In heraldry, what colour is gules, when emblazoned on a coat of arms?

Pimbley's Dictionary of Heraldry Pimbley's Dictionary of Heraldry VISIT OUR HOME PAGE - Family-crests.com Pimbley's Dictionary of Heraldry - A Abased - This term is used (1) when the wings, for instance, instead of being expanded, with their apices pointing upward, either look down toward the point of the shield, or else are shut; (2) when a chevron, fesse or another ordinary is borne lower than its usual situation. Abasement - [See ABASED] Abatelement - (Ab-a-te'-le-mang) - A mark of disgrace affixed to an escutcheon. [See ABATEMENT] Abatement - Abatements are real or imaginary marks of disgrace affixed to an escutcheon on account of some flagrantly dishonorable action on the part of the bearer. There is scarcely an instance on record, however, of such marks of disgrace having been actually affixed to an escutcheon. (Some times called rebatements.) Abyss - The center of an escutcheon. For example, to bear a fleur-de-lis in abyss is to have it placed in the middle of the shield free from any other bearing. Abyssal - Pertaining to an abyss. Accident - (Ac'-ci-dent) An additional mark on a coat of arms, which may be retained or eliminated without altering its essential character. Accolade - (Ac'-co-lade) The ceremony by which in mediaeval times one was dubbed a knight. Antiquaries are not agreed on what this was. It has been made an embrace around the neck, a kiss or a slight blow upon the cheek or shoulder. "The new attorney-general having stooped down without objection to the usual accolade." - Townsend's Lives of 12 Eminent Judges: Lord Eldon. Accolle - (Ac-col'-le) Gorged or collared, as lions, dogs and other animals sometimes are in escutcheons. Wreathed, entwined or joined together, as two shields sometimes are by their sides. The arms of a husband and wife were often thus placed. (Gloss. of heraldry, 1847.) Used substantively: (1) An animal with a crown on its head or a collar around its neck; (2) two shields united to each other by their sides; (3) a key, baton, mace, sword or other implement or weapon placed saltirewise behind the shield. (Ibid.) Accompanied - (Ac-com'-pan-ied) Between. For example, accompanied by four crescents, would mean between four crescents. Accompaniment - (Ac-com'-pan-i-ment) Any additions made to a shield by way of ornament, as supporters, etc. Accost - [See ACCOSTED] Accosted - (Ac-cost'-ed) Applied to a charge supported on both sides by other charges. Example: A pale accosted by six mullets. This term is also applied to two animals proceeding side by side. Accoutre - (Ak-ku'-ter) To dub a knight. "One was accoutred when the cry began, Knight of the Silver Moon, Sir Marmadan, His vow was ( and he will perform his vow), Armed at all points, with terror on his brow, To judge the land, to purge atrocious crimes." Cowper: Anti-Thelyphtora. Achievement - (A-chieve'-ment) A complete heraldic composition, showing a shield with its quarterings, impalements, supporters, crest, motto, etc. This term is applied especially to a funeral escutcheon, exhibiting the rank and family of a deceased nobleman or gentleman, which at his death is placed in front of his house or in some other prominent place. [This is commonly called HATCHMENT.] Acorned - (A'korned) An oak with acorns on it. (Placed on an escutcheon.) Addition - Something added to a coat of arms as a mark of honor, such as, for instance, a bordure, a quarter, a canton, a gyron or a pile. [Opposed to ABATEMENT.] "They clepe us drunkards, and with swinish phrase Soil our addition; and indeed it takes From our achievements." --Shakespeare: Hamlet, 1, 4. Addorse - (Ad-dor'se) To place back to back. Addorsed - (Ad-dor'st) Used as an adjective: Two animals on a coat of arms set or turned back to back. This term is occasionally used for other figures capable of being placed back to back. Adosse - The French word sometimes used for ADDORSED. Adoption - Arms of Adoption. [See under Arms.] Adoptive - Adoptive arms are those held by a person not by right of descent or in virtue of himself, but merely by the gift or consent of another. Adorned - (Ad-orn'ed


Who founded the College of Arms or Herald's College in 1484?

College of Arms | Familypedia | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit Coat of Arms of King Richard III , the founder of the College. Based in London , the College is one of the few remaining official heraldic authorities in Europe. Scotland has its own heraldic authority in Lord Lyon King of Arms and the Court of the Lord Lyon . The College also grants arms to citizens of other Commonwealth countries that do not have their own heraldic authorities. ( Canada and South Africa have their own heraldic authorities, the Canadian Heraldic Authority and the Bureau of Heraldry , respectively). In addition to designing and granting new arms, the College fields many requests from people attempting to demonstrate descent from an armigerous (arms-bearing) person; a person descended in the male line (or through heraldic heiresses ) from such an ancestor may be reissued that ancestor's arms (with differencing marks if necessary to distinguish from senior-line cousins). To that end, the college is involved in genealogy and the many pedigrees (family trees) in their records, although not open to the public, have official status. Anyone may register a pedigree with the college, where they are carefully internally audited and require official proofs before being altered. Heralds were originally messengers ; and to this day the officers of the College of Arms occasionally step back into that role by publicly reading Royal proclamations , notably at the accession of a new sovereign . They also have a part in planning for and guiding participants through state ceremonies, such as coronations , the introduction of new peers into the House of Lords , and the ceremonies of orders of chivalry . For these public appearances, the officers of the college wear costume representing their place in the Royal Household , either simple red livery or the herald's traditional colourful outfit of a tabard emblazoned with his master's arms (in this case the royal arms ). On these occasions they are sometimes preceded by state trumpeters (with whom they should not be confused). The College of Arms occupies a building on Queen Victoria Street in the City of London , not far to the south of St. Paul's Cathedral . The site was granted to the college when it was re-incorporated by Philip and Mary I in 1555, and the present seventeenth century building dates from after the Great Fire of London in 1666. On the morning of 5 February 2009, a fire broke out on the top floor of the College building. The fire brigade were called immediately and the building was safely evacuated with no casualties. There was also no damage to any of the records and the building remained open for business whilst repairs took place. The officers Lancaster Richmond York Windsor Chester Somerset Norfolk Surrey Maltravers Wales An engraving of the College of Arms as it looked in 1756 The Earl Marshal , an hereditary office held by the Duke of Norfolk , oversees the College, though he is not a member of that body; arms may not be granted without his consent. Furthermore, the Earl Marshal may, in theory, hear cases and controversies relating to the use of arms in the Court of Chivalry , although the court has not sat since 1954. In practice, the Earl Marshal usually leaves affairs to the professional heralds of the College. There are, historically, three levels of officers of arms: Kings of Arms , Heralds and Pursuivants . The officers of arms occupy posts bearing traditional titles with royal connotations: Kings of Arms: Clarenceux King of Arms , whose "province" is the part of England south of the River Trent Norroy and Ulster King of Arms , whose "province" is the part of England north of the River Trent (Norroy) and Northern Ireland (Ulster) Heralds, whose titles are references to places or peerage titles historically associated with the monarchy: Rouge Dragon Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary The various officers of arms have their own private practices in heraldry and genealogy, and receive only nominal salaries as officers of the College. These salaries were set centuries ago and reflect the living


Which horse won its fifth King George VI chase at Kempton Park on Boxing Day 2011?

Brilliant Kauto Star wins fifth King George VI Chase at Kempton | Sport | The Guardian Brilliant Kauto Star wins fifth King George VI Chase at Kempton • Outstanding chaser defeats favourite Long Run • Superb round of jumping seals popular victory Ruby Walsh celebrates victory on Kauto Star after winning the King George VI Chase at Kempton Park. Photograph: Steve Parsons/PA Monday 26 December 2011 10.51 EST First published on Monday 26 December 2011 10.51 EST Close This article is 5 years old Record-breaking, history-making, breathtaking. Kauto Star produced one of the most memorable performances in the history of jumps racing to win the William Hill King George VI Chase at Kempton Park. The 11-year-old, whose powers had appeared to be on the wane when comprehensively beaten in the same race 12 months ago, bounced back to his best to defeat the reigning champion, Long Run, by a length and a quarter, with 17 lengths back to third-placed Captain Chris. In victory, Kauto Star was surpassing Desert Orchid as the most successful horse in the history of the race. Ruby Walsh sent the 3-1 chance to the front as they passed the winning post with a circuit to go and the pair were never headed again after a display of jumping that belied the fact he will turn 12 in a matter of days. It was to see Kauto Star that so many of the 22,000 crowd had made their way to Kempton and they celebrated victory with rapture. He was cheered before the race, cheered during it and roared home at the end. With almost a mile still to run, Sam Waley-Cohen had started pushing and shoving away at the favourite Long Run as Ruby Walsh gradually asked Kauto Star to increase his advantage. At the three fences in the home straight, he extended his advantage at each obstacle with a slicker leap than his pursuer and although Long Run was steadily closing in on the run-in he never looked likely to catch the winner. "For a horse who is 11 to come here and run in the race for the sixth time and win it for the fifth is amazing," said the winning trainer, Paul Nicholls , who had dropped his mobile phone in the excitement of the finish. "If he'd shown any sign that he wasn't as good as ever then we'd have retired him but he's just been so good this autumn and he worked so well on Saturday. If he gets to Cheltenham in that form he'll be the one to beat [in the Gold Cup]." "It's unbelievable, I'm so proud of him," said his owner, Clive Smith. "He's such a magnificent animal. He's just got such a heart – a heart to win anything." Nicky Henderson, trainer of Long Run, was keeping a brave face on the defeat and looking forward to a rematch in March's Gold Cup. "It's two-two between them and the decider will be played out in the Cotswolds in March," he said. William Hill cut Kauto Star to 9-2 from 10-1 to claim a third Cheltenham Gold Cup, with Long Run eased to 3-1 from 5-2.


Who is the choirmaster of the 'Military Wives'?

