Which writer, mother of a British politician, wrote Testament of Youth?

Testament of Youth || A Sony Pictures Classics Release A Sony Pictures Classics Release Testament Of Youth Based on the powerful best-selling memoir by Vera Brittain Divided By War. United By Love. Now Playing Select Cities About Synopsis Testament of Youth is a powerful story of love, war and remembrance, based on the First World War memoir by Vera Brittain, which has become the classic testimony of that war from a woman's point of view. A searing journey from youthful hopes and dreams to the edge of despair and back again, it's a film about young love, the futility of war and how to make sense of the darkest times. An Interview With Mark Bostridge, Biographer of Vera Brittain As the film's expert on Vera Brittain there is no one better placed to give us an insight into the woman behind the book Testament of Youth? Vera Brittain (b.1893 – d.1970) was brought up in Buxton in Derbyshire, as the daughter of a paper manufacturer. She had one younger brother, Edward and from an early age she wanted to be a writer. She also wanted the type of education that was difficult for a woman to get at that time, an education at a university. Just before the outbreak of the war, in 1914, she managed to get into Somerville College, Oxford and she went up to Oxford in October 1914, just a couple of months after the war had broken out. By the beginning of 1915, she'd fallen in love with a school friend of her brother Edward's and by the summer of that year, she decided that her university studies were increasingly irrelevant to what was going on in the world, and that she really had to do something for the war effort. She went off to become a VAD nurse, and in all, she served in some seven civilian and military hospitals throughout the war. She finally left hospital in 1919 after the war had ended and she suffered huge personal losses. What is remarkable about her story is not only that she went on to write about it so memorably, but that she rebuilt her life and really dedicated much of the rest of it to being a pacifist, to fighting the idea that society should ever go to war. What do you do as a consultant on the film? As a consultant, you're called upon to read the various drafts of the script, and say where you think they're not being true to the book or to the characters. Then on set, I was asked questions by the director, the screenwriter and sometimes the actors asked about their characters. Colin Morgan, I remember, was particularly keen to know more about Victor and his background. So, I asked Victor's niece if I could show Colin some letters that had been written by Victor that aren't published and that helped him a great deal. At what point did you become involved? BBC Films first made contact with me in 2008, because we had just finished making a documentary about Vera Brittain for the Remembrance Sunday season. One year later, Heyday Films joined the project. For Heyday's producer Rosie Alison, this was a real passion project and her determination drove the film pretty much all the way through. She fell in love with the story herself when she was a schoolgirl and really wanted to make it. There was an attempt to make a film version of the book in 1934, which fell apart. Explain how challenging it was for women to study at university at this time? Vera Brittain came from a well-off family and at the time it wasn't expected a woman should need to go to university unless she wanted to be a governess or a teacher in order to make a living. Vera was still quite a rarity in wanting to go to university. She could study and she could go to lectures, though she had to be chaperoned in order to go to those lectures in case she came into contact with male students. However, until after the First World War in 1920, women were not awarded degrees. They could only read their chosen subjects. Vera and her great friend, Winifred Holtby, were among the first women to receive degrees at Oxford. Why did you choose to make Vera Brittain the focus of your studies? I read Testament of Youth for the first time over thirty years ago and I've read a


What is the state capital of New Hampshire?

New Hampshire: Map, History, Population, Facts, Capitol, Flag, Tree, Geography, Symbols New Hampshire Governor: Maggie Hassan, D (to Jan. 2017) Senators: Kelly Ayotte, R (to Jan. 2017); Jeanne Shaheen , D (to Jan. 2021) Entered Union (rank): June 21, 1788 (9) Present constitution adopted: 1784 Origin of name: From the English county of Hampshire 10 largest cities (2012 est.): Manchester , 110,209; Nashua , 86,933; Concord , 42,630;  Dover, 30,220; Rochester , 29,823; Salem, 29,396; Merrimack, 26,683; Keene, 23,272; Derry, 22,015; Portsmouth, 21,379 Land area: 8,968 sq mi. (23,227 sq km) Geographic center: In Belknap Co., 3 mi. E of Ashland Number of counties: 10 Largest county by population and area: Hillsborough, 400,721 (2010); Coos, 1,801 sq mi. State parks: 72 2015 resident population est.: 1,330,608 2010 resident census population (rank): 1,316,470 (42). Male: 649,394 (49.3%); Female: 667,076 (50.7%). White: 1,236,050 (93.9%); Black: 15,035 (1.1%); American Indian: 3,150 (0.2%); Asian: 28,407 (2.2%); Other race: 12,062 (0.9%); Two or more races: 21,382 (1.6%); Hispanic/Latino: 36,704 (2.8%). 2010 percent population 18 and over: 78.2; 65 and over: 13.5; median age: 41.1. Map of New Hampshire Under an English land grant, Capt. John Smith sent settlers to establish a fishing colony at the mouth of the Piscataqua River , near present-day Rye and Dover, in 1623. Capt. John Mason , who participated in the founding of Portsmouth in 1630, gave New Hampshire its name. After a 38-year period of union with Massachusetts, New Hampshire was made a separate royal colony in 1679. As leaders in the revolutionary cause, New Hampshire delegates received the honor of being the first to vote for the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. New Hampshire gained a measure of international attention in 1905 when Portsmouth Naval Base played host to the signing of the treaty ending the Russo-Japanese War , known as the Treaty of Portsmouth . Abundant water power turned New Hampshire into an industrial state early on, and manufacturing is the principal source of income. The most important industrial products are electrical and other machinery, textiles, pulp and paper products, and stone and clay products. Dairy and poultry, and growing fruit, truck vegetables, corn, potatoes, and hay are the major agricultural pursuits. Because of New Hampshire's scenic and recreational resources, tourism now brings over $3.5 billion into the state annually. Vacation attractions include Lake Winnipesaukee , largest of 1,300 lakes and ponds; the 724,000-acre White Mountain National Forest; Daniel Webster's birthplace near Franklin; and Strawbery Banke, restored buildings of the original settlement at Portsmouth . In 2003, the famous “Old Man of the Mountain” granite head profile, the state's official emblem, fell from its perch in Franconia. See more on New Hampshire: Selected famous natives and residents: Sherman Adams former governor and presidential advisor;


The 1958 film The Matchmaker starring Anthony Perkins and Shirley McLaine was remade in 1969 as which musical?

THE MATCHMAKER (1958)-Shirley Booth-Anthony Perkins-Shirley MacLaine on Veehd embed / report Starring Shirley Booth-Anthony Perkins-Shirley MacLaine-Paul Ford-Robert Morse. Directed by Joseph Anthony. Comedy. In this early (non-musical) adaptation of Thornton Wilder*s hit Broadway play we meet matchmaker Dolly Levi who is always good at arranging things primarily matrimonial and has now set her sights on the domestic affairs of Mr. Vandergelder a cold-hearted local store owner. The difference this time however is that she plans to be the one to marry him!. As Dolly plots and schemes her way into Vandergelder*s heart she brings three young persons along for the ride and gives two of them a taste of Cupid*s arrow. Remade years later as the classic "Hello Dolly" this light-hearted romp will leave you laughing until the very end.


In which African country does the radical Islamist group Boko Haram mainly operate?

Nigeria: Boko Haram Names New Leader - allAfrica.com Nigeria: Boko Haram Names New Leader Photo: Premium Times Abubakar Shekau. The Nigerian radical Islamic group Boko Haram may have a new leader. Questions have now arisen about the fate of the group's former chief. The "Islamic State" affiliated Boko Haram's new leader is Abu Musab al-Barnawi, according to the jihadist online weekly al-Naba. In an interview with the IS weekly, al-Barnawi is referred to as the new governor of the IS' West African affiliate. He made no mention of the group's leader, Abubakar Shekau, apart from a segment discussing Boko Haram's March 2015 pledge of allegiance to IS. Barnawi has acted as the group's spokesman and a senior military commander since at least March 2015. The apparent leadership change has sparked speculation over the fate of Shekau, who last appeared in a video in March. In the video he looked weak and said: "For me, the end has come." It is uncertain if Shekau is dead, unable to lead due to sickness, or if he was replaced amid internal feuding. There has been speculation of an internal rift within Boko Haram. In June, a senior US general said a group within Boko Haram had split from Shekau over his failure to follow guidance from IS. Ryan Cummings, the director of the South African risk analysis group Signal Risk, told DW that much is still unknown about the organizational structure of the Islamic State in West Africa Province and Boko Haram. "The Islamic State in West Africa Province could be a larger organization of which Boko Haram is only one of the smaller factions. This could still indicate that Abubakar Shekau is a leader within the Boko Haram movement, but that he is second in command or possibly just a sub-leader to Mr al-Barnawi who would oversee a more regional position within the movement," he said. "We have no evidence that Islamic State has been providing any form of logistical or operational patronage to Boko Haram," he added. Shekau became the group's leader in 2009 after its founder Mohammed Yusuf was killed by Nigerian security forces. He was known for extreme brutality and erratic behavior.


Which Formula One Racing driver is the cousin of 3-time Indianapolis 500 winner and current Indy car driver Dario Franchitti?

