"Which playwright wrote ""The Winslow Boy"", which was revived at the Old Vic theatre during 2013?"

‘The Winslow Boy’ Is Revived at American Airlines Theater - The New York Times The New York Times Theater Reviews |Father May Not Know Best Search Father May Not Know Best ‘The Winslow Boy’ Is Revived at American Airlines Theater The Winslow Boy Closing Date: December 1, 2013 American Airlines Theatre, 227 W. 42nd St. 212-719-1300 Continue reading the main story Photo The Winslow Boy Charlotte Parry and Roger Rees in this revival, at the American Airlines Theater. Credit Sara Krulwich/The New York Times Much patience is demanded from the family of Arthur Winslow, the British patriarch waging a long battle to see that justice is properly served in “The Winslow Boy,” the 1946 play by Terence Rattigan that is being splendidly revived by the Roundabout Theater Company at the American Airlines Theater. Maybe I should add that a little patience may be required of audiences, too. Rattigan was one of the most successful British playwrights of the middle years of the last century, and wrote firmly in the tradition of the “well-made” play, drama that moves cleverly and deliberately, but with no great haste, through its unruffling paces. During the sometimes languid first act of “The Winslow Boy,” I occasionally found myself wondering whether we really needed to hear so much about a character’s crack cricketing (Rattigan was an avid fan), or, indeed, whether the kernel of the plot — the question of whether a 13-year-old boy stole a “postal order” (whatever that is!) of “five shillings” (whatever that is!) — was really substantial enough to merit such expansive dramatization. Video Excerpt: 'The Winslow Boy' Roger Rees and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio in a scene from the Roundabout Theater's revival of Terence Rattigan's 1946 drama. By Roundabout Theater Company on Publish Date October 17, 2013. . Watch in Times Video » embed But while it would give away the game to divulge whether the Winslow family’s patience is finally rewarded, I can firmly state that the audience’s ultimately is. Rattigan was rightly lauded (if sometimes derided) for the elegance of his plays’ construction and the delicacy with which he handled questions of how men and women struggle with the sometimes conflicting demands of passion and reason. As the emotional stakes of Arthur’s campaign are gradually revealed, “The Winslow Boy” opens out to become both a stirring drama about the rights of the individual in conflict with the imperatives of the government (a topic that could hardly seem more pertinent, in the post- Edward J. Snowden era), and a moving, surprisingly ambiguous tale of the price to be paid for the relentless pursuit of even an honorable goal. The veteran actor Roger Rees gives an impeccably judged performance in the central role of Arthur, a man who appears to wear his ethical rectitude lightly, until it is challenged when his son is expelled from the naval academy where he has been studying. Little Ronnie Winslow (Spencer Davis Milford) insists, even through terrified tears, that he did not steal the fatal five-shilling postal order (let’s just say it’s a cashier’s check for a small sum), and Arthur’s instinctive trust in his son inspires him to question the expulsion, although the school insists that there is ample proof of the boy’s guilt. (The play was inspired by an actual case.) Continue reading the main story Arthur’s initial challenge is met with defiance by the authorities, but he refuses to give up, and enlists the eminent barrister Sir Robert Morton (Alessandro Nivola) to take up the cause. The climactic scene of the first act finds this stern and supercilious figure interrogating the quaking young Ronnie in the family drawing room, as his family looks on with dismay. The curtain falls on a classic Rattigan moment, perhaps slightly predictable but highly satisfying. Photo From left, Spencer Davis Milford, Zachary Booth, Alessandro Nivola, Roger Rees, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Charlotte Parry in “The Winslow Boy,” directed by Lindsay Posner. Credit Sara Krulwich/The New York Times The British director Lindsay Posner, who staged a we


Which was the first country, in 1960, to elect a female prime minister?

Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership WORLDWIDE GUIDE TO  WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP This site is dedicated to the women who have ruled since the beginning   of times - or as long as the sources date back - and those holding   political offices to the present day. There have always been female rulers . Egyptian Queens are      believed to have governed from around 3000 BCE, and the first to be      named by the sources without any doubt is Ku-baba, who ruled the      Mesopotamian City-State of Ur round 2500 BCE. First female ministers in the world However, it was not until during and just after the World War I that the first few women      became members of the revolutionary governments in Ukraine, Russia,   Hungary and Ireland. Nina Bang, Danish Minister of Education   1924-26, was the first woman to be minister in democratically   elected parliamentary government. See more in First female ministers . Nevertheless, development was slow and it was not until the      end of the 20th century that female ministers stopped being unusual,   though a number of countries don't have women in their governments   at the moment. First female Prime Minister   and President in the world In      1960 Sirivamo Bandaranaike of Sri Lanka became the world's first      female elected Premier Minister and in 1974, Isabel Perï¿½n of Argentina became the      first woman President - one woman had been Acting Head of Government and two      women Acting Heads of State before that. In 2009 Monaco became the last country in the world to have it's   first female member of government. 1999 Sweden became the first country to have more female ministers than male. 11 women and 9 men   and in 2007 the Finish government had 60% women. Current female heads of state and government There are 193 members of the United Nations, 2 independent states   outside, a few self-declared de-facto independent states and many   self-ruling decencies. There are currently 28 female leaders in countries      or self-ruling territories (The lowest number for several years). Of the 25 monarchies, there are reigning Queens in   2 countries: Denmark and the United Kingdom - and      the latter is represented by female Governor Generals in 4 of the other 15 countries in which she is also Queen; The   Bahamas, Grenada, New Zealand and Saint Lucia. They function as their countries' de-facto Heads of State. The 13 current female Presidents are in Austria (Acting), Chile, Croatia, Estonia, Liberia, Lithuania,   Malta, the Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Nepal, South Korea   (Suspended), Switzerland and Taiwan And currently there   are 9 woman Prime Ministers ;   in Bangladesh, Germany, Namibia, Norway, Poland and United Kingdom, as well as in the self-governing territories of Srpska, Turk & Caicos Islands and the ï¿½land Islands. In addition, Aung San Suu Ky is State Councillor and De-facto leader   of Myanmar. Content of www.guide2womenleaders.com The site contains lists of female Heads of State listed by country, a      chronological list of Women in Power from B.C. 3000, female Prime      Ministers, Ministers of Finance and Ministers of Defence and Ministers by country, female Chairpersons of Parliament, female Governors,      Premiers and local Leaders by country, female Party Leaders for each      country, a chronological list of female Presidential Candidates,      Ambassadors to the United Nations and first female ambassadors for      each country, lists of women's ordination to priesthood and female      bishops and finally a list of female Danish leaders. (See entries to      the left). Follow Guide2womenleaders.com on Facebook


Amman is the capital city of which country?

Jordan Facts on Largest Cities, Populations, Symbols - Worldatlas.com Ethnicity: Arab 98%, Circassian 1%, Armenian 1% GDP total: $38.67 billion (2012 est.) GDP per capita: $6,000 (2012 est.) Language: Arabic (official), English widely understood among upper and middle classes Largest Cities: (by population) Amman, Irbid Name: Aramaic Yarden in origin, meaning "down-flowing," or "one who descends," and is named after the River Jordan National Day: May 25 Religion: Sunni Muslim 92%, Christian 6% (majority Greek Orthodox, but some Greek and Roman Catholics, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Protestant denominations), other 2% (several small Shia Muslim and Druze populations)


"Which painter produced the works ""The Death of Marat"" and ""Napoleon Crossing the Alps""?"

Famous Paintings by Jacques Louis David Famous Paintings by Jacques Louis David Tweet Art paintings by  Jacques Louis David (1748 - 1825) epitomize the loftiest aspirations of famous artwork... and their least savory uses as political propaganda.  Nowhere is this better demonstrated than in three famous paintings by Jacques Louis David: Death of Socrates, Death of Marat, and Napoleon Crossing the Alps. First some background on this famous painter. He came of age during the era of King Louis XV and the Rococco style. Although Jacques-Louis David initially emulated the style of his distant relative, Francois Boucher , David's teacher, Joseph-Marie Vien, encouraged him to study classical art instead.   Like many enticed by the Enlightenment's call for individuality, David rejected the "artificial taste" of the Rococo style and developed what came to be known as the Neoclassical style . Jacques-Louis David, Self Portrait. Oil on canvas, 1794. Approximately 31" x 25". Louvre. David's art paintings remains an unparalleled visual chronicle of the French Revolution , including the reign and fall of Napoleon I.  Despite his painting career, he was an active revolutionary who belonged to the Jacobins and voted for the execution of Louis XVI. These "egalitarian democrats", under the leadership of Robespierre , dominated the Assembly during the Reign of Terror (1793-94), when 40,000 people were executed for allegedly resisting the Revolution. It is in this political climate - and David's intimacy with it - that he created three of his most famous paintings. Death of Socrates Here, David glorifies the individual as a self-sacrificing hero committed to country and family, making Death of Socrates a Neoclassical masterpiece and manifesto.   Death of Socrates. Oil on canvas, 1787.  4' 3" x 6' 5 1/4.  Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.   The hero, Socrates, was accused by the Athenian government of corruptly educating its youth. As recounted by Plato in "The Apology", Socrates was given the choice between permanent exile or death by forced drinking of poisonous hemlock. True to his principles, Socrates opted for death.  In Death of Socrates, he is passionately discusses the soul's immortality with his mourning disciples, teaching them to his final end. Socrates points with his left hand, perhaps suggesting a higher truth but unquestioningly referencing the portrayal of Plato in   Raphael. School of Athens (Philosophy). Fresco, 1509-1511. Approximately 19' x 27'.  Stanza della Segnatura, Vatican, Rome. Raphael's School of Athens. Death of Marat  David painted Death of Marat in 1793, the year in which Louis XVI  (a former patron) and his wife, Marie Antoinette, were beheaded by guillotine.   This famous artwork - in my book, the finest portrayal of political martyrdom in the history of painting - is loaded with history and symbolism.  Marat suffered from a skin ailment which was soothed only by soaking in the bathtub.  It was here that Charlotte Corday , a supporter of the conservative, Girondin group, found Marat and stabbed him to death.  The kitchen knife she used is beside the tub in an ironic contrast with Marat's quill, juxtaposing violence with the power of the pen. Marat grasps the letter of introduction by which Corday gained access to him.  The shabby wooden crate, intimating Marat's simple lifestyle, bears a personal and political message from David to the fallen hero: the painting is dedicated "A Marat, David" (To Marat, from David) and is dated "L'An Deux" (The Year Two, or the second year of the French Revolution).  The composition of Death of Marat is one from classical art: Marat's pose is evocative of devotional paintings of a dead Christ.   There's no doubt about David's feelings for Marat himself. Napoleon Crossing the Alps Although his personal, artistic and political fortunes were under siege during the Revolution, Jacques Louis David became allied with Napoleon Bonaparte.  Appointed as the court painter, David used his considerable talents to promote Napoleon's new regime, portraying him as a hero in artwork like N


