What was the name of the first human spaceflight to land on the moon, in July 1969?

Apollo 11: First Men on the Moon Apollo 11: First Men on the Moon By Nola Taylor Redd, Space.com Contributor | July 25, 2012 03:39pm ET MORE Apollo 11 astronaut Edwin Aldrin photographed this iconic photo, a view of his footprint in the lunar soil, as part of an experiment to study the nature of lunar dust and the effects of pressure on the surface during the historic first manned moon landing in July 1969. Credit: NASA The historic launch of the Apollo 11 mission carried three astronauts toward the moon. Two of them would set foot on the lunar surface for the first time in human history as millions of people around the world followed their steps on television. The astronauts The crew of Apollo 11 were all experienced astronauts. All three had flown missions into space before. Cmdr. Neil Armstrong , 38, had previously piloted Gemini 8, the first time two vehicles docked in space. Born Aug. 5, 1930, in Ohio, Armstrong was 38 when he became the first civilian to command two American space missions. Apollo 11 crew: Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin. Credit: NASA Col. Edwin Eugene "Buzz" Aldrin , 39, was the first astronaut with a doctorate to fly in space. Born Jan. 20, 1930, in New Jersey, Aldrin piloted Gemini 12, taking a two-hour, twenty-minute walk in space to demonstrate that an astronaut could work efficiently outside of the vehicle. For Apollo 11, he served as the lunar module pilot. The command module pilot, Lt. Col. Michael Collins, 38, was born in Italy on Oct. 31, 1930. The pilot of Gemini 10, Collins spent almost an hour and a half outside of the craft on a space-walk and became the first person to meet another spacecraft in orbit. From Earth to the moon Mission planners at NASA studied the lunar surface for two years, searching for the best place to make the historic landing. Using high-resolution photographs taken by the Lunar Orbiter satellite and close-up photographs taken by the Surveyor spacecraft, they narrowed the initial thirty sites down to three. Influencing factors included the number of craters and boulders, few high cliffs or hills, and a relatively flat surface. The amount of sunlight was also a factor in determining the best time to land on the lunar surface. Apollo 11 launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 9:32 a.m. EDT on July 16, 1969. While in flight, the crew made two televised broadcasts from the interior of the ship, and a third transmission as they drew closer to the moon, revealing the lunar surface and the intended approach path. On July 20, Armstrong and Aldrin entered the lunar module, nicknamed the "Eagle" and separated from the Command Service Module — the "Columbia" — headed toward the lunar surface. Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin poses with the American flag on the surface of the moon in July 1969. Credit: NASA The lunar module touched down on the moon's Sea of Tranquility , a large basaltic region, at 4:17 p.m. EDT. Armstrong notified Houston with the historic words, "Houston, this is Tranquility Base. The Eagle has landed." For the first two hours, Armstrong and Aldrin checked all of the systems, configured the lunar module for the stay on the moon, and ate. They decided to skip the scheduled four-hour rest to explore the surface. A camera in the Eagle provided live coverage as Armstrong descended down a ladder at 11:56 p.m. on July 20, 1969, and uttered the words, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." Aldrin followed twenty minutes later, with Armstrong recording his descent. Armstrong had the responsibility to document the landing, so most of the images taken from the Apollo 11 mission were of Aldrin. [Images: NASA's Historic Apollo 11 Moon Landing in Pictures ] While on the surface, the astronauts set up several experiments, collected samples of lunar soil and rock to bring home, erected a United States flag, and took core samples from the crust. They spoke with U.S. President Richard Nixon, whose voice was transmitted from the White House, and placed a plaque that stated: HERE MEN FROM THE PLANET EARTH FIRST SET FOOT


Italian Chicken and Poultry Recipes Your place for traditional Italian recipes Custom Search Poultry Recipes Until after World War II, chicken was not widely eaten in Italy.  Poultry was expensive and a live chicken could produce eggs for a family farm to eat or sell.  Many of today's Italian recipes for chicken were once made with wild birds or rabbit.  Chicken is a very common dish in the US, with boneless chicken breasts becoming more popular in recent years.  Many of the chicken dishes that we consider to be traditionally Italian are really Italian-American.


Benjamin Disraeli was British Prime Minister during the reign of which monarch?

Prime Ministers of Great Britain political party 1721-42 Sir Robert Walpole - Restored confidence in the country following the South Sea Bubble financial crash of 1720. Dominated the political scene during the reigns of George I and George II. George II made Walpole a gift of 10 Downing Street. Walpole resigned as a consequence of his perceived mis-handling in dealing with the War of Jenkins' Ear . Whig 1742-43 Earl of Wilmington - Suffering poor health for most of his time as Prime Minister, he died in office. Whig 1743-54 Henry Pelham - During his time in the post he oversaw the the British involvement in the War of the Austrian Succession in 1744-48, the 1745 Jacobite Rising and the adoption of the Gregorian calender . He died in office. Whig 1754-56 Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle - Assumed the office of Prime Minister just 10 days after the death of his brother Henry Pelham. During the Seven Years' War, he was blamed for the loss of Minorca and was replaced by the Duke of Devonshire. Whig 1756-57 William Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire - In a government effectively controlled by Pitt the Elder, Devonshire's administration was brought to end following the dismissal of Pitt by the king, it was replaced by the Second Newcastle Ministry. Whig 1757-62 Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle - Returning to office with Pitt the Elder as Southern Secretary, this government helped steer Britain to ultimate victory over France and Spain during the Seven Years' War. Whig 1762-63 John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute - A favourite of George III, he was the first Scot to hold the top office. Unpopular with the 'great unwashed', he introduced a tax on cider in order to help pay for the Seven Years' War. He resigned following fierce criticism of his handling of the peace negotiations. Tory The Duke of Wellington, Sir Robert Peel, Viscount Melbourne 1828-30 Arthur Welleslley, 1st Duke of Wellington - The second Irish-born Prime Minister and second veteran general, perhaps more famous as a soldier of the Napoleonic Wars than a politician. Is said to have commented after his first Cabinet meeting: “An extraordinary affair. I gave them their orders and they wanted to stay and discuss them.” He introduced the Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829, removing many of the restrictions on Catholics in the UK. Resigned after a vote of no confidence. Tory 1830-34 Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey - Famous for the blend of tea named after him, his political achievements included the Reform Act of 1832, which started the process of electoral change that we recognise today. His other legacies included the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire and restrictions concerning the employment of children. He resigned after disagreements over his Irish policies. Whig 1834 William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne - The last Prime Minister to be dismissed by a Sovereign, King William IV. Whig 1834-35 Sir Robert Peel 2nd Baronet - At the second time of asking, Peel accepted King William IV’s invitation to form a government. Head of a minority government, he resigned following a number of defeats in Parliament. Whig 1835-41 William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne - Returning to office for the second time, Melbourne found the new Queen Victoria much more agreeable than William IV. Tutoring the young queen in the ways of politics, they formed a close relationship. He resigned after a series of parliamentary defeats. Whig 1841-46 Sir Robert Peel 2nd Baronet - Returning to office for the second time, Peel introduced important employment laws that banned women and children from working underground in mines, in addition The Factory Act of 1844 limited the hours of work for children and women. Unable to feed a starving Ireland, he finally succeeded in repealing the Corn Laws. Conservative 1846-52 Lord John Russell, 1st Earl Russell - Russell was the last Whig Prime Minister. His Public Health Act of 1848 improved the sanitary conditions of towns and cities. He was in office at the time of The Great Exhibition of 1851 . Whig 1852 Edward Smith Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby - Co


Amarapura was the former capital of which country?

U Bein Bridge and Amarapura information | Go-Myanmar.com Overview Accommodation Getting There Getting Away Amarapura Situated 11 kilometres south of Mandalay, Amarapura is one of Myanmar’s former capitals. It was built by  King Bodawpaya  in 1783 and served as the centre of power until 1857, when the capital moved to Mandalay. Today, you can find ruins of the city gate, the palace, and tombs of old kings. There are also numerous stupas to be seen in the area, including the Kyauktawgyi Pagoda, as well as the Maha Gandhayon monastery. U Bein Bridge The biggest draw in the area is the unique U Bein Bridge, a beautiful 1.2 kilometre structure built from teak planks and said to be the longest of its type in the world. The local mayor, U Bein, salvaged the wood from pieces of the dismantled teak palace at Amarapura when the capital moved to  Mandalay  in 1857. The bridge’s attraction is not simply in its structure, but that it remains a central part of the community, with hundreds of locals and saffron-robed monks walking their bicycles home along it, and fishermen going about their daily work in its shadow (although there are increasing numbers of tourists, too). The best time to see the bridge is at sunset, and the best photo opportunities are afforded by hiring a boat to get a close up view of the bridge from the water. For a wider selection of photos from U Bein bridge and Amarapura, go to our  Flickr photo album . We offer a variety of tours of Myanmar that include Amarapura and U Bein Bridge - find out more  here .  Festivals and practical info The Irinaku Nat Festival takes place at Amarapura in September and celebrates the Popa Madaw, a protector of women and the mother of two executed brothers who became nats (spirits). To find out more, go to  festivals in Myanmar . The  $10 Mandalay ticket  is required to enter Amarapura, but in reality is rarely checked.


In computing, what is the device which is plugged into a computer which serves as an adapter or to enable the use of certain software?