Dario Franchitti (Champion) - Pics, Videos, Dating, & News Dario Franchitti Male Born May 19, 1973 George Dario Marino Franchitti is a Scottish racing driver. He formerly competed in the CART series before switching to the IndyCar Series where he was 2007 champion, and won the rain-shortened 2007 Indianapolis 500. Franchitti is also a former NASCAR driver for Chip Ganassi Racing, competing until mid-2008 when his team shut down.…  Read More related links Indy Car Drivers Find Comfort In Having Strong Safety Team abc News - May 27, 2016 'Dario Franchitti doesn\'t remember the crash that ended his career three years ago in Houston. He does remember IndyCar\'s top-notch safety team' Motor Racing British Teenager Parry Wins Mc Laren F1 Test Yahoo News - Dec 02, 2013 'British teenager Matt Parry secured a Formula One test with McLaren and a 100,000 pounds ($163,800) cheque after winning the 25th edition of the McLaren Autosport BRDC award on Sunday. The 19-year-old follows in the footsteps of F1 drivers David Coulthard, Jenson Button and Paul Di Resta, as well as three times Indy 500 winner Dario Franchitti,who also won the award, aimed at helping the most promising young British driver, early in their careers. Parry won this year\'s Formula ... Di Resta Risks Being The Man Who Misses Out Yahoo News - Nov 25, 2013 ' By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Force India\'s Paul Di Resta is in danger of being the man who misses out on a 2014 race seat as the tempo quickens in Formula One\'s game of musical chairs. I need everybody\'s help if I can get it,\" Di Resta said when asked about his future after finishing 11th in Sunday\'s season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos. I\'ll be in competitive racing...but remaining part of Formula One has to be my ultimate goal.\" Di Resta, a cousin of three-times I... Di Resta Hints At F1 Exit Yahoo News - Nov 23, 2013 ' Briton Paul Di Resta hinted heavily on Saturday that he is looking at his options for a seat outside Formula One as the drivers\' market for 2014 remained in flux. Di Resta of Force India faces fierce competition to keep his job with the Silverstone-based outfit from a host of rival drivers including former team-mate German Nico Hulkenberg, who looks set to leave Sauber. Di Resta, who has no substantial sponsorship package, admitted that he is interested in exploring other options, includin... Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Dario Franchitti. CHILDHOOD 1973 Birth Born on May 19, 1973. TEENAGE 1984 11 Years Old Franchitti won the Karting Scottish Junior Championship in 1984, the British Junior Championships in 1985 and 1986 and the Scottish senior title in 1988. 1991 18 Years Old He progressed to Formula Vauxhall Junior where he won the championship with four victories in 1991. 1992 19 Years Old He moved up to Formula Vauxhall Lotus in 1992, where he joined Paul Stewart Racing. … Read More In his first year, he finished fourth in the overall championship, and was named the McLaren/Autosport Young Driver of the Year. Read Less TWENTIES 1993 - 1997 6 More Events 1993 20 Years Old Staying with the team for the next season, he won the championship in 1993. 1994 21 Years Old He graduated to the British Formula 3 Championship in 1994, where he finished fourth and won one race in his first year. 1995 22 Years Old However, he was not retained for 1995 which was his final year in single-seaters in Europe. … Read More Instead, Franchitti was contracted by AMG Racing to drive a works Mercedes C-Class in the German Touring Car Championship and the related International Touring Car Championship, where he finished fifth and third respectively. Read Less 1996 23 Years Old He continued in the ITC in 1996, finishing fourth overall with one race win. Show Less In 1997, Franchitti was offered a deal to become McLaren's test driver which would have seen him flying to Europe to test during the week, returning to America to race in CART. … Read More He ultimately turned this down, preferring instead to pour his energies into racing in CART for th


The 1940 movie The Philadelphia Story starring Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn and James Stewart was remade in 1956 as which musical?

The Philadelphia Story (1940) - 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 When a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself. Director: Donald Ogden Stewart (screen play), Philip Barry (based on the play by) Stars: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 34 titles created 24 Jul 2011 a list of 30 titles created 31 Aug 2011 a list of 43 titles created 26 Feb 2013 a list of 33 titles created 9 months ago a list of 33 titles created 2 months ago Title: The Philadelphia Story (1940) 8/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Won     2     Oscars. Another    3 wins & 5 nominations. See more awards  » Videos A newspaper editor uses every trick in the book to keep his ace reporter ex-wife from remarrying. Director: Howard Hawks A drama critic learns on his wedding day that his beloved maiden aunts are homicidal maniacs, and that insanity runs in his family. Director: Frank Capra In Africa during World War I, a gin-swilling riverboat captain is persuaded by a strait-laced missionary to use his boat to attack an enemy warship. Director: John Huston     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.9/10 X   A young man falls in love with a girl from a rich family. His unorthodox plan to go on holiday for the early years of his life is met with skepticism by everyone except for his fiancée's eccentric sister and long-suffering brother. Director: George Cukor Two employees at a gift shop can barely stand each other, without realizing that they are falling in love through the post as each other's anonymous pen pal. Director: Ernst Lubitsch Due to his insistence that he has an invisible six foot-tall rabbit for a best friend, a whimsical middle-aged man is thought by his family to be insane - but he may be wiser than anyone knows. Director: Henry Koster A woman is asked to spy on a group of Nazi friends in South America. How far will she have to go to ingratiate herself with them? Director: Alfred Hitchcock Private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a rich family. Before the complex case is over, he's seen murder, blackmail, and what might be love. Director: Howard Hawks Romance and suspense ensue in Paris as a woman is pursued by several men who want a fortune her murdered husband had stolen. Who can she trust? Director: Stanley Donen A spoiled heiress running away from her family is helped by a man who is actually a reporter in need of a story. Director: Frank Capra A naive man is appointed to fill a vacancy in the United States Senate. His plans promptly collide with political corruption, but he doesn't back down. Director: Frank Capra A man from a family of rich snobs becomes engaged to a woman from a good-natured but decidedly eccentric family. Director: Frank Capra Edit Storyline Philadelphia socialites Tracy Lord and C.K. Dexter Haven married impulsively, with their marriage and subsequent divorce being equally passionate. They broke up when Dexter's drinking became excessive, it a mechanism to cope with Tracy's unforgiving manner to the imperfect, imperfections which Dexter admits he readily has. Two years after their break-up, Tracy is about to remarry, the ceremony to take place at the Lord mansion. Tracy's bridegroom is nouveau riche businessman and aspiring politician George Kittredge, who is otherwise a rather ordinary man and who idolizes Tracy. The day before the wedding, three unexpected guests show up at the Lord mansion: Macaulay Connor (Mike to his friends), Elizabeth Imbrie - the two who are friends of Tracy's absent brother, Junior - and Dexter himself. Dexter, an employee of the tabloid Spy magazine, made a deal with its publisher and editor Sidney Kidd to get a story on Tracy's wedding - the wedding of the year - in return for Kidd not ... Writ


How is the woman born Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst in Stettin in 1729 more commonly known to history?

Catherine the Great | Biography, Facts, & Accomplishments | Britannica.com Catherine the Great Alternative Titles: Catherine II, Sophie Friederike Auguste, Prinzessin von Anhalt-Zerbst, Yekaterina Alekseyevna, Yekaterina Velikaya Catherine the Great Sophie Friederike Auguste, Prinzessin von Anhalt-Zerbst Yekaterina Alekseyevna Vladimir Putin Catherine the Great, Russian Yekaterina Velikaya, also called Catherine II, Russian in full Yekaterina Alekseyevna, original name Sophie Friederike Auguste, Prinzessin (princess) von Anhalt-Zerbst (born April 21 [May 2, New Style], 1729, Stettin , Prussia [now Szczecin, Poland]—died November 6 [November 17], 1796, Tsarskoye Selo [now Pushkin], near St. Petersburg, Russia), German-born empress of Russia (1762–96) who led her country into full participation in the political and cultural life of Europe , carrying on the work begun by Peter the Great . With her ministers she reorganized the administration and law of the Russian Empire and extended Russian territory, adding Crimea and much of Poland. Catherine II, oil on canvas by Richard Brompton, 1782; in the collection of the State Hermitage … Fine Art Images/SuperStock Overview of Catherine II’s early life and reign. Contunico © ZDF Enterprises GmbH, Mainz Origins and early experience Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst was the daughter of an obscure German prince, Christian August von Anhalt-Zerbst, but she was related through her mother to the dukes of Holstein . At age 14 she was chosen to be the wife of Karl Ulrich, duke of Holstein-Gottorp, grandson of Peter the Great and heir to the throne of Russia as the grand duke Peter. In 1744 Catherine arrived in Russia, assumed the title of Grand Duchess Catherine Alekseyevna, and married her young cousin the following year. The marriage was a complete failure; the following 18 years were filled with disappointment and humiliation for her. Russia: The reign of Catherine II (the Great; 1762–96) Russia at the time was ruled by Peter the Great’s daughter, the empress Elizabeth , whose 20-year reign greatly stabilized the monarchy. Devoted to much pleasure and luxury and greatly desirous of giving her court the brilliancy of a European court, Elizabeth prepared the way for Catherine. Catherine, however, would not have become empress if her husband had been at all normal. He was extremely neurotic, rebellious, obstinate, perhaps impotent, nearly alcoholic, and, most seriously, a fanatical worshipper of Frederick II of Prussia , the foe of the empress Elizabeth. Catherine, by contrast, was clearheaded and ambitious. Her intelligence, flexibility of character, and love of Russia gained her much support. She was humiliated, bored, and regarded with suspicion while at court, but she found comfort in reading extensively and in preparing herself for her future role as sovereign . Although a woman of little beauty, Catherine possessed considerable charm, a lively intelligence, and extraordinary energy. During her husband’s lifetime alone, she had at least three lovers; if her hints are to be believed, none of her three children, not even the heir apparent Paul, was fathered by her husband. Her true passion, however, was ambition; since Peter was incapable of ruling, she saw quite early the possibility of eliminating him and governing Russia herself. Britannica Stories Scientists Ponder Menopause in Killer Whales The empress Elizabeth died on December 25, 1761 (January 5, 1762, New Style), while Russia, allied with Austria and France, was engaged in the Seven Years’ War against Prussia. Shortly after Elizabeth’s death, Peter, now emperor , ended Russia’s participation in the war and concluded an alliance with Frederick II of Prussia. He made no attempt to hide his hatred of Russia and his love of his native Germany ; discrediting himself endlessly by his foolish actions, he also prepared to rid himself of his wife. Catherine had only to strike: she had the support of the army, especially the regiments at St. Petersburg , where Grigory Orlov , her lover, was stationed; the court; and public opi


Which English cyclist finished second behind Bradley Wiggins in the 2012 Tour de France?

