Which actress is reprising her role as 'M' in the upcoming Bond film 'Quantum Of Solace'?

Quantum Of Solace (2008) - Film - Minhembio forum Quantum Of Solace (2008) Postad 08 januari 2008 - 03:29 Addex   Bond22.jpg   61,93K   0 Antal nerladdningar Olga Kurylenko is New Bond Girl, Filming Begins on ‘Bond 22′ Production begins today in London on Bond 22, with Daniel Craig reprising the role of Agent 007 and Olga Kurylenko as his leading lady, according to a press release issued today by the film studios. Previous reports were that Gemma Arterton would be the new Bond girl, but it turns out that she’s actually playing the role of MI6 Agent Fields. It’s Ukranian actress Kurylenko (Hitman) that’s the new Bond girl — the dangerously alluring Camille, who challenges Bond and helps him come to terms with the emotional consequences of Vesper’s betrayal. French actor Mathieu Amalric (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Munich) will star as the film’s sinister villain Dominic Greene, a leading member of the villainous organization introduced in Casino Royale, who will be a powerful counterpart to Craig’s portrayal of Bond. Also returning for Bond 22 (the film’s working title) from Royale (the first to star Craig as James Bond) are Judi Dench as M, Jeffrey Wright as Felix Leiter, and Giancarlo Giannini as Mathis. MGM and Sony Pictures will share distribution rights worldwide with Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Releasing International distributing the film to theaters worldwide on November 7, 2008. Marc Forster directs the screenplay by Neal Purvis and Robert Wade and Paul Haggis. The unit includes Production Designer Dennis Gassner, Director of Photography Roberto Schaefer, Editors Matt Chesse and Rick Pearson, and 2nd Unit Director Dan Bradley. Postad 25 januari 2008 - 11:01 Addex New Bond film title is confirmed The next James Bond film is to be called Quantum of Solace, producers have confirmed. The title is taken from one of a collection of short stories published by 007 creator Ian Fleming in 1960. Producer Michael Wilson said the film would have "twice as much action" as 2006's Casino Royale, which saw Daniel Craig debut as the iconic secret agent. The next outing, previously known as Bond 22, is partly being shot at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire. At a press conference at the facility, reporters were shown a minute of footage from the new film, including Bond swinging on a rope after an explosion at an art gallery in Siena, Italy. Another scene showed him meeting M - played by Dame Judi Dench - outside in the snow. Filming on the movie has been taking place at Pinewood since November. Craig said the cryptic title referenced how Bond's heart had been broken at the end of Casino Royale. "Ian Fleming had written about relationships," he explained. "When they go wrong, when there's nothing left, when the spark has gone, when the fire's gone out, there's no quantum of solace. "And at the end of the last movie, Bond has the love of his life taken away from him and he never got that quantum of solace." Craig said the new film would follow 007 as he goes out "to find the guy who's responsible". "So he's looking for revenge, you know, to make himself happy with the world again. "But the title also alludes to something else in the film," he added. 'Driven by revenge' Olga Kurylenko, who plays Bond girl Camille in the film, said that she has yet to film any scenes, but was working hard preparing for her role. "I'm doing weapons training and body flight training for aerial scenes and stunt work for fighting," she said. "This girl is going to kick ass. She's on her own mission and she's driven by revenge." But it is not clear whether Camille is a secret agent. French actor Mathieu Amalric, who plays the villainous Dominic Greene, told reporters his character had "the smile of Tony Blair and the crazy eyes of Nicholas Sarkozy". Actress Gemma Arterton plays an MI6 agent in the film and has already shot her love scenes with 007. She said: "I felt like a giggly girl, and I felt so young and inexperienced - but I kissed James Bond!" The 21-year-old, who recently starred in the St Trinian's film, said her Bond role is "not


What was the name of the castle lying on Tremadog Bay, within the Snowdonia National Park, that was built by Edward I in 1283?

Harlech - Accommodation Snowdonia Accommodation Snowdonia Harlech Harlech Harlech is a town and seaside resort in Gwynedd, within the historical boundaries of Meirionnydd in northwest Wales. Lying on Tremadog Bay and within the Snowdonia National Park, it has a population of 1,447, of whom 51% speak Welsh. The town is located in the unitary authority of Gwynedd which was formed in 1996, from 1974 to 1996 it was in the Meirionydd District of the 1974 County of Gwynedd, and before 1974 it was in the historic county of Merionethshire. The town is best known for the landmark Harlech Castle, begun in 1283 by Edward I of England, captured by Owain Glyndŵr, and later the stronghold of Henry Tudor. The castle was originally built next to the sea, but geological processes have changed the shape of the coastline, and the castle now lies on a cliff face, about half a mile (800 m) inland. Present Day Theatr Harlech  located on the Coleg Harlech campus and stages a varied selection of plays, music, and films throughout the year. Other attractions in Harlech include its beach backed with sand dunes and the famous Royal Saint David’s Golf Club, a top course in Britain which hosted its fifth British Ladies Amateur in 2009. Harlech’s impressive backdrop is the Rhinog mountain range, some of the most rugged and remote terrain to be found in Wales. Two main valleys penetrate the range: one, Cwm Bychan, with its tranquil lake, leads to the Roman Steps, a Roman paved pack-horse way; from the second, Cwm Nantcol, rise the peaks of Rhinog Fawr and Rhinog Fach. The area affords a multitude of walks from stiff climbs for the experienced mountaineer to more gentle rambles and woodland trails. A World War II-era fighter aircraft was found on Harlech beach in 2007. The discovery of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning has been described as “one of the most important WWII finds in recent history.” The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR) are not divulging the precise location of the U.S. Army Air Forces aeroplane, known as the Maid of Harlech, but are hoping to eventually salvage the wreck.


Between 1932 and 1990, the Russian city Nizhny Novgorod was named after which author?

Nizhny Novgorod city, Russia travel guide More posts.. Nizhny Novgorod history From the 9th century, Slavic colonization took place in the upper Volga River, the region inhabited by Finno-Ugric peoples. By the end of the 11th century, the entire Upper Volga region, almost to the mouth of the Oka River, belonged to the ancient Rus’ state. In 1221, Russian Prince Yuri Vsevolodovich of Vladimir, founded a wooden fort at the confluence of the Volga and the Oka rivers. The settlement was named Nizhny Novgorod (“lower newtown”). In 1350, the town became the capital of an independent Suzdal-Nizhny Novgorod principality, which occupied a vast territory and competed with the Moscow principality. During this period, Nizhny Novgorod region was actively populated. In 1392 (but finally only in 1425), Suzdal-Nizhny Novgorod principality was annexed to the Moscow principality. More Historical Facts… During Ivan III and Vasily III, the town played a role of an outpost. It was a gathering place for troops during wars against the Khanate of Kazan. In 1500-1511, to replace an existing wooden fort, a stone fortress (kremlin) was built. In 1612, during the Russian “Time of Troubles”, Kuzma Minin, a local merchant, gathered troops to expel Polish forces from Moscow. The commander of the troops was Dmitry Pozharsky. The new royal dynasty, the Romanovs, became the head of the country. The square in front of the Kremlin was named after Minin and Pozharsky. The remains of Kuzma Minin are buried in the citadel. In 1817, Makarevskaya Fair moved to Nizhny Novgorod attracting millions of visitors annually. By the middle of the 19th century, the town was known as the trading capital of the Russian Empire. Sormovo Iron Works was the largest industrial enterprise of the town. In 1914, Moscow-Kazan Railway Company began construction of the first bridge over the Volga River. The bridge was finished only in the Soviet era, in 1927. Maxim Gorky, a famous Russian writer, was born in Nizhny Novgorod in 1868. In 1932, he was invited by Joseph Stalin to return to the USSR. Gorky accepted the invitation, and, after that, the city was renamed Gorky in his honor. During the industrialization of the 1930s, several large engineering plants were built in the city, including one the largest Soviet automaker - Gorky Automobile Plant (GAZ). During the Second World War, Nizhny Novgorod was the largest supplier of military equipment. Nizhny Novgorod was closed to foreigners for a long time because of numerous military facilities located in the city. Andrei Sakharov, a world famous Russian physicist and Nobel Prize winner, was exiled there to prevent any contacts with foreigners from 1980 till 1986. The “closed” status of Gorky came to an end in 1990, when the original name Nizhny Novgorod was returned to the city. Nizhny Novgorod streets Author: Sergey S. Kazenyuk Nizhny Novgorod features Nizhny Novgorod is located 417 km east of Moscow, in the center of the East European Plain, at the confluence of two major waterways of the European part of Russia - the Oka and Volga rivers. This location made the city an important shipping center of the country. The Oka divides the city into two parts. Nizhny Novgorod is the fifth most populous city in Russia. The city is one of the largest Russian centers of river tourism. The historical part of the city rich in tourist attractions and is an important tourist center. UNESCO included Nizhny Novgorod in the list of Top 100 cities in the world which are of great historical and cultural value. The climate is temperate continental with long cold winters and warm, relatively short summers. The average temperature in January is minus 8.9 degrees Celsius, in July - plus 19.4 degrees Celsius. Strigino International Airport (IATA: GOJ, ICAO: UWGG) is located in the western part of Avtozavodsky district, 18 km south-west of the center of Nizhny Novgorod. Flights to Moscow, St. Petersburg, Ekaterinburg, Izhevsk, Kirov, Penza, Perm, Samara, Saratov, Sochi, Surgut, Ulyanovsk as well as Dubai, Yerevan, Nha Trang, Prague, Tashkent are available. Park


What was the name of the British battlecruiser that was sunk by the German ship 'Bismark' at the Battle of the Denmark Strait?

