Which writer was the father of Christopher Robin?

English Historical Fiction Authors: The Real Christopher Robin and His Father The Real Christopher Robin and His Father by Stephanie Cowell “If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you.” – Winnie-the-Pooh I discovered England through books as a child as most of us do, and of course the very earliest I recall were the enchanting poems and stories of a little boy called Christopher Robin and his small animal friends who lived forever in an enchanted forest. Somehow I came to memorize many of the poems. I can’t remember most telephone numbers, passwords, etc., but tucked in my head are these verses. It was only a few years ago I discovered that the real little boy spent many of his adult years wishing that his father had never written them. How did the books and poems come to be? A.A. Milne, his son and the bear A.A. Milne was an editor at Punch, and the successful author of many plays and novels when his son Christopher was born in August 1920.  The first of the poems, Vespers, about a little boy saying his prayers, was written by the happily married Milne for his wife. In the subsequent year he watched his tiny son with tender adoration and created more poems, persuading Punch artist E.H. Shepard to illustrate them. Their publisher hadn’t much faith in the project, called When We Were Very Young, but printed a small edition. Six weeks following, the poems of a little boy and his stuffed animals were famous. The first book was followed by the stories Winnie-the-Pooh, then another book of poems Now We Are Six and finally the last stories, The House at Pooh Corner. By this time the little boy’s world of mangy stuffed animals who had strong personalities, the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace, sitting half way on the stair, Bad King John and so many other poems were known all over the English-speaking world. His fame at six was as great as the young Queen Elizabeth. (The fictional Hundred Acre Wood of the Pooh stories derives from the Five Hundred Acre Wood in Ashdown Forest in East Sussex. Milne and his son who lived on its edge often went walking there.) The original stuffed animals in the NY Public Library Christopher was a happy little boy; he rather liked all the attention, the awed tourists who visited his home in East Sussex, stared at the wood and the bridge from which the child in the poems throws sticks. And then he went to school. There his true nature as a shy, stammering, quiet boy emerged, and of course the others immediately taunted him with, “Hello, Christopher Robin! Still saying yours prayers?” The boy was comfortable only with his father and unable to break away; boy and man found themselves increasingly isolated and trapped by the fame of the world A.A. Milne had created. The audience for A.A. Milne’s adult books and witty plays died away; his beloved wife abandoned him. Father and son drew closer. During World II, the sales of the books rose so steeply that the publisher found it difficult to obtain enough paper to print them. Years later I too discovered the books and truly believed in my heart that there was even in that moment a little boy playing all day in the forest, being cared for by his nanny, living in this enchanted place in England. I knew that Christopher Robin lived in a far more enchanted place than me and was more loved. I wanted to knock on the door of a tree and be invited in for honey by Pooh. I wanted as loyal a friend as Piglet. (In fact when I began my second very happy marriage, my husband and I collected Pooh and Piglet Christmas ornaments; as my husband was then heavy and towered over me he was Pooh and I, very small and then rather slender, was Piglet.) But like Lewis Carroll’s Alice and J.M. Barrie’s Lost Boys, the real Christopher Robin could not easily shake off the identity created around him by his adoring father. By the time he was twenty-five, he was searching for himself; he tried unsuccessfully to write and failed at several other jobs until he married and opened a bookshop. He became bitter and c


Which film had the tagline 'just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water'?

Jaws 2 (1978) - Taglines - IMDb Jaws 2 (1978) Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water... One good bite deserves another! (1980 re-release) See also a list of 45 titles created 07 Apr 2012 a list of 35 titles created 27 Jun 2012 a list of 23 titles created 25 Aug 2013 a list of 33 titles created 17 Dec 2014 a list of 38 titles created 1 month ago   IMDb Everywhere Find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos, track your Watchlist and rate your favorite movies and TV shows on your phone or tablet!


In Greek mythology, how are the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne collectively called?

MNEMOSYNE - Greek Titan Goddess of Memory (Roman Moneta) Mnemosyne Mnemosyne, Greco-Roman Antioch mosaic C2nd A.D., Hatay Archeology Museum MNEMOSYNE was Titan goddess of memory and remembrance and the inventress of language and words. As a Titan daughter of Ouranos (Uranus, Heaven), Mnemosyne was also a goddess of time. She represented the rote memorisation required to preserve the stories of history and the sagas of myth before the introduction of writing. In this role she was the mother of the Mousai (Muses) who were originally patron goddesses of poets of the oral tradition. Finally Mnemosyne was a minor oracular goddess like her sister-Titanesses. She presided over the underground oracle of Trophonios (Trophonius) in Boiotia (Boeotia). The Titanis (Titaness) Mnemosyne was sometimes named as one of three Elder Mousai (Muses) , who preceded the nine daughters of Zeus as goddesses of music. FAMILY OF MNEMOSYNE [1.2] AITHER (or OURANOS ) & GAIA (Hyginus Preface) OFFSPRING [1.1] THE MOUSAI (by Zeus ) (Hesiod Theogony 53, Homeric Hymn IV, Orphic Hymn 76 & 77, Pindar Isthmian Ode 6, Terpander Frag 4, Alcman Frag 8, Apollodorus 1.13, Antoninus Liberalis 9, Hyginus Preface, Cicero De Natura Deorum 3.21) [1.2] THE MOUSAI (by Zeus ) (Pindar Paean 7, Terpander Frag 4, Aristotle Frag 842, Plato Theaetetus 191c) ENCYCLOPEDIA MNEMO′SYNE (Mnêmosunê), i. e. memory, a daughter of Uranus, and one of the Titanides, became by Zeus the mother of the Muses. (Hom. Hymn. in Merc. 429; Hes. Theog. 54, 915; Diod. v. 67; Orph. Hymn. 76; Cic. De Nat. Deor. iii. 21.) Pausanias (i. 2. § 4) mentions a statue of Mnemosyne at Athens; and near the oracle of Trophonius she had a sacred well and a throne. (Paus. ix. 39. § 4, &c.) MNEME (Mnêmê), i. e. memory, was one of the three Muses that were in early times worshipped at Ascra in Boeotia. (Paus. ix. 29. § 2.) But there seems to have also been a tradition that Mneme was the mother of the Muses, for Ovid (Met. v. 268) calls them Mnemonides; unless this be only an abridged form for the daughters of Mnemosyne. Source: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. ALTERNATE NAME SPELLINGS Mnemosyne goddess of memory, Greco-Roman Antioch mosaic C2nd A.D., Hatay Archeology Museum Hesiod, Theogony 132 ff (trans. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C8th or C7th B.C.) : "She [Gaia, Earth] lay with Ouranos (Uranus, Sky) and bare deep-swirling Okeanos (Oceanus), Koios (Coeus) and Krios (Crius) and Hyperion and Iapetos (Iapetus), Theia and Rhea, Themis and Mnemosyne and gold-crowned Phoibe (Phoebe) and lovely Tethys. After them was born Kronos (Cronus)." Pindar, Paean 7 (trans. Sandys) (Greek lyric C5th B.C.) : "But I pray to Mnamosyna (Mnemosyne), the fair-robed child of Ouranos (Uranus, Heaven)." Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 1. 2 ff (trans. Aldrich) (Greek mythographer C2nd A.D.) : "Ouranos (Uranus, Sky) . . . fathered other sons on Ge (Gaea, Earth), namely the Titanes (Titans) : Okeanos (Oceanus), Koios (Coeus), Hyperion, Kreios (Crius), Iapetos (Iapetus), and Kronos (Cronus) the youngest; also daughters called Titanides (Titanesses) : Tethys, Rhea, Themis, Mnemosyne, Phoibe (Phoebe), Dione, and Theia." Diodorus Siculus, Library of History 5. 66. 1 (trans. Oldfather) (Greek historian C1st B.C.) : "The Titanes (Titans) numbered six men and five women, being born, as certain writers of myths relate, of Ouranos (Uranus, Heaven) and Ge (Gaea, Earth), but according to others, of one of the Kouretes (Curetes) and Titaia (Titaea), from whom as their mother they derive the name they have. The males were Kronos (Cronus), Hyperion, Koios (Coeus), Iapetos (Iapetus), Krios (Crius) and Okeanos (Oceanus), and their sisters were Rhea, Themis, Mnemosyne, Phoibe (Phoebe) and Tethys. Each one of them was the discover of things of benefit to mankind, and because of the benefaction they conferred upon all men they were accorded honours and everlasting fame." Pausanias, Description of Greece 9. 29. 1 (trans. Jones) (Greek travelogue C2nd A.D.) : "The sons of Aloeus (Aloadae) held that the Mousai (Muses) were three in number,


In The Tempest, what is the name of Prospero's daughter?

SparkNotes: The Tempest: Analysis of Major Characters Analysis of Major Characters Themes, Motifs & Symbols Prospero Prospero is one of Shakespeare’s more enigmatic protagonists. He is a sympathetic character in that he was wronged by his usurping brother, but his absolute power over the other characters and his overwrought speeches make him difficult to like. In our first glimpse of him, he appears puffed up and self-important, and his repeated insistence that Miranda pay attention suggest that his story is boring her. Once Prospero moves on to a subject other than his absorption in the pursuit of knowledge, Miranda’s attention is riveted. The pursuit of knowledge gets Prospero into trouble in the first place. By neglecting everyday matters when he was duke, he gave his brother a chance to rise up against him. His possession and use of magical knowledge renders him extremely powerful and not entirely sympathetic. His punishments of Caliban are petty and vindictive, as he calls upon his spirits to pinch Caliban when he curses. He is defensively autocratic with Ariel. For example, when Ariel reminds his master of his promise to relieve him of his duties early if he performs them willingly, Prospero bursts into fury and threatens to return him to his former imprisonment and torment. He is similarly unpleasant in his treatment of Ferdinand, leading him to his daughter and then imprisoning and enslaving him. Despite his shortcomings as a man, however, Prospero is central to The Tempest’s narrative. Prospero generates the plot of the play almost single-handedly, as his various schemes, spells, and manipulations all work as part of his grand design to achieve the play’s happy ending. Watching Prospero work through The Tempest is like watching a dramatist create a play, building a story from material at hand and developing his plot so that the resolution brings the world into line with his idea of goodness and justice. Many critics and readers of the play have interpreted Prospero as a surrogate for Shakespeare, enabling the audience to explore firsthand the ambiguities and ultimate wonder of the creative endeavor. Prospero’s final speech, in which he likens himself to a playwright by asking the audience for applause, strengthens this reading of the play, and makes the play’s final scene function as a moving celebration of creativity, humanity, and art. Prospero emerges as a more likable and sympathetic figure in the final two acts of the play. In these acts, his love for Miranda, his forgiveness of his enemies, and the legitimately happy ending his scheme creates all work to mitigate some of the undesirable means he has used to achieve his happy ending. If Prospero sometimes seems autocratic, he ultimately manages to persuade the audience to share his understanding of the world—an achievement that is, after all, the final goal of every author and every play. Miranda Just under fifteen years old, Miranda is a gentle and compassionate, but also relatively passive, heroine. From her very first lines she displays a meek and emotional nature. “O, I have suffered / With those that I saw suffer!” she says of the shipwreck (I.ii.5–6), and hearing Prospero’s tale of their narrow escape from Milan, she says “I, not rememb’ring how I cried out then, / Will cry it o’er again” (I.ii.133–134). Miranda does not choose her own husband. Instead, while she sleeps, Prospero sends Ariel to fetch Ferdinand, and arranges things so that the two will come to love one another. After Prospero has given the lovers his blessing, he and Ferdinand talk with surprising frankness about her virginity and the pleasures of the marriage bed while she stands quietly by. Prospero tells Ferdinand to be sure not to “break her virgin-knot” before the wedding night (IV.i.15), and Ferdinand replies with no small anticipation that lust shall never take away “the edge of that day’s celebration” (IV.i.29). In the play’s final scene, Miranda is presented, with Ferdinand, almost as a prop or piece of the scenery as Prospero draws aside a curtain to reveal the pair playing c


Sandwich, Little Whiskered and Arctic are all types of which bird?