Bradley Wiggins wins 2012 Tour de France - BBC Sport BBC Sport Bradley Wiggins wins 2012 Tour de France 22 Jul 2012 Read more about sharing. Bradley Wiggins became the first British rider to win the Tour de France as compatriot Mark Cavendish claimed a fourth consecutive final-stage victory. Wiggins, 32, finished with a winning margin of three minutes and 21 seconds after ending Sunday's race around the streets of Paris in the peloton. Fellow Brit and Team Sky team-mate Chris Froome consolidated second place with Italy's Vincenzo Nibali third. Wiggins' key Tour moments Stage 7: Finishes third to take yellow jersey for the first time Stage 9: Wins time trial from Arc-et-Senans to Besancon Stage 13: Ensures he will become first Briton to wear yellow jersey for a seventh time Stage 14: Praised for slowing the pace after rival Cadel Evans falls victim to tacks Stage 17: Extends lead over his main rivals during final day in mountains Stage 19: Wins time-trial on penultimate day to all but secure victory Cavendish won the traditional sprint down the Champs Elysees with some ease. The 27-year old from the Isle of Man is unbeaten in Paris, having also won on his three previous Tour finishes in 2009, 10 and 11. He began his sprint early and held off the challenge of the faster-finishing Peter Sagan of Slovakia, with Australia's Matthew Goss third. It lifted his tally of Tour de France stage wins to 23, to surpass seven-time Tour winner Lance Armstrong and Frenchman Andre Darrigade and move into fourth in the overall stage-win standings, 11 short of Belgian Eddy Merckx's record of 34. But the day belonged to Wiggins, who safely negotiated himself around the streets of Paris, to complete the formalities after Saturday's stunning time-trial victory gave him an almost unassailable lead. The three-time Olympic track champion crossed the line arms raised having helped set up Cavendish's sprint victory in front of thousands of British fans on the Champs Elysees, who had come to witness history being made. Team Sky rider Geraint Thomas "Bradley Wiggins has done something unbelievable by winning the Tour de France, but I know he will be the first to recognise that he would not have been able to achieve his victory without a terrific team behind him" And in winning this year's Tour, Wiggins not only fulfilled a life-long ambition but also sealed his place in the pantheon of cycling greats. "I don't know what to say, I've had 24 hours for it to soak in," said Wiggins. "I'm still buzzing from the Champs Elysees, the laps go so quick. We had a mission with Cav and we did it. What a way to finish it off. "I've got to get used to that [being a legend in the spotlight], it's going to take a while. I'm just trying to soak it all in. You never imagine it will happen to you but it's amazing." In three demanding weeks, he toiled over the Alps and the Pyrenees to complete the mammoth 20-stage, 2,173-mile race which was in its 99th edition. During his stunning transition from track to road racing, Wiggins finished fourth in the Tour in 2009 - equalling Robert Millar's 1984 British best - before crashing out with a broken collarbone when among the favourites in 2011. Tour de France stage wins Eddy Merckx, Bel (1969-75) - 34 Bernard Hinault, Fra (1978-86) - 28 Andre Leducq, Fra (1927-35) - 25 Mark Cavendish, GB (2008 to present) - 23 Lance Armstrong, US (1993-2005) - 22 Andre Darrigade, Fra (1953-64) - 22 Nicolas Frantz, Lux (1924-29) - 20 Francois Faber, Fra (1908-14) - 19 But having worn the yellow jersey for 13 consecutive stages, Wiggins showed why Team Sky principal Dave Brailsford has placed so much faith in his man as he accumulated a winning margin of more than three minutes. The margin of Wiggins' victory also answered many of those who questioned why Froome, who appeared marginally stronger in the mountains, was not Team Sky's Tour leader. Team Sky themselves achieved the rare feat of a 1-2 on the podium, the first since 1996, when Dane Bjarne Riis finished ahead of his German team-mate at Telekom, Jan Ullrich. It is also the first time compa


The 2003 Stephen Fry film Bright Young Things was based on which author's novel Vile Bodies?

Bright Young Things (2003) - 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 An adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's novel "Vile Bodies," is a look into the lives of a young novelist, his would-be lover, and a host of young people who beautified London in the 1930s. Director: a list of 29 titles created 09 Oct 2011 a list of 40 titles created 29 Sep 2012 a list of 29 titles created 11 Oct 2015 a list of 27 titles created 20 Nov 2015 a list of 47 titles created 10 months ago Title: Bright Young Things (2003) 6.7/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin.     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.9/10 X   When the kinetic Rory moves into his room in the Carrigmore Residential Home for the Disabled, his effect on the home is immediate. Most telling is his friendship with Michael, a young man with cerebral palsy and nearly unintelligible speech. Somehow, Rory understands Michael, and encourages him to experience life outside the confines of home. Director: Damien O'Donnell Based on Pat Barker's novel of the same name, 'Regeneration' tells the story of soldiers of World War One sent to an asylum for emotional troubles. Two of the soldiers meeting there are ... See full summary  » Director: Gillies MacKinnon A cross cultural romance set in London's East End about a young girl of Indian heritage. Director: Jeremy Wooding A historical drama that illustrates Russian author Leo Tolstoy's struggle to balance fame and wealth with his commitment to a life devoid of material things. Director: Michael Hoffman A modern re-telling of four William Shakespeare stories. Stars: Nick Malinowski, Shirley Henderson, James McAvoy A prince leaves his city and sets off to avenge his father not aware his father wasn't murdered and in-reality committed suicide and soon learns the truth about his people from a warrior woman. Director: Anders Rønnow Klarlund Charlie Colquhoun is a journalist whose career is floundering. As a teenager, he fathered a daughter, Tommy, who was committed to foster care as an infant. Seventeen years later, Charlie, ... See full summary  » Director: David Hayman A recently widowed man takes his two children on holiday in South West Scotland. Director: David Baillie Set in 1985, working-class student Brian Jackson (McAvoy) navigates his first year at Bristol University. Director: Tom Vaughan School's out, exams are over, and it's time for real life to begin. But before 12 friends from the International High School in Prague disappear to the four corners of the earth, they ... See full summary  » Director: Boris von Sychowski Two brothers need household help after their Ma passes away. They decide to join a romance tour to Russia to find and bring home a traditionally minded wife. Director: Helmut Schleppi Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa! (TV Movie 2006) Biography | Comedy | Drama Martyn Hesford's comedy-drama about the life and times of tortured comic Kenneth Williams based on his diaries. Director: Andy De Emmony Edit Storyline A fool and his money. In the 1930s, Adam Fenwick-Symes is part of the English idle class, wanting to marry the flighty Nina Blount. He's a novelist with a hundred-pound advance for a manuscript confiscated by English customs. He spends the next several years trying to get money and to set a wedding date: he trades in gossip, wins money on wagers then gives it to a drunken major who's suggested he bet on a horse in an upcoming race. Adam tries to get the money back, but can't find the major. Meanwhile, Nina needs security, friends drink too much, and general unhappiness spoils the party. Then war breaks out. Is Adam's bright youth dimming with the fall of an empire? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com> Sex... Scandal... Celebrity... Some things never change. Genres: Rated R for some drug use | See all certifications  » Parents Guide: 3 October 2003 (UK) See more


Which Oscar-winning American actress published the cookery book It's All Good earlier this year?

Articles about Cookbooks by Date - Page 2 - latimes ARTICLES ABOUT COOKBOOKS BY DATE - PAGE 2 NEWS Liberace: Pianist, fashion icon ... and cookbook author May 28, 2013 | By Russ Parsons, This post has been corrected. See the note below for details. With the release of HBO's  “Behind the Candelabra,”  Liberace is having a belated moment, hailed as a fabulous pianist and a fashion icon. One thing that has been overlooked so far is his career as a cookbook writer.    [For the Record, 3:10 p.m. May 29:  An earlier version of this post and its headline referred to Liberace as a gay pioneer. In fact, he never revealed his sexual orientation.]   But not by me, because digging around in mounds of old cookbooks, I found a copy of his  “Liberace Cooks! Advertisement Anne Willan is added to James Beard Foundation's cookbook hall of fame May 3, 2013 | By Russ Parsons Santa Monica author Anne Willan was inducted into the James Beard Foundation's Cookbook Hall of Fame on Friday night, highlighting the organization's  annual awards ceremony  .   Willan, who moved to Southern California from her longtime home in France in 2007, is the author of more than two dozen cookbooks, including two that have become culinary bibles: "La Varenne Pratique" and "French Regional Cooking. " Willan's books have been published in 24 countries and translated into 18 languages. NEWS Cookbook writers and the law discussion to be held May 3 April 26, 2013 | By Russ Parsons It seems like everybody wants to write a cookbook these days. But there's a lot more to it than just gathering a bunch of great recipes. Two of Southern California's finest writers will take you behind the scenes May 3 at Surfas Culinary District in Culver City in a combination  cooking class and discussion  sponsored by the Los Angeles County Bar Assn.   Between them,  Martha Rose Shulman  and  Clifford Wright  have written more than 45 cookbooks. Wright's “Mediterranean Feast” was named the best book of the year by the James Beard Foundation in 2000. NEWS Gwyneth Paltrow named 'most beautiful': Cue cookbook author's haters April 25, 2013 | By Rene Lynch Gwyneth Paltrow, you'd better enjoy it while it lasts.   The Oscar-winning actress is having a moment: Her new cookbook, "It's All Good: Delicious, Easy Recipes That Will Make You Look Good and Feel Great" is a top seller. She's starring in "Iron Man 3", which is due out May 3 and all but guaranteed to top the box office. And she's been named People magazine's most beautiful woman in the world.   Which means the haters will be coming out of the woodwork in 3, 2 ...   To be sure, this attitude is to be taken with a grain of salt. NEWS Ottolenghi and Tamimi's 'Jerusalem' named best cookbook by IACP April 10, 2013 | By Russ Parsons Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi's  “Jerusalem: A Cookbook”  was named the best cookbook of the year by the International Assn. of Culinary Professionals on Tuesday night in San Francisco. The book focuses on the shared flavors and foods enjoyed by Ottolenghi, an Israeli, Tamimi, a Palestinian. The pair are business partners in several highly praised London restaurants.   The  IACP Cookbook Awards  , along with those that will be given by the  James Beard Foundation  on May 3, are the most important honors given for cookbooks. NEWS 5 Questions for the Buffalo Club's Patrick Healy April 1, 2013 | By Betty Hallock Patrick Healy is executive chef and managing partner of  the Buffalo Club  in Santa Monica. After training under chefs such as Alain Ducasse, Jean and Pierre Troisgros, Michel Guerard and Roger Verge in France for several years, Healy worked in Los Angeles restaurants Le Saint Germain and Colette. He went on to open his own acclaimed restaurant, the erstwhile Champagne. At Buffalo Club he's credited with revitalizing American cuisine by injecting modern influences, whether chicken pot pie or lobster dumplings. NEWS Two Italian cookbooks guaranteed to get you into the kitchen March 20, 2013 | By Russ Parsons There are cookbooks that you want to cook from and there are co