Lotus Cars is Founded | World History Project 1952 Lotus Cars is Founded Lotus Cars is a British manufacturer of sports and racing cars based at Hethel, Norfolk, England. The company designs and builds race and production automobiles of light weight and high handling characteristics. It is currently owned by Proton, the Malaysian carmaker, who took Lotus over in 1994 on the bankruptcy of its former owner Bugatti. Source: Wikipedia Added by: Dan Harpaz The company was formed as Lotus Engineering Ltd. by engineer Colin Chapman, a graduate of University College, London, in 1952. The first factory was in old stables behind the Railway Hotel in Hornsey, north London. Team Lotus, which was split off from Lotus Engineering in 1954, was active and competitive in Formula One racing from 1958 to 1994. The Lotus Group of Companies was formed in 1959. This was made up of Lotus Cars Limited and Lotus Components Limited which focused on road cars and customer competition car production respectively. Lotus Components Limited became Lotus Racing Limited in 1971 but the newly renamed entity ceased operation in the same year.


"The astronauts ""Taylor"", ""Landon"" and ""Donovan"" are characters in which 1969 science fiction film?"

Planet of the Apes (1968) "Planet of the Apes" Films Planet of the Apes (1968) Planet of the Apes Films "Planet of the Apes" Films - Part I Planet of the Apes    (1968) d. Franklin Schaffner, 112 minutes Film Plot Summary In the pre-credits sequence, after a 6-month space flight from Cape Kennedy, astronaut Taylor (Charlton Heston) completed his final log report as a fully-automated touchdown sequence was initiated. The other three astronauts, Landon (Robert Gunner), blonde female Stewart (uncredited Dianne Stanley), and Dodge (Jeff Burton) were in deep sleep hibernation. According to Dr. Haslein's time theory, their ship time was July 14, 1972, but Earth's time was March 24, 2673 - due to their vessel traveling at the speed of light. Earth had aged almost 700 years since they had left, but they hadn't aged hardly at all. Taylor mused about how he had left Earth in early 1972 because he hated humanity: "I leave the 20th century with no regrets," and then added: "Seen from out here, everything seems different. Time bends, space is boundless. It squashes a man's ego. I feel lonely." He wondered if humans on Earth were still engaged in warfare, or enabling starvation of their neighbor's children. Taylor joined his fellow crew members in deep sleep. After the credits, the spacecraft crash-landed in a large lake amidst towering, desolate sandstone rock formations [filmed at Lake Powell on the Utah-Arizona border]. The three bearded male astronauts awakened in their hibernation bunks - and discovered that Stewart had perished due to a crack in her individual capsule that caused an air leak. The hatch began to leak water as the spacecraft was sinking, and they determined that the air outside was OK to breathe. They blew open the hatch, abandoned ship, and tossed out an inflatable yellow raft with various survival kits (food and water supplies for 3 days). Taylor noticed the time controls -- it was now November 25, 3978 - 2,006 years later, and shortly later determined they had been away from Earth for only 18 months. As they rowed to the barren land, the spacecraft sank. Taylor hypothesized that they were 320 light-years from Earth on an unnamed planet in orbit around a star in the constellation of Orion, as Landon added: "The question is not so much where we are as when we are." Dodge ran some soil tests with his equipment and Geiger counter, determining that "nothing will grow here," but there was no dangerous ionization. In the arid heat, they hiked through the rock formations of the desert. There was thunder and lightning, but no rain. Also, there was cloud cover at night, and a strange luminosity, but the planet had no moon. Taylor reminded them of his disgust for humanity: "You're 300 light-years from your precious planet. Your loved ones are dead and forgotten for 20 centuries." As they walked along, Taylor told Landon: "I'm a seeker, too, but my dreams aren't like yours. I can't help thinking somewhere in the universe there has to be something better than man." Dodge located a single flowering plant, indicating: "Life," and they soon found more signs of life. A boundary-line of strange 'scarecrows' on clifftops were spotted, as they came upon a lush oasis of rushing waterfalls and a large pool where they went skinny-dipping. They discovered footprints, and then saw their clothes and equipment being stolen. Left naked, they pursued the culprits and found their supplies damaged and their clothes ripped. They followed more closely and saw that the thieves were mute, primitive but harmless humans (vegetarians), who were also gathering food from a cornfield. Suddenly, there was a ferocious roar from the nearby woods, as the primitives responded hurriedly and fled. Hairy-faced gorillas on horseback indiscriminately fired their rifles on the innocent humans as they charged through the cornfield. They used long sticks to beat down the corn, and various snares, traps and nets to catch them in flight. As he ran, Dodge was shot and killed, Taylor was shot in the throat, and Landon was captured but suffered a head wound. All


"Which TV series shown on BBC3 in 2013 stars Luke Newbury as ""Kieren"" a recovering zombie?"

In the Flesh (TV Series 2013– ) - IMDb IMDb 17 January 2017 4:34 PM, UTC NEWS There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Four years after the Rising, the government starts to rehabilitate the Undead for reentry into society, including teenager Kieren Walker, who returns to his small Lancashire village to face a hostile reception, as well as his own demons. Stars: Kieren awaits transfer to Norfolk but, with Simon returning to lead his followers in a Second Rising, Maxine allows Gary to force Kieren to help find him. At the village fete it is noticed that Amy ... 8.9 Kieren returns to the supermarket where he and Amy killed their victim,Lisa Lancaster and he recalls how Jem spared him when she could have shot him. Sister and brother consequently reconcile and ... 8.6 Philip, Maxine's second in command, is questioning the strictness of her regime so when a video shows him visiting the PDS brothel she sees the chance to oust him. Sylvia Lonsdale is making noises ... 8.5 Famous Directors: From Sundance to Prominence From Christopher Nolan to Quentin Tarantino and every Coen brother in between, many of today's most popular directors got their start at the Sundance Film Festival . Here's a list of some of the biggest names to go from Sundance to Hollywood prominence. a list of 46 titles created 26 Jun 2012 a list of 33 titles created 28 Jun 2013 a list of 43 titles created 03 Jun 2014 a list of 36 titles created 04 Jan 2016 a list of 46 titles created 11 months ago Title: In the Flesh (2013– ) 8.1/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. 4 wins & 4 nominations. See more awards  » Photos Edit Storyline Four years after the Rising, the government starts to rehabilitate the Undead for reentry into society, including teenager Kieren Walker, who returns to his small Lancashire village to face a hostile reception, as well as his own demons. A new life for the dead. See more  » Genres: Na Sua Carne See more  » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia In January 2015, BBC Three announced that In The Flesh would not be renewed for a series 3 do to cuts to its budget for its final year as a televised channel. See more » Goofs It's mentioned that when the PDS Sufferers were in their untreated state, brain eating was how they got their energy. It's never stated how they got their energy in their treated state, as the drug that keeps them in line only exists to help them function and doesn't actually give them energy. They can't eat or drink anything and are seen using sheep brains as a drug, but that exists only as a high. See more » Connections (rochdale uk) – See all my reviews well,I'm two episodes in and I'm hooked.i was a bit dubious at first about the cast,but i have to say they've all got into their roles brilliantly.its especially worth noting the performances of steve evets and ricky tomlinson,both truly underrated actors who have a larger than life screen presence and boy can they deliver those emotional scenes... 'in the flesh' is gritty,solid,brilliantly written and delves into questions never asked before.even the soundtrack has its moments of simple beauty. if you like zombies and you like good television,'in the flesh' is well worth watching. 9/10.....(it loses a star because 3 episodes is not enough...which when you think about it,is a compliment to the writers and their ability to weave a gripping story....I'm hooked and 3 eps just isn't enough) 87 of 102 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you? Yes


Which of the Tracy brothers piloted Thunderbird 3?