Bismarck - The History - The Battle of the Denmark Strait The Battle of the Denmark Strait 24 May 1941 / Saturday morning The morning was clear and cold, seas moderate. Bismarck and Prinz Eugen had passed the narrowest part of the Denmark Strait. Bismarck was 1,750 yards astern of Prinz Eugen and both ships were making 28 knots. 24 May 1941 / 0203 Hood and Prince of Wales change course to 200°. The destroyers are detached to conduct a search to the north. 24 May 1941 / 0340 Hood and Prince of Wales change course to 240° and increased speed to 28 knots. 24 May 1941 / 0521 The German ships change course to 170°. 24 May 1941 / 0525 Oberleutnant zur See Karlotto Flindt, one of Prinz Eugen’s hydrophone operators, notified the bridge: ‘Noise of two fast moving turbine ships at 280° relative bearing! Range 20 miles.’ Kapitänleutnant Paul Schmalenbach, Prinz Eugen’s second gunnery officer, could see nothing from the bridge. Bismarck’s aft radar was still not working. 24 May 1941 / 0527 Schmalenbach spots two targets on the distant horizon. Two minutes later the forward fire control station confirmed two smoke plumes. Schmalenbach sounds the alarm. 24 May 1941 / 0532 The German force steered for course 220°, speed 28 knots, with Prinz Eugen leading Bismarck by 2,700 yards (2,500 m). 24 May 1941 / 0535 The first gunnery officer, Kapitänleutnant Paulus Jasper, confirmed the sightings and judged the targets to be cruisers. Brinkmann informed Lütjens of the presence of hostile craft: ‘Presumably light cruisers, 20° off the port bow.’ At around the same time, Prince of Wales made visual contact at a range of 38,000 yards (34,750 m). The distance was too great to determine which ship was in the lead, but they assumed it was the Bismarck. The German warships were on course 220°, Holland’s force on course 240°, slightly ahead of the Germans and on a gradually converging course. Unless the British changed course, they would soon be broadside to broadside with the Germans. 24 May 1941 / 0537 Holland altered course 40° to starboard to course 280°, speed 28 knots. This was the maximum angle of approach that allowed Hood and Prince of Wales to utilise their main guns. 24 May 1941 / 0541 Norfolk and Suffolk are some 30,000 yards (27,430 m) behind the Germans, too far to participate in the battle. 24 May 1941 / 0547 Brinkmann again reported: ‘Smoke plumes on the horizon to port.’ The Germans were still in doubt about the identity of the enemy ships. Brinkmann and Jasper maintained that they were dealing with cruisers; however, Schmalenbach disagreed. He was convinced that they are facing a battleship. Lütjens ordered ‘General quarters!’ 24 May 1941 / 0549 Holland ordered a turn of 20° to starboard to course 300°. Hood remained in the lead. This move prevented the British the use of their rear turrets, but Holland still had ten heavy guns to Bismarck’s eight. Holland signalled Leach to stay close and follow his every move. Almost immediately, Holland gave another order: ‘Stand by to open fire. Target left-hand ship!’ The left-hand ship was Prinz Eugen that was no threat to the British ships due to its smaller guns and shorter range. However, Leach on Prince of Wales correctly identified the right-hand ship and disobeyed the order. He shifted his guns and targets the right-hand ship: Bismarck. 24 May 1941 / 0552½ Hood opened fire with her four forward 15” (38.1 cm) guns at Prinz Eugen from a distance of 25,000 yards (22,860 m). Holland finally realised that Bismarck was behind Prinz Eugen and ordered a shift of target to the right-hand ship. However, this order was never executed and Hood continued to fire at Prinz Eugen. 24 May 1941 / 0553 Prince of Wales opened fire at a distance of 26,500 yards (24,300 m) with her six forward 14” (35.6 cm) guns. Bismarck was about a mile astern of Prinz Eugen. The first salvo from Prince of Wales fell wide about 1,640 yards (1,500 m) astern of Bismarck. Suddenly, the No. 1 gun in A turret on Prince of Wales failed to operate leaving her with only five guns available forward. Her second, third and fourth salvos


What was the name of the Welsh village designed by Clough Williams-Ellis, that was used in the fiming of the television series 'The Prisoner'?

Visit - The Prisoner | Portmeirion Visit The Prisoner I am not a number. I am a free man Patrick McGoohan not only starred as Number Six, the leading role in The Prisoner, he was also the creator and driving force behind the 17 episode series. The series was financed by ITC Entertainment with David Tomblin as the Producer and George Markstein as script editor. Many well known actors had guest roles in the series: Leo McKern, Peter Bowles, Eric Portman, Patrick Cargill, Mary Morris, Paul Eddington and Donald Sinden to name but a few. It was probably one of the most influential pieces of televison of the 1960s not only in the UK and USA but also in France, Australia and many other countries. Even The Beatles were fans. Its cult status was confirmed with the establishment in the 1970s of the official Prisoner Appreciation Society, Six of One. Episode Titles (In telecast order) Arrival The Chimes of Big Ben A.B. and C. Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darling Living in Harmony The Girl Who Was Death Once Upon a Time Fall Out In the opening sequence of the Prisoner we see Patrick McGoohan as he angrily resigns his top secret government position and then drives through London under a stormy sky. He gets home, packs a bag, some holiday brochures fall out. A white gas hisses through the keyhole and he falls unconscious. He awakes in an identical room but through the window sees a strange village surrounded by sea and mountains. Everything looks cheerful and bright, with gaily dressed people and quaint, turreted buildings. But the village has a sinister purpose; its population are prisoners, identified only by a number, from whom information is required. There is no escape. The prisoners have had all desire to escape taken away, either by their purposeless existence, brainwashing or surgery. Number 6 is the only one with the will to escape, the one who refuses to be broken: "I am not a number; I am a free man". The series asks more questions than it answers. Why is Number 6 being held? Why did he resign? Who is Number 6? Who are his jailers? Who is Number 1? The village is run by Number 2 whose identity changes from episode to episode. The series is rich in imagery and visual impact. The surreal architecture of the village with its Mediterranean atmosphere coupled with the high-tech interiors, tannoys, surveillance cameras and piped music create a bizarre combination. There is great attention to detail throughout with no item too large or small to receive the Prisoner stamp, from steet signs to cans of food to village credit cards, Mini Moke taxis and staff uniforms. Large and menacing balloons (occasionally referred to as 'Rover') patrol the perimiter. A dwarf, mute butler opens the door to No 2's Green Dome. Enigmatic to the end, the last episode caused ITV's telephone lines to be blocked by the many millions of viewers who called in desperate for an explanation. Even though the series is close to 50 years old, there are new viewers who may not have seen it before and we do not wish to spoil it by revealing the ending here. Many diverse and creative conclusions have been drawn from the series such as was Number 6 a victim of a nervous breakdown, or is he, like us, a prisoner of ourselves? Was this an allegorical conundrum or a statement about personal freedom, democracy and social engineering?   PRISONER APPRECIATION SOCIETY - SIX OF ONE   Fancy becoming a member of the Prisoner Society Six of One? Click on the Six of One link to take you to their new look website, which has details about becoming a member and interesting information about the series. Or find the Six of One Society on their Facebook page  Portmeiricon 2015 will take place at Portmeirion on the weekend of 17th - 19th April


In May 2008, which country voted in favour of abolishing its 240-year old monarchy?

Security Council votes to end UN mission in Nepal in January Further Reading Security Council votes to end UN mission in Nepal in January 15 September 2010 – The Security Council today voted to wind up the United Nations mission supporting Nepal’s peace process in January next year after the country’s opposing political groups reached agreement earlier this week on completing the final tasks of the stalled process by that date. The UN Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) was set up in 2007, one year after the end of a bloody decade-long civil war pitting Government forces against the Maoists. After conducting Constituent Assembly elections in May 2008, the South Asian country abolished its 240-year-old monarchy and declared itself a republic. But the peace process has slowed since then, threatened by tensions and mistrust. On Monday, Nepal’s caretaker Government and political parties reached an agreement to complete the remaining tasks of the peace process by 14 January 2011. In response, the Security Council decided unanimously to extend UNMIN’s mandate – set to have expired today – until 15 January 2011, after which the mission is to leave Nepal. In his latest report to the Council on the mission, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon indicated that he is not in favour of repeated extensions of UNMIN’s mandate in an atmosphere of persistent and unfounded criticism that complicates its ability to function. “As I have stated before, the United Nations interest is to see UNMIN complete its mandated tasks and bring closure to its work in Nepal,” he wrote. Mr. Ban pointed to resolving the future of the two armies – that of Nepal and the Maoists – and completing the drafting of the constitution as some of the main outstanding tasks in the peace process. The deadline for finishing the constitution has been extended by one year until 28 May 2011. The report also noted that Nepal’s major parties are “preoccupied by profound internal fissures and the question of power-sharing,” adding that “over three months have passed without notable headway in the peace process.” Today’s Council resolution called on the Government and the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoists (UCPN-M) to set up an action plan with clear targets for the rehabilitation and integration of Maoist army personnel. It also called upon “all political parties in Nepal to expedite the peace process, and to work together in a spirit of cooperation, consensus and compromise in order to continue the transition to a durable long-term solution to enable the country to move to a peaceful, democratic and more prosperous future.” Last week, Karin Landgren, Mr. Ban’s Representative for Nepal, appealed to all parties to urgently tackle the existing climate of mistrust and the problems in forming a government, stressing that the stalled peace process must be brought back on track as soon as possible. “Nepal’s peace process has not failed, even though it has moved far more slowly and unevenly than anticipated by either the parties or the Council,” she told the Security Council. “The process can be brought back on track if the political leadership is ready to reassess priorities and place this process at the front and centre of their political activity, recognizing that only through continued and persistent negotiation can it move forward.” NEWSLETTER


Which American group has had hit albums in the 21st. century with 'Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia' and 'Werlcome To The Monkey House'?

