Which element, atomic number 18, is named after the Greek for 'lazy' or 'the inactive one'?

Table of Elements in Greek and Latin (Rome) Language. Sidebar Periodic Table of Elements The Greek language and Greek myth have contributed greatly to the sciences, including chemistry. This is most apparent in the Periodic Table of Elements. A table of the elements with mythological influences, or at least have the Greek language to thank for their names, is below. For kicks, I have included the Latin (Roman) terms also. (Please note: this is not the complete table of elements, only those with Greek or Latin influences.) Actinium From the Greek wordaktinos (ray) Aluminum From the Latin wordalumen, or"bitter". Antimony From the Greek words anti (opposed) and monos (solitude) Argon From the Greek wordargon (inactive) Arsenic From the Greek wordarsenikos and the Latin wordarsenicum, meaning "yellow orpiment". Astatine From the Greek wordastatos (unstable) Barium From the Greek wordbarys (heavy) Bromine From the Greek wordbrômos (stench) Cadmium Symbol: Cd Atomic Number: 48 From the Greek wordkadmeia (ancient name for calamine) and from the Latin word cadmia.Cadmus, in Greek myth, was the founder of Thebes. Calcium From the latin wordcalcis (lime) Carbon Ceres (asteroid), and the Roman version of Demeter, the goddess of agriculture. Cesium From the Latin wordcaesius (sky blue) Chlorine From the Greek wordkhlôros (green) Chromium From the Greek wordchrôma (color) Copper From the Latin wordcyprium, after the island of Cyprus and birthplace of Aphrodite. Dysprosium From the Greek worddysprositos (hard to get at). Fluorine From the Latin wordfluo (flow) Gold From the Latin wordaurum (gold). In Roman mythology, Aurora was the goddess of dawn--golden indeed. Helium From the Greek wordhêlios (sun); Helios in Greek mythology was the god of the Sun. Hydrogen Symbol: H Atomic Number: 1 From the Greek words hudôr (water) and gennan(generate). Heracles fought the Hydra of Lerna (a sea town) for his second labor. Iodine From the Greek wordiôdes (violet). Iridium Symbol: Ir Atomic Number: 77 From the Latin wordiridis (rainbow). The Greeks had a messenger goddess, Iris, whose colorful cape flowed behind her. Iron From the Latin wordferrum (iron) Krypton Symbol: Kr Atomic Number: 36 From the Greek wordkryptos (hidden). In modern language, words such as "encrypt" can be discerned from the Greek. Lanthanum From the Greek wordlanthaneis (to lie hidden). Lead Symbol: Pb Atomic Number: 82 Name Origin: From the Greek word protos (first). Some Greeks believd that the first god ever was Protogonus, or "first born". Symbol Origin: From the Latin wordplumbum (lead) Lithium From the Greek wordlithos (stone) Manganese From the Latin wordmangnes (magnet) Molybdenum From the Greek word molubdos (lead) Neodymium Symbol: Nd Atomic Number: 60 From the Greek words neos (new) anddidymos (twin). Twins appear regularly in Greek myth, from the Dioscuri (Castor & Polydeuces) to the divine twins (Artemis & Apollo). Neon Form the Greek word neos (new) Neptunium After the planet Neptune, the Roman sea god, identified as Poseidon in Greek myth. Niobium Symbol: Nb Atomic Number: 41 After Niobe, daughter of mythical king (Tantalus). She had bragged about her set of seven girls and seven boys, scoffing at Leto for only having two children. Apollo and Artemis promptly killed her offspring. Niobe, in despair, was turned to stone by the gods. Osmium From the Greek word osmë (odor) Oxygen From the Greek words oxus (acid) andgennan (generate) Palladium From the Greek goddess (Pallas) and after an asteroid Phosphorous Symbol: P Atomic Number: 15 From the Greek words phôs (light) andphoros (bearer), Phosphoros was a god of light in Greek myth. Plutonium After the planet Pluto and the Latin god of the Underworld (Hades in Greek). Potassium Symbol Origin: From the Latin word kalium Praseodymium From the Greek words prasios (green) anddidymos (twin) Promethium From the Titan Prometheus who stole fire of the sky and gave it to man. Protactinium From the Greek word protos (first) [see name origin for lead]. Radium From the Latin word radius (ray) Rhodium From the Greek word rhodon


Which Irish author was Sir Henry Irving's business manager?

Bram Stoker and actor Henry Irving, the inspiration for Dracula, visited in 1884 Bram Stoker and actor Henry Irving, the inspiration for Dracula, visited in 1884 'Dracula' author Bram Stoker and Sir Henry Irving, the basis for vampire character, visited Cincinnati in 1884. Post to Facebook Bram Stoker and actor Henry Irving, the inspiration for Dracula, visited in 1884 'Dracula' author Bram Stoker and Sir Henry Irving, the basis for vampire character, visited Cincinnati in 1884. Check out this story on cincinnati.com: http://cin.ci/1LLXohX CancelSend A link has been sent to your friend's email address. Posted! A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Join the Conversation Bram Stoker and actor Henry Irving, the inspiration for Dracula, visited in 1884 Jeff Suess , jsuess@cincinnati.com Published 2:22 p.m. ET Oct. 21, 2015 | Updated 5:50 p.m. ET April 13, 2016 Buy Photo Actor Bela Lugosi defined the iconic role of Count Dracula in the 1931 film, "Dracula." (Photo: Enquirer file)Buy Photo Count Dracula, the archetypal vampire of horror literature, was created by Irish author Bram Stoker for his 1897 novel, "Dracula." Scholars agree that the real-life 15th-century Romanian ruler Vlad Tepes, known as Vlad the Impaler, was the model for the Transylvanian bloodsucker, but as for Dracula's character and appearance, Stoker's inspiration may have been closer to his own life. The most likely candidate was Sir Henry Irving, the premiere actor of the British stage, for whom Stoker worked as manager for decades. In "Bram Stoker: A Biography of the Author of Dracula," Barbara Belford convincingly connects the venerated actor to the fictional vampire, describing Irving as an egotist, a striking, mesmerizing figure, and a demanding employer. Stoker was Irving's business manager at the Lyceum Theatre in London for 28 years, even after publishing his classic novel. He was devoted to Irving, regularly choosing the job over his wife and son. The two met in 1877 when Irving performed in Dublin, where Stoker was a civil service worker and wrote theater reviews on the side. Irving had been pleased by Stoker's insightful review of his performance as Hamlet and invited him to a dinner party. That night, Stoker was mesmerized by the actor's recitation of a poem. "I sat spellbound…" Stoker wrote in "Personal Reminiscences of Henry Irving." "The whole thing was new, re-created by a force of passion which was like a new power." Afterwards, Stoker "burst out into something like a violent fit of hysterics." Stoker began writing "Dracula" in 1890 while working for Irving. With a force as dynamic as Irving in his life, it's only natural that he would draw upon his own experiences.  (Photo: Library of Congress) Contemporaries noted the physical similarities to Irving in the novel's description of Dracula: "His face was a strong – a very strong – aquiline, with high bridge of the thin nose and peculiarly arched nostrils; with lofty domed forehead, and hair growing scantily round the temples but profusely elsewhere. His eyebrows were very massive, almost meeting over the nose, and with bushy hair that seemed to curl in its own profusion." Belford notes, "Somewhere in the creative process, Dracula became a sinister caricature of Irving as mesmerist and depleter, an artist draining those about him to feed his ego. It was a stunning but avenging tribute." To protect the novel's theatrical rights, a read-through of "Dracula" was performed at the Lyceum in May 1897, the week before it was published. Stoker also hoped to convince Irving to star in the future stage production in the title role. After the reading, Stoker met the actor in his dressing room and asked, "How did you like it?" "Dreadful," Irving replied. He refused to play Dracula, perhaps finding the character too familiar, and missed the chance to define one of the century's greatest roles. Though their relationship cooled, after Irving's death in 1905 Stoker wrote an admiring biography of him, with no mention of Dracula. Buy Photo  (Photo: Enquirer file) Irving's impressions of Cincinnati Stoke


"Who played Richard Nixon in the 1995 film ""Nixon""?"

Nixon (1995) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error A biographical story of former U.S. president Richard Milhous Nixon, from his days as a young boy to his eventual presidency which ended in shame. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 22 titles created 19 Sep 2013 a list of 35 titles created 03 Feb 2014 a list of 32 images created 17 Nov 2015 a list of 22 titles created 05 Dec 2015 a list of 36 titles created 7 months ago Search for " Nixon " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for     4     Oscars. Another    10 wins & 13 nominations. See more awards  » Photos A chronicle of the life and presidency of George W. Bush . Director: Oliver Stone A New Orleans DA discovers there's more to the Kennedy assassination than the official story. Director: Oliver Stone The biography of Ron Kovic. Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, he becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for. Director: Oliver Stone An American photojournalist gets caught in a political struggle at El Salvador in 1980. Director: Oliver Stone The final movie in Oliver Stone's Vietnam trilogy follows the true story of a Vietnamese village girl who survives a life of suffering and hardship during and after the Vietnam war. As a ... See full summary  » Director: Oliver Stone     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.2/10 X   The story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band The Doors and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison , from his days as a UCLA film student in Los Angeles, to his untimely death in Paris, France at age 27 in 1971. Director: Oliver Stone A rude, contemptuous talk show host becomes overwhelmed by the hatred that surrounds his program just before it goes national. Director: Oliver Stone A young and impatient stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on illegal inside information taken through a ruthless and greedy corporate raider who takes the youth under his wing. Director: Oliver Stone A man heading to Vegas to pay off his gambling debt before the Russian mafia kills him, is forced to stop in an Arizona town where everything that can go wrong, does go wrong. Director: Oliver Stone Two Port Authority police officers become trapped under the rubble of the World Trade Center. Director: Oliver Stone A behind-the-scenes look at the life-and-death struggles of modern-day gladiators and those who lead them. Director: Oliver Stone About a 1839 mutiny aboard a slave ship that is traveling towards the northeastern coast of America. Much of the story involves a court-room drama about the free man who led the revolt. Director: Steven Spielberg Edit Storyline Director Oliver Stone's exploration of former president Richard Nixon's strict Quaker upbringing, his nascent political strivings in law school, and his strangely self-effacing courtship of his wife, Pat. The contradictions in his character are revealed early, in the vicious campaign against Helen Gahagan Douglas and the oddly masochistic Checkers speech. His defeat at the hands of the hated and envied John F. Kennedy in the 1960 presidential election, followed by the loss of the 1962 California gubernatorial race, seem to signal the end of his career. Yet, although wholly lacking in charisma, Nixon remains a brilliant political operator, seizing the opportunity provided by the backlash against the antiwar movement to take the presidency in 1968. It is only when safely in office, running far ahead in the polls for the 1972 presidential election, that his growing paranoia comes to full flower, triggering the Watergate scandal. Written by alfiehitchie Triumphant in Victory, Bitter in Defeat. He Changed the World, But Lost a Nation. See more  » Genres: Rated R fo


Queen Victoria assumed which title on 1st January 1877?

