How is the building 30 St. Mary Axe better known?

Gherkin, London Gherkin - 30stmaryaxe.com 30 St Mary Axe, better known by its nickname Gherkin, is one of the most eye-catching buildings in London and it stands out prominently in the city's skyline. The Gherkin is one of several modern buildings that have been built over the years in a historic area of London. Construction Construction of the Gherkin was commissioned by Swiss Re, a reinsurance company. The 41-story skyscraper was built in 2004 after a modern glass and steel design by the architectural firm of Foster and Partners. The Gherkin Originally known as the Swiss Re Building, it was later renamed to its street address 30 St. Mary Axe after Swiss Re sold the building in 2007. Even before its construction was complete Londoners dubbed the building the 'Gherkin' for its distinctive shape, and it is still known by that name. High-rises in the City The tower was built in the heart of London's financial center at the site of the 1903 Baltic Exchange Building which had been damaged by a terrorist attack in 1992. The construction of a glittering high-tech building in the middle of a relatively low-rise area with plenty of historic buildings and narrow medieval streets set off a new debate about the need for tall buildings in the City of London . But even as many new skyscrapers are now built in Canary Wharf - well outside the city's historic center - the Gherkin has acted as a catalyst for the growing cluster of high-rises in the City . Architecture Street level The cigar-shaped structure has a steel frame with circular floor plans and a glass facade with diamond-shaped panels. The swirling striped pattern visible on the exterior is the result of the building's energy-saving system which allows the air to flow up through spiraling wells. On the street level, the Gherkin's base is well integrated with an open public plaza. Huge white X braces create a dramatic entrance. The top of the tower, where visitors find an open hall covered by a glass conical dome is even more spectacular. From here you have great views over the city. Unfortunately the building is not open to the public. Its unique, bold and energy efficient design has won the Gherkin many awards including the Stirling Prize, the London Region Award, and the Emporis Skyscraper Award.


Which American TV drama centres around the offices of Sterling Cooper Advertising Agency?

Mad Men | American television series | Britannica.com American television series Mad Men, American television drama series that aired (2007–15) on the American Movie Classics (AMC) cable network and was widely praised for its nuanced representation of social life in the 1960s and for its stylish visual flair. Cast members of the television series Mad Men (from left to right, Rich … © AMC The show was created by Matthew Weiner , who had previously served as a writer and a producer on several TV series, most notably The Sopranos . Mad Men’s first season, set in 1960, introduced viewers to Don Draper (played by Jon Hamm ), the handsome and talented creative director of New York City advertising agency Sterling Cooper. (The show’s title was a reference to the denizens of Madison Avenue, the Manhattan street where many advertising companies have traditionally been located.) Among Don’s coworkers there are the devilishly affable Roger Sterling ( John Slattery), a partner at the firm; the ambitious young account executive Pete Campbell ( Vincent Kartheiser); and the effortlessly savvy head secretary, Joan Holloway ( Christina Hendricks). While the show generated many of its story lines from the lively dynamics of the office, it also focused intently on the domestic sphere and specifically on Don’s wife, Betty ( January Jones), who superficially embodied the ideal of the mid-century suburban housewife. From left to right, Roger Sterling (played by John Slattery), Don Draper (Jon Hamm), and Betty … © AMC Cast members of the television series Mad Men (from left to right, … © AMC As the series progressed, it skillfully explored the complexities of its characters and their professional and personal travails. Though Don’s life is often looked upon with envy or admiration, early in the narrative he is dissatisfied in his marriage (from which he frequently strays) and burdened by a secret about his past. (The revelation that Don had stolen the identity of a fellow soldier in the Korean War was one of the show’s major plot points.) For many viewers, however, the most compelling aspect of Mad Men was its historical setting. With each season structured around a successive time frame within the 1960s, the show—which by the seventh season had advanced to 1969—took pains to faithfully depict the era’s rapidly changing fashions and social mores, from attitudes toward alcohol to philosophies on parenting. The narrative arc of another principal character—the spirited Peggy Olson ( Elisabeth Moss), who starts as Don’s secretary but soon becomes one of Sterling Cooper’s most proficient copywriters—served in part as an illustration of the decade’s expanding opportunities for women. As well, the series provided a lens through which to observe the broad transformations that occurred within advertising and consumer culture at that time. The consequences of this tumultuous milieu were far-reaching. Within the show’s run, Don and Betty divorce and each remarries, and the agency also dissolves, reorganizing first as Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce and then, after a merger, as Sterling Cooper & Partners. From left to right, Stan Rizzo (played by Jay R. Ferguson), Peggy Olson (Elisabeth Moss), and … © AMC Cast members of the television series Mad Men (from left to right, … © AMC


According to Homer, who was Queen of Troy and mother of Paris and Hector?

Greece, A History of Ancient Greece, The Trojan War A History of Ancient Greece The Glory That Was Greece Author:����� Jewsbury, Lewis 800 BC: Homeric writings 1186 BC: The Trojan War Although the Trojan War was the subject of legend and myth in the writings of Homer, there is little doubt that some great conflict took place that resulted in Greek expansion into the coast of Asia Minor and the extension of trade into the Black Sea. Excavations by the German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann in the late 19th century revealed that the city of Troy was a prosperous center as far back as 3000 BC. The ten-year war is believed to have taken place in the early 12th century BC . According to legend, Paris, the son of Troy's King Priam, abducted Helen, wife of King Menelaus of Sparta. Menelaus's brother, King Agamemnon of Mycenae, waged war to regain Helen, who was famous for her beauty. The war over Helen is the source of the saying, "the face that launched a thousand ships." Homer's poem the 'Iliad' begins in the middle of the war. The tale centers on the battle itself, particularly on the character of the Greek hero Achilles and his personal vendetta against Hector, leader of the Trojan forces. This early tale of the triumphs and tragedies of war is considered an epic, a work that chronicles the legendary history of a nation. ACHILLES Among the Greeks who fought against Troy, the one considered the bravest was Achilles. His mother was the goddess Thetis, a Nereid (sea nymph). His father was Peleus, king of Thessaly and a grandson of Zeus, the lord of heaven. It was at the wedding feast of Thetis and Peleus that the goddess Eris (Discord) hurled among the guests a golden apple that was to cause the Trojan War. Soon after the birth of Achilles, Thetis tried to outwit the Fates, who had foretold that war would cut down her son in his prime. So that no weapon might ever wound him, she dipped her baby in the black waters of the Styx, the river that flowed around the underworld. Only the heel by which she held him was untouched by the magic waters, and this was the only part of his body that could be wounded. This is the source of the expression Achilles' heel, meaning a vulnerable point. When the Trojan War began, Achilles' mother, fearing that the decree of the Fates would prove true, dressed him as a girl and hid him among the maidens at the court of the king of Scyros. The trick did not succeed. Odysseus, the shrewdest of the Greeks, went to the court disguised as a peddler. When he had spread his wares before the girls, a sudden trumpet blast was sounded. The girls screamed and fled, but Achilles betrayed his sex by seizing a sword and spear from the peddler's stock. Achilles joined the battle and took command of his father's men, the Myrmidons. They set an example of bravery for the other Greeks. Then he quarreled with Agamemnon, the leader of the Greeks, over a captive whom he loved. When she was taken from him, he withdrew his followers from the fight and sulked in his tent. As a result the Greek armies were driven back to their ships by the Trojans. At last, moved by the plight of the Greeks, Achilles entrusted his men and his armor to Patroclus, his best friend. Thus, when Patroclus led the Myrmidons into battle, the Trojans mistook him for Achilles and fled in panic. Patroclus, however, was killed by Hector, the leader of the Trojans. Achilles' armor became the prize of Hector. Angered and stricken by grief, Achilles vowed to kill Hector. Meanwhile, his mother hastened to Olympus to beg a new suit of armor from Hephaestus, god of the forge. Clad in his new armor, Achilles again went into battle. He slew many Trojans, and the rest--except for Hector--fled within their city. Achilles then killed Hector. Although the Trojans had now lost their leader, they were able to continue fighting with the help of other nations. Achilles broke the strength of these allies by killing Memnon, prince of the Ethiopians, and Penthesilea, queen of the Amazons  Achilles was now weary of war and,


In American football, how many points are awarded for a field goal?

NFL Beginner's Guide to Football NFL Network Beginner's Guide to Football One 11-man team has possession of the football. It is called the offense and it tries to advance the ball down the          field-by running with the ball or throwing it - and score points by crossing the goal line and getting into an area          called the end zone. The other team (also with 11 players) is called the defense. It tries to stop the offensive team and make it give up         possession of the ball. If the team with the ball does score or is forced to give up possession, the offensive and defensive teams switch roles (the offensive team goes on defense and the defensive team goes on offense).         And so on, back and forth, until all four quarters of the game have been played. In order to make it easier to coordinate the information in this digest,         the topics discussed generally follow the order of the rule book. THE FIELD The field measures 100 yards long and 53 yards wide. Little white markings on the field called yard markers help the players,         officials, and the fans keep track of the ball. Probably the most important part of the field is the end zone.         It's an additional 10 yards on each end of the field. This is where the points add up! When the offense - the team with possession of the ball-gets the ball into the opponent's end zone, they score points. TIMING Games are divided into four 15-minute quarters, separated by a 12-minute break at halftime.         There are also 2-minute breaks at the end of the first and third quarters as teams change ends of the field after every 15 minutes of play.         At the end of the first and third quarters, the team with the ball retains possession heading into the following quarter. That is not the case before halftime.         The second half starts with a kickoff in the same way as the game began in the first quarter. Each offensive team has 40 seconds from the end of a given play until they must snap of the ball for the start of the next play, otherwise they will be penalized. The clock stops at the end of incomplete passing plays, when a player goes out of bounds, or when a penalty is called. The clock starts again when the ball is re-spotted by an official. If a game is tied at the end of regulation, a 15-minute overtime period will be played. In the NFL, this is sudden death and the first team to score wins. Possession is determined before the period begins by a coin toss. THE PLAYERS Each team has 3 separate units: the offense (see section below), those players who are on the field when the team has possession of the ball;         the defense (see section below), players who line up to stop the other team's offense; and special teams that only come in on kicking situations         (punts, field goals, and kickoffs). Only 11 players are on the field from one team at any one time. To see how the players line up click here THE KICKOFF A game starts with the kickoff. The ball is placed on a kicking tee at the defense's 30-yard line, and a special kicker (a "placekicker") kicks the ball to the offense        A kick return man from the offense will try to catch the ball and advance it by running. Where he is stopped is the point from which the offense will begin its drive, or series of offensive plays.        When a kickoff is caught in the offense's own end zone, the kick returner can either run the ball out of the end zone, or kneel in the end zone to signal a touchback - a sign to stop the play.        The ball is then placed on the 20-yard line, where the offense begins play. FIRST DOWN All progress in a football game is measured in yards. The offensive team tries to get as much "yardage" as it can to try and move closer to the opponent's end zone.        Each time the offense gets the ball, it has four downs, or chances, in which to gain 10 yards. If the offensive team successfully moves the ball 10 or more yards, it earns a


Besides cookery, on which other topic has Delia Smith written books?

