On the human body, as what is a furuncle more commonly known?

Pictures of Boils: Symptoms, Causes, Treatments, and More A white or yellow center or tip Weeping, oozing, or crusting You may also have a general feeling of ill health, fatigue, or a fever, which is reason to call a doctor. Swipe to advance 3 / 19 Where Do Boils Form? Boils can form anywhere on the body, but they're most common on the face, neck, armpits, shoulders, back, and buttocks. Hairy, sweaty areas are typical sites, as well as areas of friction, such as the inner thighs. Boils can also develop around the ear or near the nose. The pain often worsens as pus collects under the skin, then eases as fluids begin to drain. Swipe to advance 4 / 19 What Causes Boils? Most boils are caused by staph bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus), which many healthy people carry on their skin or in their noses without a problem. When a scrape, cut, or splinter breaks the skin, the bacteria can enter a hair follicle and start an infection. Others boils, such as those associated with acne, develop from clogged pores that become infected. Swipe to advance 5 / 19 Ordinary Boil or MRSA Infection? MRSA can look exactly like an ordinary boil: red, swollen, pus-filled, and tender. But MRSA infections are caused by one particular type of staph that is resistant to many antibiotics. If a skin infection spreads or doesn't improve after 2-3 days of antibiotics, your doctor may suspect MRSA. The right treatment given promptly is important to heal a MRSA infection and prevent a deeper, more dangerous infection. Swipe to advance 6 / 19 Are Boils Contagious? Not exactly, but the germs that cause boils (staph) are easily spread through skin-to-skin contact and contaminated objects. These bacteria usually do no harm unless they find a break in the skin. To avoid spreading staph, don't share towels, bedding, clothes, or sports gear while you have a boil. Avoid touching the boil, and keep it covered. Frequent hand washing can also help prevent spreading the bacteria. Swipe to advance 7 / 19 Early Warning: Folliculitis Folliculitis is an inflammation or infection of the hair follicles that can develop into a boil. Tiny pimples with whiteheads appear around individual hairs, sometimes surrounded by red skin. It can be itchy, tender, and uncomfortable, but is typically not as painful or deep as a boil. Shaving or friction from tight clothing can let staph bacteria slip under the skin -- the most common cause of both folliculitis and boils. Swipe to advance 8 / 19 Boil Type: Carbuncle When several boils form close together and join beneath the skin, it's called a carbuncle. They are most commonly found on the back and the neck but can develop anywhere. Men are more likely to develop carbuncles than women. A carbuncle tends to lie deeper beneath the skin than a boil and can take longer to heal. Swipe to advance 9 / 19 Boil Type: Cystic Acne Cystic acne is a type of skin abscess that forms when oil and dead skin cells clog a hair follicle, creating a place where bacteria grow and thrive. It affects deeper skin tissue than regular acne, leading to firm, painful cysts. It's most commonly on the face and shoulders and typically occurs in the teenage years. Swipe to advance 10 / 19 Boil Type: Armpit and Groin When lumps and pus-filled abscesses repeatedly develop in these areas of the body, it may be a chronic condition called hidradenitis suppurativa. Infection starts in sweat glands and hair follicles that become blocked. Mild cases heal with home care. Several drugs and treatments are available for more serious and recurring cases. Swipe to advance 11 / 19 Boil Type: Pilonidal Abscess When a boil forms in the skin just above the buttocks crease, it may be a pilonidal abscess. Hair is believed to play a role, and irritation, pressure, and prolonged sitting may also contribute to the development of a cyst here. If a cyst becomes inflamed and infected, it becomes an abscess. Some children are born with a "pilonidal dimple" where infections can crop up. Signs of infection require a doctor's attention. Swipe to advance 12 / 19 Boil Type: Stye The familiar "stye on the


"Which poet wrote the line, ""If winter comes, can spring be far behind""?"

Ode to the West Wind - Poems | Academy of American Poets Academy of American Poets The Academy of American Poets is the largest membership-based nonprofit organization fostering an appreciation for contemporary poetry and supporting American poets. For over three generations, the Academy has connected millions of people to great poetry through programs such as National Poetry Month, the largest literary celebration in the world; Poets.org, the Academy’s popular website; American Poets, a biannual literary journal; and an annual series of poetry readings and special events. Since its founding, the Academy has awarded more money to poets than any other organization. browse poems & poets sign up to receive a new poem-a-day in your inbox sign up read this poet's poems Percy Bysshe Shelley was born August 4, 1792, at Field Place, near Horsham, Sussex, England. The eldest son of Timothy and Elizabeth Shelley, with one brother and four sisters, he stood in line to inherit not only his grandfather's considerable estate but also a seat in Parliament. He attended Eton College for six years beginning in 1804, and then went on to Oxford University. He began writing poetry while at Eton, but his first publication was a Gothic novel, Zastrozzi (1810), in which he voiced his own heretical and atheistic opinions through the villain Zastrozzi. That same year, Shelley and another student, Thomas Jefferson Hogg, published a pamphlet of burlesque verse, "Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson," and with his sister Elizabeth, Shelley published Original Poetry; by Victor and Cazire. In 1811, Shelley continued this prolific outpouring with more publications, including another pamphlet that he wrote and circulated with Hogg titled "The Necessity of Atheism," which got him expelled from Oxford after less than a year's enrollment.  Shelley could have been reinstated if his father had intervened, but this would have required his disavowing the pamphlet and declaring himself Christian. Shelley refused, which led to a complete break between Shelley and his father. This left him in dire financial straits for the next two years, until he came of age. That same year, at age nineteen, Shelley eloped to Scotland with sixteen-year-old Harriet Westbrook. Once married, Shelley moved to the Lake District of England to study and write. Two years later he published his first long serious work, Queen Mab: A Philosophical Poem. The poem emerged from Shelley's friendship with the British philosopher William Godwin, and it expressed Godwin's freethinking Socialist philosophy. Shelley also became enamored of Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft's daughter, Mary, and in 1814 they eloped to Europe. After six weeks, out of money, they returned to England. In November 1814 Harriet Shelley bore a son, and in February 1815 Mary Godwin gave birth prematurely to a child who died two weeks later. The following January, Mary bore another son, named William after her father. In May the couple went to Lake Geneva, where Shelley spent a great deal of time with George Gordon, Lord Byron, sailing on Lake Geneva and discussing poetry and other topics, including ghosts and spirits, into the night. During one of these ghostly "seances," Byron proposed that each person present should write a ghost story. Mary's contribution to the contest became the novel Frankenstein. That same year, Shelley produced the verse allegory Alastor, or The Spirit of Solitude. In December 1816 Harriet Shelley apparently committed suicide. Three weeks after her body was recovered from a lake in a London park, Shelley and Mary Godwin officially were married. Shelley lost custody of his two children by Harriet because of his adherence to the notion of free love. In 1817, Shelley produced Laon and Cythna, a long narrative poem that, because it contained references to incest as well as attacks on religion, was withdrawn after only a few copies were published. It was later edited and reissued as The Revolt of Islam (1818). At this time, he also wrote revolutionary political tracts signed "The Hermit of Marlow." T


Which American state has Boise as its capital, and is known as the Gem State or Potato State?

THE TABLE: Idaho & its capital, Boise THE TABLE: Idaho & its capital, Boise Photo by Free Images Downtown Boise, the capital of Idaho By Bette Banjack, THE TABLE Posted: # Comments Photo by Free Images Idaho produces one third of all potatoes grown in the U.S., including the Idaho Russet, red, yellow and fingerling potatoes. It seems the state of Idaho was named after a steamship named Idaho, which navigated on the Columbia River. Originally this name was suggested by lobbyist George M. Willing, derived from the Shoshone language, which was never authenticated as he later claimed he made it up. This brings to mind a theory I used to have about Idaho. I have long stated that there was such a place that was made-up, convincing everyone to believe that such a place existed. But, there is such a place located in the northwestern area of the United States. This one state is larger than all of the New England states together. It borders Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, Washington and Oregon and shares a 42 miles international border with Canada. It is a mountainous state nicknamed the “Gem State.” This is due to the fact that every gem that can be found in the world can be found in Idaho. Especially since it is only second to the mining of star garrets outside of India. Advertisement The capital of Idaho is Boise, which lies within “Mountain Time.” There are two time zones in Idaho, and the other is “Pacific Time.” Boise in located in the southwest area of the state. Boise (pronounced “BOY-zee”) is 41 miles east of Oregon and 110 miles north of Nevada with an elevation of 2,704 feet. Most of the area is a flat plain with mountains ascending northeast to the highest elevation at Borah Peak (12,622 feet). Boise has a land area of 7,936 square miles and only .69 square miles of water. Boise is considered to be the foothills for the rest of the state. The neighborhoods of Boise are the Bench, the North End, West Boise and Downtown. The downtown lacks dining and retail focus of other comparable cities. Many of Boise’s attractions are based on its heritage. The North End is made-up of the city’s older homes and quiet neighborhoods. The skyline of Boise is low with a wonderful view of the surrounding mountains. Technological, science and high-tech industries have become the economical support in the state. Idaho is one of the fastest growing areas in the United States – both by businesses and population. Besides being known as the “Gem State” it holds the title of the “Potato State.” The potato is the fourth largest crop grown in the world - after rice, wheat and maize (corn). Cultivation of the potato goes back to 8,000 B.C. by the Inca Indians in Peru. The Incas used potatoes for things other than just food, such as broken bones, frost bite, toothaches and many other folk remedies. Potatoes first made their way to the colonies in 1621. The first potato patches in North America were established in 1719 in New Hampshire. During the Alaskan Klondike gold rush (1897-1898) potatoes were considered more valuable than gold. Gold was more plentiful in Alaska then potatoes. The Russet potato is grown in many states, but only those grown in Idaho can be called Idaho® Potatoes and carry the “Grown in Idaho Seal.” Idaho is an important agricultural state and produces one-third of all potatoes grown in the United States. Along with the Idaho Russet, other varieties grown are red, yellow and fingerlings. Warm days and cool nights of southern Idaho are ideal for growing potatoes, along with rich volcanic soil, ample irrigation and the latest technology. It is estimated that most Americans consume 140 pounds of potatoes each year. Potato experts suggest when baking a potato not to wrap in aluminum foil. When you wrap it in foil, steam can’t escape and you actually steam the potato rather than bake it. You can use foil to hold in the heat after baking. Best Way to Bake a Potato Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Pierce the potato several times with a fork. Rub with oil and a little salt. Bake for 45 minutes or until the fork easily punctures potato. The i


Which Midlands club did Sam Allardyce manage, before he took up the position of manager at Bolton Wanderers in 1999?

