Bill Berry retired through ill health as a drummer in which band?

Drummer Bill Berry is Back on His Feet and R.E.M. is Back on the Road - SFGate Drummer Bill Berry is Back on His Feet and R.E.M. is Back on the Road GINA ARNOLD, CHRONICLE CORRESPONDENT Published 4:00 am, Sunday, May 14, 1995 1995-05-14 04:00:00 PDT Seattle -- It's Saturday night, and the Posies are playing a gig at the Crocodile Club . The Croc has been known to host some ultra- cool clientele, and this evening is no exception: Milling in the crowd is R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck . Buck is a Posies fan, but he's here tonight in another role: husband of Crocodile owner Stephanie Dorgan , waiting for his wife to get off work. Buck isn't supposed to be here tonight -- and not just because this is a tiny club full of rock fans and he happens to be part of one of the world's most popular bands. If things had gone according to schedule, Buck would have been on a stage this evening, playing with R.E.M. in a huge arena in Europe. But on March 1, drummer Bill Berry was taken ill onstage in Lausanne, Switzerland, with what later turned out to be a a ruptured aneurysm in his brain, cutting short one of 1995's most anticipated rock tours -- and leaving Buck temporarily free from the rigors of world touring. Berry underwent surgery in Zurich on March 2 and soon after was pronounced out of danger . But for a few weeks, the fate of R.E.M. hung uncomfortably in the balance. Would the band go on with a substitute for Berry? Give up touring ? Rock fans all over the world -- particularly in the Bay Area, where tickets to the band's May concerts at Shoreline Amphitheatre had long since sold out -- held their breath. Eventually, R.E.M. canceled all of its European dates and the first two weeks of its U.S. dates. But the Bay Area got lucky. The band will open its U.S. tour tomorrow at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View. (The second show is Tuesday and a third has been added Wednesday.) Meanwhile, Buck has been kicking around Seattle, the city he relocated to several years ago, checking out bands such as the Posies and rehearsing with his band mates until it's time to go on the road again. It is "not a problem" trying to regain the emotional momentum that fueled the earlier part of the tour, Buck says in a telephone interview. "At this point," he says, "having it all taken away and kind of assuming that we may never do it again . . . I'm not having any trouble getting up for it again because its like, 'Thank God I've been given this precious gift back that I thought I wasn't going to have back." Buck's fears of the party being over were well-founded after the terrifying night that Berry became ill. Stopping a concert in the middle of a set is almost unprecedented. "(Bill's onstage collapse) really worried me," says Buck, "because we've all gone onstage with amazing injuries. I've had broken bones in my hands and my feet, or been so sore from a muscle pull, I couldn't bend over. I remember playing the Keystone in Berkeley once and I got food poisoning . . . and I had to have a bucket behind my amp, which I resorted to every third song! So for Bill to go off, was like, God, he must feel really bad. "The worst thing was, it was in front of 20,000 people who didn't speak our language. I had all these visions of Altamont-type things that happen when a show gets stopped 40 minutes into it; like, what if some kid gets hurt because someone throws a chair or something? We just had to finish up as honorably as possible. We did three or four songs acoustic, without bass or drums, with Mike (Mills) on keyboards, and it was kind of hollow and weird, and then Bill sent (drummer) Joey Peters (from opening act Grant Lee Phillips ) up onstage to finish." It wasn't until the next day, Buck says, that the band found out that Berry had had an aneurysm. "When I found out, I went to Mike's (Mills) room, and Michael (Stipe) came up and we sat around for a couple of hours and talked about what it meant. I just assumed that we wouldn't tour this year, or maybe never. "At that point, Bill still could have died. And we had some people talking about hiring another d


Leslie Nielsen trained in which of the armed services in WWII?

Celebrities In Uniform Led men at D-Day invasion; played Scotty on Star Trek Melvin Army World War I and World War II Actor of many movies,  At the age of seventeen Douglas joined     the army and served at Fort D. A. Russell in     Cheyenne, Wyoming, in a venereal disease ward. strong supporter of entering World War II     (1941-45) and appointed head of the Office of     Civilian Defense Arts Council in February 1942.     The office organized artists' talents in support     of the war effort. In December of that year     Douglas enlisted in the army as a senior recruit     and in 1943 was assigned to serve in India,     where he entertained troops who were opening     supply lines to China. Kirk Captain/Silver Star, British Distinguished     Service Cross, French Legion of Honor Bob U.S. Navy World War II Baseball pitcher who volunteered day after Pearl     Harbor and served four years. Nicknamed "The     Heater from Van Meter," "Bullet Bob," and "Rapid     Robert," was an American Major League Baseball     pitcher.  He became the first pitcher to     win at least twenty games in a season before the     age of 21, threw three no-hitters and twelve     one-hitters, Eddie U.S. Army World War II Drafted served a year in Korea. From 1952 to     1953, official vocal soloist for The United     States Army Band (Pershing's Own) and a tenor     section member in the United States Army Band     Chorus (an element of Pershing's Own) assigned     at Fort Myer in the Washington, D.C. Military     District. Also made occasional guest television     appearances, in uniform, introduced as "Pfc     Eddie Fisher; Entertainer, singer & husband to     Elizabeth Taylor, Debbie Reynolds and Connie     Stevens. Eric Merchant Marines & US Navy World War II Played Gil Favor on Rawhide, died on     location making film in Peru.  First Merchant Marines and then served in     Pacific.  Master Carpenter in SeaBees,  received     severe facial injuries in an accident in Navy     underwent extensive plastic surgery. Henry 1st Draftee from OK, Wounded in Action Art U.S. Navy World War II Was fighter-director officer aboard  aircraft carrier in the Pacific Ocean; His     announcing voice became a part of many classic     radio programs including George Gobel Show, The     Red Skelton Show, An Evening with Fred Astaire     and many others, narrated 156 episodes of     Highway Patrol George Army Air Corps World War II Comedian, enlisted and served as a flight     instructor in AT-9 aircraft at Altus, OK and     later in B-26 Marauder bombers at Frederick, OK. Donald Edward Army Air Corps World War II Invented SpaghettiOs at Franco-American Foods,     served in the U.S. Army Air Force during World     War II Carl USAF Korean War Aircraft mechanic; film, on stage and television     as a character actor most notable role was on     the 1991–1994 Fox series Roc Frank U.S. Army Korean War Actor & Comedian, Film, TV and Broadway: Riddler     on Batman TV, . In 1953, Gorshin was drafted     into the United States Army and was posted in     Korea mostly entertained troops.   Harold U.S. Army World War II Enlisted & saw combat in France in a mortar     company.  Developed trenchfoot, sent to England     to recover then served in a rail transport unit     in France; Played Martin Morgenstern in 1970s Rhoda and The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Miles     Webber in The Golden Girls.  Gould acted in over     300 TV shows, 20 films, and 100 plays nearly 50     years. Donald Coast Guard World War II and after Writer of Roots and other books, started as mess     attendant eventually becoming Chief Petty     Officer, served in Pacific, retired after 20     years.   Gus World War II U.S. Navy Joined American Communist party in '27 and ran     organization try to organize steel unions.     Volun


What went with Blood and Sweat in the name of the 60s rock band?

Chicago Songs, History, and Biography Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? If You Leave Me Now Old Days Hard Habit to Break Where you might have heard them Their early '70s rock hits remain staples on classic rock radio; ditto for their late '70s and early '80s ballads on adult contemporary playlists. Occasionally, however, Chicago's catalog interacts with other realms of entertainment, like the highly ironic use of "If You Leave Me Now" in the classic Gulf War film Three Kings and the zombie spoof Shaun of the Dead, or "Saturday in the Park" being featured in an episode of "The Sopranos," or "Old Days" popping up in the films This is 40 and Starsky & Hutch.  continue reading below our video 5 Urban Myths That Rule the Ages Formed 1967 (Chicago, IL) Styles Jazz-rock, Pop-rock, Classic Rock, Soft-rock, Adult Contemporary, Prog-rock Claims to fame: Did more than any other group to create a commercial fusion of jazz, classical, pop, and rock Their signature sound was the result of several multi-talented singers, songwriters and musicians A socially aware rock band whose lyrical activist sensibilities lasted longer than most Lead guitarist Terry Kath, who died tragically young, is considered one of the most underrated rock guitarists of the era Survived a series of setbacks to re-emerge in the '80s as a successful soft-rock group The classic Chicago lineup: Robert Lamm (born October 13, 1944, Brooklyn, NY): lead and backing vocals, piano, organ, guitar Peter Cetera (born September 13, 1944, Chicago, IL): lead and backing vocals, bass, guitar Terry Kath (born January 31, 1946, Chicago, IL; died January 23, 1978, Woodland Hills, CA): lead and backing vocals, lead guitar, bass Lee Loughnane (born October 21, 1946, Chicago, IL): trumpet, flugelhorn, guitar, percussion, lead and backing vocals  James Pankow (born August 20, 1947, St. Louis, MO): trombone, keyboards, percussion, lead and backing vocals  Walter Parazaider (born March 14, 1945, Chicago, IL): alto and tenor saxophones, flute, clarinet, backing vocals Danny Seraphine (born August 28, 1948, Chicago, IL) drums, percussion, keyboards The History of Chicago Early years Anyone even casually familiar with the band Chicago won't be surprised to learn they were a bunch of guys from the Windy City who took up their instruments at an early age, learning jazz and classical music before being seduced by the money (and women) available to rock and soul party bands. In fact, the members of Chicago, all but two of whom were born and raised in the city or its suburbs, formed the band that was to be their legacy after meeting at the city's famed DePaul University. Walter Parazaider, a classically trained clarinetist who had discovered the joys of the saxophone, was heading up a local rock band called the Missing Links, which at times included Terry Kath, Lee Loughnane and Danny Seraphine. Embolded by the Beatles' recent use of horn sections on songs like "Got to Get You Into My Life," Parazaider began to merge his two loves, expanding the band into a large jazz-rock outfit; Fellow student James Pankow soon joined, then organist and vocalist Robert Lamm, recruited from another local group. As Kath moved from bass to guitar, and with a tenor needed to complete the group's harmony, Peter Cetera was invited to join. Due to the unconventional nature of both their size and scope, they went by the name The Big Thing. Success Parazider's longtime musician friend James William Guercio, by 1967 a producer at Columbia Records, loved the concept and agreed to manage the band. Moving them out to Los Angeles, the group, now renamed Chicago Transit Authority after their hometown's bus line, rehearsed night and day while Guercio produced the second album by Blood, Sweat & Tears, another big rock band with similar ideas. When that album became a Grammy-winning smash, spinning off three hit singles, the stage was set for Chicago. The album Chicago Transit Authority was only successful on the new, free-form FM stations at first, but two years of buzz finally got them a hit with "25 or 6 to 4," and


Which musical featured the song I Feel Pretty?

