corporation lawyer who was always in control of everything at the office, but almost nothing at home. When he returned from the office at day's end, to... See full summary  » Stars: Shirley Booth, Bobby Buntrock, Don DeFore After the death of her father, sexy Honey West took over his high-tech private detective firm, assisted by rugged Sam Bolt and her pet ocelot Bruce. Stars: Anne Francis, John Ericson, Bruce Two scientists with a secret time travel project find themselves trapped in the time stream and appearing in notable periods of history. Stars: James Darren, Robert Colbert, Whit Bissell A pair of intelligence agents posing as a tennis pro and his coach go on secret missions around the world. Stars: Robert Culp, Bill Cosby, Kenneth Tobey The captain of a city police station and his staff handle the various local troubles and characters that come to the building. Stars: Hal Linden, Abe Vigoda, Steve Landesberg A newspaper publisher and his Asian valet/martial arts expert battle crime as the feared Green Hornet and Kato. Stars: Van Williams, Bruce Lee, Wende Wagner Gil Favor is trail boss of a continuous cattle drive; he is assisted by Rowdy Yates. The crew runs into characters and adventures along the way. Stars: Clint Eastwood, Paul Brinegar, Steve Raines Ann Marie is a struggling actress living in New York City. In between trying to find jobs acting and modeling she has time for her boyfriend, Don Hollinger, and her dad, Lew Marie. Stars: Marlo Thomas, Ted Bessell, Lew Parker Two Secret Services agents, equipped with a wide array of gizmos, work for the government in the Old West. Stars: Robert Conrad, Ross Martin, Dick Cangey Edit Storyline This spinoff from "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." features the adventures of sexy spy April Dancer, who works for an international agency called the United Network Command for Law and Enforcement, which is dedicated to protecting the world from evil doers such as those who work for THRUSH. April's sidekick is the Brit Mark Slate, and their boss is the crusty Mr. Waverly. Written by Marty McKee <mmckee@wkio.com> 13 September 1966 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: 0022 Girl from U.N.C.L.E.


The object in pontoon is 21 – what is it in baccarat?

Pontoon - Wizard of Odds Pontoon Introduction There are two completely different blackjack variants known as Pontoon. One is played at Internet casinos using Real Time Gaming software, and is described in my page on RTG Pontoon . The other is played in Australia, and is very similar to what is called Spanish 21 in North America. This page shall address the latter Australian version. I can't speak for the rest of Australia, but in Sydney, Pontoon offers a much better bet than conventional blackjack , with a house edge about 1/3 less. The Rules Pontoon uses four to eight Spanish decks, each deck consisting of 48 cards — the regular 52 cards, less the four tens. Any card counter can tell you that removing any 10-point card from the cards favors the dealer. To make up for this, Pontoon gives to the player a host of bonuses and favorable rules. The following rules are consistent to Pontoon, across Australia. Fixed Rules Double after split allowed. Dealer does not take a hole card. Player may double on 9 to 11 only. If player were to double on a soft hand, the ace would be forced to count as 1. Player may take "late surrender." If the dealer has a ten or ace up, a laminated marker saying "surrender" will be put on the player's bet. In the event the dealer gets a blackjack, the player will lose the entire bet. A player 21 or blackjack wins immediately. Player may surrender after doubling, known as "double down rescue." The player forfeits an amount equal to his original bet. The surrender is adjudicated immediately, so it is like early surrender. A five-card 21 pays 3 to 2, a six-card 21 pays 2 to 1, a seven-or-more-card-21 pays 3 to 1. However, the bonuses are not paid if the player doubled. A 6-7-8 or 7-7-7 of mixed suits pays 3 to 2, of the same suit pays 2 to 1, and of spades pays 3 to 1. These bonuses do not pay after doubling. Suited 7-7-7, when the dealer has a seven face up, pays $1000 for bets of $5-$24 and $5000 for bets of $25 or over. In addition, all other players receive a $50 "envy bonus." This bonus does not pay after doubling or splitting. The European no-hole-card rule strongly favors the player in Pontoon. This is because a player 21 automatically wins, even if the dealer gets a blackjack. In American Spanish 21, the dealer blackjack beats anything except a player blackjack, depressing the player's odds. Variable Rules Four to eight Spanish decks. Hole-card rule. There are various possibilities, which are explained below. Number of splits allowed, either one or two. Resplitting aces may or may not be allowed. Doubling may be allowed with any number of cards, or only two. Hole-Card Rules What happens when the player doubles or splits, and the dealer gets a blackjack, depends on which casino you are in. In most cases, the rules followed are found nowhere else on earth besides Australia, so new terminology had to be established. Other sources on Pontoon and blackjack do not use the same terminology as I do, or use them differently. I have decided to go with the terms as used in the book The Pro's Guide to Spanish 21 and Australian Pontoon by Katarina Walker. Please do not write and tell me I have the terminology wrong, quoting some other web site. Nobody knows Pontoon better than Walker, so I can think of no better standard to measure to. OBO (Original Bets Only): This is the rule followed in North America, where the player loses only his original bet if the dealer gets a blackjack. Usually the dealer will peek at the hole card if a blackjack is possible, so players won't waste time trying to beat an unbeatable hand. I have an unconfirmed report that the OBO rule is followed in Queensland. BB+1 (Busted Bets Plus One): Under this rule, the player will lose any hands he busted, plus an amount equal to his original bet, if he has anything left. OBBO (Original and Busted Bets Only): Under this rule, the player will lose any hands he busted, plus an amount equal to his original wager per hand. In other words, if the dealer gets a blackjack, the player is penalized for splitting, but not doubling. ENHC (European no Ho