Sam Allardyce | wiki7s.Org Sam Allardyce Allardyce as manager of West Ham United in 2015 Personal information (1954-10-19) 19 October 1954 (age 62) [1] Place of birth 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) [2] Playing position England * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. Samuel "Sam" Allardyce ( /ˈælərdaɪs/ ; born 19 October 1954), known as "Big Sam", is an English football manager and former professional player, who was manager of the England national team for 67 days in 2016. Allardyce made 578 league and cup appearances in a 21-year career spent mostly in the Football League , as well as brief spells in the North American Soccer League and League of Ireland . A strong central defender , he had good awareness, heading skills and anticipation. He was signed by Bolton Wanderers from Dudley Town in 1969 and spent nine years at Bolton, helping the club to win the Second Division title in 1977–78. He spent the 1980s as a journeyman player, spending time with Sunderland , Millwall , Tampa Bay Rowdies , Coventry City , Huddersfield Town , Bolton Wanderers (for a second spell), Preston North End , and West Bromwich Albion (also working as assistant manager). During this time he helped Preston to win promotion out of the Fourth Division in 1986–87. Moving into management, he took charge of Irish club Limerick in 1991, leading the club to the League of Ireland First Division title in 1991–92. He returned to England to coach at Preston North End, also serving briefly as caretaker-manager. He took up his first permanent management role in England at Blackpool in July 1994, but was sacked after two years having narrowly failed to achieve promotion. He spent January 1997 to October 1999 in charge at Notts County , taking them to the Third Division title in 1997–98. He then returned to Bolton Wanderers as manager, leading the club to promotion out of the First Division via the play-offs in 2001, as well as a League Cup final and UEFA Cup qualification. Following a spell at Newcastle United from May 2007 to January 2008, Allardyce managed Blackburn Rovers for a two-year spell from December 2008. He was appointed West Ham United manager in June 2011, leading the club to promotion out of the Championship via the play-offs in 2012, before leaving West Ham in May 2015 after criticism from fans over his playing style. He was appointed Sunderland manager in October 2015 and saved the club from relegation. He was appointed as manager of the English national team in July 2016. Allardyce has been labelled as a long ball manager by some analysts, though has disputed this perception as "totally and utterly wrong". He takes a modern, technology and statistics centred approach to tactics and coaching, and has been praised for his organisational and man-management skills. Allardyce has been criticised for alleged corruption and has twice been the subject of undercover investigations. In September 2006, he and his son, Craig , were implicated in a BBC Panorama documentary for taking "bungs" (bribes), allegations which they denied. In September 2016, undercover Daily Telegraph reporters posing as businessmen recorded him offering to help them to get around FA third party ownership rules and provisionally agreeing a £400,000 contract. [3] Following the Daily Telegraph investigation , Allardyce resigned in a mutual agreement with the Football Association on 27 September. [4] Contents Early life[ edit ] Samuel Allardyce was born in October 1954 in a council house on the Old Park Farm Estate, Dudley , the son of Robert Allardyce (1916–1989) and Mary Agnes Allardyce (1918–1991). His father was a police sergeant . [5] Both parents originated from Scotland with his father from Nairn and his mother from Dumfries . [6] He has an older sister, Mary, born in Scotland in 1939 and an older brother, Robert junior, born in 1951. Allardyce was educated at Sycamore Green Primary School and later at Mons Hill School , having been unsuccessful in his Eleven plus exam . [7] He discovered in later life that he suffers from dyslexia . [8] As a child, he s


"Which Canadian born folk singer wrote and recorded the hit song, ""Big Yellow Taxi""?"

Joni Mitchell - Songwriter, Singer - Biography.com Joni Mitchell Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, responsible for hits such as "Both Sides Now" and "Big Yellow Taxi," is widely considered 1960s and '70s folk royalty. IN THESE GROUPS » quotes “I'm a very analytical person, a somewhat introspective person; that's the nature of the work I do.” “America is in a runaway-train position and dragging all the world with it. It's grotesquely mentally ill.” “I come from pioneer stock, developers of the West, people who went out into the wilderness and set up home with nothing but a pair of oxen.” “The thing that gave me the most pain in life, psychologically, and it gave me tremendous pain psychologically, is man's disrespect for nature.” Joni Mitchell Joni Mitchell - Mini Biography (TV-14; 2:50) Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, responsible for hits such as "Both Sides Now" and "Big Yellow Taxi," is widely considered 1960s and '70s folk royalty. Synopsis Joni Mitchell was born on November 7, 1943, in Fort Macleod, Canada. In 1968, she recorded her first, self-titled album. Other highly successful albums followed. Mitchell won her first Grammy Award (best folk performance) for her 1969 album, Clouds. She has won seven more Grammy Awards since then, in several different categories, including traditional pop, pop music and lifetime achievement. Joni Mitchell, 1968. (Photo: Jack Robinson/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Early Music Career Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell was born Roberta Joan Anderson on November 7, 1943, in Fort Macleod, Canada. At the age of 9, Mitchell contracted polio, and it was during her recovery in the hospital that she began performing and singing to patients. After teaching herself how to play the guitar, she went off to art college and quickly emerged as one of the leading folk performers of the late 1960s and '70s. At the beginning of her career, Mitchell's compositions were highly original and personal in their lyrical imagery. It was this style that first attracted attention among folk-music audiences in Toronto while she was still in her teens. She moved to the United States in the mid-1960s, and in 1968, she recorded her first album, Joni Mitchell, produced by David Crosby. Experimental Explorations Other highly successful albums followed. Joni Mitchell won her first Grammy Award (best folk performance) in 1969, for her sophomore album, Clouds. Her third album, Ladies of the Canyon, was a mainstream success for the folk singer, becoming her first gold album, which included the hits "The Circle Game" and "Big Yellow Taxi." It was during this time she was already starting to experiment with pop and rock genres. Her album Court and Spark (1974) signaled her foray into jazz and jazz fusion and was lauded by critics; it ended up becoming her most commercially successful project to date and was nominated for four Grammy Awards, of which Mitchell won for best instrumental arrangement accompanying vocalist(s).  Over the past four decades, Mitchell has garnered several Grammys in various categories, including traditional pop, pop music and lifetime achievement. Her other notable successful recordings include Blue (1971), The Hissing of Summer Lawns (1975), the highly experimental Hejira (1976) and Turbulent Indigo (1994).  Mitchell wasn’t the only one making hits with the songs she wrote. Other musicians have recorded successful covers of her songs, including Judy Collins; the Counting Crows; and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. Joni MItchell performing in 2001. (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns ) Later Work Mitchell's later albums include Taming the Tiger (1998), Both Sides Now (2000) and the compilation albums Dreamland (2004) and Songs of a Prairie Girl (2005). In addition to her own extensive body of work, she has been an enormous influence on several other artists with her unique guitar styling and expressive lyrics. Mitchell was inducted into the Rock and Rock Hall of Fame in 1997 and the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2007. Retirement & Health Issues In an interview with Rolling Stone in 2002, Mitchell


Donald Neilson, convicted of four murders in 1975, was known by which nickname?

Donald Neilson - Murderer - Biography.com Donald Neilson Donald Neilson, also known as the "Black Panther," is the English murderer responsible for the death of Lesley Whittle. IN THESE GROUPS Famous People Who Died in Norwich, Norfolk, England Synopsis Donald Neilson was born on August 1, 1936, in Bradford, England. After leaving the army for his family, Neilson took up burglaries to supplement his income. He robbed and killed at post offices before kidnapping Lesley Whittle, an English heiress. An enraged Neilson killed Lesley over a failed ransom exchange. Eventually Neilson was caught and convicted. After serving consecutive life sentences, Neilson died in prison in 2011. Post Office Murders Donald Neilson was born Donald Nappey in Bradford, England, on August 1, 1936, and seems to have enjoyed a relatively normal, crime-free childhood in Britain, marred only by the teasing and bullying that he was subjected to on account of his surname. He was married in 1955, and the birth of his daughter, Kathryn, five years later prompted him to change his name to Neilson, so that she would not suffer a similar fate. Neilson was persuaded by his wife to give up a career in the army, and they settled in Bradford, where he tried various professions, including the building trade and security work. Financial success was not forthcoming, and in 1965 he branched out into house burglary to supplement his income. Despite committing hundreds of burglaries, his new trade did not provide the income he hoped for, and he graduated to armed post office robberies by 1967, committing at least 19 over a seven-year period. In 1972, one of these raids resulted in the non-fatal shooting of a Lancashire postmaster, who misguidedly put up resistance during the raid. Neilson's practice of wearing a dark-colored balaclava during his robberies earned him the sobriquet "The Black Panther" from the media. Neilson's hardened criminal behavior became more entrenched with each robbery and, on February 15, 1974, during a raid on a Harrogate sub-post office (a privately-run post office), he shot dead the postmaster, Donald Skepper. Having kept a low profile following the first murder, and the ensuing police hunt, he took another life seven months later, when postmaster Derek Astin was shot dead in Lancashire during the course of another raid. The police quickly came to the conclusion that they were looking for the same killer in both cases. Just nine weeks later, a third postmaster, Sidney Grayland, was shot dead during the commission of a robbery in the West Midlands. Forensic evidence at the scene linked this death to the first two. Despite the three deaths the media showed little interest in the attacks, and Neilson was dissatisfied with the lack of attention, as well as the relatively slim pickings to be had from the post office raids. Lesley Whittle Murder Still searching for that elusive big payout, Neilson settled on kidnapping as his best route to success, choosing Lesley Whittle, a 17-year-old heiress to a transport fortune. He gathered as much information about her as he could and made comprehensive plans for her incarceration, as well as the delivery of the ransom that he planned to demand for her return. On January 14, 1975, Neilson broke into the Whittle family's Shropshire estate and abducted Lesley from her bedroom without incident, leaving a ransom note that demanded 50,000 pounds. The note also gave detailed instructions for the ransom drop by Lesley's brother, Ronald, and included a warning not to involve the police. Lesley Whittle was held in a drainage shaft beneath Bathpool Park, in Staffordshire. The Whittle family chose not to heed the ransom warning, and informed both the local police and Scotland Yard of the abduction. Poor communication between the different police factions led to a media leak, which convinced police that the kidnapper had been scared off by the media attention. This wasn't the case,  however, and when Neilson called the designated phone box in accordance with his


"The Wurzels No 1 hit record, ""Combine Harvester"", was a parody on which song, a No 1 hit for the singer Melanie in 1971?"