BBC's The Choir: Military Wives: How one man's inspiring love of music turned these lonely and terrified women into a choir tipped to top the charts this Christmas | Daily Mail Online As Samantha Stevenson stared out from the stage of the Royal Albert Hall, the 28-year-old mother of two watched in awe and astonishment as the audience slowly rose to their feet and unleashed a cacophony of applause. From the royal box, the Queen, Prince Charles and Camilla smiled down warmly. Along with the 100 women standing beside her in elegant black evening wear, she tried to stop the tears from falling. Tried — and failed. United in song (from left): Samantha Stevenson; Nicky and George Scott; Hayley and Ade Bowles; and Emma and Gavin Williams. BBC2's The Choir: Military Wives has changed their lives If you had told the Scottish housewife nine months ago that she would be singing a solo in front of not only the Royal Family but an audience of 2.65 million viewers on national TV, she would have dismissed you as deranged. For by her own admission, she is a woman whose whole life has been led behind the scenes. Samantha is a military wife and, like thousands of others in her position, she’d long ago  accepted that she was not the ‘star’ of the  family. The uniforms, the risk-taking, the cheering crowds and royal salutes, that was for husbands like hers — the heroes who fight overseas — not for the wives left behind to quietly get on with the day-to-day business of raising a family. Not that Samantha minded. ‘A lot of the focus is on the men, and rightly so,’ she says. ‘But we wives and children do get forgotten about. When our husbands are in Afghanistan, it is hard for us, too. We have to be single mothers and try to keep strong for our kids.’ RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share It can be hard, though, keeping children’s spirits up when your own often sink so low. ‘When my husband went away, I had no confidence at all,’ says Samantha. ‘On my long list of priorities, I came at the very bottom. There wasn’t really any worth to me at all.’ Now all that has changed thanks to perhaps the most inspiring and uplifting TV programme of the year. BBC2’s The Choir: Military Wives, which finished with a tear-jerking finale this week, charted the journey of a group of shy, Devon-based military wives, including Samantha, as they grew into a pitch-perfect choir, under the tutelage of inspirational choirmaster Gareth Malone. The 35-year-old, who runs community outreach programmes for the London Symphony Orchestra, didn’t just teach his recruits to sing. He provided a deeply thought-provoking insight into the daily lives of military wives, sick with worry when their menfolk are serving on the frontline. Uplifting: Choirmaster Gareth Malone encouraged the military wives how to sing and now they are they are taking on The X Factor stars for this year's Christmas No 1 slot These are the women who usually only catch the public’s attention if they become one of the silent widows in black as their husbands’ bodies are repatriated. Malone gave these women a public face and, more importantly, a voice as, little by little, he coaxed them out of their shells to tell their stories ...and sing. And what voices they had. The quiet courage of the Military Wives’ choir has created such a wave of public support they are now — by popular demand, and backed by BBC Radio 2 — taking on The X Factor’s shallow and fame-hungry wannabes for this year’s Christmas No 1 slot. With the money they raise going to the Royal British Legion and the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association, they surely deserve to triumph. So I have been invited to the Royal Marines Base Chivenor in North Devon, where it all began in February, to meet some of the women and hear how they’re adjusting to life in the limelight. As they gather for tea, mince pies and gossip in a cosy home on the barracks, the talk is not of fame at all. It is of the enduring friendships they have made, their shared sense of achievement, and of how the choir provided such a welcome distraction during the six h


Lincoln's Inn, Middle Temple and Inner Temple are three of the four Inns of Court. What is the fourth?

The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple - Home Home Wellbeing at the Bar Welcome to the Inner Temple The Inner Temple is one of the four Inns of Court and here you can find information on how to become a barrister; how to join the Inn; scholarships; student barrister (BPTC) qualifying sessions; CPD for practising barristers and social events. You will also be able to find out about the Inner Temple’s history, from its buildings to some of its more famous members; filming and even hosting your own function at Inner Temple. The Inns of Court are unincorporated associations which have existed since the 14th Century and play a central role in the recruitment of student members, training of aspiring barristers and continuing professional development of established barristers. The Inns of Court hold the exclusive rights to call candidates to practise law at the Bar of England and Wales. They consist of the Honourable Societies of the Inner Temple, Middle Temple, Lincoln's Inn and Gray's Inn. The Inn has over 8,000 qualified members, including Judges, Barristers (both practising and non-practising) and Pupils. Each year approximately 450 students apply to join the Inn with the intention of training for the Bar.


"""Uberrimae fidei"" is the motto of Lloyds of London. What does it mean?"

Some Maritime Terms Explained — Part 4 - Bullivant Houser Bailey PC - Attorneys at Law Some Maritime Terms Explained — Part 4 September, 2011 By Marilyn Raia PacMar Magazine This is the last in a multi-part series in which the meaning of some terms commonly used in marine insurance and maritime contracts is explained. Proximate Cause The proximate cause or "efficient proximate cause" is that cause which sets others in motion to result in loss or damage. It is not necessarily the cause closest in time to the occurrence of the loss or damage. Efficient proximate cause must be determined when loss or damage may be attributable to multiple causes, not all of which are covered perils under an insurance policy. Courts are to use "common sense and reasonable judgment" to isolate a single cause as the efficient proximate cause of the loss, and then determine whether that cause is a covered peril. A frequently cited case illustrating the analysis is Commodities Reserve Co. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co. 879 F.2d 640 (9th Cir. 1989). In that case, shipments of chickpeas and cumin from Turkey were carried aboard a vessel bound for Venezuela. During the voyage, the vessel took on a shipment of munitions. The vessel was detained by Greek authorities because of the violation of Greek regulations regarding the carriage of munitions in Greek waters. The vessel owner refused to release the chickpeas and cumin for forwarding, without a waiver of liability. The cargo owner eventually obtained a court order for release of the shipments which were then transloaded onto another vessel. No infestation of the chickpeas and cumin was noted at that time. The cargo owner then sought reimbursement from its cargo insurer for various expenses associated with the transloading, arguing they were incurred to prevent infestation, a covered peril under the cargo policy. The court held the proximate cause of the transloading expenses was the detention of the vessel, a peril not covered by the policy. Accordingly, there was no coverage for the transloading expenses. However, the court held the proximate cause of the expenses incurred to obtain the court order to release the cargo was not the detention of the vessel, but the vessel owner's refusal to release the cargo, a covered peril. Reinsurance Reinsurance is insurance bought by an insurance company from a reinsurance company as a way to shift the risk of loss to the reinsurer. The insurance company and reinsurance company enter into a reinsurance agreement, the terms of which provide the circumstances under which the reinsurance company will reimburse the insurer for a loss that the insurer is obligated to pay. Sometimes reinsurance companies buy reinsurance from other reinsurance companies as a means of further shifting the risk of loss. There are two types of reinsurance an insurance company can buy: 1) treaty; and 2) facultative. Treaty reinsurance is an agreement between an insurer and a reinsurer that all risks of a certain type will be automatically reinsured as soon as the insurer agrees to insure them in the first instance. The amount of the treaty reinsurance may be all or a percentage of the underlying amount insured. Facultative reinsurance involves an individual risk that might not fall within the types of risks covered by treaty reinsurance. The insurance company seeking facultative reinsurance offers a risk to the reinsurance company, which has the option of accepting it or rejecting it. When a reinsurance company buys its own reinsurance, it can also buy treaty or facultative reinsurance. Subrogation In the insurance context, subrogation is an equitable right acquired by an insurer upon the payment of a claim. When an insurer pays its insured's claim, and to the extent of the amount paid, the insurer acquires all of the rights its insured had against the party causing the loss or damage giving rise to the claim. The insurer may pursue recovery in its own name from the wrongdoer. When seeking a recovery from the wrongdoer, the insurer is said to "stand in the shoes" of its insure


Fremantle Weather, Climate of Fremantle, Seasonal Temperature of Fremantle Western Australia Heading to the South Coast? Visit Denmark, Western Australia along the Rainbow Coast Fremantle Climate The Fremantle Doctor (The Fremantle Docker) During summer months it consistently blows from the South-West along the southern half of the west coast, starting between noon and 3 pm. It can penetrate as far inland as 100km, reaching York in the early evening. In Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, and in FREMANTLE the wind is called the Fremantle Doctor because it brings welcome relief from the summertime high temperatures. On days when the wind fails, the afternoon temperatures of Perth suburbs are considerably higher, often exceeding 40°C (104°F), although this is also attributable to the influence of a strong easterly wind blowing in hot desert air from the arid interior of the state. The wind is sometimes called the Fremantle Docker, allegedly because in the days of sail, ships would lie offshore waiting for the afternoon wind to carry them into the Fremantle Dock. This is not to be confused with the Fremantle Dockers, the local Australian Football League team. (See Fremantle Sport ) The Fremantle Doctor The Fremantle Doctor is strongest in December and January, when the temperature differential between the land and ocean is greatest. In February and March the breeze is not as strong, because the ocean temperature is a bit warmer. Though October and November are not as warm, the ocean temperature is cooler resulting in the sea breeze in these months. Other months have a weak or non-existent Fremantle Doctor. In the winter months, the land temperature is usually cooler than the ocean temperature, and this sometimes results in the weaker land breeze in the early morning. When the Fremantle Doctor first arrives it is from the west-south-west (WSW) direction. Later when it is at maximum strength, the direction is usually from the SW or SSW. By the early evening, the direction is from the south. This change in wind direction is due to the Coriolis Effect. Other factors like the prevailing wind of a particular day can also have an effect on the direction. A wind rose showing the different wind directions for Perth can be found at the Bureau of Meteorology's website. [ Wikipedia ] Fremantle is home to Black Swans of Western Australia In Manning Park just bordering South Fremantle there is a large lake named Davilak Lake which is home to many Western Australian Black Swans. Black Swans feature as emblems and decorations on most important public buildings in Western Australia. An example is the tower of the Fremantle Town Hall . The Black Swan is the official state emblem of Western Australia, and is depicted on the Flag of Western Australia, as well as being depicted on the Western Australian Coat-of-Arms. The symbol is used in other emblems, coins, logos, mascots and in the naming of sports teams. When they fly north, they stop in Fremantle and raise their babies! "Aboriginal usage of 'Black Swan' The Black Swan is well-represented in the toponymy of the south-west. (Toponymy is the scientific study of place names.) One example is Kurrabup (Nyungar language), or ‘black swan place’, being the local Aboriginal name for the Wilson Inlet upon which the town of Denmark is situated in the South West of Western Australia, a few hours from Fremantle." http://en.wikipedia.org Western Australia Flag with the Black Swan Emblem Standard of the Governor 1870-1953 Fremantle Western Australia.com.au is owned and operated by Rainbow Coast Web Design, based in Western Australia. The views and opinions expressed in this website are the opinions of the editor or otherwise stated. This website is a Local's View of Fremantle, and is not an 'official' representation of Fremantle. Website photographs are copyright protected unless otherwise stated. They are editorial in nature, and are NOT for sale and may NOT be used without written permission. Maps coded using open source technology from Google . Videos are intended for educational and documen


Which World Heritage site is 3 miles north east of Bushmills in Northern Ireland?