West Side Story-I Feel Pretty - YouTube West Side Story-I Feel Pretty Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Feb 7, 2007 A fun number from West Side Story. Category


Who produced the first Jetliner in 1957?

First Made-In-China Jetliner Makes Debut Commercial Flight First Made-In-China Jetliner Makes Debut Commercial Flight World | Associated Press | Updated: June 28, 2016 14:52 IST EMAIL PRINT COMMENTS People wave Chinese flags as an ARJ21-700, China's first domestically produced regional jet, arrives at Shanghai Hongqiao Airport after making its first flight from Chengdu to Shanghai on June 28, 2016. (AFP Photo) Shanghai:   The first regional jet produced in China's initiative to compete in the commercial aircraft market made its debut flight today carrying 70 passengers. The ARJ21-700 jet is one of a series of initiatives launched by the ruling Communist Party to transform China from the world's low-cost factory into a creator of profitable technology in aviation, clean energy and other fields.   An ARJ21-700, China's first domestically produced regional jet, arrives at Shanghai Hongqiao Airport after making its first fight from Chengdu to Shanghai on June 28, 2016. (AFP Photo) The plane operated by Chengdu Airlines took its passengers from the western city of Chengdu to Shanghai in two hours. China is one of the biggest aviation markets but relies on foreign-made aircraft. Beijing wants to capture more of those sales. Its major airlines are state-owned, which gives the ruling party a captive pool of potential customers that can be ordered to buy Chinese-made aircraft. The ARJ21 - or Asian Regional Jet for the 21st Century - is intended to make its state-owned manufacturer, Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China, a competitor to Bombardier Inc. of Canada and Brazil's Embraer SA. "The first flight of the ARJ21 marks the beginning of commercial, or passenger, operations for the ARJ21 and signifies the first time a domestically made regional jet has been used by a Chinese airline," said the COMAC chairman, Jin Zhuanglong.   An ARJ21-700, China's first domestically produced regional jet, arrives at Shanghai Hongqiao Airport after making its first flight from Chengdu to Shanghai on June 28, 2016. (AFP Photo) The ARJ21 initiative was launched in 2002. It was scheduled to deliver its first plane in 2007 but that was pushed back due to technical problems. A full-size jetliner under development by another state-owned company, the C919, is aimed at competing with Boeing Co. and Airbus. After delays blamed on manufacturing problems, the C919 is due to fly this year and enter service in about 2019. Boeing forecasts China's total demand for civilian jetliners over the next two decades at 5,580 planes worth a total of $780 billion.


In which decade of the 20th century was James Caan born?

IMDb: Most Popular People With Biographies Matching "James Caan" Most Popular People With Biographies Matching "James Caan" 1-50 of 54 names. James Caan A masculine and enigmatic actor whose life and movie career have had more ups and downs than the average rollercoaster and whose selection of roles has arguably derailed him from achieving true superstar status, James Caan is New York-born and bred. He was born in the Bronx, to Sophie (Falkenstein) and Arthur Caan, Jewish immigrants from Germany. His father was a meat dealer and butcher. The athletically gifted Caan played football at Michigan State University while studying economics, holds a black belt in karate and for several years was even a regular on the rodeo circuit, where he was nicknamed "The Jewish Cowboy". However, while studying at Hofstra University, he became intrigued by acting and was interviewed and accepted at Sanford Meisner 's Neighborhood Playhouse. He then won a scholarship to study under acting coach Wynn Handman and began to appear in several off-Broadway productions, including "I Roam" and "Mandingo". He made his screen debut as a sailor in Irma la Douce and began to impress audiences with his work in Red Line 7000 and the western El Dorado alongside John Wayne and Robert Mitchum . Further work followed in Journey to Shiloh and in the sensitive The Rain People . However, audiences were moved to tears as he put in a heart-rending performance as cancer-stricken Chicago Bears running back Brian Piccolo in the highly rated made-for-TV film Brian's Song . With these strong performances under his belt, Francis Ford Coppola then cast him as hot-tempered gangster Santino "Sonny" Corleone in the Mafia epic The Godfather . The film was an enormous success, Caan scored a Best Supporting Actor nomination and, in the years since, the role has proven to be the one most fondly remembered by his legion of fans. He reprised the role for several flashback scenes in the sequel The Godfather: Part II and then moved on to several very diverse projects. These included a cop-buddy crime partnership with Alan Arkin in the uneven Freebie and the Bean , a superb performance as a man playing for his life in The Gambler alongside Lauren Hutton , and pairing with Barbra Streisand in Funny Lady . Two further strong lead roles came up for him in 1975, first as futuristic sports star "Jonathon E" questioning the moral fiber of a sterile society in Rollerball and teaming up with Robert Duvall in the Sam Peckinpah spy thriller The Killer Elite . Unfortunately, Caan's rising star sputtered badly at this stage of his career, and several film projects failed to find fire with either critics or audiences. These included such failures as the hokey Harry and Walter Go to New York , the quasi-western Comes a Horseman and the saccharine Chapter Two . However, he did score again with the stylish Michael Mann -directed heist movie Thief . He followed this with a supernatural romantic comedy titled Kiss Me Goodbye and then, due to personal conflicts, dropped out of the spotlight for several years before returning with a stellar performance under old friend Francis Ford Coppola in the moving Gardens of Stone . Caan appeared back in favor with fans and critics alike and raised his visibility with the sci-fi hit Alien Nation and Dick Tracy , then surprised everyone by playing a meek romance novelist held captive after a car accident by a deranged fan in the dynamic Misery . The 1990s were kind to him and he notched up roles as a band leader in For the Boys , another gangster in Honeymoon in Vegas , appeared in the indie hit Bottle Rocket and pursued Arnold Schwarzenegger in Eraser . The demand on Caan's talents seems to have increased steadily over the past few years as he is making himself known to a new generation of fans. Recent hot onscreen roles have included The Yards , City of Ghosts and Dogville . In addition, he finds himself at the helm of the hit TV series Las Vegas as casino security chief "Big Ed" Deline. An actor of undeniably manly appeal, James Caan continues to surprise and


In which country is the deepwater port of Trondheim?

Deepwater Contract Off Norway Extended Deepwater Contract Off Norway Extended News Deepwater Contract Off Norway Extended - 30/06/2009 Metocean Services International (Pty) Ltd (MSI) has received a one year extension to the deep water current measurement programme north of Trondheim (Norway) in the Luva field for StatoilHydro. The Luva field is located about 240 kilometres west of Bodø and the licence was awarded in 1996. The water depth in the area is around 1,300m and the reservoir is 2,800 metres beneath the seabed. Recoverable reserves in the field are estimated at some 38 billion cubic metres of gas.     The mooring, which extends from seabed to about 50m below the surface, was deployed in August 2008 and comprises a TRDI 300kHz ADCP, 14 Nortek Aquadopp current meters and 15 RBR Ltd XR420 CTD loggers. During the initial period of this deployment, an excellent data return has been achieved.   The measurement programme was initially planned for 1 year with service visits at 2 monthly intervals. As a result of the extension the service interval has been extended to 3 months and the offshore operations will be conducted from the MV Ocean Prince.   This extension again emphasises that MSI can undertake projects in all reaches of the world from their bases in South Africa and Australia. Since its formation nearly 6 years ago, MSI has successfully undertaken projects in over 20 countries and this number continues to grow. Formed in 2003, MSI provides the entire range of oceanographic and meteorological services internationally to the oil and gas industry, coastal engineers, dredging companies and port authorities.


Milestones: 1977–1980 - Office of the Historian Milestones: 1977–1980 Camp David Accords and the Arab-Israeli Peace Process The Camp David Accords, signed by President Jimmy Carter, Egyptian President           Anwar Sadat, and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin in September 1978,           established a framework for a historic peace treaty concluded between Israel and           Egypt in March 1979. President Carter and the U.S. Government played leading           roles in creating the opportunity for this agreement to occur. From the start of           his administration, Carter and his Secretary of State, Cyrus Vance, pursued           intensive negotiations with Arab and Israeli leaders, hoping to reconvene the           Geneva Conference, which had been established in December 1973 to seek an end to           the Arab-Israeli dispute. President Jimmy Carter with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli             Prime Minister Menachem Begin at Camp David, Maryland in September 1978.             (Jimmy Carter Library) As Carter and Vance met with individual leaders from Arab countries and Israel           during the spring of 1977, negotiations for a return to Geneva appeared to gain           some momentum. On May 17, 1977, an Israeli election upset stunned the Carter           administration as the moderate Israeli Labor Party lost for the first time in           Israel’s history. Menachem Begin, the leader of the conservative Likud Party and           the new Israeli Prime Minister, appeared intractable on the issue of exchanging           land for peace. His party’s commitment to “greater Israel” left Carter with an           even more challenging situation during the summer of 1977. In addition to the new reality of a Likud government in Israel, long-standing           rivalries among Arab leaders also played a role in blocking substantive progress           in negotiations for a Geneva conference. By early November, Egyptian President           Sadat found himself frustrated by the lack of movement and made a dramatic move,           announcing on November 9 that he would be willing to go to Jerusalem. This move           stunned the world. Sadat would attempt to break the deadlock and to engage the           Israelis directly for a Middle East settlement, eschewing any talk of returning           to the Geneva Conference. Sadat’s visit led to direct talks between Egypt and           Israel that December, but these talks did not generate substantive progress. By           January 1978, the United States returned to a more prominent negotiation           role. During the spring and early summer of 1978, the United States attempted to find           common ground with regard to Israeli withdrawal from the Sinai, West Bank, and           Gaza. Egypt insisted on an Israeli withdrawal to June 4, 1967 borders in           exchange for security arrangements and minor border modifications. Israel           rejected Egypt’s insistence on withdrawal, especially from the West Bank and           Gaza. It argued instead for some form of Palestinian autonomy during a five-year           interim period followed by the possibility of sovereignty after the interim           period expired. The impasse over the West Bank and Gaza led Carter to intercede           directly in an attempt to resolve the deadlock. By July 30, as Sadat expressed disappointment over the progress of negotiations           and a desire to cut direct contacts off with the Israelis, Carter decided to           call for a summit meeting. This meeting would bring Sadat, Begin, and Carter           together at the presidential retreat in Maryland at Camp David. On August 8,


What was the Statue of Liberty originally called?