Terns | North American Birds | Birds of North America Birds of North America Lives, Habitats & Pictures of the Terns Enter Bird's Name in Search Box: www.birds-of-north-america.net There are at least seventeen types of terns including the native and vagrant species that have been seen in North America. These different types are closely matched, with a portion seen over different areas of the continent and the other seen around the coastlines and out at sea. Almost all species of terns are black and white and in most cases are more white than black. In the tern family there are two types of noddies, the Brown Noddy and the Black Noddy. With their long pointed wings and long tail feathers, terns fly over water like swallows fly over land. With quick and agile manoeuvring, these birds dart through the air, diving and capturing their prey by piercing them with their pointed bills. Terns are known for the great distances they travel during migration, especially the Arctic Tern, which flies to the Antarctic every fall and returns to the Arctic every Spring. Click on the bird images or names see pictures of the Terns of North America


Which 1937 film about boxing, starring Edward G Robinson, was remade in 1962, as a musical, starring Elvis Presley?

Kid Galahad Reviews & Ratings - IMDb IMDb 17 January 2017 8:34 AM, PST NEWS 20 out of 23 people found the following review useful: A fast-moving prizefight melodrama 14 April 2005 *** This review may contain spoilers *** Edward G. Robinson is cast as a tough manager who discovers, quite by accident, a young bellhop (Wayne Morris) with a punch he feels is strong enough to win a championship for him When the fighter falls for his sister (Jane Bryan), Robinson decides to double-cross him and arranges a bout with a tough opponent he feels will beat the kid to pieces Bogart, stern and severe, was the malevolent gangster-manager of the tough opponent and, when Robinson has a change of heart through the intercession of his mistress (Bette Davis) and helps the kid win, he and Bogart wind up in a hail of bullets The film was remade, in 1941, as "The Wagons Roll at Night" and later, in 1962, as a light-hearted musical in "Kid Gallahad," with Elvis Presley... Was the above review useful to you? 21 out of 28 people found the following review useful: From Bellhop To A Title Shot from Buffalo, New York 21 January 2007 The presence of a trio of some of the best Warner Brothers players from the studio era makes Kid Galahad worth watching. You cannot possibly go wrong in a film that has Edward G. Robinson, Bette Davis, and Humphrey Bogart. After a fight where Robinson's fighter is knocked out by Bogart's pugilist, Robinson throws a party any way. Robinson's palooka lost because he didn't listen to instructions. Bogey and his fighter William Haade come in anyway. During the festivities, William Haade gets fresh with Robinson's girl, Bette Davis, and young bellhop Wayne Morris flattens him with one punch. Robinson thinks he's found a new heavyweight. I doubt there have been too many people more innocent portrayed on the screen than Wayne Morris in this film. The gawky country kid who comes off like a young Jimmy Stewart with a little more meat on his bones manages to get both Davis and Robinson's kid sister Jane Bryan interested in him. That ticks off Robinson considerably and he starts looking at Morris in a new and bad light. Of course the presence of those three Hollywood legends makes Kid Galahad watchable. Davis with little to work with turns in a good performance as the decent girl friend of Robinson who while she's been around the track a few times, has a good heart. Jane Bryan is appealing herself as the sister. She retired early from the screen when she married Justin Dart the founder of Rexall Drugs. Later on Dart became an early backer of another Warner Brother contract player named Ronald Reagan when he opted for politics. Bryan by then a fashionable society hostess was also a big backer of the Gipper. Robinson is good, his fanatical interest in protecting his sister is not as bad as Paul Muni with Ann Dvorak in Scarface, but pretty close without crossing over into incest. Humphrey Bogart is also fine as the mobbed up manager, a type all to familiar in boxing. Kid Galahad is dated, you couldn't have someone today as innocent as Wayne Morris is portrayed on the screen, the film would be laughed at. But those were more innocent times. Was the above review useful to you? 17 out of 21 people found the following review useful: An extremely enjoyable film from Pembroke Pines, Florida 18 January 2000 I'm kind of disappointed that I didn't send in my comments after I saw this film. This was an extremely enjoyable film. As a fan of Edward G. Robinson, I can say with great enthusiasm that he doesn't disappoint. Bette Davis is up to her smart-as-a-whip self which makes it even more entertaining. Humphrey Bogart puts on a role of a scheming man that makes him look better than he already is. Near the end, the film started to derail a bit and got a bit pointless, but it was all in good taste. It was also well-directed with Michael Curtiz at the helm. I couldn't imagine anyone else directing this. Boxing fans and movie buffs, see this film immediately. This is one film you will not want to miss. Was the above review useful to you


In Greek mythology, who saved Andromeda from the Kraken, a large sea monster?

Perseus Perseus See More Perseus Pictures > According to the myth, there once was a king named Acrisius , who had a beautiful daughter named Danae . The Oracle of Apollo told Acrisius that there would come a day when Danae 's son would kill him; so he locked Danae in a bronze tower so that she would never marry or have children. The tower had no doors, except for one very small window. Danae was very sad, until one day, a bright golden light came through the small window; a man appeared holding a thunderbolt in his hand and although Danae knew he was a god, she didn't know which one. The man said, "Yes, I am a god and I wish to make you my wife. I can turn this dark prison into a wonderful, sunny and blooming land." Indeed, the horrible prison turned into fields as beautiful as the Elysian Fields themselves, but one day Acrisius saw light coming out of the small window. He told his men to tear down one of the walls. When he entered, he saw Danae smiling and holding a baby on her lap. This was Perseus . Acrisius was furious, so he locked Danae and baby Perseus in a large chest and cast them out to sea. Somehow, they managed to arrive safely to the island of Seriphos, where Polydectes ruled. The king's brother, Dictys, who was a fisherman, caught the chest in his net and pulled it to shore, freeing Danae and her son. Perseus grew up to become a strong young man. Polydectes heard about Danae and asked her in marriage, but she rejected him. If it wasn't for Perseus , Polydectes would have married Danae by force; so the king decided to create a plan to get rid of the young man. Polydectes pretended to marry the daughter of his friend. Everybody had to bring a wedding present, including Perseus . However, Perseus , being poor, had not brought anything, and Polydectes pretended to be furious. After a heated discussion, Perseus said he would bring him anything the king would ask; so Polydectes asked for the head of the Gorgon Medusa . Perseus set forth on his adventure; he wandered for days, searching for the Gorgons lair. One night, in an unknown country he realized how hopeless things were. Medusa was a horrible creature, who had snakes growing out of her head instead of hair, and a terrifying gaze that literary petrified anyone who would look into her eyes. In his despair, a tall woman and a young man with winged sandals appeared and introduced themselves as goddess Athena and god Hermes . Hermes said that they were all siblings as Perseus was in fact the son of Zeus , so they would help him in his quest; so Hermes offered him his winged sandals and the sickle that was used by Cronus to castrate Uranus ; while Athena gave him her shield, so that Perseus would not have to look straight into Medusa 's eyes. They also gave him further information on how to find the lair of Medusa . So Perseus went to the cave of the Graeae , who would lead him further in his adventure. The Graeae were three women who shared a single eye among them. So, when one of them was about to give the eye to one of the others, Perseus grabbed it and blackmailed them to aid him. So, the Graeae informed him that he should find the Nymphs of the North to get the Cap of Darkness which would make him invisible, as well as a magic bag. After getting these two items, Perseus eventually went to the lair of Medusa and her sisters, whom he found sleeping. He wore the Cap of Darkness, and unseen managed to kill Medusa using the sickle; he then used the shield to carry the head and place it into the magic bag, for even though it was dead, the head still have the potential to turn someone into stone. Medusa 's sisters woke up and attacked Perseus , but he flew away using his winged sandals. On his way back to Seriphus, he had many adventures; in one of them, he came across the Titan Atlas , who was condemned to carry the heavens on his shoulders. To release him of his pain, Perseus turned him into stone using Medusa 's head, so that he would no longer feel the weight of his burden. Later on, he saw what looked like a statue chained to a rock, so he went to investigate.


Who is the present Prime Minister of Canada?

Who is the prime minister of Canada? Who is the prime minister of Canada? Who is the prime minister of Canada? Who is the prime minister of Canada? The Prime Minister is the head of government, chairman of the Cabinet, and the primary minister of the Crown. The Prime Minister is also charged with advising the viceroy or the monarch on exercising the executive powers that are vested in them by the Canadian Constitution. The current Prime Minister of Canada is Stephen Harper. Stephen Harper is the head of the Conservative Party of Canada . He had been sworn in by Governor General Michaelle Jean on February 6, 2006. Stephen Harper is the 22nd Prime Minister in Canada. Generally, the Conservative Party favors decentralization, traditional cultural values, smaller government, and lower taxes. The party aims to create a balance between individual rights and responsibilities, progressive social policy, and fiscal accountability. The party also favors strong territorial and provincial governments and a federal system of government. Stephen Harper was born in Toronto on April 30, 1959 and moved to the province of Alberta in 1978. He earned a Masters Degree in Economics from the University of Calgary and in 1993, he was elected as a Member of Parliament. Harper also worked for the Toronto Star, the now-defunct Toronto Telegram, and the Globe and Mail. As an Opposition leader, Stephen Harper put forward bold ideas such as the Apprenticeship Incentive Grant, the Public Transit Tax Credit, and the Federal Accountability Act. In 1997, Harper became Vice President of the National Citizens Coalition, which is an organization advocating accountable government and individual freedom. Harper did not seek re-election in 1997. He returned to the House of Commons as a Member of Parliament for Calgary Southwest in 2002. In his 3rd term, Stephen Harper is working to secure the country�s economy. The government aims to eliminate the deficit and to keep taxes low. The government also advances Canada�s values and interests internationally. In 2010, the country hosted the Royal Tour by Her Majesty Elizabeth II, the G8 and G20 summits, and the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, The country is a home for sporting events such as the Para Pan-Am Games, the Pan-American Games, and the FIFA Women�s World Cup. Harper has dealt with a variety of domestic and foreign policy issues such as balanced budgets, lower taxes, and a tougher criminal justice system. The Prime Minister has dealt with different foreign policy issues relating to China and Africa, free trade, the Arab-Israeli conflict, the War on Terror, and the United States. The Prime Minister was awarded the B�nai Brith Presidential Gold Medallion for Humanitarianism and the Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service. The government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper has strengthened product safety rules and passed new laws to keep sexual predators and gun criminals behind bars. The government has invested in arctic rangers, satellite surveillance, and new patrol ships to protect the country�s sovereignty over Canada�s North. The government also passed new rules for political fundraising that take unions, corporations, and the big money out of political party financing. It reduced the Goods and Services Tax from 7 percent to 6 percent and then to 5 percent. In addition, the government gave Canadians tax credits for money that is spent on kids� sports, textbooks, and transit passes.


