Who was the illustrator for the Tintin series of books?

Tintin, First Edition - AbeBooks Tintin, First Edition Results (1 - 30) of 909 1 ISBN 10: 0812064275 ISBN 13: 9780812064278 Used First Edition ISBN 10: 0812064275 ISBN 13: 9780812064278 Used First Edition ISBN 10: 0688123147 ISBN 13: 9780688123147 Used First Edition ISBN 10: 0688123147 ISBN 13: 9780688123147 Used First Edition ISBN 10: 0688123147 ISBN 13: 9780688123147 Used First Edition ISBN 10: 1407133705 ISBN 13: 9781407133706 Used First Edition ISBN 10: 0195397592 ISBN 13: 9780195397598 Used First Edition ISBN 10: 1405230584 ISBN 13: 9781405230582 Used PAPERBACK First Edition ISBN 10: 0316198765 ISBN 13: 9780316198769 Used Paperback First Edition ISBN 10: 0316212970 ISBN 13: 9780316212977 Used Trade Paperback First Edition Quantity Available: 1 ISBN 10: 1407133640 ISBN 13: 9781407133645 New Softcover First Edition Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: Mary Glasgow Magazines, 2012. Book Condition: New. Extensive reading improves fluency and there is a real need in the ELT classroom for contemporary, low-level reading material for younger learners. This reader is based on the 2011 movie The Adventures of Tintin about Tintin and Snowy and their search for the hidden treasure. Danger at Sea is one of three readers based on the film. Series: Popcorn Readers. Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; ELH. Category: (L) ELT / TEFL. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 3. Weight in Grams: 88. . 2012. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . . . Bookseller Inventory # V9781407133645 ISBN 10: 8187108908 ISBN 13: 9788187108900 New Softcover First Edition ISBN 10: 8187108894 ISBN 13: 9788187108894 New Softcover First Edition Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: Casterman, 1962. Hardcover. Book Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. This is the scarce tintin color film book with movie stills throughout in color and black and white. The book has a name stamp and NO other markx, contents cleand tight but a little bit of soil and some wavey pages. The color Quarto covers have a few 'price sticker scars and are worn at the spine ends and corners otherwise Very Good. Bookseller Inventory # ABE-15970124117 Published by PARAMOUNT PICTURES (2011) Used Hardcover First Edition Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: Moulinsart, 2011. Couverture rigide. Book Condition: Bon. Edition originale. C1 Livret FIGURINES TINTIN La Collection Officielle # 1 - 2011 - TINTIN en Trench Coat. Edition Moulinsart 2011, Cartonne, Format 17*18.5 cm, 16 pages. ILLUSTRATIONS COULEURS. coiffe basse et coins plats un peu touches, autrement BON ETAT, SANS la figurine, LIVRET SEUL. Bookseller Inventory # ABE-13909264804 Noblet, Martine; Walker, Maureen; Bruycker, Daniel De Published by Barrons Juveniles, Hauppague, New York, U.S.A. (1995) ISBN 10: 0812092376 ISBN 13: 9780812092370 Used Spiral Bound First Edition Quantity Available: 1 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: Barrons Juveniles, Hauppague, New York, U.S.A., 1995. Spiral Bound. Book Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. Very Good 8vo-over 7Â¾"-9Â¾" tall. pp.75 with index and bibliography. Thirty key questions designed for young readers about this country. clean tight copy slight edgewear. Bookseller Inventory # 005787 ISBN 10: 1407133683 ISBN 13: 9781407133683 New Softcover First Edition Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: Scholastic, 2012. Book Condition: New. 2012. 1st Edition. Paperback. Extensive reading is essential for improving fluency and there is a real need in the ELT classroom for contemporary, low-level material for younger learners. This reader is based on the 2011 movie The Adventures of Tintin about Tintin, Snowy and their search for the hidden treasure. Tintin's Daring Escape is one of three readers based on the film. Series: Popcorn Readers. Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; ELH. Category: (L) ELT / TEFL. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 3. Weight in Grams: 110. . . . . . . Bookseller Inventory # V9781407133683 ISBN 10: 1407133691 ISBN 13: 9781407133690 New Softcover First Edition Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: Scholastic, 2012. Book Conditi


At which Olympic Games did a water polo match between Hungary and the Soviet Union end as a pitched battle between the teams?

Summer Olympic Games | Olympics Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia The United States has hosted the most Summer Olympics games, hosting four. The United Kingdom has hosted three Summer Olympics games, all in London , including the most recent games in 2012 . Australia , France , Germany and Greece have all hosted the Summer Olympic Games twice. Countries that have hosted the Summer Olympics once are: Belgium , Canada , China , Finland , Italy , Japan , Mexico , Netherlands , South Korea , Spain , the Soviet Union and Sweden . Four cities have hosted two Summer Olympic Games: Los Angeles , London , Paris and Athens . Five countries - Australia, France, Great Britain, Greece and Switzerland - have sent teams to every single Summer Olympic Games. The only country to have won at least one gold medal at every Summer Olympic Games is Great Britain , ranging from one gold in 1904 , 1952 and 1996 to fifty-six golds in 1908 . Contents Edit Qualification rules for each of the Olympic sports are set by the International Federation (IF) that governs that sport's international competition. For individual sports, competitors typically qualify through attaining a certain place in a major international event or on the IF's ranking list. National Olympic Committees may enter a limited number of qualified competitors in each event (3 is a common number), and the NOC decides which qualified competitors to select as representatives in each event if more have attained the benchmark than can be entered. Many events provide for a certain number of wildcard entries, given to athletes from developing nations. Nations qualify teams for team sports through continental qualifying tournaments, in which each continental association is given a certain number of spots in the Olympic tournament. The host nation is generally given an automatic qualification. History File:1896 Olympic opening ceremony.jpg The modern Olympic Games were founded in 1894 when Pierre Fredi, Baron de Coubertin sought to promote international understanding through sporting competition. He based his Olympics on the Wenlock Olympian Society Annual Games, which had been contested in Much Wenlock since 1850. The first edition of de Coubertin's games, held in Athens in 1896 , attracted just 245 competitors, of whom more than 200 were Greek, and only 14 countries were represented. Nevertheless, no international events of this magnitude had been organized before. Female athletes were not allowed to compete, though one woman, Stamata Revithi , ran the marathon course on her own, saying "[i]f the committee doesn’t let me compete I will go after them regardless". Four years later the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris attracted more than four times as many athletes, including 11 women, who were allowed to officially compete for the first time, in croquet , golf , sailing , and tennis . The Games were integrated with the Paris World's Fair and lasted over 5 months. It is still disputed which events exactly were Olympic, since few or maybe even none of the events were advertised as such at the time. Numbers declined again for the 1904 Games in St. Louis , Missouri, due in part to the lengthy transatlantic boat trip required of the European competitors, and the integration with the Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair, which again spread the event out over an extended period. In contrast with Paris 1900, the word Olympic was used for practically every contest, including those exclusively for school boys or for Irish-Americans. A series of smaller games were held in Athens in 1906. these were to be the first of an alternating series of games to be held in Athens, but the series failed to materialize. The games were held in 1906 to celebrate the "tenth birthday" of the games. The IOC does not currently recognize these games as being official Olympic Games, although many historians do. The 1906 Athens games, which had over 900 athletes competing, were more successful than the 1900 and 1904 games and contributed positively to the success of future games. File:Dorando Pietri.jpg The 1908 London Game


Bavaria | state, Germany | Britannica.com Bavaria Maximilian I Bavaria, German Bayern , largest Land (state) of Germany , comprising the entire southeastern portion of the country. Bavaria is bounded to the north by the states of Thuringia and Saxony , to the east by the Czech Republic , to the south and southeast by Austria, and to the west by the states of Baden-Württemberg and Hessen . Munich (München) is the capital. Area 27,240 square miles (70,550 square km). Pop. (2011) 12,397,614. Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bavaria, Ger. © Huber/Press and Information Office of the Federal Government of Germany Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Contunico © ZDF Enterprises GmbH, Mainz Geography Bavaria is a country of high plateaus and medium-sized mountains. In the north are basalt knolls and high plateaus; in the northwest are the wooded sandstone hills of the Spessart. The northwest is drained by the Main River , which flows into the Rhine . To the southeast the topography varies from the stratified land formations of Swabia-Franconia to shell limestone and red marl, the hill country of the Franconian-Rednitz Basin, and the limestone mountains of the Franconian Jura along the Danube , which divides Bavaria north and south. On the eastern edge of Bavaria are the Bavarian and Bohemian forests, and in the north is the Franconian Forest . South of the Danube is a plateau upon which lies the capital, Munich, and beyond it are the Bavarian Alps . Bavaria’s share of the Alps consists of wooded peaks of several thousand feet, behind which rise steep ridges and high plateaus (in the west, the Allgäuer Alps; in the east, the Alps of Berchtesgaden). They reach their highest point with the 9,718-foot (2,962-metre) Zugspitze , which is also the highest point in Germany. Bavaria has a continental climate that is harsh for middle Europe, although there are some exceptions, such as the Lower Main valley. Eastern summit of the Zugspitze, Germany Hans Huber Saarland Historically, the north has been inhabited by descendants of the Franks , the southeast by residents of old Bavarian stock, and the southwest by people of Bavarian-Swabian descent. The majority of Bavaria’s inhabitants still live in small towns. Only about one-fifth live in cities of 100,000 or more. Munich is the third largest city in Germany and the largest city in Bavaria. Marienplatz with (centre) New Town Hall, Munich, Ger. Brand X Pictures/Jupiterimages After World War II there was an influx of refugees from the Sudetenland and eastern Europe , where many ethnic Germans had lived for centuries. A significant proportion of Bavaria’s population at the beginning of the 21st century was composed of those refugees and their descendants. Beginning in the 1960s, the industrial areas received large numbers of migrant workers from southern Europe. Great changes took place in the religious composition of the population after the war, with a heavy influx of Protestants. At the beginning of the 21st century, most Bavarians were Roman Catholics, and Evangelical Lutherans were the second largest religious group. About two-fifths of the state’s gross output in the early 21st century consisted of industrial and handicraft products. Trade, transportation, and services accounted for more than half and agriculture and forestry for only a tiny amount. Farms in Bavaria tend to be large and highly mechanized. The Gäuboden Plain, a fertile farming basin along the southern bank of the Danube, is known as the granary of Bavaria. Rye, wheat, and barley take up about half of the farmland; much of the rest is planted with other grains and feed crops. The Allgäu is Germany’s leading cheese- and butter-producing region. Rye (Secale cereale) growing in Bavaria, Germany. Frank Krahmer—Photographer’s Choice/Getty Images The development of Bavarian industry was at first hampered by a lack of minerals and poor transportation. These natural disadvantages have been overcome by the development of hydroelectric power and by access to oil piped in from the Mediterranean ports of Marseille in France and Genoa and Trieste i


Which British TV series, a contest to decide the best new pop singer in the UK based on viewer voting, debuted in October 2001 and became an international franchise?

