How is the common shrub Ligustrum more commonly known?

Ligustrum Plants In The Landscape – Tips For Planting Ligustrum Shrubs Image by Maja Dumat By Jackie Carroll Ligustrum plants, also known as privets, tolerate a wide range of conditions and are among the easiest shrubs and small trees to grow. Because of their versatility and undemanding nature, they are used extensively in home landscapes. Plant them as hedges, foundation plants, patio trees or in shrub borders. Let’s learn more about planting ligustrum shrubs and their care. How to Grow Ligustrum Shrubs Privets are very adaptable trees and shrubs. In fact, ligustrum plants thrive in full sun or partial shade. They tolerate most soil types, and with the exception of Chinese privets (Ligustrum sinense), they tolerate moderate amounts of salt in the soil . Don’t plant them near roadways that are treated with salt in the winter or on ocean-front property where the foliage is likely to be sprayed with salt. Privets also tolerate a moderate amount of urban pollution. You should also avoid planting ligustrum in poorly drained soil or areas where water accumulates. Avoid planting common privet (L. vulgare) because of its invasive nature. Common privet seeds are spread by birds that eat the berries. As a result, it has spread into wild areas where it crowds out native plants. Suitable species for home landscapes include the following: Japanese privet (L. japonicum) grows 10 feet tall and 5 or 6 feet wide. It is commonly used as a hedge or screen plant , and can be shaped into a small tree. California privet (L. ovalifolium) is a 15-foot shrub that forms a nice hedge when closely planted. It requires frequent shearing and produces numerous seedlings that must be removed before they become established. Golden privet (L. vicaryi) grows 6 six feet tall or taller and has golden yellow leaves. For best color, plant it in full sun and in a situation where it won’t need frequent shearing. Glossy privet (L. lucidum) is an evergreen tree that grows 45 feet tall or more, but you can grow it as a large shrub with frequent pruning. It produces large, showy flower clusters and a huge crop of purple-blue berries. Ligustrum Care Privets withstand drought, but they grow best if irrigated during prolonged dry spells. Fertilize ligustrum plants in early spring and again in late summer or fall. You can also fertilize in summer if the plants are growing rapidly or appear to need another feeding. Use 0.7 pounds of 15-5-10 or 15-5-15 fertilizer for each 100 square feet. Privets begin forming the buds for next year’s flowers soon after the current season’s blossoms fade. To avoid shearing off the young buds, prune the plants right after they flower. Prune to control the height and prevent the plant from overreaching its bounds. Privets tolerate severe pruning. Are Ligustrums Fast or Slow Growing Shrubs? Ligustrums are very fast-growing shrubs. Japanese privets can add as much as 25 inches of growth per year, and other varieties grow quickly as well. This rapid growth rate means that ligustrum shrubs need frequent pruning to keep them under control.


Harold Sakata won a silver medal in Olympic weightlifting but became more famous playing which villain in a James Bond film?

Harold Sakata - Biography - IMDb Harold Sakata Jump to: Overview  (4) | Mini Bio  (1) | Trivia  (4) Overview (4) 5' 10" (1.78 m) Mini Bio (1) The most famous henchman of the entire James Bond series of spy thrillers, Harold Sakata will forever be remembered as the villainous "Odd Job" in the ultimate Bond film, Goldfinger (1964), with his lethal martial arts and steel-brimmed bowler hat. He was born Toshiyuki Sakata in Hawaii, of Japanese descent. From a young age he was a proficient sportsman who developed a keen interest in wrestling, and won a Silver Medal in weightlifting for the light heavyweight division of the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. Sakata then went on to become a professional wrestler, and appeared under the name "Tosh Togo" where he became a "bad guy" wrestler who allegedly threw salt in his opponent's eyes. Although he had no acting background, Sakata came to the attention of Bond producers Harry Saltzman and Albert R. Broccoli when they were casting for the key role of the mute Asian villain "Odd Job". Sakata's steely gaze and powerful physique made him perfect for the role as Auric Goldfinger's ( Gert Fröbe ) deadly bodyguard, and the fight sequence between Sean Connery and Sakata in a glittering, gold-filled Fort Knox remains one of the highlights of the Bond series. Unfortunately, Sakata never broke free of the "Odd Job" stereotype, and his remaining film appearances saw him cast as military figures, muscle-bound brutes or further mute bodyguards. He died from cancer in 1982, but had assured himself a very unique place in modern film history. - IMDb Mini Biography By: firehouse44 Trivia (4) Won a silver medal in light-heavyweight weight-lifting at the 1948 summer Olympics. He pursued a successful career as a professional wrestler before moving into acting. Weighed 284 lbs at the time of Goldfinger (1964). Sakata apparently liked his role in the movie Goldfinger (1964) so much that he took "Oddjob" as an informal middle name. In the rehearsals at the Golf Club where he is to throw his hat at the statue, with the head subsequently falling off, after three attempts the special effects crew could not "arrange" the head to fall off correctly. On the fourth take he told the special effects team to just stand still - then he threw his iron-brimmed hat at the statues neck and successful severed the head at the neck on the "first" attempt - to the amazement of all!. See also


In which English county is Stokesay Castle?

Stokesay Castle | English Heritage English Heritage Stokesay, Craven Arms, Shropshire, SY7 9AH Open weekends, 10am - 4pm Stokesay, Craven Arms, Shropshire, SY7 9AH       Step into the finest and best-preserved fortified medieval manor house in England. Discover the great hall, unchanged for over 700 years.  Spot characters carved in the timbers of the 17th-century gatehouse and climb to the top of a fairy-tale tower for breath-taking views of the Shropshire Hills. Stokesay Castle was constructed at the end of the 13th century by Laurence of Ludlow, who at the time was one of the richest men in England. It remains a treasure by-passed by time, one of the best places to visit in England to experience what medieval life was like. Today the castle has been carefully restored and there is plenty to do here on a family day out. Don't Miss The stunning views of Shropshire countryside from the gable windows of the great hall The beautfiully carved overmantel within the solar The Stokesay tearoom © Jon Wyand About us English Heritage cares for over 400 historic buildings, monuments and places - from world-famous prehistoric sites to grand medieval castles, from Roman forts on the edges of empire to a Cold War bunker. Through these, we bring the story of England to life for over 10 million people each year. The English Heritage Trust is a charity, no. 1140351, and a company, no. 0744722, registered in England. How We Are Funded Our target is to become completely self-funding by 2023. Our confidence in achieving this is based on our track record. During the past 10 years, our commercial income has doubled and we have raised nearly £60m in donated income. 66% Self-generated income


Who wrote the 1948 play 'The Browning Version'?

The Browning Version - Dictionary definition of The Browning Version | Encyclopedia.com: FREE online dictionary The Browning Version FURTHER READING The Browning Version is the play that cemented Terence Rattigan’s reputation as a serious, mature playwright. It is viewed as one of his best works, and one of the best one-acts ever written. First performed at the Phoenix Theatre, London, England, on September 8, 1948, The Browning Version was coupled with another one-act by Rattigan entitled Harlequinade under the umbrella name, Playbill. This show ran for 245 performances, and Rattigan received the Ellen Terry Award for The Browning Version, his second. (The first was won two years earlier for The Winslow Boy.) The Browning Version made its New York debut with Harlequinade on October 12, 1949, but only ran for sixty-two performances. While praise from British audiences and critics was nearly universal when the play was performed in England, American critics were generally not as kind to the Broadway version, perhaps due to the subject matter. The Browning Version concerns the life of Andrew Crocker-Harris, a classics schoolmaster at a British public school. Andrew is disliked by his unfaithful wife Millie, his colleagues, and his students. Rattigan based the character and the story of The Browning Version on a classics master he had at school as a student. The Browning Version is sometimes derided for being too sentimental, but many critics draw a distinction between its sympathetic sentiment and overt sentimentalism. Most critics and scholars believe that Rattigan’s skills as a playwright transcend such problems. Though only a one-act play, The Browning Version is a well-crafted and complete psychological study, indicative of his future direction as a playwright. As John Russell Taylor writes in The Rise and Fall of the Well-Made Play, “The Browning Version, as well as being at once Rattigan’s tightest and most natural-seeming construction job up then and his most deeply felt play, marks the beginning of his most distinctive and personal drama.” AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY Terence Rattigan was born on June 10, 1911, in London, England. His father, William, was a career diplomat, and served in countries such as Turkey and Romania. While his parents lived abroad, Terence and his brother were raised by their grandparents in England. Rattigan was about eleven years old when his parents returned. By that time, he had fallen in love with reading and going to plays. He wrote his first play about the age of ten. Rattigan was educated at the Harrow School from 1925 until 1930, when he entered Trinity College, Oxford. His experiences at the former, a public school, informed such plays as The Browning Version. Although Rattigan was training for the diplomatic core, by the time he reached Oxford, his interest was focused on the stage. His first play, First Episode (1933) was written with Philip Heimann while still attending Oxford. It was a complete failure. Yet this did not deter Rattigan from leaving school and moving to London to become a professional playwright. He achieved early success with his comedic play French without Tears (1934), which did extraordinarily well in London and in several other countries. At the time, the play held the record for the longest-running play in England. It was based on Rattigan’s experiences studying French. His next few plays were much less successful, both at home and in New York. While Rattigan served in the Royal Air Force during World War II, he continued to write plays, producing about one a year until the early 1960s. His Flare Path (1942), a war-themed romantic drama, was well-received in London. Rattigan also began a career writing screenplays with A Quiet Wedding (1940). Although his plays were popular with critics and audiences in London, critical acclaim in the United States continued to elude him. This changed with Rattigan’s next two works. The Winslow Boy (1946), which concerned the Archer-Shee case in Great Britain, was lauded on both sides of the Atlantic and received several prestigious


Saturn is the Roman god of time, who is the Greek alternative?