Giant's Causeway, The in Bushmills, United Kingdom (Google Maps) - Virtual Globetrotting Bushmills , United Kingdom (GB) The Giant's Causeway is an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic eruption. It is located on the north-east coast of Northern Ireland, about 3 kilometres (2 miles) north of the town of Bushmills. It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986, and a National Nature Reserve in 1987 (by the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland). In a 2005 poll of Radio Times readers, the Giant's Causeway was named as the fourth greatest natural wonder in the United Kingdom. The tops of the columns form stepping stones that lead from the cliff foot and disappear under the sea. Most of the columns are hexagonal, although there are also some with four, five, seven and eight sides. The tallest are about 12 metres (36 ft) high, and the solidified lava in the cliffs is 28 metres thick in places. The Giant's Causeway is today owned and managed by the National Trust; it is the most popular tourist attraction in Northern Ireland. (Wikipedia)


Which restaurant in Bray, Berkshire, was at the centre of a novovirus scare in 2009?

Heston Blumenthal puts Fat Duck restaurant closure down to norovirus | Life and style | The Guardian Close This article is 7 years old The health scare that forced the closure of Heston Blumenthal's Fat Duck restaurant may have been caused by the highly infectious norovirus bug, the chef has disclosed in a magazine interview. The £130-a-head eaterie in Bray, Berkshire, was shut for a fortnight after 40 people complained of diarrhoea and vomiting. Blumenthal closed the restaurant as a precaution while tests were carried out and samples taken from staff and diners. He told Australia's Hospitality magazine the cause was "categorically not food poisoning" and that "the only thing that has come up is that three staff and five customers have been tested positive for something called norovirus". The virus is known more commonly as "winter vomiting disease". Support from potential customers had been incredible, he said. "It's affected the restaurant big time because we had to cancel 800 people because of the closure, but in terms of the business and people wanting to come in then no." He said: "For the past five years we've been sending food off every month for sampling and I don't know of any other restaurant in the country that does that. We also have a company that has been looking after our health and safety stuff for the last five years." The restaurant, which has three Michelin stars and employs 45 chefs and 25 front-of-house staff, has a 17-course taster menu, costing £130, and can take three hours or more to finish. It is also renowned for Blumenthal's gastronomic inventions, such as snail porridge and scrambled egg and bacon ice-cream. Among those taken ill were the boxing promoter Frank Warren and the television sports presenter Jim Rosenthal. The Health Protection Agency, which said it had received a total of 400 complaints after the media publicity, gave the all-clear while continuing investigations. Last week, it said the Fat Duck had complied with its recommendations, including a risk assessment of all food storage and preparation. The agency's website says norovirus is the most common cause of infectious gastroenteritis in England and Wales. Its effects are generally mild, with people recovering in two to three days.


For which clothing company did the former Kate Middleton work as an accessory buyer?

Kate Middleton lands job with fashion chain Jigsaw | Daily Mail Online Kate Middleton lands job with fashion chain Jigsaw Last updated at 12:08 01 December 2006 Prince William's girlfriend Kate Middleton has a job with fashion chain Jigsaw, the company said today. The 24-year-old, who has been dating the future king for three years, has become an accessory buyer for the high street brand. A spokeswoman for Jigsaw said: "We can confirm that Kate joined our staff two or three weeks ago as an accessory buyer for Jigsaw and Jigsaw Junior. We can't comment any further." Miss Middleton studied art history at St Andrews and graduated from university, where she met William and shared a flat with the Prince, a year-and-a-half ago. Well-loved womenswear chain Jigsaw is owned by fashion tycoons John and Belle Robinson - close family friends of Kate's. Their company Robinson Webster Holdings also owns the Kew womenswear stores. According to The Sun newspaper, Miss Middleton has already helped out on a fashion shoot where she ran errands, fetching cups of tea and snacks. Kate has been described as a walking advert for Jigsaw, often being seen wearing its cardigans, floral print skirts and dresses. It will be a major coup for the brand to have the woman being tagged as a future Queen on board. According to the Jigsaw website, its footwear and bags are manufactured mainly in Italy and Spain "using the finest materials, usually high quality leather". Belts come from Italy, with some more artisan-crafted pieces made in Asia, while scarves, gloves and hats are made in the Far East and Europe. Its jewellery has been sourced from Europe, India and Mexico.


Who created the works The Third of May 1808 and The Disasters of War?

Art Through Time: A Global View        - The Third of May, 1808 The Third of May, 1808 » Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828) The 1808 invasion of Spain by Napoleon’s army and the succeeding French occupation, which lasted until 1814, had a profound impact on Francisco Goya. Goya had explored themes of irrationality, folly, and corruption in earlier works including the satiric Los Caprichos, but images he created during and after the war with France were much darker, both emotionally and visually, than anything he had done previously. In the gruesome Disasters of War series begun in the 1808, but published decades later, Goya created images that were unambiguously anti-war. Rather than taking sides in these prints, Goya focused on how war brings out the basest human instincts. In two monumental paintings from 1814, Goya presented a more politically charged perspective. Created for a public audience, the two paintings—The Second of May, 1808 and The Third of May, 1808—commemorate events from the beginning of the war. The first image represents a bloody encounter that took place between the French army and the people of Madrid who rose up against them. The second depicts the execution of the rebels by the French on the following day. With The Third of May, 1808, Goya has made an image of actual historical events, but enhanced them for maximum dramatic effect. The condemned men stand before a firing squad on the hill Príncipe Pío, one of several locations where such executions took place. The recognizable architecture of the city in the background lends immediacy to the scene. But it is the figures to the left of the composition that demand the viewer’s attention. The main figure, dressed in white, practically glows. Holding out his arms in an unmistakable reference to the crucified Christ, he appears as a heroic martyr. While the faceless French soldiers on the opposite side are rendered almost inhuman, the ill-fated Spanish rebels elicit both sympathy for their suffering and respect for their sacrifice.


Fringillidae is the Latin name for which family of birds?

Fringillidae | Definition of Fringillidae by Merriam-Webster You've found a word that is only available in the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary . To view the full    definition of Fringillidae, activate your free trial today. Why access the complete Unabridged Dictionary? 300,000 words that aren’t in our free dictionary Expanded definitions, etymologies, and usage notes Advanced search features


What was the name of the official mascot for the 2012 Olympic Games?

2012 Olympic Games Mascots for the Summer Olympics Let's take a look at each one ... Wenlock - the 2012 Olympic Games Mascot This is Wenlock, the official mascot for the London 2012 Olympic Games. So how did he get his name? Well, it's inspired by Much Wenlock in Shropshire, a town that's at the heart of Olympic history. In the 19th century, Baron Pierre de Coubertin was invited there to watch the "Much Wenlock Games" which were inspired  by the Olympic Games of ancient Greece. De Coubertin was inspired by the Wenlock Games too, and went on to found the modern Olympic movement. The Much Wenlock Games are still held annually to this day. So what are Wenlock's most distinctive features? The light on his head is inspired by the lights on London's iconic black taxis and the shape of the front of his head is based on  the shape of the Olympic Stadium roof, whilst his eye is a camera lens, capturing everything he sees. And the three points on his head represent the places on the podium where successful athletes stand to receive their medals and  the bracelets on his wrists are friendship bands, in the colours of the five Olympic rings. So let's now take a look at... Mandeville - the 2012 Paralympic Games Mascot This is Mandeville, the official mascot for the London 2012 Paralympic Games. So how did he get his name? Well, his name is inspired by Stoke Mandeville in Buckinghamshire ... the birthplace of the Paralympic Games. On the same day as the Opening Ceremony of the London 1948 Olympic Games, Sir Ludwig Guttmann held his own sport competition in Stoke  Mandeville for World War Two soldiers with spinal injuries. It was no coincidence - Sir Ludwig dreamed of a "parallel Olympics" for athletes with disabilities. The Stoke Mandeville  Games grew and grew until they became the Paralympic Games. So what are Mandeville's most distinctive features? His eye is a camera lens, capturing everything he sees, whilst his head has three prongs which represent the three parts of the Paralympic emblem. Like his tail and hands, they're aerodynamic, which is really important as he's a "spirit in motion", always rushing around,  constantly trying to beat his personal best. The personal best timer on his wrist helps him to keep track. The light on his head - inspired by the lights found on London's iconic black taxis - helps him to see where he's going.


What is the more common name for Oil of Vitriol?

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Which island lies between North Uist and South Uist?

Benbecula Airport Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland Boarding the Flight from Benbecula to    Barra   The Island of Benbecula lies   between North Uist and South Uist and its airport   serves both, as well as Benbecula itself. The airport is located on a spit of   machair, grassy dune land, at the north west corner of Benbecula, adjacent to   the main village of Balivanich (Baile Mhanaich). Aircraft have operated from Benbecula from the late 1930s, and in 1939   an air ambulance was based here. In June 1942 an RAF base was established at   Balivanich and for the rest of the war a variety of maritime patrol aircraft   operated from here, guarding Atlantic convoys and hunting U-boats. At the end of the war, RAF Benbecula became Benbecula Airport,   helping link Benbecula and the Uists with the rest of Scotland. At the end of   the 1950s the military returned to expand the airport and build an Army base   nearby. This serves as the headquarters for the missile ranges off the west   coast of South Uist. Travellers using Benbecula Airport today find an attractive   terminal, complete with a cafeteria that is worth bearing in mind even for   those not planning to travel by air. The terminal is an indication that the   airport continues to develop, though the most recent additions are less obvious   but equally important barriers to protect the airport from Atlantic storms. Benbecula Airport is operated by Highlands and Islands Airports   Limited (HIAL), a public corporation wholly owned by the Scottish Ministers   which in total operates 11 airports throughout the Scottish islands and on the   mainland. These comprise Islay, Tiree, Barra, Benbecula and Stornoway in the Western Isles; Campbeltown, Dundee, Wick and Inverness on the mainland; Kirkwall in Orkney; and Sumburgh in Shetland. A number of services operate to and from Benbecula. These include   links by British Airways to Glasgow ; by Highland Airways to Stornoway ; and by Loganair to Barra. The Stornoway Service is   operated by a Jetstream 31 aircraft, appropriately registered G-UIST. The Loganair link to   Barra is the most famous of Benbecula's services. The flight to Barra's world famous beach airport by Twin Otter   aircraft is a unique experience and one of the very best ways to see Benbecula   and South Uist. Arrival at    Benbecula


Which role in Parliament is held in 2012 by Amyas Morse?