Triniman's Blog: TOP 1000 Indie Rock Songs of All Time - CMJ Bulletin Boards TOP 1000 Indie Rock Songs of All Time - CMJ Bulletin Boards http://www.cmj.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/001843-33.html 1000 : Bright Eyes - The Calendar Hung Itself [2000] 999 : Ween - Hey Fat Boy (Asshole) [1992] 998 : Gang of Four - At Home He's A Tourist [1979] 997 : Yo La Tengo - Big Day Coming [1993] 996 : Neutral Milk Hotel - King of Carrot Flowers [1998] 995 : Big Black – Steelworker [1983] 994 : The Apples In Stereo - Seems So [1997] 993 : Elf Power - The Wels [1999] 992 : Squirrel Bait - Virgil's Return [1987] 991 : The Afghan Whigs - Conjure Me [1991] 990 : The Shins - New Slang [2001] 989 : The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Open Heart Surgery [2000] 988 : The Jesus Lizard – Glamorous [1993] 987 : Husker Du - Celebrated Summer [1984] 986 : Screaming Trees – Transfiguration [1987] 985 : Stephen Malkmus - JoJo's Jacket [2001] 984 : Of Montreal - Butterscotching Mr. Lynn 983 : Jeff Buckley – Hallelujah [1994] 982 : Galaxie 500 – Strange [1989] 981 : The White Stripes - Hotel Yorba [2001] 980 : The Make Up - Time Machine [1998] 979 : Pere Ubu - 30 Seconds Over Tokyo [1978] 978 : The Modern Lovers – Roadrunner [1976] 977 : The Stooges - TV Eye [1988] 976 : The Stinky Puffs - I Am Gross / No You're Not [1995] 975 : Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Too Real [2000] 974 : Aislers Set - The Red Door [2000] 973 : Daniel Johnston - Worried Shoes [1983] 972 : Clinic - IPC Subeditors Dictate Our Youth [1999] 971 : The Strokes - Barely Legal [2001] 970 : Belle and Sebastian - This Is Just A Modern Rock Song [1998] 969 : Dillinger Four - J. Harris [2000] 968 : Mudhoney - Burn It Clean [1990] 967 : Helmet - Exactly What You Wanted [1997] 966 : Spliff - Emergency Exit [1982] 965 : Matthew Sweet - I've Been Waiting [1992] 964 : Yatsura - Slain By Elf [1998] 963 : The Webb Brothers - The Liar's Club [2000] 962 : Cursive - The Great Decay [2001] 961 : Rancid - Ruby Soho [1995] 960 : Text - Sound Is Compressed / Words Rebel and Hiss [2001] 959 : The Locust - Moth-Eaten Deer Head [1999] 958 : The Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra and Tra-La-La Band - Sister! Brother! Small Boats of Fire Are Falling From the Sky [2001] 957 : Hawksley Workman – Bullets [2001] 956 : Karl Hendricks Trio - Some Girls Like Cigarettes [1993] 955 : Girls Against Boys - Kill The Sexplayer [1994] 954 : Cub - Go Fish [1993] 953 : Supergrass – Mary [1999] 952 : The Breeders – Saints [1994] 951 : Paul Kelly & the Messengers - Sydney From A 727 [1992] 950 : Yo La Tengo - Let's Save Tony Orlando's House [2000] 949 : Spoon - Everything Hits At Once [2001] 948 : Dismemberment Plan - Soon To Be Ex-Quaker [1995] 947 : The Wrens – Propane [1994] 946 : The Moldy Peaches - Who's Got The Crack 945 : Slumber Party - Bag of Spiders 944 : The Jesus and Mary Chain - Head On 943 : The Smashing Pumpkins - Drown 942 : Space - The Female Of The Species 941 : My Bloody Valentine - Honey Power 940 : Antarctica - Drown The Days 939 : Modest Mouse - Bankrupt On Selling 938 : On A Tip - Halo Benders 937 : The Replacements - Tommy Gets His Tonsils Out 936 : The Krinkles - Working Girl 935 : The Replacements - Here Comes A Regular 934 : Broadcast - Accidentals 933 : Modest Mouse - Doin’ The Cockroach 932 : Big Monster Fish Hook - Ven A Mi 931 : Neko Case & Her Boyfriends - Twist The Knife 930 : Silver Jews - People 927 : The Prissteens - Going Out Tonight 926 : Beulah - Gene Autry 925 : 764 Hero - Terrified Of Flight 924 : Unwound - Here Come The Dogs 923 : Sleater-Kinney - Turn It On 922 : Radiohead - Trickster 921 : Arab Strap - Girls Of Summer 920 : Super Furry Animals - The Man Don’t Give A Fuck 919 : Run On - Xmas Trip 918 : Guided By Voices - If We Wait 917 : The Mink Lungs - Snail 916 : Mona Lisa Overdrive - It’s Time 915 : Poster Children - Junior Citizen 914 : Chavez - Unreal Is Here 913 : Mission Of Burma - This Is Not A Photograph 912 : Low - Don’t Understand 911 : Pedro The Lion - Simple Economics 910 : The Nerve – Pole Position 909 : Olivia Tremor Control - Hide


'Sam's Town' was the critically acclaimed album released by which American rock group in 2008?

The 10 Best Killers Songs - Stereogum The 10 Best Killers Songs Elliah Heifetz | January 14, 2014 - 11:37 am Share < br />this article: CREDIT: The Killers 2004 was, more or less, the Year Of The Pretty Boy. Or, if not that, the Year Of The Not That Masculine Dude. The Guy Who Has Lots Of Feelings And Dresses Well. Think about it: Kanye put out his high-fashion, post-gangsta The College Dropout; Arcade Fire got emotional on their cathartic Funeral; Usher sang really high and slow on Confessions; Franz Ferdinand released their oily dance-rock self-titled debut. It was a continuation of the movement away from the brawn and distortion and tough-guy manhood of the past — a sidestep toward dudes who pondered the world and looked fresh and shook their skinny hips. It’s fitting, then, that 2004 was the year that the Killers dropped their debut LP, Hot Fuss, and rocketed into the limelight. On that sleek, sticky, and all-around stellar first record, the young band of Vegas natives couldn’t get their minds off sex: They suppressed one urge to let the next one loose, sending gender and sexuality into free-float limbo. The tunes were dark and iridescent and painfully fun; Mormon frontman Brandon Flowers careened in guyliner and neon suits; the album put songs about late-night murders and high-school crushes back to back. It was strange, and it was not cool at all, and it was so, so cool. Then things took a turn. The drummer grew a mustache, Brandon Flowers remembered he was from the Great Wild American West, and suddenly the Killers’ sophomore album, Sam’s Town, came out kicking. It was a frantic attempt to reach Bruce Springsteen highs, a pretty bigheaded and ultimately insubstantial effort no matter how you frame it. For the most part, the weird, anxious, serpentine dance itches were gone — the Killers had left the pretty boys in the dust with a largely empty swing at going masculine. This origin story provides some important context: The Killers took that turn, and have never really turned back. In their often awesome third record, 2008’s Day & Age , even the candy-wrapped dance-pop production of Stuart Price (Madonna, Kylie Minogue) couldn’t bring those nervous grooves back. Flowers’ lyrics were stuck in the Sierra, waxing rhapsodic about the American dream, casino high-life, and, at their worst, “ The World We Live In .” Their latest studio album, 2012’s Battle Born, is (despite what other Stereogum writers have argued) so offensively corny and not-catchy and just a complete dud that I couldn’t find a single song on it to include in this Top 10 list. And the 2007 B-sides and rarities collection Sawdust only served to highlight what was once so great about the Killers, and what still appears, though less and less, in the music they continue to release. Last year the Killers released a “greatest hits” record called Direct Hits which, when you exclude the new songs, the Battle Born cuts, and the M83 collab , is made up of ten tracks –- their own Top 10, you might say. There’s a bit of overlap with the list you’ll see below, but the differences are telling: The songs on their list that are not on mine represent that grand American visionary thing that they seem to think is their optimal sound. But it’s just not. The Killers gave the new millennium that perfect, glowing blend of dance-floor sleaze and road-trip splendor. Flowers and co. have had the unique ability to combine the shadowy grooves of guitar-heavy peer acts like Franz Ferdinand with the anthemic stylings of their ’80s forefathers: Their biggest and baddest cuts have let us shout out into the winds while sweating into our shorts. The list below, at least I’d like to think, recognizes the ten songs in which the Killers strike the perfect balance with they want to do and what they’re so inherently good at doing — the tracks where, even when they go big, they can still embrace their goofiness, their strangeness, and their inescapable youth. This list is a showcase of times when the Killers, whether they knew it or not, were doing exactly what they do best. 10. “Andy, You’r


Which General and commander-in-chief led the 'New Model Army' at the Battle of Naseby in 1645?

The New Model Army in the West, 1645 » Military » The English Civil War » The West Country » The New Model Army in the West The New Model Army in the West, 1645 Following the disastrous Royalist defeat at the battle of Naseby in June 1645, King Charles and Prince Rupert rallied fugitives from the battle at Leicester and withdrew to the Welsh border. The only Royalist force still capable of challenging the New Model Army was the Western army under Lord Goring , who had ignored orders to rejoin the King before Naseby. Goring's forces were active around Taunton; he remained reluctant to co-operate with Prince Rupert. Rather than march in pursuit of the King after Naseby, Sir Thomas Fairfax blockaded Leicester, which surrendered on 18 June. There was popular clamour in London for the relief of Taunton, resolutely defended by Colonel Blake , so after the surrender of Leicester, Fairfax marched swiftly into the south-west, taking a southerly route to avoid Royalist garrisons at Bristol, Bath, Devizes and Bridgwater. Fairfax was reinforced en route by General Massie with elements of Parliament's Western Association army. Early in July 1645, Fairfax arrived at Blandford in Dorset. Advancing rapidly to Beaminster on 4 July, he received the unexpected news that Goring had abandoned the siege of Taunton and was marching towards Yeovil. The Battle of Langport, Somerset, 10 July 1645 To avoid becoming cut off from the Royalist strongholds of Bristol and Bridgwater, Lord Goring marched his forces across the front of the advancing New Model Army and deployed them to occupy the line of the River Yeo along a 12-mile front from Yeovil to Langport. On 5 July 1645, General Fairfax concentrated his infantry at Crewkerne and rode forward with his cavalry to reconnoitre the Royalist position. After resting to observe the Sabbath, Fairfax ordered an advance on Yeovil on 7 July. The Royalist detachment guarding the town withdrew without a shot being fired, possibly because Goring had already decided to concentrate his forces at Langport in preparation for a withdrawal to Bridgwater. The New Model Army in the West, 1645 As a diversionary move, Goring sent Lieutenant-General George Porter towards Taunton with three cavalry brigades. Fairfax drew off 4,000 troops, including Massie's cavalry, to cover the Royalists and defend Taunton from possible attack. Fairfax's force was weakened as Goring intended, but the plan miscarried because Porter failed to post sentries; on 8 July, General Massie took the Royalist detachment by surprise while they were relaxing on Isle Moor a few miles west of Langport. The Royalists were quickly routed and 500 taken prisoner. By 10 July, Goring had taken up a strong position with his main force north-east of Langport to cover the withdrawal of his artillery and baggage to Bridgwater. The Royalists occupied the steep western bank overlooking a ford across Wagg Rhyne, a stream running south through its own valley into the Yeo. Fairfax approached from the east and drew up on the opposite bank of the Wagg. A hedge-lined lane ran down from Goring's position to the ford and back up again to Fairfax's position. Goring stationed his cavalry and placed his two remaining cannon at the top of the lane. With musketeers lining the hedges Goring thought his position was unassailable — but the New Model Army was inspired with crusading zeal and resolution. Realising that an attempt to outflank Goring would give the Royalists time to escape to Bridgwater, Fairfax decided on a direct frontal assault. Parliamentarian artillery was deployed to launch an overwhelming bombardment that quickly silenced the Royalist guns covering the ford. Picked bands of musketeers led by Colonel Rainsborough fought their way along the hedges to dislodge the Royalists. Major Bethel led a valiant charge across the ford and up the opposite slope to strike deep into the heart of the Royalist position, resisting a countercharge by Goring's cavaliers. Major Disbrowe supported Bethel with the cavalry reserve and the New Model infantry came up to join them. Major


Because of Hull City's promotion, from next season (2009) which will be the largest city in England never to have had a top-flight football team?

