What is a synonym for a rich tapestry or wall-hanging?

Wall hanging - definition of wall hanging by The Free Dictionary Wall hanging - definition of wall hanging by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/wall+hanging Also found in: Thesaurus , Wikipedia . wall hanging n. A flat decorative object, such as a tapestry, rug, or antique map, hung against a wall. wall′ hang`ing a tapestry, carpet, or similar object hung against a wall as decoration; arras. [1895–1900] Noun 1. wall hanging - decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window; "the cold castle walls were covered with hangings" decoration , ornament , ornamentation - something used to beautify dossal , dossel - an ornamental hanging of rich fabric hung behind the altar of a church or at the sides of a chancel Kakemono - a Japanese (paper or silk) wall hanging; usually narrow with a picture or writing on it and a roller at the bottom lambrequin - short and decorative hanging for a shelf edge or top of a window casing arras , tapestry - a wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric with pictorial designs Translations


Who starred in the title role of ‘The Admirable Crichton’ in a 1957 film?

Paradise Lagoon (1957) - 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 Admirable Crichton (original title) Approved | In 1905, Lord Henry Loam, his family and his servants are shipwrecked on a deserted island where the survival of the fittest renders the rigid class system irrelevant. Director: a list of 574 titles created 04 Feb 2013 a list of 40 titles created 04 Dec 2015 a list of 38 titles created 4 months ago a list of 25 titles created 3 months ago a list of 33 titles created 1 month ago Search for " Paradise Lagoon " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb 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. Biopic of RAF Group Captain Douglas Bader who, after having lost both legs, flew a British fighter plane during WW2. Director: Lewis Gilbert It's time for the annual London to Brighton antique car rally, and Alan McKim and Ambrose Claverhouse are not going to let their friendship stop them from trying to humiliate each other. ... See full summary  » Director: Henry Cornelius The World War II story of the British Navy's effort to defeat Nazi Germany's most powerful warship. Director: Lewis Gilbert A 12 year old tomboy witnesses the murder of a woman by her Polish merchant marine boyfriend but bonds with him and thwarts the police in their investigation. Director: J. Lee Thompson Richard Hannay witnesses a hit-and-run involving a woman pushing a pram. Looking in the pram he sees a gun instead of a baby. He tracks the woman down and she reveals that she is a secret ... See full summary  » Director: Ralph Thomas A woman unhappy in her passionless marriage leaves her husband for a younger and more ardent lover. Director: Anatole Litvak A naive aristocrat in search of a career becomes caught up in the struggles between his profit-minded uncle and an aggressive labour union. Director: John Boulting Two rich British men offer a penniless American a loan, without telling him that the amount is £1,000,000, and this in the form of a single banknote. Director: Ronald Neame Violette Bushell is the daughter of an English father and a French mother, living in London in the early years of World War 2. She meets a handsome young French soldier in the park and ... See full summary  » Director: Lewis Gilbert After five years lost at sea, a missing wife thought long dead returns just after her husband remarries. Director: Michael Gordon When a young girl is found dead an inspector is sent to investigate a prosperous Yorkshire household. It emerges that each member of the family has a guilty secret - each one is partly responsible for her death. Director: Guy Hamilton A group of people are shipwrecked when their yacht runs around on a South Pacific island. The usable hierarchy in a upper-class British family breaks down quickly when it becomes apparent ... See full summary  » Director: George Schaefer Edit Storyline Lord Loam has modern ideas about his household; he believes in treating his servants as his equals - at least sometimes. His butler, Crichton, still believes that members of the serving class should know their place and be happy there. But when the Loam family are shipwrecked on a desert island with the self-reliant Crichton and between maid Tweeny, the class system is put to the test. Written by George S. Davis <mgeorges@prodigy.net> (as Paradise Lagoon) Shipwrecked in Paradise! See more  » Genres: 16 December 1957 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: Did You Know? Trivia The film was released in the US as "Paradise Lagoon." The distributors feared that if they used the original J.M. Barrie title the public would think the film was about a naval officer. See more » Goofs When land is first sighted, Tweeny has only one arm on the oar when the binoculars are passed to Crichton. In the next shot, when Crichton is looking through the binoculars, she has both arms on the oar.


In which country is chicken frequently served in a chocolate sauce?

Traditional Foods in Mexico | USA Today Traditional Foods in Mexico (Photo: burrito image by Silvia Bogdanski from Fotolia.com ) Related Articles Common Foods in Spain Traditional food in Mexico is far different from the Mexican food we find in the states. Traditional Mexican food is dependent upon the region and the staples of the land. While each region has been influenced differently by the original conquering Spaniards, the varying climate and geography also play a part in the region's traditional selections. The entire country is known for its corn, tomatoes, chocolate, spices, avocados, beans, papaya, vanilla and chill peppers. How these staples are used reflects the true traditional foods of the land. Maizes One of the most commonly used staples of all of Mexico is maize, the corn staple of the land. It is used for tortillas, enchiladas, quesadillas and tacos. The fillings of these specialties are specific to the region. Northern Mexico is greatly known for its meat products, specifically beef, ostrich and goat. The maize specialties are filled with these meats and served with tomatoes and spices. In the Veracruzan areas bordering the Gulf of Mexico, fish is more common and is used as a primary dish, even when filling quesadillas and tacos. Tomatoes Tomatoes are used throughout Mexico. Salsa is a commonly used condiment that is made with a combination of uncooked tomatoes, onions and chile. It is served with maize, chicken, turkey and other dishes to enhance flavor and, at times, to provide a fiery spark to the dish. The tomatoes used to provide this sauce are always grown in the region and can be green or red. Chocolate The origins of chocolate are quite different in Mexico. Aztec cuisine introduced chocolate to the area as a drink rather than a food source. A traditional use for chocolate in the Pueblo area of Mexico is mole sauce. This sauce is a smooth, thick and sweet sauce made with chocolate, herbs and spices. This sauce is poured over turkey and chicken. Avocado Avocado is a source that is used frequently in all parts of Mexico. You will see avocado used in guacamole, which is a dip made with mashed avocado, onions, coriander and chilies. Avocado is also used in soups and salad dishes that usually include chicken. Beans Beans are an important staple in the Mexican culture. Beans grow well in all regions of Mexico and are enhanced by the regional flavors and spices that favor the land. One of the most popular Mexican dishes is beans and rice, or frijoles y arroz. The dish is flavored with the local spices and usually includes a hot pepper or side of salsa and complements the fish or meat of the land. The beans can be red, black, yellow or purple, and dishes can range from mild to fiery hot. References


In 1978, who was assassinated by a poisoned umbrella tip on a London street?

Poison-tip umbrella assassination of Georgi Markov reinvestigated - Telegraph News Poison-tip umbrella assassination of Georgi Markov reinvestigated The cold war murder of Georgi Markov, the Bulgarian dissident who was assassinated using a poison-tipped umbrella, is being reinvestigated by Scotland Yard. By Richard Edwards, Crime Correspondent 7:54PM BST 19 Jun 2008 Counter-terrorism detectives spent two weeks in Bulgaria last month, applying to interview 40 witnesses and to access archived documents on the case - one of Britain's most famous unsolved murders which resembles the plot of a spy novel. Markov had been classified as a "non person" On a September evening in London in 1978, Markov, a prize-winning Bulgarian author and BBC broadcaster who had been classified as a "non person" by the communist authorities, was waiting alongside commuters for a bus on Waterloo Bridge when he felt a stinging pain in his thigh. A heavily built stranger dropped an umbrella, mumbled "sorry" and fled in a taxi. Markov thought little of the seemingly trivial incident and continued his journey home; he was dead of a high fever in three days and was later buried in Dorset. The James Bond-style murder weapon was an umbrella, partly developed by the Soviet KGB, which fired a pellet the size of a pinhead, containing the poison ricin. Related Articles Bulgaria to close Georgy Markov 'umbrella killing' case 09 Sep 2013 Three years ago a book citing leaked Bulgarian intelligence documents named the alleged hitman as Francesco Giullino, a Dane of Italian origin who worked for the Bulgarian secret service. He is described as agent "Piccadilly" who worked for the communist era Durzhavna Sigornost (DS), the Bulgarian equivalent of the KGB. One intelligence report said of him: "He does not feel fear." Files allegedly show the DS sent Giullino, now 62, on three trips to London in 1977 and 1978 to "neutralise" Markov, who was a persistent critic of the regime in radio broadcasts for the BBC Bulgarian service. The DS files appear to confirm that he was the only agent in London at the time of the killing. The nearest Giullino came to facing justice was on February 5, 1993, when he was interrogated in Copenhagen for six hours by British and Danish detectives after a tip-off linking him to the case. He admitted espionage but denied any involvement in the Markov killing. He was not held, because Denmark had no case against him. Scotland Yard has kept an open file on the notorious killing but have stepped up a review of the case in the past two years. A squad of detectives from the counter terrorism command flew to Bulgaria last month, in March and in April last year. But officers face a race against time. The present Bulgarian government intends to wash its hands of the case on September 11, 2008, by invoking its legal code's statute of limitations, which closes the book on all unsolved, or unpunished, crimes after 30 years. Andrey Tsvetanov, the Bulgarian investigator in charge of the case, said: "We are fully cooperating with our colleagues and are having a 100 percent exchange of information on both sides - something we lacked in the past. "We can now talk about a real investigation and analysis of the case. I hope that our collaboration will help exhaust all case scenarios," he added. Detectives want to question two former top secret police officers: Vladimir Todorov, who served a 10-month jail term in 1992 for allowing the destruction of some secret archives on the case, and Lyuben Gotsev. A spokeswoman for Scotland Yard said: "Can confirm that a small team of MPS officers travelled to Bulgaria in May 2008 icw the inquiry into the death of Georgi Markov in 1978. This inquiry remains open and has been a particularly complex investigation."


What one-word name is given to the Russian dish of stuffed pancakes?

