In which 1976 film does Laurence Olivier play dentist Dr. Christian Szell?

Marathon Man (1976) - 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 graduate history student is unwittingly caught in the middle of an international conspiracy involving stolen diamonds, an exiled Nazi war criminal, and a rogue government agent. Director: William Goldman (screenplay), William Goldman (from: his novel) Stars: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 42 titles created 26 Nov 2012 a list of 40 titles created 16 Jul 2013 a list of 38 titles created 08 Nov 2013 a list of 32 titles created 28 Feb 2015 a list of 36 titles created 08 Nov 2015 Search for " Marathon Man " 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     1     Oscar. Another    4 wins & 9 nominations. See more awards  » Photos A naive hustler travels from Texas to New York to seek personal fortune but, in the process, finds himself a new friend. Director: John Schlesinger "The Washington Post" reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Richard Nixon 's resignation. Director: Alan J. Pakula A bookish CIA researcher finds all his co-workers dead, and must outwit those responsible until he figures out who he can really trust. Director: Sydney Pollack A pair of NYC cops in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a drug smuggling job with a French connection. Director: William Friedkin A young American and his English wife come to rural England and face increasingly vicious local harassment. Director: Sam Peckinpah A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that a couple he is spying on will be murdered. Director: Francis Ford Coppola Ted Kramer's wife leaves her husband, allowing for a lost bond to be rediscovered between Ted and his son, Billy. But a heated custody battle ensues over the divorced couple's son, deepening the wounds left by the separation. Director: Robert Benton "Popeye" Doyle travels to Marseille to find Alain Charnier, the drug smuggler who eluded him in New York. Director: John Frankenheimer A recently released ex-con and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes awry. Director: Sam Peckinpah Michael Dorsey, an unsuccessful actor, disguises himself as a woman in order to get a role on a trashy hospital soap. Director: Sydney Pollack Jack Crabb, looking back from extreme old age, tells of his life being raised by Indians and fighting with General Custer. Director: Arthur Penn The story of acerbic 1960s comic Lenny Bruce , whose groundbreaking, no-holds-barred style and social commentary was often deemed by the Establishment as too obscene for the public. Director: Bob Fosse Edit Storyline In New York, the brother of an infamous Nazi war criminal is killed in a head-on collision with an oil truck. Shortly thereafter, members of a covert U.S. government group called the Division begin being murdered one by one. Meanwhile, graduate student and marathon runner Thomas "Babe" Levy researches history as his father, who committed suicide after the Communist witch hunts of the McCarthy era ruined his reputation. When he sees his brother, one Division member, stabbed to death, it is revealed that Christian Szell, the White Angel of Auschwitz, is wrapping up loose ends to smuggle priceless diamonds from the United States. Written by Anthony Hughes <husnock31@hotmail.com> One man's dangerous attempts to clear his father's name. See more  » Genres: 8 October 1976 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: Did You Know? Trivia There are two photos of long-distance runner legends in Babe's room: one is of Abebe Bikila , who is also seen running in the beginning of the film. The other is of Finnish runner Paavo Nurmi , a nine-time Olympic gold medalist. See more » Goofs When the father's body is shown after his suicide w


Which Japanese island is missing – Kyushu, Shikoku, Honshu, and …. ?

Overview of the Four Islands of Japan • Honshu Honshu is the largest island of Japan and it is where the majority of the country's cities are located ( maps ). The Tokyo Osaka-Kyoto area is the core Honshu and Japan and 25% of the island's population lives in the Tokyo region. Honshu has a total area of 88,017 square miles (227,962 sq km) and it is the world's seventh largest island. The island is 810 miles (1,300 km) long and it has a varied topography that includes many different mountain ranges, some of which are volcanic. The highest of these is the volcanic Mount Fuji at 12,388 feet (3,776 m). Like many areas of Japan, earthquakes are also common on Honshu. Honshu is divided into five regions and 34 prefectures . The regions are Tohoku, Kanto, Chubu, Kansai and Chugoku. More » continue reading below our video 10 Facts About the Titanic That You Don't Know • Hokkaido Hokkaido is the second largest island of Japan with a total area of 32,221 square miles (83,453 sq km). The population of Hokkaido is 5,507,456 (October 2010 estimate) and the main city on the island is Sapporo, which is also the capital of Hokkaido Prefecture. Hokkaido is located to the north of Honshu and the two islands are separated by the Tsugaru Strait ( map ). The topography of Hokkaido consists of a mountainous volcanic plateau in its center that is surrounded by coastal plains. There are a number of active volcanoes on Hokkaido, the tallest of which is Asahidake at 7,510 feet (2,290 m). Since Hokkaido is located in northern Japan, it is known for its cold climate. Summers on the island are cool, while winters are snowy and icy. More » • Kyushu Kyushu is the third largest island of Japan and it is located to the south of Honshu ( map ). It has a total area of 13,761 square miles (35,640 sq km) and a 2006 population of 13,231,995 people. The largest city on Kyushu is Fukuoka and it is divided into seven prefectures. Kyushu's topography consists mainly of mountains and the most active volcano in Japan, Mt. Aso, is located on the island. In addition to Mt. Aso, there are also hot springs on Kyushu and the highest point on the island, Kuju-san at 5,866 feet (1,788 m) is also a volcano. Since it is in southern Japan, Kyushu has a subtropical climate and its inhabitants produce a variety of agricultural products. These include rice, tea, tobacco, sweet potatoes and soy. More » • Shikoku Shikoku is the smallest of Japan's main islands with a total area of 7,260 square miles (18,800 sq km). This area is made up of main island as well as the small islets surrounding it. It is located to the south of Honshu and to the east of Kyushu and has a population of 4,414,955 (2005 estimate) ( map ). The largest city of Shikoku is Matsuyama and the island is divided into four prefectures. Shikoku has a varied topography that consists of a mountainous south, while there are small lowland plains on the Pacific coast near Kochi. The highest point on Shikoku is Mount Ishizuchi at 6,503 feet (1,982 m). Like Kyushu, Shikoku has a subtropical climate and agriculture is practiced in its fertile coastal plains, while fruit is grown in the north. More »


Which N. Wales town has a courthouse, built in 1614, a castle, and a disused jail?

A GHOST HUNTERS DIARY: Beaumaris Town, Goal and Castle A GHOST HUNTERS DIARY This site is all about my investigations. I have travelled around the country and abroad. I have visited some amazing places. With the help of my two paranormal groups, Paranormal research and Spectre Analysis, also the magazine Ghost Voices. I will take you on a journey through graveyards, ancient burial mounds, murder sites, haunted pubs, castles and other so called haunted sites. So sit back, relax and travel with me on my paranormal adventre. How I started my paranormal journey. I would sit up late at night watching those old black and white horror shows. Then I was brave enough to move onto colour. I was always interested in ghost stories, old legends and stories from our past. Then my nan told me a story that would put me on my journey into the paranormal It was about a headless man that walked a country lane next to my nan's childhood home. In fact, she had seen him herself. I had always remembered the story and a few years ago, I found, quite by chance, a newspaper cutting about a murder in the area my nan lived. I researched my nan's story and found out the true facts. I realised that I enjoyed researching as much as an investigation. With this in mind, every area I visit, I research and you will be surprised what information can be found. So thanks to my nan, I lead an exciting life as a paranormal investigater. I would like to point out that I do take this very seiously. I am out to prove, one way or the other, IS THERE ANOTHER LIFE WHEN WE PASS or is it just our imagination. Saturday, 6 March 2010 Beaumaris Town, Goal and Castle Beaumaris GROUP ... MYSELF Beaumaris was orignally a Viking settlement known as PORTH Y WYGYR (Port of the Vikings). The town itself began to develop in 1295, when Edward 1st of England (after he conquered Wales) built Beaumaris Castle as part of his chain of fortifications around the North Wales coast. Shipbuilding was a major industry in Beaumaris and during the Saxon times, Beaumaris was one of the three important Saxon ports in the UK. Extending into the Menai Strait, is a piece of land nicknamed GALLOWS POINT. This is because the town's gallows ere erected there, originally named Osmund's Eyre. RED HILL is so named because during the second Civil War in 1648, the hill leading north from the town was said to have been covered in blood from The Siege of Beaumaris. Notable buildings in the town include the castle, a courthouse (built in 1614), St Mary's Church (14th century), town goal, timber framed Tudor Rose (14th century) and The Bulls Head Inn (built in 1472). Beaumaris Pier was opened in 1846, rebuilt in 1872 after a storm. There was also the site of an old Franciscan friary just to the east. Beaumaris was also famous for pirates, many lived in the town. It was a great place to land their smuggled goods either near the town or along the coast. BEAUMARIS CASTLE Beaumaris Castle was the last of the castle's that Edward 1st ordered to be built during his campaign to conquer North Wales (others included Denbigh, Conway, Caernarfon and Harlech). He commissioned the building in 1295. The castle was designed by Master James of St George but it was never completed. This site was choosen because it ensured control of the Menai Strait and it stood looking down on GARTH CELYN, the headquarters of The Prince of Wales prior to the Edwardian conquest of 1283 on the opposite shore. Beaumaris was awarded a Royal Charter by Edward 1st (which was similar to what he had done in his other towns). This meant that the native Welsh residents of Beaumaris were not allowed to carry weapons, buy houses or land, hold meetings and hold any civil office. Work began on the castle in 1295 and continued for 35years. Over 3,500 workmen were employed but finances and materials ran out when King Edward turned his attentions towards Scotland, as his Welsh Conquest was nearly over and he needed his money for The Scottish campaigns. Such work as the towers of the inner ward or the great gatehouse were built to their full height. Many o


Which planet takes the equivalent of 11.86 Earth years to orbit the sun?

