"Who played Aragorn in the film ""Lord of the Rings""?"

Aragorn II Elessar | The One Wiki to Rule Them All | Fandom powered by Wikia The Fellowship of the Ring , " The Prancing Pony " Strider at The Prancing Pony in Bree Aragorn joined Frodo Baggins , Bilbo's adopted heir, and three of his friends at the Inn of the Prancing Pony in Bree. [8] Though originally the hobbits were suspicious of Strider, they eventually trusted him and prepared to escape Bree and the Ringwraiths. [9] These four had set out from the Shire to bring the One Ring to Rivendell. Aragorn was aged 87 at that time, nearing the prime of life for one of royal Númenórean descent. With Aragorn's help, the Hobbits escaped the pursuing Nazgûl . [10] The elf-lord Glorfindel later arrived and led them to Rivendell. [11] There, Aragorn chose to join Frodo, thus forming the Fellowship of the Ring that was formed to guard Frodo, tasked with destroying the Ring in the fires of Mount Doom in Mordor. Besides Aragorn, Gandalf, and Frodo, the company included Frodo's cousins Pippin and Merry , his best friend Samwise Gamgee , Legolas the elf , Gimli the Dwarf, and Boromir of Gondor. [7] All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be Blade that was Broken, The crownless again shall be king. — Bilbo's poem about Aragorn [9] Before the group set out, the shards of Narsil were reforged, and the restored blade was named Andúril. Aragorn accompanied the group through an attempt to cross the pass of Caradhras and through the mines of Moria. He helped protect Frodo from an Orc captain and became group leader after Gandalf was presumed lost in battle with a Balrog . [12] Aragorn led the company to Lórien , where Lady Galadriel gave him the Elessar . [13] After Lórien, Aragorn and the Fellowship sailed down the river Anduin to the Falls of Rauros . Though his original plan was to set out for Gondor and aid its people in the War, he felt responsible for Frodo after the loss of Gandalf. [14] "Fear not! he said. "Long have I desired to look upon the likenesses of Isildur and Anarion, my sires of old. Under their shadow Elessar, the Elfstone son of Arathorn of the House of Valandil Isildur's son heir of Elendil, has naught to dread!" — Aragorn proclaiming his lineage [14] " Aragorn saying goodbye to Boromir after his death After passing into the Argonath , the Fellowship camped in Amon Hen . Frodo saw that Boromir had been driven mad by the influence of the One Ring trying to take it. Frodo put the ring on, rendering him invisible, and ran away from Boromir. Frodo climbed to the high seat on Amon Hen; from there he could see Sauron 's eye looking for him. The Hobbit felt the eye but it was distracted by Gandalf the White later found in Fangorn Forest by (Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli looking for Merry and Pippin.) Frodo would struggle against the power of Sauron, finally taking the ring off. Then Frodo knew what had to be done: He was to go alone to Mordor to destroy the ring. On the way back to the river he meets Sam, who goes with him. Aragorn at Amon Hen At this same time, the others were attacked by Saruman's Uruk-hai and a battle ensued. During the ensuing battle, Boromir was killed defending Merry and Pippin and giving up his desire for the ring in a last attempt to resist the ring. After discovering that Frodo had left, Aragorn and the others decided that they would leave Frodo and Sam to continue their quest on their own. Legolas , Gimli , and Aragorn put Boromir's body and war gear in one of the elven boats as a funeral boat and tribute to Boromir for his bravery and courage. His body would be sent to the Falls of Rauros. [15] While Frodo continued his quest with Samwise Gamgee, Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli went to Rohan to free Merry and Pippin, who had been captured by the Uruk-hai working for Saruman. The Three Hunters The Three Hunters, by Ted Nasmith In the fields of Rohan , the Three Hunters Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli encountered


What is the name of Heston Blumenthal's restaurant in Bray, Berkshire?

The Fat Duck in Bray Berkshire - Heston Blumenthal's gastronomic HQ – pricey, pretentious, perfect. High Street Bray Berkshire SL6 2AQ 01628 580 333 We say Before Heston Blumenthal was a supermarket evangelist, a TV stalwart and a saviour of service station dinners, he was a chef with some remarkable ideas – and the Fat Duck is where he tried them out. Opened in 1995, and earning three Michelin stars in 2004, Blumenthal's first restaurant made his reputation and became the most talked-about dining experience in the country. Its dishes, from triple-cooked chips to bacon & egg ice cream, have become modern classics – loved and ridiculed in equal measure. Blumenthal's interest in experimental food and mad-scientist sensory combinations means dining at the Fat Duck is something akin to visiting a theatre or gallery: you go to admire, to be surprised and provoked, not just (God forbid) to eat, or even have a great evening. The tasting menu – from Nitro Poached Aperitifs to Whisk(e)y Wine Gums – demands operatic commitment, too: it costs £180 per head, and takes a good 3–4 hours to be served. Whether you love it or steer clear will largely depend on your wallet and your willingness to indulge Blumenthal's brilliantly crafted, impeccably served whimsies. Pretentious, pricey and a bit 'early noughties', yes – but still a dinner to remember forever. Book well ahead. Are you the owner? If you're the owner of this place you can sign up for a 'Featured Owner' account so that you can add your own text, images and more...


"Which newspaper was once called the ""Daily Herald""?"

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"The ""Daily Sketch"" merged with which newspaper in 1971?"

BBC ON THIS DAY | 11 | 1971: Britain's oldest tabloid closes 1971: Britain's oldest tabloid closes The Daily Sketch newspaper which was founded in 1909 has been published for the last time. Enclosed in today's souvenir issue was a copy of its sister paper the Daily Mail to which owners Harmsworth Publications hope former Sketch readers will now switch. However, production of the last copies of the Sketch was held up by an industrial dispute over manning of the printing presses. At its peak the Daily Sketch achieved a circulation of 1.3 million copies a day but in recent years readership of the paper has been in decline. The Sketch's fate was sealed two months ago when Harmsworth Publications announced plans to shut down the paper, although the exact date was a closely-guarded secret until recently. The closure has resulted in more than 800 people being made redundant - they are among 1,700 being laid off by Associated Newspapers, Harmsworth's parent company. But the former editor of the Sketch, David English, remains with the company. He was appointed editor of the Daily Mail after the Sketch's closure was announced. Associated Newspapers is now pinning its hopes on the revamped Daily Mail capturing the Sketch's market. Earlier this month the Mail was transformed from a broadsheet into a tabloid and has taken on many of the Sketch's features such as the Peanuts cartoon strip. The new Mail's success is even more crucial for Harmworth's survival given that it also publishes the loss-making Evening News. The Mail's main competitor for the Sketch's readers is widely regarded to be the Daily Express. The Express' new editor, Ian McColl, is expected to take the paper further to the right and thus encroach on ground traditionally occupied by the Mail. The latest developments are another twist in the on-going battle of the tabloids which began when Rupert Murdoch took over the Sun two years ago.


Which Englishman is credited with the discovery of oxygen?

The Discovery of Oxygen The Discovery of Oxygen Zuse Konrad Who Discovered Oxygen? Everyone needs oxygen to survive � man and animals alike. Furthermore, oxygen is the third most abundant element in the universe and makes up nearly 21% of the earth's atmosphere. Oxygen accounts for nearly half of the mass of the earth's crust, two thirds of the mass of the human body and nine tenths of the mass of water. In this page we will try to outline the path to the discovery of this important substance. Oxygen was discovered for the first time by a Swedish Chemist, Carl Wilhelm Scheele , in 1772. Joseph Priestly , an English chemist, independently, discovered oxygen in 1774 and published his findings the same year, three years before Scheele published. Antoine Lavoisier , a French chemist, also discovered oxygen in 1775, was the first to recognize it as an element, and coined its name "oxygen" - which comes from a Greek word that means �acid-former�. There is a historic dispute about who discovered oxygen. Most credit Priestly alone or Both Priestly and Scheele. To learn more about this dispute go to the link section, at the bottom of this page. Famous Experiments Oxygen from Minerals In 1772, Carl Wilhelm Scheele discovered that red-hot manganese oxide produces a gas. He called the gas "fire air" because of the brilliant sparks it produced when it came in contact with hot charcoal dust. He repeated this experiment by heating potassium nitrate, mercury oxide, and many other materials and produced the same gas. He collected the gas in pure form using a small bag. He explained the properties of �fire air� using the phlogiston theory, which was soon discredited by Lavoisier. He carefully recorded his experiments in his notes, but waited several years before publishing them. In 1774, Priestley repeated Scheele�s experiments using a 12-inch-wide glass "burning lens", he focused sunlight on a lump of reddish mercuric oxide in an inverted glass container. The gas emitted, he found, was "five or six times as good as common air." (1) In succeeding tests, it caused a flame to burn intensely and kept a mouse alive about four times as long as a similar quantity of air. Priestley, a big supporter of the phlogiston theory, called his discovery "dephlogisticated air" on the theory that it supported combustion so well because it had no phlogiston in it, and hence could absorb the maximum amount during burning. Repeat Scheele�s and Priestley experiments: Warning: Heating up materials and breathing vapors could be very dangerous. As a rule: this experiment should be performed under the supervision of teachers or adults familiar with safety procedures. Consult your teacher or other knowledgeable adults and experts about how to obtain the mentioned materials and how to use them properly and safely in this experiment. Do not do this experiment alone! Consult the link section and further resources provided. Ensure that you understand the basic principals. Surf the web and consult your local library, your teacher and other knowledgeable adults and experts. Oxygen from Plants In August of 1771, Joseph Priestley , put a sprig of mint into a transparent closed space with a candle that burned out the air until it soon went out. After 27 days, he relit the extinguished candle again and it burned perfectly well in the air that previously would not support it. And how did Priestley light the candle if it was placed in a closed space? He focused sun light beams with a mirror onto the candle wick (Priestley had no bright source of light, and had to rely on the sun). Today, of course, we can use more sophisticated methods to light the candle like focusing light from a flood light through converging lens, or by an electrical spark. So priestly proved that plants somehow change the composition of the air. In another celebrated Experiment from 1772, Priestley kept a mouse in a jar of air until it collapsed. He found that a mouse kept with a plant would survive. However, we do not recommend to repeat this experiment and hurt innocent animals. These kinds of observati


Which British chemist/inventor first isolated the chemical element sodium?