Wurzelmania: The Adge Cutler & The Wurzels Encyclopaedia. Made In Somerset! Friday          22 February 2008 (8.30pm) BBC 1 The           Wurzels appeared on BBC1 sports quiz programme A           Question Of Sport (Episode #37.21) in the Guess The Celebrity           with Bristol And England rugby player Mark Regan. View           this clip on YouTube. September 2007 BBC 1 Local News A           new item on The Wurzels re-issuing One           For The Bristol City appeared on the local BBC West           news with Tommy and Pete filmed in the changing rooms with           the Bristol City team. View           this clip on YouTube. 7          May 2007 The           New Paul O'Grady Show The           Wurzels appeared on The Paul O'Grady Show on Bank Holiday Monday 7th May 2007, where they took part           in the 'Organ Game' (oo-er missus) with the presenters all           Wurzeled up with yokel hats. [Robery           Tipping did put the clip on YouTube but they have since been           lost. All we have is this screen-grab.] Saturday 3 February 2007 (10.05pm) BBC 2 T he           Comedy Map of Britain (Season 1, Episode 2) 'A           animated tour of the UK accompanied by comedy heroes past           and present, retracing their steps to the places that inspired           their comic talents.' Tommy           and Pete are interviewed in the Royal Oak in Nailsea interspersed           with archive footage of Adge Cutler & The Wurzels singing Drink Up Thy Cider, Melanie           singing Brand New Key, and The Wurzels singing Combine Harvester (TOTP footage), Jonathan King singing Una Paloma Blanca, The Wurzels singing I Am A Cider           Drinker (TOTP footage?). They are then filmed           at the site of Adge Cutler's fatal car accident - and almost           cause one themselves. Funny but sobering nevertheless. Thanks           to tippingrobert who has posted           the clip on YouTube - see           it here . 2006 InsideOut           West An eight-minute Wurzels special on BBC Bristol's InsideOut           West programme to celebrate 40 years since Adge Cutler formed The Wurzels, and 30 years since Combine           Harvester had topped the charts. Presented by Tony Blackburn and with interviews with former           manager John Miles, current manager Sil           Wilcox, the chair of the Somerset YFA, a policeman           from Shepton Mallet who named his son 'Adge'. Plenty           of archive footage clips including Adge            Cutler & The Wurzels playing live and being            recorded, presumable at the Royal Oak in Nailsea with Bob            Barrett on the desk The Wurzels appearances on TOTP singing Combine Harvester, and Cider Drinker. live footage of The Wurzels at the Pensford            Festival and the Bath & West Show live footage of The Wurzels at the Yew            Tree Country Club (possibly the recording of the Combine Harvester LP) the            pop video The Wurzels produced for The            Shepton Mallet Matador. The           programme finishes with Sil Wilcox explaining that the band           are re-issuing I Am A Cider Drinker and looking for a celebrity to sing on the single. Tony, jokingly,           suggests himself... View           this film on YouTube. 25          July 2005 Channel 4 Big           Brother's Big Mouth (aka Big Brother's Efourum) - Season 3, Episode 25 For its third series in May 2005, after covering Celebrity           Big Brother in the January of that year, "Big Brother's


Which English football club won the European Cup in 1982. beating Bayern Munich, 1-0 in Rotterdam?

Aston Villa 1-0 Bayern Munich - 1982 European Cup Final - Oh, It Must Be! - YouTube Aston Villa 1-0 Bayern Munich - 1982 European Cup Final - Oh, It Must Be! 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. Uploaded on Mar 6, 2011 OH IT MUST BE PRESENTS: GREAT MOMENTS FROM VILLA VIDEOS No 14 - Oh, It Must Be! And It Is! Peter Withe! Have you won the European Cup? We have, and here's the proof. There's highlights of the game, which mostly comprises of Spinksy being phenomenal, and key players sharing their memories. Watch out for Peter Withe setting a new world record for most uses of the word "net" in a single sentence. Taken from: The Villenium (1999) Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ohitmustbe Category


Which comedian actor played the part of Ron Glum in the radio programme 'Take It From Here'?

TAKE IT FROM HERE TAKE IT FROM HERE There are a couple of post-war radio series that can be said to have shaped comedy and this is certainly one of them.  Written by Denis Norden and the late Frank Muir, this show first aired in 1948 and ran for 13 seasons.  It was different in its outlook to shows like ITMA and was completely post war in its attitudes, acknowledging more than a passing nod that the audience was both intelligent and with some level of literacy.  The style of the show was more akin to that of revue, and showed influences of the American style of radio comedy. It is probably wiser to start with a show before TIFH, Navy Mixture, which ran for 25 editions from the 5th July, 1947.  This show was one in the variety vein, with comedy, music and novelty, all introduced by the young Australian radio prodigy, Joy Nicholls.  Featuring 'Professor' Jimmy Edwards (an odd association considering that Edwards, complete with handle-bar moustache, spent the war serving in the RAF), Vic Oliver, a regular on Hi Gang!, Leslie Welsh (a memory man) and The Song Pedlars.  Edwards' regular spot, a sort of light hearted lecture, was written by Frank Muir, and a guest on one show, Dick Bentley (incidentally another Australian) performed material penned by Denis Norden.  It was the producer Charles Maxwell who joined Muir and Norden, after the end of the series, to plan another vehicle for Nicholls, Bentley and Edwards, this was to be Take it From Here. The first edition of Take It From Here hit the airwaves on the 23rd March 1948, Edwards 28th birthday, and went completely un-noticed, very much like the remainder of the series, despite its six month run.  The second series (and the BBC must have thought it good enough to make a second series!) saw the upturn in fortunes.  Wallas Eaton had now joined the cast and was providing a number of voices, and, probably most importantly, Tommy Handley died.  Tommy Handley was undoubtedly the most popular comedian of the time (perhaps of the century) and had kept the poulation going through the war with ITMA, and with his passing there was a huge void, not least of all on the standard repeat slot for ITMA.  TIFH took its place and started to win over an audience that formerly listened to ITMA, and achieve national popularity. Like a lot of shows, TIFH was split generally into three sections, the opening patter, a sketch on a theme or a recent news item, and then a film parody, although there was crossover of topics, especially topical references throughout.  Word play also featured very highly in Muir and Norden comedy, and this was probably most notable in the later series My Word where both explained the origins of word and phrases, and also Call My Bluff on TV.  The cast were also the targets of the comedy with references to Bentley's age, and Edwards' size and nasal growth!  Catchphrases had proved popular throughout the war, with ITMA virtually a long list of catchphrases, and TIFH was not going to buck the trend.  The theme and credits were not sacred either and Muir and Norden saw to it that they were equally as comical as the show itself and twisted the normal announcements to suit their needs.  One announcement that is not humourous but quirky is the name Herbert Mostyn.  This name is the result of the middle names of each of Muir and Norden and was used when either or both actually contributed lines to the show. In 1953, after the end of the 6th season, Joy Nicholls decided to return to her native Australia, and was replaced by Alma Cogan and June Whitfield.  The first sang and took up small parts, whilst hte second, an unknown actress, performed alongside Bentley and Edwards.  It is worth noting that Betty Marsden was also in the running for the job, and radio history might have taken a completley different shape if the two had swapped roles, June in Beyond Our Ken and Round the Horne and Betty in TIFH! The 7th season was then billed as the 'completely new' TIFH, and started on the 12th November 1953, with a reassurance from Edwards that the show would be ba


Which famous public school is situated n the village of Street in Somerset?

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According to Catholic legend which saint mopped the brow of Jesus on his way to Calgary?

Maurice Pinay: April 2007 Pope Engages The Rabbis in Dialectics Around Christ and the Gospel EDITOR'S NOTE: Astute Popes of the past critically analyzed rabbinic texts and subjected them to public debate in which the perverse idiocy of the rabbinic tradition was laid bare for all to see as is to be expected in any fair debate on the matter. Modern Popes brush the ugliness of Judaism under the rug and engage the rabbis in dialectical pilpul around Christ and the Gospel. This is the era of Judaic domination in which we live: when the backwards tradition of rabbinic Judaism which maintains that a man must put his mouth on a baby's penis during the circumcision ritual in order for the circumcision to be valid is exalted while the liberating Truth of the Gospel of Jesus Christ is subject to unrelenting Pharisaic scrutiny which the Pope responds to, not in the spirit with which Christ confronted the Pharisees but in the spirit of the Pharisees themselves--by engaging them in pilpul. There will be no Christlike defense of the Gospel or rebuke of the rabbinic tradition from Pope Benedict XVI, a man whom papal Rabbi-Knight, David Rosen--whom Benedict himself appointed--described as being "aware of his special responsibility to reaffirm the Church's commitment to a more pro-Jewish attitude." No, Benedict VXI has nothing but respect for the depraved, so-called "religion," but in fact, corrupt racket of Judaism, which will certainly be evident in his "dialogical thinking" around Christ with Rabbi Neusner whom he can't seem to praise enough. For your thoughtful comparison, here is how Pope Innocent IV described the rabbinic tradition of Judaism which Benedict XVI respects so highly: The ... Jews ... omitting or scorning the Mosaic law and the prophets, follow certain traditions of their seniors concerning which the Lord rebukes them in the Gospel, saying: Why do you transgress the mandate of God and irritate Him by your traditions, teaching human doctrines and mandates? [Matthew 15;9] Upon this sort of traditions, which in Hebrew are called the Talmud--and there is a great book among them exceeding the text of the Bible in length, in which are manifest blasphemies against God and Christ and the blessed Virgin, intricate fables, erroneous abuses, and unheard-of stupidities--they nourish and teach their sons and render them utterly alien from the doctrine of the law and the prophets, fearing lest, if they knew the truth, which is in the law and the prophets, and which testifies openly that the only begotten son of God will come in the flesh, they would be converted to the faith and humbly return to their Redeemer. And not content with these things, they make Christian women nurses of their sons in contumely of the Christian faith, with whom they commit many shameful things. On which account the faithful should be afraid lest they incur divine wrath while they unworthily allow them to perpetrate acts which bring confusion upon our faith. (Pope Innocent IV, May 9, 1244 Letter to King Louis IX of France) Both popes speak of the same rabbinic, Talmudic tradition which contains the same manifest blasphemies against God and Christ and the blessed Virgin, intricate fables, erroneous abuses, and unheard-of stupidities as it did at the time of Innocent IV's writing (and which Talmud, incidentally, Rabbi Jacob Neusner refers to as "the founding document of Judaism" (Jacob Neusner, How the Talmud Works (Boston: Brill, 2002) ix). But one Pope confronts the rabbinic tradition with the single mind of Christ, the other with the dialectical mind of the rabbis. Note that Pope Innocent IV makes a direct connection between the Talmudic, rabbinic tradition and the Pharisaic "tradition of the elders" which Christ execrated throughout the Gospels. Innocent IV also plainly states the fact that the rabbis render their followers utterly alien from the doctrine of the law and the prophets. Benedict XVI tells us that the rabbinic tradition of the elders is a valid interpretation of biblical scripture; is what Christianity has "sprung from;" and encourages Christ