The 1st of January 1877 AD, Victoria Proclaimed Empress of India Victoria Proclaimed Empress of India The 1st of January 1877 AD Queen Victoria was proclaimed Empress of India at the first Delhi Durbar, on January 1 1877, though legally she had held the title since Parliament passed the necessary legislation ï¿½ The Royal Titles Act - in May 1876. There was a personal and a political aspect to the change. In personal terms, Disraeli did himself no harm by flattering the Queen with the additional title, on which it is said she was keen; his perennial rival Gladstone had earlier been reticent to do the same. Politically, the move symbolised the change of circumstances in Indian rule: the East India Company, discredited by the events of the Indian Mutiny, had been replaced by the crown; governor general by viceroy. Queen Victoria herself did not attend the Durbar; the viceroy Earl Lytton was there in her stead. Later Durbars were mass events; this, the first, was for the elite: Maharajas, European grandees, Nawabs and Princes. But the opportunity for a show of Imperial might was not lost: there were 101 artillery salvoes; marching bands; guards of honour; and much pomp and ceremony to mark the historic significance of the proclamation.


Which footballer has played and scored in every season in the Premiership?

History of the English Premier League - SuperSport - Football History of the English Premier League William McGregor statue © Action Images What is now known as the English Premier League has its roots in an earlier league, called the Football League, which was originally founded in 1888. The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football. It was the top level football league in England from its foundation until 1992. Since 1995 it has had 72 clubs evenly divided into three divisions, which are currently known as The Championship, League One and League Two. Promotion and relegation between these divisions is a central feature of the League and is further extended to allow the top Championship clubs to exchange places with the lowest placed clubs in the Premier League. A director of Aston Villa, William McGregor, was the first to set out to bring some order to a chaotic world where clubs arranged their own fixtures. On March 2, 1888, he wrote to the committee of his own club, Aston Villa, as well as to those of Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Preston North End and West Bromwich Albion, suggesting the creation of a league competition that would provide a number of guaranteed fixtures for its member clubs each season. The first meeting was held at Anderson's Hotel in London on March 23, 1888, on the eve of the FA Cup Final. The Football League was formally created and named in Manchester at a further meeting on April 17 at the Royal Hotel. In 1992, the First Division clubs resigned from the Football League to take advantage of a lucrative television rights deal and on May 27, 1992, the Premier League as we know it today was formed. This meant a break-up of the 104-year-old Football League that had operated until then with four divisions; the Premier League would operate with a single division and the Football League with three. There was no change in competition format; the same number of teams competed in the top flight, and promotion and relegation between the Premier League and the new First Division remained on the same terms as between the old First and Second Divisions. The 22 inaugural members of the new Premier League were Arsenal, Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers, Chelsea, Coventry City, Crystal Palace, Everton, Ipswich Town, Leeds United, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Norwich City, Nottingham Forest, Oldham Athletic, Queens Park Rangers, Sheffield United, Sheffield Wednesday, Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur, and Wimbledon. A total of 43 clubs have played in the Premier League from its inception in 1992 until the end of the 2009/10 season. Two other clubs (Luton Town and Notts County) were signatories to the original agreement that created the Premier League, but were relegated prior to the inaugural Premier League season and have not subsequently returned to the top flight. Seven clubs have been members of the Premier League for every season since its inception. This group is composed of Arsenal, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester United, and Tottenham Hotspur. Due to insistence by Fifa that domestic leagues reduce the number of games clubs played, the number of clubs was reduced to 20 in 1995 when four teams were relegated from the league and only two teams promoted. On June 8, 2006, Fifa requested that all major European leagues, including Italy's Serie A and Spain's La Liga be reduced to 18 teams by the start of the 2007/08 season. The Premier League responded by announcing their intention to resist such a reduction. Ultimately, the 2007/08 season kicked off again with 20 teams. The league changed its name from the FA Premier League to simply the Premier League in 2007. FOREIGN PLAYERS At the inception of the Premier League in 1992/93, just 11 players named in the starting line-ups for the first round of matches were 'foreign' (players hailing from outside of the


In which constellation is the Crab Nebula?

Crab Nebula (Messier 1): Facts, Pulsar, Supernova, Location, Images | Constellation Guide Constellation Guide Constellations: A Guide to the Night Sky Crab Nebula – Messier 1 by admin The Crab Nebula, also known as Messier 1 and Taurus A, is a supernova remnant located in the direction of Taurus constellation . The nebula lies at an approximate distance of 6,500 light years from Earth. It is an expanding remnant of a star that exploded in a supernova event which was observed by Chinese astronomers in the year 1054 AD. The nebula’s designation in the New General Catalogue is NGC 1952. The Crab Nebula was created as a result of an extremely bright supernova explosion, one that was visible to the naked eye for almost two years. The supernova remnant was later observed by the English astronomer John Bevis, who discovered it in 1731. Charles Messier discovered the object independently in 1758 while looking for a comet that Edmond Halley said would return that year. Messier 1 is also classified as a pulsar wind nebula, which means that the nebula is made of the material ejected by a pulsating neutron star interacting with interstellar gas and the magnetic field of the pulsar itself. The Crab Nebula expands at a rate of 1,500 kilometres per second. It contains two dim stars at its centre, one of which is the neutron star. This is a mosaic image, one of the largest ever taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope of the Crab Nebula, a six-light-year-wide expanding remnant of a star’s supernova explosion. Japanese and Chinese astronomers recorded this violent event nearly 1,000 years ago in 1054, as did, almost certainly, Native Americans. The orange filaments are the tattered remains of the star and consist mostly of hydrogen. The rapidly spinning neutron star embedded in the center of the nebula is the dynamo powering the nebula’s eerie interior bluish glow. The blue light comes from electrons whirling at nearly the speed of light around magnetic field lines from the neutron star. The neutron star, like a lighthouse, ejects twin beams of radiation that appear to pulse 30 times a second due to the neutron star’s rotation. A neutron star is the crushed ultra-dense core of the exploded star. The Crab Nebula derived its name from its appearance in a drawing made by Irish astronomer Lord Rosse in 1844, using a 36-inch telescope. When viewed by Hubble, as well as by large ground-based telescopes such as the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope, the Crab Nebula takes on a more detailed appearance that yields clues into the spectacular demise of a star, 6,500 light-years away. The newly composed image was assembled from 24 individual Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 exposures taken in October 1999, January 2000, and December 2000. The colors in the image indicate the different elements that were expelled during the explosion. Blue in the filaments in the outer part of the nebula represents neutral oxygen, green is singly-ionized sulfur, and red indicates doubly-ionized oxygen. Image: NASA, ESA, J. Hester and A. Loll (Arizona State University) The nebula is notable for its intricate structure, with filaments of dust that can be seen in visible wavelengths. Its contains enough dust, made of carbon and silicate materials, to make 30,000-40,000 Earths. Study of the nebula provided definitive proof that supernova events created the raw materials for the first solid particles. Messier 1 is the strongest known persistent source of X-ray and gamma-ray radiation in the sky. It contains the Crab Pulsar at its centre, a neutron star about 28-30 kilometres across. The dead star’s core emits pulses of radiation from gamma rays to radio waves as it spins at a rate of 30.2 per second. This is useful for studying the objects that pass in front of the nebula, blocking its radiation, like the Sun or the moons orbiting the planets in the solar system. In 2003, scientists used it to measure the thickness of Titan’s (Saturn’s moon) atmosphere and in the mid-20th century, they used it to map the Sun’s corona. The Crab Nebula has an apparent magn


As whom were John Belushi and Dan Ackroyd known in the title of a 1980 film?