The Traveller's Yellow Pages for Saint Petersburg. Traditional Russian arts, holidays, cuisine, banya, fashion RUSSIAN CUISINE Russian cuisine has been influenced by natural, social, economic and historical factors. Its main feature is the abundance of ingredients used. Its other defining feature is the variety of methods of preparing the products (boiling, stewing, roasting, baking and frying). The uniqueness of Russian cuisine is, to a great extent, due to the specifics of the Russian stove, which has existed for several thousands of years. The reason for the endurance of the Russian stove is its universality. It heated the house, it was used for cooking, baking bread, drying food and clothes and even for washing. A special shape of dish was created for the Russian stove. Initially it was ceramic (pot) and then metallic (cast iron). There were also unique cooking methods; geese, ducks chicken and piglets were cooked whole, while meat was cut into large pieces, gammon was baked whole etc. Food cooked in a Russian stove had a distinct flavour and aroma. Since ancient times, everything that the forests, rivers and lakes provided was used: mushrooms, berries, nuts, hazel grouse, wood grouse, grouse, hare, fish, crayfish, geese, ducks etc. Honey was for many years the main ingredient for making sweet dishes and drinks. The natural environment of Rus encouraged the development of dairy as well as meat livestock farming. Therefore, milk, curd cheese, cream and sour cream were widely used and beef, pork, mutton, goat and fowl meat consumed. However, veal was not eaten in Rus until almost the end of the 18th century, when it became a decoration on the festive tables of noblemen. Cereal crops had been long cultivated in Rus, which is why a great deal of flour based and grain dishes appeared on the Russian table. It was not only cereals that were honoured but also garden crops. Cabbage was particularly widely used in Russian cuisine, it was used to make snacks, fillings for pies and cabbage soup (shchi). Just as popular in ancient Rus were cucumbers, turnips, swedes and radishes. What is more, dishes using these are still popular today (grated radish with kvass (a bread drink), butter, radish with honey etc.). Later, other kinds of vegetables became widely used; pumpkins, marrows, aubergines, tomatoes and of course potatoes, without which Russian food is impossible to imagine. However, before the end of the 18th century the potato was not as widespread in Russia as it is today. In the middle of the 18 century it was planted in the gardens of the Tsar. It is well known that Catherine II ate only potatoes during fasting. An order was issued on cultivating the пїЅEarth AppleпїЅ, but the population did not support this crop, especially as some members of the clergy considered the potato to be the пїЅdevilпїЅs appleпїЅ which had tempted Adam and Eve. Despite this, the potato gradually spread throughout Russia helped by bad harvest years when the peasants were forced to plant it, even though this caused the пїЅpotato riotsпїЅ. However, popular resistance changed when a recipe for making samogon (home made alcohol) from potatoes reached the villages. Already by the end of the 19th century, the largest restaurants in Saint Petersburg introduced пїЅPotatoes a la PushkinпїЅ on their menus. According to legend, the great Russian poet Alexander Pushkin on returning late from guests and feeling hungry, decided to make supper himself and fried boiled potatoes in butter on coal. He liked the dish so much, that he then began serving it to his guests. Even so, right up to the 1917 October Revolution, potatoes were served with English dishes, as potato seeds were first brought to Russia from England and Ireland. Together with vegetables, fruit were also grown, especially apples and pears which were used not only for making sweet dishes but also kvass. Soaked apples were also a typical starter. However, Empress Elizabeth Petrovna could not stand apples in any form, and could not even bear their smell, to which she was particularly sensitive, althou


Which former king won a gold medal for yachting at the 1960 Olympics?

The return of the King of Greece for the games - TODAY.com Today.com The return of the King of Greece for the games 2004-08-18T13:18:45.000Z comment             () For the past thirty years, Greece has been a parliamentary republic with a president as head of state. But before that, the country had two periods of rule by a monarch. Constantine II, who currently lives in London, was forced into exile after a military government seized power in 1967. The former king is related to most of European royalty. His sister Sophia is married to King Juan Carlos of Spain and he is third cousin to Prince Charles of Great Britain. "Today" host Katie Couric talked to King Constantine who is now back in Greece for the Olympic games. With the Olympics taking place in Athens, one person who is extremely proud is Constantine, the former king of Greece. He won a gold medal in sailing at the 1960 Olympics in Rome, and he's in Greece as an honorary member of the International Olympic Committee. Katie Couric: “You've been in exile for 37 years now. What is it like to come back to Greece to witness these Olympic Games?” King Constantine: “To have the Olympic Games in my country is such an excitement, and that's a dream that I’ve had always. It's nice to see, how it's unifying the whole nation.” Watching the Greek team enter the stadium during the opening ceremonies was a highlight for the former king. He was the flag bearer for Greece at the 1960 games. King Constantine: “I remember I had the privilege of holding the flag, when our team came in and the roar of the crowd was something that is still in my ears.” The medal Constantine won in sailing in 1960 was the first gold for Greece in 50 years. King Constantine: “Getting the gold medal, it was the greatest feeling in my life, other than getting engaged to my wife. And to hear the national anthem of your country, and you know you are not doing it for yourself, you are doing it for your country, is very important.” Constantine became engaged to Princess Ann Marie of Denmark in 1964, just six months before his father King Paul died.  Couric: “You became king in 1964, when you were just 24 years old. Where you equipped to handle the job at such a young age, was it daunting for you?” King Constantine: “It is daunting, the thing that was the worst thing of all, was the fact that I lost my father. He was a very wise man. The shock of losing him was enormous. I just had to get on with it. But I was very young and the responsibilities enormous.” But after being king for just three years, he faced a military coup d'etat in April of 1967. King Constantine: “Well, that I've mentioned many times before was the worst day of my life. It was a sort of, you had a sort of feeling that the country is going in to dark age – the sort of helpless feeling that everybody is being arrested.” In fact, 8000 people were arrested, including the king and his staff. Couric: “There was a photograph taken of you on April 21st, 1967 with the military government. As a result, many people believed that you actually supported the colonels who were responsible for the coup, when in fact you didn't?” King Constantine: “I had a thunder's look on my face, which I had purposely wanted to be photographed with them, so I could communicate with the people, that I don't like this situation.” Six months later, Constantine tried to organize a counter coup but his efforts failed. He fled to Rome fearing a civil war. King Constantine: “The best thing for me to do was tell the armed forces that I was leaving the country and stop any kind of tremendous damage to the nation." In 1974, there was a referendum in Greece to decide the fate of the king. The monarchy was defeated by 69 percent of the majority.   King Constantine: “It is quite a cultural shock to suddenly realize that the telephone is not going to ring [and] your opinion doesn't carry the same weight.” Constantine says his wife and five children have supported him through these tumultuous times. His eldest son, crown Prince Pavlov, is married to Marie Chantal miller, daug


What name is given to the Irish dish of potato and cabbage, sometimes served as a stew?

What Goes with Irish Stew? Follow Us on Pinterest What Goes with Irish Stew? With Saint Patrick’s Day coming up, many people start planning an Irish menu. Irish stew may be one of the favorite recipes that come to mind. While a stew has both meat and vegetables in it, sometimes you need some side dishes to fill out the meal, especially if you have many mouths to feed. So, what goes with Irish stew? Potatoes Potatoes are a staple in Ireland. While you may have put some in your stew, you may also want to prepare a side dish of Apple Mash. This is a combination of cooked apples and potatoes that are mashed together. They are then served with a little sugar and butter. Another potato dish is Colcannon. It is made with mashed potatoes, cabbage, and onions. Some recipes also add a little bit of bacon. It is comfort food at its best and tastes wonderful. A savory potato and leek bake could also make a tasty side dish. Another potato possibility is Boxtie, or potato cakes. This is a dish made with mashed potato, grated raw potato, salt, and flour. It is made on a hot griddle. The golden brown exterior gives way to a soft, delicious interior. It is a regional specialty from County Leitrim. Cabbage Cabbage is another Irish staple. Cabbage can be added to potatoes, as mentioned above in the Colcannon suggestion. It can also be baked with apples. Cabbage can be enjoyed on its own as a side dish when it is fried up in butter and onion in a big skillet. A little vinegar and sugar is added to create a little dressing. This may be a good choice to serve with Irish stew, since not every stew recipe includes cabbage. Breads Bread is an important part of every meal in Ireland. Soda bread is an Irish favorite. It can be made with herbs, currants or spices as well as plain. Buttermilk bread is another tradition. This is a bread that is made from flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, eggs, buttermilk and raisins or currants. It can be baked into scones or bannocks. A bannock is a round loaf of bread. To serve a bannock, cut it into quarters and then slice thin pieces off. Serving Your Irish stew can be served in a bowl accompanied by your side dishes or you can even spoon it over a side of colcannon. Slices of bread can be dipped in the stew’s gravy. Let everyone heap their plates with their favorites and let the Irish fun begin. If you are Irish for more than just one day per year, of course any of these recipes may appeal to your sense of history. They are certainly appropriate for any meal you wish. You can also add these side dishes to main dishes like corned beef and cabbage, roast lamb, shepherd’s pie or any number of great Irish dishes. Let the luck of the Irish fill your kitchen with delicious flavors and aromas to tempt your family into a fine meal.


In which event did Nero participate in the ancient Olympics, circa AD 60?

Ancient Olympics Impact Nero From his youth Nero (emperor from AD 54 to 69) was a great fan of Greek culture and he spoke Greek fluently. His main interests were poetry and music: he supported young poets and performed himself as kithara singer in the intimate circle of admiring friends. Of his poetic works, one of which dealt with the fall of Troy, nothing is preserved, however. In AD 60 Nero established the first regular Greek games in the city of Rome; he called them Neronia. Literature and music played the main role and the victors dedicated their crowns to the emperor. Nero's first public participation was at the Naples Sebasta in AD 64. One year later he came on scene again as poet and kithara singer during the second Neroneia of 65 (not after 4, but after 5 years!). The next year he also appeared as charioteer in the Circus Maximus and he started his grand tour of Greece, his peregrinatio Achaica. All games of the periodos were held in a single year (the Olympic games were postponed almost two years for this occasion), so that Nero could become periodos-victor in just one year. He won all crowns for the musical contests (Olympia organised for this occasion a unique musical competition) and he also won the chariot races , though he fell from his chariot, when driving a ten-horse chariot instead of the usual four horses! The climax of his tour was his second appearance in Korinth, where he personally announced freedom for all the Greeks - after the example of Quinctius Flamininus -, a few months after having opened the new canal through the Isthmos. On his return he held four 'triumphal entries', in Naples, in his birth place Antium, in his country residence Alba Longa and in Rome. On the last occasion he entered the city on the triumphal chariot of Augustus , dressed in a Greek garb, with the Olympic crown on his head and the Pythian crown around his right arm, through a breach which had been cut in the city wall. This was the triumph of the artist, not of the general. For this reason it ended in the temple of Apollo instead of that of Iupiter Capitolinus. The Roman elite did not like the public appearance of an emperor in the games, especially as participant in the chariot races. They certainly disapproved when he forced them to participate in Roman spectacles, an activity for slaves . But it certainly contributed to Nero's popularity with ordinary men in the East. Being no longer able to cope with the hopeless political situation Nero took refuge in the applause of his Greek admirers, the only persons who "know how to appreciate me and my art". Eventually, he was killed and the Neronia abolished. Reconstruction of the grand tour of Nero


In which country is the Patagonian Desert?