What Is A Dongle? - Business Insider print 3 Dongles plugged into  Google's Chromebook Pixel. Kevin  Smith/Business Insider This week two people in the tech industry lost their jobs because of jokes gone awry at a conference. A couple of male developers were joking around about "big"  dongles. When a female developer evangelist heard their jokes she  tweeted it out with their photo, complaining that they were being  rude. One of those developers lost his job, and then eventually,  so did the evangelist. In the developers' defense, the word "dongle" is funny. It's  nearly impossible to say without giggling or making childish  jokes. Some people in our office had heard the word before, but didn't  know what a dongle is. Merriam-Webster  defines  a dongle as a small device that plugs into a computer and  serves as an adapter or a security measure to enable the use of  certain software. Kevin  Smith/Business Insider The term, dongle, was rumored to have originated from a 1992  advertisement for Rainbow Technologies. The ad claimed the word  dongle was derived from the name "Don Gall." Though untrue, this  has given rise to an urban myth, we learned from Wikipedia . According to the University of  Pennsylvania's language log , the earliest citation of the  word dongle began appearing in 1982: 1982   MicroComputer  Printout  Jan. 19/2 The word ‘dongle’ has been  appearing in many articles with reference to security systems for  computer software [refers to alleged coinage in 1980]. But as the term 'dongle' became more widespread its meaning  changed from strictly a scientific term to mainstream. UPenn  clarifies: The current meaning  for dongle seems  to be something like "a self-contained device that plugs into  a  port on a computer that is normally used for connections  to a separate external device". Thus in addition to the original  serial-port dongles, and the USB dongles that Suzanne (and  Stephen Fry) wrote about, there are also  "firewire  dongles" , and presumably there could be dongles for any  other sort of port as well.  Simply put, dongles are computer peripherals that plug into  your computer like a USB flash drive or a cord connecting a  computer with a printer for example.  Dongles are also huge in the video game  world because they allow consoles to have added features like  increased audio quality. An Xbox 360 Audio Dongle Wikimedia  Commons Before USB was the standard in  attaching PC peripherals, there were tons of different dongles  that came in various shapes and sizes.


What is the largest internal human organ?

Know : Top 10 Largest Organs of the Human Body | PROPEL STEPS by Propel Steps Know : Top 10 Largest Organs of the Human Body Skin is the largest organ of our body. The average weight of skin in the body is about 10,886 grams which varies according to the size and weight of human beings. Human skin is made up of different ectodermic tissues and it protects all the inner body organs like liver, glands, stomach, heart etc. Liver is the second largest organ in the body males or females. Its average weight in a normal human body is 1,560 gms. The liver receives blood full of digested food from the gut. It stores some foods and delivers the rest to the other cells through blood. Brain is the third largest and major organ of human body. Its average weight in a normal human body is 1,263 gms. The brain controls and governs the actions of all the body parts. There are about 100 billion cells in human brain enabling 100 trillion nerve connections with nerve cells for messaging. Lungs are the fourth biggest organ. The average weight of both lungs in a normal human being is about 1,090 gms. The major function of lungs is to inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide out of the red blood cells. The lungs can hold a total of up to 5 liters of air. Heart is the fifth largest and most important organ in humans that is essential for all living beings. The major function of the heart is to pump the blood and to ensure the provision of nutrients to every part in the body. In males the average weight of heart is 315 gms while in females this weight is about 265 gms. Kidneys are the sixth largest organ in human body. There are two kidneys in every human being and the average weight of both the kidneys is about 290 grams. The major function of a kidney is to remove the waste products from the blood by regulating water fluid levels. Spleen is the seventh largest organ of humans. It weighs 170 grams and measures equal to the size of a human fist. It is mainly responsible for producing the red and white blood cell pulp. Spleen also contributes significantly to the immune system which acts as a strong defense against infections. Pancreas is the eighth largest human organ with an average weight of 98 grams in a human. It is one of the most important glands which produce several hormones including insulin, glucagon, and somatostatin. The pancreas is a dual-function gland, having features of both endocrine. Thyroid is the ninth biggest human organ.The average weight of thyroid gland in human body is 35 grams. It is the largest gland in the human body. The function of this gland is to produce thyroxine and triiodothyronine hormones. Prostate is the tenth largest human organ with an average weight of 20 grams. Located between the penis and the bladder, Prostate gland secretes liquid which contain a fluid to protect and nourish the sperms. Rate this:


What is the title of the 1987 film in which Cher plays a widow who falls in love with the brother, played by Nicholas Cage, of her husband-to-be?

Moonstruck Reviews & Ratings - IMDb IMDb 17 January 2017 8:34 AM, PST NEWS 2 out of 3 people found the following review useful: Cher is stunning. Nicholas Cage is so pitifully great from united states 8 April 2003 I have seen this movie a dozen times. I laugh. I feel Cher's character's impulse to want to look the best for the man she has fallen for.I can relate to the italian side of this.. the hubby that cheats and the wife that still stays no matter what. Olympia Dukakis was equally wonderful as the mom and wife. Her love of family and husband is straight. No veering from her love . even when at her lowest low she tells John Mahoney whos flirting with her,she knows who she is and he ain't coming in her home. COOL. Cher won a deserved academy award for this film. Nicholas Cage made Cher's character come to life. He might have been the "wolf" as Cher put it she was the Queen Bee. Everyone should watch this film. It romantic, funny, weepy, and the end is marvelous!! Was the above review useful to you? 2 out of 3 people found the following review useful: Moonstruck is a must-see comedy. from New Hampshire 14 March 2003 Moonstruck has its own magical aura. It is one of the best movies to see when you need an "up." The acting is superb, the writing top-drawer, and the whole atmosphere is wondrous. This is one of the great romantic comedies. In some ways it presages BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING. It's the story of a young widow who was ready to settle for a dull second husband, and a bitter, injured younger brother (of her fiance) who hates the world and was ready to give up on it. The only remaining love he had was for opera. And then they meet. The story is pure magic, the ensemble cast is excellent, and it should have won many more Oscars than the three it collected. Was the above review useful to you? 2 out of 3 people found the following review useful: Absolutely fabulous from Ontario, Canada 23 July 2001 Moonstruck was everything a romantic comedy should be. And all within the course of 2 hours. It was well put together and made the best sense. It was, in my opinion, by far, Nicolas Cage's best role ever. Cher was great as well. It's definitely a movie to see with your girlfriend or boyfriend. Was the above review useful to you? 2 out of 3 people found the following review useful: In Any Other Year .... from Canada 23 April 2001 In any other year, this movie would have garnered Norman Jewison his long-overdue Best Director Oscar, and won best picture. But alas, it came up against the near perfect "The Last Emperor" and played runner-up. Moonstruck is a perfect romantic comedy with an ensemble cast. This is rare treat in the tradition of Tootsie and A Fish Called Wanda. All of these films focus on a single character, but the complete cast makes it work. Right down to the "Old Man" - the aging Italian grandfather, warned by his daughter-in-law to stop feeding table food to his dogs "or I'll kick you til you die." Moonstruck follows an Italian American family in New York and how they discover, realize and run from true love. Its best feature is its wonderful mood, perfectly capturing the Italian core family - hostile and critical, but always loving and caring and ready to defend eachother. Cher won a well-deserved Oscar here for delicately playing a stereotype without becoming a caricacture. She agrees in an early scene to Marry Johnny (Danny Aeillo), a man she does not love but feels would make an adequate husband. In the movies best line, Cher's mother (Olympia Dukakis) asks "Do you love him", and when Cher answers no, mom says "Good. If you love them, they'll drive you crazy because they know they can." It is this tender, bittersweet attitude towards love and relationships that makes this movie watchable and enjoyable. It is an all-time favourite and a must see. Absolutely no objectionable content - just pure fun. A true gift to movie-goers. **** out of ****. Was the above review useful to you? 2 out of 3 people found the following review useful: Warm and witty from England 28 July 1999 This is the kind of film for a snowy Su


A new Holy Thorn Tree was planted in 2012 in which Somerset town, to replace the one damaged by vandals in 2010?

New tree replaces Glastonbury's vandalised Holy Thorn - BBC News BBC News New tree replaces Glastonbury's vandalised Holy Thorn 27 January 2013 Close share panel Image caption The Holy Thorn on Wearyall Hill was a famous landmark in Glastonbury, Somerset A tree grown from branches of the Holy Thorn, which was damaged by vandals, has been planted in Glastonbury. The new tree, propagated from severed branches of the original thorn, was planted on Wearyall Hill. The original, grown from a cutting of a tree said to have been planted by Joseph of Arimathea 2,000 years ago, had its branches cut off in 2010. John Turner, from Visit Somerset, said it reinstates an "incredibly important piece of Somerset history". It will be the second time that a replacement Holy Thorn has been planted on the hill. Last April, a new tree was planted and surrounded by a metal cage to try to protect it. But within two weeks the replacement tree had been broken off about a foot from the ground. 'Iconic tree' The latest thorn was planted close to Glastonbury Abbey alongside a Word Peace Pole as part of a ceremony organised by the Glastonbury Pilgrim Reception Centre. Image caption The last replacement tree was broken off completely Tony Kirkham, head of the arboretum at Kew Gardens, said: "The Glastonbury thorn is one of our iconic trees in the British Isles, with legends relating to the arrival of Christianity. "We were extremely pleased to be able to assist with preserving the original tree at Wearyall Hill by propagating it using the damaged branches in our woody plant nursery at Kew. "With the new tree planted back in Glastonbury along with several others in different locations, we hope that the Glastonbury story will continue." There are several Holy Thorn trees around the town. The original vandalised tree on Wearyall Hill was planted in 1951 to celebrate the Festival of Britain.


The first passenger fare-paying railway service was established in which European country in 1807?

March 1807 - What Happened - On This Day On This Day What Happened in March 1807 Full Calendar Mar 2 US Congress bans the slave trade within the US, effective January 1, 1808 Election of Interest Mar 2 William Cavendish-Bentinck becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for a second time after the fall of William Grenville 's Whig government British Prime Minister Mar 5 1st performance of Ludwig von Beethoven 's 4th Symphony in B Composer Ludwig van Beethoven Mar 25 First fare-paying, passenger railway service in the world established on the Oystermouth Railway in Swansea, Wales. Mar 25 British Parliament abolishes slave trade throughout the British Empire; a penalty of £120 per slave is introduced for slave ship captains. Event of Interest


Who played Mike Flaherty, the deputy mayor of New York, in the US television series ‘Spin City’?