Statue of Liberty - Facts & Summary - HISTORY.com Statue of Liberty A+E Networks Introduction The Statue of Liberty was a joint effort between France and the United States, intended to commemorate the lasting friendship between the peoples of the two nations. The French sculptor Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi created the statue itself out of sheets of hammered copper, while Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel, the man behind the famed Eiffel Tower, designed the statue’s steel framework. The Statue of Liberty was then given to the United States and erected atop an American-designed pedestal on a small island in Upper New York Bay, now known as Liberty Island, and dedicated by President Grover Cleveland in 1886. Over the years, the statue stood tall as millions of immigrants arrived in America via nearby Ellis Island; in 1986, it underwent an extensive renovation in honor of the centennial of its dedication. Today, the Statue of Liberty remains an enduring symbol of freedom and democracy, as well as one of the world’s most recognizable landmarks. Google Origins of the Statue of Liberty Around 1865, as the American Civil War drew to a close, the French historian Edouard de Laboulaye proposed that France create a statue to give to the United States in celebration of that nation’s success in building a viable democracy. The sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, known for largescale sculptures, earned the commission; the goal was to design the sculpture in time for the centennial of the Declaration of Independence in 1876. The project would be a joint effort between the two countries–the French people were responsible for the statue and its assembly, while the Americans would build the pedestal on which it would stand–and a symbol of the friendship between their peoples. Did You Know? The base of the Statue of Liberty's pedestal contains exhibits on the monument's history, including the original 1886 torch. Visitor access to the Statue of Liberty's torch was halted for good after German operatives set off an explosion on the nearby Black Tom peninsula in July 1916, during World War I. Due to the need to raise funds for the statue, work on the sculpture did not begin until 1875. Bartholdi’s massive creation, titled “Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World,” depicted a woman holding a torch in her raised right hand and a tablet in her left, upon which was engraved “July 4, 1776,” the adoption date of the Declaration of Independence. Bartholdi, who was said to have modeled the woman’s face after that of his mother, hammered large copper sheets to create the statue’s “skin” (using a technique called repousse). To create the skeleton on which the skin would be assembled, he called on Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel, designer of Paris’ Eiffel Tower . Along with Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc, Eiffel built a skeleton out of iron pylon and steel that allowed the copper skin to move independently, a necessary condition for the strong winds it would endure in the chosen location of New York Harbor. Statue of Liberty: Assembly and Dedication While work went on in France on the actual statue, fundraising efforts continued in the United States for the pedestal, including contests, benefits and exhibitions. Near the end, the leading New York newspaperman Joseph Pulitzer used his paper, the World, to raise the last necessary funds. Designed by the American architect Richard Morris Hunt, the statue’s pedestal was constructed inside the courtyard of Fort Wood, a fortress built for the War of 1812 and located on Bedloe’s Island, off the southern tip of Manhattan in Upper New York Bay. In 1885, Bartholdi completed the statue, which was disassembled, packed in more than 200 crates, and shipped to New York, arriving that June aboard the French frigate Isere. Over the next four months, workers reassembled the statue and mounted it on the pedestal; its height reached 305 feet (or 93 meters), including the pedestal. On October 28, 1886, President Grover Cleveland officially dedicated the Statue of Liberty in front of thousands of spectators. The Statue of Liberty and Elli


Who sang the Bond theme form From Russia With Love?

MATT MONRO ~ From Russia With Love ~ - YouTube MATT MONRO ~ From Russia With Love ~ Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Jun 20, 2013 The Matt Monro theme song from the James Bond movie, "FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE", Category


Which company was responsible for the oil spill in New York harbor in 1990?

Miller Environmental Group Inc - Timeline - Miller Environmental Group Inc James Miller Sr. founds what became Miller Environmental Group, Inc. Port Jefferson Spill After a day of fishing Jim Miller Sr. and crew were making their way back to the dock in Port Jefferson when they were called upon to assist in the cleanup of an oil spill from a local petroleum terminal in Port Jefferson Harbor and MEG was born. 1976 Slick of ’76 Slick of ’76 – Oil Spill St. Lawrence Seaway – MEG responds with the Landing Craft Barbara Miller to assist equipment, personnel, and oil spill debris/waste movement between the impacted islands. Image credit to NCPR. 1977 Ethel H In February of 1977, at approximately 1900, the Ethel H (II) ran aground on Con Hook Rock in the Hudson River near West Point, New York, while being towed by a tug. The forward section of the barge began taking on water. The vessel was lightered and prevented from sinking, however it had begun to spill oil that became trapped in ice. The cleanup lasted until April on the Hudson River. 1977 MEG moves to Hagerman and purchases South Bay Boatworks on the Patchogue River. 1978 Mt. Sinai Harbor Oil Spill The Mt. Sinai Harbor Oil spill was described as the largest oil spill during that times in Long Island. 1979 Seaspeed Arabia Seaspeed Arabia grounded in the Kill Van Kull off Bayonne, New Jersey. Two port fuel tanks were ruptured and approximately 3,000 barrels of combined No. 2 diesel fuel and No. 6 heavy fuel oil spilled into the New York Upper Harbor. 1979 Seaspeed Arabia Seaspeed Arabia grounded in the Kill Van Kull off Bayonne, New Jersey. Two port fuel tanks were ruptured and approximately 3,000 barrels of combined No. 2 diesel fuel and No. 6 heavy fuel oil spilled into the New York Upper Harbor. 1985 Island Park Spill LILCO Island Park Spill - In February of 1985 over 500,000 gallons of #2 Oil spilled in Island Park, NY. High winds of up to 90 mph whip the oil containment boom out of the water. 1989 Response to the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill. Photo credit to USCG 1990 BT Nautilus Oil Spill The 811ft BT Nautilus ran aground and spilled 260,000 gallons of thick No. 6 oil in the Kill van Kull waterway near Staten Island, NY. 1991 1992 OPA 90 Passage of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 improving on the previous legislation known as the Clean Water Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. NRC Formation of National Response Corporation 1993 Response to Tampa Collision. Photo credit USCG 1993 Response to San Jacinto River Floods 1994 Response to Puerto Rico Barge Grounding 1995 Response to Eagle Point Spill in Westville, NJ 1996 Response to TWA Flight 800 1996


In which country was Arnold Schwarzenegger born?

Arnold Schwarzenegger - Biography - IMDb Arnold Schwarzenegger Biography Showing all 733 items Jump to: Overview  (4) | Mini Bio  (1) | Spouse  (1) | Trade Mark  (9) | Trivia  (146) | Personal Quotes  (550) | Salary  (22) Overview (4) 6' 2" (1.88 m) Mini Bio (1) With an almost unpronounceable surname and a thick Austrian accent, who would have ever believed that a brash, quick talking bodybuilder from a small European village would become one of Hollywood's biggest stars, marry into the prestigious Kennedy family, amass a fortune via shrewd investments and one day be the Governor of California!? The amazing story of megastar Arnold Schwarzenegger is a true "rags to riches" tale of a penniless immigrant making it in the land of opportunity, the United States of America. Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger was born July 30, 1947, in the town of Thal, Styria, Austria, to Aurelia (Jadrny) and Gustav Schwarzenegger, the local police chief. From a young age, he took a keen interest in physical fitness and bodybuilding, going on to compete in several minor contests in Europe. However, it was when he emigrated to the United States in 1968 at the tender age of 21 that his star began to rise. Up until the early 1970s, bodybuilding had been viewed as a rather oddball sport, or even a mis-understood "freak show" by the general public, however two entrepreneurial Canadian brothers Ben Weider and Joe Weider set about broadening the appeal of "pumping iron" and getting the sport respect, and what better poster boy could they have to lead the charge, then the incredible "Austrian Oak", Arnold Schwarzenegger. Over roughly the next decade, beginning in 1970, Schwarzenegger dominated the sport of competitive bodybuilding winning five Mr. Universe titles and seven Mr. Olympia titles and, with it, he made himself a major sports icon, he generated a new international audience for bodybuilding, gym memberships worldwide swelled by the tens of thousands and the Weider sports business empire flourished beyond belief and reached out to all corners of the globe. However, Schwarzenegger's horizons were bigger than just the landscape of bodybuilding and he debuted on screen as "Arnold Strong" in the low budget Hercules in New York (1970), then director Bob Rafelson cast Arnold in Stay Hungry (1976) alongside Jeff Bridges and Sally Field , for which Arnold won a Golden Globe Award for "Best Acting Debut in a Motion Picture". The mesmerizing Pumping Iron (1977) covering the 1975 Mr Olympia contest in South Africa has since gone on to become one of the key sports documentaries of the 20th century, plus Arnold landed other acting roles in the comedy The Villain (1979) opposite Kirk Douglas , and he portrayed Mickey Hargitay in the well- received TV movie The Jayne Mansfield Story (1980). What Arnold really needed was a super hero / warrior style role in a lavish production that utilized his chiseled physique, and gave him room to show off his growing acting talents and quirky humor. Conan the Barbarian (1982) was just that role. Inspired by the Robert E. Howard short stories of the "Hyborean Age" and directed by gung ho director John Milius , and with a largely unknown cast, save Max von Sydow and James Earl Jones , "Conan" was a smash hit worldwide and an inferior, although still enjoyable sequel titled Conan the Destroyer (1984) quickly followed. If "Conan" was the kick start to Arnold's movie career, then his next role was to put the pedal to the floor and accelerate his star status into overdrive. Director James Cameron had until that time only previously directed one earlier feature film titled Piranha Part Two: The Spawning (1981), which stank of rotten fish from start to finish. However, Cameron had penned a fast paced, science fiction themed film script that called for an actor to play an unstoppable, ruthless predator - The Terminator (1984). Made on a relatively modest budget, the high voltage action / science fiction thriller The Terminator (1984) was incredibly successful worldwide, and began one of the most profitable film franchises in history. Th


Who had an 80s No 1 with Don't You Want Me?

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Which star of Hannah And Her Sisters has a child called Free?