How Long Is A Year On The Other Planets? - Universe Today   Universe Today How Long Is A Year On The Other Planets? Article Updated: 29 Jan , 2016 by Matt Williams Here on Earth, we to end to not give our measurements of time much thought. Unless we’re griping about Time Zones, enjoying the extra day of a Leap Year, or contemplating the rationality of Daylight Savings Time, we tend to take it all for granted. But when you consider the fact that increments like a year are entirely relative, dependent on a specific space and place, you begin to see how time really works. Here on Earth, we consider a year to be 365 days. Unless of course it’s a Leap Year, which takes place every four years (in which it is 366). But the actual definition of a year is the time it takes our planet to complete a single orbit around the Sun. So if you were to put yourself in another frame of reference – say, another planet – a year would work out to something else. Let’s see just how long a year is on the other planets, shall we? A Year On Mercury: To put it simply, Mercury has an orbital period of 88 days (87.969 to be exact), which means a single year is 88 Earth days – or the equivalent of about 0.241 Earth years. But here’s the thing. Because of Mercury’s slow rotation (once every 58.646 days) and its rapid orbital speed (47.362 km/s), one day on Mercury actually works out to 175.96 Earth days. MESSENGER maps of Mercury – a monochrome map at 250 m/pixel and an eight-color (left), 1-km/pixel color map. Small gaps will be filled in during the next solar day (right). Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University APL/Carnegie Institution of Washington So basically, a single year on Mercury is half as long as a Mercurian (aka. Hermian) day. This is due to Mercury being the closest planet to the Sun, ranging from 46,001,200 km at perihelion to 69,816,900 km at aphelion. At that distance, the planet shoots around the Sun faster than any other in our Solar System and has the shortest year. In the course of a year, Mercury experiences intense variations in surface temperature – ranging from 80 °K (-193.15 °C;-315.67 °F) to 700 °K (426.85 °C; 800.33 °F). However, this is due to the planet’s varying distance from the Sun and its spin, which subjects one side to extended periods of extremely hot temperatures and one side to extended periods of night. Mercury’s low axial tilt (0.034°) and its rapid orbital period means that there really is no seasonal variation on Mercury. Basically, one part of the year is as hellishly hot, or horribly cold, as any other. A Year On Venus: The second closest planet to our Sun, Venus completes a single orbit once ever 224.7 days. This means that a single year on Venus works out to about 0.6152 Earth years. But, once again, things are complicated by the fact that Venus has an unusual rotation period. In fact, Venus takes 243 Earth days to rotate once on its axis – the slowest rotation of any planet – and its rotation is retrograde to its orbital path. The planet Venus, as imagined by the Magellan 10 mission. Credit: NASA/JPL Combined with its orbital period, this means that a single solar day on Venus (the time between one sunup to the next) is 117 Earth days. So basically, a single year on Venus is lasts 1.92 Venusian (aka. Cytherean) days. Again, this would make for some confusing time-cycles for any humans trying to make a go of it on Venus! Also, Venus has a very small axial tilt – 3° compared to Earth’s 23.5° – and its proximity to the Sun makes for a much shorter seasonal cycle – 55-58 days compared to Earth’s 90-93 days. Add to that its unusual day-night cycle, variations are very slight. In fact, the temperate on Venus is almost always a brutal 736 K (463 °C ; 865 degrees °F), which is hot enough to melt lead! A Year On Earth: Comparatively speaking, a year on Earth is pretty predictable, which is probably one of the reasons why life is able to thrive here. In short, our planet takes 365.2564 solar days to complete a single orbit of the Sun, which is why we add an extra day to the calendar every four years (i.e. a Leap Yea


A deciduous tree of the genus Betula is more commonly known as what?

Plants - TEMPERATE DECIDUOUS FOREST  TEMPERATE DECIDUOUS FOREST Birch, Silver Birch, Paper Birch Genus: * The White Birch is a small to medium sized deciduous tree which grows to 70 or 80 feet in height. As far as trees go it doesn't live very long, only about 140 years. Small hear-shaped leaves are found at the ends of drooping twigs and branches. The paper birch has both male and female flowers called catkins. These turn into little winged nutkins, which ripen in early August to mid September. The wings help the seeds to fly away from the parent tree so there won't be competition for food and water. You can identify this tree by its white bark which peels easily and is marked by narrow horizontal stripes. White birch trees can either have one slender stem or several stems. Moose like to browse on the young trees and will eat off the tops. This forces the tree to send up more stems. The paper birch doesn't like shade and is the first tree to grow back in places that have had a fire or where trees have been cut. Although moose and white-tailed deer will eat the leaves and tender shoots of the paper birch, it isn't their favorite food. Porcupines like to eat the bark and rabbits will eat the seedlings and young saplings. Yellow-bellied sapsuckers will peck little holes in the bark and feed on the sap. Hummingbirds and squirrels also drink the sap from the sap wells the sapsuckers made. The bark is often used as a fire starter because it burns even when its wet. Native Americans also used the bark to cover their canoes. They also used it to make baskets, baby carriers, mats, torches and moose calls. Because the wood was strong and flexible it was made into spears, bows and arrows, snowshoes and sleds. The wood is now used for building lumber to make veneer, pulpwood and ply white birch is found in Newfoundland, Labrador, Canada, and from New England to North Carolina in the United States. It prefers colder climates, however. Syrup, wine, beer, and medicinal tonics are made from the sap. White * The White Oak tree can grow from 80 to 100 feet tall ,3 to 4 feet in diameter around the trunk and can spread from 50 to 80 feet. The Oak tree grows upright and its bark is whitish gray . The life span of the Oak tree, if undisturbed is 500 to 600 years old. The Oak tree's leaves have 7 to 9 rounded points which resemble finger like lobes. In May and early June male flowers appear in slender catkins. Female flowers are not noticeable to the naked eye. The Oak tree's seeds are commonly known as they are small oval shaped nuts with a cap and they are mostly eaten by squirrels ,chipmunks and deer. Oak tree grows in many different habitats. It can grow from seacoasts to high mountain slopes. It also can grow from wet lowlands to dry mesas. When the White oak is only a seedling it produces a taproot. The taproot plunges into the ground during a drought to bring the tree water. This taproot disappears with age and then a fibrous root system with tapered laterals grows. The white Oak tree is valued for its timber products such as furniture, flooring and pallets, cabinet making, barrel making, interior finishes, and for heavy construction. The Oak tree also produces acorns which are a food source for wildlife. white Oak is the most common tree species of the Eastern United States and is definitely not endangered. the Tawny Milkcap mushroom is edible * Tawny Milkcap Mushroom can be found in most deciduous forests. On the North American continent it can be found in southern Canada and the eastern United States. It is also common in Europe. In Japan it is known as chichitake and is used to make a flavorful broth. If you are a mushroom hunter, you may like to eat the Twany Milkcap. This species is edible and is a favorite of collectors. It is best fresh because a white "milk", or sticky latex, seeps out and turns brown when the gills are cut, giving it the name TwanyMilkcap. It has a strong fish-like odor, especially when dry. Their flavor is mild, however. The Twany Milkcap's cap is 2 to 5 inches wide, and smooth with a dry, velvety feel to it


Where on the human body would you locate the carpal bones?

Carpal bones | Wrist bones Carpal bones | Wrist bones Carpal bones Introduction: Bones of the wrist are called carpal bones. They are small bones, 8 in number that make synovial joints with each other and thus add to the mobility of human hand. The carpal bones are arranged in two rows: First (Proximal) Row: The first or proximal row is made of: (from radial to ulnar side) Scaphoid The second or distal row is made of: (from radial to ulnar side) Trapezium Carpal bones of Proximal row: Scaphoid: The scaphoid is the largest and the most lateral bone of the first row. Lunate: Named because of its deeply excavated form, the lunate lies between the scaphoid on the lateral side and the triquetral on the medial side. Triquetral (Cuneiform): This bone may be recognized by the small oval or circular facet for the pisiform on its anterior surface. The bone is placed obliquely, so that its surfaces cannot be accurately described as distal, proximal, etc. It is attached to Lunate on the lateral side and pisiform of the antero-medial side. Pisiform: About the size and shape of a large pea, the pisiform bone rests on the anterior surface of the triquetral, with which it articulates by an oval or circular facet on its dorsal aspect. Carpal Bones of Distal row: Trapezium: The trapezium is the most lateral bone of the distal row of the carpus. It may be readily recognized by the oval saddle-shaped facet on its distal surface for articulation with the metacarpal bone of the thumb. Trapezoid Bone: With the exception of the pisiform, the Trapezoid is the smallest of the carpal bones. Its rough anterior surface is small and pentagonal in outline. Capitate: This is the largest of the carpal bones. Its anterior surface is rough and rounded. The proximal portion of the bone forms the head, and is furnished with convex articular facets which fit into the hollows on the medial surface of the scaphoid and distal surface of the lunate. Hamate: The hamate can be readily distinguished by the hook-like process (hamulus) which projects from the distal and medial aspect of its anterior surface. The Carpus as a whole: When the carpal bones are articulated together they form a bony mass, the dorsal surface of which is convex from side to side. Anteriorly they present a grooved appearance, concave from side to side. This arrangement is further emphasized by the forward projection, on the medial side, of the pisiform and hamate, while laterally the tuberosity of the scaphoid and the ridge of the trapezius help to deepen the furrow by their elevation. To these four points the transverse carpal ligament is attached, which stretches across from side to side, and thus converts the furrow into a canal. Ossification of Carpal bones: At birth the carpus is entirely cartilaginous. Different bones of the carpus take different length of time to ossify. The following data shows the time taken by each bone to ossify. Capitate = 11 to 12 months Hamate = 12 to 14 months Triquetral = 3 years Lunate = 5 to 6 years Traprzium = 6 years Trapezoid = 6 to 7 years Pisiform = 10 to 12 years Share this page:


Pat Nevin was a favourite at which London association football club in the 1980s?