Profile: Delia Smith | The Independent Profile: Delia Smith Simmer gently. Do not boil Saturday 11 December 1999 00:00 BST Click to follow The Independent Online Once again, we are about to succumb to Deliamania. Another book of hers came out this week ( How to Cook: Book Two), as seasonally tied to our palates as Dickens once was to our souls: it wouldn't be Christmas without Delia (even though she spends her Christmases in the West Indies). The book will hop to the top of the bestseller lists and just stay there. If she mentions an ingredient not already in abundant supply in the supermarkets, you will not be able to get hold of it for months. Once again, we are about to succumb to Deliamania. Another book of hers came out this week ( How to Cook: Book Two), as seasonally tied to our palates as Dickens once was to our souls: it wouldn't be Christmas without Delia (even though she spends her Christmases in the West Indies). The book will hop to the top of the bestseller lists and just stay there. If she mentions an ingredient not already in abundant supply in the supermarkets, you will not be able to get hold of it for months. Delia Smith. The words might roll beautifully off the tongue - a dactyl followed by an accented syllable - but, really, when you know who they stand for, are there four more prosaic syllables in the language? Is there anyone who appears duller than Delia Smith? Maybe not; but I would suspect that there are millions of people who are precisely as dull as her: us. Last year, I was entertained by Lisa Chaney's biography of Elizabeth David, the woman who is said to have done more than anyone to change the culinary habits of a nation. (If only.) David's was a story worth telling. Promiscuous, maybe even - who knows? - bisexual, difficult, solipsistic, a heavy drinker and smoker, morose, impetuous, intensely charismatic, posh, but with a penchant for ne'er-do-wells, male homosexuals and dÃ©classÃ©s chancers, scornful of food writers ("who wants to be the doyenne of them?" she once acidly asked; the image that stuck in many reviewers' minds was that of the ash from her fag dropping into the paella as she swayed, half-cut, over the pan. The book might not have been thrillingly written, but it told a tale or two. It turns out that it wasn't even the official biography; that's out now. But as I read its unofficial precursor, I thought: well, at least no one's going to be writing a biography of Delia Smith. I was wrong. Not only does everyone have a story; even Delia Smith, that blankest and most unassuming of our "personalities" has one. It has been joked that the prerequisite for being a TV personality is not to have one to speak of; but few have made a career from as ostensibly, even provocatively, sparse a personality as Delia's. Well, no one's that dull, even if she comes, as if she were straight out of central casting, from Bexleyheath. Her biography, by Alison Bowyer (published in October by Andre Deutsch) begins not with her date of birth (1941) but with the announcement that she turned down a peerage offered by Tony Blair. Baroness Smith? It doesn't feel right; and not just because she has entered that state of hyper-celebrity whereby we can dispense with her last name. Her cookery, it turns out, was not a vocation she felt in her bones. It was born out of pique at the culinary talents of the woman with whom she felt she was competing, for the hand of one Louis Alexander, who later - and temporarily, as it turned out - spurned all women in order to become a Catholic priest. Delia resolved to become, like Louis's ex-, a cook. She also became a Catholic herself. It makes one wonder how easy it once was to make an impression on the soft butter of Delia's spirit. She arrived in London in 1960, after a childhood marked, it would appear, by a complete lack of appreciation (she poured her heart out about this much later, in starkly incongruous circumstances, on the children's TV programme, Swap Shop). In 1962, while working for a travel agency, she posed in a bathing-suit for a company promotion. One night


Who was the Queen consort of King George the Fourth of England?

Regency History: George IV and Queen Caroline: a disastrous royal marriage from Diaries and Correspondence of James Harris,  First Earl of Malmesbury, Volume III (1834) He goes on to record his reservations about Caroline’s suitability as a bride for the Prince:  “Princess Caroline very missish at supper. I much fear these habits are irrecoverably rooted in her — she is naturally curious, and a gossip.” (3) He was obliged to caution her “to think always before she speaks” (3) and to make improvements in her personal hygiene. He was particularly revolted when she had a tooth drawn and had it sent to him as a gift! But he was not blind to her good points, noting that “she improves very much on closer acquaintance - cheerful, and loves laughing” and that she “understands a joke and can make one”. (3) Lord Malmesbury remained very concerned about the suitability of the match: “We regret the apparent facility of the Princess Caroline's character—her want of reflection and substance— agree that with a steady man she would do vastly well, but with one of a different description, there are great risks.” (3) First impressions Neither party was expecting a love match, but Princess Caroline, at least at the start, was hopeful of a good relationship with her cousin. She wrote to her friend: “I esteem and respect my intended husband, and I hope for great kindness and attention ... I shall strive to render my husband happy.” (2) Lord Malmesbury records their first meeting: “I, according to the established etiquette, introduced ... the Princess Caroline to him. She very properly ... attempted to kneel to him. He raised her (gracefully enough), and embraced her, said barely one word, turned round, retired to a distant part of the apartment, and calling me to him, said, "Harris, I am not well; pray get me a glass of brandy." (3) Caroline was unimpressed. When Lord Malmesbury rejoined her she exclaimed in French, asking if the Prince was always like that and declaring that she found him very fat and nothing like as handsome as his portrait. Wronged wife When Princess Caroline arrived in England she hoped for “great kindness and attention”. She received neither. The King was effusive in welcoming her but the Queen was cold and her future husband indifferent. George had never wanted the marriage apart from as a way to secure funds, and he was heavily influenced by his new mistress, Frances, Countess of Jersey , whom he heartlessly appointed as a Lady of the Bedchamber for his new wife. From the first moment of setting foot on English soil, Princess Caroline was subject to Lady Jersey’s spite. The Prince made no secret of the fact that Caroline was his wife in name only. When she unwisely revealed her previous attachment, Lady Jersey had no scruples in laying this before the Prince and poisoning his mind against his new wife. Separation The Prince of Wales’ dislike grew. He wanted to divorce his wife, but the King was emphatically against it. A separation, however, was unavoidable. In a letter from the Prince of Wales to his wife dated 30 April 1796, the Prince stated that: “Our inclinations are not in our power; nor should either of us be held answerable to the other, because nature has not made us suitable to each other. Tranquil and comfortable society is, however, in our power; let our intercourse, therefore, be restricted to that.” (4) Caroline’s reply was also printed, saying that his letter “merely confirmed what you tacitly insinuated for this twelvemonth.” (5) She confirms that this long-standing estrangement between them had been instigated by the Prince and the Prince alone. Vindictive libertine from Memoirs of George IV by Robert Huish (1830) The Prince was inconstant in his affections. In time, Lady Jersey was abandoned for a succession of other mistresses, including a return to his long term lover, Mrs Fitzherbert. But at no time did the Prince show any kindness towards his wife. He did not desire her company, and yet, when he could, he restricted her movements and limited her access to her daughter. She could not expect his lo


Which car marque produces the Tiguan model?

NEW MIDSIZE SUV FROM VOLKSWAGEN TO BE PRODUCED IN CHATTANOOGA : Volkswagen US Media Site NEW MIDSIZE SUV FROM VOLKSWAGEN TO BE PRODUCED IN CHATTANOOGA Jul 14, 2014 Winterkorn: “This model will play a key role for Volkswagen’s presence in North America” Volkswagen Group of America to invest approximately $900 million in the project Second model to be produced in Chattanooga, in addition to the US-built Passat, starting from the end of 2016 Approximately 2,000 additional jobs to be created Establishment of a National Research & Development and Planning Center in Chattanooga Group Works Council Chairman Osterloh to be named a member of the Board of Directors of Volkswagen Group of America Wolfsburg, July 14, 2014 – Within the framework of its Strategy 2018 plan, the Volkswagen Group is expanding its industrial footprint in the US. The Board of Directors of Volkswagen Group of America has decided to award the production of the new midsize SUV to the Chattanooga plant in Tennessee. The Group will be investing a total of approximately US$900 million (€643 million) in the production of a newly developed, seven-passenger SUV, and creating 2,000 additional jobs in the US. About US$600 million (€432 million) will be invested in Tennessee. “The United States of America is and will remain one of the most important markets for Volkswagen. Over the past few years, we have achieved a lot there. We are now launching the second phase of the Volkswagen campaign in the US. With the midsize SUV, the expansion of the Chattanooga plant and the new development center, the focus is on the wishes of the US customer. This is also a strong signal for the US as an industrial and automobile production location. The Volkswagen brand is going on the attack again in America,” said Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn, Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, in Wolfsburg. “The Chattanooga-built midsize SUV will allow us to fulfill the wishes of our dealer network, bringing new customers to our showrooms and additional growth for the brand,” said Michael Horn, President and CEO Volkswagen Group of America. “We are eager to be entering this growing vehicle segment with a world-class, seven-passenger SUV from Volkswagen.” Apart from investing in the production of a new vehicle, the Chattanooga location is to receive a new, independent National Research & Development and Planning Center of the Volkswagen Group of America for project coordination in the North American market. The objective is to identify customers’ feedback in the market and to integrate them more expeditiously into existing and planned vehicle models. This will lead to the creation of approximately 200 qualified engineers working in Chattanooga. This decision is another element in the investment program that the Volkswagen Group has launched in the region. From 2014 to 2018, the Volkswagen Group will be investing more than US$7 billion in the US and Mexico. It is Volkswagen’s goal to deliver 800,000 vehicles in the US by 2018. "Today is an exciting day not just for Chattanooga and Hamilton County but for all of Tennessee, and I want to thank Volkswagen for its significant long-term investment in our state,” Governor Bill Haslam said. “The impact of this announcement goes far beyond the 2,000 new jobs because of the large multiplier effect of the automotive industry, and adding an additional manufacturing line and the National Research & Development and Planning Center sends a clear signal that Tennessee can compete with anyone in the global marketplace.” Christian Koch, CEO and Chairman of Volkswagen Group of America Chattanooga Operations, said: “We are proud to be making the new midsize SUV here. This is fantastic news for the plant and proof of the confidence placed in the workforce that does a great job here making high-quality cars every day.” At Chattanooga, the new SUV will be integrated into existing plant structures. Existing areas in production will be used for the assembly of the midsize SUV. A total floor space of 50,000 m² (approx. 538,000 sq ft) will be ad


The Suez Canal has its southern terminus at Port Tawfik, Suez. Where is its northern terminus?

