All stations on the National Rail network have a 3-letter code. Which London station has the code LST?

Liverpool Street station | UK Transport Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Template:Portal-inline Coordinates : 51°31′07″N 0°04′53″W / 51.5186°N 0.0813°W / 51.5186; -0.0813 Liverpool Street railway station, [3] also known as London Liverpool Street or simply Liverpool Street, [4] is a central London railway terminus and connected London Underground station in the north-eastern corner of the City of London . It is the terminus of two main lines: the busier Great Eastern Main Line (GEML) to Norwich and the West Anglia Main Line to Cambridge . There are also local commuter services to parts of East London and Essex . In addition, it is the terminus of the Stansted Express , a fast link to London Stansted Airport . It is one of the busiest stations in the United Kingdom, the third busiest in London after Waterloo and Victoria with 123 million visitors each year. Liverpool Street is one of seventeen stations directly managed by Network Rail . The station has exits to Bishopsgate , Liverpool Street and the Broadgate development. The station connects the Central Line, Circle Line, Metropolitan Line, and Hammersmith & City Line. The station is in Travelcard zone 1. Contents File:LondonLiverpoolStreet.JPG Liverpool Street serves destinations in the East of England including Stansted Airport , Cambridge , Lowestoft , Great Yarmouth , Norwich , Ipswich , Clacton-on-Sea , Chelmsford , Colchester , Braintree , Southend-on-Sea and the port of Harwich , as well as many suburban stations in north-eastern London, Essex and Hertfordshire . It is one of the busiest commuter stations in London. A daily express train to Harwich connects with the ferry from Harwich to Hoek van Holland , forming the Dutchflyer service. This normally departs at 20:38 and calls at Stratford, Shenfield, Chelmsford, Witham, Kelvedon, Marks Tey, Colchester, Manningtree and Harwich International. Trains from Liverpool Street do not go to Liverpool . For that city, Euston is the London terminus. Almost all passenger services from Liverpool Street are operated by National Express East Anglia . It operates local and suburban services on the Great Eastern and West Anglia lines and express services to Colchester, Clacton-on-Sea, Ipswich and Norwich. There are two weekday evening shuttle services to Barking , calling only at Stratford , which are operated by c2c . [5] All other c2c services depart from Fenchurch Street railway station , although Liverpool Street is also used by c2c during engineering work. Both National Express East Anglia and c2c are owned by National Express Group . Present service levels The present Monday to Friday off-peak service sees 32 trains per hour departing and arriving London Liverpool Street. 2 trains per hour to Norwich, of which: 1 calls at Shenfield, Colchester, Manningtree, Ipswich, Diss and Norwich. 1 calls at Stratford, Chelmsford, Colchester, Manningtree, Ipswich, Stowmarket, Diss and Norwich. 2 train per hour to Enfield Town calling at all stations via Seven Sisters and Edmonton 6 trains per hour to Shenfield, calling at all stations. 4 trains per hour to Chingford, calling at all stations except Cambridge Heath and London Fields. 1 train per hour to Clacton-on-Sea, calling at Stratford, Romford, Shenfield, Chelmsford, Witham, Colchester, Wivenhoe, Thorpe-le-Soken and Clacton-on-Sea. 4 trains per hour to Stansted Airport, of which: 2 call at Tottenham Hale, Bishops Stortford and Stansted Airport. 2 call at Tottenham Hale, Harlow Town and Stansted Airport. 2 trains per hour to Hertford East, calling at Hackney Downs, Tottenham Hale then all stations to Hertford East. 2 trains per hour to Cheshunt, calling at all stations via Seven Sisters and Turkey Street 3 trains to Southend Victoria, of which: 2 call at Stratford, Shenfield and all stations to Southend Victoria. 1 calls at Stratford, Romford, Shenfield and all stations to Southend Victoria. 1 train per hour to Harwich Town, calling at Stratford, Shenfield, Chelmsford, Witham and all stations to Harwich Town. 2 trains per hour to Cambridge, of which: 1 calls at Tottenham Hale, Cheshu


What is the one-word stage name of 16 year old singer Jasmine van den Bogaerde, who won ‘Open Mic UK’ in 2008 as a 12 year old?

Birdy - Biography - IMDb Biography Jump to: Overview  (4) | Mini Bio  (1) | Trade Mark  (3) | Trivia  (4) | Personal Quotes  (16) Overview (4) Jasmine Lucilla Elizabeth Jennifer van den Bogaerde Nickname 5' 3" (1.6 m) Mini Bio (1) Birdy was born on 15 May 1996, in Lymington, Hampshire. Her mother is a concert pianist, and Birdy learned to play piano at the age of seven, and began writing her own music at the age of eight. Birdy currently studies at Brockenhurst College in Brockenhurst, a sixth form college in the New Forest; she sings and plays the piano. Her great uncle was the actor Sir Dirk Bogarde . She has English, Belgian (Flemish), and Dutch ancestry. Her stage name comes from her nickname her parents gave her as a baby because she opened her mouth like a little bird when fed. Her whole family calls her Birdy while friends, especially at school, call her Jasmine, her given name. Other members of the public call her O'Doyle. In 2008, as a 12-year-old, Birdy won the UK talent contest Open Mic UK, a spin-off of the Live and Unsigned competition. She won both the under-18s category and the Grand Prize, against 10,000 other competitors. She performed her own song at the competition called "So Be Free" in front of 2,000 people. Birdy reminisced in an interview with BBC Radio 1 about the experience of the Open Mic UK Grand Final as "such a cool experience". She explained that it showed her what she wanted to do when she was still very young. Birdy described her memories and thoughts on her experience with Open Mic UK in an interview with The Telegraph in September 2012. Regarding her desire to enter the competition, Birdy said it was "...the excitement, really" that drove her to enter. Birdy goes on to reminisce that "when I performed [at Open Mic UK] I had this connection with the audience that I'd never felt before, and I loved it. It was my first big thing, and looking out into the crowd... was just amazing." In response to whether or not Birdy thought she could make a career out of music after winning Open Mic UK, Birdy explains: "It was just something I loved doing - I never really thought I could do it. It was just my dreams. It wasn't until [Open Mic UK] that I thought I was good enough to do it. Before that I'd only been doing it for my family. But winning gave me a confidence boost." As a result of winning Open Mic UK, Birdy recorded her album with Gareth Henderson in River Studios which resulted in her being offered a publishing contract with Good Soldier Songs Ltd, run by Christian Tattersfield , chairman of Warner Bros. Records UK and the label 14th Floor Records. Tattersfield had previously signed other singer/songwriters such as David Gray . - IMDb Mini Biography By: Kenzab13 Trade Mark (3) Intense soprano vocal range and emotional lyrics Gentle personality


Who co-wrote and directed the 2011 film ‘W E’?

W.E. (2011) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC The affair between King Edward VIII and American divorcée Wallis Simpson, and a contemporary romance between a married woman and a Russian security guard. Director: a list of 22 titles created 07 Jan 2012 a list of 30 titles created 17 Jan 2012 a list of 41 titles created 27 Jan 2012 a list of 44 titles created 19 Nov 2012 a list of 38 titles created 06 May 2013 Search for " W.E. " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for     1     Oscar. Another    4 wins & 4 nominations. See more awards  » Videos Edit Storyline In 1998, an auction of the estate of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor causes great excitement. For one woman, Wally Winthrop, it has much more meaning. Wally becomes obsessed by their historic love story. As she learns more about the sacrifices involved, Wally gains her own courage to find happiness. Written by Anonymous Rated R for some domestic violence, nudity and language | See all certifications  » Parents Guide: 20 January 2012 (UK) See more  » Also Known As: El romance del siglo See more  » Filming Locations: $47,074        (USA) (3 February 2012) Gross: Did You Know? Trivia The song "Masterpiece", which won the Golden Globe for Best Original Song, was deemed ineligible for the Academy Awards because it appeared only as the second piece of music during the credits. See more » Goofs In the newsreel scene from 1936 showing the funeral procession of Edward's father the King, the voiceover announcer says that "King George the Third has died and the nation mourns". It should of course have been King George the Fifth. See more » Quotes Sound Created and Performed by Mark Ayres © 1996 Silva Screen Records Ltd. (United Kingdom) – See all my reviews Having finally opened in the UK, I've now had the opportunity to watch 'W.E.', having followed its coverage to this point with interest. I can't, in all honestly, say that this is a good movie. I'll back the common positives and reiterate that it looks amazing and Andrea Riseborough is wonderful in it. The score, while lovely, is over- powering at times - Madonna is obviously terrified of silence! I went with the movie quite happily for the first hour. The Wallis and Edward scenes are effective (I thought the dizzying/choppy camera work worked really well contrasting with the vintage images) and reminded me quite a bit of Stephen Fry's movie "Bright Young Things". But they had absolutely zero dramatic tension. Largely, this was due to the fact that they weren't chronological, but also it was because (to my horror) they almost seemed there to serve the modern day story, rather than vice versa. And as for those modern day parts ... well ... Firstly, I'll say that I didn't think the concept was bad and it had potential. However, they needed to be trimmed by about three quarters. Christ, did they ever go on. The dialogue was serviceable, at best, and toe-curling at worst. The character of Wally was about as engaging as a paper clip and that was largely due to Abby Cornish's lifeless performance. Honestly, I wanted to scream at the screen, "Stop whispering all the time and TALK, woman!" That said, if the movie had only cut to these scenes every so often and used them as well-timed interjections, rather than as a story worthy of screen time in their own right, it would have been more bearable. The film really lost me in the second hour when I realised it had used up all its party tricks and it was obvious where it was going. (And, no, I don't mean the Wallis/Edward story arch, but how it was going to contrast the two tales, and what the oh-so-obvious climax was going to be.) By the end, I couldn't wait for it to finish. There are some lovely scene


Who did Andrew Waugh succeed as Surveyor General of India, Waugh naming Peak XV in the Himalayas after him?