ClassicTV - Thunderbirds - Characters Thunderbirds Shane Rimmer Profile: Pilot Thunderbird 1. Quick-thinking and determined, Scott is always the first to arrive at the danger zone to decide which craft is required for a rescue mission. Name: David Holliday Profile: Pilot Thunderbird 2. The most serious of the Tracy brothers, mature and level-headed with an artistic side. Name: Matt Zimmerman Profile: Pilot Thunderbird 3. Alan is the practical joker of the family with a caring and deeply romantic side. He is romantically linked with Tin-Tin. Name: David Graham Profile: Pilot Thunderbird 4. Rock-steady nerves and determination have gained him respect as a member of International Rescue. He is also good-natured and high-spirited. Name: Ray Barrett Profile: Space Monitor Thunderbird 5. The quietest and most intellectual of the Tracy brothers, John is the first point of communication to co-ordinate for International Rescue. Name: Peter Dyneley Profile: Head of International Rescue. Entrepreneurial, intelligent and kind with a sense of humour, Jeff bravely steers his team through the toughest of assignments. Name: David Graham Profile: Scientist. A perfectionist devoted to his work. Brains's idea of relaxation is studying advanced mathematical theories. Name: David Graham Profile: Household Management. Despite being half-brother to the evil Hood, Kyrano is now a loyal and dedicated employee of Jeff Tracy. Name: Christine Finn Profile: Scientific Assistant. Her name comes from the Malaysian word, 'sweet'. Kyrano is a modern girl who likes pop music and designing her own clothes. She has a playful relationship with Alan. Name: Sylvia Anderson Profile: Secret Agent. Stylish, elegant and poised, Penelope is a true English Lady. Combined with her love of danger, action and intrigue, she is a cool-headed top secret agent. Name: David Graham Profile: Assists Lady Penelope in her dangerous assignments, including driving the custom-built Pink Rolls Royce, FAB 1. A reformed criminal, Parker is now a loyal and indispensable assistant to Lady Penelope. Name: Jeff Tracy's mother who lives on Tracy Island with Jeff and his sons. Name: Ray Barrett Profile: Ruthless and calculating, the Hood will let nothing and no one get in the way of his evil plan. All multimedia items are low quality and for information purposes only. All multimedia items remain copyright to original programme makers.


Which of the Tracy brothers piloted Thunderbird 4?


"Which Norwegian dramatist wrote the plays ""A Doll's House"" and ""Ghosts""?"

HENRIK IBSEN - 1828-1906 HENRIK IBSEN - 1828-1906      Norwegian playwright, considered the "Father of Realism." As director of two different theatres (one in Bergen, one in Christiana [Oslo]), Ibsen learned the craft of playwriting by directing over 100 plays and then beginning to write his own plays. His early plays were written in verse and deal with the history/mythology of Norway. In his middle period, he wrote realistic plays based on the Well-Made Play formula. The Well-Made Play (WMP) is a play with a strictly defined format, or formula. There is careful exposition and a structuring of events that lead to an inevitable conclusion. Even though the conclusion is inevitable, there is much suspense getting to it. The WMP is essentially a conflict between good and evil, with the good forces winning out in the end by a surprising twist (but logical) twist in the plot.      Ibsen reshapes the WMP's focus on events into a focus on social problems. In the case of A Doll House, the focus is on the lack of options for women in society. Really, one could say it is a study of the lack of options for all people in society.      Ibsen refined the WMP format and made it more realistic--for example, discarding asides and soliloquies, motivating all exposition, attributing character behavior to environment and heredity. Internal psychological motivation is emphasized, and his plays are essentially problem plays, with the problems being a social issue.      Ibsen�s second play (of the middle period) A Doll House (1879) angered people, but his next play, Ghosts (1882) outraged audiences. Some of the contemporary reviews said of Ghosts:      "This disgusting representation. . . . An open drain; a loathsome sore unbandaged; a dirty act done publicly. . . . Absolutely loathsome and fetid. . . . Crapulous stuff," [London Daily Telegraph on the 1891 London premiere of Ghosts].      This is a play without a single obscenity, sexual innuendo, or act of violence. What Ghosts does is realistically explore marriage in the Victorian age. Ghosts was actually written in response to the criticism of Nora in The Doll House for leaving her children/marriage. In Ghosts, Ibsen showed what happened to a woman who didn't leave. In so doing, he once again threw a spotlight on the hypocrisy that was taken for granted at that time and the limited options available to women.      "Because of their harsh subject matter, their commitment to rigorous investigation, and their unsentimental. . .analysis, Ibsen's realistic plays shocked and dazzled all of Europe during the 1890s. . . ." [Theatre R. Cohen--212-213]. Further, Ibsen led the way for other realistic playwrights. His plays set off a controversy that spread throughout the world, sweeping the realistic movement along with it. Ibsen and his plays changed the way that theatre was written and performed forever. Notes on A Doll House      The title is not the possessive. By changing it to the above, Torvald is included. Ibsen's play is not just about Nora, it is about Torvald also. Ibsen is saying as the play opens, at least, both Nora and Torvald are posing as the couple on top of the wedding cake. In other words, they are each playing their idea of being married, rather than dealing with the realities. What is ironic is that while Nora perceives herself as a doll because first her father and then her husband has had control of her, Torvald is also a doll in that he is manipulated as a puppet would be by public perception--afraid of what his co-workers would think of his friendship of Krogstad. When the play opens, we see Nora alone in the house. As the play ends, Torvald is left alone. As Christine and Krogstad find happiness together as a couple, Nora and Torvald's marriage is breaking apart. There are many parallels in this play. But the crux of the play is Nora's and Torvald's relationship. At the play's end, Nora has gone from being a child or plaything through the painful process of becoming a human being whereas Torvald is more pathetic becau


"Which band was formed by former Housemartins members Paul Heaton and David Hemmingway, their only Number One UK hit was ""A Little Time""?"

Paul Heaton | The Ultimate Rock and Pop Music History Website - ROKPOOL CLICK HERE FOR EVEN MORE UNIQUE THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH VIDEOS "A Little Time," the first single from the group's second album, Choke, became the group's first number one single in the fall of 1990. Choke was also well-received, even though it didn't quite match the performance of the debut, either in terms of sales or reviews. In particular, some critics complained that Heaton was becoming too clever and cynical for his own good. The Beautiful South released their third album, 0898, in 1992; it was their first record not to be released in the United States, yet it maintained their success in Britain. Following the release of 0898, Corrigan left the group, reportedly upset over some of Heaton's ironic lyrics. She was replaced with Jacqui Abbot, who made her first appearance on the band's fourth album, 1994's Miaow. While both 0898 and Miaow were popular, they were only moderate successes. Their respectable chart performances in no way prepared any observers, including the band themselves, for the blockbuster success of Carry on Up the Charts, a greatest-hits collection released at the end of 1994. Carry on Up the Charts entered the charts at number one. It was one of the fastest-selling albums in U.K. history and its success outlasted the Christmas season. The album stayed at number one for several months, going platinum many times over and, in the process, becoming one of the most popular albums in British history. Its success was a bit of a surprise, since the popularity of the Beautiful South's previous albums never indicated the across-the-boards success that greeted Carry on Up the Charts. The album wasn't released in America until late 1995, after it broke several U.K. records. Members include Paul Heaton, vocals and song writer; Dave Rotheray, guitar and songwriter; Dave Hemingway, vocals; Brianna Corrigan (left band 1992), vocals; Sean Welch, bass; David Stead, drums; Jacqueline Abbott, (joined band 1993), vocals. Formed 1989 in Hull, England. Heaton and Hemingway had previously been in the band, the Housemartins, which disbanded 1989; released first album, Welcome to the Beautiful South, 1990; album received good reviews and the band toured America, 1990; released 0898 Beautiful South which contained the controversial song "36D," 1992; Corrigan left band, 1992; compilation, Carriy on Up the Charts-The Best of the Beautiful South, became third fastest selling album ever in the UK, 1994. Addresses: Record company—Polygram Records, 825 Eighth Ave., New York, NY 10019. The Beautiful South released their follow-up to Miaow, Blue Is the Colour, in the fall of 1996. Quench followed three years later, then Painting It Red in fall 2000, and Gaze in 2003. ~ All Music Guide Albums: Welcome to the Beautiful South, Go! Discs, 1989. Choke, Go! Discs, 1990. 0898 Beautiful South, Go! Discs, 1992. Miaow, Go! Discs, 1994. Blue Is the Colour, Go! Discs Records, 1996. Quench, Go! Discs Records, 1998. Painting It Red, 2000. Gaze, Go! Discs Records, 2003. Golddiggas, Headnodders and Pholk Songs, Sony Inrernational, 2004. Superbi, Sony BMG, 2006. Source:  Stephen Thomas Erlewine ;  Brian Escamilla This information is provided as a brief overview and not as a definitive guide, there are other sources on the net for that. If however you have a story or information that is not generally known we would love to hear from you. Content@rokpool.com Why Not Check Out: CLICK HERE FOR EVEN MORE UNIQUE THE HOUSEMARTINS VIDEOS ''Happy Hour'' was their breakthrough single, hitting the heights of No.3 in the U.K Singles Charts. The band did, however, go on to reach the No.1 spot with the acapella version of Isley Jasper Isley's ''Caravan Of Love''. The Housemartins split in 1988, but remained friends. Heaton, Hemingway and band roadie Sean Welsh formed the highly successful The Beautiful South, while Cook mutated into dance superstar Fatboy Slim. Albums: London 0 Hull 4, Go! Discs, 1986. The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death, Go! Discs, 1987.   Source: Wendy Gabriel This inform


Which chemical elements name drives from the German word for goblin?