Accountability to Parliament for taxpayers’ money – National Audit Office Accountability to Parliament for taxpayers’ money The incentives on departmental Accounting Officers (usually the Permanent Secretary) to safeguard value for taxpayers’ money are weak compared to those associated with the day-to-day job of satisfying Ministers, according to today’s report from the National Audit Office. Accounting Officers (AOs) have always had to balance the priorities, risks and pressures associated with these dual accountabilities, but, over time, the emphasis appears to have shifted in a way that potentially undermines accountability to Parliament. The NAO finds that AOs appear to lack confidence to challenge Ministers where they have concerns about the feasibility or value for money of new policies or decisions, not least because standing up to Ministers is seen as damaging to a civil servant’s career prospects. Contributors to this situation are: the more ‘executive’ role of Ministers in specifying the detail and timing of policy implementation (and consequently AOs being held responsible for implementation decisions not directly under their control); Ministers seeking greater involvement in the selection of civil servants appointed to senior posts; and concerns over the influence of special advisers to Ministers. Today’s report finds that the AO’s power to request a formal ‘ministerial direction’ is not being used effectively as an accountability control to safeguard value for money. Where an AO has serious concerns about value for money, he or she can flag the concern to Parliament by formally (and publicly) requesting a direction to proceed from the Minister. The threat of this can prevent poor decisions about use of taxpayers’ money, and discussions about possible directions can have ‘invisible’ positive influence on decision-making. However, the evidence suggests the mechanism is not being used effectively. Major projects where there were clear value for money concerns, such as the FiReControl Project (2004-2011 which had cost £635 million when it was cancelled) or the National Programme for IT in the NHS (costing £11.4 billion between 2002 and 2011), were not the subject of directions. AOs are expected to put in place effective assurance and controls to support their personal accountability to Parliament and these arrangements have evolved. But they need to keep pace with fundamental changes to the way government carries out its business and delivers public services, including greater local devolution.  Progress during the last parliament included Treasury making senior responsible owners of major projects (SROs) directly accountable to Parliament for project implementation, and improvements in transparency of government’s finances such as the Whole of Government Accounts. The creation of accountability system statements was another positive development, but they are not comprehensive and often are little more than a compliance exercise. The NAO concludes that ensuring the essentials of accountability in some areas of government still seems to be an afterthought. Furthermore, HM Treasury has not asserted its own key role in setting the overall framework for AO accountability and providing clarity about expectations on AOs. Overall, the NAO concludes that a robust, accountable system of decision-making, that safeguards taxpayers’ money effectively, needs much more transparency than is currently the case. Among the NAO’s recommendations is that the Treasury should introduce a new requirement on AOs to provide positive, on-the-record assurance ahead of key implementation decisions. This would help ensure that appropriate, informed judgements are made before public resources are committed. “Accounting officers are responsible for the delivery of value for money – the economy, efficiency and effectiveness of public projects and programmes. In this they converge closely with the Committee of Public Accounts and, of course, the NAO. AOs have always had to balance this role against other duties to execute policy and support Min


Which role in Parliament is held in 2012 by Dominic Grieve?

Parliament and the judiciary - Speeches - GOV.UK Parliament and the judiciary (Transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered) Location: This speech was published under    the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government Speech by Dominic Grieve QC MP to BPP Law School Introduction “I am very grateful to BPP Law School for giving me a forum to look at some current issue of political and legal interest. For this afternoon I have chosen the relationship between Parliament and the judiciary. “It is some 127 years since Dicey in his magisterial fashion gave us his definition of that relationship that might remove it from all controversy. He told us: The sovereignty of Parliament and the supremacy of the law of the land… may appear to stand in opposition to each other, or to be at best only counterbalancing forces. But this appearance is delusive; the sovereignty of Parliament… favours the supremacy of the law, whilst the predominance of rigid legality throughout our institutions evokes the exercise and thus increases the authority of Parliamentary sovereignty. “Today, however, new polemic has emerged on the subject. Some have argued that the sovereignty of parliament is being eroded and that the power of the judges is increasing to the point of their becoming the governors. “So, this is a question that no Parliamentarian, minister or judge can ignore entirely. We live in a world in which the old orthodoxies of Parliamentary sovereignty, the separation of powers, and the deference of the judiciary to the judgment of the executive are no longer accepted without question. Where, once, the suggestion that Parliament was not sovereign would have been considered heretical; now the possibility is raised in every textbook, and in judgments of members of our Appellate Courts.” Role of the Attorney General “As the Attorney General, my role places me close to the heart of these debates; and it may assist in illustrating why that is so, for me to give a brief outline of the role of the Attorney in our political and legal system. “In a nutshell, I have 3 main roles: first, as Chief Legal Adviser to the Crown; second, as the government minister responsible for superintending the Crown Prosecution Service, the Serious Fraud Office, and Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate; and third as guardians of certain public interest functions which include, for example, the role of protector of charity and of the administration of justice. “So there are specific aspects of my work that give me a particular insight into the relationship between Parliament and the courts. “First, I am (like my predecessors) a member of Parliament - although some of my predecessors have been members of the House of Lords rather than, like me of the House of Commons. “I would add that I am a proud to be a Parliamentarian. As such, I believe in Parliament’s right to make law and to be the ultimate arbiter of political questions because it is the bearer of democratic legitimacy in our system, and I believe in the Parliamentary process and in Parliament as a forum for testing and improving our law and scrutinising government. “Second, as chief legal adviser to the Crown, I advise government departments on how policy can be achieved in a lawful and proper way; and the Solicitor General and I, together with the Advocate General for Scotland, have a specific role in the legislative process, considering each Bill as it approaches introduction for the same purpose. Ultimately the Law Officers (a term which includes all 3 of us) have the power to block a Bill if there are unresolved concerns about its legality or propriety. “Where possible, of course, the Law Officers endeavour to support the government and Parliament in achieving its legislative aims in a proper and lawful way; and much of our time is spent saying “have you thought about doing it this way?” which is what all good lawyers should do for their clients. It is not the role of the Law Officers to thwart government policy. “However that does not detract from the fact tha


"Who was the painter of the work The Treachery of Images, which includes the words ""Ceci n'est pas une pipe""?"

Ceci n’est pas une pipe | museum-exhibitions.com by Paula Terán New York, from 28. September 2013 to 12 January 2014 René Magritte (1898-1967) is probably the most famous Belgian artist of the 20th century, whose works have been massively used, adapted or imitated in advertisements, posters, albums or book covers, decorative objects etc., so that some of them have become authentic icons of the last century. As the Warhol’s prints of Marilyn or the Van Gogh’s Sunflowers. Le faux miroir (The False Mirror), 1929, René Magritte. Oil on canvas. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. He is considered as a Surrealist painter who usually represented a collection of ordinary objects in an unusual context or space (like a train coming out of a chimney, or a glass of water placed on an unbrella), giving new meanings to familiar things, and challenging the viewer preconditioned perceptions of reality and the ‘real world’ itself, in his words. He would paint a simple object like a pipe or an apple and then write below ‘‘Ceci n’est pas une pipe’’ or ‘‘Ceci n’est pas une pomme’’ (‘‘This is not a pipe’’ or ‘‘This is not an apple’’), denying what was obvious to be seen. Only an apparent contradiction as indeed, he was pointing out that no matter how realistic the object represented seemed to be, the painting could never catch the pipe or the apple itself. Magritte’s would describe his art as “visible images which conceal nothing; they evoke mystery and, indeed, when one sees one of my pictures, one asks oneself this simple question, ‘What does that mean?’. It does not mean anything, because mystery means nothing either, it is unknowable.” La trahison des images (Ceci n’est pas une pipe) (The Treachery of Images [This is Not a Pipe]), 1929, René Magritte. Oil on canvas. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California. The Museum of Modern Art of New York, MoMA, will be presenting the exhibition ‘‘Magritte: The Mystery of the Ordinary, 1926-1938’’. It has been organized in collaboration with the Menil Collection in Houston and the Art Institute of Chicago, where it will be shown as well (at The Menil Collection between 14th February – 1st June, 2014, and at The Art Institute of Chicago between 29th of June -12th October 2014). The retrospective is focused on Magritte’s essential works from the 1920’s and 1930‘s, and shows over 80 paintings, collages, drawings, and objects, along with a selection of photographs, periodicals, and early commercial work, exploring and tracing his development as a definitive Surrealist painter. In addition to works from MoMA’s collection, the exhibitions includes many loans from public and private collections all over the world. L’assassin menacé (The Menaced Assassin), 1927, René Magritte. Oil on canvas. Museum of Modern Art, New York. The retrospective begins in 1926, with the paintings and collages that Magritted created in Brussels which, in his own words, “challenged the real world”, and that would gained him recognition as a Surrealist painter. It also follows Magritte to Paris, where he lived from 1927 to 1930, essential years where he met Surrealists like André Breton, Salvador Dalí, and Joan Miró, and created his first word-image paintings. At that moment, his art was at times violent and disturbing. He started then using methods that included the misnaming of objects, doubling, repetition and mirroning. Some of Magritte’s most radical and famous works are from that period in Paris. Paintings like ‘’The Lovers’’ (1928) where he invokes de cliché of a close-up kiss, but radically changing the voyeuristic side of the image by covering the faces with a cloth. Or ‘’The Treachery of Images ‘’(1929) representing the ‘‘Ceci n’est pas une pipe’’ pipe, or the female nude ‘‘The Eternally Obvious’’ (1930). These paintings will be shown together in this exhibition for the first time since 1931. Les amants (The Lovers), 1928, René Magritte. Oil on canvas. Museum of Modern Art, New York. In 1930 he returned to Brussels where he continued searching for new forms of image making and created paintings that depic


What is the largest of the Orkney Islands known as?

