In Italian cooking, what kind of food is spiced to make Pancetta?

Boiled Pork Belly With Garlic Sauce Boiled Pork Belly With Garlic Sauce Sign Up for Our Free Newsletters Thanks, You're in! Health Tip of the Day Living Healthy There was an error. Please try again. Please select a newsletter. Please enter a valid email address. Did you mean ? Boiled Pork with Garlic Sauce.  Liv Wan Updated July 02, 2016. Boiled pork belly with garlic sauce (蒜泥白肉) is one of my favourite Sichuan cuisine dishes. It’s absolutely delicious and it’s also a very popular dish in both Chinese and Taiwanese households. This dish originates from Sichuan in China, but it has become very popular in Taiwan. The main ingredient of this dish is pork but when people think about “pork belly” they normally think of a dish that is very rich, heavy and greasy to eat. But this dish is served cold with delicious garlic sauce and cucumber so it’s much lighter than you may think and is a very popular summer dish in the East. Traditionally in China during religious ceremonies and events, people will offer cooked chicken, meat and fruit for the Buddha. One of the popular foods to offer to the Buddha is boiled pork belly and after the ceremony has finishes, Chinese people will make a dish out of the boiled pork belly and this boiled pork belly with garlic sauce is one of the popular dishes. When I was young I thought the way to prepare this dish is to just use water to boil the pork belly until it’s cooked. After my grandfather taught me how to cook this dish I found out it’s not as easy as just cooking the pork belly in water. But trust me, it’s not that complicated to make so follow my instructions and you should have no problem at all. My grandfather taught me to “season” the water when cooking the pork belly. So in this recipe you can see I added a few ingredients including rice wine, salt, star anise, cardamom pods, spring onions and ginger to the water. Of course if you don’t want to prepare so many ingredients you can just add rice wine, spring onions and ginger (or even just ginger and rice wine) when boiling the pork. When cooking you need to bring the pork belly to a boil over a high heat and then simmer for about 1 hour. You can use a chop stick to poke the pork belly  while cooking and if the chop stick can go through the pork belly then the pork belly is ready. Try to slice the pork belly as thin as possible so you won’t feel the pork belly is so greasy and heavy to eat. Crushed peanut is an optional extra but it does add extra flavour and texture to the dish. If you have a peanut allergy or think it’s too much hassle then just leave it. It won’t affect the flavour of this dish too much. There are many different ways to make the garlic sauce and this recipe was taught to me by my grandfather. You can add some chili oil or Sichuan pepper oil if you like your food hot and spicy. As usual, you can adjust the seasonings for this dish to suit your personal taste.   1.25 litres (40 fl oz/5 cups) water 1 tablespoon rice wine 2 knobs ginger, each about 2.5cm (1 in) 1 kg (2 lb 3 oz) pork belly 1 cucumber, thinly sliced 1 tablespoon roasted crushed peanuts (optional)   2 tablespoon the stock from boil the pork belly 3 tablespoon light soy sauce 1 teaspoon sugar


Which Oasis album became a million seller within days of its release in 1997?

OASIS ROCK BAND UNITED KINGDOM     Oasis are an English     rock band, formed in Manchester in 1991. Led by lead guitarist and songwriter Noel     Gallagher and his younger brother, lead vocalist and songwriter Liam     Gallagher, they are one of the most successful and prominent English     groups to emerge during the 1990s Britpop     movement. According to their official website, they have sold     approximately 40 million albums worldwide .     They have also achieved eight UK number one singles. The Gallagher     brothers are the only remaining original band members. The present     line-up is completed by rhythm/lead guitarist Gem     Archer, bass guitarist Andy     Bell and drummer Zak     Starkey, the son of Beatles' Ringo     Starr.   Oasis     - left to right Gem, Liam, Andy and Noel       Musically     and lyrically, Oasis cite British     Invasion bands     such as The     Beatles, The     Who, The     Rolling Stones and The     Kinks as their major influences. They also cite The     Stone Roses, The     Sex Pistols, The     La's, Led     Zeppelin and T.Rex     as other key influences.   With     the success of their critically acclaimed debut album, Definitely     Maybe, and its equally successful follow-up, (What's     the Story) Morning Glory?, coupled with a rivalry with their     contemporary Blur,     Oasis attained fame in the mid-1990s, and became one of the leaders of     the Britpop     movement. The Gallagher brothers featured regularly in tabloid     newspaper stories, and cultivated a reputation as both bad boys and     a band of the people.   At     the height of their fame, their 1997 third album, Be     Here Now, reached #1 in the UK charts, #2 in the U.S. and also     became the fastest-selling album in chart history, with almost half a     million copies sold on the first day alone. The album, however, was     poorly received by the critics and later disowned by Noel and resulted     in an immediate fall in popularity. However, despite the loss of     founding members and sustaining support from their loyal fan base, Oasis     have managed to outlast many of their Britpop contemporaries, over a     decade after they appeared on the scene.   (1991ï¿½1993) Early years and breakthrough   Oasis evolved from an earlier band called The     Rain, who took their name from a 1966 Beatles B-side.     It was comprised of Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan (bass     guitar), Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs (guitar), Tony     McCarroll (drums)     and Chris     Hutton (vocals). When McGuigan invited school friend Liam Gallagher     to join the group, Gallagher accepted, and quickly pushed for the band's     name to be changed to Oasis. Although there have been many theories on     where Liam got the name from, he got it from an Inspiral     Carpets tour poster which was in his and Noel's bedroom. One of the     venues on it was the Oasis Leisure Centre in Swindon.   Oasis     first played live in August of 1991 at the Boardwalk     club in Manchester. Noel Gallagher, who had heard of Liam's involvement     when he phoned his mother whilst on tour in Germany as a roadie     for the Inspiral     Carpets, came to watch his younger brother play. A few months later     he was invited to join the band. Although he had been critical of them,     he agreed, with the provision that he would become the band's sole     songwriter and leader, and that they would commit to an earnest pursuit     of commercial success. Oasis under Noel Gallagher crafted their musical     approach to rely on simplicity: with Arthurs and McGuigan restricted to     playing barre chords and root bass notes, respectively, McCarroll     playing basic rhythms, and the band's amplifiers turned up until the     sound distorted, Oasis created a sound "so devoid of finesse and     complexity th


The films The Spy with the Green Hat and The Spy with my Face were big-screen spin-offs from which popular TV series of the 1960s?

Film Score Monthly CD: Spy With My Face: The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Movies, The Catalog #: Vol. 9, No. 18 # of Discs: 1 Released by Special Arrangement With Turner Classic Movies Music. The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (1964-1968) was one of the most popular—and best scored—TV series of its era. For four seasons (as well as a spin-off series, The Girl From U.N.C.L.E.), composers such as Jerry Goldsmith, Morton Stevens, Lalo Schifrin, Gerald Fried, Robert Drasnin, Nelson Riddle and Richard Shores provided exciting, jazzy and suspenseful scores for the series' globetrotting spy adventures. The Man From U.N.C.L.E. was so successful that M-G-M created no less than eight feature films, primarily adapted from the series' two-part episodes. These films were by and large destined for the international audience, and to this day many fans throughout the globe know U.N.C.L.E. not by the television episodes, but the feature-film adaptations. For this reason, this fourth volume of Man From U.N.C.L.E. music from FSM—following our three 2CD sets released in 2002, 2003 and 2004—is a definitive collection of the feature-film soundtracks, intended to please the fan who discovered U.N.C.L.E. via the big screen, as well as anyone interested in yet more unreleased music from the franchise. The films themselves ran the gamut from having mostly original scores (such as Gerald Fried's stereo music recorded for One of Our Spies Is Missing and The Karate Killers); to featuring new music written by the same composer as the related TV episode (such as Morton Stevens's music for The Spy With My Face); to mostly reusing the TV episode scores, often with a newly recorded main and end title. Whatever the case, all eight feature films are represented on this CD, with the most space devoted to the ones with original music. While some cues were previously included on our earlier volumes, most have never before been released, and all of the selections are programmed to reflect their feature-film incarnations, rather than the television sources. Music from One of Our Spies Is Missing, The Karate Killers and How to Steal the World is in stereo; the other scores are in mono, although the trumpet solo in the main and end titles for To Trap a Spy has been panned to the right to give an impression of stereo. As always with FSM's U.N.C.L.E. releases, the album has been produced and annotated by renowned U.N.C.L.E. music authority Jon Burlingame, whose liner notes chronicle the origins of each score and cue. Gerald Fried Scores on FSM


"Who is said to have been reading a book entitled ""Sex and Psychic Energy"" at the time of his death in 1977?"

Urantia News - Verifying History and Science in The Urantia Book   Star Power Star Power is intended to provide visitors with an appreciation of the famous people who have become associated with The Urantia Book over the years. There is no suggestion by the inclusion of this information that The Urantia Book is any more credible on an objective level because of these associations. Nor is it suggested that all the people listed are or were "believers" in The Urantia Book. If people have had at some point or currently do have some degree of appreciation for The Urantia Book, then they qualify for being on this list. Objective credibility is, of course, an impersonal, hard facts issue. Objective       credibility is what the reports are all about. Star Power is included simply       because we are people. Personal credibility matters to whatever degree we make       it matter. Notwithstanding that Star Power is not substantive, is highly       subjective and is, well, personal, it is nonetheless an issue that we humans       tend to appreciate for whatever personal reasons we have for doing so. If you       know of anyone that you think should be added to Star Power, please get in       touch.  Email Halbert regarding entries for this list.   Pato Banton (born 1961) "The Urantia Book has played a major role in my life by providing the answers to the many religious questions I had, but could not find an answer to in any other religious books:-) What I have learned from years of searching is this: "When you truly love the Creator of this Universe, you develop a strong urge to Serve. The greatest way for a human being to serve God, is through Loving Service to the Family of Humanity. There is no other way to achieve Peace On Earth." Pato Banton's official websites: http://www.patobanton.com/ Pato has performed at numerous Urantia related events over the years, including international conferences held in 1999 in Vancouver, Canada and in 2008 in Los Angeles, California. He makes The Urantia Book available at his concerts along with UBtheNEWS pamphlets. "Pato Banton (born Patrick Murray) is a reggae singer and toaster from Birmingham, England. He began recording in 1982, appearing on "Pato and Roger a Go Talk" (from Special Beat Service) with Ranking Roger of The Beat. He was one of the guest artists that appeared on the UB40 album Baggariddim in 1985. His solo debut was 1987's Never Give In, which included a collaboration with Paul Shaffer. After an EP in 1988, Banton released a more pop-oriented LP, Visions of the World, followed by 1990's Wize Up! (No Compromise), which included a college radio hit in Spirits in the Material World (The Police cover)[used in the soundtrack for Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls and featuring Sting] and another collaboration, "Wize Up!", this time with David Hinds of Steel Pulse. "Banton then worked on a live album and with Mad Professor, and then released 1992's Universal Love. After a 1994 British #1 hit in Baby Come Back (originally by Eddy Grant performing with The Equals), with Robin and Ali Campbell of UB40, a best-of album was released. 1996's Stay Positive was followed by Life Is a Miracle in 2000. Life Is a Miracle received a Grammy nomination for Best Reggae Album in 2001. Recently, Banton has been playing with Mystic Roots, a reggae band formed in Chico, California."   Jerry Garcia (1942-1995) In A Long Strange Trip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead (2002), author Dennis McNally asserts, when talking about Jerry Garcia, that The Urantia Book was “one of his favorite esoteric works.” Paul Krassner Interview by Sunny Sunndowner   July 9, 2009: SS: And we might go so far as to say that, in addition to being a healing ceremony, it was a “spiritual experience.” One interesting aside, though, came in an interview with Jerry later on, where he was asked what he thought about this one faction of “Deadheads” who considered him to be “God,” and he responded that he would tolerate it until they came for him with the “nails and a cross.”