Sir George Everest Article taken from "Backsights" Magazine published by Surveyors Historical Society SIR GEORGE EVEREST AND SURVEY OF INDIA by Mary M. Root The highest mountain in the world is named for a surveyor, Colonel Sir George Everest.  It is a fitting tribute to the man who, for more than twenty-five years and despite numerous hardships, prevailed in surveying the longest are-of-the-meridian ever accomplished at the time.  The Great Trigonometrical Survey India, begun at Cape Comorin in 1806 by William Lambton, would then run almost 2,400 kilometers north to the Himalayas, extending over 20 along the meridian.  During this tremendous undertaking, Everest was relentless in his pursuit of accuracy.  To that end, he made countless adaptations to the surveying equipment, methods, and mathematics in order to minimize problems specific to the Great Survey:  immense size and scope, the terrain, weather conditions, and the desired accuracy. When Everest "inherited" the position in 1823, the equipment originally employed by Lambton consisted of one 36" theodolite manufactured by London instrument maker Cary, a zenith sector by Jesse Ramsden, a Ramsden 100 foot steel chain, and a chronometer.  The Cary theodolite, weighing over one thousand pounds, had been damaged in two separate mishaps, and was badly in need of repair.  The micrometer screw on the zenith sector was worn out, and the steel chain had not been calibrated in twenty-five years.  To further complicate matters, Everest became so dangerously ill that he could not carry on with the Survey, and work was suspended. England was the solution to these problems.  In November of 1825, Everest returned to England, bringing with him the mathematical observations and calculations for the Great Arc thus far.  For the next five years he worked on improvements for the survey and compiled an account of the work achieved between the parallels of 18 degrees 03' and 24 degrees 07'.  Everest spent a great deal of time in the workshop of instrument-makers Troughton and Simms, where an additional 36" theodolite, a new zenith sector, and six small theodolites were under construction.  Of the last, Everest wrote:  "I have devoted some consideration to the improvement of the common theodolite which is both cumbersome and more expensive than need be and after frequent examination of all the best devices I could meet with in the shape of the various makers in London, Mr. Simms has at my suggestion designed an instrument which contains all the useful parts of the old construction, is quite free from superfluous apparatus and is cheaper by one-fourth...The model has only a 5 inch diameter but the principle is so perfectly applicable to all instruments for secondary triangles that I should respectfully recommend the propriety of adopting this as the Honorable East India Company's form for all small theodolites not exceeding 12 inches diameter and preserving on all future occasions the strictest uniformity." The next issue Everest addressed was the measuring of distances.  He learned of Col. Colby's work with compensating bars on the Irish Survey, and visited him there in 1829.  Being very much impressed with Colby's system, he acquired a double set of six bars for the Great Trigonometrical Survey, and practiced with them at Greenwich. At the same time, Everest produced a clever document which summarized the repair and replacement needs of the Survey, showing that the most cost-effective solution was to have an instrument maker placed in India.  His request was granted, and Henry Barrow was appointed to the job.  Later, in India, it was Barrow who laboriously repaired the damaged Cary theodolite, earning his praise from Everest:  "I must do that artist (Barrow) the justice to say that for excellence of workmanship, accuracy of division, steadiness, regularity, and glibness of motion, and the general neatness, elegance and nice fitting of all its parts, not only were my expectations exceeded but I really think it is as a whole as unrivalled in the world as it is unique." In June of 1830, Ge


Which imperial unit is the result of multiplying 1 chain by 1 furlong?

18th Century Reference - Units of Measure 18th Century Reference From A cyclopædia of commerce, mercantile law, finance, commercial geography page 471 . Weights and Measures. The employment of some sort of  standards by which to measure and compare the specific gravities and  magnitudes of different articles, must, at a very early period, have  been seen to be indispensable to the easy and accurate arrangement of  commercial transactions. The earliest standards of lineal measure seem  to have been, for the most part, derived from portions of the human body: as the cubit, or length of the arm from the elbow to the, tip of the middle finger; the foot; the ulna, arm, or yard;  the span; the digit, or finger; the fathom, or space from the extremity  of the one hand to the extremity of the other when they are both  extended in opposite directions ; the pace, &c.— Larger spaces were  estimated by measures formed out of multiples of the smaller ones; and  sometimes in days' journeys, or by the space which it was supposed a man  might travel in a day, using a reasonable degree of diligence. ENGLAND. Measure of Length.—The ell = 45 inches. Wine Measure.—The gallon equal 4 quarts, 8 pints, or 32 gills, and contained 231 cubic inches, or 3.785 French litres. Of these gallons the  anker contained 10, the rundlet 13. the  tierce 42, the hogshead 63, the puncheon 84, the pipe or butt 126, and  the tun 252. The Imperial gallon contains 277.274 cubic inches;  therefore 1 wine gallon equal 0.833111 Imperial gallon; and 1 Imperial gallon equal 1.200320 wine gallon. The wine gallon is thus almost exactly ⅕th less than the Imperial; or 5 Imperial gallons equal 6 wine gallons. Hence, to convert wine gallons into Imperial gallons, deduct ⅕th from the former. Again to convert Imperial gallons into wine gallons, add ⅕th to the former; and to convert prices per Imperial gallon into prices per wine gallon, deduct ⅕th from the former. Ale and Beer Measure.—The gallon divided in  the same manner as the wine gallon, and equal 282 cubic inches, or 4.6209 French litres. Of these gallons the firkin contained 9, the kilderkin 18, the barrel 36, the hogshead 54, the puncheon 72, the butt 106, and  the tun 216. One ale gallon equal 1.017045 Imperial gallon; or 1  Imperial gallon equal 0.983241 ale gallon; hence approximately 59 ale gallons equal 60 Imperial gallons. Heaped Measure—The  bushel 19½ inches wide from the outside, 8 inches  deep, and measuring 2217.6 cubic inches; but when heaped in the form of a cone above the brim, 2815½. Three heaped bushels made a sack, 12 sacks a chaldron, and 21 chaldrons a score. This measure was used for coals, culm, lime,  fish, potatoes, and other commodities. Apples and pears were commonly  sold by the Winchester bushel heaped. Winchester or English  Standard Corn Measure.—The denominations of this measure were the  same as the Imperial. The Winchester bushel contained 2150.42 cubic  inches, or 35.237 French litres. The Imperial bushel contains 2218.192  cubic inches; hence 1 Winchester bushel or quarter equal 0.969447 Imp.  bushel or quarter, and 1Imp. bushel or quarter equal 1.031516 Winchester  bushel or quarter; or approximately 33 Winchester bushels or quarters equal 32 Imperial. SCOTLAND. Measure of Length.—The standard Scottish  ell of 36 Scots or 37.0598 Imperial inches. 6 ells made 1 fall; 40  falls 1 furlong; and 8 furlongs or 1920 ells made 1 mile, equal 1976.522  Imperial yards. Hence 10 Scots miles equal 11½ Imperial or statute  miles nearly. The chain of l00 links, used for land measure, was equal to  24 ells, 74.1196 Imperial feet, or 1.123024 Imperial chains. Weights.—The standard Scottish Troyes or Dutch pound of 16 ounces, or 256 drops,  equal 7608.95 troy grains, or about 1/12th heavier than the avoirdupois pound.  The Lanark stone contained 16 of these pounds, or 17.391885 lbs. avoirdupois. The Scottish tron weight used for butter and cheese varied in different  places. The standard Scottish meal boll contained 8  stones Dutch, or 139.135 lbs. avoirdupois; but


For which book did Margaret Mitchell win the 1937 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction?

1937: Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell | Reading the Pulitzer Prize Winners for Fiction Reading the Pulitzer Prize Winners for Fiction In Which I Decide to Read all the Pulitzer Prize Winning Books in the Categories of Novel (1917-1947) and Fiction (1948-Present) Menu james Book Reviews , Pulitzer Prize Winners Gone With the Wind , Margaret Mitchell , Pulitzer Prize , Rhett Butler , Scarlett O’Hara Plot Summary: Widely considered The Great American Novel, and often remembered for its epic film version, Gone With the Wind explores the depth of human passions with an intensity as bold as its setting in the red hills of Georgia. A superb piece of storytelling, it vividly depicts the drama of the Civil War and Reconstruction. This is the tale of Scarlett O’Hara, the spoiled, manipulative daughter of a wealthy plantation owner, who arrives at young womanhood just in time to see the Civil War forever change her way of life. A sweeping story of tangled passion and courage, in the pages of Gone With the Wind, Margaret Mitchell brings to life the unforgettable characters that have captured readers for over seventy years. My Thoughts: I’ll just start right off the bat by saying that I don’t like Scarlett O’Hara. Not really at all. I get that she’s a strong, independent, progressive woman who was pushing the boundaries of the societal norms within the time period of the novel, but she’s also just a terrible person. And though I enjoyed the book, and the history behind it, I had a hard time really getting into it because of my vehement dislike of the protagonist. She is insensitive and uncaring, and has the emotional maturity of a child long after she should have grown out of it. And she doesn’t ever grow past it. But I’ll come back to that. I managed to make it my whole life without reading Gone with the Wind or seeing the movie. Pretty much the only thing I knew about the story was that it was set during the Civil War and that at the end of the movie, Rhett Butler says, “Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn,” although I would have been rather hard-pressed to tell you what exactly it was he didn’t give a damn about. So I approached the novel with a bit of skepticism (because there’s no reason to take immense popularity at face value), and a bit of interest, not only in the story, but in the time period and the subject matter. Having read Striblings, The Forge and The Store last year, I was set to encounter a book that hit upon racial and societal tensions during and after the Civil War and everything that might entail. And to be fair, Gone With the Wind did have all those things, but that wasn’t what the novel was at its heart. It’s a story about gender and gender roles in a time period in which many things were in flux and chaos, and so those gender roles begin to morph and change, as well. And I found that aspect of the novel fascinating. And Scarlett O’Hara makes decisions and acts in ways that are completely revolutionary for her time, and there’s something admirable about that, and about her, but I had such a hard time with her motivations behind those actions. I can certainly understand the motivations behind her desire for money and work in the aftermath of the Civil War, especially in light of the destitution and near loss of her family land both during the war, and during the Reconstruction that followed. I can understand the hard veneer that is created in that sort of crucible. But I had the hardest time understanding her interactions with Rhett Butler and even her claims of love. By the end of the novel, I could see how life and marriage and children and loss had shaped and molded Rhett and turned him into a more conscious, sympathetic, caring, and approachable person, but I could not say the same for Scarlett. She remains completely oblivious to the feeling and emotions and experiences of the people around her, and instead measures all of her interactions with others on how they affect her personally. Even by the end of the novel, when she decides that she actually “loves” Rhett (long after it’s been painfully ob


Which religious figure lived at Auckland Castle until last year, although his office is still there?