Spin City | Television Academy Television Academy Spin City From Wikpedia: Spin City (renamed to Chaos City in some countries) is an American sitcom television series that ran from 1996 to 2002 on ABC. Created by Gary David Goldberg and Bill Lawrence, the show was based on a fictional local government running New York City, and originally starred Michael J. Fox as Mike Flaherty, the Deputy Mayor of New York. The show was cancelled in 2002 due to low ratings from the 2001–2002 season and a change in target demographics. In 2000, Paramount Television (which produced Michael J. Fox's earlier sitcom, Family Ties) began syndicating the series to local stations (Paramount parent Viacom would later buy the show's producer DreamWorks). It and successor companies owned distribution rights until 2009, when DreamWorks became independent again. The syndication rights are held by ABC's syndication arm, Disney-ABC Domestic Television, as Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures began distributing DreamWorks live-action films in 2009. However, the Paramount Television logo tag remains to be shown after the end credits of reruns of the series. Created by Gary David Goldberg Bill Lawrence


The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) was formed in which century?

Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) | British sports organization | Britannica.com Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) National Football League (NFL) Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), former governing body of cricket , founded in London in 1787. Marylebone soon became the leading cricket club in England and, eventually, the world authority on laws. The MCC headquarters are at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London. The Cricket Council is now the final arbiter in England, as are boards of control in other countries, with the International Cricket Conference exercising advisory jurisdiction over world cricket affairs. Learn More in these related articles: in cricket (sport): The early years The aforementioned Hambledon Club, playing in Hampshire on Broadhalfpenny Down, was the predominant cricket force in the second half of the 18th century before the rise of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in London. Formed from a cricket club that played at White Conduit Fields, the club moved to Lord’s Cricket Ground in St. Marylebone borough in 1787 and became the MCC and in the following... in tennis: Origin and early years ...in his booklet “Sphairistiké, or Lawn Tennis,” may have been adopted for patent reasons since it distinguished the court from ordinary rectangular courts. At the time, the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) was the governing body of real tennis, whose rules it had recently revised. After J.M. Heathcote, a distinguished real tennis player, developed a better tennis ball of... in Lord’s Cricket Ground headquarters and home ground of the Marylebone Cricket Club, long the world’s foremost cricket organization, and the scene of Test Matches between England and visiting national teams and of matches of the Middlesex County Cricket Club, Oxford versus Cambridge, and Eton versus Harrow. Various cup finals and one-day international matches also take place there. The original Lord’s was established...


Pan American World Airlines offered the first commercially scheduled Boeing 747 service from John F Kennedy Airport to which British airport in 1970?

Boeing 747 Boeing 747 1970- 01-22 with Pan American World Airways and Trans World Airlines Primary user 747-300 $82,000,000 (1982) 747-400 $230,000,000 (2006) The Boeing 747, commonly called a Jumbo Jet, is among the most recognizable jet airliners and is the largest passenger airliner currently in service. First flown commercially in 1970, it held the size record for more than 35 years until surpassed by the Airbus A380 (due to enter service in 2007). The Soviet -built Antonov An-225 cargo transport remains the world's largest aircraft in service, while the Hughes H-4 Hercules had a larger wing-span. The four-engine 747, produced by Boeing's Commercial Airplane division, uses a two-deck configuration. A typical three-class layout accommodates 416 passengers, while a two-class layout accommodates a maximum of 524 passengers. The hump created by the upper deck has made the 747 a highly recognizable icon of air travel. As of November 2006, 1469 planes have been built with 89 more on order in various 747 configurations, making it a very profitable product for Boeing. The 747-400, the only series currently in production, flies at high-subsonic speeds of mach 0.85 (567 mph or 913 km/h), and features intercontinental range (7260 nm (13446 km)). In some configurations this is sufficient to fly non-stop from New York to Hong Kong — a third of the way around the globe. In 1989, a Qantas 747-400 flew non-stop from London to Sydney , a distance of 11185 miles (18001 kilometres) in 20 hours and 9 minutes, although this was a delivery flight with no passengers or freight aboard. History Development The prototype 747, City of Everett, at the Museum of Flight in Seattle , Washington. The 747 was born from the explosion of air travel in the 1960s. The era of commercial jet transportation, led by the enormous popularity of the Boeing 707, had revolutionized long distance travel and made possible the concept of the " global village." Boeing had already developed a study for a very large fixed-wing aircraft while bidding on a US military contract for a huge cargo plane. Boeing lost the contract to Lockheed's C-5 Galaxy but came under pressure from its most loyal airline customer, Pan Am, to develop a giant passenger plane that would be over twice the size of the 707. In 1966 Boeing proposed a preliminary configuration for the airliner, to be called the 747. Pan Am ordered 25 of the initial 100 series for US$550 million, becoming its launch customer. The original design was a full-length double-decker fuselage. Issues with evacuation routes caused this idea to be scrapped in favour of a wide-body design. At the time, it was widely thought that the 747 would be replaced in the future with an SST ( supersonic transport) design. In a shrewd move, Boeing designed the 747 so that it could easily be adapted to carry freight. Boeing knew that if and when sales of the passenger version dried up (see below regarding the future sales of the 747), the plane could remain in production as a cargo transport. The cockpit was moved to a shortened upper deck so that a nose cone loading door could be included, thus creating the 747's distinctive "bulge". The supersonic transports, including the Concorde and Boeing's never-produced 2707, were not widely adopted, such planes being difficult to operate profitably at a time when fuel prices were soaring, and also there were difficulties of operating such aircraft due to regulations regarding flying supersonic over land. Cargolux 747-400F with the nose cone loading door open The 747 was expected to become obsolete after sales of 400 units. But the 747 outlived many of its critics' expectations and production passed the 1,000 mark in 1993. The expected slow-down in sales of the passenger version in favour of the freighter model has only been realized in the early 2000s, around 2 decades later than expected. The development of the 747 was a huge undertaking - Boeing did not have a facility large enough to assemble the giant aircraft, so the company built an all-new assembly building near Everett, Washington. The fa


What is the title of the first number one hit released by the Tamla Motown record label?

History - Classic Motown History Store Berry Gordy Receives $800 Loan Berry Gordy Jr. launches Tamla Records with an $800 loan from the Gordy family savings fund, and releases Marv Johnson’s “Come To Me.” Read more Birth Of The Motortown Revue The “Gordy Star Attractions Show” makes its debut, featuring the Miracles, Marv Johnson and Mable John, among others. Read more Home Of The Hits On West Grand Blvd. Berry Gordy buys a two-story house at 2648 West Grand Boulevard, Detroit, and puts up a sign to signal his intentions: Hitsville U.S.A. Read more 'Bad Girl' Makes Good With Chess The Miracles’ “Bad Girl,” written by Berry Gordy and William “Smokey” Robinson, is released under license to Chess Records. Read more Money (That's What I Want) First released on Tamla Records, Barrett Strong’s “Money (That’s What I Want)” is a hit when nationally distributed by Anna Records. Read more Mary Wells' Debut Single "Bye Bye Baby" is the debut Motown single by 17-year-old Mary Wells, who wrote the song herself. Read more Marvin Gaye signs to Motown After singing with the Moonglows, Marvin Gaye moves to Detroit and, through group leader Harvey Fuqua’s contacts, joins Motown. Read more The Miracles' First National Hit The Miracles’ first national hit, “Shop Around” is released, after Berry Gordy summons the Miracles to the studio at 3 a.m. to re-record the song. Read more The Supremes Sign To Motown The Supremes sign to Motown, with their first 45 on the Tamla label, “I Want A Guy,” released in March. Read more Motown Sign Little Stevie Wonder Berry Gordy signs Little Stevie Wonder after an impressive audition at Hitsville by the 11-year-old, playing several instruments. Read more The Temptations' Debut Single “Oh Mother Of Mine,” the Temptations’ debut for Motown Records, is issued on the company’s Miracle label. Read more Motown's First No. 1 Motown ends the year with its first No. 1 on the pop charts: “Please Mr. Postman” by the Marvelettes. Read more First Holland/Dozier/ Holland Teamwork Motown issues “Dearest One” by Lamont Dozier, his first song written with Eddie and Brian Holland. Read more First Top 20 Single For Gordy Label The Gordy label gains its first Top 20 success with “Do You Love Me” by the Contours. Read more The Motortown Revue Begins The first “Motortown Revue” package tour of more than two dozen cities begins in Washington, DC. Read more Marvin Gaye Enters The Charts Marvin Gaye has his first Top 50 pop hit with “Stubborn Kind Of Fellow.” Read more Holland/Dozier/ Holland Chart Success The Marvelettes’ “Locking Up My Heart” is released to become an early chart success for the Holland/Dozier/Holland team. Read more The Four Tops Sign To Motown The Four Tops sign to Motown, and begin recording in Studio A at Hitsville. Read more The 12 Year Old Genius Little Stevie Wonder’s The 12 Year Old Genius Recorded Live is Motown’s first No. 1 album, as “Fingertips – Pt. 2” tops the Hot 100. Read more Motown Signs U.K. License Deal Motown kicks off its new U.K. license deal with EMI Records with the release of Martha & the Vandellas’ “Heat Wave”. Read more Motown launches Soul label Motown launches its Soul label with Shorty Long’s “Devil With The Blue Dress” whilst Jimmy Ruffin and Jr. Walker & The All Stars join the roster. Read more My Guy Tops The Beatles “My Guy” by Mary Wells becomes Motown’s fourth No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the company's first major U.K. hit. Read more The Supremes' Chart Success The Supremes begin their run of five consecutive No. 1 hits with “Where Did Our Love Go”. Read more Smokey Pens My Girl The Temptations get together with Smokey Robinson at Hitsville’s Studio A to record a new song, “My Girl.” Read more Tamla Motown U.K. Tour The Tamla Motown label is launched in the U.K., while Martha & the Vandellas, Stevie Wonder, the Miracles and the Supremes begin touring England, Scotland and Wales. Read more Motown's 10th No. 1 The Four Tops achieve Motown Records’ tenth No. 1 with “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch).” Read more The Supremes' debut at Copacabana The Supremes make the


Which country’s football team did Germany beat in the 2002 FIFA World Cup semi-final?