Hannah and Her Sisters Movie Review (1986) | Roger Ebert Woody Allen 's "Hannah and Her Sisters," the best movie he has ever made, is organized like an episodic novel, with acute little self-contained vignettes adding up to the big picture. Advertisement Each section begins with a title or quotation on the screen, white against black, making the movie feel like a stately progression through the lives of its characters. Then the structure is exploded, time and again, by the energy and the passion of those characters: an accountant in love with his wife's sister, a TV executive who fears he is going to die, a woman whose cocaine habit has made her life a tightrope of fear, an artist who pretends to be strong but depends pitifully on his girlfriend. By the end of the movie, the section titles and quotations have made an ironic point: We try to organize our lives according to what we have read and learned and believed in, but our plans are lost in a tumult of emotion. The movie spans two years in the lives of its large cast of characters - New Yorkers who labor in Manhattan's two sexiest industries, art and money. It begins and ends at family Thanksgiving dinners, with the dinner in the middle of the film acting as a turning point for several lives. Advertisement It is hard to say who the most important characters are, but my memory keeps returning to Elliot, the accountant played by Michael Caine , and Lee, the artist's girlfriend, played by Barbara Hershey . Elliot is married to Hannah ( Mia Farrow ), but has been blind-sided with a sudden passion for Lee. She lives in a loft with the tortured artist Frederick (Max von Sydow), who treats her like his child or his student. He is so isolated from ordinary human contact that she is actually his last remaining link with reality. Lee and Hannah have a third sister, Holly ( Dianne Wiest ). They form parts of a whole. Hannah is the competent, nurturing one. Lee is the emotional, sensuous earth mother. Holly is a bundle of tics and insecurities. Advertisement When they meet for lunch and the camera circles them curiously, we sense that in some ways the movie knows them better than they will ever know themselves. And to talk about the movie that way is to suggest the presence of the most important two characters in the movie, whom I will describe as Woody Allen and Mickey. Mickey is the character played by Allen; he is a neurotic TV executive who lives in constant fear of death or disease. He was married to Hannah at one time and fathered her twin boys (after yeoman efforts). Even after Hannah's marriage to Elliot, Mickey remains a member of the family, circling its security with a winsome yearning to belong. The family itself centers on the three women's parents, played by Maureen O'Sullivan and Lloyd Nolan as an aging show-business couple who have spent decades in loving warfare over his cheating and her drinking and their mutual career decisions. Advertisement If Mickey is the character played by Woody Allen in the movie, Allen also provides another, second character in a more subtle way. The entire movie is told through his eyes and his sensibility; not Mickey's, but Allen's. From his earlier movies, especially " Annie Hall " and " Manhattan ," we have learned to recognize the tone of voice, the style of approach. Allen approaches his material as a very bright, ironic, fussy, fearful outsider; his constant complaint is that it's all very well for these people to engage in their lives and plans and adulteries, because they do not share his problem, which is that he sees through everything, and what he sees on the other side of everything is certain death and disappointment. Allen's writing and directing style is so strong and assured in this film that the actual filmmaking itself becomes a narrative voice, just as we sense Henry James behind all of his novels, or William Faulkner or Iris Murdoch behind theirs. Advertisement The movie is not a comedy, but it contains big laughs, and it is not a tragedy, although it could be if we thought about it long enough. It suggests that mod


Who had 70s hits with Have You Seen Her and Oh Girl?

The Chi-lites "Have you seen her" - YouTube The Chi-lites "Have you seen her" Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Apr 10, 2009 The Chi-lites "Have you seen her" original song Category


In which decade of the 20th century was Father's Day first celebrated?

Father’s Day - Holidays - HISTORY.com Father’s Day A+E Networks Introduction On June 19, 1910, the governor of the U.S. state of Washington proclaimed the nation’s first “Father’s Day.” However, it was not until 1972, 58 years after President Woodrow Wilson made Mother’s Day official, that the day became a nationwide holiday in the United States. Google Mother’s Day: Inspiration for Father’s Day The “Mother’s Day” we celebrate today has its origins in the peace-and-reconciliation campaigns of the post-Civil War era. During the 1860s, at the urging of activist Ann Reeves Jarvis, one divided West Virginia town celebrated “Mother’s Work Days” that brought together the mothers of Confederate and Union soldiers. In 1870, the activist Julia Ward Howe issued a “Mother’s Day Proclamation” calling on a “general congress of women” to “promote the alliance of the different nationalities, the amicable settlement of international questions, [and] the great and general interests of peace.” Did You Know? There are more than 70 million fathers in the United States. However, Mother’s Day did not become a commercial holiday until 1908, when–inspired by Jarvis’s daughter Anna, who wanted to honor her own mother by making Mother’s Day a national holiday–the John Wanamaker department store in Philadelphia sponsored a service dedicated to mothers in its auditorium. Thanks in large part to this association with retailers, who saw great potential for profit in the holiday, Mother’s Day caught on right away. In 1909, 45 states observed the day, and in 1914, President Woodrow Wilson approved a resolution that made the second Sunday in May a holiday in honor of “that tender, gentle army, the mothers of America.” Origins of Father’s Day The campaign to celebrate the nation’s fathers did not meet with the same enthusiasm–perhaps because, as one florist explained, “fathers haven’t the same sentimental appeal that mothers have.” On July 5, 1908, a West Virginia church sponsored the nation’s first event explicitly in honor of fathers, a Sunday sermon in memory of the 362 men who had died in the previous December’s explosions at the Fairmont Coal Company mines in Monongah, but it was a one-time commemoration and not an annual holiday. The next year, a Spokane, Washington woman named Sonora Smart Dodd, one of six children raised by a widower, tried to establish an official equivalent to Mother’s Day for male parents. She went to local churches, the YMCA, shopkeepers and government officials to drum up support for her idea, and she was successful: Washington State celebrated the nation’s first statewide Father’s Day on June 19, 1910. Slowly, the holiday spread. In 1916, President Wilson honored the day by using telegraph signals to unfurl a flag in Spokane when he pressed a button in Washington, D.C. In 1924, President Calvin Coolidge urged state governments to observe Father’s Day. However, many men continued to disdain the day. As one historian writes, they “scoffed at the holiday’s sentimental attempts to domesticate manliness with flowers and gift-giving, or they derided the proliferation of such holidays as a commercial gimmick to sell more products–often paid for by the father himself.” Father’s Day: Controversy and Commercialism During the 1920s and 1930s, a movement arose to scrap Mother’s Day and Father’s Day altogether in favor of a single holiday, Parents’ Day. Every year on Mother’s Day, pro-Parents’ Day groups rallied in New York City’s Central Park–a public reminder, said Parents’ Day activist and radio performer Robert Spere, “that both parents should be loved and respected together.” Paradoxically, however, the Depression derailed this effort to combine and de-commercialize the holidays. Struggling retailers and advertisers redoubled their efforts to make Father’s Day a “second Christmas” for men, promoting goods such as neckties, hats, socks, pipes and tobacco, golf clubs and other sporting goods, and greeting cards. When World War II began, advertisers began to argue that celebrating Father’s Day was a way to honor American troops and su


"What was the name of the ""girl with kaleidoscope eyes"" in a Beatles song?"

LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS LYRICS - THE BEATLES Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes, And she’s gone. Lucy in the sky with diamonds! Lucy in the sky with diamonds! Lucy in the sky with diamonds! Ah... Follow her down to a bridge by a fountain, Where rocking horse people eat marshmallow pies. Everyone smiles as you drift past the flowers That grow so incredible high. Newspaper taxis appear on the shore, Waiting to take you away. Climb in the back with your head in the clouds, And you’re gone. Lucy in the sky with diamonds! Lucy in the sky with diamonds! Lucy in the sky with diamonds! Ah... Picture yourself on a train in a station, With plasticine porters with looking-glass ties. Suddenly, someone is there at the turnstile: The girl with kaleidoscope eyes. Lucy in the sky with diamonds! Lucy in the sky with diamonds! Lucy in the sky with diamonds! Ah... Lucy in the sky with diamonds! Lucy in the sky with diamonds! Lucy in the sky with diamonds! Ah... Lucy in the sky with diamonds! Lucy in the sky with diamonds! Lucy in the sky with diamonds! Thanks to Emylia Hawke for submitting Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds Lyrics.


Will Rogers airport was built in which US state?

Book Embassy Suites Oklahoma City Will Rogers Airport, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - Hotels.com Love the breakfast and cocktail hour Dec 17, 2016Genuine Hotels.com guest review Doyle, us3 night family trip Embassy Suites Oklahoma City Will Rogers Airport, Oklahoma City Outstanding5.0 / 5 Good place to stay when driving through the area. Check in was quick and the hotel was clean and bright. There is not much around there but the guest clerk suggested some restaurants not too far away. Nov 18, 2016Genuine Hotels.com guest review A Traveler, us1 night romance trip Embassy Suites Oklahoma City Will Rogers Airport, Oklahoma City Outstanding5.0 / 5 A must stay in Oklahoma. What a great staff and facility. Very welcoming for my spouse and I. Your having a pet friendly hotel made our visit perfect. Nov 24, 2016Genuine Hotels.com guest review A Traveler, us1 night family trip Embassy Suites Oklahoma City Will Rogers Airport, Oklahoma City Good3.0 / 5 Everything was great except the room had a smell to it, like sewer or urine. Once we were in the room for a while it wasn't too bad, just when entering it had that smell. We didn't ask to be moved because we were close to our kids room so we just put up with it. Nov 19, 2016Genuine Hotels.com guest review A Traveler, us1 night family trip Embassy Suites Oklahoma City Will Rogers Airport, Oklahoma City Poor1.0 / 5 We checked into our room,both beds had a bug in each of them. We told the front desk and we checked out,we were lot there less than 30 minutes.We have stayed In Embassy Suites several times,they have always been our favorite place to stay Until this time.               James& Denise Husky Oct 28, 2016Genuine Hotels.com guest review A Traveler, us1 night romance trip


What writer was expelled from West Point for showing up for a public parade wearing only a white belt and gloves?