Bishop Auckland - The Full Wiki The Full Wiki More info on Bishop Auckland   Wikis       Note: Many of our articles have direct quotes from sources you can cite, within the Wikipedia article! This article doesn't yet, but we're working on it! See more info or our list of citable articles . Related top topics List of places: UK  • England  • County Durham Bishop Auckland (pronounced /ˈbiʃəp ˈɔːklənd/) is a market town and civil parish in County Durham in North East England . It is located about 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Darlington and 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Durham at the confluence of the River Wear with its tributary the River Gaunless . According to the 2001 census , Bishop Auckland has a population of 24,392. Much of the town's early history surrounds the Bishops of Durham and the establishment of a hunting lodge, which later became the main residence of the Bishop of Durham. [2] [3] [4] This link with the Bishops of Durham is reflected in the first part of the town's name. [5] During the Industrial Revolution , the town grew rapidly as coal mining took hold as an important industry. [6] The subsequent decline of the coal mining industry in the late twentieth century has been blamed for a fall in the town's fortunes in other sectors. [7] Today, the largest sector of employment in the town is manufacturing. [8] Since 1 April 2009, the town's local government has come from the Durham County Council Unitary Authority. The unitary authority replaced the previous Wear Valley District Council and Durham County Council. [9] Bishop Auckland is located in the Bishop Auckland parliamentary constituency . The town has a town-twinning with the French town of Ivry-sur-Seine . [10] Contents History Toponymy The first part of the name, "Bishop", refers to the land being owned by and the town being the residence of the Bishop of Durham . [5] [11] [12] However, the derivation of "Auckland" is less clear. One suggestion is that it is derived from "Alclit", [11] [13] "Alcluith" [14] or "Alcleat". [5] This is similar to Alclut or Alclyde, an early name for Dumbarton , which means "rock on the Clyde" [11] or "cliff on the Clyde" [12] . It is believed that Clyde may have been an earlier Celtic name for the river today known as the Gaunless , which flows close to the town. Auckland is also used in the settlements of St Helen Auckland , West Auckland and St Andrew Auckland, an old name for South Church , [15] [16] all of which are along the path of the Gaunless. The name Gaunless itself is of later Norse origin, meaning useless. [11] [17] It is believed that this derives from the river's inability to power a mill, sustain fish or create fertile floodplains . [5] [13] A second suggestion is that Auckland derives from the Norse Aukland meaning additional land. [11] [12] This could refer to the area being extra land granted to the Bishop of Durham by King Canute in around 1020. [13] A further suggestion is that Auckland derives from "Oakland", referring to the presence of forests. [5] [18] Earliest history The earliest known reference to Bishop Auckland itself is around 1000AD as land given to the Duke of Northumberland for defending the church against the Scots. [19] It is also mentioned in 1020 as a gift given to the Bishop of Durham by King Canute . However, a village almost certainly existed on the town's present site long before this, with there being evidence of church on the site of St Andrew's Church in South Church as early as the seventh century. [20] Furthermore, the Romans had a look-out post where Auckland Castle is sited today and a 10 acre (0.04 km²) fort at nearby Binchester. There is also evidence of possible Iron Age settlements around the town, [21] [22] together with finds of Bronze Age , [23] Neolithic [24] and Mesolithic [25] [26] artefacts. The Bishops of Durham Much of the town's history surrounds its links with the Bishops of Durham . In 1083, Bishop William de St-Calais expelled a number of canons from Durham . Some of these settled in the area and established a collegiate church . [20] Around 1183 Bishop Pud


What is the original title of the book translated into Spanish as ‘Harry Potter y el Cáliz de Fuego’?

Spanish Books - Harry Potter and Twilight in Spanish | World of Reading Spanish Books - Harry Potter and Twilight in Spanish Spanish Books - Harry Potter and Twilight in Spanish Spanish Books - Harry Potter and Twilight in Spanish These are Spanish translations of the Harry Potter series and the Twilight series. This is a great way to improve your Spanish vocabulary while re-reading books that you loved in English or to challenge yourself by reading the books in Spanish first! by J.K. Rowling. We are delighted to offer a Spanish version of the popular Harry Potter first book. $10.00 he second book in the Harry Potter series, translated into Spanish. By J.K. Rowling. $15.50 Read the third title in the Harry Potter series in Spanish by J.K. Rowling. $10.00 by JK Rowling. The 4th Harry Potter book in Spanish. Equal parts danger and delight $19.95 by J.K. Rowling. Here is Harry Potter # 5 book - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, translated into Spanish! $16.00 Spanish speakers and students will want to read this vigorous rendition of the sixth Harry Potter adventure. $19.95 Spanish translation of Lord of the Rings II - The Two Towers by J.R. Tolkien. 463 pages, paperback. $10.95 Twilight in Spanish by Stephanie Meyer. Stephanie Meyer's Twilight tells the story of Isabella Swan, $10.95 Spanish edition of New Moon by Stephanie Meyer. $11.95 | Add to Compare Foreign Language Books - ESOL Books World of Reading offers foreign books in over 100 languages - for ALL ages - Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, ESL, ESOL, Cantonese, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Urdu, Vietnamese - and many more! Foreign Language Films, DVDs, CDs and Foreign Language Software We offer a full selection from publishers worldwide of Foreign Language Films and ESL software - CD-ROMs and DVD-ROMs, DVDs and Audio CDs. We even offer foreign language and multicultural t-shirts and games. If you do not see the foreign language films or ESL Software - CD-ROM or DVD-ROM, DVD, CD or foreign books that you are looking for, or need any recommendations, please contact us with any questions and we would be happy to assist you.


Which operatic heroine dies after secretly following her lover into a vault where he was sentenced to die?

Death by Irony - TV Tropes Death by Irony You need to login to do this. Get Known if you don't have an account Share See it and laugh. Then feel terrible for doing so. And then laugh again . "How does it feel to be killed by the very research you dedicated your life to?" — Nui Harime, Kill la Kill This trope occurs when a character is killed in an allegorical or lyrical manner; often this is due to their own actions . A favoured fate in tragedies , or to kill off The Villain Of The Story. If they are killed by their own hubris , then the hero doesn't have to get their hands dirty and instead has a chance to demonstrate their moral fibre by attempting to Save the Villain or say Alas, Poor Villain . If the cause of death is too trite or unlikely, it will challenge the Willing Suspension of Disbelief , so be careful. Subtropes include the following: The more lethal variations of Hoist by His Own Petard , Turned Against Their Masters and Vehicular Turnabout double as examples of this trope. When frequently invoked by one person, it falls under Poetic Serial Killer . Compare Russian Reversal for a humorous play on this. As a Death Trope , all Spoilers will be unmarked ahead. Beware. Examples that don't fit into any subtropes     open/close all folders       Anime and Manga  In Fullmetal Alchemist , each of the Homunculi dies in a manner thematically appropriate to the associated Deadly Sin: Lust is brutally incinerated by a man ï¿½well known as a serial daterï¿½ whose probable love interest she was about to kill. Also her extreme bloodlust and desire to see Roy suffer prevented her from finishing Roy off when she could have, resulting in Roy coming back and burning her to death Greed Mk.I is boiled down for his most valuable part. However, he came back later. Greed Mk.II performs a Heroic Sacrifice after admitting that all he wanted were friends, and thus dies having everything he ever wanted. Envy commits suicide out of self-loathing because he envies his enemies. Even more, someone who prides himself on being a Master Manipulator, his suicide was the result of Ed sympathizing with him. Gluttony is eaten by another homunculus. Sloth is worn out by a long fight. Wrath's Death By Irony wasn't necessarily appropriate for his Deadly Sin, but it was for his character. After saying several times that there is no such thing as God, the solar eclipse, the symbol of God in alchemy, plays an instrumental role in his defeat. Well, when you think about it, what is that but the "wrath of God"? Other bits of irony appear in his death. Wrath's actions lead to Scar becoming a rage filled killer and it is Scar who finally defeats him. Wrath's final words suggest that he dies completely at peace with the world. And finally based off his very name, Wrath, his death was ironic. He died with peace of mind, completely content with his life. Wrath also fell at the hand of a person who earned Redemption Equals Life . Pride was stripped of most of his powers and lost to Ed after badly underestimating both him and what's left of Kimblee's soul. (Plenty of other irony relating to his previous actions, too.) Pride tries to possess Edward's body. What does Ed do? Use a fraction of his soul to cut off the other souls in Pride's body. He essentially defeated Pride by possessing him. Pride had eaten Kimblee because he was no longer useful . Father abandoned Pride to die because he was no longer useful. Also, Kimblee came back to bite Pride too. In the final chapter, it is shown that Pride has lost his memories of being a homunculus, and is now being raised as a human child; ironic because of his hatred and scorn for humanity and the great pride he took in being a homunculus. Barry the Chopper, a bodiless soul bound to armor by a blood-seal, tracks down and supposedly kills his original body (now a mindless creature). Shortly after that Lust destroys the armor, leaving the piece of armor with the seal on it as the only part of him still alive. His real body then crawls over, picks the piece up, and scratches the seal off (which destroys his soul). The gold-


In which language was the Magna Carta originally written?