Cobalt   - Element information, properties and uses | Periodic Table Chemistry in its element: cobalt (Promo) You're listening to Chemistry in its element brought to you by Chemistry World, the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry. (End promo) Chris Smith Hello - beauty, blue glass, B12 and the best magnets that money can buy.  So why is this week's element named after a goblin? Sarah Staniland I always find the question 'what's your favourite element' a difficult one. There are several front runners for vastly varying reasons; however, always a top contender has to be cobalt because it excels in several important character traits: Cobalt has amazing beauty and strength, as well as great cooperation. All together a highly useful metal. Before I even thought about the chemistry of colour I developed a love for blue glass, something I still collect to this day. Only after studying the transition metal chemistry did I realise that this beautiful blue colour comes from cobalt. Cobalt chloride in fact. However, as far as colours go, cobalt has a few more strings to its bow than just this wonderful blue. Cobalt can also colour glass green, while the hydrated form of cobalt chloride is a beautiful deep rose colour. As you can imagine this colour change due to the presence of water is highly useful, warranting cobalt chloride an ideal moisture indicator. The array of beautiful colours that cobalt produces were never more prevalent to me than when I went to the cobalt mining region called the Copperbelt in Zambia. In this area the huge multicoloured cobalt minerals deposits tower high, with the shores of dams and streams coloured deep rose with silvery blue veins running through. Cobalt it is not found pure in Nature but found in sulphur minerals and usually associated with other transition metals. As you can probably guess from the name of the region in Zambia - the Copperbelt, cobalt is mined as a secondary product to copper that is dominant in the ore of this region. Because of this cobalt is normally recovered from the waste of the primary metal extraction. However these mining hotspots are not the only places on the Earth where high concentrations of cobalt can be found. A huge reserve of several transition metals (including cobalt) can be found in strange nodules on the floors of the deepest oceans. The nodules are manganese minerals that take millions of years to form, and there are many tonnes of cobalt present in this form. So you can see that cobalt is never found alone but always palled up with other transition metals in their ores, mainly copper and nickel. In fact cobalt metal was not isolated and purified until as late as 1735 by the Swedish scientist G. Brandt. Cobalt can also sometimes be found in mixed arsenic ores, and it is cobalt's association with arsenic that gives it its name. The word cobalt comes from the German "Kobolds" which means goblin or trouble maker. It was so called in this early mining region because it was very difficult to smelt without oxidising and smelting would release the associated arsenic vapours which would lead to pretty troublesome or even deadly processing conditions for the worker. The Kobolds were blamed and the name stuck. With the exception of the mining region, cobalt is not very abundant, with only trace amounts in the Earths crust (about 2500 times less than iron). However, it is a metal that is essential for life in the trace amounts. Cobalt is the metal at the centre of vitamin B12 which helps regulate cell development and therefore DNA and energy production in the body. Cobalt has been known and used by people for its beautiful colouring and pigment properties as far back as 2500BC. Egyptian cobalt blue paints and Prussian cobalt oxide necklaces have been dated back to this time while cobalt glass has been found in a Greek vase dated at 100 BC. Cobalt was also used to colour glass in the Chinese Tang dynasty from 618 AD. In fact all the way up until the beginning of the 20th century people have only really exploited cobalt for its beautiful colour. However cobalt


Which was the first country to give the vote to women, doing so in 1893?

Brief history - Women and the vote | NZHistory, New Zealand history online Cartoon opposing women’s suffrage In early colonial New Zealand, as in other European societies, women were excluded from any involvement in politics. Most people – men and women – accepted the idea that women were naturally suited for domestic affairs, such as keeping house and raising children. Only men were fitted for public life and the rough-and-tumble world of politics. In the later 19th century, some women began to challenge this narrow view of the world. New opportunities were opening up for women and girls (especially those from wealthy or middle-class families) in secondary and university education, medicine, and in church and charitable work. Attention soon turned to women’s legal and political rights. A movement emerges The suffrage campaign in New Zealand began as a far-flung branch of a broad late-19th-century movement for women’s rights that spread through Britain and its colonies, the United States and northern Europe. This movement was shaped by two main themes: equal political rights for women and a determination to use them for the moral reform of society (through, for example, the prohibition of alcohol). New Zealand’s pioneering suffragists were inspired both by the equal-rights arguments of philosopher John Stuart Mill and British feminists and by the missionary efforts of the American-based Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU). A number of New Zealand’s leading male politicians, including John Hall, Robert Stout, Julius Vogel, William Fox and John Ballance, supported women’s suffrage. In 1878, 1879 and 1887 bills or amendments extending the vote to women (or at least female ratepayers) only narrowly failed to pass in Parliament. Kate Sheppard Outside Parliament the movement gathered momentum from the mid-1880s, especially following the establishment of a New Zealand WCTU in 1885. Skilfully led by Kate Sheppard, WCTU campaigners and others organised a series of huge petitions to Parliament: in 1891 more than 9000 signatures were gathered, in 1892 almost 20,000, and finally in 1893 nearly 32,000 were obtained – almost a quarter of the adult European female population of New Zealand (You can search a database of the 1893 signatures here .) Political manoeuvres By the early 1890s opponents of women’s suffrage had begun to mobilise. They warned that any disturbance of the ‘natural’ gender roles of men and women might have terrible consequences. The liquor industry, fearful that women would support growing demands for the prohibition of alcohol, lobbied sympathetic Members of Parliament and organised their own counter-petitions. The suffragists’ arch-enemy was Henry Smith Fish, a boorish Dunedin politician who hired canvassers to circulate anti-suffrage petitions in pubs. This tactic backfired, however, when it was found that some signatures were false or obtained by trickery. ‘He Doesn’t Like It’ The Liberal government, which came into office in 1891, was divided over the issue. Premier John Ballance supported women's suffrage in principle, but privately he worried that women would vote for his Conservative opponents. Many of his Cabinet colleagues, including Richard Seddon who was a friend of the liquor trade, strongly opposed suffrage. In 1891 and 1892 the House of Representatives passed electoral bills that would have enfranchised all adult women. On each occasion, though, opponents sabotaged the legislation in the more conservative upper house, the Legislative Council, by adding devious amendments. Victory at last In April 1893 Ballance died and was succeeded by Seddon. Suffragists’ hearts sank, but following the presentation of the massive third petition, another bill was easily passed in the House. Once again, all eyes were on the Legislative Council. Liquor interests petitioned the council to reject the bill. Suffragists responded with mass rallies and a flurry of telegrams to members. They also gave their supporters in Parliament white camellias to wear in their buttonholes. Seddon and others again tried to torpedo t


What is the official nickname of the US state of Kentucky?

The Bluegrass State | State Symbols USA The Bluegrass State Kentucky bluegrass country (Woodford County); photo by David Cornwell on Flickr (noncommercial use permitted with attribution / no derivative works). The Bluegrass State Kentucky's nickname is The Bluegrass State, based on the fact that bluegrass is found in many of the lawns and pastures throughout the state (particularly in the northern part of Kentucky - including the metropolitan areas of Lexington and Louisville). "Bluegrass" is the common name for grass of the genus Poa, which is a favored lawn and pasture grass in the eastern United States from Tennessee northward. Bluegrass is actually green - but in the spring bluegrass produces bluish-purple buds that give a rich blue cast to the grass when seen in large fields. Early pioneers found bluegrass growing on Kentucky's rich limestone soil and traders began asking for the seed of the "blue grass from Kentucky." The Bluegrass Region, which extends into southern Ohio, is characterized by underlying fossiliferous limestone, dolostone, and shale of the Ordovician geological age. Hills are generally rolling, and the soil is highly fertile for growing pasture. The Bluegrass Region is famous for its horse farms and of course the Kentucky Derby (the thoroughbred is the official state horse of Kentucky. However, the area is becoming increasingly developed with residential and commercial properties, particularly around Lexington. Farms are losing ground to this development and are slowly disappearing. This has led the World Monuments Fund  to include the Bluegrass Region on its global list of 100 most endangered sites. Kentucky


Who was the first person to fly solo around the world?

First to fly around the world Home » vehicles » First to fly around the world First to fly around the world In 1924, four Douglas World Cruisers and eight American crewmen set out from Seattle, Washington, to attempt the first around-the-world airplane flight. One hundred seventy-five days later three of the aircraft and crews became the first to circumnavigate earth. The Douglas World Cruiser biplane was a variant of the Navy’s DT-2 torpedo bomber that could be operated either with wheels or floats. The prototype was delivered 45 days after the contract was let in summer 1923. Tests were successful, and four more aircraft were ordered. Each of the aircraft was named after a US city representing a compass point: Seattle, crewed by Maj. Frederick Martin (pilot and flight commander) and SSgt. Alva Harvey (flight mechanic); Chicago, crewed by Lt. Lowell H. Smith (pilot) and 1st Lt. Leslie Arnold; Boston, with 1st Lt. Leigh P. Wade (pilot) and SSgt. Henry H. Ogden aboard; and New Orleans, with Lt. Erik Nelson (pilot) and Lt. Jack Harding in the cockpits. The success was largely a result of extensive planning; 30 spare engines were dispatched all over the world prior to the flight; with co-operation of the Royal Air Force and the US Navy, 28 nations supplied thousands of gallons of fuel and oil along the flight path. The airplanes left Seattle, Washington, on 6 April 1924 and headed west, equipped with the latest navigational aids. Even so, fog, blizzards, thunderstorms and sand storms took a toll. On April 30, Seattle crashed in dense fog on a mountainside near Port Moller on the Alaska Peninsula. Major Martin and Sergeant Harvey hiked out of the wilderness. The remaining crews continued, flying on to Japan, Southeast Asia, India, the Middle East, Europe, England, and Ireland. On 3 August Boston was forced down in the North Atlantic, sinking in rough seas while being towed. A prototype was dispatched to Nova Scotia, where Lieutenant Wade and Sergeant Ogden renamed the aircraft Boston II and rejoined the flight. The crews stopped in several US cities and returned triumphantly to Seattle on 28 September. The trip had totaled 175 days, covering 44 360 km (27,553 miles), with stops in 61 cities, the total flying time being 371 hours, 11 minutes. Douglas World Cruisers – first to circumnavigate the globe, in 1924 The Douglas World Cruiser Chicago is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D. C., while New Orleans is on display at the Museum of Flying in Santa Monica, California. The Seattle wreckage was retrieved in 1967 through the efforts of Bob Reeve to go on display in the Centennial Aviation Museum, which caught fire in 1973. It survived the fire and is now displayed at the Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum. First solo circumnavigation by air Nine years later, in 1933, it took another American, Wiley Post, only 7 days to be the first to fly solo around the world. Between July 15 and 22, Post covered 25 110 km (15,596 miles) in 7 days, 18 hours and 49 minutes in one of the most remarkable displays of flying endurance of the century. Post’s single engine Lockheed Vega, the Winnie Mae was equipped with a Sperry automatic pilot, a radio direction finder, and other new devices. Wiley Post (1898 – 1935) First to fly solo around the world, 1933. Post was considered one of the most colorful figures of early aviation. He set many records before being tragically killed near Point Barrow, Alaska in 1935 in a crash which also took the life of his flying companion, humorist Will Rogers. Earlier, in 1931, ex-barnstormer Post and navigator Harold Gatty had thrilled the nation by dashing around the world in the Winnie Mae. The flight was not only a great technical achievement, but one which demanded extraordinary fortitude. For over 106 hours, neither Post nor Gatty had an opportunity to sleep. The flight’s elapsed time of 8 days, 15 hours and 51 minutes far surpassed the previous record of 21 days set in 1929 by the airship Graf Zeppelin. The Graf Zeppelin crossed the Atlantic many times as a passenger carrier. It


What is the anatomical name for the shin bone?