Sodium   - Element information, properties and uses | Periodic Table Chemistry in its element: sodium (Promo) You're listening to Chemistry in its element brought to you by Chemistry World, the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry. (End promo) This week an essential element with a split personality. Here's David Read. David Read Sodium, like most elements in the periodic table could be said to have a dual personality. On one side it is an essential nutrient for most living things, and yet, due to its reactive nature is also capable of wreaking havoc if you happen to combine it with something you shouldn't. As such sodium is found naturally only in compounds and never as the free element. Even so it is highly abundant, accounting for around 2.6  per cent of the earths crust by weight. Its most common compounds include dissolved sodium chloride (or table salt), its solid form, halite and as a charge balancing cation in zeolites. Aside from being an essential nutrient, the story of man and sodium is said to begin all the way back in the time of the Pharaohs in Ancient Egypt, with the first recorded mention of a sodium compound in the form of hieroglyphics. It is difficult to describe a pictogram through speech but imagine a squiggly line over the top of a hollow eye-shape, over the top of a semicircle, with a left-facing vulture image next to them all. This pictogram meant divine or pure and its name is the root of the word natron, which was used to refer to washing soda, or sodium carbonate decahydrate, as we would know it today. Sodium carbonate was used in soap, and also, in the process of mummification thanks to its water absorbing and bacteria killing pH control properties. In medieval Europe, however, sodium carbonate was also used as a cure for headaches, and so took the name sodanum, from the Arabic suda, meaning headache. It was this terminology that inspired Sir Humphrey Davy to call the element sodium when he first isolated it by passing an electric current through caustic soda, or sodium hydroxide, in 1807. This process is known as electrolysis and using it Davy went on to isolate elemental potassium, calcium, magnesium and barium by a  very similar method. Chemistry teachers often confuse children when they tell them about chemical symbols. Whilst ones like H, N, C and O all seem perfectly logical, abbreviating sodium to Na seems counterintuitive at first. However, if we consider the word natron, we can see where the abbreviated form came from. When isolated in metallic form, silvery white sodium is a violent element, immediately oxidising upon contact with air, and violently producing hydrogen gas which may burst into flame when brought into contact with water. It is one of the highly reactive group one elements that are named the alkali metals. Like the other alkali metals, it has a very distinctive flame test - a bright orange colour, from the D-line emission. This is something you will have seen in all built up areas in the form of street lamps, which use sodium to produce the unnatural yellow light bathing our streets. This effect was first noted in 1860 by Kirchoff and Bunsen of Bunsen Burner fame. Almost all young chemists will have done a flame test at some point, and sodium chloride is a popular choice. Unfortunately, the intensity of the colour is such that if any of the compound is spilled into the Bunsen burner, it is cursed to burn with a blue and orange speckled flame seemingly forever.  The reaction of sodium with water is a favourite demonstration, and clips of it abound on the internet. Sodium and its compounds have applications so diverse it would be impossible to mention them all here, a couple of examples include the fact that sodium is used to cool nuclear reactors, since it won't boil as water would at the high temperatures that are reached. Sodium hydroxide can be used to remove sulfur from petrol and diesel, although the toxic soup of by-products that is formed has led to the process being outlawed in most countries.  Sodium hydroxide is also used in biodiesel manufacture, an


Muse - Ancient History Encyclopedia Muse by Mark Cartwright published on 14 December 2012 In Greek mythology , the nine Muses are goddesses of the various arts such as music, dance, and poetry and are blessed not only with wonderful artistic talents themselves but also with great beauty, grace, and allure. Their gifts of song, dance, and joy helped the gods and mankind to forget their troubles and inspired musicians and writers to reach ever greater artistic and intellectual heights. The Muses are the daughters of Zeus and the Titan Mnemosyne (Memory) after the couple slept together for nine consecutive nights. They are: Calliope, traditionally the most important (beautiful-voiced and representing epic poetry and also rhetoric), Clio (glorifying and representing history), Erato (lovely and representing singing), Euterpe (well-delighting and representing lyric poetry), Melpomene (singing and representing tragedy), Polymnia (many hymning and representing hymns to the gods and heroes), Terpsichore or Stesichore (delighting in dance), Thalia (blooming and representing comedy), Urania (heavenly and representing astronomy).  Certain objects also became associated with the Muses and help to identify their particular talents. Calliope often holds a writing tablet and stylus, Clio has a scroll, Euterpe a double aulos (or flute), and Thalia a theatre mask. The Muses were believed to live on Mt. Olympus where they entertained their father and the other Olympian gods with their great artistry, but later tradition also placed them on Mt. Helicon in Boeotia where there was a major cult centre to the goddesses, or on Mt. Parnassus where the Castalian spring was a favourite destination for poets and artists. On Mount Olympus, Apollo Mousagetes was, in a certain sense, the choir leader of the Muses, although his attachment was not limited to music, as he fathered many children with his musical group. Calliope, the Muse of epic poetry, was the mother of Orpheus , the wonderfully gifted lyre player whose father was said by some to be Apollo himself. Although bringers of festivity and joy, the Muses were not to be trifled with when it came to the superiority of their artistic talents.  Although bringers of festivity and joy, the Muses were not to be trifled with when it came to the superiority of their artistic talents. The nine daughters of Pierus foolishly tried to compete musically with the Muses on Mt. Helicon and were all turned into birds for their impertinence. The Thracian musician Thamyres (son of the Nymph Agriope) was another who challenged the Muses in music and after inevitably coming second best to the goddesses was punished with blindness, the loss of his musical talent, and his singing voice. This myth was also the subject of a tragedy by Sophocles . The Muses also acted as judges in another musical competition, this time between Apollo on his kithara and the satyr Marsyas , who played the aulos given to him by Athena . Naturally, Apollo won and Marsyas was flayed alive for his troubles.  Remove Ads Advertisement Hesiod in his Theogony claimed that he spoke with the Muses on Mt. Helicon, and they gave him a luxuriant laurel branch and breathed into him their divine voice so that he could proclaim the glory of the gods and their descendants. Thus, the simple shepherd was transformed into one of the most important poets in history. Hesiod also states that the Muses were created as an aid to forgetfulness and relief from troubles, perhaps as a balance to their mother, who personified memory. In ancient Greece , music, and by association the Muses, were held in great esteem and music was played in homes, in theatres, during religious ceremonies, to accompany athletics, provided rhythm during military training, accompanied agricultural activities such as harvesting, and was an important element in the education of children. For example, Themistocles , the great Athenian politician and general, considered his education incomplete because he could not play the khitara. Throughout the ancient Greek world musical festivals and compet


The Egyptian god Anubis has the head of which creature?

Anubis Anubis by Stephanie Cass Anubis, who the ancient Egyptians called Ienpw (phonetically "Yinepu"), is the mysterious canid funerary deity of ancient Egypt. Even the meaning of his name is unknown -- speculations range from "Royal Child" to having derived from the world for "to putrefy". Both certainly fit the deity, who was at various points in time of Egyptian history known as the lord of the dead before Osiris and, later, became popularly known as the son of Osiris. Just what type of animal Anubis is represented by is unknown as well; definitely canid and most likely a jackal or a wild dog -- or a hybrid of both -- but, as in the case of Seth , with alterations that deliberately smudge the lines of reality. The deep black color Anubis's animal is not reflective of its actual coat but is instead symbolic of his position as a funerary deity. The reason for Anubis's animal being canid is based on what the ancient Egyptians themselves observed of the creature -- dogs and jackals often haunted the edges of the desert, especially the cemeteries where the dead were buried. Anubis is an extremely ancient deity. The oldest mastabas of the Old Kingdom have prayers to him carved into their walls, and he is mentioned in the Pyramid Texts in his most celebrated role as a guardian and protector of the dead. A standard offering formula for the dead in the Old Kingdom began thusly: "An offering which the king gives and Anubis, who is upon his mountain and in the place of embalming, the lord of the necropolis...." As mentioned previously, Anubis began in the position that Osiris would later command. In the earliest period of Egyptian religion Anubis was clearly the lord of the dead and Osiris the embalmed god while Anubis performed the act of embalming. Titles that were invested unto Osiris -- such as Khenty-Imentiu or "Foremost of Westerners" -- were originally Anubis's. As the drama of Osiris's death and vindication unfolded over the centuries, Anubis assumed the role of the guide who holds steady the scales on which their hearts are measured against the feather of ma'at as "He Who Counts the Hearts". Should the heart be light as the feather, the soul would then be lead by Anubis (or, in some cases, Harseisis) to be presented to Osiris. Should the heart be heavy, it is fed to Ammit and the soul destroyed. As Imy-ut, or "He Who is In the Place of Embalming", Anubis is the embalmer who washes the entrails of the dead and guards over their physical bodies as well as the places that house them (the tomb and the necropolis). Priests wearing a mask of Anubis were responsible for the Opening of the Mouth ceremony that reawakened a dead person's senses. In a reflection of the royal seal used on the tombs of the Valley of the Kings depicting pharaoh's victory over the "nine bows" (enemies of Egypt), Anubis is shown recumbent over nine bows meant to be hostile forces of the Underworld who he -- as "Jackal Ruler of the Bows" -- has triumphed over. Anubis's parentage is a mystery -- in one tradition he is the son of Nebt-het ( Nephthys ) and Ra . In yet another, from the Coffin Text period, the cow goddess Hesat is his mother and, from the same source, Bastet is even accounted as his mother (most likely a pun on the ointment jars that comprise her hieroglyphs -- the same jars that were used during the embalming process Anubis was lord of). The Pyramid Texts even supply Anubis with a daughter in the form of the goddess Qeb-hwt ("Cooling Water") -- a celestial serpent or ostrich Who purifies and quenches the monarch. Anubis is depicted most often as a man with the head of a black canid with alert, pointed ears. He is also represented by a full black canid wearing ribbons and holding a flagellum in the crook of its arm. Very rarely is he ever shown fully human, though there are some cases (such as in the temple of Ramesses II of Abydos) of this. Perhaps the most famous representation of Anubis, the gold-gilded wooden canid found in the tomb of Tutankhamen, was doubtlessly placed there as a protector of the dead and guardian of the tomb. Anubis


The Hindu god Ganesh(a) or Ganapati has the head of which creature?