Hull City: 20 surprising facts about Premier League new boys - Mirror Online Click to play Tap to play The video will start in 8Cancel Play now              4 While we're on the subject of something that's So Macho... 80s pop star and celebrity City fan Sinitta, has promised/threatened (delete according to your musical tastes) to sing on the pitch when the club returns to the Premier League. 5 An even more random set of celebrity Tigers fans are American indie heroes Pavement, who also once owned a racehorse called Hull City Tiger, which itself had a song dedicated to it by Hull based band Salako. 6 A film about Hull City has won an OSCAR. Well, kind of. See You At Wembley Frankie Walsh, a comedy about a fan choosing between a wedding and a cup final, was awarded best foreign film at the 1987 Student Academy Awards. Celebration time: In a few months Sinitta may be on this pitch too (Photo: PA) 7 The film's director, Mark Herman, has smuggled references to his beloved Tigers in most of his films since. In Little Voice, for instance, Ewan McGregor character's pigeon was called Duane after then star striker Duane Darby, while in Brassed Off the celebratory balloons were in black and amber. 8 If Arsenal fans think they've had it bad, they should take a look at Hull City's dust-lined trophy cabinet. The Tigers have never even reached the final of the FA or League cup. They have lifted the Division 3 champions trophy three times, though. 9 The club's highest ever league position is 17th in their first ever Premier League campaign in 2009, with the achievement celebrated by flamboyant manager Phil Brown grabbing the microphone and singing on the pitch. Video Loading Click to play Tap to play The video will start in 8Cancel Play now   10 The Tigers' most famous moment of their last two-year spell in the top flight also involved Phil Brown on the pitch. His angry team talk in the centre circle when 4-0 down at Manchester City was hilariously parodied by midfielder Jimmy Bullard  back at Eastlands the next season in a 1-1 draw. Video Loading Click to play Tap to play The video will start in 8Cancel Play now   11  London 0 Hull 4 wasn't just the title of The Housemartins' 1986 album, it proved to be a football prophecy. In October 2008 Hull City beat West Ham to take a fourth win out of four against London clubs having previously beaten Fulham, Arsenal and Spurs. 12 Hullensians can get confused when you call the football team 'Hull' without the 'City' bit at the end. That's because it's the name of the rugby league club which is also based at the same KC Stadium. 13 Nearly all rundowns of terrible football kits feature Hull City's tiger-stripe shirt from 1992/3, with a completely random pattern which meant no two were the same. But the mockery didn't stop the shirt breaking the club's shirt sales records - and they sell for up to £100 each now on eBay. Tiger style: The legendary stripes worn by Hull City in 1993   14 When Hull City fans protested against then owner David Lloyd, the former Davis Cup captain, they threw hundreds of tennis balls on the pitch during a cup game in 1998 at Bolton Wanderers. If the love-in with current owner Assam Allam were to sour, a similar symbolic gesture would be tricky since he made his fortune through industrial generators. 15 Hungarian side Vasas, perhaps the world's greatest of their era, toured the UK in the mid-1950s just after their national team had humiliated England at Wembley 6-3. Vasas put a total of 13 goals past the country's top two teams, Spurs and Sheffield Wednesday - and the national press wanted the match with Hull City, then bottom of the second division, called off to avoid any further embarrassment. Amazingly, City won 3-1. 16 Up to the early 1960s, when league games were often played on Christmas Day, Hull City and Grimsby Town were the only two teams exempt from playing because fans in the fishing industry needed to be at work. 17 Hull City player Arthur Childs was the first and last player ever to be sent off for wearing inappropriate boots. Shortly after the incident, in 1


Which real-life confidence trickster and forger was playedby Leonardo di caprio in the 2002 film 'Catch Me If You Can'?

Catch Me If You Can: The Film and the Filmmakers by Frank W. Abagnale — Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists Shelves: bookcrossing , biography-autobiography-or-memoir I went to see this movie a few years back, because even though I'm not a big Leonardo DiCaprio fan, I adore Tom Hanks. It was the first role DiCaprio played that I thought was credible and set me up to want to see The Aviator when it came out (which I thought he was brilliant in). There's always a moral dilemma when dealing with a story about a crook. This book is actually entertaining and a good biography about a very colorful life. He's a thief, a scam artist, a crook, but you still want to see I went to see this movie a few years back, because even though I'm not a big Leonardo DiCaprio fan, I adore Tom Hanks. It was the first role DiCaprio played that I thought was credible and set me up to want to see The Aviator when it came out (which I thought he was brilliant in). There's always a moral dilemma when dealing with a story about a crook. This book is actually entertaining and a good biography about a very colorful life. He's a thief, a scam artist, a crook, but you still want to see what he dreams up next. Airplane pilot, doctor, lawyer, big executive, a college professor...all before age 21 and without even graduating high school. His ingenuity is amazing. his personal charm must be phenomenal. Especially telling was the interview afterward with him about his life now. FROM THE PUBLISHER Frank W. Abagnale, alias Frank Williams, Robert Conrad, Frank Adams, and Robert Monjo, was one of the most daring con men, forgers, imposters, and escape artists in history. In his brief but notorious criminal career, Abagnale donned a pilot's uniform and copiloted a Pan Am jet, masqueraded as the supervising resident of a hospital, practiced law without a license, passed himself off as a college sociology professor, and cashed over $2.5 million in forged checks, all before he was twenty-one. Known by the police of twenty-six foreign countries and all fifty states as "The Skywayman," Abagnale lived a sumptuous life on the lam-until the law caught up with him. Now recognized as the nation's leading authority on financial foul play, Abagnale is a charming rogue whose hilarious, stranger-than-fiction international escapades, and ingenious escapes-including one from an airplane-make Catch Me If You Can an irresistible tale of deceit. The uproarious, bestselling true story of the world's most sought-after con man currently in development as a DreamWorks feature film. "I stole every nickel and blew it on fine threads, luxurious lodgings, fantastic foxes, and other sensual goodies. I partied in every capital in Europe and basked on all the world's most famous beaches." SYNOPSIS Frank W. Abagnale, alias Frank Williams, Robert Conrad, Frank Adams, and Robert Monjo, was one of the most daring con men, forgers, imposters, and escape artists in history. Nov 05, 2008 Chelsy added it Catch Me If You Can Review My favorite characterin the book “Catch Me If You Can”, is Frank Abaganale. I liked him because he was resourceful,pasionite, and even though a lier and a cheat, in a way remained true to himself. I would recommend thi book to anyone who enjoys mystery,adventure, and intrige. This book seems to have no end, it just keeps going. Just when you think this is the climax or the end its just a new beginning. The author Frank Abaganale was telling a true story of hi own life. Catch Me If You Can Review My favorite characterin the book “Catch Me If You Can”, is Frank Abaganale. I liked him because he was resourceful,pasionite, and even though a lier and a cheat, in a way remained true to himself. I would recommend thi book to anyone who enjoys mystery,adventure, and intrige. This book seems to have no end, it just keeps going. Just when you think this is the climax or the end its just a new beginning. The author Frank Abaganale was telling a true story of hi own life. My least favorite character in this story was Paulette Abaganale she was a french algerian beauty who meet Frank da


According to the Book of Revelations, which city in modern-day Israel will be the site of 'Armageddon'?

Bible Prophecy The Apocalypse and Armageddon Introduction . . .   As God looks down upon the Earth He       sees the violence.  He sees the gross and rampant immorality and how       casually we accept it.  He feels the rebellion.  He hears       each lie.  He hears the blasphemies spoken in earnest and in       jest against His name and the name of His Son, who stepped forth from       Eternity ... "from of old, from everlasting" (Micah 5:2).  He knows       what is about to happen.  Yet, as He looks upon us, it is with a       heart filled with love and compassion.  A heart willing to forgive       and forget.  A heart that yearns for His children to come to       repentance (to turn away from their sins) and return to Him.  He sent forth His       prophets to reason with and to warn the people. But His prophets       were brutally beaten, imprisoned, and murdered.  Then He sent forth       His Son ... not to judge the sinner, but to save the sinner.  And       through His Son He extends an offer.  An offer to save each of us       from the second death (which the Bible warns is the eternal       darkness, aloneness, and torment of Hell) and to       hide and shelter those who are waiting in faith from the great and       awesome "Day of the Lord" ... the coming Apocalypse.  Jesus       (Yeshua) came to show us "the way" into the Kingdom of Heaven.  But, as       with Jeremiah, Elijah, Zechariah, Isaiah, and other prophets sent       before Him who were imprisoned, beaten, and killed, the unbelieving political       and religious rulers of the day once again treated a prophet       of God with arrogance, malice, and evil intent.  Only this time it was different.  Not       just a prophet, but He Himself who stepped forth from       Eternity to place His Spirit into the form of man, as the "son of Man" ...       the "Son of God."  This time, a living sacrifice for all of mankind,       once and for all.  Willingly and lovingly He took upon Himself the punishment and penalty due       to each of us for our sins.  The only burden He asks us to carry is       simply the burden of turning away from our sins and believing       (trusting) in Him to save us (from Hell), while loving Him as He loved us.  We choose our eternal destiny by accepting or rejecting His offer.  "The       foolishness of the Cross."  We are told He hated it and despised the shame.  Yet,       He endured it as He hung there in pain and agony, nailed to that       cross of wood, out of love.  His love for you and for me ... just as       the prophets said He would!   Today He       waits patiently seated on His throne in Heaven.  Waiting while       His offer of grace is extended to all peoples and nations on Earth.  There       is a day, we are told, when God's patience ("long-suffering") with a       world filled with sin, violence, and arrogant unbelief will end,       and the door of escape will be closed . . .   These       events which are about to be unleashed upon this world, even though       global in nature, will focus on one thing - the nation of       Israel.  One tiny piece of land.  A speck of land when       compared to the powerful enemies that surround       her on all sides (look at a map).  A land God calls His own.  God says He owns it and the sons and daughters of Israel are His . .       .   "Thus says the LORD of Hosts (armies): Behold, disaster shall go forth from nation to nation ... And at that Day the slain of the LORD shall be from one end of the Earth even to the other end of the Earth ..." (Jeremiah 25:27-38)   America will be "neutralized". . . Israel must stand alone - with God  (The U.S. will one day be unable or unwilling to defend Israel ... Israel must stand alone ... with God.)   Around the time of the "Apo


Which branch of mathematics takes its name from the Latin for 'pebble'?