Old Father Time Chronos (also known as Chronus) is the personification of time itself. Indeed, the word means "time" and is the root of "chronology" and other modern words. It was, however, originally employed in a purely poetic sense. There is no God or Goddess directly associated with time per se in the annals of Greek mythology, but there may have been a Titan of Time. Saturn (referred to by the Greeks as Cronus or Kronos) was the Roman Deity of Time and an ancient Italian Corn God known as the Sower. Male ruler of the Roman Gods prior to Jupiter, Saturn's weapon was a scythe or sickle. The Romans honored Saturn at a MidWinter festival called Saturnalia, which lasted several days and at which there was much feasting and making merry. All business was suspended and schools were closed. Parents gave toys to their children and there was a public banquet. Saturn may have been worshiped by the pre-Hellenic population of the country but probably not widely revered by the Greeks themselves. His functions were concerned with agriculture and his festival, held in Attica and known as Kronia, resembled the Roman Saturnalia in that it was a celebration of the harvest. In art, Saturn has always been depicted as a old man holding an implement which has often been interpreted as a harpe or curved sword, but which appears likely to have actually represented a scythe or a sickle. Since ancient history, time has been identified with Saturn. In mythology, he was the son of Uranus (Heaven or Sky-Father) and Gaea (Earth-Mother) and the youngest of the Twelve Titans. Upon the advice of Gaea (who understood the changes of life and knew that Uranus would never, of his own accord, yield to the younger generation), Saturn castrated his father and thus separated Heaven from Earth. Gaea created out of flint...a mineral of her own substance...a sickle with which to complete the deed. It was the tool by which life was cut down at the time of harvest and was crescent-shaped like the moon, symbolic of cyclic rise and fall. It was believed that the spilled blood of Uranus formed such creatures as the Giants and the Furies, and that his genitals (which were tossed into the sea eventually produced the beautiful Venus/Aphrodite). Saturn's emasculation of Uranus now made Saturn King of the Titans and the rotation of the generations was thereby effected. Consequently, the sickle (and later, the scythe) became representative of the cruel and unrelenting flow of time which, in the end, cuts down all things. After the demise of Uranus, Saturn took his sister, Rhea (Goddess of Necessity), as consort and together they ruled. She bore him five children: Vesta, Ceres, Juno, Pluto and Neptune...all of whom he swallowed because it had been foretold that he would be overthrown by his own child. When Jupiter was born, however, Rhea hid the baby in Crete and tricked Saturn into swallowing a stone wrapped in swaddling clothes instead. When Jupiter reached adulthood, he forced Saturn to disgorge his three sisters and two brothers. United, the siblings waged war and defeated their father. According to variations in the legend, Saturn was then either imprisoned in Tartarus or banished to Latium in Italy where he took refuge. According to some folktales, Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were representative of Air, Water and Death...the three things that time itself cannot kill...and the overthrow of Saturn symbolized the demise of the old culture which worshiped this ancient God. Alternative legends maintain that Saturn became King of the Lost Golden Age and turned his attention to gardening, thus applying his sickle to less violent ends. A statue of Saturn holding his sickle once stood in the temple erected to the God on the road leading the Roman Capitol. This much wiser Saturn was an incorruptible deity and reigned supreme during a time when there were no wars or hardships. He depicted fertility in its most exalted sense. Having learned his lesson, Saturn is said to have eventually stepped down in favor of his son, Picus (also known as Woodpecker) and retired altogether


What is the name of the play within a play in Shakespeare's 'Hamlet'?

How does the play within a play advance the plot in Hamlet? | Hamlet Questions | Q & A | GradeSaver How does the play within a play advance the plot in Hamlet? Hamlet play within a play Asked by lee r #258809 on 7/19/2012 8:47 AM Last updated by jill d #170087 on 7/19/2012 9:05 AM Answered by jill d #170087 on 7/19/2012 9:05 AM The play-within-a-play is a pivotal scene in the play because it provides Hamlet with the evidence he needs to proceed in his mission to avenge his father's murder. Hamlet has been determined to fulfill his father's request, but his sense of morality and his careful nature haven't allowed him to act impulsively. He knows that the ghost may have been in a devil in disguise, so he felt obligated to find proof of Claudius's guilt. During the play-within-a-play Hamlet has a running commentary on the action and makes sure that both Claudius and Gertrude are tuned in to the action. Claudius is suspicious and uncomfortable while watching a story that so closely matches his own life's circumstances -- he even asks Hamlet about the title of the play. Once the poison is poured in the ear (a rather unusual detail) Claudius abruptly leaves the stage -- the trap had been set, and it sprung on Claudius. The actual title of the play is The Murder of Gonzago -- Hamlet changes the title to The Mousetrap because that is what the play really is -- a trap to catch a mouse. Cats like to play with their prey before they kill it -- kind of like Hamlet is behaving here. After the play, Hamlet is a new man. His sense of energy and eenthusiasm for the task of vengeance are renewed. He now knows that his actions will be justified. This is a very freeing feeling for him. Unfortunately, circumstances get in the way of action, and ultimately, Hamlet ends up a victim of Laertes and Claudius's deadly duel plan. Source(s) Log In To Your GradeSaver Account Email


How many gold medals did Jesse Owens win at the 1936 Berlin Olympics?

Jesse OWENS - Olympic Athletics | United States of America Jesse OWENS Jesse Owens became a sporting legend for his achievements at the 1936 Berlin Games. Sporting history In 1935, Jesse Owens made sporting history when he broke five world records and equalled a sixth in the space of 45 minutes. One of these world records, 8.13m in the long jump, would last for 25 years. Berlin 1936 At the 1936 Berlin Games, Owens won four gold medals, in the 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay and the long jump. He managed to break or equal nine Olympic records and also set three world records. One of those world records was in the 4x100m relay. The quartet set a time that wouldn’t be bettered for 20 years. Defying Hitler Adolf Hitler hoped that the 1936 Berlin Games would prove his theory of Aryan racial superiority. Instead, Owens’ achievements led the people of Berlin to hail him, an African-American, as a hero. Posthumous honours Jesse Owens died of lung cancer in 1980. Since then a street and a school have been named after him in Berlin, two US postage stamps have been issued in his honour, and a memorial park has been opened in Alabama, amongst other tributes.


In the game of poker what is a hand consisting of three cards of one value and a pair of another value called?

Poker Hands Order - Poker Hand Rankings at PokerStars How to Play Poker Poker Hands At PokerStars, we deal many varieties of poker, some of which use different hand rankings.  Hold’em ,  Omaha ,  Seven Card Stud  and  Five Card Draw  all use the traditional ‘high’ poker rankings.  Omaha Hi/Lo , Razz  and  Stud Hi/Lo  use the ‘Ace to Five’ (‘California’) low hand rankings for low hands.  2-7 Single Draw  and  2-7 Triple Draw  use the ‘Deuce to Seven’ (‘Kansas City’) lowball rankings for low hands. Lastly,  Badugi  uses a special ranking of hands unique to that game.  Know your stuff? Play our interactive game at the bottom of this page. Traditional High Poker Hand Ranks + Straight Flush: Five cards in numerical order, all of identical suits. In the event of a tie: Highest rank at the top of the sequence wins. The best possible straight flush is known as a royal flush, which consists of the ace, king, queen, jack and ten of a suit. A royal flush is an unbeatable hand. Four of a Kind: Four cards of the same rank, and one side card or ‘kicker’. In the event of a tie: Highest four of a kind wins. In community card games where players have the same four of a kind, the highest fifth side card ('kicker') wins. Full House: Three cards of the same rank, and two cards of a different, matching rank. In the event of a tie: Highest three matching cards wins the pot. In community card games where players have the same three matching cards, the highest value of the two matching cards wins. Flush: Five cards of the same suit. In the event of a tie: The player holding the highest ranked card wins. If necessary, the second-highest, third-highest, fourth-highest, and fifth-highest cards can be used to break the tie. If all five cards are the same ranks, the pot is split. The suit itself is never used to break a tie in poker. Straight: Five cards in sequence. In the event of a tie: Highest ranking card at the top of the sequence wins. Note: The Ace may be used at the top or bottom of the sequence, and is the only card which can act in this manner. A,K,Q,J,T is the highest (Ace high) straight; 5,4,3,2,A is the lowest (Five high) straight. Three of a kind: Three cards of the same rank, and two unrelated side cards. In the event of a tie: Highest ranking three of a kind wins. In community card games where players have the same three of a kind, the highest side card, and if necessary, the second-highest side card wins. Two pair: Two cards of a matching rank, another two cards of a different matching rank, and one side card. In the event of a tie: Highest pair wins. If players have the same highest pair, highest second pair wins. If both players have two identical pairs, highest side card wins. One pair: Two cards of a matching rank, and three unrelated side cards. In the event of a tie: Highest pair wins. If players have the same pair, the highest side card wins, and if necessary, the second-highest and third-highest side card can be used to break the tie. High card: Any hand that does not qualify under a category listed above. In the event of a tie: Highest card wins, and if necessary, the second-highest, third-highest, fourth-highest and smallest card can be used to break the tie. Ace To Five Lowball Hand Ranks + This method of ranking low hands is used in traditional Hi/Lo games, like Omaha Hi/Lo and Stud Hi/Lo, as well as in Razz, the ‘low only’ Stud game. Note that suits are irrelevant for Ace to Five low. A flush or straight does not ‘break’ an Ace to Five low poker hand. Aces are always a ‘low’ card when considering a low hand. Please also note that the value of a five-card low hand starts with the top card, and goes down from there. Five Low, or Wheel: The Five, Four, Three, Deuce and Ace. In the event of a tie: All Five-high hands split the pot. Six Low: Any five unpaired cards with the highest card being a Six. In the event of a tie: The lower second-highest ranking card wins the pot. Thus 6,4,3,2,A defeats 6,5,4,2,A. If necessary, the third-highest, fourth-highest and fifth-highest cards in the hand can be used to break the tie. Seven


What style of jazz which began and was developed in the mid 1940s was pioneered by jazz musicians Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie?