What was the name of the cruise liner that capsized off the coast of Tuscany in January 2012?

Costa Concordia cruise ship runs aground off coast of Italy - Photos - The Big Picture - Boston.com Costa Concordia cruise ship runs aground off coast of Italy The search continued for those still missing after the Costa Concordia luxury cruise ship smashed into a reef off the coast of Giglio, Italy, and partially sank last weekend. Eleven deaths were confirmed on Tuesday. The shipâs captain, Francesco Schettino, has been accused of manslaughter by prosecutors after he left the ship before all passengers were evacuated. -- Lloyd Young ( 34 photos total ) A rescuer being lowered on the cruise liner Costa Concordia on Jan. 18 that ran aground in front of the harbor of the Isola del Giglio (Giglio island) after hitting underwater rocks on January 13. Emergency workers fear that the ship could slip from its resting place on a rocky shelf and slip into deeper waters. (Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images) 2 The luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia is shown run aground off the coast of Giglio in this Jan. 17, 2012 DigitalGlobe handout satellite photo. Eleven people are confirmed dead and some twenty are still missing from more than 4,200 passengers and crew after the Concordia ran aground two hours into a week-long cruise of the western Mediterranean. (Digitalglobe/Reuters) # 3 Rescuers surround the luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia after it ran aground off the coast of Isola del Giglio island, Italy, gashing open the hull and forcing some 4,200 people aboard to evacuate aboard lifeboats to the nearby Isola del Giglio island, early Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. About 1,000 Italian passengers were onboard, as well as more than 500 Germans, about 160 French and about 1,000 crew members. (Giorgio Fanciulli/Giglionews.it/Associated Press) # 5 The cruise ship Costa Concordia lies stricken off the shore of the island of Giglio as floating barriers are positioned to prevent pollution of the coasts on Jan. 18, 2012 in Giglio Porto, Italy. The official death toll is now 11, with some twenty people still missing. The rescue operation was temporarily suspended earlier due to the ship moving as it slowly sinks further into the sea. (Tullio M. Puglia/Getty Images) # 6 Rescue divers retrieve a body from the stricken cruise liner Costa Concordia off the Tuscan island of Giglio on Jan. 17, 2012. Divers searching for survivors inside a stricken cruise ship off the Italian coast found five more bodies on Tuesday, as prosecutors grilled the arrested captain over his role. The death toll has now risen to 11, leaving some twenty still missing of the 4,200 people on board when the ship went down on Jan. 13. ( Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images) # 7 Captain Francesco Schettino (center) of cruise ship Costa Concordia is escorted into a prison by police officers at Grosseto, after being questioned by magistrates in this still image from a video Jan. 17, 2012. Italian coastguards pleaded angrily with the captain of the stricken super-liner to return to his ship, according to recordings released on Tuesday as divers found five more bodies in the half-submerged wreck of the Costa Concordia. Taking the known death toll to 11, that some 24 people, including a number of German tourists, unaccounted for four days after the giant cruiser carrying more than 4,200 passengers and crew was ripped open by rocks off a Tuscan island. Schettino is accused of multiple manslaughter, causing a shipwreck by sailing too close to shore and abandoning ship before all his passengers and crew scrambled off. (Reuters) # 8 A cameraman films on Jan. 18, 2012 a notice for a missing person from the stricken cruise liner Costa Concordia on the Tuscan island of Giglio. The captain of the Italian cruise liner, Francesco Schettino, returned home to the Amalfi coast under house arrest on Jan. 18, as fears grew that bad weather could hamper rescue efforts on the wreck. Divers, mountain rescue teams and soldiers have so far recovered 11 bodies from the turbid waters of the half-submerged hulk and the surrounding sea. (Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images) # 9 Italian rescue personnel are see


In which ballet is Clara taken to the Kingdom of Sweets after she helps to defeat the evil Mouse King?

Mouse King | Article about Mouse King by The Free Dictionary Mouse King | Article about Mouse King by The Free Dictionary http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Mouse+King Also found in: Wikipedia . The Nutcracker One of the best-loved and most widely known ballets of our time, The Nutcracker, tells the story of a young girl's enchanted Christmas Eve. German writer, illustrator, and composer E. T. A. Hoffmann (1776-1822) wrote the original story on which the ballet is based. Russian composer Pyotr Ilich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) set the tale to music in the early 1890s. Some ballet companies present The Nut-cracker every year at Christmas time. In addition, Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker Suite," a shorter, orchestral work that summarizes the music presented at length in the ballet, appears on many Christmas concert programs. The Tales and the Making of the Ballet Hoffmann would have been delighted to discover that his stories lived on to inspire the works of great composers. Hoffmann himself found tremendous inspiration in the works of Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), so much so that he changed his own middle name to Amadeus. Years after Hoffmann's death, his life as a teller of tales fueled the musical imagination of French composer Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880). Offenbach's opera The Tales of Hoff-mann spins a fantasy around the writer and a number of his works. One of Hoffmann's stories, "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" (1819), intrigued French writer Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870). Dumas published a translated and freely adapted version of this story in French. Dumas's "The Story of a Nutcracker" (1844) charmed the director of Russia's Imperial Ballet, who decided to commission a work based on the story. He hired the French choreographer Marius Petipa and his Russian colleague Lev Ivanov to choreograph the dancing. Petipa and Ivanov outlined the stage action needed to tell the story. Then they handed over a specific set of instructions to the composer who had been commissioned to write the music for the ballet. Luckily for future ballet lovers they selected Pyotr Tchaikovsky, who at that time was already considered a rising star among Russia's composers. Hoffmann's complicated and somewhat frightening tale can hardly be recognized in today's productions of The Nutcracker. Petipa and Ivanov presented The Nutcracker as a delightful children's fantasy. The ballet companies that have performed The Nutcracker since then have adjusted the story here and there as well. The Story as Told in the Ballet Basically, the tale unfolds as follows. The first act takes place at a Christmas Eve party in Nuremberg, Germany. Many guests and their children arrive at the home of the Stahlbaum family. While the adults decorate the Christmas tree, the children play with toys. The mysterious Drosselmeyer arrives bringing gifts for his godchildren, Clara and Fritz Stahlbaum. Clara immediately falls in love with one of the toys, a wooden nutcracker. When the careless Fritz takes possession of the toy he breaks it, upsetting Clara greatly. The guests depart and the children are sent to bed. Shortly thereafter, Clara comes back to the drawing room to visit her nutcracker. Clara finds herself reduced to the same size as the nutcracker and her brother's toy soldiers. Dozens of mice come out of their holes and, led by their king, they attack the soldiers. The nutcracker rallies the toy soldiers against the mice. As the mouse king and the nutcracker fight one another, Clara throws her shoe at the mouse king, giving the nutcracker the chance to defeat him. The soldiers win, and the nutcracker turns into a prince. Out of gratitude for her help, the nutcracker prince takes Clara on a journey to the Kingdom of Sweets. They pass through a flurry of dancing snowflakes as they enter the magic kingdom. In act two the citizens of the Kingdom of Sweets entertain Clara and the nutcracker prince. Exotic foodstuffs, such as Arabian coffee and Spanish hot chocolate, dance for them. Even flowers come to life and begin to waltz. Finally, the


Who painted the canvas known as Bubbles, later used in adverts for Pears Soap?

Artwork details, Liverpool museums See a larger version About the artwork One of the most famous paintings by the Victorian artist Sir John Millais has been placed on long loan at the Lady Lever Art Gallery. It has been lent by Unilever. 'Bubbles' was painted in 1885-6. It shows a boy blowing bubbles with a pipe and a bowl of soap suds. The boy was the artist’s grandson, Willie James, aged about four: he later became an Admiral. To get round the problems of painting the bubbles, the artist had a glass sphere specially manufactured. Millais originally titled his painting 'A Child’s World' but it was later changed to 'Bubbles'. As a young man, Millais was one of the chief artists in the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood , which set out to attack the complacency of the Royal Academy. He painted masterpieces such as 'Isabella' ( Walker Art Gallery ) and ' Ophelia ' ( Tate Britain ) in a new style with bright colours, wiry outlines and minute detail. By the time he painted 'Bubbles', Millais was in his 50s. He had abandoned the Pre-Raphaelite style and had adopted darker colours and looser brushwork.  No longer a rebel, he had joined the Royal Academy and had become a pillar of the art establishment. Much of his work at this stage in his career featured sentimental portrayals of small children. Other examples, at the Lady Lever Art Gallery, are 'Little Speedwell’s Darling Blue' and 'The Nest'. Although 'Bubbles' may appear sentimental to modern taste, it has a serious meaning. Millais was using a symbol with a long tradition behind it. 'Bubbles' are fragile and have a brief moment of beauty before they burst. In the 17th century Dutch artists painted children blowing bubbles to convey the brevity of human life, the transience of beauty and the inevitability of death. This theme appealed to Millais and is a key to several other of his paintings, such as ' Spring (Apple Blossoms) ' also at the Lady Lever Art Gallery. Amongst the beauty of the young girls and the spring flowers in this picture, Millais painted a scythe, to indicate that beauty fades and that death awaits us all. This aspect of 'Bubbles' was not obvious to the Victorians. Victorian artists associated childhood with sweetness and innocence. The attitude is seen in the book illustrations of Kate Greenaway and in historical pictures such as 'And when did you last see your father?' by  W. F. Yeames (Walker Art Gallery). It had also been seen in the 18th century in pictures like ' The Age of Innocence ' (Tate Britain) by Sir Joshua Reynolds , who was much admired by Millais. The interpretation of childhood changed radically after Freud wrote about it as a troubled period of latent sexuality, but it would be unhistorical to expect Millais to reflect these ideas in his work. Listen to a recording of Julian Treuherz's gallery talk on 'Bubbles' online now . The painting was brought from Millais by Sir William Ingram, proprietor of the Illustrated London News, a popular magazine with a wide circulation. Ingram also bought the copyright from the artist. He published 'Bubbles' as a special presentation colour print with the Christmas number of the magazine in 1887. (Other paintings of children by Millais had been published with previous Christmas numbers with great success.) Before its appearance in the magazine, the painting with its copyright was sold to A & F Pears, manufacturers of Pears soap. The Managing Director of Pears, Thomas Barrett, was a pioneer of modern advertising methods, and he and William Lever of Lever Brothers, makers of Sunlight Soap, were great rivals, each spending vast sums on promoting their brands. Barrett turned 'Bubbles' into an advertisement by adding a bar of soap in the foreground. Millais was furious, but he could do nothing about it. Millais was unfairly criticised for degrading his art, but as the copyright owner, Barrett was within his rights.  And the use of the painting for advertising meant that the picture became the best known of all his works. Lever responded to Barrett’s initiative in 1889 by purchasing ' The New Frock ' by Frith and using