Pat Nevin: Some things old, someone new | News | Official Site | Chelsea Football Club Pat Nevin: Some things old, someone new Pat Nevin: Some things old, someone new column Wed 6 Jul 2016 In the latest of his special summer columns, Blues legend Pat Nevin continues to assess Euro 2016 and looks at a player from the tournament soon to be gracing Stamford Bridge…   I am still thoroughly enjoying the Euro Championships for a whole bunch of different reasons. One of the things I look for in any championships is new or different tactics. Certainly tactics came into the success Wales have had but to be fair, it was their spirit above anything else that got them all the way to the semi-final and who knows, maybe even further. Instead, the most notable tactics, which have not been the most novel, came from Iceland. "As Antonio Conte arrives with his tactical know how, the first signing is adaptable to most eventualities." - Their style was closest to that of the Wimbledon and Crystal Palace approaches from the late 1980s and early 1990s. Theirs is a simple 4-4-2 system with power plays, long throws and getting it in the mixer at every opportunity. It doesn’t matter if it is from set-pieces or from any wide area, be it the halfway line or the byline. They simply get the ball in the box and challenge as forcefully as possible when it arrives. Jack Charlton’s Ireland were not averse to doing a similar thing back in his day and that proved very effective as well. Clearly there is no reason not to use such methods on the international stage.  In the midst of it all, these teams can pass the ball a bit as well and even have a some creativity (Gylfi Syggurdsson was excellent) in the side. For many this style is seen as passé, even as agricultural. This is of course monumentally unimportant and I will admit right here that it was horrible to play against. It is all about the smaller sides with more limited resources and a smaller player pool finding a way to upset the big boys. Nothing makes teams who play ‘Position of Maximum Opportunity’ (POMO) football happier than hearing their opponents whining and complaining. They just have to find a way to win. So these weren’t new tactics but some old ones rediscovered and they got Iceland to the quarter-finals, much to their fans and most other football fans delight. It might not always have been pretty but the spirit, the passion and the tough honesty was such a tonic. When we are forced to watch so many others diving about feigning injury to gain unfair advantage, the Icelanders certainly feel like a welcome tonic. There were more sophisticated tactical battles going on when Joachim Loew’s Germany and our own Antonio Conte ’s Italy came face to face. Having been at the game when the Germans dismantled Slovakia, they immediately became my new favourites to win the tournament and the slim win on penalties against Italy underlined that. The managers as well as the teams cancelled each other out on the night and it was just a moment of luck in the lottery of the shoot-out that separated them. Most observers agree our new manager gave a technical masterclass during this tournament. Before the start I felt Italy would struggle as there have been so many better Azzurri outfits over the years. Antonio clearly knew this too but still found a way to get them to within a whisker of the semi-finals. Had they won against Germany would you have bet against them going all the way? So it was a positive run of games and it underlines that Antonio will certainly not be out of his depth against the likes of Pep Guardiola, Jurgen Klopp, Arsene Wenger and, of course, Jose in the coming seasons.  The other big news from a Chelsea point of view was the acquisition of Michy Batshuayi this week. At the start of the season I watched him play for Belgium and immediately said I hope we could get this lad for Chelsea. With the likes of Romelu Lukaku, Divock Origi and Christian Benteke vying for that striker’s role for their national side, I still have a suspicion that Michy could be the best of the four. Certainly Luk


In a 2014 Classic FM poll, which Vaughan Williams piece was voted the UK’s favourite?

Lark Ascending tops classical poll - Telegraph Music Lark Ascending tops classical poll The Lark Ascending by Ralph Vaughan Williams is voted the nation's favourite  classical tune in a Classic FM poll British composer Ralph Vaughan Williams  By Agencies 10:00AM BST 21 Apr 2014 Ralph Vaughan Williams's The Lark Ascending has been voted Britain's favourite piece of classical music in a poll of more than 100,000 people. The composition - written in its earliest form exactly a century ago - toppled Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No 2, which had reigned for three years in the annual Classic FM Hall Of Fame list . The Lark Ascending last topped the poll in 2010 and three years ago it was named the nation's favourite Desert Island Discs tune . British composer Vaughan Williams was inspired by a poem of the same name by George Meredith and his first version for violin and piano was written in 1914. Some six years later he completed the more familiar orchestral version. It found a wide audience recently when it was played as Coronation Street's Hayley Cropper, played by Julie Hesmondhalgh, took a lethal cocktail following a battle with cancer on the ITV soap. It was the long-standing character's favourite piece of music. Related Articles The Lark ascends to top of poll 12 Jun 2011 The Classic FM Hall Of Fame list features a strong showing for orchestral music used in video games, with two entries in the top 20. The station began to broadcast game soundtracks regularly last year, thought to have help boost its profile among a younger audience. The music for the Final Fantasy series, written by Japanese composer Nobuo Uematsu, was the highest video game at number seven, while The Elder Scrolls Series, composed by Jeremy Soule, was 17. Mozart achieved the most entries in the chart with 22 entries in the overall top 300 - up from 19 last year - with his Clarinet Concerto at number five proving his most popular . Classic FM presenter John Suchet said: ''Exactly 100 years after Vaughan Williams composed The Lark Ascending, its poignancy and beauty are as powerful as ever.'' The station is releasing an album featuring many of the most popular pieces and the full top 300 - which was being counted down over the Easter weekend - will be at classicfm.com. The Classic FM Hall of Fame 2014 top 20 1. Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending 2. Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No 2 3. Vaughan Williams - Fantasia On A Theme by Thomas Tallis 4. Beethoven - Piano Concerto No 5 (''Emperor'') 5. Mozart - Clarinet Concerto 6. Elgar - Enigma Variations (includes Nimrod) 7. Uematsu - Final Fantasy Series (soundtrack) 8. Beethoven - Symphony No 6 (''Pastoral'') 9. Allegri - Miserere 10. Beethoven - Symphony No 9 (''Choral'') 11. Elgar - Cello Concerto 12. Jenkins - The Armed Man: A Mass For Peace 13. Bruch - Violin Concerto No 1 14. Holst - The Planets 15. Barber - Adagio For Strings 16. Tchaikovsky - 1812 Overture 17. Soule - The Elder Scrolls Series (Soundtrack) 18. Pachelbel - Canon


What number Beethoven symphony includes ‘Ode to Joy’ in its final movement?

Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 | work by Beethoven | Britannica.com Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 work by Beethoven Alternative Titles: “Choral Symphony”, “Ninth Symphony” Related Topics Listen: Beethoven, Ludwig van: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Opus 125 (Choral) Excerpt from the fourth movement, “Finale,” of Beethoven’s … Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125, byname the Choral Symphony, orchestral work in four movements by Ludwig van Beethoven , remarkable in its day not only for its grandness of scale but especially for its final movement, which includes a full chorus and vocal soloists who sing a setting of Friedrich Schiller ’s poem “ An die Freude ” (“ Ode to Joy ”). The work was Beethoven’s final complete symphony , and it represents an important stylistic bridge between the Classical and Romantic periods of Western music history. Symphony No. 9 premiered on May 7, 1824, in Vienna , to an overwhelmingly enthusiastic audience, and it is widely viewed as Beethoven’s greatest composition . Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 was ultimately more than three decades in the making. Schiller’s popular “ Ode to Joy ” was published in 1785, and it is possible that Beethoven made his first of multiple attempts to set it to music in the early 1790s. He clearly revisited the poem in 1808 and 1811, as his notebooks include numerous remarks regarding possible settings. In 1812 Beethoven determined to place his setting of “ Ode to Joy ” within a grand symphony. Ten more years passed before that symphony’s completion, and during that time Beethoven agonized over the composition’s every note. His notebooks indicate that he considered and rejected more than 200 different versions of the “ Ode to Joy ” theme alone. When he finally finished the work, he offered to the public a radically new creation that was part symphony and part oratorio —a hybrid that proved puzzling to less-adventuresome listeners. Some knowledgeable contemporaries declared that Beethoven had no understanding of how to write for voices; others wondered why there were voices in a symphony at all. Similar Topics Messiah The story of the premiere of Symphony No. 9 is widely told and disputed. Beethoven had steadily lost his hearing during the course of the symphony’s composition, and by the time of its premiere he was profoundly deaf . Although he appeared onstage as the general director of the performance, kapellmeister Michael Umlauf actually led the orchestra with the conductor’s baton, taking tempo cues from Beethoven. According to one account of the event, the audience applauded thunderously at the conclusion of the performance, but Beethoven, unable to hear the response, continued to face the chorus and orchestra; a singer finally turned him around so that he could see evidence of the affirmation that resounded throughout the hall. Other accounts maintain that the dramatic incident occurred at the end of the second movement scherzo . (At the time, it was common for audiences to applaud between movements.) Whenever the applause occurred, that it passed unnoticed by Beethoven makes clear that he never heard a note of his magnificent composition outside his own imagination. Symphony No. 9 broke many patterns of the Classical style of Western music to foreshadow the monolithic works of Gustav Mahler , Richard Wagner , and other composers of the later Romantic era. Its orchestra was unusually large, and its length—more than an hour—was extraordinary. The inclusion of a chorus, moreover, in a genre that was understood to be exclusively instrumental, was thoroughly unorthodox. The formal structure of the movements, while generally adhering to Classical models, also charted new territory. For example, the first movement, although in Classical sonata form , confounds listeners first by rising to a fortissimo climax in the harmonically unstable exposition section and then by delaying a return to the home key. The scherzo, with all its propulsive energy, is placed as the second movement, rather than the customary third, and the third movement is a mostly restful, almost pray


What was the first forename of the German composer Herr Orff?

Biographies of Carl Orff Composers Highest Rated   Carl Orff ( 1895               - 1982               )  Category ( Composers ) [ suggest a correction ]   Carl Orff was a twentieth-century German composer, most famous for his stirring interpretation of the Medieval German manuscript, Carmina Burana. One portion of that work, entitled "O Fortuna" remains popular with Hollywood moviemakers who have used it as a way to build suspense in a movie's soundtrack. He was also prominent in the field of music education. Born in Munich, Orff came from a Bavarian family that was very active in the military. According to family tradition, his father's regimental band often played the young Orff's early compositions. Orff studied at the Munich Academy of Music until the start of the first World War in 1914. He served in the military during the war, and then held various positions at German opera houses. Later he returned to Munich to resume his music studies. In 1925, and for the remainder of his life, Orff was the head of a department and co-founder of the Guenther School for gymnastics, music, and dance in Munich. He enjoyed encouraging a love and appreciation of music in children, and it was at the school that he developed his theories in music education. Orff's efforts in music education are best exemplified in his "Schulwerk," translated into English as "Music for Children." Providing a simple musical instrumentation, even untutored child musicians could perform the piece with relative ease. "Schulwerk" music is intentionally elemental and combines movement, singing, playing, and improvisation. His Carmina Burana premiered in Frankfurt in 1937 and was hugely popular with the Nazi movement. Scholars continue to debate Orff's association with the Nazi party, but nothing has been proven. What is known is that he was a close personal friend of Kurt Huber, one of the founders of the German resistance movement. Orff later claimed that he was a member of that same group, though there is no other evidence for this. Orff died at the age of 86 and is buried in Munich. Image: Carl Orff


In 1978, who released her debut album ‘The Kick Inside’?