The final word: best and worst of World Cup 2002 | Football | The Guardian The final word: best and worst of World Cup 2002 Sunday 30 June 2002 06.03 EDT First published on Sunday 30 June 2002 06.03 EDT Favourite - and least favourite - player Paul Wilson Favourite player: Damien Duff and Nicky Butt. Who said the Premiership was overrated? Least favourite player: Rivaldo. Some so-called superstars are grossly overrated. Could almost forgive this one his selfishness, wastefulness and complete lack of awareness of the rest of his team were he not also a blatant cheat and serial simulator. Amy Lawrence Favourite player: I'm rather hoping that Ronaldo will tip the balance today... Otherwise Hong Myung Bo. It's been a tournament where teams rather individuals have prospered, and the South Korean captain was a symbol of the most touching team effort of all. Least favourite player: Roy Keane, closely followed by Zlatko Zahovic. The World Cup should be something to treasure not whinge about. Killjoys, the pair of them. Guillem Balague Favourite player: Raul. With him on the pitch, Spain would have beaten South Korea and he could have proven himself the best player in the tournament. Least favourite player: Totti. They said this was going to be his World Cup... John Carlin Favourite player: Nicky Butt (against Argentina). Least favourite player: Roy Keane. Ian Ridley Favourite player: Ronaldinho. Took risks in all the right areas. Least favourite player: Gabriel Batistuta. What a graceless loser. Kevin Mitchell Favourite player: Isaac Okoronkwo (Nigerian central defender). Simon Kuper Favourite player: Oliver Kahn - the best keeper I can ever remember seeing. James Kopnall Least favourite player: Frank Leboeuf. He outstayed his welcome. Dirtiest player Paul Wilson: Not a player, but Luciano Gaucci, president of Perugia, has to win this title after sacking Ahn Jung Hwan for scoring the winning goal against Italy. Obviously some high-class whingeing was to be expected after the manner of the Azzurri's exit, but Gaucci's action portrayed Italy and the Europeans in general in a very poor light. Ian Ridley: Alessandro Nesta. Somebody stop the shirt-pulling, please. Kevin Mitchell: Rivaldo. Not for his fouls, but for trying to get opponents sent off. James Copnall: Paolo Montero. Much like Damien Hirst the Uruguayan has made dismembered bodies an art form. Amy Lawrence: Sepp Blatherer. No coincidence that most of his odious utterings leave an unpleasant whiff in the air. Best - and worst - match Paul Wilson Favourite match: Argentina 0 England 1 was the best I saw live, but for drama Korea's defeat of Italy was hard to beat. Worst match: Germany 8 Saudi Arabia 0. Surely everyone thinks so, especially viewers in Holland, Norway, Australia, etc. Amy Lawrence Favourite match: South Korea 2 Italy 1. Riveting drama, rip-roaring atmosphere - a World Cup classic that intoxicated everyone in the stadium. Worst match: Third-place play-off. Regardless of the quality of the match, the losing semi-finalists shouldn't be put through it. Kevin Mitchell Favourite match: The second half of England- Argentina. Desperate, clever and heroic. Worst match: Mexico-US. A tepid, cowardly performance by Mexico. Guillem Balague Favourite match: Brazil-Costa Rica - Brazil knew they were going to win so they just played for fun. Worst match: The first halfs of Sweden-England and Spain-Slovenia (so much potential on the pitch, but so much fear). Ian Ridley Favourite match: South Korea 2 Italy 1. Everything right and wrong with the tournament in one game. Worst match: Nigeria 0 England 0. Lack of adventure led to England meeting Brazil in last eight. Simon Kuper Favourite match: Korea-Italy or Japan-Belgium. So rare at this World Cup to see a whole stadium 'live' a game. James Copnall Favourite match: Brazil 5 Costa Rica 2. Defending is a vastly overrated concept. Worst match: Germany 8 Saudi Arabia 0. Embarrassing. Best Gaol Paul Wilson: Rivaldo's against England. Hugely influential in terms of the match, brilliantly executed and a classic case of making opponents


A Stableford is a scoring system in which sport?

Stableford - YouTube Stableford Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Oct 29, 2014 Stableford is a scoring system used in the sport of golf. Rather than counting the total number of strokes taken, as in stroke play, it involves scoring points based on the number of strokes taken at each hole. Unlike traditional scoring methods, where the aim is to have the lowest score, under Stableford rules, the objective is to have the highest score. The Stableford system was developed by Dr. Frank Barney Gorton Stableford (1870–1959), to deter golfers from giving up on their round after just one or two bad holes. It was first used informally at the Glamorganshire Golf Club, Penarth, Wales, in 1898, and first used in competition at Wallasey Golf Club in Wallasey, England, in 1932. This video is targeted to blind users. Attribution: Article text available under CC-BY-SA Creative Commons image source in video Category


Trypanophobia is the irrational fear of which medical procedure?

Trypanophobia | Psychology Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia This box:  view  •  talk  •  edit Trypanophobia is the extreme and irrational fear of medical procedures involving injections or hypodermic needles . It is occasionally referred to as aichmophobia, belonephobia, or enetophobia, names that are technically incorrect because they simply denote a “fear of pins/needles” and do not refer to the medical aspect of trypanophobia. The name that is in common usage is simply needle phobia, while the correct scientific term is trypanophobia. The condition was officially recognized in 1994 in the DSM-IV ( Diagnostic and Statistical Manual , 4th edition) as a specific phobia of blood/injection/injury type. Phobic level responses to injections cause sufferers to avoid inoculations , blood tests and in the more severe cases, all medical care. It is estimated that at least ten percent of American adults are trypanophobic, and it is likely that the actual number is larger, as the most severe cases are never documented due to the tendency of the sufferer to simply avoid all medical treatment. Contents Although trypanophobia is defined simply as an extreme fear of medically related shots/injections, it appears in several varieties. Vaso-Vagal Trypanophobia Edit Although most specific phobias stem from the individual themselves, the most common type of trypanophobia, affecting fifty percent of trypanophobes, is an inherited reflex. Approximately 80 % of trypanophobes report that a relative within the first degree exhibits the same disorder. People who suffer from vaso-vagal trypanophobia fear the sight, thought or feeling of needles or needle-like objects. The primary symptom of vaso-vagal trypanophobia is vaso-vagal syncope, or fainting due to loss of blood pressure. The physiological changes associated with this type of trypanophobia also include feeling faint, sweating, nausea, pallor, tinnitus, panic attacks and initially high blood pressure and heart rate followed by a plunge in both at the moment of injection. In this case, the patient is more likely to react passively as opposed to aggressively. Although most phobias are dangerous to some degree, trypanophobia is one of the few that actually kills. In cases of severe trypanophobia, the drop in blood pressure caused by the vaso-vagal shock reflex causes death. The best treatment strategy for this type of trypanophobia is desensitization or the progressive exposure of the patient to gradually more frightening stimuli, allowing them to become desensitized to the stimulus that triggers the phobic response. Associative Trypanophobia Edit Associative Trypanophobia is the second most common type of trypanophobia, affecting thirty percent of needle phobes. This type of trypanophobia is the classic specific phobia in which a traumatic event such as an extremely painful medical procedure or witnessing a family member or friend undergo such, causes the patient to associate all procedures involving needles with the original negative experience. This form of trypanophobia causes symptoms that are primarily psychological in nature, such as extreme unexplained anxiety, insomnia , preoccupation with the coming procedure and panic attacks . Treatments that are effective for this form of trypanophobia include cognitive therapy , hypnosis, and/or the administration of anti-anxiety medications. Resistive Trypanophobia Edit Resistive Trypanophobia occurs when the underlying fear involves not simply needles or injections but also being controlled or restrained. It typically stems from repressive upbringing or poor handling of prior needle procedures i.e with forced physical or emotional restraint. This form of trypanophobia affects around twenty percent of needle phobes. Symptoms of this form of trypanophobia include combativeness, high heart rate coupled with extremely high blood pressure, violent resistance, avoidance and flight. The suggested treatment for this form of trypanophobia is psychotherapy, teaching the patient self-injection techniques or finding a trusted healthcare provider. H


Who wrote the novel ‘The Da Vinci Code’?