Suez: Choke Hold On World Shipping - Business Insider Suez: Choke Hold On World Shipping Feb. 9, 2011, 4:00 AM 1,372 print The Suez Canal is one of the most important maritime passages in the global shipping world.  It provides a short cut around the tip of Africa, saving weeks of travel time for large commercial shippers.  It was opened to traffic between Asia and the Mediterranean Sea in 1869.  And, it is a potential choke point! The canal is a free flowing body of water, with no built in locks.  The north terminus is in Port Said and the southern terminus is Port Tawfik in Suez.  Today the canal is 120 miles long and 79 ft deep with a width of 673 ft, as of 2010. The SuezMax ships must be built to the following specs, 66 ft of draft, with a width of 164 ft and max height of 223 ft above water, with a max deadweight of 240,000 tons. The canal is the primary choke point between trade in Asia and Europe.  It was shut down from 1967-1975.  During those 8 years, all shipping was routed around Africa, or moved overland.  While 1975 seems like a long time ago, there is no reason to believe that the Suez will always stay open.  It already has a history of long closures. The employees of the Suez Canal Company have started a sit-in strike.  The strike is starting with 6000 employees in the port cities of Suez, Port Said and Ismailia.  The strikers plan on sitting down on site, after their shift is over.  While their demands are typical of any organized worker, the ongoing revolution with a strike at the Suez Canal ratchets up the travel risk for any planned commercial traffic planning on using the Suez Canal going forward. Bloomberg is reporting the strikers to be of subsidies of the Suez Company, allowing operations to continue normally during the strike. Egypt’s Suez Canal shipping traffic is operating normally, Mohamed Motair, director of companies at the Suez Canal Authority, said by telephone today. Reuters is also reporting that the works in question do not have a direct effect on the canal operations. “The strike by companies will not affect the operation of the Suez Canal and movement of ships. These companies work in areas far from the canal zone and movement of ships,” the official told Reuters. The canal currently handles the heavy tanker traffic between Europe and the Middle East.  This traffic is two way, with nations like Iran exporting crude oil, but importing up to 40% of their gasoline needs.  This two way traffic uses the canal to transship the products. The canal is estimated to handle up to 2.5 million barrels of oil per day via large crude tankers transshipping the canal each day.  There is also an estimated 2.4 million barrels of crude capacity that is available using the facilities to unloaded/loaded at the northern or southern ports. This second flow of products is delivered to the ports via tankers that are too large to use the canal.  Additionally, some ships will unload a portion of their cargo, and have it transshipped to the other end of the canal via the pipeline.  This allows ships to still use the canal, and carry an overall load that is larger than the canal max would allow. The canal is reported to handle around 8% of the world’s GDP.  While a closure would slow down the flow of goods, it would not cause a drop in global GDP that large.  The US is reported to have about 3% of its GDP transship the canal. While the global macro implications are large, the geopolitical risks are higher.  A closure of the canal, such that the US Navy was unable to pass through it would cause a change in the US forward deployment of forces. The US Navy uses the Med as a safe location to park additional carriers, rushing them into the Red Sea as needed, to surge air assets during Gulf wars.  While the US has plenty of naval assets in the region, the closure of the canal would directly impact the US ability to surge assets as needed. This would have obvious implications during an event that included hostilities in the region between nation-states. The revolution in Egypt appears to be gaining strength. The canal i


For what does the G stand in G. K. Chesterton?

G. K. Chesterton - Wikiquote G. K. Chesterton Jump to: navigation , search When some English moralists write about the importance of having character , they appear to mean only the importance of having a dull character. There is a great man who makes every man feel small. But the real great man is the man who makes every man feel great. Gilbert Keith Chesterton ( 29 May 1874 – 14 June 1936 ) was a British writer whose prolific and diverse output included works of philosophy , ontology , poetry , play writing, journalism, public lecturing and debating, literary and art criticism , biography, Christian apologetics , and fiction, including fantasy and detective fiction. He has been called the "prince of paradox ". See also: Quotes[ edit ] Impartiality is a pompous name for indifference , which is an elegant name for ignorance . There is a certain poetic value , and that a genuine one, in this sense of having missed the full meaning of things. There is beauty , not only in wisdom , but in this dazed and dramatic ignorance . The center of every man's existence is a dream . The philosophy of this world may be founded on facts , but its business is run on spiritual impressions and atmospheres. Briefly, you can only find truth with logic if you have already found truth without it. Moderate strength is shown in violence , supreme strength is shown in levity . Impartiality is a pompous name for indifference , which is an elegant name for ignorance . The Speaker (15 December 1900) One of the deepest and strangest of all human moods is the mood which will suddenly strike us perhaps in a garden at night , or deep in sloping meadows, the feeling that every flower and leaf has just uttered something stupendously direct and important, and that we have by a prodigy of imbecility not heard or understood it. There is a certain poetic value , and that a genuine one, in this sense of having missed the full meaning of things. There is beauty , not only in wisdom , but in this dazed and dramatic ignorance . Robert Browning. (1903) The truth is that Tolstoy , with his immense genius , with his colossal faith , with his vast fearlessness and vast knowledge of life , is deficient in one faculty and one faculty alone. He is not a mystic; and therefore he has a tendency to go mad. Men talk of the extravagances and frenzies that have been produced by mysticism ; they are a mere drop in the bucket. In the main, and from the beginning of time , mysticism has kept men sane. The thing that has driven them mad was logic . ...The only thing that has kept the race of men from the mad extremes of the convent and the pirate-galley, the night-club and the lethal chamber, has been mysticism — the belief that logic is misleading, and that things are not what they seem. Tolstoy (1903) Reason is always a kind of brute force ; those who appeal to the head rather than the heart , however pallid and polite, are necessarily men of violence . We speak of 'touching' a man's heart, but we can do nothing to his head but hit it. Twelve Types (1903) Charles II The center of every man's existence is a dream . Death , disease , insanity , are merely material accidents, like a toothache or a twisted ankle. That these brutal forces always besiege and often capture the citadel does not prove that they are the citadel. Twelve Types (1903) "Sir Walter Scott" The simplification of anything is always sensational. Varied Types (1903) He is only a very shallow critic who cannot see an eternal rebel in the heart of the Conservative . Varied Types (1903) There is only one thing that it requires real courage to say, and that is a truism. The Club of Queer Trades (1905) Ch. 5 "The Noticeable Conduct of Professor Chadd" Earnest Freethinkers need not worry themselves so much about the persecutions of the past . Before the Liberal idea is dead or triumphant we shall see wars and persecutions the like of which the world has never seen. Daily News (18 February 1905) Briefly, you can only find truth with logic if you have already found truth without it. Daily News (25 February 1905) The riddle


What was the code name given to the Dam Busters raids of May 1943?

Last Of The Dambusters DVD   Last Of The Dambusters [DVD] Operation Chastise was the code name given to one of the most audacious air raids of World War II - on the night of 16/17 May 1943, nineteen Lancasters with 133 men of the specially formed 617 Squadron took off from RAF Scampton to attack the Mohne, Sorpe, Ennepe and Eder dams at the heart of the Ruhr. Squadron Leader Johnny Johnson DFM is one of the Last of the Dambusters and hero of the most daring air raid of World War Two. In this thrilling film, with its super-realistic graphics of combat action, he relives the famous low-level precision attack on Hitlers giant dams and traces the detailed story of the RAFs secret weapon the Bouncing Bomb - which he dropped from his iconic Lancaster bomber. In Last of the Dambusters Johnny takes us with him on a personal journey of discovery as he travels to France to dig up the newly discovered crash site of his old aircraft, which was shot down on a later daring mission. He uncovers some fascinating remnants of the aircraft, including parts of the specially adapted Lancasters secret dam-busting modifications - the only ones that now exist. And for the first time ever (on film) a Dambuster flies back to Germany to revisit the huge dams that he attacked on May 16th 1943 and to find out the terrible fate of some of his 53 comrades who never returned from the mission. In emotional scenes at haunting crash sites, Johnny Johnson Last of the Dambusters honours the courageous airmen who made the ultimate sacrifice. Narrated by Stephen Fry.


"Which character of ""The Archers"" died in a fall from the roof of Lower Loxley Hall in 2011, as the soap celebrated its 60th anniversary?"