Whereabouts in the human body is the zygomatic bone situated?

The Zygomatic Bone - Human Anatomy 5b. 4. The Zygomatic Bone FIG. 164 Left zygomatic bone in situ. (Os Zygomaticum; Malar Bone) The zygomatic bone is small and quadrangular, and is situated at the upper and lateral part of the face: it forms the prominence of the cheek, part of the lateral wall and floor of the orbit, and parts of the temporal and infratemporal fossæ (Fig. 164). It presents a malar and a temporal surface; four processes, the frontosphenoidal, orbital, maxillary, and temporal; and four borders.   Surfaces.The malar surface (Fig. 165) is convex and perforated near its center by a small aperture, the zygomaticofacial foramen, for the passage of the zygomaticofacial nerve and vessels; below this foramen is a slight elevation, which gives origin to the Zygomaticus.   The temporal surface (Fig. 166), directed backward and medialward, is concave, presenting medially a rough, triangular area, for articulation with the maxilla, and laterally a smooth, concave surface, the upper part of which forms the anterior boundary of the temporal fossa, the lower a part of the infratemporal fossa. Near the center of this surface is the zygomaticotemporal foramen for the transmission of the zygomaticotemporal nerve.   Processes.The frontosphenoidal process is thick and serrated, and articulates with the zygomatic process of the frontal bone. On its orbital surface, just within the orbital margin and about 11 mm. below the zygomaticofrontal suture is a tubercle of varying size and form, but present in 95 per cent. of skulls (Whitnall   (* 43 ). The orbital process is a thick, strong plate, projecting backward and medialward from the orbital margin. Its antero-medial surface forms, by its junction with the orbital surface of the maxilla and with the great wing of the sphenoid, part of the floor and lateral wall of the orbit. On it are seen the orifices of two canals, the zygomaticoörbital foramina; one of these canals opens into the temporal fossa, the other on the malar surface of the bone; the former transmits the zygomaticotemporal, the latter the zygomaticofacial nerve. Its postero-lateral surface, smooth and convex, forms parts of the temporal and infratemporal fossæ. Its anterior margin, smooth and rounded, is part of the circumference of the orbit. Its superior margin, rough, and directed horizontally, articulates with the frontal bone behind the zygomatic process. Its posterior margin is serrated for articulation, with the great wing of the sphenoid and the orbital surface of the maxilla. At the angle of junction of the sphenoidal and maxillary portions, a short, concave, non-articular part is generally seen; this forms the anterior boundary of the inferior orbital fissure: occasionally, this non-articular part is absent, the fissure then being completed by the junction of the maxilla and sphenoid, or by the interposition of a small sutural bone in the angular interval between them. The maxillary process presents a rough, triangular surface which articulates with the maxilla. The temporal process, long, narrow, and serrated, articulates with the zygomatic process of the temporal.


"Which author wrote the lines, ""Home is the sailor, home from the sea, and the hunter, home from the hill""?"

Requiem Poem by Robert Louis Stevenson - Poem Hunter Requiem Poem by Robert Louis Stevenson - Poem Hunter Requiem - Poem by Robert Louis Stevenson Autoplay next video Under the wide and starry sky Dig the grave and let me lie. Glad did I live and gladly die, And I laid me down with a will. This be the verse you grave for me; "Here he lies where he longed to be, Home is the sailor, home from sea, And the hunter home from the hill." Seamus O' Brian (11/13/2016 11:10:00 PM) Compelling simplicity of a man facing death, that of all that one may proclaim about the life now ending, the regrets and unfulfilled hopes, the achievements and failures, he simply proclaims his gladness both to live and to die, and to be buried at home. Nothing more, nothing less. Intriguing and discomforting. (Report) Reply Indira Renganathan (11/13/2016 2:36:00 AM) special words for his own death....it sounds good as a poem though its content is sorrowful- -10 (Report) Reply (11/13/2016 1:34:00 AM) Immortal poetry penned in great vision... Death is like a slumber which the dead will rise from grave to face the Highest Judge..... (11/13/2016 12:33:00 AM) Death! A great wonder to read a poem like this one by R L Stevenson, very famous for his one single novel, The Treasure Island! Yes, death is the end for all! With the head of a helicopter dragon flies Are flying with fluttering gossamer wings! It is happening before the rain comes And serves as a symptom of coming rains! Moths also come in large numbers before rains; It is a natural destiny for these flying creatures Like the delicate flowers they serve their purposes And meet with sure deaths within one night, yes! Likewise many land and sea creatures' fortunes End very early before they realize themselves! For the goats well fed before they meet their ends They also don't know and never bother about ends! What is the difference between these creatures And men in the world as far as their ends in deaths? (Report) Reply (10/22/2016 1:57:00 AM) Yuri Mityuk About 45 years ago I , when I was fourteen and learnt Enlish at school, I wrote an essay about Stevenson for my English lessons. I ended it with the last words of Requiem. I had the verse only in Russian, so I tried to translate it back to English myself. Now I see that my translation (as I can recall it) was not so bad. (Report) Reply Mohammed Akhtar (7/2/2016 6:29:00 PM) My father quoted this poem 30 years back when i was in 8th std. But still i was remembering his intellectual approach and style. May Allah Almighty Bless my father and put him Janat ul Firdaus. (Report) Reply Mohammed Akhtar (7/2/2016 6:28:00 PM) My father quoted this poem 30 years back when i was in 8th std. But still i was remembering his intellectual approach and style. (Report) Reply Don Rood (5/29/2016 5:22:00 AM) My mother quoted this poem frequently when I was growing up. I just read it to her, now in her final hours of hospice care (Report) Reply Rajnish Manga (5/7/2016 12:53:00 PM) Lovely poem where the poet fantasizes the scene of his death and the preparations for his burial and for writhing his own epitaph. (Report) Reply Ray Burleigh (4/23/2016 12:47:00 PM) The poets job is to communicate beauty, or honor, or the search for justice or the search for that longed for or the need for help or the hope for the future or the lasting love of devotion or.... And Stevenson did all those things. God bless you Robert. (Report) Reply


Which treaty ended the Franco-Prussian war in 1871?

Treaty of Frankfurt am Main ends Franco-Prussian War - May 10, 1871 - HISTORY.com Treaty of Frankfurt am Main ends Franco-Prussian War Share this: Treaty of Frankfurt am Main ends Franco-Prussian War Author Treaty of Frankfurt am Main ends Franco-Prussian War URL Publisher A+E Networks The humiliating defeat of Louis Napoleon’s Second Empire of France is made complete on May 10, 1871, when the Treaty of Frankfurt am Main is signed, ending the Franco-Prussian War and marking the decisive entry of a newly unified German state on the stage of European power politics, so long dominated by the great empires of England and France. At the root of the Franco-Prussian conflict was the desire of the ambitious statesman Prince Otto von Bismarck to unify the collection of German states under the control of the most powerful of them, his own Prussia. The event that immediately precipitated the war was the Bismarck-engineered bid by Prince Leopold, of the Prussian Hohenzollern royal family, for the throne of Spain, left empty after a revolution in 1868. Horrified by the idea of a Prussian-Spanish alliance, the French government of Louis Napoleon (or Napoleon III) blocked this idea and, determined to humiliate Prussia into subordination, insisted that the Prussian king, Wilhelm I, personally apologize to the French sovereign and promise that there be no further such attempts by the Hohenzollerns. Wilhelm refused, and subsequently authorized Bismarck to publish the French demands and his own rejection of them; the prince did so knowing such a move would precipitate a war, which he himself greatly desired in order to free Prussia completely from French influence. Eager to regain prestige after numerous defeats abroad and reassert its military dominance on the European continent, France declared war on July 19, 1870. Unfortunately for the French, the states of southern Germany honored their treaties with mighty Prussia and immediately backed Wilhelm’s armies. Thus the Germans were able to marshal some 400,000 men, double the number of French troops, at the outset of the war. Under the supreme command of Wilhelm and guided by Count Helmuth von Moltke—known as Moltke The Elder, to distinguish him from his nephew, who would command German forces during World War I—three German armies cut a broad swath through France, gaining the upper hand almost from the beginning of the fighting. The crucial battle of the war, fought around the town of Sedan in northern France, resulted in a crushing German victory, in which Napoleon III himself was captured. Upon learning of the emperor’s capture, Paris exploded into rebellion; the legislative assembly was dissolved, and France was declared a republic. Meanwhile, the Germans were closing in: by the end of September, they had captured Strasbourg and completely surrounded France’s capital city, which they subjected to merciless siege and bombardment for the next several months. On January 19, 1871, the French government was forced to open negotiations for surrender. A day earlier, in an added humiliation for France, the Bismarckian dream of unification was fulfilled, as Wilhelm I of Prussia was crowned emperor, or kaiser, of the new German state, in a ceremony that took place in the sumptuous Hall of Mirrors, at Paris’s Versailles palace. By the terms of the final treaty, signed on May 10, 1871, at Frankfurt am Main, Germany annexed the French provinces of Alsace (excluding Belfort) and Lorraine; the French were also ordered to pay an indemnity of five billion francs. German troops occupied France until September 1873, when the amount had been paid in full. The Franco-Prussian War and the nearly three years of German occupation that followed marked the beginning of a growing enmity between anxious France, its influence and power in decline, and striving Germany, a technologically and industrially superior nation that by the first decade of the 20th century had built the most powerful land army on the European continent. In the summer of 1914, this rivalry would explode into full-scale global warfare, pittin


The M32 motorway connects the M4 to which English town or city?