Wincanton Race Course is in which English County?

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Give a year in the life of Italian artist Botticelli?

Sandro Botticelli Biography (1445–1510) – Life of Florentine Artist Complete Works One Renaissance artist and Florentine Painter never failed to impress the Medici Family. One of his noted artworks is none other than the famed “The Birth of Venus”, and has been a product of the Medici clan. He was none other than Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510). Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi, better known as Sandro Botticelli, was born at around circa 1445. He was an Italian Painter during the early period of the Renaissance at the Florentine School then supervised by Lorenzo de Medici. As a Florentine painter of the high and regal Medici Family, he was noted for having made paintings such as the “The Birth of Venus”, “Primavera”, and the “Adoration of The Magi”. He is known to be one of the earliest artists of the Renaissance. Details and records of his life are vague and yet to be uncovered, but he was known to be an art apprentice at the age of fourteen, also giving an impression that he was able to undertake a more comprehensive art education that the rest of the Renaissance painters and sculptors. He was born a citizen of Florence, in a house by Borg ‘Ognissanti, in the Via Nueva. Botticelli is also said to be trained as a goldsmith by his older brother, Antonio. By 1462, he became an apprentice to an artist named Fra Filippo Lippi, whose early artworks were credited due to his supervision. Due to the large influence a painting of Masaccio gave to the young Sandro, he learned from Filippo Lippi the concepts of warmer and proportional art. Recent discovery also shows that Botticelli could have participated in making a fresco with his master, in Hungary, whose order was from Vitez Janos, Hungarian Archbishop. He was able to have his own art workshop by the year 1470. His works were seen as low relief, with drawings evident on outlines, and also having varying contrasts of light and shadow. His spotlight came when he revealed the Adoration of the Magi, whose painting portrays that of his own and also some of the Medici Family, Cosimo, his son and grandchild, Giuliano. By the year 1481, prominent Florentine Artists, as well as painters from Umbria, including Botticelli himself, was commissioned by Pope Sixtus IV to make the walls of the Sistine Chapel frescoed, whose work then led to the papal supremacy. His works on the frescoes include Christ’s Temptations, The Rebels’ Punishment, and Moses’ Trial. Most of these works are still in the chapel. His other artworks, the Primavera and Birth of Venus were assumed to have been painted for the sole purpose of Lorenzo de Medici’s villa at Castello. However, recent study shows that the Primavera has been commissioned for Medici’s townhouse, whereas the Birth of Venus was authorized by another individual whose information is still unknown. The two artworks were also found to have some influence of realism based on Gothics, which was triggered by his close examination of antique objects and people. Though the means to paint were understood, what remain vague yet profound were the subjects of his said paintings. Up until now, the meanings of the two artworks still gather a lot of academic attention, but are only limited to the philosophy and poetry the artist wanted to convey. What gave them outstanding attention was that the paintings do not or illustrate texts, but each relied on various texts for a specific subject’s importance. His paintings were also said to have that profound grace and the essence of rhythm of lines. By the middle years of 1480, he also worked with Domenico Ghirlandio, Filippino Lippi (son of Fra Filippo Lippi) and Perugino on Lorenzo de Medici’s fresco at his villa near the town of Volterra. He was able to paint a lot of frescoes among various Florentine churches. He also became part of a committee to conceptualize the façade of the Florence Cathedral. Botticelli’s latter life was influenced by Girolamo Savonarola, an Italian friar and Dominican scholar. Though it was not known as to what extent his belief in the friar influenced him, it was said that he nearly did


The Iran/Iraqi war which took place in the 1980's was also known as what?

The History Guy: The Wars of Iran and Persia Tweet The modern nation of Iran is also known throughout much of history as the ancient nation of Persia. This is the same Persia which overran the Spartans at Thermopylae; the same Persia which fell to the conquering Macedonian, Alexander the Great; the same Persia which fought the Romans and their successors the Byzantines for centuries for dominance in the Near East. This is also the same Persia which fell rather easily to the expanding Arab Muslim Empire led by the successors to Islam's founder, the Prophet Muhammad. Persia became the center of the Shia branch of Islam. The Shia, who are also known as Shiites, often fight against the larger and more dominant Sunni branch of Islam. Most Turks and most Arabs are Sunni. The Persian, or Iranian people are not Arabs. They speak the Farsi language and are largely Shiite. Iran also has large ethnic minorities, mostly along the nation's borders. These minority groups occasionally rebel in favor of autonomy within Iran, or for outright independence. The larger minorities include the Arabs of Khuzistan, the Kurds along the northwestern borders with Iraq and Turkey, and the Azeris along the Azerbaijan border to the northwest. Baluchis inhabit the border region near Pakistan and Afghanistan.   Several themes emerge as the military history of Iran and Persia is examined. One is religious: The Shiite Iranians/Persians engaged in many wars against their Sunni neighbors, whether they were the Ottoman Turks, the Sunni-ruled Iraqis, the Sunnis of Afghanistan or the Sunni monarchies of the Persian Gulf. Another theme is geographic and economic. Wars and conflicts with an expanding Russia to the north, and an imperial Britain to the south, both looking for ways to dominate the lucrative Gulf region. And, in the 20th and 21st centuries, conflicts with the United States, which based its policies toward Iran on a need to contain Soviet communism, and on a perceived need to ensure continued access to Iranian and Gulf oil. Persia officially changed its name to Iran in the early 20th Century. This page on the wars of Persia and the wars of Iran covers conflicts from the late 18th Century to the Present day. Persian Civil War-(1779-1794)-The revolt of the eunuch general Agha Mohammed led to this 15-year civil war. Agha Mohammed eventually won the war and became the Shah of Persia. Georgian-Persian War-(1795-1796)-After consolidating his power, Agha Mohammed invaded the Caucasian kingdom of Georgia, which had previously been a part of the Persian Empire, but had broken away following the death of Nadir Shah in 1747. Persian forces invaded Georgia and defeated the Georgian King Heraclius. Afghan-Persian War-(1798)-The new Shah of Persia, Fath Ali, supported a pretender to the Afghan throne against the Afghan King. The pretender, Muhammad Barakzai overthrew his brother, Zaman, with help from an invading Persian army. Russo-Persian War-(1804-1813)-Following Russia's invasion and annexation of Georgia and Karabakh, Persia gave aid to rebels resisting Russian rule. Russia then attacked Persia, and put the city of Erevan under siege in 1804. The siege was lifted upon the arrival of Persian reinforcements led by Shah Fath Ali and Crown Prince Abbas Mirza. Warfare continued in the Caucasus region and along the Caspian coast until 1813. The most significant battle after the initial invasion and siege was the Battle of Aslanduz (Oct. 21, 1812), in which the Russians defeated an army led by Abbas Mirza. A peace treaty was signed on October 12, 1813 at Gulistan. In this treaty, Persia recognized Russian rule over Georgia and other disputed Transcaucasian areas. Afghan-Persian War-(1816)-Persia invaded Afghanistan and occupied the western Afghan city of Herat. Local Afghan guerrillas forced the Persians to exit Afghanistan. Turkish-Persian War-(1821-1823)-The regime of Crown Prince Abbas Mirza launched an attack on Ottoman Turkey due to Turkish aid to Azerbaijani rebels in Persia. The rebels had fled from Persia and were given refuge by the Ottomans. The war open


Who sang the 1968 hit Indian Reservation?

Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) by Raiders Songfacts Songfacts This was written by John D. Loudermilk, a singer/songwriter who recorded as "Johnny Dee" and wrote " Tobacco Road " for The Nashville Teens and " Ebony Eyes " for The Everly Brothers. Loudermilk managed to cut ten of his own albums between the years 1961-1979; he hit the charts with ten of his own singles between the years 1957-1967, and had tremendous success writing songs for other artists. Working from Nashville, Tennessee, he also wrote hit songs for the Chet Atkins, Johnny Cash, Stonewall Jackson, and Sue Thompson. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1976. The song is about the plight of the Cherokee Indians, who in 1791 were displaced from their home in Georgia to a reservation in Oklahoma. Raiders frontman Mark Lindsay, whose ancestry was part Indian, thought that this would be a good song to record. >> Suggestion credit: Bertrand - Paris, France A country singer named Marvin Rainwater recorded an early version of this song called "The Pale Faced Indian" in 1959. Rainwater, who was part Cherokee, incorporated chanting into it. "Indian Reservation" wasn't the only song John D. Loudermilk wrote for Rainwater along this theme: "Half-Breed" (not the Cher hit), was another one. That song, about the struggles of a man whose father is white and mother is Indian, reached #66 in 1959. The first hit version of this song was recorded in 1968 by a British singer named Don Fardon, who took the song to #20 in the US and #3 in the UK. Raiders used more keyboards and modern production elements in their 1971 rendition, which reached #1 in the US in July that year. When Casey Kasem, host of the popular radio show American Top 40 asked John D. Loudermilk about writing this song, Loudermilk embellished a story about meeting a Cherokee indian named Bloody Bear Tooth who told him about the plight of his people. Kasem repeated the story on his show, giving the song an intriguing but false backstory. When Loudermilk released an album called Volume 1: Elloree in 1971, he wrote "P.S. My regards to Bloody Bear Tooth" in the sleeve notes. The group was formerly known as Paul Revere and the Raiders. This song became not just their biggest hit, but the best-selling single for Columbia Records. Isn't it ironic that a song like this, brimming with simmering rage and an implied threat to retake the land for the natives, was written by a white country songwriter, recorded by a band named after the white European patriots whose colonization of the US took the land from the Cherokees in the first place, and sold by Columbia Records, a company originating as "Columbia Graphophone Company" in the UK? Mark Lindsay didn't sing lead on this, guitarist Freddy Weller did. Instead, Lindsay produced the single. The last line of the song was prophetic. The Eastern and Western bands of the Cherokee Nation became one again on April 6, 1984 when the tribes officially reunited at the Red Clay Council Grounds (now a state park) outside Cleveland, Tennessee. >> Suggestion credit: Scott - Nashville, TN In the category of "lists guaranteed to stump you on trivia night," we present the guitarists and bass players of Paul Revere & the Raiders, active at some point since their founding in 1958: Robert White (1958-1961), Richard White (1958-1961), William Hibbard (1958-1961), Ross Allemang (1962-1963), Steve West (1962), Dick Walker (1962-1963), Drake "Kid" Levin (1963-1967), Jim "Harpo" Valley (1966-1967), Phil "Fang" Volk (1965-1967), Mike "Doc" Holliday (1963-1965), Charlie Coe (1963-1968), Keith Allison (1968-1975), Freddy Weller (1967-1973), Jamie Revere (1980-1990). The Kentucky soul group New Birth recorded a new version of this song called "African Cry" in 1972, with the lyrics changed to reflect the African-American experience.


World's Largest Bat - Flying Fox - YouTube World's Largest Bat - Flying Fox Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Jun 12, 2013 This giant monster bat creature is the grey headed flying fox and is the largest bat found in Australia. This megabat, or fruit bat has a dark grey body, light grey head and reddish brown fur for a collar. Because this bat does not echolocate, it must rely on its large eyes to locate its food of nectar, pollen and fruit. It has an average wingspan up to 3.5 feet and can weigh up to 2.5 lbs. The bat can be found in it's habitat which includes rainforests, woodlands and swamps. During the day you will find them roosting in colonies of hundreds to thousands in a variety of locations including at one time the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney. Partially migrant depending upon the direction that will be most beneficial at the time, they use winds to travel long distances. During mating season, the neck glands of the males enlarge to mark homes which will be defended aggressively. Females give birth, usually once a year between September and November. The young will cling to their mothers for the first three weeks, but within 6 months are flying on their own and fully weaned. in 1999, Australian federal law classified them as vulnerable to extinction, and their roosts are now protected across the country. Let's Connect


Georgi Malenkov Dies at 86 - Stalin Successor - NYTimes.com Georgi Malenkov Dies at 86; Stalin Successor Published: February 2, 1988 Correction Appended Georgi M. Malenkov, who was a leading political figure in the Soviet Union after the death of Stalin but who was ousted in a Kremlin power struggle and sent into political oblivion, died last month, a Soviet official said yesterday. He was 86 years old. Malenkov was Prime Minister for two years and, for a short time, head of the Communist Party. He also gained notoriety in the Soviet Union for his personal role in helping conduct the Stalinist purges in which millions of Russians died. In announcing Malenkov's death, Gennadi I. Gerasimov, a Foreign Ministry spokesman, said the funeral had been private. He provided no other details. Sought Alternatives to War Malenkov had an apartment in Moscow but spent most of his time in recent years at a dacha outside the capital, according to Roy A. Medvedev, the dissident Soviet historian. Mr. Medvedev said another tenant at the Moscow apartment house was Lazar M. Kaganovich, the sole surviving former Politburo member from the Stalin era. Some commentators have credited Malenkov, a longtime close aide to Stalin, with proposing initiatives that later leaders, including Mikhail S. Gorbachev, claimed as their own. In the nuclear era, Malenkov said, Moscow and Washington had to establish a relationship that was not premised on war being inevitable. This became Khrushchev's doctrine of peaceful coexistence. Malenkov also urged a major effort to increase the output of farm products and consumer goods, a theme often sounded by later Soviet leaders. Malenkov was eventually banished to remote Kazakhstan in central Asia to manage a hydroelectric plant. For more than 30 years he lived in obscurity. As a young Communist, Malenkov served as Stalin's private secretary. Toward the end of the dictator's life, Malenkov was a Kremlin intimate and seemed well placed to inherit the mantle of power. Less than 24 hours after the announcement of Stalin's death in 1953 Malenkov appeared as Chairman of the Council of Ministers and Prime Minister, head of the Soviet Government. He was listed first among the members of the Communist Party's policy-making body, the Presidium, and became the First Secretary of the party - all the posts Stalin had held. This clean sweep was short-lived. Ten days later Malenkov was forced by his rivals to give up control of the party machinery. He retained the post of Prime Minister as the jockeying among Stalin's heirs continued. But in February 1955, he stood before the Supreme Soviet, the nominal legislature, and announced his resignation. Malenkov was succeeded as Prime Minister by Marshal Nikolai A. Bulganin, who himself fell victim in 1958 to the Kremlin power politics of Nikita S. Khrushchev, who became Prime Minister in addition to holding the post of party leader. Khrushchev was ousted in 1964. It was later reported that Malenkov had asked to retire as director of the power plant because his subordinates there ignored his directives. In 1961 it was announced that Malenkov had been expelled from the Communist Party. He was never rehabilitated. Stocky and unsmiling in his years at Stalin's side, Malenkov gave a forbidding impression consistent with the atmosphere of the cold war. One Western diplomat quipped that his picture was ''the best anti-Communist propaganda I know.'' Outsiders were surprised, therefore, when Soviet leaders emerged from the darkness of Stalin's Kremlin and mingled with foreigners, to discover that Malenkov had a charming and light side to his personality in striking contrast to his heavy stature. He flashed an almost boyish smile and he chatted quickly and easily. Joined Red Army in 1919 Georgi Maksimilyanovich Malenkov was born Jan. 8, 1902, in Orenburg, now called Chkalov, on the Ural River. The conspicuous silence of Soviet biographies about his parents suggests that he came from a bourgeois rather than a working-class or peasant background. Official Soviet accounts of his life usually begin wi


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Quokka Facts | Quokkas | Australian Marsupials Quokka Setonix brachyurus The island of Rottnest near Perth, Australia is the primary home of the quokka, a type of marsupial. Quokkas have round, compact bodies that are 40-54 cm (16-21 in.) in length. They are covered with short, coarse brown-grey fur and have small rounded ears and a black nose. An early Dutch visitor to the island, Willem de Vlamingh, mistook the marsupials for large rats when he arrived in 1696. He named the island “Rattennest” (Dutch for “Rat’s Nest”), which was later adapted to Rottnest. Aside from Rottnest Island, small groups of quokkas also inhabit the mainland in Western Australia, as well as Bald Island, a small island to the southwest. Groups of quokkas live in territories, which are defended by dominant males. They often live in tall grass near water sources. Quokkas can also climb trees! Quokkas are herbivores who primarily feed at night, meaning they are mainly nocturnal. They eat the leaves, stems, and bark of many plants in addition to grass. If necessary, they can survive for long periods of time without food or water by living off the fat stored in their tails. On the mainland, quokkas can breed all year round, but on Rottnest Island they only breed from January to August. After a month of gestation, the female gives birth to a baby called a joey. Females can give birth twice a year. The joey lives in its mother’s pouch for six months. Once it leaves the pouch, the joey relies on its mother for milk for two more months. At 1.5 years old, quokkas are old enough to have their own babies. In the wild, quokkas can live up to ten years. Conservation Status The IUCN Red List classifies the quokka as vulnerable due to declining populations and loss of habitat from logging and development. Threats include foxes, dogs, and cats on the mainland, which has limited their population. On Rottnest, there are no foxes, dogs, or cats, but human visitors have killed quokkas out of cruelty.  Quokkas are also at risk of developing muscular dystrophy, a disease in which muscles are damaged and weakened. What You Can Do to Help Quokkas are naturally trusting and curious animals and may approach visitors. If you visit an area with quokkas, do not touch them or feed them. Educate others to do the same. You can also help protect their habitat by supporting efforts to reduce logging in Western Australia. Quokka Distribution Quokkas primarily inhabit Rottnest Island, near Perth, Australia. They also live in small groups on Bald Island, and on the mainland in Western Australia. Quokka Resources


"Who composed the opera ""The Magic Fountain""?"

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Give a year in the life of the French artist Gauguin?