LongRoadMedia | Music On Television Questions from the June 2007 exam: Discuss the factors that might contribute to the success of a television music programme. "Television has damaged the music industry. There are now too many performers who are getting success because of their looks, not their musical skill.” Discuss this view of the contribution that television is making to music. and Jan 2007: To what extent does the medium of television influence the music industry ? 'music on TV is better served by television than by radio, because music should be a visual experience' Discuss this view Jan 2008 How well are music lovers served by TV? 'Music is light entertainment. Viewers don't want anything live or intellectually demanding. Just pop videos on demand. The video channels have got it right" Discuss this view How important is tv to the music industry ? How might you go about answering an essay question like the above ? Look for the formula- Point Example Explanation (PEE) here are about 20 points you might make (in a random order!) You need to think of examples for each and then explanations to make clear their relevance. Structuring them into some kind of argument would be the third step to making this into an essay answer... Image construction is vital to the music industry TV adverts are used to sell albums Chart shows are essential for the promotion of singles Chat show appearances are often used to promote albums The number of audition/reality shows on TV is testament to their huge importance Documentary coverage of artists is frequently tied in with the release of new audio product News coverage of bands/ solo artists is useful to their progress The number of music channels to be filled with music videos represents a big area for the music business Artists often appear on panel shows Variety programmes for niche and mass audiences are used to showcase bands and their latest releases Live concerts and festivals represent another opportunity for bands on TV to reach a wider audience record companies sometimes release DVDs, particularly of tours, which end up being shown on TV A flagging career can sometimes be revived by an appearance on a reality Tv show tracks can sometimes gain in popularity by being used as incidental music, trailer music on adverts, sports coverage or even soaps Soap stars often release singles and start a pop career To find examples use examplkes from class- past and present! use examples from your youtube and other research into a specific artist use examples from the music video unit Make sure you think of points which can demonstrate understanding of all four key concepts: audiences, institutions, representations and forms/conventions Task for U1 Wed/Thur 20/21 Feb 1) Choose a band/artist that had some success between the 1960 and 1990. 2) Try to find out as much information as possible about their TV appearances and make notes in your notebook. Start with Youtube and search for 'The Band' and 'TV shows', 'music shows' that you have learnt about so far and other 'light entertainment' shows, 'live TV' performances, 'one offs shows' and 'TV interviews'. Try to avoid looking at music videos, although these are an important part of the artists TV images and might be worth referring to in your write up. You might go on to search for articles and information about the band and TV. 3) Write 500 words in your exercise book on your case study. Explaining the artist’s relationship with television. How has TV been important to the artist/band, the record company, TV companies. You could refer to some of these key terms. Image The Brit Awards (1977-Present) Official Site | Wikipedia The awards began in 1977 under the auspices of the BPI , the British record industry's trade association. The last BPI Awards show took place at the Albert Hall and was the first prime-time TV event. In 1989 they were renamed The Britannia Awards, or Brit Awards. MasterCard is the long-time sponsor of this annual event. The Mercury Prize (1992-Present) Official Site | Wikipedia The Mercury Prize, currently known as t


Which country lies between Spain and France, in the Pyrenees?

Andorra Map / Geography of Andorra / Map of Andorra - Worldatlas.com Print this map Andorra, located in the heart of the Pyrenees Mountains , is the highest inhabited country in Europe . Tradition holds that the country was presented a charter by Charlemagne after fighting against the Moors. It was managed first by the Count of Urgell, before being passed to the bishop of Diocese of Urgell in exchange for territory in Cerdanya in 988 AD.  Knowing that the Count of Urgell wanted the Andorran territory back, the Bishop of Urgell sought military protection from the Lord of Caboet in 1095, and a declaration was signed between the two affirming their co-ruling of Andorra.  A dispute emerged in the 11th century between the French Count Foix, an heir to the Lord of Caboet through marriage, and the Lord of Caboet. This conflict was resolved in 1278 with the signing of the Pareage of Andorra, that stated the country be shared between the two. Andorra's borders have remained unchanged since that time.  Andorra was brought under Spanish rule in 1505 when Germaine of Foix married Ferdinand V. Holy Roman Emperor Charles V then took it over in 1519. By the early 1600s, Andorra fell under French rule when Henry IV ascended the throne, and remained as such until 1793 when the French revolutionary government renounced its reign over the territory amidst feudalism speculations.  After remaining neutral during the Napoleonic Wars in the early 1800s, Andorra petitioned Napoleon to restore the French title to the co-principality, and they were subsequently passed to the president of France . However, by 1813 Andorra was annexed and placed into the Spanish district of Puigcerda. Although they didn't follow through with fighting during World War I, Andorra declared war on Germany , and then remained neutral during World War II (while serving as an important smuggling route between France and Spain ).  In 1993 the country became a member of the United Nations followed shortly by the Council of Europe.  Postage stamp size and about 1/5 the size of the U.S. state of Rhode Island , Andorra has no formal constitution, no income tax and no army.  With duty-free shopping, gorgeous scenery and great skiing, it attracts thousands of worldwide visitors on an annual basis. See Also


"What is disrupted when ""Jet lag"" occurs?"

Jet Lag: What It Is and How to Beat It - Medical News Today Jet Lag: What It Is and How to Beat It Written by Christian NordqvistReviewed by University of Illinois-Chicago, School of Medicine 4 2 Jet lag, also known as time zone change syndrome or desynchronosis, occurs when people travel rapidly from east to west, or west to east in an aircraft. Jet lag is a physiological condition that upsets our body's circadian (daily) rhythms, it is therefore classified as a circadian rhythm disorder. Jet lag symptoms tend to be more severe when the person travels from westward compared to eastward. Contents of this article: Treatments and prevention Fast facts on jet lag Here are some key points about jet lag. More detail and supporting information is in the main article. Symptoms of jet lag can include headaches , insomnia , and irritability Circadian rhythms are generated in a part of the brain called the suprachiasmatic nucleus When circadian rhythms are significantly upset, it is called jet lag Traveling from west to east tends to make jet lag worse What are circadian rhythms? Our circadian rhythms regulate our sleep-wake cycle. Circadian rhythms are 24-hour cycles in the biochemical, physiological, and behavioral processes of our bodies. They are often referred to as our body clock. Our circadian rhythms are driven by an internal time-keeping system. This biological clock is set (entrained) by external environmental factors, such as the light-dark cycle of night and day. Put simply, our circadian rhythm regulates our daily activities, such as sleep, waking, eating, and body temperature regulation. When our internal biological clock needs to be reset, it causes jet lag; other than long flights east or west, this type of resetting can cause problems in shift workers, and in some sleeping disorders. What is jet lag? People with jet lag have their sleep-wake patterns disturbed. They may feel drowsy, tired, irritable, lethargic, and slightly disoriented. The more time zones that are crossed rapidly, the more severe jet lag symptoms are likely to be. Researchers from the University of Washington revealed that the disruption occurs in two separate but linked groups of neurons in a structure called the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN); the SCN sits below the hypothalamus at the base of the brain. One group is synchronized with deep sleep and the effects of physical fatigue and the other controls the dream state of rapid eye movement ( REM ) sleep. The group of neurons involved in REM sleep finds it harder to adjust to the new cycle and the two groups become out of sync. The older a person is, the more severe their jet lag symptoms generally are and the longer they will take to get their body clocks back into sync. A child's symptoms will usually be much milder, and they will recover faster. Causes of jet lag If we travel across a number of time zones and experience daylight and darkness cycles different from the rhythms we are used to, our body clock will be out of sync (synchronization). Our natural circadian rhythm, our sleep-wake pattern, will be upset, as will our rhythms for eating and working. Our hormone regulation may be out of sync with what is going on around us; also, our body temperature, which has a daily cycle, might be out of sync. Until all of these factors can respond properly to our new environment, we are jet-lagged. Traveling through time zones, and also from the northern hemisphere to the southern hemisphere at the same time can cause additional problems. Not only does the body have to get used to a new time zone, but the seasons are different. For instance, if you suffer from hay fever and leave the northern hemisphere in fall and land about 400 miles south of Buenos Aires, Argentina, your dormant hay fever may return. Your body will have to cope with a change in daily occurrences as well as seasonal phenomena. However, for jet lag to occur, there has to be an east-west or west-east movement. Flying from Chicago to Santiago, Chile will not cause jet lag because it is directly south, no time zones are crossed. But, e


She slopped her dripper is an example of what?

Rindercella...slopped her dripper! | Bluffton Today Rindercella...slopped her dripper! Rindercella...slopped her dripper! Submitted by SouthernThunder on Wed, 09/26/2007 - 1:27pm I love this spoonerism which Archie Campbell did on Hee Haw many moons ago! I have pasted the words and attached the audio from JIBJAB.com. Tell me your favorite spoonerism! http://www.jibjab.com/view/135904 Rindercella The Story of Rindercella Once apon a time, in a coreign fountry, there lived a very geautiful birl; her name was Rindercella. Now, Rindercella lived with her mugly other and her two sad bisters. And in this same coreign fountry, there was a very prandsom hince. And this prandsom hince was going to have a bancy fall. And he'd invited people from riles amound, especially the pich reople. Rindercella's mugly other and her two sad blisters went out to buy some drancy fesses to wear to this bancy fall, but Rindercella could not go because all she had to wear were some old rirty dags. Finally, the night of the bancy fall arrived and Rindercella couldn't go. So she just cat down and scried. She was a kitten there a scrien, when all at once there appeard before her, her gairy fodmother. And he touched her with his wagic mand ... and there appeared before her, a cig boach and hix white sorces to take her to the bancy fall. But now she said to Rindercella, "Rindercella, you must be home before nidmight, or I'll purn you into a tumpkin!" When Rindercella arrived at the bancy fall, the prandsom hince met her at the door because he had been watchin' behind a woden hindow. And Rindercella and the prandsom hince nanced all dight until nidmight...and they lell in fove. And finally, the mid clock strucknight. And Rindercella staced down the rairs, and just as she beached the rottom, she slopped her dripper! The next day, the prandsom hince went all over the coreign fountry looking for the geautiful birl who had slopped her dripper. Finally he came to Rindercella's house. He tried it on Rendercella's mugly other ... and it fidn't dit. Then he tried it on her two sigly usters ... and it fidn't dit. Then he tried it on Rindercella ... and it fid dit. It was exactly the sight rize! So they were married and lived heverly ever hapwards. Now, the storal of the mory is this: If you ever go to a bancy fall and want to have a pransom hince loll in fove with you, don't forget to slop your dripper!


What bands most commercially successful line-up, in 1969-73, featured Ian Gillan, Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord, Roger Glover and Ian Paice?