Which popular TV series of the 1960s and 1970s developed from an earlier programme called Police Surgeon?

The Golden Age Of Blacks In Television: The Late 1960s The Golden Age Of Blacks In Television: The Late 1960s "Golden Age" is a term to label that period in the history of a nation, movement, artistic medium or the like during which its greatest achievements were realized. It   is not an absolute term since it does not intend to describe the best possible epoch. That being the case, there can be no doubt that for African Americans in television, the last half of the 1960s was a Golden Age. Speaking in July 1964, Frank Stanton, president of CBS, called upon broadcasters to launch a "mighty and continuing editorial crusade" in support of civil rights. In an address to the National Broadcast Editorial Conference of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, Stanton called for commitment and advocacy. President Lyndon B. Johnson having recently signed the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1964, Stanton spoke now of the "pivotal point in our history" and of the need for television to utilize its "editorial strength boldly, imaginatively and with insight and wisdom." This was a significant speech for it revealed the sensitivity and involvement many TV executives felt toward the civil rights movement, and toward the fact that the government and the nation supported racial reform. Stanton suggested this when he directed broadcasters to "use their 5,000 voices heard on 156 million radio sets and 61 million television sets, in a mighty continuing editorial crusade to make this new law work." In part, the changing complexion of TV in the late 1960s was a reflection within the industry of the changes wrought by the great social and legal movement that was the push for civil rights. Until this date there had been few sponsored network shows headed by black actors. Serious entertainers such as Billy Daniels in 1952 and Nat King Cole in 1956-1957 had failed to gain or maintain popularity. The only successful programs, Beulah and Amos ‘n’ Andy, may have amused enough people to keep them viable for several seasons, but they resurrected minstrel-show stereotypes thought by many to have been abandoned following World War II. 1960s Series Featuring Blacks as Stars, Co-Stars, or Continuing Characters Sing-Along with Mitch (1961-1966) The Lawrence Welk Show (1964-1971) Rawhide (1965) The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970-1973) The Silent Force (1970-1971) Now, in the second half of the 1960s, there were more than two dozen programs featuring black actors as leading characters, or in prominent, regular supporting roles. As in most of commercial TV, many of the series achieved limited success and were quickly canceled. Several programs, however, were ratings favorites and lasted for years. It is important, too, that relative to their counterparts in earlier decades, the shows in this period were practically free of racial stereotyping. The above list indicates the scope of network programming featuring African-American stars in this Golden Age. As it affected the history of blacks in American television, the most crucial series in the latter half of the 1960s was I Spy. The program premiered in 1965 and co-starred Bill Cosby and Robert Culp. It was clearly intended to capitalize on the popular interest in espionage dramas created by Sean Connery's success in several James Bond feature films, and by The Man from U.N.C.L.E., a successful TV series of the previous season. I Spy related the exploits of two secret agents operating around the world to protect U.S. national interests. But unlike other spy shows on network TV—Honey West, The Avengers, Secret Agent, as well as The Man from U.N.C.L.E.—this program mixed its international intrigue with a slight touch of American wit. This was because of the presence of Bill Cosby. I Spy was the first network dramatic series to star a minority actor. Not since the demise of Harlem Detective in 1954 had television attempted to feature a black detective hero. And Harlem Detective, of course, was a local show in New York City, not a network production. When I Spy premiered, NBC officials seemed pleased th


The Marlowe Theatre, recently refurbished, can be found in which English town or city?

Perfect Breakfast at Tiffanys - Review of The Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury, England - TripAdvisor Review of The Marlowe Theatre The Friars, Canterbury CT1 2AS, England +44 1227 787787 “Perfect Breakfast at Tiffanys” Reviewed March 19, 2016 Went to see Breakfast at Tiffanys on Thursday with two friends. We really enjoyed the performance. The production was very true to the book and perhaps an advantage that we had read this recently. Pixie Lott was superb in a difficult and complex role. Matt Barber was excellent in the part of Fred and the narrator.The idea of the story having a narrator explaining the story at times worked really well. I also thought the stage sets were excellent. I would highly recommend this show. Only disappointment was the temperature was too cold in the theatre. Visited March 2016 Ask 47Adele1 about The Marlowe Theatre This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC. 823 reviews from our community Visitor rating “Very poor” Reviewed March 19, 2016 We are regular theatre goers and we were very disappointed with this version of Breakfast in Tiffany's. We expected more music and was bored during the first half to such an extent we did not return after the interval, and this is the first time this has happened to our group. Looking around the theatre before the interval most of the audience looked as if they were struggling to stay awake. Visited March 2016 Ask Sandiescuba about The Marlowe Theatre This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC. lignumbowls “Great Theater in the middle of town” Reviewed March 18, 2016 A lovely modern large venue with comfortable leather seating. Was most disappointed yesterday with the sound system, either a digital loop (for hearing aid wearers) is not fitted, which seems unlikely for a modern place, or it was not working properly. I was not the only person to notice this and consequently it did nothing to enhance the enjoyment of the performance. Visited March 2016 Ask lignumbowls about The Marlowe Theatre This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC. Weathertop119 “Breakfast at Tiffanys, Pixie Lott” Reviewed March 17, 2016 It was advertised as '....with songs from the era', and with a pop star heading the cast, we expected, well, songs! A few bars of Moon River and a number we did not know was all there was in the first half. And the rest of it did not hold our interest at all. Breakfast at Tiffany's is one of my favourite films, and i have read the book, but i fell asleep during the first half of this production and then we left at the interval, something we have never done before. We found it boring, with quite stilted performances. We travelled a fair way to attend this performance. Incredibly disappointing. The theatre was good though. Visited March 2016


Catcher in the Rye by J.D.Salinger is said to have been the last book read by whose assassin around the time of his murder?

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (9780316769488) A Brilliantly Unique Look at a Universal Problem A Customer on Jul 21, 2000 In J.D. Salinger's brilliant coming-of-age novel, Holden Caulfield, a seventeen year old prep school adolescent relates his lonely, life-changing twenty-four hour stay in New York City as he experiences the phoniness of the adult world while attempting to deal with the death of his younger brother, an overwhelming compulsion to lie and troubling sexual experiences. Salinger, whose characters are among the best and most developed in all of literature has captured the eternal angst of growing into adulthood in the person of Holden Caulfield. Anyone who has reached the age of sixteen will be able to identify with this unique and yet universal character, for Holden contains bits and pieces of all of us. It is for this very reason that The Catcher in the Rye has become one of the most beloved and enduring works in world literature. As always, Salinger's writing is so brilliant, his characters so real, that he need not employ artifice of any kind. This is a study of the complex problems haunting all adolescents as they mature into adulthood and Salinger wisely chooses to keep his narrative and prose straightforward and simple. This is not to say that The Catcher in the Rye is a straightforward and simple book. It is anything but. In it we are privy to Salinger's genius and originality in portraying universal problems in a unique manner. The Catcher in the Rye is a book that can be loved and understood on many different levels of comprehension and each reader who experiences it will come away with a fresh view of the world in which they live. A work of true genius, images of a catcher in the rye are abundantly apparent throughout this book. While analyzing the city raging about him, Holden's attention is captured by a child walking in the street "singing and humming." Realizing that the child is singing the familiar refrain, "If a body meet a body, comin' through the rye," Holden, himself, says that he feels "not so depressed." The title's words, however, are more than just a pretty ditty that Holden happens to like. In the stroke of pure genius that is Salinger, himself, he wisely sums up the book's theme in its title. When Holden, whose past has been traumatic, to say the least, is questioned by his younger sister, Phoebe, regarding what he would like to do when he gets older, Holden replies, "Anyway, I keep picturing all these little kids playing some game in this big field of rye and all. Thousands of little kids, and nobody's around--nobody big, I mean--except me. And I'm standing on the edge of some crazy cliff. What I have to do, I have to catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff--I mean if they're running and they don't look where they're going. I have to come out from somewhere and catch them. That's all I'd do all day. I'd just be the catcher in the rye and all. I know it's crazy, but that's the only thing I'd really like to be." In this short bit of dialogue Salinger brilliantly exposes Holden's deepest desire and expounds the book's theme. Holden wishes to preserve something of childhood innocence that gets hopelessly lost as we grow into the crazy and phony world of adulthood. The theme of lost innocence is deftly explored by Salinger throughout the book. Holden is appalled when he encounters profanity scrawled on the walls of Phoebe's school, a school that he envisions protecting and shielding children from the evils of society. When Holden gives his red hunting cap to Phoebe to wear, he gives it to her as a shield, an emblem of the eternal love and protectiveness he feels for her. Near the beginning of the book, Holden remembers a girl he once knew, Jane Gallagher, with whom he played checkers. Jane, he remembers, "wouldn't move any of her kings," and action Holden realizes to be a metaphor of her naivete. When Holden hears that his sexually experienced prep school roommate had a date with Jane, he immediat


Which was the only track from Michael Jackson's Thriller album to top the UK singles charts?