Artist Paul Gauguin in Tahiti Artist Paul Gauguin in Tahiti Artist Paul Gauguin in Tahiti The French artist's obsession with French Polynesia lasted more than a decade. Tahitian women on beach, 1891, by Paul Gauguin (1848-1903), oil on canvas.  Getty Images / DeAgostini By Donna Heiderstadt Updated March 14, 2016. No artist is more indelibly tied to the South Pacific , and to Tahiti in particular, than 19th-century French painter Paul Gauguin. From his world-famous paintings of sensual Tahitian women to his unhealthy obsession with his exotic adopted home, here are some interesting facts about his life and legacy: Facts About Paul Gauguin and His Life • He was born Eugene Henri Paul Gauguin in Paris on June 7, 1848 to a French father and a Spanish-Peruvian mother. • He died on May 8, 1903, alone and impoverished and suffering from syphilis on the island of Hiva Oa in the Marquesas Islands and is buried there in Calvary Cemetery in Atuona. • From the age of three to seven, he lived in Lima, Peru, with his mother (his father died during the trip there) and then returned to France where as a teenager he attended a seminary and worked as a merchant marine. • Gauguin's first career was as a stockbroker, which he worked at for 12 years. Painting was merely a hobby. continue reading below our video America's Best Foodie Cities • Intrigued by the painters of the Impressionist movement of late 1870s, Gauguin, at age 35 and the father of five children with his Danish-born wife, gave up his business career in 1883 to devote his life to painting. • His work was influential to the French avant-garde and many modern artists, such as Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse. • It was 1891 when Gauguin left France and the western ideals he felt restricted by behind and moved to the island of Tahiti . He chose to live with natives far outside the capital, Papeete, where there were many European settlers. • Gauguin's Tahitian paintings, most of them of exotic, raven-haired Tahitian women, are celebrated for their bold use of color and symbolism. They include La Orana Maria (1891), Tahitian women on Beach, (1891), The Seed of the Areoi (1892), Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? (1897), and Two Tahitian Women (1899). • Gauguin's Tahitian masterpieces now hang in major museums and galleries around the world, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the National Gallery in Washington, DC, the Musee D'Orsay in Paris, the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg and the Pushkin Museum in Moscow. • Sadly, no original Gauguin paintings remain in French Polynesia. There is a rather rundown Gauguin Museum on the main island of Tahiti, but it contains solely reproductions of his work. • Gauguin's Tahitian legacy lives on in a luxury cruise ship, the m/s Paul Gauguin , which cruises the islands year-round. About the Author Donna Heiderstadt is a New York City based freelance travel writer and editor who has spent her life pursuing her two main passions: writing and exploring the world.


The Moonstone The Moonstone or browse other Shmoopers' Questions In A Nutshell Wilkie Collins was an English novelist writing in the mid 1800s. He wrote a lot of novels, but today, he's most famous for two: The Woman in White and The Moonstone. In these books, Wilkie Collins developed a new way of writing suspenseful novels: instead of having a central narrator who tells the story, Collins composed his novels as a series of first-person narratives, so the point of view in the novels is always changing. The Moonstone is about the disappearance of a precious diamond called "the Moonstone," and the novel is a collection of eyewitness accounts by different characters who know something about its disappearance. The idea was for the novel itself to be like a collection of evidence so that the readers could be put in the position of the detective (or even a jury!). A lot of folks have claimed that The Moonstone is the first English detective novel. That may or may not be true, but it's certainly true that Collins's novel deserves a place in literary history for the impact it had on later writers. By the time Collins published The Moonstone in 1868, he had already published several popular novels, so he was pretty well known. He was also good friends with the older, more established author Charles Dickens . In fact, Dickens helped Collins out by taking him under his wing and helping to establish him as an author. Dickens was the editor of a couple of different literary journals, and he published The Moonstone for Collins in 1868 in the magazine All the Year Round . Like most of Dickens's novels (and like many novels of the period), The Moonstone was published in serial form. So, like a TV show today, the novel was broken into different episodes and published a piece at a time in the magazine. People were hooked on the story from the beginning. You know the kind of anticipation and hype about popular TV shows like Lost or even reality shows like American Idol ? Or the way people were lining up at bookstores for the new Harry Potter and Twilight books? It was the same way for each episode of The Moonstone as it came out. Members of every social class enjoyed it – servants were reading it in the kitchen while their masters and mistresses were reading it upstairs in the drawing room. People made bets about where the stolen Moonstone would be found in the end.   Why Should I Care? T.S. Eliot , the famous poet, once called The Moonstone "the first, the longest, and the best of modern English detective novels." But the cool thing about The Moonstone isn't just the presence of a professional detective as a character – it's the way that the novel is structured. Because it's a collection of first-person narratives and "original" documents, reading it is like going through a pile of evidence. We, the readers, get to play detective. Like the character Betteredge, we might become infected with "detective fever" and find it impossible to stop reading. Besides putting us in the odd position of detective, judge, and jury, The Moonstone also provides us with some interesting glimpses into everyday life in the mid-nineteenth century. Critics like to point to The Moonstone for evidence of how everyday English people thought of India during the nineteenth century. So whether you're interested in the history of British colonialism in India, or just like a good mystery, you'll love The Moonstone. And be sure you've got a good stretch of time to finish reading this, because once you get started, you're likely to come down with a case of detective fever, and you're not going to want to put it down.


Who became Roman Emperor after Tiberius in 37AD?

BBC - History -   Historic Figures: Tiberius (42 BC - 37 AD) Historic Figures z A bust of Tiberius    © Tiberius was the second emperor of Rome and a highly-successful soldier whose reputation for arrogance and debauchery is probably unfounded. Tiberius Claudius Nero was born on 16 November 42 BC. In 39 BC, his mother Livia divorced his father and married Octavian, the future emperor Augustus in 27 BC. Tiberius had a brilliant military career and with his younger brother Drusus helped carry out the expansion of the Roman empire along the Danube and into modern day Germany (16 BC - 7 BC, 4 AD - 9 AD). In 11 BC, Augustus forced Tiberius to divorce his wife Vipsania and marry Julia, Augustus' daughter. In 6 BC, Tiberius abruptly retired to Rhodes. In 2 AD, he returned to Rome and in 4 AD, with Augustus's grandsons both dead, Tiberius was adopted as Augustus's son. Tiberius in turn adopted his nephew Germanicus (great-nephew of Augustus). He then went on campaign in northern Germany, securing the frontier and returning to Rome a hero. Tiberius succeeded Augustus in 14 AD. Initially, his rule was positive. He improved the civil service and restored Rome's financial condition. However, Tiberius lacked Augustus' natural rapport with the Senate and he became increasingly unpopular. This contrasted strongly with the popularity of the charismatic Germanicus, his expected successor. When Germanicus died in 19 AD, it was widely believed that Tiberius had poisoned him in order that his own son, Drusus, should succeed. But in 23 AD, Drusus died, throwing open the question of the succession. Tiberius's reliance upon the ambitious and brutal Sejanus, the head of the Praetorian guard (the imperial bodyguards), resulted in allegations of tyranny. In 27 AD, Tiberius retired to Capri, never returning to Rome. Two years later, realising that Sejanus was trying to seize power, Tiberius had him executed. In 35 AD, Tiberius made Gaius (son of Germanicus) and his own grandson, Gemellus, joint heirs. Tiberius died on 16 March 37 AD and was succeeded by Gaius, also known as Caligula.


The ruling regime in Syria is dominated by which religious group?

Majid Rafizadeh is an Iranian/Syrian Fulbright scholar, at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Story highlights When I asked a Greek-Orthodox Christian Syrian man in Bab-Toma, Damascus, if he agreed with Bashar Al-Assad's socio-political policies he responded that he did not support Assad's oppressive security apparatus, but under his rule he and his family were able to freely attend church mass each Sunday and celebrate Christian holidays like Christmas each year. He followed up by saying that he had no assurance that any other sect in Syria would protect the Syrian-Christian community.  In Syria there exists a diverse set of communities strongly bonded by language, region, religion, and ethnicity. The Sykes-Picot Agreement, the secret deal reached between the colonial British and French during World War I, partitioned the Middle East based on British and French interests rather than the interests of those living Alawites consider themselves Shia and are among the largest minorities in Syria in addition to Christians, among others[GALLO/GETTY] When I asked a Greek-Orthodox Christian Syrian man in Bab-Toma, Damascus, if he agreed with Bashar Al-Assad's socio-political policies he responded that he did not support Assad's oppressive security apparatus, but under his rule he and his family were able to freely attend church mass each Sunday and celebrate Christian holidays like Christmas each year. He followed up by saying that he had no assurance that any other sect in Syria would protect the Syrian-Christian community.   In Syria there exists a diverse set of communities strongly bonded by language, region, religion, and ethnicity. The Sykes-Picot Agreement, the secret deal reached between the colonial British and French during World War I, partitioned the Middle East based on British and French interests rather than the interests of those living in Syria. The result of the arbitrary divisions made the newly formed Syrian nation a highly ethnically and religiously diverse society - without establishing the governing institutions to harmoniously facilitate such a society. This arrangement led to decades of civil war and coup d'états in Syria until the iron-fisted Assad regime rose to power. Comprising Sunni Muslims, Christians, Alawites, Druze and Ismaelites, in no other country in the Middle East, except for Lebanon, do such a multiplicity of religious and ethnic groups co-exist. The Alawites or Nusayris, who number about 2,400,000, constitute Syria's largest religious minority. They mainly live along the coast in Latakia province, where they form more than 40 per cent of the rural population (the provincial capital, Latakia, itself is largely Sunni). The second largest minority are the Christians. Christian communities of Syria, which comprise about 10 per cent of the population, hail from both the Roman-Catholic and Protestant traditions. With the exception of the Armenians, most Christians in Syria are ethnically Arab. Syrian Christians are generally urbanites; many live either in or around Damascus, Aleppo, Hama, or Latakia. In general, they are more urbanised than Muslims and they are in relatively higher income brackets. The Druze community constitutes five per cent of the population, making them the country's third largest religious minority. The overwhelming majority of Druze reside in Jabal al Arab, a rugged and mountainous region in southwestern Syria. Additionally, Syria has a very small Arabic-speaking Jewish community, as well as Yazidis who primarily live in the Jazirah and in Aleppo.   After Syria gained independence in 1946, the various sects and groups living in the region (specifically in Damascus, Aleppo, Homs, Hama, Sweida and Latakia) attempted to gain power to protect their economic and legal rights. Sunni Aleppines competed for dominance with Sunni Damascenes in commercial and political life. The Druze remained solely loyal to the Druze, the Kurds to the Kurds, and tribal peoples to tribal institutions. Alawites, the largest minority group, rebelled against Sunni-Muslim control. In


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"The shipping forecast area 'Fitzroy"" was previously known as what?"