Deep Purple - Music on Google Play Deep Purple About the artist Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. They are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although their musical approach changed over the years. Originally formed as a progressive rock band, the band shifted to a heavier sound in 1970. Deep Purple, together with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, have been referred to as the "unholy trinity of British hard rock and heavy metal in the early to mid-seventies". They were listed in the 1975 Guinness Book of World Records as "the globe's loudest band" for a 1972 concert at London's Rainbow Theatre, and have sold over 100 million albums worldwide. Deep Purple have had several line-up changes and an eight-year hiatus. The 1968–1976 line-ups are commonly labelled Mark I, II, III and IV. Their second and most commercially successful line-up featured Ian Gillan, Jon Lord, Roger Glover, Ian Paice, and Ritchie Blackmore. This line-up was active from 1969 to 1973, and was revived from 1984 to 1989, and again from 1992 to 1993. Uriah Heep 0 Uriah Heep are an English rock band formed in London in 1969. Twelve of the band's albums have made it to the UK Albums Chart while of the fifteen Billboard 200 Uriah Heep albums Demons and Wizards... 0 Ian Gillan 0 Ian Gillan is an English singer and songwriter. He originally found commercial success as the lead singer and lyricist for Deep Purple. Initially influenced by Elvis Presley, Gillan started and fro... 0 Black Sabbath 0 Black Sabbath are an English rock band, formed in Birmingham in 1968, by guitarist and main songwriter Tony Iommi, bassist and main lyricist Geezer Butler, singer Ozzy Osbourne, and drummer Bill Wa... 0 Rainbow 0 Rainbow are a British rock band led by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, active from 1975 to 1984 and 1993 to 1997, and again since 2015. They were originally established with Ronnie James Dio's America... 0 Jon Lord 0 John Douglas "Jon" Lord was an English composer, pianist, and Hammond organ player known for his pioneering work in fusing rock with classical or baroque forms, especially with Deep Purple, as well... 0 Ritchie Blackmore 0 Richard Hugh "Ritchie" Blackmore is an English guitarist and songwriter. He was one of the founding members of Deep Purple in 1968, playing jam-style hard-rock music which mixed guitar riffs and or... 0 Nazareth 0 Nazareth are a Scottish hard rock band formed in 1968, that had several hits in the United Kingdom in the early 1970s, and established an international audience with their 1975 album Hair of the Do... 0 UFO 0 UFO are an English rock band that was formed in London in 1969. They became a transitional group between early hard rock and heavy metal and the new wave of British heavy metal. The band's current ... 0 David Coverdale 0 David Coverdale is an English rock singer best known for his work with Whitesnake, a hard rock band he founded in 1978. Before Whitesnake, Coverdale was the lead singer of Deep Purple from 1973 to ... 0 Whitesnake 0 Whitesnake are a rock band formed in England in 1978 by David Coverdale, after his departure from his previous band Deep Purple. Their early material has been compared by critics to the blues rock ... 0 Wishbone Ash 0 Wishbone Ash are a British rock band who achieved success in the early and mid-1970s. Their popular albums included Wishbone Ash, Pilgrimage, Argus, There's the Rub, and New England. Wishbone Ash a... 0 Gillan 0 Gillan were a rock band formed in 1978 by Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan. Gillan were one of the hard rock bands to make a significant impact and commercial success in the United Kingdom during the ... 0 Gary Moore 0 Robert William Gary Moore was a Northern Irish musician, most widely recognised as a singer, songwriter, and virtuoso rock and blues guitarist. In a career dating back to the 1960s, Moore played wi... 0 Scorpions 0 50 years have gone by since the days the juvenile Klaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker and Matthias Jabs wandered the streets of Hannover, which was just awakening from post war paralysis


Which country, after its Act of Union agreement expired, held a four-day plebiscite in 1944 and became an independent republic on 17 June 1944, with Sveinn Bjrnsson as the first President?

art history of iceland - Humanities & Western Civilization 272 with Montesano at Arizona State University - Tempe - StudyBlue Good to have you back! If you've signed in to StudyBlue with Facebook in the past, please do that again. art history of iceland File Size: 30 Views: 15 Advertisement Advertisement Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( /ˈaɪslənd/ (help·info)) (Icelandic: Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland (names of Iceland); IPA: [ˈistlant]), is an island country located in the North Atlantic Ocean between mainland Europe and Greenland.[2] It has a population of about 320,000 and a total area of 103,000 km².[3] Its capital and largest city is Reykjavík. Located on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Iceland is volcanically and geologically active on a large scale; this defines the landscape. The interior mainly consists of a plateau characterized by sand fields, mountains and glaciers, while many big glacial rivers flow to the sea through the lowlands. Warmed by the Gulf Stream, Iceland has a temperate climate relative to its latitude and provides a habitable environment and nature. According to tradition recorded in Landnámabók, the settlement of Iceland began in 874 when the Norwegian chieftain Ingólfur Arnarson became the first permanent Norwegian settler on the island.[4] Others had visited the island earlier and stayed over winter. Over the next centuries, people of Nordic and Celtic origin settled in Iceland. Until the twentieth century, the Icelandic population relied on fisheries and agriculture, and was from 1262 to 1918 a part of the Norwegian and later the Danish monarchies. In the twentieth century, Iceland's economy and welfare system developed quickly. In recent decades, Iceland has implemented free trade in the European Economic Area and diversified from fishing to new economic fields in services, finance, and various industries. Today, Iceland has some of the world's highest levels of economic and civil freedoms.[5] In 2007, Iceland was ranked as the most developed country in the world by the United Nations' Human Development Index.[6] It was also the fourth most productive country per capita, and one of the most egalitarian, as rated by the Gini coefficient.[7][8] Icelanders have a rich culture and heritage, such as cuisine and poetry, and the medieval Icelandic Sagas are internationally renowned. Iceland is a member of the UN, NATO, EFTA, EEA and OECD. Iceland's membership of EFTA—a European trade bloc—means that it is not currently a member of the European Union. In addition to these organisations, Iceland is the sole partner of the Faroe Islands signatury to the Hoyvík Agreement. Iceland has been hit especially hard by the current world financial crisis. The nation's ongoing economic crisis has caused significant unrest in recent months and made Iceland the first western country to borrow from the International Monetary Fund since 1976.[9] Iceland's newly established minority cabinet is headed by the world's first openly gay head of government of the modern era. [10][11] Topography  A map of Iceland with major towns marked.  Iceland, as seen from space on 29 January 2004 (NASA). Iceland is located in the North Atlantic Ocean just south of the Arctic Circle, which passes through the small island of Grímsey off Iceland's northern coast, but not through mainland Iceland. Unlike neighbouring Greenland, Iceland is considered to be a part of Europe, not of North America, though geologically the island is not part of either of the continental plates. Because of cultural, economic and linguistic similarities, Iceland in many contexts is also included in Scandinavia. The closest bodies of land are Greenland (287 km) and the Faroe Islands (420 km). The closest distance to the mainland of Europe is 970 km (to Norway). Geography Main article: Geography of Iceland Iceland is the world's 18th largest island, and Europe's second largest island following Britain. The main island is 101,826 km² but the entire country is 103,000 km² (39,768.5 sq mi) in size, of which 62.7% is tundra. Lakes and glaciers cover 14.3%; only


Who, in the 16th century, was a member of the court of Ivan The Terrible and became Tsar on the death of Ivan's son, Feodor/Theodore?

1000+ images about Ivan IV of Russia (Ivan the Terrible) on Pinterest | Russian states, Historian and Moscow Forward WIVES OF IVAN IV-#7 MARIA NAGAYA -Eyewitnesses said she was a real beauty. Ivan married her a week ago after he had met her. As a wedding present Ivan released Maria's father from the prison. Among witnesses of their marriage were Feodor Ioannovich, Vassiliy Shuyskiy, and Boris Godunov - three future tzars of Russia. After the death of Ivan IV Maria with her little son left for monastery. On the legend, her little son was killed by Boris Godunov to open Boris a way to the crown of Russia See More


"James Frederick Ferrier introduced which word to cover the branch of philosophy conerned with ""the theory of knowledge""?"

What does epistemology mean? Definitions for epistemologyɪˌpɪs təˈmɒl ə dʒi This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word epistemology Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: epistemology(noun) the philosophical theory of knowledge Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: epistemology(Noun) The branch of philosophy dealing with the study of knowledge; theory of knowledge, asking such questions as "What is knowledge?", "How is knowledge acquired?", "What do people know?", "How do we know what we know?". Some thinkers take the view that, beginning with the work of Descartes, epistemology began to replace metaphysics as the most important area of philosophy. epistemology(Noun) A particular theory of knowledge. In his epistemology, Plato maintains that our knowledge of universal concepts is a kind of recollection. Origin: From ἐπιστήμη, from ἐπίσταμαι + -λογία, from λέγω. The term was introduced into English by the Scottish philosopher James Frederick Ferrier (1808-1864). Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Epistemology(noun) the theory or science of the method or grounds of knowledge Origin: [Gr. knowledge + -logy.] Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Epistemology Epistemology is the branch of philosophy concerned with the nature and scope of knowledge and is also referred to as "theory of knowledge". It questions what knowledge is and how it can be acquired, and the extent to which any given subject or entity can be known. Much of the debate in this field has focused on analyzing the nature of knowledge and how it relates to connected notions such as truth, belief, and justification. The term "epistemology" was introduced by the Scottish philosopher James Frederick Ferrier. Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Epistemology ep-is-tē-mol′oj-i, n. the theory of knowledge.—adj. Epistemolog′ical. [Gr. epistēmē, knowledge, logia, discourse.] Numerology


What is the name of a pipe originating in India and Persia where smoke passes from a bowl to a water bottle and thence by a tube to the mouth?