Where Does The Patagonian Desert Lie? - WorldAtlas.com Geography Where Does The Patagonian Desert Lie? The Patagonian Desert can be as cold as it is dry. It spans large parts of the nations of Argentina and Chile. Steppe habitats in the Argentine portion of the Patagonian Desert. 5. Description The Patagonian Desert stretches across an area of 673,000 square kilometers in the southern part of mainland Argentina and parts of Chile. The desert, also known as the Patagonia Steppe or Magellanic Steppe, is bounded by the Patagonian Andes to the west, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Colorado River to the north. Though the Strait of Magellan can be regarded as the southern boundary of this desert, the same desert landscapes extend further down into the Tierra del Fuego region. The topography of the Patagonian Desert is wide and varied, comprised by tablelands, massifs, valleys, canyons, and lakes of glacial origin. 4. Historical Role The Patagonian Desert was inhabited by hunter-gatherers since a long time ago. The Tehuelche Indians were the original settlers of this land, and there settlements here probably existed as far back as 5,100 years ago. Guanaco and rhea were the most important animals hunted by these ancient native tribes. Later, first the Spaniards, and then the English, tried to establish colonial settlements along the Patagonian coastal region in the late 18th and early 19th Centuries, but permanency of these settlements failed to exist. Years after the independence of Argentina, the native Indians were ousted from the Patagonian region during the Conquest of Desert Campaigns in the 1870s waged by the Europeans. The new settlers primarily occupied the region to exploit its enormous wealth of natural resources, including the vast mineral deposits of the region. Animal agriculture also was adopted as a source of livelihood by these new desert dwellers. 3. Modern Significance The Patagonian Desert attracts a large number of tourists each year to Argentina. The presence of rare, unique, and often endemic flora and fauna, coupled with the rugged, wild beauty of the Patagonian landscapes, has fostered the creation of a large number of national parks in the area, and these are serving as major tourist attractions. Scientific researchers and geologists also visit the area to study the ecology, glaciology, and mineral wealth of this desert's habitats. The steppe vegetation of the desert supports a large community of livestock, especially sheep, which are reared by the ranchers living and working in the Patagonian Desert region. Peaches, almonds, alfalfa, dates, olives, and grapes are some of commercially significant crops cultivated here. The Patagonian Desert also hosts vast mineral reserves of iron ore, manganese, uranium, zinc, copper, and gold. 2. Habitat and Biodiversity Two climatic zones prevail in the Patagonian Desert. The northern, semiarid zone has a mean annual temperature ranging between 12o and 20° Celsius, and annual rainfall there varies between 90 and 430 millimeters. The southern zone has a cold, dry climate, with mean annual temperatures ranging between 4o and 13° Celsius, and annual precipitation, including snow and rain, varies between 5 and 8 inches. The different parts of the Patagonian Desert have their own distinctive eco-regions as well. A narrow strip in the western parts of the region support a mix of deciduous and coniferous forests, and the density of vegetation gradually decreases from north to south. Monte vegetation and open bushlands are found in the northern zone, while the southern zone has extremely sparse, low-lying vegetation. Bird life in the Patagonian Desert is diverse, including peregrine falcons, Patagonian mockingbirds, and Patagonian yellow finches. Mammals like Southern viscachs, pumas, guanacos, and Patagonian weasels, amphibians like the endangered Andalgala water frogs, Argentine toads, and Gray four-eyed frogs, and reptilians like King's tree iguanas, Darwin's marked geckos, and Darwin's iguanas, are also found in the Patagonian Desert's varied habitats. 1. Environ


What was the last film directed by David Lean, cast included Peggy Ashcroft & Judy Davis?

A Passage to India (1984) - 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 A Passage to India ( 1984 ) PG | Cultural mistrust and false accusations doom a friendship in British colonial India between an Indian doctor, an Englishwoman engaged to marry a city magistrate, and an English educator. Director: E.M. Forster (by), E.M. Forster (based on the novel by) | 2 more credits  » Stars: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 30 titles created 18 Jan 2013 a list of 27 titles created 23 Apr 2013 a list of 23 titles created 04 Jan 2014 a list of 45 titles created 17 Jan 2015 a list of 28 titles created 26 Jul 2015 Title: A Passage to India (1984) 7.4/10 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     2     Oscars. Another    19 wins & 26 nominations. See more awards  » Videos Set in the wake of the 1916 Easter Rising, a married woman in a small Irish village has an affair with a troubled British officer. Director: David Lean The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during the First World War and then the October Revolution. Director: David Lean A humble orphan suddenly becomes a gentleman with the help of an unknown benefactor. Director: David Lean An orphan named Oliver Twist meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master. Director: David Lean A lonely American woman unexpectedly finds romance in Venice, Italy. Director: David Lean Meeting a stranger in a railway station, a woman is tempted to cheat on her husband. Director: David Lean After settling his differences with a Japanese PoW camp commander, a British colonel co-operates to oversee his men's construction of a railway bridge for their captors - while oblivious to a plan by the Allies to destroy it. Director: David Lean This "story of a ship," the British destroyer HMS Torrin, is told in flash backs by survivors as they cling to a life raft. Directors: Noël Coward, David Lean Stars: Noël Coward, John Mills, Bernard Miles Edit Storyline Circa 1920, during the Indian British rule, Dr. Aziz H. Ahmed was born and brought up in India. He is proficient in English, and wears Western style clothing. He meets an old lady, Mrs. Moore, at a mosque, who asks him to accompany her and her companion, Adela Quested, for sight-seeing around some caves. Thereafter the organized life of Aziz is turned upside down when Adela accuses him of molesting her in a cave. Aziz is arrested and brought before the courts, where he learns that the entire British administration is against him, and would like to see him found guilty and punished severely, to teach all native Indians what it means to molest a British citizen. Aziz is all set to witness the "fairness" of the British system, whose unofficial motto is "guilty until proved innocent." Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com) See All (73)  » Taglines: David Lean, the Director of "Doctor Zhivago", "Lawrence of Arabia" and "The Bridge on the River Kwai", invites you on . . .[A Passage to India] Genres: 1 February 1985 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: Pasaje a la India See more  » Filming Locations: Peggy Ashcroft 's favorite scene was when she got to ride an elephant. See more » Goofs In a faraway shot at the "bridge" party at the club, an all-Indian band is playing, but the conductor's beat pattern is off- the song is in common time (4/4 time), but he is beating beat 3 when the band is playing beat 1. See more » Quotes Mrs. Moore : My dear, life rarely gives us what we want at the moment we consider appropriate. Adventures do occur, but not punctually. (United States) – See all my reviews Sometimes, what you don't see can be of equal importance to what you do see in a


What was Stanley Kubrick's last film, which starred Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman?

Eyes Wide Shut: What you never knew Email a friend FIFTEEN years ago Stanley Kubrick’s final film, Eyes Wide Shut, opened around the world. Setting records for the longest shoot in movie history, it was an excruciating labour of love for lead stars Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman — one that would often be traced back to the alleged start of their marriage’s decline. Throughout the process, cryptic reports implied that Kubrick’s obsessive perfectionism had reached peak levels, which was especially eyebrow-raising given the film’s sexual explicitness. The director, who won an Oscar for Best Visual Effects for 2001: A Space Odyssey, died of a heart attack in March 1999, days after screening the final cut. Had he lived, perhaps we’d have more perspective on the movie’s production — or perhaps not, as Kubrick was notoriously reclusive. Then husband-and-wife actors Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman with co-star Sydney Pollack.Source:News Limited An excerpt from Amy Nicholson’s book, Tom Cruise: Anatomy of an Actor, printed in Vanity Fair , offers details about the project’s goings-on. Coupled with a 1999 Entertainment Weekly article pegged to the film’s release and a Los Angeles Times report about its box-office expectations, the passage reveals some things you may not know about Eyes Wide Shut. 1. Kubrick always intended to cast an actual married couple as the movie’s leads, but Cruise and Kidman weren’t who he had in mind. The initial pair he thought of was Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger. 2. Sydney Pollack’s role first went to Harvey Keitel, who dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. 3. Jennifer Jason Leigh was originally tapped to play Marion Nathanson but left mid-production due to scheduling conflicts. Marie Richardson wound up playing that part. Tom and Nicole certainly weren’t shy in Eyes Wide Shut.Source:Supplied 4. When Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise arrived in London in the fall of 1996 to shoot the movie, they expected to be wrapped and back in Los Angeles by the following spring. Instead, the production didn’t conclude until January 1998, making it the Guinness World Record’s longest-running film shoot in history. (Kidman and Cruise reportedly signed open-ended contracts that stated they’d stick with the project no matter how long it took to complete.) 5. To say Kubrick is a perfectionist is an understatement: His intent was to film scenes so many times that it would wear down his actors and they’d forget the cameras existed. During the course of shooting Eyes Wide Shut, the director filmed 95 takes of Cruise walking through a door. 6. Cruise was so anxious about giving the legendary director what he wanted that he developed an ulcer. He never told Kubrick. Nicole and Tom were on the cover of Time Magazine after the film’s release..Source:Supplied 7. Frenzied tabloids ran reports that Cruise and Kidman’s marriage was crumbling in late ‘90s. If anything, that notion was only enhanced by their Eyes Wide Shut dynamic. Kubrick coaxed the couple into sharing their personal reservations about the marriage with him, in turn transferring those troubles onto their characters, Bill and Alice. Kidman called it a kind of “brutally honest” anti-therapy, as no one asked how they felt about each other’s criticisms. 8. Director Todd Field (Little Children, In the Bedroom), who starred in the movie as piano player Nick Nightingale, said of Kidman and Cruise: “You’ve never seen two actors more completely subservient and prostrate themselves at the feet of a director.” 9. Kubrick was terrified of flying, so instead of travelling to New York City to shoot in Greenwich Village, he built a top-secret replica of the neighbourhood at England’s Pinewood Studios. A set designer was sent to measure the exact width of the streets and distance between newspaper stands. All loved up at the Sydney premiere of Eyes Wide Shut in 1999.Source:News Limited 10. Kubrick allowed only a skeleton crew to remain on the set throughout filming. One rare outsider permitted to watch the action unfold was Boogie Nights director Paul Thomas Anderson. Cruise was in talks


'Go ahead, make my day' is a catchphrase from which 1983 film?