Kate Bush released her debut album ‘The Kick Inside’ on this day in 1978 | Sonic More Music Kate Bush released her debut album ‘The Kick Inside’ on this day in 1978 –‘The Kick Inside’ was released on 17 February 1978 and contains Kate’s UK number one hit, “Wuthering Heights”. – Kate Bush was only 19 years old when ‘The Kick Inside’ was released – David Gilmour of Pink Floyd was the executive producer on “The Man with the Child in His Eyes” and “The Saxophone Song”. Share this:


Since 1999, which manufacturer has won Le Mans on all but two occasions?

Le Mans 24 Hours preview - GT - Autosport Share this article on Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Google+ Email This year's 24 Hours promises competition of the kind only Le Mans can throw up - a battle between the might of the Works teams and genuinely competitive privateers. You can find detailed coverage of the race on AUTOSPORT.com, or receive the latest news and comment on Radio Le Mans. For up-to-date Le Mans coverage click 'here'. The field has lost several of the competitors who helped make the 1999 event so intriguing and competitive, but the 2000 24-Hours will be no less exciting for that - indeed, it makes the possibility of a wild-card winner even more of a likelihood. The theme for this year's race is very much along the lines of 'David versus Goliath'. The works manufacturer teams will line up against various smaller - but no less professional - outfits, aiming to make a name for themselves at the race that has a strong claim towards being called 'The World's Greatest'. 1999 winners BMW will not compete this year, despite running a campaign in the related American Le Mans Series. Equally, Toyota, who tried so hard to win the race, and came so close on two occasions will not be entering, with their resources directed towards an F1 entry in 2002. Finally, Mercedes were the first to join the list of big runners destined not to return after their Le Mans jinx struck once more. That leaves Audi and Panoz as the only 1999 front runners in the prototype class to return. However, the battles these totally different cars and teams have instigated in the ALMS so far this year indicates that the front end will be as hard fought as ever. Add to that the newcomers Cadillac, and the enormously competitive Rafanelli Lola and the field has taken on a look of tantalising competitiveness... Audi returns for a second crack at the 24 Hours, after finishing on the podium in 1999. A combination of ferocious development on the part of the team, and the loss of potential competitors means that Audi enters the race very much in the position of favourites. However, this does not in itself guarantee success as Toyota can testify only too well... The Ingolstadt marque's R8 won on what is so far its only appearance - the 2000 Sebring 12 Hours, but the competition at Le Mans will be on another level. The driving team is formidable, with no less than five previous winners of the race. 1998 winning combo Allan McNish, Stephane Ortelli and Laurent Aiello will regroup in one of the R8s, and that car has to be favourite for pole position, if not the race. Sebring winners Frank Biela and Rinaldo Capello will team up with 1996 winner Michele Alboreto, who is reunited with Reinhold Joest - the team manger who took him to victory. The car appears to be not only fast, but phenomenally reliable, if its testing form and the Sebring win are anything to go by. With this in mind, it appears that only a crash could spoil Audi's party - though with the traditional mix of tired drivers and massive speed differences between the classes, this eventuality should not be considered as entirely off the cards. However, the car has kept its own counsel for a large part of the time between Sebring and Le Mans qualifying, so true form is difficult to gauge. In fact, the final test before the race suggests that the Lola of Team Rafanelli, at least, is right up there with it on pace. Audi represents a large manufacturer, with a veteran team running the cars, very little expense spared and a driver line-up including the pick of the available talent. Panoz, on the other hand is not associated with a large force in the motor industry but for the first time operates the whole programme, including the engines, in house. Nothing should detract from the sense that this is a works team in the truest sense of the word. The Panoz LMP team has benefited greatly from the driving ambition of owner Don Panoz, who has sought to add the expertise of Dave Price on the organisational side, and such luminaries as Jan Magnussen and David Brabham on the driving squad. Panoz has ent


The Bruins ice hockey team and the Celtics basketball team are based in which US city?

Boston Bruins - 必应 Sign in Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the League's third-oldest team and is the oldest in the United States. It is also an Original Six franchise, along with the Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs. The Bruins have won six Stanley Cup championships, tied for fourth most o ... (展开) of all-time with the Blackhawks and tied second-most of any American NHL team also with the Blackhawks (behind the Red Wings, who have 11). Their home arena is the TD Garden, where they have played since 1995. The Bruins began play in the NHL on December 1, 1924. The first facility to host them was what was formerly known as the Boston Arena (today's Matthews Arena) — the world's oldest (built 1909–10) indoor ice hockey facility still in use for the sport at any level of competition — and following the Bruins' departure from the Boston Arena, the team played its home games at the Boston Garden for 67 seasons, beginning in 1928 and concluding in 1995. Retired numbers[edit] Notes: 1 Hitchman was the first player to have his number retired by the Bruins, and the second in both the NHL, and in all of North American professional sports. Hall of Famers—players[edit] Marty Barry, C, 1929–35, ... 目前在上层的座位从73-69美元附近运行。 所有的座位从10美元到几个亿根据游戏和位置的座位。 答 Current seats in the upper deck run from around $73-69. All seats run from $10 up to several hundreds depending on the game and location of seats. Pre-World War II years In 1924, at the convincing of Boston grocery tycoon Charles Adams, the National Hockey League decided to expand to the United States. Adams had fallen in love with hockey while watching the 1924 Stanley Cup Finals between the NHL champion Montreal Canadiens and the WCHL champion Calgary Tigers. He persuaded the NHL to grant him a franchise for Boston, which occurred on November 1, 1924. With the Montreal Maroons, the team was one of the NHL's first expansion teams, and the first NHL team to be based in the United States. Adams' first act was to hire Art Ross, a former star player and innovator, as general manager. Ross was the face of the franchise for the next thirty years, including four separate stints as coach. Adams directed Ross to come up with a nickname that would portray an untamed animal displaying speed, agility, and cunning. Ross came up with "Bruins," an Old English word used for brown bears (from the Dutch "bruin" meaning brown) in classic folk-tales. The team's bearlike nickname also went along with the team's original uniform colors of brown and yellow, which came from Adams' grocery chain, First National Stores. On December 1, 1924, the new Bruins team played their first NHL game against the Maroons, at Boston Arena, with the Bruins winning the game by a 2–1 score. But the team only managed a 6–24–0 record (for last place) in its first season. They played three more seasons at the Arena, after which the Bruins became the main tenant of the famous Boston Garden, while the old Boston Arena facility — the world's oldest existing indoor ice hockey venue still used for the sport, and the only surviving rink where an Original Six NHL team began their career in the league — was eventually taken over by Northeastern University, and renamed Matthews Arena when the university renovated it in 1979. In their third season, 1926–27, the team markedly improved. Ross took advantage of the collapse of the Western Hockey League to purchase several western stars, including the team's first great star, a defenseman from Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan named Eddie Shore. The Bruins reached the Stanley Cup Final despite finishing only one game above .500, but lost to the Ottawa Senators in the first Cup Final to be between exclusively NHL teams. In 1929 the Bruins defeated the New York Rangers to win their first Stanley Cup. Standout players on the f


What is the UK’s best-selling car of all time?

UK's most popular cars of all time | Auto Express UK's most popular cars of all time Search email The Ford Fiesta is now our best-selling car ever, but what did it beat to reach the top of the UK most popular cars list? Following yesterday’s news that the Ford Fiesta is now the UK’s best-selling car eve r, we’ve done some digging and uncovered the rest of the top ten most popular nameplates from the past fifty-odd years. Compiled by The Society of Motoring Manufacturers and Traders, the list reveals Ford and Vauxhall have proved firm favourites with the British public since at least 1965, the two brands accounting for seven of the top ten cars.  The Volkswagen Golf also makes an appearance – ranking 7th with over 1.8 million sales – as does the original Mini. Bringing up the rear is the Metro, which collectively sold just under one and a half million models in its Austin, MG and Rover forms. The top 10 most popular cars in the UK ever 1. Ford Fiesta – 4,132,294 all-time sales The Ford Fiesta doubles up as the UK’s best-selling car of all time and for 2014. Unsurprising really, given the mix of practicality, economy and great small car driving. 2. Ford Escort – 4,105,192 all-time sales Beaten into second place 14 years after production ceased, the Ford Escort is still head and shoulders clear of third place. The nameplate is soon to be revived for a new model aimed firmly at the Chinese market, although it could make it back to Europe. 3. Vauxhall Astra – 2,845,357 all-time sales Vauxhall’s long-time Ford Focus rival holds it own in terms of sales, even if the current Astra is slightly down in this year's charts. 4. Ford Cortina – 2,589,351 all-time sales Despite a relatively short lifetime, the Cortina still ranks as one of our most popular cars, largely thanks to its unrivalled sales dominance in the 1970s. 5. Vauxhall Corsa – 1,829,581 all-time sales The Vauxhall Corsa is now entering its fourth generation in the UK but originally arrived on these shores in 1983 as the Nova. 6. Vauxhall Cavalier – 1,816,529 all-time sales Like the Ford Cortina, Vauxhall’s Cavalier was enjoyed huge success with British buyers during 20 years of production. 7. Volkswagen Golf – 1,813,373 all-time sales The VW Golf is 40 this year, its longevity backed up by a well-earned reputation as one of the best all-round cars on sale.  8. Ford Focus – 1,769,687 all-time sales A replacement for the Escort in all but name, the Ford Focus has an impressive sales record for a car only launched in 1998. 9. Original Mini – 1,581,887 all-time sales The original Mini is a true British icon that lasted 41 years in various different guises, and still hasn’t been eclipsed by the relaunched, BMW -owned MINI hatch. 10. Metro/R100 – 1,498,169 all-time sales Austin, MG and Rover badges all adorned the Metro at one point of another during a 17-year lifespan, which was eventually rebranded as the R100 in 1994. How many of the UK's most popular cars have you owned? Tell us what they were like in the comments section below. Then read our list of the best-selling cars in the UK from 2014.