... a mineral, varieties of which include emerald and aquamarine?

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Ulysses - Modernism Lab Essays Ulysses by Pericles Lewis “It is a book to which we are all indebted and from which none of us can escape,” wrote T. S. Eliot of James Joyce ’s Ulysses ( 1922 ). [1] Joyce’s novel describes a day in the life of an advertising canvasser in pre-war Dublin, drawing implicit parallels between his adventures and those described in Homer’s Odyssey. Joyce began the novel in a stream-of-consciousness or “interior monologue” technique that developed naturally out of his experiments in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man ( 1916 ). [2] During the course of writing Ulysses, however, he largely abandoned this method and replaced it with a vast array of styles, so that the reader’s attention is directed as much to Joyce’s use of a variety of literary techniques as to the events he describes. Ulysses demonstrates most of the notable characteristics of the modern novel. As an exploration of consciousness or the inner life, it inspired Woolf ’s injunction that the novelist should “consider the ordinary mind on an ordinary day.” [3] For Joyce this entails a preference for an anti-hero, or at any rate a hero who does not resemble the heroes of earlier novels, as well as an exploration of subject matter that, while a part of ordinary consciousness, is often taboo in art, such as defecation and masturbation. As a notable experiment in the rendering of time, Ulysses displays a modernist skepticism about the linear or sequential arrangement of events into traditional plots. In contrast with the earlier tendency to make the prose of novels generally referential, Joyce was particularly self-conscious about the literary quality or style of novelistic language he used; he experimented with narrative devices and combined the realist representation of the world with esoteric symbolism. Finally, Ulysses called attention to its own status as fiction and to relationship between fiction and history, the question of the novel as a modern form of epic. [4] Ulysses is set in Dublin on June 16, 1904, now celebrated by Joyce’s fans as “Bloomsday.” The day has no particular historical significance, except that it was on June 16, 1904 that Joyce had his first date with his future wife Nora Barnacle. (Joyce and Nora lived together for twenty-seven years before marrying; Joyce objected to most institutions, including that of marriage, but eventually submitted to it for the sake of his children’s legal status.) It is, in Woolf’s phrase, “an ordinary day,” although with more hours of daylight than most because of its proximity to midsummer and Dublin’s northerly latitude. Along with a seemingly endless cast of Dubliners, the novel features three major characters, Stephen Dedalus (the protagonist of Portrait), Leopold Bloom (the advertising canvasser), and Molly Bloom (Leopold’s wife). Through the course of the novel, the attentive reader learns that Leopold and Molly have not had sexual intercourse since the death of their infant son Rudy, ten and a half years earlier. On the afternoon of June 16, Molly is expecting a visit from Blazes Boylan, who will become her lover. Bloom suspects his wife of having had many adulterous affairs, but Blazes is the only clear-cut case. According to the parallel with the Odyssey, Bloom spends the day in exile, like Odysseus on his way back from the Trojan war, before returning home at the end of the day. Where Odysseus slaughtered the suitors who had tried to seduce his faithful wife Penelope, however, Bloom meekly accepts Molly’s unfaithfulness. The novel’s other plot-line features Stephen as a modern equivalent of Telemachus, the son of Odysseus. Like Bloom, Stephen is exiled from his home, a tower on Dublin Bay, by a usurper, his sometime friend Buck Mulligan. Stephen’s mother has recently died, so, like Hamlet, he wears black. Bloom too dresses in black, for the funeral of a friend, Paddy Dignam, who has fallen off a ladder in a drunken stupor (paralleling the death of a minor character, Elpenor, in the Odyssey). Stephen thinks of himself as Hamlet, but Joyce casts him as Telemachus, in searc