The Hindu God Ganesh - Who is this Elephant Headed Deity Anyway? - Kashgar Tribal Artifacts - Life for the Modern Nomad | Handmade Jewellery, ethnic handicrafts, antique furniture The Hindu God Ganesh - Who is this Elephant Headed Deity Anyway? Added over 9 years ago Ganesh is one of the best known and loved deities in the Hindu pantheon of gods, and indeed is the most recognized of the Hindu gods outside of India.  But who is this elephant headed fellow, and why is he so popular? Ganesh (also spelled Ganesa or Ganesha and known as Ganapati, Vinayaka and Pillaiyar) is the Lord of Good Fortune who provides prosperity, fortune and success.  He is the Lord of Beginnings and the Remover of Obstacles of both material and spiritual kinds.  Interestingly, he also places obstacles in the path of those who need to be checked. Because of these attributes, Ganesh is widely revered by almost all castes and in all parts of India, regardless of any other spiritual affiliations.  His image is found everywhere, in many different forms, and he is invoked before the undertaking of any task.  Ganesh is also associated with the first Chakra, or energy wheel, which underpins all of the other Chakras and represents conservation, survival and material well-being.  He is considered to be a patron of the arts and sciences and of letters.  Devotees believe that if Ganesha is worshiped, he grants success, prosperity and protection against adversity.  In a lesser known role, Ganesh is also the destroyer of vanity, selfishness and pride. The attributes and characteristics of Ganesh have evolved over many centuries of Indian history. Several of the sacred Hindu texts relate myths and anecdotes associated with his birth and exploits and help to explain his distinct iconography.  He is popularly held to be the son of Shiva and Parvati, although the Puranas (ancient Hindu and Jain texts narrating the history of the Universe and describing Hindu cosmology, philosophy and geography) disagree about his birth, stating that he may have been created by Shiva, or by Parvati, or by Shiva and Parvati, or may simply have been discovered by Shiva and Parvati. It is a little known fact outside of India that Ganesh has a brother Skanda , who is worshiped particularly in southern India as the embodiment of grace, bravery and love of virtuous deeds. Iconic representations of Ganesh show considerable variation, his form changing over time from that of a simple elephant in earliest depictions to the Ganesh we know today, typically having the head of an elephant and a large rotund belly. He is generally shown with four arms, although the number may vary from two to sixteen. When in the four-armed configuration he usually holds his own broken tusk in his lower-right hand and a laddoo sweet in his lower-left hand which he tastes with his trunk.  An axe or goad is held in the right upper hand and a noose is held in the left upper hand. In a modern variation, the lower-right hand does not hold the broken tusk but is turned toward the viewer in a gesture of protection and fearlessness (the abhaya mudra).  Each item carries it's own important spiritual significance and they (and the number of arms used to carry them) may vary to include a water lily, mace, discus, rosary, bowl of sweets, musical instrument, spear or staff, depending on the specific symbology intended by the artist. Ganesh may be portrayed as standing, seated, dancing , crawling as a child (with his favourite laddoo sweet in one hand), or even seated on his mother's knee.  When seated, he may be crossed legged or with one leg tucked under him in the position known as "royal ease".  His mount or vehicle is usually the humble mouse, often shown at his feet looking adoringly up at him and holding his laddoo sweet in his paws.  The combination of elephant and mouse represents the removal of all obsticals of any size and the ability of Ganesh to control even the most unpredicatable of creatures and situations. There exist a large number of legends, myths and stories relating to Ganesh and his appearance, all reflect


Tolpuddle : definition of Tolpuddle and synonyms of Tolpuddle (English) Tolpuddle                     Tolpuddle is a small village in the southern English county of Dorset , situated in the Piddle valley , eight miles east of Dorchester and 12 miles west of Poole . The village has a population of 331 ( 2001 ). In 1999 the A35 trunk road , which cuts through south Dorset , was moved to bypass the village. The effect of the bypass was dramatic and is still being felt in 2011, with regard to the release of land for building purposes in the village alongside the old A35. The road from Puddletown has been passed to district council ownership. The quality of new developments is not the concern of an information page, except to remark that the village has fairly chronic foul water drainage problems, with the water authority spending a substantial sum on a new pumping system to the nearest main foul drain at Affpuddle. Many houses are still using septic tanks and are happy with that arrangement. A vain attempt was made by the water authority to persuade them to join the foul main, but the cost put many householders off. Many of the new houses have been bought by second home owners from London and other cities, but the population figures have increased considerably since 2000. The crash barriers of the old A35 are still in place in some of the gardens below the road. Many cars used to end up in the gardens in the days of the hectic main road. Eleven years after the village has been "relieved", they are still there, and owners are still fearful, although the road is now down classified. Although the village has a historical reputation for the working man, no attempt whatsoever was made to provide cost price housing, or housing for otherwise excluded minorities, or local people. The price of the properties excluded such people by a multiple factor of ten. It has, in places, been attractively infilled, at the level of the road, and up against the pavement. It has useful street lighting. The village is famous as the home of the Tolpuddle Martyrs who were sentenced to transported to Australia after they formed a trade union in 1833. A row of cottages, housing agricultural workers and a museum, and a row of seated statues commemorate the martyrs. The annual Tolpuddle Martyrs festival is held in the village in the third weekend of July. The village museum is visited by thousands of Unionists and historians, every year, many of whom are making a pilgrimage to the village. They are welcomed at the Martyrs' pub, and at the cottages' museum. It has a Manor house with a disused mill pond and a church adjacent. The Mill House is now occupied as a private residence. These may be seen from the small bridge below the Martyrs' Tree. A larger manor house of fine proportions is to be found at Southover 500m further down the Mill pond road, known as Southover house, and belongs to a local land owner. The River Piddle is well stocked with Trout in this vicinity, since it is a chalk stream, very well suited for the purpose.   External links


In which city did the Peterloo Massacre occur?

BBC - Manchester - History - Peterloo Massacre You are in: Manchester > History > History features > Peterloo Massacre The Peterloo Massacre, 1819 Peterloo Massacre It was ‘Manchester’s Tian’anmen’ – a mass rally by pro-democracy campaigners crushed with brutal violence. But how much do you you know about the Peterloo Massacre? And should there be a 'more truthful' memorial in the city? Most people remember the Tian’anmen Square protests in 1989 when the Chinese military cracked down on public protests by groups of students and intellectuals demanding democratic freedoms. Proposed design for a Peterloo statue But 170 years beforehand, a similar mass demonstration here in Manchester was stamped out with similar cruelty. It’s known as the Peterloo Massacre and is described by historians as a 'world changing event.' Back in the early part of the 19th Century, just 2% of the British population had the vote. So, on 16 August 1819, 60,000 peaceful protesters gathered on St Peter's Fields in Manchester to demand  the right to elect their own MPs. The demonstration ended when local militia on horseback charged the protesters and cut them down with sabres, leaving 11 dead and many injured. Historians acknowledge that Peterloo was hugely influential in giving ordinary people the vote, led to the rise of the Chartist Movement from which grew the Trade Unions, and also resulted in the establishment of the Manchester Guardian. Yet the only memorial in Manchester is a blue plaque on the Free Trade Hall (now the Radisson Hotel) on Peter Street - the site of St Peter's Fields. It makes no reference to a 'massacre' but only to ‘the dispersal' of the crowd, omitting that 11 people were killed – including a woman and a child. The Peterloo plaque Campaign On the 188th anniversary, the Peterloo Memorial Campaign has been set up to lobby for a ‘prominent, accurate and respectful monument to this profound event.’ Campaign organisers describe the blue memorial plaque as ‘insulting’ and are demanding that a permanent statue be erected in a prominent position within St Peter's Fields such as the proposed design from 1819 of a yeoman on horseback trampling peaceful protestors. (see illustration right) "Peterloo is why the museum is in Manchester. It’s our main exhibition and that itself is an important memorial to the event." Nick Mansfield, director of the People's History Museum Nick Mansfield, director of the People’s History Museum has no doubt about the significance of Peterloo - but insists there is no 'conspiracy of silence' in the city. “This was a world changing event that happened right here in Manchester. It was  world-changing because this appalling event made those people that had power in the 19th Century realise that there had to be changes in the political system. It was a long process that lasted more than 100 years but it eventually gave people one person, one vote.” But he says that while he broadly supports efforts for a better memorial to Peterloo, he says it’s not quite as clear cut as the campaigners are claiming. “The City Council commemorates the event in its support for the People’s History Museum. Peterloo is why the museum is in Manchester. It’s our main exhibition and that itself is an important memorial to the event.” A display on the Peterloo Massacre can be seen at the People's History Museum on Bridge Street until 7 October. last updated: 19/03/2008 at 15:34 created: 15/08/2007


"Which Scottish-born physician and author wrote ""A Study in Scarlet""?"