Tibia Bone Anatomy, Pictures & Definition | 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 Tibia The tibia is a large bone located in the lower front portion of the leg. The tibia is also known as the shinbone, and is the second largest bone in the body. There are two bones in the shin area: the tibia and fibula, or calf bone. The fibula is smaller and thinner than the tibia. These two bones connect the ankle to the knee and work together to stabilize the ankle and provide support to the muscles of the lower leg; however, the tibia carries a significant portion of the body weight.


An eft is an alternative name for which creature?

EFT - Emotional Freedom Technique Your Country:     Imagine             for a moment a healing modality that in short period of time has become             a highly valued method of more than five thousand mainstream and             alternative practitioners in dozens of countries. Imagine further that             it does not involve surgery, drugs or any equipment. There is such a             healing modality - Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)!  EFT              is based on the ancient principles of acupuncture and modern Einstein              theory. It involves simple tapping procedure without the discomfort of              needles. Properly applied, EFT quickly realigns the energy meridians              while the client "tunes in" to their problem in a gentle,              conversational manner. In this way an important link is established              between mind and body. Jasmina Kovacev - EFT Expert Private sessions are in person or over the phone or internet and are arranged on    64 4 565 3888 or email: efthelp@gmail.com   Phone sessions and sessions over the internet are the choice of many of my international and distant clients. Feel free to look at testimonial part of the web site. Gary Craig, the founder of EFT would say "Try it on everything!" Our unresolved negative emotions are major contributors to most physical pains and diseases. Isn't that scary? The great thing is that there is a way it can be resolved. The missing link is finally in place and spreading fast. Master’s training in Denver 2006. Gary Craig and Jasmina Kovacev Three main areas of EFT application EFT can eliminate any emotional intensity that you do not need/want and that is limiting you in your daily life and causing issues of any kind. EFT can eliminate beliefs that we adopted due to conditioning from our parents, peers, teachers, society in general, that aren't necessarily serving us..  Eg. Diabetes runs in our family; money is the root of all evil; if you are with no pain after 40 you better pinch yourself to make sure you are still alive; you have to work hard to make money, Does any of that sound familiar? Do you want to live the life of those whose programs you adopted? Surely it would be better to have your own beliefs that are serving you. EFT can be used to implement new goals and help you achieve what you want out of life.


Which chemical elements name drives from the Greek word for stone?

The Meanings Behind 20 Chemical Element Names | Mental Floss The Meanings Behind 20 Chemical Element Names filed under: chemistry , language Like us on Facebook On December 30, 2015, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry announced the discovery of four new chemical elements—numbers 113, 115, 117, and 118—the first new elements added to the periodic table since 2011 . For the time being, they have the fairly clunky Latin and Greek numerical names ununtium (Uut), ununpentium (Uup), ununseptium (Uus), and ununoctium (Uuo), but, by IUPAC rules, their discovers now get the chance to officially name them. Online, there’s growing support to name one of these new “heavy metal” elements lemmium in honor of Motörhead frontman Lemmy (who died two days before they were announced), and another octarine after the fictional “color of magic” in the late Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels (Pratchett died in March 2015). Whether these two petitions will come to fruition remains to be seen—the final names are not likely to be announced until later in the spring—but as IUPAC rules demand all new elements be named after either a mythological concept or character, a mineral, a place, a property of the element itself, or a scientist [ PDF ], it seems unlikely we’ll be seeing lemmium on the walls of chemistry classes any time soon. The stories behind 20 other chemical element names are explained here.  1. LITHIUM (3) Despite being the least dense metal, lithium takes its name from the Greek word for “stone,” lithos, because it was discovered in a rock (as opposed to the other alkali metals potassium and sodium, which were discovered in plants and animals).  2. CARBON (6) The name carbon comes from the Latin word carbo, meaning “coal” or “charcoal.” A small carbo, incidentally, was a carbunculus, which is the origin of carbuncle.  3. NEON (10) Neon takes its name from neos, the Greek word for “new” (it was “newly” discovered in 1898). 4. PHOSPHORUS (15) Phosphorus literally means “light-bearer” or “light-bringing,” as the first compound of the element glowed in the dark. A century before it became the name of element 15 in the late 1600s, Phosphorus was an alternative name for the planet Venus, whose appearance in the sky was once believed to strengthen the light and heat of the Sun. 5. VANADIUM (23) One of the transition metals, pure vanadium is a harsh steel-grey color, but four of its oxidation states produce a rainbow of solutions, colored purple, green, blue, and yellow . Because he was so impressed with how beautiful and varied these solutions were, the Swedish chemist Nils Sefström chose to name vanadium after Vanadís, an alternate name for the Norse goddess of beauty, Freya. Vanadium’s next door neighbor, chromium (24), also produces a variety of colored compounds and so takes its name from the Greek word for “color,” chroma.  6. COBALT (27) Cobalt is often naturally found alongside or in minerals combined with arsenic, and when smelted, cobalt ore can emit noxious arsenic-laden fumes. Long before the poisonous qualities of minerals like these could be explained by science, copper miners in central Europe had no better explanation than to presume these toxic effects were supernatural, and were caused by devious underground goblins called kobolds who lived inside the rock—and it's from the German word kobold that cobalt gets its name.  7. COPPER (29) The chemical symbol for copper is Cu, which derives from the metal’s Latin name, cuprum. In turn, cuprum is descended from Kyprios, the Ancient Greek name for the island of Cyprus, which was well known in antiquity for its production of copper. Some other chemical elements named after places include germanium (32), americium (95), berkelium (97), californium (98), and darmstadtium (110), while the elements ruthenium (44), holmium (67), lutetium (71), hafnium (72), and polonium (84) take their names from the Latin names for Russia (Ruthenia), Stockholm (Holmia), Paris (Lutetia), Copenhagen (Hafnia), and Poland (Polonia). 8. GALLIUM (31) A brittle, silvery-colored metal with


In 2013, Justin Rose became the first Englishman in 43 years to win golf's US Open, who won in 1970?

US Open 2013: Justin Rose becomes first Englishman to win in 43 years | Daily Mail Online comments Justin Rose became the first Englishman to win golf's US Open since 1970 with victory at Merion yesterday. Rose followed in the footsteps of Tony Jacklin 43 years ago by dramatically winning the championship in Pennsylvania last night. He also ended the long wait for a major winner since Sir Nick Faldo won the Masters championship in 1996. An emotional Rose paid tribute to his father as he spoke of his victory. Pure delight: Justin Rose kisses the US Open Trophy and celebrates with it (below) Joy: Justin Rose celebrates with the trophy after winning the U.S. Open at Merion Golf Club Wonderful moment: Rose embraces his wife Kate after his victory at Merion was sealed Rose scored 70 in his final round to finish one over par and condemn Phil Mickelson to his sixth runners-up finish in the event on his 43rd birthday, finishing two shots behind alongside Australian Jason Day. Although he is the first Englishman to triumph since Tony Jacklin ten years before he was even born, Rose is the third European winner of the US Open in the last four years. RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share Fellow golfer Rory McIlroy was among the first to pay tribute to Rose's victory last night. Ulsterman McIlroy, who bent a club in frustration during the contest, wrote on Twitter: 'So happy for @JustinRose99! Couldn't happen to a better lad!' Impressive: Rose hits his tee shot on the fifth hole during the final round as he battled for top spot Close run thing: Phil Mickelson was around the top all day and suffered some terrible edges Golfer Graeme McDowell, also from Northern Ireland, added: 'Congratulations to @JustinRose99. Best player in the world the last few years. Major much deserved. #respect.' Rose began the day two shots off the lead held by Mickelson but soon caught him. But he was pushed all the way by his rivals in a dramatic finish. As he sunk his winning putt, an emotional Rose looked to the heavens in tribute to his father Ken who introduced him to the sport, but died of leukemia in 2002. He told reporters afterwards: 'You saw me look to the heavens with it being Father's Day - I was just trying to remember my dad. 'My coach Sean Foley sent me a text this morning which said "Go out there and be the man that your dad taught you to be and that your kids can look up to".' Strong day: Rose tees off at the ninth on a day he showed both consistency and skill Rose, who finished fourth in the Open as a 17-year-old amateur in 1998 and  turned professional the next day, added: 'It feels fantastic, absolutely amazing. 'Going forward it gives me a lot of confidence. 'I don't know if it takes pressure off, but it's a moment where you can look back and think childhood dreams have come true.' His previous best finish was joint third place in last year's Open which was won by Ulsterman Rory McIlroy. The last Englishman to lift the US Open was Tony Jacklin, who won by seven shots at Hazeltine, Minnesota, in 1970. Five other Englishmen won the US Open pre-war, while a host of Scotsmen won early editions of the event. World number one Tiger Woods was well off the pace and his challenge was ended even before the final round. Whoops: Tiger Woods had a bad day at the office as he ran double digits over par Wandering: Spectators follow Woods to see if his fortunes have changed Fist bump: Mickelson celebrates making a shot for eagle on the tenth hole with caddie Jim Mackay


"Sharleen Spiteri was the lead singer with which group, whose debut single in 1989 was entitled ""I Don't Want a Lover""?"