Hookah - The Full Wiki The Full Wiki From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia An Egyptian hookah (shisha) with a wind cover over the bowl. . A hookah ( Hindustani : हुक़्क़ा ( Nastaleeq ) huqqā) [1] or waterpipe [2] is a single or multi-stemmed (often glass-based) instrument for smoking tobacco in which the smoke is cooled and filtered by passing through water. ^   The water cools the smoke and filters out some of the carcinogen s (and nicotine ) from the smoke. hookah@Everything2.com 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC everything2.com [Source type: General] ^   Hookah is a single or multi hose water pipe (with a glass base) used for smoking flavored tobacco (Shisha) . Hookah - Buy Hookahs, Shisha, Hookah Accessories - HookahLounge.net 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC www.hookahlounge.net [Source type: General] ^   If approved, patrons can share a hookah, a tobacco pipe with a tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water. Hookah bar to open in W-B - News - Standard Speaker 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC standardspeaker.com [Source type: News] [3] . Originally from the Middle East has gained popularity, especially in North America , Europe , Australia and Brazil . ^   It became popular in the Middle East, especially, Iran and Turkey. What is Hookah? : Medpundit Answers 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC www.medpundit.com [Source type: General] Hookahs have always been popular in the Middle East and North Africa. Missouri's Tobacco Control Exchange: Hookah 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC www.motobaccocontrol.com [Source type: General] Since its creation this device has grown in popularity, especially in the Middle East. Grow Roll Smoke » hookah 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC www.growrollsmoke.com [Source type: General] 7 External links Names . Depending on locality, hookahs or shishas may be referred to by many names: Arabic language use it as Shisha (شيشة) or Nargeela (نرجيلة) or Argeela (أركيلة) and they use it throughout the whole of the Arab World ; Narguileh (but sometimes pronounced Argilah) is the name most commonly used in Lebanon , Palestine , Cyprus , Armenia , Turkey , Iraq , Jordan , and Syria . ^   Arghile or Nargila is the name most commonly used in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Turkey, Albania, Kosova, Greece, Israel, Bulgaria and Romania, though the initial "n" is often dropped in Arabic. Best priced hookahs, hookah accessories, and shisha in the world. 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC www.hookahs-r-us.com [Source type: General] Arab scarf How to use hookah? Hookah water pipes. Sheesha tabacco huka. 17 September 2009 19:22 UTC www.westcoasthookahs.com [Source type: General] Excellent hookah bong pipes. Smoke shispa pipes. Hukka. 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC www.westcoasthookahs.com [Source type: General] Depending on its locality, hookahs can be referred to by various names. Personal 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC hookahdepot.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES] . Narghile derives from the Persian word nārghile, meaning coconut , which in turn is from the Sanskrit word nārikela (नारिकेला), suggesting that early hookahs were hewn from coconut shells. ^   "Narghile" is from the Persian word "nargil" or "coconut", from Sanskrit narikela as the original hookahs were made out of coconut shells. Best priced hookahs, hookah accessories, and shisha in the world. 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC www.hookahs-r-us.com [Source type: General] ^   The name - water pipe- which is an important part of eastern culture, derives from the Persian word ‘nargil’ which means coconut. Hookah Online - Buy Syrian and Egyptian Hookah pipe online. 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC www.hookah-online.com [Source type: General] ^   Although it is said that originally hookahs were hewn from coconut shells, today we enjoy beautiful masterpieces made out of acrylic, crystal and glass. Personal 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC hookahdepot.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES] . In Albania , Bosnia , Croatia the hookah is called "Lula" or "Lulava" in Romani , meaning "pipe," the word "shishe" refers to the actual bottle piece. ^   What they call that a hookah pipe? Video: WTF: Lil Kid Smoking It


The Snake River runs through Hells Canyon on the border of which two US states?

Hells Canyon Facts | USA Today Hells Canyon Facts Unusual Landforms in Idaho Hell’s Canyon is an important geological site in the northwestern United States that was carved out by the Snake River. People from across America visit the area for the scenic views and to enjoy Hell’s Canyon National Recreation Area. It is not only an ideal place for tourists, but also an area rich in history with numerous archaeological finds. Geography Hell’s Canyon is located on the border of Oregon and Idaho. The Snake River, which runs through it, heads into Oregon, while the Seven Devils Mountain range in Idaho stretches nearby to the east. Size This is the single deepest river gorge in the United States. It has a maximum depth of 7,993 feet and encompasses and area of 215,000 acres, including nearby wilderness. Recreation The Hell’s Canyon National Recreation Area offers more than 900 miles of hiking trails, most of which run through the canyon. Camping and kayaking are two other activities in the area. Artifacts Archaeologists continue to discover prehistoric and Native American artifacts in the canyon. Authentic artifacts from 18th-century travelers and settlers also can be found. Dams There are three hydroelectric dams in the canyon: Hell’s Canyon Dam, Brownlee Dam and Oxbow Dam. Together, they create about 1,150 watts of power. References


If Charlie Watts is playing drums, who is most likely to be singing?

1000+ images about "I'd rather be dead than singing 'Satisfaction' when I'm 45." ~ Mick Jagger on Pinterest | Moves like jagger, Rock legends and Keith richards Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger (1943) , English musician, singer, songwriter and actor, best known as the lead vocalist and a co-founder of the Rolling Stones. New York, 2008 © Bryan Adams. See More


Which castle, when used as a prison for prisoners of war in World War II, was known as Oflag VII C?

COLDITZ CASTLE 1989 ,WW2 PRISONER OF WAR CAMP. - YouTube COLDITZ CASTLE 1989 ,WW2 PRISONER OF WAR CAMP. 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 22, 2010 DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR, COLDITZ CASTLE WAS THE SITE OF THE NOTORIOUS PRISONER-OF-WAR CAMPS KNOWN AS "OFLAG 4 C"  "THE BAD BOYS CAMP" THE FORBIDDING FORTRESS PRISON IN THE HEART OF NAZI GERMANY, FROM WHICH THERE WAS TO BE NO ESCAPE. Category


What is the second longest river on the island of New Guinea?

What is the longest river in the world? - Ask History Ask History July 9, 2014 By Nate Barksdale Share this: What is the longest river in the world? Author What is the longest river in the world? URL Google The longest river in the world, measured from its mouth to its most distant, year-round source, is likely the Amazon, which flows 4,345 miles from the Peruvian Andes through Brazil to the Atlantic Ocean. However, much depends on how you measure it. Until 2007, the title belonged to the Nile, which runs 4,258 miles from the mountains of Burundi to its famed and fertile delta fan, where Egypt meets the Mediterranean Sea. The two lengths are close enough that measuring techniques and philosophies can be quite controversial. In fact, the geographers who crowned the Amazon champion were funded in part by the Brazilian government. The Ancient Egyptians were familiar with the Nile as far upstream as today’s Khartoum, Sudan, some 1,700 miles from the river’s mouth. In A.D. 150 Ptolemy, the famed Greek geographer living in Roman Egypt, wrote that the river originated in the “Mountains of the Moon” deep in the African interior. In 1862 English explorer John Hanning Speke journeyed from Africa’s east coast to find what he considered to be the source, where the river exits Lake Victoria in present-day Uganda. Geographers did not explore the Amazon’s most distant sources until the mid-20th century, and it was only with the advent of GPS technologies that ever-more accurate estimates, like the 2007 survey, were made possible. Great rivers change course over the seasons and the years, making it difficult to determine which measurement comprises its accurate length. As the crow flies, it is about 2,400 miles from the Nile’s source to its outlet (the meandering Amazon covers a mere 1,100 miles of straight-line distance). Tags


What was the capital of Italian East Africa between 1936 and 1941?

Italian East Africa Italian East Africa Existed:  15 January 1935 - 27 November 1941 Status:  Italian colony Capital:  Mogadiscio (1935-1936); Addis Ababa (1936-1941) Where:  Eastern Africa Now:  Independent nations of Eritrea, Ethiopa and part of Somalia On 15th January 1935, Italian Somaliland and Italian-controlled Eritrea merged to become Italian East Africa. On 9th May 1936, Ethiopia was annexed by Italy. On 1st June 1936, Italian East Africa was enlarged with the addition of Ethiopia.  The capital was moved from Mogadiscio to Addis Ababa. In February 1941, during World War II, Britain gained control of Italian Somaliland On 5th May 1941, Addis Ababa fell to Allied forces. By 27th November 1941 the Allies had gained control of all of Italian East Africa. After a brief period of British control, Eritrea and Ethiopia regained their independence. On 15th September 1952, Eritrea was annexed by Ethiopia.  It regained its independence on 24th May 1993. Today, Italian East Africa is divided into the independent nations of Eritrea, Ethiopia, and most of Somalia.


Which archaeologist is famed for excavating the palace of Minos, Crete between 1900 and 1908?

The Minoans of Crete - Archaeology Magazine The Minoans of Crete More than 100 years after it was first discovered, the town of Gournia is once again redefining the island's past By JARRETT A. LOBELL Monday, April 06, 2015 The well-preserved remains of the ancient Minoan town of Gournia in eastern Crete still stand after more than 3,500 years.   I know a place where there are a lot of old things,” a peasant named George Perakis told the schoolmaster of the small village of Vasiliki, on the island of Crete, in the spring of 1901. Aware of a visiting American archaeologist’s anxious search to find a site of her own to excavate, the schoolmaster arranged for Perakis and his brother Nicholas to take Harriet Boyd and her colleague Blanche Wheeler to Gournia, four miles northwest of the village. Over several hours on May 19 Boyd collected a few potsherds and located the tops of several ancient walls, enough to convince her it was worth sending a team of workmen to the site the next morning. When she arrived at Gournia on the afternoon of the 20th, Boyd was astonished to see the men holding a bronze spear and sickle and numerous fragments of stone and pottery vessels, and clearing the threshold of a house and a well-paved road complete with a clay gutter. The following day Boyd returned with 51 workmen, and within three days, additional houses and roads had been uncovered, as well as more vases and bronze tools, making her certain that she had found what she was seeking—a Bronze Age settlement of what she called “the best period of Cretan civilization.” During three seasons ending in 1904, Boyd and her team, which averaged more than a hundred workmen along with a number of local girls whose job was to wash the finds, excavated the remains of an ancient town that had lain buried and unknown for nearly 3,500 years.   Boyd couldn’t have come to Crete at a better time. During the years that she worked there at the start of the twentieth century, a new, uniquely Cretan, Bronze Age civilization was starting to be uncovered. In 1900, British archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans had begun digging at the site of Knossos on the northeast coast of Crete and, within months, had discovered what he named the “Palace of Minos,” after the legendary king of Crete whose labyrinth was once believed to contain the half-man, half-bull creature known as the Minotaur. Evans later used the name “Minoan” to describe the civilization, a term that had first been employed by the German scholar Karl Hoeck in 1823 in his history of Crete.   Although his interpretation of Knossos as the palace of Minos, and indeed some of his characterizations of Minoan civilization, have been disputed or even disproved over the last century, Evans’ pioneering work in Crete and his recognition of Minoan culture as something distinct from the Neolithic culture that preceded it, or the various cultures, including the Mycenaeans, that followed, cannot be understated.   The first excavations at Gournia were directed by American archaeologist Harriet Boyd (second row, far right) between 1901 and 1904. When Harriet Boyd went looking for that “best period,” then, she wanted to find Minoans. At Gournia, she discovered something of a completely different nature from Evans’ palace. Now, more than a hundred years after she began her search, a new team of archaeologists is continuing what she began, re-excavating some of the spaces she first uncovered, and digging completely new areas in order to add to the picture of a very ancient civilization that developed at the same time as the Great Pyramid and Stonehenge were built, and about which many questions remain.   Crete is the largest island in Greece and the fifth largest in the Mediterranean, spanning some 160 miles from east to west. At the center it is 37 miles north to south, while on the east, near the town of Ierapetra, not far from Gournia, the island stretches just seven and a half miles from coast to coast. The landscape varies from snow-topped mountains, the highest of which, Mount Ida, reaches more than 8,000 feet, to deep gorges


Juan Manuel Fangio, Mario Andretti, James Hunt and Niki Lauda were world champions in which sport?