Sudden Impact (1983) Movie Review - YouTube Sudden Impact (1983) Movie Review Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on May 29, 2014 Sudden Impact is a 1983 American thriller film and the fourth film in the Dirty Harry series, directed by Clint Eastwood (making it the only Dirty Harry film to be directed by Eastwood himself), and starring Eastwood and Sondra Locke. The film is notable for the catchphrase, "Go ahead, make my day", which is uttered by Clint Eastwood's character in the beginning of the film. That phrase, although in its Italian localization "Coraggio... fatti ammazzare", was also chosen as title for the Italian version of the film. Category


In 1994 who became only the second actor to win successive Best Actor ‘Oscars’?

1994 Academy Awards® Winners Actor: TOM HANKS in "Forrest Gump", Morgan Freeman in "The          Shawshank Redemption" , Nigel Hawthorne in "The         Madness of King George", Paul Newman in "Nobody's Fool",         John Travolta in "Pulp          Fiction" Actress: JESSICA LANGE in "Blue Sky", Jodie Foster in "Nell",         Miranda Richardson in "Tom and Viv", Winona Ryder in "Little         Women", Susan Sarandon in "The Client" Supporting Actor: MARTIN LANDAU in "Ed Wood", Samuel L. Jackson in "Pulp          Fiction" , Chazz Palminteri in "Bullets Over Broadway",         Paul Scofield in "Quiz Show", Gary Sinise in "Forrest         Gump" Supporting Actress: DIANNE WIEST in "Bullets Over Broadway", Rosemary Harris         in "Tom and Viv", Helen Mirren in "The Madness         of King George", Uma Thurman in "Pulp          Fiction" , Jennifer Tilly in "Bullets Over Broadway" Director: ROBERT ZEMECKIS for "Forrest Gump", Woody Allen for "Bullets         Over Broadway", Krzysztof Kieslowski for "Three Colors:         Red", Robert Redford for "Quiz Show", Quentin         Tarantino for "Pulp          Fiction" The          Best Picture film, director Robert Zemeckis' Forrest Gump,          was a feel-good, financial blockbuster (and the most commercially-successful          Best Picture winner up to this point in Academy history, at          $330 million) with Zelig-like style (a la Woody Allen) computerized special effects that put the title character          (a dim-witted, guileless, Southern-drawling simpleton hero)          into historical events and footage in the four decades period          from the 1950s to the 1980s. The film, from a screenplay by          Eric Roth and based on the novel by Winston Groom, inspired          merchandising and "life is like a box of chocolate" Gumpisms. The film was variously interpreted as a satire          on contemporary values, a parable on the "ignorance is          bliss" philosophy, and a look at America's mid-century          accomplishments. The title character was portrayed as the catalyst          for such disparate moments as the jogging craze, the expression "Have          a nice day," and ping pong with the Chinese. It had thirteen nominations and six wins          - for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Screenplay,          Best Film Editing, and Best Visual Effects. Only four previous          films had matched its 13 nominations: All          About Eve (1950). The other four Best Picture nominees included          a wide range of films: director Mike Newell's Four Weddings and           a Funeral (with two nominations and no wins - also           nominated for Best Original Screenplay) - a romantic comedy           about a reserved Englishman and an American writer/director Quentin Tarantino's second           violent feature, Pulp            Fiction (with seven nominations and one win - Tarantino's           Best Original Screenplay) - an iconoclastic, popular and           hip B movie, film noirish crime/thriller about the sleazy           side of Los Angeles (with its quirky characters including           philosophizing hit men and a drugged-up gangster's moll) producer/director Robert Redford's intelligent Quiz           Show (with four nominations and no wins), an engrossing           recreation of the late-1950s TV quiz show scandals involving           a show called "Twenty-One" writer/director Frank Darabont's uplifting           first-time film The            Shawshank Redemption (with seven nominations and no             wins!), based on a short 1982 novel by Stephen King (called Rita


In which war film is John Wayne's character killed by a Japanese sniper?

John Wayne - Films In Which He Died Newt's John Wayne Site John Wayne Died in These Films To the best of my knowledge there are seven films that John Wayne died on screen, they are presented here in reverse chronological order: THE SHOOTIST (1976) - Killed in gunfight in saloon at end of film. THE COWBOYS (1972) - Killed by Bruce Dern and avenged by the boys. THE ALAMO (1960) - As Davy Crockett killed by Mexican soldier lance. SANDS OF IWO JIMA (1949) - Killed by sniper bullet at end of film. WAKE OF THE RED WITCH (1949) - Killed as ship plunged off ledge and sank with Octopus. THE FIGHTING SEABEES (1944) - Killed by sniper as he was about to leap from bulldozer. REAP THE WILD WIND (1942) - Killed by squid undersea. There were a few films where his death is not seen. In THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE (1962) he has died and the film's story is told in flashback by James Stewart who has come to his funeral. In THE SEA CHASE (1955) - He and Lana Turner are on the ship when it sank but the film leads you to believe that perhaps they survived. In THE DECEIVER (1931) - Ian Keith played Thorp in this film and John Wayne took over when this character became a corpse. In CENTRAL AIRPORT (1933) - John Wayne doesn't even speak and is barely recognizable as one of the men aboard a downed airplane seen floundering in the ocean at night. This John Wayne clip from Central Airport is courtesy of Neil Roughley, please visit his site, John Wayne on DVD, A Filmography .


Which blond actor who died in 2008 played Jim Bowie in the 1960 film 'The Alamo'?

The Alamo (1960) - 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 A small band of soldiers sacrifice their lives in hopeless combat against a massive army in order to prevent a tyrant from smashing the new Republic of Texas. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 29 titles created 04 Jun 2011 a list of 26 titles created 21 Jun 2013 a list of 25 titles created 11 Aug 2014 a list of 33 titles created 27 Nov 2014 a list of 43 titles created 11 months ago Search for " The Alamo " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb 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     Oscar. Another    6 wins & 8 nominations. See more awards  » Videos Texas Ranger Jake Cutter arrests gambler Paul Regret, but soon finds himself teamed with his prisoner in an undercover effort to defeat a band of renegade arms merchants and thieves known as Comancheros. Directors: Michael Curtiz, John Wayne Stars: John Wayne, Stuart Whitman, Ina Balin A Union Cavalry outfit is sent behind Confederate lines in strength to destroy a rail/supply center. Along with them is sent a doctor who causes instant antipathy between him and the ... See full summary  » Director: John Ford A dramatization of the World War II Battle of Iwo Jima. Director: Allan Dwan During the Alaska gold rush, prospector George sends partner Sam to Seattle to bring his fiancée but when it turns out that she married another man, Sam returns with a pretty substitute, the hostess of the Henhouse dance hall. Director: Henry Hathaway     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.6/10 X   Col. Mike Kirby picks two teams of crack Green Berets for a mission in South Vietnam. First off is to build and control a camp that is trying to be taken by the enemy the second mission is to kidnap a North Vietnamese General. Directors: Ray Kellogg, John Wayne, and 1 more credit  » Stars: John Wayne, David Janssen, Jim Hutton Ranch owner Katie Elder's four sons determine to avenge the murder of their father and the swindling of their mother. Director: Henry Hathaway After the Civil War, Cord McNally searches for the traitor whose perfidy caused the defeat of McNally's unit and the loss of a close friend. Director: Howard Hawks Based on the 1836 standoff between a group of Texan and Tejano men, led by Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie, and Mexican dictator Santa Anna's forces at the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas. Director: John Lee Hancock Cattle baron John Chisum joins forces with Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett to fight the Lincoln County land war. Director: Andrew V. McLaglen Wealthy rancher G.W. McLintock uses his power and influence in the territory to keep the peace between farmers, ranchers, land-grabbers, Indians and corrupt government officials. Director: Andrew V. McLaglen J.D. Cahill is the toughest U.S. Marshal they've got, just the sound of his name makes bad guys stop in their tracks, so when his two young boys want to get his attention they decide to rob... See full summary  » Director: Andrew V. McLaglen After the Civil War, ex-Union Colonel John Henry Thomas and ex-Confederate Colonel James Langdon are leading two disparate groups of people through strife-torn Mexico. John Henry and ... See full summary  » Director: Andrew V. McLaglen Edit Storyline In 1836 General Santa Anna and the Mexican army is sweeping across Texas. To be able to stop him, General Sam Houston needs time to get his main force into shape. To buy that time he orders Colonel William Travis to defend a small mission on the Mexicans' route at all costs. Travis' small troop is swelled by groups accompanying Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett, but as the situation becomes ever more desperate Travis makes it clear there will be no shame if they leave while they can. Written by Jeremy Perkins <jwp@aber.ac.uk> The Mission That Became a Fortress, The Fortress That Became a


France signed the Treaty of Luneville with which continental European Power?

Treaty of Luneville | European history | Britannica.com in Austria: Conflicts with revolutionary France, 1790–1805 ...which ended in significant Austrian defeats at Marengo in Italy and at Hohenlinden in Germany in 1800 and in the ouster of Thugut himself in early 1801. Austria sued for peace, which came in the Treaty of Lunéville (February 1801), by which Austria agreed to the cession of the left bank of the Rhine to France (originally a provision of the Treaty of Campo Formio) and recognized French...


Which was King Arthur’s last battle, where he either died or was fatally wounded?