Sherlock Holmes | Feedbooks Boo! Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. He is the creation of Scottish born author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A brilliant London-based detective, Holmes is famous for his intellectual prowess, and is renowned for his skillful use of deductive reasoning (somewhat mistakenly - see inductive reasoning)…  (more) Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. He is the creation of Scottish born author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A brilliant London-based detective, Holmes is famous for his intellectual prowess, and is renowned for his skillful use of deductive reasoning (somewhat mistakenly - see inductive reasoning) and astute observation to solve difficult cases. He is arguably the most famous fictional detective ever created, and is one of the best known and most universally recognizable literary characters in any genre. Conan Doyle wrote four novels and fifty-six short stories that featured Holmes. All but four stories were narrated by Holmes' friend and biographer, Dr. John H. Watson, two having been narrated by Holmes himself, and two others written in the third person. The first two stories, short novels, appeared in Beeton's Christmas Annual for 1887 and Lippincott's Monthly Magazine in 1890. The character grew tremendously in popularity with the beginning of the first series of short stories in The Strand Magazine in 1891; further series of short stories and two serialized novels appeared almost right up to Conan Doyle's death in 1930. The stories cover a period from around 1878 up to 1903, with a final case in 1914. Source: Wikipedia


"Which French author wrote ""The Black Tulip""?"

Alexandre Dumas Books - Biography and List of Works - Author of '20 Ans Apres' Home > Authors > Alexandre Dumas books Alexandre Dumas Dumas -by-dumas-alexandre/work/690853' >Alexandre Dumas, pere, born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie (July 24, 1802- December 5, 1870), is best known for his numerous historical novels of high adventure which have made him Th e most widely read French author in the world. Many of his novels, including The Count of Monte Cristo and the D'Artagnan Romances , were serialized, and he also wrote plays, magazine articles, and was a prolific correspondent. His paternal grandmother was a Black slave. While his grandfather, Marquis Antoine-Alexandre Davy de la Pailleterie, served the government of France as General commissaire in the Artillery in the colony of Saint Domingue (now Haiti), he married Marie-Cesette Dumas , a black slave. In 1762, she gave birth to his father, Thomas-Alexandre, and died soon thereafter. When the Marquis and his young mulatto son returned to Normandy, slavery still existed, and the boy suffered as a result of being half black. In 1786, Thomas-Alexandre joined the French army, but to protect the aristocratic family's reputation, he enlisted using his mother's maiden name. Following the French Revolution, the Marquis lost his estates, but Thomas-Alexandre Dumas distinguished himself as a capable and daring soldier in the revolutionary army, rising through the ranks to become a General by the age of 31. Thomas-Alexandre married Marie-Louise Elisabeth Labouret and on July 24, 1802 and in Villers-Cotterets, Aisne, near Paris, France, she gave birth to their son, Alexandre Dumas , who would become one of France's most commercially successful authors. General Dumas died in 1806 when Alexandre was only four years old, leaving a nearly impoverished mother to raise him under difficult conditions. Although Marie-Louise was unable to provide her son with much in the way of education, it did not hinder young Alexandre's love of books, and he read everything he could get his hands on. Growing up, his mother's Stories of his father's brave military deeds during the glory years of Napoleon I of France spawned Alexandre's vivid imagination for adventure and heroes. Although poor, the family still had the father's distinguished reputation and aristocratic connections and after the restoration of the monarchy, twenty-year-old Alexandre Dumas moved to Paris where he obtained employment at the Palais Royal in the office of the powerful duc d'Orleans. Literary career While working in Paris, Dumas began to write articles for magazines as well as plays for the Theatre . In 1829 his first solo play, Christine, proved equally popular and as a result, he was financially able to work full time at writing. However, in 1830, he participated in the revolution that ousted King Charles X and replaced him on the throne with Dumas' former employer, the duc d'Orleans, who would rule as Louis-Philippe, the Citizen King. Until the mid 1830s, life in France remained unsettled with sporadic riots by disgruntled Republicans and impoverished urban workers seeking change. As life slowly returned to normal, the nation began to industrialize and with an improving economy combined with the end of press censorship, the times turned out to be very rewarding for the skills of Alexandre Dumas. After writing more successful plays, he turned his efforts to novels. Although attracted to an extravagant lifestyle, and always spending more than he earned, Dumas proved to be a very astute business marketer. With high demand from newspapers for serial novels, in 1838, he simply rewrote one of his plays to create his first serial novel. Titled "Le Capitaine Paul," it led to his forming a production studio that turned out hundreds of stories, all subject to his personal input and direction. From 1839 to 1841 Dumas, with the assistance of several friends, compiled an eight-volume collection of essays on famous criminals and crimes from European history, including essays on Beatrice Cenci and Cesare and Lucrezia Borgia and more recent


Our Man in Havana - YouTube Our Man in Havana Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on May 6, 2014 Graham Greene wrote this witty comedy inspired by Cold War paranoia. Jim Wormald (Alec Guiness) is an Englishman selling vacuum cleaners in Cuba on the cusp of the revolution. Hawthorne (Noel Coward), a British intelligence agent, is looking for information on Cuban affairs and recruits Jim to act as a spy. Jim has no experience in espionage and no useful knowledge to pass along, but Hawthorne is willing to pay for his services, and since Jim's daughter Milly (Jo Morrow) has expensive tastes, he can use the money. To keep Hawthorne happy (and his paychecks coming in), he turns in reports on the Cuban revolution that are copied from public documents, "hires" additional agents who don't exist, and presents blueprints of secret weapons that are actually schematics of his carpet sweepers. However, Hawthorne and associate "C" (Ralph Richardson) think that Jim is doing splendid work and encourage him to continue; meanwhile, Capt. Segura (Ernie Kovacs), the elegantly corrupt chief of police, has been fooled by Jim's charade into believing he's a real spy -- and has also become attracted to Milly. Our Man in Havana also features Burl Ives and Maureen O'Hara in supporting roles. Release date


"Who wrote ""Elegy in a Country Churchyard?"

Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard    Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard Introduction In A Nutshell Thomas Gray invariably plays second fiddle to the more famous eighteenth-century British poet Alexander Pope in the literary history books, which is kind of a bummer, because Gray was a really interesting guy. Sure, he wrote relatively few poems, and of those few, most readers and critics agree that "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" is far and away the best, but the question is, why did he write so few poems? What was holding him back? How could the guy who wrote the haunting, beautiful "Elegy" also write the relatively stilted and formal "Sonnet on the Death of Richard West" (1775)? There are so many unanswered questions about Thomas Gray! If Shmoop had a time machine, we'd want to transport ourselves back to the late 1700s to try to get the Shmoop scoop on Gray. What made this guy tick? Here's what we do know: his home life wasn't so great. His father went kinda crazy on occasion, and abused his mother. Not a very happy environment to grow up in! But that's the good thing about being a relatively well-to-do young man in the 1700s: you get sent to boarding school from a very young age, so you get to escape from the yelling and abuse at home. At Eton, Gray met his BFF, Richard West (whose early death inspired the poem, "Sonnet on the Death of Richard West") and he also made friends with Horace Walpole, who grew up to write the totally awesome, completely insane The Castle of Otranto, the novel that practically launched the literary Gothic movement (a.k.a. the literary ancestors of modern horror flicks). But what else do we know about Gray? Not much, really—he wrote a lot of letters, but didn't share much personal gossip. Gray tended to start poems and never finish them, or else he'd finish them but never publish them. He was offered the prestigious post of British Poet Laureate in 1757, but he turned it down. It seems as though he might have lacked confidence in himself as a poet. He only published the "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" because, after sending a few copies to his friends for their private enjoyment, some hack publishers got hold of it and tried to print a knock-off version without his permission. (Copyright laws weren't very strict in those days, so they'd have gotten away with it.) And yet the "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" is hands-down one of the most beautiful poems written in the eighteenth century, and it certainly had a major impact on later writers, especially Romantic-era poets like William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and John Keats, among others. The "Elegy" asks us to honor the lives of common, everyday people—not just rich, famous folks. This idea of glorifying mundane, everyday things becomes central to the philosophies of British Romantics. That's part of why Gray's "Elegy" often gets interpreted as a kind of turning point from the more formal poetry of the 18th century, with its emphasis on rich and famous people, to the more loose, free-form poetry of the Romantics, which focused more on everyday folks. The "Elegy" was probably inspired in part by Gray's sadness at the death of his friend Richard West. It's not just about death, but how people are remembered after they're dead (if that's a theme that interests you, you should check out "Afterwards" by Thomas Hardy). Gray muses about what happens after people die, and in the final stanzas of the poem, he admits his own fear of dying. It's a powerful and evocative poem. Even if the "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" were the only poem Gray ever wrote, Gray would deserve a place of pride in the literary history books, even alongside heavy hitters like Alexander Pope.   Why Should I Care? Ever lost somebody that you cared about? No? Well, then you've probably at least experienced the loss of someone who moved far away. Still no? Well, not to bum you out, but chances are that you will—someday. And when that happens, you might find Thomas Gray 's "Elegy Written in a Coun


A word spelt the same backwards and forwards is called what?