The Blues Brothers (1980) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Jake Blues, just out from prison, puts together his old band to save the Catholic home where he and brother Elwood were raised. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 21 titles created 04 Jan 2012 a list of 26 titles created 05 Apr 2014 a list of 25 titles created 09 Jan 2015 a list of 39 titles created 7 months ago a list of 25 titles created 1 month ago Title: The Blues Brothers (1980) 7.9/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Elwood must reunite the old band, with a few new members, and go on another "Mission from God." Director: John Landis At a 1962 college, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those trouble-makers have other plans for him. Director: John Landis Directors: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and 1 more credit  » Stars: Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Leslie Nielsen An exclusive golf course has to deal with a brash new member and a destructive dancing gopher. Director: Harold Ramis A snobbish investor and a wily street con artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires. Director: John Landis Incompetent police detective Frank Drebin must foil an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II . Director: David Zucker Planet Spaceballs' President Skroob sends Lord Dark Helmet to steal planet Druidia's abundant supply of air to replenish their own, and only Lone Starr can stop them. Director: Mel Brooks The Griswold family's cross-country drive to the Walley World theme park proves to be much more arduous than they ever anticipated. Director: Harold Ramis Edit Storyline After the release of Jake Blues from prison, he and brother Elwood go to visit "The Penguin", the last of the nuns who raised them in a boarding school. They learn the Archdiocese will stop supporting the school and will sell the place to the Education Authority. The only way to keep the place open is if the $5000 tax on the property is paid within 11 days. The Blues Brothers want to help, and decide to put their blues band back together and raise the the money by staging a big gig. As they set off on their "mission from God" they seem to make more enemies along the way. Will they manage to come up with the money in time? Written by Sami Al-Taher <staher2000@yahoo.com> The Most Dangerous Combination Since Nitro and Glycerine. See more  » Genres: 20 June 1980 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: The Return of the Blues Brothers See more  » Filming Locations: 4-Track Stereo (magnetic prints)| Mono (optical prints) Color: Did You Know? Trivia The record label president who offers the Blues Brothers a recording contract identifies himself as representing "Clarion Records, the largest recording company on the eastern seaboard." There actually was a Clarion Records, a budget label that was only in operation for a couple of years in the 1960s. However, it was owned by what had become, by the time of the movie, one of the largest American record companies: Atlantic Records, which in real life was not only a renowned blues/R&B/soul label (home of many of the artists mentioned or featured in the movie), but which also released the Blues Brothers' albums, including this film's soundtrack. See more » Goofs As the Winnebago begins its final plunge into the water, it is clearly visible through the windshield that none of the characters supposedly in the vehicle are there. See more » Quotes [first lines] Prison Guard #1: Yeah, the Assistant Warden wants this one out of the block early. Wants to get it over with fast. Prison Guard #2: Okay, let's do it. [rattling the bars with his baton] Prison Guard #1: Hey come on, it's time to wake up. Prison Guard #2: Wake up. Let's go, it's time. [striking the sleeping Jake with his baton


How is the cocktail consisting of vodka, cranberry juice and grapefruit juice known?

Sea Breeze Cocktail Recipe | How to make a Sea Breeze ♥ About this recipe Although various drinks have borne the name Sea Breeze (or Seabreeze) over the years, the definitive Sea Breeze is the recipe that became a rite of passage for anyone growing up in late 60s or early 70s America. Its origins lie with a clever marketing executive at Ocean Spray, Ed Gelsthorpe. When Gelsthorpe became CEO in 1963, the cranberry cooperative was struggling financially. So Gelsthorpe decided to innovate, firstly by releasing new mixed cranberry drinks, and secondly by marketing cranberry juice for use in cocktails. Cranberry paired naturally with vodka, and one of the first drinks introduced was the Cape Codder, a blend of vodka and cranberry, today also known as the New Yorker. The The Sea Breeze rapidly followed, as did the Bay Breeze (vodka, cranberry and pineapple) and the Madras (vodka, cranberry and orange); the 1980’s favourite Sex on the Beach is a Madras with peach schnapps, while a Woo Woo is a Cape Codder with peach schnapps. When Ocean Spray exported its cranberry juice drinks to Europe, beginning in the early 1990s, the Breeze craze began: 1990’s London cocktail bars would offer Breezes based on everything from rum to absinthe, although these drinks have not stood the test of time. The clean taste of Smirnoff No. 21 pairs perfectly with the Sea Breeze and its siblings. For a twenty-first century Breeze, try the Cîroc Pink Breeze or Frosted Rose. ➤ 1.9 units of alcohol per serve Smirnoff Sea Breeze Ingredients added to shopping list 


What colour coats are worn in Pontin's holiday camps?

holiday camp workers coats All other things Butlins related. holiday camp workers coats If this is your first visit, be sure to  check out the FAQ by clicking the  link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages,  select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. Results 1 to 5 of 5 0 Posts holiday camp workers coats does anyone know what colour coats other holiday resorts workers wear in the uk for example..... butlins = redcoats Gold BM Premier Club Member Join Date Thanked in 1 Post Warners used to have the Greencoats. The only reason Pontins go away witht he bluecoats was because he was great friends with Fred Pontins and on his board. Platinum BM Premier Club Member Join Date Butlins in the Sky, Skeggy Branch Posts Thanked in 3 Posts Butlins used to have lots of Blucoats,they were wore by the Supervisors of the Dining Halls, Bars, Shops Butlins also had Greencoats they were worn by organists,pianists,and a drummer called Tommy ,(surname?? )he also used to wear a Redcoat when he felt like it,he was with Billy Butlin from the start and he seemed to do what and when he wanted to ,he wasnt on the daily Redcoat Rota. l know he was there in the 60s. There was talk of him having shares in Butlins,and he was also the Musical Director in the early days He was the oldest Redcoat Butlins had,he must have been in his 60s then We used to have a late night Variety shows in the Gaiety at Skegness and Tommy used to "Play" the Glasses with water in them(like a xylophone), he was nearly stone deaf,and the other Reds used to play a joke on him(not me of course,as if l would). We(l mean they) used to adjust the water levels when he wasnt looking ie: add water in some and take out more water in other glasses,so he was right off key ,he didnt know the difference, Ah! Memories,Memories


"Mendelssohn's ""Wedding March"" was composed as incidental music to which Shakespeare play?"

Mendelssohn's 'Wedding March' at 150 : NPR Mendelssohn's 'Wedding March' at 150 Embed Embed Mendelssohn's 'Wedding March' at 150 Mendelssohn's 'Wedding March' at 150 Embed Embed Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Symphony No. 4 "Italian" Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/18822541/18821397" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Symphony No. 4 "Italian" Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/18822541/18821222" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Mendelssohn: Octet; Quartet No. 2 Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/18822541/18821427" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> More Mendelssohn Robert Greenhouse discusses Mendelssohn's 4th Symphony Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/18822541/18821528" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Felix Mendelssohn's famous "Wedding March" was first used for wedding music at the nuptials of princess Victoria Adelaide Mary Louise 150 years ago. Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Getty Images It's hard to imagine wedding music without the familiar strains of Mendelssohn's famous "Wedding March." The tune is so famous — opening with its regal blast of brass — that it seems like it's been around forever. But it was 150 years ago that the Wedding March was popularized for the first time. The March was first performed in Potsdam in 1842, as a part of Mendelssohn's incidental music for the Shakespeare play A Midsummer Night's Dream. It wasn't until Jan. 25, 1858, that the march first appeared in a royal wedding — as a recessional used by princess Victoria Adelaide Mary Louise, the oldest child of Queen Victoria, when she married Frederick William IV of Prussia. Classical-music historian Robert Greenberg says that the event was enough to set a standard for ages to come. "When a royal person does something royal-sounding, everyone wants a piece of the action. And from that moment on, Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" from A Midsummer Night's Dream has become a staple in weddings in the German- and English-speaking worlds." But Greenberg says that Mendelssohn had Shakespeare in mind long before he penned the famous march. "At the age of 17, he got it in his head to write an orchestral work that would illustrate the characters of his favorite play," Greenberg says. This is the piece that's called the "Overture" to A Midsummer Night's Dream, and it's one of the masterworks of 19th-century orchestral literature. Article continues after sponsorship Going back even further, between the ages of 12 and 14, Mendelssohn composed 12 string symphonies, four operas, and many other works. Greenberg says that Mendelssohn's precociousness was due in large part to his privileged lifestyle. "He came from a wealthy banking family in Berlin, and his parents wanted only the best for their children," Greenberg says. "They were over-educated by any standards. Mendelssohn could speak multiple languages as a child, reading Homer in the original by the time he was 10. He was also an excellent water-colorist. Music was just another one of those things he mastered as a young man." It also didn't hurt that the young composer's father hired private orchestras so Mendelssohn could learn on the job, hearing his own music as he composed it. Mendelssohn wrote his first symphony for full orchestra at age 15. His first acknowledged masterwork came one year later, in the form of an octet for strings. Greenberg says much of its genius is to be found in the way the piece is built. "The themes and how he manipulates them are brilliant," he says, "especially in the third movement 'scherzo,' which has a lightness, an effervescence that we now refer to as 'Mendelssonian.' It's a kind of music that no one had writte


"In which opera does Wagner's Bridal Chorus (popularly known as ""Here comes the bride"") feature?"

My Choice - Wagner: Bridal Chorus (Here comes the Bride) - YouTube My Choice - Wagner: Bridal Chorus (Here comes the Bride) Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Nov 21, 2010 The "Bridal Chorus" "Treulich geführt", from the opera Lohengrin, by German composer Richard Wagner, is a march played for the bride's entrance at many formal weddings throughout the Western world. In English-speaking countries it is generally known as "Here Comes the Bride" or "Wedding March" Music is copyrighted by its corresponding owners. No infringement of copyright is meant and if it does infringe, please message me and I'll remove it. -----------------------------------------------------------


Near which city is Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' set?