In which language was the Magna Carta written? | Reference.com In which language was the Magna Carta written? A: Quick Answer The Magna Carta was written in medieval Latin. Although most of the charter is not pertinent to modern times, it guarantees an individual's right to due process, requiring that certain legal procedures must be followed. Full Answer In 1215, King John met British barons at Runnymede to discuss limiting the king's feudal rights and his forms of justice. After a compromise was reached, many copies of the agreement were handwritten by royal scribes onto expensive parchment, using abbreviations to shorten the text. The documents were distributed to bishops, sheriffs and other important officials. As of 2014, only four copies of the Magna Carta remain.


Travelling along the coast of Africa – which country is next – Somalia, Kenya, ..........?

Kenya:   Maps, History, Geography, Government, Culture, Facts, Guide & Travel/Holidays/Cities Barack Obama Visits Kenya Geography Kenya lies across the equator in east-central   Africa, on the coast of the Indian Ocean. It is twice the size of Nevada.   Kenya borders Somalia to the east, Ethiopia to the north, Tanzania to the   south, Uganda to the west, and Sudan to the northwest. In the north, the   land is arid; the southwest corner is in the fertile Lake Victoria Basin;   and a length of the eastern depression of the Great Rift Valley separates   western highlands from those that rise from the lowland coastal strip. Government Republic. History Paleontologists believe people may first have   inhabited Kenya about 2 million years ago. In the 700s, Arab seafarers   established settlements along the coast, and the Portuguese took control   of the area in the early 1500s. More than 40 ethnic groups reside in   Kenya. Its largest group, the Kikuyu, migrated to the region at the   beginning of the 18th century. The land became a British protectorate in 1890   and a Crown colony in 1920, called British East Africa.   Nationalist stirrings began in the 1940s, and in 1952 the Mau Mau   movement, made up of Kikuyu militants, rebelled against the government.   The fighting lasted until 1956.


Six special stamps issued in January featured the 150th Anniversary of which transport system?

London Underground 150th Anniversary - new Great Britain stamps, 9    January 2013 - Norvic Philatelics 2nd class - the        Metropolitan Railway; railway tunnelling 1st class - Edwardian commuters;        Piccadilly Line’s Boston Manor Station £1.28 - Classic rolling        stock in 1938; Canary Wharf Station 1999 The stamps in the miniature sheet show railway advertising       posters. The values are 1st class, 77p, 87p & £1.28 Larger images of individual stamps can be seen on        our blog . The retail booklet of 6 stamps       includes the new 1st class red Machin definitive, expected to have source code MCND, and two 1st class stamps from the London       Underground set.  It seems a pity that both show the Boston Manor station, rather than       one showing the Edwardian Commuters.  The special stamps are       against a background showing part of Harry Beck's London Underground       map. In the first half of the 19th century a number of railway termini were built   in London, but the only way to connect them was by road - and journey times   by horse drawn cab through London’s congested streets were extremely   time-consuming.  The solution was an underground railway. Initially   operated by private railway companies, the network expanded to the suburbs.   In 1890 the first deep level, electrically operated railway was opened   between Stockwell and the city. The new deep cut tunnels earned the network   the nickname of ‘the Tube’, which has stuck ever since. Today the tube   covers 402 kilometres of track, serves 270 stations and carries 1.2 billion   passengers per year. Aside from being the world’s first urban metro system London Underground has   a significant design heritage both in terms of its rolling stock and station   architecture, the graphic design of its posters and Harry Beck’s iconic tube   map – and updated version of which was featured in 2009’s British Design   Classics issue. The six sheet stamps designed by Hat-Trick Design show a   timeline of the development of the London Underground from the first steam   driven Metropolitan Line service to the most modern Jubilee Line Station,   Canary Wharf, designed by Sir Norman Foster. The iconography of the issue   includes illustration and photography that show both construction, stations   and rolling stock. Unifying the issue is the timeline across the lower   quarter of the stamps using different livery colours taken from London   Underground Lines. The Miniature Sheet focuses on the design heritage of London Underground   Posters. Designed by NB Studios the four stamps use the long format to each   show three iconic London Underground posters. Many poster designers used for   London Underground also produced iconic work for the Post Office; such as   Tom Eckersley, Edward McKnight-Kauffer and Abram Games. The stamps in detail 2nd Class - 1863 Metropolitan Railway Opens A contemporary lithograph of a steam locomotive on the Metropolitan line    near Paddington Station. 2nd Class – 1898 Tunnelling Below London Streets Railway construction workers, known as Navvies, shown excavating a ‘deep    cut’ tube tunnel. 1st Class – 1911 Commute from the Suburbs A carriage of Edwardian ladies and gentlemen illustrated on their commute    to work from the suburbs. 1st Class – 1934 Boston Manor Art Deco Station Suburban expansion of the Piccadilly Lines in the 1920s and 30s led to the    construction of many iconic art deco stations. £1.28 – 1938 Classic Rolling Stock The classic trains introduced on the tube’s deep cut lines in 1938 became    a London icon. £1.28 – 1999 Jubilee Line at Canary Wharf Designed by Sir Norman Foster Canary Wharf Station is one of the most    recent additions to the Underground network. 1st Class London Underground Posters Reproductions of three classic London Underground Posters: Golders Green    (1908) by an unknown artist 1908; By Underground to fresh air (1915) by    Maxwell Armfield; Sum


Name the first Formula 1 driver to win his first three titles consecutively?

Fernando Alonso - 2005, 2006 Fernando Alonso Share The 28th Formula One World Drivers' Champion was at the time the youngest ever. Just 24 years old, Fernando Alonso also led the Renault team to the 2005 Constructors' Championship, thus ending the reign of the Michael Schumacher-Ferrari combination that had dominated for so long. The precocious and personable youngster who made so much history so soon comfortably wore the crown - a bright, polished, perfectly poised new star. Confirmation of his brilliance came in 2006 when he successfully defended his title against strong opposition from Schumacher, whose subsequent retirement left Alonso well-placed to succeed him as Formula One's resident superstar... Next Previous Enlarge 1 / 4 Hungaroring, August 2001: Fernando Alonso’s best result in his first Formula One season was a tenth place in Germany. Here at the Hungarian Grand Prix he retired with brake problems. © Sutton Images Jerez, December 1999: After winning that year’s Euro-Open Movistar series, Fernando Alonso earned an early Formula One test with Minardi, the team that would later give him his Grand Prix debut. © Sutton Images Spa, August 2000: Fernando Alonso completed his first (and last) season of Formula 3000 in style by winning the final round at Belgium’s legendary Spa-Francorchamps circuit. © Sutton Images Melbourne, March 2001: Fernando Alonso with new Minardi team mate Tarso Marques after his Formula One debut in Australia. He finished the race in 12th place. © Sutton Images 2nd-4th March 2001 This is a digital file. Info Close Fernando Alonso Diaz (his full name includes his mother's maiden name, according to the Spanish custom) was born on 29 July, 1981, in Oviedo, a city in the Asturias region of northern Spain, where his mother worked in a department store and his father was employed in the mining industry as an explosive expert. The Alonsos and their two children lived comfortably but were by no means a wealthy family. Luis Alonso, a keen amateur kart racer, wished to share his passion with his children and built them a pedal kart in the form of a realistic-looking miniature F1 car. It was originally intended for eight-year-old Lorena but she soon grew tired of it, whereupon her three-year-old brother eagerly climbed into the tiny cockpit and immediately felt at home. From the beginning little Fernando was not content to simply pedal around. He wanted to compete and to win. Shortly after his seventh birthday he entered his first proper kart race and won, and before he was ten Fernando Alonso's name was engraved on several kart championship trophies. However, further progress would require more funding than his family's limited resources could provide. While his parents fully supported their son's increasingly successful pastime - with his father acting as his mechanic at the races and his mother making sure he also got good marks at school - Fernando knew the only way forward was to get sponsored drives by winning races - which he continued to do. Age proved to be no barrier - he was invariably the youngest driver in every category, and more often than not, the best. By his mid-teens his collection of kart titles included a world championship. Onward and upward he sped, easily winning a 1999 Spanish-based championship for single seater racing cars, parlaying his prize of a tryout in a Minardi Formula One car into a drive in 2000 with a Minardi-backed F3000 team and a testing contract with Minardi's Formula One team, in which he made an impressive debut the following season. His obvious potential prompted Renault (formerly Benetton) to sign him as a test driver for 2002, a valuable experience that would enable him to immediately establish himself as a frontrunner when he joined the French automaker's team in 2003. In Malaysia, only his second race for Renault, the 21-year-old became the youngest ever pole winner. Starting from pole again in Hungary, less than a month after his 22nd birthday, he became the youngest Grand Prix winner in history. In 2004 the difficult-to-drive Renault R24 kept him out o


In which sport did Sarah Storey win four gold medals at the 2012 Paralympics?