River Phoenix - Biography - IMDb River Phoenix Jump to: Overview  (5) | Mini Bio  (1) | Trade Mark  (1) | Trivia  (52) | Personal Quotes  (53) Overview (5) 5' 10" (1.78 m) Mini Bio (1) River Phoenix was born River Jude Bottom in Madras, Oregon. His mother, Arlyn (Dunetz), a Bronx-born secretary, and his father, John Bottom, a carpenter, met in California in 1968. They worked as itinerant fruit pickers, and later joined the Children of God religious group (John was originally Catholic, while Arlyn was born Jewish). By the time River was two, they were living in South America, where John was the sect's Archbishop of Venezuela. They later left the group and, in 1977, moved back to the United States, changing their last name to "Phoenix". They lived with River's maternal grandparents in Florida, and later moved to Los Angeles. His parents encouraged all of their children to get into movies and, by age ten, River was acting professionally on TV. His film debut was in Explorers (1985), followed rapidly by box-office successes with Stand by Me (1986) and The Mosquito Coast (1986), and as young Indiana in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989). His role as Danny Pope in Running on Empty (1988) earned him an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor. His best role was probably Mike, the hustler in My Own Private Idaho (1991). A dedicated animal-rights activist and environmentalist, River was a strict vegetarian and a member of PeTA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals). River was a talented musician as well as an actor, and he played guitar, sang, and wrote songs for his band, Aleka's Attic, which also included his sister Rain Phoenix , while living in Gainsville, Florida. Although the band never released its own album, their song "Across the Way" can be found on PeTA's "Tame Yourself" album, used to fight animal abuse. River was in the middle of filming Dark Blood (2012), playing the character Boy when he died. The film couldn't be finished due to too many unfilmed crucial scenes. His mother was later sued. River died of acute multiple drug intoxication involving lethal levels of cocaine and morphine at age 23 outside the Viper Room, Johnny Depp 's Los Angeles club. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Ed Stephan, Christine, CMGiesBrady Trade Mark (1) Portraying innate emotional vulnerability Trivia (52) The song "Transcending" on the Red Hot Chili Peppers album "One Hot Minute" is dedicated to River Phoenix. Sings a song on John Frusciante 's album "Smile from the Streets You Hold." Ranked #86 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997] The 1994 R.E.M. album "Monster" is dedicated to River in the liner notes--he was friends with lead singer Michael Stipe . Born at 12.10 pm-PDT He was supposed to be the interviewer in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) but died. Christian Slater took his place, and donated his entire paycheck from the movie to all of River's favorite charities. He was almost definitely set to star as Izzy Singer in Safe Passage (1994). Sean Astin got the part after River's death. Brother of Joaquin Phoenix , Summer Phoenix , Rain Phoenix and Liberty Phoenix . Was a vegan. Natalie Merchant wrote a song, "River," which is in his memory. In addition, her song "Carnival" was inspired by him. His date to Johnny Depp 's club the evening he died was actress Samantha Mathis . Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1986" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 38. Ashes scattered at family's Florida Ranch. The famous Brazilian singer and songwriter Milton Nascimento wrote a song called "River Phoenix (Carta a Um Jovem Ator)" ("Letter to a Young Actor" in English) in 1988. Milton was quite impressed with River's performances in The Mosquito Coast (1986) and Stand by Me (1986), and he decided to write a song in reverence of his talent. When he got to know about the song, he came to Brazil and spent some days in Milton Nascimento's country home. After that first contact, they became good friends. In the track "Curi Curi" (Tsaqu Waiãpi) from Nascime


What word connects heather to a member of the cod family?

Connect - definition of connect by The Free Dictionary Connect - definition of connect by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/connect v. con·nect·ed, con·nect·ing, con·nects v.tr. 1. To join or fasten together: a bridge that connects the island with the mainland. 2. To associate or consider as related: no reason to connect the two events. See Synonyms at join . 3. To join to or by means of a communications circuit: Please connect me to the number in San Diego. Her computer is connected to the internet. 4. To plug in (an electrical cord or device) to an outlet. v.intr. 1. To become joined or united: two streams connecting to form a river. 2. To be scheduled so as to provide continuing service, as between airplanes or buses. 3. To establish a rapport or relationship; relate: The candidate failed to connect with the voters. 4. Sports To hit or play a ball or puck successfully: The winger connected for two goals. Idiom: connect the dots 1. To draw connecting lines between a seemingly random arrangement of numbered dots so as to produce a picture or design. 2. To draw logical inferences connecting items of information to reveal something previously hidden or unknown. [Middle English connecten, from Latin cōnectere, connectere : cō-, com-, com- + nectere, to bind; see ned- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] con·nect′i·ble, con·nect′a·ble adj. con·nec′tor, con·nect′er n. connect 1. to link or be linked together; join; fasten 2. (tr) to relate or associate: I connect him with my childhood. 3. (Telecommunications) (tr) to establish telephone communications with or between 4. (intr) to be meaningful or meaningfully related 5. (Automotive Engineering) (intr) (of two public vehicles, such as trains or buses) to have the arrival of one timed to occur just before the departure of the other, for the convenient transfer of passengers 6. (intr) informal to hit, punch, kick, etc, solidly 7. (intr) informal US and Canadian to be successful 8. (Recreational Drugs) (intr) slang to find a source of drugs, esp illegal drugs [C17: from Latin connectere to bind together, from nectere to bind, tie] conˈnectible, conˈnectable adj 1. to join, link, or fasten together; unite. 2. to establish telephone communication between. 3. to have as an accompanying or associated feature. 4. to cause to be associated in a relationship. 5. to associate mentally or emotionally. 6. to link to an electrical or communications system; hook up. v.i. 7. to become connected; join or unite. 8. (of trains, buses, etc.) to run so as to make connections (often fol. by with). 9. to establish a sympathetic or harmonious relationship. 10. Informal. to meet or establish communication; make contact. 11. to make contact for the illegal sale or purchase of drugs. 12. to hit successfully or solidly: The batter connected for a home run. [1400–50; late Middle English < Latin connectere=con- con - + nectere to tie; compare nexus ] con•nec′tor, con•nect′er, n. con•nect′i•ble, con•nect′a•ble, adj. I will have been connecting you will have been connecting he/she/it will have been connecting we will have been connecting you will have been connecting they will have been connecting Past Perfect Continuous Verb 1. connect - connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms" conjoin , join - make contact or come together; "The two roads join here" ground - connect to a ground; "ground the electrical connections for safety reasons" bring together , join - cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together" attach - cause to be attached daisy-chain - connect devices on a part of a chip or circuit board in a computer tie - unite musical notes by a tie interconnect , interlink - cause to be interconnected or interwoven tee - connect with a tee; "tee two pipes" put through - connect by telephone; "the operator put a call through to Rio" hitch - connect to a vehicle: "hitch the trailer to the car" hang together , interdepend - be connected; "In my heart I can make th


In ‘Lovejoy’, what was the occupation of the title character?

Lovejoy (TV Series 1986–1994) - 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 Lovejoy is an irresistible rogue with a keen eye for antiques. The part-time detective scours the murky salerooms, auction halls and stately homes of Britain, always on the lookout for a find. Creator: Tink's decision to leave antiques and open a pub causes Lovejoy to pop the question to Charlotte, but things become complicated with Jane's return from America. 8.8 After a skilled gunsmith refuses to sell his shop in what has become a red light district, the local vice lord frames him and Lovejoy for robbery. 8.5 A collector of flintlock pistols is murdered for a valuable but incomplete set of dueling pistols and Lovejoy has the missing pieces. 8.5 a list of 45 titles created 30 Jan 2014 a list of 21 titles created 19 Sep 2014 a list of 42 titles created 8 months ago a list of 36 titles created 4 months ago a list of 33 titles created 3 months ago Search for " Lovejoy " 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. Alcoholic and divorced father of a young daughter, DS Jim Bergerac is a true maverick who prefers doing things his own way, and consequently doesn't always carry out his investigations the way his boss would like. Stars: John Nettles, Terence Alexander, Sean Arnold Arthur Daley, a small-time conman, hires former boxer Terry McCann to be his 'minder', so Terry can protect him (Arthur) from other, small-time, crooks. While Terry is trying his hardest to... See full summary  » Stars: George Cole, Glynn Edwards, Dennis Waterman Ken Boon and Harry Crawford are two middle-aged ex-firemen who start out in business together, initially in Birmingham and later in Nottingham. During the seven series (1986-1992), Ken ... See full summary  » Stars: Michael Elphick, David Daker, Neil Morrissey The cases of a portly and eccentric criminal law barrister. Stars: Leo McKern, Jonathan Coy, Julian Curry The Maryhill CID investigates gruesome murders against the bleak backdrop of the city of Glasgow. Stars: Blythe Duff, Colin McCredie, John Michie The perils of "escaping the rat race" and dropping out of society - to start a farm in Surbiton (and to drive Margo nuts). Stars: Richard Briers, Felicity Kendal, Penelope Keith A rather naive, middle-class man is admitted to a hospital ward and finds that he is sharing it with a working-class layabout and an upper-class hypochondriac. All three of them cause headaches for the hospital staff. Stars: James Bolam, Peter Bowles, Christopher Strauli Set in Cornwall, Detective Superintendent Charles Wycliffe, who works along with his colleagues DI Doug Kersey and DI Lucy Lane, investigates murder cases with his trademark determination and clinical accuracy. Stars: Jack Shepherd, Helen Masters, Jimmy Yuill Audrey fforbes-Hamilton is sad when her husband dies but is shocked when she realises that she has to leave Grantleigh Manor where her family has lived forever. The new owner is Richard De ... See full summary  » Stars: Penelope Keith, Peter Bowles, Angela Thorne Wolfie Smith is an unemployed dreamer from Tooting London, a self proclaimed Urban Guerilla who aspires to be like his hero Che Guevara. Leading a small group called the Tooting Popular ... See full summary  » Stars: Robert Lindsay, Mike Grady, Hilda Braid British police TV series which revolutionized the genre on UK television in the mid-1970s starring John Thaw as a hard-edged detective in the Flying Squad of London's Metropolitan Police. Stars: John Thaw, Dennis Waterman, Garfield Morgan Edit Storyline Lovejoy is a loveable rogue and an antiques dealer with an amazing talent for spotting hidden treasures. When not looking for the odd collectible, Lovejoy spends most of his time using his con-artist skills to help out the less fortunate. Hi


What letter is used the most often in English language and literature?