4 out of 5 stars Time Out says 4 out of 5 stars Emma Rice makes a brilliant start to her reign at the Globe with this riotously irreverent 'Dream' ‘Did Emma Rice send you?’ spits Lucy Thackeray’s Tina Quince as Margaret Ann Bain’s Philostrate tries to confiscate her tambourine. ‘I’ll have you know this was given to me by Mark Rylance’. For all the blithe interviews in which new Globe boss Rice – the theatre’s third leader after Rylance and Dominic Dromgoole – has said how little she knows about Shakespeare, let’s make one thing clear: she knows exactly what she’s doing. And her first production for the Bankside institution is an absolute blinder. Though not as out-there as the ‘Cymbeline’ she did with her erstwhile company Kneehigh a decade ago, it’s more revolutionary, gleefuly pointedly hauling the Globe into a new epoch. Rice’s ‘Dream’ is a wild, bright, polysexual romp in which the theatre’s longstanding fidelity to the Elizabethan period is merrily chucked out of the window. Almost everyone is in modern dress, there’s a Bollywood-style sitar soundtrack, the lighting rig and sound system have been souped up, a vivid, tactile set from Börkur Jónsson is based on giant wobbling balloons, and Shakespeare’s script does not survive unscathed. Still, Rice’s ebullient innovations never feel out of step with the spirit of the play – it doesn’t feel like one of those pointedly ‘adult’ ‘Dreams’, just a production in touch with the play’s anarchic id.  The most notable innovation is Helena becoming Helenus (a sassy Ankur Bahl), a move that rather spices up the lovers storyline, with Lysander and Demetrius now flip-flopping between straight and queer on their one wild night in, er, Hoxton (no Athenian woods here).  Beyond Helenus, the most ostentatious innovation is to turn am-dram-obsessed bumpkins The Mechanicals into a group of dotty Globe stewards, led by Thackeray’s Quince and Ewan Wardrop’s hilariously Alan Partridge-like Bottom. Elsewhere Zubin Varla’s fairy king Oberon is a magnificent letch in period garb, swigging from a two-litre bottle of Strongbow; cabaret star Meow Meow is a hoot as both a rather undignified Titania and a gangster’s moll Hippolyta; and Katy Owen’s marvellous, audience-baiting Puck is an absolute loon – screeching and cackling and force-feeding bananas to audience members (‘What is wrong with you?’ snaps Varla’s Oberon, not unreasonably). Sure, it’s a bit panto. Purists will freak out. And there may be those who feel worried that it has fundamentally changed what the Globe is about, in terms of it no longer existing to offer a quasi-authentic ‘Shakesperian’ experience. But the bottom line is it’s a bloody joy: ravishing, engrossing and laugh-out-loud funny. Rice has reinvigorated the Globe, but the Globe has reinvigorated her – Kneehigh’s productions have become somewhat repetitive in recent years, but this doesn’t feel like a Kneehigh production. It feels like Shakespeare, taken to his gloriously anarchic max. By: Andrzej Lukowski 4 out of 5 stars Average User Rating


Appropriately, which animal appears on the flag of the city of Berlin?

The Bear- the symbol of Berlin | Berlin: A Divided City Berlin: A Divided City Willkommen in unserem Blog. genießen! Menu bears Berlin buddy bears mascot Berlin’s founding date is set at 1237 because that is the earliest documentary evidence that exists for the city (a handwritten document naming a bishop of Cölln). The earliest city seal in existence from 1253 didn’t feature  a bear but an eagle, which was the symbol of the Margraviate of Brandenburg, an important principality of the Holy Roman Empire that included Berlin. Then in 1280, a second city seal appeared with the Brandenburg eagle flanked by two standing bears. When Cölln and Berlin were officially merged into one city in 1709, the coat of arms featured the bear with a neck band below two eagles -red for Brandenburg and black for Prussia. By 1875, the bear had lost the neckband and gained a wall-crown, signifying Berlin’s status as a free city. But none of this explains why a bear? Unfortunately, a fire in 1380 destroyed all the documents that could have definitively answered this question -but there are some interesting theories. One is that the bear was chosen in homage to Albrecht the Bear, founder of the Margraviate of Brandenburg in 1157. This would have been about the time that Berlin was first settled, but then why did the first city seal feature the Brandenburg eagle and not a bear? The settlement was probably not important enough at that time to get its own mascot. Another theory is that the bear was chosen to create a canting or singing arms, because the German word “Bär” (bear) sounds phonetically similar to the first syllable of Berlin. But linguists have shot down this theory having found no etymological connections between the two words. In fact, Berlin was settled by Slavs so the prefix “Ber” may have nothing to do with German. There is however an old-Slavic word “berli” that describes a rigid net submerged in the water to catch swarms of fish. It could be that the first settlers built plenty of berlis in the Spree, and that they themselves became known to others as the “Berline,” thus spawning the name Berlin. While the latter seems the most plausible origin of the name, it doesn’t explain the connection to the bear. Whatever the reason, the Berlin Bear remains. The bear pit behind the museum was built as a present to the people of Berlin on the city’s 700th birthday. Today’s coat of arms still has these features. The Bear still stands proud as the city symbol and mascot, and appears on its flag. There are living “city bears” in the middle of the city, in Köllnischen Park. They live in what is called “the bear pit” (Bärenzwinger). The Buddy Bears The story of the Buddy Bears started with an artistic event in Berlin in 2001. Inspired by the idea of bringing art in the streets of a metropolis like the cow parade in Zurich and New York, the initiators of the Buddy Bears, Klaus und Eva Herlitz, decided to start a street art project in Berlin. It was quickly agreed that a bear would be the ideal sculpture for the backdrops of the German metropolis. The bear – Berlin’s heraldic animal with a high level of public appeal – was envisaged to capture the hearts of Berliners and their guests in various different designs. Two master students of the famous Berlin University of the Arts realised the first Buddy Bear. Anne and Roman Strobel – two friends of the Herlitz family – designed the siblings of the first Buddy Bear. Only a few months later, the initial Buddy Bear was ready for the first public appearance in Berlin. A new Berlin star was born!  And the story began – a story  nowadays travelling around the world! Over the following weeks, more than 100 bears were created. As from 20th June 2001, they were presented in different locations all over the city. The project was a great success that we mainly owe to the fantastic artists who gave each individual bear a unique identity. The bears were visible all over Berlin, attracting thousands of delighted looks. Nowadays, the bears have become an integral part of Berlin’s cityscape and travel around the worl


In which city was the artist Vermeer born in 1632? It features in many of his paintings.

DMOZ - Arts: Art History: Artists: V: Vermeer, Johannes DMOZ Arts Art History Artists V Vermeer, Johannes 14 Johannes Vermeer was born in 1632, in the city of Delft in The Netherlands. Johannes Vermeer of Delft, also known as Jan Vermeer or Johannes van der Meer, is now considered to be one of the great Dutch masterpainters. However, his work was forgotten after his death in 1675. It was not rediscovered until the late 19th century.  Little is known about his life and only 35 of his paintings have been preserved. His relatively short life and career as an artist is seen as another reason for small Vermeer heritage. It is assumed that many of his paintings were lost after his death. The only sources of information are some registers, a few official documents and comments by other artists. Related categories 4


What Italian city is called Leghorn in English?

Leghorn (Livorno), Italy (Pepys' Diary)  •  Link "Livorno (archaic English: Leghorn) is a port city on the Tyrrhenian Sea on the western edge of Tuscany, Italy.... The 'Leggi Livornine' were laws that ruled between 1590 and 1603. These laws helped the trading activity of the merchant, freedom of religion and amnesty for some penance. Thanks to these laws, many foreigners people moved to Livorno, which became a cosmopolitan city. Hebrews, Armenians, Greeks, Netherlanders, and some English people were among them. Livorno became one of the most important port[s] of the Mediterranean area....There is a breed of chicken called leghorn, named after the city. This in turn gave its name to the cartoon character Foghorn Leghorn."


Which state did John Kennedy represent as senator?

KENNEDY, John Fitzgerald - Biographical Information Senate Years of Service: 1953-1960 Party: Democrat Courtesy U.S. Senate Historical Office KENNEDY, John Fitzgerald, (brother of Edward M. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy, grandson of John Francis Fitzgerald, and uncle of Joseph Patrick Kennedy II and Patrick J. Kennedy), a Representative and a Senator from Massachusetts and 35th President  of the United States; born in Brookline, Norfolk County, Mass., May 29, 1917;  attended the public and private schools of Brookline, Mass., Choate School,  Wallingford, Conn., the London School of Economics at London, England, and  Princeton University; graduated from Harvard University in 1940; attended  Stanford University School of Business; during the Second World War served as a  lieutenant in the United States Navy 1941-1945; PT boat commander in the South  Pacific; author and newspaper correspondent; elected as a Democrat to the  Eightieth, Eighty-first, and Eighty-second Congresses (January 3, 1947-January  3, 1953); did not seek renomination in 1952; elected to the United States  Senate in 1952; reelected in 1958 and served from January 3, 1953 to December  22, 1960, when he resigned to become President of the United States; chairman,  Special Committee on the Senate Reception Room (Eighty-fourth and Eighty-fifth  Congresses); unsuccessfully sought the Democratic vice presidential nomination  in 1956; elected thirty-fifth President of the United States in 1960, and was  inaugurated on January 20, 1961; died in Dallas, Tex., November 22, 1963, from  the effects of an assassins bullet; remains returned to Washington, D.C.; lay  in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol, November 24-25, 1963; interment in  Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; posthumously awarded the  Presidential Medal of Freedom on December 6, 1993. Bibliography American National Biography; Dictionary of American Biography; Burns, James M. John Kennedy: A Political Profile. New York: Harcourt, Brace  and World, 1961; Sorenson, Theodore. Kennedy. 1965. Reprint. New York: Perennial Library, 1988;  Dallek, Robert. An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963. Boston: Little  Brown Co., 2003.


Which state did Bill Clinton represent as senator?