M32 Bristol Parkway M32 Bristol Parkway   The future road pattern proposed in the Bristol City Development plan prepared in accordance with the Town and Country Planning Act envisaged a "spiders web" of radial routes linked by four ring roads bounded in the north east by the M4 Motorway, the north west by the M5 Motorway and the Southwest by the Tideway of the River Avon. The M32, the Bristol Parkway, is the principal link between the National Motorways and the City network. The first stage of M32 (initially known as the Hambrook Spur), between M4 and the Bristol Outer Ring Road, was completed at the same time as the adjacent part of the M4 in September 1966. The second stage from Hambrook to Eastville Park was constructed as joint County of Gloucestershire and City of Bristol Principal Road with a 75% grant from the Ministry of Transport. The third stage from Muller Road, Eastville to Ashley Road/ Newfoundland Road which completed the Motorway part of the Parkway was opened to traffic in May 1975 also as principal road motorway. The design of the part of stage 2 in Gloucestershire was prepared by the County Surveyor and the part in the City of Bristol by Freeman Fox and Partners. Sir Robert McAlpine were awarded the contract for the complete length of the second stage and construction commenced in June 1968. This section was opened to traffic by the Rt. Hon. John Peyton, Minister of Transport in July 1970. The first two and a half miles of stage 2 in the more rural landscape is a dual two lane rural motorway aligned for 70 miles per hour standards. On entry to the urban area near Eastville the road is elevated and the standards change to urban 50 mph standards with a reduced overall width. The final section of the Motorway which joins the Bristol Outer Circuit Road at Ashley Road which was built by Reed and Malik was through a densely built up area of housing which necessitated extensive rehousing of residents. During the construction the work was delayed by the three day week and also by a building workers national strike. This section although initiated by the City was affected by Local Government Reorganisation when responsibility was transferred to the new County of Avon in 1974. Cost information: the second stage was stated at the opening to be estimated as £3,000,000 and the third stage was reported in March 1976 to be a final cost of £10,400,000. Main Menu


Gannymede is the largest moon, orbiting which of the planets?

Ganymede: Facts About Jupiter's Largest Moon Ganymede: Facts About Jupiter's Largest Moon By Kim Zimmermann | June 15, 2016 10:53am ET MORE NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft snapped this color image of Jupiter's moon Ganymede, the largest satellite in the solar system, on July 7, 1979 from a distance of 745,000 miles (1.2 million kilometers). Credit: NASA Jupiter's moon Ganymede is the largest satellite in the solar system. Larger than Mercury and Pluto, and only slightly smaller than Mars, it would easily be classified as a planet if were orbiting the sun rather than Jupiter. The moon likely has a salty ocean underneath its icy surface, making it a potential location for life. The European Space Agency plans a mission to Jupiter's icy moons that in 2030, is planned to arrive and put special emphasis on observing Ganymede. Facts about Ganymede Age: Ganymede is about 4.5 billion years old, about the same age as Jupiter . Distance from Jupiter: Ganymede is the seventh moon and third Galilean satellite outward from Jupiter, orbiting at about 665,000 miles (1.070 million kilometers). It takes Ganymede about seven Earth-days to orbit Jupiter. [ Photos of Ganymede, Jupiter's Largest Moon ] Size: Ganymede's mean radius is 1,635 miles (2,631.2 km). Although Ganymede is larger than Mercury it only has half its mass, classifying it as low density. Temperature: Daytime temperatures on the surface average minus 171 degrees Fahrenheit to minus 297 F, and night temperatures drop to -193C. In 1996, astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope found evidence of a thin oxygen atmosphere. However, it is too thin to support life as we know it; it is unlikely that any living organisms inhabit Ganymede. Magnetosphere: Ganymede is the only satellite in the solar system to have a magnetosphere. Typically found in planets, including Earth and Jupiter, a magnetosphere is a comet-shaped region in which charged particles are trapped or deflected. Ganymede's magnetosphere is entirely embedded within the magnetosphere of Jupiter. This montage compares New Horizons' best views of Ganymede, Jupiter's largest moon, gathered with the spacecraft's Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) and its infrared spectrometer, the Linear Etalon Imaging Spectral Array (LEISA). Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute Discovery and exploration of Ganymede Ganymede was discovered by Galileo Galilei on Jan. 7, 1610. The discovery, along with three other Jovian moons , was the first time a moon was discovered orbiting a planet other than Earth. Galileo's discovery eventually led to the understanding that planets orbit the sun, instead of our solar system revolving around Earth. Galileo called this moon Jupiter III. When the numerical naming system was abandoned in the mid-1800s, the moon was named after Ganymede, a Trojan prince in Greek mythology. Zeus, a counterpart of Jupiter in Roman mythology, carried Ganymede, who had taken the form of an eagle, to Olympus, where he became a cupbearer to the Olympian gods and one of Zeus' lovers. Several spacecraft have flown by Jupiter and its moons. Pioneer 10 arrived first, in 1973, followed by Pioneer 11 in 1974. Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 returned striking photos during their flybys. The Galileo spacecraft passed as low as 162 miles (261 km) over the surfaces of the Galilean moons and produced detailed images. The European Space Agency plans a mission called JUICE (JUpiter ICy moons Explorer) that would launch from Earth in 2022 for arrival at Jupiter in 2030. While the mission will look at three moons (Ganymede, Callisto and Europa), Ganymede will be the focus because it shows how icy worlds evolve and could be habitable in general, ESA said on its website. Scientists will try to figure out more about its ocean and icy crust, map its surface in detail, learn about the interior, probe the atmosphere and study the magnetic field. Ganymede sound and signal illustration Characteristics of Ganymede Ganymede has a core of metallic iron, which is followed by a layer of rock that is topp


Who, in 2006, became the first man to be sent off in a UEFA Champions league final?

2006 UEFA Champions League Final | Football Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia 2006 UEFA Champions League Final 10,147pages on 2 1 2007 → The 2006 UEFA Champions League Final was an association football match between Barcelona of Spain and Arsenal of England at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Paris, France, on Wednesday, 17 May 2006. It was the final match of the 2005–06 season of Europe's primary cup competition, the UEFA Champions League . Barcelona were appearing in their fifth final, they had won the competition once in 1992 , and lost the other three finals. Arsenal were appearing in the final for the first time and in doing so became the first club from London to feature in the final. Each club needed to progress through the group stage and knockout rounds to reach the final, playing 12 matches in total. Barcelona won their group and progressed to the final after beating Chelsea , Benfica and Milan , respectively. Arsenal won their group to move into the knockout stage, and progressed without conceding a goal against Real Madrid , Juventus and Villarreal , respectively. Watched by a crowd of 79,500, Arsenal had Jens Lehmann sent off early in the first half, however they took the lead through Sol Campbell towards the end of the first half. Barcelona equalised through Samuel Eto'o near the end of the second half, and a few minutes later Juliano Belletti scored to give Barcelona a 2–1 victory. This was Barcelona's second triumph in the competition, 14 years after they first won the European Cup in 1992. Contents For more details on this topic, see 2005–06 UEFA Champions League . Teams qualified for the Champions League group stage, either directly or through three preliminary rounds, based on both their position in the preceding domestic league and the strength of that league . Both Arsenal and Barcelona entered the competition in the group stages: Arsenal by finishing second in the 2004–05 FA Premier League , and Barcelona by winning La Liga . The group stages were contested as eight double round robin groups of four teams, with the top two qualifying for the knockout stages. Knockout matches were decided based on home and away matches, with the away goals rule, extra time and penalty shootouts as tiebreakers if needed. Barcelona Opponent Result Legs Knockout stage Opponent Result Legs Chelsea 3–2 2–1 away; 1–1 home First knockout round Real Madrid 1–0 1–0 away; 0–0 home Benfica 2–0 0–0 away; 2–0 home Quarter-finals Juventus 2–0 2–0 home; 0–0 away Milan 1–0 1–0 away; 0–0 home Semi-finals Villarreal 1–0 1–0 home; 0–0 away Build-up UEFA awarded the right to host the final to the Stade de France in Saint-Denis after considering its merits in terms of capacity, stadium infrastructure and dossiers including city and airport agreements and promotional plans. UEFA also conducted a variety of site visits. The Stade de France previously staged the 2000 UEFA Champions League Final between Real Madrid and Valencia , which Madrid won 3–0 and was the first time two clubs from the same country had faced each other in the final. Saint-Denis was chosen to host the final in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the first European Cup final in 1956 , held in nearby Paris at the Parc des Princes , now home of Paris Saint-Germain . The Parc des Princes also hosted the 1975 and 1981 European Cup finals, the 1978 and 1995 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup finals, and the 1998 UEFA Cup Final . Barcelona were to show the match live from their Mini Estadi on a 70-metre (230 ft) television screen for an estimated audience of 15,276. Before the final an estimated 1.2 million people converged on to the streets of Barcelona , as the team toured the city on two open-top double-decker buses to celebrate winning La Liga. Arsenal went into the match with the record for the longest time without a conceding a goal. They had gone 919 minutes without conceding since conceding against AFC Ajax in the group stages. Arsenal were featuring in their first European final six years to the day since their last final. They faced Galatasaray in the 2000 UEFA Cup Final ; the


Which instrument is played by the American classical musician, Carlo Curley?

The organist Carlo Curley has died | gramophone.co.uk Home » News » The organist Carlo Curley has died The organist Carlo Curley has died James Jolly13th Aug 2012 Curley's reputation in the UK was raised by his Decca recordings The American organist Carlo Curley has died in Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire: he was 59. Born in North Carolina, Curley studied at the North Carolina School for the Arts and later with such eminent players as Virgil Fox, George Thalben-Ball and Arthur Poister. He was one of very few organists to support himself entirely by giving concerts: he never held a church post or taught. Curley attracted a huge following from his recordings (he made discs for RCA, ProArte, Rediffusion and Decca) and concert tours. He was the first organist to perform a solo recital at the White House. He was a flamboyant performer, larger than life, who referred to himself as 'the Pavarotti of the Organ'.  Curley favoured performing on Allen organs, but also played instruments by Rodgers, Makin and Copeman Hart. He played the vast Wanamaker organ in Macy's Center City in Philadelphia. Here he is, playing the organ of Chester Cathedral, in John Philip Sousa's Liberty Bell in his own arrangement.


Which film actress, born Tula Finklea in Texas in 1922, died in June 2008, aged 88?

1000+ images about Tony Martin (1913-2012) Cyd Charisse (1922-2008) on Pinterest | Ballet, Martin o'malley and Actresses Find best value and selection for your CYD CHARISSE MOVIE STAR actress PINUP CHEESECAKE modern photo postcard search on eBay. World's leading marketplace. See More


In the 1960's, which car company, part of BMC, made models called the Kestrel and the Elf?