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I'm Sticking with You: The Velvet Underground's Moe Tucker Gets Career-Spanning Anthology I'm Sticking with You: The Velvet Underground's Moe Tucker Gets Career-Spanning Anthology March 6, 2012 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment She may have been a self-described “schlep from Levittown,” but Maureen “Moe” Tucker of The Velvet Underground always beat to the sound of her own drum.  Tucker shed her suburban roots when she joined with Lou Reed, John Cale and Sterling Morrison in The Velvet Underground, replacing drummer Angus MacLise.  (His tenure was a brief few months.)  It’s fair to say that The Velvets changed the sound of rock and roll forever, breaking long-held lyrical taboos and musically drawing from both avant-garde drones and crunchy R&B riffs.  And as the drummer anchoring those groundbreaking works, Moe Tucker changed the sound of The Velvet Underground.  Tucker’s style was all her own, with a primal urgency and spare set-up.  She rarely used cymbals, with her kit consisting of tom toms, a snare drum and an upturned bass drum.  She preferred mallets to drumsticks.  And she preferred to play standing up, eschewing the usual stool.  Tucker’s take-no-prisoners style survived the demise of the band, and she continues to make music today.  The fine folks at Sundazed Music have just announced I Feel So Far Away: Anthology 1974-1998, the first-ever career-spanning set for the solo work of Moe Tucker. Never the recipient of a solo major label contract, Tucker’s discography consists of a number of releases on various independent labels in multiple configurations: LPs, EPs, singles, compact discs.  Sundazed’s 2-CD compilation, also available as a 3-LP set, brings together some of the best and rarest of Tucker’s career, including collaborations with members of Sonic Youth, Violent Femmes, Half-Japanese and yes, The Velvet Underground.  (Remember Brian Eno’s adage that while the Velvets didn’t sell many records, everyone who bought an album went on to form a band?) Somewhat surprisingly, the Tucker ouevre contains more titles than the Velvet Underground’s own catalogue; the seminal band only recorded four canon albums.  A fifth LP (1973’s Squeeze) was almost solely the work of Doug Yule, John Cale’s replacement in the band, and is hardly considered a Velvet Underground album despite the band name above the title.  Tucker began her solo career in 1982 with Playin’ Possum, and while she manned the drum kit, she also took on guitars and saxophone in addition to vocals.  The album was recorded at home with a four-track recorder, but the results were anything but simple.  Five tracks on I Feel So Far Away originated on this debut which took in all of Tucker’s influences and even directly addressed her musical heritage.  The Lou-Reed penned VU classic “Heroin” sat comfortably alongside “Bo Diddley,” Chuck Berry’s “Around and Around” and Little Richard’s “Slippin’ and Slidin’.”  Songs from Tucker’s youth proliferate on her solo releases, and on the anthology you’ll hear unique takes on Carole King and Gerry Goffin’s “Will You Love Me Tomorrow?” and Phil Spector hits like “Then He Kissed Me” and “To Know Him is to Love Him.”  Ironically, Tucker’s work with Reed, Cale and Morrison helped shatter the conventions of Brill Building pop that Tucker later celebrated. What else will you find?  Hit the jump for more, including the full track listing, discographical information and a pre-order link! All told, Tucker would go on to release four studio albums, two live albums and one “best-of” plus various singles, EPs and one-offs.  “Heroin” wasn’t the only Velvet Underground song revisited in Tucker’s career; you’ll also hear reworkings of “I’m Sticking with You,” “After Hours,” “Pale Blue Eyes” and “I’m Waiting for the Man,” all penned by Reed.  The original recording of “I’m Sticking with You,” also with Tucker on lead vocal, enjoyed a resurgence in popularity when it was included on the soundtrack to 2008’s Juno. Tucker’s prowess as a multi-instrumentalist is very much in evidence; harmonica, keyboards and bass are just a few more of the in


Classical musician Alison Balsom is a virtuoso player of which instrument?