Letter & Word Frequency in English / Other Language Frequencies Swedish Language Letter Frequency: e a n t r s l i d o m g k v ä h f u p å ö b c j y x w z é q (à è) Portuguese: a e o s r i n m d u t l c p h v q g f b ã z ç j á é x ó õ ê ô à y í è ú o` (kw) Norwegian: e r n t s i l a k o d g m v f u p b h ø j y a a æ c w z x (q) Icelandic: a n r i e s t u dh l g m k f h v o á th í d j ó b y æ ú ö p é ý c x w z q Hungarian: e a t l n s k o m z r i g á é y d b v h j o: f u p ö ó c u: í ú ü x w (q) Slovak: a o e s n i t r v l k d m c u p z y h j g f b (q w x) Finnish: e n a t r s i l d o k g m v f aa u p h ä c b ö j y x z w (q) Danish: e n a d t r s l g i o h m k v u f b p ø ae j y c é x q w è z ü à ó ê ç aa ë ä Czech: o e a n t i v l s r d k u p í m c h á z y j b ř ê é ĉ ž ý ŝ ũ g f ú ň w ď ó x ť (q) Hawaiian: a i k o' e n u h l m â p ô w ê û î (b c d f g j q r s t v x y z) Maori: a i k e t o n u h r m w g p (b c d f j l q s v x y z) Latin: e i t u a s r n o m c p l d q b g v f h x y k (z) (j w) Irish: a i h n r e t s c o l d g u m b á f í é ú ó p v j w y k q z (x) Welsh: a y n d r e i l o g h w t f u s c m b p â ô y^ w^ j ï ê á q v î (k x z) Gaelic: a i h n d e r c s g l o u t m b à f p o` ù é i` è ó (j k q v w x y z)


In which sport did Greg and Johnny Searle win a gold medal at Barcelona in 1992?

Former rower Greg Searle on winning gold at the 1992 Olympics - Telegraph Former rower Greg Searle on winning gold at the 1992 Olympics Greg Searle talks to Siân Ranscombe about winning a gold at the Barcelona  Olympics, 1992 Greg Searle and his brother Jonny and their parents after winning gold at the 1992 Olympics Photo: Courtesy of Greg Searle By Siân Ranscombe Follow This is a brilliant memory – winning the coxed pairs event with my brother, Jonny, and our cox, Garry Herbert. The feeling as we crossed the finish line was familiar – I had felt the same when I’d won races before. The elation was the same as when I was 16 and won at Henley Royal Regatta with my school team. What was unexpected was how great it felt when we stood with our gold medals around our necks with the national anthem playing. Being with Jonny [wearing the flag] and our parents, it all felt complete. It was a feeling of, ‘I’m the best in the world at this and I’m never going to have to compete again.’ I was only 20 and Jonny was 23, but it felt like nothing else would matter and I was going to be happy for the rest of my life. The other unexpected thing was that people cared. For our first public appearance following the win, there were 200 people there when we arrived. They fell silent, started clapping and formed a queue to get a photo and autograph from us. Then someone asked to try on my medal – it was the first time anyone else had worn my medal – and then everyone started queuing up because they all wanted a go. It sounds clichéd, but after the Games I wanted other things in my life. I’d won a rowing race and that was great, but I wanted a good job and good friends and relationships. The family side of things is important to me, and this picture with our parents sums that up. Being in a team with Jonny was perfect. I have two children now, and I want them both to be successful but I don’t want one to be way better than the other. We solved that by competing together. Jonny and I had ultimate trust and belief in each other. Sometimes that made it difficult because we could challenge each other in a way others wouldn’t, but it also pushed us to get the best from each other. We first rowed in a pair together in 1990 and we dreamt we’d row in the Olympics. We did so here in 1992, and were in a four together at Atlanta 1996 (where we won bronze), and then things moved on. Related Articles Searle's date with destiny 16 Dec 2009 I came out of retirement aged 40 at London 2012. The training was very different – a lot less was left to chance. We wanted to inspire a generation and I wanted my kids to be part of it, too. At the final, where we won another bronze, the cox of my boat called out the names of my children to our crew: ‘This is for Josie and Adam.’ I hope I’ve inspired them; I want them to be the best they can be at whatever they want to do. Greg Searle is coaching at SportFest , a family sports festival in collaboration with SuperSkills Experiences ,August 2-3, Wormsley Estate, Buckinghamshire For more stories from the Saturday Telegraph magazine visit telegraph.co.uk/magazine


What was the name of the skunk in Disney’s version of Bambi?

Bambi | Disney Movies Rated: G Release Date: August 13, 1942 In the heart of the forest, Bambi takes his first wobbly steps and sets out to explore his new world with his friends: a lovable rabbit called Thumper and a bashful skunk named Flower. Their adventures together include skating on "stiff" water, frolicking through the woods and getting acquainted with all the other intriguing inhabitants of the forest. But that is only part of the story. Guided by the wise Friend Owl, the young prince also learns valuable lessons about love, loss, and life.


Who married Amal Alamuddin on September 29th 2014?

Amal Alamuddin's soft, sleek wedding hair: Get the look - AOL Lifestyle Amal Alamuddin's soft, sleek wedding hair: Get the look Before you go, we thought you'd like these... George and Amal wedding in Italy 2 See Gallery Amal Alamuddin's soft, sleek wedding hair: Get the look And there it is! Amal's gorgeous Oscar de la Renta wedding gown for her big day. George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin arrive on September 29, 2014 at the palazzo Ca Farsetti in Venice, for a civil ceremony to officialise their wedding.  Amal was wearing a picture-perfect Stella McCartney pantsuit for the ceremony. It's official! After their civil ceremony, this pair is husband and wife. The beautiful couple on their "Amore" taxiboat. Married couple George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin are seen outside Hotel Cipriani September 28, 2014 in Venice, Italy. A close-up shot of Amal's lovely wedding band - a skinny, classic diamond ring. The happy couple! George waves, showing off his classic wedding band. The "eternal bachelor" is no longer a bachelor!  Crowds gather to see Hollywood's hunk and his beautiful bride. They really are a gorgeous couple, don't you think? Amal looked stunning in a long-sleeved white lace Giambattista Valli dress, embellished with pink floral motifs. The newlyweds couldn't stop smiling as they boarded a taxiboat in the Canal Grande. Their boat on the Canal Grande was fittingly named "Amore." A close-up photo showing both Amal and George's wedding bands, as well as more detail on her stunning Giambattista Valli dress. Hollywood heartthrob George Clooney and Lebanese-British lawyer Amal Alamuddin married in Venice on Saturday before partying the night away with their A-list friends in one of the most high-profile celebrity weddings in years.  George arrives for his wedding -- looking impossibly dapper -- at Aman Hotel.  A-List wedding guests Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Matt Damon and Luciana Damon attend the ceremony dressed to the nines. Are those the ringbearers?! So cute. Cindy Crawford and husband Rande Gerber (rumored to be George's best man) prepare to board a taxi boat that will take them to George and Amal's nuptials. George laughs adorably as he stands on a taxi boat with father-in-law Ramzi Alamuddin on the Grand Canal on his way to the ceremony. George heads out on the town for his Bachelor party in Venice. Emily Blunt and John Krasinski are all dolled up the night before George and Amal's wedding festivities. George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin arrive in Venice on September 26, 2014. George and Amal, holding a bag bearing the logo A&G (Amal and George), arrive at Venice's Piazzale Roma on the eve of their wedding. Amal is wearing a gorgeous striped Dolce & Gabbana dress. The soon-to-be-married couple took a taxiboat upon their arrival in Venice, looking madly in love. Now THAT is a diamond! Amal Alamuddin's engagement ring. Clooney was wearing a classic grey suit and silver watch by OMEGA. George and Amal are all smiles in Venice. They met in Venice, and they'll seal their love in that same city this weekend -- also, please turn your eyes to that ROCK.  Up Next


In ‘Hamlet’, what was the name of the title character’s mother?

SparkNotes: Hamlet: Character List Character List Plot Overview Analysis of Major Characters Hamlet -  The Prince of Denmark, the title character, and the protagonist. About thirty years old at the start of the play, Hamlet is the son of Queen Gertrude and the late King Hamlet, and the nephew of the present king, Claudius. Hamlet is melancholy, bitter, and cynical, full of hatred for his uncle’s scheming and disgust for his mother’s sexuality. A reflective and thoughtful young man who has studied at the University of Wittenberg, Hamlet is often indecisive and hesitant, but at other times prone to rash and impulsive acts. Read an in-depth analysis of Hamlet. Claudius -  The King of Denmark, Hamlet’s uncle, and the play’s antagonist. The villain of the play, Claudius is a calculating, ambitious politician, driven by his sexual appetites and his lust for power, but he occasionally shows signs of guilt and human feeling—his love for Gertrude, for instance, seems sincere. Read an in-depth analysis of Gertrude. Polonius -  The Lord Chamberlain of Claudius’s court, a pompous, conniving old man. Polonius is the father of Laertes and Ophelia. Horatio -  Hamlet’s close friend, who studied with the prince at the university in Wittenberg. Horatio is loyal and helpful to Hamlet throughout the play. After Hamlet’s death, Horatio remains alive to tell Hamlet’s story. Ophelia -  Polonius’s daughter, a beautiful young woman with whom Hamlet has been in love. Ophelia is a sweet and innocent young girl, who obeys her father and her brother, Laertes. Dependent on men to tell her how to behave, she gives in to Polonius’s schemes to spy on Hamlet. Even in her lapse into madness and death, she remains maidenly, singing songs about flowers and finally drowning in the river amid the flower garlands she had gathered. Laertes -  Polonius’s son and Ophelia’s brother, a young man who spends much of the play in France. Passionate and quick to action, Laertes is clearly a foil for the reflective Hamlet. Fortinbras -  The young Prince of Norway, whose father the king (also named Fortinbras) was killed by Hamlet’s father (also named Hamlet). Now Fortinbras wishes to attack Denmark to avenge his father’s honor, making him another foil for Prince Hamlet. The Ghost -  The specter of Hamlet’s recently deceased father. The ghost, who claims to have been murdered by Claudius, calls upon Hamlet to avenge him. However, it is not entirely certain whether the ghost is what it appears to be, or whether it is something else. Hamlet speculates that the ghost might be a devil sent to deceive him and tempt him into murder, and the question of what the ghost is or where it comes from is never definitively resolved. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern -  Two slightly bumbling courtiers, former friends of Hamlet from Wittenberg, who are summoned by Claudius and Gertrude to discover the cause of Hamlet’s strange behavior. Osric -  The foolish courtier who summons Hamlet to his duel with Laertes. Voltimand and Cornelius -  Courtiers whom Claudius sends to Norway to persuade the king to prevent Fortinbras from attacking. Marcellus and Bernardo -  The officers who first see the ghost walking the ramparts of Elsinore and who summon Horatio to witness it. Marcellus is present when Hamlet first encounters the ghost. Francisco -  A soldier and guardsman at Elsinore. Reynaldo -  Polonius’s servant, who is sent to France by Polonius to check up on and spy on Laertes.