The Archers 60th anniversary special: Did it live up to all that hype? | Daily Mail Online Whose fault? Elizabeth Pargetter, the wife of Nigel, asked him to remove the New Year banner from the roof... which caused him to slip It was billed as one of the most dramatic episodes in the show’s 60-year history. Fans of The Archers were promised a storyline that would ‘shake Ambridge to the core’. But last night, many Radio 4 listeners were left feeling that the long-anticipated – and much-hyped – diamond jubilee edition had turned out to be a bit of a ‘damp squib’. Show bosses had raised expectations of TV soap-style carnage that would kill off a handful of characters in one fell swoop. There had been rumours of a traffic pile-up, a church steeple collapsing, a shooting spree or an out of control fire. In the event, a man fell off a roof. And fans will have to wait until tonight’s episode to find out whether or not he survived the fall. They complained that the episode had been ‘totally disappointing’ and ‘an anti-climax’. The 60th anniversary episode concluded with aristocrat Nigel Pargetter, the owner of Lower Loxley Hall, plummeting from the roof of his home as he tried to remove a New Year’s banner. In the best soap opera tradition, the last sound the audience heard was his blood-curdling scream as he fell from the building, which he had scaled with his brother-in-law David. But it was not even a shock that he suffered the fall – there was a clue as to what would happen only two minutes into the episode. Nigel was heard enlisting David’s help, because his wife wanted the banner removed by 12th night. RIP: Nigel Pargetter, (played by Graham Seed) seen here second left with his fictional family, plunged to his death from the roof of Lower Loxley in the 60th anniversary episode of The Archers Later in the episode, the pair even joked that it would be better to remove the banner before they went back to the party and started ‘knocking back’ champagne. One listener, Gavin Drake, said: ‘Very many congratulations to the BBC’s spin doctors – so much hype, so little real drama, so what!’ Another fan said: ‘I don’t see how Nigel’s death “changes The Archers forever” as the producers said. I feel slightly conned actually.’ Tense: Fans of The Archers have eagerly been awaiting the birth of Helen Archer's baby after she (played by actress Louiza Patikas, seen here) became pregnant by artificial insemination A third fan added: ‘What an amazingly boring Archers. Truly a damp squib.’ Others declared themselves ‘furious’ that popular character Nigel, rather than the widely disliked Helen Archer, had apparently been axed. But others defended the relatively restrained ending saying it was in keeping with the programme’s style. One listener said: ‘I am so glad that it wasn’t an explosion or an earthquake or something. That would have been so anti-Archers.’ Details of last night’s episode had been shrouded in the strictest secrecy leading to a ground-swell of anticipation. Predictions that Helen would suffer some catastrophe with her sperm-donor pregnancy were wide of the mark. She was taken to hospital suffering from pre-eclampsia amid fears that she and the baby would die. But the pair appeared to have pulled through the danger by the end of last night’s programme after she gave birth to a boy called Henry Ian. AN Wilson: 'The story editor has succumbed to the political temptation to wipe the upper classes off the map' AN WILSON: Not so much a cliff hanger... more of a roof hanger! There were no murders (some of us had hoped that the two Grundy brothers would shoot it out in the car park of the Bull). But there certainly was melodrama. They had billed it as the suspense-filled episode of The Archers which would ‘shake Ambridge to the core'. Now the world is divided between those who consider it to have been the most skilful bit of radio drama for decades, and those who had hoped for something a bit more EastEnders. It was almost literally speaking a cliff-hanger. It was in fact a roof-hanger. Nigel Pargetter last night


In which country was the architect Richard Rogers born?

Richard Rogers | British architect | Britannica.com British architect Alternative Titles: Lord Rogers of Riverside, Richard George Rogers Richard Rogers Jean Nouvel Richard Rogers, original name in full Richard George Rogers, from 1996 Lord Rogers of Riverside (born July 23, 1933, Florence , Italy ), Italian-born British architect noted for what he described as “celebrating the components of the structure.” His high-tech approach is most evident in the Pompidou Centre (1971–77) in Paris, which he designed with the Italian architect Renzo Piano . Rogers studied at the Architectural Association in London (1954–59) and Yale University (1961–62). He returned to London to open a partnership with his then wife, Su Brumwell, along with another married couple, Wendy Cheesman and Norman Foster , in a firm called Team 4 (1963–66). From 1970 to 1977 he practiced with Renzo Piano, and together they planned the landmark Pompidou Centre . This exposed-steel structure was a tour de force of high-tech design, with a dramatic skeletal exterior clad with tube-encased elevators and brightly coloured ductwork. In 1977 Rogers created the Richard Rogers Partnership, a firm featuring some of the designers who worked on the Pompidou Centre. He gained more international attention for his spectacular Lloyds of London skyscraper (1978–86), a highly polished mechanistic tower in which a rectangular core surrounds a central atrium. The rectangular component is in turn surrounded by towers containing elements such as restrooms, elevators, and kitchens, which allow easy access for repairs or for making any future modernizations of the building’s service functions. Pompidou Centre, Paris, France, designed by architects Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers, completed … © Pierre Faure/Fotolia Interior of Lloyds of London skyscraper, designed by Richard Rogers, completed 1986. © Lloyd’s The Pompidou and Lloyds commissions gained Rogers worldwide attention and led to other commissions, including the European Court of Human Rights (1989–95) in Strasbourg, France; the Channel 4 Television Headquarters (1991–94) in London; 88 Wood Street (1994–99), an office development in London; and the Daimler Chrysler building (1993–99) in the revitalized Potsdamer Platz, Berlin. Rogers’s work reached its greatest audience when he designed the Millennium Dome (1996–99) in Greenwich, England. This massive polytetrafluoroethylene -roofed structure housed a variety of exhibition pavilions that were individually executed by noted British designers. While the dome received a great deal of negative press because of low attendance numbers and problems with financial planning, the structure itself was a striking and quickly built solution to the challenge of constructing an enormous world’s-fair-like enterprise under one roof. Among Rogers’s later works is Terminal 4 (2005) at Madrid Barajas International Airport ; the structure, which earned the Royal Institute of British Architects’ Stirling Prize in 2006, features an undulating roof and is noted for its use of light. Britannica Stories


"It was announced early in 2011 that which British author and screen writer will write a new ""Sherlock Holmes"" novel?"

Anthony Horowitz | Alex Rider Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia 5 External links Background and personal life Anthony Horowitz was born in 1956 in Middlesex, into a wealthy Jewish family, and in his early years lived an upper-class lifestyle. [1 ] [2 ] [3 ] As an overweight and unhappy child, Horowitz enjoyed reading books from his father's library. At the age of eight, Horowitz was sent to the boarding school Orley Farm in Harrow , Middlesex . There, he entertained his peers by telling them the stories he had read. [1 ] Horowitz described his time in the school as "a brutal experience", recalling that he was often beaten by the headmaster. [3 ] Horowitz's father acted as a "fixer" for prime minister Harold Wilson . Facing bankruptcy, he moved his assets into Swiss numbered bank accounts. He died from cancer when his son Anthony was 22, and the family was never able to track down the missing money despite years of trying. [3 ] Horowitz adored his mother, who introduced him to Frankenstein and Dracula. She also gave him a human skull for his 13th birthday. Horowitz said in an interview that it reminds him to get to the end of each story since he will soon look like the skull. From the age of eight, Horowitz knew he wanted to be a writer, realising "the only time when I'm totally happy is when I'm writing". [1 ] He graduated from the University of York with a BA in English literature in 1977. [4 ] In at least one interview, Horowitz claims to believe that H. P. Lovecraft based his fictional Necronomicon on a real text, and to have read some of that text. [5 ] Horowitz now lives in Central London with his wife Jill Green, whom he married in Hong Kong on 15 April 1988. Green produces Foyle's War , the series Horowitz writes for ITV . They have two sons, Nicholas Mark Horowitz (born 1989) and Cassian James Horowitz (born 1991). He credits his family with much of his success in writing, as he says they help him with ideas and research. Horowitz is a patron of child protection charity Kidscape . [6 ] Writing career 1979–1993 Anthony Horowitz's first book, The Sinister Secret of Frederick K Bower, was a humorous adventure for children, published in 1979 [7 ] and later reissued as Enter Frederick K Bower. In 1981 his second novel, Misha, the Magician and the Mysterious Amulet was published and he moved to Paris to write his third book. [8 ] In 1983 the first of the Pentagram series, The Devil's Door-Bell, was released. This story saw Martin Hopkins battling an ancient evil that threatened the whole world. Only three of four remaining stories in the series were ever written: The Night of the Scorpion (1984), The Silver Citadel (1986) and Day of the Dragon (1986). In between writing these novels, Horowitz turned his attention to legendary characters, working with Richard Carpenter on the Robin of Sherwood television series, writing five episodes of the third season. He also novelized three of Carpenter's episodes as a children's book under the title Robin Sherwood: The Hooded Man (1986). In addition, he created Crossbow (1987), a half-hour action adventure series loosely based on William Tell . In 1988, Groosham Grange was published. This book went on to win the 1989 Lancashire Children's Book of the Year Award. [9 ] It was partially based on the years Horowitz spent at boarding school. Its central character is a thirteen-year-old "witch", David Eliot, gifted as the seventh son of a seventh son . Like Horowitz's, Eliot's childhood is unhappy. The Groosham Grange books are aimed at a slightly younger audience than Horowitz's previous books. This era in Horowitz's career also saw Adventurer (1987) and Starting Out (1990) published. However, the most major release of Horowitz's early career was The Falcon's Malteser (1986). This book was the first in the successful Diamond Brothers series, and was filmed for television in 1989 as Just Ask for Diamond , with an all star cast that included Bill Paterson, Jimmy Nail, Roy Kinnear, Susannah York, Michael Robbins and Patricia Hodge, and featured Colin Dale and Dursley McLinden as Nick and Tim


According to Muslim tradition, who revealed the Qur'an to Mohammed?