BBC News | UK | Shipping forecast loses household name Sunday, 3 February, 2002, 15:32 GMT Shipping forecast loses household name Tha' she goes: Area name now part of radio history A name known to millions of radio listeners after appearing in broadcasts every day for 53 years has passed into history. Finisterre ranks alongside Dogger, Fisher and German Bight as one of the most distinctive areas of sea included in the BBC's shipping forecast, but from Sunday at noon it will be heard no longer. By working with the meteorological services in other countries we are making it easier for listeners to interpret shipping forecasts Met Office spokesman The huge sector it refers to, off the north western tip of Spain, is being re-named after an international accord was signed by Britain, France, Spain, Portugal and Morocco to co-ordinate the names of their shipping areas. Finisterre - deriving from the Spanish 'finis terre', meaning the end of the earth - is also used by Spain for a different area of sea and they asked Britain to come up with a new name. The Meterological Office decided on FitzRoy after Sir Admiral FitzRoy, the first professional weatherman and founder of the Met Office in 1853. Broadcast by the BBC four times a day, the shipping forecast is crucial for seafarers but its soothing, rhythmic intonation of bizarre names has gained a wider fame and turned it into a British institution Explaining the change, Met Office spokesman Martin Stubbs said: "We operate on an international scale. By working with the meteorological services in other countries we are making it easier for listeners to interpret shipping forecasts." The accord also means slight changes to the southern boundary of the Plymouth and Sole areas, and the northern boundary of Biscay and FitzRoy. For full details, click on the Met Office website link on the right of this page. See also:


Uttoxeter racecourse is in which English county?

Accommodation | Local Attraction | Uttoxeter Racecourse Racing & Events The Gables, 17th Century B&B Mobile: 07855 863620   The Gables - Facebook The Gables B&B offers luxury accommodation in a beautiful historic house in the small village of Doveridge Derbyshire. Accommodation comprises of a large king sized double room with living area and private bathroom. Additional guests/children can be also accommodated by prior arrangement. Continental breakfasts are included. Close to Uttoxeter, Ashbourne, The Peak District and Alton Towers, Doveridge boasts a village pub, shop and a club which regularly hosts live music. On the banks of the river Dove and nestled on the Derbyshire / Staffordshire border, Doveridge is easily accessed by the A50. Westmorland Cottage Tillington Hall Hotel, Eccleshall Road, Stafford, ST16 1JJ Distance from Racecourse: 16.8 miles A warm welcome awaits you at the Tillington Hall Hotel; located in the heart of England, in the county town of Stafford. Just off Junction 14 of the M6 motorway. Convenient access to Uttoxeter Racecourse (30 minute drive) makes this the perfect base when visiting the racecourse. The Hotel facilities include 91 en-suite bedrooms, a comfortable bar & lounge, restaurant open for lunch & dinner to residents and non-residents, 24 hour room service, free WI-FI and car parking for up to 200 cars. Hilton at St George’s Park Tel: 01283 240 444 Newborough Road Needwood, Burton Upon Trent DE13 9PD, United Kingdom Distance from Racecourse: 9 miles Stay at the Hilton at St George's Park, Burton upon Trent hotel, where business and sports come together amidst the backdrop of the National Forest. Adjacent to the National Football Centre, this hotel is near motorways, rail lines and airports. Domestic and international travelers can experience easy access to nearby business or leisure destinations. With 228 stylish guest rooms and suites, the Hilton at St George's Park, Burton upon Trent hotel includes a restaurant and lounge and other well-deserved guest services and amenities. Indulge in a massage or beauty treatment at the spa. Work out at the health club or refresh with a swim in the indoor pool. Relax and let our Hilton team members make your stay a successful one. The Hare & Hounds High Street, Stramshall, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, ST14 5AL Distance from Racecourse: 2.5 miles The Hare & Hounds is a countryside bed & breakfast with a cosy and welcoming restaurant and bar, situated in the centre of the picturesque Staffordshire village of Stramshall, just to the north of Uttoxeter. Our accommodation consists of 5 comfortable en suite double bedrooms, an en suite family room and a self-contained apartment, all of which come with a choice of hot and cold breakfasts. All of our rooms have free wifi, a flat screen television and tea & coffee making facilities. A free, residents-only car park can be found to the rear of the building. Built in approximately 1730, The Hare & Hounds has always been a coaching inn on the old Leek to London route. We are located just a stone's throw from the stunning Peak District National Park - the perfect place for walking, cycling or photography holidays. A large amount of top attractions can be found within easy reach, including Uttoxeter Racecourse, the JCB World Headquarters, Alton Towers and Trentham Monkey Forest. We are also close to both the M6 (J13/14/15) and the M1 (J24), making your journey here easy. Visit our Find Us page to view an interactive map and get driving directions. Our warm and welcoming restaurant offers a fantastic selection of homemade evening meals, featuring the best of the wonderful local produce we have available on our doorstep. The majority of our food is sourced from within a 20 mile radius, meaning we know that it is very high quality and as fresh as can be - as well as supporting local businesses. Click here to view our menus. Relax in our traditional bar which serves a choice of drinks including ales, lagers, ciders, spirits and hot/cold soft drinks. Explore our specially-selected wine menu of award-winning wines from arou


St Catherine's Point is situated in which UK county?

Lighthouse: St Catherine's Point Lighthouse Early postcard view,   probably soon after 1900 The smaller front tower was added later in 1932. Back further and we are now   before the tower was reduced in height. The elegant 120ft tower was affected by fog, and so was reduced to the   present height of 86ft in 1875. St Catherine's Lighthouse was built as a   result of the wreck of the 'Clarendon' in Chale Bay on the 11th October   1836, on rocks near the site of the present lighthouse. Built 1838-40. Designed by Walker and   Burgess, it is constructed of ashlar stone with dressed quoins and was   carried up from a base plinth as a 3 tier octagon, diminishing by stages 120ft tall, as an be seen in the old black and white illustrations above. The elevation of the light proved to be too   high, as the lantern frequently became mist capped. In 1875 it was   decided to lower the light from 36.5m (120ft) tall by 13 metres, by taking   about 6 metres out of the uppermost section of the tower and about 7 metres   out of the middle tier, which destroyed its beauty and made it appear   dwarfed. The result was a tower 26m (86ft) in height. The way it looked at   that time is shown in the old Photochrome print above. Conflicting Histories   and  Hurst Point   Lighthouse   we learn that:- In 1785, 3 designs by R. Jupp were used by Trinity House to place lighthouses at the Needles, St.       Catherine's Point and Hurst Point.  This suggests there was already a       lighthouse at or near this position, but perhaps not       effective, as the other two initially proved to not suit their       purpose well. It may however be that there is or       was a second St Catharine's Point. Technically we now had a Stuccoed octagonal tower of 2 stages.   Machicolations and castellated parapet surmounted by conical light and ball   finial and weathervane. The way it looked at that time is shown in   the old Photochrome print above. At that time the fog signal house was   situated near the edge of the cliff but owing to erosion and cliff   settlements the building developed such serious cracks that, in 1932, it   became necessary to find a new place for the fog signal, which was   eventually mounted on a lower tower annexed to the front of the lighthouse   tower, and built as a small replica, but with an open arcade on the ground   floor. The resultant effect has been to give a   well proportioned step down between the two towers which are now   expressively referred to by the local inhabitants as "The Cow and the Calf".   The fog signal was discontinued in 1987. St Catherineï¿½s Lighthouse was automated in   1997 with the keepers leaving the lighthouse on 30 July. The lighthouse   itself is now monitored and controlled from the Trinity Housel Centre at   Harwich in Essex. Today the distinctive octagonal tower of   St. Catherine's Lighthouse provides a waymark for vessels navigating in the   English Channel and a guide to vessels approaching the Solent. Photo by Derek   Harper The lights The main light, visible for up to 30   nautical miles in clear weather, is the third most powerful light in the   Trinity House Service giving a guide to shipping in the Channel as well as   vessels approaching the Solent. In addition to the main light, there is a   fixed red subsidiary light displayed from a window 7 metres below the main   light and shown westward over the Atherfield Ledge. It is visible for 17   miles in clear weather, and was first exhibited in 1904. Both lights are   electric, and standby battery lights are provided in case of a power   failure. Previous lights A light to warn shipping was first   established on the Southerly tip of the Isle of Wight in 1323. A small light was first set up at St   Catherine's in about 1323 by Walter de Godyton. He erected a chapel and   added an endowment for a priest to say Masses for his family and to exhibit   lights at night to warn ships from


Alexander the Great died in which ancient city?