Words which are the same spelt backwards or forwards Frequently Asked Questions Words which are the same spelt backwards or forwards If this is your first visit, be sure to  check out the FAQ by clicking the  link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages,  select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. #1 20-Nov-2003, 21:07 Words which are the same spelt backwards or forwards What is it called when you can take a word and spell it foward and backward and it's still the same word? Like... bob Thanks #2 20-Nov-2003, 21:19 That would be a palindromic word, like noon, which is not only the same spelled forwards as backwards, but also is the same upside down (when spelled in all caps). :) I'm not a teacher, so please consider any advice I give in that context. croaker78 hello Originally Posted by RonBee That would be a palindromic word, like noon, which is not only the same spelled forwards as backwards, but also is the same upside down (when spelled in all caps). :) sorry but i am not agree with you Ron is correct. PS - Say: Sorry, but I do not agree with you.  :wink: I'm not a teacher, so please consider any advice I give in that context. Re: Words which are the same spelt backwards or forwards Originally Posted by kate What is it called when you can take a word and spell it foward and backward and it's still the same word? Like... bob Thanks A palindrome for overworked restaurant staff: Stressed- no tips- spit on desserts Originally Posted by croaker78 Originally Posted by RonBee That would be a palindromic word, like noon, which is not only the same spelled forwards as backwards, but also is the same upside down (when spelled in all caps). :) sorry but i am not agree with you A palindrome is a word (or phrase) that is spelled the same forwards as backwards. (Check the glossary.) The original poster gave bob as an example. Spell bob backwards and you get bob. The example given in the glossary is madam. A well-known palindromic phrase is Madam, I'm Adam. (Punctuation and capitalization is ignored.) :D (Say: "Sorry, but I do not agree with you.") :D


Frederick Delius - Biography Biography Lived & worked in Florida, Germany, Norway & France Died in France 1934 Buried in England 1935 Fritz Theodor Albert Delius was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, on 29 January 1862 to parents who had come to England from Bielefeld, Germany. Julius, his father, was a prosperous businessman in one of Yorkshire's great Victorian industries, wool. The home was a musically cultured one, and, as a boy, Fritz learned to play both violin and piano proficiently before he reached his teens. After attending Bradford Grammar School (1874-8), he spent two years studying at the International College near London, and then some apprentice years in his father's business. These were characterised by a growing frustration with business life, and in March 1884, Fritz persuaded his father to let him try his hand at cultivating oranges in Florida, USA. His plantation, Solano Grove, was some hours upstream from Jacksonville on the banks of the St. John's River. Once there, he quickly secured a piano and found a local source for theory lessons, a Jacksonville organist named Thomas Ward, an important early influence. He also absorbed the sounds of the singing of negro workers, which were to be documented in his Florida Suite of 1886-7. Delius stayed there for a year and a half, before moving on to Danville, Virginia, with sufficient confidence to teach music in his own right. Julius Delius now gave in to his son's request for a full musical education and Fritz enrolled at the Leipzig Conservatorium where he studied from 1886-8. On leaving Leipzig, set on the course of his life's work, he went to Paris, where he was to remain based for almost a decade. He soon moved on from composing songs and small-scale instrumental and orchestral pieces to produce the operas Irmelin (1890-2), The Magic Fountain (1894-5) and Koanga (1895-7). There were also larger orchestral works, some with solo voices, Paa Viderne (1888), Sakuntala (1889) and Maud (1891), while 1889 saw the completion of the symphonic poem Life's Dance (first version) and the nocturne Paris. The eclecticism in these works is evident, his inspiration deriving from the literature of England, Norway, Denmark, Germany and France, medieval romance, North American Indians and Negros, the Florida landscape and the Scandinavian mountainscape. During his Paris period, Delius had little opportunity to have his larger scores played, and it was not until 1897 that the chance came to hear how his music really sounded, when he attended performances in Oslo of the play Folkeraadet, for which he had composed incidental music. Immediately afterwards, he travelled to Germany for the first orchestral performance in that country of a work of his, Over the hills and far away. It was conducted by Hans Haym who, with Julius Buths, was to be instrumental in popularising Delius's music in Germany in the first decade of the new century. An all-Delius concert in London in 1899, however, met with mixed success. In the meantime, he had become friends with a German painter, Helene Jelka Rosen, whom he met in Paris in 1896. The next year he moved in to share her house at Grez-sur-Loing, near Fontainebleau, and this was his home for the rest of his life. He and Jelka married in September 1903, by which time he had anglicised his name to Frederick. Now came Delius's high musical summer, which was to last from 1901, when he completed his operatic masterpiece, A Village Romeo and Juliet, to almost the end of the first World War. Appalachia dates from 1902, Sea Drift from 1903/4, and the large-scale A Mass of Life was composed during 1904/5. Then came Songs of Sunset(1906/7), Brigg Fair (1907), In a Summer Garden (1908, revised 1912) and the first of the two Dance Rhapsodies (1908). Much of 1909/10 was devoted to his last opera, Fennimore and Gerda. An Arabesque and The Song of the High Hills date from 1911, and from 1911/12 came the popular On hearing the first cuckoo in springand Summer night on the river. These two pieces, together with The Walk to the Paradise Garden (an intermezzo


L.S. Lowry | Biography (1887-1976) (Laurence Stephen Lowry) Biography 1 8 8 7 - 1 9 7 6 Laurence Stephen Lowry was born in Rusholme, Manchester, in November 1887, the only child of Irish-born R S Lowry and Elizabeth Lowry (n�e Hobson). He attended a local school in Victoria Park, but took private lessons from William Fitz, before starting work as a clerk for a firm of chartered accountants in 1904 ... more Jan. 17: Added extensive scans and review of L.S. Lowry: A Biography Paperback (1999) Feb. 15: Details and scans added of the Lowry Tate Britain exhibition poster now no longer made. 1 new and sealed one in stock. View here Sept. 13: Details and scans of the Lowry Tate Britain exhibition. View smartphone page here Sept. 13: Scanned an adorable Lowry on general display at Tate Britain. View smartphone page here with amazing paintings from other artist Review. OIL (1925) ©  ESTATE OF L.S. LOWRY From 1905-1915 he attended drawing and painting classes at the Municipal College of Art (later Manchester College of Art, and now part of Manchester Metropolitan University), where he was tutored by Adolphe Valette. Lowry moved to Pendlebury in Salford with his parents in 1909, where he was to live for nearly 40 years. During this time he attended art classes at Salford School of Art, developing an interest in the urban and industrial landscape. He exhibited with the Manchester Academy of Fine Arts from 1919, as well as entering paintings in the Paris Salon By the early 1930s he was exhibiting at the Royal Academy in London. He was awarded an honorary MA at Manchester University in 1945, and Doctor of Letters in 1961, elected to the Royal Academy in 1962, and given freedom of the City of Salford in 1965. He lived in Mottram until he died in 1976 - a death marked by unprecedented homage by the 'ordinary people' of Manchester. L.S. Lowry is unquestionably one of the most celebrated British artists and his unique contribution to recording the period, culture and landscape of industrial Salford and Manchester is without parallel. His work is a most distinctive and comprehensive record of the pre and post World War Two northern industrial town. Many people associate Lowry with �matchstick men�, but he is known to have produced over 10,000 works, ranging from finished oil paintings to hastily drawn sketches. The local industrial scene was his most frequent subject but he also painted seascapes and portraits. He was a great humorist and had intense insight into human nature, characterising it without sentiment. Later in his life he concentrated on producing paintings of figures either singly or in groups, invariably against a white background. He also produced thousand of pencil drawings during his lifetime, these are now very collectable and the best ones are incredibly detailed Lowry died without a registered doctor, leading the galleries a merry dance. Hoping to inherit a few paintings in his will, they courted him in his old age only to find he had left them all to a girl, also called Lowry, who had written him a letter years before, asking how she could become an artist. Lowry's status as one of the major British artists of the 20th Century was reinforced when the painting Going To The Match was sold at Auction for a record �1.9 million to the Manchester-based Professional Footballers Association. Manchester's premier gallery, The Lowry Centre in Salford Quays, now holds a major collection of his work. BIOG. II Laurence Stephen Lowry was born in Manchester in November 1887, the only child of Irish-born parents. From 1905-1915 L.S. Lowry attended drawing and painting classes at the Municipal College of Art. He moved to Salford with his parents in 1909, where he was to live for nearly 40 years. During this time he attended art classes at Salford School of Art, developing an interest in the urban and industrial landscape. Laurence Stephen Lowry exhibited with the Manchester Academy of Fine Arts from 1919. He exhibited at and was elected to the Royal Academy in 1962, and given freedom of the City of Salford in 1965. L.S. Lowry is unq


Which English city was called Deva by the Romans?

Roman Chester Contact us Roman Chester In Roman times Chester was known as Castra Deva, meaning "the military camp on the River Dee" and was home to the 20th Legion (Valeria Victrix) for about 200 years. Chester's geographical position made it one of the finest strategic outposts of the Roman Empire. The River Dee, before it silted up and became un-navigable, was an important trade route. The Roodee (Chester's racecourse) was once a Roman harbour and the dispatch point for raw minerals, such as lead and copper from mines in nearby North Wales, to the rest of the Roman Empire. The original Roman quay can still be seen at the foot of the medieval walls if viewed from the racecourse. The Romans invaded Britain in AD 43, but it was another 30 years before they reached the north-west of the country. The Roman army arrived in Chester sometime between AD 71 and and 79 and began to build a great fortress on a headland overlooking the River Dee. Their military surveyors carefully laid out a grid of streets centered on a spot that is now which is now Chester Cross. The fortress was connected by roads to all parts of The Roman province Britannia. For more than three centuries Chester was one of the most important military bases in the Roman Empire The principia (headquarters building) was the most important and impressive building in the fortress. Inside it most of the paperwork and day-to-day running of the legion was carried out. A large courtyard was was surrounded by offices and stores. Behind the courtyard was a great hall called the basilica. It had aisles and a nave, and would have looked very much like a large church. The legionaries could be called together inside for announcements or presentations. The commander or officer in charge stood on a raised platform (tribunal )at one end of the hall. Much has been learned about the people of Roman Chester from Roman tombstones discovered at the end of the nineteenth century. Chester's Grosvenor museum houses the largest collection of tombstones from a single Roman site in Britain. The tombstones, which had been reused to repair the city walls over the centuries, tell the stories of men women and children who came to the fortress of Deva from all over the Roman Empire. A worn relief of a cavalryman recovered from the city walls. He appears to be wearing a long shirt of chain mail. In the hand raised above his head he would have held a spear. His sword belt can just be seen crossing his chest. A naked barbarian lies beneath the horse's hooves, clutching a six-sided shield. No inscription has survived other than the letters D.M. for Dis Manibus. Therefore it is impossible to be sure whether this man belonged to the legion or some other army unit. A funeral banquet scene showing a bearded man reclining on a couch. He holds up a drinking cup in his right hand. Above his legs can be seen his sword and helmet complete with plume. Below the couch are a three-legged table, a boy attendant, and a single detached head. The head may represent a battle trophy. The man holds his will in the form of a scroll in his left hand. The inscription reads:


Eboracum is the Roman name for which city?