Paralympics 2012: Sarah Storey wins Britain's first gold - BBC Sport BBC Sport Paralympics 2012: Sarah Storey wins Britain's first gold By Mike Henson BBC Sport at the Olympic Park 30 Aug 2012 From the section Disability Sport Share this page Media playback is not supported on this device First gold medal for Paralympics GB cyclist Sarah Storey 2012 Paralympics Wednesday, 29 August to Sunday 9 September Coverage: Extensive daily coverage across 5 live, 5 live sports extra and the BBC Sport website Sarah Storey swept to victory in the C5 Pursuit final to win Great Britain's first Paralympic gold of London 2012 and the eighth of her own career. The 34-year-old tore into the gap to Anna Harkowska and passed the Pole just after halfway in their 3km run-off. I didn't expect to be able to catch her as quickly as I did Sarah Storey Storey, who broke a world record for the 72nd time in her career in qualifying, has another three medals in her sights at London 2012. Earlier, team-mate Mark Colbourne won silver in the C1-3 1km time trial. Storey and Colbourne's successes are the first contributions towards ParalympicsGB's target of 103 across the whole of London 2012. Cycling will be key to that total having delivered 17 golds in Beijing and Storey never looked like being denied a repeat of the Pursuit title she won four years ago. "I didn't expect to be able to catch her as quickly as I did," said the Briton. "Hopefully this race will set me up for the rest of the weekend. I suppose it did look easy but mentally you have to prepare and make it happen. I have to respect all my competitors." Until December the 34-year-old was also in contention for a place at the Olympics as part of the non-disabled team pursuit squad. "Sarah is Sarah. She wants to keep proving to the Olympic team that she needs to still be in consideration, alongside the younger generation that are emerging. She has put a time in there in qualifying that proves she is still world class and while there are four other people who the Olympic selectors thought were better than her last time, she is telling them not to overlook her. I'm sure she would jump at the chance to get back involved with the able-bodied squad." Mark Bristow,two-time Paralympic cycling champion and 5 live analyst The trio of Dani King, Laura Trott and Joanna Rowsell were eventually preferred and justified their selection with gold in a world record time in the Velodrome earlier this month. Denied her chance to become the first athlete to represent Great Britain at both Games, Storey sent an ominous message to her Paralympic competition as she improved on her own C5 world record in qualifying. Her time of 3:32.170 would have been good enough for silver ahead of fellow Briton Wendy Hovenaghel at the non-disabled track world championships in Melbourne in April. Harkowska's own mark in the heats was 16 seconds slower and Storey immediately started reeling her in, opening up a six-second advantage in the first 1000m before bringing the final to an early end. Born without a functioning left hand, Storey's Paralympic career began back in Barcelona in 1992 where, as a 14-year-old, she won two swimming golds. Media playback is not supported on this device Storey wins GB's first Paralympic gold In 2005 an ear infection which prevented her training in the pool prompted her to try cycling as a way to keep fit in the meantime. She never returned to the water. Colbourne's Paracycling career is far shorter, the Welshman having started the sport in the wake of a paragliding accident in May 2009. The 42-year-old underlined his promise as he added Paralympic silver to the three time-trial medals of the same colour that he has won at World Cup events so far this year. "I've worked for the last eight months towards this. A big thanks goes to all the coaches for getting me into the best shape possible," he said. "We've done this hundreds of times in training and it's about repeating the process. I probably only heard the crowd on lap three when I had relaxed into my stride." Six-time Paralympic gold medallist Darren


On which game show of the 1980s was Una Stubbs a regular team captain?

Una Stubbs - Who Do You Think You Are - A regular in television and film for 50 years... Who Do You Think You Are? Una Stubbs - Who Do You Think You Are? A regular in television and film for 50 years... 24th July 2013 Claim 1 Month Free! Hurry, offer Ends in --:--:-- Find your ancestors & break down your brick walls using the same unique tools and record sets we used when researching this family tree. For one day only, we're giving you the opportunity to claim a one month free trial! Hurry, as this offer ends midnight! Claim your free sub here Una was born on the 1 May 1937 in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, to parents Clarence Reginald Stubbs and Angela Rawlinson. Clarence worked at the local Shredded Wheat factory in Welwyn Garden City and Angela worked in the cutting room of a local film studio for which Hatfield was so renowned. This may have also given young Una her first taste of show business. With Una showing an interest in dance, she was sent to La Roche Dance School at age 14 and from there her career flourished. After starting off as a professional dancer, Una developed her skills further into the art of acting with numerous television and film roles. Stubbs became one of Lionel Blair's dance ensemble before obtaining a role in Cliff Richard's 1963 film Summer Holiday. By 1966, she was playing Rita, the daughter of Alf Garnett in the long-running BBC sitcom Till Death Us Do Part. For the following 30 years, Stubbs became one of the most recognisable faces on the small screen: in the 70s she was Aunt Sally in the children's TV series Worzel Gummidge; in the 80s she was team captain in the weekly game show Give Us a Clue; in the 90s, she was Miss Bat in The Worst Witch; and more recently she appeared on The Catherine Tate Show and EastEnders. Una Stubbs' father, Clarence, was born in 1908 in York and married Angela Rawlinson, from Hertfordshire, in 1933 in Hatfield. Here we find Clarence in the 1911 census with his family in York: His father's occupation was a confectioner. Clarence had an older brother, Alwyn Arthur and also an adopted brother, Albert, who lived with him, his mother and father, Arthur and Annie. Arthur's birth date is 1889 and his birthplace is listed as York. Clarence was later to fall out with his parents and sadly Una never knew her paternal grandparents. In the 1901 census, Arthur Stubbs is living at home with his parents, John and Elizabeth in York.  John Stubbs is a house painter by trade and originates from Darlington. Here is their listing on the census., which shows Arthur as the eldest of 5 sons: John Stubbs hails from Darlington, then part of Durham. We find him on the 1871 census living with his father Henry, a cabinet maker and his elder brother, George. Henry had married Elizabeth Tait in Darlington in 1864. Sadly Henry's marriage to Elizabeth was not a long one, Elizabeth died in 1869 at the young age of 30. We can see a copy of her death record on TheGenealogist. Going further back to 1841, we find a young Henry Stubbs, aged 3, living with his parents, John and Elizabeth in Darlington, in the North East. John Stubbs is described as a 'Wool Comber' and it must have been a struggle to support his family in a traditional industry. Born in 1806, John's life would have been a far cry from the glamour of show business that has been experienced by his great-great- great grand-daughter, Una! Here is the 1841 Census record for Darlington, with the Stubbs family living in Brunswick Street, Darlington. The street they lived in contains a number of workers in the wool and agricultural labour industry, from wool combers, John Stubb's occupation, to  wool sorters, weavers and skinners. On Una's mother's side, there appears to have been a bit more affluence. Angela Rawlinson was born in 1914 to parent's Charles Rawlinson and Kathleen Howard. On the Rawlinson side, Charles's father was George Rawlinson, a stockbroker agent based in St Pancras, London and originating from Lincolnshire. George appears to have done relatively well for himself, as the 1891 c


What is the one-word nickname of Michael Balzary, the bass player with the Red Hot Chili Peppers?

Flea - Biography - IMDb Biography Showing all 32 items Jump to: Overview  (3) | Mini Bio  (1) | Spouse  (2) | Trade Mark  (3) | Trivia  (21) | Personal Quotes  (2) Overview (3) 5' 6" (1.68 m) Mini Bio (1) Michael Peter Balzary was born on the sixteenth of October 1962, in Melbourne, Australia. When he was four, his parents divorced and Michael, his sister Karen and his mother Patricia headed for New York; they didn't stay long and soon ended up in L.A. (in 1972), where his step-father, a jazz musician named Walter Urban Jr., intended to start a career. Flea would often sit in on weekly jam sessions with his stepfather and the constant flow of musicians who trucked through. High school was not always an easy road for young Michael. He was a misfit because of his unusual musical taste. While most of the kids were into disco and dance music, Flea preferred jazz artists like Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie . Flea's first musical instrument was the drums, but soon he also began playing the trumpet. After school he would race home to listen to his Gillespie records and play along with his idol. He counts as his greatest childhood memory the time his mother got him back-stage to meet Gillespie after one of his concerts. He also played with the Los Angeles Junior Philarmonic Orchestra. Influenced by some of his friends from school who shared the same passion for music - among them, Jack Irons and Hillel Slovak , who would later play in the Red Hot Chili Peppers with him - his musical interests then diversified: he discovered funk music, and Jimi Hendrix became his new idol. At the end of 1977, he met Anthony Kiedis. For some reason, Michael was holding a young schoolmate named Tony Sherr in a headlock, when Kiedis, who was Tony's best friend at the time, came to rescue him; they almost had a fight. After this meeting, they soon became aware they were made to be friends, and have been inseparable since. The two became known for their mischievous antics, which often got them into trouble. This is also when he gained the nickname Flea, while he was joking with some friends about calling each other a cartoon name. Around 1979, due to Flea's obvious musical talent, he was sought out as a recruit for a band formed by his school-mates, Anthym, with Jack Irons (drums), Hillel Slovak (guitar) and Alain Johannes (vocals and guitar) as members. Flea picked up the bass, which he had never played before, and became so good that within a few months he had forged his very own style, which later would make him one of the most famous and talented bass players in the world. After a shaky start the band got a few club gigs but no major breaks. Anthony Kiedis, who was always there to support them, became the presenter of their shows which he opened with a few jokes or improvised poems of his own. In 1982, Flea joined the L.A. punk band Fear. He also landed a small role in the Penelope Spheeris film Suburbia (1984). John Lydon of PIL asked Flea to join his band when he left Fear in 1984, but Flea instead decided to rejoin his friends. With Kiedis, Slovak and Irons, they started another band together, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, which soon earned a good reputation in the Los Angeles underground music scene. Flea was married in 1985 to Loesha Zeviar, whose first name he got tattooed above his left nipple - close to his heart. They have since divorced, but still share daughter Clara, born on September 16, 1988. Clara sometimes goes on the road with her dad, and has done artwork for the Chili Peppers' t-shirts and promotional material. In 2001, along with friends Pete Weiss and Keith Barry, Flea founded the Silverlake Conservatory Of Music, an organization whose aim is to provide affordable music lessons to everyone and to encourage children's musical education.