Orkney – Scotland Info Guide A Guide to the Scottish Highlands Islands and Mainland Orkney The Orkney Islands in the north of Scotland consists of about 20 inhabited islands plus 50 others, some quite small, and is 16 km (aprox. 10 miles) north of Caithness in northern mainland Scotland. The largest island in the group is known as the Mainland and has an area of 202 square miles, making it the sixth largest Scottish island and the ninth largest island surrounding Great Britain. An older name for the Mainland is Hrossey (Horse-island). Other islands can be classified as north or south of the Mainland. The islands north of the Mainland are known collectively as the North Isles, those to the south as the South Isles. All the islands together are 990 square kilometres and the total population is around is 19,500. The northern isles are: Auskerry, Calf of Eday, Damsay, Eday, Egilsay, Eynhallow, Faray, Gairsay, Helliar Holm, Holm of Faray, Holm of Huip, Holm of Papay, Holm of Scockness, Kili Holm, Linga Holm, Muckle Green Holm, North Ronaldsay, Papa Stronsay, Papa Westray, Rousay, Rusk Holm, Sanday, Shapinsay, Stronsay, Sweyn Holm, Westray and Wyre. The southern islands, mostly surrounded round the Scapa Flow are: Burray, Calf of Flotta, Cava, Copinsay, Corn Holm, Fara, Flotta, Glims Holm, Graemsay, Hoy, Hunda, Lamb Holm, Rysa Little, South Ronaldsay, Switha and Swona. Orkney’s History The rapid spread of Neolithic culture up the western seaways brought early Megalithic culture and farming settlements such as Knap of Howar from 3500 BC and the slightly later village at Skara Brae. Numerous chambered cairns include the magnificent Maeshowe passage grave, near the Ring of Brodgar and other standing stones. The Iron age inhabitants were Picts, evidence of whose occupation still exists in “weems” or underground houses, and “brochs” or round towers. Vikings having made the islands the headquarters of their expeditions against Norway and the Scottish Islands. Harold Hårfagre (“Fair Hair”) subdued the rovers in 875 and annexed both Orkney and Shetland to Norway. The martyrdom of Earl Magnus resulted in the building of St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall. The islands remained under the rule of Norse earls until 1231. In 1564, Lord Robert Stewart was made sheriff of Orkney and Shetland, and received possession of the estates of the udallers; in 1581, he was created earl of Orkney by James VI of Scotland. The islands were the rendezvous of Montrose’s expedition in 1650 which culminated in his imprisonment and death. During the Protectorate, they were visited by a detachment of Cromwell’s troops, who initiated the inhabitants into various industrial arts and new methods of agriculture. In 1707, the islands were granted to the earl of Morton in mortgage but in 1766, his estates were sold to Sir Lawrence Dundas, ancestor of the Earls of Zetland. During World War I and World War II, the Royal Navy had a major base at Scapa Flow. The base was closed in 1956. In the Arthurian legend, Orkney is the home to King Lot, Sir Gareth, Sir Gaheris, Sir Gawaine and Sir Agravain. Located in West Mainland is the ‘Heart of Neolithic Orkney’, a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site. This comprises a group of Neolithic monuments which consist of a large chambered tomb (Maes Howe), two ceremonial stone circles (the Stones of Stenness and the Ring of Brodgar) and a settlement (Skara Brae), together with a number of unexcavated burial, ceremonial and settlement sites. The group constitutes a major prehistoric cultural landscape which gives a graphic depiction of life in this remote archipelago in the far north of Scotland some 5,000 years ago. Kirkwall Kirkwall is the largest town and capital of the Orkney Islands. The town is first mentioned in the Orkneyinga saga in the year 1046. In 1486 King James III of Scotland elevated Kirkwall to the status of a Royal Burgh, as is shown by the road signs as you enter Kirkwall, ‘The City and Royal Burgh of Kirkwall’. The name Kirkwall is derived from the Norse name ‘Kirkjuvagr’, or ‘church bay’. This was later corrupted to ‘K


Chief Scout | Scouts Chief Scout Chief Scout Chief Scout - Bear Grylls The Chief Scout provides inspirational leadership to the Scout Movement in the UK. The public face of Scouting, the Chief Scout ensures that we reach as wide an audience as possible. Chief Scouts are appointed for a five-year tenure. Bear Grylls was the UK’s youngest Chief Scout when he was appointed aged 34. As an ex-Special Forces soldier, he is not only known around the world as the host of hit survival TV series, he is also an inspirational speaker, bestselling author and a fervent supporter of young people experiencing adventure for themselves. ‘Honoured to be offered this position’ When invited to take on this role with the UK’s largest co-educational youth movement, Bear said: ‘I feel so honoured to be offered this position, and have always held such admiration for Scouts and all they do around the world. 'The Scouting Movement is a massive force for good, touching many, many young lives. Above all, it gives millions of kids the chance to live and learn about the wild and to experience real adventure.’


What type of particle has 'flavours' known as top (or truth), bottom (or beauty), up, down, strange and charm?

Flavour | Article about flavour by The Free Dictionary Flavour | Article about flavour by The Free Dictionary http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/flavour Related to flavour: Natural flavour flavour (US), flavor Physics a property of quarks that enables them to be differentiated into six types: up, down, strange, charm, bottom (or beauty), and top (or truth) flavour (jargon) (US: flavor) 1. Variety, type, kind. "DDT commands come in two flavors." "These lights come in two flavors, big red ones and small green ones." See vanilla . 2. The attribute that causes something to be flavourful. Usually used in the phrase "yields additional flavour". "This convention yields additional flavor by allowing one to print text either right-side-up or upside-down." See vanilla . This usage was certainly reinforced by the terminology of quantum chromodynamics, in which quarks (the constituents of, e.g. protons) come in six flavors (up, down, strange, charm, top, bottom) and three colours (red, blue, green), however, hackish use of "flavor" at MIT predated QCD. 3. The term for " class " (in the object-oriented sense) in the LISP Machine Flavors system. Though the Flavors design has been superseded (notably by the Common LISP CLOS facility), the term "flavor" is still used as a general synonym for "class" by some Lisp hackers.


Who won the Man Booker prize for The Finkler Question?

Howard Jacobson wins Booker prize 2010 for The Finkler Question | Books | The Guardian Howard Jacobson wins Booker prize 2010 for The Finkler Question • Jacobson's The Finkler Question comes out top in 3-2 vote • Andrew Motion praises 'clever, complicated, wise' novel Tuesday 12 October 2010 16.48 EDT First published on Tuesday 12 October 2010 16.48 EDT Close This article is 6 years old Howard Jacobson's laugh-out-loud exploration of Jewishness, The Finkler Question , last night became the first unashamedly comic novel to win the Man Booker prize in its 42-year history. There will be cries of "about time too" for a funny and warm writer, now 68, who has long been highly regarded but unrewarded with major literary prizes. The Booker prize chairman, Sir Andrew Motion, said it was "quite amazing" that this was the first time Jacobson had been shortlisted. But he was not, in any way, being rewarded because it was his turn. "It never came into our minds," he said. "Having said that, there is a particular pleasure in seeing somebody who is that good finally getting his just deserts." Jacobson admitted he had waited a long time and, yes, there had been bitterness. "I have been wanting to win the Booker prize from the start. I don't think I'm alone in that, it's such a fantastic prize. It was beginning to look like I was the novelist that never ever won the Booker prize. "I have been increasingly talked about as underrated and I'm so sick of being described as the underrated Howard Jacobson . So the thought that's gone forever, is wonderful." Jacobson claimed he was going to spend his £50,000 prize money on a handbag for his wife. "Have you seen the price of handbags?" Motion said the decision was simple. "It won because it was the best book. You expect a book by Howard Jacobson to be very clever and very funny and it is both those things. But it is also, in a very interesting way, a very sad, melancholic book. It is comic, it is laughter, but it is laughter in the dark." Motion agreed it is a comic novel but said it was much more. It was "absolutely a book for grownups, for people who understand that comedy and tragedy are linked". It will be a sweet victory for the Manchester-born Jacobson, who lamented the fact that comic fiction was not taken more seriously in the Guardian Saturday Review last weekend. "There is a fear of comedy in the novel today," he wrote. "When did you last see the word 'funny' on the jacket of a serious novel?" Motion said times were changing and while he would go to music gigs when young, his children now go to comedy gigs. "The place of comedy in society has changed – so maybe we are more accommodating of it than we have ever been in the past. However, The Finkler Question should not, he said, be seen as something that was "relentlessly middle-brow, or easy-peasy" because it was comic. "It is much cleverer and more complicated and about much more difficult things than it immediately lets you know. Several people have used the word wise, and that's a good word." The book – Jacobson's 11th – follows the lives of three friends, Julian Treslove, Sam Finkler and Libor Sevick, and tackles not just what it is to be a British Jew, but also the nature of friendship itself. Published by Bloomsbury, it beat a strong field including a novel that had unexpectedly become odds-on favourite with the bookmakers. Ladbrokes even stopped taking bets last week because of the betting patterns surrounding Tom McCarthy's C. The others which missed out were Emma Donoghue's Room, Damon Galgut's In a Strange Room, Andrea Levy's The Long Song and Peter Carey's Olivier and Parrot in America. Victory for Carey would have made him the only three-time winner and hopes had been high, with the Australian novelist believing it his best work and Motion praising him as a modern-day Dickens. Jacobson, meanwhile, has described himself as "a Jewish Jane Austen" but only, he said last night, because he was sick of others calling him the "English Philip Roth". He added: "People think I'm steeped in the American Jewish novel. I'm not. I've rea


What is the title of the novel by Julian Barnes that won the Man Booker prize in 2011?