The Official Website of Dan Brown Dan Brown Launches Inferno Experience Robert Langdon needs your help. Are you up to the task? Sony Entertainment, Google, and Dan Brown have teamed up to create puzzles for a three-week online experience, The Inferno Journey Through Hell. In it, players assist Robert Langdon in solving three puzzles per week that relate to Dante's Inferno. Dan calls the game "a plunge into the depths of hell using the Seven Deadly Sins as the ladder." Visit Journey Through Hell to uncover the mystery...and enter for a chance to win a trip to Italy. To learn more about the film, check out this article from USA Today . To stay up-to-date on the latest Dan Brown News, stay tuned to Dan's Facebook , Instagram , and Twitter pages. Dan Brown Announces New Novel Available September 26, 2017, the new novel, Origin, thrusts Robert Langdon into the dangerous intersection of humankind’s two most enduring questions. Global publishing phenomenon Dan Brown, author of the #1 international blockbusters Inferno and The Da Vinci Code, has written his latest Robert Langdon thriller titled Origin. Doubleday will release the novel in the U.S. and Canada on September 26, 2017 and it will also be available as an ebook and an audiobook from Penguin Random House Audio. Origin will be published simultaneously in the U.K. by Transworld Publishers, a division of Penguin Random House. Additionally, a U.S. Spanish language edition will be published by Vintage Español. The announcement was made today by Sonny Mehta, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Jason Kaufman, Vice President and Executive Editor at Doubleday, will edit the novel. In keeping with his trademark style, Brown interweaves codes, science, religion, history, art and architecture into this new novel. Origin thrusts Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon into the dangerous intersection of humankind’s two most enduring questions, and the earth-shaking discovery that will answer them. There are more than 200 million copies of Dan Brown’s books in print worldwide, and his novels have been translated into 56 languages. To learn more, stay tuned to Dan's Facebook , Instagram , and Twitter pages. Inferno Vlog#4 - Locations Go on location with the cast and crew of Inferno as they give you a glimpse of the historic locations behind Langdon's latest adventure. Go on location with the cast and crew of Inferno as they give you a glimpse of the historic locations behind Langdon's latest adventure. The film hits theaters internationally starting October 12th, followed by the U.S. premiere on October 28th. To stay up to date on the latest Inferno movie news, visit Dan's Facebook Page or the Movie's Official Twitter Page . Inferno Vlog#3 - Langdon's Superpower Robert Langdon’s superpower? Eidetic memory. Ron Howard discusses Langdon’s memory loss in this Vlog for the Inferno movie. Tom Hanks takes you behind the scenes to talk about Robert Langdon's superpower, eidetic memory, in today's vlog for the Inferno movie. The film hits theaters in internationally starting October 12th and in the U.S. on October 28th. To stay up to date on the latest Inferno movie news, visit Dan's Facebook Page or the Movie's Official Twitter Page . Dan discusses The Da Vinci Code - Young Adult Edition For more on what it is and why we believe in the importance of reaching young readers, watch this clip from an interview with Dan. The YA edition of The Da Vinci Code is available internationally. For more on what it is and why we believe in the importance of reaching young readers, watch this clip from an interview with Dan. Inferno Vlog#2 - Zobrist's Manifesto Dan and Ron take you behind the scenes to give you a glimpse of Zobrist's Manifesto. In the word's of Bertrand Zobrist, “It has always been this way. Death is followed by birth. To reach paradise, man must pass through inferno." Take a look behind the scenes, as Dan Brown and Ron Howard give you a glimpse of Zobrist's Manifesto. The film hits theaters internationally starting October 12th, followed by the U.S. premiere on


diamondback | Sundown Trail Sundown Trail Posted on October 18, 2012 by Sundown Trail The grizzly bear, the black bear, the wolf, and finally the mountain lion left, first the Midwest and then the High Plains at about the same time that the so-called civilized man moved into those areas.  With those top of the food chain predators gone, you would think that the outdoor people would have nothing to fear.  Wrong!  Those of us raised on the land know differently.  There is one creature we walk in constant fear of.  A creature that the mere sight of causes the hair on the back of the neck to stand up and the skin to crawl.  I’m talking about snakes. The poisonous kind of snake! On the high plains of Kansas and Nebraska where I spent the first ten years of my life, the most common reptiles of the snake kind were the colorful bullsnake- a harmless and beneficial rodent hunter, and the deadly diamondback rattlesnake.  Both types of snakes were common on the farm we lived on in Cheyenne County Kansas. I had my most memorable encounter with a diamondback when I was about six years old…  We had a rogue cow that had learned that she could stick her head through the fence and push over a weak post.  Once done she had easy access to the adjoining corn or grain field.  Dad looked over west toward the field of young corn and saw the cow out.  He laid his posthole diggers, a shovel, a post and tamping tool across the back bumper of the old A-Model Ford.  I came running out of the house barefooted wanting to go along.  He agreed to let me go if I stayed in the car.    Down the lane we went into the pasture.  The cow had been through the procedure so many times that she readily went back into the pasture with a little encouragement from a switch.  Dad unloaded his tools and set about changing out the broken post.  I was an active kid, and I soon reneged on my promise to stay in the car.  First, I moved to the running board and in an attempt to keep my bare feet off the blazing hot bare ground, I started jumping from clump to clump of the short, curly, and soft buffalo grass.  About the third clump I heard the warning buzz of rattles and felt an old diamondback move under my bare foot.  I went ballistic, screaming and jumping as high as my young legs would carry me.  Dad came running around the car yelling, “Did it bite you?!”  Of course I wouldn’t stop hollering, and he jerked off my overalls looking for fang marks on my legs.  When he did not find the bite marks and I calmed down enough to tell him how it happened, he deduced I was not bitten.  The poor old rattler lost its head to the posthole diggers anyhow.  It had no doubt curled itself tightly around the clump of grass to take advantage of the sparse shade.  This fact probably kept it from striking and saved me from a bad experience.             Here in the Ozarks we have many harmless snakes, the most prevalent being the black rat snake.  But the ones to give a wide birth are the timber rattler, the cottonmouth moccasin, and perhaps the most hard to spot and thus avoid is the copperhead.   Snake stories, I have told one or two.  I could tell a dozen.


Kwame Nkrumah became the first President of which country in 1960?

Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah Infobank     Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972), first prime minister (1957-1960) and president (1960-1966) of Ghana and the first black African postcolonial leader. Nkrumah led his country to independence from Britain in 1957 and was a powerful voice for African nationalism, but he was overthrown by a military coup nine years later after his rule grew dictatorial.   II. EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION Kwame Nkrumah was born in the town of Nkroful in the southwestern corner of the British colony of the Gold Coast (now Ghana). Nkrumah was an excellent student in local Catholic missionary schools. While still a teenager, he became an untrained elementary school teacher in the nearby town of Half Assini. In 1926 Nkrumah entered Achimota College in Accra, the capital of the Gold Coast. After earning a teacher's certificate from there in 1930, Nkrumah taught at several Catholic elementary schools. In 1935 he sailed to the United States to attend Lincoln University in Pennsylvania. He graduated from Lincoln University with B.A. degrees in economics and sociology in 1939, earned a theology degree from the Lincoln Theological Seminary in 1942, and received M.A. degrees in education and philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania in 1942 and 1943.   III. NATIONALIST LEADER  Nkrumah Leads Ghana to Independence Kwame Nkrumah’s years of efforts to bring independence to the British West African colony of the Gold Coast came to fruition on March 6, 1957, when the colony gained independence as the nation of Ghana and he was declared prime minister. Nkrumah went on to support nationalist movements in other African colonies and to champion total African independence and the union of the entire continent as the United States of Africa. Encarta Encyclopedia Archive Films/ABCNews VideoSource  While studying in the United States, Nkrumah was influenced by the socialist writings of German political philosopher Karl Marx, German political economist Friedrich Engels, and Russian revolutionary leader Vladimir Lenin. Nkrumah formed an African students organization and became a popular speaker, advocating the liberation of Africa from European colonialism. He also promoted Pan-Africanism, a movement for cooperation between all people of African descent and for the political union of an independent Africa. In 1945 he went to London, England, to study economics and law. That year he helped organize the fifth Pan-African Congress, in Manchester, England. This congress brought together black leaders and intellectuals from around the world to declare and coordinate opposition to colonialism in Africa. At the congress, Nkrumah met many important African and African American leaders, including black American sociologist and writer W. E. B. Du Bois, future president of Kenya Jomo Kenyatta, and American actor and civil rights activist Paul Robeson. In 1946 Nkrumah left his academic studies to become secretary general of the West African National Secretariat, which had been formed at the fifth Pan-African Congress to coordinate efforts to bring about West African independence. That same year, Nkrumah became vice president of the West African Students Union, a pro-independence organization of younger, more politically aggressive African students studying in Britain. Nkrumah returned to the Gold Coast in 1947 when the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC), a nationalist party, invited him to serve as its secretary general. In this capacity he gave speeches all over the colony to rally support for the UGCC and for independence. In 1948 a UGCC-organized boycott of foreign products led to riots in Accra, and Nkrumah and several other UGCC leaders were arrested by British colonial authorities and briefly imprisoned. In 1948 Nkrumah split with the UGCC leadership, which he viewed as too conservative in its efforts to win independence, and formed his own political party, the Convention People's Party (CPP). After organizing a series of colony-wide strikes in favor of independence that nearly brought the colony’s economy to a standstill, Nkrumah was agai


In which year did the first car-carrying hovercraft cross the English Channel?

Giant Hovercraft Retire After 30 Years Of Channel Crossings Giant Hovercraft Retire After 30 Years Of Channel Crossings Listen | Print By Thomas Geiger, dpa     Sep 12, 2000      in Lifestyle Dover/Calais (dpa) - For 30 years riding on a cushion of air from the British port of Dover to Calais in France was one of the most spectacular ways of crossing the English Channel. But not for much longer. Shipping company Hoverspeed is cancelling its hovercraft crossings between the British port of Dover and Calais in France, saying the vessels are uncomfortable for passengers and too expensive to operate. The firm's "Princess Margaret" and "Princess Anne" vessels will make their last Channel crossings on October 1. They are the largest hovercraft in the world, 56 metres long and capable of carrying 360 passengers and 50 cars. The air-cushion vehicles went into service in 1968 and are the fastest seagoing vessels ever to cross the Channel. It takes them just 35 minutes to make the journey from England to France at a speed of nearly 100 kilometres per hour - making them faster than the trains which use the Channel Tunnel. The quickest-ever Channel crossing by a hovercraft took just 22 minutes, according to the Virtual Hovercraft Museum at the Internet address www.hovercraft-museum.org . Hovercraft are a kind of seaplane. Propelled by powerful airscrews they ride over the surface of the water on a cushion of air contained within a rubber skirt. The air-cushion raises the ferry three metres in height, cancelling out friction. A hovercraft can navigate seamlessly from the water onto a tarmac car parks, where passengers and cars board and disembark. The Hoverspeed vessels are powered by four Rolls-Royce turbines each turning out 3,800 horsepower. They drive four giant propellers located on the ferry roof. The air-cushion principle was invented by Christopher Cockerell of Britain, who began his experiments 50 years ago with a hairdryer, kitchen scales and two coffee tins. The first Channel crossing by Hovercraft was in 1959. The trip took two hours. The first hovercraft service began just a few years later, initially between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight, and later on the English Channel, where six hovercraft were operating by the end of the 1970s. Hovercraft technology was even adopted by the military and a market also developed for smaller leisure craft used in competitions on lakes and soccer stadiums. The end of the hovercraft era has been dictated not by technology but by economics. Although Hoverspeed's flagships were lengthened by 20 metres 16 years ago, they do not offer enough space for passengers and cars. They are uncomfortably loud for passengers on the high seas. They are also expensive, said Hoverspeed spokesman Rolf Nielaender because they run on aviation spirit rather than the diesel fuel used by most ships. Hoverspeed is replacing its hovercraft with streamlined SeaCat vessels. They travel at only 70 kilometres an hour and take 50 minutes to cross the channel, but they do carry 600 passengers and 90 cars. British holidaymakers will not have to bid a final farewell to their hovercraft since shipping line Hovertravel still operates two smaller hovercraft, each carrying 98 passengers, between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight.