In which year was the Prince of Wales born?

Charles, Prince of Wales biography | birthday, trivia | British Royalty | Who2 Charles, Prince of Wales Biography   Name at birth: Charles Philip Arthur George Windsor The eldest child of Queen Elizabeth II , Charles is the heir to the British throne. He was born to Elizabeth and Prince Philip in 1948, a year after their marriage and four years before Elizabeth became queen. Charles was made Prince of Wales in 1958 and served as a pilot and commander in the Royal Navy from 1971-76. In 1981 he married Lady Diana Spencer in one of the century’s grandest royal weddings. The match proved a bad one; the couple separated in 1992 and were divorced in 1996, the year before Diana’s untimely death in a Paris auto crash. The union produced “the heir and a spare,” Prince William (born 1982) and Prince Henry (more commonly called Harry, born 1984). After Diana’s death, Charles acknowledged having had a lengthy relationship with Camilla Parker-Bowles . After a period of unofficial companionship, the two were married in a civil ceremony on 9 April 2005. Charles is known as a keen outdoorsman who enjoys polo and hunting and is active in environmental issues. Charles also has a special interest in architecture and has been an outspoken (and controversial) critic of much modern architecture in Britain. Extra credit His first grandchild, the  Prince of Cambridge , was born on 22 July 2013 to Prince William and his wife the Duchess of Cambridge . The child is third in line to the throne after Charles and William… The date of Charles’s marriage to Parker-Bowles was first set for April 8th, but was moved to April 9th after the funeral of Pope John Paul II also was planned for the 8th… Charles’s aunt Princess Margaret also had royal marital difficulties, and was the first immediate royal family member to be divorced since Henry ViII … According to the website of the royal family, Charles was created Prince of Wales in 1958 but was not formally invested until a 1969 ceremony at Caernarfon Castle in Wales.


Which of Enid Blyton’s ‘Famous Five’ was a dog?

Enid Blyton - The Famous Five The Famous Five Buy all the Famous Five books with free worldwide shipping The Famous Five are a group of children who have the sort of adventures most kids dream about, in a world where ginger beer flows and ham rolls are a staple diet. Julian, Dick and Anne get together with their cousin George in the first adventure, Five On A Treasure Island. George is actually a girl who wants so desperately to be a boy she crops her hair and struts about doing boy things. She hates it when people call her by her correct name, Georgina. She has a dog called Timmyï¿½oh yes, and an island. Most kids just have a dog, but George's parents own Kirrin Island and let her run around on it as if it were her play-thing. Her parents are known to Julian, Dick and Anne as Uncle Quentin and Aunt Fanny. 1. Five On a Treasure Island (1942) The very first Famous Five adventure featuring Julian, Dick, Anne, and tomboy George along with her beloved dog, Timmy. There's a shipwreck off Kirrin Island, but where's the treasure? The Five are on the trail, looking for clues... but they're not alone and time is running out. 2. Five Go Adventuring Again (1943) There's a thief at Kirrin Cottage! The Famous Five think they know who it is, but they need to prove it! Where can they find evidence? The discovery of an old map and very unusual hiding place is all they need to get to the bottom of this mystery and uncover the true culprit! 4. Five Go To Smuggler's Top (1945) Can there still be smugglers at Smuggler's Top? The Famous Five go to stay at the large old house, and discover lots of brilliant hiding places, even underground tunnels! Then they catch people signalling out to seaï¿½who are they? 6. Five On Kirrin Island Again (1947) What is Uncle Quentin up to, all alone on Kirrin Island? He won't let anyone visit, not even George and the rest of the famous Five. But Uncle Quentin isn't really alone on the islandï¿½someone is watching his every move. 7. Five Go Off to Camp (1948) Spook trains in the middle of the night! And they seem to vanish into thin airï¿½but where do they go? The Famous Five are on to it. But the discovery of an unusual underground tunnel system, and a train-service, has them puzzled. If they follow the tracks, will they solve the mystery? 8. Five Get Into Trouble (1949) The Famous Five are distraught! Dick has been kidnappedï¿½mistaken for somebody else! The gang finally track him downï¿½to a lonely, abandoned houseï¿½but then they too are seized and held captive. How will the intrepid Five get themselves out of this mess? 9. Five Fall Into Adventure (1950) Julian, Dick and Anne are really worriedï¿½George and her devoted Timmy have just disappeared! Not only that, somebody has broken in to Kirrin Cottage. Could there be a connection? The Famous Five think so, but it's going to be tough getting to the bottom of this mystery. 10. Five On a Hike Together (1951) Dick is puzzled when he's woken by a light flashing through his window. Is someone trying to send him a coded message? And when the Famous Five hear of an escaped convict in the area, they are on red alert. The police won't help, so the Five have no choice but to solve the mystery alone. 11. Five Have a Wonderful Time (1952) The Famous Five are having a brilliant timeï¿½on holiday in horse-drawn caravansï¿½and they've discovered a ruined castle nearby! The castle looked deserted from a distance, but is that a face at the window? Or is it a trick of the light? Just who is hiding in the castle? 13. Five Go to Mystery Moor (1954) Mystery Moor is aptly named, as the Five discover! There's something dangerous out there, but gang need help to find out what it is. The travellers camped on the moor are unfriendly, so the Famous Five have no other choice but to risk the treacherous mists and follow the trail. 14. Five Have Plenty of Fun (1955) George is not pleased when Berta, a spoilt American girl, turns up at Kirrin Cottage in the middle of the night dressed in disguise! But George hasn't got time to be jealous. Berta is in hiding from kidnappers, and she nee


Six special stamps issued in February featured the novels of which author marking the bicentenary of the publication of her most famous work?

Books and Authors on Postage Stamps Books and Authors on Postage Stamps Collection of James M. Hutchisson   This is an exhibit of part  of one of my philatelic collections, this one having been ongoing since  about the spring of 2004. Among countries Great Britain by far and away  leads the rest in terms of special stamp issues that feature literary  topics -- not surprising, given its rich and long cultural heritage.  Dickens, Shakespeare, and Jules Verne are among the most popular  subjects on this theme Charlotte Bronte's  famous novel Jane Eyre was the subject of six stamps issued in Great  Britain in February 2005. Scenes from the novel  appear on the stamps. Clockwise, from upper left: The master of Thornfield,  Mr. Rochester; Jane receiving a telepathic plea from Rochester; Jane arriving  at the George Inn; Adele Rochester's recitation for Jane; Jane's cruel treatment  at Lowton School; Rev. Brocklehurst, the sadistic head of school. The stamps  were produced to commemorate World Book Day in the United Kingdom and the 150th  anniversary of the death of Charlotte Bronte. Bronte had earlier been featured  (1980) in the four issue set, "Victorian Women Novelists" (below). Jane Austen (1975) is the only other female writer to be the sole feature  of a set of stamps having to do with British literature. The designs are from lithographs  produced between 2002 and 2004 by Paula Rego, whose work was on exhibition  at the Tate Gallery in Britain in late 2004 and early 2005. Rego was born in  Lisbon and attended the Slade School in London in 1952. She established her  reputation with paintings and etchings that vividly express female anxiety and  pain. Full of allegory and mystery, her powerful images are often pervaded by  a tense underlying eroticism. In the 1980s she began to develop the bizarre  figurative work that has since made her famous. She tended to drawn on nursery  rhymes and fairy tales in order to enact adult fantasies and anxieties Like  Angela Carter's revamped fairy stories Rego questions our notions of childhood  innocence. Many women see themselves and their predicaments in Rego's art. Her Jane Eyre work resonates with the nightmarish side of this in many ways  Gothic novel, as well as its romantic feelings.   The designs for this 1980 series,     by Barbara Brown, are much more conventional than Rego's somewhat tormented     images above. The set was known variously as Famous People (the topic     chosen by the Central European Philatelic Committee for its yearly issue     -- the CEPT symbol seen on the left of each stamp); Women Writers; and     Victorian Lady Novelists. 12p: Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre 131/2p: George Eliot's The Mill on the Floss 15p: Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights 171/2p: Mrs. Gaskell's North and South   The novel form came to prominence     in England during the Victorian era and many major writers were women,     like the Brontes and Eliot, who, because of the social code that thought     it absurd that womens should try to cultivate their intellects beyond     the range of drawing-room subjects, had to mask their identities behind     male pseudonyms. The themes of Victorian novelists, both male and female,     tended to center on the individual's relationship to society. Common issues     they explored were morals, manners, and money. The struggle for the individual     to define himself or herself in relation to their community also manifested     itself in the pervasive theme of marriage. The four British stamps below were  part of the 1971 series, "Literary Anniversaries." The stamps were  selected for the 150th anniversary of the death of John Keats, the bi-centenary  of the death of Thomas Gray, and the bi-centenary of the birth of Sir  Walter Scott. The designs are by Rosalind Dease, who based the line drawings  on busts and medallions of the authors. An alternate set for the series, rejected  by Royal Mail, depicted each of the authors


For which Bond film, in which she has a cameo role as a fencing instructor, does Madonna sing the theme?

Madonna fights for Bond acclaim - Telegraph Madonna fights for Bond acclaim By Hugh Davies 12:00AM BST 09 Oct 2002 Madonna is facing the supreme test - whether she can sing a James Bond title song as well as Shirley Bassey. She has a cameo role as a fencing instructor in Die Another Day, the 20th Bond film released next month, but the main interest is focused on the song, already being played in America. Her performance will be compared to those of Bassey, who sang Goldfinger, Moonraker and Diamonds Are Forever. Bassey still sings Goldfinger, drawing Hollywood stars to their feet at the Venice Film Festival last month with a dramatic rendition. Critics will also compare Madonna's song with other Bond hits - Tom Jones's Thunderball, Carly Simon's Nobody Does It Better from The Spy Who Loved Me, Matt Monroe's From Russia With Love and Nancy Sinatra's You Only Live Twice.