What is Calculus? What is Calculus?   While many people believe that calculus is supposed to be a hard math course, most don't have any idea of what it is about. The good news is that if you remember your algebra and are reasonably good at it then calculus is not nearly as difficult as its reputation supposes. This article attempts to explain just what calculus is about--where it came from and why it is important. First, a little history leading up to the discovery of calculus, or its creation, depending on your philosophy. The word "calculus" comes from "rock", and also means a stone formed in a body. People in ancient times did arithmetic with piles of stones, so a particular method of computation in mathematics came to be known as calculus. Arithmetic and geometry are the two branches of mathematics originating in ancient times. Mathematicians attempted to do algebra in those days but lacked the language of algebra, namely the symbols we take for granted such as +, -, X, ÷ and =. Much of the world, including Europe, also lacked an efficient numbering system such as that developed in the Hindu and Arabic cultures. (Try long division, for example, using Roman numerals.) Algebra as a branch of mathematics can be said to date to around 825 A.D. when a Persian, al-Khwarizmi, wrote the earliest known algebra text. (The word "algebra" comes from a Persian word in the title, "al'jabr", which means "to restore". The English term for a systematic mathematical method, algorithm, was derived from al-Khwarizmi's name by way of a Latin translation.) For over seven hundred years algebra and geometry coexisted but were not well linked. Geometry describes the physical nature of our world while algebra is a sophisticated tool for mathematical analysis. Due to the Greek influence on Persian (or Islamic) mathematics geometry was successfully used to verify some of their algebraic methods, but there was no known way to harness the analytical power of algebra to analyze geometry. In the late 1500's the French philosopher and mathematician, Rene Descartes, had a profound breakthrough when he realized he could describe position on a plane using a pair of numbers associated with a horizontal axis and a vertical axis. By describing, say, the horizontal measurement with x's and the vertical measurement with y's, Descartes was able to give geometric objects such as lines and circles representation as algebraic equations. This seminal construction of what we call graphs is, arguably, the cornerstone without which our modern technology would not be possible. Descartes thus united the analytical power of algebra with the descriptive power of geometry into a branch of mathematics he called analytic geometry. This term is sometimes seen in textbooks with titles such as "Calculus with Analytic Geometry." Descartes, as philosopher, is also the author of the famous line, "Cogito, ergo sum," or, "I think, therefore I am." He was attempting to settle an argument about whether we exist independently of God's imagination. The next major breakthrough in mathematics was the discovery (or creation) of calculus around the 1670's. Sir Isaac Newton of England, and a German, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibnitz, deserve equal credit for independently coming up with calculus. Each accused the other of plagiarism for the rest of their lives, but for what it's worth, the world largely adopted Leibnitz's calculus symbols. Calculus did allow Newton to establish physics principles which remained uncontested until the year 1900 and which in our ordinary scale world still suffice to explain physics to excellent accuracy. Calculus was developed out of a need to understand continuously changing quantities. Newton, for example, was trying to understand the effect of gravity which causes falling objects to constantly accelerate. The speed of an object increases constantly every split second as it falls. How can one, for example, determine the speed of a falling object at a frozen instant in time, such as its speed when it strikes the ground? No mathematics prior to Newton and Leibnitz'


According to the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, who was compelled by the Romans to carry the cross of Jesus as he was taken to his crucifixion?

27. The Crucifixion of Jesus | Bible.org 27. The Crucifixion of Jesus Article contributed by www.walvoord.com Jesus Delivered to Pilate, 27:1-2 No doubt realizing that the trials before Annas and Caiaphas in the night were illegal both in the way they were conducted and in their outcome, the chief priests and elders reviewed their case against Jesus at a meeting held the next morning. Mention of this is made in the other gospels (Mk 15:1; Lk 23:1; Jn 18:28). The problem was not only the illegality of the trial, but the fact that the Jews did not have the authority to put Jesus to death. This could only be done by an order from a Roman ruler. Accordingly, at the close of this third trial before a Jewish authority, Jesus was bound and led away to be delivered to Pontius Pilate, the governor, for the first of the three trials before Roman rulers. Before proceeding with the account of the trial of Christ, Matthew records the remorse of Judas. Judas Repents Too Late, 27:3-10 The sad end of Judas Iscariot, recorded only in Matthew in the gospels, is mentioned by Luke in Acts 1:16-19 in connection with the election of Matthias as his successor. According to Matthew’s account, when Judas found that Jesus had been condemned to die, he repented of his act and attempted to return the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders. Apparently, Judas had not believed that the arrest of Jesus would lead to His condemnation, or perhaps he was confronted now with his wicked betrayal of Jesus. In his conversations with the chief priests he said, “I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood” (27:4). While his feelings concerning the claim of Jesus to be the Messiah may still have been mixed with unbelief, he knew that Jesus was not worthy of death. The priests, however, were quite unconcerned and threw the problem back at him. This encounter with the chief priests and elders may have been before Caiaphas’ palace, as Lenski suggests. 156 Upon being spurned by them, however, Judas went to the temple and hurled the silver into the sanctuary (Gr. naos), meaning the entrance to the holy place. He then went out and hanged himself. Acts 1:18-19 describes the horrible deed in detail. The chief priests, confronted with what to do with this blood money, decided it could not be put in the treasury but could be used to buy a potter’s field in which to bury strangers. This they did; and according to Matthew, the field became known as “The field of blood,” or, as Acts 1:19 calls it, “Aceldama.” The whole transaction reflected on the one hand the casuistry of the Pharisees and their indifference to their crime, and on the other hand, the despair of Judas, for whom there seems to have been no road to forgiveness, even though he had remorse. Matthew notes that this was a fulfillment of “that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value; And gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord appointed me” (27:9-10). The reference to this as a quotation from Jeremiah has caused difficulty to expositors, as it is actually a quotation of Zechariah 11:12-13. How can this apparent discrepancy be explained? Probably the best explanation is that the third section of the Old Testament began with the book of Jeremiah and included all that followed. Just as the first section was called the law, after the first five books, and the second section was called the psalms, although other books were included, so the third part began with Jeremiah, and the reference is related to this section of the Old Testament rather than to the book of Jeremiah. The references sometimes cited in Jeremiah, such as 18:2-12 and 19:1-15, do not correspond sufficiently to justify the quotation. 157 In Zechariah 11:12-13, the thirty pieces of silver are paid to dispose of Israel’s shepherd. In Matthew, the actual fulfillment is found in that the price was paid to dispose of Jesus, the true Shepherd of Israel. Obviously, Matthew is referring to the


For which county did the cricketer garfield Sobers score his famous six sixes in one over?

Malcolm Nash, the bowler hit for six sixes by Garfield Sobers, keen to set record straight about the ball used - Telegraph Cricket Malcolm Nash, the bowler hit for six sixes by Garfield Sobers, keen to set record straight about the ball used 45 years ago this summer, Malcolm Nash was taken to the cleaners by the  world’s greatest cricketer. Now he’s taking on the world’s leading auction  house in a dispute over the make of the ball he bowled when Garry Sobers hit  him for an historic six sixes at St Helen’s in Swansea. Hit for sixes: Malcolm Nash is adamant the ball he used against Garry Sobers is different from the one sold for a record £26,400 at Christie’s in London in 2006 Photo: PA By Grahame Lloyd 5:56PM BST 22 Sep 2013 Ever since the ball allegedly used in the famous over was sold for a record £26,400 at Christie’s in London in 2006, Nash has been waiting for the record to be put straight. The brand of ball he bowled was a 'Stuart Surridge' to the West Indies and Nottinghamshire captain – not a 'Duke' as claimed by Christie’s – and it was the only ball used in the over, not the last of three as the lot notes maintained. BBC TV footage shows it being returned to Nash after every six except the last one. But as my book, Howzat? The Six Sixes Ball Mystery, reveals, Christie’s are standing by their claim that the Duke is genuine – citing its “good provenance” and a certificate of authenticity signed by Sobers. After reinvestigating the sale, the auctioneers say they’ve found no “evidence or knowledge of any wrongdoing or that helps to shed any light on the subsequent controversy.” Nash knows he’ll never be allowed to forget the part he played in Sobers making hay and history in the sunshine at St Helen’s but he now wants “a conclusion to all of the nonsense” surrounding the ball’s authenticity. “I bowled thousands of overs for Glamorgan using Surridge balls so why on earth would we change to another make for one game in 1968?” he said. “Sobers never handled the ball; he handled the bat. How could he know which particular make of ball I bowled to him? Why haven’t Christie’s spoken to me?” The Sixties had just started swinging for the 23-year-old seam bowler from Abergavenny back in 1968. His supreme self-confidence led to his team-mates giving him a nickname by putting a ‘super’ in front of his initials, M.A.N. Malcolm Andrew Nash feared no one – not even a real-life superhero in the shape of Sobers. After a fruitless spell of fast bowling in the Nottinghamshire match, he’d switched to left-arm orthodox spin, à la Derek Underwood, and picked up four wickets for 64 runs before Sobers, on 40, launched his assault. “It was a challenge because it was the first time I’d come up against Garry,” he recalled. “He was the best player in the world and I just wanted to get him out. “After the first six hit the Cricketers pub, my mindset didn’t change. Unless you bowl at the wicket, you’re not going to get anyone out.” The second six also disappeared out of St Helen’s – this time over midwicket – and the third landed in the members’ enclosure in front of the pavilion. But it was business as usual for Nash as he prepared to bowl the fourth ball. “It might well have been better if I’d gone back to my normal style but I felt the only way to get Garry out was to bowl straight. He pulled the next six over square leg and I just held the fifth ball back a bit. It was a little slower, I gave it a little more air and dropped it slightly shorter. I deceived Garry in the flight and he got under it. When I saw it going up, I thought we’d got him – he was out.” Sobers was out – and then he wasn’t. Roger Davis ‘caught’ the ball at long-off but fell over the boundary rope and, because of an experimental law covering the taking of a fair catch which had been introduced only that season, the umpires eventually awarded a six. Nash had refused to bowl defensively by firing the ball wide down the leg side or outside the off stump but he decided to return to his comfort zone for the last delivery. His only regret is that he didn’t go over, rathe


The Costa Smeralda (or Emerald Coast) is a feature of which Mediterranean island?

Costa Smeralda - Emerald Coast in Sardinia - Costa Smeralda Beaches Wine Share The Costa Smeralda, (or Emerald Coast), is a 35-mile stretch of some of the most breathtaking beaches and luxury destinations in the Mediterranean. The development of the Emerald Coast in Sardinia began in the early 1960s when a conglomerate of companies backed by a wealthy Middle Eastern prince introduced an elaborate plan for urban development including villages, beaches, and resorts . Nearly a half-century later Costa Smeralda is one of the most enviable destinations for affluent travelers around the world. The luxury accommodations, dining , shopping, pristine beaches, and nightlife make the Emerald Coast in Sardinia the “playground of the rich.” Other destinations in the Mediterranean, Ibiza for instance, have become increasingly popular in the last few decades largely because of the fact that much of the island is geared toward catering to travelers who are seeking out luxury accommodations, boutiques, spas, and more. This is true for many of the posh destinations around the world, but it is doubtful that any have been developed with the same level of exacting detail with which Costa Smeralda was constructed. The Costa Smeralda beaches provide the perfect natural venue for some of the most expensive and elaborate resorts in the Mediterranean. It is known as the Emerald Coast in Sardinia largely because of the awe-inspiring water that, throughout the course of one day on the island, displays brilliant shades of blue that reflect the sun like an ever-changing gem stone. Visitors to the Costa Smeralda beaches enjoy fine white sand and a stunning natural landscape of bays and inlets that are accentuated by unique foliage and vegetation, as well as rocky promontories and high-reaching coast lines. There is full-time security on the beaches and access to plenty of water sports and other activities. The luxury hotels and resorts on the Emerald Coast in Sardinia provide you with access to lush and exclusive areas of the long stretch of beach where you can enjoy your vacation in relative privacy. It's also a good idea to check into vacation packages that include one of the resorts in Costa Smeralda. Sardinia Map Staying in one of the hotels in Costa Smeralda is expensive, especially during peak season. You can expect to pay between $2000 and $3000 for one night at a luxury accommodation on the exclusive Emerald Coast. The Cala di Volpe, Cervo Hotel, Hotel Romazzino, Hotel Pitrizza comprise the main luxury resorts on this coastal area of the island of Sardinia. Each of these hotels is fantastically well appointed, offering guests nearly every imaginable amenity to ensure an ideal stay on the island. Many of the affluent guests charter boats from the marina in Porto Cervo or enjoy a round of golf at the Pervero Golf Club. There is also private jet access in nearby Olbia as well as helicopter transport. The Costa Smeralda beaches are already majestic on their own. When you add the benefits of luxury resorts and world-class dining, shopping, and entertainment, you have an Emerald Coast experience. It is the most exclusive part of Sardinia and an area that grows in popularity every year. Even though its tradition is one of extreme affluence and exclusivity, the resort destination is even growing in popularity among savvy travelers who have figured out how to travel there cheaply, take in all of the impressive sights, but stay in a nearby and more reasonably priced accommodation. Hotels


For which county cricket team was Brian Lara playing when he scored his world record 501 not out?