In a nursery rhyme, who “came down too soon, and asked his way to Norwich”?

The Man in the Moon Came Down Too Soon - English Children's Songs - England - Mama Lisa's World: Children's Songs and Rhymes from Around the World The Man in the Moon Came Down Too Soon The Man in the Moon Came Down Too Soon Nursery Rhyme The man in the moon came down too soon To inquire the way to Norridge; The man in the South, he burnt his mouth With eating cold plum porridge. The Man in the Moon Came Down Too Soon Nursery Rhyme The man in the moon came down too soon To inquire the way to Norridge; The man in the South, he burnt his mouth With eating cold plum porridge. Here's a variation of this rhyme from The Nursery Rhyme Book: THE man in the moon, Came tumbling down, And ask'd his way to Norwich, He went by the south, And burnt his mouth With supping cold pease-porridge. You can find almost the same rhyme with the first two and last two lines reversed under the name " The Man of the South He Burnt His Mouth ". Here's the version from The Real Mother Goose (1916): The Man in the Moon came tumbling down, And asked the way to Norwich; He went by the south, and burnt his mouth With eating cold pease porridge. Here's a slightly different version from The Little Mother Goose (1912), illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith: The man in the moon Came tumbling down, And asked the way to Norwich. He went by the South, And he burnt his mouth, With eating cold pease porridge. Here's another old rhyme about the man in the moon from Holton-Curry Readers, Volume 2 (1914): The Man in the Moon as he sails the sky, Is a very remarkable skipper; But he made a mistake when he tried to take A drink of milk from the Dipper. He dipped it into the Milky Way, And slowly and carefully filled it; The Big Bear growled, and the Little Bear howled, And scared him so that he spilled it! Recording from Librivox's "Mother Goose's Party". Thanks and Acknowledgements This rhyme can be found in The Only True Mother Goose Melodies (published and copyrighted in Boston in 1833 by Munroe & Francis) as can the last illustration. The 1st illustration is from The Nursery Rhyme Book, edited by Andrew Lang and illustrated by L. Leslie Brooke (1897). The 2nd illustration is from The Real Mother Goose (1916), illustrated by Blanche Fisher Wright. 3rd illustration from The Mother Goose; Containing All The Melodies The Old Lady Ever Wrote, edited by Dame Goslin (1850), with some graphical editing by Lisa Yannucci. The 4th illustration is from The Big Book of Nursery Rhymes (circa 1920) edited by Walter Jerrold (1865 – 1929) and illustrated by Charles Robinson.


What part did Clark Gable play in ‘Gone With The Wind’?

Clark Gable - IMDb IMDb Doctor Strange Confirmed to Appear in ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ 15 hours ago Actor | Soundtrack | Producer William Clark Gable was born on February 1, 1901 in Cadiz, Ohio, to Adeline (Hershelman) and William Henry Gable, an oil-well driller. He was of German, Irish, and Swiss-German descent. When he was seven months old, his mother died, and his father sent him to live with his maternal aunt and uncle in Pennsylvania, where he stayed until he was two. ... See full bio » Born: a list of 45 people created 28 Dec 2010 a list of 46 people created 14 Jun 2013 a list of 39 people created 31 May 2014 a list of 35 people created 01 May 2015 a list of 29 people created 22 Sep 2015 Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDbPage How much of Clark Gable's work have you seen? User Polls Won     1     Oscar. Another    3 wins & 5 nominations. See more awards  » Known For Gone with the Wind Rhett Butler - Visitor from Charleston (1939)  1974 That's Entertainment! (performer: "Puttin' On the Ritz" (1929) - uncredited)  1947 The Hucksters (performer: "Over There" - uncredited)  1940 Comrade X (lyrics: "Funiculi, Funicula" (1880) - uncredited) / (performer: "Funiculi, Funicula" (1880) - uncredited)  1940 Boom Town (performer: "Polly Wolly Doodle" - uncredited)  1939 Idiot's Delight (performer: "By the Light of the Silvery Moon", "Puttin' on the Ritz", "Boola Boola", "Abide with Me", "The Fountain in the Park" - uncredited)  1938 Test Pilot (performer: "The Prisoner's Song (If I Had the Wings of an Angel)" (1924), "Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)" (1922) - uncredited)  1937 Saratoga ("The Horse with the Dreamy Eyes" (1937), uncredited) / (performer: "The Horse with the Dreamy Eyes" (1937) - uncredited)  1936 Love on the Run (performer: "She'll be Comin' 'Round the Mountain", "String Quintet In E, Op. 13 No. 5: Minuet" - uncredited)  1936 Wife vs. Secretary (performer: "Thank You for a Lovely Evening" (1934), "She Was Poor But She Was Honest" (1930), "Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag and Smile, Smile, Smile!" (1915) - uncredited)  1934 It Happened One Night (performer: "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf" - uncredited) Hide


Which state of the USA lies between South Carolina and Florida?

the South | region, United States | Britannica.com region, United States Washington, D.C. The South, region , southeastern United States , generally though not exclusively considered to be south of the Mason and Dixon Line , the Ohio River , and the 36°30′ parallel. As defined by the U.S. federal government, it includes Alabama , Arkansas , Delaware , the District of Columbia , Florida , Georgia , Kentucky , Louisiana , Maryland , Mississippi , North Carolina , Oklahoma , South Carolina , Tennessee , Texas , Virginia , and West Virginia . The South was historically set apart from other sections of the country by a complex of factors: a long growing season, its staple crop patterns, the plantation system, and black agricultural labour, whether slave or free. White domination of blacks characterized Southern politics and economics from the 17th century and began to yield only after World War II . The Pinnacle, in Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, overlooking the point where Kentucky, … D. Muench/H. Armstrong Roberts The warm climate of the South affords a period of 200–290 frost-free days per year, enabling such profitable crops as tobacco, rice, sugarcane, and cotton to be grown. This climate, coupled with abundant rainfall, offered 17th- and 18th-century European settlers a superb opportunity to raise crops for export if an adequate permanent labour supply could be found. The source proved to be African slaves, made available for purchase through the international slave trade . From this unique situation of supply and demand arose the system of plantation slavery, which above all other factors distinguished the South from other U.S. regions. By 1790, blacks constituted about one-third of the Southern population and almost the entire workforce on the plantations. At the beginning of the American Civil War (1861), more than four million blacks remained in bondage, though less than one-sixth of the white population actually owned slaves. Cotton Pressing in Louisiana; wood engraving from … Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Similar Topics Kashmir Economically, the antebellum and cotton-oriented South looked to the British textile industry for its market and opposed the growing politico-economic power of the industrializing North. The Southern social philosophy, holding to an ideal of rural gentry, presented a sharp contrast to that of the North, for it stressed a genteel, aristocratic lifestyle rather than one based on the earnest accumulation of money. United States: The South In the period between the American Revolution (1775–83) and about 1830, the North, spurred by the abolitionists , passed from mild opposition to strong condemnation of slavery. In response, the white South rose to an unqualified defense of its “peculiar institution,” supporting it on the grounds of biblical sanction, economic justification, the supposed racial inferiority of blacks, and the necessity for a well-ordered society. Southern separatism in defense of slavery culminated in 1860–61, when 11 Southern states (South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, North Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee) seceded from the Union and formed the Confederate States of America . The ensuing Civil War (1861–65) wrought immense destruction on much of the South, which emerged the loser in the conflict. In many areas cropland was ruined, livestock lost, railroads destroyed, and billions of dollars in slave-related investments wiped out. Recovering slowly from this destruction, much of the South continued to rely largely on a one-crop economy—cotton, tobacco, or rice—and to cultivate the crops with the labour of black freedmen. The white-dominated South’s continuing insistence on the inferiority and subordination of blacks through a system of legalized racial-control measures known as Jim Crow laws resulted, after Reconstruction ended (1877), in the replacement of slavery with three institutions: the economic system of sharecropping (tenant farming), the political system of one-party politics (Democratic), and the soc


Which English town or city lies on the rivers, Eden, Caldew, and Petteril?

Carlisle tourist information and visitor guide | tourUK.co.uk > Carlisle Tourist Information The city of Carlisle lies in the far north of Cumbria, 10 miles from the Scottish border. Once the county town of Cumberland, Carlisle is the administrative centre for both the district and for Cumbria. The Border City is also the main shopping, commercial and industrial centre for North Cumbria and a good part of southern Scotland. An ancient site, Carlisle lies on a slight rise at the confluence of the Rivers Eden, Caldew and Petteril. The Romans established a settlement here to serve the forts on Hadrian's Wall. Because this was the last English town before the border with Scotland, Carlisle became an important military stronghold. Carlisle Castle was built in 1092 by William Rufus, son of William the Conqueror. In 1568 Mary Queen of Scots was held prisoner at the castle. Today the ancient fortress houses the King's Own Royal Border Regiment and the intriguing Border Regiment Museum. The Norman keep, boasting panoramic views, hosts an exhibition on Bonnie Prince Charlie's uprising. In 1746 'The Young Pretender' and his supporters briefly captured Carlisle Castle. In the early 12th century Henry I allowed the foundation of a religous settlement in Carlisle. When he made the town a dioese in 1122, the priory became the cathedral. Carlisle's fine red sandstone Cathedral has the largest east window of any cathedral in Europe. Within the grounds of the Cathedral is the Prior's Tower, dating from the 14th century, which has a painted 16th century heraldic ceiling and houses a small exhibition. At the end of the 18th century Carlisle began to prosper as a textile centre. In the 19th century Carlisle's strategic position meant that it developed as an important railway town, with seven railway companies sharing its impressive station. The city lies at the northern end of the famous 72 mile Settle - Carlisle Railway and steam trains can often be spotted at Carlisle Station. Tourist attractions in Carlisle include the award-winning Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery. Linking the museum and the castle is the Millennium Subway, featuring specially commissioned art works. These include the Bishop Stone, a 2.5 meter boulder inscribed with the colourfully worded curse, issued 500 years ago by the Archbishop of Glasgow on border rustlers and robbers. A feature of Carlisle is the Citadel, two immense oval towers which once formed the southern entrance to the city. Until recently the towers housed the city's civil and criminal courts. Now restored, the building houses the Cumbria County Council and the West Tower, which held the criminal courts, is open to the public. Carlisle is certainly worth a visit, and there are plenty of shops, restaurants, and thing to do here.