"Which poet wrote the line, 'For men may come and men may go, but I go on forever""?"

The Brook Poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson - Poem Hunter The Brook Poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson - Poem Hunter The Brook - Poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson Autoplay next video I come from haunts of coot and hern, I make a sudden sally And sparkle out among the fern, To bicker down a valley. By thirty hills I hurry down, Or slip between the ridges, By twenty thorpes, a little town, And half a hundred bridges. Till last by Philip's farm I flow To join the brimming river, For men may come and men may go, But I go on for ever. I chatter over stony ways, In little sharps and trebles, I bubble into eddying bays, I babble on the pebbles. With many a curve my banks I fret By many a field and fallow, And many a fairy foreland set With willow-weed and mallow. I chatter, chatter, as I flow To join the brimming river, For men may come and men may go, But I go on for ever. I wind about, and in and out, With here a blossom sailing, And here and there a lusty trout, And here and there a grayling, And here and there a foamy flake Upon me, as I travel With many a silvery waterbreak Above the golden gravel, And draw them all along, and flow To join the brimming river For men may come and men may go, But I go on for ever. I steal by lawns and grassy plots, I slide by hazel covers; I move the sweet forget-me-nots That grow for happy lovers. I slip, I slide, I gloom, I glance, Among my skimming swallows; I make the netted sunbeam dance Against my sandy shallows. I murmur under moon and stars In brambly wildernesses; I linger by my shingly bars; I loiter round my cresses; And out again I curve and flow To join the brimming river, For men may come and men may go, But I go on for ever. Mohammed Asim Nehal (4/27/2016 7:31:00 AM) The Poem is a symbol of life. The brook's journey from its origin till its joining the brimming river is man's journey of life from birth to death. Whatever happens to it on the way is similar to what man encounters through his life. The brook's noisy flow is similar to mans struggling and fretting and fuming against the odds of life. The brook slips, slides, glooms and glances. So does man. It makes its way forcefully against odds, so does man as he struggles through many problems. The brook carries many things with it as it flows. So does man-he meets people - builds relationships - carries memories, collects materialistic things as he goes through life. The only difference between man and the brook is that man's life comes to an end. Where as the brook lives on and on forever. (Report) Reply Raniya Ahsan (5/25/2016 8:24:00 AM) I love your words........... its such a great comparison, and maybe even the poet would agree too, if he was alive Wonder Woman (4/21/2015 5:51:00 PM) I recall my mother quoting from this musical and eloquent poem. It s best said aloud. (Report) Reply Nick Homick (6/5/2013 2:31:00 AM) This poem (clearly a transcendentalist homage to scriptural reference [Ecclesiastes 1: 4]) really is alive because rather than the static (earth) , it refers to the dynamic (water) - the brook yet endures - but in contrast, One never steps in the same river twice... (Heraclitus) . It is the dynamic flow, the journey of the brook, and the merging into everything it encounters, that appeals. Indeed the human being is the brook, for what else babbles and chatters at every turn, bickers and visits so many towns, to murmur and croon to the moon (wether or not anyone is listening) . Humanity is not a part of nature, we are nature - if absolutely true to it. Often people describe human nature as aberrant (war, sin, vice, etc...) - which is propaganda of the oppressor. I very strongly believe that Tennyson and I could be in agreement that nature IS true humanity - propaganda of the partner. The natural inclination of humanity to the Transcendentalists is reverence to nature in a divine sense. Our essence is goodness and self-reliance. Nature is not subordinate to us, but instead nature exists in symbiotic relationship. Likewise, nature transcends itself - for it is not one thing that creates beauty - but rather the relations


Which British politician became the tenth Secretary General of NATO in 1999?

George Robertson Baron Robertson of Port Ellen, Politician • Biography & Facts George Robertson Baron Robertson of Port Ellen George Robertson Baron Robertson of Port Ellen Politician George Islay MacNeill Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen KT, GCMG, FRSA, FRSE, PC (born 12 April 1946) is a British Labour Party politician who was the tenth Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, between October 1999 and early January 2004; he succeeded Javier Solana in that position. He served as Defence Secretary for the United Kingdom from 1997 to 1999, before taking up his NATO position and becoming a life peer as Baron Robertson of Port Ellen, of Islay in Argyll and Bute. Personal facts


Which south coast resort has its own symphony orchestra, founded in 1893 and now based in Poole Arts Centre?

Bournemouth - definition - What is ? What is ? Bournemouth definition : Bournemouth Bournemouth is a large coastal resort town on the south coast of England directly to the east of the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 183,491 making it the largest settlement in Dorset. With Poole to the west and Christchurch in the east, Bournemouth forms the South East Dorset conurbation, which has a total population of over 465,000. Before it was founded in 1810 by Lewis Tregonwell, the area was a deserted heathland occasionally visited by fishermen and smugglers. Initially marketed as a health resort, the town received a boost when it appeared in Dr Granville's book, The Spas of England. Bournemouth's growth really accelerated with the arrival of the railway and it became a recognised town in 1870. Historically part of Hampshire, it joined Dorset with the reorganisation of local government in 1974. Since 1997, the town has been administered by a unitary authority, giving it autonomy from Dorset County Council although it remains part of the ceremonial county. The local council is Bournemouth Borough Council. The town centre has notable Victorian architecture and the spire of St Peter's Church, one of three Grade I listed churches in the borough, is a local landmark. Bournemouth's location has made it a popular destination for tourists, attracting over five million visitors annually with its beaches and popular nightlife. The town is also a regional centre of business, home of the Bournemouth International Centre or BIC, and a financial sector that is worth more than £1,000 million in Gross Value Added. ==Toponymy== The first mention of Bournemouth comes in the Christchurch cartulary of 1406, where a monk describes how a large fish ("uni magno piscis"), 18 ft. long, was washed up at "La Bournemowthe" in October of that year and taken to the Manor of Wick; six days later, a portion of the fish was collected by a canon from Christchurch Priory and taken away as tithe. "La Bournemowthe", however, was purely a geographic reference to the uninhabited area around the mouth of the small river which, in turn, drained the heathland between the towns of Poole and Christchurch. The word bourne, meaning a small stream, is a derivative of burna, old English for a brook. From the latter half of the 16th century "Bourne Mouth" seems to be preferred, being recorded as such in surveys and reports of the period, but this appears to have been shortened to "Bourne" after the area had started to develop. The Spas of England, published ten years later, calls it simply "Bourne" as does an 1838 edition of the Hampshire Advertiser. In the late 19th century "Bournemouth" became predominant, although its two-word form appears to have remained in use up until at least the early 20th century, turning up on a 1909 ordnance map. ==History== In the 12th century the region around the mouth of the River Bourne was part of the Hundred of Holdenhurst. The hundred later became the Liberty of Westover when it was also extended to include the settlements of North Ashley, Muscliff, Muccleshell, Throop, Iford, Pokesdown, Tuckton and Wick, and incorporated into the Manor of Christchurch. Although the Dorset and Hampshire region surrounding it had been the site of human settlement for thousands of years, Westover was largely a remote and barren heathland before 1800. In 1574 the Earl of Southampton noted that the area was "Devoid of all habitation", and as late as 1795 the Duke of Rutland recorded that "... on this barren and uncultivated heath there was not a human to direct us". In the late 19th and early 20th centuries the Borough of Bournemouth would grow to encompass a number of ancient settlements along the River Stour, including Longham where a skull thought to be 5,500 years old was found in 1932. Bronze Age burials near Moordown, and the discovery of Iron Age pottery on the East Cliff in 1969, suggest there may have been settlements there during that period. Hengistbury Head, added to the borough in 1932,


Vancouver Island is a part of which Canadian Province?