Cosima, the younger daughter of Franz Liszt, became the second wife of which composer in 1870?

cosima liszt | Tumblr cosima liszt Grid View List View 2 Francesca Gaetana Cosima Liszt (24 December 1837 – 1 April 1930), called Cosima by everyone, was the daughter of the Hungarian pianist and composer Franz Liszt. She became the second wife of the German composer Richard Wagner, who was 24 years her senior, and with him founded the Bayreuth Festival as a showcase for his stage works; after his death she devoted the rest of her life to the promotion of his music and philosophy. Commentators have recognised Cosima as the principal inspiration for Wagner’s later works, particularly Parsifal. They first met, shortly, in 1853 when Cosima was only 16 and Wagner was 40. They met again in 1862, and they became lovers in the summer of 1864. Wagner records that, during a rehearsal, “I felt utterly transported by the sight of Cosima … she appeared to me as if stepping from another world”.  In November 1863, Wagner visited Berlin; while Hans Von Bülow (Cosima’s husband at the time) was rehearsing a concert, Wagner and Cosima took a long cab ride through Berlin and declared their feelings for each other: “with tears and sobs”, Wagner later wrote, “we sealed our confession to belong to each other alone”.  Cosima divorced her husband, von Bülow, and married Wagner in 1870, when they already had three love children. Von Bülow answered to her letter asking for a divorce with the following: "You have preferred to consecrate the treasures of your heart and mind to a higher being: far from censuring you for this step, I approve of it.“ Their marriage was a happy one: Wagner composed Siegfried Idyll as a birthday gift to his wife. It was first performed by a small ensemble of the Tonhalle Orchester Zürich by surprise on the stairs of their villa at Tribschen, Switzerland. Cosima awoke to its opening melody. From 1869 to 1883 (the year Wagner died) she kept meticulous journals of their life together. When he died, Cosima sat with Wagner’s body for more than 24 hours, refusing all refreshment or respite. During the embalming process, which occupied the next two days, Cosima sat with the body as often as possible, to the dismay of her children. She also asked her daughters to cut her hair, which was then sewn into a cushion and placed on Wagner’s breast. Afterwards she went into seclusion for many months, barely even seeing her children. In 1885 Cosima announced that she would direct the 1886 Bayreuth Festival. Her tenure as Bayreuth’s director lasted for 22 years, until 1907. Her primary goal was to mantain it as faithful to Wagner’s instructions than anything else, but under her watch the festival, although old-fashioned and opposed to any kind of innovation, moved from an uncertain financial basis into a prosperous business, that brought great riches to the Wagner family.


The flag of which Republic that existed from the 7th century until 1797 contained the Lion head of Saint Mark with an open gospel?

European History/Print version - Wikibooks, open books for an open world European History/Print version This is the print version of European History You won't see this message or any elements not part of the book's content when you print or preview this page. European History Chapter 01 - The Crises of the Middle Ages Introduction The Middle Ages was a period of approximately one thousand years of history; generally accepted as spanning from the fall of the Roman Empire (toward the end of the 5th century) to the Protestant reformation in the 16th century. This period began with a demographic downturn at the end of the Roman imperial era, with European populations shrinking and many cities and rural estates abandoned. A cooling climate, disease, and political disorder each played a part in this opening period which saw Classical Mediterranean civilization eclipsed. Across Europe, there emerged smaller, more localized hybrid societies combining Roman, Christian and Germanic or Celtic barbarian influences. By the 9th and 10th centuries, populations had reached their minima, and Europe became a largely rural and somewhat backward region. Commerce and learning flourished in the Islamic world, China and India during the same period. Islamic armies conquered Spain during the 7th and 8th centuries, but were defeated by the Frankish kingdom in 732 when they attempted to enter France. The turn of the first millennium saw renewed growth and activity, as kings and cities consolidated their authority and began to repopulate lands left empty by Rome's decline. Warmer weather after 900 allowed more land to be brought into food production. The feudal system of agriculture, where peasants were tied to their estates by obligations to local lords or to the church, provided a degree of economic stability. This was aided by the arrival in Europe of the horse collar from Asia, which increased crop yields by allowing plows to be drawn by horse, rather than by slower oxen. Commercial towns flourished in England, France and the Low Countries. German rulers dispatched monks and peasants to clear forests and settle in Eastern Europe and the Baltic regions. The city-states of northern Italy rose in wealth and influence. Islamic Spain became a center of learning and culture where Christians, Muslims and Jews coexisted in relative amity. Despite many local wars and disputes between knights, the High Middle Ages, from 1000-1250, saw growing populations and prosperity enough to build great cathedrals and send European armies abroad on crusades. After 1250, demographic stagnation emerged. Population growth slowed or stopped as the limits of medieval agriculture were reached. Major conflicts between powerful kingdoms, such as the Hundred Years' War between England and France, became more frequent. The Christian church, previously secure in its spiritual authority, was racked by schisms and increasing financial corruption. The year 1348 saw a catastrophe as the virulent bubonic plague (the "Black Death"), entered Italy, carried by ships from Asia. It spread across the continent over three years killing, by some estimates, one-third of all Europeans. Many believed it was the end of the world foretold by Christian myth. Along with its suffering, the plague wrought economic havoc, driving up the cost of labor and making the old feudal system untenable, as surviving peasants scorned its demands. The following century and a half transformed Europe from a patchwork of feudal fiefdoms, under loose royal and church control, into a collection of newborn but increasingly unified national states. Towns became centers of resistance and dissent to the old royal and church authorities. Former noble and knightly influence declined, and rulers realigned themselves toward the increasingly wealthy and influential burgher and merchant classes. Emergence of the printing press and spreading literacy, increased religious and political conflict in many countries. By 1500, Christopher Columbus had sailed across the ocean to the New World, and Martin Luther was about to challeng


Which mountain rises 10200 metres from its ocean base although it is only 4205 metres above sea level?

Height of the Tallest Mountain on Earth - The Physics Factbook Height of the Tallest Mountain on Earth Result Information Central . National Geographic. 9 June 2001. "Mountains are generally measured from sea level, in which case Mount Everest (29,028 feet; 8,848 meters) is king." 8,848 m (Everest) "Hawaii's Mauna Kea, though, rises an astonishing 33,476 feet (10,203 meters) from the depths of the Pacific Ocean floor. Measuring from base to peak, Mauna Kea is the tallest mountain on earth." 10,203 m (Mauna Kea) "A third way to determine the world's highest mountain is to measure the distance from the center of the earth to the peak. Using this method, Chimborazo in the Andes triumphs. Although it stands but 20,561 feet (6,267 meters) above sea level, its peak is the farthest from the earth's center." 6,267 m "Mount Everest." World Book. 2001 ed. Vol. 5-E: 519. "The official height of Mount Everest is 29,035 feet (8,850 meters)." 8,850 m (Everest) "Mauna Kea." World Book. 2001 ed. Vol. 13-M: 884. "Rising about 33, 500 feet (10,200 meters) from the Pacific Floor, it is the world's highest mountain island." 10,200 m "Chimborazo." World Book. 2001 ed. Vol. 3-C-Ch: 471. "Mount Chimborazo rises 20,561 feet (6,267 meters) above sea level." 6,267 m (Chimborazo) Egbert, Jean L. Facts . The Ocean Frontier. Flamingo Communications. 1999-2001. "If you say that "tallest" means the greatest distance above sea level, that would be the mountain you expect, Mt. Everest, at 8,848 meters above sea level." 8,848 m (Everest) "And if you define "tallest" as the distance between the base and the top of a mountain, you get yet a third tallest mountain, most of which is under the sea: Mauna Kea, in Hawaii. It's 10,204 meters from its base on the sea floor to its tip." 10,204 m (Mauna Kea) "But if you define "tallest" as the farthest distance from the center of the Earth, that would be Mt. Chimborazo, in Equador [sic], at 6,267 meters above sea level …. [I[t's farther away from Earth's center, at 6,384,404 meters; Mt. Everest is 6,381,670 meters from the center of the Earth." 6,267 m Past GeoFacts . US Geological Survey, Pasadena. "It is well known that the HIGHEST mountain on earth is Mt. Everest on the Nepal-Tibet border in the Himalayas. It stands 8,848 m (29,028 ft) above sea level." 8,848 m (Everest) "The TALLEST mountain on earth, measured from base to summit is the volcanic peak of Mauna Kea, one of five volcanic masses making up the "Big Island"of Hawaii. It is about 9,000 m (30,000 ft) tall, however only 4,245 m (13,796 ft) of that is above sea level." 9,000 m (Mauna Kea) "The point FARTHEST FROM THE center OF THE EARTH is the summit of Chimborazo volcano in the Andes of Ecuador. Its elevation is only 6,310 m (20,703 ft) but because of its location near the equator it gets a boost from the equatorial bulge caused by the spin of the earth. This bulge makes the earth's radius about 21,000 m (68,900 ft) greater at the equator than at the poles. In fact, the beaches of Ecuador are farther from the center of the earth than is the summit of Mt. Everest." 6,310 m (Chimborazo) A mountain is an elevation in the earth's surface. The elevation, or altitude,  of a mountain is given as the height of the summit above sea level. Mountains  are much bigger than hills. Most of the time they are made up elongated ranges.  It is rare when a mountain stands alone. What is the difference between tallest and highest? Tallest: the top is the  furthest away from the base. Highest: the top is the furthest away from sea level.  There are three ways of measuring the height of a mountain. So which mountain  is the tallest? One way to measure a mountain is by measuring from sea level.  The second way is by measuring from base to peak. The third way is by measuring  the distance from the center of the earth to the peak of the mountain. Mt. Everest, on the Nepal-Tibet border in the Himalayas, is the highest mountain  on earth. It is about 8,850 meters above sea level. height was confirmed  in December 1983 during a surveillance mission by the space shuttle C


Who plays Edward Cullen in the ‘Twilight’ films?