Bill Clinton - U.S. Presidents - HISTORY.com Google Bill Clinton: Early Life and Education Clinton was born William Jefferson Blythe III on August 19, 1946, in Hope, Arkansas . He was the only child of Virginia Cassidy Blythe (1923-94) and traveling salesman William Jefferson Blythe Jr. (1918-46), who died in a car accident three months before his son’s birth. In 1950, Virginia Blythe married car dealer Roger Clinton Sr. (1908-67) and the family later moved to Hot Springs, Arkansas. As a teen, Bill Clinton officially adopted his stepfather’s surname. His only sibling, Roger Clinton Jr., was born in 1956. Did You Know? In 2001, Clinton became the first president to be married to a U.S. senator. Just days before he left office, first lady Hillary Clinton was sworn in as the freshman senator from New York. In 1964, Clinton graduated from Hot Springs High School, where he was a musician and student leader. (In 1963, as part of the American Legion Boys’ Nation program, he went to Washington , D.C., and shook hands with President John Kennedy at the White House , an event he later said inspired him to pursue a career in public service.) Clinton went on to earn a degree from Georgetown University in 1968. Afterward, he attended Oxford University on a Rhodes scholarship. In 1973, he received a degree from Yale Law School. At Yale, Clinton started dating fellow law student Hillary Rodham (1947-). After graduating, the couple moved to Clinton’s home state, where he worked as a law professor at the University of Arkansas. In 1974, Clinton, a Democrat, ran for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives but lost to his Republican opponent. Bill Clinton: Family, Arkansas Political Career and First Presidential Campaign On October 11, 1975, Clinton and Rodham were married in a small ceremony at their house in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The following year, Bill Clinton was elected attorney general of Arkansas. In 1978, he was elected governor of the state. The Clintons’ only child, Chelsea, was born in February 1980. That fall, Clinton lost his bid for re-election as governor. Afterward, he joined a Little Rock law firm. In 1982, he won the governorship again, and would remain in that office through 1992. While serving as Arkansas’ first lady, Hillary Clinton also worked as an attorney. After winning the Democratic presidential nomination in 1992, Clinton, along with vice-presidential nominee Al Gore (1948-), a U.S. senator from Tennessee , went on to defeat the incumbent, President George H.W. Bush (1924-), by a margin of 370-168 electoral votes and with 43 percent of the popular vote to Bush’s 37.5 percent of the vote. A third-party candidate, Ross Perot (1930-), captured almost 19 percent of the popular vote. Bill Clinton: First Presidential Term: 1993-1997 Clinton was inaugurated in January 1993 at age 46, making him the third-youngest president in history up to that time. During his first term, Clinton enacted a variety of pieces of domestic legislation, including the Family and Medical Leave Act and the Violence Against Women Act, along with key bills pertaining to crime and gun violence, education, the environment and welfare reform. He put forth measures to reduce the federal budget deficit and also signed the North American Free Trade Agreement, which eliminated trade barriers between the United States, Canada and Mexico . He attempted to enact universal health insurance for all Americans, and appointed first lady Hillary Clinton to head the committee charged with creating the plan. However, the committee’s plan was opposed by conservatives and the health care industry, among others, and Congress ultimately failed to act on it. Clinton appointed a number of women and minorities to key government posts, including Janet Reno (1938-), who became the first female U.S. attorney general in 1993, and Madeleine Albright (1937-) , who was sworn in as the first female U.S. secretary of state in 1997. He appointed Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933-) to the Supreme Court in 1993. She was the second female justice in the court’s history. Clinton’s ot


For which French rugby union club does Jonny Wilkinson play?

Jonny Wilkinson bows out in style as Toulon beat Castres to claim Top 14 play-off final – a winner to the end - Telegraph Jonny Wilkinson bows out in style as Toulon beat Castres to claim Top 14 play-off final – a winner to the end England’s finest guides his Toulon side to victory in his final game All done: Jonny Wilkinson takes in one last victory as he bows out of rugby Photo: AFP Follow At full time in the Stade de France, at the end of the country’s Top 14 play-off final, the loudspeakers blasted out God Save The Queen. As a mark of the respect in which Jonny Wilkinson was held by French rugby, there could be no more significant than that, playing the enemy’s anthem in the home of the national game. But as Wilkinson led his Toulon side to a European and domestic trophy double, lifting the trophy to huge acclaim, his adopted nation went collectively doolally in its urge to mark his departure. It has been a fuss fitting and genuinely felt, the one that has greeted the end for Wilkinson, acknowledgement that England’s world cup winner was the epitome of application and humility, not to mention the deadliest of kickers. But it is a fuss that will have had the man himself squirming. More inclined to a brief nod of farewell, he has been obliged instead to partake in a Sinatra-like send-off, a slow, tortuous curtain call. But this really was the end, his final appearance on a rugby pitch, one acknowledged in silverware thanks to an 18-10 victory over Castres. And like all his others, it was one suffused with selfless dedication to the cause. Captaining his side, he was unstinting, unyielding, absolutely determined to do his bit. He was out on the Stade de France turf forty five minutes before kick-off, brow creased, an intense look on his face as he practised up and unders, drop kicks and penalties. Practice has always made the man. He then stood in the middle of a circle of his colleagues, delivering his captain’s message. We don’t know what was said, but we can guess it was intently rendered. As he spoke, a full military parade was skirting round the playing area. There were horses, a gun carriage, a couple of tanks and some paratroopers abseiling from a helicopter carrying the trophy. Plus, in what was clearly further homage to the departing Englishman, a contingent from the Foreign Legion. There was an enormous cheer to greet his name before kick off, from both sets of supporters to acknowledge what this foreigner has done for French rugby. And appropriately his was the first contribution to the game, a kick deep into Castres territory. From that point he was constantly involved, chivvying his team-mates, giving instruction from behind his hand, not once relenting in his work, even after the hooter signalled that time was up on the game and his career. Related Articles


For which Italian side did Graeme Souness play from 1984 to 1986?

graeme souness - fact file graeme souness - fact file FULL NAME :  GRAEME JAMES SOUNESS Born on 6th May 1963 in Edinburgh,    Scotland. Height : - .m Weight : -  - kgs   Came to Spurs as a talented midfielder from  Scotland, but could not bear to be away from his home land, so moved to  Middlesbrough !! As a schoolboy, he attended the same school as  Dave Mackay in Edinburgh - Carrickvale and played for Edinburgh Boys  and Scotland Schoolboys.. Signed as an apprentice in April 1969  following a successful spell in our A team, scoring on his debut in a  Metropolitan League game against the Metropolitan Police in December  1968. He was part of the successful Youth side of  1969-1970 which won the FA Youth Cup for the first time for the club  (having been sent off in the final) and  added the South East Counties League, the Southern Junior Floodlit Cup  and the London Youth Cup, as they almost swept the board of silverware  in every competition they took part in.  While the FA Youth Cup Final went to a second  replay against Coventry City, it was the goal from Souness that won it  for Tottenham and he was signed as a professional just after the final  in May 1970.   He made an unauthorised trip to Scotland that  year, claiming he was homesick and the MP, Tam Dalyell, raised a  question in the Houses of Parliament about the player's employment  rights. The following season, Graeme established  himself at the club in the reserves and the season after, he came on as  a substitute for Spurs in a UEFA Cup tie against Keflavik, in what  turned out to be his only appearance for Tottenham. The player was loaned out to NASL side  Montreal Olympic with Mike Dillon in 1972, but on his return, he felt  frustrated that he was being kept out of the first team by other players  and feeling homesick, he joined Middlesbrough in January 1973.  Rumours of his demands to play in the first team ahead of more  experienced players and a disagreement with Bill Nicholson over this  were rife at the time, but unproven. Following a successful spell under Jack  Charlton's management, he was transferred to Liverpool and won a haul of  trophies with the Anfield club.  After that, he played out his  career at Sampdoria in Italy and then finished it in Scotland playing  for Glasgow Rangers, where he managed the side at the same time.  He controversially signed the Catholic player Celtic wanted to buy - Mo  Johnston - bringing many supporters of the staunchly Protestant club to  burn their season tickets in protest. On retirement in May 1989, he went into  management.  Among the clubs he was in charge of were Liverpool  (from 1991 until 1994),  Galatasaray (1995 until 1996), Southampton (1996), Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle. Went on to manage Benfica in    Portugal from November 1997 to May 1999, taking many of    the players who had served him in other sides or who he    knew from British football, such as Dean Saunders, Brian    Deane and Scott Minto. Moved to Italy, where he became manager of  Torino between June and October 1999. Latterly concentrated on building a career in  TV as a pundit for Sky Sports TV. As a player, he was noted for his  uncompromising "enforcer" role in midfield, but he could pass very well  and score goals of many types as he helped his sides to success.  It is a shame that he could not have waited to do it for Tottenham, as  he would have formed a formidable partnership with Steve Perryman in  mifdield had he not moved to Middlesbrough so soon. NICKNAME :   Souey


Who was the English archaeologist (1874-1939) noted as the primary discoverer of Tutankhamen's tomb?

TutWatch: The Man Who Found Tut - Archaeology Magazine Archive " TutWatch " April 19, 2005 Howard Carter can rightly be called an unsung hero of Egyptology, a man forever outshone by his discovery. That he didn't go on to greater glory after Tut is entirely understandable--who could have? Yet some focus on that fact rather than on his character, abilities, and achievements. For the full story, see T.G.H. James' Howard Carter: The Path to Tutankhamun (Kegan Paul 1992, and various later editions), which was reviewed in the November/December 1992 issue of ARCHAEOLOGY by Donald P. Ryan, of the Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington. Ryan directed several seasons of fieldwork in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, documenting tombs first investigated by Howard Carter. His assessment of James's biography, which gives a nice overview of Carter's life and career, follows: In November 1922, the world was stunned at the news that a virtually intact royal tomb had been discovered in Egypt's Valley of the Kings. Seventy years after its discovery, the tomb of Tutankhamun is still widely acknowledged as one of the most spectacular archaeological discoveries of all times. The gold-encased mummy of "King Tut," interred around the year 1333 B.C., lay undisturbed, surrounded by gilded shrines in a small tomb packed with magnificently preserved objects. The press and its audience eagerly awaited the news as the tomb was systematically examined, recorded, and cleared. The hero of the day was the tomb's discoverer, Howard Carter, until then a relatively obscure English archaeologist working under the sponsorship of Lord Carnarvon. Though his name continues to be remembered decades after the great discovery, forever linked with the name of Tutankhamun, it would be difficult to find many who could say anything about Howard Carter except that he was associated with the tomb. Yet, it is hard to view the spectacular and oft-published photos of the tomb and not be curious about Carter, the man who appears diligently at work in many of the images. Who was this enigmatic gentleman, and whatever became of him? One no longer need wonder. An excellent Carter biography has just been published, authored by one of the world's foremost Egyptologists, T.G.H. James, former Keeper of Egyptian Antiquities at the British Museum. James tracked information about Carter across several continents to produce a volume that is scholarly, authoritative, and highly readable. It should be noted that James had access to materials hitherto unexamined, which have added much texture to his thorough research. Howard Carter was born on May 9, 1874, in London, though his boyhood was spent primarily in Swaffham, Norfolk. His father, Samuel, was a successful animal portrait painter and it seems that young Howard inherited his father's artistic talent. Inspired by the immense collection of Egyptian antiquities owned by Lord Amherst, one of his father's clients, Howard's curiosity about ancient Egypt seems to have begun in his early years. In 1891, in association with Amherst and Egyptologist Perky Newberry, Carter worked in Egypt for the first time. During this apprenticeship young Howard served as an artist recording the decorated walls of tombs in Middle Egypt. On this same visit, Carter was able to work with William Matthew Flinders Petrie (whom many consider to be the father of modern archaeology) at the site of Akhenaten's ancient city at Tell el-Amarna. From then on, Carter's life became intimately entwined with Egypt, and the next several seasons found him primarily engaged as an artist and photographer at the temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahri near Luxor. His drawings there and earlier at El Bersheh remain some of the most skillfully executed examples of epigraphic recording ever. It is astounding that, as James reveals, Carter used neither a grid nor any other sort of device but produced his exacting copies freehand. In 1900, he was appointed chief inspector of antiquities in Upper Egypt where he engaged in a variety of tasks including excavation (among them his firs


In which county is Hay on Wye of bookshops fame?