BBC - North Yorkshire - I love Romans - What the Eboracum's it all about? What the Eboracum's it all about? York          Roman Festival &copy Keith Meadley Eboracum is the Roman name for York, but just how did we get from Eboracum to York? The        answer involves boars, mistranslation and the oddities of the Nordic        tongue! BBC History - Romans LINKS Yorkshire             Museum The             Roman Bath, York The             BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites As you       might expect for a city with such a rich Roman legacy, traces of York's       Roman past are abundant. The Minster's Undercroft, the Multiangular       Tower, the statue of Constantine and even the layout of several of       the city's streets. One        aspect of the Roman legacy which is not as obvious is the city's        name, York. Eboracum, the Roman name for York, sounds exotic        and Latinised to our ears, and on initial consideration, appears        to have little in common with the city's modern-day name. But in        fact, the name York is a direct descendent of the name Eboracum. Early        settlement In c71AD,        the legendary Legio IX Hispana identified the natural advantage        of the land in between the junction of the rivers Foss and Ouse.        The area was selected by the invading army because of its elevated        ground and the natural protection afforded by the proximity of two        rivers. Little        is known of a settlement before the Legio IX Hispana settled there,        although the area did have a Celtic name: Eburacon. According        to Herman Ramm in his book Roman York from AD71, the native        Britons' name translates as meaning 'the place where the yew trees        grow' or 'the place belonging to Eburos'. FACTFILE There          are two variations for the Roman spelling of Eboracum,          the other being Eburacum. Both appear on Roman inscriptions          discovered in York. For the sake of simplicity, only the Eboracum          spelling is used in I Romans. As        was typical of the colonising Roman army, the existing place name        was Latinised to become Eboracum. The Legio IX Hispana believed        the name meant 'place of the boar'. Subsequently the boar appears        on numerous inscriptions as a symbol of York. Viking        tongue... Following        the Romans' departure in c400AD, the Anglo-Saxon invaders substituted Eboracum for their own word for boar and town, Evorwic.        However, the next set of invaders, the Vikings, couldn't quite get        their tongue round Evorwic, so they settled for Jorvik.        Pronounced 'Yorvik' the step to York is hardly surprising. So        how should York's Roman name be pronounced? There are plenty of        different variations, but by general consensus amongst the archaeologists        and historians is as eeborarcum.


"Who played country singer Johnny Cash in the film ""Walk the Line""?"

Johnny Cash Biography (Country Musician/Country Singer/Songwriter) Died: 12 September 2003 (complications from diabetes) Birthplace: Kingsland, Arkansas Best known as: The singer of "Folsom Prison Blues" Country singer Johnny Cash was nicknamed "The Man in Black," a nod to his wardrobe as well as to the darker themes of his music. He got his start with Sun Records in 1955. Like fellow Sun recording artists Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley , Cash used country and gospel influences in what was called rockabilly, an early form of rock 'n' roll. He wrote "Folsom Prison Blues" while serving in the Air Force and in 1956 the song became one of his first big hits. In the 1950s and '60s Cash toured relentlessly and had many more hits, employing his rumbling, mournful baritone on tunes like "I Walk the Line" and "Ring of Fire." In 1968 he married June Carter of the Carter Family Singers. Cash later performed with artists as diverse as Bob Dylan and U2 . He earned a new audience with his 1994 acoustic album American Recordings and continued to record new songs in spite of ongoing struggles with pneumonia, diabetes and a nervous system disease known as autonomic neuropathy. Cash was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1980 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992. Two years before his death, in 2001, he received the National Medal of the Arts for artistic excellence. Extra credit: Johnny’s daughter, Roseanne Cash, is also a country singer… Johnny Cash was played by Joaquin Phoenix in the 2005 biographical film Walk the Line. June Carter Cash was played by Reese Witherspoon … A theatrical musical based on his life, Ring of Fire, opened in 2006. Copyright © 1998-2017  by Who2?, LLC. All rights reserved.


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

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


In which African country is the city of Fez?

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In which Asian country is the city of Haifa?

Haifa | Israel | Britannica.com Israel Alternative Titles: Caiphas, H̱efa, Sykaminos Related Topics Paul Mackintosh Foot Haifa, Hebrew H̱efa, city, northwestern Israel . The principal port of the country, it lies along the Bay of Haifa overlooking the Mediterranean Sea . Haifa is first mentioned in the Talmud (c. 1st–4th century ce). Eusebius, the early Christian theologian and biblical topographer, referred to it as Sykaminos. The town was conquered in 1100 by the Crusaders, who called it Caiphas. In later times it was taken by Napoleon in 1799. Ibrāhīm Pasha , the Egyptian general and viceroy, captured Haifa in 1839 but was compelled to surrender it to Turkey in 1840 under the pressure of the fleets of the European powers, led by Britain . In 1918 British forces occupied the town, and it subsequently (1922) became part of mandated Palestine. Haifa, Israel, as viewed from Mount Carmel. © volkova natalia/Shutterstock.com Persian Gardens and Bahāʾī shrine overlooking the port of Haifa, Israel. © Lisa Lubin - www.llworldtour.com (A Britannica Publishing Partner) Haifa, with its key port and industries, was of great concern to the combatants in the Palestine war of 1948–49. The Arabs and the Haganah , the Jewish defense forces, fought for control of the city, and on April 22, 1948, the Arabs surrendered. Of more than 50,000 Arabs living in Haifa before the war, only about 3,000 subsequently chose to remain under Israeli rule. Despite this, Haifa is still cosmopolitan , with admixtures of Muslim and Christian Arabs (the latter mainly Maronites) and Bahāʾīs. The city is situated on the northern slopes of Mount Carmel , except for the port section on the bay; residential and business districts are on the slopes, and finer residences and many resort hotels on the mountaintop, commanding scenic views of the entire bay area. The lower and upper cities are linked by an underground railway . The deepwater port, developed under the British mandate , was opened in 1933 and expanded extensively after Israel achieved statehood. Principal industries in the area include steel foundries, food processing, shipbuilding (small naval craft, fishing boats), and the production of chemicals, textiles, and cement. Haifa’s petroleum refineries date from 1939 and its steam-driven power plant (the first of its kind in Israel) from 1934. Haifa also has the only subway in Israel, the Carmelit, dating from 1959. Similar Topics ʿAkko On the slopes of Mount Carmel are the new campuses of the Israel Institute of Technology (Technion; founded 1912 and opened 1924) and the University of Haifa (1964). The city has a large maritime museum (1954) and has many fine parks and gardens; outstanding are the Persian Gardens, containing the tomb of ʿAbd al-Bahāʾ, son of the founder of the Bahāʾī faith. Haifa is the world headquarters of the Bahāʾī movement. In 2008 several of the city’s Bahāʾī monuments and buildings were collectively designated a UNESCO World Heritage site . Pop. (2014 est.) 277,100. The Seat of the Universal House of Justice, Mount Carmel, Haifa, Israel. © Baha’i International Community


"Which Italian composed the opera ""La Traviata""?"

Giuseppe Verdi | Italian composer | Britannica.com Italian composer Alternative Title: Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi Giuseppe Verdi Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Giuseppe Verdi, in full Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (born October 9/10, 1813, Roncole, near Busseto, duchy of Parma [Italy]—died January 27, 1901, Milan, Italy), leading Italian composer of opera in the 19th century, noted for operas such as Rigoletto (1851), Il trovatore (1853), La traviata (1853), Don Carlos (1867), Aida (1871), Otello (1887), and Falstaff (1893) and for his Requiem Mass (1874). Giuseppe Verdi. © Juulijs/Fotolia Early years Verdi’s father, Carlo Giuseppe Verdi, an innkeeper and owner of a small farm, gave his son the best education that could be mustered in a tiny village, near a small town of about 4,000 inhabitants, in the then-impoverished Po Valley. The child must have shown unusual talent, for he was given lessons from his fourth year, a spinet was bought for him, and by age 9 he was standing in for his teacher as organist in the village church. He attended the village school and at 10 the ginnasio (secondary school) in Busseto. A little later he composed music (now lost) for the town church and the largely amateur orchestra. One of Busseto’s leading citizens, Antonio Barezzi, a merchant and fanatical music enthusiast, became a second father to the young prodigy, taking him into his home, sending him to study in Milan, and in 1836 giving him his daughter Margherita in marriage. Refused by the Milan Conservatory—he was past the admission age and played the piano poorly—Verdi studied privately with Vincenzo Lavigna, an older composer and an associate of La Scala opera house (Teatro alla Scala). Milan was the intellectual and operatic centre of Italy , and in the years 1832–35 Verdi seems to have learned much about literature and politics there as well as counterpoint and the elements of opera. Later, after his great success with Nabucco, he attended literary salons in the city and made lasting friendships with some cultivated aristocrats. opera: Verdi Barezzi’s plan was for Verdi to return to Busseto as music director, but when this post fell open in 1833 a furious political storm developed leading to long delays. Soured by this, Verdi nonetheless took a compromise position and stayed from March 1836 to October 1838, teaching and composing a good deal, though all he published was a set of songs in 1838. Needless to say, he had his eye on greater things. The music that he had written during these years must have impressed the right people, for after some difficulty he succeeded in getting an opera, Oberto, conte di San Bonifacio, produced at La Scala in March 1839. Ordinary as the piece may seem today, it succeeded well enough to travel to Genoa and Turin and to gain him a commission for three more operas at Italy’s leading theatre. His rising career was deflected by tragedy: in 1840 his young wife died, following the deaths of two infant children. In addition to this personal grief, Verdi saw his next opera, Un giorno di regno (King for a Day), a comedy, hissed off the stage. This compounded trauma led to a severe depression and either caused or fixed the dour, fatalistic, sometimes harsh aspects of Verdi’s character. Early career Ringling Bros. Folds Its Tent Verdi overcame his despair by composing Nabucodonoser (composed 1841, first performed 1842; known as Nabucco ), based on the biblical Nebuchadnezzar ( Nebuchadrezzar II ), though the well-known story he told later about snapping out of his lethargy only when the libretto fell open at the chorus “Va, pensiero”—by that time one of his most beloved works—is no longer credited. (The older Verdi embroidered on various aspects of his early life, exaggerating the lowliness of his origins, for example.) Nabucco succeeded as sensationally as Un giorno had failed abjectly, and Verdi at age 28 became the new hero of Italian music. The work sped across Italy and the whole world of opera; within a decade it had reached as far as St. Petersburg and Buenos Aires , Argentina . While its musical


"Which Austrian composed the opera ""The Magic Flute""?"