What is the middle name of cartoon character Daffy Duck?

Daffy Duck | Fictional Characters Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia [Source] Daffy Duck is an animated cartoon puppet character in the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons, often running the gamut between being the best friend and sometimes arch-rival of Bugs Bunny . Daffy was one of the first of the new " screwball " characters that emerged in the late 1930s to supplant traditional everyman characters, such as Mickey Mouse and Popeye , who were more popular earlier in the decade Template:Citation needed . Daffy starred in 999 shorts in the Golden Age , third amongst Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies films, behind Bugs Bunny's 72 appearances and Porky Pig's 72 appearances. Daffy was #14 on TV Guide 's list of top 50 best cartoon characters, [1] and was featured on one of the issue's four covers as Duck Dodgers with Porky Pig and the Powerpuff Girls (all of which are Hanna Barbera owned characters). Contents [ show ] Origin Daffy first appeared on April 17, 1937, in Porky's Duck Hunt , directed by Tex Avery and animated by Bob Clampett. The puppet is a standard hunter/prey pairing for which Leon Schlesinger 's studio was famous, but Daffy (barely more than an unnamed bit player in this short) represented something new to moviegoers: an assertive, combative protagonist, completely unrestrainable. As Clampett later recalled, "At that time, audiences weren't accustomed to seeing a cartoon character do these things. And so, when it hit the theaters it was an explosion. People would leave the theaters talking about this daffy duck." [2] This early Daffy is less anthropomorphic and resembles a "normal" duck. The Mel Blanc voice characterization and the white neck ring contrasting with the black feathers, are about the only aspects of the character that remained consistent through the years. Blanc's characterization of Daffy holds the world record for the longest characterization of one animated character by his or her original actor: 52 years. The origin of Daffy's voice is a matter of some debate. One oft-repeated "official" story is that it was modeled after producer Schlesinger's tendency to lisp. However, in Mel Blanc's autobiography, That's Not All Folks!, he contradicts that conventional belief, writing "It seemed to me that such an extended mandible would hinder his speech, particularly on words containing an s sound. Thus 'despicable' became 'desthpicable'." Daffy's slobbery, exaggerated lisp was developed over time, being barely noticeable in the early cartoons. In Daffy Duck and Egghead , Daffy does not lisp at all, except in the separately drawn set-piece of Daffy singing " The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down ", in which just a slight lisp can be heard. Daffy has no official middle name, but he has sometimes been given a "joke" middle name specific to the plot of a cartoon. In The Scarlet Pumpernickel (1949), he calls himself "Daffy Dumas Duck" as the writer of a swashbuckling script, a nod to Alexandre Dumas . In The Looney Tunes Show (2011), the joke middle names "Armando" and "Sheldon" are used. Different interpretations Virtually every Warner Bros. cartoon director put his own spin on the Daffy Duck character - he may be a lunatic vigilante in one short, but a greedy gloryhound in another. Bob Clampett and Chuck Jones both made extensive use of these two very different versions of the character. Daffy's early years from 1937-1940 File:Porkysduckhunt.jpg It was Tex Avery who created the original version of Daffy in 1937. Daffy established his status by jumping into the water, hopping around, and yelling, "Woo-hoo! Woo-hoo! Woo-hoo! Hoo-hoo! Woo-hoo!". Animator Bob Clampett immediately seized upon the Daffy Duck character and cast him in a series of cartoons in the 1930s and 1940s. Clampett's Daffy is a wild and zany screwball, perpetually bouncing around the screen with cries of "Hoo-hoo! Hoo-hoo!" (In his autobiography, Mel Blanc stated that the zany demeanor was inspired by Hugh Herbert 's catchphrase, which was taken to a wild extreme for Daffy). Clampett physically redesigned the character, makin


‘Spondulicks’ is British slang for what?

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Spode pottery is made in which European country?

Spode China - Collector Information | Collectors Weekly Spode China Overview eBay Auctions Show & Tell Articles Josiah Spode founded his Spode pottery around 1770 at Stroke-on-Trent in Staffordshire. Even before Spode arrived, this area was well known as “The Potteries,” one of Britain’s most important districts for the production of porcelain. In 1785, Spode began producing its line of blue-on-pearl china , which was to become its first success thanks to the skill of designer Thomas Minton in the early 1790s. Spode’s pieces were distinctive for the depth and richness of their blue color—the pottery refined its own cobalt to achieve the effect. This blue-and-white china remained one of Spode’s most distinctive products for decades to come, though Spode also produced a variety of unglazed lines, including basalts, redwares, and canewares. When Josiah Spode passed away, his son, Josiah Spode II, took over the business in 1797. Spode II continued the research his father had begun into bone-ash porcelain. Potteries had experimented with adding burnt animal bone to their porcelain for a few decades, but Spode II perfected the proportions of this mix between 1797 and 1798. A mix of between 33 and 50 percent burnt animal bone, plus equal amounts of feldspar and quartz, yielded porcelain that was extremely white, strong, cheap to produce, and translucent. This bone-ash, or soft-paste, porcelain soon spread to other British potteries, giving England the boost it needed to stay competitive in the international market. By 1820, Spode’s approach to porcelain became the standard formula for bone china . Spode’s porcelain pieces often featured elaborate painted decorations, sometimes with exotic or foreign characters in novel scenes. With the popularity of its bone-ash porcelain, Spode became the most successful Staffordshire pottery from 1800 to 1833. Its pieces had few flaws compared to the products of other companies—its glaze did not craze, its colors did not flake. Spode produced a wide variety of lines, including tea wares, dinner wares, and dessert wares, alongside incense burners, pen trays, cabinet pieces, and more. Master decorator Henry Daniel fostered high-quality designs on Spode’s polychromatic and gilded pieces, and C. F. Hürten painted many exquisite vases. Each Spode piece was marked with the family name alongside a pattern number in red. This pattern number started at 1 in 1800—by 1833, it had reached 5000. Pattern #1166 is particularly noteworthy for its elaborate decoration. Other noteworthy pattern lines included Willow, which was first developed by Josiah Spode I around 1790; Tower; Camilla; and London, which was copied by many other makers between 1815 and 1825. Spode also produced imitation Chinese wares. Before 1805, these pieces featured a “Spode Stone China” mark alongside a fake Chinese seal. In 1833, William Taylor Copeland took the reins at Spode after Josiah Spode III died, and he renamed the company Copeland and Garrett. In 1847, Copeland and Garrett became W. T. ...Copeland, and then W. T. Copeland and Sons in 1867. During this period, the company began producing Parian ware, its line of statuary porcelain busts and figures. These small-scale figures were inspired by (and sometimes simply replicated) classical sculptures from ancient Greece and Rome, and they were finished to resemble marble. These affordable pieces allowed the general public to bring fine classical art into their homes. Copeland displayed these figures at the 1851 London Great Exhibition, where they were extremely successful and popular. Alongside the Parian figures, Copeland continued to produce fine bone china and earthenware. Copeland’s production facilities remained at Spode’s original Staffordshire location. In 1970, the company’s name changed back to Spode Ltd., which became Royal Worcester Spode Ltd. in 1976. Royal Worcester Spode experienced severe financial difficulties in the 2000s and was purchased by Portmeirion in April 2009. Portmeirion has continued to use the Royal Worcester Spode name in its product line.


Which late US singer was known as ‘The Caruso of Rock’?

Arkansas Artists - Arkansas Entertainers - Famous Arkansans Train Rides You’d be surprised how many famous people are from Arkansas or have come to call it home. From renwoned musicians to well-known actors and directors, The Natural State has bred a lot of talent. You’ll recognize the famous Arkansans below from art gallery exhibitions, movies, television shows and your favorite albums. Get to know these Arkansas artists and entertainers below and plan a trip to check out their old stomping grounds or see their work in local galleries. Julie Adams (b. 1926) - Actress raised in Blytheville and attended high school and college in Little Rock who had a recurring role in the "Murder, She Wrote" television series. She also appeared in numerous movies, including "Bright Victory," "Bend in the River" and "The Creature from the Black Lagoon," "The Dalton Gang," "Red Hot and Blue," and "Tickle Me" with Elvis Presley. Her other famous leading men include Jimmy Stewart, Charlton Heston, Rock Hudson, Jeff Chandler, Tyrone Power and John Wayne. On television, she guest-starred in the only episode of Perry Mason where he lost a case. Member of the Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame. Kris Allen (b. 1985) - Kris Allen, raised in Jacksonville and makes his home in Conway, became a household name when he rose to the top of competing contestants on “American Idol” in 2009. In May of that year, Allen made it to the finals of the top-rated competition, and, after the viewing public cast nearly 100 million votes, he won the title of American Idol. The artist’s self-titled debut album has sold over one million copies to date. Currently touring with the pop group, Maroon 5, and country artist Keith Urban. Member of the Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame Catherine Tharp Altvater (1907 - 1984) - Watercolorist who was born in Little Rock. Her work hangs in numerous museums, including the Museum of Modern Art. She was the first woman to hold an office in the American Watercolor Society. Altvater painted in both watercolor and oils and, from 1947 through 1967, won more than fifty awards, including first prize in watercolors at the National Arts Club in New York for 1969. After retiring she returned to Scott where she lived for 10 years. Gilbert Maxwell "Bronco Billy" Anderson (1880 -1971) - Born in Little Rock, Max Aronson grew up in Pine Bluff before moving to New York to appear in the first western movie production, "The Great Train Robbery" in 1903. He changed his professional name before starring in over 400 "Bronco Billy" movies. Later, Anderson directed and produced movies in studios in Chicago and California. He is credited with developing many of the camera techniques that are still used today. He was awarded a special Oscar in 1958 for his contributions to the industry. Member of the Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame. Luenell Baston (1959-) - Luenell, born in Tollette, Arkansas, was raised in Northern California and is a comedian, actor and writer. She began her career by appearing regularly on "Soul Beat TV" on an Oakland, California cable station. Luenell has since been active in the film industry, including appearances in Borat, Think Like A Man, Hotel Transylvania and Taken 2. She can also be seen on television, with roles in The Middle, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and appearances on various stand-up comedy showcases. Al Bell (b. 1940) - Born in Brinkley as Alvertis Bell, he has been a disc jockey, a record producer and songwriter executive at Stax Records, the label that make Memphis a major name in pop music circles in the 1960s. From 1965-1976, he was involved in the careers of Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, Booker T and the MGs, Johnnie Taylor, Sam and Dave, The Bar-Kays, The Emotions, The Dramatics, Richard Pryor, Bill Cosby, Billy Eckstein, Rufus Thomas and his daughter Carla. His career also includes time as the head of MoTown Records and the founding of Bellmark records.  Some of his songwriting hits include: “I’ll Take You There,” a #1 hit in 1972 for The Staple Singers; “Comfort Me” for Carla Thomas, “Hard to Handle”