Hay-on-Wye, Powys, Wales A weekend in Hay-on-Wye, Wales. Hay-on-Wye (Y Gelli), Powys, Wales Around Hay-on-Wye Photos and report by Mike Slocombe, May 2006 The Welsh town of Hay-on-Wye lies on the national boundary with England with the county boundaries of Brecknockshire and Radnorshire running through the town. Bizarrely, the county boundary is marked by the unmissable River Wye, while the national boundary follows the trickling Dulas Brook which meanders along a small valley past Cusop Dingle. Not surprisingly, such an important strategic location has attracted more than its fair share of invading hordes, with the castle seeing a ton of action from both sides of the border. The English King John burnt it down in 1216, and so did the Welsh Prince Llewellyn not long after. With its location on the road to Brecon - once the most important town for miles around - Hay has a long history of providing food and lodging to travellers with coaching inns and pubs. More recently, Hay has become famous for its connections with literature. Hay's association with books started when Richard Booth, an Oxford graduate, opened his first bookshop in 1961 and pursued his dream that a town full of bookshops could be an international attraction. Not averse to the odd stunt on the way - in 1977 he declared independence for Hay-on-Wye, crowned himself as King and made his horse prime minister. Hay-on-Wye is now stuffed full of bookstores with its internationally recognised literature festival attracting half a million visitors each year. The attractive streets of Hay. Richard Booth's bookstore "Europe's Largest Secondhand Bookshop" can be seen on the right in a distinctive two-tone blue finish. Despite a population of some 1,300 people, hay on Wye boasts around forty-one bookshops at the last count. From left to right, Hay Wholefoods and Delicatessen, The Cutting Room hairdresser and Addymans Books. Built in the 1880s, Hay's clock tower is a solid example of 'High Victorian Gothic' style. Clock tower detail. A view along the alley curiously known as the 'Backfold.' Closest to the camera is the Marijana Dworski Bookstore, which specialises in languages, with Greenway's corner bookshop behind. The Wine Vaults in Hay. We liked it here! Striking building on St. John's Place. Hay-on-Wye almshouses, built in 1832. Close up of the stone carving on the froint of the almshouses. A window of lovely cakes! I grabbed a quick Welsh cake snack. Another view of Backfold, on the approach to the castle. Curious looking house, close to the old Three Tuns pub. The original 12th century church had fallen into such disrepair that it was described as 'dark comfortless and ill-contrived and quite inadequate in point of size' in 1828. In 1834, St. Mary's Church was almost entirely rebuilt by Edward Haycock in 1834 with only the lower stages of the original 12th century West tower remaining. When we went past at dusk, a rather spooky wooden cross was propped up against the wall. Once the town's principal coaching inn, the current Swan at Hay Hotel was erected in 1821 and now serves as a 3-star hotel. By far the liveliest pub in town, the Wheatsheaf Inn (sorry, make that '38@ The Wheatsheaf') attracts an up-for-it crowd who like to give it large on a Friday night. And why not?! Clock tower at night.


Which prison features in Dickens's 1855 novel 'Little Dorrit'?

Little Dorrit | novel by Dickens | Britannica.com novel by Dickens Moby Dick Little Dorrit, novel by Charles Dickens , published serially from 1855 to 1857 and in book form in 1857. The novel attacks the injustices of the contemporary English legal system, particularly the institution of debtors’ prison. Amy Dorrit, referred to as Little Dorrit, is born in and lives much of her life at the Marshalsea prison, where her father is imprisoned for debt. She and her siblings earn meagre wages at jobs outside the prison walls, returning nightly to Marshalsea. Little Dorrit works as a seamstress for Mrs. Clennam, whose son Arthur takes an interest in the Dorrit family and eventually helps free Mr. Dorrit from prison. Arthur becomes a debtor himself and falls in love with Little Dorrit, but because their financial circumstances are now reversed, he does not ask her to marry him. In the end Arthur’s mother, a miserly, mean-spirited woman, is forced to reveal that Arthur is not really her son and that she had been keeping money from him and the Dorrits for many years. This circumstance leaves Little Dorrit and Arthur free to marry. Learn More in these related articles: Charles Dickens February 7, 1812 Portsmouth, Hampshire, England June 9, 1870 Gad’s Hill, near Chatham, Kent English novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian era. His many volumes include such works as A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, Bleak House, A Tale of Two Cities, Great... in English literature: Dickens ...House (1852–53) addresses itself to law and litigiousness; Hard Times (1854) is a Carlylean defense of art in an age of mechanism; and Little Dorrit (1855–57) dramatizes the idea of imprisonment, both literal and spiritual. Two great novels, both involved with issues of social class and human worth, appeared in the... in Charles Dickens: Novels The novels of these years, Bleak House (1852–53), Hard Times (1854), and Little Dorrit (1855–57), were much “darker” than their predecessors. Presenting a remarkably inclusive and increasingly sombre picture of contemporary society, they were inevitably often seen at the time as fictionalized propaganda about ephemeral issues. They are much more than... 8 References found in Britannica Articles Assorted References place in English literature  (in English literature: Dickens ) character of Little Dorrit - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up) A novel by English author Charles Dickens, Little Dorrit tells the story of Amy Dorrit, known as Little Dorrit, who is born, brought up, and wed in the prison where her father has been confined for failing to pay his debts. The novel, which was first published monthly in sections from 1855 to 1857, attacks the injustices of the English legal system of the mid-1800s, particularly the institution of debtors’ prison. The story appeared in book form in 1857. Article History Corrections? Updates? Help us improve this article! Contact our editors with your feedback. MEDIA FOR: You have successfully emailed this. Error when sending the email. Try again later. Edit Mode Submit Tips For Editing We welcome suggested improvements to any of our articles. You can make it easier for us to review and, hopefully, publish your contribution by keeping a few points in mind. Encyclopædia Britannica articles are written in a neutral objective tone for a general audience. You may find it helpful to search within the site to see how similar or related subjects are covered. Any text you add should be original, not copied from other sources. At the bottom of the article, feel free to list any sources that support your changes, so that we can fully understand their context. (Internet URLs are the best.) Your contribution may be further edited by our staff, and its publication is subject to our final approval. Unfortunately, our editorial approach may not be able to accommodate all contributions. Submit Thank You for Your Contribution! Our editors will review what you've submitted, and if it meets our criteria, we'll add it to the article. Please note that our editors may make some fo


Why did Arthur Miller write The Crucible? | eNotes Why did Arthur Miller write The Crucible? Lori Steinbach | High School Teacher | (Level 3) Distinguished Educator Posted on August 16, 2013 at 2:17 PM The most obvious reason Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible (or anything else, really) is because he had a story to tell. Without that, he would not have been inspired to write. It is true, however, that what inspired him to write this particular story is quite personal. As a Jewish man, Miller was a political advocate against the inequalities of race in America, and he was vocal in his support of labor and the unions. Because he was such an outspoken critic in these two areas, he was a prime target for Senator Joseph McCarthy and others who were on a mission to rid the country of Communism. Miller was called before the House Committee on Un-American Activities because of his connections to these issues but refused to condemn any of his friends. This experience, a rather blind and sweeping condemnation of anything even remotely connected to Communism without sufficient (or any) evidence, is what prompted him to write about the Salem Witch trials.  In a later interview, Miller said the following: It would probably never have occurred to me to write a play about the Salem witch trials of 1692 had I not seen some astonishing correspondences with that calamity in the America of the late 40s and early 50s. My basic need was to respond to a phenomenon which, with only small exaggeration, one could say paralysed a whole generation and in a short time dried up the habits of trust and toleration in public discourse. However, the more he began to study the tragic events in Salem, the more he understood that McCarthy's hunt for Communists was nothing compared to the fanaticism which reigned in Salem in the 1690s. In time to come, the notion of equating the red-hunt with the witch-hunt would be condemned as a deception. There were communists and there never were witches. The deeper I moved into the 1690s, the further away drifted the America of the 50s, and, rather than the appeal of analogy, I found something different to draw my curiosity and excitement. Anyone standing up in the Salem of 1692 and denying that witches existed would have faced immediate arrest, the hardest interrogation and possibly the rope. Every authority not only confirmed the existence of witches but never questioned the necessity of executing them. It became obvious that to dismiss witchcraft was to forgo any understanding of how it came to pass that tens of thousands had been murdered as witches in Europe. To dismiss any relation between that episode and the hunt for subversives was to shut down an insight into not only the similar emotions but also the identical practices of both officials and victims. In his note about the historical accuracy of the play, Miller writes: I believe that the reader will discover here the essential nature of one of the strangest and most awful chapters in human history. Though his interest in the comparisons between the trials and McCarthyism began with his own experience, it was the horrific nature of the trials themselves which motivated Miller to write The Crucible.  Here's a great interview with Arthur Miller about why he wrote the Crucible and its parallels to modern life: Sources: December 11, 2011 at 11:19 AM Arthur Miller is an American playwright who wrote The Crucible in 1952. Thus, the play was written on the heels of World War II, which ended in 1945, and was written during a time in which the United States was becoming increasingly concerned about the rising power of the Soviet Union. Worries that the Soviet Union's communist ways would infiltrate the United States led to a significant amount of paranoia within the American government (compare the paranoia about witchcraft in Miller's play). Accordingly, a number of governmental committees and investigations arose. The most famous of which were those conducted by Wisconsin Senator Joseph McCarthy, who, early in 1950, just two years before Miller's play, claimed to have


Into which element is Hydrogen converted in the Sun?