Thriller - Michael Jackson | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic Michael Jackson google+ AllMusic Review               by Stephen Thomas Erlewine Off the Wall was a massive success, spawning four Top Ten hits (two of them number ones), but nothing could have prepared Michael Jackson for Thriller . Nobody could have prepared anybody for the success of Thriller , since the magnitude of its success was simply unimaginable -- an album that sold 40 million copies in its initial chart run, with seven of its nine tracks reaching the Top Ten (for the record, the terrific "Baby Be Mine" and the pretty good ballad "The Lady in My Life" are not like the others). This was a record that had something for everybody, building on the basic blueprint of Off the Wall by adding harder funk, hard rock, softer ballads, and smoother soul -- expanding the approach to have something for every audience. That alone would have given the album a good shot at a huge audience, but it also arrived precisely when MTV was reaching its ascendancy, and Jackson helped the network by being not just its first superstar, but first black star as much as the network helped him. This all would have made it a success (and its success, in turn, served as a new standard for success), but it stayed on the charts, turning out singles, for nearly two years because it was really, really good. True, it wasn't as tight as Off the Wall -- and the ridiculous, late-night house-of-horrors title track is the prime culprit, arriving in the middle of the record and sucking out its momentum -- but those one or two cuts don't detract from a phenomenal set of music. It's calculated, to be sure, but the chutzpah of those calculations (before this, nobody would even have thought to bring in metal virtuoso Eddie Van Halen to play on a disco cut) is outdone by their success. This is where a song as gentle and lovely as "Human Nature" coexists comfortably with the tough, scared "Beat It," the sweet schmaltz of the Paul McCartney duet "The Girl Is Mine," and the frizzy funk of "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)." And, although this is an undeniably fun record, the paranoia is already creeping in, manifesting itself in the record's two best songs: "Billie Jean," where a woman claims Michael is the father of her child, and the delirious "Wanna Be Startin' Something," the freshest funk on the album, but the most claustrophobic, scariest track Jackson ever recorded. These give the record its anchor and are part of the reason why the record is more than just a phenomenon. The other reason, of course, is that much of this is just simply great music. Track Listing


In the Christian Calendar what name is given to the Sunday which follows Whit Sunday?

CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Christian Calendar THE CHURCHES OF THE EAST Generalities All civilized peoples and even those which seem to be only just emerging from utter barbarism keep some kind of record of the flight of time and are prone to recognize certain days, recurring at regular intervals, as days of special rejoicing or mourning, or occasions for the propitiation of the powers of the unseen world. In ancient Egypt and Babylonia , in China and Hindostan , and again on the American Continent , among the Aztecs or the ancient Peruvians , definite traces have been found of a more or less elaborate calculation of seasons serving as a basis for religious observances. In 1897, a remarkable discovery was made at Coligny in the department of Ain, France , when certain inscribed stone slabs were brought to light in which all are agreed in recognizing an ancient Celtic calendar, probably pre-Christian, though the precise interpretation of the details still remains a matter of lively controversy. Again, both Greece and Rome possessed highly developed calendars, and the Fasti of Ovid, for example, preserve a detailed description in verse of the chief celebrations of the Roman year. What more nearly concerns us here is the Jewish calendar , outlined in Leviticus 23. The computation of time among the Jews was based primarily upon the lunar month. The year consisted normally of twelve such months, alternately of 29 and 30 days each; such a year, however, contains only 354 days, which by no means agrees with the number of days in the mean solar year. Moreover, the exact length of the mean lunar month is not exactly 29 1/2 days as the above arrangement would suggest. To compensate for the irregularity two corrections were introduced. First, a day was added to the month Hesvan (Heshwan) or subtracted from the month Kislev (Kislew), as need arose, in order to keep the months in agreement with the moon; secondly, eight years out of every nineteen were made "embolismic", i.e. an intercalary month seems to have been introduced when necessary , at this point, in order to prevent the 14th day of Nisan from arriving too early. On that day ( Leviticus 23:5, 10 ) the firstfruits of corn in the ear had to be brought to the priests and the paschal lamb sacrificed. This made it necessary to delay the Pasch (14 Nisan) until the corn was in ear and the lambs were ready, and the rule was accordingly established that 14 Nisan must fall when the sun had passed the equinox and was in the constellation of Aries (en krio tou heliou kathestotos--Josephus, Ant., I, i, 3). Down to the time of the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70, it would seem that in the insertion of this intercalary month the Jews followed no fixed rule based on astronomical principles, but that the Sanhedrin decided each time whether the year should be embolismic or not, being influenced in their decision not by astronomical considerations alone, but also, in some measure, by the forwardness or backwardness of the season. It was the difficulty created by such a system and by the impossibility of accommodating it to the Julian chronology , adopted throughout the greater part of the Roman Empire, which led to those troubles about the determination of Easter (the Paschal controversy ) that played so important a part in the history of the early Church. Besides the Pasch and the week of the unleavened bread (or azymes ), of which the Pasch formed the first day, the Jewish calendar, of course, included many other feasts. That of Pentecost, or, "of the weeks", 50 days after the Pasch , is of importance because it also found a place in the Christian Dispensation . The other great celebrations of the Jewish year occurred in autumn, in the month Tishri. The Day of Atonement fell on 10 Tishri and the Feast of Tabernacles extended from the 14th to the 21st, with a sort of octave day on the 22nd, but these had no direct bearing on the calendar of the Christian Church . The same may be said of the minor Jewish festivals, e.g. the Encoenia mentioned in the Gospel of St. John, which were, for the most


Lord Randolph Churchill suggested that Gladstone's nickname of GOM (Grand Old Man) should be changed to MOG - meaning what?

Ireland 1798-1921 page 3 7. THE LIBERALS AND HOME RULE In the years following the Phoenix Park murders and the formation of the National League Parnell tightened his grip on the home rule party. This ensured that at the next election, during November and December 1885, Parnell led a stronger and more homogenous party. The party was to have fewer landlords and fewer MPs of Fenian extraction than previously. Parnell in the last year or so of the Liberal government started to explore the possibility of an agreement with the Conservatives, he did not just dwell on the possibility of reviving an understanding with the Liberals. In 1883 and 1884 Parnell fostered links with the catholic church. He supported the hierarchy over the long-running university issue and dropped his support for the atheistic Bradlaugh. His alliance with the catholic church was also aided by a change in the views of the hierarchy. Like O�Connell before him it was not sufficient to mobilise the peasantry, the support of the leadership of the church was also essential. The Central Board Scheme Joseph Chamberlain, who had pioneered so much in English municipal government, devised his Central Board Scheme as a substitute for home rule. It would give Ireland �the widest possible self-government � consistent with the integrity of the Empire�; Chamberlain�s two main concerns were local government and the fostering of imperial links. Chamberlain�s imperialism was still in its relative infancy, but it was the bedrock of his opposition to home rule. Although somewhat suspicious of Chamberlain�s motives Parnell showed a degree of enthusiasm for the Central Board concept. The scheme would deal with education, transport and the coordination of a revamped county administration. For Parnell it was the first step towards home rule, which he saw as operating alongside the Central Board Scheme. Chamberlain, who had a keen interest in Irish affairs, was encouraged to believe by William O�Shea (once more a broker and go-between as in 1882) that Parnell had accepted this idea as a watered-down form of home rule. Chamberlain was furthermore encouraged by the seemingly positive attitude of the catholic hierarchy. Chamberlain was piqued by Parnell�s rejection of the scheme once it became apparent that Chamberlain was completely hostile to home rule and his scheme was a substitute for an Irish legislature. Gladstone, who had allowed Chamberlain to toy with the Central Board idea, together with the rest of the cabinet was not prepared to adopt the scheme. Although a non-starter the reactions to the Central Board idea are of some significance: its rejection by both Parnell and the Liberals help explain Chamberlain�s later bitterness towards both the home rulers and Gladstone, his pride had been hurt. This does not however account for his opposition to home rule (which was based on his view of the empire), but it does go someway towards an understanding of the virulence of his later attitude. Gladstone�s cavalier treatment of the scheme is illustrative of his self-absorbed arrogance, he made no attempt either then or later to accommodate or conciliate Chamberlain. There could not be room in the same party for two such supreme egotists. Moreover Captain O�Shea�s role as a go-between revealed his limitations, his rather pathetic pretensions and his duplicitous nature. By the early summer of 1885 Gladstone�s government was flagging. The Prime Minister at 75 years of age seemed to have lost much of his drive and seemed to be soldiering on so that Hartington and Chamberlain did not tear the Liberal party apart. He was no longer the GOM (the �Grand Old Man�), he had become the MOG (the �murderer of Gordon�); unpopularity and internal party squabbles seemed to be getting the better of him. His government fell in mid-June following the resignation of Chamberlain and two other ministers. Parnell had joined with Salisbury and the Conservatives in bringing down the government. With the collapse of the Central Board scheme it had been clear that little could be expected from the Liberals. Mor


Which ballet caused a riot when first staged in Paris in 1913?