501 not out | Cricket | ESPN Cricinfo ESPN Cricinfo June 6 down the years 501 not out Brian Lara surpassed Hanif Mohammad's 499 Graham Chadwick / © PA Photos 1994 On the 50th anniversary of the D-Day landings, Brian Lara achieved immortality with the highest score in first-class cricket history: 501 not out. As if his Test-record 375 wasn't enough, Lara took the first-class record within two months when he surpassed Hanif Mohammad's 499, while playing for Warwickshire against Durham at Edgbaston . He had a few near-misses - Lara was bowled off a no-ball on 12 and then was dropped by wicketkeeper Chris Scott on 18 (Scott apparently said: "Oh dear, he'll probably go on and get a hundred"). Technically there was only one ball left when he creamed John Morris through the covers for four to bring up the magic 500. In all Lara faced only 427 deliveries, and hammered 62 fours and ten sixes. On the final day he whacked 174 runs before lunch. For good measure, he also became the first man to make seven hundreds in eight first-class innings, the first of which was the 375. He lost his Test record briefly to Matthew Hayden in 2003, but took it back in April 2004 with 400 against England in Antigua . 1957 The career of Mike Gatting , who was born today, split into three distinct segments. He struggled at first, taking seven years and 54 innings to make his first Test century. But after breaking that duck with 136 in Mumbai in 1984-85 , Gatting went on a storming two-year run in which he made nine centuries in 28 Tests and averaged 63. Then came Shakoor Rana, and an alleged liaison with a barmaid that cost him the England captaincy in 1988. Gatting was never the same - he captained the rebel tour to South Africa in 1989, and in 51 Tests either side of his outstanding two-year run of form, he only made one century, a tortuous 117 in Adelaide in 1994-95 as the curtain came gently down on his career. 1943 One of Pakistan's finest batsmen is born... in Hyderabad, India. Asif Iqbal came a long way from the 21-year-old who opened the bowling - with his fellow debutant and future batting star Majid Khan - and batted No. 10, against Australia in Karachi in 1964-65. In full flow Asif was a sumptuous sight. He made his first Test century from No. 9, 146 against England at The Oval in 1967, but he eventually graduated into the middle order, where his dashing, fleet-footed strokeplay charmed everyone, not least during a successful stint in county cricket with Kent. 1988 Birth of India batsman Ajinkya Rahane . A prolific scorer for Mumbai - he made over 1000 runs in only his second Ranji season - Rahane was on the fringes of the Indian Test team for years before he finally got his chance in the 2013 Delhi Test against Australia. He made up for a forgettable debut by establishing himself as one of India's most valuable overseas batsmen, with centuries in New Zealand, England and Australia in less than two years, filling the middle-order vacancy left by VVS Laxman's retirement. Rahane has the ability to adapt to different formats as well, with strong showings in the IPL at the top of the order. 1991 After all the fuss, 25-year-old Graeme Hick finally made his England Test debut against West Indies at Headingley . Most pundits had already booked him in for 100 Tests, 8000 runs and an average of 50, but it didn't quite work out like that. In fairness, it was an unforgiving baptism - Curtly Ambrose tortured him all summer, dismissing him six times in a row, but it was Courtney Walsh who ended his first innings when Hick fenced to Jeffrey Dujon, having made just 6. 1930 A typhoon is born. In terms of raw, unbridled pace, few bowlers in history can match England's Frank Tyson . Richie Benaud rated him the quickest he ever saw. In 17 Tests, Tyson took 76 wickets at an average of 18. This was no brainless quickie, however - Tyson was a Durham University graduate, and had a penchant for quoting Shakespeare or Wordsworth to batsmen, something you can't quite imagine Glenn McGrath ever doing. Most famously, Tyson blew away Australia as England retained the


Runa Islam, Mark Leckey, Goshka Macuga and Cathy Wilkes are this year's nominees for which prize?

Turner prize shortlist unveiled: Cathy Wilkes, Goshka Macuga, Mark Leckey, and Runa Islam - Telegraph Turner prize shortlist unveiled: Cathy Wilkes, Goshka Macuga, Mark Leckey, and Runa Islam By Billy Kenber 12:01AM BST 29 Sep 2008 By Billy Kenber Richard Dorment: who cares who wins? Cathy Wilkes, Goshka Macuga, Mark Leckey, and Runa Islam have all been nominated for prestigious award, given to the best exhibition by an artist born or based in Britain under the age of 50. It is the first time in a decade that three of the four nominees for the £25,000 award have been women. The contemporary art prize has a long history of controversy, often showcasing unusual or even shocking works. Previous winners have included Martin Reed who exhibited an empty room with the lights going on and off, Chris Ofili who attached balls of elephant dung to canvas, and Damien Hirst who displayed a cow and calf cut in half and preserved in formaldehyde. This year's work includes Runa Islam's 'Be The First To see What You see As You see It,' a film in which a well-dressed woman throws pieces of crockery to the floor. Belfast-born Cathy Wilkes is exhibiting a new sculpture made using items from her home. It depicts a supermarket checkout adorned with empty breakfast bowls alongside a mannequin sitting on a toilet. Works by the third female nominee include glass, steel and fabric sculptures exploring two relationships where the woman is the lesser-known partner. Goshka Macuga describes herself as a "cultural anthropologist" and her work featured in the 5th Berlin Biennial for Contemporary Art. The sole man one the shortlist, 44-year-old Mark Leckey, is showing a film featuring Homer Simpson. A forty minute art lecture by Leckey, who is currently a film studies professor in Germany, has been recorded for 'Cinema-in the- Round.' The winner of the prize will be announced on 1 December live on Channel 4. The exhibition is open to the public from tomorrow and runs until January 18.


Which African capital city is the highest above sea level?

THE WORLD GEOGRAPHY: 10 Capital Cities by Highest Elevation In The World 10 Capital Cities by Highest Elevation In The World 1. La Paz, Bolivia La Paz 1. La Paz, Bolivia (3,660 mts), is the administrative capital of Bolivia, as well as the departmental capital of La Paz Department, and the second largest city (in population) only after Santa Cruz de la Sierra. It is located in the western part of the country on the department of the same name. It is located at an elevation of 3,660 meters above sea level, making it the world's highest "de facto" capital city, or administrative capital. The official capital of Bolivia is Sucre and it is the seat of Justice, La Paz has more government departments, hence the "de facto" qualifier. 2. Quito, Ecuador Quito 2. Quito, Ecuador (2,800 mts), is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains. With a population of 1,397,698 according to the last census (2001), and, as estimated by the municipality, approximately 1,504,991 in 2005, Quito is the second most populous city in Ecuador, after Guayaquil.The elevation of the city's central square is 2,800 m (about 9,186 ft), making Quito the second-highest administrative capital city in the world (after La Paz,Bolivia), and the highest legal capital (ahead of Sucre, also in Bolivia, and Bogotá, Colombia). 3. Bogota, Colombia Bogota 3. Bogota, Colombia (2,640 mts), is the capital city of Colombia, as well as the most populous city in the country, with an estimated 7,304,384 inhabitants as of 2009. Bogotá and its metropolitan area, which includes municipalities such as Chía, Cota, Soacha, Cajicá and La Calera, had an estimated population of 8,566,926 in 2009. In terms of land area, Bogotá is the largest city in Colombia, one of the biggest of Latin America, figures in the 30th largest cities of the world, and it is the third-highest capital city in the world (after La Paz and Quito) at 2640 metres above sea level. With its many universities and libraries, Bogotá has become known as "The Athens of South America". 4. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa 4. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (2,390 mts), is the capital city of Ethiopia.It is the largest city in Ethiopia, with a population of 3,384,569 according to the 2007 population census.As a chartered city, Addis Ababa has the status of both a city and a state. It is where the African Union and its predecessor the OAU are based. Addis Ababa is therefore often referred to as "the political capital of Africa", due to its historical, diplomatic and political significance for the continent. The city is populated by people from different regions of Ethiopia – the country has as many as 80 nationalities speaking 80 languages and belonging to a wide variety of religious communities. It is home to Addis Ababa University. 5. Asmara, Eritrea Asmara 5. Asmara, Eritrea (2,325 mts) is the capital city and largest settlement in Eritrea, home to a population of around 579,000 people. At an elevation of 2,325 meters (7,628  ft), Asmara is on the edge of an escarpment that is both the northwestern edge of the Great Rift Valley and of the Eritrean highlands. Textiles and clothing, processed meat, beer, shoes, and ceramics are the major industrial products.  6. Thimphu, Bhutan Thimphy 6. Thimphu, Bhutan (2,300 mts) is the capital and largest city of Bhutan. It is situated in the western central part of Bhutan and the name of the surrounding valley is dzongkhag, the Thimphu District. The city became the capital of Bhutan in 1961. As of 2005 it had a population of  79,185, with 98,676 people living in the entire Thimphu district.The city is spread out longitudinally in a north-south direction on the west bank of the valley formed by the Wang Chuu, also known as the Thimphu Chuu River. Unusually for a capital city, Thimphu is not served by an airport, but relies on the airport at Paro, connected by road some 54 kilometres (34 mi) away.  7. Sana'a, Yemen Sana'a 7. Sa


What was the name of the cross-dressing potter who won the Turner Prize in 2003?