EBK: King Arthur's Battles THE BATTLES OF    ARTHUR as listed by    Nennius The Welsh historian, Nennius ,    records twelve great victories in battle during Arthur's time as Dux    Bellorum. Much of his material is mythical, however, and the magical    number 12 does not sit well for historical evidence. Some    historians have argued that this is too great a number for one man's    lifetime, and their locations may well have been too widespread for a    single leader to have fought in each. Counteracting this view, some    believe Arthur to have headed up a warband of cavalrymen travelling around    the country and championing the British cause: hence his widespread    popularity. True or not, it seems likely that, as with stories attached to    the real Arthur, several of these battles may have been properly    associated with alternative Arthurs or just with other great Dark Age    heroes. A tendency towards Northern locations may strengthen this theory.    Unfortunately identifying the location of the battles is a highly    controversial pass-time. "The      first battle was at the mouth of the river called Glein": This has been tentatively identified as one of the two Rivers Glen in      Britain today, one in Lincolnshire and one in Northumberland.      Unfortunately, Glen stems from the Celtic for "pure",      so there were probably many rivers thus named in 6th century Britain.      A battle at the former would have presumably been against the first      Bernician settlers and at the latter against the northward moving East      Anglians. Either could be attributed to King      Arthuis of the Pennines. "The      second, the third, the fourth and the fifth were on another river,      called the Dubglas, which is in the region of Linnuis": The River Dubglas is modern Douglas,      meaning "black water". If the Saxons translated this      directly, it might be any one of the many Rivers Blackwater around the      country today. So, we must first turn to identifying Linnuis.      The 2nd century geographer, Ptolemy, recorded the associated name of Lindum at the Roman Fort of Drumquhassle in the Lennox area of Scotland. The      River Douglas still runs into the nearby Loch Lomond, on the borders      of Strathclyde. Could King Arthuis      of the Pennines have fought the Scots or the Strathclyde      Britons here? The better known Roman Lindum, however, is now      the city of Lincoln. The surrounding area would be Linnuis: it      is still called Lindsey today. Unfortunately, there is no longer a      River Blackwater or the like here, but one of the waterways flowing      off the muddy peat moors could easily have been originally described      as such. Geoffrey of Monmouth indicates this as the correct identification. His chronicle relates      how immediately Arthur came to the throne, he swore to rid Britain of      the Saxon menace and so set out to attack the Anglian stronghold at      York. Hearing of this, the Deiran leader, Colgrin, gathered together      an alliance of Saxons, Scots and Picts and marched south to meet him.      They clashed on the River Douglas. Geoffrey also describes an ensuing      Battle of Lincoln, probably one of the successive battles on the same      river, thus identifying it as the Witham. Several of these ensuing      battles may have been invented, however, to increase the number to the      mysterious 12. Some theorists have argued that Linnuis simply      means "Lake Region" and therefore other rivers, such as the      Douglas near Wigan in Lancashire have been suggested. Southerly      alternatives, more suited to the traditional Arthur, include an      imaginative identification with the Battle of Natanleag, now      Netley in Hampshire; and, more convincingly, the area around Ilchester      in Somerset, the Roman Lindinis, which may have b


Also known as Annonaria; in Roman mythology, who was the personification of luck?

List of Roman deities - NovaRoma List of Roman deities Jump to: navigation , search The Roman Pantheon This is a directory of Roman gods and goddesses, their offspring and consorts, and other minor dieties: [1] Abundantia A minor Roman goddess of abundance, prosperity and good fortune. Her attribute is a cornucopia ("horn of plenty") with which she distributes grain and money. After the Roman occupation of France, she remained in French folklore as Lady Hobunde. Abundantia A minor Roman goddess of abundance, prosperity and good fortune. Her attribute is a cornucopia ("horn of plenty") with which she distributes grain and money. After the Roman occupation of France, she remained in French folklore as Lady Hobunde. Acca Larentia In Roman myth a loose woman and a mistress of Hercules. She married the wealthy Tarutius and after his death she donated his money to the Roman people. In return, Rome celebrated the festival of the Larentalia (possible a feast of the dead in honor of the goddess Larentia) on December 23. In another version, Acca Larentia is the wife of the shepherd Faustulus who raised the twins Romulus and Remus. Acestes A hero of Trojan origin, who founded Segesta on Sicily. In a trial of skill Acested shot his arrow with such force that it took fire. He helped Aeneas when the latter arrived on Sicily after his wanderings. [2] Achates A loyal friend and companion of Aeneas. [3] Acmon A companion of Aeneas. Adeona The Roman goddess who guides the child back home, after it has left the parental house for the first time. Aequitas The Roman god of fair dealing. Aera Cura The Roman goddess of the infernal regions. Aeternitas The Roman personification of eternity. He is symbolized a worm or serpent biting its own tail (similar to the Ouroboros) and by a phoenix rising from its ashes. Africus The Roman personification of the south-western wind. Albunea A Roman nymph of the sulfuric spring near Tibur (the current Tivoli). Alemonia The Roman goddess who feeds the unborn child. Anchises Anchises was the son of Capys, and a cousin of King Priam of Troy. He was loved by Venus, who bore him a son, Aeneas. Anchises was the owner of six remarkable horses, which he acquired by secretly mating his own mares with the divinely-bred stallions of Laomedon. But he was chiefly remembered because of the career of his son. After the fall of Troy, Aeneas escaped from the burning ruins of the city, carrying his father and the household gods (see Lares and Penates) on his shoulders. Anchises then accompanied Aeneas and the band of Trojan refugees who set sail for Italy, where it was prophesied that they would found the city of Rome. Anchises died before the trip was over, and was buried in Sicily. After his death, Anchisessaw his son once more, when Aeneas visited the underworld to learn more about his own destiny. Angerona The protecting deity of ancient Rome and a goddess of secrecy and of the winter solstice. Angerona is shown with a bandaged mouth with a finger to her lips commanding silence. Her feast -- the Divalia or Angeronalia -- was celebrated on December 21. Angita An early Roman goddess of healing and witchcraft. Angitia A Roman snake-goddess who was especially worshipped by the Marsi, a tribe in central Italy. Anna The daughter of Belus, and sister of Dido. After Dido's death she fled from Africa to Latium, where she was welcomed by Aeneas. Dido's shade warned her for the jealousy of Lavinia, the wife of Aeneas. After hearing this, she threw herself into the river Numicius and drowned. As a river nymph she was later venerated as Anna Perenna. According to some sources, this name has no connection with Dido's sister. Anna Perenna The Roman goddess of the new year. Her festival was celebrated on March 15. The Romans gave various explanations to the origin or her name, amnis perennis ("eternal stream"): she was a river nymph; her name was derived from annis ("year"); she was a moon-goddess of the running year; also, she was equated with Anna, the sister of Dido, who was received in Latium by Aeneas, but drowned herself in a river


Which character did the diminutive John Louis Mansi play in the TV series ''Allo 'Allo'?

Louis Mansi - IMDb IMDb Actor Louis Mansi was born on November 8, 1926 in London, England as John Patrick Adams. He was an actor, known for 'Allo 'Allo (1982), The Italian Job (1969) and Hard Road (1988). He died on August 6, 2010 in Berwick, East Sussex, England. See full bio » Born: a list of 32 people created 26 Dec 2010 Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDbPage How much of Louis Mansi's work have you seen? User Polls 'Allo 'Allo Herr Engelbert von Smallhausen / Gestapo Man (1985-1992) The Italian Job Computer Room Official (1969) Kelly's Father (as John Louis Mansi)  1984 Cockles (TV Series)  1980 Robin's Nest (TV Series) Pedro  1979 Play for Today (TV Series) Hostage  1978 Edward & Mrs. Simpson (TV Mini-Series) Dante Busclia  1977 Ripping Yarns (TV Series) 1st native  1977 Spaghetti Two-Step (TV Movie) Chef  1973 7 of 1 (TV Series) Little Duckett  1973 Whoops Baghdad! (TV Series) The Pigeon Post  1972 Doctor in Charge (TV Series) Victor  1971-1972 Tottering Towers (TV Series) 'Fingers' Fish  1970 Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV Series) Carlos Garcia  1969 Department S (TV Series) Maxime - Tea or Coffin (1968) ... (as John Louis Mansi)  1967 Vendetta (TV Series)  1965 The Newcomers (TV Series) Benny  1965 Gideon C.I.D. (TV Series) Weasel  1963 The Sentimental Agent (TV Series) Waiter  1955 Music and Macaroni (TV Series) Luigi  1953 The Prodigal Son (TV Movie) Alab (as John Mansi) Member of Paris Committee (as John Mansi) Hide  - Episode #1.1 (1964) ... Himself - Guest Hide   1958 ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) Italian Did You Know? Trivia: John Louis Mansi died at his home in the village of Berwick, East Sussex. He had moved there from East Anglia in 1998. His funeral took place on 18 August 2010 in Bexhill-on-Sea. At the time of his death, newspapers confused his place of death with the location of his funeral. See more » Star Sign:


Which ace nicknamed ‘Dogsbody’ was a prisoner in Colditz as WW2 came to an end?

Double leg amputee WW2 British ace Douglas Bader (for CPL on Hannity today) Double leg amputee WW2 British ace Douglas Bader (for CPL on Hannity today) http://www.douglasbaderfoundation.com/aboutdbin.htm ^ Posted on 12/16/2004 4:47:42 PM PST by tophat9000 Douglas Bader has become a household name in World War 2 because not only was he an exceptional pilot and leader, upholding the strongest of British Traditions, but he was also a double leg amputee. Douglas Robert Steuart Bader was born on February 10, 1910, in London, England, son of Frederick Roberts Bader and Jessie Bader. The young Douglas had been an adequate, rather than outstanding, scholar, concentrating on his attention rather less than was wise on his academic ability, and rather more enthusiastically in developing his sporting skills, an area in which he was to excel. In 1923 when he was 13, Douglas stayed with his aunt and uncle (who was the RAF College's Adjutant) and he quickly identified that the cadet's lifestyle was for him. At the end of his stay he had made up his mind that he wanted to become a flight cadet, and five years later he won one of six King's Cadetships, taking his place on the course in 1928. Although sport still dominated Bader's life (he represented Cranwell College at boxing, cricket, hockey and rugby), his routine academic work had developed to the point that he was narrowly beaten into second place for the Sword of Honour when passing out of Cranwell in 1930. When he left, one of the first year students said 'To us Bader was a sort of God who played every conceivable game and was the best player in every team'. From here he was posted to Kenley where he honed bis flying skills. he quickly demonstrated a natural ability as an aviator and by early 1931 he had gained a place in 23 Squadron' aerobatics Paris team. After Bader and his partner won the pairs title at the 1931 Hendon Air Pageant, the Times reported their display as 'the event of the day'. Later in the year, on 14th December, Douglas Bader was to suffer a fate that would change his whole way of life. Following an excursion to Woodley airfield near Reading, the ever exuberant bader was displaying his skills with a series of low rolls when his left wing brushed the ground. In that split second of misjudgement the life of the 21 year old was transformed form that of a young man standing on the threshold of international rugby honours and possibly country cricket, to one of facing life as a double amputee. The accident was to result in the amputation of Douglas's right leg above the knee and the left below the knee. Bader never tried to find an excuse for the accident. In his flying-log he later entered a simple account. X-country Reading. Crashed slow rolling near ground, bad show'. When quizzed in later life as to what had gone wrong, a philosophical Douglas, after a brief thought, merely stated 'Just made a b***s of it old boy. that's all there is to it.' All there was to it, perhaps, but this was just the beginning of another chapter in this remarkable man's life. Having survived the accident and clinging to life by a thread, Douglas began to rebuild his life. First he had to overcome the problems that his new artificial limbs were to present. In his own words, Douglas held the view that 'having been of an athletic nature and knowing nothing about artificial legs, I thought that during my convalescence that once I got them I should wander around after a day or two quite normally, When I went for my first fitting of these legs and actually put them on and tried to stand up in them I never though I would move them. With a strong man on each side of me, having been levered to my feet, I stood there as far as I was concerned nailed to the ground with no conscious balance if I let go of my two supporters. After a certain amount of time, trouble, and a great deal of sweat, I began to get some inkling of how to operate the artificial knee of the right leg. After battling away for several days, during the course of which I spent a good deal of time on the ground, my mind and my refle


Which German Ace gave his name to two classic flying manoeuvres, involving ‘turns’?