Booker prize 2011: Julian Barnes triumphs at last | Books | The Guardian Books Booker prize 2011: Julian Barnes triumphs at last Fourth time lucky for Julian Barnes, who wins the Man Booker prize 2011 for his novel The Sense of an Ending after missing out on three previous occasions Author Julian Barnes smiles after winning the 2011 Man Booker Prize for Fiction with his book The Sense of an Ending at the Guildhall in London. Photograph: Luke Macgregor/Reuters Tuesday 18 October 2011 19.15 EDT First published on Tuesday 18 October 2011 19.15 EDT Close This article is 5 years old Julian Barnes finally won the literary prize that has eluded him on three previous occasions when he was tonight presented with the Man Booker prize for his short novel, The Sense of an Ending . His victory came after one of the most bitter and vituperative run-ups to the prize in living memory - not among the shortlisted writers, but from dismayed and bemused commentators who accused judges of putting populism above genuine quality . But few of those critics could claim Barnes' novel is not of the highest quality. The chair of this year's judges, former MI5 director general Stella Rimington, said it had "the markings of a classic of English Literature. It is exquisitely written, subtly plotted and reveals new depths with each reading." Much of the row over the shortlist has stemmed from Rimington's own prioritisation of "readability" in the judging criteria. But tonight, she said quality had always been just as important. "It is a very readable book, if I may use that word, but readable not only once but twice and even three times," she said. "It is incredibly concentrated. Crammed into this short space is a great deal of information which you don't get out of a first read." Accepting the prize, Barnes thanked the judges for their wisdom and the sponsors for their cheque. He also offered some advice to publishers: "Those of you who have seen my book, whatever you think of its contents, will probably agree it is a beautiful object. And if the physical book, as we've come to call it, is to resist the challenge of the ebook, it has to look like something worth buying, worth keeping." Afterwards Barnes admitted a sense of relief at finally winning. "I didn't want to go to my grave and get a Beryl," he said referring to Bainbridge, who was shortlisted five times, never won and received a posthumous Best of Beryl Booker prize . He said the "readability" row had been "a false hare" to which he had paid little attention, adding: "Most great books are readable. Any shortlist of the last ten years that I've read has contained nothing but what you would call readable books." Barnes once called the prize "posh bingo" and he said he had not changed his view – it simply depended on who the judges were and what they liked. "The Booker prize has a tendency to drive people a bit mad," he said, not least writers with "hope and lust and greed and expectation" so the best way to stay sane, he said, was by treating it as a lottery until you win "when you realise that the judges are the wisest heads in literary Christendom". Asked what he would spend the £50,000 prize money on he said a new watch strap was first on his list. "I could buy a whole new watch." The book, at 150 pages, is undoubtedly short, but not the shortest to ever win the prize – that record belongs to Penelope Fitzgerald's Offshore , which won in 1979 and is shorter by a few hundred words. The Sense of an Ending, Barnes' 11th novel, explores memory: how fuzzy it can be and how we amend the past to suit our own wellbeing. It tells the story through the apparently insignificant and dull life of arts administrator Tony Webster. "One of the things that the book does is talk about the human kind," said Rimington. "None of us really knows who we are. We present ourselves in all sorts of ways, but maybe the ways we present ourselves are not how we really are." Rimington said the question of whether Barnes was overdue to win the £50,000 prize never entered her mind or figured in the debate. "We really were,


Alpha particle radiation is equivalent to fast moving nuclei of which element?

Alpha particle - 必应 Sign in Alpha particle Alpha particles consist of two protons and two neutrons bound together into a particle identical to a helium nucleus. They are generally produced in the process of alpha decay, but may also be produced in other ways. Alpha particles are named after the first letter in the Greek alphabet, α. The symbol for the alpha particle is α or α2+. Because they are identical to helium nuclei, they are also sometimes written as He2+ or 4 2He2+ indicating a helium ion with a +2 charge (missing its two electrons). If the ion gains electrons from its environment, the alph ... (展开) ha particle can be written as a normal (electrically neutral) helium atom 4 2He. Some science authors may use doubly ionized helium nuclei (He2+ ) and alpha particles as interchangeable terms. The nomenclature is not well defined, and thus not all high-velocity helium nuclei are considered by all authors to be alpha particles. As with beta and gamma rays/particles, the name used for the particle carries some mild connotations about its production process and energy, but these are not rigorously applied. Thus, alpha particles may be loosely used as a term when referring to stellar helium nuclei reactions (for example the alpha processes), and even when they occur as components of cosmic rays. A higher energy version of alphas than produced in alpha decay is a common product of an uncommon nuclear fission result called ternary fission. However, helium nuclei produced by particle accelerators (cyclotrons, synchrotrons, and the like) are less likely to be referred to as "alpha particles". Alpha particles, like helium nuclei, have a net spin of zero. Due to the mechanism of their production in standard alpha radioactive decay, alpha particles generally have a kinetic energy of about 5 MeV, and a velocity in the vicinity of 5% the speed of light. (See discussion below for the limits of these figures in alpha decay.) They are a highly ionizing form of particle radiation, and (when resulting from radioactive alpha decay) have low penetration depth. They are able to be stopped by a few centimeters of air, or by the skin. However, so-called long range alpha particles from ternary fission are three times as energetic, and penetrate three times as far. As noted, the helium nuclei that form 10–12% of cosmic rays are also usually of much higher energy than those produced by nuclear decay processes, and are thus capable of being highly penetrating and able to traverse the human body and also many meters of dense solid shielding, depending on their energy. To a lesser extent, this is also true of very high-energy helium nuclei produced by particle accelerators. When alpha particle emitting isotopes are ingested, they are far more dangerous than their half-life or decay rate would suggest, due to the high relative biological effectiveness of alpha radiation to cause biological damage, after alpha-emitting radioisotopes enter living cells. Ingested alpha emitter radioisotopes (such as transuranics or actinides) are an average of about 20 times more dangerous, and in some experiments up to 1000 times more dangerous, than an equivalent activity of beta emitting or gamma emitting radioisotopes. In computer technology, dynamic random access memory (DRAM) "soft errors" were linked to alpha particles in 1978 in Intel's DRAM chips. The discovery led to strict control of radioactive elements in the packaging of semiconductor materials, and the problem is largely considered to be solved. Alpha decay Main article: Alpha decay The best-known source of alpha particles is alpha decay of heavier (> 106 u atomic weight) atoms. When an atom emits an alpha particle in alpha decay, the atom's mass number decreases by four due to the loss of the four nucleons in the alpha particle. The atomic number of the atom goes down by exactly two, as a result of the loss of two protons – the atom becomes a new element. Examples of this sort of nuclear transmutation are when uranium becomes thorium, or radium becomes radon gas, due to alpha decay. Alpha particles


Within one year either way, in what year was the Girl Guides Association formed?

girl guides - 必应 Sign in Girl Guides Girl Guides and Girl Scouts are movements similar to Scouting originally, and still largely, for girls and women only. It evolved in 1909 from girls wishing to take part in the boy-only Scout movement. In different places around the world, the movement developed in diverse ways. In some places, girls attempted to join Scouting organisations and it was decided that single-gender organisations were a better solution. In other places, girls' groups were started, some of them later to open up to boys or merge with boys' organisations. In other instance ... (展开) s, mixed groups were formed, sometimes to later split. In the same way, the name Girl Guide or Girl Scout has been used by groups at different times and in different places, with some groups changing from one to another. In 1909 Lord Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting, when faced with an increasing number of girls wishing to take part in Scouting decided that girls should have their own separate movement, and the Girl Guides were founded in the UK in 1910. Many, though by no means all, Girl Guide and Girl Scout groups across the globe trace their roots to this point. Agnes Baden-Powell, the Baron's sister, was in charge of Girl Guiding in UK in its early years. Other influential people were Juliette Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA , Olga Drahonowska-Małkowska in Poland and Antoinette Butte in France. The name "Guides" was taken from a famous frontier regiment in the British Indian army, the Corps of Guides, which was noted for its skills in tracking and survival. There has been much discussion about how similar Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting should be to boys' Scouting programs. While many girls saw what the boys were doing and wanted to do it too, girls' organizations have sought to avoid simply copying or mimicking the boys . Julie Bentley, appointed chief executive of the United Kingdom Girl Guides in 2012 and head of the Family Planning Association since 2007, described the Girl Guides in an interview with The Times as "the ultimate feminist organisation." Even when most Scout organisations became mixed-sex, Guiding remained separate in most countries to provide a female-centred programme. Internationally it is governed by the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) with member organisations in 145 countries. WAGGGS celebrated the centenary of the international Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting Movement over three years, from 2010 to 2012. 有关hong kong girl guides 答 如果是我，肯定也选vibrant。说一个city “energetic" 真是别扭极了。不过vibrant本身就是"多彩的，充满活力的"这种意思，后面再加"with life" 重复了。那道题可能因此才要求选energetic. 纯粹的Chinglish.这句话比较顺耳的说法应该是： Hongkong is a vibrant city, full of life and ex... Girl Guides History Lieutenant-General Robert Baden-Powell was a famous soldier who fought in the Second Anglo-Boer War in South Africa (1899–1902). During the Siege of Mafeking, when the town and British soldiers were besieged by Boer soldiers, Baden-Powell noticed how young boys made themselves useful by carrying messages for the soldiers. When he came home, he decided to put his Scouting ideas into practice to see if they would work for young boys, and took 21 boys camping on Brownsea Island, near Poole in Dorset. The camp was a success, and Baden-Powell wrote the book Scouting for Boys, which covered tracking, signalling, cooking, etc. Soon boys began to organise themselves into Patrols and Troops and called themselves "Boy Scouts". Girls bought the book as well and formed themselves into Patrols of Girl Scouts. In 1909 there was a Boy Scout Rally at Crystal Palace in London. In those days, for girls to camp and hike was not common, as this excerpt from the Scout newspaper shows: "If a girl is not allowed to run, or even hurry, to swim, ride a bike, or raise her arms above her head, how can she become a Scout?" Among the thousands of Boy Scouts at the rally was a group of girls from Pinkneys Green. They asked Baden-Powell to let girls be Scouts, and he decided to take action. The Corps of Guides was a regiment of the Indian Arm


Which fruit is found in the dish 'Sole Veronique'?