True History of Islam, Mohammed and the Koran They worship Me in vain, teaching as doctrines the commands of men." 15:14 Leave them alone! They are blind guides. And if the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit." 24:24 False messiahs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.   Christians were told in the Bible to be on-guard and that the Antichrist will not only just be a man who appears shortly before the Lord Jesus returns, but also a movement (Islam) which denies that Jesus of Nazareth is the Son of God.  Islam is adamant in its denial of the deity of   Jesus.  It is easy to overlook, but followers of Islam place their eternal salvation   entirely on   the whimsical sayings of only one single man - the imperfect and   violent man Muhammad.  Christianity and Judaism is heavily corroborated   by many different prophets and apostles of God.  Additionally,   Christianity and Judaism abound with many, many miracles, all witnessed by   throngs of people.  Physical evidence such as 5,300 original manuscripts confirming the New Testament (Injeel) are still here to read. The fact   of the matter is; not one individual or document can corroborate   Muhammad's testimony.   As prophecies go, Muhammad simply made none!  Muhammad made only 1   very vague utterance (guess) that wishfully might be considered a   prophecy.  This was when he said that in a few years the   Romans would win a battle.  No time or place was even given.  As to any signs that Muhammad was divinely inspired, Muhammad admitted   twice he could do no   miracles.  An Apostle of God must prove his mission by   working miracles.   All God's prophets (Muhammad   did not) did miracles to prove they were speaking for God.  God would have it no   other way. The life of Jesus on earth abounded with astounding miracles. The   Qur'an itself  declares in Surah 5:110 that Jesus performed   miracles.  Forget what's in the made up Hadiths; the Qur'an itself admits twice that Muhammad   said he could do no miracles (Suras 13:7 and Surah 17:90-94 ). Jesus makes it quite clear that miracles are   necessary to prove what one speaks is of divine origin.  Jesus   said; "If I had not done among   them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but   now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father." (John   15:24).  Jesus made the deaf hear, the lame walk, the   blind see, the dumb speak.  He multiplied 5 loaves of bread to   feed 5000 people, and he cured lepers and many other diseased   people, and raised the dead with his word only.  One woman was   cured by just touching Jesus' garment.  Jesus walked on water,   caste out demon spirits, raised his own self from the dead, and   finally rose to heaven in front of many witnesses.  The ability to confirm one's oral   proclamation with supernatural acts is what sets the genuine apart   from the counterfeit (The Quran Unveiled, page 216).  The so-called "Prophet" of Islam lived an extremely sinful life of raping,   plundering and murdering for profit.  His entire purpose for   the Qur'an (Koran) was simply to increase his personal self esteem, attain   superior status, and for maintaining discipline and cohesion within his robber   band.    An Apostle of God must be a good and   righteous man as Jesus was and Muhammad was not.     Muhammad's   inability to perform even a single miracle to prove his connection   with divinity forced him to establish his own credibility in the   Qur'an, by numerous threats to obey him, and so-called revelations   calling on Muslims to venerate him. 201 times in the Qur'an Muhammad   had the need to make sure everyone knows that he is "Allah's   Messenger".  Typical of Muhammad's threats in the Qur'an is   this in Surah 33:57: "Those who annoy Allah and His Apostle - Allah   has cursed them in this World and in the Hereafter, and has prepared   for them a humiliating Punishment." Note:   John the Baptist's ma


Who is the British designer responsible for the design of many iconic Apple products?

The British Design Genius Behind Apple’s Success - Tech Europe - WSJ The British Design Genius Behind Apple’s Success By Aug 25, 2011 11:51 am GMT Apple Ive: Elusive but exacting With the resignation of Steve Jobs as CEO of Apple, many are worried about the vacuum he leaves. But behind Mr. Jobs’ success was a designer with the flare and the same exacting attention to detail, who was responsible for turning Mr. Jobs’ ideas into global category-defining products. Jonathan (‘Jony’) Ive may not be a name that many are familiar with, but scan any commuter carriage or bus pretty well anywhere in the world, and you will see his work. In the world of design he is as close to a god as any human can get. Mr. Ive, 44, Senior Vice President of Industrial Design, is the Essex Man made good behind all of Apple’s iconic products, the iMac, the iPod and the iPad.


"Who plays speech therapist Lionel Logue in the hit British film ""The King's Speech""?"

The Real Story Behind ‘The King’s Speech’ - Speakeasy - WSJ The Real Story Behind ‘The King’s Speech’ By Steven Kurutz Dec 4, 2010 12:00 pm ET Anyone who sees the excellent new film, “The King’s Speech,” about how England’s King George VI overcame a stammer, will likely come away wanting to know more about the King’s Australian speech therapist, Lionel Logue. Played by Geoffrey Rush in the film, Logue’s unorthodox methods, personal charm and irreverent attitude toward the monarchy (he calls the King by his nickname, ‘Bertie’), steal the show. To learn more about the real-life Logue, Speakeasy talked to his grandson, Mark Logue, a filmmaker in London who recently published a book, also titled ‘The King’s Speech,” based on his his grandfather’s diaries. Read the interview and watch the film’s trailer after the jump.


Who was the last reigning British monarch to marry?

Frequently Asked Questions | Britroyals Frequently Asked Questions When did the last British King fight in         a battle? George II was the last         British King to lead his army in person, during the War of the         Austrian Succession, at the Battle of Dettingen in Bavaria, 27th         June, 1743. The last English King to die in battle was Richard         III at the Battle of Bosworth Field in Leicestershire on 22         August 1485 defeated by Henry Tudor who became Henry VII ending         the Wars of the Roses between the Houses of York and Lancaster         and starting the Tudor dynasty. The last British King to die in         battle was James IV of Scotland killed at the Battle of Flodden Field in Northumberland on 9 September         1513 when the Scots invaded England hoping to take advantage of         Henry VIII's absence in France, but were defeated by English forces         under Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey. How far back can the British Royal Family         trace their roots? Is Queen Elizabeth II really directly descended         from Alfred the Great? She is the 32nd great granddaughter of King         Alfred who 1,140 years ago was the first effective King of         England. He ruled from 871 to 899. I thought that American Independence was         in 1776. Why is it quoted as 1783? The Continental Congress of the 13 American colonies declared         independence in 1776. However, the war continued and independence         from Britain was not achieved until the Treaty of Paris in 1783. Was George III really mad? For most of his reign King         George III was an astute king and politician with a strong         sense of duty. Later in his reign he suffered from recurrent and         eventually permanent mental illness. This baffled medical science         at the time, although it is now generally thought that he suffered         from the inherited blood disease porphyria. He suffered his first         attack in 1788 and by 1810 was unfit to rule. In 1811 his son         George, Prince of Wales, became Regent for 9 years until his father         died in 1820. Who would now be King or Queen if Edward         VIII had not abdicated? Edward VIII abdicated         in 1936 less than a year after becoming King to marry Wallis Simpson.         His younger brother Bertie became King         George VI and was the father of the present Queen         Elizabeth II . He died in 1952, and Edward who had no children         died in 1972. So even if Edward had not abdicated Elizabeth would         now be Queen. She would have come to the throne in 1972 instead         of 1952. Why did Edward VIII have to give up the throne         to marry a divorcee but Prince Charles is still in line to the         throne? Royals who are divorced or marry divorcees do not lose         their position in the line of succession. Edward VIII had a number         of affairs with married women including Wallis Simpson who was         already divorced and still married to her second husband. His         parents King George V and Queen Mary did not approve and refused         to meet her. When George V died Prime Minister Baldwin made it         clear that the Government, popular opinion in the country and the oversees Dominions (now the Commonwealth nations) did not         approve of his plans to marry Wallis. Social attitudes towards         divorce and a women looking for a third marriage were considered         scandalous at the time, and if Edward married against the advice         of his Ministers it would have caused the Government to resign         and a constitutional crisis. Edward chose to


Specifically, on which island is the Franz Josef Glacier?

Visitor Guide Fox Glacier & Franz Josef Glacier Accommodation West Coast New Zealand New Zealand Glacier Country West Coast, South Island   Wake Up to Glacier Country NZ A must-see on your South Island New Zealand trip From the mountains to the sea, you won’t want to miss any of it. Active adventure, relaxation or family fun all against the backdrop of spectacular scenery, New Zealand’s Glacier Country offers something for everyone. Create your own unforgettable Glacier Country experience from the wealth of things to do in Franz Josef Glacier, Fox Glacier, Okarito and the surrounding area.   DISCOVER… The heart of Glacier Country, the Fox Glacier and Franz Josef Glacier . The most accessible rivers of ice in the world, plunging down through rainforest almost to sea level. Lake Matheson’s mirror reflections of the Southern Alps/ Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, including New Zealand’s highest peaks, Aoraki/Mount Cook and Mount Tasman/Rarakiroa The small seaside  village of Ōkārito with its great views, rich lagoon, magnificent birdlife and historic West Coast buildings. … and so much more in the beautiful wetlands, beaches, grasslands, lakes, mountains and forests of Westland Tai Poutini National Park and the northern part of the UNESCO World Heritage Area, Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand. This site is your Glacier Country visitor guide for: Helpful visitor information and maps Where we are Glacier Country is on the West Coast of the South Island and is a 3.5-hour drive from Wanaka and a 5.5-hour drive from Christchurch. Getting here You can self-drive or come by bus, coach or bike. If you are self-driving take it slow and enjoy the ride with all its amazing scenery, contrasts and atmosphere. Come soon and explore the offerings of stunning Glacier Country New Zealand. Enjoy it in a relaxed way or be as fully active as you choose. With a great range of accommodation from backpackers to hotels, and eating and drinking options from cafés and bars to fine dining, plus friendly local hospitality – it’s a winning mix for your travel planning. For more information Our contact email is glaciercountryinfo@gmail.com .  You can also visit Westland Tai Poutini National Park DOC Visitor Centre or Franz Josef i-SITE in Franz Josef village. Also check out the new Tourism West Coast website (click on either logos below)


Who is Pip's secret benefactor in 'Great Expectations'?

What was Pip's plan to become "less common" in Great Expectations? | eNotes What was Pip's plan to become "less common" in Great Expectations? litteacher8 | High School Teacher | (Level 3) Distinguished Educator Posted on January 19, 2013 at 10:20 PM Pip really does not make any plans for himself.  Magwitch makes plans for Pip to become a gentleman.  He arranges for him to go to London and stay with Herbert Pocket and take lessons from Matthew Pocket, his tutor. When Jaggers arrives, he tells Pip that he has a secret benefactor who has given him “great expectations” and he is going to come into property. Further, that it is the desire of the present possessor of that property, that he be immediately removed from his present sphere of life and from this place, and be brought up as a gentleman… (ch 18, p. 97) From this point on, Pip simply goes with the flow.  He has an idea that Miss Havisham is raising him up so that he is less common and can marry Estella, but she never confirms it and in fact his expectations have nothing to do with Estella. Sources: revolution | College Teacher | (Level 1) Valedictorian Posted on August 15, 2009 at 2:46 AM The book tells us about the main protagonist, Pip, known as a bildungsroman, presenting the growth and change in character of a single person. He is the one who changes the actions and the whole plot of the story and is also the narrator himself who changes the reader's perceptions and thoughts about the book. He has a plan to improve himself and get any possible social advancement whether is it moral or educational. He also wanted to take a hand in marriage with Estella to join the upper classes in the social monarchy as he hates being in the lower classes. He has a simple vision of being with the rich and the famous and live a grandeur life, to be less inferior in other people's mind. To do all these things, he has to become "less common" in the society, a rare gem in the jewels, becoming a pure gentleman. His first step of his plan keeps off to a flying start as some benefactor who didn't revealed himself offered him an good education to kick start his career, but he was shocked when the secret benefactor was that the wretched Magwitch, not the benevolent Miss Havisham was the secret benefactor to his successful career, shattering Pip's simplified version of the world's hierachy and makes him ponder over his actions and decisions that he did and the path that he himself chosen, and so he matures into a real man with real character, the steel within. like 1 dislike 0 December 3, 2007 at 3:43 AM The first thing Pip does is aspire to be educated. He goes to Biddy to try to gain all her knowledge.  Finally she says that she has taught him everything she knows.  Then, Pip tries to act more gentlemanly, though he does not know how.  As far as I know, Pip did not have a long term plan for making himself less common, though as he becomes a gentleman through his benefactor, he keeps pleasing Estella in mind.  He always feels inferior to her, and has a general desire to make himself her equal, by whatever way may come into his path. like 1 dislike 0 February 5, 2007 at 5:58 AM Great Expectations tells the story of Pip, an orphaned boy from the lower classes who has always had visions of a grander life. When Pip is suddenly offered an education by an anonymous benefactor, this vision becomes a reality. Pip is able to maintain the lifestyle of an English gentleman, and he hopes his improved fortunes will gain the love of Estella, a girl he believes will only love him if he is a gentleman. The novel makes a commentary on the rigid social class system of Victorian England but, more simply, it is also telling the story of a young man (Pip) and his efforts to understand what is truly important to him. When Pip discovers the identity of his mysterious benefactor, he is forced to confront some truths about himself and the life he has chosen. like 2 dislike 1