Reviews of aviation films "A Yank In The RAF" "Aces High" (1976) This is a remake of the 1930 First World War film "Journey's End" with the action transposed to the air. Directed by Jack Gold, it has an impressive British cast including Malcolm McDowell, Christopher Plummer, Simon Ward, Peter Firth, John Gielgud and Trevor Howard. The aerial sequences are excellent. "Air America" (1990) This is an attempt - which fails - to cover a serious subject in a humorous manner: the CIA's secret war, largely operated through fake airlines, in Laos during the ill-fated Vietnam War (in fact, it was filmed in Thailand). Mel Gibson and Robert Downey Jnr play pilots in this covert operation and there is some good flying, but the political message is weakened by the buddy approach to war. "Air Force" (1943) Any film directed by the great Howard Hawks is worth seeing but this is definitely a movie of its time so it is really a work of propaganda. It starts on the eve of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and tells the story of one particular bomber crew in a 'gung ho' style in which everyone speaks very fast and shows considerable enthusiasm and courage. The aircraft in question is 'Mary Ann', a B-17 Flying Fortress, which takes off from California for Hawaii only for the crew to learn of the Japanese assault as they are about to land. Subsequently they see action at Wake Island, the Philippines, and the Battle of the Coral Sea. Actual newsreel footage was expertly inserted into the film, including scenes from the Battle of the Coral Sea. The aircraft used to play 'Mary Ann' was a converted B-17B, one of 19 that had the gunners' bubbles replaced by the flush gun positions of the B-17C and B-17D. The U.S. Army Air Force aircraft that appeared in the film were 10 Boeing B-17C/D Flying Fortresses from Hendrick Field, Sebring, Florida, North American AT-6 Texans (as Japanese fighters) and Bell P-39 Airacobras, Curtiss P-40Cs and Republic P-43A Lancers from Drew Field, Tampa, Florida ,and six Martin B-26C Marauders from McDill Field, Tampa, Florida as the Japanese bombers. The real 'Mary Ann' was used on a tour to promote the film and then assigned to Hobbs Army Air Field in New Mexico. Later, when it returned to combat duty, it was lost in the Pacific. "Amelia" (2009) Hilary Swank is a fine actress who has done good work since I first saw her a decade ago in "Boys Don't Cry", for which she received a well-deserved Academy Award, and she is rarely off the screen as the eponymous American aviatrix Amelia Earhart in this bio-pic for which she was also an executive producer. She really looks and sounds like her subject and the evocation of the period (late 1920s and early 1930s) is well-done, while the cinematography - the movie was shot mainly in Canada with some scenes in South Africa - is superb. All the support roles are male: Richard Gere as Earheart's publicist and husband, Ewan McGregor as her colleague and lover, and Christopher Eccleston as her navigator on the ill-fated round-the-world effort in 1937. Surprisingly though the director is an Indian woman: Mira Nair who gave us the wonderful "Monsoon Wedding". Sadly the film has an undistinguished script and a fragmented structure, giving the whole thing a rather pedestrian feel, but at least there is plenty of flying and beautiful-looking aircraft, notably the Lockheed Electra of the final flight. Link: Wikipedia page on Amelia Earheart click here "Angels One Five" (1952) The word "angels" in the title was Second World War Royal Air Force slang for altitude in thousand of feet and so "angels one five" refers to an height of 15,000 feet. This film about the Battle of Britain in 1940 was released only 12 years after the event, but the Hurricanes doing the take-offs and landings had to be borrowed from the Portuguese and sadly the dog fights use models. It is a stiff, upper lip account of life on an RAF station during that fateful summer. The stars are John Gregson and Jack Hawkins. Ronald Adam plays the part of a Group Controller and, during the actual Battle, he was Squadron Leader Ronal


Visit Clacton on the Essex Sunshine Coast Visit the Essex Sunshine Coast website Clacton-on-Sea, the largest town on the Essex Sunshine Coast, is a bustling but affordable seaside resort. It boasts an array of entertainment facilities including a pleasure pier, arcades, the Princes and the Westcliff Theatres, a golf course, seafront walks, water sports and an airfield offering pleasure flights. The main shopping area contains many of the more familiar national chains, independent stores as well as a variety of eateries to tantalise your taste buds which is a common theme throughout the area. Just outside of town is Clacton Factory Outlet offering a wide range of individual stores with famous name brands at discounted prices. An eclectic annual events programme including fetes, fairs, carnivals and the two day annual Clacton Airshow in August will keep you occupied throughout your stay. A renaissance of the seafront is underway in the form of a £36 million pound coastal defence project from Clacton Pier to Holland Haven covering 5kms creating 22 new glorious beaches in separate bays which can be enjoyed at all states of the tide. With easy links by road, train, coach, ferry and plane and the centre of London only an hour or so away, makes it an easily accessible destination. Highlights of the area


In which county are Hailes Abbey, Sudeley Castle and Berkeley Castle?

Castles, Monuments & Heritage Sites in Gloucestershire Berkeley Castle | Chedworth Roman Villa | Clearwell Caves Ancient Iron Mines | Dean Heritage Centre | Hailes Abbey | Odda's Chapel | Prinknash Abbey and Pottery | Sudeley Castle & Gardens | Uley Long Barrow Berkeley Castle Berkeley Castle is an amazingly well preserved fortress overlooking the River Severn. It has been the home of the Berkeley family since it was first built 1153. After nearly 1000 years of rich history the castle still stands intact, including its massive keep and dungeons. Formal gardens and rose-clad terraces surround the elegant castle buildings. Opening times: Apr~Oct, Tue-Sat & BHs 11am - 4pm, Sun 2pm - 5pm Admission Charge Location: Berkeley GL13 9BQ (on A38 between Bristol & Gloucester) - Tel: 01453 8l0332 - Website Facilities: parking, cafe, shop and garden centre. Can be hired for weddings. Chedworth Roman Villa Said to be Britain's oldest Romano-British county house and one of the largest villas of its kind discovered in England. The excavated remains contain many fine 4th century mosaics, a detailed and well preserved hypocaust system, plus several bath houses and a temple. Run by the  National Trust  - parking and entrance fees may apply, see website for details. Location: Yanworth, Gloucestershire, GL54 3LJ - Tel: 01242 890256 Facilities: parking, audio tours, shop, disabled facilities. Children's activities and trails. Access for school groups. Clearwell Caves Ancient Iron Mines A network of natural caves that were once mined for paint pigment and iron ore in ancient times. Pre-booked tours of the deep underground caverns are available for the more adventurous visitors. Opening times: Mar~Oct: daily 10am - 5pm, Jan~Feb: Sat-Sun 10am - 5pm. Admission Charge Location: Clearwell, GLl6 8JR - Tel: 01594 832535 - Website Facilities: parking, cafe and gift shop, disabled facilities. Access for school groups. Dean Heritage Centre Museum, with galleries and outside displays, that recount the story of the local area and its heritage. Opening times: all year, daily, Winter 10am - 4pm, Summer 10am - 5.30pm (closed Xmas). Admission Charge Location: Camp Mill, Forest of Dean (on the B4227), GL14 2UB - Tel: 01594 822170 - Website Facilities: parking (charged), cafe, shop, disabled facilities. Hailes Abbey Once a place of great pilgrimage - now all that remains of this great 13th century medieval abbey is a field of serene ruins. An on-site museum tells the story of its long history. Run by English Heritage - parking and entrance fees may apply, see website for details. Location: Hailes (near Winchcombe), Gloucestershire, GL545PB - Tel: 01242 602398 Website Facilities: parking, shop, disabled access. Odda's Chapel Restored Saxon chapel, built in 1056 by Earl Odda. Opening times: Apr~Oct: daily 10am - 6pm; Nov~Mar, daily 10am - 4pm. (closed Xmas). Free Entry Location: Deerhurst, Gloucestershire. Facilities: parking (charged) Prinknash Abbey and Pottery The abbey site dates from the 14th century. In 1928 it was given back to the Benedictine monks as an abbey. The New Abbey was consecrated in 1972. The site is also home to a reconstruction of the Great Orpheus Pavement - the largest mosaic in Britain. The grounds contain a bird and deer park . Opening times: all year: Abbey Church: Apr~Oct: 9am - 5.30pm, Nov~Mar: 10am - 4.30pm (closed Good Fri & Xmas). Admission free to grounds. Admission Charge to Orpheus Pavement Location: Cranham (near Painswick), GL4 8EX - Tel: 01452 812066 - Website Facilities: parking, cafe, gift shop, disabled facilities. Sudeley Castle & Gardens Once an important English palace and home to Henry VIII's wife, Catherine Parr, who lies buried in its Chapel. Many other important historic royal visitors have stayed here, such as Anne Boleyn, Lady lane Grey and Elizabeth I. Surround by very ancient formal gardens and parkland. Opening times: opening times vary, phone or see website for details. Admission Charge Location: Winchcombe, GL54 5JD - Tel: 01242 602308 - Website Facilities: parking, restaurant, shop, garden centre. Uley Long B


Which group, 'one hit wonders', topped the UK charts in 1976 with 'Mississippi'?

My Choice 58 - The Group "Pussycat" - Mississippi - YouTube My Choice 58 - The Group "Pussycat" - Mississippi Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Oct 28, 2009 My Choice 58 - "Pussycat": Mississippi A beautiful song by the group "Pussycat" is our "My Choice" number 58. Pussycat was a Dutch country and pop music group, driven by the three Kowalczyk sisters: Tonny, Betty and Marianne. Other members of the band were Lou Wille, Tonny's husband, Theo Wetzels, Theo Coumans and John Theunissen. In 1975 they scored a big European hit with the song "Mississippi". However they had to wait a further year for the single to make the British charts when it climbed to number one in the UK Singles Chart in October 1976.  Penned by Theunissen, the septet became the first Dutch act to top the UK chart.[4] It is estimated that "Mississippi" sold over five million copies worldwide. But as the 1980s rolled along, the sisters found it increasingly difficult to finance huge tours with so many musicians, and replaced their backing band with taped music, and thus Pussycat shifted their image one last time. They continued to play and record through the mid 1980s when they finally called it quits. Video by Alfred with the help of Choy Hong (Jasmine) Grech, Mosta, Malta. Our Youtube Channels are:


Which of the world's seas has no shoreline but lots of seaweed?