Fillets of Sole Véronique | Recipes | Delia Online Login + Sign up Fillets of Sole Véronique This famous French classic has always been a favourite of mine and, as it has somehow been neglected on restaurant menus, I think it's time for a revival. Personally I love to serve it with the grapes well chilled, which beautifully complements the warm rich sauce. However, if you prefer you could add the grapes to the fish before it goes under the grill, so they would be warmed through. Ask your fishmonger to fillet and skin the fish for you. This recipe is from Delia's Winter Collection . Serves 2 as main course or 4 as a starter Ingredients Method First peel the grapes well in advance by placing them in a bowl and pouring boiling water over them. Leave them for 45 seconds, then drain off the water and you will find the skins will slip off easily. Cut the grapes in half, remove the seeds, then return them to the bowl and cover and chill in the refrigerator until needed. When you are ready to start cooking the fish, begin by warming the serving dish and have a sheet of foil ready. Then wipe each of the 4 sole fillets and divide each one in half lengthways by cutting along the natural line, so you now have 8 fillets. Season them and roll each one up as tightly as possible, keeping the skinned side on the inside and starting the roll at the narrow end. Next put a faint smear of butter on the base of a medium frying pan and arrange the sole fillets in it. Then sprinkle in the tarragon followed by the vermouth. Now place the pan on a medium heat and bring it up to simmering point. Cover, then put a timer on and poach the fillets for 3-4 minutes, depending on their thickness. While the fish is poaching pre-heat the grill to its highest setting. Meanwhile take a small saucepan, melt the butter in it, stir in the flour to make a smooth paste and let it cook gently, stirring all the time, until it has become a pale straw colour. When the fish is cooked transfer the fillets with a fish slice to the warmed dish, cover with foil and keep warm. Reserve the poaching liquid. Next boil the fish-poaching liquid in its pan until it has reduced to about a third of its original volume. Stir in the cream and let that come up to a gentle simmer, then gradually add this cream and liquid mixture to the flour and butter mixture in the small saucepan, whisking it in well until you have a thin, creamy sauce. Taste and season with salt and freshly milled black pepper. Pour the sauce over the fish and pop it under the pre-heated grill (about 4 inches from the source of the heat) and leave it there for approximately 3 minutes, until it is glazed golden brown on top. Serve each portion on to warmed serving plates, garnished with grapes.


Which classical author wrote the Georgics?

The Georgics - Vergil - Ancient Rome - Classical Literature Back to Top of Page �The Georgics� (Gr: �Georgicon�) is a didactic poem, in the tradition of Hesiod , by the Roman poet Vergil ( Virgil ). It was Vergil �s second major work, published in 29 BCE, after �The Bucolics� ( �Eclogues� ), and the ostensible subject of the verses is rural life and farming. Part farming manual, part hymn of praise, part allegory, it contains some of Vergil 's finest descriptive writing, with patriotic overtones and rich mythological allusions. Synopsis Back to Top of Page Book 1 deals with the raising of crops and the signs of the weather, ending emotionally with a description of the horrors suffered by Italy as a consequence of the murder of Julius Caesar (514 lines). Book 2 covers the growing of trees, chiefly the olive and the vine, and also contains magnificent praise of Italy (542 lines). Book 3 deals with the rearing of cattle, concluding with a notable description of the cattle-plague in the Alps (566 lines). Book 4 describes bee-keeping, treating the bees with affectionate irony as exemplars of the ideal citizen body (�little Romans�). The work ends with an account of Aristaeus (a minor god, credited with the discovery of bee-keeping), together with the story of Orpheus and his attempt to rescue Eurydice from the underworld (566 lines). Analysis Back to Top of Page Vergil spent the years from around 37 to 29 BCE (after the completion of his �Bucolics� ) working on the poems. Written during this period of political instability and chronic civil war, the work inevitably reflects Vergil �s dark and often pessimistic outlook on human nature. Although it was written in Latin, Vergil gave his poem the title �Georgicon�, Greek for �agriculture� or �working the earth� (hence �The Georgics� in English). �The Georgics� is clearly influenced by �Works and Days� by the Greek poet, Hesiod , who is regarded as the first didactic poet of any note, but it also draws to some extent on the Roman poet and philosopher, Lucretius, as well as the Hellenistic poets, Aratus and Nicander. Vergil also derived some factual information from Varro's prose handbook �De Re Rustica� (�On Farming�), which was published in 37 BCE, and he was perhaps also influenced by that book�s moral and patriotic tone. The work contains 2,188 hexametric verses in total, divided into four books. Books One and Two deal with agriculture (field crops, legumes, trees and small woodland creatures, as well as truffle hogs). Book Three is concerned with the rearing of cattle and other livestock, including rams, boars and horses, and Book Four largely focuses upon beekeeping, and the lives of bees, wasps and hornets. Although farming and the land is its apparent theme, it was probably not intended as a functional manual, even in its own time, and any farmers who could read Latin would almost certainly have preferred to resort to prose manuals. However, behind the ostensible subject matter, the poem also has an explicit political dimension. It makes several references to Octavian, who would become Emperor Augustus in 27 BCE, and Vergil 's patron Maecenas (in whose honour the poem was written) was a confidant and advisor to Octavian. According to the Roman historian Suetonius, Vergil and Maecenas read �The Georgics� to Octavian while he was ill in the summer of 29 BCE, which suggests that the poem probably does not contain any severe criticism of Octavian, although there is some debate about whether or not the work contains hidden criticism. From a political point of view, it was essential to the progress of the Roman nation at that time that farming be seen as a worthy and patriotic occupation for soldiers returning from military campaigns, and Vergil �s work glorifies many aspects of country life. Despite the admitted possibility of setbacks and potential suffering, it presents a rather idealized picture of the Italian farmer's life: frugal and austere, lived in harmony with nature and with the divine scheme of things; based on hard work, the basis of Italy's greatness; morally satisf


In a lava lamp, of what type of substance is the 'lava'?

Everyday Chemistry - Lava Lamp Lava Lamp Lava lamps are interesting curios to have. Though they often don't look like much, we kids are captivated by how those little blob things are always in motion is quite fascinating. Who invented the first lava lamp? Lava lamps are nothing new, though they have captivated many children and teens for more than fifty years. It was after World War II when the first prototype was invented by Craven Walker. He initially made it out of a cocktail shaker, and a couple of tins. It was in the 1960s that these lamps became very popular. How lava lamps work Lava lamps work on a very simple principle. The two liquids that are used inside the lamp are insoluble in each other but have similar densities. Substances like this are known as immiscible compounds. Though both the liquids have very similar densities, one is slightly denser than the other. As a result the liquid that is denser pushes the not so dense liquid upwards producing a globular effect. Turn on the lights You may think that the lamp in the lava lamp is just for effect. Truth is, even this lamp has a role to play. The light bulb provides the heat that is essential for the lamp to work. This heat is absorbed by the slightly denser solution which then starts to expand and rise. As this blob of solution rises it cools once again, causing it to sink again and this process repeats. This is why if you were to switch of the lava lamp you would notice that there is a waxy substance, settled at the bottom of the globe. This entire reaction is very slow because the change in density of the solution is very fractional and as such both liquids have very similar densities.


Who has had dogs called Ruby, Teddy, Offa, Lucy and Sadie?

Blunkett's Sadie to retire - The Star Blunkett's Sadie to retire 14:23 Monday 18 October 2010 09:49 Tuesday 19 October 2010 SADIE - the beloved guide dog of David Blunkett - is preparing for a retirement of "carefree walks" and "squirrel-chasing", the Sheffield MP has announced. The curly coated retriever cross is hanging up her harness after eight years of loyal service at Mr Blunkett's side. She is the Brightside MP's fifth guide dog - following in the paw prints of Ruby, Teddy, Offa and Lucy. Sadie, who will be 10 in December, travelled thousands of miles with her master during his cabinet career, including a meeting in Brussels where she fell asleep under the negotiating table and was heard snoring by European bureaucrats. She has also had her head patted by the Queen and President George Bush and barked at a guard of honour which accompanied Russian President Vladimir Putin. Mr Blunkett said: "When each of my previous four guide dogs retired, people asked me: 'do they miss you?' The truth is that I miss them a lot more than they miss me. "With regular food and good long walks, most dogs will happily adopt the new family they are sent to live with. Sadie has been a remarkable guide dog. She has been through thick and thin with me, in government and outside." Mr Blunkett said his most enjoyable times with Sadie have been their weekend walks in Derbyshire. They had a close scrape during one walk last year when they were charged by a stampeding cow, knocking Mr Blunkett down. He said: "I was left with a black eye and a cracked rib. Sadie, meanwhile, made her escape." Sadie's successor is currently being trained and is unlikely to take over until next year. Mr Blunkett said: "Then Sadie will begin a new life of carefree walks and squirrel-chasing." Got a view? Leave a comment below. CLICK HERE FOR The Star subscription offer. Use offer code STAOP0001 to get 25% off. Follow The Star on Twitter and Facebook: For breaking news and sport follow The Star on Twitter at www.twitter.com/sheffieldstar and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/sheffieldstar . JOIN THE STAR READER PANEL: The Star is YOUR newspaper, so tell us what you think about it and what you want to see - CLICK HERE. Don't miss our daily pull-outs - only in the The Star: Monday Star Sport, Tuesday Class Act; Wednesday Business; Thursday Grassroots; Friday Time Out; Saturday Retro. Subscribe to The Star - CLICK HERE READ MORE Join the Star reader panel Main news index


Which British city's pubs were state-controlled from 1915-1971?

London pubs in the 1960s Beer blogging since 2007, covering real ale, craft beer, pubs and British beer history. London pubs in the 1960s The cover of the New London Spy (1966) Beatles biographer Hunter Davies ‘ New London Spy was published in 1966. It’s a travel guide aimed at cool people, and an excellent window onto the city at the height of its hipness. In his lengthy section on pubs, Davies makes some interesting observations: Pubs are what other countries don’t have. In England, country pubs are perhaps nicest of all. After that come the London ones. Pubs change character as you tipple down from the top of Britain. In the dry areas of Skye you have none at all. In Glasgow they are just drinking shops. In Carlisle they are cheerless and state controlled. But in London, there are pubs for all men and for all seasons. He then goes on to classify London’s pubs into six categories: rough pubs pubs for unaccompanied men (“not queers”) pubs for unaccompanied women pubs associated with crime. His descriptions of various posh pubs and of some of the pubs he recommends for women suggest that gastro-pubs had their genesis in this era — “serves very decent food, far better than the average pub meal (though naturally priced accordingly)”; “both setting and clientele are almost exaggeratedly decorous”. A London pub, as illustrated by Kaffe Fassett It is the so-called rough pubs that sound most intriguing, though. Dirty Dicks opposite Liverpool Street had dead cats, cobwebs and sawdust for decor. Charlie Brown’s (the Railway Tavern) on West India Dock Road housed a “collection of Curiosa” from all around the world (sadly sold off in the late 60s). And of the Steps (the Custom House Hotel) on Victoria Dock Road, Davies says: “It is not unusual to see somebody almost kicked to death outside.” The illustrations in the book are by world-famous knitting pattern designer Kaffe Fassett . You can pick up a copy of the New London Spy for next to nothing at abebooks.co.uk if you want to read more. Share this:


Which garden plant has the varieties 'Brutus', 'Dollar Princess' and 'Eva Boerg'?