In pre-decimal currency, what was depicted on the back of a farthing from 1936 until it was withdrawn in 1960?

farthing british coin : definition of farthing british coin and synonyms of farthing british coin (English)   Farthing of Edward I A farthing (derived from the Anglo-Saxon feorthing, a fourthling or fourth part) [1] was a coin of England , Great Britain , and finally of the United Kingdom , worth one quarter of a penny , 1/960th of a pound sterling . Such coins were first minted in England in the 13th century, and continued to be used until 31 December 1960, when they ceased to be legal tender . Early farthings were silver , but surviving examples are rare. The first copper farthings were issued during the reign of King James I and VI, who gave a licence for minting to John Harington, 1st Baron Harington of Exton . Licences were subsequently given out until after the Commonwealth , when the Royal Mint resumed production in 1672. Contents 12 External links   Early farthings Little is known of the medieval silver farthing, for few remain. As the smallest denomination, it was rarely hoarded  – silver farthings have never been found in large hoards [2]  – and as it contained a quarter-penny's worth of silver it was also extremely small, and therefore easily lost. Besides, farthings were not produced in anything like the quantities of the penny and halfpenny because, although they were useful to ordinary people, they were not so much used by the wealthy and powerful; and because, for the moneyers, they yielded the least profit of any denomination. Furthermore, the coins are so small that few metal detectors can find them. Consequently they are rare today. Until the 13th century, requirements for small change were often met by "cut coinage" i.e., pennies cut into halves or quarters, usually along the cross which formed a prominent part of the reverse of the coin. It was long considered that the first silver farthings were produced in the reign of King Edward I (1272–1307). However in recent years five examples have been discovered dating from the reign of King Henry III (1216–1272). All are in the short-cross style of that period, produced between 1216 and 1247, and are similar in design to the pennies, but only a quarter the size. Due to the lack of known examples and documentary evidence, these coins are thought to be trials rather than circulating coins. The production of farthings was authorised by the Patent Rolls of 1222, but actual examples have only recently been discovered. The obverse shows a bust of the king holding a sceptre , with the inscription HENRICUS REX , while the reverse shows a small cross with three pellets in each quarter with the moneyer's inscription TERRI (or ILGER or (?)ADAM) ON LUND  – Terry (or Ilger or Adam) of London  – only two examples of Terri's and Ilger's work have been discovered, and the identification of Adam is uncertain because only part of his coin has survived.   Edwardian and Henrician farthings   Edward I London farthing 1279 Contemporary records show that over four million farthings were produced during the reign of King Edward I , (1272–1307), but comparatively few have survived. By far the most prolific mint was London, identified on the reverse of the coin by LONDONIENSIS ), and York ( CIVITAS EBORACI ), but most of the provincial mints' output is rare today. The weight and fineness of Edwards' farthings varies - the first three issues from the London mint weigh 6.85 grains / 0.44 grams, while the later issues weigh 5.5 grains / 0.36 grams, but the value of the coins remained the same as the heavier coins had a lower fineness or silver content than the lighter coins; it is thought that the coins were made larger in order to make them easier to strike and handle, but coins of low fineness have never been popular in England and the population preferred the inconvenience of a smaller coin with higher silver content. Edward's farthings were of the long cross type reverse, and the usual legend on the obverse was EDWARDUS REX (Edward King of England), and once ER ANGL DN (Edward King of England Lord (of Ireland)). Only two mints, London and Berwick, produced farthings in the reign of


Which theory states that 'people tend to rise to their own level of incompetence'?

Peter Principle - definition of Peter Principle by The Free Dictionary Peter Principle - definition of Peter Principle by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Peter+Principle Also found in: Financial , Wikipedia . Peter Principle n. The theory that employees within an organization will advance to their highest level of competence and then be promoted to and remain at a level at which they are incompetent. [After Laurence Johnston Peter (1919-1990).] Peter Principle n the Peter Principle the theory, usually taken facetiously, that all members in a hierarchy rise to their own level of incompetence [C20: from the book The Peter Principle (1969) by Dr. Lawrence J. Peter and Raymond Hull, in which the theory was originally propounded] Pe′ter Prin`ciple n. a satirical observation that in any organizational structure people tend to be promoted until they reach their level of incompetence. [from the title of a book by Laurence J. Peter (b. 1919), Canadian educator]


Buying Marabou | Global FlyFisher | In nature the marabou is a stork. In fly tying it's a very versatile and popular type of feathers from other birds than the marabou. Marabou Martin Joergensen Even though the marabou is a large African stork and the marabou feathers indeed used to come from this bird, the marabou feathers of today come almost exclusively from turkeys and chickens. The marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus) is actually on the CITES list of protected animals, and feathers from this bird should not be traded or used for fly-tying or anything else. What we're dealing with in fly-tying is mainly turkey feathers. Chicken feathers can be found, but are not nearly as often labeled marabou. The main characteristic of the marabou feather is it's fluffiness. The feather is very soft and mobile and has no willingness to"marry" and form a uniform surface like it's known from many other feathers such as body feathers, coverts and wing feathers. It's not spiky or stiff either like hackle, but is a very fluffy, downy and soft feather. Three basic types Martin Joergensen We usually divide marabou into different categories based on shape, size and use. Blood marabou or blood quill is a short and paintbrush like feather. It's very good for wings and tails but not suited for hackles. You tie in the whole feather and utilize the fact that the barbs end in a parallel bunch in the top of the feather, giving a nice and even edge to the wing or tail. You rarely us the stem, which is often thick. Marabou plumes are longer feathers with "normal" barbs sticking out perpendicular to the stem. These are not as long as the stem marabou, but longer than the blood feathers. They are mostly used for loose barbs, where you do not use the stem, which can be quite thick. You tie in the loose barbs in bunches or in a loop to form hackle, or use the barbs as dubbing. These are by far the most common marabou feathers. Stem marabou AKA Woolly Bugger marabou is the longest type of feather, which is well suited for hackling in the traditional manner, where the stem is wrapped around the hook shank. You want these feathers with a long and thin stem and even and uniform barbs of the length you need. Some of these feathers are much too large and coarse to be used on smaller flies, but can be perfect for Intruder style flies and larger saltwater flies while the medium and smaller feathers can be good for bass bugs, Woolly Buggers and many other wet flies. Bagged marabou Cat in the bag Martin Joergensen The far majority of marabou feathers are sold in bags, and a bag will typically consist of some 20-50 or maybe 100 feathers of varying shape, size and quality. A few manufacturers offer bags with fewer hand sorted feathers, where the feathers in a bag are all of the same type, shape and size. Unless you can clearly see that you have such a hand sorted bag in your hands, you will want to get the bag open and get the feathers out. This will sometimes reveal a nice selection of uniform feathers, but mostly show the opposite: an amazing array of different feathers from the perfect to pure scraps, only useful for dubbing or maybe cutting off the barbs to tie in in bunches. The bagged feathers might still be good, but just in need of some sorting, but if the selection is too inconsistent, simply leave it. The problem is that a bag with 50 feathers might contain only a few that are exactly suitable for your needs. You can also opt to buy several such bags and sort the feathers into categories. Marabou is cheap, and if the quality is good, it makes sense to buy a bunch of bags and sort them. Strung feathers Strung marabou Martin Joergensen You will often find marabou feathers in large paintbrush like bunches called strung marabou. The principle is that the feathers are sewn together at the base and rolled up to form fat bunches. You unroll the bunch and pick the feather you need. The shops will often have done this for you and cut the strips into smaller pieces, which are bagged. A whole roll is large and can contain hundreds if not thousands of feathers.


Cosette, Marius and Fantine are characters in which book and musical?

Fantine | Les Misérables Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit In the beginning, Fantine was a ravishingly beautiful young girl who could be compared to a Greek Goddess: thick, long, slightly wavy blonde tresses, delicate features, deep blue eyes with long dark eyelashes, rosy lips, splendid white teeth, a statuesque physique, and small arched feet. She was also said to have long, white, and slender fingers. Her two most notable features were her blonde hair and white teeth, to the extent where she was described as having "gold and pearls for her dowry, but the gold was on her hair, and the pearls were in her mouth". But, after she sinks into poverty, she is forced to cut off her hair and lose her two front teeth to pay what the Thénardiers say is for Cosette's medicine and clothing. Trivia Fantine is the name of the first part of the novel Les Miserables Polish form of her name is "Fantyna" So far, Laurie Beechman and Minako Honda (who was originally going to play Fantine in 2005) are the only musical portrayers of Fantine to pass away. Fantine initially hated Valjean due to his foreman sending her away, but was later full of gratitude towards him for his attempts to make amends after learning of her full story, and she even addressed him as a Messenger of God when he assured her on her deathbed that he would care for Cosette. Fantine was taken care of by Sister Solstice while she was sick, and though the nuns initially disapproved of her due to her being a prostitute, they later changed their opinion of her when it becomes evident how much she truly loved her daughter. Fantine appeared to Valjean as he passed away, praising him for keeping his promise of raising Cosette with love, and told him that she would take him to Heaven. Her mother was a widow and died of fever when fatine was 2 which made fatine live on the streets and was helped by homeless people and older orphans somtimes when she was 3 she turned into a beggar and would sell flowers if she didn't she would have died at 3. One day at age 10 she steals a doll and is caught by the toy maker, but she is saved by a nun named sister Catherine and she takes care of her for a while and then sends her to work for farmers, since the farmer is a little old and has arthritis and his wife is dying and they have 3 kids, so Fantine does the farmers hard work and takes care of his sick wife and kids. Musical


What is the name of the dog in Enid Blyton's 'Famous Five' books?