The Swedish Riley Register - Models 1087 cc 1926-1938 The Nine engine, designed by Percy Riley, was the most successful Riley engine, both in competitions and sales. It is mainly connected with the Monaco model, a four-door closed car with fabric-coated body and the two-door open racing model Brooklands, which was very successful in its class on racing tracks in the period around 1930. Other models were the open Gamecock and Imp (2-seaters), Lynx (4-seater), Lincock (2-door coupé), and the closed four-door-models Kesterl, Falcon, and Merlin. 14 hp 6/14 1633 cc 1928-1934 At the end of 1928 a Nine-engine with two additional cylinders was introduced. The range of models included the closed Stelvio, Deauville, Edinburgh, Winchester, and Alpine (also available as a tourer). There were also Lincock (coupé), Ascot (drophead coupé), and Lynx (open tourer). In addition a few copies were made of the open sports car MPH. 12 hp 6/12 1458 cc 1933-1934 To get a suitable engine in the 1500 cc class, an engine with reduced bore was created for use in the Brooklands Six. This became, however, not long-lived in the Riley racing history; the engine was instead used in Mentone and Kestrel (both closed models) as well as in Lincock (coupé), Ascot and Lynx (open). 1.1/2 l 12/4 1496 cc 1935-1938 In the autumn of 1934 a four-cylinder 1500 cc engine was introduced, a successful design that remained in production for some 20 years. The following models were available: Falcon, Kestrel, Merlin, Touring Saloon, Adelphi, Close Coupled Touring Saloon (Continental) and Victor. Additionally the open four-seater Lynx and the slightly streamlined Sprite were provided. For a surcharge a Special Series engine could be obtained that had double carburettors and a top speed around 120 km/h (75 mph). 15 hp 6/15 1726 cc 1935-1938 This engine was introduced together with the new 1500 cc engine. This was the biggest six that Riley made between the wars, and the following bodies could be obtained with this chassis: Falcon, Kestrel, and Adelphi. 18 hp 8-90 2178 cc 1936-1938 In October of 1935 Riley's new V8 was launched, which basically was made from two Nine engine blocks. Only a small number of Adelphis and Kestrels were made with this chassis. Big Four 16/4 2443 cc 1938 Based on the successful 1½-litre engine a big four-cylinder 2½-litre engine was constructed and advertised at the end of 1937. It was a robust design that also was cheaper in production than the available six or eight-cylinder engines. Bodies used included Adelphi, Kestrel, Touring Saloon and Close Coupled Touring Saloon. A single open Lynx was built. 12 4 cyl. 1496 1939-1940 After the Nuffield take-over, the entire model range was replaced by one Saloon and one Drophead. These were completely new designs and did not have the sporty charisma of the previous models. 16 4 cyl. 2443 cc 1939-1940 The relatively conventional models Saloon and Drophead were also made available with the 2½-litre engine. Upon popular request, production of the elegant and attractive 6-light Kestrel was resumed. This chassis was initially introduced in the 1½-litre cars of 1936. 1.1/2 l 4 cyl. 1496 cc 1945-1955 Only few months after the end of WWII the first new Riley model was ready. The design was completely new, with long sleek lines and a fabric-coated roof. The engine was the well-known 1½-litre that had been introduced 10 years before. Until the end of 1952 the cars were supplied with hydro-mechanical brakes (RMA), after which they were fitted with hydraulic brakes and a hypoid rear axle (RME). Bigger front bumpers came in 1951 and the next year, 1952, a bigger rear window appeared. At the end of 1953 body changes included built-in fog lights, altered wings and running-boards, and "wheel spats". 2.1/2 l 4 cyl. 2443 cc 1946-1953 In 1946 time had come to introduce the 2½-litre version of the RM model, which now is denoted RMB. The design of this car followed the development of the 1½-litre models, but was discontinued in the autumn of 1953. The last year's cars were called RMF. In 1948 a three-seater roadster, the


Which is the largest moon, orbiting the planet Neptune?

Neptune Has 14 Moons: Neptunian Satellite Facts (Infographic) Fourteen moons orbit Neptune, including enigmatic Triton, which moves backward in its orbit. Credit: by Karl Tate, Infographics Artist Of the 14 satellites of Neptune, the largest is Triton, which is in a retrograde (backward) orbit around the planet. Triton is the largest moon in the solar system to do this. On July 15, a 14th moon of Neptune , provisionally called S/2004 N 1, was announced. Neptune has seven inner moons. Their orbits lie among several faint rings and partial rings composed of dust and ice particles. Outwards from Neptune, the inner moons are Naiad, Thalassa, Despina, Galatea, Larissa, S/2004 N 1 and Proteus. Next outward from Neptune , Triton is one of four moons in the solar system known to have an atmosphere. The thin nitrogen haze is thought to have evaporated off of the frozen surface. Triton is Neptune's largest moon , at 1,677 miles (2,700 km) in diameter. Because Triton moves backward in its orbit, astronomers think the icy moon formed in the frozen Kuiper belt, located in the outer solar system. Later, Neptune's gravity captured Triton. Neptune Quiz: How Well Do You Know the Other Blue Planet? After Triton comes Nereid. At 211 miles (340 km) in diameter, Nereid is one of the largest irregular moons in the solar system . Irregular moons have orbits that are highly inclined to the planet's equator. Much further out than Nereid orbit five outer moons, Halimede, Sao, Laomedeia, Neso and Psmathe. These irregular moons travel in highly tilted orbits.


The M606 motorway connects the M62 to which English town or city?

The M606 Motorway (Bradford Ring Road to M62 Chain Bar Interchange Section) and Connecting Roads Scheme 1989 The M606 Motorway (Bradford Ring Road to M62 Chain Bar Interchange Section) and Connecting Roads Scheme 1989 You are here: Open Schedules only Status: This is the original version (as it was originally made). This item of legislation is currently only available in its original format. Statutory Instruments 1989 No. 449 HIGHWAYS, ENGLAND AND WALES The M606 Motorway (Bradford Ring Road to M62 Chain Bar Interchange Section) and Connecting Roads Scheme 1989 Made Coming into force 1st April 1989 The Secretary of State for Transport makes this Scheme in exercise of powers conferred by sections 16 and 17 of the Highways Act 1980( 1 ), and now vested in him( 2 ), and of all other enabling powers: 1.  The Secretary of State is authorised to provide for the use of traffic of Classes I and II of the classes of traffic set out in Schedule 4 to the Highways Act 1980– (a)a special road along the route described in Schedule 1 to this Scheme (this special road being in this Scheme referred to as“the Motorway”), and (b)special roads along the routes described in Schedule 2 to this scheme for the purposes of connecting the Motorway with other highways at the places stated in that schedule (these special roads being in this Scheme referred to as“the connecting roads”). 2.  The centre line of the Motorway and of each of the connecting roads is indicated by a heavy black line on the deposited plan. 3.  These special roads shall become trunk roads on the date on which this Scheme comes into force. 4.  In this Scheme:– (1) all measurements of distance are measured along the route of the relevant highway; (2) “the deposited plan” means the plan numbered HA16/YHRO3 marked“The M606 Motorway (Bradford Ring Road to M62 Chain Bar Interchange Section) and Connecting Roads Scheme 1989”, signed by authority of the Secretary of State and deposited at the Department of Transport, Romney House, 43 Marsham Street, London SW1P 3PY. 5.  This Scheme shall come into force on 1st April 1989, and may be cited as the M606 Motorway (Bradford Ring Road to M62 Chain Bar Interchange Section) and Connecting Roads Scheme 1989. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State J. F. Ballard 6th March 1989 SCHEDULE1ROUTE OF THE MOTORWAY A route about 3.47 kilometres in length starting at a point 90 metres south of the Staygate Roundabout junction in the City of Bradford Metropolitan District (marked A on the deposited plan) and proceeding in a generally south-easterly direction to a point (marked B on the deposited plan) where the route bifurcates. One bifurcation proceeds in a southerly direction for a distance of 550 metres to its junction with the M62 Motorway southbound entry slip road (marked C on the deposited plan). The other bifurcation proceeds in a southerly direction for a distance of 470 metres to its junction with the M62 Motorway northbound exit slip road (marked D on the deposited plan) in the Metropolitan District of Kirklees. SCHEDULE2ROUTES OF THE CONNECTING ROADS Junction with the Motorway at Staygate Roundabout 1.  Two routes to connect the northbound and southbound carriageways of the Motorway with the Staygate Interchange Roundabout (the special roads along these routes being respectively given the reference numbers 1 and 2 on the deposited plan). Junction with the Motorway at Merrydale Road 2.  Three routes to connect the northbound and southbound carriageways of the Motorway with Merrydale Road (the special roads along these routes being respectively given the reference numbers 3, 4 and 5 on the deposited plan). Junction with the Motorway at the Chain Bar Roundabout 3.  Two routes to connect the northbound and southbound carriageways of the Motorway with Whitehall Road (A58) and Bradford Road (A638) at the Chain Bar Roundabout (the special roads along these routes being respectively given the reference numbers 6 and 7 on the deposited plan). (1)


In which city was the congress held in 1814-15, which agreed the settlement of Europe after the Napoleonic Wars?