The Rite of Spring Riot, 1913 by Igor Stravinsky By Aaron Green Updated April 17, 2016. In May 1913, Igor Stravinsky debuted his ballet The Rite of Spring.  Though it is one of Stravinsky's most famous works, his creation was first met with harsh criticism, negative reviews, and... a riot.   Watch this YouTube performance of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring Ballet . The Creation of The Rite of Spring A few years prior to 1910, Stravinsky began flirting with the idea and music of The Rite of Spring ballet to premiere with Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes company.  Whether or not the music came before the story/setting or visa versa (there are conflicting statements by Stravinsky himself), we do know that by 1910, Stravinsky met with Russian expert Nicholas Roerich to discuss ancient pagan rituals.  Together, they came up with the working title "The Great Sacrifice."  After taking a year hiatus to finish his ballet Petrushka, Stravinsky resumed work on The Rite of Spring with Roerich, and by July 1911, the pair had completed a working draft of the ballet's structure within a few days, changing its title to Vesna sviashchennaia (Russian) or Holy Spring.   continue reading below our video Top 5 Longest Running TV Shows However, the work's French translation Le Sacre du printemps (English: The Rite of Spring) is what stuck.  According to Stravinsky's journals, he returned to his home in Ukraine and wrote two movements before deciding to move to Clarens, Switzerland a month later, where he completed the ballet's first part and drafted the second.  Stravinsky stopped work on the ballet by Spring of 1912, and enjoyed a nice break, even taking a trip to Bayreuth, Germany with Sergei Diaghilev to attend a performance of Richard Wagner 's opera, Parsifal.  Stravinsky returned to Clarens, Switzerland during the Fall season to finish The Rite of Spring - as signed on his orchestral score, he completed it on March 8, 19 The Cause and Events of the The Rite of Spring Riot Stravinsky debuted the The Rite of Spring Ballet at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris on May 29, 1913, to an audience accustomed to the grace, elegance, and the traditional music of "conventional" ballets, i.e. Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake .  Opposition to Stravinsky's work literally happened within the first few minutes of the piece as members of the audience booed loudly in response to the inharmonic notes accompanying the unrecognizable bassoon's opening solo.  What's more, the work's unconventional music, sharp and unnatural choreography (dancers danced with bent arms and legs and would land on the floor so hard their internal organs would shake), and Russian pagan setting, failed to win over the majority of the audience.  It should hardly come as a surprise given the ballet's thematic content.  The ballet's title and subtitle alone, hints that something darker lurks behind the velvet theatre curtains: The Rite of Spring: Picture of Pagan Russia in Two Parts.  The story centers around ancient Russian tribes and their celebration of Spring.  They then offer a sacrifice to their gods, choosing a young girl whom is forced to dance to death. As the ballet progressed, so did the audience's discomfort.  Those in favor of Stravinksy's work argued with those in opposition.  The arguments eventually turned to brawls and police had to be notified.  They arrived at intermission and successfully calmed the angry crowd (yes, the show wasn't even half way over before people were throwing punches).  As the second half commenced, police were unable to keep the audience under control and rioting resumed.  Stravinsky was so taken aback by the audience's reaction, he fled the scene before the show was over. The Rite of Spring in the 21st Century Just like Beethoven's 9th Symphony changed the future of symphony composition, Stravinsky's Rite of Spring changed the future of ballet.  Up to that point, ballet was beautiful, elegant, and charming.  As I mentioned before, audiences were accustomed to seeing and hearing works like Swan Lake , The Nutcracker , and Sleeping Beauty .  Stravinsky


What name for a short haircut came from its popularity among the rowing teams of Harvard and Yale in the 50s?

Macclesfield Pub Quiz League: February 2012 Macclesfield Pub Quiz League   Specialist Rounds 21 February 2012 Tonight’s specialist questions have been set by the Puss In Boots, and vetted by the Albion. Entertainment: Radio Ha Ha Q1. What four unimaginative new names were given to the Home Service, Light and Third Programmes and their associated services following a reorganisation on 30 September 1967? A1. BBC Radios 1, 2, 3 and 4 [all four station names required]. Q2. The Mary Whitehouse Experience was Radio 1’s first attempt at a comedy series in 1989. The four original writers included Rob Newman and Hugh Dennis. Name one of the other two who went on to TV fame? A2. David Baddiel or Steve Punt Q3. The Million Pound Radio Show that aired in the mid-1980s launched the career of which TV funny man that went on to make ‘loadsamoney’? A3. Harry Enfield Q4. Which long-running topical television panel game was a taken from an idea first tested by Radio 4’s The News Quiz? A4. Have I Got News for You Q5. What was peculiar about Radio 4’s eight-and-a-half hour continuous broadcast on Boxing Day 2000? A5. Uninterrupted and unabridged reading of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (because JK Rowling refused to let it be serialised). Q6. Jack Dee now gives the panel members of I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue silly things to do, but whose famous jazz-trumpet playing shoes did he fill? A6. Humphrey Lyttelton Q7. Where is the radio show Old Harry’s Game set? A7. Hell Q8. Who wrote The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, originally a radio comedy, first broadcast in 1978? A8. Douglas Adams Supplementaries Q9. In which BBC Radio programme could you have found the characters Neddie, Eccles, Min, Major Bloodknock and Count Moriarty? A9. The Goon Show Q10. Mark Steel presenter of Mark Steel’s in Town, also writes a column for which national daily newspaper? A10. The Independent or the "i" Geography Q1. The Oresund bridge joins two European countries - name either of them. A1. Sweden or Denmark Q2. Which river separates Devon and Cornwall? A2. Tamar Q3. Which Motorway links Glasgow and Edinburgh? A3. M8 Q4. Which Motorway links Coventry and Leicester? A4. M69 Q5. Which is the only English port offering passenger ferry services to the Republic of Ireland? A5. Liverpool Q6. Which is the only English port offering passenger ferry services to Scandinavia? A6. Harwich (runs to Esbjerg in Denmark) Q7. Which British National Park has the longest Coastline? A7. Pembrokeshire Coast (260 miles) Q8. Near which British city would you find the mumbles? A8. Swansea Q9. What is the highest denomination Euro banknote available? A9. 500 Euro Q10. St Davids, St Thomas and St James Park are all railway stations in which British City? A10. Exeter Q1. Who was the maternal grandmother of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany? A1. Queen Victoria of Great Britain Q2. What was St Petersburg known as between 1914 and 1924? A2. Petrograd [and then Leningrad until 1991 but I specifically want “Petrograd”] Q3. Who was Chancellor of West Germany at the time of its reunification with East Germany? A3. Helmut Kohl Q4. The Falange were a far right wing group holding power from the 1930s to 1970s in which European country? A4. Spain Q5. In which year did Ted Heath's Government impose the "Three Day Week"? A5. 1974 [leeway 1973-1975] Q6. Which British Prime Minister lived at Chartwell in Kent from 1924 to 1965? A6. Winston Churchill Q7. Apart from West Germany and France, name one other of the founding members in 1952 of the European Coal and Steel Community? A7. Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg Q8. In 1963, which French president vetoed the UK's application to join the European Economic Community? A8. Charles De Gaulle Supplementaries Q9. What was the name of the trade union that went on strike at the Lenin Shipyards in Gdansk in 1980? A9. Solidarity ("Solidarnosc" if anyone can remember the Polish). Q10. What is the name of the Bosnian town, infamous as the site of the July 1995 mass murders perpetrated by Ratko Mladic's forces? A10. Srebrenica [pronounced Sreb-ren-it


Which famous trademark can be seen on one of the bottles featured in Manet's canvas The Bar at the Folies-Bergere?

Bottle Identification: A Bar at the Folies-Bergère Bottle Identification: A Bar at the Folies-Bergère A Bar at the Folies-Bergère Dear Mr. Meyer, I am writing you in your capacity of president of the Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors. I have a scholarly question. The caveat is that it’s about a bottle in a painting–but it’s a great work of art, so worth looking at. This is Manet’s well-known 1882 painting “A Bar at the Folies-Bergère.” (As you likely know, the Folies-Bergère is a French bar, a famous one at the turn of the century, which may matter to an assessment.) I will include a link to it as it is hung London’s Courtauld Gallery, which allows one to look very closely by zooming in, here: Virtual Tour Courtauld Gallery My question is this: Do you have an opinion as to the likely contents of the bottle on the farthest left side of the canvas–the one which Manet has signed on its label? Does it look more like a bottle for a wine, an aperitif, a brandy, a cognac, or something else? Any thoughts you have would be appreciated, and you are most welcome to pass the question on to colleagues. Given the painting’s prominence, there may be existing literature on the bottles in this image–I have found none other than that to do with the Bass Ale bottles, and the champagne bottles. Too, if you have any insights–or references to literature on–its cork, or capsule, or method of sealing (like all the others, this bottle appears unopened)–that would be of great interest. And as I say, if you have any references that deal with how a bottle containing such an alcohol in the late 19th century would be sealed that you can pass on, such a guide would be welcome. Thank you for your time, and your indulgence. And again, do please feel free to pass this email on.  I set aside entirely the question of the label, but….Thank you again for your time. Best, Jessica Burstein Associate Professor, Department of English Adjunct Associate Professor, Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies A101 Padelford Hall University of Washington Seattle, Washington 98195-4330 Interesting question. Quickly, and without enlarging the bottle or studying the painting, I guessed ‘ Absinthe ‘ which I understand may not be correct. To help with identification, I isolated and enlarged the subject bottle below. In a follow-up e-mail, Jessica added “You can add that Bill Lindsey from the SHA/BLM Historic Glass Bottle Identification & Information Website has just proposed red vermouth based on a 1906 USA bottle, and if I could find that the same bottle shape and alcohol was around in Paris in the 1880s, that would be good.” Can any of you help here? [From Marianne Dow] Discussions of this painting generally refer to the red bottles as being GRENADINE (red because it’s made from pomegranites) I cannot find a brand referenced. See  Manet’s Last Painting A Bar at the Folies-Bergère A Bar at the Folies-Bergère (French: Un bar aux Folies Bergère), painted and exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1882, was the last major work by French painter Édouard Manet. It depicts a scene in the Folies Bergère nightclub in Paris. It originally belonged to the composer Emmanuel Chabrier, who was Manet’s neighbor, and hung over his piano. The painting The painting exemplifies Manet’s commitment to Realism in its detailed representation of a contemporary scene. Many features have puzzled critics but almost all of them have been shown to have a rationale, and the painting has been the subject of numerous popular and scholarly articles. The central figure stands before a mirror, although critics—accusing Manet of ignorance of perspective and alleging various impossibilities in the painting—have debated this point since the earliest reviews were published. In 2000, however, a photograph taken from a suitable point of view of a staged reconstruction was shown to reproduce the scene as painted by Manet. According to this reconstruction, “the conversation that many have assumed was transpiring between the barmaid and gentleman is revealed to be an optical trick—the man stands outside the painter’s


What phrase is derived from the promotion by the Prime-Minister, Lord Salisbury, of his nephew A.J.Balfour to the post of Chief Secretary for Ireland?