1000+ images about Fuchsia on Pinterest | Flower plants, Plants and Perennials Forward Fuchsia magellanica var. molinae ‘Sharpitor’ – pale green leaves with white margins & pink flowers. Hummingbirds love it. Not a mite resistant variety.Graceful & hardy; it goes deciduous during winter below Zone 9, but re-sprouts & fills in quickly, eventually becoming 4’ high & wide. Even when not in flower, the leaves are an excellent foil for neighboring plants. More heat & sun tolerant than many Fuchsias. Rich soil is best Sun/Half Day Sun Zones 7-11 See More


Which 2010 film told the story of a group of women striking for equal pay in the British motor industry?

Made in Dagenham (2010) - 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 A dramatization of the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant, where female workers walked out in protest against sexual discrimination. Director: a list of 33 titles created 21 Dec 2011 a list of 40 titles created 20 Aug 2012 a list of 38 titles created 18 Jan 2013 a list of 44 titles created 17 Feb 2013 a list of 21 titles created 2 months ago Title: Made in Dagenham (2010) 7.2/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for     3     BAFTA Film Awards. Another    3 wins & 14 nominations. See more awards  » Videos Edit Storyline In 1968, the Ford auto factory in Dagenham was one of the largest single private employers in the United Kingdom. In addition to the thousands of male employees, there are also 187 underpaid women machinists who primarily assemble the car seat upholstery in poor working conditions. Dissatisfied, the women, represented by the shop steward and Rita O'Grady, work with union rep Albert Passingham for a better deal. However, Rita learns that there is a larger issue in this dispute considering that women are paid an appalling fraction of the men's wages for the same work across the board on the sole basis of their sex. Refusing to tolerate this inequality any longer, O'Grady leads a strike by her fellow machinists for equal pay for equal work. What follows would test the patience of all involved in a grinding labour and political struggle that ultimately would advance the cause of women's rights around the world. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com) Did You Know? Trivia During the television premiere on 9th March 2013, the BBC experimented with the first ever Twitter-based director's commentary, whereby Nigel Cole and composer David Arnold live-tweeted along with the film. See more » Goofs When Connie and Rita O'Grady return to their co-workers from their first meeting, Rita hands her handbag to Connie to hold while she climbs on a table, gets everyone's attention, then announces loudly, "Everyone out!" She climbs down and shakes hands with co-workers without her handbag (Connie is holding it), then suddenly she has her handbag looped on her shoulder, then it's gone and Connie is holding it again, and we never see Connie hand the handbag back to Rita. See more » Quotes Barbara Castle : I am what is known as a fiery redhead. Now, I hate to make this a matter of appearance and go all womanly on you, but there you have it. And me standing up like this is in fact just that redheaded fieriness leaping to the fore. Credence? I will give credence to their cause. My god! Their cause already has credence. It is equal pay. Equal pay is common justice, and if you two weren't such a pair of egotistical, chauvinistic, bigoted dunderheads, you would realise that. Oh, my office is run by ... See more » Crazy Credits Captions in the closing credits: "Two years later in May 1970 the Equal Pay Act became law. Similar legislation quickly followed in most industrial countries across the world. Ford Motor Company Limited went on to effect changes in its employment practices and is now used as an example of a good practice employer." See more » Connections


'Jack Snipe', 'Tete-a-Tete' and 'Minnow' are varieties of which garden plant?

Your SEO optimized title Growing Miniature Daffodils From the miniatures daffodils, Tete a Tete is the best known. But there are other dwarf varieties that are easy to care for. When and how deep to plant and how to care for these small bulbs are some of the questions answered on this page. Daffodil Tete a Tete Dwarf and miniature daffodils are very charming, easy to place and grow extremely well in pots and rock gardens. And they look extremely in place when planted in large drifts among trees and in grass, flowering year after year without any real care. That is how they grow in the wild, in meadows and shrub-land of the Pyrenees in Spain and France. These small growing wild species have been the parents of all the daffodils we know so well. And our modern hybrids are still very close to these original spring flowering bulbs. Several of the species are well worthy to be grown in pots, the cold greenhouse and in the rockery or scree garden. Link→  Magnolia Stellata WHEN TO PLANT MINIATURE DAFFODILS There are two main and ideal times to plant dwarf narcissi: one is around mid September and the other in spring when we can buy these small dafs in pots. HOW DEEP TO PLANT We plant daffodils twice as deep as the size of the bulb. WHICH SOIL AND ASPECT DO MINIATURE DAFFODILS PREFER Dwarf daffodils prefer a moist soil that drains well. We can add grit when preparing the soil for planting. Mix also a handful of fish blood bone with the ground to give the plants a good start. GROWING MINIATURE DAFFODILS IN POTS Miniature daffodils are ideal for pots but mix some grit with the compost They will flower again, year after year if the bulbs are given some fertilizer after and before flowering. WHICH VARIETIES TO GROW If we take twenty five centimetres as the upper limit and any size under there as being 'miniature and dwarf' we have a tremendous choice. Best growing garden varieties: Tete a Tete AGM: multi-headed yellow flowers Jack Snipe AGM: with creamy white petals and a primrose cup Rip van Winkle: golden yellow double flowers Daffodil Rip van Wnkle Minnow AGM: multi-headed white flowers Oxford Gold: deep golden yellow flowers Toto AGM: multi-headed double white Tracey AGM: white perianth with a white trumpet February Gold AGM: clear yellow perianth, deep golden yellow trumpet Best growing wild species: bulbucodium Golden Bells; pure yellow, wide open flowers with star-like perianth cordubensis: fragrant deep golden yellow flowers obvallaris AGM: one of the most attractive miniature daffodils pseudonarcissus Lobularis: a dwarf daffodil from France romieux Julia Jane: flowers from February VARIETIES TO GROW FOR NATURALIZING Tete a Tete


In Norse mythology, which event, preceded by Fimbulvetr, is the final battle between the gods and the Frost Giants?

Norse Creation and Destruction of the World | Norse Mythology Norse Creation and Destruction of the World People Category: Norse Mythology Hits: 5035 World of Fire and Ice Originally there was a chasm, Ginnungagap, bounded on either side by fire (from the world known as Muspelheim) and ice (from the world known as Niflheim). Ymir In Norse mythology, Ymir is the primordial giant and the progenitor of the race of frost giants. He was created from the melting ice of Niflheim, when it came in contact with the hot air from Muspell. From Ymir's sleeping body the first giants sprang forth: one of his legs fathered a son on his other leg while from under his armpit a man and women grew out. The frost kept melting and from the drops the divine cow Audumla was created. From her udder flowed four rivers of milk, on which Ymir fed. The cow itself got nourishment by licking hoar frost and salt from the ice. On the evening on the first day the hair of a man appeared, on the second day the whole head and on the third day it became a man, Buri, the first god. His grandchildren are Odin, Ve and Vili. Odin and his brothers had no liking for Ymir, nor for the growing number of giants, and killed him. In the huge amount of blood that flowed from Ymir's wounds all the giants, except two, drowned. From the slain body the brothers created heaven and earth. They used the flesh to fill the Ginnungagap; his blood to create the lakes and the seas; from his unbroken bones they made the mountains; the giant's teeth and the fragments of his shattered bones became rocks and boulders and stones; trees were made from his hair, and the clouds from his brains. Odin and his brothers raised Ymir's skull and made the sky from it and beneath its four corners they placed a dwarf. Finally, from Ymir's eyebrow they shaped Midgard, the realm of man. The maggots which swarmed in Ymir's flesh they gave wits and the shape of men, but they live under the hills and mountains. They are called dwarfs. Bergelmir In Norse myth, Bergelmir was the son of Thrudgelmir and the grandson of Aurgelmir (Ymir). In the enormous amount of blood which flowed freely after Ymir's death, all the frost giants died, except Bergelmir and his wife. Just before the end they climbed into a hollow tree trunk and could thus survive. When things settled down, they became the progenitors of a new, younger race of frost giants. Jormungand In Norse mythology, Jormungand is one of the three children of the god Loki and his wife, the giantess Angrboda. The gods were well aware that this monster was growing fast and that it would one day bring much evil upon gods and men. So Odin deemed it advisable to render it harmless. He threw the serpent in the ocean that surrounds the earth, but the monster had grown to such an enormous size that it easily spans the entire world, hence the name Midgard Serpent. It lies deep in the ocean where it bites itself in its tail, and all mankind is caught within his coils. At the destruction of the universe, Jormungand and Thor will kill each other. Yggdrasil From Ymir's body grew an ash tree named Yggdrasil whose branches covered the known world and supported the universe. Yggdrasil ("The Terrible One's Horse"), also called the World Tree, is the giant ash tree that links and shelters all the worlds. Ygdrasil had three roots going to each of the 3 levels of the world. One root went into Asgard, the home of the gods, another went into the land of the giants, Jotunheim, and a third went to that primeval world of ice, darkness, and the dead, known as Niflheim. Three wells lie at its base: the Well of Wisdom (Mímisbrunnr), guarded by Mimir; the Well of Fate (Urdarbrunnr), guarded by the Norns; and the Hvergelmir (Roaring Kettle), the source of many rivers. Four deer run across the branches of the tree and eat the buds; they represent the four winds. There are other inhabitants of the tree, such as the squirrel Ratatosk ("swift teeth"), a notorious gossip, and Vidofnir ("tree snake"), the golden cock that perches on the topmost bough. The roots are gnawed upon by Nidhogg and