Alison Balsom (trumpet) on CD, SACD & download (MP3 & FLAC) - Buy online from Presto Classical The Choir Of King’s College, Cambridge , Stephen Cleobury The first release of 2015 from the Choir of King’s College, Cambridge presents the choir singing anthems based on hymn tunes from the Anglican choral tradition. 'English Hymn Anthems' continues the choir’s active commitment to expanding the popular understanding of choral repertoire through original research and recording. Highlights include Parry’s epic' Hear my words, ye people' and 'Lord, Thou has been our refuge' by Vaughan Williams, featuring the trumpeter Alison Balsom. It provides at once a survey of traditional services at King’s College Chapel and a window into the little-known form of the hymn-anthem. The album joins the label’s other critically-acclaimed recordings including the chart-topping 'Favourite Carols from King’s', debut release 'Nine Lessons and Carols', which reached number 2 in the UK Specialist Classical Chart, 'Mozart Requiem Realisations', and the celebrated Fauré 'Requiem' which received Recording of the Month from BBC Music Magazine, number 4 on Classic FM’s Albums of 2014 and an IRR Outstanding from International Record Review. The album’s release will be accompanied by an extensive international press and marketing campaign. At the end of March 2015, the choir will embark on a tour of the United States, performing a repertoire of sacred choral music including repertoire from this album. King’s College Choir owes its existence to King Henry VI, who envisaged the daily singing of services in his magnificent chapel; the 16 choristers are educated at King’s College School, whilst the 14 choral scholars and two organ scholars study a variety of subjects in the College. This remains the Choir’s raison d’être, but its worldwide fame and reputation, enhanced by its many recordings and broadcasts, has led to high-profile performances around the world. The highlight of the choral year is the worldwide live radio broadcast of the renowned Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols and the television broadcasts of Carols from King’s and Easter from King’s. “The King's performance [of the Parry] is predictably idiomatic, if a touch carefully preened and respectful...[Ireland's] is a more explicitly dramatic setting, and the singers seem to relish this...Parker Ramsay's organ accompaniment is a model of intelligent supportiveness.” BBC Music Magazine, Awards Issue 2015 **** “The airy acoustic of the chapel coupled with the fine Harrison & Harrison (mostly) organ help to define a peculiarly and uniquely English sound, especially suited to the repertoire on this fine disc...this is King's playing to its considerable strengths at all levels” Gramophone Magazine, June 2015 Alison Balsom (trumpet) The Guy Barker Orchestra, Guy Barker An ‘astonishing virtuosa’ (The Times) with ‘limitless potential’ (The Guardian), Alison Balsom is a multi-faceted trumpet player involved in a broad range of musical projects. The pieces on this collection inhabit a common Parisian musical world, but the voices that emerge from them are incredibly varied. From Ravel to Reinhardt, Balsom illustrates the flexibility and expressiveness of her instrument, supported by the orchestra of jazz composer and trumpeter Guy Barker. One of today’s most in-demand classical music personalities, English trumpeter and BBC Proms darling Alison Balsom shares her love of Paris on this new solo album. After becoming the first British woman to win Gramophone Magazine’s prestigious Artist of the Year award, Alison brings her glamour, poise and dazzling virtuosity to Paris with a selection of music written in and inspired by the most romantic city in the world. This album marks a major departure for Alison Balsom from the core classical repertoire, with which she has established her distinguished recording and performing career to date, to a crossover album, taking inspiration from a number of different artists and influences. The concept of the album is Paris as seen by artists and composers as diverse as Oli


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Who composed the tone poem The Swan of Tuonela?

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Four of the first five Presidents of the USA came from which state?