Congress of Vienna | European history | Britannica.com Congress of Vienna German Confederation Congress of Vienna, assembly in 1814–15 that reorganized Europe after the Napoleonic Wars . It began in September 1814, five months after Napoleon I ’s first abdication and completed its “Final Act” in June 1815, shortly before the Waterloo campaign and the final defeat of Napoleon. The settlement was the most-comprehensive treaty that Europe had ever seen. The Congress of Vienna, watercolour etching by August Friedrich Andreas … Fine Art Images/Heritage-Images Preliminaries Austria , Prussia , Russia , and Great Britain , the four powers that were chiefly instrumental in the overthrow of Napoleon, had concluded a special alliance among themselves with the Treaty of Chaumont , on March 9, 1814, a month before Napoleon’s first abdication. The subsequent treaties of peace with France , signed on May 30 not only by the “four” but also by Sweden and Portugal and on July 20 by Spain , stipulated that all former belligerents should send plenipotentiaries to a congress in Vienna . Nevertheless, the “four” still intended to reserve the real decision making for themselves. Europe in 1812. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Delegates Representatives began to arrive in Vienna toward the end of September 1814. All of Europe sent its most-important statesmen. Klemens, prince von Metternich , principal minister of Austria, represented his emperor, Francis II . Tsar Alexander I of Russia directed his own diplomacy. King Frederick William III of Prussia had Karl, prince von Hardenberg , as his principal minister. Great Britain was represented by its foreign minister, Viscount Castlereagh . When Castlereagh had to return to his parliamentary duties, the duke of Wellington replaced him, and Lord Clancarty was principal representative after the duke’s departure. The restored Louis XVIII of France sent Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand . Spain, Portugal, and Sweden had only men of moderate ability to represent them. Many of the rulers of the minor states of Europe put in an appearance. With them came a host of courtiers, secretaries, and ladies to enjoy the magnificent social life of the Austrian court. Similar Topics Conference of San Remo Assisting Metternich as host, Friedrich Gentz played a vital role in the management of protocol and in the secretarial organization of the congress. The social side of the congress was, in fact, one of the causes of the long and unexpected delay in producing a result, for Metternich at least sometimes subordinated business to pleasure. Procedure The procedure of the congress was determined by the difficulty and complexity of the issues to be solved. First there was the problem of the organization of the congress, for which there was no precedent. The “four” were determined to keep the management of the main problems entirely in their own hands, but since they had rather rashly summoned a congress, they had to pay some attention to it. Thus, the ministers of Austria, Prussia, Russia, and Great Britain assembled early for discussions and finally agreed, on September 22, 1814, that the “four” should be those to decide the future of all the conquered territories. They were then to communicate their decisions to France and Spain. The full congress was to be summoned only when all was ready. Such was the situation that Talleyrand found when he arrived on September 24. He refused to accept it and was supported by Spain’s representative, the marqués de Labrador. Talleyrand denied that either the “four” or the “six” (including France and Spain) was a legally constituted body and desired that the congress should be summoned to elect a directing committee. If any other body had rights in the matter, it was the group of powers—Austria, Great Britain, Prussia, Russia, Sweden, Spain, and Portugal—that had signed the 1814 Treaty of Paris with France (thus, the “eight”), which ended the Napoleonic Wars for the first time. The core four were much disturbed, knowing that the smaller powers would support Talleyrand if they gave him the ch


Give a year in the life of the composer, Henry Purcell?

HOASM: Henry Purcell Henry Purcell (ca. 1659 - 1695) English composer. Little is known of his life, and his parentage remains unclear, although it is certain that he had three brothers: Edward, Daniel, and Joseph. As a boy Henry was a chorister in the Chapel Royal, where he presumably studied with Cooke , Humfrey , and Blow ; at the age of eight he contributed a three-part song to Playford's Catch That Catch Can.A second early work, written in 1670 and now lost, was recorded as an "Address of the Children of the Chapel Royal to the King, and their master, Captain Cooke ... composed by Master Purcell, one of the Children of the said Chapel." After his voice broke in 1673 he became assistant to John Hingeston, who was in charge of keeping the royal instruments in repair. Purcell became the organ tuner at Westminster Abbey (1674-78), succeeded Matthew Locke as composer-in-ordinary for the violins in 1677, and was appointed organist of Westminster Abbey in 1679. In 1682 Purcell succeeded Edward Lowe as an organist at the Chapel Royal, and the following year, after Hingeston 's death, was appointed organ maker and keeper of the king's instruments. Purcell's funeral took place in Westminster Abbey on November 26, 1695. Purcell is one of the greatest of all English composers and an outstanding figure of the Baroque period. He first became involved with the theater in 1680, most of his dramatic music consisting of overtures, entr'actes, dances, and songs; five works constitute what have been designated "semi-operas," with more substantial amounts of music. Dido and Aeneas is exceptional in that the libretto is set to music throughout; it was written for a boarding school -- Josias Priest's "School for Young Gentlewomen" -- at Chelsea in 1689. Purcell's first court odes and welcome songs also date from 1680, and continue throughout his career; best described as cantatas for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra, they represent some of his finest music. As a chorister he was acquainted with the previous generation of church music, as well as the modem anthem style with extensive solo verses and string accompaniment; he probably was writing anthems for the Chapel Royal as early as 1679, and after his 1682 appointment abandoned the full anthem in favor of the verse form. Purcell's secular vocal output is immense and includes, in addition to the nearly 150 songs from dramatic works, an additional 100 works (many published in contemporary songbooks) as well as numerous duets and catches. His instrumental music includes works for harpsichord and organ, as well as chamber music for viol consort or the more modem combination of two violins, bass viol, and keyboard continuo. Aside from Purcell's contributions to anthologies and some popular songs from stage works, few of his compositions were published during his lifetime. The most notable exception is the Sonnata's of III Parts: Two Viollins and Basse: to the Organ or Harpsecord(London, 1683; 2nd ed., 1684), which includes a portrait of the composer. In 1697 his widow published the Ten Sonata's in Four Parts. Works: Operas and semi-operas: Dido and Aeneas (London, 1689); The Prophetess, or The History of Dioclesian(London, 1690); King Arthur, or The British Worthy(London, 1691); The Fairy Queen(London, 1692); The Indian Queen(final masque by D. Purcell; London, 1695); The Tempest, or The Enchanted Island(London, ca. 1695). Plays with incidental music and song: Over 40 works, including Theodosius, or The Force of Love(1680); The Double Marriage(1682- 85?); A Fool's Preferment, or The Three Dukes of Dunstable(1688); The Gordian Knot Unty'd(1691); The Wives' Eycusc, or Cuckolds Make Themselves(1691); Oedipus(1692?); Timon of Athens(1694); Bonduca, or The British Heroine(1695); The Rival Sisters, or The Violence of Love(1695). Other secular music includes over 100 solo songs, over 50 songs for two or more voices and continuo, over 50 catches. Anthems and services: Over 60 works, including "Behold, I bring you glad tidings" (1687); "Blessed are they that fear the Lord" (1688); "Hear my prayer,


A native of South America, the pudu is the smallest known species of which animal?

MEET THE WORLD’S SMALLEST DEER | New York Post MEET THE WORLD’S SMALLEST DEER Comment(required) May 22, 2008 | 7:11am Today’s page looks at a deer that’s about the size of the average family dog. THE little pudu is one amazing deer. Pudu are the smallest species of deer on Earth. The animal is native to Argentina and Chile in South America. There are two species of pudu: the northern pudu, which stands about 12 to 14 inches tall, and the southern or Chilean pudu, which is a bit taller at 14 to 16 inches. Like all grazing animals, pudus are vegetarians, living on a diet of grass, leaves, twigs, seeds and fallen fruit. They often have to stand on their hind legs to reach foliage. But, unlike their bigger cousins, the pudu can also climb fallen trees – a handy skill when trying to escape predators or grab a meal from on high. It also proves that bigger is not always better. The animal is very wary and pauses often to check the wind for the scent of food and signs of predators. When chased, they run in a zigzag pattern, making them hard to catch. They also bark when threatened. These animals are excellent jumpers, sprinters and climbers. The pudu’s predators include cougars, the Magellan fox, the Andes fox, small cats and the eagle owl. The pudu’s natural habitat is the dense forests of South America. The aanimals devise a complex and well-defined system of paths, which help them quickly navigate the undergrowth of the forest. These paths also include excellent places to get food and shelter. Pudus are solitary animals, meaning they like to be on their own. They come together only to mate. Pudus mate in the fall and give birth to one or two fawn in the spring. The young reach physical maturity at just 3 months. Like their bigger cousins, males are distinguished by antlers. The pudu’s coat is short, coarse and reddish brown. They are most active during the day and can survive for long periods of time without drinking water, getting their needed moisture from succulent plants. The pudu’s lifespan is eight to 10 years, but the creatures are being endangered by the loss of their habitat, as well as by diseases and parasites, such as heartworms, contracted through contact with domestic dogs. The Wildlife Conservation Society is working to protect the habitat of these animals in their native South American homeland. You can check out the pint-sized pudus, Josephine and Napoleon at the Queens Zoo in Flushing. It was love at first site for these normally solitary critters. According to their keeper, the pair really like each other and often curl up together, something that probably would not happen in the wild. The Queens Zoo is also part of the Wildlife Conservation Society, which brings these unique animals up close and personal and also works to replicate their natural habitat in captivity as well as helping to preserve their habitat in the wild. Visit http://www.queenszoo.com for hours and admission prices. Today’s page fulfills the following standards: ELA 1c, 3c, 3d, 5a; Social Studies Standard 3; Science 2c. NEW YORK POST ACTIVITIES USE the Internet or other reference source to learn more about pudus and other members of the deer family. What are the similarities and differences between pudus and their larger cousins? USE a map or globe to locate Argentina and Chile, the native home of the pudus. PUDUS have unique methods of protection, including running in a zigzag pattern, their climbing ability and barking. Make a list of other animals and ways that they protect themselves. Share this:


Whereabouts in the human body is the calcaneus bone situated?

Calcaneus Bone Anatomy, Definition & Function | Body Maps Your message has been sent. OK We're sorry, an error occurred. We are unable to collect your feedback at this time. However, your feedback is important to us. Please try again later. Close Calcaneus Located within the foot, the calcaneus is also known as the heel bone. It is situated in the back of the foot, just below the talus, tibia, and fibula bones of the lower leg. Of all of the bones in the foot, the heel bone is the largest. The calcaneus has a unique design and structure. At the front, the heel bone features many curves to accommodate the talus and the many different tarsal bones, which lead to the metatarsals and phalanges that make up the front of the foot and toes. The back of the heel bone is not as complex, featuring a tuberosity and a medial process — landmark areas of the bone where muscles attach. The calcaneus provides insertion points for the abductor hallucis and the abductor digiti minimi muscles. At the back of the heel, the Achilles tendon inserts into the rough area located on the superior (upper) side. This fibrous connective tissue, as well as other ligaments and muscles, is necessary for standing, walking, and running. As such, a broken or fractured calcaneus will make these movements difficult.


Who is currently the Prime Minister of Eire?

President Michael D. Higgins and Prime Minister Enda Kenny of Ireland Date of Birth: 18 April 1941 Birth Place: Limerick, Ireland Arrival in Power: 11 November 2011 Religion: NA Profession: NA Biography: Michael D. Higgins was born in Limerick, Ireland, in 1941. Michael D. Higgins is the current President of Ireland. Michael D. Higgins studied at University College Galway, Indiana University and Manchester University. Michael D. Higgins first ran for office in 1969 for the Labour Party but was unsuccessful in his bid, he ran again in 1973 without better fortunes. Michael D. Higgins would spend the next decades until his presidency involved in Irish politics on several levels and serving in several ministerial posts. Michael D. Higgins won the 2011 presidential elections and was sworn in on November 11th 2011. Thoughts & Comments Updated on: December 20th, 2013 Prime Minister of Ireland Date of Birth: 24 April 1951 Birth Place: Castlebar, Ireland Arrival in Power: 9 March 2011 Religion: Roman Catholic Profession: NA Biography: Enda Kenny was born in Castlebar, Ireland, in 1951. Enda Kenny is the current Prime Minister or 'Taoiseach' of Ireland. Enda Kenny studied at the University College Galway. He joined politics in 1975 when he was first elected to parliament. Enda Kenny is currently the longest serving member in the Irish Parliament. Enda Kenny served as Minister for Tourism and Trade when his party formed the government from 1994 to 1997. His party was able to form a coalition government following the 2011 general elections. Thoughts & Comments Updated on: December 20th, 2013 Former Prime Minister of Ireland Brian Cowen Date of Birth: 10 January 1960 Birth Place: Clara, Ireland Arrival in Power: 7 May 2008 Religion: NA Profession: NA Biography: Brian Cowen was born in Clara, Ireland, in 1960. Brian Cowen was the Prime Minister or 'Taoiseach' of Ireland. Brian Cowen studied at the University College Dublin and obtained a law degree. Brian Cowen joined politics in 1984 when he was first elected to parliament. Brian Cowen then held several ministerial positions througout his career, including Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Finance. Brian Cowen was named prime minister in 2008.