Texas Biography Texas Biography Find Texas on Amazon.com If you would like to share Texas lyrics with other users of this site, please see the bottom of this page on how to submit Texas lyrics. Members include EddieCampbell (joined group 1989), keyboards; RichardHynd (joined group c. 1991), drums; StuartKerr (left group c. 1991), drums; JohnMcElhone, bass; AllyMcErlaine, guitar; SharleenSpiteri (born 1968 in Glasgow, Scotland), vocals, rhythm guitar, piano. Addresses: Record company--Universal Records, 1755 Broadway, 7th Fl., New York City, NY 10019 Phone: (212)373-0600 Fax: (212) 247-3954. With a name like Texas, one would most likely expect to hear the straightforward country and blues-rock tunes or the rolling folk songs often associated with the southwestern state. Despite the images the name implies, Texas, whose members hail from Glasgow, Scotland, also grasp the moody textures of British 1980s pop and American radio rock. Named after the 1985 Wim Wenders film Paris, Texas for which Ry Cooder, a folk musician admired by the members of the band, composed the soundtrack, the group took inspiration from blues and folk music and added an overall modern rock feel. "The name Texas causes so many problems," front woman Sharleen Spiteri told Neil McCormick in the Daily Telegraph. "Sometimes I wonder what possessed us, I really do. But it was pouring with rain in Glasgow, we were sitting there playing a Southern blues twang thing, wishing we really were in Texas... What can I say? It seemed like a great idea at the time." Texas achieved pop-star status in Great Britain with their debut album in 1989, Southside, but reached only a limited following of fans in the United States. Throughout the 1990s, the Scottish quintet amassed an even broader audience, selling over ten million records worldwide, although a substantial American fan base continued to elude them. However, critics predicted that with their 1999 release, The Hush, Texas would earn greater recognition outside of the United Kingdom and Europe. Texas formed in 1986 in Glasgow, Scotland, when Spiteri, praised for her deep, soulful voice, met Johnny McElhone, a veteran of the British rock circuit and a member of two former groups, Hipsway and Altered Images. While Hipsway remained a relatively unknown band, Altered Images had considerable chart success in both Britain and the United States during the mid-1980s. McElhone, who played bass guitar for Texas, and Spiteri, who served as the group's lead singer, rhythm guitarist, and occasional pianist, penned a number of songs before recruiting guitarist Ally McErlaine and drummer Stuart Kerr to join the band. Although Spiteri began playing guitar at the age of ten, she claimed she never held aspirations to form or play with a pop/rock ensemble. In fact, until the creation of Texas, Spiteri worked as a hairdresser in Glasgow. Spiteri remained the dominating force behind Texas's success from the beginning. Labeled by the British press as "the U.K.'s sexiest female," Spiteri displayed a sensual style with her dark hair, pale skin, and slender frame, without appearing as a stereotypical beauty. While many pop groups tend to experience conflicts when one band member receives most of the attention, Texas placed Spiteri in the spotlight on purpose. As the lead singer told McCormick, "We made that decision as a band. I am the most confident about having photographs taken. They've no desire to do it, no desire to be in the videos." In March of 1988, with Spiteri fronting the band, Texas performed live for the first time as a group at a local college in Glasgow. They continued to tour around the United Kingdom extensively before signing with the British record label Phonogram (known as Mercury in the United States). In 1989, after recruiting keyboard player Eddie Campbell, Texas released their debut album entitled Southside. The strength of the song "I Don't Want a Lover," which became a top ten British hit single, helped make Southside an instant success and launch it to number three on the British charts. Eventually, the album we


"Which author wrote the political conspiracy thriller ""House of Cards""?"

Book Versus Show: 'House of Cards' | The Huffington Post Book Versus Show: 'House of Cards' 02/14/2014 07:44 am ET | Updated Apr 16, 2014 100 Michael Dobbs Author, 'House of Cards' I started writing House of Cards beside a swimming pool after a furious row with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. I had no idea that book would change my life so completely. A quarter of a century later, it is still doing that, changing my life, never knowing what to expect.   The BBC made a prize-winning adaptation of House Of Cards with the wonderful Ian Richardson in the role of the Machiavellian Chief Whip Francis Urquhart. It created waves and even a little outrage. At every twist and turn since then, the murderous Francis Urquhart--whom I call FU--has been at my side.   Years later an intern at Media Rights Capital, an independent studio, recommended the series to the studio's co-founder, who optioned the rights to House of Cards, eventually leading to a Netflix deal for two seasons, sight unseen.   The US series is different, of course, but not that different than the book that started it all. It's true to the spirit of the story I wrote so many years ago--a dark tale of greed, corruption and unquenchable ambition.   Here are 6 of the biggest changes between the US series versus the original book:   South Carolina Kid versus Scottish Aristocrat In the book, Francis Urquhart is a Scottish aristocrat; in the series, Frank Underwood is a kid from the back streets of South Carolina. They're both looking to get out of their situations: Francis is trying to regain his family's social position while Frank is trying to escape his. But getting his hands dirty comes more naturally to Frank than to Francis; he almost finds it fun. Francis would never (spoiler alert) strangle a dog with his bare hands; he'd get his shotgun, inherited from his father, and shoot it.    Washington versus Westminster The idea for a book about the dark political arts was inspired by Britain's 1987 general election, which Margaret Thatcher won comfortably, while making many enemies. It inspired me to begin work on a plot to get rid of a Prime Minister, where Francis is a conservative who expects to be rewarded for his service. Frank, instead, is a liberal, though he doesn't seem bound to any specific ideology in the end.   Ruthless Journalism versus Conscientious Journalism The book's Mattie, a reporter at The Daily Telegraph, becomes the series' Zoe, who works for The Washington Herald. Mattie has more of a troubled conscience than the hard-nosed Zoe, who is also more ruthless in using her sexuality. Mattie's conscience is a vulnerability, but also one of her most attractive features; she would have had difficulty in surviving the 21st-century demands on a newspaper journalist.   Robin Wright versus... no Robin Wright In the series, Frank's wife, Claire, plays a much stronger role than she does in the book - I love it. Their relationship becomes the central spine of the story. It's why Robin Wright so deserved her Golden Globe. Francis could survive without his wife but could Frank survive without Claire? Doubtful.   Big Business versus the Power of the Press The British version dwells much more on the power of press barons, while the American version concentrates on the power of big business. While there are whips on both sides of the pond, the pork barrel is even bigger in America, with more power, more money, and more interest.  This gives a whip even more possibility for manipulation, and makes the American version less about systems than about people and what motivates them and where they go wrong.   1980s versus 2010s The timescales of the book and movie are totally different - the first before the era of cell phones, the second devastatingly up to date. It also means that new topics had to be added to carry the same emotional and political weight: instead of the challenge of Soviet Union from the book, the series' characters deal with the issue of teachers' unions and reforms. Michael Dobbs is the author of House of Cards . Close SUBSCRIBE TO & FOLLOW CULTURE SH


Which is the only British Prime Minister to serve three monarchs?

British Monarchs And Their Prime Ministers - British Monarchy Family History British Monarchy Family History British Monarchs And Their Prime Ministers 10, DOWNING STREET                                                                    The five major political parties of the United Kingdom are the Liberal Democrats, the Conservatives, the Labour Party, the Green Party and the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP).     The Liberal Democrats - who were originally founded in 1678 under the name of the Whig Party. During their history they have also been known as the Peelite Party, the Radicals and the Liberal Party. They have a classic liberalism and social liberalism ideology.     The Conservative Party - also known as the Tories, which is a centre right party with a conservatism and strong British unity ideology, whose movement was founded in 1834.   The Labour Party - which is a centre left party with a socialist ideology, whose movement was founded in 1900.     The Green Party - which is a centre left party with a strong environmentalist and eco-socialism ideology, which was founded in 1990.     The United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) - which is a far right party with an anti-federalist and right wing populism ideology, whose movement was founded in 1993.      Major regional nationalist parties around the United Kingdom include;    The Ulster Unionist Party - which was formed in 1905, and The Democratic Ulster Unionist Party, formed in 1971, both of which are the two main political parties within Northern Ireland.      Plaid Cymru - which was formed in 1925 and is a social democratic party striving for nationalism and independence in Wales.   The Scottish Nationalist Party - which was formed in 1934, which is a social democratic party striving for nationalism and independence in Scotland.       U.K STAMPS ISSUED ON THE 14th OF OCTOBER 2014  DEPICTING EIGHT FORMER PRIME MINISTERS                                                                                The position of British Prime Minister was never created, but evolved over a number of years. Because of this modern historians have given the title of first British Prime Minister to that of Sir Robert Walpole, who ran King George I's government from 1721 - 1742, making his twenty one year tenure the longest of any British prime minister.  As Great Britain is a monarchy, both the government and monarchy were originally run as a single entity, with the highest ministerial position, that of the Lord of the Treasurer.     After every British election, the leader of the winning party is invited to form a government by the serving monarch.     As a serving prime minister, the man or woman who holds this title is the only person in the United Kingdom who is allowed to sit in both the House of Commons and the House of Lords.  The prime minister is a commoner, therefore he or she is eligible to sit in the House of Commons, but the Lord of the Treasurer, which is one of the automatic titles of the prime minister, is a lord, thus enabling him or her to sit in the House of Lords. Even the monarch is denied this privilege, as two of the monarch's titles are Lord of Man and Lord High Admiral of the British Navy, thus only enabling him or her entry into the House of Lords.  At the end of a prime minister's tenure, it is customary for the monarch to award the outgoing prime minister with the Most Noble Order of the Garter, or in the case of a Scots born prime minister the Most Ancient & Noble Order of the Thistle, although Scottish born former prime ministers Gordon Brown and Tony Blair are not members of the order due to Brown declining the honour and Blair being disinherited due to public opinion over the Iraq war.      Every outgoing prime minister is granted a life peerage, thus allowing them automatic elevation into the House of Lords.  Ten Downing Street was built between 1682 - 1684 by property investor Sir George Downing. The house was inhabited by both royals and politicians over the years, until it


"Who played ""The Jackal"" in the 1973 film ""The Day of the Jackal""?"