What is the Sun Made Of? What is the Sun Made Of? By Tim Sharp, Reference Editor | August 17, 2012 05:33pm ET MORE The sun is a big ball of hot gases. The gases are converted into energy in the sun's core. The energy moves outward through the interior layers, into the sun's atmosphere, and is released into the solar system as heat and light. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory saw sunspot AR 1520 before the solar flare erupted from it on July 12, 2012. Credit: NASA/SDO (via Twitter @NASA_SDO) Most of the gas — about 72 percent — is hydrogen. Nuclear fusion converts hydrogen into other elements. The sun is also composed of about 26 percent helium and trace amounts of other elements — oxygen, carbon, neon, nitrogen, magnesium, iron and silicon. These elements are created in the sun's core, which makes up 25 percent of the sun. Gravitational forces create tremendous pressure and temperatures in the core. The temperature of the sun in this layer is about 27 million degrees F (15 million degrees C). Hydrogen atoms are compressed and fuse together, creating helium and a lot of energy. This process is called nuclear fusion. The energy, mostly in the form of gamma-ray photons and neutrinos, is carried into the radiative zone. Photons can bounce around in this zone for about a million years before passing through the interface layer, or tachocline. Scientists think the sun's magnetic field is generated by a magnetic dynamo in this layer. The convection zone is the outermost layer of the sun's interior. It extends from about 125,000 miles (200,000 km) deep up to the visible surface or the sun's atmosphere . Temperatures cool in this zone, enough for heavier ions — such as carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, calcium and iron — to hold onto their electrons. This makes the material more opaque and traps heat, causing the plasma to boil or "convect." The convective motions carry heat quite rapidly to the surface, which is the bottom layer of the sun's atmosphere, or photosphere. This is the layer where the energy is released as sunlight. The light passes through the outer layers of the sun's atmosphere — the chromosphere and the corona — before reaching Earth eight minutes later. Abundance of elements Astronomers who have studied the composition of the sun have catalogued 67 chemical elements in the sun. There may be more, but in amounts too small for instruments to detect. Here is a table of the 10 most common elements in the sun: Element


To which other element does Carbon 14 convert with time?

Carbon-14 Dating - Tracer: A substance, usually a labeled element, used to follow a complex sequence of biochemical reactions, as in an animal body, to locate diseased cells and tissues, to determine physical properties, etc. Half-life: The time required to for half the original nuclides to decay. Metabolic Processes: The chemical and physical processes continuously going on in living organisms and cells. Isotopes: One of two or more atoms of the same element that have the same number of protons in their nucleus but different numbers of neutrons. Carbon-14 Dating Radio-carbon dating is a method of obtaining age estimates on organic materials. The word "estimates" is used because there is a significant amount of uncertainty in these measurements. Each sample type has specific problems associated with its use for dating purposes, including contamination and special environmental effects. More information on the sources of error in carbon dating are presented at the bottom of this page. The method was developed immediately following World War II by Willard F. Libby and coworkers and has provided age determinations in archeology, geology, geophysics, and other branches of science. Radiocarbon dating estimates can be obtained on wood, charcoal, marine and freshwater shells, bone and antler, and peat and organic-bearing sediments. They can also be obtained from carbonate deposits such as tufa, calcite, marl, dissolved carbon dioxide, and carbonates in ocean, lake and groundwater sources. Carbon dioxide is distributed on a worldwide basis into various atmospheric, biospheric, and hydrospheric reservoirs on a time scale much shorter than its half-life. Measurements have shown that in recent history, radiocarbon levels have remained relatively constant in most of the biosphere due to the metabolic processes in living organisms and the relatively rapid turnover of carbonates in surface ocean waters. However, changes in the atmosphere over the ages are a source of uncertainty in the measurements. Carbon (C) has three naturally occurring isotopes. Both C-12 and C-13 are stable, but C-14 decays by very weak beta decay to nitrogen-14 with a half-life of approximately 5,730 years. Naturally occurring radiocarbon is produced as a secondary effect of cosmic-ray bombardment of the upper atmosphere. Plants transpire to take in atmospheric carbon, which is the beginning of absorption of carbon into the food chain. Animals eat the plants and this action introduces carbon into their bodies. After the organism dies, carbon-14 continues to decay without being replaced. To measure the amount of radiocarbon left in a artifact, scientists burn a small piece to convert it into carbon dioxide gas. Radiation counters are used to detect the electrons given off by decaying C-14 as it turns into nitrogen. The amount of C-14 is compared to the amount of C-12, the stable form of carbon, to determine how much radiocarbon has decayed, thereby dating the artifact. Exponential Decay Formula: A = A0* 2^(-t/k) Where "A" is the present amount of the radioactive isotope, "A0" is the original amount of the radioactive isotope that is measured in the same units as "A." The value "t" is the time it takes to reduce the original amount of the isotope to the present amount, and "k" is the half-life of the isotope, measured in the same units as "t." The applet allows you to choose the C-14 to C-12 ratio, then calculates the age of our skull from the formula above. Uncertainty in Carbon Dating As mentioned above, there is significant uncertainty in carbon dating.  There are several variables that contribute to this uncertainty. First, as mentioned previously, the proportions of C-14 in the atmosphere in historic times is unknown. The C-14:C-12 atmospheric ratio is known to vary over time and it is not at all certain that the curve is “well behaved.” Complicating things further, various plants have differing abilities to exclude significant proportions of the C-14 in their intake. This varies with environmental conditions as well. The varying rates at which C-14 is exclud


Rivers and canals of St. Petersburg Rivers and Canals Rivers and Canals Most cities are built beside rivers and many cities are built by the sea, but there are few cities like St. Petersburg where water is as much a part of the city's make-up as brick or stone. Built across the marshlands of the Neva River delta, St. Petersburg is interlaces with around a hundred tributaries and canals with a total length of 300 kilometers and over 800 bridges crossing them. In the city centre, St. Petersburg's famous granite embankments are home to many of the city's grandest buildings , and boat trips along the historic rivers and canals are an essential part of any sightseeing itinerary.


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Who did Bill Shankly succeed as manager of Liverpool FC?

Manager: Bill Shankly - This Is Anfield - This Is Anfield Manager: Bill Shankly Div 1 Champions 1964, 1966, 1973 Div 2 Champions 1962 FA Cup winners 1965, 74 UEFA Cup winners 1973 Born in the Ayrshire mining village of Glenbuck and one of several brothers who all went on to play professional football, Bill had a successful playing career with Preston North End, with whom he won the F.A. cup in 1938. His playing career was cut short by the Second World War and he eventually retired in March 1949 to become manager of Carlisle United, the club he had played for briefly before joining Preston in 1933. Bill was never short of confidence in his own ability. Referring in his autobiography to his feelings about this first managerial appointment, he said ‘œI had the knowledge. I had been with people who knew how to train teams and I had my own conception of human beings and psychology.’ His methods were certainly different from some of his contemporaries. He was prepared to do any job however menial and instead of writing notes in the programme for the supporters to read, he preferred to use the tannoy to speak to them shortly before the start of each home fixture. Carlisle was good for Bill Shankly and he for them but when the manager’s job at Grimsby Town became vacant he applied for the post. Although Grimsby had just been relegated and would therefore be playing in the same division as Carlisle, Shankly made the move ‘œbecause Carlisle did not have the money to make progress and because I thought there was more potential at Grimsby’. After two and a half years at Blundell Park, Bill made a surprising move to Workington Town, struggling towards the bottom of the old Third Division (North) and even threatened with extinction. Shankly was never afraid of a challenge and he turned things round at Workington until one day he was approached by his former Preston colleague Andy Beattie, the manager of First Division Huddersfield Town. Shankly became assistant manager but shortly after Huddersfield were relegated at the end of the 1955-56 season, Beattie left and Bill took his place. Shankly was unable to take Huddersfield back into the top division but was making a mark for himself as a manager. However, he was again frustrated at the lack of finance available to strengthen the team at a club that probably didn’t match his own ambition. He went to Scotland to watch a non-competitive match and came back enthusing about two players he had watched closely. Those players were Ron Yeats and Ian St. John. As Bill pointed out ‘œYeats and St. John were the players Huddersfield needed, but they couldn’t afford to buy them’. Shankly was approached by Liverpool chairman Tom Williams and offered the Liverpool job following Phil Taylor’s resignation. He knew immediately there was more ambition and potential at Anfield than there had ever been at Leeds Road and this time he wouldn’t take No for an answer when it came to signing players he knew would improve the squad and give them a better chance of promotion. Remembering what he already knew of Yeats and St. John, he told the Liverpool board he wanted to sign them. The short answer was ‘œWe can’t afford them’. But new director and local businessman Mr. Sawyer who shared Bill’s ambitions for Liverpool intervened and told his colleagues ‘œWe cannot afford not to sign them’. The two Scots were influential and instrumental in helping Liverpool out of the old Second Division. After a series of near-misses following relegation in 1954, they convincingly won the title by 8 points. It would take only two more seasons before Liverpool won the League championship itself. There were already some fine players at Anfield when Shankly arrived and he would shrewdly add to his squad in the coming years. Winning the League in 1964 heralded the start of Liverpool’s European adventures. They were unluckily and controversially defeated by Inter-Milan in the 1965 European cup semi-final but had the ample compensation of the F.A. cup for the first time in the club’s long history. Disappointment in the final of t


In the 1985 film which actress was 'Desperately Seeking Susan'?