Enid Blyton - The Famous Five The Famous Five Buy all the Famous Five books with free worldwide shipping The Famous Five are a group of children who have the sort of adventures most kids dream about, in a world where ginger beer flows and ham rolls are a staple diet. Julian, Dick and Anne get together with their cousin George in the first adventure, Five On A Treasure Island. George is actually a girl who wants so desperately to be a boy she crops her hair and struts about doing boy things. She hates it when people call her by her correct name, Georgina. She has a dog called Timmyï¿½oh yes, and an island. Most kids just have a dog, but George's parents own Kirrin Island and let her run around on it as if it were her play-thing. Her parents are known to Julian, Dick and Anne as Uncle Quentin and Aunt Fanny. 1. Five On a Treasure Island (1942) The very first Famous Five adventure featuring Julian, Dick, Anne, and tomboy George along with her beloved dog, Timmy. There's a shipwreck off Kirrin Island, but where's the treasure? The Five are on the trail, looking for clues... but they're not alone and time is running out. 2. Five Go Adventuring Again (1943) There's a thief at Kirrin Cottage! The Famous Five think they know who it is, but they need to prove it! Where can they find evidence? The discovery of an old map and very unusual hiding place is all they need to get to the bottom of this mystery and uncover the true culprit! 4. Five Go To Smuggler's Top (1945) Can there still be smugglers at Smuggler's Top? The Famous Five go to stay at the large old house, and discover lots of brilliant hiding places, even underground tunnels! Then they catch people signalling out to seaï¿½who are they? 6. Five On Kirrin Island Again (1947) What is Uncle Quentin up to, all alone on Kirrin Island? He won't let anyone visit, not even George and the rest of the famous Five. But Uncle Quentin isn't really alone on the islandï¿½someone is watching his every move. 7. Five Go Off to Camp (1948) Spook trains in the middle of the night! And they seem to vanish into thin airï¿½but where do they go? The Famous Five are on to it. But the discovery of an unusual underground tunnel system, and a train-service, has them puzzled. If they follow the tracks, will they solve the mystery? 8. Five Get Into Trouble (1949) The Famous Five are distraught! Dick has been kidnappedï¿½mistaken for somebody else! The gang finally track him downï¿½to a lonely, abandoned houseï¿½but then they too are seized and held captive. How will the intrepid Five get themselves out of this mess? 9. Five Fall Into Adventure (1950) Julian, Dick and Anne are really worriedï¿½George and her devoted Timmy have just disappeared! Not only that, somebody has broken in to Kirrin Cottage. Could there be a connection? The Famous Five think so, but it's going to be tough getting to the bottom of this mystery. 10. Five On a Hike Together (1951) Dick is puzzled when he's woken by a light flashing through his window. Is someone trying to send him a coded message? And when the Famous Five hear of an escaped convict in the area, they are on red alert. The police won't help, so the Five have no choice but to solve the mystery alone. 11. Five Have a Wonderful Time (1952) The Famous Five are having a brilliant timeï¿½on holiday in horse-drawn caravansï¿½and they've discovered a ruined castle nearby! The castle looked deserted from a distance, but is that a face at the window? Or is it a trick of the light? Just who is hiding in the castle? 13. Five Go to Mystery Moor (1954) Mystery Moor is aptly named, as the Five discover! There's something dangerous out there, but gang need help to find out what it is. The travellers camped on the moor are unfriendly, so the Famous Five have no other choice but to risk the treacherous mists and follow the trail. 14. Five Have Plenty of Fun (1955) George is not pleased when Berta, a spoilt American girl, turns up at Kirrin Cottage in the middle of the night dressed in disguise! But George hasn't got time to be jealous. Berta is in hiding from kidnappers, and she nee


Name the son of Marcus Aurelius who succeeded him as Roman Emperor from 180-192 AD.

Commodus | Article about Commodus by The Free Dictionary Commodus | Article about Commodus by The Free Dictionary http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Commodus Related to Commodus: Marcus Aurelius Commodus (Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus) (kŏm`ədəs), 161–192, Roman emperor (180–192), son and successor of Marcus Aurelius Marcus Aurelius (Marcus Aelius Aurelius Antoninus) , 121–180, Roman emperor, named originally Marcus Annius Verus. He was a nephew of Faustina, the wife of Antoninus Pius, who adopted him. Marcus married Antoninus' daughter, another Faustina. ..... Click the link for more information. . In 180, reversing his father's foreign policy, he concluded peace with the German and the Sarmatian tribes and returned to his licentious pleasures in Rome. There he vaunted his strength in gladiatorial combats and decreed that he should be worshiped as Hercules Romanus. He changed his own name to Marcus Commodus Antoninus and wanted to rename the city of Rome after himself. Many plots to assassinate him failed, but eventually, on the order of his advisers, he was strangled by a wrestler. Pertinax Pertinax (Publius Helvius Pertinax) , 126–193, Roman emperor (193), b. Liguria. Formerly a general, he reluctantly succeeded Commodus on the throne. Attempting to curb license in the Praetorian Guard, he was slain by a soldier, thus ending his brief reign of three months. ..... Click the link for more information.  succeeded him. Commodus Lucius Aelius Aurelius , son of Marcus Aurelius. 161--192 ad, Roman emperor (180--192), noted for his tyrannical reign


Who painted 'And When Did You Last See Your Father' in 1878?

And when did you last see your father? - Google Arts & Culture And when did you last see your father? William Frederick Yeames1878 Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool This scene is set in a Royalist manor house during the English Civil War . A young boy is being questioned as to the whereabouts of his father. His mother and sisters listen anxiously, fearful that he may inadvertently betray his father. The innocence of the boy - which adds to the tension and drama of the scene is suggested by his blonde hair, tiny stature and the pretty blue suit that he is wearing. Yeames was apparently given the idea for this painting when a nephew of “innocent and truthful disposition” was staying at his house. The painting became enormously popular with the public owing to its vivid portrayal of a dramatic story. Read more Date Created: 1878 tag / style: William Frederick Yeames ; Royalist; Civil War; Father; children; soldiers; history; narrative; St John's Wood Clique Physical Dimensions: w2515 x h1310 cm (without frame) Artist biographical information: William Frederick Yeames was a member of the St John's Wood Clique. This group of artists painted historical and narrative paintings which, although popular with the public, were never critically acclaimed. Yeames and his contemporaries struggled to get work shown at the Royal Academy because of this. Neither did they lead bohemian lifestyles like many other artists of the time. Yeames lived comfortably in a large house in St John's Wood, London. He enjoyed playing tennis in the private courts of other clique members. He also holidayed at Hever Castle, home of Anne Boleyn - second wife of Henry VIII and mother to Queen Elizabeth I. The castle's Tudor architecture was used as a backdrop for many of his paintings. Additional artwork information: To take a closer look at this painting and the story behind it please follow this link to our online feature: http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/walker/collections/andwhendidyoulastseeyourfather/


Learn and talk about Capriccio Italien, 1880 compositions, Compositions by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Compositions for symphony orchestra, Compositions in A major Background[ edit ] The Capriccio was inspired by a trip Tchaikovsky took to Rome with his brother Modest as respite from the composer's disastrous marriage with Antonina Miliukova . It was in Rome, however, that the observant Tchaikovsky called Raphael a " Mozart of painting." [1] While in Rome, he wrote to his friend Nadezhda von Meck : I have already completed the sketches for an Italian fantasia on folk tunes for which I believe a good fortune may be predicted. It will be effective, thanks to the delightful tunes which I have succeeded in assembling partly from anthologies, partly from my own ears in the streets. [2] Conductor JoAnn Falletta says: We are hearing foreigners’ views of Italy. . . . [however,] Capriccio Italien has great power, even though it’s practically a pops piece, Tchaikovsky knows what the instruments can do in a virtuoso way. He brings them to their limit in the most thrilling fashion. He has a gift for mixing families of instruments just right – like cantabile strings along with mighty brass. I hear the ballet element in everything Tchaikovsky writes, in his sense of rhythm. You can practically dance to both these scores! [3] The piece, initially called Italian Fantasia after Mikhail Glinka 's Spanish pieces, [4] was originally dedicated to the virtuosic cellist Karl Davydov and premiered in Moscow on 18 December 1880, with Nikolai Rubinstein conducting the Imperial Russian Musical Society . [5] The Capriccio is scored for: 3 flutes (3rd doubling on piccolo ), 2 oboes , English horn , 2 clarinets in A, 2 bassoons , 4 horns in F, 2 cornets in A, 2 trumpets in E, 3 trombones (2 tenor, 1 bass), tuba , 3 timpani , triangle , tambourine , cymbals , bass drum , glockenspiel , harp and strings . After a brief bugle call, inspired by bugle call Tchaikovsky heard daily in his rooms at the Hotel Constanzi, next door to the barracks of the Royal Italian Cuirasseurs , [6] a stoic, heroic, unsmiling melody is played by the strings. Eventually, this gives way to music sounding as if it could be played by an Italian street band, beginning in the winds and ending with the whole orchestra. [7] Next, a lively march ensues, followed by a lively tarantella , a Cicuzza. [4] The brothers were there during Carnival , and, despite calling it "a folly," the composer was able to soak up Italian street music and folk songs which he then incorporated into his Capriccio. [8] This enables some "bright primary colors and uncomplicated tunefulness." [9]


After whose father was Prince Edward Island named?