The Day of the Jackal (1973) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error The Day of the Jackal ( 1973 ) PG | A professional assassin codenamed "Jackal" plots to kill Charles de Gaulle, the President of France. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 33 titles created 29 Oct 2012 a list of 33 titles created 25 Jan 2013 a list of 49 titles created 31 Dec 2014 a list of 41 titles created 09 Oct 2015 a list of 21 titles created 11 months ago Title: The Day of the Jackal (1973) 7.8/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for     1     Oscar. Another    1 win & 10 nominations. See more awards  » Videos A bookish CIA researcher finds all his co-workers dead, and must outwit those responsible until he figures out who he can really trust. Director: Sydney Pollack Following the suicide of an elderly Jewish man, a journalist in possession of the man's diary investigates the alleged sighting of a former SS captain, who allegedly commanded a concentration camp during WWII. Director: Ronald Neame An imprisoned IRA fighter is freed to help stop a brutal, seemingly "faceless" assassin from completing his next job. Director: Michael Caton-Jones British agent Alec Leamas refuses to come in from the Cold War during the 1960s, choosing to face another mission, which may prove to be his final one. Director: Martin Ritt In London, a counter espionage agent deals with his own bureaucracy while investigating the kidnapping and brainwashing of British scientists. Director: Sidney J. Furie John Preston is a British agent with the task of preventing the Russians detonating a nuclear explosion next to an American base in the UK. The Russians are hoping this will shatter the 'special relationship' between the two countries. Director: John Mackenzie An ambitious reporter gets in way-over-his-head trouble while investigating a senator's assassination which leads to a vast conspiracy involving a multinational corporation behind every event in the world's headlines. Director: Alan J. Pakula A graduate history student is unwittingly caught in the middle of an international conspiracy involving stolen diamonds, an exiled Nazi war criminal, and a rogue government agent. Director: John Schlesinger A pair of NYC cops in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a drug smuggling job with a French connection. Director: William Friedkin Edit Storyline It is the early 60s in France. The remaining survivors of the aborted French Foreign Legion have made repeated attempts to kill DeGaulle. The result is that he is the most closely guarded man in the world. As a desperate act, they hire The Jackal, the code name for a hired killer who agrees to kill French President De Gaulle for half a million dollars. We watch his preparations which are so thorough we wonder how he could possibly fail even as we watch the French police attempt to pick up his trail. The situation is historically accurate. There were many such attempts and the film closely follows the plot of the book. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net> See All (218)  » Taglines: The Jackal spent 71 days, 56 minutes thinking a bullet into the brain of de Gaulle. See more  » Genres: 30 July 1973 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: Did You Know? Trivia (at around 1h 30 mins) Michael Lonsdale (Commissioner Lebel) and Delphine Seyrig (Colette Montpellier) only share one scene together, when Lebel interrogates her in her home. Two years after making this film, the two actors portrayed a married couple in the film India Song (1975). See more » Goofs (at around 1h 22 mins) When Lebel is advised by telephone that the Jackal has passed through the border into France in his white Alfa Romeo, he is told the license plate number is GE 1741 when, in fact, the license plate number on the Jackal's car is GE16 1741. S


How is the form of transport known in Japan as the Shinkansen, known as in the UK?

Transport | Inside Japan Tours Inside Japan Tours Magazine The bullet train The bullet train, or Shinkansen as it is known in Japanese, is a symbol of modern Japan. Travelling at speeds of up to 320 kph (200 mph) and running for 50 years in 2014, it is probably the most efficient transportation system in the world - running at an average annual delay of as little as 18 seconds. The InsideJapan Info-Pack Our Info-Packs are tailor-made for each individual customer, including train times, platforms, directions, maps, explanations and more - so you never need to worry about missing your train again! Our Japan office We know that travelling in a foreign country can be stressful - especially a country as alien to western culture as Japan. This is why we have an office in Japan staffed by English speakers who are just a phone call away throughout your trip - ready to book tickets, give directions and generally help you out should anything go awry. Transport in Japan From the bullet train to Tokyo's amazing subway system, transport in Japan is a dream. In terms of transport, Japan lives up to its reputation as a model of efficiency. Tokyo's subway system is probably the best and most extensive in the world, overground trains run on time to the millisecond, the bullet train can reach speeds of up to 320 kph (200 mph) - and as if that wasn't enough, a Maglev track to run between Tokyo and Nagoya at speeds of up to 500 kph (about 300 mph) has just been given the go-ahead. In case you were wondering, that'll make it the fastest train in the world by a country mile. Besides trains, Japan boasts an excellent network of local buses, affordable and comfortable highway buses, cable cars, funicular railways, ferries, taxis, helicopters and hire cars - in fact, you can even catch a pirate ship across Lake Ashi! Transport is one of the aspects of travel in Japan that our customers tend to worry most about. How will you know which train to catch, and from which platform? What happens if your ferry is cancelled? Thankfully, there's no need to worry. Each of our customers receives a personalised Info-Pack tailored just for them, with exact train times, platforms, maps and directions so that getting from A to B couldn't be simpler. And if your plans should go awry? Our Japan office is staffed with English speakers who are available around the clock to make sure that you never need to panic.


"In which country are ""Holden"" cars manufactured?"

China to build next Commodore Email a friend THE Holden Commodore of the future will be as Australian as the shirts on our backs: it will likely be made in China. To gain approval to develop a new Commodore, General Motors did a top-secret deal with Holden to pair the next generation sedan with a Buick that was originally exclusive to the Chinese market. Holden won the contract to design the car, which was then due to be built in Australia and China. But now that Holden has decided to shut its Elizabeth car assembly line in 2017, China is poised to become the sole producer of the vehicle. Documents obtained by News Corp Australia confirm every Holden fan's worst nightmare: the next generation Commodore will be a front-wheel-drive car powered by a four-cylinder engine. Every top-selling Holden since the birth of the company in 1948 has been a six-cylinder, rear-wheel-drive sedan. The last time Holden sold a four-cylinder Commodore in the early 1980s, sales tanked. The four-cylinder Ford Falcon released last year has also failed to boost sales, accounting for less than 10 per cent of deliveries. Holden insiders are now fighting to make a V6 available as an option on the future Commodore. When asked why Holden would continue with the Commodore badge given that the 2017 version bears no resemblance to the models before it, a Holden insider said: "It's easier to explain to buyers that something has changed about a car they know, than to say 'Here's the new Holden XYZ'." The 2017 Commodore will lose its practical box-shaped body and instead take on sleek styling cues from Europe. Sales of European sedans have been revived overseas since they were restyled to look like four-door coupes. A Holden insider says the new Commodore will be almost 5 metres long and almost as wide as the current car, but it will look smaller because of the low roofline. "It's about making sedans look cool again," said one Holden insider. "Audi's done it, Mercedes has done, now we're going to do it. It's the only way to bring customers back to sedans." Sales of traditional sedans have been in free-fall for 10 years as Australians embrace SUVs in record numbers. The shift away from traditional cars is so strong that there will be no wagon version of the new Commodore for the first time ever. ###


What was the name of the German who invented the first practical internal combustion engine?

Who Invented the Car? - History of the Automobile Who Invented the Car? A Frenchmen made the first automobile, but its evolution was a worldwide effort. History of Cars.  Gaetty Images By Mary Bellis Updated July 01, 2016. The very first self-powered road vehicles were powered by steam engines and by that definition Nicolas Joseph Cugnot of France built the  first automobile  in 1769 - recognized by the British Royal Automobile Club and the Automobile Club de France as being the first. So why do so many history books say that the automobile was invented by either Gottlieb Daimler or Karl Benz? It is because both Daimler and Benz invented highly successful and practical gasoline-powered vehicles that ushered in the age of modern automobiles. Daimler and Benz invented cars that looked and worked like the cars we use today. However, it is unfair to say that either man invented "the" automobile. History of the Internal Combustion Engine - The Heart of the Automobile An internal combustion engine is any engine that uses the explosive combustion of fuel to push a piston within a cylinder - the piston's movement turns a crankshaft that then turns the car wheels via a chain or a drive shaft. continue reading below our video Should I Buy my House or Continue to Rent?  The different types of fuel commonly used for car combustion engines are gasoline (or petrol), diesel, and kerosene. A brief outline of the history of the internal combustion engine includes the following highlights: 1680 - Dutch physicist,  Christian Huygens  designed (but never built) an internal combustion engine that was to be fueled with gunpowder. 1807 - Francois Isaac de Rivaz of Switzerland invented an internal combustion engine that used a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen for fuel. Rivaz designed a car for his engine - the first internal combustion powered automobile. However, his was a very unsuccessful design. 1824 - English engineer, Samuel Brown adapted an old Newcomen steam engine to burn gas, and he used it to briefly power a vehicle up Shooter's Hill in London. 1858 - Belgian-born engineer, Jean JosephÉtienne Lenoir invented and patented (1860) a double-acting, electric spark-ignition internal combustion engine fueled by coal gas. In 1863, Lenoir attached an improved engine (using petroleum and a primitive carburetor) to a three-wheeled wagon that managed to complete an historic fifty-mile road trip. (See image at top) 1862 - Alphonse Beau de Rochas, a French civil engineer, patented but did not build a four-stroke engine (French patent #52,593, January 16, 1862). 1864 - Austrian engineer,  Siegfried Marcus *, built a one-cylinder engine with a crude carburetor, and attached his engine to a cart for a rocky 500-foot drive. Several years later, Marcus designed a vehicle that briefly ran at 10 mph that a few historians have considered as the forerunner of the modern automobile by being the world's first gasoline-powered vehicle (however, read  conflicting notes  below). 1873 - George Brayton, an American engineer, developed an unsuccessful two-stroke kerosene engine (it used two external pumping cylinders). However, it was considered the first safe and practical oil engine. 1866 - German engineers, Eugen Langen and Nikolaus August Otto improved on Lenoir's and de Rochas' designs and invented a more efficient gas engine. 1876 - Nikolaus August Otto invented and later patented a successful four-stroke engine, known as the "Otto cycle". 1876 - The first successful two-stroke engine was invented by Sir Dougald Clerk. 1883 - French engineer, Edouard Delamare-Debouteville, built a single-cylinder four-stroke engine that ran on stove gas. It is not certain if he did indeed build a car, however, Delamare-Debouteville's designs were very advanced for the time - ahead of both Daimler and Benz in some ways at least on paper. 1885 - Gottlieb Daimler invented what is often recognized as the prototype of the modern gas engine - with a vertical cylinder, and with gasoline injected through a carburetor (patented in 1887). Daimler first built a two-wheeled vehicle the "R