Former Toronto MP wants Vancouver Island to become a province | Toronto Star Canada Former Toronto MP wants Vancouver Island to become a province Robin Richardson, a former Beaches MP, is the leader of the Vancouver Island Party. The party thinks the island should be its own province. Robin Richardson, a former Toronto MP, is the leader and founder of the Vancouver Island Party, which is advocating for the island to separate from British Columbia and become its own province.  (VANCOUVER ISLAND PARTY WEBSITE)   By Jackie Hong Staff Reporter Fri., July 1, 2016 A new political party in British Columbia believes that Vancouver Island should become Canada’s 11th province, and a former Toronto MP is leading the charge. Robin Richardson, the Progressive Conservative MP for the Beaches riding (now roughly Toronto-Danforth and Beaches-East York) for nine months in 1979 to 1980, is the founder and leader of the Vancouver Island Party. It was registered with Elections BC in March 2015 but only went public last week, and a key point in its platform is to eventually have the island become its own province. “Vancouver Island is a wonderful place to live and work, but… Federally, as well as provincially, the governments have largely ignored Vancouver Island,” Richardson, an island native, told the Star in a phone interview. Richardson, an economist by trade, said he became interested in the idea of provincehood for Vancouver Island while writing a book on British Columbia’s pre-Confederation history two years ago – in particular, the fact that mainland British Columbia and Vancouver Island were separate colonies until 1866. He started the party because he “felt there was a lot of support” from other residents, and said he expects to have at least 3,000 members by the end of November (there are currently around 25). On its website, the party has a seven-part plan for achieving provincehood , with the first step focusing on electing party members to the legislative assembly in the 2017 provincial election. Richardson said a candidate will run in each of Vancouver Island’s 14 districts, and he thinks up to seven will be elected on a platform that includes guaranteed annual income, free post-secondary education, a focus on an environmentally-friendly economy and tax breaks for the middle-class. Article Continued Below From there, the party wants to hold a referendum on the island in 2021 asking residents if they support provincehood, form a government on the island and eventually negotiate its terms of provincehood with the federal government. Other than the 2017 election and referendum, there are no set dates for when each step will happen. “If I’m still alive [when Vancouver Island becomes a province], I’ll be the premier,” Richardson said while laughing, “but that’s not my motivating force. My motivating force is, I want to everybody to be better off, you know? Better off economically, socially and environmentally.” He emphasized, though, that he wants the island to remain a part of Canada. “I’m not a separatist… What we’re going to do is become independent from the rest of British Columbia,” he said. “I think that we can become much better off, much better off as a region of British Columbia and even better off as a province of Canada if we had our own government.” This isn’t the first time a collective has pushed for Vancouver Island’s provincehood. The Vancouver Island Province Movement was launched in June 2013 and has been circulating both provincial and federal petitions asking for provincehood by 2021, and the apparently now-defunct and more radical Sovereign State of Vancouver Island Party formed the same summer, advocated for the island to separate not only from British Columbia but from Canada as a whole. The push for provincehood isn’t unique to Vancouver Island, either. The idea of the Province of Toronto has been floated multiple times over the years – perhaps most famously by then-Mayor Mel Lastman in 1999 during a spat with then-premier Mike Harris, and, more recently, in 2010 by Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Bill Murdoch . A


Which artist, a member of the modern school of art, and noted for his paintings of violinists, was born in Russia in 1887, and died in Paris aged 97?

Marc Chagall Biography, Art, and Analysis of Works | The Art Story Like The Art Story on Facebook Follow The Art Story on Google+ "My hands were too soft.. I had to find some special occupation, some kind of work that would not force me to turn away from the sky and the stars, that would allow me to discover the meaning of life." Synopsis Marc Chagall's poetic, figurative style made him one of most popular modern artists, while his long life and varied output made him one of the most internationally recognized. While many of his peers pursued ambitious experiments that led often to abstraction, Chagall's distinction lies in his steady faith in the power of figurative art, one that he maintained despite absorbing ideas from Fauvism and Cubism. Born in Russia, Chagall moved to France in 1910 and became a prominent figure within the so-called Ecole de Paris. Later he spent time in the United States and the Middle East, travels which reaffirmed his self-image as an archetypal "wandering Jew." Key Ideas Chagall flirted with many radical modernist styles at various points throughout his career, including Cubism, Suprematism and Surrealism, all of which possibly encouraged him to work in an entirely abstract style. Yet he rejected each of them in succession, remaining committed to figurative and narrative art, making him one of the modern period's most prominent exponents of the more traditional approach. Chagall's Jewish identity was important to him throughout his life, and much of his work can be described as an attempt to reconcile old Jewish traditions with styles of modernist art. However, he also occasionally drew on Christian themes, which appealed to his taste for narrative and allegory. In the 1920s, Chagall was claimed as a kindred spirit by the emerging Surrealists, and although he borrowed from them, he ultimately rejected their more conceptual subject matter. Nevertheless, a dream-like quality is characteristic of almost all of Chagall's work; as the poet and critic Guillaume Apollinaire once said, Chagall's work is "supernatural." Most Important Art I and the Village (1911) This early work clearly shows both the Cubist and Fauvist influences at play in Chagall's canvas, yet unlike the works of Picasso or Matisse, Chagall is far more playful and liberal with decorative elements, creating a pastoral paradise out of the Russian countryside. It is an early sign of the approach that would make the artist famous and influential: a blend of the modern and the figurative, with a light, whimsical tone. Chagall depicts a fairy tale in which a cow dreams of a milk maid and a man and wife (one upright,one upside down) frolic in the work fields. Abstraction is at the heart of this work, but it exists to decorate the picture rather than invite analysis of the images. Oil on canvas - Museum of Modern Art, New York Like The Art Story on Facebook Biography Childhood Marc Chagall was the eldest of nine children born to Khatskl Shagal and Feige-Ite in the settlement town of Liozna, near Vitebsk, an area that boasted a high concentration of Jews. Raised in a Hasidic family, Chagall attended local Jewish religious schools - obligatory for Russian Jews during this time, since discrimination policies prohibited mixing of different racial groups - where he studied Hebrew and the Old Testament. Such teachings would later inform much of the content and motifs in Chagall's paintings, etchings and stained-glass work. During his school days, Chagall adopted the habit of drawing and copying images from books, which quickly developed into a love for art and the choice to pursue it as a career, a decision that did not please his parents. In 1906 Chagall began his tutelage with the famous Russian portrait artist Yehuda Pen, who operated an all-Jewish private school in Vitebsk for students of drawing and painting. Although grateful for the free formal instruction, Chagall left the school after several months. That same year Chagall moved to St. Petersburg to continue his studies at the Zvantseva School of Drawing and Painting where he briefly app


Which British composer, together with the tenor Peter Pears, founded the annual music festival at Aldeburgh?

Aldeburgh Festival - Music and Art on the Suffolk Coast By Ferne Arfin Updated May 24, 2016. If you are looking for vacation on the coast, where you can combine the pleasures of a classy seaside resort with 17 days of listening to the finest musicians in the world, the Aldeburgh Festival is for you. Every June, the Aldeburgh Festival fills a quiet backwater near the Suffolk Coast with music, opera and performing arts. Leading artists and ensembles from all over the world gather to perform in remarkable venues at an event founded by British composer Benjamin Britten.  In 1948, Britten, together with tenor Peter Pears, his companion and collaborator, and Eric Crozier, Britten's frequent librettist, founded the Aldeburgh festival as a home for their touring opera company, the English Opera Group. Their aim was to produce fresh interpretations of classic repertoire, to rediscover forgotten works and to foster working relationships and collaborations between established artists and talented younger musicians. Music Near the Sea that Inspired it It all began in churches and local halls in and around the coastal resort of Aldeburgh. continue reading below our video Best Ride Sharing Apps of 2015 Sixty-six years on in 2015, the festival is now centered on Snape Maltings a collection of Victorian buildings, barns and workshops covering seven acres beside the Alde estuary. It's about five miles from Aldeburgh where Britten and Pears made their home. Its views of the ever changing North Sea as well as local legends inspired Britten's tragic opera "Peter Grimes." The main concert hall was once the largest barley "maltings" in East Anglia, used for malting grain until 1965. It was converted into a concert hall by British designers Arup Associates and opened by the Queen twice - once in 1967 and again, after being nearly destroyed by fire, in 1970. It's now one of the most important music venues in the east of England. If you go, the Maltings will probably be the most unusual concert hall you've ever visited. But it is just one of several buildings and outdoor spaces used for the festival and for year round education, artist development and community music. The festival, that the Guardian called "arguably the best music event in Britain", now spreads into the nearby towns of Snape, Blythburgh and Ipswich as well as the beach at Aldeburgh . In addition to opera and orchestral music it usually includes chamber music, contemporary music, an art show, walks in the Snape Marshes and talks. A program of alternative events in the Pumphouse, a disused Victorian pumphouse on the marshes, might include comedy, world music, jazz and theater. The site itself is home to tempting restaurants, shops and galleries (open year round) and the departure point for river trips along the Alde. One element that makes the Aldeburgh Festival so special is the campus setting, where audience members can mingle with music makers throughout the 17-day event. Aldeburgh Festival Essentials What: A festival of music, opera, and other performing arts founded by composer Benjamin Britten, English tenor Peter Pears, Britten's partner, and director and librettist Eric Crozier. When: Two weeks in June. In 2016, the festival will be held from June 10 to 26. Where: Snape Maltings , seven acres of restored Victorian buildings near the Alde Estuary near the Suffolk Coast Admission: Various ticket prices


"Created in the 1990's, as a satire of James Bond, what was the name of the character in a number of films, who was originally termed, ""The International Man of Mystery""?"

Film History of the 1990s Film History of the 1990s 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s Actors Turned Directors: Three   actors/directors received numerous awards for their Best Pictures. Kevin   Costner's directorial debut film - the Native-American epic Dances    With Wolves (1990) - was honored with twelve nominations and seven   wins including Best Picture and Best Director. Clint Eastwood won accolades   with the elegaic, revisionist western Unforgiven    (1992) , another Western genre film to win Best Picture (and Best   Director). [Producer Eastwood directed and starred in the revisionist,   deglamourized western as a retired gunslinger forced to return to killing.] And producer/actor/director Mel Gibson's historical Scottish    epic Braveheart (1995) also won the Best Picture and Best Director    honors, among others. Gibson starred as the Scottish hero William Wallace,    and Patrick McGoohan played the role of Edward Longshanks. Robert Redford    directed his third film, A River Runs Through It (1992), a beautifully-evocative    film made on location in Montana about two brothers of the MacLean family    (headed by minister Tom Skerritt) who followed different paths: older    serious son Craig Sheffer and impetuous, wild gambling younger son Brad    Pitt. He also directed Quiz Show (1993), about the TV game show "Twenty-One" cheating scandal involving Charles Van Doren (Ralph    Fiennes) and unfairly beaten Herbie Stemple (John Turturro). Rob Reiner first directed the overly-emoted A Few Good     Men (1992) - with Guantanamo Bay, Cuba as the scene of a crime in the military, followed by a courtroom drama pitting Navy lawyer Tom Cruise     against the hystrionics of higher-up Jack Nicholson. Reiner also directed     the romantic comedy The American President (1995) which starred     Michael Douglas as the President and Annette Bening as a lobbyist who     fall in love with each other. [Its appearance seemed to inspire the creation     of the popular TV hit The West Wing.] Maverick Writer/Director Quentin Tarantino: Violence       accompanied a number of films, including those of emerging maverick writer/director       Quentin Tarantino, a self-promoting videostore clerk who demonstrated       his exciting, self-taught, original filmmaking genius (with generous helpings       of violence, sex, and profanity) in his first film Reservoir Dogs (1992).       The cult hit broke many of the rules of conventional crime films in its       tale of a group of color-named criminals whose jewelry heist went awry.       It began with a deconstruction of Madonna's 'Like A Virgin' and even featured       director Tarantino as Mr. Brown. Tarantino served as co-screenwriter (with Roger Avary)        and director of an acclaimed (Best Screenplay-winning) follow-up, low-budget        independent film Pulp Fiction (1994) . The Cannes Film Festival        Palme d'Or winner and seven-time Academy Award nominee was an ultra-violent,        intermingling, non-linear trio of criminal life stories intertwined in        a sleazy Los Angeles (involving hitmen, a crime boss' overdosing wife played by Uma Thurman, and a boxer - Bruce Willis) that gave John Travolta        a super-star comeback (famed as a hitman for talking about what the French        call fast-food Big Macs). It began with and returned to a scene of Pumpkin        and Honey Bunny holding up a restaurant. Director/screenwriter Tarantino also followed up with         a more mature character study in his leisurely crime thriller Jackie          Brown (1997) with ex-blaxploitation 70s star Pam Grier in a stand-out         role as an ex-con. Films About Hollywood and Film-Making (Before the 90s): Before the decade of the 90s, a number of films looked           at the dark underbelly of the business of making illusions (movies) in