The Magic Flute - World Digital Library World Digital Library The Magic Flute Description Die Zauberflöte (The magic flute) is among the best known of the 22 operas written by the Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–91). Mozart composed the opera in the spring and summer of 1791, with the exception of the Overture and the March of the Priests at the beginning of Act II. These parts were completed only a few days before the premiere on September 30 of that year. Shown here is Mozart’s original manuscript score. During the initial phase of work, Mozart normally wrote only the melody portion and the bass line, as well as several structurally significant figures in the middle range. Only later did he add the remaining instruments, in some cases using a different color of ink. Various colors of ink can be seen on many pages of the score, and the differences between them provide insights into Mozart’s process of composition. Mozart’s final opera, The Magic Flute was controversial for what it revealed about freemasonry; both the composer and librettist Emanuel Schikaneder were masons. The opera is an allegory concerning the struggle between The Queen of the Night, representing darkness and repression of knowledge, and Sarastro, an enlightened benevolent monarch whose rule is based on wisdom and reason. Tamino and Papageno struggle by trial and error between these opposing forces to find a heaven on Earth and enduring love. The fable is both profound and fantastical, and the work is a staple of opera houses worldwide.


Dhobi Ghat: Mumbai’s Laundry Slum - Vocativ Dhobi Ghat: Mumbai’s Laundry Slum By David Meffe Feb 03, 2014 at 12:17 PM ET Somewhere in the tangled mess of winding streets that make up India’s largest metropolitan city is a place known as the Mahalaxmi Dhobi Ghat, the largest unmechanized laundry facility and washerman colony in the world. (Vocativ/David Meffe) In traditional Mumbai culture, a dhobi is a laundryman who collects dirty linens from homes and returns them washed and neatly pressed from open-air laundromats known as ghats, a subset of the Indian service industry that traces its roots back hundreds of years. Today the site doubles as a tourist attraction, drawing thousands every year who come to witness the relentless productivity and cramped living conditions of Mumbai’s human washing machines, the people of the Mahalaxmi Dhobi Ghat. (Vocativ/David Meffe) Founded in 1890, more than 730 dhobis and their families live and work in the laundry colony, washing what they brag to be an average of 1 million articles of clothing per day. The area extends across several city blocks and comprises an interlocking series of winding alleys, workrooms and semi-covered subsections of aluminum siding. Situated in South Mumbai under the Mahalaxmi Bridge, the site is a working urban slum that services people and businesses across the city. Workers in the area are known as Mumbaikar dhobis. (Vocativ/David Meffe) The Mumbai Municipal Corporation officially owns the land and charges the dhobis for rent and maintenance; they also retain the right to evict locals who are late in their payments with little notice. There are also frequent reports of corrupt collections officers demanding bribes and additional taxes from the workers, who live in fear of being ejected from homes and work stations their families have frequented for decades. (Vocativ/David Meffe) Residents of the Dhobi Ghat live amongst the constantly flowing collection of soiled clothing shipped from most of Mumbai’s major hotels and hospitals. The laundry workers reside in adjacent shanty shacks amidst the ever-present aroma of harsh chemicals and moist air that emanate from the nearby stone wash basins. Drying garments hang from clotheslines strewn across almost every possible inch of the space, blocking out the sun entirely in some areas. (Vocativ/David Meffe) Here, children are born and live amidst the never-ending supply of sullied clothing that makes its way to the cleaning colony every day. Children as young as 10 years old can be seen folding clothes or carefully learning the meticulous, labor-intensive trade of their families. Work in a Dhobi Ghat is generally considered a hereditary occupation, passed down from generation to generation. (Vocativ/David Meffe) On March 8, 2011, the Mahalaxmi Dhobi Ghat was awarded the Guinness World Record for most people simultaneously hand-washing clothes in a single location at once; on that day, 496 workers were recorded laboring in tandem. (Vocativ/David Meffe) Although there are some machines on site to facilitate the work, most of the washing is done by hand in a long series of identical concrete wash basins, each with its own flogging stone. The clothes are soaked in sudsy water, then thrashed repeatedly on the stone before being boiled and hung out to dry. Some workers spend most of their day knee-deep in the scummy water. (Vocativ/David Meffe) Inside a shanty home adjacent to the facility, no larger than a standard prison cell, Ram lives with his wife and four children; they sleep together in the corner on a thin blanket the size of a single bed. “We work hard, but we still sometimes don’t have enough for the children,” he says. “Our problem here is money. There is never enough.” He says his 8-year-old eldest daughter will complete a few more years of schooling, then begin working with him in the cleaning facility. (Vocativ/David Meffe) The double-decker slum alleys that radiate from the washing facility house a number of the site’s workers in addition to their families, who live cramped in close quarters. Life in Dhobi G


Who was the son of Philip II of Macedon?

Philip of Macedon Philip II of Macedonia Biography Silver Bust of Philip II in Louvre, Paris (De       Agostini Picture Library / G. Dagli Orti)                                                                                Philip        was now determined to free north-western Macedonia from the Illyrians.        In 358 BC he met them in battle with his reorganized Macedonian        phalanx, and utterly defeated them. The Illyrians fled in panic,        leaving 7,000 dead (3/4 of their whole force) on the battleground. North-western Macedonia was free, and all of the Upper Macedonia        cantons, including Lyncestia, the birthplace of Philipï¿½s mother,        were now firmly under Macedonian control, loyal to their liberator.  The Macedonian army grew in size overnight and invaded Illyria       itself,        conquering all Illyrian tribes deep into the country, stopping       short near the Adriatic coast.   Reorganization        of the Macedonian Army Philip        provided his Macedonian solders in the phalanx with sarissa,        a spear which was long 6 meters, about 18 feet. The sarissa,        when held upright by the rear rows of the phalanx (there were usually        eight rows), helped hide maneuvers behind the phalanx from the view        of the enemy. When held horizontal by the front rows of the phalanx,        it was a brutal weapon for people could be run through from 20 feet        away. The       Macedonian phalanx by A. Karashchuk Philip        made the military a way of life for the Macedonian men. It became        a professional occupation that paid well enough that the soldiers        could afford to do it year-round, unlike in the past when the soldiering        had only been a part-time job, something the men would do during        the off peak times of farming. This allowed him to count on his        man regularly, building unity and cohesion among his men.   Philip's Marriages Apart        from military, Philip had several political inventions that helped        turn Macedonia into a power. His primary method of creating alliances        and strengthening loyalties was through marriages, and it is said        that he was more prouder of his diplomatic maneuvers then of his        military victories. First he married the Illyrian princess Audata,        thus sealing an alliance with the Illyrians, then he married Phila,        the princess of the Macedonian canton of Elimea, with which he       strengthened the internal Macedonian unity.        Gold Medallion of Philip II of Macedon Bibliothï¿½que nationale de France, Paris                                                                                In 357 BC he married        princess Olympias from the neighboring country of Epirus. A year        later Olympias gave him a son which he named Alexander .  Philip        also allowed the sons of the Macedonian nobles to receive education        at the court in Pella. Here these young men would develop a fierce        loyalty for the king, while the king kept their parents from interfering        with his authority.   Conquest of Amphipolis and Defeat of the Thracians After the defeat of the Illyrians, Macedoniaï¿½s policy became increasingly        aggressive. Paeonia was already forcefully integrated into Macedonia under Philip's rule. In 357 BC Philip broke the treaty with Athens        and attacked Amphipolis which he surrendered to the Greeks when        he came to power. The city fell back in the hands of Macedonia after        an intense siege. Then he secured possession over the gold mines        of nearby Mount Pangaeus, which will enable him to finance his futur


Who was the husband of Helen of Troy (or Sparta)?