use belt in a sentence, how to spell belt, What is the meaning and spelling of? Make example sentences for English words and Examples of Usage Example Sentences for "belt" Author Edgar Allan Poe was expelled from West Point Military Academy for showing up for a public parade wearing only a white belt and gloves. He was given five lashes of the headmaster's leather belt as punishment. The little boy held onto his father's belt loop as they walked through the store. My belt is too loose, I'm afraid my pants are going to fall down. Writer Edgar Allan Poe was expelled from West Point Military Academy for showing up for a public parade wearing only a white belt and gloves. Wearing a seat belt significantly reduces your chance of serious injury or death in a car crash. A plumber's tool belt weighs about 10 kilograms when all his wrenches and everything are on it. Whenever I drive, I fasten my seat belt to protect myself. He would still be alive if he had worn his seat belt during the car crash. It's the law always buckle your safety belt in cars and airplanes. Since I lost a little weight, my belt got loose. The red belt sets off her black dress. The Milky Way is a vast belt of distant stars, each star a sun like our one. Suddenly the plane begins to rock and the seat belt signs come on. She is wearing a leather belt around her waist. Only first 15 results shown. The Manila selfie museum encouraging visitors to take pictures with art Have you ever liked a piece of art so much you feel like youâre part of it? Well, a museum in the Philippines is helping people do just that. Art in Island, a museum in Manila, created by a group of Korean artists, features over a hundred unique three dimensional paintings that encourage people to pose in front of them. Each artwork is created in such a way that when... Nazi hideout in Argentina Was this a hideout for German Nazi officers? Deep in Argentinaâs northern jungle, archaeologists have discovered the ruins of what may have originally been a Nazi hiding place. âItâs a defendable site, a protected site, an inaccessible site, where you can live peacefully in hiding. We believe weâve found a refuge for the Nazi hierarchy.âResearchers from the University of Buenos Aires... Family lives with lions When most people tell you they have a couple of cats at home, these probably aren't the type of cat youâd expect, but for one family in Gaza, these lion cubs are their household pets. Lioness Mona and Alex, whoâs a male, were born in the battle-torn Gaza Strip to parents that were smuggled through a ... Read More Window cleaners have an accident A terrifying ordeal for two window cleaners in China, as the platform they were working on began swinging violently and smashing into the building. The incident, which took place outside the 91st floor of the Shanghai World Financial Centre, lasted for 15 minutes with their cradle slamming into a wall at one point, sending glass flying into the building and down to the ground.


"What couple live next door to Dagwood and Blondie Bumstead in ""Blondie""?"

Blondie (Comic Strip) - TV Tropes WMG One of the longest-running (from September 8, 1930) and most popular Newspaper Comics of all time, and still fairly funny even after all this time, Blondie stars Dagwood Bumstead, a bog-standard salaryman with a strange haircut, one button on his shirt, and a love of monstrous sandwiches. He is Happily Married to Blondie , who runs a popular delicatessen and catering establishment. Their children are Alexander, who mimics his father in terms of hairstyle, and Cookie, who resembles her mother. The household is rounded out by the family dog, Daisy. Other recurring characters are Mean Boss J.C. Dithers, Mouthy Kid Elmo, neighbors Herb and Tootsie Woodley, mailman Mr. Beasley, Dagwood's fellow carpoolers, and the chef at the local diner. Pretty much a Slice of Life comic at this point, the characters have been stuck at the same age since the early 1950s . Dagwood was originally heir to the Bumstead Locomotive fortune, but was disowned when he married a flapper (originally known as Blondie Boopadoop) whom his family saw as below his class. He has since worked hard at J.C. Dithers & Company (currently as the construction company's office manager) to support his family. 80 years have severely eroded the original Fish out of Water aspect of his character. Blondie's creator, Murat "Chic" Young, continued to write and draw the strip until his death in 1973, after which his son Dean took over in collaboration with a succession of artists (currently John Marshall). Derivative works include a series of comedy films (and long-running radio series) starring Arthur Lake and Penny Singleton, two single-season sitcoms (produced in 1957 and 1968), and two animated TV specials in the late 80s (from Marvel Productions, who had worked with King Features earlier on Defenders of the Earth ). Not to be confused with the band . This comic provides examples of: Adorkable : Dagwood is this to some extent. Until recent years this focused on his clumsiness, but now centers on his social awkwardness.


Who was the Lone Ranger's great grand-nephew?

Masked Men: A Chronology of the Lone Ranger and the Green Hornet Masked Men: A Chronology of the Lone Ranger and the Green Hornet   by Mark Ellis, Matthew Baugh, and Win Eckert   Mark Ellis writes: Writing a coherent   chronology for the Lone Ranger was a difficult task for a   variety of reasons. The Masked Man has appeared in so many   different mediums with attendant revisions and embellishments   regarding his origin it was almost impossible to reconcile   and meld them all into a single whole. To simplify matters, I   restricted the chronology to visual media--films, the three   TV series and books. Even that decision isn't satisfactory,   since I didn't have access to the 8 issues of the Lone Ranger   pulp magazine, the Big Little Books, or the many years worth   of newspaper strips and comic book stories. Fortunately, I   did have a complete set of the Lone Ranger novels published   between 1936-57 With only a couple of   exceptions, the long-running radio series isn't included   because I've heard very few of its 2,596 episodes. It went   off the air the year I was born and they weren't regularly   re-run like the TV show. Also, since so many of the TV   episodes were adapted from the radio segments, to try and   include them seemed like a duplication of effort. I used 1981's feature film, The   Legend of the Lone Ranger, as the basic foundation for   information about his early years. Despite its many flaws,   this film was remarkably faithful to most of the elements in   the mythos, including references to the Ranger's nephew, Dan,   Jr. This is not a perfect   chronology and I prefer to view it as a work in progress. I   welcome anyone to add to it. Win Eckert writes: With respect to the Green   Hornet information, I have heard very few of the original   radio episodes. This chronology certainly encompasses those   adventures, but they are not listed individually. The same   goes for the Green Hornet comics from the '40s, of which I   have only a few. This timeline is based on   NOW Comics' attempt to resolve the different versions of the   Hornet into a generational continuity, which I felt was a   thoroughly enjoyable and admirable effort. It also includes   the 1940s serials, the 1960s television series, novels, Big   Little Books which I have, and Whitman Books. As Mark said,   suggestions for additions are welcome. Legend: R = The Lone Ranger radio episodes TLR-TV= The Lone Ranger television series N = Novel TLR-A = The first Lone Ranger animated series TNALR-A = The second Lone Ranger animated series, The New Adventures of the Lone Ranger TLR-S = The first Lone Ranger serial, The Lone Ranger TLRRA-S = The second Lone Ranger serial, The Lone Ranger Rides Again C = It Crawls! = Topps Comics' Lone Ranger & Tonto mini-series LOTLR = The Legend of the Lone Ranger movie FF = The two Lone Ranger feature films, The Lone Ranger and The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold 1842 Dan Reid is born on a   homestead near Del Rio, Texas. Sept. 14, 1850 Tonto is born. 1860 John saves Tonto's life from   a band of outlaw raiders. The same raiders go on to kill his   parents and burn their ranch. John is adopted into the   Potawatomai tribe as Tonto's blood brother. Tonto gives John   an amulet to symbolize their friendship and bestows upon him   the name, "Kemo Sabe," which means trusted friend   (in some versions, it means trusty scout). Later that year, Dan comes   searching for his younger brother and sends him to Detroit to   live with their Aunt Martha (LOTLR). Note: The 1854 date provided   in the film is in error. 1861 The American Civil War   begins. John is too young to participate, but Dan probably   does. It is not known what side he fought on, but it is   during or shortly after the war that he meets a fine woman   from Richmond, Virginia named Linda. 1863 The battle of Chattanooga   takes place on Nov. 23-25. The Confederates' failure to take   the city puts an end to their hopes of occupying Tennessee


"Psychologist William Moulton Marston, inventor of the polygraph, or lie detector, also created a famous comic book heroine,. Who was she?"""

DiSC Profile - William Moulton Marston: developer of the DISC Model Theory, Lie Detector, and Wonder Woman | DiscProfile.com Born: May 9, 1893 in Cliftondale, MA Died: May 2, 1947 in Rye, NY, from cancer Wife: Elizabeth Holloway (m. 1915, two children) Polyamorous partner: Olive Byrne (former student, two children) Education: BA from Harvard University (1915), LLB from Harvard Law School (1918), PhD in psychology from Harvard University (1921), teacher at American University Comic Book Hall of Fame induction: 2006 The Lie Detector - Marston's earliest professional years Having discovered a correspondence between blood pressure and lying, he built a device to measure changes in a person's blood pressure while the subject was being questioned. Marston formally published his early polygraph findings in 1917 on the lie detection invention he first constructed in 1915. During the 1920s and 30s Marston was an active lecturer and consulted with government groups. Unlike many psychologists of the time, he was more interested in the behavior of the general population of people rather than abnormal psychology. He gained the attention of the federal government for his research. He also sought the attention of the courts and the public by publishing widely and seeking publicity. Following the Lindbergh kidnapping in the 1930s, Marston offered his services to the Lindbergh family. Psychology, Emotions and Behavior – Marston's DISC model In the early 20s Marston's work continued to be significant in the courts and legal system; however, it evolved in 1924 when he first studied the concepts of will and a person's sense of power and their effect on personality and human behavior. His work in consciousness, colors, primary emotions and bodily symptoms also contributed greatly to the field of psychology. The picture to the right shows Marston's Emotions of Normal People, the 1928 book which formally presenting his findings. He published a second book, Integrative Psychology, in 1931. DISC came, by design, from Marston's search for measurements of the energy of behavior and consciousness. Marston did not develop an assessment or test from his model, although others later did. He did, however, apply his model and theory in the real world when he consulted with Universal Studios in 1930 to help them transition from melodramatic silent pictures to movies with audio and the need for more natural gestures and facial expression by actors. Links:     Emotions of Normal People, Google books Writing for the public - Entertainment and self-help books Venus With Us: A Tale of the Caesar, a historical novel was published in 1932. It was republished in 1953 as The Private Life of Julius Caesar after Marston's death to capitalize on the release of a film by Universal with the same name. Three other books followed on topics of popularity, courage, attitudes and determination. They were mass-marketed to the public in the emerging self-help industry. Ever a devotee of entertainment, he even wrote a biography, F.F. Proctor, Vaudeville Pioneer, in 1943 in the midst of his greatest contribution to entertainment, Wonder Woman. Wonder Woman - William Moulton Marston as Charles Moulton Marston was schooled in the Greek and Roman classics as a young man. He was also intimately and personally involved with the earliest movements for women's rights, including issues of birth control, voting and career equity. Knowing that, it is no surprise that William Moulton Marston's most famous work is the creation of the comic book heroine, Wonder Woman. Wonder Woman emerges on the scene in December 1941 in issue #8 of All Star Comics. She is created and presented with Greek and Roman goddess archetypes. Her heroic behaviors show strong will, power, and the use of the behavioral style dimensions of DISC--dominance, influence, submission, and compliance—to accomplish her missions. It would seem that neither Max Gaines of DC Comics nor William Moulton Marston were absolutely certain how a female heroine would be accepted. Max Gaines introduced the heroine in the back of a comic


"""Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again,"" was the first line of what Daphne du Maurier novel?"