Grayson Perry wears 'mother of bride' outfit to receive CBE from Prince Charles | Daily Mail Online comments Buckingham Palace has played host to some flamboyant characters over the years. So perhaps it was unsurprising that barely a courtly eyebrow was raised when transvestite potter Grayson Perry collected his CBE from Prince Charles yesterday in a midnight blue dress and jacket, heels, and fabulously over-the-top black hat. Indeed, when asked about what Perry joyfully described as his ‘Italian mother of the bride outfit’, the Queen’s official spokesman replied with only the merest hint of a smile: ‘His attire was entirely appropriate.’ My husband and I: Grayson Perry (left) and his wife Phillipa (right) outside Buckingham Palace. Perry wore a midnight blue dress to collect his CBE Investiture: Mr Perry shakes hand with the Prince of Wales as he receives the CBE The Turner Prize winner became the first male cross-dresser to collect a gong wearing a dress. Charles got a fit of the giggles as Perry, in heavy make-up and a sweep of fuschia-pink lipstick, was introduced but the two were quickly chatting like old friends. The prince couldn’t place Perry’s medal for services to contemporary art over his head because of the size of his hat, so handed it to him instead. Perry, 54, who bowed rather than curtseyed, said he designed his outfit specially for the event, but first wore the hat ‘when I went away on a Transvestite Bridal Weekend’. The artist, accompanied by his wife Philippa, 56, and daughter Flo, 21, said his outfit had been agreed in advance with the palace, adding: ‘They are pretty cool here.’ Or, as one royal source put it: ‘People would have been more upset if he had turned up in jeans.’   Close encounter: The artist shook hands with Prince Charles as he picked up the gong at Buckingham Palace Chat: Mr Perry and Prince Charles have a brief conversation during the investiture ceremony Speaking after the ceremony Perry said: 'Receiving this was great, it's not just for me it's for all the artists - no really it's just for me, for 30 years of hard graft.' Mr Perry, 53, once described Claire as 'a cross between Katie Boyle and Camilla Parker-Bowles' but when reminded of this he laughed and said: 'This is my Italian mother of the bride outfit.' He added: 'When I got the call my first thought was,  "What am I going to wear?" It's a serious thing, I'm not going to compromise my identity as Britain's pre-eminent transvestite. 'I Googled to see what people wore and went for the sexier end. I always do like the older woman who makes an effort.' Other people who received honours from Prince Charles today included darts champion Catrina Gulliver, awarded an MBE, and comedy producer Gareth Gwenland, who was given an OBE. Former newsreader Julia Somerville was also recognised, receiving an OBE for her work supporting the arts as a former chairman of the Government Art Collection's advisory committee. Mr Perry, who grew up in Essex, made his name with hand-crafted pottery which is often illustrated with disturbing scenes of sex and child abuse. Royal occasion: Mr Perry posing with a pair of Beefeaters outside the Palace today Family: Mr Perry with his wife Philippa and their 21-year-old daughter Flo after the ceremony He achieved widespread public fame in 2003 when he was awarded the Turner Prize - the first potter ever to receive Britain's most prestigious arts prize. At the time, the judges praised him for 'subverting the craft form of ceramics'. Born in 1960 in Chelmsford, he began his career at Braintree College of Further Education and then at Portsmouth Polytechnic, where he studied fine art. Mr Perry says he realised he was a transvestite when he was teenager, and was thrown out of his father's home by his stepmother. Eminent: Mr Perry with GQ editor Dylan Jones, who was awarded an OBE today Outfit: Grayson Perry dressed as an 'Italian mother of the bride' to receive the CBE at Buckingham Palace Later when he moved to London in the early 1980s he began attending evening pottery classes and develope


By what name was the Spanish nobleman Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar better known?

El Cid: Spanish history enjoys a right royal revamp | Film | The Guardian Reel history El Cid: Spanish history enjoys a right royal revamp Anthony Mann jousts fast and loose with the lives of Spain's medieval masters – resulting in seriously sublime cinema Dressed to kill … Charlton Heston (right) as Rodrigo Díaz in El Cid (1961), directed by Anthony Mann. Photograph: Allied Artists/Allstar/Cinetext Entertainment grade: A History grade: D Rodrigo Díaz was an 11th-century nobleman from Vivar in Castile. He is better known as El Cid, from the Arabic sidi or sayyid, meaning "the Lord". War Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, El Cid. Photograph: Universal/Getty Images In 1080, when this film begins, the territory that is now Spain and Portugal was split between Christian and Muslim kingdoms . Emir Ben Yussuf ( Herbert Lom ) rouses the Muslim princes of the southern part, known as al-Andalus, to conquer the Christian north, some of which is known as León-Castile. The film's Ben Yussuf is the historical Yusuf ibn Tashufin , commander of the Almoravid Empire . At his summons, Emir Yusuf al-Mutamin of Zaragoza (Douglas Wilmer) has a go at conquering part of León-Castile, but is captured by Rodrigo Díaz ( Charlton Heston ). When Díaz offers him freedom rather than death, al-Mutamin honours him with the name El Cid. According to the historical sources, al-Mutamin was not attempting to conquer León-Castile. His war was with his own brother and rival emir, Mundhir . Díaz and al-Mutamin are said to have become close when the former joined the latter's army as a mercenary in the early 1080s. Love Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren in El Cid (1961). Photograph: Moviestore Collection/Rex Features Díaz's girlfriend, Jimena (Sophia Loren), is upset with him for killing her father. When he fights an Aragonese knight in an astonishingly good jousting scene (which took El Cid's enormous cast and crew five weeks to film), Jimena gives her colours to his rival. The bubbling hatred between Díaz and Jimena on screen is the stuff of historical fantasy, but it was real enough on set. At the beginning of filming, Heston found out that Loren was earning a $1m paycheque – substantially larger than his. He was so angry that he refused even to look at her in most of their scenes. This soon becomes amusing for the viewer. Politics King Ferdinand the Great of León-Castile dies, and divides his lands between his children Sancho, Alfonso and Urraca. This really happened 15 years earlier in 1065, but the film has bodged the timeline to heighten the tension. At the king's funeral, Sancho tries to kill Alfonso. Alfonso teams up with his sister Urraca, the two blond-haired siblings conspiring to reunite and rule the several kingdoms. They want gruff warrior Díaz on their side – but he won't do their bidding, for above all else he believes in honour. All Alfonso and Urraca would need to do is indulge in a spot of incest and we'd be in Game of Thrones, perhaps because medieval history is George RR Martin's source material . El Cid's version of the warring heirs has elements of accuracy, though in real life Ferdinand made it even more complicated by having five children , all of whom variously went into battle against each other, allied with Muslim princes, had affairs with runaway Muslim princesses , hatched world-domination conspiracies and assassinated each other. If a couple of dragons and some ice zombies turned up, they could hardly make the 11th century more dramatic than it really was. More war Scene from the 1961 film El Cid, with Charlton Heston Photograph: Sportsphoto Ltd./Allstar Alfonso is defeated by Ben Yussuf at the battle of Sagrajas . Díaz saves the day for the Christians by taking Valencia – but Ben Yussuf turns his forces and besieges him there. The battle sequences along the beach to the castle of Valencia (represented on film by the 13th-century castle of Peñíscola ) are some of the most spectacular in Hollywood history. Spain's military dictator Francisco Franco , who flattered himself that he might be compared to El Cid when this movie came out, loaned t


Which sportsman married Erin Nordegren in 2004?

Elin Nordegren biography | birthday, trivia | Swedish Celebrity Relative | Who2 Celebrity Relative   Elin Nordegren became world-famous in 2009, when her husband, superstar golfer Tiger Woods , admitted cheating on her. Nordegren first became a public figure in 2002 when she began dating Woods, one of the world’s most famous sports figures. A striking, blonde, blue-eyed Swede and part-time model, Nordegren was working as a nanny for Swedish golfer Jesper Parnevik when she met Woods. Reportedly Parnevik introduced the two at the 2001 British Open. Their romance became more widely known during the Masters golf tournament in April of 2002, and they became engaged in November of 2003. They were married in Barbados on 5 October 2004. Their first daughter, Sam Alexis Woods, was born on 18 June 2007; Woods told reporters that “Sam” was a nickname his father called him as a child. A son, Charlie Axel, was born on 8 February 2009. On November 27 of 2009, police were called to the Woods home near Orlando, Florida, after Tiger crashed a Cadillac Escalade near their driveway at 2:30 in the morning. It was soon revealed that the Woods and Nordegren had been arguing, after she discovered his relationship with club hostess Rachel Uchitel . Other women then came forward to claim they had slept with Woods before and during his marriage. Two weeks later, Woods released a statement admitting “infidelity” and said he would take an indefinite break from golf. On 23 August 2010, the couple announced that they had divorced. Extra credit Elin Nordegren went by the name Elin Woods during her marriage to Tiger Woods; in the divorce announcement at the end of their marriage, she was identified again simply as Elin Nordegren… Elin Nordegren has never posed for nude photos; online photos with titles like “Elin Nordegren nude” or “Elin Woods naked” are fakes. One particularly popular series featured a model named Kim Hiott… Elin Nordegren has a twin sister named Josefin; she is a lawyer in London, with the married name of Josefin Lonnborg. According to People magazine, the twins also have an older brother named Axel… Nordegren’s mother, Barbro Holmberg, has served as Sweden’s migration minister. Their father is a radio journalist.


The Potola Palace is a famous landmark in which Asian city?

Famous Landmarks: Satellite View of Potala Palace, Lhasa, Tibet, China - Nations Online Project Satellite View of Potala Palace ___ Famous Landmarks - Satellite View of Potala Palace (པོ་ཏ་ལ), Lhasa, Tibet   The front side of Potala Palace complex in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region (Xizang) - Image: Antoine Taveneaux   About Potala Palace The Potala complex in Lhasa with its massive walls, gates and turrets built of rammed earth and stone, comprises the White and the Red Palaces and several ancillary constructions. They were built on the Red Mountain in the center of Lhasa Valley. Lozang Gyatso, the Fifth Dalai Lama, started the construction of the Potala Palace in 1645. The complex symbolizes Tibetan Buddhism and its central role in the traditional administration of a unified Tibet. The Potala Palace was the core of the Tibetan theocracy, and the winter palace the chief residence of the Dalai Lama from the end of the 17th century until 1959. The palace contains 698 murals, almost 10,000 painted scrolls, numerous sculptures, carpets, canopies, curtains, porcelain, jade, and fine objects of gold and silver, as well as a large collection of sutras and important historical documents. The Red Palace contains the gilded burial stupas of past Dalai Lamas. The Potala Palace complex is a UNESCO World Heritage Site . The Historic Ensemble of the Potala  comprises the White and Red Palaces, Norbulingka, the Dalai Lama's former summer palace, and the  Jokhang monastery. For most Tibetans the 7th-century Jokhang monastery near the palace, is the most sacred and the most revered site in Tibet. Satellite view is showing the location of Potala Palace, the Jokhang monastery and Ramoche temple monastery in Tibet's capital Lhasa which lies at an elevation of 3750 m above sea level.   φ Latitude, λ Longitude (of Map center; move the map to see coordinates): ,