In Greek mythology, which Queen of the Amazons was accidentally killed by her ally, Amazon Queen Penthesilea?

PENTHESILEA (Penthesileia) - Amazon Queen of Greek Mythology Mourned by Men Achilles slaying Penthesilea, Athenian black-figure amphora C6th B.C., British Museum PENTHESILEIA (Penthesilea) was an Amazon queen who led her troops to Troy in support of King Priamos during the Trojan War. Some say she was a mercenary seeking gold, others that she had accidentally killed her sister and sought redemption. In the battles which ensued Penthesileia slew the Greek Makhaon (Machaon) but was in turn felled by Akhilleus (Achilles). When the hero lifted her helm he fell in love and agreed to return her body unharmed to the Trojans for proper burial. The brutish Thersites mocked him for the mercy and, some say, gouged out Penthesileia's eye with a spear. For this Akhilleus slew him. Penthesileia's name means "mourned by the people" from the Greek words penthos and laôs. FAMILY OF PENTHESILEA [1.1] ARES (The Aethiopis Fragment 1, Diodorus Siculus 2.45.5) [1.2] ARES & OTRERE (Apollodorus E5.1, Hyginus Fabulae 112) ENCYCLOPEDIA PENTHESILEIA (Penthesileia), a daughter of Ares and Otrera, and queen of the Amazons. (Hygin. Fab. 112; Serv. ad Aen. i. 491; comp. Hygin. Fab. 225; Justin. ii. 4; Lycoph. 997.) In the Trojan war she assisted the Trojans, and offered gallant resistance to the Greeks. (Dict. Cret. iii. 15; Ov. Heroid. xxi. 118.) After the fall of Hector she fought a battle against the Greeks, but was defeated : she herself fell by the hand of Achilles, who mourned over the dying queen on account of her beauty, youth, and valour. (Dict. Cret. iv. 2; Schol. ad Hom. Il. ii. 219; Paus. v. 11. § 2, x. 31 Quint. Smnyrn. i. 40, &c.) She was frequently represented by ancient artists, and among others by Polygnotus, in the Lesche at Delphi. (Paus. x. 31.) When Achilles slew Penthesileia he is said to have also killed Thersites because he treated her body with contempt, and reproached Achilles for his love towards her. (Schol. ad Hom. l.c., ad Soph. Philoct. 445.) Diomedes, a relative of Thersites, is said then to have thrown the body of Penthesileia into the river Scamander, whereas, according to others, Achilles himself buried it on the banks of the Xanthus. (Tzetz. ad Lyc. l.c. ; Dict. Cret. iv. 3. ; Tryphiod. 37.) Some, further, state that she was not killed by Achilles, but by his son Pyrrhus (Dar. Phryg. 36), or that she first slew Achilles, and Zeus on the request of Thetis having recalled Achilles to life, she was then killed by him. (Eustath. ad Hom. p. 1696.) Source: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. CLASSICAL LITERATURE QUOTES Homer, Iliad 3. 185 ff (trans. Lattimore) (Greek epic C8th B.C.) : "[King Priamos (Priam) of Troy describes a battle with the Amazones from his youth :] ‘I looked on the Phrygian men with their swarming horses, so many of them, the people of Otreus and godlike Mygdon, whose camp was spread at that time along the banks of the Sangarios : and I myself, a helper in war, was marshalled among them on that day when the Amazon women came, men's equals.’" [N.B. This passage anticipates the arrival of Penthesileia and her Amazones at Troy following the events of the Iliad.] Arctinus of Miletus, The Aethiopis Fragment 1 (from Proclus Chrestomathia 2) (trans. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C8th B.C.) : "The Iliad of Homer, is followed in turn by the five books of the Aithiopis, the work of Arktinos (Arctinus) of Miletos. Their contents are as follows. The Amazon Penthesileia (Penthesilea), the daughter of Ares and of Thrakian race, comes to aid the Trojans, and after showing great prowess, is killed by Akhilleus (Achilles) and buried by the Trojans. Akhilleus then slays Thersites for abusing and reviling him for his supposed love for Penthesileia. As a result a dispute arises amongst the Akhaians (Achaeans) over the killing of Thersites, and Akhilleus sails to Lesbos and after sacrificing to Apollon, Artemis, and Leto, is purified by Odysseus from bloodshed." Arctinus of Miletus, The Aethiopis Fragment 2 (from Scholiast on Homer's Iliad 24. 804) : "They [the Trojans] performed the burial of Hektor (Hec


Julie Jordan and Mr Snow are both characters in which stage and film musical?

Carousel (Musical) Plot & Characters | StageAgent Overview Synopsis Richard Rodgers once wrote that of all the musicals he wrote, Carousel was his personal favorite. This iconic American classic features some of the most powerful music ever written for the stage, including “If I Loved You”, “Mister Snow”, “June is Bustin Out All Over” and the iconic “You’ll Never Walk Alone.” Carousel was Rodgers and Hammerstein’s second collaboration, and was adapted from Ferenc Molnar’s 1909 play Lilliom. They transferred the Budapest setting of Lilliom to the New England coastline, where Carousel takes place. The story tells of charming, roguish carnival barker, Billy Bigelow, and mill worker Julie Jordan, both loners, who meet and fall in love. Their marriage ends up costing both their jobs, and things go downhill from there. Billy’s desperation makes him violent against those he loves most, and drives him to commit crimes in order to provide for his family.  When Billy falls in with con-man Jigger Craigin, he ends up getting caught in the midst of an armed robbery and takes his own life. Billy is allowed to return to earth for one day fifteen years later, and he encounters the daughter he never knew. Louise is a lonely, friendless teenager, her father's reputation having haunted her throughout her young life. How Billy instills in both the child and her mother a sense of hope and dignity is a dramatic testimony to love’s transcendence. Voted the best musical of the 20th century by Time Magazine, Rodger’s and Hammerstein’s Carousel is the classic American musical, spanning heaven and earth in its exploration of human frailty, resilience, and the power of forgiveness. Characters


A plant described as etoliated has been grown lacking what?

etiolated - definition of etiolated in English | Oxford Dictionaries Definition of etiolated in English: etiolated 1(of a plant) pale and drawn out due to a lack of light: ‘etiolated leaf segments’ ‘the girl might have grown etiolated and bland like grass under stone’ More example sentences ‘These plants continued to grow without light and developed new etiolated leaves.’ ‘Flowering continues but decreases through at least three seasons without burning; in long unburned sites, plants are etiolated and flower rarely if at all.’ ‘Small amounts of such products have been observed by other groups in protein samples from etiolated barley and wheat seedlings.’ ‘It is found in leaves, etiolated tissues, seeds, roots, fruits, and tubers in the chloroplast as well as in the cytosol.’ ‘Exposure of etiolated cereal leaves to red light results in unrolling.’ ‘Although expression of carotenoid genes does occur in etiolated plants, their synthesis is stimulated on transfer to light.’ Synonyms


"Which American big band leader had as his theme song, the tune, ""I'm Getting Sentimental Over You""?"

Jazz Standards Songs and Instrumentals (I'm Getting Sentimental Over You) Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954   The scrappy Dorsey Brothers, trombonist and sometime trumpeter Tommy and master-of-all-the-reeds Jimmy, began their careers working in bands together in their native Pennsylvania, and the association continued when they moved to New York in 1925. After almost a decade of freelance work in the recording studios and on radio (sometimes working as the Dorsey Brothers Orchestra), the two formed their own fulltime orchestra in 1934. But the association would be short-lived. Even though the pair made wonderful music together, they had troubles getting along. In Richard Sudhalterï¿½s marvelous book Lost Chords: White Musicians and Their Contribution to Jazz 1915-1945 , the author relates an incident witnessed by saxophonist Arnold Brilhart, a frequent associate of ï¿½The Brothersï¿½ in the late-1920s, early ï¿½30s: ï¿½We were working for Sam Lanin at the Roseland Ballroom. Jimmy came in with a brand-new Selmer saxophone. Well, somebody said something, and before you know it theyï¿½re on the floor, a real knock-down, drag-out fight right there on the stand. Tommy-Iï¿½ll never forget it--Tommy got up and jumped all over Jimmyï¿½s brand-new saxophone. Made scrap metal of it. Jimmy grabbed his brotherï¿½s trombone and just wrapped it around his knee, slide and all. Ruined it.ï¿½ When the pair formed their ensemble, they needed a theme song-a tune to introduce the band on radio broadcasts. They picked ï¿½Iï¿½m Getting Sentimental over You.ï¿½ In mid-1935, during a performance, Tommy was kicking a tune off when Jimmy piped in ï¿½Hey Mac (Tommyï¿½s nickname), isnï¿½t that a little fast?ï¿½ It was the ï¿½straw that broke the camelï¿½s back.ï¿½ Tommy walked, taking the bandï¿½s theme song with him. Jimmy continued on with many of the same sidemen as the Brothersï¿½ orchestra, and Tommy formed his own group, basically taking over the band of Joe Haymes . By this time, due to the popularity of his theme song, he became known as ï¿½The Sentimental Gentleman of Swing,ï¿½ the sobriquet he would have for the rest of his life. Even though the brothers would reunite in the 1950s, the pair used Tommyï¿½s theme song.     More on Ned Washington at JazzBiographies.com       More on George Bassman at JazzBiographies.com   ï¿½Iï¿½m Getting Sentimental over Youï¿½ is undoubtedly the best-known composition of George Bassman, whose career was mostly as an arranger and writer for films. Lyricist Ned Washington had many hits, including ï¿½I Donï¿½t Stand a Ghost of Chance with Youï¿½ and ï¿½ My Foolish Heart ï¿½ (both with Victor Young ), yet he also became heavily involved with film work. As is often the case, composer Alec Wilder ï¿½s comments from his American Popular Song: The Great Innovators, 1900-1950 are spot-on regarding the Bassman-Washington tune. He writes, ï¿½Having for so long associated this music with Dorseyï¿½s trombone, I never bothered to consider it a song. And, frankly, it isnï¿½t one. Itï¿½s a very, very good instrumental piece, 20 measures long and with an unexpected tag.ï¿½ Nevertheless, Dorseyï¿½s premier version from 1932 has a vocal by Jean Bowes, and the 1934 version features soon-to-be-bandleader Bob Crosby (Bingï¿½s brother). The song has two refrains, both explaining why a newly-found love is making one feel sentimental. More information on this tune... George T. Simon Chris Tyle - Jazz Musician and Historian Getting Started This section suggests definitive or otherwise significant recordings that will help jazz students get acquainted with ï¿½I'm Getting Sentimental Over You.ï¿½ These recordings have been selected from the Jazz History and CD Recommendations sections. Tommy Dorsey used ï¿½Iï¿½m Getting Sentimental over Youï¿½ as a theme song, and his 1932 version (Mood Hollywood) documents the beginning of his relationship with the tune. For learning the song in a straightforward manner, Ella Fitzgeraldï¿½s 1960 duo ballad recording with Paul Smith (Intimate Ella) is virtually perfect. To hear the song with a f


The Great Land Rush of 1889 took place in which state of the USA?