What's In A Name? (How Canada and its Provinces came to be Named) How Canada and it's Provinces Came to be Named Sources: The Macmillan book of Canadian Place Names by William B. Hamilton (1978, Macmillan of Canada, Toronto, Ontario); Naming Canada by Alan Rayburn (1994, University of Toronto Press, Toronto, Ontario) A number of names were suggested for the new Dominion of Canada. Among the more interesting and most repeated names were: Acadia Albertoria (after Prince Albert and Queen Victoria) Albionora Borealia (after the aurora borealis, or northern lights) Britannia Efisga (acronym: England, France, Ireland, Scotland, Germany, and Aboriginal lands) Hochelaga (original Native name for Montreal) Laurentia Tuponia (acronym: The United Provinces of North America) Ursalia Victorialand Victorialia Fortunately for Canadians, on July 1, 1867, the provinces of Canada, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia were united as a Dominion under the name of 'Canada', but not before some debate, and none with more wit and humour and reasoning than Thomas D'Arcy McGee: "I read in one newspaper not less than a dozen attempts to derive a new name. One individual chooses Tuponia and another Hochelaga as a suitable name for the new nationality. Now I ask any honourable member of this House how he would feel if he woke up some fine morning and found himself instead of a Canadian, a Tuponian or a Hochelagander." (February 9, 1865) A number of theories have been proposed in explaning the derivation of the name 'Canada'. In 1698, Father Louis Hennepin first recorded the similarity of the Spanish 'aca nada', meaning 'here, nothing'. This refers to the derisive name applied to the region by the Spanish who had found no gold or riches in Canada. This is also similar to the Portuguese 'cà nada', also meaning 'here, nothing'. The most commonly accepted version, however, derives from explorer Jacques Cartier in his writings in 1536. In the company of Taignoagny and Domagaya, sons of Iroquoian Chief Donnacona, Cartier was returning to Canada after having taken to boys to France as proof of the New World. As they approached the Gulf of St. Lawrence, the boys eagerly announced, "That's the way to Canada", referring to their 'kanata' (village) Stadacona (present-day Quebec City). Cartier learned that Chief Donnacona's territory extended over a number of 'kanatas' 50 kilometres beyond Stadacona. In his journals, Cartier appended a list of local Iroquoian words, noting particularly that 'kanata' meant 'town' and that the lands ruled by Donnacona incorporated a series of 'kanatas'. André Thever, a contemporary explorer of Cartier, expanded this idea to mean that 'kanata' meant all the lands ruled by Donnacona instead of the individual villages. With few exceptions, maps made in France following Cartier's 1536 expedition indicated Canada as being the vast territory north of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. It seems, then, that Canada was named after the Iroquoian word for 'village'. Alberta In 1882, the District of Alberta was created and was later enlarged on September 1, 1905, to become the province of Alberta. 'Alberta' was in honour of Her Royal Highness Princess Louise Caroline Alberta (daughter of Queen Victoria), the wife of Canadian Governor General the Marquess of Lorne (1878-1883). British Columbia Originally, the province was to be called 'New Caledonia', but, since the name was already in use in the South Pacific, the name was discarded in favour of British Columbia. 'Columbia' derives from the Columbia River, named by American Captain Robert Gray for his ship the 'Columbia', and the name had been generally applied to the southern portion of the colony. 'British Columbia' appears to have originated with Queen Victoria. An official proclamation in 1858 designated the name. Labrador The most generally-accepted version of the derivation of Labrador is that applied to João Fernandes, a Portuguese explorer. Fernandes was also a 'lavrador' (landholder) in the Azores. The name originally applied to a portion of modern-day Greenland, but the name was later transfered t


Who painted The Boyhood of Raleigh' in 1870?

The Boyhood of Raleigh Sir Walter Raleigh Sir John Everett Millais The Boyhood of Raleigh by Sir John Sir Everett Millais (England, 1870) Figure 1.--Sir Walter Raleigh was one of the important figures of the Elizabethan Age. He became a favorite of Queen Elizabeth I.  He was not only hansome and witty, but one of the Sea Dogs. His privateering brought a fortune in Sanish bullion to the Queen. He also organized important expeditions to the New World. Here we see 'The Boyhood of Raleigh' painted by Sir John Everett Millais in 1870. The original is in the Tate Gallery. We are not sure which boy is Raleigh, but assume it is the boy in green. Here we see 'The Boyhood of Raleigh' painted by Sir John Everett Millais in 1870. The background is the Devonshire coast, near where Sir Walter Raleigh was born. The old sailor was a professional model, but the boys were Millais son's. The elder, in green, on the left is Everett, the younger son George is on the right. Sadly George died of typhoid fever in 1878. He was 13 years old when the 'Boyhood' was painted. Everett was age 14. The costumes are presumably Millais perception of Elizabethan dress. I am not sure how accurate the depiction is. They came from an affluent family so you would assume they woud have been dressed well.  What Millais has captured is the spirit of awe and adventured that captivated English boys at the dawn of the Royal Navy. Wether they would have been dressed this well, we think is an open question. Millais was one of the important figures of 19th century British art who fell out of favor with 20th century art critics absorbed with abstract depictions. Raleigh was one of the great figures of the Elizabethan age. The Painting Here we see 'The Boyhood of Raleigh' painted by Sir John Everett Millais in 1870. The background is the Devonshire coast, near where Sir Walter Raleigh was born. The old sailor was a professional model, but the boys were Millais son's. The elder, in green, on the left is Everett, the younger son George is on the right. Sadly George died of typhoid fever in 1878. He was 13 years old when the 'Boyhood' was painted. Everett was age 14. The costumes are presumably Millais perception of Elizabethan dress. I am not sure how accurate the depiction is. They came from an affluent family so you would assume they woud have been dressed well. Wether they would have been dressed this well, we think is an open question. The original is in the Tate Gallery. We are not sure which boy is Raleigh, but assume it is the boy in green. A reader writes, "The more I look at this picture I get the impression that Raleigh is the boy in Green too. Another reason is that you see the boy in green first than look at the other boy. The boy in green is all agog with tales of the sea." Millais of coutse painting in the 19th century can only guess at the scene. Wee are unsure about the clothing details. We do not know enough about the 16th century to reasonably assess the clothing depictions. What Millais has captured is the spirit of awe and adventured that captivated English boys at the dawn of the Royal Navy. Sir John Everett Millais Sir John Everett Millais was an English portrait and historical painter who worked in the second half of the 19th Century. Millais was born in Southhampton in 1829. Millais' family came from the Channel Islands, hence the French name. He was not of recent French descent. We have very little informatiin about his boyhood. He was popular in his day, but is today not well known outside art cirrcles. He has been criticized by art experts for "sickly sweet portraits of children". His reputation as an artist is currently undergoing a re-evaluation. While few today would be able to identify his paintings, his work "Bubbles" is noe of the best known artistic works ever painted. It also played an important part in the history of advertising. Sir Walter Raleigh Sir Walter Raleigh was one of the important figures of the Elizabethan Age. Historians believe he was born about 1552 at Hayes Barton, Devonshire. He was a


Which Dickens novel has a first chapter called 'I am born'?

I. I Am Born. Dickens, Charles. 1917. The Personal History and Experience of David Copperfield the Younger. Vols. VII & VIII. Harvard Classics Shelf of Fiction Charles Dickens. (18121870).  David Copperfield. The Harvard Classics Shelf of Fiction.  1917.    I. I Am Born    WHETHER I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show. To begin my life with the beginning of my life, I record that I was born (as I have been informed and believe) on a Friday, at twelve oclock at night. It was remarked that the clock began to strike, and I began to cry, simultaneously.    1   In consideration of the day and hour of my birth, it was declared by the day and by some sage women in the neighbourhood who had taken a lively interest in me several months before there was any possibility of our becoming personally acquainted, first, that I was destined to be unlucky in life; and secondly, that I was privileged to see ghosts and spirits; both these gifts inevitably attaching, as they believed, to all unlucky infants of either gender born towards the small hours on a Friday night.    2   I need say nothing here, on the first head, because nothing can show better than my history whether that prediction was verifed or falsified by the result. On the second branch of the question, I will only remark that unless I ran through that part of my inheritance while I was still a baby, I have not come into it yet. But I do not at all complain of having been kept out of this property; and if anybody else should be in the present enjoyment of it, he is heartily welcome to keep it.    3   I was born with a caul, which was advertised for sale, in the newspapers, at the low price of fifteen guineas. Whether seagoing people were short of money about that time, or were short of faith and preferred cork jackets, I dont know; all I know is, that there was but one solitary bidding, and that was from an attorney connected with the bill broking business, who offered two pounds in cash, and the balance in sherry, but declined to be guaranteed from drowning on any higher bargain. Consequently the advertisement was withdrawn at a dead lossfor as to sherry, my poor dear mothers own sherry was in the market thenand ten years afterwards the caul was put up in a raffle down in our part of the country, to fifty members at half-a-crown a head, the winner to spend five shillings. I was present myself, and I remember to have felt quite uncomfortable and confused, at a part of myself being disposed of in that way. The caul was won, I recollect, by an old lady with a hand-basket, who, very reluctantly, produced from it the stipulated five shillings, all in halfpence, and twopence halfpenny shortas it took an immense time and a great waste of arithmetic, to endeavour without any effect to prove to her. It is a fact which will be long remembered as remarkable down there, that she was never drowned, but died triumphantly in bed, at ninety-two. I have understood that it was, to the last, her proudest boast that she never had been on the water in her life, except upon a bridge; and that over her tea (to which she was extremely partial) she, to the last, expressed her indignation at the impiety of mariners and others, who had the presumption to go meandering about the world. It was in vain to represent to her that some conveniences, tea perhaps included, resulted from this objectionable practice. She always returned, with greater emphasis and with an instinctive knowledge of the strength of her objection, Let us have no meandering.    5   I was born in Blunderstone, in Suffolk, or thereby, as they say in Scotland. I was a posthumous child. My fathers eyes had closed upon the light of this world six months, when mine opened on it. There is something strange to me, even now, in the reflection that he never saw me; and something stranger yet in the shadowy remembrance that I have of my first childish associations with his white gravestone in the churchyard, and of the indefinable compassion I used