Birthplace of Presidents - Virginia Is For Lovers Virginia is for Lovers Order Now Birthplace of Presidents As the first, largest and most prosperous of the British colonies in America, Virginia provided four of the first five presidents of the United States — eight in all , more than any other state. Enjoy a trip to any historic home, church, tavern or other building frequented by a president and you'll gain important insight into the character of these early American leaders: George Washington , Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, Zachary Taylor and Woodrow Wilson. George Washington


What comes next in this sequence: butane, propane, ethane, ... ?

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What nationality is Richard Flanagan, winner of the 2014 Man Booker Prize for Fiction?

The Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2014: shortlist announced | The Man Booker Prizes Home / The Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2014: shortlist announced The Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2014: shortlist announced The Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2014: shortlist announced Published on Submitted by Leah on Tue, 2014-09-09 10:05 For immediate release, Tuesday 9 September   2014 Man Booker Prize: shortlist announced   The first year that the prize is open to all authors writing in English, regardless of nationality Howard Jacobson in the running to be the first British man to win twice   Joshua Ferris, Richard Flanagan, Karen Joy Fowler, Howard Jacobson, Neel Mukherjee and Ali Smith are today, Tuesday 9 September, announced as the shortlisted authors for the 2014 Man Booker Prize for Fiction.   Their names were revealed by chair of judges, AC Grayling , at a press conference at the headquarters of Man Group, a leading investment management firm and the prize’s sponsor since 2002.   The judges praised the ‘depth and range’ of the list, which includes writers from Britain, the United States and Australia.   The shortlist of six, taken from a longlist of 13, is:   Joshua Ferris (US)                          To Rise Again at a Decent Hour (Viking) Richard Flanagan (Australian)     The Narrow Road to the Deep North (Chatto & Windus) Karen Joy Fowler (US)                   We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves           (Serpent's Tail) Howard Jacobson (British)                       J (Jonathan Cape) Neel Mukherjee (British)              The Lives of Others (Chatto & Windus) Ali Smith (British)                          How to be Both (Hamish Hamilton)   Chair of the 2014 judges, AC Grayling, comments on behalf of the judges:   ‘We are delighted to announce our international shortlist. As the Man Booker Prize expands its borders, these six exceptional books take the reader on journeys around the world, between the UK, New York, Thailand, Italy, Calcutta and times past, present and future.   ‘We had a lengthy and intensive debate to whittle the list down to these six.  It is a strong, thought-provoking shortlist which we believe demonstrates the wonderful depth and range of contemporary fiction in English.’   This is the first list to reflect the diversity of the novel in English regardless of the author’s nationality, as the Man Booker Prize has opened up to any author writing originally in English and published in the UK. Previously, the prize was open to authors from the UK & Commonwealth, Republic of Ireland and Zimbabwe.   Two authors have previously appeared on the prize shortlist. Howard Jacobson is a former winner of the prize, with The Finkler Question, in 2010. Ali Smith has been shortlisted twice before, with The Accidental (2005) and Hotel World (2001).   AC Grayling is joined on the 2014 panel of judges by: Jonathan Bate ; Sarah Churchwell ; Daniel Glaser ; Alastair Niven and Erica Wagner . The 2014 judges will now re-read the shortlisted titles in order to select the winner, whose name will be revealed on Tuesday 14 October 2014 at a ceremony at London’s Guildhall. The winner announcement will be televised by the BBC, the prize’s media partner.   Man Group has sponsored the prize since 2002. A leading investment management firm, Man Group was recognised as a partner who mirrored the quality, integrity and longevity of the Booker Prize.   Manny Roman, CEO of Man Group, comments:   ‘We are very proud to sponsor the Man Booker Prize, recognising the hard work and creativity of these talented authors. The prize underscores Man Group's charitable focus on literacy and education as well as our commitment to excellence and entrepreneurship. Together with the wider charitable activities of the Man Booker Foundation, the prize plays a very important role in promoting literary excellence that we are honoured to support. Many congratulations to the shortlisted authors.’   The shortlisted authors will take part in a series of public events in the week leading up to the winner announcement, to include: an event for members of the pub


Snooker cues, baseball bats, and cricket stumps are traditionally made from which wood?

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In which board game is the ‘huffing’ rule sometimes adopted?

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In poker, which hand beats a flush but loses to four of a kind?