Which TV producer and scriptwriter, created the TV series, 'Grange Hill'?

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Redmond honoured for drama success Redmond honoured for drama success Redmond trained as quantity surveyor, but quit to work in TV TV scriptwriter and producer Phil Redmond has been made a CBE for his services to drama. The Liverpudlian was the creator of the ground-breaking children's TV drama Grange Hill, which began on the BBC in 1978, and Channel 4's Brookside. Grange Hill addressed issues affecting young people, including drugs and child abuse, which had rarely been broached, as well as the trivialities of day-to-day school life. Speaking of his honour, Redmond said: "It was totally unexpected and completely out of the blue. I was actually surprised at how pleased I was, it's pretty cool Phil Redmond on his CBE "I was surprised initially, it's an odd feeling because you never ever think to yourself, 'I wonder if I'll ever receive a CBE'. "I was actually surprised at how pleased I was, it's pretty cool." Born in 1949, Redmond is proud of his comprehensive schooling and trained as a quantity surveyor, but gave this up to concentrate on forging a TV career. He later returned to education, attending Liverpool University as a mature student, taking a degree in social studies. Grange Hill has always been praised for tackling tough issues Grange Hill has enjoyed long-running success, still running today after 26 years, with Redmond still executive producer. In 1982, he set up Mersey Television and began producing Brookside. The soap was one of the first programmes seen on Channel 4. The now defunct soap ran for 21 years, with later outlandish plots including an armed siege, a religious cult moving into the close and sibling incest. But Redmond also got involved with social issues such as adult literacy, working with the Department of Education during the National Year of Reading, weaving in relevant storylines. Difficult issues Other causes close to his heart are The Samaritans, the Liverpool Bone Marrow Trust and drug awareness. In 1995, Redmond launched a youth soap, Channel 4's Hollyoaks. The show has gone from twice weekly to five nights a week. Brookside ended in 2003 after 21 years on screens Although it had a shaky start, with the acting coming in for heavy criticism, Hollyoaks was eventually praised for tackling difficult issues such as male rape. In 1996, Redmond was elected as Fellow of Royal Society of Arts And the following year, he was also appointed vice chair of the newly created North West Film Commission and became a patron of the commission two years later. His Mersey Television boasts of being one of the biggest employers in the independent production company sector, with 300 permanent staff and 150 freelancers. When the axe finally fell on Brookside, Redmond vented his anger about the treatment the show received from Channel 4. He kept his faith in the show, even when it was moved from its weekday evening slots to a single Saturday episode. But this was not enough to save the soap, which ended in 2003. Redmond's is currently working on a courtroom drama to be screened on Channel 4.


"Who, in 1678, along with Israel Tonge, fabricated the ""Popish Plot"", a fictitious conspiracy to murder Charles II?"

Popish Plot | English history | Britannica.com English history Wesselényi Conspiracy Popish Plot, (1678), in English history, a totally fictitious but widely believed plot in which it was alleged that Jesuits were planning the assassination of King Charles II in order to bring his Roman Catholic brother, the Duke of York (afterward King James II), to the throne. The allegations were fabricated by Titus Oates , a renegade Anglican clergyman who had feigned conversion to the Roman Catholic church the year before and spent a few months as a student at two English seminaries abroad, from both of which he was expelled. Illustration of Titus Oates in the pillory. Museum of London/Heritage Images/age fotostock Encouraged by a fanatically anti-Catholic acquaintance, Israel Tonge , Oates informed the government of the imagined plot and eventually gained access to the Privy Council , where the king’s questioning showed Oates to be lying. But meanwhile, Oates also made a sworn deposition of his “evidence” (Sept. 28, 1678) to a Westminster justice of the peace, Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey , and when the latter was found murdered in October, a popular panic was engendered. Ramifications of the plot were imagined everywhere, and in all about 35 innocent people were executed. Eventually, Oates was discredited, and the panic died down. Learn More in these related articles:


The salts of which metal are used in the manufacture of calamine lotion?

DRUG PRODUCT PREPARATION- Liquid, Lotions, Ointments and Creams. There are couples of factors that we need to consider to prepare a liquid pharmaceutical product. These factors directly determine the patient acceptance and compliance to the products. There are over 9000 taste buds in our tongue, which distinguish salty, bitter, sweet and sour tastes. Drugs which dissolve in solution directly contact and stimulate these taste buds. Since most of the drugs taste bitter, palatability becomes  a major concern in developing an oral liquid product. Palatability means the property of being acceptable to the mouth. It is affected by a combination of sensory perceptions such as taste, smell, texture, appearance and temperature of the products. We can "make our products" become appearing, if we optimize these factors. Low molecular weight salts usually taste salty, higher molecular weight salts and compounds containing nitrogen usually taste bitter. Organic compounds containing hydroxyl groups tend to be sweet. And, their sweetness increases, as the number of OH group increases. Esters, alcohols and aldehydes have pleasant taste and cool sensation. Altering taste perception by masking unpleasant tastes with a flavoring agent is a common way to produce palatable products. Cinnamon, raspberry, orange, maple, butterscotch, glycyrrhiza syrup are commonly used to mask the salty taste of oral liquid medications. Fruit, berry and vanilla are widely used to mask the sweetness of the medications. Cocoa, chocolate-mint, wild cherry, walnut and raspberry syrup are usually used to mask the bitter taste of the drug. Finally, fruit, citrus and cherry syrup are typically used to mask the sour taste. Other ways to improve the palatability of the product include manupulation of the product odor, temperature and texture. The scent of any oral solution should be pleasant, and correlate with its flavor. Cold drinks generally reduces unpleasant taste. Patients may loss their "medication-appetites", if they find a big chunk of undissolved solid in their oral liquid solution. Appearance of the products is very important. Clear, water-like solutions may be poorly accepted, as patients may think that it is lack of potency. Dark color such as black, dark purple and brown may also be rejected, as patients may think that it contains poisons. Patients generally accept fruity and more pleasant colors. When we formulate an oral liquid solution, we also need to consider the age of the patients. Children generally prefer sweet, fruity and candy-like tastes while elderly may prefer mint or even wine flavored vehicles. Finally, when we formulate a liquid product, we should also consider its texture, i.e. viscosity. Some patients may think that a less-viscous-solution is lack of potency (ie, not enough drug inside the solution) while more-viscous solution is unpleasant. PHARMACEUTICAL LOTIONS Lotions are usually liquid suspensions or dispersions. They consist of finely powdered, insoluble solids held in more or less permanent suspension by the presence of suspending agents and/or surfactants. Calamine Lotion (USP) is the classic example of this type of preparation. It can be prepared by triturating the ingredients into a smooth paste and then adding the remaining liquid phase. This procedure can be done manually by using pestle and mortar. However, high shear mixer or homogenizer can often produce a better dispersion. EXAMPLES OF LOTIONS Calamine Lotion Composition: calamine 8 g, zinc oxide 8 g, glycerin 2 mL, Avicel R Gel 2 g, carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) 2 g and calcium hydroxide solution about 50 mL. Procedure (1) Disperse Avicel R into 55 g of water to form a gel, (2) Mix the calamine, zinc oxide with the glycerin, the gel and the CMC, (3) Add sufficient amount of calcium hydroxide solution to make the final volume of 100 mL. Hydrocortisone Lotion Composition: hydrocortisone 10 g, chlorocresol 0.5 g, self-emulsifying monostearin 40 g, glycerol 63 g and purified water approximately 1000 g. Preparation: (1) Dissolve the chlorocresol in 850 mL of  warm water, (2) A


Who was the mother of the Roman emperor, Nero, who was murdered on nis orders in A.D. 59?