Beth Tweddle has represented Britain in which sport?

Big interview with Beth Tweddle | Sport | The Guardian Share on Messenger Close You have only to visit the Park Road Sports Hall to understand why the fuss has hardly hit Beth Tweddle . Park Road snakes through Toxteth, a run-down area of Liverpool famous for riots and Robbie Fowler, and the gym occupies an unassuming red-brick building on the main road. The interior flickers with strip lighting and it smells of school dinners. Faded newspaper cuttings cover the walls. They are mostly of Tweddle. An A4 poster, reminiscent of the First World War recruitment campaign, says 'Beth needs your vote'. Tweddle arrives and stashes her kitbag in one of the MDF cubbyholes. It is her cubbyhole but it is indistinguishable from the rest. It does not say: Beth Tweddle, champion of the world, which it might do. As she begins her warm-up surrounded by two dozen other girls aged from eight to 18, she blurs into the rest of them. It is this unassuming, down-to-earth manner that makes Britain's first world champion gymnast so likeable. 'I like to keep myself to myself,' she says. 'I've learned what makes you look stupid in interviews, like umming and ahhing. Journalists never let you just say yes or no, they always want more.' Quite, but a modest profile may not be in her favour if she wants to win tonight's BBC Sports Personality of the Year award. Despite winning Britain's first ever gymnastics gold at the world championships in Aarhus in October, Tweddle is a staggering 79-1 to scoop the BBC prize. A live performance of her medal-winning routine during the broadcast may, however, just swing the balance. Cue a phone call from the BBC. 'No, it's Beth, not Elizabeth,' she says politely. A Question of Sport have phoned up to check her details. She will be appearing on their show in January. 'I really haven't a clue about sport,' she says, 'but you can confer quite a lot, I think.' The media attention is welcome. It may be an extra strain when added to an already full schedule of training sessions, international competition and a final year in sports science at Liverpool John Moores University, but Tweddle views it holistically: it is good for the sport of gymnastics. 'We never usually get much publicity,' she says. 'A lot of our kids will go off to championships and get absolutely no coverage. We're getting GB firsts and people don't even know we've been competing.' Tweddle won bronze last year in the same competition and there was barely a ripple of acknowledgement. Before this year's gold medal, did she ever get recognised in the street? 'Not really. Sometimes people in Liverpool stare, but that's about it. There was this one time, after the 2004 Olympics, when some guy asked me where the national team had come. Eleventh, I said, and he said, "Oh well, at least you tried." Imagine that. And that had been a good result for us at the time. I think that's indicative of the way people view gymnastics in this country - always a disappointment.' Britain's results pale in comparison to gymnastics' superpowers such as China, who won three of the six women's gold medals at this year's world championships. But then Britain are competing against a Chinese gymnastics system that has consistently yielded results since their first gold medal in 1979. Their structure is so comprehensive it includes testing the IQ and emotional make-up of all prospective national team gymnasts aged 12 and upward. The hope is that Tweddle's gold medal, which she won aged 21, will change all that. 'The youngsters will be more motivated,' she says. 'Our drop-off rate tends to come around 13 or 14 years, but this will encourage them to stay on and fulfil their potential.' Tweddle does not fit the stereotype of a female gymnast. She is a powerfully built tomboy and there is not a swish of pink leotard in sight. 'I never had posters of gymnasts on my wall,' she says, 'just one of Michael Owen as my family are big Liverpool supporters. The first Olympics I remember watching were 1992, but I didn't watch the gymnastics. All I was bothered about was Linford Christie.' Born in Joha


Which London theatre has a thatched roof?

The Globe Theatre London Home » Latest News » General » The Globe Theatre London The Globe Theatre London  in General / Information  tagged Globe Theatre London / Thatching / Thatching in England / The Globe Theatre London by Peter Brugge June 29th 2013 saw the 400th Anniversary of the fire at the Thatched Globe theatre in London.  The fire was caused it is said when wadding from a stage cannon used in the play Henry V111 ignited the roof of the Elizabethan playhouse. It only took a year to rebuild the theatre, but the roof was tiled.  The playhouse then closed in 1642 and was demolished in 1644.  It was not until 1997 when a new building was reconstructed and for the first time since 1613 a thatched roof was installed again. Post navigation


What is the first name of Arkwright, played by Ronnie Barker in the UK television series ‘Open All Hours’?

Open All Hours (Series) - TV Tropes Open All Hours You need to login to do this. Get Known if you don't have an account Share YMMV Arkwright, Nurse Gladys and Granville. A late 1970s-mid 1980s sitcom by Roy Clarke ( Last of the Summer Wine , Keeping Up Appearances ). Along with Porridge , it was based on one of the more successful items from a series of sitcom try-out pilots by Ronnie Barker called Seven of One. The miserly, late-middle-aged Arkwright (first name unknown; in one episode Granville calls him 'Albert' but the situation suggests he may have made it up) runs a general store in Balby, a suburb of Doncaster (both the shop and the street are real life places). An Honest John , he prides himself on never letting anyone leave his shop without buying something, and seems to take more pleasure in the thrill of the chase than becoming rich. His work obsession causes friction between him and his love interest/fianceé Nurse Gladys Emmanuel, a buxom midwife whom Arkwright attempts to convince to finally marry him (or at least to let him have his way with her.) Arkwright is aided and abetted by his long-suffering nephew Granville, possibly the son of a displaced Hungarian noble and certainly the son of a woman whose promiscuity is the butt of many of Arkwright's jokes, whose romantic and exotic dreams are invariably crushed by the grim reality of life in 1970s South Yorkshire. Ronnie Barker played Arkwright (a very common remark is that it's hard to believe he was simultaneously playing the very different character of Fletcher in Porridge ) while Granville was one of the first major roles of a young David Jason (who also played the very old Blanco in Porridge!). Production was done on a very small budget, with the result that the vast majority of the show takes place on the same shop set - this arguably forced the programme to devote its full attention to the verbal comedy, which is often praised. Barker also contributed Arkwright's famous stutter (absent in the original scripts). The character himself lampshades it at times: Arkwright: Ger-granville? How do you spell per-per-per-per-peppers? Is it six P's or seven? Ran for 4 series and 26 episodes , although there were actually thirteen years between the pilot and the final episode, and nine years between the first and last series. Came eighth in Britain's Best Sitcom . After a successful one-off Revival episode in 2013 which scored the Christmas week's highest ratings, a full fifth series titled Still Open All Hours and featuring several of the original cast was commissioned, beginning on Boxing Day 2014. In this, Granville has taken over the shop following Arkwright's death . Contains examples of: Abhorrent Admirer : Mrs. Featherstone to Arkwright and Granville. Arkwright tends to squirm when she's around and Granville fears her after a case of miscommunication, she kisses him. Catch Phrase : "Granville! Fetch your cloth!" Chick Magnet : Leroy is a little more successful than his dad in the romance department, but still tends to fail with the ladies. Dodgy Toupee : One of the odd products Mark Williams salesman character attempts to peddle to Granville in Still Open All Hours is range of dodgy toupees for the customer too embarassed to consult a hair loss professional but who might impulse buy one at the counter of his local shop. Does Not Like Men : Mavis's sister Madge, whose failed relationships have embittered her on the entire male sex. Granville keeps attempting to set her up with Gastric in order to give himself a clear run at Mavis. Dog Walks You : A recurring gag involves a local man sticking his head into the shop but being yanked away by his massive dog before Granville can find out what it was he came in for. Eccentric Townsfolk : About half of the customers. Expy : Kathy Staff's character Mrs Blewitt is, as the actress herself noted in a making-of documentary, essentially the same character as the one she plays in Last of the Summer Wine , Nora Batty (also written by Clarke). A reverse example - Last of the Summer Wine got the character of Auntie Wainwrig


Before he became US President, Barack Obama was senator of which state?