Jazz Music History by Decade: 1940-1950 Previous Decade: 1930 - 1940 Early in the 1940s, young musicians such as Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie , steeped in the sounds of swing , began experimenting with melodic and harmonic dissonance as well as rhythmic alterations, such as beginning and ending improvised phrases in uncommon places in the measure. The Creation of Bebop Minton’s Playhouse, a jazz club in Harlem, New York, became the laboratory for these experimental musicians. By 1941, Parker, Gillespie, Thelonious Monk , Charlie Christian and Kenny Clarke were jamming there regularly. During this period, two main musical paths were forged. One was a nostalgic movement that reexamined the hot jazz of New Orleans, known as Dixieland. The other was the new, forward looking, experimental music that departed from swing and the music that preceded it, known as bebop . The Fall of the Big Band On August 1st, 1942, the American Federation of Musicians began a strike against all major recording companies because of a disagreement over royalty payments. continue reading below our video 5 Classic Novels Everyone Should Read No union musician could record. The effects of the strike included the shrouding of the developments of bebop in mystery. There are few documents that can provide evidence of what the early forms of the music sounded like. American involvement in World War II , which began on December 11th, 1941, marked a decline in the importance of big bands in popular music. Many musicians were sent to fight in the war and those who remained were restricted by high taxes on gasoline. By the time the ban on recording was lifted, big bands had practically been forgotten or had begun to be thought of as peripheral in relation to vocal stars such as Frank Sinatra . Charlie Parker began rising in prominence in the early 1940s and played frequently with bands led by Jay McShann, Earl Hines and Billy Eckstine. In 1945, a young Miles Davis moved to New York and became intrigued with Parker and the emerging bebop style. He studied at Juilliard, but had trouble earning respect among jazz musicians because of his unrefined sound. Soon he would work his way into Parker's quintet. In 1945, the term ‘moldy fig’ was coined to refer to swing musicians who were reluctant to accept that bebop was the new path of jazz development. In the mid 1940s,  Charlie Parker began to deteriorate from drug use. He was admitted to Camarillo State Hospital after a breakdown in 1946. His stay there inspired the song "Relaxin' at Camarillo." In 1947, tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon achieved fame for recordings of “duels” with saxophonist Wardell Gray. Gordon’s virtuosity and aggressive tone attracted the attention of young alto saxophonist John Coltrane , who would shortly thereafter switch to tenor saxophone. in 1948, Miles Davis and drummer Max Roach , fed up with Charlie Parker’s reckless lifestyle, left his band. Davis formed his own nonet, and in 1949 recorded the unconventional ensemble. Some of the arrangements were by a young Gil Evans , and the restrained style of the music came to be known as cool jazz . The record, released almost a decade later, in 1957, was called Birth of the Cool. By the end of the 1940s, bebop was the ideal among young jazz musicians. Unlike swing, bebop was untethered to popular demands. Its primary concern was musical advancement. By the early 1950s it had already spread into new streams such as hard bop , cool jazz, and afro-cuban jazz .


Which British bird has the Latin name 'Troglodytes Troglodytes'?

Poll to find first national bird for Britain - BBC News BBC News Poll to find first national bird for Britain 16 March 2015 From the section Science & Environment comments Close share panel Image copyright ALEX HYDE / SPL Votes can now be cast in an online poll to choose what could become Britain's first national bird. Currently Britain does not have a national bird, but ornithologist David Lindo believes that should change. A shortlist of 10 birds has been chosen by online voters on his campaign's website from an original list of 60. Mr Lindo will close the vote on the day of the general election, 7 May, and ask the new government to officially appoint the winner as national bird. The RSPB welcomed the initiative and said the lack of a national bird for Britain was a "glaring omission". Robin 'early favourite' Mr Lindo, the self-styled "Urban Birder", told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "I want to encourage the great British public to vote for the bird that best represents all that is great about this nation." He hoped the appointment could be "the first act" of a new government, once the dust has settled from "the other election", he told the programme. Media captionHere are the top ten - with a little help from Tweet of the Day The robin has emerged as an early favourite, but Mr Lindo, who is backing the blackbird, told Today: "People consider the robin as a British bird - but [like] a lot of our native birds... some of the population move south to Iberia for the winter and are replaced by immigrants from the continent. "So the robin you see in your back garden during winter is not necessarily British born." And he added: "It is quite a violent bird." A first round of polling on the campaign's website received 70,000 votes. One of England's rarest birds, the hen harrier, is something of a surprise contender, according to Mr Lindo. "I was expecting 10 garden birds in the list," he said, adding that the original pool of 60 candidates included favourites from literature and song such as the turtledove, nightingale and skylark - all of which have dropped out of contention. The hen harrier, which was the subject of a recent campaign because it had been the target of illegal hunting, was down to just one breeding pair a couple of years ago and "may already be extinct", he said. 'Glaring omission' The robin is sometimes mistakenly thought of as the nation's official bird, the RSPB said, after it was given the title unofficially by some enthusiasts in the 1960s. Northern Ireland does not have an official national bird, while the golden eagle and red kite are sometimes regarded as unofficial national symbols of Scotland and Wales respectively. In December 2013 a petition was lodged by the RSPB for the golden eagle to be recognised as Scotland's official national symbol, but the Scottish parliament voted against the plans after it decided the RSPB needed to do more to show greater support for the proposals. The RSPB said it welcomed Mr Lindo's initiative in getting people to discuss their favourite birds. And it said the fact Britain did not already have an official national bird while other countries did was a "glaring omission". Grahame Madge, spokesman for the RSPB, said: "It's opened people's eyes to birds, which is raising awareness. As an organisation we are really behind him. "It seems most other nations have pipped us to the post in identifying a national bird, and for the UK not to have a national bird when we are a nation of bird lovers does seem to be a glaring omission." The shortlist, in pictures: 1. Mute swan Image copyright Simon Booth / SPL Image caption Weighing up to 9kg (20lbs) the familiar, elegant swan is also one of the world's largest flying birds 2. Red kite Image copyright Getty Images Image caption As well as a master of aerobatic displays, the red kite is a conservation success story - it recovered from a tiny and dwindling population to its present numbers which exceed 3,000 3. Hen harrier Image copyright Jim Zipp / SPL Image caption One of the most persecuted birds in the UK, according to Mr Lindo


The Goose Fair is held annually in which British city?

Goose Fair 4 - 8 October 2017 Goose Fair 4 - 8 October 2017 Goose Fair 4 - 8 October 2017 Nottingham Goose Fair thrills and delights city residents and visitors! In 2015 over 400,000 people visited the fair!  Opening times Location: Forest Recreation Ground, NG7 6HB What to Expect at Goose Fair With more than 720 years of history, Nottingham Goose Fair is one of Europe's most famous travelling fairs, and is still a fantastic event that delights all ages. How to trade at Goose Fair Every autumn, the Forest Recreation Ground hosts over 500 attractions, from the latest white knuckle experiences, family rides and the old favourites including waltzers, carousels and Hook-a-Duck. Other rides that have proved very popular in recent years are rides like Air, Airmaxx, AtmosFear, Bomber Mach 2, Crazy Bulls, the Giant Wheel, Moondance, Mouse coasters, Reverse Bungee, Rock Rage, Sea Storm, and Star Flyer. This stellar presentation is joined by all the other favourites such as Dodgems, Dragon Coaster, Extremes, Freakouts, Frogs, Ghost Trains, Matterhorns, Miamis, Sizzler Twists, Superbowls, Super Spins, Super Stars, as well as Waltzers and Funhouses. For the traditionalists there are the Cake Walk, Gallopers (carousels), Helter Skelters, Rotors. The Super Skid also returns after missing the 2014 fair. Numerous games of skill are on offer to, including darts, hook a ducks, hooplas and cranes (grabbers). Food is always a highlight at the Fair. Along with the traditional Goose Fair food of mushy peas and mint sauce, candy floss and brandy snaps, visitors will be able to eat their way around the world with chestnuts and doughnuts to food from the Caribbean, Chinese noodles, Indian kebabs, Spanish churros, paella and French crepes. As always, admission to the ground is free. Ride Charges In 2015 most rides cost between £1.50 to £5.00. The majority were charged at £2 - £3. Specialised rides charged between £4.00 and £6.00. Children's rides were £1.00 to £2.00.  Location


Name the major German Stock Market Index.

DAX Quote - Deutsche Boerse AG German Stock Index DAX - Bloomberg Markets Deutsche Boerse AG German Stock Index DAX DAX:IND As of 12:30 PM EST 1/19/2017 Open There are currently no news stories for this ticker. Please check back later. Profile The German Stock Index is a total return index of 30 selected German blue chip stocks traded on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The equities use free float shares in the index calculation. The DAX has a base value of 1,000 as of December 31, 1987. As of June 18, 1999 only XETRA equity prices are used to calculate all DAX indices. Address


The old boys of which public school are known as Old Alleynians?

Dulwich Prep London Online Community Online Community Posted: Monday, 28 November 2016 Alumni Lunch The gentle summer rain, which fell throughout the day, did not dampen the spirits of the seventeen Old Boys who gathered for lunch in the cricket pavilion on Gallery Road. Those DCPS pupils who had been evacuated to the Royal Oak, Betws-y-Coed, during the war were joined by several Old Boys who had ... Posted: Friday, 23 September 2016 The Alumni Dinner in the Long Room at Lord's The Association’s President, Roger Knight, OBE, also President of the MCC welcomed over 100 guests – Old Boys, parents and staff - to the Alumni Dinner in the Long Room at Lord’s. With glittering tableware lit by hurricane lamps on the tables, lights from above the famous pictures ... Posted: Thursday, 9 June 2016 Sir Peter Bazalgette appointed as ITV chairman Like many others in his family Peter Bazalgette is an Alumnus of the Prep. He left in 1962 for Dulwich College. Recently he returned to the school to give a Leake lecture, The Drain Brain, about his great, great grandfather Sir Joseph Bazalgette. After Cambridge he joined the BBC, and has produced m... Posted: Tuesday, 16 February 2016 Walking the Via Sacra 2016 Whilst writing The Public Schools and the Great War in 2013 Sir Anthony Seldon came across Second Lieutenant Alexander Douglas Gillespie’s story. The night before he died at the Battle of Loos he wrote a letter to his headmaster back at Winchester explaining that he wanted a Via Sacra (sacred ... Posted: Monday, 25 January 2016 Dr Sam Wass is a Developmental Psychologist at Cambridge Channel 4 have just produced a series of programmes called the Secret Lives of 3, 4, 5 and 6 years olds which was filmed at Ducks over the summer. Dr Sam Wass was the expert  analysing the children's behaviour and development. Posted: Monday, 14 December 2015 Login


Which architect designed Tom Tower and The Sheldonian Theatre, both in Oxford?