Daphne Du Maurier's Rebecca - Strand Mag by The Strand Magazine by Charles L.P. Silet Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.” The opening line to Daphne du Maurier’s most famous novel, Rebecca is one of the great opening lines in English fiction. In one stroke, du Maurier establishes the voice, the locale, and the dream-like atmosphere of the story. It’s not surprising that Alfred Hitchcock used the same opening line for his celebrated cinematic adaptation of the novel—one which many critics feel is among his most accomplished. Although Daphne du Maurier was one of the most popular authors of her day and wrote or edited dozens of books—biographies, plays, and collections of letters as well as works of fiction— she is best remembered today for only a handful of novels including, of course, Rebecca. Daphne du Maurier was born on May 13, 1907 in London to Muriel Beaumont, an actress, and Gerald du Maurier, an actor and theatrical manager. Gerald’s father, George, was a famous illustrator, especially known for his work in the British humor magazine Punch. He was also the author of three best-selling novels: Peter Ibbetson, Trilby (with its famous character Svengali), and The Martins. The du Mauriers were well-established in the artistic world, so Daphne—the middle child of three girls—grew up in a privileged and slightly bohemian environment, one in which she met the famous of the London stage as well as the popular writers of the day. Daphne received the usual haphazard education of young women of her class and time. However, she read voraciously, especially in the standard British classics. After finishing at a school near Paris, she moved into the family home, Ferryside, in the harbor town of Fowey on the Cornish coast. Later she rented a local estate, Menabilly, located nearby, which became one of the models for Manderley. For most of her adult life she resided primarily in the area around Fowey (except when she left to travel with her husband, F.A.M. (Boy) Browning, who was a professional soldier) and set a number of her novels, including Rebecca, in that area. Du Maurier was blessed with an active imagination and made up stories to act out with her two sisters as they were growing up. Often based on the fiction she was reading, these stories of adventure and romance set the tone for her later best-selling fiction. She began writing short stories in the late 1920s. Her first publication, “And Now to God the Father,” appeared in the May 8th issue of The Bystander, edited by her uncle Willie Beaumont, her mother’s brother. As she later would write in her autobiography, Myself When Young (1977), “I went self-consciously into the W.H. Smith’s [the booksellers] in Fowey and bought a copy, hoping the girl behind the counter did not know why I was getting it.” Du Maurier’s self-effacing reaction to her first publication was characteristic of her response to her later fame as well. She remained leery of self-promotion and publicity throughout her professional life. Although she sold a number of other short stories to The Bystander, she quickly realized that if she was going to reach financial independence as a writer, she would have to turn her hand to longer works. During the autumn of 1929 she began her first novel, The Loving Spirit, which became the first of her many books inspired by her life in Cornwall. In The Loving Spirit, du Maurier first put to use the combination of romance, adventure, history, and a sense of atmosphere that would characterize all of her later fiction. It was a winning combination. Over the next fifty years she turned out a couple of dozen books, half of which—and the most memorable—were set in Cornwall. One of the most famous, Jamaica Inn, was suggested in part by a stay in the old coaching inn, long associated in local history with the Cornwall smuggling trade. Although her first novels, The Loving Spirit (1931), I’ll Never Be Young Again (1932), The Progress of Julius (1933), and Jamaica Inn (1936), sold well and established her as an author in Great Britain, it was the publication of Reb


"What is the actual title of Leonardo da Vinci's ""Mona Lisa""?"

Mona Lisa | painting by Leonardo da Vinci | Britannica.com painting by Leonardo da Vinci Written By: sfumato Mona Lisa, oil painting on a poplar wood panel by the Italian painter, draftsman, sculptor, architect, and engineer Leonardo da Vinci , probably the world’s most-famous painting . It was painted sometime between 1503 and 1519, when Leonardo was living in Florence , and it now hangs in the Louvre , in Paris , where it remains an object of pilgrimage in the 21st century. The poplar panel shows evidence of warping and was stabilized in 1951 with the addition of an oak frame and in 1970 with four vertical braces. Dovetails also were added, to prevent the widening of a small crack visible near the centre of the upper edge of the painting. The sitter’s mysterious smile and her unproven identity have made the painting a source of ongoing investigation and fascination. Mona Lisa, oil painting on a poplar wood panel by Leonardo da Vinci, … The Print Collection—Heritage-Images Overview of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, with a discussion of the … Contunico © ZDF Enterprises GmbH, Mainz The Mona Lisa and its influence These signs of aging distract little from the painting’s effect. In its exquisite synthesis of sitter and landscape, the Mona Lisa set the standard for all future portraits. The painting presents a woman in half-body portrait, which has as a backdrop a distant landscape. Yet this simple description of a seemingly standard composition gives little sense of Leonardo’s achievement. The sensuous curves of the sitter’s hair and clothing, created through sfumato (use of fine shading), are echoed in the shapes of the valleys and rivers behind her. The sense of overall harmony achieved in the painting—especially apparent in the sitter’s faint smile—reflects Leonardo’s idea of the cosmic link connecting humanity and nature, making this painting an enduring record of Leonardo’s vision. Britannica Stories Ringling Bros. Folds Its Tent There has been much speculation and debate regarding the identity of the portrait’s sitter. Scholars and historians have posited numerous interpretations, including that she is Lisa del Giocondo (née Gherardini), the wife of the Florentine merchant Francesco di Bartolomeo del Giocondo, hence the alternative title to the work, La Gioconda. That identity was first suggested in 1550 by artist biographer Giorgio Vasari . Another theory was that the model may have been Leonardo’s mother, Caterina. That interpretation was put forth by, among others, Sigmund Freud , who seemed to think that the Mona Lisa’s mysterious smile emerged from a—perhaps unconscious—memory of Caterina’s smile. A third suggestion was that the painting was, in fact, Leonardo’s self-portrait, given the resemblance between the sitter’s and the artist’s facial features. Some scholars suggested that disguising himself as a woman was the artist’s riddle. The sitter’s identity has not been conclusively proven. In an attempt to settle the debate, art and forensic experts in August 2013 opened the tomb of the Giocondo family in Florence in order to find Lisa del Giocondo’s remains, test her DNA, and recreate an image of her face. Whatever the sitter’s identity, the influence of the Mona Lisa on the Renaissance and later times has been enormous. The Mona Lisa revolutionized contemporary portrait painting . Leonardo’s preliminary drawings encouraged other artists to make more and freer studies for their paintings and stimulated connoisseurs to collect those drawings. Through the drawings his Milanese works were made known to the Florentines. Also, his reputation and stature as an artist and thinker spread to his fellow artists and assured for them a freedom of action and thought similar to his own. One such painter was the young Raphael , who sketched Leonardo’s work in progress and adopted the Mona Lisa format for his portraits; it served as a clear model for his Portrait of Maddalena Doni (c. 1506). Art & Architecture: Fact or Fiction? Leonardo even influenced the fashion in which artists dressed their subjects. In his Treatise on Pai


In Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's famous poem, Hiawatha, what was the name of Hiawatha's wife?

Longfellow: The Song of Hiawatha, The Song of Hiawatha The Song of Hiawatha Oh the long and dreary Winter! Oh the cold and cruel Winter! Ever thicker, thicker, thicker Froze the ice on lake and river, Ever deeper, deeper, deeper Fell the snow o'er all the landscape, Fell the covering snow, and drifted Through the forest, round the village. Hardly from his buried wigwam Could the hunter force a passage; With his mittens and his snow-shoes Vainly walked he through the forest, Sought for bird or beast and found none, Saw no track of deer or rabbit, In the snow beheld no footprints, In the ghastly, gleaming forest Fell, and could not rise from weakness, Perished there from cold and hunger.   Oh the famine and the fever! Oh the wasting of the famine! Oh the blasting of the fever! Oh the wailing of the children! Oh the anguish of the women!   All the earth was sick and famished; Hungry was the air around them, Hungry was the sky above them, And the hungry stars in heaven Like the eyes of wolves glared at them!   Into Hiawatha's wigwam Came two other guests, as silent As the ghosts were, and as gloomy, Waited not to be invited Did not parley at the doorway Sat there without word of welcome In the seat of Laughing Water; Looked with haggard eyes and hollow At the face of Laughing Water.   And the foremost said: "Behold me! I am Famine, Bukadawin!" And the other said: "Behold me! I am Fever, Ahkosewin!" Shuddered as they looked upon her, Shuddered at the words they uttered, Lay down on her bed in silence, Hid her face, but made no answer; Lay there trembling, freezing, burning At the looks they cast upon her, At the fearful words they uttered.   Forth into the empty forest Rushed the maddened Hiawatha; In his heart was deadly sorrow, In his face a stony firmness; On his brow the sweat of anguish Started, but it froze and fell not.   Wrapped in furs and armed for hunting, With his mighty bow of ash-tree, With his quiver full of arrows, With his mittens, Minjekahwun, Into the vast and vacant forest On his snow-shoes strode he forward.   "Gitche Manito, the Mighty!" Cried he with his face uplifted In that bitter hour of anguish, "Give your children food, O father! Give us food, or we must perish! Give me food for Minnehaha, For my dying Minnehaha!" Through the forest vast and vacant Rang that cry of desolation, But there came no other answer Than the echo of his crying, Than the echo of the woodlands, "Minnehaha! Minnehaha!"   All day long roved Hiawatha In that melancholy forest, Through the shadow of whose thickets, In the pleasant days of Summer, Of that ne'er forgotten Summer, He had brought his young wife homeward From the land of the Dacotahs; When the birds sang in the thickets, And the streamlets laughed and glistened, And the air was full of fragrance, And the lovely Laughing Water Said with voice that did not tremble, "I will follow you, my husband!"   In the wigwam with Nokomis, With those gloomy guests that watched her, With the Famine and the Fever, She was lying, the Beloved, She, the dying Minnehaha.   "Hark!" she said; "I hear a rushing, Hear a roaring and a rushing, Hear the Falls of Minnehaha Calling to me from a distance!" "No, my child!" said old Nokomis, "'T is the night-wind in the pine-trees!" "Look!" she said; "I see my father Standing lonely at his doorway, Beckoning to me from his wigwam In the land of the Dacotahs!" "No, my child!" said old Nokomis. "'T is the smoke, that waves and beckons!" "Ah!" said she, "the eyes of Pauguk Glare upon me in the darkness, I can feel his icy fingers Clasping mine amid the darkness! Hiawatha! Hiawatha!" Far away amid the forest, Miles away among the mountains, Heard that sudden cry of anguish, Heard the voice of Minnehaha Calling to him in the darkness, "Hiawatha! Hiawatha!"   Over snow-fields waste and pathless, Under snow-encumbered branches, Would that I had perished for you, Would that I were dead as you are! Wahonowin! Wahonowin!"   And he rushed into the wigwam, Saw the old Nokomis slowly Rocking to and fro and moaning, Saw his lovely Minnehaha Lying dead and cold be


How many husbands did the Wife of Bath have, as reported in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales?