Emperor Nero: Facts & Biography Emperor Nero: Facts & Biography By Owen Jarus, Live Science Contributor | October 8, 2013 07:06pm ET MORE Credit: Lagui | Shutterstock Nero (A.D. 37-68) became emperor of the Roman Empire after the death of his adopted father, the Emperor Claudius, in A.D. 54. The last ruler of what historians call the “Julio-Claudian” dynasty, he ruled until he committed suicide in June, A.D. 68. Famously known for the apocryphal story that he fiddled while Rome burned in a great fire, Nero has become one of the most infamous men who ever lived. During his rule, he murdered his own mother, Agrippina the Younger; his first wife, Octavia; and allegedly, his second wife, Poppaea Sabina. In addition, ancient writers claim that he started the great fire of Rome in A.D. 64 so that he could re-build the city center. Yet, despite the numerous charges that have been levelled by ancient writers, there is evidence that Nero enjoyed some level of popular support. He had a passion for music and the arts, an interest that culminated in a public performance he gave in Rome in A.D. 65. Also, while he was blamed for starting the fire, he took it upon himself to organize relief efforts, and ancient writers make other allusions to acts of charity that he performed. “He let slip no opportunity for acts of generosity and mercy, or even for displaying his affability,” wrote the otherwise critical Suetonius in the 2nd century A.D. ( translation by J. C. Rolfe). Recently, a newly translated poem has been published, and it depicts Nero in a positive light. It tells of the deification of his dead wife Poppaea Sabina, concluding with her watching over Nero from the heavens . Scholars were surprised to discover that the text, which proclaims Nero a man “equal to the gods,” dates to about two centuries after Nero’s death, suggesting that some individuals in the Roman Empire held a favorable view of him long after his death. Early life Nero was born in Antium, in Italy, on Dec. 15, A.D. 37, to his mother, Agrippina the Younger, and his father, Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus. His father, a former Roman consul, died when he was about 3 years old, and his mother was banished by the Emperor Caligula, leaving him in the care of an aunt. His name at birth was Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus. After the murder of Caligula in January A.D. 41, and the ascension of Emperor Claudius shortly afterward, mother and son were reunited. His ambitious mother would go on to marry Claudius (who was also her uncle) in A.D. 49, and she saw to it that he adopted her son, giving him a new name that started with “Nero.” His tutors included the famous philosopher Seneca, a man who would continue advising Nero into his reign, even writing the proclamation explaining why Nero killed his mother. The newly adopted son would later take the hand of his stepsister, Octavia, in marriage, and become Claudius’ heir apparent, the emperor choosing him over his own biological son, Britannicus (who died shortly after Nero became emperor). After the death of Claudius in A.D. 54 (possibly by being poisoned with a mushroom), Nero, with the support of the Praetorian Guard and at the age of 17, became emperor. In the first two years of Nero’s reign, his coins depicted him side by side with his mother, Agrippina. She “managed for him all the business of the empire … she received embassies and sent letter to various communities, governors and kings …” wrote Cassius Dio who lived A.D. 155-235 (translation from the book "Nero Caesar Augustus: Emperor of Rome" by David Shotter, Pearson, 2008). Killing his mother Nero and his mother appear to have had a falling out within about two years of his becoming emperor. Her face stopped appearing on Roman coins after A.D. 55, and she appears to have lost power in favor of Nero’s top advisers, Seneca and Burrus, the commander of the Praetorian Guard who advised him on military affairs. Officially, the reason given for Nero’s orders to kill his own mom in A.D. 59 was that she was plotting to kill him. Whatever the reasons, Nero knew that he was making


The merganser is a species of which kind of bird?

10,000 Birds  | What is a Merganser? What is a Merganser? 21 Comments One of the sweetest subsections of the duck family has to be the sawbills, formally known as mergansers. Mergansers are a family of diving waterfowl in Merginae, the seaduck subfamily of Anatidae. Ironically, only one of these seaducks is truly a seafarer, the others favoring rivers and lakes. The name ‘merganser’ is said to have originated with the German naturalist, Gesner in the mid-16th century. This comes from a combination of the Latin words mergus (diver) and anser (goose). Mergansers are sometimes referred to sawbills because of their long, serrated bills. These narrow bills, hooked at the tip and set with numerous horny denticulations, are adapted for catching fish, a merganser’s primary source of food. Mergansers primarily feed on small or medium-sized fishes which they capture underwater by swift pursuit. These divers also supplement their piscine diet with frogs and aquatic insects. Notice the sawbill? Common Merganser female by John Borg There are six living species of mergansers, three of which are commonly spotted in North America: The Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) ranges widely throughout the northern hemisphere. The name “Common Merganser” has always seemed like something of a misnomer since it isn’t particularly common during most of the year (although every winter I find huge flocks outside my office building!) Goosander, which is what this species is called in Europe, may be a more accurate alternative, although Mergus merganser doesn’t really resemble a goose either. The drakes are quite striking, snowy white along its flanks, breast, and tail with head and neck covered in green plumage of such surpassing depth that it appears black. Common Merganser male by John Borg Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) is the marine merganser. It is also a bold world traveler, plying icy waters where usually only scoters and eiders dare to tread. While all mergansers are swift fliers, the red-breast holds the avian record for fastest level-flight at 100 mph (that’s 161 km/h!) Red-breasted Merganser by Corey Finger When is a merganser not a merganser? Perhaps when it doesn’t fall in the genus Mergus. However, the Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) is so handsome, the drake flaunting a white, fan-shaped, black-bordered crest, a black body with chestnut flanks, and white breast with vivid vertical black stripes, that any family of fish ducks would be pleased to claim it. Anyway, the hoodie is the only merganser endemic to North America. Male and female Hooded Mergansers by Corey Finger The Smew (Mergellus albellus) also falls outside the genus Mergus, so far in fact that it has been known to interbreed with Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula). This atypical merganser, which favors the coniferous reaches of Eurasia, is the smallest of all sawbills. The Chinese Merganser (Mergus squamatus) is also known as the Scaly-sided Merganser, with good reason; this dashing duck resembles a goosander with a wispy topknot and fish scales along its flanks. While this merganser does maintain a strong presence in China throughout the year, it may breed as far north as Russia and winter as far south as Thailand. It is also a species in rapid decline, considered vulnerable by some authorities and endangered by others. Chinese Mergansers do not exhibit the gregarious nature common in most ducks, usually appearing in solitary pairs or very small flocks. The most threatened of all mergansers is the Brazilian Merganser (Mergus octosetaceus). The sole sawbill of the Southern Hemisphere is down to 200-250 birds extant mainly because the habitat it requires is equally threatened. With hope, this bird will not go the way of its extinct cousin, the Auckland Islands Merganser (Mergus australis). The Brazilian Merganser is rather drab by merganser standards but it does possess truly vibrant vermilion legs. Richard Crossley has seen a few Hooded Mergansers in his day… Mike Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation , but he's als


What nationality is the international Rugby Union referee, Alain Rolland?

Respected International Rugby Referee Alain Rolland (1984) Retires at the Top - Blackrock College Union Respected International Rugby Referee Alain Rolland (1984) Retires at the Top UNION NEWS Respected International Rugby Referee Alain Rolland (1984) Retires at the Top Date : Monday, 24th February 2014 It started with a trip across the Irish Sea to Cardiff in 2001 and it will finish the same way. During those intervening years, Alain Rolland has become one of the most respected and admired match officials of the modern era over the course of an international career that will come to an end this Friday night for what will be his 66th Test match. His first international nearly 13 years ago ended with an 81-9 victory for the home team over Romania and while Wales may not have things quite so easy on Friday against France, Rolland will still be applying his vast experience, empathy for the Game and attention to detail to ensure a fair contest for the players. Having won three caps as a sniping scrum-half for his native Ireland, Rolland took to refereeing naturally and soon progressed through the ranks in Leinster, Ireland and, eventually, on to the international stage. His career as a match official includes appearances at three Rugby World Cups (2003-2011), the undoubted highlight being his selection for the RWC 2007 final between South Africa and England in Paris. IRB High-Performance Match Officials Manager Joël Jutge said: The match between Wales and France in Cardiff will be the final Test for one of the modern Games greatest referees. It is also a fitting place to end because the Millennium Stadium is where Alain started his international career and he has always loved refereeing there. He has huge respect for the traditions of rugby in both Wales and France and admires the style in which the Game is played there. Still working hard at 47, he remains one of the fittest Alain has always taken his refereeing extremely seriously. He adopted a mature and professional approach which has enabled him to continue to improve. Certainly, the highlight of his career was the Rugby World Cup 2007 final. But rather than rest on his laurels, Alain continued to apply the highest standards to his own game. Even at the age of 47, he remains one of the fittest match officials on the panel and he is an honest self-reviewer, his own strictest critic. Rugby is a sport where the role of the referee is respected. Match officials provide an essential service to the Game and Im sure that all true rugby lovers around the world will join me in congratulating Alain on a wonderful career and wishing him well for the future. The tributes are not confined to Rollands peers or other referees. Agustín Pichot, another scrum-half, who was capped 71 times for Argentina, said: It always feels great when an ex-player referees your team. I always felt Alain spoke the same language as the players and understood the Game so well. Alain was always fair and a very confident referee. I always liked that about him, he understood the emotional part from players and that is something that the referees should always have. It is not all about rules and ruling them, its about the Game, the feelings that go into each move or play. He always understood that, and when he got things wrong he tried to do them better the next time.  Pichot: 'He is respected by players and coaches' Referees come under pressure to perform but we as the Rugby community need to make sure we respect them and support them. I hope that Alain stays with Rugby, he has made a massive contribution to our Game and is a great referee but most important he has written a history of success and respect among players and coaches all over the world. England head coach Stuart Lancaster said: Alain is widely regarded as one of the top referees in the world and on behalf of the England team and the RFU Id like to wish him the very best in his deserved retirement.  In his home Union, Rolland is revered as a refereeing giant, someone who rose to the top on merit off the back of hard work, dedication and a passion


Which English Rugby Union side play their home matches at Franklin Gardens?

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"One Australian term for a fool is the word ""galah"". What type of bird is a galah?"