Alexander the Great - Ancient History Encyclopedia Alexander the Great by Joshua J. Mark published on 14 November 2013 Alexander III of Macedon , known as Alexander the Great (21 July 356 BCE – 10 or 11 June 323 BCE), was the son of King Philip II of Macedon . He became king upon his father’s death in 336 BCE and went on to conquer most of the known world of his day. He is known as 'the great' both for his military genius and his diplomatic skills in handling the various populaces of the regions he conquered. He is further recognized for spreading Greek culture, language, and thought from Greece throughout Asia Minor , Egypt , and Mesopotamia to India and thus initiating the era of the " Hellenistic World ". Alexander's Youth When Alexander was young, he was taught to fight and ride by Leonidas of Epirus , a relative of his mother Olympias , as well as to endure hardships such as forced marches. His father, Philip, was interested in cultivating a refined future king so hired Lysimachus of Acarnania to teach the boy reading, writing , and to play the lyre . This tutelage would instill in Alexander a life-long love of reading and music. At the age of 14 Alexander was introduced to the Greek philosopher Aristotle who Philip hired as a private tutor. He would study with Aristotle for the next three years, and the two remained in correspondence throughout Alexander's later campaigns. Remove Ads Advertisement Aristotle’s influence directly bore upon Alexander’s later dealings with the people he conquered, in that Alexander never forced the culture of Greece upon the inhabitants of the various regions but merely introduced it in the same way Aristotle used to teach his students. The influence of Leonidas may be seen in Alexander's lifelong resilience and physical stamina as well as in his skill with horses. Alexander tamed the `untamable ' Bucephalus when he was only 11 or 12 years old. While his tutor's influence certainly had a profound effect upon him, Alexander seemed destined for greatness from birth. He had, first of all, a father whose accomplishments laid a firm foundation for his later success. The historian Diodorus Siculus observes: During the twenty-four years of his reign as King of Macedonia, in which he started with the slenderest resources, Philip built his own kingdom up into the greatest power in Europe ...He projected the overthrow of the Persian Empire , landed forces in Asia and was in the act of liberating the Hellenic communities when he was interrupted by Fate - in spite of which, he bequeathed a military establishment of such size and quality that his son Alexander was enabled to overthrow the Persian Empire without requiring the assistance of allies. These achievements were not the work of Fortune but of his own force of character, for this king stands out above all others for his military acumen, personal courage and intellectual brilliance. While it is clear that his father had a great impact on him, Alexander himself chose to see his success as ordained by divine forces. He called himself the son of Zeus , and so claimed the status of a demi-god, linking his blood-line to his two favorite heroes of antiquity, Achilles and Herakles , and modeling his behavior after theirs. This belief in his divinity was instilled in him by Olympias who also told him that his was a virgin birth as she had been miraculously impregnated by Zeus himself. His birth was associated with great signs and wonders, such as a bright star gleaming over Macedonia that night and the destruction of the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus . Plutarch writes: Alexander was born the sixth of Hecatombaeon, which month the Macedonians call Lous, the same day that the temple of Diana at Ephesus was burnt; which Hegesias of Magnesia makes the occasion of a conceit, frigid enough to have stopped the conflagration. The temple, he says, took fire and was burnt while its mistress was absent, assisting at the birth of Alexander. And all the Eastern soothsayers who happened to be then at Ephesus, looking upon the ruin of this temple to be the forerunne


The 2022 Football World Cup is to be held where?

Qatar 2022 World Cup likely to be held in WINTER | Daily Mail Online comments FIFA has announced that two options have emerged as the most likely dates for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar - and both are in the winter. A meeting of a task force to look into the international calendar has identified January/February 2022 or November/December 2022 as the most likely options - meaning considerable disruption to the normal football season. FIFA has been asked to consider May 2022 by the clubs however, despite concerns over the blistering heat during that month. Scroll down for video  The 2022 Qatar World Cup could be held in January/February or November/December. Pictured Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani (left) holds the World Cup trophy next to FIFA president Joseph Blatter FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke said in a statement on Monday: 'We are getting closer to narrowing the dates for the FIFA World Cup to two options - January/February 2022 or November/December 2022 - but FIFA has also been asked to consider May 2022. 'We will summarise what we've heard today and provide feedback to all parties in order for them to prepare for the next meeting as we progress towards a final decision.' RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share FIFA added that Qatar 2022 chief executive Hassan Al Thawadi had stated that the 'ideal situation' for the Middle East 'for an all-inclusive World Cup would be for it to be held in the winter' although it was still open to the traditional June/July dates. Meanwhile, FIFA is facing the prospect of losing two of its biggest sponsors after airline Emirates decided not to renew its contract and electronics giant Sony also considering ending its links with the world governing body. An artist's impression, supplied by Qatar 2022, of the dazzling Doha Port stadium which is one of 10 stadiums being builtfor the tournament, which has been dogged by controversy The confirmation comes four months after a number of FIFA's official World Cup partners expressed concerns about the negative publicity surrounding the latest allegations of corruption. Emirates' contract expires next month and the Dubai-based airline has confirmed it will not renew its sponsorship. FIFA said it has known of the decision since 2012. It is understood Qatar Airways - owned by 2022 World Cup hosts Qatar - is considering becoming a sponsor in its place. FIFA confirmed that Emirates will not be renewing its deal and that talks are ongoing with Sony. Samsung, which is a major Olympic sponsor, may take over from Sony. Both Emirates and Sony are among FIFA's official partners - the six top tier sponsors who provided hundreds of millions of pounds in sponsorship income to the world governing body. FIFA said in a statement to the Press Association: 'Emirates had already informed FIFA back in June 2012 about the restructuring of its sponsorship concept and FIFA respects this. 'Due to the ongoing negotiations, we cannot give any further information about future partners in this category at this stage. 'The current contract with Sony still runs until 31 December 2014 and we are currently in on-going discussions with Sony.' Chuck Blazer agreed to take a secret microphone into meetings with football officials for the FBI Emirates also confirmed its plans, saying in a statement: 'Emirates can confirm that a decision has been made not to renew the sponsorship agreement with FIFA past 2014. This decision was made following an evaluation of FIFA's contract proposal which did not meet Emirates' expectations.' In June, a number of partners including Sony made public their concerns about the effect of continuing negative publicity around FIFA. It followed publication of fresh allegations of corruption surrounding World Cup voting and elections for FIFA positions. Adidas, the sportswear firm which is perhaps FIFA's most important partner and has a deal until 2030, said at the time: 'The negative tenor of the public debate around FIFA at the moment is neither good for football nor for FIFA and its partners.' Japanese electronics giant Sony said in


The Sedici car is manufactured by which company?

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What was the name of the actress who appeared in most Monty Python shows?

Monty Python | Monty Python Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Front row: Terry Jones , John Cleese , Michael Palin Monty Python, or The Pythons, is the collective name of the creators of Monty Python's Flying Circus , a British television comedy sketch show that first aired on the BBC on 5 October 1969. A total of 45 episodes were made over four series. However, the Python phenomenon developed from the original television series into something much greater, in scope and impact: it spawned touring stage shows, four films, numerous albums, several books and a spin-off stage musical—as well as launching the members on to individual stardom. The television series, broadcast by the BBC from 1969 to 1974, was conceived, written and performed by Graham Chapman , John Cleese , Terry Gilliam , Eric Idle , Terry Jones , and Michael Palin . Loosely structured as a sketch show but with a highly innovative stream-of-consciousness approach (aided by Terry Gilliam's animations), it pushed the boundaries of what was then considered acceptable, both in terms of style and in content. The group's influence on comedy has often been compared to The Beatles' influence on music, [1] [2] a self-contained comedy team responsible for both writing and performing their work and changing the way performers entertained audiences. The Pythons' creative control allowed them to experiment with form and content, discarding the established rules of television comedy and breaking new ground for those who came after (George Harrison, who became friends with several members of the cast, said that he regarded Monty Python as 'continuing the spirit' of The Beatles). Their influence on British comedy of all kinds has been apparent for many years, while in America it has coloured the work of many cult performers from the early editions of Saturday Night Live through to more recent absurdist trends in television comedy. There are differing accounts of the origins of the Python name although the members agree that its only 'significance' was that they thought it sounded funny. In the 1998 documentary Live At Aspen the group implied that 'Monty' was selected as a gently-mocking tribute to Field Marshal Lord Montgomery, a legendary British general of World War II; requiring a "slippery-sounding" surname, they settled on 'Python'. On other occasions Idle has claimed that the name 'Monty' was that of a popular and rotund fellow who drank in his local pub; people would often walk in and ask the barman, "Has Monty been in yet?", forcing the name to become stuck in his mind. These explanations aside, some believe that 'Monty Bodkin', the name of a character in several books by humourist P. G. Wodehouse, served on some level as an inspiration. In a 2005 poll to find The Comedian's Comedian, three of the six members were voted among the top 50 greatest comedians ever, by fellow comedians and comedy insiders. Palin was at number 30, Idle was voted 21st and Cleese was at two, just beaten to the top by Peter Cook. Contents in Do Not Adjust Your Set . Palin and Jones first met at Oxford University, while Cleese and Chapman met at the University of Cambridge. Idle was also at Cambridge, but started a year after Cleese and Chapman. Cleese met Gilliam in New York while on tour with the Cambridge University Footlights revue Cambridge Circus (originally entitled A Clump of Plinths). Chapman, Cleese and Idle were all members of the Footlights, which at that time also included the future Goodies—Tim Brooke-Taylor, Bill Oddie and Graeme Garden—as well as Jonathan Lynn (co-writer of Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister). During the time of Idle's presidency of the Club, feminist writer Germaine Greer and broadcaster Clive James were also members. Recordings of these so-called "Smokers" at Pembroke College include sketches and performances by Idle and Cleese. They are currently kept in the archives of the Pembroke Players, along with tapes of Idle's performances in some of the college drama society's theatrical productions. Variously, the Python members appeared in or wrote, or both, for t