World Champions | Formula One Art & Genius Formula One Art & Genius Search for: World Champions Only 33 men have won the Formula One World Championship in the 67 seasons since the modern era began in 1950, while ten — Schumacher, Fangio, Prost, Brabham, Stewart, Lauda, Piquet, Senna, Vettel and Hamilton — have topped the season leader board three or more times, making the F1 driving crown the most elusive title in the world. Statistics though 2016 season.


At which Olympic Games were there new events including BMX (men and women), swimming marathon (10 km), and for the first time, women competed in the steeplechase and some team fencing events?

Athletics - Summer Olympic Sport Athletics Nambu leaps into the record books 04 Aug 1932 Athletics was contested in the first ancient Olympic Games, and champions have been recorded from as far back as 776 BC. First and original Throughout recorded sports history, athletics has always been practised. The first event contested in the ancient Olympic Games was the “stadium” race, a sprint of about 192 metres. Winners in this event have been recorded from as far back as 776 BC. Ancient events Much like today, the ancient Olympic Games included a wide variety of track and field events. Such events included longer foot races, a race in armour, and a pentathlon event that consisted of the “stadium” race, long jump, discus throw, javelin throw and wrestling. Across the globe Similar events were held in ancient Greece at the Isthmian, Nemean and Pythian Games. Throughout Europe, local fairs and festivals often included running, jumping and throwing events. In Ireland and Scotland, these developed into organised sets of Tailteann and Highland Games, respectively. There was also a tradition of “pedestrian” events – often with heavy betting involved – in the 18th and 19 centuries, especially in Great Britain, which normally involved walking or running races. Modern organisation The modern format of athletics, in which a variety of running, jumping, throwing, walking and combined events are competed at a single “meeting” or “meet”, evolved in the late 19th century, when schools and military colleges began to incorporate sports and exercise as part of education programmes. The earliest recorded meeting dates back to 1840 in Shropshire, England, but specialised championships began to thrive in the 1880s in the USA, UK, and throughout Europe, as well as in other developed nations. Olympic history Since 1896, athletics has been on the programme of each edition of the Games of the Olympiad. Its presence on the Games programme has allowed its popularity to increase across the world. This popularity was also strengthened by the creation of the IAAF in 1912. Women’s events appeared for the first time at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, while the men’s programme was standardised as of the 1932 Games in Los Angeles. Although at the beginning women were authorised to participate in only some events, today their programme is almost identical to that of the men. The 1960s saw a boom in athletics in developing countries, with the success of African runners and sprinters of Caribbean origin. Americans have for a long time reigned over men’s athletics, although European nations have also dominated. For the women, the Soviet Union and the GDR (East Germany) dominated the competitions before their dissolution. More recently, high-level Asian athletes have risen up the ranks. At the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, athletes from 62 countries competed in the finals.


Who was the British Prime Minister during the Falklands War of 1982?

Thatcher's war: The Falklands - BBC News BBC News By Paul Reynolds Former BBC correspondent 8 April 2013 Close share panel Media captionPrime Minister Thatcher on the Falklands campaign at the 1982 party conference. British reporters who found themselves in Buenos Aires during the Falklands war of 1982 naturally wondered if the British government was serious about retaking the islands. After all, the Royal Navy was no longer properly equipped for expeditionary warfare. It had no fleet airborne radar, for a start. Its planners and political masters (including the Conservative government) had decided that its main role would be anti-submarine actions against the Soviet navy. Its big aircraft carrier, Hermes, without which the Falklands would probably not have been retaken, was to be sold to India and replaced by a smaller ship. No hesitation Radar cover would be provided by the RAF from land. No such land, of course, was available in the South Atlantic. So it was suggested that the despatch of the Task Force was a bluff designed to get as good a face-saving diplomatic settlement as possible. For me, such naive notions were dispelled by Mrs Thatcher herself. The BBC in London fed House of Commons debates and prime minister's question time down the phone to us in the Sheraton Hotel. Image caption The Royal Navy suffered losses It was instructive listening and injected a dose of reality into the fantasies we had at odd moments entertained that the British government would not fight. From her comments about the need to restore British sovereignty and her refusal to negotiate anything close to what the Argentine junta might accept (leaseback, a fixed term before a handover, shared rule, a UN protectorate), we knew that war was coming. It turned out that she had not hesitated, having established in the first hours after the Argentine invasion that the Royal Navy thought a re-invasion could be carried out. The First Sea Lord Sir Henry Leach had told her that a task force could sail within days and it did. US support "We have to recover those islands," she said. "We have to recover them for the people on them are British and British stock and they still owe allegiance to the crown and want to be British." She had decided that if the Argentines could be removed by diplomacy, then that would be fine. If they could not, then it would be war. There then followed some difficult days during which Mrs Thatcher's resolve was tested. The sinking of the Argentine cruiser Belgrano, the shock of HMS Sheffield going down (that it was a French missile which destroyed it only added to the humiliation), the steady loss of British ships to the daring Argentine air force - none of this shook her. Image caption The war boosted Margaret Thatcher's political standing at home The fact was that her basic instincts had been roused. She believed in the defence of what she saw as fundamental British interests. The Falkland Islands may have been a couple of barren rocks inhabited mainly by sheep to some observers (President Reagan among them) but to Mrs Thatcher they were a British outpost. They were not even an issue for argument. They became instead an issue for war. And she soon got President Reagan to rally round. American air-to-air missiles followed. Mrs Thatcher was always the practical grocer's daughter, knowing that words might lead the way but that weapons win wars. Some of the tensions did show from time to time. When South Georgia was recaptured early on, she made the announcement herself in Downing Street and, on being asked what would happen next, she turned back from returning inside to deliver to the cameras her famous instruction simply to "Rejoice!" In overcoming the Argentines, she also overcame her political opponents at home and it was the war which set her up for an election win and many more years in power.


Which tree native to Mexico, South America and Central America, part of a family of flowering plants, produces a fruit (technically a large berry) that contains a pit which may be egg-shaped or spherical?

Fruit Of The Week AVOCADO | Ayesha's Kitchen Fruit Of The Week AVOCADO by Ayesha Haq in Uncategorized The avocado (Persea americana), also known as palta or aguacate (Spanish), butter pear or alligator pear, is a tree native to the Caribbean, Mexico, South America and Central America, classified in the flowering plant family Lauraceae. The name “avocado” also refers to the fruit (technically a large berry) of the kupa shell that contains a pit (hard seed casing) which may be egg-shaped or spherical. Avocados are a commercially valuable crop whose trees and fruit are cultivated in tropical climates throughout the world (and some temperate ones, such as California), producing a green-skinned, pear-shaped fruit that ripens after harvesting. Trees are partially self-pollinating and often are propagated through grafting to maintain a predictable quality and quantity of the fruit. History P. americana, or the avocado, has a long history of cultivation in Central and South America; a water jar shaped like an avocado, dating to A.D. 900, was discovered in the pre-Incan city of Chan Chan. The earliest known written account of the avocado in Europe is that of Martín Fernández de Enciso (c. 1470–c. 1528) in 1518 or 1519 in his book, Suma de Geografía que Trata de Todas las Partidas y Provincias del Mundo. The first written record in English of the use of the word ‘avocado’ was by Hans Sloane in a 1696 index of Jamaican plants. The plant was introduced to Indonesia in 1750, Brazil in 1809, the Levant in 1908, and South Africa and Australia in the late 19th century. Etymology The word “avocado” comes from the Nahuatl word āhuacatl (“testicle”, a reference to the shape of the fruit).[4] Historically avocados had a long-standing stigma as a sexual stimulant and were not purchased or consumed by any person wishing to preserve a chaste image. Avocados were known by the Aztecs as “the fertility fruit”. In some countries of South America such as Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru, and Uruguay, the avocado is known by its Quechua name, palta. In other Spanish-speaking countries it is called aguacate, and in Portuguese it is abacate. The fruit is sometimes called an avocado pear and alligator pear (due to its shape and the rough green skin of some cultivars). The Nahuatl āhuacatl can be compounded with other words, as in āhuacamolli, meaning “avocado soup or sauce”, from which the Mexican Spanish word guacamole derives. Uses The fruit of horticultural cultivars ranges from more or less round to egg- or pear-shaped, typically the size of a temperate-zone pear or larger, on the outside bright green to green-brown (or almost black) in color. The fruit has a markedly higher fat content than most other fruit, mostly monounsaturated fat, and as such serves as an important staple in the diet of various groups where access to other fatty foods (high-fat meats and fish, dairy, etc) is limited. A ripe avocado will yield to a gentle pressure when held in the palm of the hand and squeezed. The flesh is typically greenish yellow to golden yellow when ripe. The flesh is prone to enzymatic browning and turns brown quickly after exposure to air. To prevent this, lime or lemon juice can be added to avocados after they are peeled.   The avocado is very popular in vegetarian cuisine, making an excellent substitute for meats in sandwiches and salads because of its high fat content. The fruit is not sweet, but fatty, distinctly yet subtly flavored, and of smooth, almost creamy texture. It is used as the base for the Mexican dip known as guacamole, as well as a filling for several kinds of sushi, including California rolls. Avocado is popular in chicken dishes and as a spread on toast, served with salt and pepper. In Brazil and Vietnam, avocados are frequently used for milk-shakes and occasionally added to ice cream and other desserts. In Brazil, Vietnam, the Philippines and Indonesia, a dessert drink is made with sugar, milk or water, and pureed avocado. Chocolate syrup is sometimes added. In Australia it is commonly served in sandwiches, often with chicken. In Gha


The Gila Cliff Dwellings and Fort Union National Monuments are in which US State?

Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument (New Mexico, United States): Top Tips Before You Go - TripAdvisor Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument Write a Review Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument Is this attraction pet friendly? Yes Would this be a good sunny day activity? Yes Would this be a good hot day activity? Yes Would this be a good cold day activity? Yes Is this an outdoor attraction or activity? Yes Does this attraction have good scenic or skyline views? Yes Is this attraction good for couples? Yes Is this attraction suitable for adults only? Yes Is this attraction suitable for all ages? Yes Is this attraction a "must-see" location? Yes Map updates are paused. Zoom in to see updated info. Reset zoom Address: Highway 15 / 35, Gila National Forest, NM 88061 Phone Number: Sun - Sat 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Recommended length of visit: 1-2 hours Description: Surrounded by Gila National Forest and at the edge of Gila Wilderness, this... Surrounded by Gila National Forest and at the edge of Gila Wilderness, this area contains dwellings of the Mogollon Indians who lived here in the 13th century. read more Terrible “Dwellings closed, visitor center open” We knew before we went that the Dwellings were closed but decided to check out the VC. Glad we did. Long drive and beautiful. Snowed some. As we approached the VC we encountered a... read more Reviewed 1 week ago Book a tour $140.00and up 210.1 miles Book a tour $190.00and up 232.8 miles Book a tour $49.00and up 270.7 miles Book a tour $15.00and up 158.4 miles 251 Reviews from our TripAdvisor Community Which New Mexico hotels are on sale? mm/dd/yyyy mm/dd/yyyy Sponsored links * Read reviews that mention: All reviews silver city cliff dwellings visitor center mesa verde winding road national monument mile drive hot springs volunteer guides short hike twists and turns travel miles well worth the trip forest service park ranger corn cob take your time catch your breath well worth the effort park staff Review tags are currently only available for English language reviews. Start your review of Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument   Click to rate Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile We knew before we went that the Dwellings were closed but decided to check out the VC. Glad we did. Long drive and beautiful. Snowed some. As we approached the VC we encountered a large group of local people holding their annual New Year's Day parade. Fun! The VC tells the story of the Dwellings and it's inhabitants very well.... More  Helpful? “Gila Cliff Dwellings A View Into The Past” Reviewed December 4, 2016 The drive is beautiful but goes through some steep grades through the mountains. Take time to explore the surrounding Gila National Forest area. I camped at the Upper Campground I could hear water running in a nearby creek. The hike was easy with a mild incline. The views from the rooms were amazing. It was so neat to see how... More  Helpful? Reviewed November 19, 2016 via mobile Fairly easy hike to the cliff dwellings. Stunning scenery and geology. The trail is well marked and only moderately steep in a couple of places. The dwelling are well preserved. A park volunteer is at the dwellings to answer any questions. 500 years after the dwellings were abandoned, the great Indian Chief Geronimo was born in the area. Helpful? Reviewed November 18, 2016 via mobile This is a great place to visit. The only drawback is the road getting there. It is like "The Road to Hana" in Maui! Once you get there you hike up a tree covered canyon with a stream running thru it to the cliff dwellings. Helpful? “Great views throughout the lengthy drive, short hike, lots of history and more great sights.” Reviewed October 26, 2016 The drive from Silver City takes a little over an hour due to the winding roads, some of which do not have a center lane marker. Drive slow and enjoy the views along the way. There are numerous spots and historical markers you can stop at along the way. You'll also pass through Gila Hot Springs that has a cute... More  Helpful?


How many US Presidents have been assassinated by being shot?

US Presidential Assassinations and Assassination Attempts By Martin Kelly Updated July 25, 2016. In the history of the US presidency, four presidents have actually died from assassination. Another six were the subject of assassination attempts. Following is a description of each assassination and attempt that has occurred since the founding of the nation. Assassinations Abraham Lincoln - Lincoln was shot in the head while watching a play on April 14, 1865. His assassin, John Wilkes Booth escaped and was later shot and killed.  Conspirators who helped plan Lincoln's assassination were found guilty and hung. Lincoln died on April 15, 1865. James Garfield - Charles J. Guiteau, a mentally disturbed government office seeker, shot Garfield on July 2 , 1881. The president did not die until September 19th of blood poisoning. This was related more to the manner in which the physicians attended to the president than to the wounds themselves. Guiteau was convicted of murder and hanged on June 30, 1882. William McKinley - McKinley was shot two times by anarchist Leon Czolgosz while the president was visiting the Pan-American Exhibit in Buffalo, New York on September 6, 1901. continue reading below our video 10 Best Universities in the United States He died on September 14, 1901. Czolgosz stated that he shot McKinley because he was an enemy of working people. He was convicted of the murder and electrocuted on October 29, 1901. John F. Kennedy - On November 22, 1963, John F. Kennedy was mortally wounded while riding in a motorcade in Dallas, Texas. His apparent assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald , was killed by Jack Ruby before standing trial. The Warren Commission was called to investigate Kennedy's death and found that Oswald had acted alone to kill Kennedy. Many argued, however, that there was more than one gunman, a theory upheld by a 1979 House Committee investigation . The FBI and a 1982 study disagreed. Speculation continues to this day. Assassination Attempts Andrew Jackson - On January 30, 1835, Andrew Jackson was attending a funeral for Congressman Warren Davis. Richard Lawrence attempted to shoot him with two different derringers, each of which misfired. Jackson was incensed and attacked Lawrence with his walking stick. Lawrence was tried for the attempted assassination but was found not guilty by reason of insanity. He spent the rest of his life in an insane asylum. Theodore Roosevelt - An assassination attempt was actually not made on Roosevelt's life while he was in the office of president. Instead, it occurred after he had left office and decided to run for another term against William Howard Taft . While campaigning on October 14, 1912, he was shot in the chest by John Schrank, a mentally disturbed New York saloon keeper. Luckily, Roosevelt had a speech and his spectacle case in his pocket that slowed down the .38 caliber bullet. The bullet was never removed but allowed to heal over. Roosevelt continued with his speech before seeing a doctor. Franklin Roosevelt - After giving a speech in Miami on February 15, 1933, Giuseppe Zangara shot six shots into the crowd. None hit Roosevelt though the Mayor of Chicago, Anton Cermak, was shot in the stomach. Zangara blamed wealthy capitalists for his plights and those of other working people. He was convicted of attempted murder and then after Cermak's death due to the shooting he was retried for murder. He was executed by electric chair in March, 1933. Harry Truman - On November 1, 1950, two Puerto Rican nationals attempted to kill President Truman to bring attention to the case for Puerto Rican independence. The President and his family were staying at the Blair House across from the White House and the two attempted assassins, Oscar Collazo and Griselio Torresola, tried to shoot their way into the house. Torresola killed one and wounded another policeman while Collazo wounded one policeman. Torresola died in the gunfight. Collazo was arrested and sentenced to death which Truman commuted to life in prison. President Jimmy Carter freed Collazo from prison in 1979. Gerald Ford - Ford es


In France, what would you buy in a fromagerie?

Fromagerie Pascal Beillevaire - David Lebovitz Fromagerie Pascal Beillevaire 106 comments - 04.24.2012 I’m not going to say it’s the top reason I live here, but one of the main reasons that I live in France is because of the cheese. It’s not just that I like cheese – which I do very dearly – but it also represents something that France has held on to, and still defies modernization. You just can’t make Comté or Bleu de Termignon with a machine. Each is made in a certain region, with milk from certain pastures, then molded and ripened, then sent to a skilled fromager to be offered to customers. My dream job used to be to work in a cheese shop, until a friend who worked in a cheese shop told me how hard it was. (As those of you who read my Paris book know, I found working at the fish market quite different than I initially thought, too.) But no matter what people say, the idea of being surrounded by cheese in every direction, learning about the different regions and styles of cheesemaking, and just inhaling the funky, pungent aromas also sounds like heaven to me. If you go into a French supermarket, there are plenty of cheeses to choose from. But traditional fromageries survive in Paris because of the personal service one gets. Not every neighborhood is lucky enough to have a good fromagerie close by, but there are a good number scattered around Paris, and every outdoor market has a cheese merchant, lording over large tables covered with straw mats, with rounds, triangles, crottins, and slabs of cheese from across France. Carlos from Lactography was in town, visiting fromageries, and I asked him why he thought so many fromageries – which are usually big proponents of raw milk cheeses – only carry sterilized milk and liquid cream. He directed my question to Jerôme Boulestreau , who responded – “We only have raw cream (crème cru) here!” When he said “here” he was referring to one of his cheese shops, part of the Pascal Beillevaire group of fromageries, which are mainly clustered in Loire-Atlantique region of France (toward the west coast), with a few in Paris. Jérôme owns three of them in Paris, and we made arrangements for a visit to his shop up in Belleville. A visit to a cheese shop can be a daunting experience. But it’s one I never get tired of. You often don’t know what to expect, as many cheeses are seasonal and a good cheese shop will only carry what’s best at the moment. Although people do buy cheese at the supermarket, I like the one-on-one discussion with the vendor, who will verbally joust with you, until they find the right cheese for you that day. I often hope there’s a line because it gives me a chance to see what others are ordering because most shops and I like to overhear the discussions they have about what cheeses they bought a few days before, and how they liked them, and what’s best at the moment. Beillevaire is a little overwhelming since they have a lot of cheeses that I’ve never seen before, like the doughnut-shaped, moldy Courounne-Lochoise raw milk goat cheeses from the Loire. Each one has a history and tradition attached to it, and Jérôme and the other fellow in the shop, spent the better part of the afternoon tasting our way around the shelves. Unlike most of the shops in Paris, they were happy to offer tastes of some of the various cheeses. And I made mental notes after each, to figure out which ones I’d be bringing home. Making sure that one of them would be one of the pungent, squishy-soft rounds of Camembert du Normandie, which was so soft and fatty, it was nearly buckling at the bottom. (He told me at home, to store it upside-down.) I’m not necessarily a fan of “flavored” cheeses, preferring the milky taste of the cheese itself, but when I tasted the Gouda with orties (stinging nettles), it had the faint green-grassiness of wild plants, with a touch of mint. Not French, but a completely different cheese than the industrial Goudas that one normally finds. Brittany is one of the few regions in France not known for cheesemaking, except for the industrial giants, who have their cheese factories


What name is given to the unit of electrical power represented by a current of 1 ampere flowing through a circuit whose potential difference is 1 volt?

Electronics/Voltage, Current, and Power - Wikibooks, open books for an open world Electronics/Voltage, Current, and Power Basic Understanding[ edit ] Experiments show us that electric point charges attract or repel as calculated by Coulomb's law. Integrating (summing) over a distribution of points charges as they are assembled into a specific system configuration allows us to determine a scalar value defined as the electrical potential or electric field of a specific point. This mathematical definition is very useful in electronics circuit theory. Voltage The potential difference between two test points resulting from the distribution of charge in the circuit, usually measured in volts. Current Net amount of charge (coulombs) (number of electrons x electron charge) flowing past a specified point during a time interval (seconds), usually measured in Amps (1 Amp = 1 coulomb / 1 second). In typical components and systems the quantity of electrons is quite large and the aggregate charge flow is referred to as electricity. Power Energy given in a certain amount of time, usually measured in watts. Law of Charges Opposite charges attract while similar charges repel. Inductance When electricity passes through a wire it creates a moving magnetic field around the wire. The typical unit of measure is Henrys. Capacitance When electric fields or charge distributions are created in a physical system that stores recoverable energy, characteristics of the physical components which affect calculation of the electrical quantities are defined as capacitance. The base unit of measure is Farads, however microfarads (μF), are used much more often. Resistance When potential difference creates movement of electrons between two points, some of the potential energy formerly available in the system is irreversibly transferred from the electric field or the electrons moving through the component via collisions with atoms and molecules within the material. Ohm's Law, V=IR, defines resistance as R=V/I where V is the voltage difference applied across the component, I is the resulting current flow in Amps, and R is a constant created by characteristics of the component which is calculated from the measured voltage loss of the measured current passing through the component. Electric Field[ edit ] A charged particle such as a proton or electron may "feel" an electrical force on it in a certain environment. This force is typically due to the presence of other charges nearby. The force will have a direction and magnitude, and can be represented by a vector. (A vector is simply a quantity that represents the direction and magnitude of something.) The magnitude of the force depends on the charge of the particle, the charge on the particles around it, and how close or far away they are: Highly charged particles close to each other exert heavy forces on each other; if the charges are less, or they are farther apart, the force is less. The direction of the force depends on the location of the surrounding charges. In describing the electrical environment at that location , it is said there is an electric field at that location. The electric field is defined as the force that a single unit of charge would feel at that location. In some systems of measurement, the unit of charge is the charge of a single proton; in others it is the coulomb. A coulomb is the charge of 6.24×1018 protons The relationship between force and electric field for a single charged particle is given by the following equation: E q {\displaystyle \mathbf {E} =\mathbf {F} /q} The bold letters indicate vector quantities. This means that a charge q, in an electric field E, having a certain direction and a magnitude E, would have a force F on it, in the same direction and with a magnitude F. Considering only the magnitudes, the following would result from the definition. E = F/q  these are all magnitudes or numerical quantities The net electric field E, at a location is due to the presence of all other charges nearby, similar to the net electric force F, if there was a charge q at that location.