Robert Pattinson - IMDb IMDb 18 January 2017 8:17 PM, UTC NEWS Actor | Soundtrack | Producer Robert Douglas Thomas Pattinson was born May 13, 1986 in London, England, to Clare (Charlton), who worked at a modeling agency, and Richard Pattinson, a vintage car importer. He enjoys music and plays both the guitar and piano. When Robert was fifteen, he started acting in amateur plays with the Barnes Theatre Company. Afterward, he took screen ... See full bio » Born: Share this page: Related News a list of 34 people created 16 Nov 2011 a list of 31 people created 30 May 2013 a list of 43 people created 26 Feb 2015 a list of 26 people created 18 May 2015 a list of 40 people created 6 months ago Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDbPage How much of Robert Pattinson's work have you seen? User Polls 34 wins & 31 nominations. See more awards  » Known For Soundtrack (2 credits)  2008/I Twilight (performer: "Never Think", "Let Me Sign" - as Rob Pattinson) / (producer: "Never Think") / (writer: "Never Think", "Let Me Sign" - as Rob Pattinson)  2008 How to Be (performer: "Choking on Dust", "I'm Doing Fine") Hide   2010 Remember Me (executive producer) Hide   2011 Seeing in the Dark (Short) (special thanks) Hide   2015 Red Nose Day (TV Special) Himself  2014 Hollywood Film Awards (TV Special) Himself  2009-2014 Made in Hollywood (TV Series) Himself  2014 IMDb: What to Watch (TV Series documentary) Himself  2014 Good Morning America (TV Series) Himself - Guest  2010-2014 The Insider (TV Series) Himself  2008-2014 Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) Himself  2009-2014 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) Himself - Guest  2014 Rencontres de cinéma (TV Series) Himself  2008-2014 Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV Series documentary) Himself  2009-2012 Fantastic (TV Series documentary) Himself  2012 El hormiguero (TV Series) Himself - Guest  2012 The Project (TV Series) Himself  2012 Citizens of Cosmopolis (Video documentary) Himself  2010-2012 The Daily Show (TV Series) Himself - Guest  2012 The Hour (TV Series) Himself - Guest  2010-2012 Janela Indiscreta (TV Series) Himself  2009-2012 Cinema 3 (TV Series) Himself  2012 Le petit journal (TV Series) Himself  2012 ENTV Minute (TV Series) Himself  2012 The Digital Picture (TV Series) Himself  2012 Corazón de... (TV Series) Himself  2011 Sala 33 (TV Series) Himself  2011 The X Factor (TV Series) Himself - Red Carpet Attendee - Live Show 7 (2011) ... Himself - Red Carpet Attendee  2011 Gomorron (TV Series)  2009-2011 Live! with Kelly (TV Series) Himself - Guest  2011 Teen Choice 2011 (TV Special) Himself  2011 The 7PM Project (TV Series) Himself  2009-2011 Días de cine (TV Series) Himself  2005-2011 HBO First Look (TV Series documentary) Himself  2010 National Movie Awards (TV Special) Himself  2010 The View (TV Series) Himself - Guest  2009 Inside the Cinema (TV Movie) Himself  2008 Total Request Live (TV Series) Himself  2006 This Morning (TV Series) Himself - Guest  2006 Meet the Champions (Video documentary short) Himself  2006 Preparing for the Yule Ball (Video documentary short) Himself  2006 Reflections on the Fourth Film (Video documentary short) Himself  2006 The Maze: The Third Task (Video documentary short) Himself  2005 'Harry Potter': Behind the Magic (TV Movie documentary) Himself  2003 Cartaz Cultural (TV Series) Himself (2010)  2013 America's Book of Secrets (TV Series documentary) Himself  2012 Fantastic (TV Series documentary) Himself  2012 ENTV Minute (TV Series) Himself  2010 20 to 1 (TV Series documentary) Himself Internet ads for "Dior Homme, Eau for Men" men's cologne. See more » Publicity Listings: 4 Interviews | 12 Articles | 3 Pictorials | 31 Magazine Cover Photos | See more » Alternate Names: R.T. Pattinson | R. Pattinson | Robert Thomas Pattinson | Rob Pattinson Height: Did You Know? Personal Quote: [on his sex scenes in Cosmopolis (2012)] None of them were supposed to be sex scenes and he ( David Cronenberg ) changed them all afterwards. I always find sex scenes are the most random thing to see in a movie. Two actors pretending to have sex. Why? It's so stupid. See more »


How is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 usually known?

What does domesday book mean? This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word domesday book Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Domesday Book, Doomsday Book(noun) record of a British census and land survey in 1085-1086 ordered by William the Conqueror Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Domesday Book(ProperNoun) A record of the great survey of England carried out in 1086 for William the Conqueror. Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Domesday Book Domesday Book, now held at The National Archives, Kew, in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086. The survey was executed for William I of England: "While spending the Christmas time of 1085 in Gloucester, William had deep speech with his counsellors and sent men all over England to each shire to find out what or how much each landholder had in land and livestock, and what it was worth". One of the main purposes of the survey was to determine who held what and what taxes had been liable under Edward the Confessor; the judgment of the Domesday assessors was final—whatever the book said about who held the material wealth or what it was worth was the law, and there was no appeal. It was written in Latin, although there were some vernacular words inserted for native terms with no previous Latin equivalent, and the text was highly abbreviated. Richard FitzNigel, writing around the year 1179, stated that the book was known by the English as "Domesday", that is the Day of Judgment: In August 2006, a limited online version of Domesday Book was made available by the United Kingdom's National Archives site, charging users £2 per page to view the manuscript. In 2011, the Open Domesday site made the manuscript freely available for the first time. A survey approaching the scope and extent of the Domesday Book was not attempted until the Return of Owners of Land, 1873, which presented the first subsequent complete picture of the distribution of landed property in the British Isles, and is thus sometimes referred to as the "Modern Domesday". The Nuttall Encyclopedia(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Domesday Book the record, in 2 vols., of the survey of all the lands of England made in 1081-1086 at the instance of William the Conqueror for purposes of taxation; the survey included the whole of England, except the four northern counties and part of Lancashire, and was made by commissioners appointed by the king, and sent to the different districts of the country, where they held courts, and registered everything on evidence; it is a valuable document. Numerology The numerical value of domesday book in Chaldean Numerology is: 2 Pythagorean Numerology


Travelling along the coast of South America – which country is next – Chile, Peru, .......?

SOUTH AMERICA South America Demographic Analysis (FROM POPULATION DATA SHEET) Population Growth Brazil as a separate Region Countries Review Questions Physical Setting South America has a diverse topography that consists of plains in the south along with mountains in the west. The Andes Mountains run along the western coast from Venezuela to Argentina. The Amazon Basin dominates the north central area of South America while the Pampas are the plains located in the south. Much of the rest of the geography is characterized by plateau country. The Amazon River is the major river in the north with the Parana, flowing through Paraguay and Argentina, is the major waterway of the south. The climate of South America is similar to that of North America. The north is fairly moist due to its equatorial proximity. As one travels south away from the equator, the climate becomes drier. The Atacama Desert, the only desert within South America, is located in Chile in the southwest. In the mountainous regions of the west, it is colder at the higher elevations with approximately a three-degree drop in temperature for every thousand-foot increase in elevation. Development Through Time The Inca civilization was the first civilization to inhabit South America, and they were indigenous to Columbia and Peru. The Incas developed a very advanced and centralized society. This was shown through their domestication of the llama, religious architecture, and appreciation for the arts. The Incas numbered nearly 20 million during the peak of their civilization. However, as the Europeans began to arrive in South America, the Inca civilization began to decline quickly, particularly in the south. Some of the Incas' contributions are still being felt today. For example, the Inca language, Quechua, is still spoken by millions. There is still a large Indian population in the north, the Andes, and Brazil. The Spanish Conquest began in the 1500's and was very rapid. Shortly after 1521, the Aztecs were defeated. Francisco Pizarro, having first heard of the Incas in 1527, withdrew to Spain to organize the overthrow of the Incas. Four years later, Francisco returned to the Peruvian Coast. In 1533 the party achieved victory over Cuzco. Brazil was settled and given to the Portuguese through the Treaty of Tordesillas. Some of the Incas were killed through direct confrontation with the Europeans while most succumb to European diseases for which the Incas had no natural immunity. The fall of the Incas was abrupt. Perhaps the swiftness of their development contributed to its fatal weakness, but the empire was heading towards internal revolt within its society. The plantations of South America are generally located in the central north because of the favorable growing conditions found in this area. Sugar is the primary crop. One of the major plantation areas is located along the northeastern Brazilian coast. Others can also be found along the Atlantic and Caribbean coastlines of northern South America. Haciendas are located within the drier interior lands. Livestock grazing is a common occupation in this area because of the dry conditions. Pizarro founded Lima, the west coast headquarters for the Spanish conquerors, in 1535. Naturally, the territories located the furthest from Lima were first to establish independence from Spain through the leadership of Simon Bolivar. In 1824, Spanish rule in South America came to an end. However, since gaining independence from Spain, South American countries have undergone many unsuccessful military dictatorships. For example, Bolivia has had 30 separate governments since the 1960's. Chile was communist up until 1973 when the communist government was overthrown by the military. In the early 1990's, Chile held its first elections in the country's history. Political problems have been a critical issue facing most part of the continent.ï¿½ Many times, it is due to ineffective leaders, different type of governments wanting to take control, the people, the lack of effective authority, and more.ï¿½ Colombia for example, experienced an olig


Who won her only Singles title at Wimbledon in 2004 when she beat Serena Williams in the Final?

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