Discover Oxford's Architecture | Discover Oxford's Architecture | Oxford City Council Discover Oxford's Architecture Your Views Oxford has a compact city centre with an outstanding collection of world famous buildings. Its origins lie in the late Saxon period and its original street pattern still survives along with some of its earliest monuments. It contains one of the best preserved groups of medieval and later university buildings in the world and a wealth of architectural gems from the classical to the modern. Below you will find some of Oxford's greatest buildings. Many of them owe their existence to the growth of the University of Oxford over 800 years, but not all. You will also find fine examples of the city's churches, houses and civic buildings - just a few of Oxford's special listed buildings of national and international importance. Designed to guide the visitor through the city's most attractive and historic streets, the map towards the bottom of the page is an introduction to Oxford's architecture and a celebration of the development of the city over a thousand years. The majority of the buildings featured here can be visited. There may be a small charge to visit some of these buildings at certain times. The postcodes listed are those of the main institution to which the featured building belongs. A GPS system may not direct you to the building listed here. For further information and leaflets about guided walks and tours of Oxford please visit the Oxford Tourist Information Centre, 15-16 Broad Street, Oxford, OX1 3AS or the Experience Oxfordshire website . Discover Oxford's Architecture leaflet (PDF) 1. St George's Tower C11th A rare example of early stone military architecture. Standing four-storeys high with thick local ragstone walls, it defended the west gate of the Saxon town and later became the tower of St George's Chapel, the crypt of which survives. (See also the tower of the church of St Michael-at-the Northgate (C11th) which guarded the north gate.) In 1071, Robert D'Oilly incorporated it into his Norman Castle a tower on an earth mound, the latter still visible today. Oxford Castle Unlocked, New Road, OX1 1AY 2. Christ Church Cathedral C12th and later The site of the nunnery where Oxford first began it was refounded as the priory of St Frideswide in 1122 dedicated to Oxford's Patron saint, its mainly late Norman design survives. The first of Oxford's 'dreaming spires' and one of England's earliest was added c1325. The choir has a magnificent late C15th vault. It is the smallest cathedral in England and the chapel of Oxford's largest College, Christ Church where Christopher Wren's Tom Tower is a key motif in the city's skyline. St Aldate's, OX1 1DP 3. New College C14th Founded in 1379 by William of Wykeham, Bishop of Winchester, New College is one of the most significant Medieval buildings of its kind in Europe and an excellent example of English Perpendicular Gothic style. It was one of the first colleges to lay out its key buildings of Chapel, Hall, Library and sleeping rooms around a quadrangle which became the model for all later colleges. The College and gardens are enclosed by the well preserved C13th town walls. New College Lane (also Holywell Street), OX1 3BN 4. Cornmarket Street4. 24-26 Cornmarket Street c1386-96 Built for a local wine merchant who called it the New Inn. This handsomely decorated building is a rare surviving example of a three-storey timber-framed dwelling with shops below (contemporary with New College above). It is a typical example of the houses of wealthier citizens in Oxford and northern Europe in general in this period. Corner of Ship Street, OX1 3EY 5. Church of St Mary the Virgin C14th/15th The church and tower are key features of one of Europe's most beautiful streets. The C14th Gothic spire is magnificently decorated. A very fine baroque porch was added in 1637. It is both the parish and university church with long links to the University. The Old Congregation House, (now café) is the University's oldest building its first administrative centre (1320) with its


In the Harry Potter series of films and books who has a cat called Crookshanks?

Gorgeous Crookshanks Reminisces, a harry potter fanfic | FanFiction Summary: ONESHOT Crookshanks reminisces over his first meeting with Hermione and the life they led. Disclaimer: The Harry Potter series and characters all belong to the wonderful J.K Rowling! When I first met Hermione, I was at that store, Magical Menagerie. I had been living there for a number of years. The storeowner was a decent person, but the other animals drove me nuts. Especially those mice that can skip rope and do fancy tricks. They may be attention grabbing and amusing to average people, but they aren't practical! They're like some fancy, useless toy and animals are not toys. So what if most people went for those fancy mice or animals with magical abilities. And that most people wanted a handsome looking owl or a cute adorable fuzzy critter. I'm neither handsome nor cute…and I wouldn't say I'm adorable. But I am fuzzy. Well, I wasn't very appealing to the average human. With my squashed, flat face and bandy legs. Plus I'm huge. I'm no kitten. I didn't think anyone would want to buy me. But it's not like I was upset about it. I didn't want to have an owner that was dimwitted and wouldn't properly take care of me. Those humans, they think they're the ones doing the choosing, but really I am. I wouldn't want a hyperactive kid as my owner. You know the ones that squeeze the air out of you when they hold you or yank on your tail. Or those disgruntled teenagers with their teenage angst who are too busy with school, relationship, and friendship troubles to ever feed you or pay attention to you. My goodness, I'm glad Hermione isn't like those kids. A nice elderly lady would take care of you properly and be smart enough not to squeeze you or pull on your tail, but they tend to die on you fast. I did have an elderly lady as an owner, but she died. That's the thing I don't like about elderly people, they're right at the brink of death. They leave you just as you make a life with them. So after she died and I was sold by her relatives to the store, and I made sure never to go home with an elderly person again. Or a hyperactive kid. Or a disgruntled teen. I bit and scratched the kids. I scowled and hissed at the teens. And I simply avoided the elderly. My standards aren't that high. I just wanted an intelligent, responsible, young owner. Well, maybe they were. Well, I didn't think I would ever leave the store until one day a girl and two boys came in the store. A bushy brown haired girl, a redheaded boy and a messy dark-haired boy. I ignored them at first. Until the redhead showed the owner his rat. My senses went into overdrive. There was something fishy about the rat. I jumped off the shelves to catch the rat, but it managed to scamper away. The re headed boy went after his rat. The storeowner scolded me and apologized to the girl who had remained behind. "Oh it's alright. It is a cat, it's in their nature to chase after rats" said the bushy-haired girl. I was annoyed at having lost that rat and being held in a death grip by the storeowner. The girl peered closely at my face. I just scowled. She just smiled. She looked up at the owner and asked about me. "Oh poor Crookshanks. He's been here for years now. He's half-kneazle, but no one wants him. He's not very socially agreeable with the customers." explained the storeowner, with a sigh. 'Well fie on the customers. I can't help it if they're all idiots, or irresponsible or walking corpses.' I thought as I tried to get out of the storeowner's hands. The girl glanced at me and smiled, "Well perhaps he doesn't find the customers to be suitable owners for him. He is half-kneazle. Kneazles are quite intelligent creatures." I perked up at hearing this. "Yes, perhaps." The storeowner muttered. "How much is he?" inquired the girl. "Oh! You want to buy Crookshanks!" the storeowner was surprised. I was surprised too. The girl bent slightly, to directly face me. "Well, if Crookshanks thinks I'm suitable to take care of him, I would love to buy him." The storeowner was sputtering and I just stared at her, to examine h


Who shot Ronald Reagan on 30 March 1981?

President Reagan shot - Mar 30, 1981 - HISTORY.com President Reagan shot Publisher A+E Networks On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan is shot in the chest outside a Washington, D.C., hotel by a deranged drifter named John Hinckley Jr. The president had just finished addressing a labor meeting at the Washington Hilton Hotel and was walking with his entourage to his limousine when Hinckley, standing among a group of reporters, fired six shots at the president, hitting Reagan and three of his attendants. White House Press Secretary James Brady was shot in the head and critically wounded, Secret Service agent Timothy McCarthy was shot in the side, and District of Columbia policeman Thomas Delahaney was shot in the neck. After firing the shots, Hinckley was overpowered and pinned against a wall, and President Reagan, apparently unaware that he’d been shot, was shoved into his limousine by a Secret Service agent and rushed to the hospital. The president was shot in the left lung, and the .22 caliber bullet just missed his heart. In an impressive feat for a 70-year-old man with a collapsed lung, he walked into George Washington University Hospital under his own power. As he was treated and prepared for surgery, he was in good spirits and quipped to his wife, Nancy, ”Honey, I forgot to duck,” and to his surgeons, “Please tell me you’re Republicans.” Reagan’s surgery lasted two hours, and he was listed in stable and good condition afterward. The next day, the president resumed some of his executive duties and signed a piece of legislation from his hospital bed. On April 11, he returned to the White House. Reagan’s popularity soared after the assassination attempt, and at the end of April he was given a hero’s welcome by Congress. In August, this same Congress passed his controversial economic program, with several Democrats breaking ranks to back Reagan’s plan. By this time, Reagan claimed to be fully recovered from the assassination attempt. In private, however, he would continue to feel the effects of the nearly fatal gunshot wound for years. Of the victims of the assassination attempt, Secret Service agent Timothy McCarthy and D.C. policeman Thomas Delahaney eventually recovered. James Brady, who nearly died after being shot in the eye, suffered permanent brain damage. He later became an advocate of gun control, and in 1993 Congress passed the “Brady Bill,” which established a five-day waiting period and background checks for prospective gun buyers. President Bill Clinton signed the bill into law. After being arrested on March 30, 1981, 25-year-old John Hinckley was booked on federal charges of attempting to assassinate the president. He had previously been arrested in Tennessee on weapons charges. In June 1982, he was found not guilty by reason of insanity. In the trial, Hinckley’s defense attorneys argued that their client was ill with narcissistic personality disorder, citing medical evidence, and had a pathological obsession with the 1976 film Taxi Driver, in which the main character attempts to assassinate a fictional senator. His lawyers claimed that Hinckley saw the movie more than a dozen times, was obsessed with the lead actress, Jodie Foster, and had attempted to reenact the events of the film in his own life. Thus the movie, not Hinckley, they argued, was the actual planning force behind the events that occurred on March 30, 1981. The verdict of “not guilty by reason of insanity” aroused widespread public criticism, and many were shocked that a would-be presidential assassin could avoid been held accountable for his crime. However, because of his obvious threat to society, he was placed in St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, a mental institution. In the late 1990s, Hinckley’s attorney began arguing that his mental illness was in remission and thus had a right to return to a normal life. Beginning in August 1999, he was allowed supervised day trips off the hospital grounds and later was allowed to visit his parents once a week unsupervised. The Secret Service voluntarily monitors him during these outings. If his mental i


What is Sean Connery's first Christian name?