Barack Obama: How an ‘Unknown’ Senator Became President of the USA Barack Obama: How an ‘Unknown’ Senator Became President of the USA Robert McGuigan Burns , Dec 12 2014, 30899 views This content was written by a student and assessed as part of a university degree. E-IR publishes student essays & dissertations to allow our readers to broaden their understanding of what is possible when answering similar questions in their own studies. Introduction In early November 2008, American politics underwent a historic change.  A change that will be remembered as the year an African American was first elected President of the United States of America. From a country that revered established political zeitgeists such as the Kennedys and the Clintons, the arrival of Barack Hussein Obama signalled a change in not only American politics but also in American voting patterns. The campaign that Obama ran in 2008, powered by ‘hope’ in the lead up to the Presidential election is to be considered as nothing less than spectacular. Obama was to win the Presidency with the largest margin of victory of any Democratic candidate in history. His victory signalled a cultural and political shift similar to Regan’s landslide victory in 1980, which had been near inconceivable four years before (Nagourney, 2008). In 2004, few Americans had ever heard of Obama, let alone considered voting for him. This was not the first case in US history of a so called ‘outsider’ becoming President, for the young and catholic John F Kennedy had beaten Richard Nixon in the 1960 Presidential election. However Obama’s African American descent in a country that only saw the Civil Rights movement achieve equality in the 1960s and 1970s, paired with his limited experience of national politics made his election more remarkable. The prevalent belief that Hilary Clinton would head the Democrat’s bid for presidency in 2004 further emphasises the unforeseen nature of Obama’s victory, and makes the question of what happened in those four years that transformed Obama from an unknown to President of the United States even more salient. This dissertation will explore the four years to Obama’s election as President in three chapters. The chapters will be ordered in chronological order and will offer and focused analysis of the four year period. In my first chapter The first chapter will explore events from July 2004  to February 2007. An understanding of these years is vital to understanding how Obama developed into a serious contender for the Democratic nomination. In particular, it will focus on his Keynote Address to the 2004 Democratic Convention and the 2006 Midterm elections, and will lay a strong foundation for the analysis of how Obama beat Senator Hillary Clinton and Senator John McCain in later chapters. The second chapter will progress from  February 2007, shortly after Obama’s announcement that he had entered the presidential race. This chapter will end following Obama accepting the Democratic nomination in August 2008. This period was pivotal to Obama’s campaign, for it was during this time that he faced his toughest opponent,  Hilary Clinton. Considering the 2006 Midterm elections, which saw the Democrats take a commanding hold of the House and the Senate, and the general unpopularity of President Bush, Obama’s victory in August 2008 can be seen as equally, if not more important than the Presidential elections, as for most the question was not whether the new President would be Republican or Democratic, but whether America would inaugurate its first female or African American president. The third and final chapter will analyse the three months leading up to election in November. The impact of McCain’s selection of running mate Sarah Palin and that of the financial crisis of 2008 upon the campaign trail and the election itself will be of particular importance.  The dissertation will end with a conclusion that will summarise and the analysis of the previous chapters and globally contextualise the election to bring out its importance. The structure of this dissertation is b


Arthur Upmore, Ernie Bragg and Major Leafe are all characters in which ‘Carry On’ film?

Carry On Behind ** (1975, Kenneth Williams, Elke Sommer, Kenneth Connor, Jack Douglas, Joan Sims, Bernard Bresslaw, Liz Fraser, Peter Butterworth, Patsy Rowlands) – Classic Movie Review 2378 | Derek Winnert This article was written on 12 Apr 2015, and is filled under Reviews . Current post is tagged archaeological site , Bernard Bresslaw , camping , caravan site , Elke Sommer , Jack Douglas , Joan Sims , Kenneth Connor , Kenneth Williams , Liz Fraser , male rear nudity , no panties , Patsy Rowlands , Peter Butterworth , professor , Professor Crump , Professor Vrooshka , striptease Carry On Behind ** (1975, Kenneth Williams, Elke Sommer, Kenneth Connor, Jack Douglas, Joan Sims, Bernard Bresslaw, Liz Fraser, Peter Butterworth, Patsy Rowlands) – Classic Movie Review 2378 Director Gerald Thomas 1975 Carry On film is the 27th in the series and stars Elke Sommer in her only appearance in a Carry On as a Russian archaeologist called Professor Anna Vrooshka. While wrestling amusingly with her English, the European sexpot surprisingly makes an ideal foil for Kenneth Williams’s pompous Professor Roland Crump. The game actress proves a good casting choice. Alas, though, many of the regulars are absent, with no Sidney James, who was busy touring in a play, Hattie Jacques, Barbara Windsor, Terry Scott or Charles Hawtrey. But there are still enough series stalwarts to make it worthwhile: Joan Sims, Bernard Bresslaw (in his 14th and final appearance), Jack Douglas, Windsor Davies (in the first of two entries), Kenneth Connor, Liz Fraser, Peter Butterworth and Patsy Rowlands (in her ninth appearance). Sims plays Rowlands’ mother, despite being only eight months older. Supporting roles are played by Sherrie Hewson, Carol Hawkins, Ian Lavender, Adrienne Posta, George Layton, Larry Dann, Larry Martyn, Donald Hewlett and David Lodge. It is the first not to be scripted by Talbot Rothwell since Carry On Cruising 13 years previously as his health prevented him from writing. Dave Freeman replaces Rothwell as scriptwriter, but the level of doubles entendres is well up to the mark. As befits the title, behinds are regularly bared – even Williams’s embarrassment isn’t spared. Fred Ramsden (Windsor Davies) and Ernie Bragg (Jack Douglas) head off for a fishing trip. At the caravan site of Major Leafe (Kenneth Connor), Fred starts making eyes at gorgeous campers Carol (Sherrie Hewson) and Sandra (Carol Hawkins). Professor Roland Crump (Kenneth Williams) teams with Roman expert Professor Anna Vooshka (Elke Sommer) in an archaeological dig at the site. Arthur Upmore (Bernard Bresslaw) and his wife Linda (Patsy Rowlands) are saddled with her mother Daphne (Joan Sims) and her vulgar mynah bird. It is the 21st and penultimate Carry On score of composer Eric Rogers (25 September 1921 – 8 April 1981). His final Carry On score was for Carry On Emmanuelle in 1978. Although the setting is a summer caravan holiday, chilly spring filming means the bare trees, muddy fields and icy breath are all visible. Bresslaw and Sims were also filming One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing at Pinewood Studios at the time. © Derek Winnert 2015 Classic Movie Review 2378 Check out more reviews on http://derekwinnert.com


In Greek mythology, Diomedes is the owner of which man-eating animals?

DIOMEDES - Thracian King of Greek Mythology Greek Mythology >> Kings & Villians >> Diomedes of Thrace (Diomedes Thrakios) DIOMEDES Divine-Prince of Thrace Heracles and the mares of Diomedes, Athenian black-figure kylix C6th B.C., State Hermitage Museum DIOMEDES was a barbaric king of the Bistonian tribe of Thrake who fed his mares  on a diet of human flesh. Herakles was sent to fetch these horses as the eighth of his twelve Labours. He captured the beasts alive and left them in the care of his young squire Abderos while he went off to deal with King Diomedes. He returned to discover the boy had been devoured by the mares and in anger fed them their master's corpse which stilled their unnatural appetites. A variation of this myth can be found in the story of Pyraikhmes of Euboia . FAMILY OF DIOMEDES [1.1] ARES & KYRENE (Apollodorus 2.5.8) [1.2] ARES (Hyginus Fabulae 159) ENCYCLOPEDIA DIOMEDES (Diomêdês), a son of Ares and Cyrene, was king of the Bistones in Thrace. (Apollod. ii. 5. § 8; Diod. iv. 15; Serv. ad Aen. i. 756.) Hyginus (Fab. 250) calls him a son of Atlas by his own daughter Asteria. He fed his horses with human flesh, and Eurystheus now ordered Heracles to fetch those animals to Mycenae. For this purpose, the hero took with him some companions. He made an unexpected attack on those who guarded the horses in their stables, took the animals, and conducted them to the sea coast. But here he was overtaken by the Bistones, and during the ensuing fight he entrusted the mares to his friend Abderus, a son of Hermes of Opus, who was eaten up by them; but Heracles defeated the Bistones, killed Diomedes, whose body he threw before the mares, built the town of Abdera, in honour of his unfortunate friend, and then returned to Mycenae, with the horses which had become tame after eating the flesh of their master. The horses were afterwards set free, and destroyed on Mount Olympus by wild beasts. (Apollod. ii. 5. § 8; Diod. iv. 15; Hygin. Fab. 30; Eurip. Alcest. 483, 493, Herc. Fur. 380, &c.; Gell. iii. 9; Ptolem. Heph. 5.) Source: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. CLASSICAL LITERATURE QUOTES Heracles and the Mares of Diomedes, Greco-Roman mosaic from Llíria C3rd A.D., National Archaeological Museum of Spain Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 2. 5. 8 (trans. Frazer) (Greek mythographer C2nd A.D.) : "The eighth labour he [Eurystheus] enjoined on him [Herakles] was to bring the mares of Diomedes Thrakios (the Thracian) to Mykenai (Mycenae). Now this Diomedes was a son of Ares and Kyrene (Cyrene), and he was king of the Bistones (Bistonians), a very warlike Thrakian (Thracian) people, and he owned man-eating mares. So Herakles sailed with a band of volunteers, and having overpowered the grooms who were in charge of the mangers, he drove the mares to the sea. When the Bistones in arms came to the rescue, he committed the mares to the guardianship of Abderos (Abderus), who was a son of Hermes, a native of Opous (Opus) in Lokris, and a minion of Herakles; but the mares killed him by dragging him after them. But Herakles fought against the Bistones, slew Diomedes and compelled the rest to flee. And he founded a city Abdera beside the grave of Abderos who had been done to death, and bringing the mares he gave them to Eurystheus. But Eurystheus let them go, and they came to Mount Olympos, as it is called, and there they were destroyed by the wild beasts." Diodorus Siculus, Library of History 4. 15. 3 - 4 (trans. Oldfather) (Greek historian C1st B.C.) : "The next [eighth] Labour which Herakles undertook was the bringing back of the horses of Diomedes Thrakios (the Thracian). The feeding-troughs of those horses were of brass because the steeds were so savage, and they were fastened by iron chains because of their strength, and the food they ate was not the natural produce of the soil but they tore apart the limbs of strangers and so got their food from the ill lot of hapless men. Herakles, in order to control them, threw to them their master Diomedes, and when he had satisfied the hunger of the animals by means of th