COMBAT MilTerms: Down Under Military Glossary Down Under Military Glossary Common Aussie and Kiwi Terms from the Vietnam War Down Under MilTerms 1st Australian Logistic Support Group, based at Vung Tau 1ATF : 1st Australian Task Force; brigade sized formation based at Nui Dat 1st Australian Task Force had its self-contained defensive base at Nui Dat, which was a hill surrounded by an old rubber plantation. It was quite a sizeable base about 2 x 3 kilometres. 1ATF was approximately 5,000 men in strength, and was commanded by a brigadier. 1ATF consisted of three infantry battalions plus supporting troops including armour, artillery, engineers, signals, intelligence, light aircraft (fixed-wing and helicopters), and all the administrative elements such as truck transport, mechanical repair, field ambulance, pay, chaplains, canteens, etc. It contained two small airstrips and helicopter pads. 1st Ranger Squadron : name of New Zealand Special Air Service (NZSAS) platoon attached to Australian Special Air Service (ASAS) at Nui Dat 161 : 161st Battery, Royal New Zealand Artillery (RNZA); see Possum 2 (or 4 or 6) RAR / NZ : ANZAC battalion in which NZ companies served 2IC : slang for Australian rules football afterbirth : a dysphemism for the food served in a military mess AFV : Australian Forces, Vietnam Agent Blue : water-based herbicide; a non-systematic desiccant used primarily against grasses, taking effect in 24 - 48 hours and killing leaves in 2 - 4 days Agent Orange : oil-based herbicide; a systematic defoliant effective against broadleaf vegetation, achieving maximum effect in 4 - 6 weeks, with a duration of approximately 12 months Agent White : water-based herbicide; a systematic defoliant effective against broadleaf vegetation, achieving maximum effect in 6 - 8 weeks, with a duration of approximately 12 months aggro : irritation or hostility, as a shortening of aggravate or aggravation; also, confrontational or troublesome, as a shortening of aggressive or aggression AK47 : Kalashnikov semi or fully automatic assault weapon of the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) or Viet Cong (VC) using 7.62mm short ammo in detachable magazines; see RPD, SKS Albatross : call-sign of Iroquois ('Huey') helicopter flown by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Alleyman : a German during WWI-era, from corruption of French Allemand a lot of cock : catch-phrase for any nonsense; also represented as a lot of hot cock ALSG : Australian Logistics Support Group ALSG was located at the port of Vung Tau where logistic supplies from Australia were landed. There was a military hospital (1st Australian Field Hospital which was a bit more up-market than M*A*S*H on TV), major mechanical repair facilities, a rest and recuperation centre (with swimming pool and amenities), and major administrative and logistic installations. amber fluid : beer – until it becomes (by the miracle of metabolism) that other amber fluid (urine) ambo : attempt to kill from cover without warning, planned or done quickly ammo : ammunition, usually bullets but including grenades and other carried munitions; see tracer bullets, bandolier, OPDEM anarchist : WWI-era term for grenadier (bomber) ANPRC-25 : very high frequency (VHF) man-portable radio used at the sharp end for most variety of communications; commonly called 25 set ANPRC-77 : improved very high frequency (VHF) man-portable radio that gradually replaced the ANPRC-25 or 25 set; commonly called 77 set anti-personnel mines : mines designed for use against humans; intended to injure (as opposed to killing) as many enemies as possible, in order to increase the logistical (mostly medical) support required of such an enemy force Antonio A Portuguese soldier ANZAC : Australian and New Zealand Army Corps; designation created in First World War when both countries fought together for the first time (Gallipoli, 1915); also used to describe a common spirit of brotherhood – the ANZAC spirit ANZAC biscuits : a popular cookie flavoured with rolled oats, coconut, and golden syrup; commonly called Anzacs from having been sent in tins to Austra


What is the name of the theatre in Scarborough which has staged the premieres of Alan Ayckbourn's plays?

Stephen Joseph Theatre | Welcome Born in London. Made in Scarborough. Stephen Joseph 325 world premieres… and counting Alan Ayckbourn Reaching 110,000 people each year OutReach A creative heart to Scarborough OutReach A centre for new writing Matt Hartley ©Becky Paris


Which multi-coloured hairstyle is one of the most recognisable attributes of Rastafarian men?

Dreadlocks - Example Problems Dreadlocks Jump to: navigation , search Dreadlocks, sometimes called simply dreads or locks, are matted ropes of hair which will form by themselves if the hair is allowed to grow naturally without the use of brushes, combs, razors or scissors for a long period of time. Dreadlocks are a universal phenomenon and through the ages, people of various cultures have worn dreadlocks. It can be said that what are known today as "dreadlocks" are one of the oldest and most universal hairstyles known. Contents File:Gangadhara Shiva.jpg Gangadhara Shiva (Bearer of Ganga) describes how Shiva is taking the weight of the mighty Ganges river in his locks and imprisons her. She is released through the locks of his hair. This prevents the force of the river from destroying earth, and the waters bring purification to the planet The first known images of dreadlocks may date back to ancient Egypt , where dreadlocked Egyptian royalty and commoners appear on bas-reliefs, statuary and other artifacts. A dreadlocked wig which belonged to the Pharaoh Tutankhamun of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt is still intact at least to some degree. The first known written records date back to 2500 BCE , when the dreadlocked Vedic deity Shiva and his followers were reported in the Vedic scriptures of India as "jaTaa", meaning "wearing twisted locks of hair", probably derived from the Dravidian word "caTai", which means to twist or to wrap. The Vedas are the primary texts of Hinduism . They had a vast influence on Buddhism , Jainism , and Sikhism and also influenced the Celtic religion , society and folklore. According to Roman accounts of the time, the Celts wore dreadlocks as well, describing them as having "hair like snakes". Germanic tribes , the Vikings , the Greeks , the Pacific Ocean peoples, and the Naga people also wore dreadlocks. Dreadlocks may also have been part of Mexican culture . In a description of an Aztec ritual, Historian William Hickling Prescott referred to dreadlocked Priests of the Aztec civilization, a Mesoamerican people of central Mexico in the 14th century , 15th century and 16th century . "On the summit he was received by six priests, whose long and matted locks flowed disorderly over their sable robes, covered with hieroglyphic scrolls of mystic import. They led him to the sacrificial stone, a huge block of jasper, with its upper surface somewhat convex." (William H. Prescott, History of the Conquest of Mexico) In Senegal , the Baye Fall , followers of the Mouride movement, a sect of Islam indigenous to the country which was founded in 1887 by Shaykh Amadu Bàmba Mbàkke , are famous for growing dreadlocks and wearing multi-coloured gowns. Cheikh Ibra Fall , founder of the Baye Fall school of the Mouride Brotherhood, claims that he was "the first dread in West Africa". In Jamaica the term dreadlocks was first recorded in the 1950s when the "Young Black Faith", an early sect of the Rastafari which began among the marginalized poor of Jamaica in the 1930s , ceased to copy the particular hair style of Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia and began to wear dreadlocks instead. Different theories exist about the origin of Rastalocks. Some sources trace them back to Indians who arrived in Jamaica to work as indentured laborers in the late 19th century , some of whom were among the first followers of Leonard Howell . Others believe the first Rasta dreadlocks were derived from the "dreaded locks" of the Mau Mau , the violent, largely Kikuyu protonationalist insurgency against British colonialism in 1940s Kenya . Most Rastafari, however, explain Rastalocks with one of the three Nazarite vows, in the Book of Numbers , the fourth of the books of the Pentateuch . All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no razor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth himself unto the LORD, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow. (Numbers 6:5, KJV) Nazarites for life who wore dreadlocks and were mentioned in the Bible include the Nazarites Samuel , John the Ba


Which country are the reigning Olympic Rugby Union champions, the sport last being part of the official programme in 1924?

Rugby Football History All Blacks Barbarians Canada British & Irish Lions Ireland Scotland Springboks USA Wales Wallabies Introduction The olympics was resurrected in modern times by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, a French educator. He formed the international Olympic committee (IOC) in 1894 and introduced rugby to the second games in 1900. De Coubertin admired the ethos of Rugby Football, its moral values as well as the physical and mental skills required to play it. His biographers mention boxing, fencing, rowing and horse-riding as his main sporting interests. They however failed to underline his active interest in Rugby Football, reflected in a famous essay called' Notes about Foot-ball', which he wrote in 1896: “What is admirable in football (rugby), is the perpetual mix of individualism and discipline, the necessity for each man to think, anticipate, take a decision and at the same time subordinate one’s reasoning, thoughts and decisions to those of the captain. And even the referee’s whistle stopping a player for a ‘fault’ one team mate has made and he hasn’t seen, tests his character and patience. For all that, football is truly the reflection of life, a lesson experimenting in the real world, a first-rate educational tool.” - Baron Pierre de Coubertin The Baron was 25 when he visited Rugby School for the first time in 1888. The visit was part of a wider tour of English public schools and the universities of Oxford and Cambridge to learn from the revolutionary Victorians who put sport at the heart of education. His research from the playing fields of England was compiled in LÉducation en Angleterre (1888), in which he noted how “organised sport can create moral and social strength”. By the time he visited Rugby School de Coubertin had already read both the works of Thomas Arnold, Rugby’s great headmaster and educationalist, and Thomas Hughes’ novel, Tom Brown’s Schooldays.  Arnold's essays and the fortunes of young Tom Brown made a great impression on the young French aristocrat, in search of educational models for his country, traumatised by defeat in the French-Prussian war. Lord Coe unveiled a plaque at Rugby School in May 2009 commemorating its legendary  Head Master, Thomas Arnold, as an important inspiration behind Baron Pierre de  Coubertin, the Frenchman who established the modern Olympic Games in Athens in  1896. Also shown:Patrick Derham - Headmaster and chair of governors Micheal Fowl. Picture credit: Rugby School De Coubertin, an educationalist like his  hero, was deeply impressed by the athleticism and sportsmanship at Rugby and  other British public schools he visited during the 1880s. De Coubertin wrote: “Thomas Arnold, the leader and classic model of English educators, gave the precise role of athletics in education.” Arnold was “one of the founders of athletic chivalry.” Recalling the often difficult journey to his Olympic dream, de Coubertin wrote: “it was to Arnold that we turned, more or less consciously, for inspiration.” After his return from his first visit to England, de Coubertin became an active promoter of physical education in general and Rugby Football in particular, which he managed to introduce into several school establishments in Paris, securing the long term future of the Game in the country and as one of the founders of the game in France, he set up the first French schools championship in 1890. He went on playing with his friends in Bois de Boulogne and although there is no information about his Rugby prowess, his knowledge of the Game was well respected by his peers, who elected him to referee the 1892 match between Stade Française and Racing Club de France – now regarded as the inaugural French championship. In April of that year, he was instrumental in bringing Rosslyn Park FC to Paris, to play Stade Français. This was the first time an English Club had played in continental Europe. The French educationalist became one of France's leading promoters of sport in general and Rugby in particular, and as such he played a significant role in the formatio


The addition of what turns a Welsh Rarebit into a Buck Rarebit?