"Which pop duo, consisting of Siobhan Fahey and Marcella Detroit, had a number one UK single with the hit ""Stay"" in 1992?"

Dexxus Lyrics, Shakespeare's Sister, Stay - Lyrix with song/album/artist info, and video clip In the silence of your room In the darkness of your dreams [In the darkness of your schemes] You must only think of me [There among the souvenirs] There can be no in between [And the useless memories] When your pride is on the floor I'll make you beg for more Chorus You'd better hope and pray That you make it safe [That you'll be safe] Back to your own world [In your own world] You'd better hope and pray That you wake one day [That you're gonna awake] In your own world [Back in your own world] 'Cause when you sleep at night They don't hear your cries In your own world If you can break the spell Back in your own world Chorus Stay. . . "Stay" is a 1992 single from the album Hormonally Yours by Irish/US pop duo Shakespears Sister. "Stay" was the second single release from the second Shakespears Sister album Hormonally Yours and is the duos most recognized song. "Stay" is one of the longest running UK number ones in chart history (it stayed 8 weeks at #1), and the longest by any girl group or duo. Written by band members Siobhan Fahey (formely of Bananarama) and American singer/songwriter Marcella Detroit; Fahey's then husband, Dave Stewart also assisted in the writing (inititaly he used a pseudonym). "Stay" became one of the 90's biggest hits in the UK. Siobhan Fahey's role in the song was to deliver a short passage to the body of the song - sung by Marcella Detroit. Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics (and Fahey's then husband) and Marcella wrote the music and words to the first part and Siobhan wrote those to her lines. Stewart wanted the public to hear Marcella's impressive range. This is the song that Siobhan had least involvement with and least desire to release - as she felt it "didn't represent Shakespears Sister". Fahey said in 2002; '....I was like what's going to happen here....but everybody loved the record, so I just had to go with it....!' This single was the only Shakespears Sister song that featured Marcella Detroit more prominently on vocals than Siobhan Fahey, with Detroit singing the verses and lead chorus and Fahey singing the song's bridge. Reportedly, when the single went on to become the duo's biggest hit internationally, reaching No 1 on the UK singles chart, as well as No 1 in Ireland's Single Chart, and No 4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, this furthered the tension that was mounting between the two musicians. Incidentally, the success of the single and the imagery of its video turned the press focus on Detroit as an "angel with a beautiful voice" and Fahey as a "witch from hell" Shakespears Sister (originally Shakespeare's Sister) was a punk-pop-rock band formed by Irish-born former Bananarama singer/songwriter Siobhan Fahey initially on her own in 1988, the same year which she left Bananarama. Later in 1992 backing vocalist Marcella Detroit was featured more as London Records presented the band as a duo but the relationship was short lived due to misconceptions. The name is taken from the title of the song "Shakespeare's Sister" by The Smiths, which in turn refers to a section of Virginia Woolf's feminist essay A Room of One's Own, in which Woolf argues that if William Shakespeare had a sister of equal genius, as a woman she would not have had the opportunity to make use of it. The band's name lost its final "e" when a friend making a woodcut logo for Fahey misspelt the most common modern spelling of Shakespeare. The cover of the first album, Sacred Heart, clearly includes an apostrophe (i.e. Shakespear's Sister), but this too was subsequently lost through simple carelessness and apathy Shakespears Sister released two albums, Sacred Heart and Hormonally Yours. The band's single "Stay" is their best known work, achieving number one in both the UK (for eight weeks, one of the longest in chart history) and Ireland singles charts. It was their highest entry in the UK charts, being the only time they entered the top five. The single also became their biggest U.S. hit, reaching number four on the Billboard Hot 100 in


"The ""Coulomb"" is the SI Unit of what?"

What is coulomb? - Definition from WhatIs.com pneumatics The coulomb (symbolized C) is the standard unit of electric charge in the International System of Units ( SI ). It is a dimensionless quantity, sharing this aspect with the mole . A quantity of 1 C is equal to approximately 6.24 x 1018, or 6.24 quintillion. In terms of SI base units, the coulomb is the equivalent of one ampere -second. Conversely, an electric current  of A represents 1 C of unit electric charge carriers flowing past a specific point in 1 s. The unit electric charge is the amount of charge contained in a single electron . Thus, 6.24 x 1018 electrons have 1 C of charge. This is also true of 6.24 x 1018 positrons or 6.24 x 1018 protons, although these two types of particle carry charge of opposite polarity  to that of the electron. The force with which two electrically charged bodies attract or repel one another depends on the product of the charges (in coulombs) in both objects, and also on the distance between the objects. If the polarities are the same (negative/negative or positive/positive), the so-called coulomb force is repulsive; if the polarities are opposite (negative/positive or positive/negative), the force is attractive. For any two charged bodies, the coulomb force decreases in proportion to the square of the distance between their charge centers. This was last updated in September 2005 Continue Reading About coulomb


Name the Italian politician, born in 1919, who was Prime Minister seven times in the period 1972 to 1992, he died in 2013?

Giulio Andreotti: Ex-Italian prime minister dies - BBC News Giulio Andreotti: Ex-Italian prime minister dies 6 May 2013 Image copyright AP Image caption Giulio Andreotti was known for his political cunning Giulio Andreotti, one of the most prominent political figures of post-war Italy, has died aged 94. Mr Andreotti was Italian prime minister seven times between 1972 and 1992. He led the Christian Democrat party, which dominated Italian politics for decades. He was dogged in later years by allegations of corruption and Mafia links. He died at home in Rome. He was reported to have suffered heart and respiratory problems in recent years. Rome's Mayor, Gianni Alemanno, called Mr Andreotti "the most representative politician" in recent Italian history. Analysis By David WilleyBBC News, Rome News of the death of Giulio Andreotti led every Italian newspaper and TV and radio bulletin. Although two decades have passed since his last stint as prime minister, Mr Andreotti's legendary negotiating and political skills continue to fascinate Italians. La Repubblica ran an editorial entitled The Cult of Power and a selection of some of his best known witticisms. The Corriere della Sera recalled that he had led the successful bid to hold the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome. Former Premier Silvio Berlusconi said Mr Andreotti had, just like himself, been demonised by the left and been the victim of Italian criminal justice. The stooped, slightly hunched, bespectacled Christian Democrat politician with big ears was a gift to Italian cartoonists. His physical presence was unmistakeable, and he was everywhere during his five decades as political power broker. He served as government minister no fewer than 23 times, including seven time as prime minister, five times as foreign minister, and eight times as defence minister. And even during his latter years as life senator, when he was fighting the law on what he insisted were trumped-up charges of Mafia conspiracy, he preserved his reputation for political savvy. Obituary: Giulio Andreotti But others saw him as an arch political manipulator. Another former Prime Minister, Massimo D'Alema, said he was "a highly disputed figure... for his conception of power". Mr Andreotti entered the Italian parliament in 1946 and remained there for more than 60 years, before seeing out his days as a senator-for-life. He had a reputation for cunning. He managed to find and meet the Pope as an eight-year-old after sneaking away from a Vatican tour group. He later became one of the founding fathers of the post-war Italian republic, says the BBC's David Willey in Rome. He was a junior minister at the age of 28, and went on to serve as either prime minister or a senior minister in the many frequently changing Christian Democratic coalitions that held power almost continuously between 1946 and 1992. The party then lost power and collapsed. 'Kiss of honour' He was strongly anti-communist, pro-American and supportive of Nato. He was known as a pro-European who committed Italy to European integration and helped forge the way forward to a single currency. He was one of the most prominent figures of the "years of lead" during the 1970s and 1980s, when hundreds of people were killed in political violence. And he himself faced a string of allegations of links with corrupt financiers and top criminals. Giulio Andreotti 1942 While studying law in Rome, becomes head of Catholic student movement 1946 Elected to constituent assembly, helps draw up new constitution 1954 At 34, becomes Italy's youngest ever interior minister 1972-73 First period as prime minister 1976-79 Second period as PM 1989-92 Third period as PM 1999 Acquitted in murder trial; 2002 Convicted on appeal; 2003 Conviction overturned He was accused by a supergrass of sharing a "kiss of honour" with the Mafia's "boss of bosses", Toto Riina, at a secret meeting in 1987. And he was tried for allegedly ordering the murder of a journalist who had threatened to publish details of his alleged Mafia involvement. His acquittal was subsequently overturned by an appeals court, w


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