Sean Connery Movies | Movies.com Sean Connery Movies Died: Jan 1, 0001 Birth Name: Thomas Sean Connery Biography: One of the few movie "superstars" truly worthy of the designation, actor Sean Connery was born to a middle-class Scottish family in the first year of the worldwide Depression. Dissatisfied with his austere surroundings, Connery quit school at 15 to... Continued


Who wrote the play 'The Cherry Orchard' in 1904?

The Cherry Orchard, Anton Chekhov, 1904 Next> | <Prev | End This edition is in one big file (about 125KB) for your convenience. Select chorch2.htm to read the play by acts. [Note: the AltaVista search engine indexes only the first 100KB of a file.] Kindly contributed by James Rusk <jrusk@cyberramp.net> Please see the original in Russian at the excellent pages of C. S. Kuhn . You may need to follow the hints on our Russian fonts page to display the correct Cyrillic fonts for that page. No license, royalty, or permission is required to perform this edition of this play in public. The Cherry Orchard Translated by Julius West, 1916 From: Plays , by Anton Tchekoff. 2d series, tr. with an introduction by Julius West. New York, Scribner's, 1917. 277 p. 20 cm. CONTENTS: On the high road.--The proposal.-The wedding.--The bear.--A tragedian in spite of himself.--The anniversary.--The three sisters.--The cherry orchard. CHARACTERS LUBOV ANDREYEVNA RANEVSKY (Mme. RANEVSKY), a landowner ANYA, her daughter, aged seventeen VARYA (BARBARA), her adopted daughter, aged twenty-seven LEONID ANDREYEVITCH GAEV, Mme. Ranevsky's brother ERMOLAI ALEXEYEVITCH LOPAKHIN, a merchant PETER SERGEYEVITCH TROFIMOV, a student BORIS BORISOVITCH SIMEONOV-PISCHIN, a landowner CHARLOTTA IVANOVNA, a governess SIMEON PANTELEYEVITCH EPIKHODOV , a clerk DUNYASHA (AVDOTYA FEDOROVNA), a maidservant FIERS , an old footman, aged eighty-seven YASHA, a young footman The action takes place on Mme. RANEVSKY'S estate ACT ONE A room which is still called the nursery. One of the doors leads into ANYA'S room. It is close on sunrise. It is May. The cherry-trees are in flower but it is chilly in the garden. There is an early frost. The windows of the room are shut. DUNYASHA comes in with a candle, and LOPAKHIN with a book in his hand. LOPAKHIN. The train's arrived, thank God. What's the time? DUNYASHA. It will soon be two. [Blows out candle] It is light already. LOPAKHIN. How much was the train late? Two hours at least. [Yawns and stretches himself] I have made a rotten mess of it! I came here on purpose to meet them at the station, and then overslept myself . . . in my chair. It's a pity. I wish you'd wakened me. DUNYASHA. I thought you'd gone away. [Listening] I think I hear them coming. LOPAKHIN. [Listens] No. . . . They've got to collect their luggage and so on. . . . [Pause] Lubov Andreyevna has been living abroad for five years; I don't know what she'll be like now. . . . She's a good sort--an easy, simple person. I remember when I was a boy of fifteen, my father, who is dead--he used to keep a shop in the village here--hit me on the face with his fist, and my nose bled. . . . We had gone into the yard together for something or other, and he was a little drunk. Lubov Andreyevna, as I remember her now, was still young, and very thin, and she took me to the washstand here in this very room, the nursery. She said, "Don't cry, little man , it'll be all right in time for your wedding." [Pause] "Little man" . . . . My father was a peasant, it's true, but here I am in a white waistcoat and yellow shoes . . . a pearl out of an oyster. I'm rich now, with lots of money, but just think about it and examine me, and you'll find I'm still a peasant down to the marrow of my bones. [Turns over the pages of his book] Here I've been reading this book, but I understood nothing. I read and fell asleep. [Pause.] DUNYASHA. The dogs didn't sleep all night; they know that they're coming. LOPAKHIN. What's up with you, Dunyasha . . . ? DUNYASHA. My hands are shaking. I shall faint. LOPAKHIN. You're too sensitive, Dunyasha. You dress just like a lady, and you do your hair like one too. You oughtn't. You should know your place. EPIKHODOV. [Enters with a bouquet. He wears a short jacket and brilliantly polished boots which squeak audibly. He drops the bouquet as he enters, then picks it up] The gardener sent these; says they're to go into the dining-room. [Gives the bouquet to DUNYASHA.] LOPAKHIN. And you'll bring me some kvass . DUNYA


Who wrote The Ghost (2007) and An Officer and a Spy (2013)?

Robert Harris Robert Harris ( 1957 - ) Robert Harris was born in Nottingham in 1957 and is a graduate of Cambridge University. He has been a reporter on the BBC's Newsnight and Panorama programmes, Political Editor of the Observer, and a columnist on The Sunday Times. He is the author of five non-fiction books in addition to his bestselling fiction.


From which country does the tennis player Juan Martin del Potro come?

Juan Martin del Potro: First round - The Championships, Wimbledon 2017 - Official Site by IBM Juan Martin del Potro: First round Juan Martin del Potro talks to the media after his 6-1, 7-5, 6-0 win against Stephane Robert READ MORE Juan Martin del Potro talks to the media after his 6-1, 7-5, 6-0 win against Stephane Robert  Q. What does it mean for you to be back at the All England Club? JUAN MARTIN DEL POTRO: That mean great sensations after three years. I been here in 2013 making semifinals in a great match against Djokovic. I never have the chance again to play on grass courts. This year is completely different for myself, and I am enjoying tennis a lot. Of course, when you win your first round, everything is much better. I'm looking forward to play a great match against Wawrinka. Q. How would you describe where you are in your game right now versus when you played in that great semifinal against Djokovic? JUAN MARTIN DEL POTRO: I don't know. To be honest, I feel my forehands and serves are working well at the moment. But I need to play a good matches for being hundred percent. I'm not having all my confidence on my backhands yet, and that's tough when you play against the top guys because they are so good players and they are strong enough to play in the fifth set matches. This is my comeback after three years. I'm expecting be better in the future, but for this year my biggest challenge could be finish healthy and ready to make a good preparation for the next year. Q. I know you're tired of answering the question, but physically, do you feel finally being able to practice the hours you want to practice freely and not thinking about the wrist? JUAN MARTIN DEL POTRO: Yes, I'm feeling better week by week. I'm doing all my steps one step at the moment. I'm wake up and I can set my practice and I do it. That's important for my mind, as well, because I'm not thinking about treatments or injuries or doctors or nothing like that. Just want to play free. That's what I'm doing at the moment. I think we are in the good way to be ready and be healthy very soon. Q. What is your reaction to what happened with Argentina's football team and Messi's announcement? JUAN MARTIN DEL POTRO: Of course, we were sad. Tough question. We were talking about the match in the locker room with the other players. I mean, it's difficult to say something about Messi or the team because they deserve to win the title. I mean, they deserve to win the World Cup last year, but they cannot do it. I think Messi needs time to think about it, just stay with the family, take a break, then he will be available to make a smart decision about the national team. But in our country, we support all the players. We are very pleased because they do everything to win the title, and they just lost a match. Q. What do you hope Messi will do? JUAN MARTIN DEL POTRO: I want him be happy. He has everything to be happy. He has a great family, good childs, good friends. He's the best player of the world. He must be happy every day. For my point of view, in our country, we love him. He just want to stay calm and think about all the decisions. But he deserve to have the people behind him, support him. Q. You've had multiple comebacks. How do you stay motivated to keep trying to come back and keep going? JUAN MARTIN DEL POTRO: Well, my families and friends was very important for me. They were behind me all the time, push me up every day. As I said before, I was close to quit tennis in the end of the last year. But now my person is completely different. I'm enjoying tennis again. I'm starting to talk about tennis and no more about my wrist. That's important. I would like to stay here on tour for more few years. I think I'm close to get that goal. Q. What is your coaching situation right now? JUAN MARTIN DEL POTRO: I'm working here with Danny Vallverdu for these weeks. We will see after Wimbledon what is the plan. But now he was alone, been alone for the last two years. We have a great relationship. We know each other since juniors players. He's a great person. So we are working w


Which car company produces a model called the Verso?

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Who was the Vice-President of the USA from 1965-1969 when L.B. Johnson was President?