Poker Hands Order - Poker Hand Rankings at PokerStars How to Play Poker Poker Hands At PokerStars, we deal many varieties of poker, some of which use different hand rankings.  Hold’em ,  Omaha ,  Seven Card Stud  and  Five Card Draw  all use the traditional ‘high’ poker rankings.  Omaha Hi/Lo , Razz  and  Stud Hi/Lo  use the ‘Ace to Five’ (‘California’) low hand rankings for low hands.  2-7 Single Draw  and  2-7 Triple Draw  use the ‘Deuce to Seven’ (‘Kansas City’) lowball rankings for low hands. Lastly,  Badugi  uses a special ranking of hands unique to that game.  Know your stuff? Play our interactive game at the bottom of this page. Traditional High Poker Hand Ranks + Straight Flush: Five cards in numerical order, all of identical suits. In the event of a tie: Highest rank at the top of the sequence wins. The best possible straight flush is known as a royal flush, which consists of the ace, king, queen, jack and ten of a suit. A royal flush is an unbeatable hand. Four of a Kind: Four cards of the same rank, and one side card or ‘kicker’. In the event of a tie: Highest four of a kind wins. In community card games where players have the same four of a kind, the highest fifth side card ('kicker') wins. Full House: Three cards of the same rank, and two cards of a different, matching rank. In the event of a tie: Highest three matching cards wins the pot. In community card games where players have the same three matching cards, the highest value of the two matching cards wins. Flush: Five cards of the same suit. In the event of a tie: The player holding the highest ranked card wins. If necessary, the second-highest, third-highest, fourth-highest, and fifth-highest cards can be used to break the tie. If all five cards are the same ranks, the pot is split. The suit itself is never used to break a tie in poker. Straight: Five cards in sequence. In the event of a tie: Highest ranking card at the top of the sequence wins. Note: The Ace may be used at the top or bottom of the sequence, and is the only card which can act in this manner. A,K,Q,J,T is the highest (Ace high) straight; 5,4,3,2,A is the lowest (Five high) straight. Three of a kind: Three cards of the same rank, and two unrelated side cards. In the event of a tie: Highest ranking three of a kind wins. In community card games where players have the same three of a kind, the highest side card, and if necessary, the second-highest side card wins. Two pair: Two cards of a matching rank, another two cards of a different matching rank, and one side card. In the event of a tie: Highest pair wins. If players have the same highest pair, highest second pair wins. If both players have two identical pairs, highest side card wins. One pair: Two cards of a matching rank, and three unrelated side cards. In the event of a tie: Highest pair wins. If players have the same pair, the highest side card wins, and if necessary, the second-highest and third-highest side card can be used to break the tie. High card: Any hand that does not qualify under a category listed above. In the event of a tie: Highest card wins, and if necessary, the second-highest, third-highest, fourth-highest and smallest card can be used to break the tie. Ace To Five Lowball Hand Ranks + This method of ranking low hands is used in traditional Hi/Lo games, like Omaha Hi/Lo and Stud Hi/Lo, as well as in Razz, the ‘low only’ Stud game. Note that suits are irrelevant for Ace to Five low. A flush or straight does not ‘break’ an Ace to Five low poker hand. Aces are always a ‘low’ card when considering a low hand. Please also note that the value of a five-card low hand starts with the top card, and goes down from there. Five Low, or Wheel: The Five, Four, Three, Deuce and Ace. In the event of a tie: All Five-high hands split the pot. Six Low: Any five unpaired cards with the highest card being a Six. In the event of a tie: The lower second-highest ranking card wins the pot. Thus 6,4,3,2,A defeats 6,5,4,2,A. If necessary, the third-highest, fourth-highest and fifth-highest cards in the hand can be used to break the tie. Seven


The Black Mountains are part of which UK national park?

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What is the signature feature of footwear designed by Christian Louboutin?

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Which quiz-show host will provide the new voice of Danger Mouse later in 2015?