SparkNotes: The Canterbury Tales: The Wife of Bath’s Prologue The Wife of Bath’s Prologue The Wife of Bath’s Prologue → The Miller’s Prologue and Tale The Wife of Bath’s Prologue (continued) From the beginning through the Wife of Bath’s description of her first three husbands Fragment 3, lines 1–451 Summary The Wife of Bath begins the Prologue to her tale by establishing herself as an authority on marriage, due to her extensive personal experience with the institution. Since her first marriage at the tender age of twelve, she has had five husbands. She says that many people have criticized her for her numerous marriages, most of them on the basis that Christ went only once to a wedding, at Cana in Galilee. The Wife of Bath has her own views of Scripture and God’s plan. She says that men can only guess and interpret what Jesus meant when he told a Samaritan woman that her fifth husband was not her husband. With or without this bit of Scripture, no man has ever been able to give her an exact reply when she asks to know how many husbands a woman may have in her lifetime. God bade us to wax fruitful and multiply, she says, and that is the text that she wholeheartedly endorses. After all, great Old Testament figures, like Abraham, Jacob, and Solomon, enjoyed multiple wives at once. She admits that many great Fathers of the Church have proclaimed the importance of virginity, such as the Apostle Paul. But, she reasons, even if virginity is important, someone must be procreating so that virgins can be created. Leave virginity to the perfect, she says, and let the rest of us use our gifts as best we may—and her gift, doubtless, is her sexual power. She uses this power as an “instrument” to control her husbands. At this point, the Pardoner interrupts. He is planning to marry soon and worries that his wife will control his body, as the Wife of Bath describes. The Wife of Bath tells him to have patience and to listen to the whole tale to see if it reveals the truth about marriage. Of her five husbands, three have been “good” and two have been “bad.” The first three were good, she admits, mostly because they were rich, old, and submissive. She laughs to recall the torments that she put these men through and recounts a typical conversation that she had with her older husbands. She would accuse her -husband of having an affair, launching into a tirade in which she would charge him with a bewildering array of accusations. If one of her husbands got drunk, she would claim he said that every wife is out to destroy her husband. He would then feel guilty and give her what she wanted. All of this, the Wife of Bath tells the rest of the pilgrims, was a pack of lies—her husbands never held these opinions, but she made these claims to give them grief. Worse, she would tease her husbands in bed, refusing to give them full satisfaction until they promised her money. She admits proudly to using her verbal and sexual power to bring her husbands to total submission. Analysis In her lengthy Prologue, the Wife of Bath recites her autobiography, announcing in her very first word that “experience” will be her guide. Yet, despite her claim that experience is her sole authority, the Wife of Bath apparently feels the need to establish her authority in a more scholarly way. She imitates the ways of churchmen and scholars by backing up her claims with quotations from Scripture and works of antiquity. The Wife carelessly flings around references as textual evidence to buttress her argument, most of which don’t really correspond to her points. Her reference to Ptolemy’s Almageste, for instance, is completely erroneous—the phrase she attributes to that book appears nowhere in the work. Although her many errors display her lack of real scholarship, they also convey Chaucer’s mockery of the churchmen present, who often misused Scripture to justify their devious actions. The text of the Wife of Bath’s Prologue is based in the medieval genre of allegorical “confession.” In a morality play, a personified vice such as Gluttony or Lust “confesses” his or her sins to t


What was the name of the she-ape that rescued the infant Tarzan and raised him to be Lord of the Apes?

Tarzan | Disney Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia “He was confused at first, as if he had never seen another human before. His eyes were intense... and focused, and... I've never seen such eyes.” ―Jane about Tarzan Tarzan is the protagonist and titular character of Disney 's 1999 animated feature film of the same name . Commonly known as the "Lord of the Jungle", Tarzan was rescued and raised by a colony of apes after his parents were killed by the bloodthirsty Sabor . As the years passed, he turned into an ape-man, protecting all of the apes, and never knowing the outside world, apart from the jungle. Contents Background Personality Tarzan is an extremely brave, loyal, and honorable character. He cares deeply about his family and friends and was willing to risk his life to save them. He has also been known to be willing to rescue his enemies; an example of this was when Clayton was about to fall to his death, and Tarzan exclaimed "Clayton! Clayton, don't!" and reached out to save him, even though Clayton had fatally wounded Kerchak and attempted to kill him and kidnap his whole gorilla family. This also proves that, like most heroes, he is one to spare the antagonist mistakenly. In his youth, Tarzan was playful and fun loving, but also felt like an outcast due to the fact that he was human. Until Jane Porter , her father , and Clayton arrived he had never seen another human before and was, therefore, unaware of what species he was. And as an adult, he had matured into a more serious character but still displayed a playful and friendly side when around his family and friends. Tarzan was also very curious and when he heard a gunshot he went to investigate while the rest of his family moved deeper into the jungle. It was because of his curious nature that he met Jane, Professor Porter, and Clayton. In the Legend of Tarzan series, he has shown to take over as leader and while he retains the majority of his personality from the film, there are some other aspects explored and expanded. For example, he shows a hatred of leopards (understandably so since they killed his parents and attacked him and his family in the past) and refused to accept a baby cub that Jane found. He also displayed very similar traits to Kerchak as he refused to accept the baby because it was different and a threat to him and his family (which is very similar to Kerchak's reaction to Tarzan growing up and Jane defending the cub as Kala defending Tarzan). This could imply that Kerchak influenced Tarzan. Also, he hates hunters and is very protective of the forest, often kicking the hunters out and destroying their guns. Another aspect is his leadership, where another gorilla challenged him for leadership and won because Tarzan saved him. However, the gorilla mistakenly lead the pack to a different route than Tarzan which turned out to be a pit of tar housing a ferocious gigantic snake. Tarzan not only rescued his pack but ingeniously hid himself and his friends with mud so the snake couldn't see them. Another aspect seen is when his personal life with Jane, her father, and humans, in general, tend to interfere with his duties as pack leader. Once the gorillas were kicked out of their home and he had to choose between staying with his family or with Jane because Jane and her father (As humans) couldn't live with them. The gorilla that challenged Tarzan also stated he let his personal life get in the way of his duties and when Jane's friends came to visit and he unintentionally embarrassed her in front of them, he tried to act civilized to impress them. He has also shown to surprisingly romantic, as shown through his interactions with Jane, often complimenting her protecting her, and giving her flowers while proclaiming her to be the best woman there is. He takes romance seriously, as shown when he was forced to act in a movie about him in "Silver Screen" and was told to kiss a woman he didn't love saying how confusing acting was. He is also good at telling when people are telling lies, though he can be tricked. He is also noted for being fairly intelligent, as


"What words did Lewis Carroll combine to come up with the term ""chortle"" in Through a Looking-Glass?"

10 whimsical words coined by Lewis Carroll 10 whimsical words coined by Lewis Carroll Angela Tung Alice meets Tweedledum and Tweedledee in Lewis Carroll's children's novel Alice Through The Looking Glass. Rischgitz/Getty Images January 25, 2013 10 things you need to know today Today's best articles The week's best photojournalism Daily business briefing This Sunday is the birthday of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known as Lewis Carroll, the English mathematician and writer whose most famous works include Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Through the Looking-Glass, and The Hunting of the Snark. Such works featured Carroll's specialty: coining blends and nonce words. Here are ten of our favorites: 1. boojum The boojum is "a particularly dangerous variety of ' snark ,'" an imaginary creature of Carroll's invention. The word boojum has inspired the naming of everything from "a species of tree... native to Baja California, Mexico" (found in 1922 by plant explorer Godfrey Sykes , who proclaimed, "It must be a boojum!"); to a supersonic cruise missile that "was determined to be too ambitious a project... and was canceled in 1951"; to "a geometric pattern sometimes observed on the surface of superfluid helium-3," as named by physicist David Mermin in 1976. Example: But oh, beamish nephew, beware of the day, / If your Snark be a Boojum!  For then / You will softly and suddenly vanish away, / And never be met with again!" — Lewis Carroll, The Hunting of the Snark , 1876 2. chortle To chortle means "to exclaim exultingly, with a noisy chuckle." According to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), Carroll coined the word as a blend of chuckle and snort. Example: "He chortled in his joy." —Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking-Glass , 1871 3. frabjous  Frabjous means "great, wonderful, fabulous," and is a blend of either fabulous and joyous, or fair and joyous. "O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!" cries the narrator of The Jabberwocky upon learning that the Jabberwock has been slain. Example: "'O frabjous day!' rejoiced Emma Dean, using her bath towel as a scarf and performing a weird dance about the room." 4. galumph Galumph means "to move heavily and clumsily," and is a blend of gallop and triumph. Example: "I struggle to keep up on an particularly cold winter evening as I galumph my way across rough downland in pursuit of a tour guide." — Ian Vince, " Stonehenge Landscape Can Still Surprise with Its Stunning Vistas ," The Telegraph, January 14, 2010 5. jabberwocky The Jabberwocky is "a nonsensical poem that appears in Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll," while the Jabberwock is "a fantastical dreaded monster with flaming eyes who is depicted" in the poem. Regarding the word itself, according to Carroll: "The Anglo-Saxon word 'wocer' or 'wocor' signifies 'offspring' or 'fruit'. Taking 'jabber' in its ordinary acceptation of 'excited and voluble discussion.'" Jabberwocky came to mean "nonsensical speech or writing" around 1908, says the OED. Example: "In theory, the pledge could do most of the same work if we had children say it in Anglo-Saxon or Arapaho, or if we replaced it with the lyrics to 'Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah.' They're going to turn the words into jabberwocky anyway." — Geoff Nunberg, " I Pledge Allegiance to Linguistic Obfuscation ," NPR, March 30, 2010 6. mimsy  Mimsy was coined by Lewis Carroll in 1855 as a blend of miserable and flimsy. According to the OED, by 1880 mimsy also came to mean, in British English, "prim; careful; affected; feeble, weak, lightweight." Mim is a much older word meaning "primly silent," either imitative of the pursing up of the mouth, or coming from the Scottish Gaelic min, "delicate, meek." Example: "I mean, their hair looks like it was designed on a Spirograph in the dark, then carelessly flopped on to them from atop a rickety step ladder, while their fans are all exactly the kind of mimsy mugginses who 'Instagram' pictures of wheelie bins to stick on their Tumblr, because, you know, it's properly, like, photography, yeah?" — Gareth Aveyard, " This Week's New Singles ," The Guardian, January 6,