President Lyndon Johnson Lyndon Baines Johnson was born near Stonewall, Texas on August 27, 1908. He learned the alphabet when he was two years old. When Lyndon was young he use to run away. Some people thought he did this for attention. When he was four he would run away to the school a mile from his house. His mother talked the teacher into taking him in the school even though he was only four. As a young boy, Lyndon like to go with his father when he was campaigned. His father, Sam Johnson, was a state legislator in Texas. When he was a young student he one day told his friends that "Someday, I am going to be president of the United States." President Johnson was one of two Presidents born in Texas. At fifteen he ran away from home and traveled to California where he worked as a grape picker and auto mechanic. Lyndon in 1915. Source: http://www.lbjlibrary.org/assets/lbj_tools/photolab/ photos/1/medium/15-13-2_med.jpg In high school, he had a girl friend named Kitty Clyde. Her father wouldn't let her go out with Lyndon because he thought Lyndon would amount to anything. When his was president Lyndon took Kitty Clyde and her husband for a ride on Air Force One. He attended college and taught school. He had three jobs teaching school. Two in southern Texas (Cotulla and Pearsall.) He also taught one year at Sam Houston High School. He was a speech teacher and debate coach at Sam Houston. Lyndon was a very good teacher. He left his teaching job for his first political job. He became secretary for Congressman Richard Kleberg, from Texas. This started his political career. Lyndon Baines Johnson married Claudia Alra "Lady Bird" Taylor when she was 21. They were married on November 17, 1934 in San Antonio, Texas. They had two daughters, Lynda Bird and Luci Baines. Johnson proposed to Lady Bird two days after he met her. In his first attempt to become a Senator he lost in a very close race. On the day of the election he thought he had won and he and his team celebrated. The next day votes began to shift and he lost. The Texas election was not completely legal. During his campaign for the US Senate in 1941, he pledged that if war broke out, he leave the his office and volunteer for the armed forces. (He did join the Navy and flew as an observer on one flight in a combat zone. He was the first candidate to use a helicopter to campaign. They would fly from small town to small town and Lyndon would get out an give speeches. Most people hard never seen a helicopter before so he drew large crowds. In 1948, he made his second try to become a Senator. He won the election by only 87 votes. He and others referred to him as Landslide Lyndon. Lyndon Johnson was the youngest Senate Leader and is rated by some historians as the best Senate Leader. Lyndon Johnson was in the military during WWII. He was awarded the Silver Star by General MacArthur after Johnson's plane was attacked by Japanese airplanes. He was the first president to wear contact lenses while he was President. President Ford also wore contacts while he was in office and Reagan was one of the early adopters of contact lenses. Lyndon liked ice cream, pancakes, seafood, spinach souffle, sweet potatoes with toasted marshmallows. It was also rumored that he had a barbeque on the roof of the White House.. When people would visit his ranch in Texas he would take them deer hunting. When Robert Kennedy visited the ranch and shot a deer. He didn't hold the gun correctly and was knocked down by the gun firing. Johnson told him they would have to teach him to shoot like a man. He and Bobby never go along after that. He was Vice President under John F. Kennedy. Johnson and Bobby Kennedy were the only two people allowed to use the Rose Garden entrance to the White House. Lyndon Johnson taking the oath of office on Air Force Once following the assassination of John Kennedy, Dallas, Texas, November 22, 1963. Credit: Lyndon Baines Johnson Library ( click on image for larger image . He became President when Kennedy was assassinated. While Johnson was in a hospital room at the hospital were th


Who played Hayley Cropper in Coronation Street?

Hayley Cropper | Characters | Coronation Street Coronation Street Hayley Cropper is played by Julie Hesmondhalgh Address: No.16a Victoria Street (Roy's Rolls flat) By using this site, you agree we can set and use cookies.        For more details of these cookies and how to disable them,        see our cookie policy . © Copyright ITV plc 2017


In what country was Erno Rubik, inventor of the Rubik cube born?

The History of the Rubik's Cube | Rubik’s Official Website The History of the Rubik's Cube The History of the Rubik’s Cube In 1974, a young Professor of architecture in Budapest (Hungary) named Erno Rubik created an object that was not supposed to be possible. His solid cube twisted and turned - and still it did not break or fall apart. With colourful stickers on its sides, the Cube got scrambled and thus emerged the first “Rubik’s Cube”. It took well over a month for Erno to work out the solution to his puzzle. Little did he expect that Rubik’s Cube would become the world’s best-selling toy ever. As a teacher, Erno was always looking for new, more exciting ways to present information, so he used the Cube’s first model to help him explain to his students about spatial relationships. Erno has always thought of the Cube primarily as an object of art, a mobile sculpture symbolizing stark contrasts of the human condition: bewildering problems and triumphant intelligence; simplicity and complexity; stability and dynamism; order and chaos.For this magic object to become the most popular toy in history a few chance meetings had to take place. The first Magic Cubes As with many of the world’s greatest inventions it did not have an easy birth. After presenting his prototype to his students and friends Erno began to realise the potential of his cube. The next step was to get it manufactured. The first cubes were made and distributed in Hungary by Politechnika. These early Cubes, marketed as “Magic Cubes” (or “Buvos Kocka”), were twice the weight of the ones available later. In the 70’s Hungary was part of the Communist regime behind the Iron Curtain, and any imports or exports where tightly controlled. How was Erno’s invention, that had become a major success in Hungary, going to make it into the hands of every child of the 80’s? The first step in the Rubik’s Cube’s battle to worldwide recognition was to get out of Hungary. This was accomplished partly by the enchanted mathematicians who took the Cubes to international conferences and partly by an expat Hungarian entrepreneur who took the cube to the Nuremberg Toy Fair in 1979. It was at there that Tom Kremer, a toy specialist, agreed to sell it to the rest of the world. Tom’s unrelenting belief in the Cube finally resulted in the Ideal Toy Company taking on distribution of the “Magic Cube”. Ideal Toy’s executives thought that the name had overtones of witchcraft and after going through several possibilities the name: “Rubik’s Cube” was decided on, and the icon was born.    In the time since its international launch in 1980 an estimated 350 million Rubik’s Cubes have been sold. Approximately one in seven people alive have played with a Rubik’s Cube. This little six color cube has gone on to represent a decade. It has started art movements (Rubik Cubism); pop videos, Hollywood movies and even had its own TV show; it has come to represent both genius and confusion; it has birthed a sport (Speedcubing); and it has even been into space.  The beauty of the Rubik’s Cube is that when you look at a scrambled one, you know exactly what you need to do without instruction. Yet without instruction it is almost impossible to solve, making it one of the most infuriating and engaging inventions ever conceived. “If you are curious, you’ll find the puzzles around you. If you are determined, you will solve them. ” Erno Rubik


Where in the human body would you find the Organs of Corti?

Human Body Organs: Largest Organs of the Body With Names and Functions Organs of the Body & Organs Systems of the Body Organs and Organ Systems of the Human Body: Do you know how the functions like communication, transportation, reproduction and growth are executed through the collective effort of different organs of the body? Though you would already be having a vast pool of information about your body, this article aims at revealing some stunning facts which may not be known to you. In biology, a cell is known as the basic building block and the smallest unit of life. When similar cells combine into a group, they form a tissue. Two or more tissues, on the other hand, combine to form an important entity, called an organ. The grouping of different organs results in the formation of organ system. There are as many as 78 organs which form groups and work in coordination with one another to accomplish a particular task. A group of organs assigned to complete a specific function, on the other hand, is called an organ system. For example, heart, blood, blood vessels and lungs are the major components of the blood circulatory system. Do you know how many organ systems are there in your body? Well, there are nearly a dozen organ system, each made up of multiple individual organs working in coordination with one another. At the same time, there is coordination and linkage between different organ systems which combine to form an individual. Among them, brain, heart, lungs, liver and kidneys are considered as the major or vital organs of the human body. The master organ, the brain, serves as CPU or control center, while beating of heart is considered as the sign of life in an individual. The lungs assist in the supply of oxygen to every individual cell and the removal of carbon dioxide outside the body. The liver attaches with itself at least three superlative degrees, i.e. it is the largest, heaviest and hottest internal organ. Kidney serve as an important component of the excretory system which is responsible for the removal of the excess, unnecessary materials from the body fluids. Major Organs of the Body: All the organs of the body are not essential for the survival of an individual. There are certain organs, like arms, legs, stomach, large intestine, and tongue the complete removal of which will not put your life at risk. The other organs, like brain, heart, kidney, lungs and pancreas, etc. are indispensable for your survival. They are called the major or vital organs of your body. You can have a bird eye view of the shape, size and functioning of the major body organs through the following description: The Master Organ: Lying on the top of the body and enclosed in an incredibly hard protective cover of skull, the brain serves as the control center for all the functions of the body. Nearly 1.4-kilogram mass of brain occupies over 1200 cubic centimeter of space and accounts for about two percent of the total body weight. Just like the brain of other mammalian species, it is distinguishable into three basic divisions of forebrain, midbrain and hindbrain. In absolute terms, the human brain is smaller than those of large mammals, like whales and elephants. But, when you take into account the measure of relative brain size, it happens to be twice as large as that of the bottlenose dolphin. The Pumping Organ: One of the most vital organs in the body, the heart is assigned the role of pumping blood with such a force that it reaches every individual cell. The blood carries with it nutrients as well as oxygen which are to be delivered to all the cells. Another important function of blood is to transport waste substances and gases for elimination out of body. Measuring 5 inches in length, 3.5 inches in width and 2.5 inches in thickness, the human heart appears to be the size of a fist. However, an athlete’s pumping organ may grow much larger in size due to excessive exercise. There are four chambers in it, with the upper two being atria and the lower ones termed as ventricles. The Respiratory Organ: Lungs are the respiratory organs as


In what year was the first Battle of St. Albans?