‘Danger Mouse’ Sees Comic-Con 2015 Preview | Animation World Network How To Succeed in Animation ‘Danger Mouse’ Sees Comic-Con 2015 Preview ‘Game of Thrones’ Lena Headey and comedian and talk show host John Oliver are set to join the multi-talented voice cast led by comedy actor Alexander Armstrong. By Jennifer Wolfe | Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at 5:06pm In 2D , Cartoons , Event , People , Television | ANIMATIONWorld , Headline News | Blogs: Animated Travels | Special Events: Comic-Con | Geographic Region: Europe , North America ‘Game of Throne’s Lena Headey will voice U.S. Secret Agent Jeopardy Mouse. The team behind FremantleMedia Kids & Family Entertainment’s new reboot of the iconic 80s animation series Danger Mouse wowed the crowds at Comic-Con 2015 in San Diego last week with a lively panel which discussed the series’ return, revealed exclusive casting news and debuted a world preview exclusive. With the eagerly-anticipated new series set to screen on CBBC in the U.K. later this year and rollout in the U.S. and internationally on Netflix in 2016, the Comic-Con panel comprised series executive producers Bob Higgins (Aquabats Supershow, The Ricky Gervais Show) and Chapman Maddox (Grojband, Max Steel), executive producer and head of CBBC acquisitions, animation and drama development Sarah Muller (Wolfblood, Strange Hill High), and lead writer Ben Ward (Horrible Histories, Tracy Beaker). The panel revealed that actress Lena Headey (Game of Thrones, Dredd) and leading comedian, satirical presenter and talk show host John Oliver (Last Week Tonight with John Oliver) are set to join the multi-talented voice cast led by comedy actor Alexander Armstrong in the role of Danger Mouse. Headey is set to provide the super-smart voice of U.S. Secret Agent Jeopardy Mouse, while Oliver will voice the role of mad scientist wolf Dr. Augustus P Crumhorn III. It was also revealed exclusively that villainous vampire duck and original Danger Mouse spin-off character Count Duckula will appear in the new series, testing Danger Mouse’s resolve with his traditionally dark and dangerous ways. Meanwhile a world-exclusive preview of the new series was shown to great acclaim, while the panel also discussed the enduring appeal of the 80s TV icon and discussed the challenges of updating a much-loved cartoon character for a whole new generation of viewers. Check out the preview in the player below: “The Con fans were amazing and wildly supportive in the room,” said FremantleMedia Kids & Family Entertainment EVP of production and creative Bob Higgins. “The reaction to the episode and to the casting announcements was truly overwhelming…and I’m psyched that the excitement seems to be extending into social media and with the preview clip being shared globally!” Licensed to thrill a whole new generation of fans, this reimagined new series follows the misadventures of the heroic, small but perfectly formed super spy Danger Mouse who returns in style to save a world teetering on the edge of disaster. Bursting with boundless confidence the show’s hero is still as cool as ever as he attempts to overthrow a host of villainous rivals with the help of hapless hamster Penfold and a collection of state-of-the-art gadgetry and vehicles. Commissioned by Controller of CBBC, Cheryl Taylor, the co-production with FremantleMedia Kids & Family is being animated by Boulder Media, with Sarah Muller executive producer for CBBC, and Bob Higgins and Chapman Maddox executive producers for FremantleMedia Kids & Family Entertainment.  FremantleMedia Kids & Family Entertainment owns the global TV and licensing rights to the series. Source: FremantleMedia Kids & Family


The Prostate Years is the final instalment of whose diaries?

Early Retirement for Adrian Mole: Sue Townsend to write two more diaries 'at a push' | The Independent Early Retirement for Adrian Mole: Sue Townsend to write two more diaries 'at a push'   Wednesday 20 March 2013 13:02 BST Click to follow The Independent Culture Sue Townsend now dictates to her son, Sean, whose kidney she received in 2009 Andrew Fox Sue Townsend has said she will only write two more Adrian Mole books “at a push”. The 66-year-old author, who suffered a stroke at Christmas, feared her health would stop her from writing any more of the much-loved Mole diaries. Townsend, a wheelchair user who became blind as a result of diabetic neuropathy, said her medical history meant that she “would not go on to make old bones”. Her last instalment of the Adrian Mole diaries The Prostrate Years, which sees Mole in remission from prostate cancer, was drawn from her own experience of living with illness. Since Adrian Mole first broke onto the literary scene in 1982 as a socially unaware “misunderstood intellectual”, Townsend’s diaries have proved popular among adults and teenagers with more than eight million copies of the diaries sold. The publication of the next Adrian Mole, planned for release later this year, has been pushed back due to Townsend’s health. However, the author remained adamant that it would be published. “It was on the way until the stroke interrupted me. I have not got to the coalition years yet. It won’t be [too long],” she told an audience at the Oxford Literary Festival. But she did say that the second of the unpenned books might be an epilogue. Could the last instalment see Adrian finally wed Pandora? More about:


Star Beast was the working title for which 1979 blockbuster film?