The sitcom ‘Roseanne’ was a hit that ran for nine seasons. What was the family surname?

Roseanne (TV Series 1988–1997) - IMDb IMDb 17 January 2017 4:34 PM, UTC NEWS There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error The story of a working class family struggling with life's essential problems: Marriage, Children, Money and Parents in Law. Creator: "A Stash from the Past" is a wise, waggish and exceedingly daring episode from a sitcom renowned for its unflinching audacity. When Roseanne finds a bag of pot in David's room, she's angry---and ... 8.8 The first of the annual Halloween episodes finds Roseanne doing her best to scare Dan who is waiting to hear about an important business deal going through. 8.6 Part 2 of 2: Dan gets bailed out of jail by an amused Darlene, while rumors fly from wild to wilder, as to why he was arrested. Jackie learns why Dan was arrested, and finds herself both angry with, ... 8.6 a list of 22 titles created 25 Jul 2012 a list of 34 titles created 23 Apr 2013 a list of 32 titles created 02 Jan 2015 a list of 22 titles created 27 Oct 2015 a list of 26 titles created 4 months ago Search for " Roseanne " 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     3     Golden Globes. Another    43 wins & 109 nominations. See more awards  » Videos The goings-on in the life of a successful African American family. Stars: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Keshia Knight Pulliam The daily trials and tribulations of Tim Taylor, a TV show host raising three mischeivous boys with help from his loyal co-host, loving wife, and eccentric neighbor. Stars: Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Earl Hindman Long-running Perfect Strangers (1986) spin-off series centering on the Winslow family and their pesky next-door neighbor, ultra-nerd Steve Urkel. Stars: Reginald VelJohnson, Jaleel White, Kellie Shanygne Williams A furry alien wiseguy comes to live with a terran family after crashing into their garage. Stars: Mihaly 'Michu' Meszaros, Paul Fusco, Max Wright A TV show centered on six students and their years at Bayside High School in Palisades, California. Stars: Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Mario Lopez, Dustin Diamond A group of aliens are sent to Earth, disguised as a human family, to experience and report life on the 3rd planet from the sun. Stars: John Lithgow, Jane Curtin, Kristen Johnston Chronicles liberal ex-hippies Steven and Elyse Keaton, their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child Andrew. Stars: Michael J. Fox, Michael Gross, Meredith Baxter The comical everyday life of a successful sports columnist and his dysfunctional family. Stars: Ray Romano, Patricia Heaton, Brad Garrett Tony Micelli, a retired baseball player, becomes the housekeeper of Angela Bower, an advertising executive in New York. Together they raise their kids, Samantha Micelli and Jonathon Bower, with help from Mona Robinson, Angela's man-crazy mother. Stars: Tony Danza, Judith Light, Alyssa Milano The misadventures of a family with a home business father and a journalist mother. Stars: Alan Thicke, Joanna Kerns, Kirk Cameron Kevin Arnold recalls growing up during the late 60s and early 70s; the turbulent social times make the transition from child to adult unusually interesting. Stars: Fred Savage, Dan Lauria, Daniel Stern After the sudden death of his wife, a young father enlists the help of his brother-in-law and his childhood friend to help him raise his three young children. Stars: Bob Saget, John Stamos, Dave Coulier Edit Storyline 'Roseanne' is the story of a working-class family struggling with life's essential problems--marriage, children, money, and parents-in-law. A now-classic sitcom, the story circles around the Connor family, a family of five that includes the parents, Roseanne and Dan, and the children, Becky, Darlene, and D.J. (David Jacob). Roseanne is helped in her challe


In 1066, on which hill did Harold deploy his troops for the Battle of Hastings?

Battle of Hastings 1066 Battle of Hastings 1066 References In 1065 Edward the Confessor became very ill. Harold of Wessex claimed that Edward promised him the throne just before he died on 5th January, 1066. The next day there was a meeting of the Witan to decide who would become the next king of England. The Witan was made up of a group of about sixty lords and bishops and they considered the merits of four main candidates: Harold, William of Normandy , Edgar Etheling and Harald Hardrada . On 6th January 1066, the Witan decided that Harold was to be the next king of England. (1) King Harold was fully aware that both King Hardrada of Norway and William of Normandy might try to take the throne from him. Harold believed that the Normans posed the main danger and he positioned his troops on the south coast of England. His soldiers were made up of housecarls and the fyrd . Housecarls were well-trained, full-time soldiers who were paid for their services. The fyrd were working men who were called up to fight for the king in times of danger. Harold waited all summer but the Normans did not arrive. Never before had any of Harold's fyrd been away from their homes for so long. But the men's supplies had run out and they could not be kept away from their homes any longer. Members of the fyrd were also keen to harvest their own fields and so in September Harold sent them home. Harold also sent his navy back to London. (2) William of Normandy William's attack on England had been delayed. To make sure he had enough soldiers to defeat Harold, he asked the men of Poitou, Burgundy, Brittany and Flanders to help. William also arranged for soldiers from Germany, Denmark and Italy to join his army. In exchange for their services, William promised them a share of the land and wealth of England. William also had talks with Pope Alexander II in his campaign to gain the throne of England. These negotiations took all summer. William also had to arrange the building of the ships to take his large army to England. About 700 ships were ready to sail in August but William had to wait a further month for a change in the direction of the wind. (3) In early September Harold heard that King Hardrada of Norway had invaded northern England. The messenger told Harold that Hardrada had come to conquer all of England. It is said that Harold replied: "I will give him just six feet of English soil; or, since they say he is a tall man, I will give him seven feet." With Hardrada was Harold's brother, Tostig, and 300 ships. Harold and what was left of his army headed north. Hardrada and his men entered the Humber and on 20th September defeated Morcar's army at Gate Fulford. Four days later the invaders took York . On the way Harold heard that the earls of Mercia and Northumbria had been defeated and were considering changing sides. Britain in 1066 The English army marched 190 miles from London to York in just four days. On 24th September Harold's army arrived at Tadcaster. The following day he took Tostig and Hardrada by surprise at a place called Stamford Bridge . It was a hot day and the Norwegians had taken off their byrnies (leather jerkins with sewn-on metal rings). Harold and his English troops devastated the Norwegians. Both Hardrada and Tostig were killed. The Norwegian losses were considerable. Of the 300 ships that arrived, less than 25 returned to Norway. (4) While celebrating his victory at a banquet in York, Harold heard that William of Normandy had landed at Pevensey Bay on 28th September. Harold's brother, Gyrth , offered to lead the army against William, pointing out that as king he should not risk the chance of being killed. "I have taken no oath and owe nothing to Count William". (5) David Armine Howarth , the author of 1066: the Year of the Conquest (1981) argues that the suggestion was that while Gyrth did battle with William, "Harold should empty the whole of the countryside behind him, block the roads, burn the villages and destroy the food. So, even if Gyrth was beaten, William's army would starve in the wasted countryside as winter closed


A pier at which resort was badly damaged by fire on July 30th?

Fire rips through Eastbourne Pier destroying roof - BBC News BBC News Fire rips through Eastbourne Pier destroying roof 31 July 2014 Media captionAerial footage showed the extent of the blaze on Wednesday A devastating fire has torn through Eastbourne Pier. The main roof of the pier, built in the East Sussex seaside town in the 1870s, has been completely destroyed, leaving only a metal skeleton. The pier was evacuated. No-one was injured in the fire and police said it was not thought to be suspicious. The fire service said late on Wednesday the incident was being scaled down and 30 firefighters were expected to stay at the scene overnight. Eastbourne Borough Council leader David Tutt said he was hopeful the pier could be repaired and understood the fire had been started by an electrical fault. "The emergency services have done a fantastic job," he said. "The fact that as far as we're aware that nobody's hurt - we're not aware of anybody unaccounted for - they evacuated the site very quickly and they've managed to contain it to that front dome so there's hope of getting the pier restored. "The building which has been affected is the largest dome on the pier, and it has been badly damaged - but further down it looks as it's always looked. "My understanding... [is] it looks as if there was a problem with electrics in the wall of the dome between the two layers of the wall there and that seems to be where it started." The blaze broke out behind some wood panelling in the arcade building and billowing smoke filled the air. Sian Ellis, a hotel manager in the town, said it was an "absolute red, molten, mess of flame and smoke". "We've just had another explosion there and it's very, very frightening and hugely saddening for the whole of the town," she said. Fire minister Penny Mordaunt said she would be visiting Eastbourne "as a priority" to speak to local people and thank firefighters for their efforts. "It is heart-breaking to see such a wonderful Victorian pier so damaged. Thankfully no-one appears to have been hurt," she said. 'Under control' About 80 firefighters had tackled the blaze in the privately-owned pier, East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said. A fire service spokesman said at one stage: "Firefighters are using lifeboats to help tackle the fire from the sea and an aerial platform is being used as a water tower to prevent the fire from spreading on the shore side." He said crews had gone onto the pier from the seaward end to stop the fire spreading further along the structure. Image copyright Other Image caption The pier was built in the 1870s Image copyright E Mitchell Image caption There are no reports of any injuries Image copyright E Mitchell Image caption The roof of the pier has been destroyed Image copyright @pauljwpb Image caption About 80 firefighters were are at the pier during the height of the blaze Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Firefighters also tackled the blaze from underneath the pier Mark Sawyer, coxswain of Eastbourne Lifeboat, said: "The main structure is gone now and it's a metal shell." Pier fires The Grand Pier in Weston-super-Mare was damaged by fires in 1930 and 2008 Hastings Pier was almost destroyed by a fire on 5 October 2010 West Pier in Brighton burned down in 2003 The Indian Pavilion on Blackpool's North Pier was destroyed by fire in 1921 South Parade Pier in Southsea was destroyed by a blaze in 1904 Another fire in 1974 meant the pier needed rebuilding for a second time Councillor Philip Ede, from Eastbourne Borough Council, who witnessed the fire, said: "It looks pretty drastic from where I'm standing. "There's a lot of smoke and flames engulfing the first section of the pier. We pray the fire brigade can save as much of the building as possible." Image copyright Jon Bathard-Smith Image caption Eastbourne Pier was evacuated Image caption The entire roof appeared to be ablaze Image copyright @spectrum12345 Image caption Smoke and flames engulfed the front section of the pier Image copyright @danielle284_ Image caption East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said the fire was