First Battle of St. Albans - Wars of the Roses - St. Albans Wars of the Roses Wars of the Roses: First Battle of St. Albans Henry VI.  Public Domain Updated August 04, 2015. First Battle of St. Albans - Conflict & Date: The First Battle of St. Albans was fought May 22, 1455, during the Wars of the Roses (1455-1485). Armies & Commanders approx. 2,000-3,000 men First Battle of St. Albans - Background: The antagonism between the Houses of Lancaster and York commenced in 1399 when Henry Bolingbroke, Duke of Lancaster overthrew his unpopular cousin King Richard II. A grandson of Edward III , through John of Gaunt, his claim to the English crown was relatively weak compared to his Yorkist relations. Ruling until 1413 as Henry IV, he was forced to put down several uprisings to maintain the throne. On his death, the throne passed to his son, Henry V. A great warrior known for his victory at Agincourt , Henry V only lived until 1422 when he was succeeded by his nine-month old son Henry VI. For most of his minority, Henry was surrounded by unpopular advisors such as the Duke of Gloucester, Cardinal Beaufort, and the Duke of Suffolk. During Henry VI's reign, the French gained the upper hand in the Hundred Years' War and began pushing English forces from France. A weak and ineffective ruler, Henry was heavily advised by the Duke of Somerset who desired peace. This position was countered by Richard, Duke of York who wished to continue fighting. A descendent of Edward III's second and fourth sons, he possessed a strong claim to the throne. By 1450, Henry VI began experiencing bouts of insanity and three years later was judged unfit to rule. This resulted in a Council of Regency being formed with York at its head as Lord Protector. Imprisoning Somerset, he worked to expand his power but was forced to step down two years later when Henry VI recovered. First Battle of St. Albans - Forces Mobilize: Resuming the throne, Henry again fell under the influence of his advisors. Seeking to eliminate York as a threat, Queen Margaret of Anjou had him removed from court. Departing, York increasingly began to fear that he would be arrested for treason. This came to a head in 1455 when he received a summons to appear before the King's council to answer allegations against him. Fearing the outcome, York began raising troops from among his supporters in the north. Assembling his men, he started moving south towards London. En route, he was joined by the Earls of Salisbury and Warwick, both members of the allied Neville family. The addition of their forces brought York's army to between 5,000 and 7,000 men. In response to York's actions, Henry formed a small army of 2,000-3,000 men, with the Duke of Somerset in command, and began marching north. First Battle of St. Alban - The Armies Meet: Departing London, Henry was surprised by the speed of York's advance and directed his army to occupy the fortified town of St. Albans on the morning of May 22. Shortly thereafter, York's forces arrived outside the town and began deploying to the east. Despite the aggressive stances assumed by both sides, neither Henry nor York was eager to engage in combat. York desired that his name be cleared and certain Lancastrian advisors removed. Badly outnumbered, Henry and Somerset wished to escape from militarily weak position. As a result, much of the morning was spent in negotiations as messengers travelled back forth between the two camps. After three hours of talks, York proved unable to convince Henry of his peaceful intentions and the King became increasingly angry in regard to the Duke's demands. First Battle of St. Albans - A Short, Violent Clash: Around midday, York grew tired of the impasse and directed his forces to assault St. Albans via the Sopwell and Shropshire Lane gates. Charging forward, they found both gates barricaded by Henry's men. Repeated assaults failed to break through and casualties began to mount. Assessing the situation, Warwick led the Yorkist reserves in search of another way into St. Albans. Moving through gardens and back roads, he was able to


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What is the price of a first class stamp?

First and second class stamp prices First and second class stamp prices 28 February 2014 First and second class stamp prices We have thought carefully about the impact on our customers and our own business before deciding to increase our prices. We understand how difficult it has been for householders and businesses in the recent tough economic conditions. For the first time in two years, stamp prices will change. On 31 March, the price of a First Class Stamp will rise by 2p to 62p.Royal Mail, under the current regulatory framework, could have raised the price of a Second Class stamp to 57p. Instead, the price of a Second Class stamp will rise by 3p to 53p. Royal Mail’s stamp prices are among the best value in Europe. The European average for First Class letters up to 100g is 67p. The UKFirst Class stamp price remains well below this. The European average for Second Class letters, up to 100g, is 60p; the UK Second Class stamp price remains well below this (1). The UK has the highest quality specification of any major European country (2). Last week, we reported that we were on target for First Class delivery after the third quarter of this financial year, and were ahead of our Second Class target.   Royal Mail has announced First Class and Second Class stamp prices from 31 March. In doing so, we have thought carefully about the impact on our customers and our own business. We understand how difficult it has been for householders and businesses in the recent tough economic conditions. Cost of the Universal Service Stamp prices have not risen for two years. In order to provide a high quality, six-day-a-week, one-price-goes-anywhere Universal Service, Royal Mail must maintain a high fixed cost infrastructure, costing more than £7 billion annually. (3) We are raising the price of a First Class stamp by 2p, going from 60p to 62p.  Royal Mail, under the current regulatory framework, could have raised the price of a Second Class stamp to 57p. Instead, the price of a Second Class stamp will rise by 3p to 53p.There is no regulatory cap on the price of a First Class letter, ALarge Letter First Class stamp up to 100g will rise by 3p to 93p; a Large Letter Second Class stamp will rise by 4p to 73p. Affordability of Postal Services Royal Mail’s stamp prices are among the best value in Europe. The European average for First Class letters up to 100g is 67p. The European average for Second Class letters, up to 100g, is 60p. Postal services remain affordable. Ofcom’s March 2013 report The affordability of universal postal services (4) noted that average weekly household spend on post is low, for example, less than one twentieth of that on other utilities such as telephone services, electricity and gas. Current ONS data (5) shows that spend on post is around 60p per week per household (2012 prices) across all households, which is around 0.1% of total consumption expenditure. UK businesses which use meters also benefit from good value prices and discounts of up to 34% on stamp prices. In addition, nearly half a million business customers have accounts with Royal Mail which deliver greater savings still. The weighted average price rise across our consumer parcels portfolio (6) from 31 March will be 2.6%. Stephen Agar, Royal Mail’s Managing Director of Consumer and Network Access commented: “We understand that nobody likes to pay more, especially in the current economic climate. Our prices remain amongst the best value for money in Europe, and we have the highest service specification of any major European country.” Footnotes (1). Survey based on OECD and Eurostat annual Purchasing Power Parity exchange rates for GDP in 2012 valid as of 16 January 2014. Most European operators charge up to three different prices for letters weighing up to 100g, therefore in order to examine international stamp prices on a more comparable basis the prices for different weight categories have been weighted together for each country using UK volume weights to provide a common currency average stamp letter price for items up to 100g. Royal Mail remains equal to


The song Michelle appears on which Beatles album?

Michelle - The Beatles | Song Info | AllMusic The Beatles google+ Song Review               by Richie Unterberger On an album, Rubber Soul, characterized by compositions that brought the Beatles into far more sophisticated lyrical territory, "Michelle" was something of a throwback to their simpler earlier romantic tunes. Melodically, however, it was the equal of anything else on the record, and actually of most anything else composed by Lennon-McCartney. Like "Yesterday," it had the air of an instant standard. While it hasn't been covered as much as "Yesterday" has (nothing has been covered as much "Yesterday" has), it did indeed become pretty much a popular music standard. Leading off the tune, and reappearing in other sections, was a haunting descending guitar line, plucked in a rather Greek style: a trait which can be detected in the guitar work on a few other Beatles ballads (notably "And I Love Her" and "Girl"). It might have been too much on the sentimental side for the group's most rock-oriented fans, but certainly the melody was memorable and the harmonies heavenly. McCartney put on his best crooner charm for the vocal, moving into French for much of the time. A bit of grit is supplied by the bridge, in which McCartney repeats "I love you" in a rapid repetition that is similar to the jazz scat style. It was eventually revealed that this bit was inspired by Nina Simone's somewhat (though hardly exactly similar) repetitions of the exact same phrase in her jazzy cover of "I Put a Spell on You." Also jazzy is George Harrison's guitar solo, which could have been used for some early-'60s cool jazz session. The melody is varied slightly to set an air of finality to McCartney's declaration of love for his French femme fatale on the final section (which lyrically mimics the instrumental guitar line that led off the track). The Beatles end, as was sometimes their wont, on a major chord in this minor-keyed tune, adding to the pleasing effect of a melody bound to linger in the memory. As with "Yesterday," other acts were quick to spot the tune's potential; the Overlanders took it to number one in the U.K. in early 1966 (although it failed to hit in the U.S.), while David and Jonathan took a pop-slanted interpretation to both the American and British Top 20 at the same time. Appears On


In which English county is Castle Drogo?

Castle Drogo | Historic Devon Guide Castle Drogo NOTE: Castle Drogo is currently undergoing a complete restoration to prevent catastrophic collapse of the building. Until 2017 the house may be covered in scaffolding. However, it is still open, and indeed, even more rooms have been opened to the public, and you can also watch the restoration work being undertaken. About Castle Drogo A twentieth century "castle" built by Sir Edwin Lutyens between 1910-30 to satisfy the aspirations to gentryhood of successful merchant Julius Drewe. Lutyens designed a Tudor fantasy of projecting battlements, a fortified entrance tower, and a portcullis to create a sense of medieval heritage. Each block of granite was specially quarried for the house. The foundations are hewn into the rock of the hillside, to the point of having exposed granite in the bathroom. The house is built upon a spur of land that rises 900 feet above the River Teign, with superb views of Dartmoor. Despite the forbidding aspect of the exterior, the interior of the house is designed for comfort, with exquisitely furnished rooms and a fine collection of Spanish furniture. Castle Drogo is an ode to ambition, but a fascinating place to visit for all that. The gardens surrounding the house are some of the finest in Devon, to a design by Gertrude Jekyl. There are also enjoyable walks along the Teign gorge. Visiting Castle Drogo - impressions I've visited Castle Drogo on several occasions. At first I wasn't sure I liked it. Certainly the gardens are lovely, and the setting above the Teign is wonderful, but I'm a traditionalist at heart, and I wasn't sure what to make of the early 20th century architecture in the form of a medieval castle, or the ornate interiors that seem to defy any attempt to categorise them! But Castle Drogo grew on me, and I realised I was trying to compare it with either much earlier stately homes or a real medieval castle. It is neither, and deserves to be appreciated for what it is. And what it is is sumptuous, a period piece; one of the last great private houses to be built in England, before the changes brought about by World War I ended the golden age of the country house forever. It is a time capsule of an age, the twighlight of the noble house, and a fascinating look back in our social history. About Castle Drogo Address: Drewsteignton, Exeter, Devon, England, EX6 6PB Attraction Type: Historic House


Which Thames bridge lies between Chelsea Bridge and Battersea Bridge?