"In the British sitcom ""Absolutely Fabulous"", what is the name of Edina's daughter?"

Absolutely Fabulous (TV Series 1992–2012) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Edina Monsoon and her best friend Patsy drive Eddie's sensible daughter, Saffron, up the wall with their constant drug abuse and outrageous selfishness. Stars: Eddy has not had sex in an age and Patsy decides to remedy the situation by holding an orgy with male escorts but they are not especially enthusiastic so,to get them going,Patsy plays a video of an ... 8.9 Encouraged by Taylor Saffy finishes writing her play,'Self-Raising Flower',about her oppressive life with Patsy and Eddy,who do not share the rest of the family's enthusiasm to attend the opening ... 8.9 In an effort to get Eddy to economise Saffy conspires with the family accountant to lead her to believe she is poor,so she instantly buys a smaller car - an expensive Alpha Romeo. Supermarket ... 8.8 Famous Directors: From Sundance to Prominence From Christopher Nolan to Quentin Tarantino and every Coen brother in between, many of today's most popular directors got their start at the Sundance Film Festival . Here's a list of some of the biggest names to go from Sundance to Hollywood prominence. a list of 41 titles created 25 Jun 2012 a list of 45 titles created 10 Apr 2013 a list of 31 titles created 17 Oct 2013 a list of 48 titles created 02 Apr 2014 a list of 29 titles created 02 Dec 2015 Search for " Absolutely Fabulous " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Title: Absolutely Fabulous (1992–2012) 8.2/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. 8 wins & 16 nominations. See more awards  » Videos French and Saunders (TV Series 1987) Comedy This BBC comedy skit show is the brainchild of longtime comedy duo Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. Each episode would feature satire on British life, television, and parodies on big box ... See full summary  » Stars: Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Simon Brint After attracting both media and police attention for accidentally knocking Kate Moss into the River Thames, Edina and Patsy hide out in the south of France. Director: Mandie Fletcher A boisterous female minister comes to serve in an eccentricly conservative small town's church. Stars: Dawn French, James Fleet, Trevor Peacock A snobbish housewife is determined to climb the social ladder, in spite of her family's working class connections and the constant chagrin of her long suffering husband. Stars: Patricia Routledge, Clive Swift, Geoffrey Hughes Edit Storyline Edina Monsoon and her best friend Patsy drive Eddie's sensible daughter, Saffron, up the wall with their constant drug abuse and outrageous selfishness. Written by Alexander Lum <aj_lum@postoffice.utas.edu.au> 24 July 1994 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: Did You Know? Trivia Despite playing mother and daughter, Jennifer Saunders is only 10 years older than co-star Julia Sawalha . See more » Quotes See more » Crazy Credits At the end of series four's credits, a clip of David Bowie singing "Ziggy Stardust" has been inserted. See more » Connections (Maine) – See all my reviews Without a doubt one of the most original and raucous TV series made. Though I'm not sure all American audiences understand it (I heard Joanna Lumley say in an interview "America gets the joke.") I think if you look at it more than just a couple of middle aged party girls behaving badly, and look at it as a commentary on our obsession with youth and 'perfection', it's easier to understand. The one thing I love about this show is it's biting commentary on pop culture and the obsession on being 'thin and gorgeous!' Saunders and Lumley are both hilarious and sad as the two aging 'slags' who refuse to grow up. I also enjoy the relationship between Saunders and her TV daughter. There are great moments of real mother/daughter conflict, tempered by crass humor and genuine tenderness. Thou


"Which German composer was assistant to Wagner at Bayreuth 1880-1, taught at Barcelona, Frankfurt and Berlin, and is best known for his opera ""Hansel and Gretel""?"

Title: A national discography by Mike Herman - MusicWeb International: Classical Music Reviews & Resources ERICH MARCKHL (1902-1980) Born in Celje, Styria,      Austria-Hungary (now in Slovenia). He studied composition studies with Franz      Schmidt. He was the state music director of the Province of Styria and also      the Province of Styria Conservatory in Graz and professor as well as president      of the Graz Academy of Music. He composed orchestral, chamber, piano and organ      works as well as lieder and church music. His other Symphonies are: Nos. 2 in      G sharp minor (1955-8), 3 in A minor (1946, rev. 1952-61), 4 "Kapfenberger      Symphonie" (1955), 5 in E minor "Tragic" (1940-59) and 6 (1974). Symphony (No. 1) in C sharp minor (1931, rev. 1957) Ernst Märzendorfer/Austrian Radio Symphony Orchestra ( + Rubin: Symphony No.5) AMADEO AVRS 5065 ST (1970s)   JOSEPH MARX (1882-1964) Born in Graz. He attended      the Johann Buwa Piano Academy where he developed his virtuosic piano talents      and also taught himself to play the cello and violin at that time. At the University      of Graz, he studied with Erich Degner and took courses in musicology. He later      taught theory and composition at the Vienna Academy of Music (afterwards the      Hochschule für Musik) and became its director and taught there for the      next 30 years. He was also an inflential music critic. He composed orchestral,      chamber, choral and a vast number of vocal works. His Autumn Symphony (1921)      awaits its first recording. Sinfonia "In      Modo Classico" for String Orchesra (1944) Steven Sloane/Bochum Symphony Orchestra ( + Alt-Wiener Serenaden and Partita for String Orchestra "In Modo Antico") ASV CD DCA 1158 (2005)   SIEGFRIED MATTHUS (b. 1934) Born in Mallenuppen,      East Prussia (now Zadorozhye, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia). He studied at the      Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler" in Berlin and then continued      his studies in composition with Rudolf Wagner-Régeny and Hanns Eisler.      He became the youngest composer in residence in the history of the Komische      Oper Berlin. In addition to composing he has been the Artistic Director of the      Kammeroper Rheinsberg since and also the founder and director of the Rheinsberg      Music Festival. He has composed operas, ballets, orchestral, chamber and vocal      works. His First Symphony is his "Dresden Symphony" composed in 1969. Symphony No. 2 (1975-6) Siegfried Matthus/Berlin Komischen Oper Orchestra ( + Cello Concerto) (original LP release: NOVA 885163 (1979) ALFRED       MAULTASCH (1914-2006) Born in Salzburg. He      studied clarinet and piano at the Salzburg Mozarteum. He worked for years as      a clarinetist in major orchestras. However, after his retirement from performing,      he took private lessons in composition with Manfred Stahnke in Hamburg and has,      siince then, composed about 40 works, including three symphonies. Symphony No. 3 (1983) ( + Van de Vate: Concerto for Pipa and Orchestra and Schmidinger: Violin Concerto) ÖSTERREICHISCHE GESELLSCHAFT FÜR ZEITGENÖSSISCHE MUSIK ÖGZM      (2005)   EMILIE MAYER (1812-1883) Born in Friedland, Mecklenburg-Strelitz      (now Mecklenburg-Vorpommern). She was a pupil of Carl Loewe in Stettin. Moving      to Berlin, she studied counterpoint with Adolph Bernhard Marx and orchestration      with William Wieprecht. She was a very prolific composer, mostly of chamber      music and solo piano pieces. Her other Symphonies are: Nos. 1 in E minor, 2 in      C minor, 3 in C "Military", 4 in E and 6 in B minor. Symphony No. 5 in F minor (1862) Jürgen Bruns/Berlin      Chamber Symphony Ensemble ( + F. Mendelssohn: Hero und Leander and LeBeau: Piano Concerto) DREYER-GAIDO DGCD21015 (2010) ERNST      HERMANN MEYER (1905-1988) Born in Berlin. He received      his first piano lessons at the age


"In which 20th century conflict did the ""Tet offensive"" take place?"

Timeline Of The Tet Offensive of the Vietnam War By Jennifer Rosenberg Updated October 20, 2015. Tet Offensive (1968): U.S. troops had been in Vietnam for three years before the Tet Offensive, and most of the fighting they had encountered were small skirmishes involving guerilla tactics. Although the U.S. had more aircraft, better weapons, and hundreds of thousands of trained soldiers, they were stuck in a stalemate against the Communist forces in North Vietnam and the guerilla forces in South Vietnam (known as the Viet Cong). The United States was discovering that traditional warfare tactics did not necessarily work well in the jungle against the guerilla warfare tactics they were facing. In early 1968, General Vo Nguyen Giap , the man in charge of North Vietnam's army, believed it was time for the North Vietnamese to make a major surprise attack on South Vietnam . After coordinating with the Viet Cong and moving troops and supplies into position, the Communists made a diversionary attack against the American base at Khe Sanh on January 21, 1968. continue reading below our video Overview of the Vietnam War On January 30, 1968, the real Tet Offensive began. Early in the morning, North Vietnamese troops and Viet Cong forces attacked both towns and cities in South Vietnam, breaking the ceasefire that had been called for the Vietnamese holiday of Tet (the lunar new year). The Communists attacked around 100 major cities and towns in South Vietnam. The size and ferocity of the attack surprised both the Americans and the South Vietnamese, but they fought back. The Communists, who had hoped for an uprising from the populous in support of their actions, met heavy resistance instead. In some towns and cities, the Communists were repelled quickly, within hours. In others, it took weeks of fighting. In Saigon, the Communists succeeded in occupying the U.S. embassy, once thought impregnable, for eight hours before they were overtaken by U.S. soldiers. It took about two weeks for U.S. troops and South Vietnamese forces to regain control of Saigon; it took them nearly a month to retake the city of Hue. In military terms, the United States was the victor of the Tet Offensive for the Communists did not succeed in maintaining control over any part of South Vietnam. The Communist forces also suffered very heavy losses (an estimated 45,000 killed). However, the Tet Offensive showed another side of the war to Americans, one which they did not like. The coordination, strength, and surprise instigated by the Communists led the U.S. to realize that their foe was much stronger than they had expected. Faced with an unhappy American public and depressing news from his military leaders, President Lyndon B. Johnson decided to end the escalation of U.S. involvement in Vietnam.