"Shakespeare wrote that ""brevity is the soul of wit."" What did noted wit Dorothy Parker say it was?"

Did you know? Did you know? One third of Taiwanese funeral processions include a stripper. Gerald Ford said �I�ve watched a lot of baseball � on the radio�? In Connecticut a pickle must bounce to be legal. Shakespeare wrote that �brevity is the soul of wit.�  Noted wit Dorothy Parker said it was �The soul of lingerie.� Thinking that its parents were a camel and a leopard, the Europeans once called the animal a �camelopard.� The African elephant produces the loudest sound of any animal, 188 decibels. More than 1,000 different languages are spoken on the continent of Africa. Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses. One in three male motorists picks their nose while driving. 15 percent of Americans secretly bite their toes. According to an old age custom, carrying a dead shrew in your pocket wards off rheumatism. City dwellers have longer, thicker, denser nose hairs than country folk do. Sliced bread was introduced under the Wonder Bread label in 1930. The average child will eat 1,500 PB sandwiches by high school graduation. Shawnee Indian Chief Tecumseh was defeated and killed at the Battle of the Thames during the war of 1812.  He was a powerful orator who defended his people against white settlement.  When the war of 1812 broke out, he joined the British as a Brigadier General. When Edison was twelve years old, he began to lose his hearing. There are a number of stories that have been told about how this happened. Edison had Scarlett Fever as a child, but all the boys in Edison's' family also lost their hearing. Sources: triviacountry.com; alltrivia.net; funfunnyfacts.com; corsinet.com; historyplace.com; apecsec.org photo: freedigitalphotos.net October 2, 2015


What is the native country of Agatha Chrisitie's detective Hercule Poirot?

Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot | Old Time Radio    Detective   Rare   Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot (update) with additional episodes and special recordings: Hercule Poirot is the greatest detective ever? Certainly a gripping favorite from Agatha Christie! 13 old time radio show recordings available in the following formats: Play a sample episode from February 22, 1945: "The Careless Victim" About this Old Time Radio Show Text on OTRCAT.com ©2001-2017 OTRCAT INC All Rights Reserved. Reproduction is prohibited. Detective Mystery and Drama (1945-1947) One of the greatest mystery writers of all time was Agatha Christie , and one of her most popular characters was an uppity little Belgian by the name of Hercule Poirot. Poirot appeared in 33 of Christie's novels and 51 short stories between 1920 and 1975. The character has appeared in a number of radio programs, movies, and TV shows. Christie created Hercule Poirot for her first book (written in 1916, but unpublished until 1920). The little Belgian detective had been a police detective in his native country, but expanded internationally after the German occupation during WWI. He is well known for his fastidiousness towards his appearance, especially the mustache he vainly cultivates. His stomach is known to be very sensitive, and he takes great pains to protect it from the trauma of air and sea travel. As popular as he was, Ms. Christie herself eventually grew tired of him, finding him "insufferable" by 1930, and thirty years later calling him a "detestable, bombastic, tiresome, egocentric little creep." She felt, however, that it was her duty as an author to give the public what they wanted, and they wanted Poirot. She did kill him off in the novel Curtain, written during WWII , but unpublished until the year before her own death. When the novel was published in 1975, the New York Times published an obituary for Poirot, one of the few fictional characters so honored. Poirot had several appearances on the radio and in Orson Welles ' Campbell's Playhouse adaptation of "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd ". The 1945 Mutual series starred character actor Harold Huber in the title role. The series used none of Christie's own stories, although the author introduced the first broadcast from London via shortwave. Huber had been previously seen as a cop in several Charlie Chan films, and would also play Fu Manchu on the radio. This collection contains eleven Hercule Poirot broadcasts and episodes from Campbell's Playhouse (starring Orson Welles ) and Murder Clinic featuring Poirot. For more brainy detectives, see also: Softboiled Detectives . This collection is also included in the Agatha Christie Collection. Text on OTRCAT.com ©2001-2017 OTRCAT INC All Rights Reserved. Reproduction is prohibited. These classic recordings are available in the following formats: MP3 CD Standard Audio Cd Instant Download MP3 CDs are delivered by mail. These archival quality MP3 CDs are playable in your computer and many MP3 player devices. 13 recordings on 1 MP3 CD for just $5.00 total playtime 6 hours, 10 min Click here to see disc contents 13 shows - total playtime 6 hours 10 minutes Campbell Playhouse 391112 36 Murder of Rodger Ackroyd.mp3 Hercule Poirot 450112 00 Case Of Roving Corpse.mp3 Hercule Poirot 450114 00 Case Of Roving Corpse.mp3 Hercule Poirot 450222 01 Case Of Careless Victim.mp3 Hercule Poirot 450503 11 Murder Wears A Mask.mp3 Hercule Poirot 450517 13 Death In Golden Gate.mp3 Hercule Poirot 450712 21 Rendezvous With Death.mp3 Hercule Poirot 450719 22 Deadest Man In World.mp3 Hercule Poirot 450913 30 Adventure Of Money Mad Ghoul.mp3 Hercule Poirot 451116 39 Trail Led To Death.mp3 Hercule Poirot 451123 40 Murder Is A Private Affair.mp3 Hercule Poirot 451130 41 Bride Wore Fright.mp3 Murder Clinic 421006 Tragedy Of Marsdon Manor.mp3 MP3 downloads are available instantly after purchase! 13 recordings on 1 MP3 Collection Download for just $5.00 total playtime 6 hours, 10 min Click here to see disc contents 13 shows - total playtime 6 hours 10 minutes Campbell Playhouse 391112 36 Murder of Rodge


In the Robin Hood stories, what was the real name of Little John?

The Baldwin Project: Stories of Robin Hood Told to the Children by H. E. Marshall   THE MEETING OF ROBIN HOOD AND LITTLE JOHN [9] WHEN Robin first came to live in Sherwood Forest he was rather sad, for he could not at once forget all he had lost. But he was not long lonely. When it became known that he had gone to live in the Green Wood, other poor men, who had been driven out of their homes by the Normans, joined him. They soon formed a band and were known as the "Merry Men." Robin was no longer Robin of Huntingdon, but Robin of Sherwood Forest. Very soon people shortened Sherwood into Hood, though some say he was called Hood from the green hoods he and his men wore. How he came to have his name does not matter much. People almost forgot that he was really an earl, and he had become known, not only all over [10] England, but in many far countries, as Robin Hood. Robin Hood was captain of the band of Merry Men. Next to him came Little John. He was called Little John because he was so tall, just as Midge the miller's son was called Much because he was so small. Robin loved Little John best of all his friends. Little John loved Robin better than any one else in all the world. Yet the first time they met they fought and knocked each other about dreadfully. "How they came acquainted, I'll tell you in brief, If you will but listen a while; For this very jest, among all the rest, I think it may cause you to smile." It happened on a bright, sunshiny day in early spring. All through the winter Robin and his men had had a very dull time. Nearly all their fun and adventures happened with people travelling through the forest. As there were no trains, people had to travel on horseback. In winter the roads were so [11] bad, and the weather so cold and wet, that most people stayed at home. So it was rather a quiet time for Robin and his men. They lived in great caves during the winter, and spent their time making stores of bows and arrows, and mending their boots and clothes. This bright, sunshiny morning Robin felt dull and restless, so he took his bow and arrows, and started off through the forest in search of adventure. He wandered on for some time without meeting any one. Presently he came to a river. It was wide and deep, swollen by the winter rains. It was crossed by a very slender, shaky bridge, so narrow, that if two people tried to pass each other on it, one would certainly fall into the water. Robin began to cross the bridge, before he noticed that a great, tall man, the very tallest man he had ever seen, was crossing too from the other side. "Go back and wait till I have come over," he called out as soon as he noticed the stranger. [12] The stranger laughed, and called out in reply, "I have as good a right to the bridge as you. You  can go back till I  get across." This made Robin very angry. He was so accustomed to being obeyed that he was very much astonished too. Between anger and astonishment he hardly knew what he did. He drew an arrow from his quiver and fitting it to his bow, called out again, "If you don't go back I'll shoot." "If you do, I'll beat you till you are black and blue," replied the stranger. "Quoth bold Robin Hood, Thou dost prate like an ass, For, were I to bend my bow, I could send a dart quite through thy proud heart, Before thou couldst strike a blow." "If I talk like an ass you talk like a coward," replied the stranger. "Do you call it fair to stand with your bow and arrow ready to shoot at me when I have only a [13] stick to defend myself with? I tell you, you are a coward. You are afraid of the beating I would give you." Robin was not a coward, and he was not afraid. So he threw his bow and arrows on the bank behind him. "You are a big, boastful bully," he said. "Just wait there until I get a stick. I hope I may give you as good a beating as you deserve." The stranger laughed. "I won't run away; don't be afraid," he said. Robin Hood stepped to a thicket of trees and cut himself a good, thick oak stick. While he was doing this, he looked at the stranger, and saw that he