Galah - All about Birds  All about Birds PIONUS Galah The Galah, Eolophus roseicapilla, also known as the Rose-breasted Cockatoo, Galah Cockatoo, Roseate Cockatoo or Pink and Grey, is one of the most common and widespread cockatoos, and it can be found in open country in almost all parts of mainland Australia. It is endemic in Australia (and introduced to Tasmania ), where its distinctive pink and grey plumage and its bold and loud behaviour make it a familiar sight in the bush and increasingly in urban areas. It appears to have benefited from the change in the landscape since European colonisation and may be replacing the Major Mitchell's Cockatoo in parts of its range. The term galah is derived from gilaa, a word found in Yuwaalaraay and neighbouring Aboriginal languages. Description Galahs are about 35 cm (14 in) long and weigh 270–350 g. It has a pale grey to mid-grey back, a pale grey rump, a pink face and chest, and a light pink mobile crest. It has a bone-coloured beak and the bare skin of the eye rings is carunculated. It has grey legs. The genders appear similar, however generally adult birds differ in the colour of the irises; the male has a very dark brown (almost black) irises, and the female has a mid-brown/red irises. The colours of the juveniles are duller than the adults. Juveniles have greyish chests, crowns, and crests, and they have brown irises and whitish bare eye rings, which are not carunculated Distribution and habitat A juvenile Galah feeding on a Metropolitan lawn in Sydney, Australia Juvenile in Wamboin, NSWGalahs are found in all Australian states, and are absent only from the driest areas and the far north of Cape York Peninsula. It is still uncertain whether they are native to Tasmania, though they are locally common today, especially in urban areas.[4] They are common in some metropolitan areas, for example Adelaide, Perth and Melbourne, and common to abundant in open habitats which offer at least some scattered trees for shelter. The changes wrought by European settlement, a disaster for many species, have been highly beneficial for the galah because of the clearing of forests in fertile areas and the provision of stock watering points in arid zones. Flocks of galahs will often congregate and forage on foot for food in open grassy areas. Classification The classification of the Galah was difficult. It was separated in the monotypic genus Eolophus, but the further relationships were not clear. There are obvious morphological similarities between the galah and the white cockatoos that make up the genus Cacatua and indeed the galah was initially described as Cacatua roseicapilla. Early DNA studies allied the galah with the cockatiel or placed it close to some Cacatua species of completely different appearance. In consequence, it was thought that the ancestors of the galah, the cockatiel and Major Mitchell's Cockatoo diverged from the main white cockatoo line at some stage prior to that group's main radiation; this was indeed correct except for the placement of the cockatiel. Ignorance of this fact, however, led to attempts to resolve the evolutionary history and prehistoric biogeography of the cockatoos, which ultimately proved fruitless because they were based on invalid assumptions to start with. It fell to the study of Brown & Toft (1999) to compare the previously available data with their mitochondrial 12S rRNA sequence research and resolve the issue. Today, the galah is seen, along with Major Mitchell's Cockatoo, as an early divergence from the white cockatoo lineage which have not completely lost their ability to produce an overall pink (Major Mitchell's) or pink and grey (galah) body plumage, while already being light in colour and non-sexually dimorphic. The significance of these two (and other) characters shared by the Cacatuinae had previously been explained away in earlier studies by strict application of parsimony on misinterpreted data. Subspecies Three subspecies are usually recognised. There is slight variation in the colours of the plumage and in the extent of the carunculatio


The Annapurna range of peaks stand in which Asian country?

Annapurna Overview - Peakware.com Convenient Center: Pokhara, Nepal Annapurna is an enormous Himalayan massif, the tenth highest mountain in the world. In 1950, it became the first 8,000 meter mountain to be successfully climbed. It is located east of a great gorge cut through the Himalaya by the Kali Gandaki river. The mountain has glaciers on its western and northwestern slopes which drain into this gorge. Annapurna is a Sanskrit name that can be translated as Goddess of the Harvests or more simply The Provider. Of Annapurna's many high peaks, five are labeled using some variation of the name Annapurna. Of these, the two highest (Annapurna I and II), stand like bookends at the western and eastern ends of the massif.


Who was the third wife of the Roman emperor Claudius, noted for her cruelty and debauchery?

Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (-10 - 54) - Genealogy Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus Also Known As: "Claudius", "Tiberius Claudius-Nero", "Tiberius Claudius-Caesar Germanicus", "Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus" Birthdate: Poisoned by his Wife, Agrippina II Place of Burial: Half brother of Iulia Agrippina II. Minor Occupation: Roman Emperor (42-54 AD), Keiser i Roma, Emporer of Rome, Emperor, Caesar, Emperor of Rome, Emperor Claudius 41-54 AD, keizer van Rome Managed by: (1 AUG) - 10 Bc Lugundum (Lyons) Death: Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus, Antonia Drusus (born Augusta) Brother: Aemilia Roman Emp (born Lepida) Children: Nero Claudius Drusus, Antonia Drusus (born Augusta) Wife: Aemilia Roman Emp (born Lepida) Daughter: Gaul, British Columbia, CANADA, Lugdunum Lyon Death: Antioch, Hillsborough, Florida, UNITED STATES Parents: General Nero Claudius Germanicus Drusus, Antonia "the Younger" Minor Drusus (born Augusta) Siblings: father About Claudius I, Roman Emperor Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus or Claudius I (August 1, 10 BC – October 13, AD 54) (Tiberius Claudius Drusus from birth to AD 4, then Tiberius Claudius Nero Germanicus from then until his accession) was the fourth Roman Emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, ruling from January 24, AD 41 to his death in AD 54. Born in Lugdunum in Gaul (modern-day Lyon, France), to Drusus and Antonia Minor, he was the first Roman Emperor to be born outside Italia. Claudius was considered a rather unlikely man to become emperor. He was reportedly afflicted with some type of disability, and his family had virtually excluded him from public office until his consulship with his nephew Caligula in AD 37. This infirmity may have saved him from the fate of many other Roman nobles during the purges of Tiberius' and Caligula's reigns; potential enemies did not see him as a serious threat to them. His very survival led to his being declared emperor after Caligula's assassination, at which point he was the last adult male of his family. Despite his lack of political experience, Claudius proved to be an able administrator and a great builder of public works. His reign saw an expansion of the empire, including the conquest of Britain. He took a personal interest in the law, presided at public trials, and issued up to twenty edicts a day; however, he was seen as vulnerable throughout his rule, particularly by the nobility. Claudius was constantly forced to shore up his position—resulting in the deaths of many senators. Claudius also suffered tragic setbacks in his personal life, one of which may have led to his murder. These events damaged his reputation among the ancient writers. More recent historians have revised this opinion. (41-ass.54 apr JC) (°10 av) Claudius I (EMPEROR) of ROME aka Tiberius Claudius Nero Germanicus; aka Tiberius Nero DRUSUS Born: Gaul 1 Aug 10 BC Died: 13 Oct 54 poisoned by wife ·He was not all as he seemed. His family members mistook these physical debilities as reflective of mental infirmity and generally kept him out of the public eye as an embarrassment. A sign of this familial disdain is that he remained under guardianship, like a woman, even after he had reached the age of majority. Suetonius, in particular, preserves comments of Antonia, his mother, and Livia, his grandmother, which are particularly cruel in their assessment of the boy. From the same source, however, it emerges that Augustus suspected that there was more to this idiot than met the eye. Nevertheless, Claudius spent his entire childhood and youth in almost complete seclusion. The normal rites de passage of an imperial prince came and went without official notice, and Claudius received no summons to public office or orders to command troops on the frontiers. When he assumed the toga virilis, for instance, he was carried to the Capitol in a litter at night; the normal procedure was to be led into the Forum by one's father or guardian in full public view. How he spent the voluminous free time of his youth is revealed by his later character: he read vora


The salts of which poisonous acid are found in rhubarb leaves?

Poison Information | The Rhubarb Compendium The Rhubarb Compendium More than you ever wanted to know about rhubarb You are here Poison Information dan - Fri, 04/09/2010 - 19:21 Rhubarb contains oxalate, which have been reported  to cause poisoning when large quantities of raw or cooked leaves are ingested. The poison in rhubarb Oxalates are contained in all parts of rhubarb plants, especially in the green leaves. There is some evidence that anthraquinone glycosides are also present and may be partly responsible. It is not clear as to the exact source of poisoning from rhubarb, possibly a  result of both compounds. The stalks contain low levels of oxalates, so this does not  cause problems. Chemical Composition of Rhubarb 7 - 34 mg/100g   During World War I rhubarb leaves were recommended as a substitute for other veggies that the war made unavailable. Apparently there were cases of acute poisoning and even some deaths. Some animals, including goats and swine, have also been poisoned by ingesting the leaves. The biodynamic (toxicity) mechanism by which oxalic acid works is somewhat different from organic poisons and is more analogous to heavy metal poisoning. Organic poisons often work through at the biochemical level, e.g. cyanide by interfering with respiration at the cellular level, strychnine by screwing up inter-synaptic transmission. There are many molecular substances in foods which offer no nutritional benefit, and must be processed and excreted. Oxalic acid, for example, is excreted in the urine, and its crystals are commonly found in microscopic urinalysis. Too much oxalic acid in the urine will result in kidney or bladder stones. Calcium combines with oxalic acid to form the less soluble salt, calcium oxalate, which is also found in kidney stones. Plant leaves, especially rhubarb,  cabbage, spinach, and beet tops, contain oxalic acid. Oxalic acid is also found in potatoes and peas. Vitamin C is metabolized to oxalic acid; it contributes to  over-saturation of the urine with crystals and possibly to stone formation. More about Oxalic acid Oxalic acid is a strong acid of the composition HOOC-COOH, which crystallizes as the ortho-acid (HO)3 CC (OH)3 . It is sometimes also called "ethane diacid". It occurs naturally in some vegetables (like rhubarb). The can also be produced by heating  sodium formate and treating the resulting oxides with sulfuric acid. It can also be obtained by the action of nitric acid on sugar, or of strong alkali's on sawdust. The product is normally traded as colorless crystals with a melting point of 101.5?C, and can be dissolved in water or alcohol. Oxalic acid reduces iron compounds, and is therefore used in metal polishes, stain removers, and writing inks. When it absorbs oxygen, it is converted to the volatile carbon dioxide and to water, and it is used as a bleaching  agent, in detergents, and as a mordant in dyeing processes. How toxic is rhubarb? 0.59 - 0.72 0.39 - 0.54 From an MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) for Oxalic acid, LD50 (LD50 is the Median Lethal Dose, which is the dose of a drug or chemical predicted to produce a lethal effect in 50 percent of the subjects to whom the dose is given) in rats is 375  mg/kg. So for a person about 145 pounds (65.7 kg) that's about 25 grams of pure oxalic acid required to cause death. Rhubarb leaves are probably around 0.5% oxalic acid, so that you would need to eat quite a large serving of leaves, like 5 kg (11 lbs), to get that 24 grams of oxalic acid. Note that it will only require a fraction of that to cause sickness. Symptoms of Oxalic Acid Poisoning On the body body as a whole one might experience weakness, burning in the mouth, death from cardiovascular collapse; on the respiratory system - difficulty breathing; on the eyes, ears, nose, and throat - burning in the throat; one the gastrointestinal system - abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea; and on the nervous system - Convulsions, coma. Precautions for rhubarb gardening