What is the Sargasso Sea? Home Ocean Facts What is the Sargasso Sea? What is the Sargasso Sea? The Sargasso Sea, located entirely within the Atlantic Ocean, is the only sea without a land boundary. Mats of free-floating sargassum, a common seaweed found in the Sargasso Sea, provide shelter and habitat to many animals. Image credit: University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast Research Laboratory. The Sargasso Sea is a vast patch of ocean named for a genus of free-floating seaweed called Sargassum .  While there are many different types of algae found floating in the ocean all around world, the Sargasso Sea is unique in that it harbors species of sargassum that are 'holopelagi' - this means that the algae not only freely floats around the ocean, but it reproduces vegetatively on the high seas. Other seaweeds reproduce and begin life on the floor of the ocean. Sargassum provides a home to an amazing variety of marine species. Turtles use sargassum mats as nurseries where hatchlings have food and shelter. Sargassum also provides essential habitat for shrimp, crab, fish, and other marine species that have adapted specifically to this floating algae. The Sargasso Sea is a spawning site for threatened and endangered eels, as well as white marlin, porbeagle shark, and dolphinfish. Humpback whales annually migrate through the Sargasso Sea. Commercial fish, such as tuna, and birds also migrate through the Sargasso Sea and depend on it for food. While all other seas in the world are defined at least in part by land boundaries, the Sargasso Sea is defined only by ocean currents. It lies within the Northern Atlantic Subtropical Gyre . The Gulf Stream establishes the Sargasso Sea's western boundary, while the Sea is further defined to the north by the North Atlantic Current, to the east by the Canary Current, and to the south by the North Atlantic Equatorial Current. Since this area is defined by boundary currents, its borders are dynamic, correlating roughly with the Azores High Pressure Center for any particular season. Search Our Facts


In which country will you find the Negev desert?

The Negev - Israel's Desert - YouTube The Negev - Israel's Desert Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Apr 21, 2010 Biblical and scenic reasons for touring Israel's Negev desert. Category


Which Frenchman won the Alpine triple-crown at the 1968 Winter Olympics?

About: 1968 Winter Olympics About: 1968 Winter Olympics An Entity of Type : societal event ,   from Named Graph : http://dbpedia.org ,   within Data Space : dbpedia.org The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games (French: Les Xes Jeux olympiques d'hiver), were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1968 in Grenoble, France and opened on 6 February. Thirty-seven countries participated. Norway won the most medals, the first time a country other than the USSR had done so since the USSR first entered the Winter Games in 1956.The year 1968 marked the first time the IOC first permitted East and West Germany to enter separately, and the first time the IOC ever ordered drug and gender testing of competitors. Property أقيمت الألعاب الأولمبية الشتوية لسنة 1968 في مدينة غرونوبل الفرنسية.32x28pxبوابة ألعاب أولمبية32x28pxبوابة الرياضات الشتوية32x28pxبوابة عقد 196032x28pxبوابة فرنسا (ar) Los Juegos Olímpicos de Grenoble 1968, oficialmente conocidos como los X Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno, fueron un evento multideportivo internacional, celebrado en Grenoble, Francia, entre el 6 al 18 de febrero de 1968. Estos fueron los primeros Juegos Olímpicos en los que se permitió la participación de la Alemania Federal y la Alemania Democrática como 2 naciones independientes. Compitieron 1158 atletas (947 hombres y 211 mujeres) de 37 países. El deportista más destacado fue el francés Jean-Claude Killy, oro en todas las pruebas de esquí. (es) Les Jeux olympiques d'hiver de 1968, officiellement connus comme les Xes Jeux olympiques d'hiver, ont lieu à Grenoble du 6 au . Grenoble obtient les Jeux dès sa première candidature en s'imposant face à Calgary, Lahti, Sapporo, Oslo et Lake Placid. Elle est la deuxième ville française à accueillir les Jeux olympiques d'hiver après Chamonix en 1924. L'ensemble des sites de compétition se situent dans le département de l'Isère, à Grenoble pour les épreuves de patinage artistique, de hockey sur glace et de patinage de vitesse, ainsi que dans les stations de sports d'hiver qui entourent la ville pour les autres épreuves. Les Jeux rassemblent 1 158 athlètes de 37 pays, ce qui constitue un record à l'époque pour les Jeux d'hiver. Ils se mesurent dans dix disciplines qui regroupent un total de 35 épreuves officielles, soit une de plus qu'en 1964. Pour la première fois, l'Allemagne de l'Est et l'Allemagne de l'Ouest sont présentes séparément, tandis que le Maroc effectue sa première participation. La Norvège finit en tête du classement des nations en remportant 14 médailles dont 6 en or. L'équipe de France obtient son meilleur total jusqu'alors dans l'histoire des Jeux avec neuf médailles, un résultat couronné par la performance individelle de Jean-Claude Killy, qui remporte trois médailles d'or dans les trois disciplines de ski alpin. (fr) Die X. Olympischen Winterspiele fanden vom 6. bis 18. Februar 1968 in Grenoble statt, der Hauptstadt des französischen Départements Isère. Frankreich war zum zweiten Mal Gastgeber von Winterspielen, nach 1924 in Chamonix. Die Spiele waren geprägt von einer noch nie da gewesenen Dezentralisierung, die Wettkampforte lagen bis zu 65 Kilometer vom Stadtzentrum entfernt in den umliegenden Gebirgszügen. Mit 1158 Sportlern aus 37 Ländern wurde ein neuer Teilnehmerrekord erzielt. Erfolgreichster Sportler war der französische Skirennläufer Jean-Claude Killy, der in allen drei ausgetragenen Rennen die Goldmedaille gewann. Die schwedische Langläuferin Toini Gustafsson war mit zwei Gold- und einer Silbermedaille die erfolgreichste Teilnehmerin. Die meisten Medaillen gewann die Mannschaft aus Norwegen. Erstmals überhaupt waren die Bundesrepublik Deutschland und die Deutsche Demokratische Republik mit zwei getrennten Mannschaften vertreten, wenn auch noch mit gleicher Flagge und Hymne. Zum ersten Mal bei Olympischen Spielen wurden Dopingkontrollen durchgeführt und Fernsehübertragungen in Farbe angeboten. (de) The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games (French: Les Xes Jeux olympiques d'hiver), were a winter multi-sport


In the context of food, Eccles in Lancashire is famous for what?

Manchester Foods | Movies & TV | Foods | Art | Literature | Comedy | Architecture | History | Interviews | Competitions | Subscribe | pride          of manchester -          manchester food and drink Manchester is a region rich with local specialities. From Bury's famous Black Pudding to Eccles' puff pastry and currant cake, or        from Wigan's Uncle Joes mint balls to Manchester's fruity Vimto        drink... there's loads of products and recipes to tickle your taste        buds. On these pages we celebrate the best of the region, and also        profile the top chefs from Greater Manchester.


Which former EastEnders actor was once married to Colleen Nolan of The Nolans?

Loose Women's Coleen Nolan leaves son Shane mortified | Daily Mail Online comments Last year her son Jake admitted his mother Coleen Nolan's confession that she had made a sex tape left him mortified and now it is Shane Jr's turn to be embarrassed by her.  For Coleen admitted on ITV's Loose Women that her now 26-year-old son, whose father is EastEnders actor Shane Richie, once accidentally called her voicemail while he was having sex and she listened to it for four-and-a-half minutes.  While Coleen quipped live on TV, 'I was impressed,' a horrified Shane took to Twitter and wrote: 'Mum, why oh why @loosewomen !!! In my defence, it was longer that 4 and a half minutes. @loosewomen x.' Scroll down for video  Embarrassing mother: Coleen Nolan revealed on ITV's Loose Women that her son Shane Jr once accidentally dialled her number while he was having sex and left an explicit voicemail  Mortified: Shane Jr was horrified and took to Twitter to share his embarrassment  However, he soon saw the funny side and added: 'Form a queue ladies #best4minutesofyourlife haha.' Coleen went into detail on Wednesday's show about how the incident occurred.  She told her fellow panellists, and the British viewing public: 'I came down one morning and had a missed call from Shane Junior and I'd missed it at 4 in the morning and I knew he'd been out so I was panicking, thinking all my God, he might be in hospital and all that.  'And it had gone to voicemail and I was listening to it for about the first ten seconds and I was I was thinking what the hell is that and then I realised his phone had gone off during... his night of passion. And I hope he's not watching today but let me say I listened for four-and-a-half minutes, four-and-a-half, I was dead impressed.' Live on TV: Coleen made the confession on her TV show to the delight of the audience  And to make matters worse, Coleen kept the recording and played it for him and his girlfriend.  When Janet Street-Porter commented, 'I think that's really creepy!', Coleen replied: 'It's really creepy and even more creepy that when he came round I played it for him and his girlfriend. I had to embarrass him.' Shane's tweets were then read out live on air to the delight of the audience.  This comes a month after Rixton frontman, Jake, 22, found out while sitting in the ITV studio during a taping for the popular show that his parents once made a sex tape.  'Most embarrassing moment': Rixton's Jake Roche revealed mother Coleen's sextape confession back in 2009 on Loose Women left him red-faced as he sat and listened live in the studio 'It was hard going to school the next day': The 22-year-old singer is Coleen's youngest son from her marriage to ex-husband EastEnders' star Shane Richie Speaking to the Daily Mirror the rising star deemed his mother's revelation in 2009 as the 'most embarrassing moment' of his life. Seated in the audience with his brother Shane, Jake told how they listened on as their mother shared details of the raunchy home video which she made with their father Shane Richie. Hiding their shame as Coleen described scenes from the footage as 'two sea lions that needed clubbing', the brothers held their hands to their faces as they squirmed in their seats. Speaking about the aftermath of the revelation, Roche said: 'It was hard going to school the next day.' Hoe they were: Coleen admitted that her raunchy home video with Shane only lasted a mere two minutes Cringe! Back in 2009, Jake was joined by his older brother Shane as they got the shock of their live while seated in the audience for a taping of the popular ITV show Not impressed: The brothers looked so uneasy as they heard their mother describe scenes from the tape looking like 'two sea lions that needed clubbing' But despite his mother's cringe-worthy antics, last month Jake told how his mother is the first person he contacts when he's looking for a little advice in the bedroom department. More than happy to help when it comes to dishing out tips on matters of a sexual nature, Jake said how Coleen is always there for him and his Rixton


Which popular, free computer operating system owes its existence to Linus Torvalds?