Chelsea Bridge | London Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia 6 May 1937 Chelsea Bridge looking downstream from the north bank. Grosvenor Bridge in background. (January 2006) Chelsea Bridge is a self-anchored suspension bridge for road and foot traffic running north-south over the River Thames in London , between Grosvenor Bridge and the Albert Bridge . History Edit The original bridge was a suspension bridge of some 700 feet (213.4 m) with a main span of 350 feet (106.7 m), designed by Thomas Page, constructed from 1851 and opened on 28 March 1858. The bridge was conceived of at the same time as a complement to Battersea Park , and authorised by an 1846 Act of Parliament. It was a toll bridge until 1879. Current bridge Edit The current bridge was designed by G. Topham Forest and opened on 6 May 1937. It was built by Holloway Brothers (London) Ltd. On the north bank of the river, the bridge forms the boundary between the Pimlico area of Westminster to the east and Chelsea to the west; the Royal Chelsea Hospital lies immediately to the north west. On the south bank is Nine Elms to the east and Battersea to the west. Battersea Power Station is immediately to the south east of the bridge, and Battersea Park to the south west. Chelsea Bridge, and the famous tea stall now retired to the London Transport Museum, became a notorious spot in the 1960s as a hangout for the young tearaway motorcyclists called Rockers drawn to the attractions the unlimited supply of young women coming out of the Battersea Park Fun Fair. The Fun Fair has long gone but the bridge remains an attraction for both motorcyclists and custom car fans who come to regular cruises and to show off. It is also the namesake of the song "Chelsea Bridge" by Billy Strayhorn. The bridge was declared a Grade II listed structure in 2008, providing protection to preserve its special character from unsympathetic development.


Who painted Belshazzar's Feast between 1636/38 and Portrait of Titus in 1655?

1000+ images about Rembrandt van Riin on Pinterest | The night watch, Oriental and Museums Titus at a Desk, 1655, Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch Baroque Era Painter and Engraver, 1606-1669), Oil on canvas, 77 x 63 cm, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. See More


Who succeeded Augustus as Emperor of Rome in 14AD?

BBC - History - Augustus z A bronze head of Augustus    © Augustus was the first emperor of Rome. He replaced the Roman republic with an effective monarchy and during his long reign brought peace and stability. Augustus was born Gaius Octavius on 23 September 63 BC in Rome. In 43 BC his great-uncle, Julius Caesar, was assassinated and in his will, Octavius, known as Octavian, was named as his heir. He fought to avenge Caesar and in 31 BC defeated Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium. He was now undisputed ruler of Rome. Instead of following Caesar's example and making himself dictator, Octavian in 27 BC founded the principate, a system of monarchy headed by an emperor holding power for life. His powers were hidden behind constitutional forms, and he took the name Augustus meaning 'lofty' or 'serene'. Nevertheless, he retained ultimate control of all aspects of the Roman state, with the army under his direct command. At home, he embarked on a large programme of reconstruction and social reform. Rome was transformed with impressive new buildings and Augustus was a patron to Virgil, Horace and Propertius, the leading poets of the day. Augustus also ensured that his image was promoted throughout his empire by means of statues and coins. Abroad, he created a standing army for the first time, and embarked upon a vigorous campaign of expansion designed to make Rome safe from the 'barbarians' beyond the frontiers, and to secure the Augustan peace. His stepsons Tiberius and Drusus undertook the task (Augustus had married their mother Livia in 38 BC). Between 16 BC and 6 AD the frontier was advanced from the Rhine to the Elbe in Germany, and up to the Danube along its entire length. But Drusus died in the process and in 9 AD the annihilation of three Roman legions in Germany (out of 28 overall), in the Varian disaster, led to the abandonment of Germany east of the Rhine. Augustus was determined to be succeeded by someone of his own blood, but he had no sons, only a daughter, Julia, the child of his first wife. His nephew Marcellus and his beloved grandsons Gaius and Lucius pre-deceased him, so he reluctantly made Tiberius his heir. Military disaster, the loss of his grandsons and a troubled economy clouded his last years. He became more dictatorial, exiling the poet Ovid (8 AD), who had mocked his moral reforms. He died on 19 August 14 AD.


Who directed the 1973 film American Graffiti?

American Graffiti (1973) - IMDb IMDb 29 December 2016 2:33 AM, UTC NEWS There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error A couple of high school grads spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before they go off to college. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 26 titles created 20 Sep 2011 a list of 47 titles created 23 Jul 2014 a list of 32 titles created 29 Mar 2015 a list of 30 titles created 4 months ago a list of 21 titles created 4 months ago Search for " American Graffiti " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for     5     Oscars. Another    9 wins & 8 nominations. See more awards  » Photos College graduates deal with Vietnam and other issues of the late '60s. Director: Bill Norton Set in the 25th century, the story centers around a man and a woman who rebel against their rigidly controlled society. Director: George Lucas In 1951, a group of high schoolers come of age in a bleak, isolated, atrophied West Texas town that is slowly dying, both culturally and economically. Director: Peter Bogdanovich A rebellious young man with a troubled past comes to a new town, finding friends and enemies. Director: Nicholas Ray Two counterculture bikers travel from Los Angeles to New Orleans in search of America. Director: Dennis Hopper Edit Storyline It's the proverbial end of the summer 1962 in a small southern California town. It's the evening before best friends and recent high school graduates, Curt Henderson and Steve Bolander, are scheduled to leave town to head to college back east. Curt, who received a lucrative local scholarship, is seen as the promise that their class holds. But Curt is having second thoughts about leaving what Steve basically sees as their dead end town. Curt's beliefs are strengthened when he spots an unknown beautiful blonde in a T-bird who mouths the words "I love you" to him. As Curt tries to find that blonde while trying to get away from a local gang who have him somewhat hostage, Curt may come to a decision about his immediate future. Outgoing class president Steve, on the other hand, wants to leave, despite meaning that he will leave girlfriend, head cheerleader and Curt's sister, Laurie Henderson, behind. Steve and Laurie spend the evening "negotiating" the state of their relationship. Meanwhile... Written by Huggo Did You Know? Trivia The film was previewed before an audience of young people in Northpoint Theater, San Francisco, on a Sunday morning, with Universal Pictures head Ned Tanen in attendance. In a story that is now legendary in Hollywood, Tanan was not impressed with the film, despite a good audience reaction, and called it "unreleasable". Francis Ford Coppola , enraged at the comment, offered to buy the film from Universal (some stories claim he offered to write the check then and there) while the exhausted, burned-out and ill George Lucas watched in shock. A compromise was finally reached in which Universal could "suggest" modifications to the movie, a resolution Lucas was not happy with, as it took control of the film away from him. See more » Goofs When Carol is on the hood of the car being shaving-creamed, she covers the front windshield with shaving cream and jumps off, but as she runs around the car, there's no shaving cream anywhere on it. See more » Quotes [first lines] Terry Fields : Hey, what do you say, Curt? Last night in town... you guys gonna have a little bash before you leave? Steve Bolander : The Moose have been looking for you all day. [hands a check to Curt] Steve Bolander : They got worried... thought you were trying to avoid them or something. Terry Fields : What is it? What do ya got? Curt Henderson : Oh, great. Terry Fields : That's $2,000 man! Two thousand dollars! Steve Bolander : Mr. Jennings gave it to m


On which UK motorway is the Membury service station?

Membury services - Motorway Services Online, Membury | service stations Motorway Services Online Two sites located between junctions, connected by a pedestrian footbridge. Ratings 6 Visitor Feedback Facilities westbound only: Regus Express Motel: Days Inn book Forecourt: BP , BP Connect , Wild Bean Café , AdBlue Containers Parking Prices First two hours free for all vehicles, after which HGVs, caravans and coaches must pay £24, or £26 to include a £9 meal voucher. Prices can be paid in the shop with instructions in each car park. They are strictly enforced by ParkingEye . Trivia Membury is built on the site of the old RAF Membury airfield. There is a tribute to those who served there in World War II. Within the services is a mural painted by David Fisher, who was recruited by Forte to paint one for most of their services. The fuel forecourt is not owned by Welcome Break but is actually a BP corporate site, under the BP Connect brand, suggesting that Membury is one of the Highways Agency owned sites. The eastbound petrol station has an unusual layout whereby refuelling vehicles face what appears to be the wrong way. Not particularly remarkable, but slightly odd. The distinctive building design with its high roof and open views was noted upon opening for being very noisy and exposed. The long corridors, running beneath the building to the second entrance, were initially a magnet for vandalism. The services can be identified by the large transmitting signal situated next to it. The site is 40.75acres in size. History One of the abandoned buildings before becoming a Starbucks The upstairs dining area in the 1970s. Ross originally wanted the services to be a replica of their first site at Leicester Forest East , however they couldn't afford to manage the traffic on the M4 whilst the bridge was being built. Even so, remnants of the idea can still be seen: both sides have a restaurant on a second floor which is accessed from a staircase, with the option of eating outdoors on a terrace. Moving the restaurant upstairs creates a rare bit of space in the rest of the services. Forte wanted to build a tie rack, dry goods shop and shirt shop. Instead the services gained a garden centre, unique to the motorway network, and on the upper level a coffee shop which offered a blend of waitress and self-service catering. The room had a brown, grey and orange décor with a thick striped carpet. This was possibly called The Buttery, and used a numbering system to deliver hot food ordered from the counter. Fresh flowers and pictures served as decoration. Next door was a screened-off café, split over both levels, with ramps connecting the two. The services have an extra building which used to be a Happy Eater , later a Little Chef and then a Red Hen . It closed with the demise of Red Hen, the westbound side is now a training centre, while the eastbound side was unchanged and appeared to contain a lot of the original furniture until 2012/2013 when a Starbucks Drive Thru/Regus Express meeting room took over the building. Survey Results Use with care. Outdated surveys have been included for interest only. In May 2012 and August 2011, Visit England rated the westbound services as 4 stars and the eastbound side as 3 stars. In 2007, the westbound services won a four-star loo award. The eastbound side won a three-star loo award. In 2006, the services won a four star loo award. Also in 2006, Holiday Which? rated the services at 3/5. In 1977 Egon Ronay rated the services as "just acceptable". He found it clean and described it as an "architectural masterpiece", and it served "reasonable" convenience-based food. Alternatives