OKLAHOMA LAND RUSH OF 1889   The Arrival of the First Train at Guthrie "We're done for," said a town-site speculator, in dismay. "Some one has gone in ahead of us and laid out the town." "Never mind that," shouted another town-site speculator, "but make a rush and get what you can." Hardly had the train slackened its speed when the impatient boomers began to leap from the cars and run up the slope. Men jumped from the roofs of the moving cars at the risk of their lives. Some were so stunned by the fall that they could not get up for some minutes. The coaches were so crowded that many men were compelled to squeeze through the windows in order to get a fair start at the head of the crowd. Almost before the train had come to a standstill the cars were emptied. In their haste and eagerness, men fell over each other in heaps, others stumbled and fell headlong, while many ran forward so blindly and impetuously that it was not until they had passed the best of the town lots that they came to a realization of their actions. I ran with the first of the crowd to get a good point of view from which to see the rush. When I had time to look about me I found that I was standing beside a tent, near which a man was leisurely chopping holes in the sod with a new axe. "Where did you come from, that you have already pitched your tent?" I asked. "Oh, I was here," said he. "How was that?" "Why, I was a deputy United States marshal." "Did you resign?" "No; I'm a deputy still." "But it is not legal for a deputy United States marshal, or any one in the employ of the government, to take up a town lot in this manner." "That may all be, stranger; but I've got two lots here, just the same; and about fifty other deputies have got lots in the same way. In fact, the deputy-marshals laid out the town."     The Head of the Line Outside of the Guthrie Land-Office on the Opening Day at intervals of fifteen minutes, other trains came from the north loaded down with home-seekers and town-site speculators. As each succeeding crowd rushed up the slope and found that government officers had taken possession of the best part of the town, indignation became hot and outspoken; yet the marshals held to their lots and refused to move. Bloodshed was prevented only by the belief of the home-seekers that the government would set the matter right. This course of the deputy United States marshals was one of the most outrageous pieces of imposition upon honest home-seekers ever practiced in the settlement of a new country. That fifty men could, through influence, get themselves appointed as deputy United States marshals for the sole purpose of taking advantage of their positions in this way is creditable neither to them nor to the man who made their appointment possible. This illegal seizure thus became the first matter of public discussion in the city of Guthrie. When the passengers from the first train reached the spot where the deputy-marshals had ceased laying out lots, they seized the line of the embryo street and ran it eastward as far as their numbers would permit. The second train load of people took it where the first left off, and ran it entirely out of sight behind a swell of ground at least two miles from the station. The following car of home-seekers went north and south, so that by the time that all were in for the day a city large enough in area to hold 100,000 inhabitants had been staked off, with more or less geometrical accuracy. A few women and children were in the rush, but they had to take their chances with the rest. Disputes over the ownership of lots grew incessant, for the reason that when a man went to the river for a drink of water, or tried to get his baggage at the railway station, another man would take possession of his lot, notwithstanding the obvious presence of the first man's stakes and sometimes part of his wearing apparel. Owing to the uncertainty concerning the lines of the streets, two and sometimes more lots were staked out on the same ground, each claimant hoping that the official survey would give him the preference. Contrary to


"Name the English pottery designer, whose ""Bizarre"" ware from the 1930's is still much sought after?"

Pottery Marks | English Potters Welcome to Pottery-English Welcome to Pottery-English.com If, like us, you have an interest in antiques and pottery, Pottery-English is the site for you. If you are trying to find the meaning of elusive pottery marks or need to research famous potters we have a large selection of both and are adding to the site all the time. There are some useful guides about how to look after your collection, and even start your collection. Please feel free to bookmark the site and browse at your convenience. Don’t forget to check back in with us for new guides and reference material. Collecting Pottery Sylvac cat People have admired fine china pottery for centuries, but collecting ordinary domestic pottery and local wares is a more recent interest. Pottery by fashionable makers and designers is expensive, especially in antique shops and specialised sales, but it is still possible to build an interesting collection of modern ceramics without breaking the bank. Starting a pottery collection Keep your eyes open. You need great enthusiasm and a willingness to hunt for interesting pottery everywhere you go.Look out for antique fairs, general auctions, house clearance sales, junk shops and car boot sales – anywhere that might have china and pottery for sale. Have you looked in your own attic. Fakes and copies Beatrix Potters Tailor of Gloucester by Beswick Copies of expensive china are common. After years of the Antiques Roadshow, there are not many genuine Ming vases just waiting to be picked up for a song, but some copies have become collectable and valuable in their own right. The recent vogue for Clarice Cliff has led to faking of pieces like the conical sugar shakers – the originals can fetch thousands of pounds at auction. The cunning forgers use household dust from vacuum cleaners and tea to age their copies. Look out for normal wear, particularly on the base of household pottery – genuine wear from years of use is more difficult to fake than dust. Pottery Marks Pottery marks The makers pottery marks can help with identification, but fakes may have convincing copies of the makers mark – though it may not be the right mark. Some fakes of Wedgwood pieces bear the marks of Dresden and Chelsea.Most makers have changed their marks over the years, so identification of genuine marks can be tricky. Happily there are plenty of books on pottery marks, which you can buy or consult in libraries. Learn about pottery Try to learn as much as you can about the makers and objects that you collect through books and sale catalogues. There may be collectors clubs that you can join to find out more and to share information with fellow enthusiasts. Thematic collections Collecting objects to do with a particular subject is popular. Favourites include famous characters, pets, farm or wild animals and birds. Sporting themes, especially golf and cricket, which appeal to many collectors are priced accordingly. Local potteries Small potteries flourished almost everywhere in Britain. Interest in their wares is continuing to grow and they have become very popular with collectors. Nowadays the best pieces command high prices, especially in local sales. Small is beautiful And often less expensive. You could choose from the many small 20th-century domestic pieces which are still widely available, especially items such as bowls, mugs, jugs, eggcups, toast-racks, ashtrays and thimbles. Damage As with all collectables, damage and wear reduces the value. It is arguable whether even a skilful repair will add much to the value, but it may improve the appearance. Packaging If you can find it, the original packaging may add to the interest and value of the piece. Good luck with the pot hunting! Our Site


Which tree is also known as the Trembling Poplar?

poplar | tree | Britannica.com Poplar angiosperm Poplar (genus Populus), genus of some 35 species of trees in the willow family (Salicaceae), native to the Northern Hemisphere. The poplar species native to North America are divided into three loose groups: the cottonwoods , the aspens , and the balsam poplars. The name Populus refers to the fact that the trees were often planted around public meeting places in Roman times. The wood of poplars is relatively soft and hence is mostly used to make cardboard boxes, crates, paper , and veneer . European aspen (Populus tremula). Quaking aspen, also known as trembling poplar (Populus tremuloides), is one of the most … AdstockRF The leaves and fruits of an eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides). Named for their … Kitty Kahout—Root Resources/EB Inc. Physical description Poplars are rapid-growing but relatively short-lived trees. They are widely distributed throughout the northern temperate regions, ranging from North America through Eurasia and northern Africa. The leaves are alternate and oval or heart-shaped in outline, with finely to coarsely toothed margins (leaf edges). The leaves characteristically tremble in the breeze, because of their flat petioles (leaf stalks). In North America, aspens usually have nonsticky buds and smooth gray-to-green bark , whereas cottonwoods and balsam poplars have sticky buds and bark that is darker and deeply furrowed. Poplars are dioecious plants. Their male and female flowers grow on separate trees and bloom in drooping catkins (pendulous unisexual flower clusters) before the leaves emerge, to facilitate wind pollination. The fruits are small thick-walled capsules that contain many minute seeds clothed in cottony tufts of silky hairs. The seeds are often released in great quantities, and the fluffy seed hairs assist in wind dispersal. Common species Two well-known poplar species of Eurasia are the white and the black poplar. The white poplar (P. alba)—also known as silver poplar for its leaves, which have white felted undersides, and as maple leaf poplar for the leaves’ lobed margins—is widely spreading or columnar in form, reaching 30 metres (100 feet) in height. The gray poplar (P. ×canescens), a close relative of the white poplar, has deltoid (roughly triangular) leaves with woolly grayish undersides. The black poplar, or black cottonwood (P. nigra), has oval fine-toothed leaves, is long-trunked, and grows to a height of 35 metres (115 feet). Columnar black poplars are widely used in ornamental landscape plantings, particularly among the villas of Italy and elsewhere in southern Europe. White and black poplars are widely planted in the eastern United States and in Canada. Similar Topics filbert The balsam poplar , or tacamahac (P. balsamifera), which is native throughout northern North America in swampy soil, is distinguished by its aromatic resinous buds. The buds of the balm of Gilead poplar (P. ×jackii), which is similar, are used to make an ointment. The western balsam poplar, also called black cottonwood (P. trichocarpa), grows some 60 metres (195 feet) tall and is one of the largest deciduous trees of northwestern North America. The common European aspen (P. tremula) and the American quaking, or trembling, aspen (P. tremuloides) are similar trees and reach a height of about 27 metres (90 feet). Quaking aspen is distinguished by its leaves, which have more-pointed tips, and spreads by rhizomes (underground stems). The American big-tooth aspen (P. grandidentata) grows up to 18 metres (59 feet) and has larger, somewhat rounded, coarse-toothed leaves. A stand of quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) trees. Such stands are often clonal, as the … Charles Hannum/EB Inc. Cottonwood trees have distinctive deeply fissured bark and are exceptionally tolerant of flooding and erosion . Native to North America, the common, or eastern, cottonwood (P. deltoides) reaches nearly 30 metres (100 feet) tall and bears thick glossy leaves. The Fremont, or Alamo, cottonwood (P. fremontii) is the tallest of the cottonwoods and is found throughout southwestern N