About Helen of Troy About Helen of Troy Robert E. Bell H elen of Sparta was perhaps the most inspired character in all literature, ancient or modern. A whole war, one which lasted for ten years, was fought over her. Not only that, nearly all the myths of the heroic age were threaded together in such a way that this most idealized of all wars was the culmination of various exploits, including the Argonaut, the Theban wars, and the Calydonian boar hunt. It is as though this event was in the destiny of every dynasty formed from the beginning of things. Helen, the face that launched a thousand ships, was a tantalizing enigma from the very first. She was flesh and blood certainly, but she was also immortal, since her father was none other than Zeus. Her mother was the beautiful Leda, queen of Sparta, who was ravished by the father of the gods in the form of a swan. Leda's husband was Tyndarecus, who later the same night, unaware of his feathered predecessor, also impregnated his wife. She produced two eggs, one of which yielded Helen and Polydeuces and the other of which contained Castor and Clytemnestra. While a swan's egg can be accepted for the sake of myth, it has never made much sense that the part of her pregnancy initiated by Tyndareus should produce an egg as well. This most curious of births has been subjected to all manner of combinations over the years. As delicious as the story of Leda was, some commentators even went so far as to suggest that Helen and the Dioscuri were conceived at Rhamnus in Attica by Zeus and Nemesis, the usually rather stern and sexless goddess whose job it was to curb excesses. Nemesis, not happy with being raped by a swan, laid an egg and left it. Leda found it, and when the egg hatched it produced Helen and the Dioscuri. In that case, Clytemnestra was not even a sister of Helen. It is difficult to imagine the childhood of the famous egg-born quartet. Two of them could be injured, perhaps, but not fatally; two had special gifts that made them physically and mentally superior. Apparently there was no jealousy among them. Castor and Polydeuces were so closely attached they swore to die together, even if Polydeuces could not hope to fulfill this resolve. The relationship between Helen and Clytemnestra was not so simple. Helen was stunningly beautiful, and this must have caused Clytemnestra some wistful moments when inevitable comparisons were made. When the sisters reached puberty, Helen was kidnapped. Both the aging Theseus, king of Athens, and his friend Peirithous, king of Larissa, wanted to have sex with one of Zeus' daughters before they died. Theseus chose Helen, whose remarkable beauty was already talked of far and wide. The abductors took her to Aphidna, a small city north of Athens, and left her in the safekeeping of one of Theseus' vassals. He put his mother, Aethra, with her as a guardian and companion. Inevitably, stories arose that Theseus took her into safekeeping to do Tyndarcus a favor. One of Tyndarcus' nephews was persistently pursuing her as a suitor, even at her very young age. Another story said the sons of Apharcus, Idas and Lynceus, stole her, which caused the famous fatal battle between them and the Dioscuri. There can be little question that Theseus took Helens virginity. After all, that was the object of the kidnapping. Some suppose that he planned to keep her intact until she reached marriageable age. But the more realistic writers even gave the couple a child. Interestingly, but improbably, the child was Iphigeneia. We cannot know how long Helen was at Aphidna. Theseus had accomplished his goal, so he left her and went with Peirithous to Hades to steal Persephone. This was foolhardy as it turned out, for both were imprisoned, Peirithous forever. The Dioscuri meanwhile raised an army and marched on Athens. The Athenians knew nothing of the outrage to their sister, but one Academus had knowledge of the facts and revealed the hiding place. The brothers razed Aphidna and delivered Helen, whom they carried home to Sparta, along with Aethra and Peirithous' sister as pers


"Which English playwright wrote ""Loot""?"

The Penfield Players Presented "Loot" - a Farce The Penfield Players Presented "Loot" - a Farce What is a farce, you might ask? Post to Facebook The Penfield Players Presented "Loot" - a Farce What is a farce, you might ask? Check out this story on DemocratandChronicle.com: http://on.rocne.ws/2ar2NfY CancelSend A link has been sent to your friend's email address. Posted! A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Join the Conversation Our Towns Lou Singer, Rochester 3:18 p.m. EDT July 31, 2016 What is a farce, you might ask? Well, think of a play where a character can deduce amazing facts from obscure clues, but he says he works for the Metropolitan Water Department. Or, a pretty nurse who - we are told - has killed or eliminated seven husbands. Or, a young crook who hides his loot in his mother's coffin while her body keeps showing up in  unlikely places. All this makes it clear that this play uses low comic devices such as slapstick humor and ridiculous situations to tell the wacky story. In other words: a farce.  On July 30th at 2 p.m., the Penfield Players presented this two-act play by English playwright, Joe Orton, in what is called a "staged reading" at the Penfield Community Center on Baird Road. The latter is a simplified, staged presentation where the actors stand in front of easels, reading their scripts just as the early radio plays used to be presented. Jerry Argetsinger was the director. Elements of this play included shocking attitudes toward death and a low opinion of the morals of the police, so I was a bit surprised to learn that "Loot" was a hit in London and began production on Broadway in March, 1968. It won several awards and has been revived many times. Orton, the playwright, has had other major productions like "Entertaining Mr. Sloane" and the TV play "The Good and Faithful Servamt." The characters were McLeavy - he's mourning his dead wife who is in the coffin. (McLeavy is played by Dean Amsler.) Hal - McLeavy's son who has no morals whatsoever. (Derek Schneider.) Dennis - his buddy. (Gerald Gustav Owen.) He and Hal rob a bank. Fay - The pretty nurse. (Tina Hoffman.) She was taking care of Mr. McLeavy's wife. Truscott - Is he a Water Inspector or a nasty, irritating police officer? (Ron Dufort.) The narrator was Tony Eckel. The play is set in the present day with action taking place in the McLeavy household in England. The Penfield Players are a non-profit, community organization sponsored by the Penfield Recreation Department. The group is one of the oldest continuing theater groups in the Rochester area with more than 50 years of great performances. Anyone who has an interest in theater is welcome to join. Volunteers are always welcome. For more information, visit www.penfieldplayers.org The next production will be "Murder Weapon" by Brian Clemens, the playwright who wrote the popular "The Avengers" British TV series. October 28 - November 12, 2016.


"Which American playwright/screenwriter wrote ""The Odd Couple""?"

Neil Simon Biography (Playwright/Screenwriter) Birthplace: The Bronx, New York Best known as: The guy who wrote The Odd Couple and Biloxi Blues Name at birth: Marvin Neil Simon The author of The Odd Couple, Neil Simon is a playwright whose Broadway plays and Hollywood movie adaptations have made him one of the most financially successful comedy writers in history. Neil Simon began his career as a TV writer for Sid Caesar and Phil Silvers in the 1950s. His 1961 play Come Blow Your Horn was a hit, and during the 1960s Broadway was dominated by Neil Simon comedies, middlebrow gagfests flavored by his New York Jewish upbringing. During the 1960s and '70s, Simon was a hit-making machine, writing successful plays for Broadway and then adapting them for the Hollywood screen. A Tony winner for The Odd Couple (1965), Biloxi Blues (1985) and Lost in Yonkers (1991), Simon is also a four-time Oscar nominee, for The Odd Couple (1968), The Sunshine Boys (1975), The Goodbye Girl (1977) and California Suite (1978). He also won a Pulitzer Prize in 1991 for the play Lost in Yonkers. Awards aside, Neil Simon's real accomplishment is as a ticket seller and not as a critics' darling. For three decades he was a guaranteed box office name on Broadway and in Hollywood. During the 1990s a little of the shine wore off and his plays became Off-Broadway. Likewise, Hollywood's enthusiasm for Simon's Borscht-belt comedy waned. In recent years most productions of his work have been stage revivals or TV movies. His work includes the movie The Heartbreak Kid (1972) and the plays Brighton Beach Memoirs (1983) and Biloxi Blues (1985, both breakout stage roles for young Matthew Broderick as Eugene Jerome, an autobiographical stand-in for Neil Simon). Extra credit: Neil Simon’s fellow writers for Sid Caesar included Neil’s older brother, Danny Simon, as well as Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks … Simon’s second wife was actress Marsha Mason, star of the 1977 movie The Goodbye Girl. Copyright © 1998-2017  by Who2?, LLC. All rights reserved.


In which constellation is the Great Nebula?

Orion Constellation: Facts About the Hunter Orion Constellation: Facts About the Hunter By Kim Ann Zimmermann | July 19, 2012 04:46pm ET MORE While the Orion constellation is named after the hunter in Greek mythology, it is anything but stealthy. Orion, which is located on the celestial equator, is one of the most prominent and recognizable constellations in the sky and can be seen throughout the world. Orion is the brightest and most beautiful of the winter constellations. Some of its stars, including Betelgeuse and Rigel, are among the brightest stars. Credit: Starry Night Software Locating Orion the Hunter Orion is clearly visible in the night sky from November to February. Orion is in the southwest sky if you are in the Northern Hemisphere or the northwestern sky if you are in the Southern Hemisphere. It is best seen between latitudes 85 and -75 degrees. Its right ascension is 5 hours, and its declination is 5 degrees. Alnilam, Mintaka and Alnitak, which form Orion’s belt, are the most prominent stars in the Orion constellation. Betelgeuse, the second brightest star in Orion, establishes the right shoulder of the hunter. Bellatrix serves as Orion's left shoulder. The Orion Nebula —a formation of dust, hydrogen, helium and other ionized gases rather than a star—is the middle "star" in Orion’s sword, which hangs off of Orion's Belt. The Horsehead Nebula is also nearby. Other stars in the constellation include Hatsya, which establishes the tip of Orion's sword that hangs off the belt, and Meissa, which forms Orion's head. Saiph serves as Orion's right knee. Rigel forms the hunter's left knee. With one exception, all of the main stars in Orion are bright young blue giants or supergiants, ranging in distance from Bellatrix (243 light-years) to Alnilam (1,359 light-years). The Orion Nebula is farther away than any of the naked eye stars at a distance of about 1,600 light-years. One light-year is the distance light travels in a single year, about 6 trillion miles (10 trillion kilometers). The exception is the star Betelgeuse, which is a red giant and one of the largest stars known. It is also the only star in the sky large enough and close enough to have been imaged as a disk in the Hubble Space Telescope. Observers with a keen eye should be able to see the difference in color between Betelgeuse and all the other stars in Orion. [ Space Photos: Orion Nebula & Other Stunning Views ] The stars Alnilam, Mintaka and Alnitak form Orion’s belt. Credit: Martin Mutti, Astronomical Image Data Archive Mythology There are several versions of the myth of Orion, but one of the more common iterations is that Orion proclaimed himself to be the greatest hunter in the world, much to the dismay of Hera, the wife of Zeus. She had a scorpion kill him, and Zeus put Orion into the sky as consolation. In another version, Orion is blinded for raping Merope, a granddaughter of the god Dionysis. He has to travel East to seek the sun's rays to recover his sight. While the name Orion is steeped in Greek mythology, many cultures have been influenced by the story of this constellation. Orion has also associated with the Egyptian Pharaoh of the Fifth Dynasty called Unas. In Hungary, Orion is known as (magic) Archer (Íjász), or Scyther (Kaszás). Scandinavians refer to "Orion's belt" as Frigg's Distaff. — Kim Ann Zimmermann Constellations ancient and modern grace the skies year round. Let's see what you know about the star patterns that appear overhead every night.