Linux (operating system) | Article about Linux (operating system) by The Free Dictionary Linux (operating system) | Article about Linux (operating system) by The Free Dictionary http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Linux+(operating+system) Also found in: Dictionary , Thesaurus , Wikipedia . Linux [′lin·əks] (computer science) A freely available, open-source Unix-like operating system kernel capable of running on many different types of computer hardware; first released in 1991. Linux (operating system) ("Linus Unix") /li'nuks/ (but see below) An implementation of the Unix kernel originally written from scratch with no proprietary code. The kernel runs on Intel and Alpha hardware in the general release, with SPARC , PowerPC , MIPS , ARM , Amiga , Atari , and SGI in active development. The SPARC, PowerPC, ARM, PowerMAC - OSF , and 68k ports all support shells, X and networking . The Intel and SPARC versions have reliable symmetric multiprocessing . Work on the kernel is coordinated by Linus Torvalds, who holds the copyright on a large part of it. The rest of the copyright is held by a large number of other contributors (or their employers). Regardless of the copyright ownerships, the kernel as a whole is available under the GNU General Public License . The GNU project supports Linux as its kernel until the research Hurd kernel is completed. This kernel would be no use without application programs. The GNU project has provided large numbers of quality tools, and together with other public domain software it is a rich Unix environment. A compilation of the Linux kernel and these tools is known as a Linux distribution. Compatibility modules and/or emulators exist for dozens of other computing environments. The kernel version numbers are significant: the odd numbered series (e.g. 1.3.xx) is the development (or beta) kernel which evolves very quickly. Stable (or release) kernels have even major version numbers (e.g. 1.2.xx). There is a lot of commercial support for and use of Linux, both by hardware companies such as Digital , IBM , and Apple and numerous smaller network and integration specialists. There are many commercially supported distributions which are generally entirely under the GPL. At least one distribution vendor guarantees Posix compliance. Linux is particularly popular for Internet Service Providers, and there are ports to both parallel supercomputers and embedded microcontrollers. Debian is one popular open source distribution. The pronunciation of "Linux" has been a matter of much debate. Many, including Torvalds, insist on the short I pronunciation /li'nuks/ because "Linus" has an /ee/ sound in Swedish (Linus's family is part of Finland's 6% ethnic-Swedish minority) and Linus considers English short /i/ to be closer to /ee/ than English long /i:/ dipthong. This is consistent with the short I in words like "linen". This doesn't stop others demanding a long I /li:'nuks/ following the english pronunciation of "Linus" and "minus". Others say /li'niks/ following Minix , which Torvalds was working on before Linux. More on pronunciation. LinuxHQ. slashdot. freshmeat. Woven Goods. Linux Gazette. funet Linux Archive, US mirror, UK Mirror. Linux A very popular open source operating system that runs on all major hardware platforms including x86, Itanium, PowerPC, ARM and IBM mainframes. Based on the design principles in the Unix operating system, and often called a "Unix clone", Linux is widely deployed as a server OS and as an embedded OS. For example, Linux runs in most of the servers on the Internet and in countless appliances and consumer electronics (see embedded Linux ). In the desktop world, Linux has a small market share; however, Google's Chrome OS may change that status in the future (see Chromebook ). Linux is a multitasking, multiuser operating system that is known for its stability. Although modified by numerous people, its robustness stems from its Unix-like architecture that keeps applications isolated from the core operating system. Licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL), L


In the UK, what is the value of the letter P in Scrabble?

Scrabble: Should letter values change? - BBC News BBC News Scrabble: Should letter values change? By Laura Gray BBC News 15 January 2013 Read more about sharing. Close share panel The values of the letters in Scrabble were assigned according to the front page of a US newspaper in the 1930s. Is it time the scoring system was updated to reflect today's usage? All Scrabble players know that Q and Z are the highest scoring tiles. You can get 10 points for each, in the English language version of the game. But according to one American researcher, Z really only deserves six points. And it's not just Z that's under fire. After 75 years of Scrabble, some argue that the current tile values are out of date as certain letters have become more common than they used to be. "The dictionary of legal words in Scrabble has changed," says Joshua Lewis, researcher and creator of a software program which allocates new, up-to-date values to Scrabble tiles. "Among the notable additions are all of these short words which make it easier to play Z, Q and X, so even though Q and Z are the highest value letters in Scrabble, they are now much easier to play." Joshua Lewis's program is called Valett and it recalculates the letter valuations by looking at three things. What is Scrabble? Players make words on a board and earn points according to the value of the letters they use They have seven letters each Every word has to join a word already on the board So to get rid of all your letters, you would usually need to think of an eight-letter word The winner is the player with the most points when all the spare letters have been used and one player has no letters left How to win at Scrabble Firstly, there is the frequency of the letters in the English language. Secondly, the frequency by word length - how many times a letter appears in two, three, seven, and eight-letter words. And finally, he looked at how easy it is to play the letter with other letters. For example, Q is a difficult letter to play so would warrant a higher score than S, which can be played with many more. According to Lewis's system, X (worth eight points in the current game) is worth only five points and Z (worth 10 points now) is worth six points. Other letter values change too, but less radically. For example, U (one point currently) is worth two in the new version, G (two points) becomes three and M (three points) becomes two. Not all letters change under these proposals but those that do tend to have fallen in value. In explaining why his overall point distribution is lower, Lewis blames Q which, as he puts it, is an "outlier", much harder to play than other letters. It is a game of luck and changing the tile values wouldn't achieve anything Philip Nelkon, Mattel, Scrabble manufacturer "You get this justified separation between Q at 10 and Z and J at six, and in general the non-Q letters are a bit more compressed in value." He looked at increasing the value of Q to 12, but decided against putting too much power in a single tile. Lewis is not the first to propose an updated version of Scrabble, says John Chew, co-president of the North American Scrabble Players Association. He says he hears from people once or twice a year saying that the tile values are incorrect. In fact this has been happening ever since the game was invented in 1938 by the American architect Alfred Butts, who calculated a value for each tile by measuring how frequently each letter appeared on the front page of the New York Times. Letter scores that would change Source: Joshua Lewis "Alfred Butts had a selection bias in favour of printed newspaper English which many people have suggested ought to be rectified," says Chew. But is there a market for a revised version of Scrabble? If the tile values changed there would be "catastrophic outrage", says Chew. "Some people would just continue playing with the old tile distributions because people who've played the game often enough tend to remember that the Q is worth 10 points, the Z is worth 10 points and so on." What's more, he says, seasoned Scrabble players k


Kept in many schools, in which landlocked Asian country did the Gerbil originate?

Mongolian Americans - History, The first mongolians in the united states Mongolian Americans by Baatar Tsend Overview Mongolia is a large landlocked country, 604,100 sq. miles (1,566,000 sq    km.), in area about three times the size of France, over twice the size of    the state of Texas, and almost as large as Queensland, Australia. It is    located in Northeastern Asia, south of Siberia and north of China and    borders with Russia on the north and the People's Republic of China    on the south. Mongolia is a land of extremes. It is so far inland that no    sea moderates the climate. Only in summer does cloud cover shield the sky.    There is very little humidity in Mongolia, but the sunshine is intense.    With over 260 sunny days a year, Mongolia is justifiably known as the    "Land of Blue Sky." It is also known as the "Land of    Chinggis Khan." Until the twentieth century, Mongolia was about    twice its present size. A large portion of Siberia was once part of    Mongolia but is now securely controlled by Russia, and Inner Mongolia is    now firmly a part of China. Mongols are people with an ancient and glorious history. They constitute    one of the principal ethnic divisions of the Asian peoples. In fact, the    race of the Asian peoples is known as "mongoloid."    Throughout the world there is a birth mark famous as the "Mongolian    spot." It is a blue birthmark on the buttock, and it shows up right    after a child is born. Mongolia, the only independent state of Mongolians, has a population of    2.4 million. The great majority (about 85 percent) of Mongolians are     Khalkh Mongols. About 10 percent are members of other Mongol    confederations and tribes (Barga, Bayad, Buriad, Dariganga, Darkhad,    Khoton, Myangad, Oold, Torguud, Tsaatan, Tuva, Uriankhai, Uzemchin,    Zakhchin), and 5 percent are of Kazakh, Russian, Chinese, Korean, or other    descent. More Mongolians live outside of Mongolia than in it—about 3.5    million in China, while in Russia Kalmyk Mongolians number about 175,000    and Buriat Mongolians about 425,000. Many people of Mongolian origin also    live in Central Asia, India, some parts of Canada, Europe and in the    United States. The country's capital is Ulaanbaatar; the Mongolian flag is red and    blue with a golden soyombo. The Golden Soyombo, the national symbol of    Mongolia which dates back at least to the 14th century, signifies freedom    and independence. The national language is Mongolian. HISTORY Mongolia is one of the world's oldest nomadic civilizations.    Archeological digs have uncovered human remains in the Gobi and other    regions dating back nearly 500,000 years. Agriculture seems to have    preceded nomadic herding of animals, and despite Mongolia's short    summers, wheat growing has coexisted with nomadic life for thousands of    years. It was only after the Mongols tamed horses, yaks and camels that    they took to a nomadic herding lifestyle. Early Chinese manuscripts refer to 'Turkicspeaking peoples'    living in what we now call Mongolia as early as the fourth or fifth    century B.C. The name 'Mongol' was first recorded by the Chinese during    the Tang dynasty (618-907 A.D. ). At that time, Mongolia was dominated by the Uighurs. The Uighurs    continued to control most of Mongolia until 840 A.D. The defeat of the Uighurs created a vacuum, which was filled by the    Kitans, a Mongol tribe from what is now north-east China. By the tenth    century, the Kitans had control of most of Manchuria, eastern Mongolia and    much of China north of the Yellow River. The Kitans continued warring with    other Mongol tribes, most significantly with the western Xi, during the    eleventh and twelfth centuries. The Kitan empire was finally defeated in    1122 A.D. The Mongols and other nomadic peoples of northern Asia seldom united and    had little inclination to do so; they preferred to be nomadic, widely    scattered o