Sex in Cinema: 1979 Greatest and Most Influential Erotic / Sexual Films and Scenes The Demonic Beast Female vs. Beast It was rich with Freudian sexual metaphors and sexually-charged       images and symbols of sexual violation and biological reproduction: a huge alien spacecraft with       numerous vaginal orifices the face-hugger in the film's most startling scene, one of the male        crew members Kane (John Hurt), who had been 'impregnated' by the        insidious creature as a surrogate mother, 'gave birth' to the baby        alien - the newborn alien burst from his chest the slimy penis-headed beast, with a dripping, open        mouth the sequence of Lambert's (Veronica       Cartwright) death - with the creature's phallic tail sliding up between        her legs and her pseudo-orgasmic grunts and howls of pain over        an intercom as she was killed (offscreen) the scene of Ash's stuffing of an adult       magazine into heroine Ellen Ripley's (Sigourney Weaver) mouth the       ending sequence with Ripley's appearance in a braless, sleeveless undershirt       and skimpy mini-panties as she confronted the threatening alien beast The Alien Egg The "Birth" of the Alien Being There (1979) The provocative black comedy Being There (1979) from       director Hal Ashby, based upon      Jerzy Kosinski's 1971 novella, was a wonderful, insightful tale that       satirized politics, celebrity, media-obsession and television. In      a later protracted 'seduction' scene, the main       character - reclusive, illiterate, passive and simple-minded gardener       Chance (Peter Sellers), declared: "I      like to watch." He was in      the company of unsatisfied, love-starved Eve Rand (Shirley MacLaine),      a dying financier's wife. She desperately tried      to arouse the unresponsive Chauncey - he only responded, with a shocking      but understandable line, that he "like(s) to watch" - and "it's      very good, Eve" and then sat on the end of the bed (oblivious      to her) His most famous line about his joy of watching      TV was misinterpreted or misunderstood by the amorous Eve as an invitation      to voyeurism: "You       mean you'd like to watch me...do it?" She viewed his statement as an invitation to sexually       arouse and stimulate herself. She complied with his request by reclining       on the floor. She laid on a full-sized bear-skin rug while       grabbing the bedpost. Meanwhile, he was watching an exercise program       on TV from the nearby bed and mimicking the exercises (he even performed       a hand-stand), oblivious to her sexual pleasure as she masturbated       herself nearby. Eve Rand (Shirley MacLaine) Beneath the Valley of the     Ultra-VIXENS (1979) Independent film-maker and producer      Russ Meyer's ("King Leer") last theatrical feature film was      this vulgar and crude adult comedy (co-written with critic Roger Ebert      - with pseudonym R. Hyde). It was a cartoonish parody of Beneath      the Valley of the Dolls (1970). Its tagline was: "Six Chicks       in search of a Cluck!...and so hilariously funny!" The lewd and unbelievable film was mostly a series       of exaggerated soft-core vignettes. None of Meyer's films       included penetrative sex - which was where the industry was heading       at the time, although this film came close. The introduction of pornography       on videocassettes had spelled the end of theatrical films of this       type that could only be screened at porno theaters with much harder-core       fare. Lavonia/Lola Langusta (Kitten Natividad) It starred a number of big-breasted females as      was typical of all of Meyer's films, including main star Francesca "Kitten" Natividad      (the director's wife) as Americana Small Town wife Lavonia. She      had typical sexual


‘Stop all the clocks’ are the opening words of which poem by W. H. Auden?

W. H. Auden, "Stop all the clocks . . ." Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone W. H. Auden Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone, Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone, Silence the pianos and with muffled drum Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come. Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead Scribbling on the sky the message He Is Dead, Put crepe bows round the white necks of the public doves, Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves. He was my North, my South, my East and West, My working week and my Sunday rest, My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song; I thought that love would last for ever: I was wrong. The stars are not wanted now: put out every one; Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun; Pour away the ocean and sweep up the wood. For nothing now can ever come to any good.