How many theses were nailed to the door of Wittenburg

95 Theses Martin Luther nailed to the Wittenburg church door The 95 Theses Martin Luther nailed to the Wittenburg church door 1. When our Lord and Master Jesus Christ said, "Repent" (Mt 4:17), he willed the entire life of believers to be one of repentance. 2. This word cannot be understood as referring to the sacrament of penance, that is, confession and satisfaction, as administered by the clergy. 3. Yet it does not mean solely inner repentance; such inner repentance is worthless unless it produces various outward mortification of the flesh. 4. The penalty of sin remains as long as the hatred of self (that is, true inner repentance), namely till our entrance into the kingdom of heaven. 5. The pope neither desires nor is able to remit any penalties except those imposed by his own authority or that of the canons. 6. The pope cannot remit any guilt, except by declaring and showing that it has been remitted by God; or, to be sure, by remitting guilt in cases reserved to his judgment. If his right to grant remission in these cases were disregarded, the guilt would certainly remain unforgiven. 7. God remits guilt to no one unless at the same time he humbles him in all things and makes him submissive to the vicar, the priest. 8. The penitential canons are imposed only on the living, and, according to the canons themselves, nothing should be imposed on the dying. 9. Therefore the Holy Spirit through the pope is kind to us insofar as the pope in his decrees always makes exception of the article of death and of necessity. 10. Those priests act ignorantly and wickedly who, in the case of the dying, reserve canonical penalties for purgatory. 11. Those tares of changing the canonical penalty to the penalty of purgatory were evidently sown while the bishops slept (Mt 13:25). 12. In former times canonical penalties were imposed, not after, but before absolution, as tests of true contrition. 13. The dying are freed by death from all penalties, are already dead as far as the canon laws are concerned, and have a right to be released from them. 14. Imperfect piety or love on the part of the dying person necessarily brings with it great fear; and the smaller the love, the greater the fear. 15. This fear or horror is sufficient in itself, to say nothing of other things, to constitute the penalty of purgatory, since it is very near to the horror of despair. 16. Hell, purgatory, and heaven seem to differ the same as despair, fear, and assurance of salvation. 17. It seems as though for the souls in purgatory fear should necessarily decrease and love increase. 18. Furthermore, it does not seem proved, either by reason or by Scripture, that souls in purgatory are outside the state of merit, that is, unable to grow in love. 19. Nor does it seem proved that souls in purgatory, at least not all of them, are certain and assured of their own salvation, even if we ourselves may be entirely certain of it. 20. Therefore the pope, when he uses the words "plenary remission of all penalties," does not actually mean "all penalties," but only those imposed by himself. 21. Thus those indulgence preachers are in error who say that a man is absolved from every penalty and saved by papal indulgences. 22. As a matter of fact, the pope remits to souls in purgatory no penalty which, according to canon law, they should have paid in this life. 23. If remission of all penalties whatsoever could be granted to anyone at all, certainly it would be granted only to the most perfect, that is, to very few. 24. For this reason most people are necessarily deceived by that indiscriminate and high-sounding promise of release from penalty. 25. That power which the pope has in general over purgatory corresponds to the power which any bishop or curate has in a particular way in his own diocese and parish. 26. The pope does very well when he grants remission to souls in purgatory, not by the power of the keys, which he does not have, but by way of intercession for them. 27. They preach only human doctrines who say that as soon as the money clinks into the money chest, the soul flies


What was the name of the robot in the 1951 film, 'The Day The Earth Stood Still'?

The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) - 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 the Earth Stood Still ( 1951 ) Approved | From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC An alien lands and tells the people of Earth that they must live peacefully or be destroyed as a danger to other planets. Director: Edmund H. North (screen play), Harry Bates (based on a story by) Stars: a list of 30 titles created 06 Feb 2012 a list of 23 titles created 20 Apr 2012 a list of 34 titles created 24 Jan 2014 a list of 45 titles created 10 Jun 2015 a list of 25 titles created 5 months ago Title: The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) 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. Won     1     Golden Globe. Another    2 wins & 1 nomination. See more awards  » Videos A small town in California is attacked by Martians. Director: Byron Haskin A starship crew goes to investigate the silence of a planet's colony only to find two survivors and a deadly secret that one of them has. Director: Fred M. Wilcox A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates. Director: Don Siegel A man's vision for a utopian society is disillusioned when travelling forward into time reveals a dark and dangerous society. Director: George Pal A remake of the 1951 classic sci-fi film about an alien visitor and his giant robot counterpart who visit Earth. Director: Scott Derrickson Scientists and American Air Force officials fend off a blood-thirsty alien organism while at a remote arctic outpost. Directors: Christian Nyby, Howard Hawks Stars: Kenneth Tobey, Margaret Sheridan, James Arness The earliest atomic tests in New Mexico cause common ants to mutate into giant man-eating monsters that threaten civilization. Director: Gordon Douglas An astronaut crew crash-lands on a planet in the distant future where intelligent talking apes are the dominant species, and humans are the oppressed and enslaved. Director: Franklin J. Schaffner When Scott Carey begins to shrink because of exposure to a combination of radiation and insecticide, medical science is powerless to help him. Director: Jack Arnold Extraterrestrials traveling in high-tech flying saucers contact scientist Dr. Russell Marvin as part of a plan to enslave the inhabitants of Earth. Director: Fred F. Sears In the world ravaged by the greenhouse effect and overpopulation, an NYPD detective investigates the murder of a big company CEO. Director: Richard Fleischer An alien lifeform consumes everything in its path as it grows and grows. Directors: Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr., Russell S. Doughten Jr. Stars: Steve McQueen, Aneta Corsaut, Earl Rowe Edit Storyline An alien (Klaatu) with his mighty robot (Gort) land their spacecraft on Cold War-era Earth just after the end of World War II. They bring an important message to the planet that Klaatu wishes to tell to representatives of all nations. However, communication turns out to be difficult, so, after learning something about the natives, Klaatu decides on an alternative approach. Written by Bruce Janson <bruce@cs.su.oz.au> The screen has never conceived a creature like this! See more  » Genres: El día que paralizaron la Tierra See more  » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia The first actor to whom the role of Klaatu was actually offered was Claude Rains , who wanted to accept it, but had to decline because of a prior commitment on Broadway. See more » Goofs A colonel orders his troops to block off all streets intersecting Connecticut Avenue "along a line from Wisconsin to the park." Connecticut Avenue and Wisconsin Avenue do not intersect. See more » Quotes See more » Crazy Credits Elmer Davis , H.V. Kaltenborn , and Drew Pearson identify themselves when they appear on screen. Radio personality Gabriel Heatter is identified b


Which series of books were illustrated by E.M. Shepherd?

Pooh Corner Pooh Corner Warning: Parameter 3 to showItem() expected to be a reference, value given in /home/poohcorn/public_html/includes/Cache/Lite/Function.php on line 100 Information on the Audio Recordings of Peter Dennis The Complete Works of Winnie-the-Pooh The Enchanted Places USA:  1 818 HUM POOH (818 486 7664 ) International: +1 818 486 7664 Contents of this site Copyright ï¿½ 1999 - 2017 Pooh Corner.  All rights reserved worldwide. This website is officially sanctioned by the Trustees of the Pooh Properties Trust, the owners of the copyright in the four books therein described. Reproduction and/or retransmission of all or any part of Winnie-the-Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner, When We Were Very Young and Now We Are Six is prohibited under international copyright law. Users desiring to reproduce or retransmit all or any part of the foregoing titles must first secure the appropriate copyright and other authorization in writing from Curtis Brown Ltd., 28-29 Haymarket, London SW1Y 4S8. Illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard. Illustrations are copyright protected and used by permission of the Executor of E.H. Shepard and the E.H. Shepard


Who was Clive Ponting accused of leaking information to during his 1985 secrets trial?

BBC ON THIS DAY | 16 | 1985: Falklands' row civil servant resigns 1985: Falklands' row civil servant resigns Ministry of Defence assistant secretary Clive Ponting has resigned from his post. Mr Ponting, 38, was acquitted of breaching section two of the Official Secrets Act at the Central Criminal Court in London on 11 February. He was charged with leaking two documents about the sinking of the Argentine cruiser General Belgrano in the 1982 Falklands War - the Royal Navy's first serious attack of the conflict. He had sent information to the Labour MP for Linlithgow, Tam Dalyell, last July but on Monday the jury found this did not entail, "communicating information to an unauthorised person", which is illegal. After the two week trial Mr Ponting, from Islington in London, said he thought he was unlikely to return to his �23,000 per year job. Although the Civil Service was ordered to reimburse Mr Ponting - who had been on half pay since the case began last year - it withdrew his security clearance last week. Blowing the whistle on Belgrano His resignation came hours before he received an official warning not to proceed with the publication of extracts from his book, The Right to Know. A Sunday newspaper has already begun to serialise Mr Ponting's account of events, suggesting senior ministers misled parliament and the public about the timing of the sinking and locations of warships. And the former assistant secretary also made a speech about the case at a Freedom of Information rally on Thursday. Ministry of Defence (MoD) officials will consider Mr Ponting's resignation after the weekend, but it is likely to be accepted, since his actions would otherwise have incurred disciplinary proceedings. The MoD police has announced a new investigation into an anonymous letter sent to Mr Dalyell last April suggesting questions to raise in parliament about the Belgrano affair. Opposition MPs have accused the Conservative Government of a vendetta, ahead of a debate about the Belgrano affair in the Commons on Monday.


Who was John McCain's running partner in the 2008 American Presidential election?

Presidential Election of 2008 << 2004 The 56th quadrennial United States presidential election was held on November 4, 2008. Outgoing Republican President George W. Bush's policies and actions and the American public's desire for change were key issues throughout the campaign. During the presidential election campaign, the major-party candidates ran on a platform of change and reform in Washington. Domestic policy and the economy eventually emerged as the main themes in the last few months of the election campaign after the onset of the 2008 economic crisis. Democrat Barack Obama, then junior United States Senator from Illinois, defeated Republican John McCain. Nine states changed allegiance from the 2004 election. Each had voted for the Republican nominee in 2004 and contributed to Obama's sizable Electoral College victory. The selected electors from each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia voted for President and Vice President of the United States on December 15, 2008. Those votes were tallied before a joint session of Congress on January 8, 2009. Obama received 365 electoral votes, and McCain 173. There were several unique aspects of the 2008 election. The election was the first in which an African American was elected President. It was also the first time two sitting senators ran against each other. The 2008 election was the first in 56 years in which neither an incumbent president nor a vice president ran — Bush was constitutionally limited from seeking a third term by the Twenty-second Amendment; Vice President Dick Cheney chose not to seek the presidency. It was also the first time the Republican Party nominated a woman for Vice President (Sarah Palin, then-Governor of Alaska). Additionally, it was the first election in which both major parties nominated candidates who were born outside of the contiguous United States. Voter turnout for the 2008 election was the highest in at least 40 years.