"In which country is the area called ""the Algarve""?"

Portugal - GEOGRAPHY GEOGRAPHY Portugal Table of Contents Portugal shares the Iberian Peninsula with Spain, although it is only     about one-sixth as large as its neighbor. Including the Azores (A�ores     in Portuguese) and Madeira, the country has a total area of 92,080     square kilometers. Portugal lies on the westernmost promontory of     continental Europe. The rugged Pyrenees Mountains separate Iberia from     the heart of the European continent, and Portugal is even further     distant across the vastness of Spain. Distance and isolation have     created in Portugal a sense that it is a part of Europe geographically     but apart from it culturally, socially, economically, politically, and     even psychologically. Even in the early 1990s, Lisbon (Lisboa in     Portuguese) was a two-to-three-day drive from Paris . Portugal is bounded on the west and south by the Atlantic Ocean and     on the north and east by Spain. The country's shape is roughly that of a     rectangle, with its short sides on the north and south and its long     sides on the east and west. Portugal's Atlantic coastline is 837     kilometers long; its northern and eastern frontiers with Spain are 336     and 839 kilometers long, respectively. Historically, Portugal emerged as a separate country during centuries     of struggle with the Spanish provinces of Le�n and Castile. Even     hundreds of years after breaking away from Spain for the last time in     1640, fears remained in Portugal that it might one day be swallowed up     by larger and more powerful Spain, perhaps not militarily, but     culturally and economically. That sentiment is expressed by the     Portuguese proverb that "neither a good wind nor a good marriage     ever come from Spain." Meanwhile, Portugal's long coast has given     it an "Atlantic vocation" and propelled its historic ventures     of global exploration and colonization. Portugal is not a homogeneous country geographically. The physical     environment varies enormously, creating several distinct geographic     regions that, in turn, have shaped the culture of the people and their     economy and society. Northern Portugal is a mountainous, rainy region,     characterized by many small farms and vineyards. The Portuguese nation     began in this region, fending off Le�n and Castile while simultaneously     driving the Moors south and eventually out of the peninsula. It is a     desolate area of rocky hillsides where smallholders have eked out a     meager existence for hundreds of years. This region is also said to be     the origin of the strongest Portuguese national values of hard work,     thrift, traditionalism, Roman Catholicism, and practicality. It is also     an area, however, that has lost many of its inhabitants through     emigration. Central Portugal, between the Rio Douro in the north and the Rio Tejo     (Tagus River in English), including the capital city of Lisbon and its     environs, is less homogeneous. The central coastal region consists of     dunes and pine forests, and many residents of the area earn their     livelihood from fishing. The central eastern areas, known as the Beira,     consist of mainly small and medium-sized farms, with some mining and     light industry. The greater Lisbon area, including both the city and its     suburbs, accounts for most of the nation's commerce and much of its     industry. Southern Portugal, known as the Alentejo (literally, "beyond the     Tejo") is an area of gently rolling hills and plains dominated by     extensive estates with large-scale agriculture and grazing. It was     traditionally also a land of often embittered tenant farmers and     peasants. In contrast to the conservative north, the Alentejo was an     area of radical political movements; for a long time, the Portuguese     Communist Party (Partido Comunista Portugu�s--PCP) was the strong


Ordinal number | Define Ordinal number at Dictionary.com ordinal number noun 1. Also called ordinal numeral. any of the numbers that express degree, quality, or position in a series, as first, second, and third (distinguished from cardinal number ). 2. Mathematics. a symbol denoting both the cardinal number and the ordering of a given set, being identical for two ordered sets having elements that can be placed into one-to-one correspondence, the correspondence preserving the order of the elements. Origin of ordinal number


What is the name for a musical work primarily designed to develop the technique of an instrumentalist?

Free Flashcards about Music 1030 All of the modern woodwind instruments are made out of wood FALSE The modern French horn developed from the early hunting horns. TRUE REFERS TO HOW LOUD OR SOFT A SOUND IS DYNAMICS THE RATE OF VIBRATION OF A SOUND SOURCE (string, vocal fold, etc) FREQUENCY CONSISTS OF A SINGLE, UNACCOMPANIED MELODY MONOPHONIC TEXTURE REFERS TO THE QUALITY OF A PITCH TIMBRE REFERS TO THE HIGHNESS/LOWNESS OF A SOUND PITCH CONSISTS OF A SINGLE MELODY W/ACCOMPANYING CHORDS HOMOPHONIC TEXTURE CONSISTS OF A SEQUENCE OF NOTES WHICH FORM THE MUSICAL STATEMENT MELODY CONSISTS OF A SEQUENCE OF CHORDS THAT SUPPORT A MELODY HARMONY THE FLOW OF MUSIC THROUGH TIME RHYTHM CONSISTS OF TWO OR MORE MELODIC LINES POLYPHONIC TEXTURE SACRED VOCAL PIECE WHICH DOESN'T USE A TEXT FROM THE MASS ORDINARY MOTET PLUCKED, STRINGED INSTRUMENT OF THE RENAISSANCE LUTE SECULAR VOCAL PIECE IN THE RENAISSANCE MADRIGAL FOR THERE TO BE SOUND, THERE MUST BE AN OBJECT VIBRATING TRUE MUSICAL NOTATION ONLY TOOK A FEW YEARS TO DEVELOP FALSE WESTERN MUSIC IS THE ONLY MUSICAL SYSTEM IN THE WORLD TO MAKE SLIGHT ADJUSTMENTS TO MATHEMATICALLY PERFECT RATIOS & EQUAL TEMPER INSTRUMENTS TRUE A THOUSAND YEARS OF EUROPEAN HISTORY ARE SPANNED BY THE PHRASE "MIDDLE AGES". TRUE THE TEXTURE OF THE RENAISSANCE IS CHIEFLY HOMOPHONIC. FALSE A "RENAISSANCE MAN" IS A PERSON WHO SPECIALIZES IN ONE THING AND DOES IT REALLY WELL. FALSE RENAISSANCE COMPOSERS OFTEN USED "WORD PAINTING", A MUSICAL REPRESENTATION OF SPECIFIC POETIC IMAGES. TRUE IN THE MIDDLE AGES, INSTRUMENTS WERE USED IN SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. FALSE THE INTELLECTUAL MOVEMENT CALLED HUMANISM FOCUSED STRICTLY ON THE CHURCH'S TEACHINGS. FALSE AFTER THE REFORMATION, LUTHER BELIEVED THAT CHURCH MUSIC SHOULD CONCENTRATE ON CONGREGATIONAL OR GROUP SINGING, SUCH AS HYMNS OR CHORALES. TRUE THE FIRST OPERA, COMPOSED BY PERI IN 1598 DAPHNE THE SECOND OPERA WAS WRITTEN FOR A ROYAL WEDDING THE SECOND OPERA WAS A GREAT SUCCESS FALSE THE FIRST GREAT OPERA FROM 1607 WAS COMPOSED BY MONTEVERDI AFTER HIS FIRST OPERAS, MONTEVERDI MOVED TO WHAT IMPORTANT CITY? VENICE MOZART USED THIS PLAY THAT WAS BANNED BY MANY RULERS ACROSS EUROPE AS THE BASIS FOR WHICH OF HIS FAMOUS OPERAS? THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO HOW MANY OPERAS DID BEETHOVEN COMPOSE? ONLY 1 IN ITALY, ALMOST EVERY TOWN HAS A STREET NAMED AFTER THIS GREAT ITALIAN COMPOSER VERDI USED WAGNER OPERAS TO STIR UP NATIONALISTIC FERVOR LONG AFTER WAGNER HAD DIED THE NAZIS OFFENBACH'S PARISIAN OPERAS WERE FULL OF THIS TYPE OF SAUCY DANCING CAN-CAN JOHN ADAMS' AMERICAN OPERA, NIXON IN CHINA, IS A MODERN MASTERPIECE WHICH DETAILS THE COLLISION OF THESE 2 TYPES OF GOV'T. CAPITALISM & COMMUNISM IN CHINA, THE CITY OF SHANGHAI IS EMBRACING WESTERN OPERA AS WELL AS MAINTAINING ITS OWN TRADITIONAL MUSIC TRUE WAS BORN IN BONN, GERMANY BEETHOVEN WAS EXPECTED TO HELP SUPPORT HIS FAMILY AS A YOUNG TEENAGER BEETHOVEN WAS ABLE TO WRITE OUT OTHER COMPOSER'S MUSIC HE HAD ONLY HEARD ONE TIME MOZART WAS A SUCCESSFUL FREE-LANCE MUSICIAN IN VIENNA BEETHOVEN CHILD PRODIGY, BORN IN SALZBURG, AUSTRIA MOZART WROTE SYMPHONIES NICKNAMED 'SURPRISE', 'MILITARY', AND 'CLOCK'. HAYDN COMPOSED 9 SYMPHONIES (NAMES LIKE EROICA, PASTORAL) BEETHOVEN WAS IN CHARGE OF ONE OF THE BEST ORCHESTRAS IN EUROPE HAYDN COMPOSED TWO ORATORIOS, "CREATION" & "THE SEASONS" HAYDN REMOVED A DEDICATION TO NAPOLEON FROM HIS 3RD SYMPHONY BEETHOVEN SOLD TICKETS OUT OF HIS HOUSE FOR HIS OWN CONCERTS MOZART HIS FATHER, LEOPOLD, WAS ANXIOUS TO SHOW OFF HIS SON AT EUROPEAN COURTS. MOZART GRADUALLY WENT DEAF, BUT STILL COMPOSED MUSIC. BEETHOVEN CLASSICISM, AS A STYLISTIC PERIOD IN WESTERN ART MUSIC, ROUGHLY ENCOMPASSED WHAT YEARS? 1750-1820 AN INSTRUMENTAL WORK FOR ORCHESTRA SYMPHONY THE FORM KNOWN AS "MINUET AND TRIO" IS EMPLOYED AS WHICH MOVEMENT OF CLASSICAL SYMPHONY QUARTETS? THIRD THE MOST IMPORTANT KEYBOARD INSTRUMENT OF THE CLASSICAL PERIOD WAS THE ? PIANO THE USUAL ORDER OF MOVEMENTS IN A CLASSICAL SYMPHONY IS: FAST, SLOW, DANCE-RELATED, FAST CLASSICAL CHAMBER MUSIC IS DESIGNED FOR THE INTIMATE SETTING OF A SMALL RO