View All Critic Reviews (23) Audience Reviews for Desperately Seeking Susan The full five star rating for this one as it is a movie I loved when I was about 11 and Madonna was my all time favorite singer (that changed two albums in when she became crap, but anyhow, at this stage she could do no wrong). This is the perfect role for Madonna - I guess because she pretty much plays herself. A bit obnoxious, and willing to use her sexuality to get her own way (I never realized how much of this movie she spends in her bra until I re watched it last night. Rosanna Arquette, also perfect here. She is the more relatable character of the two. Still very attractive, but lacking Susan's confidence, which I guess it's so great that it ends as it does. Won't go on too much as I am sure most people have seen this one by now, but if you haven't, it is pretty much the ultimate chick flick and full of great 80's fashions to top it off. Nicki Marie Super Reviewer characteristics of some action thriller or eighties mainstay. Even with Madonna's star power it isn't some icon in pop culture or memorable flop. This was originally some star making oppurtunity for Rosanna Arquette, who is the main character of this film. Her character is the dullest of everyone, not respressed, not uber religious, and she doesn't have any attributes that would suggest rebellion other than blandness. Her husband at least cheats, lies, and does drugs. Madonna's character is also boring, but in the out of place misfit way. The only main difference in her compared to everyone else is her attire, which was out of place next to the yuppie moneybags of Wall Street, but by 1985 had gone mainstream. Madonna does some of her worst acting here, not that she was that great an actress to begin with. The plot is so obvious and banal, and right when I thought they would go somewhere else with it, it faltered and died. The mistaken personality gambit was just as cliched as ever, and nothing new came of it. The only deciding factor in a person's enjoyment of this was the charm of nostalgia, the soundtrack and clothes and blithe attitudes of the disenfranchised was such a trip down history lane. Madonna really clinches it, but it doesn't hurt that extras included John Turturro, Steven Wright, Laurie Metcalf. The best aspect is the relationship between Rosanna Arquette and Aiden Quinn, the unknown hipster love interest of the nineties, ala Benny and Joon. It was quirky, cute, and extremely sweet, but doomed from the start. Spencer S. Super Reviewer Mistaken identity and amnesia cause a plain housewife to trade lives with a mercurial punk rocker. I think the draw of this film is the cultural milieu it captured. The 80s punk scene is personified by Madonna's Susan, and I can see why some would find the depiction appealing. After all, such counter-culture movements were, and are, portrayed in negative terms, and there's no judgment in this film: infidelity, random sexual escapades, and a odd fashion sense are all upheld. If anything, the establishment is the villain. But the film is a pile of stinking cliches. Amnesia and mistaken identity are about the oldest ploys I can think of, and it's not hard to predict who ends up with whom. And Madonna's performance doesn't evince a real character, a complete person; rather, she's just a stand-in for the cultural movement she represents. Overall, Desperately Seeking Susan, a title that makes me want to defend adverbs, is a film-by-numbers cliche, but there are a few minor redeeming qualities. Jim Hunter Super Reviewer Maybe Madonna wasn't the best actress, but it doesn't matter in this movie, the story is good and interesting and funny. Plus Arquette gives a good performance, which makes up for Madonna's. I really enjoyed this movie, it's charming. Aj V


In the 1986 film 'Hannah and her Sisters' who played Hannah?

Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Hannah and Her Sisters ( 1986 ) PG-13 | Between two Thanksgivings two years apart, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her sister Holly. Director: Visit IMDb Picks Related News a list of 25 titles created 26 Feb 2011 a list of 43 titles created 31 Jan 2013 a list of 22 titles created 30 Jul 2013 a list of 37 titles created 02 Jan 2015 a list of 47 titles created 05 Apr 2015 Title: Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) 8/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Won     3     Oscars. Another    22 wins & 26 nominations. See more awards  » Videos An ophthalmologist's mistress threatens to reveal their affair to his wife, while a married documentary filmmaker is infatuated by another woman. Director: Woody Allen The life of a divorced television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best friend's mistress. Director: Woody Allen In New Jersey in 1935, a movie character walks off the screen and into the real world. Director: Woody Allen In his attempts to reconcile a lounge singer with his mistress, a hapless talent agent is mistaken as her lover by a jealous gangster. Director: Woody Allen "Documentary" about a man who can look and act like whoever he's around, and meets various famous people. Director: Woody Allen In czarist Russia, a neurotic soldier and his distant cousin formulate a plot to assassinate Napoleon. Director: Woody Allen When their best friends announce that they're separating, a professor and his wife discover the faults in their own marriage. Director: Woody Allen A nostalgic look at radio's golden age focusing on one ordinary family and the various performers in the medium. Director: Woody Allen Neurotic New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditzy Annie Hall. Director: Woody Allen A middle-aged couple suspects foul play when their neighbor's wife suddenly drops dead. Director: Woody Allen In New York in 1928, a struggling playwright is forced to cast a mobster's talentless girlfriend in his latest drama in order to get it produced. Director: Woody Allen A wacky inventor and his wife invite two other couples for a weekend party at a romantic summer house in the 1900s countryside. Director: Woody Allen Edit Storyline During a Thanksgiving Day party we make acquaintance with a numerous and problematic family. The leading characters are three sisters: Lee, the woman of Frederick, an old misanthrope painter; Holly, who dreams of becoming a writer, or an actress, or who knows who...; Hannah, famous actress, beautiful, intelligent, good mother, good wife, good sister, in short perfect, the pivot of the family. The balance begins to break up when Hannah's husband, Elliot, falls in love with Lee, who leaves Frederick. Holly goes through a deep crisis and meets Mickey, the former husband of Hannah, a hypochondriac TV producer. The affairs evolve and at the last Thanksgiving ... Written by Maurizio Semolic <semolic@oat.ts.astro.it> 14 March 1986 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: Hannah y sus hermanas See more  » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia This is the only film that Mia Farrow (Hannah) and her mother Maureen O'Sullivan (Norma) made together. See more » Goofs The stereo receiver in Frederick's apartment plays music, but there are no speaker wires hooked up to it. See more » Quotes [first lines] Elliot : God, she's beautiful. She's got the prettiest eyes. She looks so sexy in that sweater. I just want to be alone with her and hold her and kiss her and tell her how much I love her and take care of her. Stop it you idiot, she's your wife's sister. But I can't help it. I'm consumed by her. It's been months now. I dream ab


In which 1987 film did Robert De Niro portray the gangster Al Capone?

The Untouchables (1987) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Federal Agent Eliot Ness sets out to stop Al Capone; because of rampant corruption, he assembles a small, hand-picked team. Director: Oscar Fraley (suggested by book), Eliot Ness (suggested by book) | 1 more credit  » Stars: Famous Directors: From Sundance to Prominence From Christopher Nolan to Quentin Tarantino and every Coen brother in between, many of today's most popular directors got their start at the Sundance Film Festival . Here's a list of some of the biggest names to go from Sundance to Hollywood prominence. DC's Legends of Tomorrow Season 2 Episode 8 Review: The Chicago Way 8 December 2016 7:51 PM, -08:00 | TVfanatic a list of 46 titles created 02 Dec 2011 a list of 36 titles created 03 Jul 2012 a list of 37 titles created 22 Mar 2013 a list of 49 titles created 02 Jul 2013 a list of 40 titles created 15 Aug 2014 Search for " The Untouchables " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Won     1     Oscar. Another    10 wins & 15 nominations. See more awards  » Videos A Puerto Rican former convict, just released from prison, pledges to stay away from drugs and violence despite the pressure around him and lead on to a better life outside of N.Y.C. Director: Brian De Palma A father becomes worried when a local gangster befriends his son in the Bronx in the 1960s. Director: Robert De Niro An FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and finds himself identifying more with the mafia life, at the expense of his regular one. Director: Mike Newell When Robin and his Moorish companion come to England and the tyranny of the Sheriff of Nottingham, he decides to fight back as an outlaw. Director: Kevin Reynolds A convicted rapist, released from prison after serving a fourteen-year sentence, stalks the family of the lawyer who originally defended him. Director: Martin Scorsese A freelancing former U.S. intelligence agent tries to track down a mysterious package that is wanted by both the Irish and the Russians. Director: John Frankenheimer Greed, deception, money, power, and murder occur between two best friends, a mafia underboss and a casino owner, for a trophy wife over a gambling empire. Director: Martin Scorsese After a prank goes disastrously wrong, a group of boys are sent to a detention center where they are brutalized; over 10 years later, they get their chance for revenge. Director: Barry Levinson In Miami in 1980, a determined Cuban immigrant takes over a drug cartel and succumbs to greed. Director: Brian De Palma A mild-mannered chemist and an ex-con must lead the counterstrike when a rogue group of military men, led by a renegade general, threaten a nerve gas attack from Alcatraz against San Francisco. Director: Michael Bay The true story about an honest New York cop who blew the whistle on rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him. Director: Sidney Lumet Lt. John Dunbar, exiled to a remote western Civil War outpost, befriends wolves and Indians, making him an intolerable aberration in the military. Director: Kevin Costner Edit Storyline Federal agent Elliot Ness assembles a personal team of mob fighters to bring Chicago crime boss Al Capone to justice using unconventional means during the mob wars of the 1920s. This fictionalized account of the arrest of Al Capone is heavy on style and gunfire. The end shootout combines a baby carriage and stairs with a nod to Eisenstein's _The Battleship Potemkin_. Written by Keith Loh <loh@sfu.ca> The Chicago Dream is that big See more  » Genres: 3 June 1987 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)| Dolby (35 mm prints) Color: Did You Know? Trivia Though the patron saints of police are Michael the Archangel and Saint Sebastian, Irish police