Welsh rarebit W Welsh rarebit Welsh rarebit, Welsh rabbit, or infrequently rarebit, is a savoury sauce made from melted cheese and various other ingredients and served hot over toasted bread. The names of the dish originate from 18th century Great Britain. Rarebit is typically made with Cheddar cheese , in contrast to the Continental European fondue which classically depends on Swiss cheeses, and of which Welsh rabbit may be considered a local variant. Various recipes for Welsh rarebit include the addition of ale , mustard, ground cayenne pepper or ground paprika and Worcestershire sauce . The sauce may also be made by blending cheese and mustard into a béchamel sauce or Mornay sauce ). Some recipes for Welsh rabbit have become textbook savoury dishes listed by culinary authorities including Escoffier, Saulnier and others, who tend to use the form Welsh rarebit, emphasizing that it is not a meat dish. In the United States, a frozen prepared sauce by Stouffer's can be found in supermarkets. Acknowledging that there is more than one way to make a rarebit, some cookbooks have included two recipes: the Boston Cooking-School Cook Book of 1896 provides one béchamel-based recipe and another with beer, Le Guide Culinaire of 1907 has one with ale and one without, and the Constance Spry Cookery Book of 1956 has one with flour and one without. The term rarebit is to some extent used for variants on the dish, especially buck rarebit which has a poached egg added, either on top of or beneath the cheese sauce. Origin of the names The first recorded use of the term Welsh rabbit was in 1725, but the origin of the term is unknown. It may be an ironic name coined in the days when the Welsh were notoriously poor: only better-off people could afford butcher's meat, and while in England rabbit was the poor man's meat, in Wales the poor man's meat was cheese. It is also possible that the dish was attributed to Wales because the Welsh were considered particularly fond of cheese, as evidenced by Andrew Boorde in his Fyrst Boke of the Introduction of Knowledge (1542), when he wrote "I am a Welshman, I do love cause boby, good roasted cheese." In Boorde's account, "cause boby" is the Welsh caws pobi, meaning "baked cheese". It is the earliest known reference to cheese being eaten cooked in the British Isles but whether it implies a recipe like Welsh rabbit is a matter of speculation. Rarebit The term Welsh rarebit was evidently a later corruption of Welsh rabbit, being first recorded in 1785 by Francis Grose, according to the Oxford English Dictionary. The entry in Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage is "Welsh rabbit, Welsh rarebit" and states: "When Francis Grose defined Welsh rabbit in A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue in 1785, he mistakenly indicated that rabbit was a corruption of rarebit. It is not certain that this erroneous idea originated with Grose...." In his 1926 edition of the Dictionary of Modern English Usage, the grammarian H. W. Fowler states a forthright view: "Welsh Rabbit is amusing and right. Welsh Rarebit is stupid and wrong." The word rarebit has no other use than in Welsh rabbit and "rarebit" alone has come to be used in place of the original name. Legends and humour A legend mentioned in Betty Crocker's Cookbook claims that Welsh peasants were not allowed to eat rabbits caught in hunts on the estates of the nobility , so they used melted cheese as a substitute. The cookbook writes that Ben Jonson and Charles Dickens ate Welsh rabbit at Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, a pub in London . There is no good evidence for any of this; what is more, Ben Jonson died almost a century before the term Welsh Rabbit is first attested. According to the American satirist Ambrose Bierce , the continued use of rarebit was an attempt to rationalize the absence of rabbit, writing in his 1911 Devil's Dictionary: "RAREBIT n. A Welsh rabbit, in the speech of the humorless, who point out that it is not a rabbit. To whom it may be solemnly explained that the comestible known as toad in the hole is really not a toad, and that ris de ve


Which drug was first isolated in 1921, by Sir Frederick Banting and Dr C H Best, and first synthesised in 1964?

1000+ images about Sir Fredrick Banting on Pinterest | Nobel prize, Ontario and Canada Forward Dr. Frederick Banting (left) and Dr. Charles Best discovered insulin in the 1920s. Before this the life expectancy for a diabetic was 6 months to 2 years. The only treatment offered was a starvation diet. Untreated, diabetes can lead to complications such as heart attack, stroke, kidney failure, blindness and amputation of limbs. Symptoms include extreme thirst, sudden weight change, fatigue, frequent urination, blurred vision, and a slow healing process. See More


In which city could you visit the Anne Frank House?

Anne Frank House | I amsterdam Anne Frank House Anne Frank House Anne Frank is one of Amsterdam’s most well known former residents. The Anne Frank House at Prinsengracht 263 in Amsterdam is where she lived in hiding with her family for more than two years during World War II. Now converted into a museum it contains a sobering exhibition about the persecution of the Jews during the war, as well as discrimination in general. In hiding The doorway to the annex was concealed behind a specially constructed moveable bookcase. On 4 August 1944, their hiding place was betrayed. The people in hiding were deported to various concentration camps. Only Otto Frank survived the war. Anne’s diary from the period was published and became a bestseller worldwide. Exhibition of Anne Frank The rooms at the Anne Frank House still portray the atmosphere of the period spent in hiding. Historical documents, photographs, film images and original objects that belonged to those in hiding and those who assisted them help illustrate the events that took place. Anne’s original diary and other notebooks are also on display in the museum. Anne’s Amsterdam The Anne Frank House has also released a mobile app that encourages you to take to the streets and learn about wartime Amsterdam, Anne’s childhood and her friends and family.


With which other shipping line did Cunard merge in 1934?

Cunard White Star Line Merger TITANIC-TITANIC.com | Cunard White Star Line Merger By the start of the 1930's, the White   Star Line was in terrible financial difficulties, mainly caused by a failed   takeover bid by Lord Kylsant, pictured here on the left, and his Royal Mail   Steam Packet Company, which in itself nearly led to the total collapse of   the White Star   Line . Lord Kylsant, who had also taken over Harland & Wolff , tried to purchase the White   Star Line with money he and his company just didn't have. An investigation   into both this takeover and the financial affairs of the Royal Mail Steam   Packet Company in general led to his jailing for one year for falsifying documents   and reports. Remember too that this was at the height of the Great Depression. America    had TWICE drastically cut the amount of immigrants it would allow into the    country in any given year, and as the mainstay of the White    Star Line 's business was the transportation of immigrants, it got harder    and harder to make a profit, with the result that the White    Star Line ran at a loss between 1930 and 1934. In June, 1932, the White    Star Line's latest vessel, Georgic II , departed Liverpool on    her maiden voyage. Few, if indeed any of her crew or passengers on that    trip would guess that this vessel was quite literally 'the end of the line',    so to speak. White    Star Line's finances were in a mess, and if it wasn't for some large loans    from the Irish government primarily designed to help protect thousands and    thousands of jobs at Harland & Wolff , then Georgic II might never have been constructed    at all. As it was, Georgic II became the last vessel constructed by Harland & Wolff , a rather unenviable tag, but true all the same. During    the late 1920s, the White    Star Line's major rival, Cunard, had decided to build a new generation    of superliner designed to compete primarily with the German superliners Bremen and Europa, although the White    Star Line also had plans of its own to build a 60,000-ton superliner, Oceanic III, despite it's acute financial problems. John Brown & Co. of Clydebank would build the 81,000-ton Cunard vessel, and her    keel was duly laid down on December 27th, 1930. The vessel's name, Queen    Mary, was kept secret until the day of the launch, and the hull was    always referred to as '534', her yard number at Browns. Across the Atlantic in America, and now further and further around the    globe, the full force of the Great Depression was now being felt, and transatlantic    passenger numbers dwindled alarmingly. So pronounced was this effect, that    work on the Queen Mary completely stopped in December 1931, and thousands    of workers were laid-off from John Brown's. At around the same time, construction    of the White    Star Line's Oceanic III at Harland & Wolff's Belfast yard also came to a halt. At this point, only    the keel of Oceanic III had been laid, but unfortunately, the decision    was taken to cancel the order, and what had been built so far was broken    up to be reused, denying the world the chance to ever see a 60,000-ton liner    of the White    Star Line . In     Clydebank, the hull of the Queen Mary still lay incomplete on the     slipways, she was still going nowhere, even after two years. The British     public, who were saddened to see this symbol of Great Britain and Great     British shipbuilding slowly deteriorating in Clydebank, urged the Government     to help to fund the completion of the ship. The Government looked into the     project, and decided that this would be acceptable, however, there was a     condition; Cunard and White     Star , the two great rivals, must merge as part of the deal, to create     a powerful new shipping line. In return, the Government would provide     just short of £10million. The White     Star Line was totally


"Which magazine, founded by John Bird and Gordon Roddick in 1991, has been promoted with the slogan ""Helping the homeless help themselves""?"

‘The Big Issue’ magazine is 20 years old today ‘The Big Issue’ magazine is 20 years old today By Alexander Baron     Sep 26, 2011      in Business London - Twenty years ago, a magazine was launched in London to help the homeless help themselves; it is still going strong today, sadly, it needs to. This morning, the publisher of The Big Issue appeared on the BBC Breakfast news programme . Native born Londoner A. John Bird knows a bit about homelessness, having been homeless as a young boy, spent some time in an orphanage, and then entering a well-documented downward spiral of crime then prison and then homelessness. And all over again. This is a spiral from which many people never escape, especially if their problems are augmented by alcohol – a perennial problem for homeless men; drugs – both sexes; and prostitution – for women but also sometimes too for younger men. Bird had a lucky escape from this, and in 1991 backed by Gordon Roddick – the husband of The Body Shop founder, the late Anita Roddick – he founded the paper that exists today. The Big Issue is an American import, ideologically; it is based on Street News, a paper sold on the streets of New York. The Big Issue went weekly in 1993, and now has five editions throughout the UK. Its slogan is ‘a hand up, not a hand out’; an explanation of how it works with the homeless to help themselves can be found on the paper’s website , but its publisher told the Breakfast team that when he was on the streets begging he hated the people who didn’t give him money, and loathed those who did. This ethos is all good and fine, praiseworthy in fact, but not all the homeless are either as resourceful or as resilient as Bird, and can or are capable of helping themselves, especially the chronic homeless: the rough sleepers who may also have a variety of mental health issues. To its credit, the government and especially local government, has done much in recent years to alleviate this problem, but A. John Bird would be the first to admit they have a long way to go.


What is celebrated in Dublin every year on June 16th?

Dublin Events and Festivals in 2014 / 2015: County Dublin, Ireland New Year's Eve / Day - there are celebrations throughout the city to welcome in the New Year Salmon and Sea Trout Season - starts January 1st and runs until September Irish Championship Hurdle - late January, major horse race at Leopardstown February Five Nations Rugby Tournament - February to April, Ireland play against England, Wales, Scotland and France. Two of these games are played in Dublin Malahide Food and Drink Festival - late February, this festival also includes cultural activities March Celtic Flame - mid-March, a national festival of contemporary and traditional music, song and dance St. Patrick's Day Festival - March 17th, numerous celebrations and street theatres fill the city, culminating in a parade Temple Bar Fleadh - mid-March, three-day festival of traditional music in honour of St. Patrick, in the lively Temple Bar area Irish Kennel Club Show - mid-March, annual championship dog show in Cloghran, County Dublin Feis Ceoil - late March, this is one of Europe's oldest and most prestigious classical musical festivals April Colours Boat Race - first weekend, a rowing race along the River Liffey between Trinity College and University College Dublin Howth Music Festival - Easter weekend, this pretty fishing village on the outskirts of the city plays host to three days of popular music Dublin Film Festival - third week, festival of new and classic films held at various Dublin cinemas, including the Irish Film Centre Opera Ireland - a week in the April, Spring run at the Gaiety Theatre. Another short season is also put on in November May May Day Parade - May 1st, celebrations and colourful parades through the city streets on this national holiday Dublin Garden Festival - late May or early June, large four-day horticultural show at Ballsbridge Laytown Beach Races - late May or early June, horse races on the beach, north of Dublin June Bloom - a gardening event held each year in Phoenix Park between late-May / early-June. Attracting approximately 60,000 people each year the event features show gardens, a food market and drinks tents amongst other entertainment Music in the Park - June to August, various city parks hold free open-air concerts at lunchtime on weekdays and also on Sundays Photography Exhibitions - June to September, changing exhibitions on different themes in the Dublin Photographic Centre County Wicklow Gardens Festival - held at both private and public gardens south of Dublin all month, including Powerscourt Bloomsday - mid-June, walks, lectures and pub talks across the city to celebrate James Joyce's greatest novel, 'Ulysses' Maracycle - mid-June, thousands of cyclists race each other from Dublin to Belfast and back again Scurlogstown Olympiad Celtic Festival - mid-June, traditional Irish music and dance fair with a selection of festival queen, in Trim Music in Great Irish Houses - second and third weeks, classical music recitals in grand settings at various venues Guitar Festival of Ireland - four day event held in June / July, event featuring guitar masterclasses and concerts July Dun Laoghaire American Week - first week, US-themed jamboree with bluegrass music, a barn dance and 4th of July fireworks South Docks Festival - third week, a community festival that centres on Pearse Street and City Quay, with shows and activities for all ages Temple Bar Blues Festival - third weekend, three days of live blues music featuring international stars August Summer Music Festival - all month, St. Stephen's Green, free lunchtime concerts of both popular and traditional music, as well as sporadic Shakespeare performances in the open air Dublin Horse Show - second week, RDS Ballsbridge, premier sporting and social event including dressage, show jumping and a chance for ladies to show off their hats People's Photographic Exhibition - last weekend, St. Stephen's Green, displays of amateur photographers work on the railings around the green September The Liffey Swim - first Saturday, since 1920 Dubliners have turned out to watch swimmers brave


"The name of which moist Welsh Bread literally means ""speckled bread"" referring to the fruit it contains?"

Sugar-crusted bara brith | BBC Good Food Sugar-crusted bara brith Prep: 15 mins Cook: 1 hr - 1 hr, 15 mins Plus overnight soaking Easy Serves 12 Bara brith (literally 'speckled bread') is a tea-time classic, and it seems that almost every Welsh town and every family has their own recipe Share: A tart, ruby-red coloured berry which grows wild on shrubs throughout northern Europe and North… mug hot strong black tea 100g butter , plus extra for greasing Butter is made when lactic-acid producing bacteria are added to cream and churned to make an… 2 heaped tbsp orange marmalade The ultimate convenience food, eggs are powerhouses of nutrition, packed with protein and a… 450g self-raising flour - try a mix of wholemeal and white 175g light soft brown sugar 1 tsp each ground cinnamon and ground ginger Cinnamon sin-ah-mun A fragrant spice which comes from the inner bark of a tropical tree. When dried, it curls into… Milk mill-k One of the most widely used ingredients, milk is often referred to as a complete food. While cow… 50g crushed sugar cubes or granulated sugar, to decorate Honey and syrups made from concentrated fruit juice were the earliest known sweeteners. Today,… Method Mix together the dried fruit and cranberries in a large bowl, then pour the hot tea over. Cover with cling film and leave to soak overnight. Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Butter and line the bottom of a 900g/2lb loaf tin with baking parchment. Melt butter and marmalade together in a pan. Leave to cool for 5 mins, then beat in the eggs. Drain any excess tea from the fruit. Mix the flour, sugar and spices together, then stir in the fruit, butter mix and milk until evenly combined. The batter should softly drop from the spoon – add more milk if needed. Spoon into the tin and level the top. Sprinkle with the crushed sugar and bake for 1-1¼ hrs until dark golden and a skewer inserted comes out clean. Cover loosely with foil if it starts to over-colour before the middle is cooked. Leave to cool completely in the tin and serve sliced. Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2006


What name is given to the group of drugs which stimulate urine production, commonly known as water tablets?

Diuretics - Water Pills (Potassium-Sparing, Loop, Thiazide, Osmotic) Diuretics About About diuretics Diuretics are non-habit-forming medications that stimulate the kidneys to produce more urine, flushing excess fluids and minerals (e.g., sodium) from the body. They may be prescribed in conjunction with low-sodium diets and other lifestyle changes. The most common diuretic medications fall into four major categories: loop, osmotic, potassium-sparing and thiazide (or thiazide-like). Loop diuretics decrease the kidney’s ability to absorb sodium, causing more sodium to be eliminated through urine. Loop diuretics produce the greatest increase in urine flow. They may be administered through an intravenous (I.V.) line in the hospital to reduce swelling (edema) in patients with a variety of conditions (e.g., heart failure). They are most commonly used as oral medications. Thiazide (or thiazide-like) diuretics increase the excretion of both sodium and chloride into the urine. They are commonly prescribed for heart patients, either alone or in conjunction with a potassium-sparing version. They are also commonly used to treat high pressure blood (hypertension). These drugs have been shown to reduce calcium excretion, meaning they are attractive options for patients with kidney stones or osteoporosis. Potassium-sparing diuretics are used to protect the body from excess potassium loss, which can occur with loop and thiazide diuretics. Far less potent, potassium-sparing diuretics are commonly used in conjunction with the other forms of diuretics. They are also frequently used in patients with liver disease and ascites (fluid build-up in the abdomen due to liver damage). In addition, they can be used to treat high blood pressure and low potassium levels. Osmotic diuretics are the least used form of diuretics. They draw fluid from the cells of the brain and eyes, as well as increase the elimination of toxins introduced into the body (from legal or illegal drugs) through urine. The mechanic process involves the increase of osmotic pressure (ion concentration) in blood and blood vessels, inhibiting the reabsorption of water and dissolved substances, and causing an increase in urine flow. Diuretics are generally taken orally in tablet, capsule or liquid form. They can also be administered through intravenous injection. Urine flow usually increases within hours of the first dose, but diuretics may take several weeks to treat conditions such as high blood pressure. The increased urine flow flushes the following dissolved substances (solutes) from the body: Sodium Conditions Conditions treated Thiazide diuretics are considered to be the front-line treatment for high blood pressure (hypertension). A recently concluded large-scale study recommended they be used before other blood-pressure-lowering medications. The study, known as the Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial or ALLHAT, involved more than 42,000 people aged 55 and older across the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The ALLHAT study’s conclusion was based on the finding that most blood pressure medications were about equally effective (lowering blood pressure to normal levels in 30 to 50 percent of patients). Therefore, the decision on which medication to use is based on other factors, such as the drug’s potential for side effects and its cost. Diuretics are generally well tolerated and not very expensive. Another finding of the study was that, overall, most individuals need more than one drug to treat high blood pressure, and one of those drugs should be a diuretic. The study has, however, generated great controversy within the medical community, partly because of the finding that patients in the diuretic group are more likely to develop diabetes. The long-term consequences of this were not addressed in the study. In addition to high blood pressure, diuretics are used to treat the following conditions: Heart failure. By flushing excess fluids from the body, diuretics can relieve the edema (swelling from excess fluid


Which measurement of length in the UK can be defined as a tenth of a nautical mile?

Glossary of Nautical Measures - Lengths - Hemyock Castle Glossary of Nautical Measures - Lengths The definition, meaning and origin of nautical length measurements. Page Contents: Useful Reference Books . Lengths - Nautical: Due to the very nature of nautical life and its sometimes harsh conditions, measurements tended to be practical rather than theoretical. Definitions varied in different countries and in different reference books. The "Cable" causes much confusion, partly due to the method of cable construction and by its use as a measure of distance. The heaviest UK RN cable-laid anchor cables were constructed by twisting together 3 hawser-laid ropes (clockwise); each hawser-laid rope was constructed by twisting together 3 ropes (anti-clockwise). This repeated twisting produced very strong water-laid cables which absorbed little water. Each stage of twisting reduced the length of the cable. Manufacture of a 100 fathom cable would require 3 x 120 fathom hawsers. Each hawser would require 3 x 150 fathom ropes. In 1830, the UK Admiralty defined the following: Cable's Length (distance): Tenth of a nautical mile (approx 101 fathoms). Cable-laid cable: 100 to 115 fathoms. Cablet: 120 fathoms. Hawser-laid cable: 130 fathoms. Fathom: 6 feet. Man's arm span, finger tip to finger tip. Also used as a verb: To measure the depth of; to get to the bottom of, to understand. Shackle of cable (UK RN, old): 12½ fathoms. Length of a section of (anchor) chain. (Used until 1949). Shot or shackle of cable: 15 fathoms. Length of a section of (anchor) chain between joining shackles or swivels. Scope of cable: The length of (anchor) cable paid-out. Measured by counting shackles. Approx 5 times depth of water, depending on conditions. Cable (UK RN and Germany): 0.1 nautical mile. Approx 101 fathoms. Metric Cable (France and Spain): 200 metres. Approx. 109 fathoms. Cable (USA):